Member video: C&O and Loup Creek Branch Line

C&O and Loup Creek Branch Line

A video description of the features on my HO layout. It includes a working coal loader that runs loads to the two coaling towers on the layout. It is a prototypical depiction of the C&O and Loup Creek Branch Line interchange at Thurmond, West Virginia. It is an around-the-wall, shelf-style layout in a 10×12 bedroom. […]

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Member video: C&O and Loup Creek Branch Line

C&O and Loup Creek Branch Line

A video description of the features on my HO layout. It includes a working coal loader that runs loads to the two coaling towers on the layout. It is a prototypical depiction of the C&O and Loup Creek Branch Line interchange at Thurmond, West Virginia. It is an around-the-wall, shelf-style layout in a 10×12 bedroom. […]

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Video: HO scale Pennsylvania RR Middle Division

HO scale Pennsylvania RR Middle Division

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Ed Swain models the Pennsylvania RR around Harrisburg in the steam-to-diesel transition era. Watch freight and passenger trains run through the impressive scenes, including a model of Harrisburg Station. […]

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Video On30 Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes

On30 Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader author Lou Sassi models the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes in On30 in western Maine. Check out trains running along the narrow gauge track and detailed scenes of this 7 x 16 foot model railroad. […]

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Video On30 Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes

On30 Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader author Lou Sassi models the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes in On30 in western Maine. Check out trains running along the narrow gauge track and detailed scenes of this 7 x 16 foot model railroad. […]

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New York Central RR High Line

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Long stretches of elevated main line gave the New York Central RR’s 30th Street Branch its High Line nickname. New York Central RR’s 30th Street Branch was known as the High Line because of its long stretch of elevated mainline track. Learn all about this interesting prototype railroad in the article below originally published in […]

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Amtrak to shift ‘Vermonter’ route Dec. 29 NEWSWIRE

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Amtrak will move its Vermonter service to the “Knowledge Corridor” in northern Massachusetts Dec. 29, 2014. The new route will feature stops in Greenfield and Northampton. The train will also add a stop in Holyoke later in 2015 when work is complete. The added stops due to the reroute will replace service […]

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