HO scale Grand Street & Three Rivers RR

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Name: Grand Street & Three Rivers RR Layout owner: Rod Stewart Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 23′-0″ x 124′-4″ Prototype: New York Central and Pennsylvania RR Locale: Pennsylvania Era: mid-1940s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 900 feet Minimum radius: 40″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3.5 percent Benchwork: box grid Height: 391⁄2″ Roadbed: Homasote Track: code […]

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Willow Creek Railroad – Operations: Local freights

the Willow Creek Railroad, an HO-scale 400-square-foot layout set in the early 1950s

This video is part of a planned series that highlights operations on the Willow Creek Railroad, an HO-scale 400-square-foot layout set in the early 1950s. This video describes and demonstrates the operations of Local Freight trains on the layout as we follow the work of the River Job Turn. Video by Rod Vance. […]

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The HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy in 1989

A track plan for the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout as it appeared in 1989

Name: Milwaukee, Racine & Troy (MR&T) Layout designer: Andy Sperandeo Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 28’-3” x 54’-9” Theme: freelanced Locale: southeastern Wisconsin Style: walkaround Mainline run: about 200 feet Minimum radius: 36” (main line) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3 percent   Click on the link to download the PDF of this track plan. […]

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HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy RR (2017)

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Name: Milwaukee, Racine & Troy RR Layout owner: Model Railroader staff Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 28 x 54 feet Prototype: freelanced bridge line Locale: Southeastern Wisconsin Era: 1980s and 1990s Style: walk-in Mainline run: approx. 200 feet Minimum radius: 36″ (main) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 spurs Maximum grade: 3 percent eastbound, 1.5 […]

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Freight takes the mainline

Peter Atonna layout track view

Name:    Peter Atonna Forum User Name:    Peter Atonna Railroad Name:    Freight takes the Main Location:    Paulden, AZ Scale:    O Theme:    multi era, high rail layout Description:    A major layout rebuild is well underway, and it is now far enough along that I can start sharing videos from it. Here is a freight, headed by a […]

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HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western

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Name: Denver & Rio Grande Western Layout owner: Ed Miller Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 25′-6″ x 41′-6″ Prototype: D&RGW Locale: Colorado and Utah Era: steam-to-diesel transition Style: around the walls with peninsulas Mainline run: 461 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 36″ to 49′-6″ Roadbed: […]

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HO scale Ogdensburg & Norwood Ry.

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Name: Ogdensburg & Norwood Ry., Northern Division Layout owner: Jim Heidt Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24 x 30 plus 7 x 20 feet Prototype: Ogdensburg & Norwood Locale: upstate New York Era: July 1948 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 404 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3.3 percent Benchwork: L-girder Height: 36″ (lower deck), […]

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The Railroad Comes Through The Middle of The House

Silver Rail Club railroad goes through the middle of the house

Name:    Peter Martens Forum User Name:    Peter_J_M Railroad Name:    The Silver Rail Club (founding chapter) Location:    Cumberland, Virginia Scale:    O-scale Theme:    A different kind of ‘music video’. Description:    Inspired by Rusty Draper’s 1956 hit song, ‘The Railroad Comes Through The Middle Of The House’, Peter J. Martens, founder of the Silver Rail Club, built this […]

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