HO scale locomotives Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive. Chicago & North Western (“Route of the 400” slogan); Central RR of New Jersey (red and white, three road numbers); Delaware & Hudson; Milwaukee Road (orange and black with The Milwaukee Road herald on cab); Providence & Worcester (white, orange, and brown); Rock Island (maroon with white pinstripes); […]
Two Southern Pacific Mt-4s head east through Guadalupe, Calif., on an eastbound power move on October 4, 1954. Video by Brian Moore. […]
Doug Gary brought his Disneyland model from New Mexico to the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. Doug started building the display in 1998, and has been adding to it and traveling with it ever since. The trains on the layout are N scale. The layout is 4 by 20 feet. It’s made up of 9 modules, […]
Howard Gallagher’s HO scale Atlantic & Southern Railroad fills an 11 x 13-foot spare bedroom with scenes of heavy industry and mainline railroading. Enjoy this gallery of trackside photos of the A&S, including some of Howard’s custom-painted and detailed locomotives and rolling stock. This layout was also featured in the June 2019 issue of Model […]
When it comes to designing your own model railroad layout, getting your ideas down on paper is the first and most important step. Drawing your plan to scale with a reasonable degree of accuracy will ensure you that your plan will fit your space. Download this free 15-page PDF to learn how to draw accurate […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody continues reassembling the Chicago & North Western HO scale commuter car, before hauling them off to the spray booth to add realistic weathering effects. Pick up a copy of Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide 2019, to read the printed instructions of Cody’s […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Atlantic & Southern RR Layout owner: Howard Gallagher Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11 x 13 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: western Pennsylvania Era: September 1957 Style: walk-in, around-the-walls Mainline run: 30 feet Minimum radius: 25″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 (main line and transfer […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Pepper Valley Division Layout owner: Bob Ginger Scale: N (1:160) Size: 7′-0″ x 8′-6″ Prototype: Freelanced, inspired by Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Great Northern Era: October 1954 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 61 feet Minimum radius: 12″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale General Electric U23B diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. New paint schemes. Low short hood: Missouri Pacific (blue and white) and Conrail Express (blue and white, one road number). New numbers: Low short hood: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue and yellow warbonnet); Chessie System […]
Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Engineer Ed West checks ahead as he eases his outside-frame Baldwin 2-8-0 – a recent acquisition for the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes – and its local freight up to the platform at Strong, Maine. Model Railroader contributing editor […]
So long as your rails are clean and your rolling stock is fine-tuned, it’s time to inspect your right-of-way for problems. This is the first of five quick articles on how to check for and fix common mechanical and electrical track problems with model railroad track. First, you’ll need to run a test train over […]
Theo Cobb illustration Theo Cobb illustration For each turnout, make sure that the check gauge — spacing between the guardrail and the frog — is correct. Paul J. Dolkos So long as your rails are clean and your rolling stock is fine-tuned, it’s time to inspect your right-of-way for problems. This is the second of […]
