“Rail Ramblings 1937,” produced by Ken Hojnacki, was the first-place winner in the recent video contest conducted by the South Central Wisconsin Division – NMRA. […]
Member video: Rail ramblings 1937
Era: 1920 - 1945
Member video: Rail ramblings 1937
“Rail Ramblings 1937,” produced by Ken Hojnacki, was the first-place winner in the recent video contest conducted by the South Central Wisconsin Division – NMRA. […]
HO scale St. George
Name: St. George Layout owner: John Ottman Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12 x 16 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Louisville & Nashville, Norfolk & Western, Southern Ry., Wheeling & Lake Erie Locale: Appalachian Mountains Era: steam-to-diesel transition Style: walk-in Mainline run: 70 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 3 percent Benchwork: […]
HO scale Leadville & Red Cliff RR
Name: Leadville & Red Cliff RR Layout owner: Bill Brown Scale: HO and HOn3 (1:87.1) Size: 25 x 40 feet Prototype: Union Pacific, BNSF Ry. (lower level); Denver & Rio Grande Western, Rio Grande Southern, and Silverton RR narrow gauge lines (upper level) Locale: central Colorado Era: present day (lower level), 1949 (D&RGW and RGS), […]
O scale Olympia Logging Co. v.2
Name: Olympia Logging Co. v.2 Scale: On30 (1:48 narrow gauge) Size: 1’-10” x 13’-0” Minimum radius: NA Minimum turnout: Peco On30 code 100 Maximum grade: 6.9 percent Height: 40” This track plan originally appeared in Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan. […]
California narrow gauge in the 1940s
The railway at a glance Name: Lake Tahoe & Truckee Size: 120′ x 15′ Scale: 1:22.5 Gauge: Nº 1 (45mm) Era: 1940s Theme: Sierra Nevada narrow gauge Age: 21 years Motive power: LGB Moguls, cab-forward articulated, Forney Length of mainline: 300+ feet Maximum gradient: 2.5% Type of track: LGB flex and Sunset Valley switches Minimum […]
1:72 Colorado & Southern Clear Creek District
Name: Colorado & Southern Clear Creek District Layout owner: Doug Tagsold Scale: 1:72 Size: 30 x 40 feet Prototype: C&S Clear Creek District Locale: Denver west into the Rocky Mountains Period: 1920s Style: double-deck linear walkaround (roll-around) Mainline run: 450 feet plus 150-foot branch line Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no.6 Maximum grade: 3 […]
S scale Ahnapee & Western Ry.
Name: Ahnapee & Western RR Layout owner: Larry Blank Scale: S (1:64) Size: 22 x 24 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: glacial hills of Wisconsin along the shore of Lake Michigan Era: 1937 Style: around the walls with peninsula Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 48″ Turnout minimum: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3 percent Benchwork: open […]
The timeless appeal of Standard gauge trains
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The timeless appeal of Standard gauge trains
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Vintage 1930s Marx trains
Name: Todd Hein Description: This video shows two Marx trains from the 1930’s, one is a 1934 M10000, and the other is a Commodore Vanderbilt with a mixed train of cars from the same year. […]
Vintage 1930s Marx trains
Name: Todd Hein Description: This video shows two Marx trains from the 1930’s, one is a 1934 M10000, and the other is a Commodore Vanderbilt with a mixed train of cars from the same year. […]
