Braintree & Marshfield

Name: Braintree & Marshfield Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: East Coast waterfront Locale: Massachusetts Era: 1940s Style: island Mainline run: 20 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the January 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the […]

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Cumberland & Ohio

Name: Cumberland & Ohio Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: coal mining Locale: Appalachian Mountains Era: variable (1900-1970) Style: island Mainline run: 20 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the January 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF of […]

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HO scale Maine Central

Maine Central

Name: Maine Central Layout designer: Don Sauret Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11 x 19 feet Prototype: Maine Central Locale: freelanced New England Era: transition era Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 30″ (main), 22″ (engine terminal lead) Minimum turnout: no. 5 (yard), no. 6 (main) Maximum grade: 2.2 percent Originally appeared in the […]

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The HO scale Omaha Road

The Omaha Road

Name: The Omaha Road Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: Midwestern riverfront city Locale: Nebraska Era: 1960s-present Style: island Mainline run: 20 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the January 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the […]

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HO scale Williams & Colorado River RR

Name: Williams & Colorado River Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: Western short line Locale: Northern Arizona Era: variable (1880-1930) Style: island Mainline run: 19 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the January 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link […]

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Winter Hill on the Milwaukee Racine Troy

Winter Hill branch

Name: Winter Hill branch Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 2′-10″ x 12′-7″ Prototype: freelance Locale: southeastern Wisconsin Era: modern Style: walkaround Mainline run: N/A Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2.75 percent Originally appeared in the January 2013 Model Railroader. There are also two additional track plans that show how you could build […]

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Howard Holden’s O gauge layout

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Howard Holden shared his impressive collection of a one-of-a-kind no. 6464 boxcars in the January 2013 issue of Classic Toy Trains, but he also has an O gauge layout. His layout was featured in the November 2009 issue – click the link below to download a digital copy of the article and read more about […]

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Battery packs demystified

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William Canelos In the December 2012 issue, William Canelos explains how to build lithium-ion battery packs for your large-scale trains. To save you time, we’ve included a list of links and resources he referred to in the article. 18650 size, lithium-ion batteries All-battery.com All-battery.com Simple smart chargers suitable for charging one to four cells from […]

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