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Modeler’s Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for June 30, 2011

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This week associate editor Cody Grivno answers some of your questions concerning the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy, the Model Railroader club layout. Topics include layout wiring suggestions and a question about the rolling boxcar in the opening scene. New model railroading products highlighted […]

Modeler’s Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for June 30, 2011

Design procedure for yard ladder control using slow-motion switch motors

Design procedure for yard ladder control using Tortoise switch motors- figure 1

Introduction In an article in the August 2011 Model Railroader, I described a method to control yard ladders with a single rotary switch. By simply turning the rotary switch, all turnouts would automatically line up for the selected yard track. The method was based on using a bipolar power supply, Tortoise switch machines, and one […]

New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois RR

Name: New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois RR Layout designer: Dan Lawecki Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 24 feet Prototype: NJI&I (Wabash subsidiary from 1926 to 1966; Norfolk & Western branch line thereafter) Locale: South Bend, Ind. Era: 1920 or 1975 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 88 feet Minimum radius: 24 inches Minimum turnout: no. 6 […]

VIDEO: The Yosemite Valley Garden Railroad

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VIDEO: The Yosemite Valley Garden Railroad

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Build a rural grade crossing

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Plans for a 1:29 scale watchman’s tower

This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our best efforts to compress this file, it is […]