New model trains for the week of October 12, 2017

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale General Electric U33B and U36B diesel locomotives

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale General Electric U33B and U36B diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives General Electric U33B and U36B diesel locomotives. U33B: Penn Central, Reading & Northern (two road numbers), and Rock Island (maroon and yellow). U36B: Auto Train and Seaboard Coast Line (American Revolution Bicentennial scheme in one number and yellow and […]

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Small shelf layout

Scene of a small shelf model railroad

Alejandro’s small shelf layout measures 9.51 x 7.55 feet with an average width of 1.31 feet. The layout is set in the mid-1970s somewhere between Oregon and Washington (previously Great Lakes area). […]

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Volcanoes DO belong on layouts

Model of a volcano

There is a cartoon on page 81 of the November 2017 Model Railroader which seems to say that a volcano can’t be put on a model railroad layout. Our model railroad club (South Hills Model RR Club) uses the free-mo modular standards for the layout that we assemble for shows and we DO have a […]

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New model trains for the week of October 5, 2017

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale standard- and wide-cupola cabooses

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SDP40F diesel locomotive. Amtrak (phase I and II schemes). Four road numbers each. Road-number-specific details, detailed cab interior, and factory-installed and painted wire grab irons. Direct-current model with 21-pin connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $219.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $309.98. September 2018. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, […]

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HO scale Granite Falls Ethanol RR

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Name: Granite Falls Ethanol RR Layout owner: Rolf Malmborg Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13 x 24 feet Prototype: BNSF Ry., Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Canadian Pacific Locale: Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana Era: 2013 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 180 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (staging and industry sidings) […]

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HO scale Great Midwestern RR

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Name: Great Midwestern RR Layout owner: Pete Walton Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 36′-6″ x 63′-0″ Prototype: freelance Locale: generic Midwest, based on northwest Illinois Era: 1950s Style: around the walls Mainline Run: 600 feet Minimum Radius: 27″ (yard), 31″ (main) Minimum Turnout: no. 4 (yard), no. 8 (main) Maximum Grade: 2 percent Benchwork: open grid […]

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HO scale H&R Steel Co.

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Name: H&R Steel Co. Layout owner: Mike Rabbitt Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 18 x 33 feet Theme: integrated steel mill Locale: Midwest United States Era: steam-to-diesel transition era Style: walk-in Mainline run: 135 feet Minimum radius: 30” (main), 12″ (mill) Minimum turnout: no. 3 (in mill) Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 46″ […]

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