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Atlas N scale FMC boxcar Price: $23.95 (undecorated, $18.95) Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: late 1980s to present (as painted) Road names: Burlington Northern; Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay; Atlantic & Western; Cadiz RR; Escanaba & Lake Superior; Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion; Port Huron & Detroit; […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp gets to enjoy his early Xmas gift – Go Cubs! But he also makes sure YOU receive a few stocking stuffers too! This month on Ask MRVP you’ll get to enjoy thorough responses to hobby-related questions regarding wiring a turnout […]
\ Name: Milwaukee Road’s Beer Line Layout owner: Model Railroader staff Scale: HO (1:87.1) Prototype: Milwaukee Road’s Chestnut Street Line Locale: Milwaukee, Wis. Era: 1947 Style: Sectional Mainline run: 24 feet (original layout); 10 feet (addition); 34 feet (total) Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: sectional tables Height: 44″ Roadbed: […]
Name: Santa Fe Eastern Layout owner: Les Illes Scale: HO Size: 25 x 35 feet Prototype: Santa Fe (BNSF Ry.) and Southern Pacific (Union Pacific) Locale: Cajon Pass in California Era: 1940s to present Style: walk-in Mainline run: 600 feet in three lines Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (yards) Maximum grade: 2 […]
Name: Willoughby, Ohio Layout owner: Perry Pollino Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11′-0″ x 15′-3″ Prototype: Norfolk & Western and Conrail Locale: northern Ohio Era: 1980s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 85 feet Minimum radius: 15″ (main), 12″ (wye), 9″ (balloon track) Minimum turnout: Peco small radius Maximum grade: 2.25 percent This track plan originally appeared in […]
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD39 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD39 diesel locomotive. Illinois Terminal; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (four road numbers); Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern (two numbers); Norfolk & Western; and Southern Pacific (four numbers). Three road numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated. Railroad-specific details, factory-installed and painted […]
ScaleTrains.com HO scale Union Pacific GTEL The GTEL includes (from left to right): a fuel tender, a B (turbine) unit, and an A (control) unit. The Museum-Quality series B unit features sliding access doors that reveal an accurate model of the General Electric gas turbine within. The detailed fuel tender includes a directional backup light […]
The ScaleTrains.com Museum-Quality series Union Pacific GTEL (gas-electric turbine locomotive) features an ESU LokSound decoder and some unique sound, light, and animation features. Wheel sensors add realistic flange squeals and frog “clunks” over yard track, turbine blades spin, and more. Get a demo of the new HO scale locomotive model as the turbine hauls a […]
In the January 2017 Model Railroader, Thomas Klimoski describes how he built a compact HO scale diesel service terminal based on a prototype found on the shortline Georgia Northeastern RR. A signature structure on the scene is Tom’s scratchbuilt sanding tower. Download Tom’s template for the sanding tower as well as the handrail bending template […]
Click on the image or link to download plans for this unique trackside shed. Shiplap siding and vertical trim are among the interesting details of this trackside shed. The prototype stood along the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western line in upstate New York. Click on the link below to download scale drawings of the structure for […]
Click on the links at left to download the image size appropriate for your computer screen. An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 pulls a manifest freight over the mountains on Les Illes’ HO scale Santa Fe Eastern, a freelanced model railroad set in the American Southwest. Click on the links below to download the […]
This video highlights the action of the Elizabeth Yard Turn job on Thomas Klimoski’s Georgia Northeastern model railroad. Check out Thomas’ article, “Modeling a compact diesel service terminal,” in the January 2017 Model Railroader. In the article, Thomas describes how he modeled the fueling, sanding and servicing structures. […]
