Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In part 3 of the Rewiring the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy series, Managing Editor David Popp shows you how he added track feeder wires and how to test DCC circuit breakers. Associate Editor Cody Grivno will give you a look at some of […]
Railroad History in a Nutshell Two coal trains in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming illustrate the astonishing growth of railroad freight in the U.S. and Canada. Matt Van Hattem North American railroading has a rich past. How can it all be encapsulated? Where can you go to learn its roots? The Center for Railroad […]
Name: Carrabasset & Dead River Scale: HOn2½ Size: 28 x 28 feet Prototype: free-lanced, based on Maine two-foot gauge prototypes Locale: coastal and interior Maine Period: 1941 Style: around-the-walls walkaround Minimum radius: 18″ Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the October 2008 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF […]
Name: Franklin & South Manchester RR Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 23 x 42 feet Prototype: free-lanced, based on Boston & Albany, Boston & Maine, and New York, New Haven & Hartford Locale: New England Period: 1935 Style: walkaround Minimum radius: 30″ Maximum grade: 2 percent Scenery construction: hydrocal on nylon screen over plywood forms Originally […]
I recently purchased this product, and to be honest, it is one of the best 2-10-2 models ever made by Bachmann. The model features directional lighting and is equipped with a DCC decoder for compatibility with a DCC Controller. It also has unique drive rod connections on the wheels. I recently gave it a break-in […]
I just received my new (and long anticipated) Kato N scale SD70 ACe D&RGW Heritage locomotive. I am truly impressed with the detail. The locomotive has flawless paintwork, crisp decaling and runs like a dream with the Kato five-pole motor with dual brass flywheels. This locomotive comes prototypically accurate with bolsterless non-radial HTSC truck and […]
Now on display at the Reading Co. Technical & Historical Society’s Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg, Pa., office car No. 15, the Henry E. Huntington, led a rich life. No. 15 served the Reading for 40 years. Then, Philip and Diana Goldman purchased, preserved, and used the car. Author of “Going Home” in August […]
Jim McClellan Almost bigger than life, Hunter Harrison had profound influences on the Canadian National and Illinois Central railroads (IC is now part of CN). In its August 2009 issue, Trains Magazine examines the legacy that this complex man will leave when he steps down as CN’s chief executive at the start of 2010. What’s […]
Name: Cat Mountain & Santa Fe Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 29′-6″ x 35′-6″ Prototype: Fourth District, Plains Division, AT&SF Ry. Locale: Lubbock to Slaton, Texas Era: 1978 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 210 feet Minimum radius: 32″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the August 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See […]
Name: Haysi RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9 x 11 feet Prototype: Haysi RR (Clinchfield RR) Era: 1976 to 1980 Style: Walk-in Mainline run: 47 feet Minimum radius: 28″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the July 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan […]
Name: Montana Northland Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 20 X 26 feet, plus adjacent staging Prototype: freelance Locale: Western Montana/Central Idaho Era: late 1970s Style: three-level mushroom Mainline run: 495 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the August 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version […]
2007 photo contest Grand Prize winner Richard Bourgerie Enter Model Railroader’s photo contest! Show off your modeling and photography skills, and you could win up to $750 in Model Railroader magazine’s photo contest! You don’t have to be a professional to win, just have an eye for images that capture the action and creativity of […]
