Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This week Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you the new Atlas O PRR position light signal, Walthers HO scale Milwaukee Station and train shed, and the Bachmann On2 1/2 outside-frame 4-4-0 American steam locomotive. You’ll also learn the basics of applying […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Montreal Harbour Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9 x 11 feet Prototype: Port of Montreal Era: 1912-1914 Mainline run: 34 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnouts: Peco small Originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Santa Fe Scale: HO (1.87.1) Size: 24 x 49 feet Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Union Pacific Era: 1951 Style: walk-in and around-the-walls Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of Model […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Soo Line Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10′-6″ x 18′-0″ Prototype: Soo Line Era: summer 1947 Style: shelf Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 5 percent Originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track […]
Factory Direct Trains HO scale Trackmobile A ready-to-run die-cast metal Trackmobile 4850TM with a three-pole can motor, detailed cab interior, and acetal handrails is available from Factory Direct Trains. The bi-modal vehicle is the firm’s first model and is offered as a direct-current model and with Digital Command Control (DCC). The latter uses a North […]
Broadway Limited Imports’ HO RSD-15 The growl and burble characteristic of an American Locomotive Co. diesel engine is captured in the new RSD-15 locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports’ BlueLine. The prototype. The RSD-15, first delivered in 1956, was an upgrade of Alco’s earlier RSD-7. The only difference between the models is the RSD-15’s 2,400-hp model […]
Bachmann HO DCC turnout Modelers who use Bachmann’s HO scale E-Z track system can now add Digital Command Control (DCC)-equipped turnouts to their layouts. Bachmann E-Z Command remote-control turnouts function with Bachmann or other National Model Railroad Association (NMRA)-compliant DCC systems. Construction. Like other components of the Bachmann E-Z track system, the DCC-equipped turnout features […]
Current Model Railroader subscribers: See the Athearn Genesis N scale Big Boy in action. We ran the sound-equipped steam locomotive on Jim Kelly’s N scale layout. Jim is a former managing editor of Model Railroader magazine. […]
Athearn N scale Big Boy One of the largest locomotives ever built is available as a sound-equipped N scale model. The accurately detailed Athearn Big Boy 4-8-8-4 also has power worthy of its prototype. The N scale locomotive’s drawbar pull is almost double that of the average N scale steamer. Equipped with a Model Rectifier […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This week Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you a new Micro-Trains N scale three-dome tank car, interviews the author of Model Railroader’s Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 3, and demonstrates the new DCC- and sound-equipped HO scale Athearn F45. He’ll […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This week Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you a new Atlas O 55-ton panel-side hopper, Proto 2000 HO scale GP9 from Walthers, and the new Model Railroader special issueHow to Build Realistic Layouts 4: Trackside town and city scenery. Cody will […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This week Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you the new Con-Cor HO scale M-10000 streamliner, the InterMountain N scale SD45-2, and the latest Information Station video article on installing a basic DCC system. He’ll also give you some tips for repairing […]
