Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a first look at the new ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) equipped GP60 from Fox Valley Models and other new HO and N scale model railroading products in this month’s Cody’s Office. Associate editor Cody Grivno will also show you a […]
Name: Tehachapi Subdivision Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11 x 13 feet Prototype: Southern Pacific RR and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Locale: Tehachapi Pass and Modesto in California Era: early summer 1995 Style: island Benchwork: L-girder Height: 38″ to 48″ Roadbed: cork Track: code 80 flextrack Mainline run: 75 feet Minimum radius: 17″ (main […]
Name: All American Railroads Scale: S (1:64) Size: 20 x 24 feet Theme: freelanced Locale: generic North America Era: 1950s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 116 feet Minimum radius: 42″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 42″ Roadbed: cork on plywood Track: Shinohara code 100 Scenery: drywall compound over extruded-foam insulation board […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out the latest locomotives, rolling stock, and other N, HO, and O scale model train products to arrive in Cody’s Office. In addition, Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno will show you how to install Kadee operating knuckle couplers on HO scale […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out the latest locomotives, rolling stock, and other N, HO, and O scale model train products to arrive in Cody’s Office. In addition, Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno will show you how to install Kadee operating knuckle couplers on HO scale […]
Name: Carol Valley RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12′-9″ x 18′-6″ Prototype: freelanced subsidiary of Baltimore & Ohio Locale: West Virginia Era: early 1950s Style: around the walls with dropdown Mainline run: 70 feet point-to-point, 98 feet with continuous run Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Benchwork: open grid, L-girder, […]
Name: Cornbelt Northern RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 30 x 54 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Chicago & North Western, Great Northern, and Milwaukee Road Locale: upper Midwest Era: early 1950s Style: around the walls Mainline run: 215 feet Minimum radius: 36″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Height: 51″ to 57″ Roadbed: […]
Name: Conrail’s Bald Eagle Branch Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11′-4″ x 27′-4″ Prototype: Conrail Locale: central Pennsylvania Era: 1996 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 60 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent The track plan originally appeared in the June 2015 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download […]
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Name: Michigan-California Logging Co. Scale: On30 (1:48 proportion on HO scale track) Size: 3′-10″ x 6′-8″ Prototype: Michigan-California Lumber Co. Locale: El Dorado County, Calif. Style: Tabletop oval Era: 1918 Mainline run: 19′-4″ Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent Height: 41″ to 47″ Roadbed: Homasote Track: handlaid Fast Tracks and […]
