Layout Visit: Bernard Kempinski’s USMRR Aquia Line in O scale

Bernard Kempinski's USMRR Aquia Line in O scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this Model Railroad Video Plus exclusive layout video, you’ll tour Bernie Kempinski’s O scale U.S. Military Railroad Aquia Line, a model railroad that’s set right in the thick of America’s Civil War. As Bernie guides his battery-powered steam locomotives over the 130-foot […]

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Morning on the Torsion Rail Lines

American Flyer clockwork trains run on this layout

Name:    James Pekarek Forum User Name:    JamesP Railroad Name:    Torsion Rail Lines Scale:    O gauge Theme:    Clockwork Train Layout Description:    An American Flyer clockwork locomotive leaves the engine terminal to pick up a passenger car at the Girard station and make the morning trip around the Torsion Rail Lines. […]

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Morning on the Torsion Rail Lines

American Flyer clockwork trains run on this layout

Name:    James Pekarek Forum User Name:    JamesP Railroad Name:    Torsion Rail Lines Scale:    O gauge Theme:    Clockwork Train Layout Description:    An American Flyer clockwork locomotive leaves the engine terminal to pick up a passenger car at the Girard station and make the morning trip around the Torsion Rail Lines. […]

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Early catalogues from the Baldwin Locomotive Works

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Here are some additional interesting details from three early Baldwin catalogues in my collection, plus some more info about the facsimile I made of the rare and elusive 1885 Illustrated Catalogue of Narrow-Gauge Locomotives. Note: Click on any of the images to enlarge. The covers of three early catalogues from Baldwin Locomotive Works. The large […]

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Early catalogues from the Baldwin Locomotive Works

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Here are some additional interesting details from three early Baldwin catalogues in my collection, plus some more info about the facsimile I made of the rare and elusive 1885 Illustrated Catalogue of Narrow-Gauge Locomotives. Note: Click on any of the images to enlarge. The covers of three early catalogues from Baldwin Locomotive Works. The large […]

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On30 Colorado Narrow Gauge

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Name: Colorado Narrow Gauge Scale: On30 (1:48 proportion, 30″ track gauge) Size: 2 x 15 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: inspired by the Colorado Rocky Mountains Era: early 20th century Style: freestanding modular display Mainline run: 15 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: extruded-foam insulation board Height: 48″ Roadbed: Styrofoam […]

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N scale Manassas Junction

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Name: Manassas Junction, Va. Scale: N (1:160) Size: 34″ x 52.5″ Prototype: Manassas Gap RR and Orange & Alexandria RR Locale: Manassas Junction, Va. Era: July 1861 Style: diorama Mainline run: 4′-4″ Minimum radius: 19″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: 1 x 2 frame with 1⁄4″ plywood top Height: 47′-6″ Roadbed: built […]

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On30 Michigan-California Lumber Co.

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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 […]

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On30 Fernwood Lumber Co.

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Name: Fernwood Lumber Co. RR Layout designer: Pete Birdsong Scale: On30 (1:48 proportion, 30″ narrow gauge) Size: 12 x 24 feet Theme: narrow gauge Southern logging Locale: Southern Mississippi Era: 1910 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 64 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the January 2015 Model […]

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Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Pelican Bay Railway

Model train riding alongside a mountain range.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Paul B. Scoles was an inspired modeler with remarkable talents. This video showcases his freelance Sn3 (narrow gauge) layout set in coastal northern California in 1895. […]

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