Facts and features Name: Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR St. Louis SubdivisionScale: N (1:160)Size: 15 x 25 feet with 19 foot extensionPrototype: Missouri-Kansas-Texas RRLocale: central MissouriEra: 1984Style: walk-inMainline run: 135 feetMinimum radius: 24″Minimum turnout: No. 6Maximum grade: 3% on Columbia BranchBenchwork: L-girder with 1 x 4 box modules on perimeterHeight: 53″ to 60″Roadbed: AMI Instant Roadbed on main […]
Facts and features Name: Danforth, Hadley & NorthernScale: N (1:160)Size: 38 x 52 feetPrototype: freelanced, based on Northern PacificLocale: central MontanaEra: 1955Style: walkaroundMainline run: 400 feetMinimum radius: 24″ (main), 20″ (branch)Minimum turnout: No. 5 (main), No. 4 (industrial spurs)Maximum grade: 1.5% (main), 2.25% (branch), and 3% (logging)Benchwork: L-girder, with Homasote and spline roadbedHeight: 52″ to […]
My submission to the contest has five basic features: A double reversing loop Multiple loops for simultaneous operation of several trains Interconnections between the multiple loops Two levels of track A ramp connecting the two levels of track Classic Toy Trains and the Lionel Collectors Club of America congratulate Wes Swartz as the second-place winner […]
Name: Steve and Barbara Tapper’s O gauge layoutDimensions: 8 x 16 feetTrack: Lionel, MTH (diameters range from 27 to 42 inches)Switches: MTHMotive power: K-Line, Lionel, MTH, WilliamsRolling stock: Atlas O, K-Line, Lionel, Menards, MTH, Weaver, WilliamsControls: MTH Nos. Z-750 (3), Z-4000 (2) transformers with Lionel TrainMaster Command Control and MTH Digital Command SystemAccessories: K-Line, Lemax, […]
Name: Brian and Riley Inch’s O gauge layoutDimensions: 10 x 16 feetTrack: GarGraves (diameters range from 36 to 72 inches)Switches: Ross Custom Switches with Tortoise machinesMotive power: Lionel, MTHRolling stock: Atlas O, Lionel, MTH, WeaverControls: Lionel type-ZW transformer with Lionel Legacy and MTH Digital Command SystemAccessories: Gilbert American Flyer, K-Line, Lionel, Z-Stuff for TrainsStructures: Crescent […]
Facts and features Name: Green Bay Area Model Railroaders ClubScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 26 x 68 feetPrototype: Green Bay Western, Chicago & North Western, and Milwaukee RoadLocale: Fox Valley, northeast WisconsinEra: 1950 to 1976Style: walkaroundMainline run: 2,000 feetMinimum radius: 42″Minimum turnout: No. 8 on mainlineMaximum grade: 3%Benchwork: Open gridHeight: 423∕4” to 491∕2“Roadbed: corkTrack: Atlas code 100 […]
Facts and features Name: Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 27 x 44 feet (in three rooms)Prototype: original W&LE Ry.Locale: southeastern Ohio, West VirginiaEra: 1957Style: linear walkaroundMainline run: 115 feetMinimum radius: 30″ (main), 24″ (industrial)Minimum turnout: No. 6 (main), No. 4 (steel mill)Maximum grade: 1.75%Benchwork: shelf Height: 551∕2” to 571∕2“Roadbed: HO and N […]
Facts and features Name: Illinois Central Gulf Scale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 25 x 40 feet plus 12 x 16-foot staging in crawl spacePrototype: Illinois Central GulfLocale: Chicago to Champaign, Ill.Era: October 1976Style: walk-inMainline run: 350 feetMinimum radius: 30″Minimum turnout: No. 5Maximum grade: less than .5%Benchwork: open gridHeight: 46″ to 59″Roadbed: ¾” plywood and ½” Homasote Track: […]
Facts and features Name: Great Northern Ry., Cascade DivisionScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 30 x 42 feetPrototype: Great Northern Ry.Locale: central WashingtonEra: October 1955Style: walkaroundMainline run: 500 feetMinimum radius: 32″Minimum turnout: No. 6Maximum grade: 2.2 percentBenchwork: L-girderHeight: 42″ to 56″Roadbed: lattice splineTrack: codes 83 (main line), 70 (sidings and yards), and 55 (some industrial sidings)Scenery: hardshell and […]
Facts and features Name: Mon Yough Valley RRScale: HO and HOn3Size: model railroad: 41 x 53 feet, room: 44′-0″ x 55′-6″Prototype: freelanced Class I and short linesLocale: western PennsylvaniaEra: late 1950s – early 1960sStyle: walk around with operator aislesMainline run: combined double track main of 13.5 scale miles.Minimum radius: 32″ (main), 22″ (industrial and branch […]
Facts and features Name: Rio Grande SouthernScale: Sn3 (1:64 proportion, 3-foot gauge track)Size: 22 x 22 feetPrototype: Rio Grande SouthernLocale: ColoradoEra: 1930Style: walk-inMainline run: 154 feetMinimum radius: 36″Minimum turnout: No. 6Maximum grade: 4%Benchwork: open gridHeight: 34″ to 56″Roadbed: plywood and HomasoteTack: code 70 flextrack with scratchbuilt turnoutsScenery: plaster over chicken wireBackdrop: photosControl: NCE Digital Command […]
Name: Rocky and Suzanne McAlister’s S gauge layoutDimensions: 10½ x 14½-footTrack: GarGraves, Gilbert American Flyer (maximum diameter 42 inches)Switches: Gilbert American FlyerMotive power: American Models, Gilbert American Flyer, Lionel American Flyer, S-Helper ServiceRolling stock: American Models, Gilbert American Flyer, Lionel American Flyer, MTH Electric Trains, S-Helper ServiceControls: Gilbert American Flyer, Model Rectifier Corp. transformersAccessories: Gilbert […]
