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The ScaleTrains.com Museum-Quality series Union Pacific GTEL (gas-electric turbine locomotive) features an ESU LokSound decoder and some unique sound, light, and animation features. Wheel sensors add realistic flange squeals and frog “clunks” over yard track, turbine blades spin, and more. Get a demo of the new HO scale locomotive model as the turbine hauls a […]
This video highlights the action of the Elizabeth Yard Turn job on Thomas Klimoski’s Georgia Northeastern model railroad. Check out Thomas’ article, “Modeling a compact diesel service terminal,” in the January 2017 Model Railroader. In the article, Thomas describes how he modeled the fueling, sanding and servicing structures. […]
In the January 2017 Model Railroader, Thomas Klimoski describes how he built a compact HO scale diesel service terminal based on a prototype found on the shortline Georgia Northeastern RR. A signature structure on the scene is Tom’s scratchbuilt sanding tower. Download Tom’s template for the sanding tower as well as the handrail bending template […]
Click on the image or link to download plans for this unique trackside shed. Shiplap siding and vertical trim are among the interesting details of this trackside shed. The prototype stood along the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western line in upstate New York. Click on the link below to download scale drawings of the structure for […]
Click on the links at left to download the image size appropriate for your computer screen. An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 pulls a manifest freight over the mountains on Les Illes’ HO scale Santa Fe Eastern, a freelanced model railroad set in the American Southwest. Click on the links below to download the […]
This video highlights the action of the Elizabeth Yard Turn job on Thomas Klimoski’s Georgia Northeastern model railroad. Check out Thomas’ article, “Modeling a compact diesel service terminal,” in the January 2017 Model Railroader. In the article, Thomas describes how he modeled the fueling, sanding and servicing structures. […]
Name: Larry Roth Railroad Name: Nutcracker Route Location: Around the Christmas tree in 2015 Scale: O Theme: Holiday train layout Description: The “Twin Cities” are connected by a loop of MTH track over which runs the Lionel Nutcracker Route train set. The buildings are mostly ceramic from several makers. Other scenery elements include ‘snow’ cloth, […]
Name: Larry Roth Railroad Name: Nutcracker Route Location: Around the Christmas tree in 2015 Scale: O Theme: Holiday train layout Description: The “Twin Cities” are connected by a loop of MTH track over which runs the Lionel Nutcracker Route train set. The buildings are mostly ceramic from several makers. Other scenery elements include ‘snow’ cloth, […]
The Metroliners: Trains that changed the course of American rail travel By Bruce Goldberg and David C. Warner White River Productions, P.O. Box 48, Bucklin, MO 64631; 124 pages, hardcover, 8 ½ x 11 inches; $59.95 shop.whiteriverproductions.com Recounting the history of the Northeast Corridor’s first premium service in a breezy narrative that knows what to […]
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Name: Neal Mayer Forum User Name: NealM Railroad Name: Trains in the Attic Location: Boston, MA Scale: Traditional O Gauge Theme: Location: Somewhere near the coast in north central New England Time period: Sometime between 1957 and today. Description: A freight train passes through the New England coastal town of Cabotport. Originally a small shelf […]
Name: Neal Mayer Forum User Name: NealM Railroad Name: Trains in the Attic Location: Boston, MA Scale: Traditional O Gauge Theme: Location: Somewhere near the coast in north central New England Time period: Sometime between 1957 and today. Description: A freight train passes through the New England coastal town of Cabotport. Originally a small shelf […]
