HO scale Western Maryland Ry. Blue Ridge Division

HOscaleWesternMarylandRyBlueRidgeDivision

The layout at a glance Name: Western Maryland Ry. Blue Ridge Division Layout designer: Brian Wolfe Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 28 x 39 feet Prototype: Western Maryland Ry. Locale: Maryland/Pennsylvania border Era: 1970 Style: multilevel walk-in Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 29″ (main), 18″ (Hagerstown wye) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (yards) […]

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New model railroad products for the week of January 23, 2020

Atlas Master Line HO scale Alco C-420 diesel locomotive

HO scale locomotives General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage III in five road numbers, one number with primer repairs, one number with silver plow, and two numbers with replacement Nathan K3LA air horn), Canadian Pacific (as delivered in two numbers, with Hi-Ad trucks and Positive Train Control antennas in four numbers), and Union […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 49

David stands at a counter in the Model Railroader workshop and introduces a video.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp is back for more Q&A in 2020. In this episode of Ask MRVP, he addresses model railroading topics ranging from trackwork to painting to freight/passenger car modeling to prototype railroading practices …and so much more! […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 49

David stands at a counter in the Model Railroader workshop and introduces a video.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp is back for more Q&A in 2020. In this episode of Ask MRVP, he addresses model railroading topics ranging from trackwork to painting to freight/passenger car modeling to prototype railroading practices …and so much more! […]

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The mighty EM-1

Model locomotive in city scene on layout

Take one EM-1 add loaded coal cars then add one more. Scene 1 leaving yard, Scene 2 rolling in open country, Scene 3 rolling through town. Ed Lorence shot this video on his HO scale layout. […]

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