The adobe town of Old Nogales resides on the backside of the Eagle Mountains. A cattle drive is taking place up the main street. Sage-colored brittlebushes will be aflame with golden “daisies” in the spring. Doris and Doug Evans The railroad at a glance Name: Eagle Mountain Railroad Minimum radius: 18″ on logging loop, but […]
Marc Horovitz Download a track plan of the Middleboro project railroad, the subject of our new booklet, “A garden railroad you can build.” Click here to download a PDF version of the Middleboro track plan. […]
Over 2000′ of track runs through the relatively lowmaintenance Sunset Valley Railroad of Ted Sharpe in Issaquah, Washington. Dwarf Alberta spruce (Pirea glauca ‘Conica’) and low groundcovers predominantly thymes and sedums) are repeated throughout each section of the line. Joel Hayward Gary and Norma Agard of Augusta, Kansas, are building a beautiful garden in which […]
Current subscribers: See and hear the new MTH Triplex run with Digital Command Control on our club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy and in our workshop with the MTH Digital Command System. […]
Current subscribers: See and hear the new MTH Triplex run with Digital Command Control on our club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy and in our workshop with the MTH Digital Command System. […]
Download the PDF of this project here. Download a PDF to build a 1:20.3 scale loading platform for a dump truck. Note: This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see […]
Dave Goodson 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, K-27 2-8-2Bachmann Industries1400 E. Erie AvenuePhiladelphia PA 19124Price: $1,400Web site: www.bachmanntrains.com Plastic and metal model of D&RGW K-27 2-8-2; illuminated headlight, classification lights, cab light, firebox; DCC and sound ready; knuckle and hook-and-loop couplers provided; review sample, #83097-pre-wreck Nº 455, green boiler; 19V Pittmann motor with flywheel; engineer and […]
Dozens of Alberta spruce trees help create a mixed-conifer forest setting at the Little Vista Garden Railway of Larry and Pam Webb in Vista, California. Some of the trees are over 20 years old. Pat Hayward A newly planted area of the South Pacific Coast Garden Railway of Jose and Jean Picazo, Los Gatos, California, […]
MTH Electric Trains HO Erie Triplex One of the more unusual prototypes to grace North American rails is now available to HO modelers. The 2-8-8-8-2 Triplex is the second HO scale offering from MTH Electric Trains. An accurate replica of the prototype, the model operates with realistic sound in DC, Digital Command Control (DCC), and […]
Bachmann HO scale RF-16 A distinctive, versatile freight diesel used on several Eastern roads is now available in a Digital Command Control (DCC)-equipped HO model from Bachmann. The “hauling fools.” The 1,600-hp RF-16, a refinement of Baldwin Locomotive Works’ DR-4-4-1500 cab unit, was the company’s last entry in the streamlined freight locomotive market. The engines […]
Atlas O scale RS-3 diesel This Alco RS-3 road switcher is a good-looking model that captures its prototype’s unique profile and can handle anything from passenger trains to yard switching. Made by Atlas O, the RS-3 is offered in two-rail DC or three-rail AC versions. Three-rail versions are available with factory-installed Lionel TrainMaster Command Control […]
Columbia, Maryland, February 11, 2008 — M.T.H. Electric Trains is pleased to announce that the third steam locomotive in the company’s HO product line will be a Southern Pacific Gs4 Northern steam locomotive. Faithfully recreated in all-metal die-cast construction, the locomotive will be produced in a variety of versions in differing paint schemes and cab […]
