A pair of Union Pacific freights bank into the superelevated curves on the N scale Salt Lake Route. Dick Christianson explains how he installed Kato Unitrack, including the firm’s new double-track sections with superelevated curves (inset), on our project layout. One of the parameters Model Railroader gave me regarding the N scale project layout was […]
Looking for model railroad track-related products? Here’s a partial list of suppliers. Track manufacturers Here is a partial list of suppliers of track and related products. Atlas Model RR Co. www.atlasrr.com Z, N, HO, and O scale sectional and flextrack Bachmann Trains www.bachmanntrains.com N and HO sectional track BK Enterprises (Trout Creek Engineering) www.troutcreekeng.com N, […]
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Rapido Trains HO scale New Haven 8600-series coach The model features realistic simulated stainless steel sides. The interior features individually painted seats and overhead lighting. Weather or no, go Rapido. With its highly detailed New York, New Haven & Hartford RR 8600-series coaches, it seems the Canadian manufacturer has adopted the popular New England railroad. […]
Name: Eric Schade Railroad Name: Winnegance and Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 7/8″=1′-0″ (1:13.7) Theme: Maine two foot gauge railroading in the teens Description: This is a compilation of several live steam runs on two beautiful spring evenings. The leaves are just poking out and so are the black flies. The trains are pulled by […]
Laying tangent (straight) track is pretty straightforward but those curves can, well, throw you a curve. Equipment that enters a sudden curve is more likely to derail. And even if wheels stay on the rails the sight of a train jolting into a sudden curve can make even the most realistic layout look like a […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. A wood-burning Shay passes a coal loader on the large scale narrow gauge layout built by the Sundance Central club in Florida. Model Railroader contributing editor Lou Sassi took the photo. Click on the links below to download the […]
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The Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 is featured in a video shot at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s 2017 Union Pacific Days. The model is from the collection of museum volunteer Joel Naegele. […]
Represents the Lackawanna Railroad (DL&W) between Hoboken and Scranton. Previously it represented the CNJ and LV, and there are still vestiges of those roads – primarily structures. The railroad has two yards: Jersey City and Port Morris, the Hoboken passenger terminal and passes through towns such as Dover, Washington and Pittston. It was designed for […]
The Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 is featured in a video shot at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s 2017 Union Pacific Days. The model is from the collection of museum volunteer Joel Naegele. […]
A client asked me to develop a track plan for him that focused on two of his non-train collecting interests: The movie It’s A Wonderful Life, and the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball club. An odd pairing you think? Not really. What are most toy train layouts but a salute to nostalgia and personal […]
