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Name: Tuscarora Railroad Scale: 1:20.3 Era: 1910s Age: 10 years Minimum radius: 5′ Total track length: approximately 300′, double reverse loop with sidings Track material: code-250 brass (AMS w/ Sunset Valley switches) Power: Battery R/C and live steam Maximum grade: 2.5% Area: 30′ x 65′ Website: http://tuscarorarailroad.blogspot.com Download a PDF of the article here. […]
The boiler explosion at Serra, Calif., that destroyed Mikado 3199 and killed its watchman took the classic form of such incidents, with the boiler being catapulted hundreds of yards from the running gear. Jack O. Elwood coll. During the era of steam locomotives, many of us in engine service loved those gallant machines, but we […]
James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel recently visited the Model Railroader offices. Follow James as he takes a behind-the-scenes tour with members of the Model Railroader staff. […]
This HO scale Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe from Walthers models a modern era workhorse. Part of the WalthersMainline series the locomotive model includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Get a demo of some of the locomotive’s features as it hauls a model train on one of the Model Railroader staff’s project layouts. […]
See and hear the N scale Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2, better known as the “Centipede,” in action on one of the Model Railroader staff’s N scale project layouts. Both units of the A1-A2 are powered and feature Paragon2 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders. […]
James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel recently visited the Model Railroader offices. Follow James as he takes a behind-the-scenes tour with members of the Model Railroader staff. […]
This HO scale Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe from Walthers models a modern era workhorse. Part of the WalthersMainline series the locomotive model includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Get a demo of some of the locomotive’s features as it hauls a model train on one of the Model Railroader staff’s project layouts. […]
James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel recently visited the Model Railroader offices. Follow James as he takes a behind-the-scenes tour with members of the Model Railroader staff. […]
See and hear the N scale Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2, better known as the “Centipede,” in action on one of the Model Railroader staff’s N scale project layouts. Both units of the A1-A2 are powered and feature Paragon2 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders. […]
The cover of Yanosey’s first Lehigh Valley book, one of Morning Sun’s early titles. Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the August 2006 issue of Trains Magazine in the “Railroad Reading” section. Recently one of my authors at Morning Sun, who is writing a Lehigh Valley book, came here and immediately stated, “I didn’t […]
Click on the links to the left to download the image size appropriate for your computer screen. The stationmaster at Maple Valley flags down the Red Arrow for a passenger stop on Greg Rich’s HO scale New Baltimore & Fair Haven Ry. Greg detailed and painted 4-4-0 no. 44, a Bachmann model. The station was […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Jenny Maaske and MR Contributing Editor Tony Koester team up to bring you insights to our plans for this month and beyond! You’ll learn what brings Tony back to the offices of Model Railroader magazine and MRVP’s Winston-Salem Southbound HO scale project […]
