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HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotive. Union Pacific (George Bush 41 Presidential Library and Museum). One road number (2018 version with black radiator fan housings). Removable cab roof secured with magnets, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and commemorative box. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $249.98; with dual-mode […]
Construction continues on Steve Tello’s Boston & Maine Lowell NH line with the addition of several mill and industrial buildings. Lowell is famous for its textile mill history, and this layout incorporates this history in the design. Several Walthers kits, an Atlas Middlesex Mills mock up, and initial Mill Spur track layout are shared. […]
Construction continues on Steve Tello’s Boston & Maine Lowell NH line with the addition of several mill and industrial buildings. Lowell is famous for its textile mill history, and this layout incorporates this history in the design. Several Walthers kits, an Atlas Middlesex Mills mock up, and initial Mill Spur track layout are shared. […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Diesel SD70AH diesel locomotive. Union Pacific. Two road numbers. Models based on Tier 4 credit units built in 2016. Features Positive Train Control antenna array, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and late handrails. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $239.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 sound […]
Welcome to Gerry Leone’s Bona Vista Rwy. HO scale (1:87) model railroad! In this series you’ll follow Gerry as he shares various tips and techniques for visualizing, planning, and then modeling a definitive, detailed layout scene that starts from a plain and simple site. […]
HO scale freight cars Pullman-Standard 4,740-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. Burlington Northern (Cascade Green, three-pack features paint scheme variations); Chicago & North Western (green, gray, and yellow schemes); Milwaukee Road (gray); Montana Rail Link (gray); Pillsbury (gray with black underbody); and Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern (gray). Three single cars and one three-pack per scheme. Roller-bearing […]
In this video, several Rock Island trains are captured operating on the Mid-Continent Route between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Kansas City. Video by Michael Armstrong (YouTube: RImodeler79). […]
In this video, several Rock Island trains are captured operating on the Mid-Continent Route between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Kansas City. Video by Michael Armstrong (YouTube: RImodeler79). […]
Building a layout is the ultimate expression of the hobby of model railroading. In this free 14-page PDF download, we provide you with step-by-step instructions for one HO scale layout and one N sale layout. Perfect for beginners, this free download includes complete track lists, tips for building simple table benchwork, wiring instructions, laying and […]
Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. A 4-8-2 Mountain-type steam locomotive leads southbound Rutland through freight No. 20 past a grove of laden apple trees toward Vergennes, Vt., on Randy Laframboise’s HO scale Rutland Division. Click on the links below to download the image sized […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Red Mountain RR Layout owner: John V. Lazar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 14 x 18 feet Prototypes: Pennsylvania RR and Ligonier Valley RR Locale: western Pennsylvania Era: 1945 to 1955 Style: multi-deck walk-in Mainline run: 103 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 and GP38-2W diesel locomotive. GP38-2: Canadian Pacific (Action Red with Multimark herald in three road numbers, maroon-and-gray with script lettering in one number), Southern Pacific (scarlet-and-gray scheme with Roman lettering in four numbers, speed lettering in one number), and Southern Ry. (high short hood with paper or oil bath […]
