Design Your City summer camp program combines urban planning, model railroading, and fun

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The Design Your City campers stand behind their finished modules at Milwaukee’s Discovery World along with World’s Greatest Hobby president Stacey Walthers Naffah (far right). The campers built model railroad structure kits to represent the businesses, residences, and industries of their HO scale neighborhood. Stacey Walthers-Naffah, president of the World’s Greatest Hobby organization, helps a […]

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New model trains for the week of September 5, 2019

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ScaleTrains.com HO scale General Electric Tier 4 GEVo diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives General Electric Tier 4 GEVo diesel locomotive. Canadian National (with Aboriginal Affairs logo in three road numbers, 100th anniversary scheme with Aboriginal Affairs logo in one number) and Kansas City Southern (Southern Belle scheme in six numbers). Prototype-specific details, directional light-emitting-diode headlights, […]

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Materials list for Build a late-1960s E unit

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This materials list is an online bonus to “Build a late-1960s E unit” by Louis Millan from the October 2019 Model Railroader. Louis Millan shows how-to detail an HO scale Life-Like Proto2000 E8 diesel locomotive to represent a late 1960s Penn Central prototype. Below is the materials list for the project. Materials list Cal Scale […]

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New model trains for the week of August 29, 2019

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale General Motors Diesel Division GP40-2W diesel locomotive

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale General Motors Diesel Division GP40-2W diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives General Motors Diesel Division GP40-2W diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western; Georgia & Florida Railnet; Hudson Bay Ry. (two road numbers); Iowa Northern; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; New England Central (one number); and Vermont Ry. […]

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First Look: Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Pennsylvania P5a electric

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Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electric left side Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electric (right side) Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electric (front view) Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electric truck detail Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania […]

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HO scale CSX Philadelphia Subdivision

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Click on the image to download a PDF copy of this track plan. Name: CSX Philadelphia Subdivision Layout owner: Bruce Friedman Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 42 x 56 feet Prototype: CSX Locale: Philadelphia to Baltimore Era: modern day Style: multi-deck walkaround Mainline run: 1,000 feet Minimum radius: 36″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.25 […]

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New models trains for the week of August 22, 2019

Accurail HO scale assorted freight cars

Accurail HO scale 40-foot plug-door refrigerator car HO scale freight cars Assorted freight cars. Black Hills Packing Co. 40-foot plug-door steel refrigerator car, $19.98. Canadian National 50-foot boxcar with exterior posts (Illinois Central reporting marks), $18.98. Canadian Pacific 40-foot insulated boxcar, $18.98. Illinois Terminal Pullman-Standard 40-foot PS-1 boxcar, $18.98. Quebec Central 36-foot Fowler boxcar, $18.98. […]

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MRVP Layout Visit: John Mueller’s C&NW in HO scale

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Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Enjoy this exclusive video tour of John Mueller’s C&NW-themed HO scale (1:87) layout inspired by railroad operations and locations in northern Wisconsin. Follow the action along the line, and then look for additional coverage of the layout in a forthcoming issue of Model Railroader magazine. […]

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MRVP Layout Visit: John Mueller’s C&NW in HO scale

John Mueller's HO scale CNW Northern Memories model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Enjoy this exclusive video tour of John Mueller’s C&NW-themed HO scale (1:87) layout inspired by railroad operations and locations in northern Wisconsin. Follow the action along the line, and then look for additional coverage of the layout in a forthcoming issue of Model Railroader magazine. […]

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Broadway Limited Imports HO scale P5a

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale P5a

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale P5a NOTE: We ran an earlier sample of the P5A on our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy model railroad. WATCH THE VIDEO!   The boxcabs are back! Broadway Limited allowed us to get a sneak preview of its new HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electrics, and now we have production models […]

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