The railway at a glance Name of railroad: DGRS Garden Railway at the Colorado Railroad Museum Size of railroad: 97′ x 70′ Scale: Various Gauges: 0 (32mm) and 1 (45mm) Era: Late 1800s to modern Theme: Colorado mountains and plains Age: 24 years Motive power: All types, including track power, battery power, and live steam […]
Section: Modeling
Video: HO scale Johnstown & Gerryville
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Featured on the cover of the April 2018 Model Railroader, the Johnstown & Gerryville features scenes inspired by the Pennsylvania RR in the 1950s, including the Loyalhanna Creek stone arch bridge. Check out the southwestern Pennsylvania scenery in this exclusive video. […]
Video: HO scale Johnstown & Gerryville
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Featured on the cover of the April 2018 Model Railroader, the Johnstown & Gerryville features scenes inspired by the Pennsylvania RR in the 1950s, including the Loyalhanna Creek stone arch bridge. Check out the southwestern Pennsylvania scenery in this exclusive video. […]
Canadian Canyons Series: Part 29 – Shaping extreme rock faces
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page After a quick overview of the foam forming techniques KJ and Drew used thus far, the two turn their attention to shaping the rugged, eroding rock faces for our Canadian Canyons N scale layout project. They share helpful materials, techniques, and tools you […]
Canadian Canyons Series: Part 29 – Shaping extreme rock faces
After a quick overview of the foam forming techniques KJ and Drew used thus far, the two turn their attention to shaping the rugged, eroding rock faces for our Canadian Canyons N scale layout project. They share helpful materials, techniques, and tools you can use on your own mountain making efforts! […]
How to build an operating gate and derail
This video highlights how Thomas Klimoski built an operating gate and derail for his Georgia Northeastern model railroad. An article on building the lumber yard and gate appears in the March 2018 issue of Model Railroader. […]
Plans for a passenger shelter
The prototypes for the passenger shelters in these plans originally served the Rochester & Eastern Rapid Transit Ry. This interurban line ran from Rochester, N.Y., to Geneva, N.Y. Models of these compact trackside structures would also work well as flagstop stations on a model railroad. Click on the link to download a PDF of the […]
HO scale Chester Ridge & Pennebrook
Name: Chester Ridge & Pennebrook Layout owner: Paul Tartaglia Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12′-6″ x 20′-0″ Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the New York Central RR Putnam Division Locale: southeastern New York State Era: 1947 to 1965 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Benchwork: L-girder […]
HO scale Paraqua Mountains & Shawnee River
Name: Paraqua Mountains & Shawnee River Layout owner: Pat Driscoll Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9′-6″ x 16′-0″ Prototype: freelance Locale: southwestern United States Era: late 1800s to early 1900s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 164 ft. Minimum radius: 20” Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 7 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 43″ to 53″ Roadbed: Homasote […]
David McLean’s HO scale model railroad
Take a tour of David McLean’s HO scale 5 x 10 tabletop model railroad. He used a GoPro camera. […]
Extreme Trains at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum – The Oil Cans
The January 2018 Extreme Trains event at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum starred the Southern Pacific “Oil Cans.” This was the famous train that hauled crude oil from Shell Oil Company’s Belridge field to its refinery near Carson, California. […]
Sonora Pass – SP Daylight
Take a trip with the Southern Pacific Daylight over the fictional N scale Sonora Pass. Video by Rolf Christinat. […]