Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: MTH RealTrax (Plan 3) Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Lionel’s D-146 Dealer Display Layout – Rebooted! Plan 3 components Lionel’s D-146 Dealer Display Layout – Rebooted! Plan 3 […]
Just as the Santa Fe warbonnet F3 is considered model railroading’s all-time favorite diesel, so is the Pennsylvania RR’s GG1 model railroading’s all-time favorite electric. This product from RMT isn’t a scale model, but it finds its roots in the classic traditionally sized Lionel no. 2332 GG1. Though made for layouts with tighter curves, this […]
The Pennsylvania RR’s famed experimental Turbine no. 6200 was a milestone in the late steam era. It was clear evidence of the Pennsylvania’s willingness to invest in new technology to keep steam efficient. The notion of a locomotive like the S2 began in 1937, but was largely delayed due to World War II restrictions. It […]
Name: Rio Verde RR Layout designer: Ted Brandon Scale: On21⁄2 (1:48 narrow gauge on HO gauge track) Size: 15 x 24 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Rocky Mountains Era: 1890 to 1930 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 16″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the Great Model Railroads […]
Rich’s layout, sprawling over four levels of rugged mountain scenery, revitalized his family’s love affair with toy trains. Watch the video below to tour the Black Diamond Ry. […]
Great Model Railroads 2013 features 10 outstanding railroads in N, HO, and O scales. Use these images from this Model Railroader special issue as backgrounds on your computer screen. Click on the image size appropriate for your monitor and drag the image onto your desktop. Click to order Great Model Railroads 2013! Bob Collett’s HO […]
Brian Inch’s son, Riley, loads Atlas O pulpwood flatcars in a section of the layout designed for children to enjoy and change at will. […]
Brian Inch’s son, Riley, loads Atlas O pulpwood flatcars in a section of the layout designed for children to enjoy and change at will. […]
Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 7 x 16 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the November 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Workin’ the Wabash in 7 x 16 feet track plan Workin’ the Wabash in 7 x 16 feet schematics Workin’ the Wabash in 7 x […]
The Electro-Motive Division’s SD70 series of locomotives is a winner in the world of modern American diesel power. Since 1992, more than 4,000 have been built for the North American and international markets. A variety of sub-models has been cataloged, and the SD70ACe version was first fielded in 2004 and featured a prime mover upgraded […]
The Union Pacific was known for the large steam power it used to speed freight across the wide-open west. Perhaps the line’s most eccentric design was the 4-12-2. That was a heavy locomotive designed to pull heavy freights at higher speeds over the vast, fruited plains. Alco constructed 88 of the 782,000-pound giants for the […]
The new locomotive I probably had the most fun testing in the past year was certainly the least complex – the new Williams by Bachmann 4-6-0. This O gauge locomotive is a nifty model of a generic steamer that could have been seen in general operation anytime between the 1890s and the 1930s – possibly […]
