HO scale Chicago & North Western and Vienna & Carthage RRs

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Name: Chicago & North Western and Vienna & Carthage RRs Layout designer: Iain Rice Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9′-0″ x 15′-0″ Prototype: C&NW plus freelanced short line Locale: South Dakota-Minnesota border Era: late 1940s to early 1950s Style: single deck Mainline run: C&NW 39 feet, V&C 42 feet end-to-end, 37 feet continuous Minimum radius: 30″ […]

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Track Plan: HO scale CSX Ridgecrest

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Name: CSX Ridgecrest Layout owner: Paul Newtson Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 2′-0″ x 6′-0″ Prototype: CSX Locale: no specific area Era: varies Style: module Mainline run: 6 feet Minimum radius: 18″ on sidings Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: tabletop Height: 40″ Roadbed: cork Track: codes 83 and 100 Scenery: ground foam Backdrop: […]

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HO scale Grand Trunk & Indiana

HOscaleGrandTrunkIndiana

Name: Grand Trunk & Indiana Layout owner: Russ Rettig Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 2 x 16 feet Prototype: New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois RR Locale: north-central Indiana Era: late 1970s Style: single deck Mainline run: 16 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Train length: 8 to 10 cars Benchwork: 1⁄8″ […]

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MRVP Layout Visit: James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line in HO scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, subscribers will get to view James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line HO scale layout. James so deftly modeled a modern-era regional railroad that emphasizes prototypical switching and crew procedures, including running at slow scale speeds, locking/unlocking switch […]

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