O scale Colorado Midland

OscaleColoradoMidland

Name: Colorado Midland Ry. Layout owner: Andrew Dodge Scale: Proto:48 (O fine scale) Size: 28 x 28 feet plus 13 x 18 feet Prototype: Colorado Midland Locale: western Colorado Era: 1897 Style: single-deck walkaround Mainline run: 300 feet Minimum radius: 46″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Benchwork: open grid Height: 44″ to 63″ Roadbed: 1⁄2″ plywood […]

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F scale Chester & Becket Ry.

LargescaleChesterandBecketRy

Name: Chester & Becket Ry. Layout designers: Steve Morrill, John Sacerdote, Doug Scott, Michael Tylick Scale: F (1:20.3) Size: 16 x 20 feet Prototype: freelanced, based on Chester & Becket Locale: Western Massachusetts Era: mid-1930s Style: sectional Mainline run: 60 feet Minimum Radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 3 Maximum grade: 5 percent Benchwork: plywood box girder Height: […]

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HO scale Nitro Pass & Okanagan

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Name: Nitro Pass & Okanagan Layout owner: Don Weixl Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12′-6″ x 15′-4″ Prototype: Freelanced Locale: southern British Columbia Period: 1955-1965 Style: double -deck walk-in Mainline run: 120 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Benchwork: L-girder (lower level), open grid (upper) Height: 42″ to 62″ Roadbed: […]

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HO scale Train World Museum

HOscaleTrainWorldMuseum

Name: Train World Layout builder: Modeling group PAJ Modelbouw Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 16′-5″ x 19′-8″ PROTOTYPE: freelanced Locale: Ardennes region of Belgium Era: 1980s Style: museum display Mainline run: 181 feet Minimum radius: 223⁄4″ Minimum turnout: none Maximum grade: 2.2 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 12″ to 60″ Roadbed: cork Track: Märklin K-Rail (visible […]

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Bruce Petty’s Southern Pacific MUG train

ogue Valley Model Railroad Club's HO scale Pacific & Eastern layout

Bruce Petty painted and decaled Tyco flatcars to represent an eastbound Southern Pacific train that originated at L.A.’s Taylor Yard and took empty flats back to the mills of Southern Oregon. Watch the train run on the Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club’s HO scale Pacific & Eastern layout. You can read all about this layout […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 29

Kent Johnson writing a to-do list on a chalkboard.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page No David? No problem…at least this month! Why? Because you’ve still got the entire MR/MRVP staff ready and willing to help address your hobby questions! This time Jenny, Ben, Cody, Eric, Hal, and even Contributing Editor Gerry Leone pitch in to cover topics […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 29

Kent Johnson writing a to-do list on a chalkboard.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page No David? No problem…at least this month! Why? Because you’ve still got the entire MR/MRVP staff ready and willing to help address your hobby questions! This time Jenny, Ben, Cody, Eric, Hal, and even Contributing Editor Gerry Leone pitch in to cover topics […]

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