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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The sector plate used to transfer trains from one track to another is just one of the many intriguing features included on MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. David Popp walks you through sector plate and base assembly, installation, and alignment steps, […]
Corning, Iowa, is a small town that was served by the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy’s main line. This view looking east shows the wide curves that allowed the Zephyrs to speed through town at 80 mph. The crossovers helped the local freight do its switching. Henry McCord photo For many years small towns were […]
In the summer of 1955, a Baltimore & Ohio “Big Six” 2-10-2 helper was shoving hard on the steel caboose as it helped an eastbound coal drag at Rockwood, Pa. Phil Hastings photo Helper operations were carefully coordinated using locomotive whistle signals as specified in the railroad’s operating rules: (an “o” denotes a short sound, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader contributing editor Pelle Søeborg installed MagnaLock air brake lines (hoses) from North American Railcar Corp. on his HO scale freight cars. In this video you can see how the air hoses work during switching moves on Pelle’s Union Pacific Daneville Sub model train […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader contributing editor Pelle Søeborg installed MagnaLock air brake lines (hoses) from North American Railcar Corp. on his HO scale freight cars. In this video you can see how the air hoses work during switching moves on Pelle’s Union Pacific Daneville Sub model train […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page If you have trouble with your rolling stock staying on the rails, you should check the wheelsets. In this video, Cody shows you how to check and adjust the wheels on model trains. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page If you have trouble with your rolling stock staying on the rails, you should check the wheelsets. In this video, Cody shows you how to check and adjust the wheels on model trains. […]
Pelle Søeborg is a model railroader known for his ability to create ultra-realistic scenes. His main modeling focus is modern-era railroading in the California desert, but his techniques are useful whatever your modeling subject. This article collection includes two track plans: one for a shelf layout and another for Pelle’s 11′-6″ x 22′-0″ Union Pacific […]
St. Croix train sheet Train dispatching under timetable- and-train-order authority is partly a science and partly an art, and it takes a certain amount of knowledge and experience to do it well. When you first want to try your hand, though, just the mechanics of dealing with train sheets and order books can seem like […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dirty track can take all the fun out of model railroading. Kent Johnson shows you how easy it is to shine up the rails and keep your trains rolling smoothly in this video. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dirty track can take all the fun out of model railroading. Kent Johnson shows you how easy it is to shine up the rails and keep your trains rolling smoothly in this video. […]
Mat Thompson’s Swift meat-packing plant ships and receives enough freight car traffic to warrant a full-time dedicated switch job on his HO scale Oregon Coast RR. Refrigerator cars Inbound iced reefers to the cooling track Cooled reefers to plant Track 1 doors for loading Outbound loaded reefers Stockcars Inbound loaded 40- foot and 50-foot cars […]
