A local runs on the HO scale Pacific & Eastern layout at the Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club (RVMRC) in Medford, Oregon. See more of the layout in Great Model Railroads 2018. […]
Cotton Belt GP20s on the HO scale Pacific & Eastern
Scale: HO Scale
New model trains for the week of October 5, 2017
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SDP40F diesel locomotive. Amtrak (phase I and II schemes). Four road numbers each. Road-number-specific details, detailed cab interior, and factory-installed and painted wire grab irons. Direct-current model with 21-pin connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $219.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $309.98. September 2018. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, […]
Video: HO scale Dutchess & Hudson Valley RR
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Robert Seckler’s HO scale Dutchess & Hudson Valley RR is inspired by the Delaware & Hudson in the 1950s. Watch trains run through some of the detailed New England scenes. […]
Video: HO scale Dutchess & Hudson Valley RR
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Robert Seckler’s HO scale Dutchess & Hudson Valley RR is inspired by the Delaware & Hudson in the 1950s. Watch trains run through some of the detailed New England scenes. […]
HO scale Granite Falls Ethanol RR
Name: Granite Falls Ethanol RR Layout owner: Rolf Malmborg Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13 x 24 feet Prototype: BNSF Ry., Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Canadian Pacific Locale: Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana Era: 2013 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 180 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (staging and industry sidings) […]
HO scale Great Midwestern RR
Name: Great Midwestern RR Layout owner: Pete Walton Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 36′-6″ x 63′-0″ Prototype: freelance Locale: generic Midwest, based on northwest Illinois Era: 1950s Style: around the walls Mainline Run: 600 feet Minimum Radius: 27″ (yard), 31″ (main) Minimum Turnout: no. 4 (yard), no. 8 (main) Maximum Grade: 2 percent Benchwork: open grid […]
HO scale H&R Steel Co.
Name: H&R Steel Co. Layout owner: Mike Rabbitt Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 18 x 33 feet Theme: integrated steel mill Locale: Midwest United States Era: steam-to-diesel transition era Style: walk-in Mainline run: 135 feet Minimum radius: 30” (main), 12″ (mill) Minimum turnout: no. 3 (in mill) Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 46″ […]
HO scale Pacific & Eastern
Name: Pacific & Eastern Layout owner: Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 26 x 52 feet Prototype: semi-freelanced Locale: southern Oregon Era: 1989 Style: double-deck walk-in Mainline run: 531 feet Minimum radius: 34″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (sidings) Maximum grade: 2.5 percent (main), 4 percent (logging branch) Benchwork: engineered […]
Video: ScaleTrainscom HO scale SD40-2
This HO scale SD40-2 from ScaleTrains.com is part of the firm’s Rivet Counter series. Our Norfolk Southern version features an admiral cab and bristles with other roadname-specific detail. The HO scale diesel locomotive also came factory equipped with an ESU LokSound decoder. Follow along as senior editor Dana Kawala uses the SD40-2 to work a […]
Video: ScaleTrainscom HO scale SD40-2
This HO scale SD40-2 from ScaleTrains.com is part of the firm’s Rivet Counter series. Our Norfolk Southern version features an admiral cab and bristles with other roadname-specific detail. The HO scale diesel locomotive also came factory equipped with an ESU LokSound decoder. Follow along as senior editor Dana Kawala uses the SD40-2 to work a […]
HO scale Nitro Pass & Okanagan
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: […]
HO scale Train World Museum
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 […]
