Model Railroad Operations: Six tips for better operations

HO scale model train traveling down the tracks on a layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP exclusive video, Contributing Editor Andy Sperandeo uses MR magazine’s HO scale layout to demonstrate six helpful tips aimed at making you a better crew member during your next layout operating session. Coming from an “old head” like Andy, who’s operated […]

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Model Railroad Operations: Six tips for better operations

HO scale model train traveling down the tracks on a layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP exclusive video, Contributing Editor Andy Sperandeo uses MR magazine’s HO scale layout to demonstrate six helpful tips aimed at making you a better crew member during your next layout operating session. Coming from an “old head” like Andy, who’s operated […]

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HO scale Pennsylvania RR Middle Division

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HO scale Pennsylvania RR Middle Division from the April 2015 Model Railroader Name: Pennsylvania RR Middle Division Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 36 x 36 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR Locale: Harrisburg, Pa. Era: 1945 to 1950 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 36″ (main line), 24″ (branch line) Minimum turnout: no. 5 […]

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Video: HO scale Pennsylvania RR Middle Division

HO scale Pennsylvania RR Middle Division

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Ed Swain models the Pennsylvania RR around Harrisburg in the steam-to-diesel transition era. Watch freight and passenger trains run through the impressive scenes, including a model of Harrisburg Station. […]

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Rapido HO scale GMD-1 diesel locomotive

Rapido HO scale GMD-1

Rapido HO scale GMD-1 diesel locomotive Some might think of it as an ugly-duckling; others might find its looks endearing. But wherever you stand on its appearance, the GMD-1 is an unusual locomotive. Modelers of Canadian prototypes have Rapido to thank for bringing these prairie “ponies,” as some of their crews called them, to HO […]

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