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 […]
Scale: HO Scale
Video: 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. […]
Video: 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. […]
Member video: Lakeview – an HO scale town on my C&NW model railroad
Lakeview – A small HO town on a C&NW model railroad from GBA Productions on Vimeo. A tour of a small town on my model railroad featuring Light Works USA neon animated signs, including Diner, Theater, Drugstore, Jesus Saves, OK Used Cars, Cafe, and Shamrock Hotel. […]
Member video: Lakeview – an HO scale town on my C&NW model railroad
Lakeview – A small HO town on a C&NW model railroad from GBA Productions on Vimeo. A tour of a small town on my model railroad featuring Light Works USA neon animated signs, including Diner, Theater, Drugstore, Jesus Saves, OK Used Cars, Cafe, and Shamrock Hotel. […]
Rapido HO scale GMD-1 diesel locomotive
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 […]
Quick Look: Walthers HO scale Santa Fe 24-duplex-roomette sleeper
Walthers HO scale Santa Fe 24-duplex-roomette sleeper Price: $79.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. P.O. Box 3039 Milwaukee, WI 53201 www.walthers.com Era: 1954 to 1963 Road name: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Comments: This lightweight sleeping car is the most recent addition to Walthers’ HO scale Santa Fe San Francisco Chief. The model represents […]
New model trains for the week of February 5, 2015
Athearn HO scale EMD GP9R diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP7 and GP9R diesel locomotives with head-end power. Chicago & North Western (GP7 with high short hood, GP9R with chopped short hood). Two road numbers per body style. Road-number-specific details, wire grab irons, and detailed cab interior. Direct-current model, $189.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx […]
Member video: Handlaying HOn3 track
This video shows how I lay track on my HOn3 layout. […]
Member video: Handlaying HOn3 track
This video shows how I lay track on my HOn3 layout. […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for February 2015
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This month associate editor Cody Grivno heads down to the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern Troy Branch to run a new HO scale GP40-2 from Athearn Trains that comes equipped with a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. He’ll show you other […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for February 2015
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This month associate editor Cody Grivno heads down to the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern Troy Branch to run a new HO scale GP40-2 from Athearn Trains that comes equipped with a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. He’ll show you other […]