Scale: O Layout size: 100″ x 160″ Track type: Lionel sectional Originally appeared in the July 2016 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine Click on the link below to download a PDF of the track plan, track components, and accessory list. Lionel’s postwar-style “Layout for the years” […]
Download waybills and engine and caboose assignment cards for your model railroad operating sessions. Learn about routing non-revenue equipment in the new Ask MR column in the December 2015 Model Railroader. You can also download these waybills and operating forms, including contributing editor Tony Koester’s caboose assignment card and engine assignment card as well as […]
Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 6 1/2 x 12 Track type: Lionel tubular Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine Build the Lionel Lines track plan Build the Lionel Lines track plan overview […]
A New York Central freight passes the depot at the town of Black River, Ohio. This 1950s HO scale layout depicts a junction where the NYC crosses the Baltimore & Ohio. The Black River Junction was built as part of Model Railroader magazine’s Layout in a Week project in early February 2006. The construction crew […]
The foam scenery base has been cut and roadbed and track are well underway in this installment of the Red Oak video series. MR Video Plus producer David Popp will also discuss the Peco code 55 track and turnouts that he used on the project layout. Associate editor Cody Grivno describes the progress he’s made […]
The foam scenery base has been cut and roadbed and track are well underway in this installment of the Red Oak video series. MR Video Plus producer David Popp will also discuss the Peco code 55 track and turnouts that he used on the project layout. Associate editor Cody Grivno describes the progress he’s made […]
The benchwork is built for the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Red Oak project. Next comes the tricky task of transferring the track plan to the foam tabletop. Get some tips from Model Railroader Video Plus producer David Popp, including a look at the layout’s styrene backdrop and the wiring channel around the tabletop. […]
The benchwork is built for the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Red Oak project. Next comes the tricky task of transferring the track plan to the foam tabletop. Get some tips from Model Railroader Video Plus producer David Popp, including a look at the layout’s styrene backdrop and the wiring channel around the tabletop. […]
Model Railroader readers first encountered a track plan designed by John Armstrong in 1952. John became popular, and dozens of his designs were published in magazines and books, earning him the title “dean of track planners.” He died in 2004. John’s style was fully “out of the box” for the time. You might wonder if […]
Don’t miss the updated track buyer’s guide in the January 2015 issue! Download this companion article on how to select the best track for your layout. How to select the best track for your layout […]
Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 8 x 12 Track type: Lionel Fastrack Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Steam in the coal fields track plan Steam in the coal fields track plan schematic […]
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, […]
