Name: Washington Northern, Port Andrews Tideflats District Layout designer: Kevin Klettke Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11′-0″ x 12′-6″ Prototype: freelanced Locale: Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula Era: mid-1990s Style: around the walls Mainline run: 29 feet Minimum radius: 22″ (main line), 18″ (industrial track) Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in Great Model […]
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Name: Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry., Ohio River Division Layout designer: Jim Talbott Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 27 x 44 feet (in three rooms) Prototype: Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. Locale: southeastern Ohio, West Virginia Period: 2007 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 115 feet Minimum radius: 30″ (main), 24″ (industrial) Minimum turnout: no. 6, no. 4 in […]
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This video describes Coxton Yard on my HO layout, the Wyoming Division of the Lehigh Valley. It covers the design and track plan of the center of operations on the layout, and the system used to classify the freight cars. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
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Here’s a video of realistic uncoupling techniques for model trains using dual magnets on my Lehigh Valley RR layout. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
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This video on the Coxton Yard describes how to use the control panel and how the turnouts are thrown using a diode matrix. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
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This video describes Coxton Yard on my HO layout, the Wyoming Division of the Lehigh Valley. It covers the design and track plan of the center of operations on the layout, and the system used to classify the freight cars. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
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Here’s a video of realistic uncoupling techniques for model trains using dual magnets on my Lehigh Valley RR layout. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
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This video on the Coxton Yard describes how to use the control panel and how the turnouts are thrown using a diode matrix. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
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Take a cab ride around our HO scale modern Norfolk Southern layout with operating CTC signals. The video was shot with a go pro and a cab picture was added with computer editing software. Video shot by Joshua Clark […]
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Take a cab ride around our HO scale modern Norfolk Southern layout with operating CTC signals. The video was shot with a go pro and a cab picture was added with computer editing software. Video shot by Joshua Clark […]
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Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco C-424 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Alco C-424 and C-425 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. C-424 (Phase II): Erie Mining (one road number); Springfield Terminal (Guilford); and Toledo, Peoria & Western (two numbers). C-424 (Phase III): Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and Morristown & Erie (two numbers). C-425 (Phase […]
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Name: Leadville & Red Cliff (LARC) Layout designer: Bill and Steve Brown Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 25 x 40 feet Prototype: Union Pacific (lower level), Rio Grande Southern and Denver & Rio Grande (upper) Locale: Central and Southern Colorado Era: Modern day (lower level), 1949 (upper) Style: walkaround Mainline run: 300 feet (standard gauge), 75 feet (narrow […]
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