Jeff Silk’s Mount Marlborough RR

    In the September 2013 issue, explore Jeff Silk’s stunning 26 x 50-foot O gauge Mount Marlborough RR. This layout takes you across the Golden State through landscapes inspired by the Silk family’s favorite destinations. This video is courtesy of TM Books & Video. […]

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HO scale Lehigh & Keystone Valley

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Name: Lehigh & Keystone Valley Layout designer: Lehigh & Keystone Valley model railroading club Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 45 x 60 feet Theme: Eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey Locale: Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Era: 1950-1970 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 960 feet Minimum radius: 28″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 1.5 percent in helix […]

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S scale Central California RR

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Name: Central California RR Layout designers: Robert Jackson and Brian Jackson Scale: S (1:64) Size: 27 x 39 feet Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (diesel) and Southern Pacific (steam and diesel) Locale: Fresno to Sacramento, Calif. Era: 1955-1959 Style: walkaround Height: 55″ to 58″ Benchwork: L-girder Roadbed: Homabed Track: code 100 flextrack and handlaid […]

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New England & Western

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Name: New England & Western Layout designer: Bill Robertson Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24 x 46 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: New England Era: 1940 to 1950 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 170 feet Minimum radius: 32″ (main) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the July 2013 Model Railroader. Click on […]

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Santa Fe Ry., Emerald Springs Division

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Name: Santa Fe Ry., Emerald Springs Division Layout designer: Tom Noblitt Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 28-1⁄2 x 55 feet Prototype: Freelanced Locale: Southern Colorado Era: September 1956 Style: Walk-in Mainline run: 192 feet Minimum radius: 36″ (main) Minimum turnout: Peco no. 6 Maximum grade: 3.5 percent Originally appeared in the May 2013 Model Railroader. Click […]

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Visit the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy HO layout

Visit the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy HO layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The Milwaukee, Racine & Troy is Model Railroader magazine’s HO scale club layout. This introductory  video provides an overview of the line from Milwaukee to Williams Bay and is the first in a planned series that will explore the construction and operation of […]

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Visit the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy HO layout

Visit the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy HO layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The Milwaukee, Racine & Troy is Model Railroader magazine’s HO scale club layout. This introductory  video provides an overview of the line from Milwaukee to Williams Bay and is the first in a planned series that will explore the construction and operation of […]

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Denver & Rio Grande Western 4th Division and Rio Grande Southern

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Name: Denver & Rio Grande, Western 4th Division and Rio Grande Southern Layout designer: Jim Hoffman Scale: HOn3 (1:87.1, narrow gauge) Size: D&RGW 24 x 28 feet, RGS 18 x 26 feet Prototype: D&RGW, RGS Locale: New Mexico/Colorado Era: late 1930s to early 1940s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 160 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: […]

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Forest Park Southern

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Name: Forest Park Southern Layout designer: Bill Doll Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 33′-0″ x 48′-4″ Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the Chesapeake & Ohio Locale: Appalachian Mountains Era: 1950 to 1955 Style: walk in Mainline run: 250 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (yard) Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally appeared in […]

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N scale Great Northern Ry.

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Name: Great Northern Ry. Layout designer: James Bauer Scale: N (160.1) Size: 13 x 24 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Montana Era: none Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 169 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the February 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF […]

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Pennsylvania RR Middle Division

Pennsylvania RR Middle Division

Name: Pennsylvania RR Middle Division Layout designer: Jimmy Deignan Scale: HO scale (1:87.1) Size: 22 x 28 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Pennsylvania RR Locale: eastern Pennsylvania Era: 1950s to 1970s Style: walk in Mainline run: 144 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the February 2013 […]

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