Track plan at a glance Name: National Docks Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12′-6″ x 17′-0″ Era: World War II Mainline run: 39 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the February 2007 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]
InterMountain Railway Co. HO Caswell gondola Introduction of this Caswell drop-bottom gondola in HO scale is a big event for Santa Fe modelers. Few freight cars are as closely associated with one major railroad as are these composite (wood and steel) general-service gondolas with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. InterMountain can take credit for […]
Athearn HO scale weathered boxcars Price: $27.98 Manufacturer Athearn 1550 Glenn Curtiss St. Carson, CA 90746 www.athearn.comDescription: ready-to-run plastic model Comments: Factory-weathered freight cars are now available in HO scale as part of Athearn’s Genesis series. We reviewed a smooth-side 50-foot boxcar lettered for Missouri Pacific no. 782043 and an exterior post 50-foot boxcar lettered […]
Walthers HO EMD F7 A powerful ready-to-run HO scale model of Electro-Motive Division’s (EMD) popular F7 diesel locomotive is now part of the Proto 2000 series from Walthers. The model faithfully captures the streamlined appearance of the classic mid-century locomotive. By the numbers. Electro-Motive Division manufactured the F7s between February 1949 and December 1953. During […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Boston & Maine New England North Division Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 16×16 xq. ft. Prototype: B&M in western Massachusetts Period: 1920-1955 Style: around the walls with a peninsula Mainline run: 80 feet Minimum radius: main line 24″, yard 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Cactus Valley RR Scale: HO Size: 4 x 8 feet Originally appeared in the December 1998 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Carrabasset & Dead River Ry. Scale: HOn2½ (1:87) Size: 28 x 28 feet Prototype: free-lanced, based on Maine two-foot gauge prototypes Period: 1941 Style: around-the-walls walkaround Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the September 1998 issue of Model Railroader. Click on […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Central City & River Route RR Scale: HO (1:87) Prototype: New York Central RR Period: 1945-’55 Style: corner walk-in Mainline run: 30 feet Minimum radii: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the 2004 issue of Great Model Railroads. Click on the link to download […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Colorado’s Joint Line Scale: HO Originally appeared in the 2002 issue of Great Model Railroads. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan Version 1 Version 2 […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Conrail New Jersey Division Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24 x 40 feet Theme: modern freight, passenger, commuter, and industrial railroading Period: 1980s to 1998 Style: point-to-point, multiple railroad routes Mainline run: 125 feet Minimum radius: 22″ on main lines, 18″ on branch lines and industrial trackage Minimum turnout: no. […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Denver, Front Range & Western Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 25 x 40 feet Prototype: Denver & Rio Grande Western Period: mid- to late 1980s Style: double deck, around the walls Mainline run: 375 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Forks Creek & Central RRScale: HO standard gaugeSize: 11 x 15 feetPrototype: Colorado & SouthernPeriod: autumn 1905Style: walk-in along two wallsMinimum radius: 18″Minimum turnout: Peco no. 4 and no. 6, with Switchmaster machinesMaximum grade: 2.5 percentOriginally appeared in the June 1998 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download […]
