Building a heavy-duty flatcar

Building a heavy-duty flatcar

Name: Todd Haskins Railroad Name: Cape Cod Central Location: Cape Cod Theme: Fun Description: I rebuilt my scratched/ bashed heavy duty depressed center flatcar so it could handle bigger loads. I cut out the short 7″ deck and replaced it with a 12″. One day I was rail fanning at the main yard and spotted […]

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Video: HO scale Great Midwestern RR

cover of Great Model Railroads 2018 and a train crossing a bridge

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Pete Walton’s HO scale Great Midwestern RR features scenes inspired by northwestern Illinois in the 1950s. See classic steam and diesel locomotives hauling freight and passenger trains through the spectacular scenery of this 36′-6″ x 63′-0″ model railroad. […]

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Video: HO scale Great Midwestern RR

cover of Great Model Railroads 2018 and a train crossing a bridge

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Pete Walton’s HO scale Great Midwestern RR features scenes inspired by northwestern Illinois in the 1950s. See classic steam and diesel locomotives hauling freight and passenger trains through the spectacular scenery of this 36′-6″ x 63′-0″ model railroad. […]

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Small shelf layout

Scene of a small shelf model railroad

Alejandro’s small shelf layout measures 9.51 x 7.55 feet with an average width of 1.31 feet. The layout is set in the mid-1970s somewhere between Oregon and Washington (previously Great Lakes area). […]

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D&RGW L-131 break-in run

United/PFM Denver & Rio Grande Western L-131 2-8-8-2 brass locomotive

After some repairs, paint, and decals, Corey Bonsall took his new-to-him United/PFM Denver & Rio Grande Western L-131 2-8-8-2 brass locomotive for a run on his local club’s layout. […]

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