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Name: Shadowton Ridge NorthernLayout designer: Matt HewittScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 30 x 45 feetTheme: freelanced subsidiary of the Norfolk & Western Ry.Locale: West VirginiaEra: 1956Style: multilevel walkaroundMainline run: 325 feetMinimum radius: 32″Minimum turnout: no. 6Maximum grade: 1.6 percent (in helix) Click on the link to download the PDF of this track plan. […]
In the October 2010 issue, Charles McMillan shows us his brass Oscar 2 locomotive. Download the article that inspired him to build this impressive engine. […]
Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our best […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Pelle Søeborg is a frequent contributor to Model Railroader magazine. Pelle talked with Model Railroader Editor Neil Besougloff about his Daneville & Donner River layout and his new modern-era Union Pacific HO model railroad in this interview from August 26, 2010. You’ll also […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Pelle Søeborg is a frequent contributor to Model Railroader magazine. Pelle talked with Model Railroader Editor Neil Besougloff about his Daneville & Donner River layout and his new modern-era Union Pacific HO model railroad in this interview from August 26, 2010. You’ll also […]
This new HO scale Pennsylvania RR class I1sa steam locomotive includes Broadway Limited Imports’ new Paragon2 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. We ran the smoke and sound equipped Decapod on our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy club layout. […]
Name: Connecticut Co. Layout designer: Les Lewis Scale: O (1:48) Size: 23′-6″ x 39′-6″ Prototype: Connecticut Co. Locale: freelanced, inspired by New Haven, Conn. Era: 1930s to ’40s Style: modular Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 12″ Minimum turnout: 12″ radius Maximum grade: none Click on the link to download the PDF of this track […]
Name: Mascoutah, Ill. Layout designer: Ron Wilhelm Size: 5 x 13 feet Prototype: Louisville & Nashville Locale: Southern Illinois Period: Late 1960s Style: sectional with center access opening Mainline run: 35 feet Minimum turnout: no. 6 Minimum radius: 18″ Maximum grade: none (level) Click on the link to download the PDF of this track plan. […]
Name: N&W Abingdon Branch Layout designer: Danial Fisher Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9 x 11 feet Prototype: Norfolk & Western Ry. Era: 1950s Locale: Virginia Style: double-deck Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent Click on the links to download the PDF of this track plan. Version A Version B […]
The Cascade & Timber Trail Ry. is one of CTT’s project railroads. Click here for the entire series of building this layout from a starter set to its realistically scenicked, action-filled completion. 800 x 600 wallpaper 1024 x 768 wallpaper 1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]
Use this image from Herb Lindsay’s O gauge New York Central & Pennsylvania Railroad layout as a background on your computer screen. Click on the image size appropriate for your monitor and drag the image onto your desktop. 800 x 600 wallpaper 1024 x 768 wallpaper 1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]
Fred Dole’s re-creation of Raymondale was featured in the October 2008 issue. It is home to several original buildings from the Delta Lines of the 1940s. 800 x 600 wallpaper1024 x 768 wallpaper1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]
