HO scale locomotives United States Railroad Administration heavy and light Mikado steam locomotives. Heavy: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago & North Western; Missouri Pacific RR; New Haven; Nickel Plate Road; Southern Ry.; and Western Pacific. Light: Canadian National, Florida East Coast, Lehigh & Hudson, Maine Central, National Ry. of Mexico, New York Central (Indiana […]
Layout builder Dick Christianson shows you a couple of ways to install feeder wires with the N scale Kato Unitrack track system. He’ll also show you how he wired the layout’s power bus using terminal strips and you’ll see how he stores the Digitrax Digital Command Control (DCC) command station on this Model Railroader project […]
Learn some of the techniques used to build the desert scenery on the N scale Salt Lake Route. Layout builder Dick Christianson shows you tips for using extruded foam insulation board, rock castings, and more. You’ll also see some prototype photos that Dick used as inspiration for this N scale model railroad. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger shares a vintage story about a practical joke involving former Associate Editor Gordy Odegard, former Editor and Publisher Russ Larson, and a rather complicated oscilloscope kit. You’ll also see photos of the staff and the Model Railroader […]
Fox Valley Models N scale ES44AC diesel locomotive A General Electric ES44AC is the debut locomotive from Fox Valley Models. The direct-current ready-to-run N scale model, based on GE’s Evolution Series locomotive, uses a split-frame mechanism and features numerous railroad-specific details. A package of modeler- installed etched-metal and wire details is also included. The GE […]
Bachmann On2½ Mallet 2-6-6-2 Featuring a Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder, this new On21/2 articulated locomotive is fun to operate. The dual-mode decoder provides realistic sound effects on DC and DCC layouts. This highly detailed steam locomotive model is part of Bachmann’s top-of-the-line Spectrum series. Logging Mallets. Many narrow gauge railroads used articulated […]
Bowser HO scale Presidents Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar There were many variations of the Presidents Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar, and this HO PCC car from Bowser accurately models its specific prototype. The model has a smooth-running mechanism, easily handles tight-radius curves, and can be converted to Digital Command Control. Prototype. By the mid-1920s the presidents […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Using rock molds and Hydrocal plaster, Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno shows you an easy method for making realistic rock outcroppings on your layout. You’ll also see a selection of the latest model train products. Cody will also answer a viewer question […]
BNSF 9801 led this coal train through Willow Creek, Ind., on Jan. 1, 2009. DETX 994336 is one of 5,700 coal cars owned by Detroit Edison Co. Kathi Kube It’s easy enough to identify reporting marks for Class I railroads, as well as a multitude of short lines and regionals, but the reporting marks on […]
Name: East Broad Top and Pennsylvania RR Layout owner: Don Shook Scale: HO (1:87.1) and HOn3 (1:87.1, three foot gauge) Size: 24′-3″ x 26′-3″ Prototype: EBT and PRR Locale: central Pennsylvania Era: Summer 1955 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 120 feet (EBT), 96 feet (PRR) Minimum radius: 24″ (EBT), 52″ (PRR) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum […]
Name: Great Northern Layout owner: Jim Shaw Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9 x 11 feet Prototype: freelanced, based on Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Locale: Pacific Northwest Era: Early diesel era Style: around-the-walls Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the April 2010 issue of Model Railroader. Click on […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to keep your paint supplies and isopropyl alcohol organized. […]
