Name: Colorado & Southern Ohio Creek Extension Scale: On3 and On21/2 (1:48) Size: 28′-3″ x 29′-8″ plus 28′-0″ branch (Ruby-Irwin) Prototype: On3 Colorado & Southern with freelanced On2½ Elk Mountain Timber Co. Ry. Locale: Gunnison County, Colo. Period: late summer of 1942 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 100 feet Minimum radius: 37″ with easements Minimum turnout: […]
Name: Old Colony & South Shore RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24′-6″ x 33′-6″ with an 8′-0″ x 16′-6″ staging area Prototype: Boston & Maine RR Locale: New England Era: 1920 to 1940 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 36″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally appeared in Great Model […]
Name: Somerset County Traction System, Easton & Amboy RR, and Harter Felsen Quarry Co. Scale: O (1:48) and On21/2 Size: 32 x 40 feet with 10 x 20 foot extension in crawl space Prototype: freelance Locale: north central New Jersey Period: September 1957 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 350 feet (SCTS), 225 feet (E&A), and 35 […]
Track plans See the track plans of John Allen’s Gorre & Daphetid, along with a operating schematics. ABOUT THIS ARTICLE Appeared in: January, 2009 issue of Model Railroader Magazine John Allen’s Gorre & Daphetid track plan 1 John Allen’s Gorre & Daphetid track plan 2 John Allen’s Gorre & Daphetid track plan 3 John Allen’s […]
Name: Milwaukee Road’s Beer Line Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 12 feet Prototype: Milwaukee Road’s Chestnut Street Line Locale: Milwaukee, Wis. Era: 1947 Style: sectional Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the January 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of […]
Name: Virginian & Ohio Scale: HO (1:87) Layout size: 43 x 54 feet Prototype: free-lanced, Ohio to Virginia Locale: Virginia and West Virginia Period: 1975 Style: linear walkaround Layout height: 45″ to 63″ Benchwork: open grid Maximum grade: 1.77 percent Originally appeared in the January 2009 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to download a […]
Walthers HO scale Fairbanks-Morse H-10-44 diesel switcher A semi-streamlined carbody developed by famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy made the Fairbanks-Morse H-10-44 a distinctive entry into the diesel switcher market. Many H-10-44s had careers that spanned 40 years. The new Proto 2000 from Walthers HO scale H-10-44 is available in a version that includes a dual-mode […]
Athearn Trains HO scale spine car A highly detailed 57-foot three-unit all-purpose spine car with die-cast metal spines, etched-metal end platforms, and separately applied brake detail is now available from Athearn. The Ready-to-Roll car, based on the prototype produced by Trinity, is decorated for TTX Co. and is available in six road numbers and painted […]
Atlas O Electro-Motive Division MP 15DC diesel switcher in O scale While this superb MP15DC model may look like a yard switcher, it rides on GP-type trucks that also suit it to road service. Atlas O Electro-Motive Division MP 15DC diesel switcher in O scale While this superb MP15DC model may look like a yard […]
Kato U.S.A. N scale GG1 electric locomotive For 49 years GG1 electric locomotives hauled premier passenger trains as well as some freight traffic across the electrified territory of the Pennsylvania RR and its successors. This N scale Kato model accurately captures all the curves of the Raymond Loewy-streamlined carbody and has a smooth and powerful […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you some of the latest model train products to arrive this week. He’ll also share some of his favorite techniques for weathering wood structures. […]
In his article “One Day at . . . Sanford, Fla.” in the Winter 2008 issue of Classic Trains, author George Hamlin presents his photos of the northbound Auto-Train and Amtrak’s northbound Champion. Here are the consists for those trains. Amtrak No. 88, the Champion, at Sanford, Fla., on November 15, 1975: SDP40F 641; baggage […]
