HO scale Minneapolis & St. Louis Story City Branch

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Click on the image to download a PDF copy of this track plan. Name: Minneapolis & St. Louis Story City branch Layout owner: Clark Propst Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13 x 20 feet Prototype: Minneapolis & St. Louis Locale: central Iowa Era: Autumn 1949 to 1951 Style: linear walk-in Mainline run: 70 feet Minimum radius: […]

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O scale Pennsylvania & New York Central

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Click on the image to download a PDF copy of this track plan. Name: Pennsylvania & New York Central Layout owner: Lee Gasparik Scale: O (1:48) Size: 43 x 70 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR and New York Central Locale: Northeastern U.S. Period: 1950s Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 734 feet Minimum radius: 76″ (main), 60″ (yard) Minimum […]

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New Haven under wire in HO scale

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Featured in Great Model Railroads 2020, Ron Abramson’s HO scale New York, New Haven & Hartford layout finally reaches completion. The layout models the New Haven’s electrified zone through southwestern Connecticut in the 1950s and 1960s. Click on the link to read Ron’s original story about his exceptional model train layout from the August 2004 […]

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Video: On30 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes

a scene from Lou Sassi's On30 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Contributing editor Lou Sassi models north-central Maine in the 1930s on his 7 x 16-foot On30 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes model train layout. Featured in Great Model Railroads 2020, the layout features superdetailed scenes and equipment. […]

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Video: On30 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes

a scene from Lou Sassi's On30 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Contributing editor Lou Sassi models north-central Maine in the 1930s on his 7 x 16-foot On30 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes model train layout. Featured in Great Model Railroads 2020, the layout features superdetailed scenes and equipment. […]

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Toy Train Value Guide

Toy Train Value Guide

  Have you ever wondered how much money your vintage toy train is worth? Download this free 41-page PDF to determine the value of your antique train sets. Inside you will find price guides for Lionel’s Operating Milk Cars, Lionel’s Log and Barrel Cars, Lionel’s Operating Boxcars, Lionel’s Postwar SP-Type Cabooses, and more! […]

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Five easy tips to boost your layout

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Frank Knautz Look around your local hobby shop and you’ll find a commercial product for just about any scenic effect for your O or S gauge pike. However, there are also plenty of items you’ll find around your house and yard, providing economical alternatives for enhancing the look of your layout. Here are five easy-to-use […]

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Video: ScaleTrains.com HO scale SD40T-2 tunnel motors

ScaleTrains.com HO scale SD40T-2 tunnel motors

Featuring roadname and roadnumber specific detailing, these HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 tunnel motor diesels are part of the ScaleTrains.com Rivet Counter series. The model’s also feature prototype-specific sound and lighting effects and an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear a pair of these spectacular tunnel motors handle a freight train […]

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Computer desktop wallpaper from Great Model Railroads 2020

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Great Model Railroads 2020 is packed with articles, photos, tips, tricks, and track plans from 10 incredible layouts. As an online bonus this month, registered members of ModelRailroader.com can download images from all 10 featured model train layouts, sized appropriately for computer desktop images. Click on the links at left to download this image sized […]

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Video: Fn3 large scale Rio Grande Southern

Roy Allan's Fn3 scale Rio Grande Southern Western Division

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Roy Allan’s Fn3 (1:20.3, 36″ gauge) layout models the Rio Grande Southern through southwest Colorado in the 1930s and 1940s. In this short video, you’ll see trains run though the detailed Rocky Mountain scenery of this indoor large scale model railroad. […]

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Video: Fn3 large scale Rio Grande Southern

Roy Allan's Fn3 scale Rio Grande Southern Western Division

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Roy Allan’s Fn3 (1:20.3, 36″ gauge) layout models the Rio Grande Southern through southwest Colorado in the 1930s and 1940s. In this short video, you’ll see trains run though the detailed Rocky Mountain scenery of this indoor large scale model railroad. […]

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