Sound-deadening subroadbed
Excessive track noise was one of the main reasons I decided to rebuild my HO scale Daneville & Donner River…
Read moreExcessive track noise was one of the main reasons I decided to rebuild my HO scale Daneville & Donner River…
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Q: I have a pair of Northern Pacific HO scale Proto 1000 Alco RS11 locomotives that were stored new many…
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Reach, in model railroading terminology, is how far you can comfortably stick your arm into a scene without damaging the…
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Q: In Model Railroader product reviews, locomotive speed is often measured and compared with the prototype. I was wondering how…
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According to Model Railroader Editor Eric White, former Editor Linn H. Westcott’s L-girder benchwork has been a hallmark technique in…
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Q: The historic cars for the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy featured in the January 2025 episode of Ask Trains were…
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Today, model railroaders are blessed with a wide variety of commercial track in most popular scales. It wasn’t all that…
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By the time they’ve built the benchwork and installed and wired that track, the typical new layout builder starts asking…
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Marx offered a Missile Launcher & Carrier car that was a neat item. Unfortunately, it was only available in 1957,…
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A few months ago I wrote about a boxcar storage shed in Crookston, Minn., my hometown. During that same visit…
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Our On30 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad is a bit smaller than its prototype counterpart, running only from Kingfield…
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When building a model railroad, one feature you should consider is adjustable levelers at the foot of your benchwork’s legs.…
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