Want to add a basic locomotive servicing area but don’t have room for the turntable, roundhouse, and other shop and…
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A precast concrete bridge spans a small creek on the Florida Midland RR. Lance Mindheim describes how he modeled this…
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Running trains with Digital Com-mand Control (DCC) is a lot of fun, and it can make operating a model railroad…
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How to wire power-routing turnouts: While it may initially seem difficult, basic two-rail wiring for power-routing turnouts is easy if…
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The invention of the tank car coincided with the discovery of oil in northwestern Pennsylvania in the 1860s. Oilmen quickly…
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Gravel-covered siding. Gravel from an adjacent lot can mix with ballast on a siding. Paul partially covered this siding (lower…
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Feather-topped palm trees are a signature element for any model railroad set in a tropical climate. Author Joseph Kreiss scratchbuilt…
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Name: Järfälla Model Railroad Club Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 33 x 46 feet Theme: generic American Era: variable Style: walkaround…
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Name: Mount Royal Division of the Baltimore & Ohio RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12 x 24 feet Prototype: freelanced…
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For additional scenery tips, don’t miss Essential Model Railroad Scenery Techniques from Kalmbach Books. No muss! No fuss! Just add…
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A gallery of miniature conifers: Nothing gives a sense of scale and believability to a garden railway quite as well…
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