Don Klose’s O gauge Bellevue & Schenectady Railroad layout
Gauge: ODimensions: 20 x 32 feetTrack: GarGravesSwitches: Ross Custom SwitchesMotive power: K-Line, Lionel, MTH, 3rd Rail, Weaver, WilliamsRolling stock: K-Line,…
Read moreGauge: ODimensions: 20 x 32 feetTrack: GarGravesSwitches: Ross Custom SwitchesMotive power: K-Line, Lionel, MTH, 3rd Rail, Weaver, WilliamsRolling stock: K-Line,…
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Facts & features Name: Jones IslandScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 3′-6″ x 13′-10″Prototype: Port of MilwaukeeLocale: Milwaukee waterfrontEra: Present dayStyle: ShelfMainline run:…
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Facts & features Name: Florida Northern RR Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11 x 16 feet Prototypes: Florida Northern RR Locale:…
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The history of the “Heritage Fleet” column is an interesting one. This regular feature in Model Railroader magazine between March…
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If you’re new to the hobby, you might be wondering why some modelers change the couplers on their trains. Couplers…
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The Lionel Sandy Andy Automatic Gravel Loader was part of the catalog in the late 1970s. It’s a shame it…
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My favorite caboose: The MR staff picks their favorite caboose model and explains why it’s their favorite. What’s your favorite…
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By Greg Privette Vacationing near the Olympic mountains of Washington state birthed a vision for my new HO scale layout.…
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In last month’s “Sketching with Steve,” I explored a single-industry track plan by drawing a 4×8 paper mill layout. This month…
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Sometimes a discussion about prototype railroading can lead to a modeling project. A few years back I was talking with…
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Looking for interesting uses for cabooses? If you’re of a certain age (myself included), you remember when a caboose was…
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If you love traveling around the country on the rails like I do, you probably want to know how to…
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