Should sidings inside a reversing loop be their own wiring district?
Q: I’m planning a reversing loop on my layout. Must isolated sidings inside a reversing loop be part of the…
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Common name: Trost’s Dwarf cutleaf birch, Dwarf European birch Latin name: Betula pendula ‘Trost’s Dwarf’, synonym: Betula platyphylla Plant type:…
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Q: I would like to add a speaker to a decoder in my Atlas locomotive. But I plan to run…
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Facts & features Name: Ottawa Junction Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 28 x 30 feet Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa…
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Facts & features Name: Pacific Railway & Navigation Co. Scale: Proto:48 (O fine scale) Size: 40 x 60 feet Prototype:…
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All Aboard facts & features Name: All Aboard Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10 x 35 feet Prototype: freelanced, based on…
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Q: Years ago, I used Liquitex Gloss Medium to create the water in two rivers on my layout. Now, I’ve…
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A lot of model railroads – and model railroaders – start out with that old standby, the 4 x 8-foot…
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Berkshire 2-8-4 locomotive: When I was a kid, my dad once showed me his childhood Lionel set. He had a…
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Kitbashing a large-scale Pacific from a broken Aristo-Craft model wasn’t easy, but the result has been worth the work. My…
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Overlooked Lionel postwar accessories? Yes, these stalwarts are well known but aren’t always top of mind when someone is asked…
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Sidewalks and curbs for a garden railway: My downtown area had realistic paved streets. Now it was time to add…
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