Selecting N scale track
Q: I will be starting my first model railroad soon, a small N scale layout. I want to use code…
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Name: Rocky and Suzanne McAlister’s S gauge layoutDimensions: 10½ x 14½-footTrack: GarGraves, Gilbert American Flyer (maximum diameter 42 inches)Switches: Gilbert…
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Name: Union Station Kansas City Model Railroad DisplayGauge: ODimensions: 20 x 27 feetTrack: GarGraves (maximum diameter is 84 inches)Turnouts: Ross…
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Facts and features Name: Colorado PlainsScale: N (1:160)Size: 2′-43∕4″ x 8′-6″Prototype: BNSFLocale: Eastern ColoradoEra: ModernStyle: T-Trak modularMainline run: 182∕3 feetMinimum…
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Facts and features Name: Youngstown Model Railroad AssociationScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 24 x 47 feetPrototype: freelanceLocale: northeast OhioEra: 1950 to presentMainline…
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A Christmas train adds to the Christmas spirit It’s not often that you hear words like “locomotive” or “uncoupled” in…
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10 more helpful tips for your layout Smooth and steady steaming It’s not surprising that postwar Lionel steam locomotives are…
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I wanted a reliable uncoupling method for my G-scale body mount Kadee couplers, with no moving parts or power requirements.…
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In October, Editor Eric White, Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy, and I attended the Railroad Prototype Modelers Conference at the Northern…
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Join Trains.com hosts David Popp and Gerry Leone, as they visit Bernard Hellen in the Miniprints booth at Trainfest 2024…
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Hump yards The number of hump yards operating in North America has dropped precipitously over the decades. Today there are…
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Q: I would like to know where to buy double-shelf couplers for HO scale tank cars. — Joseph Kuepfer A:…
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