Reimagining a freelanced narrow gauge shelf layout
I’ve had a fondness for narrow gauge modeling since I was a teenager reading Model Railroader stories by John Olsen…
Read moreI’ve had a fondness for narrow gauge modeling since I was a teenager reading Model Railroader stories by John Olsen…
Read moreIn 2023, I wrote an article about four young men under the age of 40 that were either modelers or…
Read moreThere’s never been a shortage of large industrial structures for three-rail layouts. Many of them could have been coal-powered. You…
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Read moreI decided that the three-rail layout was going to have an industrial theme. I wanted lots of smokestacks, guys in…
Read moreSome questions we get frequently are: “How do I lubricate my locomotives?” followed by “What type of lubrication should I…
Read moreA version of this article appeared in the December 2017 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Whenever Classic Toy Trains features…
Read moreI recently bought a Weaver O gauge E8 A-A pair online. Eagerly, I waited for its delivery. Once it arrived,…
Read moreQ: I’m experiencing a problem with trains that stop between wiring blocks on my N scale train layout. I have…
Read moreOver nearly 40 years I’ve built seven train layouts. I started out with N scale, then discovered large scale trains.…
Read moreFacts & features Name: Ashville Lumber Co.Scale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 6 x 8 feet (three 2 x 4-foot sections)Prototype: freelancedLocale: southeastern…
Read moreFacts & features Name: Albuquerque Division Third DistrictScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 50 x 50 feetPrototype: Santa FeLocale: ArizonaEra: 1953Style: double deckMainline…
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