How to preserve a favorite model
Model railroaders are model builders, and sometimes we build models for layouts that aren’t there anymore, and the old models…
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Facts and features Name: Northwestern Pacific RR Tiburon Rail Yard Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13′-0″ x 26′-6″ Prototype: Northwestern Pacific…
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Facts and features Name: Chicago, Peoria & Western Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 30 x 44 feet Prototype: CB&Q, EJ&E, and…
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My daily commute to our former Kalmbach Media offices at 21027 Crossroads Circle in Waukesha, Wis., conveniently crossed the Union…
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Q: While thinking through the operating scheme for my World War II-era (1944) model railroad, I wondered where troop trains…
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If you’ve followed Model Railroader’s Facebook page, you’ll probably know that periodically over the past several years, I’ve made posts…
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Facts and features Name: ZigZag Valley RR (ZZVR) Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 23′-6″ x 44′-5″ Prototype: BNSF Ry. and Mt.…
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Facts and features Name: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Aurora Branch Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15″ x 72″ with 36″ extension…
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You can make the best models in the world, but as soon as you can see the layout room wall…
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Set in Southern California, my HO scale layout includes a Southern Pacific train order office surrounded by a desert scene.…
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Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads. For…
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Many of us dream of a model railroad empire on a massive scale. While the time, space and resources required…
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