The HO scale Eastern Loggers exhibition layout
Facts & features Name: The Eastern Loggers Scale: HO (1:87) in standard, narrow (3-foot), and dual gauges Size: 10 x…
Read moreFacts & features Name: The Eastern Loggers Scale: HO (1:87) in standard, narrow (3-foot), and dual gauges Size: 10 x…
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By Sam Towler Disneyland is one of the few places in the world where one is guaranteed to see an…
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Can you believe hobbyists used to use toxic chemicals on model railroads? In the days before hobby shops sold premade…
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A while ago, I wrote about the Free-Mo modular standard. This month I thought I would share my thought processes…
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Passengers were the missing element on the daily Amtrak trains operating over my HO Ohio Southern until I discovered sets…
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How to clean a dirty diesel locomotive Q: I just bought a 35-year-old Athearn HO SD45 painted as Electro-Motive Division’s…
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Steel slab loads have been the subject of many reader questions, including some looking for ways to simulate hot-steel loads.…
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How to re-stencil reporting marks: If you’ve waited at a grade crossing recently, you’ve probably noticed many freight cars with…
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Two interesting freelanced HO flatcar and gondola loads can be made out of plastic parts from used Bic disposable razors.…
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Electro-Motive Division’s NW5 history Electro-Motive Division’s NW5: Steam was still king when Electro-Motive Division (EMD) produced the NW5 diesel locomotive.…
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Model railroaders have long relied on historic maps for information about track arrangements, trackside industries, and building footprints. With the…
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Facts & features Name: Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Scale: N (1:160) Size: 48 x 96 feet Prototypes: Great Northern;…
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