Cab ride on the Livingston Model Railroad Club layout

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Take a cab ride on the Livingston Model Railroad club layout, located in the old Northern Pacific depot in Livingston, Mont. The layout is generic with the exception of the town of Gardiner, Mont., which the train enters around 11:30. The Northern Pacific ran a train from Livingston, Mont., to Gardiner, Mont., until around 1955 […]

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Viaduct construction–a balancing act

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Photo 1 If at first you don’t succeed, get better materials, says Stan Ames, whose previous viaduct lasted less than five years. This strong and graceful viaduct, a good fit in Massachusetts, is in its ninth year serving the SJR&P. Read how in Regional reports. Stan Ames Photo 2 A master of mechanical principles and […]

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Dwarf balsam fir

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Nancy Norris Common name: Dwarf balsam fir, dwarf silver fir Latin name: Abies balsamea ‘Nana’ Plant type: Dwarf conifer USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-8 Cultural needs: Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil; sun or part shade Plant size: 10″ in 10 years Dwarf silver fir’s dark green, fragrant needles (silver underneath) form a compact mound. Trim lower […]

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New large-scale products from the October 2018 issue of Garden Railways magazine

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Mamod Brunel LGB Napa Valley Wine Train Fall-themed Egg Haulers Piko 25-ton diesel Engines & rolling stock Mamod Ltd, Unit 1A, Summit Crescent Industrial Estate, Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1BT, United Kingdom, has released a model of a small diesel-electric locomotive in 16mm scale called Brunel. The engine, battery powered by eight AA rechargeable batteries […]

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Accucraft live-steam 0-6-0T

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Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge 1, live-steam 0-6-0T Accucraft 33260 Central Ave Union City CA 94587 Price: $1,156 Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 1:32 scale, live-steam model of a Victory-class 0-6-0T; all-metal construction; gas fired; single-flue boiler; two double acting, piston-valve cylinders; piston-valve reversing via a lever in the cab; all drivers flanged; displacement lubricator with […]

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Missouri Locomotive Company three-truck Shay

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Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:20.3 scale, three-truck Shay Missouri Locomotive Company PO Box 243 Jefferson City MO 65102 Price: $1,995 + $90 s&h Website: http://moloco.biz 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of a Lima three-truck Shay; electrically powered; all-metal construction; directional lighting; four-foot minimum radius; ready for installation of sound, smoke, and other electronics; motor geared to […]

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Computer desktop wallpaper from the October 2018 Model Railroader

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Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen A pair of well-worn Alcos waits in the early morning light for their next assignments at White Pass Landing on Kenny Ravenscroft’s HO scale Pilar Valley Ry. The FA-1 was made in Brazil by Fratesch, and the RSC-2 is […]

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New model trains for the week of August 23, 2018

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Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco RS-36 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Alco RS-36 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Norfolk & Western (two road numbers); Apache Ry. (American Revolution Bicentennial, three numbers); Livonia, Avon & Lakeville (one number); National Railways of Mexico (two numbers); and Ontario Central (one number). New numbers: Chicago & North […]

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2018 Trains’ preservation award

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Trains Magazine is accepting proposals through Oct. 15 for its annual $10,000 preservation award. The grant will go to a nonprofit educational group in the U.S. or Canada for the restoration or repair of an important locomotive, unique rolling stock, or for archives. Priority goes to projects of regional or national significance, for which the […]

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