HO scale Fremont & South Park RR

HOscaleFremontSouthParkRR

Name: Fremont & South Park RR Layout owner: Lynn Draper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 14 x 51 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Colorado Era: 1930s to 1940s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 280 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: Peco no. 4 Maximum grade: 4 percent Benchwork: open grid and L-girder on I-joists Height: 52″ to 65″ […]

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HO scale Western North Carolina RR

HOscaleWesternNorthCarolinaRR2

Name: Western North Carolina RR Layout owner: Northern Virginia Model Railroaders club Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 50 feet Prototype: Southern Ry. Locale: North Carolina Era: summer 1957 Style: walk-in with duckunders Mainline run: 468 feet Minimum radius: 32″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 5 (yard) Maximum grade: 3.75 percent Benchwork: wood composite […]

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Model Railroad Operations: Caboose Operations

model trains on a layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The extensive legacy of Contributing Editor Andy Sperandeo continues in his final episode of this series. In this MRVP exclusive video, he imparts information about the prototype, before demonstrating how to perform specific caboose movements on a model railroad of any size or […]

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Model Railroad Operations: Caboose Operations

model trains on a layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The extensive legacy of Contributing Editor Andy Sperandeo continues in his final episode of this series. In this MRVP exclusive video, he imparts information about the prototype, before demonstrating how to perform specific caboose movements on a model railroad of any size or […]

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Rehab My Railroad: Episode 12

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page We are back in the swing of things for this episode of Rehab My Railroad! David finishes wiring the swing gate on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout. Meanwhile, Cody continues to tweak the fit and finish of the grade crossing near the Madison […]

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Layout Visit: Paul Dolkos’ Baltimore Harbor District in HO scale

Paul Dolkos' Baltimore Harbor District in HO scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ve seen Paul Dolkos’ meticulous work featured in the December 2015 and January 2016 issues of Model Railroader magazine. In this MR Video Plus exclusive layout visit, you’ll now have the chance to tour his entire 17 x 29-foot Baltimore Harbor District HO […]

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Layout Visit: Paul Dolkos’ Baltimore Harbor District in HO scale

Paul Dolkos' Baltimore Harbor District in HO scale

You’ve seen Paul Dolkos’ meticulous work featured in the December 2015 and January 2016 issues of Model Railroader magazine. In this MR Video Plus exclusive layout visit, you’ll now have the chance to tour his entire 17 x 29-foot Baltimore Harbor District HO scale layout! Join Paul as he guides you around the operating model […]

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3D Track Plans: The HO scale Georgia Northeastern RR

HO scale Georgia Northeastern RR 3d track plan

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive for MR Video Plus subscribers, MRVP’s Ben Lake has prepared a virtual tour of the HO scale Georgia Northeastern RR, a 9 x 11-foot layout featured in MR’s Model Railroad Planning 2016! For more info on the design, be sure […]

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