Name: Conrail’s Bald Eagle Branch Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11′-4″ x 27′-4″ Prototype: Conrail Locale: central Pennsylvania Era: 1996 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 60 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent The track plan originally appeared in the June 2015 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Andy Sperandeo, a contributing editor for Model Railroader magazine, is back with another helpful model railroad operations tip. This time Andy uses the MR&T HO scale layout to demonstrate how a helper (or “pusher”) diesel locomotive assists a heavy train over a stiff […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Andy Sperandeo, a contributing editor for Model Railroader magazine, is back with another helpful model railroad operations tip. This time Andy uses the MR&T HO scale layout to demonstrate how a helper (or “pusher”) diesel locomotive assists a heavy train over a stiff […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Ask and you shall receive…a response from MR Video Plus, that is! That’s the basic premise for the all-new Ask MRVP show hosted by David Popp. For each episode, we’ll cull through the comments, questions, tips, and suggestions you’ve left after viewing recent […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page DCC Programming host Dana Kawala talks a bit about testing DCC decoders before you install one into a model railroad locomotive. Dana first explains why that’s a good practice to follow, and then he demonstrates a number of handy decoder testers that make […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page DCC Programming host Dana Kawala talks a bit about testing DCC decoders before you install one into a model railroad locomotive. Dana first explains why that’s a good practice to follow, and then he demonstrates a number of handy decoder testers that […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller welcomes former Model Railroader magazine executive editor Andy Sperandeo to the table to share his first-hand recollections of legendary model railroader John Allen and his spectacular Gorre & Daphetid HO scale layout. Settle into your easy chair and enjoy Andy’s […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this first ever Roundhouse/History According to Hediger mash-up, Hal talks to senior editor Jim Hediger about a wide array of interests from his 43-year tenure at Model Railroader magazine, the leading publication in the hobby. Jim references how he landed an interview […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller welcomes former Model Railroader magazine executive editor Andy Sperandeo to the table to share his first-hand recollections of legendary model railroader John Allen and his spectacular Gorre & Daphetid HO scale layout. Settle into your easy chair and enjoy Andy’s […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this first ever Roundhouse/History According to Hediger mash-up, Hal talks to senior editor Jim Hediger about a wide array of interests from his 43-year tenure at Model Railroader magazine, the leading publication in the hobby. Jim references how he landed an interview […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page All good things must come to an end. In this Season One finale, David and Cody tidy up the last few schnibbles of their projects on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout. There’s also time to recap what the crew has accomplish. Of equal […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page All good things must come to an end. In this Season One finale, David and Cody tidy up the last few schnibbles of their projects on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout. There’s also time to recap what the crew has accomplish. Of equal […]
