Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for January 12, 2012

Inside Cody's Office for January 12, 2012

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model railroad structures are highlighted in this episode of Cody’s Office. You’ll see a selection of structure kits and assembled models in N, HO, and O scales. Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to use different types of […]

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The Ironbound (Newark & Elizabethport Connecting RR)

The Ironbound RR

Name: The Ironbound (Newark & Elizabethport Connecting RR) Layout designer: Andy Romano Scale: O (1:48) Size: 18 x 21 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the Central RR of New Jersey Locale: the “Ironbound” section of Newark, N.J. Era: 1955 to 1960 Mainline run: 65 feet Minimum radius: 60″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 […]

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Lionel’s O gauge Wabash passenger set

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Once again Lionel is thinking outside the box regarding starter set road names. This three-car set gets points for offering something other than, say, the Santa Fe. It serves up the Wabash. The Wabash was a bridge route that ran from Buffalo, N.Y., to Kansas City, with branches to Omaha, Des Moines, St. Louis, Chicago, […]

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