The Modellbundesbahn gave visitors a look at Germany’s steam-to-diesel transition era The Modellbundesbahn pursued an uncompromising goal: to replicate the Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1:87.1 scale as accurately as possible. Buildings...
Prototype scenes and operation drove the design of the model railroad There were two ways to walk to my high school, the safe way and the shortcut. Naturally we took the shortcut, which crossed the east end of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad...
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Think about your model railroad in conceptual terms with common eating utensils Planning your next model railroad in conceptual terms is literally as easy as borrowing two forks from the kitchen and overlapping the handles. The tines...
Doug Tagsold returns to Colorado-style mountain scenery on this 1:72 scale layout The design for the 1:72 scale Colorado & Southern Clear Creek District was inspired by favorite features from my three previous layouts. My HO scale...
The massive HO scale layout is set between Ogden, Utah, and Green River, Wyo. The prototype, locale, and era for a model railroad can be influenced by a variety of factors, such as books, other layouts, and travel. John J. Gray’s lifelong...
The latest features on our website This year we’re adding a special online-only Great Model Railroads story — David Popp’s Olympia & Sand Creek On30 layout. This special presentation includes a video and digital image presentation we just...
