Articles

 

Archives

Showing articles posted using tag #layout (x)

All Categories

  • A Ride on the North Shore Division

    December 5, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,415 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by Art Fahie Photos by the author Two Athearn locos lay over at Hunterspoint. Both have been re-geared with Ernst components and painted with Polly-Scale paint. The road is made of spackle, applied over foam board. YOU DON'T HAVE TO B...

  • Rio Bravo Industries

    December 2, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,600 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    How many times have you heard the following excuses? I have no space for a layout Exhibition layouts need a van for transportation But when a small layout is suggested, the people that use one of the above excuses, respond that sma...

  • Lehigh Alliance of Rail Carriers

    November 21, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 3,570 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by Bill Brown & Art Fahie Photos By Art Fahie The engineer of switcher #39 (made by Stewart) stops to share some early morning coffee with the crew of the yard maintenance shed. The vehicles are Mini-Metals from Classic Metal Works. ...

  • Red Fox Lumber Company

    November 17, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,629 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by PAUL TEMPLAR PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR The passenger/freight depot at Red Fox is the main tourist attraction for photographers. Well folks, this is my very last HO model railroad. I have now gone into On30. I made this decision a few mo...

  • Golden Circle Model Railroad Club

    November 16, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 3,018 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    by Eric Lundberg Photos by the author Green Mountain Falls is located on Level 2 and features a Colorado Midland station and freight house. The structures are all authentic in this 14 deep section, including those painted on the backdrop. The Colora...

  • Western Mountain Railroad Operations

    November 7, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,704 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by Jerry Peterson Photos by Randy Lee As the Bull Moose navigates the deck bridge on its way to the Southpoint yard, a first-time observer would surely think the extreme boiler swing of the big articulated would cause an imbalance and a catastrophic...

  • Green Valley & Western Railroad

    October 27, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 1,832 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    by Michael Bama Harman Photos by Miles and Fran Hale The business of railroading falls away as the engineer crosses the trestle at the Big Chad, and the scenic splendor allows a weary crew a few fleeting moments of reflection on the beauty of the wo...

  • Jim Rollwage's Union Pacific

    October 12, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,966 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    by Jim Rollwage Photos by the author The LaSalle local arrives at Henderson to begin switching industries. This is somewhat of a hot spot with the local having to clear the main for other through trains. The foundation is from an old abandoned grist...

  • BNSF Fall River Subdivision

    October 12, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 4,091 views - 2 comments - 0 likes
    by John Parker Photos by Doug Geiger, MMR As BNSF continues to haul record amounts of coal from the Powder River Basin, the Fall River Subdivision often sees up to four coal trains a day. They say the third times the charm... and that...

  • Dog Tooth Mountain Railroad

    October 11, 2011 - posted by Christopher Brimley - 2,941 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by Richard Vye Photos by the author At the crack of dawn, a sleepy No. 4 American class locomotive is coaxed from its engine house stall toward the first step in her daily journey the turntable. Her two ten-wheeler cousins will be next. ...