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| Aberdeen Sub of the ICG |
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Added: 25-Jan-2009 |
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 What I'm building is a proto-freelance, HO scale layout depicting the line that runs from Louisville, MS., through Ackerman, Starkville, West Point, Artesia, Crawford and on to Meridian, MS. My main focus is to have fun running trains and not to be prototypical to an era or exact location. Most of the downtown Starkville area will be depicted fairly accurately while the rest of the layout will be fudged a little. This layout will be controlled by a DCC system and will be multi-deck in design. I will try to chronicle the design and construction of the layout on this page. As I mentioned, I love to run trains of all kind so you never know what you'll see on the Aberdeen Sub of the ICG. |
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| Capitol City NTrak |
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Added: 10-May-2009 |
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 Welcome to the home of the new Sacramento (CA) NTrak Club. Our goal is to do what most NTrak clubs do; increase public awareness of our hobby by displaying and running trains (as well as teaching and increasing our knowledge of the history of our area), sharing modeling expertise and help, and having a good time. While all eras and railroads will be welcomed, the plan is to focus on modeling the greater Sacramento (northern California) area when the railroads played a much greater part (pre 1970s). This does not mean that modern superpower and unit trains are not invited to share the rails (they are), but the fallen flags of the Southern Pacific, Western Pacific, Santa Fe, Sacramento Northern, Tidewater Southern, and others (along with the Union Pacific) will be the main focus. Modelers of all levels of experience are invited to join as this is to be a place to help increase everyone’s knowledge and share your specific talents. The only requirements are a love of N scale trains and that you live somewhere close enough where you can participate. Meetings are once a month, usually the third weekend of the month. For those who meet these requirements: Come on in! |
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| Charleston, Roanoke, and Eastern Railway |
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Added: 15-Apr-2009 |
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 The railroad is set in the late 1980's to early 1990's (roughly 1989-1994), which allows the operation of a few locomotives from Norfolk Southern's predecessors Norfolk & Western and Southern Railway, as well as a large variety of CSX Transportation predecessor paint schemes. |
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| Chartiers Branch of the PRR |
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Added: 15-Feb-2009 |
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 Welcome to my n scale model train layout which represents an area of the Chartiers Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Chartiers Branch was basically a water level route just south of Pittsburgh that crossed the Chartiers Creek about 20 times between Carnegie, PA and Washington, PA. The layout is 36"' x 80" and is built on a foam covered hollow-core door. Enjoy your visit. |
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| Confessions of a Mediocre Modeler |
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Added: 06-Feb-2009 |
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 Regardless, I love building model railroads and (despite my limitations) I've somehow managed to put together a number of them over the years. No, I don't do scratchbuilding, I don't build grandiose wooden benchwork, I don't hand-lay track, I don't sculpt and carve magnificent mountain ranges, I don't plot and plan every bush, rock and blade of grass, I don't model "prototypes". Hell, I don't even "operate" my railroads - I just like to watch my trains run around in circles. In short, I am a mediocre modeler.
The good news is that the model railroading industry has come a long way in the past thirty-some years, and there are now many quick and easy short-cuts designed for the great mediocre majority. Even limited modelers such as myself can now stumble along and somehow cobble together model railroads that are, well... I dunno... Adequate? Respectable? Not completely laughable?
I've documented some of my layout-building experiences on the pages below. Hopefully you'll find some inspiration and some ideas. And if not, chances are you'll at least be amused by some of my various frustrations, misadventures, misdeeds and screw-ups. |
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| GATSME |
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Added: 10-Mar-2009 |
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 GATSME is a transition era RR. We run steam and diesel and model 1954. Early diesels and late steam is encouraged for the overall theme, but during the yearly open house, you may see SD70MAC's running too!
The track and switches are hand made codes 100, 83, 70, and 55! |
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| GM&O, Gulf Mobile and Ohio Eastern Division - The Alton Route |
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Added: 28-Apr-2009 |
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 The GM&O Eastern Division was conceived with the intent of providing a railroad which is as true to the protorype GM&O as possible within the constraints of available space. The railroad was designed with prototype operations in mind. As a result of the distance covered by the prototype the railroad was destined to be a multi-deck railroad. In our case we went with a maximum of FOUR decks.
On the GM&O we welcome all potential operators! We especially welcome young operators and those who are new to prototype operations. We work with you to help you learn not only our railroad but to learn about operating in a prototype manner so you can take those skills back to your own railroad and enhance it's "play value." |
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| Great Northwestern Coastline Ry |
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Added: 14-Apr-2009 |
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 The GNC is set around the harbor of Tacoma, Washington in the late 60's. Motive power for the GNC is all first and second generation diesels from ALCO and EMD. As a belt line railroad that serves the docks, piers and harbor industries, the GNC interchanges with several class 1 railroads at Tacoma including the Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Milwaukee Road. The Great Northern Railway hauls the GNC's mainline tonnage north to Seattle and south to Portland. In addition to interchange runs, several terminal transfers between the GNC's Coastline Yard and the Water Street Yard will be run during an operations session. |
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| KEYSTONE CROSSINGS |
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Added: 07-May-2009 |
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 Celebrating the late, great Pennsylvania Railroad
and her ancestor and successor railroads. |
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| New York Harbor Railroad |
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Added: 15-May-2009 |
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 Welcome to my New York Harbor Railroad web site. I will be documenting my design and construction of the layout here on this site. The location I have selected for my layout is on the West Side of Manhattan during 1947. The railroads included in my design are: The New York Central (30th Street Yard), Erie Railroad (28th Street Yard), The New York Terminal Stores Building, the Lehigh Valley Railroad (27th Street) and the New York Central's High Line. The Erie and the Lehigh Valley railroad where served by car float operations. The New York Central besides car floats was also served by the main line to 60th street yard and northward towards the Bronx. |
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| Oregon, Washington, Navigation and Railway |
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Added: 06-May-2009 |
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| The OWNRy, as it is called, is a fictional protolanced railroad set in the Pacfic Northwest during pre-merger, Pre Amtrak days loosely meaning around 1971 or so. N is the scale of choice. The main division point is Portland, OR, and I have 3 yards and 4 staging yards. I hold regular operating sessions. |
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| Pebble Creek Model Railroad Club |
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Added: 14-Apr-2009 |
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 Located in Goodyear, Arizona in the Pebble Creek Resort Community.
Our mission, as a recreational club for Pebble Creek residents, is to serve as a community forum for railroad history, science, and lore and to promote model railroading including fine scale modeling, simulated railroad operations, and discussion. Our primary goal is to provide "fun" for members and the local community. |
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| River City and Western Railroad |
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Added: 07-Apr-2009 |
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 The RC&W is a free-lance bridge railroad set in the late 1950’s connecting Midwestern to Western locales beyond the railroad. The main yard, River City, is a division point between the East (Chicago) staging yard and the West (Los Angeles) staging yard. Thus both through freight and passenger trains crossing the layout in both directions and locals operating out of River City in both directions make for interesting operations. In addition, the American Steel Corp. has an integrated steel plant operating in River City, receiving raw materials from mines on the layout and shipping product in all directions. It also has in-process movements of coal, coke, ore, limestone, lime, scrap, hot metal, slag, and ingots handled by its own switch engines. |
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| Sceniced and Undecided Railway |
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Added: 28-Apr-2009 |
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 The N Scale S&U was born in 1970 and it did not have a name at the time. I had toyed with calling it Liberty Lines. I liked the logo of the Jersey Central, probably because I saw it on steam locomotives near my house as a child and I thought that would be a nice basis for the Liberty Lines logo. |
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