Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Scale Rails 2006-02
Articles Listing

A Model Railroader Pioneer Remembered

This article reviews the accomplishments of Charles Howell Day. He was the first person to create a dedicated model railroading store in January, 1933. He later created many HO-scale products.

Rebuilding the Dorothy

"The Dorothy" was a 4-2-4 steam locomotive used to inspect and review the tracks by the Lehigh Valley.

The HO-scale Windsor Railroad

This freelance layout measures 23' by 27' feet and is supposed to represent the New Jersey and New York area. The article includes a track plan of this M-shaped layout, as well as a number of close-up photos.

Horseshoe Curve

A full description of the famous curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. The article covers the history of the area, shows a number of modern-day photos, and covers the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona itself.

5 Hot Micro-Layout Ideas

This article covers five small switching layouts. They are: loading beer at the Coors warehouse (uses a traverser table just like the prototype), the mighty micro helix (three-turn helix with a 6-inch radius), the 3-D sector plate (a movable piece of track that can be moved between three levels of layout), the audience-participation layout (allow them to create a part of the scenery of your layout), and the wall-mounted, flat-panel layout (a 3-D view of a small mining operation where cars are moved between levels).