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SP Burbank Branch (N)

In November 2024, I started building a small switching shelf layout based on the Southern Pacific Burbank Branch in San Fernando Valley, California, set...

BillyJoeBob's Train Set (HO)

the Jersey Regional Manufacturers Railway

This layout's design is a broad culmination of what I have gleaned from a lifelong hobby - handlaid...

Northern AT&SF (HO)

I've been a fan of the Santa Fe since my first train set with a red and silver F7 as a kid. My layout project is in a basement room that is about 16'...

Oregon Trunk on a HCD (N scale)

Hi all,
I'm new here and figured I should start something about my layout. I'll try to just give an overview in this first post, and then add more...

Southern Pacific in the Inland Empire (N)

This project is now named the Beaumont Hill Subdivision.

The SPIE RR idea came about from a suggestion of a friend many years after dismantling...

MHO Junction - HO scale - Lloyd

MHO Junction stands for Hawkesbury being the junction between Montreal and Ottawa. My layout is 40' x 20' and is Freelance in the 1970's. The layout got...

N Scale CSX Hanover Subdivision 3.0

New to the site this evening, so figured I'd open up a build thread for my yet to be designed 3.0 layout. I am modeling the CSX Hanover subdivision running...

Spokane Southern Railroad (HO)

The HO scale Spokane Southern Railroad is my freelanced basement-sized model railroad. The railroad is approximately 11 scale miles long, running between...

The Palisade Canyon Railroads (N)

A west bound Southern Pacific manifest is crossing the Humboldt River near Palisade Ranch in central Nevada.

Hi, I'm new here at Realistic...

Cleveland & Eastern (N)

Hey folks,

I'd like to share my freelanced home layout - the Cleveland & Eastern RR - with you.
It is built as a walk in layout...

White Pine (N)

So A little over a year ago I decided to downsize layouts. I decided to model the end of Wisconsin Central’s White Pine Subdivision in White Pine, Michigan...

BN 8th Sub (Issaquah Branch) 1/29 Scale (Outdoors)

I'm modeling a former NP, then BN, then BNSF, now abandoned branchline out of Seattle, WA. I only have room to model the area of Redmond, and Issaquah....

Colorado & RioGrande Central Railroad (HO)

A proto-freelanced model railroad in HO scale based on the idea of "What If" the DRGW had reached El Paso Texas....

AC&Y - The Akron Service District (N)

Greetings. I've been interested in and working on one version or another of the AC&Y for the last 20 or so years. It's kind of frightening to write...

Comment on Southern Pacific in the Inland Empire (N)

by denny99

Awesome! That is for sure a great moment, when a milestone has been reached.
- Channel: Home and Permanent
2 hours ago
Reply to Pouring 2-part epoxy resin directly on foam?

by denny99

So, test on a scrap piece went great. Onto the real one!

I started priming with the same Vallejo white primer, but this time the surface...
- Channel: Scenery
2 hours ago
Comment on Pouring 2-part epoxy resin directly on foam?

by denny99

Thanks, BJB! It's a clear 2-part epoxy resin, nothing fancy. I got it on Amazon with low expectations, but I am really pleased on how it turned out.
- Channel: Scenery
2 hours ago
Along the line - With steam in Columbia from 2014

by Russ C

An interesting little tourist operation dating from 2014, don't know if it still runs but the engines are neat...
https://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Channel: South America, Central America and the Carribean
3 hours ago
Along the line - With diesels in Zimbabwe

by Russ C

Back to Africa with a mix of Zimbabwe diesels. There's also some private South African power as well as Zambian locos. There's also a brief appearance...
- Channel: Africa
3 hours ago
Comment on The Little Rock Line (N)

by Alan B

That would be neat! Figuring scale looking fishing line is the toughest part! It will be fun to see, though.
- Channel: Home and Permanent
7 hours ago
Weekend Update for 7/18/25

by Paul S.

Please update us what you've done on your model railroad or other modeling projects this week/weekend. This weekly thread is intended for us to post snippets...
- Channel: Weekend Update
9 hours ago
Comment on Funaro IC SS boxcar

by BillyJoeBob

Agree with Paul! BJB
- Channel: Rolling Stock
16 hours ago
Reply to Manual Turnout Switch Control

by BillyJoeBob

As soon as a pair of turnout switch points are finished it is time to use a gadget of some sort to control the switch points. Years ago I first tried...
- Channel: Layout Planning and Design Discussion and Tips
16 hours ago
Comment on Manual Turnout Switch Control

by BillyJoeBob

Thanks guys! BJB
- Channel: Layout Planning and Design Discussion and Tips
16 hours ago

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