In model railroading, a layout is a diorama containing scale track for operating trains. The size of a layout varies, from small shelf-top designs to ones...
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Model Railroader (MR) is an American magazine about the hobby of model railroading. Founded in 1934 by Al C. Kalmbach, it is published monthly by Firecrown...
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Keyboard layout, an arrangement of the keys on a typographic keyboard Model railroad layout, a diorama with tracks for operating scaled-down trains Layout (dominoes)...
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in 1946, its HO scale layout specializes in the automated operation of model trains. The first meeting of the Tech Model Railroad Club was organized by...
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exacting model of a railroad and the scenery through which it passes, called a "layout". Hobbyists, called "railway modellers" or "model railroaders", may...
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John Whitby Allen (category Model makers)
operation and the use of forced perspective to create the illusion of a model railroad layout larger than it really was. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Allen lost...
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The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is a model railroad museum in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1982. The museum is located on the lower level...
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mechanical engineer, inventor, editor, prolific author, and model railroader best known for layout design and operations. He was married for 44 years to Ellen...
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newest attraction, a 1000 sq. ft. HO scale model railroad layout. Deemed the largest in Northern Ontario, the layout took 2 years to complete (construction...
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Northlandz (category Model railroads)
Northlandz is a model railroad layout and museum located in Raritan Township, New Jersey, built by Bruce Williams Zaccagnino. It spans over 50,000 feet...
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track line used in layouts today. In conjunction with the track, and a full assortment of accessories for the model railroad layout, H0 tycoons were presented...
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New Hope Valley Railway (redirect from New Hope Valley Railroad)
artifacts and historic train memorabilia, and a G-scale model railroad layout and club. The railroad operates passenger excursion trains each month from April...
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Gorre & Daphetid (category Model railroads)
The Gorre & Daphetid ([ˈɡɔːri], [dɪˈfiːtɪd]) model railroad was a notable HO-scale layout built by John Whitby Allen in Monterey, California. The Gorre...
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Virginian and Ohio (category Model railroads)
the limited model railroad geography and layout you had in your basement. This required the notion of interchange with other (model) railroads as well. The...
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Frank Ellison (category Rail transport modellers)
face of model railroading in the United States when he wrote hundreds of articles on all aspects of the hobby, many involving his O scale layout that he...
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business, no longer displays a giant 58' by 20' (17.7 by 6.1 meter) model railroad layout that had attracted thousands of visitors. The Robert Thomas Carriage...
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a G scale model train layout, opened in July 2018 in the Frisco Discovery Center next to the museum's site. An additional O-scale layout is being reassembled...
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the group maintains a Facebook fan page. There was also a G scale Model railroad layout in Middletown, Delaware, for some time.[citation needed] The definitive...
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The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) is a non-profit organization for those involved in the hobby or business of model railroading. It was founded...
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attractions, including several model railroad layouts, a hands-on educational center, and a library and archives. Today, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania covers...
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The Great Train Story (category Model railroads)
and Chicago’s South Shore Line trains. The museum had an earlier model railroad layout, dating back to the early 1940s when Minton Cronkhite built the...
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Normen Europäischer Modellbahnen (category Rail transport modelling)
manufacturers in creating compatible products and assist modellers in constructing model railroad layouts that operate reliably. The standards cover areas like...
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Kato Precision Railroad Models (関水金属株式会社, Sekisui Kinzoku Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of model railroad equipment in N and HO scales. Founded...
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O scale (redirect from Ferris (model railways))
modeling, but developments in recent years have addressed the concerns of scale model railroaders making O scale popular among fine-scale modellers who...
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A pizza layout is a model railway laid out as a circle of the smallest workable radius of curve, on the smallest possible square or circular baseboard...
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museums across the country and often have passenger cars and model railroad layouts on display. The largest events took place in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia...
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NTrak (category Rail transport modelling standards)
one of several model railroad module standards. It is the most popular standard for use in United States N scale. NTRAK allows modelers to participate...
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Texas Transportation Museum (redirect from Alamo Model Railroad Engineers)
possible, including many railroad vehicles on its own heritage railroad, the Longhorn and Western Railroad, multiple model train layouts, and many antique automobiles...
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a Magma Arizona Railroad locomotive, a railroad museum, three model railroad clubs and a 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge live steam railroad. In 1967, the Fowler...
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N scale (category Model railroad scales)
N scale project layout, the Clinchfield, was built in 1978 by Gordon Odegard and featured in a series of articles for Model Railroader magazine. The article...
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