| HO Model Railroad Layouts Explained HO scale is 1:87 size with 16.5mm track gauge and a minimum radius of 15 inches. HO scale model railroad layouts are an excellent size to appreciate the detail and running performance without being too cramped. Also, many model railroad enthusiasts say that HO scale model railroads are ideal for running their model trains using a digital setup. If you’re looking for model trains that require lots of switching operations then train enthusiasts will generally agree that an HO scale model railroad layout is an excellent choice. For more information on how to design, build, maintain and repair the model railroad layout of your dreams be sure to use this helpful model railroading resource. |
| HO Scale Model Railroad Club News |
Although we can't mention every HO scale model railroading club, we will
from time to time feature news and activities happening at various HO scale
model railroad clubs from around the world. Here is some information about
a couple of clubs:
Fall (Autumn) Tones A Feature Of HO Model Railroad
Scenery on the Housatonic Model Railway Club layout is mainly fall (autumn)
colors with a walk-around plan designed for scenery and operations.
Founded in 1972, the Housatonic Model Railway Club was started to further the
enjoyment of the model railroad hobby, primarily through the building and
operation of an H0 scale model railroad. The model railroad club layout broadly
followed what the Housatonic Railroad (which was swallowed by the New
Haven around 100 years ago) might have looked like in the 1950's, had it
remained independent.
from time to time feature news and activities happening at various HO scale
model railroad clubs from around the world. Here is some information about
a couple of clubs:
Fall (Autumn) Tones A Feature Of HO Model Railroad
Scenery on the Housatonic Model Railway Club layout is mainly fall (autumn)
colors with a walk-around plan designed for scenery and operations.
Founded in 1972, the Housatonic Model Railway Club was started to further the
enjoyment of the model railroad hobby, primarily through the building and
operation of an H0 scale model railroad. The model railroad club layout broadly
followed what the Housatonic Railroad (which was swallowed by the New
Haven around 100 years ago) might have looked like in the 1950's, had it
remained independent.
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The Housatonic Model Railway Club hosts the Station Stop model railroad
show and sale at the Fairfield Ludlowe High School in Fairfield each March. The
show features operating layouts and displays by model railroad dealers.
1950’s Era HO Model Railroad
The model railroad track plan belonging to the H.O. Model Engineers Society
focuses on the 1950’s in south central Ontario (Canada) with Hamilton as the
hub. The major railroad subdivisions represented include Canadian National
Railway's Oakville Subdivision from Oakville to Hamilton and the Grimsby
Subdivision from Hamilton to Merritton, near St. Catharines. The Dundas
Subdivision is also represented as one leg of the Bayview Wye leading to the
hidden staging yard.
The Canadian Pacific Railway operates on the Goderich Subdivision from
Guelph Junction to Hamilton, as well as trackage rights on the Oakville
Subdivision. The Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Railway operates on the Welland
Subdivision from Welland to Hamilton, which includes the New York Central
Railway, as well as trackage rights on the Oakville Subdivision. The cities of
Buffalo, Toronto and London are represented by common hidden staging yard,
which feeds traffic to the modeled portion of the HO model railroad layout.
A digital command control system for train operations is being used (Digitrax),
along with a computerized model railroad interface (C/MRI) system designed to
operate the centralized traffic control system from a dispatcher's panel located
in an adjacent room. Train movement is monitored by the dispatcher and will be
controlled from signal lights along the right of way. A variable speed, fast time
digital clock used on the previous model railroad layout, is used to control
passenger and freight movements. High frequency two ways radios are used to
communicate between the dispatcher and all train crews. Both freight and
passenger cars are switched into trains or industries based on a computerized
car forwarding program, (Shipit) which selects appropriate rolling stock for
specific customers and prints switch list orders for the conductor of each train
crew.
Most of this technology was in place on the Delta layout and will continue to
create prototypical operations on the new layout. The new HO model railroad
layout is far from complete, but the model railroad club is attempting to use as
much of the new model railroad technology available to create a realistic 1950’s
era transportation system.
Small Group Share HO Model Railroading Hobby
The Piney Woods Model Railroad Club is an informal, but tight knit group of
modelers in the East Texas area. The area covered by the group ranges from
the Houston area to the corridor to the North(Tyler and Longview), and from
Rusk and Jacksonville in the East to the Mexia/Teague/Lake Richland
Chambers area to the West. Members range in age from those still in high
school to those who have retired!
The layouts range from the 1920's to modern day in both N and HO scale. The
Piney Woods Model Railroad Club meetings consist of operation sessions
utilizing a 4 turn waybill system. Most members utilize the Digitrax systems,
however Easy DCC and NCE are also used on members layouts; as well as
DC.
Model Railroad Club Builds Modular HO Layout
The RIT Model Railroad Club (RITMRC) was founded in early 1996 to promote
the hobby of model railroading and to preserve the history of Rochester's
railroads.
Since 1996, the RIT Model Railroad Club has been concentrating on a
permanent model railroad project. The HO scale Rochester & Irondequoit
Terminal is an ongoing project being constructed using each members areas
of expertise. Located in Room A-420 in the Student-Alumni Union, the model
railroad features the latest in Digital Command Control (DCC) technology,
working wayside signals, and highly detailed models and scenes inspired by
the Rochester area.
In 2004, the model railroad club embarked on its second most ambitious
project to date: a 40'x12' modular HO scale model railroad layout. This yet-
unnamed modular layout, based on the latest NMRA standards, allows RITMRC
members the continued opportunity to design and construct a model railroad
from the ground up. Also powered by Digitrax DCC, this modular layout is
portable, allowing RITMRC to travel outside of the RIT campus and show off its
modeling talent.
show and sale at the Fairfield Ludlowe High School in Fairfield each March. The
show features operating layouts and displays by model railroad dealers.
1950’s Era HO Model Railroad
The model railroad track plan belonging to the H.O. Model Engineers Society
focuses on the 1950’s in south central Ontario (Canada) with Hamilton as the
hub. The major railroad subdivisions represented include Canadian National
Railway's Oakville Subdivision from Oakville to Hamilton and the Grimsby
Subdivision from Hamilton to Merritton, near St. Catharines. The Dundas
Subdivision is also represented as one leg of the Bayview Wye leading to the
hidden staging yard.
The Canadian Pacific Railway operates on the Goderich Subdivision from
Guelph Junction to Hamilton, as well as trackage rights on the Oakville
Subdivision. The Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Railway operates on the Welland
Subdivision from Welland to Hamilton, which includes the New York Central
Railway, as well as trackage rights on the Oakville Subdivision. The cities of
Buffalo, Toronto and London are represented by common hidden staging yard,
which feeds traffic to the modeled portion of the HO model railroad layout.
A digital command control system for train operations is being used (Digitrax),
along with a computerized model railroad interface (C/MRI) system designed to
operate the centralized traffic control system from a dispatcher's panel located
in an adjacent room. Train movement is monitored by the dispatcher and will be
controlled from signal lights along the right of way. A variable speed, fast time
digital clock used on the previous model railroad layout, is used to control
passenger and freight movements. High frequency two ways radios are used to
communicate between the dispatcher and all train crews. Both freight and
passenger cars are switched into trains or industries based on a computerized
car forwarding program, (Shipit) which selects appropriate rolling stock for
specific customers and prints switch list orders for the conductor of each train
crew.
Most of this technology was in place on the Delta layout and will continue to
create prototypical operations on the new layout. The new HO model railroad
layout is far from complete, but the model railroad club is attempting to use as
much of the new model railroad technology available to create a realistic 1950’s
era transportation system.
Small Group Share HO Model Railroading Hobby
The Piney Woods Model Railroad Club is an informal, but tight knit group of
modelers in the East Texas area. The area covered by the group ranges from
the Houston area to the corridor to the North(Tyler and Longview), and from
Rusk and Jacksonville in the East to the Mexia/Teague/Lake Richland
Chambers area to the West. Members range in age from those still in high
school to those who have retired!
The layouts range from the 1920's to modern day in both N and HO scale. The
Piney Woods Model Railroad Club meetings consist of operation sessions
utilizing a 4 turn waybill system. Most members utilize the Digitrax systems,
however Easy DCC and NCE are also used on members layouts; as well as
DC.
Model Railroad Club Builds Modular HO Layout
The RIT Model Railroad Club (RITMRC) was founded in early 1996 to promote
the hobby of model railroading and to preserve the history of Rochester's
railroads.
Since 1996, the RIT Model Railroad Club has been concentrating on a
permanent model railroad project. The HO scale Rochester & Irondequoit
Terminal is an ongoing project being constructed using each members areas
of expertise. Located in Room A-420 in the Student-Alumni Union, the model
railroad features the latest in Digital Command Control (DCC) technology,
working wayside signals, and highly detailed models and scenes inspired by
the Rochester area.
In 2004, the model railroad club embarked on its second most ambitious
project to date: a 40'x12' modular HO scale model railroad layout. This yet-
unnamed modular layout, based on the latest NMRA standards, allows RITMRC
members the continued opportunity to design and construct a model railroad
from the ground up. Also powered by Digitrax DCC, this modular layout is
portable, allowing RITMRC to travel outside of the RIT campus and show off its
modeling talent.
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Eye For Detail Key To Club's Success
The Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club models in HO scale, which is a
ratio of 1:87. This means that if a model is 1 foot long, it represents a real-life
object that is 87 feet long. (One foot, in HO scale is actually 0.137 of an inch.)
The layout occupies approximately 1500 square feet of space, with a track
elevation range from 46 inches to 82 inches above the floor. The Black
Diamond Lines is an active, operating HO scale model railroad club located in
Antioch, CA.
The Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club models in HO scale, which is a
ratio of 1:87. This means that if a model is 1 foot long, it represents a real-life
object that is 87 feet long. (One foot, in HO scale is actually 0.137 of an inch.)
The layout occupies approximately 1500 square feet of space, with a track
elevation range from 46 inches to 82 inches above the floor. The Black
Diamond Lines is an active, operating HO scale model railroad club located in
Antioch, CA.
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railroad?
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run-around track and
dedicated lead track?
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Discharge Unit and a
Solenoid Motor and
what do they do?
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between DC and DCC?
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model railroad layout to
a DCC system?
What's the difference
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Can I control turnouts
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What's wrong when a
part of the track will not
work? How do I go
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horn-hook couplers with
knuckle couplers?
What is rust-busting, a
talgo truck, "head-end"
traffic, a green wave
for freight trains?
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model trains, ho model train
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scenery, build model
railroads, american flyer
model trains, kato model n
scale trains, model o scale
trains, athearn model trains,
dcc, analog, tree making,
airbrushing, road making,
structures, benchwork,
wiring, signals, model
railroading terms and more.
What is meant by
"code", as in code 40
track? Is a locomotive
change-over the same
as shunting?
Which rails should I
use - brass, steel or
nickel-silver?
How do I make plastic
buildings look real? Why
do some buildings look
translucent?
Should electric feed
wires be included every
couple of feet or should
I solder rail joiners?
What is a bridge rectifier
and what does it do?
When I buy a track
switch, what is meant
by 'No. 4 turnout' or 'No.
8 turnout'?
Running techniques for
a locomotive on a
reversing loop. What
about stopping the loco
on the loop and
throwing the switch?
What is a decoder and
can I run an analog
locomotive on a DCC
system without a
decoder?
Can I just put a decoder
in my old analog
engines?
Are 'O-gauge' and
'O-scale' the same
thing?
Is there a right and
wrong way to cut track?
If I have limited space
what should I leave out
from my model railroad
layout?
What is a classification
yard and how does it
work? What are the yard
options for my model
railroad?
Should I have a
run-around track and
dedicated lead track?
What's a Capacitor
Discharge Unit and a
Solenoid Motor and
what do they do?
What's the difference
between DC and DCC?
What do I need to start
or convert my analog
model railroad layout to
a DCC system?
What's the difference
between service mode
and operations mode?
Can I control turnouts
with DCC?
What's a booster? Will
the ampere rating of a
booster and power
supply limit how many
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