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HO Scale grain elevator siding with newly acquired Athearn WSOR Sd40-2 sitting idle, waiting for passing Amtrak Northern Valley Star (fictional train). Northern Valley is a fictional Wisconsin town on my layout.
Above are some shots of my fictional, 2 car Amtrak train, the Northern Valley Star, based out of a fictional Wisconsin town, Northern Valley.
The switching layout does not resemble any location or era in particular, but VERY VERY LOOSELY resembles Lennox, SD in the 1980s.
There are also 2 guest...
Selling my lot of Kato Amtrak ho scale Superliners in phase III. I have 5 coaches and 2 sleepers, all different numbers. 4 cars have been custom numbered.
Selling all 7 cars for $560 or will sell separately for $80 per car. All cars are in excellent condition and come in their original boxes...
Hey everyone, been a few years since I've been here as I've walked away from the hobby for a while, but have decided to jump back into it. I'd like to once again, build up a consist but unfortunately it seems next to impossible unless you model current era Amtrak.
What I'm looking for are Kato...
Here is a video showing different locations throughout Fullerton, CA. Hope you all enjoy. Footage was from the last two weeks. More to come!
https://youtu.be/FDm5g6m31BM
Hello,
I'm Mitch, and I'm from Brisbane on Australia's East Coast. I've been modelling N Scale since 2008, and I am now 23 with a reasonable collection of locomotives and rolling stock. Ideally I would have loved to model Queensland Railways, but a severe lack of available products in N Scale...
Has these two ever Operate on the same line while in service? I have both The RTG and UAC in Amtrak paint Scheme but just curious if they ever seen each other beisdes at the graveyard? thanks in advance
I've been trying to think of a good theme/time/era/region, etc. to model. Due to a lack of space, I've been looking at NTrak modules as a possibility.
It occurred to me that the annual Mooning of the Amtrak (and Mooning of the Metrolink) might be a fun scene to recreate. For those that don't...
New to the forum.... HO modeler with interest in Amtrak, Pennsy, New Haven, PC...Budd Manufactured cars (Senator/Congressional) No layout yet... Looking for friends. Will be building layout in my home primarily multi track NEC like passenger ops...ie Newark Dock etc Collecting Passenger...
My ambition has overcome me...AGAIN! I have decided to model 6 of the 12 platforms of the south tracks of Chicago's Union Station. I will include part of the Chicago "L" loop, and the Amtrak/Metra yard to the south of the station. Now here comes the ambitious part...all this will be built on a...
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