Turn of The Century Layout

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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hey everyone

i’m looking to create a turn of the century layout with just steam locomotives not desiale. (not powerd by steam but by the control pack electrike,) anyone have tips or ideas or even have one post your feedback here! :] i’ll be glade to hear from you.

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Hey, i’m working on an On30 D&RGW narrow gauge layout with all steam locomotives and it’s going great. You should try it out.

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no thankyou i’m going to do mine in ho but you can post some pics. here if you would like to

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I’m building an 1890s-1910 HO layout of a New England road which runs from a small port to a small inland city where it connects with other railroads. I like the era because of the small locomotives and short cars and how they make the short trains modelers run more appropriate. My biggest power is a Ma & Pa 2-8-0 (prototype built in 1914, but it still looks right) and i have a V&T 4-6-0 #25. This is my first layout since the 1970s and i am using homasote spline roadbed on an open grid framework. I have some scenery done on the first section (along the wall), and i am working on the second section of the layout, (a peninsula)

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The Old Dog has seen several suitable locomotives advertised in MR. A 4-4-0 for passenger and a 2-6-0 would do the trick. Several companies make or have mode suitable 4-6-0 and 2-8-0’s.

As for freight cars, Roundhouse and Atlas make 36’ reefers or boxcars. Roundhouse used to make 60’ open platform passenger cars.

Many suitable buildings are available.

So go at it, and Have fun

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ok thankyou and toot toot if you need help with your layout i just moved from newengland (USA) last july i lived there for 10 years so i will be glad to help you.

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where did you move to?

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TN i miss new england very much tho

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Check out pacificcoastairlinerr.com for lots of 1905 HO layout.
It’s not my layout, but I like it.

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Check out this link:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EarlyRail/

Also, a fairly recent article in MR: Why I model 1906, (general article with source listing), MR January, 2002, p. 80

Camelbacks rule, diesels drool! [:D]

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i’m sry i don’t get MR any more :confused:

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I’m building a turn of the century layout…It’s got widecab diesels, autoracks and doublestack intermodals…

Oh…you mean the turn of the 20th Century!!! :smiley:

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Here’s a PDF of that article! http://www.trains.com/mrr/objects/pdf/mr_lp_1-05_1906_01.pdf