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Roanoke Model RR

Narrow gauge railroads offer lots of fun to modelers

Gauge is thedistance between the inside of the heads of track rails. Most prototyperailroads in North America and Europe are built to a standard...
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Is it Christmas without a model railroad?

Every Christmas many new model railroaders get their beginning with a train set under the tree.However, the first question should be “Is a...
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Popular Santa Flyer train ready for your Christmas Tree

The popular Santa’s Flyer Ready-to-Run Train Set is ready to ship from Lioneljust in time to run around your Christmas Tree this year.The...
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Amtrak offers special 40th anniversary models

In celebration of its 40th anniversary (1971-2011), Amtrak is offering exclusive HO scale model trains in Heritage paint schemes.This first-time...
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Classic Model Railroads: The Allegheny Midland

Roanoke's own Norfolk & Western Railroad was known primarily as a coal hauler. The N&W focused on hauling "King Coal" from...
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Bridges make great models for your railroad

What is your favorite railroad bridge in the Roanoke area? Why do you like that bridge?Railroad Bridges form a big part of the appeal of railroads...
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Conquering a river during the Civil War

The Railroads played a critical role in the US Civil War. They often were forced to improvise to keep service moving and many times the...
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Behind the lines in Civil War railroading

The Railroads of the Civil War provide a great subject for today's modeler.Our first article in this series introduced the topic of civil war...
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Coal on the Norfolk & Western in 1974

If you are modeling the Norfolk & Western of the early 1970's how many coal cars should be on your layout?Of course, it is really a trick...
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Model Railroad Review: Learning about freight yards

Operations of railroad yards such as Schaffer's Crossing here in Roanoke on the Ex-Norfolk & Western mainline can be hard to understand to...
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