Links

A few model railroad links to layouts as well as prototype information. In no particular order.

Burbank Branch Prototype Information

Series of articles about the Burbank (San Fernando) Branch in the 1970s, a gold of mine of information for a modeler like me.

The Burbank Branch photo album on Flickr, by Terry Guy.

Abandoned Rails website info on the Burbank Branch.

Inspirational Layouts (both US and EU style)

  • Joe Fugate’s Siskiyou Line (HO Scale) Reproducing SP in Oregon in the 1980s now dismantled with version 2 in planning phase. Joe is a talented modeler and a great teacher.
  • Jack Burgess’ Yosemite Valley Railroad (HO Scale) An accurate reproduction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad set il 1939. Great layout with an amazing historical research behind it.
  • Eric Brooman’s Utah Belt (HO Scale) Proto-freelancing Railroad set in modern Northern New Mexico. Awesome scenery!
  • Lance Mindheim (HO/N Scale) Incredibly realistic scenery and small switching layouts. Lance owns a layout design company.
  • Tony Koester’s Allegheny Midland (HO Scale) Proto-freelanced, focused on realistic operations, great scenery.
  • Mario Vason’s Cretaz Railway (N Scale) Incredibly great Italian-style layout (FS) set in the northern Italy Alps, focused on realistic operations, superb scenery.
  • Alex Corsico’s FTL Pavia. (N Scale) Freelance northern Italy railroad, point-to-point realistic operations. Alex is a pioneer in freelance modeling in Italy. Currently dismantled. Alex also built a small switching layout, in N scale, US-style (C&NW) set in the 1970s.
  • Timothy J. Horton’s Dawson Creek Subdivision (N Scale) British Columbia Railway layout built for realistic operations, set in the late 1970s.
  • The Little Rock Line (N Scale) A proto-freelanced N scale layout depicting Subdivisions 38 & 39 of Rock Island’s Southern Division. Fine modeling skills!
  • BNSF Fall River Division (HO Scale) Modern-era prototype-based freelance representation of the BNSF Railway operating between the Midwest, and points north through the Pacific Northwest. Large layout with beautiful scenery.

YouTube Channels

  • Alex B.B.M. An absolutely stunning YouTube channel of a European layout depicting major stations in Berlin, Germany / Basel, Switzerland / Milano, Italy set in the 1930s.
  • BCR Dawson Sub Timothy J. Horton’s Dawson Creek Subdivision. British Columbia Railway layout built for realistic operations, set in the late 1970s.
  • Boomer Diorama. Incredible realistic scenery? Check. Great tutorials? Check. Beautiful Western Canada setting? Check. Secondary line vibe? Check. You can’t miss this HO scale channel.
  • Model Railroading The Southwest. Superb West USA scenery! HO scale.
  • N Scaler 454. Follow along the construction of this nice N scale Canadian National layout.

Useful Information, Tips & Tricks