Enjoy these two vintage N scale track plans, taken from the 1969 Kalmbach Media bookN Scale Model Railroad Track Plans. These two layouts were in a chapter called “Permanent Railroads.” Download the PDF containing both track plans. The Dapperling RR features mining, logging, and even has li...
This Wheels of Time N scale 50-foot boxcar weighs 1.2 ounces, making it close enough to the National Model Railroad Association-recommended weight of 1.1 ounces. Bill Zuback photo The standard track gauge in North America is 4′-81⁄2″ (561⁄2″), so let’s divide that by 160, and...
N scale is one of the smallest model railroad layouts. However, it does not compromise on the functionality of the layout. The small size of N scale layouts allows you to enjoy your hobby of building model train layouts within a confined space. N scale (N gauge) also demands precision and...
For some years past he had been a student of the several plans for building a railroad from the Mississippi or the Missouri to the Pacific Coast. He went deeply into the entire matter. The whole idea obsessed him. He came to the point where he could talk of nothing else. He had ...
Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Maria Stewart (1803-79) were active abolitionists. Tubman and others helped slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 (see Fugitive Slave Laws) increased pessimism among blacks about the possibility of a peaceful end to slav...
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