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Northlandz is a model railroad layout and museum located in Raritan Township, New Jersey, built by Bruce Williams Zaccagnino. [1] It spans over 50,000 feet of track and was awarded with the Guinness World Record of longest small-scale model railway track in 1997. [2] In 2005 the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany established a new world ...
This is a list of model railways. The world's first model railway was made for the son of Emperor Napoleon III in 1859 at the Château de Saint-Cloud . [ 1 ] However, "There is a strong possibility that Matthew Murray, who built the geared-for-safety rack engines for John Blenkinsop's coal mine near Leeds, England, was actually the first man ...
Builder and model Photo Numbers Built Acquired Type Number active Power Notes EMD GP40PH-2: 4100, 4101, 4109 1968 1983 (inherited at inception) Diesel 3 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) Ex-Central Railroad of New Jersey GP40P; Rebuilt by Conrail 1991–1993. Last remaining units from a 13 engine order. 4101 painted in heritage NJDOT scheme.
Hydrus is a steel roller coaster at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Opened in 2017, it was the sixth Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster to open in the United States [1] and the first Euro-Fighter 320 model in the world. [2] It replaced Star Jet, which was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
The New York Society of Model Engineers (NYSME) is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the model engineering, model railroading, and the preservation of American railroad history. Formed in 1926, [1] it is the oldest model railroad Society in America. [2] It is located in Carlstadt, New Jersey.
Dorfan gained enough ground to be included among the "Big Four" of American prewar model train manufacturers (McKenney, Greenberg 1993; Dorfan, pp. 5–6,163–165). Dorfan produced detailed tinplate rolling stock with diecast power units. Dorfan was the first U.S. train manufacturer to use die casting in its manufacturing process. They had ...
1. Start with a little research. First, make sure routes exist between your desired cities. Back on Track, a European rail advocacy group, maintains a night train database with all current and ...
In 2014, up and into 2017, PIKO Model Trains & Model Buildings produced a "G"-scale version of "The Blue Comet" using Engine #592 Camelback 2-6-0 with tender, along with 1 Combine car "Hailey" #300, and 2 Coach cars "Westphal" #1172 and "Faye" #1174. Each of these units is sold separately. The bar in Newark Penn Station was named for The Blue ...