January 2026 Modeling the Northern Pacific Railway

Modeling the Northern Pacific Railway
Learn about some of the history of the Northern Pacific Railway and see how many different modelers approach modeling the railroad. Most of the layouts included are HO scale. You’ll enjoy seeing some of the NP’s mountain crossings on its transcontinental, as well as some of its other routes. Most of the featured layouts model the diesel era, but some steam is also included. This feature includes many full-page photos and a video.

Rust, Grunge, and Weathering
Multi-scale feature about adding grunge and details to a layout.

Make a Custom Plywood Load
Scratch-build plywood stacks and assemble them into a load for a flatcar. The project steps are shown in HO scale.

Northern Pacific in HO Scale

NP on the Columbia Gorge Lines in HO Scale