Model Railroad Layout HO Scale - USA Model Trains and Powerful Steam Locomotives and Diesel Locomotives

Published on March 26, 2024

In this video, we see that model railroading, railway modelling or rail transport modeling is not just an international hobby, but also that railfanning connects people across borders. Although Carlo Spada lives in Italy, he likes American railroads and trains, especially powerful steam locomotives and diesel-electric locomotives.

Carlo has used “Pilentum’s Upload Service” to show us his model railroad layout and to share his enthusiasm for model trains with us. By the way, any viewer of Pilentum Television can submit videos to present his model rail layout to an international audience. Please, take a look at https://www.pilentum.org/submit-video for further information.

In 2014, Carlo began building his model train layout in HO scale. His miniature world in 1/87 scale covers an area of 9.0 x 4.5 meters and depicts areas of the United States that are particularly close to his heart, such as Arizona, California and Colorado. On the model railroad layout he installed tracks, points and switches made by manufacturer Peco (Code 83). The model trains are controlled by an ESU ECOS2 digital control center and the LISSY system from Uhlenbrock.

On the model railway layout the double-track railway line is divided into a total of seven blocks in which six model trains can run simultaneously. He has arranged the blocks in such a way that trains with a length of approximately five meters can run. Trains and the great locomotives of the United States are the most important protagonists in this video. Therefore, many videos have been taken at the large engine shed or on the turntable, where we can enjoy the locomotives and their digital sound modules.

The rolling stock, locomotives and freight cars are made by various manufacturers, including Athearn Genesis, Kato, Broadway Limited, Intermountain, Rivarossi, Scale Trains, Atlas and Walthers. Carlo owns a large collection of diesel-electric locomotives, including the GE AC4400CW, ES44AC, ET44AC, EMD SD70, EMD SD90, GE P42DC, EMD F7, GE Dash 9, GE Dash 8 and EMD F40PH. Carlo also loves the powerful tender steam locomotives, for example the Pennsylvania Railroad 2-10-4, Pennsylvania Railroad 4-8-4, Southern Pacific No. 4294, a 4-8-8-2 cab forward type steam loco, or the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4015 4-8-8-4. Finally, there are other steam locomotives in the large roundhouse, such as a 4-6-2, 0-8-0 and 4-4-4.

Apart from the desert area that Carlo has rebuilt with real sand from the Mojave Desert, he has also installed battery-powered road vehicles on his HO scale layout. The truck and the bus have a magnet attached to the front steering. The magnet follows a steel wire hidden under the road surface. The beautiful wooden trestle bridges are made by model kits from the manufacturer Micro Engineering Inc. Houses, buildings, engine shed and the turntable are made by model kits from the manufacturer Walthers.

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Italian Translation

Bellissimo plastico ferroviario americano - Trenini e le più grandi e potenti locomotive a vapore in scala HO

In questo video vediamo che il modellismo ferroviario è un hobby internazionale. Anche se Carlo Spada vive in Italia, ama le ferrovie e i treni americani, soprattutto le più grandi e potenti locomotive a vapore e locomotive diesel. Carlo Spada ha costruito un mondo americano in miniatura, che vuole presentarci in questo video di Pilentum Televisione.

Il plastico ferroviario è situato nella sua abitazione ad Osnago, un paesino a metà strada fra Milano e Lecco. Ha iniziato la costruzione nel 2014 e nel 2019 ha modificato parte del tracciato e dell’ambientazione. Nel suo mondo in miniatura in scala 1/87, ha ricreato quelle zone degli Stati Uniti che gli stanno particolarmente a cuore, come Arizona, California e Colorado. Quando Carlo Spada visto per la prima volta i treni in quei territori, è diventato forte il desiderio di riprodurre una parte d’America a casa sua.

L’impianto misura 9.0 metri per 4.5 metri. La gestione dei trenini è digitalizzata con una centrale ESU ECOS2 e dal sistema Lissy di Uhlenbrock. Il tracciato è suddiviso in 7 tratte che permettono la circolazione contemporanea di 6 treni distanziati da segnali di blocco automatico le sezioni di blocco possono contenere treni di circa 5 metri. Oltre all’ESU ECOS2 vengono utilizzati anche due cellulari con il programma “RtDrive Ecos”. I binari e scambi sono Peco (Codice 83). Le locomotive, i carri merce e vagoni passeggeri sono di diverse ditte costruttrici: Athearn Genesis, KATO, Broadway Limited, Intermountain, Rivarossi, Scale Trains, Atlas e Walthers.

Carlo Spada possiede una vasta collezione di locomotive diesel, tra cui GE AC4400CW, ES44AC, ET44AC, EMD SD70, EMD SD90, GE P42DC, EMD F7, GE Dash 9, GE Dash 8 e EMD F40PH. Non vanno dimenticate le potenti locomotive a vapore, ad esempio Pennsylvania Railroad 2-10-4, Pennsylvania Railroad 4-8-4, Southern Pacific No. 4294 4-8-8-2 o Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4015 4-8-8-4.

Nel deposito ferroviario ci sono altre locomotive a vapore, tipicamente designate negli Stati Uniti secondo la notazione Whyte. La notazione Whyte è un sistema per descrivere il rodiggio di una locomotiva. La notazione conta le ruote direzionali, poi le ruote motrici e infine le ruote di supporto posteriori non motrici, in gruppi separati da trattini. Nel deposito sono ancora disponibili una locomotiva 4-6-2, una locomotiva 0-8-0 e una locomotiva 4-4-4.

Il breve tratto stradale e i mezzi circolanti sono autocostruiti con parti Car System Faller. I ponti sono scatole di montaggio Micro Engineering e gli edifici Walthers. La piattaforma girevole e i depositi sono Walthers. Particolarità nel punto dove Carlo Spada ha riprodotto la zona desertica è la sabbia autentica del deserto del Moave.

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