February 2024

The February 2024 issue of Model Railroader

How to animate an N scale excavator

Bring a static construction to life using R/C servos

When the Pennsy still climbed the mountains

This 48 x 60-foot O scale layout is set in central Pennsylvania in the 1950s

A storm comes to Palouse

Agriculture is the focus of this bustling three-railroad town

Tips for building a road bridge

Commercial products and innovative techniques were used on this yard-spanning HO scale structure

Benchwork and track for Freemont

Part 2: Free-Mo module specifications dictated a lot of decisions on our HO scale project layout

Model Railroader Hall of Fame

The “Dean,” the “Wizard,” and “Grundoon” left lasting legacies on our hobby

ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Lessons from the dawn of the hobby

NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 10
N scale Siemens ALC-42 Charger from Kato reviewed, plus the latest new products

ASK MR, pg. 18
A Maine short line you could model

RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 22
Letters from our readers

STEP BY STEP, pg. 24
Paint, decal, and weather boxcars

ON OPERATION, pg. 62
Two tower treasures

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 73

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 98
A level playing field