Accurately modeling the 1960s for model railroaders

Accurately modeling the 1960s for model railroaders

By Steven Otte, Senior Associate Editor | August 8, 2025

Steam was waning, diesel was gaining, and America was changing

A black and white photo of a freight train led by two locomotives

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