October 2025
The October 2025 issue of Model Railroader
Featured
In this Issue
Seven steps to convert a Bar Mills brewery from flat to full-bodied
How the National Model Railroad Association Achievement Program enriched my hobby
This 25 x 41-foot HO scale layout is set in the steam era
Expect interesting challenges and opportunities to arise
There’s more to making a desert scene than throwing sand on a sheet of plywood
Also in this issue:
ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website
FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Novi convention: Not your father’s NMRA
NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10
Hobby industry news
ASK MR, pg. 17
Understanding N scale couplers
STEP BY STEP, pg. 24
Do-it-yourself building interiors
PROTOTYPE TO MODEL, pg. 60
Fisher Bros. Hotel and General Store
ON OPERATION, pg. 62
Crossings at grade
TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON pg. 73
TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 74
Plans Bravo and Charlie
