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Planting structures
Oct 30, 2023·In The Workshop·Trains.com

Planting structures

Learn how to seamlessly integrate model buildings into your train layout. Discover techniques for adding realistic dirt, gravel, and ground…

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Planting structures
Oct 30, 2023·In The Workshop·Model Railroader

Planting structures

Learn how to seamlessly integrate model buildings into your train layout. Discover techniques for adding realistic dirt, gravel, and ground…

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Build a sugar beet dump
Oct 24, 2023·Build a Model Railroad·Model Railroader

Build a sugar beet dump

Sugar beet production and sugar refining was an important rail industry throughout the 20th century. Every fall, farmers brought their…

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Western Maryland GPs on high
Oct 4, 2023·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Western Maryland GPs on high

Three red-and-white EMD road-switchers — two GP35s and a GP40 — lead an eastbound freight across the great steel viaduct…

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Pioneer electrification
Sep 28, 2023·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Pioneer electrification

Baltimore & Ohio’s Howard Street Tunnel below downtown Baltimore was the site of the first “steam-railroad” electrification in America. This…

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NYC’s Avon Yard
Sep 27, 2023·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

NYC’s Avon Yard

Located outside Indianapolis, Avon Yard was one of several modern freight classification yards New York Central opened in the 1950s.…

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3-D print a rail cart porta-potty
Sep 18, 2023·Build a Model Railroad·Model Railroader

3-D print a rail cart porta-potty

3-D print a rail cart porta-potty: A requirement of a modern railroad, besides moving freight and passengers, is addressing the…

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