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If you’re like me, you put a lot of work into your model railroad scenery, and the last thing you…
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Sometime last year I took a serious look at one of my vehicles. I leave my vehicles out all year,…
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Large language models (LLMs) or as they are colloquially known, AI, have made impressive progress since I last explored possible…
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Kids of the 1950s loved Lionel’s little switch engines. The stubby proportions and whirling drive rods of these classics give…
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My garden railway is like a 4 x 8-foot layout, only it’s scaled up to around 12 x 32 feet…
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If you’ve read Model Railroader or many of our books and special issues, you’ve probably seen references to timetable-and-train-order operation,…
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Joe Algozzini, perhaps the preeminent expert on Lionel trains and accessories manufactured during the post-World War II era (1945-69) has…
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Fake steam gauges I’ve made my own fake gauges before I thought of this. I found some pictures of gauges…
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Verlyn Noring received his first train set when he was 5 years old. Today, he still admires that Marx No.…
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A rail-themed restaurant is a concept familiar to many rail enthusiasts. Perhaps you’ve dined at one yourself. Often located in…
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Facts and features Name: Owl Cove Lumber Co.Scale: On30 (1:48, 30″ narrow gauge)Size: 6 x 40 feetPrototype: freelancedLocale: Washington’s Northern…
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Facts and features Name: Long Island Rail RoadScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 27′-7″ x 48′-9″ Prototype: Long Island Rail Road Locale:…
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