Building Trees
As work on the HO scale Freemont Mills model railroad continues, Eric White shares his technique for making realistic trees…
Read moreAs work on the HO scale Freemont Mills model railroad continues, Eric White shares his technique for making realistic trees…
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Even as he handed it to me the other night at a Milwaukee slide show, I couldn’t quite believe what…
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The Pacific Harbor Line is railroading at its best. In many ways it reflects railroading as it used to be.…
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Slug units As avid railfans, we often find ourselves drawn to locations where we can witness a high volume of…
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Half-century-old locomotives While Class I railroads continue to receive new locomotive orders from EMD and GE, older EMD GP, or…
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There is more to understanding railroad wayside signals than simply “green means go, red means stop.” To appreciate what the…
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The people who work on trains have a variety of jobs. A Norfolk Southern flagman inspects a train near Marion,…
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The traditional life cycle for new locomotives on a Class I roster would be revenue service, followed by lease return…
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Just when you think recent progress in railroad preservation can’t get any better — I’m thinking here of everything…
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DCC decoder advice for N scalers: Any argument about powering a layout with Digital Command Control (DCC) ended for me…
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Abraham Lincoln railcar In early 2023, I had the unique opportunity to take a step back in time, experiencing a…
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Track classifications are among the most basic — and essential — operating considerations in railroading, and an army of workers…
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