Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Selecting lumber for your layout
Selecting lumber for your layout| With a wide array of wood grades available at major home improvement centers, it’s important…
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A frequent question from railfans is why? Why are some diesels destined for scrap? Why does your favorite locomotive go…
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A few months ago I wrote about a boxcar storage shed in Crookston, Minn., my hometown. During that same visit…
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Q: I have two oval tracks, one inside the other, on a piece of 4 x 8 plywood. Just running…
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The trend toward professional archival preservation of the work of major railroad photographers continues, lately with the news that the…
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Trains Photo Contest 2025 Trains Magazine and the National Railway Historical Society are pleased to present the 2025 photo contest.…
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The roots of GE’s ES44C4 and ET44C4 locomotives reach back to the transition period in the late 1990s and early…
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With all the same enthusiasm and expertise demonstrated in previous Model Railroader Project Layout efforts, host David Popp and Bryson…
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Rotary tool cutoff techniques | Trains.com Director David Popp demonstrates how a rotary motor tool can be used for a…
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Replacing a circular saw blade| In this instance, David Popp shows Bryson Sleppy how installing a new, sharp blade yields…
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Missouri Pacific locomotives, both steam and diesel, display a variety typical of their era. The “MoPac,” as it…
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One of the fascinating aspects of being actively involved in firing and running steam locomotives was discovering that each one…
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