Foam-coated freight cars
Today, home insulation is probably the first thing that comes to mind when you hear people talk about spray-on foam.…
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For the single rail-served factory on Model Railroader magazine’s 2024 project layout, the HO scale Free-Mo module Freemont Mills, Steve…
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Built by Others in an article series showing layouts constructed by modelers using plans and projects from the pages of…
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When I first got into model railroading, I tried handlaying my own track and quickly discovered that it wasn’t that…
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The SD40 could well be the most recognized face of second generation diesel power. Whether in the original version, or…
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Mountains have long been a popular scenic feature on model railroads. Sometimes they’re incorporated to accurately re-create a prototype location.…
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Tucked away in a drawer, I discovered a “Model Railroad Equipment Buyer’s Guide 1965-66” booklet, published by Kalmbach Publishing. It…
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Tips for keeping your model railroad layout clean: A clean layout is fun to run, fun to work on, and…
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Jim Hediger, a member of the Model Railroader staff for 43 years, passed away on February 9, 2024. His family…
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As a child, I had done the typical progression from Marx wind-up trains to Lionel O-27 to HO. As a…
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The railroad at a glance Railway name: Dunckley Northern Railway (DNR) Size of railroad: Covering an odd shaped garden approximately…
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In 1951, Linn Westcott wrote a story about his ideas for a million-dollar model railroad. It was a thought experiment…
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