What industries would help me diversify a freight car fleet?
Q: I’m planning an HO scale switching layout designed to squeeze a maximum number of industries into a corner shelf.…
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Q: I’m planning an HO scale switching layout designed to squeeze a maximum number of industries into a corner shelf.…
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Q: I need some ideas for compact industries that receive coal. Though modeling coal mines on a layout seems a…
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If you’ve read Model Railroader magazine for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed the hobby journey for many of…
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Q: I’m interested in modeling a Maine short line in HO scale. What can you tell me about the Belfast…
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When you’re building a layout, there are four kinds of track for model railroads you can choose from. Those four…
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Q: I’m excited to lay track on my HO scale shelf layout. I have a few track laying questions.…
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In the 60-plus years that N scale has been around, there has been a great deal of change in couplers.…
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Train sets – the gateway to model railroading: If you look at an author’s biography at the end of a…
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Scenery basics for model railroaders: There are a wide variety of easy to learn techniques that will make your model…
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Model railroad track comes in many scales and varieties. At top is a section of Kato N scale Unitrack,…
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Q: I want to replace some wheelsets on my 1:32 passenger cars but don’t know where to measure the model…
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What is ground foam for model railroad layouts? When I first came across this phrase, I thought it was foam…
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