Ask MR: Can roadbed material reduce track noise?
Q: Would a subroadbed made of foam board be quieter than plywood? My previous HO scale layout used ½” plywood,…
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Gaylord Pace wants to know what’s going on with the Kansas City Southern sale. Steve Sweeney gives an update. [...]Read…
Read moreJoel Romaine is wondering what Amtrak’s stance is on private passenger cars. Steve Sweeney provides the answer. [...]Read More...
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Chris Roehl writes in to ask where he can find guidelines on where to a place a consolidated stencil on…
Read moreScott Snuverink from Eli, Kentucky, photographed a building and wants to know what purpose it serves. Cody Grivno takes a…
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Q: I am building a garden railroad in Colorado. Any suggestions as to how I should build and lay my track? –…
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Model train scales come in a handful of commercial sizes. Among the most popular model train scales in North America…
Read moreZach wants to know where he can find good quality automatic crossing bars for his layout, as well as some…
Read moreTobia Keseman is writing in because he came across some abandoned pieces of scrap metal while exploring, and now he…
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Q: As an old newspaperman, I’ve been looking for a newspaper structure kit to add to my layout, but there…
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Q: I have a couple of 25-ton cranes on my layout. While running them in a work train, the hooks…
Read moreChuck Rosan wants to know if it’s possible to successfully build a railroad in an insulated shed in Michigan. Cody…
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