When did the grade crossing whistle signal change?
Q: When did the grade crossing whistle signal change from two longs and two shorts (— — o o) to…
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Q: Do the passenger cars in mixed trains go in front of the freight cars, or vice versa? — Stanley…
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In my 20-plus years with Model Railroader magazine, I’ve written several how-to articles on airbrushing. Some have focused on using…
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Q: I’m familiar with where the water filler is on more modern steam locomotive tenders. But I don’t see a…
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Large language models (LLMs) or as they are colloquially known, AI, have made impressive progress since I last explored possible…
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Q: Did short line railroads use timetables for such loads as logs, lumber, cattle, grain, merchandise, and the like for…
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Q: What are the bars on top of Pennsylvania RR diesel locomotives for? Are they for radio? — Damien Bouchey…
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Q: I have heard of some of the uses for alcohol in model railroading, such as cleaning parts, removing paint,…
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Q: I am modeling the Milwaukee Road’s Beer Line in HO scale. Which trains worked the Beer Line, and what…
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Q: In your Ask MR question “Is there a way to automatically slow DCC locomotives?” you mentioned Arduino, a DCC-connected programmable…
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Q: I’d like to know how trains turn around at the end of a branch line in the caboose era.…
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Q: I’m considering converting my N scale diesel fleet to DCC. I have a concern about getting realistic sound in…
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