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For many, particularly those with limited space, having model trains means that the trains will in some way intersect with…
Read moreFor many, particularly those with limited space, having model trains means that the trains will in some way intersect with…
Read moreMalcolm Furlow’s waterfall modeling technique: Malcolm Furlow’s article presented here originally ran in the August 1980 issue of Model Railroader…
Read moreIf you’re like me, you love riding Amtrak and modeling the trains you have ridden. But scale passenger equipment can…
Read moreGrowing up in northwestern Minnesota, the two railroads I was most familiar with were Burlington Northern and Soo Line. Sure,…
Read moreN scale trains on HO curves: In 1968 Aurora and Revell gambled that N scale train sets would be a…
Read moreBetter track, wheels, and couplers: Several years ago Atlas introduced its code 55 N scale track, and soon a great…
Read moreWheel quality keeps rolling: Over the last five years or so, N scalers have shown increased interest in replacement wheelsets.…
Read moreFacts & features Name: Tygart Valley Division Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: Two rooms, 15′ x 18′ and 12′ x 20′…
Read moreSidewinders, squeezers, and crushers: In Milwaukee, our winter days can be very cold and dry, our summer days hot and…
Read moreTest twice, solder once: It’s one of the best lessons I’ve learned in building layouts. In fact, it’s such a…
Read moreAnother layer of planning: Perfect model railroaders (of which I suspect there might be three in the entire world) strike…
Read moreAdventures in code 55 track: I’m now building my fourth layout featuring the Tehachapi Loop, so I call it Tehachapi…
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