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How To
Prototype Railroads
Prototype Railroads
Find hundreds of photos and articles to help you design a prototype-based model railroad.
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
How do Tightlock couplers work?
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
20-foot intermodal containers
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Burlington Northern renumbering
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
A closer look at feed mills
Prototype Railroads
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Loads for a fertilizer blend plant
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Trackage rights in the timetable era
Prototype Railroads
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Observation car lights
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Railroad vehicles you can model
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Railroad paint schemes
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
A closer look at well cars
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Tips for modeling station signs
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Railroad signs you can model
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Boxcar storage shed revisited
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Railbox models in HO scale
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
A real-world industry you can model
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Freight locomotives can’t always pull modern passenger trains
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
A yard office you can model
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Foam-coated freight cars
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Model a pike-size passenger train
Prototype Railroads
Model Railroader
Last days of the last car on the train: the caboose
