February 2026

February 2026

By Mitch Horner | February 4, 2026

Also in this issue:

ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
What’s your modeling era?

NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10
Hobby industry news

ASK MR, pg. 18
Can DC and DCC locomotives run on the same layout?

RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 24
Letters from our readers

STEP BY STEP, pg. 26
Scratchbuild a modernized store

PROTOTYPE TO MODEL, pg. 56
Sunday morning local

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON  pg. 73

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 74
Vastly different objectives

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