Also in this issue:
ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website
FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Anniversaries and milestones
NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10
Hobby industry news
ASK MR, pg. 18
Milwaukee, Racine & Troy western terminus
STEP BY STEP, pg. 24
Swinging into autumn with handbuilt oak trees
ON OPERATION, pg. 60
Out in the country
TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 62
Sneak preview of Great Model Railroads 2026!
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON pg. 73
TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 74
Forty years of Trains of Thought
