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Digital Command Control terms you should know
Oct 27, 2023

Digital Command Control terms you should know

Digital Command Control terms you should know: Those of you new to Digital Command Control (DCC), and even those who…

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How to use heat-shrink tubing
Dec 4, 2022

How to use heat-shrink tubing

Heat-shrink tubing is something you need to have in your wiring toolkit. This material makes neat, insulated soldered joints simple and…

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How to disassemble a locomotive in HO scale
Aug 25, 2022

How to disassemble a locomotive in HO scale

How to disassemble a locomotive without damaging it and then reassembling it is one of the more advanced tasks of…

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Basic Training: Laying Track
May 5, 2021

Basic Training: Laying Track

Kalmbach’s own Cody Grivno talks through the basic ways of fastening track to a layout so you can run model…

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Welcome to the new home of Model Railroader!
Mar 17, 2021

Welcome to the new home of Model Railroader!

  Welcome to Trains.com, the new home for Model Railroader online and for all the content we publish on model…

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10 tips for beginner model railroaders
Sep 4, 2019

10 tips for beginner model railroaders

Model railroad scale comparison. These actual examples of model train locomotives show that each common scale is about half the…

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Digital Command Control resources for model railroaders
May 29, 2019

Digital Command Control resources for model railroaders

Learn all about Digital Command Control (DCC) with the Model Railroader staff! Bill Zuback The July 2019 issue of Model…

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Free World’s Greatest Hobby model train booklet and pamphlets
Feb 11, 2019

Free World’s Greatest Hobby model train booklet and pamphlets

Get copies of the 24-page booklet (left) or tri-fold pamphlet (right) for your next model train show or event. The…

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The Salt Lake Route, Part 6 – Industry and yard scenery
Jun 22, 2017

The Salt Lake Route, Part 6 – Industry and yard scenery

In the final installment of our N scale project layout series, Dick Christianson explains how he modeled the industries and…

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The Salt Lake Route, Part 5 – Easy-to-build desert scenery
Jun 16, 2017

The Salt Lake Route, Part 5 – Easy-to-build desert scenery

Union Pacific road diesels lead a stack train along the Meadow Valley Wash. Dick Christianson explains how he scenicked this…

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The Salt Lake Route, Part 4 – Wiring a small layout for DCC
Jun 5, 2017

The Salt Lake Route, Part 4 – Wiring a small layout for DCC

Dick Christianson explains how to wire the Salt Lake Route for Digital Command Control. He concealed the system’s command station…

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The Salt Lake Route, Part 3: Laying realistic sectional track
May 30, 2017

The Salt Lake Route, Part 3: Laying realistic sectional track

A pair of Union Pacific freights bank into the superelevated curves on the N scale Salt Lake Route. Dick Christianson…

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