Troop train operations during World War II
Q: While thinking through the operating scheme for my World War II-era (1944) model railroad, I wondered where troop trains…
Read moreQ: While thinking through the operating scheme for my World War II-era (1944) model railroad, I wondered where troop trains…
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Q: I’m getting back into model railroading after a 50 year hiatus. I’m having trouble with knuckle couplers that won’t…
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Q: I have several On30 locomotives with Digital Command Control (DCC), but was recently gifted a passenger set that has…
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Q: The cover of the November 2025 issue of Model Railroader shows the signals for the west end of the…
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Q: I have gone to train shows and garage sales and bought many N scale cars with all sorts of…
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Q: In the May 2025 Ask MR, the answer to a question about early diesel power for the Milwaukee, Racine…
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There are standard-gauge tracks close by, but they can’t be seen here, since they’re underground in this neighborhood. We’re…
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Q: The historic cars for the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy featured in the January 2025 episode of Ask Trains were…
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As an entity with 50-plus years under its belt, Amtrak now has plenty of its own history, in addition…
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Chances are good that if you’re building a model railroad, you’ll want to include a bridge. After all, who doesn’t…
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As many of you know, my primary modeling interest is the early days of the Burlington Northern (1970-1974) in Crookston,…
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When mourners gather Thursday for services at the Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Auburn, Calif., it will mark…
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