Modeling How-To Operations Model Railroad Operations: Helper Service

Model Railroad Operations: Helper Service

By Jenny Freeland | April 20, 2015

| Last updated on November 7, 2022


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Andy Sperandeo, a contributing editor for Model Railroader magazine, is back with another helpful model railroad operations tip. This time Andy uses the MR&T HO scale layout to demonstrate how a helper (or “pusher”) diesel locomotive assists a heavy train over a stiff grade.