April 2024
The April 2024 issue of Model Railroader

Featured
In this Issue

These three brought operations, track planning, and promotion to our hobby

A look at first-through-fourth generation engines

The Great Northern Kalispell Division encompasses vast vistas of Montana in N scale

The N scale locomotive resource celebrates its 25th anniversary

The 36 x 36-foot N scale Pocahontas Division is set in southern West Virigina

Part 4: We finish off our project layout with dirt, grass, an abandoned track, trees, and more
Also in this issue:
ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website
FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Hobby milestones: The creation of N scale
NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 10
Rapido Canadian Pacific class D10 4-6-0 review, plus the latest new products
ASK MR, pg. 16
Why are there no kits for a glass plant?
RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 21
Letters from our readers
STEP BY STEP, pg. 23
How to scratchbuild spruce trees
ON OPERATION, pg. 54
Get the Spud to Idaho!
TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 56
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 65
TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 66
Overcoming inertia