January 2023

The January 2023 issue of Model Railroader

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In this Issue

One good turn leads to another

Replace worn wheels to bring your old N scale locomotives back to life

Train-watching and leaf-watching

Bob Cochran based his HO scale empire on the railroads of his Vermont childhood

Modeling a steam crane’s water tender

Build a necessary piece of wreck train equipment

Model lightning

Electroluminescent panels make it easy to add a thunderstorm scene to your model railroad

Meet the Bishop Street Branch

A sectional 10 x 22-foot HO scale model railroad is this year’s project layout

Creating a work of art

Jim Rohrbach’s Great Northern diorama was inspired by a railroad painting

A fresh approach to lift-up sections

Euro-style cabinet hinges provide bind-free operation and can be hidden under the layout

Also in this issue:

ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Extra how-to from the how-to magazine

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12
Hobby industry news

ASK MR, pg. 18
Questions on decorating B&O diesels

STEP BY STEP, pg. 22
How to model fir trees

DCC CURRENTS, pg. 60
Shining light on light-emitting diodes

PRODUCT REVIEWS, pg. 62
Pennsylvania RR K4 Pacific by Bachmann, Micro-Trains N scale P-S covered hopper, and more

ON OPERATION, pg. 68
Radio dos and don’ts

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 70

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 81

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 82
How long is a short circuit?