September 2024
The September 2024 issue of Model Railroader

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In this Issue

A servo motor and controller bring this depot detail to life

The HO Winnebago Rapids & Northern serves rural Wisconsin’s farming community

Weathering and adding passengers to Rapido’s trainset

The La Mesa Model Railroad Club has been re-creating the trip over the famed Tehachapi Loop for decades

Stripwood, wire, and salvaged wheels make a simple, rustic vehicle

Come along on a tour of the NMRA’s exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum

Three prolific, influential modelers make up September’s candidates
Also in this issue:
ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website
FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Building the stuff of fantasies
NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10
ScaleTrains HO scale EMD GP30 reviewed, plus the latest new products
ASK MR, pg. 18
Which trains worked the Beer Line?
STEP BY STEP, pg. 21
How to detail and paint a semi-trailer
PROTOTYPE TO MODEL, pg. 58
Port Royal, Pa., PRR station in the 1950s
ON OPERATION, pg. 62
Floating Big Muddy
TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 73
TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 66
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