Preview Model Railroader July and August 2023 content
We’re always adding new content to our website! Here are some recent stories you may have missed, and a look at some items coming in August.
Locomotive models in Bicentennial paint
![Color image of electric locomotive in patriotic paint scheme.](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MRR-Bicentennial-Kato-Conrail-GG1-4800-0723-04.jpg)
With Independence Day just around the corner, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at some N and HO scale locomotive models in Bicentennial paint schemes.
Why use Digital Command Control?
![A new Digitrax throttle is held in front of an N scale train layout](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MRK-01-Digitrax-throttle.jpg)
Short Amtrak consists of the 1980s
![A model passenger train passes a field.](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TDC-MRS0623-Amtrak-Prairie-Marksman.jpg)
Amtrak trains that operate between a big city and a much smaller city or town, such as Chicago and Rockford, Ill. Amtrak’s business model relies heavily on supply and demand, so when a route has a much bigger demand for service, they will add more cars or separate trains to serve that route. Here are some short Amtrak consists of the 1980s.
Spaces to Places IV: Installing the streets
Gerry Leone recaps his work on the sandpaper street of Westcott, a town on his new HO scale (1:87.1) model railroad. Now it’s time to add rule, order, and realism to the roadways – by means of basic road markings and subtle weathering. Grab your brush, paint, water-soluble decals, and tools, to join in the fun!
Coming in August. . .
Meet Jerry Dziedzic
![man holding model while sitting at workbench](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MRR-Jerry-Dziedzic-workbench-0923.jpg)
Meet MR’s “On Operation” columnist, Jerry Dziedzic!
A guide to HO scale couplers
A scale billboard generated by AI
Ballast and how railroads use it
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