Build a Winter Scene

Build a Winter Scene

  Sign up for this free digital download to master all the steps it takes to build the perfect winter scene toy train layout. Learn how to build a basic train table, design a layout, and add a temporary touch of winter to your toy train layout! […]

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Video: Inside the February 2019 Model Railroader

Inside the February 2019 Model Railroader

    In the February 2019 issue of Model Railroader we follow a main line through the Rockies on Matt Carpenter’s N scale Rio Grande Alpine Division. We’ll also visit John Lazar’s HO scale Red Mountain RR, set in the steam era and inspired by the Pennsylvania RR and Ligonier Valley RR. How-to stories this […]

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Adding Realistic Details to Model Railroad Scenes

Download this free 15-page PDF to learn how to make your layouts more realistic and convincing. This free digital download is full of step-by-step instructions for detailing a station scene with figures, signs, and ancillary items, adding a grade crossing, and incorporating background buildings and small-town streets into model railroading scenes. […]

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3 Railroading Stories

Download this free 21-page PDF download to read the stories of a field engineer, a young brakeman, and a locomotive fireman. Their stories uncover the adventures of riding and working on the Alco RS3, the C&NW freight, and the Union Pacific 4-8-4. […]

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Road to Oblivion

Financial hardships, highway competition, and inadequate maintenance and investment led to the abandonment of a wide array of railroads. Take a look at our free 45-page PDF download to uncover the history behind the following railroads: The formation of the Wisconsin & Calumet Railroad and the different rail lines it operated, restored, and acquired. How the Vicksburg Route changed […]

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Video: Inside the January 2019 Model Railroader

Inside the January 2019 Model Railroader

    In the January 2019 issue we celebrate Model Railroader‘s 85th anniversary with the start of a new project layout, the N scale Canadian Canyons. We also revisit some favorite layouts of years past, including retired senior editor Jim Hediger’s HO scale Ohio Southern and look at 20 innovations that changed the hobby. Follow […]

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Mountain Railroads

Mountain Railroads cover

Also in this issue: Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 16 SP’s Tehachapi Pass and Cuesta Grade Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 28 Milwaukee’s Pacific Extension; NP’s Mullan Pass Tennessee Narrow Gauge, pg. 30 4-percent grades, 32-degree curves, and trim 4-6-0s on the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 36 Maine […]

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