October 2023

Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Integrating industries and railroading NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 10 Rapido HO scale Amtrak RTL Turboliner reviewed, plus the latest new products ASK MR, pg. 18 How do I add DCC passenger car lighting? RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. […]

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September 2023

In every issue News, p. 4 NTSB holds rare on-site hearing on Norfolk Southern’s East Palestine derailment Bill Stphens p. 10 Regulations threaten California’s short lines Travel p. 44 The Seashore Trolley Museum in Maine is one of the nation’s most-successful enthusiast-led preservation efforts Preservation p. 46 Focusing on a long-term master plan brought the […]

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September 2023

The September 2023 cover of Model Railroader

Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Play with your trains NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 10 HO scale EMD SD40 by Broadway Limited reviewed, plus the latest new products ASK MR, pg. 18 Does foam benchwork pose any difficulties? STEP BY STEP, pg. 24 […]

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August 2023

In every issue News, p. 6 The recently approved merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern is going to court Bill Stphens p. 12 Can U.S. railroads bounce back from a dismal decade? Travel p. 46 Riding South Dakota’s steam- powered Black Hills Central Preservation p. 48 Southern Railway No. 722 restoration begins […]

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Summer 2023

Welcome  Be careful for what you wish Head End  A potpourri of railroad history, then and now Fast Mail   Letters from readers on our Spring 2023 issue Mileposts  Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe True Color  Toronto three-in-one Short Rails  Cornwall Railroad at Lebanon, Pa. Classics Today  Mark Twain Zephyr reborn The Way It Was  […]

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July/August 2023

Also in this issue: EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4 LETTERS, pg. 6 MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8 PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10 NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14 Atlas O offerings, NJ Hi-Railers specials, railroad books and DVDs QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20 S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 22 VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 24 WEEKEND WORKSHOP, […]

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August 2023

The cover of Model Railroader for August 2023

Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Tinkerers and mad scientists wanted RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 10 Letters from our readers NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Atlas HO scale General Electric U28CG reviewed, plus the latest new products ASK MR, pg. 18 The secret […]

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July 2023

The July 2023 Model Railroader cover

Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Whither the contributors of yore? NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 10 Bowser HO scale EMD SD30C-ECO diesel reviewed, plus the latest new products ASK MR, pg. 18 Which diesels should pull a 1950s coal train? STEP BY STEP, […]

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