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ScaleTrains N scale EMD SD40T-2

Bachmann N scale Siemens ALC-42 Charger

InterMountain HO Trinity covered hopper

MR&T HO scale caboose kit

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Scenic hints for Appalachian layouts • Use geology to enhance your model railroad

Putting the track in T-Trak • Part 2: Benchwork, track, and wiring for our N scale Colorado Plains T-Trak layout

Narrow gauge in the Centennial State • This Sn3 Rio Grande Southern layout is set in the 1930s

CELEBRATING 75 YEARS IN THE HOBBY • Seven railroads work together to create a transportation system

PHOTO-LAMINATE STRUCTURES • Prototype images and styrene yield buildings that would be difficult to re-create with tried-and-true techniques

Last steamer in Baraboo, 1956

The power of teamwork • A collaborative approach leads to progress on Dave Abeles’ HO scale Conrail Onondaga Cutoff

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