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A compact yard office for Jones Island
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS • A couple recruits a crew of modelers to help build their dream layout
model a BALLAST HOPPER • Commercially available 3-D printed parts made this HO scale car possible
Canadian canyon action in a small space • Dramatic bridge and tunnel scenes are the focus of this N scale model railroad
Add AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER details to buildings • Hydrants, alarm bells, valves, and other details add an extra level of realism to structures
Adding sound to a Walthers E9A
Kato N scale NYC 20th Century Limited set
ScaleTrains.com HO scale Backpacker well car
Atlas O 1937 AAR 40-foot steel boxcar
Rapido HO scale Amtrak Horizon passenger cars
Reading train registers
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