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Model Railroader

Jun 01 2021
Magazine

The world’s most popular model railroading magazine publishes the information you need to build your own railroad. Get Model Railroader digital magazine subscription today for step-by-step how-to projects; great model train layouts; and realistic track plans. You'll also get reviews of the latest locomotives, rolling stock, and accessories in HO, N, O, and other scales, expert tips, and more!

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New life for an old covered hopper

Add a wood deck to a flatcar • Use stained stripwood to enhance injection-molded plastic models

Modeling a SWITCH HEATER • This lineside detail is a common sight in snowy climes

A Michigan mining road in On30 • A chance reunion with a fellow modeler led to the freelanced Ashland & Iron Mountain RR

Taking a journey on the Stone Canyon RR • The HO scale layout helped develop skills and friendships

Don’t forget the forest floor

Secrets of STAGING YARDS • Hidden vs. visible. Fiddle yards or passive. Which one is right for you?

Resistance soldering for track feeders

ScaleTrains.com HO scale CSX GE ES44ACs

Athearn Genesis 2.0 HO scale SD80MAC

RailSmith N scale P-S 56-seat coach

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign • Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?

Trackside Photos

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Coping with truncated structures


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The world’s most popular model railroading magazine publishes the information you need to build your own railroad. Get Model Railroader digital magazine subscription today for step-by-step how-to projects; great model train layouts; and realistic track plans. You'll also get reviews of the latest locomotives, rolling stock, and accessories in HO, N, O, and other scales, expert tips, and more!

Next issue

On Trains.com

Even better than the real thing

Model Railroader

Contributing to Model Railroader

News & Products

Railway Post Office

Ask MR

New life for an old covered hopper

Add a wood deck to a flatcar • Use stained stripwood to enhance injection-molded plastic models

Modeling a SWITCH HEATER • This lineside detail is a common sight in snowy climes

A Michigan mining road in On30 • A chance reunion with a fellow modeler led to the freelanced Ashland & Iron Mountain RR

Taking a journey on the Stone Canyon RR • The HO scale layout helped develop skills and friendships

Don’t forget the forest floor

Secrets of STAGING YARDS • Hidden vs. visible. Fiddle yards or passive. Which one is right for you?

Resistance soldering for track feeders

ScaleTrains.com HO scale CSX GE ES44ACs

Athearn Genesis 2.0 HO scale SD80MAC

RailSmith N scale P-S 56-seat coach

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign • Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?

Trackside Photos

Coming Up

Coping with truncated structures


Expand title description text