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Rapido HO General Electric C30-7

RailSmith Models N scale Budd dome coach

Athearn HO scale FMC 5347 boxcar

Railway Post Office

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Model a coupler knuckle rack

WIRING A DOUBLE-SLIP SWITCH • It may not be as difficult as you think

Merging modeling techniques • Scratchbuilding and photo-laminating took this HO scale building from concept to reality

The Northbrook layout • A three-rail tribute to the Pennsylvania RR

The colorful Buffalo & Pittsburgh • This double-deck N scale layout is set in the late 1980s

Household products for model railroading • These items may not have been designed for the hobby, but they sure do come in handy

KITBASH A MODERN SWITCHER IN HO • An Athearn SD40-2 served as the starting point for this project

Modeling Mississippi carferry operations

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Trackside Photos

By the Yard®

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A railroad ballet