April 2026
The April 2026 issue of Model Railroader
Featured
In this Issue
Essential models along the Onondaga Cutoff on a milestone anniversary
Adhesive-backed PVC cable raceway channels keep things under the layout nice and tidy
This 30 x 44-foot HO scale model railroad is set between Chicago and Galesburg, Ill., in the 1940s
The layout is the centerpiece display of the Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum in Tiburon, Calif.
Part 4: Building a scenic base from foam and plaster products for our HO scale project railroad
A fresh take on techniques published in MR more than 65 years ago
Also in this issue:
ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website
FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
We’re here to help you build a layout
NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10
Hobby industry news
ASK MR, pg. 16
Modeling the Buckingham Branch in HO
RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 21
Letters from our readers
STEP BY STEP, pg. 23
Passenger car lighting on a budget
PROTOTYPE TO MODEL, pg. 54
El Portal on the Yosemite Valley
TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 56
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON pg. 65
TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 66
Rethinking the operations paradigm
