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North America's leading train magazine for over 80 years.
Growing a local short line into a Regional Rail star
Several companies are exploring self-guided and self-propelled railcars
Showing what a passenger train can be for three-quarters of a century
Providing expert modeling content you can trust for over 85 years.
These three brought operations, track planning, and promotion to our hobby
A look at first-through-fourth generation engines
The Great Northern Kalispell Division encompasses vast vistas of Montana in N scale
Your most trusted resource for toy train collecting and operating.
This 6 x 12-foot track plan has accessories and plenty of choices for operations
This train lover’s paradise fills a 23 x 24-foot O gauge layout
It’s easy to add sound effects and more to your layout
Celebrating the "golden years of railroading."
Recollections of teenage railfan adventures in New Jersey in the 1950s
Special rates created a splash of colorful freight cars roaming the rails
Extra tractive effort for New England’s railroads
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