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How To Model Train Layouts Industrial scenes, a restored steam locomotive, aged diesels, and other model railroad photos

Industrial scenes, a restored steam locomotive, aged diesels, and other model railroad photos

By Steven Otte associate editor | March 11, 2021
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A collection of Trackside Photos from the April 2021 issue of Model Railroader magazine

A man on a small industrial shifter moving a tank car on narrow gauge tracks is dwarfed by surrounding industrial buildings

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