June 2025

The June 2025 issue of Model Railroader

Featured

In this Issue

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

Also in this issue:

ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
This is a hobby for making things

NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10
Hobby industry news

RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 16
Letters from our readers

ASK MR, pg. 18
Loads for a fertilizer blend plant

STEP BY STEP, pg. 22
Model a coupler knuckle rack

PROTOTYPE TO MODEL, pg. 60

ON OPERATION, pg. 62
Standard time

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON  pg. 73

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 74
A railroad ballet