August 2021
Featured
In this Issue
Using trees to create view breaks and set a mood
If your model railroad has a signature locomotive, you might have to make it yourself
Some modelers put dirt on their layout; this one put his layout on dirt
Also in this issue:
ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website
FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Spanning the Great Divide
RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 12
Letters from our readers
NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Hobby industry news
ASK MR, pg. 20
Tracking changes in railroad practice
REHAB MY RAILROAD, pg. 24
Building Cargill Salt, part 2
DCC CURRENTS, pg. 46
Upgrading entry-level DCC systems
PRODUCT REVIEWS, pg. 48
HO scale EMD SD60M from Athearn Genesis, Tangent Scale Models HO 40-foot combination-door boxcar, and more
ON OPERATION, pg. 54
Operation made simple
TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 56
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 65
TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 66
Rolling stock as scenery
