News & Reviews News Koester receives Pioneer in Model Railroading award

Koester receives Pioneer in Model Railroading award

By | June 20, 2025

Minton Cronkhite, Yuji Kato, and Sydney Pritchard are posthumous recipients of this year’s award from National Model Railroad Association

Color photo of man with gray hair and beard wearing glasses and green shirt standing in front of an HO scale model railroad.

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