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Great Model Railroads 2022
Section: Magazine
Favorite Projects
Plus much more: IMPROVE YOUR LAYOUT TODAY!, pg. 7 Introduction by Carl Swanson INSTALLING A LAYOUT SKIRT ON CURVED FASCIA, pg. 8 A simple, inexpensive method helps complete a flowing layout edge by Jeff Sargeant BUILD BENCHWORK FOR A SECTIONAL LAYOUT, pg. 11 A way to prepare for disassembly or a household move by Pelle […]
Fall 2021
Welcome Camelot in Dairyland Head End A potpourri railroad history, then and now Fast Mail Letters from readers on our Summer 2021 issue True Color Frisco’s Will Rogers at St. Louis Mileposts Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe The Way It Was Tales from railfans and railroaders Classic Today R&LHS turns 100 Car Stop Bamberger Railroad […]
Classic Toy Trains December 2021 contents
Also in this issue: EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4 LETTERS, pg. 6 PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 8 NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14 Atlas O offerings, a unique TCA reefer, books, and more! QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20 VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 23 S GAUGE THEN NOW AND THEN, pg. 24 REVIEWS, pg. 58 Lionel Legacy GP30 […]
Burlington’s Zephyrs
Salute to a silver family Zephyr! The very word evokes speed and excitement, power and adventure. That it does can be credited to a railroad president’s decision nearly 90 years ago to name the first of a fleet of innovative trains after the Greek god of the west wind, Zephyrus. It was a fitting choice […]
November 2021
Also in this issue: EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4 LETTERS, pg. 6 MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8 PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10 NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14 Atlas O rolling stock and buildings, club cars, books, a special issue QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20 VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 23 S GAUGE THEN NOW AND THEN, pg. […]
November 2021
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Introducing the variable location layout NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 Why do these boxcars have built-in lights? REHAB MY RAILROAD, pg. 24 Upgrading the MR&T with Walthers’ new turnouts […]
October 2021
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 No room for a railroad? Think again NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 Which way should rotary-dump gons face? RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 24 Letters from our readers REHAB MY […]
Summer 2021
Welcome The most exciting sound Head End A potpourri railroad history, then and now Fast Mail Letters from readers on our Spring 2021 issue True Color One fine day on Sand Patch Mileposts Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe The Way It Was Tales from railfans and railroaders Car Stop Winnipeg trolleys Bumping Post PRR’s Pittsburgh […]
September 2021
In every issue News p. 4 STB head questions crew and locomotive readiness, the need for mergers; Amtrak issues with new rolling stock for California, the Midwest, and the Northeast Corridor Brian Solomon p. 8 The late, great Southern Pacific 25 years later Bill Stephens p. 9 Why the Pivot to Growth myth won’t happen […]
August 2021
In every issue News p. 4 A matter of trust: Canadian National wins bidding war for Kansas City Southern Brian Solomon p. 8 Crossover conundrum: The constraints of infrastructure costs Bill Stephens p. 9 The intermodal no man’s land: Can railroads ever tap the potential of watershed traffic? Preservation p. 46 So you want to […]
Trains Magazine seeks associate editor
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Trains Magazine, the world’s largest railroad media brand with print, web, video, and events aspects, is searching for a new associate editor after Brian Schmidt’s promotion to editor at Trains’ sister brand, Classic Trains magazine. “We’re looking for someone with a strong passion for all aspects of railroading, past, present and future; […]
