We’re always adding new content to our website! Here are some recent stories you may have missed, and a look at some items coming in October. Meet Jerry Dziedzic The latest in our “meet the modeler” series, meet columnist Jerry Dziedzic. N scale locomotive resource celebrates anniversary Learn more about this N scale resource. Modeling […]
While we may no longer be printing Garden Railways magazine, we’re adding new content to Trains.com every week! Here’s a few recent items, and a preview of what’s coming in the next month. Become a Trains.com member so you don’t miss any of this great content! If you have a story suggestion, email editor@gardenrailways.com Diesel […]
Preview August and September 2023 content for Model Railroader We’re always adding new content to our website! Here are some recent stories you may have missed, and a look at some items coming in September. How do I get back into model railroading? Been out of the hobby for a while? We have tips to […]
While we may no longer be printing Garden Railways magazine, we’re adding new content to Trains.com every week! Here’s a few recent items, and a preview of what’s coming in the next month. Become a Trains.com member so you don’t miss any of this great content! If you have a story suggestion, email editor@gardenrailways.com U.S. […]
Preview Model Railroader March and April content We’ve added lots of great content to Trains.com. Here are recent highlights, and get a preview of some of the projects coming in April. Become a member today so you don’t miss any of these items! Five finds from model railroad swap meets Swap meets are a […]
Recreate a prototype photo: If you are a history nut like me, authenticity is important on your layout. I model the Kansas Central narrow gauge line that tried to build across Kansas in the 1870s to connect with the Denver & Rio Grande in Colorado. It met with competition from the standard gauge Kansas Pacific […]
Enter your e-mail address below and receive a 10-page special featuring Paul Dolkos’ detailed layout of Baltimore harbor railroad operations. Though small, this layout condenses a lifetime of model railroad building and operations that Paul Dolkos has accumulated. The feature articles are “On the Waterfront” parts I and II printed in the December 2015 and […]
Enjoy an insider’s look at an informal operating session hosted on Steve Miazga’s N scale (1:160) model railroad, set in northern Wisconsin. While you can read about the construction of this 14 x16-foot basement layout in Trains.com bonus articles and Model Railroader magazine’s September 2018 issue, the real thrill comes from seeing Steve and his […]
Yogo Peak, at 8,812 feet above sea level, is located in the Little Belt Mountains on the Judith Basin between Lewiston and Great Falls, Mont. Winding its way through the basin is a tributary of the Missouri River known as the Musselshell River, named by the Lewis & Clark Expedition in 1805 for its abundance […]
I’ve had a lifelong fascination with trains, stemming from my father’s near 40-year career on the Santa Fe (and later BNSF) railroad. Some of my fondest childhood memories included trips to the train depot in Fort Madison, Iowa where I would see freight trains come and go. When I was 8 years old, I’ll never […]
Q: I always thought N gauge track was the go-to gauge for narrow gauge HO operating equipment. I found out yesterday that is not true. I got a model kit for an HOn3 locomotive. Everything was going smoothly until I discovered the wheels and trucks supplied with the kit are spaced too far apart for N gauge […]
Built by Others in an article series showing layouts constructed by modelers using plans and projects from the pages of Model Railroader and its associated products. The Soo Line Red Wing Division originally appeared in the December 1994 issue. In this installment on Cody Grivno’s Red Wing Division, MR’s senior editor shares how he adapted […]
