August 2023

In every issue News, p. 6 The recently approved merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern is going to court Bill Stphens p. 12 Can U.S. railroads bounce back from a dismal decade? Travel p. 46 Riding South Dakota’s steam- powered Black Hills Central Preservation p. 48 Southern Railway No. 722 restoration begins […]

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Summer 2023

Welcome  Be careful for what you wish Head End  A potpourri of railroad history, then and now Fast Mail   Letters from readers on our Spring 2023 issue Mileposts  Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe True Color  Toronto three-in-one Short Rails  Cornwall Railroad at Lebanon, Pa. Classics Today  Mark Twain Zephyr reborn The Way It Was  […]

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July/August 2023

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 offerings, NJ Hi-Railers specials, railroad books and DVDs QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20 S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 22 VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 24 WEEKEND WORKSHOP, […]

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August 2023

The cover of Model Railroader for August 2023

Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Tinkerers and mad scientists wanted RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 10 Letters from our readers NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Atlas HO scale General Electric U28CG reviewed, plus the latest new products ASK MR, pg. 18 The secret […]

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July 2023

The July 2023 Model Railroader cover

Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Whither the contributors of yore? NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 10 Bowser HO scale EMD SD30C-ECO diesel reviewed, plus the latest new products ASK MR, pg. 18 Which diesels should pull a 1950s coal train? STEP BY STEP, […]

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July 2023

In every issue Trains.com, p. 4 Need more Trains? Check out this handy guide to the latest additions to our website, Trains.com News, p. 6 Trains interviews Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw; railroads face new scrutiny on train lengths Bill Stphens p. 10 Railroads are under a cloud of suspicion as high-profile derailments put a […]

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June 2023

red and yellow locomotive on June 2023 cover

In every issue News p. 4 The Kansas City Southern/Canadian Pacific merger changes the railroad scene Preservation p. 44 Famed Alco PA locomotive has found a new home Ask Trains p. 46 What are ‘Tier 4 credits’ and ‘credit unit’ locomotives? […]

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