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Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Cedar Creek Central Railroad

Garden scale steam locomotive moving fast in an outdoor layout.

Visit the N, HO, and large scale layouts built and operated by the Cedar Creek Central Railroad Club in this PBS Tracks Ahead segment. […]

Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Cedar Creek Central Railroad

Visit the N, HO, and large scale layouts built and operated by the Cedar Creek Central Railroad Club in this PBS Tracks Ahead segment. […]

December News & Products bonus: National Train Show video

View from a streetcar showing a multi-track crossing and a pedestrian.

Contributing editor Pelle Søeborg joined associate editor Cody Grivno and other Model Railroader staff members at the 2015 National Train Show in Portland, Ore. Check out highlights from the show, including interviews with several hobby manufacturers debuting new locomotives, rolling stock, and more at the show. […]

December News & Products bonus: National Train Show video

Visit the Morning Glow Railroad

Name: Morning Glow Railroad Size: Irregular L-shaped 100′ x 150′ Scale: 1:29 Gauge: Nº 1 (45mm) Era: 1960 to present—all diesel Theme: Southern Pacific—Donner Pass to Tehachapi Age: 3 years Motive power: All battery Length of mainline: 1,101′ Maximum gradient: 3 % Track: Code-250 stainless steel; #10 pneumatic turnouts Minimum radius: 7′ Water features: 500-gallon […]

Get your trains back on track

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Sanders Blue dwarf Alberta spruce

Nancy Norris Common name: Sanders Blue dwarf Alberta spruce Latin name: Picea glauca ‘Sanders Blue’ aka P.g. ‘Sanderi’ Plant type: Dwarf conifer USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9 (winter protection in Zones 3-5) Cultural needs: Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil, sun or part shade Plant size: 4-6′ high by 2-3′ wide in 10 years, if not pruned […]

Just Plain Folk barber shop

Kevin Strong 1:24 scale (approximately) assembled and painted barber shop Just Plain Folk 818 Lincoln Ave. Palmyra NJ 08065 Price: $79 Website: www.justplainfolkfigures.com Large scale, cast-resin structure; fully finished and painted; no interior. Dimensions: Depth, 9″ (excluding front sidewalk); height, 9″; width, 7″ Pros: Good exterior detail; good paint and finish; open bottom and removable […]

Kadee gauge-1 freight-car trucks

Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge-1 trucks Kadee Quality Products Co. 673 Avenue C White City OR 97503 Price: $49.99/pair Website: www.kadee.com 1:29 scale, gauge 1, freight-car trucks; available in three different styles (see text); mostly metal construction; unsprung, equalized; insulated axles; mounting adaptors provided for Bachmann, USA Trains, Aristo-Craft, and LGB. Dimensions: Wheel diameter at […]

VES Enterprises wood tunnel portals

Kevin Strong Wood tunnel portals VES Enterprises PO Box 11672 Casa Grande AZ 85130 Prices: Tunnel portal, $19; wing walls, $19/set Website: www.gtrainbuildings.com Natural cedar tunnel portal; wing walls available separately; supplied assembled, ready to finish. Dimensions: Portal: height, 131/2″; width, 131/2″; depth, 2″; tunnel opening, 73/4″ x 11″. Wing walls: 11″ x 11″ as […]