Model Railroader Photo of the Day: Wooden trestles on the Monida & Yellowstone

A model steam locomotive leads a train on an elevated bridge on an outdoor model railroad layout

Spectacular wooden trestles are numerous on the Monida & Yellowstone. George Hall caught an M&Y two-truck Shay bringing a short train over the trestle near South Fork on Claude and Cindy Leglise’s 1:22.5-proportion garden railroad. The freelanced railroad was featured in the June 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features […]

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Visiting and operating Ken Rodig’s Gunnison City Old Town Line layout

Low-angle shot of steam locomotive in front of a white building

Ken Rodig’s Gunnison City Old Town Line layout is fascinating for many reasons. The 22 x 36 Gn3 (1:22.5 proportion) model railroad was built on the benchwork of his former HO scale Ironwood System. The indoor large scale layout is set in southwestern Colorado and features industrial narrow gauge railroading in the 1950s. Steam locomotives of […]

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A new era for the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy

new era Milwaukee Racine Troy: A model train led by three blue and white locomotives proceeds through a town

When Kalmbach Publishing Co. moved from Milwaukee to the western suburb of Waukesha in 1989, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy had a blank slate. The ink-stained concrete floor; large, drafty windows; and sun-faded scenery were in the past. “Our new layout room is a beautiful place, an open, rectangular space with a tile floor, drop […]

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Remembering the original Milwaukee, Racine & Troy

Remembering original Milwaukee Racine Troy: A color photograph of a partially completed, partially scenicked model railroad layout, with a man operating a model train on the layout

The original Milwaukee, Racine & Troy, located on the third floor of Kalmbach Publishing Co.’s former headquarters at 1027 North 7th Street in downtown Milwaukee, started in rather unassuming fashion. No fanfare. No ribbon-cutting ceremony. Just a short memo dated November 13, 1975, with the subject line “Kalmbach Model Railroad Club.” It read: “A club […]

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