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Athearn announces NSC 6400 gondola

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In Memoriam • Iain Rice, 1947-2022

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How to model fir trees

ONE GOOD TURN LEADS TO ANOTHER • Replace worn wheels to bring your old N scale locomotives back to life

TRAIN-WATCHING and LEAF-WATCHING • Bob Cochran based his HO scale empire on the railroads of his Vermont childhood

MODELING A STEAM CRANE’S WATER TENDER • Build a necessary piece of wreck train equipment

Model LIGHTNING • Electroluminescent panels make it easy to add a thunderstorm scene to your model railroad

Meet the Bishop Street Branch • A sectional 10 x 22-foot HO scale model railroad is this year’s project layout

Creating a work of art • Jim Rohrbach’s Great Northern diorama was inspired by a railroad painting

A fresh approach to lift-up sections • Euro-style cabinet hinges provide bind-free operation and can be hidden under the layout

Shining light on light-emitting diodes

Calculating the initial value of a current limiting resistor

Bachmann Spectrum HO PRR K4 Pacific

Micro-Trains N scale Pullman-Standard covered hopper

Pullman-Standard 60-foot auto parts boxcar from Walthers

Rapido N scale Pacific Car & Foundry boxcars

Radio dos and don’ts

Trackside Photos

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