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Rapido Trains N scale GMDD F40PH-2D

Walthers HO scale EMD SW1 switcher

Athearn N scale ACF Center Flow

Tangent HO Erie RR ICC bay-window caboose

Canadian diesel locomotive classifications

Tips from Behind the Scenes

There’s always room for staging

Upgrade modern commuter diesels • How to use paint, detail parts, weathering, and decals to make Bachmann’s HO scale Siemens SC-44 Chargers match their full-size counterparts

Clinchfield’s Carolina Division • Books and magazine articles pointed the way to a great model railroad

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The railroad to YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK • Celebrating more than four decades of Jack Burgess’ multi-deck HO scale Yosemite Valley RR

A TOUR OF THE Portsmouth & Androscoggin RR • The freelanced HO scale railroad is set in 1948 Maine

TIPS FOR CONCEALING RISERS • Structures and scenery, complemented with lighting and photo backdrops, add interest to the lower level of an HO scale model railroad

Moving upscale and down-gauge

Trackside Photos

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