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New Kalmbach specials.

 

Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide 2020 - newly written articles, free online video companions at https://mrv.trains.com/playlists/2019/03/model-railroading-the-ultimate-guide-playlist-2020

 

https://mrr.trains.com/issues/2019/model-railroading-the-ultimate-guide-2020

 

Best of Scenery - 164 pages of previously published articles

 

 

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Model Railroader - August 2020

  • 5 tips for trouble free turnouts
  • Freight cars of the '70s (part 1)
  • Transition-era favorites - HO scale Midwest & Southern Atlantic fits 1950s scenes and operating interest in 8'x22'
  • How to model a concrete retaining wall
  • Step by Step - weather a coil steel car
  • Product Reviews - Rapido GE B36-7 (HO), ScaleTrains Dash 9 (N), Atlas Multi-Max (HO), American Model Builders dairy transfer stand (HO) http://laserkit.com/laserkit.htm
  • Trains of Thought - Smelling the roses

 

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Model Railroad Hobbyist - July 2020

  • What's Neat - All about soldering
  • Installing a LokSound decoder (HO)
  • Zip Ballasting
  • Double-duty layout
  • Modeling a ready-mix cement plant (N)
  • Savvy Modeler online: Perfect ME flex track curves

Running Extra (not free, requires subscription or purchase)

  • Publisher's Welcome: Eyesight augmentation
  • Limited Modeler: Modeling Lorain, OH, part 3
  • Getting Real: Better railroad crossing signs (HO)
  • Detailed harvester load on a flat car:2 (HO)
  • Cutting Central Valley bridge girders (HO)
  • Building Buck's Grain & Feed (HO)
  • Ah-Hah Moment: Fixing lead rot

 

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Railroad Model Craftsman - July 2020

  • Loon Lake Railway & Navigation - Sn3 logging railroad set in the Pacific Northwest in the 1930s
  • Easy Board by Board Construction - Micro-Mark "ship-decking" can be used to build unique wood structures
  • Pullman 5077 Boxcars: Part 4
  • Customize an MLW S-4 Switcher in N - convert an Atlas Alco S-2 into a CP MLW S-4
  • Burlington Northern Business Car in HO - updating a Kato business car
  • Diverging Points column by Jason Shron

 

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Model Railroader - September 2020

  • Detailing a diesel locomotive - a factory painted model servers as the starting point for this HO scale project
  • Short cuts - The digital craft cutter is a powerful new tool for scratchbuilders
  • West Texas Speedway - operation-oriented Santa Fe Hereford Division fills two decks with scenes of mid-1990s mainline action
  • A department store for Main Street - interior details and lighting make this kitbashed urban structure a standout
  • Freight cars of the '70s: Part 2 - update running boards and brakes on a pair of boxcars
  • How to populate passenger cars - add paying customers to your trains with these easy-to-follow techniques
  • Product Reviews - Athearn SD90MAC-H (HO), BLI SD70ACe (N), LocoFi 2 Wi-Fi module, Atlas C&) Caboose (O)
  • Trains of Thought - Train length and passing track spacing

Trains - September 2020

  • Orlando bound - Pandemic doesn't stop work to expand Brightline service north form West Palm Beach
  • Dry day in Rainbow Canyon - Train crews and train-watchers are thankful for clear weather in this scenic chasm
  • Santa Fe's Southern Pacific fiasco - inside a merger that never happened and its consquences
  • Railroad Vision 2020: Pandamic panacea - shifting strategies can boost rail transit after Covid-19
  • Carolina crossing curtailed - Through trains off Norfolk Southern's winding S-line
  • Railroading by the numbers - numbers aren't just for the accountants: anyone trackside can appreciate the variables
  • In My Own Words: Hoosier memories - a railfan recounts the trains of his youth in northwest Indiana
  • Gallery - Florida passenger trains
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Great Model Railroads 2021 - estimated ship date is October 9th 2020

 

Featured layout stories include:

  • Paul Dolkos unveils his HO scale Baltimore Harbor District
  • Gerry Leone starts fresh with the fourth version of his Bona Vista Layout
  • Steve Bittinger's large scale, indoor-outdoor Western Maryland model railroad
  • Glenn Wolfe's version of the N scale Salt Lake Route
  • Jerry Holmes model the Chesapeake & Ohio in S scale
  • and much more
  • 92 pages

https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/special-issue/vt-gmr211001-c?utm_source=Direct&utm_medium=HouseAd&utm_campaign=GMR21Direct

 

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Model Railroad Hobbyist - August 2020

  • What's Neat: Installing 8, 9, and 21-pin decoders
  • 21st century turnout frog wiring
  • Dick Elwell's Hoosac Valley
  • Upgrade the Badger paint stirrer
  • First Look: City Classics window dressings
  • Savvy Modeler online: Cheap detail casting

Running Extra (not free, requires subscription or purchase)

  • Limited Modeler: More early 20th century boxcars
  • Getting Real: Six Yosemite Valley boxcars
  • Remotor a brass 4-8-2 steam locomotive
  • Animating an enginehouse door

https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/40284

 

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Railroad Model Craftsman - September 2020

  • Echoes of the Past: Onondaga Cut-off by Dave Abeles - New York Central heritage is strong on this proto-freelanced HO scale Conrail layout
  • Santa Fe/Union Pacific Depot at Colton CA - This compact California depot was built to serve both SF and UP
  • Kitbash a Santa Fe Slug Set: Part 1 - Modeling a yard switcher and slug set in HO, starting with Athearn GP7
  • Scratchbuilt Enginehouse in HO - Blueprints and a handful of parts come together in a fun and functional project
  • Setting up for Operations - a few simple steps will help prepare your model railroad for realistic operations

 

Railfan & Railroad - August 2020

  • Echoes Through the Canyon - this scenic former Western Pacific route (Feather River Canyon) through northern California is steeped in history and tradition.  Today, this line forms a vital link for both UP and BNSF traffic destined for the West Coast
  • Portfolio: Confessions of a College Railfan
  • CP Comes Full Circle in Maine - As CP returns to the Pine Tree State, a son and father reflect on 25 years of changing operators
  • Panama's Modern Railways - Smart investment at the turn of the century has transformed Panama's railway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
  • Canadian National 6060 - in 1976 founding editor Jim Boyd go up close and personal with a restored CN 4-8-2 running at main line speeds
  • Still Pulling - ex-TH&B GP7 73 celebrates its 70th birthday working for new owner CANDO Rail Services

 

Model Railroad News - September 2020

  • HO - Tangent Greenville 86-foot High-Cube Boxcar
  • HO - Bachmann Spectrum Baldwin 2-10-0 Decapod
  • HO - Walthers Mainline Chopped-Nose GP9
  • N - Broadway Limited NW2 and SW7 Switchers
  • N - Broadway Limited 2-8-2 Mikado
  • N - Rapido GMD1
  • Book - Soo LIne Generation from Four Ways West Publications
  • Prototype Profile - 86-foot High Cubes
  • From the Archive - Historical HO 86-foot HIgh Cubes

Trains and Railroads of the Past - 3rd Quarter 2020 - Issue No. 23

  • Growing up Grande - Classic Colorado action in the 1970s and 1980s
  • Alcos in the Shenandoah Valley - Alco T-6 diesels on a remarkable railroad in Virginia
  • A Night at Easton Tower - spend a night in Easton Tower with Mike Bednar

 

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Model Railroader - October 2020

 

Rapido Trains head Jason Shron's Kingston sub features on the cover and as larger photo in Trackside Photos, cover can be seen at https://mrr.trains.com/issues/2020/october-2020

  • North by North Western - this 32 x 39-foot HO scale layout is set in northern Wisconsin in 1953
  • Modeling the Civil War in HO sale - fortunate connections to a dramatic moment in history inpsried the Western & Atlantic
  • Freight cars of the '70s Part 3: Covered hoppers and frameless tank cars came into their own in the 1970s
  • Rotary switch control for RailCrew uncouplers
  • Rehab my Railroad - 2 page introduction to the MR&T Jones Island project, including trackplan - 3'6"x13'10"
  • On Operation - Automatic Block Signals
  • Product Reviews - Rapido H1d Royal Hudson (HO), Atlas EMD SD35 (HO), Walthers General American G-85 flatcars (HO), Athearn TTX tri-level auto rack (N)
  • Trains of Thought - Alternate uses of house cars

 

Trains - October 2020

  • Railroads where you least expect them - A selection of Class I railroads that strayed from their normal haunts
  • Rock Island rocks on - Iconic Midwestern grainger railroad is reborn as, of all things, a Mississippi short line
  • The big shift - the impacts of the enlarged Panama Canal, precarious China trade, and the coronavirus  pandemic shift favor to eastern carriers for traffic headed to the Midwest
  • Railroad Vision 2020: Intermodal challenges - Intermodal expert Larry Gross on the current situation
  • Canadian National' long reach - in our series on the transcontinental railroads, we look at the big northern carrier that now extends inot the middle of America
  • In My Own Words: 'I don't want your talking to the customer' - a railroader figures out how to get a car from point A to point B on a July 4 holiday
  • Shortline - New York's Arcade & Attica

 

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Railfan & Railroad - September 2020

  • 25 Years of Muni's F-Line - San Francisco's vintate PCCs are not only colorful targets for railfans, but they form and important part of the transportation infrastructure on tourist-heavy Market Street and The Embarcadero
  • RDC Update - Of the 398 Budd Rail Diesel Cars built, how many are still with us?  The answer may shock you.
  • Cuba's Hershey Electric - this pioneering electric line built to haul sugarcane and transport mill workers is alive, but hanging on by a thread

 

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Model Railroad Hobbyist - September 2020

  • What's Neat: Garden railroading lessons learned
  • Creative structure lighting
  • Setting up realistic operations
  • Simple bi-color search light signals
  • Savvy Modeler online: Selective compression tricks

Running Extra - requires payment

  • Publisher's welcome: Bettery way to clean paint off rails
  • Limited Modeler: Modeling a complete train
  • Styrene storage cabinets
  • Diesel fuel storage for your loco servicing area
  • 3D printing a signature C&EI caboose
  • A day working Monsanto
  • Enhanced model railroading photography

 

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Model Railroader - November 2020

  • How to model a concrete team track ramp - use expansion cement to create this HO scale lineside detail
  • Better hardshell scenery - a faster and neater approach to this time-test technique
  • Narrow gauge through the U.P. - switching scales led to more modeling opportunities on the On30 Laurium, Mohawk & Brockway
  • Building a long-span bridge - These simple construction techniques ensure stability
  • Product Reviews - Kato CN Transcontinental passenger train set (N), ScaleTrain Thrall/Trinity 42-foot coil steel car (HO), Menards shopping center (HO)

Trains - November 2020 (80 years: 1940 - 2020)

  • 40 - the SD40-2 has been the every-day locomotive for almost 50 years and shows no signs of stopping
  • 80 for 80 - Unique Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia GP38 helps Trains celebrate its 80th anniversary
  • Railroading in 2040 - a vision for the industry 20 years from now when Trains hits milepost 100
  • Is anything close? - locating trains to photograph over 50 years ago was a lot different than today
  • 80-something - reflections on this publication and milepost 80 (and nearby) in Trains hometown of Milwaukee, Wis.
  • 2,258 - a visit to the top of one of America's iconic grades, CSX at Sand Patch, Pa.
  • In the City: Trains 2020 Photo Contest winners
  • In My Own Words: Just another day - History for one is another day at the office for a railroader

 

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Model Railroad Planning 2021

  • 92 pages
  • 13 all-new planning stories featuring N, HO, S, On30 and O
  • Chesapeake & Ohio in the central Appalachians
  • Boston & Maine's Cheshire Branch
  • Modeling a bucolic New York State short line
  • Tehachapi Pass in a single-car garage
  • And more
  • estimated shipping date is January 8th 2021

https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/special-issue/vt-mrp210101-c

 

Model Railroad Planning 25 Year Archive DVD-ROM

  • access to all 25 issues
  • a collection of the best and most useful articles for planning your dream layout
  • includes 294 detailed track plans
  • features articles about planning, track planning, operating a model railroad, construction, scenery, and operation
  • get a quarter-century of advice in this collection

https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/dvd/15362

 

45 Years on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy

  • 84-page special issue
  • inside story of one of the best-known layouts ever built
  • historical and current track plans, including the original
  • all-time illustrated diesel roster
  • and more.

https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/special-issue/vt-mr13201101-c

 

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Railroad Model Craftsman - October 2020

  • A Day on the Forest Park Southern - follow a freight train on the freelanced Forest Park Southern in the Appalachian Mountains
  • Model a MOW Crew for Op Sessions - a simple maintenance of way crew can help add variety to operating sessions
  • Santa Fe Tower at Colton, CA - this tower was located at a busy junction along the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
  • Kitbash a Santa Fe Slug Set: Part 2 - finish modeling a rebuilt yard switcher and slug set in HO
  • Weather a Backwoods Water Tank - create realistic weathering effects for a stone foundation and a rusty water tank
  • Scratchbuild a Modern Brick Annex - simple steps for building a mid-century brick industrial structures
  • Dual-Gauge Freight Interchange - this simple freight interchange adds operational and visual interest to a small layout

Railfan & Railroad - October 2020

  • Portfolio: Footprints in the WInd - what is it like to rediscover a passion for railroad photography after an absence of nearly 25 years
  • Later, Gator - Alco's entry into the horsepower wars included beefy six-axle RSD-12 and RSD-15 road switchers. Where are they now?
  • Alco Inspiration - a L&N RS-3 captured at speed was inspired by the exciting pan photography of J. Parker Lamb
  • Enlisted Alco: The MRS-1 - designed for wartime use overseas, these unique Alco units saw the majority of their service during domestic peacetime
  • Elderberry Memories - this short-lived Alco-powered tourist operation rand out of 64 Carrollton, Ohio from 1997 through 2003

Model Railroad News - October 2020

  • HO - Trix 4-8-8-4 Big Boy
  • HO - Rapido Alco/MLW FA-2/FPA-2
  • HO - Walthers Mainline Alco PA-1
  • HO - Rapido Alco RS-11
  • From the Archive - big steam and other delights

HO Collector - 3rd Quarter 2020

  • Bombastic Behemoths: The infamous 62-foot Triple-Dome Tank Car - introduced in the 1970s, Tyco's 62-foot triple-dome tank car is a curious addition to the company's catalog. The model's history and its several copies are presented by Tony Lucio
  • The First and the Famous: HO's Operating Hoppers - one of HO's all-time popular action accessories was adding an operating hopper spur to one's pike.  Tony Lucio presents the classics in this category
  • HO's Yugoslavia Connection - an introduction and overview of Mehanotehnika (later Mehano) and its prolific production of model trains produced in Eastern Europe and exported around the world
  • Going in Circles - Co-editor Tony Cook shares the big, small, and surprising things to watch for when collecting catalogs
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Railroad Model Craftsman - November 2020

  • 59th and Rust - This HO scale switching layout packs in New York-style detail and operations
  • Canadian Pacific Jordan Spreader - Kitbash a Walthers ready-to-run Jordan spreader into a model of a CP workhorse
  • Modeling an Abandoned Railroad - Replicate the textures and details of abandoned railways and structures
  • Kitbash and Detail a Country Store - Ramshackle stores like these can be found in rural communities across the country
  • Model a Realistic Vacant Lot - Follow these nine easy steps to create a vacant city lot with trash and vegetation
  • How to Bend and Shape Styrene - Easy methods to create your own complex shapes and curves from styrene

Railfan & Railroad - November 2020

  • Reading & Northern Coal Country - Six weeks spent exploring the Reading & Northern lines in Pennsylvania's anthracite region was an eye-opening experience
  • Portraits of Railroading: Night Trains - twelve artists in various mediums illustrate the intrigue, adventure, and drama of railroading at night
  • Sugar Rush in South Florida - Based in Clewiston, Fla, U.S. Sugar Corp. operates a unique 300 mile network hauling sugarcane to the mills
  • Designing BNSF's 25th Anniversary Units - a peek behind the scenes as this special anniversary project took shape from drawing board to reality
  • 24 Hours on Tennessee Pass - In the 1990's, more than 20 Southern Pacific trains a day crossed Colorado's famed Tennessee Pass

 

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Model Railroad Hobbyist - October 2020

 

Free portion:

  • MRH Website this month: Kitbash Canadian Pacific GP35s
  • What's Neat: Scenery from start to finish
  • Model railroad running stand speedometer
  • Model railroading on the go with storable modules
  • First Look: Rechargeable soldering iron
  • Savvy Modeler online: Awesome diesel weathering

Running Extra (requires payment):

  • Limited Modeler - Clyde, Ohio, a town you can model
  • Getting Real: Modeling a Powell Feed & Milling
  • Chesapeake Western and Kankalee
  • Modeling with the Wondercutter 5
  • Better layout duck-unders
  • Ah-Hah Moment: Handrail paint that doesn't chip

https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/40688

 

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Model Railroader - December 2020

  • A look back at the MR&T's heritage fleet - as Model Railroader's HO scale line celebrates its 45th anniversary, these seven locomotives are as relevant as ever
  • Add some chill to your next scene - follow these techniques to model a light snowfall and get the best photos of your work
  • More than 50 years of fun - since 1966 the HO scale Midwest Lines has provided enjoyment for family and operating crews
  • Vistas from the new Bone Valley - More 3D printed structures and Central Florida scenes highlight this new and improved N scale layout
  • DCC Corner - a look at the new Digitrax DT602 throttle
  • Product reviews - Walthers HO WiFlyer Express train set, Rapido Alco FA-2 and FB-2 (HO), Dr. Duino Explorer with Model Railroad Expansion Pack, Accurail 40-foot Milwaukee Road ribbed-side box car (HO)

Trains - December 2020

  • Still seeking speed - after more than 20 years, 110-mph operation remains elusive for Amtrak routes in Illinois and Michigan
  • The day railroading fell apart - behind the scenes of the Penn Central bankruptcy
  • Deregulation - 40 years ago, American railroading was reborn
  • Railroad Vision 2020: Covid-19 recalculations - five authors revise their pre-pandemic prescriptions
  • Fast times in Winslow - standin' on that corner, looking for BNSF
  • In My Own Words: 'Stop the train!' - one railroader finds trouble on Christmas Eve

 

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Sorry to hijack your thread @mdvle, but it seemed the logical place to put this ...  Not sure if anyone else has come across it but quite interesting in places.  Its a freebie.

 

https://nscalerailroadingmagazine.com

 

No connection, other than as a reader.

 

Rich

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1 hour ago, MarshLane said:

Sorry to hijack your thread @mdvle, but it seemed the logical place to put this ...  Not sure if anyone else has come across it but quite interesting in places.  Its a freebie.

 

https://nscalerailroadingmagazine.com

 

Well, not exactly my thread as such, rather a thread for providing information on the free and paid periodicals and their special offers as posted by anyone.

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The S Scale Resource - October/November 2020 - FREE online magazine

  • Bill Morrison's Morrison - Mathews Railroad
  • Building a Trackside Shed
  • Bladwin Babyface (BLW DR-4-4-1500 A-unit CNJ)
  • Home Made Ground Signals and Searchlight Signals in S Scale
  • Farm Factor Figures

https://sscaleresource.com/Public/SSR_Magazine/2020/October_November_2020.pdf

 

Back Issues (Free) - https://sscaleresource.com/WP/back-issues/

 

The O Scale Resource - September/October 2020 - FREE online magazine

  • Plotter Cutter Decals
  • Working with the Sherline Milling Machine
  • Scratch Building Steam Locomotives: Part 1 Where to Start

https://oscaleresource.com/Public/OSR_Magazine/2020/September_October_2020.pdf

 

Back Issues (Free) - https://oscaleresource.com/WP/osr-back-issues/

 

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Kalmbach - Families & Electric Trains

 

Families and Electric Trains is a 100-page special issue from Classic Toy Trains magazine. It’s a great collection of 15 uplifting stories of families, their love of electric trains, and how the hobby brings people together. Trains are the ties (and rails) that bind generations!

This special edition features heartwarming stories, including:

  • Fathers and sons build great toy train companies in prewar and postwar eras.
  • S gauge layout built by a grandfather and his granddaughter.
  • Hobby shops run by fathers and sons as well as brothers in the 20th century.
  • Family builds and publicizes greatest public exhibit of toy trains ever—Roadside America in Pennsylvania.
  • Plus much more!

You’ll find yourself connecting with these families and their model railroad traditions that happen at the holidays and throughout the year.

Pages: 100

 

 

 

 

https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/special-issue/vt-ct14201101-c

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Model Railroad Hobbyist - November 2020

 

Free portion:

  • MRH Website this month: Easy and quick concrete slabs...
  • What's Neat: Trick out a TrackMobile, scenery tips, ...
  • Signalling a DCC layout
  • Joe Heumphreus' Sierra Railway
  • Truck painting jig
  • First Look: miniprints.ca
  • Savvy Modeler online: Easy DCC speed matching

Paid portion:

  • Publisher's Welcome: Safe & affordable dry ballast adhesive
  • Limited Modeler: Modeling Monroeville, OH
  • Chesapeake Western & Kankakee, part 2
  • Operating the Nicholas & Ashley Creek
  • The great weight debate
  • Benchwork leg pads for carpet

https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/41034

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Model Railroad Craftsman - December 2020

  • Wires Over the New Haven - Intense New Haven electric operations around Bridgeport, Conn. in HO
  • Model a Jersey Central Express Boxcar - This modified 40-foot boxcar is designed to operate in passenger consists
  • Realistic Asphalt Crossings - Create a realistic rural railroad crossing paved with asphalt and timbers
  • Kitbash a Modern Log Train in N - Simple techniques to create modern log-hauling freight cars and loads
  • Quick and Easy Log Car Conversion - A Tichy tank car underframe is the base for our simple HO scale log bunk car kitbash
  • Model Portable Carbide Work Lights - Carbide lights were once very common, and make a great detail for work sites
  • Scratchbuilt Hardware Store in S - Commercial detail parts make construction a breeze on this freelanced structure
  • Bethlehem 2622 Hopper Car - Originally built for the Chesapeake & Ohio, as well as several other Eastern railroads

 

Railfan & Railroad - December 2020

  • BNSF Railway Seligman Subdivision - Stretching across desert floors, negotiating through rugged canyons, and navigating dense forests, the nearly 283-mile BNSF Seligman Sub continues to offer exceptional vantage points of contemporary railroad operations
  • Connections: 2020 CRPA Contest Winners - the judging panel reviewed 287 submissions from 116 photographers interpreting the "Connections" theme.
  • Seattle Railfan Guide - Great scenery combined with diverse operations makes the Emerald City a prime railfan location in the Pacific Northwest
  • Seattle Transit Guide - a visiting railfan should not overlook Seattle and Tacoma's expanding transit system, which also has a rich history
  • KCS: White to Gray - Looking back at Kansas City Southern's transition from "white to gray" as part of its modernization in the late 1980s

Model Railroad News - December 2020

  • 6 Train Sets for Holiday Giving
  • HO - Lionel "Army Hospital Train Set" and "Nickel Plate Fast Freight Set"
  • HO - Walthers Trainline "WiFlyer Express"
  • HO - Menards "Iron Mountain" and "Thunderhawk"
  • HO - Athearn Genesis Southern Railway GP38-2
  • HO - Walthers Proto Nickel Plate Road SD9
  • HO - Atlas Central of Georgia and Penn Central SD35s
  • HO - Rapido Trains Northern Pacific Dining Car
  • N - Bachmann "Roaring Rails"
  • Book Review - Mainline & Maritime's Narrow Gauge in the Americas (*)

Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette - November/December 2020

  • My On30 Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway
  • A 1:20.3 Scale Stamp Mill
  • The Raymond Davis Caboose - an S Scale logging caboose
  • An O Scale Tractor Shed - modeling with digital images
  • The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad and its Locomotives: Part 2 - Consolidation No.3 Unaka and 19th century freight services on the ET&WNC
  • Lighting Up My HOn3 White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 2 - refining the artistry of light
  • Layout Refinements - replicating a traffic pattern
  • Scratchbuilding Colorado Central #10 For My On3 Colorado Central & Southern: Part 6 - the domes
  • Brass Bashing - D&RGW No. 340: Part 1
  • The Narrow Gauge Scene - building a mega-kit - the Bar Mills' Queen City Coal Complex
  • Plans - D&RGW Office Car
  • Plans - D&RGW Water Service Car
  • Plans - Conoco Tank Car No. 14
  • Plans - The ET&WNC No. 3 Unaka
  • Plans - Two Little Sheds, Bodie, California
  • Plans - Cable Car Residences, San Francisco, CA

 

Mainline & Maritime is British - price is £19.95 - https://mainline-maritime.myshopify.com/collections/railways/products/narrow-gauge-in-the-americas

 

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Model Railroader - January 2021

  • Modeling Forbidden Spaces - add the places to your layout you can't visit in real life
  • Add Real Rocks to Your Scenery - for scenic authenticity, there's nothing like the real thing
  • Using Grout to Model Soil - easy to use, inexpensive material come in a variety of colors
  • The Care and Feeding of Tortoises - installation and repair tips for these slow-motion switch motors
  • Into Canyon Country - how the Florida Scale Rails club extended its HO scale Denver & Rio Grande layout
  • Creating Better Layout Photos - try these suggestions for improving photographs of model railroads
  • Installing Fiber Optic Lighting - a wiring-free solution for adding illuminated scenes to your layout
  • Product Reviews - Trix UP Big Boy no. 4014 (HO), Atlas GP38 (N), Walthers wood coaling tower (HO), Accurail MR&T 45th Anniversary exclusive boxcar kit

Trains - January 2021

  • Tanks for the memories - When Baldwin went into the timber, and how you can see four of these locomotives in action
  • Fighting back - Amtrak service cuts of the 1990s saved little, but showed value of marketing in recovery
  • How to kill a railroad career - One remark is all it took
  • Cumberland, coal, and diesels - an isolated, single purpose mine railroad finds its way.  The first installment in our new series, Coal isn't Dead
  • A hat trick plus one - on train-watching in the Internet age and the value of just showing up
  • In My Own Words: Blowing smoke in the Crescent City - an unconventional test for air leaks late one night

 

 

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Model Railroad Hobbyist - December 2020

 

Free Portion

  • Publisher's Musings: LED strip lighting for layouts
  • MRH Website this month: O scale narrow gauge fun, ...
  • What's Neat: Install a TCS speedometer, ...
  • Custom circuit boards for modelers
  • Make your own stone ballast, any scale, any color
  • Ops for the rest of us: easy, realistic, fun!
  • BNSF Witchita 24x24 layout design
  • First Look: East Coast Circuits fully lit police car
  • Savvy Modeler online: Easily straighten music wire

Paid Portion

  • Publisher's Welcome: Neat & tidy DCC installs
  • Limited Modeler: Building with Layout Design Elements
  • The story of modeling six switchers
  • Prepping cars for layout operation
  • PIne Ridge Railroad #42 restoration
  • Building a VIA Rail passenger combine

https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/41270

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