Model Railroader - 1 Nov 2025
Follow that train!
INTERVIEW WITH THE NMRA PREZ
• Model late autumn trees
• Sneak peek at Great Model Railroads 2026
• Build a depot from scratch
Kickin’ it old school
A day with the KC Local
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Scratchbuild a station in HO
The CN Central
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From the Editor
On Operation
Check out the world of L gauge model railroading
First-timer’s view of an NMRA convention
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Anniversaries and milestones
Contributing to Model Railroader
HO scale locomotives
HO scale rolling stock
HO scale rolling stock
Rapido HO United Aircraft Turbotrain
Rapido HO United Aircraft Turbotrain
Facts & features
Kadee HO 50-ton AAR flatcar
Facts & features
Atlas N scale EMD GP60
Facts & features
Milwaukee, Racine & Troy western terminus
Swinging into autumn with handbuilt oak trees
STEP 1 BUILDING THE TRUNK
STEP 2 MODELING AN OAK TREE
STEP 4 HAND-PAINTED DETAILS
STEP 3 ACRYLIC TREE BARK
President Gordy Robinson shares how he started with the NMRA, and where he hopes to take it
SCRATCHBUILD A STATION IN HO
STUDYING THE PROTOTYPE
MAKING THE WALLS
MAKING THE WALLS (CONT’D)
PAINTING THE DEPOT
THE CHALLENGING ROOF
FINISHING TOUCHES
THE CHALLENGING ROOF (CONT’D)
A day with the KC Local
A day with the KC Local
The layout at a glance
The CN Central
The CN Central
The layout at a glance
Meet Matt Gellings
Kickin’ it old school
Out in the country
Trackside Photos
Trackside Photos
Great Model Railroads 2026
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