Model Railroader - 1 Jan 2026
Return of the MR&T!
BUILD A WOODEN FREIGHT CAR KIT
• Construct a ballasted deck bridge
• Create your own photo backdrops
• Model railroading with Lego
EMD GP7S DELIVER HEAVY-DUTY DETAIL!
Scratchbuild a ballasted deck trestle
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Bringing the trains back to southern Ontario
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On the cover:
Step by Step
News & Reviews
The MR&T’S East Troy Industrial Park RR
Building a craftsman wood car kit
Build a small stone arch bridge
Detail and weather a gondola
The world of L gauge railroading
Model Railroader
On Trains.com
Index of Advertisers and Cartoon
Trains of Thought
From the Editor
Trackside Photos
More DIY DCC information
Getting ready for operations
East Troy from the beginning
Arduinoprojects book support material
New Year, new projects
Alco PA1 diesel locomotive.
HO scale locomotives
HO scale freight cars
HO scale passenger equipment
Cripple Creek & Western rail maintenance office.
HO scale freight cars
HO scale details and accessories
Scaletrains HO EMD GP39E
Facts & features
Kato N Siemens ALC-42 Charger
Facts & features
Rapido N Santa Fe mechanical refrigerator
Facts & features
Bachmann HO Trinity 5161 covered hopper
Facts & features
N scale freight cars
N scale locomotives
Scale test cars.
HO scale structures
Z scale freight cars
Z scale locomotives
Veedersburg, Ind., signals
Make your own photo backdrops
STEP 1 START WITH THE SKY
Make your own photo backdrops
STEP 2 LET THERE BE LANDSCAPE
STEP 3 FROM ELECTRONS TO REALITY
STEP 2 LET THERE BE LANDSCAPE (CONT’D)
STEP 4 PELLE’S TIPS AND TRICKS
STEP 3 FROM ELECTRONS TO REALITY (CONT’D)
Scratchbuild a ballasted deck trestle
Scratchbuild a ballasted deck trestle
Materials list
Assembling trestle walkway brackets
BUILDING A CRAFTSMAN WOOD CAR KIT
BUILDING A CRAFTSMAN WOOD CAR KIT
Materials list
EAST TROY INDUSTRIAL PARK RR
EAST TROY INDUSTRIAL PARK RR
The layout at a glance
Bringing the trains back to southern Ontario
Bringing the trains back to southern Ontario
The layout at a glance
Meet Robert D. Sanford
Detail and weather a GONDOLA
MODEL UPGRADES
PAINTING AND WEATHERING
DECALS, POWDERS, AND LEFTOVERS
PAINTING AND WEATHERING (Cont’d)
BREAKWATER FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
FINISHING TOUCHES
Three removable GONDOLA LOADS
PIPES FROM STIR STRAWS
INDIANA COAL
The world of L gauge railroading
The world of L gauge railroading
Build a small stone arch culvert
Build a small stone arch culvert
Send us your photos
The long and short of it
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