Books and Magazines

How much time have you wasted searching through piles of reference books and magazines to find that one piece of information that’s vital to a modeling project? The Model Railroader’s Handbook puts...

Jeff Wilson's new book, Guide to North American Diesel Locomotives, offers more than 300 pages of detailed information on diesel locomotives produced in North America from the 1930s to today. An...

Bring your layout to the next level with a complete overview of modeling railroad scenery in this “scenery maker's bible” from modeler and Model Railroader Video Plus host Kathy Millatt. You’ll learn...

Building What’s in a Photo takes you from an interesting prototype photo all the way through to a finished project. We’ve gathered some of model railroading’s most talented builders to share their...

Modeling Aircraft by Aaron Skinner and his team of experts at FineScale Modeler, gives you 144 pages of photo-driven, how-to projects. In this all-new book you will learn more about finishing,...

A prolific military modeler and historian, Sheperd Paine shares his tips and techniques for building detailed military models and dioramas in this special guide. You'll also find a variety of...

Add an astounding level of detail to your dioramas by incorporating figures, vehicles, and scenery in varying scales. This how-to style book from master modeler Enrique Carrasco guides readers...

Multideck Design for Model Railroads features all-new content covering the many methods for designing and building a multideck layout along with all the tried-and-true tips Tony Koester has gathered...

The Model Railroader’s Guide to Bridges & Trestles is your one-stop source for information on real bridges. This book will guide you through the history of the various bridge types from the first...

Milk was once an important commodity for the railroads. Before refrigeration became mainstream, high-speed delivery was critical. Trains carried butter, milk and cheese from small town collecting...

Regional Rail LLC has operated 16 different rail lines mostly in PA but also in NY and DE primarily under the East Penn Railroad banner. These include the Octoraro, Lancaster & Northern, and...

As the production and consumption of commodities like grain, coal, lumber, coil steel, cement, and more have evolved over the years, so have the railroad cars that haul them. Commodities by Freight...

  Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews Atlas Master U28C and U28CG Atlas Master U33B ScaleTrains ES44 ...

Special Feature Colorado Pacific • by Jerry Hoverson, MMR — A Narrow Gauge Branch Line Owned By The Rocky Mountain Central. Features An HO Scale Abandoned Mining Town • by Jim Gray — Worn Out And...

Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews Rapido Trains PA/PB Diesels PIKO America Whitcomb 65-ton Diesel Spring Mills...

Features: Journal spotlight • Amtrak announces Airo • Siemens trains for Ontario Northland • Canada’s High-Frequency Rail: Boon or boondoggle? • Amtrak service failures increase in 2022 Back on...

Features: Amtrak “Day One” E-Unit in HO From Rapido Trains • by Tony Cook A Gaggle of Geese: Santa Fe’s Blue Goose in HO • by Tony Cook Bachmann’s Plasticville, U.S.A. Turns 75 &bul

  Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews Broadway Limited Blue Goose 4-6-4 Tangent Scale Models Wide-Vision...

Robert J. Yanosey Volume 1 shows the many billboards, underpasses, signals, yard and ROW, and many other types of signs from many different railroads over the years. Over 500 full color images from...

Stephen M. Timko A new series with a focus on particular models! Just Geeps In Color Volume 1 illustrates over 300 of the popular GP7 model, including the GP7B and subsequent rebuilds to model GP8s...