Books

Features:Allagash Railway: Part 1 • by BROOK BENTZ — It’s 1982 in Western Maine on Mike Confalone’s proto-freelanced HO layout. Pullman-StandardPS-2 2700cf Covered Hoppers • by JAMES KINKAID — Baltimore & Ohio and...

Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews   A Royal Kickoff for 2025   from Rapido Trains Green Machines   from...

Weathering includes blending subtle and heavy effects - grime, rust, soot, dirt - and doing it in a way that matches how prototype locomotives, freight cars, and other details acquire their aged appearance. Weathering Models from Jeff Wilson will...

Features: Journal Spotlight • Flying Yankee has a new home. Caltrain Goes All-Electric • by Kevin McKinney — Big changes in the Bay Area. Rocky Mountaineer’s Early Years • by Steve...

Special Feature Radio Control For HOn30—A Simple Approach • by Keith Pashina — Adventures in Locomotive Control. Features The Railroad Equipment of theYellow Aster Gold Mine • by Dan Quine —...

Features: Roadrailer Finale • by Ryan Crawford 2023 Locomotive Production • by Sean Graham-White Pan Am Railways GP40-2s: 500–519 • by Diesel Era Staff Departments: Rail News Books

Features Union Pacific in Cheyenne, Wyoming • by Travis Douthit — Backyard View to Union Pacific’s Overland Route. Steamtown in the 1960s • by Bill Robie — F. Nelson Blount and Steamtown. The...

Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews  A Legend Returns   from Athearn Roundhouse New Life for Train Set Classic   from Bachmann...

Features: Return to the Barchester Branch • by ROBERT MOUNTENAY — A proto-freelanced approach to a rural Pennsylvania branch line terminal. Pullman-Standard60’ Paper Service Cars: 7451 • by JAMES...

James Kinkaid and Ken Donnelly To the casual railfan and modeler, tank cars come in two varieties: those with domes and those without domes. But given the highly regulated nature of the car type, there is much more to the story. At the highest level,...

ames Kinkaid and Ken Donnelly To the casual railfan and modeler, tank cars come in two varieties: those with domes and those without domes. But given the highly regulated nature of the car type, there is much more to the story. At the highest level,...

Bob Schmidt & Michael Caramanna From the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California in the West to the Gulf of Mexico in the East, and from the U.S. Border in the North to the Yucatan Peninsula in the South, this new title features the passenger services of...

Jeremy F. Plant & Brian D. Plant Explore the changes over time that affected Guilford and its successor, Pan Am, from motive power and operations to the variations in name and ownership. Coverage in this volume is roughly divided between operations...

Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews  Beautiful in Black & White from Walthers Proto Tuxedo-Clad GP35 from Walthers...

Features: Lehigh Valley’s Final Chapter in N • by RON PAPIERCAVICH — A beautiful proto-freelanced take on the Route of the Black Diamond in N scale. Pullman-Standard60’ Paper Service Cars: 7452 • by...

Flock’s excellent camera skills captured Southwestern PA’s class 1s, short lines, industrials, and trolley lines. Coverage wasn’t limited to trains and motive power – it also includes equipment and structures, as well as...

Model Railroader's Guide to Designing Yards -- Softcover

Olev Taremae The Delaware Lackawanna Railroad's Alco power has ruled Northeast Pennsylvania for over 30 years. Using the best work from 13 photographers, this book chronicles the variety of Alco power powering trains since the Delaware-Lackawanna...

James Kinkaid and Ken Donnelly The conclusion to the three-part series! Featuring refrigerator cars, stock and tank cars and early piggyback equipment. Plus, express, milk, pickle cars, and more! 128 Pages, All Color

Kurt Reisweber Offers a grand scenic tour of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway across Virginia as it existed as a part of the Chessie System in the 1970s-‘80s. Many out-of-the-way locations in the Old Dominion are featured. Virginia’s C&O presence is...