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Athearn HO-Scale ACF 2970 Texas & Pacific Center Flow Hopper – September/October 2007

Atlas GP30 – July/August 2008

Athearn HO-Scale GP38-2 – March/April 2013

ScaleTrains HO-Scale UP GTEL “Big Blow” Turbine – November/December 2016

ScaleTrains’ HO-Scale UP “Big Blow” *– Courtesy ScaleTrains*

Kato Sound Box DC Control System – May/June 2015

InterMountain N-Scale SD40-2 – May/June 2017

InterMountain HO-Scale GP10 Paducah – September/October 2017

Walthers HO-Scale Modern Yard Office – November/December 2019

November/December 2019
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Going Somewhere

When Ken Jaglinski drew up layout plans for the Ashland, Superior & Pacific in the early 1980s he fashioned them so trains would run in and out of view across the landscapes much like prototypes. “I like it when trains seem to be going somewhere and you lose continuous sight of them,” he said. That’s just one illusion created by Jaglinski on the layout that is a Milwaukee-area fixture and was featured on the NMRA’s 75th Anniversary National Convention layout tour in 2010.
Isn’t that neat

The “What’s Neat This Week in Model Railroading” and “What’s Neat” podcasts are attracting a legion of YouTube viewers. Depending on the time of year, some podcasts – which talk about anything model railroading – generate 28,000-50,000 views.

– Courtesy Ken Patterson
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Greenbrier Companies’ new Tsunami Gate grain hopper debuted in September at the Minneapolis Railway Interchange with lightning-fast unloading speeds…

Illinois Central’s Panama Limited basked in the glory of the Panama Canal by offering all-Pullman service…

Curing electrical pickup issues on one HO-scale locomotive is possible by soldering wheel rivets…

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BONUS WEB COVERAGE: Adding a little clutter to right of ways adds realism without overdoing it on the Cowcatcher’s project layout, the Northwest Tarrant & Pacific Railroad…
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WALTHERS HO MODERN YARD OFFICE

Walthers’ recently introduced HO-scale Modern Yard Office kit is an example of today’s common practice of converting industrial shipping containers into living spaces. Containers can be used for a variety of applications on model railroads, including offices, apartments and storage buildings.

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Going Somewhere

Isn’t that neat

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