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Green Goddess

The G-scale Centennial Railway Garden at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum is simple but elegant and off the grid from some famous model railroads inside. Built in 2015 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Balboa Park, home of San Diego’s world-famous zoo, the layout is a stand-alone, sustainable attraction that has become a permanent fixture at the museum.

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Got Dairy?

A dairy operation adds a viable industry to any model railroad and can stimulate the imagination. After researching the Maine two-foot railroad, the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington, milk was discovered to be an important source of revenue in the early 1900s. The railroad traversed 40 miles of rural landscape dotted with dairy farms to connections with the outside world.
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BNSF Railway Co. announced in June that it has submitted a request to the Department of Transportation for a two-year extension of the Positive Train Control (PTC) deadline even though it has fully installed the system and is operating under PTC on all mandated subdivisions…

“Along the Right of Way,” a new photo feature, highlights the modeling work of our readers…

Part 1 of the Northwest Tarrant & Pacific, the Cowcatcher’s HO-scale project shelf layout, debuts. Follow along as the Cowcatcher builds an easy, affordable model railroad with all the bells and whistles of new technology…

THESE STORIES AND MORE, PLUS A FULL CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS!
Correction

The Texas City Museum and Galveston County Railroad Club's 14th Annual Train Festival is Oct. 27 at the museum, 409 6th Street North. Layouts in G, O, S, HO, N and Z scales will be on display in addition to a children's interactive layout. Admission is $5 for adults/seniors and $2 for children. For more information, contact Amanda Vance at avance@texas-city-tx.org or call (409) 229-1660. For more, Galveston County Model Railroad Club.
Also, admission fee for the North Texas Council of Railroad Clubs Annual Fall Plano Train Show Sept. 29-30 in Plano, TX, is $10 for adults.
Product Showcase

National Train Show highlights and more!

Locomotives and rolling stock once again dominated new offerings announced by manufacturers at the NMRA National Train Show. Among them were ScaleTrains.com’s new SD40-T2 Tunnel Motor locomotives that feature see-through radiator grilles.

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InterMountain Railways HO-Scale ET44AC Locomotive

InterMountain’s first run of ET44AC GEVOs includes BNSF (shown), Canadian National, UP, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Navajo Mine railroads. – InterMountain Railway
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Our most popular issue of 2017, the November/December edition features the story behind the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. This issue also features the impact of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad on Denison, TX.
Railroad in Focus

Cowcatcher Magazine routinely features short lines and regional railroads that roam the Midwest and Southwest. Features include color photographs and maps, but an overview of operations and latest business trends.