Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 89 - Issue 10 - Oct 2022

• Vol. 89
• Issue: 10
• Release: Oct 2022
• Series: Model Railroader
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

A DIVISION POINT WITH SCOPE FOR OPERATION
Bob Phelps, senior product designer for Peco, built the HO scale Green River, Wyoming, layout to run big American trains in England

ANTHRACITE RAILROADING IN N SCALE
This 16 x 22-foot layout models the last days of hard-coal roads in Pennsylvania

PAPER PEOPLE FOR ANY PAY GRADE
Make your structures pop with inexpensive figures that fool viewers

SCRATCHBUILD A BULK MATERIAL BARGE
Learn how to model this common watercraft with styrene and a few detail parts

TOUCHSCREEN TURNOUT CONTROL
Use modern technology to route trains on your model railroad

ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
An addition, a loss, and a bit of change

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12
Hobby industry news

ASK MR, pg. 18
How do I fill rail gaps on my N scale layout?

RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 21
Letters from our readers

STEP BY STEP, pg. 22
Model a rural grade crossing scene

DCC CURRENTS, pg. 54
Useful features of DCC Specialties’ new ECB

PRODUCT REVIEWS, pg. 56
Rapido HO scale GMD F59PH diesel, large scale Santa Fe f7s by LGB, and more

ON OPERATION, pg. 62
Limits of yard limits

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 73

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 74
More alternative uses of freight cars

Overview:

Model Railroader has been the leading model train magazine for the past 75 years.  Each month, we bring you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of model train layouts, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts and much more!