Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 90 - Issue 08 - Aug 2023

• Vol. 90
• Issue: 08
• Release: Aug 2023
• Series: Model Railroader
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

THE NARROW GAUGE NARRAGANSETT RAILROAD
This 18 x 24-foot On30 layout is set in Rhode Island during the Great Depression

THE BLUE RIDGE IN BLACK AND WHITE
This HO scale layout models post-merger Norfolk Southern in Salem, Va.

SCRATCHBUILDING A TRANSFER TABLE
Use a stepper motor and Arduino to move locomotives

HOW TO BUILD A BEVEL TOOL
This homemade device makes it easy to get consistent 45-degree corners

SCRATCHBUILD AN EARLY 1900S FLATCAR
This O scale model is based on a Denver & Rio Grande Western prototype

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

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Tinkerers and mad scientists wanted

RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 10
Letters from our readers

NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 12
Atlas HO scale General Electric U28CG reviewed, plus the latest new products

ASK MR, pg. 18
The secret life of switch heaters

STEP BY STEP, pg. 22
How to model white pines

DCC CURRENTS, pg. 52
Setting up smartphone Wi-Fi throttles

ON OPERATION, pg. 54
Turning waybills into dollar bills

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 56

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 65

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 66
Between Perfection and Compromise

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!