Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 90 - Issue 09 - Sept 2023

• Vol. 90
• Issue: 09
• Release: Sept 2023
• Series: Model Railroader
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

THE LIFE OF AN ITINERANT MODEL RAILROAD OPERATOR
Despite not having layouts, these modelers happily run trains

MY DREAM 4 X 8 LAYOUT
A yard, continuous operation, and lots of places to switch

KEEPING IT “OLD SCHOOL”
Freelanced design, DC block control, and traditional building methods serve this HO scale Colorado railroad just fine


REJUVENATING A SCENE
A new tower adds life to this busy HO scale interlocking


A FIRST GENERATION LAYOUT BY THE NEXT GENERATION
A millenial’s layout depicting a fictional New York railroad in 1838


PROTOTYPICAL OPERATIONS ON THE YOSEMITE VALLEY
Realistic paperwork makes operations easier and more fun


INSTALLING DITCH LIGHTS IN AN NW2
Surface-mounted diodes provide bright light in a small package

Also in this issue:
ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Play with your trains

NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 10
HO scale EMD SD40 by Broadway Limited reviewed, plus the latest new products

ASK MR, pg. 18
Does foam benchwork pose any difficulties?

STEP BY STEP, pg. 24
How to make trees from natural materials

DCC CURRENTS, pg. 60
Introduction to switches

ON OPERATION, pg. 62
Rain, Ruth and a rule

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 73

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 74
Appalachian geology made easy

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!