Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 90 - Issue 10 - Oct 2023

• Vol. 90
• Issue: 10
• Release: Oct 2023
• Series: Model Railroader
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

BUILD AN HO SCALE WEED SPRAYER FOR FUN
Kitbash a maintenance-of-way car from items laying around your layout


PLEASANT MEMORIES OF YOUTH
Childhood railfanning inspired this freelanced 1950s Northeastern industrial railroad


HOW TO WEATHER A COVERED HOPPER
Simple procedures make this car a good first weathering project


A PAPER MILL IN A SPARE ROOM
This track plan for a single-industry HO scale layout fits in a 10 x 14-foot space


SCRATCHBUILDING ELWELL’S BAR
An O scale structure adapted from a discontinued HO scale ki


SCRATCHBUILDING A ‘LIFT-FROG’ TURNOUT
Give your layout variety with this unusual turnout

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

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Integrating industries and railroading

NEWS AND PRODUCTS, pg. 10
Rapido HO scale Amtrak RTL Turboliner reviewed, plus the latest new products

ASK MR, pg. 18
How do I add DCC passenger car lighting?

RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 22
Letters from our readers

STEP BY STEP, pg. 24
Control turnouts with slide switches

DCC CURRENTS, pg. 60
PSXX-AR and Block Watcher

ON OPERATION, pg. 62
Hat tricks and the “iron mike”

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 73

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 74
Depot grounds landscaping

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!