Build a portable branch line
By David Popp
Part 1: Benchwork and foam scenery for our HO scale branch line
pg. 30
Build working N scale signals
By Jim Reising
pg. 38
From a module to a layout
By Jim Bonnett
A how-to series from three decades ago inspired a model railroad set in the Canadian Rockies
pg. 42
Trees that bend without breaking
By Tony Koester
Concealed coil springs help trees mounted along the edge of the layout cope with pesky elbows
pg. 49
Transition era action on the CNW
It’s 1955 in the upper Midwest on this 8 x 18-foot HO scale layout
pg. 50
Weather a boxcar in 10 easy steps
By Pelle Søeborg
Paint and powdered chalk make older freight cars look the worse for wear
pg. 55
A shelf railroad designed for operation
By Geoffrey T. Smith
Hauling potatoes on northern Maine’s Aroostook Valley RR in N scale
pg. 58
By David Popp
Part 1: Benchwork and foam scenery for our HO scale branch line
pg. 30
Build working N scale signals
By Jim Reising
pg. 38
From a module to a layout
By Jim Bonnett
A how-to series from three decades ago inspired a model railroad set in the Canadian Rockies
pg. 42
Trees that bend without breaking
By Tony Koester
Concealed coil springs help trees mounted along the edge of the layout cope with pesky elbows
pg. 49
Transition era action on the CNW
It’s 1955 in the upper Midwest on this 8 x 18-foot HO scale layout
pg. 50
Weather a boxcar in 10 easy steps
By Pelle Søeborg
Paint and powdered chalk make older freight cars look the worse for wear
pg. 55
A shelf railroad designed for operation
By Geoffrey T. Smith
Hauling potatoes on northern Maine’s Aroostook Valley RR in N scale
pg. 58