Learn how to add commuter rail service to your layout with this six-article collection. A pair of prototype stories lead things off. The first covers the history of commuter railroading from the steam era to the present day. The second shows the different types of platforms used by passenger railroads. David Popp joins in the fun with articles on incorporating commuter operations to a model railroad and building an accurately detailed commuter station scene. Rounding out the collection are articles on modeling commuter trains a 1950s commuter train in HO scale and a modern train in N scale.
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