Model Railroader October 2025

Mark Albert's Cincinnati-themed portable HO-scale traction layout went to annual train shows and several national and regional conventions. In its current form, the layout consists of four sizable modular sections that can be separated, moved to another location and reconnected for operation. A few years ago, he decided its traveling days were over. 

Other Can’t Miss Stories:

• How the National Model Railroad Association Achievement Program enriched Cinthia Priest's hobby. The NMRA's members — worldwide — have supported Cinthia and countless other modelers to grow and enjoy many aspects of the hobby.
• Matt Snell finds a prototype Erie-Lackawanna hopper still in maintenance-of-way service in its (mostly) original paint. He models the car by fading the lettering, adding graffiti, adding modern reporting marks, and weathering the car.
• Pelle Søeborg shares how he built the desert landscape scenery for his Union Pacific Daneville Subdivision layout.
• A step-by-step article on kitbashing a Bar Mills flat kit into an interesting three-dimensional wood building, bringing Mike Tylick’s shipyard brewery to life.
• And more!