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Inexpensive Pennsylvania Railroad Signal Bridge
Kitbash a Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridge from inexpensive Bachmann Plasticville kits and LEDs in O Scale.
Tinkering with TinkerCAD: Part 1
TinkerCAD is a cloud-based computer-aided drafting program that can be useful for designing and building scale models.
O Scale Trains Transitions to Annual in 2024
O Scale Trains Magazine will be produced as an annual publication following the printing of the January-February 2024 issue.
Build a Steel Trestle Bridge: Part 1
Using styrene components from Central Valley Model Works to scratchbuild a tall steel bridge following a Milwaukee Road prototype.
A Kitbashed Branch Line Station
Kitbashing a typical branch line station in O Scale from an old Blair Line kit for a company house.
The United States Military Railroad Aquia Line
Modeling the Civil War era provides interesting challenges in research and model building to represent the United States Military Railroad.
O Scale Brass Steam Locomotive Drives: Part 1
Understanding how certain O scale brass steam locomotive models are geared can help you improve performance and make your own repairs.
Upgrading Erie Bay Window Caboose C300
Upgrading an MTH 3-rail release into a more accurate representation of a postwar Erie Railroad bay-window caboose.
Gateway to the Cumberland Valley: PRR/N&W Southern Division, Part 2
In the prototype world, Cumberland Valley Railroad was one of Pennsylvania’s earliest railroads, connecting the rich agricultural region around Chambersburg and Hagerstown with Harrisburg.
Gateway to the Cumberland Valley: PRR/N&W Southern Division, Part 1
Visit an O scale model railroad combining Pennsylvania Railroad and Norfolk & Western operations between Harrisburg, Pa., and Roanoke, Va.
