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Model Railroader January 2026

Model Railroader January 2026

David Popp introduces our new project railroad, the East Troy Industrial Park.

Other Can’t Miss Stories:

  • 70-year Model Railroader subscriber Bob Sanford shares his operations-oriented HO scale layout based on C&O and NYC operations in Ontario in the 1950s.
  • The world of L gauge railroading: leveraging LEGO as a viable way of approaching model railroading.
  • Jerry Dziedzic gets back to his roots building a wood craftsman freight car kit, but updated with some modern details, inspired by previous On Operation columns.
  • Take a photo tour of a section of Don Janes’ HO scale Green Mountain Division layout, which was originally featured in the How to Build Railroads of the 1950s special issue.
  • Howard Andrews shows how he scratchbuilt a stone bridge. He made a master from modeling clay, carved stone detail, made a mold from silicon rubber, then cast the bridge in resin. He also describes how he painted and installed the bridge.
  • Pelle Søeborg shares his wisdom on how to make photo backdrops.
  • And more!
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David Popp introduces our new project railroad, the East Troy Industrial Park.

Other Can’t Miss Stories:

  • 70-year Model Railroader subscriber Bob Sanford shares his operations-oriented HO scale layout based on C&O and NYC operations in Ontario in the 1950s.
  • The world of L gauge railroading: leveraging LEGO as a viable way of approaching model railroading.
  • Jerry Dziedzic gets back to his roots building a wood craftsman freight car kit, but updated with some modern details, inspired by previous On Operation columns.
  • Take a photo tour of a section of Don Janes’ HO scale Green Mountain Division layout, which was originally featured in the How to Build Railroads of the 1950s special issue.
  • Howard Andrews shows how he scratchbuilt a stone bridge. He made a master from modeling clay, carved stone detail, made a mold from silicon rubber, then cast the bridge in resin. He also describes how he painted and installed the bridge.
  • Pelle Søeborg shares his wisdom on how to make photo backdrops.
  • And more!
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