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  Building a Paper Mill for the Apache Railway

  I received a request from my friend Dave to build a paper mill for his new Apache Railway. He needed the mill for the town of Snowflake, Arizona, so I… Read Article

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  Building a Power Plant for the Apache Paper Mill

  My friend Dave needed a power plant to go with his new Apache paper mill that he was adding to his Apache Railway branch, so I offered to combine his… Read Article

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  Model Railroading: Where to Begin

  Most of us can remember our first experience with trains. It may have been a Lionel steam set under the Christmas tree or an afternoon trackside with your grandfather. For… Read Article

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  Private Rail Trip: Part 1

  For over a year my wife and I had planned a trip on a private railroad car for our anniversary, so we were especially excited to arrive at Washington's Union… Read Article

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  Installing Approach Signals for an Interlocking Plant: Part 2

  Editor’s note: This blog is part 2 of a series on installing signals for an interlocking plant. You can read part 1 of this series here. We decided to use… Read Article

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  10-Minute Diesel Weathering

  This is a new HO scale E-7 diesel. It's well detailed and runs well with sound, but it looks too toy-like to me. There are as many ways to weather… Read Article

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  Cleaning Up an Old Model Railroad Scene

  Perhaps you have a scene or series of scenes on your layout that have not aged well. They may be covered in dust or just generally need a little touch… Read Article

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  A Visit to the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum

  I recently made an inspiring trip to the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota, that I would like to tell you about. The Twin Cities Model Railroad… Read Article

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  Installing Approach Signals for an Interlocking Plant: Part 1

  On my model railroad of the Bluff City Southern there is a bottleneck, but it's a fun bottleneck. The five railroads that I model come together at this bottleneck. It's… Read Article

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  An Overview of Glues for Model Railroading

  I’m going to diverge a bit from my ongoing series of blogs to talk about something that’s vital to the pursuit of our hobby. Glue! We all seem to find… Read Article

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  Basic Detailing for Model Railroads: A Day in the Southern Pacific

  What about basic detailing? We’ve come a good distance in our blog series, so I think that we're ready for the really rewarding part! If you’ve read my series (find… Read Article

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  Creative Ideas for Model Railroad Structures

  Photo by Doug Hodgdon Model railroad structures are important in many ways, and by “structures” I’m including bridges and other man-made, primarily fixed elements that we include in our layouts.… Read Article