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What happens when a century-old house that’s going to become home the greatest model railroad ever built, has a low ceiling and a furnace that could rival the “clinker” from Christmas Story. It's one man’s struggle to single-handedly change the appearance of his basement ceiling.

”Straightball” discusses all the options he’s explored and reveals what some of the early results of his efforts have produced. In the end you’ll surely realize as I do that when Andy sets out to do a job he Ki

Looking for a new book to read, Northern Pacific refrigerator cars are on your wish list, Budd cars and trivia questions keep you awake at night?? It’s all right here during the fastest five minutes in model railroading with Model Railroad News Tony Cook.

Spanning the globe to bring you the most important news of the day and keep you more informed than a air traffic controller at Chicago’s busy Midway Airport eating a Philly cheese steak.

I know what you’re thinking, what would it be like to model the Conrail Railroad in Central Jersey during 1988? Well thanks to a thorough investigation by our crack staff (Peter Borcherds) we’ve discovered Conrail is alive and well in N scale.

Joe has done a marvelous job of modeling and documenting his journey building a quality model railroad intended for operations. With over 3000 YouTube subscribers, the scenery started and major construction complete it makes for a great interview. Enjoy !!

It’s the most realistic throttle for operating model railroad diesel locomotives with controls that feel and perform just like the prototype. At least that’s what I was told but once we got our hands on this product we were convinced.

Scott Thornton had an idea and the boys at Iowa Scaled Engineering decided to make his dreams a reality. This is a behind the scenes look at how it began with comments from operators who were among the first to take this amazing product out for a spin. Enjoy !!

Spanning the globe to bring you the latest news in the world of model railroading, our own Tony Cook has travelled thousands of miles at his own expense to keep us all up to date.

Accurail’s special Trainfest release, Broadway Limited’s newest N scale locomotive, Menard’s exclusive train sets from Bachmann, Precision Design’s newest decals, upcoming train shows, it’s all here in one convenient package.

Don’t forget to check out the latest Model Railroad News and enjoy!!

What do a guy from Boston, Massachusetts and a guy from Green Bay, Wisconsin have in common? Not much until they found out they were the only two guys in S scale.

It’s another example of how this hobby brings people together. A locomotive engineer from CN and a civil engineer with the career spanning over four decades have created a great friendship based on model railroading.

Plus, we learned that if you spend enough time in a Wendy’s restaurant you can get just about anything accomplished. Enjo

I hadn’t heard of WeatherMyTrains.com until just before it was suggested Rob the owner would be a great interview. A worldwide customer base that's steadily growing, Rob's a artist with more than 40 years experience producing aviation art, rail art and more recently quality weathering on model locomotives and cars.

With a PhD from the school of “Hard Knocks” he's making today’s fine scale models better with realistic weathering and sound. Rob shared lots of info with everyone at the AML Network.

Still trying to decide between crunchy and smooth peanut butter, your router keeps giving you different directions to your bedroom, Alexa refuses to play any of your favorite Kiss Cover band songs.

We can’t help with any of that but we can help you become comatose as you listen to Jerry Britton try his hand at answering the Kelly questions.

Enjoy.

Spanning the globe to keep you informed of the latest developments in model railroading. Tony Cook editor of model railroad news once again has tirelessly searched out all the new products that you need to know about.

Enjoy !!!