Features:

Lehigh Valley’s Final Chapter in N • by RON PAPIERCAVICH — A beautiful proto-freelanced take on the Route of the Black Diamond in N scale.

Pullman-Standard
60’ Paper Service Cars: 7452 • by JAMES KINKAID — New designs for 60’ boxcar developed by Pullman-Standard in the 1960s.

Build Wabasso Garment Textile Mill in HO • by JACK HUGHES — Kitbash a large New England textile mill complex using Walthers Cornerstone kits.

Operations on the C&O Ryder Gap Sub • by JOE GREEN — Adopting prototype Chesapeake & Ohio practices for fun and engaging operating sessions. 

Ideas for Future-Proof Layout Design • by ROBERT A. CHANT — Ideas on how to design and build a layout that grows with your hobby interests.

Departments:

Safety Valve — Letters from our readers

Receiving Yard — New product reports and industry news/compiled by Harry K. Wong

Test Track — In-depth reviews of new hobby products

Rail Books  — Buffalo Creek Railroad Vol. 2: 1950 and Beyond/review by Harry K. Wong

Timetable — Listings of railroad-related events contributed by our readers

Perspective — RMC’s Railfan Connection/Justin Franz

Craftsman Workshop — Modifying a Rapido Maine Central RS-11/Jack Hughes

Painting & Weathering — Custom Painting with Spray Cans/Sean Graham-White

Diverging Points — Interview with Jason Shron: Rapido at 20/RMC Staff

Editor's Notebook  — Commentary from your editor/Otto M. Vondrak

Dealer Directory — Listing of our favorite recommended hobby dealers

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