Railroad Model Craftsman June 2025
$10.99
Features:
Milwaukee Road North Montana Line • by Dan Lewis, MMR — Follow Extra 626 West on this beautiful N scale model railroad built for operations.
Milwaukee Road Green Bay Depot • by Patrick Lawson — History and scale drawings of
the depot that served passengers from 1898 to 1957.
Build a Coal Trestle from 3D Parts • by Kelly Regan — Combining 3D-printed parts to
create a typical local coal dealer’s trestle in HO scale.
Western Maryland Chop-Nose Diesel in S • by Brooks Stover, MMR — Cutting down the short hood on a GP9 diesel, just like the prototype.
Switching East Berlin • by Chris Adams — Even a simple one-turnout layout
packs in a lot of operational action.
Packing Up a Large Layout • by Lex Parker, MMR — Careful planning during construction makes transport a lot easier.
Easy Brick Reveal for Masonry Windows • by Wayne Wesolowski — Simple methods for recreating inset windows in masonry structures.
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 — New York Central Upper Harlem Line/review by Otto M. Vondrak
Timetable — Listings of railroad-related events contributed by our readers
Perspective — The Milwaukee Mystique/Justin Franz
Craftsman Workshop — Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives/George Dutka
Collector Consist — Far From “Crummy”/Tony Cook
Diverging Points — In Praise of Experts/Jason Shron
Editor's Notebook — Commentary from your editor/Otto M. Vondrak
Dealer Directory — Listing of our favorite recommended hobby dealers
Index of Advertisers