Railroad Model Craftsman January 2024

Features: Pennsylvania Railroad Nassau Division • by JOHN SETHIAN — This freelanced O scale empire recalls PRR heavy electric action in central New Jersey. Pennsylvania Railroad X-53 Boxcar • by JAMES KINKAID — First of a two-part series on the first 50’ plug-door boxcars built...

Railroad Model Craftsman January 2025

Features: Allagash Railway: Part 1 • by BROOK BENTZ — It’s 1982 in Western Maine on Mike Confalone’s proto-freelanced HO layout. Pullman-StandardPS-2 2700cf Covered Hoppers • by JAMES KINKAID — Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio rostered these unique PS-2 covered...

Railroad Model Craftsman July 2017

Features:Masking Tape Scenery • by Joseph Kreiss — Creating a base for your scenery out of masking tape.Building a Trolley Barn • by Victor Roseman — Modifying aircraft hangar kits to represent trolley barns or bus garages.Pullman-Standard F85B • by James Kinkaid — An in-depth look...

Railroad Model Craftsman December 2024

Features: Return to the Barchester Branch • by ROBERT MOUNTENAY — A proto-freelanced approach to a rural Pennsylvania branch line terminal. Pullman-Standard60’ Paper Service Cars: 7451 • by JAMES KINKAID — Built for the same service as 7452 boxcars, the later 7451s...

Railroad Model Craftsman June 2022

Features: East Bluff Terminal • by Joe Visintine — This HO scale terminal railroad is inspired by switching districts around St. Louis, and will be open during the NMRA National Convention. Delaware & Hudson PS-2CD Hopper • by James Kinkaid...

Railroad Model Craftsman July 2026

Features: A Model Railfan in the Midwestby KEITH M. KOHLMANN - Fine Midwestern modeling in N scale captured from a railfan’s perspective. Pullman-Standard ‘New Family’ Gonsby JAMES KINKAID - A modern 1970s design that streamlined production with an updated center...

Railroad Model Craftsman February 2024

Features: The HO Scale Galeton & Chestnut Lake • by JERRY LAUCHLE — This freelanced HO layout recalls coal and lumber hauling in central Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Railroad X-54 Boxcar• by JAMES KINKAID — Built at Sam Rea Shops, these 40’ plug door boxcars served...

Railroad Model Craftsman September 2025

Features: Remembering the Atlantic Great Eastern • by Alan Bell — A look back at Jack Ozanich’s freelanced HO New England-themed model railroad. Penn Central 60' Boxcars Part 3: Class X64 • by James Kinkaid — Wrapping up our series with a look at 60’...

Railroad Model Craftsman March 2026

Features: New England Style: South River & Millville by BOB VAN GELDER - This tribute to New England railroading is a showcase for detailed HO structures. Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Coil Flatcar by JAMES KINKAID - A fleet of 100 coil-carrying...

Railroad Model Craftsman July 2024

Features: Expanding St. Nicholas Yard • by JIM HERTZOG — Expanding a key yard facility for more operational enjoyment on this HO Reading layout.. Louisville & Nashville Bulkhead Flatcar • by JAMES KINKAID — A distinct class of 100 70-ton flatcars built...

Railroad Model Craftsman May 2026

Features: Canadian National Caramat Sub by JASON BAXTER - This HO layout recreates 1990s main line railroading in Northwestern Ontario. Pullman-Standard 4650 Covered Hopper by JAMES KINKAID - An obscure 1960s design favored by Pennsylvania Railroad and Kansas City Southern. Modeling CN’s...

Railroad Model Craftsman November 2025

Features: Chicago & North Western Alcos to Sleepy Eyeby LANCE MINDHEIM — A detailed HO model railroad designed to evoke memories of Minnesota in the 1970s. OTDX Container Carby JAMES KINKAID — An unusual fleet of Thrall cars designed to haul...

Railroad Model Craftsman July 2020

Features: Loon Lake Railway & Navigation • by Dan Munson — Peter Smith’s exquisite Sn3 logging railroad is set in the Pacific Northwest in the 1930s. Easy Board by Board Construction • by Gregg Condon, MMR — Micro-Mark “ship decking”...

Railroad Model Craftsman April 2019

Features: B&O P-41 Bulkhead Flatcar • by James Kinkaid — Drawings, photographs, and a complete roster of the B&O P41 flatcar. Terminal Operations • by Bob Chapman — Reproducing passenger terminal operations to reflect cut practices. Azatrax Crossing System •...

Railroad Model Craftsman March 2024

Features: Montana & Colorado Southern • by DAN MUNSON — A look back at a showcase of Western railroading rebuilt for operations.. B&O/C&O Pullman-Standard Boxcars • by JAMES KINKAID — A collection of 60’ boxcars assigned to auto parts and general merchandise. Scratchbuilding Palmer Union...

Railroad Model Craftsman January 2026

Features: Welcome to Marias Passby JUSTIN FRANZ - This main line through northwest Montana is a showcase for modern railroading. BNSF on Marias Pass in HOby CAMERON NEALY - Modern main line action in HO scale along Montana’s Glacier National...

Railroad Model Craftsman August 2022

Features: Mineral & Southfork Railway • by Dan Munson — This freelanced O scale narrow gauge layout is inspired by the mining history of Alaska. Evans Side Slider • by James Kinkaid — Favored by short lines, these innovative cars...

Railroad Model Craftsman June 2024

Features: The Modern Detroit, Toledo & Ironton • by SHAUN GUZMAN-THACKER — Reimagining this favorite fallen fl ag as a modern regional railroad in HO. Northern Pacific Steel Drop-Bottom Gons • by JAMES KINKAID — Scale drawings of unusual drop-bottom gondolas that...

Railroad Model Craftsman February 2025

Features: White Pass & Yukon Route in HOn3 • by MIKE MAY — Modeling an alternate history where the narrow gauge railway is still going strong in 1983. Erie Lackawanna Bulkhead Gondola • by JAMES KINKAID — A modernized gondola design built...

Railroad Model Craftsman November 2026

Features: Tale of Two Locals: UP Oakland Sub by SETH NEUMANN - Operating two busy locals on the HO scale Union Pacific Oakland Sub set in 1999. Wilson All-Steel Meat Reefers by STEVE HILE - Pacifi c Car & Foundry’s...

Railroad Model Craftsman August 2025

Features: Florida’s First Coast Railroad • by Kinzer Hurt — Modern short line railroading set along Florida’s northern coast in HO scale. Penn Central 60’ Boxcars Part 2: Class X62B • by James Kinkaid — Built between 1968 and 1970, many of these...

Railroad Model Craftsman November 2015

Features:Bar Mills Kitbash • by Lynn Draper — Kitbashing and adding onto a Bar Mills building flat.West Valley Union RR • by Michael Wolf — A freelanced Pennsylvania Railroad built for operations.Southern XM Boxcar • by James Kinkaid — Pullman-Standard’s Southern outside post boxcars, Part 3.Woodbourne...

Railroad Model Craftsman October 2019

Features: Kansas City Southern’s Third Sub • by Steve Davis — This HO scale model railroad follows the prototype from Heavener to Watts, Okla., in 1982. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 65’ Gondola • by James Kinkaid — Between 1957 and...

Railroad Model Craftsman April 2025

Features: Pete Hall’s HO Southern Pacific • by Dan Munson —  Modeling 1950s California Coast Division operations on a large HO layout. Conrail’s 52-foot Gondola Rebuilds • by James Kinkaid — Conrail’s 1990s in-house rebuild program extended the useful life of old...