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Model Railroader, 1 Dec 2026

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Each issue, Model Railroader features step-by-step modeling and construction projects, fascinating photo tours of model train layouts, insightful reviews, how-to tips from the experts, and much more!

In This Edition

ArticleTake a trip through Don­ner Pass

Peter Darling’s HO scale Don­ner Pass 1941 lay­out is on page 48, and it’s full of great pho­tos, a track plan, and the whole story about how Peter became inter­ested in this his­toric site. But that’s not all there is. Con­trib­ut­ing Editor Lou...

Take a trip through Don­ner Pass

ArticleGo behind the scenes to see how the saus­age is made

Every month, Cody Grivno puts new products through their paces as he reviews them for the magazine and Trains.com. Now you can find out more about the pro­cess in the story “A closer look at Model Rail­roader product reviews” on Trains.com!

Go behind the scenes to see how the saus­age is made

ArticleWhere are the young model­ers?

A per­en­nial worry among model rail­road­ers is the per­ceived lack of youth in the hobby. This has been a con­cern since at least the 1950s, but is it really a prob­lem? Events like the National Model Rail­road Asso­ci­ation Scenic City National...

Where are the young model­ers?

ArticleTony Koes­ter receives ser­vice award at St. Louis RPM

Model Rail­roader Con­sult­ing Editor Tony Koes­ter received the inaug­ural St. Louis RPM Mod­el­ing Com­munity Out­stand­ing Ser­vice Award in late July. The award was presen­ted dur­ing the St. Louis Rail­road Pro­to­type Model­ers (RPM) meet held in...

Tony Koes­ter receives ser­vice award at St. Louis RPM