JULY 2025: It’s 1965 and we’re trackside on the Chesapeake & Ohio’s busy James River and Alleghany Subdivisions. Mike Burgett’s meticulously detailed HO scale model railroad is built to handle the heavy traffic of this line as it was in the mid-1960s. Michael O’Keefe models a modern derailment diorama that placed in Walthers’ annual contest, while Roman Pastucha’s Othello Tunnels diorama places you right in the middle of the scene. Luke Lemmens kitbashes a 1980s weed-spraying train from off-the-shelf components. All this and more in the July issue of Railroad Model Craftsman!
Athearn Releases HO Scale GP40P-2 Locomotives
Now available in stores is a new production of HO scale EMD GP40P-2 locomotives from Athearn’s premium-level Genesis product line.
Mike Burgett’s Chesapeake & Ohio James River and Alleghany Subdivisions
Follow along on a typical day on Mike Burgett’s HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio, built for operations as they were in 1965.
Kitbashed 1980s Weed Sprayer
Using simple kitbashing techniques to create a weed spraying train in HO that once serviced the Soo Line in the 1980s.
Broadway Limited Imports’ Southern Pacific B-1 2-8-4 Berkshire
Now available from Broadway Limited Imports are former B&M T-1a Berkshires finished as they first appeared on the Southern Pacific
Aurora Miniatures CN Transcona Shops 50’ Plate F Boxcar
The 200-strong fleet of CN Transcona Shops 6,286 cu. ft. high-cube boxcars is the subject of the latest HO scale model from Aurora Miniatures.
Big Layouts and Perseverance
When planning and building a large model railroad, the main question to ask yourself is: What are you trying to accomplish?
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