JUNE 2025: We continue our coverage of layouts that will be part of the 2025 NMRA National Convention in Novi, Mich., this summer. This month, we follow Extra 626 West on Dan Lewis’ beautiful N scale Milwaukee Road North Montana Line. Patrick Lawson shares scale drawings of the Milwaukee Road depot in Green Bay, Wis., while Kelly Regan shares his techniques for building a coal dealer’s trestle using 3D printed parts. Lex Parker shows us how he packed up his large layout to be shipped to a new owner in Australia. All this and more in the June issue of Railroad Model Craftsman!
Bachmann Trains Siemens ALC-42 Charger Passenger Loco
Now available from Bachmann Trains are all-new highly detailed premium replicas of Siemens Amtrak ALC-42 Charger diesel-electric locomotives for N scale.
Western Maryland Chop-Nose Diesel in S Scale
Cutting down the short hood on a Western Maryland GP9 diesel, just like the prototype. Brooks Stover shows us how he made his S scale model.
Milwaukee Road: Extra 626 West
Follow Milwaukee Road Extra 626 West on this beautiful N scale model railroad set in Northern Montana and built for operations.
Rapido Trains GE C30-7 Locomotives
Now available from Rapido Trains are highly-detailed state-of-the-art HO scale renditions of the General Electric C30-7 in multiple road-specific variations.
ScaleTrains Rivet Counter EMD GP40 Locomotives
Now available from ScaleTrains are all-new EMD GP40 locomotives as part of its premium-level “Rivet Counter” line.
The Milwaukee Road Mystique
What draws fans to The Milwaukee Road, especially the vast territory to the Pacific Coast known as “Lines West”?