APRIL 2025: This month we tour Pete Hall’s expansive HO scale Southern Pacific layout, which replicates mid-century operations on the Coast Line between San Francisco and San Luis Obispo. James Kinkaid shares drawings of Conrail’s 52′ gondola rebuilds, Dave Abeles installs an animated grade crossing on his Conrail Onondaga Cutoff, and Mitchell Schuessler discusses concepts for designing a layout based on Conrail operations in eastern Pennsylvania. All this and more in the April issue of Railroad Model Craftsman!
HO Scale Berkshire Steam Locomotives Arrive from Broadway Limited
Now available from Broadway Limited Imports are former B&M T-1a Berkshires as they first appeared on the Southern Pacific between 1945 and 1949.
Pete Hall’s Southern Pacific Coast Line in HO Scale
Modeling 1950s California Coast Division operations between San Francisco and San Luis Obispo on a large HO layout.
Install an Animated Grade Crossing
Follow these simple steps to add a realistic animated grade crossing to the HO scale Conrail Onondaga Cutoff.
HEP-Equipped E8/9As and Budd Gallery Commuter Cars from Rapido Trains
Now available from Rapido Trains are all-new highly detailed replicas of EMD E8A and E9A passenger locomotives and Budd Gallery Cars used on Chicago’s commuter lines from the 1970s until the 1990s.
Alco FA-1/FB-1 Diesels from Rapido Trains
Continuing its series of streamlined Alco diesel models, Rapido Trains is now offering highly detailed replicas of the Alco FA-1 and FB-1.
The Most Beautiful Train in the World
Southern Pacific’s red and orange streamlined ‘Daylight’ passenger trains defined luxury travel for generations of passengers traveling to the West.
Explore the world of White River Productions
