RMC Perspective
Welcome to RMC Perspective, where we explore the hobby and philospohy of model railroading from a variety of points of view.
June 9, 2021
Sounds Good
Scott Williamson says even just adding the sound of a crossing gate to your layout can bring a whole new level of realism to your modeling.
May 5, 2021
Growing Up With Amtrak
Steve Barry never experienced the “golden age” of passenger rail, but Amtrak has provided plenty of memories and colorful images that he’ll always cherish.
March 17, 2021
Track and Time
Maintenance of Way operations go largely unnoticed in the world of scale modeling. But John Brahaney wanted to change that.
March 1, 2021
A Layout Inside a Layout
David Richter came up with a unique way to improve operations on his O scale layout: He built another one.
February 17, 2021
Layout For a Cause
A group of modelers in Montana’s Flathead Valley donated their time to build a model railroad for a newly-built children’s hospital.
December 18, 2020
Old King Coal
Railroads used coal to fuel locomotives, many homes were still heated with it, and many power plants and heavy industries depended on it.
November 15, 2020
The Last Logging Railroad
Logging roads have long been a favorite subject for railroad photographers and modelers alike.
November 10, 2020
Train Your Brain
Perhaps one of the secrets to keeping our minds young involves operating sessions where we perform railroad jobs on our model empires?
October 15, 2020
A Sense of Time and Place
Building an HO scale diorama of a key scene along the New York, Susquehanna & Western was fueled by childhood memories of railroading in New Jersey.
September 15, 2020
New Life for an Old Layout
Bob Whetham turned an old 3-rail train set into an HO scale layout after his daughter lost interest in model railroading.
