This Month
December 2025
Vol. 94/No. 12
Features:
Delaware & Susquehanna
by PHIL MONAT — A proto-freelanced HO layout based on operations in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Gorge region.
Southern Pacific Davis Signal Bridge
by MIKE JOHANNESSEN — History and scale drawings of a 1910-era Southern Pacific signal bridge.
Two Approaches to a Common Shed
by SAM SWANSON AND MATT WOODS — Two ways to scratchbuild an old, weathered, wooden shed.
Model Mecca: New London, Conn.
by BROOKS A. BENTZ — This Connecticut shoreline city was once served by New Haven and Central Vermont.
Build New London Union Station
by DOUG NELSON — A laser cutter was used to make the components for this massive HO scale station.
Kitbashing a C&NW Bay Window Caboose
by DENNIS EGGERT — Backdating a Tangent HO caboose kit to a 1964 Chicago & North Western prototype
Departments
Safety Valve – Letters from our readers
Receiving Yard – Product and industry news compiled by Harry K. Wong
Test Track – Product Reviews
Railbooks – Book news and reviews
Craftsman Timetable – Scheduled events and notices
Craftsman Workshop
Painting & Weathering
Company Photographer
The Layout Doctor
Diverging Points – Opinion by Jason Shron
Editor’s Notebook- Commentary by Otto M. Vondrak
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