This Month
November 2026
Vol. 95/No. 11
Features:
Tale of Two Locals: UP Oakland Sub
by SETH NEUMANN – Operating two busy locals on the HO scale Union Pacific Oakland Sub set in 1999.
Wilson All-Steel Meat Reefers
by STEVE HILE – Pacifi c Car & Foundry’s distinctive steel reefers, with scale drawings by James Kinkaid.
Scratchbuilding a Big Red Barn
by BEN MAGGI – Common across the Northeast, this attractive design is built from styrene sheet.
Cabin Car Kitbash: Pennsylvania N4
by BRUCE F. SMITH – Modeling a prototype kitbash of a unique Pennsylvania Railroad cabin car using resin kits.
Installing 3D-Printed Diesel Ditch Lights
by PAUL STAMP – With some patience, this simple modern detail is easy to assemble and install.
Pennsylvania Railroad Middle Division
by NEAL SCHORR – Painting in three dimensions to recreate scenes of central Pennsylvania in O scale.
Building Shepaug Reload
by ERIC GROODY – Scratchbuilding a large modern lumber transfer and distribution center in N scale.
Faded Scotchlite Lettering
by KEITH M. KOHLMANN – Using artists’ pencils to create a weathered lettering effect of the 1970s.
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
Operator’s Notebook
The Layout Doctor
Diverging Points – Opinion by Jason Shron
Editor’s Notebook- Commentary by Otto M. Vondrak
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