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Pennsylvania’s Horseshoe Curve is accessible again after years of work
Blacklands Railroad revisited
After 124 years, Metra shuts down 16th Street Tower
Providing expert modeling content you can trust for over 85 years.
Making notes inside models helps provide provenance for future owners
Get prototypical results using these easy-to-follow techniques
Timetable-and-train-order operation doesn’t have to be as difficult as it seems
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A section of this well-known layout is finally completed
These hardworking engines were based on Army and Navy prototypes
How electricity works for anyone just getting started
Celebrating the "golden years of railroading."
A system worn out by World War II has seen radical change
A look at the pioneering British steam railroad that inspired American railroad builders in the 1820s
A color portfolio of British steam’s last years
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