Some people believe that operation is not any fun and fear the “complexities” that they believe are inherent in it. However, I believe that these sentiments are false and fears unwarranted. In fact, based on the clinics I have attended and given, I find many people interested in proto...

These directives evolved over the past few years as our informal touring group visited, operated, critiqued and compared layouts. Based on these visits, the group established a list of directives that insure an enjoyable operating session....

These directives evolved over the past few years as our informal touring group visited, operated, critiqued and compared layouts. Based on these visits, the group established a list of directives that insure an enjoyable operating session. Use of the directives during planning, constr...

When did the Indiana and Ohio Railroad remove the dynamic brakes from the used GP-9 they purchased? When I found out that I was going to be lucky enough to attend the NMRA National Convention in Atlanta, I realized that I would have to pass through Chattanooga on my way back. I had ne...

If you are all at like me you have several years of back issues of one, two, three or more model railroad magazines. Some of us I am sure have them neatly stored and catalogued while others use the archeological filing system; a pile of magazines stacked and waiting for the dig to beg...

The Last Granger Railroad text and photos by Brad Joseph, MMR originally published in the Caboose Kibitzer With the 1995 Mid-Continent Region Convention in Des Moines, Iowa, I had given some thought to spending some time on the Chicago & Northwestern mainline. All winter I looked ...