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Atlas acquires Micro-Trains Line Co.

Athearn Genesis HO EMD FP45

Atlas N Trinity 5660 PD covered hopper

ScaleTrains S scale ACF refrigerator car

Can DC and DCC locomotives run on the same layout?

Railway Post Office

Scratchbuild a modernized store

Building Scituate Sand and Gravel • Part 1: A conveyor for the gravel pit

Union Pacific’s Geneva Subdivision • Go back to the early 2000s on this triple deck HO scale layout

SCRATCHBUILDING A TURNTABLE • Model an American Bridge Co. 95-foot half-through plate girder turntable in HO scale

More space = more fun • The B&O Ridgley Division extension improves operation

Sunday morning local

BENCHWORK AND BACKDROPS FOR EAST TROY • PART 2: Building benchwork in easy-to-construct subassemblies makes for a solid yet portable layout

Trackside Photos

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