Railroad Model Craftsman June 2026

Features:

Century Club: New York Society of Model Engineers by ANDREW BRUSGARD - The Union, Hoboken & Overland is a celebration of craftsmanship in HO.

Bridge 193: CNJ’s Jefferson St. Bridge by JONATHAN JONES - An interesting skewed truss crossing busy city streets. Includes scale drawings.

Coast Guard Train in N Scale by ANDREW NELSON - Creating an interesting nautical load inspired by 1937 Midwestern flood relief efforts.

Squawbottom Depot on the Cease & Desist by GLENN LAPKIN - Scratchbuilding an ornate junction depot inspired by John Allen’s Gorre & Daphetid.

Oil, Mud, and Dust for a 44-Tonner by CHRIS ADAMS - Applying simple weathering tips and techniques learned from “The Mudfather.”

Create Realistic Rocks with Custom Molds by KEN HARSTINE - Folding in real minerals to give your plaster rock castings extra dimensions of realism.

Scratchbuilt Elevated Sand House by ROBERT SCHLEICHER - An unusual Western 
design found in turn-of-the-century engine facilities. 

Departments:

Safety Valve — Letters from our readers

Receiving Yard — New product reports and industry news/compiled by Harry K. Wong

Test Track — In-depth reviews of new hobby products

Rail Books — Cascade Green to the Pacific/review by Harry K. Wong

Timetable — Listings of railroad-related events contributed by our readers

Perspective — What Are We?/Joe Green

Boomer Trail — RocRPM Meet/Otto M. Vondrak

Craftsman Workshop — Southern Pacific Pump House/Wayne Wesolowski

Operator’s Notebook— Introduction to Prototype Operations/Phil Monat

Diverging Points —  Live and On Tour!/Jason Shron

Editor's Notebook  — Commentary from your editor/Otto M. Vondrak

Dealer Directory — Listing of our favorite recommended hobby dealers

Index of Advertisers