Latest Release: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026
The definitive guide for N-Scale enthusiasts since 1989
Don’t miss Dan Lewis’ new series - Building a Plausible Freight Car Fleet, Part 2, where he offers some tips on plausibility and how he became more aware of how real railroads operated.
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Locomotive Noise
A Troubleshooter
The Short & Nn3arrow
The OmniRGS in Nn3, Part 1
Quick Notes
Making Easy Power Poles
The Sutter Creek Division
Phase Two: Interstate 70 and Carbon Lake, Part 1
Review: Hamilton Firearms
Showcase Miniatures
Building A Plausible Freight Car Fleet
Part 2
Northeast Fishing Port
Mudd Creek Models
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What makes for a plausible train in some particular era and in some particular area of the country? Here, a mixed train on Dan Lewis’ North Montana Line features three box cars. Their construction and color immediately suggests the 1950s, but why is this so? Dan Lewis’ article Building A Plausible Freight Car Fleet will offer some tips for plausibility, starting on page 16.