Latest Release: July/August 2026
The definitive guide for N-Scale enthusiasts since 1989
Don’t miss Dan Lewis’ new series - Building a Plausible Freight Car Fleet, Part 1, where he offers some tips on plausibility and how he became more aware of how real railroads operated.
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The Short & Nn3arrow
Mark Fielder’s Gliesh Valley Railroad, Part 1 – AND – The Red Mountain Diorama, Revisited – by Preston Sands
The Sutter Creek Division
Phase Two: Interstate 70 and Carbon Lake, Part 1
Quick Notes
Making Pipe Loads
Extra Extra! Read AllAbout It!
Part 7: Ups and Downs Along The Way
(A little recap of our project)
Building A Plausible Freight Car Fleet
Part 1
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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 12.