August 2024 Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine

In this Month's Issue

Head of the Rake: GN Cascade Division
Get comfortable in your favorite chair and come explore Lee Marsh's Great Northern layout with Trackside. Lee models the yards in Everett, Washington and the GN's crossing of the Cascades at Stevens Pass as of 1951. You'll see steam, diesel, and electric motive power hauling trains on the pike. You'll learn about how Lee designed and constructed the layout and how he built the scenery. This feature includes an interview with him at the layout. A future issue will explore how he operates the Head of the Rake: GN Cascade Division.

Layout Staging Options and Accessibility
This article discusses different options for staging and considerations for accessibility. It includes examples from multiple layouts.

Scratch-Build a Styrene Structure: Part 2 of 2
Scratch-build a shop from styrene with us. The sample project is in HO scale but the project can be completed in other scales, as we give all measurements in scale dimensions. We share each step in detail with a photograph to illustrate it.