May 2026 Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine

Kitchen Canyon Railroad in HO Scale

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Kitchen Canyon RR

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In this Month's Issue

Quarry & Orchard: Steam Era Freelanced Railroad
Join Trackside as we tour Dan Allen's freelanced Kitchen Canyon Railroad. The layout is based in rural northeastern Washington State in 1947. You'll enjoy seeing this 10 x 12 foot (3.05 x 3.66 meter) railroad serving the Wauconda Quarry and the local apple orchards. The railroad interchanges with the Great Northern. This feature includes lots of full-page photos of the layout, an article about its construction and operations, and a railfanning video.

City Scenes in Multiple Scales
This feature explores how modelers in N, HO, and O scale use cityscapes to improve their operations and to reflect the modeled locale.

Paint a Simple Background with Acrylic Paints
We share the steps to paint your own simple, non-distracting background for a model railroad.