MAY 2026: Jason Baxter takes us trackside to his HO scale Canadian National Caramat Sub, set in Northwestern Ontario in the 1990s and alive with CN and VIA Rail traffic. Marc Simpson follows with a creative kitbash of a CN F-unit “Blind Beetle” booster. Jack Hughes shares his massive Purina feed complex, while Randy Laframboise scratchbuilds a smaller Purina warehouse for a small-town scene. Robert Chant shows how to build a large railroad in phases, with operating potential built into every stage. All this and more in the May issue of Railroad Model Craftsman!
Greenbrier 7780 Reefers Arriving Now From Rapido Trains
Since 2005, these Greenbrier 7780cf Reefers can be found on mainlines all across North America.
Canadian National Caramat Sub in HO Scale
This well-designed HO layout recreates 1990s CN and VIA Rail main line railroading in Northwestern Ontario.
Build St. Johnsbury’s Purina Complex
This kitbashed HO model is inspired by a large rail-served feed mill located in Vermont, but it typical of facilities across the country.
Bar Mills Scale Model Works – The Idaho Hotel
The Idaho Hotel laser cut kit was Bar Mills’ first offering. This updated kit represents The Idaho as it appeared in the 1860s through early 1880s.
ScaleTrains Modernized EMD GP30us and GP39Es
Offered for the first time in any scale are Santa Fe’s GP30us and Burlington Northern’s GP39Es from ScaleTrains.
Working Through our Mistakes
Being flexible and working through our mistakes is all part of the process when it comes to building a model railroad.
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