SEPTMBER 2026: Is there a more powerful force in our hobby than nostalgia? Jason Shron recreates Guildwood Station in suburban Toronto, where some of his earliest train rides inspired a lifelong connection to the place, as it appeared in the early 1980s on his triple-deck HO scale Canadian National Kingston Subdivision. Also this month, Kip Grant shows how adding a local passenger train can expand operations without overwhelming your layout, Steve Lee demonstrates simple colored-pencil techniques for realistic masonry effects, and Keith Kohlmann builds convincing scrap-metal loads for N scale gondolas. All this and more in the September issue of Railroad Model Craftsman!
Arriving Now from Rapido Trains: EMC FT Diesels
Available now from Rapido Trains are highly-detailed HO scale replicas of the EMC FT created from all-new tooling in multiple road names with road-specific details.
Recreating Guildwood Station
Recreating a busy Toronto suburban station served by VIA Rail and GO Transit in HO scale, one memory and detail at a time.
Why Not a Passenger Train?
A local passenger train can add operational interest to a layout of any size, and doesn’t need to overpower your operations.
Bowser’s Alco/M-K RS-3m in HO
Now available from Bowser Trains are highly detailed replicas of Alco/Morrison-Knudsen RS-3ms for HO scale.
Rapido Rio Grande Steel Riveted Cabooses in HO
Now available from Rapido Trains are highly detailed lighted replicas of Denver & Rio Grande Western’s steel riveted cabooses with end cupolas.
LRC: A Tough Act to Follow
When the first LRC — Light, Rapid, Comfortable — trains entered service on VIA Rail in 1981, it felt like meeting the future of rail travel.

















