John Vavra, whose Santa Fe Lines layout was featured in the December 2021 issue of Model Railroader, died on April 17, 2026. He was 72 years old. John's 20 x 22-foot walk-in layout was set in northern ...

At 91 years young, Al Boos may be the oldest kid in the San Antonio area who still plays with model trains. Not toy trains, mind you. These are exacting replicas of the real thing. Hyper-detailed, ...

Hollow core door benchwork isn’t just for N scale. These doors come in many different widths suitable for different scales. Steven Otte sketched up track plans for two HO scale modules on a hollow ...