Many gauge 1 models have been delivered in 2024. There is a reluctance to make new announcements. The current planning for 2025 offers something for almost every customer.

And then: Let there be rock.

Ambitious model railroad projects take a long time, especially in gauge 1. One reader's model of a gated railroad crossing is nearing completion and will be surprising for its unique functions.

The class 44 with its three-cylinder engine was one of the most impressive standard design locomotives. 27 pictures that I took in the 1960s and 1970s.

Tractors used to chug along here. Now four-legged helpers have taken over some of the work.