SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026: The rotary waits to depart Tin Cup on Marc LaChey’s Sn3 layout. Marc shares how two professional photographers approached the capture of his layout. — Steve Crise photo. Also in this issue: Making Realistic Wood Shingles with Texture, a Sheep Herder’s Wagon build, Modeling a Steel East Broad Top Boxcar, and Scratchbuilding a Dual Gauge Turntable. All this and more in the September/October issue of Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette!

Dual Gauge Turntable for the Cease and Desist Railroad Co.

Dual Gauge Turntable for the Cease and Desist Railroad Co.

Follow along as Glenn Lapkin, MMR, builds a four-rail, dual gauge turntable for his freelanced Colorado railroad.


Moving Mountains, Part 2

Moving Mountains, Part 2

Join Jeff Ferguson for Part 2 of moving and making operational an On3 layout before the 2026 Twin Cities National Narrow Gauge Convention.


Full Circle Models Frameless Tank Car Kit in On30

Full Circle Models Frameless Tank Car Kit in On30

Full Circle Models presents the Van Dyke patent V-type frameless tank car kit in On30, featuring 3D printed parts.


Blunami Bluetooth DCC Decoder from SoundTraxx

Blunami Bluetooth DCC Decoder from SoundTraxx

The Blunami DCC decoder from Soundtraxx allows you to control your trains right from your smartphone or handheld mobile device.


Railroad to the Clouds

Railroad to the Clouds

The Mount Lowe Railroad was a narrow gauge trolley line that for nearly 40 years twisted up Mount Lowe, near Pasadena, Calif., rising some 3,130 ft. in 5.84 miles.


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