Model Railroader December 2025

In the December Issue:

Gerard Fitzgerald shares some of the history of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) on its 90th anniversary. He explains how the development of standards helped move the hobby forward.

Other Can’t Miss Stories:

• Using a DC power pack for the track voltage, Chris Russo built his own throttle to control his DCC locomotives. He uses an Arduino board with a customized sketch and adds shields to the board to get everything to work.
• Mont Switzer shared how he made a few enhancements to an intermountain HO scale Milwaukee Road drop-bottom gondola and made three loads for the car.
• John Brown is modeling the Chesapeake & Ohio New River Subdivision in HO scale.
• Lou Sassi follows a YouTube tutorial to build a farm wagon from stripwood for the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes.
• And more!