{"product_id":"model-railroader-december-2025","title":"Model Railroader December 2025","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-4586822d-7fff-2417-629a-f22a754f2072\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the December Issue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerard 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther Can’t Miss Stories:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMont 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Brown is modeling the Chesapeake \u0026amp; Ohio New River Subdivision in HO scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLou Sassi follows a YouTube tutorial to build a farm wagon from stripwood for the Sandy River \u0026amp; Rangeley Lakes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Model Railroader","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67439711289389,"sku":"ofl1788021508509","price":5.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/5586\/7181\/files\/model-railroader-december-2025_1.jpg?v=1788021513","url":"https:\/\/www.hollowtreegoods.shop\/products\/model-railroader-december-2025","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}