MRH will be debuting a contest in the August issue: Getting started in the hobby with $500. What would you do - how far can you get on $500? You don't actually need to spend the money (we won't stop you if you want to), but you need to at least lay out a plausible shopping list and design for what you would build.

More details to follow on this thread and in the August issue of MRH.

Can someone point me to a glossary of railroad terms, (model or prototype)?  A lot of the time when reading posts or articles in the magazine, I'm scratching my head, thinking, "What's THAT mean?  Also, is there a search function for the forums?  I couldn't find one.

Thanks,

Jeff

I have an older MDC/Roundhouse Sabine River Railbox and I want to remove the stock "grab irons" (more like small platforms). What is the best method to do so without damaging the exterior posts or gouging out the body? Any advice would help.

Good morning, gang -

I'm new to the hobby and new to the forum, but thought you all could help me with a question. I've decided to model my hometown, Rochester, NY, in the 1940's. From the information that I can find, at the time there were 5 or more railroads operating in the area at that time. I can't tackle all of them at once, so would like to find maps of the railroads operating at that time. Any idea where to start? I've looked at Google Earth, but the historical imagery only goes back as far as 1994, and there have been tremendous changes, even since then!