Q: I will be starting my first model railroad soon, a small N scale layout. I want to use code 55 track, but I’ve read mixed ...

Model railroading is a rewarding hobby, but it can sometimes be challenging to find space for a full-sized layout.

The N scale EMD SD40T-2 from ScaleTrains is an all-new six-axle road unit from the manufacturer’s Rivet Counter line.

The main challenge here was the extremely limited space available: the track in N-scale layouts is 9 mm wide, meaning that the whole system had to fit in just 23 x 20 mm 2, the frontal area of a ...