Library - Magazine Articles by Steven Goehring

Adding MRC's DCC System to Your PC

Model Railroad News 2010-06 pg. 65     Scale:      Category: "DCC"

A product review of MRC's Prodigy Computer Interface software application.

Atlas' N C420: So Good It's Creepy

Model Railroad News 2008-10 pg. 40     Scale: N     Category: "Product Review"

This article reviews the new Phase 2 model of this engine. The prototype British Columbia Railway is also covered.

Audience-centered Model Railroading

Model Railroad News 2010-09 pg. 100     Scale:      Category: "Model Railroad Shows"

This article describes the idea of using model railroads (whether at home for visitors or at shows) to educate the general public on how model railroads were used and what certain industries did to interact with the railroad.

Bachmann's N-scale 44 Tonner Breaks Conventional Rules

Model Railroad News 2010-01 pg. 28     Scale: N     Category: "Product Review"

A good running and nicely detailed engine powered by a bare-bones DCC decoder.

Bluford Shops Rewrites the Standard

Model Railroad News 2010-09 pg. 38     Scale: N     Category: "Product Review"

The author reviews the 14-panel rib side hoppers and the 3-bay offset side hoppers released by Bluford.

Intermountain's FP7 Reports for Duty in N-scale

Model Railroad News 2009-08 pg. 43     Scale: N     Category: "Product Review"

Review of the EMD FP7 A and B units, including DCC. Also includes some prototype information regarding the PRR.

MR101: Topics in College Model Railroading

Model Railroad News 2010-01 pg. 102     Scale: N     Category: "Model Railroads and Computers"

Starting a blog about model railroading as part of a class assignment.

MRC Offers Improved N Scale Sound

Model Railroad News 2010-01 pg. 74     Scale: N     Category: "Product Review"

The review sound decoders are for Alco SD60, F-unit, and PA-1 engines.

Project Practice Promotes Progress

Model Railroad News 2008-10 pg. 102     Scale:      Category: "Model Railroad Philosophy"

Sometimes it takes guts to start on a new part of the hobby. The author talks about how he got started weathering his fleet.

Sharing the Jow: Open House at Todd Teaster's NYS&A

Model Railroad News 2010-03 pg. 82     Scale: N     Category: "Model Railroads and People"

What is it like to visit an N-scale, finished layout where the trains are running.