MAY 2026: EMD’s SD38-2 is a key member of the builder’s popular Dash-2 series. In HO scale, ScaleTrains delivers an impressive reproduction of this six-axle diesel, and this issue highlights three distinctive prototypes. Reviewer Ryan Crawford takes a closer look at Chicago & Illinois Midland’s SD38-2s, alongside standout examples from Missabe and McCloud River. All this and more in the May issue of Model Railroad News!

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May 2026
Vol. 32, No. 5


Product News

  • Locomotives & Rolling Stock
  • Vehicles & Loads
  • Structures, Scenery & more
  • Books & more

HO-Scale Reviews

  • Ore Hauling SD38-2
    from ScaleTrains
  • C&IM’s Tough SD38-2
    from ScaleTrains
  • Only One for McCloud River
    from ScaleTrains
  • Modified Diesel-Hydraulics
    from PIKO America
  • Enchanting Early Geep
    from Walthers Proto
  • Classic Freelance Auto Racks
    from Home Shops
  • Revised Nose
    from Atlas Model Railroad Co.

HO & N-Scale Review

  • Phase II GP38-2s in Two Scales
    from Atlas Model Railroad Co.

N-Scale Review

  • A New Adventure in N Scale
    from Bachmann Trains

 


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