I grew up reading MR. My dad used to (jokingly, I hope) always get annoyed that I was able to get his copy from the mailbox before he could when I was kid. I’ve always wanted my work to be featured in it and recently, it was!

There was only one catch… somehow, they didn’t credit me with the photo in the magazine so I guess I had to make this post so the world knew. You can see the photo in the April 2025 Model Railroader.

They also butchered the caption I originally wrote, so I’m almost glad my name isn’t associated with it, lol.

Anyway, as proof, here’s another photo from that same set. This one was from before I cut my V&O SD9 off the train.

While I took the photo and made both the SD40 and SD40-2 in it, the modules themselves (yes, it actually IS a TTRAK module), are by my friend Scott Wahl. Scott’s an incredibly talented guy who’s making some really cool stuff. He’s excited about his sudden fame too.

If you’d like to see a few more photos from that same setup, I’ve got them all in a Google Photos album here: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMnQIfy1uzIhFNjElPoEMjjn1URs_saFr-BWoC9m8Wi2UQ5w9mkuipFIfYm0Wbeag?key=TnVoeGJPQWo0cDhrS0I2SjZSRmFyd3hlTXlueWh3