Beginning in the January 2013 issue of Model Railroader you’ll learn about the Winter Hill Branch of the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Over the next few months you’ll can also watch video journals taken during the construction of this Model Railroader staff project. In part 1, associate editor Steve Otte gives you an overview of the finished layout and senior editor Jim Heidger describes operation on the branch line. You’ll also get a look at what the area looked like before track and scenery work began. Subscribe to Model Railroader to watch all the videos