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tions, Jul p42 building, Apr p47 small layout for DCC, Apr p62 0-9 *Build a through girder turntable, Salt Lake Route part 5: Easy-to- Sep p36 build desert scenery, May p50 *3 clever ideas for detailing structure B *Busy mainline town in HO, A, Salt Lake Route part 6: Industry models, Aug p56 Jul p38 and yard scenery, Jun p38 *7 handy turnout tips, Aug p34 Ball, Don *City to countryside, Nov p48 *13 tips for freight yard operation Add work stations to your layout, *Classic mill spans many modeling and design, Jun p32 Jun p58 C eras, Jun p67 *Baltimore & Ohio at its peak, The, *Color with powdered pastels, Mar p64 *Car forwarding with tags, Jul p54 Jul p45 A Besougloff, Neil Cartoons Construction articles: Layouts and See also Editorials Abbott, George, Aug p93 modules *Achieve realistic colors under artifi- See also Step by Step Gustafson, Raymond “Sketch,” Salt Lake Route part 1: The inspi- cial lighting, Dec p52 *Big steam in coal country, Oct p50 May p97 ration for a small layout, Jan p36 *Add a lived-in look to your passen- *Big time railroading at Horseshoe Matteo, Matt, Jan p113, Feb p109, Salt Lake Route part 2: Bench- ger cars, May p46 Curve, Aug p48 Apr p101, Jul p89, Sep p93, Oct work with folding legs, Feb p40 *Add a river scene to your layout, *Bit of America in Sweden, A, p97, Nov p93, Dec p109 Salt Lake Route part 3: Laying Jan p62 Mar p52 Sedita, Joe, Mar p101, Jun p97 realistic sectional track, Mar p34 *Add DCC sound to an Alco S-2, Bruening, Len Chapman, Bob Construction articles: Miscella- Dec p42 Car forwarding with tags, Jul p54 Achieve realistic colors under neous *Add more industries without add- *Build a backwoods scene for your artificial lighting, Dec p52 Add moving vehicles to your ing track, Jun p44 layout, Jul p30 Christianson, Dick layout, Feb p46 *Add moving vehicles to your layout, *Build a fold-down wye, May p56 Salt Lake Route part 1: The inspi- Add simulated fusees to your Feb p46 *Build an easy container yard back- ration for a small layout, Jan p36 operating sessions, Jan p44 *Add simulated fusees to your oper- drop, Apr p50 Salt Lake Route part 2: Bench- Add work stations to your layout, ating sessions, Jan p44 *Building resin freight car kits, work with folding legs, Feb p40 Jun p58 *Add work stations to your layout, Feb p50 Salt Lake Route part 3: Laying Build a fold-down wye, May p56 Jun p58 Burgess, Jack realistic sectional track, Mar p34 Install lightweight liftout panels, *Authentic loads enhance opera- Make templates for easy scratch- Salt Lake Route part 4: Wiring a Mar p58 Make your own roadbed, Oct p45 Understanding power districts, HO track plan for a home office, Division (T, HO), Mar p64 Salt Lake Route part 4: Wiring a Aug p66 An, Apr p60 Black Stag Lumber Co. RR small layout for DCC, Apr p62 What is Digital Command Con- Model a transloading terminal, (T, HO), May p58 Scratchbuild exhaust fans, trol?, Nov p68 Aug p39 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Sep p55 Wiring reversing sections for DCC, *HO scale logging branch in 9 x 11, Brookfield Division (T, HO), Jan Construction articles: Rolling stock Apr p72 An, Oct p42 p70 and locomotives *DCC sound for a Stewart F unit, *How to build a viaduct, Nov p42 Christianson, Dick, Salt Lake Building resin freight car kits, Jan p66 *How to kitbash your favorite steam Route (T, N), Jan p36 Feb p50 Deeds, Clay locomotive, Mar p46 Connecticut Co. Streetcars (T, O), Detail a Seaboard Coast Line N scale Erie empire on a door, *How to model a harbor and pier, Sep p56 GP30, Aug p62 Dec p76 Feb p72 Deeds, Clay, Erie RR at Herbton How to kitbash your favorite *Detail a Seaboard Coast Line GP30, *How to weather a diesel locomo- (T, N), Dec p76 steam locomotive, Mar p46 Aug p62 tive, Apr p34 Diamond, Sy, Glenwood & Sierra Kitbash a General Electric steeple- Dombey, Bruce Huntrods, Rick RR (T, N), Oct p66 cab, Jan p54 Scratchbuild exhaust fans, Narrow gauge inspiration, Dombrowski, John, Baltimore & Model new car sides using sty- Sep p55 Jun p60 Ohio Mount Royal Division rene, Oct p58 Dombrowski, John (T, HO), Mar p64 N scale locomotive makeover, Baltimore & Ohio at its peak, The, East Broad Top and Pennsylvania Sep p42 Mar p64 I-J RR (T, HO), Apr p52 Scratchbuild a transfer caboose, *Don’t finish that project!, Jan p52 Erie RR at Herbton (T, N), Dec Jun p46 *Double-deck track plan for an N&W Information Desk p76 Construction articles: Scenery branch, A, Sep p64 Bad weather was just part of the Fontaine, Jason, Southern New Add a river scene to your layout, *Dual-gauge HO track plan, Jan p58 job, Jul p20 England RR (T, HO), Jul p46 Jan p62 Below decks – a hidden world in Glenwood & Sierra RR (T, N), Oct Build a backwoods scene for your the diesel shop, Aug p22 p66 layout, Jul p30 E Coaling trestle refuels steam loco- Grand D’Elusion RR (T, HO and Build an easy container yard motives, Sep p20 N), Apr p42 backdrop, Apr p50 *Easy boxcar weathering, Nov p40 Diesel shop handles light running Grand Street & Three Rivers City Continue your roads into the Editorials repairs, Oct p24 (T, HO), Dec p56 backdrop, Oct p38 Benefits of making a list, Jul p8 Engine and train crew change Hare, Allen, Black Stag Lumber How to model a harbor and pier, Defining the edges, May p6 procedures, Mar p22 Co. RR (T, HO), May p58 Feb p72 “Do-overs” are allowed, Oct p8 Ethanol plant color scheme, Harris, Tom, Lakeside Lines RR Model trackside brush realisti- It’s all in the details, Nov p8 Apr p22 (T, HO), Nov p34 cally, Dec p64 Nicknames for the fellas, Aug p8 Heavy-duty truck handles track Hewitt, Matt, Shadowton Ridge Salt Lake Route part 5: Easy-to- Plenty of clever ideas, Feb p6 maintenance, Feb p26 Northern (T, HO), Oct p50 build desert scenery, May p50 Sectional track, Mar p6 RIP track, railroading’s pit lane, Huntrods, Rick, San Juan Silver- Salt Lake Route part 6: Industry Sound systems and more, Dec p8 The, Jun p20 ton (T, HOn3), Jun p60 and yard scenery, Jun p38 Source of inspiration, Jan p6 Switch heaters keep ice and snow Järfälla Model RR Club (T, HO), Secrets of a great scene, Sep p32 Special and annual issues, Sep p8 out of turnouts, Dec p24 Feb p52 See also Step By Step Weathering techniques, Apr p6 Use a stub-end station for com- Kraker, Jeff, Roanoke & Southern Construction articles: Structures We’ve got a fresh look!, Jun p8 pact passenger service, Nov p22 (T, HO), May p34 Build a through girder turntable, *Enhancing brick structures, What’s a GP10 locomotive?, Lakeside Lines RR (T, HO), Sep p36 May p66 May p22 Nov p34 How to build a viaduct, Nov p42 *Ethanol: An industry you can Wreck cleanup – a complex and Lewis, Les, Connecticut Co. Make templates for easy scratch- model, Jul p56 difficult business, Jan p22 Streetcars (T, O), Sep p56 building, Apr p47 *Install lightweight liftout panels, Louisville & Nashville, Mascou- Scratchbuild an abandoned barn, Mar p58 tah, Ill. (T, HO), Sep p48 Mar p61 F Janes, Don Pennsylvania RR Altoona Area Scratchbuild a section house, Add DCC sound to an Alco S-2, (T, HO), Aug p48 Nov p56 Fisher, Danial Dec p42 Pennsylvania RR and East Broad Update a common water tower Double-deck track plan for an Johnson, Tom Top (T, HO), Apr p52 kit, Dec p70 N&W branch, A, Sep p64 Continue your roads into the Reading Co. (T, HO), Nov p48 See also Step By Step Fontaine, Jason backdrop, Oct p38 Reynolds, Larry, Pennsylvania RR Contests Learn while building, Jul p46 Jones, Jonathan Altoona Area (T, HO), Aug p48 How to kitbash your favorite Foreman, Ron Track plan for an N scale urban Roanoke & Southern (T, HO), steam locomotive, Mar p46 Update a common water tower branch line, Nov p64 May p34 Kitbash a General Electric steeple- kit, Dec p70 Rhode Haven (T, HO), Feb p56 cab, Jan p54 Foster, Robert P. Salt Lake Route (T, N), Jan p36 *Continue your roads into the back- Pennsylvania branch line for a K San Juan Silverton (T, HOn3), drop, Oct p38 spare room, A, May p63 Jun p60 *Control turnouts from multiple Kawala, Dana Shadowton Ridge Northern locations, Sep p52 Superdetailed scenes on a room- (T, HO), Oct p50 Cover photos G sized railroad, Jun p50 Shook, Don, East Broad Top and Crise, Steve, Dec See also Product Reviews Pennsylvania RR (T, HO), Apr p52 Forbes, Jim, Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug Gautrey, Andy Kingsnorth, Bob Sommer, Marshall, Rhode Haven Kraker, Jeff, May Kitbash a General Electric steeple- Control turnouts from multiple (T, HO), Feb p56 Lancaster, Penny, Dec (inset) cab, Jan p54 locations, Sep p52 Southern New England RR Sassi, Lou, Apr, Jul, Oct, Nov *Get a variety of rocks from a single Kirkwood, Ken (T, HO), Jul p46 Søeborg, Pelle, Sep mold, Mar p44 Add a river scene to your layout, Stewart, Rod, Grand Street & Zuback, Bill, Jan, Feb *Get your railroad up and running Jan p62 Three Rivers City (T, HO), Dec p56 with flextrack, Mar p39 *Kitbash a General Electric steeple- Strangarity, Jerry, Reading Co. Grivno, Cody cab, Jan p54 (T, HO), Nov p48 D How to weather a diesel locomo- Koester, Tony Suarez, Mike, Suarez Southeast- tive, Apr p34 How to build a viaduct, Nov p42 ern (T, HO), Jun p50 DCC Corner See also News & Products See also Trains of Thought Suarez Southeastern (T, HO), 4 easy decoder installations and 1 See also Step by Step Kraker, Jeff Jun p50 near miss, Oct p72 Less space, better railroad, Trautwein, Marcel, Grand Add sound to an N scale diesel, May p34 D’Elusion RR (T, HO and N), Jul p62 H Kreiss, Joseph Apr p42 Controlling locomotive lighting, Build an easy container yard Wilhelm, Ron, Louisville & Nash- Mar p72 Hare, Allen backdrop, Apr p50 ville, Mascoutah, Ill. (T, HO), How sound decoders work, Steam-era logging in the New Kurpanek, Detlef Sep p48 Dec p40 River Gorge, May p58 Ethanol: An industry you can Wolter, Dick, Chicago, Burlington How to speed match locomotives, Harris, Steve model, Jul p56 & Quincy Brookfield Division Feb p78 Build a fold-down wye, May p56 (T, HO), Jan p70 Simplified yard control panels Harris, Tom *Learn while building, Jul p46 with DCC, Jun p72 Long trains on the Lakeside Lines, L Leider, David J. Tips to convert a layout to DCC, Nov p34 Scratchbuild a section house, Nov Jan p78 Hediger, Jim Layout descriptions (by owner and p56 Tools for a DCC workshop, Sep 68 See also Information Desk name; “T” indicates track plan, Leone, Gerry Understanding configuration See also ­Workshop followed by scale) Build a backwoods scene for your variables, May p70 7 handy turnout tips, Aug p34 Baltimore & Ohio Mount Royal layout, Jul p30 *Less space, better railroad, May p34 New train chief named at Hori- Jul p38 Hex Frog Juicer, Tam Valley Lewis, Les zon, Mar p10 N scale locomotive makeover, Depot, Feb p87 Under wire on Connecticut Co. National Model Railroad Associa- Sep p42 Model Train Speedometer, streetcars, Sep p56 tion marks 75th anniversary, See also DCC Corner Bachrus, Apr p80 *Locomotive sounds add fun and Oct p10 See also Editorials Navigator DCC system, ESU, realism to operation, Dec p46 NMRA, museum plan big exhibit, See also Step by Step Dec p92 *Long trains on the Lakeside Lines, Feb p11 Product Reviews: Cars, freight SoundFX DCC decoders, Digitrax, Nov p34 Trainfest sets attendance record, 65-foot drop-end mill gondola, N, Oct p75 Mar p10 Athearn, Jul p70 Tech 6 power pack, MRC, Jan p88 Turning 65 but not retiring, ACF two-bay covered hopper, N, Product Reviews: Locomotives, M Nov p10 Athearn, Jun p80 diesel Walthers names new CFO, Acid tank car, HO, Athearn, Alco C-424, HO, Atlas, Nov p74 *Make templates for easy scratch- Aug p10 Jan p92 EMD DDA40X, HO, Bachmann, building, Apr p47 Walthers names Stephens to VP Airslide covered hopper, HO, Feb p82 *Make your own roadbed, Oct p45 post, Sep p10 Athearn, Feb p84 EMD DDA40X, N, Bachmann, *Manual signal that protects a cross- World’s Greatest Hobby show sets Airslide covered hopper, N, Feb p83 ing, A, Apr p67 attendance record, May p10 ­Athearn, Feb p84 EMD FP7, HO, Athearn, Apr p74 Markowitz, David Noblitt, Tom BN shoving platform (caboose), EMD GP15-1, HO, Athearn, Dual-gauge HO track plan, Don’t finish that project!, Jan p52 HO, Athearn, Dec p90 Sep p70 Jan p58 *N scale double-deck track plan, Bulkhead flatcar, HO, Atlas, EMD GP39-2, HO, Atlas, Jan p84 Marsh, Roger Aug p44 Apr p82 EMD GP7, HO, Bachmann, N and HO scale room-sized track *N scale Erie empire on a door, CP Rail wide-cupola caboose, HO, Jun p76 plans, Feb p68 Dec p76 Rapido Trains, Aug p72 EMD SD40-2, HO, Broadway Lim- Meier, Horst *N scale locomotive makeover, DM&IR wood caboose, HO, ited, Jun p74 Modeling the prairie (Step by Sep p42 Walthers, Sep p74 EMD SD40-2, Z, Micro-Trains, Step), Dec p34 Hi-cube auto-parts boxcar, N, Mar p78 Scratchbuild an abandoned barn, Trainworx, Feb p90 EMD SD70ACe, HO, MTH, Mar p61 O Low bulkhead flatcar, HO, Atlas, Jan p82 Mende, Alan Sep p76 EMD SW7, HO, Broadway Lim- How to kitbash your favorite Obituaries MILW ribbed-side bay-window ited, Feb p86 steam locomotive, Mar p46 Acme Model Engineering Co. caboose, HO, Walthers, Jun p81 EMD SW9 and SW1200, HO, Miller, Lloyd founder dies, Nov p10 MILW ribbed-side 40-foot boxcar, Walthers, Aug p70 Working the harbor on the New Evergreen Scale Models founder HO, ExactRail, Jul p70 Gas-electric doodlebug, HO, Bach- York Central, Jun p55 dies, Aug p10 NYC 14-panel 70-ton coal hopper, mann, Jul p66 Mindheim, Lance International Hobby owner dies, N, Bluford Shops, Dec p92 GE 44-tonner, N, Bachmann, 3 clever ideas for detailing struc- Sep p10 PRR class G31B gondola, HO, Mar p76 ture models, Aug p56 Olstyn, Mark Tangent, Mar p80 GE ES44AC, N, Fox Valley Mod- Add simulated fusees to your Urban switching in HO, Dec p66 PS-2CD covered hopper, N, Exact­ els, May p74 operating sessions, Jan p44 Operation Rail, Apr p82 Product Reviews: Locomotives, *Mix and match decals for railroad 13 tips for freight yard operation PS-2 covered hopper, N, BLMA, other equipment, Oct p64 and design, Jun p32 Aug p76 MILW “Little Joe” electric, HO, *Model a transloading terminal, Add more industries without add- Pullman-Standard waffle-side MTH, Dec p82 Aug p39 ing track, Jun p44 boxcar, HO, ExactRail, Aug p74 Presidents Conference Committee *Model trackside brush realistically, Add simulated fusees to your RBL insulated boxcar, HO, Exact­ streetcar, HO, Bowser, May p76 Dec p64 operating sessions, Jan p44 Rail, May p78 UP “veranda” gas-turbine-electric, *Model new car sides using styrene, Authentic loads enhance opera- Thrall mill gondola, N, Atlas, HO, Athearn, Nov p70 Oct p58 tions, Jul p42 Sep p76 Product Reviews: Locomotives, *Modeler’s guide to hazardous mate- Car forwarding with tags, Jul p54 Trinity bathtub coal gondola, HO, steam rial markings, A, May p42 Locomotive sounds add fun and Atlas, Jun p75 0-6-0T saddle-tank switcher, Bach- *Modeling a hometown on the Lou- realism to operation, Dec p46 Trinity covered hopper, N, Exact­ mann, Oct p76 isville & Nashville, Sep p48 Two simple solutions for more Rail, Jan p90 2-6-6-2 Mallet, On21⁄2, Bachmann, *Modeling rural America in N scale, traffic, Nov p60 Trinity covered hopper, O, Atlas O, May p72 Oct p66 Operators, The Jul p68 2-6-6-2T Mallet, 1:20.3, Bach- *Modeling the meat-packing indus- Authority to use the main track – Trinity general-service tank car, N, mann, Jan p86 try, part 1, Jan p48 part 2, Jan p114 Atlas, Oct p80 4-6-6-4 Challenger, HO, Sunset *Modeling the meat-packing indus- Blue signal protection, Dec p110 Trinity hi-cube 50-foot boxcar, N, Models, Jul p64 try, part 2, Feb p64 Continuity in operation, May p98 ExactRail, Nov p76 Chessie class T-1 4-8-4 Northern, Murphy, Dennis Industrial switching layouts, Trinity insulated tank car, HO, HO, Broadway Limited, Nov p72 Color with powdered pastels, Aug p94 Atlas, Aug p74 C&O class H-4 2-6-6-2 Mallet, HO, Jul p45 Only perfect is good enough, Two-bay offset-side hopper, N, Bachmann, Aug p68 Mar p102 Atlas, Mar p82 C&O class H-4 2-6-6-2 Mallet, N, Operate like an “old head,” UP Bethlehem quad hoppers, HO, Bachmann, Aug p69 N Apr p102 Tangent, Dec p86 PRR I1sa 2-10-0, HO, Broadway Operating by the clock, Feb p110 Product Reviews: Cars, passenger Limited, Sep p72 *N and HO scale room-sized track Operating night on the Beer Line, ATSF El Capitan, N, Kato, Apr p76 NYC class J-3A 4-6-4 Hudson, HO, plans, Feb p68 Nov p94 Heavyweight 10-1-2 Pullman MTH, Mar p74 *Narrow gauge inspiration, Jun p60 Passenger opportunities, Jun p98 sleeper, N, Micro-Trains, Sep p75 SP class AC-12 Cab-Forward, *New England in a condo, Feb p56 Perishable operations – part 1, Heavyweight baggage car, HO, InterMountain, Jun p78 News & Products Sep p94 Walthers, Mar p82 SP class MT-4 4-8-2 Mountain, B.T.S. buys Babbitt Railway Sup- Perishable operations – part 2, Heavyweight passenger cars, O, HO, Athearn, Oct p74 ply Co., Sep p10 Oct p98 Atlas O, Jun p80 Product Reviews: Structures Celebrating a century, Dec p10 Switching mail and express, Heavyweight 28-1 Pullman parlor Boomtown USA matboard struc- Club marks 40th year, Mar p10 Jul p90 car, N, Micro-Trains, Dec p90 tures, HO, Walthers, Nov p76 European DCC manufacturer to Otte, Steven GN heavyweight RPO, N, Micro- Don’s Mower & Saw, HO, Wal- offer HO scale locomotives, See also News & Products Trains, Jan p92 thers, Feb p90 May p10 See also Step by Step NYC 20th Century Limited obser- Ethanol plant DDG building, HO, Hobby industry officers elected, vation, HO, Walthers, Jan p90 Walthers, Oct p80 Oct p10 SP class 77-C-3 chair car, HO, Firehouse, HO, Woodland Sce- Honors and awards, Oct p10 P-Q Athearn, May p80 nics, Jun p81 iHobby Expo sets attendance SP class 79-C-2 chair car, HO, Grain elevator and shed, Z, Micro- record, Feb p10 Pate, Brian MTH, Oct p78 Trains, Aug p76 Kawala promoted to senior editor, Two simple solutions for more Steam generator car, HO, Rapido, Northern Pacific class C depot, Jun p10 traffic, Nov p60 Feb p88 HO, American Model Builders, Lenz switches distributors, Patterson, Ken UP City lightweight 4-4-2 sleeper, May p80 Oct p10 Model trackside brush realisti- HO, Walthers, Apr p78 Shell gas station, HO, Summit Meet the staff at the big train cally, Dec p64 UP City lightweight baggage-ex- USA, Jul p72 show, Jun p11 *Pennsylvania branch line for a press car, HO, Walthers, Dec p88 Product Reviews: Train sets MTH to offer DC-only locomotives spare room, A, May p63 Product Reviews: Control and MiniTrains HOn21⁄2 Plymouth with Digital Command Control Polsgrove, Mike electrical freight set, Dec p84 decoder sockets, Apr p10 See DCC Corner DCC decoder for Kato N scale Prototype drawings New News & Products is easier to Popp, David F7A, Train Control Systems, Classic mill spans many modeling use, The, Jun p10 Busy mainline town in HO, A, Jul p72 eras, Jun p67 Manual signal that protects a Detail a Seaboard Coast Line How to weather a diesel locomo- Youngblood, Peter, Dec p96 crossing, A, Apr p67 GP30, Aug p62 tive, Apr p34 Trains of Thought Prototype information Søeborg, Pelle Mix and match decals for railroad 25 years and counting, Nov p82 Ethanol: An industry you can Bit of America in Sweden, A, equipment, Oct p64 Filling in the blanks, Jan p101 model, Jul p56 Mar p52 Use putty to save on coal loads, Flip side, The, Jun p86 Model a transloading terminal, Secrets of a great scene, Sep p32 Dec p75 Make mine vanilla, Oct p86 Aug p39 Sommer, Marshall Weather rolling stock with pow- NMRA celebrates 75 years of Modeler’s guide to hazardous New England in a condo, Feb p56 dered pastels, Apr p38 service, Aug p82 material markings, A, May p42 Snell, Matt See also Step by Step Operations on the Franklin & Modeling the meat-packing indus- Mix and match decals for railroad Technology South Manchester, Mar p88 try, part 1, Jan p48 equipment, Oct p64 DCC sound for a Stewart F unit, Operations on the micro and Modeling the meat-packing indus- Modeler’s guide to hazardous Jan p66 macro level, May p86 try, part 2, Feb p64 material markings, A, May p42 Thompson, Terry Stepping stones, Jul p78 Pryke, John Sperandeo, Andy Add moving vehicles to your Subverting the siren’s song, Add a lived-in look to your pas- 13 tips for freight yard operation layout, Feb p46 Dec p98 senger cars, May p46 and design, Jun p32 *Track plan for an N scale urban Tighter focus, A, Feb p97 Build a through girder turntable, Building resin freight car kits, branch line, Nov p64 Vertical texture, Sep p82 Sep p36 Feb p50 Track plans What would a monkey do?, Get your railroad up and running DCC sound for a Stewart F unit, Burlington Branch (HO), Feb p68 Apr p90 with flextrack, Mar p39 Jan p66 Central RR of New Jersey Newark *Two scales, two continents, Apr p42 How to model a harbor and pier, Locomotive sounds add fun and Branch (N), Nov p64 *Two simple solutions for more Feb p72 realism to operation, Dec p46 Fiddletown & Great Divide (HO/ traffic, Nov p60 See also Operators, The HOn3), Jan p58 Sprague, Bob Great Northern (HO), Apr p60 R N scale double-deck track plan, Huron Terminal (HO), Dec p66 U-V-W Aug p44 Kirkland & DeKalb RR (HO), Reynolds, Larry *Steam-era logging in the New River Jul p38 *Under wire on Connecticut Co. Big time railroading at Horseshoe Gorge, May p58 Lost Island Bluffs Ry. (HO), streetcars, Sep p56 Curve, Aug p48 Step by Step May p63 *Update a common water tower kit, Richards, Jim Build a big industry in a small Milwaukee Road Morton, Wash., Dec p70 Make your own roadbed, Oct p45 space, Feb p34 branch (HO), Oct p42 *Urban switching in HO, Dec p66 Rickaby, Dave How to weather and string line New York Central Pittston Harbor *Use putty to save on coal loads, Two scales, two continents, poles, Jun p28 Subdivision (HO), Jun p55 Dec p75 Apr p42 Make rocks quickly by carving Norfolk Southern “B” Line (N), Watson, Russ Rivard, Bob foam, Jan p32 Aug p44 Easy boxcar weathering, Nov p40 Model new car sides using Model a farm field using thread Norfolk & Western Abingdon *Weather rolling stock with pow- styrene, Oct p58 and foam, Mar p30 Branch (HO), Sep p64 dered pastels, Apr p38 *Rod Stewart’s Three Rivers City, Model a feed mill scene, Aug p30 Progressive Rail Airlake Industrial Werre, Bob Dec p56 Model a pasture, Sep p28 Park (HO), Jun p44 Install lightweight liftout panels, Roseman, V.S. Model a weather-beaten wood Virginian Ry. (N), Feb p68 Mar p58 Enhancing brick structures, structure, Apr p30 Trackside Photos *Where the East Broad Top meets May p66 Modeling the prairie, Dec p34 Anderson, Joe, Sep p81 the Pennsy, Apr p52 Roth, Andrew Modeling water over the dam, Brooman, Eric, Oct p82 Wilhelm, Ron Busy mainline town in HO, A, May p30 Brown, Ben, May p82 Modeling a hometown on the Jul p38 Models as backdrops, Jul p26 Cassler, Oct p85 Louisville & Nashville, Sep p48 Russell, Harold W. Part 1: How to build a canyon Cawdrey, Michael, Apr p89 Williams, Eric Classic mill spans many modeling scene, Oct p32 Coquet, Philippe, Jul p74 HO scale logging branch in 9 x 11, eras, Jun p67 Part 2: Add water and trees to a Cordaro, James, Aug p80 An, Oct p42 Manual signal that protects a canyon scene, Nov p30 Damen, Gino, Jan p99 Wilson, Jeff crossing, A, Apr p67 Strangarity, Jerry Dillavou, John, Oct p85 Modeling the meat-packing indus- City to countryside, Nov p48 Downs, George, Oct p84 try, part 1, Jan p48 *Superdetailed scenes on a room- Enrico, Rob, Apr p87, Aug p81 Modeling the meat-packing indus- S sized railroad, Jun p50 Foreman, Ron, Apr p84 try, part 2, Feb p64 Swanson, Carl Gore, Jim, Feb p95 Weather rolling stock with pow- Saatkamp, Alan Rod Stewart’s Three Rivers City, Gray, Peter, May p85 dered pastels, Apr p38 Add more industries without add- Dec p56 Hertzog, Jim, Nov p80 Wolter, Dick ing track, Jun p44 Switzer, Mont Jaglinski, Ken, Mar p84 Zephyrs across the prairie, *Salt Lake Route part 1: The inspira- Authentic loads enhance opera- Janes, Don, Apr p88, Dec p94 Jan p70 tion for a small layout, Jan p36 tions, Jul p42 Johnson, Kent, Mar p86 *Working the harbor on the New *Salt Lake Route part 2: Benchwork Josselyn, Richard, Jun p83 York Central, Jun p55 with folding legs, Feb p40 Korger, Christopher, Jul p76 Workshop *Salt Lake Route part 3: Laying real- T Lewis, Dan, Jan p98 Annual servicing keeps your loco- istic sectional track, Mar p34 Liberacki, Michael, Jun p82 motives in top shape, Sep p24 *Salt Lake Route part 4: Wiring a Taft, Chuck Lohwasser, Eric, Sep p80, Oct p84 Beginner’s tool kit, Dec p28 small layout for DCC, Apr p62 Get a variety of rocks from a Lorenz, Bill, May p82 Build a handy drawbridge, *Salt Lake Route part 5: Easy-to- single mold, Mar p44 Lundsten, Carsten, Aug p78 May p26 build desert scenery, May p50 Techniques Mann, Tom, Jul p76 Build a stow-away test track, *Salt Lake Route part 6: Industry 3 clever ideas for detailing struc- Matejka, Milan, Apr p86 Jan p26 and yard scenery, Jun p38 ture models, Aug p56 Meyer, Ray, May p84 Build an adjustable guide to draw Sansone, Alex 7 handy turnout tips, Aug p34 Muff, Nicholas, Jun p84 easement curves, Jun p24 Scratchbuild a transfer caboose, 13 tips for freight yard operation Murphy, Dennis, Aug p80 Building narrow benchwork along Jun p46 and design, Jun p32 Nelson, Doug, Apr p88, Sep p79 a wall, Mar p26 Sassi, Lou Achieve realistic colors under Ozog, Edward J., Feb p93 How to solder wire and track Big steam in coal country, Oct p50 artificial lighting, Dec p52 Pastucha, Ron, Jan p96 feeders, Aug p26 Modeling rural America in N Add a lived-in look to your pas- Preussler, Marvin, Feb p94 Install a distinctive nose bell, scale, Oct p66 senger cars, May p46 Rickaby, Dave, Mar p86, Mar p87, Jul p22 Use putty to save on coal loads, Add DCC sound to an Alco S-2, Sep p80, Nov p81 Introduction to HO scale mag- Dec p75 Dec p42 Sassi, Lou, Jan p96, Feb p92, Jun netic knuckle couplers, Nov p26 Where the East Broad Top meets Authentic loads enhance opera- p85, Nov p78, Nov p80, Dec p97 Kitbash a big-city station, Feb p30 the Pennsy, Apr p52 tions, Jul p42 Schwab, Mike, Jan p98 Rolling stock check-ups ensure *Scratchbuild an abandoned barn, Color with powdered pastels, Søeborg, Pelle, Apr p86 top performance, Oct p28 Mar p61 Jul p45 Smas, J. Ryan, Jun p82 Trees as smooth as silk, Apr p26 *Scratchbuild a section house, Control turnouts from multiple Smaus, Bob, Dec p97 Use foam board patterns for Nov p56 locations, Sep p52 Smith, Jan, Dec p96 accurate track boards, May p26 *Scratchbuild a transfer caboose, Don’t finish that project!, Jan p52 Stover, Brooks, Nov p81 Jun p46 Easy boxcar weathering, Nov p40 Sullivan, Mark, May p84 *Scratchbuild exhaust fans, Sep p55 Enhancing brick structures, Tricker, Mike, Apr p89 X-Y-Z *Secrets of a great scene, Sep p32 May p66 Turner, Jerry, Sep p81 Shaw, Jim Get a variety of rocks from a Verderber, Gustav W., Jul p75 *Zephyrs across the prairie, Jan p70 HO track plan for a home office, single mold, Mar p44 Wenzl, Greg, Feb p94, Jul p77 An, Apr p60 Get your railroad up and running Whinnery, Joe, Mar p84, Mar p86 Six, Jim with flextrack, Mar p39 Wundrock, Bob, Aug p81