Index Volume 73 January-December 2006 © 2006 and 2007 Kalmbach Publishing Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612. No part of this volume may be reprinted without the specific permission of the publisher.

Using the index: Most of the feature material has been indexed at least three ways – once by the title, again under the author’s last name, and finally by subject, usually falling under at least one of the MR subject categories. An asterisk (*) preceding an entry indicates a feature by its title. MR subject categories:

Biographical sketches Cover photos Techniques Cartoons Layout descriptions Technology Construction articles Obituaries Track plans Control and electrical Operation

MR departments: DCC Corner News & Products Trackside Photos Editorials (From the Editor) Product Reviews Trains of Thought Information Desk Scenery Step by Step Workshop MR Project Illustrated Step by Step

A B Dougherty, Ed, Sep p77 *Bridge basics, Oct p50 *A developing basement empire, Sep p56 Balser, David Eaton, Peter, Jul p75 *Bridges, tunnels & operation, Jun p54 *A fresh look at the Carolina Central, Dec p92 Biography, Jun p42 Gishlick, Herb, Aug p77 *Bridging Teton Gorge, Feb p50 *A growing garden empire, Aug p64 Sierra Nevada steam, Jun p38 Grech, Bob, Nov p61 *Brief career of Lima’s best, Jun p67 *A layout you can build: Narrow gauge in a Baltrusch, Erhard Halloran, Bernie, Oct p83 Brown, Bill and Steve, biography, Aug p49 garage, Jul p37, Aug p50, Sep American dream in Germany, Feb p54 Hazard, Bob, Apr p77 Brown, Todd p52, Oct p56, Nov p62, Dec p62 Barta, Jim, and Bruening, Len Jeffers, Jeff, Aug p67 Better layout videos, Mar p56 Abbott, George B. Turning trains hands-free with DCC, Knapp, Tom, Dec p57 Bruening, Len, and Barta, Jim Cartoons, Sep p104, Dec p33 Dec p94 Ledley, Mike, Aug p67 Turning trains hands-free with DCC, Dec p94 *Add a RIP track for running repairs, Feb p74 *Basics of airbrushing, Apr p82 Macri, Jerry, Nov p53 *Build a better bridge, Jul p30 *Add lights to your structures, Nov p76 *Bending the iron, Feb p46 Methlie, Dave, Jan p55 *Build a downtown warehouse in HO, Jun p44 Adding DCC to an On21⁄2 Porter, Jul p41 Bergstrom, Erik Patzer, Ron, Jun p63 *Build a footbridge for your layout, May p54 *Airbrush troubleshooting, Apr p85 Weather while you build, Mar p94 Smith, Richard, Dec p53 *Build a realistic mountain scene, Dec p76 *Alleghenies to Alleghany, Jun p66 Berry, Rik Søeborg, Pelle, Nov p70 *Build a train order board in N scale, May p84 *American dream in Germany, Feb p54 Cartoon, Oct p112 Stewart, David, May p49 *Build an operating scrapyard, Oct p66 *An expanding narrow gauge empire, Jan p86 *Better layout videos, Mar p56 Stewart, Monroe, Sep p61 *Build great-looking structures, Sep p70 Andrews, Howard *Big tools for big jobs, Sep p26 Boelter, Bob *Build the 4 x 8 Stoney Creek, Jan p50, Scratchbuild a city centerpiece, May p68 Biographical sketches Change river levels with a dam site, Dec p58 Feb p58, Mar p88, Apr p66 *Are you in the dark about ditch lights? Jan Balser, David, Jun p42 The Mississippi River’s locks and dams, *Build your own signals, Jul p76 p30 Brandl, Josef, Jul p71 Dec p60 *Building a sense of reality, Apr p72 Armstrong, John Brown, Bill and Steve, Aug p49 Boxcars, steel, guide, May p58 *Built for the long haul, Jul p72 Layout plan for a Santa Fe branch line, Chubb, Bruce and Janet, Feb p71 Boyer, Paul Burgess, Jack Aug p56 Clune, David, Jan p90 Airbrush troubleshooting, Apr p85 8 handy tricks to enhance your modeling, *Automated interchange, Sep p62 Conway, Charlie, Jan p80 Brandl, Josef, biography, Jul p71 Nov p84

C D Southern Ohio’s best kept secret, May p78 Lehigh Alliance of Rail Carriers (T, HO), Cartoons Day, Charles Howell, obituary, Apr 11 Hertzog, Jim Aug p42 Abbott, George B., Sep p104, Dec p33 DCC Corner From plan to reality, Mar p48 Macri, Jerry, Pennsylvania RR (T, HO), Berry, Rik, Oct p112 A word to the wyes, Jul p80 *History of the Minnesota & International, Nov p48 Meyer, Dwain, Mar p123 Decoder-controlled caboose lighting, Mar p98 Jan p84 Miniatur Wunderland (HO), Feb p54 Seidita, Joe, Jan p116, Feb p119, Aug p97, Downloading new sounds for a LokSound *How to detail and paint a Kato SD40-2, Moose River Valley RR (T, HO), Jul p72 Nov p113 decoder, May p88 Apr p78 Naugatuck Valley RR (T, N), Apr p50 *Celebrating the Pennsy, Nov p48 8 ways to enhance operation with DCC, New York, Kittatinny & Western (T, HO), Chandler, Craig Jan p96 I Oct p78 Kitbash like the prototype, May p50 Got sound? Dec p96 Information Desk Onion Valley Mining & Lumber Co. (T, HO), *Change river levels with a dam site, Dec p58 Installing a decoder in a Rivarossi Are you in the dark about ditch lights? Jun p38 Chubb, Bruce locomotive, Apr p90 Jan p30 Örneholm, Flemming, Eaglecreek & 10 railroads, 1 layout, Feb p62, Mar p74 9 tips for converting to DCC, Nov p92 Big tools for big jobs, Sep p26 Northern (T, HO), Oct p44 Chubb, Bruce and Janet, biography, Feb p71 Sound for brass steam, Feb p92 F stands for front, Feb p28 Patzer, Ron, Stoney Creek RR (T, HO), Clune, David, biography, Jan p90 Tips for using wireless throttles, Aug p79 Five passenger-train tips, Oct p28 Jun p54 Congratulations! (promotion of David Popp), Two locomotive lighting projects, Jun p78 Freight car lettering, Mar p28 Pennsylvania RR (T, HO), Nov p48 Jul p9 Using configuration variables, Oct p84 From Zephyr to Acela, Jun p22 Pennsylvania RR Eno Valley Division (T, Constant-intensity headlights for DC, Aug p62 Using DCC to match locomotive speeds, Livestock shipments, Jul p22 HO), Sep p74 Construction articles: Cars, passenger Sep p78 Model iron ore operations, Dec p26 PM&J Garden RR (T, G), Aug p64 10 steps to great-looking passenger cars, *Death Valley Days, Dec p54 More passenger train tips, Nov p30 Popp, David, Naugatuck Valley RR (T, N), Jan p56 Decals, making brick and stone decals, Jan Postwar passenger fleets, May p24 Apr p50 Scratchbuild a mixed-train combine, Feb p78 p80 Same line, two railroads, Apr p30 Reading’s Shamokin Division (T, HO), Construction articles: Layouts and modules *Design a realistic mountain scene, Nov p66 The yard is a railroad sorting machine, Mar p48 Build the 4 x 8 Stoney Creek, Jan p50, *Designed for the railfan, May p42 Aug p24 Sellios, George, Franklin & South Feb p58, Mar p88, Apr p66 Diesels, Modeler’s guide to F units, Oct p60 Whistle signals, Mar p28 Manchester (T, HO), Dec p66 Narrow gauge in a garage, Jul p37, Aug p50, Dolkos, Paul J. Ivins, Rich Smaus, Robert, Southern Pacific, Los Sep p52, Oct p56, Nov p66, Dec p62 A developing basement empire, Sep p56 Celebrating the Pennsy, Nov p48 Angeles Division (T, HO), Jul p58 Construction articles: Miscellaneous 10 steps to great-looking passenger cars, Jeffers, Jeff, biography, Aug p67 Smith, Richard J., City of Wauwatoga (T, Build a train order board in N scale, Jan p56 Jewett, Bill, obituary, Apr p11 HO), Dec p50 May p84 Dougherty, Ed Southern Pacific, Los Angeles Division (T, Build your own signals, Jul p76 Biography, Sep p77 K HO), Jul p58 Virtual interlocking, Aug p68 Keeping the Pennsy’s spirit alive, Sep p74 Kawala, Dana Stewart, David, Appalachian & Ohio (T, O), Construction articles: Scenery Durrenberger, Cyril Modeler’s guide to F units, Oct p60 May p42 Build a realistic mountain scene, Dec p76 History of the Minnesota & International, *Keeping the Pennsy’s spirit alive, Sep p74 Stewart, Monroe, Hooch Junction (T, N), Build an operating scrapyard, Oct p66 Jan p84 Kempinski, Bernard Sep p56 Change river levels with a dam site, Dec p58 Rails through lake country, Jan p82 Alleghenies to Alleghany, Jun p66 Stoney Creek RR (T, HO), Jun p54 Design a realistic mountain scene, Nov p66 The brief career of Lima’s best, Jun p67 Stove Pipe Wells (T, Nn3), Dec p54 Make a realistic lake, Jul p68 E Kitbash contest: From factory to freight house, Sunset Valley Oregon System (HO), Mar p74 Model realistic streets and sidewalks, Eaton, Peter, biography, Jul p75 Jan p74 Sunset Valley Oregon System (T, HO), Feb p62 Nov p80 Editorials (From the editor) *Kitbash like the prototype, May p50 Western Pacific (T, HO), Nov p58 Model realistic tall grass, May p74 A realistic right-of-way, Jun p6 Knapp, Tom Windsor RR (T, HO), Aug p72 Construction articles: Structures Communities within communities, Oct p6 Biography, Dec p57 Zane Trace and National Trail Model Add lights to your structures, Nov p76 Could it be simpler? Mar p6 Death Valley Days, Dec p54 Railroad Club (HO, T), May p78 Build a downtown warehouse in HO, Jun p44 Finding inspiration, Feb p6 Koester, Tony *Layout plan for a Santa Fe branch line, Aug p56 Build great-looking structures, Sep p70 Good plans, good layouts, Sep p6 Automated interchange, Sep p62 *Layouts should be seen … and heard, Aug p36 From factory to freight house, Jan p74 Sound decision, Nov p6 Bending the iron, Feb p46 Ledley, Mike, biography, Aug p67 Old building, new techniques, Jul p46 The case for variety, Apr p6 Bridge basics, Oct p50 Lenander, Buzz Quick and easy interiors, Aug p54 There’s always room, Dec p6 Modeler’s guide to steel boxcars, May p58 El Capitan in N scale, Jul p50 Scratchbuild a city centerpiece, May p68 Time-saving techniques, May p6 See also Trains of Thought Lewis, Dan Scratchbuild a compact RIP track, Dec p86 Tried and true, or tired? Aug p6 Bridging Teton Gorge, Feb p50 Control and electrical Welcome aboard! Jan p6 L Lights, adding to structures, Nov p76 Build your own signals, Jul p76 Wish you had more space? Jul p6 Landscaping a layout with live cactus plants, *Livestock shipments, Jul p22 Constant-intensity headlights for DC, Aug p62 8 pike-size passenger trains, Mar p60 Apr p58 Locomotive service, Servicing steam, Jun p72 *Converting a Bachmann 2-6-0 to On3, Jul p39 *8 handy tricks to enhance your modeling, Layout descriptions (by owner and name; *Los Angeles in the 1950s, Jul p58 Conway, Charlie Nov p84 “T” indicates track plan included, followed *Low-relief structure technique, Jun p49 Biography, Jan p80 *El Capitan in N scale, Jul p50 by scale) Lustig, David From factory to freight house, Jan p74 Appalachian & Ohio (T, O), May p42 Meet the Green Goat, Jan p68 Making brick and stone decals, Jan p80 F Balser, David, Onion Valley Mining & Cover photos *F stands for front, Feb p28 Lumber Co. (T, HO), Jun p38 M Appalachian & Ohio, May *Five passenger-train tips, Oct p28 Baltrusch, Erhard, Miniatur Wunderland Macri, Jerry, biography, Nov p53 Brown, Bill, Lehigh Alliance of Rail Carriers Footbridge, how to build, May p54 (HO), Feb p54 *Make a realistic lake, Jul p68 (HO layout), Aug *Freight car lettering, Mar p28 Becker, Bill, Colorado & Eastern RR (T, N), *Making brick and stone decals, Jan p80 Chubb, Bruce, Sunset Valley Oregon *From factory to freight house, Jan p74 Jan p62 *Making layout skirts, Apr p69 System, Feb *From plan to reality, Mar p48 Brown, Bill, Lehigh Alliance of Rail Carriers *Meet the Green Goat, Jan p68 Denver & Rio Grande Western’s Royal From the editor — see Editorials (T, HO), Aug p42 Methlie, Dave Gorge, Mar *From Zephyr to Acela, Jun p22 Cascade County Narrow Gauge (T, O), Jan p86 Biography, Jan p55 Dolkos, Paul, Jun Chubb, Bruce, Sunset Valley Oregon System Build the 4 x 8 Stoney Creek, Jan p50, Donner River Subdivision (HO layout), Nov G (HO), Mar p74 Feb p58, Mar p88, Apr p66 Eaglecreek & Northern (HO layout), Oct Garrett, Tom Chubb, Bruce, Sunset Valley Oregon System Methlie, Maggie Erie Lackawanna, Jun Scratchbuild a compact RIP track, Dec p86 (T, HO), Feb p62 Making layout skirts, Apr p69 Forbes, Jim, Sep Gishlick, Herb City of Wauwatoga (T, HO), Dec p50 Meyer, Dwain Franklin & South Manchester (HO layout), Biography, Aug p77 Clune, David, Cascade County Narrow cartoon, Mar p123 Dec Modeling a changing world, Aug p72 Gauge (T, O), Jan p86 Mindheim, Lance Frary, Dave, Dec *Great operation: expert advice, Sep p46 Colorado & Eastern RR (T, N), Jan p62 Build a train order board in N scale, May p84 Lehigh Alliance of Rail Carriers (HO Grech, Bob Crabbitt and Pitchahissee RR (T, HO), *Mississippi River’s locks and dams, Dec p60 layout), Aug Biography, Nov p61 Apr p72 *Model iron ore operations, Dec p26 Methlie, Dave, Stoney Creek (HO layout), Jan Project railroad x 2 = the HO scale Western Dougherty, Ed, Pennsylvania RR Eno Valley *Model railroader’s workshop, part 1, Jun p50, Milwaukee, Racine & Troy (HO layout), Sep Pacific, Nov p58 Division (HO), Sep p74 part 2, Jul p42 Naugatuck Valley, Apr Grivno, Cody Eaglecreek & Northern (T, HO), Oct p44 *Model realistic streets and sidewalks, Nov p80 Örneholm, Flemming, Oct A growing garden empire, Aug p64 Eaton, Peter, Moose River Valley RR (T, *Model realistic tall grass, May p74 Patzer, Ron, Erie Lackawanna, Jun An expanding narrow gauge empire, Jan HO), Jul p72 *Modeler’s guide to F units, Oct p60 Popp, David, Naugatuck Valley, Apr; Sunset p86 Franklin & South Manchester (T, HO), *Modeler’s guide to steel boxcars, May p58 Valley Oregon System, Feb Basics of airbrushing, Apr p82 Dec p66 *Modeling a changing world, Aug p72 Sassi, Lou, Aug Working with acrylics, Dec p88 Gishlick, Herb, Windsor RR (T, HO), Aug p72 *Modeling the Long Island’s Cannon Ball, Smaus, Bob, Southern Pacific (HO layout), See also Scenery Step by Step Grech, Bob, Western Pacific (T, HO), Nov p58 Oct p74 Jul Gross, Michael Halloran, Bernie, New York, Kittatinny & *Modern Rocky Mountain railroading Sobol, Robert, May More than bells and whistles, Feb p88 Western (T, HO), Oct p78 – Colorado style, Jan p62 Søeborg, Pelle, Nov Hazard, Bob, Crabbitt and Pitchahissee RR *More passenger train tips, Nov p30 Southern Pacific (HO layout), Jul H (T, HO), Apr p72 *More than bells and whistles, Feb p88 Stewart, David, Appalachian & Ohio, May Halloran, Bernie Hertzog, Jim, Reading’s Shamokin Division MR Project Illustrated Stoney Creek (HO layout), Jan Biography, Oct p83 (T, HO), Mar p48 Easy bridges, Oct p122 Sunset Valley Oregon System, Feb Having it all, Oct p78 Hooch Junction (T, N), Sep p56 Make night-time switching simple, Aug p114 Zuback, Bill, Mar, Jul *Having it all, Oct p78 Jeffers, Jeff, PM&J Garden RR (T, G), Aug p64 More business than meets the eye, Mar p136 Cox, Nathaniel Hazard, Bob, biography, Apr p77 Knapp, Tom, Stove Pipe Wells (T, Nn3), Open for business, Dec p138 Norfolk & Western’s Washington Extension, Hediger, Jim Dec p54 Operating gates for industrial spurs, May p122 Mar p82 8 pike-size passenger trains, Mar p60 Ledley, Mike, PM&J Garden RR (T, G), Pine trees from pine cones, Apr p130 Aug p64 Quick background trees, Jan p138

Quick mock-up structures, Jun p114 P Product Reviews: Locomotives, steam Converting a Bachmann 2-6-0 to On3, Jul p39 Seamless removable scenery, Sep p114 Packenham, Barb, retires, Oct p9 Climax, HO, Bachmann, Feb p102 On3 couplers, Jul p40 Simple rotating signs, Feb p130 Paint, Working with acrylics, Dec p88 4-4-0, N, Model Power, Mar p110 On3 trucks, Jul p40 Tanks for everything, Nov p130 Passenger train, superdetailing: El Capitan in Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2, HO, Seidita, Joe, cartoons, Jan p116, Feb p119, Tree handle, Jul p114 N scale, Jul p50 Precision Craft Models, Sep p82 Aug p97, Nov p113 Munson, Dan Patzer, Ron Pennsylvania RR K4 Pacific, HO, MTH, *Servicing steam, Jun p72 Add a RIP track for running repairs, Feb p74 Biography, Jun p63 Jul p84 *Sierra Nevada steam, Jun p38 Bridges, tunnels & operation, Jun p54 Reading 4-8-4, HO, Precision Craft Models, Smaus, Robert N Pemberton, Peter Apr p94 Build a downtown warehouse in HO, Jun p44 N scale railroad with mainline operation, Build your own signals, Jul p76 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, HO, Athearn Los Angeles in the 1950s, Jul p58 Nov p74 Petty, Bruce and Precision Craft Models, Dec p101 Low-relief structure technique, Jun p49 Nelson, Douglas Build an operating scrapyard, Oct p66 USRA light 2-10-2, HO, Bachmann, Aug Smith, Richard Modeling the Long Island’s Cannon Ball, Landscaping a layout with live cactus p82 Biography, Dec p53 Oct p74 plants, Apr p58 Product Reviews: Miscellaneous Welcome to Wauwatoga, Dec p50 *New Haven’s Cape Cod branch, Oct p68 Polsgrove, Mike: See DCC Corner Track cleaner, HO, JAM Solutions/Creations, Søeborg, Pelle K. News & Products Popp, David Oct p94 Biography, Nov p70 2006 hall of fame inductees, Oct p9 Finding inspiration, Feb p6 Turntable, HO, Walthers, quick look, Build a realistic mountain scene, Dec p76 2006 Nuremberg Toy Fair show report, Great operation: expert advice, Sep p46 Nov p106 Design a realistic mountain scene, Nov p66 May p8 N scale railroad with mainline operation, Product reviews: Railbus How to detail and paint a Kato SD40-2, A holiday tradition in the Big Apple, Dec p9 Nov p74 Galloping Goose, On 21⁄2 and On3, Apr p78 After two years, MR anniversary boxcar still Operating a ‘50s-era layout step by step, Precision Craft Models, Aug p64 Visualize your layout, Nov p72 rolling, Jan p9 Apr p50 Product Reviews: Road vehicles Sound, More than bells and whistles, Feb p88 Athearn adds new items to HO line, Aug p9 Promotion, Jul p9 Auto carrier, HO, Lonestar, quick look, *Southern Ohio’s best kept secret, May p78 Athearn announces milk car in HO, N, Jan p9 See also Step by Step Feb p106 Sperandeo, Andy Athearn announces new products in HO and *Postwar passenger fleets, May p24 Product Reviews: Structures Track and coupler standards for passenger N scales, Apr p10 Product reviews: Cars, freight Corn crib, HO, Blair Line, quick look, Jun p90 operations, Nov p54 Athearn kit production schedule, Dec p8 Caboose, Pennsylvania N5c, HO, Trix, Mar Depot, HO, Motrak Models, quick look, Step by step Atlas announces new items in HO, N, Jun p9 p109 Sep p90 Build a better bridge, Jul p30 Atlas O announces new boxcar, Mar p8 Covered hopper, ACF Center Flow, HO, Freight station, HO, Walthers, quick look, Conifers for all occasions, Feb p42 Bachmann sues Model Power over track, Athearn, quick look, Jul p90 Dec p108 Easy interior details, Apr p44 Jun p8 Covered hopper, PS-2, HO and N, Athearn Interlocking tower, New Haven, N, The N Layouts should be seen … and heard, Aug p36 British firm likely to purchase Märklin, Jul p8 and Walthers, Aug p88 Scale Architect, quick look, Jan p110 Make your freight roster prototypical, Campbell Scale Models update, Mar p9 Gondola, N, Athearn, quick look, Feb p106 Office building, HO, KingMill Enterprises, May p38 DIY’s Workin’ on the Railroad, Sep p9 Hopper car, 50-ton, HO, Kadee, Aug p90 quick look, Dec p108 Putting together a station scene, Jan p44 E. P. Lehmann Patentwerk transfers Hopper car, 70-ton, HO, Accurail, Jan p104 Quonset hut, HO, Walthers, quick look, Styrene backdrops and easy clouds, Mar p44 ownership of LGBoA, Dec p8 Hot-metal car, HO, State Tool & Die, quick Jul p90 Upgrading a DCC system, Jun p32 Exclusive: Trainfest show report, Feb p8 look, Sep p90 Small shed-type business, HO, Bar Mills, Stewart, David Firm announces universal command control Mill gondola, 65-foot, HO, Athearn, May p98 Feb p104 Biography, May p49 system, Apr p9 Refrigerator car, 50-foot, HO, Athearn, Wood garage, HO, Atlas, quick look, Oct p98 Designed for the railfan, May p42 Horizon Hobby adds new line, Aug p9 Oct p92 Product reviews: Trains, passenger Stewart, Monroe, biography, Sep p61 Hornby releases production schedule, Feb p9 Refrigerator car, HOn3, Micro-Trains, Acela Express, N, Bachmann, Aug p86 Strang, Lionel How to Build Realistic Layouts, Jun p9 Oct p91 California Zephyr, HO, Broadway Limited, Build great-looking structures, Sep p70 Infrared train detector, Dec p14 Stockcar, HO, Broadway Limited, Apr p104 Mar p106 Swanson, Carl Kato to increase model availability, Jun p8 Tank cars, for ethanol, HO and N, Athearn, Empire Builder, N, Kato U.S.A., Oct p95 A fresh look at the Carolina Central, Dec p92 LGB Club up and running, Mar p8 quick look, Nov p106 Pioneer Zephyr, N, Con-Cor, Jun p86 See also Information Desk LGB festival celebrates E. P. Lehmann Product Reviews: Cars, passenger Super Chief, N, Kato, Apr p102 Taking the next step, Dec p66 Patentwerk’s anniversary, Nov p9 Great Northern streamlined coach, HO, Project layout Switch controls, Bending the iron, Feb p46 Märklin going strong, Dec p9 Walthers, Dec p104 Stoney Creek RR: Build the 4 x 8 Stoney Switzer, Mont Märklin update, Aug p9 Pennsylvania baggage car, HO, Walthers, Creek, Jan p50, Feb p58, Mar p88, Apr p66 Uniform of the day? Railroad drab, Apr p60 Meet Dana Kawala, Mar p9 May p96 *Project railroad x 2 = the HO scale Western Micro-Trains adds to Z line, Jul p9 Santa Fe heavyweight chair car, HO, Pacific, Nov p58 T Micro-Trains expands Z line, May p9 Walthers, Nov p98 Prototype drawings Taking the next step, Dec p66 Micro-Trains launches HOn3 line, Feb p9 Product Reviews: Control and electrical RailPower Technologies’s battery-diesel Techniques Micro-Trains to release GP9 in Z scale Central Station, Märklin, Apr p100 switcher, Jan p70 Working with acrylics, Dec p88 More than 20,000 hobbyists attend National Command control system, Model Rectifier *Prototype scenes, freelanced layout, Aug p42 *10 railroads, 1 layout, part 1, Feb p62, Train Show in Philadelphia, Oct p8 Corp., Oct p90 Pryke, John part 2, Mar p74 MR builds a layout, live! Feb p9 Sound decoder, ESU, Jul p86 New Haven’s Cape Cod branch, Oct p68 *10 steps to great-looking passenger cars, MR staff change, Oct p9 Sound decoder, HO, Digitrax, Sep p86 The model railroader’s workshop, Jun p50, Jan p56 New Models from Precision Craft and BLI, Sound decoder, HO, MRC, Jun p87 Jul p42 Tools, The model railroader’s workshop, Aug p8 Sound decoder, N, Model Rectifier Corp., part 1, Jun p50, part 2, Jul p42 New season of Tracks Ahead, Jan p9 Dec p106 Q-R *Track and coupler standards for passenger QSI sues Electronic Solutions Ulm, Sep p9 Tsunami decoder, HO, SoundTraxx, Nov *Quick and easy interiors, Aug p54 operations, Nov p54 Rapido Trains Inc. to offer ready-to-run p104 *Rails through lake country, Jan p82 Track plans passenger cars, May p10 USP decoder, Lenz, Jan p108 Rickaby, Dave Appalachian & Ohio RR, May p46 Roman & Co. to distribute Roco line, Apr p8 Product Reviews: Locomotives, diesel Modern Rocky Mountain railroading Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Alma Scenery products big at iHobby Expo, Jan p8 Alco RS-27, HO, Life-Like, May p92 – Colorado style, Jan p62 District, Aug p58 Steam excursion for 2007 NMRA Alco S-4, 1:29, USA Trains, Apr p97 Rittig, Franz Carolina Central II, Dec p92 convention, Nov p8 Amtrak Genesis, 1:29, LGB, Jul p88 Make a realistic lake, Jul p68 Cascade County Narrow Gauge, Jan p88 Take your model train to work, Dec p9 EMC FT, N, InterMountain, quick look, Rivard, Bob Central New Mexico Ry, Jul p39 Technology trend continues, Oct p8 May p100 Constant-intensity headlights for DC, Aug Central River Subdivision, Nov p74 Three elected to Council, Oct p9 EMD E7, N, Precision Craft Models, Nov p96 p62 Chesapeake & Ohio, Alleghany Subdivision, Union Pacific sues MTH over licensing, EMD E8, HO, Life-Like, quick look, Jun p90 Ross, Peter Jun p68 Apr p8 EMD F units, HO, Athearn, Feb p100 Model realistic tall grass, May p74 Chesapeake & Ohio, Hinton engine Walthers announces items in HO and N, EMD F7, HO, Broadway Limited Imports, terminal, Jun p74 Sep p8 Nov p102 S City of Wauwatoga, Dec p52 Walthers lowers locomotive prices, Oct p9 EMD GP20, HO, Walthers, Nov p100 *Same line, two railroads, Apr p30 Colorado & Eastern, Jan p65 Walthers Trainline clarification, Jan p8 EMD GP35, Z, Micro-Trains Line, Sep p84 Sassi, Lou Crabbitt and Pitchahissee RR, Apr p75 Want to see trains? Go to the airport, Jan p8 EMD GP7 and GP9, N, Atlas, quick look, Building a sense of reality, Apr p72 Eaglecreek & Northern, Oct p47 WGH on tour, Sep p9 Mar p113 Built for the long haul, Jul p72 Franklin & South Manchester, Dec p69 *Norfolk & Western’s Washington Extension, EMD Model 40, HO, Roundhouse, Apr p98 Model realistic streets and sidewalks, Nov p80 Hooch Junction, Sep p58 Mar p82 EMD MP15, HO, Atlas, Jun p88 Prototype scenes, freelanced layout, Aug p42 Lehigh Alliance of Rail Carriers, Aug p44 EMD SD38, HO, Athearn, quick look, Sauer, Taryn, Minnesota & International, Jan p83 O May p100 Becomes editorial associate, Oct p9 Moose River Valley RR, Jul p74 Obituaries EMD SD45-2, HO, Athearn, Oct p88 Scenery Step by Step Naugatuck Valley RR, Apr p53 Day, Charles Howell, Apr 11 EMD SW8, HO, Life-Like, Mar p102 Add a cornfield to your layout, Sep p40 New Haven on Cape Cod, Oct p70 Jewett, Bill, Apr p11 GE AC4400 and Dash 9-44CW, Athearn, Build a low-relief structure, Nov p44 New York, Kittatinny & Western, Oct p81 Tyler, Norman S., Dec p9 quick look, Jan p110 Kitbash a modular structure, Dec p44 Norfolk & Western Washington Extension, *Old building, new techniques, Jul p46 GE AC6000CW, HO, Broadway Limited, Making realistic summer trees, Oct p40 Mar p84 On3 couplers, Jul p40 May p94 Scott, Dick Onion Valley Mining & Lumber Co., Jun p41 On3 trucks, Jul p40 GE B23-7 and B30-7, HO, Atlas, Sep p88 Scratchbuild a mixed-train combine, Feb p78 Pennsylvania RR Eno Valley Division, Sep p76 *Operating a ’50s-era layout step by step, GE B23-7, HO, Atlas, Jan p102 *Scratchbuild a city centerpiece, May p68 Pennsylvania RR, Nov p50 Apr p50 GE ES44AC, HO, Tower 55, Jun p84 *Scratchbuild a compact RIP track, Dec p86 PM&J Garden RR, Aug p66 Operation GE U30B, HO, Life-Like, Feb p98 *Scratchbuild a mixed-train combine, Feb p78 Reading Company Shamokin Division, Great operation: expert advice, Sep p46 Grand Trunk bicentennial GP38-2, HO, SD20, kitbash, May p50 Mar p51 Passenger, track, and coupler standards, Athearn, quick look, Mar p113 Sebastian-Coleman, George Southern Pacific, Los Angeles Division, Nov p54 Product Reviews: Locomotives, electric A layout you can build: Narrow gauge in a Aug p59 Örneholm, Flemming Amtrak HHP8 locomotive, N, Bachmann, garage, Jul p37, Aug p50, Sep p52, Oct Stoney Creek RR, Apr p71, Jun p56 Wide open spaces in a small room, Oct p44 quick look, Oct p98 p56, Nov p62, Dec p62 Stove Pipe Wells, Dec p55 GG1, Pennsylvania RR, HO, Trix, Jan p100 Adding DCC to an On21⁄2 Porter, Jul p41 UP’s Daneville and Donner River Subdivisions, Nov p69

Western Pacific RR, Nov p60 Moore, Bill, Jun p101 What we can learn from odd-looking Create a personal paint color library, Jul p26 Windsor RR, Aug p75 Morrison, Boone, Feb p112 couplers, Jan p112 Curing chipped handrails, Apr p36 Zane Trace and National Trail Model Murphy, Dennis, Dec p119 Trees, Conifers for all occasions, Feb p42 Dents and scrapes, Jan p38 Railroad Club, May p80 Nordanberg, Thomas, Jun p100 *Turning trains hands-free with DCC, Dec p94 Easy ground cover, Aug p30 Trackside photos Pade, Ole, Jun p100 Tyler, Norman S., obituary, Dec p9 Get a good grip on your modeling, Feb p37 Allen, Dave, May p109 Pearce, Bill, Apr p118, Jan p118 Tylick, Michael Gorre & Daphetid viaduct, Nov p40 Baker, Debie, Oct p110 Pennie, Mike, Nov p118 Build a footbridge for your layout, May p54 Handy backfill for retaining walls, Dec p34 Bell, Bob and Rose Ann, Dec p121 Pitanza, Mark, Jul p100 Quick and easy interiors, Aug p54 Handy glue applicator, Sep p36 Boeing Employees’ Model Railroad Club, Polk, Jay, Sep p100 Hanging benchwork, Apr p38 Jan p119 Popp, David, Feb p113, Oct p108 U Helpful tips for kitbashed structure Brock, Mike, Jan p120 Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers, Underhill, John credibility, Sep p32 Brooman, Eric, Sep p102 May p111 Add lights to your structures, Nov p76 Here’s an airbrush technique, Feb p40 Collett, Bob, Sep p101 Repp, Timothy, Jan p119 Uniform of the day? Railroad drab, Apr p60 Ice truck, Jul p26 Comstock, Charlie, Apr p119 Rickaby, Dave, Aug p100, May p109 *Upgrading a DCC system, Jun p32 Instructions for brass locomotives, Dec p38 Condon, Gregg, Nov p116 Ross, Dudley, Feb p111 Leveling a bridge, Oct p36 Crise, Steve, Sep p100 Sassi, Lou, Aug p101, p103, Jan p120, Jul V Maintenance-of-way cars, Jan p40 Cwirko, Dave, Dec p118 p100, May p110, p111, Oct p110, Sep p101 *Video editing tips and tricks, Mar p59 Matching 410M paint, Sep p38 Dion, Pierre, Mar p119 Sebastian-Coleman, George, Dec p119 Video, Better layout videos, Mar p56 Microbrushes, Dec p36 Dolkos, Paul, Jun p102, p103, May p108, Snell, Matt, Oct p110 *Virtual interlocking, Aug p68 Motor tool safety, Nov p40 Nov p117 Sperandeo, Andy, Dec p120, Nov p116, *Visualize your layout, Nov p72 Music stand for instruction sheets, May p32 Dombey, Bruce, Jul p101 Nov p118 Paint cap persuader, Jun p26 Duffé, Bill, Aug p103 Spranza, Ken, Jun p102 W Removing old weathering, Mar p36 Enrico, Rob, Aug p103 Steiner, Arnie, Aug p102 *Weather while you build, Mar p94 Restoration job, Aug p32 Ferguson, Dennis, Mar p117 Strang, Lionel, Feb p110, Oct p110 *Welcome to Wauwatoga, Dec p50 Rewiring an IHC Mikado, Jul p26 Fisher, Steve, Jun p103 Stroer, Kurt, Oct p109 Weyand, Rich Salvaging junk, Sep p34 Frary, Dave, Dec p119 Tagsold, Doug, Nov p119 Virtual interlocking, Aug p68 Steam locomotive weight, Jan p42 Grosser, Ray and Renee, Aug p101 Teague, Scott, May p110 *Whistle signals, Mar p28 SW1 diesel, Apr p38 Gutsch, Jack, Nov p118 Wehmeier, Oct p109 *Wide open spaces in a small room, Oct p44 Tax status, Mar p38 Haines, David, Apr p118 Wilkes, John, May p108 *Working with acrylics, Dec p88 Track plan specifications, Oct p34 Hall, George, Jan p121, Dec p121 Wolter, Dick, Jul p100 Workshop Urban layout, Apr p38 Harrison, Hal, Sep p103 Zuback, Bill, Feb p112 Automatic operation, May p30 Weathering a GG1, Sep p36 Hoover, Gary, Apr p116, Mar p118, Oct Trains of thought Build a handy “Moto-Lock,” Jan p38 Wrecking crane, explained: Big tools for big p109, Oct p111 Choosing, and re-choosing, an era, Aug p92 Build a handy switch machine installation jobs, Sep p26 Johnson, Bob, Apr p117 Dots and dashes, Nov p108 tool, Oct p34 Kalmbach Publishing Co., Feb p112 “Good enough” in the 21st century, Apr p106 Build an adjustable liftout, Aug p28 X-Y-Z Kempinski, Bernard, Feb p111, Nov p118 Just-in-time modeling, Dec p112 Car length, Nov p42 *Yard is a railroad sorting machine, Aug p24 Kosic, Matt, Mar p119 Model a favorite railroad — or region, Mar Ceiling tile for modeling cliffs, Oct p35 Zelkin, Alexander Kriigel, Jeb, Apr p118 p114 Chalk one up for instant fascia, Mar p36 Old building, new techniques, Jul p46 Kruse, Daryl, Mar p116 Moment of Truth, Jun p96 Chalked operating notes, Jun p26 Zugelter, Dan Leider, David, Feb p113 Saving a piece of the past, May p102 Chimneys by the foot, Mar p39 Servicing steam, Jun p72 Loiseaux, Ed, Dec p120 Seeing the forest or the trees, Sep p92 Cleaning models, Jun p28 Manning, Tom, Nov p117 Surmounting obstacles, Jul p96 Compact workshop, May p30 Midwest Mod-U-Trak Club, Mar p119 The other end of an SD45, Oct p100 Corner reinforcement, Aug p32 Miller, Jay, Sep p103 This time it’s the journey, Feb p108 Create a compact work space, Nov p38