Volume 78 • January-December 2011

Aug p74 Skinner, Al layout, Dec p38 Richter, Anthony, May p80 Davenport Department Store, HO, Model a demolished house, Weather a steam locomotive realis- Rickaby, Dave, May p81 Woodland Scenics, Oct p81 Jan p76 tically, Apr p38 Ridgeway, Dale, Aug p83 Deck plate girder bridge, HO, *Small Pennsylvania RR freight Weather: the final frontier in mod- Rodie, Steven, Jan p92 ExactRail, May p76 house, A, Sep p41 eling?, Apr p42 Rogers, Bruce, Oct p84 Fresh Market, N, Woodland Søeborg, Pelle See also Step by Step Rothe, James, Sep p78 Scenics, Apr p76 Detail and add a load to a center- Technology Rubbo, Andy, Jun p79 Joe’s Cabin, HO, Blair Line, beam flatcar, Oct p47 Adding DCC power districts for Sassi, Lou, Feb p88, May p81, Jun Nov p76 Patch and weather a brass diesel, optimal operation, Jul p44 p76, Nov p79, Dec p90, Dec p91 Manufactured home, HO, Sep p38 Hands-free electromagnet uncou- Schmalz, Peter, Oct p82 Summit, Jan p88 See also Step by Step plers, Nov p46 Schoepflin, Bob, Feb p89 Meadowhead Barn, HO, Walthers, Snell, Matt Operate turnouts with servo mo- Simpson, Greg, Dec p90 Sep p72 Build a realistic flatcar load, tors, Jan p62 Sipkovich, Ron, May p80 Sam’s Roadhouse, HO, Blair Line, Dec p48 How to wire a layout for two-train Spring, Bob, Dec p91 January February March April May June Jul p77 Model a maintenance-of-way operation, Jul p41 Swain, Ed, Jun p76 Product Reviews: Train sets shop, Apr p43 Terasawa, Kazuo Thompson, Greg, Feb p86 1935 Milwaukee Road Hiawatha, Sperandeo, Andy Kitbash a modern sand tower, Valder, Mitchell, Jul p83 HO, Fox Valley, Feb p78 Building Bay Junction part 4: Two Jun p40 Walterreit, Jerry, Aug p83 EMD F3 freight set, HO, MTH, modern industries, Apr p54 Thompson, Terry Williams, Steve, Dec p90 Sep p66 Building Bay Junction part 6: More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p54 Youngblood, Peter, Apr p80, Jul p82 Penn Central “rainbow fleet” pas- Details and operations, Jun p34 *Track plan for passenger operations, Trains of Thought senger set, N, Kato, Oct p78 Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p61 A, Jan p72 Another first run, Oct p86 Union Pacific City of Los Angeles, Modelers’ guide to USRA locomo- *Track plan for two eras, A, Aug p62 Benchwork on the level, Jan p94 N, Kato, Jul p70 tives, A, Jan p48 *Track plan that fits under a bed, A, Borrowing from the best, Aug p78 Prototype drawings Ready to run in three hours, Oct p44 Bumps in the road, Jun p74 How to cast a stone building from Aug p30 Track plans Dual-era structure kits, Feb p90 plaster, Dec p44 See also Operators, The Bay Junction (HO), Jan p42 Enviable state of affairs, An, Standard stations for small towns, See also Step by Step Creamery Junction (HO), Dec p70 Nov p82 Jul 59 *Standard stations for small towns, Franklin & South Manchester Godfather of the Third Sub, Small Pennsylvania RR freight Jul p59 (HO), Mar p37 Mar p82 house, A, Sep p41 Steenwyk, Rich Metropolitan Union Passenger Matching paint, Jul p78 July August September October November December Prototype information Beer Line in a basement, The, Terminal (HO), Jan p73 Preparing for the first operating Modelers’ guide to USRA locomo- Nov p64 Milwaukee Road’s Beer Line (HO), session, May p82 tives, A, Jan p48 Step by Step Nov p64 Questions never asked, Sep p74 Pryke, John Basics of ground cover, The, New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois RR Untimely end?, An, Apr p82 Build a roundhouse from two kits, Jan p34 (HO), Aug p62 What did you do last?, Dec p86 Sep p34 Detail and weather an assembled Southern Ry. Spartanburg Subdi- Tylick, Michael Index Simplify operation with train structure, Nov p30 vision (N), Oct p44 Joint branch line on two decks, A, sequence lists, Aug p42 Don’t save the layout, save your Trackside Photos (by modeler; ital- Dec p70 Volume 78 • January-December 2011 work, Sep p26 ics indicates photographer) How to build a highway overpass, Austin, Steve, Jan p91 © 2012 Kalmbach Publishing Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612. No part of this volume R Dec p32 Bardsley, Richard, Mar p81 U-V How to build a resin and brass Birdsong, Pete, Nov p79 may be reprinted without the specific permission of the publisher. *Rail-marine operations for your freight car, Jun p24 Bonnett, Jim, May p81 *Under the wires of the Western model railroad, Nov p39 How to build solid benchwork, Boyd, Garry, Jan p92, Nov p78 Electric Empire, Dec p67 *Railroad in the family, A, Feb p38 Oct p32 Brennecke, Paul, Oct p85 *Use view blocks to extend your *Ready to run in three hours, How to paint and decal a locomo- Brimer, Ron, Apr p78 layout, Dec p38 Using the index: Most feature material has been indexed at least three ways – once by title, again under Aug p30 tive, Jul p28 Brorup, Dennis, Mar p81 Van Laar, Rick the author’s last name, and finally by subject, usually falling under at least one of the MR subject categories. Richards, Jim Make conifers the quick and easy Caswell, Skip, May p81 Capturing a slice of Appalachia in An asterisk (*) preceding an entry indicates a feature by its title. Now on ModelRailroader.com Build a diesel shop part 1, Jul p50 way, Mar p30 Cawdrey, Michael, Apr p80 4 x 8 feet, Feb p52 MR subject categories: Build a diesel shop part 2, Aug p54 Make easy road signs, Apr p28 Dexter, Dave, Apr p79 City in a small space, A, Oct p 62 The 2005 through 2011 annual Handlaying “high-speed” turnouts, Model a large concrete culvert, Dingeldein, Jason, Oct p82 indices are available as PDFs at May p26 Biographical sketches Control and electrical Obituaries Techniques Jun p54 Dolkos, Paul, Dec p88, Dec p90, www.ModelRailroader.com. For a *Rio Grande in my garage, The, Model an LP gas plant on a curve, Dec p91 W-X-Y-Z Cartoons Cover photos Operation Track plans searchable index of articles in Model Apr p61 Aug p26 Dovak, John, Mar p80 Construction articles Layout descriptions Prototype information Railroader and other model and proto- *Rio Grande in the Rockies, Dec p52 Model a scrapyard, Feb p32 DuChene, Pete, Sep p79 Wallace, Allan MR departments: Roseman, V.S. Sweatt, Stan Fahie, Art, Dec p88 Diamond stacks in the desert, type railroad publications, visit Add storefront details, Oct p58 Track plan for passenger opera- Fearn, Terry, Aug p80 Jan p54 DCC Corner News & Products Product Reviews Trains of Thought index.mrmag.com. Rail-marine operations for your tions, A, Jan p72 Foreman, Ron, Sep p76 Wasiak, Leon Editorials (From the Editor) N Scale Insight Step by Step Workshop model railroad, Nov p39 Sylvester, Dan Gelmini, Joe, Jul p82 Carve outcroppings from Information Desk The Operators Trackside Photos Ross, Peter Modeling the Rio Grande South- Gough, Ron, Apr p80 Sculptamold, Jun p61 Narrow gauge inspiration in New ern in 4 x 8, Mar p48 Grosser, Ray and Renee, Dec p91 *Weather a steam locomotive realisti- Zealand, Jun p30 Harding, Michael, Jul p82 cally, Apr p38 Russell, Harold Johnson, Bob, May p78 *Weather: the final frontier in model- Nov p64 *Build a realistic flatcar load, Dec Jul p64 Small Pennsylvania RR freight T Johnson, Johnny, Apr p78 ing?, Apr p42 0-9 Besougloff, Neil p48 Carter, Steve house, A, Sep p41 Karkoski, David, Sep p76 Workshop Tips Building Bay Junction part 5: *Build a roundhouse from two kits, Improve train performance with Techniques Klimoski, Tom, Sep p79 10 tips to help beginners hit the *5 ways to weather, Apr p30 Commuter station and downtown, Sep p34 transmission fluid, May p58 5 ways to weather, Apr p30 Kreiss, Joseph, Jul p80 rails running, Dec p28 *6 tips for layouts in small spaces, May p37 *Building Bay Junction part 1: Track Cartoons S Add storefront details, Oct p58 Lagno, Fred, Jun p78 Add hard wiring to improve per- Apr p46 How to wire a layout for two-train plan and benchwork, Jan p40 Matteo, Matt, Jan p105, Feb p101, Add wear and tear to a steel gon- Leone, Gerry, Mar p78 formance, Oct p28 operation, Jul p41 *Building Bay Junction part 2: Track Mar p93, Apr p93, May p93, Jun *Santa Fe in the land of enchant- dola, Jan p75 Lewis, Dan, Nov p81 Adding a little dirt and grime helps More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p57 and wiring, Feb p44 p89, Jul p93, Aug p93, Sep p89, ment, Jun p46 Better turnout control with slow- Lohwasser, Eric, Feb p88 bring out the details and enhance A See also Editorials *Building Bay Junction part 3: Grain Oct p97, Nov p93, Dec p101 Sassi, Lou motion switch motors, part 1, Lund, James, Jan p93 realism, Apr p24 *Better turnout control with slow- elevator and fertilizer plant, *Carve outcroppings from C&O coal country in a spare room, Aug p58 Maaske, Phil, Nov p81 Bracing resin car kits with Lego *Adding DCC power districts for motion switch motors, part 1, Mar p41 Sculptamold, Jun p61 Jul p34 Better turnout control with slow- Marsh, Lee, Oct p82 blocks, Sep p22 optimal operation, Jul p44 Aug p58 *Building Bay Junction part 4: Two Chibbaro, Mat Going high-tech on a double-deck motion switch motors, part 2, Martin, Jim, Jun p78 Build a set of meters for your *Adding operation to the Franklin & *Better turnout control with slow- modern industries, Apr p54 6 tips for layouts in small spaces, layout, Oct p36 Sep p44 Meier, Horst, Aug p82 workbench, Aug p22 South Manchester, Mar p34 motion switch motors, part 2, *Building Bay Junction part 5: Apr p46 Railroad in the family, A, Feb p38 Detail and add a load to a center- Mack, Rene, Nov p81 Connectors make layout wiring *Add storefront details, Oct p58 Sep p44 Commuter station and downtown, *City in a small space, A, Oct p 62 September 1955 on the C&NW, beam flatcar, Oct p47 Matzen, Ron, Nov p80 easier, Jul p24 *Add wear and tear to a steel gon- Blumensaadt, Mike May p36 Construction articles: Layouts and Apr p48 How to animate overhead doors, Murphy, Dennis, Apr p81 Photocopies simplify full-size dola, Jan p75 Going west in N scale, May p48 *Building Bay Junction part 6: modules Schleicher, Robert Dec p62 Nenna, Dave, Feb p88 planning, Mar p26 *All aboard for Entertrainment Junc- Brooman, Eric Details and operations, Jun p34 6 tips for layouts in small spaces, Under the wires of the Western How to model modern roofs, North American Prototype Model- Replacing the missing scenery tion, Aug p36 Signs of the times on the Utah Apr p46 Electric Empire, Dec p67 Jan p64 ers (club), Sep p76 ingredient, Jan p28 Belt, Nov p48 Building Bay Junction part 1: *September 1955 on the C&NW, Improve train performance with Persing, Ray, Jul p81 Rotary tools are useful for many *Build a diesel shop part 1, Jul p50 C Track plan and benchwork, Jan Apr p48 transmission fluid, May p58 Pitanza, Marc, Mar p80 model railroad jobs, Nov p26 B *Build a diesel shop part 2, Aug p54 p40 *Simplify operation with train Model a demolished house, Pugliese, Vince, Jun p78 Spring switches for special ap- *Build a headquarters for your rail- *C&O coal country in a spare room, Building Bay Junction part 2: sequence lists, Aug p42 Jan p76 Putnam, Robert, Jun p79 plications, Feb p24 Ball, Don road, May p42 Jul p34 Track and wiring, Feb p44 *Signs of the times on the Utah Belt, Patch and weather a brass diesel, Railview Model Railroad Club, Tracklaying tricks with curved Expand operations with a tempo- *Build a highway overpass, Sep p58 *Capturing a slice of Appalachia in City in a small space, A, Oct p 62 Nov p48 Sep p38 Oct p85 turnouts, Jul p20 rary mining branch, Sep p54 *Build and operate a supersize flat- 4 x 8 feet, Feb p52 Expand operations with a tempo- Six, Jim Ready to run in three hours, Raseni, Davide, Jan p90 Useful adhesives for model rail- Weather: the final frontier in mod- car load, Mar p64 Campbell, Tom rary mining branch, Sep p54 Kitbashing a 1950s grain elevator, Aug p30 Ravenscroft, Kenny, Feb p89 roading, May p22 eling?, Apr p42 *Build a New Haven class J-2 heavy Hitting the road with the Sacra- How to plan and build an urban Feb p64 Use view blocks to extend your Reynolds, Alastair, Aug p82 *Beer Line in a basement, The, Mikado, Mar p58 mento Modular Railroaders, scene, Oct p50

MRR-IX0312.indd 1 1/9/12 9:26 AM Construction articles: Miscellaneous pinch, Jul p68 modern industries, Apr p54 modules, A, part 1, Aug p46 Sep p30 2011 National Train Show report, Meeting opposing trains, Sep p90 Walthers, May p76 Build and operate a supersize Solutions for short circuits, Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p62 *Junction town on four Ntrak mod- Milwaukee Road North Montana Oct p10 Switching with momentum and Trinity 6,351-cu.-ft. covered hop- flatcar load, Mar p64 Oct p74 Mineral Point in minature, ules, A, part 2, Sep p60 Line (T, N), Sep p46 Andy Sperandeo retires, Sep p11 brake, Mar p94 per, HO, Walthers, Feb p84 Build a realistic flatcar load, Two decoders for one locomotive, May p60 Mineral Point Railroad Museum Atlas purchases Branchline rolling Running on schedule, Jul p94 Trinity 64-foot mechanical reefer, Dec p48 Jun p64 See also Information Desk (T, HO), May p60 stock, Jun p11 Superiority of trains, Jun p90 HO, BLMA, Nov p74 Handlaying “high-speed” turnouts, Understanding momentum effects, See also Product Reviews K Montreal Railroad Modelers Bowser celebrates 50 years, Aug Train dispatcher, The, Jan p106 Trinity all-purpose spine car, HO, Jun p54 Feb p74 See also Workshop Tips Association (club): Canada Central p10 Uncoupling, manual and mag- Bowser, Apr p72 How to scratchbuild an N scale *Detail and add a load to a center- *Hitting the road with the Sacramen- Kaspar, Joe Ry. (T, HO), Oct p68 Celebrate Amtrak’s 40th with HO netic, Nov p94 TTX 89-foot intermodal flat, HO, turnout, Nov p53 beam flatcar, Oct p47 to Modular Railroaders, Jul p64 New York Harbor in a spare room, Munns, Jim: Chicago & North- models, Dec p10 Otte, Steven Athearn, Jul p74 Construction articles: Rolling stock *Diamond stacks in the desert, Hoover, Gary Nov p32 western Christie Division (T, HO), Clover House sold, Aug p10 Building Bay Junction part 5: ULTX tank car, HOn3, Blackstone, Build a New Haven class J-2 heavy Jan p54 Weather a steam locomotive realis- Kawala, Dana Apr p48 For the record books (Trainfest), Commuter station and downtown, Jul p77 Mikado, Mar p58 Dolkos, Paul tically, Apr p38 Building Bay Junction part 1: Neurater, Manfred: Waukesha Mar p10 May p36 ULTX tank car, On3/On2½, San Easy covered hopper enhance- Adding DCC power districts for Use view blocks to extend your Track plan and benchwork, Junction (N), part 1, Aug p46; part Great Decals expands line, Nov Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p63 Juan Car Co., Aug p76 ments, May p54 optimal operation, Jul p44 layout, Dec p38 Jan p40 2, Sep p60 p11 Track plan that fits under a bed, A, USRA steel rebuilt boxcar, HO, Construction articles: Scenery How to plan and build an urban *How to animate overhead doors, Building Bay Junction part 2: Pennsylvania RR Eastern Division Hobby industry study, Jul p10 Oct p44 Atlas, Mar p76 Building Bay Junction part 5, scene, Oct p50 Dec p62 Track and wiring, Feb p44 (T, HO), Nov p32 Hobby shop offers weathered See also Product Reviews Product Reviews: Cars, passenger May p36 *How to cast a stone building from Building Bay Junction part 3: Red Rock Green River (T, On21⁄2), models, Dec p10 1941 Southern Pacific Morn- Building Bay Junction part 6: plaster, Dec p44 Grain elevator and fertilizer plant, Apr p60 iHobby Expo 2010, Feb p10 ing Daylight parlor-observation, Details and operations, Jun p34 E *How to model a rocky creek, Jul p56 Mar p41 Rio Grande Moffat Road (T, N), “Magic of Scale Model Rail P-Q Broadway Limited, Feb p80 Carve outcroppings from *How to model a rusty auto junk- Building Bay Junction part 4: Two Dec p56 roading” exhibit moves forward, Bombardier bi-level commuter Sculptamold, Jun p61 *Easy covered hopper enhance- yard, Nov p60 modern industries, Apr p54 Rio Grande Southern (T, HO), The, Oct p10 *Paper shell scenery, Feb p72 cars, N, Athearn, Aug p69 How to model a rocky creek, ments, May p54 *How to model modern roofs, Building Bay Junction part 5: Mar p48 Model Railroader author on Micro- *Patch and weather a brass diesel, New Haven Osgood-Bradley Jul p56 Editorials Jan p64 Commuter station and downtown, Rosston, Joelburg & Holly RR Mark catalog, May p10 Sep p38 coach, HO, Rapido, Jan p83 How to model a rusty auto junk- Do more with 4 x 8 layouts, Feb p8 *How to plan and build an urban May p36 (T, HO), Feb p52 Model Railroad Industry Division Patterson, Ken Pennsylvania RR Budd 21-room- yard, Nov p60 Eerie inspirations, May p8 scene, Oct p50 Building Bay Junction part 6: Santa Alicia, Harrytown & Pacific of the Hobby Manufacturers As- Build and operate a supersize ette sleeper, HO, Walthers, Jul p76 Model a maintenance-of-way Finish a layout in 5 months, *How to scratchbuild an N scale Details and operations, Jun p34 RR (T, N), May p48 sociation update, Nov p10 flatcar load, Mar p64 Pullman 12-1 heavyweight sleeper, shop, Apr p43 Jan p8 turnout, Nov p53 See also Product Reviews Seckler, Bob: Dutchess & Hudson Modern N scale commuter equip- Peck, Steven N, Micro-Trains, Mar p76 Paper shell scenery, Feb p72 How tall to make a layout, Apr p8 *How to wire a layout for two-train *Kitbash a modern sand tower, Jun Valley RR (T, HO), Feb p38 ment, Jul p10 How to animate overhead doors, Pullman 3-2 observation, N, Construction articles: Structures How-to advice and DVDs, Aug p8 operation, Jul p41 p40 Sylvester, Dan: Rio Grande South- News from Nuremberg, May p10 Dec p62 Micro-Trains, Dec p82 Build a diesel shop part 1, Jul p50 In defense of “puffballs,” Jul p8 Hunt, Thomas *Kitbashing a 1950s grain elevator, ern (T, HO), Mar p48 New Union Pacific Centennial Petty, Bruce Union Pacific ACF dome cars, HO, Build a diesel shop part 2, Aug p54 Keeping our interests fresh, Better turnout control with slow- Feb p64 Utah Belt (HO), Nov p48 coming to HO scale, Jul p10 Build a highway overpass, Sep p58 Walthers, Apr p69 Build a headquarters for your Nov p8 motion switch motors, part 1, Kelly, Jim Van Laar, Rick: Rosston, Joelburg Pestana new CEO at ExactRail, Piquette, Jean C. Product Reviews: Control and railroad, May p42 Our new N scale column, Mar p8 Aug p58 See N Scale Insight & Holly RR (T, HO), Feb p52 May p10 Hands-free electromagnet uncou- electrical Build a highway overpass, Sep p58 Ourselves and our layouts, Dec p8 Better turnout control with slow- Koester, Tony Wallace, Allan: Goldfield & Hang- QSI announces new stereo sound plers, Nov p46 Cab06 DCC throttle, NCE, Build a roundhouse from two kits, Sensible artistic license, Oct p8 motion switch motors, part 2, Add wear and tear to a steel gon- town (T, HO), Jan p54 decoders, Jun p10 Polsgrove, Mike Nov p75 Sep p34 So long, but I’ll see you, Sep p8 Sep p44 dola, Jan p75 Waukesha Junction (N), part 1, Record-breaking model train, A, See DCC Corner DCC decoder for Atlas NRE Building Bay Junction part 3: Sticking to your plan, Jun p8 Hunter, Steve See also Trains of Thought Aug p46; part 2, Sep p60 Aug p10 Popp, David Genset, HO, MRC, Mar p71 Grain elevator and fertilizer plant, *Expand operations with a tempo- Standard stations for small towns, Western Electric Empire (O), Take a Train to Work Day, Nov p10 Building Bay Junction part 1: DCC sound decoder for Kato EMD Mar p41 rary mining branch, Sep p54 Jul p59 Dec p66 United States Model Railroad Track plan and benchwork, E8, N, Digitrax, Nov p72 Building Bay Junction part 4: Two L Lewis, Dan Convention in Germany, Aug p10 Jan p40 DCC sound decoder for Kato GG1, modern industries, Apr p54 From shelf to empire, Sep p46 Walthers joins the Tsunami wave, Building Bay Junction part 2: N, MRC, Oct p79 Building Bay Junction part 5: F I Lawecki, Dan Lomison, Jim May p11 Track and wiring, Feb p44 Tech 6 6.0 DC sound controller, Commuter station and downtown, Track plan for two eras, A, Operate turnouts with servo mo- Walthers to distribute ExactRail, Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p59 MRC, Apr p74 May p36 Foltz, Bob *Improve train performance with Aug p62 tors, Jan p62 Dec p10 Practical tips for switching fun, Zephyr Xtra DCC starter set, Digi- How to cast a stone building from Santa Fe in the land of enchant- transmission fluid, May p58 Layout descriptions (by owner and World’s Greatest Hobby achieves May p30 trax, May p72 plaster, Dec p44 ment, Jun p46 Information Desk name; “T” indicates track plan, non-profit status, Nov p10 See also DCC Corner Product Reviews: Locomotives, Kitbash a modern sand tower, *From shelf to empire, Sep p46 Arrangement for a 1950s coal-fired followed by scale) M World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour *Practical tips for switching fun, diesel Jun p40 Fruth, Jon power plant, Jul p18 Allen, Bob: Ida Valley Ry. (T, 1:35), 2012 schedule, Nov p10 May p30 Alco C-630, HO, Bowser, Nov p70 Kitbashing a 1950s grain elevator, Build a headquarters for your Full-length dome car variations, Jun p30 Major, Guy *New York Harbor in a spare room, Product Reviews: Cars, freight Alco HH600 and HH660, HO, Feb p64 railroad, May p42 Sep p18 Ashby, Jeff: Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Modeling Canadian main lines, Nov p32 42-foot wood stockcar with cattle Atlas, Jun p68 Contests *Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p59 Gravity fills diesel locomotive sand Logan Subdivision (T, N), Jul p34 Oct p68 N Scale Insight chute, N, Micro-Trains, Jan p86 Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 “Centi- Build a diesel shop part 1, Jul p50 boxes, Nov p20 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe New Matteo, Matt Adventures in code 55 track, 50-foot single-sheathed boxcar, O, pede”, HO, Broadway Limited, Build a diesel shop part 2, Aug p54 Heavy electrics eliminate steam Mexico Division (T, HO), Jun p46 See Cartoons May p20 Atlas O, Jan p88 Aug p80 Build a headquarters for your G locomotive smoke, May p18 Blumensaadt, Mike: Santa Alicia, Meier, Horst Benchwork: another layer of plan- 70-ton offset hopper, N, Bluford Baldwin VO1000, HO, Bowser, railroad, May p42 Helper communication in the Harrytown & Pacific RR (T, N), How to model a rocky creek, Jul ning, Sep p20 Shops, Feb p84 Mar p72 Kitbash a modern sand tower, Gealy, Gary steam era, Jan p24 May p48 p56 Helixology for N scalers, Jul p22 ACF 70-foot mill gondola, N, EMD E8, HO, Walthers, Apr p68 Jun p40 Heavy industry in a compact Interlocking tower, railroading’s Brandywine Valley (T, HO), How to model a rusty auto junk- Successful move, sort of, A, BLMA, Sep p72 EMD F59PHI, N, Athearn, Cover photos space, Sep p30 traffic light, The, Aug p20 Oct p36 yard, Nov p60 Mar p24 Depressed-center flatcar, HO, Aug p68 Brooman, Eric: Nov *Going high-tech on a double-deck Moving monster loads is a railroad Brooman, Eric: Utah Belt (HO), Meier, Markus Test twice, solder once, Nov p24 ExactRail, Sep p70 EMD GP9, HO, Athearn, Dec p76 Danneman, Mike: Dec layout, Oct p36 specialty, Mar p22 Nov p48 How to model a rusty auto junk- Evans 4,780-cu.-ft. covered hopper, EMD GP9, HO, Bachmann, Dolkos, Paul: Oct *Going west in N scale, May p48 Reclaimer picks up leftovers from Canada Central Ry. (T, HO), yard, Nov p60 HO, Walthers, Jan p86 Aug p70 Foltz, Bob: Jun Grivno, Cody track maintenance, Dec p24 Oct p68 Millatt, Kathy O FMC double-door outside-post EMD GP40-2(W), HO, Atlas, Forbes, Jim: Apr, May 5 ways to weather, Apr p30 Shifting heavy electric locomotives Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Logan Build a New Haven class J-2 heavy boxcar, N, Fox Valley, Oct p81 Oct p76 Josselyn, Richard: Mar Building Bay Junction part 1: in shop areas, Jun p18 Subdivision (T, N), Jul p34 Mikado, Mar p58 Obituaries Gunderson 73-foot center-beam EMD SD45, N, Kato, May p70 Lewis, Dan: Sep Track plan and benchwork, Small-town railroading in the Chicago & Northwestern Christie Mindheim, Lance Carl Arendt, Jul p11 bulkhead flat, HO, Atlas, Jun p72 EMD SD70ACe, HO, Athearn, Sassi, Lou: Feb, Jul Jan p40 early 1950s, Apr p20 Division (T, HO), Apr p48 How to model modern roofs, Jan Dean Freytag, Mar p11 Gunderson Husky Stack, N, Jan p76 Zuback, Bill: Jan, Aug Building Bay Junction part 2: Steel shed provides wet weather Danneman, Mike: Rio Grande p64 James J. Weaver Jr., Oct p10 Athearn, Jan p84 EMD SD70ACe, HO, MTH, Track and wiring, Feb p44 protection during load transfers, Moffat Road (T, N), Dec p56 How to scratchbuild an N scale *Operate turnouts with servo motors, High-pressure LPG tank car, HO Jan p82 Building Bay Junction part 3: Oct p24 Dutchess & Hudson Valley RR turnout, Nov p53 Jan p62 and N, Athearn, Mar p74 GE ES44AC, N, Kato, Apr p70 D Grain elevator and fertilizer plant, View from the top, Feb p20 (T, HO), Feb p38 *Mineral Point in minature, May p60 Operation Magor covered hopper, HO, Exact GE U30C, N, Kato, Sep p68 Mar p41 Iwan, Bill Entertrainment Junction (T, 1:24), *Model a demolished house, Jan p76 Adding operation to the Franklin Rail, Dec p80 HSB (German) class BR199, 1:25, Danneman, Mike More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p56 Rio Grande in my garage, The, Aug p36 *Model a maintenance-of-way shop, & South Manchester, Mar p34 Magor insulated boxcar, N, East- Piko, Jun p69 Rio Grande in the Rockies, See also News & Products Apr p61 Everett, Bill: Western Electric Apr p43 Building Bay Junction part 6: ern Seaboard Models, Feb p82 NRE Genset, HO, Atlas, Mar p70 Dec p52 See also Product Reviews Empire (O), Dec p66 *Modelers’ guide to USRA locomo- Details and operations, Jun p34 NSC 64-foot plastic pellet hopper, Product Reviews: Locomotives, DCC Corner See also Step by Step Foltz, Bob: Atchison, Topeka & tives, A, Jan p48 Hitting the road with the Sacra- HO, Walthers, Aug p76 other Add a decoder to a Kato N scale J Santa Fe New Mexico Division *Modeling Canadian main lines, mento Modular Railroaders, PC&F 50-foot boxcar with Landis Milwaukee Road GE bipolar, HO, SD45, May p66 (T, HO), Jun p46 Oct p68 Jul p64 doors, HO, Athearn, Nov p76 MTH, Jun p66 Add two decoders to a brass loco- H Johnson, Bob Gealy, Gary: LLG Specialty Coke *Modeling the Rio Grande Southern Practical tips for switching fun, PC&F 50-foot insulated boxcar, Product Reviews: Locomotives, motive, Jan p78 Paper shell scenery, Feb p72 Co. (T, O), Sep p30 in 4 x 8, Mar p48 May p30 HO, Athearn, May p74 steam Add working lights to a bi-level *Handlaying “high-speed” turnouts, Johnson, Brent D. Goldfield & Hangtown (T, HO), *More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p53 Simplify operation with train P-S 4,427-cu.-ft. three-bay covered Baldwin 4-4-0, HO, Bachmann, cab coach, Aug p66 Jun p54 Easy covered hopper enhance- Jan p54 sequence lists, Aug p42 hopper, N, Micro-Trains, Jun p72 Jul p72 Consisting and motor perfor- *Hands-free electromagnet uncou- ments, May p54 Huey, Dil: Brandywine Valley Operators, The P-S 4,750-cu.-ft. three-bay covered Three-truck Climax, HO, Bach- mance, Sep p64 plers, Nov p46 Johnson, Kent (T, HO), Oct p36 N Arriving in a freight yard, Dec hopper, O, Atlas O, Dec p84 mann, May p68 Controlling train-order signals, Harris, Steve Building Bay Junction part 6: Ida Valley Ry. (T, 1:35), Jun p30 p102 P-S 7315 waffle-side boxcar, HO, USRA 2-10-2 Santa Fe, N, Bach- Nov p68 How to cast a stone building from Details and operations, Jun p34 Iwan, Bill: Red Rock Green River *Narrow gauge inspiration in New Forms of train orders, Oct p98 ExactRail, Jun p70 mann, Dec p78 Digital Command Control terms plaster, Dec p44 More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p55 (T, On2-1/2), Apr p60 Zealand, Jun p30 Interchange takes freight cars Richmond Tank Car 20,900-gallon Product Reviews: Other you should know, Dec p74 *Heavy industry in a compact space, *Joint branch line on two decks, A, Kaspar, Joe: Pennsylvania RR Neurater, Manfred anywhere, Apr p94 acid tank, HO, Athearn, Apr p76 Locomotive frame milling service, Headlights and Digital Command Sep p30 Dec p70 Eastern Division (T, HO), Nov p32 Junction town on four Ntrak mod- Layout design for operation, Skeleton log cars, HO, Hornby Aztec Manufacturing, Nov p72 Control, Mar p68 Hediger, Jim Josselyn, Richard Lewis, Dan: Milwaukee Road ules, A, part 1, Aug p46 Feb p102 America, Dec p84 Powered locomotive crane, HO, Light passenger car interiors with All aboard for Entertrainment Adding operation to the Franklin North Montana Line (T, N), Junction town on four Ntrak mod- Lining switches back to normal, TrinCool 64-foot mechanical Walthers, Oct p80 DCC, Apr p66 Junction, Aug p36 & South Manchester, Mar p34 Sep p46 ules, A, part 2, Sep p60 Aug p94 reefer, HO, ExactRail, Aug p72 Product Reviews: Structures Most any decoder can do in a Building Bay Junction part 4: Two *Junction town on four Ntrak LLG Specialty Coke Co. (T, O), News & Products “Loading zones”, May p94 Trinity 30,145-gallon tank, HO, Cardstock house kit, HO, Noch,

MRR-IX0312.indd 2 1/9/12 9:26 AM Construction articles: Miscellaneous pinch, Jul p68 modern industries, Apr p54 modules, A, part 1, Aug p46 Sep p30 2011 National Train Show report, Meeting opposing trains, Sep p90 Walthers, May p76 Build and operate a supersize Solutions for short circuits, Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p62 *Junction town on four Ntrak mod- Milwaukee Road North Montana Oct p10 Switching with momentum and Trinity 6,351-cu.-ft. covered hop- flatcar load, Mar p64 Oct p74 Mineral Point in minature, ules, A, part 2, Sep p60 Line (T, N), Sep p46 Andy Sperandeo retires, Sep p11 brake, Mar p94 per, HO, Walthers, Feb p84 Build a realistic flatcar load, Two decoders for one locomotive, May p60 Mineral Point Railroad Museum Atlas purchases Branchline rolling Running on schedule, Jul p94 Trinity 64-foot mechanical reefer, Dec p48 Jun p64 See also Information Desk (T, HO), May p60 stock, Jun p11 Superiority of trains, Jun p90 HO, BLMA, Nov p74 Handlaying “high-speed” turnouts, Understanding momentum effects, See also Product Reviews K Montreal Railroad Modelers Bowser celebrates 50 years, Aug Train dispatcher, The, Jan p106 Trinity all-purpose spine car, HO, Jun p54 Feb p74 See also Workshop Tips Association (club): Canada Central p10 Uncoupling, manual and mag- Bowser, Apr p72 How to scratchbuild an N scale *Detail and add a load to a center- *Hitting the road with the Sacramen- Kaspar, Joe Ry. (T, HO), Oct p68 Celebrate Amtrak’s 40th with HO netic, Nov p94 TTX 89-foot intermodal flat, HO, turnout, Nov p53 beam flatcar, Oct p47 to Modular Railroaders, Jul p64 New York Harbor in a spare room, Munns, Jim: Chicago & North- models, Dec p10 Otte, Steven Athearn, Jul p74 Construction articles: Rolling stock *Diamond stacks in the desert, Hoover, Gary Nov p32 western Christie Division (T, HO), Clover House sold, Aug p10 Building Bay Junction part 5: ULTX tank car, HOn3, Blackstone, Build a New Haven class J-2 heavy Jan p54 Weather a steam locomotive realis- Kawala, Dana Apr p48 For the record books (Trainfest), Commuter station and downtown, Jul p77 Mikado, Mar p58 Dolkos, Paul tically, Apr p38 Building Bay Junction part 1: Neurater, Manfred: Waukesha Mar p10 May p36 ULTX tank car, On3/On2½, San Easy covered hopper enhance- Adding DCC power districts for Use view blocks to extend your Track plan and benchwork, Junction (N), part 1, Aug p46; part Great Decals expands line, Nov Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p63 Juan Car Co., Aug p76 ments, May p54 optimal operation, Jul p44 layout, Dec p38 Jan p40 2, Sep p60 p11 Track plan that fits under a bed, A, USRA steel rebuilt boxcar, HO, Construction articles: Scenery How to plan and build an urban *How to animate overhead doors, Building Bay Junction part 2: Pennsylvania RR Eastern Division Hobby industry study, Jul p10 Oct p44 Atlas, Mar p76 Building Bay Junction part 5, scene, Oct p50 Dec p62 Track and wiring, Feb p44 (T, HO), Nov p32 Hobby shop offers weathered See also Product Reviews Product Reviews: Cars, passenger May p36 *How to cast a stone building from Building Bay Junction part 3: Red Rock Green River (T, On21⁄2), models, Dec p10 1941 Southern Pacific Morn- Building Bay Junction part 6: plaster, Dec p44 Grain elevator and fertilizer plant, Apr p60 iHobby Expo 2010, Feb p10 ing Daylight parlor-observation, Details and operations, Jun p34 E *How to model a rocky creek, Jul p56 Mar p41 Rio Grande Moffat Road (T, N), “Magic of Scale Model Rail P-Q Broadway Limited, Feb p80 Carve outcroppings from *How to model a rusty auto junk- Building Bay Junction part 4: Two Dec p56 roading” exhibit moves forward, Bombardier bi-level commuter Sculptamold, Jun p61 *Easy covered hopper enhance- yard, Nov p60 modern industries, Apr p54 Rio Grande Southern (T, HO), The, Oct p10 *Paper shell scenery, Feb p72 cars, N, Athearn, Aug p69 How to model a rocky creek, ments, May p54 *How to model modern roofs, Building Bay Junction part 5: Mar p48 Model Railroader author on Micro- *Patch and weather a brass diesel, New Haven Osgood-Bradley Jul p56 Editorials Jan p64 Commuter station and downtown, Rosston, Joelburg & Holly RR Mark catalog, May p10 Sep p38 coach, HO, Rapido, Jan p83 How to model a rusty auto junk- Do more with 4 x 8 layouts, Feb p8 *How to plan and build an urban May p36 (T, HO), Feb p52 Model Railroad Industry Division Patterson, Ken Pennsylvania RR Budd 21-room- yard, Nov p60 Eerie inspirations, May p8 scene, Oct p50 Building Bay Junction part 6: Santa Alicia, Harrytown & Pacific of the Hobby Manufacturers As- Build and operate a supersize ette sleeper, HO, Walthers, Jul p76 Model a maintenance-of-way Finish a layout in 5 months, *How to scratchbuild an N scale Details and operations, Jun p34 RR (T, N), May p48 sociation update, Nov p10 flatcar load, Mar p64 Pullman 12-1 heavyweight sleeper, shop, Apr p43 Jan p8 turnout, Nov p53 See also Product Reviews Seckler, Bob: Dutchess & Hudson Modern N scale commuter equip- Peck, Steven N, Micro-Trains, Mar p76 Paper shell scenery, Feb p72 How tall to make a layout, Apr p8 *How to wire a layout for two-train *Kitbash a modern sand tower, Jun Valley RR (T, HO), Feb p38 ment, Jul p10 How to animate overhead doors, Pullman 3-2 observation, N, Construction articles: Structures How-to advice and DVDs, Aug p8 operation, Jul p41 p40 Sylvester, Dan: Rio Grande South- News from Nuremberg, May p10 Dec p62 Micro-Trains, Dec p82 Build a diesel shop part 1, Jul p50 In defense of “puffballs,” Jul p8 Hunt, Thomas *Kitbashing a 1950s grain elevator, ern (T, HO), Mar p48 New Union Pacific Centennial Petty, Bruce Union Pacific ACF dome cars, HO, Build a diesel shop part 2, Aug p54 Keeping our interests fresh, Better turnout control with slow- Feb p64 Utah Belt (HO), Nov p48 coming to HO scale, Jul p10 Build a highway overpass, Sep p58 Walthers, Apr p69 Build a headquarters for your Nov p8 motion switch motors, part 1, Kelly, Jim Van Laar, Rick: Rosston, Joelburg Pestana new CEO at ExactRail, Piquette, Jean C. Product Reviews: Control and railroad, May p42 Our new N scale column, Mar p8 Aug p58 See N Scale Insight & Holly RR (T, HO), Feb p52 May p10 Hands-free electromagnet uncou- electrical Build a highway overpass, Sep p58 Ourselves and our layouts, Dec p8 Better turnout control with slow- Koester, Tony Wallace, Allan: Goldfield & Hang- QSI announces new stereo sound plers, Nov p46 Cab06 DCC throttle, NCE, Build a roundhouse from two kits, Sensible artistic license, Oct p8 motion switch motors, part 2, Add wear and tear to a steel gon- town (T, HO), Jan p54 decoders, Jun p10 Polsgrove, Mike Nov p75 Sep p34 So long, but I’ll see you, Sep p8 Sep p44 dola, Jan p75 Waukesha Junction (N), part 1, Record-breaking model train, A, See DCC Corner DCC decoder for Atlas NRE Building Bay Junction part 3: Sticking to your plan, Jun p8 Hunter, Steve See also Trains of Thought Aug p46; part 2, Sep p60 Aug p10 Popp, David Genset, HO, MRC, Mar p71 Grain elevator and fertilizer plant, *Expand operations with a tempo- Standard stations for small towns, Western Electric Empire (O), Take a Train to Work Day, Nov p10 Building Bay Junction part 1: DCC sound decoder for Kato EMD Mar p41 rary mining branch, Sep p54 Jul p59 Dec p66 United States Model Railroad Track plan and benchwork, E8, N, Digitrax, Nov p72 Building Bay Junction part 4: Two L Lewis, Dan Convention in Germany, Aug p10 Jan p40 DCC sound decoder for Kato GG1, modern industries, Apr p54 From shelf to empire, Sep p46 Walthers joins the Tsunami wave, Building Bay Junction part 2: N, MRC, Oct p79 Building Bay Junction part 5: F I Lawecki, Dan Lomison, Jim May p11 Track and wiring, Feb p44 Tech 6 6.0 DC sound controller, Commuter station and downtown, Track plan for two eras, A, Operate turnouts with servo mo- Walthers to distribute ExactRail, Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p59 MRC, Apr p74 May p36 Foltz, Bob *Improve train performance with Aug p62 tors, Jan p62 Dec p10 Practical tips for switching fun, Zephyr Xtra DCC starter set, Digi- How to cast a stone building from Santa Fe in the land of enchant- transmission fluid, May p58 Layout descriptions (by owner and World’s Greatest Hobby achieves May p30 trax, May p72 plaster, Dec p44 ment, Jun p46 Information Desk name; “T” indicates track plan, non-profit status, Nov p10 See also DCC Corner Product Reviews: Locomotives, Kitbash a modern sand tower, *From shelf to empire, Sep p46 Arrangement for a 1950s coal-fired followed by scale) M World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour *Practical tips for switching fun, diesel Jun p40 Fruth, Jon power plant, Jul p18 Allen, Bob: Ida Valley Ry. (T, 1:35), 2012 schedule, Nov p10 May p30 Alco C-630, HO, Bowser, Nov p70 Kitbashing a 1950s grain elevator, Build a headquarters for your Full-length dome car variations, Jun p30 Major, Guy *New York Harbor in a spare room, Product Reviews: Cars, freight Alco HH600 and HH660, HO, Feb p64 railroad, May p42 Sep p18 Ashby, Jeff: Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Modeling Canadian main lines, Nov p32 42-foot wood stockcar with cattle Atlas, Jun p68 Contests *Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p59 Gravity fills diesel locomotive sand Logan Subdivision (T, N), Jul p34 Oct p68 N Scale Insight chute, N, Micro-Trains, Jan p86 Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 “Centi- Build a diesel shop part 1, Jul p50 boxes, Nov p20 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe New Matteo, Matt Adventures in code 55 track, 50-foot single-sheathed boxcar, O, pede”, HO, Broadway Limited, Build a diesel shop part 2, Aug p54 Heavy electrics eliminate steam Mexico Division (T, HO), Jun p46 See Cartoons May p20 Atlas O, Jan p88 Aug p80 Build a headquarters for your G locomotive smoke, May p18 Blumensaadt, Mike: Santa Alicia, Meier, Horst Benchwork: another layer of plan- 70-ton offset hopper, N, Bluford Baldwin VO1000, HO, Bowser, railroad, May p42 Helper communication in the Harrytown & Pacific RR (T, N), How to model a rocky creek, Jul ning, Sep p20 Shops, Feb p84 Mar p72 Kitbash a modern sand tower, Gealy, Gary steam era, Jan p24 May p48 p56 Helixology for N scalers, Jul p22 ACF 70-foot mill gondola, N, EMD E8, HO, Walthers, Apr p68 Jun p40 Heavy industry in a compact Interlocking tower, railroading’s Brandywine Valley (T, HO), How to model a rusty auto junk- Successful move, sort of, A, BLMA, Sep p72 EMD F59PHI, N, Athearn, Cover photos space, Sep p30 traffic light, The, Aug p20 Oct p36 yard, Nov p60 Mar p24 Depressed-center flatcar, HO, Aug p68 Brooman, Eric: Nov *Going high-tech on a double-deck Moving monster loads is a railroad Brooman, Eric: Utah Belt (HO), Meier, Markus Test twice, solder once, Nov p24 ExactRail, Sep p70 EMD GP9, HO, Athearn, Dec p76 Danneman, Mike: Dec layout, Oct p36 specialty, Mar p22 Nov p48 How to model a rusty auto junk- Evans 4,780-cu.-ft. covered hopper, EMD GP9, HO, Bachmann, Dolkos, Paul: Oct *Going west in N scale, May p48 Reclaimer picks up leftovers from Canada Central Ry. (T, HO), yard, Nov p60 HO, Walthers, Jan p86 Aug p70 Foltz, Bob: Jun Grivno, Cody track maintenance, Dec p24 Oct p68 Millatt, Kathy O FMC double-door outside-post EMD GP40-2(W), HO, Atlas, Forbes, Jim: Apr, May 5 ways to weather, Apr p30 Shifting heavy electric locomotives Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Logan Build a New Haven class J-2 heavy boxcar, N, Fox Valley, Oct p81 Oct p76 Josselyn, Richard: Mar Building Bay Junction part 1: in shop areas, Jun p18 Subdivision (T, N), Jul p34 Mikado, Mar p58 Obituaries Gunderson 73-foot center-beam EMD SD45, N, Kato, May p70 Lewis, Dan: Sep Track plan and benchwork, Small-town railroading in the Chicago & Northwestern Christie Mindheim, Lance Carl Arendt, Jul p11 bulkhead flat, HO, Atlas, Jun p72 EMD SD70ACe, HO, Athearn, Sassi, Lou: Feb, Jul Jan p40 early 1950s, Apr p20 Division (T, HO), Apr p48 How to model modern roofs, Jan Dean Freytag, Mar p11 Gunderson Husky Stack, N, Jan p76 Zuback, Bill: Jan, Aug Building Bay Junction part 2: Steel shed provides wet weather Danneman, Mike: Rio Grande p64 James J. Weaver Jr., Oct p10 Athearn, Jan p84 EMD SD70ACe, HO, MTH, Track and wiring, Feb p44 protection during load transfers, Moffat Road (T, N), Dec p56 How to scratchbuild an N scale *Operate turnouts with servo motors, High-pressure LPG tank car, HO Jan p82 Building Bay Junction part 3: Oct p24 Dutchess & Hudson Valley RR turnout, Nov p53 Jan p62 and N, Athearn, Mar p74 GE ES44AC, N, Kato, Apr p70 D Grain elevator and fertilizer plant, View from the top, Feb p20 (T, HO), Feb p38 *Mineral Point in minature, May p60 Operation Magor covered hopper, HO, Exact GE U30C, N, Kato, Sep p68 Mar p41 Iwan, Bill Entertrainment Junction (T, 1:24), *Model a demolished house, Jan p76 Adding operation to the Franklin Rail, Dec p80 HSB (German) class BR199, 1:25, Danneman, Mike More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p56 Rio Grande in my garage, The, Aug p36 *Model a maintenance-of-way shop, & South Manchester, Mar p34 Magor insulated boxcar, N, East- Piko, Jun p69 Rio Grande in the Rockies, See also News & Products Apr p61 Everett, Bill: Western Electric Apr p43 Building Bay Junction part 6: ern Seaboard Models, Feb p82 NRE Genset, HO, Atlas, Mar p70 Dec p52 See also Product Reviews Empire (O), Dec p66 *Modelers’ guide to USRA locomo- Details and operations, Jun p34 NSC 64-foot plastic pellet hopper, Product Reviews: Locomotives, DCC Corner See also Step by Step Foltz, Bob: Atchison, Topeka & tives, A, Jan p48 Hitting the road with the Sacra- HO, Walthers, Aug p76 other Add a decoder to a Kato N scale J Santa Fe New Mexico Division *Modeling Canadian main lines, mento Modular Railroaders, PC&F 50-foot boxcar with Landis Milwaukee Road GE bipolar, HO, SD45, May p66 (T, HO), Jun p46 Oct p68 Jul p64 doors, HO, Athearn, Nov p76 MTH, Jun p66 Add two decoders to a brass loco- H Johnson, Bob Gealy, Gary: LLG Specialty Coke *Modeling the Rio Grande Southern Practical tips for switching fun, PC&F 50-foot insulated boxcar, Product Reviews: Locomotives, motive, Jan p78 Paper shell scenery, Feb p72 Co. (T, O), Sep p30 in 4 x 8, Mar p48 May p30 HO, Athearn, May p74 steam Add working lights to a bi-level *Handlaying “high-speed” turnouts, Johnson, Brent D. Goldfield & Hangtown (T, HO), *More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p53 Simplify operation with train P-S 4,427-cu.-ft. three-bay covered Baldwin 4-4-0, HO, Bachmann, cab coach, Aug p66 Jun p54 Easy covered hopper enhance- Jan p54 sequence lists, Aug p42 hopper, N, Micro-Trains, Jun p72 Jul p72 Consisting and motor perfor- *Hands-free electromagnet uncou- ments, May p54 Huey, Dil: Brandywine Valley Operators, The P-S 4,750-cu.-ft. three-bay covered Three-truck Climax, HO, Bach- mance, Sep p64 plers, Nov p46 Johnson, Kent (T, HO), Oct p36 N Arriving in a freight yard, Dec hopper, O, Atlas O, Dec p84 mann, May p68 Controlling train-order signals, Harris, Steve Building Bay Junction part 6: Ida Valley Ry. (T, 1:35), Jun p30 p102 P-S 7315 waffle-side boxcar, HO, USRA 2-10-2 Santa Fe, N, Bach- Nov p68 How to cast a stone building from Details and operations, Jun p34 Iwan, Bill: Red Rock Green River *Narrow gauge inspiration in New Forms of train orders, Oct p98 ExactRail, Jun p70 mann, Dec p78 Digital Command Control terms plaster, Dec p44 More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p55 (T, On2-1/2), Apr p60 Zealand, Jun p30 Interchange takes freight cars Richmond Tank Car 20,900-gallon Product Reviews: Other you should know, Dec p74 *Heavy industry in a compact space, *Joint branch line on two decks, A, Kaspar, Joe: Pennsylvania RR Neurater, Manfred anywhere, Apr p94 acid tank, HO, Athearn, Apr p76 Locomotive frame milling service, Headlights and Digital Command Sep p30 Dec p70 Eastern Division (T, HO), Nov p32 Junction town on four Ntrak mod- Layout design for operation, Skeleton log cars, HO, Hornby Aztec Manufacturing, Nov p72 Control, Mar p68 Hediger, Jim Josselyn, Richard Lewis, Dan: Milwaukee Road ules, A, part 1, Aug p46 Feb p102 America, Dec p84 Powered locomotive crane, HO, Light passenger car interiors with All aboard for Entertrainment Adding operation to the Franklin North Montana Line (T, N), Junction town on four Ntrak mod- Lining switches back to normal, TrinCool 64-foot mechanical Walthers, Oct p80 DCC, Apr p66 Junction, Aug p36 & South Manchester, Mar p34 Sep p46 ules, A, part 2, Sep p60 Aug p94 reefer, HO, ExactRail, Aug p72 Product Reviews: Structures Most any decoder can do in a Building Bay Junction part 4: Two *Junction town on four Ntrak LLG Specialty Coke Co. (T, O), News & Products “Loading zones”, May p94 Trinity 30,145-gallon tank, HO, Cardstock house kit, HO, Noch,

MRR-IX0312.indd 2 1/9/12 9:26 AM Aug p74 Skinner, Al layout, Dec p38 Richter, Anthony, May p80 Davenport Department Store, HO, Model a demolished house, Weather a steam locomotive realis- Rickaby, Dave, May p81 Woodland Scenics, Oct p81 Jan p76 tically, Apr p38 Ridgeway, Dale, Aug p83 Deck plate girder bridge, HO, *Small Pennsylvania RR freight Weather: the final frontier in mod- Rodie, Steven, Jan p92 ExactRail, May p76 house, A, Sep p41 eling?, Apr p42 Rogers, Bruce, Oct p84 Fresh Market, N, Woodland Søeborg, Pelle See also Step by Step Rothe, James, Sep p78 Scenics, Apr p76 Detail and add a load to a center- Technology Rubbo, Andy, Jun p79 Joe’s Cabin, HO, Blair Line, beam flatcar, Oct p47 Adding DCC power districts for Sassi, Lou, Feb p88, May p81, Jun Nov p76 Patch and weather a brass diesel, optimal operation, Jul p44 p76, Nov p79, Dec p90, Dec p91 Manufactured home, HO, Sep p38 Hands-free electromagnet uncou- Schmalz, Peter, Oct p82 Summit, Jan p88 See also Step by Step plers, Nov p46 Schoepflin, Bob, Feb p89 Meadowhead Barn, HO, Walthers, Snell, Matt Operate turnouts with servo mo- Simpson, Greg, Dec p90 Sep p72 Build a realistic flatcar load, tors, Jan p62 Sipkovich, Ron, May p80 Sam’s Roadhouse, HO, Blair Line, Dec p48 How to wire a layout for two-train Spring, Bob, Dec p91 January February March April May June Jul p77 Model a maintenance-of-way operation, Jul p41 Swain, Ed, Jun p76 Product Reviews: Train sets shop, Apr p43 Terasawa, Kazuo Thompson, Greg, Feb p86 1935 Milwaukee Road Hiawatha, Sperandeo, Andy Kitbash a modern sand tower, Valder, Mitchell, Jul p83 HO, Fox Valley, Feb p78 Building Bay Junction part 4: Two Jun p40 Walterreit, Jerry, Aug p83 EMD F3 freight set, HO, MTH, modern industries, Apr p54 Thompson, Terry Williams, Steve, Dec p90 Sep p66 Building Bay Junction part 6: More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p54 Youngblood, Peter, Apr p80, Jul p82 Penn Central “rainbow fleet” pas- Details and operations, Jun p34 *Track plan for passenger operations, Trains of Thought senger set, N, Kato, Oct p78 Fun with 4 x 8s, Feb p61 A, Jan p72 Another first run, Oct p86 Union Pacific City of Los Angeles, Modelers’ guide to USRA locomo- *Track plan for two eras, A, Aug p62 Benchwork on the level, Jan p94 N, Kato, Jul p70 tives, A, Jan p48 *Track plan that fits under a bed, A, Borrowing from the best, Aug p78 Prototype drawings Ready to run in three hours, Oct p44 Bumps in the road, Jun p74 How to cast a stone building from Aug p30 Track plans Dual-era structure kits, Feb p90 plaster, Dec p44 See also Operators, The Bay Junction (HO), Jan p42 Enviable state of affairs, An, Standard stations for small towns, See also Step by Step Creamery Junction (HO), Dec p70 Nov p82 Jul 59 *Standard stations for small towns, Franklin & South Manchester Godfather of the Third Sub, Small Pennsylvania RR freight Jul p59 (HO), Mar p37 Mar p82 house, A, Sep p41 Steenwyk, Rich Metropolitan Union Passenger Matching paint, Jul p78 July August September October November December Prototype information Beer Line in a basement, The, Terminal (HO), Jan p73 Preparing for the first operating Modelers’ guide to USRA locomo- Nov p64 Milwaukee Road’s Beer Line (HO), session, May p82 tives, A, Jan p48 Step by Step Nov p64 Questions never asked, Sep p74 Pryke, John Basics of ground cover, The, New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois RR Untimely end?, An, Apr p82 Build a roundhouse from two kits, Jan p34 (HO), Aug p62 What did you do last?, Dec p86 Sep p34 Detail and weather an assembled Southern Ry. Spartanburg Subdi- Tylick, Michael Index Simplify operation with train structure, Nov p30 vision (N), Oct p44 Joint branch line on two decks, A, sequence lists, Aug p42 Don’t save the layout, save your Trackside Photos (by modeler; ital- Dec p70 Volume 78 • January-December 2011 work, Sep p26 ics indicates photographer) How to build a highway overpass, Austin, Steve, Jan p91 © 2012 Kalmbach Publishing Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612. No part of this volume R Dec p32 Bardsley, Richard, Mar p81 U-V How to build a resin and brass Birdsong, Pete, Nov p79 may be reprinted without the specific permission of the publisher. *Rail-marine operations for your freight car, Jun p24 Bonnett, Jim, May p81 *Under the wires of the Western model railroad, Nov p39 How to build solid benchwork, Boyd, Garry, Jan p92, Nov p78 Electric Empire, Dec p67 *Railroad in the family, A, Feb p38 Oct p32 Brennecke, Paul, Oct p85 *Use view blocks to extend your *Ready to run in three hours, How to paint and decal a locomo- Brimer, Ron, Apr p78 layout, Dec p38 Using the index: Most feature material has been indexed at least three ways – once by title, again under Aug p30 tive, Jul p28 Brorup, Dennis, Mar p81 Van Laar, Rick the author’s last name, and finally by subject, usually falling under at least one of the MR subject categories. 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Rail-marine operations for your tions, A, Jan p72 Foreman, Ron, Sep p76 Wasiak, Leon Editorials (From the Editor) N Scale Insight Step by Step Workshop model railroad, Nov p39 Sylvester, Dan Gelmini, Joe, Jul p82 Carve outcroppings from Information Desk The Operators Trackside Photos Ross, Peter Modeling the Rio Grande South- Gough, Ron, Apr p80 Sculptamold, Jun p61 Narrow gauge inspiration in New ern in 4 x 8, Mar p48 Grosser, Ray and Renee, Dec p91 *Weather a steam locomotive realisti- Zealand, Jun p30 Harding, Michael, Jul p82 cally, Apr p38 Russell, Harold Johnson, Bob, May p78 *Weather: the final frontier in model- Nov p64 *Build a realistic flatcar load, Dec Jul p64 Small Pennsylvania RR freight T Johnson, Johnny, Apr p78 ing?, Apr p42 0-9 Besougloff, Neil p48 Carter, Steve house, A, Sep p41 Karkoski, David, Sep p76 Workshop Tips Building Bay Junction part 5: *Build a roundhouse from two kits, Improve train performance with Techniques Klimoski, Tom, Sep p79 10 tips to help beginners hit the *5 ways to weather, Apr p30 Commuter station and downtown, Sep p34 transmission fluid, May p58 5 ways to weather, Apr p30 Kreiss, Joseph, Jul p80 rails running, Dec p28 *6 tips for layouts in small spaces, May p37 *Building Bay Junction part 1: Track Cartoons S Add storefront details, Oct p58 Lagno, Fred, Jun p78 Add hard wiring to improve per- Apr p46 How to wire a layout for two-train plan and benchwork, Jan p40 Matteo, Matt, Jan p105, Feb p101, Add wear and tear to a steel gon- Leone, Gerry, Mar p78 formance, Oct p28 operation, Jul p41 *Building Bay Junction part 2: Track Mar p93, Apr p93, May p93, Jun *Santa Fe in the land of enchant- dola, Jan p75 Lewis, Dan, Nov p81 Adding a little dirt and grime helps More fun with 4 x 8s, Mar p57 and wiring, Feb p44 p89, Jul p93, Aug p93, Sep p89, ment, Jun p46 Better turnout control with slow- Lohwasser, Eric, Feb p88 bring out the details and enhance A See also Editorials *Building Bay Junction part 3: Grain Oct p97, Nov p93, Dec p101 Sassi, Lou motion switch motors, part 1, Lund, James, Jan p93 realism, Apr p24 *Better turnout control with slow- elevator and fertilizer plant, *Carve outcroppings from C&O coal country in a spare room, Aug p58 Maaske, Phil, Nov p81 Bracing resin car kits with Lego *Adding DCC power districts for motion switch motors, part 1, Mar p41 Sculptamold, Jun p61 Jul p34 Better turnout control with slow- Marsh, Lee, Oct p82 blocks, Sep p22 optimal operation, Jul p44 Aug p58 *Building Bay Junction part 4: Two Chibbaro, Mat Going high-tech on a double-deck motion switch motors, part 2, Martin, Jim, Jun p78 Build a set of meters for your *Adding operation to the Franklin & *Better turnout control with slow- modern industries, Apr p54 6 tips for layouts in small spaces, layout, Oct p36 Sep p44 Meier, Horst, Aug p82 workbench, Aug p22 South Manchester, Mar p34 motion switch motors, part 2, *Building Bay Junction part 5: Apr p46 Railroad in the family, A, Feb p38 Detail and add a load to a center- Mack, Rene, Nov p81 Connectors make layout wiring *Add storefront details, Oct p58 Sep p44 Commuter station and downtown, *City in a small space, A, Oct p 62 September 1955 on the C&NW, beam flatcar, Oct p47 Matzen, Ron, Nov p80 easier, Jul p24 *Add wear and tear to a steel gon- Blumensaadt, Mike May p36 Construction articles: Layouts and Apr p48 How to animate overhead doors, Murphy, Dennis, Apr p81 Photocopies simplify full-size dola, Jan p75 Going west in N scale, May p48 *Building Bay Junction part 6: modules Schleicher, Robert Dec p62 Nenna, Dave, Feb p88 planning, Mar p26 *All aboard for Entertrainment Junc- Brooman, Eric Details and operations, Jun p34 6 tips for layouts in small spaces, Under the wires of the Western How to model modern roofs, North American Prototype Model- Replacing the missing scenery tion, Aug p36 Signs of the times on the Utah Apr p46 Electric Empire, Dec p67 Jan p64 ers (club), Sep p76 ingredient, Jan p28 Belt, Nov p48 Building Bay Junction 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branch, Sep p54 *Build and operate a supersize flat- 4 x 8 feet, Feb p52 Expand operations with a tempo- Six, Jim Ready to run in three hours, Raseni, Davide, Jan p90 Useful adhesives for model rail- Weather: the final frontier in mod- car load, Mar p64 Campbell, Tom rary mining branch, Sep p54 Kitbashing a 1950s grain elevator, Aug p30 Ravenscroft, Kenny, Feb p89 roading, May p22 eling?, Apr p42 *Build a New Haven class J-2 heavy Hitting the road with the Sacra- How to plan and build an urban Feb p64 Use view blocks to extend your Reynolds, Alastair, Aug p82 *Beer Line in a basement, The, Mikado, Mar p58 mento Modular Railroaders, scene, Oct p50

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