Model Railroader-1955


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CONTENTS
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January
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Bill of Lading - Brick Enginehouse (An appealing small-railroad structure, profusely detailed), Homemade Roadbed (A simple, inexpensive way to make strong easily-curved roadbed), Trackside Photos, Pickle Works - Lineside Industries No. 3 (A quaint little industry that will challenge yor artistry at aging wood), Weathering Freight Cars (How to make your freight cars look like they've "been places"), When Life Ain't Worth Living (Cartoon), Under-Layout Scooter (An easily-made carriage that makes under-layout work a pleasure), Track is a Model Too (The techniques of making your track a well-detailed model), Belt Line Railroad (For operating possibilities, a belt line railroad has no equal), Excavated Railroad (Instead of building a support for his model railroad, the author dug one), Workbench Car Clamp (An ingenious device that lets you add detail without subtracting any), Kitchen Table 2-8-2 (Part 3), Bull Session Prototype Plans and Data - FJ&G Flanger, Pennsy Box Car Departments - Railway Post Office, Trade Topics, New Literature, At The Throttle, Clinic, Construction Kinks, Coming Events
2
$5.00

March V.
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Water Tank car (A "Dollar Car"), Building custom signal bridges from kits, Cutting commercial wood (The Workshop, No. 1), Earth 'n Tie bumpers, Nook and cranny railroads, Combination station, HO gauge SD-7 (Part 2, Conclusion), Easy-to-make bridge girders Prototype Plans and Data - UP "City of San Francisco" Diesel, L&N Combination Station, Mail Pickup stand 2 $6.00
June Good + Branchline Bucket Coaling Station, TJ's Turntable (Part 1), O Gauge working semaphore, For the summer: Railroading in the raw, How to build a doller covered hopper, General Electric Diesel 44 Ton Switcher (Part 2), Model Railroader's Special Handbook Series - No. 5: Prototype Yards Prototype Plans and Data - Milwaukee Road Coaling Station, Southern Pacific P-5 class 4-6-2 0 $5.00

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July V.
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Two-story station, Flip-over railroad, Narrow gauge boxcar, Trolley turnout, Powered HO crane, Small mine building, Poor man's throat (Track plan of the month), General Electric Diesel 44 ton switcher (Part 3, Conclusion), Model Railroader's Special Handbook Series, No. 6 Right-of-way Prototype drawings and data - Poling car 1 $6.00
August
Good +
Bill of Lading - The amazing AE&N RR., Build a superdetailed Crummy (Part 1), Miniature Figures, Water Tank, TJ Turntable (Part 2, Conclusion), Baggage Wagons, Model Railroaders Special Handbook Series, No. 7 - Designing Model Railroad Yards Prototype Plans and Data - Baltimore & Ohio Eight-Wheel Wood Caboose, Chicago & North Western Water Tank, Baggage Wagons - Hand and Tractor pulled
2
$5.00

September V.
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Bill of Lading - World's largest Loco Roster(A photo story featuring wht is probably the world's largest collection of custom-built locomotives and passenger cars), How to hang Trolley wire (The fundamental techniques of stringing overhead explained by one of the hobby's most experienced trolley modelers), Western Valley (Photos, descriptive text and track plan of the rambling HO railroad brass-hatted by MR;s staff artist), Black Box Signaling (A digest of the best in signalling circuits with a suggestion that would make signalling possivle for many more of us), Bluebook of Model Railroad Practice (1) B-Benchwork (Everything youneed to know to build solid, functional benchwork for your railroad, The first of MR;s new reference series), Platform Elevator Penthouse (A baggage elevator shed for your passenger platform - a fine one-evening project), Build a superdetailed Crummy - Part 2, Conclusion (Mel puts the finishing touches on his B&O crummy), Remote Control Rheostats (An inexpensive control method that allows you the engineer, to walk alongside your train as it moves along the track. You can start, stop, slow down or speed up the train from any of several points!), Dummy switch stands (How to make your own HO dummy ground throw switch stands)Prototype plans and data - Bobtail RPO trolley 3 $6.00
November V.
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Delta Lines, Repairing Shorted Drivers, Excelsior Firehouse, "Dollar" Four-Wheeled caboose, Fast-time clock, Building scale turnouts (Part 2), Converting Commercial Turnouts, Bluebook of Model Railroad Practice (3) F-Cars Prototype Plans and Data - Burlington's Bobber 2 $6.00
December V.
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HO Train sets, Noel Central, Aging and weathering cars, Hand-operated NMRA couplers, Structures with a purpose, Stripwood car floors, "Dollar" Composite Hopper, Railroads for every home, Bluebook of Model Railroad Practice (4) E-Locomotives Prototype Plans and Data - Southern Pacific Mogul 0 $6.00






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