Model Railroader-1990

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January
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Bill of Lading - San Diego's Model Railroad Museum, G.F. "Pete" Peters' N scale San Diego AT&SF station, Wireless cab control for the Great Southern, The Beaufort & Morehead: "Route of the Jets", The Quabbin Shore & Hampden Ry., Heritage Fleet: Lionel's "Torpedo" locomotives, The GP15-1: EMD's down-sized road switcher, Old but still Superior, Modeling a heavy-equipment loading ramp, Main line to branch line: two locomotives in one, BN's big brute: The C30-7, The HO scale Galilee & Golan Heights RR, First brass engine, Paint shop: Great Northern U-boat, Prototype Data and Drawings - Electro-Motive Division GP15-1, Rock Island RR heavy-equipment ramp
2 $4.50

February
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Bill of Lading - Granger railroading-1906, Alan C. Welch's HO scale Canadian Pacific 2-8-0, An EOT for the Front Runner, The Pacific Motor Trucking Co., Heritage Fleet: American Flyer Northern 4-8-4, Gorre & Daphetid in a French mirror, Introducing the N scale Burlington Northern, Modern general-service tank cars, Scratchbuilding a G scale ore car, Symposium on electronics, HO steam kit dimensional data, A portable workbench, Tame those old brass growlers, Steve Frey's HO Milwaukee Road, Buying trains around the world, Paint shop: Dash 8 in Conrail Blue Prototype Data and Drawings - Pacific Motor Trucking Co., Modern general-service tank car, Apache Ry. ore car
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March
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Bill of Lading - The South Penn RR (Modeling a railroad that might have been.), Modeling Consumers Fuel (Compressed model of a West Virginia prototype.), Track Planning with a Computer (Including tricks for making any layout look larger.), N scale Express Car (An easy kitbash of a 60-foot New York Central car.), Progress Report on the Franklin & South Manchester (Northfield River and buildings complete Suth Manchester.), Winners of MR's 13th annual Photography Contest (An HO slice of Chicago railroading in 1966 wins our top prize.), The Eagle River & Northern Ry. (Natural beauty and adventure on this British Columbia logging line.), A Northern Michigan Sawmill in N scale (Scratchbuilding your way into the lumber business.), Heritage Fleet: Flyer's K771 operating Stockyard (This popular S gauge accessory kept the cows moving.), Computers in Model Railroading (Fast clock by spreadsheet and software that prints timetables.), Paint shop: Pine Tree Route RS-2 (O scale Alco in Maine Central green and gold.)
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April
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Bill of Lading - John Coot's Gateway Transportation Co. (An N scale manufacturer's home layout), Keeping up with the GP39-2 (How to model the last (?) version of the EMD Intermediate road switcher in HO scale), Benchwork for the N scale Burlington Northern (Our project railroad was built in six lightweight sections for easy moving), 1891 Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 (Geissel drawings of class D10 American locomotives built in Altoona), Irv Schultz's HO scale pickle salting station (The Model of the Month award), MR visits The Train Depot in Orlando (An avid modeler moves to the other side of the counter), Three for the road (Grade crossings for three kinds of roads), Building a garden railroad indoors (The large scale Cactus Garden is built on a bookcase), Building the Impatiens, Begonia & Northern (MR's editor and his wife try garden railroading), Roadbed for garden railroads (Three methods for building roadbed outdoors), At end of track (The South Shasta is 'a real railroad in miniature' that you can visit), Paint shop: Soo Line candy-apple red (An HO GP38-2 in the Soo's new paint scheme) Prototype Data and Drawings - Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 (1891)
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May
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Bill of Lading - Modeling a sanding facility (A combination of kitbashing and scratchbuilding produced a prototypical complex), The Mississippi River & Bonne Terre (A Missouri line built to serve the world's greatest lead mine), The modern South Penn (An up-to-date version of the railroad that became the Pennsylvania Turnpike), Illinois Central Green Diamond (A 1936 articulated five-car motor train drawn by Harold W. Russell), Darryl Huffman's On3 pile driver (The Model of the Month award), Laying track and building hills on the BN (Our lightweight hills are made from Styrofoam insulation panels), Symposium on electronics (Circuits to produce finishing lights and telegraph and diesel sounds), Paint shop: Canton RR state-flag switcher in HO (Maryland puts its flag on its locomotives) Prototype Data and Drawings - Illinois Central Green Diamond motor train (1936)
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June
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Bill of Lading - A Railfan's Look at the M&K Division of the B&O (This beautiful HO layout will be on this year's NMRA convention tour.), Rochester Junction Station and Storage Building (A Victorian-era station on the Lehigh Valley RR.), Building Forests on the M&K Division (A fast and easy way to make tree-covered mountains.), Two New Cabooses for the Wisconsin Southern (These O scale models were kitbashed from inexpensive Atlas bobbers.), Ken W. Hamilton's Pacific Electric "safety car" (The Model of the Month award.), Bob Smith's HO Douglas Central (You can visit this layout at the NMRA's national convention.), Structures for our N scale Burlilngton Northern (How about adding some of these to your own pike?), Economical Coal Loads (An inexpensive method for filling your own hoppers.), The Blue Smoke RR (This Lionel layout grew out of a search for better turnouts.), Bulk Oil Depots (These small facilities are an easy lineside industry to model.), Computers in Model Railroading (Bridge designer and software for railroad switching.), Paint Shop: Simplified Lettering for BN Freight Cars (Modeling a current prototype trend in any scale.) Prototype Data and Drawings - Rochester Junction, N.Y. Lehigh Valley RR station
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July
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Bill of Lading - The expanded Cumberland Valley System (Operation on Bill and Wayne Reid's beautiful N scale railroad.), The Keokuk Junction Ry. (Risen from the ashes of the Rock Island, this short line is doing fine.), A track plan for the Keokuk Junction Ry. (Modeling this midwestern short line in S scale.), A drop bridge for the MR&T (A movable span to connect two layout systems.), Heavyweight 60-foot RPO car (Harold Tussel drawings of a typical mail car on the Milwaukee Road.), Chesapeake & Ohio's RoadRailer (The predecessor of today's rail/highway freight vehicle,), J. Leslie Walker's HOn3 ET&WNC no. 11 (The Model of the Month award.), Building searchlight signals (A technique for using bipolar LEDs in HO scale signals.), Dressing up a PS-1 (Enhancing the McKean Models HO boxcar kit.), Wiring our project layout (The traditional two-cab system is hard to beat for small pikes.), Paint shop: Union Pacific GP20 (A leading "second-generation" diesel in HO scale.) Prototype Data and Drawings - Milwaukee Road heavyweight 60-foot RPO car, Chesapeake & Ohio RoadRailer
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August
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Bill of Lading - The HO/HOn3 Spring Creek Module, Ballasting track on the N scale Burlington Northern, The Sierra Pacific Lines, Tracklaying on the Rock Garden Southern, Wheeling & Lake Erie caboose, Temporary control panels, Making a gradient tool, Symposium on electronics, Jess Bennett's S scale Great Northern 2-8-8-2, Manufacutrer's build an Sn3 layout, Paint shop: New Haven SW1200 in HO scale Prototype Data and Drawings - Wheeling & Lake Erie caboose
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September
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Bill of Lading - The Simpatico Scene Revisited (Let's see how this layout has evolved since we visited in 1974), Ron Ford's HO Scale Heinz 57 Varieties 1907 car (The Model of the Month award), Modeling a GE B32-8 Road Diesel in HO scale (Kitbashing this unit from a Rail Power Products C32-8 body), Fat-Fat Fibers (Carpet fibers make a fast and inexpensive ground cover), Hollywood Goes N scale (This movie set is one of the largest model railroads ever), The Joys of Backyard Railroading (The pleasures of the hobby are many in 1 1/2" scale), Milwaukee Road SDL39 Road Switcher (Russell drawings of a lightweight six-axle unit), We Finish the Project Railroad (Roads, water, scenery and lots of little things that count), MR Visits Preiser - the "figure" People (This firm is known for its scale people, animals and vehicles), Computers in Model Railroading (Bulletin board system and intorduction to CompuServe), Superdetailing HO Automobiles (Etched detail parts turn nice models into stunning miniatures), Paint shop: Fifties Flash on the Em and Saint El (HO scale Minneapolis & St. Louis F7s) Prototype Data and Drawings - Milwaukee Road SDL39 Road Switcher Departments And Miscellany - Contributing To MR; MR Product News; Railway Post Office; Cartoon; Club News; Schedules; MR Product Reviews; Hobbyshop Window; Photo Contest Rules; At The Throttle; Model Of The Month; Trackside Photos; Computers In Model Railroading; Trains Of Thought; Railroader's Library; MR Workshop; Paint Shop; Bull Session; Index Of Advertisers
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October
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Bill of Lading - Dick Elwell's Hoosac Valley RR, D.H. Griffin Co. scrapyard, And you thought YOU had a big layout, The Dinkey Creek & Buttonwillow, Shirley, Ill station, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek engine no. 3, MR visits Don Cardiff, custom layout builder, Del Norte Canning Co., By the beautiful sea, Large scale railroading-"For better or worse", The Midland Central revisited, Paint shop: New York Central F7s Prototype Data and Drawings - Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Station-Shirley Ill., Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek 2-8-0 no. 3
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October
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Bill of Lading - Dick Elwell's Hoosac Valley RR, D.H. Griffin Co. scrapyard, And you thought YOU had a big layout, The Dinkey Creek & Buttonwillow, Shirley, Ill station, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek engine no. 3, MR visits Don Cardiff, custom layout builder, Del Norte Canning Co., By the beautiful sea, Large scale railroading-"For better or worse", The Midland Central revisited, Paint shop: New York Central F7s Prototype Data and Drawings - Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Station-Shirley Ill., Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek 2-8-0 no. 3
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November
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Bill of Lading - A New Decade On The Utah Belt (An HO railroad moves into the nineties); Pete McCorkell's HO Bascule Lift Bridge (The Model of the Month Award); Fiber Optics In Model Railroading (Christmas lights are a source for special effects); MoPac Secondary Passenger Train Of The Fifties (Modeling a Geep-powered heavyweight cosnsist in HO); MR Visits Allied Model Trains (A hobby shop in a replica of Los Angeles Union Station); Roll Out The Barrel (Make scale barrels or drums with aluminum sheet); The Mosquito Module (A lightweight module with strength to spare); Modeling SP Semitrailers For 1950's Service (An Athearn model is the basis for these trailers); Modifying Athearn's 24-Foot Trailers (Other techniques for increasing your trucking fleet); Concrete Streets From Styrene Sheets (As simple as cut, scribe and glue); Lineside Sheds (Modern-day railroading still sees these in use); Symposium On Electronics (The future of model railroad electronics); Weathering Powder Factory And Storage (Easy way to make and store chalk weathering power); Bishop's Crook Station Lamps (Easy-to-build HO working lights to your layout); The Mudrock Valley Ry. (An HO system around the walls of a utility room); Freight Car Graffiti (Duplicate the chalk messages scrawled on prototypes); Train Day In "Sticky Number Room" (Sharing model railroading with some preschoolers); Paint shop: Eagle Colors For Geeps And Heavyweights (Painting a Missouri Pacific passenger train) Prototype Data And Drawings - Missouri Pacific Passenger Train Colors Departments And Miscellany - Contributing To MR; MR Product News; Railway Post Office; Cartoons; Schedules; Photo Contest Rules; Club News; Railroader's Library; MR Product Reviews; "Tracks Ahead" List; Hobbyshop Window; At The Throttle; Model Of The Month; Trackside Photos; Symposium On Electronics; Trains Of Thought; Student Fare; MR Workshop; Paint Shop; Sweepstakes Rules; Video Library; Bull Session; Index Of Advertisers
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November
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Bill of Lading - A new decade on the Utah Belt, Pete McCorkell's HO bascule lift bridge, Fiber optics in model railroading, MoPac secondary passenger train of the fifties, MR visits Allied Model trains, Roll out the barrel, The Mosquito Module, Modeling SP semitrailers for 1950's service, Modifying Athearn's 24-foot trailers, Concrete streets from styrene sheets, Lineside sheds, Symposium on electronics, Weathering powder factory and storage, Bishop's crook station lamps, The Mudrock Valley Ry., Freight car graffiti, Train day in "sticky number room", Paint shop: Eagle colors for Geeps and heavyweights
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December
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Bill of Lading - The York Haven RR Co., Narrow gauge Pullman sleeper, Port of Los Angeles project railroad: 1, The Recycled RR, Apex of the Atlantics, The Great Northern in N scale, Citibank Station: 1990, Champ Decal celebrates their 50th anniversary, Basics of scales and gauges, Alexander Zelkin's Sn3 articulated 2-6-6-2T, Aurora's model railroad magnate, Computers in model railroading, A return to Christmas past, Paint shop: New splash of color for CSX units Prototype Data and Drawings - Colorado narrow gauge sleeping car
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December
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Bill of Lading - The York Haven RR Co., Narrow gauge Pullman sleeper, Port of Los Angeles project railroad: 1, The Recycled RR, Apex of the Atlantics, The Great Northern in N scale, Citibank Station: 1990, Champ Decal celebrates their 50th anniversary, Basics of scales and gauges, Alexander Zelkin's Sn3 articulated 2-6-6-2T, Aurora's model railroad magnate, Computers in model railroading, A return to Christmas past, Paint shop: New splash of color for CSX units Prototype Data and Drawings - Colorado narrow gauge sleeping car

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