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Respected author Tony Koester offers insight into layout and track planning, and compares narrow gauge with standard gauge railroads.
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Great Model Railroads 2012 is an enthusiast’s dream come true! The beautiful, full-color photos of 10 new layouts, many taken by expert model railroad photographers Paul Dolkos and Lou Sassi, truly bring these realistic layouts to life!

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Model Railroader Managing Editor David Popp details the expansion of his N scale Naugatuck Valley Railroad.
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