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Operating the Beer Line
By Andy Sperandeo, contributing editor, David Popp
Preparing and running our HO scale project railroad
pg. 38
>>Online Bonus: Map of the real Milwaukee Road Beer Line
>>Online Bonus: Executive Editor Andy Sperandeo describes the freight house job
>>Subscriber Bonus: Video: Operating the Beer Line.
Montana Rail Link in N scale
By Ernie Poole
Freelanced industries enhance this layout
pg. 44
Roll your own steel coils
By Bruce Dombey
An easy-to-make common steel mill load
pg. 50
A B&O branch line for a garage
By Michael Flanagan
This 10 x 18-foot HO plan is our third-place winner
pg. 52
Easy yard ladder control
By Oliver Tansey
A "tree" of switch motors simplifies yard routing
pg. 55
Diesel-era grain operations
By Cody Grivno
This industry offers modelers a lot of variety
pg. 58
Building Freytag's foundry
By Dean Freytag
Part 2: Modeling the HO scale plant's craneway
pg. 64
>>Online Bonus: Materials list for Freytag's foundry
An N&W branch on a shelf
By Doug Buchanan Jr.
A famous railroad photographer inspired this layout
pg. 68
>>Online Bonus: Doug Buchanan Jr.'s HO scale Abingdon Branch wallpaper
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