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March 2003
March 2003 |
Model Railroader has been the leading model train magazine for the past 75 years. Each month, we bring you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of model train layouts, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts and much more!
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Contents A day at East LaSalle>>Online Bonus: See a video of the North American Prototype Modelers’ HO scale club layout By
Dan Christiansen, Dave Karkoski Realistic operations on a superb club layout |
DCC Buyer's Guide By
Jim Hediger Getting started in Digital Command Control for less than $500 |
Amtrak's mail and express fleet By
Cody Grivno Add modern express operations to your layout |
MODEL RAILROADER 26th annual photo contest winners |
Building the Turtle Creek Central: Part 3>>Online Bonus: See a clip of the Turtle Creek Central By
Jim Kelly Adding forests, rocks, and rivers |
Scratchbuild a semaphore>>Online Bonus: How-to build a semaphore By
Jeff Scherb These classical signals feature prototypical operation in HO |
Conrail's ex-Lehigh Valley U23Bs By
Dennis Lippert Patchwork painting makes these units stand out in a sea of Conrail Blue |
The Virginian in HO and N By
Roger Marsh Two track plans that allow big-time railroading in small-time space |
Louis Ullian's Logging Empire>>Online Bonus: See a few of his railroads By
Louis Ullian The On3 Coon Creek Lumber Co. |
Streetcars in a coffee table By
Hans D. Rudolph A compact HO layout brings back memories of a 1940s steel town |
Departments At the Throttle Railway Post Office Product Reviews MR Reader's Choice Ballot MR News Workshop Back to Basics Workin' on the Railroad Trains of Thought DCC Corner Prototype Info Coming Events Index of Advertisers Editorial Flashback
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