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December 1999

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Contents
Franklin!
By George Sebastian-Coleman
George Sellios finishes the Franklin & South Manchester's namesake town
Modeling a Union Pacific tunnel motor
By Pelle Søeborg
A modern version of an SD40T-2 starting with an HO Athearn model
Paving and scenery
By Harvey J. Simon
Part 3: Finishing the streets and adding scenery with an HO Athearn model
Build a small brick depot
By Barry Silverthorn
Easy kitbashing creates a distinctive HO masonry structure
Build a magnetic lift-out bridge
By Bill Darnaby
Latches secure this removable connection across an aisle
Enhancing an N scale tower
By David K. Smith
Adding a stairway to a Dimi Trains kit
Lighting for realism
By Gregory H. Heier
Proper layout lighting brings out the best in your modeling
Forced perspective
By Earl Smallshaw
Using structures and scenery to create the illusion of distance
Black Rock & Marmot
By Clayton Barry
Ken Lass' N scale line features coastal forest and inland desert
Auto-Max: bigger is better
By George Sebastian-Coleman
Gunderson's new tri-level auto rack for SUVs expands the frontiers of freight car design
Departments
At the Throttle
Railway Post Office
Product Reviews
Workshop
Prototype Info
Sweepstakes rules
MR News
Milestones in Model Railroading
Trackside Photos
Workin' on the Railroad
Back to Basics
Trains of Thought
One Reader's Opinion
Ask Paint Shop
Coming Events and Club Memberships
Index of Advertisers
Along the Line looks back
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