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September 2002

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Contents
Colorful New England club layout
By Bruce Erickson, George Bishop
A visit to the HO New England Rail System
7 steps to realistic rocks
By Joe Whinnery
Easy scenery you can make with ceiling tile
Build a track scale
By Bill Darnaby
Add a prototypical operation to your layout
Desert railroading on the Santa Fe
By Mike Komosinski
Heavy-duty mainline action in N scale
Better benchwork for small layouts
By Jeff Wilson
Give your layout a realistic change in elevation
Modeling "over the hill" industries
By Art Curren
Putting the power of suggestion to work on your layout
Small-town combination depot
By Harold Russell
Wood-frame construction makes this a great candidate for modeling
Building a caboose from styrene
By Charles C. Purin
Useful modeling techniques for any scale
Photography 101
By Lionel Strang
Tips you can use to shoot great model railroad photos
Departments
At the Throttle
Railway Post Office
Product Reviews
Photo Contest Rules
Workshop
MR News
Trackside Photos
Back to Basics
Trains of Thought
Prototype Info
Coming Events and Club Memberships
Index of Advertisers
Along the Line
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