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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 Life-Like, N scale, Y3 2-8-8-2 |
HO Alco Century 630 road freight locomotive |
HO Alco DL-109 locomotive |
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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