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November 2005

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Contents
How to make better scenery
By Lou Sassi
From forest floors to front yards
Modeling a secret prototype
By Paul J. Dolkos
So you think information on your railroad is hard to find
Pipeline on rails
By Jeff Wilson
Railroads played a vital role in the oil industry of the 1940s
A depot from two houses
By Richard Ivins
Kitbashing an HO rural station using inexpensive kits
Lessons from a successful layout
By Paul J. Dolkos
Reflections on 15 years of model railroad building: Part 2
Modeler's guide to passenger diesels
By Tony Koester
A survey of the power that pulled the varnish
Build the Claremont & Concord in G >>Online Bonus: A bright red engine for the Claremont & Concord
By Tony Koester
Rolling stock and operation on our project railroad
Gopher State fallen flags >>Online Bonus: Modeling the rural Midwest
By Michael Maas
An HO scale C&NW and Milwaukee Road layout
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Railway Post Office
Information Desk
Workshop
Step by Step
DCC Corner
Product Reviews
>>Online Bonus: Video of Bachmann's first N scale articulated steam locomotive
O scale Century 425 from Atlas O is a second-generation classic
Broadway's HO C30-7 is a powerful coal hauler
Bachmann's N scale 2-6-6-2 is compact and flexible
Trains of Thought
Cartoon
Trackside Photos
Index of Advertisers
MR Project Illustrated
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