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February 2007

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Contents
On newsstands January 9, 2007
Colorado in my basement
By Anthony Richter
Colorado''s mining boom captured in HO and HOn3
pg. 48
Build the Black River Junction: 2
By David Popp
How to lay and wire track and set up a DCC system
pg. 52
>>Online Bonus: See a recap of the Layout in a Week project
>>Subscriber Bonus: Working with sectional HO track video
>>Subscriber Bonus: How-to operate the Digitrax DCS 50 Command Control System
Model a UP passenger train in N
By Bill Pearce
Las Vegas Holiday Special from car sides and core kits
pg. 58
No main line - plenty of operation
By Chuck Hitchcock
The HO Argentine Industrial District Ry.
pg. 65
>>Subscriber Bonus: Car Location Inventory Control
>>Subscriber Bonus: Turning over a new leaf
Ready... set... solder!
By Lionel Strang
A quick, easy way to make reliable electrical connections
pg. 76
Model a winter scene
By Frank Rittig, Carl Swanson
A snow-covered landscape is easier than you might think
pg. 80
Realistic brick and signs
By Douglas Kirkpatrick
Colored pencils- an easy way to finish brick buildings
pg. 84
Rails to the harbor
By Howard R. Lloyd
Featuring the National Docks Ry. during WWII in HO
pg. 86
Departments
From the Editor
Guest editorial: What's it like?
News & Products
Railway Post Office
Information Desk
Markers and class lights
Workshop
Scenery Step by Step
Lake Beulah makeover
DCC Corner
Installing decoders in HO scale locomotives
Product Reviews (subscriber only)
InterMountain HO scale EMD FP7
Alco C-628 from Atlas O
Grain elevator and flour mill in HO from Walthers
... and more
Roundhouse HO 4-4-0 with dual-mode DCC and sound
pg. 98
MR quick look: Walthers HO modernized coach and 6-3 Pullman
MR quick look: Micro-Trains N scale Evans 100-ton covered hopper
Trains of Thought
Cereal-box trains
Cartoon
MR Sweepstakes Rules
Trackside Photos
The Operators
Yard limits
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