Also in this issue: EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4 LETTERS, pg. 6 MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8 PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10 NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14 Club offerings, LCCA Christmas car, lots of special magazines COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS, pg. 18 Lionel’s no. 1432W passenger outfit QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20 S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 22 […]
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Also in this issue: EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4 LETTERS, pg. 6 VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 8 PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10 NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14 Club cars and several new CTT items MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 20 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 22 COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS, pg. 24 Flyer’s 5300T Miners Work Train S GAUGE NOW […]
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In every issue News p. 4 Amtrak reaches a deal on the Gulf Coast, and Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen locomotive makes its first run Preservation p. 40 Five days after collision, Strasburg No. 475 returns Train-Watching p. 44 Hot spot: Unusual diamond arrangement adds railfan interest in Muncie, Ind. Ask Trains p. 46 EMD’s shortlived BL2 […]
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Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Creating and sharing expertise NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 How do I build a layout swing gate? RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 22 letters from our readers STEP BY STEP, pg. […]
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In every issue News p. 4 The fate of the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger now rests with the regulators Preservation p. 42 The last Alaska Railroad steam engine celebrates a restoration milestone Train-Watching p. 46 Hot spot: Neenah, Wis., where access and variety add up to great train-watching Ask Trains p. 48 What […]
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In every issue News, p. 4 CSX’s new CEO is willing to wait for a merger Bill Stephens, p. 12 Big new merger, same old problem Brian Solomon, p. 46 Heritage and rail travel on Cape Cod, Mass. Preservation, p. 48 Temple Lumber Co. No. 20 moves to a new home […]
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Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Extra how-to from the how-to magazine NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 Questions on decorating B&O diesels STEP BY STEP, pg. 22 How to model fir trees DCC CURRENTS, pg. 60 […]
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PLUS Celebrating the CP’s centennial The freelanced HO scale Strathcona Division models the Canadian Pacific in British Columbia Modeling C&O’s Kanawha Sub Coal is king on this HO scale Appalachian layout Time well spent An O gauge modeler replaces his three-rail layout with a 1:48 scale granger road New England memories A new version of […]
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PLUS Motivation for motive power Introduction Sound for legacy locomotives – F units A little soldering goes a long way How to detail, paint, and decal a locomotive Give a road switcher a new look How diesel facilities work A lot of work goes on behind the scenes between road trips Speed matching for DCC […]
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