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SELECTING THE RIGHT
DCC SYSTEM
MODEL RAILROADING IS FUN!
p. 60
Atlas Master N
GP7 tested
p. 62
August 2018
www.ModelRailroader.com
Feeding the furnaces
Coal traffic keeps a steel mill hot on this layout
p. 42
Rails in
the woods:
Logging action
on two decks
p. 28
One-day
weathering
p. 50
PLUS
BONUS
ONLINE
Build a white-metal crane
p. 24
CONTENT
Change owners with decal film
p. 54
CODE PG. 4
Vol. 85
•
Issue 8
Push-button staging solution
p.36
®
EMD F7 A&B Units
HO SCALE
A-B SETS – SoundTraxx
®
Sound & DCC $369.98 Each Standard DC $249.98 Each
MATCHING A UNITS – SoundTraxx
®
Sound & DCC $199.98 Each Standard DC $129.98 Each
FIRST SERIES NOW IN STOCK!
• All-new tooling from roof to rails!
• Nicely priced power for freight &
passenger service
• Limited edition - one time run of
these roadnumbers!
Santa Fe** - Freight Scheme
• Used from 1949 to the 1990s -
many preserved today
• Single or dual headlights to
match prototypes
• Factory-installed handrails
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy**
• Mars light on A units as appropriate
• Steam generator details as appropriate
• Same powerful drive as
WalthersProto
®
locos
Southern Pacific
†
- Black Widow
• Based on dual-service 200-class units
A-B Sets
910-19901 #254L, #254A SoundTraxx Sound
910-19002 #257L, #257A SoundTraxx Sound
910-9902 #255L, #255A Standard DC
910-19909 #167A, #167B SoundTraxx Sound
910-19910 #169A, #169B SoundTraxx Sound
910-9906 #168A, #168B Standard DC
910-19917 #6199, #8097 SoundTraxx Sound
910-19918 #6217, #8299 SoundTraxx Sound
910-9910 #6401, #8108 Standard DC
Matching A Units
910-19911 #167C SoundTraxx Sound
910-19912 #69C SoundTraxx Sound
910-9907 #168C Standard DC
Matching A Units
910-19919 #6384 SoundTraxx Sound
910-19920 #6401 SoundTraxx Sound
910-9911 #8193 Standard DC
Matching A Units
910-19903 #257C SoundTraxx Sound
910-19904 #258C SoundTraxx Sound
910-9903 #256C Standard DC
Pennsylvania - Brunswick Green
Southern Railway
Canadian Pacific - 1950s Scheme
910-19913 #9671, #9671B SoundTraxx Sound
910-19914 #9676, #9676B SoundTraxx Sound
910-9908 #9668, 9668B Standard DC
910-19921 #6715, #6172 SoundTraxx Sound
910-19922 #6119, #6178 SoundTraxx Sound
910-9912 #6714, #6180 Standard DC
910-19905 #4099, #4437 SoundTraxx Sound
910-19906 #4101, #4459 SoundTraxx Sound
910-9904 #4101, #4443 Standard DC
Matching A Units
910-19915 #9649 SoundTraxx Sound
910-19916 #9650 SoundTraxx Sound
910-9909 #9648 Standard DC
Matching A Units
910-19923 #6714 SoundTraxx Sound
910-19924 #6718 SoundTraxx Sound
910-9913 #6719 Standard DC
Matching A Units
910-19907 #4100 SoundTraxx Sound
910-19908 #4102 SoundTraxx Sound
910-9905 #4103 Standard DC
New Second Series with ESU Sound & DCC – Order Now for November 2018 Delivery!
Available in these popular roadnames – Alaska Railroad, Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific**, VIA and Wabash
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Availability, delivery date and prices shown were accurate at press time, for updates visit walthers.com.
**The Santa Fe, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and Northern Pacific marks are licensed marks owned by BNSF Railway Company. † Union Pacific licensed product. ©2018 Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
In This Issue
Features
Online Content Code: MRR1808
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MODEL RAILROADING IS FUN!
AUGUST
2018
Volume 85, Number 8
In every issue
6
Model Railroader Video Plus
Check out the latest videos
60
SELECTING THE RIGHT
DCC SYSTEM
p. 60
Atlas Master N
GP7 tested
p. 62
August 2018
www.ModelRailroader.com
42
Feeding the furnaces
Coal traffic keeps a steel mill hot on this layout
p. 42
8
On the Web
The latest features on our website
Seth Gartner’s layout
models a coal-produc-
ing branch line and a
blast furnace in Ohio.
See page 42.
10
From the Editor
We want to be challenged. Or do we?
28
50
24
54
36
Rails in
the woods:
Logging action
on two decks
p. 28
One-day
weathering
p. 50
PLUS
28
Two decks of lumber action
MREXTRA
12
News & Products
Hobby industry news
Build a white-metal crane
p. 24
Change owners with decal film
p. 54
Push-button staging solution
p.36
The Arcadia & Betsey River Ry. tracks
timber operations from logging camp to
sawmill
by Harley “Skip” Luyk
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
20
Railway Post Office
Letter from readers
On the cover:
Seth Gartner’s
HO scale Piney Fork Branch
takes the New York Central
into coal country.
Lou Sassi photo
21
Ask MR
Where can I find drawings of an EMD
GA-8?
36
Push-button staging solution
Build an automated traverser with 3-D
printer parts, an Arduino microcontroller,
and other low-cost electronics
by Michael Hardwick
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
23
Heritage Fleet
Saving Frank Ellison’s Raymondale
24
Step by Step
60
DCC Corner
MRVP
How to build a white-metal kit
42
Lightning stripes
and black diamonds
MREXTRA
Coal and steel industry scenes in eastern
Ohio highlight the multilevel Piney Fork
Branch
by Seth Gartner
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
Selecting the right DCC system
Next issue
In September,
Lou Sassi
visits a Baltimore & Ohio
layout in a bonus room,
we share plans for a
small-town depot, we
show you how to build a
water tank, and more!
50
One-day weathering
MRVP
Easy-to-follow techniques will yield realistic
results on any model
by Pelle K. Søeborg
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
62
Product Reviews
N scale Atlas EMD GP7, ScaleTrains.com
HO scale Greenbrier covered hopper,
Athearn HO scale GE ES44DC, and more
54
Patch out a modern boxcar
Paint, weathering, and decal trim film turn
a factory-decorated kit into a model of a
unique prototype
by M.R. Snell
69
On Operation
Manual block signal systems
MREXTRA
70
Trackside Photos
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
www.ModelRailroader.com
subscriber extra
57
How to paint and install
a plaster rock casting
Add color and texture to a hillside with this
quick project
by Lou Sassi
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
81
Index of Advertisers
and Cartoon
82
Trains of Thought
The dog-chasing-car syndrome
MRVP
Video on
www.MRVideoPlus.com
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