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Gallery of best
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From the Editor
Model railroading present, past, and future
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A look at the
future of model
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News & Products
Hobby industry news
102
Readers’ all-time
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p. 22
Gallery of best
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p. 102
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Chasing the MR&T
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Our layout
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After 28 years, we visit the
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An old friend visits the
Model Railroader
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Railway Post Office
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Tony Koester:
Readers share their favorite issues
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11 lessons from
2 famous layouts
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Ask MR
How to use a scale rule
52
The future of model railroading
Changes are up to the market,
not manufacturers
by Lance Mindheim
On the cover:
Eighty-three
years worth of
Model
Railroader
issues stack up to
this month’s 1,000th issue.
Bill Zuback photo
33
Heritage Fleet
Finding ghosts in old layout photos
58
11 lessons learned from building
two model railroads
Sometimes, the more things change, the
more changes you end up making
by Tony Koester
66
A signal system to fit
any railroad
Meet the Human Model Railroad Interface
– paper signals allow prototypical opera-
tions without all the wiring and expense
by Bruce Carpenter
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Step by Step
Make a pipe load from plastic
and stripwood
Next issue
In May,
Pelle Søeborg
introduces his new
layout, Dana Kawala
builds a viaduct, V.S.
Roseman shows you how
to upgrade passenger
cars, and more!
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DCC Corner
Going Full Throttle with a LokSound
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Union Pacific’s Spine Line
in HO and N
Two approaches to modeling a busy
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Product Reviews
MREXTRA
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How to model a big industry
Mix kitbashing and scratchbuilding to
model Ben-Hur Freezer Co. in 17 x 31
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by Cody Grivno
Bachmann HO scale 4-6-2 Pacific, TopGon
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On Operation
Was Al Kalmbach a railroader?
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Build a modern grade crossing
Combining multiple elements results in a
realistic HO scene
by Pelle Søeborg
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Trackside Photos
117
Index of Advertisers
and Cartoon
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Trains of Thought
That spot on the ground
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