Description
In this Issue
Wiring a double-slip switch
It may not be as difficult as you think
Merging modeling techniques
Scratchbuilding and photo-laminating took this HO scale building from concept to reality
The Northbrook layout
A three-rail tribute to the Pennsylvania RR
The colorful Buffalo & Pittsburgh
This double-deck N scale layout is set in the late 1980s
Household products for model railroading
These items may not have been designed for the hobby, but they sure do come in handy
Kitbash a modern switcher in HO
An Athearn SD40-2 served as the starting point for this project
Also in this issue:
ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website
FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
This is a hobby for making things
NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10
Hobby industry news
RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 16
Letters from our readers
ASK MR, pg. 18
Loads for a fertilizer blend plant
STEP BY STEP, pg. 22
Model a coupler knuckle rack
PROTOTYPE TO MODEL, pg. 60
ON OPERATION, pg. 62
Standard time
TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON pg. 73
TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 74
A railroad ballet
