Model Railroader Magazine 1985 February Interfacing a computer with a model rail

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Model Railroader   February 1985   Vol 52 No 2
CONTENTS
62 The Great Northern PacificBy Jess Bennett
This beautiful S scale layout is loaded with scratchbuilt motive power
67 Jim Booth's Sn3 D&RGW 2-8-0 I
Model of the Month award
68 Scratchbuilt New Zealand Railways K88By Roy Sinclair
Jim Harwood's 9-mm model of a U. S.-built 2-4-2
70 Build a steam shovelBy Al Boos
Military tank kits can provide the tracks for both HO and O scale machines
75 All aboard: Maintaining locomotivesBy Jim Kelly
Tips on cleaning, lubricating, troubleshooting, and repairing
78 A dream coming trueBy Don Mitchell
Three clubs working together can make a big impression
84 Alco's Century 420 road switcherBy Jim Hediger
Chuck Yungkurth 420 drawings of Alco's 2000-hp answer to the GP30 and U25B
88 Modeling Alco's Century dieselsBy Jim Six
Combining parts from plastic models to build a C-420, C-424, or C-425
92 The C/MRI: A computer/model railroad interfaceBy Bruce Chubb
Part 1: How to connect a home computer to your layout
98 Rock-fill crib wallsBy Bill Lorence
An alternative to sheer rock faces and brick retaining walls
102 Improving Atlas N scale turnoutsBy Eugene Villaret
Some tips that will help trains run smoothly through your turnouts
106 The Lost River District Ry.By Kenneth L. Anthony
A 3 x 7-foot N scale layout is Part 1 of the Big Dream
110 Build a Canadian National transfer cabooseBy Chris MacKay
The second-place Senior Division winner in our Young Author Contest
114 PC-board light circuitsBy Wendell Greer
Mounting and powering street and structure lights is easy with this circuitry
116 Symposium on electronics    By Don Hansen
Two throttle circuits lead off this installment
126 Paint shop: NP 40-foot boxcarsBy Cyril Durrenberger
Easy variations on an HO kit
PROTOTYPE DATA AND DRAWINGS:  84 Alco's Century 420 road switcher




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