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Model Railroader September 2005 Vol 72 No 9
CONTENTS
6 From the Editor
Back to the basement
8 News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements
20 Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
26 Information Desk
Tank car types and uses by Carl Swanson
32 Workshop
Restoring forgotten contacts
40 Step by Step
An industry you can hang in the aisle by David Popp
46 The groundbreaking Ohio Southern
A silver anniversary tour by Jim Hediger/Online bonus
54 High-tech scratchbuilding
Use modern technology to model your favorite prototype by Pelle Soeborg/Online bonus
58 Create a photo backdrop
Start with a digital camera and photo-editing software by Rick Johnson
62 Passenger station operations
Plenty of action in a limited space by Frank E. Shaffer/Online bonus
70 The Claremont & Concord in G: Part 2
Folding-table benchwork and track in the streets by Tony Koester
76 Dual-gauge railroading in the San Juans
Steep grades and winding curves on this HO layout by Dan Lewis
82 Keep your eye on the target signal
Protect mainline crossings with working target signals by Bill Darnaby
88 DCC Corner
Operating trains with a cab bus by Mike Polsgrove
92 Product Reviews EMD F4OPH in HO from Kato Online bonus GE U28B from Life-Like in HO Quantum Engineer add-on controller for DC from Atlas ... and more
100 Trains of Thought
Viewing angle by Tony Koester
102 Trackside Photos
108 Cartoon
121 Index of Advertisers
122 MR Project Illustrated
Mirror, mirror on the layout by David Popp
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