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Model Railroader 2012 December
30 How to scratchbuild a wood coal trestle
Step By Step by Steven Otte
36 Build a retail coal dealer
A timeless, space-saving destination for loaded hoppers by Paul J. Dolkos
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42 A compact coal trestle you can build
A small-town coal terminal for layouts in the 1940s and '50s by Harold W. Russell
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44 How to weather coal hoppers MREXTRA
Tips for using an airbrush and acrylic paints to enhance cars inside and out by Cody Grivno
46 A rural short line junction in HO
This room-sized track plan is based on prototype site maps by Steve Flanigan
50 Taking large scale on the road I=
The Sundance Central is a 40 x 45-foot sectional layout by Lou Sassi ? Online bonus
58 How to build a deep rocky ravine
An impressive scenic feature greets visitors by Thomas Oxnard
64 Streamliners along the Mississippi
Famous passenger trains and the upper Midwest inspired the 15 x 40-foot LaCrosse Division by Dave Rickaby
84 Trackside Photos
by Steven Otte
IN EVERY ISSUE
6 Digital MR
The latest features on our website by Dana Kawala
8 From the Editor
How many does it take... by Neil Besougloff
10 News & Products
Hobby industry news by Cody Grivno
20 Railway Post Office Letters from our readers by Eric Stelpflug
22 Information Desk
Running repairs keep loaded cars on the move
by Jim Hediger
26 Workshop Tips
Tune up your diesel locomotives by Jim Hediger
70 DCC Corner
Basic locomotive decoder programming
by Mike Polsgrove
72 Product Reviews MREXTRA HO scale Chicago
Metra commuter train equipment from Kato, Walthers HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD9, and more
by Dana Kawala
74 Model
Railroader
Sweepstakes
82 Trains of Thought
Remnants of the past by Tony Koester
97 Index of Advertisers and Cartoon
98 The Operators
Switching along the line by Andy Sperandeo
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