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Model Railroader Magazine 2017 April Signaling Future of Model RRing Bext cover
Model Railroader 2017 April
40 Chasing the MR&T MREXTRA
An old friend visits the Model Railroader staff's HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy by John "Boomer" Pete Jr.
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52 The future of model railroading
Changes are up to the market, not manufacturers
by Lance Mindheim
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 operations without all the wiring and expense by Bruce Carpenter
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72 Union Pacific's Spine Line in HO and N
Two approaches to modeling a busy Midwestern trunk line
by Robert Sprague
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78 How to model a big industry
Mix kitbashing and scratchbuilding to model Ben-Hur Freezer Co. in 17x 31 inches
by Cody Grivno
84 Build a modern grade crossing
Combining multiple elements results in a realistic HO scene
by Pelle Soeborg
In every issue 6 Digital MR
The latest features on our website
8 From the Editor
Model railroading present, past, and future
10 News & Products
Hobby industry news
22 Railway Post Office
Readers share their favorite issues
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30 Ask MR
How to use a scale rule
33 Heritage Fleet
Finding ghosts in old layout photos
36 Step by Step
Make a pipe load from plastic and stripwood
90 DCC Corner
Going Full Throttle with a LokSound decoder
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92 Product Reviews MREXTRA ..
Bachmann HO scale 4-6-2 Pacific, TopGon gondola in N scale by Atlas, and more
100 On Operation
Was Al Kalmbach a railroader?
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102 Trackside Photos
117 Index of Advertisers and Cartoon
118 Trains of Thought
That spot on the ground
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