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Model Railroader Special Issue Modeling Railroads of the 1950s 2005
Modeling Railroads of the 1950s Model Railroader Special Issue 2005
90 pages. Locomotives of the 1950s, add realistic weathering to your motive power, passenger equipment and operations, Modeling Chicago's Dearborn Station, freight equipment and operation, moving citrus to market, quick and esay citrus groves, the billboard did it, Build a YMCA residence, modeling the right of way, Moving Appalahian coal in O scale, more.
8 You have to know where to look
A half-century beyond the 1950s, modeling information is still out there/By Tony Koester
12 Locomotives of the 1950s
Diesels on the arrival track, steam on the departure/By Robert S. McGonigal
18 Add realistic weathering to your motive power
Modeling steam and diesel locomotives of the 1950s/By John Pryke
24 Passenger equipment and operations
Ridership was down, but those streamliners sure were beautiful/By Robert S. McGonigal
28 A perfect year
Changing operations on the Surf Line were the key to selecting a favorite year/By Keith Jordan COVER STORY
34 Modeling Chicago's Dearborn Station
In the 1950s, Dearborn was where western railroading began/By Gary Hoover
42 Freight equipment and operations
Train makeup, paint schemes, operation: the '50s are ideal for modeling/By Robert S. McGonigal
46 Moving citrus to market
Produce stays fresh in ice refrigerator cars/By Bob Smaus
52 Quick and easy citrus groves
Signature scenery for Southern California circa 1950/By Bob Smaus
56 The billboard did it!
Subtle (and not so subtle) clues to suggest it's the 1950s on your layout/By Paul J. Dolkos
62 Build a YMCA residence
Two HO scale DPM kits form a brick building that's right for the times/By Richard lvins
66 Kicking the tires
From pickups to semi-trailers, a look at some common trucks of the 1950s/By Lou Sassi
70 The 1950s railroad scene
More people, more structures, more details along the right-of-way/By Robert S. McGonigal
76 Modeling the right-of-way
The steam to diesel transition makes for a diversity of trackside details/By Bill Darnaby
80 Moving Appalachian coal in 0 scale
This plan captures the essence of modeling two 1950s Eastern railroads/By John Armstrong
90 It's all about the memories
Youthful railroad-related experiences were ... in the vernacular, swell/By Dick Christianson
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