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Model Railroad Planning 2020 Annual 13 inspiring new planning stories
Model Railroad Planning 2018 Annual 7 things to Avoid when planning a layout
Model Railroad Planning is published annually. On the cover: Doug Tagsold takes us on a trip down memory lane with his decision to build a very unusual rendition of a familiar prototype (page 10). Doug Tagsold photo
Contents
6 Editorial Colorado's Rocky Mountain high Tony Koester//
10 COVER STORY Applying lessons learned
The long but successful trek back to Colorado Doug Tagsold//
20 Interchanging cars via car floats Use the harbor to simulate cars moving on and off the railroad Doug Kirkpatrick//
24 Bellevue reborn An N scale tribute to a busy Midwestern hub in 1957
John Colombo//
30 Modeling an M&StL branch line This HO scale layout features out-and-back small-town operations Clark Propst//
38 Fitting an industry to the space A sprawling Ethan Allen furniture plant designed to fit an alcove Neil Schofield//
44 A 1990s trunk line in an 1840s, basement Conrail's imaginary Onondaga Cutoff in HO became the solution to the challenges of a difficult space Dave Abeles
52 How high should your railroad be? It's debatable, and there are no rigid rules Paul J. Dolkos//
5Modeling a Michigan short line
First generation high-hood Geeps still rule this 13 x 26-foot model railroad Ron Griffin
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Scene swapping
Adding variety with drop-in structures and mini-scenes
George Dutka//
68 A removable staging area It also makes a nice outdoor photo prop Tom Klimoski//
7I Just what the doctor ordered "Why hide my best work?" a modeler asks Bill Neale//
74 Designing the Shasta Division A convention conversation leads to an operation-oriented HO scale railroad
Byron Henderson//
80The not-so-direct journey back to 0 O scale Noted HO scale modeler David Barrow tries his
hand (again) in 1:48
David Barrow
84 Modeling the Wabash in Canada The yard at St. Thomas, Ontario, forms the nucleus of this HO railroad
Pierre Oliver
90 7 things not to do Mistakes we've made - and come to regret Tony Koester
READER FORUM
94 Sharing questions and ideas
REAR PLATFORM
98 Why we build model railroads It's like choosing a favorite color Tony Koester
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