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Model Railroad Planning 2020 Annual 13 inspiring new planning stories
Model Railroad Planning 2020 Annual 13 inspiring new planning stories
Model Railroad Planning is published annually. Cover Canadian Pacific and Burlington Northern units are lined up for servicing on Mark Dances N Scale Columbia & Western Railway. Photo by Mark Dance
Contents
6 Editorial
Value is where you find it
Tony Koester//
10 COVER STORY
Enhancing diesel shop operations
Prototype insight changes how a yard and shops
are operated
Mark Dance//
18 Commuter attraction
Modeling a suburban city can provide amazing
operating possibilities
David Popp//
28 Layout in the family room
A model railroad can be a welcome houseguest Bernard Kempinski//
34 The Espee in the UK Modeling a railroad 5,400 miles away from home Brian Moore//
42 A busy eastern Virginia junction Z. CSX, Buckingham Branch, and Amtrak trains provide variety on this N scale double-deck layout
Malcolm West//
48 All the layout's a stage Focal points become sets, structures become props
Joe Smith//
56 A modes railroad in a highway V trailer Roll your railroad room to your modeling site John Stockton-Wood//
60 Building a layout more efficiently 0 Tips from a model railroader and project manager Randy Laframboise//
66 Big steam is back in the Appalachians 6 An 0 scale railroad began with a layout visit and a napkin
Paul J. Dolkos//
74 A single location layout "1 This N scale design fits in a double garage lain Rice//
81 Coping with urban canyons
How to plan for lining turnouts, uncoupling cars, and cleaning track in tight spaces
Ian Stronach//
84 Through the basement and around it A dual-gauge HO track plan for a famous stretch of Colorado railroad
Bryan Henderson//
READER FORUM
91 Sharing questions and ideas
PLANNING TIP
93 Fascia signs
James McNab//
PLANNING TIP
93 Using a turntable as a turnout
Clark Propst//
REAR PLATFORM
98 Topping off the helix
Ron Griffin//
Tips on Design, construction, and model railroad operation.
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