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Model Railroader Magazine 1987 December North Walpole Basics of modeling Scales
Model Railroader 1987 December
52 The challenges of building a layout in a garageBy Robert Smaus
Pros and cons of model railroading above ground
88 Introducing the Allegheny Midland: 1By Tony Koester
A realistic HO layout steeped in the excitement of mainline railroading
97 Heritage Fleet: Flyer's North Coast Limited By Tuohy and McComas
Perhaps the most desirable of postwar American Flyer trains
98 Tank farm at ChateaugayBy John Nehrich
Combining several HO kits to create a large industry
100 Slow action crossing gates: Part 2By Gordon Odegard
Control circuitry for the gates and lights
104 The Sun Belt Ry.By Fred Fisher
Big-time railroading in Z scale
107 Boston & Maine Atlantic in HO scaleBy Ken Robbins
The Model of the Month Award
112 Rob Carey's Colorado & SoutheasternBy Bob Flegal
An N scale layout based on the Denver & Rio Grande Western
118 An 8000-gallon tank car in HO scaleBy John Nehrich
Modeling a common steam-era oil hauler
120 ABCs: Going beyond the train setBy Jim Kelly
Adding track and improving performance
122 New Haven EP-1 electric locomotiveBy Gordon Odegard
Ed Gebhardt drawings of a 1906 boxcab built for passenger service
124 Remembering the Reading with LionelBy Dennis E. Roguskie
An attic O gauge layout with three tiers of track
129 Build Southern's Big JohnBy Franz Martin
Model a pioneer jumbo hopper in HO scale
136 Green Mountain's North Walpole YardBy Scott Whitney Jr.
A former Class 1 hranchline yard is now the headquarters for a short line
140 Building believable bluffsBy Robert Smaus
The prototypes have been seen in many Hollywood movies
157 Structure lightingBy W. Robert Stobbe
Inexpensive Christmas tree lamps are used to illuminate model buildings
158 MycroO myopian
By John J. De Young
the perversity of detail parts and the advantages of a larger scale
188 Paint shop: Wabash "bluebird" F7sBy Andy Sperandeo
A color chart special
PROTOTYPE DATA AND DRAWINGS
122 New Haven Class EP-1 electric locomotive
DEPARTMENTS AND MISCELLANY
4 MR product news
12 Railway post office
24 Looking back
26 Schedules
42 Railroader's library
58 Club news
63 MR product reviews
80 Hobbyshop window
82 PBS show listings
85, 171, 186 Cartoons
87 At the throttle
97 Heritage Fleet
107 Model of the month
117 MR greeting card
120 ABCs of the hobby
135 MR sweepstakes rules
144 Student fare
160 Trains of thought
164 MR workshop
174 Video library
188 Paint shop
194 Bull session
202 Statement of ownership
218 Index of advertisers
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