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Model Railroader Magazine 1996 August Passenger operation Chesapeake System Bric
Model Railroader 1996 August
OUR COVER STORY
Passenger train operations on the Chesapeake System58
By Bruce Alcock and Michael Raskob Planning meets and connections that will add to the session's fun
BASIC MODEL RAILROADING
Hide those switch motors64
By Jim Hediger
Concealed mounting techniques for two types of switch machines to improve your layout's appearance
Trackside Photos66
Shots from our readers include a New York Central E8 rounding a curve and a pair of Housatonic MP15s skirting a riverbank
Build a 35mm SLR view camera70
By Ben King
This tilt-and-shift lens adapter produces exceptional model photos
Design and build a brick roundhouse74
By Bill Darnaby
Dummy stalls make this roundhouse look imposing without taking up too much real estate on your layout
PAINT SHOP SPECIAL
Katy's colorful EMD cab units80
By Jeff Wilson
Color renderings of freight and passenger diesels in the red, gray, and yellow paint scheme
Fake Fur Grass86
By Ken Patterson
An easy method for adding acres of tall, wild grass along the right-of-way on your layout
MODEL OF THE MONTH
Bob Carasitti's massive Stoney Creek steel arch bridge in HO scale 91
Modeling Denver & Rio Grande Western cabooses in N Scale92
By Mike Danneman
Modifying an Atlas car, and three different paint schemes
John Allen's first model railroad 96 By Jim Kelly
At the heart of the legendary
HO Gorre & Daphetid lay a tiny tabletop layout
Setting the scene on the Canandaigua Southern98
By John Armstrong
Buildings, night lighting, and passenger trains in 0 scale
ELECTRONICS SYMPOSIUM
Three-position semaphore control circuit108
By John S. Atkinson
Plus low-voltage wiring and Web sites
Along the Line162
Nighthawks Revisited
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