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Model Railroader 1997 November
OUR COVER STORY
Making history on the New England, Berkshire & Western74
By John Nehrich
Modeling the 1950s has given this club direction for 50 years
Initial scenery for the
Wisconsin Central82
By Marc Van Cleven
Hills, roads, and bridges on our
N scale project layout
BASIC MODEL RAILROADING
DCC: what it is and what it does 88 By Jim Kelly
A control system that runs your trains, rather than your tracks
Finishing the tender90
By Stephen Anderson
In scratchbuilding a steam locomotive part 2, we drill and tap, make the rivet overlay, and assemble the tender
The California Fleet -GM's F59PHI and Amerail's California Cars96
By Phil Gosney
The state of California and
Amtrak produced some of the most exciting new passenger service in the United States
MODEL OF THE MONTH
Roger P. Crooks'
Ruff & Nauk
Manufacturing Co. in HO scale107
Trackside Photos108
A preview of
Great Model Railroads 1998: outstanding layouts in a variety of scales
Creating realistic track112
By Bill Darnaby
Track's a model too ...
Modeling with proportional dividers116
By Tim Farrell
Transfer measurements directly from a photo to your own scale
The Port Caribou RR &
Western Navigation Co.118
By Dick Patterson
A finely detailed HOn3 layout with animation
ELECTRONICS SYMPOSIUM
Surface-mount components126
By John S. Atkinson
Make a simple circuit smaller
PAINT SHOP
Painting an SD45 demonstrator 162 By Bill Pearce
EMD blue and white in N scale
Along the Line200
Work of art
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