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Model Railroader Magazine 2004 December Realistic stone structures from wood Frt
Model Railroader 2004 December
6 From the Editor
Selecting a scale
10 News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements
26 Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
34 Workin' on the Railroad
Getting the runaround by Lionel Strang
38 Workshop
Q's & A's and helpful modeling tips
42 Coming Events
Upcoming shows, conventions, and meets
54 Step by Step
Add a DCC system with walkaround cabs by David Popp
62 Steam in the Appalachians
A day at Greenbrier Ridge on a free-lance branch line of the C&O by Dave Rickaby
68 Ten tips for freight yard design and operation
Advice from an experienced model railroad yardmaster by Andy Sperandeo
72 Mainline operation, king-sized layout
Builder Ken McCorry says it isn't about size
by Carl Swanson Online bonus
82 Secrets of veteran layout builders
Ideas to help maintain continuous progress by Jim Hediger
86 King of the fair
An amazing scratchbuilt No. 1 scale British locomotive by David Popp
HOW-TO PROJECT
90 Simple control panels
Make your railroad user-friendly
94 Pencil this in
Realistic stone structures from wood and an old no. 2 by Jay Stradal
HOW-TO PROJECT
98 Bright white LED headlights
Light-emitting diodes and acrylic optical fibers are all it takes by Mark Fernald Online bonus
104 Climbing mountains on the Western Maryland
HO plan inspired by John Armstrong's Montana & Puget Sound by Robert L. Warren ? Online bonus
108 Trains of thought
Playing with Trains by Tony Koester
114 Information Desk
Switchstands add realism by Carl Swanson
120 DCC Corner
Installing a decoder in a large scale locomotive by Mike Polsgrove
123 Cartoon
124 Product Reviews
MSystems digital control HO train set
Online bonus
Bachmann HO digital command control starter set
Lackawanna tower from The N Scale Architect ... and more
134 Trackside Photos
139 Season's greetings from the MR staff
153 Index of advertisers
154 Model Railroading is Fun
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