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Model Railroader 2005 December
6 From the Editor
What day is it?
8 News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements
24 Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
32 Information Desk
A neat switching trick by Carl Swanson
40 Workshop
Travel case for N scale trains ... and more
48 Step by Step
Make your track realistic by David Popp
54 Modeling the "Ma and Pa"
A memorable short line comes to life on an HO layout by Stan White
62 Express reefer from troop sleeper
Build this postwar car from a Micro-Trains troop car by Bill Pearce
H YLAR YOU OHN MOULL
66 1994: The year of the locomotive
From diesels in odd places to big, new power by Cody Grivno
70 Modifying and painting figures
Add variety to your layout by varying its inhabitants by Sam Swanson
DCC CORNER SPECIAL
74 DCC buyer's guide
Choosing a Digital Command Control system by Mike Polsgrove
KITBASH CONTEST: 2ND PLACE
80 Passenger station for Grand Riviere
An HO scale structure based on two Alaska RR buildings by Jim Richards
86 Design a better layout
10 principles to help you plan a great model railroad by Jim Kelly 1 Online bonus
94 Operation rules on the SLS
A modern, mountain-climbing railroad in HO scale by Gary Petersen
102 Product Reviews
SD70 and SD75M in N scale from Athearn Bachmann HO Acela HHP8
N scale F4OPH from Kato ... and more
Online bonus
116 Trains of Thought
How hard can that be? By Tony Koester
120 Cartoon
122 Season's Greetings from the MR staff 126 Trackside Photos
Online bonus
145 Index of Advertisers
146 MR Project Illustrated
Magnetic, movable maps
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