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Model Railroader December 2008 Vol 75 No 12
CONTENTS
6 Price: $105 and five hours
From the Editor by Neil Besougloff
8 News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements by Steven Otte
23 Railway Post Office
Letters and e-mails from our readers by Eric Stelpflug
28 Prototype switch kit
Information Desk by Jim Hediger
32 Restraining flying springs
Workshop by Lionel Strang and Jim Hediger
38 Model "patch out" freight cars
Step by Step by Cody Grivno
PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
42 A guide to transition-era tank cars
Information on car types, classes, and features by Tony Koester
BUILD A SCENE CONTEST
50 Modeling a New England winter
A famous covered bridge scene wins second prize by Mike Confalone
56 Landmark Layouts
David Barrow's ever-evolving Cat Mountain & Santa Fe by Andy Sperandeo
Online bonus
60 Build sector plates to save space
Pivoting panels let you switch cars in a compact area by Sam Swanson
PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
62 Visit the ultimate mountain layout
This superb model railroad is a museum centerpiece by Dave Trussell
72 4 weeks to a bigger layout
Week 4: Building structures for the industrial district by David Popp
Online bonus
78 New York's best-known model railroad
The Station at Citigroup Center is a holiday tradition by Clarke Dunham
84 Basic decoder programming
DCC Corner by Mike Polsgrove
88 Product Reviews
MTH's New York Central 4-8-2 Mohawk in HO
Walthers' updated Superliner II cars ... and more by Dana Kawala Online bonus
98 Trackside Photos 104 Transition time
Trains of Thought by Tony Koester
121 Index of Advertisers
122 Switch lists add realism
The Operators by Andy Sperandeo
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