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Model Railroader Magazine 2008 July Build great freight fleet Weather cars w pai
Model Railroader 2008 July
6 From the Editor
My dad isn't a railroader by Neil Besougloff
8 News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements by Steven Otte
20 Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
24 Information Desk
Transfer cabooses by Jim Hediger
30 Workshop
Q's & A's and helpful modeling tips
34 Scenery Step by Step
You, too, can model realistic rapids by David Popp
SPECIAL SECTION: BUILD A GREAT FREIGHT FLEET
38 How to model super-size loads
Build and operate big flatcar loads on your layout by Jim Hediger
44 Weather with washes
Easy methods for aging your freight cars by Mike Tylick
47 Simple tarp-covered loads
Realistic gondola loads are a one-night project away by Bruce Petty
48 The Santa Fe's gateway to L.A.
Part 2: Scratchbuilding San Bernardino station by Gary Hoover
1 54 The C&NW in the Hawkeye State
IAn HO layout with a realistic Midwestern landscape
by Dave Rickaby
062 REALISTIC TRACK PLAN
The Western Maryland's Thomas Sub
A 12 x 12 N scale plan featuring Appalachian coal country by Richard Lawrence
PIKE-SIZE PASSENGER TRAIN CONTEST: 1ST PLACE
66 Model the Gila Tomahawk in HO scale
A Southern Pacific branchline train takes top prize by Fred Knight and Mike Baker
70 Landmark Layouts
Allen McClelland's trendsetting Virginian & Ohio by Andy Sperandeo
Online bonus
74 DCC Corner
Wiring power districts and wyes by Mike Polsgrove
76 Product Reviews
Kato's N scale Southern Pacific Daylight set Bachmann's Dynamis DCC system ... and more Online bonus
86 Trackside Photos
91 Cartoon
92 Trains of Thought
Reading the fine print by Tony Koester
105 Index of Advertisers
106 The Operators
Freight station operations by Andy Sperandeo
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