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Model Railroader 2008 May
6 From the Editor
The Generic & Vague RR
8 News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements
20 Railway Post Office
Letters and e-mails from our readers
24 Information Desk
Switch stand installations by Jim Hediger
28 Workshop
Q's & A's and helpful modeling tips
34 Scenery Step by Step
Weathering vehicles for a construction site by Dana Kawala
38 Lots of locomotives in a small space
An HO engine terminal designed for a spare room by John Bruno
42 Better structures
10 kitbashing tips to make one-of-a-kind buildings by Mike Tylick
48 Easy interior lighting with DCC
Simple circuits use track power to light structures by Wayne McNab
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50 Realistic layout room lighting
Adding 24-hour room lighting to a model railroad by Dan Zugelter
PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
54 Operate a fan trip on your layout
Special trains can add fun to an operating session by Jim Hediger
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COVER STORY
58 From coalfields to tidewater
An HO railroad built using traditional techniques by Douglas Kirkpatrick
66 Freight car weathering
Easy techniques to weather cars from the wheels up by Bob Rivard
PIKE-SIZE PASSENGER TRAIN CONTEST: 3RD PLACE WINNER
70 Modeling the Music City Star in N
Make this train using paint and custom decals by Richard Thomason
74 Landmark Layouts
The Midwest Railroad Modelers club layout by Andy Sperandeo
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78 Planning an On21/2 desert railroad
An old Model Railroader photo inspired this plan by Bruce Petty
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82 DCC Corner
Choosing DCC headlights by Mike Polsgrove
86 Product Reviews
Con-Cor's HO scale Aerotrain, Bachmann's 1:20.3-proportion K-27 steam locomotive ... and more Online bonus
96 Trains of Thought
Ladies' day on the Colorado & Southern by Tony Koester
98 Trackside Photos
113 Index of Advertisers
114 The Operators
The engine terminal business by Andy Sperandeo
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