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Model Railroader Magazine 2010 January How to build a great layout Carve rock sc
Model Railroader 2010 January
6 Source of inspiration
From the Editor by Neil Besougloff
8 The latest features on our Web site by Dana Kawala
10 News & Products
Hobby industry news by Steven Otte
18 MR Sweepstakes rules 20 Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers by Eric Stelpflug
22 Wreck cleanup
Information Desk by Jim Hediger
26 Build a fold-away test track
Workshop by Jim Hediger
32 Making rocks quickly from foam
Step by Step by Neil Besougloff
COVER STORY: HOW TO BUILD A GREAT LAYOUT!
36 The inspiration for a small layout
The Salt Lake Route part 1
by Dick Christianson
Online bonus ModelRailroader.com
44 Add simulated fusees
Including a prototype practice lengthens operation by Lance Mindheim
48 Model the meat-packing industry
Part 1: Packing plants, branch houses, and rail traffic by Jeff Wilson
52 Don't finish that project!
Construction in progress creates interesting scenes by Tom Noblitt
LOCOMOTIVE KITBASHING CONTEST: 2ND PLACE
54 Kitbash a GE steeple cab
A commercial kit and stock drive are the starting point by Andy Gautrey
58 Dual-gauge HO track plan
1900s steam railroading on the California high desert by David Markowitz 1 Online bonus ModelRailroader.com
62 Add a river scene to your layout
How to model a bridge, river, beach, and more by Ken Kirkwood
66 DCC sound for a Stewart F unit
Installing a Tsunami decoder in a diesel with a Kato drive by Andy Sperandeo 1 Online bonus ModelRailroader.com
70 Zephyrs across the prairie
Running trains on the HO scale Brookfield Division by Dick Wolter
78 Tips to convert a layout to DCC
DCC Corner by Mike Polsgrove
82 Product Reviews
M.T.H.'s HO SD7OACe with remote-controlled couplers, The HO scale GP39-2 from Atlas ... and more
by Dana Kawala 1
96 Trackside Photos
101 Filling in the blanks
Trains of Thought by Tony Koester
113 Index of Advertisers and Cartoon
114 Authority to use the main line - part 2
The Operators by Andy Sperandeo
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