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Model Railroader 2013 December
36 Perch birds on your power lines
It's simple to add this often-overlooked detail to your overhead wires
by Gerry Leone
38 Kitbash a Canadian Pacific RS-3 in HO scale
Combine a Bowser body and an Atlas chassis to build an Alco workhorse
by Don Janes
44 A sectional railroad on an aluminum frame
Based on two MR designs, this N scale layout depicts the Pacific Northwest
by Mike Pagano
50 Modeling Miami's Downtown Spur
An urban light-industrial setting provides plenty of switching
by Lance Mindheim / Online bonus
58 The mechanics of train dispatching
How to do timetable-and-train-order dispatching, including what you need
by Andy Sperandeo ? Online bonus
66 A rail-marine connection in the Pacific Northwest
A remote Milwaukee Road branch inspired this 12 x 16-foot track plan
by Bowen Tubbs
68 New life for old boxcars
Following the Chicago & North Western's example to repurpose 40-foot cars as sheds
by Al Warren
84 Trackside Photos
by Steven Otte
IN EVERY ISSUE
6 Digital MR
The latest features on our website by Dana Kawala
8 From the Editor
Common isn't ordinary by Neil Besougloff
10 News & Products
Join the MR team by Cody Grivno
22 Railway Post Office Letters from our readers by Eric Stelpflug
4 Information Desk Loading ramps for double-deck stockcars
by Jim Hediger
28 Workshop Tips
An easy repair stops intermittent shorts by Jim Hediger
32 Step by Step
How to build a plastic structure kit by Cody Grivno
70 DCC Corner
How sound decoders work by Mike Polsgrove
74 Product Reviews Broadway Limited Imports' HO scale
Norfolk &Western.
classY6b2882,,
N scale Electro-
Motive Division
SD60 by Atlas,
and more
by Dana Kawala
82 Trains of
Thought
Making sure there's an escape route
by Tony Koester
97 Index of Advertisers and Cartoon
98 The Operators
Card files for car cards by Andy Sperandeo
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