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FEBRUARY2017
Volume 84, Number 2
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HOW TO:
Easy weeds & grass
8
p. 32
February 2016
www.ModelRailroader.com
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This layout has it all!
Two decks, staging elevators,
plus day and night operations
p. 46
36
Benchwork
for a sectional
layout
p. 36
64
42
PLUS
Track plan for a switching layout
p. 64
Use wiring harnesses to avoid backaches
p. 54
Freelanced paint schemes with less work
p. 42
36
Benchwork and track for the Beer Line addition
Pine, pink foam, and track make up the foundation
of our project layout
by Eric White and Cody Grivno
On the cover:
An Ogdensburg & Norwood
Consolidation leads a local across the
Hannawa Falls trestle on Jim Heidt’s
HO scale layout.
Lou Sassi photo
factory-painted models
42
Freelanced paint schemes from
Selective repainting keeps details intact on a
custom-decorated locomotive
by Bob Kingsnorth
IN EVERY ISSUE
6
Digital MR
The latest features on our
website
by Dana Kawala
66
DCC Corner
Operating with DCC sound
by Larry Puckett
46
Upstate New York in 1948
54
Build a wiring harness
MREXTRA
8
From the Editor
Thinking about layouts
by Neil Besougloff
68
Product Reviews
MREXTRA
This double-deck HO railroad features dual automated
staging elevators
by Jim Heidt
▸
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
Tired of soldering above your head? Give this technique a try
by Pete Birdsong
10
News & Products
Trainfest show report
by Cody Grivno
58
Rio Grande through the West
Capturing the flavor of a Western carrier in HO scale during
the steam-to-diesel transition era
by Dave Rickaby
24
Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
by Hal Miller
26
Ask MR
How can I protect track from
rockslides
by Steven Otte
HO scale
General Electric
C44-9W from Kato,
Rapido N scale EMD FL9,
and more
by Dana Kawala
64
A shelf track plan for a switching line
The HO scale West Deerfield Industrial Park fits in the corner
of a small room
by Paul Boehlert
76
On Operation
Excursions and passenger
specials
by Jerry Dziedzic
30
Heritage Fleet
Fine locomotives inspired
fine models
by Keith Wills
78
Trackside Photos
by Steven Otte
▸
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
89
Index of Advertisers and
Cartoon
90
Trains of Thought
A modeling ambassador
by Tony Koester
32
Step by Step
How to model tall grass easily
by David Popp
MREXTRA
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Model Railroader
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