Features:

Two Brass Tanks • by Larry Canaday — Building a pair of unique steam locomotives from brass flat kits.

Tracking Your DCC • by Stephen M. Priest, MMR — Thoughts on identifying and managing decoders installed in your motive power.

Yard Building • by Jim Molloy — Scratchbuilding a yard building board by board.

Pennsylvania & Western • by Bob Bartizek — Visit an amazing three-rail O-scale PRR layout set in the late steam era.

Bicentennial Scheme • by Matt Snell — Creating a believable fictitious bicentennial paint scheme for the CWE.

Photographic Backdrops • by John Fruth — How to use your digital camera to create background buildings.

Departments:

Editor's Notebook • by Stephen Priest

Receiving Yard

Rail Books • Book news and reviews

RMC Timetable • Scheduled events and notices

RMC Perspective

Look Both Ways • by Mike Schafer & Bill Navigato

Test Track • by Tony Cook — Product reviews

Scratchbuilder's Corner • by Bob Walker

RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award • by Don Wirth

Classified Ads • Commercial listings

Dealer Directory • Recommended hobby dealers

Advertising Index