Features:

Chicago & North Western Alcos to Sleepy Eye
by LANCE MINDHEIM — A detailed HO model railroad designed to evoke memories of Minnesota in the 1970s.

OTDX Container Car
by JAMES KINKAID — An unusual fleet of Thrall cars designed to haul synthetic rubber in modular containers.

Contour Scenery
by ROBERT SCHLEICHER — Using contour maps to develop realistic slopes for hillsides and mountains.

Southlake Salvage Scrap Yard
by MICHAEL O’KEEFE — This modern scrapyard diorama packs huge detail into small space.

Roselli Bros. Scrapyard Micro Layout
by MARC PITANZA — A detailed HO scale micro layout modeled after an old scrapyard on Staten Island.

Upgrading an Atlas O 50’ Boxcar
by BILL YANCEY — Replacing the stock underframe with a more detailed version in O scale.

Build a Lackawanna Water Tank in HO
by BILL BOTKIN — Scratchbuild a steam-era water tank from styrene and wood parts.

Departments:

Safety Valve — Letters from our readers

Receiving Yard — New product reports and industry news/compiled by Harry K. Wong

Test Track — In-depth reviews of new hobby products

Rail Books  —  HO Collector Annual/review by Ed Kaminski

Timetable — Listings of railroad-related events contributed by our readers

Perspective  — NMRA’s 90th Anniversary/Gerard J. Fitzgerald

Layout Doctor — Frogs: Dead or Alive/Paul Hurly

Painting & Weathering — Baggage Car Painted with Military Modeling Techniques/David Baker

Diverging Points — China High-Speed/Jason Shron

Editor's Notebook  — Commentary from your editor/Otto M. Vondrak

Dealer Directory — Listing of our favorite recommended hobby dealers

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