Features:

Mike Rose’s Conrail Lehigh Line by BROOKS BENTZ - This HO layout captures the essence of Conrail operations in eastern Pennsylvania.

A Guide to Conrail Eras by ED KAPUSCINSKI - Covering Conrail from the early “rainbow” years to the post-split era of CSX and NS.

Making Conrail Look Like Conrail by DAVE ABELES - Making the freelanced Onondaga Cutoff look like a realistic part of Conrail in the 1990s.

Photo-Laminates for Realistic Structures by JEFF MURPHEE - A simple technique to create realistic small buildings and bins using photo prints.

Scratchbuilt Vintage Highway Guardrails by SCOTT MEYER - An easy method to add vintage-style guardrails to your miniature highways.

Small Steps to Big Railroading by ROBERT CHANT - The joy of building an operating home layout in smaller, achievable steps.

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 — Erie Lackawanna in the Northeast: NY, NJ, PA/review by Otto M. Vondrak

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

Perspective — Memories of Conrail/Otto M. Vondrak

Craftsman Workshop — Modeling a Simple New England Creamery/George Dutka

Painting & Weathering — Painting an ex-Conrail EMDX GP38-2/Andrew Castle

Diverging Points — Tariffs in Review/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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