June 1990
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FEATURES

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ILLINOIS TERMINAL 50-FOOT PLUG DOOR BOX CAR by Ted Minkanic, Mark Vaughan, Dale Jenkins 16 18 20 ADVENTURES WITH LAYOUTS by Larry E. Smith COVERED HOPPER CONVERSIONS by Dean Freytag

CONSTRUCTION OF SMOOTH-FLOWING TURNOUTS by Stewart 1. Tinturin 22 LATE NIGHT - LAST FRAME by Roger M. Ingbretsen

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MAPLE RJDGE LOG UNLOADING/BANDING/BOOMING FACILITY by Patrick Lawson 26 28 INDUSTRY IN A WYE by Jim Rogers
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BOSTON AND MAINE B-15 MOGULS .. ! by Alan B. Armitage 34 A CHESSIE SYSTEM SD20 IN N SCALE by Ron Bearden

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WILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGINIA: THE LAYOUT by Vern French

THE BOX CAR REBUILDS: TRACKING THE DISTINCTIVE ONES by Martin Lofton 47 48 50 A NEAT LITTLE BRIDGE ... by Roy M. Stanley II

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SWITCH REPLACEMENT by Bill McKean YARMOUTH JUNCTION: A TYPICAL INTERCHANGE by George Melvin 56 LOG-O-RAMA by Scott T. Anderson

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MODELING PENNSY BOX CARS: 1950's ERA PRR X48 by Jim Six

AMERICANIZING A CON-CORIHERPA SKELETON CONTAINER FRAME by Bill McKean 64 SON OF "BEWARE OF COOKIE-CUTTER URBAN STREETS'" by Roy M. Stanley II
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL NEW PRODUCTS VIDEO REVIEW

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SOCIETY PAGE YOUR TREK PLAN

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BASIC FREIGHTCAROLOGY DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP DEALER DIRECTORY SHOPPING GUJDE ADVERTISING INDEX

13 BACK IN THE ROUNDHOUSE 37 46 OUT OF THE LITTER BOX RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH

ON THE COVER Here's a neat little bridge for HO layouts. Just start with one or more Atlas N gauge, through-plate girder bridges! Roy M. Stanley II photo

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