February 1991
VOLUME 21 NUMBER 2

Photo by Bruce Nail

FEATURES
14 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN MODEL RAILROADING: CADRAIL by Larry Puckett 16 BANGOR & AROOSTOOK MECHANICAL REEFERS by George Melvin 22 26 SANTA FE AUTOFRAME GONDOLAS by Martin Lofton

ADVENTURES WITH LAYOUTS: A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Larry Smith 28 TENDER ASSIGNMENTS FOR N&W STEAM: PART I by Vern French 34 CHRIS HANSEN'S FAMILY LINES by Chuck Stevens

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DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: SUSQUEHANNA GE DASH 8-40B by Rich Picariello 40 MAKING YOUR OWN -PART ITI: MULTI-PART CASTINGS by Bob Beaty

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TRAIN SET -THE SERIES: GANDY DANCING by Jim Mansfield ON TRACK: WIRING THE G&T PROJECT LAYOUT by Jim Mansfield

MODELING A MODERN CIRCUS TRAIN -PART TWO: OCCUPIED SLEEPERS by Bill Hill 52 54 MODELING A CP RAIL GP30 by Palrick Lawson

MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES #2: "TUNGSTEN" SLIDE FILMS by Bruce Nail

DEPARTMENTS
4 5 6 9 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL NEW PRODUCTS PRODUCT REVIEWS
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RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH SOCIETY PAGE YOUR TREK PLAN OUT OF THE LITTER BOX

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VIDEO REVIEW DEALER DIRECTORY SHOPPING GUIDE ADVERTISING INDEX

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ABOUT THE COVER
The Union Ice Company is jusl one of the many industries that services Chris Hansen's Family Lines. See Chuck Steven's article on this shelf layout on page 34. INSET: Martin Lofton describes how to build a Santa Fe Autoframe Gondola on page 22.

Photo by Bruce Noll 1991, all rights reserved. Photo by Martin Lofton.
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