March 1991
VOLUME 21 NUMBER 3

Photo by Bill Hill

FEATURES
14 MODELING A MODERN CIRCUS TRAIN-PART THREE: SPECIALTY CARS by Bill Hill and Randy Lee 18 SWITCHER FOR THE COMMODORE 64 by Jim and James Kantor 20 22 24 READING'S VANISHING MILL GON by Ed Sanicky

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN MODEL RAILROADING: MODELCAD by Larry Puckett

RAILWAY EXPRESS TRAINS AND OTHER TERRIBLE WAYS TO TRAVEL by V. S. Roseman 28 TRAIN SET-THE SERIES: DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS by Margaret and Jim Mansfield 33 34 40 42 ON TRACK: SUPER-ELEVATION by Jim Mansfield

THE MESILLA VALLEY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB by Jim Mansfield HON30 NARROW GAUGE LOGGING CARS by Dr. Allan Kaufman TENDER ASSIGNMENTS FOR N&W STEAM: PART II by Vern French 50 TRACKING TRAINS: CANADIAN BUILDINGS by J. A. Chambers

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ADVENTURES WITH LAYOUTS: FREIGHT CAR FOLLIES by Larry Smith 54 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: SOO LINE FP7 by Rich Picariello

56 MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES #3: LENS SELECTION by Bruce Nail

DEPARTMENTS
4 5 6 LEITERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL NEW PRODUCTS PRODUCT REVIEW 10 RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH YOUR TREK PLAN SOCIETY PAGE 13 60 VIDEO REVIEW DEALER DIRECTORY SHOPPING GUIDE ADVERTISING INDEX

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ABOUT THE COVER
In the distance SFSW 7261 pulls lhe Extra South as two mainline trains pass in the foreground on the Mesilla Valley Model Railroad Club in Las Cruces, NM. See page 34. Jim REA agent's desk. V. S. Roseman continues his REA series from last year on page 24. V. S. Roseman photo.

Mansfield photo. INSET: Memories of an