April 1991
VOLUME 21 NUMBER 4

Photo by Rich and Joe Giannone FEATURES
12 16 BUILDING A SANTA FE GP60M: PART I by Jay Tatum ADVENTURES WITH LAYOUTS: SCRIPTING THE PLAY by Larry Smith 18 KITBASHING A B&O CANSTOCK CAR by Dean Freytag 20 22 B&O'S 2,600 CU. FT. AIRSLIDES by Jim Rogers

BEH1ND THE SCENES: BASIC SCENERY TECHNIQUES by Margaret Mansfield 24 26 MODELING A MODERN CIRCUS TRAIN: FLATCARS by Bill Hill

URTX 89000: MILWAUKEE ROAD 50' STEEL REEFER by Martin Lofton 28 OVERLAND'S URTX 89000 by Martin Lofton

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ON TRACK: ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS- THE BASICS by Jim Mansfleld

THE RAILWAY EXPRESS- PART V: RAILWAY EXPRESS CARS- AN UPDATE by V. S. Roseman

CALLFORNIA IN MINIATURE: RAY & MARIE OAKLEY'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by Joe P. Giannone 42 46 48 53 REVERS LNG SECTION WIRING FOR MULTI-TRAIN LAYOUTS by W. S. Ataras MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES #4: LIGHTING EQUIPMENT by Bruce Nail N&W CABOOSES DURING THE LAST DAYS OF STEAM by Vern French

DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: TOLEDO, PEORIA & WESTERN SWI 500 by Rich Picariello 54 57 TRAIN SET - THE SERIES: VABULOUS VISTAS by Margaret Mansfield

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: RAILROAD SWITCH CHALLENGE by Larry Puckett

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"DIESEL" DETAIL CLOSE-UP: UN10N PACIFIC USRA LIGHT MIKADO by Rich Picariello

DEPARTMENTS
4 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL NEW PRODUCTS PRODUCT REVIEWS 10 II 13 YOUR TREK PLAN OUT OF THE LITTER BOX VIDEO REVrEW 15 61 65 70 RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH DEALER DIRECTORY SHOPPING GUIDE ADVERTISING INDEX

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A super-detailed, 12" -to-the-foot scale version of a Toledo, Peoria and Western SW 1500. Rich Picariello's Diesel Detail Close-Up on page 53 tells you how to model one, starting with Athearn's new SW1500 model. INSET: Learn how Ray Oakley turned his model railroad hobby into a business venture. .Ioe

ABOUT THE COVER

Photo from the collection of Rich Picariello. Giallnone photo.