December 1991
VOLUME 21 NUMBER 12

Photo by Martin Lofton

FEATURES
13 14 ON TRACK: THE LAP SIDING by Jim Mansfield

ADVENTURES WITH LAYOUTS: EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN by Larry Smith 16 HOn30 SAW FILER's CAR by Dr. Allan Kaufman

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BEHIND THE SCENES: OF CLIFFS AND TUNNEL PORTALS by Margaret Mansfield 20 MODELING A CSX SAND STORAGE TOWER by Tom Smiley 22 COTTON BELT CABOOSE 'BASHING by Martin Lofton

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TRACK PLANNING FOR OPERATION - PART TWO: WHERE ARE WE GOING? by Jim Mansfield 30 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: DESIGN YOUR OWN RAILROAD by Larry Puckett

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MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES # 1 2: BOOKS & OTHER HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS by Bruce Nail

A RETURN VISIT TO CHRIS KOMLOSKI'S CRYSTAL VALLEY & CENTRAL RAILROAD by Chuck Stevens 42 48 50 NORFOLK AND WESTERN PASSENGER SERVCIE - PART IV by Vern French MODELING A MODERN CIRCUS TRAIN: FINISHING UP THE TRAIN by Bill Hill DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: TIDEWATER SOUTHERN ALCO RS I by Rich Picariello 52 54 BLAKE: A PROJECT MODULE by Randy Lee

A DEPOT FOR BLAKE: LIKE-LIKE'S SYKESVILLE STATION by Randy Lee

DEPARTMENTS
4 5 6 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL NEW PRODUCTS 9 PRODUCT REVIEWS YOUR TREK PLAN VIDEO REVIEW 56 60 70 DEALER DIRECTORY SHOPPING GUIDE ADVERTISER INDEX

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Chuck Stevens' article beginning on page 34. Phoro by Bruce Nail. INSET: Model Railroading's project module of Blake starts to take form. Starting on page 52, editor Randy Lee discusses the concept behind Blake and examines Life-like's new station. Photo by Randy Lee.

Santa visits with some children on Chris Komloski's Crystal Valley & Central Railroad. For more un Chris's bi-Ievel layout see

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