March/April 2001
VOLUME 31 NUMBER 2

FEATURES
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One Spot The Modern RIP Track

by Roger D. Kujawa

MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL
Photo by Art Fahie

Transamerica Distribution Services Part 2: A Factory Fresh 102 by Gary Walton
Add a Little Variety to Your Roster

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With a Pair of Southern RS3s by Larry Puckett
Modeling the Moose River Division

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FB1 by Rich Picariello
DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

Of the Pennsylvania Railroad (HO) by Art Fahie
GP40: The First 645 Geep Part 7: DeQueen

Spokane, Portland & Seattle (SP&S) Alco FA1/

& Eastern; Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton & Florida East Coast by George Melvin
CONTAINERS A-Z

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ON TRACK

Its All About Time by Jim Mansfield
BEHIND THE SCENES

52

FRTU to GVDU by David G. Casdorph

Square Corner Backdrops: The Whys & Hows by Margaret Mansfield

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DEPARTMENTS
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Editorial Letters New Products Product Reviews Product Reviews (contd) Society Page Dealer Directory Boys in the Basement Your Trek Plan Advertiser Index

Photo by Gary Walton

ABOUT THE COVER
Turn to page 38 for a tour of Joe Schenkels Moose River Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. This HO gauge layout belongs to a Long Island modeler who, although a confirmed cellar dweller, manages to escape to the Pennsylvania countryside via his miniature railroad. Photo by Art Fahie. INSET: Larry Puckett reminds us that his interests are not exclusively related to DCC by turning his attentions to modeling a pair of Southern RS3s in HO. His article begins on page 32. Photo by Larry Puckett.