RAILROADING

MODEL
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VOLUME 27

October 1997
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FEATURES
22 ..
Modeling a Yard Ladder - Part 2
by Jim Mansfield ONTRACK

24 .. Superdetailing a D&RGW N-Scale SD45
by Doug Geigel; MMR

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.. FREIGHTCAROLOGY

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Part 10: Model Railroading Takes a Look at DCC Decoder Installations
by Larry Puckett

DCC UPDATE

Freight Car Roofs
by David G. Casdorph

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DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

Southern Pacific Phase III GP9
by Rich Picariello

55 .. Another Log Story
by Marcel DeVlieger

40 .. Modeling Southern Railway Subsidiaries Central of Georgia, Savannah & Atlanta , Atlantic & East Carolina 40' Boxcars
by Jim Six

56 .. T he Early SD Units
A&StAB and B&O
by George Melvin

Part 1: Introduction and AW&W,

45 .. Modeling Pennsylvania Railroad
EMD SW7 & SW9 Switchers
by Stuart R. Thayer

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BEHIND THE SCENES

Secrets of the Hakowi
by Malgaret Mansfield

DEPARTMENTS
5 .. Editorial 10 .. Letters to the Editor 11 .. Society Page 14
.. New Products

18 .. Product Reviews 21 .. Computer Applications 23 .. Book Beat 64
.. Dealer Directory

73 .. Your Trek Plan 78 .. Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER
The Pennsylvania Railroad's switcher fleet was made up of products from ALeO, Baldwin, Fairbanks-Morse, GE and E M D . A lthough relatively small in number the Pennsy's SW7 and SW9 fleet totaled 84 units that were designated as either ES 1 2 or ES 1 2m. Stuart Thayer shares how he built one of each starting on page 45. Photo by Swan Thayer. INSET: Superdetai ling locomotives is no longer restricted to HO and l arger scales. The ever-increasing availabil ity of N-scale superdetai l ing parts makes detailing this Kato SD45 to represent a D&RGW unit possible. Turn to page 24 to see how Doug Geiger did this model. Photo by Doug Geiga