MODEL
VOLUME 29 NUMBER

January 1999
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RAILROADING

FEATURES 22 25 32 38 40 44
..... DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific F2A
by Rich Picariello .....

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XTRA Re-Pigs (Part 1)
by Gary Walton

MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL
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of the Illinois Central Gulf

Pennsylvan ia X45 50' Boxcars Modifying Accurail's 50' AAR Model
by Greg Martin

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K itbashing Ellis Engineering A Dollar Stretcher Project in N or HO!
by Art Fahie

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Royal Purple - Part 2 ACL Subsidiary GP7s: C&WC and CN&L
by Jim Six

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Upgrading a CN Jordan Spreader
by Bob Boudreau ON TRACK

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BEHIND T HE SCENES

Operational Friendly Turnouts - A Background
by Jim Mansield f

Bridging the Gap: The (Scen ic) Dilemma
by Margaret Mansfield ..... FREIGHTCAROLOGY

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The Waterfront Series Project Part 3 - Layout Development
b y Bob Beaty and Mike Broadway

Modeling Mob ile's Alabama State Docks

CSX's Paper Cars
by David G. Casdorph .....

John Farrell's N Scale Rio Bravo Industries - A Challenge
by John Farrell

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Part 3: Chicago Great Western
by Larry E. Smith, MM

Early Intermodal -

DEPARTMENTS 5
..... Editorial
.... Letters to the Ed itor

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..... New Products ..... Society Page
.... Book Beat

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..... Product Reviews ..... Dealer Directory
..... The Boys in the

Basement ..... Your Trek Plan ..... Advertiser Index

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ABOUT THE COVER
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Bob Boudreau created this yard-clearing snow scene on a diorama, using flour as snow. The structures are DPM kits, and the diesel is a eN GS4 1 3a "Sweep" - a combination of an SW 1 200RS switcher with a GP9 hood (SW + Geep S weep). Turn to page 58 to see how Bob enhanced Walthers' Jordan spreader kit to more accurately represent the prototype. Photo by Bob Boudreau. I NSET: Space is always a challenge for mod elers. John Farrell shows us how he responded to that challenge with his Rio Bravo Industries layout starting on page 44. Photo by Paul Temp/w.