ALA

April 1999
VOLUME

RAILROADING
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MODEL
NUMBER

FEATURES 16 20 23 28 32 36
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Modeling an Atlantic Coast Line Low-Side Gondola
by Jim Six

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SSW (Cotton Belt) EMD GP30
by Rich P icar iello

DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

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Early Intermodal Part 4A: Containerization
Larry E. Smith, MMR

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Paul Templar's N Scale Bitter Creek
b y Paul Templar FREIGHTCAROLOGY

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Another Engine That Should Have Been... Southern 8301 The High Short Hood GP15-1
by Jim Teese, MMR

Union Pacific's Gondola Fleet - Part 1

50 'f' The Alco PA - The Burly Beauty Part 3: D&RGW 54 'f' BEHIND THE SCENES Planning for Access
by Margaret Mansfield by George Melvin

b y David G. Casdmph

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Building 3D-Mile Point Break Some Rules, and Get Creative Building this "uNTRAK" Module! - Part 1
by Art Fahie

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The Waterfront Series Project Modeling Mobile's Alabama State Docks Part 6 - More Prominent Structures
by Mike Broadway and Bob Beaty, MMR

59 'f' ON TRACK Operationally Friendly Turnouts - The Quest Continues
b y Jim Mansfield

DEPARTMENTS
5 'f' Editorial 9 'f' Letters to the Editor
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18 60 61 71

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New Products Product Reviews

56 ... Computer Applications 58 'f' Book Beat
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Society Page

Dealer Directory Boys in the Basement Your Trek Plan Advertiser Index

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ABOUT THE COVER

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Turn to page 40 for a trip to England to visit Paul Templar's latest N scale layout, the B i tter Creek. In this view we see a meet on the high trestle over the namesake creek while, high above, a GP40-2 prepares to spot a boxcar at the saw m i l l complex. Photo by Paul Templar. INSET: B egin ning on page 28 is Jim Teese's latest addition to his "Another Engine That Should Have Been" April Fool's series . . . this time a high short hood Southern GP I S- I H. Photo by Jim Teese.