RAILROADING

MODEL
VOLUME 29 NUMBER

August 1999
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FEATURES
20 ... The Alco PA - The Burly Beaty

Part 7: New Haven
by George Melvin

24 ... Modeling Chicago & North Western SD9s
by Chris Munson

30 ...

DCC UPDATE

MRG Takes a look at DCC - Part XXI:

Getting Into N Scale

b y Larry P uckett

34 ...

MODELING MODERN IN TERMODAL

D etailing Athearn's 20' Container Chassis... Part 2: The Basics and Beyond
by Gary Walton

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W estern Maryland (WM) EM D GP35
by Rich Picariello BEHIND THE SCENES

DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

40 ... Bear River lumber Company (HO)
by Paul Templar

60 ...

A Closure for Chupadera
by Margaret Man.field ON TRACK

46 ... Modeling Prototype Scenes
by Doug Geigel; MMR

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Plastics Cars - Part 2
by David G. Casdorph

FREIGHTCAROLOGY

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Track and Wheel Maintenance Part 3: The locomotive Wheel Process
b y Jim Mansfield

DEPARTMENTS
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Editorial

9 ... letters to the Editor 12 ... New Products 16 19
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P roduct Reviews S ociety Page Book Beat D ealer D i rectory Boys in the Basement

59 ... 63
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73 ... Your Trek Plan 78 ... Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER
M odeling the prototype can mean much more than just detail ing locomotives and rol l ing stock. Doug Geiger shares how he modeled the Joint Line's bridge area near Larkspur, Colorado, on one side of his FoamRail N-scale module, and the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel on the other side. Turn to page 46 for more. Photo by Doug Geiger. I NSET: B ritish modeler Paul Templar has been at it again . . . l ayout building that is. This time, he's switched back to HO t o build a layout with a logging theme which is featured on pages 40-45. Photo by Paul TemplGl: