RAILROADING

MODEL
VOLUME 29

December 1999
UMBER 12

FEATURES
20 ... Redbirds on the Norfolk and Western
by Lan)' Puckett

26 ... MDOT (MODELER'S DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION)
ABF Freight Service - An Overview
by David A. Bontrager

30 ... The Computer as a Modeling Tool:
Building Control Panels
by Jeff Scherb

53 ... DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP
by Rich Picariello

Illinois Central (Ie) SD40, SD40-2 & SD40A

32 ... The Computer/Model Railroad Interface
- A Case Study
by Doug Geige/; MMR

56 ... GP20: T he First Turbo Geep
Part 1: ATSF
by George Melvin

38 ... Don Meeker's Rocky Mountain Line (HO)
by Don Meeker

60 ... ON TRACK
Oro Grande Turnout Indication
by Jim Mans eld f i

46 ...

A 1950s Treehouse in N Scale
by SCOff Seekins

48 ... FREIGHTCAROLOGY
60' Auto Parts Boxcars
by David G. CasdOlph

61 ... BEHIND THE SCENES

Into the Night - Oro Grande: Part 3
b y Margaret Mansfield

DEPARTMENTS
5 ... Editorial 9
... Society Page

12 ... 16
...

New Products Product Reviews

29 ... Book Beat 63 ... Dealer Directory 71
...

Boys in the Basement

73 ... Your Trek Plan 78 ... Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER
Even though it's late summer on Don Meeker's Rocky Mountain Line layout, Big Swede Creek is still full of cold rushing water from the melt ing snow fields in the Rocky Mountains high above. The tracks of the Rocky Mountain Line use the val ley formed by this creek to make their passage possible up through the Front Range of the Rockies. Turn to page 38 f or the first part of a tour of Don 's i mpressive basement layout. Photo by Ralldy Lee. I NSET: T urn to page 20 t o see how Larry Puckett modeled these Norfolk and Western GP9 Redbirds and to learn about their history. Photo by Lan), Puckell.