December 2005
VOLUME 35 NUMBER 10

FEATURES
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SD45-2 EMDs Last Big Block 645

Part 5: St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) by George Melvin
Modeling Board-and-Batten Structures

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PROTOTYPES-FOR-MODELS FREIGHTCAROLOGY

Some Methods to Model A Familiar Structural Siding Type by Sam Swanson
Mormon Rocks

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Triple Crown Services (TCS) Part 2B: The 53-Footers by David G. Casdorph
DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

A Three-Dimensional Backdrop by Ted York
ON TRACK

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Conrail (CR) EMD GP35 by Rich Picariello
PROJECT LAYOUT

Other Double-Switches by Jim Mansfield
The Locust Grove & Western RR Revisited

by Bob Beaty, MMR and Larry Smith, MMR

Tall Timber Railroad A 9 x 12 On30 Layout You Can Build Part 8: Bridges and Water Features by Ken Smith

DEPARTMENTS
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Photo bY Frank Smith

Editorial Ready Track Sandhouse (New Products) The Society Page Product Reviews
HO: Athearn Ready To Roll Alco RS3 HO: Broadway Limited EMD SD40-2

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Boys in the Basement Your Trek Plan Advertiser Index

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ABOUT THE COVER

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A loaded 20-ton G&LR hopper rolls by gravity past a modest board-and-batten home at the edge of Hall Hollow. The structure was built with a basswood frame and styrene boards and batten by Sam Swanson. Starting on page 22, Sam shares some of the various techniques he uses to build board-and-batten structures. Photo by Sam Swanson. INSET: Ted York shows us how he is modeling a three-dimensional backdrop featuring Mormon Rocks on his Cajon Pass layout. Turn to page 28 for Part 1 of this two-part article. Photo by Ted York.

Photo by Ken Smith