x
train modeling database | stash manager

Model Railroader 958

Model Railroader

Issue

Magazine:
Model Railroader
Number:
958 | December 2012
Language:
English

Table of contents

Reference | Page 22
Running repairs keep loaded cars on the move

by Jim Hediger
Information Desk
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 26
Tune up your diesel locomotives

by Jim Hediger
Workshop Tips
 

Build Report, 1:87  | Page 30
How to scratchbuild a wood coal trestle

by Steven Otte
Step by Sep
 

Reference, 1:87  | Page 36
Build a retail coal dealer

by Paul J. Dolkos
A timeless, space-saving designation for loaded hoppers
 

Reference | Page 42
A compact coal trestle you can build

by Harold W. Russell
A small-town coal terminal for layouts in the 1940s and '50s
 

Build Report, 1:87  | Page 44
How to weather coal hoppers

by Cody Grivno
Tips for using an airbrush and acrylic paints to enhance cars inside and out
 

Reference, 1:87  | Page 46
A rural short line junction in HO

by Steve Flanigan
The room-sized track plan is based on prototype site maps
 

Reference, 1:20.3  | Page 50
Taking large scale on the road

by Lou Sassi
The Sundance Central is a 40 x 45-foot sectional layout
 

Build Report, 1:87  | Page 58
How to build a deep rocky ravine

by Thomas Oxnard
An impressive scenic feature greets visitors
 

Reference, 1:87  | Page 64
Streamliners along the Misssissippi

by Dave Rickaby
Famous passenger trains and the upper Midwest inspired the 15 x 40-foot LaCrosse Division
 

Tips & Tricks | Page 70
Basic locomotive decoder programming

by Mike Polsgrove
DCC Corner
 

Review | Page 72
Product Reviews

by Dana Kawala
 

Editorial | Page 82
Trains for Thought

by Tony Koester
Remnants of the past
 

Photo Gallery | Page 84
Trackside Photos

by Steven Otte
 

Reference | Page 98
The Operators

by Andy Sperandeo
Switching along the line