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HOW TO:
Autumn scenery from the ground up
p. 40
New diesel with
sound tested
p. 68
November 2015
www.ModelRailroader.com
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No ‘old school’ layout
College students keep the
Rensselaer club young
p. 46
DCC basics:
Power-routing
turnouts
p. 66
HOW TO
•
Assemble a laser-cut wood kit
p. 28
•
Model a rebuilt diesel locomotive
p. 54
•
Improve a magnetic uncoupler track
p. 62
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Issue 11
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NOVEMBER2015
Volume 82, Number 11
IN THIS ISSUE
28
40
HOW TO:
Autumn scenery from the ground up
p. 40
New diesel with
sound tested
p. 68
November 2015
www.ModelRailroader.com
68
46
No ‘old school’ layout
College students keep the
Rensselaer club young
p. 46
66
DCC basics:
Power-routing
turnouts
p. 66
32
Showing off Colorado narrow gauge
Rocky Mountain railroading comes to life on this 2 x 15-foot
On30 display layout
by Dave Rickaby
54
62
HOW TO
•
Assemble a laser-cut wood kit
p. 28
•
Model a rebuilt diesel locomotive
p. 54
•
Improve a magnetic uncoupler track
p. 62
37
Track plan for an industrial corridor
Model the CSX Southside Spur with this N scale plan for a
12 x 15-foot layout
by Christian Javier
▸
Online bonus
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On the cover:
Steam- and diesel-led trains
meet on the Rensselaer Model Railroad
Club’s 43-year-old New England, Berkshire
& Western.
Lou Sassi photo
40
Modeling fall forests
Careful color choices make autumn foliage look realistic, not
garish
by Martin McGuirk
IN EVERY ISSUE
6
Digital MR
The latest features on our
website
by Dana Kawala
66
DCC Corner
Back to basics: Making power
routing turnouts work better
with DCC
by Larry Puckett
46
Legacy of the Berkshire Lines
MREXTRA
It’s always 1950 on the Rensselaer Model Railroad Club’s New
England, Berkshire & Western
by Lou Sassi
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Online bonus
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8
From the Editor
43 years of having fun
by Jim Hediger
54
How to model a rebuilt diesel locomotive
Bring an HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP38 into the 21st
century
by M.R. Snell
10
News & Products
Hobby industry news
by Cody Grivno
58
Building a model railroad telephone system
Vintage equipment is combined with modern components to
get reliable operation
by Don Ball
68
Product Reviews
MREXTRA
HO scale Amtrak F40PH, HO
scale EMD SD70M, Santa Fe
HO scale plug-door boxcars,
N scale baggage car, and an
HO scale Queensland Rail
1550 diesel locomotive
by Dana Kawala
22
Information Desk
Amtrak I and II carbody
and interior differences
by Jim Hediger
62
Improved hands-free uncoupler control
This new circuit works much quicker, and includes a light to
indicate operation
by Jean C. Piquette
24
N Scale Insight
Repairing older N scale
handrails
by Jim Kelly
76
Trackside Photos
NEXT ISSUE
by Steven Otte
▸
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
75
Trains of Thought
Finding puzzle pieces
by Tony Koester
26
Workshop Tips
Add passengers for a
‘working’ coach
by Jim Hediger
89
Index of Advertisers and
Cartoon
In December, Gerry Leone
explains his touch-control
switch motors, Paul
Dolkos builds part 1 of a
waterfront scene, we visit
Santa Fe and New Haven
layouts, and more!
28
Step by Step
How to build a laser-cut
wood kit
by Cody Grivno
90
The Operators
Moving empty freight cars
by Andy Sperandeo
MREXTRA
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Model Railroader
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