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MODEL
SPACE-SAVING
INDUSTRIES
MODEL RAILROADING IS FUN!
P. 34
Kato N C&NW
train tested
p. 56
April 2020
ModelRailroader.com
Inspired by steam
Gary Hoover’s scenic Norfolk & Western layout
p. 38
Maximize
action
on a small
layout
p. 48
Wire-free
lighting
with fiber
optics
p. 26
PLUS
Add DCC and sound to a Life-Like GP7
p. 54
Heritage Fleet: Beautiful brass from Japan
p. 24
Switch machine how-to for foam benchwork
p. 20
A half-century on the Virginia & Truckee
p. 28
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MODEL RAILROADING S FUN!
In every issue
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On the Web
The latest videos and extras from our
website
MODEL
SPACE-SAVING
INDUSTRIES
P 34
Kato N C&NW
train tested
p 56
Apr l 2020
ModelRailroader com
38
48
Inspired by steam
Gary Hoover’s scenic Norfolk & Western layout
p 38
on a small
layout
p 48
Maximize
action
8
From the Editor
Planning a picture-perfect layout
26
Wire-free
lighting
with fiber
optics
p 26
10
News & Products
Hobby industry news
54
24
20
28
PLUS
Add DCC and sound to a Life-Like GP7
p 54
Heritage Fleet: Beautiful brass from Japan
p 24
Switch machine how-to for foam benchwork
p 20
28
A half century on the Virginia &
Truckee
This 21 x 21-foot HO scale model railroad
started with a $10 purchase in 1963
by Dave Rickaby
18
Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
A half-century on the Virginia & Truckee
p 28
20
Ask MR
MRVP
How to line turnouts on thick benchwork
On the cover:
Steam rules on
Gary Hoover’s HO scale
Norfolk & Western, inspired
by the photos of O. Winston
Link.
Gary Hoover photo
24
Heritage Fleet
From classy brass to battery HO
34
Modeling space-saving
industries
Making every square inch count
by Tony Koester
26
Step by Step
MRVP
Wire-free lighting with optical fiber
Next issue
In May,
we visit Tom
Oxnard’s spectacular HO
scale B&M layout. Plus,
make a rustic fence, build
a long-span bridge, put a
diesel to the scrapper’s
torch, and more!
54
DCC Corner
DCC and sound for a Life-Like GP7
56
Product Reviews
MREXTRA
N scale C&NW
Peninsula 400
from Kato,
Athearn EMD SD40T-2 or SD45T-2 in HO,
and more
MREXTRA
38
Celebrating steam’s last stand
O. Winston Link’s images of the Norfolk &
Western in the 1950s inspired this
basement-sized model railroad
by Gary Hoover
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On Operation
Is my meaning clear?
MRVP
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Trackside Photos
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48
Building Wingate in O scale
Part 4: Maximizing the play value while
operating in a confined area
by Tony Koester
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73
Index of Advertisers
and Cartoon
74
Trains of Thought
A cross-country trek to California
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