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READER TIP
Tank cars for Jones Island
Solder a simple pole gate • This one-evening scenic detail is an easy way to get your feet wet in metalworking
Simple pine trees • Cheap furnace filters provide branches for these easy evergreens
WESTERN MARYLAND’S EAST DIVISION • Childhood memories influenced this 26 x 30-foot HO scale model railroad
Building consists
MODELING IN 1:1 SCALE • Rapido Trains owner Jason Shron is the man with a train in his basement
Dealing with reversing sections
Bachmann HO scale SC-44 Charger diesel
Athearn N scale PS 4427 covered hopper
WalthersMainline HO scale 40-foot boxcar
Menards HO scale Sprecher Brewing Co.
Moving work trains
Trackside Photos
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