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Model Railroad Planning 2001
Part #KAL-MRP2001
READER FORUM
Sharing questions and ideas

V
IEWPOINT
Balancing act

TONY KOESTER

P
LANNING TIP
Full-size mock-up

KEITH JORDAN

P
LANNING TIP
"Flat" falls flat

Even a little elevation can pay big dividends

PAUL DOLKOS

P
LANNING TIP
Layout lighting tips

KEITH JORDAN

R
EAR PLATFORM
Changes along the Q

More than just a change of scenery along the Way of the Zephyrs

JEFF WILSON
Editorial
Time for a change?

TONY KOESTER

Cover Story

Open spaces, narrow shelf

Modeling realistic prairie scenes on narrow benchwork
BERNARD KEMPINSKI

A case for a good dose of sky

Two prairie railroad track plans - one N, the other HO
IAIN RICE

Surround staging

Hiding tracks behind low scenery provides big-time operations in a small room
MIKE HAMER

Layout Design Element

Keeping it simple

Pembroke, Ontario: a pocket terminal in the land of the lumber barons
RENÉ GOURLEY

Knott's Wharf

An O scale exhibition layout that combines ideas from two worlds
BRIAN FAYLE

10 design tips from an expert

Ideas to keep in mind when you're designing your first (or next) railroad
DON MITCHELL

Serving West Virginia's glass industry

Seldom-modeled industry inspires a bedroom-size layout
ERIC HANSMANN

Where belt and trunk lines meet

This N scale urban layout reatures two railroads and lots of switching
TONY KOESTER

From Surft Line to San Diego

Modeling a smaller piece of a favorite prototype was the answer
KEITH JORDAN

Research in the information age

Thanks to the computer finding what you need is now easier than ever
HENRY FREEMAN

Beaver Creek Mining & Transportation Co.

An S scale, standard gauge, Appalachian railroad you could build in On2½
ROBERT NICHOLSON

Going up!

This helix killer can offer a better way to move trains between levels
DICK ROBERTS
8½" x 11"; Soft Cover, 98 Pages

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