April 2001 Volume 7, Issue 4 The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders |
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Featured in this issue:
• HO Spectrum series Three-Truck Shay |
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Spectrum Series Three-Truck Shay
HO review and photographs by Jeff Saxton Need a strong engine for your logging or mining empire? Bachmann’s eagerly awaited HO scale 80 ton Shay steam locomotive’s quality, detail and running characteristics are thoroughly discussed in this front page review by Jeff Saxton. |
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Reviews |
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Kato N scale Corrugated Passenger Cars Review by Michael J. Pratt Photos by Mike Lindsay Are these new Budd corrugated passenger car sets worthy of your N scale layout? Find out in this front page review covering prototype info, accompanying locomotives, paint schemes and more, highlighted by 14 color photos! |
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Athearn's F59PHI Diesel Review by Michael J. Pratt Photos by Mike Lindsay What happens when you cross a minivan with a locomotive? Find out in this review of Athearn’s EMD/GMLG’s F59PHI contemporary passenger locomotives. |
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OPI's Large Scale Trac-Lite and Trac-Pole Review and photos by John Sipple Find out how to make juice checks a breeze in this review of OPI Industries’ Track-Lite and Trac-Pole for Large Scale - G gauge. |
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AMB's SP Type 23 Depot Review by Allen Houtz Photos by Mike Lindsay Want to produce a contest quality model on your first try? Follow the advice of Alan Houtz in this review of American Model Builders, Inc.’s Southern Pacific Type 23 Depot. |
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MRC's Sound Station Review and photos by John Sipple Want to enhance your model railroading experience with sound? Find out if Model Rectifier Corporations’ Sound Station 312 sounds right for you. |
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Soldier Summit Reflections video Review by Bill McKean From Charles Smiley Presents. For all you certified Rio Grande fans (or just plain railfans), Bill McKean takes a look at this latest video that captures some of those moments from the past through heritage film, and contrasts those scenes with the rail traffic of today. |
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Building City Scenery Review by Larry Smith, MMR Get detailed help to build your cities or small towns in this new book from Kalmbach Publishing by John Pryke. |
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Club News |
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR)
Jim Spavins shares the TAMR's recent activites over the last few months. Things don't seem to be slowing down! Find out wazzup in this month’s TAMR column. e-mail Jim tamr@modelrailroadnews.com visit TAMR www.tamr.org |
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Departments |
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Editorial
Click to read/respond to this month's Editorial More than a hobby A guest editorial by Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. |
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S • Curves For and About S-Gauge Model Railroading - by Roy Hoffman
This month Roy discusses the NMRA and the NASG along with many new S scale items coming your way including American Flyer news. |
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TrainTech Forum A technical discussion for the not-so-technically minded
Hosted by Danny Rittman This month, Danny Rittman discusses High Speed, Hi-Tech Railroading - Where do we go from here? |
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Letters online
Read and respond to letters that appear in our April 2001 issue. We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. We want to hear from you! Click on Letters |
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Events & Activities online
This monthly department is packed with plenty of model railroading events and activities. Make plans to attend one in your area. You’ll be glad you did. Send us your Event info. |
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