June 2003 • Volume 9, Issue 6 • The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders
	The June 2003 issue features the following reviews & columns: • American Models' E8/9 Diesel Locomotive & Budd Passenger Cars in S Scale • USA Trains' J1e Hudson in Large (1:29) Scale • Athearn's Ford "C" Fire Trucks in HO Scale • Bachmann Industries' New Freight Cars in On30 Scale • Märklin/Trix's UP CA 3/CA4 Caboose & Hopper 4-Car Set in HO Scale • Digitrax's Zephyr Starter Set for DCC • Aristo-Craft Trains' Test Rollers in G/#1 Gauge & O Gauge • Electro-Motive Division's Classic Cowl Units — A Color Pictorial Book Review • TAMR Column by Peter Maurath • Thinking of DCC by John Sipple • Larger View Column by John Sipple • S-Curves Column by Roy Hoffman
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Reviews
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	American Models' E8/9 Diesel Locomotive & Budd Passenger Cars in S Scale Review by David Otte • Photos by John Sipple American Models S gauge miniatures give us a sense of what it was like to travel by rail in the 1950s and 1960s. Let this front page review take you back with its prototype history of diesel locomotives, Budd passenger cars, the models' details, shiny color photos, and sound descriptions.
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	USA Trains' J1e Hudson in Large (1:29) Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Superpower! USA Trains claims this J1e to be the heaviest Large Scale production locomotive ever made. Weigh the details for yourself as you discover prototype history, model details, operation, and more in this front page review.
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	Athearn's Ford "C" Fire Trucks in HO Scale Review by Bill Cawthon • Photos by John Sipple Add hometown heroes to your layout with these ready-to-roll fire truck models from Athearn. Read this review for model details, expert opinions, and backdate suggestions.
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	Bachmann Industries' New Freight Cars in On30 Scale Review by Jeff Saxton • Photos by John Sipple Bachmann’s V-dump Mining Cars 3-pack, Wood Side Dumping Cars 3-pack, and Skeleton Logcars with logs 3-pack are now available for your industrial railroads. Dig into this review for more details, value, interactive features, and photos.
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	Märklin/Trix's UP CA 3/CA4 Caboose & Hopper 4-Car Set in HO Scale Reviews by David Otte • Photos by John Sipple Märklin/Trix have released a new UP prototype caboose and hopper car set, continuing their rolling stock series in ready-to-run equipment. Get wheel set exchange info, appearance details, prototype information, and more in this review.
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	Digitrax's Zephyr Starter Set for DCC Review and photos by John Sipple Digitrax has released its Zephyr Starter Set which includes a DCS50 Command Station/Booster/Throttle All-in-One Unit, LT1 LocoNet Cable/Decoder Tester, and Complete Manuals. Join John as he boldly goes into DCC with this unit, and shares his experiences in detail with you. For more details, also read this month’s “Thinking of DCC” column.
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	Aristo-Craft Trains' Test Rollers in G/#1 Gauge & O Gauge Review and photos by John Sipple Tired of dealing with derailing locos? Want to test your loco’s performance? Atristo-Crafts test rollers my be just the thing for you. Get prototype info, performance, details, and possible entertainment value, all explained in this review.
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	Electro-Motive Division's Classic Cowl Units — A Color Pictorial by Sean Graham-White From Four Ways West Publications Book Review by David Otte Find out what a cowl unit is, and more in this review of Four Ways West’s new book that photographically records the history of this honorary “streamliner” locomotive design of General Motor’s Electro Motive Division.
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	Editorial Click to read and respond to this month's Editorial No. 5344 by John Sipple e-mail Editor John Sipple at Editorial@modelrailroadnews.com
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	Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) A Column by Peter Maurath The Best of the TAMR Shutterbugs This month Peter brings you the five winners of the TAMR photo contests for 2002, including this entry by Photographer Ross McKnight. e-mail TAMR tamr@modelrailroadnews.com visit TAMR www.tamr.org
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	Thinking of DCC Column Moderated by John Sipple Editor takes the plunge...goes DCC This month John lets you know what his transformation to DCC was like, and gives advice to newbies. e-mail John at dcc@modelrailroadnews.com
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	Larger View A Column by John Sipple Model Locomotive Tractive Effort Find out how to improve the pulling effort of model locomotives, and a good excuse to buy some more! e-mail John at Largerview@modelrailroadnews.com
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	S-Curves A column by Roy Hoffman This month, Roy lists big news on the S Highrail front with many new offerings now available in S-Gauge including locomotives, rolling stock, freight car kits, brass, decals, custom modeling, and structures. e-mail Roy at Scurves@modelrailroadnews.com
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	Letters online Read all the letters that appear in our June 2003 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. Read this month's Events, or send us your Event info.
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