July-August 2013 cover

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In the Current Issue

Review: PWRS Gondolas
55-foot 4000cf Coal/Sulfur Bathtub Gondolas
by Al Skinner

An Alco Road Switcher with Sound
Photos by Marv Linke,
Article by Marv Linke (with Dan Lewis)

Birth of a Model Railroad
Spanaway Forrest in Transition
Part 12: Bear Creek Gets Some Track
by Walt Huston

Wrighstville Port
Part 1: An American Layout, Made in India
by Kaustav & Mouli Chatterjee

CP Rail GMD SD40-2F
Article & Photography
by Chris Dittmar

Expanding Your Layout’s Horizons
Using Portable Backdrops for Photographic Creativity
by Arnie Steiner

The Electronics Workshop
Tester for Remote Switch Machines
Photography & Text
by Bob Kendall

N Scale Approach
Detailing for the Camera
by Lee Weldon

On the cover: The Bear Creek Lumber Company begins another trip from Bear Creek to the mill at Spanaway Forrest. This run is being pulled by an ex Great Northern GP-7 and an ex MoPac MP-15DC, both from the used locomotive market. It’s a nice sunny day so the trip should be uneventful again.


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