Badlands Coal - BNSF’s Dickinson Sub
BNSF’s Dickinson Sub runs from Glendaive, Montana to Dickinson,North Dakota on the old Northern Pacific main line.Traffic is mostly unit coal trains to and from the Powder River coal basin, led by SD70MAC’s, SD70ACe’s and GE's new ES44’. Some older power can be seen, including a couple of warbonnets.The line runs through the North Dakota Badlands, which provide interesting backgrounds for the hard working trains.

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Now shipping our biggest and best issue yet. Now in its 5th year of publication, the On30 Annual consistently delivers the kind of thought-provoking and detailed how-to articles that make the narrow gauge hobby so fascinating. Don’t miss the fun, order yours today!
Upgrading Bachmann Log Cars Quick and easy appearance improvers

The Ruphe & Tumbelle Railway
This spectacular layout is a team effort
On30 Guard's Van
A New Zealand caboose
Tribute to the Bachmann Mogul
Nine modelers take on a venerable veteran
Pseudo C's
Building a look-alike C-21 and C-25
Barnhart!
A log loading favorite
Switching from HO to On30
Plus a new technique for stone buildings
Ditching the Dummy
A working coupler for the BLI C-16
The Tuscarora & Kuehn Creek
Pennsylvania On30 in a 6x10 space
Extreme Boxcar Makeovers
Beauty is skin deep
Loco Poco
The "Baron of Bash" does it again!
A Different View of Your Layout
Photography can change the perspective
"Time Travelling" On30 Boxcars
Maine two-foot inspired On30
The New Texas Creek
New house = new layout
Scratch a Gallows Turntable
Step-by-step loco spinner construction
A Sea Coast 2x8 Display
The Bach-Man been busy!
Prescott Depot
Doable adobe
A Small Part of a Big World
The SP's Owens Valley in On30
On30 Product Spotlight
New releases for 2009

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Model Railroad Planning 2010 features expert tips, design ideas, great photography, and other helpful information and guidance so you can build your best model railroad. Get all of this, plus: • Plan a layout to fit your available space • Make the most of a small scale’s potential • Learn to avoid 10 common layout mistakes • And more

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Model railroaders will learn the history, spotting features, characteristics and operation of diesel locomotives, and how to determine appropriate eras, details and features, and the type of specialized diesel service.
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Tehachapi Loop, one of the seven railroad wonders of the world, and a favorite railfan location, sees trains of the Union Pacific and BNSF Railway looping over themselves as they struggle to gain height in their crossing of California’s rugged Tehachapi Mountains.

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Tehachapi - featuring the famous loop at Walong where trains cross over their own tail in an effort to gain height - is one of the great railroading marvels of the U.S.A. This bang up to date programme from Highball - shot after the recent heightening of the tunnels to accomodate the latest doublestack trains - covers this world famous line from Mojave to Caliente Narrows in the golden light of late November, with lots of Southern Pacific and Santa Fe action.
These are just a few of the things you can see in Highball over Tehachapi;
• Southern Pacific's 'oil cans' thundering up the grade at 9mph with 9 units screeming to the heavens;
• Followed bv a Santa Fe doublestack at 12 mph with a brand new SD75M leading;
• Some of Santa Fe's oldest power - GP35s and F45s on its newest trains over Tehachapi - the doublestacks;
• Southern Pacific tunnel motors blasting out of tunnel 5;
• Huge Santa Fe pig trains draped around the loop;
• Southern Pacific and Santa Fe in glorious early morning light;
• And the 'oil cans' in the soft light of dusk

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Although it starts in a grey day in March, 1998, this is a fascinating ride from Bakersfield to Barstow over Tehachapi Pass. Eight units power the Z NBYWSP-9, BNSF’s hottest train, with C40-8W #861 on the point. The view is straight ahead from Caliente to Mojave, but with many roving camera shots, especially around the famous loop. The conductor provides information on the line to a trainee. The video was taped by Roy Knighton, a transportation specialist, who has ridden and taped on the head end of a number of trains.

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PILLARS of SMOKE in the SKY is a unique film about Norfolk and Western steam operation over the famous Blue Ridge Grade in 1957. Filmed with the cooperation of N&W management, producer E. C. Eddy was given full access to the line, yards and was allowed to ride aboard the Y class helper and pusher engines as they moved heavy coal trains from Roanoke to the top of the grade. No other film of N&W has the on-train perspectives that Mr. Eddy captured on 16mm film. You'll be amazed at his coverage. We have left the film intact with the original narration by Mr. Eddy and his own sounds which were recorded on his visit in 1957. 45 minutes. All color with sound and narration. The DVD has chapters.

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The Rochester Model Railroad Club re-creates the Lehigh Valley Railroad in the 1960s. It runs from Jersey City, New Jersey to Buffalo, New York in a 2500 square foot church basement. The HO club layout is called the Seneca Valley Lines because this 70 year old club has used this name since the beginning. During that time the club has moved 7 times. Its current location has been home for 20 years.
A 20 year project takes planning. So the layout is divided into 5 sections with a supervisor in charge of each. That way quality control is maintained and projects are ready to go on weekly meeting nights. Cooperation and compromise are the keys to building a cohesive, artistic model railroad with 50 members who have different opinions.
The club is well known in the area for its public shows and displays at schools and museums. The members are always trying to promote the hobby and especially enjoy teaching young people about the hobby. The double track 350 foot long mainline was originally built for public shows, but has been modified and improved for prototype switching operations. The 40x60 foot layout is a free standing island design with all trains beginning and ending in the massive staging yards that represent the rest of the country.
Club members will show you how to build reliable trackwork, create control panels, build evergreen trees, and duplicate real scenes. The layout was featured in the Sept. '08 MR. The Lehigh Valley is a Great Model Railroad because of its cohesive vision, yet the members are willing to refine the look and operation of the layout when new techniques come along.

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