{"id":5897297363096,"title":"Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 86 - Issue 06 - June 2019","handle":"model-railroader-magazine-vol-86-issue-06-june-2019","description":"\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVol. 86\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIssue: 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease: June 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeries: Model Railroader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kalmbach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA modern Minnesota short line\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Don Ball\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Alan Saatkamp moved from a house with a basement-sized layout in Harrisburg, S.D., to a townhouse in Shawnee, Kan., a few years ago, he was faced with a dilemma. He still wanted to enjoy running a modern-era layout that could support an operating crew. However, the only space Alan had available was an 11'-6\" x 15'-0\" basement bedroom. But with a bit of ingenuity, Alan was able to built an 11'-6' x 21'-0\" model railroad re-creating a portion of the Twin Cities \u0026amp; Western (TCWR), a Minnesota-based shortline railroad serving communities through the south-central part of the Gopher State.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGetting the locomotive you want\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Alan F. Mende\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot only have I been a lifelong Alco fan, I'm particularly fond of the Alcos rostered by the Central RR of New Jersey (CNJ). The CNJ bought its first RS-3s in 1950, and many of them lasted into the Conrail era.  Alco RS-3 no. 1554 is owned by the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society and operates on the Delaware-Lackawanna RR out of Scranton, Pa. Being a Jersey Central modeler, I wanted to build a replica of no. 1554 as it appeared in the 1950s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServing steel in 11 x 13 feet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Howard Gallagher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThirteen feet of furnaces, rolling mills, and other steel mill scenes greet visitors when they open the door to my 11 x 13-foot train room. My HO scale Atlantic \u0026amp; Southern RR is inspired by memories of growing up in Butler, Pa. The town was home to a Pullman-Standard railcar plant as well as an Armco Steel facility, where my dad worked for 37 years. Although the layout is freelanced, I strove to capture the flavor of steel country in the steam-to-diesel transition era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding a powered lift-up section\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Jason Fontaine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI encountered a tricky situation when expanding my HO scale Southern New England RR layout [featured in the July 2010 Model Railroader – Ed.] I was building a peninsula that's 9 feet deep and 12 feet wide, which made it almost impossible to reach into for scenic or track work. The center and back were always out of my reach.  So I came up with a solution: a lift-out section. I'd seen man liftouts on other model railroads, but I wanted to be able to handle it myself, rather than hand it to another person to set aside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRailfanning the Pepper Valley Division\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Bob Ginger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctober mornings around the Pepper Valley Division (PVD) are always bustling with activity with winter just around the corner. On the other hand, Dick, Dennis, and I have a leisurely day of fishing and railfanning ahead of us. Our morning begins with a hearty breakfast of sausages and flapjacks smothered in maple syrup at Shirley's Diner in Coyote Springs, where conversation quickly turns to the Pepper Valley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModel Railroader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been the leading model train magazine for the past 75 years.  Each month, we bring you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of model train layouts, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts and much more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-10-07T15:36:09-04:00","created_at":"2020-10-07T15:35:17-04:00","vendor":"Model Railroader","type":"Media","tags":["3-rail","in-stock","media","model-railroader","under-50"],"price":799,"price_min":799,"price_max":799,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":799,"compare_at_price_min":799,"compare_at_price_max":799,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":36775978860696,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"MRR190601-T","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 86 - Issue 06 - June 2019","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":799,"weight":136,"compare_at_price":799,"inventory_quantity":3,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"071486012733","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0560\/products\/MRR190601_W800.jpg?v=1602099591"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0560\/products\/MRR190601_W800.jpg?v=1602099591","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":12620120981656,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.767,"height":795,"width":610,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0560\/products\/MRR190601_W800.jpg?v=1602099591"},"aspect_ratio":0.767,"height":795,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0560\/products\/MRR190601_W800.jpg?v=1602099591","width":610}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVol. 86\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIssue: 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease: June 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeries: Model Railroader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kalmbach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA modern Minnesota short line\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Don Ball\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Alan Saatkamp moved from a house with a basement-sized layout in Harrisburg, S.D., to a townhouse in Shawnee, Kan., a few years ago, he was faced with a dilemma. He still wanted to enjoy running a modern-era layout that could support an operating crew. However, the only space Alan had available was an 11'-6\" x 15'-0\" basement bedroom. But with a bit of ingenuity, Alan was able to built an 11'-6' x 21'-0\" model railroad re-creating a portion of the Twin Cities \u0026amp; Western (TCWR), a Minnesota-based shortline railroad serving communities through the south-central part of the Gopher State.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGetting the locomotive you want\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Alan F. Mende\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot only have I been a lifelong Alco fan, I'm particularly fond of the Alcos rostered by the Central RR of New Jersey (CNJ). The CNJ bought its first RS-3s in 1950, and many of them lasted into the Conrail era.  Alco RS-3 no. 1554 is owned by the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society and operates on the Delaware-Lackawanna RR out of Scranton, Pa. Being a Jersey Central modeler, I wanted to build a replica of no. 1554 as it appeared in the 1950s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServing steel in 11 x 13 feet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Howard Gallagher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThirteen feet of furnaces, rolling mills, and other steel mill scenes greet visitors when they open the door to my 11 x 13-foot train room. My HO scale Atlantic \u0026amp; Southern RR is inspired by memories of growing up in Butler, Pa. The town was home to a Pullman-Standard railcar plant as well as an Armco Steel facility, where my dad worked for 37 years. Although the layout is freelanced, I strove to capture the flavor of steel country in the steam-to-diesel transition era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding a powered lift-up section\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Jason Fontaine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI encountered a tricky situation when expanding my HO scale Southern New England RR layout [featured in the July 2010 Model Railroader – Ed.] I was building a peninsula that's 9 feet deep and 12 feet wide, which made it almost impossible to reach into for scenic or track work. The center and back were always out of my reach.  So I came up with a solution: a lift-out section. I'd seen man liftouts on other model railroads, but I wanted to be able to handle it myself, rather than hand it to another person to set aside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRailfanning the Pepper Valley Division\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Bob Ginger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctober mornings around the Pepper Valley Division (PVD) are always bustling with activity with winter just around the corner. On the other hand, Dick, Dennis, and I have a leisurely day of fishing and railfanning ahead of us. Our morning begins with a hearty breakfast of sausages and flapjacks smothered in maple syrup at Shirley's Diner in Coyote Springs, where conversation quickly turns to the Pepper Valley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModel Railroader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been the leading model train magazine for the past 75 years.  Each month, we bring you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of model train layouts, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts and much more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}