{"id":5895809073304,"title":"Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 87 - Issue 04 - April 2020","handle":"model-railroader-magazine-vol-87-issue-4-april-2020","description":"\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVol. 87\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIssue: 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease: April 2020\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\u003ch5\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA half century on the Virginia \u0026amp; Truckee\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Dave Rickaby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor many baby boomers, the path to model railroading started with a Lionel or American Flyer train set under the Christmas tree. But Donn Tolley's hobby journey started in 1963 when serving in the U.S. Air Force in Japan. He went into a store and stumbled upon a selection of brass locomotive next to the jewelry counter. After looking over the inventory, he purchased a brass HO scale Porter 2-6-0 Mogul for $10.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Donn returned to stateside in 1964, he built his first HO scale layout on a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood. Another 4 x 8-foot sheet of plywood was added when Donn and his family moved to Wisconsin two years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModeling space-saving industries\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Tony Koester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf there's a common characteristic shared by almost every model railroader, it's lack of space. Whether we have a small shelf layout or a basement empire, there's never enough square footage to do justice to everything we'd like to model.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the most important items on our must-have list are those that support the purpose of our railroads. A scale model railroad should reflect the characteristics of its full-size counterpart. That includes its reason for being, its sources of livelihood, and the industries that supply or use the carloads that make running trains worthwhile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrating steam's last stand\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Gary Hoover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNoted railroad photographer O. Winston Link dubbed the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Ry. of the late 1950s \"The Last Steam Railroad in America.\" That moniker was also the title of a book published by Harry N. Abrams in 1995, that republished many of Link's iconic, mostly night photos of the waning days of N\u0026amp;W steam power. Those photos, along with the charm of railroading through the Appalachian mountains, inspired me to plan and build my latest 24 x 49-foot HO scale N\u0026amp;W model railroad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding Wingate in O scale\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Tony Koester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart 4: Maximizing the play value while operating in a confine area\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou're called for the KC local, second-class train No. 45, at Frankfort, Ind. It's marked up for its usual 7 a.m. departure and due to arrive at the other division point, Charleston, Ill., at 1 p.m. But that won't happen today or any other day. The law allows 16 hours to make the run, and it may take close to that again today; even the passenger trains, Nos. 9 and 10, with only three scheduled stops between division point stations, require almost three hours to cover the Third Subdivision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eModel Railroader\u003c\/em\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":"2020-10-07T11:13:37-04:00","created_at":"2020-10-07T11:12:50-04:00","vendor":"Model Railroader","type":"Media","tags":["3-rail","in-stock","media","model-railroader","under-50"],"price":699,"price_min":699,"price_max":699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":699,"compare_at_price_min":699,"compare_at_price_max":699,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":36771645915288,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"MRR200401-T","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 87 - Issue 04 - April 2020","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":699,"weight":181,"compare_at_price":699,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"074666012738","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0560\/products\/MRR200401_W800.jpg?v=1602083639"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0560\/products\/MRR200401_W800.jpg?v=1602083639","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":12599928488088,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.767,"height":795,"width":610,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0560\/products\/MRR200401_W800.jpg?v=1602083639"},"aspect_ratio":0.767,"height":795,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0560\/products\/MRR200401_W800.jpg?v=1602083639","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. 87\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIssue: 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease: April 2020\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\u003ch5\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA half century on the Virginia \u0026amp; Truckee\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Dave Rickaby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor many baby boomers, the path to model railroading started with a Lionel or American Flyer train set under the Christmas tree. But Donn Tolley's hobby journey started in 1963 when serving in the U.S. Air Force in Japan. He went into a store and stumbled upon a selection of brass locomotive next to the jewelry counter. After looking over the inventory, he purchased a brass HO scale Porter 2-6-0 Mogul for $10.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Donn returned to stateside in 1964, he built his first HO scale layout on a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood. Another 4 x 8-foot sheet of plywood was added when Donn and his family moved to Wisconsin two years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModeling space-saving industries\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Tony Koester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf there's a common characteristic shared by almost every model railroader, it's lack of space. Whether we have a small shelf layout or a basement empire, there's never enough square footage to do justice to everything we'd like to model.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the most important items on our must-have list are those that support the purpose of our railroads. A scale model railroad should reflect the characteristics of its full-size counterpart. That includes its reason for being, its sources of livelihood, and the industries that supply or use the carloads that make running trains worthwhile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrating steam's last stand\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Gary Hoover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNoted railroad photographer O. Winston Link dubbed the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Ry. of the late 1950s \"The Last Steam Railroad in America.\" That moniker was also the title of a book published by Harry N. Abrams in 1995, that republished many of Link's iconic, mostly night photos of the waning days of N\u0026amp;W steam power. Those photos, along with the charm of railroading through the Appalachian mountains, inspired me to plan and build my latest 24 x 49-foot HO scale N\u0026amp;W model railroad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding Wingate in O scale\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Tony Koester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart 4: Maximizing the play value while operating in a confine area\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou're called for the KC local, second-class train No. 45, at Frankfort, Ind. It's marked up for its usual 7 a.m. departure and due to arrive at the other division point, Charleston, Ill., at 1 p.m. But that won't happen today or any other day. The law allows 16 hours to make the run, and it may take close to that again today; even the passenger trains, Nos. 9 and 10, with only three scheduled stops between division point stations, require almost three hours to cover the Third Subdivision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eModel Railroader\u003c\/em\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"}