COVER STORY
Dave Viale’s marvelous 2-rail O scale layout
PUBLISHER’S CORNER
The Age of Steam Roundhouse
FEATURED ARTICLES
Lionel’s Santa Fe F3s: The Road to Realism
Don Woodwell, Building Fox Hill Lumber
California Gold – Part 2
Dave Viale’s 2-rail Layout
Marvin Wait’s 3-rail Layout
HOW TO
Bill Bramlage conducts a “Sky Clinic”
Jim Policastro shows you how to make cliffs
PRODUCT REVIEWS
Lionel GP-7 Passenger Set
Williams by Bachmann Starter Set
PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS
SMR 4-4-0
TrainWorx Lionel Bridge
Atlas 8,000 gal. Master Line tank cars
Bridgeboss Train Sheds
3rd Rail 2-10-10-2 Virginian
Diecast Direct Divco Dairy Delivery Truck
Milwaukee Lionel Club boxcar
Bart’s Pneumatics Trainorama
Woodland Scenics figure sets
ACE British locomotives
BACKSHOP
Replacement lights for K-Line heavyweights
COLLECTOR’S GALLERY
A Fragile Treasure: A Pristine Prewar Lionel Tunnel
HELPER ENGINE
Conventional Sound
DEALER ROUNDHOUSE
Check out OGR DEALERS from all over the country!
READER’S RAILS
Some great photos from:
Bill Cheplick
Jim Apitz
Duane Hale
Jim Policastro
Mike Lee
Bruce Dombey
INSIDERS
Lance’s letter and photos from Afghanistan