Run 198 - JAN 2004

COVER STORY

Herm Botzow's Buckeye Railroad 2-rail Scale Layout

PUBLISHER'S CORNER

The “New” York TCA Meet
The Wide-Eyed Wonder of O Gauge Trains
The Untold Story Behind Lionel's Pere Marquette Berkshire No. 1225

FEATURED ARTICLES

Ensnared By This Magnificent Hobby
Put Your Accessories in Pockets
A Christmas Layout Becomes Permanent

OPERATIONS

OGR Publisher Rich Melvin Explains Why a Yard Lead is Important and Shows You How To Add a “Fiddle Yard” To Your Layout

PRODUCT REVIEWS

MTH PRR M1b
Walthers Palace Cinema
J&W Battery Component Replacement (BCR)
Train America Studios “Engineer on Board (EOB)
Three Starter Sets from K-line, Lionel and MTH

PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Walthers Route 66 Motel
Toys For Collectors 30′ Semi Trailer
K-Line EP-5 Electric
R. Bishop Modelcrafters Military Flatcar Load
LCCA Club Cars
Scenic Express Catalog
Dallee Compact Electronic E-Unit
Atlas O Double Slip Switch
Weaver Steel Box Cars
Weaver U-4-b CN 4-8-4
Ready Made toys Auto Transporter
Williams NW2 Switcher
Red Caboose Wooden Reefers
Brennan's Model Railroading Freight Dock
Hampton Hobby Products Artificial Coal
Miller Engineering Animated Billboards
Lionel Disney Items
Laster Hobbies Signals
Tony's Train Exchange Rrampmeter
Buffalo Creek Graphics 40′ Box Cars
Lionel Postwar Manuals from Bob Hannon

BACKSHOP

Restoring a Lionel ZW Transformer – Part 2

COLLECTOR'S GALLERY

The Lionel Licensed Taylor Made Truck Series – Part 2

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CABOOSE WINDOW

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