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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /><b>8 You have to know where to look</b> <br /> A half-century beyond the 1950s, modeling information is still out there/<i>By Tony Koester</i> <br /> <br /><b>12 Locomotives of the 1950s</b> <br /> Diesels on the arrival track, steam on the departure/<i>By Robert S. McGonigal</i> <br /> <br /><b>18 Add realistic weathering to your motive power</b> <br /> Modeling steam and diesel locomotives of the 1950s/<i>By John Pryke</i> <br /> <br /><b>28 A perfect year</b> <br /> Changing operations on the Surf Line were the key to selecting a favorite year/<i>By Keith Jordan</i> <br /> <br /> <u>COVER STORY</u> <br /><b>34 Modeling Chicago's Dearborn Station</b> <br /> In the 1950s, Dearborn was where western railroading began/<i>By Gary Hoover</i> <br /> <br /><b>42 Freight equipment and operations</b> <br /> Train makeup, paint schemes, operation: the '50s are ideal for modeling/<i>By Robert S. McGonigal</i> <br /> <br /><b>46 Moving citrus to market</b> <br /> Produce stays fresh in ice refrigerator cars/<i>By Bob Smaus</i> <br /> <br /><b>52 Quick and easy citrus groves</b> <br /> Signature scenery for Southern California circa 1950/<i>By Bob Smaus</i> <br /> <br /><b>56 The billboard did it!</b> <br /> Subtle (and not so subtle) clues to suggest it's the 1950s on your layout/<i>By Paul J. Dolkos</i> <br /> <br /><b>62 Build a YMCA residence</b> <br /> Two HO scale DPM kits form a brickbuilding that's right for the times/<i>By Richard Ivins</i> <br /> <br /><b>66 Kicking the tires</b> <br /> From pickups to semi-trailers, a look at some common trucks of the 1950s/<i>By Lou Sassi</i> <br /> <br /><b>70 The 1950s railroad scene</b> <br /> More people, more structures, more details along the right-of-way/<i>By Robert S. McGonigal</i> <br /> <br /><b>76 Modeling the right-of-way</b> <br /> The steam to diesel transition makes for a diversity of trackside detials/<i>By Bill Darnaby</i> <br /> <br /><b>80 Moving Appalachian coal in O scale</b> <br /> This plan captures the essence of modeling two 1950s Eastern railroads/<i>By John Armstrong</i> <br /> <br /><b>90 It's all about the memories</b> <br /> Youthful railroad-related experiences were...in the vernacular, swell/<i>By *** Christianson</i>
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