Model Railroader September 2013

Build a portable branch line
By David Popp
Part 2: We add rocks, rivers, buried track, and a lot of trees to our Thin Branch project
pg. 28

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Track plan for Chocolate Town, USA
By Bob Sprague
This N scale track plan centers on rail-served Hershey’s chocolate factories
pg. 36

How to model realistic pole lines
By Pelle Søeborg
Tips for painting, weathering, and installing this common right-of-way detail
pg. 39

Light up a big-city skyline
By Richard Wendt
Use LEDs to illuminate photo-backdrop buildings from the inside out
pg. 42

Big scenes on a double-deck club layout
By Paul J. Dolkos
The Lehigh & Keystone Valley RR club finds its permanent home and builds a focused, 45 x 60-foot model railroad
pg. 44

How to model a contaminated dirt load
By Matt Snell
These contemporary loads are bound for hazardous waste disposal sites
pg. 52

California dreaming in S scale
By Bob Werre, Cody Grivno, associate editor, Brian Jackson
This 27 x 39-foot layout features the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific in the 1950s
pg. 56