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IN THE CURRENT ISSUE

Sierra Forks
Structure-Based Diorama
by Bob McLaughlin

The Short & Nn3arrow
Modelling the Pacific Coast Railway, Part 22:
Non-Revenue Equipment
by Thomas Knapp, MMR #101

Let’s Build A World
Part 1
by Dennis Murphy

The Surface Creek Railroad
by Andrew Jones

Creating An Industrial Zone
Upper Level
by Dave Pomarenski


On the cover: The local freight pulls out of Sierra Forks on a warm fall afternoon. It skirts above the local post pile, seen on the left. A 2-8-0 is today’s power. Join Bob McLaughlin on a tour of his layout, in Sierra Forks: Structure-Based Diorama, starting on page 14.