Perch birds on your power linesBy Gerry LeoneIt’s simple to add this often-overlooked detail to your overhead wires pg. 36 Kitbash a Canadian Pacific RS-3 in HO scaleBy Don JanesCombine a Bowser body and an Atlas chassis to build an Alco workhorse pg. 38 A sectional railroad on an aluminum frameBy Michael PaganoBased on two MR designs, this N scale layout depicts the Pacific Northwest pg. 44 Modeling Miami's Downtown SpurBy Lance MindheimAn urban light-industrial setting provides plenty of switching pg. 50 The mechanics of train dispatchingBy Andy Sperandeo, Contributing EditorHow to do timetable-and-train-order dispatching, including what you need pg. 58 A rail-marine connection in the Pacific NorthwestBy Bowen TubbsA remote Milwaukee Road branch inspired this 12 x 16-foot track plan pg. 66 New life for old boxcarsBy Al WarrenFollowing the Chicago & North Western’s example to repurpose 40-foot cars as sheds pg. 68
