Model Railroader January 2011

Building Bay Junction
By Dana Kawala, senior editor
Part one: The track plan, benchwork idea, and a tour of our staff-built HO scale layout
pg. 40

A modelers guide to USRA locomotives
By Andy Sperandeo
These standardized engines served on many railroads
pg. 48

Diamond stacks in the desert
By Allan Wallace
This detailed HO layout depicts railroading in the late 1800s
pg. 54

Operate turnouts with RC servo motors
By Jim Lomison
Radio control components make an inexpensive alternative
pg. 62

How to model modern roofs
By Lance Mindheim
Three easy techniques for making realistic flat-roof structures
pg. 64

A plan for passenger operations
By Stan Sweatt
The freelanced Metropolitan Union Passenger Terminal
pg. 72

Add wear and tear to a steel gondola
By Tony Koester
They don’t look new for long, so your models shouldn’t either
pg. 75

Model an N scale demolished house
By Al Skinner
Use scrap pieces from old laser-cut wood kits
pg. 76