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WPLives 6th Aug 2024		Magazine Model Railroader (2024)	On the Cover: A Southern Pacific passenger train winds its way through Tehachapi at the La Mesa Model Railroad Club. Tom Danneman photo
WPLives 13th Jul 2024		Magazine Western Pacific Headlight (2006)	One might think that cover image more appropriate for issue #42, might one?
WPLives 10th Aug 2022		Magazine Model Railroader (2022)	On the Cover: Spokane lights up for late-night operations on the Chooch Enterprises founder's O scale layout. Mike O'Connell photo
WPLives 4th Jul 2022		Magazine Model Railroader (2022)	On the Cover: Eric Brooman’s Utah Belt is always up to date with both the latest motive power and current railroad practices. Eric Brooman photo
WPLives 11th Jun 2022		Magazine Classic Trains (2022)	On our cover: EMD shows off its new GP30 at parent GM's Warren, Mich., technical center. John S. Ingles, Brian M. Schmidt collection
WPLives 9th Jun 2022		Magazine Model Railroader (2022)	On the Cover: Lou and Cheryl Sassi built a pond scene for their Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes. Read how they did it on page 34. Lou Sassi photo
WPLives 16th May 2022		Magazine SP Trainline (2018)	*On the Cover...* The first section of train 94, the eastbound Starlight, prepares to depart San Francisco at 8:45 p.m., on Sunday evening, June 8, 1957. E7 6003 leads the train which extends out past Fourth Street tower. In a little over a month the Starlight will be consolidated with the Lark.---Tom Gildersleeve
WPLives 2nd Apr 2022		Magazine EMD At 100 (2021)	*EMD at 100* is a 92-page special issue from Trains magazine looking at the 100-year history of Electro-Motive, the locomotive builder that changed the course of railroading history. You'll get an in-depth look at key locomotives in EMD's history, such as the E7, F7, GP7, and SD40. Stories include: • Electro-Motive: Young Giant, by David P. Morgan • SD40: American Standard, by Greg McDonnell • Landmark Locomotives: E7, F7, GP7 • The Future of Progress Rail • And much more! Pages: 92
WPLives 15th Mar 2022		Magazine Western Pacific Headlight (2021)	the HEADLIGHT October 1941 - Beginning Sacramento Northern's South-end Finale: A Boy's Retrospective of an Incredible Summer Feather River Canyon Snow Slide SN Equipment from days gone by Falling Rock and the Museum
WPLives 25th Feb 2022		Magazine Rolling Stone (2006)	This is a reissue of a Rolling Stone magazine.
WPLives 15th Jan 2022		Magazine Model Railroader (2022)	On the Cover; The Milwaukee, Racine & Troy comes to Illinois – and N scale – in our newest project. Photo by Conner Bruesewitz/Saturn Images
WPLives 6th Jan 2022		Magazine Western Pacific Headlight (1991)	Contrary to the issue number listed, this is issue #6 in the grand scheme of WP Headlights.
WPLives 29th Dec 2021		Magazine Western Pacific Headlight (1991)	The Budd Cars are Rolling, Mileposts Reprint Morrison-Knudsen GP35 and GP40 Remanufacturing - Part 2 Modeling Western Pacific "Gould Standard" Wood Cupola Cabooses Assorted reprints from WP company magazine The Headlight Modeling the Western Pacific GP40-2s Western Pacific Freight Cars circa 1970 Western Pacific Model Report
WPLives 29th Dec 2021		Magazine 100 Greatest Train Movies (2010)	100 Greatest Train Movies, from Trains magazine, presents 100 of the best movies featuring trains. • Go behind-the-scenes with details from your favorite films • See where Hollywood got it right, and where they didn’t • Get thousands of facts you didn’t know about these films • And so much more!
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Model Railroad Planning 1999 (1999)	Color and black & white photographs, color layouts. Contents: Modeling from a train sheet; Five railroads, four yards, one city; The Virginia teardrop; The Central Belt Line; Super-compact steel mill; Big-city railroads don't require big spaces; Cajon Pass in N-scale: 1966; Cajon Pass in N-scale: 1950; Domino planning basics; Big industries in small spaces; The Milwaukee Road in Wausau; Closet model railroading; Tiered staging; Sharing ideas and questions; Start with staging; Modeling time and distance; Turnout routing; and more!
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Model Railroad Planning 1997 (1997)	Model Railroad Planning annual magazine for 1997 from Model Railroader. With articles on every aspect of planning and building a layout including articles on bedroom-sized layouts, N-scale modules, models based on the Ma & PA and the East Broad Top, and tools such as the helix and new software. Illustrated throughout with full color photos. 98 pages.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine 8 Great Track Plans For Small Spaces (2019)	Staging, major industries, interchanges between railroads, and prototype inspiration are four characteristics that all successful model railroads tend to have. However, incorporating all four of these characteristics into one small space can be challenging. Download this free 12-page PDF download for HO and N scale plans, waterfront railroad layouts, small shelf Union Pacific inspired layouts, and a three-in-one layout plan to learn how to build the perfect small model layout. Unlock an HO and N-scale plan, a waterfront railroad layout, a small shelf Union Pacific inspired layout, and a three-in-one layout plan in this detailed 12-page booklet.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Railroads Illustrated (2007)	Features: The Feather River Route: A 25th Anniversary Eulogy • by Dale Sanders — It was 25 years ago this month that Western Pacific was folded into Union Pacific's ever-expanding empire. Dale pays tribute to this former vital link in the transcontinental rail network. First Class Photo Section • by Gordon Glattenberg — Dedicated to the Western Pacific. Departments: Opening Shot • by Gordon Glattenberg CTC Board—Current news items. Parting Shot • by Gordon Glattenberg
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 1995 (1991)	1995 edition of Great Model Railroads, an annual from Model Railroader magazine. With full color photos of a variety of layouts including eight beautiful all-new model railroads based on the Northern Pacific, logging railroads, Southern Pacific and the imagination of some true modeling artists. In HO, N, Nn3, O, On3, G and Gn3 gauges. 98 pages.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 2000 (2000)	Great Model Railroads 2000 Cover: The Leigh Creek Lumber Co. Contents: HO Scale - The Leigh Creek Lumber Co. (Cover) Pacific Northwest logging in HO O-Scale - Bob Roach's Great Northwest Railroad An O-Scale Great Northern train watcher's paradise HO-Scale - Bob Bale's Baltimore & Ohio and Western Maryland 1950s mainline B&O operations plus a Western Maryland branch line N-Scale - The New York, Ontario & Western's Kingston Branch A portable N-scale layout On3-Scale - Winged Foot and Western A free-lanced logging & mining railroad HO-Scale - Clark Fork: A Busy Junction Town A switching railroad with a British flair N-Scale - Let's Try This Again The fourth N-scale White River & Northern S-Scale - Spiral Hill Railroad An S-scale railroad in 20 foot square HO-Scale - Bill Aldrich's New Haven Short Line An HO showcase for scratchbuilt masterpieces
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 2001 (2001)	Great Model Railroads 2001 Davis Junction Cumberland Valley layouts Ideas tips COVER STORY 8-----The Davis Junction Ry. Superb detail on a sectional layout By David W. Davis 18-----Essential artistry on the Cumberland Valley Bill and Wayne Reid's N-scale masterpiece By Marty McGuirk 26-----The Green Mountain Division of the Boston & Maine A layout set in autumn 1958 By Don Janes 36-----Denver Rio Grande Southern An Sn3 layout that depicts the scenic grandeur of mountain railroading By Roger Russell 46-----Bob Rivard's HO Soo Line Recapturing memories of youthful railfanning By Jim Hediger 54-----Rio Verde & Western A narrow gauge short line in Nn3 By Ted Brandon 60-----20 years on the New Haven Making a master plan led to a fulfilling layout By John Pryke 68-----Bill Hewitt's O-scale Union Pacific & Santa Fe Modern mountain railroading in California By Jim Hediger 74-----The N-scale Norfolk Southern A modern-era layout focused on operations By Robert Martin 82-----The Midwest Valley Modelers HO layout A free-lance modular layout featuring Midwestern scenes By Ken Patterson 98-----What makes a great model railroad? By Allen McClelland
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 2002 (2002)	2002 Great Model Railroads features HO, N, O scale layouts, including: 1940s Soo Line; 1910s Coal Belt; Zuni Mountain Railroad; Puffer Bridge Lines; Paint Creek Rail; Sud Pacifico con Otros (Spanish for Southern Pacific with Others); Boston & Maine New England Northern Division; Broak & Kantifordit Tie & Timber Co; and more.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 1994 (1994)	Great Model Railroads 1994 The Missouri, Kansas & Quincy: a railfan's railroad-----------------------------------6 An HO western line featuring scenery for all seasons BY GARY HOOVER The Ozark & Great Plains Railroad----20 A beautiful N-scale layout featuring modeling from the heart BY LOREN NEUFELD Tales of Tehachapi----------------------------28 An engineer recalls running steam engines on "the hill" BY TOMMY JOHNSON Harry Roberts' O-scale empire: eastern railroading in a big way---------------------36 Power and speed are in with the emphasis on big industry BY PAUL DOLKOS Gil Freitag's Stony Creek & Western: an HO scale classic-------------------------------44 Combining the vision of John Allen with today's technology BY JIM KELLY Prototype free-lancing on the Allegheny Midland----------------------------56 "What if" modeling can make free-lancing easier and more realistic BY TONY KOESTER Jack Burgess' Yosemite Valley RR----62 Better modeling through history BY GEORGE HALL The Ironhead Timber Co.: Logging in the Pacific Northwest-----------------------72 An On3 layout that's 1/3 HO BY BOB CLARKE The essence of mountain railroading-------------------------------------------------------------78 Running helpers on the Virginian Ohio BY W. ALLEN MCCELLAND The Esquimault & Nanaimo Railway-82 Faithfully following a modern prototype BY STEVE STARK Switching Shippensburg with the Reid brothers--------------------------------------------87 A great N-scale layout comes alive BY JIM KELLY Gently through the looking glass------92 Increase realism through stage lighting and backdrops BY LEE VANDE VISSE Dashing through the snow----------------98 Seasons greetings from the GMR crew
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 2004 (2004)	Great Model Railroads 2004 B&M-Modular model railroading COVER STORY 8-----------Busy main line in a bedroom A small HO-scale railroad that operates in a big way! By Mike Hamer 16----------Overland Route today Moving to Illinois inspired this N-scale model of Union Pacific's Rochelle Subdivision By Daryl Kruse 24----------Up the river and over the mountains An HO-scale re-creation of the Chesapeake & Ohio of 1938 By Dan Zugelter 34----------Start me up The work of great model railroaders inspired John Fultz's superb HO-scale layout By Lou Sassi 40----------My life before girls Youth recalled on the HO Southern California Ry. By John R. Signor 52----------Four-track 4×8 This N-scale modular layout brings the Pennsylvania RR's transition era to life By Jay Keese 58----------Along the Monongehela Rob Enrico's O-scale salute to Penn Central's busy Monongehela Division By Louis Stepanik 66----------Into the woods 1930s Pennsylvania logging on an 0n3 sectional layout By Tony Michel and Jerry Strangarity 72----------Museum quality A Tacoma club's historical HO scale layout features four Pacific Northwest railroads By Lou Sassi 82----------Nothing has to he permanent This N scale Norfolk Southern layout was shaped by changes By Scott Teague 92----------Operating with an "old head" By Paul J. Dolkos 98-----------Viewpoint: Old Kodachromes
WPLives 11th Dec 2021		Magazine Western Pacific Headlight (2020)	Western Pacific's Maintenance of Way Equipment On the Property - WPMW 8545 Combination Gondola/Flat Car At the Throttle with Bob Larson - 1978
WPLives 27th Nov 2021		Magazine Classic Trains (2021)	On our cover Central Vermont 2-10-4 703 heads a freight to Montreal 4 miles north of Bethel, Vt., on March 4, 1950. Stanwood K. Bolton
WPLives 29th Sep 2021		Magazine Model Railroad Planning (2008)	In Model Railroad Planning 2008 you’ll get essential planning information and tips to create a new layout and information you can use to make your current layout even better! Dozens of color photos and advice from experienced modelers. Solutions to many problems! Keeping train lengths and engine types in mind as you design your model railroad; integrating small layouts into bigger ones; exploring over and under crossings; and more. Sample feature lineup: Plan for an almost-prototype railroad; how do I uncouple cars way over there?; steel mill in 4×8; full-size N scale layout mock-up; German railroad in a bedroom; and in defense of the helix. PLUS: Includes a bonus booklet!
WPLives 29th Sep 2021		Magazine Model Railroad Planning (2009)	Great examples of track plans in HO, O, On2½, and N scale fill the pages of Model Railroad Planning 2009. Ideas for having more railroad in less space, how to avoid the top 10 planning mistakes, and other expert design tips are included. Each copy also includes a free bonus planning booklet!
WPLives 29th Sep 2021		Magazine Model Railroad Planning (2010)	• Track plans • Design ideas • Expert advice Model Railroad Planning 2010 features expert tips, design ideas, great photography, and other helpful information and guidance so you can build your best model railroad. Get all of this, plus: • Plan a layout to fit your available space; • Make the most of a small scale’s potential; • Learn to avoid 10 common layout mistakes; • And more FREE layout planning booklet included!
WPLives 29th Sep 2021		Magazine Model Railroad Planning (2012)	Use the innovative design ideas in Model Railroad Planning 2012 to get your layout plans off to a great start! Discover 11 buildable HO, N, and O scale track plans, practical advice, construction tips, and inspiring features that include: * Andy Sperandeo’s multi-level 40’ square Santa Fe main line over torturous Cajon Pass * New techniques for planning trackside structures using digital photos * A novel double-mushroom design modeling the spectacular Canadian Pacific in British Columbia * Achieving greater visual depth and space with open-sided structures Model Railroad Planning 2012 also includes an exclusive BONUS PLANNING BOOKLET!

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