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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1984 August Guide to Amtrak models Century ser
Railroad Model Craftsman 1984 August
Departments
6 Notes on an Old Timetable
Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
10 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
22 Dispatchers Report
Product and industry news
36 Railbooks
Book news and reviews
43 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
92 Test Track
Product reviews
110 Tips and Techniques
Modeling methods and ideas
112 Observations
-A lesson from Chattahoochee by Jeff Wilson
114 Collector Consist
-The Empire State Express: 999 by Keith Wills
116 Editors Notebook
Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
120 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
121 Exchange Place
Non-commercial listings
122 Dealer Directory
Recommended hobby dealers
129 Advertising Index
Special features
48 Perspective: Narrow gauge excursion by William C. Schaumburg
A look at the attractions of narrow gauge railroading.
68 NCNGRR memories by Al Phelps
The author looks back at his youth and his experiences growing up along the Nevada County Narrow Gauge in the 1930's and 1940's.
73 Layout buggy by Dennis Love
Here is a dolly designed for use when working under the layout.
76 Pickering Lumber Co. by Rick Mugele
A western logging line is the basis for this HO trackplan.
85 Modeling Amtrak: Part II, available models by Jeff Paston
If today's passenger scene whets your modeling appetite, then you'll find this article on what models are available of interest.
Modeling
50 Jim Wild's Colorado & Northern by Dwayne Easterling and Jim Wild
This HOn3 railroad links the C&S to the Montezume Mining District.
56 Hawley Supply Co.: Building a small space industry by Jim Findley
Veteran model railroader Jim Findley tells how to build this freelance industry.
70 Detailing a Pennsy shark by Jim Six
With the addition of a number of detail parts, a standard Model Power Baldwin RF16 becomes a Pennsy shark.
81 RMCIDremel Kitbashing Award: Utah Belt per diem boxcars by Eric Brooman
A model of a modern 50-foot boxcar built from parts from older 40-foot cars is this month's winning project.
Prototype
59 The Century series: low hood C630 by Win Cuisinier
Our Alco Century series continues with a look at the C630 and HO scale plans for the low hood version of this six axle diesel.
64 NCNGRR Nevada City yard by Herman Darr
This small-sized yard and engine facility is ideal for modeling.
74 Cairo & Kanawha boxcar No. 5 by Eric Neubauer
Eric Neubauer presents scale plans for a narrow gauge boxcar.
84 Bellevue & Cascade stock cars by Ted Schnepf
These cars served an Iowa narrow gauge line.
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