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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1986 May Vermont Ry Model SP Train Master Feed
Railroad Model Craftsman 1986 May
Departments
6 Notes on an Old Timetable
Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
7 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
12 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news 28 Railbooks
Book news and reviews
40 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices 88 Test Track
Product reviews
104 Observations
-Memories of a model railroad mom by Sybil E. Sewell
106 Collector Consist
-The Silver Link and a Scott by Keith Wills
107 Editors Notebook Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
110 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
111 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
112 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers 121 Advertising Index
Special features
48 Perspective: A class act by John Nehrich
Good trackwork is essential to the operations of a railroad.
70 Marshall Pass: Modeling a railroad and its operations: Part II by Don Santel and Lee Rainey
During its Glory Days, the Rio Grande's Third Division was an ideal subject for modeling as it offered a combination of traffic and scenery. 84 Boomer trail special
Here is a preview of two upcoming shows. The NMRA's Niagara Frontier Region and North Central Region's London Mixed '86 Convention, will be held in London, Ontario, Canada, while the Third Annual Narrow Gauge Modular and Diorama Meet will take place in Manchester, Maryland. Both shows will feature the work of a number of fine modelers.
Modeling
50 HO scale Vermont Railway by Ole Pade
Swedish modeler Ole Pade takes us for a day of railfanning in New England on his Vermont Railway.
55 RMC/Dremel Kitbash Award: Modeling three milk cars by Wayne Sitner
Here is how you can kitbash 40-foot and 50-foot wooden milk cars using MDC express reefers and scratchbuild a Bordens tank car
64 Modeling a Black Widow Train Master by Anthony Thompson An Athearn FM H24-66 serves as the basis for this HO detailing and painting project.
77 A modern classic: Farmer's Feed Mill by Dwayne Robinson This feed mill is representative of many post-war mills found throughout the agricultural regions of our country.
Prototype
60 Laurel Line combine 115 by Chuck Yungkurth
What is now a parking lot for Steamtown, USA, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was once a yard for the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley traction line. This heavy electric road operated passenger service up until 1952. Here are plans and photos for one of the road's combines.
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