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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1989 August Plans GE new Dash 8-40c Scenery ca
Railroad Model Craftsman 1989 August
Departments
6 Notes on an Old Timetable
Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
8 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
20 Dispatchers report
Product and industry news
40 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
90 Test Track
Product reviews
106 Collector Consist
-The Eastern Railroad: The forgotten layout Pt. II by John Blakes
109 Editors Notebook
Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
110 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
113 Exchange Place
Non-commercial listings
112 Dealer Directory
Recommended hobby dealers
120 Advertising Index
Special features
46 Perspective: Making steel, making models by Dean Freytag
Modeling a subject as complex as the steel industry requires research before building the structures.
51 August, 1939: Riding the YV to Yosemite by Jack Burgess
In 1939 the Golden Gate International Exposition was on in San Franciscc and many visitors to the fair also took the opportunity to travel by train to Yosemite National Park. Using actual railroad records, Jack Burgess recreates just such a trip on his HO Yosemite Valley layout.
70 A classic American shortline: The Middletown & Unionville/Middletown & New Jersey by Christopher D'Amato and James Ankrom
If you find shortline railroads with weed-grown right-of-ways and small engines appealing, than this might be just the road for you to model.
Modeling
48 Making waves by Phil Chiavetta and Frank De Bonis
Modeling boat wakes can add an interesting touch to a harbor scene.
58 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing the Farmington depot by John Swanson
A pair of Atlas stations were combined to make this country depot.
61 Detail a G scale flat car by Peter Barney
With just a little work, the appearance of Bachmann's inexpensive flat car can be easily upgraded.
67 Carpack: A tale of two flats by John Nehrich
These cars were built to show off the loads that they carry.
80 Detailing a Pittsburgh & Lake Erie GP38-2 by Mark Leppert
With the addition of some detail parts and paint the Athearn model can be made into a good representation of a P&LE GP38-2.
85 Protofile 54: Soo Line 50-foot plug door boxcar by Charles Derus
With their white sides and large red lettering, these cars are real attention getters.
87 The Mother Lode Machinery Company by Joel Earnest
This interesting structure makes a great scratchbuilding project.
Prototype
62 GE's Dash 8-40C by Dave Lustig with drawings by Eric Neubauer
The 4,000 h.p. Dash 8-40C is the largest locomotive in General Electric's current line of diesels.
82 Middletown & Unionville No. 6 by Raymond Brown with drawings by Ed Gebhardt
Built for the NYO&W, this engine was the pride of the M&U.
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