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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1990 September Comfort cabs PFE Reefer modelin
Railroad Model Craftsman 1990 September
Departments
6 Notes on an Old Timetable
Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
8 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
16 Dispatchers report
Product and industry news
34 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
86 Test Track
Product reviews
104 Collector Consist
-The "end" of model railroading-slaughter by slotcar by Keith Wills
106 Company Photographer
-Special effects: heavy smoke by Dwayne Easterling
109 Editors Notebook
Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
112 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
113 Exchange Place
Non-commercial listings
114 Dealer Directory
Recommended hobby dealers
121 Advertising Index
Special features
46 Perspective: Staging yards by William C. Schaumburg
There are times when a prototype situation is remarkably like model railroading.
48 Gary Coleman's Rio Grande by Carla Black
This month's featured layout belongs to television, radio and film star Gary Coleman, who has an N scale empire in the basement of his home.
65 Boomer Trail
RMC presents photographs from its readers.
Modeling
54 A Pittsburgh-style bridge by Dean Freytag and Ray Miller
Here is how you can combine bridge kits to make a heavier bridge for your railroad.
57 Carpak: Modeling PFE 57-foot mechanical refigerator cars by Jim Providenza
Athearn's 57-foot reefer can be kitbashed into a variety of different PFE cars.
68 The little house that was by Miles Hale
This scratchbuilding project uses a variety of techniques to create the look of an old dwelling.
71 RMCIDremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a CN SD5OF by Andreas Keller
Modeling the CN SD50F, with its wide cab and "Draper Taper", earned Andreas Keller this month's award.
72 Making switch markers by Charles Hague
Those little plastic coffee stirrers found at fast food restaurants can be put to good use on a model railroad.
81 Modeling a Soo Line business car by Bill Ehlert with drawings by Floyd Schmidt
This interesting 40-foot car makes a dandy scratchbuilding project.
Prototype
73 Comfort Cabs and the Draper Taper by Ken Goslett
In the early 1970s, CN designed a locomotive cab that featured crew comfort, safety and efficiency as its main objectives. Now, almost twenty years later, this idea is finding its way down to the United States. Here is the story behind the development of the Canadian National's cab design.
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