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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1991 February Mathers boxcar istory Granite Mo
Railroad Model Craftsman 1991 February
Departments
6 Notes on an Old Timetable
Editorial Harold H. Carstens
8 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
26 Dispatchers report
Product and industry news
39 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
100 Test Track
Product reviews
120 Collector Consist
-Is this any way to run a layout? by Keith Wills
124 Company Photographer
-Fire! by Dwayne Easterling
126 Editors Notebook
Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
128 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
129 Exchange Place
Non-commercial listings
130 Dealer Directory
Recommended hobby dealers
137 Advertising Index
Special features
54 Perspective: Thank you, Mr. Watson by Ken Goslett
There is more to model railroading than just super-detailing locomotives and rolling stock.
56 The Granite Mountain Railway Part 1 by Doug Geiger
This large HO and HOn3 basement layout is geared towards operations. This month we'll begin our look at the railway with an introduction to its design and operating philosophy.
90 Operations-intimidation? by Jim Providenza
Here are some thoughts and suggestions on ways of making layout operating sessions more enjoyable for newcomers and visiting modelers.
Modeling
63 Carpak: Cris Hollinshead's Southern Pacific ballast hoppers by Don Mitchell
These cars can be modeled in HO using Athearn's two-bay ribbed hopper.
74 Modeling Soo Line's SD60M by Bill Baker and Art Danz
This month we round out our two-part feature on modeling SD6O's with the construction of an HO model of Soo Line's safety cab equipped SD6OM's.
79 Upgrading the MDC Shay Pt. II by Jeff Johnston
Detailing, painting and weathering give the MDC Shay a new look.
92 The Gold King: scratchbuilding for the beginner by Jack Driebus
Located in the famed Cripple Creek mining district of Colorado, this mine is a great scratchbuilding project and one that even a beginner can handle.
98 RMCIDremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing an N&W C-7P caboose by Trent Hulbert.
A pair of Atlas O scale cabooses were combined to make this model.
Prototype
67 CP's Mission, B.C. station text and drawings by Patrick Lawson
This large wooden station, which stands on the CP mainline in British Columbia, was measured and modeled by the author.
85 The Mather boxcar: Draft horse of American boxcars text by Martin Lofton with drawings by Chuck Yungkurth
These reliable and sturdy World War I era boxcars lasted into the diesel era.
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