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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1996 September Modeling historic PRR
Railroad Model Craftsman 1996 September
Departments
5 Notes on an Old Timetable Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
6 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
10 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news 32 Railbooks
Book news and reviews
40 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices
91 Test Track
Product reviews
108 Collector Consist Gilbert's 50 year heritage -by Keith Wills
110 Editors Notebook Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
116 Classified Advertising Commercial listings
117 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
118 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers
122 Advertising Index
Special features
46 Perspective: Signs by David Lustig
Amtrak's Redondo Junction roundhouse serves as the example in this look at railroad signs in use today.
48 A lunchtime visit to the NYC's West Side Freight Line by Ron Parisi
In the 1950's rail freight traffic was still important on the West Side of Manhattan. Ron Parisi's beautiful, award-winning HO scale module has captured the look and feel of this unique service.
65 Computers and the modeler, 6.0 by Harry Bonham
Here is a look at some new computer programs aimed at model railroaders.
82 Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad of the Nineteenth Century by Franklin Doeringer
Modeling Nineteenth Century railroading offers a lot of interesting challenges and the PRR is an excellent example.
Modeling
56 Kitbashing C&NW No. 1613-an Alco rebuild by Al Warren
An Atlas RS3 and RS11 are used in this kitbash of a unique engine.
60 Building inexpensive control panels by H. Burt Hiester
Here is a way of making an attractive and inexpensive control panel.
70 Harriman passenger cars on the Santa Fe? by Bruce Brantner A need for short length passenger cars on the author's layout led him to purchase and detail a fleet of Harriman cars for his Santa Fe inspired layout.
73 Modeling a Conrail X72A 50-foot boxcar by Jim Six
These high capacity boxcars are holdovers from the Penn Central era. 76 Scratchbuilding a rural gas station by Stephen Reef Paterson This tiny structure can make a nice addition to a layout.
80 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a bigger Brach's Candy by Alan Skinner
Combining two of these Walthers N scale kits can produce a good looking industry.
Prototype
62 Thirty foot stock cars of the Rio Grande narrow gauge by Mallory Hope Ferrell
These cars were built by AC&F in 1904.
69 Two CPR standard tool sheds by Julian Cavalier
These plans for steam-era wooden sheds are based on the CPR's standard designs.
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