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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1997 August Model PRR FP7 Boxcar detailing
Railroad Model Craftsman 1997 August
Departments
5 Notes on an Old Timetable Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
6 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
9 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news 36 Railbooks
Book news and reviews
42 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices
94 Test Track
Product reviews 108 Collector Consist Quintet
-by Keith Wills
112 Editors Notebook Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
115 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
117 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
118 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers
121 Advertising Index
Special features
48 Perspective: A legend returns by George Melvin
First used in 1950, the "State of Maine Products" red, white and blue striped paint scheme is back on rails thanks to the new owners of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.
50 Ken Gerstner's Wisconsin Railroad by Ewing Row
Set in a 16'x23' room, this is a modern-era freelanced HO layout. 62 Boomer trail
RMC presents photos from its readers.
82 Railroading in cyberspace by Ray Meyer
Here is an introduction to model railroad web sites and news groups and how to find the information you need on the Internet.
Modeling
55 Modeling 1950's era coal trucks by John Brown
A pair of Magnuson HO scale trucks were kitbashed into coal haulers for the author's layout.
59 Building a Visalia Electric substation by Bob Kutella
Although long abandoned, this former substation still sits along the former SP tracks in California's central valley.
66 Carpak: Detailing factory painted and lettered boxcars by Don Spiro
Adding a few extra detail parts to standard freight car kits can really bring up the level of realism with out a lot of extra work. 70 Modeling a Pennsy FP7 by Robert Kessler
The Pennsylvania Railroad used these locomotives in both freight and passenger service.
81 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Modeling a Canadian National GP40 in N scale by John Eull
A Kato GP38-2 mechanism and a Life-Like GP40 shell were combined to make this model.
88 NYO&W queenpost truss bridge by Harold Russell
This O scale scratchbuilding article includes scale plans for a wood truss bridge.
Prototype
80 Lehigh Valley composite quad hoppers text and drawings by Chuck Yungkurth
The Lehigh Valley rostered 700 of these four-bay steel and wood hopper cars.
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