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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1997 DecembeModeling MEC Caboose LV PAs Winter
Railroad Model Craftsman 1997 December
Departments
5 Notes on an Old Timetable
Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
6 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
8 Dispatchers Report
Product and industry news
30 Railbooks
Book news and reviews
40 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
93 Test Track
Product reviews
116 Collector Consist
Fifty years to get there -by Keith Wills
119 Editors Notebook
Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
123 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
124 Exchange Place
Non-commercial listings
125 Dealer Directory
Recommended hobby dealers
129 Advertising Index
Special features
54 Perspective: Streetcar to yesterday by Christopher P. D'Amato The restoration of a portion of the streetcar line in Fort Collins, Colorado, serves as an excellent living-history lesson.
80 Building a photo diorama by Don Spiro
If you've ever wondered what goes into setting up a cover photo, then you will appreciate Don's story of the making of this month's cover scene and picture.
Modeling
56 Modeling Lehigh Valley PA1's by Robert Kessler
Here is how to rebuild Athearn's PA for service on the Lehigh Valley.
62 Urban industrial areas-A tale of two cities by Rob Robson
A congested urban area offers plenty of switching opportunities.
66 Modeling Maine Central's wide-vision caboose by Robert Bennett
With just a little work, the Atlas HO scale caboose can be kitbashed into a credible Maine Central model.
76 Modeling an electrical transformer rack by Doug Hole with photos by Don Weixl
Here is an excellent detail that will fit right in any industrial area.
82 Dave Vough's Northeast Pennsylvania Conrail layout by Don Spiro
This beautiful HO scale layout captures the look of today's Conrail in the hills of eastern Pennsylvania.
88 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing the Suht & Coles Fuel Company by Bill Goggin
Built to fit in a small area, this little HO scale industry was kitbashed from a Design Preservation Models automobile garage.
92 A hot source for scrap metal loads by Kevin Holland
If you've got a gas grill in your backyard, then you can mine a load of scrap and take care of a household chore at the same time.
Prototype
70 Fallingwater's log cabin text and drawings by Greg Schaumburg
This quaint 1850's-era log cabin is now used as a VIP guest cabin.
72 USRA boxcars for the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway by John Riddell
In 1940, the TH&B purchased 300 double-sheathed, steelunderframe boxcars from neighboring New York Central. These cars served the railroad through the busy war years and beyond.
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