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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1997 May RMC Plans Photos SD90MAC
Railroad Model Craftsman 1997 May
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 36 Railbooks
Book news and reviews
45 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices
92 Test Track
Product reviews
110 Collector Consist Let the show begin -by Keith Wills
112 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
50 Perspective: Short passenger trains by William C. Schaumburg Not every passenger train of the pre-Amtrak era was a 15-car streamliner.
74 Construction cranes by Ken Goslett
Here is a survey of cranes of the 1950's and 1960's along with a spectacular HO scale model by Denis Doucet.
Modeling
52 Bill Ehlert's Wisconsin & Northern by Bill Ehlert
This large, fully scenicked, HO scale steam-era model railroad is set in the summer of 1924, connects with the Soo Line and features plenty of action.
57 Building street lamps by Doug Hole
These HO scale lamps are designed to plug into the layout, which makes working on them an easy task.
65 Raise the roof: GERSCO extended height boxcars by Mike Rose This modeling project begins by splicing a pair of MDC boxcars to raise their inside height.
70 Modeling the SR/NS River Street Rambler by Larry Puckett Two distinctive diesel switchers have served the River Street line in Savannah, Georgia. Here's how to model them.
79 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing L&N's modernized coaches by Bob Chapman
To keep up with the passenger demand following WWII, the L&N rebuilt some of its 1920-era combines into semi-streamlined coaches with side skirts and large picture windows.
Prototype
59 From Big Boys to Big MAC's: A look at Union Pacific's new SD9O's by Ed Ryan and Ken Goslett, with drawings by Eric Neubauer
These locomotives represent the latest in railroad technology. The drawings presented include both the as-delivered SD90\43MAC and the repowered SD9OMAC versions.
84 The Ashuelot: A branchline adventure by Scott Whitney Before its abandonment in 1983, the Boston & Maine's Ashuelot
branch had served the southwest corner of New Hampshire for over 130 years. Here is a look at the line and how it can be modeled.
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