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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 2024 February Galeton & Chestnut Lake RMC
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 2024 February Galeton & Chestnut Lake RMC
Railroad Model Craftsman is published monthly. Cover, Galeton & Chestnut Lake EMD BL2 81 pulls a local train through the fictional town of Chestnut Lake, Pa. The load of scratch-built road rollers reminds us that in the late 1940s, new highways were being built all over the country, while railways were declining. Take a tour of this freelanced HO scale layout starting on page 38.
Photo by Jerry Lauchle, MMR
Contents
38 The HO Scale Galeton & Chestnut Lake
JERRY LAUCHLE, MMR - This freelanced HO layout recalls coal and lumber hauling in central Pennsylvania.
48 Pennsylvania Railroad X-54 Boxcar
JAMES KINKAID - Built at Sam Rea Shops, these 40' plug door boxcars served into the Conrail era.
54 Dummy Third Rail for Modern Transit
MATT BOUCHER - Easy techniques to model an important detail for modern urban transit scenes.
58 Improved End Details for Covered Hoppers
DON JANES - Etched brass and nickel silver parts improve the look of these Canadian covered hoppers.
64 A Simple Operator's Control Box
MICHAEL HAUK - Recreating simple controls to remotely set train order signals along the line.
70 `Oil Can' Sides
BILL YANCEY, MMR - Using styrene strips to simulate warping caused by welding sheet steel.
Kitbash a Central Vermont 2-8-0
ARLO CAMPBELL - A Bachmann Consolidation is the base for this detailed steam loco kitbash in HO.
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