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April 2012 Volume 80, Number 11


Departments 5 Safety Valve


Letters from our readers


8 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news


24 Railbooks Book news and reviews


33 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices


79 Test Track Product reviews


88 Collector Consist The last big splurge: the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair —Keith Wills


90 Editors Notebook Commentary—William C. Schaumburg


94 Classified Advertising Commercial listings


94 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings


95 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers


97 Advertising Index Special features


40 Perspective: Modeling in “E” scale by Preston Cook These display models built by EMD were so large they could be driven down the street, and that’s just what EMD did with them.


42 The Webster Groves & Fenton R.R. by Dave Roeder Set in the St. Louis, Missouri, area circa 1980 - 1990’s, this HO scale layout features plenty of operations and incorporates both a freelanced shortline and the Burlington Northern.


54 Charlie Crawford’s NYC Adirondack Division by David Butts and Charlie Crawford


When it came time to choose a modeling subject, Charlie Crawford picked the 1920’s and the New York Central’s rural Adirondack Division. Come along for a visit to this steam-powered line where logging and summer tourists are just part of the mix.


Modeling


52 Reinforcing resin house cars by Jack Burgess Here is a simple way to keep thin, resin-cast car sides from warping.


60 Scratchbuilder’s Corner: Bracing and support by Bob Walker While Jack Burgess explains how he strengthens resin car kits, Bob Walker shows how he does the same with wood structures.


65 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Modeling a BCR remote control car by Timothy J. Horton An N scale Life-Like model is the basis for this kitbashing project.


69 Cab curtains for the cost of beans by Robert Townsend A paper napkin from a fast food restaurant was the inspiration behind modeling a pair of cab curtains for a steam locomotive.


70 American Steel Co.’s electric furnace shop by Gordon Geiger With a background of working in steel mills, when the author added one to his layout he opted to dress it up. Join us for a visit.


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46 TTC steeplecab No. 1 and weed killer car No. WK 921 by Vince Pugliese; with drawings by Ken Lawrence A chance encounter with some online photos brought this interesting weed sprayer to light, as well as Baldwin-Westinghouse’s first electric steeplecab locomotive, an 1899 product that lasted into the 1980’s!


62 Remote control cars on the PGE/BCR text and drawings by Bobb Losse


In 1969 the Pacific Great Eastern began using remote control cars in conjuction with mid-train helpers. The railroad built these cars in the shells of former Alco FB-2 and FPB-2 locomotives.


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They’re pumping iron and sweating steel down at Gordon Geiger’s American Steel Co. No. 1 electric furnace. It may only be an HO model, but it sure looks like a hot and dirty place. Photo by Don Spiro.


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