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This bustling city scene is one of the highlights of Frank Joyce’s HO layout, which can also be seen on the RMC website. Other scenes include rail and barge activity on the waterfront.
years then be sure to checkout some of the features in the “Craftsman Boomer Trail” section of the website. The newest installment showcases the modeling of longtime RMC contributor Wayne Sittner. He’s turned his atten- tion to the New York, Ontario & West- ern Railway circa 1955. His layout is set in the anthracite mining region of northeastern Pennsylvania
and in-
cludes the CNJ, DL&W and D&H. Take a look. I think that you will be impressed with his work.
There is plenty of other modeling fea- tured along with Wayne’s. Don’t miss Fred Lagno’s nostologic piece on his Al- legheny Central, or Frank Joyce’s excel- lent HO scale rendition of urban rail- roading. Frank grew up in the Bronx in the 1950’s and he’s taken some of his memories and turned them into richly detailed street scenes on his railroad. He’s carefully work an elevated subway
line, busy storefronts, apartment build- ings, NYC commuter trains, a carfloat and tug and plenty of scale vehicles and figures into his eye catching scenery. The RMC website also contains sec- tions listing additional new product announcements and reviews and some handy modeling tips. So, check it out.
It’s on the Internet It is certainly no secret that for mod-
elers and anyone else interested in his- torical research the Internet has been a real blessing. A generation ago, tracking down photos from far off col- lections was often a hit-or-miss affair. That is, if you even knew where to be- gin to look. Today, with more and more libraries, historical societies and other organizations putting their collections on line, finding photos and other infor- mation is much easier. A case in point is a printout and a link to a photo of an
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