Those inexpensive, clip-on shop lights with the aluminum reflectors that you can find at many hardware and big box stores will work fine.
When it comes time to submit your
photos, please don’t crop them. Send us the full image. Also, please be aware that digital pictures displayed on a computer screen require far fewer dots-per-inch (dpi) to look good than a printed picture. For instance, a 5″×7″ 72 dpi picture file may look great on a computer screen, but it will not reproduce well in a magazine. Digital photos should be sent as TIF files, 300 dpi, at roughly 8″×10″ in size; or as JPEGs, at least 3,000 pixels wide. If you have slides or black and white
prints, we can scan them and convert them to digital images. Be sure to label them with your name and to provide cap- tion material. Prototype photos should include the photographers name, loca- tion and date. If you are providing mate- rial from outside sources, please be sure that we have permission to use it. While this may all sound like a lot of
work, it can also be very satisfying. There is a certain thrill to seeing your material in print and with it comes the knowledge that you are sharing your best efforts with thousands of readers.
Pittsburg & Shawmut steam video In researching the PS&N caboose ar-
ticle (p. 61), we came across a video on the Internet featuring one of the former PS&N cabooses in service on the Pitts- burg & Shawmut. The 24 minute video, which was shot during the late 1940’s and 1950’s, shows plenty of steam-pow- ered action on the P&S. The original silent films used in the video have faded and shifted color (some sections are worse than others), but it’s still quite in-
teresting to watch the action on this coal hauling Pennsylvania shortline. Ca- boose No. 180 can be seen passing in front of the camera about one minute into the video. This scene is followed closely by scenes of coal being trans- ferred via conveyor from trucks to hop- per cars. Modelers of this era may find this video of interest. Here is the website if you’d like to check it out: www.
youtube.com/watch?v=CLA34mpm98g.
The Railroad Magazine archives When Carstens bought Railroad Magazine in 1979, some of the old photo files from the magazine came with it. The material is not well organized and some of it has been damaged, but there are some interesting pictures to be found in the files. While there are plenty of “roster shots,” I find myself drawn to the photos depicting everyday action. An example is the accompanying photo of a Jersey Central SW9 pulling a cut of freight cars. The picture has no informa- tion with it, but I’m guessing that it was taken at the CNJ’s Siegfried Station in Northampton, Pennsylvania. Judging by the peeling paint and general disre- pair of the structures, the weeds grow- ing up around the buildings and tracks and the running boards on the roof of the double-door boxcar, this scene was probably photographed in the late 1960’s or early 1970’s. These were hard times for railroading in the Northeast and the dire financial condition of the railroad is on full display here. When the photo was taken it documented a mo- ment’s activity on a summer day on the CNJ. Forty years or so later, it speaks volumes about the condition of railroad- ing during this period. Wouldn’t it make a great modeling subject?–C.P.D.
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If you want to capture the look and feel of railroading in the Northeast circa 1970, then you may do well to study this picture. The delapitated structures with their peeling paint, the weed-grown right-of-way and the older rail equipment speak volumes about the changing times and the poor financial health much of the industry found itself in at the time. RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN
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