August 2013 Volume 82, Number 3 Departments
5 Safety Valve Letters from our readers
6 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news
28 Railbooks Book news and reviews
33 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices
79 Test Track Product reviews
88 Collector Consist Trolleys in postwar decline —Keith Wills
90 Editors Notebook Commentary—Christopher P. D’Amato
94 Classified Advertising Commercial listings
94 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
95 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers
97 Advertising Index Special features
38 Perspective: End of the line by Robert Bennett Like so many shortlines, Maine’s Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad was built with big dreams that never materialized.
40 Monon’s Fourth Subdivision by Roger Nulton Set in the post WWII era, this nicely scenicked S scale layout features steam and first generation diesels running through the Indiana countryside.
55 Visiting the Gate Hill Railway by Bob Robbins The Gate Hill Railway is an On30, freelanced, steam-powered logging line running in the Colorado mountains.
Modeling
45 Modeling a removeable scrap load for a gondola by Wayne Sittner
This simple project will yield good looking results in any scale.
48 Building a flexible module by Walt Muren When modules are assembled into an operating layout, the adjustable size and shape of this module can come in handy when things don’t line up as planned.
60 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing an EJ&E 40-foot steel boxcar by Michael Evans This HO scale project started with a Branchline kit.
62 Modeling Franklin Jct. by Chuck Davis, with drawings by Bobb Losse Located near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, this CNJ interlocking tower was a great place to watch the action on the Jersey Central and the Lehigh Valley. It’s 1950’s styling also makes it a great subject for modeling.
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72 Scratchbuilder’s Corner: Working with wood by Bob Walker Here’s a look at some of the tools, stains and techniques that can help you become a better modeler.
74 Modeling the DL&W’s eight wheel, wood caboose by Scott Lupia It is not hard to model this steam-era classic, which was designed for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and later used by shortlines across North America.
Prototype
54 A recycled passenger car text and drawings by Julian Cavalier Retired passenger cars sometimes found other uses after their revenue service days were over.
Cover
As the tower operator stands watch, a pair of Lehigh Valley F-units rumble past the Jersey Central’s Franklin Junction interlocking tower with a freight train in tow. To learn more about the junction and how this HO scale model was built, see the article beginning on page 62. Photograph by Chuck Davis.
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