Bill Pearce on Ballast
N Scale Railroading 2004-09/10 pg. 42 Scale: N Category: "Track"
Creating layers of ballast. Lots of prototype photos.
Detail N Scale Santa Fe PAs
Model Railroader 2005-02 pg. 82 Scale: N Category: "Locomotives - Diesel"
Covers removing molded-on grab irons, installing stirrup steps, adding m.u. receptacles and hoses, installing grab irons, painting, and weathering the Kato PA-1 and PB-1 units. Includes a parts list.
Express Reefer from Troop Sleeper in N
Model Railroader 2005-12 pg. 62 Scale: N Category: "Freight Cars"
The author creates a postwar express car from a Micro-Trains troop sleeper, much like the prototype did. Includes prototype photos and detailed instructions about how to do the conversion.
Out of the Rubble
Model Railroader 1999-11 pg. 70 Scale: N Category: "Layouts - N - Large"
This 20 by 22 foot layout is set in 1950 following the Raton Pass of the Santa Fe's New Mexico Division. It has just under 300 feet of mainline running. The layout was started after the owner couldn't one turnout to work on his previous layout. He wound up tearing it all out and starting over again.