Library - Magazine Articles by Cyril Durrenberger

Building 30' Flat cars

NMRA Bulletin 2002-06 pg. 27     Scale: HO     Category: "Freight Cars - Flat Cars"

Changing a kit into a prototypically-correct model.

Modeling a Cotton Gin

Model Railroader 1982-06 pg. 70     Scale: HO     Category: "Structures - Industrial"

HO-scale drawings of the various buildings that make up a complete cotton gin, overhead drawing of the layout of the buildings, and model photos of the completed project.

Modifications to the IHC Log Car

NMRA Bulletin 2003-03 pg. 34     Scale: HO     Category: "Freight Cars - Log Cars"

Houston, East and West Texas Railroad log car. Includes prototype and model photos.

Rails Through Lake Country

Model Railroader 2006-01 pg. 82     Scale: HO     Category: "Layout Design"

The author discusses the trackplan he developed for the Northern Pacific in Minnesota layout.

Short Line with an Interurban Heritage

Railroad Model Craftsman 2002-11 pg. 104     Scale: HO     Category: "Layout Design"

Valley City Street & Interurban Railway as an HO switching layout. Has some interesting track arrangements.

The Iowa Terminal

Model Railroader 1988-03 pg. 102     Scale: (none)     Category: "Railroads"

This railroad ran between Mason City and Clear Lake. Includes many prototype photos, track maps, 1968 equipment roster, and a track plan for modeling this railroad.