A Manual Signal That Protects a Crossing
Model Railroader 2010-04 pg. 67 Scale: Category: "Structures - Track-side Details"
This article describes the construction of a hand-operated interlocking device to protect a shortline junction near Caledonia, N.Y. Includes scale drawings and prototype photos.
CB&Q Vista-Dome Coach
Model Railroader 1978-08 pg. 69 Scale: Category: "Passenger Cars"
Prototype photos and scale drawings accompany this short article on the car.
CPR Standard No.2 Icehouse
Model Railroader 1978-03 pg. 73 Scale: Category: "Structures - Engine Servicing"
This brief article is about scale drawings of a Canadian Pacific icehouse.
Compact Covered-hopper Loader
Model Railroader 1999-11 pg. 88 Scale: (none) Category: "Structures - Track-side Details"
The modern-day loader is located on a farm and is used to load corn and soybeans into hoppers. Consisting of not much more than a duct and the structural members to hold it up, it makes a small track-side industry to model. Includes many prototype photos and scale drawings.
Conrail Track Scale and Switchman Shanty
Model Railroader 1983-07 pg. 60 Scale: (none) Category: "Structures - Track-side Details"
Includes prototype photos and scale drawings for both structures. They are modeled after the ones found in the Coxton Yard of the Lehigh Valley RR in Coxton, Pennsylvania.
Milwaukee Road's Water Tank at Straw, Montana
Model Railroader 1978-01 pg. 107 Scale: Category: "Structures - Track-side Details"
One prototype photo and scale drawings accompany this one-page article about the water tank.
PRR's Welding Shop at Sodus Point, N.Y.
Model Railroader 1978-02 pg. 89 Scale: Category: "Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards"
A one-page article about a boxcar converted into a welding shop. Includes prototype photos and scale drawings.
Portable Automobile Unloader
Model Railroader 1978-01 pg. 57 Scale: Category: "Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards"
Scale drawings and one prototype photo of the unloader found at New York Central's Little Ferry in Ridgefield, N.J.
Rochester Junction Station and Storage Building
Model Railroader 1990-06 pg. 68 Scale: (none) Category: "Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards"
Prototype photos, scale drawings.
Small-Town Combination Depot
Model Railroader 2002-09 pg. 82 Scale: (none) Category: "Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards"
Wood-frame construction depot with prototype photos and N-scale drawings.
Supplying Fuel Since the Reign of King Coal
Model Railroader 2004-09 pg. 64 Scale: (none) Category: "Structures - Industrial"
Coal trestle and office. This is where coal was delivered via rail to the local areas from where homes and offices purchased their coal. Includes prototype photos, 1:320 scale drawing, and textual description of how to build this structure.
The Fun & Fascination of Trains
Model Railroader 1978-01 pg. 122 Scale: Category: "Model Railroad Shows"
In January 1978 Kodak held a 10,000 square-foot exhibit showcasing railroad, with a significant amount of that space dedicated to model railroading. The author describes the show and includes some photos of the exhibit.
The Lachawaxen & Stourbridge
Model Railroader 1988-01 pg. 106 Scale: (none) Category: "Railroads"
A modern shortline in north-eastern Pennsylvania run by the Delaware Otsego System. The article is accompanied by area maps, many prototype photos, historical information, tables listing the industries served, train listings, and a proposed HO-scale track plan for building this railroad.
The Utica Freight House
Model Railroader 1996-10 pg. 107 Scale: Category: "Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards"
This article describes the New York, Ontario & Western freight house in Utica, N.Y., and includes prototype photos, scale drawings, and a track plan.
Western Maryland's Cumberland Station
Model Railroader 2000-01 pg. 134 Scale: (none) Category: "Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards"
A magnificent station reborn as a museum and tourist railway terminal. Includes prototype photos and scale drawings.