All Switchers Look Alike
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-04 pg. 46 Scale: (none) Category: "Locomotives - Diesel"
Most EMD switchers showed little changes in over 30 years.
CV = Color Variety
Railroad Model Craftsman 2005-08 pg. 98 Scale: (none) Category: "Locomotives - Diesel"
Various prototype photos of the Central Valley locomotives and their various color schemes. Includes a track diagram of the Central Vermont and Grand Trunk.
Geep Kits
Railroad Model Craftsman 2005-03 pg. 50 Scale: (none) Category: "Locomotives - Diesel"
Photos of partially dismantled GP7 and GP9 locomotives.
My Favorite Diesel
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-10 pg. 46 Scale: (none) Category: "Locomotives - Diesel"
The author talks about why the EMD E6 is his favorite locomotive. Includes several prototype photos.
Scissors Trucks and Coal Bins
Railroad Model Craftsman 2003-05 pg. 50 Scale: (none) Category: "Automobiles"
Description and a couple of photos of home coal delivery trucks in Scranton, PA.
St. Louis-Southwestern
Railroad Model Craftsman 1972-06 pg. 24 Scale: (none) Category: "Locomotives - Diesel"
The engines of the SSW, commonly referred to as the Cotton Belt Route, are featured in this article. Lots of prototype photos accompany this article, which includes a 1972 roster of all the SSW's diesels, a map of the area covered by the railroad, and one page of passenger cars and cabooses.
The Last Steam Shortline
Railroad Model Craftsman 1972-03 pg. 30 Scale: (none) Category: "Railroads"
The Edgmoor & Manetta shortline in South Carolina is the last operating steam railroad in the 1970's. The author stumbled across the railroad and describes a full days work of the single-engine railroad that serves a mill in Lando, S.C.
The Team Track
Railroad Model Craftsman 2003-03 pg. 52 Scale: (none) Category: "Track"
Observations about the team track.
The Western Pacific
Railroad Model Craftsman 1972-11 pg. 38 Scale: (none) Category: "Railroads"
Numerous prototype photos accompany this article about the Western Pacific, focusing on the Feather River Canyon Route. Has a sidebar on the equipment on the railroad, and its subsidiaries, the Sacramento Northern and Tidewater Southern.