Library - Magazine Articles by Jim Boyd

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.