Category Description: Historical information about the hobby itself.
Canadian Double O
Railroad Model Craftsman 1991-11 pg. 128 Scale: OO Author: Keith Wills
This article covers the development of OO scale in Canada, and what can be done these days to model in that scale.
Ground Foam: Realistic Scenery Made Easy
Model Railroader 1999-11 pg. 87 Scale: (none) Author: Jeff Wilson
Ground foam rubber was introduced in the 1975 by Woodland Scenics.
Mid-century Prototypes part III
Railroad Model Craftsman 2003-07 pg. 110 Scale: (none) Author: Keith Wills
Early diesel models.
Souvenirs and Memories
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-06 pg. 40 Scale: HO Author: Wayne A Sittner
This article describes what the author and his model railroad friends remember of the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. The article accompanied by photos from his and his friends' layouts depicting the area. The scenes are very detailed and realistic.
TT Anyone?
Railroad Model Craftsman 1996-05 pg. 108 Scale: (none) Author: Keith Wills
Describes the now-commercially dead truly American scale.
TT Scale: The All-American Export
Railroad Model Craftsman 1996-06 pg. 108 Scale: TT Author: Keith Wills
The scale died down in the U.S. during the late 1950's, but in Western Europe and Communist Bloc countries it seemed to thrive much longer.
The Beginnings and Growth of HO Scale
Model Railroader 1999-12 pg. 87 Scale: HO Author: Jim Hediger
The first ad showing an HO-scale freight train.
The Straight & Narrow
NASG Dispatch 2004-02 pg. 20 Scale: Author: David Heine
This article chronicles the history of U.S. narrow gauge railroading.