Category Description: All sorts of water-based transportation.
Floating Branchlines: Sternwheelers, Tugs, and Barges
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-11 pg. 76 Scale: Author: Robert D. Turner
The CPR used floating barges to move whole trains across rivers and lakes to provide materials to remote locations. Includes many prototype photos.
Kitbashing a Railroad Tug
Railroad Model Craftsman 2009-11 pg. 67 Scale: HO Author: Thomas Griffiths
This article covers how to build a tugboat from two Lindberg Diesel Harbor Tug kits. Contains many construction photos.
The Solano: Modeling a Railroad Car Ferry
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-03 pg. 72 Scale: HO Author: Dan Lewis
The article describes the full-scale 424-foot car ferry model, as well as its history. There are model and prototype photos accompanying the article.