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USRA Composite Gondola

Magazine:

Mainline Modeler 1981-07

Page:

18

Author:

James E. Lane

Category:

Freight Cars - Gondolas

The author starts off with the good and bad of the USRA. Next, he describes the 5 body types the USRA commissioned. The rest of the article is about the USRA composite drop-bottom, 50-ton gondola. Includes two scaled diagrams (S-scale), and several prototype photos.

Water Tower

Magazine:

Mainline Modeler 1981-07

Page:

66

Author:

Robert L. Hundman

Category:

Structures - Trackside

Scale:

HO

The drawings are in N-scale, but the model built is in HO-scale. Also includes a tools list. The article is basically a construction photo essay.