Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Mainline Modeler 1992-05
Articles Listing

CB&Q Stock Car Conclusion

The author explains why the progress on these cars has been slow. He is building three of them at a time from scratch. The article is basically a photo essay, and it shows the final work to be done on the car, as well as finishing it.

AT&SF Single Ground Signal Location on Battery Cellar

Single-page drawing of the semaphore.

FMC Covered Hopper

Prototype photos of this 1970s three-bay covered hopper.

Smoke Jacks

Three prototype photos of the engine house at Framingham, Massachusetts on the Boston & Albany.

Girder Bridges

The author describes how he built a three-span plate girder bridge, a main span with flanking smaller spans, which were built using Micro-Engineering and
Evergreen styrene. Includes diagrams and construction photos.

Chesapeake & Ohio Trestle Bridge

A prototype drawings of a trestle bridge components.

SP Yard Office

This article covers the prototype yard office building of SP's El Paso Adair Yard. Includes photos and diagrams, as well as a bill-of-materials.

60' Auto Box Car

Greenville-built box cars for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to transport Ford vehicles. The article covers ways to build this car, and includes scale drawings and model photos.

NYC Class Ho10a 2-8-2

Photos, history, and drawings (S-scale) of this NYC engine as built by Lima.

NKP's Wood Caboose

Background information about the radio-equipped wood cabooses, followed by how the author modified his Overland brass model.

The Sanborn Maps

The Sanborn Insurance maps are an excellent source when researching the railroads past. The Sanborn maps were started by D.A. Sanborn, a civil engineer, when asked to conduct a survey for the Aetna Insurance Company. Mr. Sanborn was so impressed that, in 1876, he founded the Sanborn Map and Publishing Co., LTD. In 1902, it was incorporated into its present form, the Sanborn Map Co., Inc. The article includes a key for the maps.

UTLX Tank Car

After describing the prototype, the author covers modifications that can be made to the Tichy Train Group model of this car. Includes many model photographs.

New Haven, Missouri

Considerations for modeling this town with collection of close-together railroad-related structures.

Tank Cars Part 2

This installment covers non-pressure tank cars, and the available HO-scale models.

World War II Yards

Prototype photos of various rail yards.

Baltimore & Ohio Privy

Drawings of this structure.