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Articles Listing

A Last Look at Thatcher's Inlet Part 4

This last installment focuses on creating the atmosphere in the main street and the dockside fish warehouse complex. It covers how one might design structure layout by constructing temporary cardboard mockups. Many close-up photos.

Ontario Northland Caboose

Prototype photos and scale drawings of the ON's cabooses numbers 100-105.

All About Sharks

Covers the history of the Baldwin Locomotives Works' DR6-4-2000, a.k.a. "Shark" because of its profile. Lots of prototype photos of both A and B units, mostly PRR. Includes an ownership summary.

Nostalgic Warehouse

The author describes how he built this heavy weathered fertilizer warehouse modeled after one in Ringoes, N.J. Includes models photos and scale drawings.

Shark Roster

Breaks down the complete listing of all Baldwin "Sharknose" DR6-4-2000, later relabeled RF16 by the PRR. Includes scale drawings of the A unit.

Iota: End of a Very Short Line

The author built a 17" x 56" switching layout representing the end of a short line in the Great Plains.

Toronto's PCC's

Prototype photos and scale drawings of these electrified PCC cars built in 1938 for the Toronto Transit Commission. PCC stands for President's Conference Committee.