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Building the "Nighthawks" Scene

This model is based on Edward Hopper's 1943 painting "Nighthawks". O-scale modeler John Armstrong designed the scene and described it in the January 1989 issue of Model Railroader magazine. This S-scale kit is manufactured by Right On Track Models and sold by Wit and Wisdom Models. The kit contains hundreds of parts, so the author describes how he set about building the various structures that make up this scene.

S Scale Schnabel Car

The Schnabel car is a very long model. The author took photos of the model built by John Griffin. The model and layout shown in the article are owned by John Henning. With a load, this car has too large of an overhang to be able to run on a layout.

Revisit the Minnesota Heartland

The December 2016 issue of this magazine documented the first visit to the author's layout, so this article catches us up on the changes he has made since then. The article includes many photos, and an updated track plan.

Freight Car Modifications Part IV

This installment covers a CNW Viking roof box car, which was based on an S-Helper Service box car and a Pacific Rail Shops viking roof.