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Contents: Special Features – Switching Loads (A pre-built switch resting on its side in a gondola makes for a very interesting load.), EMD-Designed Diesel Shops (In the conversion from steam to diesel power, EMD helped railroads by designing maintenance facilities that could handle the new locomotive needs.), Using The National Archives as a Modeling Resource – Part II (This month we wrap up our two-part look at using the National Archives to research railroad history.) Modeling – RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: Modeling a C&NW Alco Slug Set (Last month we modeled a C&NW Alco C-425. This month we turn our attention to the slugs that went with them.), Prototype Weathering on a CR Covered Hopper – Part II (Modeling a heavily weathered car can present some challenges.), Rusting Barrel and Tank Bands (Here is how you can model metal bands using photos of rust, a computer and a color printer.), Scratch building River Fish Filet (The prototype for this colorful roadside market was immortalized in a 1930s photograph by Walker Evans.), The HOm30 Euslis Railroad (Despite its name, this 2′ x 4′ module can be used in a variety of ways.), Essential Freight Cars: 41. Fifty-foot Single-Sheathed Boxcars (The 1920s saw the introduction and acceptance of the 50-foot single-sheathed, general-purpose boxcar, primarily by Western Roads which used it for hauling lumber and bulky manufactured goods.) Prototype – The High Hoods: Alco’s Early Diesel Switchers (The success of these pioneer locomotives brought big changes to railroading.) Departments – Notes on an Old Timetable, Safety Valve, Dispatchers Report, Rail books, RMC Timetable, Test Track, Collector Consist, Editor’s Notebook, Classified Advertising, Exchange Place, Dealer Directory, Advertising Index
Issue: April 2008
Condition: Very Good