Description
Contents: Special Features – Perspective: Equilibrium (The railroad scene is always subject to change); PFE’s Ice Reefers: Operation And Express Cars (The final installment in this series covers express cars and PFE’s operations); The Vermont Midland Story (This HO railroad is set in the steam/diesel era of New England and is based on the Rutland Railroad) Modeling – Kansas City Southern SD40-2 (An Athearn SD40-2 is the basis of this modeling project); Modeling The ACF CH-29 In O Scale (Here’s how to convert the Weaver PS-2 into an ACF car); Modeling The ACF CH-29 In HO Scale (With a little detailing, the E&B Valley/Eastern Car Works kit can duplicate a specific Reading prototype); Building An Ice House And Platform For Your Reefers (If you’ve been following our PFE series, you’re no doubt ready to ice your reefers and get them rolling. This simple scratch building project can have you doing just that); Working Ditch lights (In the mountains of western Canada, ditch lights are a must. Here is how the author made his); RMC/Dremel Kit bash Awards: A Kit bashed SD30 (What would an SD30 have looked like? Ray Miller takes a guess as he models one for our April Kit bash Award) Prototype – ACF CH-29 Covered Hopper (These two-bay cars could be found on the rosters of over twenty railroads plus a host of shipping companies); Busses For Your Railroad (Busses and railroads go back a long way together. Many bus companies were started by railroads to serve as feeders for their passenger trains. Here are some ideas on adding bus service to a model railroad) Departments – Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); Rail books (Book news and reviews); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); Company Photographer (Night photography by Dwayne Easterling); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (Pot-au-feu); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index
Issue: April 1987
Condition: Very Good