Railroad Model Craftsman September 2024

Features:

• Switching Under Florida Palms • by Lance Mindheim — Modeling Miami's Modern East Rail District served by CSX in HO scale.
• Bethlehem Steel 52'6" Gondolas • by James Kinkaid — A common class of gondola for Baltimore & Ohio, Reading, and Norfolk & Western. .
• Baltimore & Ohio TOFC Gondola in HO • by Gregory M. Larocca — Modifying 1920s gondolas for 1960s intermodal service in HO scale. .
• Intro to Layout Command Control: Part 2 • by Detlef Kurpanek — Exploring the details of LCC nodes, logic configuration, and implementation.
• Motorize an F&C Gas-Mechanical Loco • by Alan Mende — A collection of readily available parts used to motorize this HO scale resin kit.
• Backdating a Grandt Line Handcar Shed • by Robert Schleicher — Starting with a simple kit to create a common lineside tool shed.
• Upgrading an ancient Scale-Craft PRR K4 • by Tom Piccirillo — Breathing new life into an 85-year-old O scale Pennsylvania Railroad K4s model.

Departments:

• Safety Valve — Letters from our readers
• Receiving Yard — New product reports and industry news/compiled by Harry K. Wong
• Test Track — In-depth reviews of new hobby products
• Rail Books  — Conquest III: PRR Pittsburgh to Columbus/review by George Riley
• Timetable — Listings of railroad-related events contributed by our readers
• Perspective — Why Join?/George Dutka
• Craftsman Workshop — Let’s Build a Telltale/Wayne Wesolowski
• Collector Consist — Three EMDs You May Never See/Tony Cook
• Diverging Points — Growing Up Riding VIA/Boaz Shron
• Editor's Notebook  — Commentary from your editor/Otto M. Vondrak
• Dealer Directory — Listing of our favorite recommended hobby dealers
• Index of Advertisers