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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1994 April Pacific Coast RY Ice Reefers Tall P
Railroad Model Craftsman 1994 April
Departments
6 Notes on an Old Timetable Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
8 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
17 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news
31 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices
94 Test Track
Product reviews
116 Collector Consist Poor Bub! Part II by Keith Wills
118 Editors Notebook Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
121 Classified Advertising Commercial listings
122 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
123 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers
129 Advertising Index
Special features
52 Perspective: Metrolink by David Lustig
Los Angeles' new commuter rail line is up and running and its operations present new modeling opportunities.
54 Visiting the Winter Valley Regional R.R. by Dave Winter
Set in Canada, this basement layout reflects the operations of a current day regional railroad.
71 Ghosts of the Pacific Coast, Pt. Ill: Pacific Coast Rwy. by Jim Vail
Our look at the narrow gauge lines that once served California's Pacific coast concludes with a look at the PC and its operations around San Luis Obispo and the Santa Maria Valley.
82 Computers and the modeler, 3.0 by Harry Bonham
With new computer programs on the market for modelers, Harry Bonham is back with a look at what is available and what they do.
86 The post war refrigerator car-a brief history: Pt. II by David and Jennie Lambert
Our series continues with a look at the needs of shippers and the developments in post war refrigerator car design and construction.
Modeling
59 Three midwestern GP3O's by Al Warren
Using Bachmann HO scale GP3O's, the author was able to kitbash models of the C&NW, CGW and KCS units.
68 Crown jewel from the junkbox by Jim Fuhrman and Greg Martin
Here is how to upgrade a standard Athearn boxcar to a detailed model of a Union Pacific B-50-33.
78 Big pines by Miles Hale
Here is a way to make realistic looking tall pine trees for your layout or dioramas.
81 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: City view block by Fred
Roney
By cleverly arranging a variety of building kits into a city block, the author was able to hide a tunnel opening behind a facade of city buildings.
Prototype
63 A PC Ry./NCNG narrow gauge tank car text and drawings by Herman Darr
First used on the Pacific Coast, these tanks later served the NCNG.
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