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Magazine Articles By Al Buchan
Class GS Work Equipment
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2003 #004
Category:
M.O.W. Equipment
A brief article about the GS gondola as work equipment.
Duffy's Cut Marker Dedication
Magazine:
The Keystone Vol 37 No.4
Page:
16
Category:
Pennsylvania Railroad
A transcript of the speech PRRT&HS president Al Buchan gave that the marker dedication ceremony.
Editor's Favorite 60 Photos
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2008 #060
Page:
10
Category:
Model Railroads and People
Various photos covering N, HO, S, O, and G-scale models.
Modeling Temporary Slow Orders
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2004 #009
Page:
42
Category:
Operations
How to model temporary speed restrictions due to on-line work.
Overview of the NX23 Class
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2006 #032
Page:
27
Category:
Cabooses
75 X23 class boxcars were converted to cabin cars in 1943. Article includes roster, equipment diagram, and prototype photos (including interior)
PRR System Class vs. AAR Mechanical Designation
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2003 #003
Category:
Pennsylvania Railroad
PRRPro Class X31 Preliminary Feature
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2008 #060
Page:
35
Category:
Freight Cars - Box Cars
Scale:
HO
Includes only model photos.
Rail Renewal Part 1
Magazine:
Model Railroading 1995-07
Page:
43
Category:
Track
This series is about how rail is replaced. This installment covers how rail is manufactured, covers rail height, weight, and length, quality of rail, rail failures, Sperry rail service, determining when rail is to be renewed, how rail is shipped, and prototype and model work trains. Includes prototype photos, a table converting model rail codes to scale rail heights and PRR and AREA rail weight to physical height, and a table on rail classification.
The Earlier Gondola Fleet
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2003 #002
Page:
12
Category:
Freight Cars - Gondolas
This brief article covers the two gondola's the PRR had before the GR class of gondola's.
The Kadee PS-2 and the class H34
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2004 #007
Page:
15
Category:
Freight Cars - Hoppers
Prototype photos and drawing about the H34.
The Landscapes of the PRR Part 4-2A
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2006 #031
Page:
6
Category:
Pennsylvania Railroad
This part of the Natural Regions and Terrain covers the Coastal Plain Province.
The Landscapes of the PRR Part 4-2B
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2006 #032
Page:
7
Category:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Discusses and shows the topography of the state of Pennsylvania with an emphasis on The Piedmont.
The Unforgettable Class T1
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2003 #005
Category:
Locomotives - Steam
Work Equipment Class GR, GRa, and FGRa
Magazine:
The Keystone Modeler 2003 #003
Category:
M.O.W. Equipment
Prototype photos of these cars as work equipment.