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Magazine Articles By Chuck Cover

Adding a Prototype Industry to my PRR Shamokin Branch LayoutShamokin Branch Layout

Building the Crowl General store and passenger station.

Detailing a Lehigh Valley Hopper Car

The author modifies, super-details, and adds loads to older Lionel/Hobby Line quad hopper cars.

Installing Sound in a GP7

The author shows how he installed a QSI Revolution A sound decoder in an older Atlas GP7. Includes modification and installation photos.

Kitbashing a PRR G29D Gondola

The author converts a Sunshine G29A/B HO-scale kit#12.8 into a G29D. Includes prototype photos, and model construction photos.

Modeling "KASE" Tower in HO Scale

After describing his layout, the author discusses how he built the "KASE" tower in Sunbury, PA. Several construction photos accompany the article.

Modeling PRR L1S #520

The author starts with modeling the 90F81A BLI L1S tender.

Modeling the Shamokin Yard and Railroad Facilities

The author shares information about how he is modeling the yard in his 50'x23' layout. Includes prototype and model photos. as well as the track plan.

Modifying the BLI I1SA Models to Represent Locomotives Operated on the Shamokin Branch in the 1950s

The author describes how he modified the BLI models to accurately represent the engines he found in the book on the branch. Includes model and prototype photos, and a parts list.

Planning a "Walk-in Island"

The author describes why he designed his layout the way he did featuring the PRR's Shamokin branch. It is an island design with several peninsulas.