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Magazine Articles By Chuck Yungkurth

A Modernized Russell Steel Snowplow

As of the publication of this magazine issue, Conrail still used this plow in upper New York state. The Russell company made two models, one for single track cleaning, and one for multi-track cleaning. The accompanying prototype photos (including many close-up details) and the HO-scale drawings are for the multi-track snowplow.

Adena, OH Coal Loader

Prototype photos and scale drawings are included in this article about a small coal loader in Adena, Ohio. The loader was on a spur of the Nickel Plate Road, and the photos were taken around 1970.

Coal Storage Bunker Part 2

In this installment of the series the author actually describes the construction of this structure as found in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Includes many construction photos and drawings.

Coal Yard Scale and Office Building

This structure belongs to the coal storage bunker covered in the January and February 1972 RMC issues. It has a covered scale building connected to a small office. The office building is still being used (at the time of the article). Prototype photos from most angles, and scale drawings accompany the article.

Concrete Bumping Blocks

Using wooden blocks, these DL&W concrete bumping blocks are easy to model. Prototype and model photos, as well as scale drawings are included.

Hard Coal: The Anthracite Story

This prototype-only article covers how anthracite coal was formed and how it is mined. Includes photos of several railroads' equipment.

Laurel Line Electric Locomotives

Prototype photos and scale drawings of numbers 401 through 403 of Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley electric freight engines.

Milk Trains, Milk Cars and Creameries

A brief look at the former railroad milk industry and related equipment with tips on how to model milk cars and a creamery. Includes prototype photos of all three subjects.

Modeling the PRR F30E

The author shows how he scratchbuilt one of these cars. Includes model photos and construction detail drawings.

Yesterday's Filling Station

One photo and scaled drawings of a gas station found in Windham, Pennsylvania. Includes scaled drawings for the pumps in N-, HO-, S-, and 0-scale.