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Magazine Articles By Jim Panza
Railgon
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 1980-12
Page:
83
Category:
Railroads
In 1980 Railgon was added to the Trailer Train Company to provide shippers with a fleet of free-running gondola cars. Article includes prototype photos, scale drawings, and historical information about the company, including roster.
The First Five Years of RBOX 10013
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 1980-07
Page:
82
Category:
Freight Cars - Box Cars
The article details the history of this one box car with a listing of all the other boxcars, a map of the interchange points where this particular car has been sighted, and many close-up photos of the car.
Trailer Train's TTAX All-purpose Spine Cars
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 1991-10
Page:
62
Category:
Freight Cars - Roadrailers
This article describes these cars in great detail. No modeling information is included, but there are lots of photos and many detailed scale drawings, as well as a roster list.
U-1 Wheel Stencils
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 1979-03
Page:
73
Category:
Freight Cars
Explanation of the yellow or white dots that appear in a black square on the side of freight cars. These indicate cars that are still equipped with sub-standard wheels. Many prototype photos are included.