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Magazine Articles By Keith M. Kohlmann

Adding Operational Interests: Delivering New Diesels

This article describes how you can model brand new diesel engines being delivered.

An N Scale Depressed Center Flatcar

The author uses the GHQ pewter depressed center flat car to model a C&NW car as built in 1928. A prototype photo and several model photos are included, as well as a materials list. This list is necessary, because this article also describes how he built the large transformer load from scratch.

An N Scale Wagontop Covered Hopper

Using a Fine N-scale Products wagontop box car, the author built a B&O class N-34 two-bay hopper. Includes model, construction, and prototype photos, as well as a parts list.

Bucyrus: One Piece at a Time

This article is a history of the factory and railroad operations at the Bucyrus-Erie Company in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Includes many photos and a track plan of the facilities.

Detailing a Milwaukee Road 65-foot Mill Gondola

The author describes how he detailed an Athearn gondola. Includes a prototype photo, and a description of how to adjust the bolsters to support the Micro-Trains or Fox Valley Models trucks.

Easy N Scale Pole Loads

The author models a load of cedar poles used by power and utility companies for his N-scale gondola and a flat car with stakes. A prototype photo is included, as well as a parts list for the styrene cradle used to hold the poles during transit.

Lowering InterMountain N-scale Boxcars

Modeling an Auto Loading Facility

Many prototype photos set mostly in the 1960s. The article shows how cars were transported and loaded. There is an aerial photo of the Bain auto loading facility. A trackplan of this facility is also included.

Modeling Two C&NW Cabooses

Includes prototype and model photos and materials list. The cars modeled are numbers 10908 and 10357.

Realistic N Scale Pole Lines

Using Atlas telephone poles as the basis for a six-arm telegraph pole.