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Magazine Articles By William C. Schaumburg

C&O Pipe Gondola

The C&O and B&O ordered 125 65.5' gondolas in 1969 from Bethlehem Steel. Article includes scale drawings and prototype photos.

CB&Q's Coburg, Iowa, Station

A small freight and passenger station. Contains no photos but detailed drawings.

CNS&M Flagstop Shelter

This article describes a small shelter found along the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee railroad tracks. Includes prototype photos and scale drawings (just the prototype information, no modeling notes or photos).

Dismal Creek Bridge

The author describes how he scratchbuilt a very basic timber bridge, modeling, with actual sticks and branches, just what the prototype did.

FT's Across America: A Golden State Introduction

This article shows models of the EMD FT demonstrator as they appeared in 1939.

Hickory

A brief report and several photos of 31st National Narrow Gauge Convention in Hickory, NC. Photos include a couple of Lee Rainey's Sn2 module as part of the Sn2 Free-mo setup.

Logging Modeling

The author discusses options for modeling a logging railroad in several scales.

Monsoon Today

What is still visible of a railroad that was torn up in 1943? Includes photos of a furniture factory that was a mill.

NMRA 2011 Convention Report

Photos of the various models found at the show.

Rail Service Available

Suburban industrial parks

Seaboard Air Line 5600-series Cabooses

Besides the brief description, this article also contains prototype photos and scale drawings of the exterior and interior of this caboose.

The 2011 RPM Conference

Photos and a review of this year's show, and a listing of several shows coming up in 2012.

The Passumpsic Heisler

This article covers the history and workings of a Heisler geared locomotive in general, and then covers the specifics of the Passumpsic #1, which is now a privately-owned, fully-restored engine. Includes prototype photos and scaled drawings.

Touring the Lowville & Beaver River RR

This brief article shows off photos of the RMC project layout.