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Building the Tama Depot

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

3

Author:

Ron Christensen

Category:

Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards

Scale:

HO

In this photo essay, the author shows the changes he made to the Walthers City Station #933-2904 to make it look like the Tama Depot.

Building a 1970s Grain Boxcar Fleet Part 7

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

10

Author:

Dennis Eggert

Category:

Freight Cars - Box Cars

Scale:

HO

This installment covers modeling former Chicago Great Western cars, which were acquired after 1968. Includes drawings, prototype photos, and a step-by-step guide to building the Kadee PS1 cars used to model these cars.

Essential Businesses Part 8

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

23

Author:

Ron Christensen

Category:

Structures - Industrial

This installment covers junk & salvage yards. Includes many prototype and model photos.

Chicago & North Western Pride Gondolas

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

34

Category:

Freight Cars - Gondolas

PRIDE stood for "PRogress In Defending the Environment". In addition to prototype photos and a roster listing, the article also includes model photos.

Freight House Photos From the CNWHS Archive

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

38

Category:

Structures - Industrial

Prototype photos of various freight houses. Also includes a few model photos at the end of the article.

C&NW Freight House in Buxton, Iowa

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

47

Category:

Structures - Industrial

Two photos of the building (then and now).

New London, Wisconsin

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

48

Author:

Scott Sasse

Category:

Structures - Depots/Stations/Yards

Buildings in the historical village display.

CGW Caboose Information

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

51

Author:

Daniel Holbrook

Category:

Cabooses

Various bits of information about several cabooses.

Back Shop

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

52

Category:

Locomotives - GP50

Roof-top photos of several C&NW GP50 locomotives.

Presentation Car 422

Magazine:

Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 10, #2

Page:

55

Author:

Wes Ward

Category:

Layout Construction

Scale:

HO

Photos of a scene on Maynard Mitchell's C&NW Eagle River Valley, Wisconsin, railroad under construction.