Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Chicago & North Western Historical Society Modeler Volume 9, #3
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Scratchbuilding a C&NW Northern Star Station Office

After describing this mobile-home-style office buildings, the author describes how he built one for his 1976-era layout. Includes prototype photos and drawings, and several model construction photos.

Essential Businesses Part 6

This installment cover coal dealers, with lots of prototype photos of buildings, advertising signs, and a few model photos.

Coal Dealers

This article describes the different sizes of bituminous coal available, and contains a photo essay of many coal loaders, both of prototype and models.

Recollections from Gene Green

The author shares his stories about interacting with coal, and shares a number of prototype photos of coal storage facilities, advertising signs, and waybills.

L.C.L. Operations Part 2

Cover freight house operations. Includes several prototype photos, information about merchandise service cars, the effects of trucking, and other railroads' merchandise box cars (MP, NYC, PRR).

A Brief History Of Mopac's Fleet Of XME Steel Rebuilds Used In Eagle Merchandise Service For L.C.L.

Covers these early-1950s cars. Includes one prototype photo and an advertisement poster.

Back Shop

Roof-top photos of SD60 locomotives.

Presentation Car 422

Scenes from Robert Todd' layout.