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USRA Standard Tank Cars

Magazine:

Model Railroader 1976-11

Page:

68

Author:

Harold Russell

Category:

Freight Cars - Tank Cars

A brief history, prototype photos, and scaled drawings of this 8,000-gallon tank car.

Digital Displays for Your Railroad

Magazine:

Model Railroader 1976-11

Page:

74

Author:

Keith Gutierrez

Category:

Electronics

This article describes how to hook up a 7-segment Radio Shack display LED to a rotary switch to show the selected track in the yard (as an example) in the display, which can then be mounted to your control panel.

Ceresota Flour Mill

Magazine:

Model Railroader 1976-11

Page:

80

Author:

E.L. Moore

Category:

Structures - Industrial

Scale:

HO

The gray weather-beaten building from which this model was built stands in Slatington, Pa. It's more than a century old. Includes model photos, scaled drawings, and a description of how the author built the structure, including how to get that weather-beaten look.