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Right-of-way Detailing: Stock Guards
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1979-09
Author:
Gordon Odegard
Category:
Track
Guards to keep cattle from getting on the tracks.
The Houston Society of Model Engineers
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1979-09
Page:
66
Author:
Bob Dannenbrink
Co-author:
Jay Miller
Category:
Layouts - HO - Large
Scale:
HO
The club is building a layout in a vacant room in the Houston Belt & Terminal RR's Union Station building in downtown Houston, Texas.
Model of the Month
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1979-09
Page:
71
Author:
Don Cassler
Category:
Structures - Industrial
Scale:
HO
Model of a modern truck-dump coal loader from a prototype located on the Clinchfield RR.
Towards Reliable Operation
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1979-09
Page:
72
Author:
John Armstrong
Category:
Track
Tips on what to do to keep trains on the tracks. Topics include flange profiles (prototype vs. model), trucks form a triangle for stability, lateral-to-vertical wheel force ratios, car weighting, and fool-proof wiring.