Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroader 1983-01
Articles Listing

Alturas & Lone Pine RR

This 25-year old layout is built into a five-car garage and models the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

A USRA Mikado in Brass 3

This installment the author describes how he made the bearings, gearbox, drive train, and cylinders for the locomotive. The article includes many detailed drawings and a sidebar on lathe operations.

Backdrops for the Jerome & Southwestern

Covers why and how to build a backdrop, including painting and applying stencils or paper cut-outs.

Casting Your Own Freight Cars

This is a good article on how to make castings, and more specifically about how to make gondolas. The article covers making the master, constructing the casting frame, making the mold, removing the master, making the castings, and removing and cleaning the castings.

Kitbash a GP50

The author describes how he made his Chicago & North Western GP50 no. 5050 from an Athearn GP35 by stretching its frame. Many detail drawings and photos are included.

First of the Fifty Series: The GP50

Includes photos of Chicago & Northwestern, Burlington Northern, Frisco, Conrail, Missouri Pacific, Southern, and Santa Fe prototypes. Also include are scale drawings of the locomotive.

Command Control Comes to the Sunset Valley

The author chose CTC-16 and explains why. Includes photos of his installation, and a complete circuit diagram of his reconfigured receiver. Also included are diagrams and parts lists for a power station with pre-regulator and a negative power supply for the command station.

Searchlight Signals

Prototype photos, scale drawings, model construction, and explanation of functionality of one, two, and three-light signals.

Symposium on Electronics

Correction of the Jan. 1982 light-actuated action crossing circuit, and the Mar. 1982 pulse add-on throttle. New topics include: diesel sound generator, and onboard steam sound.

Broadway Posters for Your Layout

This page contains sample posters used on passenger station platforms advertising the latest Broadway show.

Dinner in Dime Box?

A switching puzzle. Might be a good idea for adding to a layout.

A Cylindrical-type Tender for Your Bull Moose

Using Strathmore paper and styrene to construct this tender for the author's 2-8-8-0. Includes scale and construction drawings.

Paint Shop: Seattle & North Coast EMD Switcher

Information about painting this model