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Mail Crane and Catcher

Magazine:

Model Railroader 1986-07

Page:

58

Author:

Gordon Odegard

Category:

Structures - Trackside

After a brief description and history behind the mail crane and its hook, the author provides suggestions for how to model them in various scales. Included are prototype photos and several drawings.

MR Workshop

Magazine:

Model Railroader 1986-07

Page:

110

Author:

Stuart Shenk

Category:

Layout Construction

The author shares a tip on how he made a tunnel liner out of corrugated plastic drain tubing. Show one photo and a drawing of how to cut the pipe up for single- and double-track tunnels.