Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroader 1996-05
Articles Listing

A Station for Middletown

The author describes how he built a model based on the prototype Central New England (later New York, New Haven & Hartford) station in Middletown, Conn. Includes scaled drawings, model and prototype photos, and various construction diagrams.

The NMRA Surveys the Hobby

In the April 1995 the NMRA did a survey of model railroaders. They got a 50.3 survey response rate, which is quite high. Graphs included in the article are Modeling Scale, Layout Character (free-lance vs. prototype), Era Modeled, Modelers by Scale (includes those that model multiple scales), Home Layout Size, Skill Level, Club Membership, Annual Spending, Home Layout Location, Computer Ownership, and Time Spent on Hobby.

Weathering Freight Cars

The author walks through the steps he takes to weather his freight cars. Includes photos of cars he has done.