Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroader 2003-02
Articles Listing

Slip Switches

Shows and answers the difference between a single and double-slip turnout.

Car Weighting

A basics article on using a scale, weights, and double-side tape to properly weigh cars to their NMRA specs. Shows types of weights available.

Santa Fe in the Southern Great Plains

A point-to-point shelf layout modeling the Oklahoma Texas border during the post-WWII era.

Quick & Dirty Freight Car Weathering

Shows how to weather freight cars using an airbrush. Shows which colors to use, what the typical weathering pattern is for particular cars.

Toledo's Central Union Terminal

Aerial photo of terminal in 1950. Has a layout diagram for suggested HO representation of the terminal.

Building the Turtle Creek Central Part 2

Laying track and building foam hills.

Discover Virtual Model Railroading

Review and applications of Microsoft's Train Simulator and Auran's Trainz.

Modeling Stone Walls

Creating and casting a stone wall for houses or retaining walls. Explains how to do curved walls.

Squeezing Sound into a Diesel Switcher

Installing a Soundtraxx system in a switcher by replacing the motor with a smaller one.

G-scale On The Move

A group of people who create G-scale portable modules.

Getting Started in Prototype Research

Learn more about the railroad your are modeling, using such sources as magazines, NMRA Library, books, video tapes, railroad paper, historical societies, and online research.

Joining the NMRA

Reasons for the existence of the NMRA and why you should join.