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A Simple Transition-era Servicing Facility

A single prototype photo shows lots of details that can be modeled in a re-fueling station near a passenger station in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1953.

Styrene to Streamliner

The author takes a step-by-step approach as he describes how he scratchbuilt a Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis' 4-roomette, 5-bedroom, 1-compartment, 4-section sleeping car Florida Sunset (Pullman-Standard floor plan no. 4196, built in December 1954). Includes lots of detailed photos and part drawings, as well as a parts list.

Model Mechanical Interlockings

This article describes how to model the piping and infrastructure for the controls of an interlocking tower. Includes lots of close-up detail photos and diagrams, including a detailed drawing of a prototype turnout point mechanism.