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Articles Listing

CNW 3-bay Hopper From MDC's N Scale Kit

The author describes how he created coal loads for the hoppers. Other changes he made to the MDC cars are installing Z-scale couplers and replacing the trucks with Micro-Trains ones. He also describes how he weathered them.

BNSF 48-foot Pines-built Vans From Atlas & Walthers

Container trailers used on flat cars.

AC&F Type 21 Tank Cars Part II

This installment covers 10,000-gallon cars from Proto 2000. Includes many prototype and model photos.

Life-Like Proto 2000 EMD GP30 Test Report

A product review of this engine.

Modeling the Yosemite Valley in HO Scale

A complete tour, with lots of photos, of the layout. Includes track plans and prototype photos.

Santa Fe Modelers Meet

A photo essay of models shown at the event.

Rock Island F7A Units

A couple of photos of the author's combining the Intermountain bodies and the Stewart chassis to build the engines.

IPD, Railbox & Other Cars From the Box Car Boom of the 70s Part 1

Covered are Athearn (HO), Accurail (HO, American Models (S), Weaver (O), and Micro-Trains (Z). This article is basically a prototype-photo essay of many box cars.

SOO and GN 5-foot Box Cars From Accurail's HO Scale Kits

The author changed the doors to plug doors to model SOO Line grain-loading cars, and to duplicate some Great Northern cars. Includes prototype and model photos.

HO, N, O, S & G Scale Locomotives

A listing of all of the locomotives of these scales that have been reviewed by Railmodel Journal.

John Deere Tractor Works in HO or N Scale from DPM

Prototype and model photos of the John Deere Tractor Works factory.

40-foot AAR 50-ton Box Cars With 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught Ends Part III

Prototype and model photos of box cars, including kits from Branchline and C&BT Shops.

Alco C628 Aa Lehigh Valley 626 and 628

The parts, paint, and decals needed to replicate this engine in HO-, O-, and N-scale. Includes two prototype photos.