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Kitbodged, Good-Enough HO South Shore GP7
At nearly the exact tween-age moment I started to make connections between the railroad books and magazines I read and the real railroads around me in my home Calumet region of Northwest Indiana—“the Region” to locals—my favorite local railroad was undergoing a major change. The Chicago, South Shore, and South…
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My Pacific Electric Box Motors in Railroad Model Craftsman
Posts here were light in September and October, and that was because this article on Pacific Electric box motors was in production for the February 2026 edition of Railroad Model Craftsman. Always rewarding to see one’s own work in print. Many thanks to RMC editor Otto Vondrak for his patience…
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On My Bench: Warning Stickers, ACI Barcodes, and Number Boards
Thanks to Shell Scale and Smoke Box Graphics for distinctive little decals.






