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Call It Done: Crooked Mountain Lines HO Box Car
I recently came across an old treasure in my stash of model railroad supplies, this National Model Railroad Association special-run Crooked Mountain Lines heritage box car. The Crooked Mountain Lines was the fictional home road of traction modeler Bob Hegge, who penned numerous articles in the 70s and 80s for…
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Call It Done: Static 00 Deltic, Another UK Souvenir
When I visited the UK National Railway Museum in York, UK in June for a rail safety conference, the UK-based attendees were understandably proud of their country’s rail heritage on display. While steam speed record holder Mallard overlooked the conference seating area, several of the UK rail officials and industry…
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Modern Guts and Finish For An Ancient HO Pacific Electric Box Motor
My Pacific Electric Express Yard project will need great looking and great running models of PE box motors in order to come to life. As fortune would have it, there are some excellent starting points for such great looking and running models of PE rolling stock. ‘Starting Points’ is doing…
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Introducing the Pacific Electric Express Yard
Fifty or so years after I first learned of the Pacific Electric and models of its cars and structures, I’m embarking on my next small layout project, the Pacific Electric Express Yard. My journey to the Express Yard—so far—has been a fun exercise in figuring out the mix between exciting…
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