Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine January 2024

FEATURES:

• Pennsylvania Railroad Nassau Division • by JOHN SETHIAN — This freelanced O scale empire recalls PRR heavy electric action in central New Jersey.
• Pennsylvania Railroad X-53 Boxcar • by JAMES KINKAID — First of a two-part series on the first 50’ plug-door boxcars built by PRR in 1959-1960.
• Scratchbuild a CP Sand Tower • by PATRICK LAWSON — Using styrene and 3D-printed parts to build a model of the sand tower at Nelson, B.C.
• Boston & Maine SW1 1109 in HO • by CHRIS ADAMS — Adding details, paint, and weathering to a Walthers model to recreate a specific B&M switcher.
• Build an Inexpensive End-of-Train Light • by DICK WISSBAUM — A simple circuit powered by track current to add a bit of animation to a caboose.
• The End: A Caboose Gallery • by OTTO M. VONDRAK — Cabooses could be found on the end of every freight train well into the 1980s.