White River Productions - Railroad Model Craftsman, April 2025 - Magazine - SP Coast Line
White River Productions - Railroad Model Craftsman, April 2025 - Magazine - SP Coast Line
White River Productions - Railroad Model Craftsman, April 2025 - Magazine - SP Coast Line
Features:
Pete Hall’s HO Southern Pacific • by Dan Munson — Modeling 1950s California Coast Division operations on a large HO layout.
Conrail’s 52-foot Gondola Rebuilds • by James Kinkaid — Conrail’s 1990s in-house rebuild program extended the useful life of old gondolas.
Dutch Country Conrail • by Mitchell Schuessler — Combining operational elements and scenes into a cohesive layout plan.
Install an Animated Grade Crossing • by Dave Abeles — Adding a realistic grade crossing to the HO scale Conrail Onondaga Cutoff.
DCC and Sound for a Classic Atlas RS-3 • by Chris Adams — Upgraded DCC and sound options help breathe new life into an older HO Alco model.
A Couple of Sheds • by Wayne Wesolowski — Easy to build in an evening, these sheds add period detail to your trackside scenes.
Departments:
Safety Valve — Letters from our readers
Receiving Yard — New product reports and industry news/compiled by Harry K. Wong
Test Track — In-depth reviews of new hobby products
Rail Books — Central Vermont by George C. Corey/review by Otto M. Vondrak
Timetable — Listings of railroad-related events contributed by our readers
Perspective — The Most Beautiful Train in the World/Justin Franz
Craftsman Workshop — Modeling Amtrak’s RTG-II Turboliner/Jeff Paston
Painting and Weathering — Faded Paint on a Union Pacific Geep/John Caffarelli
Diverging Points — Variables/Jason Shron
Editor's Notebook — Commentary from your editor/Otto M. Vondrak
Dealer Directory — Listing of our favorite recommended hobby dealers
Index of Advertisers