RMC Extra Board
Welcome to Craftsman Extra Board! This section is updated periodically with short features contributed by our readers, as well as some recent favorites straight from the pages of Railroad Model Craftsman. Check back as we continue to add new articles!
February 14, 2022
Rochester Model Railroad Club Seneca Valley Lines
The HO scale Seneca Valley Lines is based upon the Lehigh Valley Railroad main line from Jersey City, through eastern Pennsylvania, and into Western New York.
January 18, 2022
Minoa & Euclid Interchange Run
Follow along as an upstate New York short line interchanges with Conrail’s busy Onondaga Cutoff in the 1990s.
January 18, 2022
Kitbashed Tower for East Syracuse
An old Tyco kit is modified to look like a typical New York Central interlocking tower by modifying the wall sections and adding key details.
December 27, 2021
June 1974: Milk Trains, Milk Cars, and Creameries
June 1974: A brief look at the former railroad milk industry and related equipment with tips on how to model milk cars and a creamery.
December 20, 2021
Introducing: Iowa Interstate’s Milan Branch
Introducing the Iowa Interstate Milan Branch, an overview of its operation, and how to adapt it to an HO scale model railroad design.
December 20, 2021
From Flat to Full-Size: Kitbash a Hood Creamery in HO Scale
Kitbash a shallow background building into an expanded structure to fit a space representing a typical New England creamery in HO scale.
December 8, 2021
Diesel Variety at Staten Island’s Arlington Yard
This detailed micro-layout depicts Baltimore & Ohio’s busy diesel terminal and engine house on Staten Island in HO scale.
December 8, 2021
Christmas Trees Shipped by Rail
Shipping Christmas trees by rail was once a very lucrative seasonal business, and can be easily modeled in almost any location or era.
October 21, 2021
The N Scale Southern Alberta Rail
This modern freelanced N scale layout features the dramatic crossing of Crowsnest Pass in Alberta and British Columbia.
October 21, 2021
Model a Modern Buffer Car
Just like the real railroads, you can take retired covered hoppers and convert them into modern buffer cars for your unit tank trains.
