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 23, 2021
Katy’s St. Louis Sub in N Scale
Bret Overholtzer’s busy N scale model railroad recalls Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway’s bygone route across Missouri in the early 1980s.
February 23, 2021
Building FW Tower in S Scale
FW Tower controlled a triangle of trackwork where routes of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Erie Railroad, and Buffalo Creek Railroad all crossed each other in Buffalo, N.Y. The author’s S scale model was a perfect fit for his Northeastern-themed Buffalo & Chautauqua Railroad.
January 18, 2021
Pulpwood and Iron Ore: The C&NW Ashland District
Don Drum’s HO scale Chicago & Northwestern Ashland Division recreates the steam-to-diesel transition era in the Wisconsin northwoods.
January 18, 2021
Remotor a PFM Brass Shay
A new motor will be quieter, smoother, draw less current and possibly be smaller than the original which could leave more space for a flywheel, DCC decoder, extra weight and the like.
January 1, 2021
N Scale Group Embraces New Name, Mission
As of Jan. 1, 2021, NTRAK will now be known as NRail.
December 18, 2020
Milwaukee Road on the Mississippi
A former Milwaukee Road employee models heavy main line action along the Mississippi River in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
December 18, 2020
Modeling Late-Life Northern Pacific Wood Boxcars
Built in the 1920s, many Northern Pacific wood boxcars survived into the 1970s in company service for successor Burlington Northern.
November 18, 2020
Wires Over the New Haven
Growing up along the New Haven’s busy electrified main line in Connecticut was the inspiration for Rick Abramson’s detailed HO layout.
November 18, 2020
Realistic Asphalt Crossings
An asphalt crossing of this type would be typical for a private road, a low-traffic highway, or a farm crossing from the 1960s or earlier.
October 21, 2020
59th and Rust: An Urban Switching Layout in HO
Inspired by a Long Island Rail Road freight branch running through Queens, this British exhibition layout packs in plenty of urban switching action in a small area.
