Extra Board
Welcome to 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 the Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette. Check back as we continue to add new articles!
White River Productions names Chris Lane to succeed Bob Brown as editor of the Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette
White River Productions has announced that Chris Lane has been appointed as the next editor of Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette.
Robert W. Brown, founding editor of Narrow Gauge & Short Line GAZETTE, passes at 93
Pioneering narrow gauge modeler and Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette founding editor Bob Brown has passed away at age 93.
The GAZETTE Story: Behind the Scenes
We celebrate five decades of publishing accurate information for fine modelbuilding in the pages of the GAZETTE.
Five Decades
Five decades of the GAZETTE is extra special with founding editor Bob Brown at the throttle, a testimony to his passion for the hobby!
Radio Control for HOn30: A Simple Approach
On-board battery power for model trains, also known as “Dead Rail,” is easy to implement in small scales, thanks to improved electronics.
Locomotives Of The White Pass & Yukon Route, Part 17: Shop Switchers
A review of the various small locomotives that were used to move equipment around the White Pass shops at Skagway over the years.
Alternative Operating Sessions
Alternate operating sessions are a fun way to explore different scenarios on your model railroad simply by changing up the equipment and introducing new off-line locations.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 12
Built by Baldwin in 1878 for Atlin Short Line Railway & Navigation Company, which was later acquired by White Pass & Yukon.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 11
WP&YR 69 used her brute strength to help shove trains up the first twenty steep miles north of Skagway, Alaska.
Freelanced Narragansett Railroad in On30
A freelanced version of the Narragansett Railroad as modeled in On30 focusing on structures and scenery.












