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!
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.
Upgrading an On30 Grandt Line 18-ton Porter with DCC and Sound
East steps to detail an older On30 steam switcher model with the latest digital command control and sound system installed.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 10
Continuing our series, we take a look at the short life and tragic end for White Pass & Yukon Route 2-8-0 Consolidation No. 68.
Building an On30 D&RGW Parlor Car “Durango”
Scratchbuilding a parlor car following Rio Grande prototypes for narrow gauge service in On30.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 9
In early 1900, the company bought three more used locomotives bringing the total number of locomotives to 15.
