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!

The Tall Pine Lumber Company Car Shop

The Tall Pine Lumber Company Car Shop

Chuck Lind builds the timber frame Tall Pine Lumber Company car shop, set in 1938, and dedicates this article about it to the late Bob Brown.

Let There Be Lots of Lights

Let There Be Lots of Lights

John Niemeyer offers outstanding lighting on his freelance Colorado Four Corners layout depicting autumn 1939.

Highway 145 Bridge

Highway 145 Bridge

Follow along as Craig Symington, MMR, constructs the Highway 145 through truss wooden bridge over Leopard Creek at Old Placerville, Colorado.

Early Cog Railway Locomotives, Part 2

Early Cog Railway Locomotives, Part 2

Adrian Garner shares photos of Rigibahn No. 7 in Switzerland and his drawings for constructing a model of it.

Build A Crew Call Board

Build A Crew Call Board

Formal operating sessions are often the high point of model railroading, and a crew call board displays the train lineup for the day.

White River Productions names Chris Lane to succeed Bob Brown as editor of the Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette

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

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.

Dead Horse Tales, an HOn3 Adventure Part 2: Beefing Up the MTL Flatcar

Dead Horse Tales, an HOn3 Adventure Part 2: Beefing Up the MTL Flatcar

Converting a Micro-Trains Line HO car into a model of a White Pass & Yukon flatcar used during the Second World War and beyond.

The GAZETTE Story: Behind the Scenes

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

Five decades of the GAZETTE is extra special with founding editor Bob Brown at the throttle, a testimony to his passion for the hobby!