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!
Long Leaf Sawmill in O Scale
I had already decided that my sawmill was to be a model of the prototype at Long Leaf, La. I was familiar with this sawmill, because I have been a long-time member of the board of the Southern Forest Heritage Museum, where the sawmill is located.
Adventures in 3D Printing
Taking advantage of 3D printing services offered by Shapeways makes it possible to create detailed custom models. Jack Burgess shows how he used modern techniques to create a convincing model of a Yosemite Valley side-dump car.
Building a Turpentine Still: A Small Uncommon Industry
The turpentine industry was very important in the early days of the United States, and played a key part in the American Revolution by supplying tar, pitch, and turpentine to the navy.
O Scale Trains Magazine joins the WRP Family of Publications
White River Productions is pleased to announce it has acquired O Scale Trains Magazine from publisher Jaini Giannovario, effective immediately.
L’Aubraie: Large Scale Quarry Operation in a Small Space
Once I built a 45 mm gauge, LGB railway in my garden. A few years later, I became interested in 2-foot gauge railways, and wanted to run 2-foot gauge trains on my existing LGB 45 mm gauge track.
Three Days, 20 Bucks: Alamosa to Chama
Here, once again, on the former Rio Grande Southern Fourth Division, the narrow gauge rails, the wooden cars and the iron men put the Rockies to rout.
Better Speed Control For Your Live Steam Locomotives
Controlling small-scale, live steam locomotives can be tricky. They may stall on upgrades, and often run too fast on downgrades – and, slow switching is hard to achieve.
British Columbia Logging: The HO Scale Moxy Creek & Western
I got back into model railroading about 12 years ago, after an absence of some 28 years. When I returned to the hobby, I decided that I wanted to create a small HO gauge logging diorama.
Sausalito to Duncan’s Mills: An On30 Dead Rail Module
My modular, “micro-layout,” is an On30 dead-rail model railroad based on the 3-foot gauge North Pacific Coast Railroad that once ran from the ferry terminal at Sausalito, to Duncan’s Mills, and Cazadero, California.
Rio Grande Southern Caboose Marker Lights Go Digital
The digital/decoder revolution has changed our hobby. I now have six Rio Grande cabooses, and one Denver & Rio Grande Western caboose fitted with LED marker and cupola lights.
