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!
Spark Bird: Building a Prize-Winning On30 Flanger Caboose
Built from parts of an old Ambroid craftsman kit, this On30 model of a flanger caboose won 1st prize at the 2022 National Narrow Gauge Convention.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 8
White Pass & Yukon Route 2-8-0 steam locomotive No. 62 was built by Baldwin in June 1900, and remained in service for more than 40 years.
Swandale Planing Mill in S Scale
Building an S scale model that captures the character and essence of the prototype lumber planing mill at Swandale, W.Va., on the Buffalo Creek & Gauley.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 7
An in-depth examination of White Pass & Yukon Route Baldwin-built, outside-frame 2-80 Consolidation No. 61.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 6
Steam locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route.
The Silver Spur Mill
An imagineered version of the Centennial Mill scratchbuilt for the author’s Rio Grande Southern layout.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route: Part 5, The Climax of the Story
White Pass & Yukon Route’s only Climax geared locomotive came from second-hand Colorado and was used in the construction of the line.
Two Models of White Pass & Yukon No. 81 in HOn3
White Pass & Yukon 81 was a one-of-a-kind diesel that provided an excellent modeling challenge for two hobbyists on opposite ends of the globe.
Scratchbuilt On30 Water Car
This scratchbuilt O scale 20-foot flatcar holds a wooden water tank car complete with a steam driven water pump.
Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon Route, Part 4: The Twins
White Pass & Yukon ordered a pair of brand new engines from Baldwin Locomotive Works in December 1898 based on the Vauclain compound design.
