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!
Building a White Pass & Yukon Railroad Pipe Flatcar in HOn3
In anticipation of hauling materials for the potential construction of a major pipeline originating from Alaska’s northern oil fields, the White Pass & Yukon Railroad rebuilt a flatcar to accommodate enormous 80-foot-long sections of 56-inch diameter pipe.
Colorado & Southern Business Car B-3 in On30
After purchasing a set of exquisite custom-made castings some years ago, I finally decided the time had come to build Colorado & Southern Business Car B-3.
Buffalo Creek & Gauley’s Dundon Shops in S Scale
It was in Dundon that the standard gauge Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad had what employees called the “Dundon Shops” where equipment was maintained and repaired.
Urban Narrow Gauge: Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn in HOn3
I was amazed to discover that between 1875 and 1940 the three-foot gauge Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad had its East Boston terminal barely a stone’s throw away from my first apartment in this area.
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.
