MARCH/APRIL 2025: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS! In our 50th Anniversary issue, Sam Swanson describes his HO scale L&S Salvage. It won first place dioramas at the 2024 National Narrow Gauge Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., and is typical of the models featured in the Gazette over the past 50 years. Also inside is Rob Teates Gallery of 1:20.3 scale California prototype freight cars. Eric Menger tells the story of Al Sohl’s On30 layout and Rob Bell continues his epic description of White Pass & Yukon Route locomotives. The behind the scenes story of Finelines and its merge with the Slim Gauge News into the Gazette is revealed by editor Bob Brown and Charlie Getz tells about his 50 years, and counting, of “Narrow Gauge Scene” columns. All this and more in the March/April issue of Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette!

Current Issue

March/April 2025

Volume 51, No. 1


Special Feature

Building My HO Scale L&S Salvage Diorama

by Sam Swanson — First Place Dioramas, 2024 Narrow Gauge Convention, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Features

Five Decades

by Kevin EuDaly — From the publisher.

A Rob Teates Gallery

by Rob Teates — 1:20.3 Scale California Narrow  Gauge Railroad Cars.

History Brought To Life In The 21st Century

by Eric Menger — Al Sohl’s On30 Layout.

Locomotives Of The White Pass & Yukon Route, Paart 19

by Rob Bell — Alco Power.

My Colorado & Western Railway—A Transition From HOn3 to On3, Part 2

by Jim Trowbridge — Continuing The Concepts.

The Gazette Story

by Bob Brown — Behind the Scenes.

More GAZETTE Historical Perspective

by Sharon Olsen —  What happened to my T-square?

Scratchbuilding Ridgway On My HOn3 Rio Grande  Southern Layout

by Steve Harris — The Engine Yard.

Trojan and Samson

by Bob Brown — Caspar, South Fork & Eastern Railroad Twins.

Secondhand Lions Farmhouse

by Ted Van Pelt — A Film Inspiration.

Windy Point Rocks!

by Dr. Gregg Condon, MMR — Right or Wrong?

Scenery Series

by Craig Symington, MMR — Bushes.

The Narrow Gauge Scene

by Charlie Getz — 50 Years And Counting.

Plans

Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Flatcar 421

by Herman Darr

Salinas River Bridge

by Gary Caviglia

J.G. Jackson, San Francisco,  Calif., 0-4-2RT Daisy

by David Fletcher

Nevada County Narrow Gauge  Railroad Rebuilt Boxcar 100

by Herman Darr

Departments

Robert’s Ramblings by Bob Brown, Editor

Pigeon Hole — Letters to the editor

In Brief — Small announcements, new items, and corrections

New in Review Model reviews

Book Reviews


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