In the April Issue John Brennan’s Chicago, Peoria & Western HO scale model railroad is influenced by the CB&Q, EJ&E, and Illinois Central on the flatlands of Illinois, west of Chicago in September of 1940. It portrays the transport of grain from the mid-west to eastern customers. Other Can’t Miss Stories Check out the rail yard display at the Tiburon Railroad and Ferry Depot Museum in California. It depicts the docks and rail yards as they appeared in 1909. David Popp shares the story of how we used foam, plaster, and cork to start the scenery process on the East Troy Industrial Park (ETIP) project railroad. Showcasing 50 years of Conrail locomotives, Dave Abeles shares what models are available, highlighting the early 1990s era of his Onandaga Cutoff. Pelle Søeborg shows tips for organizing your wiring with channels to keep the “spaghetti bowl” under the layout at bay.Prototype modeler Jack Burgess shares the El Portal Station scene he built for his Yosemite Valley HO scale layout. Bill Rooke explains how to use 12-volt self-adhesive LED lighting strips to illuminate his passenger cars on a DCC layout. He explains how to reduce the voltage to cut down the brightness of the LEDs. And more!
