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Building A Layout Texas-style  by Tim Hannum
Since late 2005, we have been watching the progress of Tim's midwestern layout. He now reports that the final three modules are finally finished! (Nov 18, 2007)


Weathered Atlas HO Locomotives  by Graham Causer
Graham models Conrail in HO scale. Pictured here are some of his fantastically weathered locomotives, such as the Atlas B40-8. (Nov 24, 2006)


Bachmann's HO Conrail C40-8W  by Kelvin Wadsworth
Several photos of a Bachmann Spectrum C40-8W painted and weathered as CR 2062. Look for more photos from Kelvin's layout as work progresses. (Sep 16, 2006)


Modeling Modern Conrail in HO  by Matt Arentzen
Matt models late-era Conrail in HO scale. Photos of his locomotives and freight cars, along with shots from his layout. (May 11, 2006)

Matt Arentzen

PC Boxcar Weathering  by Rich Yourstone
Rich Yourstone explains how he improved and weathered this Micro-Trains 60' Penn Central boxcar. (Feb 2, 2006)


Conrail Power in the Midwest  by Tim Hannum
Tim's earliest HO photos from June 2005 through January 2006. Many of the heavily weathered locomotives started as brass OMI models with added details. (Jan 6, 2006)


Pete Trunk's Philadelphia & Erie  by Bob Waller
Pete's 2-rail O scale layout based on Conrail's early years has been featured as a cover story in OSN 48/ft magazine in Run #161 and is proudly featured here. (Jan 2004)

Pete Trunk

Weathering Conrail  by Lenny Harlos, Jr.
Photos of weathered HO scale projects that Lenny has completed. The latest additions include H44 and H42A covered hoppers, and X73 boxcar. (Jan 31, 2006)

Harlos

Woolies & More Woolies  by Bob Waller
Lenny Harlos, Jr, owner of Throughbred RR Models, uses an HO Stewart G39 ore gondola as the starting point for modeling Conrail's insulated G39A's. (Jun 3, 2005)

Woolies

Ed Kapuscinski: N Scale Modeler  by Bob Waller
In this article from June 2005, I look at some of Ed's projects that he had worked on that year. His focus is on 1985, the end of early Conrail. (Jun 6, 2005)

Kapuscinski

An Easy RS-3M  by Sean Steele
Sean used an HO scale Atlas R3S he picked up for a bargain, and then modified it using parts from Tiger Valley. The result is a good looking model of CR 9927. (Jul 1, 2004)

RS-3M

From Pile-o-Parts to SDP-45  by Sean Steele
It all started with some Rail Power Products shells from a clearance bin. Sean briefly explains how his pile-o-parts evoloved into his HO scale Conrail SDP-45. (Jul 1, 2004)

Pile-o-Parts

Fantasy & Prototype Modeling  by Bill Skirvin
Bill does some really neat modeling projects in HO scale, such as fantasy Penn Central SD-80MAC's, Conrail business cars, and more. (Jul 22, 2005)

Bill Skirvin

Photos From Wes Reminder
An early contributor to the CRCyc, Wes Reminder does excellent modeling as well as prototype photography. A small sample of his work. (Aug 23, 2005)

Wes Reminder

Readers' Showcase
CRCyc readers showcase selected photos of their models and layouts from Z to G scale. Stop by and see if you'd like to showcase some of your work. (Jan 4, 2005)

Readers


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