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piled up during his illness last year. California Roadbed can ship
most N and O scale items from stock but HO products continue
to be back ordered. Jayne is still not able to put in a full 40
hour week and asks that modelers be patient as he is preparing
roadbed and filling orders as quickly as possible ...
Smoky Mountain Exits HO Scale
Jim King, owner of Smoky Mountain Model Works has sold the
patterns, instructions, and production rights to his HO scale
SAL B7 to Gary Wright of WrightTrak Models
.
The transaction ends King’s 18-year involvement in manufac-
turing HO scale resin kits. The company will focus on expanding
its industrial customer base and continue production of S scale
models. See WrightTrak report in HO section for additional
information on the SAL kit …
Help Wanted
Horizon Hobby of Champaign, Illinois, currently has career
opportunities for several positions including product sup-
port personnel, graphic designers, and electrical engineers.
For details visit
www
...
Minnesota Steam Up
After a four year hiatus, Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 will be
at the point of an excursion train fromMinneapolis to Duluth on
May 11-12, 2013. The event will mark the first public operation
of the steam locomotive since 2008. The route will utilize BNSF’s
ex-Great Northern Railway Hinckley Subdivision, which saw its
last regular passenger service in 1985. For complete details of
the trip, as well as a history of No. 261, visit
...
Bob Bird
Robert Edward Bird died on January 4, 2013 at the age of 85. A
life-long model train hobbyist, Bob’s scratchbuilt models were
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frequent award winners in the NMRA’s Northeast Region con-
tests. He won the Baldwin Trophy for best in show on several
occasions. Bob earned the Gold Award for best in show at the
NMRA Valley Forge national convention in 1993. His models
also appeared in various hobby publications including Model
Railroader magazine. A native of Jersey City, Bob worked as a
tower man for P.A.T.H. Railroad. In 1985 he received the Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey's Distinguished Service
Medal. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Bob
Bird is survived by his wife Lillian, four children, nine grandchil-
dren, and a great-granddaughter …
Here’s a look at some of the latest new model railroad products.
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
Morning Sun Books
) has released
three new full-color hardback books for March including
“Erie
Lackawanna in Color, Volume 8: New York Division.”
Authored
by Robert J. Yanosey, the book covers the EL's New York
Division with its tangle of heavy suburban commuter lines and
freight routes. Photographers Al Holtz and Bill Rosenberg docu-
ment the workings of the busy division from New York City to
the Delaware River.
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