News column - 1
August 2014:
The latest model railroad products, news & events
by Richard Bale and Jeff Shultz
Richard Hendrickson 1931-2014
Dr. Richard Hendrickson, prolific author, noted
historian, and long-time promoter of prototype
modeling, passed away unexpectedly on June
28. Hendrickson died of a heart attack and sub-
sequent fall at his home in Ashland, OR. He was
83 years old.
A native of Glendale, CA, Hendrickson developed an early fas-
cination for trains in general and more specifically the Santa
Fe. As a teenager summering with family in Oceanside, CA, he
gained the confidence of a Santa Fe crew who allowed him to
drive a 2-8-2 on the branch line to Escondido. Decades later he
was still remembering the fun of that seminal experience.
Hendrickson amassed a huge library of photographs and infor-
mation about American railroads which he willingly shared
with manufacturers as well as like-minded hobbyists. In
