The 2023 HOn3 Annual from White River Productions brings you the best of HOn3 narrow gauge trains and layouts along with building projects and how-to articles by the top authors in the scale. You don't have to be into narrow gauge or even HOn3 to find a wealth of information and value in its pages. Maybe you ve always suspected that the narrow-gauge guys are having more fun, and you'd be right! The pages of the 2023 HOn3 Annual are loaded with exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full and your modeling fires stoked all year. Now in its 15th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading, but with something for If this is your first issue, or if you missed last year's issue, check out previous White River HOn3 Annuals.

Kansas City Southern: Midwest Division from White River Productions is a must-have for railfans and modelers interested in the KCS. The KCS system in the U.S. sprawls across nine Midwestern states with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The system reaches into Illinois to Jacksonville, Springfield, and East St. Louis. The traditional southern main line moves traffic to Dallas, New Orleans, and Port Arthur, Texas. Later additions carry KCS rails east through Monroe, Louisiana, and Jackson, Mississippi, to Meridian and Artesia, Mississippi, and an even later addition touches Tennessee at Counce. Southern Texas and Mexico-bound traffic rolls from Beaumont through Houston to Corpus Christi and Laredo, where KCS rails continue deep into Mexico. This volume chronicles KCS east from Kansas City across the former Gateway Western and south from Kansas City to the end of the Shreveport Subdivision at Shoreline, Louisiana. The book features 256 pages, 371 photos, and 7 maps. Hardbound with dust jacket, all color. Kansas City Southern: Midwest Division is one of many prototype railroad titles from White River.

Amtrak by the Numbers: 2 from White River Productions is the second edition comprehensive roster of Amtrak's passenger cars and motive power, fully illustrated with a mixture of lineside scenes and roster views. Roster information is presented in a spreadsheet format with introductory text, grouped by major categories such as steam-heated cars, Heritage fleet, Amfleet, Superliners, diesel locomotives and electric locomotives. Additions from the first edition include expanded coverage: 1971-2022, all new photos, none from the first edition, extensively updated rosters and compact tables; the most complete record of Amtrak equipment and more than 660 all-color photos. Amtrak by the Numbers: 2 is one of many prototype and model railroad titles from White River.

The 2022 Passenger Train Annual from White River Productions is a fun look at passenger trains from the past and present. Loaded with images and information, it's a must-have for modelers and railfans alike. Topics in the 2022 Passenger Train Annual include: New Trains of 1952: Pennsylvania Railroad's streamlined, Budd-built "Congressional" Electro-Motive A to Z: From Algoma Central to "Zephyr," an alphabetical review of North American EMD passenger diesels to mark the centennial of the builder's founding in 1922 Ties That Bind, Part 2: Concluding the survey of passenger trains crossing the U.S.-Canada border in the postwar era from the 2021 annual

Das Buch ist in Englisch, farbig mit vielen Fotos

116 Seiten Product Showcase — Our listing of exciting products for your O scale model railroad empire, including locomotives, freight cars, structures, decals, scenery items, detail parts, and more. Scratchbuild a Virginian C-10 Caboose in Brass by Conley E. Wallace — Working with brass sheet to scratchbuild a model of one of the 25 cabooses built new for Virginian Railway in 1949 by St. Louis Car Co. Operations Notebook 1: Buckeye Through Freight by Herm Botzow — We follow through freight Train 401 as it works it away across Buckeye Railroad from Monongahela Yard east of Pittsburgh to Gateway Yard in Youngstown, Ohio. Rio Grande Narrow Gauge 30’ Refrigerator Cars by Chris Lane — In 1900, Rio Grande built a fleet of 50 new 30’ ice-cooled refrigerator cars for the narrow gauge lines. Rebuilt in 1926, many lasted in service into the 1950s. Includes scale drawings. A Norfolk & Western and Virginian Sampler by Conley E. Wallace — Tour this 28x44’ model railroad featuring detailed rolling stock and structures inspired by actual locations along the Norfolk & Western and Virginian Railway lines. Canandaigua Southern Super Allegheny Redux by David Vaughn — A piece of John Armstrong’s legendary Canandaigua Southern Railroad lives on through the operation of this one-of-a-kind Super Allegheny 2-6-6-6 steam locomotive. Southern Pacific Orange Empire by Jürg Lütscher — A photo gallery of colorful Southern California transition era railroading on Southern Pacific, from a detailed model railroad based in Zurich, Switzerland. Transform an Old Brass Articulated Steam Engine by Conley E. Wallace — You never know what you’ll find at a swap meet! Follow along as a pile of parts is transformed into a beautiful brass articulated steam locomotive. Operations Notebook 2: Budd Car on the Buckeye by Herm Botzow — All aboard! You don’t need a lot of room to add passenger service to your model railroad. Follow along as the daily commuter trains make their way across Buckeye Railroad. Harold Russell’s Genesee Falls & Ontario by Otto M. Vondrak — Inspired by short lines of western New York, we pay a brief visit to the detailed O scale empire constructed by well-known author and draftsman Harold Russell. Rebuilding a Vintage Max Gray M1a by John McEnerney — Rebuilding an old Max Gray brass steam locomotive import from the 1950s into a detailed model of a Pennsylvania Railroad class M1a 4-8-2. Return to the Cumberland Valley by Joe Loele — This detailed transition era O scale model railroad is inspired by Pennsylvania Railroad and Norfolk & Western routes between Roanoke, Va., and Hagerstown, Md. Scratchbuild a ‘Side Slider’ Boxcar in Styrene by Bill Yancey — Introduced in the 1970s, the Evans “Side Slider” boxcar was designed to make loading of finished lumber easier and reduce damage. Building a Henry-T Kit by Martin Brechbiel — Building from older model kits can be a fun challenge! The author shares tips and techniques working with a vintage gondola kit featuring a cast resin body. Modeling Hot Rolled Steel Coils by Daniel Kleine — Hot rolled steel coils leave the steel mill to be further finished into cold rolls that are used in manufacturing. These interesting loads for your flatcars or gondolas are easy to make. Ground Cover 101: Basics of Realistic Scenery by George Riley — Once the benchwork is finished and the track is laid, it’s time to think about scenery! A variety of techniques and materials are available to make realistic effects on your layout. Berkshire Hills Trolley From 3D Printed Parts by Ed Skuchas and Doug Cowperthwaite — A custom-printed body is the basis for this unique parlor car that was used by Berkshire Street Railway in New England more than 100 years ago. Building Henry’s Store by Martin Brechbiel — Country stores like these could be found in almost every community, and makes for a great first scratchbuilding project using scale wood siding. A Tale of Three Shanties by Bruce J. Mohn — Small utility buildings like these can be found everywhere along the railroad, for storing tools and supplies to offering crews a place to shelter from the weather. Product Reviews Clubs Directory

Rio Grande: Scenic Line of the World Second Edition from White River Productions is a photographic look back at a favorite railroad. The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad was built through the Rocky Mountains, not around them. A tenacious rebel, Rio Grande survived for more than a century as an independent railroad in a land of giants. At the end of the 20th century, the enduring memory of Rio Grande is one of black and gold diesels thundering through smoky tunnels on a right-of-way blasted out of solid rock by construction engineers who didn't know the meaning of the word impossible. With 223 full-color photographs and nine lavishly illustrated maps, this volume presents a retrospective of a railroad where words of description always fall short. In the pages of Scenic Line of the World may be found all of the elements that made Rio Grande the scenic wonder it was. The evergreen mountains of La Veta Pass, the bare rock of the Royal Gorge, the golden aspen on Tennessee Pass, the multi-colored sandstone of Ruby and Bootlegger Canyons, the moonscape of the Utah desert, the majestic Wasatch Range, and the sheer ruggedness of the entire Moffat Road - all are here in one amazing volume. Through acquisitions and mergers, Rio Grande slowly lost its personality to that of Southern Pacific, and later, Union Pacific. The images in this book help preserve the memory of the last years of the Rio Grande and perhaps provide some justification for the railroad s bold claim of being the Scenic Line of the World. Rio Grande: Scenic Line of the World Second Edition is one of many prototype and model railroad titles from White River.

You don't have to be into narrow gauge or even HOn3 to find a wealth of information and value in its pages. Maybe you've always suspected that the narrow gauge guys are having more fun, and you'd be right! The 2024 HOn3 Annual is loaded with exciting layout tours, in-depth construction projects, and plenty of detailed prototype information, sure to keep your workbench full and your modeling fires stoked all year. Now in its 16th year, the HOn3 Annual is the only publication exclusively dedicated to HOn3 narrow gauge model railroading, but with something for everyone in eachIf this is your first issue, or if you missed last year's issue, check out previous White River HOn3 Annuals.