The Red Island Railway Journal
Welcome to The Red Island Railway Journal—researching, documenting, and modelling the Island railway, from its subdivisions, stations, and equipment to the work of recreating it in miniature.
Latest from the Journal
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CNR CLC H12-44 #1639 in 1:87: Part 2 — Those Pesky Handrails
Designing custom handrail stanchions for an HO-scale model of CNR CLC H12-44 No. 1639, based on prototype photographs from Prince Edward Island.
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CNR CLC H12-44 #1639 in 1:87: Part 1 — Reverse Engineering in 2022
Converting a Walthers H10-44 into CNR CLC H12-44 No. 1639 using prototype drawings and Steve Hunter’s documented build.
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A Long-Overdue Update: MLW RSC-14s, MLW RSC-13s, GE 44-Tonners and CLC H12-44s
An update on PEI locomotive projects: Rapido RSC-14s and GE 44-tonners, Kaslo RSC-13 kits, and the CLC H12-44 No. 1639 build.
History & Research
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A sunny winter’s day prototype visit.
A winter field visit to Vernon River, PEI, to study the former railway right-of-way, landscape, buildings and roads for an HO layout.
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Vernon River / Murray Harbor subdivision freight traffic analysis [PT. 1 Researching Traffic Types]
Newspaper archives identify Vernon River’s inbound and outbound railway traffic, from potatoes and livestock to coal and feed.
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The Best $50 You Can Spend In Canadian Prototype Model Railroading.
A review of CNRHA’s CN Lines back-issue USB and online index as an affordable resource for Canadian National prototype modellers.
Modelling
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Welcome to Vernon River in 1:64… wait, what?
Why the 1947–48 Vernon River modules suit S scale while a future HO layout will represent the PEI railway’s 1980s twilight years.
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A Central of Georgia Flat Car, an exercise in time machines and pan pastels. (HO Scale)
Building and weathering a Central of Georgia flatcar in HO scale using a Tichy No. 4021 kit and PanPastel deck treatments.
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STARTING OVER
Starting a new HO-scale build of a 3D-printed CNR double-ended snowplow for a 1970s Prince Edward Island railway layout.