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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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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Vernon River Co-Op Warehouse: a study on shared building plans.
Research comparing PEI co-op warehouses at Vernon River, Morell, Souris and Tignish to reconstruct the 1947 Vernon River building.
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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.
Modelling
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Building a CN automobile boxcar for a friend. (Sylvan HO-1078)
Building Sylvan’s HO-1078 resin kit as CNR automobile boxcar No. 740215, with prototype-specific details, paint and weathering.
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Building a Eastern Road Models “CNR Double-Ended Transcona Shop Snowplow” in HO Scale: PT 1
Part 1 of an HO-scale Eastern Road Models CNR double-ended snowplow build, covering print preparation, rivets, grabs and details.
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Back In The Game
A personal reflection on depression, the pandemic and finding joy in railway modelling again on Prince Edward Island.