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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Learning the Lay of the Land
Aerial photographs and newspaper records establish Vernon River’s potato, livestock and freight traffic—and support adding a stock pen.
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Vernon River / Murray Harbour Subdivision Freight Traffic Analysis — Part 2: Researching Traffic Amounts and Crunching the Numbers
1950s CN carload data reveals typical train length, traffic balance and commodity flows through Vernon River.
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Finding Inspiration from a Later Era
A St. Peters Bay potato-loading photo provides prototype ideas for Vernon River’s team track, vehicles and loading scene.
Modelling
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Building an Eastern Road Models “CNR Double-Ended Transcona Shop Snowplow” in HO Scale: Part 2
Completing Eastern Road Models’ HO-scale CNR double-ended snowplow No. 55699, including the cupola, underframe, paint and decals.
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Benchwork!
Building two modular benchwork sections and removable staging cassettes for a nearly uncompressed HO model of Vernon River.
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Special Delivery… (70-Tonner Decals)
Custom decals and 3D-printed footboards move an HO-scale Kaslo CNR GE 70-Tonner No. 38 project closer to completion.