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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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.
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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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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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Back In The Game
A personal reflection on depression, the pandemic and finding joy in railway modelling again on Prince Edward Island.
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SITREP/ VERNON RIVER/ 20JUl23@0111Z
Plans for S-scale Vernon River modules and a future HO-scale PEI railway layout representing the mid-1970s through abandonment.
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Benchwork!
Building two modular benchwork sections and removable staging cassettes for a nearly uncompressed HO model of Vernon River.