2020
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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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REEFER MADNESS: Scratch-building CN’s 40′ Wood End Bunker Reefers [PT:1 Car Body]
The first stage covers prototype research, layered styrene car bodies and door openings for two HO-scale CNR wood-end bunker reefers.
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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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Modelling Vernon River c.1958
Vernon River’s compact track arrangement, varied freight traffic and mixed-train service make it ideal for an HO-scale modular layout.