The Derail Archives

• Meeting Time Change to 6:30pm on Tuesday, Nov 12th
• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• UP 4014 Visits Texas Again
• Consisting Locomotives by David Paul
• SanJac Club Shirts by Chuck Lind MMR
• Our San Jac Heritage – Meeting Locations by Bob Barnett MMR
• A Study of Railway Transportation: A Passenger Station in a Big City and A City Ticket Office submitted by Mark Couvillion and Brian Jansky
• Mark’s Minute – Keep Small Parts Close by Mark Couvillion
• SanJac Christmas Party
• Cat and Trains Video submitted by David N. Currey
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: A Layout inspired by his Life – Tom Gillen’s INCREDIBLE Delaware and Hudson in HO Scale
• October Clinic: Modelling Water Scenes and Boats by Pete Leach MMR

• Meeting Time Change to 6:30pm on Tuesday, Oct 1st
• The Best Way to Honor a Model Railroad Friend by Ken Vandevoort
• Our San Jac Heritage – Houston’s Layout Legacy (Version 3.0) by Bob Barnett MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Take Pictures as you Work by Mark Couvillion
• A Study of Railway Transportation: A Steam Passenger Train; An Electric Passenger Train; and Streamline Passenger Trains submitted by Mark Couvillion and Brian Jansky
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: What is Grand Scale Railroading? Railroad 101
• September Clinic: YouTube Video on Track Planning

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• Tuffy Henderson Layout Featured on YouTube submitted by Steve Sandifer MMR
• SAMRA’s Layout Photos by Chuck Lind MMR
• A Study of Railway Transportation: A Railway Station and Train in the 1860s; and When They Drove the Golden Spike submitted by Mark Couvillion and Brian Jansky
• Our San Jac Heritage: The Stony Creek & Western: Version 1.0 by Bob Barnett MMR
• Know Your Railroad: Analyzing an Old Photo for Railroad Information by David N. Currey
• San Jacinto Model Railroad Club Electronics Study Group by Ken Vandevoort
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Durango & Silverton Railroad 100th Anniversary of the K-28 Fall Photo Charter – Part 1
• August Clinic: Building the College Station Diarama & Railroad Serving the Navasota – Bryan Area by Chuck Lind MMR & Bob Barnett MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• Barry Bogs MMR Layout Featured on YouTube submitted by Craig Brantley
• A Study of Railway Transportation: Introduction – The Romance of the Rails; The Race of the Iron Horse and the Horse Car; and Puffing Billies submitted by Mark Couvillion and Brian Jansky
• Our San Jac Heritage: Treasure Island Model Railroad Club by Bob Barnett MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Check Power to Lighting Circuits by Mark Couvillion
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: How to Restart a Restoration Pennsylvania Railroad No. 1361 Steam Locomotive
• July Clinic: Building the KCUT Railroad by Tom Bailey

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• Eddie Carroll’s Layout Featured on YouTube submitted by Craig Brantley
• Programming and Test Track by Pete Leach MMR
• Classic Passenger Line of the Month: Northstar Limited / Wabash Cannonball by James McAuliffe
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Santa Fe 2926 Shop Tour!
• June Clinic: 18 Years on the Howard Branch by Steve Sandifer MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• Know Your Railroad: Why Don’t Freight Trains Include a Passenger Car? by David N. Currey
• Classic Passenger Line of the Month: Valley Flyer (AT&SF) by James McAuliffe
• Mark’s Minute – Reaching Into Tight Spaces by Mark Couvillion
• Celebrating Pete Leach’s Publications by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Instructions and Operation of D&RGW Derrick OP
• May Clinic: Car Inventory System by Gene Mangum & Arduino for a “Bridge Crossover” by Kelly Russell MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• Unconventional Crossings Part 1 by Kelly Russell MMR
• Unconventional Crossings Part 2 by Kelly Russell MMR
• The WW&F Gets a Caboose – Part 2 by Pete Leach MMR
• Our LSR Heritage by LSR Historian Bob Barnett MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Save Your Scrap Wire Pieces by Mark Couvillion
• San Jac Time Warp 1988 submitted by Bob Sabol
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: The Flintridge & Portola Valley Railroad: Narrow Gauge Live Steam – Full Program
• April Clinic: 40th Anniversary of Gil Freitag’s Layout - Presentation from 2007 by Bob Barnett MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• Greater Houston Train Show by Steve Sandifer MMR
• The WW&F Gets a Caboose – Part 1 by Pete Leach MMR
• Club Switching Layout – 2024 Version by Jeff Williams
• Mark’s Minute – Use Tweezers to Hold Tiny Wires While Soldering by Mark Couvillion
• Classic Passenger Line of the Month: Valcent Limited by James McAuliffe
• Know Your Railroad: “Railroad Pay 101” by David N. Currey
• Larry Redmond’s Parallax Railroad by Bob Barnett MMR and Randall Wilson
• The Derail Archives – Model Railroading in the East …Far East, that is… by Norman E. Beveridge, Jr. submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: The 4 Little Engines – Live Steam Double Header in 1.5” Scale
• March Clinic: Moving and Rebuilding the 40 Year Old River City Union Terminal by Bob Barnett MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• Moving my Clear Lake Timber Company Layout by Carl Brainerd
• Adding a Capacitor to a SoundTraxx Decoder MC1Z102SQ by Mark Couvillion
• Installing DCC on my Heard of Zebras 6 by Kelly Russell MMR
• Classic Passenger Line of the Month: Exposition Flyer / California Zephyr by James McAuliffe
• Mark’s Minute – Use Shrink Tubing to Cover Electrical Joints You May Need to Break by Mark Couvillion
• NMRA Mention of Kelly Russell MMR submitted by Bob Sabol
• SanJac Club Shirts by Chuck Lind MMR
• Disguising a Programming Track by Gene Mangum
• Barry Boggs’s Layout by Ed Harris
• The Derail Archives – A Tip for Better Modeling by Gene Casto MMR submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: 2 ½“ Scale Live Steam Shays West Side Lumber 14 and 15 Double Header
• February Clinic:

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• New Date for March Meeting
• Classic Passenger Line of the Month: Southern Pelican by James McAuliffe
• Working on a Challenge by Mark Couvillion
• 2024 NMRA Lone Star Region Convention
• The Humble Campbell Rowboat by Pete Leach MMR
• The January “Non-Meeting” by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Lap Solder Electrical Joints by Mark Couvillion
• More Open Loads by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – Annual Christmas Party at the Freitags’ Home 2020 by Geoff Hogno submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Moving Dan Markoff’s Amazing Locomotive Eureka and Palisades #4 to Bolder Nv.
• January Clinic: N/A

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• Montana Rail Link Custom Caboose Decals by James McAuliffe
• Two Promises Made and Kept by Pete Leach MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Hold Wiring in Place by Mark Couvillion
• Switch List Generation by David Paul
• Operation Lifesaver submitted by Richard Louvet
• SanJac Christmas Party by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Lost Creek Lumber Company Sn3 Logging Layout Tour with Paul Claffey
• December Clinic: N/A – Christmas Party

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• A Gift from a Stranger – Part 2 by Pete Leach MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Use Glue on Athearn Handrail Stanchions by Mark Couvillion
• The Derail Archives – The Night Before Christmas by Unknown, contributed by Bob Werre, submitted by Richard Louvet
• SanJac Chrismtas Party
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Layout Tour – Modern BNSF Fall River Division in HO Scale
• November Clinic: N/A

• Thoughts from the President by Chuck Lind MMR
• Installing DCC on my Herd of Zebras – Part 5 by Kelly Russell MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Use Bead Cases for Organizing Small Parts by Mark Couvillion
• A Gift from a Stranger – Part 1 by Pete Leach MMR
• BNSF Tour in Fort Worth by David Paul
• Pagosa Creek Mining Company by Paul Cesak
• Off the Beaten Track Layout Presentation by Craig Brantley
• Meeting Room Change in November by Dick Louvet
• The Derail Archives – Orange Juice Traffic Flows Through Houston by Tom Cobb submitted by Richard Louvet
• SanJac Chrismtas Party
• NMRA National Convention by Divina Gato-Hogno
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Layout Tour – Modern NS Asheville District in HO Scale 2020
• October Clinic: Confessions of a Narrow Minded Railfan by David Paul

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Installing DCC on my Herd of Zebras – Part 4 by Kelly Russell MMR
• N-Scale Mini – Modules by David Paul
• Congratulations to the 2023 – 2024 SanJac Officers
• Rosenberg Railroad Museum by Chris Tolley
• SanJac Club Shirts by Chuck Lind MMR
• The Derail Archives – Hot Times on the High Iron by CN engineer Joseph Santucci submitted by Richard Louvet
• Mark’s Minute – Make Your Workspace on Tempered Glass by Mark Couvillion
• NMRA National Convention by Randall Wilson
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: HO Scale DCC Model Railroad Layout Tour Western Pacific 1938 with Jim Dias
• September Clinic: PRR T1 Locomotive Resurrection by Ray Holtzapple

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangham
• September 2023, Derail Newsletter Volume 54 Issue 9
• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Installing DCC on my Herd of Zebras – Part 3 by Kelly Russell MMR
• Building a Scrap Yard by David Paul
• Goddard School Presentation by David N Currey
• Mark’s Minute – Add Open Cell Foam to Speaker Baffles to Cut High Frequency Sound by Mark Couvillion
• RIP Ben Harris (1935 - 2023)
• The Derail Archives – Following CR 587733 to Houston by Ted Ferkenhoff submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: HO Scale DCC Model Railroad Layout Tour Western Pacific 1938 with Jim Dias
• August Clinic: The Fozen Water Trade of New England by Pete Leach MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangham
• Installing DCC on my Herd of Zebras – Part 2 by Kelly Russell MMR
• Mystic Branch Expansion – Frame Construction by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – Use Shrink Tubing as Internal Conduit in Engine Installations by Mark Couvillion
• The Derail Archives – The Strip Show by Bob Dannenbrink and Dave Milton by Richard Louvet submitted by Richard Louvet
• SanJac to SAMRA by Chris Roehl
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Sierra Carson & Truckee HO Layout Tour with Dave Connery
• July Clinic: Railroads & American Music by Jessie Otto, PHD

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Man
• July Meeting Date Rescheduled by Richard Louvet
• Installing DCC on my Herd of Zebras
• Mark’s Minute – Swap Motor Clips on Athearn Motors by Mark Couvillion
• Pictures for Scenic Items by David Paul
• The Derail Archives – President’s Message: Adoption of Technology by Richard Louvet submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Giants in the Hills Colorado Narrow Gauge 4k Super 16mm Film
• June Clinic: HALS Live Steam by Bob Barnett

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• RIP Loren Neufeld
• SanJac Remembers Loren Neufeld
• SanJac Remembers Loren Neufeld “The Bridge” by Jeff Williams and Jim Lemmond
• Gold Creek Timber Co. by Gene Mangum and Bob Were
• Mark’s Minute – Use a Small Drill Press to Polish Wheels and Commutators by Mark Couvillion
• July Meeting Date Rescheduled by Richard Louvet
• International Convention (Santa Fe Historical and Modeling Society) by Steve Sandifer MMR
• The Derail Archives – Amtrak Gives City 1st Dailey Passenger Trains Since ‘50s by Bob Tutt submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Painting Model Trains – Airbrushing, Hand-brushing & Color Modulation
• May Clinic: Creating Realistic Scenery by Gene Mangum

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Cypress Water Tank Found by Bob Barnett MMR, Chuck Lind MMR, and Al Partlow
• What’s In A Name? by David Paul
• Details, Details, Details by Gene Mangum
• Steam in the High Sierra by Donald L. Hand
• Mark’s Minute – Store Kadee Shims on Safety Pins by Mark Couvillion
• Layout Identification Answered Photos by Zachary Neeley
• International Convention (Santa Fe Historical and Modeling Society) by Steve Sandifer MMR
• The Derail Archives – Santa Fe Chief Special by Virginia and Gilbert Freitag submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: The White Train – Pantex Plant
• April Clinic: Car Inventory Systems by Bruce Sommers

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• The Wreak at Fat Nancy by Jeff Williams
• Mark’s Minute – Turn Up Your Coupler Trip Pins by Mark Couvillion
• Campbell Supply Company by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – Hobos North by Richard Day submitted by Richard Louvet
• Layout Identification Question by Zachary Neeley
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Model Railroad Track Laying Tips – Curves Easements and Superelevation
• March Clinic: Basic Trackwork by Robert Ashcraft

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Greater Houston Train Show Wrap – Up by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Greater Houston Train Show – Contest Report by Kelly Russell MMR
• Greater Houston Train Show – Clinics Report by David N. Currey
• Greater Houston Train Show – Photos by Jay Cooper
• Mystic Branch Backdrops by Gene Mangum
• A Microcontroller Turntable Drive (Part 3) by Richard Louvet
• The Derail Archives – Hide the Fat by Ed Harris submitted by Richard Louvet
• Mark’s Minute – Add Wires to Bearings to Improve DCC Pickup for Sound Decoders by Mark Couvillion
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Southern Pacific Railroad 1950s Snow
• February Clinic: METRORail Signaling by Ken Luebeck

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Greater Houston Train Show by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Model Showcase at Greater Houston Train Show by Kelly Russell MMR
• Mystic Branch Expansion Update by Gene Mangum
• Katy Heritage Unit on Display in Katy by Allan Melton
• A Microcontroller Turntable Drive (Part 2) by Richard Louvet
• The Derail Archives – The Greater Houston Train Show (A History) by Bob Barnett submitted by Richard Louvet
• Mark’s Minute – Use Tapered Tools as Wheel Pullers to Adjust Wheel Gauge by Mark Couvillion
• 1988 San Jac Layout Tour by Tom Marsh
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: UP 844 Assists a Stalled 11,620 Ton Freight Train!!!
• January Clinic: Car Card System by David N. Currey

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• The Triangle Café by Gene Mangum
• A Microcontroller Turntable Drive by Richard Louvet
• The Derail Archives – The Hobby Bench by Pete Leach submitted by Richard Louvet
• Mark’s Minute – Adding Track Power Pickup to Freight Trucks by Mark Couvillion
• Celebration Corner - SanJac Christmas Party by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Cumbres and Toltec Rotary Steam Powered Snowplow Get to Work 2020 Part 1
• December Clinic: N/A – Christmas Party

2022

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Tributes to Denny McGonigle
• Mystic Branch Fascia Trays by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – Divide and Conquer By Mark Couvillion
• SanJac Christmas Party
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Realistic Flat Car Decks for Model Railroad Flat Cars with Roger Kujawa
• November Clinic: Passenger Car Scheduling / Routing in Kansas City by Tom Bailey

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Training on the Train to Mexico by David N. Currey
• SanJac Christmas Party
• Mystic Branch Expansion by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – Using Switches to Find Shorts By Mark Couvillion
• Working Toward Your MMR by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Train Time IMAX by Chris Tolley
• The Derail Archives – Name That Track by David N. Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• Remembering Gil Freitag submitted by Bob Sabol
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: White Pass & Yukon Steve #73 with Aerial Video
• October Clinic: “Dream – Plan – Build” Series video by Kalmback presented by Steve Sandifer

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 50 – A Summary of the Series by Al Partlow
• Kennedy’s Korner Flower Shop by Gene Mangum
• Stealth Reefers by Chris Roehl
• Mark’s Minute – Dispatch Your Engines When Shutting Down By Mark Couvillion
• Remembering Gil Freitag submitted by Bob Sabol
• The Derail Archives – Caulking Comments on Galveston Cotton by Ken Caulking submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Cab Ride: White Pass & Yukon Route, 2015 Alaska
• September Clinic: Photos of James Burke by Steve Sandifer

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• NMRA Recognizes Two Members by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Valley Aggregates by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – Observing DCC Performance Changes? By Mark Couvillion
• Railroad Communications by David N. Currey
• Original San Jac Constitution submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: History of the Stony Creek and Western Clinic from July Meeting
• August Clinic: Working with Legacy Models, Making the Most of Older Models by Mark Couvillion

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• 50 A Personal Milestone by Pete Leach
• Mystic Residential Area by Gene Mangum
• Remembering the Stony Creek and Western Railroad by Davina Gato-Hogno
• Continuation of the Civil War Railroad Series by Jeff Williams
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 49 – A Look at John Parker’s BNSF Fall River Division Model Railroad by Al Partlow
• Mark’s Minute – Controlling a Turntable with a DCC Decoder by Mark Couvillion
• Getting On and Off Moving Equipment by David N. Currey
• Aunt Ruth – One Defiant Lady by Jeff Williams
• The Derail Archives – The Buckeye Zone by David N. Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• Heisler Locomotive Restoration at the Southern Forest Heritage Museum by Chuck Lind
• Colorado Railroad Museum by Joe Stucka
• Lone Star Region 2022 Convention by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Last Rotary Snowplow through the Alpine Tunnel
• May Clinic: George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and the Union Pacific 4141 by Bob Holweiss
• June Clinic: Structure Lighting and Options Available by Kelly Russell / Layout Photography by Pete Leach
• July Clinic: History of the Stony Creek and Western by Randall Wilson and Bob Barnett

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Jim Lowland Remembered by Bob Barnett
• Note that due to the recent passing of both Gil and Virginia Freitag, a combined June / July Derail in their honor is being produced. A President's message and a few other notes for June are located in the link above.

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Last Run (RIP Virginia Freitag) by Jeff Palmer LSR
• Mystic Water Works by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – Using Voltage Regulators for Scenic LED Lighting by Mark Couvillion
• Back to the Bench – Loading Lumber in Albion by Pete Leach MMR
• Funny Meme submitted by Mark Couvillion
• Arborway T.T. & Northwestern Inspection Trip submitted by Chris Tolley
• The Derail Archives – Caulking Comments on Riding the Amtrak Desert Wind submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Yosemite Lumber Company Logging Inclines with Jack Burgess
• April Clinic: Over the River and Through the Wood – Overview of the MoPac Route from Houston to Fort Worth by Bob Barnett

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• The Buckeye Incident / How to Raise the Ire of a Conductor Without Really Trying by David N. Currey
• Valley Produce Association by Gene Mangum
• Back to the Bench – Scratch Building a Boxcar by Pete Leach MMR
• Car vs Train submitted by Richard Louvet
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 48 – Aspects of Prototype Operations Which are Sometimes Overlooked by Al Partlow
• Greater Houston Train Show Contest Report Follow-up
• Mark’s Minute – LEDs for Temporary Signals by Mark Couvillion
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: America’s Largest BNSF / UP Model RR – Layout Tour: The La Mesa Model RR Club
• March Clinic: Suncoast Center for Fine Scale Modeling by Chuck Lind MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Greater Houston Train Show by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Mark’s Minute – More on Using Clear Fingernail Polish by Mark Couvillion
• Railroad Owned Structures Along the Mystic Branch – Part 3 by Gene Mangum
• Follow-up: Lights on the Rear of F-Units by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Back to the Bench – What? Still Another Boat? by Pete Leach MMR
• Badges? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges! by Richard Louvet
• Janney Coupler Video by Chris Tolley
• Greater Houston Train Show Photos by Divina Gato-Hogno
• Greater Houston Train Show – Contest Report by Kelly Russell MMR
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: N&W 611: Thunder in the Old Dominion / Old North State
• February Clinic: How to Spot Details from Photos by Kelly Russell MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Back to the Bench – Upgrading Passenger Service on the WW&F Ry. – Part 3 by Pete Leach MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Repair / Make Light Lenses by Mark Couvillion
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 47 – The Great American Freight Train / The Blue Streak Merchandise – Part 2 by Al Partlow
• Railroad Owned Structures Along the Mystic Branch – Part 2 by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – The Caboose Ride by Bob Dannenbrink submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Greater Houston Train Show 2022 – at the Pasadena Convention Center by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Tulsa, Oklahoma 2022 Layout Design and Operations Weekend by Steve Sandifer MMR
• David Paul’s Layout Featured on YouTube by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Video Corner: Thermite Welding
• January Clinic: Painting and Positioning Model Figures by Pete Leach

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Tom H. Bailey Tribute by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Clyde Iron Works by Chuck Lind MMR
• Back to the Bench – Upgrading Passenger Service on the WW&F Ry. – Part 2 by Pete Leach MMR
• Railroad Owned Structures Along the Mystic Branch – Part 1 by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – DCC Track Tip by Mark Couvillion
• The Derail Archives – Documenting the Commonplace by Bob Barnett submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Christmas Party Photos
• SanJac Honors Gil and Virginia Freitag by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Greater Houston Train Show 2022 – at the Pasadena Convention Center by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Video Corner: Wash and Brush Up – British Transport Films – British Rail Steam Loco Maintenance – 1950s
• December Clinic: N/A – Christmas Party

2021

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 46 – The Great American Freight Train / The Blue Streak Merchandise by Al Partlow
• Back to the Bench – Upgrading Passenger Service on the WW&F Ry. – Part 1 by Pete Leach MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Thermite Your Rail Gaps by Mark Couvillion
• Downtown Mystic by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – Things I’ve Learned Over the Years by Mark Couvillion submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Behind the Scenes on a Steam Locomotive
• November Clinic: Stacked Staging by Dick Louvet

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Back to the Bench – Hickory or Bust! by Pete Leach MMR
• Walker Transfer and Storage by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – How To Locate Abandoned Rail Lines by David N Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• Mark’s Minute – Era and Reporting Marks by Mark Couvillion
• Congratulations, Kelly Russell MMR
• 2021 Tulsa Union Convention Winners by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: How to Fire Up a Steam Locomotive
• October Clinic: Three ‘Mini’ Clinics Based on School Lesson Plans by JayC Williams

• Thoughts from the President by Gene Mangum
• Back to the Bench – Building an Hon30 Locomotive Kit by Pete Leach MMR
• Mystic Branch Bridges by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – More (More) on Couplers by Mark Couvillion
• The Derail Archives – Division 8 HL&P by Dale Farney submitted by Richard Louvet
• 2021 Tulsa Union Convention by JayC Williams
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Soldering 0402 LEDs (and Caboose Markers)
• September Clinic: Live Stock Operations, History, Equipment, Facilities, and Modeling on the Santa Fe by Steve Sandifer MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• 2021 Greater Houston Train Show Recap by Steve Sandifer MMR
• The Wreck of the Don Milo by Scott Parker
• Switch Stand Mailbox by Don Formanek
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 45 – Managing a Locomotive Fleet by Al Partlow
• Mark’s Minute – More on Couplers by Mark Couvillion
• Good Track Matters by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Carter Brothers by Chuck Link MMR
• Photos of Big Boy No. 4014 Submitted by the Derail Subscribers
• The Derail Archives – Editor’s Corner (AstroWorld’s Railway) by Doug Jackson submitted by Richard Louvet
• 2021 Tulsa Union Convention by JayC Williams
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Small Scale Steamup at Longleaf by Tucker J. Baker
• 2023 NMRA National Convention by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Video Corner: LS&I of the 21st Century: Michigan’s Iron Ore Road
• August Clinic: Freight Houses and LCL Freight Service by Bob Barnett

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• Train Show Update by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Back to the Bench – Back to the Bench by Pete Leach MMR
• Mystic Brewing Company by Gene Mangum
• Calling All Big Boy No. 4014 Fans (Fall Tour to New Orleans Schedule) by Bob Sabol
• The Derail Archives – Classes of Trains by David N. Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• Mark’s Minute – Couplers by Mark Couvillion
• Bonus Online Article and Video – Programming and Model Railroads by David Cassel submitted by Kely Russell
• 2021 Tulsa Union Convention by JayC Williams
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: BNSF’s Marias Pass: A Railroad Superhighway
• July Clinic: Passenger Stations Across the Brownie by David N. Currey

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• Train Show Update by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Attaching the Trucks by Mark Couvillion
• Back to the Bench – Wiscasset Gets a New Water Column with Help from Downunder by Pete Leach MMR
• Mystic Texaco Station by Gene Mangum
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 44 – The Freight House Job by Al Partlow
• The Derail Archives – Extreme Railfanning – California Style by Gordon Bliss submitted by Richard Louvet
• Comanche and Indian Gap RR Expanded by Peter Bryan
• Bonus Video – Amtrak’s New Charger Locomotives by Chris Tolley
• 2021 Tulsa Union Convention by JayC Williams
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: How to Add Burn Marks – GE “Toasters” in HO Scale
• June Clinic: Operations on the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad by Bill Wright

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• The Derail Archives – Caulking Comments – The Very Start of the San Jacinto Model Railroad Club by Kenneth Caulking submitted by Richard Louvet
• Back to the Bench – It Takes a Village by Pete Leach MMR
• The Hogg Middle School Model Railroad Club Train Show by JayC Williams
• Train Show Update – Reminder Postcards by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Mark’s Minute – More on Trucks (Lubrication) by Mark Couvillion
• 2021 Tusla Union Convention by Kelly Russell
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: How to Weather a Freight Car – Atlas Multi-Max Auto Rack in HO
• May Clinic: Lessons from a Conductors Train Record Book by Steve Sandifer MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• The Derail Archives – Fathers and Sons by Author Unknown submitted by Richard Louvet
• Valley Lumber Company by Gene Mangum
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 43 – Yard Limits by Al Partlow
• Back to the Bench – SOCONY Fuel Truck by Pete Leach MMR
• Our Train Show by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Trucks by Mark Couvillion
• Healing Wishes for Mark
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Weathering a Diesel Locomotive – UP AC6000CW Tutorial
• April Clinic: Passenger Trains from St. Louis by Bob Barnett

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• Surface Detail Decals by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Mark’s Minute – More on Wheels by Mark Couvillion
• Back to the Bench – Installing a New Sound Decoder in the No 7 Forney by Pete Leach MMR
• Electrical Power for the Mystic Branch by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – Realistic Operations on Your Model Railroad Part 1 – The Basics by Al Partlow submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Carl Brainerd’s Clear Lake Timber Company Model Railroad Construction (San Jac’s Own)
• March Clinic: Rails in Beaumont by JayC Williams

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• Should the Country’s Railroads be Nationalized So They Can Be Upgraded to High Speed? By David N. Currey
• Attention Gamers! – New Civil War “Railroad” Strategy Game Now Available by Jeff Williams
• Back to the Bench – Car Cards for Car Forwarding by Pete Leach MMR
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 42 – Details that can Enhance and Improve Operations by Al Partlow
• Packard Ram & Ranch Supply by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – Wheels by Mark Couvillion
• Bonus Train Videos – Steam Shorts and Restored EA at B&O Railroad Museum
• The Derail Archives – An Eventful Family Train Trip by Steve Sandifer submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Detail Pars and Where to Find Them by Andy Cummings
• Video Corner: Operating Rotary Dumper – LIVE Coal Loads in HO Scale
• February Clinic: Equipping a Sawmill by Chick Lind MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• Back to the Bench – Modeling Age – Part 2 by Pete Leach MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Car Height by Mark Couvillion
• 7 Celebrities Who Collect Model Trains submitted by Chris Tolley
• Val Verde Fuel Terminal by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – Mallet vs Garratt by Henri Morris submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Manned Helper Operations – LIVE Coal Loads in HO Scale
• January Clinic: Amazing Story of Box Car 312 by Pete Leach MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• Mark’s Minute – Car Weight by Mark Couvillion
• December Minutes Statement by Dick Louvet
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 41 – Detour Movements by Al Partlow
• Back to the Bench – Modeling Age – Part 1 by Pete Leach MMR
• The Derail Archives – Prestressed Concrete Girder Railroad Bridge by David N. Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• Memorial Park by Gene Mangum
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Operating Coal Loader – LIVE Coal Loads in HO Scale
• December Clinic: N/A

2020

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• December Christmas Party is Cancelled / Online Meeting Held Instead
• The Derail Archives – The Life and Death of a Railroad Engineer by Richard Sutterlund submitted by Richard Louvet
• Adamek’s Saddle Shop by Gene Mangum
• Realistic Operations – Follow-Up – Load Master by Kelly Russell
• Wanted! Nominees for the LSR 2021 Youth Award
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• San Jac Online – Virtual Layout Tours by Kelly Russel
• Video Corner: Long Leaf Historical Series: Episode VI – The Saw Mill (Part 1) with Chuck Lind MMR
• November Clinic: SP Texas and New Orleans Passenger Service by Al Partlow

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• November 10th Meeting will be Hybrid - Online and In Person / December Christmas Party is Cancelled
• A Ghostly Tale by Jeff Williams
• Installing Tsunami Sound Decoders in a Variety of Small Steam Locomotives by Carl Brainerd
• Mark’s Minute – Tips for Better Wiring by Mark Couvillion
• Back to the Bench – The Story of the Peterboro and Luscasville Railroad by Pete Leach MMR
• The Derail Archives – Road Trip to SAMRA by Tracy Mitchell submitted by Richard Louvet
• Setting-Up Rolling Stock for the Mystic Branch by Gene Mangum
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 40 – Mail Trains by Al Partlow
• LED Lighting in Model Train Engines by Mark Couvillion
• Wanted! Nominees for the LSR 2021 Youth Award
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• San Jac Online – Virtual Layout Tours by Kelly Russel
• Video Corner: Pile Driver OB Demonstration
• October Clinic: Raspberry Pi and Arduino by Jeff Fowler

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• October 6th Meeting will be Hybrid - Online and In Person
• The Rise and Fall of My Little Empire by Brian Jansky
• Back to the Bench – A Half-Dozen Conrail Cabeese from the 80s by Pete Leach MMR
• The Derail Archives – The Railway Mail Service by Mike Maselli submitted by Richard Louvet
• Rolling Stock Inventory by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – Powering Accessories by Mark Couvillion
• November 10th Meeting Date Change
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• San Jac Online – Virtual Layout Tours by Kelly Russel
• Video Corner: C&TS: The Narrow Gauge Rendezvous
• September Clinic: Rotary Snowplows and Snow Fighting by Brian Jansky

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• September 1st Meeting will be Online
• How to “Power Up” Your Layout by Randall Wilson
• LEDs in Model Railroading by Mark Couvillion
• Mark’s Minute – Remote Control Power Strips by Mark Couvillion
• Behind the Bench Work: Bunkline Railroad by Michael O’Day with Brian Jansky
• Back to the Bench – The Four P’s of Building Better Models by Pete Leach MMR
• The Derail Archives – Getting Out of the Yard by David N. Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• Stormy Weather on the Mystic Branch by Gene Mangum
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 39 – Prototypical Local Freight Train by Al Partlow
• Addendum to August Derail by Rick White
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Upcoming Election Slate of Officers by Robert Ashcraft
• San Jac Online – Virtual Layout Tours by Kelly Russell
• Video Corner: Cumbres & Toltec: The Daily Train
• August Clinic: Southern Pacific Galveston Subdivision by Al Partlow

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• August 4th Meeting will be Online
• Installing a Sountraxx Tsunami Sound Decoder and CurrentKeeper in an HO Scale Rivarossi Heisler by Carl Brainerd
• Dress Up Those HO Piggyback Trailers by Rick Moerbe
• Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs by Pete Leach MMR
• The Quadruple Saw-by (Meet?) by David N. Currey
• San Jac Online – Virtual Layout Tours by Kelly Russell
• Modeling Roads and Streets Using Textured Watercolor Paper by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – Chapel Car by Bob Dannenbrink submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Mark’s Minute – Common house wiring by Mark Couvillion
• Video Corner: C&TS: Summer Double Header
• July Clinic: Model Railroad Advocacy at Hogg Middle School by JayC Williams

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• July 7th Meeting will be Online
• Adapting to Change by Rick Moerbe
• Mark’s Minute – Switch Panel LED by Mark Couvillion
• Building a 1913 Ford Model T Flatbed Truck by Pete Leach
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 38 – Transload Facilities by Al Partlow
• Congratulations, Pete Leach MMR!
• The Adventures of ARMH 787070 on the Mystic Branch by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – Coast to Coast by Coach by Richard B. Setterlund submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Remembering Bert Toro by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Arduino Sources by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: D&RGW 315: Freight Run to Cumbres
• June Clinic: Arduino Microprocessor Overview by Richard Louvet

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• June 2nd Meeting will be Online
• The Horrors of Model Railroading by Jeff Williams
• McGonigle Well & Pump Supply by Bill Wright MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Paired Turnouts by Mark Couvillion
• Back to the Bench – A Five Dollar Buick by Pete Leach MMR
• The Gulf North Western Railroad – The Affiliate and Merger Years Part 3 by Gene Mangum
• Congratulations, Gene Mangum! By Scott Parker
• The Derail Archives – Hogger’s Luck Adds to Operational Realism by Mark Couvillion submitted by Richard Louvet
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Norfolk and Western Operation Fast Freight
• May Clinic: History of the Trucking Industry in America by Bob Barnett

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• May 5th Meeting will be Online
• Home Stretch – The Finish Line by Pete Leach MMR
• Greater Houston Train Show 2021 by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Reversing Loops by Mark Couvillion
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 37 – Covered Hoppers by Al Partlow
• The Derail Archives – The Star by David N Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• 556 Timer Stall – Motor Switch Machine Drivers by Steve Sandifer MMR
• The Gulf North Western Railroad – The Independent Years Part 1 by Gene Mangum
• Points of Interest by The Derail Readers
• How Covid-19 Affects our Train Life by The Derail Readers
• How Covid-19 Affects our Train Life – Oh What a Beautiful Day! by Steve Sandifer MMR
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Why Risk Your Life? – 1940s Railroad Safety Film
• April Clinic: N/A

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• LSR 2020 Youth Award Division 8 by Jim Lemmond
• Home Stretch – Wait, Another Boat? By Pete Leach MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Occupancy Detection and Signaling by Mark Couvillion
• Slick Willie’s Billiards (How it was Built) by Scott Parker
• The Derail Archives – Free Model RR Magazines – on your Computer by Steve Sandifer MMR submitted by Richard Louvet
• The Gulf North Western Railroad – The Independent Years Part 1 by Gene Mangum
• LSR Regional Convention Contest 2020 by Ray Byer
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Union Pacific 844 Highball @ 75 MPH
• March Clinic: Transition Era Freight Cars – 1940s – 1950s by Tom Palmer

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• 2020 Greater Houston Train Show Wrap Up by Steve Sandifer MMR
• 2020 Greater Houston Train Show Pictures by Divina Gato-Hogno and Steve Sandifer MMR
• 2020 Freitag Service Award by Randall Wilson
• Videos Submitted by Members
• Achieving MMR 649 by Pete Leach MMR
• Mark’s Minute – Layout Blocks in DCC by Mark Couvillion
• Mobile City Council Votes to Provide Amtrak Funding by David N. Currey
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 36 – Perishable Traffic by Al Partlow
• Wanted: For Behavior Unbefitting of a Train Operator by Jeff Williams
• The Derail Archives – Using a Digitrax Aux Decoder to Control Hidden Staging by Richard Louvet submitted by Richard Louvet
• Modeling the “Big Rock Cut” on the Mystic Branch by Gene Mangum
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Union Pacific 3985 & “Full Throttle”
• February Clinic: East Texas Lumber Company and the Texas Southeastern Railroad Company by Chuck Lind MMR

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• 2020 Greater Houston Train Show and the 2020 Lone Star Region NMRA Convention\
• The Home Stretch – Piling It On by Pete Leach MMR
• Name Tag Honor Roll by Richard Louvet
• The Throw-Down Boxcar by David N. Currey
• The Derail Archives – Trains, Train, and More Trains! By Virginia Freitag submitted by Richard Louvet
• Tim’s Fences by Gene Mangum
• RIP Rancis Ackermann by Steve Sandifer
• Mark’s Minute – LED Tester by Mark Couvillion
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 Over Sherman Hill
• January Clinic: The Gulf Northwestern Railroad – The Railroad That Should Have Been by Gene Mangum

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• Congratulations – Pete Leach on his MMR #649
• The Day I Lost My (Operations) Virginity by Jeff Williams
• Model Rail-Fanning – Picnic Tables at the New Gazebo by Kelly Russell
• The Derail Archives – Prototype Focus – Manual Gate Interlocking by T. J. Jones submitted by Richard Louvet
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 35 - Prototypical Operation of a Local Freight by Al Partlow
• Mark’s Minute – Power Supply Phases by Mark Couvillion
• Mystic Branch Off – Layout Staging Modules by Gene Mangum
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• UP Big Boy 4010 at the Rosenberg Railroad Museum by Gene Mangum
• Annual Christmas Party at the Freitag’s Home Submitted by Geoff Hogno
• Video Corner: Pere Marquette 1225 North Pole Express 2016 in the Snow!
• December Clinic: N/A Christmas Party

2019

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• 2019 Christmas Dinner Party
• UP 4014 Big Boy’s Visit to Houston Submitted by the Derail Subscribers
• The Home Stretch – Layout Open Houses (A How To) by Pete Leach
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 Across Texas
• November Clinic: Using 2D Cutting Printers (Cricut Machine) in Modeling by JayC. Williams

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• What’s in a Name? The Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum by Jeff Williams
• The Home Stretch – Moving Coal on the 2-ft Gauge Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – Thank God for Flatonia by Dave Milton and Tom Cobb submitted by Richard Louvet
• Mark’s Minute – Wait to Ballast by Mark Couvillion
• UP Big Boy No. 4014 is Coming to Houston
• “Trains Over Texas” Exhibit at HMNS
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 34 - Live Stock Operations by Al Partlow
• Modeling Verde Creek on the Mystic Branch by Gene Mangum
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 Over Sherman Hill
• October Clinic: Downsizing by Pete Leach

• Thoughts from the President by Kelly Russell
• Congratulations to Our New Officers
• Mark’s Minute – Documentation by Mark Couvillion
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – Part 11: The Importance of Chattanooga by Jeff Williams
• The Home Stretch – The Lower Yard with Transfer Track by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – BNSF Firefighting Rail Car Forwarded by Chris Tolley submitted by Richard Louvet
• Unexpected Train Ride - Öresund Bridge by Bob Sabol
• Modeling the Guadalupe River in Mystic by Gene Mangum
• Celebration Corner by Divina Gato – Hogno
• Video Corner: Sourthern Belle: Kansas City Southern Railroad – 1940s Trains
• September Clinic: Introduction to Tank Engines by Andrew Nairn

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Election Announcement by Rex Ritz
• Celebration Corner – Virginia and Gil’s 60th Anniversary by Divina Gato - Hogno
• Mark’s Minute – Layout Wiring by Mark Couvillion
• Model Train Speeds by Don McClelland
• Wireless Video Systems for Model Trains – In Memory of Richard Bartlett
• Unusual Sighting by Jeff Williams
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 33 - Intermodal Operations by Al Partlow
• The Home Stretch – Eastern White Pines by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – Macaroni Line Is Up and Running by Ted Ferkenhoff submitted by Richard Louvet
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – Part 10: General Sherman’s Close Call by Jeff Williams
• Operations on the Mystic Branch – Part 9 by Gene Mangum
• Video Corner: Santa Fe 3751 (Los Angeles – San Bernardino) Feat. High Speed Place!
• August Clinic: Arduino in Model Railroading by Jim Williams

• In Memoriam… Richard Bartlett
• The Home Stretch by Pete Leach
• Lone Star Region 2019 Convention Pictures by Geoff Hogno and Divina Gato-Hogno
• The LSR Regional Convention Contest 2019 submitted by Ray Byer
• Mark’s Minute – Running Wiring by Mark Couvillion
• The Derail Archives – Train Crew Member Duties by David N. Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – Part 9: General Longstreet’s Long Ride by Jeff Williams
• Operations on the Mystic Branch – Part 8 by Gene Mangum
• Video Corner: Pere Marquette 1225 Ferry Move to Mt. Pleasant
• July Clinic: Realistic Open Loads on the Mystic Branch by Gene Mangum

• Message from the President – Thank You Clinicians by Robert Barnett
• The Home Stretch by Pete Leach
• What’s Wrong With This Picture? by Craig Brantley
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 32 - Building a Prototypical Freight Car Fleet by Al Partlow
• The Derail Archives – Caulking Comment (Galveston Causeway Lift Bridge) by Kenneth E. Caulking submitted by Richard Louvet
• Mark’s Minute – Powering Switch Points by Mark Couvillion
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – Part 8: Confederate Railroad Disadvantages by Jeff Williams
• Operations on the Mystic Branch – Part 7 by Gene Mangum
• Video Corner: How to Wake Up a Steam Locomotive NPR 765
• June Clinic: Using Facebook for Model Railroading and Railfanning by JayC. Williams

• Introducing My Clear Lake Timber Company Railroad by Carl Brainerd
• Bad Day at Cedars, Oklahoma by David N. Currey
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – Part 7: Iron Vs. Cotton by Jeff Williams
• Operations on the Mystic Branch – Part 6 by Gene Mangum
• Badges? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges! (and other club statistics) by Richard Louvet
• Social Media Update by Duane Hill
• Upcoming Elections by Rex Ritz
• Mark’s Minute – First Runs on New Track by Mark Couvillion
• Video Corner: Rerailing a Steam Locomotive (NKP 765)
• May Clinic: Not Held – Meeting Cut Short Due to Storms and Street Flooding

• Message from the President – A Visit to the Hobby Shop by Robert Barnett
• A Tribute to Gus Freitag by Al Partlow
• Upcoming Elections by Rex Ritz
• Mark’s Minute – Using Colored Push Pins When Wiring by Mark Couvillion
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 31 - Trackage Rights by Al Partlow
• Rail Days in Rosenberg by Chuck Clark
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – Part 6: Horse Power by Jeff Williams
• Passenger Cars On the Kingsville Division Circa 1982 by David N. Currey
• Hobby Shops in Texas Compiled by Dick Louvet
• Operations on the Mystic Branch – Part 5 by Gene Mangum
• Video Corner: NKP 765: Stretching Her Legs to Leipsic
• April Clinic: Livestock that Doesn’t Baa, Moo, Neigh or Oink by Steve Sandifer

• Message from the President – The ‘Other’ Freitag Layout by Robert Barnett
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – Part 5: The Bridge Over the River Mississippi by Jeff Williams
• Mark’s Minute – Testing Your Wiring by Mark Couvillion
• The Derail Archives – Temple Tales by Gordon Bliss submitted by Richard Louvet
• Operations on the Mystic Branch – Part 4 by Gene Mangum
• Video Corner: Locomotive Ride Along: Norfolk & Western 611
• March Clinic: Knight Foundry, Sutter Creek and Gold Country by Chuck Lind

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• 2019 Greater Houston Train Show Wrap Up by Steve Sandifer
• Congratulations, Denny McGonigle submitted by Randall Wilson
• 2019 Greater Houston Train Show Synopsis by David N. Currey
• 2019 Greater Houston Train Show Pictures by Terri Sabol – Brogoitti
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 30 - Automobile Industry by Al Partlow
• Roof Top Wooden Water Tanks by Cliff Cheeseman
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – Part 4: Battle of Stones River, TN by Jeff Williams
• San Jacinto Model Railroad Club Facebook Update by Divina Gato-Hogno
• The Derail Archives – Early 1990s Layout Tour Reprint submitted by Richard Louvet
• Operations on the Mystic Branch – Part 3 by Gene Mangum
• Mark’s Minute – Soldering Track Feeder Wires by Mark Couvillion
• Video Corner: Cab Ride with SP 2472
• February Clinic: Fun with Operations by Peter Bryan

• 2019 Greater Houston Train Show
• 2019 Greater Houston Train Show Clinic Lineup
• Mark’s Minute – Installing Track Feeder Wires by Mark Couvillion
• No Room at the Inn – an Unusual Christmas Guest by Bob Barnett
• Easy Peasy! By Pete Leach
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – Part 3: On to Richmond! by Jeff Williams
• The Derail Archives – A Derail Correspondent Visits the Cinema by Tom Cobb submitted by Richard Louvet
• Building a Pair of Switching Modules – Part 2 by JayC. Williams
• No Train is an Island by David N. Currey
• San Jac Christmas Party Pics by Divina Gato-Hogno and Geoff Hogno
• Operations on the Mystic Branch – Part 2 by Gene Mangum
• Video Corner: Strasburg Railroad: Plowing the Line
• January Clinic: Switching or Operating by Kelly Russell

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Remembering Jim Thompson by Bob Sandhass and Tom Bailey
• Operations on the Mystic Branch – Part 1 by Gene Mangum
• The Derail Archives – San Jacinto Model Railroad Club by Bob Dannenbrink submitted by Richard Louvet
• Building a Pair of Switching Modules – Part 1½ by JayC. Williams
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – A Call to Muster – Part 2: The Southern Situation by Jeff Williams
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 29 - Concentrated Switching Area by Al Partlow
• Mark’s Minute – Track Feeder Wires by Mark Couvillion
• Video Corner: The Largest Snow Blower in the World
• December Clinic: N/A Christmas Party

2018

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• 2018 Annual SJMRRC Christmas Dinner Party
• Building a Pair of Switching Modules – Part 1 by JayC. Williams
• A Work Train for the Mystic Branch by Gene Mangum
• Notes From the Observation Car – The Betsy by Don Formanek
• Mark’s Minute – Wire Terminals by Mark Couvillion
• The Derail Archives – Styrene Tips by Larry Redmond submitted by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: Winter Rails “Day of the Spreader”
• November Clinic: From Weehawken to West Point by Dick Louvet

• Generating Realistic Open Loads – Part 2 by Gene Mangum
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – A Call to Muster – Part 1: The Northern Situation by Jeff Williams
• Notes From the Observation Car – 2018 National Narrow Gauge Convention by Don Formanek
• Mark’s Minute – Power Tie-Ins to Your Power Bus by Mark Couvillion
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 28 - Rail Yard Layout & Design by Al Partlow
• The Derail Archives – How Fast is My Train Running? by Larry Redmond submitted by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: Texas 1947 Johnny Cash with Lyrics
• October Clinic: Train Games for the PC by Rick Jones

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Mark’s Minute – Layout Wiring Basics by Mark Couvillion
• NMRA President’s Award presented to Don Bozman
• Generating Realistic Open Loads – Part 1 by Gene Mangum
• Houston’s Layout Legacy (Brief History of the Fall Layout Tour) by Bob Barnett
• American Civil War Railroad Follow On Series – The Ties That Bind by Jeff Williams
• Modeling the Not Modeled by David N. Currey
• Scratch Building Your First Freight Car – Part 2 by JayC. Williams
• The Derail Archives – Hang by the Neck Until… submitted by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: Norfolk & Western 611Cab Tour
• September Clinic: The Illinois Terminal Railroad by Bob Sandhaas

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Steve Sandifer MMR – Santa Fe Master Modeler Certification by Paul Brown
• Scratch Building Your First Freight Car – Part 1 by JayC. Williams
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 27 - Interchanges by Al Partlow
• Notes From the Observation Car – Knight Foundry by Don Formanek
• The Hobby Bench – The Story of the DOROTHY GLYNN – Part 2 by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – You Never Know by Steve Sandifer submitted by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: Norfolk & Western 611: Assault on Christiansburg Mountain (Roanoke to Walton)
• August Clinic: The Railroad War – The American Civil War by Jeff Williams
• August Civil War Railroad Clinic Update by Jeff Williams

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Virtual Railfan’s Train Cameras in La Grange, Kentucky by David N Currey
• Notes From the Observation Car – Sierra Narrow Gauge Conference by Don Formanek
• The Hobby Bench – The Story of the DOROTHY GLYNN by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – Why I’m So Narrow-Minded by Craig Brantley submitted by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: Railroad Operations at Cascade Tunnel / Stevens Pass, Washington
• July Clinic: Kansas City Passenger Trains by Tom Bailey

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Realistic Operations on Your Model Railroad 26 - The ProtoThrottle by Al Partlow
• Notes From the Observation Car – The Buffalo Shay by Don Formanek
• The Hobby Bench – Little Blue Packs by Pete Leach
• WEB World #8 – Dead Rail by Kelly Russell
• The Derail Archives – Making San Jac Grow by Steve Sandifer submitted by Richard Louvet
• David Milton Tribute by Peter Bryan
• Texas State Railroad Outing for the San Jac Club by Brian Jansky
• Video Corner: Alla scoperta delle Ferrovie che non ci sono più Cagliari Carbonia
• June Clinic: Home Architecture Styles 1800 to 1960 by Bob Barnett

• David Milton Tribute by C Randall Wilson
• The Learning Curve by JayC. Williams
• Notes From the Observation Car – The Bear by Don Formanek
• The Star Revisited – Or – A Star is Born by David N. Currey
• Rail Days Festival by Chuck Clark
• The Hobby Bench – Flanger 201 by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – Schnabel Special (not a menu item at a Central Texas German Café) by Ted Ferkenkoff submitted by Richard Louvet
• Projection Screen Research by David N. Currey
• Picture Day by Bob Werre
• June Program Details by Bob Barnett
• Video Corner: Mountain Railroading in Colorado – A Day at Moffat Tunnel / Rollins Pass
• May Clinic: History of the SP Austin Division by Al Partlow

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Notes From the Observation Car – The Falk by Don Formanek
• Old Railroad Sayings by David N. Currey
• The Hobby Bench – Modeling the WW&F Railway Station at Albion by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – The San Jac Jamboree by Bob Barnett submitted by Richard Louvet
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 25 - Perishable Traffic by Al Partlow
• WEB World #7 – NMRA Partnership Program by Kelly Russell
• Video Corner: Night of the Flanger
• April Clinic: Signs for the Mystic Branch by Gene Magnum

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Santa Fe Chief Special by Virginia and Gilbert Freitag
• Texas Cotton Gin Museum Field Trip by Gilbert Freitag
• The Hobby Bench – Moving Milk on the WW&F Ry. by Pete Leach
• Behind the Bench Work: Mystic Branch by Gene Mangum with Brian Jansky
• Missouri Pacific GP18s by David N. Currey
• The Derail Archives – LNG – The Cool Fuel by Randall Wilson submitted by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: Durango & Silverton Train – Snow Clearing View from the Engine Cab, Jan-2010
• March Clinic: Houston railroads post–war to the present by Al Partlow

• Bob Barnett MMR by Randall Wilson
• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Notes From the Observation Car – Oldest Preserved Locomotives by Don Formanek
• The Hobby Bench – Adding Sound to Your Rolling Stock by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – April 1992: Tell 100 of Your Closest Friends by Bob Sunderland submitted by Richard Louvet
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 24 - Passenger Operations by Al Partlow
• Texas Cotton Gin Museum Field Trip by Gilbert Freitag
• Video Corner: Durango & Silverton Train – Flanger Being Readied in the Yard, Jan-2010
• February Clinic: Hoskins Sulphur Loading Scale, Pearl Beer Warehouse and a Grade Crossing Addition by Jim Williams – Brazos Valley Railroad Society

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Making Things Up by David N. Currey
• Notes From the Observation Car – Sentinel Locomotives by Don Formanek
• The Hobby Bench – Drilling Holes by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – May 1999: If They Could Talk By Bob Barnett submitted by Richard Louvet
• School Model Railroad Club Update by JayC. Williams
• Video Corner: Bakersfield to Mojave cab ride aboard a Southern Pacific Oil Train
• January Clinic: History of Logging and Sawmills in East Texas by Chuck Lind

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Notes From the Observation Car – Gear vs Rod Locomotive Comparison by Don Formanek
• How to Use Real Dirt on the Layout (Author Unknown) Submitted by Mark Couvillion
• The Hobby Bench – Red’s Lobster Shack by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – May 2011: Pigs Can’t Fly… but Layouts Can! By Don Bozman submitted by Richard Louvet
• School Model Railroad Club by JayC Williams
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 23 - Operations on a Small but Prototypical Switching Layout by Al Partlow
• WEB World #6 – Disney Yacht Club Train Set and Christmas Tree by Kelly Russell
• Christmas Party Pictures 2017 by Brian Jansky
• Video Corner: Run 8! Roaring EMDs on Tennessee Pass, Colorado 1992
• December Clinic: N/A Christmas Party

2017

• Annual SJMRRC Christmas Dinner Party
• The Spirit Locomotive by Chris Tolley
• Trains for Texas Children’s Hospital – The Choo Choo Hut by Tracy Mitchell
• Prototype and Model Railroad Design Considerations by David N. Currey
• The Hobby Bench – Lumber for Flat Car Loads by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – December 1988: Rail Photography with Richard Steinheimer by Steve Dannenbrink submitted by Richard Louvet
• November Clinic: Railroad Songs by David N. Currey

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 22 - Yardmasters by Al Partlow
• Notes From the Observation Car – Colorado Road Trip by Don Formanek
• Save the Date for the SJMRC Christmas Party
• WEB World #5 – Panhandle Logistics Center Website by Kelly Russell
• Rolling Stock & Structures Handling Guidelines by Mark Couvillion
• The Hobby Bench – Low Tide in Wiscasset by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – December 1998: UP Gets New Ties for Christmas by Bill Wright submitted by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: Norfolk & Western “The Modern Steam Locomotive”
• October Clinic: Don McClellan with British “New Build” Steam Locomotives

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Laying Out Easements with Transition Spiral Templates in HO by Mark Couvillion
• Notes From the Observation Car – Royal Gorge Route by Don Formanek
• The Hobby Bench – Developing Research Timelines by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – August 2006: Portable Crude Oil Loading Facility by Tom Cobb submitted by Richard Louvet
• The Big Cookie Crisis of 2017 by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: Southern Pacific Railroad (1950s Snow)
• September Clinic: Bob Barnett with Freight Houses, Their Form and Function

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 21 - Dispatcher by Al Partlow
• In Trouble with the Train Crew by David N. Currey
• Notes From the Observation Car – Scandinavian Railroad Adventure by Don Formanek
• The Hobby Bench – Scratch Built Shingles by Pete Leach
• The Derail Archives – October 2008: Modeling a Tree Limb Pile by David N. Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: The Mightly Hudson Steam Locomotive
• August Clinic: David N. Currey with RPOs and their operation

• Obituary: Jim Long MMR 180 (1939-2017)
• Jim Long (Condolences)
• Jim Long (Bio)
• A Trip over the Gnaw Bone & Western (Jim Long Tribute) by Bob Barnett
• From the Plow to Space to Trains and the Love of John Deere (Jim Long Tribute) by Ray Byer
• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• WEB World #4 – LSR Convention Website Findings by Kelly Russell
• Notes From the Observation Car – Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico by Don Formanek
• Behind the Bench Work: The Great Great Northern Railway by Don Bozman with Brian Jansky
• The Derail Archives – December 2003: A Freight Car Mystery by Tom Cobb submitted by Richard Louvet
• The Hobby Bench – Modeling with Forced Perspective by Pete Leach
• Video Corner: Building Steam Locomotives – 1930’s Educational Film from Britian
• July Clinic: Steve Sandifer with Family Photos of Texas & Pacific Steam in northern Louisiana and eastern Texas

• 2017 Lone Star Region Convention by Robert Ashcraft
• WEB World #3 – RS Laser Kits Photos by Kelly Russell
• Notes From the Observation Car – The Car’s Builder’s Dictionary 1879 by Don Formanek
• Improving Athearn Engine Performance by Mark Couvillion
• The Derail Archives – December 2003: The Choo-choo Hut is Open by Don Bozman submitted by Richard Louvet
• The Hobby Bench – A Moose Sighting in Texas by Pete Leach
• Peter Bryan Investments by Randall Wilson
• Replacing Knuckles by David N. Currey
• Realistic Operations on Your Model Railroad 20 - Covered Hoppers by Al Partlow
• Video Corner: Grand Canyon Railway Steam Double-Header
• June Clinic: Jacobi Ford with the Texas High Speed Rail Project

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• The Hobby Bench – Modeling with Real Glass by Pete Leach
• WEB World #2 – Google Earth – Historical Timeline Photos by Kelly Russell
• Notes From the Observation Car – French Steam Locomotives by Don Formanek
• The Derail Archives – September 2007: Fun with Operations by Peter Bryan submitted by Richard Louvet
• Flying Scotsman Picture Submitted by Don McCusa
• Behind the Bench Work: Texas & New Orleans Hearne Sub by Al Partlow with Brian Jansky
• The Best Railroad Photography I Never Took by David N. Currey
• Hogger’s Luck Adds to Operational Realism by Mark Couvillion
• Building a DCC Layout – Basic DCC Setup and Wiring by Jim Lemmond
• Texas Central Program Details by Jacobi Ford
• Video Corner: Texas State Railroad MAR 7 pulling 15 tank cars!!!
• May Clinic: Greatest Train-Offs in History – the Texas and New Orleans Houston Hub by David Currey

• WEB World #1 – Summit-Customcuts by Kelly Russell
• The Hobby Bench – Making your own “kits” for scratch building by Pete Leach
• Rewiring 101 by Bob Werre
• DCC Installation Techniques by Mark Couvillion
• Building a DCC Layout – Considerations Before and During Construction by Jim Lemmond
• Tehachapi Loop Update by Jeff Williams
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 19 by Al Partlow
• Notes From the Observation Car – heritage-railways website by Don Formanek
• The Derail Archives – Aug / Sept 1996: Jumping Cabooses by David N. Currey submitted by Richard Louvet
• Rosenberg Railroad Museum’s “Rail Days” by Chuck Clark
• How to Recognice a Trainman by David N. Currey
• Message from the President – LSR Convention by Robert Barnett
• Congratulations, Chuck Lind MMR on being elected LSR President!
• Video Corner: D&RGW K-27 463 Steams Again – Mudhen Over Cumbres
• April Clinic: Santa Fe E Units by Steve Sandifer

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 18 by Al Partlow
• Notes From the Observation Car – Kinsey’s Locomotives Book Review by Don Formanek
• The Derail Archives – July 2004: Convention Views photos by Doug Jackson submitted by Richard Louvet
• Weathering the Weather by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: Denver & Rio Grande Steam Train 315 – Durango and Silverton
• March Clinic: Weathering with Pan Pastels Demonstration by Chuck Lind

• Message from the President by Robert Barnett
• Behind the Bench Work: Tall Pine Lumber Company by Chuck Lind MMR with Brian Jansky
• Notes From the Observation Car – The Jacobite Steam Train by Don Formanek
• Member Mention in Model Railroad (Jim Long) by Stephen Sandifer
• A New Way to Run Your Railroad? By Craig Brantley
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 17 by Al Partlow
• The Derail Archives – November / December 1994: Staging Variables by Don Bozman submitted by Richard Louvet
• Amtrak 2016 by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: N&W 611 Stalls on Saluda Grade
• February Clinic: Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington, a Maine two-foot railway by Peter Leach

• The Greater Houston Train Show Volunteers
• Notes From the Observation Car – UK vs US Trains by Don Formanek
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 16 by Al Partlow
• Railroad Terminology (Part 2 of 2) By David N. Currey
• Video Corner: Only Known Footage of Union Station Opening (shot by Ward Kimball)
• January Clinic: Galveston Railroad by Spencer Gaskin

• The Derail Archives: Parallax Railroad from the April 1990 Issue By Rick White
• Message from the President By Robert Barnett
• Rolling Stock of the Month: Air Dump Cars By J. Stephen Sandifer
• Notes from the Observation Car By Don Formanek
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 15 by Al Partlow
• Railroad Terminology (Part 1 of 2) By David N. Currey
• Video Corner: Southern Railway – Saluda Grade Training Video
• November Clinic: A Primer on the Cotton Industry by Bob Barnett

2016

• Special Issue for Gil and Virginia Freitag’s Stony Creek & Western’s 50th Anniversary
• A Letter from National Model Railroad Association President Charlie Getz
• The Stony Creek & Western’s Publications
• Gil Freitag’s Awards and Accolades
• Stony Creek Recollections by Randall Wilson
• Behind the Bench Work: Stony Creek & Western by Gilbert Freitag with Brian Jansky Photos by Steve Sandifer
• Operating on the Stony Creek & Western by Robert Barnett
• Virginia Freitag as a Role Model by Laurie Lind
• Rediscovering a Passion by Richard Louvet
• The Craig Branch of the D&RGW by David N. Currey
• Virginia’s Fan Club
• Stony Creek Thoughts by Steve Sandifer
• History of the Stony Creek & Western by Gil Freitag Contributed by Virginia Freitag
• Railroading on a Larger Scale by Rick White, Peter Bryan, and Robert Barnett
• Video Corner: Two Videos Over the Stony Creek & Western made for the National Narrow Gauge Convention in 2015

• From the President “Train Season” By Robert Barnett
• 2016 Annual SJMRRC Christmas Party Reminder
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 14 by Al Partlow
• Aluminum Document Box By David N. Currey
• Raton & Western’s 100th Session by Robert Ashcraft
• Congratulations, Bob Werre!
• Fall Layout Home Tours By Craig Brantley
• The Bayou City Limited NMRA Converntion by Robert Ashcraft
• The Derail Archives - February 2000: The Railfan by Bob Dannenbrink
• Behind the Bench Work: Midnight & Sometimes Later Railroad by Ed Dibble with Brian Jansky
• Video Corner: Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1940s and 1950s
• October Clinic: The White Pass and Yukon Railroad in Alaska by Bob Laroe

• From the President By Robert Barnett
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 13 by Al Partlow
• Rare Mileage By David N. Currey
• Fall Layout Home Tours By Craig Brantley
• The Bayou City Limited NMRA LSR Convection By Robert Ashcraft
• The Derail Archives: The 1989 Issue By Richard Louvet
• Letter to the Editor – Common Rail HO and N Scale By Richard Bartlett
• RIP Shirley Cheeseman
• Video Corner: 1940s Freight Trains on the Chicago & Northwestern System
• September Clinic: Railfanning Tehachapi Pass by Jeff Williams

• Rolling Stock of the Month: Maine 2-ft WW&F Hopper Flatcar No 49 by Pete Leach
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 12 by Al Partlow
• NMRA National Convention in Indianapolis By Dianne Robinson
• The Derail Archives: Part of the May 1977 Issue by Richard Louvet
• Behind the Bench Work: Southern Pacific’s Lufkin Division – “The Rabbit” by Randall Wilson with Brian Jansky
• RIP Ed Rains
• Video Corner: Rock Island Line in the 1950s
• August Clinic: Backdrop Painting by Pete Leach

• Rolling Stock of the Month: WW&F Boxcar 503 by Pete Leach
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 11 by Al Partlow
• Hawk vs Pig Part 4 by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: The Nickel Plate Story - 1953
• July Clinic: Dirt Track Railroad (Texas Western Railroad History) by Tom Palmer

• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 10 by Al Partlow
• A Simple Circuit for a Three State LED by Richard Louvet
• A Different Approach to Layout Leveling by Scott Maryman
• Hawk vs Pig Part 3 by David N. Currey
• Behind the Bench Work: Great Plains Northern Terminal RR by Bob Were with Brian Jansky
• Video Corner: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1948 – Desert Empire
• June Clinic: Grain Elevators and Grain Mills by Bob Barnett

• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 9 by Al Partlow
• Hawk vs Pig Part 2 by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: TI 4-4-4-4 Duplex Steam Locomotive
• May Clinic: Estate Planning and Protecting Your Investment by Chuck Lind MMR

• 2016 Greater Houston Train Wrap-Up by Bob Barnett
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 8 by Al Partlow
• Behind the Bench Work: New York West Shore & Buffalo by Dick Louvet with Brian Jansky
• Hawk vs Pig by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: The Flying Scotsman Returns Today in Great Britian
• April Clinic: LED Lighting by Steve Sandifer

• Behind the Bench Work: Denver & Rio Grande Western – Spring Division by Craig Brantley with Brian Jansky
• Realistic Operations on Your Model Railroad Part 7 by Al Partlow
• Prototype Track Problems by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: Brownie March by David N. Currey
• March Clinic: Life of Railroading by Bruce Blaylock

• Behind the Bench Work: Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Ry by Peter Leach with Brian Jansky
• Realistic Operations on Your Model Railroad Part 6 by Al Partlow
• An Anatomy of an “SP Meet” by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: British Railway Engineers at Vulcan Foundry - 1954
• February Clinic: Digitrax Zephyr by Mike Gulley

• The Greater Houston Train Show 2016 by Bob Barnett
• The GHTS Clinics by David N. Currey
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 5 by Al Partlow
• Classes of Trains by David N. Currey
• Division 8 by Ray Byer
• Bob Dannenbrink “Open Loads” Contest by Bob Barnett
• Video Corner: “Steam Train Maintenance in the 1950’s (British)”
• January Clinic: Operations on the Brownie 1979 – 1984 by David N. Currey

• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 4 by Al Partlow
• Hempstead Depot by Don Hand
• Google-Mapping an Amtrak Train’s Chances of Departing on Time by David N. Currey
• Behind the Bench Work: Steve Barkley and the Northern Pacific by Steve Barkley with Brian Jansky
• Video Corner: “The Day After Christmas – Winter Steam on the Durango & Silverton”

2015

• The Sweeney Traveling Switcher by David N. Currey
• Realistic Operations on Your Model Railroad Part 4 by Al Partlow
• San Jacinto Membership News by Rex Ritz
• Video Corner: “The Steam Locomotive” – 1940’s New York Central Railroad
• November Clinic: Modeling the Cotton Industry by Bob Barnett

• How To Be A Good Head Brakeman by David N. Currey
• Realistic Operations On Your Model Railroad Part 3 by Al Partlow
• Modeling Idea: RPO Ice Cream by Kelly Russell
• Behind the Bench Work: Cliff Cheeseman and the Pleasant Valley Division by Cliff Cheeseman with Brian Jansky
• San Jac Fall Home Tours 2015 by Craig Brantley
• Congratulations to Bob Were for Being In Great Model Railroads 2016
• Video Corner: “Progress on the Rails” – Pennsylvania Railroad 1952 Publicity Film
• October Clinic: Building the Gold Creek Timber Co by Jim Lemmond and Loren Neufeld

• Dallas Union Station Photo Re-Creation 04-25-15 by David N. Currey
• Realistic Operations on Your Model Railroad Part 2 by Al Partlow
• San Jac Fall Tour 2015 by Craig Brantley
• 2015 National Narrow Gauge Convention by Craig Brantley
• Division 8 Clinic Handout – Adding a Decoder to a Blue Box Atheran Engine by Ray Byer
• Video Corner: Katy Railroad Warden Shops Pt 1
• September Clinic: David Mewes the Curator of the Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich, Queensland, Austrailia

• Realistic Operations on Your Model Railroad by Al Partlow
• DART Trip 4-25-15 by David N. Currey
• Behind the Bench Work: Steve Sandifer and the ATSF Howard Branch by Steve Sandifer MMR with Brian Jansky
• Division 8 by Ray Byer
• SanJac Officer Elections by Rex Ritz
• September Meeting’s Program Preview
• Video Corner: Katy Railroad Warden Shops Pt 1
• August Clinic: “Realistic Layout Operations” DVD by Steve Sandifer

• Interpreting Railroad Employee Timetables by David N. Currey
• Wanted: Advertising Coordinator for the Annual Greater Houston Train Show by Steve Sandifer
• Behind the Bench Work: Robert Ashcraft and Raton & Western Railroad by Robert Ashcraft with Brian Jansky
• Division 8 Clinic Recap: How to Make a DCC Sound Car by Ray Byer
• Video Corner: Texas State Railroad – 2015 Photographer’s Special
• July Clinic: 2015 National Narrow Gauge Convention by Chuck Lind, Don Formanek and Craig Brantley

• First Run of the Inter-American by David N. Currey
• LSR Convention by Chuck Clark
• Division 8 by Ray Byer
• Jeff Clodfelter’s ‘Knowcents’ Layout by Jeff Clodfelter with Chris Tolley
• Video Corner: N&W 611 Reborn: The Return to Roanoke
• June Clinic: A Day in the Life of a Railcar Maintenance Coordinator by Kelly Russell

• Harlingen By David N. Currey
• Behind the Bench Work: Barry Bogs MMR and The Colorado and Western Railroad by Barry Bogs MMR with Brian Jansky
• Summer Camp Opportunities for Young Railroad Enthusiasts
• Division 8 - DDC Wiring Common Questions by Ray Byer
• David N. Currey Honored
• Video Corner: Big Boy 4014 Steam Train: Headin’ Home Tour
• May Clinic: Model Railroad Clubs and Layouts in Southern California by Rick Jones
• April Clinic: Virtual Prototype Modeling and Operations on Trainz Software by David Peterson

• The Tri-Cities by David N. Currey
• The Rise, Fall & Rise Again of the Tall Pine Lumber Company Railroad by Chuck Lind MMR
• Division 8 Clinics by Ray Byer
• Video Corner: Scenic Model Railroad at Smoky Mountain Trains located in Bryson, NC

• Notes from Rex by Rex Ritz
• Midnight Rider Film Crew Train Accident Update 3 by David N. Currey
• The 2015 Greater Houston Train Show (Recap) by Bob Barnett
• A New Approach to Railroading (An Introduction to April’s Clinic on virtual railroading) by Dick Louvet
• Video Corner: Have you ever seen a train lay its own tracks?
• March Clinic: MKT Passenger Train Operations 1946 – 1953 by Tom Palmer

• Brownsville by David N. Currey
• Narrow Gauge Convention Deadline
• More Wooden Pallets
• Video Corner: Train Snow Removal
• February Clinic: 9 Years on the Howard Branch by Steve Sandifer

• Standard Pallets (Part 2) by David N. Currey
• Puzzle Flashback! By Mike Brignac
• The Greater Houston Train Show by Bob Barnett
• Video Corner: A Road Steam Locomotive PC&O Run By with Stack Talk
• January Clinic: “Whistles Over the Mountains” provided by Don Formanek

• Amtrak Notes June 1998 – Sept 2000 by Rex Ritz
• Derail Article Submission Guidelines
• Standard Pallets (Part 1) by David N. Currey
• Layout of the Month: Gordon Bliss – Santa Fe “All the Way” by Chris Tolley
• From Our Readers… Bill Lane and Jim Kindraka
• Narrow Gauge Convention Reduced Registration
• January’s Program Notes by Don Formanek
• Christmas Party Pictures
• Video Corner: A Chocolate Train

2014

• Note from Rex: San Jac Club Banner by Rex Ritz
• What if? By Mark Couvillion
• Humble, Texas Train Disaster by Randall Wilson
• Midnight Rider Film Crew Train Accident Update by David N. Currey
• 2014 San Jac Christmas Party Reminder
• Video Corner: A Christmas Train
• November Clinic: Scratch Building HO Freight Cars by Steve Barclay

• Note from Rex: Board of Directors by Rex Ritz
• Fake Wood by David N. Currey
• Interesting Facts About the Port of Houston Railroads by Cliff Cheeseman
• New Derail Feature Coming Soon
• Belgium Firefighters Go Viral
• Video Corner: Train vs. Hose
• October Clinic: Simple Trackside Signals & Control Panels 101 to 849 by Gilbert Freitag

• President’s Message: MRV by Rex Ritz
• New Officers for 2014 – 2015
• New Derail Feature Coming Soon!
• The Official Guide – Unblemished? by David N. Currey
• Club Member Bob Werre Highlighted in National Magazine
• Second Website Address Now Usable
• Video Corner: Train Runs Over Two Women Attempting To Cross Indiana Railroad Bridge; Women Survive
• September Clinic: Modular Model Railroading by Wil Gage

• Midnight Rider Film Crew Train Accident by David N. Currey
• Kiwi Trains by Don Formanek
• Video Corner: LEGO City Train Crash Compilation
• August Clinic: Western US Tourist Railroads by Rick Jones

• President’s Message: Two Edged Sword by Richard Louvet
• Houston Light Rail Construction by David N. Currey
• Who Would Believe? By Bob Sabol
• Video Corner: End of Ramadan Rush-Hour in Bangladesh
• July’s Clinic: Programing Lok Sound Decoders by Blake Bogs

• President’s Message: A Few Good Members by Richard Louvet
• Bluebonnet Limited Contest Results (2014 NMRA Lone Star Region Convention) by Duane Richardson
• Trains Downunder by Don Formanek
• Video Corner: German High Speed Bullet Train
• June’s Clinic: The Cotton Industry and its Modeling on Fred Holland’s Quanah Acme & Pacific Railroad

• Railroading – The Lone Ranger by Mark Couvillion
• A Steampunk barbeque grill
• Video Corner: The Lone Ranger Movie – Behind the Railroad Scene
• May’s Clinic: MKT Freight Cars by Tom Palmer

• President’s Message: What it’s All About by Richard Louvet
• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work by Abraham Tolbert
• ‘Unstoppable’ Movie Review by David N. Currey
• Building a New Layout at Age 94 (Detmar Tom Dieck) by Richard Setterlund
• Video Corner: Railfanning March 2014
• April’s Clinic: Heritage Steam Railways of Great Britain by Dave Schafer

• Old Layout Enters Twenty-First Century by Don Bozman
• San Jac / Division 8 Contest Room Results by Ray Byer
• Ohringen Bahnhof by Dick Setterlund
• Video Corner: Funny Crowded Train in Japan
• March’s Clinic: Modern Lighting for Model Railroads by Richard Bartlett

• Presidents Message: Scratch Building for an Old Friend by Richard Louvet
• The Greater Houston Train Show by Bob Barnett
• Getting Out of the Yard by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: Interesting mini train in Oregon
• February’s Clinic: Micro Controllers for Layout Control and Animation by Rick Jones

• Presidents Message: Intended Consequences (100% NMRA Club) by Richard Louvet
• History of the Greater Houston Train Show / San Jacinto Model Railroad Club Jamboree by Bob Barnett
• Work Trains by David N. Currey
• The Greater Houston Train Show is Here (Again)!! by Bob Barnett
• Video Corner: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Tracks?
• January’s Clinic: CASS Scenic RR’s 50th Anniversary Run Days by Chuck Lind, Don Formanek, Craig Brantley, and David Fritsche

• Help with Train Show Postcards by Ed Dibble
• 2013 Christmas Party Pictures provided by Ed Dibble
• Railroad Personnel by David N. Currey
• Video Corner: Unique Way to Ride the Rails

2013

• Presidents Message: Happy Holidays by Richard Louvet
• Christmas Party Information
• Not Everything On the Railroad Was Work by David N. Currey
• Calling All Train Enthusiasts by Bob Sabol
• Video Corner: Christmas Train Village

• Presidents Message: A San Jac Thanksgiving by Richard Louvet
• Safety First by David N. Currey
• Controls and Wiring Round Table – October Meeting by Kelly Russel
• The SJMRRC E-Mail List by Rick Jones
• Video Corner: Train vs Tornado

• Presidents Message: A Moveable Prototype by Richard Louvet;
• Louisiana Sugar Cane Railroads by Phil Stewart,
• Railroad Tunnels by Don Formanek,
• Beaneries by David N. Currey,
• Goodbye WVW Photos,
• Using a Digitrax Aux Decoder to Control Hidden Staging by Richard Louvet,
• Video Corner: Feynman Explains How Trains Stay on Train Tracks

• From My Garratt: Air and Rail Travel in 2013 by Henri Morris
• Weathering by David N. Currey – To weather or not to weather
• WVW The Last Run by Bob Sabol
• Division 8 News by Leslie Bodak
• Video Corner: 2013 Steam Locomotive Parage at Wolsztyn in Poland

• President’s Message: Too Much Information and Too Much Inertia by Richard Louvet
• Prestressed Concrete Girder Railroad Bridge by David N. Currey
• Division 8 News by Leslie Bodak
• Video Corner: I’m not sure the neighbors would appreciate this

• Presidents Message: Toxic Chemicals, Wiring and Norm Abrams by Richard Louvet
• Special Request: Texas Children’s Hospital Needs Plastic Wheels by Don Bozeman
• From My Garratt: The Secret of Happiness (With Apologies to Zen!) by Henri Morris
• A Control Panel for Newburgh by Richard Louvet
• Video Corner: Wobbly Bobbly Turnover and Stop!

• In Memoriam… Mike Spoor
• Expansion of the Sunset Line by Steve Sandifer
• Train Lists by David Currey (Switch List)
• LMRA Railroad Club News
• Video Corner: Slide Show of Abandoned Train Stations

• President’s Message: A Slice of Life by Richard Louvet
• Special Message: A Thank You from Joyce Dannenbrink
• Amtrak Characters by David Currey
• Layout Party by Bob Werre – Photos of Chuck and Lauire Lind’s “Opening Their Layout for a Party”
• Video Corner: Miniatur Wunderland in Germany

• Bob Dannenbrink Obituary
• From My Garrett: The Loneliness Of… by Henri Morris
• Austin Metrorail by David Currey
• Video Corner: How Close to a Train Track Can You Set Up a Vegetable Market?

• President’s Message: Thanks for a Successful Greater Houston Train Show by Richard Louvet
• The 2013 Greater Houston Train Show Epilogue
• Deadheading by David Currey

• President’s Message: Request for Members to Share Technologies that Were Unavailable to Us Just a Few Years Ago by Richard Louvet
• Don’t Let The 2013 Greater Houston Train Show Sneak Up on You
• Angleton by David Currey
• From My Garrett: Annus Horribilis by Henri Morris
• HALS Ops Day Photos by Rick White

• President’s Message: Discipline? In a Hobby? By Richard Louvet
• High Speed Rail in China Photos
• Preview of Photo Manipulation Clinic by Blake Bogs

2012

• President’s Message: Reflection of the Value and Fellowship of the SJMRRC by Richard Louvet
• In Memoriam: Tom Cobb, Don Threlkeld, and Harvey Jackson
• From My Garratt: The (Doubtful) Return of Steam by Henri Morris
• Tools of the Trade by David Currey

• President’s Message: A Little About Myself by Richard Louvet
• Hobos North by Richard Day

• President’s Message: Changing of the Guard at the Club by Bob Werre
• Tools of the Trade by David Currey

• President’s Message: Bringing in New Members and Officers by Bob Werre
• From My Garratt: High Speed Texas Rail by Henri Morris
• Virginia Freitag Awarded the 2012 Lone Star Region – President’s Award by Bob Barnett
• Coast to Coast by Coach by Richard Sutterland
• Lolita by David Currey

• President’s Message: NMRA Convention in Sacramento, Ca by Bob Werre
• From My Garratt: Vice and Advice by Henri Morris
• Fusion: A Software Tool for Merging Photos by David Currey
• SJMRRC Member Loren Neufeld Receives Special Award by Jim Lemmond
• Expanding the NYWS&B Using Lightweight Modules Part 3: Installation of Turnouts and Track by Richard Louvet

• President’s Message: Houston S Gaugers and the Father’s Day Train Show at Memorial City Mall by Bob Werre
• Nuts / NWCMRRC Swap Meet Information
• 2012 Freitag Award Winners – Bob Dannenbrink and David Milton by Bob Barbett
• The Many Life Skills Model Railroading Can Teach by Arthur Limes
• The Train Inspection by David Currey

• President’s Message: Up Coming Lone Star Region Convention by Bob Werre
• Expanding the NYWS&B Using Lightweight Modules Part Two: Module and Benchwork Construction by Dick Louvet
• From My Garratt: A New Beginning – An Old Story by Henri Morris
• Brakeman Training on the Missouri Pacific by David Currey

• President’s Message: Ways the Club and Help the Modeling Community by Bob Werre
• Train Crew and Staging Spreadsheet by David Currey
• From My Garratt: Leaves by Henri Morris
• Passenger Train Consists by Mark Couvillion

• President’s Message: A Borrowed Story of a Trackman Dealing with a Montana Winter by Bob Werre
• The Life and Death of a Locomotive Engineer (Part 2) by Richard Setterlund
• Passenger Trains I’ve Seen (Part 3) by David Currey
• From My Garratt: The China Syndrome by Henri Morris
• Expanding the NYWS&B Using Lightweight Modules Part One: Why Lightweight Modules by Dick Louvet
• Using real Dirt on Your Layout by Mark Couvillion
• Railroad Tunnels by Don Formanek
• A Last Look at Chuck Lind’s Layout – Photos
• Video Corner: Dallas Street Car Line Now Has a Turntable in Operation

• President’s Message: Thoughts About the Greater Houston Area Train Show by Bob Werre
• The Life and Death of a Locomotive Engineering (Part 1) by Richard Setterlund
• Passenger Trains I’ve Seen (Part 2) by David Currey
• From My Garratt: The MRIE & I by Henri Morris
• The 2012 Greater Houston Train Show
• Things I’ve Learned Over the Years by Mark Couvillion
• Operators Corner: Guest Books by Peter Bryan

• President’s Message: Looking Forward to the Train Show by Bob Werre
• Article from the 2011 Visitor’s Guide to Comfort, Texas on the ‘Only’ Railroad Tunnel in Texas
• Passenger Trains I’ve Seen (Part 1) by David Currey
• From My Garratt: Model Train Trade Shows by Henri Norris
• Six Reasons to go to the 2012 Greater Houston Train Show by Bob Barnett
• 2012 Greater Houston Train Show Clinics Schedule

• President’s Message: Looking Forward to the Train Shows
• A View from the Superintendent’s Office Installment #5: Equipment Issues by Kelly Russel
• Food and Rest in Train Service by David Currey
• From My Garratt: New Years Resolutions by Henri Morris
• Operators’ Corner: Various Ideas to Enhance Your Operating Sessions by Peter Bryan
• Dibbles’ Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

2011

• President’s Message: Tour Signs, Christmas Party and the Internet by Bob Werre
• A View from the Superintendent’s Office Installment #4: Hours of Service by Kelly Russel
• From My Garratt: Color vs Black and White by Henri Morris
• Operators’ Corner: Thoughts on Articles Related to Operations by Peter Bryan
• Peter Bryan Awarded 2011 Leslie Burford Award by Southwest Life Steamers Club

• President’s Message: Staff Changes, and the Upcoming Fall Layout Tour and Train Show by Bob Werre
• A View from the Superintendent’s Office Installment #3: Incidents by Kelly Russel
• From My Garratt: Flatonia by Henri Morris
• Operators’ Corner: Questionnaires Can Help by Peter Bryan

• President’s Message: Upcoming Big Texas Train Show and the Layout Tour and Your Layout by Bob Werre
• In Memory of Arthur Penny by Peter Bryan
• A View from the Superintendent’s Office Installment #2: Certification by Kelly Russel
• Upcoming Flatonia Railfan Celebration
• From My Garratt: Realism by Henri Morris
• My Origins in Model Railroading by Steve Sandifer
• Railroady by David Currey
• Operators’ Corner: Fast Clocks, Introductions and Choosing Jobs by Peter Bryan
• Operator Etiquette by Norman Beveridge

• President’s Message: Volunteerism and the Results! By Bob Werre
• A View from the Superintendent’s Office Installment #1: Realistic Aspects of Railroad Administration that Could Be Applied to the Operation of the Model Railroad
• Empire by Kelly Russel
• NMRA Convention Highlights by Bob Sabol
• From My Garratt: Trains in Movies by Henri Morris
• How I Got Started by Peter Bryan
• Free Model RR Magazines – On Your Computer by Steve Sandifer
• Operators’ Corner: How to Make the Railroad Itself Easier to Operate by Peter Bryan

• President’s Message: NMRA Convention in Sacramento, Ca by Bob Werre
• My Helix In a Closet by Dick Setterlund
• From My Garratt: Modeling Tunnels by Henri Morris
• Operators’ Corner: Easy to Understand Operating System by Peter Bryan
• Modeling Tidbits to Spike Your Interest: NMRA Gauge by Tracy Mitchell
• When Things Go Wrong by David Currey
• There is A Prototype for Almost Everything by Robert Ellis

• President’s Message: Upcoming NMRA Convention, Talent Pool, and Competing Train Shows by Bob Werre
• Modeling Tidbits to Spike Your Interest: Where to Find Information by Tracy Mitchell
• From My Garratt: Tunnels by Henri Morris
• Operators Corner: Inviting Railroad Setting by Peter Bryan

• President’s Message: Regional and National Conventions and Stafford Center Damages by Bob Werre
• Railfanning with Google Earth by Steve Sandifer
• GE to Open Locomotive Plant in Texas
• From My Garratt: The Space Shuttle by Henri Morris
• Operators’ Corner: The First Time by Peter Bryan
• Congratulations Tracy and Cora Mitchell by Steve Sandifer
• The Raritan Valley Line by Bob Sabol

• President’s Message: Soldering, Club Shirts and Local Events by Bob Werre
• 2011 Layout Design & Operations Weekend by Chuck Lind
• From My Garratt: Railwayana by Henri Morris
• Operators’ Corner: Summary of Operators Information by Peter Bryan
• Pigs Can’t Fly… by Layouts Can! By Don Bozman

• President’s Message: Setting Up Layouts at Shows and National Publications by Bob Werre
• A Testy Situation by David Currey
• From My Garratt: Siderodromophobia by Henri Morris
• Houston Railroad Museum’s Music Festval and Trainfair
• Operators’ Corner: Introduction to Operation by Peter Bryan
• The 2011 Greater Houston Train Show by Bob Barnett
• Greater Houston Train Show Contest Results

• President’s Message: Tribute to those that help with the Train Show and Fall Tour Appreciation by Bob Werre
• Why I’m so Narrow-Minded by Craig Brantley
• From My Garratt: Realistic Modeling by Henri Morris
• Dallas Light Rail Expedition 2011 by David Currey
• Operators’ Corner How to Get Operators by Peter Bryan

• President’s Message: Membership Photos, Fall Tour Signage and Clinics by Bob Werre
• 2011 San Jac Train Show Clinics
• The Greater Houston Train Show – It’s Here!!!
• Engineer / Conductor and Mechanic Jobs at Hermann Park
• From My Garratt: Train Enthusiasts by Henri Morris
• Bill Linson’s Eulogy for Dean Freytag
• Nasa’s Aviation Reporting System Improves Railroad Safety

• President’s Message: Layout Tour Wrap Up, Up Coming Member Photos and Club Shirts by Bob Werre
• The Night Before Christmas (Train Version) Author Unknown contributed by Bob Werre
• Train News from South America
• Houston Area Live Steamers Collect 14 Bags of Toys In Toys for Tots Drive by John Pape
• Rails on Reel: Unstoppable by David Currey
• Model Railroad Operations in Texas (And Other Parts of the Country) by Peter Bryan
• The Greater Houston Train Show – It’s that Time Again!! By Bob Barnett
• Trains, Kids, and Christmas by Bob Sabol

2010

• President’s Message: Thanks for Having Me and Help Needed by Bob Werre
• September’s Clinic: Decoder-pro Software by Jim Lemmond

• The Kansas City Southern Railway Station at Port Arthur by David N. Currey
• Rails in Alaska by Bob Sabol
• From My Garratt: Change By Henri Morris
• From the President: Ending of a Tenure and Upcoming Layout Tour by Robert Ashcraft
• August’s Clinic: Videos of Houston to Bloomington (UP 844) by Robert Pierce

• Alamo Rails 2010 Lone Star Region NMRA Convention by Ronald Burns
• 75th Annual NMRA National Convention in Milwaukee by Randall Wilson
• An Eventful Family Train Trip by Steve Sandifer
• From my Garratt: Scratch – Building History by Henri Morris
• July’s Clinic: Operation Life Savor – In The Interest of Safety” by Steve McNeal

• From the President: Freitag – Loeffler Awarded at 2010 LSR by Robert Ashcraft
• Fire damages historic train bridge (Cumbres & Toltec Scenic) Submitted by Chris Tolley
• Progress Rail Services to Acquire Electro-Motive Diesel Submitted by Don Formanek
• From My Garratt: Cry the Beloved Country by Henri Morris
• June’s Clinic: “Sawdust, It Is Not Trash Anymore” by Craig Brantley

• Operation on the Comanche & Indian Gap by Bill Write
• Art Houston’s Grade Pacific – Houma, La Benchwork Completed Provided by Tom Cobb
• From the President: Upcoming Conventions and Activities by Robert Ashcraft
• From My Garratt: DCC Sound #2 by Henri Morris
• May’s Clinic: Steve Sandifer’s Howard District / Eastern Division of the ATSF

• Union Pacific 844 Visit to South Texas – Various Photos
• Static Grass Applicator Parts List with Information Links
• From My Garratt: DCC Sound #1 by Henri Morris
• San Jac Texas State Railroad Trip by Ronald Burns
• Team Track Industry by Steve Sandifer
• April’s Clinic: Locomotives of the Red River & Gulf RR in Louisiana by Everett Lueck

• A Ride on the Texas State Railroad by Mark Couvillion
• Texas State Railroad Trip by David Curry
• From My Garratt: Mallet vs Garratt by Henri Morris
• The Adventures of San – Jac or The Great Texas Train Ride by Thomas H Bailey
• March’s Clinic: Judging Process in a Model Contest Explained by Tracy Mitchell & Jim Long

• The Greater Houston Train Show is Over!!! By Bob Barnett
• From the President: Train Show Recap and Upcoming Texas State Railroad Trip by Robert Ashcraft
• From My Garratt: South African Model Railways by Henri Morris
• BNSF Derailment – Santa Fe, Tx Photos
• Electric Dumping Ballast Hopper by Dave Milton
• Union Pacific 844 Schedule by Rick Braunschweig, Fireman UP Steam Crew
• February’s Clinic “Signals 101” by Ed Rains

• The Greater Houston Train Show It’s Here!! By Bob Barnett
• 2010 Greater Houston Train Show Clinics List
• From the President: Upcoming Train Show and Texas State Railroad Trip by Robert Ashcraft
• A few pointers from your friendly neighborhood locomotive engineer Forwarded from Yahoo Railspot Email List
• Passenger Train Consists Submitted by Mark Couvillion
• From My Garratt: State of the Rail by Henri Morris
• January’s Clinic: “The Beer Line” by Tom Bailey

• KCS Christmas Train viewing at Wharton by Gil Freitag
• Hogger’s Luck Adds to Operational Realism Submitted by Mark Couvillion
• Christmas at the Freitag’s by Robert Ashcraft
• From My Garratt: Vacation by Henri Morris
• From the President: Year Recap by Robert Ashcraft