$3 THE HotBox THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION, NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION VOL. 57, NO. 2 SUMMER 2016 RAILFANNING the PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Panhandle Division of Bill Neale, MMR BASIC LAYOUT NORTH CENTRAL CONSTRUCTION 101 part 2 EXPRESS 2016 OPS event news!! X-FACTOR! part 1 RR HISTORY – TYPES OF TRAINS FOR MODEL RAILROAD OPS PLUS- RR History, Timetable, NMRA-NCR-Division News & more! HotBox Editorial Barry Hensel, Editor OK!! Yeah!! Spring/summer is here! While that means more outdoor The HotBox activities than indoor, aka model railroading, here’s hoping you can keep SUMMER 2016 the passion and modeling going through the warm months! Yes, as Vol. 57, No. 2 mentioned here before, our hobby is mostly a fall/winter activity, but it EDITOR can and should be a year-round activity. There are several ways to do Barry Hensel that... round robin groups, your local Division meetings and local model 43642 Lotus Dr railroad clubs. Of course, with good weather, we could all take-up garden Canton, MI 48188 railroading!! It is a very intriguing idea and expansion of our hobby. 734-649-3056
[email protected] Maybe your spouse or significant other would join in! Certainly kids or grandkids could help as well. Model railroading – the family affair! Editorial Advisers Of course, warm weather also means other hobbies (Camaros for me!) Dave McMullian & the NCR Board and activities, but it can also mean an expansion of our model railroading hobby. How about doing some on-site research of a structure you want Proof Readers Marge Hensel John Beres to model? How about some rail-fanning on a local steam line, or even the Marty LaForte prototype main or branch line? Pictures and good time can be had by yourself or with friends! Not too far for most NCR members is Fostoria, The HotBox is published quarterly by the Ohio and the “Iron Triangle”! The newly finished railroad park, made just North Central Region of the National Model Railroad Association.