The Hudson Bay Railway in HO Scale

Canadian National had a long lasting fleet of 40 foot boxcars, some of which lasted until 1996 in grain service.  Modelling northern Manitoba in the early 1980's requires a significant number of 40 footers in both grain and general service.   Over the past several years I have been building out my fleet of these cars using RTR, kitbashed kits and resin kits.  There have also been numerous CN painted models done over the years, with some being relatively accurate while others are stand in models - some call these foobies. First Thing To  Do If you want to accurately model any CN steel boxcar your first stop should be to find a copy of Railroad Model Craftsman's August 1993 issue with Stafford Swain's seminal article "Canadian National's 1937 AAR design 40-foot steel boxcars".  It covers the entire range of 40 foot steel cars from 1937 to the end of 40' car deliveries in 1957.  This is "must read" material.  CN Lines has a number of articles on the

I have an article in the upcoming CN Lines Magazine ( www.cnrha.ca ) about modelling rebuilt CN F units.  If you are interested in Canadian National or any of its affiliates, joining the CNRHA is well worth your time and effort.   The previous issue covered the history and spotting features of these classic workhorses.  Hopefully people will enjoy this two part series.