NEB&W Bibliography

Last Update: 2007-12-13

Railroad Model Craftsman, December 1979 and February 1980, "Formula For A Club Layout: The NEB&W". Two-part story on the club and the club. (Much of the description of operations of a modern-era railroad has since been rendered anachronistic when the layout was re-set firmly in 1950.)
RMC, December 1980, "Storage Cabinets" by John Nehrich. For under the layout storage cabinets.
RMC, April 1982, "Modeling Reality". The prototypes of the layout.
Model Railroader, March 1983, "Building Kopay's Furniture Store" by John Nehrich. Two kitbashed structures and a scratchbuilt one for Chateaugay.
RMC, April 1983, "Layered Backdrops". The use of Masonite hill cutouts instead of painted background hills.
MR, May 1983, "Flat Background Trees". Using Woodland Scenics tree armatures for bas-relief background scenery.
RMC, June 1983, "Backdrops And Clouds" by John Nehrich.
MR, September 1983, "The NEB&W" by Andy Sperandeo. Overview of the layout, with the first indications of the move back to 1950.
Mainline Modeler, December 1983, "Building Design & Construction, Part 1" by John Nehrich.
Mainline Modeler, January 1984, "Building Design & Construction, Part 2" by John Nehrich.
MR, January 1984, "Pullman-Standard PS-1" by Kyle Williams. Superdetailing a Cannonball Car Shops PS-1 and lettering for the NEB&W.
Mainline Modeler, February 1984, "Building Design & Construction, Part 3" by John Nehrich.
Mainline Modeler, December 1983, January & February 1984, "Building Design & Construction" by John Nehrich.
MR, March 1984, "Summit Scenery On The NEB&W" by John Nehrich.
MM, May 1984, "An International Building" by John Nehrich. The development of this post-WWI architectural style and modeling an example.
MM, August 1984, "KCS Auto Box Car" by John Nehrich.
MM, November 1984, "Construction of a Single-Sheathed Box Car" by John Nehrich.
MM, February 1985, "Simple, But Elegant Scenery" by John Nehrich. Construction of the Brockway Mills scene and the use of understated scenery to highlight the trains.
MR, May 1985, "Pathways To Detail" by John Nehrich. Detailing sidewalks.
MR, June 1985, "Trackside Photos". Photo by Dan Toth of an NEB&W caboose he kitbashed and shot at the North Creek.
MR, June 1985, "Trackside Photos". Photo by John Nehrich of Kyle Williams NEB&W 4-8-2 rounding the curve at Reynolds, NY.
MR, June 1985, "Bull Session" (Reprint from our Berkshire Blab) by John Nehrich. Thoughts on model railroad operation.
MM, July 1985, "Queen Anne Crossing Tender Shanty" by John Nehrich.
MM, September 1985, "Chatham, NY Police Station" by John Nehrich. The prototype and construction of a Romanesque brick and stone structure, included in the Chateaugay downtown area.
MR, October 1985, "Water And How To Model It" by John Nehrich. How rivers and other bodies of water look, including color and texture.
MM, December 1985, "Shepard's" by John Nehrich. The prototype stone building and how it was modeled with wood blocks on a styrene subshell.
MR, December 1985, "Mini-Mirrors" by John Nehrich. The use of small mirrors as used on the Summit scene.
MM, January 1986, "Mainline Commentary" (editorial) by Bob Hundman.
MM, January 1986, "Layout Design" by John Nehrich, on the philosophy and methods of copying specific prototype scenes.
MM, January 1986, "Box Car Ends" by John Nehrich.
Prototype Modeler, January 1986, "Becco Tank Car" by Mark Fedderson. The author scratchbuilt this car on the Tichy underframe, then donated it to the NEB&W.
RMC, January 1986, "First Class Track" by John Nehrich. How we model the type of track of a class I road, including superelevating and sharp ballast lines.
MR, February 1986, "Modeling With Photo Prints" by Stafford Swain and John Nehrich. Using photo cut-outs for background scenery.
MR, March 1986, "The Box Car Fleet of the Fifties" by John Nehrich. Overview of steam-era box cars.
MR, March 1986, "Seaboard Air Line Gondoa" (Paint Shop), by John Nehrich. Kitbashing an Athearn gon into a 40 foot SAL car.
MM, August 1986, "1924 ARA Standard Single-Sheathed Box Car" by Chris Barkan and John Nehrich. Seven panel Pratt Truss box cars.
MM, August 1986, "Summit Station On The Rutland" by John Nehrich. The prototype and construction of the model depot, including a practical way to model two-toned wainscoted stations.
MM, September 1986, "Saratoga, NY - More Than A Resort" by John Nehrich. A look at the downtown Saratoga prototype.
MR, September 1986, "Two Blocks of Stores For The NEB&W" by John Nehrich. Kitbashing two blocks in Chateaugay.
MM, October 1986, "Saratoga, NY, Part II" by John Nehrich. Prototype plans and photos of the Whitehead Brothers foundry sand loader.
MM, December 1986, "Special D&H Tank Cars" by John Nehrich.
Pittsburgh Model Railroad's Consist, December 1986 and January 1987, "Those Guys In New York", by Chuck Rakiewcz. A discusion of how the NEB&W concepts apply to the Pittsburgh Model Railroad Historical Society's layout.
Hopewell Productions, 1987, Great Model Railroads, Vol. I. Full-length video on the club, including scenes filmed with a camera on-board a train and dubbed in real railroad sound effects. Also includes short demonstrations of scratchbuilding brick structures in styrene, tree-making, and freight car weathering. Last use of fictitious town names and Dynatrol control system. This tape is now available from Allen Keller Productions.
MM, May 1987, "Rutland Covered Bridge" by John Nehrich. How Kyle Williams scratchbuilt the Bartonsville, VT covered bridge.
RMC, December 1987, "D&H's 1907 Wooden Box Cars" by John Nehrich.
MR, December 1987, "Chateaugy Tank Farm" by John Nehrich.
MM, February 1988, "Pullman 1940 Welded Box Car, The PS-Zero?" by John Nehrich.
MM, February 1988, "Van Cott Silos" by John Nehrich. Prototype information about a silo company in Unadilla, NY on the D&H.
MM, May 1988, "1940's Gas Station" by John Nehrich. Prototype information about a station at an unknown site.
MM, May 1988, "D&H Hoppers Other Than The Seeley" by John Nehrich. Prototype information about the evolution of coal cars on the D&H from the Civil War to 1900.
MM, June 1988, "Monsanto Chemical Tank Car" by Jeff English. Using 1/2 inch PVC pipe on the Tichy frame, a la Mark Fedderson.
MM, June 1988, "USRA Double-Sheathed Rebuilds" by John Nehrich.
MM, October 1988, "Chateaugay Co-op" by John Nehrich.
RMC, October 1988, "Diatomaceous Earth Scenery", by John Nehrich. Making scale earth, dirt, and sand from swimming pool filter material colored with dry colors.
RMJ, January 1989, "Matching The Mix of Real RR Freight Cars" by John Nehrich. Color photo of Rutland yard, circa 1949.
MM, February 1989, "Milwaukee Box Car Detailing" by John Nehrich. How club member Geoff Hubbs redetailed the MDC ribbed-side box car.
MM, February 1989, "Port Of Albany" by John Nehrich. Circa 1930 prototype photos of rail and ship shipments of an inland international port.
MR, September 1989, "Modeling State Line Tunnel On The NEB&W" by John Nehrich.
RMC, September 1989, "Editors Notebook" by Bill Schaumburg. A model photo and a short article about the dedication of the Troy station.
Los Angeles Times, November 12, 1989, "A Model Society Built Around The Railroad" by snydicated columinist Charles Hillinger ("Charles Hillinger's America"). This story was picked up by a number of newspapers around the country.
RMJ, December 1989, "On Tour: The NEB&W" by John Nehrich. A 6-page overview of the club, with photos by Robert Schleicher.
MM, April 1990, "Stock Cars, Part I" by John Nehrich. The development and use of stock cars.
RMJ, May 1990, "Jazz Age Curtain-Wall Concrete Factories" by John Nehrich.
MM, June 1990, "Stock Cars, Conclusion" by John Nehrich.
RMJ, December 1990, "Snap-Out Styrene Brick Buildings" by John Nehrich.
RMJ, January 1991, "Troy, NY Depot" by John Nehrich.
MM, March 1991, "Santa Fe Box Car To DT&I To StJ&LC" by John Nehrich. A 50 foot rebuilt steel box car which wound up third-hand on the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County.
MM, April and May 1991, "Building Red Rocks" by John Nehrich.
Railmodel Journal, November 1991, "Milk Operations For Modelers" by John Nehrich. Most of this data has been reprinted and expanded on in our Milk Train Data Book (out of print).
MM, November and December 1991, "B&M Johnsonville Interlocking", by Jeff English.
Great Model Railroads, 1992, by Andy Sperandeo. Story on how the layout had been changed to more accurately reflect local historical scenes. Most comprehensive article to date.
RMJ, March 1992, "Ballston Coal Co." by John Nehrich.
MM, April 1992, "Freight Trains, Choosing The Right Cars" by John Nehrich. An overview of the mix of freight cars c. 1950.
RMJ, April 1992, "Milk Operations" by John Nehrich. Passenger and milk cars on the Rutland.
RMJ, January 1993, "Milk Operations" by John Nehrich. Modeling private-owner milk car of the Northeast.
Layout Design Journal, March 1993, "Down With Rock Castings" by John Nehrich. A personal opinion about overzealous use of rock castings.
MM, March 1993, "Swamp Modeling" by John Nehrich. Modeling South Hero, VT.
MR, April 1993, "Kitbash A 60-Foot Baggage Car" by John Nehrich. Using the sides from the Athearn baggage car and the roof from the Rivarossi RPO-baggage car to model a Rutland/NYC car.
RMJ June 1993, "Grand Island Creamery", by John Nehrich. Scratchbuilding in wood and styrene.
MM June 1993, "Coil Steel Loading From The Steam Era", by John Nehrich. AAR loading diagrams.
MM, September 1993, "Western Pacific Box Car" by John Nehrich. Kitbashing a Walthers wood box car to a WP car.
Channel 6, December 16, 1993. A short episode on the club and layout.
January, 1994, NEB&W Freight Car Guide 1.4 edition, by John Nehrich, 252 pages.
RMJ, February 1994, "Build A Creamery From Sheet Styrene" by John Nehrich. Scratchbuilding the Grand Isle, VT concrete block and wood creamery.
MM, February 1994, "Granet Mine" by John Nehrich. Information on the garnet sheds at North Creek, NY, and the scratchbuilt model by Keven Smith.
MM, March 1994, "Chester, Vermont" by John Nehrich. Plans and photos of the Chester, VT station.
RMJ, May 1994, "Bartonsville, VT, September 25, 1990", photo by Bob Schleicher. A modern day lash-up of a Conrail and an NEB&W GP-38.
MM, June 1994, "D&H Hopper Box Car" by John Nehrich. Al Wood's kitbash of a Tichy SS box car into a D&H cement car.
NMRA Bulletin, August 1994. Six page full color photo essay, with many recently completed scenes shown for the first time.
RMC, August 1994, by John Nehrich. Kitbashing a D&H 40 foot gon from a Tyco gon.
RMJ, October 1994, by John Nehrich. Kitbashing an EJ&E 50 foot composite gon from an AHM/Model Power models.
January 1995, NEB&W Freight Car Guide 95.2 edition, Parts A&B, by John Nehrich, 651 pages.
Invention & Technology, Winter 1995, "History In HO Scale" by Frederic Schwarz. One page summary of the club and layout.
MR, April 1995, "Generic Couplers" by John Nehrich. A humorous history of model railroad couplers in keeping with the date of the issue, along with a way to make horn-hooks mate with Kadee couplers to ease the transition period from one coupler type to another.
MR, May 1995. "Update On The NEB&W" by John Nehrich, photos by Keith Thompson. Includes description of our Green Dot Point Operating System.
MM, July 1995. "D&H Welded Box Car" by John Nehrich. Includes color photo of the Proctor station area.
Fall 1995 NEB&W Scenery, Structures & Details, by John Nehrich, 450 pages.
January 1996, NEB&W Update I, by John Nehrich, 190 pages.
March 1996, Rail Line News, interview with John Nehrich.
RMC, May 1996, Review of our NEB&W Scenery, Structures & Details, by Don Spiro.
MM, July 1996, “The NEB&W, Part I” by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*.
MM, August 1996, “The NEB&W, Part II” by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*.
MM, August 1996, “Bettendorf Box Car” by John Nehrich.
MM, September 1996, “The NEB&W, Part III” by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*.
MR, October 1996, "Along The Line", photo by Lou Sassi* of the grade crossing in Chester.
MR, October 1996, "Built Like a Brick Freighthouse" by John Nehrich. Scratchbuilding the D&H's brick freight house at Whitehall, NY for Chateaugay on the NEB&W.
MM, October 1996, “The NEB&W, Part IV” by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*.
MM, November 1996, “The NEB&W, Part V” by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*.
MR, November 1996, "Trackside Photos" - photo by Lou Sassi* of the summer cabins at the Winooski River.
Allen Keller Productions, Great Model Railroads, Vol. 25. An update on the club with the new scenes, etc. developed in the decade since Vol. I was filmed.
MM, December 1996, “The NEB&W, Part VI” by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*.
Great Model Railroads, 1997, Two stories on the NEB&W.
MR, January 1997, "Quick Milk Cars" by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*. Simple kitbashes of the Train-Miniature/Walthers all wood reefer into milk cars.
MM, January 1997, "Vehicles of the '50's" by John Nehrich. Overview of the type of autos on the road in 1950.
January 1997, NEB&W Guide II, by John Nehrich, almost 300 pages.
MM, March 1997, “The NEB&W, Part VII” by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*. Covering Saratoga, State Line, and Reynolds.
MM, April 1997, “The NEB&W, Conclusion” by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*.
RMC, April 1997, Review of Update I, by Don Spiro.
MR, November 1997, "Berkshire Lines, 25th Anniversary Visit" by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*. The layout as it looked on its 25th year, and looking back over the club’s 50 years.
January 1998, NEB&W Guide III, by John Nehrich, 356 pages.
MM, April 1998, “The NEB&W, A Final Look” by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*.
RMC, May 1998, Review of NEB&W's Guide III, by Don Spiro.
MR, November 1998, "Ruins That Improve A Model City" by John Nehrich with photos by Lou Sassi*. Modeling the scars of an building that has been torn down.
MR, February 1999, "Trackside Photos", B&M 2-8-0 passes under the 101sth St. covered bridge. Photo by Lou Sassi*.
MR, July 1999, "Trackside Photos", NYC SWI on State Street in Troy. Photo by Lou Sassi*.
MR, July 1999, "Structures To Set The Scene" by Marty McGuirk, with a Lou Sassi* photo of the Tahawus sinter plant.
MR, November 1999, "Simple Crossing Gates" by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*. Using the Bachmann N scale crossing gates with a new post and paper cutout to extend the blades.
Tetsudou Mokei Shumi (Japan's most famous model railroad magazine), June 2000, "NEB&W" by Keijiro Nomura. (I'm not sure exactly which issue. About half a year prior to this, Mr. Nomura and his wife came over to visit the layout.)
Evergreen Scale Model’s Styrene Modeling by Bob Hayden, with a two-page section on scratchbuilding styrene structures by John Nehrich.
October 2000, NEB&W Guide IV, by John Nehrich, 224 pages.
RMC, February 2001, Review of NEB&W's Guide IV, by Don Spiro.
College Bound Magazine, March/April 2001, "All Aboard the Activity Train", a photo and a one-paragraph mention about the club.
MR, May 2001, "Building a Shrine" by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*. Modeling a "bathtub Madonna".
Railway Milk Cars, Vol. 1, by Robert Liljestrand and John Nehrich. A 48 page soft-cover book about milk cars and operations. Contains text from our NEB&W Milk Train Data Booklet (out of print). (This book is only available directly from Bob's Photos, 37 Spring Street, Ansonia, CT 06401, 203 734-6666.)
MR, October 2001, "Higgledy-Piggledy Backs" by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*. Adding the tumbledown ramshackle back additions to row houses and other Victorian urban structures, and including a discussion about the development of row houses themselves.
RMC, October 2001, "Researching Prototype Freight Cars" by Ben Hom. Includes a one page discussion of the club's guide books.
MR, November 2001, "Trackside Photos". A Lou Sassi* photo of two trains at the Congress Street tunnel in Troy.
MR, December 2001, "Brick Decals" by John Nehrich, photos by Lou Sassi*. (Additional photos, information, on this web site.)

*Ad Hoc "Company" NEB&W Photographer: Lou Sassi (If you have or know of a layout that should get photographic coverage, e-mail him at Lousassi@aol.com or call (518) 399-5474.)