Bruce A. Metcalf

Electronic Publications on Railroading and Model Railroading


Benchwork:

Model Railroad Benchwork: Evolution and Innovation in Design. Originally published in Larry Kline, editor, The Columbus Clinics (National Model Railroad Association Convention Proceedings), pp. 33-41. Discoverail '92 (National Model Railroad Association Convention), 1992.


Couplers:

Coupler Size: Prototype and Model, Originally published in Bruce Metcalf, editor, The Portland Clinics (National Model Railroad Association Convention Proceedings), pp. 156-164. Kalmbach Memorial Library, 1994.


Motors:

DC Motors: Coercing Top Performance with AC Drive Signals, Originally published in Bruce Metcalf, editor, The Portland Clinics (National Model Railroad Association Convention Proceedings), pp. 232-245. Kalmbach Memorial Library, 1994.


Power Supplies:

Model Railroad Power Supplies: Voltage, Current, Power, and What To Do With the Heat. Originally published privately for the National Model Railroad Association, 1987.


Scale and Gauge Names:

Scale and Gauge: A Response. Originally published in National Model Railroad Association Bulletin LVIII(2):40, October 1991.


Prototype History:

A Moving Monument: Not Just the Rails Were Crooked. Originally published in The Slim Princess IV(3):(6-8), (September) 1984.



Rio Grande Consolidations - under construction

Colorado Consoles: An Expanded Roster of Consolidation-type Locomotives Used by the Rio Grande Family of Companies. Self-published HTML document. Based on senior thesis, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, December 1993. Still under construction.



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