Basler Index

Cliff Basler's Magazine Index

This section represents many hours of hard work by the late Cliff Basler of Burnaby, B.C. Over the years, Cliff accumulated an index of magazine articles relating to modelling Canadian railways. This covers CNR-related articles as well as those on other railways. Cliff graciously agreed to share his work and we will continue to present it here, although it has not been updated since about 2007. If you would like to volunteer to update the index please contact the webmaster.

The index started out as a printable document but has grown to a size where printing may not be a viable option. First find the section you are interested here and then click the link to visit that page.

Click here for an index to CN Lines back issues
This is a modeller's guide to significant articles, plans and photographs including most references to Canadian railroads and authors. It does not include all references to all subjects. Consultation of other indexes is recommended if a particular subject or article is not found.
THE MAGAZINES SURVEYED, AND THE ABBREVIATIONS USED ARE:
CN-specific pages are in green

NMRA	NMRA BULLETIN/SCALE RAILS	MR	MODEL RAILROADER	RMR	RAILROAD MODELLER	MRG	MODEL RAILROADING
RMC	RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN	RMJ	RAILMODEL JOURNAL	CRM	CANADIAN RAILWAY MODELLER	CNL	CN LINES
MM	MAINLINE MODELER (Random issues)	NGSL	NARROW GAUGE AND SHORTLINE GAZETTE (RANDOM ISSUES)

Index Classifications


Section	Description	Link	Section	Description	Link	Section	Description	Link
10	RAILROADIANA MISCELLANEOUS	Visit	12	PROTOTYPE RAILROADS	Visit	12 CN	PROTOTYPE RAILROADS - CN	Visit
12 CP	PROTOTYPE RAILROADS - CP	Visit	12 OC	PROTOTYPE RAILROADS - OTHER CANADIAN	Visit	14	MODEL LAYOUTS	Visit
14 CN	MODEL LAYOUTS - CANADIAN NATIONAL	Visit	14 CP	MODEL LAYOUTS - CANADIAN PACIFIC	Visit	14 OC	MODEL LAYOUTS - OTHER CANADIAN	Visit
23	MACHINES AND TOOLS	Visit	24	MATERIALS AND THEIR USES	Visit	25	METHODS AND PROCEDURES	Visit
26	PHOTOGRAPHY	Visit	28	COUPLERS AND UNCOUPLERS	Visit	31	BENCHWORK	Visit
32	LAYOUT DESIGN	Visit	33	LAYOUT CONSTRUCTION AND TRACK LAYING	Visit	34	TURNOUTS AND CROSSINGS, SWITCH MACHINES, TURNOUT CONTROL	Visit
38	LAYOUT TURNTABLES AND ROUNDHOUSES	Visit	39	LAYOUT YARDS AND TERMINALS	Visit	40	ROLLING STOCK - MISCELLANEOUS	Visit
40 CN	ROLLING STOCK - CANADIAN NATIONAL	Visit	40 CP	ROLLING STOCK - CANADIAN PACIFIC	Visit	40 OC	ROLLING STOCK - OTHER CANADIAN	Visit
41	FREIGHT CARS - MISCELLANEOUS	Visit	41 CN	FREIGHT CARS - CANADIAN NATIONAL	Visit	41 CP	FREIGHT CARS - CANADIAN PACIFIC	Visit
41 OC	FREIGHT CARS - OTHER CANADIAN	Visit	42	PASSENGER CARS - MISCELLANEOUS	Visit	42 CN	PASSENGER CARS - CANADIAN NATIONAL	Visit
42 CP	PASSENGER CARS - CANADIAN PACIFIC	Visit	42 OC	PASSENGER CARS - OTHER CANADIAN	Visit	43	LOCOMOTIVES - STEAM - MISCELLANEOUS	Visit
43 CN	LOCOMOTIVES - STEAM - CANADIAN NATIONAL	Visit	43 CP	LOCOMOTIVES - STEAM - CANADIAN PACIFIC	Visit	43 OC	LOCOMOTIVES - STEAM - OTHER CANADIAN	Visit
44	LOCOMOTIVES - ELECTRIC	Visit	45	LOCOMOTIVES - DIESEL OR GAS - MISCELLANEOUS	Visit	45 CN	LOCOMOTIVES - DIESEL OR GAS - CANADIAN NATIONAL	Visit
45CP	LOCOMOTIVES - DIESEL OR GAS - CANADIAN PACIFIC	Visit	45 OC	LOCOMOTIVES - DIESEL OR GAS - OTHER CANADIAN		45 REV	LOCOMOTIVES - DIESEL OR GAS - REVIEW OR PERFORMANCE TEST
45 DM	LOCOMOTIVES - DIESEL OR GAS - DETAIL OR MODEL		47	PAINTING, NUMBERING, LETTERING OR WEATHERING		48	TRAINS AS UNITS
50	STRUCTURES - MISCELLANEOUS		51	STRUCTURES - BRIDGES AND TRESTLES		53	STRUCTURES - BUILDINGS, ETC. OFF RAILROAD
54	STRUCTURES - RAILROAD SERVICE - MISCELLANEOUS		54 CN	STRUCTURES - RAILROAD SERVICE - CANADIAN NATIONAL		54 CP	STRUCTURES - RAILROAD SERVICE - CANADIAN PACIFIC
55	STRUCTURES - STATIONS AND DEPOTS - MISCELLANEOUS		55 CN	STRUCTURES - STATIONS AND DEPOTS - CANADIAN NATIONAL		55 CP	STRUCTURES - STATIONS AND DEPOTS - CANADIAN PACIFIC
56	STRUCTURES - BUILDINGS, ETC. ON RAILROAD - OTHER OWNERS		60	SCENERY - MISCELLANEOUS		62	SCENERY - BACKGROUNDS
64	SCENERY - TREES		66	SCENERY - CONSTRUCTION		68	SCENERY - SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
70	ELECTRICAL - MISCELLANEOUS		71	CONTROL AND SOUND SYSTEMS		71 DCC	DIGITAL COMMAND CONTROL - GENERAL
71 DEC	DIGITAL COMMAND CONTROL - DECODERS		71 REV	DIGITAL COMMAND CONTROL - REVIEWS		72	SOUND - HORNS AND WHISTLES
73	SOUND - BELLS AND LOCOMOTIVES		73 SOU	DIGITAL COMMAND CONTROL - SOUNDS		74	LIGHTS AND LIGHTING
74 LIG	DIGITAL COMMAND CONTROL - LIGHTS AND LIGHTING		75	MOTORS AND DRIVE AND GEARS		78	SIGNALS AND CONTROLLING SIGNALS
79	WIRING		82	OPERATION		83	BUYER'S GUIDE
84	MISCELLANEOUS		85	INDEXES