From the pages of Canadian Railway Modeller: Morgan Turney, in his own words

  In this Dome Car, Morgan provides information about a little-known feature of Canadian railroading: The tree planting car, which he visited that summer. And big news: CRM will soon be on the Web. In 1996, there were an estimated 257,000 websites in the world, so CRM was certainly on the leading edge in that area. Looking back on it from today, it’s cruelly ironic to read how excited Morgan was about that development; it was the Web that contributed greatly to the death of the magazine. Just like you don't need a tree planting car anymore, since everything is online.   Ah, the good old summer time! If you like to haunt the odd railway museum like I do, now's the best time of the year for it.   I heard from our magazine designer Debbie at DM Desktop that she and her family happened upon a 'tree planting car' while camping in the Sandilands area of eastern Manitoba. It sounded like a very interesting car, one of which I'd not heard of before.   So when Jim Mart...

  Along with publishing CRM, Morgan was active in the local Winnipeg Model Railway Club for many years, including helping organize and run train shows. That experience prompted him to find ways to promote other clubs across the country. He puts in a plug for advertisers, and adds a bit of prototype news—some years later, that would become a regular part of the magazine, with yours truly responsible for collecting and writing it.   One aspect of our great hobby that personally appeals to me is participating in our annual Winnipeg Model Railroad Club show here in Winnipeg. Sharing the work load, entering contests and generally helping the public understand what railway modelling is all about is very pleasing.   Naturally, putting on an annual show is not an easy task. Arrangements need to be made for space (assuming your club doesn't have a permanent residence) and members have to coordinate their efforts through an organizing committee to ensure a successful exhibi...