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

  Another Dome Car by me! I focus on an era I never modelled or was interested in: The transition era. Actually, I modelled a different “transition era:” The mid-1990s, when SD40-2s still ruled but some newer power like the AC4400s were beginning to appear on the scene—just as first generation diesels began to supplant steam locomotives. In this case, it was about the 1950s, featuring two of Winnipeg’s best known transition era modellers: Stafford Swain and Fred Headon. This Dome Car also has the bad news about the death of Jim Iredale, a local modeller who owned Ware House Hobbies in Winnipeg. That store closed about a year ago after being run for over 25 years by his widow, Bev.   One of the most popular eras being modelled today is the transition era, the time period when diesels and steam locomotives shared the tracks together.   One reason for its popularity is that many modellers are 50 or older—they are keeping alive the kind of railroading they experienced whe...

  Remember a world before cell phones? If they had been invented in 1997, Morgan never would have been left behind at a convention—or the bus would have turned around to get him. In this Dome Car, he shares about that experience.   Ever had the feeling of total isolation? The very uncomfortable sensation of being left behind in the middle of nowhere?   Picture this. You're on the prototype tour segment of a train convention with several fellow modellers. You spot a piece of rolling stock out in the yard of the place you're at and figure it's worth a photo. So you escape the crowd and go get the shot. But when you round the end of the building to get back on the bus to go to the next site—it's gone!   It happened to me when I attended the Great Plains Express '97 meet in Regina, Saskatchewan on the Victoria Day long weekend. Those on the tour boarded a school bus and two minivans and headed for our first stop, General Electric's Car Repair Shops, loca...