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

  This Dome Car underscores how far the hobby has come, what with an announcement of new Canadian rolling stock and locomotives we all take for granted these days. Along with that, Morgan says there will soon be an article about how to kitbash a GMD-1. He goes on to say that readers shouldn't expect a commercially available plastic GMD-1 any time soon. He was right; the first plastic model of that iconic locomotive came out from Rapido in 2017. And this is my first cover shot, of a VIA unit emerging from a tunnel on my former CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Sub.   As I look outside today, the snow is gone—finally! Unless, of course, you live in Newfoundland; they'll have the white stuff well into June! That will suit one of our contributors though, just fine. Steve Vallis says that as long as the snow is on the ground, he doesn't have to do yard work and can spend more time getting his layout finished!   But for the rest of us, spring usually means another new begin...

  The previous issue, with its feature article about Dave Winter’s G scale layout, prompted a lot of feedback about that scale—something Morgan notes in this Dome Car. And he also notes that CRM is coming near the end of its tenth year, which he is looking forward to celebrating. One thing that caught him by surprise was the number of subscribers from other countries who model Canadian railways. That was unexpected! We were able to feature a couple of them in the magazine.   We had some very positive feedback to the article about Dave Winter's G scale layout in Train 10 Track 3. It seems there are a lot more G scalers out there than we had anticipated. One fellow called to tell me that the entire back yard of his home is one great big outdoor layout. Now that would be something to see! He told me that it frees up his basement, something his wife is happy about.   It's not surprising that outdoor railroading is so popular. The nice thing about it is that it gets one ou...

  One thing that was certain about Morgan: He was an evangelist for the hobby of model railroading. He was constantly encouraging modellers to talk about the hobby and take kids to train shows. Of course, he had a commercial reason for being so enthusiastic: If there were no new modellers, the future of CRM was dim. But it also came from a genuine place in his heart. He loved the hobby and he loved to promote it.   Most model railroaders tell me that there's nothing like going to the local train show. It's a safe bet that we've all been to at least one over the past year. I'm no exception; I like going to them too. I've attended four this yea—three as an exhibitor and one as a visitor. Which one did I enjoy the most? Well, the one where I didn't have to work, of course!   As a visitor to the Mid-Canada Hobby and Toy Show, held in Winnipeg each October, I was free to enjoy each aspect of the exhibits and displays. But the most fun is watching the parents and ...