December 1952 O Gauge Whiste Stop Magazine + All-Nation Catalog

[DaveJfr0]

Some of the doorstop collectors should love these. No idea how rare they are, but came across them and thought it was okay to share. Someone tell me if I should take it down, but the whistle stop magazine is a really neat glimpse into the hobby nearly 75 years ago.

If anything, the list of manufacturers starting on page 45 is very interesting.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-9NqSEeFB6Be92TAXH6UhKF22aaqvmqR?usp=sharing


Also in the stack was an All-Nation catalog. No idea how old it is or if this is a common catalog, but hopefully its useful to those who dabble in vintage O Scale. It has quite a few models listed, so I imagine its towards the tale end of their original existence.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JN1n4T9cexdwy4jUD5pBAaK9Ul7M5APA?usp=drive_link



Note - these are .HEIC files, so you'll probably need a newer computer or browser in order to view these files locally, unless you find a way to convert them to a more traditional file type or take screenshots. I will eventually take them down when I need more space on my Google Drive.

[De Bruin]

Fascinating material David, thanks for posting!
I noted the AN catalog lists and illustrates an "EMD 660hp switcher" (aka SW-1)

[bob turner]

The model was inaccurate, but ok for its era. I have one.