Sprucy speeder

Sourced from Railroad Modeler, Sept '77

While on my trek through 1977 I came across an interesting article in the Sept '77 issue of Railroad Modeler called Railroading in the North by David Winter. It's a fascinating look at railroading in northern Ontario. I find it odd that it appeared in a California-based model railroading magazine focused mainly on the western USA, but I guess they needed stories. I was particularly taken by the school bus like speeder shown in the above photo. It's noted the photo was shot in Kapuskasing, the speeder was owned by the Spruce Falls Power & Paper Co., and the vehicle was parked next to a turntable designed just for speeders. No doubt this might make for an interesting little micro-layout just for the colours alone that are in that picture.