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In memoriam: Model railroad author Paul Scoles

By Angela Cotey | May 27, 2014

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


Paul Scoles wrote nearly 100 articles for various model railroading publications

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Paul Scoles’ Sn3 Pelican Bay & Navigation Co. was featured in Great Model Railroads 2010.

Well-known model railroader Paul Scoles, of Shoreline, Wash., died May 9 from cardiac arrest after surgery. He was 71.

Paul was a well-known Sn3 hobbyist who had written nearly 100 articles for various model railroad publications since the 1970s and was featured in DVDs explaining scenery construction and operation. Paul’s Pelican Bay & Navigation Co. layout was in Great Model Railroads 2010. He was a National Model Railroad Association Master Model Railroader, established and operated a recording studio, was a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran, and an avid baseball fan.

He is survived by his wife Cindy, one son Eric, and two grandchildren, Wyatt and Makenzie.

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