David Bontrager of Elnora, Ind., died on Feb. 24. He was 74 years old.
David penned more than 130 articles for Model Railroader, Mainline Modeler, and Model Railroading magazines between 1988 and 2001. Among his contributions to MR were several HO scale diesel locomotive articles, including detailing a Burlington Northern General Electric (GE) C30-7, a Conrail GE B23-7, and a Denver & Rio Grande Western Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2.
