Whitney K. 'Whit' Towers (1917 – June 12, 1999) was a model railroader known for his HO scale

HO scale

HO or H0 is the most popular scale of model railway in the world.According to the NMRA standard S-1.2 predominantly used in North America, in HO scale, represents 1 real foot ; this ratio works out to about 1:87.1. According to the MOROP standard NEM 010 predominantly used in Europe, the scale is...

 Alturas & Lone Pine Railroad.

He was editor of the NMRA magazine The Bulletin for 10 years.

His first article was "Motive power on the Alturas & Lone Pine R.R." in the January, 1956 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman

Railroad Model Craftsman

Railroad Model Craftsman is an American magazine specializing in the hobby of model railroading. Its first issue in March 1933 was called Model Craftsman because it covered other areas of scale modeling as well. In April 1949 it changed its focus to model trains and changed its name to reflect this...

and last article was "Timetable Operations on the Alturas & Lone Pine RR" in Model Railroading, June 1988.