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Model by Armour Peterson 1-800 TESTORS © 1999 The Te stor Corporation, an RPM Company IN THIS ISSUE...
• THE TOOl YOU MUST HAVE TO BUILD T:IrIE NEWEST K.iTS, page 11
• KIT-CONVERSION, AT HEARN'S NEW 5800-SERIES X-POS1i BOX CARS, pages 8, 28
• MODEliNG fROM tlrlE PROtiOnPE:
• THE WESTERN PACIFIC'S FEATHER ROtiTE IN HO SCALE, page 51
• RAILROAD PROTOTYPE MODEI:.ERS CHICAGO MEET, page 38
• MOOEI!.ING OPEN AUTO RACKS, page 42
• BRANCHI!.INE'S NEW HO SCALE tJRTX REEFERS, page 14
• N SCALE:
• AtLAS GP30B Klt-CONYERSION, page 23
May 2000 . Volume 11, Number 12 N SCALE: G SCALE: Locomotive Performance: Summary of all previous locomotive ON THE COVER: - Jim Dias is Summary of all previous locomotive Performance Test Reports ...... 19 recreating the Western Pacific's route Performance Test Reports ...... 19 Bachmann Two-Truck Shay Test from Portola through the famous Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: Report ...... 26 Keddie Wye in HO scale. Here, a PFM EMO S035 as CSX 4511 from Atlas models, by Louis Marre ...... imported brass helper works a 20 freight up grade beside the Feather Diesel Modeling: GP30B kit-conversion on Atlas GP30 River. There's more on his 20 x 20 chassis, by Bi ll Pearce ...... 23 layout beginning on page 51 of this Index of all previous articles on modeling ALL SCALES: issue. -Robert Schleicher photo diesels ...... 60 Techniques: Modeling from the Prototype: Sprue Cutters, The "essential" tools for Railroad Prototype Modelers meet in assembling the newest plastic kits, by Chicago, by Robert Schleicher ...... 38 Robert Schleicher ...... 11
4 RAILMODEL OURNAL . MAY 2000 Modeling from the Prototype: Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet in ChicagoJ page 38
HO SCALE:
Modem Freight Car Modeling: Kit-conversion: Pullman-Standard 50-foot X-post box car from Athearn and MDC Kits, by Bob Rivard , .."""""""""".",8 Pullman-Standard 50-foot IPD, Railbox and other box cars from Athearn Kits,
Part III, by Jim Eager "" ." ,.,,"""" ", , 28 Bi-Ievel and tri-Ievel open-top auto racks from Accurail Kits, Part II, by Mike Budde."".. " ""."".".". """ 42
Freight Cars of the Fifties URTX 40-foot wood reefers from Branchline Trains Kits, by Ed Hawk ins .."""""""" .. """""" 14
Locomotive Performance: Summary of all previous locomotive Performance Test Reports"""" .." "" 19
Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: EMD SD35 as CSX 4511 from Con-Cor models, by Louis Marre """ """ """ .. 20 llAlLMODELJOURNAL published times a year by Golden Bell Modeling from the Prototype: is 12 DEPARTMENTS: Press, 2403 Champa St., Denver, CO 80205. Price per single copy is Railroad Prototype Modelers meet in Experience-At your fingertips, more $4,50, or $36.00 per year in the U.S ,A. Individual copy prices higher in Chicago, by Robert Schleicher""""",,38 about what's in this issue from articles in Canada and other countries. Foreign lubscriptions $48,00 for 12 issues, Layout Tour: previous issues ...... 62 payable in U.S, fundl. RAILMODELJOURNAL, ISSN 1043·5441, copy· Calendar ...... right by GoldenBell Press. All right!reserved. PeriodicailPOltage Jim Dias' Western Pacific Railroad"""".51 64 2000 What's New ...... 6, 7 and 66-70 paid at Denver, CO. POSTMASTER: Send addrell changes to Railmodel Diesel Modeling: Journal, 2403 Champa St., Denver, CO 80205. Visit our weblite at Index of all previous articles on modeling WWW.railmodeljournal.com diesels .. " ..... " ... " .... "." ....." ..... "." 61
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Overland Models, Inc., P.O. Box 248, Yorktown, IN 47396-0248 is now shipping HO scale repli cas of the Union Pacific's wood coaling tower at Valley, Nebraska. The tower was a standard Fairbanks- Morse design, so it could be applica ble to other roads. The all-brass model is $600.00. See your dealer.
Northeastern Scale Models is producing laser-cut all-wood kits to build this traditional Dairy Barn. The kit is $19.95.
Key Import s, Box 1848, Rogue River, OR 97537 is importing brass replicas of the Rio Grande's L-95 2-8-8-2 post-war articulated. Each model is detailed and painted to match a specific pro totype. See your dealer.
6 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 Walthers is now shipping this "Miranda's Bananas" brick produce warehouse for $39.98.
Blair Line, P.O. Box 1136, Carthage, MO 64836 is offering a series of 20 different pair of "Graffiti" decals. Most have about the shape of the ones in the photograph but with a vari ety of colors and styles. The decals are $3.50 per set.
Westerfield, 53 River Lane, Crossville, TN 38555 is now shipping cast-resin kits to recreate the USRA mill gondolas. The model is offered with a choice of NYC or Reading decals for $27.00 less trucks and couplers.
GHQ, 28100 Woodside Dr., Shorewood, MN 55331 is producing a number of cast- metal HO scale vehicles including this equipment trailer.
RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 1999 7 [ KIT-CONVERSION ] } ------1lllE BIRllW p..-$ I�P'S1f BOI e�\R lIll I' SCAlI IRIM MDe & 118111111 111$
By Bob Rivard
Jim Eager's series on IPD/Railbox exterior-post (or x-post) uninsulated box can has been featured in the past half-dozen issues of "The Journal." In this month's article on those can, there is one prototype that is not avanable as a kit, the early Pullman-Standard 50-lootexterior- post can with X-braced roofs. Bob Rivard used MDC bod.es and other parts to kit-convert his HO scale model. It would be somewhat easier, now that the Athearn 5800-series kits are available, to use the Athearn body and the MDC toof. Yo u can dupUcat. hi. MNS, the Corinth 8' Counce, or Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks cars with their diaconal panel fOofs usfn, the prototype photosfro mJim Eager's article in this issue. There's an index of previous article. on uppdfn, Athearn freipt car models on pages 62-63 of this issue.
At first, Frank Jordan might be easier to add an MDC roof to using liquid Te nex-brand styrene cement. and I thought we could the Athearn 5800-series model, especial I reinforced the joint inside the car with recreate Minneapolis ly with the free-standing details on the pieces of lis-inch square Evergreen Northfield & Southern Athearn kit. styrene plastic tube (Figure 3). I used car 49756 with an out I started the project by using a Ditzler's Red Cap automobile body filler of-the-box MDC kit. Dremel motor tool with a cutoff disc to to fill in the seam. After the filler had When we compared the remove the peaked roof (Figure I) from dried for 24 hours, I wet-sanded the joint kit to the prototype, however, we discov the MDC [900 box car. I filed the top with 400 wet-or-dry sandpaper (Figure 4). ered that the car would need a new diag edges fl at and sanded them smooth. I used an X-Acto number 17 blade to onal pattern roof and a new door. Since Next, I used the same motor tool to cut chisel off the cast-on grabirons on the we built the car, Athearn has introduced the fl at roof from the MDC 1780 double MDC body. I added new grabs cut from their HO scale model for the later (and door body (Figure 2). I filed and sanded .012-inch brass wire. This step is a bit much more common) Pullman-Standard the new roof to match the opening in the time-con suming, but well worth the cars with Pullman-Standard roofs. It J 900 car. I "plugged in" the new roof effort. If you opt to start with the new
8 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 2000 in this issue's article in Jim Eager's series on PID/Railbox X-post 50-foot box cars. You can skip this step because Athearn supplies separate grabirons. Next, I replaced the door with one cut from an MDC 1950 FMC body. I used the cut-off disc to cut out the opening in the first car (Figure 5). I used an X-Acto knife and various jeweler's files to smooth the edges of the opening. I then cut the new door from the 1950 body shell (Figure 6). I decided to thin the new door by removing material from all four edges using a bench grinder and a large flat file (Figure 7). Again, the task would be easier if you just start with an Athearn 5800-series body. Only a small amount of filing was necessary to fit the new door to the opening I had cut in the old body. I attached the new door with a small amount of liquid cement for plas tics. Finally, I added the tackboards, cou pler cut levers, stirrup steps, air hoses and couplers. I cut the car-end walkways from small sections of Plano etched roofwalk, and the car was ready for paint (Figure 8). I painted the finished body with Scalecoat white using an airbrush. The white serves as a primer coat so I could see if any areas around the roof or doors needed additional filler or putty. I mixed Scalecoat Royal Blue with a small amount of white to match the MNS blue. I did not record the ratio, but I added enough drops until I was satisfied with the color. I applied the blue with an aiJ brush. I allowed 24 hours for the paint to dry. I have never been pleased with the
RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 9 P-S X-POST BOX CAR IN HO red in Herald King's decals, so [ had Rail Graphics make a special set that is almost orange. You could achieve a sim ilar effect by lightly weathering the decals with a thin mixture of Reefer Yellow. The remaining lettering is fr om the Herald King B-1300 box car set with numbers from their PR-24 tank car sets. 1 protected the decals with Testors DullCote and applied light weathering with an airbrush. RMJ
Bill of Materials
Athearn: 5800 undecorated 50-foot P-S box car kit Cal Scale: 276 Air hoses Detail Associates: 2504 .012-inch brass wire MDC: 1780 undecorated 50-foot flat-roof box car kit * 1900 undecorated 50-foot P-S box car kit *1950 undecorated FMC 50-foot box car kit *NOTE: These two kits are not need ed if you use the Athearn 5800-series kit (above). Plano: 089 etched walkways (cut) Tichy: 3042 side-mount slant stirrup steps PA INT & DECALS: Scalecoat: It White 37 Royal Blue Tes tors: Dl1llCote Herald King: B-1300 MNS box car decals PR-24 BASF tank car decals
Figure 8.
10 RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 [TECHNIQUES] ,.RE NEW SPRUE CU,.,.ERS: THE ESSENTIAL CAR-BUILDERS TOOL
By Robert Schleicher
The new generation of sprue cutters look like tweezers with a bent tip. That's about what they are, but the tip has been sharpened on the out side to produce a miniature flush-cut diagonal cutter. This is the tool sold by Dan Smith, but the P-B-L "Heavy Duty" De-Spruing Nippers" and InterMountain's "Fine"-tip sprue cutters are very similar. It's a good idea to store the sprue cutters with a soft piece of foam between the teeth so the teeth do not get chipped accidentally.
here is no question that the knife to remove the parts. Testors offers a for a typical HO scale box car kit. When HO, N, 0 and S scale plas small-size set of flush-cut diagonal cut the mold is cut, usually into aluminum tic rolling stock kits that are ters that they call "Sprue Cutters" for die, but sometimes into steel die, the lad currently on the market these larger parts, but they are much larg ders and steps are positioned and cut have more details than any er than the tools needed to remove, for using either a three-dimensional model kits in history. In fact, the example, the ladders or brake wheels that is traced or, for most of today's mod manufacturers have man from the molding sprue of an HO scale els, a computer-controlled cutter or CNC aged to mold details so fi ne that they box car kit. machine. Next, the runners that will look like painted brass on the assembled The scrap plastic that looks a bit like route the molten plastic to the cavities model. There's one downside to all that a coat hanger surrounds all of the small that will produce the ladder and steps are detail, however. Before you can assem er parts in a plastic kit. The parts are, in cut. These runners don't go directly to ble the kit, you have to get all those tiny fact, attached to those large strands of the part, they just pass near it. If the part parts off the molding sprue that is used to plastic by several tabs. The manufactur is very large, like a roof, the plastic may create the part at the factory. Years ago, ers of injection-molded plastic parts refer be injected directly into the cavity that the parts on plastic kits were so crude to the scrap plastic "wire" that surrounds forms the roof. With smaller parts like you could simply snap them off the the part as a molding sprue. Some people ladders or steps, however, only a very sprues. You can still do that with some call it a "runner," others call it a rack. small amount of plastic needs to flow plastic structure kits. For those larger Try to imagine what the mold looks into the mold. size pieces, it is still easiest and safest to like that created the sprue that, for exam Small tabs called "gates" are cut to use flush-cut diagonal cutters or a hobby ple might contain the ladders and steps link the cavity that will produce the lad-
RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 11 THE NEW SPRUE CUTTERS der to the now-nearby sprue. The size and number of those gates is one of the most closely guarded and difficult-to learn secrets of the injection-molding business. The gates must be large enough so the plastic will flow but small enough so you can cut through them to remove the parts from the sprue. Unfortunately, with really tiny parts, like the edges of a brake wheel, the gate may be as large in diameter as the edge of the brake wheel. These gates have become closer and closer to the size of the part as the parts themsel ves get smaller and smaller. What's worse is that the gates are also very close to the relatively massive sprue or main flow channel for the plastic. The result is that if you try to break the part from the sprue, you will most certainly leave some of the part behind. It is very easy for the super-thin blades to be tweaked, so they have a slight overbite. The way to avoid With larger parts, there's room for that is to always hold the sprue cutters within l/2-inch of the tips as shown. flush-cut diagonal cutters and, for medi lllll-size parts (like most structure kit parts) there's room for sprue cutters like those sold by Te stors. For the really tiny parts, however, there's only enough space for a knife blade. The problem lies in the relatively massive size of the sprue. It is almost impossible to support the part, rather than the nearby sprue, to resist the pressure of the knife blade. J found it almost imposs.ible to trim the handrail stanchions from the molding sprues in Kato's N scale Mikado or Athearn's Genesis HO scale Mikado without crushing the side of the hole that will accept the handrail wire. Similarly, it is very difficult, indeed, to remove the ladders, brake wheels, grabirons and steps, and especially the brake lines from Branchline, InterMountain, Proto 2000 The "Flush-Cut" area is the outer face of the sprue cutters. Whenever possible, you want to have that or Red Caboose kits-the very kits that edge adjacent to the part. The inside edge makes a slight vee cut that leaves a minute pointed area have "raised the bar" for the level of on the part that can be filed flat if necessary. detail that is possible in an HO scale kit. The assembly difficulty of these kits begins at the parts-preparation stage. These new sprue cutters make that task easy. In fact, if you use one of these new sprue cutters, it's easier and quicker than slicing the parts of an older-style kit from the sprue with a hobby knife. These new cutters were, apparently, designed to be side-gripping tweezers. Someone had the brilliant idea of grind ing the tips of the tweezers to produce a cutting edge. The result was the sprue cutters like those you see here that are sold by P-B-L ($ 1 2.95 for the 80 1 "De Spruing" tool with the "Heavy-Duty" tips or blades similar to the tool in the photographs, from PO. Box 769, Ukiah, CA 95482), InterMountain (the "Fine" sprue cutter is $14.95 from P.O. Box 839, The pr oblem with this ladder was that the sprue itself was in the way of the par t, so the only solution was to Longmont, CO 80502-0839), and Dan use the inside faces of the cutters. If you do this, leave enough room so the cutter doesn' t take a chunk out of the edge of the part. Be willing, too, to file away any traces of the gate with a jeweler's file. Smith ($ 1 4.00 from 416 W. Jeffries #67,
12 RAILMODELJOURi\JAL' MAY 2000 Monrovia, CA 910 16-486 1). P-B-Lcar ried the idea a step further and reduced the thickness of the tips or blades of the sprue cutter so it can reach in rea lly tiny places, and they offer three sizes of sprue cutters. The P-B-L "Fine" -tip 802 "De Spruing Nipper" is $16.95, the "Heavy Duty"-tip 803 is $12.95, and the "Super Fine"-Tip 804 tool is $2 1 .95. Try your dealer first, but if you must order direct, add $5.00 for postage and handling to any of these three firms. There is a technique you must learn to use these sprue cutters. Even the "heavy duty" cutters are flexible enough so the sharp edges will not mate if you do not squeeze the tools properly. The trick is to hold the tool within 1/2-inch or less of the tip. Pretend you are literally trying to Try to use just the tip of th e cutters when removing long, th in parts like brak e lines. The th inner edge pinch the parts from the sprue with your of th e jaws is less likely to disto rt or break the part. Alternatively, buy th e P-B-L "Fine" or even "Super fingertips. Imagine the sprue cutter is Fine" cutters that have thin cutting faces fo r the length of the face. Th ey are fragile an d best used only just a short extension of your fingertips. fo r very thin parts like these brak e lines. Also, be willing to hold the part so that the tool lies across the part to allow the jaws or cutters to reach over the part, rather than over that thick plastic sprue. I actually find it easier to turn the part over and cut from the bottom up so I can see exactly where the tips or jaws of the cut ters are resting before I make the cut. You cannot use these tools effectively just by feel, You must be able to see the position of the cutter's jaws on the part. I simply find this easier to do if I do not have the tool itself blocking my vision. If YOll are even slightly sight-challenged, use an Opti-Visor or close-up glasses, or whatever "aid" you use to apply decals. If you can really see what you're doing, you'll find that these cutters can be con trolled so precisely as to leave no trace of the "gate" that attached them to the Th e photograph shows th e sprue cutters from the to p. Yo u can work with more precision if yo u turn sprue. It takes practice and careful th e part over so the cutters are below th e par t with only the tips vi sib le from the to p. With thi s tech vision, but YOll ca n eliminate any neecl to nique, you can co ntro l th e cut so th at virtually no clean-up filing is necessary, th e cutters cut the "gate" file the finished parts. from the sprue co mpletely flush with the surface of th e part. RMJ
There is only th e faintest trace of the "gates" fr om th e sprue visible on this brak e wh eel an d brak e rod. The traces can be easily removed with a jeweler's file. With practice, yo u can make th e cuts with th e sprue cutter so precise th at no filing is necessary.
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By Ed Hawkins
The new Branchline Trains HO marks, other cars were built for Morrell c1es, the Westerfield kits contain a sheet Refrigerator Line (MRX), Western with detailed prototype information. scale reefer kits are replicas of these wood prototypes with their Refrigerator Line (WRX), and several fishbelly underframes. Here are smaller shippers. The Prototype Reefers some of the prototypes. you can The ma jority of URTCo. cars dis Branchline's HO Model cussed herein are fr om AC&F Lot match with the Branchline kits. Models of these cars are now being Number 415, an order for 1,000 cars that offered as styrene plastic kits in HO scale was built in May, June, and July 1927. uring the early 1990s, by Branchline Tr ains. Vo lume 4 of the The URTCo. cars were originally We sterfield released a Railway Prototype Cyclopedia contains a assigned to the 10000- 11909, 12000- series of urethane kits in comprehensive article by Pat Wi der on 12359, 65000-65049, and 87000-87444 HO scale that are accu the AC&F wood reefers of the North number series. Morrell Refrigerator Line rate models for a variety Western Refrigerator Line, including were allocated 100 cars fr om this order, of the American Car & cars built for the Western Refrigerator series 25000-25099. The order was com Foundry standard wood Line. As such, we wi ll concentrate main pleted just prior to URTCo. being refrigerator cars produced during the ly on the cars built for the Union acquired by General American 19205 and early 1930s. This includes Refrigerator Transit Co. and Morrell Transportation Corp. in 1928. The proto cars that were built fr om May 1927 to the Refrigerator Line. For earlier history and type cars were 40 feet in length, came early 19305 that Westerfield calls the coverage of AC&F wood reefers built with KC brakes, and had a number of "Type III" design. During this period, prior to May 1927, refer to articles features that distinguish the 1927 design AC&F manufactured prototype "Type authored by Al Westerfield in the June fr om others offered by AC&F. Spotting III" cars with wood sides and ends for 1989, August 1989, and July 1992 issues features on the cars as-built include the the Union Refrigerator Transit Co. of "The Journal," as we ll as the following: (URTCo.) and the North Western January/February 1986 issue of Model • Three corner braces per corner Refrigerator Line Co. (NWX). In addi Railroading (out of print). In addition to • Recessed steel side sill tion to cars with these two reporting the prototype information in these arti- • Inset steel end sill
U.R.T.X. 7578 CAP':. iC:l!PJ lU.L:.li'. soooe
URTX 7578, ren um bered series 7000-7699, built July 1927. This Union Refrigerator Tran sit Co . car assigned to Milwaukee Ro ad had been rebuilt an d equipped with AB brakes. -Pho to circa 1951, co urtesy W.e . Wh ittaker HO S(ale De(als: Cham p HR-1 plus Microscale 87-789 (fo r herald)
14 RAILMODEL)OURNAL . MAY 2000 NWX 5106, renumbered series 4000-5499, N ORTH W built December 1929. Th is rebuilt car had two ESTERN REFRI side grab s an d single co rn er brackets. The car GERATOR LI N/:. was painted in th e post-1952 scheme of green COMPA NY an d yellow. -Paul Dunn photo circa 1956, co ur W. tesy Richard Burg HO ScaleDecals: Ch amp HR-55
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NWX 15412, ren umbered series 15000-15499, 1 'OHTII WESTERN built May 1927. Another North Western Rr:FRIGER�TOR LINE Refrigerator Line reb uilt car in green an d yellow COl\IPANY paint, it was photographed by W.e. Wh ittaker at Roseville, California on April 11, 1953. HO ScaleDecals: Ch amp HR-55
WRX 9435, series 9000-9499, built September 1929 by AC&F.Th is car was photo graphed at East St. Lo uis, Illinois in 1937 an d had not been rebuilt. It still wears th e same lettering scheme th at was used wh en built. -Photo co urtesy Jo e Co llias HO Scale Decals: Ch amp HR-17
URTX 1560, ren umbered series 1500-1699 , built June 1927 by AC&F. Th is car had recently been sho pped and repainted with Nickel Plate Ro ad mark ings in October 1948. Th e car had also been equipped with AB brakes an d different style hatch es than originally used. -Photo cour tesy Jay Williams of Big Fo ur Graph ics. HO ScaleDecals: Ch amp HR-1 plus HR-30
RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 15 BRANCHLINE'S NEW HO REEFERS
NWX 15344, ren umbered series 15000-15499, built Septem ber 1931 by AC&F. This car was pho to graphed at Boon e, Iowa in March 1968 and do cum ents how long these cars were in service. Note th e car still retains its vertical brak e staff. -Pho to co urtesy Ted Schnepf HO Scale Decals: Cham p HR-55
• Tapered end fascia (near the upper URTCo. cars were assigned to the three or iginal corner braces were corners ) Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific removed, typically leaving only the bot
• One grabiron at left end of each side Railway, perhaps better known as the tom corner brace. The vertical staff hand ·2,042 (mos t URTCo.) or 1,838 Milwaukee Road. However, in July 1934 brakes were often, if not always retained. (MRX) cubic foot capacity the Interstate Commerce Commission For example, NWX 15344 (built By comparison, the earlier AC&F ruled that refrigerator cars could be no September 1931 and photographed in design had only two corner braces and longer be repainted with billboard letter March 1968) retained its vertical staff the steel end sill extended the entire ing. This ruling was based on the fact hand brake and wood running board. width of the end. Also, the end fascia was that leasing companies were making a The 1940s brought about significant narrow and straight. profit at the expense of the railroads, and rather complicated renumbering of There were some differences in the whose refrigerator cars sat idle during the URTX cars. Many of the cars were URTCo. and NWX cars. Probably most the Depression when there were more renumbered to the 1500- 1699, 5000- noticeable, the URTCo. and MRX cars cars than demand. Further, according to 5099, and 7000-7699 series. There were had an unusual three-sided steel structure the ICC report that originated in 1934, several other car number series that were atop each hatch that was attached to the effective January 1937 billboard reefers assigned to these cars in relatively small hinges. This structure was supported by could no longer be accepted in inter groups. Some cars were ass igned to rail four U-shaped brackets and served as a change service. Company names were roads, including Nickel Plate and lifting device when opening the hatch as limjted to 12"inch high lettering as of Milwaukee Road. Cars built for the well as a latching mechanism. that date. Thus, the late 1930s and 1940s Western Refrigerator Line (associated Conversely, the NWX cars had a very were times of utilitar ian lettering with North Western Refrigerator Line) simple flat square hatch with a plain schemes. Also, in 1935, the "URTCo." carried lettering for the Green Bay and hinge and latch design. was replaced by URTX reporting marks. Western. As-built, the URTCo. cars were Refer to the July 1992 issue of Railmodel The cars were a mainstay for many painted yellow with red ends and roof. Journal for additional details about the years of operation, so modelers interest Side hardware such as door hinges and history and evolution of the Union ed in the period fr om the late 1920s latch, ladders, and corner braces were Refrigerator Transit Company and their through the 1960s should have a repre painted black. A large percentage of refrigerator car fleet. sentative number of these AC&F wood URTCo. prototype cars received bill reefers in their rolling stock fleet. board lettering schemes that were popu URTX Reefers in the Early RMJ lar during this time period. These rolling Diesel Era billboards advertised the numerous meat During the late 1930s and 1940s, the packers, poultry companies, creameries, reefers were typically refurbished or and cheese producers located mainly in rebuilt. Cars received AB brakes and the Midwest and upper Midwest states of were upgraded with a second grabiron at Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, the left end of both sides. Two of the Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Other
16 RAILMODELjOURNAL' MAY 2000 The new Bran chl ine Trains injection-molded plastic reefer kits are ex cellent repl icas of these URTX prototypes.
WRX 940 5, series 9000-9499, built September 1929 by AC&F. This Western Refrigerator Line car had been rebuilt with single corn er brackets, two side grabs and AB brakes. Note the sans-ser if let tering and Green Bay Route monogram. It retains its vertical staff hand brake at the "B" end of the car. -W.e. Whittak er photo, circa April 1964 at San Fran ci sco, California HO Scale Decals: none kn own
RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 17 BRANCHLINE'S NEW HO REEFERS
BRAND WESCOTT & NKS PACKERS AND SHIPPERS I BUTTER-EGGS-POULTRY SUMNER IOWA
URTCo. 10714, series 10710-10719, built May 1927 by AC&F (lot no. 415). This is a typical bill board styl e lettering scheme forWe scott & Winks of Sumner, Iowa. Note the steel mechanism atop each hatch used as a lifting device an d latch device. The en d view of 10714 displays the "Type III" inset en d sill an d tapered fascia along the roof line. Microscale offers set number 87-167 that represents a reassigned Wescott & Winks car with WWDX reporting marks. -Both photos ACF Industries, Hawkins/W ider/ Long col lection HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-174
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Th e more significant figures from Guy Thrams' and Bob Higgins' evaluations of model locomotives in past issues of this magazine. Th e issues with asterisks are out of print, but photocopies of these reports are available for $2.00 each (a I/ow 30 days for shipment). Explanations of how Bob Higgins and Guy Th ra ms test these locomotives appeared in the March 1990 and September 1992 issues. HO, N, 0, S &� . G SCALE LOCOMOTIVES
Manufacturernmporter Prototype Min. Max. Max. Tractive Throttle Magazine Manufacturernmporter Prototype Min, Max, Max. Tractive Throttle Magazine Speed No. 6 Speed Force (oz.) Response Date Speed No. 6 Speed Force (oz.) Response Date switch (smph) (smph) Mldload (v.) switch (smph) (smph) Mldload (v.) HO Scale Diesels N Scale Diesels Athearn (as-is) EMO GP3B-2 .24 126.4 2.76 3.4 Jan. 1990' Athearn (w/Helix H ll)per EMO GP38-2 .89 112.1 2.76 2.8 Sept. 1995 Arnold Alco S2 1.90 151.4 .44 2.0 Mar. 1991' can motor conversIon)U Alias EMD GP7 .48 237.0 .57 2.0 Ocl. 1995 Proto Power Wesl EMO F7A (& F7B) .35 98.2 4.46 Atlas (with DCC decoder) EMD GP 40-2 .42 203.7 .73 3.6 (AI r) (.26) (95.0) (8.92) (��) ��� 1��g: Atlas EMD SO 60 1.63 222.4 .90 1.6 M EMO GP9 .20 94.2 4.01 3.0 May 1990' Atlas/Kala GE U25B (two) .29 222.4 .64 2.0 June��� 1989'l��� EMO GP38-2 .21 60.9 2.30 1.8 Augusl 1990' (1 (1.37) June 1989' A EMD GP38-2 (.31) 89.6) (2.0) weighled .24 61.2 3.88 2.2 Augusl 1990' Alias/Kala EMD SD7 1.29 231.9 .60 1.7 April 1990' AlhearhiProlo Power AtiaslKalo EMD GP35 1.07 213.7 .61 2.2 Nov. 1992' West w/replacemenl Bachmann EMD S040-2 .74 148.3 1.03 2.4 Sepl. 1989' Wheelsels: Bachmann wiN Scale of EMD SD40-2 .82 155.7 1.25 2.6 Sepl. 1989' NorthWest Short Line EMO GP38-2 .23 97.4 2.56 1.6 Ocl. 1990' Nevada Chassis Jay-Bee EMO GP38-2 .27 9704 2.40 1.5 Ocl. 1990' Bachmann/Speclrum EMC Gas Elec. 20.0 110.1 .38 3.2 Aug. 1998 Athearn GE C44-9W 1.85 100.7 3.18 3.6 March 1996 Bachmann/Spectrum GE Dash 8-40C .44 113.0 1.15 5.2 April t993 Athearn GE AC4400W .10 95.8 5.06 4.1 Dec. 1996 Bachmann/Spectrum EMD DDA40X .35 163.9 1.13 3.8 Sept. 1997 Atlas Alco S2 .65 82.5 3.52 4.4 Feb. 1991' AtlaS/Roco EMO FP7A .35 9704 4.23 6.0 Dec. 1990' Can Cor EMD E7A .57 99.8 4.19 3.4 Oct. 1992' Atlas GE U33C 1.18 89.3 3.81 1.8 May 1995 Kala Alco PAl (& PB1) 1.43 167.7 1.25 1.7 Dec. 1998 Atlas GE C30-7 .71 78.2 3.92 2.2 Feb. 1997 (1.07) (156.8) (2.328) (1.8) Dec. 1998 Bachmann-Plus GE B23-7 1.75 84.9 3.17 J 1 Kato EMD E8A .26 222.4 .96 2.0 Aug. 1993 Bachmann-Plus EMO F7 A (& F7B) .93 88.7 3.38 J �. 6 EMO E8A & (E8B) (26) (220.4) (1.92) (2.3) Aug. 1993 (.93) � 9 (5.82) �:� � {�� Kato GE U30C .48 242.2 .88 2.4 Feb. 1990' Con-Cor/Roco EMO GP40 .97 ��{ 2.93 (§:�) Ma��g· 11��� Kala GE Dash 9-94CW .11 198.2 .84 1.4 Nov. 1997 Con-Cor/Roco EMO GP40 .29 99.0 2.91 3.2 April 1991' Kato Alco RS2 .30 167.7 .52 1.4 Sept. 1999 Ma c n molar) Coh���r E��ma a MP15DC .51 69.7 1.46 1.1 Sepl. 1996 Key/Endo EMO F7A 1& F7B) .39 145.3 .57 3.8 Mar. 1992' Con-Cor EMD SW1 500 {SW 7) 1.99 265.9 .57 2.2 Dec. 1997 (.50) (150.3) (1.27) (3.0) Mar. 1992' E-R Models (FraleSchi Alco FA1 1.95 114.2 2.39 5.4 Ocl. 1993 Lite-like EMD F9A (& F9B) 2.04 177.2 1.41 5.0 Aug. 1989' E-R Models (Fraleschl l Alco FAl .64 89.3 3.70 3.0 Dec. 1995 (1 .84) (166.4) (2.78) (4.7) Aug. 1989' E-R Models EMD FP7A 3.70 92.8 3.24 3.4 May 1999 lite-Like Alco FA2 (& FB2) 1.19 158.0 .91 4.0 May 1993 esis, by Athearn 110.0 4.01 3.5 July 1999 if.
Photos from the collection of Louis A. Marre
The parts, paint and decals you 'll need to duplicate this full-size diesel in �iniature.
he SD35 was the fi rst of Electro-Motive Division's six-axle diesels to have the angular carbody style that is still current on the "conven ti onal cab" SD70. In 1964 when the SD35 was intro duced, it was considered one of the least successful designs, too much of a box compared to the SD24 and SD28 which preceded the SD35. EMD called the series the "35-Une." The fi rst SD35 was delivered in June 1964, just eight months after the first of the fo ur-axle 35-Line locomotives, the GP35. The SD35 uti lized the same prime mover as the GP35, but EMD designed the SD35 so the extra length was in the long hood area. Like tbe GP35, the SD35 can be identified from similar EMD diesels by the single small fa n in between two large fans on top of the rear portion of the long hood. EMD sold 36 0 SD35 diesels by January 1966 when the model was effectively replaced by the SD38. CSXT 45 11 was photographed in Louisville Kentucky on August 17, 1989. It was originally purchased by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad as part of number series 4505-4599 built in 1964- 1965. The units retained their same numbers after the CSX takeover. They were, of course, repainted into CSX grey.
SCALE MODEL SD35s HO Scale: Roco produced models under their name for Atlas and currently for Con-Cor N Scale: Atlas o Scale: none available, but some brass imports have been offered by Overland Models
PAINT CSX Grey: Polly Scale 414218, Floquil 110352, Badger Modelflex 1670, Scalecoat 48, SMP Accupaint 48, or Pro Color 035 Black: Polly Scale 4142 17, Floquil 1100 10, Badger Modelflex 1601 , Scalecoat 10, SMP Accupaint 2, or Pro Color 400
20 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 DECALS the book TUNING & UPGRADING 1-419 Windshield wipers 3.50/2 pro HO Scale: Microscale 87-7575 ATHEARN LOCOMOTIVES. 5-420 Air horn 4.95 ea. N Scale: Microscale 60-575 6-430 Bells (left side) 2.95/2 A-Line, Box 2701, Carlsbad, CA o Scale: Microscale 48-69 P. O. 7-43 ] Fuel fillers 2.50/set 92018: 1-29200 Windshield wipers $1.85/8 One-Detail-At-A-Time Cannon & Company, 3947 Freedom 2-29210 Cab sunshades J .95/3 pro (HO Scale) Blvd., Aptos, CA 95003: Step-by-step instructions on how to Cal-Scale (division of Bowser Mfg. 8- lL03 Low hood $6.95 ea. install many of these detail patts Co., Inc.), 21 Howard St., Montoursville, 9-1 502 Cab with separate 5.95 ea. appeared in the June 1989 issue of "The PA 17754-0322: doors Journal."That article is also repIinted in 3-320 Air hoses $1.85/2 sets 9-1505 Window set for cab 2.95/set 4-394 MU stands 2.70/2 2-1551 Cab sunshades 2.95/8
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RAILMODELjOURNAL · MAY 2000 21 ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION (EM D) SD35 AS CSXT 4511
Custom Finishing, 379 Tulley Rd., Details West, P. O. Box 61, Corona, CA 27-3935 Short handrail 3.25/20 Orange, MA 01364: 91718: stanchions 10-1 12 Ground (running) lights$4.9512 6- 1'27 Bells $1.2512 27-3937 End handrail 2.00/8 l1-1 l3 Antennae 4.95/2 25-139 Air fi ller 1.00/set stanchions 6- 137 Bell (left side) 4.95 ea. 14-148 Headlights 3.3512 1-3968 Windshield wipers 1.25/4 12-195 Wheel slip monitors 4.95/4 7- 166 Fuel fillers 1.00/4 23---4968 .0l 2-inch-diameter 1.75/6 (left side) 10-172 Ditch lights 1.25/8 wire (handrails) 5-221 Air horn 5.95 ea. 2- 188 Cab sunshades .80/4 2-39048 Cab sunshades 1.75/4 13-226 Fuel sight glasses 4.6912 5- 190 Air horn 2.50 ea. 16-39059 MU hoses (4) J .75/4 14-255 Headlight 3.95 ea. 24-20 I Sand fi ller hatches 1.25/4 1 0-39072 Step (di tch) Jights 1.50/6 1-314 Windshield wipers 3.95/2 pro 15-221 MU hoses 1.95/2 27-39073 Extended-height 3.25/20 handrail stanchions Detail Associates, Box 5357, San Luis Keystone Locomotive Works, P. O. Box 7-39080 Fuel fillers 1.00/4 Obispo, CA 93403: J, PuJltney, NY 14874: 5-39084 Air horn 2.75 ea. 14-1004 Headlights $1.0012 26-Cab interior $9.98/set 3-39118 Air hoses 1.50/10 6- 1 202 Bells (left side) ] .25/2 6-39 152 Bells 2.50/2 2- 1301 Cab sunshades 1.50/6 Overland Models, Inc., 3808 W. 20---48237 Chain 2.50/10 in. 4- 1 506 MU stands 1.2512 Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN 47304: ] 9---48277-I Lift rings 2.25/ 12 15-1508 MU hoses 2.00/ 16 5-90 10 Air horn $3.25 ea. (eye bolts) 22-39 150 Wind deflectors 2.25/3 pro 5- 1601 Air horns 1.7512 ] 1-9050 Antennae 3.35/2 16-1703 Marker light lenses 1.10/12 18-9 150 Coupler lift bars 2.50/2 17-2202 Grabirons 2.50/48 13-9250 Fuel sight glass 2.75 ea. 18-2205 Coupler lift bars 2.75/1 0 22-9327 Mirrors 2.50/4 Smokey Va lley Railroad Products, 19-2206 Lift rings (eye bolts) 3.00/36 15-935 1 MU hoses 7.35/4 sets P. O. Box 339, Plantersville, MS 38862: 20-22 10 Chain 2.25/12 in. (set of 4) 23 & 27-No. 10 Preformed $15.95 21-22 17 Curved grabirons 1.50/3 24-9400 Sand fi ller hatches 3.75/2 handrail & stanchion kit 22-2304 Wind deflectors 2.50/3 Pl'. 10-9708 Walkway (ditch) 7.50/6 23-2504 .0 I 2-inch-diameter 2.50/10 lights Ordering Information: wire (handrails) All of these parts are available to any hobby dealer, so your dealer can order 12-2807 Speed recorders 1.50/4 Precision Scale, 3961 Highway 93 for you. If you must order direct, order (left side) North, Stevensville, MT 59870: 24-300 1 Sand fi ller hatches 1.00/4 the fu ll package quantities shown and 3-3152 Air hoses $2.75/6 7-3 102 Fuel tank fittings 1.0012 include $5.00 per order for postage or 26-3765- 1 Cab interior 13.75/set (fillers) UPS and handling. 14-3923 Headlights 2.50/2 3-6206 Air hoses 1.25/6
L' MAY 2000 [ DIESEL MODELlNG]------UNION PACIFIC EMD GP30B FROM AT LAS N SCALE MODEL
By Bill Pearce
The Atlas N scale GP30 chassis is used, with aJim's N Scale Shells of Texas cast-resin body and wire handrails, to crate a replica of the unusual cable less prototype GP30B diesel. The article in the February 1996 issue of "The Journal" illustrates more of the the step-by-step techniques for 'adding these scale-size brass handrails to any N scale diesel. There's an index of previous articles on upgrading N scale models on pages 62-63 of this issue.
nce I had a GP9B Examinations of photos of the early grabirons and lift rings. I also fi lled the ("The Journal," No sixties reveal many fast fr eights with rear numberboards, as my photos vember 1999), it was three and four GP30s on the point. It was showed none. only minutes until I saw a magnificent sight, but short lived, as Now it's time to examine the shell for the need for a GP30B more powerful GP35s and GP40s soon any voids, the result of small air bubbles as well. The GP9B was replaced them. They remain in service in the mold. I found and filled several. In an easy conversion, but mainly in shortiine service, but in my addition, areas were not sufficiently the GP30 wouldn't be easy. For the em'li central Kansas location, ] still see the smooth. I sprayed on Scalecoat sanding er locomotive, there is a high-quality occasional GP30 in fairly fr esh paint, in sealer, and wet-sanded these areas with styrene kit available. For the newer loco Santa Fe fr eight service. Perhaps here in fine paper, ending with lOOO grit. I then motive, I would use a resin shell. Kansas, locomotive consists do disprove added Gold Medal Models etched-brass Introduced in July 1961, this second evolution. grabirons. These grabs, although not generation diesel should have been appearing as good as for med wire, named the GP22. The GPl8 of fered J 800 The N Scale Model appear quite good on a finished model, horsepower, and the GP20 of fered 2000. The one thing that made this project and are more economical than pre Although the GP30 of fered 2250 tur possible is the cast-resin shell. Jim's N formed brass grabs. Be sure to leave out bocharged horses, it was EMD's reaction Scale Shells of Te xas produced this shell. grabs where they will interfere with to GE's U25 entry in the horsepower Jim offered a variety of locomotive masking or decaling. Add the lift rings at race. EMD fe lt it was necessm'y to offset shells, for almost any road and any era. this time. their offering's 250-hp deficit with a They were of variable quality. Some higher model number. were made fr om questionable masters, Removing the Handrails This new locomotive was eq uipped and a few were made of a resin that Now fit the shell to the walkway/side with an existing electrical cabinet. The became br ittle, but overall the shells sill assembly. It should fi t without alter height of this cabinet resulted in the were a quality product. ation, but fit the whole works to the GP30's high cab top. To allow for this This business was a sideline for Jim, mechanism to be sure. Once you m'e sure height, EMD employed, perhaps for the and began to take too much of his time, that the whole assembly fits properly, it's last time, stylists. The distinctive stream so he sold it to a California-based com time to deal with the side sill assembly. lined cab top was the result. pany. This company has taken the shells What's wrong with this picture, is the This locomotive also has the distinc off the market temporarily, but they are handrails. tion of being the first EMD offering with expected to return in the fall of 2000. There's something missing, where the a low short hood standard. The only units This shell is made to fit the Atlas cab was. You may try to replace the miss with the extra-cost high hood were sold GP30/35 mechanism, and requires the i ng segment, but 1've never seen it done to Norfolk and Western, Southern, and Atlas walkway/side sill assembly as successfully. Let's face it, those factory Union Pacific, for their cableless booster well. Our first task is to ensure the shell handrails ar en't all that hot anyway, so units. The UP, the only customer, ordered fits over the mechanism. There may be let's replace them with brass. 40 of these B units. Total production of thick areas on the inside of the casting Begin by removing the factory GP30s in all forms was 948 by that need be relieved, with either a file or handrails and stanchions with a sharp November 1963, for an average of near a Dremel tool. Needless to say, this blade. Then drill number 78 holes for the ly 300 units a year, a remarkable figure. should be done with extreme care. Gold Medal Models stanchions. You will Of the 40 B units, 8 were equipped with Once the shell is fitted to the mecha note a difference in the doors under the steam generators. These were the only nism, it is necessary to prepare the out cab area between the A and B units. The GP30s of any form so equipped. side. I began by removing all cast-on modeler has two choices. The stanchions
RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 23 The Jim's N Scale Shells ofTexas cast-resin body shell is designed to fit on the Atlas GP30 or GP35 chassis, but there may be some areas inside the body that must be thinned down with a Dremel motor tool and a cutoff disc.
Use an X-Acto number 17 chisel blade to scrape off the molded-on grabirons.
24 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 can be placed in the exact prototypical up previously unnoticeable flaws, so go ommended manner, with the Microscale locations, or they can be placed between back and wet sand if necessary. After the solutions. Once set and fully dry, apply the existing doors. If located prototypi yellow is complete, add the Harbor Mist DullCote. cally, some stanchions will be fi tted onto Grey. Don't forget to paint the fuel tank Now add the remaining grabs as doors. In the 1:1, this would be impracti at this time, not that I did. During this required. Paint with a brush. cal, at least. For the modeler, this only time, paint the UP truck sideframes sil The pilots will need Sunrise MU presents a problem if examined closely. ver. Although substantial information hoses, and air hoses if you remove the For this di lemma, let your conscience be points in the opposite direction, the six fake ones fr om the Micro-Trains cou your guide. ties photos I have examined show all plers. Modelers who do not run long handrails painted grey, including that trains may want to use Z scale couplers Assembling the Handrails part at the steps. Apparently some were for more scale appearance. If magnetic Handrails are made in the same man painted white, and others not. operation is not required, the latest Kato ner as in my past ar ticles. After drilling The voids in the walkways corre coupler may be desirable. carefully aligned holes in the sills, attach sponding to the cab placement remain. It Replace the entire assembly on the GMM stanchions to the wire. In this may be possible to replace these sections mechanism. Don't forget to add weather model, I again used .OOS-inch phosphor with pieces cut out of cast-off walkways. ing as appropriate, Although you may bronze wire. I have concluded this is the Since all of mine were on locomotives, I want to model a locomotive or two as best choice for model handrails. It is si mply glued a strip of .OOS-inch styrene fr esh from the paint shop, remember that nearly as stiff as steel wire, but can be over the opening, and painted it grey. this condition has limited life in the rea] effectively soldered to the brass stan There is something lacking in appear world. Apply a variety of weathering, chions. There is also a grab bar near the ance, but it can be replaced later. fr om a little to a lot, to give a realistic top of the pilot that may be added at this Next comes decals. The UP picked a appearance to your roster. time. standard, and stuck with it, so this is Unlike the UP, you haven't saved a Now's the time to paint. Begin with a easy. Use the Microscale 60- 169 set, for dime by omitting the cab from your pur coat of Armour Ye llow. This may show the name and numbers, and the 60- 110-5 chase, but you do have some unique set for the red stripes. Apply in the rec- power in your roster. RMJ
RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 25 ------�------[PERFORMANCE]------
By Guy Thra l11s
The Bachmann 1/20.3 scale Shay is one of the best-running model railroad locomotives regardless of scale. It's detailed enough to phraim Shay, a Michigan make a fine mantelpiece model. logger, placed a vertical Here's how it runs. IJ engine on a short flat car fr ame in about 1880. After a few years of developing a method to drive the wheels, problems during development of his ed to match the Pardee & Curtin Lumber Ephraim replaced the rod driven steam locomotive. Li ma built 2,76 1, and hardly Co. three-foot nan'ow gauge locomotive. locomotives (used at that time in his log any of their designs were alike. Inside The Model ging operation) with his unusual new Bachmann has reproduced a typical two The inside of the boiler and tender locomotives. Other loggers wanted him truck, 36 ton Shay with the scale adj ust has the metal weight, printed circuit to build this new type of locomotive for ed to G gauge, resulting in the odd 1/20.3 boards, wiring to the headlights and their operations, but Shay declined and scale. Bachmann has offered the model smoke unit, and a place in the tender area referred them to the Lima Locomotive with several different paint schemes, for installing a sound unit. The 24-volt Works. These were the people that had each with variations in details like head motor and gear train are completely helped him solve some of the mechanical lights. This model is painted and decOl'at- enclosed inside each truck. A large dou-
26 RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 even though those working parts are Sbictly cosmetic (because the gems inside tlle bucks provide the clJive). However, the energy need ed to clJivetllis cosmetic mechanism results in a relatively low efficiency rating of 2 on tlle chart. FLUther blC!ak-in and lublication wi ll inclC!ase tlle efficiency, and the model will run smoother. Each truck runs independently fr om the other, although it appears they are connected by the cosmetic drive train, as with the prototype. The rear truck's cos metic dri ve shaft is a slip fi t inside the bevel gears. This arrangement allows only the fr ont truck to drive the working cosmetic drive train that turns the crank shaft and related parts. The model comes with a working l Electrical Hardware All eight of the drive wheels have electrical pickup. Spring-loaded brushes '14.0 (called 'ball bearing electrical pickups' in the Operator 's Manual furnished with the model) contact the back side of the metal drive wheel tires. Wires soldered to the brush assembly run to the motors and inside the superstructure to the pri nt ed circuit boards (PCB) and to the head 8.5 ]0 1 lights and smoke unit. As listed on the 29.CY3 chart, this test report was performed 153,80 15.00 using the standard 12 volts for top speed. The model is equipped with 24 volt motors. Higher voltages of up to 24 ����======���---- E��ce�� l�ent��====��� volts, will of course, result in higher top Excellent Excellen speeds. xce en Other Observations The 28-page Operator's MrulUal ruld video 3.'l .3 tape cover the necessruy lublication required 'l.2 before the model is run. The Mru1Ual also cov 1.500 ers how to operate the smoke generator and the 3.00 sound unit installation. lllere ruC! exploded views of tlle chassis and superstructUlC!, cylin .0 2. der assembly, power train assembly, wiling 5.0 diagram ruldotll er details tllat may need to be 5. serviced in tlle futLu·e. 5.0 The working gears, clJive shafts, crank shafts, piston rods and valve action is celtainly Prototype To p Speed: Driver Diameter x 1.1: 16.0 MPH great to watch while the model is running, RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 27 ------[PAINT & DECALS ]------RAILBOX & omER X-POST CARS FROM mE CAR BOOM OF mE 1970S .. .. .&I.\lLj1llL1ItIII.tLAJIL,. -STAND...... _ _.... ___ " .. _...... By Jim Eager CC R 634 1, ser ies 6000-6399, built in August through October 1977 Rare is the shortl ine box that has been repainted into its factory scheme. This one was only ten years old when it was repainted in November 1987. Actually, the blue an d yellow are slightly darker than the original colors, an d not all of the Corinth & Counce's Pullmans wore the "CC" logo at first. Among the ear liest Pullman 5344 boxes, these have a diagonal-panel roof, possibly due to a strike at Pullman, but CCR 6500-6599 were built later with Pullman roof panels like Athearn's HO scale model. The C&C was owned by a paper mill, so it actually had loads for its larg e fleet of box cars. The railroad is now owned by Kansas City Southern.The Corinth & Counce, Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks, and Minneapolis Northfield & Southern operated Pullman-Standard cars with the diagonal-pan el roofs. Exact replicas of any of these CCR 6000-6399 prototypes can be reproduced in HO scale using Bob Rivard's kit-conversion techniques as described in this issue. Most of the other cars in this issue are identical to Athearn's 5800- series kits. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Tucker, Georgia, June 1989 HO Scale Decals: Microscale MC-430B, or Herald King B-10BO with logo from B-10B1 28 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 2000 VTR 11211, series 11001-11300, built in September 1978 The Vermont Railway got a single group of 300 bright yellow 5344s in 1978, although subsidiary Clarendon & Pittsford also got 100 cars (CLP 3161-3260). The Vermont Railway cars were notable in that they were one of the few orders that used Pullman's ribbed door; most 5344s got Youngstown doors. -Jim Eager photo, July 1979 HO Scale Decals: Decorated from Athearn, or Microscale MC-4324, or use Herald King 8-552 TASD 77277, series 77001-77300, built in 1977 The Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks ordered early 5344s built with Stanray's diagonal-panel roofs, although they also rostered cars built with Pullman's roof panels (TASD 78001-78600). -Jim Eager photo, July 1987 HO Scale Decals: Microscale MC-4289, or Herald King 8-1090 MNS 49751, series 49725-49774, built in April 1978 Minneapolis Northfield & Southern also got cars con structed with either Stan ray roof panels, as on this car, or Pullman's own roof panels (MNS 49400-49419). Bob Rivard's article, in this issue, used car 49756 as the prototype for his HO scale model. -Jim Eager photo, November 1985 HO Scale Decals: Herald King 8-1300 ALM 1508, series 1500-1599, built in August 1978 Not every shortline box car wore bright colors and col orful graphics. Conservative Louisiana paper mill shortline Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri didn't even put their name on the cars. Unfortunately, this proved to be the fate of many of the more-colorful cars. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Atlanta, Georgia, July 1997 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-441 with data from B-1640 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 29 ATHEARN'S HO BOX CAR e need to back (MNS 49400-494 19, 49725-49774), since been produced in HO-scale and track just a bit to New Orleans Public Belt (NOPB 3775- another five are currently being tooled, look at Pullman's 3974), North Louisiana & Gulf (NLG designed, or considered by various man final, most suc 540 1 -5550, 560 1 -5700), Port Huron & ufacturers. Not a bad record.) The earli cessful design, Detroit (PH&D 3000-3034, 4000-4024, est cars had Stamay diagonal-panel which made up 5000-5039 with waffles), Rock Island roofs, but those cars can be k it-converted the bulk of the (ROCK 30 1 800-302349, W&OV 1-100), from MDC kits lIsing the techniques in cars it built for IPD service. In 1977 Sandersville (SAN 10000- 10099, 13000- Bob Rivard's article in this issue. Athearn Pullman modified their standard design 13099), South Branch Valley (SBVR has duplicated several of the original one last time by changing to a flat roof 200 1 -2050), Te rminal Railway Alabama paint schemes seen on these cars, plus a with extra-tall eaves to offer increased State Docks (TASD 7700 1 -77300, few repaints. Herald King once produced cubic capacity yet remain within the 7800 1 -78600), Texas Mexican (TM numerous accurate sets for these cars, Plate C clearance diagram. The first few 3000-3299), Ve rmont Railway (VTR but unfortunately they are no longer in cars used Stanray's flat diagonal-panel 11001- 11300), and Upper Merion & print. Microscale has recently released roof, due, it seems, to a steelworkers Plymouth (UMP 1000- 1060, 14000- several new Mini-Cal sets designed strike at Pullman, but most of the cars 14049). specifically for the Athearn cars, and were built with normal P-S roofs. The In addition, KCS ordered cars with more are planned. overwhelming majority were delivered plug doors (170003- 171999, 250007- with Youngstown doors, but a few used 25 1992) while double-door cars were Some Notes on the X-Post Pullman's ribbed door and almost all (if del i vered to Seattle & North Coast Box Cars in this Series not all) of them were equipped with end (SNCT 1100- 1299, centered), Pend Lastly, I need to make a fe w notes to of-car (EOC) cushioning. This time Oreille VaHey (POVA 3500 1-35100, off clarify things. For the purposes of this Pullman finally managed to produce a set), and White City Te rminal (WCTR series, we will not be discussing exterior standard design with few variations. 102200- 1 02499, centered). Espee also post insulated RBLs because by defini This is the 5,344-cubic-foot car that ordered double-door cars, but they were tion they are not single-sheathed cars. Athearn's new model is based on, and 52-footers (SP 2479 1 5-2486 14, class B- Their side posts were placed outside both Athearn and modelers have hit pay 70-84, centered). Numerous other rail mainly to prevent radiant heat passing dirt with this one. Between 1977 and roads operated 5344s second hand, often through the car's structure. As a result, in 1981, 5344s were delivered to over 20 only with a hasty change of reporting most cases, their outward construction railroads, including the Ann Arbor (AA marks, but roads running fu ll repaints fe atures were usually quite diffe rent 5100-5 199), Apalachicola Northern (AN include Bangor and Aroostook, C&NW, from uninsulated box cars, notably in the 5600-5799), Boston & Maine (B&M CP, D&H, Illinois Central Gulf, and lack of exterior corner posts. Freight car 79000-79099), Corinth & Counce (CCR Wisconsin Central. histOl:ians are now referring to these 6000-6399, 6500-6599), Green Mountain exterior post cars as simply "X-post" (GMRC), Greenville & Northern (GRN HO Scale Models cars. Although some of the designs we 8050-8099), Illinois Te rminal (ITC Athearn's new 5800-series kit is an will look at were built in 60-foot lengths, 8000-8 199), Lamoille Valley (LVRC accurate rendition of the very common we will only cover the 50-footers. We 4000-4099, 5000-5399), Lenawee 5344 , which was one of the cars on will also not discuss 50-foot high-cubes, County (LCRC 1001-1030, 2001-2 100), "The Journal's" modern-era Want List at least not yet, but we plan to cover them Milwaukee Road (MILW 50600-50899), in the January 1998 issue. (Incidentally, separately later on. Minneapolis Northfield & Southern nine of the cars on the Want List have RMJ 30 RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 CNW 718532 The Rock was already in its death throes when Pullman delivered these 5344s painted in both white and blue ROC K paint schemes, none of which ever appeared in the Official Railway Equipment Register. Another 100 white cars were delivered with W&OV reporting marks for subsidiary Warren & Ouachita Valley (W&OV 1-100), but they were listed in the ORER. -D . Scott Chatfield photo, Doraville, Georgia, April 1988. HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-259, MC-4327, or Herald King B-544 (use Roman alphabet for CNW reporting marks an d numbers) BAR 55 07, series 5500-5599, built in November 1978 The Bangor & Aroostook's shops nearly matched the yellow paint of this second-hand 5344 when painting over the old logo and road name. -D . Scott Chatfield photo, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1989 HO Scale Decals: none known SAN 10052 , series 10000-10099, built in September 1978 Georgia's Sandersvil le Railroad was another shortline that actually had a use for its IPD 5344s. As a layer of clay dust an d the herald proclaims, this car is carrying a load of bagged kaolin clay to a Canadian paper mill. -J im Eager photo, Toronto, Canada, April 1985 HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-303 TM 3194 , series 3000-3299, built in December 1978 Texas Mexican 's distinctive green an d orange 5344s were leased from Itel. -J im Eag er photo, April 1980 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-1640 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 31 ATHEARN'S HO BOX CAR NLG 549 3, series 5401-5550, built in December 1978 Except for the black patches for the reweigh data, an d a grimy/ rusty roof eave, this 5344 looks just like it did when it left Pul lman 's Bessemer, Alabama factory. The NL&G was an other southern paper mi ll shortline. It is now part of Kansas City Southern. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Norcross, Georgia, May 1989 HO Scale Decals: Mi croscale MC-4299 or Herald King B-1110 with data from B-1640 NOPB 3896, series 3775-3974 , built in February 1979 New Orleans Public Belt Rai lroad's 5344s were true free-runn ers that could be seen an ywhere in North America. -J im Eager photo, 1985 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-1140 BM 79072 Guilford repainted these Boston & Maine 5344s in the early 1980 s. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Atlanta, Georgia, June 1987 HO Scale Decals: Herald Kin g B-19 70 LVRC 4034, series 4000-4099, built in 1979 The Lamoille Valley operated the remn ants of the fabled St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County in north ern Vermont, but by the mid-80s it had taken over ex -B&M trackage in New Hampshire to serve a paper mill. The old StJ&LC trackage is embargoed, but the box cars live on. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Sioux City, Iowa, August 1997 HO Scale Decals: Herald Kin g B-120 1 PHD 300 1, series 3000-3034, built in February 1979 The Port Huron & Detroit had one of the sharpest shortline paint schemes. The large herald pushed the reporting marks over to the right of the door, very rare for a single-door car paint scheme. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Macon, Georgia, July 1993 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-I0 1O with data from B-1640 32 RAILMODELJOURNAL · MAY 2000 BM 79097, series 79000 -79099, built in March 1979 Boston & Maine was one of the few roads that got 5344s with Pullman's ribbed door. This top view shows off Pullman's fl at roof with a single raised rib in each panel that is much broader than Pul lman's earlier PS-1 "bow-tie" rib. -J im Eag er photo, November 1981 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-62 1 PH&D 500 9, series 5000 -50 39, built in Febr uary 1979 The PH&D ordered the on ly waffle 5344s that we are aware of. These cars can be modeled by adding strip styren e waffl es to Athearn's 5800 kit. -Todd Sullivan photo, March 1979 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-lOlO WC 25001, series 25000 -2500 6, built in June 1979 This Wiscon sin Central car is a typical 5344 wearing a very sharp all-new paint job in 1988, which was anything but typical of most secon d hand IPD cars. -John Benson photo, July 1988 HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-546 CNW 718209 The wrinkles in the side sheets belie the like-new appearance of this former Rock 5344, fresh from the North Western's Clinton, Iowa shops when shot in Nevada, Iowa in August 1994. -D. Scott Chatfield photo HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-845 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 33 ATHEARN'S HO BOX CAR ITC 8090 , series 8000 -8199, built in September 1979 The Illinois Te rminal got two hundred 5344s in 1979. -J im Eag er photo, December 1991 HO Scale Decals: Decorated from Athearn, Microscale MC-4323, or use Herald King B-70 MILW 50863, series 50600-50899, built in October 1979 The Milwaukee Road's 5344s fell un der Soo Lin e con trol, and some can now be seen in CP Action Red, but this car was still in original paint in Colorado Springs in 1985. -Jim Eag er photo, July 1985 HO Scale Decals: Decorated from Athearn QC 74872, series 74 700-74872, ex-GMRC, built in November 1979 Canadian Pacific took advantage of the glut of IPD cars in the mid-1980s an d began picking up leases on the nearly new cars, thereby displacing older 40-footers just as the same cars had done in the Un ited States. To seg reg ate the US-built cars from its domestic equipment for tax and customs duty purposes, they were given Quebec Central's QC reporting marks. Cars from several IPD shortlines were placed in a common series, in cluding this former Green Mountain Railway car, which also apparently never made it into the ORER. -J im Eager photo, February 1984 HO Scale Decals: Microscale MC-4297, or Herald King B-782 plus reporting marks QC 74795, series 74700 -74 872, ex-AA 5100- 5199, built in December 1979 CP also placed several of these orange ex-Ann Arbor 5344s in the same QC series. -J im Eag er photo HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-320 plus reporting marks SBVR 2038, series 200 1-20 50, built in December 1979 West Virginia shortline South Bran ch Valley got on ly fifty 5344s from Pullman just before the bottom fell out of the IPD boom, so they didn't last very long before moving on to other roads. -Jim Eager photo, April 1980 HO Scale Decals: Microscale MC-4314, or Herald King B-1760 34 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 CNW 718330, series 718000-718549, ex-ROCK 301800-302299 &. 302300-302350, built in August 1979 The Rock Island received two groups of 5344s in 1979. This car is from the first lot and had been restencilled twice for its new operator, the C&.NW once in white, the second time in black.Th ese cars bore the AAR classification XF, which means that their interior has been sealed with a white epoxy coat ing that makes it suitable for carrying high-grade food products. -Jim Eager collection, April 1987 HO Scale Decals: Decorated from Athearn or use Microscale 87-259 LRWN 1231, series 1201-12 50, ex-SBVR 2001-2050, built in December 1979 Like many shortline box cars, this former South Branch Valley car found a second home on a southern paper mill road. The Little Rock &. Western operates a former Rock Island line out to Perry, Arkansas. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Lexington, Nebrask a, May 1998 HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-395 or Herald King B-1760 with new black reporting marks D&.H 27274, series 27200-2734 7, ex-UMp, built in September 1981 I� Indicative of the speed with which the bottom fell out of the IPD scheme, this 5344 was built in late 1981 for Pennsylvania shortline Upper Merion &. Plymouth but by May 1982 it was already working for the Delaware &. Hudson in original orange but neatly restencilled and with a D&.H shield herald. -Jim Eager photo, May 1982 HO Scale Decals: Decorated from Athearn, Microscale MC-4326, or use Herald King B-34 5 CSXT 143704 CSX took over the leases of a number of Railboxes and NRUC box cars, but where this PS- 5344 came from is a mystery. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Atlanta, Georgia, June 1998 HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-504 or Herald King B-1990 with data from B-1080 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 35 ATHEARN'S HO BOX CAR GTRA 1003 The Golden Triangle Railroad was built in the early 1980s, after the IPD box car boom waned. A paper mill shortline based out of Columbus, Mississippi, it has since acquired a fair fleet of used box cars. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Columbus, Mississippi, May 1990 HO Scale Decals: none kn own HS 6328, ex -GRN 8050-8099 South Carolina's Greenville & Northern was one of those shortlines that had more box cars than track to park them on , and no significant origi nating traffic to fill them, so by the mid-80s their Itel-own ed fleet had been dispersed to other roads. Their 5344s were listed under the Claremont & Concord before moving on to the Hartford & Slocomb. This on e has been given a new door, probably by a CSX shop judging from the color. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1997 HO Scale Decals: Herald Kin g B-960 with data from B-1640 and reporting marks from Microscale 87-93-1 Condensed Gothic alphabet HS 5414 The Hartford & Slocomb was own ed by box car lessor Itel, and its shops in Dothan were the maintenance home for many of Itel's box cars. This rolling bill board for the local Chamber Of Commerce has to be the most un ique paint job ever applied to a Pul lman 5344. It was probably built for the Greenville & Northern. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Denver, Colorado, July 1991 HO Scale Decals: none kn own KC S 170917, series 170003-171999, built in 1979 Kan sas City Southern ordered 400 Pullman 5344s equipped with 10-foot plug doors. Number 170917, which is from the first group, is coupled here to a car from the secon d order, series 250007-251992. (The last digit is just a computer check sum.) Both lots had drop side sills. -Jim Eager photo, March 1992 HO Scale Decals: Oddball's Decals 187-6 plus KC S from set 187-68, Microscale MC-4325 may match as well ICG 531828, series 531800-531899, ex -WaR 102200-102499, built in February 1980 White City Te rminal ordered 5344s with centered double eight-foot doors for lumber service, but by 1984 this car was working for Illinois Central Gulf. Athearn's 5800 kit could be kit-converted to match these cars using doors for MDC's cars an d the techn iques in Bob Rivard's article in this issue. -J im Eager photo, December 1984 HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-342 plus reporting marks 36 RAILMODELJOURNAL · MAY 2000 AN 5602, series 5600-5799, built January 1979 The Apalachicola Northern's light yellow has not held up well over the years, an d the few that have escaped repainting look pretty shabby. Note the uneven rusting of the unpainted galvanized roof panels. The "Port St. Joe Route" served a paper mill in the Florida Pan handle. The lettering in the heral d was white, but has completely faded away on this car. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1999 HO Scale Decals: Microscale MC-4309, or Herald King B-I050 with data from B-I090 SNIT 1192, series 1100-1299, built in May 1980 Seattle & North Coast leased its double-door cars from Brae. Athearn's 5800 kit could be kit converted to match these cars using doors for MDC's cars an d the techn iques in Bob Rivard's article in this issue. -Jim Eager photo, July 1983 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-1730 BN 223594 , ex -POVA 35001-35100 Oregon lumber hauler Pen d Oreille Valley leased double-door cars from Brae as well , but their's were offset. This car was work ing for BN in the late 1980s. -J im Eager photo HO Scale Decals: none known SP 248443, series 247915-248614, B-70-84, built in October 1979 Southern Pacific's flat-roof Pullmans were 5,574-cubic-foot, double-door 52-footers ac quired for lumber service out of Oreg on. -Jim Eager photo, September 1981 HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-305 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 37 CHICAGO PROTOTT E MODELERS MEET Photos by Robert Schleicher on the Midwest Mod-U-Track Layout R. I. 13979 Chris Zygmunt has started another "Cannonized" SD39 locomotive like the superdetailed Southern Pacific SD39 project described in the December 1999 issue of "The Journal." This one is based on a Santa Fe prototype.' Kenneth Tendick completed this Branchline kit just in time for the Chicago meet. He matched the model to a photograph of the prototype. Ron Von Werder produced this Rock Island single sheathed 50-foot automobile car from a Rocket Express (P.O. Box 896, Crystal lake, Il 60014) cast-resin kit. The kit is available with either the fixed end (shown) or an end door version for $27.00 including trucks and couplers, plus $3.00 postage and handling. TIm Frederick started with a Walthers Funnel Aow tank car kit and added wire details and grabirons and lettered the finished model with Islington Station decals. 40 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 2000 Martin Goller converted this Detail Associates 2- bay Center Flow covered hopper car into a Pressure Differential car with modified ends and scratchbuilt outlets and brake gear. The rootwalk is a Plano etched-metal part. Stan Rydarowia started with a Red Caboose 40- foot double-door car, raised the roof a scale 6 inches and replaced the ends with parts cut from an MDC 50-foot box car kit to create this replica of a Canadian Pacific prototype. Mark Kerlick started with an out-of-production Front Range GP9 to build this replica of a Penn Central prototype locomotive. Keith Kohlmann displayed a dozen detailed and weathered N scale cars at the Naperville meet. The Santa Fe reefer is an InterMountain kit with body mounted couplers and lowered body. Keith uses both an airbrush and powdered pastel chalks to weather his models. The Wabash 40-foot box car is a Roco model with Micro-Trains doors and Northeast decals. The C&IM gondola was scratch built from Evergreen styrene sheet and strips and lettered with Microscale decals. The CNW box car is an Atlas model with Micro-Trains trucks and cou plers and Microscale decals. RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 41 ------[ACCURAIL'S RACK]------ PART II� HING�END TRI�L.lVa RAQ(� By Mike Budde This PC tri-Ievel rack is mounted on a TIKX909059 low-level car. The model is an Accurail kit con verted to a hinged-end low-level car using the tech niques shown in this article. This flatcar was scratchbuilt from Northeastern bass wood to accept the Accurail rack . NYC and PC put many of their Jade Green rack s on black TrailerTrain flat cars but, after a few years, the weathering made it hard to tell the difference in the colors. This model carries a load of HO scale mid-eig hties GM autos from Monog ram, Herpa, Life-Like and Williams Brothers. This is another Portee Penn Central hinged-end tri-Ievel rack . The solid-backed ladders and wider, flatter corrugations on the deck s are typical of the Portee rack s of this period. Also seen in this photo is a differen t spring arrangement and the lack of cor rugations on the middle or "B" deck hinged section . Also note the handbrak e in the "on" position with the rod pulled tight, the bridge plate exten sions, and the older-style "trombone" coupler cu t bars. The 1978 Plymouth Volares and Dodge Aspen s ride on decks that were originally completely covered with white anti skid paint. -Mike Budde photo, July 1978, St. Louis, Missouri This rack is modified to fit on a Gloor Craft flat car. Here To convert the Accurail fixed-deck tri-Ievel into a hinged-end low-level rack, 1116 inch must be removed from the you can see how the shortened posts fit on the raised bottom gussets (left, in the photo) of eight center posts on each side. The post on the far left is unmodified, the side sill to maintain the proper deck clearance and how next post has the proper amount removed from the bottom. Since the posts are mounted on an above-sill flat car, the modified gussets (right) fit on the posts and on the instead of the kit's flush-deck flat car, the rack would ride too high on the flat. To maintain proper spacing between side sill. the flat car and the middle deck, the amount of deck height gained by mounting the rack on the flat car's raised side sill must be removed from the bottom of each post as shown. A corresponding amount needs to be removed from the outside face of each post, where the top of the outside gusset rests (as illustrated by the two posts in the The HO scale replica of the PC car under construction, center). The post to the left has been scored where it needs to be trimmed, and the one on the right of center has showing the spring-deck mechanism made from simple been trimmed. Finally, that same 1116 inch needs to be removed from the locating tab on the back of the gusset card stock and styrene shapes. The housings at the top of plate (the bottom plate in the photo) to allow the gusset to slide upward into its new position. These modifica the end posts are made from the three styrene shapes tions are done only to the eight middle posts on each side. The four corner posts have just the bottom tab removed lying in front of the car. A good close-up photo of the (the right posts in the photo). The remaining four posts are cut to fit upon installation. prototype for this assembly appears on page 43 of the book AMERICA'S DRIVING FORCE, published by Walthers. A Paragon hinged-end tri-Ievel rack a 10w-levelTTKX 908857 flat car. Accurail has captured the s tie arch of the ribbed decks very nicely. Even though the sno ribs, you can still see how the dec have wea hered to a brown. Note thaj the hinged section of the middle deck ribs (a detail overlooked on my models.) -'·'J n�.... _ SI. Louis, Missouri The end of the Penn Central car after the model was painted, weathered and loaded with autos. With this extra bit of detailing, the Accurail rack can virtually equal the detailing of most brass models. An other photo of the same PC car showing the location of the brak e rod and chain. The brake stan d was made using pieces of X-bracing that were not used on the tri-Ievel, along with the parts from Accurail kit. After this model was completed, I noticed that the small grabirons at the tops of the posts should be ang led instead of straig ht-they are positioned correctly on my model of the GT car. Also, the hinged section of the "8" (middle) deck has the ribbed sections overlaid with sheet steel on most of the proto type racks built by Parag on (possibly for addi tional strength). RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 45 This slightly blurred photo was the best one I could find"t s a prototype for the Penn Central model.The train was moving fast. FlatTTKX 90905 is carrying a Paragon hinged en d Pen n Central tri-Ievel rack full of 1981 Chevrolets and J3uicks. The sway-backed look, with the autos tilted up at each en d, makes it easy to spo the hinged-end cars. -Mike Budde photo, May 1981, Maplewood, Missouri OPEN AUTO RACKS This TTKX rack is mounted on a low-level flat. The rack has hinged-end decks. -photo from the 19 84 CAR BUILDERS' CYCLOPEDIA '(j ARTICLES FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES r------[ ] ------, AUTO RACK CARS Weathering with conventional paints, December 1989. Applying modern-era graffiti with drafting pens. by Walthers and Schaefer HO scale auto rack cars and Basic airbrush weathering, by Robert Schleicher, Stephen M. Priest, December \998. their prototype, June 1992. December 1989. Painting injection-molded plastic kit buildings to sim Basic airbrush selection and spraying techniques, Auto rack operations, November 1994. ulate individual bricks, by Dennis Y. Blunt, April January 1992. Kit-conversion, HO scale Rock Island auto rack car 1999. Painting with water-based acrylics, March 1992. from Walthers HO scale kit, November 1994. Color-matching prototype freight car box car red and Micro-train N scale couplers for Con-Cor auto racks, Weathering structures with an airbrush, April 1993. similar colors from American Car and Foundry, by November 1994. Painting Design Preservation and Magnuson build- Ed Hawkins, Pat Wider and Ray Long, August Upgrading Con-Cor's N scale auto rack with N scale ings with paintbrush, June 1993. 1989, April 1990 and June 1990. (These articles of Nevada etched metal side panels, November Weathering freight cars with powdered pastel chalks, are reprinted in the book FREIGHT CAR MOD 1994. December 1993. Painting auto racks and automobiles, April 1995. Simulating wood decks on plastic flat cars, April and ELING, VOL I, TECHNIQUES.) Painting trucks and vans for auto racks and backdat May 1994. Color-matching prototype freight car colors from the ing Walthers auto rack unloading platforms by Weathering freight cars with repainted data markings, Pennsylvania Railroad, by Curt LaRue, Ralph Mike Buclcle, August 1997. June 1994. Gutowski and Brady McGuire, November 1990. Open-top bi-Ievel and tIi-level auto racks in HO scale Weathering covered hopper cars with genuine Denting and damaging gondolas and hoppers for the cement, July 1994. from Accurail, Custom Rail, Gloor Craft, Walthers "used and abused" look, by Ed B ley and Ralph Weathering diesel locomotives with powdered pastel and Athearn Kits and parts with prototype and Gutowski, December 1990. chalks, November 1994. matching model photographs, by Mike Budde, Painting brick: (I) by prepainting the brick color, then August 1998. Painting auto racks and automobiles, April and July using a "wash" to "Sweep-On" the mortar color Scratchbuilding open auto racks from wood or 1995. and (2) using the "Wipe-On" technique of prepar styrene on Walthers or Gloor Craft flat cars, by Weathering diesels (the Proto 2000 HO scale SD7) ing the mortar color and then adding the brick Mike Budde, January 1999. with powdered pastel chalks, October 1995. color, by Robert Schleicher, March 1991. PROFILE: 89-foot wide-body auto racks. from Contest-winning weathering techniques from the Walthers HO scale models, by D. Scott Chatfield, AccurailiRaillllodel JOllrnal 1995 weathering con Decal application, by Richard Hendrickson, April October 1999. test, January 1996. 1991. Upgrading Accurail HO scale bi-Ievel and tri-Ievel Weathering structure models with powdered pastel Decal application, by Scott Seekins, November. 1991. auto racks, by Mike Budde, April 2000. chalks, June 1996. Painting and weathering with aerosol cans, by Frank Painting steam locomotives with an airbrush, step-by Upgrading Accurail [-10scale tri-Ievel auto racks, by Forrest, February and May 1990, and October Mike Budde, May 2000. step, November 1997. 1991. Weathering steam locomotives to match specific pro Dry transfer lettering, by Richard Hendrickson, May totypes, step-by-step, November 1997. 1991. AIRBRUSH Ci Weathering freight cars with artist's oil colors and Painting brass caboose models, by Mont Switzer, WEATHERING TECHNIQUES techniques, by Mike Budde, December 1997. April 2000. Weathering with acrylic paints and cotton swabs by Sandblasting for modelers, the best way to prepare brass for paint and to strip paint from plastic, by Painting and weathering open auto racks, by Mike Robert Schleicher, September 1989. Richard Hendrickson, September 1998. Budde, April and May 2000. RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 47 Kit-Conversion : From Accurail's Staggered-Post Pattern to a Standard Pr ototype The Accurail kit can be converted to match additional prototype rack s by chang ing the position of the half-spaced posts from the en d of the car to the middle of the car. This is accomplished with a few simple cuts with a razor saw. Cut section s 2-3 and 4-5 out of the deck , using the ribs an d tie-down channels as guides to keep the cuts square (left) . Separate parts 2 from 3 an d 4 from 5 (along the black lines in the photo), an d switch their positions as shown at the right of the photo. Glue the decks back together, an d the posts will now be directly across from each other with the half-space in the cen ter of the rack . The locating tabs at the bottom of the repositioned posts are trimmed off and the corresponding slots in the floor are filled in with automobile body putty. The paint is scraped away where the posts will be glued to the deck for a stronger plastic-to-plastic bon d. The corner posts do not change posi tion , so do not trim those tabs or fill those holes. RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 49 ------LAYOUT [ TOUR ]------ WESTERN PACIFIC CIRCA SPRING 19�8 IN HO SCALE By Jim Dias Model photos by Robert Schleicher Artwork by Craig DuMez PHOTO 8. The upper deck is used for a logging branchline and has no direct connection to the lower deck. This is East Keddie (lower, left) an d the deep curved cut. 50 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 51 PHOTO 1. Merlin is a passing siding between two rock tunnels along the Feather River. All of the locomotives on the WP are brass imports, painted, lettered an d weathered by Steve Moore. 52 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 To �� & st�.. g � Blairsden To future Summer Mill Site Oroville (hidden staging) RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 53 MODELING FRO M THE PROTOTYPE ver the past several years, there has been an increased interest 111 building model rai l roads based on an actual prototype railroad and location. Fifteen years ago, this was considered a fairly radical idea. At that time, most modelers resort ed to a free-lance concept. I too followed somewhat of a free lance fo rmat in the beginning. My initial interests were the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads. r also had an interest in the Virginia and Truckee and in the Sierra Railroad. I formed my early layout around these railroads, adding bits and pieces of whatever I liked. However, while deciding to start a new layout, I became influenced by Jack Burgess and his Yosemite Va lley Railroad. Jack is modeling the YVRR in 1939 (as illustrated in the January 2000 issue of "The Journal") and will choose a prototype scene and then recreate that PHOTO 6. Tra in s to an d from Beiber are staged on this four-track yard that scene in miniature, without deviation, on is positioned above the workben ch in the 6 x 6-foot shop. The area is his layout. After three or four visits to sceniced with ballast and some trees an d a nicely painted backdrop, but Jack's layout and encouragement from it's used for turn ing of trains between (and during) operating sessions. him, I decided that I wanted to take a similar approach for my new layout. Choosing the Western Pacific Railroad as a prototype was purely an accident. In thinking about the design of a new layout, I realized that I wanted a PHOTO 7. The "High Line" north to Beiber runs along a narrow shelf on the mainline with lots of logging scenes, outside of the main layout area. The famous Keddie Wye an d its steel tres trees and mountains. I also initially want tles will occupy the bare plaster area to the lower right. We'll have an arti ed to use some of the many varied loco cle on how to build the bridge, but it should be there for you to visit at motives that I had accumulated over the the NMRA National Conven tion in July. years. Dave Clemens, the previous editor of the Layout Design Special Interest Group (SIG) newsletter, suggested that I consider the WP and its route through the Feather River Canyon. The Western Pacific Railroad was late in the transcontinental race, not com pleting its route from Salt Lake to Oakland, across the Bay from San Francisco, until 1909. In order to be competitive with the Southern Pacific Railroad, the WP chose a route along the Feather River through Oroville and Portola, crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains at a maximum elevation of approximately 5,000 feet, substantially less that the SP crossing over Donner Summit at elevation 7,030 feet. Because I like steam operations, I am concentrating on the Spring 1938 era. During the 1930s, the WP often had two passenger trains (one in each direction), three fast freights and one local freight in the westward direction, and two fast freights and two local freights in the eastward direction along the Feather River. Keddie, midway along the trans- 54 RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 Sierra route, was also the southern termi nus of the High Line, which ran from Keddie north to Bieber. The High Line saw an additional two trains daily. Of course, the bridge at Keddie is famous throughout the railfan community. While I like through trains, my favorite operations are the local freights, which involve picking up and dropping off cars along the way. With the WP along the Feather River route, I have four local freights to model (two in each direction), which fulfills this operational goal. After selecting the WP's Feather River Canyon route as my prototype, I enlisted the help of Dave Clemens to develop my track plan. Dave actually started with a request to develop a plan based plimarily on logging, with some mainline operation. After some thought, Dave suggested that I follow the WP through the Feather River Canyon, which included logging as one of the related operations. I agreed and Dave went on to produce PHOTO 9. Blairsden , on the lower deck, was one a track plan that included logging as one of the single-street small towns along the of the main elements. However, as I got Western Pacific. into construction, more and more time was spent on researching the WP and less and less on the logging portion. Modeling from the Prototype One of the main things that I wanted was a good-looking layout that included scenes closely fo llowing the prototype PHOTO 10. The track on the lower deck leading along the route that I am modeling. Since to the tunnel is a cut-off to allow oval-style oper I am following a well-known railroad in ations for locomotive testing ; it is not used dur a favorite railfanning area, it was impor ing the reg ular operating sessions. tant that the locations along the route closely resemble the prototype rather than just conform to various prototype locations in name only. Therefore, it was important to closely duplicate not only the track arrangement at these locations, but also the general topography of the modeled areas and adequate room for important structures along the route. I also wanted to include both the well known Keddie Wye bridge and the Feather River setting. Once Dave developed the basic route and layout, I made a number of changes with the help of my round-robin group. This "group" review is a great way to fine-tune a proposed layout. Once these changes were incorporated into the plan, construction could begin. Even with this review and input, a number of changes have been incorporat ed into the design as construction pro gressed. For example, while the original plan included the Williams Loop, I real ized that it was taking up too much space for the purpose it would have served and decided to remove it. In addition, the RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 55 MODELING FRO M THE PROTOTYPE Portola area was originally hidden, but has been opened up more. Oroville PHOTO 11. The SUmmer Mill--and the industries remains a hidden staging area. In order to is unfinished cor- add East Keddie, a logging area was removed, and the area was widened 6 to 12 inches to make room for the East Keddie yards and turntable. In addition, as I moved closer and closer to modeling a particular prototype, it was no surprise that I changed a fictitious area included in the original plan to an area based on Blairsden, another location on the proto type. Even with all of these changes, there are still additional changes that I wish I would have incorporated into the design of the layout. If! were starting over (with the knowledge I have now), I would have built the entire layout as a multi-level layout rather than using the second deck just for the logging area. A multi-level layout would have allowed a much broader curve approaching the Keddje bridge, as well as providing room for longer sidings. It would have also pro vided room to have Oroville exposed (rather than hidden) and a few more of the well-known railfan locations such as Pulga and Tobin. The current design of the layout pro vides for point-to-point operation, along with the ability to run the layout in a con tinuous loop mode when desired. Several major railfan locations are duplicated, including the Keddie Wye bridge and the yards at Keddie. Staging is provided through a hidden yard at Oroville and a complementary yard at Portola. Passing tracks are available for mainline trains at Merlin, Keddie, and Blajrsden. Local 56 RAILMODELjOURNAL ' MAY 2000 freights can switch tracks at Keddie and Blairsden. The High Line is replicated with a stub-end link into my workshop. While one of more original design goals was to incorporate sidings for local freights, this goal has not really been achieved to any great degree. David Barrows, builder of the operational intense Cat Mountain and Santa Fe, upon observing my construction to date, noted that the resulting layout is, at this point, actually a railfan layout. This was an interesting point and a correct assump tion, based on the limited number of sid ings for way freight at this point. At this point, all of the benchwork and track are complete for the Feather River portion of the route. Scenery is about 85% complete for this area; struc tures haven't been started yet, although several have been mocked-up from com puter-aided drafting (CAD) drawings printed on cardstock. These mock-ups help visualize the final scenery and go a long way to help visitors recognize familiar locations and landmarks. The next major project will be construction of the Keddie bridge and the Highline bridge. Initially, I had reservations regarding modeling a particular prototype, espe cial ly a well-known prototype such as the Western Pacific through the Feather River Canyon. However, I have found that this approach has given me a better direction in my modeling. Rather than selecting modeling projects on a whim or fancy, I know exactly what I needed to complete a scene or round out a train. RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 57 MODELING FROM THE PROTOTYPE Researching the prototype, the terrain being modeled, the time period, and the scenery surrounding my prototype has been both informative and a lot of fun to boot. While such a research task may seem daunting at first, I have fou nd a number of sources of information. Visiting and photographing the areas can provide all of the information needed to correctly duplicate the scenery for the area being modeled. Visiting museums in the area, sllch as the one at Quincy and Portola, has provided additional informa tion. One of the most rewarding areas of research has been talking to and gather ing information and photos from people who either worked on the Western Pacific or lived in the area. Once sllch people recognize your interests and desire to accurately model an area or rail road they themselves enjoy, they are more than willing to share their knowl edge and experiences. Choosing a proto type to model rather than a freelance rai l road has allowed me to meet a nllmber of railroaders, historians, and other model ers and establish many new friendships. I initially needed considerable coax ing to limit my modeling to a particular prototype, both in location and era. PHOTO 18. Jordan Products trucks and steam However, it has been extremely reward shovel are at work building the right of way for ing and has led to an expanded circle of the U.S. highway up the Feather modeling friends. I'd recommend this approach to other modelers. It certainly has made the hobby more enjoyable fo r me. RMJ PHOTO 21.The roundhouse and turntable at East Keddie are certainly small enough to be recreat ed realistically in HO scale. -photo circa September 1938 by J. E. Boynton PHOTO 24. The Portola station and offices of the Western Pacific. Jim will model a somewhat shortened repli ca of this structure in styrene. -Bob Larson photo PHOTO 23. The Portola yard and roundhouse were much larger than that at Keddie. Jim will model a some what-reduced replica of the round house as well as the water towers and most outbuildings. -photo taken on May 29, 1938 by W. C. Whittaker PHOTO 19. The Blairsden depot will be duplicated in styrene sheet plastic with modified Grandt Line windows and doors. -photo circa September 1938 by J. E. Boynton PHOTO 20. This was about all there was to Blairsden on June 25, 1939. Jim will model all of the buildings and tracks in this scene. -Guy Dunscomb photo from the J. E. Boynton collec tion RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 59 ------[ DIESEL MODELING ]----:------DIESEL MODELl Yo u can do it. Use these indexes of articles on how brands of models aie listed, the first brand indicates� individual modelers used prototype photos as a guide the body and the second listing is the chassis (in soine� . :; to installing detail ' parts to recreate specific real rail cases, Rail Power provides the frame' as . well as the"i road locomotives. The indexes include two types of body, while Athearn provides only the motors, drive:'; articles: the first series includes articles that show only shafts and trucks). Each article includes a completet: the prototype locomotive as part of "The Journal's" Bill of Materials of all .,arts, p�illts �nd decals. usecq:! monthly series of "One-Detail-At-A-Time" articles The articles. in boldi9 detailed and painted to match the prototype locomo model so it .matches · that specific prototype in every� tive in an accompanying photograph. When . two detail. ""�;'; DIESELS, One-Detail-At-A-Time: E8A as ATSF 81 and 85 Jan. 91 GP38 as B&O 38 16 Nov. 93 Alco E8A as C&O 4005 Feb. 95 GP38-2 as MKT 314 (w/HO decals) June 89 C628 as Southern Pacific 7102 and 7118 June 99 E8A as IC 4025 March 94 GP38-2 as Conrail 8077 April 93 C628 as Lehigh valley 626 and 628 Jan. 00 E8A as PRR 5793 July 93 GP38-2 as BN 2088 Feb. 98 FA I as GN 3 TOA July' 90 E8A as UP 936 May 93 GP38-2 Rock Island 4300 and 43 12 March 99 FA I as Union Pacific 1640 Ap rIl 97 FT spotti!l�_guide Nov. 96 GP40 as Penn Central 3252 Jan. 90 FA I as L&NE 70 1 Oct. 93 FTA and FrB-as Santa Fe 189 Nov. 96 GP40 as RI 4705 Nov. 92 FA2 as NYC 1110 AUO'. 91 F3 diesels in color B&M GM&O July 89 GP40 as CN 4007 Jan. 93 FA2 & FB2 spotting guide Sep't. 91 F3 diesels in color Erie, DL&W and E-L Sept. 89 GP40X as 3804 and 3809 Feb. 00 PA I as ATS F 58 Sept. 89 F3 diesels in color TP&W, SN(WP), Nov. 89 GP40-2 as Chessie (B&O) 4302 March 92 PA I as New York Central 420 I and 4204 Ma y 98 CNJ, SAL GP60 as EMD Demo 5 June 95 PA l as Union Pacific 600 and 604 Jun. 98 F7A and F7B Phase I spotting guide Feb. 99 GP60 as SSW 9704 March 93 PA2 as Southern Pacific 6023 and 6035 Sept. 98 F3 and F7 as Santa Fe 1 3C, 19 and 45 Feb. 99 GP60M as ATSF 105 Jan. 97 PAl as Erie-Lackawanna 858 and Nov. 98 F7 A as Penn Central (PRR) 1903 Oct. 90 MP 15DC as CNW 1304 and 1307 Sept. 96 Erie 859 FP7A as C&O 803 1 Dec. 90 P40 " Genesis" as Amtrak 806/808 March 98 RS I as Chicago & North Western May 99 FP7 A as PRR 9835 Nov. 91 NW2 spOiling guide Nov. 93 (M & St. Ll 211 and 22 1 F40PH as Amtrak 206 Sep't. 90 NW2 as ATSt: L405 Feb. 94 RS3 as D&H' 4085 May 94 GP7 Phase [as WM 21 Feb. 90 SD7 as SP 1431 Sept. 95 S2 as NYC 854 1 Aua. 93 GP7 Phase n as PRR 8557 Aug. 89 SD9 as Southern (ex-CG) 207 Al>ril 90 S4 as NYC 9736 MarCh 91 GP7 Phase II as MEC 574 Jan. 92 SD9 as C&S (CB&O) 823 Oct. 95 S2 as B&O 9133 and 9166 Dec. 97 GP9 Phase II as Chessie (B&O) 6607 June 92 SD9 as Chessle ( B&O ) 1836 Sept. 93 S2 as Pennsylvania Railroad 890 1 July 99 GP9 Phase Tl as SP 5788 June 90 SD9 as SP 4418 Aug. 91 S2 as Union Pacific I1I1 and 1151 Oct. 99 GP7 Phase Tl as ATS F 2837 March 97 SD9 as Southern Pacific 3914 J une 97 Baldwin GP9 Phase III as Southern Pacific 57 13 July 97 GP9, Phase IV, as Burlington (C&SS) 83 March 00 RS- 12 as SAL 1466 Dec. 92 GP15 -1 as Conrail 1633 Oct. 89 SD35 as Conrail 6022 July 96 S-12 as MKT 24 and 34 Nov. 99 GPI 8 as B&M 1752 Sept. 92 SD38 as B&LE 862 June 96 EMD GPI8 as Rl 1352 March 95 SD39 as CSX 4 ??? BL2 as C&O 83 Nov. 89 GPI8 as rCG 94 10 Oct. 97 S 040 as CR 6249 Sept.·9i CF7 spotting gu ide Aug. & Oct. 90 GPI8 as Norfolk & Western 92 1 Jan. 98 SD40 as C&O 7450 April 96 CF7 in color AT SF. NS, MC, PV, Aug. 90 GP35 spotting gu ide A}>ril 92 SD40-2 as Family Lines 8100 June 91 AMTRAK, BRW GP35 as B&CT(Chessie) 35 10 uly' 95 SD40-2 as ConraIl 6409 and 64 10 Jan. 99 CF7 in color FN, PV, IR. FM. CC&G Oct. 90 GP35 as C&NW 826 AprIl 94 SD40-2 "Snoot" as Union Pacific 8008 CF7 as SEK 1000 (ex-ATSF 2542) Aug. 90 GP35 as CR 2276 April 92 and 8009 Aug. 99 DD35A ( DD40A) as UP83 June 93 GP35 as SP 6333 Sept. 94 SD40-2 as Milwaukee Road 167 and 174 Api'll 00 E7A as PRR 5865 Oct. 92 GP35 as UP 757 Aug. 92 SD40T-2 as SP 8304 May 91 60 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 SD45 as C&NW 917 Feb. 93 GP35 Rail Power body/Athearn Aug. 92 B23-7 Rail Power body/Athearn as July 91 SD45 as CNW 8582 Jan. 95 as Soo 730 by Bob Rivard UP 124 by Warren Joh nson SD45 as CSX 8903 Oct. 91 GP35 Rail Power body/Athenrn May 93 B23-7 Rail Power body/Athearn July & Oct. 93 SD45 as SP 7558 Aug. 95 as AT SF 2858 by Dana Stark as AT SF 743 1 by Dana Stark SD45 as E-L 802 Dec. 95 GP35 Kato ns SSW 6502 by Bob Rivard .Ian. 95 B30-7 as CSX5672, fro m Athearn and Aug. 96 SD45 as BN 6435 and 6485 Oct. 98 GP35 as EMD Leasing 182, by Mike Rose Oct. 96 Rail Power Products parts, by Alex King SD45-2 as E-L 3679 Dec. 94 GP38-2 Athearn (how-to add June 89 C30-7 Rail Power body/Athearn Oct. 90 S D50 as CSXT (B&O) 8581 July 94 "One-Detail-At-A-Time") as MKT 304 as NW 8024 by Gordon Cardell SD60 as EMD/Oakway 9038 Dec. 89 GP38-2 Athearn as GTW 6223 Dec. 94 C30-7 Rail Power body/Atheru·n Feb. 91 SD60 as NS 659 1 April 91 � Tony Horvatin as ATSF 8077 by Great Escape Hobby SD60 as NS 6634 Jan. 96 GP38-2 upgrade to match Missiouri March 99 C30-7 Rail Power cab/Atheam as June 94 SD60 as AT SF 40 1 1 Aug. 98 Pacific prototypes UP 244B by Mike Daniels SD60 as Conrail 6845 and 6853 Sepl. 99 GP40 Cannon cab/Athearn as WM 3798 Sept. 92 B30-7B Smokey Valley cab/Athearn Feb. 91 SD60 as Union Pacific 6028 Dec. 99 by Ed Sanicky as BN 40 18 by Gordon Cardell SD60M as UP 6259 Oct. 94 GP40 Con-Cor as RI 47 12 by Bob Rivard Oct. 92 C36-7 Rail Power body/Athearn as May 93 SD70M as Southern Pacific 9805 and Dec. 98 GP40 fro m Athearn and Cannon pans as Aug. 99 UP 9029 by Warren Jo hnson 9822 733 and 735 by Bob Rivard Dash 8-40B Rail Power body/ July & Oct. 93 SD75M as AT SF 205 Nov. 95 GP40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as Feb. 92 Athearn as AT SF 800 by Dana Stark SD80MAC as Conrail 4101 and 4109 July 98 D&RGW 3099 by Mike Elkin Dash 8-40CW Rail Power body/ Nov. 92 SD90MAC as UP 80 12 and 8024 Sepl. 97 GP40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as July 92 Athearn as AT SF 800 by Dana Stark SW1 spotting guide Jan. 93 Readina 3673 by Ed Sanicky Dash 8-40CW Rail Power body/ Nov. 92 SWI as BN !lS Jan. 93 GP40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as Sepl. 92 Athearn as AT SF 814 by DaVid Hussey SW9 as B&O (Chessie) 9620 May 96 WP 3548 by Clyde Queen, Jr. Dash 9-44CW Rail Power body/ Feb. 95 SW9 as Union Pacific 1851 Ay ril 98 GP40-2LW as Canadian National 9607, April 96 Athearn (ki t-conversion, how-to) as SW 1000 spotting guide }' eb. 91 an illustrated kil-conversion from an CNW 8503 by Ray Meyer SW 1200 as Baltimore and Ohio May 96 Athearn 1-10scale GP40-2, by To ny Horvatin Dash 9-44CW as British Columbia July 96 (Chessie) 9620 GP60 as Santa Fe 4033 from Athearn's Aug. 98 Rail 4645, an N scale kit-conversion SW1SOO spotting guide Feb. 91 kit, by Bob Ernst usino Prototype N's body on a Spectrum SW 1500 as SLSF 329 Feb. 91 GP60M Cannon cab/Athearn as May 91 Das1l8-40CW chassis, by Michael Livingston FAIRBANKS-MORSE AT SF 100 by Ernest Rizzuto Dash 9-44CW as UP 9735 Nov. 97 HI 0-44 as PRR 9080 Feb. 92 GP60M Cannon cab/Athearn as April 92 CN Dash 9-44CW from Athearns kits by July 99 HI6-44 as N&W 114 June 94 Maersk 146 by Ed McCaslin Reo Neale GE NW2 KalO as Soo 300 by Bob Rivard July 95 U28� Stewart as RI 253 by Mike Daniels Auo.93 AC44CW as CSXT 9100 Feb. 96 SD7 Proto 2000 as CB&Q (C&S) Oct. 95 U30C from cut-down Atheru·n body shells Fe\). 00 AC44CW as UP 9998 Dec. 96 81 0 ( kit-up �rade how-to) Qy Roben Schleicher on Atlas chassis as Soo diesels by Bob Rivard B30-7 as CSX 5562 AUIl. 96 Santa Fe SD.,9 by Stephen Priest A.pril 98 N SCALE MODELING PROJECTS : C30-7 spotting guide Feu. 97 SD39 from Cannon parts with scratchbuilt Dec. 99 ALCO C30-7 as ConraiT 6582 Feb. 97 body shell and walkways by Chris Zygmunt PA I, Upgrading Con-Cor's models, April 97 Dash 7 spotting guide SejJt. 89 SD40 Kato as Soo 738 by Bob Rivard May 92 steQ- by-step liy Bill Pearce Dash 8 spotting guide Ma y 90 SD40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as .I uly 90 EMU Dash 8 spotting guide Sept. 90 UP 3440 and 3493 I:>Y Tim Fornstrom Scale-size wire handrails for N scale Feb. 96 Dash 9 spotting guide March 96 SD40-2 Athearn as UP 3593 Oct. 91 diesels (step-by-step how-to) by Bill Pearce Dash 8 and Dasl1 9 spotting guide Dec. 96 "Desen Storm" by Warren Johnson E8A and E8 B Upgr ading the Kato Nov. 96 (the AC4400CW units) SD 40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as July 92 Models, by B ill t'earce Dash 8-32BWH as Amtrak 503 and 517 April 99 MKT 629 by Rick Groom GP9B kit-conversion from Atlas Model to Nov. 99 Dash 8-40BW as AT SF 507 May 97 SD40-2 Athearn as Montana Rail Link Feb. 93 match Union Pacific by Bill Pearce Dash 8-40C as UP 9162 May 90 256 by Tami McClung GP20 Proto 2000 (kit-conversion Mar. 96 Dash 8-40CW as CSXT 7777 Ap n l95 SD40-2 GSB body/Athearn as Sept. 93 how-to) as AT SF 1122 by Bill Pearce Dash 8-40CW as CR 6055 Ju ly 92 RI 4792 by Mike Daniels GP30B kit-conversion from Atlas GP30 May 00 Dash 9-44CW as AT SF 632 March 96 SD40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as April 94 by Bill Pearce Dash 9-44CW as CNW 860 I Oct. 96 KCS 675 by Mike Daniels GP35 Atlas/N Scale of Nevada as Aug. 92 44-Ton as ATSF 460 March 90 SD40-2 Athearnas MKT 63 1 May 95 UP 740 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. U25B as C&O 811 4 Dec. 93 by Scott Bimson GP38-2 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as Nov. 91 U25B as Milwaukee 5000 Nov. 93 S040-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as Feb. 96 SP 4843 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. U25B as SP 6750 July 89 BN 7277 by Mike Dnniels GPSO KatofN Scale of Nevada as Jan. 92 U28C as L&N 1526 Nov. 90 SD40-2 as Norfol k Southern 6131, July 96 SSW 9620 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. U30C as CR 6838 Dec. 91 fro m Athearn's HO scale kit, by Alex King GP50 upgrade to match Santa Fe prototypes. U33C as ATSF 85 11 May 95 SD40-2 as Norfolk Southern 6121 , lVlay, 98 from Ka to's model, by. Bill Pearce Feb. 99 HO SCALE: by Andy HaI·man GP60 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as Mar. 92 Ako SD'I0-2B Cannon cab/Athearn as Jan. 92 SP 9704 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. RS18 (MLW) Atlas (kit-conversion Jan. 91 BN 7500 by Richard Barnes SD9 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as July 91 how-to) as CN361 8 by Jay Rotsch SD40T-2 Atllearn as SP 8352 May 91 SP4418 (Kodachrome) by J. Fred Coots, Jr. HH660 kit-conversion how-to from Atlas Dec. 97 I:>Y Kermit Gaines SD40 KatofN Scale of Nevada as Sept. 91 S2 and RS3 parts, by Stan Rydarwicz S04 0T-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as March 94 SP 7360 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. EMD SP 8338 by Mike Daniels SD40 Kato as SP7347 by Bill Peal·ce Jan. 93 Santa Fe 1450 "Beep" by Bob Ernst Feb. 98 SDF40-2 on the Santa Fe from March 99 SD40-2 Bachmann/N Scale of Nevada Aug. 91 Wrecked Santa Fe GP 7 on flat car March 98 Athearn's SDP45 as SP 5022 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. by Bob Ernst SD45 Cannon cnb/Athearn as UP 25 May 94 SD40-2 Bachmann/N Scale of Nevada May 92 CF7 Rail Power body/Athearn as Aug. 90 I:>Y Mike Daniels as UP 3526 I:>Y J. Fred Coots, Jr. AT SF 2543 by Gordon Cardell S045MK Morrison Knudsen SD45 from Jan. 99 SD40-2W as Ca nadian National 524 1 May 96 CF7 Rail Power body/Athearn as Oct. 90 Rai I Power and Athearn Parts, by Bob and 5248, N scale kit-conversion from Kalo AT SF 2634 by Gordon Cardell Ernst and Prototype N jJarts, by Michael Livingston E8A [HC (Rivaross i )/Hobbytown Jan. 91 SDP45U as Santa Fe 98 from Atheal·n's Nov. 98 AP38-2 as MoPac s diesel, May 97 as ATSF 87 by Albert Hetzel kit by Bob Ernst I:lY Buzz Lenander E8A THC (Rivarossi)/Athearn Jan. 91 SD5b Rail Power body/Athearn as Nov. 91 SD60 superdetailinll the Atlas model with Dec. 99 (Proto Power West-kit conversion D&RGW 5507 by Go rdon Cardell scale-Size handrailS by Bill Pearce llOw-tO) as AT SF 87 by Albert Hetzel SD60 Rail Power body/Athearn as Dec. 90 SD60MAC superdetaillllg the Atlas model ??? F3A and B Stewart as KCS 30 April 92 EMD Demo I by Bill Schultz to match UllIon Pacific prototypes by Bill by Tom Bartzen SD60 Rail Power body/Athearn as April 91 Pearce F3)\ and B Stewart as CB&Q Nov. 92 NS 6672 by Warren Johnson GE 125A & 125B SD60 Rail Power body/Athearn as Jan. 96 Scale-size wire handrails for N scale Feb. 96 F7A on the SOO fro m Stewart's kit June 97 NS 6632 by Alex King diesels (stepcby-step how-to) bv Bill Pearce by Bob RivaroI SD60M Rail Power body/Athearn as Nov. 90 Dash 8-40CW as Santa Fe 803 from Rail Dec. 98 F7B Highliner body/Stewart Nov. 95 BN 922 1 by Gordon Cardell Power Products kit with etched-metal as Soo 2204C by Bob Rivard SD60M Rair Power body/Athearn Oct. 94 detail parts (including step-by-step F7 A as Rock Island 116 and 120 fro m Jan. 00 ( kit-conversion how-to) as UP 6292 information on installing etcfled sleps), InterMountain kits by Bob Rivard I:>Y Robert Schleicher by Stephen F. Cerka F40PH Life-Like/Proto Power West Sept. 90 S060M Phase II as Burlington June 96 Dash 9-44CW as British Columbia July 96 (Athearn kit-conversion how-to) as Northern 9289, an HO scale kit Rail 4645, as N scale kit-conversion using Amtrak 229 conversion from Athearn drive ProtoJyp e N's body on a Spectrum Dash GP7 Tyco body/Atlas as SOO 24 1 1 June 93 train components and Rail Power 8-40CW chassis, oy Michael Livingston by Bob Rivard Products body and chassis, by Mike Daniels Dash 8-40B Kato/N Scale of Nevada Au!!� . 94 GP7 as MoPac diesels, by Lee Freeman April 97 S070, SD70l,SD70M, SD?5I and Jan. 99 (kit-conversion how-to) AT SF 7432 GP9 Front Range as SP 5603 & 5604 June 90 SD75M prototypes for the Genesis by Bill Pearce by Joe Swain (by Athearn) models, by D. Scott Chatfield Dash-9-44CW Kato factory-painted July 98 GP9 Cary body/Athearn as UP 211 April 91 SDYO MAC in HO scale with Rail Power Sept. 97 diesel upgrade with decals and details, by Tim Fornstrom Products and Athearn parts Buzz Lenander GPI5- 1 Smok� Valley body/Athearn, Jan. 92 SD90MAC-H from Rail Power March 00 Dash 9-44CW as BNSF diesels from Sept. 98 M P 1680 by Richard Barnes Product� Athearn and Cannon parts Kato's model by Buzz Lenander GP I5-1 as Missouri Pacific 1562, from Sept. 92 SW 1200 Lannon cab/Athearn as April 92 GP38-2 on the MIssouri Pacific, May 97 Athearn and Smokey Valley Palts by Soo 433 & 437 by Bob Rivard from Kato's model by Buzz Lenander Lee Freeman SW 1200RS Athearn (SW7 kil-conversion) Oct. 93 U30C Kalo as UP 286 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. Mar. 92 GP 18 Proto 2000 as RI 1351 March 95 as CN 1396 by Tony Horvatin U30C Kato body/M initrix as OCl. 92 by Bob Rivard SW 1500 Athearn as WP 150 I June 95 WesternPacific 7924 by Kent Charles GP 1 8 Proto 2000 as MoPac 1858 Feb. 97 by Clyde Oueen, Jr. U33C Kalo body'/M initnx as Oct. 92 by Lee Freeman S W 1 5UO as Missiouri Pacific 1519, May 99 AT SF 873 1 by Kent Charles GP30 as Great Northern 3000, from June 98 l>Y Lee Freeman U33C Kato as BN 5704 Oct. 91 Bachmann's model, by D uane Buck GE by J. Fred Coots, J r. GP35 Rail Power body/K ato Motor/ June 92 Superdetailing the Dash-8s Nov. 92 U33C Kato as CR 6569 Dec. 91 Athearn as RI 32 1 by Bob Rivard (a step-by-step how-to) by David Hussey by J. Fred COOlS, J r. RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 61 [EXPERIENCE] ------ UPGRADING Upgrading Atlas, Delaware Valley or Bachmann covered hop duplicate these layouts exactly. Most of the track plans list pers with wire handrails and end SUPPOJ1S, November 1995. ed below, however, include the precise locations of curve N SCALE MODELS Correct-scale handrails and stanchions, the easy way, for any centers, the locations of turnout points and frogs and the (Article appears on pages 23-25 of this issue.) N scale diesel locomotive, by Bill Pearce, February 1996. locations of track elevations. All of these locations are nec Pan I of this series, on upgrading the Atlas or Bachmann PS- Addino roof hatch detail to Atlas, Delaware Valley or essary to recreate and/or modify a plan in full size to build 2 three-bay covered hoppers with Plano roofwalks and Ba lmann covered hoppers, May 1996. that model railroad. Some of the articles are discussions of truck-mounted couplers, June 1992. d Converting the Kato SD40 and Bachmann or Con-Cor track planning principles that apply to any layout. Pan II, on upgrading Atlas (and most other brands) open-top SD40-2 into Canadian wide-cab diesels, by Michael Ottawa Silica S and prototype plant photos with both model hoppers with N Scale of Nevada body-mount coupler Livingston, May 1996. and prototype track plans, August and September 1989. adapters, November 1992. Upgrading Walthers N scale Thrall intermodal well cars with Frank Ellison's town, Donaldson, and its oil depot, Part Ill, on upgrading Atlas box cars with Plano roofwalks, Gold Medal Models etched-metal walkways, steps and November 1990 and April 1991. Micro-Trains steps, brake wheels, wheel sets and body grabirons, June 1 996. B&O on two decks in N scale (4 x 1 6 fe et) or HO scale (5.5 mount couplers, plus brush-on pastel chalk weathering, Upgrading MDC/Roundhouse three-bay rib-side and offset x 29 feet), March and June 1991. February 1993. side hoppers with lowered bodies and Micro-Trains cou ATSF/BN/D&RGW "Joint Line" on two decks, in HOscale . Part IV, on upgrading the Precision Masters 54-foot covered plers, August 1997. in 12.75 x 20.5 feet, July and August 1991. hoppers with shaded-in roofwalk details, Micro-Trains Upgrading Kato USRA Heavy 2-8-2 locomotives to match Thurmond, West Virginia. February 1990 and April 1992. brake wheels, wheel sets and couplers, with the Precision Southern and Burlington prototypes, October and Frank Ellison's town. Raymondale, with plans and back Master body-mount coupler adapters, May 1993. November 1997. ground planning "A Town Is More Than A Station." May Part V, on upgrading any of the MDC (Roundhouse) 50-foot Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad L- I 2-8-2 with GHQ's 1992 and April 1993. cars or reefers with Micro-Trains body-mount couplers, cast-metal conversion kit for Kato's Mikado, June 1998. Modeling the city, a compact track plan (2.5 x 6.5 feet in HO brake wheels & wheelsets, July 1993. Upgrading Kato's factory-painted GE C44-9W diesel with scale, I x 3.5 feet in N scale or 4.5 x 12 feet in 0 scale. Part VI, on upgrading the Atlas or Bachmann 55-foot Center details and new decals, by Bill Pearce, July 1998. June 1992. Flow covered hoppers with Micro-Trains body-mount Upgrading Model Power 40-foOI box carsto duplicate 1920- Layout design improvements for existing layouts, a critique couplers, low-profile wheelsets and brake wheels and 1923 AAR 40-foot single-door box cars, by Keith of the N scale Cumberland Valley Railroad of Bill and Plano etched-metal roofwalks, August 1993. Kohlmann, August 1998. Wayne Reid, by the Reids and Doug Gurin, July 1994. Part VII, on upgrading Micro-Trains box cars or reefers with Upgrade Kato's GE Dash 9-44CW to match BNSF proto Jim Providenza's double-deck Santa Cruz Northern, based body-mounted couplers and (where applicable) Plano types, by Buzz Lenander, September 1998. on the Western Pacific Ra ilroad, appeared in the etched-metal roofwalks, September 1993. Upgrade InterMountain's PFE RAO-23 reefers, by Keith December 1991 issue, and articles on the operations on Part vnl. on installing Micro-Trains couplers on diesel loco Kohlmann, September 1998. that model railroad appeared in the May and July 1992. motives, October 1993. Upgrade E-R Models and Model Power bay window May, June and September 1 993 and July 1994 issues. Pan IX, on upgrading Con-Cor's extended-vision cupola cabooses with Micro-Trains ladders, railings, wheel sets Modeling Minnewaukan, North Dakota, prototype plans caboose with Micro-Trains couplers and finer ladders and and couplers, January 1999. circa 1902 and 1970, December 1994. railings, November 1993. (A conversion with a complete Kit-Conversion and upgrade for InterMountain's 50-foot 8 x 9-foot double-deck HO scale layout, the Coquille & chassis appeared in the July 1994 issue.) box car to a Pennsy X-38 car in N scale by Keith Crescent City, by Ed Vondrak. February 1995. Pan X, on upgrading MDC/Roundhouse N scale tank cars Kohlmann, February 1999. 10 x 20-foot track plan for Ed Spiller's HO scale Vermont with Plano (or Gold Medal Models) etched-metal plat Upgrade Kato's EMD GP50 to match a Santa Fe prototype, based Danby, Ludlow & Springfield Railroad. A pril fo rms, ladders and walkways with Micro-Trains steps by Bill Pearce, February 1999. 1995. and low-profile wheel sets, February 1994. 40-foot AAR 1932 box car kit-conversion and upgrades 10-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch N scale (adaptable, in the same Part XI, on upgrading Micro-Trains flat cars or gondolas from Model Power reefer models, by Keith Kohlmann, space to HO scale) shelf layout plan. The We stmont with body-mounted couplers, low-profile wheel sets and April 1999. Central. by Ed Vondrak, June 1995. simulated wood-grain decks, May 1994. Union Pacific cabooses in N scale from Golden West I O-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch HO scale shelf layout plan, the Pan Xll, on upgrading Con-Cor extended-vision cabooses Models kits, by Bill Pearce, May 1999. Auburn & Winchester, by Ed Vo ndrak, August 1995. with Micro-Trains chassis, couplers and ladders, July 1994. Milwaukee Road rib-side box cars from Micro 27x47-foot HO scale DM&lR (Missabe Nonhern) double (A similar conversion, with only new ladders, wheel sets Trains or DeLuxe Innovations models, by James deck layout as built and as projected improved version, and couplers, appeared in the February 1993 issue.) R. Nelson, June 1999. by Jeff Otto, December 1995. Part XIII, on upgrading Bachmann's extended-vision Kit-conversions: 40-foot 1 932 AAR box cars from NTRAK module planning using transition modules and caboose with Micro-Trains caboose chassis trucks, cou Model Power reefers, by Keith Kohlmann, July multi-module sets for more realistic scenes, by Kelley plers and ladders, September 1994. 1999. Newton, December 1 995. Pan XIV, on upgrading the Bachmann fou r-wheel caboose Body-mount Micro-Trains couplers on lowered 10 x 20-foot track plan for Ed Spiller's HO scale Vermont with Micro-Train cou plers and (an optional) new body, cars, by Bill Pearce, October 1999. based Danby, Ludlow & Springfield Railroad, April October 1994. Upgrading Atlas SD60diesels, with wire handrails, to match 1995. Pan XV, on upgrading the Con-Cor auto rack cars with Union Pacific prototypes. by Bill Pearce, December 10-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch N scale (adaptable, in the etched-metal side panels and Micro-Trains trucks and 1999. same space to HO scale) shelf layout plan of The couplers, November 1994. Upgrading MDC three-bay panel-side hoppers, by Scott Westmont Central, by Ed Vo ndrak, June 1995. Pan XVI, upgrading Atlas or Micro-Trains two-bay Center Seekins, January 2000. I O-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch HO scale shelf layout plan, the Flow CF2980 covered hopper cars with body-mounted Streamlined passenger cars from American Model Builders, Auburn & Winchester, by Ed Vo ndrak, August 1995. couplers, etched-metal roofwalks and new wheelsets, American Models Limited and Brass Car Sides parts, by 17-foot x 7-foot 6-inch HO scale Modoc Mine Division of the January 1 995. Bill Pearce, February and March 2000. Santa Fe Southwestern, by Ed Vondrak, October 1995. Upgrading N scale freight cars with inked-on shadows to Upgrading Atlas SD60M diesels, with wire handrails, to Using removable and interchangeable structures or dioramas make molded-on grabirons and ladders appear to be sep match Union Pacific prototypes, by Bill Pearce, April to model diffe re nt eras on the same layout or module as arate wire pans, April 1 995. 2000 parts of the "A Change of Scene" series, January 1996. Pan XVll. upgrading Atlas 50-foot FGE box cars with Kit-convening Atlas GP30 models into GP30B, by Bill Modeling specific real railroad scenes on the L&N, as recre etched-metal steps, platforms, brake wheels and Micro Pearce, May 2000. ated by Michael George in HO scale, February 1996. Trains couplers, June 1995. Two lO x II-foot rooms, HO scale Cedar Falls & Maple Pan XVIII, upgrading Atlas PS-2 two-bay covered hoppers Valley, by Ed Vo ndrak, March 1996. with Gold Medal Models roofwalks, Micro-Traius cou LAYO UT DESIGN Turnouts versus sector plates, a pair of 2 x 8-foot switching plers and weathering, August 1995. on 51-59 of {Article appears pages thisissue.} layouts with the space-saving advantages of the sector Pans I through IX of this series also appeared in the Most of the articles on layouts already completed in our Note: plate, by Ed Vondrak, May 1996. book, monthly series "Your Layout, On To ur" include a track dia THEJOURNAL OF N SCALE MODELING. Building racks to transpon and store modular layout sec Adding shadow details to simulate wire grabirons and lad gram that indicates approximately where the track is routed. tions, by the Midwest Valley Modelers, May 1996. ders on 40-foot box cars, August 1995. These plans are intended to give you a general impression of Gifford & Tiosa RR, a bedroom-sized layout for HO or N Derail-proofing Con-Cor's 'Fuel Foiler' intermodal articu the layout and where the photographs were taken. Few mod scale, by Ed Vo ndrak, August 1996. lated spine cars, September 1995. elers 1V0uid have identical spaces where they might want to 62 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 container and trailer River 2000, 20 15 and 2090, 86-foot ling the Wesern Pacific's Feather Railroad's Shenandoah Mode 1992 and May Modelino the Norfolk Western flat cars, the prototypes, March & 1938,in 20 x 20-feet in HO scale, by basement, by Jim Route, circa Divis on in HO scale in a 52 x 94-foot 1995. 2000. i Jim Dias, May into open auto Brewer, October 1996. 2000, 89-foot flat cars kit-converted easy staging for two 1998. A poim-IO-point layoUl with a loop and rack cars, by Mike Budde, August 96. by towns, by Don Coppola, November 19 UPGRADING AT HEARN 2025, 40-foot containers prototypes used plan to an NTRAK 1998. Adapting a prototype oil refinery track FREIGHT CARS OOCL, by David Casdorph, October by Buzz Lenander, November 1996. and 20-foot containers prototypes used module, by . . (A rticle appears on pages 8- 11 28-37 2050, to recreate IIldustnal 1998. "A Change of Scene," using oil depots of thu usue.) OOCL, by David Casdorph, October 66, January 1997. is the Athearn car kit con scenes circa 1931, 1946, 1956 and 19 (The first four-digit number 2090, 40-foot steel grain-loading box division in HO 1991. Modeling the SOlllhern Railway's "Rathole" undecorated kit part number.) version to Santa Fe 22400, March box car as Pennsy a "stand-in"), scale, by J.D.Smith, February 1997. 1200, 40-foot single-door steel 5050, 50-foot single-door box car (as or double-deck shelf 1990. Kniohtstown andlor Princeton, a single X-37, by Curt LaRue, September March 1990. with sector plate upgrading, May prototype IC I yout for lOx 10 feet in HO or N scale, 1200, 40-foot box car underframe 5050, 50-foot single-door box car (as � 1997. staging yards, by Ed Vo ndrak, February 1991. 33682), June 1990. IIldustry on to double ("Rail Steel mills, concrete dealers and other heavy 1200, 40-foot box car kit-conversion 5070, 50-foot double-door exterior-post Yard Railroad, by by Tom Meacham, 1992. portable, modular layouts. The Calypso door as Pennsy class X-26C, box") box cars, the prototypes, February box cars, Phil Baggley, March 1997. August 1992. 5070, 50-foot double-door exterior-post layout for cars, the prototypes cars and Two shortlines, a dogbone-style walk-in 1200, 40-foot single-door box the prototypes for the fPD an Railbox April 1997. August 1996. 1999, 10 x 14 feet in HO scale, by Ed Vo ndrak, and paint and decal information, others, by Jaames Eager, December rfaces on the interior height, 40- Adapting N scale modular layouts to NTRAK inte 1200, 1941 AAR 10-foot 6-inch January, and February 2000. SubdivIsion, Dreadnaught ends, the proto Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's New River fo ot single-door cars with 515 5230, 40-foot double-sheathed box cars, and May 1997. 1994. by Bernard Kempinski,August 1996 March 1997. types, by Martin Lofton, February and Scene," Pari IV: Changing locomolives box car Westrail Kit upgrades, 54-foot 4,740-cubic-foot "A Chanoeo of . . . . 1200, 40-foot 5300, PS three-bay Virgulla as It IVaS on (as a rolling stock to recreate Hinton, West February 1995. capacity covered hopper, the prototypes May 1997. (as a "Car Spotters , January June 15, 1956 and November 15, 1973, 1285, bay window caboose "Car Spotters Guide"), by James Eager around-the-wall October, Staging tracks on a giant turntable as part of Guide"), by Jim Eager, September, &July 1991. In HO scale, the 1996 and January cubic-foot layout designed for lO x 12 feet November and December 5300 PS three-bay 54-foot 4,740- July 1997. with wire Waldport & East Ridge, by Ed Vondrak, 1997. ca acity covered hopper upgrading in HO scale for a interior height, 50- � 60660, by Bob Two decks, no helix, a double-deck layout 1309, 1941 AAR I 0-foot 6-inch details, as Union Equity TCAX 1997. 515 Dreadnaught 9-foot 7-inch x II-foot space, October fo ot double-door cars with Rivard, May 1996. on the BN and Union October 1995 -foot-capac 12 x 18-foot N scale shelf layout based ends, by Richard Hendrickson, 5300, PS three-bay, 54-foot, 4,740-cubic Alene mountains, Soya Pacific operations in the Coeur d' and March 1996. ity covered hopper repainted as Central kit-conversion 1996. December 1997. 1336, 50-foot exterior-post box car PTLX 33793, by W. Te rry Stuart, July 45 to July June Scene," changing eras from July 19 double sliding doors, by Bob Rivard, three-bay 54-foot 4,740-cubic-foot "A Change of . to 5300, PS veillcies on Rick GW1X 1974, with locomotives, rolling stock and 1994. capacity covered hopper as Milwaukee February 1998. by Richard 1997. McClellan'S 1-10scale Frisco Railroad, 1349, 40-foot flat car upgrading, 97802 repaint car, by Mike Rose, October the Frisco on Rick cubic-foot Modeling real world scenes from Hendrickson, August 1993. 5300, PS three-bay, 54-foot, 4,740 1998. car upgrading. by Grain McClellan'S 1-10scale layout, February 1399, 50-foot piggyback Ilat capacity covered hopper as Welch layouts with carfloat 1989. 1998. Railroad on a wall; five I x 6-foot shelf Gregory LaRocca, October 388499 1, by Mike Daniels, September April 1998. into rack carsto cubic-foot interchange between shelves, by Ed Vondrak, 1399, 50-foot fiat car kit-convened 5300, PS three-bay, 54- foot, 4,740 track arrangements, Meyer, May 1999. thered with Layout design using specific prototype transport welded rails, by Ray capacity covered hopper heavily-wea lor's HOn3 East kit-conversion to November structures and scenery on Doug Tay 1449, 40-foot pulpwood flat car, rust as PLCX 1634, by Mike Rose, October 1993. Broad Top layout, May 1998. accurate model, by Larry Denton, 1998. scenes along the walkway removed), by ubic-foot Modeling from the prototype: recreating 1520, 62-foot tank car (with 5300, PS three-bay, 54-foot, 4,nO-c Rosnick's HO 1 797 (ex Burlington Northern in Iowa on Steve Bob Rivard, August 1992. capacity covered hopper as GCCX7 to 24-foot 1999. scale layout, June 1998. 1520, SO-foot tank car kit-conversion Sao Line), by Mike Rose, September Sunnyside passenger Lippen, March cubic-foot Modelino the Pennsylvania Railroad's "beercan" tank cars, by Dennis 5300, PS three-bay, 54-foot, 4,740 Yard in HO yard nd the Long Island Railroad's Freight 1999. capacity covered hopper as CS XT2242653 = tank car as and dec scale, by Nicholas Kalis, July 1998. 1549, 40-foot chemical (propane) weathered and decaled from the painted Railroad, with notes on July 1989. 1999. Modelino the Chesapeake and Ohio Skelgas, UTLX, by Frank Hodina, orated 531 1 kit, by Mike Rose, November Wilks, August 1998. CGTX by Spotters yard perations, in HO scale by Ted 1549, 40-foot chemical tank car as car, 5360, Wide Vision caboose (as a "Car � changes of season "A Change of Scene," Part VI: Te mporary Rich Gher, November 1993. Guide"), by Jim Eager, October 1995. 1998. car, seven prototypes, box cars as or era, by Gary Hoover, September 1549, 40-foot chemical tank 5520, 50-foot exterior-post sliding door Nashville Railroad's boom A revisit to modeling the Louisville and September 1989. IPD Railbox and others from the Boxcar scale, by Michael prototypes and 1999. Knoxville and Atlanta Division in HO 1570, 40-foot single-dome tank car of the seventies, by Jim Eager, December cars, by Richard hopper car kit George, September 1998. kit-conversions for twO 5400, 34-foot two-bay offset-side engine terminals on March Modeling midwestern Union Pacific Hendrickson, August 1996. PROFILE and upgrade, by Ed Hawkins, 1998. hopper as HO scale modules, by Mel Johnson, October 1900, 55-foot ACF CF5250 covered 1999 10- oot HO scale shelf 4, by Bob Rivard, The Smithfield and Western, a lO x f Honey-mead ACFX 5619 5447, 34-foot rib-side hopper, as Pennsy Class via a veni layout with a second deck of staging reached November 1992. H -3 1, by Ed Bley, July \99J. 1998. hoppers, pro (as a "Car cal turnout, by Ed Vo ndrak, November 1900, 55-foot ACF CF5250 covered 5460, 57-foot steel reefer, the prototypes HO scale shelf layout ide" series), by James December The Aberdeen Short Line, a 2 x 7-foot totypes ("Car Spotters Gu Spotters Guide"), by James Eager, with behind-the-scene staging and rail-marine carfloat Eager, November 1994. 1993. 1999. kits, the prototypes -3" intermodal staging, by Ed Vondrak, March . 1974, 89-foot two-door box car 5910, five-unit Gunderson "Maxi Minnesota, south, 111 upgrades (by Mark Scott Chatfield, BNSF/CP Rail Joint Line from SI. Paul, (by Scott Chatfield) and kit well cars, the prototypes, by D. 1999. HO scale, by Mike Soebbing, April Ala), January 1994. June 1994. in HO scale car converted to 60- exterior post Modeling the Yosemite Valley Railroad 1974, 89-foot two-door box 5880 50-foot Pullman-Standard Jack Burgess, February 1990. n with new in 20 x 20-feet on three decks, By foot car, by Robert Schleicher, fla -roof box cars, kit-conversio cars repainted and � the January 2000. 1974, 89-foot two-door box MDC roof and color photos nearly all the Southern March 1996. Eager, May Modeling Lodi, California, on weathered by Mike Budde, prototypes for the kits, by Jim 6-inch x 8-foot as EL 923 10, by Papcific inho scale in a 16-foot 1985, 89-foot fo ur-door box car 2000. 2000. 7-inch area, by Gene Martin, March Terry SllIart, June 1991. RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 2000 63 ------[ CALENDAR ]------ Publisher: Larry Bell Railroad Prototype August 10-13. NTRAK East Convention. 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Box 248, Yo rktown, IN 47396-0248 is import ing this HO scale Strauss trunnion bascule double-track lift bridge. The model is fully assembled and operates manually. See your dealer. Atlas is expanding their series of 60-foot N scale modern era box cars to include double-sliding door cars like this GT model. See your dealer. 66 RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 2000 ----��------�------� T'S NEW SCALE] [WHA ... 0 Bachmann is now shipping ready-to-run freight cars in ON30 (0 scale to operate an HO scale track) to make complete freight trains pulled by their 2-6-0. The new freight cars indude a box car, caboose, flat car and gondola. Walthers is now stripping injectiion-molded 0 scale plastic kit to build "Krazy Ken's Carlown" used car salesroom that is suitable for both 1/43 and 1148 scale vehicles. The kit is $49.98 from your dealers ..I\D ILMODE JOURNAl · MA'i ODD 1.."1----' L____ � ______------WHAT'S NEW ... HO SCALE] � �------ Sunshine Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MO PAC IFIC FRUIT EXPRESS 65808 is now shipping cast-resin kits to build PFE the PFE R-50-5 52-foot wood reefers. The cars 200364 were rebuilt from 47-foot cars in 1945-47 and they lasted in service into the late fifties. The kit is $34.00 less trucks and couplers, plus $4.00 shipping and handling. Walthers is now shipping this modern-era Blue Star Ready Mix industry. The prototypes are used to distribute cement delivered in covered hop pers to trucks. The kit is $39.98 Kadee is now producing ready-to-run 50-foot Pullman Standard PS-l single 9-foot door box cars. The first two models are this K ( S car and a GM&O model. The cars are $28.95. See your dealer. 68 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 2000 [WHAT'S NEW ... HO SCALE] fit their injection-molded plastic floor, roof and ends. Two com NKP Car, 8123 Ashgrove Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45244 is now offering etched-brass sides to and couplers plete kits are available. To duplicate the Budd-built Pennsy 10-6 and 21-roomette Pullman cars, is $62.00 less trucks Westerfield, 53 River Lane, Crossville, TN 38555 is now producing the second kit in their new series with one-piece cast-resin bodies that include both interior and exteri or detail. The Pennsy modernized G22B gon dola kit is $30.00 less trucks and couplers and the Yo ungstown container load is $20.00. Specify Pennsy or Reading decals. Funaro and Camerlengo, RD #3, Box 2800, Honesdale, PA 18413 is now shipping cast resin kits to build the Boston and Maine 40- foot low-side steel gondolas. The kit is $32.99 with decals, less trucks and couplers. BOOKS Edited by Robert Schleicher BOOK ORDER- Please send me the following books: _ Copies of the 92-page paperback book-Upgrading Athearn locomotives at $9.95 each postpaid. _ Copies of the 1 �O-page paperback book- Freight Car Models, Vol. l-Techniques, at $1 1.95 each postpaid. _ Copies of the 1 DB-page paperback book-Freight Car Models, Vol. II Box Cars, Book 1 at $1 1.95 each postpaid. _ Copies of the 1 DB-page paperback book-The Journal of N Scale Modeling at $1 1.95 each postpaid. _ Copies of the 1 �O-page paperback book-Covered Hoppers, Book One at $1 1.95 each postpaid. _ Copies of the 1 DB-page paperback book-layouts of the Masters at $1 1.95 each postpaid. Foreign Book Orders: Add $2.00 each. All payments must be in U.S. Funds PLEASE PRINT NAME ______2403 Champa Denver, CO 80205 ADDRESS ______ ClTY ______STATE ___ ZIP ____ PHONE ( _ Check or money order _ Card No. ______Exp. Date______ Signature ______TREAT YOURSELF TO A FOUR COURSE RIVETED TANK Doesn't it sound appetizing? The 2nd release of the 10,000 Gallon Ty pe 21 Riveted Tank Car Kit is life-like's new The special of the PROTO 2000 Series. Proven to be strong and durable, continuing in use through the 1940s, 19505, 2nd release and into the 1960s, our model represents the prolotype cars afler truck and air brake equipment improvements the 01 had been carried out in the 1930s and 1940s. This tank car olTers the lrademark authenticity of the PROTO 2000 PROTO 2000 10,000 Series, and features non-magnelic blackened melal wheels with raised lettering, extremely free-rolling trucks Gallon Type 21 Riveted Ta nk Car Kit includes an and wheel selS, universal coupler pockets, PROTO 2000 magnelic knuckle couplers and X2f undecorated version and couplers, full underframe delail wilh Cardwell Drafl Gear and AB Brake System, and laser-quality, the following road prototype-correct printing and lettering on lank and placard boards, dome, underframe and air names with three road reservoir. Il'S enough to make your moulh waleI', so hurry lO your local hobby store today because numbers each: CSOX, lhe 10,000 Gallon Ty pe 21 Riveled Tank Car Kil, 2nd Release is available for a limiled time. SVX, COSX, SHPX, SUNX, and Products, .• Baltimore, NlD UTLX. © 2000 Uk-Likc Inc 1600 Union Ave., 2J 21 I In Canada: 140 Applcwood Crescent, Concord. Ontario L-ll< -lE2 Visit our website: www.lirelikcproducls.com Digitrax Command Control Don't drop that screw! HOLD IT WITH A NON·MAGNETIC DZ121 HJJ� MODEL X SCREW Run Your Trains, $44.99 msrp DRIVER for Types IA & II recess screws, and small World's Smallest diameter slotted screws. 1 Amp Decoder No. 3X and No. 3EX DRIVERS UR90 '3", 6". 8". 10" lenglhs, for Scaleable Speed #6. #8, #10. #12, #1/4" screws. Infrared Receiver Stabilization & No. 4X and No. 4EX DRIVERS- Integrated 3". 6", 8" lenglhs. for #3, $45.95 msrp Actual Digitrax #4, #5 screws. For DT 1 OOIR Throttles Size ransponding NO, 5X AND NO. 5XE T DRIVERS-3", 6", 8" lengths, lor #0, #1, #2 screws. www.digitrax.com HJ J COMPANY P.o. BOX 60833 Boulder City, NV 89006 (770) 441 -7992 FAX (770) 44 1 -0759 Phone (702) 293-2588 FAX (702) 293-4224 450 Cemetery ST #206 Norcross, GA USA 30071 RAILMODELjOURNAL - MAY 2000 71 The Magne-Matic® System is the ONLY system that offers true 'hands-free' coupling and delayed uncoupling, and gives you the excitement of prototypical rail yard operation and 'real life' train make-up and control. I nnovative reverse a ngle design also pl'ovides" , • Maximum gripping performance • Minimizes uncoupling caused by track height variation • Prevents uncoupling caused by slippage • Allows longer train consists • Prevents uncoupling on sleep grades • Allows pulling heavier loads • Compatible with existing Magne-Matic® Couplers #101511016 N Scale Coupler Kit Also Available in Bulk: Our most popular coupler featuring a universal #1015-10 Bulk Pack Unassembled 1015 short mounting shim and reverse draft angle pulling fa ce. shank couplers (10 pI'. ea.) ...... $10.95 Wide angle short shank and regular shank body mount #1025 N Scale Coupler Kit Universal body 1110unt coupler kit adjusts for mounling height of .279"/7. 1 111m coupler with reverse draft angle pulling face. or .293"/7.4ml11 above rai ls. 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AT LAS N 23,500 GALLO N TA NK CAR Offered originally in HO scale, the ACF'" 23,500 gallon tank car N SCALE 23,500 GALLON TA NK CAR Item # Road Name Road # can now look great on your N scale layout. Modeled after an 30700 Undecorated ated general service tank car designed to r transporting ACF insul 30701 GAP Corporation ACFX 83122 food products, chemicals or petroleum, each Atlas N SGllc tank 30702 GAP Corporation ACFX 83124 30711 Honeymead ACFX 89 154 car shows dynamic and prototypically accurate detail, with sharp 30712 Honeymead ACFX 89155 painting and lettering. Details of the ready-to-run model include 3072 1 Amoco ACFX 84018 .\ n all nell' brake wheel chain (not fo und on the HO model), tank 30722 Amoco ACFX 8402 1 Mobil MOBX fi ttings and safety placards, 100-ton roller-bearing trucks and sep 3073 1 14230 30732 Mobil MOBX 14271 arate, ultra-thin handrails. 30741 Reilly Industries ACFX 84612 ATLAS MODEL COMING 30742 Reill)1 Industries ACFX 84617 RAILROAD CO. 3075 1 Republic Car Line RTCX 237103 603 Sweetland Ave. .• Republic Car Line RTCX Hillside. NJ 07205 MODEL RAILROAD CO INC. SOON! 30752 2371 10 See your Dealer fo r Railmodel Journal Books ·Tuning & Upgrading Athearn Locomotives · Fre ight Car Models, Vol. I, Technique ·Freight Car Models, Vo l. 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