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22 ..... DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP 48 ..... MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific F2A XTRA Re-Pigs (Part 1) ... of the Illinois Central Gulf by Rich Picariello by Gary Walton

25 ..... Pennsylvania X45 50' Boxcars - 54 ..... Kitbashing Ellis Engineering - Modifying Accurail's 50' AAR Model A Dollar Stretcher Project in N or HO! by Greg Martin by Art Fahie

32 ..... Royal Purple - Part 2 58 ..... Upgrading a CN Jordan Spreader ACL Subsidiary GP7s: C&WC and CN&L by Bob Boudreau by Jim Six 63 ..... ON TRACK 38 ..... BEHIND THE SCENES Operational Friendly Turnouts - A Background Bridging the Gap: The (Scenic) Dilemma by Jim Mansfield by Margaret Mansfield 64 ..... The Waterfront Series Project 40 ..... FREIGHTCAROLOGY Modeling Mobile's Alabama State Docks CSX's Paper Cars Part 3 - Layout Development by David G. Casdorph by Bob Beaty and Mike Broadway

44 ..... John Farrell's N Scale 69 ..... Early Intermodal - Rio Bravo Industries - A Challenge Part 3: Chicago Great Western by John Farrell by Larry E. Smith, MM

DEPARTMENTS

5 ..... Editorial 9 ...... Letters to the Ed itor 12 ..... New Products 17 ..... Society Page 19 ...... Book Beat 20 ..... Product Reviews 72 ..... Dealer Directory 78 ..... The Boys in the Basement 81 ..... Your Trek Plan 86 ..... Advertiser Index

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EDI TOR I PUBLISHER Randall B. Lee

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Two Fallen Flags David A. Bontrager uesday's mail on December 15th, brought the usual array David G. Casdorph of pre-Christmas items ...a biIL .. lots of junk maiLmy De­ Doug Geiger, MMR cemberT NMRA Bullelil1 .. . and several Christmas cards. There Patrick Lawson, MMR was a card from Tom Watson, a good friend from England who, Jim and Margaret Mansfield like me, models the Union Pacific. Another came from Don George Melvin Strait, my friend and colleague here at MRG. Still another came Rich Picariello from Ervin and Bobbie Chaim, long-time friends from the Denver HO Club. But the Larry J. Puckett last one caught me off guard .. .it was from my dear friend of more than a quarter cen­ Jim Six tury, Carrie Arnold, and her husband Sam. It caught me off guard because Carrie had Larry E. Smith, MMR died two days earlier, at 2 AM on Sunday morning. She was 54. In October she learned she had inoperable and terminal lung cancer. Although accepting the inevitability of ART DIREC TORS the outcome of her disease, she kept her spirit and flew off to Europe for an already Donna Pacheco planned trip with Sam even though she knew she might not returnalive. She did return, but even as her strength waned and the pain became worse, she continued to think of Michelle Ruffner others, right to the end. Carrie didn't know how to do it any other way. CIRCULATION I OFFICE MANAGER But the arrival of Carrie's card also made me think of a Christmas letter I wouldn't Donald R. Strait be receiving .. .from another friend of long standing, Fred Bruchmann, who died just three weeks earlier, a few days before Thanksgiving, of a brain tumor. Carrie and Fred NATIONAL SALES MANAGER were both special to me for many reasons, but one of the most notable reasons was the role that each played in making the Rocky Rails '77 NMRA National Convention one Chris Lane of the most successful in the history of the NMRA. As Host Chairman for that conven­ 1-888-338-1700 tion, I was the one that got most of the spotlight, but it was really Carrie, Fred and about a dozen others that made it the success it was. Volume 29, Issue 1. MODEL RAILROADING is published 12 times a year by Highlands Station, Inc., 2600 S. Parker As Publicity Chairman, Carrie was responsible for promoting both the convention Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) 338-1700. and the train show. The numbers tell how well she did. With 3,200 attending the con­ Price per single copy is $4.50 in U.S.A. Subscriptions are vention, Rocky Rails set an attendance record that stood for 17 years. Valley Forge in $34.95 in the U.S.A. or $43.00 in Canada (or foreign)­ 1994 fi nally broke our numbers ... but only because of their one-day registrations, payable in U.S. funds. Unsolicited manuscripts or photo­ something we didn't have in 1977. And the train show was attended by just over graphs should be accompanied by return postage, and 20,000, a record that stood for I I years. Her efforts also made it the largest show of Highlands Station, Inc., assumes no responsibility for the any kind that year in Denver. I'll never forget my amazement when I picked up the loss or damage of such material. No part of this publication Rocky MOlllllaill News during the convention and saw that almost the entire front page may be reprinted without written permission from the publisher Printed in U.s.A. was taken up with a photo and headline heralding the train show. She was a miracle The information contained in the various articles in this worker when it came to publicity. But Carrie's efforts didn't end there. A talented magazine is presented in good faith, but no warranty is artist, she also designed our commemorative passes, contest plaques, convention car given, no results guaranteed, nor is any freedom from any and patch, and signs. patent or copyright to be inferred. Since we have no con­ Fred served double duty as Registrar and Treasurer, handling the results of Carrie's trol over the physical conditions surrounding the applica­ promotional wizardry, and all without the aid of a device we take for granted tion of information in this magazine, Highlands Station, today... the computer. It was a monumental task that he performed not only willingly, Inc., and the various authors and editors disclaim any lia­ bility for untoward results and/or for any physical injury in­ but flawlessly. curred by using the information herein. Both Fred and Carrie were fe llow members of the Denver HO Club. Fred had Copyright © 1999 by Highlands Station, Inc. served as a Board Member and had also served as Treasurer for many years. He had two railroading loves - C&NW and Colorado narrow gauge. About a year ago, Fred ADVERTISING moved to Minnesota after retiring to be closer to two of his daughters. Carrie was a For advertiSing information contact Board Member and had served as Vice President for as long as I can remember. She Chris Lane at 1-888-338-1700 ch [email protected] was also the club's historian and was known to most of us as "Mother Nature," because she used her artistic abilities to do much of our scenery. VISIT OUR WEB SITE The loss of Carrie and Fred has reminded me that model railroading is much more www.modelrailroadingmag.com than just a hobby. It has been the principal force in shaping the friendships I've made over the years. 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SP SD9 BTF? SP Decals Randy, George Melvin, (Regarding the question. in Pari 14 of "The Early SDs" in the Good article on the early SO units ...! would... like to point out that November issue)... That 's easy: BTF was the "Bakersfield-Tehachapi Microscale decals MC-400 I and 87-20 I, both for "Black Widow" Freight" (Pool), which provided 6-axle grinders for the paint schemes, have a major error. They print the lettering in silver Bakersfield/LA/Colton triangle up until the time it was discontinued instead of Lettering Gray. Most other decal manufacturers do this too (maybe early 1970s?) and Bakersfield shops were closed. as well as most (not all) factory painted units. Usual practice was to turn back power that arrived off the Valley When using MC-400 1 or 87-20 l one should also obtain 87- 11 (from Fresno) and replace it with BTF units leaving Bakersfield, and "SP Diesel Locos Gray Roman Lettering" which includes most of the same at Colton for the few that went thru that way. At LAlTay lor the other small items and lettering. The 87-177 decals lack many of the north trains simply got BTF power as they originated. There were a small add-ons but contain the red stripes. A better choice would be couple ready tracks at Taylor that were reserved for same. 87-6 17 for the red stripes when using 87- 1 1. There were many SD9s assigned, plus similar locos such as A better choice of words for the original SD7 paint scheme of SD35s and SD38s and, if memory serves, also some 6-axle GEs. This tiger stripe frame and silver ends would be "road switcher" scheme. W'1\ 'C\)��idefed a "minor" pool, simi lar to the Oregon and Commutes; "Tiger stripe" units with tiger stripe front hoods and cab rears were as opposed to the "major" ones, which were Roseville, LA, T&L usually switchers only. The tiger stripe frame with the silver ends (TNO) and Cotton Belt. were usually used as "road switchers" and the "Black Widow" was Richard We ndt usually for regular "freight" units. Of course some units like the FP7 Trackside Trains or steam-generator equipped hood units could be used on passenger tstrai [email protected] assignments. But in that era "Daylight" painted units usually hauled the varnish. Port Coverage As far as discussing any version of the "tiger stripe" or "road Randy, switcher" scheme Microscale 87-71 is a good starting point but the Wanted to steal a minute and thank you for starting the new series tiger stripes included with it are too narrow and you end up with too on ports. I hope that you will run similar special articles on railroad many "hash marks" or stripes on the side of a frame. A better choice service to ports that will cover the Jersey City-New York and Oak­ is to use 87-50 or 87-262 or TF- I 0 which all contain "SP Daylight land-San Francisco areas. Rail-marine operations and terminal rail­ Orange" stripes which can then be striped with 87-249-2 (black) "45 roads don't receive much attention in the hobby press, the Wa lthers degree Barricade Stripes." These are a closer match to the number of book notwithstanding. That's a surprise considering how important stripes .... It just "looks" better if there are one or two less stripes as railroad service to harbors was and is, and how many wonderful ways opposed to I 0- 15 too many .... they offer to model many difi'erent railroads in the same space. Are Jeff Chambers those Mobile piers concrete? Chatsworth, CA Carl Barna Herndon, VA No Trucks [email protected] Dear Randy, (Bob and Mike's series will only be covering Mobile's prototype his­ First of all, thanks for a great magazine month after month .... to,)', but the modeling portion is applicable to any port scene being The coverage of the Southeastern railroads by Jim Six is simply modeled. Mobile's piers are concrete. - Randy) outstanding. But I do have one problem. The intermodal articles are begin­ November '98 Corrections ning to get on my last nerve' All the modelers who get excited Dear Randy, about the articles somehow have "selective amnesia" forgetting The November MRG contains several diesel errors. The Santa Fe that the trucking industry was the whole reason railroads "died." GP7 Close-up is in enor when it states that the large tank under unit We (I work for CSX) are slowly but surely getting the traffic back #2650 was for a "long-range fuel tank." It was really built to house both from the truckers, but I and certainly other modelers are not inter­ fuel for the locomotive and water for the steam generator, but later it ested in trucks. We (the readers) want articles on SCL wood chip was used for fuel only after the steam generator was deactivated. cars or Southern FGE reefers or any article from mainly older rail­ Also, the article about the SP SD7/9s has some misinformation. roads .... The original order for SD7s weren't all assigned to the NWP. #5288 Victor L. Lewis and #5289 were ordered with extra ballast for helper service Kenly NC between San Luis Obispo and Santa Margarita, California. They came delivered in the tiger-stripe paint scheme as did all of the More Trucks SD7s. Joe Shine did an excellent job of covering the SP SD7s in his Dear Mr. Lee: book Southern Pacific into the 90's by Four Ways We st. In spite of I continue to enjoy the intermodal equipment articles ...especially what Mr. Melvin states in his article in MRG, as of Nov. '98 there when the articles show photographs of the different trucking compa­ were still four SD7/9s in service at Roseville, California (# 1512, nies and/or trailers on this equipment like your October 1998 issue #1521, #1523, #4409). They are being used in switching service and showed the Roadway trailer on the spine car. Recent articles describ­ on work trains that are rebuilding the yard, along with the last SP ing CF motor freight equipment was also interesting, and in the future GP9, #3756. I hope we can see articles on Yellow Freight, Swift Transportation, Peter Arnold Alliance Shippers, etc .... San Luis Obispo, CA Alan Murakami [email protected] Santa Fe Springs, CA �

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Accurai/, p. o. Box 1202, Elburn,IL 60 1 19, has the following new New dry transfer sets are: products: 89' TOFC flatcar kits in TTWX, Santa Fe and Southern ... B-2002 L&N 1957-1970s era 50' single-door boxcar w/9' with or without trailers; Railbox 50' exterior-post boxcars ($29.98/3- Youngstown door pack); 50' boxcar is now decorated for CB&Q, MKT and Southern ... B-2003 L&N Rebuilt 1963- 1970s era 50' single-door boxcar ($8.98); 50' plugdoor boxcars in Santa Fe, CN, C&O and undec. w/9' 6" Superior door ($9.98) and trailers in KB&S and Southern($5.98). Champion Decal, P.O. Box 1178, Minot, ND 58702, has the fol­ A-Line, P. O. Box 270 J, Carlsbad, CA 92018, has new motor­ lowing new, re-issued or upgraded decal sets: mount cradle weights to fit Athearn GP38-2/40-2/50/60 (#J 2405); ... K- I Circus Alphabet, red lettering ...$1. 50 Rail Power Products Dash 8-40CW/9-44CW (#12406) and Athearn ... K-2 Circus Alphabet, blue lettering ...$1 .50 SD45, UC, F45, FP45 (# 12407). All are priced at $4.75. ... HB-28 CN Boxcar. ..$2.2 0 ... HN-39Y UP Roadname, yellow lettering ...$2.00 American Model Builders, 1420 Hanley Industrial Ct., St. Louis, ... L-25 I Express, bronze gold 3/,,/'alphabet & numeral. .. $1.65 MO 63144, has laser-cut station kits for Northern Pacific and New ... BRH-33 For all wrecking train cranes & cars, black... $4.40 Haven. New revised decal catalog #98-99 is $3.00; webs ite is www.minot.com/-champ.

Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has new roadnames --- ;-;r -- ' (wl2 nos. and unnumbered) for the GE U23B: MP, Monon and Penn Funaro & Cam.erlengo, RD Z . = ""Y' Central ($99.95). The Atlas Classic RS I comes in undec. and w/2 #3, Box 2800, Honesdale, PA , m .ILI nos. each for ATSF (zebra stripe), Long Island, M&StL, NYC and 18431, is offering cast polycar­ Spokane International (price TBA). RTR pulpwood flatcars w/Accu­ bonate resin kits for the � \ . ------� mate® couplers come decorated w/2 nos. for ACL, C&O, D&H, Erie/B&M 40' steel milk car GM&O, Santa Fe, WM and undec. (price TBA). Code 83 36 " Super­ wIYiking roof; #5021 has B&M decals and #5022 has Erie decals. Flex® track now comes w/concrete ties. Price is $24.99 per kit. An undec kit is $23.99. Kits come with Tichy Trains brake and detail parts and Thin Film decals. No charge for Bachmann, 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, shipping if ordering direct. PA 19124, is introducing the Spectrum® Skyline Cityscenes® Building Kits. The I st two kits will Grandt Line Products, be released in February and the rest will be 1040 B Shary Ct., Concord, offered in approximately monthly intervals CA 945 18, has a new Gold from March to July. Kits in this series are: Belt Series plastic kit for a Ambassador Hotel (#88002, $80.00, Feb.), Corrugated Iron Warehouse. Metropolitan Building (#88003, $80.00, July), Variety Store (#88004, Prototype is an elevated $50.00, Apr.), Bus Station (#88005, $40.00, Feb.), Department Store ConocolTexaco facility in Placerville, CA, but similar structures can be (#88006, $60.00, June), Trade Tower (#88007, $90.00, March) and fo und all over the US from the I 920s on. If desired, the risers can be Savings & Loan (#88008, $40.00, May). These are urban buildings omitted so the structure can rest on the ground. Kit #5908 is $24.95. appropriate for the steam or diesel era and are modeled after build­ ings constructed from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s. InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering the fo llowing new products: Bowser, P. O. Box 322, Montoursville, PA 17754, offers new road­ ... 40408 The Rock PS- I 40' boxcar (12 nos.)... $1 4.95 names fo r the 70-ton 2-bay open-side covered hopper: Edgar Clays, ... 41213 Semet-Solvay Co. ACF Ty pe 27 10,000-gal. tank car (12 DL&W, Lehigh New England, GM&O, Clinchfield, Wabash, KO&G, nos.)... $15 .95 NS, MKT, New Haven, Southern (green lettering), Reading, GE ... 41407 KCS 60' wood deck flatcar (12 nos.) ...$17 .95 Lamps, Milwaukee Road, Virginian, Southern (black lettering) and Fully assembled model is: ACY. Price is $9.95 ea. or $119.401l 2-pack (12dif fe rent nos.). ... 45702 UP 1937 AAR 40' boxcar (J 2 nos.)... $24.95

Campbell Road, P.O. Box 146, Winchester, KY 40392-0 146, Kadee®, 673 Ave. C, White City, OR 97503- 1078, has three new announces two passenger car sets for C&O's The George Wa shington PS- l 40' boxcars decorated for NYC w/3 different nos. and 6' doors; as Train # I (Westbound) or Train #2 (Eastbound). Each lO-car set has price is $28.95 each. diffe rent car names or nos. and comes with one car each for an RPO, baggage car, coach, diner and observation and five Pullman sleeping LoneStar Models, 2701 W. 15th St., Plano, TX 75075, offers the cars. All cars are custom-lettered Athearn heavyweight passengers fo llowing new products: cars painted Pullman Green. Price is $160.00/set. Additional cars ... 6000 Wilson grain trailer w/blue tarp ... $19.95 (w/2 nos. each) are an RPO, baggage car or coach at $18.00 each. ... . 600 I Wilson grain trailer w/black tarp ... $19.95

Editor's Note: Please talk to your dealer.tirst regarding any new products. �fyou would like additional informationfrom the manufa cturel; please don'tforget to include a number fen, selladdressed, stamped envelope. This will help all concerned. Thanks.

12 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 T 50 18 J.B. Hunt Trailmobile 40' League, H.P. Hood and United Farmers of NY. In the late '20s, General trailer. ..$15. 95 Amelican began leasing its 50' express reefers to the Railway Express

T 50 19 MP Trailmobile 40 ' trailer. .. $15.95 Agency. URTX operated the freight version (without steam lines or sig­ T 5020 Rock Island Trailmobile 40' flatbed trailer... $15.95 nal connectors) of this car. Milk car kit is $34.00; please specify the T 5023 Pay less Cashways lumber tmck bed w/Ford L9000 ... $18.95 desired decal set when ordering. URTX version is $32.00. Common­ T 6002 Wilson grain trailer w/prepainted panels (white) ... $2 1 .95 wealth cast sideframe trucks for the milk cars and most URTX cars are T 6003 Wilson grain trailer w/prepainted panels (black) ... $2 1 .95 $6.00. Built-up trucks as used on some URTX cars are $6.00. Add T 12018 Trailer marker & taillight lenses (blue) ...$4.50 $4.00 S&H for up to 5 kits in the US or $8.55 for 3 kits to Canada. T 12019 Trailer marker & taillight lenses (green) ... $4.50 TCS Models, 32320 Redwood Main Street Heritage Models, 1 1259 E. Blvd., Avon Lake, OH 44 102, Via Linda, Suite 100- 130, Scottsdale, AZ announces a cast-resin Nickel Plate 85259, will release Strong's Mercantile, a Railroad small town depot kit located urethane resin kit for a pair of retail stores. at Vermilion, Ohio. Similar suuctures Direct only price is $20.95 plus $3.00 were located at Avon Lake and Bay S&H. Send a SASE for additional info. Village, Ohio. All three of the prototype buildings have been preserved. Price for kit #3020 I is $26.95. Add $4.00 S&H if ordering direct. Microscale, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, has the following new decals for HO scale: Wa lthers, 560 I W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 5320 1 -3039, will T 87-1 053 UP "1996 Olympic Torch Relay Train" SD40-2 Diesel release a new series of industry kits, freight cars and accessories, T 87- 1054 UP " 1996 Olympic Torch Relay Train" Passenger Cars "America's Driving Force," beginning in Spring 1999. This series will This decal is back in stock w/upgraded instructions: be offered on a limited-run basis to be introduced over a 7-month T 87-938 Mobil Oil Corp. Service Stations period. February's releases are the Headquarters Building (933-3074, 1'he.s.e. de.caLs retail for $4.00. $54.98), 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback (933-1 220, $7.98) and 1998 Ford Expedition (933-1 230, $7.98). The new Cornerstone Gold Rib­ Bill Mosteller, 2813 Hogan Ct., Falls Church, VA 22043, offers bon Series® of structure kits begins with Aunt Lucy's House (933- decals for the Virginian's Class G-3, G-3C and G-4C "battleship" 360 I, $29.98), River Road Mercantile (933-3600, $29.98) and gondolas. Decals are $3.29 and will fit the Funaro & Camerlengo Willow Glen Bridge (933-3602, $24.98). resin models of these cars or the Nickel Plate Products brass car. West Shore Lil/e, 102 Walter Dr., Syracuse, NY 13206, has Red Caboose, P. O. Box 250, Mead, CO 80542, is shipping R-30- released a vacuum-cast polycarbonate resin kit for the B&O M-53 TW reefer kits for Roma Wine, Bearcreek Vineyard Assoc., Scatena "wagontop" boxcar. From 1937 to 1938, 2,000 cars were built at four Bros. Wine Co. and Chateau Martin ($15.95 ea.) and 4-3-1 10' 6" 40 ' B&O shops. Kit WSL #9602 is $29.95, less trucks and couplers. boxcar kits in CB&Q (Chinese Red) and C&S ($ 1 4.95 ea.). WesteJ:f/eld, 63 River SUI/shine Models, Ln., Crossville, TN Box 4997, Spring­ 38555, is offering kits for field, MO 65808- the NYC 1916 40' steel 4997, has a cast auto boxcars. Kits are urethane kit for Gen­ #790 I for NYC and eral American-Pfaudler 50' wood milk car. Decals are available for #7902 for Michigan Central, a NYC subsidiary. Price is $27.00 per White Bros., Borden's, Whiting Milk Co., Sheffield Farms, Dairyman's kit. Other versions of this car will follow.

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Alias, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has the Atlas Clas­ Il/lerMountain, P. O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering sics RS I in 2 nos. for Santa Fe (zebra stripe), Jersey Central, GN, the following new kits: M&StL, NYC, Rutland and undec. Announced is the EMD SD60M T 602 16 CB&Q cylindrical covered hopper (12 nos.) ...$1 3.95 with the correct no. of cab windows to match the prototype decorated T 61314 GATX ACF Type 27 8,000-gal. tank car (12 nos.) ...$1 3.95 for Soo Line, UP, BN, BNSF and Conrail (all w/2 nos. and unnum­ bered). Undec versions will have 2 or 3 cab windows. New pulpwood Microscale Industries, 18435 Bandilier Cir.. Fountain Valley, CA flatcars come decorated for ACL, C&O, D&H, GM&O, Santa Fe, 92708, has the following new decals for N scale: WM and undec. New ACF 60' auto parts boxcars come in B&O, E-L, T 60- 1053 UP " 1996 Olympic To rch Relay Train" SD40-2 Diesel GTW, MKT, N&W, Rock Island, WM and undec. T 60- 1 054 UP " 1996 Olympic To rch Relay Train" Passenger Cars This decal is back in stock w/upgraded instructions: Blair Line, P. O. Box I 136, Carthage, MO 64836, offers a laser­ T 60-938 Mobil Oil Corp. Service Stations cut wood kit for a Section Car Toolhouse. Kit #075 is priced at These decals retail for $3.25. $11.95. Micro-Trains®, 35 1 Rogue Dela wa re Va lley, PO. Box 279, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, has River Pkwy., P. O. Box 1200, Ta l­ the fo llowing RTR freight cars: ent, OR 97540- 1200, has ... DT&T ACF 6-bay cylindrical covered hopper, #3 141 single car or released the following items: #3 \ 43 3-pack T Model Railroadel - "65 Years" ... Conrail ACF 3-bay cylindrical covered hopper, #3 151 single car, 50' boxcar (Road No. MR #3 153 3-pack or #3 156 6-pack 346599), RTR #32360... $1 6.00

... General Film & Aniline ACF 3-bay cylindrical covered hopper, T Apalachicola Northern RR 50' rib-side boxcar (Road No. AN #3 161 single car or #3 163 3-pack 5589), RTR #25580 ...$1 6.80 ... B&O 50' Airslide hopper, #245 1 single car or #2453 3-pack T B&O 50' steel covered gondola (Road o. B&O 362506), RTR Prices are $8.98 each, $26.98/3-pack or $53.98/6-pack. # I 06040 ...$1 1.35

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING T 13 New for Nn3: Red Caboose, P.O. Box 250, Mead, CO 80542, is releasing the 4700 ... Montana Southern 30' boxcar (Road No. 500) RTR FMC 3-bay hopper in Cook Industries ($ 1 1.95), wood reefer in #15110 ...$1 3.25 CB&QIBREX ($ 1 3.95) and X-29 boxcars in N&W and NKP ($13.95 ea.).

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Atlas 0, 603 Sweetland Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, announces the ... K-16 Circus Alphabet, red lettering ... $3.85 7,000-hp AEM-7/ALP-44 electric locos in 3-rail or 2-rail versions. ... K-17 Circus Alphabet, blue lettering ...$3.85 Each version will have 2 nos. and details specific to the roadname. ... N-39Y UP Roadname, yellow lettering ... $5.10 AEM-7s come decorated for Amtrak, MARC, SEPTA and undec. ... L-25 1 Express, bronze gold 3;'," alphabet & numeral...$1 .65 ALP-44s are decorated for NJ Transit and undec. New roadnames ... BRO-33 For all wrecking train cranes & cars, black ... $l l.OO (w/2 nos. each) for the ACF 3-bay cylindrical hoppers are Kerr­ McGee, TP&W, Sterling Salt and NYC; new road numbers (2 each) InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering for Wayne Feeds and W.R. Grace & Co. Also announced are 40" kit #202 10 NYC 1937 AAR 40' double-door boxcar, Jade Green, (4 straight track w/wood ties in either rigid or flex track and 40 " f1ex­ nos.) ... $3 1 .95. track w/cement ties. Microscale, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, has Champion Decal, P.O. Box 1178, Minot, ND 58702, has the fo l­ the following 0 scale decal back in stock w/upgraded instructions: lowing new, re-issued or upgraded decal sets: ... 48-521 Mobil Oil Corp. Service Stations ... $7.50

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Bachmann, 1400 E. Erie Ave., piston valves; directional LED headlight and back-up light; fully Philadelphia, PA 19124, has intro­ detailed backllead; die-cast coal load and cab steps; brass bell and duced the Spectrum® Line I :20.3 scale pop valves; painted engineer and fireman; operating cab doors, win­ 75-ton Class B Climax locomotive. dows and roof hatch; LEOs in the firebox for realistic fire glow and Model has two 5-pole can motors; many other Features; #8 1180 is decorated for Pardee & Curtin Lum­ fully operational Stephenson valve gear w/operating Johnson bar and ber Co. #6 and #81 181 is painted, unlettered. Retail $799.95.

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Applied Design, P. O. Box 3384, Greg Komar Dry Transfers, 15532 Woodway Dr., Tampa, FL Torrance, CA 905 10, 3 I 0-375- 33613, has the following new dry transfers: 4120, has a new MINI-SANDER ... CGW-332 "Eastern Style" 27' steel caboose, 1946-1 948 #101 w/continuous sanding belt. ... CGW-333 "Eastern Style" 27' steel caboose, /948- 1952 Belts are open-coat, l20-grit alu­ ... CGW-334 "Eastern Style" 27' steel caboose, post 1952 minum ox..ideover a flexible cloth ... CNW-280 C&NW 10-panel quad hopper backing. Replacement belts in various grits will be available in 1.999. ... CNW-353 C&NW and CStPM&O 1935 AAR 3-bay offset­ Introductory price is $4.50 or add $.75 S&H if ordering direct. side hopper Sets are $3.95 for HO and $6.95 for 0; add $3.00 S&H if ordering direct. Arizona Rock & Mineral, P.O. Box 567, Paulden, AZ 86334, will release new scenery kits for 1999: Kit #1 Eroded Mountain Side, Kit Model Rectifier Corp. , P.O. Box 63 12, Edison, NJ 088 18-63 12, #2 Basalt Bluffs and Kit #3 Mogollan Ridge. Each kit has special introduces the Auto Reverse Module that will make a DCC-equipped rock castings and includes rocks, sand, gravel and other scenery loco maintain the same direction of travel as it enters or exits a details; price is $12.95 each. Also new are Kit #14 Pigment Colors reverse loop section. Model AD620 is $34.98. ($ 12.95/6), Kit #10 Ponderosa Pines (HO scale; $17.50) and Kit #20 Roof Aggregates ($4.95). Bill Mosteller, 28 13 Hogan Ct., Falls Church, VA 22043, offers N and HO scale decals For the MARC (Maryland Rail Commuter) blue, Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ orange & white scheme as used on the AEM-7 electrics and the 07205, expands their Motoring 2000 GP39-H2 diesels. HO set is $17.99 and will do a coach, cab car and a Line with the Ford F-150 pickup truck in loco; the N scale set is $8.99 and will do a coach and a cab car. HO and N scales. Models to be offered are with either the standard­ side or flare-side beds and come in actual 1997 Ford colors. February Stoney Mountain Classic Castings, P.O. Box 128, Castaic, CA delivery; prices TBA. Latest Version 4.0 of Right Track Software is 91310, has palm trees with cast-resin trunks and natural materials For $34.95. Upgrade for Version 3.0 or higher can be ordered directly the leaves. Tree types are Canary Date Palm, Chinese Fan Palm, from Atlas for $9.95 (include warranty card w/order). Minimum sys­ Canary Palm, Coconut Palm and Fan Palm. HO and N scale trees are tem requirements are PC wIWindows 95, 98 or NT, Pentium 66Mhz, $18.95, 0 scale tree is $29.95. S&H is $4.50 (1-10 trees) or $6.50 16MB ram and 10MB free disk space. (10-20 trees). Send fo r new full-color poster catalog.

Chooch, P. O. Box 217, Redmond, We stern Scale Models, 1944 1 Business Center Dr., #107, North­ WA 98073-02 17, has cast-resin cut­ ridge, CA 91324, has the following new products: stone tunnel portals available in G, 0, ... G scale (I:20, Gn3) radial drill; MG-62 ...$ 85.00 HO and N scales. Also new are cast­ ... S scale Blacksmith shop; MS-59... $79.00 resin connecting walls in random or ... S scale Blacksmith shop hearth set; MS-60 ... $20.00 stone cut designs. These have been engineered to interlock end-to-end ... S scale Blacksmith shop equipment & tools; MS-61 ... $29.00 to make longer walls. Random or cut-stone walls come in small (HO & ... 0 scale small lathe & large planer (due Spring 1999) N), medium (HO & 0) or large (0 & G) sizes. All are priced at $6.99. ... HO and 0 scale sawmill & logging equipment (due Summer 1999) �

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by Lorenz Schrenk & Robert Frey Norfolk and Western ... ln Color: Hundman Publishing Volume 1: 1945-1964 13110 Beverly Park Road Railroading Along the Waterfront Mukilteo, WA 98275 by Jim Nichols $59.95, hardcover by Eli Rantanes Morning Sun Books Walthers, Inc. 9 Pheasant Lane his third volume in the NorthernPa cific 5601 W. Florist Ave. Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 motive-power books covers the early Milwaukee, WI 53201 -3039 $49.95, hardcover yearsT of the railroad, 1905 to 1925. The other two $49.98, hardcover previous books have concentratedon the end-of­ olor books have almost become the rule steam period (1925-1 945) and all the diesels o complement their Waterfront product rather than the rarity in the prototype rail­ (1945-1 970). This newest release follows the line of scale models, Walt1lers has re­ roadC book industry these days. This book on same format as the other two books; a history of centlyT published a full-color book on the rail­ the Norfolk & Western is no exception. After a the railroad before and during the target years, marine industry. Many authors helped write the brief introduction and history, tile reader is led followed by in-depth coverage of all the locomo­ book, so the text style tends to vary, but most from the eastern seashore to the western ends tives during the period of the book. Volume 3 sections are easy to understand. The average of the line. There are photos of many charac­ covers the Atlantics, Pacifics (light and heavy), reader not fanuliar with a particular marine rail­ teristic N&W locations and some of the spe­ Mikes, Prairies, Mallets and yard goat switchers. road may get lost in oying to findrail-marine lo­ cific N&W equipment like the Jawn Henry Of specialinterest is a chapter about the gas-elec­ cations around the counoy. There is no and the beautiful N&W red passenger trains. tricrail cars owned and operated by the NP. comprehensive map of locations, except in the The book balances the pictorial coverage over The text is well-written and complements Great Lakes section. The book covers East and the entire N&W mainline and many of the the beautiful photographs. The history chap­ West Coast operations, as well as the Gulf Coast. branchlines. There is also coverage of some of ters are especially interesting to read. Like Included are shipping operations conducted on the interchange railroads, like the Southern. many locomotive books, the text about the the Great Lakes along with those on some se­ Leased power pictures from the ACL and the various engines tends to be presented in a lected inland watelways. The only map in the RF&P can also be found in the book. Since the very fact-oriented manner, but is still easy to book is of the Upper New York Bay, showing all N&W ran steam later than most Class I rail­ read. For steam historians of the NP, the cov­ the piers and rail connections. There are few rail­ roads, the majority of the photographs are of erage is very good. The book includes several marine sites left in operation today, so the enthu­ N&W steam engines, with an occasional red well-reproduced line drawings of various siast must rely on books like this for specifics. or black diesel. There are also several photos steam-engine appliances and boilers. The photographs are the book's strength. of Virginian electrics. Sprinkled throughout All the very crisp photographs are black­ Seldom have large, clear color pictures been are reproductions of various Annual Report and-white, with brief captions. Since this is a available to those modelers who like their rails covers and advertising material. motive-power book, most of the photos are of to meet the water. There are photos of ships, The photos ar·e reproduced well, considering the steam engines; there are very few scenery ternlinalfa cilities, buildings and railroad loco­ the age of some of the images. All are in color. or structure photographs. There are also only a motives that served the wharf areas. Many of However, some ar·e printed too dark for deter­ few detail photos; most of the pictures include the photos will provide the modeler with nlilung details. There ar·e also a few images of the entire engine. There are, however, an abundant details. Others are overall mood buildings and scenelY, but the bulk of the photos abundance of wreck photos showing under­ shots. There are many inlages of carfloats and are of locomotives. There ar·e few pictures of side details rarely visible. The book concludes the bayside facilities like aprons. There are a N&W rolling stock, except for some passenger with several appendices, including a steam­ few black-and-white period photographs, but trains. There are some excellent photos of N&W engine glossary (very well written), a locomo­ the majority are in color. Some of the photos cabooses, however. Extensive captions accom­ tive road number roster for July 1925, a could have been printed larger since there is pany each photograph, many of which arc: dated comprehensive engine-by-engine listing, a abundant white space on most pages. The (velY helpful for modelers). Many of the cap­ much-appreciated painting and lettering modeling section actually has very few model tions explain operating practices and rules on the I!,l Jid e, and folio sheets for all the engines and photos. Techniques for modeling water and N&W. A hard-to-read system map is available ill tenders of the period covered. A short bibliog­ operational information is provided for the the introduction to help locate caption refer­ raphy and index complete this excellent book model railroader. A glossar·y of mar·ine ternu­ ences. An index of photos and their locations and on classic NP steam (and gas-electrics!) loco­ nology together with a product index and equipment would have been useful. A roster of motives. But this is not just an engine book; selected bibliography (mostly prototype) bOtil stearn and diesel locomotive is provided for the history chapters should be of interest to round out this excellent book that should whet the period covered. For the eastern railroad anyone concernedabout Northwest railroads. anyone's appetite for furtherstudy. enthusiast, this book is invaluable. �

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holes, horizontal louvered air vents, full­ lent with the carbody frame SUPPOltS and filters by Rich Picariello length chicken-wire screens with a large clearly visible behind the chicken-wire screens. opening at the rear of the cal'body and Things that may concern some modelers are Photo by the author dynamic-brake screens (if so equipped). the sLight seam line visible at the curve of the T Phase IV (9/48 to 2/49) had the same nose and the absence of visible fan blades ven though the F3 demo with 1,500-hp appearance as a Phase I F7 with low 36" under the grilles. began touring the country in August fans, Farr-Air grilles, horizontal louvered The first run of F3As comes decorated E1945, production didn't begin until No­ air vents, two portholes and dynamic­ (with two numbers each) for Smlta Fe in the vember 1946 when F2 production ended. brake screens (if so equipped). blue-and-yellow freight scheme, C&NW, When F3 production ended in ] 949, a total F3B units all had three portholes and had Lehigh Va lley, PRR, UP and CB&Q. These of 1, III A units and 696 B units had been fan types to match the phases of the A units. models exhibit the same high-quality paint produced (all phases). Phase II F3 produc­ Over the years, many F3s were rebuilt or and lettering as Proto 2000 locomotives. Our tion began in mid 1947. I have found pho­ retrofi tted wi th d i fferen t fans, screen s, sample unit is decorated for Union Pacitic. tographs to positively identify F3A Phase II removal of portholes and other carbody While the yellow and gray paint and the let­ units for Bangor & Aroostook; CB&Q; changes making them more difficultto iden­ tering are firstrate, the green anti-glare panel CofG; CN]; C&NW; C&EI; CGW; Frisco; tify as either F3s or what F3 phase they orig­ on the nose is much too large. It should only GM&O; GTW; NYO&W; PRR; Santa Fe; inally were when built. extend to the edges of the top of the nose, SAL; Soo Line; SP; UP; WP; and there may Life-Like's first offerings in their Proto ending before the nose slopes away. be others. F3 production has been divided by 1000 Series are the F3A Phase II and four The fully-assembled and RTR Proto railfans into four distinct production phases freight cars. Proto 1000 locos and cars will 1000 F3A features a balanced 5-pole skew­ (phase identifications are not EMD produc­ eventually replace the former lower quality wound motor with flywheels, installed tion designations). locomotives and cm's that are presently in Life­ frame-mounted Proto 2000 magnetic cou­ F3 phase spotting features for A units Like's train sets. All Proto 1000 cm'S and locos plers (X2F couplers bagged separately), pro­ are*: will also be offered as separate items. Although totypically correct paint schemes with laser T Phase I (1945 to mid-'47) had the same the F3A has a Proto 2000 quality mechanism, printing, and a die-cast chassis with all­ external appearance as the F2A - three the body detail pmts are molded-in instead of wheel electrical pickup and drive, portholes, four tall 36" fans, individual being separate pmts as on Proto 2000 locomo­ Life-Like will offer future runs decorated "chicken-wire" screening over the open­ tives. The Proto 1000 F3A shell represents a for roads that had F3s, regardless of phase. ings with a small screened opening at the Phase II F3 with two pOltholes, four air filters Only powered A units will be made, Dummy rear of the carbody, and flush, roof­ with chicken-wire screening extending across A units, a B unit or an undecorated A unit mounted dynamic-brake screens (if so the four air filters between the pOltholes, single are not planned. No plans exist to do an N equipped). headlight, no dynamic brakes and no steam scale version of the F3. T Phase II (mid-'47 to mid-'48) had two generator. The model has molded-on hand rails With the Proto 1000 F3A and freight portholes and four air vents covered by that m'e close to scale, the large angled number­ cars, Life-Like is showing a willingness to chicken-wire screen, full-length chicken­ bom'ds introduced during F3 production, wind­ considerably improve the quality of their wire screens with a large opening at the shield wipers scribed into each windshield train-set line. Many people have been dis­ rear of the carbody, four tall 36" fans and section and a scribed line in the cab side win­ cOLu'aged by poor quality starter train sets. dynarnic-brake screens (if so equipped). dow glass representing the window frmlle. All The F3 is a fine-quality model that will more T Phase III (late-'47 to 8/48) had the lowest major dimensions m'e accurate and this model, than satisfy a train-set buyer and should also production total of all F3s - three port- unlike some F units offered by other manufac­ appeal to more serious modelers. Ask your turers, sits at the correct 14' overall height as dealer to run one for you on their test track. * Phase info from January 1970 Extra 2200 measured from the rail-head to the top of the Yo u'll be impressed by their smooth and South and other sources. roof. The body-shell detail is generally excel- quiet operating qualities. Retail $50.00.

20 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 Wa lthers Wood Chip Truck and Logging Truck by Doug Geiger, MMR

Photos by the author

ehicles should always play an impor­ axle was needed because the kit's was too sawmill complex. Walthers has chosen a tant role in any model railroad scene, short. The landing gear is molded in the up mid-'60s North American Model R Mack especiallyV those set in the modem era. Exclu­ position. If the trailer is to be modeled in the truck for the tractor and the typical discon­ sive-use rubber-tired machinery have found parked position, the landing gear will need to nect design for the trailer. The kit can be their way into most industries and the logging be rebuilt. The wheels/tire castings should be assembled either in the loaded configuration industry is no exception. To complement its flush with the edges of both the cab and the (logs are not included, but can easily be Trees and Trains series, Walthers has intro­ trailer sides. Either shorten the trailer axles obtained from your backyard tree or bush) or duced several resin-body vehicles. Although (using music wire included with the kit) or in the empty backhaul configuration where not foreground models, the woodchip and log­ drill the axle holes completely through the the rear of the trailer is placed on top of the ging truck kits filla necessary function in cre­ wheel/tire castings (use a #68 bit). The wheels tractor (see photo). ating the right "look and feel" around either a must be glued in position, so flatten the bot­ Like the woodchip truck kit, the logging modem wood processing plant or in a forest toms of each tire to simulate the "radial" look. truck kit has only a few parts, but most have cutting scene. Since both kits are similar in The trailer wheels will be much too high if flash, especially around the tires. There are design and construction, both kits are re­ their axles are inseIted into the molded holes in also several very heavy parting lines on the viewed together. Unlike earlier Walthers resin the spring casting of the trailer body. Just glue trailer that will need to be sanded smooth. vehicles, these have cutout windows which (using gap-filling CA) the axles directly to the Again, saw the parts from the sprues rather improve the looks of the vehicle tremen­ bottoms of the springs. Use the tractor to posi­ than cutting with a knife. Use a s-minute dously. Both kits also have a rudimentary inte­ tion the tTailer correctly on the dual rear tire epoxy to glue the log bunks to the trailer. rior that can be further complemented with a assemblies. The trailer should be level to the MicroGlaze was again used for the window steering wheel, driver and passenger. roadway surface. The flat resin part included material. The wheel/tire parts do allow rota­ We will look at the woodchip truck kit with the kit simulates the dump protection tion, but it is better if you glue them into first. Since woodchips are now processed into plate that keeps the woodchips from fouling position. Use a flat surface (like a sheet of chipboard and other products, this once the rear tires during unloading. Use 5-minute glass) and some blocking under the chassis throw-away material now gets transported via epoxy to glue that flap to the rear of the trailer. to ensure that all the tires touch the ground. both rail and truck. Almost all medium-to­ Assembling the model on a piece of glass will After scrubbing the resin with soap and large-sized lumber plants save their sawdust ensure that all tires will touch the ground. water, I airbrushed everything with MOD­ and scrap for later processing. Prior to the Since the kit comes as unpainted resin, ELflex Rock Island Blue. The tires were 1970s, however, woodchips were commonly first thoroughly scrub clean all the resin handpainted Flat Black, with orange cab burned for power or just disposed. Once the parts with soap and water. Most resin kits lights and red taillights. The logging truck teepee burner, or slash burner, was a common have a lot of mold release on the parts. should be heavily weathered (as opposed to site. Now, we see few such structures and Allow everything to dry completely, then the woodchip truck) since it spends a good even fewer that still serve their original pur­ airbrush. I used MODELflex Reefer Orange deal of its life in the woods. Both can be pose. Since woodchips are very lightweight, on the tractor cab and NYC Gray on the found, however, on a street road. Remember, the modern woodchip trailer is large and tractor frame. The trailer was painted MOD­ though, that when empty, the trailer is sel­ voluminous. Almost any truck can haul the ELflex Reefer White. Micro-Mark dom found trailing behind the tractor. More woodchip trailer. Walthers has included both MicroGlaze window compound was used to commonly, it is stacked up on the headache the truck (a modem cabover) and the trailer in fill in the window cavities since the kit does rack and the rear tires are seated firmly the Wood Chip truck kit. This kit is not cor­ not include windows. The cab lights, front between the front log bunk. rect for any pre-'70s era layout. grille and headlights were bmsh-painted sil­ Both kits are easy to build, but will take Like most resin kits, there are just a few ver. Add red taillights to the trailer. Finally, some work to bring them up to foreground pieces that comprise the kit. Unfortunately, add a woodchip load to the trailer (to cover standards (like adding mirrors and the air/elec­ several of these parts do not fit well together. the thickness of the trailer sides and any trical lines). With painting, each took less than Dry-test every joint before gluing anything interior resin holes), couple on the tractor an hour for assembly. They each include the together. Both the tractor cab and the trailer and place near a woodchip loader stmcnlre same decal sheet (used in almost all the had several large resin bubble holes that (also available from Walthers) or rolling Walthers Trees & Trains kits), so the same needed filling with body putty. There is lots of down your main highway. company name can be applied to both trucks flash that needs to be removed fromthe parts, Now we will turn our attention to the if desired. The decals are acceptable, but not especially on the cab and around the wheels. other resin kit reviewed: the Logging Truck. terrific. Each kit also includes a brief instruc­ S�nce resin is brittle, use a razor saw to cut the This kit, like the previous one, includes both tion sheet and side-view elevation drawing. parts from the sprues. If you try to use a knife the tractor and the trailer. The logging truck Both are unpainted, but the packaging for blade, the resin casting may shatter when the can be found in more model railroad logging each has a color photo that provides a sample blade pierces through the spme. Use small files scenes that the woodchip truck for two rea­ paint scheme. The Wood Chip truck (#933- and fine sandpaper to surface finish any cuts. sons: 1) it is an older truck that can span 4013) and the Logging Truck (#933-40 12) The fuel tanks on the chassis need to be carved many eras and 2) a logging truck can be each retail for $19.98. Both fill a needed void out to allow the wheels to clear. A new front found at either a log loading site or at a for modeling the timber industry. �

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING T 21 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRI&P) F2A HO Scale Phase II F3A Models by Life-Like Proto 1000 and Stewart; Soon-to-be-released F2A Models by Athearn Genesis, Highliners and In terMountain N Scale Model by Ka to (F3A )

by Rich Picariello

Photos fr om the Stu Sutton Collection

he Prototype F2: EMD's F2 can be were removal of fuel-tank skirts, replace­ schemes to be offered. The Athearn Genesis considered an interim model between ment of the original small numberboards Series F units should also be available some­ theT FT and F3. The F2, built from 7/46 to with large angled numberboards and the time in 1999. A Highliner undecorated F­ 11/46, had the same 1,350-hp prime mover addition of grabirons and toe walkways on series A unit kit can be built into an F2A as as the FT. Unlike the FT, with its drawbar­ the sides of the nose. Disposal of the F2s modified by the Rock Island. coupled A and B units which proved to be started in 1965, with the last unit going in N scale modelers can use the limited­ impractical, F2A and B units came equipped 1970. availability Kato F3A Phase II. with couplers on both ends. During the F2's The Scale Model F2: Since Life-Like Note that the photos show what appears short production run, only 60 A units and 16 will not be offering their Proto 1000 F3As to be radiator cooling coils on the roof of all B units were built for the U.S.; 14 A units (see review this issue) in an undecorated the units; this is a typical feature appearing and 14 B units were built for Mexico. version, the modeler must remove the paint on all Rock Island F-series A units. Can any­ Rock Island ordered 12 non-dynamic­ on a decorated unit and repaint it into Rock one who models RI or the Rock Island His­ brake F2A units (no B units were ordered) Island. Stewart once offered their Kato-made torical Society elaborate on this? This part which were delivered in mid 1946. They F3A decorated for Rock Island in the origi­ resembles the listed Part C. were numbered from 38 to 49. These units nal black and red scheme. Since they will Paint and Decal Notes: Rock Island's were ordered without matching B units in again be manufacturing their F-series some­ first-generation diesels were painted red and order to mate with FT A and B units. This time in the future, it is possible that this black with white stripes separating the col­ would build a F2A-FTB-FTA unit combina­ scheme will again be offered. Used Stewart ors. In later years, new paint schemes and tion. They were upgraded to F3 specs (but F units sometimes shown up at railroad swap paint-scheme modifications came fast and not an F3 1,500-hp rating) and were retrofit­ meets or at hobby dealers. Starting in early furious. The photos show the later all-over ted with the same chicken-wire screen 1999, the InterMountain F-series shells will dark maroon scheme with white stripes. between the portholes as on the Phase II F3. be offered in all phases for the entire F­ Trucks, fuel tank and steps are aluminum, Visually, they were identical to the Phase II series (except the FT) from the F2 to the F9. although in most of the photos, these items F3. Other modifications done in later years They should still be accepting votes for paint are weathered to almost black.

22 'f' MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 2 4 1 22 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific F2A Detail Parts for HO Scale: 23 -AMB254 Window glass, Proto 2000 E7-9* ...... 4. 95/set I-DWI74 Air horn (brass) ...... 2.9 5/2 Note: Window glass may not fit without trimming. 2 -DA2809 Brake-cylinder air line, Blomberg 4-wheel. 1.50/4 24 -AL29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) ...... 2.95 /8 3 -MV300 Classification lenses, clear ...... 2.00 /4 CS419 Windshield wipers (brass) ...... 3. 50/4 4 -DA2205 Coupler lift bar ...... 2.75/ 10 ME W5 Windshield wipers (brass) ...... 2.98 /set OM9150 Coupler lift bar ...... 1.75/2 PSC3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) ...... J.50/4 Note: Modify lift bars to shape shown in photos. 5 -ALM9900 Diaphragm, F/E units, operating ...... 4.4 9/2 UP94 Windshield wipers (beryllium copper) ....2. 00/4 ALM9910 Diaphragm, Stewart F, one B or two A ....4.4 9/set UP97 Windshield wipers (plastic) ...... 1.50/4 Note: Not shown, on rear of units. DA701 Stewart EMD F-series A unit detail kit ...7. 50/ea. 6-0M9171 Door handle (brass) ...... 1.70/2 DW208 F-series A-unit detail parts set...... 5. 50/ea. PSC3998 Door handle (plastic) ...... 1.50/6 7 -DA2401 Exhaust stack, F units* ...... 1.25/2 Detail Parts for N Scale: 8 -DA2001 Fan, flat top (plastic)* ...... 2. 75/4 1 - JNJ111 Air horn, single ...... 3.50/2 9 -DA2221 Grab bar, cab roof F/E units ...... I .25/6 10 -AL29100 Grabirons (formed wire) ...... 3. 25/50 SE N702 Air horn, single ...... 1.65/2 DA2202 Grabirons (formed wire) ...... 2.50 /24 5 - ALM8810 Diaphragms, black ...... 4.9 5/4 UP54 Grabirons (cast brass) ...... 5.95/ 12 14 -PSC6704 Hose, air line (brass) ...... 1.50/6 ll -DA2216 Grabiron, curved, FIE-unit anti-climber ...2.00 /12 PSC6705 Hose, air line (plastic) ...... 2.50 /24 12 -DA2215 Grabiron, ladder notched ...... 2.00 /12 15 -ASMOI01 Lift lugs/eyebolts/U-bolts (etched brass) .. 8.29/set 13 -MVll Headlight lens* ...... 1.85/2 18 -SE N499 Speed recorder...... 1.65/2 14 -CS227 Hose, air line (brass) ...... 2. 35/4 19 - DA8214 Sunshade, F & E units ...... 1.25/4 DA6206 Hose, air line (delrin) ...... 1.25/6 24 -ME NWI Windshield wipers ...... 3.33/4 15 -DA2206 Lift rings ...... 3. 00/36 16 -AMB219 Nose door, w/headlight ...... 1.95/2 17 -DW165 Numberboards ...... 1.00/2 The fo Uowing parts must be fabricated by the modeler: 18 -CF196 Speed recorder (brass) ...... 4.39 /4 A - Drain pipe - make from wire. DA2807 Speed recorder (delrin) ...... 1.50/4 B - Toe rail - make from small plastic angle stock. 19 -AL29211 Sunshade, F/E unit (photo-etched brass) ...2.3 5/6 C - Radiator cooling coils - Overland HO scale #OM 19147 DA1302 Sunshade, F/E unit (plastic) ...... 1.25/8 (brass) $5.85/ea. 20 -DA2805 Truck journal, square ...... 2.2 5/8 21 -DA2806 Truck journal, sloped ...... 2.25/8 22 -DA2312 Wind deflector, straight (clear plastic) .... 1.25/4 * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included with the OM9327 Wind deflector, straight (brass) ...... 2.50 /4 listed HO or N scale models; replacement of any or all origina.l UP77 Wind deflector/mirror (brass) ...... 2.0 0/2 parts is left to the discretion of the modeler.

Decals Paints MODELflex: Scalecoat: HO Scale: Accu+paint: 16-01 Engine Black 10 Black Microscale 87-361 1 Stencil White 16-02 Reefer White II White Walthers 934-44940 2 Stencil Black 16-32 Santa Fe Silver 12 Tuscan Red N Scale: 36 Engine Maroon 16-15 Maroon Tuscan Oxide Red 47 Aluminum Microscale 60-361 40 Aluminum Polly Scale: Scalecoat II (plastic compatible): Walthers 938-44940 Floquil: 4141 10 Steam Power Black 200 1 Locomotive Black 110010 Engine Black 4141 13 Reefer White 2011 White 110011 Reefer White 414299 Flat AJuminum 20 12 Tuscan Red 110025 Tuscan Red 414354 Special Oxide Red 2047 Aluminum 110101 Old Silver

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ALM: American Limited Models CF: Custom Finishing ME: Miniatures by Eric SE: Sunrise Enterprises P.O. Box 172 Box 7803 379 Tully Road RR #1 Doyle, CA 961 09 Fremont, CA 94537-7803 Orange, MA 01364 Busby, Alberta TOG OHO Canada UP: Utah Pacific AMB: American Model Builders DA: Detail Associates 9520 E. Napier Avenue 1420 Hanley Industrial Cowt Box 5357 MV: MV Products Benton Harbor, MI 49022 St. Louis, MO 63 1 44 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 P. O. Box 6622 Orange, CA 92667 Note: These detail parts may be avail­ ASM: Athabasca Scale Models DW: Details West able at your local bobby dealer(s), so 77 1 Willdnson Way 13781 Roswell Ave. OM: Overland Models Inc. try there first. If you must order directly Saskatoon. SK S7N 3L8 Unit B 3808 W. Kilgore Avenue from a manufacturer. include at least Canada Chino, CA 91710 Muncie, TN 47304-4896 $4.00 for postage and handling. You must purchase the full quantities as shown in the detail parts list. �

24 T MODEL RAI LROADING JANUARY 1999 It has b een several ears since the hobby boxcar h S had a steam- a�d �lesel-era 50' t� work with S o when I fo und out that · Accurail's 50' AAR car was 0 n the market I . . O" cars were roduced With 4/31 1 Improved wanted t0 J ump ri ht In and start my X45 .. ",11 01. Dreadnau<> ends and nailable steel flo s . P10Ject . ound that tlle car had' t h e same f 18 . If '" The Side s h eathl n",<> was made up of shaI P detail as Accurail had given us 111 the by Greg Martin panels which was a redu on from the 20 40 ' bo xcar kit , b ut with a b onus ...se paJ· ate � . panel s d e from the last i � use-produced doors and a th1l1-plOfile roofw a lk' . In keep- � ° . Mode/ photos by th e author � I I. Accurall all_we d e car class X4 1 B . The tab s lls II1g with thell" cu rent stand rds i . were s omewhat ul1lque In that tlley allowed o ffers a s parate detailed un�er f rame a n d the first clo. ssbearer in fro m each b 0 I ster separate :I a k e part' s. I might add t I lat the . . . '" th IS per·10 d . The c als. also received . both phase s of the "BIIIb oard/Sha dow K ey- grablro ns and the "B" e ncI brake detalls as' the Stanray dia<>",onal-panel flush-eve roof stone" schemes and t Ile final "Gothlc/S . had- well as tackboards on both en ds and the panels. This pi. oduction s·el ies· w O I d be the owless K eystone" scheme . Tllou<>h tllese doors . The cast-on steps are a breat I1 of . ll . last Pe nnsy- b I 1 t car to recelve· thIS eature; cars were not laIg· e In numbel, . blik e any fresh aII. as the are thll1 detailed and are U ' , O f /. after thIS car a II subsequent c I asses would P ennsy car they roamed the natIOn in gen- very authentiC 01 thiS era car on the Pennsy. <> ' receive the overhanglll'"-r 00f lip eve. T he eral servIce. My 0 wn mishandlin

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING .... 25 "A" end details include cut levers, and inside the ladders at the bottom rung. drop grabirons, air-brake hose, and Basically, the only remaining rivets should poling pockets. The Pennsy "trade­ be those on the roof panels and those that mark" equipment trust plate badge is connect ladders and grabs to the car itself. a simple .005 styrene strip. Using a chisel-edged hobby knife blade remove the side sheathing rivet strips from the bottom up. You need not take them down flush with the car side as we will be sanding the car sides smooth. Imperfections The Body Shell will be taken care of during sanding, so just Normally I work from the underframe do your best. Although 1 chose not to up, but because we will be using the under­ remove the side and end ladders, brake frame to support the body shell while sand­ detail and placards, removing the side lad­ ing we will work from the top down. I fm d ders wouldn't have caused much more it just as easy to work on two cars at a time work. You will have to decide for yourself if as one and believe it makes better use of my the extra work in removing the cast-on end time. I started with an undecorated kit and details is worth the effort to you. recommend you do the same as we will be Modifying the sidesill to match the removing all the rivets and this requires Pennsy X45 configuration has been made sanding the car sides. easier because the back of the sidesill has the Start first by inserting the underframe template scribed in. I used a single-edged into the body shell, but don't cement it into razor blade with a steel ruler to made multi­ place as it also requires work. Remove the ple passes until the original sill dropped off;I them, but this was not a big problem. I will grabirons on the side as well as the ends, the do not recommend the score-and-snap deal with all these items as I move through brakewheel platform and supports. method as the rough edge that results is too this project which should take a couple of Although I didn't remove the side ladders, I difficult to control and repair. nights to complete. This project is meant to wish I had since I had to sand the sides any­ Start with 400-grit wet-and-dry sandpa­ challenge your abilities, but not to scare you way. If you leave them on 1 will show you per and sand the sides smooth. Use long away. I will offer some alternatives to make how to deal with them later. Next remove even strokes from one end to the other with the project easier, and I will use a few all the rivets and rivet strips that are on the water to aid in the sanding. Check for imper­ myself. In no way do I want to discourage body along the sidesills, in the area where fections at this point, and if you find any you - I intend to inspire you to test your the sides and roof intersect, on the strip deep gouges fill them with a lacquer-based skills, so let's get started. between the top and bottom Dreadnaughts fi ller like Squadron Putty. A trick I learned

GUIDE TO PRR BOXCAR

his guide is a simple overview of the the car. Spaced 2" above the letters was a some changes went nearly u.nnoticed. The Pennsylvania Railroad boxcar letter­ I" white band also 10" 7" long. Centered billboard lettering was 13" tall and spanned Ting schemes. It --is intended to provide a 9" beneath the PENNSYLVA NIA were 7" 13' II" on 40' cars and 16" tall and 17' 3" better understanding of the official varia­ numerals with a 1" white band 2" below wide on all cars 50' and longer. On the tions from their approximate issue dates. the numerals which extended. the length of X45 class cars the lettering was centered Though these are the official variations, the car number. 10' 2" from the edge of the side sheathing there where other unofficial changes that On all single-door cars and some dou­ and 62'/," above the bottom of the sidesill. occurred as various shops misinterpreted ble-door cars the emblem was placed to the The top of the numerals were then placed the drawings, leading to more confusion right side of the door and was centered the standard 9" below the bottom of the let­ among PRR fans. 67'/'6' above the bottom of the sidesill. ters. The newly adopted Shadowed Key­ Most double-door cars had the typical stone's overall height became a striking 59" Keystone on the Ball reversed scheme with the emblem to the tall from the bottom of the shadow to the May 1931 - January 1954 left side of the doors and the lettering to top of the Keystone. On the X-45, as with Perhaps the most widely recognized the right. This scheme could still be found most 50' cars, the Keystone was centered paint scheme on a boxcar is the Keystone on cars well into the '70s, long after Penn 8' 9" in from the end of the side sheathing on the Ball lettering scheme, also know as Central merger. and 77'/," up from the bottom of the the Circle Keystone or the Ball Keystone. sidesill. These measurements are fa irly safe The 28" white ball and 21 " Keystone was Billboard Lettering/ guidelines for most 50' cars on the PRR. adopted as the PRR standard lettering Shadowed Keystone This may not have been the most remem­ scheme in May of 1931. The Roman Seri f February 1954 - June 1961 bered scheme but certainly is my favorite style lettering size for the PENNSYLVA­ This basic scheme spanned a seven-year because it ushered in the diesel engine and NIA was 7" tall and spanned 10' 7" across stretch with four separate revisions, but saw the retirement of the steam engine.

26 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 from airplane modelers is to use a quick-dry gel CA to fill small imperfections. A word of caution: the longer the CA dries the harder it gets. This makes it more difficult to sand evenly because it becomes harder than the original plastic. To get the CA fairly even with the car side before sanding spread it with an old single-edged razor blade; I save a few just for that purpose. Now switch your sanding block to 600-grit wet-and-dry sand­ paper and with a little water again sand the car smooth in long even strokes the length of the car. A word about sanding blocks; mine is made from an oak batten about 2 '/," long and I" wide. I find it does a fine job. Check your work by holding the body up to a light correct-height version of the Front Range The height of Front Range doors was extended by adding .015 source and sight down the sides; this will door (also available separately), but they help bring out any imperfections. Use your have cast the placard onto the door. I elected styrene strips to the top and bot­ instincts here. If you feel the sides are free to use the old Front Range doors even tom. Door details were then added, of defects you need not prime them, but if though the panel sequence is reversed and the door was cemented to the 'jfNJ'h ?e 'U'i\sure, prime the sides. If need be because they allowed me to place the plac­ car side. The tackboards are made re-sand the car with 600-grit; the paint may ards and door locks where I wanted. The from scrap styrene. help even out small flaws. I did mine for drawback is that the Front Range doors photography purposes. At this point do not were a bit short and required the addition of attempt to scribe the panel lines to simulate .015 styrene at the top and bottom cords to the welded panels. Double check your work, make them fit. The kit door could be uti­ ware and styrene shims for the lower door then let's move on to the doors. lized for a car that has been outshopped in retainers. The doors were centered on the the '60s as the placards were moved lower car side with CA sparingly applied around The Doors on the doors and eventually moved to the the peri meter edges. To backdate the kits to more accurately left side of the door. If you decide to use the represent cars of the ' 50s I substituted some Accurail doors I promise I will not tell. The Underframe of the old Front Range doors for the Details for the doors included scratchbuilt In my opinion, you must have the under­ included doors. Accurail's door is a retooled placards, Detail Associates locking hard- frame details. As layout heights get closer to

LETTERING SCH EMES

... Va riation #1: Fe bruGlY 1954 - Novem­ specifications by leaving the initials off the scheme, often referred to as the Plain Key­ ber 1954 - This scheme was short-lived cars-sides. So in order to get back into stone scheme took the Pennsy into the and introduced the "Calendar Script Numer­ compliance Pennsy issued a change in the merger. The Keystone itself remained als" which first showed up on the 20 class lettering diagrams. Tn order to comply the exactly the same size as in the Shadow XA8 PS-I 40 ' boxcars delivered from Pull­ diagrams moved the billboard lettering up scheme (50'h " tall), but the shadow was man Standard during February 1954. But 3" and added 7" PRR initials in typical eliminated. The reporting marks were 14" this scheme was very visible in all boxcar Roman Serif and reduced the numerals to letters spanning 46 ", and the numerals repaints during this period. Officially the 7" tall. became 10" tall. PENNSYLVA NIA was specificationswere changed in August 1954. ... Va riation #4: June 1960 - June 1961 eliminated, making for a less attractive ... Va riation #2: August 1954 - Novem­ - In this final variation a lettering change scheme, but it wasn't missed as much on ber 1957 - This scheme is perhaps the took place. The car reporting marks cars with the CUSHIONED CAR stencil

most common Billboard Lettering/Shadow changed from the traditional PRR-style on the side . This simplified scheme was in Keystone scheme. This variation simply Roman Serif to a plain gothic style. A keeping with what was to come. changed the numerals to the Pennsy-style photo of X-45 #733 12 in this scheme was Special thanks again to Brady McGuire Roman Serif. This scheme is often associ­ published on page 37 of the PRRT&HS for his excellent research and documenta­ ated with more modern equipment, but in publication Th e Keystone, Summer 1988, tion of all the PRR's lettering schemes, and fa ct was introduced when steam was still Vo l. 21, #2. a special thanks to Nick Seman for trans­ ver'! 9revalent on the system. lating these records into a compendium ... Va riation #3: November 1957 - June Shadow-Less Keystone/ along with George Kusner. And thanks 1960 - In this variation Pennsy reacted to Large Gothic Reporting Marks again to Nick for his efforts in transform­ - complaints from the AAR that the company July 1961 February 1968 ing this all into sets of decals so modelers was not in compliance with car lettering The fi nal Pennsy boxcar lettering can "get it right."

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING ... 27 Close examination shows the original placement of the air­ "8" end details include cut levers, drop grabiron, air-brake brake equipment. The brake cylinder is mounted in the hose, brake platform, diagonal supports and poling pockets. transverse position closer to the center of the car. This level of underframe detail underframe is simple and, to me, nec­ essary... believe me, it will be noticed.

the assembly. With a dab of plastic cement at the end of each rod the assembly with

stay in place. Drill holes in the reservoir and triple valve and install the wire to simulate the air pipes. Ye ah, yeah, it's lacking the chain between the cylinder and the fulcrum rod, but let's keep this basic. Add the weights to the reverse side with contact cement or silicone. [ installed the Accumate couplers and was surprised at how detailed the coupler-pocket cover was. It's a neat innovation with the simulated draft gear, and I hope they release them separately. Cement the underframe in place.

Body Shell Details

J started by checking my photos to see exactly what "consistent" details needed to be added. 1 found published photos for this class car in all four major paint schemes

(see references). They provided the infor­ mation I needed. These cars have the tradi­ tional PRR equipment badge trust plate in As built in late 1951, the X45 came in the Pennsy's classic Keystone on the 8all the upper right-hand corner on both sides of scheme, one of the last cars to receive it. With the exception of the rivet line the car. It was modeled from a scale 8" x attaching the roof, the class was all welded. PRR had favored all-welded con­ 24 " strip of .005 styrene with the corners struction in the post-war era, but the X45 was the last all-welded boxcar until rounded. This is definitely a signature of the the mid-'60s. PRR photo, Richard Burg collection Pennsy in the ' 50s. I also found that the cars needed poling pockets. These are simple to eye level, more of these details are valve where designed to be placed as well make from wedges of styrene tubing seen... and 1 love to see these parts hanging as how I placed them in front of the cross­ trimmed with a single-edged razor blade. down and cluttering the field of vision. In bearers at the dOOljamb. The rods and levers If you removed the ladders, add them their desire to ease maintenance, the are styrene, and the air-brake piping, includ­ back to the sides and ends now. I made a Pennsy, like the Santa Fe and others, trans­ ing the main trainline, and the rod supports defect card tube from a small piece of versely mounted the air-brake reservoir. are made of wire. Utilizing stretched sprue stretched sprue and added it just above the Accurail's underframe is laid out for the and styrene for the levers and linkage makes sill on the left side of the car above the bol­ standard reservoir mount and needs to be for a quick assembly on the workbench. Use ster tab. I utilized the stock brakewheel, modified. In the underframe photo you can a thin razor saw blade to cut through the which, although a bit thick in profile, has see traces of where the reservoir and triple cylinder cleavice so the cylinder can support nice detail. The brakewheel platform was

28 ... MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 trimmed from a recycled metal walkway with Ix2 styrene strips used for the diagonal supports. A retainer valve pipe was made from .0 10 steel wire; this also helps back­ date the cars to the '50s. Standard commer­ cially available straight-wire grabirons and air hoses were added. I formed my own cut weathered version of the third variation of the Bill­ levers from steel wire and attached them X45 73474 displays a badly Keystone scheme. Although the stencil to the left with contact cement to the brackets pro­ board Lettering/Shadowed FOR REPAIRS," it is probably waiting to be scrapped. vided I added Tichy stirrup steps as I broke of the door reads "HOME . were class 2D-F33, an American Steel Foundry "Ride the original mishandling the car. The The trucks under class X45 OH; May 1979. Richard Burg photo roofwalk provided in the kit will be accept­ Control" design. Newcomerstown, able to many of you since it is thinner in profi le and has the new industry-standard beveled edges. J prefer a see-through roofwalk so I used a Detail Associates metal roofwalk. Adding these simple details helps upgrade this car and takes perhaps two e" �""�Q,!b& to complete. Now off to paint, decals and weathering.

Pa int and Lettering

If you ask ten different Pennsy modelers what is the "right" PRR Freight Car Color you will get at least eight different answers. I have my own home brews for the color, too. I try to mix up cars to keep them from looking all the same, so some get different shades. But here is a good simple "go any­ where and find it" color. In a clean empty '/4 oz. mixing bottle add one '/4 bottle of Te stors # 1 185 Rust. To this add a fourth of a bottle ('/'6 oz.) of Socony Red or a bright red substitute that has an orange tint. This makes a very convincing PRR Freight Car Color that fits the post-war era right up until the late '50s and early '60s when there is evidence showing that the darker color PRR 73401 is an example of the second variation of the Billboard Lettering/Shad­ came to be. I painted both cars this color owed Keystone scheme, but the shadow behind the Keystone isn't visible in this and allowed them to dry thoroughly. This photo. Avis, PA; June 1978. Richard Burg photo color dries flat so you need to add a clear gloss coat before decaling. For the decals I chose the Champ HB-30 set for the "Keystone on the Ball" paint scheme. I had to piece together the numer­ als and the data, but this set does a good j ob. On the other car I used the Middle Division HBX- I 0 set for the "B i IIboard Lettering/Shadow Keystone" set designed for the X45 car. This set includes all the correct decals to complete the car without splicing and robbing from other sets. Other sets have been offered by Champ and Her­ ald King (now out of the business), but nei­ ther had a set that included the correct height lettering for 50' cars in the same set. The bonus is a reproduction of the original Pennsy lettering arrangement from which to work. If J had one complaint about these Though mislabeled as an X41, PRR 73027 is an X45 in the fourth variation of the decals it would be their film thickness can Billboard Lettering/Shadowed Keystone scheme. Someone in the shops con­ vary, often in the same package. A good fused the all-welded X45 with the similar all-welded X41, proving that even pro­ way to deal with this is to sand the edge of totype cars aren't always correct. Note that the door tackboard is in the lower the trimmed decal at an angle with 400-grit right corner, but the frame of the original one has not been removed. Newcom­ wet-and-dry sandpaper, but admittedly this erstown, OH; May 1979. Richard Burg photo

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING T 29 The classic "Keystone on the Ball" scheme was the standard for the Pennsy from the early '30s until 1954.

The billboard lettering and a shadowed Keystone reminded railfans everywhere this was the new PENNSY! The small white pyramid identified this car as a leased car.

is a difficult task for long narrow data markings. Once I have set the decals with my favorite decal solution and the decals are dry I wipe the car with a soft cotton cloth to remove the excess decal solution and apply a second coat of clear gloss to seal the decals and even out the fi lm.

Aging and Weathering

To this point we have avoided the panel layout on the side of the car. After review­ ing photos of the cars I realized that even if the car was freshly painted the panels were still very pronounced. I figured the best way to emphasize the panels was to cut a jig from a piece of styrene approximately 2' 8" wide and use a common #2 pencil to draw the panel lines. So I started at the Door-less PRR 73146 displays the final Pennsy scheme with a shadow-less Keystone edge of the door and worked toward the and the large Gothic reporting marks. Though a sad example of the class, it has one ends. The next step was to bring out the notoriety. In 1960 ten cars were converted by the railroad for the shipment of rolls car's details with a fine-tipped drawing pen of felt. This conversion consisted of the installation of plywood sub-flooring and and India ink. I worked from the roof ribs wall lining, partial belt railsand oak rub rails. The rivets holding the oak rub rails down to the car's sill and then to the under­ are clearly visible on the car's exterior Gust above the car's mid-line). Judging by the frame detail. beams visible in the doorway, it would also appear that some sort of timber crib­ To complete the aging illusion of sepa­ bing was used to cradle the rolls of felt. Newcomerstown, OH; May 1979. rate welded panels I shaded the car. The Richard Burg photo

30 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 shading process is done by highlighting each panel with thin washes on opposing sides of the emphasized weld line I made with a pencil. The key here is to use a 3M Post-it'" note or a piece of cardstock as a guide and allow the overspray to creep over the edge in random light patterns. It is sim­ ple to do. Start with a mixture of the basic color and red, then thin it to a wash. Set the Post-it note on the weld line and spray the reddened mixture to the right side of each panel and on the roof up the right side of the rib and turning toward the right at the roofwalk. Next, reverse the Post-it and use Te stors Rubber to lightly spray the opposite (left) side of the panels in random patterns. remnants of a modified Keystone on the Occasionally I would allow the color to drift PRR 73163 carries what appears to be of an unofficial variation that was very over the line, but normally only on the bot­ Ball scheme. This is a classic example had transverse-mounted air-brake tom of the panels. The entire underframe possibly applied off line. Note that all X45s Paul Dunn photo, Richard Burg collection then gets a coat of Rubber as does the area cylinders. Circa 1965. along the bottom sill, paying particular attention the door rails, where the oily grime collects. The roof is handled in the same manner as the sides except that the "plus-red" color starts on the left side of the rib and then at the bottom of the rib the color is sprayed to the left. This simulates the way water carries the dirt and crud collected on the roof and deposits it at the bottom of the roof, eventually breaki ng down the paint and exposing the Asphaltium layer beneath. To finish offI spray Rubber down onto the corrugations on the doors and the Dreadnaughts. I have experimented with using colored pencils as weathering tools and was very pleased with the results, but in the past I PC 26301 1 is an X45 that was modernized and repainted; note the shortened refrained from using them on fre ight equip­ ladders and absent roofwalk. According to the 4/68 ORER (the last pre-merger ment. To simulate the weld beads on the issue due to the three-month lag time between reporting and publishing), panel lines I felt that an oxide-colored pen­ there were still 488 X45s in service at the time of the merger. Kiski Junction, PA; cil might help pick up the line and set it off May 20, 1986. Richard Burg photo without the need to scribe the plastic. It worked! It achjeved the effect I was seek­ the urge to experiment and test their skills a These cars will look great whether ing. All I needed to do was use a rule and bit. I realize that not every modeler is will­ being knuckled up to an IIsa decapod or add the oxide line next to the pencil line. r ing to spend all of his or her time research­ behind a set of shark-nose diesels ...or even then used a Dark Brown Conte Crayon to ing and super-detailing freight cars. This is behind an SD4S. And as I've said before, simulate the scratched area on car #73228 a great kjt, and I have had a lot of fun just you need not be a Pennsy modeler to in the door path and then to deepen some of doing the simple things necessary to make it model the Pennsy ... these car we re seen the rust areas around the ends of the upper a bit better. There is no doubt that I will nationwide. I door track. then came back with an Oxide return to the workbench and keyboard with colored Conte Crayon to highlight the anothe'r offering utilizing Accurail's plug­ References raised areas of the car - the grabs, ladder door and double-door cars in the future. [ want to thank Brady McGuire for his rungs, brake detail and door hardware, and Perhaps I'll take them to a higher level of excellent article in the PRRT&HS's The then to create rust streaks. The rust streaks detail and skill. Keyslone Vo l. 2 I #2 Summer 1988 (pages were rubbed out slightly. Unlike chalk, The sidebar on the lettering is a bit sim­ 13-46) titled "Lettering Schemes for PRR Conte is far more permanent so put it plistic but should give modelers insight into Boxcars." Without his great efforts many where you want it and not where you don't. the Pennsy's painting/lettering from the Pennsy modelers would still be in the dark. We 're done. early ' 30s to the merger of Penn Central. Another great reference is PRR Color Guide And, oh yes, I do plan to cover the other 10 Freight and Passenger Equipment, Vo l. 2, Conclusion schemes for the cars assigned to passenger by Ian S. Fischer and published by Morning r have geared this article toward the service and the famous LCL "MERCHAN­ Sun Books, Inc. To be a good modeler you modeler who appreciates realism and DISE SERVICE," but we will cover that in must read and fe ed your head. � authenticity, but also for those perhaps with the future. Keep 'em polished.

JAN UARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING T 31 by Jim Six The paint used on C&WC 220 is the latest offered by the ACL/SAl Historical Society. It is produced by Life-like and naturally matches life-like's purple Model photos by the author E7 and SW9 models. However, I find that it is too dark. Prototype research assisted by Wa rren Ca lloway

elcome back. In the previous install­ years ago there would have some serious through trains between Spartanburg and the ment of this article (November obstacles to overcome. The C&WC roster of ACL mainline. W1998) we addressed the Atlantic Coast Line diesel locomotives was simple and all-EMD Electro-Motive built the C&WC's GP7s Royal Purple GP7s. This time we will look at (SW7, SW9, F7 and GP7 units). All are to ACL specificationsbetween October 1950 the purple Geep-7s of ACL subsidiaries available from either Athearn of Life-Like. and December 1951. As delivered, detail of Charleston & Western Carolina (C&WC) and Paint and lettering are now commercially the C&WC GP7s was identical to that of the the Columbia, NewbelTY & Laurens (CN&L). available for both the C&WC and the ACL proper. However, in those days the Both the C&WC and the CN&L were South CN&L. All that it will take is the desire and C&WC serviced its own diesels at Augusta Carolina railroads. The C&WC ran from Port some spare time. and minor differences began to appear dur­ Royal on the Atlantic coast of South Carolina ing the years before the 1959 merger into the to Spartanburg and an interchange with the C&WC GP7s Coast Line. For instance, the cab sunshades Clinchfield. With the exception of a brief The Atlantic Coast Line gained control of of C&WC GP7s were fabricated of sheet swing into Georgia at Augusta, the C&WC the Charleston & Western Carolina in 1894 metal to fit onto the top of the window was entirely within the state of South Carolina. and operated it as a semi-independent sib­ frames just inside of the cab side-window The C&WC connected with the ACL at ling until the C&WC was merged into ACL openings. Coast Line GP7s had larger can­ Yemassee, SC. Additional connections proper on December 31, 1959. During its vas sunshades that were attached to the top included the H&B at Hampton; the CG, GA years, the C&WC had served as an impor­ of the cab roof just above the side walls. and F&G at Augusta; the SOU at Allendale; tant link between the southern terminus of At merger time, C&WC GP7s 200-220 the ACL (again) at Robbins; the P&N, SAL the Clinchfield and the ACL. Many busi­ were renumber to ACL 254-274. Two years and SOU in Greenwood; the CN&L in Lau­ nesses and industries were served along the before the 1959 merger, the Coast Line had rens; and the SOU and CRR at Spartanburg. line so not all traffic was overhead. Here, the begun a program of repainting its diesel loco­ How's that for a variety of railroads for C&WC's 21 GP7s excelled. motives from purple and aluminum into black interchange. The modeling possibilities are In order to serve this overhead traffic with yellow trim and aluminum lettering. At aplenty! along with the prosperous Piedmont region that time, the ACL decreed that C&WC loco­ The CN&L on the other hand was a that it traversed, the C&WC maintained a motives would be repainted into ACL black much smaller railroad that connected with roster of 39 diesel-electric locomotives. and yellow only when complete repainting the ACL at Columbia and with the C&WC Included were 21 GP7s (200-220), two was required. Interestingly, the C&WC shops at Laurens. Now here is a railroad that offers SW7s (800-801), two SW9s (802-803) and did not faithfully follow this decree and shortline appeal to the modeler and work­ six F7 A units (900-905). The much larger repainted several C&WC Geeps in the purple able ties to the "big road." fleet of ACL diesels supplemented that of scheme as late as the fall of 1959 ! Today, both the C&WC and CN&L are the C&WC on an as-needed basis as ACL The black C&WC scheme, like the pur­ modelable railroads whereas just a couple of and even CRR locomotives headed run- ple scheme, was identical to that of the ACL

32 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING ... 33 proper with the same two exceptions. The large ACL circle-herald was missing, and the name CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAROLINA was spelled out on the hood sides instead of the ACL's name. One more difference was that the earlier 6" lettering, albeit in aluminum vs. purple, was retained.

CN&l GP7s The Columbia, Newberry and Laurens was incorporated on December 26, 1885, and retained its corporate identity until finally absorbed by the Seaboard System on April 30, 1984. The little road had survived the ACL, the Seaboard Coast Line and Fam­ ily Lines before finally disappearing into the Seaboard System! However, the ACL did acquire control of CN&L capital stock in 1926 and thereafter the road was controlled This view of CN&L 102 clearly shows the latter-day bell location. Horn position and dominated by the ACL. and configuration is also shown. The yellow stripe that separates the purple The CN&L operated a "fleet" of five sides from the black roof adds a classy touch. Electro-Motive GP7 locomotives that were delivered between November 1950 and December 1951. Like those of the C&WC, all were built to ACL specifications. The CN&L Geeps were numbered 100-104, which conflicted with ACL numbers. Throughout the 1950s these locomotives remained on CN&L rails except for servicing at the Coast Line's Florence (SC) shops or an infrequent trip down the C&WC to the shops at Augusta. In the early 1960s these units were leased to ACL proper and from that point on they freely roamed the ACL system. As with the C&WC, the CN&L's diesel locomotives were delivered in ACL's purple and aluminum colors. These CN&L locomo­ tives were just like the C&WC units in that the paint was identical to the Coast Line's scheme, but with COLUMBIA NEW­ BERRY AND LAURENS on the hood sides and without the circular Coast Line heralds. The five CN&L GP7s remained in purple and aluminum colors with their CN&L com­ My problem with the Atlas model is its metal frame. In order to effectively detail pany name until being repainted into ACL the end sill/pilot areas cast-on metal detail has to be removed - no small task. black and yellow between 1964 and 1966. Then drilling into the hard metal is no joy either! This made them the last revenue diesels to

The color differences are very evident here. I plan to repaint the purple on each diesel with a thick "wash" of Pro-Color ACL Purple and Polly-S ACL purple which is much lighter. I have done this on a few ACL F-units and an very pleased with their appearance.

34 .... MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 display the original ACL colors. At the time the CN&L locomotives were repainted into yellow and black, the CN&L OP7s were renumbered into the ACL roster as 1100- 1104. CN&L 1103 displayed the ATLAN­ TIC COAST LINE name and a small (F-unit sized) ACL herald once repainted in black. This unit was lettered with a small C.N. & L. just above the Coast Line herald on the short hood. Finding decals for CN&L and C&WC Oeeps is no problem at all. They are included in the Microscale ACL decal set 87-907. Before applying the decals you will first have to remove the ATLANTIC COAST All of the molded-on grabirons and the hand brake have been removed. Keep in LINE printed on the middle of the aluminum mind that as was the case with the ACL, CN&L and C&WG diesels did not have bands of a decorated Atlas ACL OP7. You hand brakes. Crews chocked the wheels when parking a locomotive! can carefully scrape off the letters using a curved X-Acto® blade or sand them off. If trimmed along the top and bottom edges model. As a result, since the accompanying the aluminum paint needs touching up use with yellow pinstripes (or so I thought). At photographs were taken I have decided to either Polly Scale Aluminum or overlay some time during the lifespan of the purple repaint C&WC 220 and am considering the Microscale set 87-774 aluminum bands. and aluminum scheme the top yellow pin­ same treatment for CN&L 102. The only Detail and other changes, with the excep­ stripe on the frame sidesill was deleted on additional modification that I foresee is tion of the cab sunshades, match that of the C&WC and CN&L locomotives. It may be replacing the railings and stanchions with ACL OP7 in Part I of this article. I used that this top yellow stripe never existed at replacements from Life-Like's new OP7 small pieces of .010 sheet styrene cut to size all. I just do not know. The result is an alu­ model. Once that is done, I will leave well as sunshades. Each was cemented in place minum-colored sidesill with only a bottom­ enough alone as there isn't anything else with liquid styrene cement. The sunshades edge yellow pinstripe. that can be done short of starting all over were then brush painted MODELflex Before ending we need to consider that again - which I am already in the process Engine Black before weathering. Life-Like has its Proto 2000 early OP7 that of doing. I have four Proto 2000 OP7s on As always, it is a good idea to familiarize can be used for these models. For as-built the workbench in preparation to be two pur­ yourself with your subject by spending time prototypes, the access slots in the fuel-tank ple and two black ACL OP7 models! studying photographs, looking for differ­ skirt will have to be plugged or covered in You may wish to consider joining the ences between locomotives and also detail some way. I am already working on a few Southeastern Model Railroader's Associa­ that is not noticed at first glance. While OP7s using the Proto 2000 model. You will tion (free of charge). We have a Internet looking closely at photos I noticed a subtle see these in the not-too-distant future. discussion group where information on variation between the C&WC and CN&L modeling Southeastern railroads is paint and that of the ACL proper. The frame Author's Note exchanged. For more information on this sidesill of purple ACL and sibling Oeeps I am not satisfied with the purple color and related subjects contact Jim Six at was painted with an aluminum color, then on my three diesels, particularly the C&WC jimsix@ ncweb.com. �

CN&L 101 in Ta mpa, FL, on November 23, 1962. Note the "Radio Equipped" slogan beneath the cab and the serif-style cab number. Barry Yo ung photo, Diesel Era collection

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING ... 35 Much of the skirting above the fuel tank on CN&l 104 has been removed and it has a sans serif cab number. Augusta. GA; December 28. 1965. Note the larger fuel tank of this unit and the strap that wraps around the tank. c. K. Marsh, Jr., photo, Diesel Era collection

C&WC 207 in Augusta, GA, on November 21. 1951. Notice the abundance of MU hoses on this and other C&WC units. Charles K. Marsh, Jr., photo, Diesel Era collection

C&WC 208. Date and location unknown. Photographer unknown, Diesel Era collec

36 ... MODEL RAI LROADING JANUARY 1999 C&WC 220 in Augusta, GA, in March 1955. Charles K. Marsh, Jr., photo, Diesel Era collection

C&WC GP7 204 and F7 902 handle a string of wooaen boxcars. Date and location unknown. Photographer unknown, Diesel Era collection

C&WC 206 and 211. Note the small fuel tank on 206. Date and location unknown. Photographer unknown, Diesel Era collection

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING ... 37 D SCENES

Bridging the Gap : The (Scenic) Dilemma

by Margaret Mansfield

Photos byJim Mansfield News Flash! It is a draw bridge! 0,; rathel; a painted bridge ...

n last month's "On Track," Jim finished the construction of the north abutment Ifor Two Stick Draw. All the preparation for installing the temporary bridge was therefore complete. However, before it could be set into place, something definitely needed to be done with the appearance of this monolith that will carry trains across the draw while the "real" bridge is under construction. To that end, Jim and I came up with a solution to 1 - The scene that was painted on this side of the temporary bridge represents our singular 2K+ 1 odyssey. the portion of the view of the layout that is blocked when the bridge is in place. After painting the complete "missing portion" of the view over the two masked A Concept for the Te mporary trusses and removing the masking tape, we see the background scenery, the far Bridge side truss hidden in shadow, and the near side truss. This multi-layer picture will The completed temporary Two Stick fit nicely into the scenic view from the doorway of the railroad room. Draw bridge was shown in the September 1998 "On Track." The photos depict a rather depending on the size of the train, motive In preparation for creating the "lattice massive black structure - functional, to be power, etc.; and it can all be seen from the truss," we painted the entire bridge struc­ sure, but with little else in the way of detail entrance to the layout. In fact, this all­ ture - top, bottom, ends and sides - to recommend it. In fact, to say that we were encompassing scenic view over the bridge with a Floquil paint color mixed using not impressed with the, well, utilitarian look formed one of the design criteria for the Jer­ three parts of Weathered Black to one of the bridge would be an understatement. sey We stern layout. In future articles, both part of Reefer White. This color simu­ My exact words were, "You know, we could in "On Track' and in this column, we will lates the appearance of an older, black do something about that!" be describing more of our designed vantage steel bridge high in the mountains; it will "Doing something" meant, in other point scenes - they are somewhat reminis­ be the basic color of the structural mem­ words, that we would need to create the cent of those "Scenic View Ahead" places bers on the side of the bridge closest to illusion of the open air scenery that would along highways. the viewer. ordinarily be visible through the truss So, even with the challenge presented to Steel bridges, however, are rarely all members of a real bridge. Furthermore, us by the "monolith," we still wanted to cap­ black, especially as they age; the paint realistic landscapes exist on both sides of a ture the view of the complete scene, even if shows the effects of weather and time as bridge: in the case of the Jersey Western it meant seeing "through" the temporary rusting and peeling occur. To weather our layout, one of the vantage points through bridge we were readying for placement on imaginary bridge lattice, therefore, we the bridge occurs at the doorway entrance the layout. determined the approximate locations of the to the layout; and the other occurs just structural members on the side of the bridge inside this entrance, but looking out Creating Truss Members closest to the viewer, and then used dry­ through the doorway. Our first step in "doing something" with brush techniques to rust and pre-weather the The view of the layout from the entrance the temporary bridge involved creating the portions of the surface of the bridge that encompasses Chupadera Loop and Nacho illusion of a truss-type bridge on the sllliace will represent these members. Some evi­ Ridge. From this vantage point in the moun­ of the solid wooden structure. In order to do dence of this weathering may be seen in tain railroading scene, a northbound up­ this, we decided to cut "truss members" Photo 2. train out of Tortilla Flats passes within 24" from different widths of masking tape to Different widths of masking tape, of a viewer's eyes; it is 14" below eye level form two sides of a lattice-type structure. ranging from '/," to '/8 " to '/4', were then on its start up the mountain. The train Then, with the skillful use of shading, along cut and placed directly on the wooden comes back to this vantage point at eye with some rusting and weathering, we con­ structure to build the side of the lattice level, but only 6" away. The complete climb cluded that we could make the solid I x4 truss near the viewer. The wider strips through the loop and up the mountain is vis­ piece of pine look something like a railroad form the bottom edge of the truss, while ible, save for an eight-car-Iength tunnel bridge. We even figured that I could make strips of the '/,' tape, available in hobby under Chupadera Peak at Eagles Nest. The the wood between the truss members disap­ and craft stores as Quilters and Dressmak­ entire trip can take 8- 12 actual minutes, pear using a couple of tricks. ers tape, constitute the vertical members.

38 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 The pieces of tape covered some of the rusting we had previously done. Photo 2 depicts one side of the bridge completed to this stage. Then, with the near side of our imaginary bridge structure complete, we turned our attention to the structural members of our imaginary bridge that support the far side. Since the bridge is not seen straight on, but rather is viewed at an angle, these members will mirror the truss members of the near side, but will be offset and will exist in dark shadow, without any visible weathering or aging. We therefore got the airbrush out again, and painted the entire side of the tem­ porary bridge, masking tape and all, with Floquil's Grimy Black. This color is darker in hue than the first coat of black, thus creat­ ing the illusion of shadow. We then created the far side of our imagi­ nary bridge using the same widths of tape as the near side, but offset 1" center to center. In Photo 3, the unpainted strips of tape rep­ resent the far side of our imaginary bridge, 2 - The two trusses of the painted bridge were to be "constructed" using mask­ while the painted strips represent the near ing tape. First, however, the entire bridge was painted with a 3:1 mixture of Flo­ side of this Escher-like structure. quil's Weathered Black and Reefer White. The near side "truss members" were At this point, we left all the masking then pre-weathered in and around where they would appear as part of the tape on the bridge and began some land­ imaginary bridge. The truss members that will appear closest to the viewer on scape magic. this side of the bridge were created first using various widths of masking tape cut to length and placed directly on the wooden bridge structure. The result is Seeing Through the Bridge the near side of a railroad truss bridge. Creating the open-air scene that would be visible through our imaginary bridge required a full-scale drawing of the view of the layout scenery behind the future location of the bridge. A view board made using a 1 x4 (the same size wood as the bridge) was utilized for this purpose; it may be seen in Photos 2 and 3. To create the drawing, first a full-size outline of the bridge was drawn on the view board. Next, I sketched in the layout scene from the line of sight of a viewer looking "through" the bridge. All the major fea­ tures of the scene were located and placed in the sketch exactly as they appear from the doorway entrance, including Chu­ padera Loop, Barren, and, in the right foreground, the cut-rock abutment sup­ porting the south end of Two Stick Draw Bridge. Also, the center of each vertical truss member was marked along the bot­ tom of the view board. (Since this board was actual ly done prior to the taping process, these marks were used to align the vertical strips of tape.) 3 - Following an application of Grimy Black over the entire side of the Once the sketch on the view board bridge with the tape in place as seen in Photo 2, the far side of the was complete, it was used as a guide for truss bridge was created. Here, strips of masking tape simulate the far painting the scenery on the side of the side of the truss bridge. Notice how the second truss is shifted to the I x4 structure that is visible from the lay­ right and slightly upward. This offset depicts how a real truss bridge out entrance. The entire surface of the would look from the viewing angle on the layout. The three sets of structure - wood, tape and all - was numbers visually demonstrate this offset. Also shown is the view board painted with artists' oils thinned when we used as a guide for attaching the tape and painting the scenery. necessary wi th turpen tine and applied with small bristle brushes. Two coats of die of the loop shows up particularly When the paintings were fi nished and oils were necessary to cover the black well. By highlighting the effect of sun­ dry, we pulled the tape from the wood, and, surface of the "monolith." In the painting shine on the landscape, it is possible to voila, a weathered steel truss bridge! Photo I process, particular attention was paid to achieve an effective "open air" atmos­ shows the final result. the value (or brightness) of each feature; phere. Each side of the bridge was fi n­ Next month, we will set the bridge in the light on the desert scenery in the mid- ished in this manner. place on the layout. �

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAI LROADING T 39 SBD 124013 was originally built as part of SCL 22450-23149 in 1970 by Pullman-Standard. It became part of the Seaboard's SBD 123768-124434 series. This series would eventually become CSXT 123768-124434. 70-ton trucks. Rigid underframe. Waffles: 50 per side.

CSXT 124584 (from 124435-125395) was originally from the SCL 23150-24149 series. Built in 1971 by Pullman-Standard. The original cars were built with 9'-wide sliding doors. This car was rebuilt with a 10'-wide sliding door. 70-ton trucks. Rigid underframe. Waffles: 42 per side.

by David G. Casdorph

Photos courtesy Freight Cars Journal

oday, CSX operates a relatively T large fleet of 50' boxcars that have emerged from several large, and a number of minor, former railroad sys­ tems. These are assigned to transport paper and appear fairly cosmopolitan in service area. This issue's "Freight­ carology" provides a photographic cross-section of this interesting fleet of boxcars. CSXT 129770 (from 129700-130699) displaying CSX's new urban camouflage Note: I use the term waffl es here to scheme - actually just an interesting patchwork paint job. This ACF Plate B car indicate the raised rectangular or square was originally a Railbox car. 70-ton trucks. Rigid underframe. shapes on the side sheets.

40 .... MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 CSXT 135096 (from 135000-135299) was originally built with double doors. This car and the entire 135000-series were rebuilt with single 10' sliding doors. Waffles: 50 per side.

CSXT 136749 (from 136409-136804) was originally built as part of the L&N 480000-480399 series in 1974 by Pullman­ SSO 135060 as it appeared in the Seaboard System paint Standard. 70-ton trucks. Rigid underframe. Waffles: 42 scheme. Painted April 1983. Photographed June 9, 1983. per side.

CSXT 142989 (from 142902-143079) was built in 1979 by L&N 480365 as the CSXT 136409-136804 series originally FMC for the New Hope and Ivyland. It later was acquired appeared when built for the L&N. by the RF&P which became part of the CSX.

CSXT 137057 (from 136996-137473) was originally from the SCL 24350-24849 series built in 1973 by ACF. Stenciled capacity of 5,294 cubic feet. 70-ton trucks. Rigid underframe. Waffles: 52 per side.

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAI LROADING T 41 CSXT 139556 (from 139480-139671) was originally built as part of the L&N 400500-400699 in 1971 by Pullman-Standard. 70- ton trucks. 7" end-of-car cushioned underframe. Some cars of the series are equipped with Air-Pak self-locking bulkheads for paper service. Waffles: 49 per side.

CSXT 137318 is from the same series as CSXT 137057 - the difference being the stenciled capacity of 5,277 cubic feet on 137318. There are three different stenciled capacities in this series with no indicated difference in internal dimensions. However there is a difference between the "height from rail to extreme width" dimension: 5277s are 13' 6"; 5238s are 14' 1" and 5294s are 14' 2".

CSXT 141020 is still in Railbox livery. These came from the RBOX 12000-13499 series via the Chessie. Most of these have now been repainted into full CSXT livery.

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CSXT 507352 (from 507095-507826) was originally built in 1973 by Berwick as part of the B&O 486200-486999 series. 70-ton trucks. Rigid underframe. Waffles: 108 per side.

CSXT 150111 (from 150043-150142) was originally built in 1978 by Pullman-Standard as SCL 60450-60549. Although C&O 484031, originally part of the C&O 484000-484649 the Registers say that these have 70-ton trucks, they actu­ series would eventually become part of the CSXT 502614- ally have 100-ton trucks. Equipped with 15" end-of-car 503054 series. The series was built in 1969 by Berwick. 70- cushioning. Waffles: 108 per side. ton trucks. Rigid underframe. Waffles: 59 per side.

Modeling Note

The Walthers 50' waffle-side boxcar

(#932-4700, undecorated) is close to

photos shown of SBD 124013 and

CSXT 124584.

For additional information on CSX's

paper cars see On CSX Boxcars, pub­

lished in 1995 by the Society of Freight

Car Historians, P. O. Box 2480, Mon- CSXT 500762 (from 500704-500798). One of the more unusual-looking boxes in ravia CA 91017 ($25.00 per copy). paper service is this 1966 Thrall product. It was originally built for the C&O 481000- 481099 series. 70-ton trucks. 10' 6" plugdoor. 20" cushioned underframe. �

JAN UARY 1999 MODEL RAILROAD ING T 43 JOHN FARRE,LL'S

I would like to illfroduce John Far­ rel/ to the American railroad fr aternity; John lives in Solihllll near Birmingham, England, and is another one of those modelers who has taken to the charm of the American railroads. He is a life member of the British Region of the NMRA and was Treasurer fo r several years. He is a retired accountant and spends most of his spare time building

How many times have you heard the lems. The first decision is obvious ...to me railroads. He has been modeling the following excuses? anyway... use N-scale. The second is to keep American scene in N-scale fo r about 15 T I have no space for a layout it small - Rio Bravo is 2' by 4' - the size years, but pleads guilty to abandoning T Exhibition layouts need a van for trans­ of the basic N-Trak module and roughly layouts long before they are finished. portation equivalent to a 4' by 8' layout in 1-10. This John l1ow claims that he is, in fact, cured But when a small layout is suggested, the solves the space and transportation problems of this I'ice. So now, r 1/ hand you over to people that use one of the above excuses, and provides a good chance of completing a John so he can tell you all about his respond that small layouts: presentable layout in a reasonable time. And "'Rio Bravo." -Paul Templar T Are unsuitable fo r Class I roads I should point out that before building the T Involve unrealistic sharp curves Rio Bravo, I had started several layouts, but T Can only run absurdly short trains, and haden't finished any of them. even then are tail chasing "I-Ia," did I hear you mutter, "switching T Do not interest the public at shows, and layouts have been around ever since John BY JOHN FA RRELL worst of all, they are boring to operate Allen devised his Time Saver." But hang on, Because these are all valid points, the most switching layouts involve a single loco­ challenge is to overcome these problems. moti ve moving cars one at a time between PHOTOS BY PA UL TEMPLAR Rio Bravo is an attempt to solve the prob- spurs, with no purpose other than to solve the

44 � MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 puzzle. They are not entertaining for the pub­ lic at shows, and operation soon becomes boring for the creator. So, how can we deal with the limitations of a small layout? All Class I roads have (or had until recently) extensive industrial spurs. Rio Bravo was inspired by the numerous indus­ trial branches offthe Santa Fe mainline to the east of Kansas City. The name is from an industrial area south of Albuquerque on Santa Fe's Raton route. The location is a fic­ titious industrial district. The shruV curve problem, minimum radius

9 ", was attacked by hiding prut of the curves by the backdrop and disguising the rest with are usual on the Rio Bravo. For public enter­ buildings. Incidentally, one hole in the back­ tainment, trains of up to eight cars can be drop is hidden by a highway overpass operated without the apperu·ance of tail chas­ (adorned with the Santa Fe logo), the other, by ing, as the train will disappear completely An empty gon has been spotted beneath the the grain elevator in front of it and by the fur­ behind the backdrop on the continuous run. 1 ash silo as a local passes under the convey­ niture fa ctory to its side. Westbound trains Now for the cruncher, how to make oper­ ors from Spark light & Power to the ash apperu· from behind the elevator between the ations entertaining, credible, prototypical. .. silo and from the coal hoist. fa ctory and the cold storage and disappear and infinitely variable. Rio Bravo has eight Sparks Power & light was kitbashed from a under the bridge, suggesting connection to the industries attracting eight different types of 2 Heljan Brewery kit. transcontinental network in both directions. cars, plus a passenger station. The industries The entire Rio Bravo layout is only 2' by 4'. Choice of an industrial area solves the (and the cars they require) are a power sta­ 3 Although lens distortion and the angled place­ short train problem too, as locals serving tion (coal hoppers/gondolas), engineering ment of structures might play tricks on the such districts are often short. I have fond plant (covered gons, gons, boxcars), grain eye, the layout is rectangular, not trapezoidal. memories of spotting a BN train near elevator (covered hoppers), freight house E8M 81 arrives at Rio Bravo with the local Ottumwa, Iowa, with two locomotives and (boxcars), cold storage (reefers), tank farm 4 passenger train. only five cars. Four or five cru·s plus caboose (tan k cars), furn i tu re factory (bu I khead An 0-8-0 handles switching chores at Spark flats, boxcars) and a ware­ 5 Light & Power. house (boxcars). RS07 802 removes a boxcar Irom the Storage tracks (represent­ freight house. ing the yard of a major city) S hidden behind the backdrop, train of assorted cars from the storage track, can hold three trains. The exchange the cars in the train for cars basic operation is to bring a already spotted at the industries and depart. Variations include: industrial" buildings. The indus­ T Picking up and setting out all the cars trial buildings are, of necessity, in the train. Exchanging one pair of cars on not really large .enough to justify each appearance. Just picking up or setting fu ll car loads, but, in practice, this out to either increase or decrease the length does not seem to matter and has of the train. not been criticized (YET). T Switching by the road loco or a resi­ The center piece (the depot) dent switcher, and switching between indus­ is a model of Santa Fe's Cajon tries. Cars are spotted according to type at station, scratchbuilt from HO the appropriate industry, but this can be var­ drawings and photographs in ied if the loading point is occupied by a car Pete Youngblood's Modeling which has not been picked up. The dropped Cajon. It has been moved by mysterious car will be switched to its proper location by means from Californiato somewhere in the a later train or by the resident switcher. Midwest and renamed "Rio Bravo." Most of When a resident switcher is used, it is possi­ the other buildings were kitbashed, but some Now would you really want to put your ble to have a train circling the layout while are scratchbuilt to fit the location. 7 money in the Lozamunnee Bank? the switching continues. This is very useful Both the power station and the furniture Kath's Cafe is a popular eatery in Rio at exhibitions as the general public is factory are kitbashed from chopped-up sides 8 Bravo. attracted by constant activity. Occasionally, from a Heljan Brewery kit. Most of the store The 0-8-0 handles the local. normal operation is interrupted by the arrival fronts are from DPM kits. Some backs from 9 and departure of a passenger train, usually these kits were used for the police station ATSF SW1200 241 8 switches a gondola an ROC, but now, thanks to Bachmann, a and the restaurant. loaded with scrap from XNT while GP30 gas electric (Doodlebug) may appear. The streets and industries are brought to 10 3240 delivers a hopper of grain to Mid- Switching can continue while the passenger life by vehicles (all stopped fo rever by trains west Co-op. train is standing at the station. crossing the road or for loading) and by This flexibility ensures that home opera­ people. The vehicles are from a variety of with multiple lash-ups sweeping around tion never gets boring. The consist of trains sources ... Viking, Con-Cor, kits, toy shops wide-radius curves are impossible on such changes with each circuit and is unpre­ and autoracks. The humans (70+) are hand layouts. Autoracks, TOFC and double-stacks dictable. Every exchange of cars presents a painted figures from Preiser unpainted sets. are banned from Rio Bravo as they look fresh switching problem depending on the No period is specified(cries of "SHAME") ridiculous on it. choice of cars to be spotted, their position in as I have stock available to operate steam, Building the layout was fun, and I still the train, the choice of cars to be picked up, early diesel or modern eras. enjoy operating it. It has been well received and the availability of space. All cars used at shows are weathered, at the N-Trak UK Convention and at several To achieve this, the layout uses cab con­ and the open hoppers, gondolas and flats public shows. It has been invited to the pre­ trol (two controllers and three block sec­ have appropriate loads (removable). One mier train show in the UK at the National tions) and three uncoupling magnets. All boxcar has a hobo riding at the open Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. turnouts are operated by switch machines door...he doubles as the worker unloading Finally, a challenge to all who are short of wired to a track diagram. All cars are fitted the car when it is spotted at the team track. space or who want to participate in shows. with Micro-Trains® couplers. Rio Bravo then is a response to a chal­ Build YOUR solution to the portable layout What about credibility? The atmosphere lenge. The problems have been solved to the problem! It can be done. And as for me? - I of an old big-city suburb is helped by a row best of my ability, but how successfully, is am bui Iding N-Trak modules. I want to see of low-rei ief shops and offices along the not fo r me to judge. It is NOT an advertise­ my multiple lash-ups hauling 50 cars ...and ..."I whole length of the backdrop and other "non- ment for tiny layouts as such. Fifty-car trains have no space fo r sweeping curves." �

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1 - Low relief shops, aU along Main St. 11 - Freight House 2 - Spark Ught ,. Power 12 - Glno's Pizzas 3 - X N Tr ick Engineering 13 - Calvin Cab Co. 4 - Kath's Cafe 14 - Depot 5 - Mid West Co-op elevator 15 - Coal hoist and conveyor B - Parkers Pool Ta ble Mfg. Co. 1 B - Ash silo and conveyor 7 - DJB deposnory 8 - John's Uquor Store X uncoupling magnets 9-Tank Farm U section breaks, both rails 10 - Cold Storage I section breaks, one rail

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAI LROADING T 47 the Accurail 451 Va n & the A-Line Unive

.Fall in rural Pennsylvania is a great time to go pig hunting! BY GARY WA LTO N (Watch out for the guys with the bows though.) This XTRAIICG re-pig was found in a westbound CSX jet train PHOTOS BY TH£ AUTHOR UNL£SS OTH£RWIS£ INDICAT£D approaching the apex of Mance curve, east of Sand Patch tunnel in October 1998.

Certain construction techniques described in Ihis article were though the railroad names they display have long since fallen. The two described in the July-September 1998 issues and will not be repealed. fo rmer Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) vans modeled in this article repre­ Th e specific issue will, howevel; be referenced. sent both ends of the re-pig spectrum. XTRZ 631719 looks pretty much like it did when it worked for rCG (see Photos I & 2). From a Ves, once again we return to the world of the "old 45" and modeling quick glance it would appear that the ICG is alive and well in 1998. In J �ith Accurail. It's been awhile since my last Accurail pig van ar­ stark contrast XTRZ 63 1641's ICG lineage is barely visible (see Photo ticle. The summer months have kept me away from the modeling 3). I seriously doubt it looked this anemic 12 years ago. workbench so it's time to finish what I started. If you recall we left off with the Golden Pig vans of the Espee. In that article a "now" and "then" look of the Golden Pig was presented. The "now" look is what I would describe as a re-pig. So what in the world is a re-pig? (Oh no, Walton is at it again with his colloquial use of the English language.) To me it's a made-up term that describes an in-service intermodal van that has at least one prior life but visually retains all or part of its orig­ inal identity (Webster's hasn't caught on to this yet; in fact, intermodal hasn't made it there either). It's the transportation business' version of recycling. It happens to boxcars quite frequently (I still see WesternPa­ cific boxcars), so why not pig vans? Long-term leases from companies like XTRA and Transamerica have helped to create this delightful phe­ nomenon. DeLightful because many, if not most model railroaders like to "freeze" a period of history and recreate it. Re-pigs allow us to 1 - Except for the badge/number, XTRZ 631719 appears in widen the window of our modeling choices, without compromising its original form. The railroads have weathered this van prototypical accuracy. There are numerous examples of re-pigs that quite nicely. Replace the XTRZ badge with ICGZ and we go today look much the same way they did 12 to 15 years ago, even back to 1985. Harrisburg, PA; June 1998.

JANUARY 1999 48 ... MODEL RAILROADING 730335-730434 badges and numbers. XTRA may lease or per-diem rent these vans to railroads, truckers, UPS or any intermodal shipper in the US or Canada. Who knows ... maybe even JIlinois Central !

2 - The unique Miller upper lip and lock-bar protection on (What goes around, comes around.) What intrigues me is that even the rear doorframe is evident in this shot. The "heavy" thoucrh only a small number of these dinosaurs survive, they have looking ICC bumper is also visible. rece�tly been spotted and photographed several times in different places. They are definitely out there ...fi nding them adds to the fu n! The prototype vans modeled (as pictured) are XTRZ 63 1641 and 63 1719. This article (Parts 1 & 2) presents super-detailing to accu­ rately represent the ICG/XTRZ Miller vans and the techniques needed to create their unique weathered look. Challenging models to say the least. I don't have a rear view of the Dunham van, otherwise it would have been modeled as well. In Part I all floor and shell modifi ­ cations are described with accompanying construction photos. Part 2 will describe the fi nishing and weathering of the models.

TH E A-LINE fLOOR All measurements will be in scale inches and feet unless noted otherwise. The floors were built per the A-Line instructions and mod­

3 - The ICG ghost at Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA, April ifications described in the August and September issues. In summary, 1998. XTRZ 631641 has had a major facelift, however the for the XTRA re-pigs the slider rail was shortened to 14' 6"; holes scars remain and can not hide the original operator. That's were drilled out; slider-rail flange, bogie clips, air hoses/hose tension an Alaska Railroad spine car it's riding on. spring only (no slack adjuster bar on the Miller vans) were added; and grooves were notched for the landing gear. On the bogie a piece of wire insulation was cut in half and CA'd over the rail flange above the clip. Cement a 2x4 trimmed to fit above the front and rear bogie cross member. Drill two #75 holes in the upper front member fo r air hoses. Make a hose harness from a 9" piece of Ix6 and drill two #75 holes in it. Cement just ahead of the front ends of the rails (see Photo 6). Make the mud-flap hangers from I x6 strip, cut to I'9 ". Cement 6" from rear of the floor on each side.

4 - Another ghost of an ICG pig. This was shot on an east­ bound Conrail TV train in Cresson, PA, August 1 998.

Illinois Central Gulf

6 - Close-up of suspension bogie details and inner side of the bumper.

LANDING GEAR 5 - Front third of a Dunham insulated van still prominently The Miller landing gear resembles a "lighter-looking" Stoughton displaying the ICG Pig logo and some interesting "spray gear. The wing plates have no lower lip and fewer rivets. Gear legs can" artwork. Early spring 1998. David Bontrager photo and bracing appear thinner. Center cross members and bracing is also similar, if not identical in appearance. Optionally modify the In 1985 lCG leased 200 new pig vans from XTRA Inc. (now Walthers landing gear to achieve these subtle differences or build it XTRA Corporation of which XTRA Intermodal & XTRA Lease are stock. (At present, Walthers does not sell this as a separate part). To divisions). Built by the now-defunct Miller, they were numbered in begin the Miller modifications, trim the angle braces and their attach­ series ICGZ 235000-235 199. ICG also had 100 insulated vans built ment bracket from each leg/wing plate. File smooth. Shave lip from by Dunham (also out of business) numbered in series 735000- the lower edge of the wing plate. Remove the two sets of three rivets 735099. To the best of my knowledge all of the former ICG vans are on either side of the center rivet set. Replace the angle-brace attach­ now part of the huge XTRA Intermodal trailer pool (over 20,000 ment bracket with a 6" I x2, cemented to the inside notch on each leg. vans). The Miller 235000 series was renumbered XTRZ 63 1 575- Two new angle braces are cut 2' 6" long from .010 x .020 strip. 63 1 774. The 735000-series Dunham vans now display XTRZ Cement one end of the attachment bracket and the other end to the

JAN UARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING ... 49 back of the wing plate upper corner (repeat). Optionally cut a small recess between the center rivet set on one of the landing-gear wing plates (approximately 6" high by 3" wide, angled toward the lower third). Add a gearbox to the other leg using a 2x4 cut to a length of 9" and rounded at the bottom. Cement between the center rivet set. Make one pair of each (see Photo 7). Install the landing gear half (with the gearbox) on the curbside of the floor, in the notched groove (described in the August issue). 9 - Painted and weathered tires and wheels. Install the other half on the road side. Ensure they are square before the cement sets. Cut a 2x2, 5' 6" long for the lower cross member and MILLER-SPECIFIC SHELL MODIFICATIONS cement between each leg, lined up with the angle-brace attachment Unique spotting features of Miller vans are the deep upper side brackets. The upper cross member is cut from lx8 strip, 5' 6" long. rail, notched upper doorframe, dock bumper lip, ICC bumper, front Cement between the legs so it almost touches the floor. Cut two bulkhead rib and shallow recessed electrical connector. Begin by cross-member angle braces from .010 x .020 strip, 3' long. Cement removing the stock dock and ICC bumpers. Shave off the narrow side one brace end to the back of the lower cross member where it meets doorframe ridges and 3/.4' (actual) from the rear of the upper and the leg. Cement the other end to the back of the upper cross member, lower side rai Is. On the rear, using a razor saw, cut a notch 3" deep angled in, 2' from the leg. Repeat for the other side. Drill a #76 hole the width of the roof, just above the fo ur door lock bars. The kerf of centered in the lower area of the gearbox. Insert a gear crank arm the blade is all the thickness required for the notch. File and sand bent from 3/.' brass rod. Drill two #76 holes through each leg directly smooth (see Photo 16). Fill and square up the frontllower corner opposite one another (ftrst drill in upper half of gearbox above crank posts. Moving to the front, remove the raised detail of the air/electri­ arm). Insert a 3/4' OD rod through one hole and out the other. CA in cal connectors, not the hose lines. Drill two #65 holes where the air­ place and trim so there is some extension beyond each hole. line connectors were, above the two outer hose lines (see Photo 11). Miller's front bulkhead has additional detail not present on the stock Accurail model and the Brae prototype it closely resembles. These details include a stiffener running the width of the bulkhead plate and a thick lip on the lower edge continuing around to the cor­ ner post. On the front cement a lx2 strip fl ush with the lower edge of the bulkhead and corner posts. Trim to length so it covers from one corner to the other. A .0lD rod is cemented between the upper and lower rivet set on the bulkhead. Trim so the rod is flush with each edge. Fill in the top recess of the connector box with a Ix4, trimmed 7 - Progression of landing-gear leg modifications. to fit. Trim the corners off a Ix3 square strip and cement centered on the fi ller. Drill a #66 hole (centered) in the Ix3 piece and insert a piece of .025 rod in the hole so it protrudes slightly (see Photo 10). Moving to the lower side rail, cement .010 rod for the stiffener rib the length of the rail. Position just below the top rivet line. Shave low­ est rivet sets beginning 5' from the front, working rearward. Create a lift pad from a lx3 cut to 38', aligned where the rivets were removed, flush with lower rail edge. Fill in the upper doorframe notch with a .010 x .020 strip, trinuned flush with sides. Add the new doorframe sides with lx4 strip cut 9' 9" long. Cement in position so it just covers the top frame edge and meets the upper

8 - Landing-gear assembly in place. and lower rails. Cut two 6" 45° gus­ WH EELS AND TI RES sets from lx6 Athearn wheels were used because of the round oiler cap. Using strip. Cement them A-Line wheels and tires is also a viable option here. The hubs of the where the door­ prototype ICG wheels appear to be a faded orange with heavy layers frame side meets of grease and grime around the oiler cap and between the spokes. Use the lower side rail Weathered Black for the tire base coat. The wheel spokes and oiler (see Figure I & cap were brush painted SP Daylight Orange. The rims were painted a Photo 12). Cement variety of colors, but primarily a base coat of CP Rail Gray was used, a .010 x .020 strip with moderate to heavy applications of rust (burnt umber, Rust and below the existing Roof Brown) and grime (Oily Black). Oily Black was brushed around top rail, running the the base of the oiler cap. I also painted one hublrim white, using the length and around same weathering technique (replacement hubslrims often create a the front of the van. wide variety of colors on the prototype). Use Grimy Black/Dirt over­ sprays and chalk to complete the weathering. Refer to the August issue for instructions to modify the Athearn wheels to fit the A-Line 10 - Front suspension. view of van.

50 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 Fi u 1 Rear/lower side d II (Not to scale)

Rearllower side detail

1x4 Door frame

1x2 Light housing 1x6 Gusset outer side

(Trim gusset, door frame and light housing flush)

The appearance of the Miller ICC/dock bumper is rather unique

11 - Front 3/4 view. upperllower side-rail detail. because of the oversize width of the upright columns. Throughout this step refer to Figure 3. The lower doorframe has a protruding lip running the width of the van. Cementing a I x2 strip 8' 6" long to the bottom edge of the dOOl'frame creates this lip. Each brake-light hous­ ing is constructed of three Ix2 strips that integrate into the dOOl'frame side and lower lip. The outer side of the housing is cut 9" long and cemented to the back/bottom edge of the dOOl'frame. It should also touch the lower lip. Cut a strip I' 9" for the top piece. Cement this butted against the outer side of the housing, 6" from the lower lip. Close the open part of the housing by cementing a 6" piece of I x2 strip to the end of the upper piece and meeting the lower lip. Repeat for the other housing. When the styrene has hardened, slightly bevel the corner point of each brake-light housing.

12 - Rear. upper/lower side rail. and doorframe edge.

To finishthe rear/upper doorframe, cap the upper doorframe piece with a I x3, cut flush with sides. This piece should be cemented on its edge, flush with the back of the van, above the lock bars. Cement a Ix2 strip, widthwise behind the cap. Trim flush with each the door­ frame edges. Create a lightllock-bar protector lip from I x2 stJip cut in fivesections. A 3' section is cemented on edge, centered, flush with the top doorframe edge. Two 6" pieces are cemented to each end of the long lip, angled down just above the door seal. Cement two more 6" pieces to each angled lip ends, just above the lock bars (see Figure 2, Photos 13 & 14).

15 - Three-quarter rear view showing light housing and lower lip construction.

To create the ICC Figure 2 - To p doorframe and bumper, first cut two protector lip (Not to scale) .030 x .080 strips, 12" long. Attach each To p down view perpendicular and recessed to the

underside of the Roof doorframe. Align the upright outer edges I I I I I under the first and / To p Door �Jfo:r:: �r=:I , - fourth locking bar Cap Protector Lip Frame 13 - On the left is the notch (2' 3" from each side). cut for the upper doorframe. Cut two .060 x .080 Rear view I The right view s hows the strips 9" long. Lay re,p upper doorframe cap and lock them on the .060 side · bar protector lip. and cut on an angle, making a wedge (see Photo 18). Cement to If rrrr 14 - To p down view. the back of each Doors & Lock Bars upright to form an

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAI LROADING ... 51 Figure 3 - Miller ICC bumper and light housing Rear view (Not to scale)

Light Housing 1----.. 000 000

Bumper

Lower Lip Upright

17 - Completed

ICC Bumper rear showing bumper. light housings and angle brace. This piece should be positioned with the pointed end upper doorframe. flush with the upright bottom. Cap the back of each angle brace with a 9" long IxlO strip. Cement this flush with the bottom of the now­ 18 - Bumper angled upright. The cap edges should overhang each side of the component parts. upright. A center bumper plate is cut from a lx12 strip about 3' long. Trim to fit snug between each upright. Cement so that the plate is slightly recessed from the front of the uprights. Cut a 2x3 strip, S' 3" long for the bumper cross member. Cement centered to the bottom of the uprights. A license­ plate light is made from a 2x3 strip cut '/'6" long (actual). Using tweezers, hold it flat and round the top/corners with a razor. Carefully cement this piece to the center bumper plate, against the bottom of the door­ frame. It should be cen­ tered. Refer to Figure 3 & Photos 15-18. Refer SUMMARY to Photo 6 for a view of In Part 2 the application of paint and weathering will be described the inner side of the to accurately depict XTRZ 63 1719 and the ghostly 63 1641. Special bumper. techniques will be covered to create the shadowed effect of the removed rCG graphics and pig logo. See you then.

16 - Van rear after making necessary ADDITIONAL REFERENCE SOURCE cuts and removal of Modem Piggyback Trailers (Van roster) by David G. Casdorph, raised detail. Society of Freight Car Historians �

JANUARY 52 T MODEL RAILROADING 1999 SILL OF MATERIALS

Manuf. 8202 2x2 strip styrene ground, badges and numbers) Part No. Description 8203 2x3 strip styrene 87-852 Trailer data Accurail 8204 2x4 strip styrene MC-4204 28' trailer data 1100 Undecorated 45 ' van Detail Associates PS 1-114 White '/," stripe (for patches) A-Line 2508 1'/," brass wire (landing-gear Polly Scale 50103 Van dress-up kit (for axles crank arm) 404 106 Clear Flat and wheels if desired) Grandt Line 404 100 Clear Gloss 50118 Black mud flaps, plastic 3901 .010 styrene rod 414137 Grimy Black 50142 Sliding tandem air hoses Champion Decals 414185 SP Daylight Orange 50159 45 ' & 48' universal trailer S-46 HO '/2 black stripe 414233 BAR Gray floor (door gasket) 41425 1 CP Gray Athearn S-56 HO 1"aluminum stripe 414275 Roof Brown 51513 Van wheels (metal door gasket frame) 414299 Flat Aluminum Evergreen Microscale 414308 Dirt 100 .010 x .020 strip styrene 02-0 Clear decal sheet (for custom 414326 Oily Black 101 .030 x .060 strip styrene decals) 501 999 Metallic Graphite 102 .060 x .080 strip styrene 87-93-6 Yellow alphabet, condensed MODELflex 219 .025 styrene rod gothic 16-02 Reefer White 8102 lx2 strip styrene 87-11 0-5 3" & 43//' red stripes (for 16-05 Weathered Black 8104 1 x4 strip styrene XTRZ numbering back- Weber Costello 8106 Ix6 strip styrene ground) 145003 Hi-fi Grays (chalks) 8108 lx8 strip styrene 87- 124-02 1"& 2" black stripes M. Graham & Co. 811 0 lxlO strip styrene 87-237 Illinois Central Gulf Pig Vans 22-30 Burnt umber acrylic artists 8112 1 x 12 strip styrene 87-647 XTRA Containers (for redback- paint

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING T 53 Details can be made to "pop" by applying the proper finish and color to your structures and details. The KiTBaS HiNG contrasting textures of the roof, brickwork and concrete foundation base help togive this building appeal. The chain-link fence in the front of the structure was removed for photo­ graphic purposes.

t's called the "art of model railroading," and that says it all. Combining the skill of Ia craftsman with the eye of an artist is some­ thing we do in model railroading all the time. Not just an accurate replica of a ship, plane, or even a train, but for the mostpart a modeling effort that goes beyond the "counting of rivets" and into the creativity, or "genesis" of modeling what was, or what could have been. It's a long reach, but one that almost everyone in this hobby of ours ENG INEERING has attempted.

54 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 The original kit, straight from the box, snaps together securely, requiring very little assem­ BY ART F A HIE bly. Much of the structure's detail is obscured from view when placed on a typical railroad. PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR

One of the things that makes a railroad special is its scenery, and of course, its buildings. Kitbashing is a term that's been around for awhile, firstpopularized by mod­ eling great Dave Frary, and refined through the years by other modelers, such as Art Curren. When I happen across a structure kit, the first question I ask myself is, "What can I do with it?" Earl Smallshaw, of Mid­ dletown, CT, has long used a simple philoso­ phy ... "If it can't be seen ... don't model it." I've adopted this work ethic in everything I do, selectively choosing kit parts, often mak­ ing big structures out of "little" ones, and forcing a creative hand at the same time. The boiler house used for this article is made by Kibri, a well-known European manufacturer known for producing outstand­ ing quality injection-molded plastic kits. Available in both HO and N scales, this kit can be "snapped" together to form a unique structure, but by adding a little bit of styrene and a whole lot of patience this building can be doubled in size, and become a one-of-a­ kind structure, the kind that can help to give your model railroad its own identity!

Let's Get Started Building "Ellis Engineering" is not only fun .. .it's inexpensive too! While many kit­ bash projects require the combination of multiple kits, almost everything you'll need comes inside of the Kibri Boiler House box. I've dipped into my scrap box to provide some extra details, but aside from a sheet of styrene and some HO scale 4x4 styrene <;tlips (6x8 would work well for an HO structure), you'll need little other than your normal modeling tools. Use the end wall panel as a template to make the unseen rear walls out of card­ This building is meant to be viewed as stock or styrene. The newly cut styrene roof pieces can be cut and marked for per the lead photo. If placed in a scene that easy batten placement. cannot be viewed from all sides this struc­ ture's "footprint" is more than doubled. As most railroads (especially modular and shuffling of pieces the structure can easily onto a piece of styrene (or cardstock). You along-the-wall layouts) are generally only be made to "face" the other way. will need two identical pieces to complete viewed from the front this building approach Before assembling any kit pieces there is the project. While you may wish to duplicate not only yields unique results ...but stretches work to be done. As both the front and rear the cornice detail of the original walls, I did­ your building "dollar" as well. walls of the kit now face forward, two "new" n't, choosing instead to simply capture their The basic floor plan in the Figure illus­ end walls will have to be constructed for use profiles and spray paint them a flat black. trates how to use the walls included with the as the rear of the building. Using a felt-tip I did not use the roof that came with the kit to their best advantage. With a minor re- marker trace the outline of wall section #2 kit since I wanted the structure to have a

PR OJECT IN N OR HO!

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING T 55 BAS IC FLOORPLAN OF "ELLIS" ENGINEERING (GIRDER WORK AREA & BRICK WALL NOT ILLUSTRATED)

'DUMMY' (HIDDEN) WAll SECnON

As this photo shows, painting can be as easy as 1-2-3 (left to right). The original structure is molded in a dark red/brown tone, so 1) spray with automotive gray unseen part of the structure. Cut the primer, 2) dry-brush Polly-Scale Reefer Ye llow, and 3) follow with an application "dummy" wall to the same height as the of ground-up chalk. original, elongating it enough to assure that the new, longer building, will sit squarely to allow for proper roof installation. Remem­ ber, the only original kit parts in the new "addition" is end wall #2 (formerly a rear wall), and a short section of wall #3 (you may choose to make this structure even larger by employing more of the #3 wall so the recess between the two buildings can be made even more pronounced). I painted the unseen back wall black before assembling.

Glue... Paint... and GLue Again The main structure has a total of seven wall pieces. I assembled mine using a squar­ ing jig, such as those offe red by Micro­ Mark. This structure features "poured­ concrete" fo undation pieces that will be added after painting. Add the smaller "house" structure, glued to wall #2, before painting. You may wish to permanently affIX the structure to a base made of wood, styrene or cardstock to hold it firmly in place during completion. I used automotive gray primer, followed by a coat of Polly­ Scale Reefer Yellow dry-brushed to the I used cardstock for the rear of the buildings. Mounting the structure on a "pre­ bricks and dusted with some black chalk to measured" base allowed me a custom fit, ready to be installed on the railroad. bring-out the details cast into the structure. Before adding the roof secure the win­ dows in place. The fit is so snug that no glue more "American" flavor. A new roof was original I was able to easily duplicate its size is required, but first mist, not paint, the win­ made from styrene laminated with the 4x4 for the shorter (original) structure, while dow mullions with a light coat of gray strips, evenly spaced, to simulate metal roof­ elongating its new "sister" structure's roof primer, it will serve to downplay the look of ing. While the pitch of the roof remained the by the length of the newly inserted wall #3 the oversized window frames so common in same as the original, I now had to make not (see Figure). many plastic kits. one, but two additional roofs for the new You will need to fabricate a new "side" The roof, with its added battens, was structures. By using the dimensions of the wall, a "dummy," to represent the back, added after the structure was glued onto its

56 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 base. An additional batten was used as a ridge beam, lying on the roof seam and hid­ ing the joint. The roof was painted Flat Black, followed by a coat of Caboose Red, applied lightly so as to let the darker under­ coat show through. Cut and fit the lower "concrete" wall sec­ tions at this time. Rather than painting them, I applied a wash of alcohol and India ink to them to give them a mottled look. A light dusting of brown chalk helps to bring out the warm look of aged concrete.

The Details Details can be the most expensive part of completing a scene, but they don't have to be. A good junk box and a little imagination .� �:" is all you need to visually expand a scene r and make it realistic. The concrete slabs that After installing the toole chain-link fencing, nippers were used to trim the heads surround the front of the building are simply off of the fence post pins. You'll want to touch up the top of the posts with 220-grit sandpaper, sprayed with primer. paint after this step. They were cut into scale 20' squares, then torn to represent cracks, and glued down with DAp® contact cement. Don't make them look too neat - raise some (concrete) edges, but if it gets "out-of-hand," simply glue little pieces of ground foam along the seams to represent weeds (and hide any pos­ sible mistakes!). Here again, a little alcohol and India ink will go a long way in making the area look irregular, mottled and some­ what unkempt. Rubbing some brown chalk into the surface with your fi ngertip will add texture and color variation as well. Fences can be a lot of fun to build, and you needn't buy a kit to do it. Some straight pins, hammered with a small tack hammer every 8' scale feet make dandy fence posts. Brush paint the pins to eliminate their high­ gloss finish. Now, using a hobby knife and a steel rule, cut a piece of toole, (a fine mesh product available at any fabric store for about 25 cents), to a scale 6'-8' high. Spray both sides of the toole lightly with some primer. A little adhesive will hold it securely onto your fence posts. Clip the heads off of your posts, and you have a fence, and it only cost about a nickel to make. It's easy to see how convincingly sandpaper can be used to represent concrete I added some girders to one side of the slabs. The scale ruler provided easy spacing for the straight pins that were structure; it seems that Walthers gives these tapped into the scenery base to act as fence posts. The retaining wall along the little gems away as interior details in many left side of the scene was left over from a Model Power kit. of their Cornerstone Series® structures. If you're like me you can think of better That's it, if you thought only a "crafts­ simple techniques ... it's just another way of things to do with them than hide them man" could get results like this, think again. putting the "art" in model railroading. inside of a building. My tool box consists of little more than a If you'd l ike to see more of my N scale The sign was printed on a laser-j et hobby kni fe and a steel straight edge. Don't Niagara & Pearl Creek layout, visit my web printer, although any commercial sign will let your curiosity stop here, there isn't a kit site at http://members.aol.com//NPCRR/ identify this building as well. made that can't be re-created with some when you get the chance. �

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING ... 57 ORDAN SPREADERS are one of the most by Bob Boudreau Russell Snowplow - The method of J versatile pieces of equipment in a rail­ attaching the side wings with little hinge road's maintenance-of-way (MoW) fleet. Photos by the author pieces from the inside makes them tricky to They have been around for almost a hundred install, and results in a loose fitof the wings. years now, the first one being made by Os­ The wing "piston rods" do not support the wald F. Jordan at the turn of the century. many versions of this plow type, but their wings when opened as intended. The circular Originally designed to spread and shape limited production raised prices beyond hole in the body that the pistons are supposed right-of-way ballast, they later proved to be many modelers' budgets. to tit is not large enough, as the pistons travel excellent snowplows as well. Often these The only Jordan spreader previously avail­ toward the front of the plow when the wings spreaders were used behind regular wedge able has been an MDC Roundhouse "3 in 1" are closed. The solution is to make the hole, plows, using their wide wings to move snow kit that is basically a set of plans to scratch­ toward the front, oblong in shape. Also the back from the track to a maximum of 26' build a model using some of the supplied two pistons interfere with each other on the from the track center on each side. Used items. This requirement has discouraged inside. The holes have to be large enough to alone, they are ideally suited for clearing many hobbyists who do not have the time or accommodate their inward swing.

freight yards. the skills to scratchbuild. Of course some Difco Air Dump Cars - To make the major brass importers have made different body of this car operational, that is to make MoW Models versions of the spreader available, but aga.in it able to be posed in the dumping position, William K. Walthers. Inc., of Milwaukee, they are out of reach for many due to pricing. major trimming of parts is required. The pis­ WI, has long been known as a major player Walthers' MoW equipment is made in ton rods have to be able to nest side by side in our hobby of scale model ra.i lroading. In China, which no doubt accounts for their under the floor so the body will sit properly the past several years they have expanded reasonable pricing, but the remoteness of the on the chassis. The instructions state their manufacturing of kits for the hobby, manufacturing plant may also have led to " ...there is enough play in the rods so that filling a void in the area of MoW equipment. some of these kits shortcomings which pre­ they will lie side by side ..." I had to cut away First was a Russell snowplow, then the Jor­ vent the three mentioned kits from operating and enlarge the openings quite a bit where dan spreader, which were followed by the as intended. These comments are not the piston rods sit in the floor so the pistons Difco Air Dump Car. In the past, the only intended to condemn Walthers, but to point would nest properly. With this done, the wedge snowplows available in plastic were out some of the areas that could have used body still cannot be lifted to one side prop­ made by the British fi rm Tri-Ang, which some additional work. I am personally grate­ erly, as the side door hinges cast into the have not been on the market for quite some ful that they have released these kits, but floors interfere with the piston brackets on time. I personally modified quite a few of wish to point out some less effective design the chassis. I had to trim quite a bit offthe these, but will focus any future work on the elements 1 have discovered, in the hopes of hinges next to the pistons so the body could Walthers plows. Brass manufacturers offered helping others: be set in the dumping position.

58 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 Jordan Spreader - Finally to the sub- as another was properly seated. The socket the number is not! I removed the CP lettering ject of this article! I was looking forward to hinges were just too loose to make them oper­ and numbers using a cotton swab with assembling this kit and posing the side ational. I gently squeezed a few hinge brackets Walthers Solva set and a lot of rubbing. wings in different positions. As is always together with pliers, but was afraid of break­ CN #50999 seems to be rather small suggested, I read through the instructions ing them off. And it did not help much. When when compared to other CN units I've seen before assembly, and noted part way I fi nally did get all of the pieces properly and photographed over the years. Having through that it says, "Determine whether the together, I held the wings to the side of the pneumatically (air) operated pistons also wings are to be positionable or glued in model with a rubber band. When I returned makes it different than the normal hydraulic pJace." I took this to mean just what it said the completed model to my ftiend, I told him cylinders on the larger "J" models. The 1998 - that I could "position" the wings manu­ to open the wings at his own peril. He took the Canadian Tr ackside Guide says it was built ally. Was I wrong! The basic idea of making easy way out, by gluing all of the hinges, by the O. F. Jordan Company in 1941. I'm the wings operationaJ is sound, but appears making the wings definitely not "position­ told this spreader came from CN's narrow to have lost something in the actual manu­ able." I was determined to make the wings gauge Newfoundland operations, and was facturing process. operational in my own model, as well as to re-trucked with standard gauge trucks, so AU of the supposedly movable joints upgrade it to a higher level of prototype cor­ this explains the differences. The side wings consist of a small circular ball cast in the rectness. This is how I did it: on the prototype are longer than on the end of the piece to be moved, which are to model, and lack the separate ditcher blades fit into the space between two "hinge" The Model on the end. 1 chose to leave the model wings brackets cast into the other part. If you look I chose to model a Canadian National Jor­ as they came as they are more interesting in the .,spacebetween the hinge brackets with dan spreader because I had photos of a CN this way, and making new side wings was a magnifier, you can see a small depression prototype that was quite similar to the beyond my interest. in the center where the ball of the movable Walthers model. My model came lettered for The most obvious change done to the piece is to fit. This sounds like a neat way of CP Rail, but in my limited searching I was Walthers model was to replace the large making the pieces operational. Again, the not able to determine if CP did have similar front plow with a much smaller one that idea seems to have lost something in the sized "Standard" models - air operated - would be used mainly for ballast spreading manufacturing process. on their roster. Number 402865 that Wa lthers and light snow clearing. The large plow on I assembled the stock CP spreader shown used on their CP model was from a much the Walthers model is more typical of ones in the photo for a friend, and it proved to be larger spreader that I had photographed many used on larger modern spreaders on main­ one of the more frustrating models I have ever years ago locally, so I know their CP version lines. Their larger size and heavier weight .. assembled. Trying to put all of the ball-and­ is not accnrate in this respect. Walthers make them more suitable for mainline snow sockets together for each wing was the worst, catalog refers to the kits " ...authentic paint clearing. Custom Finishing's conversion kit as one baJJ would fall out of its socket as soon schemes ..." Well, the black is authentic, but #3 17 provides white-metal front blades and

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAI LROADING T 59 and out without binding. I thought of drilling out the cylinders, but none of my small drills would have been long enough for the larger ones, and I thought this drilling might just force the glued halves apart. The three front cylinders and their ball Prototype Canadian National Jordan spreader in Fairview Ya rds, Halifax, Nova and socket hinges were similarly fastened Scotia, in August of 1997. Unit is supposed to have come from the narrow together by drilling and inserting the brass gauge CN operations in Newfoundland, and has been re-trucked to standard wire. They were carefully assembled and gauge. Since the nature of its work is the spreading of gravel ballast. the paint tested as each was installed. Using a magni­ on the wings does not last for long, resulting in well-rusted areas. fier, I used the tip of a drafting compass to make a starter hole in the hinge brackets, and carefllIly drilled the #78 holes, making sure they went through the centers of the ball sockets. The brass wire was inserted all the way through the hinge brackets and a lit­ tle bit of CA glue was applied to the end of the wire, which was then pulled back flush with the surface. The other end was trimmed with flush-cutting pliers and filed smooth.

Ditcher Wings The small ditcher wings at the end of the side wings had to be attached in a different manner, as the ball and socket hinges have to swivel and turn as the blade is rotated to the vertical. Since the kit-supplied sockets were too loose to stay in place, I solved this prob­ lem by adding a small piece of .005 styrene to the inside of one of the hinge brackets. I The rear view of the prototype shows the lack of railings on the rear, and the fi rst drilled a small hole in the styrene to bands that secure the air tank. Next to the air tank is a yellow rerailer. capture the ball socket, then cut the piece around the hole. It was then glued on the inside of the bracket and allowed to dry. side wings, a new lifting piston with brack­ The assemblies with the wings attached When the ball sockets were inserted into the ets, and also chain for the side wings. These were glued to the chassis, and another prob­ now tighter joints, they worked great, just as parts are made in pewter especially for the lem surfaced. The sides of the chassis are the kit parts could have if they had been Walthers kit, and are very fine and almost not parallel, with the bottom set in further properly designed and manufactured. flash-free. The parts fi t on easily with no than the top edge. As a result, the vertical modifications to the kit. I actually added the assemblies are farther apart at the top than at Other Details new front parts after other modifications (as the bottom. The kit top brace (#13) that is The horizontal air tank was chosen to follow) were done to the model. supposed to fasten to the tops of the two ver­ match the prototype, and several details ticals has been made the same width as the were added. Styrene strips were wrapped Side Wings and Attachments chassis, making it too short. I had a difficult around to simulate the steel straps on the Since there is no way of removing the time gluing this piece on in the fi rst kit I prototype, and were fastened to thicker cab for later painting, the clear styrene has assembled, and did not bother on this one. I strips placed on the floor under the tank. to be installed for window glazing before made a new top bracket from a piece of Brass wire was bent for hand rails on the anything else is started. The large side wings styrene, with strip styrene sides, making it upper part of the tank, and a heavier piece of required quite a bit of filing to fit them to the like a large piece of U-channel. wire was used to make the air piping at the hinge pieces, making sure they could be J discovered the wings would not close back of the tank. fully closed next to the body of the spreader. properly when the hinge modifications were The kit-supplied front and rear step Once this fit was obtained, I drilled a small completed. The problem was the inner part handrails were discarded as being much too hole up through the hinge assembly and fit­ of the top diagonal cylinder, which was thick, and replaced with ones formed from ted a piece of fine brass wire to make the touching the hinge assembly, preventing full brass wire. The front handrails had to be hinge operable. The brace for the original closing of the wing. I trimmed offa portion formed so they would clear the inner cylin­ front plow blade was cut off this assembly at of the cylinder where it touched the hinge, ders next to the front door. The rear kit the same time. and it worked fine. This trimmed area is out handraij and brakewheel stand were also dis­ The diagonal height cylinders which are of sight and is not noticeable. carded, as per prototype. The CN unit has fastened to the side wings have to be fastened I glued the remaining side cylinder pieces wood boards mounted vertically beside the on the top in a similar manner, by first fitting together in preparation for fastening them to tank and on the rear of the platform. I don't them in place and then placing a piece of the chassis and the wings. In trying to fit the know their purpose (really short handrails?), brass wire into a hole drilled into the bracket pistons into their respective cylinders, I but I modeled them with pieces of 2x lO and through the rotating ball. The end that found they would not fitat all. T had to sand stripwood and brackets made from snips cut fastens to the wing itseLf can be glued on. them down qllite a bit to get them to s.ljdein from some thin brass sheet. The brakewheel

60 .... MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 was fastened to a piece of brass wire and then glued into a hole drilled into the deck. The kit smoke stack was replaced with a larger cast-metal one, and a small air horn from the parts box was installed at the rear of the cab roof. Sunshades for the side win­ dows were made from shim brass, and fas­ tened with CA; this material closely (esembles the prototype shades. A bracket was made froill styrene for the headlight, Walthers Jordan spreader models as assembled by the author. The model in the and a Detail Associates headlight casting back was assembled right out of the box, with no modifications. The high front was glued to the front. The prototype had blade would indicate relatively high-speed use on mainlines. It is not clear if CP individnal lamps, but I chose to go the easier actually had similar models, as the number is from a much larger and different route of using the double-lamp casting. spreader. The modified CN model in the front shows the many changes and additions described in the article. Front Blade Assembly The Custom Finishing kit can now be installed on the front of the chassis. The Walthers coupler-box cover will not fit under the white-metal front piece, so I left it off. · [ used a plastic dummy coupler that I glued into the opening late,. To use. a Kadee® coupler, the opening in the front mounting piece could be filed larger to accept the cou­ pler-box cover. The front modern V-blades can be securely fastened to the mounting piece with CA. The new side blades fasten to the outer edges of the V-blades by butting together. :With very little surface contact, this joint is . not very strong, so I added a fillet of CA on the inside and hardened it with CA accelera­ tor. Even with this reinforcement, the joint is still flexible., so do not attempt to pick up the model by holding onto the side blades (a voice of experience talking!). The small rear side-wing extensions are The side wings and ditcher blades in the fully opened position. Note the hand glued to the front ones. Since they are Ilot rails on the air tank, as well as the new location of the brake wheel. actually operational, I glued mine in a par­ tially opened position so they would not protected with pieces of masking tape cut to MV lenses were glued into the headlight intelfere with the opened main wings. size. My model was already black, but all of casting, and the stack and horn were brush The air-operated lift cylinder and braces the additions needed to be painted so I painted Floquil Old Silver and suitably can be CA'd to the front of the deck. The pro­ sprayed it with Floquil Engine Black. Hold­ weathered. A Kadee® #5 coupler was totype photos show additional bracing ing the model while painting was a chore, installed in the rear pocket. between the upper edge of the piston and the with all of the delicate and operational fea­ I wanted to paint the pneumatic cylinder braces, which I simulated with some strip tures. r used some locking forceps on one of pistons a silver/chrome color, but also did styrene. Tbe outer braces on the prototype the chassis cross-pieces to hold mine. The not want to put on such a thick coat of paint had grabirons, which were modeled with prototype spreader showed its years of that they would not operate. I tried a some brass wire. The lifting chain for the side heavy use by having much of the paint on chrome silver Tamiya Paint Marker that I braces will have to be fitted in place, and the the front blades and lower side wings worn had in my paint box. It works just like a instructions are not too clear in this area. If off, and the remaining bare metal was well regular felt-tip marker, only it has to be the pulleys are just fastened to the outer edge rusted. I mixed my own rust color using Flo­ shaken first to mix the paint with the of the deck, the chain has to go around the quil Rust and Roof Brown, and brush enclosed rattle. I was able to extend the diagonal brace for the vertical cylinder. Since painted much of the areas shown. side wings so the pistons came out, then this did not appear to be right, I added some Lettering was added using dry transfers apply the paint from the marker with great shim styrene to the rear pulley bracket to from my collection, and an N-scale CN logo success. This paint dries in a very thin move the pulley out from the deck a bit. The on the cab. The prototype had a small CN layer, allowing the pistons to still travel in chain on the front where it joins the lift cylin­ logo in front of the number on the tank, but and out of the cylinders. When opening the der had to be trimmed on my model, and the I've never seen one this small so I used plain side wings, the ditcher blade has to be rear chain was glued to the side blades. letters from a dry transfer set. I then used the swiveled down gently and the wings slowly same rust paint mixture in the airbrush to opened. The ditcher blades were left to Finishing soften tbe brush-painted areas and to put a swivel in the kit method, so care must be The clear styrene has already been dusting of rust over many parts of the model, taken so the blades do not slip off. I installed, so the windows will have to be including the trucks. thought of devising some better way of

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING ... 61 attaching the blades, but never got very far. The only "safe" place to pick up the com­ pleted model is on the back of the cab. Head-on view There are many air noses and electrical of the model cables on the prototype that could have been with the modeled, but one has to determine when wings opened. enough is enough. 1 chose not to model The front cou­ these parts on the model, which would have pler is a made it even more delicate to handle. Please dummy unit, feeJ free to model them if you choose. The simply glued prototype had a yellow rerailer next to the into the open­ air tank on the side I photographed, so I ing. The proto­ added a yellow painted one here too. type had ice As a finishing touch, I brushed on some cutters on the powdered chalk in a rust color to add some ·bottom of the dust )1�re and tlJere. The completed model is front blades, close to the prototype, with the exception of which were the ditcher wings, which I think add to the. not modeled. interest of the model. Now to find some snow to plow or some gravel to spread! �

Bill of Materials

Jordan Spreader kit (any road is suitable, CP Rail lettered ·t used)

Custom Finishing 317 Jordan Spreader Low Plow Conversion Kit* 120 Single hom The fastening method for the main wing. The hinge joint had to be filed open to allow a good fit, then a hole was drilled up through all of the fittings. A piece of Assorted brass wire brass wire was inserted to act as a hinge pin, allowing the wing to be opened. The 1004 Dual Pyle Headlight front plow bracket on the left was cutoff, as it is not required in this modification.

CN Caboose Stack, or similar

MV Products LS 22 Lenses

Kadee® 5 Coupler(s)

Floquil 1100 10 Engine Black 110070 Roof Brown 110073 Rust

Tamiya 890J 1 Chrome Silver paint marker. blades * A Front Coupler Pocket kit (#311) is Method of making ditcher blades operational. Since the brackets on the also available for the Walthers Russell were too far apartto properly hold the ball socket of the air cylinder, the open­ hole Snowplow which allows the installation of ing was reduced by inserting a piece of .005 styrene with a hole in it. The as the a Kadee coupler on thefront of the plow. keeps the ball trapped inside the joint, allowing it to swivel and turn wing is opened and the blade is lowered.

JANUARY 1999 62 T MODEL RAILROADING Operational Friendly

- Here we have a typical layout turnout. Over the next couple of months, we are Turnouts A going to be looking closely at the various parts of the turnout, including the frog and switch. This particular turnout is a left-throw, split rail, solid frog type of turnout. The #4.4 frog is small by normal standards. But, because of some Background tricks and techniques, this turnout can routinely see heavy traffic (both direc­ by Jim Mansfield tions, both shoving and pulling) as it is on an escape track around To rtilla Flats Photo by the author Yard. Tra ins here are long (30-40 cars) and carry cars from 34' hoppers to 89' flats. (Yes, 34s and 89s can even be coupled together and all couplers on the lay­ riendly trackwork is one of the pleasures out equipment are body mounted.) of miniature railroading. Having track Fthat is properly gauged for the situation is a The photo shows a turnouton the Jersey The switch is shown to the left in the key to keeping the trains on the track. For ex­ Western - this one is the "freight house photo. The two main parts of the switch are ample, the track gauge on straight mainline switch" at the end of the south lead in Tor­ the point rails (or points); they are used to trackage will be different than the gauge on a tilla Flats Yard. This #4.4 turnout is a busy select the route of the turnout. Notice that the sharp curve, based on the types of equipment one and sees a lot of switching and through closed point is a continuation of the curved you operate on your layout. Turnouts are an­ trains using the house track while in the closure rail just as if the closure rail didn't other area where we can improve both the yard. It will be an aid as we talk about end and actually became the rail to the left of operation and looks of our trains. The quest turnouts, both model and prototype. the point. A wheelset coming from either for reliable (read: derailment free) turnouts direction simply "sees" the smooth start of a can be shortened quite a lot if we understand Enchanted Frogs and Helpful curve (or a straight rail if the switch is in the and use a few tricks. Points other position) where the closed point touches The first bag of tricks we can collect and The curved rail seen at the top and the the stock rail. This shaping of the point rail use are what we can do in the electrical area. straight rail at the bottom of the photo are eliminates most derailments at the switch. There is quite a lot of information on the the stock rails. The two rails coming Now, let's think about the open point. If elimination of electrical shorts - a real together from the left are the closure rails we treat the distance between the middle of Dee headache. The quickest path to this and the two rails coming together from the the point (this distance is called the mid­ information is to go to Larry Puckett's web right are the frog point rails. At the frog, the ordinate point spread) as the minimum spac­ page at http://www.geocities.com/Heart­ ends of the closure rails are bent and the ing of a guard rail, the open point is in fact a landIEstates/66751 - he has links to many short lengths of rail beside the frog point guard rail for the closed point rail. This also of the popular Dee sites. The main focus of rails are called the wing rails. The wings, helps to eliminate derailments. these electrical discussions is the elimination frog points and the very ends of the closure Next time, we will look at track gauge of electrical shorts at the turnout swi tch and rails form the frog assembly. and how it is measured, wheel gauging and frog. Lots of the discussions concern pow­ The most important rails associated with how it relates to the track gauge and how the ered equipment (locomotives) going through the frog assembly are the guide rails (some wheel interacts with the track. Then in turnouts. Most of the examples discussed people call them guard rails). Without these March we will consider some tricks and involve the brands of commercial turnouts. rails, the frog would not work, especially on techniques used to design frogs for the lay­ The other bag of tricks we can use is the the curved branch of the turnout. These rails out. In April, we will look at building the way we improve the mechanical operation guide the flange of the wheel rolling on the switch. Being a supporter of the NMRA of our turnouts. As with the electrical side, stock rail a bit closer to the stock rail, Standards and Recommended Practices, I the two places where we can make improve­ thereby keeping the wheel flange on the frog will be showing you how to interpret and ments are the switch and frog. The switch from picking at the frog point. use them to your advantage. can be the cause of derailments (which can If you have ever operated on a layout and In the meantime, go to the web site result in electrical shorts). Frogs can be witnessed no derailments in the yards and http://www.nmra.org and, in the Quick prone to cause derailments (hence, more industrial areas, you have an understanding of Index, click on NMRA Standards and Rec­ electrical shorts). Even the best of electri­ magic frogs. Smooth-flowing turnouts with lit­ ommended Practices and print out the fol­ cally friendly turnouts can cause an electri­ tle or no rocking is a goal we should all strive lowing: Standards S-l through S-4 and cal problem if wheels start hitting the ties. for in this modern age. More and more layouts Recommended Practice RP-25. We will be This month, we start a detailed look at mak­ are now populated with great running diesels studying these documents in detail. ing turnouts mechanically friendly. and are taking advantage of Dec. This high­ A great search engine can be found on Accu­ A popular FAQ (Frequently Asked Ques­ tech approach to miniature railroading really rail's web site at http://www.accW"ail.com/tm.htm tion) concerns whether we must make helps set the mood while watching a set of (it can also be accessed from the Back Issues page changes to turnouts when adding Dec. The road engines coming down the lead with 40 of the Model Railroading web site at answer usually includes the statement that if cars in tow - poor track can quickly shatter http://www.moclelrailroadingmag.com). Search on your trains run well before Dee, they will the scene as the lead unit of the engine crashes "Popular ltems" and find "Handlaying Track and run fine after Dee. While this part of the and twists unprototypically through a frog as it Switches." Yo u will find lots of info rmation taken answer usually seems like an afterthought, it enters a yard track. The high-tech equipment from no less than 19 diffe rent magazines. You is actually the real key to an operationally and control systems today demand trackwork need to check out this great site that is sponsored friendly turnout, Dee or otherwise. that focuses more on operation than on looks. by AccW"ail and maintained by Jeff Scherb. �

JAN UARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING ... 63 The WaterfrontSeries Project Modeling Mobile's Alabama State Docks

Part 3 - Layout Development

by Bqb Beaty and Mike Broadway Photos by Bob Beaty unless otherwiseindicated

Layout [ found older copies Development of plan views of the here are limitless Docks. These bird's­ possibilities when eye views were the Tmodeling a port as di­ fu ndamental tools in verse as the Alabama trackplan develop­ State Docks. Bulk ma­ ment. [ fo und the terial such as coal, Eric Overbey collec­ gypsum and iron ore tion of photographs regularly move through at the University of the port. Container South Alabama ar­ ships and general cargo chives in Mobile also ships unload goods at extremely helpful. the ports. RO/RO ships Finally, the Po rI carry lumber and auto­ of Mobile magazine mobiles. It is imprac­ (monthly publication tical or maybe impos­ A freight train, probably L&N, slowly makes it way down Commerce Street in of the State Docks) sible to model all of Mobile circa the late 1920s. One of our design goals is to incorporate this and the Mobile Pub­ ASD operations, so kind of scene. University of South Alabama Archives lic Library Archives choices have to be provided additional made. Naturally, selec- information. tive compression or omission is necessary to shrink the chosen areas Armed with a map, historic photos, current pictures and my own to something manageable. Remember the joint interchange yard ca­ fond memories, it was time to develop a trackplan. The space available pacity is 1,200 cars ! Also, if you prefer to model in a specific era, was an area from 4' to 6' wide by 20' long. For structures, I would pri­ some operations may or may not be active. marily use the Walthers Waterfront Series. Since I model dle Southern After much thought and help from fellow Wrecking Crew club Division of the GM&O, the trackplan should reflect the operations of members, I answered these questions: What type of operation did I the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad in Mobile, with its banana opera­ want to simulate? What facilities and industries did I want to repli­ tions, refrigerated produce cars, bulk coal and lumber operations. Also, cate? What time period would the model represent, modern or multiple yards interchange with the Terminal Railway, and of course, period? What type of motive power would be prototypical? How the waterfront docks were important elements. The major railroads much space could I assign to this portion of an already large model operating in Mobile at this time were the Alabama, Te nnessee & North­ railroad? Preferring to model around 1960 meant the McDuffie Ter­ ern, GM&O, L&N and Southern. Another important fe ature that I minal and Container operations would not fit. The Grain Elevator was wanted to include was to be the AT&N (BNSF) carfloat operation to smaller than it is now, and the United Fruit Company's Banana Dock Blakeley Island. This unique rail operation was thoroughly covered in still existed. But the railroads operating in Mobile then are all fa llen an article by Ed Shaw and Ken Kanne in dle February 1994 Railfa n & flags now. Since I'm not a fanatic about this, some details are based Railroad. My resulting trackplan seeks to capture the essential ele­ on modern pictures because information wasn't available about past ments of the Alabama State Docks and to provide challenging opera­ practices. Anyway, the modern MP ISs look pretty sharp in their tions in an intensive switching environment. black-and-yellow-striped scheme. Since the State Docks are in continual change, modern pho­ And Now We Hear from Bob tographs have to be compared to older photos and maps to determine As Mike mentioned earlier, it has been his long-time ambition to the layout in 1960. Bob Beaty and I met with Sarah Te ague, State model the Port facilities in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama. The Docks Public Relations Manager, to get an overview of port opera­ impetus came with the introduction of the Walthers Waterfront Series tions and obtain permission to explore the docks and photograph cur­ and availability of time to fo cus on the project by both of us. But (to rent operations and facilities. We spent a total of three days during the paraphrase a commercial), this is not your father's modeling article. It months of May and June, taking about 250 photos and a notebook is not like one I have ever written before. We are writing as we full of descriptive notes. I began my ef forts to obtain historical infor­ build ...we do not as of this writing have a completed model and pic­ mation with a visit to the Birmingham Public Library Archives where tures to tease you with. You, the reader, will see this project develop

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as we see it, warts and all. We will share our discoveries and our failures. Hopefully, you will enjoy the process, maybe gain from our foibles, and share in the development and cre­ ation of what we intend to be an excellent ren­ dition of rail operations at a port. If you are impatient and want to cut to the chase and see the finished product, I am sorry, you will have to wait. We haven't even seen it.

Track Planning The four Class I railroads serving Mobile each have their own yard. The TRR alone operates over 75 miles of track supporting 36 berths at the port. It is obviously impossible to model every rail and tie, each rail facility and every industry and the entire port com­ plex. It is almost as difficult to decide what Since the modeled time period is 1960, the Grain Elevator will look like this you are NOT going to model. We had to come original as-built photo circa mid-'50s. This grain elevator has been demolished up with, as one in our group calls it, Gimmes to make room for additional general cargo storage. and Gotta. Haves. Erik Overbey collection, University of South Alabama Archives There are several key elements at Mobile that make it unique to port operations. Some of them are: T Riverfront berths for ocean going freighters T Piers with embedded track serving both sides of a common warehouse T Rail barge traffic serving both cross river requirements and international trade

T linternational fruit (banana) import and dis­ tribution facilities T Heavy material lift capability and an inter­ nal railroad operation that serves these facilities and the major railroads Other nice-to-have features or Gimmies would be: T Intercoastal barge facilities Open grid benchwork with curved Masonite backdrops are used throughout T Bulk-material storage the layout. The Port of Mobile begins to the right of the visible return loop. T Seafood processing and distribution T A paper mill T Container operations included. One of the marginal warehouses is uniquely curved along T Icing facilities and bulk liquid storage. the river and a slip. We wanted that. Access to the yards over Three Also across the Mobile River on Blakeley Island are oil, asphalt, Mile Creek was via a bascule bridge, two swing spans and a fixed ship repair and strategic reserve storage facilities. Where to begin? thru-plate girder bridge and trestle. We eliminated the two swing Better question ...where to end? We have a space roughly 6' by 18' spans (Southern and L&N) and incorporated the GM&O fixed span we could dedicate to capturing the feel of port operations and rail and the old ATN bascule bridge. Each railroad had its own shops for traffic interchange. engine servicing and repairs. The L&N (now CSX) had a round­ The Southern Division of the GM&O that serves our port is mod­ house, turntable and repair sheds. The TRR has its own maintenance eled on the road in the late '50s to early '60s. We wanted that railroad facilities, and the GM&O had two sites (Porter shops at the docks, to be the predominant rail service to the port, interchanging with the and Frascati facilities to the South). The Porter shops (now IC) are Terminal Railway (TRR). To achieve that, we had to eliminate the unique open-air sheds, so we elected to have that as our main engine Frisco, L&N and Southern yards. The TRR has two separate yards for facility to model. We had to have a minimum radius of 18" to access classification and storage. We had to compress this to four diagonal the pier trackage, and we needed at least 3' of tail lead for the TRR tracks, holding four cars each and three parallel (to the river) tracks switcher to manipulate cars to and from the wharves. that would hold six cars each. The port itself has marginal wharf After all that planning and paring down of potential facilities, we facilities serving eight berths, four double-wide slips adjacent to the realized that we had not included the International Fruit Company warehouses, grain storage facilities, bulk-material handling and stor­ Banana Wharf, the main feature that would serve Mike's fleet of age, and container operations. GM&O and West India Fruit Co. reefers. We had also run out of space to put the Banana Wharf where it should be in relation to the The Gotta Haves other stuff, and we could not turn a train. We needed to add 4' more! The port slips and warehouses would have to be included, but we Luckily, we have the space (it is great to be single, have a full base­ could only model two. The grain elevator is the most prominent and ment, two-car garage and only one vehicle). Now we have space for recognizable feature at the port so that has to be added. The rail the Banana Wharf and space to turn a train by using the access track carfloat facilities are a unique and interesting operation that has to be from the GM&O yard to the TRR dock trackage.

JAN UARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING T 65 Gimmies The docks have four white water tanks, a 1960s-style and three I920s-style versions. We have space for only two, so we're doing one of each. Because we needed a tail track for the TRR, there was now space north of the grain elevator to put a cold storage facil­ ity and a selectively compressed bulk-mate­ rials handling facility. Originally, L&N trackage crossed the GM&O's access to the l-girder construction was used for the benchwork to support Mobile. Foam banana wharf and proceeded downtown in was glued directly on top of the joists themselves capped to form T's for added the middle of Commerce Street to additional rigidity. Without plywood underlayment, it is important to reinforce the edges. facilities south of town. We could incorpo­ rate that crossover and some street trackage. The Mobile GM&O station is a beautiful and historical landmark in the city. Although the building is now derelict and in serious need of repair, it would be neat to have passenger facilities for the GM&O's Gulf Coast Rebel. We elected to have one passenger lead and a platform. Someday, we will add the station. Other nice-to-have items were weighing facilities, the industrial canal and the seafood distributors. Those would have to wait until we determined the amount of space available. Once we had determined the gimmies and gotta haves, we began designing the trackplan itself. You do not have to get fancy here, but you do have to plan and lay out everything accurately. I have AutoCAD® where I work; Mike has Cad-Rail 4®. AutoCAD is easier to work with, but it does not contain any track symbols. So Mike got the task of doing the computer-generated version of the trackplan. TRR track is held in place on the foam with carpet tape - a tricky procedure. You do not need computer software to plan We discovered that short pieces of tape held the track and were easier to your layout, and honestly, if you are not famil­ handle than long strips. Make sure the track is positioned correctly before iar with it, or it is not user friendly, you can pressing it into the tape. generate more frustrations than plan. We found that although we would draw it accurately and to scale, we needed to verify key points and alignment one to one on the layout.

The Benchwork and Surface We decided from the onset that we would use open benchwork with lx4 L-girders and 2x2 legs as the main supports. The modeling surface would consist of two 3/,' sheets of extruded Styrofoam (blue or pink compact type) laminated to achieve a I'/' '' thickness. We would cookie-cut away the water surfaces and drop them the height of the Walthers pier legs (about 13/.'). To achieve the needed cross support, we placed lx2 tees every 18", span­ ning the main L-girders. We used Liquid Nai ls® to secure the Styrofoam to the cross tees, and contact cement to bond foam to foam. The basic construction is fairly straight­ forward and there have been many articles written on benchwork. I will not belabor the Cardboard mockups and templates, along with partially completed structures, were point here, suffice it to say, measure twice, used in planning the layout. Using structures or shapes help visualize relationships. cut once, level and plumb all of your work. In the background, fellow modeler Troy Hight lays track on Blakeley Island. Granted, you are not building a piano but care taken here will prevent problems further down

66 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 the line. Use a power screwdriver, drywall screws, clamps, Elmer's Carpenter's Glue®, and patience. Once the foam board was in place, Mike rolled two coats of earth-colored latex paint over the entire surface. We did this not only to protect the sur­ face, but also to provide a contrast for chalk lines we would snap for the track. We will install a profile fascia board near the end of the project.

Challenges Using extruded Styrofoam has its advantages. It is light, rela­ tively inexpensive, easily worked and the strength-to-weight ratio is good. The thicker the foam the more strength it has. But it will sag under excessive weight (intentional or unintentional). You will .-OI't 6f �.obi·le need to make sure the track area is level, smooth and supported l·l·oj.�.�t. underneath. We elected not to put down a plywood sub-base. The - Gird = ,' close spacing of the tees gives us the rigidity we needed. [ do rec­ ommend you reinforce the layout edges with support (you will tend to lean on it).

The biggest challenge we faced was how to secure track to ------; ------t ---- the foam. Track nails would not hold in the soft foam. Attempt­ ing to hand lay track to ties glued to foam proved I could put tie, spike and pliers deep into the surface with little effort. Any glue used had to be compatible with Styrofoam; white glue took for­ ever to dry (as did water-based contact cement). Hot glue did just what you would expect. .. it melted the Styrofoam. Mike and I came up with the not necessarily brilliant but innovative idea to use double-faced carpet tape. It worked. In some places it worked too good. Initially, we would lay a long strip for the flex­ track then join the track sections, lay it in place, pull the top layer of paper away then press the track down. If it was out of

alignment or crooked, you spent the next hour trying to get it ••!\I&O back up. If a full piece was placed under a turnout, you stood a " ..... 1 better than 90% chance of securing the points' throw bar along with the rest of the track. These lessons taught us to cut smaller pieces of tape, space them along the layout line and definitely NOT under the points! All of the TRR dock trackage is laid directly on the foam with tape. We altered the process slightly for the GM&O's yard tracks. We used carpet tape and evenly spread carpenter glue to secure strips of 3/16" cork onto the Styrofoam. The cork, used to make bulletin boards, can be purchased in hardware stores in 2 '. by 4' or 8' rolls. The contact tape eliminated the need for weights since it held the cork flat as the glue dried. Track could then be spiked or secured with track nails to the cork and easily reposi­ tioned if necessary. Mike wanted manual turnout control to add a little more work to the switching chores and reduce some of the wiring and mainte­ nance headaches of electrical switch machines. We are using Caboose Industries ground throws for all turnouts that are accessi­ ble from the edge of the benchwork. For those turnouts not readily accessible, fellow club member Sam Fell carne up with a variation on a slide switch design (see "A Practical Manual Turnout Throw" by Fred Miller in the June 1969 Model Railroader). Sam uses a

DPDT slide switch combined with a linkage to hold the switch I�l points in position. One set of slide-switch terminals is used to set L . I I I polarity on the frog while the other set can be used for signaling. A W push/pull rod connected to a knob on the fascia determines the I L'- __ _ switch position. The under-layout attachment is with foam-compat­ ible spray adhesive. The layout is wired for DCC control. This port section will have IJammu Uock : to be compatible with the rest of the layout. There is one reversing section at the port and a second planned to rejoin the main portion Original Tnick Plall by Mike Broadway of the layout that requires special consideration. Leads are dropped Redrawn & Digitally Enhanced by Chris Lane for each track section before any power is routed. This step will

JAN UARY 1999 MODEL RAI LROADING ... 67 based products where possible, not only for the compatibility issue but for health and safety issues as well. Many people do a lot of planning and very little doing. Others do a lot of doing with little or no planning. While free forming can be fun, a certain amount of accurate planning is needed for a layout to be both fun to operate and bug free. Do not skimp on the planning stage; it will come back to haunt you later. Build your benchwork out of good materials, straight and true. Used pieces of packing crates will not cut it. Good materials may cost a little more but will be worth it in the long run. Make sure your bench work supports support the bench work. Construct the layout frame square and plumb. That way you will eliminate future track-laying headaches. If you have never tried a process The GM&O and TRR yards take shape in this view looking south. The GM&O before, experiment on a small scale before yard to the right is being laid on '/'6" sheet cork - a little easier than double­ committing to the whole thing. (Okay, T didn't sided tape. do that one, but it helped resize my ego.) Think, plan and share ideas with fellow modelers. Most don't have all the answers but many alter­ allow for focused work under the table to connect to the main power native suggestions are often better than one that doesn't work. Do source and provide for proper electrical troubleshooting before final research. Finding out why and how something is/was can be as enter­ wiring into the system. taining as finally building the model itself, especially if you do not currently have room. One last piece of advice, don't be afraid to Material Compatibility and Pitfalls to Avoid experiment. If it doesn't work, so what. If it does, wow! When working with the extruded Styrofoam, you have to keep in In the next issue Mike and I will discuss selective compression to mind that, unlike plywood, you can't just set stuff down on it or capture the feel of the buildings when an exact scale model is impos­ spray any type paint onto it. Many of the glues and a lot of the sible. We will describe how we used the Walthers Waterfront Series model paints we use every day and take for granted will destroy buildings (some straight, some kitbashed) and the Cornerstone build­ your foam. T was reminded the hard way that To ulol paint thinner ings to achieve the look and feel of the port. Feel free to write us via and a foam layollt don't mix. I had to replace a mid-Florida-sized this magazine or the Internet to ask questions or share advice. Ques­ sinkhole where I accidentally turned over the thinner in the middle tions will be answered and advice will be accepted but may not be of the TRR yard. Read labels on caulks and glues to determine their heeded. This is a fun project, even for two type-A personalities. We material compatibility features. We have tried to use mostly water- will enjoy it even if it kills us or we kill each other. �

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every nickel and dime of revenue. This first to develop the technology required fo r scraping for revenue forced them to be inno­ the transportation of trailers. There are is AN OLD ADAG6 iN MOD6L -r::;· Q£ vative, often trying ideas that would be too reports of mainline railroads hauling trailers : l I ailroading that as soon as you say it costly to carry out on the larger ra ilroads. on flatcars, Midland Continental carry ing a never happened that way, something will sur­ This was the case of the Chicago Great loaded commercial trailer in 1918, prior to face that will prove you wrong. Piggybacks Western, a medium-sized Midwestern car­ the I 930s, but they are infrequent and diffi­ never ran behind steam in regular mainline rier, that operated until it was taken over by cult to prove. There is evidence, in Fo rtune, service often comes to mjnd as one of these the Chicago and Northwestern in 1968. of the Rock Island having piggyback opera­ statements. While there are examples of indi­ Their experiment with piggyback operations tions in the early 1930s. The extent of the vidual piggyback cars in service, they are dates from the summer of 1935, the success operation is uncertain at this time. few and far between before the early 1950s. of which led to the establishment of penna­ The CGW got into the piggyback busi­ The exception to this was the Chicago Great nent operations in J uly 1936. Interestingly ness as a way to pull itself out of bankruptcy. We stern. It became the first steam railroad to this took place during the time the major The railroad had been controlled, from 1930, operate piggyback service over a long dis­ railroads were embroiled in a fi ght over by the Bremo Corporation, a highly lever­ tance on a permanent basis. accepting the new 10' inside height boxcars aged holding company. The company was The piggyback revolution, on Class I and very little attention was paid to what headed by fo rmer car builder Patrick H. railroads, had its roots not with the major would prove to be its successor. Joyce (of Standard Steel Car Company)

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAI LROADING T 69 whose sole purpose for controlling the CGW the tests, which resulted in Chicago­ the trucking company pulled out of the seemed to be how much money could be Dubuque committing to ship trailers on a agreement for some unknown reason. Deter­ milked out of the mill·oad. That, coupled with regular basis if the railroad would provide mined, the CGW continued ahead with the the economic disaster of the 1929 stock mar­ equitable rates, specially idea, and on May 26, 1936, signed a two­ ket crash, put the railroad in equipped flatcars, and the year contract with the 14 member companies dire straits, resorting to necessary loading ramps. of the Illinois-Minnesota Motor Carriers bankruptcy in 1935. The big stumbling block Conference. They filed the required tariffs Searching for a way to 6 Af2-LY was establishing the rate with the ICC, and to meet anticipated needs, raise revenues and to take OPAL charged for hauling the assigned additional flatcars. With the leasing advantage of their fleet of ,\\JT6f2-� trailers, something the of more flatcars from the Chicago & Eastern 35 2- 10-4s purchased North Shore never had to face because they Illinois, the fleet rose to 50 cars. from Baldwin and Lima at the beginning of owned the tractors and trailers. This was also The Chicago Great Western's flatcars the Joyce era (1930), the Chicago-based a problem when the railroads first entered were numbered in the 3700-3799 series traffic department recommended that the the container business. and were 52' flatcars with a 50-ton capac­ Bankruptcy Trustee (Patrick Joyce) investi­ Merchandise service has always been a ity. By 1939, they been modified to carry gate the successful North Shore "Ferry headache for both railroads and trucking highway trailers and designated as class Truck Service" which had already been companies. The small, less-than-carload, FC. According to the ORER the designa­ operating profitably for nine years. Joyce lots were originally handled in baggage cars tion FC was not applied to flatcars until was distracted by other pressing business on through passenger trains but soon out­ April 1938. matters and ordered his assistant Samuel grew this procedure and the space available The trailers were attached to the cars Golden to investigate the possibilities of in the cars. The railroads began collecting with a minimum of eight cables, or chains, this type of service. the packages and bringing them to large L-C-L PLUS a support for the fifth wheel, wheel Golden was one of those unique people freight houses, where they were placed with chocks and side rails. With so much concern who was imaginative and unafraid to try other shipments for the same destination. for making sure the trailers were secure, it's new ideas. Some were successful, others not The packages were loaded into boxcars and a small wonder that piggyback service ever so successful and others failed completely. sent to the next bulk break point where they got offthe ground. This elaborate method of He is credited with attempting the first aer­ were separated and distributed to the local tie-down continued until 1959, when the use ial right-of-way weed spraying - moder­ stations. This was very time and labor inten­ of the fifth-wheel hitch came into practice. ately successful...hydraulically controlled sive. In an effort to overcome costs, the Known to some as the "belt-and-suspenders" highway gates in Des Moines, IA - fail­ New York Central, in 1921, experimented approach, and to others as "bombproof," the ure ...and welded rail - successful. His with a container system. It was a stunning tie-down method was put to the test on choice to head the piggyback program success and grew rapidly, so much so that December 13, 1936, when the piggyback almost assured its success. With the assis­ the NYC made it a separate company. The train collided with a Milwaukee Road pas­ tance of G. P. Hoffman and Pat Hilsabeck, Pennsylvania tried to buy into the company, senger train, at Boyd, lA, north of Oelwein they began testing the idea. in 1928, but was unsuccessful and estab­ in bad weather. The crew of the passenger Hilsabeck was, specifically, acquainted lished their own company, Keystone Con­ train misidentified an opposing freight on a with the operations of the Ringling Brothers, tainer Car Company. More about these passing siding and crashed head-on into the Barnum and Bailey Circus, having spent a operations next time. The growth of the ser­ oncoming piggyback train at 50 to 60 mph. season supervising the movements over the vice was, in part, due to its unique pricing Both engines were demolished and five peo­ line. The preceding season was unusual system called FAK (Freight-All-Kinds). The ple were killed and six were injured in the since the circus had been confined to Iowa cost of shipping the whole container was wreck. While the piggyback cars buckled and Minnesota because of an outbreak of calculated on mileage and not the contents, under the force of the impact, not one trailer hoof-and-mouth disease in the adjoining as was the case with class rating. This rating was dislodged from the cars. Damage to the states. He noted that the circus used cars structure (FAK) was banned by the ICC in trailers was limited to the noses and doors with no special equipment to secure the the first case before the regulatory agency being blown out from the shifting cargo. wagons other than side rails to prevent lat­ on April 14, 1931. Since trailers were noth­ The railroad placed the cars in daily ser­ eral movement, and chocks and brakes for ing more then containers with wheels, it vice as the second sections of passenger horizontal movement. Using this as a model, meant the CGW was going to have to pro­ trains, a practice many railroads would try at Golden borrowed a trailer from the Chicago­ vide a different price for each commodity one time or another in the future. Toward the Dubuque Motor Transportation Company carried by the trailers. Fortunately, Congress end of passenger service on the C&O, pig­ while Hoffman and Hilsabeck obtained a set passed the Motor Carrier Act allowing joint gyback cars were even added to the backs of of blocks and other hardware. Using the cir­ rail -truck tariffs. Cash-starved CGW the trains. After first testing the cars at lower cus method of loading, the trailer was quickly filed a fixed joint tariff establishing speeds, the trains began running at time backed onto a standard 40' flatcar by the the rate between Chicago and Dubuque at table speed, or 50 mph, where they contin­ shop crew at Oelwein and chained into $42 per trailer. ued to operate without any major problems. position. The car was placed into service for With the rate established, the railroad During the first month of service, the rail­ testing, making several trips on the Oelwein­ ordered ten standard flatcars to be modified road carried 870 loads. Dubuque local without an accident. The new with chains and tie-downs, which were made While other, small, railroads would chain-down method eliminated the require­ from available materials. The only exception become interested in the service, for the ment for the specialized flatcars used on the was the screw jacks which were purchased most part it was ignored by the larger Class interurbans, allowing the railroad to use from Te mpleton, Kenly & Company, a spe­ 1 carriers. Their philosophy was, if it doesn't existing cars, with slight modifications. cialty equipment manufacturer. The cars fit in a boxcar, then it shouldn't go by rail. Both the railroad and the trucking com­ were placed into service in the summer of The larger carriers also had the tonnage, car­ pany were very pleased with the results of 1935. This didn't last very long, however, as rying 62.4 percent of the inter-city ton-miles

70 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 1999 An Athearn 50' flat­ car was used as a stand-in, and modi­ fied as described in the text. Sheep­ scot and Vulcan Hobbies trailer models were used.

while trucks only amounted to 9.7 percent. In effect the railroads did- n't see the fledgling trucking companies as much of a threat. They also were unwilling makes three van-type to spend any money on the scheme during styles: 24' round-nose Fruehauf van trailer, the financially troubled 1930s. Other rail­ 32' Round-nose Fruehauf van trailer, and 28' The landing roads would eventually try the new idea, but round-nose Fruehauf moving van in plaster gear was provided in the kit. in 1936 the CGW, North Shore and South with metal details. In metal, Alloy Forms I painted the underbody with Grimy Black. Shore were the only railroads providing this makes two different trailers: 24' square-nose The Vulcan Hobbies trailer needed very type of service. van and 32' square-nose riveted van. On­ little modification. I had to add a landing Trak has a round-nose 28' Fruehauf Aerovan gear as the model trailer is not equipped HODE:LirvG (W E: CGW CAQS trailer in resin. Vulcan Hobbies makes a with one. This is because the trailer was This is a fairly simple modeling project. I drop-side trailer in cast resin. Puget Sound originally designed to fit on a ET&WNC started with an Athearn 50' flatcar which Castings makes a 24 ' generic corrugated piggyback car which didn't require them. I only has 13 stake pockets verses the 15 on trailer and Sparrows Point makes two 32' stole the landing gear from another kit, cut it the prototype. Con-Cor offers a IS-stake flat­ trailers for the Lackawanna. For tllis project, to size and glued it into place. I painted the car, but I didn't have one available. I spray I used the Vulcan Hobbies drop-side trailer trailer a dark green and left it unlettered. painted the car Flat Black, then added a coat and the Sheepscot 24' round-nose van. These Don Mills makes many different decals of gloss to aid in applying the decals. The most closely represent the two types of trail­ for early truck lines but has run into diffi­ decals are Champ HN-50 CGW Road name ers used on the CGW. culty with providing others. It seems as set and HD-7 Flatcar dimensional data. I let­ Starting with the Sheepscot trailer, I though a model maker in Florida has tied up tered the car following photographs from the sealed the plaster with Testors Flat Finish more then 100 trucking company names, August 1987 Model Railroading. I changed and put it aside to dry. I cleaned the metal similar to the Pennsylvania Railroad deal a the grab irons to wire and changed the stirrup parts in denatured alcohol and allowed them few years ago in model railroading, and is steps to Tichy. I added a wooden deck by to dry. Returning to the trailer, I sprayed it demanding royalties for anyone to produce American Model Builders. The side rails with Testors Gloss finish as a base coat. PIas­ them for the next three years. Unlike the were cut from scale 8x8 lumber and glued to ter castings are excellent and capture the model railroading industry, they have capitu­ the deck using 4x8 blocks at each end and at detail of the molds, but fi nishing them to lated and won't produce any decals or pre­ every other stake pocket. Scale 2x4 was used look like metal takes time. Spray the trailer painted models to avoid a lawsuit. Because to simulate the stakes. If you want to add with another coat of gloss and set aside to of this, we won't be seeing many decals for more detail, you can drill the stakes and add dry. Trailers, in the 1930s and ' 40s, were trucking companies for awhile. Grandt Line NBW castings to each. A long often painted in different colors (blue, red Using the best available technology at 2x4 is put in the end stake pocket, I presume and green) with graphics showing the cities the time, the CGW ventured into a brand­ as a climbing aid to get on the car. To the top they served. Since I do not have the appropri­ new concept of transportation, little realizing of the 8x8, I glued a piece of code 70 rail. ate decals, I left the trai leI'S blank. The they were pioneering a major revolution of The tie-down brackets were made from .025 Sheepscot trailer is very plain on the under­ the future. While some of the methods used styrene rod and the tie-down chains are side, so I added three gussets, made from resulted in overkill, i.e., tie-down methods, Overland part 97 10. You will need 16 of .030 styrene for floor stiffeners. Floor beams the basic concept was sound and has them to tie-down two trailers. were made from .040 x .040 strip styrene. A endured into the 1990s. Indeed the CGW Model trailers, from this period, are pad for the kingpin was added from .030 was a true intermodal innovator. available, but not in plastic. Sheepscot styrene and the pin was made from 3/,," rod. Next time ...early containerization. �

JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING T 71 MODEL RAILROADING'S DEALER DIRECTORY

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JAN UARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING ... 75 Complete your reference library wit} KEY TO CODES " Plans: Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway " Flatcars NOVEMBER 1995 eo Tunnel Masquerade DO Diesel Detail Close-Up to Victoria Turntable HD Grand Va lley RR DO D&RGW EMD SD50 0' In Control Freightcarology eo . o B eyond Scorplon Canyon "''' JB Hunt (Part 6: Summary Update) K Ballast Cars JUNE 1996 - SOLD OUT a u at to Out of Benchwork "Bag-o'-Tricks" DO t � ern Intermodal " N&W's 12 Pole Line (Part 2: Modeling) Return to Hooch Junction Colorado & Southern (C&S) EMD SD40 �b������ � NOVEMBER 1994 Prototype Adventures " Modeling ATSF GP60 & GP60M (Part 1) "''' Intermodal Equipment Numbering " Thrall's 52' Gondola Cars Since 1963 DO M-K (Ex-ATSF SD45 Rebuild Short line Adventures CAT) as Utah " Modeling ACL F2s: As & Bs (324-335) " The Biltmore Railroad (Part 2) Special Feature Ry. SD45CAT #9012 " Modeling Nickel Plate RSD12 "'" Building & 40' Power eo " Rutland PS-l 40' Steel Box in N Scale Road ALCO CP Rail 20' Packs Behind the Scenes " Researching Freight Cars with Photos DCC Update (Part3: Motors & Decoders) " Handlaying N-Scale Track (Part 3: ______to " WorklWreckTra ins (Part 5: Ballast Mainte- : On Track ---.J T _ __ Eagle Rock Canyon - N-Scale American ' EB/9s (Part 5'. NJT , RF&P " RI Santa Fe, 'u rn out) s L __ nance _ CleaningfUndercuttinglSledding) RR in England SAL, SCL) Y U33C1U34CH/U36C (Part 1: BN, CR, For back issues before June 1994, eo Layout Access: The Basics + One """ JB Hunt (Part 3: Prototype Containers & " WorklWreck Trains (Part B: Maintenance) Clinchfield, D&H, E-L) contact: Leroy Slater 1-256-859-5959 m Inspection Trains (Part 1) to 132 Tres Dr_, Huntsville, AL 35811 Chassis - Standards & Variations) Btl Lighting the West End Rob Spangler's Northern Nevada Railway JUNE 1995 "'" Kitbashing a TTWX All-Purpose Flat 0' Fuel Foolery (Part 3) Y Modeling PRR ALCO RS3 (AS 16ms) DO JUNE 1994 " Ty bee Island Railroad (Part 1) D&RGW EMD SD7 DECEMBER 1995 " Modeling L&N ALCO FA2IFB2 00 " Gulf Summit Pushers - Modeling E-L F3s " Autoracks 00 on Conrail EMD SD60M to Amtrak P32-8WH & ATSF B40-BW A Ta le of Two Towers at " Freight Cars of Golden West Service " Kitbashing Story Hides (& Western Leather) Modular 8ig Thompson & Northern (N) " Refuse by Rail Constructing Curved Fascias (Part 1) to to On3 Willamette Valley & Western RR " N&W Class E-3 Pacifics: The Prototype .... Kitbashed Athearn 40' High-Cube Model Railroading in Utah JULY 1996 "''' BN America (Part 1: Examining the (Part 1) Containers .... Maxi-Stack IIls® (Part 1: Prototype) 00 Union Pacific (UP) GE 00-7 Prototype) on Reversing Scorpion Canyon " Rockton, Rion & Western (Part 1) " Modeling Bessemer & Lake Erie SD7 " Used Cars (and 1996 1ntermodal EXPO) to "''' J8 Hunt's Intermodal Service 0' What-Where-When-Why-Who " End of the Line " DCC Update (Part 4: Planning a System) Gary Petersen's Salt Lake Southern " Columbus & Greenville RR (Part 4: DECEMBER 1994 Y FoamRail - A New Modular Concept " Kitbashing a "Shorty" Rotary Snowplow MM' N-Scale 89' Trailer Flats To day's Railroad) 00 C&NW GE C40-8 " Modeling ATSF GP60 & GP60M (Part 2) " E8/9s (Part 6: SOU, SP, Up,Wabash) Y BN's "Denver" SW12s: Prototype & Model Y " Plans: Esquimalt & Nanaimo Ry. Victoria " Converted Hopper Cars Y " WorklWreck Trains (Part 9: Snow/Ice DCC Update (Part6: 519 Kit Decoder & to InterMountain & IMWX 40' Car Shop (& Service Facilities) D&RGW Pueblo Division 80xcars/Reefers Removal) On-80ard Sound System) on "" BN America (Part 4: Container Chassis) Y " A Few Freelanced Flats: Simple Projects WorklWreckTra ins (Part 6: Wood lie Layer Upon Layer " Making Waves Y " Tybee Island Railroad (Part 2: Modeling RR) 0' Fuel Foolery That Add Variety Work Trains & Tie Operations) (Part 4) West Clarksfield: A Modelable Prototype Y Renewal Y Y N Rock Primer CofG SD7/9s in Classic Blue and Gray Btl JANUARY 1996 U33C1U34CH/U36C (Part 2: FCP, GN, IC, "Spacious Realism" (Part 1) " Virginian Train Masters: A Family Tradition " Modeling an Autorack Ramp 00 Union Pacific GE C41-8W MILW, NdeM, NJDOn 0' Inspection Trains (Part2) " Modeling the Virginian Train Master " Modeling Dixie ...SAL ALCO S2 " Revolutions on Packaging of a Many-Scene to Y JULY 1995 Btl Layout Fascia & Front Drops N&W E-3 Pacifics (Part2) Mercur & Topaz Railroad 0' Curved Fascias (Part 2:Control Panels) 00 Y C&NW GE C44-9W at Lowering Athearn Trailer Flats Plans: CP's Glacier Station ",w Maxi-Stack Ills' (Part 2: The Model) AUGUST 1996 Btl " AEI Tags Y JULY 1994 LOS (Line of Sight) Southern Railway NW2 Switchers 00 Reading FP7 to DO CN GP40-2L 0' Handlaid Track Made Easy (Part 1) Granite Mountain Railway (Part1) " Modeling WW2 C&O Boxcars (Part 3) K 81ue Island Reefer Pictorial (Part 1) " " to K Modern Boxcar Door Configurations JANUARY 1995 ' Gunderson Husky-Stack 3-Well BN Y Modeling FPPX Rotary Dump Gons Warren Johnson's UP Layout to Holy Cross & Crystal River RR DO UP Rebuilt SD40-2R as United Spirit #3300 Drawbar-Connected Car " Modeling SP P-8 Pacific #2470 """ Modeling UPS 28' Drop-Frame Trailers & ."" Generic Fixed-Length Chassis K Recent Trends in Intermodal Equipment " Rockton, Rion & Western (Part 2) " Plans: CN Todd Creek Wood Trestle Converter Dollies to Y MM' JB Hunt Transport, Inc. (Part 1: Examin- Shenandoah and Western " E8J9s (Part 1: Alaska, Amtrak, ACL, B&O) " WorklWreck Tra ins (Part 10: Photos) Plans: CP Railway Salmon Arm Station ing the Prototype Trailers - Standards "''' JB Hunt (Part 4: Modeling Y Modeling L&N "Frog Eyes" U\ Building a Backdrop . Y Modeling ACL SW9 Switchers and Variations) Containers/Chassis) " Con-Cor's PS-2 Hay Covered Hopper 0' Fuel Foolery(Part 5) Y U33C1U34CH/U36C (Part 3: NP, PC, Santa " Virginian Railway (Part 1) Y Diesel Doings on the Carolina & Western Y WorklWreckTra ins (Rail Renewal: Part 1) FEBRUARY 1996 Fe, SCL, SOU, Squaw Creek, SP) Y Btl " NW2 (Part 1: ACL, ATSF, B&O, BAR, 8&M, Modeling ATSF Phase I & II GP50s (Part1) "Spacious Realism" (Part2) DO CB&Q EMD FT A&B ' Poist Gas - Small Propane Distributor Y K Y BN, CN, CNJ, C&O, CB&Q, C&EI) N&W E-3 Pacific Kitbash: Engine (Part 1) 0' 48' Exterior-Post Domestic Containers Kato C44-9W: An In-Depth Review Operation Shorthand to " Modeling an SCL SD45-2 " Simple Detail Enhancements for Con-Cor AUGUST 1995 Union Pacific Wahsatch Division " Modeling Unseen Propane Industry on 0' PS-2 Covered Hoppers ... UPS Eqpt. (Introduction: Part 1) Perspective, Per Se A Switch in History DO SP EMD GP60 on Y WorklWreck Trains Camp Cars (Part m In Control - Upgrading Cable Harnesses Through the Doorway & 1) K " Athearn GE C44-9W: In-Depth Review on Modern Refrigerator Cars (Part 1) Y AUGUST 1994 Inside/Outside MM' Building a Helix SEPTEMBER 1996 Granite Mountain Ry. (Part 2: Inter- DO C&S EMD SD9 0' Handlaid Track Made East (Part 2) " Kitbashing Great NorthernSDP40 00 Santa Fe (ATSF) ALCO PA lIPBl modal Hub Construction - Building the K K Dates (Built, New and In Service) and FEBRUARY 1995 " Modeling NYC ALCO RS3 Road Switcher Blue Island Reefer Pictorial (Part 2) Bremer Hub) to YSD Sliding Doors DO NYC EMD GP30 " Scratchbuilding Ortner 3-Bay Rapid Doug Jolley's Former limber Creek Ry. to K " St. Maries River RR (Part 1) David Trussell's Modular Layout Ta nk Cars Discharge' Hoppers (Part 1) ",. Upgrading Walthers' 40' Reefer Container to Y on "'" SOU 48' Piggyback Trailer HOn3 Colorado & Western RR (Part 1) Casting a CP Rail Gondola Into the Fourth Dimension MM' Conspicuity Striping Y BN, at MM' BN America (Part 2: Examining the .... BN America (Part5: 28' Container/Chassis) E8J9s (Part 2: B&M, CB&Q, CP, C&O, New Bridge - A Ta le of lime ' E7 (Part 1: ACL, BAR, B&O, B&M) Prototype) " SP Nogales Branch (Part 1) C&EI, C&NW) MARCH 1996 ' Modeling WP GP20s " Virginian Railway (Part 2) Y Modeling ATSF Phase I & II GP50s (Part 2) " Modeling Bowser's 40' Round-Roof Boxcar DO Conrail EMD SW1200 ' Kitbashing a CP Rail Scale Test Car " NW2 (Part 2: CGW, C&NW, CRI&P,CR, Y Modeling Freelanced Wreck Train " Modeling Athearn Southern SD40-2 K The Bethgon® Revisited ' Right-of-Way Detail in N Scale to D&RGW, Erie, Georgia, GTW, IC, KCS, LV) Equipment " WorklWreck Trains (Rail Renewal: Part2) Beaver & Timber Springs (BATS) , Kitbashing SCL GE U18B "Baby Boat" " Modeling an SAL ALCO RS3 Phase 2 Y Modeling ACL GP7s from Series 100-279 on C-Shift "'" UPS Eqpt. (Introduction: Part 2) , Foam Rocks and Trees Btl " Realistic Billboard Lettering in N Scale " N&W E-3 Pacific Kitbash: Engine (Part 2) 0' The Railway Junction " Great Smoky Mtns. Ry. (Part 1) Fitting the Pieces Together Y at Y Welcome to Plasticville Y WorklWreckTrains (Part 2: Work Trains) SEPTEMBER 1995 DCC Update (Part 5: New Developments) Control Panels - The Artistic Side m oaOBER 1996 Is Beauty Really Skin Deep? '" Setting It All in Place DO " Modeling an ACL M3 Caboose Florida East Coast EMD GP38-2 00 0' 0' EZ Turnout " Plans: CP Rail Nelson Station SP&S ALCO RS3 Photo Spot! K Modern Refrigerator Cars (Part 2) K SEPTEMBER MARCH 1995 to " Scratchbuilding Ortner Hay Rapid NS Freight Cars (Part 1: Intro) 1994 The New England Rail Story DO UP SW10 K Freight Car Builders MM Discharge® Hoppers (Part 2) "'" The MartracStory to A Look at Hoosier Lift to K Modern Youngstown Doors HOn3 Colorado & Western (Part 2) " GE Dash 9-44CW (Prototype: Part 1) lim Mears' Sorry Valley Railway on to " St. Maries River RR (Part 2) "w An Exercise in Reverse Engineering " Propane Industry (Part2: Modeling a Modular Railroading with Pocahontas JB Hunt (Part 5: HazmatIPlacards) Y Modeling WW2 C&O Boxcars (Part 1) ' "" Scratchbuilt Vertical Chassis Rack 0 New Bridge - A Second lime Small WW2-Era Distribution Plant) Chapter/NRHS Y DCC Update (Part 1: Digital Command APR1L Y "" JB Hunt (Part 2: Modeling Tra ilers _ "SP Nogales Branch - Modeling the Line 1996 E7 (Part 2: CB&Q, CofG, C&O, C&EI, Specific & Generic) Y Modeling a CP Rail GP35 Control) 00 NYC ALCO FA lIFB 1 C&NW, FEe) Y DL&W, Y N&W E-3 Pacific Kitbash: Class 15-A Tender E8J9s (Part3: CR, E-L, FEC, " D&RGW's Coal Cars ' Modeling Union Pacific C44-9W #9717 " Virginian Railway (Part 3) to " BC Rail Caboose You Can Model " Tra in Fillers GM&O, IC, L&N) Bob Mazzi's 0 Scale Empire Y Modeling Central of Georgia's E8s MW Y Trains (Part 3: Camp Cars) " Modeling ACL Fs (Part 1: The F3) UPS 26' 6"/28' Drop-Frame Tra ilers "ACity Classics Car Barn " NW2 (Part3: L&N, MILW, MP, Monon, WorklWreck Btl NYC, NKp,N&W, Np,PC, PRR, Reading)) Btl Modeling a Glass Building " WorklWreck Tra ins (Rail Renewal: Part 3) (Part 1) Fascia Treatments (Part 1) " Making a Rock-Lined Tunnel 0' The Multi-Operational Concept on Oro Grande at Night (Part 1) " Great Smoky Mtns. Ry. (Part 2) at DCC & Jersey Western RR 0' NOVEMBER 1996 " Modeling Dixie ... SCL GP40 APRIL 1995 Fuel Foolery (Part 1) " Detail the Weather Way 00 m Bridging Scorpion Canyon 00 D&H ALCO RSl l & RS36 OaOBER 1995 " GE Dash 9-44CW (Prototype: Part2) Southern Pacific EMD GP3S K at K NS Freight Cars (Part2: N&W Coal Cars) Rail Wayside Automatic Equipment Gondola Cars DO Boston & Maine EMD GP9 " Handlaying N-Scale Track (Part 1) to Y Modular Locust Grove & Western RR K Modeling an ACL E8 "" Modeling the Martrac Fleet Identification Double-Stacking in N Scale to OaOBER 199 M_W BN America (Part 6: Summary) to " Kitbashed Southern BL3 Carolina & Western Update A Day in the Life of Lomax Lumber Y DO " Modeling Golden West 57' Mech. Reefer Kitbashing CNICP "Shorty" Snowplows Rock Island GE U25B & U28B (Phase I) " N&W's Twelve Pole Line (Part 1) Gunderson's Husky-Stack®: Prototype & .... Btl K Researching Freight Cars and a Look at " Carolina & Western ... 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JANUARY 1999 MODEL RAILROADING T 83 OREGON VIRGINIA ESCAPE TO S SCALE Enjoy the great advantages of S scale, the mid-size EUGENE T Willamette Cascade RR Club 11th Annual LY NCHBURG T MER MRA Blue Ridge Crescent 99 scale more model railroaders are tuming to. Learn all Model RR Show & Swap Meel. Mar. 27-28, IOAM-5PM Spring Convention. Apr. 23-25. Holiday Inn Select. $30 about this main line scale, discover the bi-monthly S Gaugian magazine. Articles, photos plans, ads, (Sat), IOAM-4PM (Sun). $4, under 12 free, fa mily $9; (pre 21 1), $35 (211 on). Info: Linda Sanders, PO Box $29.00 a year; $35.00 outside USA. Sample copy early 9AM admission $10. Info: Mike Adams, 656 Hey­ 1 1313, Lynchburg, VA 24506, (804) 993-92 10. $6.25. Sn3 Modeler magazine, semi-annual; great narrow gauge plans, photos, features. $12.00 a year; wood, Eugene, OR 97404, (541) 461-0156. VIENNA Northern Virginia Model RRers Inc. Open $t 8.00 outside USA. Sample copy $6.25. T ROSEBURG T All Aboard RR Club for All Scales. 1st Otherbooks fo r your ra ilroad library House. Feb. 13, Mar. 13, Apr. 17, May 30, luI. 17, IPM- NEW! America's Rail Pictorial by artist/photogra· & 3rd Saturdays at 3PM, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 7PM. 427 5PM. Washington & Old Dominion RR Station, 23 1 pher Russ Porter features hundreds of all-color pho· SE Main SI. Info: Debi or Kim Wing (503) 672-0280. tographs of steam, diesel, freight and passenger trains Dominion Rd. (at Ayr Hill Rd.). Donations. Info: (703) from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. This de­ 938-5 157 or www.geocities.com/HeartlandlPlains/6 120. luxe large format 10" x 11" hardbound book uncovers Porter's vast color photo collection, covering 37 differ­ ent rail lines across the country, including large and ALLENTOWN T Allentown Train Meet Assn. "Spring WA SHINGTON small railroads. $44.95 plus $4.00 postage. Thaw" Train Meel. Feb. 27-28, 9AM-3PM. 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Marshall Community Center, 1009 credible details on the shortestline between Indianapo­ IOPM Sat). Eisenhower Inn, Bus. Rt. 15 South. Weekend E. McLoughlin Blvd. $2, under 12 free. Info: Mike Herr, lis and Chicago. This 324-page hardcover book con­ $15 (advance)/$ 17 (at door) or $10 daily, incl. fa mily (50% tains 468 illustrations along with a locomotive roster. 10006 NE 14th St., Vancouver, WA 98664, (360) 892- $49.95 and $4.00 postage. off with item for sale at White Elephant table). Info: Glover Steam Locomotives: The South's Last Howard Zane, 5236 Thunder Hill Rd., Columbia, MD 7383. Steam Builder by Richard L. Hillman covers the 21045, (410) 730- 1036. company's history, manufacturing facility in Marietta, WISCONSIN Georgia and the various sizes of steamers built by this PHILADELPHIA century,old firm. This 128·page hardbound is the only T The 1999 East Coast Hobby Show. 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Info: Don Florwick, Feb. 20-21, IOAM-5PM. Dane County Expo Center. 55, rial by Russ Porter is an all-color hardbound book fea­ 6388 Quail Cir., Fayetteville, PA 17222, (717) 352-8759. under 12 $2. Info: Art Dawson, 1310 Prairie Rd.. Madison. turing nearly 120 photographs from these two Midwest railroads. Artist Porter also includes 10 of his beauti­ WI 53711, (608) 273-1581. ful oil paintings. $29.95 and $3.75 postage. TEXA Trains of America by Don Heimburger is 204 pages. CA NA IJ 10" x 11" hardbound featuring nearly 400 superb, large LONGVIEW T Junction & East Texas Train Soc. color photos of 85 U.S. railroads! $44.95 and $4.00 Longview Train Show. Mar. 6-7, IOAM-6PM (Sat), 10AM- postage $7.00 foreign. ONTARIO Wabash Standard Plans & Reference, 128 pages, 4PM (Sun). Fairgrounds Exhibit Bldg., off Hwy. 31 on 105 photos, $22.95 and $3.75postage. Jaycee Dr. $4. under 12 free. Info: Homer Fleicher, PO COBOURG T Cobourg Model Train Show. Mar. 6, The Last of Steam by Joe Collias presents 300 ex· . cellent steam photos from all the great photographers. Box 6704, Longview, TX 75608, (903) 753-95 12 or (903) lOAM-4:30PM. Lions Community Centr�, Elgin St. East. 272 pages, hardbound, $39.95 and $4.00 postage. 297-6330. $3, seniors $2, children $1. Info: Ted Rafuse, 181 Armour Catalog of S/Sn3 Products, 172-pgs., $7.95, $11 .95 Ct., Cobourg, ONT K9A 4S6, (905) 372-8375. outside USA. NEW BRAUNFELS T New Braunfels Historic RR & Dealer Inquiries Invited Heimburger House Publishing Co. Modelers Soc. 12th Annual Model RR lamboree. Apr. 17, LONDON T London Model RR Assn.lWOD NMRA 7236 W. Madison SI. • Forest Park, IL 60130 9AM-5PM. New Braunfels Civic Center, 380 S. Sequin St. Annual Display & Workshop Night. Jan. 16, 7PM. South (708)366-1973 $5, children $1. Info: Kermit R. Baese, 1285 Common SI.. London Community Centre, Wellington Rd. South (behind New Braunfels, TX 78130, (830) 625-2656. White Oaks Mall). 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