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IN THIS ISSUE:
• DON SELL'S COMPUTER AND DCC-CONTROLLED 8&0 MAINLINE, page 41
• UPGRADING ATLAS 3-BAY HART BALLAST CARS, page 6
• SCRATCHBUILDING MODERN MOW HOUSING, page 10
• SUPERDETAILING PASSENGER COACH TRUCKS, ROOFS & UNDERBODIES, page 19
ONTHE COVER Dan Lewis is capturing the character of the Milwaukee Road's 265-mile Long Branch Division though the high plains of Montana on his 18 x 25-foot N scale layout. To day, the Milwaukee right-of-way that passes beneath the BNSF bridge (formerly GN) is devoid of track. The old roadbed has become just a farm road. Half a century ago, however, one could see a scene just like this one with trains on both lines crossing each other in the Judith Gap. This is one of the layouts you can see in person by attending the 2007 National Model Railroad Association Convention (www. nmra.orgI2007) in Detroit, Michigan, July 22-28, 2007, and signing up for the appropriate "Layout To ur." Our "Tour" begins on page 27 of this issue. -Robert Schleicher photo ALL SCALES: • 1935 AAR Standard 50-Ton Hopper Diesels, One-Detall-At-A-Time: from Kadee, Part 3, The Roster • EMD MP15DC as Southern 2367 and 2378 Time Capsule: from Atlas models, by Louis Marre • Dawn at Binghamton, New Yo rk on by Ed Hawkins ...... 46 A. .. 60
the Susquehanna, May 12, 1952, Freight Cars of the Fifties:
by Ron King...... ··· 3 • B&LE 40-foot "Bicentennial" box car from N SCALE: HO SCALE: Red Caboose models, by Stan Layout Tour:
Modem Modeling: Rydarowicz ...... 26 • Dan Lewis' 18 x 25-foot Milwaukee Road
• Hart 3-Bay Selective Ballast ears on the Layout Tour: Long Branch ...... 27
• Don Sell's computer-controlled 16 x 21-foot Soo Line from Atlas models, Locomotive Performance:
by Bob Rivard ...... 6 Baltimore lit Ohio Clarksburg • Summary of all previous Locomotive Subdivision ...... 41 • Maintenance-of-Way "Un ivan" Camp Cars, Performance Test Reports ...... 47 a Simple Scratchbuilding Project, Locomotive Performance: Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time:
by Matt Snell ...... 10 • Summary of all previous Locomotive • EMD MP15DC as Southern 2367 and 2378
Performance Test Reports ...... 47 Diesel Modeling: from Atlas models, by Louis A. Marre .. 60
• EMD GP38 as CSXT (ex-B&O) 2114 from • Broadway Limited ATSF 2-10-4 Test Report, Atlas' model, by Matt Snell ...... 9 by Dean Windsor ...... 50 DEPARTMENTS: Passenger Modeling: Dealer Directory ...... 51
• Superdetailing Coaches, Part III: Trucks, Calendar ...... 58
Roof & Underbodies, by liS. Roseman 19 What's New ...... 63-65
Layout Tour: 16 x 21-foot Baltimore lit Ohio Clarksburg Subdivision, page 41 HART 3· AY SELECTIVE BALLAST ARS N THE S LINE. Fa M UPGRADED TL S M DELS
By Bob Rivard
he starting point fo r each of I these five projects is Atlas' Hart BILL OF MATERIALS: T Selective Ballast hopper. A few I modifications can make the stock model Atlas: Scalecoat II: even better. Atlas offers this model painted and lettered for the as-delivered Hart Ballast Car 20132 Box Car Red 1953 Soo scheme. The inspiration for Evergreen Scale Models: 20012 Locomotive Black these projects is the following prototype 253 3/16-inch Square Tu be Testors: photos from my slide collection. There are PAINT & DECALS: 1260 DuliCote two slight problems with the stock Atlas model. The car rides about 4 scale inches Polly Scale: Oddballs Decals: too high, thus making the coupler height 522142 Paint lie Decal Remover 739 Soo Hopper incorrect. Next there should be some sort of undelframe. When the car is viewed metal bolster. I use a III 6-inch drill to black look. I painted these cars using from the side unrealistic light shows drill a new truck-mounting hole and tap first Box Car Red and used masking tape between the hopper bays and bolsters. I the holes using a 2-56 tap. to mask out the various reweigh stencil remedy this by using a razor saw to cut areas. Then I airbrush Scalecoat II black. Evergreen 3/ l6-inch square tubing then When dry I remove my tape revealing the glue these filler pieces in between the I remove the stock Atlas lettering using Polly-S Paint & Decal remover on a fresh painted-out areas. hopper bays. Since I would be modeling cotton swab. I airbrush the cars using multiple cars, I found it helpful to make The lettering for these cars is from decals lip a jig or miter box using Balsa Wood Scalecoat II Box Car Red. By the late seventies a few of the cars such as the produced through the Soo Historical and strips Next I use a coarse file to remove Technical Society. Ken Soroos heads up about 4 scale inches from the top of the 9945 and 9921 had taken on a scorched
6 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 The model of 500 9945, from the Atlas 3-bay Hart Selective Ballast Car.
The prototype: 500 Line 9945.
The prototype: 500 Line 9921.
The prototype: 500 Line 60117.
The prototype: 500 Line 60125.
The prototype: 500 Line 9933.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 7 special projects for the society and informs me he may have a few sets in stock. You can contact Ken at [email protected]. nother option would be Oddballs So topper set number 87-739. If you plan n modeling one of these Hart Selectiv ballast cars, an invaluable resource is th vinter 2004 issue of the SOO.
finished my cars by using Testors ullCote to give my hoppers a nice fla inish. 1 airbrush a bit of F10quil Grim The model of Soo 60145, from the Atlas 3-bay" Black and Reefer Orange onto the trucks, Hart Selective Ballast Car. vheels and couplers.
8 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 END G 38 AS CSXT (EX.8&Q) 2114 FROM ATLAS· MODEL
By Matt Snell
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 9 10 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 11 'CARS PlOW' CAMP n integral part of railroad opel:ations is the maintenance of tJack. To keep traIns movincr safely, all railroads, including Conraif employA a small army of track workers who are charged with maintainincr and rebuilding the roadbed and track str cture as necessary. Track workers are assembled� into large "track gangs" that specialize in certalll aspects of track reconstruction. These gangs travel the system, carrying with them the special . ized machinery specIfIc to thell' craft.
In earlier days, railroads simply converted decommissioned passenger cars to house these workers while they were in a location fo r an extended period of time. These cars were converted to suit the needs of their new occupants and were often made up of a rag-tag assembly of worn-outequipment.
Beginning in the '70s, some railroads looked for more modern ways to house the track gang while they were on site working on a project. One of these sources was a "Univan" trailer constructed by Mobile Internationalof Tulsa, Oklahoma. - � Basicall y a specialized pre-fab house . trai IeI' built to railroad specifications, 2 3' 4 5 6 1 these were mounted on flat cars that � were converted by the railroad to suit this specialized use. This will ensure that if your cuts are fractionally off, each side will come from Univans were built into several specific the same batch, thus making it easier to body styles, each serving a specific keep the car square. The purpose of the purpose. These include to-man sleeper arrows is to simply indicate the "factory cars, kitchen cars, dining cars, and fi nished" edge, which generally is square recreation cars. In addition to the specific as it is cut by large machines. car style that was delivered by the builder, railroad crews further modified these Measure 9.75 scale feet from the top and cars as they saw fit to suit the railroad's bottom edges, and mark a line across the specific needs creating other cars such as styrene. Now that the cuts fo r the sides offices and the P. U.M.A.S. fitness car. have been marked, take a straight edge and make a score line across the cuts. Over the years the Univan has housed The styrene can now be snapped at the thousands of track workers. These cars score lines, beginning with the "up and have been through multiple re-buildings down" line at 43.0 feet, then next make and are still in use today. the lengthwise score at 9.75 feet. against the cuts in the template. Once you're satisfied with the fit, attach the template to the car side/ends and mark the Fabrication of the Univan Body To fabricate the ends you wil l use the same process, except the length dimension window and door cuts. To begin construction of the Univan should be 9 feet 6 inches. body, use a sharp penciI to mark a sheet Using an X-Acto chisel blade (number of Evergreen 4527 styrene 43.0 scale 17 or 18), cut the window locations on fe et from each end to center. Once the Now that you have fabricated two sets of raw sides and ends, its time to mark the the marked lines. Test fit the castings and cut is marked, flip it over, mark the rear carefully file away any additional styrene of each section with a sequential number, window locations. Make a scale template to ensure the castings seat properly. then mark the outer edge multiple times of the car you are modeling, showing the with arrows. window locations for the sides. Cut the windows out of the templates and check Once satisfied with the fit of the the fit of the castings that you'll be using castings, remove them and put the
12 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 completed sides away for now, keeping them together by car.
The next step in the Un ivan body is to modify the windows. I found that there are no real "correct" windows for these cars, however several are on the market that will work. Basically there are 6 to 7 different window styles used on Univans. They are as fo llows:
Class UVSLP (Sleeper):
• Long narrow window aprx. 36 x J 7 (8- J 0 per car)
• Small/medium window aprx. 36 x 36 or 36 x 44 (J per car)
• Small/medium window aprx. 30 x 30 (I per car, opposing side)
• Square mUlti-pane vent window aprx. 24 x 24 (1 per car) Class UVK (Kitchen):
• Long narrow window aprx. 36 x J 7 (2 per car)
• Medium window aprx. 36 x 44 or 36 x 40 (3 per car) • Square mUlti-pane vent window aprx. 24 x 24 (1 per car) Class UVREC (Recreation):
• Small/medium window aprx. 30 x 44 or 36 x 44 (8 per car)
• Square multi pane vent window aprx. 24 x 24 (1 per car) Class UVD (Diner):
• Small/medium window aprx. 30 x 44 or 36 x 44 (8 per car) • Square mUlti-pane vent window aprx. 24 x 24 (I per car)
Although not perfect for this application, and larger than the scale sizes, with a little modification the following castings are suitable for the Un ivan project:
36 x 44: Alexander Scale Models 2502 36 x 40: Campbell Scale Models 90 I 36 x 17: Alexander Scale Models 250] 30 x 44: Tichy 8026 24 x 24: Alexander Scale Models 2503 30 x 30: Campbell Scale Models 903
Modifying the windows is a fairly simple process. Windows that have protruding top or bottom edges should be filed fl ush along the side, so the window side is perfectly straight up and down. In the case of the number 250 I Alexander windows, the edges should be fi led the same way to really define the square edge of the window.
Setting the windows aside, a plumbing connection needs to be made. This will
RAfLMUU[C MJIfIff([• NOVEMBER 2006 l3 MOW: CAMP CARS recess into the car side. The simplest way to fabricate this is to use a fitting from a tank car or steam engine. These are available from extra kit parts, or separately as aftermarket detail parts.
Ta ke a small length of scrap styrene, drill a hole and insert the fitting into it, but do not glue this in. You will want to remove the fitting for painting later. I chose to use a small piece of Plastruct number 90535, 3/l 6-inch channel that I had on hand. Using the channel will ensure that the fitting recesses properly into the car side.
Mark the location of the fitting on the car side, 20 feet 6 inches from the left end, and dri II a hole into the side for the fitting to recess into.
After cleaning the hole with a small file, test-fit the assembly, but do not glue this in. This will enable you to remove it for painting later.
With the sides complete, now its time to work on the car ends. The basic Un ivan body ends are identical, each having a door, lighting, and step. Additionally, one end also has fuel oil tanks. For now, we'll just focus on the door, since that's the only step involving cutting on the car ends.
Lay the car ends down and mark the centerl ine, top to bottom. The correct casting for the doors is Micro Engineering 80- J 62, personnel doors. Mark the centerline on one of these castings, again top to bottom, and then align it with the centerline you marked on the car end. Trace this lightly in pencil onto the car end. To work out the horizontal alignment of the door, align the bottom edge of the door 12 scale inches from the bottom edge of the car end, then trace the top and bottom of the door onto the car end.
Using an X-Acto number 17 or 18 blade, cut the door in, keeping in mind that the trace lines will be slightly wider than the actual door itself, thus you will have to cut slightly inside the lines. Test-fit the casting and clean up the cut, widening it as necessary, using a fi le. Once you are satisfied with the fit, remove the casting for painting later.
Univan construction fe atures a rounded reinforcing strip along the car roof and side edges. To add this to the Univan model, Evergreen number 248, .060 -inch
14 RAILMODEL JOURN�l' NOVEMBER 2006 Round tubing will be attached to the top For reinforcement, cut several small the .060-inch round tubing with the car and side edges of the carbody. lengths of Plastruct number 90002, sides isn't a perfect science, the way 1/ l6-inch angle, or a similar angle and to get the roof dimensions is either to Begin by laying the car side on a glass mat. place these inside the carbody along the measure and mark, or cheat. I chose (This will not only ensure a flat surface, joints. After the internal corner bracing the cheating method since if there are but make it much easier to remove the car is complete, you will want to add cross any imperfections, they can be easily side in the event it accidentally gets glued bracing across the bottom of the car as corrected th is way. down.) Take one strip of .060-inch round well. This will keep the car sides from tubing and glue it along the top edge bowing inward. Flip the car upside down on top of a sheet of the car side, leaving an overhang on of plain styrene, such as Evergreen 19015 each end. Glue one strip onto each end, To add the cross bracing, cut five lengths of (.0l 5-inch thick) or 19020 (.020-inch butting them up against the overhanging Plastruct number 90542, 3/32-inch styrene thick), and mark the inside corners using top strip. The top strip may now be cut column to the 9-foot 6-inch dimension a very sharp pencil. Remove the car body off square with the upright strips. For the you cut the ends to. Place one brace at and use a straight edge to simply connect car ends, a strip should be glued to the each end and one on the center. Calculate the marks. Score along these lines and top edge and cut offflush with the outside the centerline from the end bracing to the snap the styrene. edges of the car ends. center bracing and place the remaining braces at these points, one for each end Un ivan roofs are sectional with three of the car. Place the car body upright on a After the assembly has sufficiently dried, panels. To simulate this along the rooftop, glue the car ends to the car sides. To glass mat and glue these in place from the mark two lines 36 inches from each side inside of the car. (Placing the body on a make this easier, I recommend using a edge. Score along these lines, then sand glass mat with grid lines as these may be glass mat will ensure that the bracing will the rooftop to clean up the resulting used to keep the assembly square. For the not dip below the car side.) raised styrene from the score. At this time best results, build the car upside down, mark in the locations of the roof venting placing the rounded edge onto the glass Adding the Roof as well. mat. This will ensure that the roof area With the basic body constructed, the will be even all the way around. Once this roof may now be added. Since this was a Prior to installing the roof, the roof details has dried, round the edges of the .0 60- fairly complex construction, and aligning must be prepped, and the mounting holes inch round strips using a file.
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drilled into the roof. For most of us our style" vent, two smaller round vents, a head. After the gouge is satisfactory, file models are generally viewed from above larger "mushroom" vent, and two air the top of the head flat. so roof detailing is very important. The conditioners. I have found that there different classes of Univans have different are very few "correct" parts for the roof The next detail requiring modification is roof details and placement as the venting details, but some are available that can be the air conditioners. To fabricate the air and piping is specific to the equipment in modified to get a "correct" look. To begin conditioners start with Detail Associates the car and its location. Almost all have air roof detailing, start with the "pipe vent." number 2104 spark arrestors. Cut the end conditioning equipment. It is best to work mounting tabs off and file the side edges from prototype photos, and fortunately the To fabricate the vent start with a TLH flush, keeping as much screen work as roof detail can be seen from the ground as Scenics number .I05 8 casting. Place possible intact. it protrudes above the car body. this in either a drill or lathe and begin carefully turning it against a file or the The final roof details consist of TLH The "standard" roof details on a class side of an X-Acto number 18 blade until Scenics castings number 1093 mushroom UVSLP Univan are a large "pipe it has a gouge across the center of the vent and two number 104J small round vent, both used stock.
To complete the roof installation, drill holes in the roof for the castings at the locations that were marked earlier. Te st-fit, then remove the castings for installation after the car is painted. Place the roof into the car and place the car upside down on a glass mat. Push the roof down from the inside so its level with the top of the .060-inch round tubing, and glue into place.
Fuel Tanks and Steps With the body complete, several detaiIs will still need to be constructed. The first of these is the fuel oi I tanks. As these are not available as a detail part, they will need to be fabricated from scratch. The dimensions of the fuel oil tanks are 28 inches wide x II inches deep x 72 inches
16 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 triangle, then glue one to each side of the underside of the fuel tank.
To complete the fuel tank, drill a hole in the center of the top of the tank and insert a straight pin that has been cut down as a filler cap.
The final step in raw fabrication is to make the door step for each end of the Univan. Beginning with Plano number 191 box car walkway grating, cut this into small I x 4-foot sections. Using Creati ve Model Associates number 1017 Light w/Bracket castings, cut the bracket tall. Begin by cutting lengths of K&S the same way as the fuel tank bracket and rectangular tubing into 5-foot sections. mount to the underside of the step using File the edges of the tubing, then use CAA-type cement sparingly. CAA-type cement to glue these to a thin piece of sheet styrene and allow to dry. Painting Once dry, trim the styrene around the edge of the tubing and file to match the Now that the fabrication of the car is contour of the tubing. complete, its time to take the whole works off to paint. Univans are white, Cut a piece of styrene strip to the interior which was the aluminum color delivered dimension of the bottom of the tubing by the manufacturer. The roof vents, and glue this to the interior of the tubing windows, plumbing fitting, and step are to form a bottom. As the tank is mounted silver. The air conditioner is white with a black end. The fuel tanks have been on brackets attached to the car body, green, white, or rust, depending on the these must be fabricated as well. Creative date and car's condition. Model Associates number 1017 Light w/Bracket has brackets that are almost ideal for this. Simply remove the bracket Start by painting the Univan body, doors, from the sprue and cut it so its a true and air conditioner white, either with an
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 17 MOW CAMP CARS airbrush or spray can. An easy way to do with the end that has the fuel tanks. Begin To model the piping, use brass rod bent this is to double over a piece of tape so by gluing the door casting in, applying to the correct shape. This may be secured the sticky side is exposed on both sides of CAA-type cement from the inside. When to the car side and flat car using Detail the loop. Place this on a box top and stick this is dry, apply a small amount of Associates eye bolts which have been the castings down. cement to a piece of scrap styrene and "opened up" some to allow the rod to fit dip the back edge of the step bracket in through them. After the piping has been The windows and steps should be painted cement. Any excess can be wiped off painted, secure the piping to the car side silver and the same holding jig may be on the scrap styrene. Using tweezers, by drilling a number 80 hole in the car employed for these while painting. To place the step on the car end directly side, slipping the eye bolts over the piping, facilitate painting the roof vents silver, underneath, centered on the door. To then securing them from inside the car. take an old kit box top and make a series finish off the end, use this same method The same thing should be done for the flat, of small X cuts in the top. Insert the to apply the end lights to the car. however do not secure this until the flat castings into the cuts for painting. has been painted and decaled. To mount the fu el tanks, place the car recommend weathering the vent on end and apply a generous amount of Now that the car has been assembled, components with a black tinge while they cement in the area where the fuel tanks apply Microscale number 418 Parallel are still in the holding jig, as this will will be mounted to the wall. Use wide Silver Stripes to each of the quarter prevent the roof from getting contaminated tweezers to place the fuel tanks in place, round strips, using Microsol decal setting if they are weathered while on the car. one on each side of the door, with the solution to soften the decals to conform to bottom edge of the bracket even with the the contours of the car. bottom edge of the car side. The fuel tanks should be painted either green, white, or rust, and the same holding To finish off your Univan, the Mobile jig may be employed. Paint the back side To assemble the other end, place the car International logo and the Univan first, then when dry, flip them over and on end (this is why the fuel tank end was number should be placed in the lower left paint the front side. fi nished first) and repeat the same steps, corner. Assorted other lettering on these minus the fuel tanks. (A weight placed cars includes lettering denoting the use inside the car and an old box will help (Office, Diner, Sleeper), A and B ends, After the doors and air conditioners have steady the car while it is on end.) Conrail ownership markings, and signs dried, you need to detail-paint the edges. mounted on the side of the cars. For this To paint the door frame silver, take a it is best to check prototype photos and number 00 brush and paint against the With the four sides fi nished, the roof details may be installed now. Place the apply what is appropriate to the car you door frame (paint from the outside of are model ing. the casting). The rear edge of the air castings into the holes, and after they are conditioner should be painted black in at the desired height, apply glue from the this same fashion. car interior to secure them into place. The A fi nal touch, if you choose to install air conditioners should be placed per the them, would be curtains for the interior. prototype picture, or approximately 9 fe et As the Univan windows are parallel The final item to paint are the car end from the left end and 5 feet from the right throughout the carit is easy to see through lights. These were mounted on the car end, in the center of the roof. the car without these in place. Curtains ends in arrangements of either one or two can be made fairly easily using dark per end. Cut the appropriate number of brown paper that has been roughed up Details West number 122 castings from If you are modeling a UVK (Kitchen) car, additional details that will need to be and creased a I ittle, then mounted to the the sprue and place these on the tape inside of the car. holding jig. These should be a tannish applied are two small vents on the car side, color and Floquil "Earth" simulates this and piping along the flat car and up the fairly well. car side. The vents are not commercially In our next installment, we'll look at available, but you may be able to locate Univan markings and building the flat something suitable leftover or robbed cars these ride on, as well as a generator Final Assembly from a kit. These should be painted silver assembly for power. � Finishing the Univan is simply putting and mounted to the car side. all the previously assembled components together. Begin by laying the body on its side and inserting the plumbing fitting in the hole drilled earlier. Glue this into place 1986 CONRAIL UNIVAN ROSTER from the inside of the car. Now insert the window castings into the openings in the CLASS UNlVAN NUMBER PURPOSE/USE car body. Glue these in using CAA-type cement with a gap filler applied from the UVD 25 1 -268, 85J DINING interior of the car, then back these with UYK 798-79 KITCHEN clear styrene sheet. When these are dry, UYKD 140,200-2 14,800-849 KITCHENIDINING flip the car over and do the other side. UVREC 300-3 1 5 RECREATION UVSLP 50-135, 150- 1 99,500-784 SLEEPER Assembling the ends is also UYUFF 35 UNKNOWN straightforward, however you must start
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By V.S. Roseman
Most passenger car models have a number of detail flaws that detract from their realism. With a few minor changes, the models can be even more realistic replicas of their prototypes. There's an index of previous artldes on modeling passenger cars on our website at www.railmodeljournal.com/
Athearn coach upgraded with handrails, interior bulkhead, cut lever and other details with the first heavyweight steel coaches, modernized cars generally had two 12- described here. Original molded handrails and a basic installation can be seen on ' inch cylinders. have not yet been removed to show how thin Walthers 50-foot express refrigerator they are. car models. Most heavyweight coach Some older or simpler model passenger models come fitted with replicas of the cars have molded-on blobs to represent Brake Systems Westinghouse "UC" airbrake shown in the brake appliances, and these can be the diagram, which is the most common fUIl discussion of the brake weathered and left in place, or they can be type seen beginning about 1920. Coaches systems of heavyweight coaches cut off, patched over and replaced with one usually had a single brake cylinder, and could take a number of books, of the aftermarket manufacturers' brake the installations on Reading and eN} and several are available dealing with appliance sets. A common arrangement is cars I have looked at had the large 16- this subject. For most modelers, a good shown in the diagram based on one in the A inch cyJjnder (similar to the Precision CARBUILDER 'CYCLOPEDIAS. start is to know that the Westinghouse Scale lost-wax casting) while Pullman "LN" brake system was coming into use cars, especially the air conditioned or
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 19 DETAILING COACHES
WESTINGHOUSE TYPE "UC" BRAKE SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER CARS
EMERGENCY SERVICE CONDUCTOR'S
TRUCK FRAME CROSSMEMBER ANGLE COCK
fUT OUT
BRAKE HOSE' -3/8" AUXILIARY�jiiii� �f RESERVOIR PIPE UNIVERSAL VALV E
(VIEW FROM ABOVE THROUGH FLOOR ) End beam detail on a six-wheel truck,
Ty pical layout of UC air brake system,
Four-wheel coach truck showing the end beam detail and brake bar,
Two common types of four-wheel cast-steel trucks with drop equalizer,
Four-wheel truck with end beam and brake beam applied (unpainted, painted),
C&NW baggage express car shows the cut lever, coupler and buffer.
20 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 the trucks inward from their prototypical Model passenger cars generally come passenger cars in the 1950s with locations, you can file the outboard edges with the essential appliances but usually roller-bearing trucks having two brake of the sideframes (usually angling these are without thecar connections (air signal cylinders as on modern lightweight cars. slightly is enough) to clear the steps on and steam hoses), mechanical levers and An example is shown in the photo of a rods to connect to the brakes on the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines the model. trucks. Few modelers agree on how much P70 shown in the photo. Some other of the brake system should be modeled. railroads had very specific trucks of Upgrading Passenger Car Trucks their own design, and you may have to For cars to be run on a layout, most Several good passenger car trucks are compromise when equipping your fleet modelers place the appliances as they are available, but many can benefit by being because many of these truck designs are on the prototypes and model everything upgraded. Where you have trucks that not available in model form. that shows, because some of the fine don't roll well, you can drill out the detail such as the brake beams can easily sideframes and insert plastic bearings break off in casual handling or can foul Recent coach models come with trucks such as those by Tichy. A fairly new turnoutsand crossings on a layout. If cars of varying qualities, often depending on product that may help in the case of are for display only, or for a contest, the the price of the model. Precision Scale, sluggish rolling qualities of some trucks complete system including piping to the Cal Scale, International Hobbies (metal is to use the Intermountain ball-bearing trucks and brake shoes can be modeled. trucks), Walthers and Branchline all have wheel sets. Evergreen styrene rods, or brass wire lines of good-quality trucks that can be from Detail Associates or Special Shapes used to replace those supplied on ready Metal sideframes such as those from in various sizes can be used to fit out a to-run or kit cars where a different type Walthers require lubrication before brake system. Levers (bell cranks) and truck is desired. various pipe connectors and fittings are using, and this will improve your cars' available from Precision Scale in brass. rolling qualities. A prediction of doom In converting a coach from fo ur to six that does not seem to have come true is wheel trucks, or the reverse, the location the use of styrene plastic for the trucks Passenger Car Trucks of the kingpin has to be changed. Some of AHM/Rivarossi passenger cars. These In general, the heavy rail in the eastern cars provide for this with a dual boss on styrene truck frames were impre0ana ted U.S. permitted the use of four-wheel the floor having two pilot holes, but on Wit. h graphite and do not need to be trucks while in the west it was fe lt other cars a new kingpin mount must be upgraded out of fear that they will show that six-wheel trucks were needed for added to the car at the new truck pivot excessive wear. passenger comfort. In general, this set the point. Measure the height of the present pattern for equipping passenger coaches. truck mounting and dupljcate this with Photos of many heavyweight passenger an equ ivalent thickness of Everareen0 strIP. styrene glued to the floor. Brass or Cat·s up through the 1940s and 50s show In general, most of the trucks used on chain mounted to the frame of the car heavyweight passenger coaches resemble other materials could be used, and some aftermarket bolster are avai and running to points near the ends of three types: castinao s lable , although you have to test to see if they the truck sideframes, with four chains to ralse the cat'body too far when mounted a truck. These were intended to keep the 1. Four-wheel cast-frame Pullman heavy trucks from rolling away in the on a kit floor. Drill a pilot hole and use a Standard truck (drop equalizer type). event of a wreck. At some point, however, self-tapping screw, or if there is clearance 2. Six-wheel cast-frame Pullman Standard there was a change in philosophy and in the car (around interior fittings) you truck (drop equalizer type). these were removed from passenger cars. can use a nut and bolt. Be sure to use 3. Six-wheel cast-frame Pullman Standard This is a nice detail for a shelf model car Loctite on the nut once you have it top equalized truck. adjusted to the degree of tightness you but can fo ul model passenger cars tha� deSire. If you want to illuminate your car are operated, for a long enough chain has By the time of the all-steel passenger using track power, add a washer with a to be provided to permit free movement coach, the various riding qualities of leaf power lead soldered to it, slipped onto the of the trucks, yet cannot be permitted to and coil springs and various types of hang low enough to snag on track work, kingpin bolt, and retained by the nut. equalizers (used to lessen riding shocks such as between the rails of a turnout. and to keep all wheels in contact with Eye pins from Detail Associates are small Two factors will determine the exact the rails) and bolsters was becomina0 enough to mount chain to your trucks if . a SCience, and the various equipment location of the kingpin on your model. you want to add these, and several makes man ufacturers offered standard ized First, the actual center of the truck on the of chain are available. designs that were used by most of the prototype car and second, the design of railroads, with exceptions. the truck you are using. Some six-wheel trucks have their pivot point offset, and The end frames of passenger car trucks are seldom modeled by truck manufacturers you will have to compensate for this when Conservative Pennsylvania Railroad but these end beams can be cut fro mounting the truck. All trucks should be � designed their own trucks, and several sheet plastic and glued or pinned to the "dry fitted" first before drillina any holes models of these unique designs are o , ends of the sideframes. Some trucks did to make sure the truck will rotate far available. Unlike most other roads, they not have any lateral end beam, but most enough to make the sharpest curves on upgraded their fleet of heavyweight your layout. If you would rather not move had this feature cast integral with the
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Rivarossi six-wheel truck with end beam and brake beams applied.
Athearn six-wheel truck with end beam applied. This truck, and many other types, needs brake hangers and heads such as those from the Precision Scale catalog.
CLERESTORY SCREEN VENT CLERESTORY MOUNT
Gold cyclone ventilator as used on Baltimore and Ohio A-I8 coaches, mounted sideways on the clerestory side. Peerless-brand arch roof vent, nearly identical UTI LlTY VENT GLOBE VENT to the Utility vent. ~ Some common types of roof vents.
Ward ventilator, used on New Yo rk Central coaches among others. Utility-brand roof vent for arch roof coaches.
Belt-drive generator arrangement shown upside down for use on cars to be operated.
Garland-brand roof vent. This three-way vent is for an arch roof, but similar vents were used on clerestory roofs.
22 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 sideframes or sometimes as stamped or considerably. I suggest this detail only afterward on long-distance-service cast parts that were attached to the ends for shelf or contest models as any casual coaches. of the sideframe parts. handling of a model so equipped is likely to bend or pull off these tiny parts. Many coaches (such as on B&O) had Frequently the end of the truck is visible the air duct within the center of the when cars are on the layout, and this Wheels clerestory and so did not recei ve the simple detail can make a noticeable Some modelers prefer metal wheels, and "bubble" external roofducts seen on air upgrade for your passenger cars. If you these may be necessary to activate some conditioned Pullman cars. can find the style of truck your cars have signaling systems. Take care to see that in a CARBUILDER 'CYCLOPEDIA, the insulated sides all match on each truck For specifics on air conditioning, see you can accurately simulate the correct and are opposite on opposing trucks if the air conditioning articles from this end beam. But most have the form of a you want to make electrical contact with publication as a guide to installation on "U" shape with tabs on the ends. Precision the rails for car lighting. You can improve your coach car models. Another excellent Scale 33 114 (or 33115 in plastic) are end electrical continuity by adding wipers to source for air conditioning information is beams, and while their 33241 (and 33412 the rims or backs of the wheels on the in various issues of the Railway Prototype in plastic) are called brake beams, they insulated sides of the trucks for all-wheel Cyclopedia. (RP CYC Publishing, Box are actually the ends of the passenger car electrical pickup. Rapido, a Canadian 45 1, Chestelfield, MO 63006) and ] 920s truck frame, and still should have a rod firm, is producing some passenger cars and early 1930s issues of CAR BUILDER placed between the two fu lcrums or pivot with battery lighting and this could prove 'CYCLOPEDlAS. points of the brake shoes. I have not used to be a useful accessory. these parts, but they may be applicable to Refer to photos of the cars you are your needs, so please see their catalog. Metal axles with machined needlepoints interested in modeling. Bethlehem Car often have a little tag of excess material Works offers a molded roof and ends in The Rivarossi six-wheel truck shown at the tip, which creates drag as the car HO scale intended for their Pennsylvan ia already has an end beam, but by adding rolls. I check axle ends under a magnifier, RR Railway Post Office cars, but the one with a more accurate drop center it and if there is a little tag on the end l take roof set is available as a separate item is possible to cover most of the brake it off by forming a small piece of fine to be used on other SO-foot cars. Many hangers which are modeled as rather sandpaper into a cone and turn the point coaches had their roofs filled out and thick struts rather than the small linkages of the axle in this to remove the excess resembled either an arch roof or had a of the prototype. [ think this conversion metal piece. Then I polish the axle end by straight rounded roof cut off at the ends makes a very presentable model truck, turning it against very fi ne sanding film of the car. These can be simulated with but for those who insist on full-scale such as the special fine grades from Flexi their plastic parts. detailing, it is necessary to look at the Grit. To be sure there are no loose metal high-end models such as those from particles that can abrade the truck frame, Until about the 1960s, air conditioning Precision Scale or from some of the brass I wipe the axle with a rag dampened with on commuter cars was usually found only model importers. mineral spirits. Wipe off the axle ends in commuter club cars. Precision Scale with a clean rag. Even some high-quality has various types of air conditioning A smaller detail on the ends of passenger wheel sets occasionally have this problem, underbody equipment, and Model Train car trucks is the brake beam, a transverse and this precaution can improve the free Station has several types of molded bar that connects the left and right brake rolling of many kinds of equipment. plastic fittings representing more modern heads on the truck. (The brake head is the types of air conditioning implements as pivoted fixture that holds the brake shoe Where you have trucks that don't roll well. as described in the 1931 CARBUILDER well, you can drill out the sideframes 'CYCLOPEDIA) Drill a hole into the and insert engineering plastic bearings Electric Generators hub of the brake head at the outer ends such as those made by Tichy. I have Several aftermarket lost-wax brass of your trucks, blacken a piece of fine never done this, but I am told by friends castings are available to represent various brass wire and insert through the hole on that it is not too difficult. (You will lose types of generators used to power the one side of the truck, thread it through electrical conductivity through the axle, electric lighting of cars. Railroad diagram to the other side, snip it off and file the but you can use a wiper if you need to.) end flat. I used super glue on mine. Flat books or simila r documents are useful metal brake retractors are visible in the in determining the specific types used, Air Conditioning Details prototype photos and are usually too but in general most cars had a belt fragile to model for operating models. I Early railroad airconditioningexperi ments drive generator and some had a geared would suggest cutting thin strips of bond were done by the Baltimore and Ohio generator as well. The belt type operated paper and curling these by pulling them and the Santa Fe. As early as the ] 930s, off a pulley on the inner axle, and the over the edge of a steel ruler. These can railroads had some air-conditioned cars, sketch shown here is the method r use be super glued in place, and when dry, beginning with dining cars and lounges. to suspend plastic strips to represent the can be touched with a toothpick dipped Pullman company began to install ice belts, since they must clear the axles and in thin superglue: This should be enough activated air conditioning in sleeping the motion of the trucks as the model to saturate the retractor and stiffen it and parlor cars by this time, and soon coach goes around curves. The belt
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SIX WHEEL TRUCK WITH GENERATOR SUSPENDED ON RIGID BRACKET
STEAM METALLIC CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO CARS
Some generators were mounted directly on a bracket fitted to the truck.
AXLE - SHOWN WITH WHEELS CAR 2
CAR 1
Tw o steam metallic connections shown joined between two cars.
(SHOWN GENERATOR INVERTED) Geared generator installation for use on cars to be operated (shown inverted).
24 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 support can be a strip of plastic mounted head-end power, some cars had both the Bethlehem Car Works and Precision to the floor of the car, and should be electric connector as well as the special Scale offer several types of Garland and placed between the wheels so it hides jumper cables between the cars. rooftop ventilators in your choice of brass the fact that the belts are not actually or plastic. connected. By 1930, reliable geared In most cases, the battery boxes can be generators became available. Model just cut off the cars. plain sheet styrene The Branchline Trains kit anticipates geared generators (someti mes called can be used to patch the former battery both "as-built" and air-conditioned "Spicer drives") usually need to have box location in the floor. So far no good variations on their single-window coach their shaft extended, which can be done replicas of the car-to-car jumper cables by providing a clerestory side panel with brass or plastic tubing. The shaft have been shown by the manufacturers. molded to take Ward vents (triangular should terminate between the wheels to ventilators as used on New York Central hide the fact that there is no gearbox. To Roof Ventilators and a number of other roads) as well as model the whole mechanism for shelf the sealed-up version found later on these models, see the diagrams and photos State-of-the-art models of heavyweight cars. This sealed-up version provides a in CARBUlLDER 'CYCLOPEDIAS, or coaches come with appropriate ventilators good mounting for Garland vents or other on their roofs, but older models may have visit your nearest railroad museum to types, but leaves triangular patches of the heavy-looking molded-on vents, or they examine prototype heavyweight coaches. original version. These can be filed off, may be of a different type than your Ijoined the Illinois Railway museum, and but it is likely you will lose the njce rivet railroad used. it is our collection shown in most of the detail of the clerestory side. On some cars prototype photos. this was welded or possibly flush riveted, The reason for building the complex and you could either mount the clerestory Head-End Lighting: An Easy clerestory roofs on passenger cars was to in backwards, or take a few rn.inutes to Upgrade dispel hot air in the top of the passenger file or sand off the detail completely compaJ1ment, and to pull in fresh ajr. before mounting in the roof molding. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, These were used on most passenger cars commuter railroads faced the problem of Alternatively, you could use some .040- with varying degrees of success. Early the coach lights going dim and winking inch-thick styrene cut carefully to a .160- clerestory roof cars had glass clerestory out while their trains were in motion. inch width to fit into the clerestory recess. vents that could be opened to an angle Belt or gear drives off the caJ axles (The roof molding on this car has round to circulate the air, and also had the sjde powered electric generators, which holes that vent the fumes from the glue to benefit of admitting additional light to the charged batteries beneath the car floor to permit it to dry quickly and not soften the car during daylight hours. provide passenger car illumjnation. This roof molding; these must be covered up arrangement worked well where the train on the outside.) ran far enough to charge the batteries. With the introduction of steel cars, new With commuter stops being so close types of rooftop venti lators were designed On some roads the number and together, coaches seldom got enough that no longer required the complex, arrangement of roof vents varied from of a run to charge the batteries for car expensive clerestory roofs. Common car to car, and examining photos of illumination, so the lights dimmed and Standard design cars fo r the Harriman your prototype will help to determine went out. Railroads such as Union Pacific and the placement for these on your model. Southern Pacific had round or arch roofs. Various aftermarket manufacturers such These were simpler to build than clerestory When this happened, commuters trying to as Precision Scale offer several useful types and were structurally stronger. read their newspapers or have a friendly types of vents in plastic and brass that game of cards on the way to or from work you can fit to your cars. had to sit in the dark. In winter months this Garland vents were made of sheet metal became a serious problem as it was dark with openings fo re and aft as well as on Drip Strips the side. There were many variations; in both morning and afternoonrush hours. The drip strips on either arch or c1erestory they could be mounted either on the top Around 1950, Head-end lighting was roof cars are located over the doors to of the roof or the side of the clerestory. introduced on Chicago North Western, prevent rain running off the roof from Globe vents were cylindrical with various Boston & Maine, and Central Railroad of falling on passengers entering or leaving head configurations. These vents were New Jersey commuter trains. This system the train. These can be modeled by adding avai lable in mounts for both clerestory used a locomotive-powered generator a piece of .030-inch-square strip glued mounted on the engine to energize the and arch roofs. As no definite proof diagonally above the door on the carroot. existed of any superior characteristics of electric lights in the passenger cars. American Model Builders kit number 354 the clerestory roof over the less expensive includes the side and end drip strips to fit yet stronger arch roof designs after so As the batteries under the heavyweight out one Branchl ine coach. The kit can be many years, it is puzzling why the Pullman cars were no longer required, the heavy used on virtually any heavyweight coach Company and nearly all railroads kept on steel battery boxes beneath the coaches as it includes both curved and angled drip specifying this archaic design until the were removed, which saved several strips for the ends of the car. � introduction of lightweight cars 30 years hundreds pounds of useless weight. As after the large-scale introduction of all not all the locomotives were equipped for steel passenger cars.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 25 40·FOOT 1937 AAR BOX CAR AS BESSEMER 8£ LAKE ERIE IBICENTENNIALI 91291 FROM RED CABOOSEIS KIT
By Stan Rydarowia
The modified Red Caboose model. The Pittsburgh Bicentennial Version of the BOlLE40-foot car with no photo date but a repack date of May 1958. -Bob's Photos
OSt of us, at least the baby boomer used them. This turned it into a must-have door. J split the width difference from the group, can remember the United car as it fit my era perfectly. 7-foot door and 6-foot opening, and it is M States Bicentennial of 1976. not noticeable. The car has an Ajax brake The City of Pittsburgh also celebrated The car is a standard AAR 1937 box wheel and an Apex roofwalk, I used its bicentennial in 1958 and 1959. The car with a Murphy panel roof and 4-5 CMA's. I painted the car with Floquil box Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a photo with corer post ends, in other words, an car red. After it dried I applied a coat of documentary. The Carnegie Institute had Intermountain, Red Caboose or an old Te stors GlossCoat and decaled the car. I an exhibition of paintings and sculptures. I [M EX kit. The only modification to the then covered it with some fiat fi nish and am sure that there were many other events. car is a 7-foot 7-panel Superior door. I lightly weathered it as the car would be in The Bessemer and Lake Erie painted believe mine is an old Front Range door, the early sixties. a group of box cars with a Pittsburgh which is the same as the current Accurail Bicentennial Herald. BILL OF MATERIALS: The Bessemer and Lake Erie purchased a large group of box cars in 1940 and 1941 Red Caboose: PAINT & DECALS: numbered in the 91000-9 1 800 series. Floquil: They were built by the Greenville Steel 8002 Undecorated 1937 AAR 40-foot box car kit Car Company, a hometown and on-line 110074 Box car Red InterMountain: customer. These cars were later renumbered Mike Bradley Decals 40799 1937 AAR 40-foot box car kit into the 81001 to 81800 series. I bel ieve 369 7th St. this was when they were repainted in lMWX (out of production): Sharpsville, PA 16150 the orange scheme. Th e 1961 Railway BUNR 01 1937 40-foot AAR box car kit B&LE Bicentennial decals ($4.50 per set) Eq uipmenf Register shows 25 cars still numbered in the 91000 numbers. It is not Accurail: known how many cars were lettered in the 0114 7-panel Superior doors bicentennial scheme. [ purchased a photo of 91296 from Bob's Photos and was CMA (Creative Model Associates): telling my friend Mike Bradley about the P.O. Box 39, Plainview, NY 11803 car. He said that he had a photo of 91291 www.tichytraingroup.com/ and that he had decals made but never 1016 Roofwalk
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MPANY; Photo 11 Modeling the older structures of Americana is for me one of the most fulfilling parts of the hobby. Here, a collection of scratchbuilt and kit-converted structures definitely lend an "old town" feel to this end of the rail yard. THE MILWAUKEE IN MONTANA
Photo 12 The prototype Harlow Yard had a roundhouse and turntable, but I was only able to fit in two stalls on my shelf version. Still, I tried to buiid them as accurately as possible, using photographs I took of the now-deserted but still-standing roundhouse. Both the engine house and the water tank behind it are board-by-board scratchbuilt models, tho I added some period signage that was n the prototypes.
Photo 13 on the An F unit crawls into Harlow Yard on the Big Jim track, which Li e. prototype was the western leg of a wye leading to the North Montana � a kid, My version of Harlowton looks a bit more like Billings, whf,!re I was but my "imagineered" version is satisfying, nonetheless. Photo 8 The Lewistown engine servicing facility (with coal, water and sand) is near the stock track. Lewistown Hide and Fur (the structure at the end of the stock corral) represen�s a prototype industry. Like most other structures In Lewistown, it was scratch built. Ift.ti I¥f.lLWAUKEE IN MONTANA
Photo 9 The prototype Harlowton station was constructed in the early part of the 20th century. It still stands, though today the tracks are long gone. The model here is a scratch built representation based on photographs I took as well as period photos from historical sources. Obviously, the foreground is not yet complete, plus I have yet to add the catenary for the electrics thilt began their ascent of the Rocky Mountains at Harlowton. Motorcar 5901, one of two built in the Milwaukee shops, spent several years running the North Montana Line in the 19505, and this representation was kit converted from a PA- 1 chassis. Photo 14 A GN passenger train with a mixture of old and even older equipment descends the long bridge north of Judith Gap. This branchline works to the south of the GN trunk line, so that northbound trains are east by timetable. This is just the opposite of the Milwaukee, where the North Montana branch works to the north of the MILW trunk line. On the Milwaukee, trains headed north are west by timetable. Photo 17 Since this time freight is headed southward (east by timetable), the reefers are probably empty and the stock car full. Reefers headed northward toward Lewistown and Great Falls were usually full, bringing produce from more southern dimes, while stock cars headed northward were usually empties marked for more beef for the eastern feed lots and slaughterhouses.
Photo 15 Here, a somewhat longer sweep of the same bridge silhouettes a GN freight led by a brace of Ako FAs against the background of the Snowy Mountains. The North Montana Line ran through prairie as well as mountains, and the geographical features of central Montana offer the opportunity for a very different type of scenery than eastern hardwood forests. Photo 13 North of Judith Gap, Montana, the Great Northern passed over the Milwaukee right-of-way on a seven-span girder deck bridge. I had space to build it without compression. The scratchbuilt bridge rests on plaster-cast abutments. The GN consist headed by a Gpg includes some military cars, possibly bound for Malstrom Air Force Base near Great Fa lls. MILWAUKEE IN MONTANA THE
Photo 18 Hay barns often were built on poles to keep hay above the reach of deer and antelope. It is not unusual to see pastures adjacent to towns In Montana with little transition. The Judith Mountains rise in the background. while a consolidation works the yard. Photo 19 The team track at lewistown serves MIL THE WAUKEE IN MONTANA
The Lewistown station (now converted to a motor hotel) was a signature building on the North Montana, constructed in the art deco style in the early 1900s. My scratchbuilt version, built from period photos, is a mirror image of the prototype, since my track plan called for the station tracks to be on the far side rather than the near side of the station.
The Long Branch wasn't only a saloon in the old TV western Gunsmoke. It also was a 265-mile feeder through central Montana that served the major towns of Lewistown and Great Falls plus a host of smaller communities. It connected with the Milwaukee's trunk line at Harlowton, Montana. In addition, there were sub branches radiating eastward from basement. After a long day in the office, and Peco with code 80 rail, and the Lewistown that connected Winnett, Roy I come home, grab a bottle of water, and sidings and yards are Micro-Engineering and Winifred, Montana for an additional tell anyone who's listening, "I'm gonna flex track with code 70 and code 55 rail. 125 miles of rail. This long branchline be in Montana for awhile!" So, kick off The maximum grade is 2 percent, and was arguably the most substantial on your shoes, descend the basement stairs, curves have a 14-inch minimum radius. the whole Milwaukee system, and for a and take a photo tour of my version of Scenery is carved Styrofoam with plaster number of years, it was the only Division the North Montana Line on the famous impregnated gauze for the surface with in the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Milwaukee Road. ground foam and real dirt textures. The Paul system that had a Division Office majority of the trees are "Supertrees" located off the east-west mainline (in The layout is built on open-grid bench work from Scenic Express. The backdrop is Lewistown, Montana). In additional to with tracks 51 to 57 inches above the floor. hand painted with tempera paints. The major commodities, such as livestock and The bench work is cantilevered from the railroad is wired with a conventional grain, it served the military at Malstrom wall. The roadbed is 1/2-inch Homasote black system with four road cabs and four Air Force Base, carried the Minute Man with Peco number 6 and 8 turnouts with yard cabs. The track plan is designed for missiles up to the huge underground silos code 80 rail. The mainline track is Atlas point-to-point operation. 1fI!t during the Cold War, transferred coal to the Hanford works where the Atomic Bomb was being developed, and kept PREVIOUS PROTOTYPE-BASED LAYOUT TOURS IN THE DETROIT AREA: Montana residents in good supply of everything from bananas to baling wire. These are some of the layouts that have appeared Norfolk and Western:
in previous issues of "The Journal" that you can Dewey Norton's 40 x 50-foot recreation of the As a candidate for a model railroad, the see in person by attending the 2007 National North Montana branch is nearly perfect. coal-hauling Clinch River Branchline appeared in Model Railroad Association Convention (www. the October 2006 issue. It has all the features of a Class 1 railroad, nmra.orgI2007) in Detroit, Michigan, July 22- but traffic is modest enough to be 28, 2007, and signing up for the appropriate modeled without extensive compression. "Layout To ur." There's an index of all previous Pennsylvania Railroad: As a dark line, it requires Time Table prototype layout tours and all previous articles Bill Neale's 22 x 25-foot "Panhandle" Division and Train Order operation. In a basement on modeling industry on our website at www. through Weirton Junction layout appeared in the space approximately 18 x 25 feet, I have railmodeljournal.coml managed to squeeze in representations January 2004 issue. The foundry on Bill Neale's of the three main towns on the line Pennsylvania Railroad Panhandle division appeared in the August 2006 issue. (Harlowton, Lewistown and Great Falls), Grand Trunk Western: the interchanges and common tracks South Oakland County Model Railroad Club's with the Great Northern Railroad, plus 30 x 50-foot recreation of the GTW's Holly several smaller communities (Judith Subdivision appeared in the September 2006 Gap, Hanover and Denton). Staging issue. yards handle the GN traffic between Moccasin and Shelby, Montana. The Milwaukee Road may not have been Milwaukee Road: the first transcontinental railroad through Dan Lewis' 18 x 25-foot recreation of the Montana, but Milwaukee buffs believe northern Montana Divisions of the Milwaukee it was the most colorful. 1've tried to Road in N scale appeared in the November capture some of that in a Michigan 2006 issue.
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COMPUTER·CONTROLLED OPERATIONS
JB Coal is a truck dump tipple. It was a gift from Jack Brown. The cars are Athearn hoppers. on Sell is recreating a much his computer. In effect, the "dispatcher" The benchwork for the layout is open foreshortened version of the is the Railroad & Company computer grid with 1I2-inch plywood and _ D Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's program with Digitrax DCC control for inch Homasote supporting the tracks. operations from Clarksburg to Grafton, the locomotives as well as the signaling Minimum radius is 28 inches with 4 West Virginia. His goal is provide the system. percent maximum grades on the essential operating scheme but with branchline , and 2 percent maximum siding lengths and yards reduced to a The signals are scratchbuilt, with IHC grades on the mainline. Most of the track mere fraction of the space they occupy in targets, LED lights and brass tube is Atlas with code 100 rail, although some the real world. supports. The signals are actuated of the yard and siding tracks are laid with using the Digitrax BDL162 detectors code 70 rail. The turnouts are powered The operations are set up_ to match and SE8C signaling components. The by Tortoise switch motors, and most can those of the actual Baltimore and Ohio locomotives are powered with Digitrax be operated by DCC from the hand-held operations as closely as possible (given "Chief' command station with a DB 100 controllers as well as from the computer the relatively limited amount of track) booster. The layout is divided into eight program. � using Railroad & Company (http://www. sub-power districts, with 12 and 14- fre i wald.com/pages/trai ncontroller. htm) gauge wire to provide reliable electronic "Train ControJler" version 4.7 software on commands.
Two Walthers "New River Mine" kit-converted to create the Peabody Coal Mine number 1. The mine has a working tipple, adapted and built from an article in the July 1999 issue of Model Railroader by Jim Fe renc. The mine has a hopper that feeds an auger that moves the coal to the tipple chute.
A Bachmann Spectrum SO-ton 3-truck Shay pulling IHC log cars up the branch line. COMPUTER.CONTROLLED OPERATIONS
This view shows the "Graftburg" Ya rd. If your train is leaving the yard This side of the layout shows Bridgeport and Simpson WV on the left eastbound then you are leaving Clarksburg heading for Grafton. Conversely and Webster, WV on the right. Against the backdrop is the branch line if your train is leaving the yard westbound then you are leaving Grafton to Philippi. heading for Clarksburg. The roundhouse was a gift from my friend Fred Williams. On the left is Berkeley Run Junction.
This shows Flemington WV and the WM Interchange. It features Botts
Manufacturing, a project from Art Curren's Kitbashing HO Model Railroad .....____ ...... ;;;O;";;'.:i;I;,;i Il;l;.,..;,; Structures". The Tw in Pines Dairy is built from the Walthers' Cornerstone The Peabody track scale was scratchbuilt from an article in the August Series® " Brook Hill Fa rm Dairy". The Signal Bridge is a modified IHC 2000 issue of Model Railroader by Jim Ferenc. The picture shows the "Single Bridge, Pennsylvania Rail Road" with LEOs places in IHC targets scale with approach ra ils, siding rails and scale rails. The picture shows and mounted on scratch built brass masts. The communication system the scale with approach rails, siding rails and scale rails. The locomotive is shown on the fascia is built from old telephone handsets. run over the siding rails and the hoppers are routed to the scale rails by a frogless switch.
The Peabody Coal Mine number 1. In the upper left corner is the readout of the working scale. There is an Athearn 34 hopper on the scale to the right. I built the scale from an article in the August 2000 Model Railroader by Jim Fe renc.
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The tower near Bridgeport. I scratch built the tower with plans I drew from photos. Approaching the tower is the Brass Locomotive, a Westside Model CompanyT-3. This picture shows the track diagram on the computer which is running Railroad and Company's "Train Controller". c:::: i_tMililil. M,.. :, "
In the foreground we have a brass Precision Scale Q7f 2-8-2 locomotive in helper service. I believe it is shoving an Oriental Limited 1-12 Brass caboose. Above in the background is the Pleasant Creek viaduct. The bridge was scratch built from Baltimore lie Ohio engineering drawings. 1935 AAR STANDARD 50- TON HOPPER IN HO SCALE FROM KADEE. PART III THE ROSTER
By Ed Hawkins
Kadee has shipped a series of replicas of the 1935 A.A.R. Standard 50-Ton Hopper ready-to-run in HO scale. The car has Kadee's incredibly fine handrails and details to match specific prototypes. The details of the prototype were described and illustrated in the July 2006 issue and there were photographs of most of the prototypes for the Kadee model in the August 2006 issue. This is the complete roster of the cars. There's an index of all previous "Freight Cars of the Fifties" articles on our website at www.railroadmodeljournal.com/
1935 A.A.R. Standard 50-Ton Hopper Car Prototype Cars Generally Matching the Kadee HO-Scale Model Shallow Fish-belly Side Sills, Flat-top Ends, Angles Supporting Ends
Oty. Builderl Build Cu. Push Pole Side Stake Hand Door Brake Road Series Built Lot No. Date Ft. Remarks Pockets Orientation Brake Locks Step
ALTON 61000-61149 150 ACF 2752 4-45 2145 To GM&O ca. 1947 Ves 110' U E A ATSF 78000-78299 300 PS 5916 10-48 2145 GA-72 Ves 1100 A K G CSE' 96500-96549 MV 9-49 2145 Bought from SLOF In 1 954 ? 1100 U W G CSE' 97300-97499 200 MV 10072 4-45 2145 Gray car/red stencils No 1101 A E A CSE' 97500-97999 SOO PS 5802 11-45 2191 Ves 110" A E A C&, 200-399 200 BSC 6 8-40 2145 Unconfirmed end arrangement, note 1 ? 0011 W CS' 400-599 200 BSC 132 6-49 2142 Note 2 No HHHO M W M CS' 600-999 400 BSC 166 1-52 2145 Ves 1100 U W M CG 21800-21899 100 PS 5779 1-45 2191 Ves 110' U W 8 C'L 4001-4150 150 PS 8168 5-54 2145 Ves 0110 C W A DSH 6101 -7100 1000 BSC 160 10-51 2145 Ves 1100 U W G DSH 7101-7600 500 BSC 175 11-52 2145 Ves 1100 U W G GA 21100-21199 100 PS 5784 1-45 2191 Ves 110' M W A GM&O 32400-32899 500 PS 5932 6-49 2145 Ves 0110 M E A GM&O 61000-61149 ACF 2752 4-45 2145 Ex-ALTON 61000-61149; ca. 1947 Ves 110' U E A M'LW 96000-96999 1000 PSC 4-48 2145 Ves 1101 M E A NC&SlL 47500-47999 500 PS 5929 5-49 2145 HM17, rell L&N 88000-88494 early 19605 Ves 0110 U,A E G NC&SIL 48300-48499 200 PS 5776 12-44 2145 HM15, re# L&N 88800-88994 early 19605 Ves 1101 M W S NC&SIL 48500-48799 300 PS 5868 8-47 2145 HM16, re#! L&N88500-88793 early 19605 Ves 1100 U W G NS 9100-9174 75 BSC 252 4-57 2145 Ves 1100 A W G NVC 867000-867999 1000 PSC 3-45 2145 Lot 733-H Ves 1101 A W M RDG 81000-81999 1000 SSC 121 7-48 2145 HTT Ves 1100 A W A RDG 82000-82749 750 BSC 134 8-49 2145 HTu Ves 1100 A W A RDG 83000-83999 1000 esc 148 -50 2145 HTv Ves 1100 U W A RDG 84000-84999 1000 BSC 155 4-51 2145 HTv Ves 1100 U W A RDG 85000-85999 1000 esc 168 4-52 2145 HTv Ves 1100 U E A RDG 86000-86699 700 BSC 220 10-55 2145 HTv Ves 1100 A W A RDG 87000-87999 1000 BSC 236 1-57 2145 HTv Ves 1100 C E A SB 100-149 50 esc 140 9-49 2145 South BuffalO Ves 1100 A W A SL-SF 90500-90799 300 MV 10707 5-48 2145 Painted black No 1100 A D G SL-SF 90800-91599 800 PS 5937 5-49 2145 Painted black ? 0110 A D G SL-SF 91600-92099 500 PS 8093 7-53 2145 Painted freight car red Ves 0110 A D A SL-SF 92100-92399 300 PS 8154 4-54 2145 Painted freight car red Ves 0110' A D G SL-SF 92400-92899 500 PS 8316 7-57 2145 Painted freight car red Ves 0110 A D G SLOF 2500-2549 50 MV 9-49 2145 To C&EI 96500-96549 circa 1954 1100 U W G
Notes: Hand Brakes: Door Locks: Brake Steps: , - Ends may have vertical supports other than angles. A-Ajax o - Enterprise Type 0 A - Apex Tri-Iok 2 - Uncommon side-stake arrangement; center and outermost C - Champion-Peacock E - Enterprise (Unit Door Latch) S - Slaw-Knox from angle sections, other six (per side) hat-sections. E - Equipco K - Keystone G - U.S. Gypsum • - Variations have been documented with photographs. M- Miner W-Wine M - Morton General - Build dates are earliest month-year documented by photo. U - Universal S - Stamped/pressed steel
Side Stake Orientation: The appliances specified have been documented as correct from technical data or Groups of four shown, mirror image on either side of center angle. from a photo. For those documented by photo, there could be optional appliances I - Angle points inboard towards center of car used in the series. o - Angle points outboard towards end of car H - Hat-section (specified only on C&I 400-599)
46 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 HO, N, 0, S, & G SCALE LOCOMOTIVES
Magazine Manufacturer/Importer Min. Max. Max. ThrottJe Min. Max. Max. ThrottJe Magazine Manufacturer/Importer Response Date Date Prototype Speed No.6 Speed Tractive Prototype Speed No.6 Speed Tractive ResponJe Switch (,mph) (,mph) Force (oz.) Midload (v.) Switch (,mph) (,mph) Force (oz.) Midload (v.)
Proto 1000 F-M C-Liner .61 90.0 4.97 3.2 April 2000 HO Scale Diesels Proto 1000 (Life-Like) Budd RDC-23 .71 65.3 1.87 4.9 Dec. 2000 .14 107.0 1.93 2.4 July 2006 Athearn Aleo RS3 Proto 2000 (Life-Like)Alco FA2 .20 90.7 3.14 4.2 July 1991' .24 126.4 2.76 3.4 Jan. 1990' Athearn (as-is) EMD GP38-2 Proto 2000 (Life-Like) EMD BL2 .31 90.7 3.53 5.4 Nov. 1989' Athearn (w/Helix Humper EMD Proto 2000 (Life-Like) EMD GP9 .06 79.2 3.29 4.8 March 1998 GP38-2 can motor conversion) .89 112.1 2.76 2.8 Sept. 1995 Proto 2000 (Life-Like) EMD GP18 .58 99.8 3.40 2.6 Feb. 1993 Proto Power West EMD F7A F7B) .35 98.2 4.46 2.4 May 1990' (& Proto 2000 (Life-Like) EMD GP30 .23 78.2 4.17 4.0 Jan. 2000 (Athearn w/can motor) (.26) (95.0) (8.92) (2.6) May 1990' Proto 2000 (Life-Like) EMD E8A .51 95.8 5.94 5.6 March 1994' Athearn/PPW, weighted EMD GP9 .20 94.2 4.01 3.0 May 1990' Proto 2000 (Life-Like) EMD SD7 .52 73.3 3.58 5.0 July 1995 Athearn w/NWSL motor EMD GP38-2 .2 1 60.9 2.30 1.8 Aug. 1990' Proto 2000 (Life-Like) Athearn w/NWSL motor, EMD GP38-2 EMD SW9/SW1200 .57 55.5 1.36 3.7 May 1996 weighted .24 61.2 3.88 2.2 Aug. 1990' Proto 2000 (Liife-Like) EMC GP9 2.31 110.0 2.65 9.5 March 2005 Athearn/Proto Power West (with sound & DCC) 8.43 141.0 w/replacement Wheelsets: Proto 2000 (Life-Like) EMD E6A 3.60 79.2 4.09 10.1 April 2005 NorthWest Short Line EMD GP38-2 .23 97.4 2.56 1.6 Oct. 1990· Proto 2000 (life-Like) GE U30B 3.49 126.4 3.05 9.4 Jan. 2006 Jay-Bee EMD GP38-2 .27 97.4 2.40 1.5 Oct 1990· (with DCC & sound) 13.61 194.7 Athearn GE C44-9W 1.85 100.7 3.1 8 3.6 March 1996 (with sound & DCC) 5.07 108.0 Athearn GE AC4400W .10 95.8 5.06 4.1 Dec. 1996 Spectrum (Bachmann) EMD F40PH Athearn EMD SD40-2 1.94 103.3 3.01 3.3 Jan. 2001 Phase " 1.39 80.3 3.79 3.8 Feb. 1992' Athearn EMD SD50 4.15 88.7 4.83 5.2 March 2004 Spectrum (Bachmann) GE Dash 8-40C 1.96 87.4 3.69 3.4 May 1990' Athearn EMD SD38 3.69 100.7 4.37 3.9 April 2006 Spectrum (Bachmann) Atlas Aleo S2 65 82.5 3.52 4.4 Feb. 1991' GE Dash 8-40CW 3.3 109.0 4.54 6.4 Feb. 1996 Atlas/Roco EMD FP7A .35 97.4 4.23 6.0 Dec. 1990' Spectrum (Bachmann) GE 44-Ton 1.28 55.0 0.81 1.3 April 2002 Atlas GE U33C 1.18 89.3 3.81 1.8 May 1995 Spectrum (Bachmann) F-M H 16-44 2.32 49.5 1.27 2.4 July 1997 Atlas GE 00-7 .71 78.2 3.92 2.2 Feb. 1997 Spectrum (Bachmann) EMC Gas Elec. .41 82.5 2.34 3.0 Aug. 1994 Atlas EMD GP40 .33 81.9 3.41 1.7 Nov. 2000 Spectrum (Bachmann) EMD DDA40X .68 133.5 6.68 3.2 Aug. 1997 Atlas GE B23-7 .96 83.7 3.67 9.3 Dec. 2005 Stewart Hobbies EMD FTA (& FTB) .18 (with DCC & souind) 6.75 109.0 70.3 3.94 2.6 Nov. 1996 Stewart Hobbies Aleo C628 Bachmann-Plus GE B23-7 1.75 84.9 3.1 7 2.9 July 1992· 1.20 69.5 2.92 2.2 Aug. 1999 Stewart Hobbies Baldwin VO 1000 Bachmann-Plus EMD F7A (& F7B) .93 88.7 3.38 2.5 Jan. 1996 1.05 77.1 1.65 0.7 Feb. 2000 Walthers/Roco EMD SWI (.93) (84.9) (5.82) (2.4) Jan. 1996 .21 53.3 2.47 1.4 March 1993 Walthers/Trainline Aleo FA I (& FB I) Bachmann EMD GP40 .34 86.1 2.24 3.8 Feb. 2005 .31 68.7 4.47 4.2 April 1997 with sound & DCC .53 108.0 (.16) (65.3) (8.22) (3.8) Walthers/Train line EMD GP9M Broadway Ltd . EMD E7A 2.1 9 62.5 4.53 9.4 Sept. 04 1.18 73.8 2.64 4.0 March 1995 Broadway Lts. GE 00-7 .88 83.1 3.74 2.4 Oct. 2005 Walthers/Tra inline with Aleo FA1 .98 92.1 3.9 n/a Sept 1998 Con-Cor/Roco EMD GP40 .97 112.1 2.93 9.5 March 1991' MRC DCC Decoder Con-Cor/Roco EMD GP40 .29 99.0 2.91 3.2 April 1991' HO Scale Electric Locomotives (with Mashima can motor) Atlas EMD AEM-7 2.42 123.8 4.33 1.0 June 2000 Con-Cor EMD MP1 5DC .51 69.7 1.46 1.1 Sept. 1996 Spectrum, by Bachmann GE E33 0.07 99.8 2.72 2.0 Sept 03 Con-Cor EMD SW1500 (SW 7) 1.99 265.9 .57 2.2 Dec. 1997 Trix by Marklin GG 1 .24 117.6 5.1 1 4.6 Nov. 2005 E-R Models (Frateschi)Aleo FA 1 1.95 114.2 2.39 5.4 Oct. 1993 (with DCC & sound) 4.29 132.0 E-R Models (Frateschi)Aleo FA 1 .64 89.3 3.70 3.0 Dec. 1995 E-R Models EMD FP7A 3.70 92.8 3.24 3.4 May 1999 HO Scale Steam Locomotives Genesis, by Athearn SD751 2.12 110.0 4.01 3.5 July 1999 Bachmann-Plus SP 4-8-4 .18 112.1 2.31 1.9 Sept. 1993 Genesis, by Athearn EMD F7A .14 95.0 4.1 9 4.1 March 2001 Bowser B&O 0-4-0T .90 102.4 1.46 1.8 Dec. 1992' Genesis, by Athearn EMD F3A .35 76.2 3.86 4.3 July 2002 Bowser PRR H-9 2-8-0 .64 89.3 3.70 2.8 Nov. 1995 EMD F3A & F3B .24 79.2 7.79 4.1 July 2002 Bowser PRR Ml-a (stock) 4-8-2 1.30 78.2 5.97 2.8 July 2000 Genesis, by Athearn EMD SD45-2 3.66 109.0 5.1 9 5.4 Oct. 2006 Bowser PRR Ml-a IHC EMD E8A (& E8B) 1.96 144.9 2.51 5.0 Feb. 1995 (w/Helix Humper can) 1.81 69.1 5.40 NA July 2000 (1.50) (136.6) (5.03) (4.8) Bowser PRR Ml-a (with 25 ounces added weight) 2.97 146.7 4.38 7.4 (sW/NWSL can & gears) 1.37 49.1 7.99 2.7 July 2000 (1.88) (136.6) (8.75) (6.4) Feb. 1995 Broadway Ltd. NYC 4-6-4 1.73 41.4 2.71 9.2 Feb. 2003 IHC EMD SD35 4.38 123.75 2.48 2.0 July 1996 Broadway Ltd. N&W 2-6-6-4 2.59 90.7 7.97 9.5 Dec. 2003 InterMountain EMD F7 A 0 .78 77.6 3.79 1.7 June 2001 Broadway Ltd. USRA 'Heavy' 2-8-2 4.87 82.5 2.71 9.6 July 2004 Kato EMD SD40 1.18 81.9 3.29 3.0 June 1991 Broadway Ltd.(Stealth) USRA KATO EMD SD40 2.86 74.3 3.48 2.2 Dec. 2001 'Heavy' 2-8-2 4.01 78.2 3.15 9.5 June 2006 Kato/Stewart EMD F3A (& F3B) .38 83.1 4.28 2.9 Sept. 1989' (with DCC/no sound) 8.43 118.8 (similar GP7 models by Atlas) (.3 1 ) (8 1.9) (9.00) (2.8) Sept. 1989' Broadway Ltd. ATS F 4- 1 0-2 4.79 77.6 5.04 10.3 Nov. 2006 Kato MD GP35 .29 82.5 2.87 2.2 Nov. 1992 ' (with DCC and sound) 3.76 117.62 Kato EMD NW2 .76 67.9 2.44 3.0 Feb. 1994' Genesis, by AthearnUSRA 2-8-2 Light .58 52.8 2.51 1.4 Dec. 1999 Kato G.E. Dash 9-44CW 1.52 78.7 4.35 2.0 Oct. 1996 Genesis, by Athearn USRA 4-6-2 Light 1.90 64.6 2.20 1.0 Sept. 2001 Kato Aleo RS2 1.48 78.7 3.40 2.0 Feb. 1999 Heritage, by Proto 2000 Kato Alco RSC2 2.58 75.2 4.19 2.1 Feb. 1999 USRA 2-8-8-2 2.25 46.0 3.52 3.0 Feb. 2000 Keystone/NWSL GE 44-Ton .17 36.9 1.52 2.0 March 1990' Heritage, by Proto 2000USRA 2-8-8-2 Hobbytown EMD E8A .60 81.4 5.92 3.3 Jan. 1991' w/Sound & DCC 2.76 53.0 11.4 9.3 May 2005 InterMountain EMD F7A .78 77.8 3.79 1.7 June 2001 Heritage, by Proto 2000 USRA 0-8-0 2.80 51.0 2.09 3.5 Sept. 2000 Lionel Vera nda Tu rbine 4.33 89.3 5.49 5.49 Sept.04 Heritaae, by Proto 2000NKP 2-8-4 0.31 67.9 3.28 4.1 June 2004 MDC Roundhouse Aleo RS3 .61 94.3 3.98 2.8 April 1994' Heritage, by Proto 2000 USRA 0-6-0 0.14 54.0 1.33 3.5 Nov. 2002 Model Power EMD GP9 .26 104.2 2.71 1.7 Nov. 1990' Heritage, by Proto 2000 USRA 0-8-0 4.04 61.9 2.62 9.0 Feb. 2006 Ajin/Overland ModelsEMD SW1 500 .36 74.3 2.53 1.2 Aug. 1990' (with DCC & souind) 6.10 86.7 Aj in/Overland Models EMD SD60 .37 80.3 4.49 2.0 April 1991' IHC 4-4-0 1.17 56.0 1.14 3.5 Dec. 1994 (Chassis) IHC/Mehano B&O 0-4-0T 1.42 132.0 .92 2.0 Dec. 1992' Ajin/Overland ModelsEMD GP38-2 .42 79.2 1.95 2.0 Nov. 1991' IHC/Mehano SP 2-6-0 .81 77.6 1.90 4.2 Jan. 1994 (Chassis) IHC/Mehano C&O 4-8-2 .36 89.3 2.71 3.0 Sept. 1994 Aj in/Overland ModelsEMD GP1 5T 3.55 76.2 4.69 1.2 March 2000 IHC 2-8-0 .42 74.7 2.53 2.5 March 1997 Mantua EMD GP20 .30 78.2 3.07 1.6 Dec. 1991' Key Imports UP 4-8-8-4 .44 62.2 6.47 4.6 Aug. 1991' MRC (Model Rectifier Corp.) EMD F7A .52 86.1 2.90 1.0 Aug. 2000 life-like B&O 0-4-0T 1.37 104.2 1.01 .9 Dec. 1992' Proto 1000 (life-Like) EMD F3 .19 80.8 3.69 3.7 Jan. 1999
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 47 SUMMARY
HO, N, 0, S, & G SCALE LOCOMOTIVES
Manufacturer/Importer Min. Max. Max. Throttle Magazine Manufacturer/Importer Min. Max. Max. Prototype Throttle Magazine Speed No.6 Speed Tractive Response Date Prototype Speed No.6 Speed Tractive Response Date Switch (.mph) (.mph) Force (oz.) Midload (v.) Switch (.mph) (.mph) Force (oz.) Midload (v.)
Lionel UP 4-6-6-4 2.60 72.9 3.43 39.2 feb/April 04 Life-Life-Like EMD GP20 3.59 116.6 .57 1.6 June 1999 Mantua 2-6-6-2 3.00 70.2 5.27 7.0 June 1991 Micro-Trains EMD FTA .12 1112.4 1.31 1.5 Jan. 2003 Mantua 0-6-0T NA 126.4 2.09 3.2 June 1991 Mantua 2-8-2 .65 76.2 3.36 3.5 June 1994 Model Power/ Mantua w/Mashima 2-6-6-0 .24 50.6 2.1 7 4.2 June 1991 Mehanotenika EMD f40PH 3.14 184.7 .83 3.8 Sept. 1990" Mantua 0-4-0 .90 107.0 3.55 4.0 June 1995 Samhongsa/Hallmark Mantua with 812 Can Motor 0-4-0 1.86 84.9 3.39 1.8 June 1995 EMD f3A (& f3B) .29 150.3 1.03 3.2 MDC (Roundhouse)Class B Shay 2.54 33.1 1.54 2.2 Oct. 2000 July 1989" (.35) (151.4) MDC(Roundhouse)Baldwin 2-8-0 .49 40.8 .97 2.5 June 2003 (2.04) (3.2) July 1989" Model Power PRR 2-8-0 4 .77 73.8 0.85 1.5 Aug. 1996 Aj in/Overland Models NYC 2-8-2 .50 74.3 3.79 1.6 Sept. 1991" N Scale Steam Locomotives Precision Scale (Iron Horse) Atlas Lima 2-Truck Shay .24 101.9 .59 1.8 July 2005 UP 4-10-2 7.02 53.0 3.08 2.9 Jan. 1998 Atlas Rogers 2-6-0 .20 237.0 .32 1.8 Aug. 2005 Rivarossi 4-6-6-4 5.90 71.6 9.47 3.3 Jan. 1997 Bachmann/SpectrumBaldwin 2-8-0 .22 74.4 .82 2.0 June 2002 Rivarossi USRA 2-8-2 1.78 70.7 4.47 2.4 May 1997 Bachmann/SpectrumUSRA 'Light' 4-8-2 .13 61.4 .37 1.6 Nov. 2004 Rivarossi UP 4-8-4 3.64 99.0 4.86 4.8 Jan. 2004 Bachmann/SpectrumUSRA 2-6-6-2 0.30 78.7 0.46 1.4 June 2005 Samhongsa/PowerhouseUSRA 2-6-6-2 .28 57.1 8.78 3.0 July 1989" Con-Cor SP GS-4, 4-8-4 4.32 218.0 .89 2.5 Dec. 2002 Spectrum (Bachmann)Reading 2-8-0 .22 104.2 2.38 2.1 Dec. 1993 Heritage, by Life-LikeUSRA 2-8-8-2 2.21 107.9 .52 4.1 March 2003 Spectrum (Bachmann)PRR 4-6-2 1.21 91.4 2.32 2.2 Oct. 1994 Heitagae, by Life-LikeNKP 2-8-4 0.25 108.5 0.42 2.0 Jan. 2005 Spectrum (Bachmann)PRR 4-6-2 .72 80.8 2.50 2.4 Oct. 1999 KatoUSRA 2-8-2 3.1 0 111.8 .7 2.5 April 1996 Spectrum (Bachmann)Baldwin 2-8-0 .30 83.7 2.83 2.4 July 1998 & Oct. 1997 Spectrum (Bachmann)USRA 4-8-2 2.75 64.9 2.41 2.8 Nov. 1999 Kato USRA 2-8-2 4.80 122.5 1.04 2.9 June 1998 Spectrum (Bachmann) (GHQ PRR L- l) ClassB 3-Truck Sha .46 15.3 2.26 1.8 April 2001 Key Import:! C&O 2-6-6-6 .59 96.9 1.27 3.8 June 1997 Spectrum (Bachmannr 'Russian' 2-10-0 .33 64.2 1.86 4.5 May 2002 Key Imports SP 4-1 0-2 .19 96.5 .57 1.9 May 2006 Spectrum (Bachmann) USRA Ught 2-10-2 1.59 51.2 2.50 3.8 Aug. 2006 MDC (Roundhose) Baldwin 2-8-0 .10 110.1 .51 1.6 Jan. 2002 with DCC .22 63.2 .44 87.2 .88 4.4 Jan. 1995 Spectrum (Bachmann)N&W 4-8-4 .87 73.3 2.88 3.9 Sept. 2002 Pecos River ATS f 4-6-2 Spectrum (Bachmann) Rivarossi USRA 2-8-2 3.00 177.2 1.14 9.0 Oct. 1991 Baldwin 4-6-0 (63") .35 77.1 1.67 3.2 May 2003 Rivarossi (w/N Scale ofUSRA 2-8-2 Spectrum (Bachmann) Nevada fra me & NWSL Baldwin 4-6-0(57") .20 67.9 1.53 1.8 July 2003 Sagami 1420 can motor) .49 160.3 .66 4.5 Oct. 1991 Trx UP Big Boy 4-8-8-4 1.40 53.0 5.61 4.3 March 2002 Trix USRA 'Light' 2-8-2 2.76 86.1 2.37 6.8 Aug. 1994 S Scale Diesels Westside "Classic' SP 4-6-0 .49 49.1 3.24 1.7 Aug. 1992" American Models EMD GP35 .54 78.0 7.85 2.0 June 1993 S Helper Service EMD SW9 .29 55.6 4.32 1.7 Oct. 1998 N Scale Diesels S Helper Service EMD SWI .09 51.3 4.06 1.5 June 2004 Arnold Aleo S2 1.90 151.4 .44 2.0 Mar. 1991" S Helper Service EMD f7A 1.06 72.8 6.66 1.1 Dec. 2004 Atlas EMD GP7 .48 237.0 .57 2.0 Oct. 1995 Atlas (with DCC decoder) o Scale Diesels EMD GP 40-2 .42 203.7 .73 3.6 May 1998 Central Loco. Works EMD f7A (& f7B) .25 72.0 20.68 4.4 Sept. 1989' Atlas EMD SD 60 1.63 222.4 0.90 1.6 March 1999 (.20) (65.5) (39.10) (4.0) Sept. 1989' Atlas/Kato GE U25B (two) .29 222.4 .64 2.0 June 1989' Key/Samhongsa Aleo PA 1 .41 76.2 21.85 5.6 April 1992" (.31 ) (1 89.6) (1.37) (2.0) June 1989" P&D Hobby EMD f9A (& f9B) .25 77.1 5.79 1.2 June 1990' Atlas/Kato EMD SD7 1.29 231.9 .60 1.7 April 1990" (.24) (74.1 ) (12.80) (1.9) June 1990' At las/Kato EMD GP35 1.07 213.7 .61 2.2 Nov. 1992' P&D Hobby EMD f3B .25 77.1 5.81 1.6 Jan. 1993 Bachmann EMD SD40-2 .74 148.3 1.03 2.4 Sept. 1989" Red Caboose EMD GP9 .27 81.9 12.78 2.2 June 1992' Bachmann wiN Scale of Weaver (O scale) Aleo fA2 .22 72.8 15.31 1.9 July 1989' EMD SD40-2 Nevada Chassis .82 155.7 1.25 2.6 Sept. 1989' Weaver (Hi-Rail) Aleo fA2 .21 100.8 12.53 2.2 Aug. 1995 Bachmann/Spectrum EMC Gas Elec. 20.0 110.1 0.38 3.2 Aug. 1998 Aleo fA2 (& fB2) .25 (94.9) (1 9.25) (2.0) Aug. 1995 Bachmann/Spectrum GE Dash 8-40C .44 113.0 1.15 5.2 April 1993 Weaver EMD E8 .30 105.6 14.45 2.1 July 1993 Bachmann/Spectrum EMD DDA40X .35 163.9 1.13 3.8 Sept. 1997 Bachmann/Specrum Amtrak Acela 1.81 239.6 .77 4.2 Sept. 2006 o Scale Steam Locomotives with DCC 2.55 330.3 Samhongsa/Hallmark On3-EBT 2-8-2 .22 33.8 9.09 2.4 Aug. 1989' Con Cor EMD E7A .57 99.8 4.19 3.4 Oct. 1992' Lionel (Hi-Rail) UP 2-8-0 12.64 89.7 20.01 7.6 May 2001 E-R ModelsBaldwin Sharnose A-B .38 75.2 .52 3.4 feb. 2002 InterMountain EMD SD 45-T2 .60 127.5 .68 2.7 March 2006 G Gauge Diesels Kato Aleo PAl (& PB 1) 1.43 167.7 1.25 1.7 Dec. 1998 Atlas EMD SW8/9 .63 60.1 12.49 2.1 April 1999 (1.07) (1 56.8) (2.328) (1.8) Dec. 1998 LGB Aleo DL535E 2.67 48.0 27.01 N/A April 1990 Kato EMD E8A .26 222.4 .96 2.0 Aug. 1993 Lionel EMD GP7 .38 55.6 14.74 5.9 May 1991 EMD E8A & (E8B) (.26) (220.4) (1.92) (2.3) Aug. 1993 Railway Express AgencyAlco fA 1 3.79 68.2 15.25 N/A July 1990 Kato GE U30C .48 242.2 .88 2.4 Feb. 1990" G Gauge Steam Locomotives Kato GE Dash 9-94CW .1 1 198.2 .84 1.4 Nov. 1997 Aristo-Craft (ART) B&O 4-6-2 1.15 51.9 28.08 2.0 Oct. 1991 Kato Aleo RS2 .30 167.7 .52 1.4 Sept. 1999 Aristo-Craft (ART) &PRR 0-4-0 .94 72.7 12.13 1.6 Jan. 1992' Kato EMD SD70MAC .03 187.9 .70 1.1 Aug. 2003 Lehmann (LGE) 0-4-0T 2.40 28.7 7.24 N/A May 1992" Key/ Endo EMD f7A (& f7B) .39 145.3 .57 3.8 Mar. 1992' Bachmann 0-4-0T .31 25.6 6.38 2.6 Aug. 1992' (.50) (150.3) (1.27) (3.0) Mar. 1992' Bachmann Radio- Kato Budd RDC-2 .22 21 1.7 .50 1.2 Aug. 2002 Controlled Baldwin 4-6-0 .55 25.2 28.81 N/A June 1989' Budd RDC-3 .54 234.4 .50 1.3 Aug. 2002 Bachmann Track- RDC-2 & RDC-3 .44 218.0 1.00 1.2 Aug. 2002 Powered Baldwin 4-6-0 5.50 38.4 11.23 1.0 Oct. 1990' Life-Like EMD F9A (& f9B) 2.04 177.2 1.4 15.0 Aug. 1989' Bachmann 2-Truck Shay .95 14.0 29.22 3.3 May 2000 (1.84) (166.4) (2.78) (4.7) Aug. 1989' Delton Loco. Works D&RG 2-8-0 .1 2 40.9 17.00 2.0 Dec. 1989" Life-like Aleo FA2 (& FB2) 1.19 158.0 .91 4.0 May 1993 LGB 2-6-0 2.65 54.8 22.45 N/A Nov. 1991' (.66) (149.3) (1.81) (3.4) May 1993 LGB Forney 0-4-4T 2.74 36.1 26.39 N/A July 1994 Life-like Alco PA 1 2.97 139.7 1.21 3.4 Nov. 1998 Lionel Baldwin 0-4-0T .12 54.5 9.60 1.8 Oct. 1989' Life-like F-M ALT-200-3 .14 107.4 1.02 1.8 April 2003 Kalamazoo Toy TrainsO-4-0T .48 50.1 13.47 1.1 Jan.1991' Life-like EMD GP1 8 1.20 167.0 .84 3.0 April 1994' Kalamazoo Toy Tra ins4-4-0 .82 67.1 13.18 1.3 Jan.1991" Life-like EMD E8A 1.63 149.3 1.27 4.0 April 1995 life-like EMD SD7 .29 121.1 1 .48 2.45 June 1996 Note: Figures in parenthetes are for two locomotives operated together. Life-Like EMD E7A 3.14 140.6 1.33 4.3 Feb. 1998 Life-like EMD SW9 .45 106.9 .40 2.0 April 1998
48 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 T 5T H LIMITE ·4
By Dean Windsor
uring the turn of the century years, 2,200 would be built for U.S. model we have to test today is 2- 10-4 (1900 that is), Santa Fe found railroads and afterward many more for number 3829. D itself wanting a larger engine Chinese railroads. As an experiment with than the current 2-1O-0s it was using a larger firebox in 1919, a four-wheel Our unit starts with a two-piece cast as pushers over Raton Pass. It asked truck was added and numbered 3829. In metal frame. The motor is a fi ve-pole Baldwin to build the first 2- 1 0-2, aptly all appearances it was the 3800 series skew-wound can motor that is contained named the Santa Fe. Over the next 40 2-10-2 but with a four-wheel truck. The in a plastic carrier with a snap-on lid.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 49 Its stainless steel shaft has one brass flywheel. A plastic driveline and U RAILMODEL JOURNAL LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE REPORT NO. joint connect to another stainless steel �216 shaft that is attached to a brass worm. Broadway Limited AT SF 2-10-4 The worm gear is turning in bronze HO Scale bushings and is contained in a gear tower Action Analysis: Observed Performance: connected to the center drive wheels. As Received: An idler gear transfers power to a gear Minimum Speed, level (no load, scale miles per hour) on the axle. All other driving wheels ...witlJJull wave. power: 172 are powered through the stamped-metal With Rulse Rower 1.92 :WfffilJCC: 1.if! side rods. The center wheelset is blind, Over No. 6 Switcli, J)"ulse. R.9wer 1.89 and the fifth wheelset has rubber traction � With· JL;l Nn�R S . :46 tires. Maximums.(at 12 volts max. where
Sublective Judgments The unit contains many fine wire and ·Nolse at fast speed: excellent plastic details. Paint and lettering have ]:laslc.: shaDa and roDO Ions: :I::xceltent crisp, clean lines. Paintina and markina aualitv: · ExceUen Downnill run smootnness: xee lent
Electronic Responses lNO e eSQonse ..at Jfo ]oaa �Jts· ·8.5 Tnrottle response at mid loaa, volts: 10.0 Inro e response a ul oaa; VailS : 0.5 �MO or cur en :·a.1 ulL oao;::'8Jnp.er.es· 0.53 Motor stall current at 2..Yolts a[JJ�e as· 0.690
Performance Ratinas (1 to 5) rractive-force· 3. . J:fiiciencv: 2.0 Noise: 5.0 ::'S�eeds· Assembly workmanship: 5.0
OVERALL RATING: 3.6 Prototype Top Speed: mph 74.8
50 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 TRAIN SHOP TOM'S TRAINS & MINIATURES DAVE'S HOBBIES 1829 PRUNERIDGE AV E. ALABAMA 600 MAIN ST 1476 N. VAI� NESS AV E. SANTA CLARA, CA 95050 HOBBY TOWN USA VAN BUREN, AR 72956 FRESNO, CA 93728 408-296-1050 1550 OPELIKA RD #23 479-471 -0750 559-266-3192 AUBURN, AL 36830 HOBBY TOWN USA 334-826-8216 HOBBY WAREHOUSE CALIFORNIA PROMENADE TOWN CENTER 4105 E. SOUTH ST KIT & CABOODLE 27031 MCBEAN PKWY HOBBY TOWN USA LAKEWOOD, CA 90712 425 SAN PABLO AV E. SANTA CLARITA, CA 91 355 JUBILEE PLAZA 562-531-141 3 6880 HWY 90 #C-1 ALBANY, CA 94706 661 -253-4999 DAPHNE, AL 36526 51 0-524-9942 REED'S HOBBY 251-621-8723 8039 LA MESA BLVD. SIERRA RAIL SHOP 19233 ROCKRIDGE WY PRESTIGE HOBBIES LA MESA, CA 92041 SONORA, CA 95370 HOBBY TOWN USA 1238-B S. BEACH BLVD. 61 9-464-1672 RIVERCHASE PROMENADE ANAHEIM, CA 92804 209-532-6381 1713 MONTGOMERY HWY 11 139 714-821 -8320 R HOBBIES HOOVER, AL 35244 14269 IMPERIAL HWY HOBBY TOWN USA 205-403-9978 CAMINO OAKS PLAZA TOY TRAIN SHOP LA MIRADA, CA 90638 585 E EL CAMINO REAL 1829 W LINCOLN AVE. 562-777-9492 SUNNYVALE, CA 94087 ALASKA ANAHEIM, CA 92801 408-738-9600 71 4-535-2854 RAILROAD JUNCTION & HOBBIES HOBBYCRAFT INC_ 105 S. SACRAMENTO ST 800 E DIMOND BLVD #136 www.toytrainshop.com LODI, CA 95240 HOBBY TOWN USA ANCHORAGE, AK 99515 WINCHESTER CENTER 907 -349-581 5 209-334-5623 MILEPOST 38 MODEL TRAINS 27470 JEFFERSON AVE. #A1 5693 E. ORANGETHORPE AVE. TEMECULA, CA 92590 ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92807 PALMDALE HOBBIES ARIZONA 2127 E. PALMDALE 951 -699-7492 714-970-3751 ROY'S TRAIN WORLD PALMDALE, CA 93550 1033 S. COUNTRY CLUB DR 661 -273-6229 HOBBY TOWN USA MESA, AZ 85210 B & F HOBBY SHOP 1182 E THOUSAND OAKS BLVD. #A 1424 BAKER ST THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91 362 480-833-4353 UNCLE DON'S HOBBIES BAKERSFIELD, CA 93305 44250 TOWN CENTER WAY #C8 805-379-3400 661 -322-7955 AN AFFAIR WITH TRAINS PALM SPRINGS, CA 92260 261 5 W. BETHANY RD. 760-346-8856 MARTY'S HOBBIES PHOENIX, AZ 85017 BERKELEY HARDWARE 1728 MOORPARK RD. 602-249-3781 2145 UNIVERSITY AVE. ORIGINAL WHISTLE STOP THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91360 BERKELEY, CA 94704 2490 E. COLORADO BLVD. 805-497 -3664 CORONADO SCALE MODELS 510-845-0410 PASADENA, CA 91107 1544 E. CYPRESS ST 626-796-7791 HOBBY TOWN USA PHOENIX, AZ 85006 BURBANK HOUSE OF HOBBIES MCKINLEY VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER 602-254-9656 911 S. VICTORY BLVD. HOBBY TOWN USA 2221 TRACY BLVD. BURBANK, CA 91502 PETALUMA PLAZA TRACY, CA 95376 HOBBY TOWN USA 818-848-3674 209-221 -6391 PIMA CROSSING 171 W MCDOWELL BLVD. 8664 E. SHEA BLVD. #42 PETALUMA, CA 94954 707-762-2176 SCOTISDALE, AZ 85260 TRAIN SHACK HOBBY TOWN USA 480-348-7825 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY WIMBLEDON VILLAGE BURBANK, CA 91505 RAIL BARON HOBBY CO. 12408 HESPERIA RD. #4 ROY'S TRAIN WORLD AT THE PARK 818-842-3330 14053 MIDLAND RD. VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 7301 E. INDIAN BEND RD. www.thetrainshack.com POWAY, CA 92064 760-843·3982 SCOTISDALE, AZ 85250 858-5 1 3-6590 480-367 -9007 VISALIA HOBBIES TOM'S TRACKSIDE TRAINS TRAIN DEPOT 2137 WHITENDALE 1675 ROLLINS RD. IIB-1 W 2354 RAILROAD AVE. VISALIA, CA 93277 BURLINGAME, CA 94010 REDDING, CA 96001 209-734-1283 650-692-9724 ARKANSAS 530-243-1360 HOBBY SHOP DELUXE COLORADO 119 N. FRONT Sl JUST TRAINS RAILROAD HOBBIES EADS NEWS SMOKE SHOP 5650-H IMHOFF DR. & DARDANELLE, AR 72834 119 VERNON ST 1715 28TH ST CONCORD, CA 94520 479-292·5125 ROSEVILLE, CA 95678 BOULDER, CO 80301 925-685-6566 91 6-782-6067 303-442-5900 HOBBY TOWN USA BROOKENHILL PARK TRAIN CROSSING BRUCE'S TRAIN SHOP CUSTOM RAILWAY SUPPLY/HOBBY 1415 HWY 71 S. #A 1089-C BAKER 2752 MARCONI ST 1025 GARDEN OF THE GODS RD. #D FORT SMITH, AR 7291 6 COSTA MESA, CA 92626 ROSEVILLE, CA 95821 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907 501 -452-6543 949-549-1 596 916-485-5288 719-634-4616
HOBBY SHACK ALLIED MODEL TRAINS SUNBIRD TRAIN MART 1200 JOHN HARDEN DR. 4111 S. SEPULVEDA BLVD. GUNNINGS HOUSE OF HOBBIES 538 SAN ANSELMO AVE. 3650 AUSTIN BLUFFS #130 JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076 CULVER CITY, CA 90230 SAN ANSELIv10, CA 94960 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80918 501 -982-6836 310-313-9353 41 5-454-3087 719-528-88 11
HOBBY TOWN USA DUNSMUIR HARDWARE CABOOSE HOBBIES 9101 MARKHAM ST 1118 5836 DUNSMUIR AVE. WHISTLE SHOP W 500 S BROADWAY LlTILE ROCK, AR 72205 DUNSMUIR, CA 96025 3834 4TH AVE. DENVER, CO 80209 501 -223-51 55 530-235-4539 SAN DIEGO, CA 92103 303-777 -6766 619-295-7340 www.caboosehobbies.com ONE TRACK MINE VALUE CRAFT 10524 HELM DR. 342 W EL NORTE PKWY 'C FRANCISCAN HOBBIES COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM MABELVALE, AR 72103 ESCONDIDO, CA 92026 1920-A OCEAN AVE. 17155 W 44TH AVE. 501 -455-5050 760-747-9222 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941 27 GOLDEN, CO 80403 www.valuecrafLnet 41 5-584-3919 303-279-4591 MICKEY'S MODEL WORKS VILLAGE MALL HOBBY TOWN USA HOBBIES UNLIMITED HOBBY HUT 759 HWY 62 E. #77 39152 FREMONT HUB 17950 HESPERIAN BLVD. 811 N. 12TH MOUNTAIN HOME, AR 72653 FREMONT, CA 94538 SAN LORENZO, CA 94580 GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81 501 501 -450-9423 510-796-2744 510-278- 1150 970-242-8761
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 51 DEALERS
DON'S HOBBIES SPACE COAST HOBBIES TH GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP LARSEN HOBBY 815 10 ST. 2135 PALM BAY RD. NE #1 6357 W 79TH ST. 2571 E. LINCOLN HWY. #5 GREELEY, CO 80631 PALM BAY, FL 32905 BURBANK, IL 60459 NEW LENOX, IL 60451 970-353-3115 407-722-3692 708-598-3114 815-485-1991
BOBE'S HOBBY HOUSE CHICAGOLAND HOBBY ED'S HOBBY WA REHOUSE CONNECTICUT 571 9 N. 'W' ST. 6017 NORTHWEST HWY 11152 SW HWY BRANFORD HOBBIES PENSACOLA, FL 32505 CHICAGO, IL 60631 PALOS H ILLS, IL 60465 609 BOSTON POST RD. 850-433-2187 773·775-4848 708-974-4440 WEST MAI N BRANFORD, CT 06405 GULF COAST MODEL RAILROAD GRAYLAND STATION HOBBY TOWN USA 203-488-9865 3222 CLARK RD. 551 4 W DEVON AVE. THE SHOPPES @ GRAND PRAIRIE SARASOTA, FL 34231 CHICAGO, IL 60646 5201 W WAR MEMORIAL #475 BERKSHIRE HILLS MODEL RAILWAY 941 -923-9303 773-594-1906 PEORIA, IL 6161 5 SUPPLY 309-692-3002 93 MAIN ST. HAPPY HOBO TRAINS RAM TRAIN & HOBBY CANAAN, CT 06018 4040 W WATERS AVE. 11 1100 6603 W HIGGINS MAINLINE HOBBIES INC, 860-824-0527 TA MPA, FL 33614 CHICAGO, IL 60656 535 S. MAIN ST. 813-886-5072 773-775-3382 PRINCETON, IL 61 356 HOBBY SHOP OF COLLINSVILLE 81 5-872-4677 105 MAIN ST. ZIENTEK'S COLLINSVILLE, CT 06022 GEORGIA 2001 W 18TH ST. ROYAL HOBBY SHOP 860-693-9459 HOBBY TOWN USA CHICAGO, IL 60608 3920 E. STATE ST. 592 BOBBY JONES EXPWY 115 312-226-9720 ROCKFORD, IL 611 08 AUG USTA, GA 30907 RAILWORKS 81 5-399-1771 NORTH RIDGE PLAZA 706-855-5003 DES PLAINES HOBBIES 5 PADANARAM RD. 1468 LEE ST. NORTH SHORE HOBBY & COLLECTORS DANBURY, CT 06018 HOBBY TOWN USA DES PLAINES, IL 60018 4901 OAKTON ST. 203-797 -8386 NORTH COLUMBUS CROSSING 847-297-21 18 SKOKIE, IL 60077 6770 VETERANS PKWY 111 847-673-4849 COLUMBUS, GA 31309 TIME MACHINE HOBBY 71 HILLIARD ST. 706-660-1793 OAKRIDGE TOYS HOBBIES & GIFTS CASTLE TRAINS & TREASURES 1510-F W 75TH ST. MANCHESTER, CT 06040 4782 OLD JACKSONVILLE RD. DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60516 860-646-0610 TRAINMASTER MODELS SPRINGFIELD, IL 67207 3570 BUFORD HWY #204 630-435-5900 217-793- 0407 DULUTH, GA 30096 www.oakridgehobbies.com HOBBY GALLERY 770-622-1611 1810 MERIDEN RD. SP�NGRELD HAMMERS HOBBY WOLcon, CT 06716 REYNOLDS RAILWAY 2448 S. 10TH ST. 203-879-2316 HOBBY TOWN USA 212 W MAIN SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703 COBB PLACE DUPO, IL 62239 217-523-0265 800 ERNEST W BARREn PKWY liE 61 8-286·3399 DELAWARE KENNESAW, GA 30144 VALLEY ROUNDHOUSE 770-941 -5611 122 ST. PAUL ST. MITCHELL'S TRAIN TOYS & HOBBIES B & G TRAIN WORLD W FAIRFAX SHOPPI NG CENTER 820 WALNUT AVE. SPRING VALLEY, IL 61362 2303 CONCORD PIKE KENNESAW TRAINS & HOBBIES ELGIN, IL 60123 815-663-3411 2844 S. MAIN ST. WILMI NGTON, DE 19803 847-888-2646 KENNESAW, GA 30144 302-652-3258 HOBBY TOWN USA 770-528-0990 RAILS UNLIMITED MAIN STREET COMMONS 126 WILL SCARLEn LN. 3627 E. MAl N ST. FLORIDA RIVERDALE STATION ELGIN, IL 60120 ST. CHARLES, IL 60174 RIVERDALE PLAZA 630-587 -1256 HOBBY TOWN USA 847-697-5353 6632 HWY 85 REGENCY SQUARE RIVERDALE, GA 30274 FRIENDS HOBBY & COMPUTER 2460 W BRANDON BLVD. AL'S HOBBY SHOP 770-991-6085 BRANDON, FL 33511 121 ADDISON ST. 2411 WASHINGTON ST. 81 3-655-6366 ELMHURST, IL 60126 WAU KEGAN, IL 60085 BULL STREET STATION 630-832-4908 847-336-0790 151 BULL ST. TRAINS & TREASURES INC, SAVANNAH, GA 31401 1710 N. HERCULES AVE. #1 04A- l05-A T AND D TOY & HOBBY 91 2-236-4344 INDIANA CLEARWATER, FL 33765 116 S. CHICAGO AVE. 800-611-8521 BREMEN HOBBIES CRAFTS 727 -298-0350 FREEPORT, IL 61032 & 81 5-232-1419 308 N. BOWEN AVE. IDAHO BREMEN, IN 46506 HOBBY OASIS 219·546-3807 3520-3 ST JOHN'S BLUFF RD. HOBBY TOWN USA LEISURE HOURS HOBBIES COLE VILLAGE JACKSONVILLE, FL 32224 2712 PLAINFIELD RD. 3317 N. COLE 904-641-8800 JOLIET, IL 60435 PARK LANE HOBBIES BOISE, 10 83704 81 5-439-1477 1080 JOLIET ST. 208-376-1942 DYER, IN 46311 HOBBY TOWN USA www. leisurehours.com 219-322- 1123 COLONIAL PROMENDADE LAKEWOOD TOY SHOP 1626 UNIVERSITY BLVD. W LA GRANGE HOBBY CENTER 837 POLELINE RD. ABC HOBBYCRAFT JACKSONVILLE, FL 32217 25 S. LA GRANGE RD. TWIN FALLS, 10 83301 LA GRANGE, IL 60525 2155 E. MORGAN AVE. 904-732-7092 208-734-2725 708-354-1220 EVANSVILLE, IN 47711 812-447-9661 TRAINS OF OCALA ILLINOIS 1729 NE 8TH RD. LOMBARD HOBBIES HANDS TO WORK RAILROADING HOBBY TOWN USA OCALA, FL 34474 524 E. ST. CHARLES PL #A 4002 W 127TH ST. 3423 N. GREEN RIVER RD. 3352-369-51 52 LOMBARD, IL 61 048 ALSIP, IL 60803 EVANSVILLE, IN 47715 630-620-1084 708-489-9776 812-473-1500 COLONIAL PHOTO & HOBBY 634 N. MILLS AVE. RED BOARD HOBBIES CHUCK'S DEPOT HOBBYLAND INC. ORLANDO, FL 32803 2331-C OLD COLLINSVILLE RD. 1913 W RENDLEMAN ST. 416 W. COLISEUM BLVD. MARION, IL 62959 407-841-1485 BELLEVILLE, IL 62221 FORT WAYNE, IN 46805 61 8-233-3618 61 8-993-9179 260-483-8186
HOBBY TOWN USA ORMOND TOWN SQUARE HOBBYLAND RON'S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES JOHN HALL'S TRUE VALUE 1462 W. GRANADA BLVD. #210 616 N. MAIN 431 N. LAKE ST. 205-207 S. MAI N ST. ORMOND BEACH, FL 32174 BLOOMINGTON, IL 61701 MUNDELEIN, IL 60060 GOSHEN, IN 46526 904-672-5441 309-828-1442 847-949-8680 219-533-3293
52 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 FUNNY PAGE HOBBIES HRRE-N-TRAINS GEORGE'S HOBBY HOUSE 113 N. WASHINGTON ST. G & G HOBBIES 1 EUCLID AVE. 1411-B W. 23RO 105 E. MAIN ST. OMOSSO, MI 48867 MAYNARD, MA 01754 LAWRENCE, KS 66046 GRIFFITH, IN 46319 517-725-9994 978-897-8135 21 9-924-6686 785-843-5087 MICHIGAN MODEL TRAIN CENTER MODELER'S JUNCTION TOM METZLER HOBBY CENTER KENTUCKY 9260 MCGREGOR RD. 88 LOWELL ST. 7418 MADISON AVE. JOHNNY'S TOY SHOP PINCKNEY, MI 48169 METHUEN, MA 01844 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46227 4314 BARON DR. 734-426-1651 978-683-0885 31 7-784-3580 COVINGTON, KY 41015
859-261 -6962 WEST POINT HOBBY KEN'S TRAINS TRAIN CENTRAL 25531 W. 7 MILE RD. MILL VILLAGE 6742 E. WASHINGTON ST. SCALE REPRODUCTIONS INC. REDFORD, MI 48240 ROUTE 20 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219 3075 BRECKINRIDGE LN. 313-538-2189 SUDBURY, MA 01 776 317-375-0832 LOUISVILLE, KY 40220 978-443-6883 502-459-5849 BRASSEUR ELECTRIC TRAINS TOLIN K & K 410 COURT ST. NEWSBREAK, INC. 403-405 AR NOLO CT. SAGINAW, MI 48602 LOUISIANA STUARTS PLAZA KOKOMO, IN 46902 989-793-4753 HOBBY TOWN USA ROUTE 6 765-453-9793 707 TRENTON ST. SWANSEA, MA 02777 www.brasseurelectrictrains.com WEST MONROE, LA 71291 508-675-9380 HAWKINS RAIL SERVICES 318-998-3517 ROGER'S HOBBY CENTER 3501 UNION ST. #6 5620 STATE ST. LAFAYETIE, IN 47902 LIGHTHOUSE HOBBIES SAGINAW, MI 48603 18 MAIN ST. 6102 765-742-5577 MAINE 517-790-0080 TOWNSEND, MA 01469 MAINE MODEL WORKS 978-597 -2600 HOBBY LAND, INC. 417 US ROUTE 1 GREAT LAKES CRAFT & HOBBY TOWN COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER & FALMOUTH, ME 04105 46660 VAN DYKE AVE. 2564 MIRACLE LN. HOBBY EMPORIUM 207-781-8300 J MAXX PLAZA SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI 48317 MISHAWAKA, IN 46545 T 810-323-1300 574-255-1722 440 MIDDLESEX RD. MARYLAND TYNGSBORO, MA 01879 978-649-5055 WHISTLE STOP HOBBY CENTER BIG FOUR HOBBIES M B KLEIN, INC. 21714 HARPER AVE. 1005 E. MAIN ST. 162 N. GAY ST. ST. CLAIRE SHORES, MI 48080 PLAINFIELD, IN 46 168 PIONEER VALLEY HOBBIES BALTIMORE. MD 21 202 810-771 -6770 31 7-837-1 024 54 MYRON ST. 301 -539-6207 W. SPRINGFIELD. MA 01089 IOWA 413-732-5531 TRAINS & THINGS HOBBIES OVERLEA HOBBIES, INC. 210 E FRONT ST. HOBBY SHOP 841 1 HARFORD RD. 200 MAIN TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684 BALTIMORE, MD 21234 AMES, IA 50010 MICHIGAN 231-947-1 353 410-665-3622 515-232-6321 JOE'S HOBBY CENTER 351 51 GRAND RIVER DAVE'S HOBBY & TV STONE LEIGH HOBBY MIDWEST TRAINS FA RMINGTON, MI 48335 29026 WARREN 671 7 YORK RD. 1114 STATE ST. 248-477-6266 WESTLAND, MI 48185 BALTIMORE, MD 21212 BETIENDORF, IA 52722 734-422-4464 41 0-377-4447 31 9-359-1 427 CAPITOL CITIES HOBBIES NANKIN HARDWARE & HOBBY HOBBY TOWN USA DBA RIDER'S HOBBY OF FLINT BOONE HOBBIES 2061 S. LINDEN RD. 35101 FORD RD. 919-C N. EAST ST. 804 STORY ST. FLINT, MI 48532 WESTLAND, MI 48185 FREDERICK, MD 21 701 BOONE, IA 50036 810-720-2500 734-722-5700 301 -694-7395 515-432-2361
RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP #3 ENGINE HOUSE HOBBIES P & 0 HOBBY SHOP CABOOSE STOP HOBBIES 4035 CARPENTER RD. I-A E. DIAMOND AVE. 31 280 GROESSBECK HWY 301 MAIN ST. YPSILANTI, MI 48197 GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877 FRASER, MI 48026 CEDAR FALLS, IA 50613 734-971-61 16 301 -590-0816 810-296-6116 31 9-277-1754
HOBBY TOWN USA HOBBY TOWN USA HOBBY TOWN USA MINNESOTA CHESAPEAKE SQUARE SIC 901 E. K IMBERLY GRAND MALL NORTHWOODS HOBBY SHOP 6714-0 GOV. RITCHIE HWY 12821 S. SAGINAW ST. DAVENPORT, IA 52807 614 FRONT ST. GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061 GRAND BLANC, MI 48439 31 9-355-2071 BRAINERD, MN 65401 410-590-4950 810-695-9088 21 8-829-9257 HOBBY CORNER SYCAMORE MALL PEACH CREEK SHOPS HOBBY WORLD HUB HOBBY CENTER 201 MAIN ST. 1672 SYCAMORE ST. 2851 CLYDE PARK SW 82 MINNESOTA AVE. LAUREL, MD 20707 IOWA CITY, IA 52240 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49509 LlTILE CANADA, MN 55117 301 -498-9071 31 9-338- 1788 61 6-538-6 130 61 2-490-1675
TRAIN DEPOT PATC HCRAFT HOBBY SHOP HOBBY TOWN USA 6 S. MAIN ST. RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP 1600 PIERCE ST. 2055 28TH ST. 11319 HWY 7 MT. AIRY, MD 21771 SE SIOUX CITY, IA 51105 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49508 MINNETONKA, MN 55305 301-607-8155 712-258-101 0 616-247-9933 952-931-2262 MASSACHUSETTS HOBBY HAVEN HOBBY HUT 2575 86TH ST. MAIN TRAINS COBBLESTONE CRAFTS/HOBBY 210 BOSTON RD. #3 210 CENTRAL AVE. 3208 HWY 10 E. URBANDALE, IA 50322 CHELMSFORD, MA 01824 HOLLAND, MI 49423 MOORHEAD, MN 56560 515-276-8785 978-520-1442 616-396-3029 218-233-5590
GREAT HOBBY ADVENTURES 3635 E.P. TRUE PKWY SOUTH SHORE HOBBY HOBBY TOWN USA BECKER'S MODEL RAILROAD SUPPLY 1245 COMMERCIAL ST. 2166 SILVER LAKE RD. NW W. DES MOINES, IA 50265 421 0 E. GRAND RIVER AVE. E. WEYMOUTH, MA 02189 NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112 515-223-0034 HOWELL, MI 48843 781 -331 -7275 517-545-0690 651-635-9480 KANSAS CHARLES RO SUPPLY CO. AROUND THE WORLD RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP HUB HOBBY CENTER 662 CROSS ST. 114 E. 12TH ST. 31225 JOHN R RD. 64 16 PENN AVE. S. MALDEN, MA 02148 HAYS, KS 67601 MADISON HEIGHTS, MI 48071 RICHFIELD, MN 55423 781-321 -0090 786-628-8319 248-589-8111 612-86-9575
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BAKER'S CRAFT & HOBBY HOBBY TOWN USA HOBBY TOWN USA DESPATCH JUNCTION DIVISION PLACE FAS HION CENTER 10020 SCOTT CR. HAMPTON PLAZA 100 STANTON RD. 2738 W. DIVISION 5T OMAHA, NE 68122 ROUTE 205, UNIT 15-C SAINT CLOUD, MN 56301 E. ROCHESTER, NY 14445 402-498-8888 NETWON, NJ 07860 320-252-0460 716·385·5570 973-300-9799 SCALE-RAIL SCALE MODEL SUPPLIES 4205 S. 87TH ST. SUNRISE TRAIL HOBBIES H & R RAILROAD SUPPLY 34 HEMSTEAD TPKE 458 N. LEXINGTON PKWY OMAHA, NE 68127 TILTON SHOPPING CENTER FA RMINGDALE, NY 11735 SAINT PAUL, MN 55104 402-339-3380 331 TILTON RD. 651 -646-7781 516· 752·0636 NEVADA NORTHFIELD, NJ 08225 609-646-8792 MISSOURI NASSAU HOBBY CENTER, INC. HOBBY TOWN USA HOBBY TOWN USA 13 W. MERRICK RD. EAGLE STATION SHOPPING CENTER THE SHOPPES @BRANSON MEADOWS MODEL RAILROAD SHOP FREEPORT, NY 11520 3907 S. CARSON ST. 290 VA IL AVE. 44 18 GRETNA RD. 51 6-378-9594 CARSON CITY, NV 89701 PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854 BRANSON, MO 65616 775-883-5553 732-968-5696 417-334-8374 LANTZ TRAIN SHOP 101 S. MAIN ST. HOBBY TOWN USA BOB'S HOBBY SHOP HORESEHEADS, NY 14845 TPA HOBBY CENTER SAHARA DECATUR PLAZA 251 SAINT JAMES ST. #A 67 S. BROADWAY 607·795-5038 5085 W. SAHARA #134 HOLLISTER, MO 66672 PITMAN, NJ 08071 LAS VEGAS, NV 89146 41 7-335-6624 856-589-1777 702,889-9554 HURLEY COUNTRY STORE www.lpahobby.com 2 WAMSLEY PL. BIG LITTLE RAILROAD SHOP HURLEY, NY 12443 HIGH SIERRA MODELS 63 W. MAIN ST. 914·338·4843 DOC'S CABOOSE 4020 KIETZKE LN. 1400 UNION AVE. SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876 RENO, NV 89502 KANSAS CITY, MO 64101 908-685-8892 775-825-5557 J & J'S HOBBIES, INC. 81 6-47 1-71 14 37 N. FRONT ST. NEW HAMPSHIRE MODEL RAILWAY POST OFFICE KINGSTON, NY 12401 SWITCH STAND 26 INDUSTRIAL RD. 914-338·7174 CUSTOM TRAINS 7328 MANCHESTER W. MILFORD, NJ 07480 12 LISBON RD. MAPLEWOOD, MO 63143 973-728-7595 J P'S TRAINS BATH, NH 03740 314-781 -4458 277 SCHENECTADY RD. 603·747-3492 SATTLER'S HOBBY SHOP LATHAM, NY 12110 [email protected] HOBBY TOWN USA 14 HADDON AVE. 518·782·0981 PLAZA AT HUTCHING FARM WESTMONT, NJ 08108 BRENTWOOD ANTIQUES 2550 HIGHWAY K 856-854-7136 WILLIS HOBBIES & TRAIN STORE 300 WILLIS AVE. O'FALLON, MO 63366 106 LAFAYETTE RD. MINEOLA, NY 11501 636-281-2550 HAMPTON FALLS, NH 03844 NEW MEXICO 516·746·3944 603-929-1 441 MARK TWAIN HOBBY SHOP OUTWEST HOBBIES 2793 W. CLAY 3400 MENAUL BLVD. NE RED CABOOSE THE BRASS CABOOSE ALBUQUERQUE, NM 871 12 23 W. 45TH ST. ST. CHARLES, MO 63301 TOWN HALL RD. 505-830-4229 NEW YORK, NY 10036 636-946-2816 INTERVALE, NH 03845 212·575·01 55 603-356-9922 TRAINS WEST, INC. CHECKERED FLAG HOBBY COUNTRY www.hartrnannrr.com 4451 LEMAY FERRY RD. 3351 CANDELARIA #A DUTCHESS TRAIN & HOBBY CTR. ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87107 43 VASSAR RD. ST. LOUIS, MO 63129 HOBBY TOWN USA 505-881 -2322 POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12603 314-892-5353 522 AMHERST ST. 914-463-3417 NASHUA, NH 03063 MONTANA 603-459-4427 TRACKSIDE EMPORIUM 611 TERRACE MOHAWK VALLEY RAILROAD CO. JIM'S JUNCTION CHAMA, NM 87520 2037 HAMBURG ST. 81 1 16TH ST. W. #B PUTNAM'S 505-756-1848 SCHENECTADY, NY 12304 BILLINGS, MT 59102 41 MAIN ST. 518-372·9124 406-259-5354 WILTON, NH 06086 603·654-6564 TRAIN STORE & MORE 2500 SUDDERTH DR. #13 3 GUY'S HOBBIES HOBBY TOWN USA RUIDOSO, NM 88345 10 LAWRENCE AVE. HELENA CITY PLAZA KLiCKETY KLACK RAILROAD 505-257-8966 SMITHTOWN, NY 11787 1421 11TH AVE JCT RTE 28-109 & 109A ELM 516-265-8303 HELENA, MT 59601 WOLFEBORO FALLS, NH 03896 406-442-2568 603-569-5384 NEW YORK CENTRAL HOBBY SUPPLY NEW JERSEY HOBBY TOWN USA 102 WALTER DR. WHEATON'S 1814 CENTRAL AVE. SYRACUSE, NY 13206 314 1ST AVE. W. GENE'S TRAINS ALBANY, NY 12205 315-437 ·6630 KALISPELL, MT 59901 1889 ROUTE 88 E. 518-452-3182 406-257-5808 BRICK, NJ 08724 732-840-9728 FAMILY HOBBY & CRAFTS HUDSON SHORES 2253 VESTAL PKWY E. TREASURE CHEST MODEL TRAIN DEPOT VESTAL, NY 13850 1612 BENTON AVE. COLUMBUS TRAIN STATION 547-0 WESTERN HWY 607·748-0324 MISSOULA, MT 59801 2919 COLUMBUS MARKET #31 0 BLAUVELT, NY 10913 ROUTE 206 406-549-7992 845-398-2407 COLUMBUS, NJ 08022 NORTH CAROLINA 609-518-1 800 NEBRASKA K-VAL HOBBIES HAYES HOBBY HOUSE 277 HINMAN AVE. 809 ELM ST. HOBBY TOWN USA F & M HOBBIES BUFFALO, NY 14216 FAY ETTEVI LLE, NC 28303 CONESTOGA MALL 31 18 ROUTE 10 716-875-2837 910'485-2337 3404 W. 13TH ST. DENVILLE, NJ 07834 GRAND ISLAND, NE 68803 973-361 -0042 kvalhobbies.com 308-382-3451 HOBBY TOWN USA WESTOVER GALLERY OF SHOPS ALL ABOARD L B C MODEL TRAINS 1410 WESTOVER TER #100-B GRAND CENTRAL LTD 1451 ROUTE 46 "N·GUAGE SPECIALISTS' GREENSBORO. NC 27408 6901 SEWARD AVE. LEDGEWOOD, NJ 07852 121 S. LONG ST. 336·373-1021 LINCOLN, NE 68507 973-584-2884 BUFFALO, NY 14221 402-467-3738 71 6·631 ·3081 HICKORY HOBBY SHOP AIR HOBBY & CRAFTS 254 UNION SQUARE TRAIN CELLAR HOLLYEDGE SHOPPING CENTER NIAGARA HOBBY/CRAFT MART HICKORY, NC 28601 4711 HUNTINGTON #5 ROUTE 38 3366 UNION RD. AT WALDEN 828-324-7688 LINCOLN, NE 68504 MOUNT HOLLY, NJ 08060 BUFFALO, NY 14225 402-464-4925 609-257-1177 716·681 -1666 http://home.earthlink. netl-hkyhobby
54 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 HOBBY TOWN USA MAINLINE TRAINS SMOKE STACK HOBBY SHOP MONROEVILLE PLAZA TOM'S TRAIN STATION 2707 PAC IFIC AVE. 368 LINCOLN AV E. ,1 A 1239 BUCK JONES RD. 4680 OLD WILLIAM PENN HWY 11205 FOREST GROVE, OR 971 16 LANCASTER. OH 43130 RALEIGH, NC 27606 MONROEVILLE, PA 15146 503-992-8181 740-653-0404 919-388-8611 412-856-1722
HOBBY HABIT HOBBY TOWN USA LlTILE CHOO CHOO SHOP, INC. 411 FIR ST ENGLISH'S MODEL RAILROAD 500 S. SALISBURY AVE. ERIE COMMONS LA GRANDE, OR 97850 21 HOWARD ST. SPENCER. NC 28159 8000 PLAZA BLVD. 119 541 -963-9602 MOUNTOURSVILLE, PA 17754 MENTOR, OH 44060 704-637 -8717 570-368-2516 440-946-5588 HOBBY TREE ANTIQUE BARN 335 W. MAIN ST FRYER'S 2810 FOREST HILLS RD. SW DAVIS ELECTRONICS & TRAINS MEDFORD, OR 97501 210 E. MARKET ST WILSON, NC 27893 217 MAIN ST 541 -773-7002 ORWIGSBURG, PA 17961 252-237-6778 MILFORD, OH 45150 570-366-2258 51 3-831 -6425 NORTH DAKOTA OREGON TRAIL HOBBIES & GIFTS www.fryerstore.com 484 SW 4TH AV E. DAVE'S HOBBIES HOBBY'S, ETC. ONTARIO, OR 97914 A B CHARLES & SON 200 MAIN #8 23609 LORAIN RD W 541 -889-3747 1635 MCFARLAND RD BISMARCK, NO 58501 N. OLMSTED, OH 44070 PITTSBURGH, PA 15216 701 -255-6353 440-979-1900 HOBBY SMITH 41 2-561-3068 1809 NE 39TH AV E. AERO PORT HOBBY SHOPPE HOBBY TOWN USA PORTLAND, OR 97212 EARTH TEKUMEL 2112 N. BROADWAY STRONGSVILLE PLAZA 503-284-1912 TRANSFER SERVICE MINOT, NO 58703 14785 PEARL RD. 862 FLEMINGTON AVE. 701-838-1658 STRONGSVILLE, OH 44136 440-846-1770 WHISTLE STOP PITTSBURGH, PA 1521 7 OHIO 11724 SE DIVISION ST 41 2-521 -0448 PORTLAND, OR 97266 ROB'S TRAINS RIDER'S OF TOLEDO 503-761-1822 333 E. MAIN ST 5700 MONROE ST HOBBY TOWN USA ROBINSON TOWN CENTER ALLIANCE, OH 44601 SYLVANIA, OH 43560 PENNSYLVA NIA 3100 ROBINSON LN. 330-823-7222 419-843-2931 MAINLINE HOBBY SUPPLY PITTSBURGH, PA 15205 15066 BUCHANAN TRAIL E. 41 2-788-1000 JOHNNY'S TOYS HOBBY STOP WEST BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA 17214 GREEN HILLS SHPG CTR 1210 W SYLVANIA AVE. 71 7-794-2860 ESWIN AVE. TOLEDO, OH 43612 G & K HOBBY CENTER CINCINNATI. OH 45218 419-471 -1108 720 GORDON ST. NICHOLAS SMITH TRAINS 51 3-825-3070 READING PA 19601 2343 WEST CHESTER PIKE STEWART'S HOBBIES & 610-374-8598 BROOMALL, PA 19008 WESTERN HILLS HOBBY COLLECTORS TOYS 63 10 GLENWAY AVE. 38033 EUCLID AVE. #5 61 0-356-21 80 HOBBY TOWN USA CINCINNATI, OH 45211 WILLOUGHBY, OH 44094 www.nstrains.com CROSS KEYS CENTER 513-661-2141 440-942-6632 12-F WINGCO LN. MODEL KIT HOBBIES 823 BARCLAY ST READING, PA 19605 DEPOT TRAINS AMER'S HOBBY SHOP, INC. 61 0-91 6-4477 4342 W 130 ST 601 0 MARKET ST CLEARFIELD, PA 16830 CLEVELAND, OH 44135 YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44512 814-768-7899 21 6-252-8880 330-758-2810 IRON HORSE HOBBY HOUSE HOBBY EXPRESS 60 S. SIXTH ST. 1713 ROUTE 228 ilL-I STRONGSVILLE HOBBY SHOP AUSTINTOWN HOBBY READING, PA 19602 13325 PROSPECT RD. 3645 MAHONING AVE. CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP. PA 16066 610-373-6927 CLEVELAND. OH 44136 YOUNGSTOWN. OH 44515 724-779-2000 21 6-572-0430 330-793-9233 HOBBY TOWN USA HERB'S HOBBY HOUSE CUTLER PLAZA 200 STATE ST HOBBYLAND (GRACELAND) W 150 E. BALTIMORE PIKE 206 GRACELAND BLVD. OKLAHOMA DOYLESTOWN. PA 18901 SPRINGFIELD. PA 1 9064 43214 R.C.S. HOBBIES 215-345-7123 COLUMBUS, OH 61 0-544-7007 61 4-888-7500 1913 W OWEN K. GARRIOTI RD. ENID, OK 73703 GENE'S TRAINS 580-234-6229 STRASBURG TRAIN SHOP STRETE HOBBIES 1381 OLD RTE 220 N. BUSINESS ROUTE 741 EAST 3655 SULLIVANT AVE. DUNCANSVILLE, PA 16635 STRASBURG, PA 17579 COLUMBUS, OH 43228 WHISTLE STOP TRAINS 814-693-1451 71 7-687-0464 614-279-6959 1313 W BRITION RD. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114 HOBBY UNIVERSE TRAIN STATION 405-842-4846 4427 W. RIDGE RD. HOBBY TOWN USA 4430 INDIANOLA AVE. ERIE. PA 16506 MARKETPLACE @ WESTTOWN COLUMBUS, OH 43214 WOODWARD'S HOBBIES 814-833-4862 1502 W CHESTER PIKE 61 4-262-9056 QUAILBROOK CENTER WEST CHESTER. PA 19382 61 0-696-9049 [email protected] 4401 W MEMORIAL RD. TOMMY GILBERT'S OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 731 34 346 E. WAT ER ST 405-751 -4994 GETTYSBURG. PA 17325 TRAINS ETC. RHODE ISLAND 2046 BAILEY RD. 717-337-1992 CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH 44221 A A HOBBIES 655 JEFFERSON BLVD. 330-922-4020 OREGON JENKINTOWN TRAIN & HOBBY TAMMIE'S HOBBIES 620 GREENWOOD AVE. WARWICK, RI 02886 12024 SW CANYON RD. 401 -737-7111 HOBBY CENTRAL JENKINTOWN, PA 19046 28 TROY RD. BEAVERTON, OR 97005 21 5-884-7555 DELAWARE, OH 43015 503-644-4535 740-363-0381 LIN'S JUNCTION SOUTH CAROLINA TRUMP'S HOBBIES 128 S. LINE ST GREAT ESCAPE WINGS HOBBY SHOP 2401 NW KINGS BLVD. LANSDALE, PA 19446 1426 LAU RENS RD. 17112 DETROIT AVE. CORVALLIS, OR 97330 215-362-2442 GREENVILLE, SC 29607 LAKEWOOD, OH 44107 541 -753-7540 864-235-8320 21 6-221 -5383 LORETTA'S MAIN LINE TRAIN SATURDAYS MARKET MALL HOBBY TOWN USA SLATER'S INC. EUGENE TOY & HOBBY PA ROUTE 230 VERDAE MARKET FAIR 1141 N. MEMORIAL DR. 32 E. 11TH AVE. BETWEEN B & H STS. ON 1 ST AVE. 101 VERDAE BLVD. 11340 LANCASTER, OH 43130 EUGENE, OR 97401 MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057 GREENVILLE, SC 29607 740-654-2204 541 -344-2117 717-944- 2336 864-627-9633
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HOBBY & GARDEN CENTER HOBBY TOWN USA 1710 BYPASS 72 NE HOBBY TOWN USA HULEN BEND VILLAGE TRAIN CENTER NEWPORT CROSSING GREENWOOD, C 29649 1463 ELLIOT AVE. W. S 6080 S. HULEN S1. #105 445 ORIANA RD. #16 864-223-2109 SEAITLE, WA 98119 FORT WORTH, TX 76132 NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23608 206-283-7886 81 7-263-5700 757-890-4515 JUST TRAINS 6971 RIVERS AVE. OLD TOWN HOBBY HOBBY WORLD TOY CRAFT N. CHARLESTON, SC 29406 221 W. RAILROAD AVE. 5658 WESTCREEK DR., #500 8481 CHESAPEAKE BLVD. 843-797- 1793 SHELTON, WA 98584 FORT WORTH, TX 76133 NORFOLK, VA 23518 360-432-1026 817-263-5750 757-587-47 1 0 HOBBY STOP THE GROVE RACING CENTER COLUMBIA CYCLE & HOBBY LARRY'S HOBBIES WALT'S HOBBY SHOP 1808 N. MONROE 939 S. ANDERSON RD. 156-F 1960 EAST 2791 S. CARTER RD. ROCK HILL, SC 29730 SPOKANE, WA 99205 HOUSTON, TX 77073 PETERSBURG, VA 23805 803-327-4121 509-327-1465 281 -443-7373 804-861 -1333
SOUTH DAKOTA SUNSET JUNCTION PAPA BEN'S TRAIN PLACE RAIL YA RD HOBBY SHOP 419 E. SPRAGUE AVE. WHO' S HOBBY HOUSE 2506 SOUTH BLVD. 7547 WILLIAMSON RD. SPOKANE, WA 99202 715 MAIN S1. HOUSTON, TX 77098 ROANOKE, VA 24019 RAPID CITY, SD 57701 509-838-2379 713-523-5600 540-362-1714 605-342-0875 TACOMA TRAINS HOBBY CENTER OF KILLEEN RICK'S HOBBY SHOP 38 18 N. 26TH S1. HOBBY TOWN USA 4104 STAN SCHUETER LOOP #1 6711-B WILLIAMSON RD. TA COMA, WA 98407 DAKOTA PLAZA KILLEEN, TX 76543 ROANOKE, VA 21019 253-756-7517 1007 W. 41sT S1. 254-690-7311 540-362-7033 SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105 CLOVER LEAF 605-339-66 13 BRANCH LINE HOBBIES AWESOME RC & HOBBY 4110 MAIN S1. 104-B PINEBROOK PL. 261 GARRISONVILLE RD. #106 UNION GAP, WA 98903 TENNESSEE LONGVIEW, TX 75601 STAFFORD, VA 22554 509-453-8959 CHAITANOOGA DEPOT 903-234-9932 540-657-1314 3701 RINGGOLD RD. WEST VIRGINIA CHAITANOOGA, TN 37412 T S C MODEL RAILROAD SUPPLIES T S G HOBBIES FOUNTAIN HOBBY CENTER 423-622-0630 711 E. METHVIN WARRENTON CENTER 200 W. WASHINGTON LONGVIEW, TX 75601 251 W. LEE HWY #691 CHARLESTON, WV 25302 SOUTHBOUND TRAINS 903-753-9512 WARRENTON, VA 20186 304-344-1441 1265 COLUMBIA AVE. 540-347-921 2 FRANKLIN, TN 37064 MESQUITE CRAFT & HOBBY NITRO HOBBY & CRAFT CENTER 615-599-5697 2414 E HWY 80 #408 WASHINGTON 104 - 21ST S1. 888-844-4403 MESQUITE, TX 75149 INSIDE GATEWAY NITRO, WV 25143 www.sQuthboundtrains.com 972-285-2930 14725 NE 20TH S1. 304-755-4304 BELLEVUE, WA 98007 HOBBY TOWN USA 425-747-20 16 WISCONSIN DIBBLE'S HOBBIES 2244 N. ROAN S1. #101 SOMMERFELDS' TRAINS & HOBBIES 1029 DONALDSON AVE. JOHNSON CITY, TN 37601 HOBBY TOWN USA 12620 W. HAMPTON AV E. SAN ANTONIO, TX 78828 423-61 0-1 010 CORDATA PLACE BUTLER, WI 53095 210-735-7721 4151 MERIDIAN S1. #106 262-783-7797 HOBBY TOWN USA BELLINGHAM, WA 98226 COMMONS II HOBBY TOWN USA 360-752-2240 HOBBY TOWN USA T R LL PLAZA 8901 TOWN & COUNTRY CR. E RE WAL-MART CENTER 1201 AUSTIN HWY #102 KNOXVILLE, TN 37923 POULSBO PACIFIC 2730 HERITAGE DR. 865-690-1099 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209 25 15 BURWELL DELAFIELD, WI 53018 210-829-8697 BREMERTON, WA 98312 626-646-5711 HOBBY TOWN USA 360-478-2122 2884 WOLF CREEK PKWY SPRING CROSSING HOBBY JUNCTION MEMPHIS, TN 381 33 1420 SPRING CYPRESS RD. EDMONDS HOBBY SHOP 1723 WESTERN AVE. 90 1 -213-2682 SPRING , TX 77373 120 4'" S1. S. EAU CLAIRE, WI 54703 28 1 -353·9484 EDMONDS, WA 98020 71 5-832-4445 HOBBY TOWN USA 425-774-7891 536 N. THOMPSON LN. #J FOCUS, INC. MURFREESBORO, TN 37129 UTAH BROADWAY HOBBIES 75 S. MAIN 615-890-6777 ULTIMATE HOBBIES 2531 BROADWAY FOND DU LAC, WI 54935 588 W. 800 S. EVEREIT, WA 98201 920-922-5999 TEXAS BOUNTIFUL, UT 84010 425-252-61 30 DISCOUNT MODEL TRAINS 801 -298-5664 HOBBY TOWN USA 4641 RATLIFF LN. #150 PARKADE HOBBIES OAK STREET COMMONS SHPG.CTR. ADDISON, TX 75001 223 W. KENNEWICK AVE. 1959 WISCONSIN AVE. WARREN'S TRAIN SHOP 972-93 1-8135 UNION STATION KENNEWICK, WA 99336 GRAFTON, WI 53024 2501 WALL AVE. 509-585-2510 262-377-6666 HOBBY TIME OGDEN, UT 84401 3601 AIRWAY BLVD 801 -627-6900 PACIFIC RAILWAY HOBBIES ENGINEHOUSE SERVICES AMARILLO, TX 791 18 9525 GRAVELLY LAKE DR. 2737 N. PACKERLAND DR. #2-H 806-352-9660 LAKEWOOD, WA 98499 GREEN BAY, WI 54303 HOBBY STOP 253·581 -4453 920-490-4839 327 E. 1200 S. #10 KING'S HOBBY OREM, UT 84058 8810 N. LAMAR BLVD. P F & S RAILWAY SUPPLY N.E.W. HOBBY 801 -226-7947 AUSTIN, TX 78753 560 lONE RD. 1234 S. MILITARY AVE. 512-836-7388 PASCO, WA 99301 GDREEN BAY, WI 54304 MRS HOBBY SHOP 509-266-4384 920-498-2025 280 E. 3300 S. COLLECTIBLE CABOOSE SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84115 601 E. WHITESTONE BLVD. PACIFIC RIM HOBBY GREENFIELD NEWS & HOBBY 801-572-6082 CEDAR PARK, TX 78613 138 W. RAILROAD AVE. 68 15 W. LAYTON AVE. 51 2-259-9494 PORT ANGELES, WA 98362 GREENFIELD, WI 53220 360-457-0794 414-281-1800 www.coliecliblecaboose.com VIRGINIA
SILVER SPIKE HOBBIES CHESTERFIELD HOBBIES, INC. NORTH END TRAIN CENTER JOHN'S HOBBIES 525 N. ELM ST. 13154 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE 12537 LAKE CITY WY. NE 54 N. MAIN S1. DENTON, TX 76201 MIDLOTHIAN, VA 231 13 SEAITLE, WA 98125 HARTFORD, WI 53027 254-383-3914 804-379-9091 206-362-4959 262-673-7454
56 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 SIMPLY TRAINS INC. AUSTRALIA LARRY & PHYL'S HOBBIES HOBBY CONNECTION 975 FRASER DR. 119 1010 W. HOLMES 503 S. GRAND AVE. HOBBYCO PTY., LTD BURLINGTON, ON JANESVILLE, WI 53545 ROTHSCHILD, WI 54474 112, 56 LANCASTER RD 4X8 608-754·9807 715·355-5908 CANADA L7L INGLEBURN, NSW 905-337-8181 AUSTRALIA 2565 IRON RAILS OF KENOSHA JETCO'S HIAWATHA HOBBYS (29) 605-5944 2031 22NO AVE. 1701 SUMMIT AVE. KENOSHA, WI 53140 WAUKESHA, WI 53188 BROUGH DALE HOBBY & PHOTO TRAIN WORLD PTY. LTD 414-552-8075 262·544·4131 1444 GLENORA DR. 624 HAWTHORN RD. LONDON, ON EAST BRIGHTON CANADA N5X 1 V2 MADISON HOBBY STOP PHIL'S HOBBY & CRAFT AUSTRALAI 3187 6622 MINERAL POINT RD. 409 W. MAIN ST. 519-434-0600 (03) 596-6342 WAUTOMA, WI 54982 MADISON, WI 53705 ENGLAND 608-829-3820 920-787-7232 LARK SPURLINE M G SHARP MODELS 712 ALTE RCLIFFE RD. HOBBY JUNCTION RR4, MCRAE RD - BOX 416 WYOMING SHEFFIELD 59 34P 1729 STEPHENSON ST. MERRICKVILLE, ON BIG HORN HOBBIES MARINETTE, WI 54143 CANADA KOG 1 NO ENGLAND 1221 13TH ST. 71 5-732-6333 613-269-3690 (114) 244-7120 CODY, WY 82414 307 -587 -7040 GERMANY JERRY'S BAY VIEW HOBBY www.bighornhobbies.com COSBURN'S HOBBY DEPOT LTD ALL AMERICAN TRAINS 2633 S. KINNICKINNIC AVE. 161 SIMCOE ST. AM NEUMARKT 1 MILWAUKEE, WI 53207 TRAIN SERVICE JUNCTION PETERBORROUGH, ON KAARST 41564 414-482-1 566 357 N. 4TH ST. CANADA K9H 2H6 GERMANY (213) 176-9640 LARAMIE, WY 82072 705-743-0244 TERMINAL HOBBY SHOP 307·745-3531 JAPAN 5601 W. FLORIST AVE. SAKATSU COMPANY, INC. MILWAUKEE, WI 53201 CREDIT VALLEY RAILWAY CO. 3-25-12 YAMAZAKI, BLDG. 2F 414-461 -1050 CANADA 184 QUEEN ST. S. SUGAMO, TOSHIMA-KU, TOKYO TRAINS & SUCH LTD STREETSVILLE, ON JAPAN 170 2604 4TH ST. NW CANADA L5M 1 L3 HOBBY TOWN USA CALGARY, AB 905-826-1306 (33) 949-2893 807 OREGON ST. CANADA T2M 3A 1 OSHKOSH, WI 54902 403-277-7226 920-426-1 840 NEW ZEALAND GEORGE'S TRAINS LIMITED BAY HOBBY SUPPLIES 510 MT. PLEASANT RD. CENTRAL HOBBIES 1344 CAMERON RD. MULLET RIVER & SOUTHERN RAILWAY TORONTO, ON 2845 GRANDVIEW HWY TAU RANGA 414 E. MILL ST. #B CANADA M4S 2 M2 VA NCOUVER, BC NEW ZEALAND PLYMOUTH, W 53073 41 6-489-9783 I CANADA V5M 2E1 920-893-4400 604-431-0771 SWITZERLAND HOBBY JUNCTION EXPRESS TRAINMASTER - WERNER MEER GRAMPA'S TRAIN SHOP VICTORIA SCALE RAIL 1761 CARDINAL 3 HOCKWEIDSTRASSE 939 LAKESHORE DR. 3595 RAVINE WAY DORVAL, QU KILCHBERG CH-8802 RICE LAKE, WI 54868 VICTORIA, BC CANADA H9P 1 Y5 71 5-234-2996 SWITZERLAND CANADA V8X 4Z1 51 4-631 -3504 41-41 -71 5-3666 See your dealer lor Railmodel Journal Books
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The parts, paint and decals you'll need to duplicate these full-size diesels in miniature. The MP15DC is available from Atlas in HO scale and in N scale.
he locomotives in the MPls series were the last of the EMD T switchers. The railroads were now using older road switchers to handle the yards and the small SW series were no longer needed. A few roads wanted a more modern switcher, so EMD produced the MP1 sAC, MP1 sDC and MPlsT between February 1974 and August 1984. Many of the railroads that purchased the MPlsAC or MPlsDC traded in GP7 or GP9 road locomotives, and those trucks were fitted to the new MPlss. The MPlsAC can be "spotted" by its two large open-mesh grilles on the lower front sides of the hood. There's a "Spotting Guide" and roster of the MPlsAC, MP15DC and MP 15T locomotives with color photos of the locomotives for most roads by Louis A. Marre in the December 2005 issue of "The Journal!' There's also a "One-Detail-At-A-Time" feature on the Milwaukee Road's MP1sAC number 436 and 482 diesels in the June 2006 issue.
The Southern purchased 2367 and 2378 as part of number series 2348- 2435 in July 1977. Number 2367 was photographed in Ludlow, Kentucky in March 1981, and 2378 was photographed in May 1980. The Southern added their own touches to the "catalog" MP15DC including a rotary beacon, antenna and bell. They also opted for drop steps in anticipation of operating two or more of the MP 15DCs mUltiple-unit. Scale Model MP1 5DC N Scale: Microscale 60-39 Cal-Scale (division of Bowser Mfg. Co., Inc.), 21 Howard St., Montoursville, HO Scale: Atlas One-Detail-At-A-Time (HO Scale) PA 17754-0322: N Scale: Atlas $1.85/2 sets Step-by-step instructions on how to install 3 - 320 Air hoses 1-419 Windshield wipers 3.50/2 pr. Paint many of these detail parts appeared in 4-421 Air horn 6.95 ea. the June 1989 issue of "The JournaI." Black: Polly Scale 4142170, FloquiI 2.50/set That article is also reprinted in the book 5-43 1 Fuel fi llers 1100 10, Badger Modelflex 1601, 6-432 Filter set (right side) 4.00/2 Scalecoat 10, SMP Accupaint 2, or Pro TUNING & UPGRADING AT HEARN LOCOMOTIVES. Color 400 Cannon & Company, 3947 Freedom Blvd., Aptos, CA 95003: Decals A-Line, Box 2701, Carlsbad, CA 920 18: 7-1551 Cab sunshades $2.95/8 HO Scale: Microscale 87-39 ' Champ 1 - 29200 Windshield wipers $1.85/8 (modified) EH-189 or Walthers 934-77760 2-29216 Chain 2.95/12 in. 5-2156 Fuel tank fi ttings 4.95/set Custom Finishing, 379 Tu lley Rd., Keystone Locomotive WO l'ks, P. O. Box Smokey Va lley Railroad Products, P. O. Orange, MA 01364: J, Pulltney, NY 14874: Box 339, PlantersviJIe, MS 38862: 8 - 113 Antennae $4.95/2 17 - Cab intelior $9.98/set 14 & 19-No. 41 Preformed handrail 9- 195 Wheel slip monitor 4.69/4 and stanchion kit $15.95 (right side) Miniatures by Eric, R.R. 1, Busby, 4-221 Air horn 3.69 ea. Alberta, Canada TOG OHO: Ordering Information: 10-258 MU hoses 5.39/4 sets I8-H18 Grille, SW900 $4. 15 ea. All of these parts are available to any switcher (modified) hobby dealer, so your dealer can order Detail Associates, Box 5357, San Luis for you. If you must order direct, order Obispo, CA 93403: Overland Models, Inc., 3808 W. Kilgore the fu ll package quantities shown and 11-1402 Drop steps $1.50/2 Ave., Muncie, IN 47304: include $5.00 per order for postage or 12-1505 MU stands 1.20/2 4-9006 Air horn $3.50 ea. UPS and handling. 10-1508 MU hoses 2.00/16 8-9050 AnteJlJlae 3.35/2 4-1601 Air horns 1.7512 16-9100 Beacon 3.70 ea. 8 -1805 Antennae 2.25/2 13-9151 Coupler lift bars 2.50/2 2-2210 Chain 2.25/12 in. 10-9351 MU hoses 7.35/4 sets 13-2211 Coupler lift bars 3.50/10 (set of 4) 14-2504 .012-inch-diameter 2.50110 wire (handrails) Precision Scale, 3961 Highway 93 9-2807 Speed recorders 1.50/4 North, Stevensville, MT 59870: (right side) 19- 3935 Short handrail $3.25/20 5-3102 Fuel tank fittings 1.00/2 stanchions (fillers) 19-3937 End handrail 2.00/8 3 -6206 Air hoses 1.25/6 stanchions 1-3968 Windshield wipers 1.2514 Details West, P. O. Box 61, Corona, CA 14-4968 .012-inch-diameter 1.75/6 91718: wire 15-128 Bell $1.25 ea. 10- 39059 MU hoses (4) 1.75/4 8- 157 Antennae 2.25/5 19-39073 Extended-height 3.25120 5 - 166 Fuel fillers 1.00/4 handrail stanchions 7 -188 Cab sunshades 1.00/4 5-39080 Fuel fi llers 1.00/4 (modified) 4 - 39084 Air horn 2.75 ea. 4- 190 Air horn 2.50 ea. 3-39118 Air hoses 1.50/10 10-221 MU hoses 1.95/2 2-48237 Cha in 2.50/10 in. 16-306 Rotary beacon 3.35 ea. 6-432 Filter set (right side) 1.00 ea. The Fruit Growers Express-style 50-foot RBL insulated box cars with 10-foot 6-inch plug doors are now available as part of the new Walth�rs Classic Kits series for $9.98 each. The kits are available in the following road names: Fruit Growers Express, Up, DRGW, BN, CNW, CSXT, Conrail, Golden West and undecorated.
The Pressed Steel Car Company 8,000 gallon tank car is a conversion kit that includes a cast-resin tank with injection-molded plastic frame and detail parts.
Speedwitch Media, 645 Ta nner March Road, Guilford, CT 06437 (www. speedwitch.com) is producing a continuing series of cast-resin freight cars of the fifties including this replica of the Canadian National 36-foot Fowler box cars with 5-foot door openings.
Walthers will release a series of authentic circa-1955 Empire Builder cars and a set of Proto 2000 F7 diesels, with the models arriving monthly between August 2006 and June 2007:
ACF 60-Seat Coach #1209-1214 - $44.98 August P-S "Pass" Series 6-5-2 Sleeper - $44.98 February 2007 ACF Baggage-Mail #37-42 - $44.98 September "Coulee" Series 6-4-1 Observation - $49.98 March 2007 ACF "Ranch" Coffee Shop Lounge #1240-1245 - $44.98 October Budd 46-SeatVista Dome Coach #1320-1335 - $49.98 April 2007 ACF Baggage-Dormitory #1200-1205 - $44.98 November Budd Great Dome View Lounge #1390-95 - $49.98 May 2007 ACF 36-Seat "Lake" Series Diner - $44.98 December Proto 2000 EMD F7 A-B Set w/Sound & DCC $369.00 - June 2007 P-S "River" Series 7-4-3-1 Sleeper - $44.98 January 2007 Proto 2000 EMD F7A-B Set wiStandard DC $269.00 - June 2007
For modelers who want more realism, Walthers will also produce matching Empire Builder cars with decals to add sub lettering for equipment owned by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy or Spokane, Portland & Seattle, available separately: ACF 60-Seat Coach $44.98 P-S 7-4-3-1 Sleeper $44.98 ACF 36-Seat Diner $44.98 ACF Ranch Coffee Shop Lounge $44.98 6-4-1 Observation $49.98 P-S 6-5-2 Sleeper $44.98 Budd 46-SeatVista Dome Coach $49.98
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 63 Pocahontas Models is offering cast-resin replicas of the Norfolk and Western Class G-5 gondola. The kit contains a one-piece body with additional detail to complete the kit. The kit is less trucks and couplers. The kits are $44.95 each with decals but less trucks and couplers plus $6.50 shipping and handling.
Speedwitch Media has a cast-resin replica of the Standard Steel Car Company 50-foot 1 lh-door Automobile box car. The kit is $36.00 with decals but less trucks and couplers. Hart of the South, 3143 Valley Lane, Fa lls Church, VA 22044 HYPERLINK http://www.hartofthesouth.com/ www.Hartofthesouth.com has expanded their line of palm trees and bushes to include the Pa lmetto bushes and saw tooth palmetto trees in this scene. There's an article on the trees March 2004 issue of "The Journal".
Po cahontas Models, LLC, P. O. Box 143 Glenwood, MD 21738 (www.pocahontasmodels.com) produces cast-resin replicas of Norfolk and Western freight cars including this Class B4/B4A 50-foot double-door box car with a one-piece body molding. Kit number 105 (car 52300) is a replica of the Class B4 car and kit number 110 (car number 52466) is a replica of the class B4A cars with different ladder and ends. The kits are $44.95 each with decals but less trucks and couplers plus $6.50 shipping and handling.
64 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 Bachmann will produce 0 scale replicas of the Baldwin-built 2-4-4T Forney locomotives with both inside frames and outside frames. The models are designed to run on HO gauge track (hence, On30) and include massive die-cast metal chassis and superstructures, working valve gear, fully detailed interiors, operating doors and magnetic couplers. Both are Dee equipped. The Forneys will be offered lettered for the Sandy River CSt Rangely Lake or undecorated.
(hooch, Enterprises, P. O. Box 1200, Maple Valley, WA 98038 www.choochenterprises. com) has a series of 25 cast-resin buildings and building-front kits in 0 scale at prices ranging from $70 to $140 for the fa�ade and $30 to $80 for the side walls. "The Davis Building fa�ade (left) is $125 and the Paramount Building fa�ade (right) is $120.
RAILMODEL JOURNAL • NOVEMBER 2006 65 Not Just Another HTH Model ... TWO Why settle for having the same thing as the guy next door? As nice as the current crop of RTR models are, nothing beats doing your own. INFORMATIVE With hundreds of decal sets in our line, we're sure to have something to fit your needs. So go ahead, give MICROSCALE decals a try! BOOKS THE BIG BOOK OF MODEL HO � eM tated... duaU N Me RAILROAD TRACK PLANS, by Robert 87-1262 60-1262 Pennsylvania Railroad - F30-series Flatcars (F30a, d, and e) 87-1263 60-1263 BNSF Railway·Standard-Cab Hood Diesels (2005+) Schleicher, contains 99 87-1265 60-1265 Santa Fe Ice Refrigerator Car Numbers tracks plans, most fo r 87-1266 60-1266 National Railway Equipment (NREX) Lease Fleet Diesels 87-1268 60-1268 Sunkist Packing Houses HO scale but a few fo r MC-4324 60-4324 CSX Diesel Names and "Spirit of... .. Lettering N scale and samples MC-4380 60-4380 BNSF Railway"ACF 2970 Center Flow Covered Hoppers of 0 scale, Sn3, HOn3 MC-4382 60-4382 Southern Pacific Speed Lettered GP3B-2s (ex-CSX) MC-4383 60-4383 BNSF Railway·Switchers and Slugs and even trolley MC-4386 60-4386 Trailer Train / TTX Co. NITX Container Spine Cars and traction layouts. MC-4389 60-4389 Locomotive & Freight Car Reflector Stripes, Yellow MC-4390 60-4390 Locomotive & Freight Car Reflector Stripes, White This 271 -page paper
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Bachmann Tr ains is makingwaves (sound waves, that is) with all-new DCC Sound On Board'M locomotives. Wo rking closely with SoundTraxx®, Bachmann is pleased to introduce engines equipped with Ts unami® DCC sound technology. With offerings in HO, On30, and Large Scale, model railroads will come to life with an extensive range of sound effects and DCC functions. Plus, the dual mode decoders work on both DC and DCC layouts automatically, without any internal switching or user modification.
So fe el the noise. Contact your local hobby retailer to learn more about Bachmann's DCC Sound On Board'" locomotives and our complete line of model railroading products.
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