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F R <> IV'I 1-1 <:> S C::::..A.L E II<.-'-S By Matt Hannes

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FIGURE 17. This TransAmerica model (top) is a stock Walthers model with additional paint features plus some light airbrush weathering. A simulat­ ed repaint spot was painted on the side to add some variety. -Gary Hannes photo

Here are a variety of prototypes merchandise. It wasn't long, however, In this case, CalTier, Fruehauf, Trai 1- for the Walthers HO scale 40- before refrigerated containers came mobile, Hyundai, and Jindo are just a foot containers. Use the photos, into production to handle perishable few examples of container manufactur­ the upgrade notes, paint and goods. The fi rst refrigerated containers ers who use Carrier systems on their decals to produce models that were 20 feet or 40 feet long, 8 feet refrigerated containers. Many of the match both the paint and the wide, and 81/2 feet high. By the early major shipping companies of the world weathering to these prototypes. 1980s, high-cube refrigerated contain­ use Carrier Thinline units in their con­ There's an index of previous arti­ ers were coming into popUlarity. High­ tainer fleets, including Maersk Line, cles on intermodal modeling on cubes offered an extra foot of height, Sea-Land Service, China Ocean pages 16-17 of this issue. which was especially beneficial on Shipping Company, Mitsui O.S.K. refrigerated containers since reefers (as Lines, P&O Containers, and others. they are called) cannot be loaded all The Carrier Thinline unit can oper­ the way to the ceiling in order to facil­ ate on either 220V or 440V power sup­ itate air flow over the contents. An plies, depending on the units configu­ extra foot of height allowed a full 81/2 ration, and can maintain temperatures ontainerization changed feet of goods to be loaded inside while from -25 degrees F to 80 degrees F. the face of freight trans­ still allowing for air circulation. The reefer unit itself cannot supply its pOl"tation forever during the 1960s. own power, so the reefers must have a Containers provided a safer and more Prototypes for Walthers generator attached for road or rail efficient way to transport goods world­ Reefer Containers transport. This can be done by bolting wide by using a transportation medium Walthers' HO scale model is a rep­ the generator to the nose of the con­ (the container itself) that is capable of resentation of a 40-foot high-cube tainer or to the truck chassis under­ being handled on ships, trucks, and reefer with a Carrier "Thinline" refrig­ neath the container (if it is travelling trains worldwide. The container also eration system. The Carrier Thinline piggyback style by rail or on the high­ increased the safety of the merchandise has been in production since the early way). The generator units can usually since the contents of the container are 1980s, and is used by many container operate for about four days without not exposed to handling or outside ele­ manufacturers. Usually, the container refueling, which is adequate for most ments. manufacturer builds only the main con­ rail or highway journeys. Ships and The first containers were dry vans tainer and purchases the refrigeration ports have designated areas for reefer

basically meant for carrying general system from a refrigeration company. containers which have power genera-

6 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 1999 FIGURE 16. The Maersk reefer on the top is a stock Walthers model with only the reefer unit, side sills, and stacking posts painted as described in the text. It was weathered using a wash of 1:10 acrylic black paint, then drybrushed with acrylic earth tones for rust effects and black spots for simulated grease stains on the roof. The Evergreen reefer below it received the same paint add-ons plus a wash of 1:10-dilution acrylic white. The green stacking posts add a unique touch of realism to these containers. -Gary Hannes photo

IISSea Land

FIGURE 7. SEAU 560395-2 is a brand-new Sea-Land Service 40-foot high-cube reefer. Note how even though the container is overall gray, it still has silver side sills. Although not seen in this view, this container does indeed have a Carrier Thinline refrigeration unit. -Gary Hannes photo, June 20, 1998 at Fullerton, California HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-731

tors and cables to connect to the reefers. Figures 1-15 show various pro­ totype 40-foot reefers that can be mod­ eled using the Walthers kits.

Notes on the Walthers Model Walthers' HO scale model is a gen­ erally accurate representation of a modern 40-foot high-cube container. The reason why I say "generally accu­ rate" is that there are so many different types of high-cube reefers out there, it is virtually impossible to produce a FIGURE 11. MOLU 511003-2 is Mitsui O.S.K. reefer built by Fruehauf. Note how the side sills are a model of a specific prototype reefer different shade of silver than the aluminum sides. In addition, although it is somewhat hard to see, with 100 percent accuracy. The accom­ the stacking posts and front end braces are painted grey. This unit happens to have a generator unit panying prototype photos demonstrate bolted to the nose to provide power. -Ed McCaslin photo, August 1993, North Platte, Nebraska HO Scale Decals: None known (Walthers has a similar pre-painted model)

RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 1999 7 FIGURE 1. MAEU 534228-2 is an older high­ cube reefer built by Nippon Trailmobile in 1987. This reefer is about as weathered as they come. Note how the stacking posts and edges around the bolt-on refrigeration system are painted grey, whereas the top and bottom side sills are silver. These paint features are lacking on the MAERS� Walthers model, and adding them provides tremendous realism. -Gary Hannes photo, October 15, 1995 at Brea, California HO Scale Decals: None known (Walthers has pre-painted models)

FIGURE 3. TRIU 852148-2. Th isTriton 40-foot reefer was built in 1990 by Nippon Fruehauf. Note the difference in position of the refrigeration unit on the front of the container-the previous Maersk boxes have high-mounted refrigeration units, whereas this one has a low-mounted unit (compare the distance between the roofline and the top of the refrigeration unit). -Gary Hannes photo, July 20, 1994 at Portland, Oregon HO Scale Decals: None known

FIGURE 2. MAEU 570354-9. A close-up view of the Carrier Transicold refrigeration unit on a brand-new Maersk line reefer. Note the minor variations in paint arrangements on this reefer unit when compared to the Maersk reefer in Figure 1. The R-134a specification denotes the type of refrigerant used in the system. -Ed McCaslin photo, October 16, 1993 at Long Beach, California FIGURE 4. TOLU 590343-3. This Trans Ocean Ltd. 40-foot reefer has the same refrigeration system mounting configuration as the previous Triton container, yet this one has a different side panel design. -Gary Hannes photo, July 20, 1994 at Portland, Oregon HO Scale Decals: None known (Walthers has a similar pre-painted model)

FIGURE 5. GCEU 663922-7 is a newer Genstar 40-foot reefer built by Fruehauf. Genstar was founded in 1981 and has been owned by GE since 1986. -Gary Hannes photo, July 20, 1994 at Portland, Oregon HO Scale Decals: None known

8 RAILMODELJOURNAL· MAY 1999 FIGURE 6. ICSU 591277-7 is a TransAmerica Leasing reefer built by Hyundai. Compare it with the Tra nsAmerica Leasing reefer in the title photo which was built by lindo Industries. -Ed McCaslin photo, May 22, 1993 HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-703

FIGURE 8. CBHU 293389-8 is one of China Ocean Shipping Company's attractive new Hyundai reefers. It is a very close match to the Walthers model. -Gary Hannes photo, June 23, 1989 at Brea, California HO Scale Decals: None known (Walthers has a similar pre-painted model)

major shipping companies, Hyundai (who builds many of its own containers) operates several types of refrigeration systems in its reefer fleet. The container in the foreground has a distinctive Sabroe system, while the one behind it has a Carrier Thinline unit. These containers are plugged into power outlets in the curb behind them to run the refrigeration systems while they set in the terminal. -Gary Hannes photo, January 26, 1996 at Long Beach, California HO Scale Decals: None known (Walthers has a similar pre-painted model)

FIGURE 9. FSCU 561202-9. Florens is a new container leasing company and is part of the casco group. This Hyundai reefer is essentially identical to its COSCO cousin in Figure 8. -Gary Hannes photo, June 20, 1989 at Brea, California HO Scale Decals: None known

RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 1999 9 FIGURE 15. APLU 598041. The American President Lines 40-foot reefer shown here is an older Hyundai design built in 1989. It uses a Thermo-King refrigeration system that appears to have been swapped in from another contain­ er. This container shows the effects of years of hard service as evidenced by the overall heavy weathering and the patches on the side. -Gary Hannes photo, December 3, 1994 at Brea, California HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-487

FIGURE 12. TRLU 193801 is typical of the common prototypes for the Walthers reefer con­ tainers. -Gary Hannes photo, June 18, 1995 at Long Beach, California HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-703

FIGURE 13. EMCU 510755-5 is one of Evergreen Line's newer reefers, many of which were built by Evergreen's own factory in Ta iwan. Most of the new Evergreen reefers operate Mitsubishi refrigeration systems. The green stacking posts and front end panel are a must for any scale model. -Gary Hannes photo, September 25, 1994, at Brea, California HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-877

FIGURE 14. TSGU 103863-0. Dole's 40-foot reefers are a favorite among railfans and model­ ers, although modeling one of these particular containers is quite a stretch with the Walthers model. Unfortunately, Dole prefers standard­ height reefers, which is a major discrepancy between it and the Walthers model. In addition, the container shown here was built by Morteo Soprefin in Italy, and uses a side panel design unlike any other major builders. -David Casdorph photo HO Scale Decals: Microscale MC-4043 (is sim­ ilar)

10 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 1999 this. For example, many reefers have models; once again, the appearance of paint with a rag by dabbing it lightly more side panels, or a different side si II these sills will vary greatly depending across the sides. This wi 11 leave a small rivet pattern, or a different side vent on the amount of use the container has amount of paint around the rivets and position, just to name a few variations. been in, so any shade of silver can be in the various grooves which helps to Although these differences are signifi­ appropriate depending on the age of highlight these details. You can apply cant, they are almost impossible to the container you want to represent. several different colors of "washes" in change on the model due in part to the Some refrigerated containers have this manner if you desire. intricate kit-converting required to grey stacking posts on the ends. This The "fine" weathering is next. This change them and the fact that there are varies from manufacturer to manufac­ includes dry brushing some rust streaks currently no add-on or replacement turer and company to company, so con­ on the stacking posts and around the detail parts available for reefer contain­ sult prototype photos when determin­ corner castings. r used various mixes ers on the model railroad market. ing whether or not to add this feature. I of acrylic earth tones to achieve this. Thus, I will not dwell upon modifying painted the stacking posts grey on my Another neat weathering feature that is the model's design to fit a specific pro­ Maersk (Figure 16) and TransAmerica commonly overlooked is grease spots totype. Rather, I will concentrate on (Figure 17) models by masking them on the roofs. These are left on almost sharing ways to make the model as a first and then carefully painting them every container by the overhead cranes whole look more realistic. with Testors Flat Grey by hand (see that handle them at loading facilities. I Figures J 6 and 17). Evergreen paints used a cotton swab dipped in acrylic Upgrading the Walthers the stacking posts of its refrigerated black paint to simulate this. The Model containers green, so on my Evergreen strength of the black can be adjusted by Although Walthers' 40-foot reefer models I used the same technique thinning the paint. I carefully dabbed a comes decorated in many colorful using Floquil Burlington Northern little paint on with one end of a cotton paint schemes, there are still several Green paint. The front edges of the swab, and then used the clean end to simple things that modelers can do to containers may be grey as well lightly smear in the spot. The models enhance the realism of the model. (depending on the prototype), so these look most realistic when the grease These extra steps can be completed can be painted in the same way. spots are varied in size and intensity. without any major modifications to the At this point, if you so desire, you The results are shown on my Maersk model and require just a little paint and may want to add additional decals to reefer (Figure 16). weathering. First, all Carrier reefer the model. Microscale set MC-4117 These same techniques can be used units are painted a medium blue color. contains container builders plates, on undecorated models after you have Just painting the reefer unit will make height warnings, and refrigeration unit painted and decaled them in the the model look quite a bit better. If you decals. Refer to prototype photos for scheme you desire. The only thing to are skilled with a paint brush, use the correct placement since it will vary remember is that many of the decal sets smallest brush you feel comfortable from container to container. After this out there are made for dry van contain­ with and paint the Carrier reefer unit a is complete, lightly coat the model ers, so the reporting mark numbers and medium blue color, using the photos of with your favorite decal sealant ISO type code will have to changed the Carrier units as a guide. You can (DullCote, Micro Flat, etc.). through some creative cutting and also choose to mask the front of the splicing of decals. Use prototype pho­ container appropriately and airbrush it Weathering Containers tos to determine the correct number for blue. For the blue color, I used Testors Now it is time for some weathering. a 40-foot refrigerated container for Gloss Blue enamel and painted them Refrigerated containers often do not each particular roadname. If you can­ by hand using number O. and number get as dirty as standard dry box con­ not find any, many companies number 00 brushes. Since the actual shade of tainers, so a little weathering will go a their 40-foot reefers in the 500000 blue varies depending on production long way on these models. The best series, so this would be a good number batches and inevitable effects of thing to do is to lightly spray the mod­ to use (although it is not always the weathering, you can substitute any els with a diluted mixture of grey. I case). For a 40-foot high-cube reefer other manufacturer's medium blue to used Floquil SP Dark Grey on mine. like the Walthers model, the ISO type create the shade you desire. You can adjust the intensity by chang­ code should be 4532. The next step is to paint the roof ing the dilution factor. I recommend Your containers are now ready for and the side sills silver. This is another trying the mixture on a white piece of service. Hopefully you will find that feature of most refrigerated containers, plastic first to make sure the color is the extra time and effort put into and one that will embellish the satisfactory before shooting the model. upgrading the models has paid off well. Walthers model. The easiest way to do An additional light coat of diluted I would like to express my gratitude to this is to mask the sides while leaving brown can be added if you so desire. Gary Hannes, Ed McCaslin, and David only the upper and lower side sills up Another neat weathering technique is Casdorph for their excellent photo con­ to each of the stacking posts exposed. to make a mixture of highly diluted tributions. Recognition is also due to Refer to the accompanying prototype (1: to paint-thinner ratio) water-based Russ Bellinis for providing informa­ photos for specific placement of the earth tone color and to brush this gen­ tion regarding the Carrier Thinline masks. Paint these sills and the roof sil­ erously up and down the sides. refrigeration system. ver. I used Testors Gloss Silver on my Immediately wipe off the bulk of the RMJ RAILMODELjOURNAL· MAY 1999 11 ------[PASSENGER CAR MODELING] ------

By V.S. Roseman

The Con-Cor HO scale model is a reproduction of cars similar to the Santa Fe's Pullman-built dome-lounge cars built for Super Chief service. The famous "Turquoise Room" cafe was located in one of these cars. This Con-Cor HO scale model has been upgraded with thin black lines around the windows to make the recessed windows appear more like the prototype's flush windows. The underbody was detailed with air conditioning, battery boxes and other parts, window shades were added to the interior and IHC diaphragms fitted to the ends.

The last sleeping cars built in the United States were the Budd-built Siumbercoaches like this 24-8 car shown in colors. The Con-Cor HO scale model represents the ex-Burlington Northern "Silver Siesta" car. It has been upgraded with IHC diaphragms.

he trip getting to the rai lroad station may have been a hot sweaty mat­ ter, but now you can ride in cool comfort, possibly sipping mineral water or whatev­ er might be your favorite cool drink as you speed along toward your destination, looking up at white puffy clouds sai ling by in the cerulean blue sky: watch the sun­ set on the prairie or step downstairs (or is it below decks?) and have a snack in the chuck wagon-for this is some of what it

12 RAILMODELjOURNAL' MAY 1999 The interior diagram for the 24 duplex-8 double room Siumbercoach similar to Con-Cor's HO scale model. Upper Room in Night Configuration �

Lower Room in Night Configuration � meant to ride in the of a crack long distance train like one of the Burlington Zephyrs. This, the final install­ ment in the series, tells a little about the coming of dome cars, dome observation cars-nightclubs on wheels used in ser­ vice on many of the nation's finest trains. Several types are available, but do you know what the popular plastic models represent? Modeling Dome Lounges With the railroad-riding public buying more cars than ever before in the postwar period, and wi th the com i ng of the A Duplex-Roomette 1959 in Northern Pacific service. Interstate Highway system and other improved roads, there was less passenger revenue for the railroads every year. The J railroads did fight back with beautiful new trains, and some roads introduced dome cars. Invented by the Burlington Railroad, the dome was an upper level completely glazed in (and air conditioned) to provide 360-degree views for passen­ gers. Known as Vista-Domes, Astra Domes and by similar other names to attract attention, the body of the car held sleepi ng accommodations, or sometimes coach seats while the space under the dome held attractive cafes ranging from The Con-Cor HO scale corrugated-side lightweight observation car lettered to match the Western informal chuck wagon cuisine on western Pacific's "Silver ." The prototype car was one of several Budd-built 3 double bedroom-l draw­ runs, such as Western Pacific/Rio Grande ing room (with shower!)-dome-buffet-observation cars built for the trains. and Burlington on their Cali:iornia Zephyr, to posh clubs on the Super Chief side prototypes seen on Union Pacific designed compact sleeping accommoda­ In HO and N scales, Con Cor offers a trains such as the City of Los Angeles in tions, but only Budd ever got the chance Budd dome coach similar to the both HO and N scale. Probably the ulti­ to build these cars. In 1956 Budd intro­ Burlington, Western Pacific and Rio mate fo rm of this luxurious car is the duced a new car design that was an Grande cars as used on the California dome-observation. The California Zephyr improvement on the Duplex sleepers Zephyr and later found in Amtrak service. and top trains on Canadian Pacific also (illustrated in the October 1998 issue of Canadian Pacific and Wabash also had had these cars. Con-Cor has an HO scale "The Journal"). Budd dubbed these cars cars similar to these corrugated stainless­ model of the plan 9S II, diagram 224, 3 "Slumbercoaches" and the first orders steel prototype dome cars. The Brass Car double bedroom- I drawing room-bu1fet­ were for cars with 24 single and 8 double Sides Co. makes an HO scale conversion dome-observation car. Brass Car Sides spaces for operation on the Missouri for the smooth-sided Northern Pacific makes HO and N scale conversion sides Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio, and the Budd dome cars. to convert the Con-Cor models into repli­ Northern Pacific. The Slumbercoach had Con-Cor also offers a Pullman cas of the Union Pacific dome-diner and small duplex rooms utilizing the entire Standard dome car in HO scale having flat mid-train dome-lounge cars that were loading gauge of the car, with the familiar "glass" instead of the curved glass of the later used by . duplex-style up and down room setups Budd products. This car re presents those designed to sell for coach fare plus only a running on Santa Fe's Super Chief and Modeling Siumbercoaches small supplement. having the famous "Turquoise Room" In spite of the addition of luxurious Considering that rates for convention­ club in the section of the car beneath the lounges and fast scheduling of trains by al Pullman accommodations included dome. Model Power has a similar, but the railroads, the problem with first class both a Pullman accommodation charge in shorter-than-scale-Iength car in N scale sleeping accommodations was that the addition to a first class railroad ticket rate, made by Trix. rai lroads were not able to earn enough for the Slumbercoach room was often half the The IHC/Rivarossi offers the each berth to make the operation really fare of a Pullman Roomette. These cars American Car and Foundry-built smooth- pay its expenses. Both Pullman and Budd served up through the early Amtrak era

RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 13 " 'J,\ __ r) \ S r'l.. ...J J" .-'J� \J r':_LJ � r)1 rv' , \J J 1 JJJ !J.!.J1 \ ��� I J J\J '.J r' and were always very popular. In Amtrak shiny passenger cars until all of the little miles as J write this article; this morning days they would sell out months in shortline locals were ru nning with mod­ I have seen a string of them on their way advance for any particular train. More ern equipment. [n fact, the famous long­ out to Pittsburgh mixed in with newer information on Siumbercoaches can be distance trains were being discontinued Amtrak cars. fo und in White's AMERICAN RAIL­ as their passengers were now fl ying in To day, the descendants of Pullman ROAD PA SSENGER CAR. Constel lations and Boeing 707s. The cars are the newly designed s leepers on Con-Cor makes an HO scale plastic streamlined equipment was passed down Amtrak. It is often amusing to notice model of these cars (plan 9540 diagram to the next mainline express still running. details in these cars that came right down 302) and it needs only an interior, window By the 60s, many trunk lines had only from old Pu llman designs and, in a few shades and whatever underbody and end one all-stops local remaining, which cases, it seems that the designers should details you like for your cars. In the case of would then be running with fa ncy cars have taken a look at some Pullmans models made with deep recessed win­ intended for crack named trai ns. White's before they sat down at the drafting table dows, I paint the edge thickness of the AMERICAN RAILROAD PA SSEN­ to plan these cars. window opening black to help give the GER CAR deals with this subject in great illusion that the windows are flush with the depth. Researching Your Own sides as on the prototypes. I have ridden in In the last years of the '60s it became Passenger Car Models Siumbercoaches with silver-grey shades, uneconomical for many rai lroads to For additional research on Pullman but these may have varied from road to maintain service. At one time, cars or on the company, there are a num­ road. The addition of shades improves the several trains a day would use a central ber of sources available. The Smithsonian model's appearance. Cutting down the commissary and justified its existence. Institution in Washington, D.C. has the ends so they are flat and adding IHC Budd But by the time there were only one or complete Pullman car collection and diaphragms improves the ends, but one two diners on a railroad, it paid to hire makes pri nts available at what they have could use the ends cut off a Rivarossi Pullman to operate the dining cars. This quoted to me as the "$ 10-15 range." Budd coach model to replace the flat unde­ helped Pullman survive until 1968 when Remember that you will need both sides tailed ends of the Con-Cor model. the company fi nally closed its doors, only of the car in question. In 1961, New York Central requested three years short of the fo rmation of But how can you determine which that Budd convert some stainless 22 Amtrak. cars you will need? At swap meets you Roomette cars into Slumbercoaches: the Part of the reason Amtrak came about can often fi nd copies of the Official result as the 16 single-IO double was that the declining ridership in first ;' Register of Passenger Tr ain Equipment. Slumbercoach cars. class sleeping cars made it impossible for The periodicals were published one or All Slumbercoach rooms had a com­ the rai lroads to keep justifying the two times a year up through recent times. fortable bed (double rooms had a little money-losing service. Amtrak began Each railroad that has passenger train ser­ more floor space and a second bed) a with the best of the rai lroads' passenger vice has an individual section, and most fo ld-up sink, fo ld-down commode that cars, mostly Budd and post-1954 Pullman of the Pullman cars are noted, many of fu nctioned as a second seat, mirror and Standard all-stainless-steel cars. These these by name and by car type_ In this all the other little niceties of a much more became the when new cars way you can determine the kinds of cars expensive Pullman Roomette, and even were ordered by Amtrak. your favorite road ran in a specific year. had an advantage; you could use the com­ Back issues previous to the Pullman mode at night with the bed down, while Where Did They Go? breakup in 1948 would not list Pullman­ in a Pullman Roomette you had to fo ld up The patented process of Shotwelding owned equipment including most of the the bed to use the toilet. permitted the joining of stainless steel sleeping and other first class cars. Although designed with the coach parts and allowed the series production of In some cases, the Official Guide to passenger in mind, some railroads treated the gleaming cars that the Railroads, which was published Siumbercoach riders as Pullman class never needed painting. As this method of monthly for railroad ticket offices and with some first class privileges. (And construction was not available to the travel agents, would include the specific sometimes with Pullman's higher prices.) other Cal-builders, conventional steels types of cars that ran on a particular train. [f it had not been for the decline of traffic were used In their construction. Unfortunately, since these were only used on the rai lroads by the time these cars Passenger car operator and expert fo r a month, they were on very thin were introduced, there probably would Howard Samlson points out that dissimi­ newsprint which is NOT acid free: old have been many more of them. lar materials such as aluminum and steel copies of this publication often self­ On trips to the west, T would always were used in structural parts of their cars, destructed, making the surviving copies book a Slumbercoach room out of New and these broke down due to electrolytic increasingly rare and expensive. York. When I would speak to first class action. There is a nice selection of books passengers at my table in the dining car, Only the outside of American Car written on the subject of Pullman cars, the subject of what kind of rooms we all Foundry and Pu llman Standard pre- 1954 but most are out of print. They are often had would come up: Invariably my new cars was stainless steel, with the sides available at swap meets or advertised for acquaintances would chuckle at the idea clipped to the structural walls and backed sale in the classified section of the proto­ of a little coach room and would want to with insulation. Water would enter any type railroad magazi nes. The books see my bargain accommodation: Seeing seams and would be soaked up by the SOME CLASSIC TRAINS and MORE how nice the room actually was, and at insulation, keeping it moist right next to CLASSIC TRAINS by Arthur Dubin pro­ such a low price, they would usually conventional steel structural parts and vide very interesting reading about a stomp off muttering "Next time WE'LL causing massive corrosion over the years. number of fa mous named trains, and take a Siumbercoach room 1 " When Amtrak inspected these cars for there are photos of a number of different possible purchase in 1971, most of them Pullman cars, diners, lounges and coach­ Pullman in the Twilight Years, were on their way to being useless or es . These books show you what each car the Sixties were already beyond any economically in some of the fa mous trains looked like. It is not commonly realized that the feasible repair. At least some of the old Ralph Barger's two volumes, A CENTU­ rai lroads did not simply keep buying new Heritage cars are still running up the RY OF PULLMAN CARS, (Volume I is

14 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 The interior diagram for the Budd-built 3 double bedroom-l drawing room (with shower!)-dome-buffet-observation cars built for the California Zephyr trains. Porter 3 Double Bedrooms: A, B, C Drawing Room Buffet Serving Bar Staircase to Dome D with Shower

Ramp Down Ramp Down

an alphabetical list and Vo lume 1I covers the Pu llman Palace cars) help to classify Pullman cars by name and plan, but not by diagram number. Less complete than the above, but useful for the years 1950 and 196 1 are the LIST OF CARS in 1950 and 1961 editions published The cars that Budd built for the Canadian Pacific differed only slightly from the California Zephyr by WayneI' Publications. These lists iden­ observation cars. tify cars in alophabetical order indicating the plan number, diagram, owning rail­ road and air conditioning system used. The 1961 edition even indicates the truck types used and has an illustrated set of diagram forms indicating the space lay­ out for every type of car in use in 1961. These are very inexpensive and are either in print currently or are available at swap meets. One of the best sources of Pullman information for modelers is the PA SSEN­ GER CAR CATALOG, PULLMAN OPERATED EQUIPMENT, 1912-1949 by William Kratville. Unfortunately this is long out of print and old copies are quite expensive when they do surface. This book indicates lot numbers for each type of car and provides fioorplans of virtual­ ly every type of car operated by Pullman up to the end of the heavyweight period. The interior of the dome on the "Silver Crescent." All of the variations of window types are plainly illustrated with hundreds of pho­ tos, usually showing both sides of the car (an essential before trying to build a model). In my opinion, a good starting point fo r any research on passenger cars is John White's two-volume set THE AMERI­ CAN RAILROAD PASSENGER CAR, published by Johns Hopkins Press. The PULLMAN PA INT AND LETTER ING NOTEBOOK, by Arthur Dubin, pub­ lished by Kalmbach, also includes a wealth of Pullman and passenger car information. There are other publications that are equally useful for modeling Pullman cars available at hobby retailers or from the specialty book dealers. RMJ The cars are the modern successors to the Pullman sleeping cars.

RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 1999 15 [EXPERIE ] ------____ r------NCE PREVIOUS ARTICLES THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONFOR ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE (ON THE PA GES INDICATED). MODELING -loading from dock to ship, by Bernard Modeling Hi-Level passenger trains on the Santa Fe and CARS AND EQUIPMENT Kempinski, May 1998. Amtrak in all eras. by Robert Wright. May 1998. MD&W 48-foot containers from Walthers kits, by Brian Building heavyweight Pullmans from MDC's wood-era kits Kreilllcndahi. June 1998. and I HC/Rivarossi 12-1 Pullmans. by V.S. Roseman. (A rTicle appear.l· Oil pages 6-1/ �rThis isslle.) UPS -lO-foot drop-framc van from Railpowcr's HO scale June 1998. 50-foot piggyback Ilat cars and trailer prototype photos, kit, by Brian Kreimendahl, September 1998. Results of the passenger car kit " Want List" from the sur­ with model and decal sources. in color, July and Modeling the Pines-built 45-foot intermodal trailers in HO vey in the December 1997 issue, September 1998. September 1989. or N scale from Atlas Models, by Brian Kreimendahl, Modeling heavyweight duplex cars and li2htwei2ht corru­ Athearn HO scale 50-foot piggyback l1at car and 24-foot November 1998. gated and smooth-side cars in HO scale from" Rivarossi Stainless steel 48 and 53-foot utility reefer trailers operated tmiler upgmae fO matd, B&O prototype, October 1989. and Con-Cor kits and brass car sides pans, by V. S. B&O 53-loot 6-inch 11.t cars and 24- and 33-foot trailer by Stevens Transport from A-Line kits, by- Ed Roseman, October 1998. photos and equipment diagrams. October 1989. McCaslin, December 1998. Updates to Modeling Passenger Cars. by Pat Wider. and by Prototype photos for Walthers 1-10scale " Piggypacker"' XTRA Corporation 45-foot trailers from Ati

16 RAILMODELjOURNAL' MAY 1999 1549, 40-foot chemical (propane) as Skelgas, Micro-Trains steps, brake wheels. wheelsets and body­ Upgrading Walthers N scale Thrall intcrmodal well cars with mount couplers. plus brush-on pastel chalk weathering. Gold Medal Models etched-metal walkways, steps and UTLX, by Frank Hodina. July 1989. February 1993. graiJirons, June 1996. 1549, 40-foot chemical tank car as CGTX car, by Rich Part IV. on upgrading the Precision Masters 54-foot covered Upgrading MDC/Roundhouse three-bay rib-side and offset­ Gher, November 1993. hoppers with shaded-in roofwalk details, Micro-Trains side hoppers with lowered bodies and Micro-Trains cou­ 1549. 40-foot chemical tank car. seven prototypes. brake wheels. wheclsets and couplers, with the Precision plcrs, August 1997. September 1989. Master body-mount coupler adapters. May 1993. Upgrading KalO USRA Heavy 2-8-2 locomotives 10 match 1570, 40-1'001 single-dome tank car prototypes and kit-con­ Part V. on upgrading any of the MDC (Roundhouse) 50-foot Southern and Burlington prototypes, October and versions for two cars, by Richard Hendrickson, August cars or reefers with Micro-Trains body-mount couplers, I'\ovembcr 1997. 1996 brake wheels & wheelsets, July 1993. Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad L- I 2-8-2 with GHQ's 1900. 55-foot ACF CF5250 covercd hopper as Honey­ Part VI. on upgrading the Atlas or Bachmann 55-foot Center cast-metal conversion kit for Kala's Mikado, June 1998. mead ACFX 56194, by Bob Rivard, November 1992. Flow covered hoppers with Micro-Trains body-mount Upgrading Kato's factory-painted GE C44-9W diesel with 1900, 55-foot ACF CF5250 covered hoppers, prototypes couplers. low-profile wheelsets and brake wheels and details and new decals, by Bill Pearce, July 1998. ("Car Spotters Guide" series), by James Eager, Plano etched-metal roof\valks, August 1993. Upgrading Model Power 40-foot box cars 10 duplicate 1920- November 1994. Part VII, on upgrading Micro-Trains box cars or reefers with 1923 AAR 40-foot single-door box cars, by Keith 1974, 89-foot two-door box car kits, the prototypes (by body-mounted couplers and (where applicable) Plano Kohlmann, August 1998. SCOIt Chatfield) and kit upgrades (by Mark Ala), etched-metal roofwalks, September 1993. Upgrade Kato's GE Dash 9-44CW to match BNSF proto­ January 1994. Part VIII. on installing Micro-Trains couplers on diesel loco­ types. by Buzz Lcnander, September 1998. 1974, 89-foot two-door box car converted 10 60-foot car, motives. October 1993. Upgrade InterMountain's PFE R-40-23 reefers, by Keith by Robert Schleicher. February 1990. Part IX. on upgrading Con-Cor's extended-vision cupola Kohlmann, September 1998. 1974, 89-foot two-door box cars repainted and weathered by caboose with Micro-Trains couplers and finer ladders and Upgrade E-R Models and Model Power bay window railings. November 1993. (A conversion with a complete Mike Budde, March 1996. cabooses with Micro-Trains ladders, railings, wheelsets chassis appeared in the July 1994 issue.) 1985, 89-foot fo ur-door box car as EL 923 10, by Te rry and couplers, January 1999. Part X. on upgrading MDC/Roundhouse N scale tank cars Stuan, June 199 1. Kit-Conversion and upgrade for InterMountain's 50-foot with Plano (or Gold Medal Models) etched-metal plat­ 2000. 20 15 and 2090, 86-foot container and trailer fiat cars. box car to a Pennsy X-38 car in N scale by Kcith forms, ladders and walkways with Micro-Trains steps the prototypes, March 1992 and May 1995. Kohlmann, February 1999. and low-profile wheelsets, February 1994. 2000. 89-foot fiatcars kit-converted into open auto rack Upgrade Kato's EMD GP50 to match a Santa Fe prototype, Part XI, on upgrading Micro-Trains nat cars or gondolas cars, by Mike Buclcle. August 1998. by Bill Pearce, February 1999. with body-mounted couplers. low-prolile whcelset� and 2025. 40-foot containers prototypes used by OOCL. by 40-foot AAR 1932 box car kit-conversion and upgrades simulated wood-grain decks. May 1994. David Casdorph, October 1998. from Model Power reercr models, by Keith Kohlmann. Part XII. on upgrading Con-Cor extended-vision cabooses 2050, 20-foot containers prototypes used by OOCL, by with Micro-Trains chassis, couplers and ladders. July April 1999. David Casdorph, October 1998. 1994. (A similar conversion, with only new ladders, Union Pacific cabooses in N scale from Golden West 2090, 40-foot steel grain-loading box car kit conversion to wheelsets and couplers, appeared in the February 1993 Models kits, by Bill Pearce, May 1999. Santa Fe 22400, March 1991. issue.) 5050, 50-foot single-door box car (as a " stand-in"), March Part XIII, on upgrading Bachmann's extended-vision UPGRADING AT HEARN 1990. caboose with Micro-Trains caboose chassis trucks, cou­ FREIGHT CARS 5050, 50-foot single-door box car (as prototype IC 33682), plers and ladders, September 1994. (Article appears all pages 44-46 oI lhis issue.) June 1990. Part XIV, on upgrading the Bachmann four-wheel caboose 5070, 50-foot double-door exterior-post ("Rail-box") box with Micro-Train couplers and (an optional) new body, (The lirst four-digit Humbcr is the Athearn undccoratcd kit part number.) cars, the prototypes, February 1992. October 1994. 5230, 40-foot double-sheathed box cars, the prototypes, by Part XV, on upgrading the Con-Cor auto rack cars with 1200, 40-foot single-door steel box car as Pennsy X-37, by Martin Lofton, February 1994. etched-metal side panels and Micro-Trains trucks and Curt LaRue, September 1990. 5300, PS three-bay 54-foot 4,740-cubic-foot-capacity cov­ couplers. November 1994. 1200, 40-foot box car underframe upgrading, May 1991. ered hopper, the prototypes (as a "Car SpOilers Guide"), Part XVI, upgrading Atlas or Vlicro-Trains two-bay Center 1200, 40-foot box car kit-conversion to double-door as by James Eager, January & July 1991. Flow CF2980 cars with body-mounted Pennsy class X-26C, by Tom Meacham, August 1992. 5300, PS three-bay 54-foot 4,740-cubic-foot-capacity cov­ couplers. etched-metal roofwalks and new wheelsets, 1200, 40-foot single-door box cars, the prototypes and January 1995. ered hopper upgrading with wire details, as Union paint and decal information, August 1996. Upgrading N scale freight cars with inked-on shadows to Equity TCAX 60660, by Bob Rivard, May 1996. 1200, 1941 AAR 10-foot 6-inch interior height, 40-foot sin­ make molded-on grabirons and ladders appear to be sep­ 5300, PS three-bay, 54-foot, 4,740-cubic-foot-capacity cov­ gle-door cars with 5/5 Dreadnaught ends, March 1997. arate wirc parts, April 1995. ered hopper repainted as Central Soya PTLX 33793. by 1200, 40-foot box car Westrail Kit upgrades, February 1995. Part XVII. upgrading Atlas 50-foot FGE box cars with W. Te rry Stuart, July 1996. 1285, bay window caboose (as a "Car SpOilers Guide"), by etched-metal steps, platforms, brake wheels and Micro­ 5300. PS three-bay 54-foot 4,740-cubic-foot-capacity cov­ Jim Eager, September. OClOber, November and Trains couplers, June 1995. ered hopper as Milwaukee GWIX 97802 repaint car. by Deccmber 1996 and January 1997. Pm1 XVIII, upgrading Atlas PS-2 two-bay covered hoppers Mike Rose, October 1997. 1]09. 1941 AAR IO-foot 6-inch interior height, 50-foot with Gold Medal Models roofwalks, Micro-Trains cou­ 5300, PS three-bay, 54-foot, 4,740 cubic-foot capacity cov­ double-door cars with 5/5 Dreadnaught ends, by Richard plers and weathering, August 1995. ered hopper as Welch Grain 388499 1. by Mike Daniels, Hendrickson. OClober 1995 and March 1996. Note: Parts I through IX of this series also appeared in the September 1998. book, THEJOURNAL OF N SCA LE MODELING. 1336. 50-foot exterior-post box car kit-conversion to dou­ 5300, PS three-bay, 54-foot, 4,740 cubic-foot capacity cov­ Adding shadow details to simulate wire grab irons and lad­ ble sliding doors, by Bob Rivard, June 1994. ered hopper heavily-weathered with rust as PLCX 1634. ders on 40-foot box cars, August 1995. 1349, 40-foot nat car upgrading, by Richard Hendrickson, by Mike Rose, November 1998. Derail-proofing Con-Cor's 'Fuel Foiler' intermodal artiClI­ August 1993. 5360, Wide Vision caboose (as a "Car Spotters Guide" ). by lated spine cars, September 1995. 1399, SO-foot piggyback nat car upgrading, by Gregory Jim Eager, October 1995. Upgrading Atlas, Delaware Valley or Bachmann covered hop­ LaRocca, October 1989. 5400, 34-foot two-bay offset-side kit PROFILE pcrs with wire handrails and end supports, November 1995. 1399, 50-foot nat car kit-converted into rack cars to trans­ and upgrade, by Ed Hawkins, March 1999 Correct-scale handrails and stanchions, the easy way, for any port welded rails, by Ray Meyer, May 1999. 5447, 34-foot rib-side hopper. as Pennsy Class N scale , by Bill Pearce, February 1996. 1449, 40-foot pulpwood nat car, kit-conversion to accurate H-3 1 , by Ed Bley, July 1 99 1. Adding roof hatch detail to Atlas, Delaware Valley or mociel, by Larry Denton, October 1993. 5460, 57-foot steel reefer, the prototypes (as a "Car Bachmann covered hoppers, May 1996. 1520, 62-foot lank car (wilh walkway removed), by Bob Spotters Guide" ), by James Eager, December 1993. Converting the Kato SD40 and Bachmann or Con-Cor Rivard, August 1992. 5910, five-unit Gunderson "Maxi-3" intermodal well cars. SD40-2 into Canadian wide-cab diesels, by Michael 1520, 50-foot tank car kit-conversion to 24-foot "beercan" the prototypes, by D. Scott Chatfield. June 1994. Livingston, May 1996. tank cars, by Dennis Lippert. March 1999.

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By Guy Thrams

-R Model Importers, Ltd. HO scale model versions of the EMD FP7 and Baldwin Sharknose are made in Austria. This report covers the FP7 A. The injection-molded body shell has the detail cast on except for the horns, headlight lens and window glaz­ ing inserts. The model comes ready to run and is equipped with X2F couplers.

Inside the Powered Model A double-shaft motor with one small flywheel powers all eight drive wheel s. A plastic drive shaft with universal joint dri­ ves the worm shaft that runs in sintered bronze bearings. The brass worm, plastic worm gear and plastic spur gear train are contained in the truck assemblies. The truck assemblies pivot freely under the chassis and have blackened drive wheels.

Electrical Hardware The steel 'half' axles of the drive wheels are supported by and run in the

18 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 1999 injection-molded plastic truck frame. Th is design electrically insulates the drive wheel sets from the frame. For elec­ trical pickup, thin copper-alloy metal strips are retained in the plastic truck frame. These spring-loaded strips contact the back side of each drive wheel. Four black fl exible stranded wires are soldered to the contact strips in the trucks and the Action Analysis: Observed Performance printed circuit board (PCB). The large PCB contains two resistors, a capacitor, a As Received: brass tube that retains the incandescent lamp fo r the headlight, and an eight-pin socket t{)#\Jlug in a DCC module. The 3 0 DCC module is not supplied. The model is set up with a jumper plug in the socket to nlli on analog DC power. All wheels have electrical pickup. The headlight is a non-directional.

Other Observations The X2F couplers that come with this model are mounted to the plastic body shell with a plastic retainer pin. To mount Kadee Quality Products number 8 couplers, some rework of the coupler and coupler pocket is needed. Remove the pin and X2F couplers. Before assembling the No. 8 coupler pocket, trial-fit the flat coupler centering spring inside the coupler pocket opening in the body shell. The back of the spring will not clear the tuck frame. Trim off the back of the spling until there is enough clearance to line up the hole in the spring with the retainer hole in the shell. Cut the side mounting ears off theNu mber 5 coupler pocket and cover, and aial-fitthe same as with the spling. The opening in the shell will also need to be enlarged by .020-inch to accept the assembled Number 8. File the top side of 4.0 tile opening until the assembled Number 8 fits. 5.0 Use tile retainer pin or a number 2 machine 3�0 screw to mount the coupler assembly. Check for the COITect height. OVER�LL J�ATING: 4.0 If the DCC jumper plug is removed Prototype Gear Ratios: 65-1 5 61-16 60-17 59-1 8 58-1 9 56-21 and inserted the wrong way, the head­ light does not operate. RMJ

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Photos from the collection of Louis A. Marre and Ernest Lehmann

he RSI was Aleo's diesel Decals: designed to capture a greater HO Scale: Microscale 87-962, Champ portion of the motive power market. EH 220 or Walthers 934-38740 Diesels had already been accepted in N Scale: Microscale 60-962 1941 to pull passenger trains. Now the diesel manufacturers developed "road One-Detail-At-A-Time switchers" to replace medium-sized (HO Scale) steam locomotives in freight service. Step-by-step instructions on how to Aleo shipped the first RS L in March install many of these detail parts 1941, and they built 416 more by appeared in the June 1989 issue of March 1960. It was replaced with the "The Journal." That article is also RS2 in October 1946. reprinted in the book TUNING & The Minneapolis and St. Louis UPGRADING AT HEARN LOCOMO­ Railroad is a subsidiary of the Chicago TIVES. and North Western. Numbers 21 1 and 22 1 were part of series 203-223. A-Line, P. O. Box 2701, Carlsbad, Number 211 was built in 1948. Number CA 92018: 21 1 was photographed at the CNW's 1-29200 Windshield wipers $1.85/8 Marshalltown, Iowa (ex-Minneapolis and St. LOllis) shops in September Cal-Scale (division of Bowser Mfg. ]966. Co., Inc.), 21 HowardSt, Montoursville, PA 17754-0322: Scale Model RS15 2-281 Bell $3. 15 ea. HO Scale: Atlas 3-320 Air hoses 1.85/2 sets N Scale: Atlas 1--4 19 Windshield wipers 3.50/2 pro 4--422 Air horns 2.50/2 Paint 5--43 1 Fuel fi llers 2.50/set CNW Ye llow: Floquil 110260, Polly 6--476 Coupler lift bars 3.75/2 Scale 4 I 4188, Pro Color 29, Badger ModelFlex 1655, or Scalecoat 35 Custom Finishing, 379 Thlley Rd., CNW Green: Floquil 110262, Polly Orange, MA 01364: Scale 414188, Pro Color 28, Badger 7- 113 Antennae $4.95/2 ModelFlex 1623, or Scalecoat 36 2- ]38 Bell 4.95 ea.

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8-1 47 Hand brake chain 5.46 ea. Overland Models, Inc., 3808 W. guide Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN 47304: 4-2 15 Air horn 2.69 ea. 4-9008 Air horn $3.50 ea. 9-239 All-weather cabs 9.95/2 7-9050 Antennae 3.35/2 (modified) 6-9150 Coupler lift bar 1.75/2 17-95 00 Stack (modified) 2.50 ea. Detail Associates, Box 5357, San Luis 9-97 16 All-weather windows 8.35/2 Obispo, CA 93403: 10-1 106 Lift rings $1.25/ L2 Precision Scale, 3961 Highway 93 1 1-1405 Drop steps 3.00/2 North, Stevensville, MT 59870: 12-1505 MU receptacles 1.25/2 18-3246 Brake wheels $2.75/4 7-1 805 Antennae 1.25/6 1-3968 Windshield wipers 1 .25/4 6-2204 Coupler lift bars 2.00/2 14-4968 .0 l 2-inch-diameter 1.75/6 w/brackets wire 13-2210 Chain 2.25/ 12 in. 12-39056 MU stands 2.25/2 9-2301 All-weather cabs 3.00/2 5-39080 Fuel fi llers 1.00/4 (modified) 4-39083 Air horns 2.00/2 14-2505 .0 i5-inch-diameter 2.50/1 0 2-391 18 Air hoses 1. .50/10 wire for handrai ls 19-48427 Pipe fittings .\.50 set 15-2702 Etched grilles 3.00/2 (modified) Smokey Valley Railroad Products, 5-3 102 Fuel tank fittings 1.00/set P.O. Box 339, Plantersville, MS 38862: (left, rear truck) 14 and 20-44 Preformed RSI $15.95 2-6206 Air hoses 1.25/6 handrail & stanchion kit 16-6603 Grabirons 2.50/3 pro Ordering Information: Details West, P.O. Box 61, Corona, All of these parts are available to any CA 91718: hobby dealer, so your dealer can order 7- 157 Antennae $1..95/5 for you. If yon must order direct, order 5-1 66 Fuel fillers 1.00/4 tbe full package quantities shown and 4- 173 Air horns 2.95/2 include $5.00 per order for postage or UPS and handling. RMJ 22 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 [ MODELING INDUSTRY ------]

By Vince and Louis Griesemer

Passenger service to the underground? No. These business cars, pulled by a classic GP-7L with steam generator, carried VIPs for a special grand opening dinner ceremony hosted in the underground. -Springfield Underground Archives, November 1960

odel rai I roaders are The warehouse featured here, parts of Missouri such as St. Louis and always faced with Springfield Underground, is located next the Ozarks. Other operations exist in the challenge of getting the maximum to the Frisco (now BNSF) mainline in Te nnessee and Kentucky, but they can amount of operating interest into small Springfield, Missouri. The total of one also be fo und in many other parts of the spaces without overwhelming a scene and a half million square feet of under­ country where limestone mines are with too much track. Adding an under­ ground warehouse space is divided into found. lf you have a limestone quarry on ground warehouse to your pike can add a separate buildings that are specifically your model railroad, you should consider lot of freight traffic and yet take up only outfitted for dry storage at room temper­ the possibilities of an underground ware­ a small amount of visible space. ature, cold storage for refrigerated prod­ house operation. Although they were often used for ucts, and frozen storage at temperatures Adding a warehouse to a scene can be cool storage, these warehouses were also below 0 degrees F. Each "building" is simple since only the visible warehouse used for other types of freight ranging completely fi nished with a concrete entrance needs to be modeled. The rest of from paper products to frozen foods. floor, ventilation systems, fire control, the warehouse spur can be hidden track This resulted in a variety of cars being lighting, security and drainage systems. of any length running underneath adja­ switched at the warehouse that included In this warehouse, two rail spurs serve a cent scenery or bench work. It can be a both refrigerator cars and box cars. The total of 1740 feet of underground rail great way to utilize otherwise wasted limestone mines in which they were built dock, a capacity for 25 to 30 modern rail space, such as the end of a peninsula, or sometimes included working quarrying cars. an odd corner. The lower level of the operations. Rock shipments by rail adds The earliest examples of these under­ mine is a natural means of having the a third variety of freight from a single ground warehouses occur in the Kansas warehouse track run underneath nearby location. City area, and they can be fo und in other mainlines (the spur track actually does

RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 23 UlOIucwrUUNI "AI£IIOUSES

Rail operations continue today with an SW1500 working a string of mechanical reefers into the freezer storage area. -Louis Griesemer photo, June 1998

24 RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 1999 This view is from the period of peak operations in the underground. A 1200 is busy making the switching moves needed to shuffle cars in and out of the warehouse. -Louis Griesemer photo, June 1998

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The local is ready to depart with a string of modern reefers. -Louis Griesemer photo, June 1998 RAILMODEL JOURNAL . MAY 1999 25 _·· _-·· ...... vv ... u .I1AII\I;;.nvu�r.

This erial view shows the long � curving spur track leading to the underground warehouse. The Frisco mainline runs at a slight angle through the center of the Icture. A cut of cars at the ru naround tr ck in the quarry pit is being switched into the warehouse. Two cars are spotted on � . . � . the upper-level spur for loading from the limestone stockpiles. -Springfield Underground Archives, 1962

Kimberly-Clark (napkins, tissue and paper towels). These would all be box car shipments. Transit Storage was a program set up by the railroads to allow through rates from origin to destination (i.e. California to Georgia) but still allow freight to be stopped and re-shipped at designated transit storage houses like Springfield Underground. The freight for each ship­ per was audited by an organization called the WWIB which stood for Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau. The stopping of freight and re-shipping from transit storage houses could be done by tonnage rather than by carload under the scrutiny of the WWIB. This allowed packers like Cal-Pacific Brokerage, a food brokerage company, to ship canned ART ice bunker reefers are spotted for unloading at the Kraft rail dock. Note the two box cars on the fru it and vegetables by the carload from far end of the cut. This spur served both dry storage and cold storage. California into the warehouse in -Springfield Underground Archives, February 1962 Spri ngfield, then reconsolidate the loads cross underneath the Frisco mainline in shows the types of freight operations that going on to the East and Midwest mar­ Springfield Underground). occurred at Springfield Underground kets. Other packers on the West Coast If you want to add more interest to from the 1960s to the present. Pool cars using this service were California your underground warehouse scene, you were consolidated shipments of freight to Canners and Growers, and Consolidated might consider running the hidden ware­ a regional warehouse where the car lot Companies (Cal-Can and ConCo). house spur just behind a fascia board and shipments would be broken up and These would also be dry box car loads. provide viewports into the underg round shipped out in smaller lots by truck. It The local switching jobs from rail dock. An operating roll up door fo r was a Wal-Mart type of distribution sys­ Springfield Yard were kept busy by other the warehouse entrance would be anoth­ tem that allowed fu ll-load rail car rates companies making rail shipments to and er possible modeling challenge. At into an area like Southwest Missouri that from the warehouse. Lily Tu lip (paper Springfield Underground, the tracks in would serve Springfield, and other towns cups) shipped in rolls of paper from the mine pit include a runaround which in the near vicinity from a central ware­ International Paper Co. Phillip Morris could be modeled to allow more complex housing distribution point. Shippers shipped in cigarettes by the box car load. switching operations. using this service included Anchor A big account in the sixties was Great To help you plan your car forwarding Hocking Glass, KYP Southerland Paper Western Sugar. Phillips Petroleum and switching operations, Figure I (meat trays for grocery stores) and shipped crude rubber out of Te xas. Lawn

26 RAILMODELjOURNAL' MAY 1999 A Frisco Baldwin switcher shoves a string of loaded box cars into the underground warehouse. The lake on the left was used to manage wa�r draining from the mine. -Spri eld Underground Archives, October 1962

-. UNDERGROUND WAREHOUSES

Boy shipped mowers and parts from their Modern operations involve shipments of ing at the top of the grade into the mine plant in Lamar, Missouri. frozen turkey products by Ty son Foods. pit was used to hold cars, if any, not des­ Other parts of the warehouse are These utilize the deep freeze sections of tined fo r the warehouse. The run-around leased exclusively by companies requir­ the warehouse that take advantage of the track in the mine pit aided the switching ing storage. Kraft Cheese leases a large natural insulating characteristics of the sequence of pulling outbound cars from refrigerated section for storing and aging limestone. Mechanical refrigerator cars the warehouse and spotting the inbound cheese products. Cheese is shipped to capable of maintaining sub-freezing tem­ cars at the underground rail dock without and from the warehouse in reefers. fee peratures are used to ship Tyson products having to make the long trip back up to reefers were used in the 1960s and through New Orleans for export. the siding. I n 1970, a second spur was mechanical reefers during later opera­ Depending on the time period, the added to a new rail dock. This added tions. Another large leased area is used underground warehouse was visited by a quite a bit of extra switching when two by Mid-America Dairymen to store and local switching job as frequently as twice sets of inbound cars and outbound cars ship infant formula. a day or as infrequently as weekly. A sid- were juggled in the tight confines of the mine pit. There could be a considerable number of cars on the local given the rail dock capacity of the war ehouse. Power Service Periods for the local was usually a switch engine such as an SW 1200 or in later years, an SW1 500. PoaIC8rs I Modeling a warehouse like Sprin g­ Trans. Storage I field Underground will provide a variety of car loads and car movements for your I Kraft a- model railroad. All of those cars for des­ Qt.-ralWa rehouse I tinations "off-layout" will now have a reason fo r being on your railroad. A Ft8ez8r Storage .. I warehouse is easy to model and the oper­ ational interest can be captured with a lid DaIryAm I I range of treatments from a very simple entrance and spur, to a more complete 1990 2000 1960 1970 1980 model that includes truck docks, addi­ tional tracks and quarry operations. Figure 1 RMJ

28 RAILMODELjOURNAL' MAY 1999 ------[ LAYOUTS OF THE MASTERS ]------SOGN VALLEY UNE IN N By Michael Moormann Text by John Hotvet Trackplan by Michael Moorillann Photos by Robert Schleicher

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A pair of Kato F-units painted and decaled by Gene Suter at Wangen Prairie.

This is one of the layouts that pio­ neered scale-size trackwork, weathered equipment and struc­ tures with window mullions less than the thickness of an N scale visit to the Sogn Va lley at the Mississippi River town of telephone pole. I placed a photo­ Route is a fictitious Wabasha and pushed southwest graph of Mike's original 2 x 4-foot step back in time to 1936, when steam through the river bluffs into the Sogn module, Wangen Prairie, on the ruled the rails and tr ucks were starting Va lley and turned west. Money and cover of the Spring 1983 issue of to make inroads on the fr eight business. ambition ran out about the time the rail­ Model Railroading. His layout has always been one of the handful I The southeastern Minnesota railroad is road reached Dundas. The line never mentioned as "state-of-the-art" an important link for the predominantly reached any fu rther west when it back­ N scale and, 16 years later, it is agricultural Sogn Va lley to ship its er s realized that Wabasha was being still as good as it gets ...there's products to the rest of the United States. bypassed for the growing metropolises now more of it. This modular Like many ra ilroads that started in of Saint Paul and Minneapolis further shelf-style layout is one of those the late ] 800s, the SVR had grand upriver. that you can see fo r yourself when ambitions of connecting the Mississippi The SVR still is able to provide you attend the National 1999 River with the great northwest. Just like valuable transportation services to the Model Railroad Association con­ so many of the railroads, the SVR's many towns and industries located vention in Saint Paul, Minnesota dream came up considerably short of its along its tracks, in addition to inter­ July 18 through 24. goal. The railroad started construction change traffic fr om the many lines it

RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 29 A panoramic set of photographs of the Sogn Valley layout with the towns of Sogn on the far left, Wangs Crossing and Wangen Prairie on the 2 x 4 foot modules in the center, and a new com­ munity on the far right. There's a reverse loop on each end so the layout can be operated as either point to point or as a "bridge" route.

30 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 Overview of the town of Wangen Prairie. Two structures are kits and all others are scratch built using Kappler and Northeastern wood, Period Miniatures castings, Preiser figures (painted by Michael), Wheel Works and Fleetwood vehicles and various other found materials. Lettering is done with individual letter decals. The building plans were developed from prototype buildings and/or adapting various plans found in magazines. Many of the buildings/indus­ tries were selected and named for friends based on their jobs or interests.

RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 1999 31 The Sogn Freight Station is my design, based on typical prototypes found everyplace. It is "scratchbuilt" using modular wall sections by Design Preservation Models for the building, the dock from stripwood and various details from Period Miniatures. Engine Number 304 is an ex-SP 2-8-0 (Oriental Limited) brass import with the tender shortened and modified to coal.

crosses along its length. Instead of new heavy-duty mainline power, the railroad functions with hand-me-down small engines, like 2-8-0s and 2-6-2s, that have been sold by the major railroads. Major traffic generators include grain eleva­ tors, implement manufacturers, a pottery, and a furniture manufacturer. Passenger trains enable people to make con­ nections with other major railroads, where they can board trains to all parts of the country.

The Sogn Valley in N Scale In real ity, the Sogn Val ley, located in southeastern Minnesota, never had east-west rail service. But what might have been if rails had been laid there has been executed very well by Michael Moonnann on his N scale empire in Minneapolis. Visitors to Wangs Crossing or Wangen Prairie will find themselves transported back in time to typical small-town Minnesota in 1936. Frame buildings predominate in town, and most roads are sti ll gravel. The current SVR was started in 1979, and Michael was searching for a theme and location for it. He visited a friend in the town of Sogn, just southwest of Cannon Falls, and real­ ized that he liked the area and its modeling potential. After studying maps of the area and visiting several other towns in the Sogn Valley, he developed the imaginary route of the Sogn Va lley Route. Wabasha is the eastern terminus of the railroad. After climbing out of the river valley, the SVR pass­ es through several small towns, including Sogn, Wangen Prairie (mentioned later), and Wangs Crossing, until it reached Dundas. The room proposed for the railroad also had to function as a design studio for his architectural work, which meant porta­ bility was an important element in the railroad design. Michael built a shelf layout with the mainline on it along An aerial view of the trackwork at Wangs Crossing. three edges of the 12 x 16-foot room. The shelf is built in sec-

32 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 1999 Wangen Prairie; the buildings are identified by letter on the track plan on page 36. S) Wangen Hotel: scratchbuilt from photos and plans published in MR August 1979. U) Alice's Cafe: scratchbuilt from photos of Chooch Enterprises Inc.'s HO Country Store Kit (MR October 1980). Named after my wife who is a great cook and is a play on the old song "Alice's Restaurant." V) Romberger and Son Construction: a kit by Quality Craft (if I recall correctly) with some modifications. Another friend in N scale. R) Bill's Bucket and Barrel Works: a kit by Quality Craft (if I recall correctly) with some modifications. Another friend in N scale. n Polly's Pastries and Mark's Bikes: my design and scratchbuilt using materials, etc. described above. Polly, a neighbor, makes great pastries and Mark, my son, who's into biking. Q) Wangen Wagon Works, scratch built. Engine No. 33: 2-6-2 Prairie is based on a Milwaukee prototype. I started with a USRA 2-8-2 "Mike" by Atlas modified by sectioning frame once and boil­ er four times; relocating sections and domes; enlarging cab similar to Milwaukee sport cab; modifying the tender to include ladders, lights, etc. and sub­ stitution of music wire for all the original cast-on handrails and most piping.

Downtown Wangen Prairie on the Sogn Valley Line.

RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 33 SOGN VALLEY LINE tions so that it can be taken apart and support the subroadbed and scenery. window construction, and color. He moved if necessary. Tw o end sections The first module Llsed the hardshell also attempts to keep weathering and contain reverse loops so that the rail­ plaster method and weighed too much. level of detail consistent on the struc­ road can be run as a loop if conditions Subsequent modules have been con­ tures and scenery, so that the viewer dictate. The unusual aspect is the structed using foamboard as a base, and blends everything together in their turnouts installed to lead tracks off the the weight is much less. mind. front of the shelf modules. 16 x 48-inch Modeler's license has been exer­ Motive power consists of steam modules can be hooked up to these cised in the recreation of most towns. locomotives that have been reworked turnout tracks to introduce different For example, the model Sogn is based from commercial products. For exam­ towns, railroad yards, etc. into the lay­ more on Cannon Falls that it is on the ple, an Atlas 0-8-0 was turned into a 2- out operational scheme. real Sogn, which is a very small 8-0 with a reworked and redetailed These modules are sized to fit into a town. As modeled, Sogn is the center of boil er. A 2-6-2 was made fr om a 2-8-2. station wagon, so that Michael can dis­ the railroad, containing its general Even brass locomotives are not safe ; a play them at mall shows or wherever. headquarters and the main engine facil­ Southern Pacific 2-8-0 had its The modules can also be removed and ity for the railroad. Vanderbilt tender shortened to better fit other modules installed to change the Michael strives for consistency of the character of the railJoad. operational flow or to change the era of appearance in his modeling. The many has been similarly the railroad. The modules are construct­ scratchbuilt buildings share a family reworked. A drovers caboose combine ed using 1 x 3 side and end fr aming appearance, through the use of similar has been bashed together from a with 1 x 1 intennediate "ladder" runs to architectural elements such as siding, Rapido coach and miscellaneous parts,

This shows the complete engine servicing facili­ ties and immediate surrounds. The buildings are indicated by letter on the track plan on page 36. A) Coaling Tower: a modified Bachmann Coaling and Sand Complex kit; added enclosed lift; detailed scuttle; relocated lift and storage shacks; and scratch built covered structure for delivery pit. B) Water Ta nk: scratch built from a pill bottle and scribed to represent boards; stripwood supports; Period Miniatures Spout; scratch counterweights and pulleys, and styrofoam roof form with "rolled roofing." C) Ashpit: scratchbuilt with styrene and strip­ wood. D) Crew Lunch Room and Bunk Room (beyond): Micro Tra ins caboose without cupola; rolled roof­ ing and stripwood end decks and foundation. E) Peco turntable. F) Servicing and wash rack: scratch built. G) Roundhouse: three stall cardboard mockup. The MOW work caboose: bashed from Rapido old time coach-baggage car (shortened) and added to a section of a Micro-Trains flat car. Micro­ Trains caboose steps and ladders spliced to each end and a Micro-Trains cupola added to roof. The Micro-Trains flat car shortened to 40 feet. The Coach Combine: inspired by narrow gauge pro­ totype-bashed from a Rapido Old Time Coach Combine with Micro-Trains caboose cupola, steps and ladders added and scratch built safety roof ra ilings. Engine No. 33 is a 2-6-2 Prairie (on turntable).

34 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 Wangen Prairie: X) The Wood Works: scratchbuilt from photos of the Crocker Bros. Feed Mill HO kit featured in MRCsTest Tra ck (May 1980) with some mod­ ifications using materials, etc. as described above. Named for a friend who does furniture. W) Sogn Valley Pottery: my design from various prototypes and scratchbuilt using materials, etc. described above. Beehive kiln cast from dental plaster in form made from top of plastic bottle and hand carved to simulate brick. Named for a friend who lived in the Sogn Valley... hence the origin of the SVR's name and location. The flat car is a Micro-Trains shortened to 40 feet, with a stripwood lumber load.

RAILMODEL IOURNAI . MAY 1 qqq �Ij WANGS CROSSING WANGEN PRAlRIE

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." �c:.:: ::J ." o ...... , -.J C LLI a • o :5 � .�...0 , .." , , McHenry's Malt at Wangs Crossing was inspired by various proto buildings and several photos in model­ ing magazines. Scratchbuilt. Named after a local modeler involved with a Pepsi distributorship. Engine No. 307: ex-SP 2-8-0 (Key Imports brass). Modified to coal in lieu of oil with a Z scale Micro­ Trains front coupler and N scale tender coupler.

including a caboose cupola. Home road equipment is lettered one letter at a time rather that having special decals made. As noted earlier, scenery is con­ structed over a Styrofoam foamboard base carved to shape. A thin coat of den­ tal plaster is spread over the foam, and Woodland Scenics ground foam is then applied. Most buildings are scratchbuilt, but Michael has used a few extensively modified kits to complete his towns. Michael also enjoys the social side of model railroading. For many years Sloan's Sinclair Service and Sandwich Shop at Wangs Crossing is a design inspired by several photos in various model magazines and prototypical buildings seen around the country; Campbell corrugat­ he would display a module at mall ed siding over basswood walls and roof; sign logo from Sinclair credit slip; mostly Period Miniatures shows and chat with passersby about windows, doors, stacks, barrels and lights; stripwood hoist and fence, and Wheel Works Tr ucks. Named small town Minnesota and the familiar for Dr. Robert Sloan, noted narrow gauger and dinosaur hunter. effect he had created with his modules. Occasionally someone would comment that Sogn or Wangs Crossing did not about the name, which has led to more This allows for easy expansion or re1o­ look at all like Michael's recreation, delving into the area 's history. cation. Scenery is closed cell foam with which was an opening for Michael to The benchwork is I x 3 fr ames. dental plaster coating for exposed rock learn more about the area. But the most Closed-cell foam is glued to the fr ames areas. Woodland Scenics ground foams interesting was an elderly gentleman's to form the structure and the base for the and ballasts are used throughout. The comment about Wangen Prairie not trackwork and scenery. The permanent trees are a combination of Woodland looking at all right, especially since benchwork is made in sections (approx­ Scenics and High Pines Ltd. evergreens. Michael thought it was a fictional town. imately 4 to 8 feet in length) and sup­ The track is Code 55 Micro Engineeling He said he chased the man almost the ported with heavy-duty shelf brackets flex-track, and turnouts are Peco. length of the mall before he caught up fr om the walls, some legs at the corners, Modules are constructed the same as the to him and requested more information and it is also supported by the modules. permanent benchwor k. RMJ RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 37 ----- [TIME CAPSULE] -----

By Bill Pearce

Departing the Cajon station, moving up grade through Cajon Pau, heading for �ullivan I � Curve

38 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 39 ------[PAINT DECALS ] & ------

FROIVI GOLDEN VVEST IVIODELS KITS By Bill Pearce

There are at least three optional methods of assembling these flat kits. This Install the roof and clear window glazing next. one begins with the sides, ends and cupola pieces.

Finish the underbody details before cementing it to the body.

oiling stock often has certain distinctive fea­ tures that give quick identity. Important to modelers, these features give our models the essence of the pro­ totype. Frequently, we are denjed these features, since is not possible for these road-specific items to be produced in anything but brass. One distinctive car for UP modelers is the steel caboose. With its tall, centered cupola, train crews must have had an amazing view. Now, with the introduction of a flat kjt, our tiny train crews can have the same view. Like most cars, cabooses were first made mainly of wood. Railroads became interested in longer-lasti ng cars, and employ­ ees unions were pushing fo r greater safety and comfort. Steel cars were the result. The Union Pacific's first steel cabooses, the CA-3 and CA-4 classes, were delivered in 1943 and 1944. The basic layout must have been good, as it lasted with few changes for 40 years. The two classes are almost indistinguishable. The CA -3s were built by Mt. Vernon Car Company, and the CA-4s by Pullman. The most noticeable fe ature was the installation of a walkway atop the cupola. This was removed in 1943. Both cars featured the Murphy raised-panel roofs common to freight cars. Remarkably, considering WWII steel restrictions, Apex open­ Paint the underbody before cementing it to the body. grid steel running boards were used.

40 RAILMODELjOURNAL ' MAY 1999 A pair of Union Pacific CA-4 cabooses assembled for Golden West Models flat-molded plastic kits.

In my modeling, I used an article in the book UNION PAC IFIC MODELER, VOLUME TWO, one of an annual series from Metcalfe Publications (PO Box 48 11, Englewood CO, 80 ( 55). Now in its third year, this is a fine reference series for UP modelers. An article by Te rry Metcal fe details all the steel cabooses owned by the UP.

Why Flat Kits? The reason more road-specific cabooses are not available is simple. The cost of tooling must be spread over the expected sales, and the tooling fo r a one-piece body is very expensive. The Golden West kit includes the unique Union Pacific trucks. The modeler The result would be plastic cabooses that cost like brass. There must provide clear glazing, wheelsets, couplers, paint and decals. is one way to reduce the tooling costs substantially, the "flat kit" method used by Golden West Models (407 Grove St., Ukiah, CA 95482). Flat tooling allows this kit to retail under twenty I also sanded the corners of the sides and ends to better resem­ dollars. This gives a car kit that is assembled like a structure kit. ble the corner posts of the prototype. Flat kits do present a greater challenge that the now standard Ta ke the time now to add the correct decals, using the shake-the-box kits, but with care, these kits should not be Metcalfe article for reference. 1 had hoped to use some of the beyond the reach of the intermediate modeler. For the purposes distinctive safety slogans on the sides, but, according to of this article, I assembled two kits, and tried different tech­ Metcalfe, no slogans were applied to the CA-3s. After the decals niques on each, hoping to aid the reader. The instructions are the are set and dry, protect them with a coat of DullCote. weakest part of the kit, as is often the case. I was constantly con­ fused by the accompanying drawing of the prototype, unti I I Adding Window Glazing realized it was reversed. Here's why we jumped ahead in our assembly: window glaz­ ing. Glazed windows are a detail that adds immeasurably to a There's An Easy Order of Assembly model, but nothing trashes glazing quicker than DuliCote, and I frequently rearrange the assembly order of kits, to ease masking tiny windows isn't that fun part of model railroading we painting, or pre-paint parts while still on the sprue. I tried both always cite. That's why virtually every modeler leaves the glaz­ methods with these kits. T began by painting the sides, ends, ing until the very last. roof, and roofwalks of one kit. I then used my new PBL de-spru­ I used Evergreen clear styrene for my glazing. Squares are ing nippers (like the commercial says, expensive, but darn well cut out and glued to the inside of the shell. [ used a product for worth it!) to separate the parts. There is but a small amount of airplane modelers, Formula '560' canopy glue, made by Pacer. It flash to remove. One end was glued to one side, then the other dries absolutely clear, and retains a bit of fl exibility. You can side and end, using Tenax 7R. I then immediately added the roof substitute Testors Clear Parts Cement. Once the shell is glazed, sections, to ensure squareness. Note that the roof panels are flat, set aside. and need to be bent to the correct angle before gluing. The plas­ tic lightens in color from the bending stress, but don't panic, it Underbody Details will be covered by the roofwalk. Follow the instructions for cor­ Remove the floor from the sprue, and attach the parts. Use rect placement of the panels. the photos in the modeling book for reference, or use a mirror to The doors are a separate part, and can be installed now. There observe the drawing on the instructions. I didn't have adequate are small pieces for the underside of the roof ends. Install them details on underbody plumbing, so I assembled the model as in the correct orientation, with the two holes on the right side. supplied. With photos or diagrams, it would be fairly easy to add Use hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement (ACC) to install the piping using brass wire. Now would be a good time to shoot it roofwalks and the smokejack. Remember, if you're modeling with a coat of black paint. after 1943, leave off the cupola-top walkway. Weight is provided in the form of a self-adhesive wheel It's time to clean up the shell. Inevitably, there will be a spot weight. Attach it to the lloor, and glue the floor into the body. of glue on a painted surface, or some softened plastic squeezed The steps are a three-piece assembly. Note that the inner sides out of a joint. Any flaws can be repaired and spot painted now. are different from the outer ones. Glue the inner sides in first.

RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 41 N SCALE There is rivet detailCABOOSES on the sides; it goes ferred the smooth-riding Q type truck, of In the 1950s, the UP added the second to the outside of the step well. The steps composite wood and steel construction. group of cars, the CA-5 through 7 class­ are then glued to the side, and to the Starting with the CA-5s, an all-steel out­ es. These used the same ri veted construc­ underside of the floor. Finally, add the side swing hanger truck was adopted that tion, and are virtually identical in dimen­ outer side. The inner sides are connected was similar to a passenger car truck. This sion to the earlier car. Just like you, the with a small styrene strap. This is best left became the standard. The supplied truck modeler, the UP purchased these cars in on for assembly. A small section will be apparently attempts to match this, but the flat kit form from the Yo ungstown Steel cut out to clear the coupler box. Now is a detail is shallow. It is an improvement Door Company (they were built up in the good time to continue painting, using the over just hanging on a generic friction or Omaha shops). There were two major dif­ photos as a reference. roller bearing truck as is often the prac­ fe rences between these and the earlier tice in N. cars. Assembling the Ends Assembly of the trucks is a bit The fi rst was the roof. As with freight The end ra ilings are molded of engi­ tedious, but they work. The centerbeam is cars, the Murphy panels were being neering plastic in an acceptable shade of made up of two pieces of engineering replaced with the stronger Stanray panels. red. Here's where the PBL nippers really plastic, that when cemented together give In the CA-5 and 6, there were fo ur panels shine. It takes a lot of tiny gates to get this a hole in each end to accept the pin on the replaced; on the CA-7, six panels were sort of fine casting, so remove the ends sideframe. Glue one sideframe pin into replaced. This could be kit-converted from the sprue very carefully. Next, the assembly, using lots of thick ACC, with panels from other freight cars' roofs. remove the exquisitely cast brakewheel, and allow to set up. Now, using several The other, and more noticeable, dif­ and ACC it in place. Following the hands, hold the two wheelsets in place, ference is in the ladders. On the fifties instructions, and using the photos for ref­ and insert the other sideframe in place. cars, the curved pieces on the roof were erence, bend the ladders and brakestands Again, use lots of ACe. Squareness is replaced with a cage arrangement that as needed. After clearing the holes with a important. The Atlas plastic wheels that could be easily built from brass wire. .020-inch drill, ACC into place. The one are supplied have flanges that will oper­ weakness in this assembly is the curved ate on code 55 rail. For those enlightened A Word About Slogans tops of the ladders. These are separate modelers with code 40 rail, low profi le The UP was early in the safety slogan pieces, and are glued in place next. There wheels will be necessary. This about business. First in 1953, the entire side of is one advantage to this construction that wraps up the basic car. I then tried sever­ a caboose was painted white, sometimes we will deal with later. Now is a good al techniques on the second car. including the cupola. A large safety slo­ time to add DullCote as necessary, being gan was then added to the side, and was sure to avoid the windows. Assembly Options evidently changed frequently. No doubt Couplers are the underslung Micro­ In the assembly of the first kit, I was due to the time and expense involved, Trains 2004. A pin is cast onto the under­ uncomfortable with the end and side there weren't a lot of these done. In 1956, frame for the coupler. A hot iron can be alignment, so I tried something different. a metal fra me was added to the side to used to mushroom the end. This is a I started with the roof this time, and hold a rectangular slogan. Curiously, clever idea, as there will be no screw attached the sides and ends in turn to it. I between 1956 and 1969, few of tllese slo­ showing on the platform. fo und this technique to be just that: dif­ gans were added, but after 1969 they ferent. If I had a third kit, I would have were quite common. In 1975, the frames Modeling The Tr ucks tried assembling the sides and ends to the were removed, and decal-type slogans The final problem with cabooses is, of floor, and adding the roof after painting were applied directly to the sides of the course, their distinctive trucks. There and glazing. The critical element in all cars. A variety of these slogans are were almost as many variations as the this is the glazing, and its need for clarity included on the Microscale sheet. Some cars they supported. Golden West has and freedom from paint and DullCote. clever UP employee should suggest slo­ come up with a clever design that allows gan decals that would be applied to the them to again use flat castings. When the A Kit-Conversion Dream sides of EOT devices. cars were built, several types of all-steel I mentioned earlier that the end ladder trucks were tested, but the crews pre- construction would present a possibility. Extra Details I also tried a few additional details that I thought would give maximum bang for my buck. I added the grab on top of Bill of Materials the cupola, lIsing brass wire and lift rings. Golden West Models: Scalecoat II: I also added the curved grabs on the 1501 Caboose kit 2022 UP Armour Ye llow sides. Examine the photos for the results. 2032 UP Harbor Mist Grey In the late sixties, most cabooses were Micro-Trains: modified for pool service. One of these modifications was the addition of an axle­ 2004 Couplers Microscale: driven generator. The part for this is 60-905 UP Caboose decals included with the trucks. PAINT & DECALS It's not very often that the modeler Accu-Paint: gets the opportunity to construct a car in 67 Armour Yellow the same manner as the prototype. This 2032 UP Harbor Mist Grey kit gives you the chance. RMJ

42 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 ------[LAYOUT]------ABERDEEN SHORTLINE A 2 X 7 -FOOT SHELF LAYOUT WITH A CAR FERRY "FIDDLE" YA RD By Ed Vondrak

Aberdeen Short Line HO Scale, 2 x 7 feet Overall #4 Turnouts

Backdrop

number of modelers seem to have ever-decreas­ The other possible "external" connection is the pair of tracks ing space for their railroads. A large number of at the wharf. It would be possible to have removable "interchange modelers, however seem to have ever-increasing space for their trays" at that location, or it would be possible to build a car float rai lroads. Hence, in recent years, J have concentrated mostly on or car ferry operation at that location. Interchangeable trays, car designing model rai lroads for smaller spaces. floats, or ferry boats could be moved between the wharf and stor­ The Aberdeen ShOltLine is a switching operation that measures age shelves beneath the benchwork. only two feet deep and seven feet long. It could easily fi t along There's a LOT of switching in this little track plan, including one wall of a bedroom. This layout plan provides connections to several switchbacks. A small yard is provided, and there are two the "outside world" in a couple of ways. shOlt runaround tracks to help facibtate the considerable numbers One "external connection" is the "fiddle track" that runs of runaround maneuvers required to serve a1J of the spurs. behind the backdrop at one end of the plan. A tall industrial build­ This layout plan is flexible enough so that a modeler having ing conceals the penetration of the fiddle track through the back­ either somewhat less space and/or a desil·e for more scenery could drop. Reaching around behind the backdrop at the left end of the omit some of the tracks shown here and still have an interesting rai lroad, one can "legally" "fiddle" rolling stock on and off the little pike. However you look at it, this plan demonstrates that layout using the 0-5-0 switcher, a.k.a. giant-hand action. quite a lot of railroad can be fi t into a rather small space. RMJ

RAILMODEL IOURNAL . MAY 1999 4� ------[ KIT CONVERSION ]------50-FOOT WELDED RAILCA RS FROM AT HEARN 50- FOOT FLAT CARS By Ray Meyer

Glue HO scale 4 x 4 and 4 x 6 Evergreen styrene strips to the top of the Athearn frame. These sup­ ports will be visible because the entire simulat­ ed wood deck from the Athearn flat car "body" has been cut away to leave only the sides and ends. These additions to the Athearn underframe extend it upward so it reaches to the top of the original Athearn deck. The open deck will be cov­ ered with Scale Scenics' brass "Micro-Mesh."

elded rail is an The welded rail trains are an interest­ the C&NW Historical Society's conven­ unremarked fact ing sight. The ones I have seen consisted tion in 1994. I took some shots of the of modern railroading, so unremarked of 22 or more 50-foot flat cars hitched welded rail cars there and later decided that many rai Ifans have no conception of together, mounting a gridwork to support that this might make an interesting how it comes to be in such lengths or the welded rail at least every 40 feet. The model. how it gets to the site where it is needed. rail rests on rollers that allow the rail to I started with an undecorated 50-foot Ty pical welded rai l is about 114 mile slide easily into the grid. The rail is fl at car by Athearn. First, the deck was in length, and is not welded on site. clamped only on the center grid of the removed. I fo und it easiest to simply turn Instead, many rai l roads have a rail weld­ entire train, which allows the rai l to flex the car over and cut away the center from ing plant where rail is welded together and slide on the other rollers when go ing the inside. The edges were then carved under pressure, tri mmed, inspected, and around curves. down and sanded (the brake stand can loaded on special trains for delivery to J had the opportunity to vist C&NW's also be cut away). The grabs were carved the places needed. welded rail plant at Tama, Iowa during off and replaced with wire grabs and

44 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 The Athearn 50-foot flat car with the deck removed and the new Micro-Mesh deck and rail support installed. The job can be done with drills and files, but it is much easier if you use a Dremel 193 milling bit in a Dremel or other brand of high-speed motor tool.

The prototype Chicago & North Western welded rail cars are simply an assortment of 50-foot flat cars with the decks removed and rail support grid racks fitted to hold the rails.

FRONTVIEW � 8 inches to centerline � RAIL SUPPORT BRACKETS r---- • 5112t feet t • • 4 112 feet /' t • • • } 4 feet } ..... , 18 inches to centerline • • • }I /. } 6 inches to centerline .....1-- -- - 6 112 feet ------J.� SIDE VIEW ...... f------8 1/2 feet ------....�

plastic nut castings. A-Line stirrups bly interfere with the trucks when trying 5 coupler. To fi ll the frame space where replace the cast-on parts. to go around tight radius-curves. The the weight would have been added, I Since the undetframe will be visible very light weight of this car together with used pieces of styrene HO scale 4x4 and through the deck, this is a good model in all the underframe details will make it and 4x6. They match the Athearn frame which to install all the brake rods and nonoperational on most layouts. In a so closely that if you are careful in gluing piping. I used a Details West set instead trackwork scene, however, it will draw them on, there will be no need to putty or of the cast-on brake equipment. Two considerable comment as I can testify sand. The frame is then glued to the car drilled holes in the center sill connected from experience. sides. by knife cuts make an acceptable open­ A brass washer is puttied into the bol­ On the ends of the car, over the bol­ ing for the levers. Kadee brake hoses and ster to hold the trucks ; put the bolt in sters and at the place (or places) where brackets were used on the ends or the car. when puttying to protect the threads. I the grids will stand, strips of .0 lOx .125- However, if you install the main brake cut off the Athearn coupler boxes and inch styrene are glued on top of the pipe to the ends of the car, it wi 11 proba- substituted modified boxes from a Kadee frame and sides. The remainder of the

RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 1999 45 WELDED RAIL CARS match my photos. The rail support brack­ et is assembled, glued, and undrilled strip put on the ends. Grandt Line NBW cast­ ings are glued to the ends where the rollers would terminate. The rail support bracket is then mounted on the car, and the side supports and fi llets are added. Another piece of .0 12-inch wire is bent and inserted into a hole drilled in the deck and simply glued at the top. Done this way, the rail support bracket is suprisingly strong. A brake wheel is mounted on a piece of wire and glued to the side on top of a triangular-sided box, the bottom made from HO scale 6x6-inch strips and the sides from 6x4-inch strips, glued on either side of the right angle. The car was painted with Floquil A close-up of the rail support grid brackets fitted near the ends of the two end cars in the string of Primer Grey. The sides were sprayed welded rail cars. with Testors GlossCote for decaling, and the ends were brush painted with deck is made from wire sheeting. These drill the strips, and the only one that Floquil's Signal Red. The diagram shows are cut to size and attached to the sides worked was to create a brass template of the lettering pattern. Decals were drawn with hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement. the hole pattern and di'ill each strip sepa­ from fo ur sets: Microscale's N scale The "see-through" deck is Scale Scenic's rately after placing the strip and the tem­ C&NW box cars for the heralds, Micro-Mesh. plate in a wood squaring jig. The dia­ Walthers RR Gothic black 8 for the car The rail support bracket is made from gram shows the scale spacing I used; 1 number, Wal thers C&EI box car for the strips of .010 x .IOO-inch styrene, .025- won't vouch for its exact accuracy since capacity data (a decal no longer available inch styrene rod, and .012-inch wire. I I didn't have a tape measure with me at but comparable ones are in other older tried a number of different methods to Tama, but the proportions appear to Walthers sets), and Microscale Gothic for the safety first signs. There is no let­ tering that is small enough to do the speed limitations, so I just put a piece of Bill of Materials unreadable sign from one of the sets to A-Line: 110134 SP Daylight Orange imitate it. 2900 Stirrups 330009 Primer Grey To create the rust, I used Floquil Rail Brown as a base. That was touched in areas with Floquil Rust, and in small Athearn: Kadee: spots with Floquil Milwaukee Orange. 1399 50-foot flat car, undecorated 438 Freight air hoses and brackets Dark orange chalk, along with black, brown, and gray chalks in limited uses Details West: MDC: completed the weathering. The model was sprayed with Testor's DullCote to 2504 .0 1 2-inch-diameter wire 2972 Dummy Couplers which a drop of Primer Grey was added 6227 AB brake set to fade the decals. Microscale: I original ly used the Kato ASF Ride Eastern Car Works: 60845 C&NW box cars (N scale) Control trucks, but later fo und the Truck (roller bearing in friction Eastern Car Works trucks that are roller­ bearing axles in friction-journal side­ bearing sidefr ame ) Scale Scenics: frames, which match my photos. The 350] Brass Micro-Mesh trucks were painted rail brown; a wire Evergreen Styrene: brush on the Dremel tool shined up the 105 .0 10 x .100-inch strips Testors Corporation: bearing faces on the Kato trucks, silver 126 .020 x .125-inch strips paint on the plastic ECW trucks. The DullCote 219 .025 Rod couplers are MDC dummies. GlossCote No one has been able as yet to sug­ 8404 Scale 4x4 strips gest a material with which to make rail 8406 Scale 4x6 strips Walthers: that would be flexible enough to go Brass screws and washers around HO curves without derailing the flexible as to sag between Floquil: 934-806208 Railroad Gothic black cars and not so supports (not to mention compensating 110007 Rail Brown decals for the light weight of the car). So a 110065 Signal Red 934-36100 C&EI box car decals loaded operational train is still beyond 110073 Rust my reach. Any suggestions? RMJ

46 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 [PERFORMANCE] .------,

Th e more significant fig ures from Guy Thrams' and Bob Higgins' evaluations of model locomotives in past issues of this magazine. The issues with asterisks are out of print, but photocopies of these reports are available for $2. 00 each (a llow 30 days for shipment). Exp lanations of how Bob Higgins and Guy Th rams test these locomotives appeared in the March 1990 and September 1992 issues.

Min. Min. Max. Max. Tractive Throttle Magazine Speed NO. 6 Speed No. 6 Speed Force (oz.) Response Date switch (smph) switch (smph) (smph) Midload (v.) HO Scale Diesels N Scale Diesels Athearn as.iS) EMD GP38·2 .24 126.4 2.76 3.4 Jan. 1990' Arnold 1.90 Athearn � wlHelix Humper EMD GP38·2 .89 112.1 2.76 2.8 Sept. 1995 Alco S2 151.4 .44 2.0 Mar. 1991 can motor conversion Atlas EMD GP7 .48 237.0 .57 2.0 Oct. 1995 Proto Power West kMD F7 A (& F7B) .35 98.2 4.46 2.4 May 1990 Atlas (with DCC decoder) EMD GP 40·2 .42 203.7 .73 3.6 May 1998 (Athearnw/can motor) (.26) (95.0) (8.92) (2.6) May 1990 Atlas EMD SD 60 1.63 222.4 0.90 1.6 March 1999 AthearnlPPW, weighted EMD GP9 .20 94.2 4.01 3.0 May 1990 Atlas/Kato GE U25B (two) .29 222.4 .64 2.0 June 1989 Athearn w/NWSL motor EMD GP38·2 .21 60.9 2.30 1.8 August 1990 (.31) (189.6) (1.37) (2.0) June 1989 Athearn wiNWSL motor, EMD GP38·2 AtlaslKato EMD SD7 1.29 231.9 .60 1.7 April 1990 weighted .24 61.2 3,88 2.2 August 1990 Atlas/Kato EMD GP35 1.07 213.7 .61 2.2 Nov, 1992 Athearn/Proto Power Bachmann EMD SD40·2 .74 148.3 1.03 2.4 Sept. 1989 West wire placement Bachmann wiN Scale of EMD SD40·2 .82 155.7 1.25 2.6 Sept. 1989 Wheelsets: Nevada Chassis Oct. 1990 NorthWest Short line EMD GP38·2 .23 97.4 2.56 1.6 Bachmann/Spectrum EMC Gas Elec. 20.0 110,1 0.38 3.2 Aug. 1998 Jay·Bee EMD GP38·2 ,27 97.4 2.40 1.5 Oct. 1990 BachmanniSpectrum GE Dash 8-40C .44 113.0 1.15 5.2 April 1993 Athearn GE C44-9W 1.85 100.7 3.18 3.6 March 1996 BachmanniSpectrum EMD DDA40X .35 163.9 1.13 3.8 Sept. 1997 Athearn GEAC4400W .10 95.8 5.06 4.1 Dec. 1996 Can Cor EMD E7A ,57 99.8 4.19 3.4 Oct. 1992 Atlas Alco S2 .65 82.5 3.52 4.4 Feb. 1991 Atlas/Roco EMD FP7A .35 97.4 4.23 6.0 Dec. 1990 Kato Alco PAl (& PB1) 1.43 167.7 t.25 1.7 Dec. 1998 Atlas GE U33C 1.18 89.3 3.81 1.8 May 1995 (1.07) (156.8) (2.328) (1.8) Dec. 1998 Bachmann-Plus GE B23·7 1.75 84.9 3. 17 2.9 July 1992 Kato EMD E8A .26 222.4 .96 2.0 Aug. 1993 Bachmann-Plus EMD F7A (& F7B) .93 88.7 3.38 2.5 Jan. 1996 EMD E8A & (E8B) (.26) (220.4) (1 .92) (2.3) Aug. 1993 (.93) (84.9) (5.82) (2.4) Jan. 1996 Kato GE U30C .48 242.2 .88 2.4 Feb. 1990 Con-Cor/Roco EMD GP40 ,97 112.1 2.93 9.5 March 1991 Kato GE Dash 9-94CW .11 198.2 .84 1.4 Nov. 1997 Cen·Cor/Roco EMD GP40 .29 99.0 2.91 3.2 April 1991 Key/Endo EMD F7 A (& F7B) .39 145.3 .57 3.8 Mar. 1992 (with Mashima can motor) (.50) (150.3) (1 .27) (3.0) Mar. 1992 Con-Cor EMD MP15DC .51 69.7 1.46 1,1 Sept. t996 Life·Like EMD F9A (& F9B) 2.04 177.2 1.41 5.0 Aug. 1989 Con·Cor EMD SWI500 SW 7) 1.99 265.9 .57 2.2 Dec. 1997 (1.84) (166.4) (2.78) (4.7) Aug. 1989 � 2.39 Oct. 1993 E·R Models rateschi Alco AI 1.95 114.2 5.4 Life-Like Alco FA2 (& FB2) 1.19 158.0 .91 4,0 May 1993 E·R Models tFrateschi l Alco FA 1 .64 89.3 3.70 3.0 Dec. 1995 (.66) (149,3) (1.81) (3.4) May 1993 E-R Models EMD FP7A 3.70 92.8 3.24 3.4 May 1999 Life·Like Alco PAl 2.97 139.7 1.21 3.4 Nov. 1998 IHC EMD E8A (& E8B) 1.96 144.9 2.51 5.0 Feb. 1995 Life·Like EMD GP1 8 1.20 167.0 .84 3.0 April 1994 (1.50) (136.6) (5.03) (4.8) (wilh 25 ooncesadded weight) 2.97 146.7 4.38 7.4 Life·Like EMD E8A 1.63 149.3 1.27 4.0 April 1995 (1.88) (1366 (8.75) (6.4) Feb. 1995 Life·Like EMD SD7 .29 121.11 .48 2.45 June 1996 IHC EMD SD35 4.38 123.7 2.48 2.0 July 1996 Life-Like EMD E7A 3.14 140.6 1.33 4,3 Feb, 1998 Kato EMD SD40 1.18 81 .9J 3.29 3.0 June 1991 Life·Like EMD SW9 .45 106.9 .40 2.0 April 1998 Kala/Stewart EMD F3A (& F3B) .38 83.1 4.28 2,9 Sep1. 1989 Model POlVer/ (similar GP7 models by Atlas (.31) (81.9) (9.00) (2.8) Sept. 1989 Mehanotenika EMD F40PH 3.14 184.7 .83 3.8 Sept. 1990 Kato EM6 GP35 .29 82.5 2.87 2.2 Nov. 1992' SamhongsaJHalimark EMD F3A (& F3B) .29 150.3 1.03 3.2 July 1989 Kato EMD NW2 .76 67.9 2.44 3.0 Feb. 1994 (,35) (151.4) (2.04) (3.2) July 1989 Kato G.E. Dash 9·44CW 1.52 78,7 4.35 2.0 Oct. 1996 !('ato A1co RS2 1.48 78.7 3.40 2,0 Feb. 1999 Kato Alco RSC2 2.58 75.2 4.19 2.1 Feb. 1999 N Scale Steam Locomotives Ke stone/NWSL GE 44·Ton .17 36.9 1.52 2.0 March 1990· Kato USRA 2·8-2 3.10 111.8 .7 2.5 April 1996 Hob by town EMD E8A .60 81.4 5.92 3.3 Jan. 1991 & Oct. 1997 MDC Roundhouse A1co RS3 .61 94.3 3.98 2.8 April 1994 Kato USRA 2-8-2 4.80 122.5 1.04 2.9 June 1998 Model Power EMD GP9 .26 104.2 2.71 1.7 Nov. 1990 (GHQ PRR L-l) Ajin/Overland Models EMD SW1 500 .36 74.3 2.53 1.2 AU �� Key Imports C&O 2·6·6-6 .59 96.9 1.27 3.8 June 1997 Alin/Overland Models EMD SD60 .37 80.3 4.49 2.0 2��11 � Pecos River AT SF 4-6-2 .44 87.2 .88 4.4 Jan. 1995 erland Models EMD GP38-2 .42 79.2 1.95 2.0 Nov. 1991 Rivarossi USRA 2-8-2 3.00 177.2 1.14 9.0 Oct. 1991 ���8� EMD GP20 .30 78.2 3.07 1.6 Dec. 1991 Rivarossi (w/N Scale of USRA 2-8-2 .49 160,3 .66 4.5 Oct. 1991 Model Power PRR 2-8-0 4.77 73.8 0.85 1.5 Augusl 1996 Nevada frame & NWSL Proto 1000 Life·Like EMD F3 .19 80.8 3.69 3.7 January 1999 Sagami 1420 can mOlor) Proto 2000 Life-Like Alco FA2 .20 90.7 3.14 4.2 July 1991 Proia 2000 Life-Like EMD BL2 .31 90.7 3.53 5.4 Nov. 1989' Proto 2000 Life·Like EMD GP9 .06 79.2 3.29 4.8 March 1998 S Scale Diesels Proto 2000 Life·Like EMD GP18 .58 99.8 3.40 2.6 Feb. 1993 Proto 2000 Life-Like EMD E8A .51 95.8 5.94 5.6 March 1994 American Models EMD GP35 .54 78.0 7.85 2.0 June 1993 Proto 2000 Life·Like EMD SD7 .52 73.3 3.58 5.0 July 1995 S Helper Service EMD SW9 .29 55.6 4.32 1.7 Oct. 1998 Proto 2000 Life·Like EMD SW9/SW1200 .57 55,5 1.36 3.7 May 1996 Spectrum Bachmann EMD F40PH Phase 111.39 80,3 3.79 3.8 Feb. 1992 Spectrum Bachmann GE Dash 8-40C 1.96 87.4 3.69 3.4 May 1990 o Scale Diesels 4.54 Feb. 1996 Spectrum Bachmann GE Dash 8·40CW 3.3 109.0 6.4 Central Loco. Works EMD F7 A (& F7B) .25 72.0 20.68 4.4 Sept. 1989 Spectrum Bachmann F·M H16-44 2.32 49.5 1.27 2.4 July 1997 (.20) (65.5) (39,10) (4.0) Sept. 1989 Spectrum Bachmann EMC Gas Elec. .41 82.5 2.34 3.0 Aug. 1994 Key/Samhongsa Alco PAl .41 76.2 21.85 5.6 April 1992 s ectrum Bachmann EMD DDA40X .68 133.5 6.68 3.2 Aug. 1997 paD Hobby EMD F9A (& F9B) .25 77.1 1.2 June 1990 Sr. ewart Hobbies EMD FTA (& FTB) .18 70.3 3.94 2.6 Nov. 1996 5.79 (.13) (72.0) (7.67) (2.6) (.24) (74. 1) (12.80) (1.9) June 1990 Walthers/Roco EMD SWI .21 53.3 2.47 1.4 March 1993 paD Hobby EMD F3B .25 77. 1 5.81 1,6 Jan, 1993 WalthersfTrainline Alco FA 1 (& FBI) .31 68,7 4.47 4.2 April 1997 Red Caboose EMD GP9 .27 81.9 12.78 2.2 June 1992 (.1 (65.3) (8.22) (3.8) Weaver (0 scale) Aleo FA2 .22 72.8 15.31 1.9 July 1989 WalthersfTrainline EMD GP9M 1.1� 73.8 2.64 4.0 March 1995 Weaver (Hi-Rail) Alco FA2 .21 100.8 12.53 2.2 August 1995 WalthersfTrainline with Alco FAI .98 92.1 3.9 nla Sept. 1998 Aleo FA2 (& FB2) .25 (94,9) (19,25) (2.0) August 1995 MRC DCC D Coder Weaver EMD E8 .30 105.6 14.45 2.1 July 1993 HO Scale Steam locomotives o Scale Steam Locomotives Atlas GE C30·7 .71 78.2 3.92 2.2 Feb. 1997 SamhongsaJHalimark On3-EBT 2-8·2 .22 33.8 9.09 2.4 Aug. 1989 Bachmann·Plus SP 4-8·4 .18 112.1 2.31 1.9 Sept. 1993 Bowser (English's Model RR Supply) B&O 0·4·0T .90 102.4 1.46 1.8 Dec. 1992 G Gauge Diesels Bowser PRR H-9 2·8·0 .64 89.3 3.70 2.8 Nov. 1995 Atlas EMD SW8/9 t2.49 2.1 Aprit 1999 IHC 4·4·0 1.17 56.0 1.14 3.5 Dec. 1994 .63 60,1 LGB Alco DL535E 2.67 27.01 N/A April 1990 IHC/Mehano B&O 0·4·0T 1.42 132.0 .92 2.0 Dec. 1992 48.0 Lionel EMD GP7 .38 May 1991 IHCIMehano SP 2-6·0 .81 77.6 1.90 4.2 Jan. 1994 55.6 14.74 5.9 IHC/Mehano C&O 4-8·2 ,36 89.3 2.71 3.0 Sept. 1994 Railway Express Agency Alco FAI 3.79 68.2 15.25 N/A July 1990 IHC 2-8-0 .42 74.7 2,53 2.5 March 1997 Key Imports UP 4-8-8-4 .44 62.2 6.47 4.6 AU t G Gauge Steam locomotives Lite·Uke B&O 0·4-0T 1.37 104.2 1.01 .9 8�� ���� Aristo-Craft ART B&O 4-6-2 1.15 51.9 28.08 2.0 Oct. 1991 Mantua 2-6-6-2 3.00 70.2 5.27 7.0 June 1991 � Aristo-Craft ARTl & PRR 0-4-0 .94 72,7 12.13 1,6 Jan. 1992 Mantua 0·6-0T NA 126.4 2.09 3.2 June 1991 Lehmann (LGE) 0·4-0T 2.40 28.7 7.24 N/A May 1992 Mantua 2-8·2 .65 76.2 3.36 3.5 June 1994 Bachmann 0·4-0T .31 25.6 6.38 2.6 Aug. 1992 Mantua w/Mashima 2·6·6·0 .24 50.6 2.17 4.2 June 1991 Bachmann Radio- Mantua 0-4-0 .90 107.0 3.55 4.0 June 1995 Controlled Baidwin 4·6-0 .55 25,2 28.81 N/A June 1989 Mantua with 812 Can Motor 0-4-0 1.86 84.9 3.39 1.8 June 1995 Bachmann Track· Ajin/Overland Models NYC 2-8·2 .50 74.3 3.79 1.6 Sept. 1991 Precision Scale (Iron Horse)UP 4-10-2 7.02 53.0 3.08 2.9 Jan. 1998 Powered Baldwin 4·6·0 5.50 38.4 11.23 1.0 Oct. 1990 Delton Loco. Works Rivarossi 4·6-6·4 5.90 71.6 9.47 3.3 Jan. 1997 D&RG 2-8·0 .12 40,9 17.00 2.0 Dec. 1989 LGB 2-6-0 2.65 54.8 22.45 N/A Nov. 1991 Rivarossi USRA 2-8-2 1.78 70.7 4.47 2.4 May 1997 Samhongsa/Powerhouse USRA 2-6·6-2 .28 57.1 8.78 3.0 July 1989 LGB Fomey 0·4·4T 2.74 36.1 26.39 N/A July 1994 Spectrum achmann Reading 2-8·0 .22 104.2 2.38 2.1 Dec. 1993 Lionel Baldwin 0-4-0T .12 54.5 9.60 1.8 Oct. 1989· Spectrum Bachmann l PRR 4·6-2 1.21 91.4 2.32 2.2 Oct. 1994 Kalamazoo Toy Trains 0-4-0T .48 50.1 13.47 1.1 Jan.1991 t Kalamazoo Toy Trains 4-4-0 .82 67.1 t3.18 1.3 Jan.1991 Spectrum Bachmann) Baldwin 2-8-0 .30 83.7 2.83 2.4 July 1998 Westside ·Classic" SP 4·6·0 .49 49.1 3.24 1.7 August 1992

RAILMODELjOURNAL ' MAY 1999 47 MODELING FROM THE PROTOTYPE] [ ------MDT REEFERS IN HO SCALE - - �- ""'T+ ,'",",,""� ....,...... , ""'�-�__,...... ".. .. ,,_'" .-y' --'''' � '� -� • ". .,' •• • • I , I - , I �'"=:'\II;I {, . j '""- -" -, ,- . '" N''''�]

, . .' - ___ � ...... • __ I _ --'__ + _ By Stan Rydarwicz Model photos by Robert Schleicher

The InterMountain reefer kits provide the basic body and details for these models. Here's how to model specific MDT reefers.

erchants Despatch Tra nsporta tion Corporation was a wholly owned sub­ sidiary of the New York Central System. It, in turnowned the Northern Refrigerator Line. Merchants Despatch leased cars to the New York Central, Delaware Lackawanna & Western, Gulf Mobile & Ohio, and the Illinois Central. When these cars were on a long-term lease, the leasing road's her­ ald was placed on the right side of the car. In addition to these railroads, many were leased to meat packers. These were often relettered for the meat Stan modified an InterMountain end to match the Despatch Shops ends, then made a silicone rubber mold and poured resin castings. He has the Despatch ends (and the Despatch-built roof) available as packers even to extent of having the resin castings. Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Stan Rydarwia, 165 Manchester Ave., reporting mark changed, unlike the Yo ungstown, OH 44509 for more information. railroad-leased cars. There were 7759 MDT cars and 3934 NRC cars in 1955. The basis for modeling all of these cars is the InterMountain R-40-23 steel-sided ice bunker 40-foot refriger­ ator car. The Athearn steel ice bunker is basically the same car so it is also usable, but it is not as highly detailed. The first modification is to move the outer ta bs above the stilTup step. None of the cars seem to have had these. The next step is to glue the underframe to the car. After it is dry (overnight) drill it out with a number 75 drill for A-Line stirrup steps. All but the earliest cars, MDT 9000-9499, had a wide step under the door. I used a 7/16- inch sta­ ple for them. On the early cars use the same A-Line style, a stirrup that you The cast-resin ends with InterMountain detail parts and Red Caboose grabirons installed. use on the car ends. The InterMountain

48 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 So far, there are n p�c kl 0 dupli­ cate technique roOfs and ends on the Despatch-built MDT reefers. Stan Rydarwla modified InterMountain kits to duplicate the prototype cars.

The MDT reefers were built with three different roofs as shown on the attached chart. Stan has duplicated all the major variations of the prototype cars.

RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 49 MDT REEFERS cars come with very nice plastic steps, but they are very susceptible to break­ age, especial ly the ones under the doors. A part that breaks off while you are assembling the kit will not hold up under normal usage. The end grabs are better replaced with the new Red Caboose grabirons. These are a new part introduced by Red Caboose to replace their earlier parts, which were a little heavy. Although these pat1S are very fine, they are styrene so they glue on easily. All of the cast-resin ends have to be drilled out to accept the InterMountain parts. I made ajig out of one end and some styrene strips to assist in the placement of the Inter­ Mountain detail parts. The cars all use different combinations of ends and roofs that are listed in the table. All of the cars used the A3 ride control trucks. Stan's cast-resin Despatch-style roof with the InterMountain detail parts. He offers the roof as a resin One series of the cars that stand out casting or you could cut down a roof from the new Branchline Models 50-foot Despatch box cars that are the NRC 19300- 19399. While the appeared in the article in the January 1999 issue of "The Journal." rest of the cars have different types of ribbed ends these cars have a strange flat end. Another series of cars that stand out are MDT 14000- 14999 and the NRC 20000-20999. These cars . MDT 40·Foot Steel Reefers have a four-foot plug door and a two­ CAR SERIES YEARS END ROOF fo ot swing door. This was an unusual combination that PFE also used. They MDT 9000-9499 1947 A 1 also are the only MDT cars with a MDT 9500-9999 1948 D 1 straight side sill. NRC 18000-1 8499 1948 D 1 Another car that lasted until the end MDT 10000-1 0499 1949 D 3 of ice service was the J 7000 series. NRC 18500-18999 1949 D 3 Although these cars have double­ MDT 10500-10999 1950 D 3 sheathed wood sides, they are basically MDT 11000-11499 1951 B 2 modern steel cars with Murphy panel NRC 19000-1 9299 1951 B 2 roofs and 4-4 AAR ends. These can be NRC 19300-1 9399 1951 C 2 modeled by using the Tyco car. Many NRC 19400-1 9499 1951 B 2 of these cars ended up in meat service. MDT 11500-11999 1953 B 2 All of these cars were painted a NRC 16000-1 6499 1953 B 2 light orange. I use Floquil 110168 UP MDT 12000-1 2699 1954 B 2 light orange. Until 1954 they were let­ NRC 16500-1 6799 1954 B 2 tered in a railroad roman style of letter­ MDT 13000-1 3479 1956 D 3 ing. You can lise Microscale 87-890. NRC 19500-1 9749 1956 D 3 After ] 954 they switched to an extend­ MDT 14000-14999 1958 D 3 ed gothic style of lettering like the par­ NRC 20000-20999 1958 D 3 ent New Yo rk Central. You can lise NOTES: Microscale 87-895 for this style. Many cars were transferred A. AAR 4-3 end resin parts between MDT and NRC over the B. Despatch Shop end. Especially made in the Despatch Shops for years. Also many of the cars assigned their own use. It looks a lot like a PS-1 end except the ribs are flatter. to different rai lroads were also trans­ C. Cannonball Car Shop end 31 552 fe lTed. The only way to accurately D. AAR 4-2-1 end resin parts roof model a specific Cat· number is with a 1. Murphy panel roof, it comes with the InterMountain or the Athearn photograph. car Thanks to Richard Hendrickson and 2. Double panel roof resin parts Roger Hinman for providing informa­ 3. Diagonal panel roof, Walthers meat reefer tion to do these cars. RMJ

SO RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 1999 MDT 13325. The chart will help to identifywhich end and roof is on any of these 40-foot MDT reefers. This car has a 4-2-1 end and a diagonal panel roof. -Paul Dunn photo from the Richard Burg collection, circa 1960

M D T 9308

MDT 9308. You can use the InterMountain reefer kit with only a change in the ends and details to model this MDT reefer. -Paul Dunn photo from the Richard Burg collection, circa 1962

MDT 14053 is one of the combination plug/hinged-door cars. -photo from the Richard Burg collection

MDT 19031.This car is painted with the original serif-style lettering scheme.

RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 1999 51 ------[ MODELING FROM THE PROTOTYPE ]------

By Brian Kreimendahl

Steve Kelly's Missouri Pacific C36-7 was created by modifying a Rail Power Products C30-7 shell and using a Hi-Tech Details thin wall GE cab.

The Ninth Annual Western Prototype Modelers Meet was Andy Harman on diesel high noses, layout planning wizard held in October 1998. Modelers from as far away as Don Mitchell on designing prototype-based layouts, freight Louisiana and Ohio attended the meet held in the Los car cognoscente Mark T. Evans on railroads and the West Angeles suburb of La Habra. The Western Prototype Coast auto industry, and RaUmodelJour,",,'s own D. Scott Modelers Meet has steadily grown and has now become the Chatfield on the detail and phase variations of EMD 35, 40 largest and most prestigious one-day gathering of modelers and Dash 2 series locomotives. in the West. More than 100 serious scale railroad modelers For more information on the upcoming Tenth Annual displayed several hundred prototype-based models and Westem Prototype Modelers meet, to be held in early attended a series of highly informative clinics. What began as October 1999, contact Pete Solyom at 562-691-4139 or at a meet for Western Pacific modelers, has now evolved into a [email protected]. Thanks to Dave Pires for the use of his meet that fervently embraces all scales, roads and gauges. module for model photography. Clinicians at this year's meet included internet diesel guru

This Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40C was built by Cindy Winters. Cindy combined a Rail Power Products Dash 8-40B shell and Athearn C44-9W and AC4400 shells to create the engine's body.

To m Bacarella modeled this HO Great Northern 50-foot box car starting with a Life-Like kit. To m modified, detailed, and weathered the kit, including making door and roof alterations to match a specific Great Northern prototype.

52 RAILMODELJOURNAL · MAY 1999 This HO scale Southern Pacific GP9E was built, painted and weathered by Nick Martinez to match the prototype number 3795.

Santa Fe GP35 number 2959 was built by Brenda Bailey using a Rail Power Products shell and an Athearn frame. Brenda augmented the fuel tank using lead and then filed it down to match the fuel tank profile of the prototype. The model generally follows the Phase II appearance of Santa Fe GP35s found in the early 19905.

Mark T. Evans scratch built this HO scale 68-foot Trailer Train "finger flat" using almost 500 pieces of styrene. The rebar load is modeled from 450 pieces of 17 -pound test monofilament fishing line. Mark made many of the decals seen on the car as well.

These two Western Pacific SW9 switchers, representing two of the different paint schemes used by the railroad on these units, were built byThom Anderson.

RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 53 Santa Fe F45 number 5978 was crafted by Gary Campbell using an Athearn shell. Gary's attention to detail can be readily seen on the roof of the engine where he was careful to match the air conditioning unit, antennae, antenna bases, and conduit found on the prototype.

Gary Campbell used an HO scale Atlas U33C as the basis for his model of Southern Pacific number 5653. Gary paid special attention to detailing below the side-sill on his model.

Dave Pires built these two HO scale reefers from InterMountain kits and carefully weathered them to match weathering on the prototype.

S4 RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 ------[LAYOUTTOUR]------

By Les Breuer Photos by Robert Schleicher

An Atlas 52 repainted in a blue with white-edged orange stripe to represent a "second generation" paint schellle.

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RAILMODELJOURNAL . MAY 1999 55 An overview of the layout. It is designed for point-to-point operations set in the fifties in Minnesota.

There's a IS-foot-Iong two-foot-wide shelf extending along the wall from the main lay­ out to provide a stub-ended yard at Chestnut Street, an interchange with the Milwaukee Road.

The majority of the structures were built from Northeastern milled wood and strips following articles in various model railroad magazines.

56 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 1999 DIESEL MODELING ] ------[ ------MISSOURI PACIFIC EMD SW1 500

By Lee Freeman Model photo by Robert Schleicher Prototype photos from the collection of Louis A. Marre

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DmSELS, One-Detail-At-A-Time: E8A as PRR 5793 July 93 GP38-2 as MKT 314 (w/HO decals) J une 89 Alco E8A as UP 936 May 93 GP38-2 as 8077 A ri l 93 FA I as GN 31OA July'90 FT spotti guide Nov_ 96 GP38-2 as BN 2088 �-eb. 98 FA I as Union Pacific 1640 A n1 97 FTAand F¥B as Santa Fe 189 Nov. 96 GP38-2 Rock Island 4300 and 43 12 March 99 FA I as L&NE 701 &ct. 93 F3 diesels in color B&M, GM&O July 89 GP40 as Penn Central 3252 Jan. 90 FA2 as NYC 1110 Aug. 91 F3 diesels in color Erie, DL&W and E-L Sept. 89 GP40 as RI 4705 Nov. 92 FA2 & FB2 seotting guide Sept. 91 F3 diesels in color TP&W, SN(WP), Nov. 89 GP40 as CN 4007 Jan. 93 PA I as AT SF )8 S t. 89 CNJ, SAL GP40-2 as Chessie (B&O) 4302 March 92 PA I as New York Central 420 I and 4204 �ay 98 F7A and F7B Phase I s otting guide Feb. 99 GP60 as EMD Demo 5 June 95 PA I as Union Pacific 600 and 604 Jun. 98 103 and F7 as Santa Fe I �C, 19 and 45 Feb. 99 GP60 as SSW 9704 March 93 PA2 as Southern Pacific 6023 and 6035 Seplo 98 F7 A as Penn Central (PRR) 1903 Oct. 90 GP60M as ATSF 105 Jan. 97 PA2 as Erie-Lackawanna 858 and Nov. 98 FP7 A as C&O 803 1 Dec. 90 MPI5DC as CNW 1304 and 1307 Sept. 96 Erie 859 FP7A as PRR 9835 Nov. 91 P40 "Genesis" as Amtrak 806/808 March 98 RS I as Chicago & North Western May 99 F40PH as Amtrak 206 Sept. 90 NW2 spollino "uide Nov. 93 (M & St. L) 211 and 22 1 GP7 Phase I as WM 21 Feb. 90 NW2 as ATS '2405 Feb. 94 RS3 as D&H 4085 May 94 GP7 Phase II as PRR 8557 Aug. 89 SD7 as SP I41;3 1 Sept. 95 S2 as NYC 854 1 Au". 93 GP7 Phase II as MEC 574 Jan. 92 SD9 as Southern (ex-CG) 207 A 'i1 90 S4 as NYC 9736 Marcil 91 GP9 Phase IT as Chessie (B&O) 6607 June 92 SD9 as C&S (CB& 823 ct. 95 S2 as B&O 9133 and 9166 Dec. 97 GP9 Phase LJ as SP 5788 June 90 SD9 as Chessle (B&cg ) 1836 Sept.S 93 Baldwin GP7 Phase IJ as AT SF 2837 March 97 SD9 as SP4418 Aug. 91 RS- 12 as SAL 1466 Dec. 92 GP9 Phase III as Southern Pacific 57 13 July 97 SD9 as SouthernPacific 39 14 June 97 EMU GPI5- 1 as Conrail 1633 Oct. 89 SD35 as Conrail 6022 July 96 BL2 as C&O 83 Nov. 89 GPI 8 as B&M 1752 Sept. 92 SD38 as B&LE 862 June 96 CF7 spotting uide Aug. & Oct. 90 GPI8 as RI 1352 March 95 SD40 as CR 6249 Sept. 91 CF7 in color A� SF, NS, MC, PV, Aug. 90 GPI8 as rCG 94 10 Oct. 97 SD40 as C&O 7450 April 96 AMTRAK, BRW GP 18 as NOlfolk & Western 92 1 Jan. 98 SD40-2 as Family Lines 8100 June 91 CF7 in color ION, PV. LR, FM, CC&G Oct. 90 GP35 spotting uide A il 92 SD40-2 as Conrad 6409 and 64 10 Jan. 99 CF7 as SEK 1000 (ex-ATSF 2542) Aug. 90 GP35 as B&O ( �hessie) 35 10 ruly'95 SD40T-2 as SP 8304 May 91 DD35A (DD40A) as UP83 June 93 GP35 as C&NW 826 April 94 SD45 as C&NW 917 Feb. 93 E7 A as PRR 5865 Oct. 92 GP35 as CR 2276 April 92 SD45 as CNW 8582 Jan. 95 E8A as AT SF 81 and 85 Jan. 91 GP35 as SP 6333 Sept. 94 SD45 as CSX 8903 Oct. 91 E8A as C&O 4005 Feb. 95 GP35 as UP 757 Aug. 92 SD45 as SP 7558 Aug. 95 E8A as IC 4025 March 94 GP38 as B&O 38 16 Nov. 93 SD45 as E-L 802 Dec. 95

60 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 1999 Aug. 92 GE SD45 as BN 6435 and 6485 Oct. 98 GP35 Rail Power body/Athearn Superdetailing the Dash-8s Nov. 92 SD45-2 as E-L 3679 Dec. 94 as Soo 730 by Bob Rivard . July 94 GP35 Rail Power body/Athearn May 93 (a steJ-by-step how-to) by DaVId Hussey SD50 as CSXT (B&O) 858 1 B23-7 \�ail Power body/Athearn as .J uly 91 SD60 as EMD/Oakway 9038 Dec. 89 as ATSF 2858 by Dana Stark SD60 as NS 659 1 April 91 GP35 Kato as SSW 6502 by Bob Rivard Jan. 95 UP 124 by Warren Johnson SD60 as NS 6634 Jan. 96 GP35 as EMD Leasing 182, by Mike Rose Oct. 96 B23-7 Rail Power body/Athearn July & Oct. 93 SD60 as ATSF 40 1 1 Aug. 98 GP38-2 Athearn (how-to add June 89 as AT SF 743 1 by Dana Stark SD60M as UP 6259 Oct. 94 "One-Detail-At-A-Time" ) as MKT 304 B30-7 as CSX5672, from Athearn and Aug. 96 SD70M as Southern Pacific 9805 and Dec. 98 GP38-2 Athearn as GTW 6223 Dec. 94 Rail Power Products parts, by Alex King C30-7 Rail Power body/Athearn Oct. 90 9822 by Tony Horvatin SD75M as AT SF 205 Nov. 95 GI'38-2 upgrade to match Missiouri March 99 as NW 8024 by Gordon Cardell Feb. 91 SD80MAC as Conrail 4101 and 4109 July 98 Pacific prototypes C30-7 Rail Power body/Athearn SD90MAC as UP 80 12 and 8024 Sept. 97 GP40 Cannon cab/Athearn as WM 3798 Sept. 92 as AT SF 8077 by Great Escape Hobby SWI spotting guide Jan. 93 by Ed San icky C30-7 Rail Power cab/Athearn as June 94 SWI as BN 88 Jan. 93 G I'40 Con-Cor as RI 47 12 by Bob Rivard Oct. 92 UP 244B by Mike Daniels SW9 as B&O (Chessie) 9620 May 96 GP40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as Feb. 92 B30-7B Smokey Valley cab/Athearn Feb. 91 SW9 as Union Pacific 1851 A1Jril 98 D&RGW 3099 by Mike Elkin as BN 40 18 by Gordon Cardell SWIOOO spotting guide Feb. 91 GP40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as July 92 C36-7 Rail Power body/Athearn as May 93 SW 1200 as Baltimore and Ohio May 96 Readina 3673 by Ed San icky UP 9029 by Warren Johnson (Chessie) 9620 GP40-2 tan non cab/Athearn as Sept. 92 Dash 8-40B Rail Power body/ July & OCI. 93 SW1500 spotting guide Feb. 91 WI' 3548 by Clyde Queen, .Ir. Athearn as ATSF 800 by Dana Stark SW 1500 as SLSF 329 Feb. 91 GP40-2LW as Canadian National 9607, April 96 Dash 8-40CW Rail Power body/ Nov. 92 FA IRBANKS-MORSE an illustrated kit-conversion from an Athearn as ATSF 800 by Dana Stark H 10-44 as PRR 9080 Feb. 92 Athearn 1-10 scale GP40-2, by To ny Horvatin Dash 8-40CW Rail Power body/ Nov. 92 1-116-44 as N&W 114 June 94 GP60 as Santa Fe 4033 from Athearn's Aug. 98 Athearn as ATSF 814 by DaVId Hussey GE kit, by Bob Ernst Dash 9-44CW Rail Power body/ Feb. 95 AC44CW as CSXT 9100 Feb. 96 GP60M Cannon cab/Athearn as May 91 Athearn (kit-conversion, how-to) as AC44CW as UP 9998 Dec. 96 AT SF 100 by Ernest Rizzuto CNW 8503 by Ray Meyer July 96 B30-7 as CSX 5562 AUiS · 96 GP60M Cannon cab/Athearn as April 92 Dash 9-44CW as British Columbia C30-7 spotting guide Feo. 97 Maersk 146 by Ed McCaslin Rail 4645, an N scale kit-conversion C30-7 as Conrail 6582 Feb. 97 NW2 Kato as Soo 300 by Bob Rivard July 95 using Prototype N's body on a Spectrum Dash 7 spotting guide Sept. 89 SD7 Proto 2000 as CB&Q (C&S) Oct 95 Dash 8-40CW chassis, by Michael Livingston M Dash 8 spotting guide ay 90 810 (kit-up srade how-to) by Robert Schleicher Dash 9-44CW as UP 9735 Nov. 97 Dash 8 spotting guide Sept. 90 Santa Fe SDJ9 by Stephen Priest April 98 U28B Stewart as RI 253 by Mike Daniels Aug. 93 Dash 9 spotting guide March 96 SD40 KalO as Soo 73 8 by Bob Rivard May 92 N SCALE MODELING PROJECTS : Dash 8 and Dash 9 spotting guide Dec. 96 SD40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as July 90 ALCO (the AC4400CW units) UP 3440 and 3493 by Tim Fornstrom PA I, Upgrading Con-Car's models, April 97 Dash 8-32BWI-I as Amtrak 503 and 517 April 99 SD40-2 Athearn as UP 3593 Oct. 91 step-by-step by Bill Pearce Dash 8-40BW as ATSF 507 May 97 "Desert Storm" by Warren lohnson EMD Dash 8-40C as UP 9162 May' 90 SD 40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as July 92 Scale-size wire handrails for N scale Feb. 96 Dash 8-40CW as CSXT 7777 Ap nl 95 MKT 629 by Rick Groom diesels (step-by-step how-to) by Bill Pearce Dash 8-40CW as CR 6055 July 92 SD40-2 Athearn as Montana Rail Link Feb. 93 E8A and E8B Up�'ading the Kato Nov. 96 Dash 9-44CW as AT SF 632 March 96 256 by Tami McClung Models, by Bill vearce Dash 9-44CW as CNW 860 1 Oct. 96 SD40-2 GSB body/Athearn as Sept. 93 GP20 Proto 2000 (kit-conversion Mar. 96 44-Ton as AT SF 460 March 90 RI 4792 by Mike Daniels how-to) as ATSF 1122 by Bill Pearce U25B as C&O 81 14 Dec. 93 SD40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as April 94 GP35 Atlas/N Scale of Nevada as Aug. 92 U25B as Milwaukee 5000 Nov. 93 KCS 675 by Mike Daniels UP 740 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. U25B as SP 6750 July 89 SD40-2 Athearn as MKT 63 1 May 95 GP38-2 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as Nov. 91 U28C as L&N 1526 Nov. 90 by Scol! Bimson SP 4843 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. U30C as CR 6838 Dec. 91 S040-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as Feb. 96 GP50 KatolN Scale of Nevada as Jan. 92 U33C as AT SF 85 11 May 95 BN 7277 by Mike Daniels SSW 9620 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. HO SCALE: SD40-2 as Norfolk Southern 6131, July 96 GP50 upgrade to match Santa Fe prolOlypes, Ako from Athearn's HO scale kit, by Alex KinS from Kato's model, by Bill Pearce Feb. 99 RS 18 (MLW) Atlas (kit-conversion Jan. 91 SD40-2 as Norfolk Southern 6 1 21, lYIay. 98 GP60 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as Mar. 92 how-to) as CN3618 by Jay Rotsch by Andy Hannan SP 9704 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. HI-I660 kit-conversion how-to from Atlas Dec. 97 SD40-2B Cannon cab/Athearn as Jan. 92 SD9 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as July 91 S2 and RS3 parts, by Stan Rydarwicz BN 7500 by Richard Barnes SP44 18 (Kodachrome) by J. Fred Coots, Jr. EMD SD40T-2 Athearn as SP 8352 May 91 SD40 Kato/N Scale or Nevada as Sept. 91 Santa Fe 1450 "" by Bob Ernst Feb. 98 by Kermit Gaines SP 7360 by 1. Fred Coots, Jr. Wrecked Santa Fe GP 7 on nat car March 98 SD40T-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as March 94 S040 KalO as SP7347 by Bill Pearce .Ian. 93 by Bob Ernst SP 8338 by Mike Daniels SD40-2 Bachmann/N Scale of Nevada Aug. 91 CF7 Rail Power body/Athearn as Aug. 90 SDF40-2 on the Santa Fe from March 99 as SP 5022 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. ATSF 2543 by Gordon Cardell Athearn's SDP45 SD40-2 Bachmann/N Scale of Nevada May 92 CF7 Rail Power body/Athearn as Oct. 90 SD45 Cannon cab/Athearn as UP 25 May 94 as UP 3526 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. AT SF 2634 by Gordon Cardell by Mike Daniels SD40-2W as Canadian National 5241 May 96 E8A lHC (Rivarossi)/Hobbytown Jan. 91 SD45MK Morrison Knudsen SD45 from Jan. 99 and 5248, N scale kit-conversion from Kato as ATSF 87 by Albert Hetzel Rai I Power and Athearn Parts, by Bob and Prototype N parts, by Michael Livingston E8A IHC (Rivarossi)/Athearn Jan. 91 Ernst AP38-2 as MoPac s diesel, May 97 (Proto Power West-kit conversion SDP45U as Santa Fe 98 from Athearn's Nov. 98 b¥ Buzz Lenander how-to) as AT SF 87 by Albert Hetzel kit, by Bob Ernst GE F3A and B Stewart as KCS 30 April 92 SD50 Rail Power body/Athearn as Nov. 91 Scale-size wire handrails for N scale Feb. 96 by Tom Bartzen D&RGW 5507 by Gordon Cardell diesels (step-by-step how-to) by Bill Pearce F3A and B Stewart as CB&Q Nov. 92 SD60 Rail Power body/Athearnas Dec. 90 Dash 8-40CW as Santa Fe 803 from Rail Dec. 98 125A & 125B EMD Demo I by Bill Schultz Power Products kit with etched-metal ' F7A on the Sao, from Stewart s kit June 97 SD60 Rail Power body/Athearn as April 91 detail parts (includino step-by-step by Bob Rivard NS 6672 by Warren Johnson information on instalfing etched steps), F7B Highliner body/Stewart Nov. 9S SD60 Rail Power body/Athearn as Jan. 96 by Stephen F. Cerka as Sao 2204C by Bob Rivard NS 6632 by Alex Kino Dash 9-44CW as British Columbia July 96 F40PH Life-Like/Proto Power West Sept. 90 SD60M Rail Power body/Athearn as Nov. 90 Rail 4645, as N scale kit-conversion using (Athearn kit-conversion how-to) as B N 922 1 by Gordon Cardell Prototype N's body on a Spectrum Dash Amtrak 229 SD60M Rail Power body/Athearn OCL 94 8-40CW chassis, by Michael Livingston GP7 Tyco body/Atlas as SOO 24 1 1 June 93 (kit-conversion how-to) as UP 6292 Dash 8-40B Kato/N Scale of Nevada Aug. 94 by Bob Rivard by Robert Schleicher (kit-conversion how-to) AT SF 7432 GP7 as MoPac diesels, by Lee Freeman April 97 SD60M Phase II as Burlington June 96 by Bill Pearce GP9 Front Range as SP )603 & 5604 June 90 Northern 9289, an 1-10 scale kit­ Dash-9-44CW Kato factory-painted July 98 by Joe Swain conversion from Athearn drive diesel upgrade with decals and details, GP9 Cary body/Athearn as UP 2 I I April 91 train components and Rail Power Buzz Lenander by Tim Fornstrom Products bod)! and chassis, by Mike Daniels Dash 9-44CW as BNSF diesels from Sept. 98 GPI5- 1 Smokey Valley body/Athearn, Jan. 92 SD70, S0701, SD70M, SD751 and Jan. 99 Kato's model, by Buzz Lenander MP 1680 by Richard Barnes SD75M prototypes for the Genesis GP38-2 on the MIssouri Pacific, May 97 GPI5- 1 as Missouri Pacific 1562, from Sept. 92 (by Athearn) models, by O. Scott Chatfield from Kato's model by Buzz Lenander Athearn and Smokey Valley parts by SD90MAC in HO scale with Rail Power Sept. 97 U30C Kato as UP 286 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. Mar. 92 Lee Freeman Products and Athearn parts U30C Kato body/Minitrix as Oct. 92 GP 18 Proto 2000 as Rl 1351 March 95 SW 1200 Cannon cab/Athearn as April 92 Western Pacific 7924 by Kent Charles by Bob Rivard Soo 433 & 437 by Bob Rivard U33C Kato body/Minitrix as Oct. 92 GP 18 Proto 2000 as MoPac 1858 Feb. 97 SW 1200RS Athearn (SW7 kit-conversion) Oct. 93 ATSF 873 1 b) Kent Charles ' by Lee Freeman as CN 1396 by To ny Horvatin U33C Kato as EN 5704 Oct. 91 GP30 as Great Northern 3000, from June 98 SW I 500 Athearn as WP 1501 June 95 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. Bachmann's model, by Duane Buck by Clyde Queen, Jr. U33C Kato as CR 6569 Dec. 91 GP35 Rail Power body/Kato Motor/ June 92 SW I 500 as Missiouri Pacific 1519, May 99 by J. Fred Coots, J r. Athearn as RI 321 by Bob Rivard by Lee Freeman RAILMODELjOURNAL' MAY 1999 61 ------[INDEX]------

MODELING MODERN FREIGHT CARS "''''March and "''''April 1990 issues),**March 1990 (with TCAX Thrall All-Door box car from Life-Like's HO ROSTER), *':'April, "'*June"" :'September 1990, "''''April scale model, by Patrick Lawson, September 1996. Art icles are listed in (more or less) chronological order 1991 and ""'February 1992. • Thrall AII·Door box cars from Life-Like's HO scale kit. of fi rst appearance of prototype cars. "PROFILE" articles PROFILE: 50· foot Ilat·roof box cars from Life·Like's by Te rry Stuart and Ed Sanicky, July 1997. describe the prototype and its mUlching model. Usually, HO or N scale models, "Car Spotters Guide No. I," by art icles on individual cars that follow "PROFILE," Jim Eager, January 1990. 60·FOOT BOX CARS: Upgrade:' or "Kit-conversion" l istings are individual exam­ • Upgrade: Pennsylvania Railroad class X72 and X72A • PROFILE: 60-foot "Plate C" single-door Auto Parts ples of the same car type with a photograph of the model Life·Like 50·foot nat-roof box cars in HO scale (or N Box Cars (with B&O Roster), by David Casdorph, from and of its prototype. scale), by Todd Sullivan. *':'January 1990. Athearn HO scale kit·conversion in February ' 990 WI' 50-foO! riveted-side single-door box car from Life­ issue, "'February 1990 ('" Note: articles with an asterisk AUTO RACKS: Like's HO scale model, by Clyde Queen, Jr., November 1993. are reprinted in the book FREIGHT CAR MODELS, PROFILE: 89-foot Auto Rack cars from Walthers, Kit·conversion: BN 50·foot exterior·post double-plug BOX CARS. BOOK I). Bachmanll and Schaefer (no longer available) in HO door Plate F nat-roof box car from twO Bachmann N Kit·conversion: 60-foot "Plate C" single·door Auto scale and Con-Cor and Bachman in N scale, by D. SCOIL scale Hi·Cube box cars, by Kent Charles, December 1989. Parts Box Cars, from 86·foot Athearn box car kits, by Chatfield. June 1992. PROFILE: 50-foot riveted·side, single plug-door (with Bill Deuroun, "'"February 1990 ( *':'Note: articles with • RI auto rack from Walthers HO scale kit by Mike riveted surface)) box cars from Details West HO scale two asterisks are reprinted in the book FREIGHT CAR Daniels, November 1994. and Atlas N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 2." by MODELS, Vol. I TECHN IQUES). • • Open-top auto racks from Accurail, Custom Rail, Gloor Jim Eager. March 1990. Kit·conversion: 60-foot single-plug door box car from Craft Walthers and Athearn kits, by Mike Budde, August Reading 50·foot single·door box car from Details West two Bachmann N scale 40-foot "Hi·Cube"box cars . by 1998. 1-10 scale kit, by Bob Rivard, April 1991. Kent Charles, October 1990. • PROFILE: 50-foot riveted·side, double plug-door box PROFILE: 60-foot si ngle·door and double-door ACF· 40·FOOT BOX CARS: cars from Details 'vVest HO scale kits, "Car Spotters built Auto Parts Box Cars, from Con-Car's HO scale Upgrade: modeling grain doors, by Dan Holbrook, Guide No. 3," June 1990, and, from Atlas HO and N kits,"'* August 1989. • 60-foot "Plate sin£le·door and double·door Auto September 1993. scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 3B," by Jim Eager, C" � Parts Box Cars, from upgraded Con·Cor kits, by Mark Upgrade: adding separate ladders to box cars. by Ed April 1996. Ala, ""August 1989. Hawkins. May 1995. USLX 50·foot double·plug door box car from Details RI 60·foot Auto Parts box car from Con-Cor's HO scale Upgrade: simulating separate ladder and grabirons with West HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, March 1990. kit, by Mike Daniels, November 1 993. "shadow painting". by Robert Schleicher, May 1995. BCIT and MDW (Boise Cascade) 50·foO! double-plug 62-foot plug·door "beer" cars in HO scale from Eel Soo 40-foot PS-I box car from McKean Models HO door box cars from Details West kits. by Stan'an River Models, by Rim Dickinson, January 1997. scale kit, by Dan Holbrook, December 1990. Ehnbom, November 1990. • Berwick 60-foot wal'lle·side DRGW box car from Kit·conversion: Linde 40·foot boxltank cars from • USLX 50·foot double-plug door box car from Details MDC's HO scale kit, by Mike Elkin. April 1997. McKean Models HO scale or Con·Cor N scale kits. by West HO scale kit, by Terry Stuart, August 1991. • 60-foot Santa Fe box car k it·conversions from Con­ John Ryczkowski, July 1993. WC 50-foot double·plug door box car from Details Cor's kit, by stephen Priest. May 1999. Santa Fe extended·height Bx·85 40-foot "grain·door" West HO scale kit, by D. Scott Chatfield, March 1992. box cars from Athearn's HO scale kit, by Richard Mountain Pine SO-foot double-plug door box car from 86·FOOT BOX CARS: Hendrickson. March 1991 and May 1995. Details West 1-10 scale kit. by Mike Daniels, June 1995. E·L 86-foot eight-plug·door auto parts box car from Kit.conversion: rebuilt GN 40·foot box car from Athearn *CNW 50-foot double·plug door box car from Details Athearn's HO scale kit, by Ed Sanicky, June 1991. and Tichy kit parts, by Bob Rivard, October 1996. West HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard. July 1995. PROFILE: 86·foot double plug-door "Hi·Cube" box Soo Line 40-foot PS·I from InterMountain's HO scale PROFILE: 50-foot riveted·side, single plug-door (with cars frolll Athearn HO scale and Arnold or Con-Cor N kit. by Bob Rivard, September 1998. exterior posts) box cars from Details West HO scale scale kits, with decal ROSTER, by D. Scott Chatfield, and Atlas N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 4," by January 1994. 50· FOOT BOX CARS: Jim Eager, October 1990. • Upgrade: derail-proofing Athearn HO scale 86·foot Upgrade: adding separate ladders to box cars, by Ed RI 50·foot exterior·post single-door box car from box cars. January 1994. Hawkins, May 1995. McKean Models HO scale kit, by Steve Hile, July 1991. RI 53 foot nat car from Con-Cor's HO scale kit, by Bob Upgrade: simulating separate ladder and grabirons with • Upgrade: AT SF and NLG 50· foot FMC exterior-post Rivard, February 1994. "shadow painting", by Robert Schleicher, May 1995. HO scale box cars from MDe. by Mike Daniels, 'Jp50·f oot riveted·side plug-door box car from MDC's PROFILE: 50-foot 10·foot 6·inch interior height weld­ August 1994. HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, April 1994. ed·side single·door ACF-built box cars with Improved NL&G 50-foot exterior-post single-door box car from Frisco, DTS. Rock Island. NW, Southern, MP, E-L, PC 4/3/ 1 Dreadnaught ends from McKean Models HO scale MDC's 1-10 scale kit, by Bob Rivard, September 1992. and C & 86·foot Hi-Cube box cars from Athearn's kits. kits. with Roster, by Ed H awkins, October 1992. C&C 50-foot Hi·Cube exterior·post double·door box by Mike Budde, March 1996. • PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS-I double-door box car from MDC's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, October CN. C&EI (MP), Milwaukee, WP,MKT and DT&I 86- cars from I nterMountain, Robins Rails, or E&C Shops 1992. foot Hi·Cube box cars from Athearn's kits, by Mike HO scale and Atlas or Micro-Trains N scale kits, with • CCR 50·foot exterior·post box car from MDC's HO Budde. June 1996. ROSTER, by Ed Hawkins, June and August 1995. scale kit, by Mike Daniels, July 1994. Southern 50·foot single·door box car from Robins Rails • CNW (ex-RI) 50·foot exterior·post box car from CABOOSES: HO scale kit, by Dan Holbrook, September 1991. MDC's HO scale kit, by Jeff Halloin, April 1995. WM, Chessie and Shawmut "eastern-style" steel • MKT 50-foot sliding-door box car from McKean Models CNW (ex-RI) 50-foot exterior· post box car from cabooses from Proto 2000 HO scale kits, Life·Like N HO scale kit, by W. Terry Stuart, December 1991. MDC's HO scale kit by Jeff Halloin, August 1995. scale kits or Weaver 0 scale kits, by Roben Schleicher. Soo 50-foot double·door box car from Robins Rails HO • MD&W 50-foot box car from MDC's HO scale kit, by October 1991. scale kit. by Dan Holbrook, May 1991. Bob Rivard. December 1995. Lehigh Val ley "eastern-style" steel cabooses from Life· CP Rail and BClT 50·foot plug-door box cars from TO&E 50·foot box car from MDC's HO scale kit. by Like (or Proto 2000) HO scale kits. by Steve Kley. Robins Rails (now available from E&C Shops) HO Bob Rivard February 1996. October 199 I. scale kits. by Charles Derus, May 1992. Two Florida East Coast 50-foot exterior-post box cars DRGW wide· vision caboose, from Overland's HO scale CN and DW &1'50-foot plug-door box cars from Robins from MDC's 1-10 scale kits, by Mike Budde, December brass model, by Mike Elkin, February 1992. Rails (now available from E&C Shops) HO scale kits, 1996. International Car Company Wide·Vision caboose from by Charles Derus, July 1992. Yreka Western (TSRD) 50-foot box car from MDC's Athearn or Bachmann HO scale or Bachmann N scale N&W 50·foot double-door box car from McKean HO scale kit, by Mike Rose, June 1997. models, by Jim Eager, October 1995. Model s HO scale kit, by Stuart Thayer, September 1993. RF&P 50-foO!box car in HO scale from MDC's HO PROFILE: International Car Company Wide-Vision SOO 50-foot welded-side single·door box car from scale kit by Mike Rose, July 1997. caboose from Atlas HO or N scale models, with McKean Models HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, August NP 50·foot exterior·post double-door box car from ROSTER, "Car Spotters Guide No. 24." by Jim Eager, 1993. Athearn's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, June 1994. October 1995. • Canadian Pacific 50·foot plug-door box cars from PROFILE: 50-foot warne·sideexteri or-post box cars Kit·conversion: CP caboose in HO scale from AHM. Robins Rails (now available from E&C Shops) kits in from Walthers HO scale kits, by Dan Holbrook, April Atlas or Athearn bodies, by Rick Johnson. February 1 995. HO scale. by Charles Derus, May and July 1992 and 1992. Rock Island caboose from Eastern Car Works kits, by September 1995. CP 50-foot "waffle·side" box car from MDC's HO scale Mike Daniels, September 1996 GM&O 9900-series 50·foot box car, kit·conversion kit, by Doug Fleming, September 1994. Union Pacific CA·5 caboose from Overland Models from C&BT Shops. August 1997. Upgrade: Thrall AII·Door box cars from Life·Like's Imports brass model or Centralia Car Shops plastic kit, • PROFILE: 1951-1980 General American (GAEX) 50- HO scale models, by Richard Yarmenko, January 1992. by Mike Daniels, July 1997 foot "DF" single plug·door and sliding-door box cars TCAX Thrall AII·Door box car from Life·Like's HO Canadian National caboose with tips on building resin from Branchline Models HO scale, or Pacific Rail sale model, by Patrick Lawson, June 1995. kits from Sylvan Scale Models kits, By Tony Horvati n, Shops S scale kits (or from 40-foot kit-conversions of TCAX Thrall AII·Door box car from Life·Like's HO July 1998 C&BT Shops HO scale, Deluxe Innovations N scale, or scale model by Patrick Lawson. July 1995. National extended-vision caboose (van) from Sylvan Atlas 0 scale models as illustrated, step·by-step, in the 62 RAILMODEL)OURNAL' MAY 1999 Upgrade: adding separate grab irons and steps to plastic Kit.conversion: PS2 three-bay hoppcr from two Scale Models cast resin kits in HO (or N) scale, by hoppcrs and covcred hoppcrs by Bill Wnght and Ed Weaver 0 scale tlVo-bay hoppers, by Robert Schleicher, Tony Horvatin, July 1998. Hawkins, December 1991. "" ;''''Septcmber 1992. • Upgrade: scale·size covered hoppcr ends from brass TWO·BAY COVERED HOPPERS: Honeymead ACF Ccntcrllow four-bay covered I-Iopper angle, strip and wire, step-by·step, by Ken Patterson. Upgrade: adding separate grab irons and steps to plas· from Athearn's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, November December 1995. tic hoppers and covered hoppers by Bill Wnght and Ed 1992. BN 50-fOOl double·Airslide covered hopper from sheet Hawkins, December 1991. PROFILE: FMC 4700 three·bay covered hoppers from MDC HO scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. II," by styrene (now available as kit from Delaware Valley), by • Upgrade: scale·size covered hopper ends from brass Kent Charles, August 1989. angle, strip and wire, step·by· step, by Ken Patterson, Jim Eager, ""'''August and '"'"*December 1992. PROFILE: plans and prototype photos for National December 1995. RREX (Klemme Coop Grain) covered hoppers from Steel Car Co. 3800·cubic-·foot-capacity four·bay cylin­ PROFILE: General American single Airslide covered Walthers 1-10 scale kits, by Bob Rivard December 1992. drical covered hopper cars (from modified Model hoppers from Walthers. Con·Cor and Eastern Car Works PROFILE: 4,740-cubic·foot-capacity (and similar Power or InterMountain HO scale or N scale kits) by HO scale and Atlas N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide 4750) three-bay covered hoppers from Alhearn HO scale and Precision Masters N scale kits, "Car Spotters Ken Goslett, Mark Kindrachuk and Eric Neubauer, I o. 5" (private owner cars), December 1990 and ""';'November 1991. October 1992. Guide No. 7," by Jim Eager ···*·;·.l anuary 1991 and .l uly AT SF and SBD prototypes from Bachmann's 1-10scale PROFILE: General American single Airslide covered 1991 cylindrical covered hoppers, by Cyril Durrenberger, hoppers from Walthers. Con·Cor and Eastern Car Works Soo (ex-Welch Grain) 54·foot PS 4750 covered hopper """ :'Novembcr 1991. HO scale and Atlas N scale kits,"Car Spotters Guide from Athearn's 1-10 scale kit, by Bob Rivard, April 1995. • Kit·conversion: Marine Industries cylindrical covcred No. 8"(railroad·owned cars), February 1991 and • GN 54·foot PS 4750 covered hopper from Athearn's HO hopper from InterMountain's 1-10scale kit, by Bob October 1992. scale kit, by Bob Rivard. May 1995. Rivard, """'April 1 994. D&RGW General American sin�le Airslide covered Union Equity 54·foot PS covered hopper from Athearn's � PROFILE: 4550 cylindrical covered hoppers from hoppers from Eastern Car Works HO scale kit. by Mike 1-10 scale kit. by Bob Rivard, May 1996. modified IntcrMountain HO scale and N scale kits by Elkin, October 1992. Central Soya 54·foot covered hopper from Athearn's kit. Tom Hood, "*';'November 1991 and May 1992. • PROFILE: ACF two-bay covered hoppers from by W. Terry Sluart, July 1996. CP Rail National Steel Car 4550 cylindrical covered Bowser, Kato, or Eastern Car Works HO scale, Lo co· Landmark 4750 PS covered hopper from Alhearn's kit, hopper from Car Shop's HO scale etched· metal kit, by Motives (ex-V·line) N scale. or Weaver 0 scale kits, by Mark Hills, September 1997. Bob Rivard, ';'''*November 1991. July 1990 and (by Ed Hawkins, Pat Wider and Ray PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS-2CD '4750' three·bay • Kit·conversion: Modeling round-hatch Canadian cylin­ Long-with ROSTERS) April, August, October and covered hoppers from InterMountain HO scale and drical covered hoppers from InterMountain HO or N December 1991, by Jim Eager, March and May 1994 Prccision Masters N scale kits, with decal ROSTER,by scale kits, by Bob Rivard, February 1992 and and, by Richard Hendrickson, September 1997. D. Scott Chatfield, *';"'July 1991 and "''''''.l ull' and *""February 1993. Upgrade: SHPX ACF two·bay covered hopper from ';' **October 1993. • • Canpotex cylindrical covered hopper from Inter· Eastern Car Works HO scale kit, by Todd Sullivan, NAI-IXand three PTLX Pullman Standard PS-2CD January 1992. '4750' threc·bay covered hoppers from InterMountain Mountain's HO scale kit. by Patrick Lawson. May 1995. • Upgrade: Eastern Car Works HO scale ACF two-bay HO scale and Prccision Masters N scale kits, by Bob GTAX cylindrical covered hoppcr from InterMountain's covered hopper. by Ed Hawkins. April 1991. Rivard, ""'October 1993. kit, by December 1997. Upgrade: Bowser. KalO or Eastern Car Works HO scale • MILW. FGDA, CNW, NAHX, XTRX, RI, SOO, BN, UNPX (Procor) cylindrical covered hopper from ACF two·bay covered hoppers, by Alan Mende, March CSXT, ATSF and Continental Pullman Standard PS- InterMountain's HO scale kit. by Patrick Lawson, 1994. 2CD '4750' three-bay covercd hoppers from March 1996. PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS·2 two-bay covered IllIerMoulllain 1-10 scale and Precision Masters N scalc PROFILE: CF5250 ACF four-bay Centerflow covered hoppers from Atlas or MDC HO scale, Atlas N scale, S kits. by Bob Rivard, July 1994. hoppers from Athearn or Bachmann HO scalc, Atlas or Helper Services S scale, or Weaver 0 scale kits, July RI, CRDX, ATSF, PTLX, SCL, CRDX and three FLiX Bachmann N scale or Weaver 0 scale kits, "Car 1990 and, by Ed I-Iawkins, April, June, September and 54·foot PS 4750 covered hoppers from InterMountain's Spotters Guide No. 21," by Jim Eager, '-'November I ovember 1995. 1-10 scale kits. by Bob Rivard, August 1996. 1994 and September 1995. PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS·2 Iwo·bay covered Kit·Conversion: CF4600 ACF three·bay Centerfiow • Honcymead CF5250 ACF four·bay Centerflow covered hoppers, as Pennsylvania Railroad class H34. from covered hopper from Athearn's 1-10 scalc four·bay 5250 hopper form Athearn's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, Atlas or MDC HO scale, Atlas N scale, S Helper kit, by D. Scott Chatlield. ''''*August 1992. *"';'November 1 992 . Services S scale or Weaver 0 scale kits, with H34 ROS­ I'ROFILE: CF 4600 ACF three-bay Centcrflow COl" SCPX CF5250 ACF CenterOolV covered hopper from TER, by Rich Burg, December 1993 and January 1994. cred hoppers from Accurail in HO scalc, "Car Spotters Athearn's kit, by Bob Rivard, Novcmber 1996. MILW PS·2 two·bay covered hopper form MDe's HO Guide No. 19." by Jim Eager. ';";";'May and ""'''' August Arco Polymers CF5750 62-foot Ccnterflow four·bay scale kit. by Bob Rivard, April 1995. 1994 and Scplcmber 1995. covered hopper from McKean Models J-JO scale kit, by PROFILE: CF2970 and 2980 ACF two·bay Centerflow I'ROFILE: Pullman Standard 4427 three·bay covered Ed San icky, October 1995. covered hoppers from Atlas, E&C Shops and Dctail hoppers from Wahhers in HO and N scale, "Car SCGX 103 SIGO CF5750 "stand·in" Centerllow four­ Associates HO scale. Atlas and Micro-Trains N scale Spotters Guide No. 18," by Jim Eager, """'February and bay covered hopper from Accuraii's threee-bay J-JO and Lionel 0 gauge models, "Car Spotter's Guide No. *"''''September 1994. scale kit, by Mike Rosc, February 1998. 22." by Jim Eager, January and August 1995. MILW PS·2 4427 covered hoppcr from Walthcrs HO • Conrail Flexi·Flow covered hopper from AHM's HO MKT 2980 CenterOolV covered hopper from McKean scale kit, by Bob Rivard, *"" ;'August 1993. scale model by Mike Rose, Novembcr 1997. (now Accurail) 1-10scale covcrcd hopper kit. by Bob • Santa Fe 4427 PS-2CD three-bay covercd hopper from PC PD3000 covercd hopper car from Ovcrland's 1-10 Rivard, May 1993. Walthcrs HO scalc kit, by Bob Rivard, September 1995. scale model, by Ed San icky and Te rry Stuan. May 1997. CNW ACF 2980 two-bay CcnternolVcovered hopper Soo 4427 PS-2CD threc·bay covered hopper from PROFILE: PD5000 four·bay covered hoppers from from McKean (now Accurail) HO scale kit, by Jeff Walthers HO scalc kit, by Mike Danicls, September 1995. Walthers 1-10 or N scalc kits, by D. Scott Chatfield, Halloin, January 1995. TCLX PS 4427 covered hopper from Walthers HO scale February 1995. PROFILE: Greenville Iwo-bay covered hoppers from kit. by Bob Rivard, May 1997. Walthers HO scale or Precision Masters N scale kits, • PROFILE: CF4650 Ihrec-bay ACF Ccnter Flow coy· FLAT CARS: "Car Spotters Guide No. 10." by D. Scott Chatfield. ered hoppers in 1-10 scale from Accurail (improved Kit·conversion: The "Copy-Kit" Method", scale 60- Apri l 1992. McKean), N scale from Micro-Trains and S Scale from foot ccnterbeam car using HO scale parts as patterns for • PROFILE: Trinity tlVo·bay covered hoppcrs from Pacilic Rail Shops, "Car Spotters Guide No.20," by Jim Evcrgreen styrene plastic duplicates. by Kent Charles. Walthers HO scalc kits, by D. Scott Chatfield. June 1993. Eager. """'October and """'December 1994 and Octobcr Octobcr 1989. CN "Slab Side" covered hopper from Atlas HO scale 1995. Bethlehem Steel 75-foot piggyback !lat cars from kits, by Doug Fleming, October 1995. • ATSF CF4650 ACF threc-bay CcnterllolVcovered hop­ Walthcrs 1-10 scale kits. with ROSTER. by Mark per from McKean Models (now Accurail) HO scale kits, Vaughan, April 1990. THREE·BAY COVERED HOPPERS: by Bob Rivard, October 1994. Bulkhead, V-dcck pulpwood cars in the upper M idwest. (**" Note: articles with three aSlerisks are reprinted in PROFILE: CF35 10 ACF cyl indrical three-bay by Dan Holbrook, October 1989. January and May the book FREIGHT CAR MODELS, Vo l. Ill. COVERED Centerflow covered hoppers from Atlas HO and 1990 and September 1 991. HOPPERS) Delaware Vallcy N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. PROFILE: Commonwealth (GSI) 53-foot flat cars and • Upgrade: adding separate grab irons and steps to plas­ 29," by Jim Eagcr, February and March 1997. bulkhcad cars from Walthcrs HO and N scale and S tic hoppers and covered hoppers by Bill Wright and Ed Welch Grain paint and Icttering from Intermountain's Hclper Services S scale kils. with ROSTER. "Car Hawkins. Dccember 1991. HO scale kit. by Bob Rivard, Septcmber 1998. Spotters Guide No. 12," by James Eager, Deccmber 1992. Upgrade: scale-size covered hopper ends from brass Thrall 3·bay covered hopper kit-conversion from MILW 61-foot center·beam car from McKean (now angle, strip and wire, step-by-step, by Ken Patterson, Athcarn's HO scale kit. by Bob Rivard, October 1998. E&C Shops) HO scale kits, by Bob Rivard. April 1993. December 1995. Conrail PS2 covered hopper from Con-Cor's kit, by WI' 61·foot center·beam car from McKean Models HO 100-ton Airslide covered hoppcr from Walthers HO Mikc Rose. April 1999. scale kit, by Brent MacGregor and Pele Arnold, May scale kit, May 1996. Pullman-Standard PS2 three·bay covered hopper E & B 1993. PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS2 three·bay covered or Con-Cor's kits, by Scott Pitzer, May 1999. Southern,AT SF, CSXT, C&G. A&WP,RF&P,GM&O. hoppers from Atlas or Con-Cor HO scale or Alias or MP. W of A, GA and ACL bulkhead pulpwood flat cars. Bachmann N scale kits. by Jim Eager. """'June and FOUR·BAY COVERED HOPPERS: by Rhett Coates, September 1993. "";'September 1992. ("" ,,;, NOlc: articles with three asterisks are reprinted in Kit·conversion: SAL 40 and 50-foot bulkhead V-deck D&RGW PS-2 three·bay covered hopper from Con­ the book FREIGHT CAR MODELS, Vol.ll l, COV· pulpwood cars from Athearn HO scale kits, by Larry Cor's HO scale kit. by Mike Elkin. '''''June 1992. ERED HOPPERS). Dcnton, October 1993. Upgrade: simulated wood decks for plastic-decked nat • Kit-conversion: lowering the Life-Like HO scale (or N cars, by Robert Schleicher, April 1994. 57-foot mechanical refrigeration cars from AthearnHo scale) 40-foot triple hopper to match N&W prototypes, • Kit-conversion: V-Deck Pulpwood car from Walthers or MDC/Roundhollse N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide by Dean Freytag. June 1990. HO or N scale bulkhead nat car kits, by Robert No. 17," with ROSTER, by Jim Eager. December 1993. • PROFILE: Bethlehem quad hoppers from Walthers HO Schleicher. PROFILE: 76-foot cryogenic reefers from Wa lthers HO April 1994. or N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 13," with CP Rail 65-foot stake car from MRR General Store HO and 1\ scale kits, by D. Scott Chatfield, March 1994. ROSTER. by Jim Eager, January 1993. PROFILE: AAR three-bay. nine-panel hopper cars scale kit. by Patrick Lawson. September 1993. PROFILE: Pennsylvania Railroad class H22A fo ur-bay Kit-conversion: from M DC/Roundhouse HO scale kits, "Car Sponers 50-foot CP Rail bulkhead nat car from hoppers from Bowser's HO scale kit, with ROSTER, by Guide No. 23," by Jim Eager, June 1995. MDC's HO scale kit. by Patrick Lawson, November 1993. Rich Burg. May 1994. Kit-conversion: 66-foOl CP Rail bulkhead nat CHr from two M DC HO scale kits, by Patrick Lawson, December MODELING INTERMODAL REEFERS & INSULATED 80X CARS: 1993. PROFILE: 60-foot PACCAR "beer" cars from Eel • Upgrade: MDC/Roundhouse HO scale 60-foot !lat car CARS EQUIPMENT River Models HO scale kits, with ROSTER. by D. Scott ' and with plans, by Patrick Lawson. November 1994 • 50-foot piggyback flat cars and trailer prototype photos, Chatfield, January 1 993 Soo 60-foot nat car from MDC's HO scale kit, by Mike With model and decal sources, in color, July and Swift 50-foot reefer !leet, by Mru1in Lofton. FebnlaJY 1993. Daniels, October 1994. September 1989. PROFILE: RPL-class 57-foot refrigerator cars from • PROFILE: 60-1'001 TTX "Implement" nat cars and Athearn HO scale 50-foot piggyback nat car and 24-foot Con-Cor HO or N scale kits,"Car Spotters Guide No.15," heavy loads from InterMountain's HO scale kits, by trailer upgrade to match B&O prototype, October 1989. with ROSTER. by Jim Eager. March and April 1993. Dan Goi ns. February 1998. • B&O 53-foot 6-inch Ilat cars and 24- and 33-foot trailer • PROFILE: FGE 50-foot plug-door insulated box cars CGW 53-foot bulkhead nat car from Walthers HO scale photos and equipment diagrams. October 1989. from Walthers 1-10 or N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide kit. by Bob Rivard . May 1995. Prototype photos for Walthers HO scale "Piggypacker" No. 14," with ROSTER, by Jim Eager, February and PROFILE: Ccnter Beam Flat Cars, prototype and trailer-loading crane, August 1989. April 1993. model. from E & C Shops and Walthers HO scale kits Intermodal yard track plan with prototype photos of 57-foot mechanical refrigeration cars from AthearnHo and Micro-Trains N scale models. by D. Scott matching Beacon Park (Boston), Massachusetts, yard on or MDe/Roundhouse N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide Chatlield, January 1996. the NYC, October 1989 and August 1989. • No. 17," with ROSTER, by Jim Eager, December 1993. Northeastern pulpwood and wood chip cars, by J. • Prototype photo of sixties-era Pennsylvania Railroad Emmons Lancaster. August 1997. piggyback train of 75-foot Bethlehem Steel Corp. nat PROFILE: 76-foot cryogenic reefers from Walthers • HO and scale kits, by D. Scott Chatfield, March 1994. 60-foot BN heavy-equil ment tlat car kit-conversion cars, in color, January 1990. N from MDC's HO scale kit, by Mike Daniels, July 1998. Thrall (A-Line HO a;ld Walthers N and HO) and PROFILE: AAR three-bay, nine-panel hopper cars • InterMountain 60-foot !lat car upgrade. by Dave Davis, Gunderson double stacks (A-Line 1-10 and Deluxe from MDC/Roundhouse HO scale kits. "Car Spotters February 1999. Innovations N) April 1990. Guide No. 23," by Jim Eager, June 1995. • Tie-Downs for modernnat cars, by Dave Davis, March • Prototype photos and roster of 75-foot Bethlehem Steel 1999. COlp. nat cars to match Walthers HO scale kits. April 1990. TANK CARS: Athearn 50-foot nat car kit-conversion to welded rail­ 40-foot exterior post trailers (from Walthers 35-foot HO 'linemost common tank cars of the eighties. including transport car. by Ray Meyer, May 1999. scale kits) and prototypes for the Walthers 75-foot prototypes for MDC HO scale and Weaver 0 scale. Bethlehem Steel COlp. nat cars, June 1990. Walthers Kaolin tank cars and Athearn's 1-10scale cars. GONDOLAS: • Athearn and A-Line comtainers and trailers and Athearn by Kurt Stroer. July 1989. CB&Q 50-foot Railgon from MDC's HO scale (or N nat cars as modeled in HO scale by Robert Rogers. GATX 50-1'001 tank car prototypes for MDC's HO scale scale) kit, by Ed DeRouin, September 1989. September 1991. kit, by Bill Onorato, June 1991. Kit-conversion: Pennsylvania Railroad class G-4 1 and Roaclrailer Mark IV rail/highway trailer kit conversion • UTLX (Casco, Staley and Amazio)and HOKK proto­ GA ia (built in 1965) steel coil cars from sheet styrene in HO scale from McKean kits, October 1991. types for 40-foot Funnel Flow HO scale tank cars, by on Athearn underframes, by Ralph Gotowski, Kit-conversion: Baltimore and Ohio class P-35 40-foot Bill Onorato, October 1991. Sel)tembcr 199 I. intermodal nat cars (circa 1960), from Central Val ley • 62-foot Alberta Gas tank car from Athearn'sHO scale CP cushion from Walthers HO scale kit, by Bob Ilat car kits and modified A-Line, by Greg La Rocca, kit, by Bob Rivard, August 1992. Rivard. March 1992. November 1991. PROFILE: 40-foot "Funnel Flow" tank cars from MI LW cushion-coil car from Walthers 1-10 scale kit, by • Athearn HO scale 85-foot TOFC and COFC l1at cars Walthers 1-10 scale and N scale kits, October 1991 and Bob Rivard, September 1993. and Micro-Trains N scale 89-foot TOFC and COFC nat October 1992. by Bill Onorato and D. Scott Chatlield. PROFILE: J3ethgon's "Coalporter"®. prototype and cars, prototypes and models. March 1992. Kit-conversion: CALX 50-foot tank car from MDC's model. from E&C Shops and Walthers 1-10 scale kits Fruehauf 48-foot trailers, prototypes and matching models HO scale kit an A-Line ends, by Bob Rivard. JanuaJ)' 1993. and Deluxe Innovations and E&C Shops N scale kits, in HO scale from A-Line kits, April 1992. • Kit-conversion: Linde 40-foot box/tank cars from by D. Scott Chatfield, December 1995. • Trucks and trailers in HO scale. from A-Line, Model McKean Models HO scale or Con-Cor N scale kits, by PROFILE: Woodchip Gondolas from E & C Shops Power and Aurora kits, May 1992. John Ryczkowski, July 1993. and Walthers HO scale and Deluxe Innovations and • Commonwealth Cast Steel (GSI) 53-root 6-inch !lat cars CGTX 55-ton insulated chlorine tank car from Athearn's E&C Shops N scale kits, by D. Scott Chatlield, March from Walthers HO scale kits (Car Spotters Guide No. HO scale kit, by Richard Gher, November 1993. 1 995. II), December 1992. • PROFILE: Kaolin clay tank cars from Atlas and PROFILE: 52-foot, 14-panel smooth-panel and corru­ • Upgrading Walthers Thrall double-stack cars with Plano Walthers HO and Atlas N scale kits, by D. Scott gated panel gondolas from E&C Shops HO and N scale walkways and converting stand-alonc cars into five-unit Chatlield, May 1 994. kits, "Car Spotters Guide No.25," by Jim Eager, articulated sets. December 1992. NGO chemical tank car from Walthers HO scale kit, by November 1 995. • Athearn,Walthers and A-Line 1-10 scale single-unit Charles Derus, December 1994. PROFILE: Thrall 52-foot smoOlh-panel and corrugated double-stack well cars, prototypes. models, painting and "Shorty" or "Beer Can" tank cars from MDC HO scale panel gondolas from Walthers HO kits, "Car Spotters upgrading information, January 1993. and Atlas N scale models, by Thornton Waite, July 1995 Guide No.26." by Jim Eager, January 1996. 20-foot HO scale containers from A-Line kits. with GATX 65-foot tank car from Walthers HO scale kit. by paint and decals for modeling and matching prototypes. Bob Rivard, November 1995. HOPPERS: April 1994. • UTLX 899940 Hudson's Bay tank car from Walthers • PROFILE: Pennsylvania Railroad (and MILW, Pc. Gunderson Maxi-3 (five-unit) intermodal well cars from HO scale kit, June 1996. CR. WM. DRG. E-L. Cl and P&LE) class H39 triple Athearn or Con·Cor HO scale models. June 1994. • GATX " Beercan" Tank car kit-conversion from • hoppers from Stewart's HO scale kits, "Car Spotters Detail-proofing Con-Cm's 'Fuel-Foiler' intermodal Athearn's62-f oot kit, by Dennis Lippert. March 1999. Guide No. 1 6. " by Jim Eager. April 1 993. articulated spine cars, September 1995. • PROFILE: 40-1'001. three-bay rib-side hoppers from Spotting the second generation or intermodal double­ PA INTING & DETAILING: Stewart HO scale kits, with ROSTER, "Car Spotters stack cars-matching the models to their prototypes, by • Weathering. painting and decaling modern box cars, by Guide No. 6," by Jim Eager. January 1991. Scott Chatfield, September 1995. Todd Sullivan, March *,:' 1990. GN 70-ton triple rib-side hopper from Stewart's HO Upgrading Walthers N or HO scale or A-Line 1-10 scale Weathering with dry brush and pastel chalks, by Roben scale kit by Staffan Ehnbom, November 1995. Thrall intermodal well cars with Gold Medal Models (N Schleicher, December 1993. • PROFILE: 40-foot three-bay, rib-side ACF-built scale) m Plano (HO scale) etched-mctal walkways, Painting with aerosol cans and rub-on lettering. by Mike hoppers. from MDC/Roundhouse 1-10 and N scale kits. steps and grabirons. June 1996. Budde, December 1996. by Ed Hawkins, December 1 99 1 and February 1994, The winning techniques in the Accurail freight car with roster, by Ed I-Iawkins, February 1994. REEFERS & INSULATED 80X CARS: painting contest. by Mike Budde, Phil Tripician. John Upgrade: 40-foot three-bay, rib-side ACF-built hop­ PROFILE: 60-foot PACCAR "beer" cars from Eel Hammond and John Benson. February 1997 pers. from MDC/Roundhouse HO scale kits. by Ed River Models HO scale kits. with ROSTER, by D. Scott Weathering tank cars with an airbrush. by Roben Hawkins. December 1991 and February 1994. Chatlield, January 1993. Schleicher, May 1997 PROFILE: AAR 70-ton offsct-side triple hoppers from Swift 50-foot reeler neet. by Mru1in Lofton. Febl1laJ)' 1993. Weathering with artist's techniques and oil paints. by Stewart HO scale and Con-Cor or MDC N scale kits. by PROFILE: RPL-c1ass 57-foot refrigerator cars from Mike Budde, December 1997. Richard Hendrickson, April and August 1995. Con-Cor HO or N scale kits,"Car Spotters Guide No. 15." National extended-vision caboose (van) from Sylvan Upgrade: Stewart's HO scale AAR 70-lOn triple hop­ with ROSTER, by Jim Eager, March and April 1993. Scale Models cast-resin kits in 1-10 (or N) scale, by pers, by Richard Hendrickson, August 1995. PROFILE: FGE 50-foot plug-door insulated box cars To ny I-Iorvatin, July 1998 • PROFILE: 45-foot. 1 2-panel triple hoppers from from Walthers HO or N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide Barber DO-ton S-2 freight car truck kit conversion from Bowser or Life-Like HO scale or Life-Like N scale kits, No. 14," with ROSTER, by Jim Eager. February and I - Karo's 70-lOn models, by Dave Davis. September 1998. "Car Spotters Guide No. 28," by Jim Eager, July 1996. April 1993. 64 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' MAY 1999 S WHAT'S NEW... IN ------______[ & 0]

Atlas is offering their ACF 33,000-gallon "Whalebelley" tank cars with a series of new paint schemes including ACFX, Pyrofax Gas, Royster, Suburban Propane, Technical Propellants, Union Texas Petroleum and undeco­ rated for $52.95 each. The models are available with three road numbers.

Atlas is duplicating the 53-foot double-plug door "Evans" insulated box cars featured in the April 1996 issue of "The Journal" in 0 scale. This is the unpainted body with the extremely fine details visible. The car will be available ready-to­ run in most of the road names offered in Atlas HO and N scale version of this car.

Bachmann is producing ready-to-run this box car, a flat car and caboose to match their On30 2-6-0 and open-platform passenger cars in 0 scale to operate on HO scale track. See your dealer.

S Helper Services is producing ready-to-run replicas of the three-bay PS2 Ertl is offering a series of cast-metal painted and lettered John Deere & covered hopper in S scale as featured in the book FREIGHT CAR MODELS, Farmall tractors including this Farmall 350 tractor. See your dealer. VOL. III, COVERED HOPPERS. See your dealer.

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Des Plaines Hobbies, 1468 Lee St., Des Plaines, IL 60018 is producing an in-stock series of painted and lettered Kato diesels including the orange and green BNSF scheme and some unusual models like the green Seaboard scheme. Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope for prices.

Micro Engineering, 1120 Eagle Road, Fenton, MO 63026 is now shipping assem­ bled number 6-size N scale turnouts with either code 55 or code 70 (shown) rail for $.14.95.e�<:.Ir. .

Atlas is shipping the first in their new series of "Classic" N scale diesels, the General Electric U25B. The model is available in Chess ie, AT SF, E-L, RI and undecorated and has body-mounted couplers. It is available with a DCC decoder installed for $129.95 or without a decoder for $84.95.

Life-Like has available this powered PA l and dummy PB 1 diesel in ATSF, NH, NKP, Pennsy and SP paint schemes. The powered PA 1 has 8-wheel drive and all-wheel elec­ trical pickup and sells for $65.00. The dummy PB 1 sells for $25.00.

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choice brass replicas of the Southern Pacific cab forward 4-8-2 locomotives in a Key Imports, P.O. Box 1848, Rogue River, OR 97537 is importing painted replicas. of as-delivered green (shown), as well as standard black and semi-streamlined

Kato is now producing ready-to-run models of the ACF 70-ton covered hoppers. The models will include dummy couplers and fine details similar to their HO scale kits.

Iden West Models, 407 Grove Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 is producing �? . . . inJection-molded plastiC kits to build the Union Pacific's class CA-3 steel cupola cabooses. The kit is $16.95.

E-R Model Importers is producing a series of depressed center flat cars with 6-wheel trucks and a load. The models will be at your dealer's by Christmas.

The first three models in an entire train of the Southern Pacific's smooth-side lightweight pas­ senger cars are now available as unpainted injec­ tion-molded plastic kits from Golden West Models, 407 Grove Street, Ukiah, CA 95482.

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Sunshine Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MC? 6�808-4997 is now producing cast­ resin kits to duplicate the Fruit Growers �xpress and Western Fruit Express modern­ Ized truss rod reefers. The kits include decals but no trucks or couplers and sell for $27 with wood running boards or $29 with etched-metal running boards. Add $4.00 for shipping and handling.

American Limited Models, Box 7803, Fremont, CA 94537-7803 is now shipping injection-molded plastic kits to duplicate the tank container and highway chassis. The ta nk and chassis kit includes UP and Bulktainer decals for $12.95. See your dealer.

Kadee is now shipping their finely detailed 40-foot PS 1 box cars with 8-foot doors in a choice of Virginian (28.95), Norfolk and Western ($27.95) or undecorated in Dark Tu scan ($24.65). The models are fully assembled and include trucks and couplers.

BTS Structures, P. O. Box 56 1, Seffner, FL 33583 is producing this "Greeley's Place" cabin from laser-cut basswood and ply­ wood with both rolled roofing and corru­ We sterfield, 53 River Lane, Crossville, TN 38555 is now shipping cast-resin kits to dupli­ gated roofing. The HO scale kit is $15.95. cate the Pennsylvania Railroad class GLE covered cement hoppers. The cars operated into The kit is also available in 0 scale for the sixties. The 1931 version is $30.00 and the modernized class GLB version is $26.00. $26.95 and S scale for $18.95. The prices include decals, but no trucks or couplers. 68 RAILMODELJOURNAL' MAY 1999 ------PO----,B OX 322 I Photo of superdetailed model .------: owser Montou"ville PA 17754 I : LLENGER 4-6-6-4 I UP CHA > . B HO I : I HO Photo of I I Superdetailed Model I I I I I and first built by Alco for UP. Approximately 230 I The 4-6-6-4 class, original Challenger was designed by Otto Jabelmann of the Union Pacific All Challengers had either 69" or 70" drivers and were Challengers were bu ilt nearly alike, differi ng only in their steam pressure, cylinders, and boilers. I I the Northern Pacific. The 4-6-6-4 was often used for rated at 94,400 pounds tractive effort on the Delaware Hudson to 106,900 pounds tractive effort on I I passenger serVice, but Its main function was carrying heavy, fast freight. I Loco Kit and Superdetail Kit I $169.95 #100300 Locomotive Kit only Superdetail kit includes over 120 lost wax brass I I castings painted Engineer Fireman. $82.95 #100325 Superdetail Kit only & & I I Residenls include sales laX. Discover, VISA & Masler Card Accepted. I Phone: 1.570.368.2379. Mon ..Fri. 9:00 AM 10 5:00 PM Easlel11 Time. Relail Orders include $6.00 lor shipping and handling.PA 6% I ... _ ------_ ....

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and it is S� eM g'ea , , , The Pullman Standard 4750 Cubic Foot Rib Sided 3 Bay Covered Hopper A Centennial History, 1899- 1 999, is the newest release in N-Scale by InterMountain Railway Company and Company history, over 1000 builder has the fo llowing fe atures: photos, 262 in color, and drawings • Separate Brake Details 376 pages · 1261 photos · index • Separate Ladders and Grab Irons • Detailed Center Beam Photo of Burlington Northern Hopper in HO Scale by Ken Patterson • Etched Metal Roofwalks Price: $68 • 2 Styles of Hatches that can be placed in the open or closed position Plus $3 shipping ($5 fo reign shipping), First Decorated Releases will include: Ca Lifornia l'esidentJ'add $5. 27 sales tax. #60302 Burlington Northern Green with White Lettering $13.95 #60320 Chicago NorthWestern Ye llow with Black Lettering $13.95 #60333 Santa Fe White with Blue Lettering $13.95 SIGNATUREPRESS #60399 Undecorated $10.95 Drawer 5B Another work of art from Order direct: 11508 Green Rd, Wilton, CA 95693 InterMountain Railway Company www.signarurepress.com Visa & Mastercard orders: 1-800-305-7942 30 E. Ninth Ave. - P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502 Available at your hobby dealer. For information call: \-800-472-2530 or Fax: 1-303-772-8534. DEALER INQUIIUES INVITED E-Mail: [email protected]. Web Site: http://www. intermountain-railway.com. RAILMODELjOURNAL . MAY 1999 73 .. i ..le, AffllnIIIIIle

tlas' series of SaleN scale switches are the best around. They will give you hours of re liable A operation, without f\ derailments or other complications. Why? Because we spent a lot of tllne and money perfecting the points and other critical areas which determine the effective ness of the switch. Why? So you can enjoy the hobby the way it's supposed to be enjoyed ... by operatingyour trains on your layout for years to come.

Ask anyone who has the new Atlas N scale switches on their layout, and they'll tell you what we've accomplished - Atlas switches are not only affordable, they're the best!

ST ANDARD SWITCHES CUSTOM N UNE SWITCHES· #2700 Standard Remote, Lefthand #2750 Custom N Line, Standard, Lefthand #270 1 Standard Remote, Righthand #275 1 Custom N Line, Standard, Righthand #2702 Standard Manual, Lefthand #2752 Custom N Line, #6 Lefthand #2703 Standard Manual, Righthand #2753 Custom N Line, #6 Righthand #2704 #6 Remote, Lefthand #2705 #6 Remote, Righthand -Atlas' Under-Table Switch #2706 #6 Manual, Lefthand Machine is item #65. #2707 #6 Manual, Righthand

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