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Enny Valley Railroa air conditioning unit brake cylinders water tanks and equipment boxes MODEL RAILROADING March 1998 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 3

FEATURES

18 T Modeling Rebuilt USRA Boxcars of the ACL And Subsidiary Charleston & Western Carolina by lim Six

24 T Model Railroading Takes a Look at DCC - SPECIAL SECTION - VEHICLE MODELER Part XIII: Turnouts, Reverse Loops and a Few Other Odds and Ends 37 T INTRODUCTION by Larry Puckett Hey! I Thought this was a Model Train Magazine! by Chris Lane 28 T The "Enny Valley Railroad" by Bob Reading 38 T GUEST COMMENTARY 1 :87th Scale Wheels - Round and Round We Go! 34 T DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP by David A. Bontrager Chicago, Burlington & Quincy E7A by Rich Picariello 40 T Rooster Cruiser & P-I-E by David A. Bontrager 58 T The Early SD Units - Part 6: C&S; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Dakota Southern Railway 42 T Tale of a Short Dog ...and its Flatbed by George Melvin by Gary Walton 64 T BEHIND THE SCENES 44 T Roadway Express 28' Freight Pups Living on the Edge by Bernie Fahrner by Margaret Mansfield 46 T PRODUCT REVIEWS 66 T ON TRACK Lonestar Models 40' Flatbed Trailer (HO) Installing Digital Command Control on a Home Atlas Ford LNT 9000 Truck-Tractor & Layout - Part 5: It's Beginning to Come Together Pines 45' Intermodal Van (N) by lim Mansfield by David A. Bontrager 70 T FREIGHTCAROLOGY 53 T AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW ISO Container 'Specials' A-Line Products' Utility 53' Refrigerated Trailer by David G. Casdorph by David A. Bontrager

DEPARTMENTS

5 T Editorial

12 ... Letters to the Editor

13 ... Society Page

14 ... New Products

17 ... Product Review

74 ... Dealer Directory

81 ... Your Trek Plan

86 ... Advertiser Index

ABOUT THE COVER Bob Reading's small Enny Valley Railroad proves that a layout doesn't have to be big to be good ...or fun. Bob shares his layout and personal modeling philosophy starting on page 28. This fold-up layout offers many ideas for those with limited space. Photo by Randy Lee. INSET: Noted model railroader Dave Bontrager doesn't only model trains - he also loves to model HO trucks. Here is Dave's Rooster Cruiser. What's a Rooster Cruiser? Turn to the BONUS Vehicle Modeler section starting on page 37 to find out. Photo by Dave Bontrager.

MODEL RAILROADING EDITORIAL EDITOR I PUBLISHER Randall B. Lee

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Beware of Spiders David A. Bontrager udging by the early responses to my editorial last month, David G. Casdorph j "The Fun Factor," I struck a cord with many modelers, Doug Geiger, MMR manufacturers and authors. It would seem that I am not alone Patrick Lawson in my concern and displeasure with those that take pleasure Jim and Margaret Mansfield at the expense of others rather than using their knowledge for George Melvin the betterment of the hobby. Okay, so I've identified some­ Rich Picariello thing that many of us believe is a problem. While the mere identification of a Larry J. Puckett problem doesn't eliminate it, it is the first step in fi nding ways to resolve it. Jim Six Like a spider, these predators lurk on the "web," ready to pounce on their prey. Larry E. Smith,MMR l[nsuspe�ting modelers are often enticed into the spider's web by the lure of learning more about something in which they are interested, only to find that the spider's ven­ ART DIRECTORS omous attack on its prey has also wounded them ... and taken the fun out of the hobby. Donna Pacheco Although it would be wonderful if we could miraculously sweep these spiders away, the Michelle Ruffner reality is that others are waiting to take their places. There is no single or simple solution to this problem. But each of us can make a difference if we're willjng to make the effort. Here are a few things I would ask each of us to consider: CIRCULATION I OFFICE MANAGER First and foremost in my opinion is the question of whether or not we should Donald R. Strait expect perfect models from manufacturers. Even though I, and I suspect most of you, would be tempted to respond, "Yes!", we all know that a perfect model is a myth. NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Models are at best interpretations of a particular subject. And besides, what would Chris Lane become of the "modeling" in model railroading if every product was a "perfect" 1-888-338-1700 model to start with? A modeler wouldn't have anything left to do, because it would have already been done by the manufacturer. No longer would we be modelers... we'd Volume Issue 3. 28, MODEL RAILROADING is published just be collectors. And while there isn't anything wrong with being a collector, do you 12 2600 times a year by Highlands Station, Inc., S. Parker really want to give up being a modeler? Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) 338-1700. Price per single copy is $3.95 in U.S.A. Subscriptions are I'm often asked why we don't have more articles about modeling steam engines. $31.95 in the U.s.A. or $40.00 in Canada (or foreign)­ The simple answer is that I rarely receive articles about modeling steam. Why? payable in U.s. funds. Unsolicited manuscripts or photo­ Because most (but not all) model railroaders who "model" steam don't actually graphs should be accompanied by return postage, and "model" steam en gines ...they model the steam era. Because of their desire for accu­ Highlands Station, Inc., assumes no responsibility for the rate models, they buy brass models. They may paint and weather these models them­ loss or damage of such material. No part of this publication selves, but rarely do they actually do any modeling. In fact, they often don't even do may be reprinted without written permission from the the painting themselves. By having obtained the most "perfect" model attainable (boy, publisher Printed in U.s.A. The information contained in the various articles in this I'll probably get jumped on for that statement! ) ...or at least commercially magazine is presented in good faith, but no warranty is available... they have greatly reduced or even eliminated their modeling options. With­ given, no results guaranteed, nor is any freedom from any out those options, what is there to write about? patent or copyright to be inferred. Since we have no con­ What should you do when you are confronted with a spider? While some have told trol over the physical conditions surrounding the applica­ me that they have just dropped out of certain chat groups because of the negativity tion of information in this magazine, Highlands Station, they've found, I favor a more direct, non-confrontational approach. I would encourage Inc., and the various authors and editors disclaim any lia­ you to politely encourage them to turn their negative efforts into something both posi­ bility for untoward results and/or for any physical injury in­ curred by using the information herein. tive and constructi ve. Copyright © 1998 by Highlands Station, Inc. If they have found some factual errors in an article, encourage them to write a Let­ ter to the Editor, so that the 'correct information can be disseminated. Not every mod­ ADVERTISING eler or author has access to the information at their disposal, so rather than fault the For advertising information contact author, encourage them to share the information. 1-888-338-1700 Chris Lane at If they criticize an author's model, encourage them to build a model and write an [email protected] article showing how a better model can be built. No article is the final answer...it is VISIT OUR WEB SITE only one modeler's approach, limited by his or her time, talent, pocket book and avail­ www.modelrailroadingmag.com able information. 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Erie Lackawanna SDP45 pressure while the engine is running. When the engine stops the Regarding Mark Sharp's EL SDP45 article in Jan 98 issue ... By duck's bill opens thus dumping collected dirt. I've been checking out strange coincidence, EMD had a service engineer named Mark Sharp your website. Are you going to do yearly indexes to go with the back who did some warranty work of EL's SDP45s! issues section? An index would make it a lot easier to fInd the rele­ When the EL ordered the SDP45s, they had experienced damage to vant article. The fIrst intermodal book was great. I'm looking forward some of their SD45s' horns and fan shrouds when in pool service, espe­ to getting the second. How many more are planned? cially on the Penn-Central into Boston. Of course, no one would admit to Paul Hemsworth damaging same. Also, the exhaust ducts in some of the shop buildings [email protected] would sometimes scrape. As a result, the SDPs were ordered without the shroud extension on the fans. The minimum mainline clearance on the For the back issues section of our web page our first priority is to get railroad was 18' 5" which would easily clear the high fan shrouds. all the back issues listed, starting with the most recent and working The first SDP45s were delivered with the horns mounted on the backward. After that we hope to be able to provide some sort of search sloping left side of the cab roof. The crews complained almost immedi­ engine to help find articles... but that's still quite a ways down the ately because the noise was very loud in the cab with the door open. road. Now that the first two intermodal books are out, we' ll probably Also, the horns scraped the diesel shop exhaust vents. These were soon be releasing an intermodal book about evelY other yem: - Randy) moved to a bracket in front of the right numberboard, with the rear-fac­ ing hom barely clearing the roof. The last order of SDPs and all SD45- PRR Switcher Hoses 2s were delivered with the horns in this position. In the October 1997 issue of your magazine Mr. Thayer, in his fi ne All of the SDP45s were delivered with high-mounted brake cyLin­ article about Pennsylvania EMD SW7 & SW9 switchers, made men­ ders. In fact, the only SDs with low-mounted cylinders were the tirst 20 tion of the trainline air hose being on the left (as viewed from the front) SD45s. As the spare trucks came with the fIrstorder, they had 42 tl1lcks of the coupler of these switchers and not having an explanation for this. with low-mounted cylinders. When a traction motor had to be replaced Perhaps I can offer a possible solution to this problem. I suspect or a wheel turned, a spare truck was substituted and the loco was avail­ that the trainline air hose was placed on the left side so that the Train­ able for service in about two hours. The defective truck would then be man who tied onto cars and had to make the hose connection and cut repaired (often completely overhauled) and become the spare truck. in the air would be in view of the engineer and would not have to Therefore, low brakes began appearing on the later units, and high ones climb over to the other side of the locomotive to do this. I have no on the fIrst 20. Actually, the trucks with low-mounted cylinders had one defInite facts to confirm my theory. However, 27 years of experience high-mounted cylinder, which would appear at the left front and right as a Trainman leads me to believe this may be a con·ect assumption. rear of the unit, to facilitate connection to the hand brake. The trucks on I enjoy you magazine and the modeling articles. How about some the ex-demonstrators 801 -803 did not have this high-mounted cylinder caboose or bi-Ievel commuter coach drawings and/or articles?! and were not readily interchangeable with the others. Chuck Mager As for brakewheel colors, anything goes. I have pictures of units New Lenox, IL with red, yellow, maroon, black, gray and (after Conrail) green and white brakewheels. The brake wheel on the SDP seemed especially Waste Containers vulnerable in grade crossing accidents, which probably accounts for Randy, the variety of colors. As the brakewheel is a safety appliance, it must On page 65 of the December 1997 issue Doug Geiger asked for be replaced by whoever has the accident. information on the origin and destination of the waste containers. Joe Slanser One large unloading point is SieITaBl anca, Texas, which is located in Marion, OH the West Texas desert approximately 100 miles east ofE] Paso. I have also spotted cuts of these cars on sidings south of Salt Lake City, California Northern Decals Utah. However, I don't know if they were loaded or empty. I am not Dear Mr. Lee: sure of specifIc origin, but have been told "down in Texas" that they On page 24 of the Jan 98 issue, I think I may have discovered a slight come from back East, around New Jersey or New York. omission. The CaliforniaNorthern shares a Microscale decal sheet with .. .In Part One of Doug's spine car series he mentioned that he did sister road Arizona Eastern. That would be Microscale (HO) 87-825. not intend to cover converted boxcars for TOFC service. These cars A small blemish on an otherwise fIne article by George Melvin. Thanks. continue to be an important part of the modern intermodal scene, and Gary Cox it is my belief that they do indeed need more coverage as modeling [email protected] projects .... Doug is an excellent scratchbuilder, and these cars would be relatively easy scratchbuilding projects. Just a though. Pipe on SO Radiator Dave Bontrager To the Editor: Denver, CO ... The caption for the middle photo of CB&Q #364 refers to a pipe draped over the radiator intake. The pipe is the vent stack for the exhaust Derailments of the overnight heater used when the unit was shut down during cold In the December installment of "The Early SO Units," the text weather. The heater kept the engine coolant water from freezing. on page 27 misstated that BN had a total of "187 SD7s... and 130 Jerry Albin SD9s ...a total fleet of 210 early SDs ..." The correct numbers are: Indiana 81 SD7s and 130 SD9s for a total of 211 early SDs. The percent­ ages given were correct. Chassis Reefer Part Identified In the January installment of "The Early SO Units," the text on Dear Randy, page 26 misstated that the CB&Q SDs had '''Everywhere West' on In his September 1997 article ("Reefer Power lin) Bob the engineer's side and 'Way of the Zephyrs' on the fireman's (Boudreau) couldn't figure out a blob in the photo of the reefer unit. side." 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Akron, Canton & Youngstown RR Historical Society Great Northern Railway Historical Society T U.S. * Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc. T Annual T Annual Dues: $18, Ouarterly publication A.G. & Y H. S . Annual Dues: $20/$40 susl., others contact GNRHS, 1781 Dues: $20 (U.S.) $21 (Canadian) includes quarterly Pere Mar­ News P.O. Box 196, Sharon Center, OH 44274-0096. Griffith, Berkley, MI 48072-1222. quette Rails and bimonthly newsletters. P.O. Box 422, Grand American Truck Historical Society T Annual Dues: Gulf Mobile & Ohio T Annual Dues: $25/$20 65 and over. Haven, M1 49417. $25, Bimonthly magazine. P. O. Box 531 168, Birmingham, AL GM&O Hist. Soc., Inc., P.O. Box 2457, Joliet, IL 60434-2457. Pittsburg h, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical 35253, (205) 870-0566. t T H.J. Heinz Special Interest Group T c/o Bill Dippert, Socie y RD 1, Box 361 , Alfred Station, NY 14803. Ann Arbor Railroad Technical & His!. Assoc. T (also 2650 NW Robinia Ln., Dept MRG, Portland, OR 97229-4037. Newsletter. covers Michigan Northern and Tuscola & Saginaw Bay). PO. Quarterly magazine, $15 per year ($6 to NMRA members). Rail-Marine Information Group T Covers all railroad car­ Box51, Chesaning, M1 48616. Newsletter, $10. Illinois Central Historical Society T Annual Dues: Reg­ ferries, carfloats, tugs, freight lerminals and marine freight Anthracite Railroads Historical Society T (Central of ular $15, Sustaining $20. ICHS Membership Dept, c/o operations. Quarterly newsletter. Annual dues: $20. John New Jersey. Lackawanna, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh & James Kubajak, 14818 Clifton Park, Midlothian, IL 60445. Teichmoeller, 12107 MI. Albert Rd., Ellicott City, MD 21042. w i ues $20. newsletter, � Railroad Club of Chicago T �6 ����a1r�\���I:'� �4��nog�� Illinois Traction Society T c/o Dale Jenkins (Editor), P.O. P.O. Box 8292, Chicago, IL Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Historical Box 6004, Decatur, IL 62524-6004, (217) 522-5452 (Spring­ 60680. Monthly newsletter/magazine, $20 (within 150 mi. of Chicago), $10 elsewhere. Society T Annual Dues: $17, two years $30. four issues field, IL); or Mark Godwin (ITS membership), 121 West SI. of Lines South. P.O. Box 325, Valrico. FL 33594-0325. Louis, Apt. A, Lebanon, IL 62254, (618) 537-2414. Quarlerly Railroad Prototype Modelers T Send SASE for more newsletter, $15. Baltimore & Ohio T Annual Dues: Regular $25. Con­ information to: Railroad Prototype Modelers, P. O. Box 7916, tributing $44, Foreign $44, bi-monthly magazine. B&O RRHS, Kansas City Southern Historical Society T PO. Box La Verne, CA 91750. P.O. Box 13578, Baltimore, MD 21203-3578. 5332, Shreveport, LA 71 135-5332. Monthly newsletter, semi­ Railway & Locomotive Historical Society T Annual BC Rail Historical & Technical Society T Annual Dues: annual magazine and free admission to convention and Dues: $15. Railway & Locomotive c/o H. Arnold Wilder, swap meets. $15. $20, quarterly magazine Cariboo, BCRf1&TS, #187 25852 Treas., 46 Lowell Rd., Westford, MA 01886. McBean Parkway, Va lencia, CA 91355. Katy Railroad Historical Society T (Missouri Kansas & Reading T Annual Dues: $25. RCT & HS, c/o Robert L. Boston & Maine T Annual Dues: $25 US/S30 Canadian. Te xas Railroad). Annual Dues: $15/regular, $13/under 18 or Danner, PO. Box 5143, Reading, PA 19612. B&MRRHS, Inc. c/o Membership Secretary, P.O. Box 2936, over 65, S50/supporting. Quarterly magazine, the KATY Rio Grande Historical Society T P.O. Box 314, Parker , Middlesex Essex, GMF Woburn, MA 01888-9998. FLYER and yearly historical calendar. P.O. Box 1784, Sedalia, CO 80134. Annual Dues: $20. Quarterly publication. Bridge Line Historical Society T Annual Dues: $15 reg./ MO 65302, http://web2.airmail.nel/rvjack2. Rock Island T Annual Dues: $15. Rock Island Tech. Soc., $ f2.50 D&H employee & retireel$25 Canadian/S27 overseas. Louisville & Nashville T Annual Dues: $20/$35 susl., for­ Includes monthly newsletter. Box 7242, Capitol Station, eign $25. L&N Hisl. Soc., P.O. Box 17122, Louisville, KY 40217. David J. Engle, 11519 N. Wayne Ave., Kansas Cily, MO Albany, NY 12224. 64 155-2914. Maryland & Pennsylvania Preserv. & His!. Soc. T An­ T Rutland Railroad T Burlington Northern Railroad (Friends of the ...), nual Dues: $20, P.O. Box 224, Spring Grove, PA 17362. SSAE Annual Dues: $15. Quarlerly Newsliner. VT Annual Dues: $16 reg., $32 susl., $8 youth (16 and under). for more information. htlp://www.arrowweb.com/Ma&Pa; email: Rutland RR Hisl. Soc., P.O. Box 6262, Rutland, 05701. Includes one-year subscription to The BN Expediter. P.O. Box [email protected] S!. Louis - San Francisco T Frisco Modelers' Information 271, West Bend, WI 53095-0271. Middletown and New Jersey Railway Historical Group, c/o Douglas Hughes, 1212 Finneans Canadian National Lines T Annual Dues: $16 US to a Society T Annual Dues: $12, neWSletter, c/o Douglas Bar­ Run, Arnold, MD 2101 2-1876. Send SASE for info. U.S. address and $20 Can. to a Canadian address. Covers http://www.frisco.org/fmig/fmig.html. CNR, GT-NE, CV, DW&P, GTW and subsidiaries. Nick Andru­ berio, 325 Collabar Road, Montgomery, NY 12549. siak, CN Lines SIG, 101 Elm Park road, Winnipeg, MB Milwaukee Road Historical Assn. T Annual Dues: Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society T Canada R2M OW3. http://1 29.93.226.138/rr/cnr/cnlines.html. $20/susl. $40. web site - http ://www.mrha.com P.O. Box 307, Annual Dues: $20/$30 susl. Canada: $25/$35 sust. Other Na­ The Wa rbonnet. Central Vermont Ry. Historical Society T Annual Antioch, IL 60002-0307. tions: $30/$40 sus\. Quarterly publication: 9847 Spring Hill Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 Dues: $15/$20 susl. Quarterly newsletter. cfo John Harop- Milwest T (Milwaukee Road-Lines West) Annual Dues: $10, e e 1 t Street, Manchester, NH 03104. newsletter. Kevin McCray, Secrelary, 6 Park Place, Clancy, Shore Line Interurban T Annual Dues: $20/$30 contr./$50 L��A� f;� f�;t�erq�?0�� �g� MT 59634-9759 sus. Shore Line Interurban Hist. Soc., P.O. Box 346, Chicago, T Chesapeake & Ohio Annual Dues: $19/$38 susl. C&O Missabe Railroad Historical Society T (Duluth, Missabe IL 60690. s oc., Membership Officer, PO. Box 79, Clifton Forge, VA Shortlines of Chicago Historial Society T Now forming �� 2� & Iron Range and predecessors). Annual Dues: $12.50/$20 J susl. Foreign - send for current rate 719 Northland Avenue, - send LSSAE for information c/o Larsen Hobby, 2571 E. Chessie System Historical Society T Membership Stillwater, MN 55082. Quarlerly magazine. Lincoln Hwy., Suite #5, New Lenox, IL 60451. $20. Quarterly newsletter. CSHS, P.O. Box 206, Amesville, Missouri & Arkansas Railroad Museum T (also Sierra Railway Historical Societ (includes Sugar OH 45711. http://pw2.netcom.com/-peake/cshs.htm. y covers Missouri & North Arkansas, Arkansas & Ozarks, and Pine, Pickering and West Side) T Annual Dues: Burlington Quincy T Chicago & Annual Dues: $20/$40 01hers), PO. Box 44, Beaver, AR 72613. Magazine, $10. $25, quarterly magazine (free sample). P.O. Box 1001, susl. Burlington "Route Hisl. Soc., P. O. Box 456, LaGrange, IL T Jamestown, CA 95327. 60525. Missouri Pacific (Includes Texas & Pacific) Annual Dues: $20/$30 susl./$25 foreign/$10 student. Missouri Pacific Society of Freight Car Historians T Chica o & Eastern Illinois T Annual Dues: $15/$25 susl. c/o David G. Cas­ g Hisl. Soc., P.O. Box 330427, Fort Worth, TX 76163-0427 C& El Hisl. Soc., c/o Membership Chairman, P.O. Box 606, dorph, P.O. Box 2480, Monrovia, CA 91017. Magazine CrestwOOd, IL 60445. Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society, Inc. T (Freight Cars Journal), $25.75 for 4 issues (NOT per year). Chicagp & Illinois Midland Tec hnical and Historical Annual Dues: $20/$25 susl. Three videos for sale and annual Soo Line T Annual Dues: $20/$30 contr. The Soo Line His\, & Society T Annual Dues: $20/Susl. S40. Newsletter 4 times per car kit projects available. Monon RR Hisl. & Te ch. Soc. Inc .. Tech. Soc., c/o Michael Harrington, Treas., 3410 Kasten C\., �ear. Attn: Shane Mason, Membership Chairman, P.O. Box c/o Membership Chairman, P.O. Box 68, Ladoga, IN 47954- Middleton, WI 53562. 3882, Spri field , IL 62708-3882. 0068. Southern Pacific T �Ng Annual Dues: $20/$30 contr./$35 for­ Chicago & orth Western Historical Society T Annual * National Model Railroad Association T Annual eign. SP Hisl. & Tech. Soc., P.O. Box 93697, Pasadena, CA Dues: $20/Conl. $40/$22.50 family of 2/$45 foreign. Quarterly Dues: $32. NMRA Bulletin is published monthly. National 91109-3697. North Western Lines. Membership Secretary, P.O. Box 1270, Model Railroad Association Inc., 4121 Cromwell Road, Southern Railway Historical Association T Annual Shebo�gan. W ( 53082-1270, www.cnwhs.org. Chattanooga, TN 37421. (615) 892-2846. Dues: $18/$30 sus\. Mail to SRHA Inc., P.O. Box 33, Colorado Midland T Subscription: $15 a year. Colorado T National Railway Historical Society Annual Dues: Spencer, NC 28159. land Quarterly, 475 Ocelot Dr., Colorado Springs, CO $10/$9 chap + dues. National Railway Hisl. Soc .. c/o David �g Southern Railway Historical Society T l 9 A. Ackerman, P.O. Box58153, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Annual Dues: ColoradoJ & Southern Narrow Gauge Historical $15. Southern RY Hist. Soc., c/o B. F. Roberts, P.O. Box 4094, New Haven T Annual Dues: $25 reg./$35 susl. 4 Shoreliners. 8 Society T Annual Dues: S25 a year. Quarterly newsletter. Martinez, GA 30907. P.O. Box 3246, Littleton, CO 80 161-3246. newsletters. annual meeting. Membership Chairman. NHRHTA Inc .. PO. Box 122. Wallingford, CT 06492. Spokane, Portland & Seattle T Annual Dues: $15, for­ Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society T Annual Dues: eign $20, sus\. SPSRHS, c/o Duane Cramer, 2618 N.w. 113th New York Central System Historical Society T An­ $20/lifetime membership $200. Bill McCaskill, membership S\., Vancouver, WA 98685. nual Dues: $30/$40 contr./$60 susl.; $35 Canada. Mexico/ chairman, P.O. Box 2044, Pine Bluff, AR 71613. (501) 541-1819. Terminal Railroad Association of S!. Louis Historial East Broad To T (Friends of the ...), c/o Ruth H. Keller, $40 overseas (includes quarlerly magazine). P.O. Box 81 184, p and Technical Society, Inc. T Annual Dues: US R.D. #1 Box 966, Three Springs, PA 17264. Quarterly maga­ Cleveland, OH 44181-0184. $20/$35 s usl./$1 00 contr./$250 life. c/o Larry Thomas, P .O. zine, $20. New York Connecting Railroad Society T Newsletter Box 1688, SI. Louis, MO 63188. East Te nnessee & Western North Carolina T Annual $10, P.O. Box 1412, Falls ChurCh, VA 22041-0412. Tidewater Southern Historical Society T Dues: $10. ET&WNC Railroad Hisl. Soc., c/o John R. Waite, * Nickel Plate Road T Annual Dues: $20. NPRHTS, P.O. Annual 604 North Elevenlh Street, De Soto, MO 63020. Newsletter. Box 381, New Haven, IN 46774-0381. Dues: $15 (includes biannual newsletter). Tidewaler Southern Ry. Hist. Soc., c/o Benjamin Cantu, Jr., P.O. Box Erie Lackawanna T Annual Dues: $20. Erie Lackawanna Norfolk & Western Historical SOCiety T (Also covers 882, Manteca, CA 95336. Hisl. Soc., c/o Dave Olesen, 116 Ketcham Road, Hacketts­ VGN) Annual Dues include bi-monthly newsletter: $20/USA, town , NJ 07840. Canada, Mexico; $35/Sustaining; $35/Foreign, (payable in Toledo Peoria & Western T Annual Dues: $12/$15 contr. The Feather River Rail Society T Membership levels US funds). 2328 Orange Ave., NE, Roanoke, VA 24012. TP&W Hisl. Soc., 615 Bullock SI., Eureka, IL 61530. ranging from $15 to $300. For information contact Harry D. Northern Pacific Railway T Annual Dues: $20 regular, Union Pacific T Annual Dues: US $20/$35 sus\., Canada "Hap" Manit, c/o The Feather River Rail SOCiety, PO. Box $25/$40 sus\., Int'l. $35/$60 susl. 4 issues of The Streamliner. 608, Portola, CA 96122. $15 NP veteran. Norm Snow, 13044 87th Place. N.E., Kirk­ land, WA 98034. UPHS, c/o Membership Secretary, P.O. Box 4006, Cheyenne, Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR T Annual Dues: WY 82003-4006. n et e wall Danylak, 115 Upland Road, Syracuse, Ontario & Western T Annual Dues: $21.50 including � [ T �� l j2 � 1 \ 9 NRHS $12.50 subscription. Onl. & Western RY Hisl. Soc. Wabash Annual Dues: $20/$25 contr. Wabash RR His\. Inc., Box 713, Middletown, NY 10940. Soc.,c/o James Holmes,S ecretary, 813 Ayers SI., Bolingbrook, Frisco Modelers' Information Group T Frisco Mod­ IL 60440. http://www.users.aol.com/wabashrr/wabash.html elers' Information Group, c/o Douglas Hughes, 1212 Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society Flnneans Run, Arnold, MD 21012-1 876. Send SASE for info. T Annual Dues: $30, includes quarterly magazine, The Key­ Western Maryland T Annual Dues: $20/$25 outside the http://www.frisco.orglfmig/fmig.hlml PRR Te ch. & Hisl. Soc., Inc., Box 389, Upper Darby, PA US. WMRHS Inc., P.O. Box 395, Union Bridge, MD 21791. ��;:2 Grand Trunk Western Historical Society T Annual Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society T $22 Dues: US $12/Canadian $15/0verseas $20/Sustaining $20. PRR T (Philadelphia Chapter, PRR T & HS), Box 663, Wayne, for four issues of The Headlight. John Walker al (916) 671 - Quarterly newsletter, Semaphore. GTWSH, P.O. Box 611, PA 19087-0663. Annual dues of $15 includes six newsletters 9584 in the evenings. P.O. Box 608 Portola, CA 96122, Keego Harbor, MI 48320-1205. plus slick periodiC magazine, The High Line. Phone (916) 832-4131. * Indicates new information.

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 13 N,EW PRODUCTS I

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Atheam, 19010 Laurel Park Rd., Compton, CA 90220, offers their COl/-Cor, 1025 Industrial Dr., Bensenville, IL 60 106, has new P42 decorated in Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service. Loco is plat­ Route 66 vehicles: Tractor w/container chassis sets w/3 chassis and a inum mist with blue stripes, comes in 2 nos. plus unnumbered; price Freightline b'actor, state highway truck, US Mail b'uck, Safety Kleen is $56.50 powered, $33.75 dummy. Two Chessie System Safety truck and Te xaco tank truck. Cabooses are the featured March Athearn Special Edition (SE) rolling stock cars (#2324, $27.50/set). SE March locomotive is EJ&E GP38- Division 6, Mid-Central 2 #703 with orange body, silver trucks and large '']'' logo (#2224, region, NMRA , [nco is offer­ $49.50). ing a limited run L. Hoster Brewing Co. beer car for Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, is re-releasing the 3- their "Capitol Connection bay and 6-bay covered hoppers in the original roadnames with new '98" Spring Convention. Car is a Red Caboose R30-12 reefer deco­ nos. Undec versions of both car types are also available. rated to represent the wood-sided prototype car. Single car is $20.00 (plus $3.00 S&H), 3-pack w/3 nos. is $55.00 (plus $4.00 S&H). Bachmann, 1400 Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124, is releasing Order from T. L. Veigel, 2643 Brandon Rd., Upper Arlington, OH a new Spectrum'" series Pull­ 4322 1 -3303; make check payable to Capitol Connection '98. man heavyweight 80' 10-1-2 passenger car. Roadnames are FUllaro & Camerlengo, UP, GN, B&O, PRR and Santa RD #3 Box 2800, Hones­ Fe which match previously dale, PA 1843 1, now offers offered cars. Cars come with the following cast-polycar­ die-cast trucks, E-Z Mate'" bonate resin kits for the couplers, metal wheels, rubber PS-O 40' 1938 Pullman diaphragms and other detai I welded boxcar: features. Price is $29.95. .... 6350 6-panel Superior door/9-rib ends, B&LE decals .... 635 I 6 uneven-panel Superior door/9-rib ends, UP and CGW decals Chooch, P.O. Box 217, Redmond, WA 98073, has a cast .... 6352 7-panel Superior doorllO-rib end, PM/NKP/W&LE decals polyurethane load for the Walthers 61 ' wood-chip car (#72 10, $5.99/2). Kits include TichyTr ains detail parts; retail $24.99 each. No S&H charges if ordering direct.

[HC, 413 E. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19134, has many new items for 1998: Old-time steam Barnhart Log Loader model fully assembled and decorated for nine lumber companies and brown (unlettered) for $19.98 each; "Catenary Collectibles" are GG- l elec­ tric locos decorated in "what-if' schemes for New Haven, Milwau­ kee, Virginian, GN and NYC ($79.98 each); eight types of old-time MOW cars in kits and RTR are decorated for 23 roads plus MofW; new paint schemes added for the 4-8-2 Mountain locos, some come with a new large rec tangular tender to better match prototypes ($139.98); Camelback 2-6-0 locos in 27 roadnames plus undec ($89.98); MofWgondolas with an operating boom crane ($21 .98).

InterMountain, P. O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502-0839, offers City Streets, P.O. Box 269, Ridgewood, NJ 0745 1 -0269, has fo ur the fo llowing model kits: styles of vintage billboard frame kits to compliment their line of 4- .... 41003 GN 12-panel boxcar, Big Sky Blue (12 nos.)... $1 4.95 color period billboards. Kits have two signs, styrene strips, plastic .... 41309 Wolf's Head Oil ACF Type 27 8,000-gal tank car (12 castings, brass wire, photo-etched parts and Grandt Line parts. Retail nos.)... $1 5.95 $8.95 ea. plus $3.00 S&H. InterMountain has announced that they will introduce their first HO locomotive shells by November 1, 1998. The models are intended Coastal Forces, 136 W. Broadway, Bangor, to accurately replicate each of the variations of the EMD Fl, F3 (4 ME 0440 1, continues its line of ship kits with a phases), F7 (2 phases) and F9. The models will primarily be plastic, 72' 2-masted coasting schooner. Kit includes but some parts will be in other media, such as etched metal. A unit resin hull, Britannia fittings and wood and will be released first, followed by B units. Models will be offered both plastic materials. Price is $59.95 plus $4.75 as kits and as fully assembled and decorated models. Chassis and S&H. Website is www.vbangor.com/coastall. trucks may be offered depending on input from modelers. Price TBA.

Editod' Note: Please talk 10 Yol.lr dealerfirst regarding any new products. If you would like additional information from the manufacturel; please don. 't fo rg et to illcLude a nUll1ber ten, selladdressed, stamped envelope. Th is will help aLL concerned. Th anks.

14 T MODEL RAILROAD ING MARCH 1998 Kadee®, 673 Ave. C, White City, OR 97503-1078, has their PS- I Sunshine Models, Box 40' boxcar decorated for Green Bay & Western with 6' 7" Superior 4997, Springfield, MO panel door (#40 16, $29.95) and N&W w/8 ' Camel-Youngstown door 65808-4997, is releasing (#500 1, $27.95). cast gray-urethane kits for Santa Fe 1950-'54 plug­ Kato, 100 Remington Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60 173, will have door ice reefers as rebuilt ALCO RS-2 and RSC-2 locomotives ready for a possible Summer with new steel carbodies on old ARA, USRA and AAR underframes. 1998 release; price and roadnames TBA. A second run of the ACF The three rebuilt kits are $32.00 each. Appropriate ARA or A-3 Ride 70-ton covered hoppers kit (3/set) will be decorated for E-L, Milwau­ Control trucks are $5.00. Add $4.00 S&H (1-5 kits) US; $8.50 (1-3 kee Road, NKP, Rio Grande, Seaboard and SP. Price is $45.00/set. kits) Canada. Open-side 70-ton hoppers are coming. Wa lthers, 560 I Florist Main Street Heritage, 11259 E. Via Ave., Milwaukee, WI Linda, Suite 100-1 30, Scottsdale, AZ 5320 I, offers their Train­ 85259, is releasing "The Soda Works," line® EMD F40PH in an 1890s era model of a small-town bot­ Amtrak phase III (2 nos.), tling and beverage distributor. Cast ure­ Chicago Metra, Boston MBTA, New Jersey thane kit measures 4'//' x 5 ". Price is $22.95 plus $3.00 S&H. DOT, San Francisco Caltrans, San Diego Coaster, Via Rail Canada and undec; price Microscale, 1570 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, has the is $49.95. A hollow-cast resin 1959 fo llowing decals available in HO scale: Checker Marathon Cab kit is $7.98. The ... 87- 1025 75'Center Beam Bulkhead Flatcars #I, 1987+ April kit in the Cornerstone Waterfront ... 87- 1026 SP&S Ry. 40' & 50' Steel Boxcars, 1946-'68 Series is the Pier Terminal Building (#933- ... 87- 1027 I&M Rail Link Locos, 1997+ 3066, $59.98) . ... 87- 1028 MEC 40' & 50' Steel Boxcars, Green Scheme, 1954-'70 ... MC-4247 75' Center Beam Bulkhead Flatcars Data, 1987+ We stel:/ield, 53 River ... MC-4248 CSX Switchers, 1990+ Lane, Crossville, TN These HO decals retail for $4.00; Minicals (MC) are $2.00. 38555, has modernized B- 50-6 and B-50-9 double­ Roundhouse, 5070 Sigstrom Dr., Carson City, NV 89706, has sheathed boxcars for SP released the 2-6-0 Mogul loco kit w/5 1 " drivers in D&RGW and and subsidiaries. Cars were V &T; price is $80.00. A series of matching cars will also be offered. originally built from 1910 Assortment #9 16 consists of MofW cars with a 50' Pullman combine, to 1913. Kits come with either single-sheathed or double-sheathed 40' hopper, 50 ' wood boxcar, 40' gondola, 30' flatcar and a 38' sand & ends. A kit with 1918/24 lettering is also offered. Decals include all gravel car. SP lettering variations plus SP subsidiaries. Price is $27.00/each.

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All new car releases will feature knuckle couplers. ".. ---- They have introduced a new line known as iNstant sceNes. These

••11 • • Gas Service nearly-RTR scenery items include containers decorated for non-rail Anywhere use and include extra details such as roof turbines. ... 101M American Mini Store... $5.9 5 ... 10M 2 Nationwide Construction/Zavala Electric w/porta-potty Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, is releasing the & two stacks of lumber... $9. 95/2 containers 33,000-gal tank car (3 nos. each) decorated for ACFX, Pyrofax Gas, Shipper's Car Line, Suburban Propane, Technical Propellants and GHQ, 28100 Woodside Rd., Shorewood, MN 55331, is releasing undec. Price TBA. The PS- l 40' boxcar comes in seven previously the fo llowing cast vehicles: offered roadnames w/new numbers and two new roadnames. ... 56-006 1941 Peterbilt 344 Tractor... $1 4.95 ... 58-00 I M4A3 75mm Sherman Tank ...$1 4.95 Aztec, 2701 Conestoga Dr., Unit 113, Carson City, NV 89706, is ... 58-002 M3A1 Halftrack ...$1 4.95 releasing the 10th car in the Micro Brewery Series. MDC/Round­ house 50' hi-cube boxcar is decorated for Great Basin Brewery InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502-0839, offers (#MB20 17 -10, $26.50). Shipping is free on orders over $50.00; add the following new kits: $3.50 for orders under $50.00. ... 602 14 Canpotex covered hopper (12 nos.)... $1 3.95 ... 60733 NP 1937 40' AAR boxcar (12 nos.)... $1 2.95 Con-Cor, 1025 Industrial Dr., Bensenville, IL 60 I 06, has tank trucks, tractor/tJ'ailers and flatbed trucks in the Route 66 vehicle line; Kala, 100 Remington Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60 173, announces the new paint schemes offered on the 4-door 85 ' hi-cube boxcar; re-run ALCO PA I and PB I. Roadnames will be Santa Fe, E-L, NYC, PRR, of the 40' plugdoor Santa Fe map cars and an improved gas-turbine SP, UP and Wabash. Models are DCC ready, have single or dual loco w/tender. headlights, large or small numberboards and are packed as an A unit, A-A set or A-B set depending on the prototype. Price will be between Deluxe Innovations, P.O. Box 4213, Burbank, CA 91503-42 13, is $90-$94 (A unit) or $180-$ 184 (A-A or A-B set). releasing the fo llowing products: ... C407 Transamerica 40' refrigerated containers (2-pack) ...$8.25 Microscale Industries, 1570 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, ... C818/ J.B. Hunt 48' smooth-side containers (2-pack w/2 nos. per has the following decals available in N scale: C818A set) ...$8. 50/set ... 60- 1025 75' Center Beam Bulkhead Flatcars # I, 1987+ ... J005 1 GN JOO-ton wood chip car. .. $10.75; 6-pack (#1005 1 -6, ... 60- 1026 SP&S Ry. 40' & 50' Steel Boxcars, 1946-'68 $64.50) ... 60- 1027 I&M Rail Link Locos, 1997+

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ... 15 T 60- 1028 MEC 40' & 50' Steel Boxcars, Green Scheme, 1954-'70 #90010... $1 2.10

T 60-4247 75 ' Center Beam Bulkhead Flatcars Data, J 987+ T BNSF ACF 3-bay covered hopper (Road No. BNSF 422033), T 60-4248 CSX Switchers, 1990+ RTR #94110... $20.60 These N scale decals retail for $3.25. T PRR 50' steel gondola (Road No. PRR 376611), RTR # 105020 ...$10 .50 T CN 40' boxcar (Road No. CN 446214), RTR #24280 ...$1 2.75 T Black Hills Packing Co. 40' steel reefer (Road No. URTX 72722), RTR #59530 ...$1 7.20 T WP 50' single-door boxcar (Road No. WP 3030), RTR #3 1 290 ... $13.75 T B&O 50' steel gondola (Road No. B&O 361065), RTR Micro-Trains®, 35 1 Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, #105030 ...$1 0. 15 OR 97540-1200, bas released the following items: T Magne-Matic® reverse draft angle (RDA) coupler, T Rock Island 33' twin hopper (Road No. RI 89500), RTR #1015/16... $4.95/3 pair

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Atlas 0, 603 CB&Q, Conrail, E-L, MKT, Wayne Feeds, W.R. Grace and undec. Sweetland Ave., Hill­ Price is $49.95. A 2-rail truck conversion kit will also beof fered. side, NJ 07205, will ALUED MIllS. Inc. offer the EMD SW8 InterMountain, P. O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502-0839, now decorated for ACL, offers a Lehigh Valley USRA 55-ton hopper in 12 nos. (204 J 5, $28.95). C&NW, E-L, GN, NYC, T&P and undec and the EMD SW9 decorated for B&M, CNJ, C&O, PRR, UP, WP and undec. SW8/SW9 offered in Microscale Industries, 1570 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, 2-rail or 3-rail versions; 2-rail locos are DCC ready; 3-rail locos have has the following decals available in 0 scale: hom, bell and prime mover sounds, Lionel® compatible couplers and T 48-608 CSX Switchers, 1990+ directional Eghting. Both versions have 2 nos., see-thru grilles, steps T 48-609 MEC 40' 150' Steel Boxcars, Green Schemes #1, 1954-'70 and footboards; detailed cab w/crew; separate grabirons; scale T 48-6 10 MEC 40' 150' Steel Boxcars, Green Schemes #2, 1960-'70 handrails and die-cast chassis, sideframes and hood. Price TBA. The 3- T 48-611 MEC 50' Single-Door Boxcars, Green Scheme, 1961-'70 bay covered hopper for 3-rail operation is decorated (w/2 nos. each) for These decals retail for $4.25; 2-sheet sets are $7.50.

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Micro-Trains®, 35 1 Rogue River Pkwy., P. O. Box 1200, Talent, T GN F7A powered unit (Road No. 268A), RTR #14008 OR 97540-1200, has released the following new items: (wlMarkIin® couplers) ...$97.90; #14008-2 (w/Magne-Matic® cou­ T Reading tank car (Road No. RDG 90983 MWM), RTR # 14416 plers) ...$99.55 (w/MarkIin® couplers) ....$11. 55; #14416-2 (w/Magne-Matic® cou­ T GN F7A dummy unit (Road No. 268B), RTR #12008 (w/Marklin® plers) ...$1 3.20 couplers) ...$6 1 .60; # 1 2008-2 (wlMagne-Matic® couplers) ...$63.25.

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LGB, 6444 Nancy Ridge Rd., San Diego, CA 9212J, now offers scale drawings: Widow Brown's Cottage (#3); Rob's Gas Station unpowered F7 B-units with built-in digital sound decorated for Santa (# I 0); Rose Hill Station (#20). Price is $4.00 per plan set. Models can Fe (#20582) and NYC (#2 1582). Digital sounds include "notch" be built out of their Plastic Veneer (PV) doors, windows and style diesel motor sounds, hom, bell, "high ball" announcement, cab alarm sheets and Perfic Panels using Quick-Grab Glue for assembly. bell, cylinder sound, brake sounds and idle sounds. Price is $399.95 per unit. Roundhouse, 5070 Sigstrom Dr., Carson City, NV 89706, has G scale parts available separately such as arch-bar and Bettendorf Precision Products, 763 Cayuga St., Unit #2, Lewiston, NY 14092- trucks, wheel sets in plastic and metal, car stirrup set, diesel detail set, 1724, offers the following new Q.E.D. (Quick & Easy Drawings) 1/2" couplers and caboose smoke jack, brakewheel and detail set.

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AIM, 2520 W. Wackerly St., Suite A, Midland, MI 48640, has a Arizona Rock & Mineral, P.O. Box 567, Paulden, AZ 86334-0567, 35-minute video "Moldmaking with Materials from Dow Corning has six new Sand & Gravel products. Products can be used for mod­ Corp." giving detailed directions and suggestions for using their sili­ eling rocky terrain or as ballast in HO and larger scales. Offered are cone materials to make various types of molds. Send check for $9.95. Red Rock, Apache Stone, High Desert, Low Desert, Oak Creek Inquiries or additional info from Dow Corning Corp., P.O. Box 1593, Orange and Cajon. See yourdealer or send LSSAE for details. Reference P796, Midland, MI 48641-1593 or call Cathy Dougherty at (517) 496-6229. Blair Line, PO. Box 2291, Lee's SUJ1unit, MO 64063-729 1, offers a laser-cut pile and frame Wood Trestle kit. HO bridge (#171, $27.95) is Alumilite, 315 E. North St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007, introduces 2" tall x 6" long and the N bridge (#07 1, $24.95) is 1'/,' tall x 5 '1,' long. "Mold Puddy," a silicone used to create molds. Add equal parts of "A" Highway Route Markers for 48 states plus Interstate and U.S. Highways & "B" puddy, knead together, push part to be duplicated into the puddy are plastic wlwood posts. Eastern USAset (HO #148, N #048) includes and it forms a mold in five minutes. Works with Alumilite Super Plastic, states east of the Mississippi; Westem USA set (HO #149, N #049) cov­ plaster, urethanes, JeUo®, Sculpey, etc. Available in 1,2,5 & 20 lb. sizes. ers states west of the Mississippi. Price is $5.00/set. �

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The New MRC Te ch 4 Rail Power 250 Power Pack by Larry Puckett

Photo by the author

RC has been one of the leaders in power-pack production for many Myears, and one reason for that is they have consistently been out in front offering innov­ ative new products. Their new Tech 4 Rail Power 250 continues that legacy with several new features that should make it popular among model railroaders. In addition to a new rounded case and several push-buttons instead of slider switches there are several features that make it a winner. First, you have the usual control pot with about 270° of travel. Then there are brake, emergency stop and direction buttons - a light tap activates these features. The emergency stop does just that, and a second tap restarts everything. The brake button gives excellent braking control, especially when combined with mo­ mentum. Momentum also comes into play when you hit the direction button - the train will slow down and stop before reversing di­ rection and the deceleration rate will be con­ The maximum voltage can be adjusted gram all your settings each time it happens. trolled by the momentum setting. from 8V to 18V which should allow you to Maybe MRC will offer an upscale version of Now let's get to the really neat features use the power pack with anything from N this power pack with a nonvolatile memory. - MRC has added programmability to this to S scale locomotives. In addition to 18V The other problem was using the pro­ power pack! You can select the amount of variable OC the power pack can supply 16 grammable maximum voltage with N-scale momentum, the starting voltage and the VAC and 21 VOC for accessories. Total locos. When I tested it with a couple Atlas maximum voltage. This allows you to cus­ output is about 17 VA which is a little less GP40-2s I couldn't get them to slow down tomize the output to get maximum control than I amp at the 18V maximum. This low even at the 8V maximum setting. I then put and performance from your locomotives. It amperage rating is what limits its useful­ a Life-Like E7 on the track and it responded will also enhance operations. Think about it, ness to the mid-size scales. There are six better. I guess the current draw of the Atlas you can jack the start voltage up to 3V for LEOs on the case that give you a visual units is so low that they hit their maximum that old open-frame motor or knock down indication of where you are on the speed speed at 8V or so. the maximum voltage for that jack rabbit curve. If you want to remind yourself of Although one wasn't provided with the that blazes down the track. I found it useful the momentum, or voltage program set­ test unit, a separate hand-held throttle is to give a greater range of speed control fo r tings all you have to do is push the appro­ available. According to their literature it has local and yard switching chores. For exam­ priate button and the LEOs will light up, a pot, direction, brake and emergency but­ ple, by setting the maximum voltage to showing you your setting. tons as well as walk-around memory. This about 8V (the minimum setting) I was able I only ran into a couple little inconve­ means that it can be unplugged from the to spread it over a greater range of throttle niences. First, when you turn the unit off, base unit and plugged in again at another travel and double my fine speed control the program values revert to the factory set­ location. Standard Rl ll telephone jacks and from 0.06 to 0.03 volts per degree of travel. tings. I guess the folks at MRC figured that plugs should make it very easy to set up a Programming is accomplished by press­ most users would not be running the same walk-around network on a layout. ing the programming button, turning the locomotive every time they used the power Obviously, I was very impressed with throttle to select the amount of momentum, pack so having a more expensive EPROM what MRC has done with power packs. starting voltage or maximum voltage you or keep-alive circuit wasn't worth the Many of these new features are very similar want, and then pressing the appropriate expense. The problem comes when you hit a to what is available in DCC decoders. If I button (momentum, start voltage, maxi­ closed switch and create a short - to clear were looking for a new power pack this one mum voltage). Finally hit the program but­ the circuit breaker you have to turn the unit would be on the top of my list to test drive at ton again to get you out of program mode. off. This means that you then have to repro- the local hobby shop. �

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 17 Modeling Rebuilt USRA Boxcars of the . ATLANTIC COAST LINE and Subsidiary Charleston & We stern Carolina

by Jim Six ACL 4681 1 was built from a Sunshine resin kit. Tichy Andrews Photos by the author truck frames and American Model Builders wood roofwalk unless otherwise indicated were used. Although it captures the feel of its prototype, com­ promises had to be made, and I mistakenly applied ladders to Research assistance provided by Richard the ends rather than ladder grabs. Hendrickson, Chris Martin and John Nehrich

T et' s begin with an admission that my that is not Model Railroading. Working in would like to please everyone all of the time, .L articles often contain as much editorial the nuclear power industry I know first but we know full well that that won't happen. as "meat." I'll admit it. I enjoy expounding hand what procedure and reference man­ Another point. In recent months the "pro­ my latest thoughts on a topic as much as ual driven activities do. They stifle cre­ totype police" have charged me with being anyone else. The difference is that I have the ativity and place undue pressure on the less that accurate with my freight car mod­ readers of this magazine as my audience. Ed­ performer to succeed ...or else. I don't els. I have shown readers several freight cars itorializing within a feature "article" has know about you, but that doesn't sound that were not as accurate as these cops been done by authors for years, though like a hobby to me! would like. For example, one model had 5/4 maybe not quite as blatantly or as regularly. J nstead, we make a concerted effort to Dreadnaught ends when it should have 5/5 In doing so a few readers have expressed provide a desirable magazine by not only ends. This resulted in a 9' 10" scale inside their displeasure and would rather I cut the offering reference material and model build­ height instead of a correct 10' 4". All of this fluff and get on with it. In other words they ing techniques, but also to venture into the is true, but before judging me or my models want photos, data and construction informa­ realm of entertainment through thought-pro­ consider this. This deficiency was pointed tion and little else. That is not me, and more voking editorial. The hope is that this will out in the text and captions of that article. importantly, that is not what Model Rail­ result in readers thinking about what it is Hmmm. Consider this too. No model is roading magazine is about. they are doing, re-evaluating and maybe available in HO scale that is correct for the Please understand that Model Railroad­ even incorporating some of the suggestions prototype ACL boxcar that my model repre­ ing's goal is not simply to publish model and ideas offered in our varied articles. We sented. The Red Caboose AAR type double­ railroad procedure and reference manuals. also hope you enjoy reading every page of door car comes close, but is missing the top Such manuscripts and publications are our magazine and walk away feeling that Dreadnaught bulge and its height is 6" less necessary and have their place. But again, you got your money's worth. Certainly we than it should be.

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With this particular prototype I had three options when I began that project: I) scratch­ build the model; 2) compromise the 6" and use the Red Caboose model; or 3) do with­ out. Obviously I chose compromise over scratchbuilding or doing without. To protect the innocent, MRG's readers were told of the compromises that had been made. Before fi nding me guilty of prototype fraud, remember that I did provide a disclaimer! That little episode along with others has ACL 46811 is also a Class 0-14-A rebuilt USRA boxcar. It is seen here in a circa led me to reevaluate what I am trying to do 1950 photo taken in Ta mpa, FL. Build date February 1919. Note 5/5/5 end and with my magazine articles. My primary goal vertical brakestaff. William J. Lenoir photo has remained intact. That is to inspire and to motivate you into attempting to build mod­ els of similar quality. I carefully choose pro­ jects that are not overly complicated and in fact are good stepping stones to lead you into more advanced modeling projects. As for my models, I build realistic models, even if not perfect representations of their proto­ types. I perform and suggest methods and techniques that are reasonable for a modeler that also wishes to build and operate a model railroad and not simply prepare a few con­ test quality models - which is fine if you are one of many contributors of rolling stock to a club of many. On the other hand. I have made some modeling errors that could have been avoided. One reader pointed out that the 6' doors in another ACL boxcar should have been 8-footers. I goofed. I had estimated the doors to be 7' wide by scaling a photograph. I estimated wrong. The reader suggested that Forty-five years after its original build date and rather the worse for wear, ACL [ refer to an Offi cial Railway Equipment 46683 is still in service in this August 24, 1964, photo taken in Manchester, GA. Register (ORER) for this kind of informa­ Although it still has ladder grabs on the end, it has had its ladder grabs on the tion. I didn't own an ORER and had never side replaced with a ladder. Larry Goolsby photo given it much thought until then. Well, I have one now and refer to it regularly in order to avoid making needless mistakes. can be reached at [email protected]. We Inherent with all wood-sided cars, the Yes, I make mistakes too. actively seek your feedback. Questions, sug­ USRA boxcars needed repair or replacement I have also enlisted the help of some of gestions and offers of help are welcome. I before those constructed of steel. By the the hobby's best freight car experts to help reply to all e-mail messages typically the 1930s many were showing their age - dam­ me with my prototype research and in find­ same day they are received. aged by weather and rough use. However, ing the best modeling products to represent the 1930s were not the best of times for prototypes that I model. Note the credits at ACL & C&WC REBUILT 40' American railroads as the Great Depression the top of this article. Richard Hendrickson, USRA SINGLE-SHEAT HED BOXCARS had wreaked economic havoc upon them. Chris Martin, John Nehrich and others have World War I brought with it federal gov­ By this time the original USRA wood box­ been tutoring me on various aspects of the ernment control of the nation's rai Iroads cars were wearing out and few railroads prototype and providing reference data under the guise of the United States Railway could afford wholesale replacement. The along with some prototype photography. Administration. Along with this came stan­ solution was to rebuild older cars as the Larry Goolsby has been a great help in pro­ dardization of locomotives and freight cars years of service caught up with them. viding photographs of southeastern freight heretofore unheard of, and by 1920 approxi­ The Youngstown Steel Door Company cars, especially those of the Atlantic Coast mately 50,000 single-sheathed and double­ had developed a "kit" of sorts for rebuilding Line. Thanks guys. sheathed boxcars had been constructed to the USRA wood-sheathed boxcars and the Yo u too can help to make Model Rail­ USRA design. Single-sheathed cars had hor­ company soon became a popular source of roading better at helping others. The time­ izontal wooden boards on the inside of the these kits. The Youngstown kit cars are PH)�<:;,\,\ ''''' '''1 ;,." \0 send your letters to the metal structural framework whereas double­ identifiable by their four panels on either authors and the magazine's Editor, Randy sheathed cars also had vertical wooden side of the door. Included in the kits were Lee. If you have a computer and are Internet boards covering the outside of the frame­ prefabricated steel car sides that were pre­ connected there is a better, more interactive work in addition to the inner sheathing. Of assembled at Youngstown's Cleveland way that you can help... e-mail us. I can be the nearly 50,000 USRA wood boxcars (Ohio) plant. Another upgrade offered by reached at j i [email protected] and Randy approximately half were single-sheathed. Youngstown Steel Door was a new steel

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 19 C&WC 8139 was built using a Tichy kit. A new roof had to be used along with an Accurail fish belly frame.

roof. The sides were designed to combine with existing underframes, running gear and steel car ends. Railroads would receive their "kits" in the form of preassembled sides and some­ times roofs too. A car to be rebuilt was stripped of its sides and roof, had its running gear repaired or rebuilt, had its older K-type brakes replaced with AB brakes, and then had the steel kit sides installed. In some cases, as with the ACL and subsidiary Charleston & Western Carolina single-door boxcars, new steel-sheathed wood roofs were installed. Other railroads installed all­ steel Murphy panel or other steel roofs. C&WC 8139 is a Class 0-14-A rebuilt USRA boxcar with an IH of 8' 10". It has C&WC 8139 is one of the USRA dou­ been removed from active service in this August 14, 1960, photo (note line ble-sheathed boxcars rebuilt by the railroad through car number) taken in Augusta, GA. Originally built in January 1919 as a in the 1938-J940 time frame. ACL 46811 double-sheathed wood USRA, it saw more than 40 years of service. Note vertical was an ACL double-sheathed USRA boxcar brakestaff. Lloyd Beebe photo, Larry Goolsby collection rebuilt at about the same time and num­ bered in the 46000-46896 series. These rebuilt cars are still considered 40' boxcars and were more or less the same size as their ca. 1919 parents. The original roof on both the ACL and C&WC rebuilt boxcars was a Murphy XLA flexible metal sheathed roof - that is, there was a sub-roof of wood with an outer sheath­ ing of metal sheets. The edges of the roof sheets are folded over with a flat-battens cap slid onto each seam. The battens were designed so they interlocked with the sheath­ ing sections at the seams to prevent l eaks. This type of roof was very widely used from shortly after the turn of the century through the rnid- 1 920s, after which most cars got one or another of the all-steel roof designs - C&WC 8221 is a Class 0-14-8 rebuild even though it too has an 8' 10" interior Murphy, Hutchins, radial, etc. height. It is still in service in this circa 1960 photo. A detailed rendering of the similar Mur­ Lloyd Beebe photo, Larry Goolsby collection phy Improved Pivoted roof for boxcars can

20 ... MODEL RAI LROADING MARCH 1998 C&WC 8105 is seen here in April 1948. Ch arles Wa les photo, Richard Hendrickson collection be fo und in the 1943 Car Builder 's Cyclo­ pedia, p. 405, which is reprinted in Tra in Shed Cy clopedia No. 75, available from Walthers (#3 l0-9 10, p. 900 in the '98 HO catalog). The main reason for such a com­ plicated system, rather than just some nails, was to make the roof flexible, so that as the wood cal'body twisted, the roof panels did­ n't pop off. By 1948 some 14,000 of the nation's remaining double-sheathed USRA boxcars had been rebuilt. Railroads that operated large fleets of steel-rebuilt USRA 40' box­ cars included the Santa Fe, Chicago & North Western, ACL (and subsidiary C&WC) and the Rock Island. Numerous other railroads operated rebuilt USRA box­ Here is an interesting variation of one of the USRA rebuilds. ACL 1854 has cars in smaller numbers. been ventilated and designated for use in express service only. Rocky Mount, The Atlantic Coast Line had the fourth NC; 1968(7). To m King photo largest fleets of rebuilt USRA double­ sheathed boxcars. The ACL program of rebuilding its aging USRA cars was begun All ACL and C&WC single-door rebuilt simply spelled out the company name on the in 1937. As cars were rebuilt their class was USRA boxcars had 6' doors and retained the car sides over the reporting marks in 5" high in turn changed from 0- 14 to 0- 14-A, but original roof design of the USRA cars. Inter­ Railroad Roman lettering. they retained their original numbers 46000- nal height was 8' 10" and cubic capacity was 46896. All 897 of the ACL USRA double­ 3, 150 cu. ft. Both the ACL and C&WC cars MODELING AN ACL OR C&WC sheathed boxcars were converted by this retained the original USRA 5-5-5 ends. SINGLE-DOOR CAR WITH THE RESIN KIT program. Originally these cars retained their Andrews The model of ACL 46811 was built from The Charleston & Western Carolina trucks, though in the 1950s many were refit an older Sunshine Models resin kit. rebuilt 142 of its double-sheathed USRA with cast-steel trucks that many model rail­ Although no longer available from Sun­ boxcars to parent ACL specifications roaders refer to as Bettendorf-type trucks. shine, it is now offered by Funaro & Camer­ between 1938 and 1941. These cars were The ACL used Railroad Roman lettering lengo. Though a good kit, I made a few placed in the 8000-8299 series on the on these cars until the late 1940s when the changes. The included roofwalk was C&WC. The C&WC did parent ACL one company standard was changed to Gothic replaced with one of the new American better by producing 147 cars with stag­ lettering. The company name was spelled Model Builders laser-cut wood roofwalks - gered 7' double doors and increased the out in the classical large ACL Circle Herald appropriate and accurate for this model. inside height from 8' 10" to 10' 4" for to the right of the doors. Between 1950 and Don't be afraid of "out-of-scale" wood automobile service. The AUTOMOBILE 1958 Prismo visibility (dashed) striping was grain. The grain of this wood is tight, and cars were placed in the 9000-9 146 series added along the bottom edge of the car the overall effect is very realistic. Though on the C&WC. sides. The Charleston & We stern Carolina some good model builders disagree with me

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 21 C&WC 9107 was built from a Tichy model, the closest starting point if you want to model one of the C&WC's rebuilt USRA cars designed for automobile service. Building this model requires the greatest amount of "modeler's license" since the model lacks almost 2' of the prototype's height. Using 6' doors instead of the prototype's 7' ones, helps to offset some of this model's shortcomings (pun indented) by more closely approximating the proportions of the prototype door. Note that the decreased height of the model limits the number of ladder grabs to seven instead of the prototype's eight. on this, I have made these wood roofwalks Though this resin kit is an early type original fi shbelly underframes. The Tichy kit from AMB my standard as I feel that even resin kit not having the latest improvements does not have a fishbelly frame. I substituted though there may be a scale grain question, that newer resin kits have, it nevertheless is the needed frame sections pirated from an they add to the overall realism of a model. a good kit and should not be dismissed as Accurail single-sheathed boxcar kit. These The resin ACLlC&WC kits do not too difficult to build. That would be a mis­ parts can be purchased separately from include trucks. Since the ACL (and C&WC) take if you wish to have one or more of Accurail. Brake rigging was built up from prototype rode Andrews trucks I installed these distinctive prototypes. I place this kit the included Tichy brake parts. Those with a Tichy Andrews trucks fitted with metal in the category of "recommended." sharp eye for detail and who know their wheelsets. I have used both Kadee® and now classic freight cars will note that I used the Proto 2000 wheel sets with excellent results C&WC 8139 FROM A TICHY KIT wrong ends from the Tichy kit. I used the in the Tichy Andrews truck frames. My model of C&WC 8139 resulted from wider ends which are flush with the sides. J Following assembly of the resin body sev­ kitbashing a Tichy #4028 USRA SS Boxcar, should have used the included narrower ends eral details were added. This included drilling Steel Side Rebuild kit. In many ways the that are recessed slightly from the car sides. for formed-wire grabirons for the ladder ACLlC&WC and this model were alike, at I am working on a new model which will grabs, Detail Associates boxcar ladders least they had that giveaway recessed take this into account. on the car ends, A-line metal stir­ sidesill that tips off the observer For paint use MODELflex Light Oxide rup steps at the corners, that they are probably looking Red. The Boxcar Red color used by the ACL brakewheel staff and Tichy at an older rebuilt boxcar, and C&WC of this era tended to be lighter, brake wheel, Detail Several model railroad­ and both had 5/5/5 redder and with more orange in it than the Associates freight car ers interested in Sou theaster Dreadnaught ends. more brown color of later years. MOD­ air hoses, and roads have joined with me in creat­ This similarity is ELflex Light Oxide Red provides an good knuckle couplers. It ing SEMRA - SouthEastern Model what led me to approximation of this color. Besides, if you wasn't until I got a Railroader's Association - an Internet- using the Tichy kit age and weather the model, what really is call from Randy based group interested in exchanging infor­ for my two C&WC the "correct" color anyway? when he was edit­ mation. You wiU need Internet access to take models. Some Lettering for C&WC freight cars is ing this aJ1icle that full advantage of SEMRA since aU commu­ model builders find somewhat tough to come by. Tipped off by I realized I should nication and exchange of information will that styrene kits are an MRG reader, I was fortunate enough to have also used lad­ be done on the Internet.We are also plan- simpler to build and locate decal set #12100 by Walthers, but der grabs rather than ning non-Internet-based activities, that detail fidelity is their 1998 catalog no longer lists it. a ladder on the ends such as an annual get-together. For second to none. These Although the lettering isn't as accurate as l of both this model and more information, e-mail me at are good reasons for would like I used the Walthers C&WC decal C&WC 9017. Oh well, [email protected]. using the Tichy kit as in set. I am working with a couple of decal and here's somethi ng else for many respects it is one of dry-transfer manufacturers to produce sets the "prototype police" to go the finest plastic kits available. of decals for smaller Southeastern railroads after me about. On the flip side of the coin is that that will address this issue. Though any of several brands and types the roof has to be rebuilt to match the of paints will work I used MODELflex Light ACLlC&WC practices. Although the inte­ C&WC 9017 FROM A TICHY KIT Oxide Red (thinned with isopropyl alcohol). rior height of these cars differed by 6", the For this C&WC automobile boxcar once Lettering i a combination of Campbell exterior height was almost the same. again the Tichy rebuilt USRA boxcar kit was Road dry-transfer set #WT39 and boxcar Another consideration is that the utilized. Because the automobile cars' sides data from a Walthers freight car data set. ACLlC&WC USRA rebuilds retained their were 22" taller than the single-door rebuilds,

22 ... MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 C&WC 9017 was rebuilt in June 1940 from a single-door double-sheathed wood U5RA boxcar built in February 1919. Here equipped with double 7' Youngstown doors and steel sides, it has been designated for Automobile service and has an IH of 10' 4". Class 0-14-8. Date and location unknown, but late 1951 or later. Photographer unknown, Jim Hamilton collection

using this model requires more "modeler's license." I haven't yet come up with a rea­ sonable way for the typical modeler to kit­ bash the extra height needed, so I will live with this shortcoming (pun intended) until a better solution is found. The choice was either that or do without! SOlTY, but I am not going to do without this distinctively South­ eastern boxcar. This height difference regis­ ters itself most noticeably in the fact that the prototype car had eight ladder grabs, while the model only has room for seven. The 9000-series double-door C&WC rebuilt USRA boxcars were rebuilt in much C&W( 9142 was also originally built in February 1919, but wasn't rebuilt until the same way as the single-door cars. My April 1941. Like 9017, it appears to have received a Miner (or similar) brake gear ORER indicates that the door openings are during its rebuilding. Circa late '50s/early '60s. 14', indicating twin 7' doors, in this case Lloyd Beebe photo, Larry Goolsby collection twin 7' Youngstown doors which just happen to not be available in HO scale. As a com­ promise I fit 6' doors to my models. Had I C&WC 90 17 was painted with MOD­ models were weathered by spraying on alco­ taken the time to kitbash the correct body ELflex Light Tuscan Oxide Red (#16-14). hol-based weathering colors, then wiping the height, then I probably would have nar­ You can add a little Polly Scale Boxcar Red weathering paint off with a cotton swab rowed 8' doors to a scale 7'. But using the 6' (#414281) to give a faded look that was so dipped in decal setting solution. Wiping doors actually helps create the illusion that present on older boxcars. Different amounts strokes are in a top-to-bottom motion just they are the right size since they are both too of the Polly Scale paint will give slightly like rail water draining down the side of a narrow and too short, thus preserving the different effects for your weathered model. real boxcar. In this way "crud" is left accu­ general proportions of the prototype door. Though not recommended by the paint mulated about seams, crevices, rivets and Another difference between these 9000- manufacturers I suggest reducing these other detail, yet more or less cleaned from series automobile cars and the single-door paints to about 50% isopropyl alcohol for open panel surfaces. cars is that the roof is not a flat metal­ the best results. Use a hair blow dryer set on Last, the weathered model is again sealed sheathed roof, but instead had a Murphy medium or low heat to dry the painted with a clear lacquer paint. I use combina­ raised-panel roof. model in a matter of seconds. The above­ tions of Te stors Dullcote, Glosscote and Flo­ As with the single-door cars, C&WC mentioned Walthers decals were also used quil Flat Finish in various combinations to 9000-series dou ble-door rebu i Ids were on this car. achieve fi nishes ranging from very flat to equipped with Andrews trucks. Again, I sug­ The completed model was then sealed satin. This is thinned to at least 50% lacquer gest usinguchy Andrews freight trucks fitted with a few coats of clear lacquer paint thinner. This is not an exact science, and you with either Kadee or Life-Like P2K metal before weathering. This is to seal the alco­ will have to experiment a bit to get the wheelsets. However, many of these cars, such hol/water-based paint and decals/dry trans­ results that suit you best. Be sure to only as C&WC 9636, used more conventional fers from being damaged during the spray lacquer paints in a well-ventilated Bettendorf-type truck, so you have a larger weathering process. As with the ACL box­ work area and to use a painter's filter mask selection of HO trucks to choose from. cars featured in the June 1997 issue, these for your personal safety and health. 1

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ... 23 Dee Update Dee Update Dee Update Dee Update

Nodel Railroadi ng Takes a Look At Dee

Turnouts, Reverse Loops and a Few Other Odds and Ends

Part XIII Power Shield II lot of general electronics information, especially on electrical components used in the circuits. Many of ver the past few months I've discussed various the circuits in this book deal with locomotive and O methods for breaking up a layout into isolated accessory decoders. So far he has five books in his blocks powered by one booster without shutting down series. Rutger's books are published by Alit om �IYt the whole system when a short in one block occurs. Hobby Publishing Company in Sweden and are dis­ These methods have included using 12V automobile tributed in the U.S. by Highlands Station, Inc. (pub­ DCc taillight bulbs as ballast lamps or the TTX Power lisher of MRC), and Marklin. They retail for $16. If �u nn uu ni1 u Shield circuit breaker. The limitation with the ballast you can't find them at your local hobby shop, either lamps is that they isolate the booster from the short, you or your dealer can obtain them from Model Rail­ but they don't shut off power to the short, causing a roading. drain on the system and possibly leading to pitting of wheels and rails as several amps flow through the DYNATROL Wireless Throttle short. The Power Shield cuts off the flow of power, but Last fa ll I announced that DYNATROL was devel­ doesn't automatically reset when the short is cleared. oping a system to allow their customers to use DCC After my comments on this subject appeared ear­ decoders with their systems as well as allow some lier this year I heard from Ross Allen of Railserve (a DCC systems to use DYNATROL DCC decoders and custom layout builder) informing me of a circuit throttles. Just before Christmas DYNATROL sent me breaker he had been using on layouts he builds. This one of their new wireless throttles for a test drive. unit was developed by Micro Design of Florida and Basically the DYNATROL throttle is their standard has some very useful features. Each unit can handle IR unit with an interface that plugs into a Wangrow, up to 4 amps, trips in under 10 milliseconds and auto­ Ramtraxx or North Coast Engineering (NCE) throttle matically resets in two seconds. Micro Design builds bus. Infrared receivers are wired up around the layout these on circuit boards in mUltiples of 1, 2 or 4 - the and feed into the interface unit. Using this rnethod up mUltiple circuit-breaker boards can be separated if to 16 wireless throttles can be used with the sys tem. desired. Just as we went to press I was informed by I found the DYNATROL throttle very easy to use Micro Design that Tony's Train Exchange (TTX) and install and for many who are more comfortable would be marketing their circuit breaker as the TTX with conventional throttles, this one will be welcome. Power Shield II - a second-generation circuit Controls include a standard pot (knob), forward and breaker for DCC and DC operations. Preliminary reverse switch, emergency and brake buttons, and a pricing for the 1-, 2- and 4-unit boards is $25, $42 special switch to select various momentum and ser­ and $75, respectively. If you purchase the 4-unit vice brake settings. By switching to one of the five board that works out to about a dollar more per unit momentum/brake settings you can select varying than Tony's old Power Shield. amounts of momentum and braking in addition to the normal acceleration and deceleration settings in the Model Railroad Electronics decoder. This allows extremely fine speed control for One of the more fascinating and technically chal­ switching maneuvers. lenging aspects of model railroading is the electronics The throttle consists of a lightweight unit that fits involved. Over the years this has developed into a nicely in your hand and runs off a 9V battery. It has "hobby-within-a-hobby," especially for DCC users - two infrared LED emitters like a TV remote controL anytime something new pops up there seems to be a The signal is very strong and is easily bounced off of constant stream of new gadgets and circuits to tinker just about any surface, including the floor. I actually with. Rutger Friberg is a Swedish model railroader had to point the throttle over my back to avoid hitting by who excels in this field and has been a prolific con­ the receiver. tributor at various NMRA clinics. There are a few limitations, however, because of Larry Puckett I recently received his book, Model Railroad Elec­ its heritage as a DYNATROL throttle. First, you can't tronics 4 and was impressed by the variety of projects select a locomotive using the throttle - it has to be Photos by the author and the high quality of the schematics. There is also a assigned to it by a Master Cab. Second, there are no

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Model Railroad 4 Electronics

light, sound or other function controls as on most other Dee throttles - in that respect it is still a standard Here's the Power throttle wi th a 1 Shield II circuit Dee interface. breaker in its double­ Finally, it is unit version. infrared, not radio wireless. Rutger Friberg's This fi nal lim­ 2 series of books on itation may limit its use in Model Railroad Elec­ large areas or outdoors where there is nothing to The lessons to be learned from these experiences tronics contain numer­ bounce the signal otf. In these situations, additional are (I) protect all connections with heat-shrink tubing ous interesting circuits receivers would almost certainly be required to pro­ BEFORE testing the installation, and (2) cover all the for Dec. vide line-of-sight reception. frame under, forward and aft of an Athearn motor If you own a system that uses the NeE throttle bus with electrical tape. I think that we've had so few DYNATROL'S new this could be what you've been waiting for. The throt­ failures because I've done several installation clinics 3 infrared throttle tle sells for $139.95, the interface for $139.95, and and because many of our members are using new system offers wireless the receivers are $85 for four - check with your Life-Like or Atlas locomotives with Dee plugs in control for owners of local DYNATROL dealer fo r more information. I also them. Speaking of Life-Like installations, the new Wa ngrow, Ramtraxx checked with Jim Scorse at NeE, and he hopes to PAs have the same Dee circuit board used in the E7s and NeE Dee systems. have his radio modules ready this spring and the folks at Digitrax are shooting for a March or April release of their system which offers both IR and radio capa­ bility. That's enough on products, let's move on to the good stuff.

Decoder Failures When you take about 300 decoders and distribute them among 40 club members you expect to see a few puffs of smoke every now and then right? Sur­ prisingly at the club we've been pretty lucky with only about four failures. Three of those failures occuIT'ed when members decided to test the installa­ tion with some wires "hanging free." Naturally these unprotected wires shorted on the frame or another wire and "poor' - chalk up one decoder. The other problem came with an Athearn installa­ tion. These are the most difficult and time-consuming conversions to do, and it's no surprise that shorts 3 would occur. This one happened because the member fa iled to put enough black tape under the motor. When the unit was powered up the motor rocked on its mount, and the fo rward part of the metal pickup on the bottom of the motor touched the frame - "pooL"

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 25 Dee Update Dee Update Dee Update Dee Update

DCC Friendly Turnout

tor; on earlier units the lower gray connec­ tor on the front is the ground. Next make up a connector cable using only two wires - I and 6. These are your Rail_Sync+ and Rail_Sync- wires, and their polarity must be maintained between boosters. Now all you have to do is install the two wires into an RJ 12 (6-wire) connector in the I st and 6th positions and then in the opposite posi­ tions in the other RJ 12 connector. Plug these in and you're ready to go. By the way, wires 3 and 4 are the Loconet + and - Switch wires and aren't necessary for booster interconnections. AJ once told me that by terminating this #l2 ground wire at a water pipe or other truly grounded object, you (it even says E7 on it). See my article in the January get an absolutely bulletproof ground. 1998 issue for special instructions on installing decoders in these locos. DCC Friendly Turnouts Not all turnouts are equal - some are more DCC Booster Connections friendly than others. Over the past few weeks I've Any time you have more than one booster on your pulled together some information from discussions on layout you have to run a connection between them. the web, Allan Gartner's DCC Wiring Home Page, On any DCC layout you have to have one buss for and some previous articles and books on layout wiring your electrical feeds to the track, another buss for to bring us all up to speed on this subject. DCC­ your throttles, and another one to carry the signal friendly turnouts are those that by virtue of their con­ from booster to booster. Recently a problem cropped struction are less likely to have shorts or other up with a user who was having trouble with shorts problems. There are two basic types of turnouts: (I) every time locomotives crossed certain blocks. To power routing and (2) all live. All live turnouts isolate make a long story short he had gotten his booster con­ the two legs from each other and the frog which nections messed up and as soon as he straightened means that locos on opposite legs can actually run into them out the problem went away - so where did he each other at the frog if you aren't paying attention. go wrong? Power-routing turnouts have the point rails con­ Unless you buy all your connector cables from the nected to the frog and frog rails with only one leg of Dec friend­ manufacturer you stand the chance of having a simi­ the turnout having proper polarity at any time. The 1 ly(F IGturnou.) ts are de­ lar problem, but making the cables is so easy and selection of which leg is live is usually controlled by signed to reduce the cheap anybody should be able to do it. I was able to a turnout-motor switch or the point contacts can route possibility of shorts. find the connectors at a local Home Depot and the power as well, making it an easier turnout to use. Ve rtical lines between wire and crimping tool at a Radio Shack. The main Unfortunately, because of their construction, power­ dots are electrical con­ thing to keep in mind when making up a connector routing turnoutsallow an adjacent point rail and stock nections between cable for a Digitrax, Wangrow, Ramtraxx or NCE rail to be of opposite polarity. If a locomotive wheel rails. The switch is System is to make sure the wires are plugged into the manages to clip both rails at the same time as it trav­ used to route power second booster in the same order as they came out of els through the turnout, a short will occur. Because of to the frog. the first one. Commercially available 4- and 6-wire this the all-live turnoutsare the most DCC friendly. telephone cables are the opposite of what you need It's fairly easy to tell a power-routing turnoutfrom Reverse for DCC installations and will reverse your connec­ an all-live turnout because the latter have an isolated 2(FloopsIG .)give us the tions. Basically, to get the connections right, all you frog. Surprisingly, Atlas turnouts are the most DCC ability to turn entire have to do is attach the RJ ll/12 connector in oppo­ friendly, whereas Shinohara and Micro Engineering trains, but they create site orientation - one with the pins up and one with are the least, and Peco are in-between. In my next short circuits where the pins down - at the opposite ends of the cable. article I ' ll show you how to make Shinohara turnouts rails of different polar­ Digitrax connections can be simplified to two more friendly and even how to build your own. How­ ity meet. An auto­ wires if you use a separate main ground among the ever, in the meantime here are some general guide­ reversing booster can boosters. First run a heavy #12 ground from booster lines for the more adventuresome of you: (I) isolate be used to correct to booster - this will replace wires 2 and 5 in the 6- the frog and power route it using turnout-motor con­ polarity and avoid wire flat cable and give you a much better ground. On tacts; (2) connect stock rails to the closure and point shorts by changing DB I 00+ and DCS 100 units there is a green wire rails; (3) connect stock rails to the frog rails. Figure I polarity in an isolated attached to the case that serves as the ground connec- should give you a pretty good idea of what I mean.

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Reverse Loops Any time a stretch of track connects back on itself at a turnoutit creates a short since rails of opposite polarity connect at the turnout. In De operations we usually prevent this short by isolating either a sec­ tion or all of the reverse loop. By aligning the polarity of the isolated loop with the mainljne, we are able to run a loco into the isolated loop track, reverse the polarity of the main, and throw the turnout to take us Non-reversing Booster Auto-reversing Booster back onto the main in the opposite direc­ tion. This can also be done automatically by using switches to automatically set reverse-loop polarity and then reverse the polarity of the mainline. With Dee the polarity can also be easily reversed gap in the rails. To my knowledge only NeE boosters while the locomotive is running through the reverse (including the IO-amp unit sold by Wangrow) and loop. All you have to do is electrically isolate a seg­ Digitrax boosters are capable of detecting a short at ment of the reverse loop and figure out a way to one rail gap, the rest work like Loy's circuit and throw a switch which will reverse polarity at the right detect the short on both rails. The units that need to time. One approach is to use turnout motor contacts detect polarity shorts at the gaps in both rails may not to set the polarity when the turnout is aligned for the work reliably with steam locos because they pick up loco to enter the loop and then change it again when power from the right drivers and left tender wheels. If the turnout is thrown for exiting the loop. Another you only run diesels it doesn't matter, and many method is to use block-occupancy detectors to throw steam loco owners add To mar power pickups to their the switch once the loco is fully in the loop. Auto­ equipment to avoid this problem. reversing circuits are another method that work by One fact to consider when designing your revers­ detecting a short caused when the locomotive wheels ing loop is the length of the isolated section. In his cross the gaps in the track as they enter or leave the article in December Jim Mansfield suggested that it isolated part of the loop. Loy's Toys offers a circuit be based on the length of your longest loco consist that does this for you and most boosters come with and this is fine as long as you don't have any con­ this capability. ducting wheel sets in your train. Often, model rail­ Before going on let's look at the advantages roaders use conducti ng wheelsets to trigger and/or disadvantages of these four methods. The block-occupancy detectors. These cars can reverse switch-contact method is easy, straightforward and polarity under your locos as they leave the reversing cheap, but is best used in simple reverse-loop config­ loop creating a short if the isolated loop is too short. urations. The block-occupancy detector method is Because of this I suggest that the isolated loop be long more expensive and adds a level of complexity that enough to accommodate your longest train. No matter some modelers may not be comfortable with, but which way you go, the main thing to avoid is having the does have advantages in areas where the switch polarity reversed wrule your loco is straddled across the method cannot be used. Because most boosters come gaps as it leaves the isolated segment of the loop. with auto-reversing circuits this may be the easiest For those of you owning Dee systems that support and cheapest method for you, especially if you need a operation of an analog (non-decoder equipped) loco­ second booster. Loy's auto-revers ing circuit is motive, reverse loops can create an additional prob­ cheaper than a booster and easy to use, but it doesn't lem. Although a reverse in polarity doesn't affect a provide additional power. Also keep in mind that decoder-equipped locomotive, analog locomotives unless you're constantly running trains through will suddenly change direction. Naturally this is some­ reversing loops, you can use a single auto-reversing thing you want to avoid. I recommend that analog booster to control more than one loop. This works in locos be limited to non-reversing sections of the layout. cases where it is unlikely that you'll have more than My next article will focus on making turnouts cme reverse loop in use at the same ti me. Dee friendly, various block-occupancy detectors, Auto-reversing circuits come in two varieties: (I) plus anything new that happens to pop up -hope­ those that have to see the polarity short at the gaps on fully including the new Digitrax and NeE wireless both rails when a loco enters or leaves the isolated throttles. Look for that article in the May issue. segment of the loop, and (2) those that use a ground­ Until then, stay on the right track and don't run out fault intenTlpt method to detect the short at just one of sream. 1

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 27 THE ��LEY

by Bob Reading

Photos by Randy Lee

�""E "ENNY VA LLEY RAILROAD" Jl is a small two-unit HO layout that was started in 1987 with only one thought in mind ­ to have fun. From its tongue-in­ cheek name to the "run anything that will work on a small layout philosophy," it has served its pur­ pose well. The basic unit is 5' x 8' with a 2' x 7' extension off one corner. The 5' x 8' section swings up into a cabinet on one wall and the 2' x 7' extension swings up into a recessed portion of the opposite wall. The 5' x 8' unit is raised into its cabinet with a cable and pulley system attached to an AC/DC reversible gear motor from an old hospital bed, while the extension is lifted into place by hand. A series of jumper wires with male and female couplings for easy removal provides the electrical connections to the small 2' x 7' unit for track power, turnouts, lighting and turntable, etc. The trackplan is a modified version of a 4' x 8' plan taken from a trackplan book. When the layout had its humble beginnings back in 1987, my knowledge of model railroading was, to put it bluntly, limited. It was only going to be something to occupy some of my time during retirement. Because of my limited knowledge of the hobby and the fact that I didn't know how I also found that the people there were more A Fold-up Layout addictive the hobby could be, the layout has than willing to share their know-how. Hav­ The room where the layout was to be built undergone more than its share of changes. ing been in architectural design and drafting was a spare bedroom converted to a den. Not I fo und out early that the hobby has a most of my adult life, and building a number wanting to use the whole space totally for the wealth of self-help books, magazines and of work-related architectural mod els, along layout and give up the den was the first mis­ reference material available, and as I started with an on/off hobby of model airplanes take T made. Because the room at the time had to hit the hobby shops to purchase materials helped a lot. a dual purpose, [ designed the 5' x 8' section

28 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 1 - Rock climbers work their way up the sheer cliffs of the Razor Mountains above the Enny Valley River. The mountain scenery was designed to permit the lay­ out to be folded up into it without damaging any of the scenery or structures.

2 - Enny Lake is a favorite fishing spot with Razor Mountains in background.

my top priority, compromised on the scenery in the cabinet had to be made which wouldn't have otherwise been made. Since the 5' x 8' portion of the layout is attached to the cabinet by door hinges, it is relatively easy to detach it from the wall by remov­ ing the pins. When the layout is detached I can easily move it around on the two saw horses I use for support, thus providing access to all pOItions ofthe layout. Since the layout has to be lifted up it had to be rigid, so I built the frame with 2x4s with a 'Is "� ply­ wood base screwed together. For trim I used '//' thick, high density, particle board painted to match the cabinet millwork. I knew that a rat's nest of wiring was inevitable under the layout and would be visible when in the vertical position so I placed two equal sized '//' thick tem­ pered Masonite panels on the underside of the framework. I made a collage of photographs to lift into a cabinet, made to receive the lay­ I couldn't stand the looks of the bare from model railroad magazines and calen­ \)\l\ , \)U oue of the walls. The cabinet was interior of the empty cabinet so r filled the dars, etc., to fi nish them off. The panels made 18" deep to allow that much height for cabinet with scenery. This got kind of tricky were then screwed to the frame with finish­ scenery. The layout was kept low (30" from as it had to be coordinated with the scenery ing washers for easy removal. the floor) to allow for the 5' 0" depth. The low and buildings on the layout so there would The track, building, scenery and wiring, height actually helped visually by making it be no conflict when the layout was raised to etc., on the 5' x 8' unit was well on its way possible to size detail the fu ll 5' 0" depth. the vertical. Since the layout scenery was when it suddenly dawned on me that I had

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 29 3 - There's lots of activity in and around the engine service facility and turntable #1.

4 - East end of Enny Valley City.

and it took valuable space away from the layout. The buildings, roads, tracks, scenery, etc., were maybe 80% complete when in the fall of 1989 I visited one of the larger local layouts. They were using the Dynatrol com­ mand control system with walk-around con­ trollers. One week later, mine was on order. Since that wiring took precedence, I removed all the other wiring and started over. Being able to raise the units to a verti­ cal position made it a snap for wiring, sol­ dering, etc. The walk-around controllers allowed me to redo the control panel and make it considerable smaller.

Handlaid Track Te chnique The next major change that occurred an opportunity to add another 2' x 7' section book modified to my needs. Where the two happened when I saw a video of a layout that could swing up into an existing recess in units come together I fasten them with a '/,' where a portion of the track was handlaid. the opposite wall. I thought long and hard machine screw and a ci nch anchor that are I was at once intrigued, and it wasn't long about this, knowing that the two sections hidden under a small section of removable before I began to seriously think about re­ would have to join exactly, not just once, but scenery. doing the track and roadbed. J soon found time and again. To keep any unwanted out that there wasn't much information on movement to a minimum, I again used the Control the subject. In fact, as I asked around (by 2x4 framing, 'Is "� plywood base, painted '//' Since the plan for the 5' x 8" unit called this time I had joined the local Hostlers high-density particle-board trim construction for two controllers so two trains could be Model Railroad Club) about handlay ing I had used on the 5' x 8' section. Instead of run, the track on both units was divided up track, most of what I got back was weird door hinges I used a pivot hinge made from into blocks ("operation" to me at that time looks. As I started to experiment with the a piece of '/, " black pipe, two I"pipe flanges meant nothing more than flipping switches materials it became obvious that you had and two small I" nipples for bearings. Here and turning knobs). The control panel was, to be right over your work, in a comfort­ again, the trackplan was from a trackplan as a result, larger than I would have liked, able position and in good light. Reaching

30 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 5 - The Furniture and Barrel Manufacturing plant is I.ocated on the 2' x 7' wing that is attached to the oppo­ site wall.

6 - It looks like the owners of the Elite Apartments decided to spruce up their aging apartment house.

7 - Even though some buildings have had their upper windows boarded up in this part of town, a construction crew is busy at work in the west end of Enny Valley City.

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 31 ENNY VA LLEY RAILROA D

8 - Bob Reading, at the controls of his Enny Va lley Railroad, says that he is a man who is satisfied with his hobby.

9 - In this overall view of the 5' x 8' basic unit with the Razor Mountains in back, you can see how the layout's scenic and track features have been designed to permit the unit to be folded up into the cabinet. With both units folded up into their respective positions, the former spare bedroom, now den, is useable for other purposes.

mately 21,000 spikes, but not all the spikes are on the layout. I used some to fashion the turnouts, some bent, some just flipped into space and some were just plain thrown. The only tricky part was the bridges. The ties that came in the kit defied spiking so I had to pre-drill the ties. (The double-span bridge has almost 900 spikes). I worked on the trackwork on and off (mostly on) for about out in the middle of as' x 8' layout would bent around the curves. At the turnouts I four months. When I finished my wife pre­ never do. filled in the extra width with extra pieces to sented me with a gold spike to put on the In spite of the misgivings I had, one day make it solid. The next day I pulled the track. She had taken one of the '/4 " spikes I took a deep breath and ripped up all my nails out of a section of the roadbed and down to one of the local jewelers and had track, turnouts and roadbed. The only took it to my snack bar. There I was able to him fabricate one. things left were the electrical feeds and the easily add the ties, rail and ballast without centerline of the old roadbed scribed on the having to contort myself into awkward and Benefits of a Small Layout base. I came up with a method of doing the uncomfortable positions. I planned the sec­ One of the advantages of a small layout, roadbed, that for me, worked better than I tions so each would end in a spot that was I feel, is the amount of detail you can put had hoped. I bought some soft pine trim, easily accessible on the layout. When all into it. Some of the things I have done on '//' thkk x 2" wide x 8' long, and ripped it the sections were done they were nailed in my small layout I could not have done if the into '//' square 8' strips. These, I cut into place with sheet-rock nails, then the layout was too much bigger. The downtown lengths that I could work with. I placed remainder of the ballasting was done. buildings, for example, alJ have completed, strips of wax paper on the plywood base so I was surprised at how stable the sec­ lighted interiors on the first level. I don't the wood strips would not be glued to the tions were. One section on the 2' x 7' unit know how many people are around and wood base. I then took a '//' square strip was 7' long and had five turnouts. The about on the layout. I stopped counting at and nailed it directly over the centerline of handmade turnouts were built over prints of around 200. A good portion of them are in the old road base with track nails, leaving the original turnouts so it would all fit. I doing business or working in the buildings. the nail heads slightly raised. Two more used code 83 for the track and '//' spikes. I It really takes the casual observer awhile to wood strips were then glued and nailed wanted the trackwork to look as prototypi­ pick up on everything. For example: the fat (with heads raised) on each side of the cen­ cal as possible so I fu lJy spiked it. Wherever lady sitting on one end of a bench while the ter strip, giving me five '/4" square strips possible every tie was spiked on the inside other end doesn't quite touch the ground; or glued together. The strips of soft pine easily and outside of each rail. I used approxi- the guy on a building with binoculars scop-

32 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 ing out a couple of topless girls sunbathjng; or the fisherman with an animated, jerking pole; or the rock climbers; or the canoers on the river; or the tower clock that tells real time (most of the time); or the guy in the used car lot jumping a car battery. I didn't start out planning to model any certain era nor have I tried to keep with one. I did want the town to have the aura of the historic 25th Street here in Ogden, Utah. A street that has seen better times with most of the upper floors vacant and/or boarded up but with some of the buildings being remod­ eled and spruced up. I run mostly Rio I Grande on the layout but with my last name ...Rea ding ... that roadname naturally finds its way on the layout too. The layout is not near complete yet, and I'm not sure it ever will be or that I want it to be. What's next? I'm not sure, but I've been thinking of re-doing some of my origi­ nal trees and scenery. My layout has done and is doing what I wanted it to do when 1 started, and I guess I can't ask anymore of it than that. It's been a hoot! 1

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 33 L DETAIL 5E-UP Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) E7A HO Scale Models by Con-Cor and Life-Like Proto 2000 N Scale Models by Con-Cor and Life-Like

by Rich Pica riello

Photos by Stu Sutton

he Prototype E7: Electro-Motive Divi­ or sloped truck journals (see photos). On swap meets or flea markets. sion (EMD) began production of the some units, the louvered doors behind the N scale modelers can use the Con-Cor 2,000-hpT E7A and E7B in 1945. When pro­ cab were replaced by smooth-panel doors. or Life-Like E7 A. Atlas also once offered duction ended in 1949, 428 A-units and 82 Nose grabirons and the toe rail would be an E7A. B-units had been built. E7s ride on EMD's added in the '50s. In the '60s, the fuel-tank Paint and Decal Notes: Burlington E six-wheel A- l-A trucks; only the end axles skirting was removed. Surviving CB&Q E7s units were painted silver with red stripes. on each truck were powered, the middle axle were renumbered into the Burlington North­ The fuel tank was painted black in later was unpowered. ern (BN) 9900 series after the GN, NP, years. The nosepiece stripes were originally Burlington owned 44 E7A units but CB&Q and SP&S merged in 1970. black but were changed to red in 1958. elected not to purchase any E7B units. The The Scale Model E7: Life-Like's Proto Three-stripe black or red nosepieces are first 20 were acquired in 1945 and had small 2000 E7 A and B models are fi nely detailed used on the small side-mounted boards; numberboards with a black 3-stripe nose­ and smooth running. By starting with a Proto four-stripe black or red nosepieces are used piece. The second delivery of 11 units was in 2000 E7 A decorated for CB&Q, only a mini­ with the angled numberboards. Life-Like 1947 and the last 13 were delivered in 1949. mal amount of detail parts would be needed has HO and N scale E7s decorated with the Most of the latter units had the large angled to transform the model into an authentic Q early black and the later red-striped nose­ numberboards with black 4-stripe nose­ unit. Model Power once imported an E7 A pieces. Microscale's HO and N scale sets pieces. E7s to be operated as a set had the unit that is now made by Con-Cor. The Cary contain all the nosepiece stripe variants. If a same road number with an A or B suffix after E7 A cast-metal shell was offered to fit either stainless-steel paneled E7 is to be modeled, the road number. Single units had the road a Hobbytown E7 chassis or AHM/IHC the listed silver or the stainless-steel paints number followed by an A suffix. All Q E7s (Rivarossi) E8/9 chassis. Hobbytown of can be used. Using Bare Metal® chrome seLf­ were delivered new without the stainless­ Boston offered complete metal E7 kits. Hob­ adhesive foil will provide a better looking steel panels that would later be retrofitted to by town and Model Power E7 As or the Cary alternative to paint but would be more diffi­ almost half the units. Some units have square E7A shell can sometimes be found at railroad cult to apply than paint.

34 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 G T O N

-- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy E7 A Detail Parts for HO Scale: 24 -AMB254 Window glass* ...... 4. 95/set l -CF220 Air hom, 2-chime (brass) ...... 4. 95/ea. 25 -AL29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) ...... 2. 95/8 OM9015 Air hom, 2-cbime (brass) ...... 3. 50/ea. CS419 Windshield wipers (brass) ...... 3. 50/4 2 -CF219 Air hom, single chime (brass) ...... 4.95/ea. ME WS Windshield wipers (brass) ...... 2.98 /set CS422 Air hom, single chime (brass) ...... 2. 50/2 PSC3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) ...... 1.5014 DW173 Air hom, single chime (metal) ...... 2.9 5/2 UP94 Windshield wipers (beryllium copper) ....2.0 0/4 3 -CF113 Antenna, firecracker (brass) ...... 4. 95/2 UP97 DA1805 Antenna, firecracker (plastic) ...... 1.2516 Windshield wipers (plastic) ...... 1.5014 DW157 Antenna, fi recracker (brass) ...... 1.50/6 4 -KS3309 Cab interior* ...... 9. 98/ea. Detail Parts for N Scale: 5 -AMB222 Cab sunshades ...... 1.85/4 I-JNJ112 Air hom, 2-chime ...... 3. 50/2 6 -MV22 Classification lenses* ...... l.50/4 2 -JNJ111 Air horn, single ...... 3. 50/2 7 -ALM9900 Diaphragm, FIE units, operating (not shown)*4.49/2 SE N702 Air horn,single ...... 1.6512 8 -OM9171 Door bandle (brass) ...... 1.70/2 3 -JNJ178 Antenna, firecracker (metal) ...... 3. 00/2 PSC3998 Door handle (plastic) ...... 1.50/6 MENA4 Antenna, firecracker (brass) ...... 1.70/ea. 9 -DA701 F details, A unit* ...... 7. 00/set SE N453 Antenna, firecracker(metal) ...... 1.65/4 Note: Althougb intended for F units, set contains grab rails and 7 -ALM8810 Diaphragms, E & F units, black (not sbown)4.95/4 other parts tbat could also fitE units. 10 -ME NF4 Fuel filler & level gauge* ...... 3. 35/set 10 -DA3102 Fuel filler (plastic)t ...... 1.00/set * 15 -PSC6704 Hose, air line (brass) ...... 1.5016 DW166 Fuel filler (metal)* ...... 1.00/4 PSC6705 Hose, air line (plastic) ...... 2.50 /24 PSC39080 Fuel filler (plastic)* ...... 1.50/4 16 -ASM0101 11 - DA2221 Grab bar, cab roof E & F units ...... 1.25/6 Lift 111gs/eyebolts/1l-bolts (etched brass) ... 8.29/set 12 -AL29100 Grabirons (formed wire) ...... 3. 25/50 18 -SEN499 Speed recorder...... 1.6512 DA2202 Grabirons (fonned wire) ...... 2. 50/24 19 -JNJ135 Steam generator* ...... 3. 00/2 UP54 Grabirons (cast brass) ...... 5.95 112 25 -MENWI Windshield wipers ...... 3.33 /4 13 -DA2216 Grabiron, curved, ElF-unit anti-climber* ..2.00 112 14 -MV11 Headlight lenses* ...... 1.85/2 The following parts must be fabricated by the modeler: 15 -CS227 Hose, air line (brass) ...... 2. 15/4 A - Brake cylinder air lin.e - fonn from .015 wire. DA6206 Hose, air line (delrin) ...... 1.25/6 B - Drain pipe - make from wire. 16 -DA2206 Lift lingS* ...... 3.0 0/36 C - Toe rail & misc. grabirons - form from .0 15 wire. 17 -DW165 Numberboards, angled ...... 1.0012 D - Underframe piping - make from various sizes of wire. 18 -CF196 Speed recorder (brass) ...... 4.39 /4 E Brake connection door - scribe into nose. DA2807 Speed recorder (delrin) ...... 1.50/4 - 19 -AMB209 Steam-generator set* ...... 2.85 /set DW118 Steam-generator set* ...... 1.50/set * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included on the Life-Like Proto 2000 HO scale model or the N scale models; 20 -CS448 Steps, E & F units (brass)* ...... 3. 50/6 21 -DA2805 Truck journal, square ...... 2. 25/8 replacement of any or all original parts is left to the discretion of 22 -DA2806 Truck journal, sloped ...... 2. 25/8 the modeler. 23 -DA2312 Wind deflector, straight (clear plastic) .... 1.25/4 OM9327 Wind deflector, straight (brass) ...... 2. 50/4 t DA3102 Fuel Tank Fittings (set) contains other parts that may or UP77 Wind deflectorlmirror(brass) ...... 2. 00/2 may not be needed for this detailing project.

Decals Pai nts 110100 Old Silver Scalecoat: HO Scale: AccuFlex: 110101 Bright Silver 10 Black Champion EH-143 Red nosepiece 16-01 Engine Black MODELflex 23 Silver EH-270 Black 16-32 Santa Fe Silver 16-01 Engine Black 47 Aluminum nosepiece Accu+paint: 16-32 Santa Fe Silver Scalecoat n (plastic compatible): Microscale 87-98 2 Stencil Black Polly Scale: 2001 Locomotive Black N Scale: 40 Aluminum 414110 Steam Power Black 2023 Silver Microscale 60-98 Floqui1: 414296 Stainless Steel 2047 Aluminum 110010 Engine Black 414299 Flat Aluminllln

ALI A-Line/Proto Power West CS: Cal-Scale KS: Keystone Locomotive Works PSC: Precision Scale Company PPW: P. O. Box 7916 21 Howard Street P.O. Box J 3961 Hwy. 93 North La Verne, CA 91750 Montoursville, PA 17754 Pulteny, NY 14874 Stevensville, MT 59870 SE: Sunrise Enterprises ALM: American Limited Models CF: Custom Finishing ME: Miniatures by Eric P. O. Box 172 Box 7803 379 Tully Road RR #l Doyle, CA 96 109 Fremont, CA 94537-7803 Orange, MA 01364 Busby, AlbertaTOG OHO Canada UP: Utah Pacific AlVill: American Model Builders DA: Detail Associates 9520 E. Napier Avenue 1420 Hanley Industrial Court Box 5357 MV: MV Products Benton Harbor, MI 49022 St. Louis, MO 63144 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 p.o. Box 6622 Orange. CA 92667 Note: These detail pruts rna)' be a'l ail­ ASM: Athabasca Scale Models DW: Details West able at your local hobby dealer(s), so 77 1 Wilkinson Way P.O. Box 61 OM: Overland Models Inc. try there ftrst. If you must order directly Saskatoon, SK S7N 3L8 Corona. CA 91718 3808 W. Kilgore Avenue from a manufacturer, include at least Canada Muncie, IN 47304-4896 $4.00 for postage and handling. You JNJ: JnJ Trains must purchase the full quantities as P. O. Box 1535 shown in the detail parts list. Ottumwa, IA 52501 �

36 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 I a model train magazine! Wi th apologies to John Madden by Chris Lane

so you're sittin ' in vehicle modeling. As was true detai led 1934 Ford picku p truck Aire and a 1980s Chrysler K­ yourKAY,fa vorite chair with last year, we timed this issue to by your depot, and you imme­ Car. While an all-steam layout Othis issue of Model Railroading. correspond with the 4th annual diately give them a sense of the may be meaningless to the Yo u got your chores done, you 1/87 Vehicle & Equipment small trains struggling to sur­ average visitor since it just says got your cold drink, you got Club Convention starting vive the Great Depression. "old-fashioned," the addition of your snack, and you are ready March 14th in Irving, TX. Ve hi­ Most people never see hot-shot a Ford Model A stopped at a to give 110% effort. We 're cle Modeler is designed to pro­ intermodal trains as they race grade crossing tells your view­ talkin ' pages flyin ' as you check vide additional information to the nation's cargo from coast to ers that steam is king and the out the ads, read the editorial, convention attendees and club coast. But place a half dozen Roaring Twenties are in full look at new products, devour members, while giving all our UPS vans on your flatcars, and swing. Replace that car with a the layoutfe ature, I mean this is regular readers a valuable everyone can understand that 1957 Chevy and you proclaim an All-Madden Te am issue. resource for their modeling that this is a train moving from that the mournful steam whistle Then WHA M! Yo u get hit with we ordinarily couldn't provide major city to major city and will be giving way shortly to thisfunny lookin ' page called in the magazine. doing it in a hurry. the sharp air-hornblat of F "Vehicle Modele!: " We 're talk ill ' So if you are primarily a Hollywood has long under­ units and Geeps. Your vehicles tractors, an ' trailers, an' cop model railroader, of what inter­ stood the importance of sup­ provide the who, what and, in cars, an' cranes, and you 're est is this publication to you? porti ng actors and actresses to conjunction with billboards, thinkin ', Hey! I thought this was Interestingly, most members of movie believability. The top junk yards, gas stations and a model train magazine! Did l11y the 1/87 Vehicle & Equipment stars are too rich, too thin, too road signs, the where of your hobby store guy Frankie "Bag Club identify themselves as good-looking for the majority layout. These tiny supporting ' 0 Donuts " slip me the wrong model railroaders on the club's of us to relate to. It's the sup­ actors place your miniature mag ? Where are the diesels, an' survey. They realize that in porti ng and character actors world in context with the real intennodal, an' stuff. Hey! addition to being a heck of a lot who integrate us into the sto­ world while enhancing the Wh ere are the trains! of fun, vehicle modeling ries, because they look, sound believability of your creation. enhances their train modeling. and act more like we imagine The staff at Model Railroad­ Welcome to the second issue How so? Simply put, realistic that we would. Our vehicles ing has always believed that of Ve hicle Modeler, and no, we and well-modeled vehicles can accomplish the same func­ your modeling fun is increased didn't hijack your favorite parts sharpen the realism of your tion for our railroads. Your through attention to and knowl­ of Model Railroading. In fact, trains and layout by giving spouse and kids probably can't edge of the prototype. We invite we added eight pages to accom­ them believability and a time­ tell an SD90MAC from a Big you to give your vehicles the modate the extra material. specific reference. It's unlikely Mac, but chances are they can same attention you would to a Inside you will find several any of your layout visitors were spot a Mack truck. And most boxcar or caboose. We think the modeling articles, reviews and alive to see any Colorado nar­ any child can make the distinc­ realism and enjoyment it will advertising geared (pun row gauge railroads in the tion between a 1930s Ford add to your layout will make it intended) toward HO scale 1930s. But place a well- roadster, a 1950s Chevy Bel- effort well spent.

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MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 37 EST COMMENTARY

1 :87th Scale Wheels

White Metal kits of power shovels. paver draglincs, cranes. bucket IO

INTERNATIONAL HOBBIES number of years have passed now since A-Line first produced those exquisite two · hand-hole steel disc and 10556 6327 95602 (OMBIE RD. SUITE AUBURN, (A spoke wheels ... bm a lot has changedl TEL (530) 268-8715 FAX (530) 268-3847 AThe hobby of vehicle modeling has moved forward. i.e .. hobbyists not only expect more from the manufactur­ ers, but demand it. This has been brought about by two factors; modelers being more informed on the prototype sub­ WHEN YOU WANT ject(s), thus, more concerned with accuracy; the manufacturers themselves continually giving us more accuracy with REAL DETAIL THERE their products. Both situations are good, but yet, the situation at large is not good. In the past several years we have seen an explosion of new vehicle products, especially, outstanding trailer models. IS ONLY ONE CHOICE: It can only be assumed that tractors will begin coming in the near future, or at least they should be. Not that we don't have some nice tractor models now, but more are definitely needed. However, the situation with wheels has become a quagmire.

In 1986 A-Line produced outstanding two-hole steel disc and spoke tractor wheels, which were followed with steel and aluminum front wheels and then steeldisc trailer wheels. These, along with fuel tanks were milestone prod­ ucts. Accurate trnck modeling would still be in the dark ages if it weren't for the foresight of A-Line to produce front wheels 12 years ago! However, A-Line never did follow through with aluminum wheels with tractor drive-axle and trailer oiler hubs. Despite this lack of product, it seems as though truck wheels were ignored until Trucks ' Stuff pro­ 23 EASY TO BUILD HO SCALE duced two-hole steel disc trailer and tractor drive wheels with vinyl tires featuring a tread pattern, but no front wheels . Next, Alloy Forms showed up with a three-axle set of ten-hole aluminum tractor wheels. which are really nice, but the (L/87) CARS AND TRUCKS vinyl tires included with these leave could be better, and A-Line and Trucks N Stuff tires won't fit the Alloy Forms (l932- 1995) PLUS - H.O. wheels. Rail Power Products came to the show with two- and five-hole steel disc wheels and cast-plastic tires to sup­ PITCAIRN AUTO GYRO pan RPP trailer products. The cast-plastic tires by Rail Power replicate a low-profile radial tire and look outstanding when properly painted. However. it should be noted that Rail Power does not intend to offer wheels and tires as sepa­ CORBEN SUPER ACE rate detail pans. To stir this pot a little deeper. Lonestar Models arrived with an exquisite livestock trailer featuring STEARMAN PT-17 two-hole steel disc wheels from Trucks N Stuff (I believe the spoke wheels in Lonestar's flatbed trailer are Trucks N Stuff also). In the interim. A-Line released the 53' Wabash plate-wall van with two-hole steel disc wheels. but for NEW ARRIVALS whatever reason. with tractor drive-axle hubs. A-Line released the fre ight pups with con'ect wheels. but now, has released the 53' Utility refrigerated trailer with more wheels with tractor drive-axle hubs'

Okay, so we can mix-and-match and come close 10 what we need: well. not quite. None of the wheels and tires from the different sources are interchangeable. We can drill out a two-hole wheel to make it a four-hole, but how about five-hole steel disc wheels?

Wait a minute! The time has come for a change. Spoke wheels are preuy much covered in model form, but today the majority of the trucking industry rides on disc wheels of one type or another. There are two-, fo ur- and live-hole steel discs. There are a variety of hole pauerns now in aluminum disc wheels (prototype), but the predominant pauern is still the ten small round holes. My point is that truck modelers need tractor drive-axle hubs for tractors and oiler 50 CHEVY STAKE TRUCK hubs for trailers. each in a variety of wheel types. And let's not forget those front-axle wheels. End of story; well. not quite yet.

Since Rail Power Products does not produce wheels and tires as detail components, I will leave RPP out of this equation. We have A-Line.Alloy Forms (JAKS), Lonestar Models and Trucks N Stuff offering a hit-and-miss 3SS011- mel11 of wheels and vinyl tires; some tires with tread and some witholll, some front wheels. some drive-axle wheels and some trailer wheels. Since these are the fo ur predominant manufacturers of truck detailing components, I have a sug­ gestion. Why can't one of these four manufacturers produce all of the wheels and tires needed by all of the above-men­ tioned model and pans producers? We're not talking rocket science I There is no point in saturating the market with duplicate wheels and tires from each manufacturer. It already looks as though Tmcks N Stuff is fu rnishing,at least on a limited basis, wheels and tires to several of the other manufacturers for certain kits, so it appears as though this is a viable suggestion. This would also resolve the non-interchangeability problem. I really don't care who does what, but something cenainly needs to be done. Prototype variety and scale model interchangeability are the key words.

55 PA NEL TRUCK While I'm at it, if new wheels are tooled up, would it be possible to gate them at the rear of the wheel instead of on the delicate front lip? Just a thought.

It may be considered new-age marketing techniques for each manufacturer 10 offer just a linle bit of what one If your hobby store needs to build a model. or to change the size just a tad so nothing can be il11erchanged with anything else, but doesn't handle it, model builders find it aggravating to be forced 10 create a sub-proj ect just on finding the wheels and tires needed for a particular in-progress modeling project. Enough is enough I

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38 ... MODEL RAILROAD ING MARCH 1998 FOR SALE ULRICH - HO SCALE ROLUNG STOCK AND RELATED DETAIL PARTS Dear prospective buyer. The Rolling Stock, 11 currently, and related Detail Parts of the Ulrich Line. is the oldest producing line of high quality die cast kits and parts available in IOOay's HO-scale market are available lor purchase. The casting dies are made from high grade tooling steel. and are runable in most modern day die cast machines. The punch dies are of the same quality of workmanship and can be ran in most any punch die machines. The Roiling Stock can be produced and sold as ready-la-run, collectible or craftsman kits. If desired, the dies can be converted to plastic injection mold tooling. The breakdown of the assets and raw material is as follows: 1. 12 Die Gast dies. 5. Negatives for car side printing. 2. 6 Punch dies and Press. 6. AU artwork, photos. files and 3. Coil Sleel for the punched car parts. rSCOlds. 4. Printing presses for the car side 7. The !.l.ki!

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MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ... 39 by David A. Bontrager

Photos by the author

A unique and diverse in­ What a pair! Both models were built from the same basic kits, the Athearn RUCKING!dustry where large corporations and White Freightliner and the A-Line 40' Fruehauf van. After all these years, and Tindependent businessmen can coexist in an still two of the best truck kits we have today! atmosphere of success. It's remarkable how basic equipment specifications can be dramatically between states. Aside from tax­ length. Briefly stated, the greater the dis­ changed around and the aftermarket nur­ ation and speed limits, length and weight tance between the front axle and the last turing of a truck can turn it into a personal laws between East and West were a dramatic axle, the higher the gross weight could be. statement. The models depict this scene. contrast. Moving from east to west, bridge This had to be concurrent with an overall In the pre-deregulation era (pre-1 980) formulas would begin to take effect in states length of 60'-65 ', depending on which state not only were federal trucking regulations such as Nebraska where more weight was one was in. When moving from west to east much different, but state regulations differed allowed in conjunction with additional a driver would enter into states, such as

What is a Rooster Cruiser? Yo u're looking at one of many possible variations. Generally speaking, a lot of shine, illumina­ tion and attention to detail. This is not to be misconstrued as "anything goes." Much careful planning, expense and effort are necessary to put together a Rooster Cruiser with class. Gaudy you say? Ye s, but gaudy with class!

40 ..... MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 Coupled to the front kingpin (18") with the fifth-wheel centered over the drivers the ove all length is 60'. Coupled to the � . rear kingpin (42") with the fifth-wheel centered over the front driver the overall length IS 55' . Th tractor shown here IS . � coupled to the deep pin, but with the fifth wheel still centered over the drive axles. The pogo stick IS mounted far forward, and the landing gear 12' back from the front wall to accommodate turning clearance when shortened to 55'.

Iowa and Missouri, that didn't permjt any­ • thing over 55' - it was like entering a for­ eign country! Some truckers operated 4- o trllilersequipped with two kjngpins and trac­ C> tors with extra-long fifth-wheel sliders to 5 take advantage of bridge formulas in the West and short lengths mandated in the East. Large freight companies had the capacity to operate trucks regionally - not so with the owner-operator. Many times the only difference in equip­ ment between freight companies are the paint and lettering schemes, but this isn't true with a one-truck owner-operator. Com­ panies will spec equipment with basic no­ frills components while the owner-operator will spend more money up front on a wide array of options.

Looking Beyond Package Labels Scratchbuilding skills and imagination are required to build quality I :87th scale

Last but not least, let's not overlook the rear of the trailer. It's gotta shine in the daylight and glow in the dark!

truck models as the current selection of detailing parts is dreadfully limited. Numerous locomotive detailing parts were used on these trucks; look closely and you'll be able to spot them. Taken out of the context of detailing locomotives some parts assume a whole new appearance. A-Line, Alloy Forms, Lonestar, Microscale "Rooster Cruiser" is mid-'90s terminology applied to an early-70s truck. The truck and Trucks N Stuff are to be commended was modeled as it would have been rebuilt in the mid-'80s, such as a newer refrig­ for putting forth the effort to offer truck eration unit and large twin air cleaners to assist the breathing of a newer and big­ modelers quality detailing components. But ger engine. Notice the "chicken lights" under the front bumper and fifth-wheel this is just a beginning, much more is detail. How about that curved chrome exhaust on the reefer unit - attention to needed if the hobby of accurate I :87th detail, prototype and model. scale truck modeling is to survive. �

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 41 TA LE OF A SHORT DOG ••• AND ITS FLATBED by Gary Wa lton

Photos by the author

1r story begins at the end of a long day 0 of autumn railfanning in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dusk was settling in, and with no "action" in the area, I decided to call it a day. I had three frames left in my camera and needed a place to waste 'em. Low and behold there it was, a Mack CH six-wheeler and its companion flatbed trailer. What a mangy dawg! Normally this wouldn't arouse such excitement (normally is a relative term, I chase trains for fun!) Immediately I took a likin' to this critter, not because it was pretty, but because it epitomizes the work-a-day truck for which Mack is famous. This Puppy­ Dawg pays the rent by hauling structural steel beams and columns for a local supply com­ pany. Unfortunately the prototype pictures I took that evening were adequate for reference spring configuration fo und on the prototype. tedious alternative is to use Alloy Forms sin­ only due to the very low light at the end of In essence the shortened model chassis gle driving axle detail part filed to fit the the day. So with the introduction out of the should measure 2.4" compared to 2.7" for underside of the chassis rails. This part way, let's take a pictorial look at how to build the stock tractor. A splice of .2" was added to should be aligned with the two spring-hang­ the Mack and its trailer in 1I87th scale. the chassis frame rails ahead of the front­ ers on each side. An Alloy Forms fifth wheel At the foundation of the Short Dog is most spring-hanger. This allows for trailer replaced the stock part. Out of the box, the Herpa's fine 1/87th scale replica of a Mack clearance and the toolbox to be installed. Herpa Mack fifth wheel sits about a scale 6" CH tandem-axle tractor. The trailer was built When complete the distance between the too high, causing an attached 13' 6" height using a Lonestar Trailmobile flatbed trailer. front and rear (single) axle should be 1.4". trailer to top out at 14'. The fifth wheel Lonestar has really raised the bar with this Before gluing the chassis pieces back mounting area was lowered by removing the kit. Fantastic is an understatement! together make sure it's square and flat. The existing thick plate and replacing it with a single axlelleaf spring can be fa bricated by wafer thin .005 styrene sheet. If you plan on The Short Dog cutting the rear axle housing from the stock displaying this model bob-taj/in' (without a The tractor received major chassis tandem axle. Leaf springs are built up using trailer), the Alloy Forms fifth wheel looks surgery to accommodate the single-axle/leaf- layers of .010 x .020 styrene strips. A less much more prototypical.

Driver's side view really shows off the Plano parts. Installing Plano's detail parts changes an ordinary model into a real show piece! Cockroach antenna is made from scale 'I.' 0.0. This Puppy Dawg sports an optional tool box made from brass rod. The wheels are taken from an Alloy Forms GMC .100 styrene sheet. Also evident is Plano's quarter fenders, kit. These wheels are vintage Mack "B" Model types from mirrors and tank steps. Create the stout-looking stack by the '50s. They're a close match to the prototype ...we really kitbashing the stock muffler and a curved exhaust tip from need a contemporary set of tractor "manure spreaders." The an Alloy Forms kit. Ream the tip to look more prototypical. bumper was stripped of its chrome plating and replaced The CB whip was made from .010 styrene rod. Gotta love with a dull aluminum concoction of white/gray/silver and that "bulldog" hood ornament by Alloy Forms! Real cool. coated with clear satin. The only color for this dog is red!

42 .... MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 The rear of the Short Dog's cab is a very busy place. The air and electrical hoses were made by wrapping grain-of-wheat bulb wire around a #80 drill bit. Various hardware components were scratchbuilt from styrene and brass wire. Mud flaps were cut from .005 styrene and hung with 1" 0.0. brass rod. Our hardworking truck was weathered using a combination of chalk and rusty wash made from burnt umber artists' paint. The "com in' at ya" view provides a good picture of light detail painting, front windshield gasket and the Plano grille. A rectangular bug catcher was cut from clear styrene and stained an amber color. There is no mistakin' who the manufacturer is. The Tra iler Right from the box the Lonestar flatbed trailer is a winner. Careful assembly (many pans are deLicate) and weathering will produce a stunning model. The prototype I base my trailer on has a sliding rear bogie assembly, mud flaps hastily attached to the trailer under­ body and a belly-mounted driver-side tool box. This type of flatbed trailer can be used for both railroad and non-railroad loads. Example railroad loads are traction motors, wheels and trucks. Our six-wheeler Mack tractor could be appropriate for hauling just about any type of trailer. Keep in mind that All I did was follow the directions. Few models look this real with so little effort. the single-axle configuration is designed to A chained and blocked steel load was added to enhance realism and because handle ljghter loads then its tandem-axle big modelers always try to improve on a good thing. The tool box is a Cannon bat­ brother. By adding a roof air dam and elimi­ tery cover and styrene sheet. The small "L" channel on the bulkhead is for stor­ nating the tool box, the short dog is pelfect ing and staging chain between loads. for pulling a wedge pup or UPS trailers. �

The tires included in the Lonestar kit are wild! Some nasty weathering really sets them off. To achieve this result, dry­ brush washes of mud, seal with clear flat and let dry for a day. The next day brush with light gray chalk. Using a damp cotton swab (or your pinkie) in a circular fashion remove the chalk from the ridge of the tire side wall. The model Ta ken from the shop catwalk, this overhead shot clearly mechanics in our shop call this "Insta-Scuff." The slotted shows the fidelity of the wood deck. Weathering was done locking rail for the slider is a 1" long styrene 1x3. Using an with a brown wash and liberal application of chalk. This A-Line slider rail as a template, drill the slots with a #75 bit. puppy is late for a delivery... see ya !

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 43 ROADWAY EXPRESS 28' Freight Pups

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A CH Mack tractor hooked to a set of triples. by Bernie Fahrner added to this model are the landing-gear crank A-Line's decal set #50203 was used to handle, rear pintle hook and safety-chain decorate this trailer. This set contains the Photos by the author hanger. To use the Rail Power Products five­ "billboard" style lettering in blue and black. hand-hole steel disc wheels the suspension was The blue should be used for the aluminum modified to accept the RPP axle by dliLling out rib-sides. ince the late '50s, Roadway Express has the axle hangers. Roadway has switched from The A-Line smooth-side FRP model was been a highway icon of the freight in­ using two-hand-hole disc wheels to primarily used to build Roadway #3 1073. This model Sdustry, and in recent years it has become an four-hand-hole metric disc wheels on their represents the early 28' Pines delivered to intermodal icon across America. Their large trailers and road tractor drive axles. This is not Roadway. I won't go into the differences billboard-style lettering and distinctive 01'­ to say that one won't find a different combina­ between early and late Pines FRP orders, ange-and-blue paint scheme have made them tion of wheels on a specific piece of equip­ Dave Bontrager covered this subject in his one of the most recognizable freight carriers ment. As always, consult prototype photos review in the May 1997 issue of Model Rail­ in the nation. In sheer numbers, Roadway whenever possible. On the model the five-hole roading. As with the rib-side trailer, .008 has one of, if not, the largest fleet in the wheels look closer to the prototype. brass wire was used to make the landing­ gear crank handle and drive shaft. On the rear of this trailer a pintle hook was made by opening a Detail Associates - '" wire eyelet, and a safety-chain hanger was made from .010 brass wire. An .0 10 x .020 styrene strip was added above the upper rear door frame that runs horizontally across the top of the door frame. Gussets at each end of �-Ip.!] ROAD'I{AY the marker-light cluster were made from .0 I 0 strip styrene. A plate made of .0 I 0 styrene was also added under the left tail­ light group to mount the hazardous materials placard. The darker "billboard style" lettering found in the A-line Roadway decal set is used for this group of Pines FRPs. The body of a freight pup receives a lot A-Line Pines 28' rib-side #55444 represents a reasonably new trailer. Most of the of rough treatment. Forklift holes, accidental Roadway rib-side pups seen today have bodies that are in poor condition from damage and general wear and tear takes its many years of hard use.

United States. Roadway's trailer fleet is comprised mostly of 28' pups built by sev­ eral manufacturers, including Pines, Frue­ hauf, Strict, Evans/Monon and Wabash National. The majority of these pups are of standard exterior-post (rib-side) or FRP ROAD'I{AY (fiberglass-reinforced plywood) design. Currently I :87th scale modelers are for­ tunate to have at our disposal four different 28' freight pups that can be used to build very accurate trailer models of Roadway and other LTL freight companies. The first trailer that I will cover is the A­ Line Pines rib-side. Modeled right out of the box, this trailer is viItually an exact repLica of the prototype. The only additional details A-Line Pines 28' FRP #31073.

MARCH 1998 44 .... MODEL RAILROADING axle suspension. Since I wanted a single­ axle tractor, I had to shorten the frame to ROADWAY make a 144" wheelbase and eliminate the front drive axle. On the left side I added a laroe air tank made from a shortened Athearn Freightliner fuel tank and on the rioht side I added a tire-chain box made fr�m a Herpa battery box. The wind fairings were scratchbuilt using .010 styrene. A-Line's wheels and tires were also added. Decal s for Roadway tractors and con­ gears are included in the A-Line Roadway decal set.

Modified Rail Power Products model represents a Wabash National re-manufac­ Summary tured trailer as #276426. Note the new "Express" logo. Roadway Express is certainly a subject that deserves consideration if you are toll on these trailers in a relatively short sible) to duplicate using any other material interested in modeling intermodal trailers period of time. Roadway found themselves or method. The cast-on mud-flap hangers, or if you just enjoy building truck models. with many aging (ten years and older) rib­ pintle-hook plate and ICC bumper were I hope that I have given you a few ideas side pups that were in need of major repair. removed. On the top of the door frame a that are useful. Keep in mind that the level However, the entire underframes - suspen­ .010 x .020 strip of styrene was mounted of detail is up to the individual modeler's sion, axles, subframe, wheels, hubs and horizontally with end gussets made from discretion. .1 landing gear were in usable condition. To the best of my knowledge, sometime in early 1996, Roadway began taking delivery of Wabash National "re-manufactured" 28' .. pups. Roadway would turn in the old rib­ ROADWAY side trailers and Wabash would scrap every­ thing but the underframe and related ROADWAY components. A new FRP body was then installed on the underframe and Roadway ro W had almost a completely new trailer. These re-manufactured trailers were less expensive than a completely new trailer and allowed Roadway to take advantage of not paying Federal Excise Tax levied on the purchase of new equipment. This group of trailers fea­ tured a white FRP body and were the first to receive the new Roadway "Express" corpo­ rate logo. This new logo featured a much The Rail Power FRP trailer kit #824 includes the decals needed to letter the new smaller "Roadway" with the italicized word Roadway Express pups. They are also included in the A-Line Roadway set. "Express" underneath. To date Roadway has taken delivery of approximately 7,000 re­ .010 x .010 strip styrene. An .0 10 x .0 10 manufactured pups. strip was mounted vertically next to the tail­ To model this trailer I chose Rail Power lights for dock bumpers. Two .010 x .040 Products fi nely-tooled smooth-side FRP. strips were added to the second door panel Rail Power does not identify a specific pro­ from the bottom as stiffeners (per prototype) totype that this model represents, but in his and a door hfting plate was made from .005 review, Dave Bontrager identified it as a sheet styrene and mounted just above the Wabash-built Viking trailer. Realizing that door latch. A new 8' wide ICC bumper was an FRP trailer by design is on the plain side, made from .030 x .030 and a grab handle you may ask what is the criteria that deter­ and door-lift handle were made from .008 mines what is a close match and what isn't. brass wire. The A-Line suspension was For a con-gear I used the Rail Power There are many distinctive characteristics mOllllted 30" forward from the inside of the converter dolly. Roadway uses con­ that decide this. Among these are the upper door frame. To finish off, a pintle hook and gears manufactured by Jiflox. This and lower side rails, the nose, the rear sec­ safety-chain hanger were added, and the con-gear differs from all others inas­ tion, the door frame and door, and the light new Wabash landing gear was assembled much as it can be used not only as a arrangement. On the underframe the main and installed. r didn't attempt to modify the converter dolly, but it can also be used spotting feature is the landing gear. Compar­ nose of the Rail Power trailer because I fe lt to make a specially equipped single­ ing all of these items to prototype photos, r that I would loose more than I would gain. axle tractor into a tandem axle. This is decided that the RPP body and noor along One could relocate the tooled-in air and light done by sliding the tongue of the with A-Line's Wabash landing gear and 28' connection box, but in the process the rivets dolly inside the frame of a tractor and rear suspension was the way to proceed. The on the lower front rail would be damaged. I locking it into place. Unhooked from a tire cut-out on the lower side rail was filled opted to leave well enough alone. tractor, there isn't much difference in in by filing it out square and splicing in a The tractor for my Roadway set of triples appearance between a Jiflox and any section of side rail taken from another Rail was made from Herpa's CH Mack. This is other converter dolly. The only modifi­ Power FRP trailer. With this method of fill­ the only tractor reproduced in HO scale that cation that I made to the RPP con-gear ing in the side rail a continuous bolt pattern Roadway currently uses. To my knowledge, was to remove the spare-tire locating is maintained that would be difficult (impos- Herpa only offers this truck with a tandem- pin and leave off the spare tire.

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Lonestar Models 40' Flatbed Trailer The new trailer kit from Lonestar is a replication of a Trailmobile 40' long, 96" wide flatbed trailer. Information in the instruction sheet states that the model is by David A. Bontrager a duplicate in miniature of a 1983 fixed-axle 40' trailer, but the basic design dates back to the mid-'60s. This information is correct. Many companies and Photos by the author owner-operators used this type of trailer, including usage by the railroads. The basic design of this trailer is still common today, although the length has increased to 48' and many are 102" wide.

ithout a doubt this is the nicest model The rear section is correct and fe atures flatbed trailer I've ever seen. Come clear red taillights, but no license plate toW think of it, I'm not sure if 1've ever seen a holder in the center of the bumper uprights. 1 :87th scale flatbed! Well, if I have seen Mud flaps are included, along with a proper others, this must be the nicest one since I mounting bracket. don't remember any others. At first one wouldn't think there is much detail on a Summary flatbed trailer. Let's take a closer look. All of the marker lights furnished with The frame, suspension, fifth-wheel plate, the kit are red, which can only be used at the landing gear and spare-tire rack are all accu­ rear. I believe some amber marker lights rate. A storage box is also included and was should have been included to add to the an option on the prototype. Frame gussets at The floor is really neat - a laser-cut sides and front if the modeler so desires. the front, frame stiffeners at the center wood floor! Wow! And not just a real The tooling is crisp, mold flash is virtually between the frame rails and the floor sup­ wood floor, but made in three sec­ nonexistent. Some of the PaJts aJ'e delicate, so ports at the center are all there. These parts tions so the two center steel rails are be careful when cutting from the sprue(s). The are very delicate but add much accuracy to flush with the wood floor. model appears to be complex, but construc­ tion is easy and the instructions are clearly the model. The landing gear features accu­ written along with an exploded view of rate bracing and a nice crank handle that fas­ assembly. tens to a gear box. The kingpin is accurately A basic decal sheet is included for each contoured but is somewhat oversized, but of the specific company trailers. The decals still looks good. also include the Trailmobile name logo for The model features tires with tread, and the mud flaps. the wheels are spoke type (Dayton). The This is an accurate model of a specific axles are much too small but allow for self­ manufacturer prototype, and the kit is well leveling and for the wheels to turn. If rotat­ designed. The model will serve the needs of ing tires is not of interest to you, new axles scene, diorama, mid-'60 to late-'80s inter­ could be made from 3/,, " (scale 8.1"di ameter modal and truck modelers very well. which is close to the prototype axle) plastic Lonestar has also released a number of Tw o different bulkheads are provided. tube. The wheels and suspension would truck detailing parts, including, but not lim­ Keep in mind that some trailers did have to be drilled out to the proper size. This ited to, clear red and amber marker lights, not have a bulkhead, so this adds is only mentioned as an option, not a neces­ black or white mud flaps. The entire list is modeling options. There's no service sity. At first glance the hubs in the wheels too long to include here. A new product connections located on the front, but appear to be tractor drive axles, but they're update is available from Lonestar Models, these would be reasonably easy to not. The hubs are an accurate replication of a 270 1. W. 15th Street, Suite #1 13, Plano, TX add. Each side features a side rail set large plastic oiler cap with raised pie-like 75075, or FAX 972-596-7456. outward from the floor by spacers sections. These are clear charcoal gray when The flatbed Trailmobile trailer kits are which are chain hook eyelets. This is new, but become a brownish-black color $15.95 and offered molded in standard red entirely accurate and this type of after being in use. White mud flaps are (#5000), undecorated gray (#500 I), black attention to detail adds authenticity included, which are correct for standard (#5009), construction yellow (#50 10), UP to the model. Trailmobile factory items. Tuscan Red (#50 II), BN Green (#50 12) arlJ

48 ... MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 Atlas Ford LNT 9000 Truck­ Tractor and Pines 45' Intermodal The Atlas N Scale Ford tractor and Pines 45' intermodal van are both authentic Va n replicas of their respective prototypes.

by David A. Bontrager

Photos by the author

irst let me say that I am not an N scale modeler, and don't intend to become Fone. Not because there is not good product available, but rather because it's simply too small for my liking. With that said, it is under­ CSLNTERMODAL standable that I usually don't pay any atten­ tion to new releases in N scale. But when the new Atlas and GHQ truck and trailer models were brought to my attention I was indeed im­ pressed with the accuracy. The GHQ models will be reviewed in a future issue.

Ford Truck-Tractor The LNT 9000 Ford is not what one The model looks good as is, but with just a little extra detailing it can look even would consider a fancy truck. It is a plain more accurate. In addition to painting certain cast-in details, mirrors and window workhorse-type truck designed for the com­ glazing should also be added, and neither is difficult using brass wire and plastic pany fleet market. The versatility of this for the mirrors and Microscale Krystal Klear for the windows. Painting the appro­ tractor allows it to be used in both city and priate details on the trailer provides the same visual enhancement effect. road operations. This tractor is rarely fitted with a sleeper, but a few can be found. The scale, and the wheels are of a steel disc type. front wall features recessed service connec­ short hood and short wheelbase are what The only detailing I did on the review tions and a recessed record box. The lower make the LNT attractive to the fleets looking model was to paint the marker lights, turn side rail is a drop-type, and if one looks for a truck with good maneuverability. signals, door handles, hand grabs and the closely, you can see that the full-length lift­ About the only detail lacking on the wheels. The only construction required is to ing rail is tooled in place. The rear section model are mirrors and window glazing. install the one-piece cab, which is very easy also features accuracy throughout. Two latch Atlas has perfectly captured the prototype in using the cast-on locating slots. bars and five hinges per door and an accu­ miniature ! I actually like the model better Out-of-the-box this is an excellent rate bumper. Two signature Pines landing than the real thing! model. The Ford truck is offered in eight dif­ gears (solid angled support panels) are The grille is correct and the shortened ferent colors at $9.95 each and undecorated included, one in the down position and one bumper is a common option with the com­ fo r $7.95 each. in a raised position. The tandem assembly panies using this tractor. The proportions of can be located in three different positions the entire model are correct, the cab even and mud flaps are included. sits properly on the frame. Details such as 45' Pines Intermodal Van The sample model I am showing in the door handles, hinges, lights, the Ford Atlas has done just as good a job on the review is custom decorated by S&R Models_ emblem and the air intake are all cast-in Pines trailer as they did with the Ford truck. Literally every bit of lettering and data is details and correct. This trailer is 45 ' long, 102" wide and 13' 6" sharp and legible! The exhaust system and fuel tanks are high. The model matches these measure­ The Pines trailer is offered in eight inter­ perfect replications of the prototype. The ments with the exception of being just a cou­ modal names for $9.95 each. It is also suspension as seen between the tires repre­ ple of inches short in length, not enough to offered decorated for Burlington Motor Car­ sents a Hendrickson. The tires lack specific be noticeable. riers for $11.95 and undecorated for $6.95. detail but certainly look good enough in N The tooling is excellent throughout. The HO versions are also planned. �

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A-I jne Products' Utility53 I Refrigerated Trailer

by David A. Bontrager

Photos by the author

eing a long time 1:87th scale truck walls used on refrigerated trai lers, corru­ around for quite some time now (approxi­ modeling enthusiast I have always gated and smooth. Both are riveted exte­ mately since the late '80s) most refriger­ Bwished that someone would produce a rior aluminum sheets to interior posts ated carriers have stayed with 48' trailers. It model of a Utility or Great Dane refriger­ (sheet and post). Needless to say the was not until about mid- 1 996 and into 1997 ated trailer. So learning of A-Line pro­ sidewalls are thicker on refrigerated that the larger refrigerated carriers began ducing a Utility reefer was absolutely trailers due to insulation, but this is ordering 53' reefers in substantial numbers. great news, As if my anticipation wasn't something we need not concern our­ It should also be noted that some of the great enough as is, the model has been selves with for modeling purposes. Each larger carriers, such as, but not limited to, touted in other publications and on the In­ trailer manufacturer has signature corru­ Marten and C. R. England do not operate ternet (to paraphrase) as the best trailer gations. On straight-floor trailers Utility trailers from only one manufacturer. Great model we have ever seen, Let's take a uses a 7'h corrugation of two Flutes each Dane and Wabash are two other popular close look to see if it is, In order to answer corrugation. On high cube or wedge makes for these companies. Some compa­ this question, the prototype trucking scene reefers, Utility uses eight corrugations. nies, such as Leprino Transportation (Lep­ must be examined and understood. Since With the exception of Wabash National, rino Foods) and Stevens Transport use the model is generic in nature, i.e., manu­ which also uses a 7'/, corrugation, the Utility exclusively. However, when some facturer specific, but not carrier specific, other manufacturers have their own cor­ companies began purchasing 53' reefers, allow me to match it up against prototype rugation patterns. In addition to this, such as Leprino Transportation and Dick equipment to see what it can be used for. Utility has numerous other manufacturer Simon Trucking, they opted for smooth A 53' Utility trailer has been recreated signatures which I will bring to your sides instead of corrugated sides. Another in miniature with exacting accuracy. The attention as the review progresses. large refrigerated carrier, WestWay tooling throughout is superb. The many Express, has used 53' smooth-side reefers hundreds of rivets (probably thousands - Prototype Overview for a number of years now, At one time I didn't count them), the numerous extru­ Today, Utility is one of five key play­ WestWay purchased Utility exclusively, but sions, the bolt detail and other various ers in the refrigerated trai ler market, the as with C. R, England and Marten Trans­ details are all to scale. In fact, I conducted others being Dorsey, Great Dane, Trail­ port, they have added substantial numbers most of this review with an 8x loupe, not mobile and Wabash. There are of course of Great Dane and Wabash trailers to their even an Optivisor! numerous other refrigerated trailers out fleets. Stevens, C. R. England and Marten The prototype for the model is 53' there, even some of manufacturers no have all purchased 53' con'ugated-side Util­ long, 102" wide, 13' 6" high, Generally longer in business. ity reefers. Werner's reefers are built exclu­ speaking there are two styles of side- Even though 53' trailers have been sively by Wabash. Another large reefer

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 53 company, Prime, Inc., primarily uses Great ing on customer specifications. Since the Dane ThermaCube refrigerated trailers with wing plates are separate from the legs on some Great Dane corrugated-side trailers. the model, the gear box and crank handle Now, let's stir the pot a little. In the can be mounted on either side also. Com­ refrigerated trucking business there are pared to previous A-Line models the gear literally hundreds of small fleets, and let's box is crude, but will suffice. The ground not forget the myriad of independent one­ pads are the square type with tapered sides. truck operators. Among the small fleets The bottom of the pads are too thick on the one can find both 48' and 53' trailers. model. On the prototype the front and rear Generally speaking, most owner-opera­ edges of the pads are angled upward at tors use 48' trailers. Most of the grocery about a 45° angle; they're not on the companies use 53' reefers and dry vans, model. Round ground pads are more com­ both corrugated side and smooth side. mon than the square type on Utility However, the grocery fleets are generally reefers, and I believe they should also have regional store delivery operations. been included in the kit. There are two bolt A synopsis of this trucking scene is that heads per wing plate missing, but I only the 48' refrigerated trailer is still a very mention this as a point of humor as this common length found in national opera­ On the rear, the horizontal door stiffen­ takes nothing away from the appearance of tion today. It is much easier to shorten a ers and latch-bar guides are Utility signa­ the model. model than to lengthen it, and this model tures. The wider rear vent door is accurate. can definitely be shortened to 48', but then The overhang above the upper rear marker the spacing of the side marker lights, lights accurately bends down at the ends. including the basic DOT required lights, The bumper is typical Utility. The tiny rub­ come out incorrect (see notes on lights). ber bumper on each lower door hinge is accurately placed. The Model

Notice on the left side that the sec­ ond sidewall panel back from the front is narrower than the others.

All of the seams for the side sheets are properly defined by a vertical line and addi­ tional rivets. This is prototypically correct. However, on the right side (opposite side than in photo) these vertical seams are not as The front wall is correct in all well defLl1ed, in fact, they can't even be seen respects; the narrow vent door, The landing gear wing plates with with the naked eye on the two front panels! recessed glad hands, document the five holes are another Utility sig­ Therefore, on the right side there appears to box, fold-up steps and rivet and nature and are accurate right down be one very wide side sheet at the front panel seams are all accurate for a to bolt detail and a correctly bent instead of one wide and one narrow sheet. Utility trailer. crank handle. However, the rivet pattern at this seam remains definitive.

The model's electrical plug detail is The crank handle is to be folded at all Marker lights - I realize that scale good. The gladhands are correctly set into times for safety reasons. I drilled out the marker lights as separate parts would be a recess, but lack detail. A small hole is swivel end of the handle (the gated end) difficult for the modeler to handle, or cored into each gladhand, which I assume before cutting it from the sprue using a #80 would they? Lonestar Models' livestock is a pilot hole for drilling out to add bit and inserted a piece of .010 brass wire, and flatbed trai ler kits feature separate homemade gladhands. The upper front which serves as the shaft. This shaft should marker lights, and they are not difficult to flat corner caps are accurate. On the pro­ extend outward from the wing plate handle using pointed tweezers. totype "Utility" is cast-in on the corner approximately 6". I installed a retaining DOT regulations call for a minimum caps, but 1:87th scale is too small to have hook on the wing plate for the handle light group of one light at each upper this signature. Personally speaking I when it's folded in the up position using an front corner, either facing to the front or believe tooling in the document box was a opened Detail Associates wire eyelet. A mounted on an angled corner post to be mistake. What's there is accurate for one driveshaft (.010 brass wire) was also visible to the front; one marker/turn light of three common styles used on refriger­ installed between the legs and protrudes per side at the lower center of trailer ated trailers. The problem arises with outward from each wing plate several (variations can be found with the mount­ location. The different document boxes inches. To allow for this on the prototype ing of this light and many times the can be found at various places on the there is an opening in each wing plate; this marker light is located on the lower side front of the trailer and also located on the detail is not on the model. The wing plates rail and the turn is below the side rail); landing-gear wing plate. go to the outside of the legs, and the gear one light per side at the lower rear side box is located to the inside of the leg. On corner; a cluster of three marker lights at The rear section is 100% accurate; it the prototype the gear box can be on either either the top or bottom center at the rear; has Utility written all over it. the right (curb) or left (road) side, depend- two large tai IIbrake/turn lights per side at

54 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 the bottom of the rear. On 1 02" wide cluster of three lights to the left. If one many carriers opt for a large rectangular trailers the outer lower light must be a additional light is added between the left panel below the lower side rail behind the taillight, but as a rule all of the lower outer light and the left light of the center landing gear, with a very large turn arrow larger lights are tail. That's the basics, cluster, and if two additional lights are and the warning, "Caution Wide Turn." additional marker lights can be installed added between the right outer light and the This large turn indicator and panel can be per customer specs and beyond the basic right light of the center cluster, the trailer located on the right side only or on both group the options are almost unlimited. now has eight evenly spaced upper marker the right and left sides. This detail is com­ Many of the large fleets, such as but lights. On other manufacturer's trailers mon on Utility trailers, and I believe not limited to, C. R. England, specify the with both doors being of equal width, there should have been included with the model basic DOT light group. One common would be nine lights across the top at the for accurate contemporary modeli ng. optional light package, such as but not lim­ rear on a "Rooster Cruiser." The Floor - The floor included in the ited to, Leprino Transportation, is three top The point 1'm making is that it's going kit is the same floor as used in the A-Line and bottom per side with five across the to be difficult at best to accurately model 53' Wabash National plate van, it may or top at the rear, on both their 48 ' and 53' anyone's (company or independent) spe­ may not match a Utility, but it looks right. trailers. Additional rear lower cific trailer with an accurate light group The kingpin is set at 36" which is the most tail/turn/brake lights can also be ordered, a due to cast-in marker lights. Due to sur­ common setting found on long trailers. The common group being three per side, such rounding detail, such as the channel of the sliding tandem, suspension and frame are as found on Leprino trailers. Therefore, I upper side rail and the rivets and extru­ standard A-Line components and nicely believe it would have been much better for sion ribs on the lower side rail, shaving done (see notes under Instructions). As a the hobbyist if marker lights would not off the cast-in marker lights is next to rule, on a 53' trailer the tandem is operated have been tooled in place and a sprue of impossible without damaging the exquis­ 6' to 8' forward. Air-ride suspension is a marker lights would have been offered as ite surrounding detail. When working common option on refrigerated trailers, and independent parts so the model could be with plastic, one cannot simply shave off it is my opinion that A-Line needs to pro­ built to accurately replicate a greater selec­ a component as the blade changes the duce an air-ride suspension kit for this tion of prototype subjects. As for the lower composition of the plastic, therefore, it model posthaste! taillights, two per side is satisfactory. needs to be dressed down with sandpaper to equalize the area so the modification

Two-hole steel disc wheels are included in the kit, but they don't have trailer hubs with oiler caps; they have tractor drive-axle hubs!

The model has two upper front won't show when painted. Wheels - Although many of the newer lights, seven lights upper and lower The concept of a separate rear section oiler hubs have large caps, they aren't trac­ on each side and five across the top for the trai ler is a good idea for trailers that tor dlive axles like on the model. Two-hole at the rear. This creates a problem as can be used to represent a variety of proto­ steel disc wheels are very common, how­ this light group does not match any types. Truckers operating nationally (not ever, a popular option for this trailer (pro­ of the large carriers and as a rule regional grocery delivery operations) as a totype), even with some of the large fleets, owner-operators do not purchase rule use one of two doors; J) smooth pan­ are ten-hole aluminum wheels. Perhaps 53' trailers. els, painted or shiny, such as offered in this new wheels with accurate hubs could be kit; 2) quilted panels, usually shiny. I can tooled for this trailer.

If one wants to shorten the model to only assume that A-Line is going to offer a Reefe r Equipment- Kit #50507 includes 48 " the rear side lights do not come out rear section with quilted door panels. But two reefer units and two sizes of reefer fuel where they are supposed to. When new with three different upper light configura­ tanks. The large reefer unit represents an ear­ lights are added by the modeler, the spac­ tions being common it will require three lier Thermo King "SB" with a rounded body. ing becomes incorrect. When additional different rear sections for each type of door The newer Thermo King units that would be side lights are added on the prototype they panel if cast-in marker lights are used - correct for this trailer, such as the "SB-III" are evenly spaced. The lower side rail cen­ that's six rear door kits! It's a whole differ­ series are comprised of angled sections and ter light is correct for a 53' trai ler, but ent world between custom-built refriger­ are much deeper, measuring from the front of wouldn't be correctly located if the trailer ated trailers and FRA intermodaJ vans. the doors to the front of the trailer. The is shortened to 48 '. Let's return to the lower center side Thermo King model in the kit is much too Now, I'll stir the pot just a little deeper! light(s). Several prototype variations can wide for a trailer with a vent door. On the The next problem with cast-in marker be found here, which are dictated by cus­ model it covers up half of the narrow vent Lights is that when there are numerous side tomer specifications. A-Line has covered door! The reefer should cover the inner door marker lights (some independents have as one of these variations with one light on franle, but not the vent door. many as 11 lights top and bottom - on a the side rail that serves as both a marker The second reefer unit represents an ear­ 48 ' trailer!) it is common to have eight light and turn indicator. With this type of lier CalTierThunderbird, which due to capac­ lights across the top at the rear. As one can light the center of the lens is raised at the ity, would not be used on a 53' trailer. A notice on the model, another Utility signa­ center in the form of a rounded sideways proper contemporary Carrier refrigeration ture is a wider right door, which offsets the "V"; on the model this is represented as an unit for this trailer would be one of the latch bars, thus offsetting the upper center outward dot, which is satisfactory. Today, "Phoenix Ultra" units.

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ... 55 A-Line Wabash landing gear. There is 3) I lettered the mud flaps with the Instructions absolutely no comparison between the older Utility logo using Microscale set 87- The instructions aren't specific. For Wabash and Utility landing gears, so disre­ 852, Data. This trailer uses the new Utility hobbyists not familiar with the prototype gard this also. Perhaps the manufacturer is name plate/logo, so the Utility name was these instructions are deficient. This is a suggesting that a Wabash u'ailer can be built not put on until one is released in a decal nice model, but better instructions would with this model. I suppose we can, but first set. NOTE: The new Utility name plates be helpful. Here are several clarifications: A-Line is going to have to tool-up a correct and Barrier Door logo are included with Items 1 and 2 - Build the floor as a rear section as Wabash and Utility are com­ the new A-Line decal sets. subassembly BEFORE installing in the pletely diffe rent. The front corners are also 4) I built this trailer as I would have body. By doing this the suspension can be diffe rent between Utility and Wabash. ordered it, although it is doubtful that I glued to the slider frame without risk of would purchase a 53 '. I prefer to build capillary action taking the liquid cement Painting this type of trailer as an independent's, to the slider rails. Install the slider rails to Using Badger MODELflex, the sides not one of the large companies. Freelance the floor first as instructed, making sure and front were painted first using Gloss truck modeling is 100% accurate proto­ they are 90° vertical to the floor. Remove White, then the roof and side rails were type modeling. "This ain't railroading!" the mold-release pins inside the slider painted with a non-specific mix of SP The model is lettered with my dad's rails before gluing rails to the floor so the Lettering Gray and Silver. Just enough "BTS" logo. slider will work properly. When the glue silver to give the gray a slight metallic 5) Tractor drive-axle hubs on a trailer sets on everything the slider frame with look, but not to the point of being over­ are totally unacceptable to me. The ends of the suspension can be slid into the slider bearing. When painting the roof be sure to the hubs were drilled out to shorten them rails, the rear of the suspension is blunt notice the delicate rivet detail. and hub caps installed. ended. I made simple forward stops for Before painting the rear section it is There is no doubt that this is a beauti­ the slider by gluing a .0 lO x .080 piece of best if one is familiar with the prototype ful and accurate model of a Utility plastic to the front of the rails. subject. The panels can be painted or trailer. Due to the cast-in marker lights

Item 4 - Disregard this instruction, shiny stainless steel and the door cross (a gross error in my opinion), and a cast­ which is not clear if measuring to the front reinforcements between the hinges are in document box (and only one type of the wing plate or the centerline of the usually light gray or can be painted like offered), replicating just about any spe­ leg. The measurement in the instructions color of the door panels. The hinges can cific prototype is next to impossible. The (I'/s") mounts the landing gear much too be either unpainted or painted. options for building representations of far forward, regardless of whether you are Due to the complexity of the rear detail various prototypes are numerous. Had measuring to the wing plate or leg. On pro­ T found it easier to paint the entire part the model been offered with separate totype 48' and 53' trailers the centerline of white, then "paint" the details with Herald marker lights and three separate docu­ the landing-gear leg to the front wall of the King Silver stripes, applied with ment boxes, the modeling possibilities trailer will vary from 11'- 12'. Generically, Microscale Micro-Set, then a liberal would then be almost unlimited. if you mount the landing gear at II' 6" amount of Micro-Sol. The Sol will almost I purchased Kit #50507 (undec) for you'll be close. The instructions make no liquefy the su·ipes. Not one item of detail $12.95 and believe it is worth it. However, mention that there is a front and rear to the was lost utilizing this method of "paint­ I believe the design of the landing-gear Utility wing plates; the Sh0l1 taper goes to ing." Testors Aluminum is a perfect match assembly, as a kit, could be improved for the front. Clarification is not made that for touch-up painting. easier installation. there is an inside and outside to the Utility The instructions need improvement. I wing plates. The heavy bolt pattern goes to Summary am familiar with the prototype and am an the inside. The wing plates should mount Let it be understood that this is a high­ experienced model builder, so I had no dif­ against the floor sills and the top of the legs way trailer, not an intermodal van. As with ficulty whatsoever in building the model. should butt against the floor to allow for many highway trailers, Utility reefers can But what about those who are not familiar correct ground-to-leg clearance. I believe indeed be found riding the rails in TO PC with the prototype? the tops of the legs should have had a service. In fact, C. R. England and Marten I could not point my finger at any one mounting pin for attaching to the floor. The Transport even have some trailers lettered trailer model available today and say, modeler could drill the mounting holes with "z" reporting marks, ENGZ and "That's the best one." There are simply too where needed. The finished landing-gear MTLZ, respectively, but neither utilize many accurate models available! Despite assembly is accurate. NOTE: In future kits rail operations on a frequent basis. the deficiencies with this model, I will still A-Line will be changing the instructions to Stevens Transport reefers can be found rate it as one of the best trailer models cur­ read P/s" from the front wall to the front of more often on the rail, but only on certain rently available. the wing plate for locating the landing gear. corridors. Due to the sporadic usage of rail My criticisms have been intended to be This will be COLTect. shipping by the refrigerated carriers, a constructive, and I hope they're accepted

Item 5 - Mud flaps and mounting Utility refrigerated trailer could hardly be as such by the manufacturer. I am very bracket are not included in the kit. I used termed a common intermodal trailer. Even pleased to see A-Line go an additional .020 x .030 plastic strip for the bracket, then, it's not an intermodal trailer, but step by offering us truck modelers a true and since most Utility trailers have white rather a highway trailer used in intermodal "truck" model that isn't primarily a dry mud flaps I used .010 x .250 plastic sU'ip service; there is a difference. freight or intermodal trailer. With a few cut 3/S" long for these. Lonestar Models changes this model has enormous poten­ offers white mud flaps as part #12013. Several Notes on my Model tial. A-Line as a manufacturer has also

Item 6 - The suspension is cored for 1) Due to incorrect refrigeration units in created enormous opportunity for itself for the stabilizer bar, but one is not included. the kit, I built it as an insulated dry van. A­ producing additional detailing compo­ I recommend building and painting the Line has stated their intent to produce con­ nents for this model. Let's all hope to see body and floor as two independent sub­ temporary (correct) Carrier and Thermo these much needed componen ts in the assemblies before gluing the floor to the King refrigeration units fo r this trailer. near future. body. Before beginning construction make 2) A-Line #50 162 Conspicuity Stripes The kit is offered both with and without sure the floor fits properly. were used. Conspicuity stripes can be fuel tanks and reefer units, either undecorated Insu'uctions are included for building the either on the side rail or the side wall. or with decals for several different can·iers. �

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HE COLORADO & SOUTHERN existed for 82 fleet, it was the purchase of early SD units T years but spent all but its first decade as a which brought about their demise. subsidiary of the Burlington (CB&Q) and In January and February 1953, ten SD7s then the Burlington Northern from its March numbered 810-819 arri ved. They were 1970 formation in the Hill Lines merger until equipped with steam generators, dynamic being formally merged into the BN in De­ brakes and dual controls. Weighing in at cember 1981. Well known among modelers 316,300 pounds, they were slightly lighter for its 3' narrow gauge operations west and than the similarly equipped group of 25 south of Denver, a little of which is preserved SD7s bought by parent CB&Q three months today as a tourist attraction, the road's major later. Delivered in the standard Burlington operation was a 600+ mile standard gauge road switcher scheme of black and gray with mainline from Orin Junction, WY, near Wen­ yellow and red striping, they bore the twin dover south through Denver and Pueblo to slogans of "Way of the Zephyrs" and Trinidad, CO, where it swung easterly, cut­ "Everywhere West" on their long hoods and ting across northwest New Mexico to Tex­ the rectangular "Burlington Route" herald line, TX, where a connection was made with on the cab; their only evidence of C&S own­ the other major CB&Q affiliate, the Fort ership were small "C&S" initials beside the Worth & Denver. This route is in use today road numbers on the cab. They were passen­ and traverses the famous Joint Line south of ger equipped primarily for standby purposes Denver and forms part of the "coal conveyor" and spent their time in through freight and which handles BN coal from the Powder local service, seeing service on fellow River Basin to Texas and the Gulf. By the CB&Q subsidiary FW&D. A few changes dawn of the diesel age, the road's steam occurred in this group. According to Col­ power was being lettered for the parent orado & Southern - Southern Division Burlington and sublettered for the C&S. Color Pictorial by Ed Fulcomer (Four Ways The road's first diesels were not lowly West, 1995) all, except 813 and 815, got the switchers but flashy passenger cabs, the result Chinese Red scheme which was instituted in of spreading "Zephyr mania." In the Spring 1959. Unit 815 operated in the original col­ of 1940 an A-B set of EMD E5s arrived to ors but with the slogans removed from the pull the joint C&S/FW &D Te xas Zephyr; fol­ long hoods. This book is strongly recom­ lowed later by seven more E5s from the par­ mended for a thorough examination of the ent road. This gave the C&S nine of the total Colorado & Southern'searly SD units. of 16 E5s built, all for the Burlington family. After the BN merger, they began wearing Next came four EMD NW2 switchers in the BN Cascade Green scheme and unit 813 1947 and 1948, fo llowed by seven more was chopnosed. While still a separate sub­ EMD switchers in the 1950s. The first road sidiary, the units were renumbered into the freight power consisted of three A-B-B-A sets BN series, becoming C&S 6070-6079; when of F7s which arrived in 1950. While these the C&S was merged into the BN in 1981, and the E5s had made a dent in the steam these units lost their C&S initials, becoming

MARCH 1998 C&S 810 is the first of ten SD7s built for the road. It is equipped with dual controls, a steam generator, dynamic brake and a winterization hatch as standard equipment. It also has the as-delivered lighting arrangement with a dual oscillating twin Pyle Gyra­ light perched on the corner of the hood, forcing the regular twin sealed­ beam headlights to a lower position. For a description of diesel lighting systems, see the article by Burr Wil­ son in the December 1989 Mainline Modeler. A pair of single-chime horns and tall screened spark arrestors are on the roof. The pilot has a solid handrail and small ledge in place of a walkway plate; note small hand grab under the ledge. The cab window is "trimmed up" with a sunshade and wind deflectors. Notice the second door in the sidesill lacks the standard louvers. In the newer red paint with only a small "C&S" to the right of the number to tell its proper identity; the unit is at Cheyenne, WY, on January 5, 1965. Decals: Microscale 87-15 (includes C&S initials). Ed Fulcomer photo, George Melvin collection

BN 6070-6079. Eight of them were retired C&S SD9 823 is from the first order for SD9s by the CB&Q subsidiary which were and went to scrap in 1983 while the 6078 built in December 1956. Still in its original paint, it has had the "Everywhere and 6079 were sold through a dealer to the West" slogan painted out and Scotchlite" safety stripping added below the yel­ Iowa Railroad where they worked briefly, low and orange sill stripes. The sill stripes appear to have been wider in earlier being retired in 1987. views of this class. Ty pical of the C&S SD9s, this unit lacks the model badge. Almost four years passed after the SD7s Note single-chime horns mounted forward on short hood and rearward on long arrived before more diesels would arrive in hood, tapered-box spark arrestors and single nose ladder style. This unit has a the form of SD9s. The first of three orders red lens in the lower position of the warning light. Decals: Microscale 87-15. for SD9s by the C&S, 11 units numbered Ed Fulcomer photo 820-830 arrived between December 1956 and March 1957. Equipped like the earlier This view of C&S SD9 827 offers a look at the engineer's side of a unit in the first SD7s, they were about 5,000 pounds heavier SD9 order for the road, with the "Way of the Zephyrs" slogan adorning this side. but still considered middleweight units. Compare the sill striping to that on unit 823; this is the wider version which may Likewise they were decorated with the stan­ have been the as-delivered style. Solid front handrails were a curious feature on dard road switcher black and gray, but since these MU-equipped units. Decals: Microscale 87-15. Ed Fulcomer photo

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 59 C&S fans will quickly recognize SD9 828 as "the Leadville unit." Assigned to replace steam in 1962 on the iso­ lated (the only outside connection was with the Rio Grande and not with the C&S) 12-mile former narrow gauge line from Leadville to Climax, CO. The unit is shown at Leadville on September 14, 1968. The first unit in the new red paint after a wreck in 1958, it still has the yellow and orange sill stripes of the older scheme; it lacks C&S mark­ ings, has the number on the raised walkway side aft of the cab and has an unusual "F" denoting the front of the unit. Note the unique snowplow used on this line to combat the heavy snows at elevations over 10,000 feet. In BN green by 1972, the unit was wrecked again, this time on the Climax branch in 1980 and received a chop­ nose at that time. More views of this distinctive unit are found in the book recom­ eral respects from the previous group. They mended in our text. Decals: Microscale 87-15. Ed Fulcomer photo lacked passenger heating equipment and dual controls, and being late-production SD9s C&S SD9 839 models the factory-applied Chinese Red scheme at Cheyenne, WY, they had the taller short hood and cab which on September 7, 1968. Compare the gray area between the top of the red paint make them stand out when viewed from the and the numberboard on unit 828; the red/gray separation is at the same side. The most obvious difference was that height on both units so this represents the height difference in the short hood they came from tile builder in the new Chi­ and cab on the Phase IV SD9 compared to earlier issues. Other differences nese Red and light gray scheme. Coming just include the lighting arrangement with a red/white dual warning light in the ahead of the parent road's SD24s, they were standard headlight position with the regular headlight assembly placed actually lie first new units in lie Burlington beneath it, shorter raised box on the walkway behind the cab and all grabirons fa mily built in this scheme! This brought on the nose in lieu of any ladders. While this scheme provides a larger road C&S ownership of SD9s to a total of 23 number, the C&S initial is still very small. Much variety exists in the paint detail units, about a fourth as many as on parent along the sidesill, with this unit wearing the yellow and orange from the ear­ CB&Q but still a larger group than II other lier scheme as well as the Scotchlite� strip. Notice a door is missing near the roads owning SD9s. They were the third to middle of the sidesill on this unit. Decals: Microscale 87-15. Ed Fulcomer photo last group of SD9s built, with a final order going to the Missabe road and a single unit they were newer and the paint had not dete­ then BN units of the same numbers. The to Minnesota's Reserve Mining. Renumbered riorated as much by the 1960s, only two 6223 (former 828) was modified with a above the 1956-'57 SD9s, they became C&S (825, 828) received the red and gray colors. chopped nose after wreck damage, and the 6226-6237 and tilen BN units with the same SD9 828 had the distinction of replacing the 6217 was also chopnosed after its years as a numbers. About half of these SD9s have last regular steam operation in the country in C&S unit were over. been retired or converted into slugs while 1962, on the isolated Leadville, CO, branch Twelve more SD9s came in April 1959, some still serve lie BNSF at this writing. See high in the Rockies. Unit 823 operated with spelling the end of steam everywhere but at Part 3 of our series in tile December issue for the hood slogans removed in the late 1960s. Leadville. Numbered above the first SD9s, more information on these units in the These units became C&S 62 1 5-6225 and they were units 83 1 -842 and differed in sev- Burlington Northern era.

60 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 C&5 5D9 840, from the 1959 order, is in its as-delivered red and gray paint at Pueblo, CO, on November 28, 1970. A Phase IV 5D9, it features the raised short hood and cab and a pair of 48" cooling fans, the forward one under the winteri­ zation hatch. Delivered without warning lights, it now has a twin Gyralight in the regular headlight position with the head­ light unit now placed below it. To pside, it has a firecracker radio antenna, three­ chime horn (just aft of the cab roof) and sloping box spark arrestors. Note tiny "C&5" just left of the road number. It has its original solid front handrail; by 1972, the BN had changed this to the more standard split rail with hinged walkover plate. Decals: Microscale 87-15. Ed Fulcomer photo, George Melvin collection

C&5 5D9 842 is coupled with sister 837, offering a glimpse at the rear of a unit in this group. Notice the ladder on the rear as opposed to handrails; there may have been a pair of ladders on the rear of these units although photo research was not conclusive. This unit has a single nar­ row white band around the entire unit at frame height; this appears to be the as-delivered style for the units delivered in red. Denver, CO; October 18, 1964. Decals: Microscale 87-15. Ed Fulcomer photo

The Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern has application for new SD7s and SD9s. ous month. The DM&E has added GP38s, just turned I I years old. It is a regional road The road has since added first- and second­ GP40s and SD40-2s to its roster, but these operating almost 1,000 miles of track generation four-axle power and bigger six models only total 23 units. So, along with the stretching from the Mississippi River at axles such as SD40-2s as it builds its traffic five GP9s making a total of 28 "non early Winona, MN, across southern Minnesota base. They have recently made news with a SDs"; the early SD "Heritage fleet" is still into North and South Dakota. This is former bid to build trackage into the Powder River the dominate group of units on this road, Chicago & North Western territory, known Basin in Wyoming to tap the bonanza of prof­ truly a testimony to the enduring appeal and as the Huron Line or, to railfans, as the its being generated there by the low-sulfur coal function of the early SDs. "Alco Line." It is famous as being the home business. Now for a closer look at their early South of the DM&E line across South territory for the C&NW's fleet of first-gen­ SDs. Dakota to Rapid City is an active remnant of eration Alco road switchers which were The C&NW group consists of II SD9s another road's reach across the plains toward maintained in their shop at Huron, SO. By retaining their rebui Id numbers despite some Wyoming, the Dakota Southern Railway the time the DM&E came along, the C&NW engines not going to the DM&E. Those units (DSRC). It operates just under 200 miles of Alco fleet had diminished and in its place which did come to the DM&E are 660 I, the former Milwaukee Road secondary to were EMDs including the road's rebuilt SD7 6602, 6604-6606, 6609-6614 which are for­ Rapid City, from Mitchell westward to and SD9 units in the 6600 series which we mer SD9s, now considered SD9Rs. The 6601 Kadoka. Laid with light rail, this line was a covered recently in this series. Eighteen of and 6602 each weigh 298,000 pounds, mak­ regular haunt for the MILW's lightweight this group were present at the startup of the ing them lightweight units while the others SD7s and SD9s, and the DSRC continues DM&E, and they were soon joined by some weigh 328, 140 pounds, so they are mid­ operating their portion of the line today with other closely related early SD units which dleweight units. The remaining ex-C&NW an eclectic group of diesels such as an Alco had been rebuilt by the Milwaukee Road. units are all that road's original SD7s plus switcher, a C-420 and a pair of GE 70-ton­ The MILW, like the C&NW, owned a fleet the pair inherited from the Minneapolis & St. ners, but their mainstay power is a trio of ex­ of SD7s and SD9s and had rebuilt and mod­ Louis. They carry numbers 66 1 5-662 1, their Milwaukee SD7s. These are from those not ernized a number of them, labeling them as last C&NW numbers, and are classed as included in the SD I 0 rebuild program - "SO I 0" units, strictly a Milwaukee term, as SD7Rs. The former Milwaukee units have units 506, 512 and 522. EMD never built such a model. These also retained their original owner's most At this point, J must offe r a disclaimer in engines had been inherited by the Soo Line recent identity; they are numbered in a block, regard to unit 506; some of my research in its takeover of the Milwaukee just prior to 544-560, with the 552 missing. All but two sources state that the 506 was rebuilt into an the fo rmation of the DM&E but were sur­ of this group were originally SD7s; with the SDIO (the 552) and went to the DM&E. Other plus to the SOO and had not been used. A 55 1 and 554 being the only SD9s in this sources, including a photo of 506 in EXIra group of 16 of these MILW units joined the group. A listing of their original numbering 2200 Soulh (issue 90, Spring 1990) which 18 fo rmer C&NW beasts creating a group of will be covered in the MfLW section of our shows it on the DSRC decorated in a South 34 early SDs as the backbone of this road; series. The most notable unit in this group is Dakota centennial paint scheme, indicate that very appropriate for a regional road operat­ the 559, originally MILW 2200; it is the sec­ it was unrebuilt and acquired by the Wiscon­ ing in the upper Midwest where light-rail ond SD7, built in April 1952 right behind sin Southern (WSOR) and then went on to the branchline operations had been an early demonstrator 99 1 which was built the previ- Dakota Southern. Mix-ups in numbers do

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ..... 61 C&5 5D9 6218 appears in its last paint version with any C&5 marking; soon the small C&5 initials would be painted out and render the unit fully marked for only the Burlington North­ ern. Early on, these units received the Cascade Green livery, but the Burling­ ton Northern written out under the cab was omitted in favor of C&5 ini­ tials. Now with a split front handrail and standard walkover plates, the unit has shed its footboards and has the new-style cut levers and has also lost its extra warning lights but gained a rotating rooftop beacon. Cheyenne, WY; November 20, 1980. Decals: Microscale 87-25 (contains C&5 initials). Ed Fulcomer photo

C&5 6228, originally unit 833, had obvi­ ously been partially repainted when it received its renumbering into the BN series; notice the different shade of green in the number area at the rear! This unit has the standard piping along the sidesill just forward of the fuel tank along with a door lacking louvers; compare it with unit 6218 from the 1956-'57 delivery which lacks this fea­ ture. In spite of all the excellent mod­ els coming out today even in multiple phases, there are still details to search out and add to enhance a fine model. The all-weather wi ndow insert has replaced the C&5 format of sunshade and wind deflectors. Fort Collins, CO; July 31, 1980. Decals: Microscale 87-25 (includes C&5 initials). Ed Fulcomer photo

Here we see an engineer's side view of DM&E 5D10 549. This angles clearly shows the changes made in the step­ wells and the 1,200-gallon fuel tank. All the 5D10s weigh 297,000 pounds, making them lightweight units. The chopnose retains a shortened ladder for access to the sand filler. The two forward doors on the sidesill have lost their louvers. To pside, we find a three-chime horn, large rotating bea­ con, ox-yoke air-intake system and four exhaust stacks instead of the original pair. Waseca, MN; December 19, 1986. Decals: Microscale 87-820. Robert C. Anderson photo, George Melvin collection

DM&E "5D10" 549 is really an 5D7, originally MILW 2210, from the first production 5D7 order built. It was upgraded in 1974 by the Milwaukee Road, which considered these units to be occur, and the 506 on the DSRC might not be 5D10s - EMD never produced such a model. It wears a fresh coat of the DM&E the original Mll.W 506. Dieselologists of the blue and yellow at Owatonna, MN, on October 1, 1986, the second month of the Milwaukee Road ...please help! regional's operation. Could this have been the first unit painted into the new The other two SD7s on the DSRC are units company's colors? Major modifications include changed stepwells, chopped nose 512 and 522 which went to the DSRC via the with new numberboard assemblies and "ox-yoke" air-filter intakes (with the WSOR. These two carry a striking version of road number on it!). Decals: Microscale 87-820. the Rock Island red and black "Rocket Freight" Roger Bee photo, Lou Marre collection paint scheme, an interesting twist since the Rock

62 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 DM&E SD10 559 is still wearing its MllW livery, complete with the Mer­ cury nose herald, as the road finishes its first year of operation. Note SD10 model badge, only found on this group of MllW units. Unit has one built-out step added to its stepwell, a rerailer hung just forward of the 1,200-gallon fuel tank, a shortened nose ladder and different ox-yoke air­ filter system than the 549. Roch ester, MN; September 18, 1987. Decals: 87- 441 (MllW set). Robert C. Anderson photo, George Melvin collection

DM&E SD9R 6609 was origina lly C&NW 1709 and retains its large split fuel tank from its passenger­ equipment days and a dynamic­ brake blister which has been sheeted over. Most of its louvered doors have also been covered with sheet metal, and the model badge and builder's plate are conspicuously missing; does anyone model this unflattering but common sight on the prototype? Only the road num­ ber remains of the minimum of C&NW lettering that this unit had. Waseca, MN; December 19, 1986. Decals: Herald King l-22, Micrsoscale 87-290 (C&NW sets). Robert C. Anderson photo, George Melvin collection

DM&E SD7 6615 is the first SD7 in the road's group of seven ex-C&NW SD7s. It was the first SD7 on the C&NW, unit 1660, built in June 1953. It was rebuilt and renumbered to 66 15 in 1971 and now carries the DM&E col­ ors with the name "City of Rapid City." At least half of the DM&E ros­ ter carries names, mostly of on-line cities. The unit has a chopped nose as its major modification but also now has 1,750-hp instead of its original 1,500-hp. The stepwells have been modified with a perforated tread added to the lower step cutout. It is mated with the former MllW 555 which has the squared-off "second­ generation" style cab. Waseca, MN; September 11, 1992. Decals: Microscale 87-820. Photographer unknown, Lou Marre collection

DSRC 512, mated with sister 506 in a South Dakota centennial livery is at Kadoka, SD, on June 25, 1990. All dressed up in the famous Rock Island paint, the 512 is still hard to mistake for anything but a former MllW SD7, Island was one granger road which did not operate from the first production group built in Spring 1952. Note solid front handrail, early SDs. 111is shortlinecontinues to demonstrate double nose ladders, modified stepwell and bell mounted atop the short hood. the almost timeless usefulnessof the early SDs. This last feature is probably not from the unit's MllW days. Decals: None. Next time we'll pick up our coverage John C. Benson photo, with the Rio Grande. � Pete Coulombe collection

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ... 63 BEHIND -rH'E SCENES

Living on the Edge by Margaret Mansfield

Photos by Jim Mansfield

1 - Scenery on the edge involves using the fascia as a continuation of the three­ dimensional layout landscape. The fascia is painted with artists' oils that mimic the colors and shapes of plaster landforms on the actual layout. Trains riding atop a layout's front drop are accented just as when they are in front of a backdrop.

very so often we miniature railroaders Preparing Scenery on the Edge find ourselves confronted with an ob­ In last month's "Behind the Scenes," Estacle that appears to be insurmountable. The we included a figure detailing the concept problem may involve track concept and de­ for the Sandcastle Road grade crossing and sign ("How on earth can I gain 6" of eleva­ the partial bridge that will define the edge tion in a 2'x 3' area ?"); operations of the layout scenery. We used .040 styrene ("According to this switchlist, we need to cur sheet to form the actual asphalt-road our these two boxes and spar them at door #3 grade-crossing pieces; the thickness of the . .. ir 's just that I can 'r find door #3/ "); elec­ styrene allowed us to cut and fi t small trical problems ("How corne when I selecr pieces between the rails such that the grade cab #2, it's cab #3 rhar runs ?I");or conver­ crossing would be realistic yet would not 2 - The support for the roadway sions from one type of operating system to impede operation. To extend the road embankment and bridge supports is a another ("This DCC manual says I need to toward the edge of the layout, however, we piece of Masonite cut to fit between use my computer's COM porr to set up rhe needed to have a sturdy substructure the fascia and the benchwork. Both programming software, bur rhat port is al­ underneath the styrene sheet. We therefore edges and the centerline of the road ready being used by my modem. "). turned once again to Masonite as the ideal are marked on the Masonite as is the Sometimes, a scenic dilemma may pre­ material for this portion of the roadway bottom edge of the embankment on sent itself, particularly if the landscape we substructure; it will provide a sturdy fo un­ the near side of the roadway. are modeling incorporates a variety of dis­ dation for the styrene section that wi II rep­ tinct features - mountains, valleys, plains resent the road surface between the track on the west side of the grade crossing. Two and/or cities. In such cases, rather than and the wooden bridge. We therefore mea­ additional pieces of screen wire were used view the problem as an obstacle, Jim and I sured and cut a small section of the same to form the remainder of the landform con­ prefer to regard it as an opportunity - a Masonite that we used for the fascia and tour from the roadway support to the cliffs chance to solve the dilemma in a unique placed it on top of a layer of cork that was at the entrance of Scorpion Canyon. Photo 3 and different way. glued to the plywood sub-board. Taking depicts the completion of this step. Note: in Just such a scenic opportunity presented into account the addition of the future order to insure that there would be a notice­ itself at the Sandcastle Road grade crossing layer of styrene sheet, these two thick­ able change where the railroad embankment (please see the January and February 1998 nesses together produced the correct height and the roadway embankment meet, the "Behind the Scenes"). Here, Sandcastle Road for this road section. At the same time, we screen wire for the railroad embankment turns west and crosses the double-track Chu­ glued a section of the Masonite on footings was set in place as a separate scenic unit, padera Loop mainline, runs a few feet, then between the risers below the track and the just as if there would be no roadway grade ends abruptly halfway across a bridge at the layout fascia already in place to function crossing in front of it. very edge of the scenic boundary. The chal­ as the lower edge of the scenery below the With this basic scenic contour in place, lenge presented by this particular area, then, fu ture bridge and a support for the future then, the former for the end of the roadway involved modeling the scenery at the edge of roadway embankment. This step may be embankment was constructed using a piece the layout in such a way so as to extend the seen in Photo 2. of trapezoid-shaped Masonite, cut so that the landscape as far as possible into the viewing With these two horizontal structures in top length was the same width as the road area without compromising the viewing place, we were then able to fo rm the basic piece and the bottom length as wide as the space. We seized the opportunity presented scenic contour around and below the grade roadway embankment. The top edge was by this challenge to try something new - we crossing and bridge, using screen wire cut beveled for a smooth fit against the horizon­ decided to use the edge of the layout in a with the aid of a paper pattern and formed tal road section. This Masonite support was visually effective manner by involving the to simulate the shape of the railroad then glued in place so as to extend diago­ entire 12" x 5' area of the fascia in the embankment already in place around this nally from the end of the roadway support to scenery. Extending the three-dimensional lay­ section of the loop. The screen wire also the scenic base below. After the glue had out scenery into two-dimensional space effec­ extends over the Masonite floor that will dried, a piece of screen wire was cut and tively allowed us to "model on the edge" and function as the base for the roadway formed (using a paper template) to fit around resulted in the scene shown in Photo I. embankment and continues to meet the cliff the Masonite former and end at the rai lroad

64 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 3 - The scene's landform is made 4 - With the screen wire in place for 5 - No railroad grade crossing is from three pieces of screen wire. The the future railroad track embank­ complete without drainage pipes. The largest piece (forming the ground and ment, rockwork and roadway sup­ Sandcastle grade crossing pipes are ra ilroad embankment) fills the left­ port, the scene is beginning to take shown here in location and painted, most area and stops to the right of on the shape of the real thing. The ready to be nestled in the ballast that the future roadway support. The sec­ Masonite piece that forms the road­ will settle them into the track ond, and most complicated piece, way embankment can be seen ready roadbeds. Red plastic straws provided forms the cliffs and the start of the for the roadway bridge abutment and the raw material for these modern arroyo between the road and the pillar support. Screen wire covers the drainage devices. With modern pipes large rock face to the right in the roadway embankment; it was made coming in a rainbow of colors, this photo. The last piece constitutes the and formed using a paper pattern. red and white pipe will add just a bit bottom of the arroyo and the start of The roadway will be cut to length of complementary color (and JWRR Scorpion Canyon as seen in the lower after the roadway bridge is built and history) to the completed grade cross­ right of the photo. ready to install. ing scene. embankment (see Photo 4). With the screen castle Road grade crossing, we used red with oils in such a way that the scenery wire in place, the preparatory steps for our plastic straws from a local fast food eatery, would appear to extend - not downward to "scenery on the edge" were complete. cut them to the correct length for place­ the floor, but outward into the viewing area. The next phase of scenery construction ment in location around the grade crossing In order to prepare the Masonite for oil involved coating all the screen wire with where required, then sliced each straw end paints, we painted its entire surface with two wet paper towels soaked in a 50:50 mixture diagonally. The diagonal cut was accom­ thin coats of acrylic gesso applied with a 2" of patching plaster and water. Once this ini­ plished by slipping a piece of wood dowel brush. When the gesso had dried, broad tial scenery application had dried, a thicker into the straw; we used a dowel that was a scenic features were sketched in with pencil coat of patching plaster and water, mixed to snug fit inside the straw. Using a razor prior to applying the aJ1ists' oils. a frosting-like consistency, was applied saw, we then cut through each of the straw The scenic rock strata visible in Photo I over the paper-towel layer with a large pipes at the same angle based on a guide were literally copied from the strata below spatula to create the smooth embankment drawn on a piece of cardstock. When cut­ Humphreys Ta nk by tracing over the origi­ surface around the curve. The same plaster ting the second end on a pipe, it is impor­ nal rock work with pencil and paper. The mixture was also used to coat each surface tant to ensure that the cut is made such that tracing was then taped on the Masonite, of the Masonite bridge support piece to the bottom of both openings lies directly with the lines of the tracing against the show that it was constructed as part and on the ground. Masonite surface, and the rock pattern parcel of the embankment. To form the Positioning the drainage pipe between transferred to the fascia. A seam in the fas­ rocks on the west side of the grade cross­ the tracks required extra care. Due to the cia was used as the fault line seen in the ing, crumpled paper towels dipped in the center distance between the tracks and the rockwork (see the February 1993 "Behind plaster and water mixture were applied on height of the two roadbeds, when ballast is the Scenes" for a photo of the original pIas­ top of the initial scenery layer, allowed to added to both tracks, the bottom of the ter strata below Humphreys Tank). The dry, then touched up where necessary with "vee" formed by the ballast from the two rockwork was then colored to match the a thicker plaster mixture. roadbeds is higher than the top surface of original strata. In this way there appears to When all the plaster was thoroughly dry, the embankment where the two outer pipes be a geologic continuity between this sec­ the future dirt areas were colored with the lie. To ensure that the center pipe would be tion of the layout and the rocks across the honey-hued latex paint we used for the in the right position, a piece of Jil, " square aisle at Humphreys. The arroyo leading into Sandcastle Road embankment on the other wood was attached to the bottom of the pipe Scorpion Canyon was formed when the side side of the mainline, then washed with sev­ as a support prior to installing the pipe into of the valley rose during some geological eral layers of artists' oils thinned with tur­ the scene. activity in the distant past. pentine to create a match for the rest of the A small brushful of white paint inside the Additional scenic features on the fascia embankment. The rocks were colored to end of each red pipe added the correct were colored to match the scenic hues of the match their neighbors in Scorpion Canyon, "new" look, which is visible in Photo 5. The layout. Using rolling hills as the primary to the west of the grade crossing, and with original fast-food red was chosen as the feature of the fa scia painting enhances the the addition of Woodland Scenics Turf and color of this replacement pipe (the replace­ feeling of extended distance from any van­ Foliage Clusters, the three-dimensional ment having been done a year or so ago) tage point within the operating aisle. The scenery was complete. after we saw some bright purple pipe with a resulting transformation from blank white lining along 1-10 near EI Paso, Te xas. Masonite fascia to dynamic scenery effec­ Providing Drainage for tively resolves the dilemma of scenery on Sand castle Road Scenery on the Edge the edge and provides an opportunity for Drainage pipes and culverts are a com­ With all the three-dimensional scenery exploring additional scenic vistas. In fact, mon sight around railroad tracks, and nec­ fi nished, it was time to apply a bit of model­ the layout scenery now resides between a essarily so, because they serve to direct ing magic to the fascia that extends below backdrop and a front drop. rainwater away from the tracks and ballast the Sandcastle Road grade crossing and the Next time, we'll continue the grade or, in this case, from the grade crossing. To rest of Chupadera Loop. We decided that the crossing by detailing and painting our model the drainage pipes under the Sand- best way to do this was to paint the fascia styrene roadway pieces. 'Til then ! �

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 65 Configuration-Register ,., write � Characteristics y read ,., write Analog-Mode: .. allow 100 Speed Tables: y use � 1%\ Speed-Steps: 014 @28 Isave as I CV-Values: Address: � .. read ,., write INSTALLING DIGITAL Acce l: �,., read Y write 50 Oecel: D .. read Y write Forward Trim: � .. read ,., write COMMAND CONTROL Reverse Trim: �,., read Y write Privat-Code 1: read ,., write �,., 15 28 Privat-Code 2: � .. read Y write Start-Kick: � "' read Y write Programmer ON HOME LAYOUT Operation: Programmer ready ,., read Y write FX- Setup Status: ok A I 5 0 Data: not valid Page: ? Help � Register: Part 5: It 's � , Figure 1 - The PR-1 Windows application software pack­ age allows the user to program a mobile decoder with the Beginning to Come click of the computer mouse_ The benefits of the window shown in this figure are a savings in time and a truly easy method of programming a mobile decoder_ The click-and­ Together drag method of creating a speed curve (performance curve) is very easy and is a lot more fun than the tedium of pro­ gramming single CVs_ The decoders used on the JWRR by Jim Mansfield allow for the 28 speed-step curve_ The example shown in this figure is the baseline file for an Athearn 6-axle locomo­ Photo by the author tive with their older motor_

fter seven months of learningabout and I have a set of master fi les for each type of really long, and sometimes quite nasty, story adding DeC to the layout, things are locomotive on the layout. I will discuss the short, here is the configuration of the Jersey Abeginning to returnto the level of operation we Jersey Western setup in a few minutes. Western computer and the interrupts we had before we were bit by the DeC bug, We finally ended up using. I can't guarantee that can once again run trains, and all the turnouts Installation they will work on your system (in fact, I'd and reverse loops are back in operation, Here is where we had our first real hic­ guess the odds are against it), but you might This month, let's take a break from work­ cup in our DeC experience. There is a state­ give it a try if you do run into trouble. Be ing on the layout and start a discussion of ment in both the PR- I user manual we sure to write down any settings before you two pieces of software that we are planning received when we got the decoders and in change them, By using these settings, and to use with the Jersey Western DeC system, the revised instructions on the Digitrax setting the interrupt request line to "7" fo r The two programs that we chose to use are home page. This small statement, and I the one parallel port on our computer, we the Windows application PR- l decoder pro­ quote, "The PR- l's COM port should not were able to run the PR- I software and have grammer and the WinLok 2.0 layout com­ share interrupts with any other devices" is a modem connection to the Internet on the puter controller. Both of these packages fully made in understatement! (I mean, if same computer. were developed by TannerSoft. you look up 'understatement' in the dictio­ SERIAL nary, this is the picture you see.) On my PORT FUNCTION ADDRESS 11'lTEHHUl'T FLOW CONTROL

PR-1 Decoder Programmer computer, even getting the software to work COM I Mouse 03F8 Hardware

After reading the mobile decoder manual with the mouse (which you need) was a COM2 PR- I 02F8 Xon/Xoff

and looking at the ev (configuration vari­ long, drawn out affair. At the first attempt, COM3 Printer 03E8 � Hardware

able) tables, I must say that having to pro­ we did get the software to work, but we had COM4 Modem 02E8 12 Hardware gram decoders (including speed tables) to drop the internal modem in our computer. without an application software package We decided to connect to the Internet, If you have trouble you might try check­ would make DeC somewhat less desirable. thereby needing the modem, and you would ing for updated information on the PR- I Once you get the hang of programming a have thought we had really upset the program at www.digitoys-systems.com. mobile decoder with the software, it takes a O'mighty computer gods, Hans Tanner, the author of PR- I is aware of total of about five minutes to completely pro­ Because of the many diffe rent ways com­ some of the problems and has indicated he gram the speed table, all functions and the puter manufacturers assign port addresses will post new information as it becomes other variables, Another great aspect of the and IRQs, each of you will have to find the available, You can also email Hans directly software is the ability to save the decoder specific combination that will work on your at [email protected], program file. Once saved, it can be modified computer IF you run into a conflict. (Ifyou The PR- I software also has a setup by changing the address, saving it as a new don't, then consider yourself luckier than fu nction that allows the selection of COM file and then loading it into the decoder in me.) The equipment you have hooked up to port information, The readings that we another locomotive unit. You can have a fleet your computer and whether you're using have in place for our PR- I are: Serial of similar locomotives (e.g" Athearn old Windows 3, I or Windows 95 could also interface - COM 2; Baud rate - \9,200; motor six-axle) in a matter of minutes. You impact the ease of resolving conflicts ...we'r e Transmit buffer - 800. Again, these set­ can even have different program files (road still using 3.1 which doesn't have all the tings worked for our computer; your set­ freight, road passenger, yard switcher) so you bells and whistles that make problem solv­ tings will be determined by your specific can customize a unit for an operation session, ing easier with Windows 95. We ll, to make a system.

66 .... MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 Configuration-Register v write � Characteristics v read v write Analog-Mode: ...... allow '00 Speed Tables: v' use � J%J Speed·Steps: 0 , 4 ® 28 Is�v� 8S I CV-Values: Address: �v read v write Acce!: EJ..... read v write 50 FlS.ISpecial lJght EHeclsl Set�p. Oetet: [Qv: read v write ++ Forward Trim: ..... v' No effect..normal function control of lead o ID1R -O-FW!!! � read write Reverse Trim: �V! read write Reverse light IFOI: No effect. normal function control of lead o ID1R =O=FW!!I v Privat�Code 1: �v read V" write function 1: No effect. normal function control of lead o IDIR=O=FWI!I '5 28 Privat-Code 2: � v read V write Function 2: 0 W V Programmer Double Pulse Strobe IDIR=O=F I!I Start-Kick: lU..... read write �Sin le u se Strobe Operation: Programmer ready Function 3: :::::p�;:l ::::= IDIR-O-FWI!I v' read v write =====��.� 0 FX·Setup Status: ok Data: not valid Function 4: Flashing Beacon 0 IDIR=O=FW! ! I Gyralite . .! . II Page: Rule 17 Dimmable Headlight Fred Light Register: Right Ditch Light Left Ditch lioht Figure 3 - The PR-1 programming software arrives with the Figure 2 -The FX (special light effects) set-up window is factory default decoder program shown in this figure. This another time saver. Clicking on the pull-down windows default program can be used as a starting point for pro­ allows you to select the effect you wish to use. This particu­ gramming your own locomotive units. As an aid, the first lar window is a portion of the file for a U33C. After reading change you will make to this program is to drag the left the manual and playing with the window a few minutes, end of the speed curve upwards until you find the starting this method of programming becomes easy to use. The pull­ voltage of the locomotive you are programming. Many down shown for function 2 is the standard effect list you times the next change you will make is to lower the top see on each of the six function inputs. Programming a speed. The simplest method I have found to drag the curve decoder with this window and the window in Figure 1 is to click on the line in the center of the cell and move the takes about five minutes. line up and down in the cell.

The hardware component of the PR- I the programming track next to the computer are operating), you can feel that you have Program package as it comes is the PR- I and having a dedicated computer software reached a major milestone in the application CC2 cable supplied with the software (one program eliminates the need to change of DCC to your layout. Not only have you 3.5" disk). This cable has a DB25 female modes on the command station of the lay­ mastered a software package, but you now connector on one end that connects to a ser­ out's DCC system to program decoders. No have an excellent foundation upon which to ial COM PORT on the computer and four command station, booster or any connec­ work with other computer/layout interface wires on the other end of the CC2. tions to the layout are required to use the programs. As can be seen in Photo I, there are three PR-I. All you need is seen in Photo I. additional pieces of hardware needed to use File Management the PR-1. First is a programming track. The Options The PR- l has a decoder program fi le Jersey We stern uses a piece of Ix4 lumber For us Digitrax users, the primary "save" function that is very useful. Yo u can and a short piece of flextrack. This program­ options to be used are the two decoder develop the characteristics (read: CV values) ming track occupies a permanent location (mobile and stationary) programming of a particular locomotive unit and save the next to the computer. The second additional option choices. With these options in file after it is loaded into the decoder. By piece of hardware that is required is a 12- mind, let's look at the basic steps we use saving the file, if a decoder crashes, you can ISV DC filtered power supply. The require­ to program a mobile decoder. It is actually reload the same file into the decoder or into ments in the PR- l's user manual call for a quite simple. Set a locomotive unit on the a new decoder, if that is required. low noise DC power supply with less than programming track and turnon the power The real advantage of having this "save" 0. 1 VAC noise on the output. We chose the supply. Load the PR- l program. After you function available is the development and Radio Shack regulated power supply, cata­ get the indications that the program is use of a decoder-file filing system. By this I log number 22-504. This power supply pro­ ready for use, select the Digitrax CV Pro­ mean that we have a master file for each duces l3.8V DC at 3 amps. grammer and retrieve a program file. You type of locomotive chassis that is in opera­ The third piece of hardware is a switch then write (SEND) the information to the tion on the layout. This set of master files box for switching between the PR- l and programming track and locomotive unit. includes a subset consisting of the fo llowing WinLok inputs/outputs from the computer to That is it. decoder program files: Athearn old motor 6- either the programming track (PR-I) or If, while you're working with your PR-l axle, Athearnnew motor 6-axle, Athearn old LocoNet (WinLok). software, a red bar appears over either of the motor 4-axle, Athearnnew motor 4-axle and When connecting the power supply to the small status icon boxes in the lower right por­ Athearn can motor. Similar subsets exist for computer (using the 4-wire PR- I CC2 tion of the programmer window, there is a other manufacturers. cable), the user's manual stresses the impor­ system failure indicating either no locomotive With these files in place, when I tance of attaching the red and black wires to on the track (the little locomotive figure), or choose to add an additional locomotive the proper terminals of the power supply. no power being applied via the serial inter­ unit to the layout operation scheme, all I The red wire must be attached to the power face (the plug icon). As long as no red bars need to do is load the master fi Ie for the supply POSITIVE terminal, and the black appear, the system interfacing is A-OK and type of locomotive frame in question. A wire must be attached to the power supply the full range of PR- l functions can be inves­ simple change of address (all master files NEGATIVE terminal. If you do not follow tigated and utilized. An example of these red hold an address of 99) gi ves me a new this wiring convention, damage to the PR- I bars can be seen in the "DCC Update" article unit with a loaded program in less than is likely. in the Aplil 1996 Model Railroading. five minutes with no hassle. The remaining two wires (blue and The master files have a speed curve white) go to the two rails of the program­ Happy Dance that best fits the operating characteris­ ming track. Polarity does not matter for When you are at this point with your tics of the unit frame in question. This these two wires. I should note that having own PR- l (no matter the DCC system you speed curve allows a new unit to match

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 67 Figure S - Sa) The switchboard uses a set of 16 buttons to throw the turnouts and signals on the mimic board. Yo u need to build this board using the WinLok program to fully operate the demo. It is a good way to start learning about the program. A short explanation of this is found in Figure 4 - This mimic board is the basis of the demonstra­ the text. tion included in the Ta nnerSoft WinLok software package. Sb) The memory board allows you to program different This package contains all the software required to interface routes on your mimic board. The example in this figure is most Dee layouts. This board has only turnouts and signals coupled to the switchboard and mimic board. Throughout as active elements. You can change the position of the demonstration you can watch turnouts move and but­ turnouts and the aspect of signals using the switchboard tons change aspect when you select any of the pro­ seen in Figure S a. grammed routes. the operating parameters of the rest of more deceleration, etc.). The new unit is then the units on the layout. We took extra taken back to the programming track and time to design the speed curve of the adjustments are made to the decoder pro­ best operating unit on the layout. In our gram in the new decoder. Once the two units case, this baseline unit is a can-motor­ are closely matched, the new unit is MU'd to equipped F7 A that has been running now the master unit for testing the engine with for 20 years. This baseline file also and without trains. I generally run the engine includes the assigned acceleration and a few days before declaring the new decoder deceleration CYs, the start and midpoint program is what is required for operations on voltages, the use of speed tables and 28- the layout. step mode entered in the configuration A Digitrax baseline program, file name register, and all "read" and "write" FACTORY.DEC, is supplied on the file list in blocks checked. the PR- l directory. You access this list by 1 - With our layout Dee system in Using this baseline unit as a guide, I then clicking on the "LOAD" button. The program­ place, it is time to turn our attention developed a set of baseline files for each mer window of this fi le is given in Figure 3. 1 to the JWRR computer. With our two type of locomotive unit on the layout. do not know the type of motor or manufac­ Windows application programs in Figure 1 shows the Digitrax Decoder Pro­ turer for which this baseline is designed. place, the added peripherals are a gramming input screen for the Jersey West­ Returning to Figure 1, the various click­ programming track, a regulated ern baseline " Athearn old motor, 6-axle" ons seen in the figure are self explanatory. power supply and a switch box for equipped locomotive unit. The file name of Notice that there is no file "delete" button. changing between the input/output this baseline program is ATOLD6.DEC. This is a flaw in the PR-I. The greatest from the PR-1 (to the programming A baseline file contains only the FX advantage of the PR- I is the ability to load a track) and the input/output from the (effects) setup for the headlights. All program into a decoder, try out the engine WinLok (to LocoNet). other effects are added to each unit's fi le and make any minor adjustments until the as the unit's operation conditions require. unit runs as you would like. Just as in word decoder program. Without the name in the Some units have ditchlights while others processing, it is good to save a fi Ie after a programmer window, you could inadver­ do not. Figure 2 shows the FX screen for change is made as a new file. In that way, if tently save the new program to a wrong file. a sample locomotive unit from the layout you find you do not like the second file, you It seems the system design of the PR- l relies - a U33C with an address of 12, a road can reload a previous fi le and start again. I on the directory files as the only source of number of SP 8634 and a file name of developed five or six files for some units program file names. 12ROAD.DEC. until I was happy with the unit's perfor­ Another useful technique in fi le man­ Also shown, for information, is the open mance. The only problem was that there agement is the backup of decoder files onto pull-down for the second function. This were too many files being saved. In order to a 3.5 disk. Using the "save as" option pull-down allows you to simply highlight remove files from the hmd drive, you must allows you to have all the files available in and enter the effect you wish to add (double­ go into the Windows File Manager (or Win­ case your hard drive crashes. You can also pulse strobe in this example) to the decoder. dows Explorer in Windows 95) to select and download a fi le, take it to friend who has a To match a new unit to the F7A baseline delete files. PR- l and let them load a decoder file they unit described above, we load the baseline A point that you should realize is that if wish to use. This is great when a friend for that type of unit frame/motor. We then you "search" (read the program in the comes for a visit and sees how well your change the address to new unit and then save decoder) instead of loading the file from the engines run. the file as a new file for that unit. We then PR- l directory, the fi le name will not be run both units side by side on two parallel shown in the programmer window. You need JWRR PR-1 Procedure tracks. As the new unit is run alongside the to be careful if you set a locomotive on the Here is a copy of JWRR procedure 4.9 master unit, notes are made concerning its programming track, search the decoder in entitled "Programming Mobile Decoders operation characteristics (too fast, needs that locomotive, and make a change to the Using PR- I Software." Please refer to

68 .. MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 Table 2 in Part 2 of this series. While I tems on your layout, this program is a user­ choose "Layout." The layout pull-down realize that not everyone feels the need for friendly program in a mouse-supported menu allows you to choose a new layout, having procedures like I do, I would be Windows environment. use an existing layout, delete a layout or happy to email any or all of my proce­ The list of capabilities ranges from using select a layout. To access the demo, choose dures to you so that you can adapt yours the mouse to throw layout turnouts and set "use," and the mUltiple system demo from mine without having to retype every­ layout signals on the track display to fully appears. thing. If you'd like copies, email me at automatic layout operation. This automation The next step is to develop the [email protected]. (This service is can be done concurrently while you run switchboard demo using the software. only available via email). trains on the layout using a hand-held. You This is accomplished by clicking on can even let the computer provide you with "Switchboard," then selecting "new" 4.9 Programming Mobile Decoders Using a hand-held. This means you can sit in the from the pull-down menu. A new, blank PR- l Software middle of your railroad room, run every switchboard will appear. By clicking on 4.9. 1 Set data switch to socket B (PR-I). train in the book, and never touch the layout. the red "S" in the center of the switch­ 4.9.2 Set locomotive unit to be programmed There are three major steps to getting the board, a window appears that allows for on programming track, REFDES PT I. program up and running. The first is to load switchboard input. This switchboard 4.9.3 Turn on programming power supply, the program into the computer. This step input amounts to matching the track/sig­ REFDES SPS. went well and there were no problems. The nal element number that is assigned on 4.9.4Turn on personal computer (REFDES second step is to attach the MS 100 interface the track diagram to the control button PC I) and wait until the Windows to the computer and plug the telco jack into on the switchboard. What is accom­ Groups are showing. the LocoNet Bus. plished here is that when you do data 4.9.5From the JERSEY WESTERN group, The third step is to install and set the input for the track/signal element shown double click on the PR- l Icon. driver for the system that you are using on the track board, all the information 4.9.6 Minimize Program Manager. on your layout. As can be imagined, with entered is automatically set into all data­ 4.9.7 Ve rify the system is A-OK by ensuring all the diffe rent DCC systems that Win­ bases. Using the window, you will see 16 the interface and locomotive icon Lok supports, there are many manual places to enter data. These match the 16 boxes are not crossed by red bars. pages dedicated to the configuration of buttons on your demo switchboard. Here, 4.9.8 Click on the PR- I button. the computer and the program itself. by clicking on the pull-down for element 4.9.9 Highlight and double click on "Digi­ There are in fact ten different sets of o I, you highlight and enter number 000 I, trax Programmer." WinLok drivers. You need to fi nd your and so on for elements 02, 03, 04, 05 4.9. 10 Load file to be programmed into system and perform the details listed in ...re sulting in element 16 being assigned locomotive. the proper section of Appendix 2 in the the number 00 16. Your demo switch­ 4.9.1 1 You now have the following options: manual. For us Digitrax system users, board is now configured to match the a. To program the mobile decoder, click paragraph A.2.9 entitled "Digitrax multiple system demo. on "Send." LocoNet Dri ver" is the choice. This par­ Finally, you are ready to select a mem­ b. Edit program by clicking on appropri­ ticular driver has the fo llowing minimum ory demo; to do this, click on "Memory," ate buttons and/or dragging speed requirements: MS I 00 Interface, DCS 1 00 then choose "use" from the pull-down curve. or a Big Boy set (DT200 and a DBIOOa) menu. A demo-memory will then appear. c. Add or change function settings by and an active LocoNet Bus. This demo controls routes that have been clicking on the "FX-Setup" button. See With these three items in place, we can programmed in the mUltiple system demo. paragraph 4.9.12. go to the GENERAL/SELECT DRIVER When you press one of the routes pro­ d. Save program. menu to access the Digitrax dialog box. grammed into the demo memory, you will 4.9. 12 To add/change function settings, use Here we can select the three choices of Ser­ see the turnouts and signals change on the the pull-down menus to highlight and ial Interface, LocoNet Adaptation and the multiple system demo while the switch select function choices. Click on OK Dispatch Address. Note that once the driver positions on the switchboard change aspect. when you are finished. for your system is selected, the logo of your At this point, you now have three elements 4.9. 13 To test the locomotive on the layout, system will appear above the menu. of the demo system on your screen: the remove it from the programming The serial-port selection is made by multiple system demo (a mimic board as it track. A red bar will immediately clicking the COM port you will use, which is sometimes called in the prototype railroad appear across the locomoti ve icon in our case is COM2 (see above). No world), the memory demo and the switch­ box. Return locomotive to program­ choices need to be made for baud rate, board demo. ming track after operation and verify buffe r size, etc. Then, in LocoNet Adapta­ Now, click on the GENERAL menu of that the red bar across the locomotive tion, you select the master device, a priority the basic WinLok window, and icon box is not present. if more than one computer is connected to highlight/select "Go." You can now use 4.9. 14 Close program using normal Win­ LocoNet. In addition, there is an auto release the switchboard or the mouse to change dows techniques. Restore Program to allow the PC to release locomotives auto­ the position of turnouts and to toggle the Manager. matically after the selected time delay. aspect of all red-green signals on the 4.9. 15 Turn off power supply. Finally, the Dispatch Address driver allows mimic board. 4.9. 16 Remove locomotive from program­ the selection of a decoder address. This At this point you will have a general ming track. function moves the address to the dispatch understanding of what WinLok can do fo r buffer so that the locomotive unit can be your layout . The two major items that are The WinLok 2.0 Computer selected by a hand-held throttle. missing from the computer/layout interface Interface With the DCC system driver installed, are, of course, the interface (stationary This software package is large, and you can learn thebasics of the software by decoders and block-occupancy sensors). We requires lots of hard-disk space and comes loading and playing around with the will be discussing the stationary decoder in with a 192-page manual. The 2.0 version demonstration. the May 1998 installment and DCC block­ supports the fo llowing DCC systems: To get you Digitrax types going, here is occupancy when we add signaling to the Arnold Digital, Marklin Digital, Marklin the method we used to get the complete layout. Digital=, Marklin 80f, ZIMO, Trix-Selec­ demo up and running. Once you return to Next time, we will look at installing trix, DirectDrive, Digitrax LocoNet Bus and the basic WinLok window, select the CON­ DCC hardware on our existing home, cab Digit 99. No matter the choice of DCC sys- TROL BOARDS pull-down menu and control layout. 1.

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING 'f' 69 ISO EMCU 760458 can barely be seen in this well. Nevertheless it represents an interesting load. For us computer guys that like CONT AINER acronyms, this would be an IBCOCOFc...an Intermediate Bulk Container On Container On Flat Car. The IBC is carrying a 'SPECIALS' flammable poisonous liquid, n.o.s. (not otherwise specified). �- :------by David G. Casdorph

Photos courtesy Freight Cars Journal ' pecials' is a term used in SlIUl - The standard ISO the ISO container industry type code for the most common thatS refers to one of the four open-top containers operating major groups of containers as today. This type is defined as follows: having an opening(s) at one or General Purpose Dry Freight both ends (i.e., usually the Temperature Controlled doors), and removable top Tank member(s) in the end frame(s) MATU 391087 is an example of a fixed-ends container. The Specials of the container (i.e., the remov­ front bulkhead is solid (or complete in ISO terms). The rear The specials include open­ able top frame section of the has a removable cross-member. No stenciled ISO type code. tops, open-sides, ventilateds, door area). The combination of side-doors, multi-doors, bulks, having a fUll-length open top half-heights, platforms and and a completely wide open "U­ flats. The most common ones shaped" door opening allows seen operating over railways this type of container design to and highways in the United offer maximum ease of loading States are the platforms, flats in a still relatively secure and and open-tops ... which form the weatherproof "box." basis of this article. Note that open-top containers (a.k.a. 'tarp-tops' or 'rag-tops') ISO Ty pe come in the same sizes as stan­ Nomenclature for dard dry boxes, 20' and 40' stan­ Platforms, Flats and dard-heights (8' 6" high). The Open To ps major difference can be seen in a Probably the best way to very heavy longitudinal top rail NYKU 935445 ...the upcoming A-Line container. Both ends understand ISO platforms and on each side. The top rail is collapsible and complete -- a type 2263. Note the lashing fl ats is through the standardized lower than the top ISO comers. loops (sides and interior of bulkheads), forklift tunnels and nomenclature developed by the This yields a sl.ightly higher tare stake pockets. This was built by Hyundai. International Standards Organi­ weight and a lower cubic capac­ zation in Geneva, Switzerland. ity when compared to same­ Most of the time these codes are sized standard dry boxes. stenciled on the container. The Are there any "high-cube" type code is the LAST two open tops? Since 99.99% of the numbers or letter/number of the open tops seen in service today full ISO size/type code. As itali­ are 8' 6" high, the question of cized below: high-cubes is logical. In the past 4351 (pre- 1996) 20 years of observation I have 42Ul (1996-present) seen only one marked as an ISO Prior to 1996 the ISO type 455 1. It was an aluminum exte­ code consisted of two numbers. riOl'-post 40-footer being oper­ In 1996 the ISO revised the ated by Sea-Land Services. code, and it now consists of a However, Sea-Land's roster list­ letter/number combination. In ing in the Official lntermodal the list below, I will present the Equipment Registers show no 9' HJCU 340249. An example of a flat container with incom­ pre- 1996 ISO type code before 6" high open tops. There are, plete collapsible ends or ISO 4364. Notice the troughs in the slash, followed by the CUlTent however, 8' 7" open tops the deck/sidesill that allow the bulkhead cross-members to ISO type code after the slash. listed ... the answer rests in the lie flush. Series is HJCU 340101 -340250.

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older ISO definitions regarding container leasing companies size. Prior to the 1996 changes have small numbers of platforms a '5' in the second digit of the and flats in their fleets. Gener­ size code (the first two digits of ally, they're used for any over­ the ISO size/type code) indi­ sized or ovelweight product that cated a height greater than 8' needs to be shipped. This can 6" ...thus the Sea-Land's 8' 7" range from pressure vessels to containers qualify as an ISO construction equipment tires to 455 1 ... but they're not really vehicles, etc. Basically if it can't high-cubes. By today's (1996+) first fit into a standard box, then definitions they would be cate­ secondly can't fit into an open gorized as a "standard-height." top, then it'll probably have to go So, I'm still looking for high­ on a platform or flat container (if cube open-tops. its going to go by container, of 60IPO - This is a straight course). Some operators, like platform container with no bulk­ Western Internlodal, use this type heads. Essentially the equivalent of container for ease of loading, of the conventional heavy-duty in this case, coiled steel. Often railroad flatcar. Most of these shipments can be made with sev­ MAEU 300376 is a straight platform with no bulkheads. are rated for up to 45 ,000 kg eral containers and then returned Note the ISO size/type code of 4960. The second character (99,210 Ibs.) maximum gross (with ends folded) as one unit (or digit) -- the '9' -- indicates the container has a height of weight. They usually have (stacked atop each other). less than 4'. All kinds of interesting loads can be seen on wooden decks set into a steel this type container. This load, apparently some sort of pres­ frame and forklift tunnels (pock­ Modeling sure vessel weighs 24,539 kg. ets). This type of container often Applications has varying types of accessories Open-top, platform and flat such as stake post pockets, tie­ containers are by far some of down loops, etc. (see Figure 3). the most interesting intermodal 61IPl - These have bulk­ equi pment and yet the "big" heads. In this type the bulkheads model man ufacturers seem to are fi xed (non-collapsible) and have totally overlooked their complete (solid). Relatively existence. We've had a few uncommon. models of platformlflats over 62IP2- These do not have the years, including Boyd's bulkheads, but rather are (during the 1980s) and a recent equipped with fixed posts, one 1've never seen (released in either free standing or with a 1996-'97). However, by far the removable top member. Rela­ best will be coming from A­ tively uncommon. Line, a 20' ISO type 63 (P3) TOLU 895086 is clearly an 150 type 61 with fixed complete 63/P3 - Equipped with complete with collapsing ends! bulkheads on both ends. Note the massive sideframes on complete (solid) bulkheads that A 20' and especially a 40 ' this type. Trans Ocean is one of the larger operators of collapse or fold inward onto the version of an open-top are "specials" containers. deck. There are spring-assisted sorely needed. But, please and non-spring-assisted types. MODEL MANUFACTURERS, Figure 1 and 2 side profiles read this first ...do it right! The with Figure 4 ends. model should be an all-corru­ 64IP4 - These have folding gated sides type like the posts (or more commonly, SICOM-built prototypes. The incomplete bulkheads). Again tarp top and upper door frame there are spring-assisted and cross-member should both be non-spring-assisted types. Fig­ removable, or at the very least ure I and 2 side profiles with have fixed (glued) positioning. Figure 5 ends. Ideally the manufacturer would offer alternate tarp tops wi th YMLU 700125 and 700366 were built by Graaff for YM Operations different loads. Dream, dream, Lines. Both of these are examples of ISO 4364s (incomplete Most maritime operators and d-r-e-a-m... � bulkheads).

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 71 TOLU 490363 ...a good example of an all-corrugated­ EMCU 400337. A rarely seen Evergreen open-top, one of sides open-top container. Note the vertically stenciled 320 from the EMCU 400042-400361 series. This container unit ID and ISO markings. Blue tarps seem to be the has 42 beveled side corrugations and 10 corrugations on most common. the front.

MAEU 400611 is a 19-post aluminum-bodied open-top. This type of container is relatively uncommon compared to YMLU 620375, a type 2251 operated by Ta iwan's YM Line. steel open-tops. Series is YMLU 620200-620399 (200 containers).

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TOLU 482607 (detail and roster views). Detail of the previous most common design. Square corrugations with two beveled logo panels set in five corruga­ tions from each end. Very distinctive!

TOLU 492558. One of the current most common designs... the SICOM-built containers. All-corrugated sides. TOLU 855006 (right). Note the spring-assist for the bulk­ Distinctive because of the traditional spacing of the reverse heads. Strapping bands can be seen bound to both a lash­ door corrugations of 1-1-(1-1). ing loop and the stake-post holes.

72 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 TOlU 855006 (left) shows the spring TOLU 855006 (center) showing temporary risers and banding detail. at full rest and load bracing details.

TOlU 492558 (curb-front view) shows TOLU 492558 (curb-rear view). This detail of the chord, top rail loops (for TOlU 492558 (door detail view) shows the tarp chord 's tie-up ring. holding the chord) and steel-ring rein­ shows the characteristic SICOM 1-1-(1- This adjusts for slack along the forced tarp holes. 1) corrugation spacing. chord's length.

HJCU 320072. 20' flat container with incomplete collapsible bulkheads (type 2264). A series of detail photos showing the bulkhead, load bracing, banding methods, markings and side details.

MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 73 MODEL RAILROADING'S DEALER DIRECTORY

',0" I LAKELAND SAVANNAH EAST BRUNSWICK SAN FRANCISCO GREELEY HILLS HOO8Y & OOillCTORS SHOP PERKINS HOBBIES! BULL STREET STATION MEYER'S DISCOUNT STORE FRANCISCAN HOBBIES DON'S HOBBIES 10 PAIRIE AVE. ALABAMA COLLECTIBLES 151 BULL ST. 595 ROUTE 18 1920·A OCEAN AVE. 815 10TH STREET 60068 847·823·4464 1117 S. FLORIDA AVE. 31402 912·236·4344 08816 908·257·8800 94127 415·584·3919 80631 303·353·3115 HTTPj/WWWH/llSH088�COM 33803 813·683·3251 1 ·800·61 1 ·8521 HlllSH088Y@WORLONHATTNfT

LAKEWOOD BIRMINGHAM IHOMEWOOD) El CERRITO SAN JUAN BAUTISTA LANTANA PEORIA HIGHBALL HOBBIES HOMEWOOD TOY AND HOBBY KIT & CABOODLE DOODLEBUG HOBBIES THE DEPOT MIKE'S MAINLINE HOBBIES 1000 S. WADSWORTH #H 2830 S. 18TH ST. 550 EL CERRITO PLAZA 106 3RO STREET, STE L 603 RIDGE RD. IDAHO 1227 D. WESTGLEN AVE. 80226 303·975·1349 53209 205·879·3986 94530 510·524·9942 95045 408·623·1 088 33462 561·585·1982 61614 309·692· 1909 HO, N & G SCALES

OECATUR ESCONDIDO IDAHO FALLS SKOKIE SAN LUIS OBISPO WESTMINSTER MIAMI CRUMP CAMERAlHOBBY SHOP BRANCHLINE HOBBIES HATCH'S HOBBIES & MORE NORTH SHORE HOBBY AND LAWS HOBBY CENTER HOBBY TOWN ORANGE BLOSSOM HOBBIES 806 BANK NE 250 F CREST ST. 2159 E.17TH ST. COLLECTORS GALLERY 855 MARSH 6975 W. 88TH AVE. 1975 NW 36TH ST. 35601 205·353·3443 92025 619·489·5020 83406 208·523·5144 4901 OAKTON ST. 93401 805·544·5518 80021 303·431 ·0482 33142 305·633·1517 800·353·3446 DAilY 10·6, TH. 12·9, CLOSEDSUN WWWNRRC.COM 60077 847·673·4849

SPRINGFIELD HARTSELLE FRESNO SAN MATEO WESTMINSTER MILTON SPRINGFIELD HAMMERS CRUMP CAMERAlHOBBY SHOP FRESNO MODEL RAILROAD TALBOT'S HOBBIES MIZELL TRAINS INC. WEST FLORIDA RR MUSEUM HOBBIES 138 WEST MAIN ST. 744 P. STREET 445 SOUTH B ST. 3051 WEST74TH AVE. 206 HENRY ST. ILLINOIS 2448 S. 10TH ST. 35640 205·773·8018 93721 209·266·2805 94401 415·342·0267 80030 303-429·4811 32570 904·623·3645 62703 21 7·523·0265

MONTGOMERY LAKEWOOD SANTA CLARA ORLANDO BLOOMINGTON UNCLE ALS HOBBIES HOBBY WAREHOUSE TRAIN SHOP COLONIAL PHOTO & HOBBY INC. HOBBYLAND INC. 6017 E. SHIRLEY LANE 4118 E. SOUTH ST. 1829 PRUNERIOGE AVE. CONNECTICUT 634 N. MILLS ST. 616 N. MAIN ST. INDIANA 36117 334·277·1 715 90712 213·531·1413 95050 408·296·1050 32803·4675 407·841·1485 61701 309·828·1442

LOS ANGELES ICULVER CITY) SUNNYVALE BRANFORD BOURBONNAIS ORLANDD/WINTER PARK BREMEN ALLIED MODEL TRAINS RICHARD'S MODEL HOBBIES BRANFORD HOBBIES THE OWL'S ROOST THE TRAIN DEPOT BREMEN HOBBIES 4411 S. SEPULVEDA BLVD. 1324 S. MARY AVE. 609 BOSTON POST RD. MODEL RR SHOP ALASKA 900 S. ORLANDO AVE. 117 92 308 N. BOWEN AVE. 90230 FAX 310·313·9365 REMONT & MARY·LUCKY'S) WEST MAIN . 263 N. CONVENT, SUITE 8 32789 407·629·13 5 46506 219·546·3807 310·313·9353 �4087 408·992·0246 06405 203·488·9865 J 60914 815·932·6100

ORMOND BEACH BROWN COUNTY SOLOOTNA MILPITAS TORRANCE DANIELSON BOURBONNAIS HOBBYTOWN NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. CRAFTSMAN HOBBIES HOBBYTOWN USA ALL ABOARD MODEL RR TOY LOFT DANNY'S TRAINS AND PLANES 1747 W. GRANADA BLVD. 98 W.WASHINGTON, BOX 1273 35060 KENAI SPUR HWY. 1465 LANDESS AVE. 3867 PACIFIC COAST HWY. 24 MAPLE ST. 636 SOUTH MAIN ST. 32174 904·672·5441 NASHVILLE 99669 907·262·2839 95035 408·945·6524 90505 213·791·2637 06239 800·531 ·4955 90914 815·932·2000 1·95; EXIT 88 47448 812·988·1558

MANCHESTER MORENO VALLEY TURLOCK PENSACOLA 8URBANK EVANSVILLE NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY LONG'S DRUG STORE 6224 SQUARE ROUNDHOUSE BOBE'S HOBBY HOUSE GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP A A HOBBY SHOP • THE TRAIN EXCHANGE ARIZONA 25070 ALESSANDRO BLVD. 1468 LANDER AVE. 5719 NORTH W ST. 6357 W. 79TH ST. 2023 W. FRANKLIN ST. 71 HILLIARD ST. 06040 92388·4313 909·242·5060 95380 209·668·4454 32514 904·433·2187 60459 708·598·3114 47712 812·423·8888 860-646{J610 WWWNEH088YCOM

SARASOTA MESA MOUNTAIN VIEW VENTURA OLD LYME CHICAGO INDIANAPOLIS GULF COAST MODEL RAILROAD ROY'S TRAIN WORLD SAN ANTONIO HOBBY SHOP VENTURA HOBBIES HOBBY CENTER CHICAGOLAND HOBBY N GAUGE TRAIN SHOP 3222 CLARK ROAD 1033 S. COUNTRY CLUB DR. 2550 W. EL CAMINO REAL W. 2950 JOHNSON DR. 1128 151·3A BOSTON POST ROAD 6017 NORTHWEST HWY. 4759 N. POST RD. 34231 941 ·923·9303 85202 602·833·4353 94040 415·941-1278 93003 805·658·8138 06731 860·434·5309 60631 312·775·4848 46226 317·898·4883 TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS

KOKOMO NAPA WESTMINSTER RIDGEFIELD TAllAHASSEE CHICAGO TOLIN K&K LOOSE CABOOSE ARNIES TRAINS HOBBY JUNCTION THE HOBBY CABOOSE CHICAGO TRAIN COMPANY 403·405 ARNOLD CT. ARKANSAS 4225 SOLAND AVE 6450 WESTMINSTER AVE. 56 DANBURY ROAD 1000·24 W. THARPE ST. 1922 W. IRVING PARK ROAD 46902 317·453·9793 94558 707·258· 1222 92683 714·893·1015 06877 203·438·4452 32303 850·385·9728 60613 312·929·4152 QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE

SHELTON TAMPA NORTH LITTlEROCK NORTH HOLLYWOOD CHICAGO MICHIGAN CITY SHELTON RAILROAD SYSTEMS CHESTER HOLLEY MODEL MADIJO HOBBY HOUSE THE ROUNDHOUSE TROST HOBBY SHOP B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS 15 ELM ST. RAILROAD SPECIALIST 5302 MACARTHUR DR. 12804 VICTORY BLVD. COLORADO 3105·31 11 W. 63RO ST. 408 FRANKLIN PO BOX 2272 3818 S. HIMES AVE. 72118 501 ·753·0495 91606 818·769·0403 60629 312·925·1000 46360 219·874·2382 06484 203·924·8761 33611 813·831·7202

COLORADO SPRINGS TERRE HAUTE ORANGE SIMSBURY CREST Hill CUSTOM RAILWAY SUPPLY TRAINS·N·RAILS FRANK'S HOBBY SHOP VALLEY HOBBIES, INC. WALT'S HOBBY SHOP 432 W. FILLMORE 1701 S. 7TH CALIFORNIA 666 N. TUSTIN AVE. 777 HOPMEAOOW ST. GEORGIA 1701 N. LARKIN AVE. 80907 71 9·634·4616 47802 812·232·4493 92667 714·639·9901 06070 203·651·3234 60435 815·741·0043 1 BLOCK EA ST OF 1·25 STORE HOURS 5 TO 8 PM

BERKELEY PASADENA COLORADO SPRINGS VERNON ATLANTA DES PLAINES BERKELEY HARDWARE THE ORIGINAL WHISTLE STOP DIAMOND FUN SHOPPE J&E TRAIN DEPOT SOUTHEASTERN HOBBY DEPOT DES PLAINES HOBBIES 2145 UNIVERSITY AVE. IOWA 2490 E. COLORADO BLVD. 125 E. BOULDER 91 1 HARTFORD TPK., IRT. 30) 4246 PEACHTREE RD. 1468 LEE ST. 94704 510·845·0410 91107 818·796·7791 80903 719·520·01 26 06006 860·870·731 1 30319 404·262·7508 6001 8 847·297·2118 FAX 510·845·3617

ATLANTA IKENNESAW) COLORADO SPRINGS WOLCOTT DOWNERS GROVE CEOAR FAllS BURBANK PETALUMA TRAINS & HOBBIES INC. KRIS KRINGLE LTD. THE HOBBY GALLERY DOWNERS GROVE HOBBIES CABOOSE STOP HOBBIES BURBANK'S HOUSE OF HOBBIES MODELS AND MORE 2844 S. MAIN ST. 2403 W. COLORADO AV E. 1810 MERIDEN RD. 6234 S. MAIN ST. 301 MAIN ST. 911 S. VICTORY BLVD. 218 PETALUMA BLVD. N. 30144 770·528·0990 719·633·1210 06716 203·879·2316 60516 708·960·5900 50613 800·642·7012 91502 818·848'3674 94952 707·762·2378 B0904 770·528·0910

COLORADO SPRINGS CHAMBLEE BURBANK REDDING ELGIN CEDAR RAPIDS PLUM LOCO OF COLORADO GANDY DANCERS THE TRAIN SHACK TRAIN DEPOT B & G TRAIN WORLD BOX KAR HOBBIES 6543 N. ACADEMY BLVD. PEACHTREE SHOPPING CTR. 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY 2334 RAILROAD AVE. DELAWARE 829 WALNUT AVE. 109 THIRD AVESE 80918 719·594·4123 5438 PEACHTREE IND. BLVD. 916·243·1360 60120 847·888·2646 52401 319·362·1291 91505 818·842·3330 96001 WWWPLUM·LOCO.COM 30341 404·451 ·7425

BURLINGAME COLORAOO SPRINGS WILMINGTON KENNESAW ROSEVILLE FRANKLIN PARK DES MOINES TRACKS IDE TRAINS TRAIN SHOWCASE MITCHELLS, INC. HOBBY TOWN USA RAILROAD HOBBIES END OF TRACK HOBBIES HOBBY HAVEN N SCALE EXCLUSIVELY 38 S. SIERRA MADRE 2303 CONCORD PIKE 800 E. BARRETT PKWAY., 119 VERNON ST. 9706 FRANKLIN AVE. 7672 HICKMAN RD. 1675 ROLLINS ROAD B·l N OLO RIO GRANDE STATION) FAIRFAX SHOPPING CENTER SUITE 20 95678 916·782·6067 60131 708·455·2510 50322 515·276·8785 94010 415·692·9724 �0903 719·471-1887 19803 302·652·3258 30144 770·426·8800

SACRAMENTO DENVER CAMPBELL MACON LA GRANGE MASON CITY BRUCE'S TRAIN SHOP CABOOSE HOBBIES EAST SlOE TRAINS 0&J HOBBY HOBBYTOWN USA LAGRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. 2752 MARCONI AVENUE 500 S. BROADWAY FLORIDA 96 N. SAN TOMAS AQUINO RD. 225·B TOM HILL SR. BLVD. 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. 932 B E. STATE ST. 95821 916·485·5288 80209 303·777·6766 31210 912·474·0061 60525 708·354· 1220 50401 515·423·17 48 95008 408·379· 1696 SACRAMENTO'S lARGEST TRAIN STORE I'lWWCA800SEH088IES. COM

SAN DIEGO LA MESA) CLEARWATER COSTA MESA FORT COLLINS MARIETTA MUNOELEIN REEDS HOB� Y TRAINS AND TREASURES, INC. TRAIN CROSSING HOBBY TOWN HOBBY SHOP RON'S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES 8039 LA MESA BLVD. 1710 N. HERCULES AVE. KANSAS 1089C BAKER ST. 2531 D S. COLLEGE AVE. 353 PAT MELL RD. 431 N. LAKE ST. 91941 619·464·1672 SUITE 104A11 05A 92626 714·549·1596 80525 303·244·5445 30060 404·333·0190 60060 708·949·8680 OA/lY IN SAT 10·5 SUN 12-4 33765 813·298·0350

DAYTONA BEACH RIVERDALE GRANO JUNCTION PALATINE MISSION CULVER CITY SAN DIEGO DUNN TOYS AND HOB8IES, INC. RIVERDALE STAT ION DEPOT TRAINS PALATINE HOBBY, LTD. J'S HOBBY HAVEN ALLIED MODEL TRAINS THE WHISTLE STOP 166 S. BEACH ST. 6632 HWY. 85 3834 4TH AVE. 201 SOUTH AVE. 772 W EUCLID AVE. 5303 JOHNSON DR. 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 9·6 MON·SAT CLOSED SUN RIVERDALE PLAZA 619·295·7340 81501 970·245·5504 60067 847·359·7888 66205 913·432·8820 90230 310·313·9353 92103 32014 904·253·3644 30274 770·991-6085

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OLATHE FINKSBURG FARMINGTON THIEF RIVER FALLS RENO WESTMONT MINEOLA PEACEVILLE TRAIN SHOP TRAIN WORKS JOE'S HOBBY CENTER A&E RAILROAD HIGH SIERRA MODELS SATILER'S HOBBY SHOP WILLIS HOBBIES 432 E. SANTA FE 2934 CEDARHURST RD. 35203 GRAND RIVER HIGHWAY 325 4020 KlETZKE LANE 14 HADDON AVE. 285 WILLIS AVE. 66061 913-782-6965 21048 410-526-0018 48335 248-477-6266 56701 218-681-4251 89502 702-747-7444 08108 609-854-7136 11501 516-746-3944

FLINT TOPEKA GAITHERSBURG RENO NEW YORK - MIODLETOWN RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP OF FLINT FUN FOR ALL HOBBIES PASTIMES HOBBIES OF RENO AREA HOBBIES 2061 S. LINDEN ROAD 2023 SW GAGE BLVD. 531 QUINCE ORCHARD RD. MISSISSIPPI 535 E. MOANA LANE NEW MEXICO 15W. MAIN ST. 4B532 810-720-2500 66604 913-272-5772 20878 301-977-7902 89502 702-826-6006 10940 914-343-7141 FAX 810-720-2505

KENSINGTON ALBUQUERQUE PAINTED POST WICHITA FRASER JACKSON MAYBERRY & SONS TRAINS WEST INC. LACKAWANNA TRAIN SHOP ENGINE HOUSE HOBBIES P & 0 HOBBY SHOP HOBBYTOWN USA NEW TRAIN & HOBBIES 6001 SAN MATEO BLVD. NE 86 VICTORY HIGHWAY 2718 BOULEVARD PLAZA 31902 GROESSBECK HWY. 6880 D. RIDGEWOOD COURT 10527 SUMMIT AVE. SUITE B-3 (RT. 17 EXIT 43) 67211 316-685-6608 48026 313-296-6116 39211 601 -957-9900 HAMPSHIRE 20895 301 -564-9360 B7109 505-881-2322 14870 607-962-5164

FARMINGTON WICHITA LAUREL GRAND RAPIDS LAUREL HAMPTON SMITHTOWN HOBBY TOWN USA HOBBY CENTER INC. PEACH CREEK SHOPS HOBBY WORLD HOBBY CORNER NEAL'S N-GAUGING TRAINS THREE GUYS HOBBIES SAN JUAN PLAZA 1034 E. HARRY 201 MAIN STREET 2B51 CLYDE PARK SW 1534 N. FIRST AVE. 86 TIDE MILL RD. 99 E. MAIN ST. 3030 EAST MAIN 67211 316-269-3063 20707 301-49B-9071 49509 616-538-6130 39440 601-649-4501 03B42 603-926-9031 117B7 516-265-8303 87401 505-325-5156

GRANO RAPIDS NEW IPSWICH LAS CRUCES UTICA RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP F.C. DUMAINE ENTERPRISES THE HOBBY HUT VILLAGE HOBBIES KENTUCKY 2055 28TH ST. SE MISSOURI 15 SHALON ROAD 126 WYATT OR. 2011 GENESEE ST. MASSACHUSErrS 49508 616-247-9933 03021 603-878-2163 88005 505-524-0991 13501 315-733-0611

LEXINGTON AOA (GRANO RAPIDS) WAPPINGERS FALLS BEDFORD BALLWIN HOBBYTOWN USA J&J BASIC HO LAYOUTS, LLC VALLEY MODEL TRAINS BEDFORD TRAIN SHOP DOUBLE TRACK 2 HOBBIES 2329 B NICHOLASVILLE RD. 6670 CONSERVATION, N.E. 91 MARKET ST., STE. 32, BLOG. 10 32 SHAWSHEEN AVE. PO BOX 240107 NEW JERSEY NEW YORK 40503 PHONE 606-277-5664 49301 61 6-676-5983 12590 914-297-7511 01730 617-275-7525 63024-0107 314-394-1810 FAX 606-277-5816 VIS,4/MC MaN-SAT 8 TO 8 14 YEA RS IN BUSINESS

BELLINGHAM DENVILLE BLAUVELT LOUISVILLE PORT HURON BLUE SPRINGS THE MODEL RAILROAD F&M HOBBIES HUDSON SHORES SCALE REPRODUCTIONS, INC. BLUE WATER HOBBIES MAINLINE TRAINS NORTH SPECIALISTS 3118 ROUTE 10 MODEL TRAIN 3073 BRECKINRIDGE LANE 4018 LAPEER ROAD 807 MAIN ST. 395 CAROLINE DR., PO BOX 92 07834 FAX 201-361-3855 547 0 WESTERN HIGHWAY 40220 502-459-5849 48060 810-984-8764 6401 5 816-224-6962 CAROLINA 02019 508-966-2370 201 -361-0042 10913 914-398-2407

BRDCKPDRT CHARLDTTE DEDHAM PDRTAGE FLORISSANT HIGHTSTOWN MIKE'S ANTIQUE TOYS 'N' TRAINS CHARLOTTE ELECTRIC TRAIN B.G'S MODEL TRAIN SHOP STAN'S ROUNDHOUSE HENZES H08BY HOUSE, INC. OK& B RAILWAY SUPPLIES 5605 BROCKPORT CENTER LOUISIANA 16 FOX MEADOW LANE 1622 RAMONA 715 S. NEW FLORISSANT 116 MAIN ST. SPENCERPORT RD. 114-0 FREELAND LANE 02026 781 -407-0067 49002 616-324-0330 63031 314-839-0600 08520 609-448-5070 14468 716-637-9980 28217 704-527-0392

BROUSSARD ROCHESTER I EAST WEYMOUTH PARKVILLE JACKSON BUFFALO ���� ijR UN HOBBY SHOP RON'S MODEL RAILROAD JOE'S HOB8Y CENTER SOUTH SHORE HOBBY CENTERS J&L HOBBIES JACKSON HOBBY SHOP K VAL HOBBIES HIGJ���HWAY SHOP CAMPUS CORNERS SHPG. CTR. 3600 40 1245 COMMERCIAL STREET 1362J NW HWY. 9 2275 W. COUNTY LINE RD. 277 HINMAN AVE. 28075 704-455-2220 106 E. MAIN STREET 105 S. LIVERNOIS 02189 617-331-7275 64152 816-746-1282 08527 908-364-3334 14216 71 6-875-2837 70518 318-837-3799 48307 248-651-8842 3 MILES FROM CHARLOTTE SPEEDWAY HAMMOND ST. LOUIS MERCERVILLE BUFFALO HANSEN ROYAL OAK HENDERSON THE TRAIN STATION DOUBLE TRACK HOBBIES Z & Z HOBBIES NIAGARA HOBBY & CRAFT MART THE BRASS CABOOSE SHOP TRAIN CENTER HOBBIES CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD DEPOT 1415 S. MORRISON BLVD. 7726 WISE AVE. 116 FLOCK RD. OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAY 669 W. WASHINGTON, RT. 14 4508 N. WOODWARD 5799 U.S. RT 1 BYPASS SOUTH 1-55 71-12 631 17 314-644-5545 08619 800-586-2281 3366 UNION RD. AT WALDEN 02341 617-447-0100 48073 810-549-6500 27536 919- 430-7717 70403-5705 504-345-7601 1-888-DBL-TRACK FAX 609-586-7765 14225 716-681-1666

NEW ORLEANS LEOMINSTER ST. CLAIR SHORES PENNSAUKEN EAST ROCHESTER MOUNT AIRY HUB HOBBY SUPPLY THE SHEPAUG RAILROAD CO. WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS TED'S ENGINE HOUSE DESPATCH JUNCTION DRY BRIDGE STATION 2618 S. BROAD ST. 24 COLUMBIA ST. 21714 HARPER AVE. NEBRASKA 6307 WESTFIELD AVE 100 STATION RD. 1 236 N. MAIN ST. 70125 504-822-3914 01453 508-537-2277 48080 313-771-6770 08110 609-662-0222 4445 71 6-385-5570 27030 336-786-9811

GRAND ISLANO FERNDALE SHREVEPORT MALDEN TAYLOR PISCATAWAY SELMA HOBBYTOWN USA SUSIE-Q HOBBY SHOP COOK'S COLLECTORS CORNER CHARLES RO SUPPLY CO. RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP MODEL RAILROAD SHOP THE FREIGHT YARD 3537 W. 13TH ST. RD BOX 220 4402 YOUREE OR. 662 CROSS ST. 22661 NORTHLINE RD. VAIL AVE. & NEW MARKET RD. 1108 S. POLLOCK ST. IN STATE ONLY 1-800-286-3451 BUSHVILLE-SWAN LAKE RD. 71 105 318-865-7632 02148 617-321 -0090 48180 313-287-7405 08854 732-968-5696 27576 919-965-6101 68803 308-382-3451 12734 914-292-0921

LINCOLN EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SPENCER METHUEN WESTLANO GLENS FALLS HOBBYTOWN BEACHCOMBER COLLECTIBLES lITILE CHOO CHOO SHOP, INC. MODELER'S JUNCTION DAVE'S HOBBY & TV TRAINS PLUS MAINE EAST PARK MALL SHORE MALL, 500 S. SALISBURY AV E. 88 LOWELL ST., ROUTE 113 29026 WARREN RD. 12 WARREN ST. 220 NORTH 66TH ST. 6725 BLACKHORSE PIKE 28159 800-334-CHO 01844 508-683-0885 48185 31 3-422-4464 12801 518-761-0173 O 68505 402-464-2858 08234 609-£45-1031 704-637-8717

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PEORIA T III. Valley and River City RR Clubs Peoria Train Fair. April 19, II AM - 3 PM. HI. Central College, 400 1 CIL (MONON) #729 4008 Rl #22 172 Rtes 116 and 24. $2, under 13 free, $8 advance tables. 4002 ACY #750 $28.95 ��'f..)40 10 D&H #18570 $27.95 Info: Bob Lehman, 21 W. Rutledge, Bartonville, fL 6 1607, More then just 4004 D&H #19114 $28.95 40 13 MONON #843 $28.95 (309) 697-3012. couplers � 4005 CGW #5200 $27.95 40 15 ATSF #3 1440 $29.95 PRINCETON T Midwest Region Meet Gandy Dancers Fair. Sept. 18-20. Bureau County Fairgrounds, west hwy #6. Info: Barb Smith (81 5) 447-23 11.

UTICA T III Va lley Div. NMRA meet. May 17, noon - 3 PM. Utica Comm. Hall in Utica. $2 members, $3 nonmem­ bers. Info: Barb Smith (815) 447-23 1 1.

FRANKLIN T CINtrak Train and Craft Show. March 28, II AM - 3 PM. Johnson County Fairgrounds, 100 Fair­ ground St., Franklin, IN. $1.50, under 12 free w/adult. Info: David Petty, 656 Woodruff St., Whiteland, IN 46 184 (317) 535-7965.

BOONE T Pufferbilly Days RR Fest. Tables $15. Info: Scott Magee, P.O. Box 872, Mason City, IA 5040 I, (5 15) 424-4 187, (515) 424-872 1.

ONAGA T Pottawatomie RR Soc. Assoc. Swap Meet and Train Show. April 25, 9 AM - 4 PM, April 26, lOAM - 3 PM. Onaga High School, 500 High St. $3, under 10 free S l..I rf"i rig w/adult. Info: Dale Renfro, 417 Lucein, Onaga, KS 66521. TIMONIUM T Great Scale Train Show. April 4, June 20 9 the AM - 4 PM; April S, June 21 10 AM - 4 PM. Maryland State Fairgrounds. $5, $1 7-12, $10 family. Info: Howard Zane, 5236 VVe b? Thunder Hill Rd., Columbia, MD 21045, (410) 730-1036.

BOLTON T Nashua Va lley RR Assoc. Railfair 98. April 25-26, 9 AM - 4 PM. Emerson School, 692 Main St., Rte. 117, Bolton, MA. $3, $.50 under 12. Info: Geogre A. Bishop, PO. Box 72, Bolton, MA 01740, (978) 779-5056 after 7 PM. t www.modelrailroadingmag.com On Line Now! BOLTON Nashua Va lley RR Assoc. Annual Open House. April 25-26, lOAM - 4 PM. Club Quarters, Rte. 85, Start a Subscription Bolton, MA. $3, $.50 under 12. Info: George A. Bishop, P.O. Box 72, Bolton, MA 01740, (978) 779-5056.

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82 T MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1998 TOPSFIELD T Tracks & Trains VI Spring '98. March 29, 10 AM - 4 PM. Masconomet Reg. H.S. Fieldhouse. 54, under 12 free w/adult, 510 family. Info: Doug Peck, 6 RAIL CLEANERS Storeybrooke Dr., Newburyport, MA 01950, (978) 465- (THE ONES THAT WORK) 8798. D NON ABRASIVE AND NON DERAILING WEST BARNSTABLE T Cape Cod Model RR Club A PATENTED BETTER IDEA FROM: 30th Anniversary Model Train Show. May 3, 10 AM - 4 CLEANS BOTH RAILS AND WHEELS PM. Cape Cod Community College, Rt. 132 in W. Barnsta­ ENGINES RUN SMOOTHER CENTERLINE PRODUCTS, INC. ble, MA. 52.50, 51.50 teens & srs, kids w/ adult free, $6 SOUND SYSTEMS SOUND BETTER 18409 HARMONY ROAD family max. Info: Show coordinator, Cape Cod Model RR DCC's WORK BETTER MARENGO, ILLINOIS 60152 U_S_A_ Club Inc., P.O. Box 543, West Barnstable, MA 02688. IMMEDIATE AND OBVIOUS RESULTS (SEND S_A.S.E- FOR INFORMATION) WORCESTER T Worcester Model RRers meetings. (ASK SOMEONE WHO HAS ONE) Tuesdays, 7:30 PM. 70 James St., Room 200. Info: Ralph BRASS AND DIE-CAST MODELS Kimball, (508) 755-1873. MODELS IN N - HO - S - 0 - G (GET THEM AT YOUR HOBBY SHOP)

GRAND RAPIDS T Malta Lodge #465 F&AM Model RR Show & Sale. March 28, II AM - 4 PM. Masonic Tem­ ple, 233 E. Fulton. $2, under 12 free. Info: Mark Baldwin, 625 3 Mile Rd., NE, Grand Rapis, MI 49505-3346 (616) 363-1695.

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Annual Train Show and Sale. Oct. 25, 10 AM - 4 PM. Hazel Grey Bldg. Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds, 2900 Lake St., Kalamazoo. $4, under 10 free w/paid adm. Info: John Conor, 10958 E. CD Ave., Richland, M1 49083, (616) 629-607 1.

KALAMAZOO T Kalamazoo Model RR Hist. Soc. Annual Open House. Nov. 7, noon - 4 PM. 9336 Riverview Dr., Kalamazoo. Free. Info: John Conor (616) 343-8269 or (616) 629-607 1 7 PM - 10 PM.

HELENA T 18th Annual Helena RR Fair. April 26. Helena Civic Ctr. 52, under 12 free. Info: Bob Solomon, P.O. Box 4914, Helena, MT 59604, (406) 442-6 118.

WINSLOW T The Great Winslow Junction Scale Train and RRiana Meet. May 3, 10 AM - 3 PM. Winslow Fire Hall, Hall and Hay sts. 53, under 12 free w/adult. Info: Bill Powell, 306 Broad St., Williamstown, NJ 08094, (609) 728- 1327.

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MARCH 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 83 4T TBNTION AM - 4 PM. S. Burlington Middle School, 500 Dorset St. Every locomotive body in the regular $3, $1 under 12, under 6 free. Info: Ron Piro, 65 Eastview Athearn line is available undecorated for MINOT 'f NMRA Thousand Lakes Region Conv. and Cir., Williston, VT 05495, (802) 878-1135 after 6:30 PM. your modeling pleasure. Pac. NW Reg. 6th Div. Spring Meet. May 15-17. Info: LSSAE to Rich Meyer, P.O. Box 1178, Minot, NO 58702, 20700 ROC 1 Body ...... $6.00 (70 I) 852-9429 FA X. 20750 ROC3 Body ...... $6.00 HARRISONBURG 'f Shenandoah Valley RR Club 29900 Hustler Body ...... $5.00 Model Train & RRing Show. May 3, 10 AM - 4 PM. Rock­ 30230 F7A Body (2 headlights) ... $5.75 ingham County Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg. $3, under 12 BUCYRUS 'f Bucyrus Model RR Model Train Show & free. Info: John F. Kellogg, RRI, Box 350A, Mt. Craw­ 30240 F7B Body ...... $5.75 Swap Meet. April 19, 10 AM - 4 PM. Bucyrus High School. ford, VA 22841-980 I, (540) 234-0403. 30390 F7A Body (1 headlight) .... $5.75 $2. Info: Bucyrus Model RR Assoc., David Moore, 10 I 0 30510 GP7 Body ...... $6.25 Bucyrus Rd., Galion, OH 44833, (419) 462-5035. SALEM-ROANOKE 'f Train-Toy Show. March 14, Oct. 33210 PA1 Body ...... $8.75 17, 9 AM - 5 PM; March 15, Oct. 18, lOAM - 4 PM. Salem SIDNEY 'f All Train Model RR Flea Market. April 26, Civic Ctr. $5, under 12 free. Info: Skip, Tri-city Shows, 33610 PB1 Body ...... $8.75 lO AM - 3 PM. Shelby County Fairgrounds, exit 90 on 1- P.O. Box 825, Johnson City, TN 37605, (423) 474-3910. 34100 U28B Body ...... $6.50 75. $2, $1 12-18, under 12 free w/adult. Info: Ted Desch, 34300 U28C Body ...... $6.50 709 S. Miami Ave., Sidney, OH 45365, (937) 492-1074. VIENNA 'f Northern Va. Model RRers Inc. Open House. 34500 . U30B Body ...... $6.50 March 14, April 18, May 24, July 18, I PM - 5 PM. Wash­ 34700 U30C Body ...... $6.50 ington & Old Dominion RR Station, 23 1 Dominion Rd. (at Ayr Hill Rd.). Donations. Info: (703) 938-5 157. 34900 U33B Body ...... $6.50 EUGENE 'f Willamette Cascade Model RR Club 10th 35100 U33C Body ...... $6.50 Annual Model RR Show and Swap Meet. March 28, 10 YORKTOWN/GRAFTON 'f Chesapeake Bay RRers 36100 F45 Body ...... $6.75 AM - 5 PM; March 29, 10 AM - 4 PM. Lane Cty. Fair­ Open House and RR Flea Market. April 18, lOAM - 5 PM. 36300 FP45 Body ...... $6.75 grounds, Eugene. $3, $8 family, under 12 free w/adult. Dare Elementary School, 300 Dare Rd., 114 mile east of 36700 AM0103 P40 Body ...... $14.75 Info: Michael Adams, 656 Heywood Ave., (541) 46 1-0156 US 17. $2. Info: Joe Watts, P.O. Box 547, Port Haywood, (evenings). 36710 AM0103 P42 Body ...... $14.75 VA 231 38-0547, (804) 725-0 198. 37200 S12 Body...... $6.25 ROSEBURG 'f All Aboard Railroad Club for All Scales. 38200 S09 Body ...... $6.75 I st and 3rd Saturdays at 3 PM, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7 PM. 427 SE Main St. Info: Debi or Kim Wing (503) 672- 39200 SW1500 Body ...... $7.75 KENNEWICK 'f NMRA/PNR, Tri-City Model RRers 0280. 39210 SW1500 Body (SP) ...... $7.75 Desert Rails 98 Swap Meet & Train Show. June 28. Cavanaugh's at Columbia Ctr., 1101 N. Columbia Ctr. 39500 SW1 000 Body ...... $7.75 Blvd. Info: Wes Rice, 24 15 Richmond Blvd., Richland, 40510 SW7 Cow Body ...... $6.50 CLARION 'f Clarion Model RR Club 6th Annual Show WA 99335, (509) 946-8838. 40760 SW7 Calf Body ...... $6.50 & Sale. May 17, lOAM - 3 PM. Clarion High School, 219 41200 SOP40 Body...... $6.75 Liberty St. $2.50, $1 kids. Info: Robert Hartle, RD#I, Box 41800 S045 Body ...... $6.75 70A, Tionesta 16353, (814) 744-8065. MADISON 'f 1997 NMRA National Convention and N­ 42200 GP35 Body ...... $6.25 MONACA 'f Beaver County Model RR & Hist. Soc. TRAK National Convention. Lake Monona Fare for Lake 42600 0040 Body ...... $10.00 Spring Train Sale. April 19. PNA Hall, 1725 Pennsylvania Junction '97, $97 for full fare & $65 for nonrails, under 18, 43200 Trainmaster Body ...... $6.75 Ave. $2.50, $1 12-18, under 12 free. Info: Joe Ricker, 245 $35, under 10 $25 w/adult. Final registration rate, $120 for 43210 Trainmaster Body (SP) ... $6.75 Wilson Ave., Beaver, PA 15009, (412) 774-54 14. register close to or at the convention. Info: Ross Pollock, 43700 AC4400 - 2 Oyn Hi Board . $16.75 Registrar, Lake Junction '97, 3539 Mill Creek Rd., Mineral 4371 0 AC4400 - 3 Oyn Lo Board . $16.75 Point, WI 53565, (888) 525-3528.

43900 AC4400 - 2 Oyn Lo Board .. $16.75 ROCK HILL 'f Iron Horse Modelers Club Open House. MADISON 'f NMRA S. Ctral Wis. Div. Meet. Feb. I, 43910 AC4400 GE Demo version . $16.75 April 4, 5, II, 12, 25, 26, Sat. 10 AM - 6 PM; Sun. I PM - March I, April 5, May 3, I PM. Fitchburg Community Ctr. '44500 S040-2 Body - Dynamic ... $8.75 6 PM. Former Woolworth Bldg., 139 E. Main St. Free. 5510 E. Lacy Rd., Madison, Wl 53711. Free. Info: ad leigh 44590 S040-2 Body - Non Oyn ... $8.75 Info: Wayne Porter, 1362 E. Black St., Rock Hill, SC Becker, 444 Hilltop Dr., Madison, WI 53711, (608) 23 1-1817. 45500 S040T-2 Body - Snoot . . .. $8.75 29730, (803) 324-5820. MADISON 'f S. Ctral Wisconsin Div. Midwest Reg. 45540 S040T-2 Body - Short Nose $8.75 NMRA Model RR and RRiana Show and Sale. Feb. 21-22, II 45900 GP50 Phase Body ...... $7.75 10 AM - 5 PM. Dane County Expo Ctr., Madison. $5, $2 JOHNSON ClTY-KINGSPORT-BRISTOL 'f Train­ 46500 GP38-2 Body - Dynamic ... $7.75 under 12. Info: Art Dawson, 1310 Prairie Rd., Madison, Toy Show. Sept. 5, 9 AM - 5 PM; Sept. 6, 10 AM - 4 PM. 46620 GP38-2 Body - Non Oyn ... $7.75 WI 53711, (608) 273-1581. Kingsport Meadow View Conv. Ctr. $5, under 12 free. 46760 GP50 Body - Dynamic .... $7.75 Info: Skip, Tri-city Shows, P. O. Box 825, Johnson City, 46770 GP50 Body - Non Oyn .... $7.75 TN 37605, (423) 474-3910. 47200 GP40-2 Body - Dynamic . .. $8.00 KNOXVILLE 'f Train-Toy Show. Mar. I, 10 AM - 4 PM. 47210 GP40-2 Body - Non Oyn ... $8.00 Knoxville Civic Coliseum. $5, under 12 free. Info: Skip, 47700 GP60 Body - Lever ...... $8.50 BURLINGTON 'f Niagara Frontier Region NMRA Tri-city Shows, P.O. Box 825, Johnson City, TN 37605, 4771 0 GP60 Body - Wheel ...... $8.50 Annual Conv. May 1-3. The Holiday Inn, 3063 S. Service (423) 474-3910. Rd., Burlington, Ontario. (905) 639-4443. Info: Dennis 49500 C44-9W Ph 1 - Hi Boards . $14.75 NASHVILLE 'f Cumberland Div. SER-NMRA Spring 98 Krout, 722 Parker Crescent, Burlington, ON L9R 3A3, 49505 C44-9W Ph 2 - Hi Boards . $14.75 Div. Meet. March 21, 9 AM - 4 PM. Exhibitors Bldg. TN (905) 632-3779. 49800 C44-9W Ph 1 - Low Bds .. $14.75 State Fairgrounds, Wedgewood & Rains Aves. $4, $10 fam­ 49810 C44-9W Ph 1 - Gullwing .. $14.75 COBOURG 'f Cobourg Model Train Show. March'7, 10 ily, Boy/Girl Scouts in uniform free. Info: Terry Bebout, 709 AM - 4:30 PM. Lions Community Ctr., Elgin SI. East, 49880 C44-9W Ph 2 - Gullwing .. $16.75 N. Lake Cir., Brentwood, TN 37027-7844, (615) 781-0262. Cobourg, Ont. $3, $2 srs, $1 kids. Info: Ted Rafuse, 181 See your dealer or order direct! Armour Ct., Cobourg, Ont. Can. K9A 4S6, (905) 372-8375. For a complete parts listing, send SASE! Add $4.00 shipping and handling per order. lINDSAY 'f Lindsay & District Model Eng. Show. April HOUSTON t San Jacinto Model RR Club & Texas Gulf 4, II AM - 5 PM; April 5, II AM - 4:30 PM. Victoria Park Div. Weekend Jamboree. March 28, 8:30 AM - 3 PM. Armoury, 210 Kent SI. West. $4 adults, $2 srs and students, � Humble Civic Ctr., 8233 Will Clayton Pkwy (near G. Bush •• $1 kids. Info: Wayne Lamb (705) 324-53 16. r,;'iJj IntI. Airport, I mi. E of US Hwy 59). $5, $3 6- 11, $12 fam­ "� ...... '�. ". / ily. Info: Rex Ritz, P. O. Box 572896, Houston TX 77257- ST. CATHARINES 'f IntI. Div. NFR, NMRA Div. Meet­ 19010 Laurel Park Road 2896, (7 13) 780-239 1. ing. March 7, 9:30 AM. Facer St. Baptist Church, St. Compton, CA 90220 Catharines. $2 members, $3 non-members, free w/model 310-631 -3400 • fax 310-885-5296 entry. Info: Steve Lucas, 14 E. 13th St., Hamilton, Onto e-mail: athearn @aol.com SOUTH BURLINGTON 'f western Vermont Model L9A 3Z3 (905) 575-83 12; Mike Koenig, 4 Nokomis web page: www.athearn.com RR Soc. Inc. IIth Annual Vermont Rails '98. March 21, 10 Pkwy., Cheektowaga, NY 14225 (7 16) 63 1-2465.

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