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21 .. The Early SD Units Part 7: D&RGW and DM&IR by George Melvin

.. MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL 28.. Pennsylvania 8791 48 Kitbashing Consolidated Freightways EMD's Transfer Locomotive - the BLT 28' Freight Pups Another Engine That Never Was - Part 5 by Bernie Fahrner by Jim Teese, MMR Modeling CofG, Georgia Railroad and 32.. ON TRACK 54.. Seaboard Air Line PS-1 Boxcars: Installing Digital Command Control on a Fine Tuning Kadee's® PS-1 Boxcar Home Layout - Part 6: Easy Does It ... by Jim Six by Jim Mansfield .. BEHIND THE SCENES .. Bridge Line Operations 60 36 Detail on the Edge On the Johnstown and Gerryville by Margaret Mansfield by Lany Puckett .. DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP FREIGHTCAROLOGY 62 45 .. CSX Transportation EMD SD50 and SD60 ISO Container Doors by Rich Picariello by David G. Casdorph

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ABOUT THE COVER The rugged Pennsylvania mountains require numerous bridges like this one to span the countless streams and hollows on John Travis's John­ stown and Gen'yville Railroad. Turn to page 36 to learn more about this bridge line railroad. Photo by Larry PucketT. INSET: Jim Teese brings us another of his great April Fools engines. This time he ponders the possibility of EMD building a transfer locomotive for the Pennsy. Starting on page 28, Jim shows how he kitbashed this monster. .. or should that be monstrosity? Photo by.lim Teese. NEED A HAND WITH YOUR 'YARD' WORK?

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4 ..... MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING

EDITOR I PUBLISHER Randall B. Lee

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Steam Modelers David A. Bontrager David G. Casdorph Take Note Doug Geiger, MMR et me be the first to admit that I have become spoiled by the Patrick Lawson recent diesel offerings of many manufacturers. The excel­ Jim and Margaret Mansfield lentL operating characteristics, high level of prototype fidelity and George Melvin reasonable pricing of these models were the main reasons I Rich Picariello moved my modeling era from the '40s to the middle '50s. The HO steam engines that were Larry J. Puckett appropriate for my personal modeling interests (UP) just didn't operate as well, whether Jim Six they were expensive brass models or lower-priced plastic or cast-metal versions. In recent Larry E. Smith, MMR years, many steam-engine manufacturers have upgraded their mechanisms and motors, but they still usually aren't as smooth running as diesels. And while brass models offer excel­ ART DIRECTORS lent detail, the more affordable cast models generally don't have the detail level I want in a Donna Pacheco model. Because of the lack of standardization on the prototype, most steam models repre­ Michelle Ruffner sent a prototype that is specific to a single road, which limits its usefulness to modelers of other roads. Sure I still have steam. Some are brass and some aren't (all are UP prototypes, how­ CIRCULATION I OFFICE MANAGER ever), but the fact is that I don't operate them anywhere near as much as I do my Donald R. Strait diesels. There's nothing I hate more than having to do a five-finger move when operat­ ing... except maybe having a locomotive accelerate from 0 to 60 (or vice versa) in a frac­ NATIONAL SALES MANAGER tion of a second. Chris Lane I may have to change my thinking. r just received a review sample of the new Bach­ 1-888-338-1700 mann Spectrum™ HO Consolidation. While I don't generally use my column to discuss new products, r believe this model warrants some special attention because it offers some Volume 1:%, Issue �. MODEL RAILROADING is published real breakthroughs for steam modelers ...and may even bring back some diesel guys. 12 times a year by Highlands Station, Inc., 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) 338-1700. Price per single copy is $3.95 in U.S.A. Subscriptions are $31.95 in the U.S.A. or $40.00 in Canada (or foreign)­ payable in U.S. funds. Unsolicited manuscripts or photo­ graphs should be accompanied by return postage, and Highlands Station, Inc., assumes no responsibility for the loss or damage of such material. No part of this publication may be reprinted without written permission from the publisher Printed in U.s.A. The information contained in the various articles in this magazine is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, no results guaranteed, nor IS any freedom from any The model doesn't have a specific prototype, but is instead a "stock" Baldwin Con­ patent or copyright to be inferred. Since we have no con­ solidation with 60" drivers. All of the detail, such as domes, piping and appliances are trol over the physical conditions surrounding the applica­ separate parts (factory applied), so removing them to apply aftermarket detail parts to tion of information in this magazine, Highlands Station, model a specific Baldwin Consolidation during any era is made much easier. Because Inc., and the various authors and editors disclaim any lia­ many roads ordered this stock model equipped per their specifications, kitbashers have bility for untoward results and/or for any physical injury in­ an excellent starting point. There weren't any USRA Consolidations, but if there had curred by using the information herein. Copyright © 1998 by Highlands Station, Inc. been, this probably would have qualified. As offered, the model features appliances and fixtures that are more appropriate for the latter days of steam. Without going into spe­ ADVERTISING cific details (an in-depth review will appear next month), this model (right out of the For advertising information contact box) has excellent operating characteristics - it outpulled an Athearn Geep and 1-888-338-1700 Chris Lane at smoothly creeped 2' in about ten minutes. It is also the first DCC-ready steam engine chrisla [email protected] available ...it took me less than two minutes to install a Digitrax DH 120P in the tender. VISIT OUR WEB SITE With all its rods and wheels chemically blackened, excellent finish and graphics and www.modelrailroadingmag.com separate details, this model rivals brass models in appearance and performs equal to or better than the best of them. And no, this isn't an April Fool's joke. With a suggested SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BOOK ORDERS retail of $129.95, j expect that modelers will run it just as it comes, but many others will For subscriptions, please send inquiries to Highlands Station, be inspired to kitbash it. I'll be waiting for your articles. Inc., 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014 or call (303) 338-1700. Email [email protected]. Visa, Mas­ My congratulations to Bachmann. It looks like r, and many other modelers, will tercard or American Express accepted. FAX (303) 338-1949. again be running steam more often.

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For more information contact your local hobby shop or Digitrax, Inc. (770) 441-7992 Fax (770) 441-0759 www.digitrax.com The Fun Factor Dee System Overkill? I've signed off of several lists in recent weeks because the 50-75 Dear Sir, daily messages don't leave much time for model railroading, and I do As a veteran Digitrax user who has extensive experience with Big resent the negative attitude of many of the people on the list. I am Boys and Chiefs, I am a bit concerned with Jim Mansfield's articles particularly put offby the constant diatribe against manufacturers. on the implementation of the Chief on his layout. If I'm having a Market something to do "a, b and c" and the know-it-alls will tough time understanding Jim's articles, what about the new users! complain because it doesn't also do "d." And of course the price is Folks, the Chief implementation is easy. It took me a short time to always too high. Model railroaders are always poor except when it have my Chief up and running and have fun. I have a layout similar in comes to something they want. size to this Jersey Central layout, and Jim's approach is overkill. 1 Having said all of that...here I go. I started buying ModeL RaiL­ appreciate the intent, but I want new users to know that DCC technol­ roading with the beginning of Jim Mansfield's series on DCC and ogy is very simple and please understand that Jim has chosen an plan to keep doing so. We'll see about a subscription in the future. "overkill" approach to his implementation. Meantime, however, I am confused as to why the yard engineer after Bruce Z. Friedman "MU-ing" his engine to the nose of the consist on the mainline "bfriedma"@infosysinc.com would put that throttle in "idle" and run the train from the road engine. Assisting Manufacturers Bob Knoll Dear Randy; Tucson, AZ I just read the "Note from the Author" in Dave Bontrager's recent review of RPP's 48' Wedge (MRG 2/98). My disgust "run-ith over!" Jim MansfieLd responses - "Good question - don't get many of Who cares if David contributed data to RPP! Who cares if he did not them! Photo caption 3 (Feb 98, page 70) is describing one of two inform us, it's his business, not ours! I'm sorry, was this an SEC vio­ methods the To rtilla FLats yard job crew can use to modeL the proto­ lation of insider trading? Let's not make a federal case out of it. The type move. The description of the prototype move on page 71 has the We dge is a great model due in part because of his contribution. In fact switch engine onLy coupLed to the fr ont of road engine. As the train if every model kit were as good as the RPP wedge, we would have no and engine brakes are set by the road units, the switcher job's engi­ reason to complain. In this case he is the expert and not an "arm chair neer Leaves his engine in neutraL (removes the reverser Lever fr om quarterback." Who better to conduct the review? David Bontrager's the control stand and leaves it in the switch engine), goes to the road contribution to intermodal modeling and the hobby in general is engine Lead unit, and inserts the road engine's reverser Lever into the exceptional. We should all be thankful for his willingness to share controL stand. He then reLeases the brakes and starts the road knowledge and skill for the betterment of our modeling fun! engine. The switcher is pushed back to the yard in idLe and with all I'm certain the so called hobbyist (referenced in David's note) brakes off. At the end of the move, the reverser is removed fr om the would be a much better modeler if he invested more time modeling road engine's control stand and is Left in the road engine. The yard and less time tearing down the beneficial efforts of others. The inten­ job crew then gets back on the switcher, cuts offthe train and goes tion to cause trouble was obvious as evidenced by the information about its merry way. being broadcast on several RR modeler chat lines (Internet). This is "On the Layout, you could model the move even more purely by supposed to be fun; save the politics for governmentelections and the dispatching the switcher address to common, select the road engine executive washroom. Grow up people, life is too short! address using the hand-heLd's right-hand knob, re-seLect the switcher Gary Walton address on the left-handknob and MU it to the road engine, etc ...... Exton, PA

Dee Articles Jim Six = Michael Jordan? Dear Randy; Randy, Just a note to let you know how much I have enjoyed the DCC Thank you for your great magazine. I look forward to its arrival coverage by Larry Puckett and Jim Mansfield. I am also in the every month. Please let me address my comments to those who would process of familiarizing myself with the capabilities of the DCC find fault with Mr. Jim Six, whether it be his modeling style or his world in general and Digitrax in particular on a layout depicting approach to the hobby. the late steam and early diesel operations in the southern British "Thanks to Model Railroading we can depend on at least one arti­ Columbia region of Nelson, Castlegar and Trail. I also commend cle focusing on the South monthly. Mr. Jim Six is the ONLY person the efforts of contributors like Patrick Lawson for providing excel­ (I am aware of) consistently publishing articles with the South/the lent plans and articles I find most relevant to my modeling world. Atlantic Coast Line RR as a theme. As such, it is important that the As a footnote to the multi-part effort by Jim Mansfield, I would level of his efforts be as accurate and prototypical as possible so that like to know if he would be interested in sharing his DCC docu­ others can use his work as a guide. If he modeled some Northeast, mentation with others (for a fee of course). I am at the stage where Western or Canadian railroad that gets constant coverage in all the I need to create some procedural documents as he has discussed RR pUblications, variations from the prototype would not be as detri­ and provided a glimpse of. Any assistance in passing my inquiry on mental. (Arguably,) so much accurate reference material is available to him would be much appreciated. Again much applause for for those railroads. When work of this level is published it is greatly detailed information on a subject that has been grossly ignored in appreciated by the neglected Southeastern modelers. Bottom line, let the model railroad press. Mr. Six do what he does best, prototypical articles on Southeastern Bob Huculak railroads without apologies for the excellence of his work. We can all [email protected] learnso mething from him. There are too many others doing far less." Calgary, AB, Canada R. Jack Bowmen (location not given) Jim's procedures are avaiLabLe fr ee of charge via email. Contact him directLy at [email protected]. - Randy) P. S. Jim Six is the Michael Jordan of Southeastem model railroading. �

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Microscale, 1570 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, has the SMP Industries, 63 Hudson Rd., P.O. Box 72, Bolton, MA 01740, following decals available: has Accu+cals Unipak decal set #7050H for a Canadian Pacific GP38-2, ... 87-1029 5' Center Beam Bulkhead Flatcars #2, 1987+ AC4400 & SD40-2W in the new image 1997+ scheme and Accu+paint ... 87-1030 Milk Cars, GPEX Leased Cars, 1920-'70 #AP-82 CP Bright Red . ... 87-1031 Central Vermont, Grand Trunk Ry. & Duluth, Winnipeg ------,,�.;,,�� & PacificWood Cabooses Sunshine Models, Box ... 87-1032 Grand Trunk Western Wood Cabooses, 1920-'61 4997, Springfield, MO 65808- ,I_ '  ._�_@ ... MC-4249 Vermont Northern Hood Locos, 1996+ 4997, is releasing cast gray ... MC-4250Quebec Southern Hood Locos, 1996+ urethane kits for PRR X-37 , ,... � - ..�" . =-: Ii These HO scale decals retail for $4.00; Minicals (MC) are $2.00. (65400-66399), X-37 A ....::--�.:" (66400-66899) and X-37B (66900-67399; re-numbered in 1941 to 64400- North We stern Models, P. O. 65399) 40' steel boxcars built with 7' doors or 12' 6" double doors. Some Box l762, Shepherdstown, WV X-37Bs were leased to DT&I, a PRR subsidiruy, in the early '50s. Many 25443, announces a wood kit, double-door X-37s were sold to GN in the early '60s. Appropriate white­ with materials laser-cut by Amer­ metal 2D-F12 trucks (X-37 & last 1,000 X-37B) are $6.00; plastic ican Model Builders, for a National B- l tnIcks (X-37A & early X-37B) ru'e $5.00. Kits are $29.00 C&NW #2 standard wood depot w/wood running board or $33.00 w/Alan Wood steel running board measuring 20' x 72'. Kit sells for $85.00 plus $3.50 S&H. (etched metal). Add $4.00 S&H (1-5 kits) US; $8.50 (1-3 kits) Canada.

Red Caboose, P. O. Box 250, Mead, CO 80542, has their 42' flat­ Sylvan Scale Models, 32229 Sylvan Rd., RR #2, Parkhill, Ontario, cars decorated for Rutland, EI Paso Southwestern, TP&W and NOM 2KO, has barrel-type ore-car kits w/decals as CN/ONR short Spokane International ($9.95); X-29 40' boxcars for B&M, B&O, barrel, CN scale test car and CN/ONR long barrel. Price is $24.95 MEC, NYC, P&LE (white herald) and P&LE "Serves the Steel Cen­ ea., $99.95/5-pack. Great Lakes Freighter water-line boat kit is 38" ters" ($1 4.95); Mather reefers in Sioux City Beef, PFE single herald, long (scale 258'), #HO- 1050, $259.95 (CAN) - $195.95 (US). A sep­ Minnesota-Iowa-Dakotas Packing, UP/SP PFE and WP PFE ($14.95) arate mid-section is available to extend the length by 10" (scale 71 '), and the 40' AAR single-door boxcar in GM&O and SP&S ($ 1 3.95). #HO- L 050M, $49.95 (CAN) - $37.95 (US). Kit of the CN Komoka combination station is #HO- 1049, $25.95 (CAN) - $19.95 (US). Resin Unlimited, P.O. Box 1056, Menomonee Falls, WI 53052, presents cast-resin ore boat kits of the S. S. Edmund Fitzgerald. Boat Wa lthers , was launched in 1958, sank in Nov. 1975 and was later made fa mous 560 I Florist by Gordon Lightfoot's song, "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." Ave., Milwau­ There were six other boats built to this design (decals for seven boat kee, WI 53201 , names are included). The scale 729' long, full-hull, ful.l-Iength display is releasing the model is #627-503 ($599.99). Kit #627-501 ($379.99) is a waterline Cru'float Apron model (more useful for a layout) containing a bow section, two 72' (#933-3 152, $39.98) as the May release in their Waterfront Series. Also center sections and a stern section; this version measures a scale 522' being released are street track inserts (#933-2550, $11.98) for nInning long. Extra waterline 72' center sections for extending the length of kit tracks down a street and 40' meat reefers in six new roadnames. #501 are also available (#627-502, $49.99 ea.). Photo-etched and cast­ metal detail parts are included in all kits. Send SASE for catalog. Kits We steljield, 53 River can be ordered fromWa lthers. Lane, Crossville, TN 38555, 0"":,,,." PICARIEllO'S MARINA has released ki ts for the as­ Run 8 Productions, P. O. ", ::-OA-;-( ' JI: T Sei( • PCCE<;<;Ol2iE<; built Standard Steel channel­ Box 25224, Rochester, NY 338-1700 side hoppers as ordered by the 14625, now offers modem-era �� anthracite railroads from 1903 to 1911 (over 13,000 delivered). Kits billboards. They are printed on ...J: . � are available w/decals for Central RR of New Jersey, LV, NYS&W 1>J<;T,qIJT...... FI.AIJ . .... JI.A<;T photo-quality paper with a ""/)/) t_'/-IIEI2!! and Philadelphia & Reading. Price is $26.00 each.

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Delaware Va lley, P. O. Box 279, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, ... 60 117 Alberta ALNX cylindrical covered hopper "Take a Break" slo­ announces Gulf Oil ACF cylindrical hoppers; single cars (#309 1) and gan (6 nos.) ...$13. 95 3-packs (#3093). Rock Island 50' Airslide hoppers come in three dif­ ... 60 118 Alberta ALPX cylindrical covered hopper 'Take a Break" slo­ ferent schemes (2 gray and 1 blue); single cars (any version, #242 1), gan (6 nos.) ...$1 3.95 3-pack (1 of ea. version, #2423) and 6-pack (2 nos. of 3 versions, #2426). Cars are $8.98 ea., $26.98/3-pack and $53.98/6-pack. Life-Like, 1600 Union Ave., Baltimore, MD 2121 1, has the InterMountain, P. O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502-0839, offers 2nd release of the SW9/1 200 the following new kits: with 2 nos. each in B&O, Rock ... 61112 Santa Fe RR-27 reefer "EI Capitan" w/curved map (12 Island, GN, NYC, N&W, nos.) ...$1 3.95 Southern, CB&Q, Erie-Lackawanna and UP. Price is $65.00 . ... 60735 Santa Fe AAR 40' boxcar "Super Chief' w/Ship & Travel slogan (12 nos.) ... $12.95 Microscale Industries, 1570 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, ... 60616 UP 50' AAR double-door boxcar (12 nos.) ... $12.95 has the fo llowing decals available: ... 60109 Koppel Inc. cylindrical covered hopper (12 nos.) ...$1 3.95 ... 60- 1029 75' Center Beam Bulkhead Flatcars #2, 1987+

14 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 T 60-1030 Milk Cars, GPEX Leased Cars, 1920-'70 #94 120 ...$22.85 T 60-1031 Central Vermont, Grand Trunk Ry. & Duluth, Winnipeg T CP 2-bay hopper (Road No. C.P. 3541 16), RTR #55410... $12.10 & PacificWood Cabooses T SCL 50' gondola (Road No. SCL 13053 1), RTR #105040 ...$10 .15 T 60- 1032 Grand Trunk WesternWo od Cabooses, 1920-'61 T 60-4249 Vermont Northern Hood Locos, 1996+ The N Scale Architect, 477 Spinnaker, T 60-4250 Quebec Southern Hood Locos, 1996+ Weston, FL 33326, offers their 14th wood These N scale decals retail for $3.25. kit, The Delaware River & Rail kit, based on a prototype water-to-rail transfer facility Micro-Tra ins®, 351 built in the late 1800s and still standing in Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. the 1960s (#797DRR, $39.95). A new barge Box 1200, Talent, OR kit, the Ontario, will complete the scene (#598TOB, $14.95). 97540-1200, has released the following items: Ye steryear Creations, P. O. Box 2504, T BN "Fallen Flags" 4-pack with CB&Q 40' boxcar (Road No. Florence, OR 97439, has an etched-brass CB&Q 41465); NP 50' boxcar (Road No. NP 97732); SP&S 40' kit for a sawmill sawdust burner modeled boxcar (Road No. SP&S 11046) and GN 33' 2-bay hopper (Road after Davidson Industries Wigwam Saw­ No. GN 73579), RTR #22102 ...$48.85 dust Burner in Oregon. Kit is scale 42 ' T UP 3-bay ACF covered hopper (Road No. UP 90802), RTR high. Price is $39.99; add $3.00 S&H if ordering direct.

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InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502-0839, offers Microscale Industries, 1570 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, the following new kits: has the fo llowing decals available: T 20207 GN 1937 AAR 40' double-door boxcar (4 nos.) ...$29.95 T 48-612 SP&S 40' Steel Boxcars, Early Scheme, 30" Letters, 1946-'68 T 20 114 WP 1937 AAR 40' single-door boxcar (4 nos.) ...$29.95 T 48-613 SP&S 40' Steel Boxcars, 60" Slanted Letters, 1957-'68 T 48-614 SP&S 40' Steel Boxcars, 60" Straight Letters, 1957-'68 Life-Like, 1600 Union Ave., Baltimore, MD 2121 1, offers the T 48-615 SP&S 50' Steel Double-Door Boxcars, 1957-'68 Snap-Loc® Gold Star Oil Co. kit for $30.00. These 0 scale decals retail for $4.25.

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Steam Depot, 2038 Center St., Ashland, PA 17921, has kits for a ($ 139.00). Second kit has the same components but has 8-wheel drive GE 44-ton diesel in three versions. Economy kit has a plastic sheU, 4- in a RTR brass chassis with instaUed pewter sideframes ($ 159.00). wheel drive, steel chassis, Kadee® #802 couplers, brass wire for Third version is DC Hi-rail w/o couplers ($159.00). Include $4.50 handrails and has sideframes to be installed by the modeler S&H. Call 717-875-4205 for more info.

LA RGE SCALE �______Z_ S_C_A_L_E � ------� � Micro- Tra ins®, 35 1 Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, LGB, 6444 Nancy Ridge Rd., San Diego, CA 92121, will release a OR 97540-1200, has released the following item: limited-edition (500 models) D&RG K-28 2-8-2, hand-made by Aster T GN caboose (Road No. X-52), RTR #14715 (w/Marklin® cou­ w/metal construction and an LGB drive. Other new US prototype items plers) ...$16 .80; #14715-2 (w/Magne-Matic® couplers) ...$1 8.45 are UP F7 A&B, B&O F7 A-B-A, Hood's Milk reefer, PRR hopper, C&S stock car and Santa Fe "Super Chief' and NYC Gade green) boxcars. MULTI SCALE

Alpine Division Scale Models, P. O. Box 641154, Los Angeles, CA Blair Line, P.O. Box 2291, Lee's Summit, MO 64063-729 1, is 90064-11154, has a flashing rear-end device (FRED) that uses track releasing modern traffic sign kits from the early '70s to the present. voltage (no switches or batteries needed) and continues to flash for 20 Signs are printed in color on thin plastic; wood posts are included. HO minutes after the train stops. Can also be used in other applications signs are #147; N signs are #047. Price is $4.00 each. where a flashing light is needed. Price for #1390 is $14.95. Alpine now makes the Innovator Line Throttle formerly marketed by Innova­ Classy Signals, 5588 Creekwood Ln., #7G, Murray, tive Train Technology. HO version is Innovator 3500 ($149.95); N UT 84107, is offering nine different models of crossing version is Innovator 1400 ($1 24.95). For info call 562-860-6060. signals, including self-standing and wall-mounted ver­ sions. Outdoor and indoor versions are available, and American Art Clay Co. , Consumer Products Div., 4717 W. 16th they can be equipped with an outdoor landscape lamp or St., Indianapolis, IN 46222, introduces the "U Build the Mountain" indoor lamp and shade (outdoor model with landscape kit featuring Sculptamold®. Kit will create realistic scenery including lamp & 4 flashing lights shown). Two- and four-light mountains and volcanoes. Sculptamold® can be used over armatures models are available, in both working and non-working or alone, and when dry, can be carved, sanded or sawed. It accepts all versions. Prices range from $150-$425. Model shown is types of paint. Kit contains 2 lb. bag of Sculptamold®, measuring cup, $425 with lamp, $400 without, plus S&H. Call toll free mixing bag and craft stick; price is $10.95. Contact company for (888) 313-RRXS (7797) or send SASE for more infor­ more info. mation. Visa, MC & AMEX accepted.

Arizona Rock & Mineral, P.O. Box 567, Paulden, AZ 86334-0567, Dallee Electronics, 10 Witmer Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602, now offers has ten natural fo liage colors made from a wood fiber for modeling a switcher sound system. DC/DCClRadio/Stationary system is $109.95, grass, shrubs and trees. Send LSSAE for details. AC track-power system is $149.00. Add $6.35 for direct orders. �

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 15 �MPUTER APPLICATIONS

Here Comes 3rd Planll - Will II Push CADBail Aside? by Larry Puckett

Back In the Saddle Again ease. I still need to call the tech support folks a circle with a fixedra dius or drag it to the size Well, my complaints about the lack of soft­ at Gateway about this one! you want. Place one in every corner and of ware seem to have hit their mark, and I now course everywhere you want a peninsula. have enough on hand to do bimonthly columns 3rd Planlt Next all you have to do is grab one of the for awhile. The rest of you softwaredevelopers It seems like our hobby's new software connect tools and begin adding lines - need to get something to me later this spring or releases for the last year or so have been domi­ straight, curved with a fixed radius, with or summer if you want your products showcased nated by layout design progranls after a chunk without easements and the next thing you in the fall. For those of you with Internet ac­ of CADRail's business. This month we're know you have a simple layout. The part that cess, I hope you've had time to visit the Model going to take a look at 3rd Plan It, a real makes this so fast and easy is that as soon as Railroading site at www.modelrailroad­ CADRail clone, and I don't mean that in a you add a connection to the circle it automat­ ingmag.com. This site has updates on the derogatory sense. The developer, Randy Pfeif­ ically cuts the circle at the attach point for status of each issue, information on back is­ fer, purchased a copy of CADRail to use in you. At this point you've only spent a very sues and the various books published or dis­ designing his own layout but was disappointed few minutes and you can decide whether to tributed by Highlands Station, and links to by the steep learning curve. Being an experi­ go further with this design or try out another other interesting sites. enced software developer himself, Randy just as quickly and easily. By the time you read this I'll have my own decided to develop his own CAD program with Turnouts are very easily added to a plan site up with more information on programs I the goal of simplify ing and automating the and edited with the tools provided. You can review here and a list of what's to come. In addi­ more complex features fo und in many other literally drag, drop and insert a turnout in any tion, a big chunk of that web page will be dedi­ programs, including CADRail. The question I, section of track, connect it to another parallel cated to providing extended information on and I imagine many of you, had is how good a piece of track and edit it using the Smart DCC. I'll also post my answers to questions I get job did he do? I'm not going to do a feature-by­ Turnout™ feature. This makes it very easy to from readers there and set up a Q&A forum feature comparison, instead I'll describe the create yard ladders and other complex where you can post a question, or answer those best new features of 3rd PlanIt that may take a designs. There is even a special tool for creat­ posted by others. Although the material is com­ lot of the steepness out of the learning curve. ing crossovers. The Smart Turnout™ feature ing together right now, I don't have the final As soon as you start the program there are gives you the ability to edit the characteristics address for the site so look for it among the other neat features to get you going quickly. The lay­ of the turnout in a pop-up window, to create links on the Model Railroading home page. out design wizard prompts you as to whether your own custom-designed turnouts. you're building a room-sized layout or a mod­ Helices are inserted on the layout in a DASMAK ule. Then when you go to the room option, you manner similar to a circle. Yo u can control the In February I described a problem with have a choice of several types such as square, radius automatically or draw it to the size you reading some image fileson the Durango and rectangle or with an alcove. After selecti.ng one like. Once it's there it's a simple matter to set Silverton Multimedia Adventure Kit CD that of these you enter the room dimensions and elevations and connect it to the mainline track we couldn't resolve by press time. As it turns you're offand planning. leads. Elevations are easily added to any out it is a matter of compatibility with the The most basic partof layout design comes object by editing its properties. Once you Gateway CD drive. I tried installing a next - getting a few squiggles down on paper, select a segment of track or a helix, all you Microsoft program last month, and the sys­ so to speak. This process is based around the have to do is enter the beginning and ending tem couldn't even read the CD. As a test r circle drawing tool. Unless you're designing a elevations or, enter one elevation and the then took the CD to a second Gateway com­ layout to fit on the hanger deck of an aircraft desired grade - the program will then calcu­ puter and sure enough it couldn't read the carrier, placing your curves first is imperative late all the intervening elevations. With a helix CD either - maybe they have Mad Cow dis- since their size and location will conu·ol where you also have to enter the number of complete

1 - Here is the 20 view of a nicely 2 - Now take a look at the same 3 - I like the helix tool since I have to detailed section of one of the exam­ scene in 30 perspective - impressive have a couple for the multi-level lay­ ple trackplans provided with 3rd isn't it? out I'm working on right now. Planlt. It gives you a pretty good birds-eye view. your straight runs will fit. You can either draw turns you want within the helix. As r fo und

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FOIHob.OI",FI 4 - Tu rnouts are easily plopped onto 5 - Circles are one of the basic 6 - The layout map tool allows you any section of track and inserted to objects you need to draw to get the to keep track of just where on the create even complex ladder tracks for trackplan started, and its very easy, layout you are working at any given yards. The Smart Tu rnouFM feature plus there are several ways to modify time. allows you to quickly edit them. and connect them.

out from experimentation, if all you want is an layout. If you do add a lot of scenery, you may more RAM you have the better - those 3D over and under loop don't use the helix tool, fi nd the 3D rendering slowing down some images can take up a lot of room and slow your just make a circle, add a straight lead in and since it has to redraw all those little objects computer to a crawl as they are refreshed once out, and then establish the elevations. every time you move the image. To speed up they get real big. I used both 100 MHz and 233 . Elevations are most easily set using the the redraw process you can deselect the MHz computers having 24 and 32 Mbytes of path tool. With this tool you select the begin­ scenery or any other layer in your options. RAM for my evaluation. The program ran fine ning of a stretch of track that you want to The tutorial is pretty good and most on both. The program sells for $94.95 plus $5 edit then point to a second section of track on instructions are clear. It could use a good index S&H - updates and trials of Beta versions the layout and the program will trace a line so you can look up individual topics, espe­ have been free up to now through a web page. between the two. Once the path is high­ cially since the online help is a little slim. Email support for questions was very fast and lighted you can edit the grade or elevations Randy has informed me that an index is next Randy seems quite responsive, often sending for it. This will produce a smooth, even tran­ on his list of things to add to the manual when me as many as six or seven messages a day. For sition in grade throughout the section of he prints another edition, and he is hiring more information check out his web page at track selected. It also makes it easy to estab­ someone to work on the help file. During the www.eldoradosoft.com or send him email at lish the elevations needed for 3D rendering. review process he added undo and redo icons tpi @eldoradosoft.com. There is a free demo Here's where I did run into a problem, to the workspace {i·ame. These were previously version on the web page that can be down­ which was due to my misinterpretation of the only available as Ctrl Z or Y functions or from loaded. The snail mail address is El Dorado instructions. After creating the helix I made the edit menu. They still have a 10,000 action Software, 2222 Francisco Dr. Suite 510- 196, El straight-line connections to it for the in and buffe r so you certainly can go back to any step Dorado Hills, CA 95762. Owners of CADRaiI out leads and proceeded to set a path and you've done wrong. Also added were arrow can get a discount and most CADRail filescan establish elevations. However, every time I ends to lines and reference points. be converted to 3rd PlanIt files. I was so tried to use the path tool it kept telling me that Reference points are a real nice feature impressed that if I didn't have an evaluation there was no valid path. Frustrated, I made when it comes time to build the layout. These copy I'd probably buy one. more attempts and finally the program "Per­ allow the program to calculate and display the Now for the rating (1-5: 5 is Best) f0ll11ed an illegal function" and crashed. The distance from points in your room to points on Documentation 4.9 thing I was doing wrong was clicking too your design and give their elevations. When User Friendly 5.0 close to the free end of the straight tracks that you start to build benchwork all you have to do Technical 4.9 lead in and out of the helix instead of near the is mark these reference points on the wall in Application 5.0 end that connects to the helix. When you click your layout room and then measure from them Value 4.5 on the section of track, a small circle will to the point where you want to set the height of Level 3-5 appear at one end of the other letting you benchwork, or a track support, etc. All the That's all for this session. Until next time, know which one you're selecting. As for the track planning programs in the world are stay on the right track and don't run out of program crash, I worked with Randy for about worthless if you don't have a way to transfer steam. Send yolU' conunents, questions and pro­ a week trying to fi nd a set of actions that the plan to the third dimension. Speaking of grams to: Larry Puckett, 9618 Dublin Dr., Man­ would consistently cause it to happen but just that, the plint operation allows you to print out assas, VA 20 109. If you want to send me email, couldn't tie it down. Naturally I'm the only your plan in any scale, including fu ll size (1: 1). I'm now available at lj [email protected], lpuck­ one who has run into it so far, so we now call I agree that the special features in 3rd PlanIt [email protected] or tlu'ough the magazine at it the "Larry bug" and are still after it. can make the layout design process easier and [email protected]. If you submit a public Once you've established the elevations of quicker, but please read the manual and do the domain or shareware program for review in this your track all you have to do is click the 3D tutorials. Like any CAD program you'll still coluI1U1 please indicate whether or not you are button. The resulting draw ing can be tilted, have to leam the commands to lessen the learn­ willing to provide copies for interested readers zoomed, panned and rotated to give you that ing curve. Finally, with all tllis 3D information and the conditions for that exchange. � perspective that comes as close as anything to and capacity, I've been asking Randy for the the finished product. It's probably as good as ability to display a cross section through the SOFTWARE PRODUCERS: If you building one of those clay scale models of the layout at any given point. This would be just would like Model Railroading to review layoLit when it comes to visualizing how like those cross sections that John Armstrong your software in this column please send everything will fit together. A small but nice places on his trackplans. I do these by hand tile software and any promotional mater­ library of vegetation, buildings and railroad now and fi nd them very useful for planning ial to the above address. Please note that troctures, some of them of popular kits, is benchwork supports and getting a fe eling for only fully functional and documented provided so that you can test what will fi t. how well the spatial relationships fit in the plan. software will be covered; demo versions And, if you like creating your own structures 3rd Plan!t requires a 486-33 MHz computer are not acceptable. Any materials there's a tool for laying them out in 2D and with Windows 95 or NT 4.0, 2 Mbytes of RAM received will be considered as gratis, then tilting up the walls to form a 3D repre­ above your basic system requirements, 10 unless otherwise specified. Thank you. sentation that will be rendered that way on the Mbytes hard disk space, and a mouse. The

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 17 DDueT REVIEWS

N&W Standard Combination Station No. 2 from Roanoke Rails

by Jim Te ese, MMR

Photos by the author

ost large railroads developed a series start building - I didn't but should have! and windows be installed before the walls of standard plans for those lines ide The instructions recommend the use of are assembled to the floor - I think it will Mstructures which were used throughout the water-based paints to paint all parts before provide an easier and more satisfactory systems, including various sizes and types of assembly. I used Floquil Tuscan Red and installation. Also, the station name should be stations. The Norfolk and Western was no Antique White and painted all the parts, applied to dle end walls before they are fas­ exception to this generalization, and built at only to discover that the solvent in the paint tened to the floor. Cello-Tak 12-point Car­ least 24 of this standard combination station attacked the stick-on glue on the back of the leton Bold Transfer Type was used here. It No. 2 at various locations along the railroad, parts, so that I had to use CA to hold some would be very difficult to letter this after the as well as many variations on the plan, such of the parts in place. I based my colors on building is completed. I used gap-filling CA as mirror images and widened, narrowed, ex­ the photos in Mainline Modeler. Study the to fasten the walls and floor together. As far tended or shortened versions. There is con­ parts layout shown on pages 2 and 3 of the as Step 9 is concerned, I suggest that these siderable documentation of this in the instructions. I suggest that only the parts on four brackets NOT be installed until after the published literature, with plan and elevation Boards A, B (except part B- l4), C, G, K and roof is in place - r managed to break them drawings on page 106 and photos on page L be prepainted. The step treads (parts L-4 all off (some of them twice before 1 saw the lOS of the NO/folk & We stern Handbook by and L-5) may be painted and then have the light!) while completing the assembly of the Wa llace and Wiley. Page 48 of Appalachian centers weathered with sandpaper as I did building. Assembly of the bay window Crossing by Huddleston has a photo and or stained the same as the platform and requires very careful sanding on the edges to pages 64, 67, 145 and 164 of Memories of dock. The platform and dock surfaces on fit the three sides together properly and to fit N& W Power by Carleton also have photos. A Board J should be stained a light to medium the completed bay into the building. color photo is shown on page 17 of N & Win gray with a very dilute mixture of black The roof structure is best assembled Color by Nichols. The November 1997 shoe dye and alcohol. All the roof parts unpainted. I suggest that parts C-IO and C- Main.line Modeler has a nice color photo of should remain unpainted until the roof is 11 not be used - they seem to add nothing the station on the cover and another color assembled. Be careful with your colors - to the structure. I used them and regret it. photo on page 32. Also, there are four photos some of the boards need two colors of paint. The roof was completely assembled with on the first page of the instructions in the kit. I recommend following the photos of the white glue. When the roof structure is com­ This is a very nice kit, developed by prototype and the finished model here. Note plete and dried thoroughly paint it with your Roanoke Rails as the first in a series of that the instructions specify that the parts on trim color. I used white glue to assemble the N&W lineside structures. It is actually fabri­ the B board must be glued with the passenger platforms and should not have ! cated by American Model Builders, whose "BACK" surface on the inside of the struc­ They warped very badly and I was not able expertise in the production of laser-cut wood ture - hence the lasered side is NOT the to completely straighten them out. On the kits is well known. This was my first laser­ side to paint! freight dock I assembled parts J-4, J-5 and J- cut kit, and I made a few errors along the The construction starts with assembly of 6 to parts H-4, H-5 and H-6 with thickened way which I shall point out as I go so that the sides. I recommend that the sides be CA before assembling the dock and was hopefully you won't make the same ones assembled with white glue, and that a piece much happier with the result. I assembled yourself should you purchase the kit (which of cardboard or wood be used to back up the the dock and platform around the station I think you should if you model the N&W). doors and overlap onto the back of the walls rather than separately - it gave one less There are eight 8'/, " x 11" pages of to keep the doors in place more satisfacto­ problem in fitting and assembly! instructions with the kit as well as another rily. Be sure not to let this reinforcement get The roof covering gave me more trouble full page with photos of the completed below the bottoms of the passenger doors to than the rest of the building - joining the model. I would suggest that you read these avoid any interfe rence with the floor when it two main panels, N-6 and N-7, was the most instructions over several times before you is installed. I also recommend that the doors difficult part of the entire construct.ion, and I

18 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 The Walthers model is closest to the DRGW 30800-30824 series with a 3-13-3 side-post arrangement. am still not happy with the way mine looks. Walthers 65' Thrall Gondola The paper used for the roof covering is too flimsy to use masking tape as an assist - all I can say here is be very careful that the top by David G. Casdorph joint is correct when installing N-6 and when adding N-7. This will make or break Photos by the author the model. The scribed lines must match perfectly or Step 27 will be a disaster! Per­ althers' 65 ' gondola car takes us back cubic-foot capacity was identical, at 2,950. haps these two pieces could be combined to the latter half of the 1960s for a This series had a side-post arrangement of 3- into one sheet with a scribed centerline to refrWeshingly diffe rent gondola look - 13-3 with squared bottoms except for the fo ld for the roof ridge. When adding the N- mainly a high-side mill gondola with middle three which had tapered bottoms. 10 strips be careful not to let them touch the dropped sidesills. During 1967-' 69, Thrall MILW 93800-93849 (50 cars) were built main roof panels in the wrong position or built at least 375 all-welded 65 ' gondolas July through August 1969. These were they will tear both the strip and the panel during this period. equipped with 100-ton trucks, fixed ends when you try to move them. After all my Walthers' model accurately gives us a 65 ' and as' 6" inside height. Side-post arrange­ fussing, it does make a lovely roof when 6" inside length and as' 6" inside height ment on these were 3-13-3 with squared bot­ complete. Just don't try to add too many of (measured on the end from the bottom to the toms except the middle seven which had the N- IO strips at one time - it is a very top). It comes with fixed, drop and bulkhead tapered bottoms. The ends each had five exacting and tiring procedure. I used thick­ ends. The model has fo ur cigar-shaped cor­ cigar-shaped corrugations and four pairs of ened CA again to mount the gutters, parts R- rugations and three pairs of dart cOITLIgations dart corrugations. Stenciled capacity was 6, R-7 and R-8. The chimneys used were the on each end. 3,270 cubic-feet. cast-metal ones in the kit (they offer Grandt The model has a total of 19 side posts on Line chimneys as an option) secured with each of its sides. These are aJTanged in a 3- Summary thickened CA. I used some leftover scraps of 13-3 fa shion with the three short posts occur­ In such a short period of time Thrall pro­ the roof covering as flashing around the base ring before the drop in the sidesill. The 13 duced at least three markedly diffe rent of the chimneys. The roof was painted with middle posts occur in the dropped section of designs! Later 65 ' gondolas built by Thrall Polly Scale Panzer Red Brown (#505 112) as the sides. All the posts have squaJ·ed bottoms had straight sills and/or corrugated sides. it appeared to me to be closest to the roof as except the middle three which have tapered The Walthers model appears closest to shown in the color photos. I couldn't resist bottoms. A nemly full length top-chord rein­ the DRGW 30800-30824 series by having weathering the roof as shown on page 32 of forcement angle is represented on the model. the same side-post arrangement (including the Mainline Modeler article! correct tapered/squared bottoms) and ends. The building was weathered with "Sell­ The Prototype ios Stain" (India ink diluted with alcohol, as MKT 43750-438249 (100 cars) were George Sellios recommends in his Fine built October 1967 through January 1968. Scale Models kits) and with very dilute Flo­ These have 5' 0" inside heights and 100-ton quil in the airbrush. The building cries out trucks. The first 75 cars had fixed ends while for more detail - just look at the prototype the last 25 had drop ends. Side-post arrange­ photos for ideas - signs, barrels, crates, ment was 2-15-2 with tapered bottoms train order signal, baggage wagons, gutter except the outer four (two on each end) braces, light fixtures (illuminated if you so posts which had squared bottoms. The ends desire), drain spouts - you name it' The each had five cigar-shaped cOITugations and only items I added were the chimney flash­ four pairs of dart corrugations. Stenci led ing mentioned above and window shades cut capacity was 2,947 cubic feet. from craft paper grocery bags. Later, cars from this series appeared in The model has four cigar-shaped cor­ This is a terrific kit, a real N&W build­ service with Chicago, Central & Pacific (CC rugations and three pairs of dart cor­ ing, and hopefully only the first from 29400 1 -294020), Iowa Interstate (IAIS rugations on the ends. Roanoke Rails. In spite of my comments 6800-6874) and Paducah and Louisville above I heartily recommend it to all you (PAL 2000 t -2001 5). N&W people, as well as anyone else who CNW 132600- 132799 (200 cars) were just wants a nice railroady looking station. built in 1968. The cars were equipped with As with any craftsman-type kit it requires 70-ton trucks, drop ends and as' 0" interior careful work, but the re sults are well worth height. Cubic-foot capacity was stenciled as it. The list price is $74.95 and if your dealer 2,950. MILW 93843 is a close prototype for doesn't have it you can mail-order it from DRGW 30800-30824 (25 cars) were also the recent Walthers HO model with a Roanoke Rails, PO Box 1219, Roanoke, VA built in 1968. These were equipped with 70- correct 3-13-3 side post arrangement 24006. Be sure to enclose $3.00 for ship­ ton trucks, drop ends and a noted 5' 6" inte­ and inside height - but differs in the ping. Credit-card orders can be placed toll rior height. Despite the extra 6" greater number of end corrugations and num­ free at (888) 61 1 2156. height than the CNW cars, the stenciled ber of tapered bottom side posts

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 19 Atlas LNT9000 Ford Tr uck-Tractor

The Ford LNT road tractor is accurately suitable for serving intermodal hub centers. The & Pines 45' Pines 45' intermodal van is one of the best models of a rail trailer available.

I ntermoda and more accurate wheels. With that said, � Exhaust (curved stack a nice touch) I for those who are looking for a general � Fuel tanks and battei'y boxes model to serve simply as a truck in a � Air tank under each door Van model railroad scene it will suffice as is. � Air dryer behind right-side fuel tank With the exception of the wheels, the � Grid deck plate model is very accurate. � Fifth wheel set at center of tandem by David A. Bontrager The Pines trailer is a knockout! Two com­ � Suspension as seen between drive tires plete landing gears (raised and lowered posi­ even has spring leaf detail Photos by the author tions) are included. Both are very accurate � Trailer will cover open top of fifth wheel one-piece castings. Even the front and rear of and differentials the ground pads are tapered. Look closely � No air horn s promised, Atlas has introduced the and you will see the cutout at the top of each � Replacing tires and wheels with detail Ford LNT9000 road tractor and Pines wing plate and even the leg driveshaft. This parts greatly enhances looks 45A' intermodal trailer in HO scale. Both is accurate and Atlas is to be congratulated as models capture the prototype beautifully. For the first manufacturer to include this neat Pines 45' Tra iler

additional comments on the prototype and detail on a landing-gear wing plate. The � Centerline of landing gear legs 10' 9" models see my review of the N scale ver­ crank handle is cast in place, which is from front wall sions in the March 1998 MRG. acceptable on a RTR model. Detail modelers � 36" Kingpin Both models are offered as, or near, will do what they need to with this item. � 44 ' 9" long (scale 3" short, not visually ready-to-run (RTR). In addition to undeco­ The wheels on the trailer represent spoke noticeable) rated, the Ford tractor is offered in eight col­ type and are acceptable, unless absolute � 102" wide ors, but not lettered. The Pines trailer is detail is desired. The tires are soft vinyl and � 13'6"high offered painted and decorated for nine road­ separate from the wheels, which makes � Lower lifting rail cast in names plus undecorated. detail painting much easier. It should be � No roof guard rail The Ford tractor is literally RTR, unless noted that the tires are interchangeable with � Recessed aluminum-type record box one chooses to add extra detailing. About A-Line wheels. � Recessed service connections the only items it needs are mirrors, air horn I have no complaint whatsoever with the � Five hinges and two latch bars per door / paint and lettering. In fact, decals couldn t � Rivets are nice, just slightly oversized produce better lettering, it's absolutely tack­ enough to be visible sharp. � Light group correct for intermodal van Since these models are so nicely made, I � Lower rear side marker light on small will bst the stats of each instead of writing a bracket standard review. Unless additional comment � Rear bumper - read "Pines" is provided, consider each item to be correct � Tandem can be located at several diffe r­ C, If Co and accurate. ent positions � Roof painted silver - nice touch on pre­ CCEZ Ford Tractor dec model ,( . " 230 " 176 � Stubby (short) hood unique to this truck � Scale thickness mud flaps � Seat and steering wheel

t( Summary . " � Window glazing provide as insert , ( � Clear plastic headlights I believe Atlas has made a definite state­ � Marker lights cast in (need to be detail ment - "See this!" What more can 1 say? painted) As with any model, both of these models � Turn indicators (need detail painting) can be detailed to a higher level. The nice � Grille complete with Ford name thing is that Atlas has given us such a good � Hood latches starting point. � Air cleaner intake very nice and has Ford The Pines 45 ' trailer is offered undeco­ The door latch bars are separate name rated at $8.95; Burlington Motor Carriers in pieces of steel wire that will fit into � Separation line between stationary and three road numbers at $12.95; and eight other the guides. Even as made to accept tilting fe nders roadnames in three numbers at $1 1.95 each. the individual latch bars, the details � Door hinges and handle The Ford LNT9000 tractor is offered on the trailer are done very well with­ � Back wall of cab detail undecorated at $5.95; painted and unlettered out being oversized. in eight colors at $7.95 each. �

20 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 Rio Grande SD7 5302 is still in its original colors after 13 years at Salt Lake City, UT, on September 7, 1966. Note the pilot has been repainted in the deeper orange. Three of the five SD7s were repainted into the simple black by 1967. The standard cab-window treatment of wind deflectors and metal sunshade is present on this unit. The 5302 saw service on the west end of the road until at least as late as 1979. Decals: Microscale 87-96. Ed Fulcomer photo

Rio Grande's last SD7, the 5304, is in a clean coat of the "switcher" scheme and doing the switching at Pueblo, CO, on September 4, 1968. The fresh paint on the pilot and the light angle shows the indent in the pilot well in this view. Note the orange sidesill paint extended down the edge of the stepwells. Decals: Herald King L-42, Microscale 87-28. Ed Fulcomer photo

Rio Grande SD9 5308 wears the switcher scheme at Helper, UT. on September 2, 1973. It seems to have a couple new reflectors on the frame. It has the tall spark arrestors and a Sinclair radio antenna. Decals: Herald King L-42, Microscale 87-28. Ed Fulcomer photo

I MODEL RAILROADING .... 21 T THE END OF THE STEAM ERA the Denver Rio Grande's second SD7, the 5301, is seen in this 3/4 rear view at Helper, UT, on A & Rio Grande Western, more com­ September 18, 1965. Now 12 years old and still in its original livery (note the Rio monly known as simply the Rio Grande, Grande name does not appear on the rear end) and service, on mine runs near consisted of about 2,000 miles of standard Helper, the unit is little changed. Note the built-out step tread for the lower step gauge line plus the dwindling narrow gauge box, three-chime horn and rerailer by the front truck. Decals: Microscale 87-96. lines. Its slogan, "Main Line thru the Ed Fulcomer photo, George Melvin collection Rockies" was true as the company operated two lines from the Colorado foothills di­ rectly into and through two of the most Grande as matched A-B-B-A sets of F7s also City. As the World War II vintage switchers rugged portions of the southern Rocky arrived in 1952 for through-freight service. came due for retirement, small groups of Mountains. This statement was also some­ In May 1953, a group of fi ve SD7s EMD switchers were purchased, from 1964 what of a challenge to their bigger competi­ arrived, numbered 5300-5304; they carried through 1968. By this time, the SD units tors such as the Union Pacific which, the handsome black scheme with an elabo­ were getting repainted into the "switcher" operating across southern Wyoming, skirted rate yellow striping pattern flowing back scheme, solid black with the small Rio the worst of the mountains. The Rio Grande from a mostly yellow nose. This was the Grande name on the long hood. Despite the successfully competed in spite of the chal­ standard scheme on the road's large fleet of appearance of the Rio GRANDE version of lenge of it routes, moving traffic quickly freight cab units and was successfully this scheme appearing on new locos and from Utah to easternconnections at Denver adapted to the road-switcher shape. These even repainted GP9s, it was not used on the and Pueblo, CO. An early devotee to the units were equipped with dynamic brakes SDs which were repainted. In fact the SD7s diesel, the road was operating four dozen and large fuel tanks and, weighing in at and SD9s were becoming heavy switchers, FTs by 1944, when most roads its size were 368,000 pounds, are considered "heavies." supplementing the 1,200- and j ,500-hp units still studying the performance of a small This feature was added in view of their purchased new. They became common at sampling of diesel switchers in anticipation intended duty on mine drags in Utah. Sta­ Denver's North Yard and at Pueblo and of their first order for road diesels. tioned in Helper and Provo, they performed Grand Junction, CO. While the Rio Grande's rugged profile in this task with satisfaction, leading to what In 1972, SD9 5305 was wrecked at Colorado and over Soldier Summit in Utah could be considered a "repeat order" Pueblo and emerged from the road's Burn­ would have justified the road becoming a although timing would mean SD9s appeared ham Shop in Denver with a new chopped volume operator of special duty locomo­ instead of SD7s. With 24 GP9s appearing in nose, the only road switcher chopnosed by tives in regular mainline service, the Rio 1955 and 1956, numbered in four-unit sets the Rio Grande. After this modification, it Grande had almost completely dieselized its like the road's cab-unit fleet, for mainline spent many years on tbe hump at Grand mainline freight runs even before EMD's service, the mainline dieselization was com­ Junction, working there as late as May 1990, competition was fielding a mass-produced plete, but more special duty locomotives when your author saw it there. This might special duty road switcher and several years were needed. This led to an order for ten have been the last early SO working on the before the SD7 came along. From 1941 to SD9s. Numbered above the SD7s with num­ Rio Grande; fi nding thorough retirement 1948, small groups of swi tchers were bers 5305-53 14, they also carried dynamic records for these units proved diffi cult, but bought from five builders; A1co, Baldwin, brakes, large fuel tanks and lots of ballast, the SD7s and other SD9s appear to have EMD, F-M and GE. These arrivals totaled weighing just a bit less than the SD7s. Car­ been retired and sold to dealers for scrap by 39 units when their first road switchers, a rying the same paint scheme as the SD7s 1991. The 5305, however, was sold to dealer trio of Fairbanks-Morse H15-44 units were and GP9s, these were the last first-genera­ Omni-Trax and became Northwestern purchased in 1948. tion units purchased by the Rio Grande, Pacific 5305 in 1996, where it continues to In 1950, the year the GP7 became popu­ although their arrival fo llowed the last stan­ work today. More photos and detailing lar, a small order of four of these units dard gauge steam runs in December 1956 by information for Rio Grande SD7s appear in arrived, followed by a trio of Alco RS3s in about six months. It would be five years a Diesel Detail Close-up by Rich Picariello 195 l. These small groups could almost be before another new diesel arrived and ten in the June 1995 issu e of Model considered "test runs" with a repeat order for years before another six-axle-unit order was Railroading. ten GP7s in 1952 making it clear that EMD's placed, for SD45s. The Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range offering was superior. Even at this point, As with their SD7 brethren, the SD9s (DM&IR) Railway is a relatively new com­ when many other roads were buying only fo und work on mine runs, local freights and pany as a "pre-merger" railroad but with deep road switchers, road switchers were still con­ yard assignments in the busy area from roots in more ways than one. Its corporate sidered only for certain niches on the Rio Helper, UT, west to Provo and Salt Lake predecessors, the Duluth & Iron Range and

22 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 Eight years later, we see Rio Grande SD7 5301 in the simple black scheme and wearing tall spark arrestors and a firecracker radio antenna. Salt Lake City, UT; September 16, 1973. Decals: Herald King L-42, Microscale 87-28. Neil Shankweiler photo, George Melvin collection

Rio Grande SD7 5303 wears a fresh coat of the solid black at Denver, CO, in July 1972. Note the seven reflectors attached along the wide yellow frame, an electrical receptacle just above the third axle and the rerailer, this one painted yellow. The cab door handle is also painted yellow. This angle shows the simple step added in the step wells of all five D&RGW SD7s. Denver, CO; July 1972. Decals: Herald King L-42, Microscale 87-28. Neil Shankweiler photo, George Melvin collection

so new engine arrivals would be timed to join the fleet each Spring, eliminating more steam power with each successive season. In 1957, 20 units numbered 111-130 were built in January through March. The following year, the largest order was placed, for 28 units numbered 131-158, built from the Duluth, Missabe & Northern were formed expensive (albeit more efficient) motive February through April 1958. The fo urth and in 1874 and 1891, respectively. Their purpose power less practical. Indeed, other U. S. final purchase of SD9s came very near the was to transport iron ore mined in huge Steel roads were beginning to dieselize and end of SD9 production, in April and May deposits known as "ranges" in northern Min­ sending their prematurely obsolete heavy 1959, for 16 units numbered 159-174. Only nesota southward to Lake Superior for load­ steamers to the DM&IR around 1950. a single SD9 was built after this order, ing onto lake steamers bound for steel mills In 1952 and 1953, while the Missabe's Reserve Mining 1225, bought by the neigh­ springing up along the shores of the lower cousin at the other end of the rail-water con­ boring private ore carrier. More about this Great Lakes. This economical means of trans­ veyor belt, the Bessemer & Lake Eire, was road later in our series. porting the iron ore closer to the coal fields already tooled up with F7s and buying The Missabe became the third largest which provided the other major ingredient for SD7s, the DM&IR was getting displaced owner of SD9s, behind the 150 amassed by the steel process became an integral part of steamers from the B&LE and buying its first Southern Pacific and 80 by the Burlington. the industry which only recently has seen diesels, 15 SW9s numbered ll-25. Despite Their fleet also qualified as the newest group viable alternatives develop. Despite their dis­ having multiple-unit capabilities, these of SD9s as no units were bought during the tance from the steel mills and board rooms of switchers were too small for heavy drags of first two years of production. These units the steel-making giants Morgan and Rocke­ ore cars and were disposed of within a differed little; most were equipped with feller, these ranges represented billions in decade. For a perspective consider this; the dynamic brakes and small 1,200-gallon fuel potential profits for their newly formed U. S. year the Missabe bought its first diesel the tanks. Weighing 387,000 pounds, they are Steel Corporation in 190 I. The common small Class I New York, Ontario & Western heavy SDs. ownership of Morgan's D&IR and Rocke­ had already been dieselized for five years I A pair of units, the 129 and 130, from the fe ller's DM&N brought these two roads The Missabe's locomotive needs were sim­ second order were equipped with steam gen­ together. The DM&IR was formed in 1937 ply more than the early road diesels of the erators, their only "passenger" diesels, save and absorbed the D&IR the fo llowing year. late 1940s could provide. Many types of cab a single Budd RDC car. The rural character The first few years brought unimagined units and road switchers were tried, includ­ and heavy-haul status of the DM&IR made increases in ore production and tonnage for ing demonstrators and units loaned from its demand for passenger service minimal, this, the country's biggest ore railroad, as the other U. S. Steel family roads. and it was ended in 1961. country rebounded from the Great Depression Finally in 1956, after watching the per­ The 1958 delivery came with the larger and with demand driven by World War II. formance of the SD7s on the B&LE for sev­ 48 " fans and the 1959 group featured the The famous Yellowstone class 2-8-8-4 eral years, the DM&IR bought ten SD9s. raised cab and short hood. This gave the locomotives arrived in 1942, as some other Nine were built new in March and April DM&IR a sampling from three of the fo ur heavy duty railroads were getting involved 1956 and numbered 10 l-I09; the last was phases of SD9s built, lacking only the earli­ with the new diesel road engines, the Miss­ EMD demonstrator 559 1 built in July 1955 est Phase I style. Also arriving in the Spring abe was still totally committed to steam and numbered 110. This began a buying pat­ of 1959 was a group of six Alco road power. The fact that the road was nearly tern which brought a new group of SD9s to switchers, 2,400-hp RSD-15s. While they mothballed during the winter months when the road each Spring for the next three years. had more horsepower, their weight and trac­ the upper Great Lakes and the ore dock at Remember, the Missabe would "hibernate" tive effort was equal to the SD9s, and the Duluth were ice bound made investment in while Lake Superior was closed to shipping extra power would only be beneficial at

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 23 Rio Grande's first SD9 5305 models its newly installed short hood at Pueblo, CO, on December 30, 1972, which it acquired after a wreck at Pueblo in April of that year. Also note the battery boxes forward of the cab are removed. The tall spark arrestors on the stacks are visible. Still possessing footboards, the pilot is stenciled "Keep off Foot­ boards." Deca ls: Herald King L-42, Microscale 87-28. Ed Fulcomer photo

Rio Grande SD9 5309, built in July 1957, represents the most common variation of the SD9, with the stamped handrail stanchions and 36" diameter roof fans, typical of the units produced in the middle of the five-year production run of the SD9. Notice the five-chime horn, fire­ cracker radio antenna and the single nose ladder (as opposed to a pair). Now eight years old, the handsome original paint job is still in fine shape. Denver, CO; July 15, 1965. Decals: Microscale 87-96. Ed Fulcomer photo

Rio Grande SD9 5310 appears pretty late in its career, at Pueblo, CO, Sep­ tember 3, 1990. Perhaps the subject of some warning-light testing, there is what appears to be a plate (over a hole?) below the standard headlight position and a pair of extra lights mounted above the headlights. There is also a small rotating beacon on the cab roof and an odd protruding assembly on the rear hood edge. The modern pilot changes are seen with higher speeds. Speed was not an issue on the SOl8s numbered 175-l93 were purchased, the contemporary coupler cut levers Missabe; brute power to start the heavy ending steam operation for good. Other than and lack of footboards, the handrails trains and keep them moving was the issue, having grilles instead of screening over the and step-tread edges are also painted and the Alcos were not popular. Five years air intakes, these units are nearly indistin­ white. Note missing builder's plate later they moved on to the B&LE. guishable from the later-model S09s. While and ACI plate; also, the rerailer is The Spring of 1960 found the road order­ these last purchases of SO units were still missing. Decals: Herald King 1-42 ing more SD units, but the production model new, the easily mined deposits of natural ore Microscale 87-28. Ed Fulcomer photo was now the SD l8. A group of 19 high-nose were playing out and drastic traffic slumps

24 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 Rio Grande SD.9 5312 appears a bit weary in this July 20, 1989, view at Pueblo, CO. The roadname on the long hood is located a bit further back than on some other SD9s in this scheme. Evidence of a side swipe shows along the side; note the gouges along the battery boxes, a couple sidesill doors have been replaced with doors from the engineman's side of another unit and most of the doors are sheeted over, and a different style rerailer is present. The handrail and stanchions are also a bit crooked. Decals: Herald King l-42 Microscale 87-28. Ed Fu/comer photo

Rio Grande SD9 5314, the last built in the group of ten, is in charge of a local near Fruita, CO, on March 17, 1965. Assigned to local service out of Grand Junction, sister 5305 would still be working there 15 years later. Decals: Microscale 87-96. Ed Fulcomer photo

DM&IR SD9 103 with sister 102 are working on lease to the Rock Island at Silvis, Il, on May 10, 1965. Note class RS-1 under the road number; each year's delivery of SD9s received a new class, "RS-1, RS-2, RS-3 and RS-4," A number of interesting features pre­ sent themselves: note round screened spark arrestors, distinctive lantern/ flag bracket, tool box and rerailer, hanging in the cavity forward of the small 1,200-gallon fuel tank - all standard Missabe features. This unit apparently had an all-weather cab window taken off; notice the beading remaining around the window. In its original scheme at age nine, it fea­ tures two green and red "Safety First" DM&IR heralds per side. Within the year, this unit would become B&lE 828. It was scrapped in 1987. Decals: Herald King l-391, Microscale 87-357. Bill Kuba photo, George Melvin collection

were witnessed by the Missabe as imported period that decreased winter navigation on owned by U. S. Steel anymore! Two SD9s are from South America arrived at East the Great Lakes caused the DM&IR to slow even found new homes on the Burlington Coast ports, and the economic production of down. Missabe SD9s were common sights Northern. The reverse is also happening as low-grade taconite are into a suitable substi­ on the CN and CP as well as several US newer SD38s are moving to the Missabe tute was not yet a reality. roads such as the Milwaukee and Rock from the B&LE and EJ&E. During the early and mid 1960s, the SD Island. However, the slowly dawning A rebuild program initiated in 1979 has fleet was leased out to several diffe rent rail­ taconite era caused some SDs to "leave created a group of units known on the road roads during the winter shutdown and for home" for good, adopted by the Bessemer & as "SD-Ms"; it consists of 22 units num­ increasingly longer periods. An ideal situa­ Lake Erie. bered 301 -322, picked at random from the tion existed for a number of years; while the What started in February 1964 with five newer SD9 and SDI8 ranks. These units Missabe traffic dropped during the winter, of the 1958 group of SD9s, units 136, 140, have chopped short hoods and full-size many roads' demand for motive power 141, 146 and 148 becoming B&LE 82 1 -825, 2,400-gallon fuel tanks. Mechanically, they increased with winter operating conditions was extended to shipments of SD9s to other vary somewhat, but all are upgraded and and increased tonnage of commodities such U. S. Steel roads, Elgin, Joliet & Eastern and modernized internally as well as what is as grain. In the case of the two big Canadian Union Railroad (some of these units moved visually apparent. roads, winter brought the closing of the St. on to the Birmingham Southern as well) has I will not attempt a unit-by-unit chronicle Lawrence Seaway fo r access to the Great never Slopped. Units are still being shipped of all these moves and rebuildings of the Lakes by ocean-going vessels and swung off to the fe llow former U. S. Steel roads SD9 fleet, but will offer a summary of sorts grain traffic onto the rails during the same despite the fact that the roads aren't even for units still on the DM&IR. According to

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 25 A right-side view of DM&IR SD9 117, a _.- 1957-built class RS-2, shows more �-- details typical of the Missabe fleet: an odd five-chime horn cluster, loud­ speaker with conduit on the cab roof, all-weather cab window, rerailer and a rack for spare knuckles forward of the fuel tank. Note road number on the tank. Proctor, MN; about 1965. Becom­ ing B&LE 844 in 1980, this unit received a chopped nose and is still running. Decals: Herald King L-391, Microscale 87-357. John LaRue photo, George Melvin collection

DM&IR SD9 123, also from the second group received in 1 957, is switching at Duluth, MN, in the mid 1960s. Note different style of spark arrestor and prominent stencils on each brake cylinder, indicating the date they were cleaned. This unit became B&LE 837 in 1971 and has since been scrapped. Decals: Herald King L-391, Microscale 87-357. John LaRue photo, George Melvin collection

DM&IR SD9 162, from the final 1959 order for SD9s shows off the new paint scheme with the arrow logo/stripe at Bovey, MN, on August 6, 1974. While sometimes used in different sizes, the old "Safety First" herald has endured four decades of use. A Phase IV unit, it has the raised front hood and cab and no external piping on the long hood. The sidesill markings are now spaced further apart. Decals: Herald King L-390. Roger Bee photo, George Melvin collection the roster in the September 1992 issue of 1959, seven were still rostered as SD9s, two though long out of print, would be worth eTe Board Railroads Illustrated, there were had left for the EJ&E and seven had become seeking through your Library for those most no units remaining of the initial ten bought SD-Ms. interested in ore railroads; Th e Lake Supe­ in 1956 (all had gone to the B&LE or The August and September 1992 issues rior Iron Ore Railroads by Patrick C. Dorin EJ&E), only units 129 and 130 remained of of eTe Board contain an excellent two-part (Superior Publishing Company, 1969) gives the 1957 group (the balance of 18 units series by John Leopard on the history, opera­ history and early photos of the many opera­ moved on to the B&LE, EJ&E and Union). tion and diesel power of the DM&IR. This is tions in the region. Of the "class of 1958," 13 remained on the must reading for those interested in the Next time we continue with the Elgin, Missabe, and of the final group built in biggest of the ore roads. Another book, Joliet & Eastern. �

26 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 DM&IR 129, along with the 130, is one of two SD9s built for the road with a steam boiler. From the Spring 1957 order of 20 units, these were the last SD9s built with passenger heating equipment. The double fuel tank eas­ ily stood these two apart from the rest of the road's fleet of SD9s, all with small fuel tanks. Although not included in the SD-M rebuild pro­ gram, the unit received some updat­ ing including the change of roof fans to the 48" diameter; the rear fan is seen in this view. The steam-genera­ tor intake and exhaust are visible along with a non-skid strip on the cab roof, firecracker radio antenna and rotating beacon. In the arrowhead scheme in this September 18, 1985, view at Proctor, MN; the unit was back in its original paint in 1991. Decals: Herald King L-390. George Melvin photo

Built as DM&IR SD9 160, this unit is now SD-M 302, the second done in the rebuild program, in 1980. Most noticeable is the new 2,400-gallon fuel tank, along with the paper air-fil­ ter box, chopped nose and a lack of heralds on this particular unit. Note lack of a winterization cover and SD38-style flat-top fan in the forward fan location. Forbes, MN; October 19, 1986. Decals: Herald King L-390. Robert C. Anderson photo, George Melvin collection

This well-lit view of DM&IR SD9 163 offers many details; it is one of a few SD9s chop nosed prior to the SD-M rebuild program. It appears (by the fresh paint) to have just received a paper air-filter assembly. Note 48" pan-top fan, large winterization cover and forward radiator intake has a SD18-style grille. The road class now appears on the fuel tank with the road number. This unit is now SD-M 315. Decals: Herald King L-390. Keenan, MN; February 6, 1983. Robert C. Anderson photo, George Melvin collection

DM&IR SD-Ms 306 and 314 bracket SD9 158 on the famous Proctor Hill grade, doing the time-honored early­ SD ritual of climbing up the escarp­ ment to Proctor Ya rd from Lake Superior and Duluth far below. Rather than empty ore cars, this train moves limestone loads northbound. Note rotating beacon and raised horn stand on roof, as well as anti­ slip panels on all three units. Duluth, MN; June 6, 1990. Decals: Herald King L-390. John Leopard photo, George Melvin collection

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 27 uring the period immediately fo llowing World War II an unusual edge of the handrail mounting holes so that the door is on the piece to looking type of locomotive was developed. This was the be discarded (see Photo I). D"transfer" unit - a large center-cab locomotive with two engines, one File the two long ends so that the joint will be square, that is, so at each end of the locomotive. The first was built in 1946 by Baldwin, that the batten strips on the sides are in a straight line and there is no the DT-6-6-20, with two 8-cylinder I ,OOO-hp model 608NA engines. twist to the shell, then cement together. I like to do this by applying This was purchased by the EJ&E "Chicago Outer Belt Line." Forty three or fo ur coats of Testors solvent cement to both sides of the joint, fi ve more locomotives were built to the same designation from 1948 until the plastic softens a bit. Then press the joint together so that a through 1950, but with I,OOO-hp 6-cylinder 606SC engines. These slight bead of plastic appears all around the joint. Allow to dry also went into the Chicago area - seven to the Santa Fe, five to the overnight then file and sand off the extruded bead. The NWSL Detail MN&S, two to the Trona, one to the SSW, four to the DSA and 26 as Sander is an excellent tool to use here. Putty any voids or irregularities a repeat order to the EJ&E. and smooth again with the Detail Sander. Reinforce the joint on the In 1951 Baldwin developed the RT-624 with two 606A engines of inside with sheet styrene, but be careful not to cover up the handrail 1,200-hp and built 24 of them. One of these went to the MN&S and mounting holes. Re-drill the mounting holes #72 (see Photo 2). the rest to the Pennsylvania. At about the same time (1950-1951) The next item is the coupler mounting pads. Those of you who Lima built 22 transfer locomotives for the Pennsy, each with two have read other articles of mine will recall that my favorite method 1,250-hp Hamilton engines. With a total of 45, the Pennsylvania was of securing a shell to its chassis is to use the coupler boxes as by far the largest user of these monster twin-engine locomotives. clamps. That will work on this model too. Cut six pieces of .060 x Photos of these locomotives may be found on pages 306, 307, 353 .125 styrene strip a scale 4' long. Then cut another six pieces of 4" x and 354 of The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide by Jerry Pinkepank, 12" styrene strip the same length. (I recommend the NWSL Chop­ published by Kalmbach. An interesting footnote to history. per fo r these cuts.) Cement three of the .060 x .125 strips and one of But suppose the Pennsylvania had wanted to try an even more the 4" x 12" strips on top of each other, making sure that the sides powerful transfer locomotive. (Everyone knows how fond the railroad and ends are even and the smaller piece is on top. Do this twice. was of experimental locomotives.) EMD had built some locomotives When cured, mark the center of the 4" x 12" piece and drill #5 1. with two engines, but these were all passenger units. What if the rail­ Tap 2-56. Smooth the inside of the pilots and the bottom of the deck road had gone to EMD and asked for a 3,000-hp transfer locomotive? and cement the pads in place on the inside of the pi lots, making Obviously the 3,000-hp E units wouldn't work - but what about sure that the tapped hole is in the center of the coupler pocket. Be combining two BL2 locomotives, and putting them on 8-wheel trucks sure that the pad is tight against the pilot and the deck. Take another so the traction motors wouldn't burn out when all that power was of the 4" x 12" x 4' pieces and cement it against the back of the pad applied at once to move a long string of cars. Hmmm. So - the BLT on each end with the 12" dimension vertical. Trim off the skirts was born, shown here as Pennsylvania 879 1. from the shell. Do not use a saw since we will be reinstalling parts of them on the shell. Use a new #1 1 blade and score along the bot­ The Model tom of the lower batten several times, then carefully break them off This was a fun loco to build. Take two Life-Like BL2 shells, strip (see Photo 3). them in Chameleon paint stripper, remove the door and end handrails, The two remaining pieces of 4" x 12" will be used later on the horn, headlights and the window glass, then cut them apart at the frame. Install a CalScale brass brake hose in place of the one that door. The first shell should have the door included with the long end, came on the shell, using the original hole. Fill the holes for the origi­ the cut to be made through the outside edge of the mounting holes for nal horn. Reinstall the end railings and the fo ld-down step. This com­ the handrails. The second shell should be also cut through the outside pletes the work on the shell for now.

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Chassis Now we'll turn to the chassis. For this model I used an Athearn shell in place. On the front, the outside frame rails must be narrowed DD40, but the Bachmann model with the eight-wheel trucks could be about '1,, " for about ' Is"� from the front of the rail. This is to allow the used if you so desire. Strip down the frame so it can be shortened frame to fit between the end step fairings. On the rear the part of the without getting any debris in the gearing or motor. The frame must be frame rails that projects above the end cross member must be filed shortened 7' 6" to fit our new shell. This is easiest to do with a hack­ down even with the top of the cross member. This will allow the shell saw, holding the frame in a vise to ensure a straight cut. Make the to sit even on the frame, with the pilots at the same height as the orig­ first cut halfway between the motor-mount holes at the rear of the inal BL2. frame and the second cut 7' 6" toward the front. Cut a piece of .062 Finally, the sides of the tank must be narrowed to the same width sheet brass about 1'/s " x 2 ". Clamp in place on the rear section and as the outer edge of the frame rails. This can be done with a file,or as drill two #50 holes through the brass and the frame. Remove and I did with a Sherline vertical mill - a quicker way of removing the enlarge the holes in the brass to #42. Tap the holes in the frame 2-56. metal (see Photo 5). The two pieces of 4" x 12" x 4' styrene left over Apply 5-minute epoxy to the frame and screw the brass in place with from the work on the shell must be added to the bottom of the frame 2-56 x 'f, " screws. I used brass screws to make it easy to cut off the end cross members as fillers to hold the frame and shell together. File excess length after the epoxy had cured. After the epoxy is thor­ the paint off the bottom of the two cross members. Use 5-minute oughly cured (overnight), clamp the rear section to the front section. epoxy to fa sten the two pieces of styrene strip to the bottom of the Make sure that the frame is straight then drill and tap two more #50 cross members. Allow to cure overnight. Place the frame into the holes. Enlarge the holes in the brass to #42. Note that the paint has shell and file the styrene cross-member fillers even with the coupler been removed from the area to be epoxied for superior adhesion (see mounts on the shell (see Photo 6). Photo 4). Apply the 5-rninute epoxy and screw the brass to the front The frame may now be painted - I used Pactra Scale Black. Be section of the frame. Any voids may be fi lled wi th the same epoxy. sure not to paint the contact area on the bottom of each bolster or the Also use it to fill the groove cast in-between the two fuel tanks of the milled groove in the top of the frame used to provide contact to the original frame. bottom brush of the motor. The only modification to the trucks is to There are further modifications to be made to the frame. File off cut off the coupler mounting tongue from the cover plate. (Note: If the two protrusions on each side that were used to hold the original you plan on running the engine on short radius curves you may want

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING .... 29 BILL OF MATERIALS

Manufacturer Number Description Accurail Couplers A-line 29200 Long wipers Athearn 4240-49 DD40 CalScale 277 Brass air hose Chameleon Model Paint Stripper Details West 190 Leslie 3-chime air hom Evergreen 156 .060 x .125 styrene strip 8412 4" x 12" styrene strip 9020 .020 styrene sheet 9040 .040 styrene strip Floquil 110034 Brunswick Green paint K&S 249 .062 x 2"brass strip Kadee® 5 Coupler boxes Life-Like 8698 Proto 2000 BL2 (undec preferred, two required) Microscale 87-21 Pennsylvania switcher decals 87-48 Diesel loco data and builders plates 104 Micro Set 105 Micro Sol Pactra M-l Scale Black paint Scale Shops 3020 2-pin connector Te stors 1160 Dullcote 3502 Liquid styrene cement 3515 Clear plastic parts cement 8 Walthers 1006 2-56 x '/2" brass screws Miscellaneous 5-minute epoxy Insulated flexible wire Black - excuse me - Brunswick Green ! Add the decals from Fuel-filler caps Microscale 87-21 and 87-48. With red and silver paint detail the fuel Aluminum foil filler, fuel cut-off and gauge. When thoroughly dry airbrush with Dull­ CA cote. Prepare a pair of couplers in Kadee® #5 boxes and cut off the Weathering paint "ears." Accurail couplers were used on this model. The coupler boxes will be used to hold the shell to the chassis. Now the shell can be installed on the chassis in preparation for weathering (see Photo 9). After light weathering and a further airblUshing of DulJcote fo r protec­ to use the Talgo couplers as supplied with the original engine. In tion remove the shell for installation of the cab glass, engineer, wipers which case, do NOT trim off the original coupler mounts.) Paint the and headlights. sideframes the same color as the frarneand assemble the chassis. It is easiest to install the window glass in four individual pieces. Be sure that the two halves of the original frame are in electrical Cut them so that each individual windshield and its adjacent side win­ contact with each other. If you have succeeded in insulating them dows are on a single piece. Use the new Testors "Clear Parts Cement" with the epoxy, drill and tap a hole in each half and wire them to fasten them in place. Use the same cement to secure the A-Line together. (I was fortunate enough not to have to do this although I wipers in #77 holes. The wipers were moved from the original side have had it happen on other models.) Also, hard wire the top of the L­ mounting to a bottom mounting to provide a more complete coverage shaped brackets on the top of the trucks to the top brush of the motor, of the windshields. but leave a little excess wire here as we will be installing directional constant lighting. (Notice that I tacked the wire between the trucks to Lighting the top of the motor to keep it out of the rotating machinery.) Finally, The original BL2 constant lighting unit was used here. Pry offthe

the long driveshaft from the motor to the rear truck will have to be cover and you will see that the bulb with the short wires has about I " shortened to fit (see Photo 7). Put the chassis on the track and test it of wires inside. Cut them about halfway and splice in a pair of wires to make sure everything works properly, then install the unpainted about 5'12 " long. Carefully remove both bulbs from their mountings. shell to make sure of the fit and run it some more. Solder the male half of a Scale Shops 2-pin miniature connector to The four skirts need to be shortened to 12' 6". The fuel filler and the two red and blue wires that originally went to the motor and chas­ gauges should be on the right side of the door on both sides of the sis. Solder the other half of the connector to the long wire from the engine. Photo 8 shows two skirts installed on one side of the engine truck to the top blUsh, after cutting it in the appropriate place. Note and the other two skirts partly assembled below, as well as the part of how the connector solder joints have been reinforced and insulated the original skirt to be discarded. Use a piece of .020 styrene to back with silicone sealant. A trick in working with silicone is to wet the the joints in the skirts and the joint between the skirts and the shell. finger tips with saliva and mold it into shape. Saliva seems to be the Once again be sure not to interfere with the handrail mounting holes. only thing this stuffwon't stick to. Do both sides the same way. Carefully remove the six-diode package from the original base of Add a pair of fuel filler caps (mine came from the scrap box). the lighting unit and fasten it with silicone sealant to the shell above Now add the side handrails and the new horns. Details West 190 the long driveshaft. Cut off the headlight moldings just ahead of the were used here as they appear to be the same as the horns shown in bend and polish the cut ends with heat from a match or cigarette the photos of the other Pennsylvania transfer locomotives. Also rein­ lighter. Install the moldings in their proper location and fasten in stall the lower pilot section and secure with CA. This fi nishes the place with clear silicone sealant. Use the same sealant to fasten the detailing of the shell. More could be done if so desired, but this was bulbs in place next to the polished end of the moldings. enough for me. To prevent light leaks cover the bulbs with aluminum fo il, also Wash the shell with Dawn and warm water and allow to dry held in place with the silicone sealant. Install the engineer with overnight. This model was airblUshed with Floquil 110034 BlUnswick more of the silicone. Photo LO shows the inside of the completed

30 .... MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 shell with the lighting unit installed, one bulb covered and one still uncovered. Plug the con­ nector together to check that the proper light comes on when the chassis is powered. If not, simply reverse one half of the connector and it should be correct. Mark the connector halves with a dot of paint to make sure it is reassembled properly whenever the engine is disassembled for maintenance. Reassemble the engine and it is ready for use. My engine entered service on 23 January 1998. This is another fun locomotive - even the SPFs (Slobbering Pennsy Freaks) won't be sure whether or not it really existed! Enjoy it - Mine has been fun to have. I want to credit my friend Craig Zeni from the Internet - rec.models.railroad - for the original idea. I elaborated on his model a bit, but the original idea was his, and I thank him for it. Thus endeth the BL2 variations - since it also ends my supply of the models! Next year something else... �

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ..... 31 INSTALLING DIGITAL 1 - The short, 4.8% grade on the Arabela Eastern through Corn Junction makes operations interesting when three- and four-unit engines are working 30- to 40- COMMAND car trains through the junction. And this is but the first of six separate uphill gradients that will be found by this train on its nearly five-scale-mile climb to Shining Time Station on the upper reverse loop. The trip, if non-stop, takes about 15 minutes. The climb pushes the engines to their limits. The control sys­ CONTROL ON A tem that powers the layout is also pushed, especially when five or six trains are in motion on the layout at the same time. HOME LAYOUT short is not easily fo und, to being able to note which booster(s) powers each block store and operate different sets of DC switch. engines on the layout using the storage blocks as you do now. By isolating the DC Locating the Command Station engines, we can have a number of sets on the and Boosters Part 6: layout while running only one set using the As it turns out, attaching the hardware to analog address "00." the layout was the easiest portion of the DCC The one drawback of this hybrid system conversion. We started by installing the com­ Easy Does is some current loss due to the use of the mand station and boosters. The location for original cab system. the boosters (D B 100+) was chosen because of its proximity to most of the control panels Installation Procedures used to operate the layout. We still need the It ... The JWRR hardware installation proce­ panels to throw those electronically controlled dures listed in the index given in the January turnouts. Referring again to the figure in the by Jim Mansfield issue were documented for two reasons. The December issue, the boosters are located next first reason is that the Digitrax manuals can to the two tunnel pOl1als at Corn Junction. Photos by the author be a bit confusing in places. A good example Four of the boosters are shown in Photo of this is the grounding of boosters to one 2. Their Springhaven Shops PT6-2 power ith the preliminary tasks of learning another. The text of the Chief starter set man­ supplies are directly above them, with the decoder testing, installation, program­ ual states that all boosters (including the power leads coming under the shelf and Wming and operation out of the way, it is time to DCS 100) should be grounded together. The dropping to the booster power inputs. This is add the major DCC component to the cab-con­ manual's "Quick Start Hook-Up" and the pair of wires going into the leftmost of trolled Jersey Western layout - the hardware. "Expanded LocoNet Connection Example" the three 2-wire terminals on each booster. This includes a 12 Ga. power buss from the fi gures do not show the connection. As it The far right pair of terminals on each boosters to the control panels, the walk-around turns out, the text is correct. Making notes booster are track power - the 12 Ga. wires throttle buss, the comrnand/booster station and (starting written procedures) on the computer that go to the various control panels. additional boosters, reverse-loop modifications, while planning your conversion gives you a The center terminals are for Rai l Sync, and stationary decoders. This month we are complete understanding of what is actually which requires a shorting wire across the ter­ looking at the installation of the two busses, the required. It is important to read the manuals minals plus a common ground buss connec­ command station and the five boosters. We are cover to cover and ensure that you find an tion to all of the boosters. For the command also going to add up the time it has taken us so far . answer to all your questions. station/booster (DCS 100) connection, the The second reason for documenting the chassis ground wire is used as the ground ' The Search for Knowledge processes used to install your system is to be buss connection. This is because the center A year or so before we began getting seri­ able to "remember" tomorrow what you did terminals on the DCS 100 are the program­ ous (saving mullah) about DCC, we started yesterday. This is especially true if you are ming interface to the command station. studying magazine articles, seeking hands-on planning to build your DCC system one piece To help orient you on the booster-section experts and sketching out basic ideas con­ at a time. When it comes time to add the next track schematic, Photo I in the December cerning theconversion of our cab-control DC part of the DCC system, it is much easier to issue shows Ted (his hand anyway) facing layout to a DCC layout. I gave these early proceed without having to remember how it Tortilla Flats Yard. Chupadera Loop is ideas in the October 1996 "On Track." At the was done (wiring color coding, etc.). behind him. The two tunnel portals at Corn end of the day, it turns out that the final DCC The most important procedure for us cab­ Junction mentioned above are just out of system design is a hybrid control system that control layout types is the Cab Control Panel view to the right in the photo. This month's is an integration of DCC into the original DC Booster Assignments procedure, number 5.8. Photo I shows the two tunnel portals to the system. The design has all the operational Once you get your booster sections marked on right and the freight house on the south end benefits of a true DCC system plus addi­ the track schematic we discussed in the of Tortilla Flats in the lower left portion of tional benefits only possible with the cab December installment (ref: Figure I), you the photo. Just remember, place your boost­ system. These benefits range from being able assign a REFDES to each panel and a number ers as close as you can to most of your con­ to isolate each engine in a booster section if a to each rotary/toggle switch. Then you can trol panels.

32 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 2 - We placed four of the DB 100+ boosters on an old desk that is under the layout. On the left are boosters 3 The Des 100 command for the orange and blue main booster station/booster unit is located on a 4 - The walk-around throttle plug-in sections seen in Figure 1 in the small shelf on the side of the same panel we chose is the UP-3 universal December 1997 installment. The two desk that holds the boosters shown in panel. The back and bottom of the to the right are for the black and red Photo 2. The booster portion of this unit's circuit card is shown. Units are reverser track sections in the two unit supplies the power to the Jersey connected to the 6-wire flat phone lower reverse loops. The various pairs Western trackage, shown as the blue cable LocoNet using the two sockets of wires and the LocoNet connections portion of the figure in the December seen at the back of the circuit card. I are explained in the text. These installment. This unit is shown in the supplied four #6 screws for mounting boosters are shown in "SLEEP" mode. "RUN" mode. the panel to the layout fascia.

The New Power Buss Booster Connections & the boosters. See paragraph 4.1.7 in proce­ Next, the 12 Ga. buss that carries power Configurations dure 4. 1, "Powering Up the Layout." from the boosters to the various control pan­ I then connected wiring to the boosters, The small wire (hand-held battery-saver els around the layout was installed. By starting with the RAIL SYNC/ground buss. power buss) attached to the bottom back of referring to the color-coded track schematic Next I connected the 12 Ga. wires to the the circuit card is the only solder connec­ as a guide (December Figure I), we ran a RAIL AlRAIL B terminals. I then measured tion needed. This wire (green 20 Ga.) is pair of 12 Ga. wires from each booster to and constructed the LocoNet jumpers lIsed attached to a buss that connects all (up to each of the control panels that uses power to interconnect all the boosters together, ten total) UP-3s together when using the from the booster. For example, the track­ starting with the DCS 100. The materials for battery-saver option. To supply power for power wires from the GREEN booster are this 6-wire LAN all come from Radio this option, I used a Radio Shack 12VDC, routed to the three control panels that sup­ Shack. See December's Table I, "Jersey 500mA AC Adapter (Cat. No. 273- 16520) ply power to the green trackage. See the Western Hardware Configuration Matrix," plugged into the socket seen on the circuit design discussion in the December install­ Items 14 and 16. A crimping tool is also board. I used the 2. 1 mm power jack (blue ment under the heading "The Lower needed. I used Radio Shack Catalog No. band on tip) and set the plug up for a (+) Reverse Section." 279-388. tip. The instructions are with the AC Using procedure 5.8 as a guide, this buss The DB 100+ boosters (see Photo 2) adapter. Only one AC adapter is needed; it network (three main boosters and seven con­ have two toggle switches on the lower right­ can be plugged into any of the UP-3s that trol panels) took Ted and me a Saturday hand face of each unit. The three-position are connected by this buss. This battery­ afternoon to install and connect the new SCALE switch to the left is set to the "HO" saver option allows the AC adapter to sup­ power inputs to all control panels. position. The three-position MODE switch ply power to the hand-helds when the DCC is set to the "RUN" position on the main system is off or at sleep. Wiring Convention power boosters and to the "PR" position on With the boosters and new power buss the reverser-track section boosters. Final Connections & Power Up in place, it was time to configure the lay­ The DCS 100 (see Photo 3) also has two The power-supply leads were connected out control panels to match the booster toggle switches. The three-position SCALE to the DCS 100 and all DB 100+s using the power sections. The first step is to set all switch to the left is set to the "HO" position, instructions with the power-supply kit. Plug your "main layout reverser toggles" to the and the three-position MODE switch is set in all power supplies and the AC adapter into same position (direction). In the case of to the "SLEEP" position. AC wall power using a power bar. Turn on the JWRR, north bound is the top class the power bar (it stays on from here on in), direction. I originally wired the double­ Throttle Plug-in Input Panels and it's fi nished. gap cab-control system with the hot (posi­ To access the DCC system with the hand­ To operate the layout, change the MODE tive) lead to the east rail. The ground helds, I chose to use one of Digitrax's switch in the DCS 100 to "OP" and the lay­ (negative) lead is the west rail. For the designs, the Universal Panel 3 (UP-3). The out is up and running. Grab a throttle, dial DCC convention on the layout, I assigned UP-3 comes with complete instructions on an address and have the time of your life the booster's RAIL A terminal to the east how to wire and mount the unit. I supplied running DCC at home on your very own lay­ rail and the RAIL B terminal to the west four #4 screws per UP-3. Once the panels out. rail. My color-coding convention is red for were mounted, I ran a second LocoNet line the hot east lead and black for the ground around the layout using the same 6-wire Easy Is as Easy Does west lead. This is the same convention that phone cable as for the booster interconnec­ So, how easy is it? This question has was used for the 12 Ga. wiring from the tions. Photo 4 shows how I pre-wired the two answers, depending on whether: l) you boosters to the control panels. panel circuit card before installation on the are looking at an empty room to fi ll with a layout fascia. I made the two-screw connec­ DCC pure layout, or 2) you are looking at Control Panel Assignments tions (red & black 18 Ga.) at the back of the the conversion of a complete (near com­ Using procedure 5.8, I went from panel board on the workbench, as I find it easier to plete?) cab-controlled layout. This series to panel setting the blocks to the appropriate solder under the layout than to use a screw­ was initially written to those who were booster [blue (cab 3), green (cab 4), orange driver. These two wires attach to the power­ looking for the second answer and wished (cab 5)]. This task took about five minutes to side (12 Ga.) wiring for each booster. One to continue using their present cab-control do the 50 blocks. UP-3 is used as a status monitor for one of wiring as a starting point.

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ... 33 When you first start looking at the com­ wiring for the three DC MRC Control Master 'Y Track design to use multiple trips through mercial advertisements and reviews in the 20s I was using prior to DCC. It is quick and the scene to add run and viewing interest magazines, you read statements like "only two no soldering is required. Ten years later, it meets all these criteria, wires needed" and "run your trains, not your So, how easy was it to convert our DC and because of our DCC system, we are now layout," etc. If you are starting to build a DCC cab control wiring system to a basic DCC able to operate approximately 16 locomotive layout, your wiring will start with the same system? Very. We added no feeders, soldered units and 160 cars instead of the 12 locos and effort as for a cab-controlled layout. Once the 150 wire joints and ran two busses. 120 cars originally specified. rail is in place, you need to add feeders and How much time did it take to add the We then looked at three areas during our connect all like-polarity feeders together using power buss and walk-around wiring buss? sit-down. We started by discussing any new a power buss. Whether using 18 Ga. or 12 Ga. With a little planning before we bought the or different ideas we have had since starting wiring, it is exactly the same. equipment and some homework afterwards, to add DCC to the layout. Our original The same is true for turnout control and the project took two of us about 12 hours in "shopping list" (see Novem ber issue) was frog power routing. You still need switch the railroad room to install both the buss and our starting point. Here, we took our own machines. And, you still need to use control­ the walk-around throttle wiring. advice and used it as a guide. We reconsid­ panel buttons or toggle switches to electri­ If you add the six hours I spent building ered each item to see if: 1) it is still a good cally move the points. If you choose to also the booster power supply and installing both point for us, (2) we want to change our use stationary decoders, there is a bit more on the layout, the installation time increases thinking, and 3) anything we have learned wiring to leam and add to the layout. So far, it to 30 hours, including the homemade shelf since has changed how the item fits into the is about the same Level of Effort, as they say. shown in Photo 2. Each reverse-loop modifi­ grand scheme. Doing the cab-control wiring (block gaps, cation took me about an hour, including 12 Except for one item, all still represent our block power feeds) is still with us to some rail gaps - three more hours, total. This thinking on DCC. The one point that we dis­ extent. If you are using two boosters, you yields a total of 33 hours for installing all cussed a lot was ease of operation. We prefer then have two booster sections (blocks). hardware. Really no time at all for com­ using a small throttle (like the DC ones we Many experienced DCC layout owners then pletely wiring a 20' x 21' layout with 570' of used) during operation. The smaller throttles sub-divide the booster sections into two or track. No wonder we had time to write ALL (most systems offer them) are lighter and three blocks in case of a derailment. It is those procedures! Those procedures took offer one-hand operation. This comes in much easier to find which of five or six about 40 hours, start to finish. handy when switching a train with a switch engines are shorting if the sections are So, let's see, 73 hours of quality family list. Being able to put the small throttles in a divided. In our case, we are using three 5- time doing our hobby together. Frankly, there shirt pocket is also great. amp boosters, so using the advice I received, is nothing wrong with that. From what we Many modelers find the large "TV we would have nine blocks instead of the 50 learned, the ease with which the hardware was remote" full-feature throttles easier to use we now have. Nine is easier than 50! installed, and the hobby time we spent when it comes to different programming The pure DCC types then install and wire together, we all feel our DCC experience was operations because many features are sup­ ON-OFF switches for each of the blocks, great. And the less complex your layout is, the ported by dedicated groups of labeled but­ resulting in a savings of 41 switches. less time and expense you will have to invest. tons, thus eliminating the need to memorize The really big savings in cost and time is In fact, we started our DCC process with or write procedures. On the other hand, the not having to wire the five (well four, any­ the installation of a single booster and power small, full-feature Digitrax DT100 and way) cab power inputs from the five DC supply and ran it this way for a couple of DT200 (which itself can act as a command power packs to all of the control panels. This weeks while we started reading the manuals station for a Big Boy DCC system) meets my is not so hard as it is time consuming. A and making a few notes. That basic installa­ size requirements better, but they require large time savings! tion only took about an hour. There is still entering different two- or three-button com­ The use of 12 Ga. wire is also a benefit of that decoder installation stuff... binations (sometimes the same button twice) having a DCC pure wiring system - less No matter the layout requirements of your using an eight-key pad to access features like current drop under load. present cab control layout, be they simple or MU'ing engines, talking to the command sta­ If you have space to fill, then DCC gets more complex, the application of DCC is tion or throwing turnouts. The throttles have much easier towards the end of the wiring easy and quick once you have a basic under­ most of the functions labeled in pairs on the cycle. But, it is not just hooking up two wires standing of your DCC equipment. appropriate button. Such sets of labels as if your layout has any complexities! RUN/STOP, SELECT/SET, etc., are used. Now, consider for a moment that you are Review Some of the features require a change of standing in the middle of your cab-controlled Prior to adding the DCC hardware to the mode (MU, LOCO, SWITCH) before layout, thinking about how easy it is going to layout, Margaret and I decided it was time to accessing the feature. be to convert your layout to DCC. First of re-group and determine if we were still on Let me interject that even though my all, all of your feeders and turnouts are the right track. We still see this conversion as written procedures helped me through the already completed. If you have 12 Ga. wire adding 1990s technology to a 1950s-style learning curve I now very seldom refer to in place, you really don't have to be con­ control system, not replacing it. First, we the procedures concerning the operation of cerned about current loss, but if you used took a look at our original track and opera­ the layout. Margaret might and operators smaller wire (like the 18 Ga. I used) you will tion designs list we used ten years ago when new to DCC or Digitrax sure appreciate have to take into account the current loss due we started the layout. The layout was knowing that they are there. I find operators to higher resistance unless you plan on intended to have: would rather go through a list of five or six rewiring your layout. My choice was to add 'Y A loop-to-loop trackplan steps when they have forgotten something more boosters rather than rewire the entire 'Y Capability of five trains in motion at once than disturb another operator. I haven't layout. You may want to rewire your layout, (total of 12 locomotive units and 120 cars) memorized the decoder testing procedures but I sure didn't. I do, however, recommend 'Y Minimum siding length of 20' (3-unit - glad I am only going to use them about you add the 12 Ga. buss from the booster(s) engine and 25-car lengths) 20 more times! to your control panels. 'Y Nominal length train - 3-unit engine and When it comes to throttle displays, I like Then you will need to run a walk-around 30-car lengths large, easy-to-read characters - bifocals, throttle plug-in system (if you want walk­ 'Y Maximum mainline speed of 60 mph you know. The multi-line, dot pixel character around) just like the pure DCC layout. The 'Y Speed when using helpers of 3-5 mph displays that are available are more difficult flat phone-wire system is my preference. I 'Y Mainline run (end to end) of five scale for me to read at a quick glance. Some of the had great success using this type of throttle miles smaller hand-helds do not have displays.

APRIL 1998 34 T MODEL RAILROADING Booster Section Design allows an overhead of an amp or so per more (bigger?) boosters which affects the The next area we looked at was my rea­ booster. With this much overhead, the boost­ booster sectioning of the layout. soning for using three boosters for the main ers or their power supplies do not get hot A final point - if your locomotive units part of the layout. The Digitrax manual says when under load. I consider this to be sound draw less (or more) current than ours, make that a booster is good for 4-6 locomotive systems engineering. an adjustment to the 0.7 amp value. The same units. Based on this, I used an average of five The main booster sectioning design is true of wire size; the smaller the wire, the units per booster. shown in the aforementioned figure was once bigger the loss. That means either spending The five trains in motion are: three 3-unit again reviewed to ensure all the logic used to more for an extra booster(s) or more time and engines pulling 30-car trains, one 2-unit select the gaps between the three main money for rewiring. I chose an extra booster engine pulling a 20-car train and one I-unit power-booster sections was still valid. These over removing and replacing wiring. switcher with ten cars in tow. These trains are the blue, green and orange track sections Like a lot of you, I have a couple of old have two major gradients which they must in the figure.Everything seemed fine. During open-frame Pittman motors and some 25- tackle during their nearly ten-scale-mile planning, numerous Xerox copies of the year-old Athearn stuff. Some of us, well not round-robin run. The first is the 2.2% climb original pencil sketch were color coded prior me, have older brass locomotives. The cur­ around Chupadera Loop, which levels off to the selection of the figure given in Decem­ rent load on some of these older units will slightly at Marceau (the north end of Toolong ber. By using multiple copies of the suck an old DeSoto's battery dry ! These siding). They must then attack the short, schematic, I was able to mark traffic patterns older motors are the reason for our amperage 2.6% grade, 34" radius elevated curve under using MLDE on the layout schematic as I design value being a bit higher than the nor­ Eagles Nest and through Chupadera Peak. had done in the initial planning stage ten mally quoted .5 amp draw for normal DCC While the 3-unit, 30-car train is the years ago. This time, it was looking at traffic systems. We also have 30 or so pieces of largest of the three-train Mobile Layout patterns in terms of three large "blocks" rolling stock with Central Valley trucks. Design Elements (MLDE) for the layout, it instead of 50. Instead of looking at traffic takes 38 cars for a train to cross over itself on patterns in terms of how closely the electrical Reverse Loop Design the loop. To get the full benefit of the curve blocks are packed together (shorter blocks The last area we studied was the three - both scenically and operationally - 45 means higher density of trains), we consider reverse loops on our layout. The reverse-loop cars need to be worked up the Chupadera instead how many trains are in one of the question really has three parts: 1) What if escarpment. For a train this long, helpers are booster sections. you have more than one reverse loop on your needed. The length of this climb, from Tor­ With both DC and DCC, the five moving layout? 2) What is the actual wiring design tilla Flats Station to New Bridge just north of trains mentioned above can be in an area of for each of the reverse loops? 3) How is the Eagles Nest, is about 60' (almost a mile) with the layout that is now powered by two short reverser-track section discussed in the yet another two-thirds of a mile to the top of booster (green and orange) sections. The DC December installment used? the climb at Gran Quivera. cabs had more than enough amperage for All this got me thinking of the two real And, how did Toolong siding get its each to run six-unit engines at maximum reasons that I chose to go DCC. Thirty-five name? Well, an old head once said when he load (very near wheel slip). With DCC, how­ years ago, I built my first "real" layout, The was workin' the master's job at Th' Flats, ever, the five moving trains in this area of the HO Scale Railroad that Grows (Kalmbach "Sidin's just too long to fill'er up with no layout have only 10 amps (eight if we allow Publishing). Ever since building this dual helpers." for overhead) to drive the 12 locomotive cab-control layout, I have wanted to eliminate As it turns out, the real ruling grade on units. But the 12 units require 8.5 amps as cab control as a method of running trains. the layout is the short (12' start to finish), we just discussed. Even with 12 Ga. layout Also, I wanted a control system where only nearly 5% grade the Arabela Eastern (the wiring, we are over our limit - if we take reverse-loop turnouts must be thrown. No orange trackage from Corn Junction to Ora­ away a couple of amps for cab wiring, we power toggle switches to throw, no restric­ bel Junction via Vilsousterrs - see Photo 1) really come up short. If we want to keep the tions on which turnout branch to use and no must negotiate to match the super-elevation DC traffic density levels for the DCC set-up worry coming out of the loop except for the banking (the bank is 4.8%) of the double­ while maintaining some overhead, looks like turnout. After studying all the possibilities of track Southern Pacific through Corn Junc­ we could use another booster. controlling reverse loops using DCC, the tion. This grade is 2.5 track miles south of What is overhead and why do we want solution fo r me is using a booster for each the station at Tortilla Flats. Of course, it is it? Overhead in this case is a reserve of reverser section. only 9' on the layout! power (current) that will provide a boost Next time, we will pick up here with The 4.8% value was found using the pro­ while not degrading the performance of the answers to all three parts of the reverse-loop cedure I developed for determining the locomotive units already in motion. It is question and look at the installation of sta­ amount the outside rail must be raised when analogous to running a DC train and contin­ tionary decoders on the layout. super-elevating a curve. For the 59 mph, 42 " ually adding units to the engine. Say you can The biggest piece of advice I can give radius outside track curve in Corn Junction, run four units together without the speed you when listening to someone discussing the procedure yields a scale 2" (.027 actual being much slower than one unit. But, if you DCC is to ensure they have actually done on on the layout) elevation for the outside rail. add a fifth unit, the whole engine suddenly a layout what they are recommending. It is This results in a slope of 4.77% when mea­ runs much slower. Here, the overhead starts even best to go see for yourself what they sured across the two rails. with the fourth unit and is depleted when have done and to ask as many questions as The 4.3-mile climb out of the lower using the fifth one. you want. If you run 4-unit engines and 50- reverse section (Photo 1) to Gran Quivera Since I chose to use five units (3.5 amps car trains, ensure their solutions also also sees two small hills and another climb total) as the design number for a booster, the involve 4-unit engines and 50-car trains. just before GQ. With this gradient for the sixth unit is the overhead unit. This brings the And, as far as the Internet is concerned. The mainline, the average unit under full load total amperage to 4.2 amps, leaving 800 mil­ manufacturer and dealer home pages are a uses about 0.7 amps, including lighting liamps for loss due to cab-control wiring. Notice, good bet for good, reliable information. As effects. This yields a total current draw of if I choose to use the overhead of the green and far as the "chat room circuit" is concerned, I about 8.5 amps required continuously by the orange boosters, I am very close to the 8.4 amps wouldn't touch that information; you don't layout. Because I chose to leave the cab-con­ required to operate a totalof 12 units. where it's been. trol wiring in place, I reasoned there would The importance of the figure and a good Hooked on DCC? You Bet! Once I took be a current loss of 1.0 amp per booster, systems engineering approach is now appar­ the bait and the hook was set, I (swam) which brings the total to almost 12 amps for ent. In the DC days, we just bought bigger "with baited breath," waiting to be reeled the layout. Using three 5-amp boosters transformers to run bigger trains. Now, it is into the boat. �

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ... 35 Day Dreaming T'S THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER 1955, andI you're stuck in the back of the bus with about 40 other sweating railfans cruising the back roads of Pennsylvania. Back in February when your were shivering in the train room, signing up for this 20th Anniversary NMRA Tour had seemed like a good idea. Just about the time you were ready to head home at the next stop, the bus by Larry Puckett pulls into Gerryville and grinds to a halt in front of the Rolling Rock brewery - the Photos by the author thought of tossing back a free sample or two brings you back to reality. Reality is Norcross, Georgia, in 1998 and the brewery had suddenly carried you off to you're actually standing in the aisle of John another place and time. Isn't that a big part Travis's Johnstown and Gerryville Railroad of why we are model railroaders - to occa­ with his model of the Rolling Rock brewery sionally day dream about places we've never looming in the background. A small bus visited or only know as a distant childhood with its NMRA tour sign sitting in front of memory?

Concept and Trackplan The Johnstown and Gerryville is designed and operated as a multi-level, pre­ dominately single-tracked mainline railroad that serves as a north-south bridge line between the Pennsylvania Railroad at Cum­ berland, Pennsylvania, and the B&O at Buf­ falo, New York. Traffic off the Pennsy enters through an interchange connection at John­ stown, Pennsylvania, and from the B&O through an interchange at Gerryville, Penn­ sylvania. Pennsylvania coal is transported to

36 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 The rugged Pennsylvania 1 mountains require numerous bridges like this one to span the countless streams and hollows.

Richard Mine No. 1 is typical 2of many of the large mines active along the J&G.

RS3 drags a string of cars 3uphillAn through Chatfield.

Pennsy Mike takes on coal at 4Athe Johnstown yard locomotive service facilities.

ALCO RS 1 19 pops out of the 5tunnel from Buffalo while another train passes overhead on the line from Gerryville.

Buffalo, and iron ore from the Great Lakes region moves south to the steel mills of Pittsburgh. Along the way a few passengers are served along with on-line industries and coal mines. Trains from Cumberland are dispatched to Johnstown where road power is changed and cars are added or removed as required. Pennsy locomotives are serviced in John­ stown for the return trip and head off with their trains. From Johnstown, locals work north to Gerryville and south to the indus-

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 37 Near the docks, industrial branches run down the centers of busy streets. Freight car fl anges squeal on the sharp curved sidings and through tight alleys next to warehouses, piers and terminal buildings. From giant aprons, freight cars are loaded onto enormous carftoats. Small switchers move cars 'round the clock through this web of spurs and sidings. A fiddle yard of railroad action-all within a few city blocks -that's railroading along The Waterfront.

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Vo elker Farm. Machine 8 Company looks like they're shipping today too. with at least one boxcar in the loading bay.

trial area of South Johnstown. Through freights and passenger trains are also dis­ patched to Gerryville from this point. At Gerryville the through freights and passen­ ger trains get B&O power for the trip to Buffalo. Both of the off-line terminuses (Cumber­ land and Buffalo) are two large five-track staging yards. Pennsy trains originating in Cumberland are run to Johnstown yard on the lower deck of the layout over a single­ track mainline. From Johnstown, trains pro­ ceed north through the town of Chatfield and on through the hills of Pennsylvania past a coal mine and a quarry. After passing under the town of Gerryville, they climb a helix to the second level of the layout. The second run around the room begins after a trip over an eye-level duck-under which takes trains to the area over John­ stown and fi nally to the large yard at Ger-

41 ..... MODEL RAI LROADING APRIL 1998 The Rolling Rock 9Brewery is a popular visitor's spot in Gerryville. The bus in the parking lot today is from the NMRA 20th Anniversary Tour.

J&G 0-8-0 582 is assigned to switching10 duties at Tricky Dick's Mining Co .• also known as Richard Mine No. 1.

From the looks of things at Lodge Lum­ berII. they're in the middle of a construction boom. ryville. Upon leaving Gerryville, they pro­ ceed mainly through hidden trackage and finally reappear on the upper level over Johnstown. This single-track mainline then leaves the main layout area for the run back to the Buffalo staging yard.

Operations The J&G was designed with operations in mind. For example duck-unders were kept to a minimum and a more or less linear trackplan was used to facilitate walk-around operations. Control panels were eliminated for the most part with turnouts being thrown either by hand or with fascia-mounted switches; eventually all mainline turnouts will be under dispatcher control. CTC80 command control allows operators to run locomotives without having to constantly keep track of power routing and two-way radio headsets keep their hands free for the

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Business must be 12 slow. there isn't a single car waiting in the Attaway Company yard for loading.

Local s�vitching 13 chores In GerryviUe are handled by ALCO S2 610.

This J&G 0-6-0 14 handles a local run from Johnstown to Chatfield.

switchlists and other paperwork used to get cars to the right place. Operating sessions run for about 3'/' hours and begin with trains staged in all the major yards and staging yards. Because of its pivotal location, Johnstown yard bears the brunt of the operational demands. In addition to trains originating at Johnstown, the three-person yard crew has to service all incoming locomotives, get the Chatfield and South Johnstown local duties completed and service the yard industries. With 25 sched­ uled trains things are constantly jumping in Johnstown. The Gerryville yard trick is no slouch job either. Road power has to be changed on through trains and the J&G's only home pas­ senger train originates there. There are also local industries to be switched. You may remember that the setting for the J&G is 1955, which allows the use of

43 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 Much of the construction of the layout was done between 1989 and the 1995 NMRA convention in Atlanta. John was assisted in this effort by a local round-robin for one seamless backdrop around the entire group known as the Joint Railway Associa­ layout, even taking the sharp curves at the tion of Georgia (J-RAG). Members include ends of peninsulas. Since I hate trying to get Norm Stenzel, whose B&B both steam and diesel locomotives. Most of a smooth surface that won't eventually layout was featured in the the diesels are fairly new can-motored units crack where backdrops join, this is one February 1998 issue of from Atlas and Walthers, making for reliable method I definitely plan to look into for my MRG, Pete Gandin operations. Steam has been relegated to a new layout. (whose name also few backup and yard duties, mine switching, John used plaster for the hardshell fol­ graces Gandin yard and an occasional local run. The Penny still lowed by another layer of plaster with per­ on the B&B), Paul uses big Mikes for the interchange runs lite mixed in for added texture. Coloring Voelker and Rick between Cumberland and Johnstown. was done with tan latex paint fo llowed by Hemingway. � a dilute India ink wash. After the scenic Construction base was completed John's wife Gerry and Scenery took over. Ground foam was used first, fol­ Most of the layout consists of box-con­ lowed by a variety of trees. Gerry makes struction benchwork covered with hardshell them from polyfiber, weeds, and even over a mesh of masking tape. Landforms toothpicks. Her methods are quite effective were established using cardboard profi les and even sections of the layout just a few with the masking tape draped over it. Track inches wide is supported on a roadbed of Homasote over come to plywood. The free-standing sections of the life. second level are supported by plywood brackets. The benchwork was designed with peninsulas and spacing that allowed 4' wide aisles that are deep enough to create a sense of spaciousness as well as distance. The peninsulas also serve to make the layout seem larger by providing view breaks. The backdrop was installed using a continuous sheet of vinyl flooring. This method allows

APRIL 1998 44 T MODEL RAILROADING KLFU 690619-1 is an aluminum container where doors still YMLU 423685-2. Before the advent of the recent corru­ remain flat (without corrugations). Note the five six-bolt gated-design doors, flat doors such as these were very hinges on each door. The left door bars have handles on common. top, facing right.

ISO Container Doors

by David G. Casdorph

Photos courtesy Freight Cars Journal

t used to be so simple ...most of the doors out regard to the number or configuration of boxes with only three (one on the left door seen on ISO containers were flat ...not so the reversed corrugations. The terminology and two on the right). Itoday! With increases in container load Ijmjts, I'm suggesting is geared more to the histori­ Handles, on the other hand, actually vary increased stacking of loaded containers during ans, enthusiasts and modelers by using the more than one might care to notice. My ship and rail transit, increased handling from quantity and configuration of those reverse nomenclature is based on the location and origin to destination, better vandal proofing, corrugations. facing of the handles. To simplify I use the etc., the need for stronger doors arose. Today, Three major factors emerge on contem­ handles located on top for the base term. most ISO containers coming off the produc­ porary ISO container doors: I) number of The following are examples of the more tion lines have corrugated doors. While this reverse corrugations, 2) type of corrugation common types (also see photo captions). article is not intended to catalog all of the ISO and 3) spacing of corrugations. This is an AO - All face Outward. All handles are door designs, I do hope it will serve as an in­ open-ended system since new types may horizontally even. troduction to its variety. emerge. The photo captions illustrate the LT R - Left handles on each door are in more common door designs. the To p position facing Right. To wards a Te rminology RTL - Right handles on each door are Most of the time the industry's terminol­ Door Bars & Handles in the Top position facing Left (relatively ogy is more than sufficient for historians, (And you thought bars were only for uncommon). enthusiasts and modelers. However, in this people). Generally, all [SO containers today OTI - Outer handles are in the Top case, a more detailed terminology is have four door bars or rods. The exception position and are facing Inward. required. The industry refers to the corru­ to this are some Sea Containers (a container­ ITO - Inner handles are in the Top gated-door designs in terms of "panels" with- operating company, not a descriptive term) position and are fac ing Outward (very rare).

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ... 45 YMLU 614806-7. A "2-2 (N)" design, GSTU 789854-0. Another "2-2 (N)" where two of the corrugations are design. This time on a Genstar spec'd grouped close together, separated by a YMLU 44 81 11-9. A "1-1 (N)" design, container. Note the higher-than-usual large space followed by two more where each corrugation is separated location of the alignment plate closely spaced corrugations. The "N" by a wide space. Note the outer door (across both doors above just above refers to a narrow (opening) corrugation. bars are on top and face inward. the upper corrugation).

CAXU 952661-7. A "1-1-1 (NY' design. CAXU 951748-8. Another "2-2 (N)" The spacing of the three corrugations CAXU 498303-5. A "1-3-1 (N)" design. design - this time a Container Appli­ is almost vertically centered over the This is the type used on one of A­ cations International spec'd container. entire door. Note the handles all face Line's 20' container models. Again, all Notice the outer door rods have han­ outward. handles face outward. dles on top, facing inward.

UGMU 894643-7 has a "1-1-1-1 (NS)" design. The four corrugations are spaced out vertically on the doors. �� The "NS" means "narrow, spread APMU 453686-0. Almost exclusively a out." These are almost exclusively an Maersk specification is this "1-(1-1) Everg reen/Uniglory high-cube type. (N)" door. Here the lower two corru­ Note how high the alignment plate is FSCU 604056-6. A "1-1-1-1 (NC)" gations are visibly closer together. on this container (top corrugation). design where the four spaced corru­ Note lack of door alignment plate and Compare this to FSCU 604056-6. gations are closer to center. all handles facing outward.

46 .... MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 TOLU 492558-8. A "1-1-(1-1) (N)" design. HDMU 693221-0. A "1-1-1 (N)" design This is almost exclusively a Sicom (an HJCU 755225-7. A Hanjin "1-1 (N)" for Hyundai. The door bars are nat­ Italian builder) design. Note how the type design. The left door bars have ural metal contrasting with the con­ lower pair of corrugation are visibly handles on top facing right. tainer body. closer together than the upper two.

SEAU 783232-5. A "3 (W)" design. All CRXU 407649-2. A "1-3-1 (Wn)" three corrugations are close together. design. Note the middle three corru­ The "w" signifies the wider (opening) AMZU 837774-0. A "4 (W)" design. All gations are close together and wide. type of corrugation. Important note: four corrugations are close together The upper and lower corrugations use the right door bars have handles on and of the "wide" type. both the wide bevel and narrow top facing left. This is uncommon, but bevel style. can be seen on numerous Sea-Land and Matson containers.

TRIU 905713-9. A "1-3-1 (W)" design. APLU 491269 is a domestic container ICSU 694821-7. A "1-4-1 (Wn)" design. Compare to the "1-3-1 (Wn)" design with flat doors. Note the spacing on Much like CRXU 407649-2 except with on CRXU 407649-2. This is the newest each of the doors' five 3-bolt hinges. four wide corrugations in the middle. version of the "1-3-1" family. All handles face outward. �

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 47 !'!!!!'!plIOIITEO fREIGHTWIIVS

ready to be hooked up and $l:'Ilipp,e� ·tc). 1:� ;@1. ��

by Bernie Fahrner I Photos by author unless otherwise indicated

ONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS is one of the nation's oldest LTL frCeight carriers. Since being established in 1929 the company has grown to be one of the largest union carriers in the nation. Com­ monly referred to as "The Line of the Daysavers," Consolidated Freightways is well known for its innovations in customer service as well as leading the way in techno­ logical advances in trucking equipment. In this article I will discuss how to build Side view of HO scale 28' pups operated by Consolidated prototype CF Freightways, hereafter referred to as CF, Pines 17-3083 using the products that are available today. The majority of CF's freight rides in 28 ' pups that are manufactured by Road Sys­ or model the less common Pines and Frue­ 2) the tire cutout and additional side rib, and tems, Pines and Fruehauf. Until 1997 Road hauf trailers. Although Pines and Fruehauf 3) the lower end beam and taillight group. Systems was a subsidiary of CF companies together make up only a small portion of the Starting with the nose panel, I carefully and consequently was responsible for manu­ CF 28' pup roster, they are not an uncom­ shaved off the cast-on air and light connec­ facturing the majority of the pups in the CF mon sight on the highways or the rail. I tions using an X-Acto® chisel blade. I don't fleet. The Road Systems pups feature a don't have exact figures, but judging from like to remove fine detail such as this, but it unique 18, and in some cases 19, exterior­ the number series I would say that this group must be relocated to the right (curb) side of post (rib) side design, with six ribs on the numbers close to a thousand trailers. the trailer. It is standard practice for CF to nose panel. To the best of my knowledge CF After studying photos of the prototype have light and air connections and landing­ and its Con-Way subsidiaries are the only and examining the A-Line and Rail Power gear cranks on the curb side of all of their large carriers to use this particular type of Products rib-side pup models, I decided that equipment. Take care not to disturb the hori­ trailer. Modifying a model of a Road Sys­ accurate models could be constructed using zontal row of rivets and detail located on the tems pup to represent another make of trailer the A-Line kit to make the Pines and a com­ lower bulkhead. After removing the light by attempting to remove and relocate ribs bination of the A-Line and Rail Power Prod­ and air connections and dressing down this would be extremely difficult if not impossi­ ucts kits to make the Fruehauf. area with sandpaper, I lightly sanded the riv­ ble. This is one of the reasons why this ets on the nose panel. I left just a trace of trailer wasn't chosen to be the prototype for The Pines Model these rivets and used them as a guide to either the A-Line or Rail Power Products 28' Although A-Line's Pines 28' rib-side pup apply the front ribs. The ribs were fabricated freight pup. This leaves modelers wanting to is based on a Roadway Express prototype, it from .0lD x .030 styrene strips cut to fit model CF trailers with a dilemma, scratch­ can easily be modified to represent a CF from the roof line to the bottom of the lower build a Road Systems trailer using a smooth­ Pines. The three areas that must be bulkhead. Holes were then drilled between side FRP pup with styrene strips for the ribs, addressed are: I) the front or "nose" panel, the outer right hand and center right hand

48 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 Freightways ht Pu s

uprights were then cemented to the end beam where the cast-on uprights were removed. Make sure that the uprights remain square with the end beam. A new bumper was fabricated from .030 x .030 styrene that was cut 3/, " long and then centered on the uprights and cemented in place. New stop and taillight panels were made from .010 x .080 strips cut to fit from the upright to the inside edge of the trailer side rail. These new panels were then recess mounted along the inner edge of the end beam. Sign placards for the sides were then cut from .005 sheet styrene. These placards should be '/16" wide x 2'h, " long. Dry fit the placards to make sure that the front edge covers the first rib and the rear edge covers the ninth rib. Using a scrap piece of .125 strip styrene as a guide to measure from the roof line, fasten the placard to the ribs, start­ ing at the front, using a small amount of CA adhesive on each rib. A placard was also made for the nose from .005 sheet styrene cut 9/,6' long x '/4' wide. A '/4' long piece of .010 x .020 strip styrene was cemented to each end of the placard since the ends of the placard don't come out on a rib. A-Line landing gear and suspension com­ ponents were then assembled according to

ribs using a #78 drill to accommodate new extra rib located at the rear. I used a .010 x air and light connections. The air-line glad­ .030 styrene strip for this rib and positioned hands were made by flattening the tips of it .060 away from the last cast-on rib. Make .015 brass wire, and .030 x .030 x .030 strip sure to keep the new rib parallel with the last styrene was used for the light connection rib and not the angled rear door frame. box. These details were not added until the The rear of the A-Line model has a hori­ model was ready to be painted so that they zontal lip that runs along the bottom of the wouldn't be broken offduring construction. end beam with the stop and turn lights cast Moving on to the trailer side, a small file on. The CF Pines has a flush end beam with was used to form the tire cutout at the rear of the stop and turn lights mounted in a panel the side panel. This cutout is located that is welded below the end beam. between the last cast-on ribs. File up to, but To model this, start by using flush-cut not beyond, the upper row of horizontal riv­ rail nippers to remove the ICC bumper and ets that are cast onto the side panel. Once uprights. Next carefully shave off the hori­ you have reached the required depth, filethe zontal lip and light detail. Sand the end edges to make the correct angle contour. Be beam smooth using 600-grit sandpaper. New careful not to damage the cast-on rear side uprights were then made by cutting two marker light when working in this area. pieces of .040 x .040 styrene strip '/4' long. The A-Line Pines model is based on a Using an X-Acto chisel blade, the uprights The A-Line Pines rib-side trailer with 13 equally spaced ribs. were then cut lengthwise to measure .040 at floor and suspension. CF Pines pups have 14 side ribs with the the top and .030 at the bottom. The new

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 49 The Fruehauf Model Modeling a CF Fruehauf-built 28 ' pup requires the use of both the A-Line and Rail Power Products 28' pup models. As you can see from the prototype photos, the Fruehauf has a smooth front nose panel with rounded front corners and a rear door section that is almost an exact match to the A-Line Pines. However, on the side, the Fruehauf has a lower side rail which the A-Line model doesn't have. The Rail Power Products 28' rib-side trailer, on the other hand, has the correct side rail and side rib pattern, but a tight-radius front panel and incorrect rear • •• door section. So after a bit of careful mea­ suring and calculating, I determined that 17 - 3057 it's possible to build a very accurate model of the CF Fruehauf by kitbashing the two models together. The fact that both of these are excellent models in respect to the proto­ type upon which they are based made this job easy. I started by placing a strip of masking tape at the end of the radius on the front cover, continuing all the way over the roof line to the exact spot on the opposite side of trailer. The masking tape not only serves as a guide for making a square cut, but will pro­ tect the parts from damage in case the saw was to slip. Using a razor saw, the A-Line nose panel was then cut off and set aside. Next the rear door was cut offusing the door frame as a cutting guide. Once the nose and door had been removed from the A-Line model I moved on to the RPP trailer. The saw cut on the front of the RPP trailer was made just ahead of the flange of the first rib. This allowed the corner of the A-Line nose to meet the RPP side section at the correct location. The rear door section was then the manufacturer's instructions. The only inserted into a #80 hole drilled into the bot­ removed from the RPP trailer, again using modification necessary here is to mount the tom of the floor. the door frame as a guide. You will lose the suspension slightly forward from where the Since I wanted to paint both models at row of cast-on rivets that surround the tabs indicate it should be mounted and to the same time, I set the Pines body and frame, but this can't be helped. As with any remove the two floor cross members from underframe assembly aside for now. kitbashing project, small compromises must the trailer floor where the tire cutouts will be. With the trailer floor temporarily installed in the body, I used the tire cutouts as a guide to locate the suspension. The center of the axle should be centered with the tire cutout. A pintle hook was made by opening a Detail Associates wire eyelet, and safety-chain hangers were made from .0lD brass wire. The CF Pines trailers have the signature Pines landing gear that is included in the A­ Line kit. This landing gear features a large triangular-shaped brace unique to Pines. I assembled the landing gear following the instructions in the kit. I formed .010 brass wire to make the landing-gear crank and drive line. The landing-gear crank was then added to the right-side landing-gear wing plate. A crank hanger was made by opening a Detail Associates wire eyelet that was

50 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 This front three-quarter view of CF Fruehauf shows the absence of any ribs on the nose panel and the 13-rib side­ wall design with the lower side rail. David A. Bontrager photo Rear view of CF Fruehauf 17-3321. be made. To me there is no such thing as dis­ Once the new section of side rail was cut, rail and angled the vertical sides down as on carded parts; I already have plans for all the filed and fit, it was glued into place using the prototype. parts that were removed but won't be used in liquid cement. After allowing it to cure thor­ After the side modifications were com­ trus project. oughly, a new tire cutout was made by filing plete, [ began work on the A-Line rear door After fi ling and sanding all the parts, I the lower side rail between the last two ribs. section. The changes that need to be made temporarily slid the RPP trailer floor in The tire cutout on the Fruehauf is not as here are the removal of the cast-on stop and place to keep the sides from bowing inward. deep as the one on the Pines trailer. I filed turn lights and the gussets that separate them Using liquid cement, I carefully attached the up to the top row of bolt heads on the side from the end beam. These detai Is were A-Line nose to the RPP body section. Two rubber bands were used to hold these parts together while the cement was setting. Make sure that these parts remain in alignment. Once I was satisfied that the parts were thor­ oughly dry, Dr. Microtools body fi ller was applied sparingly to the joint. I used the pointed end of a toothpick to apply the filler to the joints so that it wouldn't get into the rivets on the flange of the fl rst rib. After the fi ller was dry and the joint was sanded smooth, another light application of body fillerwas applied and left to dry. While let­ ting the second application of fi ller dry, I moved to the rear section of the trailer. Before attaching the A-Line rear door section to the model, the lower rear side rail must be modified. The NationsWay Strick prototype that this model is based upon has a fa irly large rounded tire cutout. In order to model the Fruehauf's smaller straight-line tire cutout, this area of the lower side rail has to be removed and fi lled in. This was done by first making a vertical cut with a razor saw at the front radius of the tooled-in cutout up to the flange at the bottom of the ribs. Then using fl ush-cut rail nippers, I removed the entire area of the cutout up to, conSOl lDR TED FREIGH TWR YS but not including, the flange. After filing and sanding these cuts, a section of lower side rail was removed from a scrap RPP rib-side trailer to fill in this area. A strip of .040 x .060 styrene could be used here, but a plain styrene strip wouldn't have the bolt detail that is evident on the rest of the side rail. Since this process can be used in modeling many different prototype freight pups that have a different style, size or no tire cutout at all, I don't see scrapping one trailer body as a problem.

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 51 pension was then assembled according to instructions. After removing the mounting tab from the suspension, it was attached to the floor with liquid cement, again centering the axle with the tire cutouts on the body. As with the Pines trailer, the pintle hook and safety-chain hanger were added. The landing gear on the Fruehauf proto­ type doesn't match any that are on the View of prototype tire cutout and rear end beam on CF 17-3321. Note the loca­ models available today. It features a nar­ tion of the side marker light and the taillight housing. row-stance landing gear with round legs and wing plates (braces) mounted inside the leg. Starting with .010 x .100 styrene strips cut 1/," long, the wing plates were formed. Using prototype photos as a guide the angle cuts were made and the plates were cemented to the floor at the outside edge of where the mounting tabs had been removed. I then took the RPP landing gear that was included in the kit and cut the legs away from the brace. Using a file and sandpaper, the upper and lower legs and landing gear pads were rounded off. Once rounded, the legs were cemented to the wing plates. The RPP cross brace was then cut to fit and installed inside the wing plates. The lower horizontal brace that attaches to the bottom of the upper leg was not long enough to span the distance between the two legs so a new brace was made from .015 brass wire. The angled braces that run from the bottom of the upper leg to the back of the wing plate removed with a #11 X-Acto knife then the the upper rear door frame, with gussets on were also made from .015 brass wire. area was sanded smooth, being careful not to each end. This was made from .010 x .030 With the Fruehauf underframe complete, damage the horizontal lip on the end beam. strip styrene cut to the width of the door the models were now ready for painting. Since this lip doesn't need to be removed, the frame. The gussets were made from the ICC bumper and uprights were left intact. same stock cut 1/16" long. The bottom Painting and Decals The A-Line rear section was then edges of the gussets are not square, but I started by painting both trailer bodies attached to the body with liquid cement. rather are angled upward. Since the paint­ with Badger's MODELflex Gloss White. Rubber bands were again used to hold the ing process will require masking, the drip This paint, right out of the bottle (not door section in place. Make sure that the rail and gussets were not added until after thinned), provided excellent coverage. After door section is properly aligned and lay the the body was painted so that they wouldn't applying two thorough coats, the trailers had model on its roof while the cement dries. A be broken off. an excellent sheen. I also painted a 6" long thin bead of liquid cement was applied from With the work to the body complete, I strip of .010 x .250 styrene white to be used the inside to increase the bond. moved on to the underframe of the Fruehauf. for the trailer haz-mat placards. Once the door had dried completely, Dr. The Rail Power Products floor had to be While the bodies were drying, I painted Microtools filler was applied to the joint. shortened by fOUI scale inches. This material the underframes and A-Line two-hole While the first application of fillerwas set­ was removed from the rear of the trailer wheels using MODELflex Caboose Red. ting up on the rear door joint, I did the final floor. This takes into account the saw curf, Before painting the wheels, the hand holes sanding on the nose panel joint. which is the material that is lost in the saw­ were drilled out using a #67 drill bit. After two applications of body filler had ing process, and the fact that the A-Line After the bodies and underframes were been made to both joints and sanded, and I nose panel is thicker than the Rail Power allowed to dry overnight, I was ready to was satisfied with the result, side sign plac­ nose panel. The amount that you have to paint the roofs and lower side rails on the ards exactly like those put on the Pines remove from the floor will depend upon how Fruehauf trailer aluminum. Before the Trailer were fabricated and attached. No carefully you make the saw cuts, so some masking tape was applied, I placed a piece sign placard is needed for the nose panel on filing and fitting will be required. Once the of scratch paper over the sign placards to the Fruehauf. New taillight panels made floor was cut to fit the trailer body, I ensure that they wouldn't be pulled off the from .020 x .080 styrene strips cut 1/,' long removed the landing gear and suspension body when the masking tape was removed. were attached under the end beam. The rear mounting tabs from the floor with rail nip­ When the masking was done, a coat of side marker light plates were made from pers and filed these surfaces flush with the Gloss White was sprayed over the edges to .010 x .060 strip cut .060 long. floor cross members. The two cross mem­ seal the tape. Te stors Flat Aluminum was The prototype Fruehauf has a drip rail bers located at the tire cutout were removed then applied to the unmasked areas. After that runs horizontally across the width of using rail nippers. An A-Line 28' trailer sus- allowing the aluminum paint to dry for

52 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 Comparative rear end views of Pines (left) and Fruehauf (right) models. Note details such as pintle hooks, chain hangers, black door gaskets and door pull­ down straps.

to the underframes. The underframes were With the construction complete both then carefully slid into the trailer bodies and trailers were sprayed with a mixture of two Close up of landing gear on 17-3321. cemented with liquid cement. The upper drip parts Te stors Dullcote, one part Testors rail and gussets were added to the Fruehauf Glosscote, and one part lacquer thinner to trailer. The air and light connections were seal all the decals and tone down the shine. several minutes, the masking tape was added to the front of both trailers. The door Light weathering was applied to the under­ carefully removed. pull-down straps, made from .010 x .020 x frame on both trailers using a very light coat Next, the lower rear end beam on both 3/s " styrene strips, were attached to the bot­ of Floquil Rust thinned one part Rust to trailers, and the lower front bulkhead on the tom of each door at the cast-on door handles. three parts lacquer thinner. Badger MOD­ Fruehauf trailer, were masked and painted An A-Line Document Box was added to the ELflex We athered Black was carefully Caboose Red, using a brush. One of the left side of each trailer at the rear, just above brushed on the edge of the front bulkheads, things that I like about the MODELflex the tire cutout. Locating the document box landing-gear lower legs and pintle-hook paint is that it brushes on very well. It here is another practice that is unique to CF. areas to simulate grease stains. � doesn't leave brush-stroke marks, and it lev­ els out very well. Using a brush on small areas like this means you don't have to mask Bill of Materials the entire model. To me, the less masking you have to do, the better. Manufacturer Part No. Description I chose to use Herald King 3" silver decal stripes to make the aluminum ribs. Using A-Line 50129 28' ribbed pup decals on the ribs is more forgiving than 50123 Document boxes masking and painting them. With decals you Rail Power Products 806 28' ribbed pup have the luxury of time to make sure you have Detail Associates 2503 .010 brass wire them straight and positioned correctly. After 2505 .015 brass wire each decal was set in place I went over them 2206 Wire eyelet with Microscale Micro Set decal solution. The Evergreen Scale Models 100 .010 x .020 strip styfene Micro Set causes the decal to soften and hug 101 .010 x .030 strip styrene to the rib detail. Once all the ribs had the alu­ 104 .010 x .080 strip styrene minum decals applied to them, the CF decals 105 .010 x .100 strip styrene and numbers provided in the Rail Power Prod­ 106 .010 x. .125 strip styrene ucts kit were applied to both trailers. Data and 109 .010 x. .250 strip styrene small labels such as license plates, marker 124 .020 x .080 strip styrene lights, reflectors and builder plates were taken 131 .030 x .030 strip styrene from Microscale's 28' Trailer Data sheet. The 142 .040 x .040 strip styrene "Please Drive Safely" placard decals from the 9009 .005 sheet styrene Trailer Data sheet were applied to the .010 x Herald King 3" sil ver stripe .250 strip that was painted white with the Microscale MC-4204 Trailer data trailer bodies. After being allowed to dry, 87-124-2 1 " black stripe these placards were cut out using an X-Acto Badger MODELflex 16- 107 Gloss White chisel blade and attached to the trailer body 16-08 Caboose Red with a tiny drop of liquid cement. Microscale 16-05 Weatbered Black 1" Black Stripes were applied around the F10quil 110073 Rust edges of the rear door to simulate the black Te stors 1160 Dullcote door gasket found on roll-up door trailers. 1161 Glosscote After the decaling was completed, the A­ 1181 Flat Aluminum Line wheels, tires and mudflaps were added

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 53

CDELING PS-=I BOXCARS

GEORGIA RA ILROAD

SEABOARD AIR LINE FINE TUNING KADEE® PS� BOXCARS BY &JIM SIX

MODEL PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR PROTOTYPE PHOTOS AS NOTED

YOU HAPPEN TO BE SHORT ON TIME IFand long on expectations, then the Kadee® PS-l 40' boxcar may be just what the doctor ordered, as this model is long on detail and short on time needed to place it in service. For me, the Kadee PS-l is a Godsend as demonstrated by each of the models pictured here and explained in the paragraphs ahead. I have been excited about other models before, but this model really excites me. Judge for yourself; is this hype or is it reality? As a modeler of Southeastern railroading it didn't take me long to come up with pho­ tographs of Pullman-Standard 40' PS-l box­ cars representing Southeastern railroads. Akron, Canton & Yo ungstown PS-1 750 is an almost stock decorated Kadee® Within two short evenings, and pleasurable PS-1 with weathering applied. ones at that I might add, all three of the PS- l models featured here were researched, "fine tuned" to a more realistic appearance, and placed on the ready track. I feel that they are accurate representations of Central of Geor­ gia, Georgia Railroad and Seaboard Air Line PS-I cars - they give new meaning to "good enough!" As a side note, I also have a couple of Kadee factory-painted New York Central

GA 39561 is a PS-1 equipped with an 8' door. Date and location unknown. NYC 170699 is another almost stock, but weathered, Kadee model. Bill Folsom collection and Akron, Canton & Youngstown Kato, Life-Like, Stewart and other PS-l boxcars that took a mere 15 fine diesels cost too much. They also minutes (each) to prepare (see pho­ feel that older Athearn locos at a tos). Only one detail change (train­ much lower price are good enough. line air hose replaced with Detail My response? To each their own. Associates version), along with You only have to please yourself. weathering was called for to make Certainly not me! the transformation from box-stock Actually, due to my particular to show quality. So you see, while it circumstances I find that Kadee's has been made abundantly clear by PS- l boxcar is a bargain. Judging several magazine reviewers that this from the model's brisk sales others fantastic model's detail is second to must agree. Ask yourself how much none, few reviewers have noted the your time is worth. To me, time time savings that goes along with translates into money as I devote this truly ready-to-run (roll!) model. many evening hours to custom In spite of the excellence of designing houses for a home build­ Kadee's new Pullman-Standard ing business that I have become boxcar, naysayers have surfaced partner to. Ever ask a home builder complaining of its high price. "1 what the going rate for custom ain't payin' no stinkin' thirty dollars design work is? Get the picture?

for no freight car!" - I have heard On the other hand maybe you it said with disdain more than once. would rather spend time "operating" Admittedly, when I first heard the your trains rather than building indi­ rumored asking price I too balked. vidual "super detailed" models. Without knowledge of what this More often than not this "position" model really is, the nearly thirty-dol- precludes having really nice freight lar asking price seems a bit daunting. cars. Then again, maybe you would Having a burning curiosity I bought prefer to build the layout rather than one anyway. I was not let down, and in spending time building such freight fact I fo und the model even better than I had cars. This too precludes having a really imagined a thirty-dollar plastic boxcar could nice fleet of rolling stock. Sorry dudes, but I possibly be. If you feel that the model is too am here to tell you that those old arguments expensive and pass, then you won't know what don't hold water anymore ! Maybe Kadee you will be missing. won't fill you fleet as PS- I boxcars can't I have noted that many of these same serve your every need, but this model guar­ people that have dismissed the Kadee PS-l Builder's photo of GA 39518 end. antees that you will have at least one contest boxcar as a "rich man's folly" also feel that Larry Goolsby collection or show quality model. Not being able to

Builder's photo of GA 39518 with 6' door. Larry Goolsby collection

56 .. MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 SAL 25026 is a Pullman-Standard PS-1 that was built in March 1952. It is seen here in Manchester, GA, on April 23, 1966. Larry Goolsby photo

.4:> SAL 24136 has obviously been sideswiped; that may be the reason it has a Superior panel door. Date and location unknown. Courtesy Bob's Photo; collection of Denis Blake

afford this fine model is one thing, but the model is available assembled only, lit­ train line air hoses, brake gearbox, brake please, don't tell me that you don't have tle to no time is called for to take it from wheel, brake-wheel platform, retainer valve enough time to weather a few boxcars, and the box and place it in service. Not only is with plumbing along with all important weathering is all that it takes to make this this model the best over-the-counter pro­ underbody brake components and rigging. I model truly realistic in appearance ! totype HO freight car ever offered, it is measured the ladder rungs as .010 and the Specifically, what's so "hot" about the honestly ready-to-run. Even the Kadee grabirons at .008! The roofwalk is proto­ Kadee PS- \ boxcar? For me, two things. couplers are installed! typically thin at .023 "thick" and see­ First, the model's detail fidelity and accu­ Separate factory-applied detail includes through! Even the Kadee couplers have a racy surpasses any HO scale model operable 6' or 8' sliding doors, roofwalk, new narrow draft-gear box. The factory­ freight car ever offered across a hobby individual grabirons, ladders, end tack­ painted models are very crisply lettered and shop counter - bar none. Second, since boards, stirrup steps, coupler cut levers, include all appropriate end lettering. It is

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 57 almost as though Kadee has paint. I typically use Floquil Flat thumbed its nose at the competi­ Finish. This seals and protects the tion and is saying, "Catch me if base paint and decals from the you can!" weathering method that is Aside from the obvious appeal described in following paragraphs. of its detail features Kadee's DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP... or model represents a prototype that you will be sorry! was found in very large number on The entire bottom of each a great many different railroads. model, including trucks and cou­ The Pullman-Standard PS-l box­ plers, was spray painted with rail­ car was the dominant boxcar of the road Tie Brown diluted to 50% 1950s. So naturally I have to have isopropyl alcohol. Next, using a several! Wanting my models to medium to dark mix of the three represent railroads whose rolling Polly Scale colors diluted to 80- stock was typically found in the 90% isopropyl alcohol, the roof Southeast I started out with Geor­ and car sides were sprayed along gia Railroad, Central of Georgia, weld seams, the side bottom and and Seaboard Air Line models. top sills, the car ends, and the Unfortunately Kadee does not yet lower panel depressions on the offer its PS-l boxcar painted for roof. The trucks were then spray Southeastern railroads so you will painted with a much lighter mix of have to work with undecorated the three colors. models. As pointed out earlier, the The next step is the critical one. three models featured here were Using a cotton swab dipped in painted and decaled. For your ref­ decal setting solution, the weather­ erence we have included roster ing paints were then scrubbed off information along with a few pho­ in straight downward strokes. This tographs of PS- I 40' boxcars not yet leaves the weathering where you modeled. All were regularly found want it - around rivets, bolts, seams, throughout the South. Stay tuned, others etc. - and removes it from where you will follow! don't! I have found this technique most pleas­ ing. Warning: until you master this technique, WEATHERING practice on older models that have been Weathering was done with mixes of retired from service. Polly Scale #414329 Railroad Tie Brown, Please direct questions, suggestions, #41 4320 Aged Concrete and #4141 16 Builder's end photo of A&WP 37989. criticisms, and other comments to: Reefer Gray. Before beginning weather­ Larry Goolsby collection Jim Six, phone: 440-417-0 117; email: ing spray on a few coats of clear lacquer [email protected]. �

PROTOTYPE RO STER DATA

Railroad Numbers Door CG 7300-8299 8' GA 39501-39550 6' GA 3955 1 -39660 8' SAL 24000-25899 8'

ATLA\TA WEST rOlNr R R I� .UUI P •.

� ... Here's a couple of Atlanta & West Point PS-1s that I'd like to see Kadee do. Builder's photo of A&WP 37989; build date 11- 52. In the meantime decals for this and other Southeastern roads are available from: Curt Fortenberry, 2591 Lisa Ann Dr., North Pole, AK 99705 for $2 plus $2 S&H per order; email [email protected]. Builder's photo of A&WP 38009 in aluminum paint with Larry Goolsby collection black ends; build date 6-56. Larry Goolsby collection

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APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 59 BEHIND 'rH'E SCENES

Detail on the Edge by Margaret Mansfield

Photos by Jim Mansfield I 1 - This old single-lane automobile bridge traversing an irrigation ditch near leasburg, New Mexico, provided the inspiration for the color and texture of the wood road bridge at Sandcastle Road in Jersey Western country. I'm not sure I'd drive over this one, however!

cenery that occupies the area closest to wooden lane planks and rusted nail holes close to and parallel with the ruler. One end the viewing edge of a layout offers the seen in Photo 2, The simple method used to of the beam was squared off with the side Sminiature railroader a first-rateopportunity to construct this bridge - large horizontal edge of the leftmost strip; the other end was create fine detaiL This is true no matter the beams atop sturdy vertical posts - proved left unfinished, since it will be cut off when focal point of the scene: tracks, rock work, city easy to recreate in miniature (with some vari­ the bridge is fi nally set in place, This beam streets, vegetation or structures. Attention to ations), We also noted the color and texture was glued to each of the strips with a pin­ detail in any of these areas will draw the of the wood: a very old, splintered and point of Elmer's Glue"' and allowed to dry. viewer into the scene, focus his or her attention washed-out gray. At one time these wood An additional support beam was then cut and on the small world surrounding him rather planks were perhaps the color of creosote or placed parallel to the first beam, but at the than the larger mundane reality outside and new wood; but the heat of the desert sun cou­ other edge of the deck. This beam was also stimulate an interest in the activities that occur pled with the sub-freezing temperatures of glued in place to the deck strips, and both within the scale-size framework of the minia­ winter mornings and the associated hoarfrost were allowed to dry thoroughly. Finally, the ture railroad. What better way to engage the have split and bleached the wood beyond any center beam was glued into place. viewer than by modeling a scene with such de­ color recognition. With this assembly complete, a careful tail that he feels compelled to step into it! Heading south from Leasburg along the sanding with 120-grit sandpaper sufficed to As discussed in last month's "Behind the Santa Fe mainline toward Dona Ana, Jim and even off the ends of the stri ps that form the Scenes," the area around the Sandcastle I located a typical asphalt grade crossing at deck. The complete underside of the deck Road grade crossing on the Jersey Western Pedro Madrid Road (see Photo 3). Then we may be seen in Photo 4. Railroad did in fact give us just the chance took note of the width and depth of the flange This method of deck construction allows to create - and superdetail - scenery on ways, the crumbling edges of asphalt on the individual character of each piece of wood the edge of the layout. Last time we com­ either side of the crossing, and the color and to appear; there are even small cracks between pleted the large building blocks of the scene: patched nature of the road, With these exam­ the strips that let slivers of Light pass through. the railroad embankment, roadway support, ples in mind, we could return to the layout However, these cracks are not so large that the adj acent cliffs and fascia scenery, With these and proceed to superdetail our own structures bridge appears to be coming apart, as did the broad strokes finished, we narrowed our "on the edge." one we saw near Leasburg ! As Jim said, "] focus to concentrate on the specific elements wouldn't want to cross that bridge in my truck of the scene: the half bridge with its road­ The Road Bridge unless I'd done so yesterday!" way and the asphalt grade crossing. We began modeling the road bridge by Our next step was to fa shion a support constructing the deck from individual strips framework for the end of the bridge that Inspiration from the Real Thing of '/, " x '/s" balsa cut to length to fit across extends to the very edge of the layout. Each of these structures requires close the width of the bridge. To ensure a Oat, yet This support was designed as a bent of the attention to the specific details assoc!'1ted detailed, deck, we followed these steps: bridge. With the deck placed on tempo­ with it: the materials and method of con­ First, a metal ruler was taped (using mask­ rary supports made from sticks, measure­ struction used, color, texture and immediate ing tape) securely to the workbench sur­ ments were made from the underside of surroundings. For an accurate rendition of fa ce, taping along the back edge of the rule. the bridge deck to the ground. We then such details, nothing beats an encounter with The tape-free front edge was then used as a figured the dimensions of a concrete sup­ the prototype. In this case, a hike in the sun "former," of sorts. Two plastic drafting tri­ port on which to rest the bottom of the is worth much more than a shot in the dark! angles were then placed touching the front bridge supports; it will be a rectangular For inspiration, then, Jim and I searched out edge of the rule. They were separated by a structure 9/'6" high on one end and '/8' high a likely bridge and grade crossing along the few inches. on the other to accommodate the slight Santa Fe mainline north of Las Cruces, New Next, the cut and trimmed deck pieces unevenness of the landform, Since the Mexico. Near Leasburg, we found an old, were set into place, with one end against the depth of the water flowing under the single-lane wooden automobile bridge cross­ rule. The deck pieces were pushed together bridge during the rainy season is estimated ing the irrigation ditch (Rio Grande River) with the triangles. In this way, the complete to be no more than 4', this concrete sup­ next to Dona Ana Road (see Photo 1), While deck was in position. port will be high enough to protect the older and more decayed than our Sandcastle Now, a support beam fashioned of '/," x bents of the bridge support while also Road bridge, this structure provided us with '/, " balsa was cut and placed lengthwise channeling excess water into the nearby several ideas for surface detail, such as the across the top of each of the deck boards arroyo emptying into Scorpion Canyon.

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2 - Large nail holes. splintered wood and lane planks that 3 - The asphalt grade crossing at Pedro Madrid Road on run perpendicular to the crosswise deck strips that form the Santa Fe mainline gave us the inspiration to detail our the bridge surface were several additional details that we own grade-crossing sections with crumbling edges. patches discovered and decided to use on our own road bridge. on the road surface and evidence of tire wear and tear.

4 - Shown here are the underside of the bridge deck. 5 - Detailing the styrene grade crossing sections that lie which is formed of individual strips of balsa and three sup­ between the rails of the tracks was a two-step process. port beams. and the balsa support framework made from First. as shown on the top. we added small sections of '/4" square balsa and stripwood. Final color and texture will additional styrene to a piece of .005 styrene sheet that had be applied next month. been cut to size and glued to the bottom of the original styrene section. Then. we applied vinyl spackling to create the crumbling asphalt surface. shown on the bottom

With the correct dimensions noted on deck is cut to conform to the edge of the lay­ gouged with the rasp and the burrs were left paper, we returned to the workbench to con­ out (see photo 4). on the ends of the roadway pieces. To ensure struct the bridge support and bents from '/," x the burrs would stay in place (representing '/, " balsa wood, as seen in Photo 4. A freelance The Asphalt Grade Crossing the remains of the wear), liquid styrene design was used for this pruticulm detail. In the February 1998 "Behind the cement was flowed onto the burrs from The deck was now ready for final surface Scenes," we showed the Sandcastle Road under the piece of roadway. This created the detailing per our prototype example. First, grade crossing pieces cut to size and placed gravel-like texture seen here on the ends of the narrow beams along each edge of the in location on the double-track mainline. the pieces. deck were cut from strip balsa and glued in Now, it was time for finaldetai ling per the On the remainder of the roadway edges, place. Next, lane positions were lightly Pedro Madrid example. We began with the further detailing was accomplished using marked on the deck surface with the aid of middle sections of the asphalt pieces; plac­ the rasp once again in the areas where the an HO scale car and 18-wheeler. To form the ing them next to the bridge deck, we auto and truck tires rolled. Spackle was actual lane planks, a piece of .040 balsa was marked the locations of the lane planks, then applied to help the look and to fi ll any cut I'/''' wide and 7" long. A mark was made since these areas would show the greatest sharp corners where the small styrene across each end, I"fr om the end. These two wear and tear from automobile and truck pieces were added. The result is a realistic lines were the start and stop points for cuts wheels. Then, we cut a layer of .005 styrene center grade-crossing section. made '/,," apart. This left a 1'/,' wide st.ripof sheet .050 wider than the grade-crossing The edges of roadway that were so balsa with 15 5" long cuts starting and stop­ section and cemented it to the underside of carefu lly cut to match the rail were also ping 1 " fromeach end. the section, forming a step-like structure on treated to show wear. Here, the deteriora­ To separate the piece of balsa into the each side. Small strips cut from the .040 tion is not so bad, since the rail protects fo ur sets of lane boards, every fourth cut was square styrene were then cut and placed in­ the ends of the roadway. We started with a extended to both ends of the balsa. This between the lanes and on top of the .005 good match between the plastic and the rail resulted in four pieces of balsa, '/8 " wide and styrene, as seen in Photo 5. The result is a so that we would have complete control of 7" long. These four pieces were placed in firm base that will provide a structure for the wear of the roadway. As in the proto­ position on the 4'/''' long bridge with equal the application of the vinyl spackling we type, auto and truck tires hit the rail and portions extending from each end of the used to simulate the actual asphalt surface not the edge of the actual road, resulting in bridge. The result is four lane bomds, each and the areas of wear where the roadway less wear and tear than that experienced by with fo ur boards. These boards were glued material has crumbled, as seen in the proto­ the strips of roadway between the rails to the deck using Elmer's Glue. type photo. where tires directly contact the edge of the The lane boards on the finished end of A finalcenter grade-crossing section may roadway material. the bridge were then cut flush with the edge also be seen in Photo 5. Here, a thin layer of Next time we'll fi nish our grade-crossing of the deck that will rest on the abutment, vinyl spackling was applied over the entire roadway pieces (patches, etc.), color and while their other edge was left long for final styrene base. A rattail rasp was used to detail weather all of our sub-assemblies, and con­ fitting when the bridge is set in place and the the crosswise ends of the section; lines were struct the bent support. See you then ! .1

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 61 DIES L DETAIL 'OSE-UP

C5X Transportation 5050 and 5060 HO Scale Shell (SD60) by Rail Power Products N Scale Model by Con-Cor

by Rich Picariello

Photos by the author

he Prototype SD50/60: Electro-Motive Division (EMD) intro­ duced the 3,500-hp SD50 in 1981. At the end of production in T1985, 361 had been built; this total does not include the six SD50S (short underframe) version built in 1980. The 3,800-hp SD60 was intro­ 'CIucedin 1984. Total U.S. production was 537 units. The major spotting difference is the SD60 has six latched doors below the radiator grilles while the SD50 has four. The SD50 and SD60 share the same carbody, underframe and trucks. Overall length of the SD50/60 is 71'2" with a truck center of 45 ' 6" . CSX's SD50s were inherited from the Chessie System and Seaboard System when the two railroads merged in 1986. Chessie System SD50s were sub-lettered for the C&O and B&O. SD50 road numbers 8500-8552 and 8596-8623 are ex-Seaboard System, num­ bers 8553-8575 and 8624-8643 are ex-Chessie SystemlC&O, and numbers 8576-8595 are ex-Chessie System/B&O. All retained their original road numbers after the merger. CSX ordered ten SD60 locomotives in 1989; they are numbered from 8700 to 8709. The SD50s and SD60s all have standard EMD Dash-2 cabs, five-chime air horns and the "mailbox" slot in the cab sub-base doors. Rio Grande's order for SD50s was added to a Chessie System order and, as a result, the Rio Grande SD50s have the previously mentioned spotting features (see D&RGW SD50 Diesel Detail Close-Up, November 1995 issue). Further information on CSX motive power can be found in the softcover book Diesels of the CSXT & Prede­ cessors in Color by Douglas B. Nuckles with Thomas W. Dixon, Jr. (TLC Publishing). The Scale Model SD50/60: The HO scale Rail Power Prod­ ucts (RPP) SD60 can be used as-is for either an SD60 or SD50 if the modeler is willing to accept the wrong number of doors. For an accurate SD50, the doors could be sanded-off and replaced with Cannon's #1004 latched doors ($1 .95/8). The RPP cast-metal underframe will accept Athearn drive components, trucks and either an Athearn or a can motor. Overland made a complete cast-metal chassis with a can motor and sprung brass trucks to fit the RPP SD60/60M shells (#5360, $80.00). This chassis may not be presently available. Proto Power West also has a weighted cast-metal chassis with a can motor and tuned Athearn drive components and trucks (#60 102, $84.00). A ready-to-run SD50 and/or SD60 from one of the major manufac­ turers would be most welcome. The Con-Cor SD50, not currently shown in their latest price lists or catalog, might be found at railroad swap meets or flea markets. Paint and Decal Notes: In 1990, CSX settled on the current gray, yellow and blue scheme after trying many paint-scheme vari­ ants. The trucks, underframe, fuel tank and pilots are black. Handrails are gray with yellow paint at the step areas. The photo of CSX SD60 8702 appears in the earlier, short-lived "stealth" gray paint scheme introduced in 1989 (use Microscale 87-497 or 60-497 for this scheme). All the listed paint companies have CSX colors except Scalecoat; the Scalecoat/Scalecoat II listed colors are close. The listed non-CSX yellow paints are close.

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C5X Transportation 5050 & 5060

Detail Parts Scale: 40· OA3lHlI Sand-fill hatch, EMD round (plastic) . ... 1.2516 for HO OM9400 Sand-fill hatch. EMD round (bross) ...... 3.35/2 DW225 .1.500 J. Airfiller. Salem (metal) . 41 · OWJ96 Sparc·knucklc holder (metal) ... 1.00/2 OM9043 .. ..3. IO/set Airfilt er. Salem (brass) OM9702 Spare-knuckle holder (brass) .. .4.\012 2· C5427 horn (brass) .. ...6 .95/ea. Air 42· CFl96 Spel.-d recorder (bross) .. ... 4.3914 DAl602 Airhom (delrin) ...... 1.75/2 .. 1.5014 . OA2807 Speed recorder (delrin) . DW187 Air hom (brass) .. . 2.95/ea. 43· AL29210 Sunshade (photo-etched brass) . .2.35/6 3 DA3201 tanks, IS" .. (plastic)· . ..2.2512 · Ai r db CCI551 Sunshade (plastic) . ... 2.9518 ...... 1.9512 OW204 Air tanks. 15 � di n. (meml)* . .• OAJ301 Sunshade (plastic) . 1.5016 Airtanks, 15" dia. (metal)· .1.50/2 1'P45 OWI88 Sunshade (plastic) . 1.00/4 4· O.:\J802 Antenna, whip (plastic) . . ... 1.0016 PSC39047 Sunshade (brass) . .2.2514 OM9055 Antenna, whip (br.:ass) ...... l.60/ea. 44· CCII04 Short hood· . .. 6.95/ea. 5· ce2102 Anti-climber" . .. 2.95/2 45 · AL2923J Stcps. RPP SD60 (elched see-thru)"'. . .3.15/sct DW189 Anti-climber" . .1.25/ea. 46 · DW224 Traction-motor cable.� . .... 1.95/set 6· CSJ37 Bell. side mount (brass) . . ..4.95fea. 47 · CCII02 Toilet hatch. low hood· .. .. 1.9514 J)WJ29 Bell. side mount (metal) . ,1.2512 . 48 · AT440JI Truck, SD4o..2ff·2, from powered ...... 6.501ea. 7· CCI60J Blower housing. GP/SD50-70 (plastic)·. . . . . • • • . ..• . ••. . 3500 AT44012 Truck, SD4Q.-2IT·2. rear powered ...... 6.5OJea. OM9707 Blower housing. GP/SDSo..70 (brass)·. .S.85fea. 49 CFII2 UnderframcJstep light (brass) . .. 2.9512 8· RPP502 Bodyshell only . .. 14.OOIea. · OWI72 light ...... • • . • • . • • ..... 1.2518 RPP503 Body and chassis (bolted set) . . .23.00/sct Underfmmelstep OAI902 ..... 1.00/8 9· DW179 Brake wheel (metal)· . .... 1.0012 50· Vent. nat . .1.00/12 OM9J43 Br.lke wheel (brnss)· .. . 1.75/ea. OWI22 Ve nt. nat . · ...... 1.25/4 10 · CC1501 Cab. Dilsh-2·.. .5.95fea. 51 OA2312 Wind denector. str.tight (cleilr plastic) ...... 2 .50/4 11- CCJZOZ Cab sub--base kilo EMD Dash 2 & SD50160'" . . . .6.95/2 OM9327 Wind denector. straig.ht (brass) . ... 2.0012 12· CCIZ04 Cab sub-base doon;, Conroli l & CSX ...... 2.95/6 UP77 Wind dcfl(.'Ctorlmirror (bross) . 13· ASMOI03 Chain, 28, 42 & 561pi (etched br.ISS). . 10.OOIshcct 52 · GO WG·J Window-gasket decals. Cannon EMDcab (not shown) . .3.'25fsct . . DA2210 Chain. blackened . . . 2.25/12" 53 · AMn241 Window glass. RPP S060 (nol shown) .. . . . 3.95/set PSC48".37 Chain .. . . ,2.75110" RUNI856 Window glass, RPP SD60 (nol shown) .. .2.00/sct 14· DA2211 Coupler lift bar, AAR . ....2 .0012 54· AL29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) ...... 2.9S/8 OM9J51 Coupler lift bar. AAR •.••...••... ••.•••.•• . .. 2.25/2 C5419 Windshield wipers (brass) ...... 3.50/4 15· CF293 Di tchlights (brass). _ . . .••...••.•••.•••...•...... 4.95/2 MEWS Windshield wipers (brass)...... 2.98/sel OAI022 Oitchlights (plaslic) .. . .•.•.••••.•••.••...... 1.25/4 PSC3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) .. .. 1.5014 OW228 Ditchlights wlbulbs (metal) .. . 2.95/2 UP94 Windshield wipers (lxryllium copper) . .2.00/4 16· OM9171 Door handle (brass) . . . .. 1.7012 UP97 Windshield wipers (plastic) .. .1.5014 PSC3998 Doorhandle (plastic) ...... 1.50/6 17· OWJ61 Electrical filter box . . .. I.00fscl Detail Parts for N Scale: 18 · OA2404 Exhaust hatch. SD60* .. .2.00/2 I· ME NF5 Air filter...... 2.50/set 19· OM9202 Exhaust stack wlsilcncc r. SOSOI60 (brass)· ...... 6.OD/ea. 2· OA8204 Air hom, 3-chime . .. 1.2512 20· TSPI43 Fan,48" "Q·typc·' wlblades (plastic)· ...... 7.95/3 IN.JJJ3 Air hom. 3-ehime ...... 3.5012 OM9215 Fan. 48" "Q-type" wlblad� (bmss)* .. .4.10/e:l. SE N700 Air hom. 3-ehime . 1 .65/ea. 21 · 1'51)141 Fan. 52" wlblade (plastic)· ...... 2.95/ea. SE N701 Air hom. 3-chimc wlbrnckct . .. 1 .65/ea. OM9177 . S.We:l. Fan cover. 52" (etched stainless sleel)* . 3· JNJH5 Air hom. 5-chimc ...... 3.500 22 DA3102 .1.000set · Fuel filler (plastic)t .. 4· SE N347 Air tanks. SO ...... 1.85/2 DWl66 .... 1.00/4 Fuel filler (metal) . 6· SE N352 Bell. body mount wlbracket ...... 1.65/2 I'5C39080 . ... 1.5014 Fuel filler(pla stic). 9· MENBS Brake wheel (bmss)· . . ..2.OOIen. OA3102 Fuel glluge. top tank llIountedt ...... J.OO/ret 23 · SE N698 Brnkc wheel (metal)· ...... 1.7012 PSC39037 Fuel gauge (plastic) .. . .. L5OJ6 10 · ASM 8103 C.1b, EMU standard (dched brass)· . .. 15.S5/sheet 24· OA3102 Fuel sight glass (piastic)t ...... I.00/set 13 · ASM 0103 Chain. 28. 42 & 56 1pi (etched brass) . . IO.DO/shcct CF226 Fuel sight glass (brass) . .2.0912 DA2210 Chain. 40 Ipi ...... 2.25112" OM92S0 Fuel sight glass (brass) . .3.00/ea. 15 · SE N602 Ditchlights . ..1.65/4 PSC39011 Fuel sight glass (plastic) ...... 1.50/2 17 · SE N501 Ekctrical filter cabinet. EMD. ..1.65/2 25 · AI.29JOO Grabirons (fonned wire) ...... 3.2S/S0 20· JNJI05 Fan, 48" OP/SO ...... 3.0012 DA2202 Grabirons (fonned wi re) 2.50/24 22 · ME NF4 Fuel filler & le.... el gauge ...... J.35/set UP54 Grnbirons (casl brass) ...... •. .5.95/ 12 31 · PSC6704 Hose. air line (br.lss) . ... 1.5016 26 · OA2218 Grabiron. V-shaped . ...1.5013 PSC6705 Hose. nir linc (plastic) ...... 2.50124 27· RDPI06 Handrail set. RPP SD60 ...... 9.9S/sct 34· ASMOJOJ Lift lugsleycboltslu·boJts (etchL-d bmss) .. . .. 8.29/set 5\'21 Handrail set. RPP SD60 ...... • . .... 15.951sel 35 · SE N850 MU cables . .1.8S12 28· CF"'..53 Headlight. front w/visors. vert. (brass) ...3 .951en. 36· SE N550 MU hoses . . 3.95/4 OAI024 He:ldlight. front w/visors. vert. (plustic) ...... 1.00/2 38· SR603 Plow...... 5.0012 29 · CF"'..55 Headlight. rear. hori.... (brass) ...... 3.9S1ea. . . 42· SE N499 _ .. 1.65/2 OAl003 Hl!adlighl. rear. horiz. lpiastic) ...... •.••. . LOOI2 Speed recorder. . 43· DA8201 Sunshade (plastic) ...... 1.25/4 30· MV22 Headlight lem:es . . I.IS/4 ME NS6 .2.0012 31 · CS227 Hose. ai r line (bmss) . ... 2.IS/4 Sunshade (brass) 54 · MENWI OA6206 Hose, air line {dclrin} . ..1.25/6 Windshield wipers ... ..3.3314 I)W267 Hose. air line (metal) .. 1.2512 32· CCI301 Inertial filter*' ...... 1.95/4 The following paris must be fa bricalcd by the modeler: A 33· CCJ359 Inenial-filterhatch· ...... 2.95/2 - Brakc-qlindcr air line - form from .010 wire. 34· OA2206 Lin rings ...... 3.00136 D - Drain pipc - make rrolll wire. 35· DW220 MU cable ...... 1.9512 C - Truck sand lines - make from wire or wirc insulation 36· CF257 MU hoses (brass) . . ..4.95/4 D - Underframe piping - make from various sizes of wire. OAI508 MU hoses (delrin). .2.001 16 E - Brake chain guide hou�;ng - make from styrene. OW266 MU hoses (metal) ...... 3.50/4 OM9349 MU hoses (br.lss) .. .7.45/4 .. Similar pans. either separnte or molded on. arc included with the listed HO or N scale models: n:pJaccment of any or all 37 · DA1509 MU recepUicie sct - modem . 1.25/6 original parts is left to the discretion of the modeler. The Rail Power Products shell will need most of the listed pans. 38 · OW206 Plow ...... 1.501ea . 39 · DA2719 Radiator grille & air-intake grille. 5D50· ...... 4.95/2 t OA3 J 02 Fuel Tank Fittings (set) contains Olher pans that may or may not be needed ror this detailing project

Decals 60-575 Blue·Ye llow·Gray Scheme, Floquil: 414218 CSX Gray 1990+ 110350 CSX Gray 41422 1 CSX Blue HO Scale: Paints Mioroscale 110352 CSX Blue Scalecoat: 87-497 CSX & CSX Transportation AccuFlex: 110354 CSX Black 10 Black schemes, pre· 1990 16-01 Engine Black 110356 CSX Yeliow 15 Reefer Yellow 87·575 Blue·Ye llow-Gray Scheme, 16·10 Reefer Yellow MODELflex 20 MofW Gray 1990+ 16-49 CSX Blue 16·01 Engine Black 37 B&O Blue Walthers 16·70 CSX Gray 16·10 Reefer Yellow Scalecoat n (plastic compatihle): 934·329900 Blue-Ye llow-Gray Scheme. Accu+paint: 16-49 CSX Blue 2001 Locomotive Black 1990+ 2 Stencil Black 16-70 CSX Gray 20 15 Reefer Ye llow N Scale: 20 Medium Ye llow Polly Scale: 2020 MofW Gray Microscale 80 CSX Blue 414110 Steam Power Black 2037 B&O Blue 60-497 CSX & CSX Transportation 81 CSX Gray 414215 CSXYellow schemes, pre-1990

ALI A·LioelProto Power West CF: Custom Finishing MV: MV Products SE: Sunrise Enterprises PPW: P. O. Box 7916 379 TuUy Road P.O. Box 6622 P.O. Box 172 La Ve rne. CA 91750 Orange, MA 01364 Orange, CA 92667 Doyle, CA 96109

AMB: American Model Builders DA: Detail Associates OM: Overland Models Inc. SV: Smokey Valley Railroad Products 1420 Hanley Industrial Court Box 5357 3808 W. Kilgore Avenue P. O. Box 339 Sl. Louis, MO 63 144 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 Muncie. IN 47304-4896 Plantersville, MS 38862

ASM: Atbabasca Scale Models DW: Details West PSC: Precision Scale Company TP: Trackside Parts 77 1 Willdnson Way P.O. Box 61 3961 Hwy. 93 North P.O. Box 322 Saskatoon, SK S7N 3L8 Corona, CA 91718 Stevensville, MT 59870 Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Canada GD: Graphic Details RDP: Rail Detail Products TSP: Train Station Products AT: Athearn, Inc. 2032 Lakepoint Dr., #0 P. O. Box 427 P. O. Box 322 19010 Laurel Park Road Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Hondo, TX 78861 Granville, OH 43023 Compton, CA 90222 JNJ: JnJ Trains RPP: Rail Power Products UP: Utah Pacific CS: Cal-Scale P.O. Box 1535 7283 N. Slagecoach Drive 9520 E. Napier Avenue 21 Howard Street Ottumwa, lA 52501 Park City. UT 84060 Benton Harbor, M1 49022 Montoursville. PA J 7754 ME: Miniatures by Eric RUN: Run 8 Productions Note: These detail parts may be available at CC: Cannon and Company RR #1 P.O. Box 25224 your local hobby dealer(s), so try ollere first. 310 Wi lIow Heights Busby. Alberta TOG OHO Rochester, NY 14625 [f you must order directly from a manufac­ Aptos, CA 95003 Canada turer, include at least $4.00 for postage and handling. You must purchase the full quanti- ties as shown ill the detaiJ parts list. 1.

64 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING'S DEALER DIRECTORY

CULVER CITY SAN FRANCISCO WESTMINSTER ORLANDO BOURBONNAIS INDIANAPOLIS ALLIED MODEL TRAINS fRANCISCAN HOBBIES MIZELL TRAINS INC. COLONIAL PHOTO & HOBBY INC. DANNY'S TRAINS AND PLANES N GAUGE TRAIN SHOP ALABAMA 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 1920-A OCEAN AVE. 3051 WEST 74TH AVE. 634 N. MILLS ST. 636 SOUTH MAIN ST. 4759 N. POST RD. 90230 310-313-9353 94127 415-584-3919 80030 303'429-4811 32803-4675 407-841-1485 90914 815-932-2000 46226 317-898-4883

BIRMINGHAM HOMEWOOO) EL CERRITO SAN JUAN BAUTISTA ORLANOOIWINTER PARK BURBANK KOKOMO HOMEWOOD T � Y AND HOBBY TOLIN K&K KIT & CABOODLE DOODLEBUG HOBBIES THE TRAIN DEPOT GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP 2830 S. 18TH ST. 403-405 ARNOLD CT. 550 EL CERRITO PlAZA 106 3RO STREET, STE L CONNECTICUT 900 S. ORLANDO AVE. 17-92 6357 79TH ST. 53209 205-879-3986 94530 ( w. 46902 317-453-9793 510-524-9942 95045 408-623-1088 32789 407-629-13 5 60459 708-59B-3114 J QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE DECATUR ESCONDIDO BRANFORD MERRILLVillE CRUMP CAMERAlHOBBY SHOP BRANCHLINE HOBBIES SAN LUIS OBISPO PENSACOLA CHICAGO BRANfORD HOBBIES HOBBYTOWN - MERRILLVILLE 806 BANK NE 250 f CREST ST. LAWS HOBBY CENTER BOBE'S HOBBY HOUSE CHICAGOLANO HOBBY MARSH 609 BOSTON POST RD. 1858 E 80TH AVE 35601 205-353-3443 92025 855 5719 NORTH W ST. 6017 NORTHWEST HWY. 619-489-5020 WEST MAIN 46410-5734 219-736-0255 93401 805-544-5518 32514 904-433-2187 60631 800-353-3446 DAILY IJJ-6, TH. 12'9, CLOSED SUN 06405 203-488-9865 312-775-4848

MANCHESTER SARASOTA HARTSELLE FRESNO SAN MATEO CHICAGO MICHIGAN CITY CRUMP CAMERAlHOBBYSHOP NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY GULF COAST MODEL RAILROAO fRESNO MOOEL RAILROAD TALBOrS HOBBIES CHICAGO TRAIN COMPANY B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS 138 WEST MAIN ST. 744 P. STREET - THE TRAIN EXCHANGE 3222 CLARK ROAD 445 SOUTH B ST. 1922 W. IRVING PARK ROAO 408 FRANKLIN 35640 205-773-8018 71 HILLIARD ST. 06040 34231 941-923-9303 93721 209-266-2805 94401 415-342-0267 60613 312-929-4152 46360 21 9-874-2382 86JJ-646-0610 WWWNEHOBBY.COM TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS

MONTGOMERY LAKEWOOD SANTA CLARA OLD LYME TALLAHASSEE CHICAGO NASHVILLE NASHVILLE RAILROADCOMPANY UNCLE ALS H08BIES HOBBY WAREHOUSE TRAIN SHOP HOBBY CENTER THE HOBBY CABOOSE TROST HOBBY SHOP PO BOX 1273 6017 E. SHIRLEY LANE 4118 E. SOUTH ST. 1829 PRUNERIDGE AVE. 151-3A BOSTON POST ROAD 1000-24 THARPE ST. 3105-3111 63RD ST. W. W. 47448-1273 812-988-1558 361 17 334-277-1715 90712 213-531-1413 95050 408-296-1050 06731 860-434-5309 32303 850-385-9728 60629 312-925-1000

LOS ANGElES (CULVER CITY) SUNNYVALE TAMPA RIDGEFiElD DES PLAINES ALLIED MOOEL TRAINS RICHARO'S MODEL HOBBIES CHESTER HOLLEY MODEl HOBBY JUNCTION DES PLAINES HOBBIES 4411 S. SEPULVEDA BLVO. 1324 S. MARY AVE. RAILROAD SPECIALIST ALASKA 56 DANBURY ROAD 1468 LEE ST. IOWA 90230 FAX 310-313-9365 REMONT & MARY-LUCKY'S) 3818 S. HIMES AVE. 06877 203-438-4452 60018 847-297-2118 310-313-9353 �4087 408-992-0246 33611 813-831-7202

SHElTON SOLDOTNA MILPITAS TORRANCE DOWNERS GROVE CEDAR FALLS SHELTON RAILROAD SYSTEMS CRAFTSMAN HOBBIES HOBBYTOWN USA ALL ABOARD MODEL RR DOWNERS GROVE HOBBIES CABOOSE STOP HOBBIES 15 ELM ST. 35060 KENAI SPUR HWY. 1465 LANDESS AVE. 3867 PACifiC COAST HWY. GEORGIA 6234 S. MAIN ST. 301 MAIN ST. PO BOX 2272 99669 907-262-2839 95035 408-945-6524 90505 213-791-2637 60516 708-960-5900 50613 800-642-7012 06484 203-924-8761

ATLANTA (KENNESAW) MORENO VALLEY VENTURA SIMSBURY ElGIN CEDAR RAPIDS TRAINS & HOBBIES INC. LONG'S DRUG STORE 1224 VENTURA HOBBIES VALLEY HOBBIES, INC. B & G TRAIN WORLD BOX KAR HOBBIES 2844 S. MAIN ST. ARIZONA 25070 ALESSANDRO BLVD. 2950 JOHNSON DR. #128 777 HOPMEADOW ST. 829 WALNUT AVE. 109 THIRD AVE. SE 30144 770-528-0990 92388-4313 909-242-5060 93003 805-658-8138 06070 203-651-3234 60120 847-888-2646 52401 319-362-1291 770-528-0910

CHAMBLEE MESA MOUNTAIN VIEW WESTMINSTER VERNON FRANKLIN PARK DES MOINES GANDY DANCERS ROY'S TRAIN WORLD SAN ANTONIO HOBBY SHOP ARNIES TRAINS J&E TRAIN DEPOT END Of TRACK HOBBIES HOBBY HAVEN PEACHTREE SHOPPING CTR. 1033 S. COUNTRY CLUB DR. 2550 W. EL CAMINO REAL W. 6450 WESTMINSTER AVE. 911 HARTfORD TPK , (RT. 30 9706 fRANKLIN AVE. 7672 HICKMAN RD. ) 5438 PEACHTREE IND. BLVO. 85202 602-833-4353 94040 415-941-1278 92683 714-893-1015 06006 860-870-7311 60131 708-455-2510 50322 515-276-8785 30341 404-451-7425

PHOENIX KENNESAW NAPA WOLCOn LA GRANGE MASON CITY fRANK'S HOBBY HOUSE HOBBY TOWN USA LOOSE CABOOSE THE HOBBY GALLERY GRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. EAST SIDE TRAINS 19401 N. CAVE CREEK RD. 800 E. BARRm PKWAY., LA 4225 SOLAND AVE COLORADO 1810 MERIOEN RO. 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. 932 8 E. STATE ST. 85024-1801 602-992-3465 SUITE 20 94558 707-258-1222 06716 203-879-2316 60525 708-354-1220 50401 515-423-1748 602-788-3440 30144 770-426-8800

COLORADO SPRINGS NORTH HOLLYWOOD MACON MUNDElEIN CUSTOM RAILWAY SUPPLY THE ROUNDHOUSE HOBBYTOWN USA RON'S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES 432 fiLLMORE ARKANSAS 12804 VICTORY BLVO. W. DELAWARE 225-B TOM HILL SR. 8LVD. 431 N. LAKE ST. KANSAS 80907 719-634-4616 91606 818-769-0403 31210 912-474-0061 60060 708-949-8680 1 BLOCK EAST OF 1-25

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CHARLOnE BROUSSARD ST. LOUIS EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP BUFFALO EAST WEYMOUTH ST. CLAIR SHORES NIAGARA HOBBY & CRAFT MART CHARLOnE ELECTRIC TRAIN RON'S MOOEL RAILROAD OOU8LE TRACK HOBBIES BEACHCOMBER COLLECTIBLES SOUTH SHORE HOBBY CEtffiRS WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAY CENTER SHOP 7726 WISE AVE. SHORE MAll, 1245 COMMERCIAL STREET 21714 HARPER AVE. 3366 114-0 FREELAND LANE 106 E. MAIN STREET 63117 314-644-5545 6725 BLACK HORSE PIKE UNION RD. AT WALDEN 02189 617-331-7275 48080 313-771-6770 716-681-1666 28217 704-527-0392 70518 318-837-3799 1-888-DBL -TRACK 08234 609-64>-1031 14225

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WAYNE PAINTED POST COLLEGE PARK FARMINGTON RENO CLEVELAND TOTOWA HOBBY SHOP LACKAWANNA TRAIN SHOP BURRm HOBBIES JOE'S HOBBY CENTER HIGH SIERRA MODELS WING'S HOBBY SHOP, INC. 131 MT. VIEW BLVO. 86 VICTORY HIGHWAY 9920 RHOOE ISLANO AVE. 35203 GRAND RIVER MISSISSIPPI 4020 KlffiKELANE 17112 OETRDlT AVE. US HWY. 202 RT. 17 EXIT 43 20740 301-982-5032 48335 248-477-6266 89502 702-747-7444 ) 44107 216-221-5383 07470 973-696-5170 \4870 607-962-5164

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ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS MONTOURSVILLE MEMPHIS SALT LAKE CITY KENOSHA NEW WESTMINSTER ENGLISH MODEL RR SUPPLY IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY TRAINS AND THINGS, INC. GREAT ESCAPE HOBBIES IRON RAILS OF KENOSHA CREATIVE HOBBYCRAFT STORES FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONlH 21 HOWARD ST. 661 N. MENDENHALL SUITE 105 1773 WEST 4160 SOUTH WASHINGTON 2031 22ND AVE. 43 6TH ST. 17754 717-368-2516 38122 901-682-9402 84119 801-966-7785 53140 414-552-8075 BC V3L 2Z1 604-525-6644

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70 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 S 1/64 Scale R TREK PLAN FOR THE WEEKEND ... Over 500 cataloged locomotives & fr eight cars. (Too many for magazine ads) Scale and Flyer AC Flyer compatible items. Color catalog & S information Web Site: SIMI VA LLEY 'f Santa Susana RR Museum and Santa

Susana Model RR Club Spring Swap Meet & Open House. www.americanmodels.com BIRMINGHAM 'f Smokey City Rails Model RR Club's Worlds Largest 3/16=1' Manufacturer May 23-24 (swap meet only on May 23, 7 AM - II AM; 7th Annual Train Show & Sale. April 25, 9 AM - 4 PM. As Seen on Na tion Wide TV open house May 3-24 II AM - 4 PM.). Santa Susana Depot Samford University, Bashinsky Fieldhouse, 800 Lakeshore Send $1 for information at Santa Susana Park, Katherine Rd. near Kuehner Dr. AMERICAN MODELS Dr., Birmingham. 53, 5 I students wlid and 6- 12, under 6 Donation 51.25. Info: Bruce Block, 15233 Ventura Blvd., 10087 COLONIAL IND. DR. free. Info: Smokey City Rails, PO. Box 94606, Birming­ SOUTH LYON, MI 48178 #3 16, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, (818) 363-4782 eve. ham, AL 35220, Frank Williamson, (205) 99 1-3117 or 248-437-6800 Fx 417-9454 [email protected] John McPherson, (205) 956-4959 after 6 PM.

GRAND JUNCTION SHEFFIELD 'f Shoal Model RRers Inc. All Scales club. 'f RMR-NMRA Western Slope Express 98 Convention. June 12-14. Country Inn of I st Thurs. and 3rd Tues. 6 PM. 200 Chickamauga St., (Old Grand Junction, 718 Horizon Dr., Grand Junction, CO. Brewster School). Info: David Reid, 565 Alexander Ln. SAVE YOUR Info: Jay Buchanan (970) 625-3045 or Mickey Nuttall Tu scumbia, AL 35674, (205) 381-7133. (970) 245-3273. COPIES OF

CROCK En 'f Bay Area NTRAK Model RR Club's N MODEL\'7 MANCHESTER RAILROADINg 'f Silk City Model RR Club Fall Show V scale modular layout group in operation in retired So. & Open House. June 13. 71 Hilliard St. Free. Info: These custom-made titled cases Pacific depot has openings for new members. Wed. lOAM Robert Bell, 71 Hilliard St., Manchester, CT 06040, (860) and binders are ideal to protect - 3 PM and 7 PM to 9 PM, Sat. 10 AM - 4 PM. Depot on 646-06 10. your valuable copies from damage. Rolph St. next to the S.P. main line, 900 Loring Ave., They're designed to hold a year's Crockett, CA. Free. Info: John Marshall, 2472 Hill View issues (may vary with issue sizes), constructed with reinforced board Lane, Pinole, CA 94564 (5 10) 758-93 10. WILMINGTON 'f Delaware Dept. of Trans. and the and covered with durable leather­ Delaware Transit Corp. with Amtrak, 1998 Delaware LOS ANGELES 'f East Valley Lines N-Scale Model RR like material in black, title is hot­ Trans. Festival. May 16, lO AM - 5 PM. The Wilmington Open House. Every Sat. & Sun. II AM - 3 PM. Travel­ stamped in gold, cases are V- notch­ Amtrak Station. Free. Info: Steve Welch, Delaware Transit ed for easy access, tOlVn, Griffith Park. Free. Info: Lowell Majors, P.O. Box Corp. 400 S. Madison St., Wilmington, DE 1980 1-5 114, binders have 5732, Glendale, CA 91301 (213) 662-8339. special spring (302) 577-3278. LOS ANGELES 'f Pasadena Model RR Club Operating mechanism to hold individual rods the Sierra Pacific Lines. April 25-28 and May 2-3; Sat. 1-5 which & 7-10 PM; Sun 1-5 PM: Tue. 7:30 - 10 PM. 5458 Alham­ AT LANTA 'f Metro Atlanta N-Scalers Meetings. 1st easily bra Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90032. $3, $1 kids, under 10 Tues. of each month, 7:30 PM. Church of the Atonement, snap free IV/adult. Info: Joe Behan (626) 284-2664. 945 High Point Rd., Atlanta. Info: Charles Leake, (404) in.

262-2969. MODESTO 'f Valley Zephyr 98 1998 Pac. Coast Reg.

Natl. Model RR Cony. April 29-May 3. DoubleTree Hotel, AT LANTA 'f Piedmont Division Monthly Meeting. 2nd Cases IISO 9th St. Info: Ed Pultz, PO. Box 8398, Woodland, CA Tuesday each month, 7 PM. Bldg. K, Habersham Offi ce 1- $8_95 3-$24_95 6-$45_95 Binders 95776-8398, (530) 666-05 13. Park, Northlake Pkwy., Tucker. Free. Info: Ed Palmer, 1-$1 1 _25 3-$31 _85 6-$60.75 7058 Stephens Ct.. Morrow, GA 30260, (770) 968-1921. PASA DENA 'f Slim Gauge Guild Model RR Club Open MARlEnA 'f Monthly Meeting of the Georgia Soci­ Model Railroading House. June 7, 10 AM - 7 PM; June9, 6 PM - 10 PM. 300 Jesse Jones Induslries, Depl. 98MRG ety of Ferroequinologists and field trips. 2nd Fri. of each 499 Easl Erie Ave., Philadelphia. PA 19134 S. Raymond Ave. Basement, Pasadena, CA 91 105. Free.

month, 7:30 PM. Nations Bank of Waddell St. Free. ______Info: Jeff Smith (626) 441-6272. Enclosed is $ lor Cases: Binders Add $1 .50 per case!binder lor poslage & handling. Oulside Info: Dave Muller (404) 974-4608 or Larry Smith (404) Continental U.S. (including AK & HI) S3.50 per case!binder RICHMOND 'f Golden State Model RR Museum 1998 7% 926-0739. (U.S. funds only). PA residents add sales tax. Operating Season. Sundays, May 3-0ct. 25, I - 5 PM. Name SAVANNAH 'f Combined Southeastern and Sunshine ------�(PL�EA�s�EP�RI�Nn�------Miller-Knox Reg. Shoreline Park, 900-A Doman Dr., Point Address ---- ..N"'O o,p ". ;;;BO"'X ""UN WM B ( o ""ER"'S"'P<-E L A;;;S"E) ------Reg. Nat!. Model RR Assoc. Cony. Rails to the Low - ____ Richard. $2, $1 seniors and under 12; $5 family max. Info: City ______Country. May 22-24, noon Friday to noon Sunday. His­ StatelZip ______(510) 234-4884. toric Central of GA RR Shops. 560 NMRA members, CHARGE ORDERS (Minimum S15): Am Ex, Visa, MG, DC SAN DIEGO accepted. Send Card Name, Number and Exp. Date. 'f San Diego Model RR Museum Swap $78 nonmembers, $40 spouses, 520 under 18. Info: CALL TOLL FREE 7 days, 24 hours 1-800-825-6690. Meet. May 2, 8 AM - noon. Casa De Balboa, Balboa Park, Ellie Tardif, P.O. Box 9905, Savannah, GA 31402, (912) Allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. 1649 EI Prado. $2. Info: Pete Munoz (619) 293-0 162. 236-4344. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 71 TUCKER T Piedmont Div. SE Region Regular Monthly

Meeting. 2nd Tuesday of every month. 7:30 PM. Building NUTS YOU! K, Habersham Office Park, Northlake Parkway. Free. Info: screws, taps, dies, drills too? Metric to Ed Palmer, 7058 Stephens Ct., Morrow, GA 30260 (770) a metric hardware selection of almost 200 choices for theprecision miniature hobbyist - required tools gauge models. And much when you repair, maintain, or build fine operating models in N, HO, S, 0, #1 96S-I921. more including tools, wheelsets, gearing, mechanisms, motors, etc. to aid you in fine modeling what­ ever your scale and gauge. . .- Yo ur choice - 1.0x4mm, 1.2x3mm, 1.4x6mm and many others - just 95 cents a pack '[{�,;; ., at your hobby shop - inquire direct for complete listings. GRAYSLAKE T Skip Fiesta Drive-in's Nostalgia Toy & See the full line NWSL catalog listings available at better hobby shops everywhere (too many special choices for most shops to stock). or inquire direct for further information and complete product listing Doll Show/Sale. March I, May 24, 9 AM - 4 PM. Lake Co. ($1 .00 handling please); $8 for full line catalog. Fairgrounds (Rte. 120 & 45). $5. Info: Joe Beelel, (630) NORTHWEST SHORT LINE 682-8792 or (SOO) 250-7369. BOX 423 · SEATTLE, WA 98111-0423 · (206) 932-1087 fax 935-7106 PRINCETON T Midwest Region Meet Gandy Dancers DETAILS Fair. Sept. 18-20. Bureau County Fairgrounds, west hwy 0",0 #6. Info: Barb Smith (815) 447-23 11. W'/$' §F UTICA P.o. BOX 61 T III Valley Div. NMRA meet. May 17, noon - 3 o 0 I CORONA, CALIF. 91718 PM. Utica Comm. Hall in Utica. $2 members, $3 nonmem­ p� � �"�t) "Sude bers. Info: Barb Smith (815) 447-231 1. COMING SOON!

SUPER DETAIL KIT FOR ATHEARN'S BOONE T Pufferbilly Days RR Fest. Tables $15. Info:

AMD.103(P40,P42) MODELS Scott Magee, P.O. Box 872, Mason City, IA 5040 I, (5 15) Kit will Consist of the following: 424-4 187, (515) 424-8721. 'One Large and Two Small Air Dryer Fi lters W/Brackets 'Large Air Dryer Include Photo Etch Brass Screen Guard 'Air Tank Piping ONAGA T Pottawatomie RR Soc. Assoc. Swap Meet 'K5LA Horn April 25, 9 AM - 4 PM, April 26, lOAM - 'Sanders Bracket W/Hose Detail and Train Show. '3 Cluster MU Hoses 3 PM. Onaga High School, 500 High St. $3, under 10 free 'Electrical Conduit Cables 'Miscelaneous Body Details w/adult. Info: Dale Renfro, 417 Lucein, Onaga, KS 66521.

* Parts Subject to ChangeWithout Notice

These details parts will greatly enhance the level of details to TIMONIUM Athearn's model of the Amtrak T Great Scale Train Show. April 4, June 20 AMD-103. Parts can be applied to 9 AM - 4 PM; April S, June 21 10 AM - 4 PM. Maryland decorated models with minor paint touch-upl State Fairgrounds. 55, $1 7-12, $10 family. Info: Howard Send $2.00 and LSASE For Latest Illustrated HO Scale Catalog Zane, 5236 Thunder Hill Rd., Columbia, MD 21045. (4 10)

730-1036.

...... BOLTON S rf"i g T Nashua Valley RR Assoc. Railfair 9S. April 25-26, 9 AM - 4 PM. Emerson School, 692 Main St., Rte. 1:he 117, Bolton, MA. $3, $.50 under 12. Info: Geogre A. Bishop, P.O. Box 72, Bolton, MA 01740, (978) 779-5056 VVe b? after 7 PM. BOLTON T Nashua Valley RR MODE Assoc. Annual Open House. April 25- RAILROADING 26, 10 AM - 4 PM. Club Quarters, Rte. 85, Bolton, MA. 53, $.50 under

12. Info: George A. Bishop, P.O. Box 72, Bolton, MA

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Start a Subscription HYANNIS T Hub Div. Northeastem Reg. NMRA Spring Find Back Issues Convention. May 1-3. Radisson Inn Hyannis, 287 Iyan­ Order Books nough Rd., Hyannis, MA 02601, (50S) 77 1-1700. Info: NER ConI'. Registrar, John C. Campbell Jr., 63 Alexander Cruise Our Links Page Dr., East Hartford, CT 06 1 1S, (860) 568-5075.

72 T MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 1998 MARLBORO '" Metrowest '0' Scalers and Southern Get that yard under control! New England '0' Scalers lew England '98 1998 '0' Scale

National Conv. June 17-21. Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel (Command control, that is. Add DCC to your Atlas "5" class HO o .."'""' �_ and Conv. Ctr., Rte. 20, Marlboro. Info: New England '98, e :��t��� i� :u��!������, c---cc;;-1.. decoders custom desiane,d-r- P.O. Box 7268, Lowell, MA 01852-7268, (978) 355-4357. for installation in l specificEZ �1i;����!:s:��;;� WEST BARNSTA BLE ... Cape Cod Model RR Club

30th Anniversary Model Train Show. May 3, lO AM - 4

PM. Cape Cod Community College, Rt. 132 in W. Barnsta­

ble, MA. $2.50, $1.50 teens & srs, kids 11'/ adult free, $6

fa mily max. Info: Show coordinator, Cape Cod Model RR

Club Inc., P. O. Box 543, West Barnstable, MA 02688.

WORCESTER '" Worcester Model RRers meetings.

Tuesdays, 7:30 PM. 70 James St., Room 200. Info: Ralph

Kimball, (508) 755-1873.

HELENA ... 18th Annual Helena RR Fair. April 26.

Helena Civic Ctr. $2, under 12 free. Info: Bob Solomon,

P. O. Box 4914, Helena, MT 59604, (406) 442-61 18.

WINSLOW ... The Great Winslow Junction Scale Train

and RRiana Meet. May 3, lO AM - 3 PM. Winslow Fire

Hall, Hall and Hay sts. $3, under 12 free w/adult. Info: Bill

Powell, 306 Broad St., Williamstown, NJ 08094, (609) 728-

1327.

LAS CRUCES '" Dona Ana Modular RR Club HO Meets.

Third Thurs. each month, 7 PM. Thomas Brannigan Memo­

rial Library, Spruce Ave. & N. Main St. Info: Mike Hallock,

1941 Poplar Ave., LasCruces, NM 88001.

- GASPORT ... IntI. Div. NFR, NMRA Div. Meeting. June Flat Out S� � �e4t 6, 9:30 AM. Niagara Orleans Model Engineers, Te legraph

Rd. at Central Ave., Gasport. $2 members, $3 non-mem­

bers, free w/model entry. Info: Steve Lucas, 14 E. 13th St.,

Hamilton, Onto L9A 3Z3 (905) 575-83 12; Mike Koenig, 4

Nokomis Pkwy., Cheektowaga, NY 14225 (716) 63 1 -2465. New HO Scale 60' Wood Deck Flat Car CHARLOTTE '" Carolina Junction 98 the Mideastern The prototype 60' Wo od Deck Flat Car entered the fleet in 1964 and eventually totaled 5,90 I Reg. NMRA Spring Conv. April 23-26. Sheraton Airport cars with 5100 remaining today. The InterMountain HO Scale model comes complete with tie Plaza Hotel, Charlotte. $35 members, $40 nonmembers. down chains, excellent detail and InterMountain's own Laser Cut Wood Decking.

Info: Dave Chance, P.O. Box 3193, Concord, NC 28025, This totally new car is now available with prototype lettering at your dealer as fo llows: #4 1401 Trailer Train - 12 numbers $17.95 (704) 795-6410. #41 402 Burlington Northern - 12 numbers $17.95 #4 1499 Undecorated $13.95 CHARLOTTE ... Carolina Junction 98 Train Show. April Another work of art from 24, noon - 9 PM; April 25, 10 AM - 5 PM.; April 26, 10 InterMountain Railway Company AM - 4 PM. Sheraton Airport Plaza Hotel. Info: John 30 E. Ninth Ave. - P. O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502

Howard, 57 Marsh Ave., P.O. Box 546, Concord, NC Available at your hobby dealer. For information call: 1-800-472-2530 or Fax: 1-303-772-8534. E-Mail: [email protected]. Web Site: http://www.intermountain-railway.com. 28026-0546. (704) 786-1467.

APRIL 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 73 We are computerized SignsGalore to hetp you get what Model Railroad you need. 180 sheets MINOT HARRISONBURG are offset printed. T NMRA Thousand Lakes Region Conv. and T Shenandoah Valley RR Club Graphics Most at S3 Pac. NW Reg. 6th Div. Spring Meel. May 15-17. Info: Model Train & RRing Show. May 3, 10 AM - 4 PM. Rock­

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