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DENVER, CO 80205 November 1993 VOLUME23 NUMBER 11 Photo by Bruce Nail FEATURES 14 CP RAIL AUXILIARY TRAIN by Bob Boudreau 18 SHORTLINE ADVENTURES: THREE FLOR IDA SHORTLINES by Larry Smith. MMR 22 BEH IND THE SCENES: LET'S GET THREE DIMENSIONA L by Margaret Mansfield 24 MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL: THRALL FIVE-UNlT DOUBLE-STACK CAR -SERIES APLX 5000 by Jim Mansfield 26 MODELING A FLATCAR REBAR LOAD by Patrick Lawson 32 NORFOLK SOUTHERN GP30 AND GP35 LOCOMOTIVES by Jim Six 38 COLORADO MIDLAND RAILWAY by James Taylor 43 ON TRACK: THOSE OLD CA RS by Jim Mansfield 46 PENNSYLVANlA RAfLROAD STEEL OPEN HOPPERS : H35 by John G. Teiehmocllcr 54 DIESEL DETAIL CLOS E-UP: BOSTON & MAINE EMD GP40-2 by Rich Picariello 58 UTAH RAILWAY TERMINAL by George ~1clvin DEPARTMENTS 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 12 RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH 64 DEALER DIRECTORY 5 EDITORIAL 21 VIDEO REVIEW 68 SHOPPING GUIDE 6 NEW PRODUCTS 36 YOUR TREK PLAN 78 CLASSlFIEDS 9 PRODUCT REVIEWS 44 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 78 ADVERTISER INDEX 53 SOCIETY PAGE ABOUT THE COVER Our seri es on Modeling Modem In tcnnodal cont inues with the APLX 5000 series of cars. Tum to page 24 for morcon these unique double-stack cars that were equipped wilh a generator and electrical fittings to accommodate refrigerated containers. Ph oto by lim Mansfield. INSET: The Colorado Midland continues to live on Jim Taylor 's layout in Grand Junction, CO. lim shares his layout and some eM hi story begi nning on page 38. Ph oto by Bruce Nail. TO THE EDITOR PRR H25 Kitbash Seaboard Florida "Geeps" Dear Mr. Lee, Sirs. John Teichrnoeller's article on the PRR H25/H25a quad hoppers, page I want to thank you and Jim Six for the excellent article in your June 28 of the September 1993 issue, is as good as all his previous articles. 1993 issue, "Seaboard's Florida Gecps - The ALCo RSC3." However, there is one addition to the HO mode1ing of this car I'd like to Having grown up on a shortline bought out by the SAL Ry. in 1959, I too add. had the opportunity to watch the "big-fOOled" RSCs toil in and around my Bethlehem Car Works, 872 Elm Strcet, Hatfield, PA 19440, has a beauti hometown in Georgia. ful pair of molded styrene H25 Hopper Ends; Kitbits #1102, $2.95/pr. It was the 1540 that dieselized the Gainesville Midland in July of 1959. I These could be used to make an H25 by removing the ends of a Bowser was able to record the 1543 in Gainesville and one of the RSC2s, #1520. H21, and cementing on the Kitbits ends; adding grabirons (the places are When the Seaboard took control of the Midland, the railroad was two marked by an indentation) and brake platform, staff and wheel (not fur screaks of rust towards Athens. nished with the KiLbits ends, brake gear can come from the H21 kit and Hearing the yellow band was now a decal rather than having to mask and grabs from various sources). You would also have to remove the stiffeners paint as I have in the past appealed to me. I have masked and painted in the on the top and sides of Lhe bulb-rail. This shouldn't be too difficult a kil past, a decal would greatly simplify the process. bash. I have four pairs of the H25 ends to convert four of my ten H21 s. My local hobby shop had the Microscale set 87-565 in stock. However, I agree completely with your editorial in the September 1993 issue. I there was no yellow band decal as part of the set. We ordered some fresh currently subscribe to five of the "general" model railroading magazines. I decals in the next Walthers order and even the "new" sets lacked the yellow find that each publication tends to compliment one another, rather than band as part of the sets. competing. Docs Jim have a source of the decals with the yellow bands, or what hap The one area I find lacking are plans of locomotives and cars of the late pened? I am working on several models that require the decals mentioned steam era (1925-1947). Mainline Modeler has done much to fill the gap. and am unable to find Lhe right ones. but there is still a great deal left for you and the other publications to do. Thanks for the excellent magazine. I'm sure I can speak for lots of other Keep up the good work. Each issue gets better in content and balance of modelers of southeastern railroads when I say, keep articles on "our" rail articles published. roads coming. Larry Smith's series "Shortline Adventures - The Georgia Northeastern L. M. (Mal) Schuman, NMRA Life #836 Railroad" was very nicely done. I am especially familiar with the portion of Ml. Airy, NC the line north of Blue Ridge. GA. Every fall. CSX holds excursions from Etowah, TN to Copper Hill. TN. Even though these trips never reach into Georgia, they do penetrate some of the most scenic areas in this part of tmproved Performance Idea Not New Tennessee, and they go around the Hiawassee Loop. The loop story is an engineering masterpiece of its own. Hi Randy, When I received by Septemhcr issue of Model Railroading a few days Hugh Cain ago the first thing I came upon was the article by R. B Mitchell on rewiring Norfolk, VA the Bachmann industrial switchers. I feIt like a "kid in a candy store," (Microscale's decal set 87-566 has the yellow bands. -Randy) because even with a completed layout my real fascination is locomotive tuning and improvement to the nth degree. I favor the super good plastic diesels rather than brass models for those projects. When I read the article NS Locomotives it brought to mind the "kissing cousin" of the diesel locomotive, the WWIT diesel submarine. As an electrician on board an operating submarine my Dear Mr. Six, duties were in the propulsion department. For your readers unfamiliar with I am writing to inquire about your articles on Norfolk Southern. The submarines a typical boat had four 12 cyl. 1,350-hp Fairbanks opposed December 1990 issue of Model Railroading introduced us to the GEs of engines, each coupled to a 415-volt DC generator. Four DC motors, Eniot NS. This issue was so popular it sold ouL I would like to think it was Electric 1,375 hp (two per propeller shaft) coupled to Westinghouse reduc because of the NS article. May 1991 brought Lhe next in the series along tion gear OOXes. provided propulsion. Speeds could be controlled by series! with an index of future articles. Two short months later part three. Then paralleling the electric motors, and voltage could be controlled by adding! came the "Cresson Helper Pool" and other distractions. August 1992 (thir subtracting generators. What Mr. Mitchell came up with is basically the teen very long months later) brought part four and ... nothing since. same theory. To dale you have covered seven of the locomotives listed in your index. I was so impressed that I immediately took my 44-tonner to the work You still have thirteen locomotives and two cabooses to go.