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AUGUST 1978 - Vo lume II, Num be r 1 B&M 800 Class SW8 EMD Switcher Detailing the Santa Fe Steel Caboose UTLX 65' Tank Car Erie-Lackawanna Work Truck SL-SF Open Top Hopper FEBRUARY 1979 - Vo lume II, Num be r 4 Santa Fe's Standard Two-Holer/Two-Roomer at San Berdoo SP Commute Service GP-9's Central Pacific's First Depot Building and Espee GP-9 "Torpedo Boat" SP 40' Wood Side Steel End M-W Box Car 52' Penn-Central Mill Gondola GN Wood Box Car with Steel Underframe Missouri-Kansas-Texas Quad Hopper in HO Peter Arnold Builds Two BN F-Units in HO SP Steel Coaches - Common Standard 60-C-l through 60-C-4 GN X-l00 Branch Line Caboose The Milwaukee Road's 4-8-4 S-3 Northerns Frisco 1100 Series Steel Caboose Kit-bashing a D&RGW Caboose SP&S Diner "Willamette" OCTOBER 1978 - Vo lume II, Num be r 2 GN Truss-Rod Box Cars Pennsylvania's X-29 and Other X's in the Family Lettering Schemes for Western Pacific Steam Locomotives Pennsy X-29 in 0 Gauge Northern Pacific & Cotton Belt 50' Box Car GN and NP Head End Cars NP Standard Watchman's House More on the CB&Q 232000 Class Tank Car From the Company's Own Shops (Espee's S-12 APRIL 1979 - Vo lume II, Num be r 5 Roch Island C-415 in HO Illinois Central Gulf's Lone SD45 WCFX 9000-9024 and 9025-9199 Mechanical Refrigerator Car Southern Pacific Rotary Snow Plows A TSF Diesels --- The '76 Style Southern Pacific Snow Plow Conversion Soo Line GP30 DECEMBER 1978 - Vo lume II, Num be r 3 Modeling Santa Fe's U25B Modeling BN's SD-9s in HO From Athearn Kits Pennsylvania X-29 Sand Car EJ&E Wood-Sheathed Truss Rod Box Car Baltimore & Ohio M-26 MoPac Caboose Decals Modeling the Monon's Early Welded Box Cars ATSF 41' Heavyweight Baggage Car in HO BN Plug Door Box Car Southern Railway Steel Bay-Window Caboose WM's Class 11 Russian Decapod 2-10-0 JUNE 1979 - Vo lume II, Num be r 6 SP 35' Standard 70 ton Covered Hoppers Santa Fe 37' Covered Hoppers Barnsdall Triple Dome Tank Car of the 1920's Baltimore & Ohio 50 Ton I nside Braced Hopper Car WP's Bi-Centennial EM 0 GP-40 in HO SP Wood Gondola Foliage on the Southwestern Raods Class Ms-4 Mikado's on the Southern Railway System Western Pacific's Steam Locomotive Fleet Northern Pacific Class G-l and G-2 0-8-0 Is Your Model Railroad Functional or Fictional Jordan Spreaders
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2 PROTOTYPE MODELER Our fi rst mode l cover photo is one of the be st we've seen in a long tim e. Lehigh New England's 0·4·0, No. 201, looks right at home and has the "feel" of the prototy pe . This HO model by New Yorker Wayne Sittner reo flects his fondness for the LNE and the days of steam .
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4 PROTOTYPE MO DELER With this issue of Prototype Modeler we start our fourth year of publication. This issue also sees some significant changes take place as well. First off, as you are aware, we've appointed a new Editor for our magazine. While I personally plan to stay very in volved with PM all major editorial decisions will be made by our new editor. The basic philosophy of our magazine will remain unchanged although you will see some articles appear that are more of a general nature that are designed to add prototype detail to motive power in general, structures, and even scenery. The Poplar Tree article in the June issue is an example of the scenery detail and the Rotating Beacon article in this issue is along these lines. We're interested in obtaining articles of similar information that will add to the prototype appearance we're all looking for. The next order of business with our new editor is that of listing 567 Rockdale Avenue, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740, as the new Editorial Offices location. The telephone number there is (617) 993- 2952. All questions, comment, articles, and anything else of an editorial nature should be submitted to Pete Barney at that address. Distribution will continue from our Danvers office and all questions concerning subscriptions and all questions of a distribution nature should be directed to Danvers. This new organization should do much to aleviate some of the problems we've had in the past and to make the future more efficient. One of the "new look" things about PM is it's cover photo. This is the first time we've in cluded a model on the cover; we'll be doing more of this in the future. Our December cover will be particularly appropriate with a model scene from Pete Singher's layout. In so far as we can, we want to keep the cover photo "tied-in" with the feature article as we have done in this issue. You've also noticed the inclusion of some narrow gauge material; we intend to hold th is to a I imited amount but there will still be enough for those with a narrow gauge interest. Our October cover will carry a dimutive diesel switcher from the South Carver Shops of the Edaville Railroad. Please let us have your comment on what we're doi r, this is your magazine and we want you to help us give you the kind of mater" I o will In of interest and that will help you with your specific modeling needs. Natural , n't e II things to all people but we want to be as much as we can to as many as w il appreciate you taking the time to hel p both of us.
August 1980 5 Lehigh New Englands 0-4-0 Ta nk No. 201
Wayne A. Sittner
Being very much a fan of the Lehigh Valley and the New York Ontario and Western, it was only a matter of time before I also became interested in the Lehigh and New England Railroad. Among the many railroads that had interchanges with the Lehigh Valley and the New York Ontario and Western, the Lehigh New England was cer tainly one of the most interesting. It is also now one of the best documented thanks to a very through book pub lished by the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Rail way Historical Society, Inc. The Lehigh New England operated over one hundred ninety one route miles from Hauto, Pennsylvania, to
Themodel, like the prototype, is righ t at home switching coal-loaded hoppers. Photo is by the author.
6 PROTOTYPE MODELER Campbell Hall, New York. The Railroad was owned by This little saddletanker caught my eye through a feeling the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company and was in the of nostalgia and a practical modelbuilding point of view. business of hauling coal and cement with a modest bridge I remember seeing these little lokies serving the mines traffic to New England. The Central of New Jersey and as a kid in northeastern Pennsylvania, and the Mantua the Erie Lackawanna took over much of the line in 1961 Booster is a very close approximation in the ready-to-run subsequent to abandonment. An interesting sidelight, HO scale market whcih makes this an easy kit-bashing which makes this such a fascinating railroad to model, project. was that they operated fourteen separate classes of loco motives in five different wheel arrangements. This wide THE PROTOTYPE variety of engine types encompassed some rather distinct and unusual equipment with seemingly something for The prototype Lehigh New England 04-0, No. 201, every modeling taste . At one time or another there were was built by Baldwin in 1912 for the Crane Railroad, camelbacks, saddletankers, conventional single cabs, and, an industrial switching line owned by a steel company. after 1950, Alco S-2 , RS, and. FA-1 diesels. All of this The Lehigh New England bought this railroad in 1914 on less than two hundred miles of trackage! and this engine and three others came with it. The No. My first introduction and initial interest in the rail 202 and 203 were conventional single cab switchers with road was sparked by seeing many of its camelback engines slope tenders. No. 204 was a camelback. All the engines pictured in Pennypacker's Eastern Steam Pictorial. This were built by Baldwin between 1909 and 1912. interest in camelbacks is also responsible for my affection for the Lehigh Valley and the New York Ontario and THE MODEL Western. All this doesn't explain how I came around to modeling a saddle tanker , however. While the camelback As I mentioned earlier, the Mantua Booster is a good design may be a favorite of mine I can still claim to be approximation of this engine in model form and my pro openminded about my interest in the prototype having ject began with the acquisition of one of these engines also modeled at one time or another everything from and a short list of detail parts from various sources. My early 44-0's to the latest diesels . first move in converting the Mantua Booster was to remove
Chunky in appearance, the basic Ma ntua chassis is barely recognizable under the new superstructure changes. Ph oto is by the author.
August 1980 7 the plastic cab and boiler casting from the mechanism was the addition of new parts. The headlight, smokestack, by removing the one screw holding the two parts together. steam and sand domes, and air pump were all epoxied I cleaned the metal frame of casting flash with a Swiss in their respective places as. per the prototype photos I needle me and replaced the cylinders and piston valve followed. Holes were drilled for handrail stanchions casting which came with the Mantua engine with a set on the tank wrapper, the cab , the pilot, and the rear deck. from Model Die Casting which was closer in size and I also drilled out the two holes on the smokebox front style to the prototype which had square steam chests. for the marker lights and all holes for piping. The side This substitution was accomplished with no refitting mounted whistle was soldered into a predrilled hole on the necessary. Everything lined up perfectly and ran smoothly . steam dome. The marker lights were epoxied in their holes The next step was cleaning the boiler, cab roof, and on the smokebox front. A small water hatch was made smoke box of all cast on detail except for the rivets. For from plastic spru material and cemented on top of the this I used a modeling knife , mes, and rme sandpaper. tank in front of the bell. The generator was cemented I then rewrapped the tank with brass shim stock. The behind the sand dome and a scale 2' x 3' piece of .020" back of the cab was built out so as to be even with the plastic was used as a roof hatch. top of the coal storage area using .020" styrene. The After these major parts were in place, the handrails seams were then mled with plastic putty and sanded and piping were added. I re-used the original stanchions smooth leaving no line between the original casting and the and handrails from the Mantua Booster on the boiler addition. A piece of brass shim stock was epoxied on the but all piping such as that for the air pump and sandlines cab to form a new roof. was made from small diameter steel wire. I also used With the surgical operations over, all that remained steel wire for the cab hand rails.
Thisphoto is notable not only fo r the locomotive, but fo r the details of the yard tracks where the ties are buried under the dirt and weeds dot the areas between the rails. Real buildings comprise the backdrop. Photo by the author.
8 PROTOTYPE MODELER FINISHING BIBLIOGRAPHY
Finishing the engine amounted to brushing two coats History of the Lehigh and New England Railroad Company of Floquil's Weathered Black with several days drying edited by Randolph L. Kulp , published by the Lehigh time between coats. This being a small engine, I did quite Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, well with a brush but I would suggest for the base coat on Inc., Allentown, PA. any model that an air brush be used if one is accessible. Steam on the Anthracite Roads by Mike Eagleson, pub After the paint has dried for several days more, the decals lished by Quadrant Press, Inc. NY, NY. were applied as per instructions included in the decal Eastern Steam Pictorial by Bert Pennypacker, published by package . Finally weathering was added again with Floquil D. Carleton Railbooks, River Vale, NJ. paints using a "dry brush" technique to complete the project.
MATERIAL LIST MISCELLANEOUS PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Ow Description The Lehigh New England replaced its steam locomotives
Mantua Booster Locomotive with diesel electrics between 1947 and 1949 . They ac Cal·Scale No. GE 215 Pyle Generator quired six Aleo S-2's for yard work in Pen Argyl, Tadmor, Cary No. HL 108 Headlight and Martins Creek. These were class OE 3 Nos. 611-616. Cary No. BE 144 Bell Thirteen Aleo RS-2's were also purchased. These became Cary No. M L 165 Marker Lights class OE 2 Nos. 65 1-663. These road switchers were used Cary No. WH 147 Right Side Mount Whistle on the Catasauqua, Bethlehem, and Martins Creek branches Kemtron No. 6325. Double Taper Stack with Base plus work for the Arlington yard. Kemtron No. 554 Modern Style Steam Dome Kemtron No. 555 Modern Style Sand Dome Walthers No. 67-70 LNE Steam Engine Decals
Therebuilt Mantua 0-4-0T sports new cylinders, headlight, domes, stack, and air pump. Photo is by the author.
August 1980 9 Peter Arnold Covers the ATHEARN 50' Single Door Box Car in HO
Athearn's newest freight car is an example of a box car built in the 1940's with riveted construction. These cars remain in service today in rebuilt con dition. Athearn appears to have follow ed the Southern Pacific prototype in SP 653751 photographedin June, 1979, at San Luis Obispo, California, is identi making their car since it is virtually cal to the Athearn car. The tack boards on the door and ends will have to be re identical to Southern Pacific's 653000 moved fr om the model, and the tack board put back in a lower position on the series cars. These cars were originally door. Theribs on the door could also be modified to more closely conform to numbered in the 81000 series as is the prototype. The running board could be removed zf you 're modeling the Athearn's model. modem era. Ph oto is by the author.
10 PROTOTYPE MODELER The Athearn car appears to be cor the Southern Pacific have similar cars cars are similar to your favorite proto rectly lettered fo r a Southern Pacific but I haven't been able to find any that type. Minor modifications may have to car built in the 1940's. These cars are as close to Athearn's as the Southern be made such as changing doors, modify remain in service today with several Pacific car. ing the side sills, changing grabirons and different styles of lettering as the photo Checking photographs of prototype ladders, or removing rivets (as in the case graphs show. Many other roads besides cars is the best way to determine if these of the Western Pacific car).
ATSF 12387, Qass Bx -70, could be made from the Athearn car by modifying the side sillsand changing some minor details such as the ladder and door ribs. The car is painted "Mineral Brown " (equal parts of Box Car Red and Tu scan Red)
with white lettering and yellow "DF " Photo is by the author.
August 1980 11 SP 653409 photographedin July, 1979, at San Luis Obispo, California, is close to the Athearn car, but not identical as SP 653751 is. Theside sills are rivetpattern are diff erent. Photo is by the author.
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WP 36012 photographed in June, 1979, at Keddie, California. This car could be made from the Athearn model with a lot of work. Thecar has welded sides so the rivets would have to be removed. A panel door would also have to be made, and th e side sills modified. The car is painted Box Ca r Red with Silver lettering Photo is by the author.
12 PROTOTYPE MODELER CB &Q 20244 photographed in April, 1979, at Richmond, California, is very close to the Athearn car. Co lor is Box Car Red with white lettering and was probably about due fo r a coat of BN Green paint. Ph oto is by the author.
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August 1980 13 AT & SF Operations in Santa Fe, New Mexico by Monte Perkins
In June of 1879 the Santa Fe began Following streams and rivers where using the newly constructed Raton practical, the surveyors found a way to Tunnel. Beyond lay the important city Santa Fe working their way between of Santa Fe, New Mexico, but between pinon pine and juniper covered mesas. the two was a maze of torturous grades The chosen route followed for many and consequential engineering problems. miles the canyon carved by the upper
Looking northeast towards the Santa Fe depot fr om Hickox Street. Ph oto is by the author.
14 PROTOTYPE MODELER Stock Yards o End Site of Texas, Santa Fe & Northern Three-Stall Engine House _(1 887 -1909) ---;t--- ___ r" No 405 27 (405-A) Fire Decked Seven Panel Frame Trestle �
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DENV ER & RIO GRANDE RAI LROAD ATCHINSON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY_ 50' 0 100' 200' ....""" ===±' =±==J NEW MEXICO CENTRAL RAILWAY Yards at Santa Fe, New Mexico
August 1980 15
.. part of the Pecos River, then along the of the A. T. & S. F. found too many pro depot. Not a trace of these tracks re usually dry Glorieta Creek on up to blems with the grades getting out of the mains today . Glorieta Pass. city. Reluctantly they back-tracked In 1926, the A. T. & S. F. bought the Cresting the pass, the railroad entered to Galisteo Junction (Lamy) and con New Mexico Central and within three the watershed of the Rio Grande River. tinued south and west via Bernalillo along years pulled up their tracks going out of From this point the tracks descended the Rio Grande towards Albuquerque. Santa Fe with the exception of the line the narrow canyon of Galisteo Creek This relegated the railroad service to running south behind what is now the to Galisteo Junction which was later Santa Fe to permanent branchline status. New Mexico School for the Deaf and renamed Lamy in honor of Archbishop For several decades from the early ending at the Indian School. Today, John B. Lamy. From Galisteo Junction, 1900s, Santa Fe was a junction point this siding supplies several industries. the railroad turned sharply north towards for three railroads: the A. T. & S. F., the In 1941, the Denver & Rio Grande Santa Fe. Denver & Rio Grande Western (nick Western "Chili Line" was abandoned The first train (double-headed by a named the "Chili Line"), and the New and all tracks removed within a few short 4-4-0 and a 4-6-0) wound it's way through Mexico Central. The Denver & Rio Grande weeks. The old Denver & Rio Grande the arroyos and foothills of the Sangre Western and the New Mexico Central Western depot still stands just to the de Cristo (Blood of Christ) mountains maintained a joint station and a dual east of the A. T. & S. F. depot with the arriving amidst a parade of flowing gauge roundhouse which was located ambitious prospects of it's being turned speeches by the citizenry of Santa Fe on Hickox Street. They also shared in to a restauran t. on February 9th, 1880. Their joy was dual trackage and connected with the Yardmaster Willie Aquilar informed short-lived, however, as the surveyors A. T. & S. F. tracks east of the A. T.& S.F. me that present operations to Santa Fe
Co ming down fro m Santa Fe into Lamy, New Mexico, a Santa Fe fr eigh t heaves into view. Photo by the author.
16 PROTOTYPE MODELER This train is ready to depart Santa Fe fo r Lamy, Ne w Mex ico. Ph oto is by the author. on the A. T. & S. F. normally consist Wednesday, and Friday ; outgoing on beer, building materials (lumber, cement, of three roundtrip way-freights per week. Tuesday, Thursday , and Saturday . Car steel, etc.), newsprint, automobiles, gas, Incoming freights arriving on Monday, loadings consist of local deliveries of feed, salt, canned goods, paper products,
Santa Fe fr eigh t pulling westward onto the mainline at Lamy, New Mexico. Ph oto by th e author.
August 1980 17 TheSanta Fe depot area at Santa Fe, New Mexico, with the Santa Fe depot at the left and the fo rmer Denver & Rio Grande Western depot to the righ t. Photo by the author. \
Map of AT&SF, D&RGW, and NMC trackage near Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Santa Fe is the only rem aining line serving this city today.
18 PROTOTYPE MODELER lubricating oil, and the occasional piggy back. The motive power used currently is a GP-35, the last steam saw either a 2-8-2 or a 2-10-2 sharing the branch line chores. Although the Capitol City has been honored by special trains in the past, it has now been forgotten and consist ently by-passed. The A. T. &. S. F. "Arts Train" and the "Freedom Train" chose not to visit the Royal City of the Holy Faith. My special thanks to A. T. & S. F. Vice President Bill Burk and the Santa Fe Yardmaster Willie Aquilar for gra ciously volunteering historical data. Looking southwest towards Lamy, New Mexico, fr om Hickox Street, Santa Fe. Ph oto by the author. Santa Fe No . 3418, a GP-35, parked overnigh t at the Santa Fe depot, Santa Fe, Ne w Mexico. Photo by the author.
August 1980 19 AT&SF mainline looking eastbound fr om Lamy, New Mexico. Ph oto by the author.
AT&SF mainline looking towards Albuquerque, New Mexico, from Lamy. Ph oto by the author.
20 PROTOTYPE MODELER EMDs EXPORT MODEL GAS by Peter Arnold
The photo of the Co ahuilay and These locomotives were built with Zacatecas GA8's in the June 1979 issue trucks that could easily be modified of Pro totype Mo deler spawned interest to standard gauge when these lines were in this odd 3-foot narrow gauge locomo widened. Modified roller-bearing freight tive. At least twenty one have been car trucks were used with each truck built starting in September of 1964. being driven by Cardan shafts from a CyZ received four, numbered 800-803 ; body-mounted traction motor (one per and the majority went to Na tionales truck). These units are 36'-10" long, De Mex ico as their numbers 5400-5416. weigh 57 tons, and develop 800 horse NdeM ordered theirs to replace steam power. on their narrow gauge lines south of As the accompanying photos show, Mexico City. these unique units are used on both
NdeM GA -8, No . 5416, switching cars in Mex ico Dty's dual-gauge yard near th e San Lazaro station on September 14, 1973. Photo by the author. ��----���------=-��
August 1980 21 freight and passenger trains. The lack NdeM's narrow gauge passenger train of steam generator is of no consequence No . 110 departing Mex ico City's San in Mexico since there is generally no need Lazaro station fo r Cuatla and Pueblo. to heat passenger trains in most parts This Sep tember 11,1973, date was of that country . If the need does arise just sixmonths before abandonment for heat, the cars usually carry their of this line. No te the wooden box car own wood-burning stoves. converted to a baggage car and th e Most of these units are still in service wooden coaches. although it is not known how many Photo by the author. still retain their narrow gauge trucks. Most of Mexico's three-foot gauge lines have either been pulled up or widened although some do still remain in service. Several of these units were sold by NdeM to Un idos del· Sureste for their own narrow gauge lines in Yucatan. When Mexico's national railroad consolidation plan is fmally implemented, all of these units will be renumbered into the NdeM series.
NdeM CA-8, No. 5416,sho wing the drive sy stem detail. No te the two traction motors hung where the fu el tank would normally be located. The drive shafts running to each truck is also apparent. Photo by the author.
22 PROTOTYPE MODELER NdeM GA-8, No . 5416, at Cuatla after arrivingwith a passenger train on September 11, 1973. Photo by the author.
August 1980 23 THE "OVERLAND" UNION PA CIFIC OVERLAND
Service Cars and Their Paint Schemes by David Schumacher
Dignified as a banker's pin-stripe In response to a large number of suit, elegant as a Rolls-Royce "Silver inquiries - and the many letters received Shadow": the Union Pacific's famous following comment in the February, "Overland" was strikingly handsome, 1978, Prototype Modeler on this topic, without being gaudy. This distinctive I have done some further research, and livery was characteristic of Union Pacific's with the substancial assistance of several secondary (non-"City" Streamliner) trains readers, have assembled the following during a period that overlapped the end information of the "Overland" livery. of Coach Green and the onset of Armour Yellow. WHAT COLORS Applied to steam motive power, as SHOULD BE USED? well as streamline and heavyweight pas senger eqUl-pment, this tasteful color There are two basic variations of the scheme has a wide following - if letters two-tone grey scheme on Union Pacific to PrototypeMo deler are any indication. steam power: the first featured two
"Greyhounds " steaming fo r Sherman Hill: theflagship of th e FEF "Northern " class, No . 800, is on the point of double-headed "Greyhounds " as Un ion Pacific Train No . 1, the "Los Angeles Limited" acceperates westward out of Cheyenne. Theconsist of heavyweigh t and streamline cars, painted in the "Overland" two-tone grey scheme, is only minutes away fr om the assault on Sh erman Hill. Ph oto by Les Merrill.
24 PROTOTYPE MODELER contrasting shades of grey separated The color used for the yellow striping as pin-stripe or chart tape before over by pinstripes and set off by lettering and lettering was U. P. "Armour Yellow." spraying with the light gray and then of silver-grey ; the other variation fea Jim Rice, a custom painter of some after final masking, the dark grey . The tured the two shades of grey with yellow renown, cautions that some early Micro extra thin black "finelining" (a scale stripes and lettering. Both the yellow Scale decals (No. RH-63) for the steam �" wide) can then be applied to both and silver variations had stripes and locomotives are too "lemon yellow" in sides of the yellow stripe by applying letters edged in black finelining �" color; Rice suggests a painted stripe very thin black dry transfer striping, wide. using one of the model paint yellows, available at most art supply stores. So far as can be determined, the such as Floquil No. RR-133 "SP Armour F or the silver striping, the Micro-Scale passenger cars never appeared with Yellow," or Scalecoat No. 22 "UP set, noted earlier, appears to be accurate the yellow striping and lettering; how Yellow." The technique used to apply in color. However, Prototype Mo deler ever, as Jim Rice observe s: "The one the pinstripe is simple. The striping Contributing Editor Pat Student says absolute thing that I have learned about color is sprayed on the bare model that the "Union Pacific" legend provided this paint scheme is not to make absolute in the areas of the stripe. This first for the tender is too highly compressed. statements." Amen ! coat is then masked off with tape such These letters must be cut out and spaced
August 1980 25 individually to achieve correct wording A t least one reader (Bob Pero) comments information is offered as a concensus of dimensions. that he has had occasional problems several contributor's research. The two shades of grey used in the with lack of contrast with some of the The two-tone grey "Overland" scheme "Overland" scheme on the Union Pacific Floquil greys, however, another reader with the silver striping was first applied were identical to the two shades of grey (Ryan Ballard) found his samples of to the 800 Class Northerns, the reigning supplied by DuPont to the Southern Floquil colors to be a very close match passenger power, before it was extended Pacific fo r use on their "Overland" to prototype paint chips. to other motive power classes. equipment, and the "Lark" and "Cas While it would seem reasonable to cade" as well. MOTIVE POWE R begin applying the two-tone grey to A list of the official Union Pacific motive power at the same time it was colors may be found on page 48 of Most of the questions which have adopted fo r use on passenger cars, the W. C. Fitt's book Un ion Pacific FEF-3 arisen concern application of the two advent of World War II apparently post Qass 4-8-4 Locomotive Drawings (Wild tone paint scheme to Union Pacific poned this. (Les Clark.) wood Publishers, Box 286, Cadillac, steam power. When was the scheme The first engine to be turned out MI 49601). R. L. Scheuerman notes adopted? When was it retired? What in the "colors" was 4-84 No. 809 on from this list that the "light grey ... is classes was it applied to? Did all the May 8, 1947 (Ballard); according to not the same number as the Harbor engines in a class receive the "Greyhound" Kratville's U P. Mo tive Po wer, No. 809 Mist Grey." scheme? How was the scheme applied was assigned to the "City of st. Louis" For the modeler, Scalecoat offers to each class (including ladders, decks, (UPMP p. 185). The scheme was officially "UP Dark Grey" (No. 33), Floquil offers underframes, trucks, tender ends, etc.)? adopted for passenger steam with the "SP Light Grey" (No. RR-131) and Keeping in mind Jim Rice's warning issuing of Union Pacific Drawing No. "SP Lark Dark Grey" (No. RR-132). about absolute statements, the following 992 CA 33179, dated December 26, 1946
A trio of "greyhounds; " left to righ t: FEF-3, No 843, painted by Bob Mo ore and fr om the authors collection, FEF-l, No. 809, painted by Rev. Jim Hinkhouse, and Mo untain No . 7850, also painted by Rev. Hinkhouse. Thela tter two locomotives are from the collection of Randall Lee. Photo by the author.
26 PROTOTYPE MODELER (a summary of this drawing appears as Figure 1). The application of the "Overland" scheme to Union Pacific steam locomo tives was instigated by Union Pacific's new President G. F. Ashby to harmonize with the paint scheme for the "Overland," "Los Angeles Limited," "Portland Rose ," and other non-streamlined trains. (Clark.) Both Jim Rice and Les Clark concur that the yellow striping and lettering variation was an experiment introduced in 1948 . Clark fixes the date in early 1948 and states: "I am told that a shop suggestion was the cause ... the yellow was introduced to better match the streamlined "City" cars as more and more showed up." Smoke deflectors were the hallmark of the FEF- 3. Generally regarded as the apex of Although the "yellow variation" re Un ion Pacific passenger steam power. The "Overland" paint scheme on this model ceived official sanction as the standard of No . 843 is the work of Bob Moore, a contributing editor to Pro totypeMo deler. for striping and lettering steam motive power, it had not achieved system-wide
Two Northerns and a Mo untain: models from the collection of Randall Lee and the author painted in th e "Overland" livery. Photo by the author.
August 1980 27 No rth ern No. 816 at rest between assignments in Cheyenne, Wy oming. Thedate is September 27th, 1947. No te the silver smokebox and smokestack, chrome plated cy linder heads, black piping, and other painting details: the dark grey band is carried around the fro nt of th e cab. Behind the locomotive we catch a glimpse of a Harriman baggage car in two-tone "Overland" greys. Ph oto was taken by Ja ck Pfe ife r and is fr om the collection of W. C Wh ittaker.
application before it was abandoned standard for passenger power until the were fitted with smoke deflectors. for a return to silver on June 2, 1949. revision into black in the 1950's ... For the 800 Class the official diagram Naturally, it would be expected that Whether or not all Union Pacific passen summarized here was furnished by the "yellow Variation" would linger on ger steam power was repainted is a de Randall Lee and Pat Student. Lyman fo r a while thereafter since engines bateable point, but all wheel arrange Cox's "Vanishing Vistas" card No. were repainted only when rotated through ments had at least a few representatives JT-144 shows FEF-3 No. 839 with the the shops for maintenance. in this paint scheme." "Yellow variation." All of the 800 Class Northerns were Let's look at some of these class All of the 800's got the two-tone eventually returned to an all-black scheme , locomotives. grey paint according to Ryan Ballard. mandated in 1952, before their retire The 800 Class Northerns were, of Jim Rice furnished some fu rther details. ment dates. However, a number of course, the "flagships" of the fleet. "The FEF-3s were delivered in 1944 locomotives in the other classes man They were the first passenger power to painted black with white lettering. Smoke aged to make it into the scrap line still receive the "colors" and the most re deflector tests in 1945 show them still attired in two-tone grey. nowned of Union Pacific steam power in black... After the first 800 was painted Several other classes of Union Pacific to be associated with the "Overland" in the two-tone grey (May 8, 1946), mainline steam power received the paint scheme. All these sub-classes the pattern tended to vary a bit. The "Overland" paint scheme, most notably (FEF-1, FEF-2, and FEF-3) appear dark grey band extended around the the 2800, 2900, 3100, and 3200 Class to have received the two-tone grey front of the cab on some engines, but Pacifics (4-6-2) ; the 3700 Class Chal treatment in both the Silver and Yellow stopped at the corners on others (even lengers (4-6-64) and the 7000 Class variations. The most popular "Grey on engines in the same sub-class, pages Mountains. hound" of all appears to be the FEF-3 , 181-182 of Kratville's Mo tive Power As Jim Rice notes, "The scheme was the final subclass of Northerns, which of th e Un ion Pacific show No . 813
28 PROTOTYPE MODELER Co mpare this profile of FEF-3, No . 843, with that of FEF-l, No . 809, elsewhere in this article. No te the elongation of the sand and steam domes, dual stacks in a single housing, application of the classic "Elephant Ear" smoke deflectors, and the Centipede tender: all contribute to a dramatic result (a semi-streamlined Northern) which epitomized "aass " to the Un ion Pacific Fa n. Bob Moore painted this model fo r the authors collection.
without and 814 with)." Les Clark concurs, stating "The dark grey band ... Then you shouldActive contact in N the Scale? largest, exclusively seems to have been dependent on the whims of the painters. I've never been N Scale mail order dealer in the Country... able to establish a definite pattern. THE TRAIN MASTER. • We stock In depth all that we list In our catalog. Rice notes: "As a general rule, any • We ship the day your order Is received ...with no waiting.
thing that went under or on the engines • We test each loco before we ship ...they run when you get them. and tender were black. Running gear, • Monthly Newsletter of new Items and specials sent to regular customers. domes and boiler fittings, decks on engine • Our prices may not be the lowest... but our service and stock Is probably the best! • What are you waiting for ...give us a try! and tender, frames, and front and rear of In Stock - In Depth cylinder saddles. ACME CLEAN TRACK ISLE N GUAGE OF AMERICA RIVAROSSI "Cylinders were light grey on the side ... AHM CON·COR KAOEE NJ BRASS STEWART cylinder head covers were generally either AIM OIMI TRAINS LABELLE PECO TROLLER APAG ORE MEL LIMA PLASTRUCT WABASH VALLEY chrome , nickel-plated, or painted silver. ATLAS FLOQUIL MICROSCALE PMI WESTERN RAIL "The smoke deflectors on the FEF BACHMAN GH MINITRIX POLA WOODLAND SCENICS class were (generally) painted solid black BEll GRAFAR MRC QUALITY CRAFT X·ACTO BRAWA HELJAN MTS. IN MINUTES RAILHEAD on the inside and light grey on the CAM PBELL SCALE HERPA MUIR MODELS RAPIDO . outside above the level of the running For a copy 01 our new illustrated catalogNolO please send an SSAE with $1.00 board. There was one exception: Trains, You will also beadded to our mailing list lor Iree monthly mailings on specials, new productsand March 1949, p. 18, has a picture of industry news. inside No. 835 with light grey on the �IN �STER. ' of the smoke deflectors above the run � THE COMPLETE SOURCE FOR N •CALE S HIGHLAND AVE., ALBANY. NEWS YORK 12205 (518)489-4777 ning board... This was by no means
August 1980 29 · - " . Compare th is side elevation of FEF- }, No . 809, with the official Un ion Pacific diagram. Model is from the collection of Randall Lee and was painted by Rev. Jim Hinkhouse.
standard as the Union Pacific photo (the smokestacks) black... Lyman Cox Student may be the double-stack loco of No. 809 is clearly black as have been card No. JT-288 shows Mountain No. motives. "All photos I have checked all of the other pictures that I've seen ... 7003 with what could be a grey smoke (the "steam" books, Un ion Pacific Mo tive There is no question that the usual box, but I don't recall this being the case . Power, Sherman Hill, Beebe's books and practice was to paint the insides of the It seems to me I was always ending up various Cox cards) appear to support smoke deflectors solid black." with silver-grey on my overalls when I the following rule of thumb : single-stack The running board on the 800 Class rubbed up againstthesmokebox ;therefore, locomotives were grey (graphite); the had a stripe of either Armour Yellow I've always used graphite." double-stack (FEF-2, FEF-3: and Chal or Silver running along the edge. The One possible exception noted by Pat lengers) appear to be black." stripe extended in a straight line on across the smoke deflectors where they were applied. The area below this stripe on the smoke deflector was painted black. "Union Pacific drawings call for the POINT DRIVE smokestack to be black," Rice continues, SWITCH MACHINE "but I have never seen a picture of an engine of any class where it looked even remotely as though this had been done. The stacks seem to have been given the same graphite fm ish as the smoke box $8.95 front and the firebox. That's the way I've always painted my models. at your local Hobby Shop or Referring again to the Trains issue of March '49, Rice notes: "The photo clearly shows... that the stack of this MANN-MADE PRODUCl"S particular FEF-3 was graphite ... " P.O. Box 27009, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 Les Clark, a former Union Pacific engineer, concurs: "I've never seen
30 PROTOTYPE MODELER The profile of Un ion Pacific No rthern No . 809 shows the subtle and handsome impact of the "Overland"pain t scheme applied in th e twiligh t era of Un ion Pacific steam. Model is from the collection of Randall Lee, painted by Rev. Jim Hinkhouse.
In any event, the best approach Union Pacific Mo tive Po wer notes on p. Line and Los Angeles and Salt Lake on any particular model is to double 121, "The only Union Pacific 4-6-2 to Pacifics were repainted in two-tone grey, check the model you are painting against acquire distinctive paint in the 1947 however." a photo of that particular prototype. repainting program was the 2906 which Wilbur Whittaker's photo of Pacific Turning to the Pacific Classes (2800, was fitted with white (sic) striping and No. 3219, taken in 1951, shows one 2900, 3100, and 3200) both the "light" lettering. Unlike the 800's and Mountains of the high-drive red heavy Pacifics in as well as the "heavy" Pacifics appear which sported chrome cylinder faces, the 3200 Class in the "Overland" greys. to have had at least a few of their number the 2906 settled for gloss locomotive As for the Challengers (3700 Class), painted in the two-tone grey. Kratville's black on these parts. Many Oregon Short Les Clark notes: "Eighteen Challengers
August 1980 31 were sent to the Oregon Division. Even were used in passenger service on the in the 3700 series. -' tually all were painted in two-tone grey. Oregon Division." One thing to keep in mind: Jim Rice They were used fo r a short time on the It is important to note, however, notes that he has yet to see a Challenger Idaho Division where I lived and pulled that the renumbering to the 3700 series painted in the two-tone grey paint the "Portland Rose" (they were limited did not merely denote application of scheme without the smoke deflectors. to 75 mph so really couldn't cut it like two-tone grey paint. The renumbering AHM had advertised models of the Challenger in both and the Yellow the Northerns did on the flatlands but was done to indicate conversion to Silver they really made up for it in their ability oil-burning operation. "The 3700 re variations. The yellow has been released to accelerate rapidly with an 18 car numbering was used to aid dispatchers and the Silver was projected as a fu ture train and handle in identifying oil from coal burners." release by AHM representatives at the curves)." Specific numbers for some of these (Clark.) Thus, some discrepancy appears Hobby Industries Association Trade engines were provided by Ryan Ballard. to exist among the Challangers. Two Show in Houston in January, 1978. "The 3975-3984 Challengers were painted tone greys appeared on both 3700 and The paint scheme on the Challanger in the two-tone grey with silver (and 3900 series locomotives; however, all raises two questions: First, did Union possibly yellow) striping. The engines 3700 series (oil burners) apparently Pacific ever apply yellow stripes and painted in "colors" were renumbered were painted in the "Overland" greys, lettering to a Challenger? And, second, as 3708-3717. All of the Challengers while some of the 3900 series (including did Union Pacific ever apply the dark painted in two-tone grey were oil-burners. at least 3975, 3977, 3980, 3982 and grey band to the Challenger smoke These engines were renumbered in the 3984) also appeared in the two-tone grey deflectors? No documentary evidence 3900 Class when they were repainted either prior to or subsequent to con of the Yellow variation on a Challanger black. Both the 3700 and 3900 Classes version to oil operation and numbering was uncovered in the course of the
On May 31, 1951, Union Pacific Pa cific No . 3219, in the "Greyhound" livery, pauses at Tekoa, Washington, with TrainNo . 68, enroute fr om Wallace, Idaho, to Spokane, Washington. Ph oto by W. C Wh ittaker.
32 PROTOTYPE MODELER research for this article. Richard kindig, Let's take a look, finally, at the noted rail photographer, observes: "One Mountains. According to Ryan Ballard, thing I would like to bet on was that all the 7000 series Mountains eventually those 3900's never had yellow lettering!" received the two-tone grey paint scheme Ryan Ballard is inclined to agree with between 1946 and 1947 . "All the rI- . this, although there is a Union Pacific engines remaining after 1950 (1952?) SANOY - RIVER engineer, Ballard says, who swears that reverted to black." This view appears CAR WfD at least one Challenger (N o. 3982?) well supported by the wide variety of NEW KITS SHOPS appeared in the Yellow variation. Docu photographs showing this class in the mented evidence one way or the other "Overland" scheme : No. 7000 (UPMP on this question would be welcome. p. 157); No. 7002 (UPMP, p. 157); No. Similarly, the AHM model has a dark 7003 (Cox Card No. IT-288); No. 7011 grey band without any pinstripes stretch (UPMP, p. 159); No. 70 12 (UPPC II, p. ing along the light grey smoke deflector 220); No. 7014 (UPMP, p. 158); No. Limited Run of50 In On2 $18.95 panels. Richard Kindig's photo on No. 70 18 (Bill Raia, photo); and No . 7021 In HOn2V2 SANDY RIVER & RANGELEY LAKES BOX CAR #55 3984 appears to show a faint impression (Will Wh ittaker photo). of just such a dark band; however, The 7800 series Mountains appear Kindig's comments accompanying the to have also been well represented in photo tend to doubt that this is more the two-tone grey paint scheme: No. than a shadow. Kindig cannot recall 7850 (UPMP, p. 156) ; No. 7852 (Will 12 4· Series 80x Car) HO 55 $7.50 Send a stamped self addressed envelope for details any smoke deflectors that were painted Wh ittaker photo) ; No . 7855 (Ryan Mass. Res. please add 5% Sales Tax (Will Wh ittaker with a grey band as used on the AHM Ballard) ; No. 7856 SANDY RIVER CAR SHOPS model. Here again, documented evidence photo); No. 7860 (Will Wh ittaker photo); 567 Rockdale Avenue to support either view would be welcome. and No. 7862 (Will Wh ittaker photo). New Bedford. Mass 02740
Richard Kindig caugh t Challanger No . 3984 in the "Greyhound" paint scheme at Portland, Oregon, on April 29th, 1948. Qose scrutiny of the smoke deflector hints that a grey band may have been painted across it, as per the model by AHM.
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The Si lver-G rey lettering and striping on the 12-26-46 original drawi ng was revised to Armour Yellow on M UNION PACI FIC RESEARCH AND 6-2-49; equi pm ent was repainted subsequent to that NDARDS FOR PROTOTYPE MODELER date.
August 1980 35 Un ion Pacific Mountain (4-8-2), No . 7850, as painted by Rev. Jim Hinkhouse fo r th e collection of Randall Lee. Compare this model with the prototypephot o in Kratville 's book "Union Pacific Mo tive Po wer " on page 156. Photo by the auth or.
This photo of Mountain No . 7018 at Kansas City, October 2, 1949, illustrates some of the subtle differences in details of the two-tone grey paint scheme of the "Overland; " eg: cylinder heads are painted, not chrome plated; th e dark grey band stops short of continuing around th e cab fro nt. The point to remember: examining a photograph of th e specifi c prototype you wish to model is the only check fo r accuracy. Ph oto by W. C Wh ittaker.
36 PROTOTYPE MODELER The left profile of Un ion Pacific No . 7850 as painted by Rev. Jim Hinkhouse fo r Randy Lee.
So far as I can determine, neither "Overland" greys. Anyone with informa the 8000 series 4-10-2s nor the 9000 tion contrary to this conclusion is en series 4-12-2s, which were designated couraged to write to the author in care fo r freight service, ever received the of Pro to typeMo deler.
Shrouded markers and boarded windows: Un ion Pacific Mountain No . 7852, was caught at Pocatello, Idaho, by Charles Fe lstead on July 23, 1950. Some locomotives in the "g reys" managed to retire from service before being returned to th e sombre black livery.
August 1980 37 PASSENGER CARS two-tone grey paint scheme. "To provide Special." (For more detailed informa cars for the 'Challenger,' the Union Pacific tion on these two trains, the reader is Although Armour Yellow had already completely remodeled standard heavy invited to read Kratville's Un ion Pacific made its appearance on the Union Pacific weight coaches and painted them in a Streamliners, pages 242-286.) with the innauguration of the M-IOOOO new, distinctive , two-tone livery... in In the years 1941-1942 a fleet of Streamliner, Union Pacific did not 1936. Sleeping cars were also refurb new streamline cars - head end cars, adopt it as the universal passenger fleet ished... as was a lounge car... and a coaches, and sleepers - was delivered fo r color until after War II. dining car." a general upgrading of the "Overland According to Robert A. LaMassena, A similar paint scheme using two Route" trains which were then operated writing fo r Lyman Cox' "Vanishing shades of grey appeared briefly on the jointly by the Union Pacific in cooper Vistas" (Card No. IT-791) the "Chal Pullman pool cars used in the pre-War II ation with the Southern Pacific and the lenger" was the first train to receive the "Forty-Niner" and the "Treasure Island Chicago and Northwestern. (The Southern
Precursor to the "Overland paint scheme: the two-tone grey "Forty-Niner" colors on Pullmans "Bear Flag " and "California Republic " caugh t in Denver, Colorado, in the late 1940 'so Ph oto by Les Merrill.
38 PROTOTYPE MODELER Pacific portion of this article details cisco Overland." However, several two-tone grey "Overland" scheme ; it is the application of the "Overland" scheme other trains appeared having grey paint by no means complete. Readers addi to the Southern Pacific equipment.) scheme cars predominantly in the consists: tions are always welcome. Finally , a large number of older The "Portland Rose," the "Los Angeles 1. Express Box Cars, 9100-9229. Union Union Pacific passenger cars were re Limited," and the "Los Angeles Chal Pacific built express box cars for painted from the prior coach green lenger." Oddly enough, the "Challenger ," high-speed passenger service with roller which innaugurated the two-tone grey to provide a color-coordinated pool of bearing trucks from 1939 to 1941. in a heavyweight consist, received its cars. Several, if not all, of these cars were streamline equipment in green with At least two trains appear to have painted in two-tone grey at one point gold lettering. been intended for operation with com or another. Class BE-50-25 (originally The fo llowing list documents cars plete consists of two-tone grey: The 9100-9 199) were equipped with Tim known to have been painted in the "City of St. Louis" and the "San Fran- ken Roller Bearings and painted in
Pullman Sleeper "A merican Trooper " (6 Section - 6 Roomette - 4 Bedroom) was assigned to the "City of St. Louis. " No tice th e train name on the letterboard with the "Pullman " designation at either end. Also, not the fu ll-width diaphragms and fu ll skirts, both of which disappeared in later years as did the two-tone grey. Ph oto by Les Merrill.
August 1980 39 Un ion Pacific No . 20 a"ives in West Spokane, May 29, 1951, with Mo untain No. 7021 and a string of cars in the "Overland" colors: heavyweigh t Ha"iman Baggage in the 1350-1356 Gass, heavyweigh t Harriman Baggage in the 3041-3075 Gass; streamline Baggage in the 5601 Series, and a second 1350-1356 Gass heavyweigh t. Photo by W. C. Wh ittaker.
what appears to be a dark grey with were painted two-tone grey at one which is a close duplicate. yellow striping. They were originally Un ion Pacific Equip time. Kratville's 3. Heavyweight (Harriman) 69' Baggage lettered for the "Challenger." The ment has a photo of No. 92 13 in the Cars: UP 1734-1758, 1769-1783; top stripe was 3" running across the "Overland" paint scheme on page 20. LA&SL 4469-4472; OSL 1853-1855; upper rivet row and door guide. However, the cars may have originally OWRR&N 1949-1951. Heavyweight The bottom stripe, 4%" wide, ran been painted in the "Challenger" (Harriman) 69' Baggage Car: UP above the lower door guide and scheme as noted earlier. Greg Davies 3041-3075. Both of these groups of across the door bottom. These stripes reports that a builder's photograph cars share virtually identical floor went all the way around the car. of No. 9210 taken in December, 1940, plans and these are shown on p. 14 There is no indication, according to shows this car painted the same as the of Kratville's Un ion Pacific Equip Greg Davies, that these were painted 9100 cars with "The Challanger" in ment. One of the two types, most in the two-tone paint schemes; how red script lettering on the side. probably the latter 3041-3075), ever, Davies has a black and white (UP 2. Heavyweight (Harriman) 69' Postal is shown in the consist of Train No. photo which appears to show light Storage Nos. 1350-1356. At least 20 in the same Whittaker photo grey above and below the stripes two of these cars (numbers undis referred to in No. 2 earlier. with dark grey in the middle . Class cernable) appear in the consist of 4. Heavyweight (Harriman) 40' RPO BE-50-3 1 (9200-9229) was built in Train No. 20 in West Spokane, Wash three lots of ten each: Lot 9210-9219 No. 2021. This odd-looking "shorty" ington, in a photo taken by Wilbur (reminiscent of Walther's "Oscar") was built first in December 1940; Whittaker in May, 1951. Plans for appears in a photo taken by Will Lot 9200-9209 and Lot 9220-9229 this car may be found in Un ion Pacific Whittaker at Wallace, Idaho, in May were built in August 1941. It appears Equipment, p. 10. Walthers has an of 1951. No model is known to be that most, if not all, of these cars arch-roof 70' baggage car (N o. 7821) available.
40 PROTOTYPE MODELER Heavyweigh t Harriman RPO No . 2021 had a distinctly toy-like appearance which even the "Overland" paint scheme couldn 't diminish. No te that the dark grey band and the silver-white stripes do not continue across the inset doors: a fea ture of the overland paint scheme as applied to passenger cars, both heavyweigh t and streamline. W. C. Wh ittaker caugh t No. 2021 at Wallace, Idah o, on May 31st, 1951.
5. Heavyweight (Harriman) RPO No. taken in May of 1951 shows this car 9. Streamline Baggage-Mail 5801-5810. 2057. This car was built by Pullman at Wallace , Idaho. Ten cars built by Pullman-Standard Standard in 1913 and was one of two were delivered in 1941. According remaining on the Union Pacific roster 8. Streamline Baggage 5601-5630. Thirty to Wayner's Car Na mes, Nu mbers, and of these cars were delivered to the Co nsists (p. 157 , cars 5808-5810 in 1941. Plans may be fo und in ) Un ion Pacific Equipment on page 7. Union Pacific in January and February were assigned to the "City ofS1. Louis." of 1942 (Wayner's CNNC, p. 157 . A photo of this car in the two-tone ) Wilbur Whittaker's August, 1947 , grey scheme may be found on Cox Some of these cars were painted in photo shows No. 5804 lettered for Card No. JT-381. Walthers has an the two-tone grey "overland" scheme; the "Overland" in Oakland. Plans arch-roof car (Model No. 7833) others were painted in green with and photos of this car are in Davies' which could be modified to resemble yellow lettering fo r the "Challenger." Un ion Pacific Passenger Ca rs, Volume this car by moving one window on A picture of one car, number unde II, pp. 23-32. No known model is one side. termined, appears in Whittaker's photo available. (May, 1951) of Train No. 20 at West 6. Heavyweight (Harriman RPO 2200 Spokane. This photo shows the car 10. Heavyweight (Harriman) Coach No. Car series. According to Wayner's in two-tone grey. Photos of the 4302. Qill Whittaker's photo shows Na mes, Numbers, and Co nsists (p. 158), 1501 series in green, as well as plans, this car in Wallace , Idaho, in May , one of these cars served in the "City may be fo und in Davies Un ion Pacific 1951. I don't know of any model of S1. Louis" between Denver and Passenger Cars, Volume II, pp. 3-1 1. of this car. Cheyenne. Balboa and Westside both made a 11. Heavyweight (Harriman) Coach No. 7. Heavyweight (Harriman) Baggage-RPO brass model of this car. MHP (Wright 1243. A photo of this car, painted No. 2268. Will Whittaker's photo Enterprises) made a kit. fo r the newly refurbished "Cha!-
August 1980 41 lenger ," can be found in Kratville's 13. Modernized Heavyweight Diner Nos. According to Wayner (CNNC, p. 157), Un ion Pacific Equipment on page 140 3601 and 3628. Two of these fairly these cars were refurbished, repainted (black and white) and on Cox Card typical Union Pacific diners are shown in the two-tone grey and assigned to No. IT-79 1 (color). I don't know of converted and modernized for "Over the "City of st. Louis;" a photo of any model available. land" service. Will Whittaker's photo one of these cars lettered for the "City of No. 3601 shows it in Los Angeles 12. Streamline 48 seat Coach 5331-5365. of st. Louis" may be found in the This group of cars was part of the in November of 1947. Diner No. consist of No. 9 as it Louis Un ion depaIts st. 1941 order from Pullman-Standard 3628 is shown in Kratville's on page 572 of Kratville's · Un ion delivered for the "Challenger" and Pacific Streamliners of page 313 with Pacific Streamliners. I'm unaware other trains. At least three of these new streamline-style windows and of any model of this car. coaches were generally found in each roller bearing trucks. No model is 15. Modernized Heavyweight Club "City of St. Louis" consist (CNNC, ) known to exist of this car. Lounge Nos. 1540 and 1543-1 544. p. 157). I'm unaware of any model 14. Modernized Heavyweight Diner Nos. Again, Wayner (CNNC, p. 157) lists being available. 4627 and 4629 (Wabash No. 32?). one of this group as regularly assigned
The two-tone grey paint scheme helped to make even the lowly Baggage-RPO No . 2268 look distinctive. This W. C. Whittaker photo was ta ken at Wallace, Idaho, on May 30, 1951.
Streamline Baggage Mail No. 5804 at Oakland, California, on August 24, 194� in the "Overland" scheme... and lettered fo r the "Overland" as well. Photo by W. C. liiililiiiliiliiilill!!!llIlIlIlIlIlIlilliillliiilliiiiiiii!llliliii Whittaker.
42 PROTOTYPE MODELER Heavyweigh t Harriman Coach No . 4302 in the "Overland" colors at Wallace, Idaho. Photo by W. C Wh ittaker.
to the "City of St. Louis." A plan service. As delivered, they were all Classic Pullman Models offer a model fo r this car may be fo und in Un io n painted two-tone grey according to of this car. Pacific Equipment on page 48. I don't Wayner (p. 156) and were Pullman 19. Streamlined Sleeper: 6 Section - 6 know of any available model. owned. Wayner lists a 4-4-2 in each Roomette - 4 Bedroom "American" 15. Heavyweight Club-Dormitory No. "City of St. Louis" consist for St. series. Sixty of these cars were built 2793. A photo of this car may be Louis - Cheyenne service ; however, for the "Overland Route" service found on page 20 of Un ion Pacific the cars listed by Wayner (on p. 157) in 1942. All of these were originally Eq uipment, plus plans on page 21. are cars which were originally assigned painted in two-tone grey (again, I'm unaware of any model. to the early "Streamliners:" "Palos according to Wayner). All of these Verdes." etc. Other trains which were cars appear to have originally been 17. Heavyweight Sleeper: 10 Section - 1 assigned the slightly different "Im intended for service in the secondary Drawing Room - 1 Compartment for peria?" series 4-4-2s were the "San (non-"streamliner") trains. At least the "City of st. Louis" service be Francisco Overland" and the second one was typically found in the "City tween St. Louis and Portland. Specific ary Chicago - Portland and Chicago - of St. Louis" between St. Louis and car names may be found in Wayner's ' Los Angeles trains. In 1945 these Los Angeles (Wayner lists "American book on page 157. I don't know of cars changed "ownership" and were Army," "American Monitor," and an exact model for this car, but a transferred from the Pullman "Over "American Trooper" as assigned to determined modeler could modify land" pool to the three joint "Over this service). Other 6-6-4s ran in the Walthers' No. 6616 10 Section - 1 land Route" operators: Union Pacific, "San Francisco Overland" and in Drawing Room - 2 Compartment Southern Pacific, and Chicago & secondary trains between Chicago - sleeper to the correct configuration. Northwestern. The Union Pacific Los Angeles, Chicago - Portland, 18. Streamlined Sleeper: 4 Compartment kept twelve of the "Imperial" cars, Minneapolis - Los Angeles, Denver - - 2 Drawing Room - 4 Bedroom four went to the Chicago & North Portland, Denver - Salt Lake City, "Imperial" series. Eighteen of these western, and two went to the South Kansas City - Los Angeles, and San cars were delivered by Pullman-Stand ern Pacific (for more information refer Francisco - Salt Lake City. Basically, ard in 1941-1942 for "Overland Route" to Wayner's book). MHP, Soho, and these cars became the "workhorse"
August 1980 43 "A merican Trooper" (6 Section - 6 Roomette - 4 Bedroom) is shown here resting between assignments - and sligh tly obscured by a telephone pole. This rare photo shows how the train name was carried on the letterboard and how the "Greys" were applied to the car sides.
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44 PROTOTYPE MODELER of the "Overland Route" sleeper book also has plans for the car. Models seen of these 50 Budd-built cars fleet during War II and they could have been offered by MHP, Soho, and shows them in yellow and grey, Jeff probably be found in just about any Classic Pullman Models. Cauthen informes me that one of these cars appears in Stan Kistler's overnight train on the line. 20. Streamlined Sleeper: 10 Roomettes movie "Day at Mission Tower" shot As with the "Imperial" series sleepers, - 6 Bedrooms, "Blue Rapids." At least around 1951. A photo of this car the "American" sleepers were trans one of the three Pennsylvania sleepers would be a true col fe rred from Pullman's "Overland" assigned to through service on the lector's item. pool to the ownership of the respec "Overland Route" was painted in the Con-Cor's 10-6 corrugated-side sleeper tive joint operators in 1945. Union two-tone grey "Overland" colors. The can be mo dified to represent the Pacific received fo rty two, Chicago & smooth-side "Blue Rapids," built by 10-6 Budd "Pacific" series by fi lling Northwestern received seven, and the ACF in 1950, carried "Pennsylvania" in three windows on the bedroom Souhtern Pacific received eleven. (The on its letterboard and the car name in aisle side. Southern Pacific had already with Pennsy-style Silver "Railroad Roman" As noted at the outset, this listing is drawn fo ur of these cars for reassign lettering. A photograph of this car ment to the "Lark" in 1942 and not complete. It represents the product appears in Dubin's Mo re Gassic Trains 1943.) A picture of one of these cars of my own research and the work of on page 160. AHM's streamlined 10-6 accompanies this article . Additional several other modelers. Any additional sleeper is a model of this car. photographs may be found in Dubin's comments will be welcome, particularly Some Gassic Trains (p. 194) and 21. Streamlined Sleeper: 10 Roomettes that that are supported by photographic Davies' Un ion Pacific Passenger Ca rs - 6 Bedrooms; "Pacific" Series. Al or other documentation. Volume II, pp. 125-132. The Davies though every photo that I've ever
Un ion Pacific diner No . 3601 modernizedand painted in the "Overland" colors fo r service on the "Overland. " Compare this with the "m odernized " diner shown on page 5 72 of the Kratville book "Union Pacific Streamliners. "
August 1980 45 Twiligh t fo r the "Overland" and its two-tone paint scheme; racing west.
PAINTING AND LETTE RING ship or train name lettering in the center dow tops, while the lower stripe was a of the letterboard was generally 8" greater 5 9/16" below the window The streamlined coaches and sleepers high with �" Black edging. The car bottoms. In other words, the dark grey noted in the foregoing were painted in name on the lower pier panel was gener window band was not centered equally the "Overland" paint scheme on delivery. ally 5" high with 3/16" Black edging. above and below the window edges An appreviated painting and lettering The car name and owner or train name on the coaches. diagram is included here. For a com were centered on the car centerline. One of the really distinctive fe atures pletely detailed diagram you should get They were also "centered" horizontally of these cars was that some cars carried a copy of Greg Davies' excellent reference as well, being equidistant between the the train name of their assigned train Un ion Pacific Passenger Cars Volume II, roof line and the upper window stripe in large letters centered on the upper pages 224, 226. as in the case of the letterboard lettering letterboard. In this arrangement the Basically , the passenger cars painted and equidistant between the lower win name of the owner (pullman or the in the "Overland" paint scheme appear dow stripe and the skirt edge as in the assigned road) was centered in smaller to follow the same format: Doors and case of the car name or number on the letters (5" high) on each end of the Ends, Light Grey; Window Band up to pier panel. The upper window stripe upper letterboard set in 3" from the the vestibule door edge, 2'-9" wide, was 20 5/16" from the roofline on both vestibule door or 3" from the blind end. Dark Grey; Underbody and Trucks, the streamlined coaches and sleepers. I haven't been able to determine any semi-gloss Black. The distance between the lower window particular pattern which goverened wheth Lettering and striping was Silver-Grey stripe and the skirt edge was 2'-1�" er a car simply carried "Pullman" or edged in Black. Stripes were 2�" wide on the sleeper and 3'-0 1/16" on the had the train name on the letterboard. (including �" wide Black fm e-line on coaches. It should also be noted that on Jeff Cauthen observes that the railroad either side of the color stripe). Owner- the streamlined coaches the upperwin- owned cars (presumably after the 1945
46 PROTOTYPE MODELER Un ion Pacific No . 27, th e "Overland, " ca"ies its name on the letterboards and the fa mous greyhound scheme is a blur. The double-headed consist is racing towards Sherman Hill.. . and will soon disappear.
transfer from the Pullman Pool to the letterboards. Greg Davies' Un ion Pacific "Overland" as comes on the ARM model. joint "Overland Route" operators) had Passenger Cars Volume II (pp. 126-128) If you want to have a string of cars in the owning railroad's name placed at has an excellent series of photos of the the subtle and sophisticated "Overland" either end of the letterboards, thus re 6-6-4 "American Captain" as delivered paint scheme, you don't have many placing the small "Pullman" that had with "Overland" proudly stretched across cars from which you can select "off been there earlier. "Overland" or "City the letterboards and "Pullman" tucked the shelf." Only the Classic Pullman of St. Louis" was retained in the center discreetly at either end. Models 6-6-4 and 4-4-2 are entirely of the letterboard, however, for some Walthers lists one set of silver stream correct as they come, ready-to-run. time after this modification. Ultimately line passenger car lettering in their decal For the other cars described, you will the train names were deleted altogether catalog, set No. 93-83 ("Overland" have to "roll your own;" however, I in favor of the operating railroads' Streamline Passenger Silver) ; however, am hopeful that this summary has given names. it is an old set with poorly-styled letter you enough material - and inspiration - to The best reference fo r any particular ing. get started on those sprinting "Grey car would be a photograph of the car AHM has released a series of its light hounds" and some cars to run behind you wish to model. Un ion Pacific Stream weight and streamline cars painted to them. I would be happy to hear from liners, fo r example , has a fine shot re match their "Challenger" in the "Over modelers with additional information or fe rred to earlier of the "City of St. Louis" land" colors. As noted earlier, only one photographs both model and prototype. leaving St. Louis Union Station (p. 572). of these cars is prototypical for the From this photo it can be determined Union Pacific "Overland" service: the that at least two (and most likely three) ACF-built "Blue Rapids." Remember of the coaches and the diner as well, that this car had silver "Pennsylvania" carried "City of St. Louis" on their lettering on the letterboard rather than
August 1980 47 "SOUTHER N PACIFIC OVERlAND"
Service Cars and Their Paint Scheme
by Jeff Cauthen
Southern Pacific first received light chair cars 2428, 2429, and 2430 built and 12-1 sleeping cars. weight streamlined cars in 1941 for in 1937 by Pullman for Ca lifornian Lounge No. 2930 and Diners Nos. Overland route service. These were and Challenger service were grey for 10158-10162 were painted grey for the 44-2 and 6-64 sleepers received Overland service in 1945 . MHP and Overland service along with others as a part of the Union Pacific order S. Soho & Co. modeled this type of car that I may not be acquainted with; no described in the Union Pacific portion as did Limited Editions. models of these cars are available that I of this article. Southern Pacific 44-2 The Southern Pacificbo ught a number am aware of. Head-end cars were painted sleepers fo r Overland service were Nos. of 1944 ACF-built Army Hospital Cars grey by the Southern Pacific and these 9100 and 9101, fo nner Imperial series fo r conversion to Baggage-Donnitory were used on the Overland as needed. Harbor and Horn. The 6-64s were cars. These cars, bought fo r and used These included Baggage-RPOs numbered 9150-9156 and 9162-9165, fonner Amer on the Overland, were numbered 3402- 5050 through 5200 and Baggage cars ican series Chann, Dairyland, Forum, 3404. Walthers produces a kit for this 6100 to 6500. Walthers and Soho models Guard, Merchant, Rampart, Ranger, Elm, car that can be used after some modifi can be used but check pictures of particu Manor, Canyon, and Rose. The Elm cation. lar cars against the kit being used. See through Rose were used on the Lark In 1945 or 1946 , Southern Pacific photos. during World War II as Numbers 513-5 16. repainted a number of heavyweight The last cars bought by the Southern Classic Pullman Models offers a model cars for Overland service. It is uncertain Pacific fo r Overland service came from of these cars. Fonner Dayligh t articu if all of the cars listed were all the cars Pullman in 1949 and 1950. These were lated chair cars 2402-2403 and 2404-2405 that Southern Pacific repainted: Chair 10-6 sleepers 9036-9039, Diners 10202- built by Pullman in 1937 were painted Cars 233 1, 2335, 2070, 2072, 2077, 10205 with 48 seats, and Lounges 2981- grey and used on the Overland. 2078, 2080, 2081, 2009, and 23 19; no 2983. See photos. MHP has made kits It is also believed that fonner Calif one has made kits of these models at fo r these cars. ornian and Challenger articulated chair the time this is written although Walthers' cars built by Pullman in 1937 were kits could probably be used. See photo, PAINTING AND LETTERING painted grey in 1945 and used on the also, Southern Pacific took possession Overland. These numbers were 2414-2417 of heavyweight Pullman sleepers on its Painting and lettering started out the and 2420-2423. MHP (Wright Enterprises) lines in 1945 and most of these cars same for Southern Pacific as for the and S. Soho & Co. produced models were painted grey as shown in the photo. Union Pacific 44-2 and 6-64 sleepers of these cars; Limited Editions also Some of the cars were used on the described in the Union Pacific portion offers a model of these cars as well. See Overland at various times. Walthers kits of this article. The chairs, lounges, photos for this paint scheme. Also, can be used to model 6-6, 6-3 , 8-1-2, diners, and head-end equipment were
48 PROTOTYPE MODELER the same except that Southern Pacific replaced Union Pacific on each end of the car. The size of the lettering was the same. In 1949 the new Pullman cars NEW S GAUGE PRODUCTS: had standard Sou them Pacific lettering IN STOC K NOW! applied. This type of lettering was described in the April 1978 Prototype STREAMLINED PASSENGER CAR TRUCKS Mo deler by Dave Blanchard. The paint READY-TO-RUN SCALE $9.95 HI-RAIL $1 1 .95 ing scheme for the Overland was dropped about 1949 when the above cars arrived. .EMD "BLOMBERG" 4 WHEEL TRUCKS Also, at this time the Southern Pacific DUMMY TRUCKS $19.95, PAIR, ASSEMBLED Overland designed an herald along the POWER TRUCKS $74.95, PAIR, KIT lines of the Lark herald but, unfortunate ly , it was never applied to any cars. GP-7/F-7 36" RADIATOR FANS The Overland grey paint scheme was PKG OF 4 $1 .95 dropped about 1955 in favor of the SEND LARGE SSAE FOR NEWS LETTER "City of San Francisco" yellow paint scheme. CASCADE HOBBY PRODUCTS Post Offi ce Box 2194 Renton, WA 98055
August 1980 49 A Brief History of Missouri Pacific Diesels by Walter S. Brown
Starting in 1937 with the purchase of Number 9000 and the procurement of various other yard switchers, followed by the addition of E-3's 7000 and 7001 for road power in 1939, the Missouri Pacific Railroad entered the diesel era. Thus, the MiSSOUri Pacific, like most railroads entered World War II with some diesel switch engines (approxim ately fifty), six EMD E-units, and a host of steam engines. After World War II came to a close the Missouri Pacific joined the dieselization race by buying units from every diesel electric manufacturer except Fairbanks Morse. By 1955 the Missouri Pacificwas completely dieselized having completed the task over the entire system in less than ten years. If the GP-20 marked the beginning of second-generation diesels, the Missouri Pacific beat everyone to the punch by buying half of all GP-18's built by EMD since a GP-18 was nothing more or less than a GP-20 without the turbocharger. Immediately after dieselization was complete, Missouri Pacific entered a period of standardization of diesel-
Missouri Pacific EMD GP- 7, Oass 48, No. 181, renumbered to 1611 in 1974. The fo llowing unit models are unknown. Photo by Walter Brown.
50 PROTOTYPE MODELER electrics by seiling, scrapping, trading-in, alike," the Missouri Pacific made some This gave the Missouri Pacific GP-7's or re-engining all units on the system alterations to their diesel fleet by install with 1600 horsepower and GP-18's that were not powered by EMD 12-567 ing four exhaust stacks, a characteristic with 2000 horsepower. engines. Alco PA's and FA's came off seen today. Missouri Pacific found fault In late 1963 and early 1964 the the roster along with the rest of the in the design of their factory-equipped Missouri Pacific and Texas & Pacific non-EMD power. However, RS-3's and stacks and entered a rebuilding program bought their first turbocharged GP-35's RS -I l's were retained but were re-power on the EMD 567 prime-mover and brought (numbered 600 to 680). Then in 1967 ed with EMD engines and became GP-12's the engine up to its own standards. they bought six-axle SD40's (numbered and GP-16's respectively. Diesel units Missouri Pacific wouldn't have embarked 700-733) and sold themselves on the were fine provided they were EMD or on such a venture without expecting a EMD 645 prime-mover. In 1968 the EMD powered with the EMD 567 engine, major improvement. What did they Missouri Pacific again stepped out of non-turbocharged, and had fo ur powered accomplish? A diesel-electric fleet with character by buying a small fleet of axles. increased fu el efficiency and up to a General Electric U-30C's (numbered In an age when all diesels "looked- 10% increase in horsepower per unit. 960 to 965) and went back to the same manufacturer in 1973 for U-23B's (num bered 668 to 674). In 1973 and 1974 with their fleet of F-Ts haveing outlived their usefuil ness, and with a huge increase in busi ness (exported wheat), the Missouri Pacific undertook a massive purchase program. They went back to their fo rmer loyalty, EMD, for the "GP-7 of the 70's", the GP-38-2 and for six axle locomo tives, the SD-40-2 . At present, Missouri Pacific operates a large fleet of locomotives but the fleet is made up of a rather small variety of units. The road units consist mainly of GP-18's, GP-38's, GP-38-2's, SD40's, SD-40-2's, with a few GP-28's, GP-3 5's, and GE U-23B's, and U-3OC's. The GP-12's and GP-16's are generally used as yard engines, but like most Missouri Pacific engines, can be seen on the road on occasion. The Missouri Pacific was the first buyer of MP-15 switchers and soon put them to work to see if they were the multiple purpose units advertised by EMD by putting them on the road in general freight service. Not only was the Missouri Pacific the first to buy MP-15's (numbered 1522 to 1526), but they were the last to buy SW-1SOO's (numbered 1518 to 1521). Some railroads tend to operate first generation diesels only with other diesels of the same vintage , and also operate second generation engines only with other diesels of the second group. From my observations of the Missouri Pacific they do not agree with this policy and
August 1980 51 will operate diesels in any combination with the result that there are some really odd diesel lash-ups to be seen. Even though an F-7 operated along with an SD-40 results in a loss of tonnage rating of the larger unit, this condition doesn't seem to both the Missouri Pacific much. The Missouri Pacific diesel fleet should offer the modeler a rare oppor tunity and fun is in store for the railfan . When the merged roads are pooled together, there are no less than 58 diffe r ent units represented on the Missouri Pacific roster, with some units having had carried three different road numbers in Missouri Pacific EMD SD-40, Qass 70, No . 760. No tice the size and position of the a period of less than seven years! "Buzz Saw " emblem on the cab side and Eagle on the engine compartment side. The Some comparisons might be in order new road number assigned in 1974 was No . 3060. Photo by Walter Brown. between the Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe diesels for those interested in both roads:
Missouri Pacific EMD SD-40, Qass 70, No . 765. No te the lack of dy namic brake housings; the MoPac uses veryfe w locomotives with dy namic braking, it simply was not needed on the plains. Renumbered to No . 3065 in 74. Photo by Wa lter Brown.
52 PROTOTYPE MODELER 1. Missouri Pacific units are kept in as good a running condition as any ATSF unit excepting for the fa ct that they are not always as clean on the outside as their brothers fr om the Santa Fe; 2. The Missouri Pacific did rework the prime mover itself, but, unlike the ATSF, did not undertake any massive body rework such as the Santa Fe did on their CF-7 units; 3. The Missouri Pacific will come closer to getting the full tonnage rating out of a given unit than will the Santa Fe ; 4. The Missouri Pacific has a smaller variety of diesels than does the Santa Fe but some are just as odd looking such as their GP-18's on Alco trucks; 5. Missouri Pacific units are rather plain with only a Missouri Pacific EMD SD-40, Oass 70, No. 756. No te the lack ofdy namic brake hand fu ll having been equipped with dy housings. Dy namic brakes were fo und unnecessary on the plains-states railroad. This namic brakes. Locomotive was renumbered to 3056 in 1974. Ph oto by Walter Bro wn.
Missouri Pacific EMD CF-18a, Oass 64, No . 407, renumbered to No . 1907 in 1974. No te the use of traded-in Alco trucks on this unit. Photo by Wa lter Brown.
August 1980 53 No te: The Missouri Pacific as written about in this article refers to all roads that merged with MoPac including the Texas & Pacific and the Chicago & Eastern fliinois, regardless of when they merged. Many diesel unit numbers shown are as delivered and are not current since the Missouri Pacific is still in the process of renumbering its units at the time this is being written.
Missouri Pacific EMD SW-9, Gass 44, switcher built Ju ne 6, 1951. Ph oto by Walter Brown.
MissouriPacific EMD GP-18, Gass 64, No. 5 02, renumbered to 1852 in 1974. No te: this unit is equipped with dy namic brake housings (an uncommon sight on the MoPac). Photo by Walter Brown.
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Modeler MICRO·SCALE The "Perlman Green" lettering is WESTERN PACIFIC DECALS now found on sheet No. 87-187. There is sufficient material to complete seven Micro-Scale has recently released three units. Included is material for the F-units, new decal sheets for Western Pacific Tidewater Southern, and Sacramento equipment, and has redone an earlier Northern RS-l and GP-7 units, and TS one. Three are fo r locomotives and one and SN switchers. The TS switcher fo r cabooses. Micro-Scale is a product lettering can be used by the modeler of: Krasel Industries, Inc., 1821 East who likes to hypothesize, as no TS Newport Circle, Santa Ana, Califor switchers received the green paint. nia 92705 . N Scale decal sheets are $2. Also included are five rows of orange and HO Scale are $2.50 each. "tiger stripes" to apply to the ends of the The sheet which was redone is No. hood units and switchers, along with 87-26 which fo rmally carried lettering three sets of stripes and "WP" initials for both green and silver and orange for the front hood of the road units, and units. It now has lettering for only the usual aqlOunt of numbers and sten Prototype Modeler, Inc. silver and orange units and has been cillings. Post Offi ce Box 343 expanded. There is sufficient material Lettering for just about every switcher Danvers, Massachusetts 01923 to complete eight locomotives, both paint scheme can be found on sheet No. cab and hood units, with the usual 87-211. There is sufficient lettering for number of extra stencilings, numbers, fifteen switchers with but three excep etc. Also, included are five rows of tions; these are SW-1500 lettering, SN 3 Years at $40.00 0 "tiger stripes" in black to apply to the and TS units in the original black and 2 Years at $27.00 white paint, and TS 44-tonner unit 0 ends of hood units as a one-decal appli cation. Frankly , I was skeptical of the lettering. The SW-1500 is lettered 1 Year at $14.00 0 practicality of applying a piece of decal with road unit lettering and can be done Check enclosed that large to the end of a locomotive, with material from sheet No. 87-187. 0 especially Micro-Scale's as they can There is lettering for the units in the sometimes be easily torn or otherwise original 1939 era black and white paint, destroyed. Much to my delight, such silver and orange, all orange , and Perlman Name was not the case . With a little care, green units, plus the Tidewater Southern measuring out from the center of the RS-l 's when they ran around in Union hood to the edge, and cutting with the Pacific paint stencilled Tidewater South Address Apt. No. aid of a straightedge, a most acceptable ern. The sheet includes the usual amount job can be done. This definitely will of stencilling, etc. but does not include Ci ty help me persoanlly in speeding up the stripes. Striping for the silver and orange production of my own units, as I seldom or the green units can be done with State ______Zi p _____ could work up the enthusiasm to apply striping from the road unit sets. A
------the stripes individually . possible method for striping the ends
August 1980 55 of the black and white units is to paint to be of much value even for lettering available from this company (in addition the entire end white and apply black purposes. A better method of drawings to other items formerly produced by the stripes over it. This sheet also has the which are used in some of the sets; these Apag Company), which add subtle lettering for the non-existent green are much more easily read. realism and character to our model Tidewater Southern unit. A final comment has to do with the rights-or-way . None of these sheets are totally number boards on sheet No. 87-26 Kit No. 2012 at $2.49 is an exquisite complete but by using the various pieces for the F-units. The "number jungle" little model of a train order rack of of one or more of these sets in various strips supplied are taller than the ones Santa Fe design. This is an age-old on the F-unit number boards. Perhaps system fo r passing typewritten paper combinations the lettering .for any unit is practical. this could be expanded in the form of orders to the locomotive cab and the The caboose sheet, No. 87-212, is an additional sheet of just F-unit number caboose crews of a moving train (F orm the only sheet so far which needs to go board numbers and lettering, perhaps 19's), the orders are rolled up and tied back fo r fu rther refinement. There is this might also include the earlier letter with a string which, in turn, is then sufficient material to do approximately ing for the FT units. These comments strung on a "Y" shaped stick (or "hoop"). ten cars in both the all-steel and the are not to be taken as negative, in the Sometimes the station agent or tower composite wood/steel cars along with overall these decal sheets are excellent. operator will hold the hoop for the the stencilling fo r shop dates and car And, too, if it were not for Micro-Scale moving train's crew himself, but more weights, lube plates, etc. Also included model railroad painting and lettering convenient (as it can be prepared ahead is the bi-centennial herald which was might well still be in the "dark ages." of the train's arrival) is the train order applied to caboose No. 474. ThornAnd erson rackwhich is permanently installed at The sheet is up to snuff materially the appropriate location. SANTA FE The "Y's" or "hoops" are equipped and is Micro-Scale's usual high quality, TRAIN ORDER RACK however, there are a few errors that with a spring device at the branch of their "arms" which keeps the string holding can not go unmentioned. The first is Sequoia Scale Models, Po st Office the style of the numbers for the sides the orders under tension and the "Y" Box 3521, Fu llerton, California 92634, open. Passing his arm through the of the bay windows. The style on the has recently entered the model railroad open "Y" and simultaneously tugging, sheet is of the gothic type fo und on market with a rm e assortment of track the crewman snaps the string loose and TS and SN switchers, rather than the makes a safe "catch" of his orders. style which the Burlington Northern side detail kits in HO scale. I am a strong As duplicate orders are required for uses on their locomotives which is a more advocate of the type of new "mini-kits" correct style. The "Sacremento Northern" lettering is much too small and could be accompanied by similar lettering for Tidewater Southern as both subsidiaries operated "hand-me-down" Western Pacific wood cupola cabooses. While on the subject of "errors," a couple of other comments on the in struction sheet are in order. On the sheet accompanying No. 87-211, they advise using Scalecoat No. 19 Southern Railway green for the Western Pacific's Perlman green. In my opinion, this shade is not dark enough for Perlman green, not even for units that are paint shop fresh. A closer match is Scale coat No. 36, CN&W green, which closely matches Floquil No. 40 dark green, a color Micro-Scale does recommend. Another comment has to be the selec tion of photographs included on the instruction sheet. In most cases, the photographs are too dark when printed
56 PROTOTYPE MODELER the conductor (and sometimes triplicate fl oor, posts, and railings, are made from When mounting your completed train orders), the fixed train order rack will an assortment of basswood pieces sup order rack alongside your mainline have several "Y's" with their arms mount plied. A fine brass wire simulates the with the "Y's" in place, make sure that ed at varying heights. The upper one floodlightpole . you allow sufficient clearance. An is for the locomotive crew, the lower Cyanoacrylate rapid-bonding cement NMRA gauge is a safe reference for this one for the caboose. is necessary fo r cementing the "Y's" critical measurement. The Sequoia kit of the fixed type to the vertical retaining post. Your Sequoia's kit is an accurate prototype of train order rack comes with three favorite wood cement will bond the miniature for the Santa Fe. One such "Y's" and you can decide the number platform and its supports just fine. train order rack is in use at Holliday, you wish to use. If you wish to actually illuminate Kansas, for example , others are in use Assembly of the kit is simple (though the floodlight for nighttime operation, throughout the Santa Fe system and delicate) and it can be completed in one you might consider either fiber-optics will be equally at home on yours. It evening. There are six castings in white or, possibly, replacing the cast flood is a common design that is fo und on metal which include : the three afore light shade with one of the Weston/ other roads as well. This is a nice add mentioned "Y's," the vertical "Y" re Campbell brass lamp shades in combin ition to any layout. taining post, a short platform staircase, ation with a micro-miniature bulb . Pete Singh er and, as this represents an illuminated Train orders can be simulated with train order rack, a cast floodlight shade . bits of paper cemented to a fine strand The remainder of the platform supports, of fiber-optic or monofllament "string."
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August 1980 57 Trainmasters became N&W numbers 3592 through 3599. The "half-moon" or "bullseye" logo came into use about the time of the 1964 merger though it did actually pre-date the merger by a year or so and appeared on some black locomotives. It may not have appeared on any black· Train masters because the Virginian units all had relatively new N&W paint with the older curved letter logo and the Wabash units came out of the paint shop in the "Wabash Blue" that Herman Pevler brought to the N&W when he took over the Presidency in 1964. These units all received the blue paint and bullseye logo. Most of the Virginian units also got that paint scheme before it was re placed by traditional "N&W Black" and the present day "NW"logo in 1971. Whether black or blue, Norfolk & by the PM Staff Western's locomotives have handrails painted to match the carbody except at the steps where the handrails are QUESTION the "Trainmaster," came in via both painted a solid (but quickly soiled) mergers. yellow. Floquil's Reefer Yellow is Recently I purchased three ofAt hearn 's Virginian Railway units 50 to 74 adequate fo r this color. The handrail "Trainmasters" that had been painted in constituted the largest fleet of Train is painted yellow from the first support the "Black Widow" colors and they masters anywhere ; approximately 20% post to the bracket holding it to the look super. Also, I obtained a fourth of all of the units produced. Units 50 step. Wabash Blue is close to Floquil's Trainmaster which had a stock body. I to 68 were delivered in 1954, while 69 Light Blue but "C&O Enchantment would like to paint this unit for the to 74 arrived in 1957. As with all Vir Blue" could probably be used instead. Norfolk & Western and need some paint ginian motive power, these units were The blue paint held up very poorly. ing data. renumbered by Norfolk & Western You might want to letter your unit The unit is planned to have the half after the 1959 merger by simply adding for the predecessor line (Virginian or moon herald with block lettering. Other a "1" so that they became 150 to 174 Wabash) and then spray over it with a than the black paint scheme there was a on the N&W roster. thinned coat of blue, followed by the blue color. The questions I have are: Wabash Railway units 592 to 599 1. What color is the blue? had Trainmaster bodies but had been N&W lettering and a moderate weathering 2. Were the handrails at the steps painted rebuilt by Aleo in the early 1960's. I coat. a contrasting color and what was it? don't personally know if any significant The Trainmasters all disappeared dur Any other appropriate information would changes were made to the exteriors ing the 1970's, mostly as trade-ins on new be helpful. of these locomotives at that time. Units power. Dick Ca taldi aitt w. West 598 and 599 (originally numbered 550 and 551) were built in 1953 and ANSWER were Fairbanks-Morse demonstartors COMMENT before going to Wabash in 1954. Units The Norfolk & Westernnever purchased 592 through 597 were purchased in Since . one of the most important any Fairbanks-Morse locomotives but still 1956 and began life as numbers 552, facets of Prototype Mo deler is its ded managed to acquire one of the largest 552A, 553, 553A, 554, and 554A. They ication to accuracy, I wanted to com fleets of that builder's motive power were evidently paired up on a permanent ment on Mr. Erk's article in the Oct through two mergers that created the basis. All ex-Wabash units were re ober, 1979, issue of PM present day Norfolk & Western System. numbered in the 3000 series after the First, the Erie-Lackawanna purch Copies of Fairbanks-Morse Model H-24-66, 1964 N&W-NKP-WAP unification. The ased ninety second generation units,
58 PROTOTYPE MODELER not 90 Centuries as reported (a pro powered or an idler), and the RSD Other owners of RSC-2's were Soo blem with the editor, not the author); letters indicated a Road Switcher with Line, Union Pacific, and Seaboard Air they purchased fifteen C-424's and twelve a C-C (3 axle, all axles powered) trucks. Line. RSC-3's were owned by Seaboard C-425's. The remainder of the four The "-1" engines were rated at 1 ,000 Air Line, Soo Line, and Pacific Great axle units were General Electric U-25-B's horsepower and were easily distinguished Eastern. Some of all of the RSC-3's and EMD GP-35's. by the square fan housing, rather sharply used different trucks than were applied The C-424's were rated at 2,400 rounded hood edges, and a sharp line to the RSC-2's. horsepower, and the C-425's at 2,500 where the cab sides joined the cab roof. The only Lima-built hood units, the horsepower. The Erie-Lackawanna was Over 350 RS-l's were used in the United 16 New York Central 1,200 horsepower the first road to order C-424's and States. No RSC-1's were built, and only B-B units were remarkably similar in C-425's. The C-424's have almost all 6 RSD-l's were built for N de M in appearance to the Alco RS-l. Some of been sold or traded-in by Conrail; the Mexico, and a batch for the Army, many these were apparently re-engined with C-425's were sold just prior to Conrail's with the European-style narrow-top cabs. EMD prime-movers by Penn-Central takeover and are all still in service on There was also a model RSC-13 used only and/or Conrail along with the Alcos the British Columbia Railway. in Canada which was rated at 1,000 (the so-called "De Witt Geeps"). The incorrect roof fan located just horsepower. It had the RS-l long hood The Alco pictured in old Atlas N Scale behind the cab should be removed and but sported the RS-2 cab. advertisments are correctly identified as replaced with an .010" thick "hatch." The -2 , -3 , -4, and -5 series Aleo Road an RSC-2. Of the five road names offered, A very minor point is that there should Switchers were notable for their prom however, onlt the Union Pacific iscorrect. be three, not four, hoses on each side inent, raised, round fan housing on top HO Scale drawings of the RSC-2 and -3 of the coupler. of the long hood; well rounded hood locomotives appeared in the February , LarryDe Yo ung edges; and cab sides rolling smoothly 1966, issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. into the cab roof with no demarkation BernardRandolph COMMENT line. All were 1,500 to 1,600 horse power rated. M-K-T COLOR Offi cial According to the May, 1922, The RSD-4 was the C-C trucked Railway Equipment Register, the Ann version of the RS-2 and RSC-2. The What is the correct shade of green Arbor Box Car which was the prototype RSD-5 was the equivalent of the RS-3 and what are the proper colors needed for the kit-bashing article in the October, and the RSC-3 . Originally , the fu el to mix this shade for Missouri-Kansas 1979, issue of PM, was one of 367 cars on cap and battery box locations identified Texas diesels? Ann Arbor's roster at that time. These the -2 and -4 models from the -3 and Ed Wa llen cars were numbered 11000 through -5 versions. But, railroad backshopping 11374, indicating that when they were altered these locations and the stacks ANSWER built there were 375. The missing 8 cars making subsequent identification dif were apparently struck from the roster ficult. Use a mixture of � Floquil RR4 1 due to wrecks or other causes by 1922. The various RSC models on A-I-A, Light Green and � Floquil RR40 Dark John Porter A-1-A trucks were often retrucked Green and mix well. The result is a with B-B trucks, although I have seen good match, but as might be expected, COMMENT photos of at least one on the Seaboard the prototype green varies in shade Air Line where the center axle and somewhat so that there isn't any exact The comments made by Jack Amerine wheels were simply removed. I would color match. in the October, 1979, issue of Prototype assume the two equalizers in each side To m Balzen Mo deler with regard to the Atlas N Scale frame were either spliced or replaced Aleo RS Switchers were interesting. with a single equalizer. COMMENT - WP STEAM However, he apparently overlooked or Diesel Spotters Guide No. 2 lists the was unaware of the extensive differences Milwaukee RSC-2's with numbers 975 to Editor 's Note: Author ThomAnderson between the superstructure of the "-1" 992, or 18 locomotives, and lists the has kindly provided these corrections and and later series models. RSD-5's with numbers 570 to 575, or additions to update his article on Western Also, the letters RS indicate Road 6 locomotives. The number of RSC-2's Pacific Steam Locomotives that appeared Switcher with B-B (2 axle, both powered) in the Diesel Spotters Guide No. 2 in the June, 1979, issue of Prototype trucks. The RSC letters indicate a Road differs with the number shown in the Modeler.) Switcher with A-I-A, A-1-A (3 axle , Milwaukee Railroader, the publication The "ill-fated USRA Mikados to be outer axles powered, center axle un- of the Milwaukee railfan group. discussed later in the article (and never
August 1980 59 were) were a series of five coal-fired, where it keeps Mikado No. 334company. Switchers were assigned to major yards Baldwin-built USRA Light Mikados which The ten-wheeler, however, is in oper on the system, the mj or exceptions were built for the USRA in 1918 and ating condition and is run on an irregular being Salt Lake City and Bieber, where assigned by them to the Western Pacific basis by the Museum. All other infor landlords Rio Grande and GreatNorthern, in 1919. These engines were numbered mation regarding preserved locomotives respectively, handled those chores. first 321-325 and were used less than is correct. Until the late 1940's, freight locomo one year on the Eastern Division between Some expansion on a few photo cap tives larger than Consolidations did not Elko and Salt Lake City. The engines tions is in order. The photo of Con venture west of Oroville. The 2-6-6-2 were less than successful in handling solidation No. 1 at Delle, Utah, shows and 2-8-8-2 Mallets were used on the high tonnage over the grades and were sold off the engine in helper service over Low Hill, line and canyon runs almost exclusively to the Wabash in 1920 which apparently an assignment she held for several years. where their tractive effort was put to had more success with them as they were The photo of Mallet No. 208 on page 46 the best use. The 4-6-6-4 Challangers used through the mid-fifties. Replace does not show her in "high line service." were used in fast freight service between ments for the Light Mikes appeared The high line was completely controlled Elko and Salt Lake City. in the form of Ako Heavy Mikados with diesels by 1952. The Mallet is in The passenger 4-8-2 Mountains were 306-3 10 purchased from the Elgin, service over Altamont Pass, the reason used primarily between Oakland and Joliet & Eastern Railway. she is in Stockton. The engine was Oroville and Portola and Salt Lake City. In the text on page 42, middle col pulled out of storage to help Western The engines were used infrequently in umn, line 6, should have read that the Pacific cope with the large amount of the Canyon where a Mikado or Con Western Pacific acquired six engines freight traveling over the WP due to the solidation usually did the passenger from the Boca & Loyalton Railway. famous 1952 earthquake which closed chores. The GS Class 4-8-4's went An error, possibly perpetuated through Espee's line over Tehachapi. Once straight through from Oakland to Salt the Virginia & Truckee roster published things were back to normal No. 208 Lake City on the Exposition Flyer, in David Myrick's Railroads of Nevada went to her fm al reward (in January, bumping the 4-8-2's to secondary runs. and Eastern California was repeated in 1953) and possibly was reincarnated One unusual run was photographed at my article where I stated that Western into one of Detroit's fm est. Wells, Nevada, showing a Challanger Pacific engine No. 123 was originally A few words regarding locomotive double-headed with a 4-8-2 eastbound Virginia & Truckee No. 24. This much useage is in order. Ten-wheel and Con ready to surmount Silver Zone Pass. is correct, however, No. 24 was named solidation type engines were used system In the model department, Precision "Merrimac" while on the V&T while wide in both freight and passenger Scale Company has recently imported sister engines No. 23 was named "San service. One unusual application for a limited run of the 151 Class 0-6-0. tiago." The No. 23 was purchased by the 4-6-0's until the mid-1920's was in log Westside recently announced they will the B&L in 1901, the same year No. 24 train service. At the time, the short line be importing a run of the 101 Class was sold to the Verdi Lumber Company, which was later to become the Feather 4-6-6-4 Challanger. PFM has made no who sold the engine to the B&L a year River Railway was not a common-carrier further mention regarding production of later. Thus, the No. 23 became B&L and there was no mill on the line, the the 2-8-0 and 2-6-6-2 models. It is un No. 3, the No. 24 became B&L No.4. closest being the one in Oroville. A train known when or if these willbe produced. When the Western Pacific purchased of logs would be turned over to the WP I'd like to thank Frank Lowell for his the B&L in 1916, only the No. 4 was at the Land, California, interchange. assistance in recollections on steam era serviceable enigne of the pair, and it A Ten-wheeler would take the loaded Western Pacific operations. became No. 123. log cars down the grade into Oroville, ThornAn derson The Virginia & Truckee roster in an easy task due to the fact that the Myrick's book lists both No. 24 and No. loads would pose no problems for the 24 as becoming WP No. 123. Perhaps engine other than keeping the air pumped this is where the confusion between up. The empty log cars on the return names and numbers originated. trip were no strain for the 4-6-0. This Corrections are in order in regard arrangement continued until the Oroville to the preserved engines. Consolidation mill burned down and it was decided No. 26 is displayed at Traveltown, in to rebuild it at the end of the log line Los Angeles. Ten-wheeler No. 94 was in Feather Falls. The logger then went recently moved from where it was stored common carrier and interchanged in Oakland, to the Bay Area Electric fm ished lumber loads with the Western Railway Museum at Rio Vista, California, Pacific.
60 PROTOTYPE MODELER IS NARROW GAUGE C'est la vie ! OF INTEREST TO YOU? HISTO RICAL & AI the request of numerous dealers asking that we don't advertise until our delays are over and TECHNICAL Tomalco kits are carefully designed to the equipment is finally available, this will be our reproduce every detail possible of the proto last advertisement until such time that the cars type cars and locomotives they are minitures SOCIETIES are ready for shipment! of. They are the resu lt of extensive research Publication : THE SHORE LINER so that each one is an exact duplicate of the For those of you not already informed, one of Published Quarterly original car. Plan sheets and instructions are our major suppliers went out of business which Annual Membership: $9.50 the most complete ever and show the usual necessitated our going to court. All die work has NEW HAVEN RAILROAD version of each car plus the known variations been temporarily postponed until the series of HISTOR ICAL& TECHNICAL ASSOC. INC. from normal. They include detail sketches hearings are concluded. We anticipate work to 280 No. Elm St . Wal lingford. CT 06942 and notes to superdetail the car to the Nth resume on the dies very soon! degree. Materials used in each kit are the You may obtain our photo etched Pullman finest available. Wood timbers are cut to ex type Fresh Air Roof Intakes CPO-lOl at your PENNSY LVANIA RAILROAD act scale size to the thousandth of an inch. fa vorite dealer or direct. They are introductory TECHINCAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY Grandt's superb styrene castings are used priced at $1.00 per pair. postpaid. Publication: THE KEYSTONE where applicable and the Tomalco "lost wax" We always answer our mail. although at times brass castings supplied show every feature of Published Quarterly replies may be delayed for various reasons. For RegularMember sh ip: $10/yr the original part down to the last nut, bolt, information and current news send a SASE and washer. Thinfilm decals are used to (large) with 30¢ postage. Please state catalog, up Post OfficeBox 389 UpperDarby. PA 19082 complete the car - these decals are the finest date, detail parts. etc. on the market with even the smallest letters Again, we are very sorry for this untimely sharp and distinct. Each kit is packed in a delay and wish to emphasize that we are not clear plastic box which can be used as a dis SANTA FE MODELERS ATTENTION I going out of business. Please bear with us, and play case when the model is completed or SANTA FE MODELER Magazine until we talk to you again, thank youl used for "see-through" storage. All kits are 6 Issues and Membership Roster available in HOn3, Sn3, and On3. Custom Painting!!! Regular Member $1 O/yr-Sustaining $1 1 +/yr For those modelers wishing the utmost SANTA FE MODELERS ORGANIZATION A long SSAE (2 stamps, please) will tn custom finished brass passenger Post Office Box 284 Comer, GA 30629 bring you full information PDQ. equipment, our paint shop is set up to handle your requests. Please write us c/o Paint Shop for specific quotes and terms.
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August 1980 61 Photo Study
In the April, 1980, issue of PrototypeMo deler, we fe atured an article by Wayne Sittner on th e Deleware & Hudson Covered Hopper/Box Car. At the time, prototype photos were scarce, but since then , through the courtesy ofMerlin Jeffers, a photo has surfaced of one of these cars at Mohawk Yard of the D&Hin Schenectady (Alplaus), Ne w Yo rk. Thephot o was made on May 16th , 1974. Since the original photo was in color, the car appears to be an orange (faded) with reddish new paint under the white lettering. No te, too, the changes in the car sides with metal panels on each side of the door and what look like drain pipes and openings in the metal panels. Ph oto by Merlin leffers.
62 PROTOTYPE MODELER How often on model railroads are three cars from the same railroad in a line? No t that often, yet it does happen on the proto type as evidenced by these three "same number series " cars from the Apalachicola Northern which appeared parked in the Ne w Beford, Massachusetts, yards a fe w months ago . The cars are AN5520, AN 5198, and AN 5205. Photo by Pete Barney.
The color scheme of th e Apalachicola No rthern box cars is blue lettering on a yellow car. The "Port St. Jo e Route " is white on a blue background, and the herald rectangle is bordered with white trim. Photo by Pete Barney.
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66 PROTOTYPE MODELER The continuing saga of KCM&O No . 41117 is again included on this page. Since fi rst being mentioned in the April issue of PM and com mented on in the June issue, we 've heard from others with additional views that are of interest. This type of comment is interesting to most of us since it reflects the vast amount of inform a tion and interest in such th ings as mergers go ing back 51 years and more and specific cars of even greater age. Ph oto fr om the collection of William W. Ch ilders
A NOTE OF INTEREST TO AT&SF. PENNSY. AND FKCM&O FANS CONCERNING THE GREAT KCM&O MYSTERY OF THE APRIL ISSUE
The Kansas City, Mexico, and Orient was absorbed into passes, cut back the loading docks on the inside of curves, the Santa Fe system in 1929, that is the domestic United etc. PRR had built the X-28 was a wide-doorway car, a States railroad, but the Mexican end of the KCM&O con "door-and-a-half car," presumably with automobiles, tinued to operate under the old name until about 1960 machinery, and furniture in mind. When PRR made up when the mountainous part of the line was completed. its mind to blast ahead with really big cars (X-32, etc.) When the two halves (the Pacific Division and the lines and bludgeon the other railroads into the twentieth cen linking the eastern divisions (presidio, Chihuahua, etc.) tury, the X-28's became just another box car and PRR were combined the road was renamed the Ferrocarril de eliminated the half door, not needed for automobiles, Chihuahua a1 Pacifico. being just another moving part to go bad and gum up Box car No. 41 117 only looked like an X-29, it wasn't operation. As single door cars they were sub-classed as it is an ex-Pennsylvania Railroad X-28a, being taller X-28a in the 1930's. From there forty eight of them than an X-29 . The X-28a cars had dimensions of 40'-6", went to the KCM&O. There were still 3592 X-28a's on the inside width of 8'-9 ", inside height of 9'-3", with a 6'-0" PRR in 1953, down to 902 in 1962. In the meantime wide x 8'-7" high door, and a capacity of 100,000. It is (after 1953, but before 1962, and starting before 1956) one of fo rty eight such cars that went to the KCM&O fo rty eight went south to receive the KCM&O lettering (now we know where they went when they disappeared before the road became the FCP. Sometime before 1972 early from the PRR as really adequate size box and auto FCP dropped them from revenue service or interchange . mobile cars came in (the PRR wagontops X-3 1, X-32, and Jack Amerine and W. F. Mantey, Jr. X-33 of about 1931 when the X-28's were not even ten years old). MORE From the end of World War I until about 1935, there was a violent struggle among American railroads as to how In the 1937 Pocket List of Railroad Officials, the big freight cars could get. PRR proposed its (for the time) KCM&O was known as the Ferrocarril, Kansas City, tall and wide X-28 box car almost as soon as the end of Mexico, y Orient SA having eleven locomotives (including USRA returned the railroads to private ownership, but five oil burners; 254 freight cars, 11 passenger cars, and even those modest inches were opposed by roads, particu 16 miscellaneous pieces of rolling stock. (Reporting larly Eastern and early-built roads, that would have to marks were FKCM&O . Ed.) enlarge ancient tunnels, raise the clearance under over- Rudolph Pajn ich
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