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3rd Quarter 2019 Volume 9 Number 3 Table of Contents A NYCS Day at Cincinnati On the Cover of This Issue Union Terminal 36 1:87 Scale Model of Otis, IN Passenger Station By Rev. Roland F. Walters 46 NYCS SM Tower in HO-Scale By Ed Enyedy 52 Hugh’s NYCS Freight Car Models From the Past 59 By Hugh Guillaume Bob Chapman provides us with A NYCS Day at Cincinnati Union Terminal. Page 36 CCC&StL 1895 Flat Car NYCSHS Members Models By Kyle Coble 71 Saving a Lionel 2035 from The Scrap Yard By Bob Shaw 77 Of Smoke, Mirrors and Some Bargain Basement Boxes By Rich Stoving 86 From the Cab 5 Mike Fisher shared his modeling in an earlier Extra Board 8 edition of the NYCentral Modeler and now provides What’s New 13 NYCSHS RPO 23 a Hudson and Mikado from BLI . These were booth NYCSHS Models 92 painted and lettered by Mike. Page 93 Observation Car 94 NYCentral Modeler The NYCentral Modeler focuses on providing information about modeling of the railroad in all scales. This issue features articles, photos, and reviews of NYC-related models and layouts. The objective of the publication is to help members improve their ability to model the New York Central and promote modeling interests. Contact us about doing an article for us. mailto:[email protected] NYCentral Modeler 3rd Quarter 2019 2 New York Central System Historical Society The New York Central System Central Headlight, the official Historical Society (NYCSHS) was publication of the NYCSHS. The organized in March 1970 by the Central Headlight is only available combined efforts of several to members, and each issue former employees of the New contains a wealth of information Board of Directors Nick Ariemma, J. Epperson, J. York Central Railroad. The each quarter. From steam to diesel P. Burgess, T.R. Gerbracht, NYCSHS is chartered as a non- (and electric), from freight to S.H. Lustig, D.T. Mackay, R.C. profit corporation under the laws passenger, from branchline to Schiring, D. Staplin, R.L. of the state of Ohio. The vision of mainline, the Central Headlight Stoving, J.C. Suhs, M.K. the NYCSHS is to be the covers them all. Our Annual Vescelus, N.F. Widdifield preferred source of information Meetings focus on the Directors Emeriti: and products related to the New preservation of New York Central J.P. Quinlivan (Founder) York Central System. The mission railroad history with informative D. Simonaitis, R.J. Barrett of the NYCSHS is to perpetuate speakers, presentations, and tours. the legacy of the New York The Society also has many NYC Editor: Noel Widdifield Central System by acquiring and reference books and drawings Associate Editor: Bob Shaw preserving its history, traditions, available for purchase. Member- Engineering Dept.: Manuel documents, and artifacts; and by ship is open to all; so don't delay; Duran-Duran Harmon Files: Larry Faulkner disseminating accurate inform- join today! www.nycshs.net O-Gauge Model Railroading: ation and products consistent Bob Shaw Or you may download a member- Early Car Shop: Kyle Coble with good stewardship. ship form at: Layout Drawing Artist: Frank Knight Your membership gets you four https://nycshs.org/nycshs- issues of the popularly acclaimed membership/ The NYCSHS Modelers Committee We have a NYCSHS Modelers Committee that now has 14 members. We meet on the phone about once a month to strategize about what to do to support NYC modeling for our members. The members of the committee are Dave Staplin, (Chair), Brian Marotta, Jeff English, Dave Mackay, Paul Pickard, Lawrence Faulkner, Manuel Duran-Duran, Kyle Coble, Dan Seligmann, Seth Lakin, Larry Grant, Ralph Schiring, Noel Widdifield, and Rich Stoving. We have released over 300 models at up to 20% off MSRP to our members and have sold more than 3,200 models and taken pre-orders for many more. We have offered several HO-scale, N-scale, and O-scale models and are in the process of finding more HO-, N-, S-, and even O–scale models to be released in coming months. Watch our website and Collinwood Shop online store for more information. Website: NYCSHS.org and Collinwood Shop: NYCSHS.net We have released many new NYC models over the last four years, but if you have some ideas for us, contact us at [email protected] NYCentral Modeler 3rd Quarter 2019 3 Greetings from the NYCSHS President Dave Mackay, NYCSHS President Well, it’s summertime and there is probably not a lot of modeling going on right now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy our hobby. As most of you may recall, I’m in the midst of building a new home in Kentucky, having relocated from New Jersey. To that end, I now have a much larger, climate-controlled basement in which to create the next River Division of the New York Central. I’m not changing my time period, so all the rolling stock and structures are awaiting re-use, but most of the previous layout is gone. I saved a few well- detailed areas that had straight trackage running through them. The curves and switches went the way of all good things. They were a difficult compromise that I made at the time. I don’t have to compromise so much now. Backing six-wheel heavyweight passenger cars through multiple number four crossovers needs to be avoided at all costs! My current railroading is confined to books and photos to fire up my imagination. I have a lot more space to fill and I need to do it in a way that allows me to enjoy the layout as I wish to. Having visited Rich Stoving’s layout and seeing how he set it up for his enjoyment of watching mainline trains go by, I have a few decisions to make. Do I go for continuous operation? Or do I allow for timetable operation, with about eight different trains to operate? What about the daily local that worked the sidings? These are things to think about before I start to build again. That’s what is nice about summer, I can think on these empire building problems without the guilt of not actually constructing anything. This is the time to consider what your empire should be, and make the plans to do it when winter returns and drives us back inside. We have created a magnificent Archive and the Fund is Growing to Allow Us to Continue the Job! To Contribute: Send your checks to: NYCSHS Treasurer P.O. Box 328 Shady Side, MD 20764 Or log in and contribute in the Collinwood Shop: www.NYCSHS.net NYCentral Modeler 3rd Quarter 2019 4 From the Cab The NYCentral Modeler This publication of the NYCSHS is for the purpose of providing NYCS modeling information. It is a I continue to be amazed about all of the NYCS publication by the NYCSHS Modeling Committee – modeling that takes place in our organization. My visit - all rights reserved. It may be reproduced for to Mike Leonard’s wonderful NYC garden railroad got personal use only. It is not for sale. me to thinking about all the ways we model the NYCS. We encourage articles and photos submitted for My good friends, Manuel Duran-Duran and Larry publication. Materials submitted are considered to Faulkner, push the envelope with the new technologies be gratis and no reimbursement will be made to the available today in the hobby. Bob Shaw’s O-Gauge author(s) or the photographer(s) or his/her modeling continues the tradition from the past in the representative(s). The Society reserves the right to hobby. Kyle Coble combines the high tech available reject, for any reason, any material submitted. today with his modeling in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Director, Dick Barrett, has an unbelievable We need articles for scales in addition to HO. We collection of O models on display. have published articles in Z-, S-, N-, HO-, O-, 1/29-, and 1/32-scales. We do need articles in all scales, NYCS model railroading is a diverse and fun hobby but want more non-HO articles. and there are so many ways we enjoy it. How about Please contact the editor for submission information you? We would love to hear how you enjoy NYCS and guidelines. We have a style guide to be used model railroading. for articles and will send it to any aspiring author. Photos should be submitted at not less than 640 x Send us an email today and tell us you will share your 480 pixels and in JPG, TIFF or PDF format. modeling with us. You can also call me at 703-407-3059 Statements and opinions made are those of the to find out more or to express interest. We hope to hear authors and don’t necessarily represent those of the from you. Society. Check out our website to see some of the volunteer We make every effort to ensure all information is opportunities to help us. We critically need some technically correct, but do not guarantee it for additional volunteers to keep the Society rolling along. accuracy. All articles and photos should be sent to: If you want to help, just send us an email or make a call [email protected] to volunteer. [email protected] - 703-407-3059. We really want to hear what you think Website Opportunity List – concerning this issue and about your modeling https://nycshs.org/volunteer-opportunities/ or collecting. We will help you tell your story. If you like what we do, or have suggestions, send me Be sure to check out NYCSHS on Facebook! your articles, comments, and/or corrections.