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4 T MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING \EDITORIAL

PUBLISHER Cynthia Evans

EXECUTIVE EDITOR Randall B. Lee

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS David A Bontrager Discovering the Adventure David G. Casdorph Doug Geiger, MMR he way we face unexpected consequences tells others a Patrick Lawson lot about us. This was again brought home to me while on Jim and Margaret Mansfield vacatTion recently. On Monday, September 18, I, along with several George Melvin Rich Picariello hundred others, was enjoying a very relaxing trip on the Durango & Larry J. Puckett SilveI10n Nan-ow Gauge Railroad when, quite unexpectedly, we got Jim Six a real taste of what mountain railroading is all about. Larry E. Smith, MMR For the most part, the day had been a beautiful late-summer day in the Rockies. Each ART DIRECTOR of the three trains had departed Durango on time, and our train, No. 3 with K-28 478 on Donna Pacheco the point, made the uphill trip to Silverton without incident, save for a brief shower and GRAPHIC ARTIST Dayna Wells about a IS-minute late arrival due to "bad coal" - although some claim this may just be an excuse for a fireman who is having a bad day. Although I had hoped to see more ADVERTISING/SALES color, especially at the higher elevations, only a few aspen were even beginning to offer Chris Lane - 1-800-945-0973 a hint of the brilliant yellows and golds to follow. CIRCULATION MANAGER Susan Humphrey After a pleasant lunch and mandatory tour of the shops (tourist, not raill"Oad)in SilveI10n

CIRCULATION COORDINATORS we again boarded our u-ain and stal1ed the "easy" 3'h-hour downhill trip back to Durango at Nancy MacDonald 4: 00 PM. Sometime around 5: 15 I sensed that we were going slower than usual, and about Jenny Somerville 5: 30 my suspicions were confirmed when our conductor informed us that the pilot truck had derailed on Train No. 2's engine, K-36 480. Ahhh, the ad venture begins. We continued our downhill trek at a reduced pace, obviously in anticipation of a rn WIESNER quick rerail which would have gotten Train No. 2 on its way before we arrived on the L.J,-I PUBLISHING scene. That wasn't to be the case, however. We had drifted over the Animas River Bridge and were near Milepost 47 1 when I heard the distinctive explosions of a pair of PRESIDENT Dan Wiesner torpedoes placed on the track to warn of the trouble ahead . Although I've often read CEO E. Patrick Wiesner about their use, this was the first time I'd ever actually encountered them. It was now a EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT little past 6:00 PM ...the adventure continued. Eliza Metzger For those not familial- with the terrain along the D&S's tracks, the railroad at this point VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS John A. Bennett runs high above the Animas River along the canyon's westem wall. The Animas Canyon

MIS MANAGER John Wiesner deepens along this stretch (as you proceed toward Durango), with the tracks ranging from

CONTROLLER Jon Rich about 100' to 400' above the river as they cling to a narrow shelf cal-ved into the canyon

CREDIT MANAGER Teda Wight wall. The most spectacular (and to mal1Y flatlanders, the scariest) scenery on the trip is found here. What better place for a derailment to provide a little excitement? ACCOUNTING ASSISTANTS Karin Greuter, Helen Willsie Rerailing 480's pilot apparently turned out to be more difficult than either I or the

FULFILLMENT COORDINATOR crews had anticipated. At about 6:30 we learned that Train No. was going to be Joanne Greuter brought up to ferry us to Rockwood, where buses would take us theI rest of the way to OFFICE MANAGER Durango. The hikers we had picked up at the flagstop were given the option of hiking Alison Vuolo the track the miles to Rockwood; several decided to go. With the I'f,setting of the sun (about 7:15) darkness closed in and the temperature PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER 0 began to fall. Our brakeman borrowed some matches so he could light the single

Volume 25, Issue 11. MODEL RAILROADING is published 12 times kerosene lantem in each closed Cal-; the open cars had none. It was a moonless night, a year by Wiesner Publishing, 7009 South Potomac Street, Engle­ but the Milky Way and a billion other stars shone above. Now this was real "tum-of-the­ wood, CO 80112, (303) 397-7600. Price per single copy is $3.50 in U. S. A. Subscriptions are 531.95 in the U.s.A. or 540.00 in Canada century" railroading ...but which century? (or foreign) - payable in U.s. funds. Unsolicited manuscripts or pho­ At 10:25, nearly hours after stopping and almost three hours in the dark, we finally tographs should be accompanied by return postage and Wiesner 4'f, Publishing assumes no responsibility for the loss or damage of such were able to pick up our belongings and begin our trek through the darkened trains and material. No part of this publication may be reprinted without written permission from the publisher. Printed in U.S.A. around the engines and back up onto Train No. l. It was standing room only. Once aboard, The information contained in the various articles in this maga­ we made the relatively short, but very dal-k, trip along the black abyss of Animas Canyon to zine is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given. no results guaranteed, nor is any freedom from any patent or copyright to be Rockwood, where we crammed into the available buses - also standing room only - for inferred. Since we have no control over the physical conditions sur­ the 20 minute trip back to Durango. We arrived about 12:05 AM. rounding the application of information in this magazine, Wiesner Publishing and the various authors and editors disclaim any liability And so, a simple scenic excursion had turned into a very memorable adventure ...at for untoward results and/or for any physical injury incurred by using the information herein. least for me. But not everyone saw it that way. Later that morning, D&S personnel faced Copyright © 1995 by Wiesner Publishing. the ire of numerous indignant travelers demanding iull refunds and threatening to sue. On ADVERTISING the other hand, I cheerfully accepted the difference between the round-trip and one-way For advertising information contact Chris Lane at 1-800-945-0973. fare that they offered and quietly slipped away before they realized they should have SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BOOK ORDERS For subscriptions. please send inquiries to Wiesner Publishing. charged me a premium for providing a trip... and adventure ...that I'll never forget. 7009 attention Circulation, South Potomac Street, Englewood, CO If it happened to you, would you have had an adventure, or would you only have 80112 or call (303) 397-7600. Visa. Mastercard or American Express accepted. FAX (303) 397-7619. been irritated? I hope you too would have discovered the adventure in the adversity. MODEL RAILROADING (lssN 0199-1914) is published 12 times a year at 531.95 per year in U.S.A.. 540.00 in Canada. by Wiesner Publishing at 7009 South Potomac Street. Englewood. CO 80112. Randy Lee 2nd Class postage paid at Englewood, Colorado and additional Executive Editor mailing offices. Canadian Second Class Permit #9591. Postmaster send address changes to Model Railroading, 7009 �4 South Potomac Street, Englewood. CO 80112.

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Best Modern Coverage I thought I could add a note to the story on wood tie renewal, Dear Randy: specifically the unloading procedures. I recently watched a Burling­ ... 1 also want you to know what a fantastic job you and your staff ton Northern work train unload ties near my home. The Burlington have done in improving Model Railroading these past few years. I Northern contracts with Herzog Company from St. Joseph, MO, to think your magazine is now the finest publication for the modern era off-load railroad ties. Herzog uses a backhoe, also called a cartop­ modeler; the series on Modeling Modern lntermodal has simply blown per, equipped with a tie grapple. The backhoe sits on outriggers away the competition. The staff of contributing editors you have which are clamped to the top side of the gondola. The backhoe is assembled is the best in the industIy. I particularly enjoy Larry Puck­ suspended in midair above the gondola. The operator picks up a ett's column on computer applications; he gives the best and most group of ties then sets them on the right of way. When the operator complete coverage of the topic I've found in any of the model rail­ is done unloading one car, he moves to the next car and continues roading press. His most recent feature article on DCC was most help­ his work. ful, and I look forward to his coming updates on this topic. Any article The work train that came through here consisted of one loco­ by David Bontrager is sure to have more useful information for me motive, seven or eight loaded coal gons, a regular gon for the than all the rest of the magazines put together for that month .... backhoe to sit in when they were done for the day and a boxcar for Michael Rockford the spike kegs. Truckee, CA In the June 1995 Model Railroading magazine the top picture on page 57 shows two machines in operation. The front machine is C&O Boxcars a TKO tie remover, and I believe the machine behind it is a tie Randy, crane. I was glad to see the September 1995 article on C&O boxcars of Nathaniel Weatherington the World War II period. However, there were some incorrect state­ Willow Spring, MO ments and implications. The USRA single-sheathed boxcars were rebuilt in 1939, not 1929. Duplicated Efforts This was corrected in Appendix C of the 1989 edition of Carl Shaver's Dear Randy: book. One is faced with a major kitbash to model the C&O rebuild I do not know if you already have this information, but I just accurately. Tichy's kit (P&LE prototype) has eight side panels instead learnedsomething new today. The Australian distributor for Kato is of ten, a 9' 4" inside height instead of 10' 0" and its Murphy roof is not calling for orders on their next locomotive - a C44-9W. Now with a radial type. (No, I have not tried to model the C&O car.) Athearnabout to release their version, we, the modelers, must suffer The C&O's 14000-series cars of 1945 were not built with "the from the fact that manufacturers are duplicating the ir valuable new 10' 6" interior height." They had the new improved Dreadnaught investment dollar. This only serves to hurt the industry and the end, but only 10' 0" inside height. A correct model can be accom­ hobby by limiting the availability from another alternative. With plished by lowering the roof of a C&BT kit, or by putting improved Kato having the frame from their SD40; why, why, why do they not Dreadnaught ends on the Innovative kit. produce the SD45? Perhaps the USRAs were the only single-sheathed boxcars the Rick Schonfelder C&O ever bought, but they weren't the only ones they ever owned. Donvale, Victoria, Australia After the C&O absorbed the Pere Marquette in 1947, quite a number of single-sheathed PM cars received C&O lettering. Scott Pi tzer Norwalk, CA Erratum Wood Tie Renewal On page 13 of the October issue, the last paragraph of the review of Atlas code 83 track products stated that "the stock-rail Dear Mr. Lee: guard flangeway width is .008 wide." The actual width is .050. I've really been enjoying the series of articles by Alan B. Buchan We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this error. on the diffe rent types of railroad track maintenance .... .1 Great Holiday Gift ldea! Tips, techniques, solutions ... We've got you covered with BACK 1 SSUES of Model Railroading.

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NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING ..... 9 N�W PRODUCTS v THE SANDHOUSE A Product News Column HO SCALE

American Limited, P.O. Box 7803, Fre­ InterMountain Railway Co., P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, mont, CA 94537, is offering operating has added the following new paint schemes (12 nos. each except as diaphragms for Bachmann Spectrum heavy­ noted) to the specified cars: weight passenger cars (#9300 ...$3.95 ea.; � PS-I 40' Boxcar: N&W, GN (8' panel door); Erie (6 new nos.), #9306 ...$1 9.95/6). Kits include adapters that VGN ... $13.95 space the cars and diaphragms correctly for � PS- I 50' Double-Door Boxcar: SP, WP, Erie ...$14 .95 Kadee® #23 short-shank couplers. The � PS-I 50' Single-Door Boxcar: Santa Fe (San Fr ancisco Chief), adapters also double as car end doors. Frisco ...$14 .95 They are also offering the following decals for HO tank containers: � R-40-23 Reefer: Swift, PFE/UP (Overland Herald), PFE/WP, � 6200 Placards & chemical name stencils ...$2.50 Libby's, NRC/lC. ..$1 5.95 � 62 10 Stolt (for Walthers) ...$3.00 � 4750 Ribbed-Side 3-Bay Covered Hopper: GTW, Santa Fe (6 new � 6220 Eurotainer (for Walthers) ... $3.00 nos.), Lincoln Grain ...$1 4.95 � Cylindrical Covered Hopper: Santa Fe (6 new nos.), CN (6 new Athearn, 190 I 0 Laurel Park Rd., Compton, CA 90220, has nos.) ...$1 5.95 announced that they will be offer ing their new C44-9W Dash 9 with They have also announced pricing for their new automatic cou­ three diffe rent cabs to more accurately represent the various proto­ plers; without coupler boxes - $1.99/2 pr., $9.25/10 pr., $21 .25/25 types. Cabs with high- and low-mounted numberboards and an AT SF pr.; with coupler boxes - $2.29/2 pr., $10.50110 pr., $24.50/25 pr. "gull-wing" cab will be offered. Their first Dash 9s should be avail­ They will be offered in black or rust and should be available by early ab le this month. November.

Atlas, 378 Florence Microscale Industries, P.O. Box 11950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has the fo llowing decals now available in HO scale: has announced the Fall � 87-9 17 L&N Locos, Soljd Blue or Solid Black Schemes availability of the first of � 87-9 18 Chicago Metra Locos 1987+ their True-Track™ products � 87-9 19 B&M GP7 Locos, Maroon & Gold Scheme 1950-'60 which combine nickel-silver code 83 track with brown plastic ties � 87-920 Maine Central & Portland Terminal GP7 Locos, and a low-profile, graveled gray roadbed. The track comes assem­ Maroon & Gold or Green & Gold Scheme 1950-'60 bled, but may be separated (see photo) from the roadbed for painting. � MC-4141 CSX MoW Locos & Cabooses 1995+ The following will be available initially: 9" straight (#450) ...$4.95/4; � MC-4 142 CP Rail SD40-2 Locos in UP Colors 1995+ 18" radius (#460)... $4. 95/4; Snap-Switch - remote, left (#480) and � MC-4 143 Lehigh Va lley Bicentennial Caboose 1975-'80 right (#48 1 ) ...price TBA. Additional pieces will be offered. � MC-4144 IC Executive E-Units 1995+ These HO scale decals are available for $4.00 each. Minicals are Cannon & Company, 310 Willow Heights, Aptos, CA 95003, has $2.00 each. released the following new EMD blower housings: Portland Car & .... -�- --- � --�------� BH- 1602 35 Line and 40 Series Foundry, 4110 S.E. 9th (GP/SD35, 38, 39, 40; SD45) ... $3.50/2 Ave., Portland, OR 97202, GRE��IH[Rfj � � BH-1 603Late 40 Series (GP/SD38, 40; is offering a limited-pro­ .�'�: .- SD45) ...$3.50 12 duction run of Great North­ � . � BH-1604 Dash 2, Early 50 Series ern PS- I boxcars with Mineralia: Red sides,-..-...-- black ends and roof and (GP38-2, 39-2, 40-2; SD38-2, 40-2, 45-2; GP/SDSO) ... $3.50/2 72" goat logo. Cars 21950-21 964 were the GN's only PS- ls, deliv­ ered in February 1954 (without goat logo); they were repainted in Great We st Models Inc., P.O. Box 1957 to orange and green and renumbered. They survived until after 224, Franktown, CO 80 116, has released the BN merger in 1970. Three diffe rent cars are offered, each comes two new injection-molded styrene kits with 8' Superior doors, 18" coupler extensions and Kadee® No. 5 cou­ with numerous door and window loca­ plers. The Walthers PS- l is $19.95; the McKeen PS-l is $23.95; and tions. HSE the InterMountain PS- l is $28.95. Add $3.00 shipping per order. 106 is a hip-roofed Redtree Productions, Track Shacks divi­

house while HSE 107 has a gable roof. sion, 1124 c.R. M, Genoa, CO 808 18, has -, Each includes chimney, door and three released their Line Shack (#1013, $2.50), a windows. Retail $7.95 each plus $3.25 Hydrocal and wood kit of a tarpaper-covered shipping per order. Send SASE for line shack found on the BN in eastern Col­ more information. or ado. Send SASE for order information. i�,>\�� Editor's Note: Please talk to your dealerfirst regarding any new products. ffyou would like additional informationfrom the manufacturer, please don't fo rg et to include a number ten, self-addressed, stamped envelope. Th is will help aIL concerned. Th anks.

10 T MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 Sunshine Models, Box ... HO-207 Chain link fence ...$6. 25/36"; w/barb or razor wire 4997, Springfield, MO (specify)... add $1.00 65808, has released their ... HO-2 10 Field fence w/anchor posts & barb wire ...$7 .00/36" cast urethane kit of a Add $2.75 shipping and handling. A catalog is available for $1.00. CB&Q XA-14D "Bomber Box." In 1942 the Burlington modified 60 of their 50' outside-braced, end-door-equipped autocars to carry B- We stern Scale 26C wing sections by raising the roof 26". With the cancellation of Models, P. O. Box the Martin B-26 program in 1943, the cars ended up being used for 7074, Northridge, high cube, lightweight loads, such as appliances, but because of CA 91327, has excessive sway at the top, they were relegated to more mundane released an HO ver­ tasks, lasting into the '50s without modifications. Less trucks and sion of their (sold couplers. Retail $36.00 plus $4.00 shipping for up to five kits in U.S. out) and S0 (still and $6.80 for two kits to Canada. available) scale 20-stamp gold mill scale pictured). Retail $275.00. The HO version(0 is TL &H Scenics®, 6290 Gander Rd. E., Dayton, OH 45424, has identical in all respects according to WSM. released the fo llowing: ... HO- I06 Changeable billboard kit w/walkaround & ladder ... $7.00 Wi lliams Bros., Inc., 181 Pawnee St., San Marcos, CA 92069, has ... HO- 107 Modem billboard w/taU ladder & two light castings ...$7.50 released their 1939 Ford Deluxe Sedan and 1937 Cord Convertible ... HO- 1 I0 Property for sale signs ...$5 .00/2 kits in clear injection-molded plastic. Retail $5.45 each or $1 1.95/3 .

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Bachm.ann, 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124, has ... CSX Transportation three-bay ACF Centerflow® covered hopper released their powered Bachmann Plus F7A and B units decorated (Road No. CSXT 254227). RTR #94060 ...$19.10 . for: UP, GN, B&O, PRR and NYC plus undecorated. Two road num­ ... B&O "Sentinel" 40' standard single-door boxcar (Road No. bers are available for each road. Retail $49.95. Also released are their 466032). RTR #20256 ... $14.15. Bachmann Plus Heavyweight cars for the same roads. A combine, coach, diner and observation car are offered. Retail $15.95. N Scale of Nevada, 15150 Sheri-K­ Bar, Reno, NV 89511, is now offering 12 Design Preservation Models, P. O. different lumber- load kits that are Box 66, Linn Creek, MO 65052, is designed to fit the Micro-Trains® Center­ offering Reed Books, #5 15, a three­ beam car. They can also be modified for story building with bay windows on use on the following cars: Con-Cor the upper floors. Kit pieces are Evans Centerbeam; Micro-Trains® 57' Bulkhead Flatcar; Atlas, Con­ styrene; kit includes roof and window Cor or Micro-Trains® 50' Flatcar w/Gold Medal Bulkhead set; and the material. Retail $7.98. new Walthers GSC Commonwealth 53' 6" Flatcar. Retail $9.98 each.

InterMountain Railway Co. , P. O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, Redtree Productions, Track Shacks division, 1124 C.R. M, Genoa, has added the fo llowing new paint schemes (12 nos. each) to the CO 808 18, has released their Hydrocal casting of a Switchman Shack specified kits: in both a board-and-batten (# II0 I, $1.25) and clapboard (# II02, ... R-40-23 Reefer: Swift, PFElWP, Libby's, NRC/IC ... $12.95 $1.50) version. Also available is a tarpaper-covered Line Shack (# 1113, ... 1937 AAR 40' Boxcar: CN, C&O, WP, C&NW... $12.95 $2.00). Send SASE for more information. Dealer inquiries welcome. They also now have fully assembled PFE Double Herald R-40- 23s for $16.95. Twelve numbers are available, but they are the same Scale Replicas, Box 3052, Monterey, CA 93940, has released their numbers as their kits. 32-page Catalog & Modeling Guide (#9505, $6.00) with fu ll-size illustrations of all their Upgrade Sets as well as color model photos, Microscale Industries, P. O. Box 11950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, tune-up hints and detailing instructions for N scale diesels. ha the fo llowing decals now available in N scale: ... 60-9 17 L&N Locos, Solid Blue or Solid Black Schemes SignsGalore, 9 Carlson Ln., Palm Coast, FL 32137, has released ... 60-9 18 Chicago Metra Locos 1987+ their Windows #34 for Walthers Merchants Row II Buildings. All of ... 60-919 B&M GP7 Locos, Maroon & Gold Scheme 1950-'60 their signs and windows are printed at 2540 dpi instead of the 300 dpi ... 60-920 Maine Central & Portland Te rminal GP7 Locos, Maroon of most computer-output signs. Custom signs are also available. Send & Gold or Green & Gold Scheme 1950-'60 $1.00 for catalog, order form and brochure. ... 60-4 141 CSX MoW Locos & Cabooses 1995+ ... 60-4 142 CP Rail SD40-2 Locos in UP Colors 1995+ TL&H Scenics®, 6290 Gander Rd. E., Dayton, OH 45424, has ... 60-4 143 Lehigh Valley Bicentennial Caboose 1975-'80 released the fo llowing: ... 60-4144 IC Executive E-Units 1995+ ... N- 103 Tall billboard kit...$6.00 These N scale decals are available for $3.25 each. ... N- 104 Double-sided billboard kit...$6.00 ... N- I06 Changeable billboard kit...$7.00 Micro -Trains®, 35 1 Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Ta lent, ... N- IIO Property for sale signs ...$5.0 0/2 OR 97540, has released the following new items: ... N-207 Chain link fence w/barb wire ...$6.75 ... Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Co. 36' wood-sheathed ice reefer ... N-2 10 Field fence w/anchor posts & barb wire (Road No. C.B.T.CO. 1675). RTR #580202 ...$1 7.35. Add $2.75 shipping and handling. A catalog is available for $1.00.

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Microscale Industries, P.O. Box 11950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, casting of a Signal Box (#1334, $2.95). It is modeled after a proto­ has the folIowing decals now available in 0 scale: type located in Golden, CO. Send SASE for ordering information. T 48-494 B&M GP7 Locos, Maroon & Gold Scheme 1950-'60 (2 sheets) TL &H Scenics", 6290 Gander Rd. E., Dayton, OH 45424, has T 48-495 Maine Central GP7 Locos, Maroon & Gold or Green & released the folIowing: Gold Scheme 1950-'60 (2 sheets) T 0-103 Tall bilIboard kit...$8.00 T 48-497 Reading 2-Bay Open Hoppers T 0-104 Double-sided bilIboard kit. .. $8.00 T 48-498 SAL E-Units, Light Green Scheme T 0- 106 Changeable bilIboard kit...$8.00 T 48-499 GM&O E- & F-Units T 0- 110 Property for sale signs... $6. 0012 These 0 scale decals are available for $4.25 (single sheet) or T 0-320 Te lItale ...$7. 00/2 $7.50 (two-sheet set). T 0-32 1 Laminated railroad signs w/posts ...$5.00 T 0-322 Laminated railroad speed signs w/posts ...$5.00 Redtree Productions, Track Shacks division, 1124 C.R. M, Genoa, T 0-325 Laminated highway signs w/posts... $6.00 CO 808 18, has released their first 0 scale kit, a one-piece Hydrocal Add $2.75 postage/handling. A catalog is available for $ 1.00.

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Micro-Tra ins®, 351 Rogue River $12.85. RTR #14415-2 (with Magne-Matic® couplers ...$14 .50. Also

Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, OR --- - available is a Boston & Maine 50' insulated plugdoor "MILK" boxcar 97540, has released their 5th Anniver­ (Road No. BM 1919). It has an all black body with white lettering and sary car, a 39' single-dome tank car. powder blue "M" in the BM logo. RTR #13619 (with Mar-kiin cou­ RTR #14415 (with Mar-kiin couplers) ... plers) ... $13.85. RTR #13619-2 (with Magne-Matic" coup1ers ... $15.50.

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W S. Ataras Engineering, 40 Laughton T MSL-230 M&StL steel gondola, series 30001 -30499... HO - St., Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, has released $3.50; 0 - $6.50 their BD16 Block Occupancy Detector which T NYC- 185 NYC 50' boxcar, series 45000-46899 ...HO - $4.50; wilI perform train-detection functions for 16 0-$7.95 separate blocks. It has two outputs for each of T PRR-252 PRR H32 covered hopper, series 253500-253799 ...HO the 16 blocks, each capable of switching 200 - $3.95; 0 - $6.95 rna in a 16V DC circuit. Can be used with Command Control or DC Add $3.00 shipping per order in US and Canada. systems for either occupied/vacant or eastbound/westbound for pro­ gressive cab control. Comes complete and ready to connect to layout P&D Marsh Model Railways is a British manufacturer of white­ and includes 54-page manual. Retail $250.00. metal castings in HO and N scale. Neal Camaby Model Trains, 86 Tide MilI Rd., Hampton, NH 03842, (603) 926-903 1 or (800) BUY­ Blair Line Signs, P.O. Box 2291, Lee's Summit, MO 64063, is offer­ NEAL, is their US wholesale distributor. Over 60 N scale and 30 HO ing HO and N scale Safety and Warning Signs with 184 fuU-color signs castings are available, including animals, vehicles, workers, bicycles, appropriate for trackside industries of all varieties. Also includes cam­ barrels, street lamps, etc. Dealer inquiries invited. paign signs and no hunting signs. Retail $5.00 each. HO and N Manhole Covers and Storm Drains are also available on adhesive-backed paper NMRA, Inc., ATTN: 60th Anniversary Cars, 4121 Cromwell Rd., for $4.00/sheet. A catalog and sample is available for 55¢ SASE. Chattanooga, TN 3742 1, is offering 60th anniversary car models in G, 0, S, HO, N and Z scales. The models are decorated to represent Chicago Model International, 611 the UP's MP 266929, a 60' rib-side, double-plugdoor boxcar which Rockland Rd., Suite I, Lake Bluff, IL was specially decorated earlier this year to commemorate the 60044, has released two power supplies, NMRA's anniversary. Unless otherwise indicated, alI models are 50' one with built-in sound known as "The plugdoor and rib-side models: G - MDC (40 ' single-door, steel Sounder." Model 40MS (sale price side), $55.00; 0 - Weaver (single-door), $40.00; S - American $59.95, list $79.95) includes 40YA (2+ Models, $35.00; HO - MDC, $10.00; N - Micro-Trains", $18.00; amps) of power, steam whistle and diesel Z - Micro-Trains® (single door), $22.00. Add $5.00 per order for hom with volume and blow controls, 2" x US, $6.00 per order for Canada and Mexico, $7.00 per order for for­ 4" speaker, "Dial-A-Gauge" which cali­ eign plus $10.00 per G scale car. TN residents add 7.75% sales tax. brates to any DC scale, "Blue Form" (a DC waveform output), momentum, braking, "Press 'N Lock" connectors, knob in knob Wa ngrow Electronics, Inc., 1500 speed control, thermal short-circuit protection and a five-year war­ W. Laverne Ave., Park Ridge, IL ranty. Model 20M (sale price $39.95, list $49.95) is "soundless" and 60068, has announced the November has 20VA I amp) power but alI the other features as the 40MS. availability of their DN- 103 - a 1 (+ amp, three-function output DCC Greg Komar Dry Tr ansfe rs, 14811 Daisy Ln., Tampa, FL 336 13, decoder for N scale and lower cur­ has added the following dry transfers in 0 and HO scales: rent draw HO locos. It measures T T&P-242 T&P 40' boxcar, series 64009-64022 ...HO - $3.95; .35 "W x . I 8 "H x I "L and is the smallest Wangrow 0-$6.95 decoder. Price TBA. Also available is their SM-104 T T&P-249 T&P 36' steel caboose, series 2300-2383 ...HO - NMRA-DCC Compatible Stationary Switch Machine $3.50; 0 - $6.50 Decoder. It can operate up to four single or pairs of switch machines T LIRR-246 Long Island RR Class N52 wood caboose... HO - independently. All of its outputs are rated at .5 amps with a total allow­ $2.95; 0 - $5.95 able current for the board at 1.5 amps. Retail $75.00 ea. or $410.00/6. �

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E&C Shops' Johnstown America Coalporte� by David G. Casdorph E&C Shops has brought us not only one, aluminum car model is the closest to a spe­ but actually two different kits, an aluminum cific prototype, the 4,400-cu. ft. capacity car and a steel version. BasicaLly, the steel ver­ design. This can be quickly identified oal cars are still an evolving sector of sion has l2 ribs per side, two cross supports because of the seven ladder rungs on the the fre ight-car business. And, one of and a stepped end sheet. The aluminum ver­ aluminum 4,400s versus the six rungs of theC hottest designs of coal car on today's sion has l3 ribs per side, three cross supports the 4,300 and smaller cars. The aluminum rails comes out of an Appalachian Mountain and a sloped end sheet. Also, the truck centers version model has the sloped end sheets city called Johnstown in the state of Penn­ on the aluminum car have been lengthened so which can be determined by the single row sylvania. Formerly called Bethlehem Steel, that the trucks are now closer to the ends. of rivets angled in the first full-height side the company recently changed its name to Before I go any further I need to offer sort panel on each end Johnstown America. The company is well of a warning on distinguishing steel versus has no angled row of(note rivets the her stee).el Tevechni­rsi on known for its coal cars. Its range includes aluminum on the prototype. The above para­ cally, the model's interior is supposed to gondolas, quick-discharge hoppers and graph describes how E&C diffe red their mod­ match that slope along the bottom. How­ standard hoppers, all in both aluminum and els. However, in reality there are l3-rib steel ever, the model has the stepped interior steel versions. cars. And not all prototype aluminum cars which in this case is incorrect - but, a The subject of E&C Shops' new kit in HO have three cross braces - some have two. minor quibble. (It shows on the outside; scale is the now almost famous Bethgon Coal­ And not all prototype aluminum cars have that's what is important.) You 'll also notice porter®. Actually one should view these as a sloped end sheets - some have the stepped that there are two separate rows of rivets design fam ily with several different designs. version. It's still best to quickly determine the along the lower sidesill of the car. The alu­ The firstdeliveries were made in 1978 and are difference between steel and aluminum cars minum version correctly has the rivets still continuing in 1995 with nearly 35,000 by their tare weight. Steel cars weigh around extended beyond the tubs on each end. built (includes railroad rebuilds using kits). 58,000 to 60,000 Ibs. and aluminum cars There should also be a lip there that is not There are two groups, the steel and the alu­ weight around 42,000 to 45,000 Ibs. present on the model. minum cars. Within each group there are sev­ Both of the HO models are the same The model's detailing follows the proto­ eral sizes that have been produced. size as far as length, height and width. The type nearly rivet for rivet. This includes all

E&C's version of an aluminum Coalporter® has 13 ribs and three cross braces. Randy Lee photo E&C's steel Coalporter® has 12 ribs and two cross braces. Randy Lee photo

MCHX 30272 is an example of an aluminum 4400 Coal­ porter®. The new E&C Shops aluminum version HO scale model is closest to this prototype. Note the sloped end CR 503331. Here's the closest car for the new E&C Shops sheets (angled rivets following from the ends), riveted model of the steel version. This is a Conrail class G52L. It's a lower end panels, seven ladder rungs, etc. Now this one little larger than their first series of G52Hs. Note the 12 has two cross braces (which can be determined by the ribs, lack of rivets along the bottom of the end panels, etc. heavier-looking bolts on the upper portion of the fifth­ Note however, there are only six ladder rungs. Also, note from-end ribs). Note how the wheels are close to the end the space between the wheels and tub which E&C also and there is a greater space between the inner wheel and included in their different versions. the tub (versus the steel version). Paul Withers photo, Freight Cars Journal collection David G. Casdorph photo, Freight Cars Journal collection

14 ... MODEL RAI LROADING NOVEMBER 1995 the seams, joints and rib attachments except for the extra bolts on the outside upper part Des Plaines Hobbies' of the ribs where the interior cross braces are attached. Again, I'm pleased with the use of cast-on ladder rungs and separate stiJTups. Atlantic & East Carolina 1041 The steel version of the HO model has the correct number of ribs for the CSX and Conrail cars. However, there are only six by Jim Te ese, MMR 1937 AAR boxcar decorated fo r the A&EC. ladder rungs on the prototype which indi­ The kit I received is an exquisite model cates a height diffe rence (the model has of 1041, one of the first series cars. (There seven rungs). The model samples I A s the worst economic effects of the are slight diffe rences in lettering between received were lettered CR 503820, a class fi. Great Depression began to ease in the the two series.) It is a standard IMWX 1937 G52L car with a capacity of 3,956 cu. ft. mid 1930s, Southern Railway faced serious boxcar with a very fine rendition of the and CSXT 385221 representing a Race­ equipment shortages. All of its massive fleet A&EC paint and lettering (as you can see land-assembled car with a capacity of of 36' boxcars were in need of major repairs from the photo). All of the small lettering is 3,560 cu. ft . In both cases I found the or replacement. As a result, a total of 16 correctly sized and legible, and all of it is model's lettering accurate and sharp even boxcar orders were placed between 1937 and present in the proper location and font, down to the correct cubic-foot capacity, 1940, equally divided between Pullman and including the original Southern number load limit and light weights. The model Mt. Vernon, fo r a total of 8,454 of the AAR (12920). The herald is a beautiful rendition would be a little closer to the Conrail ver­ 1937 standard cars with 40' 6" inside length, and is right on in color. The paint appears to sion than the CSX version because both 10' 0" inside height and 9' 2" inside width. be the same color as the standard Southern types of CSX cars have sloped end sheets, These cars were all built with the standard IMWX cars (I can't really tell since all of while the Conrail has the stepped sheets AAR equipment: 4/5 Dreadnaught ends, 6' my SRR IMWX cars are weathered). It is like the model. Note the four bolt heads on Yo ungstown doors and Murphy roof. The easy to match by using Floquil Southern the ends of the sidesill and the welded (not only variations between orders was in types of Freight Car Brown with just a touch of riveted like on the aluminum model) bot­ draft gear, tTuck bolsters, hand brakes and black added. Since Southern normally toms of the end panels (the panels over the trucks. Oscar Kimsey had an article in Issue painted the underbody and trucks the same open area). Overall, the Conrail and CSX 32 of the Southern Railway Historical Society color as the rest of the car I painted the cars look correct. Since they usually are magazine SOlllhem Rails on these cars in trucks and underbody on my model. I made found running with cars of their own road, which he gives their fu ll history, complete a few changes in the kit - replacing the the height difference is not as easily with order dates and number series, railroad brake rodding (but not the air lines) with detected. diagram, photographs of all the paint schemes .012 brass wire and replacing the plastic E&C says they'll be releasing the models and some disposition information. The fo l­ corner grabs on the roof with metal (.012 in the following paint schemes: American lowing is quoted from that article. wire and DA 2206 eyebolts), installing Electric Power (AEPX 3202-4464), Burling­ "In February and March, 1954, 100 cars Kadee® trucks and DA 62 15 cut levers. Yo u ton Northern (BN 5341 40-534859), Conrail from the Southern series were leased to sub­ will notice in the photo that I removed the (CR 503301-series), CSX (CSXT 382800- sidiary Atlantic & East Carolina. These cars glad hands from the Kadee #5 couplers series), Commonwealth Edison (CWEX were repainted, relettered and renumbered at since I do not use magnetic uncoupling. 2553-2842), Wisconsin Power & Light Hayne Shop to A&EC 1000/1099. In April After the kit was assembled, with a 32' x 8' (EDGX 300 1 -3360), Kansas City Power & and May 1957 an additional 100 cars were piece of '/'6" sheet lead inside for a weight, Light (KCLX 795001-795375), orthern leased to the A&EC and received the same (makes the total weight just a tad over 4 oz.) Indiana Public Service (NORX 2361-28 10), treatment at Hayne where they were renum­ it was sprayed with Dullcote before the Norfolk Southern (NS 10300- 1 0630), Okla­ bered to A&EC 900/999. These 200 cars car­ photos were taken. I shall weather it very homa Gas & Electric (OGEX 2473-2946) ried the bold "Tobacco Belt Route" large lightly before it goes on the railroad - and Portland General Electric (PGEX 607- herald with a golden yellow tobacco leaf in don't want to dull the bright yellow tobacco 709). There's hardly a region in this country the middle. Where the subsidiary lettering is leaf on the herald! that some of these cars can't be found. normally carried on Southern cars they car­ This is a kit I recommend without hesita­ In summary, I think the efforts that E&C ried the name "Southern" plus the original tion to anyone who models the Southeast - made to distinguish the two versions (alu­ car number, indicating that they were leased or to anyone who likes an unusual paint minum versus steel) should definitely be to this subsidiary." scheme. The car has only been finished a few applauded. It's this type of thinking by the This is one of those cars which any self­ days and there have already been some nice model manufacturers that will lead us into respecting North Carolina modeler must comments on it - and some more orders for the next millennium with greater prototype have, and I was pleased to learn that Des Des Plaines! Thanks a lot, guys! The car is accuracy and modeling variety. Plaines Hobbies was offering an IMWX also offered in S and N scales. 0, �

Jim Te ese photo Photographer unknown, Jay Williams collection

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 15 FREIGHT­ GAROLOGY

Ballast Cars

by David G. Casdorph

Photos courtesy Freight Cars Journal

reight cars that carry ballast offer an interesting variety to a railroad's fleet. FThese cars are usually used in company ser­ vice and not often interchanged off the owning railroad's lines. They can be seen in singles or NS 993107 is a former class H11A coal-hopper car that has been reassigned to small groups of two or three scattered ballast service. Note the "Ballast loading Only" stencil. Often former coal hop­ throughout various sidings on the railroad or pers will also have a line stenciled along the side indicating the fill level for the they may occur in large herds of 20 or more ballast. Photographed in Kansas City, MO, during May 1995. when needed for new or replacement ballast. Ballast cars may be a specialized design that were ordered by the railroad new or they may be a source of anachronistic plea­ sure for the enthusiast by the railroad's use of an older car converted into a ballast car. Basically, I see three major types of bal­ last cars; side dumps (MWD), conversions (usually from a covered hopper or open hop­ per) and purpose-built (new) hopper cars. MWDs or side-dump cars are unique­ looking. In a sense they are the rai I-car equivalent of the highway dump trailers. Likewise, they serve many purposes and are not restricted to hauling ballast. The basic design can be likened to a very short-sided gondola with side doors. A hydraulic lift raises the one side of the body to "dump" the material to the side of the tracks. Both specialized and regular builders of freight cars have made side-dump cars. Difco and Western are two names that come to mind when I think of side dumps. However, PAC­ CAR (Pacific Car & Foundry) and Portec also built side dumps along with their line of regular freight cars. For those modeling HO ATSF 76974 is an HK hopper with ballast gates and a capacity of 2,950 cu. ft. scale Walthers offers their#932-5950 line of Greenville Steel Car delivered 300 of these in 1969. Difco dump cars. Converted ballast cars can come in many flavors. Depending on the size of railroad, Other conversions may be of standard Bethlehem Steel Car, Greenville Steel Car, anywhere from one to several hundred cars open hoppers that have been modified with Portec and PacificCar & Foundry. The more can be converted into ballast cars at a time. the new outlets. I've seen both fo rmer two­ common current versions have four or six Most of the converted cars were formerly and three-bay coal-hopper cars converted outlets. I am not aware of any modern plas­ covered hoppers or open hoppers. The con­ into four- and six-outlet ballast hoppers. tic HO models of this type. There are also versions usually involve removing the roof There are also a number of cars that retain still a number of the longitudinal-hopper (in the case of a covered hopper) and modi­ their original hopper configuration and cars with ballast gates operating with US fy ing the original hoppers. New doors, such door type but have been assigned to ballast railroads today. Roundhouse has two HO as the Morrison-Knudsen control-flow doors service. These look like standard open hop­ models of this type, including an offset-side are then installed. For HO modelers, Eastern pers but will usually be stenciled with a (#1 580, etc.) and a rib-side (#1560, etc.). Car Works modified their two-bay covered­ ballast loading line about two-thirds up on If anyone is interested in exchanging data hopper model into a converted ballast hop­ the side of the car. and/or slides on current ballast cars please per with the M-K conu'ol-flow doors (they Purpose-built (new) ballast hoppers have write me at P. O. Box 2480, Monrovia, CA also offe r the doors by themselves). been built by various car builders including 91017-6480. �

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ith the rapid growth of intermodalism, W the Association of American Rail­ roads (AAR) developed a system of coding trailer, container and chassis reporting marks. The code was developed to allow rail and in­ termodal drayage company employees to in­ stantly identify equipment type and sizes without the need to consult an equipment reg­ ister. Railroad intermodal hub centers are USAZ 2S4147 at Shelton, WA; November 27, 1992. Ex-AVAZ trailer owned by equip­ some of the busiest transportation centers in ment leasing company XTRA. Note the remains of a Milwaukee Road logo. Repairs the country. With a ramp providing hundreds to this old Fruehauf Z-van type have made the "Preferred 45" scheme disjointed. of "lifts" daily, few railroaders have the lUxury With the second digit a 5, we know the trailer is a narrow-width 45', a type the of time to consult the Of ficial Intermodal railroads are ra pidly phasing out of use. This unit is one of 986 trailers (USAZ Equipment Regista Understanding the code 253700-255259). Trailers that are 96" wide are primarily used for heavy commodi­ will add another dimension to modeling inter­ ties not requiring a large amount of cubic space, example - canned goods. modal equipment accurately and make rail­ fanning those hot stack trains moreenjoyable. Currently, ownership of intermodal equip­ ment can be divided into three types of own­ ers: rail controlled, steamship and private. The fa stest growing segment is the privately owned fleets used in domestic intermodal ser­ vices. Examples would be the major trucking companies who are now deeply involved with intermodal. J. B. Hunt has been a major player on both the BN and ATSF and contin­ ues to be with the new BNSF. (Hunt moves so many trailers with the former ATSF, that sep­ arate areas at the Santa Fe's main hub centers are reserved forHunt equipment.) Other major users of intermodal services include the private LTLlExpress equipment owners such as UPS and Overnite. Thesepri­ vate common carrier equipment fleets are growing so fast, that some rail carriers have begun to question the wisdom of rail owner­ BRAZ 584262 is an example of a 40' private mechanical refrigerator built by Util­ ship of trailers. The private fleets assume all ity. Refrigerator trailers built specifically for rail service typically have all refriger­ the risks of equipment utilization vs. eco­ ation equipment belly mounted to keep the trailer's length from interfering with nomic cycles of production, leaving the rail­ another trailer while mounted on a flatcar. Only a few railroads have fleets of roads free to just run trains. The Southern rail-controlled refrigerated trailers, with CSX the only company making a major Pacific and Swift Tru cking are working on commitment with hundreds of 45' units in the RDSZ series. For the most part, the plans to run Swift-owned RoadRailers® nation's need for refrigerated trailers in intermodal use is filled by private fleets between Los Angeles and Portland. The SP such as Martrac, Axxa and Alliance. The 40' Utility-designed trailer was once very would let Swift compete directly with SP's common. It has become outdated as trailer standards have increased equipment hot intermodal train, the Pacifi c Coast size. A word of warning: most decals for private-owner refrigerated trailers are Exp ress. So, railfans, make sure you take based on 40' prototypes common 1975-1985. December 1994. photographs of SP-owned intermodal trailers as it looks like the SP will have little reason to buy new trailers with the trend toward pri­ vatizing the nation's intermodal scene. Rail-controlled trailers and containers are still the largest source of equipment for domestic use. Included in this second group are equipment owned or leased by the rail­ roads and the large Per Diem fleets owned by the likes of XTRA and Redon. Rail-con­ trolled trailers, for the most part, are freely interchanged from carrier to carrier and are operated as a general pool for the benefit of all railroads. Containers tend to be tightly controlled by their owners for use in specific traffic lanes. Figure 1 identifies most of the major reporting marks of rail-controlled equipment by ownership. The last ownership group is by far the most important to intermodal operations. The large steamship lines use millions of CRZ 235324 is one of 436 units (CRZ 235000-CRZ 235449) forming the backbone containers in international trade, with the of Conrail's intermodal fleet of 1,800 trailers. The unit is a beat-up 102" wide U.S. rail carriers providing land-blidge ser­ Fruehauf design which most likely will be retired in the next few years as Con­ vices. Some of the steamship companies rail equipment emphasis switches to buying 48' domestic containers.

NOVEMBER 1995 ILROADING 19 MODEL RA • - rolled Equipment Figure 1 Reporting Marks of Rail-Cont I Company/Owner or Leasing Co. Registered Reporting Marks CSX Intermodal (Intermodal unit of CSXT) 1991 1995 Containers - 48 ' CSXU CSXU Trailers - 45 ' leased #253381, 651 900 AVAZ CSXZ CSXZ(0) Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Trailers - 48 " 45 ' SBOZ SBOZ Containers - 53 " 48 " 45 ' & tanks SFTU SFTU Trailers - ex-Seaboard System 61 0000 series 48 ' trailers HSFZ Trailers - privatized for CSX use only CXPZ Trailers - 48 " 45 ' SFTZ SFTZ(0) Chassis - sliding tandem, extendible CSXZ CSXZ Trailers - Vented, insulated 45 ' SFVZ SFVZ Trailers - refrigerated ROSZ ROSZ Chassis - includes Greenbrier leased LSFZ LSFZ Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Containers - 40 ' restricted service RGTU Bay Cities Leasing L.L.C. (0) Containers - 48 ' #281 000-281 499 BCYU Trailers - 45 ' RGTZ RGTZ Containers - 48 ' #780000-780199 BCIU Florida East Coast Railway Company Burlington Northern Railroad Trailers - 53/ 48 ', 45 ', 40 ' FECZ FECZ Containers - BNA program BNAU BNAU Chassis FECZ FECZ Container stacking saddles BNO' BNO' Grafton & Upton Railroad Trailer - 48 " 45 ' BNZ BNZ Trailers - 40 ' GRUZ GRUZ Chassis - straight & gooseneck BNZ BNZ Grand Trunk Western Canadian National Railways Trailers - 40 ' SGWZ (0) Containers - 48 ' domestic service CNRU CNRU Trailers - 45 ' w/CN-style paint CNAZ Trailers CNPZ CNPZ Illinois Central Railroad Chassis - tri-axle & extendible CNRZ CNRZ Trailers - 45 ' w/ICG paint ICGZ ICGZ Canadian Pacific Limited - CP Rail Trailers - 45 ' w/new image ICRR ICRZ ICRZ

Containers - 48', 45 ', 30 ' CPPU CPPU Iowa Interstate Railroad Trailers CPPZ CPPZ Trailers - 45 ' IRMZ IRMZ Chassis CPPZ CPPZ Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Chassis - low bed and tri-axle CPXZ Trailers - 45 ' KBSZ KBSZ Chicago & NorthWestern Transportation Kansas City Southern Trailers - 45 ', 40' CNWZ CNWZ Trailers - 48', 45 ' KCSZ KCSZ Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway Trailers - 45 ' CCEZ CCEZ Containers - 48 ' used with BNA program MOWU Columbus & Greenville Railway Trailers - 45 ' KBSZ KBSZ Trailers - 40' CAGZ Missouri Pacific Railroad (Union Pacific System) Conrail (includes Conrail-Mercury) (0) Trailers - 45 ' van, 40 ' flatbeds, ex-MKT MKTZ Containers - 53 " 48 ' CRMU CRMU Trailers - 45 " 40' MPZ MP(0) Z Containers - 48 ' EMPU program CRQU Trailers - 45 ', 40 ' ex-T&P marking TPZ TPZ Containers - 48' EMPU program CRPU Nashville & Ashland City Railroad Trailers - ex-Con rail-Mercury CRMZ CRMZ Trailers - 45 ' NACZ Trailers - 48 ', 45 ' CRZ CRZ Norfolk Southern Railway (0) Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad Trailers - 48 ', 45 ' NSZ NSZ Trailers - 45 ' COEZ Trailers - 45 ' ex-N&W NWZ NWZ (0)

- Figure 2 Common Reporting Marks of Steamship Container Companies

Steamship Line or Leasing Company Registered Reporting Marks Trailers - special use TMTZ TMTZ 1991 1995 DeGussa Corporation American President Lines (USA) Tank containers - stainless steel OWAU OWAU Container - 53' domestic service only APCU APCU Evergreen International Corporation Chassis - 20 ' flush back APLS APLS Containers - 40 " 20' EMCU, EISU EMCU, EISU Containers - domestic and export APLU, UFCU APLU, UFCU Chassis - gooseneck, straight EMCZ EMCZ Chassis - gooseneck and expandable APLZ APLZ Containers - 40 ' UGMU Associated Container Transportation (USA) Chassis - tri-axle, gooseneck EISZ, EVGZ Container - 40', 20 ' ACTU Genstar Container Corporation (leasing company) (USA) Blue Star Line (0) Containers - 40 ', 20' CTIU CTIU Container - 40', 20' (Associated lease?) ACTU Hanjin Shipping Company Ltd. (Korea) Clip-on electrical chill units BSLR' Containers - 40 ', 20 ' HJCU, KSCU HJCU, KSCU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' BSLU Hyundai Merchant Marine (Korea) Catu Container S.A. Containers - 40 ', 20 ' HOMU, KMTU HOMU, KMTU Containers - 20' includes open tops AROU Chassis HOMZ HOMZ Containers - 40 ', 20 ' includes tanks ARTU, ARHU Interpool (leasing company) Containers - 40 ', 20' CATU, LANU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' INBU, /HRU INBU, /HRU China Ocean Shipping Company INKU, INTU INKU, INTU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' COSU, HTMU COSU, HTMU UK" Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.) Containers - 40 ', 20' MINU, NCLU MINU, NCLU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' AKLU, EKLU AKLU, EKLU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' FBZU, FRSU ESSU, GSTU ESSU, GSTU Clou Container Leasing Gmbh Containers - 40 ' HGSU, IBNU HGSU, IBNU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' CCCU, CLOU Lykes Bros. Steamship Company Columbus Line-Hamburg-Suedamerikanische-Dampfschifffahrts(0) Inc. Containers - 45 " 40 " 20' LY KU Containers - 20' SUOU SUOU Containers - refrigerator LPIU, ITLU (0) Chassis SUOC SUOC Chassis - fixed and sliding LY KZ (0) Crowley Maritime Corp. (Crowley American Transport) (USA) Matson Navigation Co. (includes Matson Leasing Co.) (0) Containers - special use CMCU Containers - 40 ', 24 ' special use MATU MATU Trailers - flatbed, special use CCTZ, CMCZ CCTZ, CMCZ Containers - 40 ' and special use MLCU

MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 20 ... Trailers - 45 ' ex-SOU SOUZ SOUZ Wisconsin Central Ltd. Redon, Inc. (leasing company) Trailers - 45 ' WCLZ WCLZ Trailers - 45 ' REOZ REOZ WTL Rail Corp. Soo Line Railroad (part of CP Rail System) Trailers - 48 ' WTLZ Trailers - 45 ' ex-Milwaukee Road MILZ XTRA, Inc. (leasing company) (0) Trailers - 45 ' SOOZ Containers XCTU XCTU Chassis SOOZ(0) Trailers AVAZ Chassis CPPZ Trailers CFKZ CFKZ(0) Southern Pacific Transportation Trailers (ex-Strick Lease) SKRZ Trailers XSPZ Trailers USAZ USAZ Containers - 48 ' SPOU(0) Trailers XCTZ Trailers - 45 ' includes insulated SPLZ SPLZ Trailers XGWZ (0) Chassis RSPZ RSPZ Trailers XRRZ XRRZ(0) Chassis - 48 ' gooseneck SPOZ Trailers XSRZ Strick Lease, Inc. (leasing company) Trailers XTRZ XTRZ(0) Containers - (see XTRA) SKIU Chassis (ex-Strick Lease) SKIZ Trailers - flatbeds (see XTRA) SKIZ (0) Chassis XCTZ Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway (0) Trailers - 45 ' TPWZ Notes: Transamerica Leasing (leasing company) - = No equipment listed in 1991 Trailers REAZ REAZ using reporting marks registered inOffici theal 19lntermodal95 Equipment Register (OIER) Trailers RAMZ OIER. (0) Trailers RBAZ = Equipment using reporting marks listed in 1991 has been deleted Icalle[s RVLZ RVLZ(0) from(0) 1995 issue. OIER Trailers RBOZ (0) Trailers ROTZ * = Special Use Equipment - The rules for reporting marks apply for "general Transport International Pool (T. I.P. Trailer Leasing) (0) use" equipment. Some equipment is so specialized, the railroad registers report­ Trailers - 48 ' TIPZ ing marks which may not be confused with "general use" equipment. The Union Pacific Railroad Burlington Northern uses the equipment saddles to allow two 24 ' LCL BNA con­ Trailers - 45 ' TIRZ tainers to be top loaded with a standard 48 ' BNAU. The BN seems to feel the BNO Trailers - 45 " 40 ' UPZ UPZ frames (#1990-1995) have more in common with intermodal flatcars than trailers. Trailers - 45 ' WPTZ WPTZ Trailers - 45 ' insulated WPXZ Cautionary word on using For inter­ Trailers - 40 ' flatbeds WPZ WPZ(0) modal modelers the isOfficial an excellent Intermodal source Equi of pmentinformation Register. on intermodal Containers - refrigerated UPRU UPRU equipment and reportingOIER marks. There is one trap when using this source how­ Containers - 48 ' used with EMPU program - UPUU ever as its master index will list reporting marks registered to an owner who may Chassis UPNZ not currently own equipment. Others may own equipment but only use inter­ Chassis UPZ UPZ modal infrequently and therefore do not feel the need to keep their entry updat­ Vermont Railway ed. For the purposes of our study only reporting marks documented with equip­ Trailers - 45 ' VTRZ VTRZ ment descriptions in the or with photographic proof are listed. OIER

Trailers - 40 ' flatbed MATZ Containers - 40 ', 20 ' old CLOU marks CLOU Chassis - ISO and special for 24 ' MATZ(0) Sea-Land Service, Inc. (USA) Maxu Containers Containers - 40 ', 20 ' SEAU SEAU Containers - 40 " 20' MAXU Textainer Equipment Management Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (Japan) (0) Containers - 40 ', 20 ' TEXU, XCLU TEXU, XCLU Containers - 40', 20' MOLU MOLU Tiphook Container Rental Company Containers - 40 ', 20' Japan Line owner NYLU TPHU, TPXU (0) Containers - 40 ', 20' TPHU, TPXU Containers - 20 ' special use "Hides" MOH* MOH* Totem Ocean Trailer Express (USA) Chassis - w/brackets for Gensets MOTZ MOTZ Trailers - Alaska service DOZ DOZ A. P. Moller - Maersk, Inc. Trac Lease, Inc. Containers - 40 ', 20 ' MAEU MAEU Containers - 48 ' domestic use TAXU, INOU Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. Chassis INTZ Containers - 40 ', 20 ' and special use NOLU, NOSU NOLU, NOSU Transamerica Leasing Containers - 20 ' NEPU, NUSU NEPU, NUSU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' and special use IKSU, TRSU NALZ, NOLZ Chassis NALZ, NOLZ Trans Ocean Ltd. (0) Northbrook Container Leasing (leasing company) Containers - 40 ', 20 ' and special use SLFU, SLOU SLFU, SLOU Containers - tank NCTU N.Y.K. Line (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) Transporacion Maritima Mexicana TMMU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' NYAU, NYKU NYAU, NYKU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' TMMU Triton Container International, Inc. NYBU, TSKU NYBU, TSKU (leasing company) NFLU, JLSU Containers - 40 ', 20 ' and special use TRIU TRIU FFAU, JLLU Tropical Shipping and Construction Co. Polish Ocean Line/Gdynia America Line Agents Containers - special use and flats DRU Containers - 40 ', 20' POLU Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority (P.R.M.S.A.) (0) Containers - 40 ' and special use PRMU PRMU * = Examples of specialized equipment which is not considered "general Trailers - special use PRMZ service," hence they do not follow standard reporting-mark policy. Sea Containers, Inc. (0) BSLR - clip-on refrigerator units Containers - 40 ', 20 ' SCEU, SCPU SCEU, SCPU MOH - Containers used in hide-service only.

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING 21 ... RSII "

REDZ 230260 is seen at Shelton, WA, on November 20,1993; it was built by Pine. Redon is an equipment leasing com­ SPLZ 731725 is an example of a 45' x 102" insulated dry van pany supplying trailers for the nation's trailer pool. These from the SPLZ 731000-731999 series. No detail on the trailer's pool trailers are interchanged freely between the railroads. exterior denotes the unit has heavily insulated walls, hence Redon earns per diem charges from railroads using their the need for knowing the "code." Shippers like insulated equipment. This rather new REDZ can be seen on any rail­ equipment for commod ities which must not freeze during road running piggyback trains and is an example of rail­ winter such as wine and canned goods. December 1994. controlled equipment.

SEIU 500010 seen at Bayshore Ya rd near Shelton, WA. I KBSZ 930368 is an ex-BN trailer. Some of the first 45x102 have no clue as to the container's use. Using the code in trailers on the BN were the green 93s. When KB&S pur­ the re porting marks, we know the unit is a 40' mechanical chased them second hand, it adapted their lettering to the refrigerated container. With no check digit, we can guess it BN's scheme. Barely visible are the black BN reporting is only used for domestic service. It is not listed in any marks on the interior panel of the rear door. equipment register. Anyone know more?

3 - 5 45'L x 96 "W CHASSIS· Figure Code for Trailer, Container 6 53'L x 102"W Letters: No more than four with last letter and Chassis Numbering 7-0 40'L x 96"W always "Z" TRAILERS Numbers: First digit indicates series (type); Letters: No more than four with last letter CONTAINERS second digit indicates size always "Z" Letters: No more than four with last letter 1 st digit Ty pe Numbers: First digit indicates series (type); always "U" 1 Chassis (see Trailer code) second digit indicates size Numbers: First digit indicates series (type); 2nd digit Size 1st digit Ty pe second digit indicates size 1 '-45 'extendable 1st digit Ty pe 45 1 Bogies, wheels - i.e., bogies for 2 20' straight & 20 �24 'combo 1,8 Open for future use Flexivans 3 48' & over straight 2, 6 Dry box 2 Dry enclosed vans - standard trailers 4 40 '-48 ' extendable 3 Flatbed container, includes removable 3 Flatbeds, includes removable sides, 5 Over 40' but under 48' straight sides, platforms and expand abies platforms & expandable 6 40 ' straight 4 Open tops 4 Rail-compatible trailer 7 40 'gooseneck 5 Mechanical refrigerators 5 Mechanical refrigerators 8 40' combo (20 �40 ) 6 Dry enclosed vans, including wedge 7 I nsulated containers 9 40' tri-purpose frame 9 Special equipped container, i.e., 45 '-53 'extendable 7 Insulated andlor vented trailers garment racks o 8 Not used o Tank containers, bulktainers 9 Special equipment, includes dry vans 2nd digit Size * Applies to railroad-controlled chassis only ­ wlfloor rails, open tops, drop frames, 1 Less than 20 'L curtain sides 2 20'-34 'L since most steamship-controlled chassis do not o Tank trailers, bulk trailers 3 53 ' and longer move via rail many do not follow the code. 2nd digit Size 4 35 '-39 'L 1 48 'L x 96'W or 102'W (with sliding 5 45'L x 96'W All remaining digits for trailers, containers and tandem) 6 Shorter than 48 ' x 102 "W chassis are used for numbering individual units. 2 48'L x 102"W (with sliding tandem) 7, 9, 0 40 'L x96"W 3, 4 45'L x 102'W (with sliding tandem) 8 48 'L x 96" or 102"W Source: AAR Circular No. OT-36-H section 3.

22 MODEL RAILROADING .... NOVEMBER 1995 XTRZ 631372 in early XTRA paint with metal-plate logo. SBDZ 232192 is a 45' x 102" still in Seaboard System letter­ (XTRZ 631000-631499). The unit is a 45' x 102" van with ing but owned by CSX (SBDZ 232000-232399). November sliding tandem. November 1993. 1993.

provide so many loads they have contracted with the railroads to run entire trains. Sea­ .D�TE 02 :4813"1 ffID 01 APR 97 BPORT MESSAGE FROM SYSTEM eo Land was one of the first to run dedicated CONOUCTORS REPORT OF C""AS IN FREIGHT TRflIN stack trains as an extension of their [t Il.' fR NO RR371 LVG �l06 19 CI'ILLE"O

steamship services. COt-W AVO �7�7 ,. ENGR Currently, APL, "K" Line, Mitsui O.S.K., DJV TR NO LVG " Ct'lLLED NYK and Evergreen steamship lines also run stack line services throughout the United CON [I " [NOR States. Smaller steamship companies can CARS PIO:ED UP IN ROUTE WILL fiE SHOWN ON SEPflRI'ITE SHEET buy space on these stack trains to move their U:****:tCflR******L n*OFF*** It� C"RE OF GRO R SPL trESTUlflTIOtf IoIAYB IL own containers. Hence, "road" names can nUT NUMBER KINDE Lr"IOING 51,. ROt'lD COtlsIGNEE I ,***CITYaU:** ST DATE MKTO 000232 EG E ENGItlE 12:'1 870323 get quite intermixed in some stack trains. HKTG 00019� EO E ENOINE 12:5 870310 HKTH 000999 CB E Ctll100S 030 870329 Figure 2 lists most of the more common BO �80818 RBL E 608� MP ANHEU5ERBUSC 030 HOUSTON TX870330 55'" 028:!:56 RBL E 4084 I1P flNHEUSERBU5C 030 HOUSTON TX870330 steamship and international leasing compa­ MP 794703 RBL E 6084 I1P ANHEUSERBUSC 030 HOUSTON TX970330 11F' 794716 RBL E 6084 HP flNHEU5ERBUSC 030 HOUSTON TX870330 nies' reporting marks. DRGIoI 0:50663 ReL E 6094 HP ANHEUSERBUSC 030 HOUSTON TX970330 These fleets of private, rail-controlled and DfiGIoI 0�06B8 REL E 6084 HF' flNHEUSERBUSC 030 HOUSTON TX870327 HRS 002028 REeL E 2000 TRRA ANHEUSERBUSC 030 5T LOUIS H0870327 steamship equipment are subject to AAR's UP 46:5278 RSL E 6084 HP ANHEUSERBUSC 030 HOUSTON TX870326 DRGW 0�0790 REeL E 6084 HP ANHEUSERBUSC 030 HOUSTON TX870326 Circular No. OT-36 listing the service rules THIX 982604 FC E :57�7 aN FTWORTHR"IL9 030 S"OIN"W TX870323 UTLX 068637 T E SOYOIL 724:5 OKI

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Fuel Foolery _�-- 1 - We Strike 1t - .J..o.c-ert ea -O n " the sou.t+rSTde of the Southern ::::���::�Pacific Dalla s Street Ya rd in EI Paso, TX. is Rich this m0gern fuel facility. •(om plete :trains . off t�e . Sunset ROlltear e pulled tbrollgh ·this facility, while the body . yard' is on the othe1' s· y th� Sunset Route. The by Jim Mansfield this yard. The elevated piping and the' lengt. h would result in a large model structure. Photos by the author �---...

ith new benchwork being set in place fac ility. The fuel spillage containment system other hand, the very simple facilities located along with the two new Oro Grande covering both service-track areas and the ele­ at the Amtrak station in Albuquerque, NM Wlead turnouts going to the new fuel facility, vated pipe rack that allows service personnel (Photos 2 and 3), are a bit too simple for the construction of the fuel track, engine park to cross easily between the two service tracks amount of traffic the Oro Grande facility is and fuel storage tank remain. placed on either side of the piping are the designed to see, The model of the Oro two major elements of this modern facility. Grande facility is a happy medium between High-Test Grade The method of lighting the fac ility for night these two prototype facilities. While the west end of Oro Grande Yard operations is also clearly shown. A point considered during the design of is being developed in "Behind the Scenes," The overhead piping system carries elec­ the model facility was the views of the west the proposed fueling facility is being trical wiring (conduit), diesel fuel and end that would be offered over and through designed using ideas employed in the design engine oil, water and sand. Service hoses are the completed facility on the layout. The tall and construction of the Southern Pacific retrieved from the support columns. Fuel pipe rack of the SP fac iljty would hide many through-train facility in El Paso, Texas. This hoses come from the lowest pipe, while lube of the scenes visible in Oro Grande, as they particular facility is designed to simultane­ oil and water hoses are on spools inside the are all viewed at or just above track level. In ously fuel two sets of road engines with red/orange boxes located on every other sup­ addition, the requirement for two service trains as they pull past Dallas Street Yard on port. Without measuring the actual length of tracks was not present in the Oro Grande SP's Sunset Route. While the mainline skirts the facility, it appears to hold six to eight design, meaning there was no requirement the yard to the north, trains can use this road engines in each track. for allowing access between two tracks. An facility south of the yard's body tracks. While this high-test double-track facility additional and practical point also consid­ Photo I of the east end of this modern would be just the ticket in the future Tilford ered was the fact that a high pipe rack would facility shows an overall view of the fuel Ya rd, it is a bit much for Oro Grande. On the make track access impossible.

Regular Grade Wanting to keep the Oro Grande scene believable, we chose to build a short, stub-end facility that could realistically serve the Corn Junctionltwin-city area. While the model facility is short by the cliteria of even a very basic full-service fac ility, the small size fits well in the total scene of the yard complex. A complete model of a facility as complex as the EI Paso faciUty would be at least 5' long placed on straight (or just slightly curved) track. We, on the other hand, had a total length of 34" and had to cope with a radius of only 32" in which to build a modern and busy fueling facility. Any more space and the model would totally dominate the scene instead of acting in its prime role of providing a frame for viewing the area at night. As designed, the model facility provides a small spot of Ught reUef in the otherwise dark and apprehensive scene we have added to the Jer­ sey Western railroading experience.

Fill 'er Up?

2 - A much simpler fueling facility is 3 - A simple globe valve and a box Even though the area for the facility is located at the Amtrak passenger sta­ with a door/switch lock are the only quite small, a great amount of detail is tion in Albuquerque, NM. We decided details of the fuel facil ity shown in loaded into the scene. There are examples of this was not what we needed in Oro Photo 2. The box is a weathered red all the services that the SP facility provides, Grande. color.

24 T MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 but the reasoning behind the design of the model is based on the available space, money and actual servicing requirements, just like on the prototype. These constraints are quite real and do pose the same problems to us as they do to the full-size folks. A good exam­ ple is the decision to scratchbuild the lighting instead of buying model lamp poles. The cost of building the four required poles was close to $5.00. The design (including the require­ ment of a five-minute bulb replacement cycle �'��f���"1>;> without removing the pole from the layout) 4 - The fuel spillage containment system consists of fiberglass pieces formed to took about two hours, and the construction of allow spillage (sludge) to drain towards the center of their 42' length. These 42' pan­ the four poles another couple of hours. As a els are set end-to-end and run the entire length of both service tracks. An overlap­ comparison, four commercial lighted poles ping lip at the ends of the panels keep sludge from dripping between the panels. of proper design would cost nearly $30.00 and take a couple of weeks to order. Just like While the Oro Grande facility is not 6) Determine method of consu'ucting the fuel the prototype in many cases, the Jersey West­ "prototypic" (there is no real one like it), it containment hardware and construct parts. ern staff weighed our lighting design against is a prototypical facility. The design is of a 7) Determine method of making concrete the commercial products and chose to do the prototype facility; the model is a representa­ platforms and add to the Upson board base. work in-house. tion of the prototype. This proto-lancing (as 8) Design and construct piping and rack. As is usually the case, filling up the real I call it) is a lot of fun and adds a new dimen­ Include valves and pump house. estate was not a problem. Keeping the sion to the hobby of miniature railroading. 9) Construct/purchase all detail parts. model's detail low-keyed while providing This technique can be used on any structure, 10) Paint all hardware. everything that is required to fully service trackwork, rail cars and on locomotives. 11) Assemble fuel facility. road engines became a bit of a challenge. 12) Complete scenery. The wealth of detail of the prototype and the Design Process Next month we will start the construction need to keep the model low-slung meant that Once the concept of the Oro Grande facility of the model facility. You will find that the the complete piping design and fluid transfer was complete, an overall process list was made model is a straightforward scratchbuilding pump system needed to be developed from outlining the constlUction process, as follows: project that requires no great skills, yet scratch. Developing a complete prototype Design a trackplan to incorporate an results in a dandy representation of a proto­ (notice, I did not write freelance) design engine-1) service track, engine storage and a type fueling facility. allows you a very personal experience with supply track for delivery of fuel oil by train. Photos 4 through 6 show the basics of the your layout. I find the "sketch-n-figger" 2) Take a photo trip to El Paso to the South­ SP facility. These photos are a good start for method of modeling the prototype more ern Pacific Dallas SU'eet Yard fueUng facility. proto-lancing our own modern facilities. enjoyable than the "measure-n-count" 3) Make a base for the fac ility from Upson Think about how you would add one of these method of model building. There is a lot of board. distinctive structures to your layout; you satisfaction in knowing that you can say, "I 4) Lay track on the base. could even collect the needed materials and designed and built it!" The time spent devel­ 5) Determine lighting system and construct start yours as I start our Oro Grande "come oping my own design was less than the time light poles. one, come all" modern fueling facility. � that would be required to measure the proto­ type (if I even could have) in order to simply build a faithful model of the prototype. A case in point is the location of the hose coils inside the cover boxes. In the SP design, the hoses come from the bottom of the cover, and the supply connections to the overhead piping enter the box from the top. The hose system for the Oro Grande facility includes the hoses coming from the top of the front of the box and the supply lines entering from the bottom of the back of the housing. This hard­ ware packaging design is better suited to our design while aiding the service personnel that work the model facility. The hose spools are at chest height of the personnel, which is the best height for pulling and carrying the noz­ zles. The various pumps are rated to lift the fluids above the pipe rack to the spools. Other details such as designing easy access to the piping system for repair by workmen were another consideration dUling the design of the piping layout. The close

proximity of the piping to the ground allows 6 - Engine lube oil and water are got­ all the shut-off andsafety valves to be easily ten from these two hoses. As with the maintained. The lack of tall pipe risers fuel hoses, these boxes are placed (those portions of pipes that go up and such that two sets of four-axle loco­ down) cuts down on the size of pumps and motives can be serviced simultane­ pipe pressures. The storage tanks can also be ously. Having two service tracks lower, resulting in cheaper construction. doubles the number of hoses required.

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 25 Photographed in natural sunlight. this model looks like the real thing. In reality it is an Atlas RSD12 that has been length­ ened to more accurately match its prototype. The small rounded duct can be seen on the walkway behind the cab. This model clearly shows that weathered doesn't mean that a model has to be all crudded up. The trucks show considerable road grime and the roof is faded and dirty, but the sides of the cab and body are relatively clean. This is more typical of how locomotives appear than one that has a completely flat finish covered with crud. Paint is Accu+paint Stencil Black and Light Imitation Gold. Decals are by Herald King.

The Atlas model offers excellent detail relief. Just look at the plumbing behind the screen near the top of the hood! Red rerail frogs are attached to each truck and an all-weather cab window is in place, although its windows are removed, undoubtedly due to the unseasonably warm weather. The section added to the long hood is situated between the rear wall of the cab and the vertical seam extending down to the leading edge of the forward-most hood door. This added section was cut from a second RS 11 body - which cost $12!

26 T MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 ne of the finest models I have ever I build is the Nickel Plate Road ALCo RSD12 featured here - and it wasn't for me. Close friend and fellow partner in modeling Earl Murphy is its owner. Earl and I have been building models together on an almost weekly basis for sev­ eral years. He models Fremont, Ohio, set in the 1950s and 1960s. I model the Southeast, western North Carolina in particular. Fre­ mont was an important railroad town that was crisscrossed by the New York Central's Norwalk Branch, the Lake Erie & Western mainline from Lima to Sandusky (on lake Erie), and the Wheeling & Lake Erie main­ line to Toledo. Though a typical midwestern community in many respects, Fremont has This color photo shows Nickel Plate Road RSD12 331 as it appeared in the mid been home to many medium and small in­ '60s. Most RSD12s remained in NKP paint until late in the 1960s. Though basi­ dustries served by the railroads. cally a black locomotive, Nickel Plate diesels have always been considered color­ Earlier this century the Lake Erie & ful. The yellow end plates, sidesills and hood end chevrons made for a classy Western was absorbed by the Nickel Plate scheme. Herald King offers NKP decals for EMD hood-type diesels that work just Road and in 1948 the Wheeling & Lake Erie fine for this later scheme. However, no one offers decals that match the earlier too was immersed in the Nickel Plate, leav­ scheme that will lay properly on the hood ends of ALCo diesels. Maybe ing but two railroads in Fremont. So in Microscale will come to the rescue! Brewster, OH; 1965. Earl's 1950s- 1 960s setting the Central and Photographer unknown, Jim Six collection the Nickel Plate served Fremont's many industries. Logically, Earl needs both NYC and NKP locomotives, rolling stock and Central - to the exclusion of others. Only is Fremont - where he was born and raised, cabooses to operate realistically. Long a slowly was I able to influence him into has lived most of his life, and I dare say, New York Central fan, he has put together becoming a "setting" modeler rather that a where he will finaJly be laid to rest - it was one of the most impressive fleets of Central modeler of one specific railroad. You have only natural that he recreate (within reason) diesels, freight cars and cabooses you will probably heard the term period modeler and Fremont of fo ur decades past, incorporating see anywhere. Everything is detailed and know what it means. Well a setting modeler both the New York Central and the Nickel weathered to the same standards I model to. is one that models a specific setting which Plate Road. (At least I am impressed !) But what Earl may or may not include more than one rail­ Well it worked. Like me, Earl now mod­ lacks is motive power for the other road. road - it depends upon the setting. Cer­ els a setting that incorporates both the New Like most modelers Earl started out tainly Fremont, OH, in the '50s and '60s had York Central and the Nickel Plate Road. building models of his road - the New York more than one railroad. Since Earl's setting We look upon his railroad as a means of

It is late morning on a warm May day as NKP RSD12 No. 329 waits for a switch to be thrown at Fremont, Ohio. The San­ dusky River is just on the other side of the tracks. The locomotive is about to head into a siding to pick up a cut of cars to be hauled up the hill to be handed over to the New Yo rk Central. The big six-axle locomotive is needed to climb the steep connecting track between the Wheeling main and the old LE&W line from Lima.

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 27 NICKEL PLATE ROAD

serve the switching and transfer chores of local freight service. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that a Nickel Plate freight locomotive was in order, a big muscu­ lar road switcher - like an ALCo RSD 12. Why such a muscular locomotive for the flatlands of northwestern Ohio? The San­ dusky River flows through Fremont and is at a considerably lower elevation than sur­ rounding areas. Where the Nickel Plate's old LE&W and the NYC's Norwalk Branch pass through and are at the same gradient as sur­ rounding areas, the Nickel Plate's former W &LE main followed the river through town. Linking the Wheeling line with the LE&W and NYC tracks is a connecting Pictured here is NKP RSD12 325 beside the Bellevue roundhouse. This view track that has to climb a dizzying grade right clearly displays the classic original full-stripe scheme applied to all Nickel Plate through the heart of Fremont (about a hun­ road switchers. Corporate lettering, N.Y.C. & ST. l. is located near the top of both dred feet in front of Earl's house!). The sides of the short hood. The Nickel Plate Bellevue shops added the all-weather grade is probably in excess of four or maybe window to the engineer's side window only. Bellevue, OH; July 8, 1965. even five percent, so any power that lifts cars Howard Ameling photo, Jim Six collection from the Wheeling to the LE&W or NYC tracks has to be muscular. Today Norfolk Southern employs GP38-2s, frequently working in pairs to shuttle cuts of five to ten cars at a time up the hill - frequently in the middle of the night and right through a residential neighborhood! Back in Nickel Plate times the NKP uti­ lized ALCo RSD 12s and EMD SD9 "Cadi 1- lacs" to work Fremont. This RSD12 project was completed long before I knew that there would be a Life­ Like SD7 (that could be easily converted to an SD9) or their SD9 (that is due next year) or I would have waited and prepared an EMD SD9 Cadillac for Earl instead of the much more difficult to come up with ALCo. For that matter, with Life-Like giving us an SD9 in the not-too-distant future, I foresee an EMD SD9 in Earl's future anyway! Earl's railroad is a switching layout in a bedroom so NKP 329 fi ts right in as the Nickel Plate's Fremont switcher - a some­ what gargantuan switch engine, but appro­ priate nevertheless. NKP crews knew these The appearance of the RSD12 is one of a bulky locomotive. For such long trucks ponderous beasts as rough riders and pre­ the overall length of the locomotive isn't much longer than the four-axle RS11. ferred EMD's comparatively smooth-riding This view of 327 clearly displays the horn configuration of a single trumpet SD9s - hence the nickname Cadillac. But before and aft of the cab roof. Also note the poling pole above the front truck since we don't actually ride in the cab of our just beneath the sidesill. Both sides of these locomotives were equipped with models, this doesn't bother us! standard metal cab sunshades. Also note the grab ladder up the side of the THE PROTOTYPE: NKP 325-333 short hood. Zanesville, OH; 1965. Howard Ameling photo, Jim Six collection First produced in 1956, the RSD I 2 was the ALCo equivalent to the Electro-Motive recreating a living history of an aspect of Earl already had a good many NYC loco­ SD7 and SD9 locomotives. The Nickel Plate Fremont - the people, places, businesses, motives when I started this project, and when took delivery of nine of these brut-like loco­ industries and more importantly, the events I first considered this project he was looking motives during the spring of 1957 for work related to railroading in town four decades for power for a local passenger train for the in the coal fields southeast of Brewster, OH. past. For Earl, this means the late 1950s Nickel Plate side. I transferred ownership of For the most part all nine worked the old and early 1960s when, as a young boy, he my NKP PA l Bluebird to him. However, a Wheeling main until 1970 when they were was befriended by the New York Central's lone passenger diesel wouldn't satisfy freight transferred to Norfolk, VA , to work the coal train crews. This is an opportunity to revisit demands placed upon the Nickel Plate in docks at Lamberts Point. All were retired or youth. Fremont. The ALCo PA couldn't realistically stored by September 1981.

28 MODEL RAILROADING ... NOVEMBER 1995 ROSTER Here is the 327 on another day. Note the rera il frog hanging on the side of both NICKEL PLATE ROAD/NoRFOLK the front and rear trucks. The end of the long hood has only a standard Pyle AND WESTERN ALCo RSD 12 twin sealed-beam headlight whereas the short hood has this light plus a twin­ First Second beam red-and-white warning light. Bellevue, OH: February 1965. NKP No. N&W No. N&W No. Howard Ameling photo, Jim Six collection 325 2325 250 326 2326 25 1 327 2327 252 328 2328 253 329 2329 254 330 2330 255 33 1 233 1 256 332 2332 257 333 2333 258

THE MODEL How could this one ALCo model be so wrong and the other ALCos from Atlas be so right? First of all, the others - the earlier RS3 and RSD4/5 - were very good, but certainly not perfect. It was just that com­ pared to other models of the time they were head and shoulders better - overall. And overall is the key here. Nothing is perfect. Some things are just better than others and the Atlas ALCos fit this bill. They were the first of a new generation of high quality HO scale diesels. Almost not noticed in the hoopla over the Pictured here is prototype NKP 332 at Fremont alongside the old Wheeling main­ new models was the fact that the trucks have line. The Sandusky River is in the background. The 332 was stationed there to cast-on detail that didn't offer as good an serve in local switching and transfer service between the Wheeling line and NYC appearance as those of Athearn. Further, and NKP's former LE&W line. It was also there to tackle the nasty grade connect­ dimensionally, these new ALCos were not ing the various lines in town. The big-footed six-axle ALCo was ideally suited for perfect either. They were close, but not per­ shuttling cuts of ten of so loads up the grade. The paint scheme is the later fect. But the bottom line was that since they simplified NKP yellow-and-black arrangement. Note that the pilot face is solid did look so good and ran smoother than any­ yellow and not simply striped. Fremont, OH; May 17, 1965. thing that preceded them, we were all Howard Ameling photo, Jim Six collection impressed, and rightfully so. The Atlas/Kato partnership had just brought us the nicest plastic diesels HO modelers had ever seen. A- I-A truck so that we could have an accu­ proved to be a big success. Shortly later Atlas was smart. They took advantage of rate RSC3 too ! Atlas also used this ploy to came the RSD 12 - another natural for the similarities between the various ALCos come up with its ALCo Century C424 and Atlas, or so they thought. Atlas must have and used this to economically manufacture C425 models. But with the RS 11 and figured that the RSD 12 was to the RS 11 as ALCo RS3 and RSD4/5 models. Since the RSD 12 things went awry. the RSD4/5 was to the RS3, that is, put C-C only outward difference between these loco­ Following on the heels of the success of trucks under the B-B-trucked RS 11 and they motives was the B-B and C-C type trucks, the RS3 and RSD4/5, Atlas next released an would have an RSD 12. That is exactly what why not? I only wish they had produced an ALCo RS 11 road switcher which also Atlas did.

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING 29 ... Shown here is RSD12 329 sandwiched between a pair of EMD products, GP9 405 and an unidentified SD9. Crews preferred the ride of the SD9 over the big AlCos and referred to them as Cadillacs. On the other hand the RSD12s were not so However, this was done based upon two affectionately called "leaping lenas." NKP 329 needs a visit to both the wash assumptions, and we all know what typically rack and the paint shop, except this photo was taken in the year following the happens when one makes too many assump­ merger with the Norfolk & Western, and the trip to the paint shop will replace tions - and it happened to Atlas on tlus one. NKP paint with that of the N&W. Bellevue, OH; February 14, 1965. First of all, the C-C truck used for the Howard Ameling photo, Jim Six collection RSD4/5 has a noticeably different sideframe than that of the RSD 12 which has an upgraded sideframe more akin to the later C628. Had this been the only problem, or for that matter the biggest problem, then the Atlas RSD12 probably would not have become the black sheep in the Atlas lineup. But it wasn't the only problem. The biggest problem with the RSD12 model was that it did not match the longitu­ dinal dimensions of the real RSDI2. It mea­ sured out four to five scale feet too short, something all but the blind noted! Either Atlas chose to ignore this or didn't realize the difference. Either way, they took a black eye over the RSD 12, and it soon disappeared N&W 250 is a former Nickel Plate Road RSD12 that has been moved south to never to be seen again - that is, until now ! work the coal docks at lamberts Point in Norfolk, VA . Note the small housing So much for background. Now let's see what on the walkway behind the cab. Its top is ro unded in to meet the hood side. A we can do to fix it. close check will reveal the poling pole and rerail frogs have been removed. Oth­ erwise, save for the paint, this locomotive appears just as it did during its ear­ BUILDING THE MODEL lier life on the Nickel Plate. Norfolk, VA; July 2, 1972. That the Atlas RSD 12 has vanished is too Wa rren Calloway photo, Jim Six collection bad since many model railroaders really didn't care about its inaccuracies and couldn't care much less what the often vocal minority thinks. Several thousand of Atlas's maligned RSD12s were produced and sold. They are out there - somewhere. I was one of those that had bought this model sight unseen only to be disappointed by its inaccuracies. Though it was no easy task to fix itand cer­ tainly not one for the beginner, it neveltheless turned out to be a good model, one which Earl is proud of. For those of you fortunate enough to have such a model and also the skills to per­ form the kitbash, this article should prove interesting ...maybe even useful. If you have The engineer's side of N&W 255 (former NKP 330) reveals not only that the rerail an Atlas RS 11, a second body assembly and frogs are gone, but the all-weather window installed by the NKP Bellevue shops RSD4 trucks, you can still come up with an also has been removed. Obviously, Norfolk has a much more hospitable climate accurate RSD12 by following the procedures than Ohio. Note the speed-recorder drive and cable on the center-axle journal of this article. For the rest of you, this below the cab. The locomotive color is assumed to be blue, though some of the should at least be interesting reading and the RSD12s eventually saw black body color in an otherwise identical paint scheme. pictures should be an inspiration to any red­ Norfolk, VA; July 2, 1972. Howard Ameiing photo, Jim Six collection blooded Nickel Plate Road fan.

30 T MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 1 FigurNot to scalee

Unmodified RS11 body

RSD12 riimtlililili@ I-I� , Assembly [fimtShaded arealil cutiii from secondII/ RS11 ffiillbody then spliced into first bodyI �J r::=S==���-;;;-r.;;;;-"" Completed RS11 body

Shown are the various Va lley Associ­ This area sanded smooth Vertical seam scribed ates ALeo fuel-tank assemblies avail­ able and associated product numbers. All parts are cast in pewter and are · easy to work with. ��ii ��dY Photo courtesy Va lley Associates iltiliJ

Stretching the hood of the RS I I body is only one side of the coin. Stretching the .mtlilili I �I] metal frame an equal amount is the other! With the cast hard-metal frame of the Atlas Figure 2 model this is next to impossible - certainly Not to scale not a reasonable proposition for most of us. Actually, I had completed the body modifi­ cations in less than an hour but sat around o pondering the frame modification for several , weeks. That's when a few frames and fuel­ tank assembUes showed up in the mail from ��� ::�: Valley Associates (RR #6, Box 4l4-A, Do H Muncey, PA 17756). �H Remove dynamic brake equipment Valley Associates offers frames and vari­ � g for the Atlas �J ous fuel-tank assemblies iimrlililili@�1 ALCos. All are cast in pewter which is both Completed easy to work with and adds weight to the RSD12 body models. The intent of these products is to allow the modeler to come up with the most common fuel-tank arrangements found on early ALeo locomotives. With the hard­ o metal frame that comes with the Atlas Cut from second RS11 walkway and equal in diesels, it isn't practical to modify the fuel­ length to the hood section that was spliced in tank arrangement. With a new frame and separate fuel-tank components the task is a Completed simple one of swapping drive components RSD12 body from the Atlas frame to the new one. Fuel­ tank components can be secured with CA cement. Pewter is a relatively soft metal that is easily cut, filed and welded back together Completely assembled RSD12 body less cab with solder and a soldering gun. Are you starting to get the picture?

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To come up with an RSDI2 carbody of �Associates RS1 1 pewter� the proper length first completely dissemble both bodies (including the extra one). A sec­ tion of two hood doors is cut from the second RS II body and spliced into the long hood of

the first as shown in Figure 1. Some hood here Make two cuts here vents are puttied over and sanded smooth, then a new vertical seam in the hood has to �·E�� �����733·� be scribed up both sides and over the top. =c r The short hood is not altered, but the walkways have to be lengthened by the same amount as the long hood. I suggest making Drill for and use .052-inch brass rods to splice sections together the cut and splice below the porches at the back of the cab. In this way when all is cemented together the porches will gusset the spliced plastic frame. See the accompa­ nying Figures. Fill gaps with solder using soldering gun or iron Once this is completed, cement the entire flow solder freely into melted pewter assembly together and get ready to modify the drive unit to fit the new RSD 12 body. � 1 1 C] To come up with the correct-length frame =c r I cut the Valley Associates RS I I substitute frame about a half inch inboard from each Completed RSD12 frame truck bolster. A hole was drilled into each cut face of the frame and .052 brass rod pressed into the holes and used to couple the frame back together. See Figure 3. The frame was adjusted so that it fit the length­ BILL OF MATERIALS ened RS 11body, being careful to adjust both ends by the same amount. Quantity Manufacturer Part No. Description Next, solder was heated and used to fi ll the gaps around the brass rods. Earl was 2 A-Line 29210 Cab sunshades (brass) looking on as this surgery was performed. 2 29200 Windshield wipers, long and short We each have welding experience and were Accu+paint 2 Stencil Black amazed with how easily the pewter puddled 60 Light Imitation Gold and flowed together with the solder. In no 1 Atlas ? RSDl2 (complete) time at all the gaps were filled and then filed 1 709200 RSllbody smooth using a mill file. Afterward, one 2* 708320 RSD4/5 truck assembly would be hard pressed to tell where the 2* 707304 Worm cover frame had been cut and spliced together! Let 2* 707305 Worm assembly/shaft me tell you, pewter is some of the nicest 2* 707306 Worm bearing metal I have ever worked with. 2* 709200 RS llbody Next, all drive components from the 1 Custom Finishing 111 Bell, high hood mount Atlas model were transplanted into the new I 196 Speed recorder RSD 12 frame. To retain the RS 11 drive 1 pkg. Detail Associates 2202 Formed-wire grabs shafts the female couplings were simply not I 2301 All-weather cab window pressed onto the metal shafts quite so far. 1 pkg. 2203 Hex nut/washer (bolt heads) Everything went together smoothly, and the 1 pkg. 1508 MU hoses new drive unit was tested. It ran perfectly. 2 6206 Freight car trainline air hoses Valley Associates offers several fuel-tank 1 pkg. 1107 ALCo RS-type lift rings assemblies, one of which has flat sides and 1 pkg. 1507 MU receptacles the 45° canted bottom edge that matches the 2 sections 2506 .019 brass rod for railings Nickel Plate RSD 12. The appropriate air 2 Details West 174 Wabco single-trumpet hom reservoirs are included. Each part is cast in I set Herald King L-400 NKP diesel decals pewter and is held in place lI sing CA 1 pair Kadee 8 Couplers cement. Be careful when you position each 5 MV Products LS22 Headlight lens, clear part. The pewter reacts with the CA and 1 LS220 Headlight lens, red welds together almost instantly... and it won't 2-4 PIA 82 Standard cast-type rerail frog come apart either! I have never seen CA 1-2 Precision Scale 31571 Poling pole bond so well. I Valley Associates 1005 ALCo fuel-tank assembly At this point all that remains is to add 1 ? Atlas/ ALCo replacement metal frame appropriate details and paint the model. Use the accompanying photos and Bill of Materi­ * Only needed if Atlas RSD12 and single RS I I shell aren't used. als to detail your model. �

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Nodel Rail roading Takes a Closer Look at Digital Command Control

ThiS month let's talk about motors and decoders. Using the method I described earlier, you could cal­ Part III I I DCC decoders are available in a range of current culate the necessary stall current, but unfortunately, ratings from less than amp up to about amps, al­ it is difficult to measure a reliable value for motor I 4 Motors & lowing locomotives from Z to G scale to be operated resistance. Most manufacturers therefore recom­ using DCC systems. The advertised current rating mend you measure the stall current by placing the Decoders usually is the continuous running value but the de- locomotive on the track with a volt-ammeter wired coder can take anywhere from 1'/, to 2 times that in series with one of the track feeders, and grasp the value for short periods. The reason for the two current flywheels to stall the motor. But, for these measure­ values is that even though a motor may draw only 0.3- ments to be accurate you must use a stabilized 12V ,...... ------,.. 0.7 amps during normal power supply - most commercial power packs will operations, under certain drop one or two volts when the motor stalls andgive Table 1 - Stall currents for some of the you a stall current reading that can be as much as most popular locomotives and motors. conditions it can draw 1 '/, to 2 times that. half an amp too low. MOTOR STALL CURRENTS To calculate the peak Just so you won't have to build or buy a power MANUFACTURER MODEL MOTOR TYPE CURRENT (AMPS) current draw of a loco­ supply, I did and have prepared a table of stall cur­ motive all you need to rents for many of the most common locomotives and Athearn SW7 Very old round 1.600 know is the voltage and motors. As you can see from Table I, most of the SW7 Old round 1.200 the motor resistance - motor stall cun'ents fall in the range that is compati­ SW I 500 Old flat can 1.200 simply divide the voltage ble with most of the I-amp decoders, although some TrainMaster Old flat can 1.500 by the resistance to get are borderline. I was especially surprised that in spite GP60 New flat can 1.100 the peak current. This is of their better operating characteristics, the expensive Atlas S2 Open frame 1.200 the maximum value the can motors from Mashima, Sagarni and Cannon have S4 New open frame 1.050 decoder sees, however, it no better stall CUll'ents than those in the less expen­ RS I Kato flat can 0.980 only occurs when the sive models. Considering that even the cheap motors RS311 1 Kato flat can 1.150 motor is stalled or start­ operate well using a DCC decoder I doubt that I'll be GP7 Kato flat can 1.150 ed under a load. Under replacing any more motors. FP7 Old flat can 1.200 most conditions there is FP7 New open frame 1.040 enough back current pro­ Choosing the Right Decoder GP38 Old flat can 1.200 duced by the motor Okay, now you know what stall current to expect U33C New flat can 1.330 (which also acts as a gen­ from your favorite locomotive and your dealer has Bachmann 44-ton Dual open frame 0.800 erator) to reduce the given you a list of decoder ratings, so how do you H16-44 Flat can 1.075 maximum current draw. decide which one to buy? Well, you obviously want F40PH Flat can 0.970 Also, as the motor warms the stall current to be less than the peak current rat­ Cannon ORl 0-8-0 Can 1.000 up under normal opera­ ing of the decoder. But what if your motor's stall cur­ Kato NW2 Flat can 1.050 tion its resistance in­ rent comes in at about amps and the decoder is 1.4 S040 Flat can 1.330 creases, further offsetting rated at I amp continuous and 2 amps peak with a Life-Like FA2 Flat can 0.860 current draw. So, the 1.25-amp stall-current rating? Should you spring for GPI8 Flat can 0.935 electrical engineers de­ the bigger and more expensive decoder or take a E8 Flat can 1.040 sign decoders for a rea­ chance? Are you as confused as I was? Manufactur­ S07 Flat can 0.800 sonable continuous cur­ ers like Digitrax, Lenz and Wangrow give themselves Mashima Athearn TM Flat can 1.200 rent and a much higher a comfort margin so, even though they say you Athearn SD Flat can 1.300 peak curren t for those should not exceed a stall current of 1.25 amps, the PSC 4-6-2 Flat can 1.500 infrequent occasions decoder can take about 1.5 amps. Just keep in mjnd Sagami Athearn F7 Can 0.960 when the forces of nature, that the 2-amp peak is there for those rare occasions Stewart F3 Kato flat can 1.140 physics and circumstance when you stall the motor (I've never seen it happen conspire against you. in the last 15 years) and the more frequent occasions when you start up slow under a load. The decoder by Measuring Stall Currents can only take this load for very short durations Naturally you could just play it safe and install before it shuts down due to thermal overload. If you Larry Puckett one of the 4 amp decoders, however, they are large install a decoder in a locomotive with a borderline and cost more, so it makes sense to select the right stall-current ratjng and subsequently fi nd it having Photos by the author decoder for the locomotive it is to be installed in. frequent shutdowns due to thermal overloads, move

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1 - Figure Wiring up to the higher-rated decoder fast! Thermal shut­ There are a couple of different ways to wire these diag--am cn:::I parts list fer pow9" 1:xxJsta" used downs can also occur if decoders are installed in little guys. I usually run four wires from the decoder­ tight, poorly ventilated locations, so don't install a equipped locomotive - two spliced into the red and to rtJ locarotives with cne decoder. borderline decoder in such a situation. black wires carry track power and two spliced into the O1ly gray and orange wires carry motor output from the Power Boosters decoder. This configuration is especially useful when Track Power Now, what if you want to run two or more loco­ the booster is in a dummy unit without power pickups motives in a permanent lashup? We ll, one answer is from the trucks. An alternative configuration when to install a decoder in each locomotive, but that can both locomotives are powered is to just run the two get expensive. You could use a high-enough-rated motor output wires between units and get track power decoder to accommodate the sum of their stall cur­ from the trucks. You can wire everything permanently rents, but what if there isn't room? Figure I shows or use small connectors to make it easy to disconnect the power booster circuit I've been promising for a units for maintenance. If you use a 4-pin connector, couple months - it will allow you how to operate place the two motor leads in the center with the track several MU'd locomotives while using only one power leads on the outside. This allows you to main­ decoder for control. Although we call this a power tain proper polarity and locomotive direction by sim­ booster, it shouldn't be confused with the DCC sig­ ply reversing the plug. I strongly recommend against nal booster. We have used this power booster for running wires between powered units that connect the almost ten years to MU locomotives on our CTC 16 track power pickups. While this will give great power Decoder system at the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders. pickup, it can lead to disastrous results if you stop Basically it acts like an amplifier, with the bridge across a stopping block. This can create a short that rectifier taking power directly from the track and will literally burn the insulation off your wires, or To Motor converting it to DC before passing it along to the worse (listen to the voice of experience). All of the power transistors. Motor output from the decoder parts except the power transistors are all listed in the regulates output from the power transistors to the Radio Shack catalog, and they may be able to order motor in the second locomotive - the additional them too. We purchase our parts from Mouser Elec­ current draw from the power booster is negligible. tronics, 2401 Highway 287 N., Mansfield, TX 76063- Additional power boosters are controlled by the out­ 4827, 800-346-6873. ECBII ECB put to the motor from the previous power booster in 2N5190 TIP41A 2N5193 TIP42A "daisy chain" fashion. The Story Behind the Plugs These little boosters are good for about 0.5 amps The last thing I want to share with you this month continuous, and the components are rated for 1.5 is the story of the DCC plug. The idea of having a B0-1.5amp, 35 V Bridge 4.0 amp, 50 V Bridge amps. I've used them with all types of can motors standard plug in locomotives that will allow decoders C1=1 1'1, 35 V Capacitor and have never had a failure. The higher-rated com­ to be easily installed is great. At our club I believe 10 1'1, 50 V Capacitor ponents can take 1 amp continuous and 2 amps if that problems with wiring CTC 16 receivers have been R1, R2=1K Ohm, 0.25 W you use a heat sink on them. Yo u should be able to responsible for more operational failures than any 01, 02=2N5190 NPN Tra nsistor TIP41A NPN Transistor put one of these together for less than $5 and as you other single factor. It takes good soldering technique 03, 04=2N5193 PNP Tra nsistor can see from Photos 1 and 2 they'll fit in just about to make all the connections and properly insulating TIP42A PNP Transistor the same space as a I amp decoder. I've made a few them is critical. The NMRA committee decided on of these by etching circuits on a copper-clad pc board the 8-pin arrangement shown in Figure 2 which pro­ but there are so few components it's easier to use vides for track and motor connections, forward and pre-drilled pc board and just solder wires between reverse headlight connections plus a conunon connec­ the components. It's very important that you take tion for the lights and functions. This arrangement note of the physical difference between the different leaves one pin at position 3 to connect a function. power transis­ However, in the original design this pin was left free tors and the ori­ and connected to pin 7. The reason for this arrange­ entation of the ment was and still is quite logical since, if you take a pins. In the cir­ close look you will see that by simply turning the cuit diagram pi ug 1800 you can reverse the direction of I've shown the motor rotation and therefore locomotive travel, orientation of and at the same time the forward and rear head­ the power tran­ lights will be reversed too ! Unfortunately it was sistors with their discovered that some manufacturers were metal sides in black. Also, it's better to use an electrolytic instead of 2 tantalum capacitor for a power circuit like this. Before instalbng the booster in a locomotive, make sure you insulate the components with some double-stick foam tape from Radio Shack - this is also a great way to mount them.

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connecting a function wire to pin 3 which would lead How Well Do to a short at the 3 to 7 -pin jumper, so the committee They Work? - adopted the second configuration. As T mentioned above Atlas Figure 2 Pin assignments has corrected the problem on the t\ffiA DCC plug- Trouble in China with their plug and circuit DCC Due to a mix-up at the factory in China, the light­ board, but I haven't told you Plug Assignments ing circuits for the Atlas U33Cs followed the original about the Life-Like circuit and MoO".. R;,"U." pin configuration which caused the decoder failures the differences between them. reported earlier this year. Atlas was quick to admit the The Atlas circuit is designed Reverse light 2. • 7 Function common to provide directional but not problem and offers replacement circuit boards for Extra function 3. • 6 Forward light free. The new circuit boards correcting this problem constant lighting on a DC Left track r -I' Motor - can be identified by a white triangle pointing to pin I track and defaults to whatever 4. • 5 on the plug as shown in Photo 3. Although this prob- the decoder supports on a lem doesn't interfere with DC operation, DCC track. For example, with if you have one from the first shipment of a Digitrax decoder you get headlights that reverse Atlas units and think you might ever use when travel direction changes, they have constant DCC decoders you should request a free brightness and they can be turned on or off with replacement from them now. Life-Like your controller. Because the headlights are individ- 3 ually controlled with SystemOne decoders, this same functionality is supported with your decoder. In all cases the lights have to be turned on or off using your DCC system before putting them on a DC track. Life-Like's circuit was designed to support systems like Digitrax and Lenz that automatically reverse head­ lights, which results in another quirk. Because the Life-Like design uses a common power ci rcu i t for both the forward and reverse headlight diodes, if you turn both headlights on at devoted almost a page to DCC in the SD7 operating the same time using your SystemOne decoder there instructions but didn't once mention pin assignments isn't enough power coming through the single resis­ or correct plug orientation. Fortunately, installing the tor in the common lighting circuit to light both decoder backwards won't harm it - if the motor bulbs - this is true on both DC and DCC tracks. The high-capacity works but the lights won't, then just reverse the plug. This isn't a problem with the Lenz and Digitrax 1 (left) and regular Once you have it operating correctly, pin I can be decoders since they normally have only one light on (right) power boosters identified by the orange wire attached to it. Hopefully at a time. However this resistor creates other prob­ are shown with a Digi­ they will provide this information in the future. lems. With DC power r had to move the pot about trax 1-amp decoder J/" revolution before I could even see them begin to for scale. Wiring It to Your Advantage glow. I do want to say again that both the Atlas and Even though the NMRA committee decided not to Life-Like locomotives operate just like their prede­ This power boost­ use the 3 to 7-pin jumper configuration, that doesn't cessors on DC power without a decoder installed - 2 er is installed over mean you cannot, but why would you want to? What if and after all DC users still represent more than 95% the rear truck in an the circuit is wired at the factory in China with the of their sales. The manufacturers are just beginning Atlas FPl. Notice how short hood as forward but on your road the long hood to implement this new technology, 1'm sure that as the power transistors was designated as forward? With the current plug the they have more time to work out the kinks we'll have been bent at a only way to correct this is by rewiring all the motor eventually see locomotives with circuits that sup­ 90° angle to allow and light connections or by changing the connections port DCC and DC operations equally. installation in this between your decoder and its plug, something that low-overhead setting. might invalidate your warranty. In some of my locomo­ Coming Attractions tives I have simply cut the wire to pin 3 leaving a sec­ Next month we'll wrap up this series on DCC with Here are a Life-Like tion about '//' long and then soldered this to pi n 7. a discussion of how to size a system for your layout. 3 SDl (top) and Atlas Now I can reverse lights and direction of travel by sim­ We 'll also fi ll you in on ways to provide the power U33e (bottom) show­ ply rotating the male plug. In the fu ture we should be requirements of a DCC system. After December we'll ing their circuit boards able to do this with a simple command in the system continue to follow the development of DCC with less and Dee plugs. The software. On most decoders the wire to pin 3 is usually frequent articles on using stationary decoders to con­ white triangle on the green and the one to pin 7 is blue, but on the new Sys­ trol switches and other equipment, computer control, Atlas board points to temOne decoders the wire to pin 3 is purple. It's a good lights, whistles and bells. In the meantime, stay on the the No. 1 pin on the idea to check your manual for wire color designations. right track and don't run out of steam. Dee plug. �

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Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) 5050 HO Scale Model Shell (SD60) by Rail Power Products N Scale Model by Con-Cor

by Rich Picariello

Photos by the author

he Prototype SDSO: Electro-Motive were added to all units. The Rio Grande Decals Division (EMD) produced the fi rst SD50 locomotives are numbered from 5501 HO Scale 3,50T0-hp SD50 in 1980. A total of six units to 5517. C-D-S 263 (dry transfers) were built, all for the Norfolk and Western. An article by Robert R. Harmen pertain­ Herald King L-41 These units were later designated SD50S as ing to the Rio Grande SD50s appeared in the Microscale 87-28 they were built using the SD40-2 frame with January/February 1992 issue of Diesel Era N Scale a length of 68 ' 10" and truck centers of magazine. C-D-S 263N (dry transfers) 43 ' 6 ". Beginning in 1981, a longer frame The Scale Model SDSO: Rail Power Microscale 60-28 (7 1' 2" length with truck centers of 45 ' 10") Product's HO scale SD60 can also represent was used for all subsequent SD50 produc­ the SD50. The RPP shell comes with sepa­ Paints tion. From 1981 to 1984, 230 3,500-hp units rate detail parts such as fans and the electri­ AccuFlex were built. In November of 1984, SD50 cal filter box. The RPP chassis will accept 16-0 1 Engine Black horsepower was increased to 3,600-hp; 131 Athearn drive components, trucks and either 16-02 Reefer White units were built at this rating plus another 60 an Athearn or can motor. If desired, a more 16-6 1 D&RGW Orange hooded units (designated SD50F) for the accurate SD50 can be made by removing the Accu+paint Canadian National. All SD50 production six doors under the radiator and replacing 1 Stencil White ended in 1987. The main spotting difference them with the appropriate Cannon doors. 2 Stencil Black between the SD50 and the later visually sim­ File a flat spot on the front of the short hood 15 Warm Orange ilar SD60 is four latched doors beneath the to mount the Gyralite. Proto Power West has Floquil radiator on the SD50; the SD60 has six doors a chassis for the RPP SD60 shell with a can 1100 10 Engine Black at this location. motor, a weighted Athearn underframe and 110011 Reefer White In order to ease a motive-power short­ tuned Athearn drive components (#60102, 110172 D&RGW Orange (disc.) age in mid 1983, Rio Grande leased two $84.00). Overland also has a complete chas­ MODELflex SD50S locomotives (and 16 other units) sis with a cast-metal underframe, a can (by Badger) from the Norfolk and Western. Three motor and sprung brass trucks (#5360, 16-01 Engine Black Kansas City Southern and four Seaboard $80.00). 16-02 Reefer White System SD50 locomotives were borrowed The Con-Cor N-scale SD50 will serve as 16-6 1 D&RGW Orange for tests in late 1983 and early 1984, a good starting point for a D&RGW SD50. Pro Color respectively. As a result of these tests, a Although not currently listed in Con-Cor's 307 Reefer Orange January 1984 order with EMD for 20 catalog, they could possibly be found at 400 Flat Black SD40T-2s was changed to 17 SD50s. To some hobby dealers, hobby flea markets or 412 Flat White ensure quick delivery, they were added to swap meets. Scalecoat an existing SD50 order for the Chessie Sys­ Paint and Decal Notes: Rio Grande 10 Black tem and thus, were delivered (from August diesels are painted all black with orange 11 White to October 1984) with Chessie details such safety stripes, pilots, snowplow, cab number­ 40 D&RGW New Orange as a five-chime air horn, side-mounted bell boards and sidesills. The handrails at the Scalecoat II and the "mail slot" in the cab sub-base step areas and the step edges are white. The (plastic-compatible) front door. Some units have had their as­ cab side-window frames are aluminum. All 2001 Locomotive Black delivered five-chime horn replaced with a units display moderate to severe weathering 201 1 White three-chime horn; nose-mounted Gyralites except freshly repainted #55 12 (see photo). 2016 Reefer Orange

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Detail Parts for HO Scale: 40 -AL29210 Sunshade (photo-etched brass) ...... 1.95/6 1-DW139 Air filter ...... 1.00/set DA1301 Sunsbade (plastic) ...... 1.25/6 2 -DA1601 Air horn, three-chime (delrin) ...... 1.75/2 DW188 Sunshade (plastic) ...... 80/4 DW186 Air horn, three-chime (brass) ...... 2. 50/ea. PSC39047 Sunshade (brass) ...... 2.2 5/4 3 -CS421 Air horn, five-cbime (brass) ...... 6.95/ ea. 41 -CCll04 Short bood* ...... 6.95 /ea. DA1602 Air horn, five-chime(delrin) ...... 1.7512 42 -CCll02 Toilet hatch* ...... 1.95/4 DW187 Air horn, five-chime (brass) ...... 2.50 /ea. 43 -AT44011 Tmck, front - powered ...... 4.50 /ea. 4 -DA3201 Air tanks (plastic) ...... 2.25 /2 44 -AT44012 Truck, rear - powered ...... 4.50 /ea. DW204 Air tanks (metal) ...... 1.95/2 45 -CF112 Underframe/step ligbt (brass) ...... 2.95/2 TP45 Air tanks (metal) ...... 1.30/2 DWI72 Underframe/step light ...... 1.25/8 5 -DA1802 Antenna, whip (plastic) ...... 1.00/6 46 -DA1901 Vent, short hood ...... 1.00112 OM9055 Antenna, whip (brass) ...... 1.60/ea. DW121 Vent, short hood ...... 75/ 12 6 -DA2302 AnNest, cab ...... 1.25/8 47 -DA1902 Vent, cab side ...... 1.00/8 7 -CS109 Bell, side mount (brass) ...... 3.89 /ea. DW122 Vent, cab side ...... 75 /12 8 -CC1601 Blower bousing (plastic)* ...... 3. 50/2 48 -DA2312 Wind deflector (clear plastic) ...... 1.25/4 OM9707 Blower bousing (brass)* ...... 5.85 /ea. OM9327 Wind deflector (brass) ...... 2. 50/4 9 -RPP502 Body shell only, SD60 ...... l4.00/ea. UP77 Wind deflector/minor (brass) ...... 2.0 0/2 RPP128 Chassis only (cast metal) ...... 1O.00/ea. 49 -GD WG-1 Window-gasket decals ...... 3.25 /set RPP503 Body and cbassis (boxed set) ...... 23 .00/set 50 -AMB241 Window glass ...... 3.9 5/set 10 -DW179 Brake wheel* ...... 1.00/2 RUN1856 Window glass ...... 2. 00/set ll -CC1501 Cab* ...... 5. 95/ea. 51 -AL29200 Windshield wipers (delt'in) ...... 1.75/8 12 -CC1202 Cab sub-base kit* ...... 6.9 5/2 CS419 Windshield wipers (brass) ...... 3. 50/4 13 -CC1204 Cab sub-base doors, PSC3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) ...... 1.50/4 Conrail & Chessie styles ...... 2.9 5/8 UP94 Windsbield wipers (bJ·ass) ...... 2.00 /4 14 -DA2210 Chain, blackened ...... 2.25 /12" UP97 Windshield wipers (plastic) ...... 1.50/4 PSC48348 Chain ...... 2.75 /10" Detail Parts for Scale 15 -DAI019 Classification lights ...... 1.25/8 N 16 -DA2211 Coupler lift bar ...... 2. 00/2 I -ME NF5 Air filter ...... 2. 50/set

OM9151 Coupler lift bar ...... 1.9512 2 -DA8204 Air horn, three-chime ...... 1.25/2 17 -OM9171 Door handle (brass) ...... 1.6712 JNJ1l3 Air horn, three-chime ...... 3.50 /2 PSC3998 Door handle (plastic) ...... 1.5Q/6 SE N700 Air horn, tbree-chime ...... 1.65/ea. 18 -DA1404 Drop step ...... 1.50/2 3 -JNJ1l5 Air hom, five-chime ...... 3. 50/2 19 -DW161 Electrical ftlterbox* ...... 75/set SE704 Air horn, five-chime ...... 1.65/ea. 20 -DA2008 Fan, 48" Q-type w/blades (plastic)* ...... 7.9 5/3 4 -SE N347 Air tanks'" ...... 1.85/2 OM9215 Fan, 48" Q-type wlblades (brass)* ...... 3. 85/ea. 6 -DA8215 Armrest ...... 1.25/4 21 -DA2007 Fan, 52" wlblade (plastic)* ...... 2.9 5/ea. 7 -JNJ1l7 Bell ...... 3. 00/4 OM9177 Fan cover, 52" (etched stainless steel)* ....4.50 /ea. SE N352 Bell wlbracket ...... 1.65/2 22 -DA3102 Fuel filler (plastic)t ...... 1.00/set 10 -ME NBS Brake wheel (brass) * ...... 2. 00/ea. DW166 Fuel filler(metal) ...... 1.00/4 SE N698 Brake wheel (metal)* ...... 1.70/2 PSC39080 Fuel finer (plastic) ...... 1.50/4 14 -DA2210 Chain ...... 2.25/ 12" 23 -DA3102 Fuel gauget ...... 1.00/set 18 -DA8206 Drop step ...... 1.00/2 PSC39037 Fuel gauge ...... 1.50/6 19 -SE N501 Electrical cabinet'" ...... 1.65/2 24 -DA3102 Fuel sight glass (plastic)t ...... 1.00/set 27 -JNJ207 Gyralite ...... 3. 00/4 CF226 Fuel sight glass (brass) ...... 2.09/2 32 -PSC6704 Hose, air line (brass) ...... 1.50/6 OM9250 Fuel sight glass (brass) ...... 3.0 0/ea. PSC6705 Hose, air line (plastic) ...... 2. 50/24 PSC39011 Fuel sigbt glass (plastic) ...... 1.50/2 33 -ASM Lift rings/eyebolts/U-bolts (etched brass) ..8.29 /set 25 -DA2202 Grabirons ...... 2.50 /48 34 -SE N550 MU hoses ...... 3. 95/4 26 -DA2218 Grabiron, V-shaped ...... 1.50/3 36 -DA8211 Plow ...... 1.25/ea. 27 -DAI009 Gyralite, short hood...... 1.00/2 SE N207 Plow ...... 1.90/ea. 28 -RDPI06 Handrail set, RPP SD60 ...... 9. 95/set 39 -SE N499 Speed recorder...... 1.65/2 29 -DA1024 Headlight, front w/visors ...... 1.0012 40 -SE N310 Sunshade ...... 1.85/2 30 -DAI003 Headlight, rear ...... 1.00/2 46 -SE N427 Vent, short hood...... 1.70/3 3I -MV22 Headlightlenses ...... 1.15/4 47 -SE N428 Vent, cab side ...... 1.70/3 32 -CS227 Hose, air line (brass) ...... 2. 15/4 DA6206 Hose, air line (deltin) ...... 1.25/6 The fo llowing parts must be fa bricated by the modeler:

33 -DA2206 Lift rings ...... 3. 00/36 A - Brake cylinder air line - make with brass wire.

34 -CF257 MU hoses, 3-per bracket (brass) ...... 4.95 /4 B - Drain pipe - make from wire.

DA1508 MU hoses, individual (delt'in) ...... 2.00 /16 C - Truck sand lines - make from thin wire insulation.

OM9350 MU hoses, 3-per bracket (brass) ...... 6. 10/4 D - Underframe piping - use various sizes of wire.

35 -DA1509 MU receptacle set - modern ...... 1.25/6 E - Brake chain bracket - make from styrene. 36 -DW140 Plow (metal) ...... l.50/ea. OM9550 Plow (brass) ...... 8.85/ea. * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included with the 37 -OM9375 Rerail frog (UP type, similar to D&RGW) . 3.60/2 Rai.1Power Products HO scale shell or the Con-Cor N scale SD50; 38 -DA3001 Sand-fill hatch (plastic) ...... 1.25/6 replacement of any or all original parts is left to the discretion of OM9400 Sand-fill batch (brass) ...... 3. 30/2 the modeler. 39 -CF196 Speed recorder (brass) ...... 4.39 /4 The DA3 l02 Fuel Tank Fittings (set) contaiJlS other parts that may t DA2807 Speed recorder (delrin) ...... 1.50/4 or may not be needed for this detailing project.

38 T MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 ALI A-LinelProto Power West CF: Custom Finishing ME: Miniatures by Eric RUN: Run 8 Productions PPW: P. O. Box 7916 379 Tully Road RR #I P. O. Box 25224 La Verne, CA 91750 Orange, MA 01364 Busby, Alberta Rochester, NY 14625 Canada TOG OHO AMB: American Model Builders DA: Detail Associates SE: Sunrise Enterprises 1420 Hanley Industrial Ct. Box 5357 MY: MY Products P.O. Box 172 St. Louis, MO 63 144 San Luis Obispo, CA P.O. Box 6622 Doyle, CA 96 109 93403 Orange, CA 92667 ASM: Athabasca Scale Models TP: Trackside Products 771 Wilkinson Way DW: Details West OM: Overland Models Inc. 55 Alvin Street Saskatoon, SK P.O. Box 5132 3808 W. Kilgore Avenue Providence, RI 02907 Canada S7N 3L8 Hacienda Heights, CA Muncie, IN 47304-4896 91745 UP: Utah Pacific AT: A thearn, Inc. PSC: Precision Scale Company 9520 E. Napier Avenue 19010 Laurel Park Road GD: Graphic Details 3961 Hwy. 93 North Benton Harbor, Ml 49022 Compton, CA 90222 - division of Stevensville, MT 59870 J&V Enterprises Note: These detail parts may be CS: Cal-Scale 7252 Woodburn-Allen RDP: Rail Detail Products available at your local hobby 21 Howard Street Springs Road P.O. Box 427 dealer(s), so try there first. If you Montoursville, PA 17754 Bowling Green, KY 42 104 Hondo, TX 78861 must order directly from a manu- facturer, include at least $3.50 for CC: Cannon and Company JNJ: JnJ Trains RPP: Rail Power Products postage and handling. You must 310 Willow Heights P.O.B ox 1.535 7283 N. Stagecoach Drive purchase the full quantities as Aptos, CA 95003 Ottumwa, IA 52501 Park City, UT 84060 shown in the detail parts list. �

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t's been three-and-a-balf years since I our last visit to Monroe Stewart's 20' x 40' N-scale Hooch Junction Railroad (MRG, February 1992), and he hasn't 1 - C&O and Western Maryland RS3s ease across wasted any time since then. Let me remind this wooden trestle at Timber Ridge. you that Monroe is an architect which ex­ 2 - An RF&P cow-and-calf set works the intermodal plains his penchant for building. While I yard at Shenandoah Trucking. was busy shooting photos of his layout I 3 - A pair of Chessie SO units leads a string of tank actually heard him admit that he loves cars out of Hooch Junction yard. building the layout, but really isn't all that unctI• on

by Larry Puckett

Photos by the author

excited about running the trains! He also New Additions Materials and Mining, Knotts-Freytag Steel, filled me in on a little more of the history There are examples of Monroe's handi­ Latham Petroleum, Evan's Mill, Blackwood's of the Hooch Junction Railroad. He pre­ work scattered all over the layout. A new boat Plastics and Locher Lumber. Most of these are fabbed the benchwork and then installed it dock behind the Hooch Junction roundhouse named after friends, and Paul Locher of Signs all over Labor Day, 1976. Trains were run­ is a popular fishing place for the yard crews. Galore made most of the signs for the layout. ning in a week, and he hosted a Dixie Divi­ The boats docked there are named for Mon­ The town of Clinchfield has grown some sion open house just two months later - roe's sisters-in-law, Bertha Lee, Rose Eliza­ and the miners at Schaefer Creek now have like r said, Monroe doesn't waste any time. beth, Sallie, Eva and Roberta. Also, there are row upon row of new houses to replace their Let's take a look at what he's been up to several new industries including Puckett's tent camp. Nearby, Germantown is a new since our last visit. Packing, Bob Charles Natural Gas, Martello addition. Construction of Germantown was 4 - Blackwood's Plastics serves as the backdrop for a long string of empty hoppers being hauled by this lone CSX SO unit. 5 - Germantown provides the setting for this trio of S09s working up the grade to Clinchfield. 6 - Western Maryland GP35 No. 3576 is in command of the Clinchfield local.

brought about by Monroe's sister-in-law after she sent him a collection of N-scale structures from Germany. This little hamlet is now tucked into a small valley just over the mountain from Daiseyville and has a commanding view of the mainline.

Knotts-Freytag Steel Monroe's biggest project has been the addition of Knotts-Freytag Steel Company and harbor area at what once was a staging yard and reversing loop at Summit. What began as a simple revision of the staging area in a workshop attached to the layout room grew into a major construction project. After adding a 12' long shelf along the back wall of the workshop Monroe stood back and decided that it was too plain and just begged for some large industry. Monroe's inspiration came from issues of Lineside, the NMRA railroad industry SIG plus articles on Dean Freytag's Norma furnace. Why

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7 - C&O 2-8-2 No. 4249 hauls a local up the elevated track to Highview with Bob Charles Natural Gas in the foregro und. The sign promises that Bob's gas is warm, smooth and harmless!

8 - An old Pennsy 0-6-0 is used as the mine switcher at 3M (Martello Materials & Mining).

9 - Puckett's Packing Plant is one of the new indus­ tries that popped up after our last visit in 1992.

choose a steel mill? First, they are very lin­ ear structures and therefore can be more eas­ ily modeled in long, nan'ow spaces. Second, they contain a wealth of very interesting structures that made it a challenge for a scratchbuilder like Monroe. Third, the large structures loom over the locomotives and rolling stock providing a realistic setting. Monroe constructed his model steel fur­ nace out of a variety of bottles, bottle caps, structural components, an IHC coaling dock and lots of CampbeLl corrugated-steel sheath­ ing. To add depth to the scene Monroe had photographs of steel mills enlarged for use as backdrops. The yard in front of the steel mill consists of five visible tracks running the entire length of the 12' long shelf plus two hidden and one visible track about 6' long. To gether these tracks can hold 300 33' hop­ pers and as you can see from the photos Mon­ roe doesn't have far to go to fill it. Almostas impressive as the steel mill is the adjacent

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 43 10 - Pennsy K4 No. 1132 leaves the Old To wn station track with an excursion.

11 - After the round-trip excursion over the Hooch Junction mainline. No. 1132 returns eastbound after passing under Affl uence.

12 - The Liberty ship Jawn Henry is eased up to the dock at Huntington by a pair of tugs.

13 - These two fishermen are concentrating so hard on their catch that they may miss that pair of (&0 ESs passing behind them.

dock area at Huntington. The focal point of this scene is the beautifully constructed Lib­ erty ship, the Ja wn Hel1l)" plus some of the most realistic water I've ever seen.

A Working Railroad The result of this frenzy of industrial and business expansion is that it has given the railroad a coordinated purpose. Schaeffer Creek coal now has a major buyer for its coal along with the various other on-line users such as the power plant, coaling towers and docks, and the retail dealers. Locher Lumber at Summit supplies lumber to the various outlets served by the Hooch Junction. Lime­ stone from the quarry is used both in the mines as well as the steel mill. And the rail­ road sits in the middle of all this activity linking it all together. What started as a sim­ ple revision of a staging yard has brought together many of the industries on the layout in a business empire that is dependent on the railroad for transpoI1ation of both raw mate­ rials and finished products. Business has never been better for the Hooch Junction. Now all Monroe needs is a source for all that iron ore that the steel mill requires. 1.

44 MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 ..... 14 - Norfolk & Western GP9 No. 517 rum bles over the plate girder bridge that guards the entrance to the Hooch Junction main yard.

15 - Knotts-Freytag Steel Corp. is the major industry in Ashland and one of the Hooch Junction's biggest customers.

16 - Monroe Stewart does some 0-5-0 switching in Hooch Junction.

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For overview and comparison . �. purposes only. see trackplan in FebruaryHo 1992 Model Railrooading.ch Junction Miscellaneous Operations

by Alan B. Buchan

Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated

Pull Aparts somewhat frequent problem that situation as many times even though the Canron Railgroup P-811 Track Laying occurred in bolted-rail territory, roadbed has totally disappeared the track System (TLS) on Amtrak's Northeast Aespecially during periods of rapid tempera­ structure is left hanging but intact. When Corridor, Foxboro, MA; July 26, 1979. ture change in the late fall and winter, were this occurs there is typically no interruption The new CWR has previously been dis­ pull aparts. This occurred when the con­ in the signal circuits, and the track can be tributed and is being threaded into tracting action of the rail sheared off the shown to be clear. The "quick" fix for a the track while the old rail is being bolts at a joint. Concurrent with this the bars blow out is to call out the pile driver and removed from track. The new concrete sometimes cracked. Sometimes pull aparts construct a timber trestle. ties are coming off the work train were just a fu nction of bolts working their Sometimes the timber trestles in a former ahead of the TLS. The old wood ties way loose from the nuts and lock washers blow-out area are filled in again. This is usu­ are being picked up and loaded onto and falling out of the bolt holes. The fix was ally done by running work train after work the work train under the concrete ties. to send two trackman out with a new set of train of side-dump cars of stone and fi ll dirt J. J. Emerick, Jr., photo bolts and bars and a rail stretcher. Rail until the area is filled in. Once the fi ll is stretcher he says? Next thing you know he sufficiently compacted the bridge deck is will be talking about buckets of steam. Yes, a disassembled, the piles are cut offand con­ Ya rd Cleaning rail stretcher, which is a come-along type de­ ventional track is rebuilt. Yards have a tendency to become filled vice that pennits tbe jacking of the joint back with spilled lading, especially from leaking together so new bolts and, if necessary, new Pile Drivers hopper and covered hopper doors, and bars can be fit in the existing hole alignments Piles were not only driven to construct empty boxcars with open doors. This was in the rail. trestles, they were sometimes also driven especially a problem where many car loads along track shoulders in territory where soil of grain, sand, coal, coke, stone, ore and Riprap. Blow Outs and Filling Trestles conditions caused unstable track. On page taconite pellets were handled. Too much In some areas where unruly water 101 of the UP Color Guide there is a good spilled lading became tripping hazards for courses ran adjacent to fills or where fills picture of UP pile driver 03 1 I I driving piles train crews working in the yard, especially at were built on somewhat unstable soil it was to stabilize a roadbed. In addition to these night. Tripping meant accidents, accidents necessary to continually build up the fill bearing piles, sheet piles of wood, concrete meant injuries or even death which trans­ banks. We had a minor problem spot like or steel were also driven to form continuous lated into lost time and FELA claims. The that on the Erie & Pittsburgh Branch just interlocking walls to resist lateral pressure. PRR developed a track-sweeper train to north of Greenville, PA, where the Shenango A pile driver is similar in construction to clean up these problems (see photo). See River would scour out the toe (bottom) of a a crane except that instead of a boom, it has also Wayner Publications' The Cars of the fill bank. We solved the problem by placing a vertical frame (leads) that controls the Pe nnsylvania Railroad, pg. 63. In later years a gondola of stone (classified as one- and direction of the pile and guides the hammer. hi-rail vacuum trucks were used to clean up two-man stone - meaning the weight was Pile-driving leads can also be added to regu­ yards. You had to be careful when picking such that it would take one or two men to lift lar cranes. In later years most roads bought up iron ore and taconite pellets as the truck the stone) at the base of the fill along the cranes with pile-driving rigs rather than spe­ could quickly become overloaded. river bank. We didn't use men to off-load the cialized pile drivers so the equipment could stone. I ran a short work train with a gon of do double duty. Tu nnel Repairs stone and a crawler crane on a flatcar and There is a picture of PRR 498200, a pile Maintenance inside tunnels includes both used the clamshell to place the stone. driver at Mingo Jet., OH, on page 12 I of the the track structure and the tunnel itself. Tun­ Sometimes when streams go through a PRR Color Guide. Additional pictures of UP nel maintenance requires a great deal of fill, in a culvert, a sufficient water head can 03 112 and CP 400043, both Industrial attention and is difficult at best. Ballast build up upstream that when it breaks it Brownhoist pile drivers, can be found on becomes fouled more quickly inside tunnels, causes a flash flood and takes the cut or a page 1931-430 of Tra in Shed Cyclopedia the steel components including rail typically piece of it out. These kinds of situations can No. 26. Also, on page 1928-420 there is a corrode more rapidly and cross ties are diffi­ occur in the East with upstream beaver good picture of a crane similar to Walthers' cult to remove and replace. Unlined rock dams. This can be an extremely dangerous 25-ton crane converted to pile-driver service. tunnels periodically require scaling and/or

46 T MODEL RAI LROADING NOVEMBER 1995 Example of a broken bar/pull apart. Example of lading buildup on yard tracks.

PRR 498177, Sweeper train. Boxcar to left supplies power to run the sweeper mechanism and power the conveyors on the trailing H21s which are used to collect the spilled lading. CNW American locomotive crane with pile-driver adapter These are the same type conveyors discussed in the March on flatcar. Location and date unknown. and April articles. Dick Kuelbs photo, A. B. Buchan collection

Here's a gem, LNE 671, a four-wheel platform car for making tunnel roof (or maybe even roundhouse roof) repairs, Arlington, PA; May 29, 1972. Amtrak work train of concrete ties en route to the TLS. Providence, Rl; October Th e Houser Collection, courtesy A. B. Buchan 1979. J. J. Emerick, Jr., photo

reinforcement with rock bolts. Some older woven-wire fencing included steel posts, would remove the trash and dispose of it tunnels are lined with brick which requires treated and untreated wood and concrete. over the side (for a flat or gon) or out the repointing and sometimes, if badly deterio­ door for a boxcar. I have never seen anyone rated, out-of-face replacement. Concrete Cleaning Cars model a clean-out track. It would be easy, tunnels can crack, leaving them vulnerable One of the jobs of the MW department just several piles of trash which would to frost action. Sometimes the concrete itself was to clean out fre ight cars. When a car was include dirt, wood blocking, stakes, steel deteriorates. Timber-lined tunnels periodi­ unloaded, technically it was the job of the banding, old boxcar grain doors, etc., indis­ cally require the replacement of timbers. consignee to remove not only all of the lading criminately piled adjacent to the track. It Tunnel repair is sufficiently unusual and dif­ but also all of the blocking, banding, etc., that would require daily switching, so it would ficult that the work (other than trackwork) is may have been used to secure the lading while almost be like another industry. usually performed by outside contractors. en route. However, this rule was not always strictly enforced. Many times cars, typically Track Laying Systems Fencing flats, gons and box, would come back to the Tn previoLls articles we discussed renewal Fencing was a big item for the MW yard loaded with trash material. On occasion a of ties and rail as separate maintenance fu nc­ department to install and maintain. At one car would be kept by a consignee for an tions. In the early to mid 1970s new track­ time the railroad industry was second only to extended period of time. When one of these component renewal systems started to appear agriculture as the largest user of fe ncing. Ty p­ cars came back there was no telling what which permitted the out-of-face replacement ical right-of-way (ROW) fencing included would be found inside. These cars sort of of ties or the replacement of both ties and rail barbed wire or woven wire or a combination became big trash receptacles for the industry. concun·ently. These machines, initially devel­ of both. Shops and yards were sometimes When I was at Sharon we had a track in oped for European railway applications, are fenced with high tight-board fence, woven Wheatland Yard where cars were spotted for known as Track Laying Systems (TLS). A wire or chain-link. In many localities rail­ cleaning. We would send a couple of track­ TLS is a large machine or series of machines roads were required by law to fence in the men over to the clean-out track with shovels, that enable track to be completely rebuilt as a ROW. Fence posts for the typical ROW brooms, steel cutters and claw bars. They single process. The first widespread use of

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 47 Plasser track geometry inspection car CR TS1007, built in 1989, at Strouds­ burg, PA; September 2, 1993. John R. Wa rrick photo, A. B. Buchan collection

Motor car, push car, derrick car (go-devil) and push car of tim­ bers spotted on the north side freight house track, Marietta, Scale cars PRR 999951 class YB, built 10/09 and PRR 999953 OH, March 1968. This track equipment was parked behind the class Y4, built 12/18 at St. Clair Ave. Ya rd, September 1966. camp cars of what was probably a B&B gang repairing bridge John Te ichmoeller photo, A. B. Buchan collection timbers nearby. John Te ichmoeller photo, A. B. Buchan collection

PRR 497284, class X31A "5" car delivering material in a revenue PRR 498639, company service class TM6 tank car, South freight train. Photographer unknown, A. B. Buchan collection Philadelphia, PA; August 1978.

TLS equipment in this country was on MW scene. In the mid '60s irregular line Clearance Cars Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (Boston-Wash­ and surface were primarily detected by eye The determination of the space envelope ington). The FRAlAmtrak Northeast COITi­ and feel as you rode a train during an in which cars or exposed high and wide lad­ dor Improvement Project (NEClP) included inspection trip. It was always better to ing could traverse has always been a con­ among other things the installation of major inspect the geometry of your territory from a cern. As the railroads developed larger cars stretches of concrete ties and new rail. The train, rather than from a hi-rail truck or and the movement of larger pieces of lading TLS was ideally suited for such a project. walking, as you could observe the dynamics became more prevalent, the identification of TLS operations are interesting and the logis­ of surface, line and cross elevation while the those routes that were able to accommodate tical support complex. An entire article could track was fu lly loaded. To day, the irregulari­ such lading and equipment became neces­ be devoted to TLS operations. However, ties of the track structure are more precisely sary. Clearance cars were nothing more than there is little here that could be modeled in determined using track geometry cars. a car with a series of retractable the average layout. Track-geometry measuring equipment can fi ngers/quills all around the car to specifi­ also be mounted in hi-rail trucks or self-pro­ cally measure the available space envelope Tra ck Geometry Cars pelled (RDC type) passenger cars. Bach­ around the car. Of particular concern were The use of sophisticated measuri ng mann makes a model of a Plasser EM80C the measurement of clearances in tunnels, devises to determine line, surface and cross­ track geometry car in HO scale. I don't through and under bridges and adjacent to level irregularities is relatively new to the know how accurate this model is. station platform sheds and other buildings

48 T MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 near the track. Charts showing the clearance Although I didn't measured it, based on Tichy (4011 - handcars and trailers) and restrictions on each track and each branch these end dimensions the Walthers model the derrick car (Oo-devil) from Selley (608). were kept in the clearance bureau. This appears to be a class Y4. However, it is The Bone Ya rd information was not only used to determine painted an incorrect freight-car red. Several routings of excess-dimension cars but were years ago Hallmark had a brass model of a Did you ever wonder what happened to also used by the engineering department to class Y 4 on the market. The trouble was, and old pieces of bridges when they were determine where improvements to clearance still is, that nobody makes decals small replaced with new ones. Well on the PRR restrictions needed to be made. enough for the sides. I can't even get N scale many of them were sent to the System Struc­ A picture of an early PRR clearance car decals to work. tural Steel Storage Yard, a.k.a. the "Bone can be found on page 1931-449 of Tr ain Yard" in Canton, OR. The "bone Yal'd" was Communications and Shed Cyclopedia No. 26. A later model, PRR a big field between the mainline and the old 497 125, can be seen on page 127 of the P RR Signal Maintenance reefer icing facility, just west of Fairhope Color Guide in Tuscan Red with Dulux The maintenance of signals and signal interlocking/block station. The B&B Super­ Gold lettering. There is a good elevation appliances, the non-track portion of switches visor at Canton had the responsibility to photo of PRR 497 125 on page 426 of Stauf­ as well as grade-crossing protection devices maintain an inventory of all structures so fer's Pennsy Po wer III along with an excel­ and the pole line was the responsibility of stored. On occasion some of the "bones" lent picture of the car, in action, emerging the signal maintainer. The signal maintainer would be shipped out to locations to replace from a short tunnel. When operated it was reported to a Supervisor-C&S (communica­ other SU'uctures, typically those damaged in run as a special train usually with a coach. tions and signals) who in turn reported to the a derailment. If you really like bridges but Nobody makes a clearance car model. Division Engineer (see organization chart already have enough on your layout, maybe In addition to the Offi cial Railway Equip­ page 67, January 1995 MRG). Most main­ you could model a small "bone yard." Make ment Register (ORER) the Railway Equip­ tainers were headquartered in an interlock­ sure there are plenty of weeds growing up ment Publishing Company also published the ing/block station or in the unused baggage around the structural members. Railway Line Clearances, a book of clear­ areas of former passenger stations. The ance and weight limits of railroads in the US, maintainer spent most of his life repairing Movement Of Company Material Canada and Mexico. The data was arranged and adjusting the electrical components of In addition to the shipping of the major to show the entire system, entire system­ the C&S system, such as wires, relays, sig­ components of track material, which has mainline, interline, through and local. nal lamps and bulbs, batteries and insulators. been addressed in previous articles, the rail­ In the old arm-strong interlocking plants the road had an endless amount of other material Scale Te sting maintenance of the interlocking bed and all that was used in the day-to-day servicing and At one time the PRR probably had of the connecting pipes, bell cranks, etc., maintenance of cars and locomotives (fuel, around 100 scales scattered in yards was his. Maintainers like the MW guys lubricants, sand, batteries, etc.), bridges and throughout the system. In order to check a spent many off-duty hours out on contin­ buildings, signals, scales, electric traction scale's accuracy a load of known weight was gency calls. system, marine equipment, etc. Although placed on the scale to calibrate the reading On the PRR the maintainer was usually some of this material was shipped directly to in the scale house. The known weights came provided with a non-hi-rai I pickup truck the using point by the manufacturer much of in the form of scale test cars. These test cars (red) outfittedwith tool boxes. In addition to it was shipped to cenU'al wal'ehouses and dis­ had no brakes as the wearing away of the the normal routine maintenance performed tributed from there as required. brake shoes and wheels would have affected by the maintainer there were other C&S In the mid '50s the PRR had over 175,000 the accuracy of the car's weight. However, shops where relays and other equipment line items, valued at $70 million stored in they did have air lines and were hauled would be tested and repaired. One of the over 130 storehouses, LOO "working stocks" directly ahead of cabins when being trans­ best ways to represent a C&S maintainer on and 320 material yards and minor storage ported from one test site to another. your layout would be to park a properly points. In order to transpOit this material the There is a good photo of two classes of equipped tool truck (Trident 90020) at a Material and Stores Department had a fl eet of test weight cars used by the PRR in the grade-crossing flasher relay case with the "S-Cal's" including X29 and X3 1A boxcars 1960s on page 127 ofYannosey's PRR Color doors open, and with the maintainer making (see photo), H30 covered hoppers and F45B Guide - PRR 490387 class Y 4 and PRR adjustments inside. wheel cars. For photos of additional "S" 490398 class YA . The PRR had four classes equipment see the PRR Color Guide - page of test weight cars, YA (13,400 Ibs.), YB Bridge and Building Maintenance 40 (PRR 491 395, class F45B wheel Cal' nee (30,000 lbs.), Y4 (80,000 Ibs.) and Y6 The maintenance of the non-rail compo­ class B60B); page 73 (PRR 498290, class (40,000 lbs.); all were painted black. These nents of bridges, all buildings (stations, yard X29); page 112 (PRR 498058 and 498057 classes and weights are taken directly from offices, towers, section houses, shops, etc.) class H30-sand cars); and page 126 (PRR the PRR car configuration tracings. How­ and all other structures (coaling towers, 498748 class TM8B). For additional info on ever, it should be noted that although the diesel fueling facilities, sanding towers, tank cars see Rich Burg's article on PRR tank tracings state class YA weighs 13,400 Ibs., water towers, etc.) was the responsibility of Cal'S in the PRRT&HS Keystone, Vol. 17, No. the dimensional data on Dick Kuelbs' photo the Supervisor-Structures (a.k.a. B&B I, Spring 1984. See also photo of PRR (pg. 127, PRR Color Guide) clearly shows Supervisor) who also reported to the Divi­ 498805, class X29, battery car in Wayner's the class YA car to weigh 30,000 Ibs., the sion Engineer. The structures department Th e Cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad, page same as class YB. had all of the building craftsman - cal'pen­ 64. Inclusion of "S" cars in your revenue The side-elevation dimensions of the tel's, electricians, plumbers, painters, etc. freights would be appropriate. class Y 4 and Y6 cars are virtually identical, One of the best ways to represent a B&B the main differences are in the end-elevation gang on your layout would be to place a few Catenary Maintenance dimensions. The class Y 4 has a wider body, camp cars on a side track (class XL sleeper Six railroads in the country had signifi­ 9' 0" versus 7' 3" for the Y6. There is a and class XL kitchen-diner or Pullman cant overhead catenary electrified territory: photo of PRR 490386 class Y4 along with KDRS-14), a couple of tool-supply cars DL&W, ON, MILW, NH, PRR and VON. plans, side and end elevations and sections (class XL or X23), a class GRA gon (see These roads all had the added requirements on page 1928-447 of Train Shed Cyclopedia Figure I, page 55 March 1995 MRG) and of operating and maintaining the electric No. 26. Pictures of a class Y4, PRR 999088, the track equipment shown in the photo traction (ET) system which included the and class Y6, PRR 490385, can be found on herein. I would recommend a motor car catenary structure (poles, wires, insulators), page 428 of Pennsy Power Ill. from Durango Press (37), the trailers from power feeder lines, sub-stations and imped-

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 49 Self-propelled tower car PRR 489502. I believe this car was converted from PRR 4644, a Pullman/EMC gas-electric car. Collectibles from Bob's Photos, courtesy A. B. Buchan

Platform car and tool/supply car, NH wire train, June 1969. Putting the old wooden passenger equipment to good use. Cable car and riding ca r, NH wire train, June 1969. Th e Houser Collection, courtesy A. B. Buchan Th e Houser Collection, courtesy A. B. Buchan ance bonds. The most visible operations of Instruction Cars PRR 492445 in deteriorating condition, the ET department were the wire mainte­ Instruction cars technically do not fit into taken in the yard at the Pennsylvania State nance cars and trains. The PRR had both the realm of work trains, wreck trains and Railroad Museum, Strasburg, PA, in May wire maintenance cars (tower cars) con­ camp cars nor are they really part of MW 1980 is shown herein. PRR 492444 and verted from gas-electric equipment and spe­ operations. I include them here only because 492445 being directly converted from class cial wire trains. The tower cars were they are railway service cars and part of the M70 both have clerestory roofs. typically used to perform routine mainte­ system's non-revenue operations and there is a PRR 498 125 was converted from RPO nance and minor emergency repairs. The relatively new kit available on the market to class M70b PRR 6540 in 1947 (via a previ­ wire trains consisting of tower cars, cable model the PRR version. These instruction cars ous 1935 conversion from RPO class M70). reel cars, tool and riding cars were typically were equipped with seats and special teaching It would probably have an arch roof as that used during major catenary emergency aids primarily for air-brake instruction. was the major change in the 1935 upgrading repairs and when renewing the contact (trol­ Based on the information in Chuck Blar­ from class M70 to M70b, along with roof ley) wire. Trolley wire, like rail, wore out done's outstanding article "PRR Steel RPO ventilators, with some getting truck changes from use and had to be replaced. Cars" in the PRRT&HS Keystone, Vo l. 26, from 3C-Pl to 3D-Pl. A major concern for the MW depart­ No. 1, Spring 1993* the PRR had four PRR 498 130 was converted from class ment when performing track work under instruction cars, all converted from RPOs. BM70a PRR 5380 in 1930. There is a picture the wire (especially lining track on curves) They roamed the system and were used pri­ of this car on page 427, Pennsy Po wer //1. was to ensure that the relationship of the marily to instruct train and engine service I have no idea how long each of these trolley wire to the track was maintained so and mechanical department personnel in the cars lasted and what cars were operating that the pantograph, which follows the path use, operation and maintenance of air brakes. concurrently. The Sweetland PRR 492444 of the track, did not flip out from under the Two were converted directly from RPO picture was taken in 1960. Note that these trolley wire, especially on curves. If this class M70, PRR 492444, nee PRR 6539, cars were painted Tuscan Red with Dulux should happen the pantograph could be converted in 1927 and PRR 492445, nee ripped off the equipment and the wires PRR 65 17, converted in 1926. A good photo * This article has excellent photos, plans, would most likely be torn down. Not a of PRR 492444, can be found on page 127 elevations and a chronological history of happy occasion. of the PRR Color Guide. A fair photo of the PRR's steel RPO cars.

50 T MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 Instruction car PRR 492445, nee class M70 RPO PRR 6517 PRR 489696 platform car on wire train. converted in 1926. Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Photographer unknown, A. B. Buchan collection Strasburg, PA; May 1980.

Tw o wreck-damaged boxcars and a tank car being returned EMD test car (Dynamometer car) behind Amtrak AEM-7 to owners. Tra in EP-2 (Erie-Pittsburgh) on the PC, former 900, 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA. PRR, E&P branch, Jamestown, PA; November 1970.

Gold lettering and not PRR Camp Car Yel­ cal Officer. I include them here only Hospital Trains low. There are interior and exterior pictures because they could be occasionally added to Many times when equipment in a freight of older style B&O, MP and UP air-brake a consist to record the performance of a new train became disabled (bad order) it was set instruction cars on page 1931-452 of Tr ain locomotive. Dynamometer cars were out at the nearest siding. If the repair was Shed Cyclopedia No. 26. equipped with devices for measuring and critical, in that the car could not be moved if The Bethlehem Car Works PRR class recording locomotive performance, typi­ not repaired, a maintenance-of-equipment M70b RPO kit would be appropriate for cally drawbar pull, horsepower, fuel effi ­ gang was sent to the location to repair the modeling PRR 498 125. Ivan Frantz, Jr., ciency and other pertinent information car. If the car could be moved but not in rev­ reviewed this kit in the PRRT&HS Keystone, concerning locomotive performance under enue service and it was an empty, many Vo l. 28, No. 2, Summer 1995, giving it high load, i.e., pulling a train. There is a picture times the car sat on a siding until several marks but did point out that the underbody of PRR 495591, P. Co.'s only dynamometer cars were in similar condition, then a special detail drawing with the kit was incorrect. He car, on page 423 of Pennsy Po wer III. Pages train was sent out to collect them. Many did not discuss the changes that would be 1928-450 through 452 of Tr ain Shed Cyclo­ roads called these hospital trains. Also when required to model the instruction car PRR pedia No. 26 have pictures of NYC X8006 cars were damaged beyond normal running 498 125. (also on page 1940-526) and ATSF 29 repairs they were sent back home on another dynamometer cars as well as plan and ele­ car (see photo). Dynamometer Cars vation drawings of the car's interior and Well, it's time to dust off your snow­ Dynamometer cars were not part of the weighing head assembly. Pages 1931-454 plows and flangers. Not only is winter with MW department's operation; they came through 46 1 show pictures and drawings of us but next month we will cover snow opera­ under the jurisdiction of the Chief Mechani- BAR, CP, KCS, MILW and NP cars. tions. Get ready to protect.

Addendum In last month's article on "Ditching and Ve getation Control" I it also had three camp cars (converted outside-braced box­ mentioned the MDClRoundhouse Jordan spreader kit Well, the cars) traveling with it for the spray crew. A bunk car (for six next day after submitting the text I received the August issue men), a foreman's car and kitchen/dining car located between of MAINLINE MODELER in which is a fine article by 1995Marcel De the engine and the caboose. Steve also has an article on how Vlieger on how to convert the Roundhouse "kit" into a first-class to bash the spray control car. Jordan spreader. If you want an inexpensive Jordan and like to In the August "Rail Renewa l - Part II" article mention was bash and scratch, this is a must article for you. Marcel modeled a made of the arrival of Tr ident's maintenance truck. Well, British Columbia version but with photos of your prototype you Details West has now come out with a "Hi-Rail Conversion Kit" should be able to make any necessary adjustments. for the Tr ident maintenance truck that also fits the A few days later my Spring (July) issue of SPIKES, Blazer,(235-918) pickup and Suburban. It includes cast-metal hi-rail 1995 TIES & RAILS arrived with a nice article with photos of a UP wheels, truck-style tool box (not needed for the maintenance weed-spray train by Steve Shoe. The spray tra in Steve photo­ truck or Suburban but would look great on a stra ight pickup) graphed was somewhat different from what I described in that and a set of welding tanks. �

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 51 PRIII.OTYPE ENTURES

The Biltmore Railroad by Larry E. Smith, MMR

ailroads are built for a multitude of esplanade with a stone wall at one end and upstate system that terminated in Albany and reasons, some to serve towns and the house at the other. It is a spectacular used riverboats to transport passengers and Rcities, others for more specific purposes. It is sight. How this home became a reality is freight to New York City, except when the the railroads that are built for a specificpur­ an interesting story. Hudson River froze over. Then the Central pose that are sometimes the more interesting The name Vanderbilt is synonymous with had to rely on the paralleling tracks, which because of their unique equipment and their railroading, having developed the great New Vanderbilt controlled. Using a law, that the often short-lived existence. The Biltmore York Central System. Cornelius Vanderbilt Central itself had gotten through the legisla­ Railroad is one of those unique railroads that got his start in the transportation industry at ture, Vanderbilt denied the Central access to was built for a very specific purpose and then age 17 when he started a ferry, using a $100 his trains when the river froze over in 1867, vanished into the pages of history. that he borrowed from his mother, to haul severing the important link to New York Many of us have seen photographs of passengers and produce between his native City. New York Central stockholders quickly the Biltmore Estate, but until you see it in Staten Island and Manhattan in a sailboat. capitulated, placing their railroad in Vander­ person you cannot realize the enormity of Within the first year, the fleet had grown to bilt's very capable hands. the house. With 250 rooms, it is the largest three vessels. The control of the railroad started to shift private home in America today. I saw the The "Commodore" had very little inter­ to William Henry Vanderbilt, the Com­ Biltmore house for the first time last Feb­ est in railroads because of an accident that modore's fourth chiJd, after the takeover of ruary when I visited Asheville, NC, to injured him in 1833. However, this changed the Central. It was under his guidance that begin planning for the joint SER-MER and by 1864 he had acquired control of both the railroad grew and prospered, becoming 1997 Convention. After a long drive from the New York and Harlem Railway and the one of the largest in the country. the gate house along a beautiful tree-lined Hudson River Railway and had his eye on William had eight children, the youngest road, we emerged at the end of a long the New York Central. The Central was an was George Washington Vanderbilt, III. George had little interest in the business side of the family, and very little in the social world of the Vanderbilts, preferring instead to travel and read. He also began collecting books and art object early in life. When he visited the then remote Blue Ridge Mountains surrounding Asheville in 1887, he was so enticed by the beauty of the area that he decided to make it the site of his country estate. Purchasing the land, eventually totaling 125,000 acres, he com­ missioned architect Richard Morris Hunt to design and direct con­ struction of a mansion similar to the 16th-cen­ tury chateaux in France's Loire Valley.

The Railroad As with most turn-of­ the-century projects, con­ struction of the house wasn't easy. The site for the house was three miles from the nearest rail­ The Biltmore, a 36-ton 0-4-0 built by Baldwin in 1891, was the second locomotive to arrive at the road, the Richmond and Biltmore Estate. Courtesy of Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina Danville, necessitating

52 .." MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 some means of transport­ ing the massive amounts of materials required to build the house. Fredrick Law Olmsted was ap­ pointed the landscape designer, who in turn appointed W. A. Thomp­ son as head of the en­ gineering department. Thompson realized the enormity of the project and began to make plans for a railroad to connect the construction site with the Richmond and Dan­ ville at Best, NC. The fi rst railroad at the site proved totally inadequate for the task when construction on the house began in the spring of 1890, leaving Thomp­ Members of the Va nderbilt family pose with what appears to be some of their luggage on one of son no choice but to built the flatcars used to haul construction materials and workers to the estate. George Va nderbilt a much sturdier plant stands at right behind his mother (seated). The Biltmore Estate is visible in the upper right corner. with heavier cars and Courtesy of Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina locomotives. Thompson and V. E. McBee, of the Richmond and was tested on September 12, 1891. Its con­ metto Phosphate Co. The disposition of the Danville, surveyed a rail route from Best to struction number was 1220S, and it was a Ronda is unknown. the site; part of the requirement was that the class 486 0-4-0 with 7" cylinders. It was railroad be constructed within ISO' of the originally built to 3' gauge. Suggested Layout Ideas house. They tumed construction of the rail­ The flatcars were constructed by Motley This would be an easy operation to dupli­ road over to D. C. Weeks and Son, the gen­ and Co. of New York and had a 20-ton capac­ cate on your layout, either using today's eral contractor. ity. The cars were equipped with 4" x 12" motive power or steam power. All that The line ran for three miles, climbing a boards that were attached to the car making would be required would be a small yard, 1.7S% grade to the south side of the them into low-side gondolas, better suiting flatcars and a small locomotive. For the esplanade. From there it curved north, paral­ the service of hauling crushed stone, cement, diesel era, the Grandt Line GE 2S-ton loco­ lel to the facade, allowing access to a series brick, steel and Indiana Limestone. They were motive would be an ideal choice. The steam of storage sheds and stonecutters' sheds. The also used to haul workers from the town into era would be a little more difficult,but could railroad was narrow gauge. and out of the construction site. A typical be duplicated, especially in scale. 0 The first locomotive was the Ronda,. It train would consist of the locomotive and The tracks could leave the small yard and was built by Baldwin and records indicate tender with two loaded flatcars. disappear through the trees and enter a hid­ that it was a stock locomotive, that is, a Owing to the temporary nature of the den yard. After a short time, the locomotive locomotive that Baldwin produced that had construction of the roadbed, there were lots and empty cars could then reappear at the no immediate buyer. The locomotive was an of derailments. The Ronda derailed on the interchange yard, for transshipment. 0-4-0 and weighed eight tons. It had a average of once a month during the first six A much more ambitious project would be wheelbase of 3' 10". The Ronda arrived on months of operation. Of course 0-4-0s to build a layout based on the operations of the property May 29, 1890. A second loco­ weren't always noted for their tracking effort the entire railroad. The interchange yard with motive, the 36-ton Biltmore arrived next. [t on rough track, so it is understandable. the Southern could be built, and the tracks was tested in November 1891 and delivered The railroad continued in service until could wind their way through the trees arriv­ later that month. Its construction number the completion of the house in late 189S. At ing at the construction site. Jib cranes and was 1144 1, and it was a class 426 C. It had that point the railroad was demolished and stonecutter sheds could surround the right­ 16" cylinders and was an 0-4-0. It was origi­ the rail, cars and locomotives put up for of-way with plenty of switches to spot the nally built to standard gauge. The third loco­ sale. The cars sold for $200 each. The Bilt­ different cars of material around the property. motive to join the roster was the Cherokee. more was sold fo r $6,000 to the Cleveland A model of the house under construction Originally named the GWV, the locomotive Cliffs Iron Co., and the Cherokee to the Pal- would make for a very impressive layout. �

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING 53 .... E8/9s: THE SERIES - PART 5 The Ultimate

NJT 4285 (second) displays the NJ DOT scheme, the most common on their E8 fleet. at South Amboy, NJ, December 28, 1985. Originally NYC 4080, IC rebuilt it for NJ DOT at Paducah, KY, in 1978. Note nose door is sealed up, grabirons on nose and twin sealed-beam head­ light inside the original housing The side window has an armrest. Decals: None. Pete Coulombe photo, George Melvin collection

NJT 4323 is providing HEP power on the rear of a train pulled by a non-HEP GP40P at Hillsdale, NJ, June 2, 1980. Originally NYC 4076, it was rebuilt to a HEP unit at NJT's Elizabethport, NJ, shop in 1980. Decals: Herald King L-1930. Alan Tillotson photo, George Melvin collection

s one of the major commuter authority tween 4246 and 4335, the ex-ICG units the backbone of their passenger fleet was A users of E8s, the New Jersey Transit being 4258 (2nd), 4272 (2nd) and 4327 the E8; ten units, E8As 1001-1005 and deserves a brief mention in this survey. Ros­ (2nd); the ex-SOU units were 4330-4335. E8Bs 1051-1055 were bought in 1949, fol­ tering 37 E8s for better than ten years begin­ They were primarily used out of South lowed by ten more A units, numbered ning in 1976, the fleet could be found in at Amboy, NJ, where they were exchanged for 1006- 1015 in 1952-53. They bore a hand­ least eight different paint schemes! Aside electrics (GGls and later E60s) for the run some blue-and-gray scheme with gold pin­ from three units from ICG and six units from into New York City. striping, initially with a small nose herald. the Southern, the units came from Pc. They The Richmond, Fredericksburg & In the mid 1960s, this scheme gave way to were numbered in a complicated series be- Potomac operated a busy 113-mile line a simple blue with a broad gray band between Richmond, VA, and Washington, around the middle of the unit. At least six I DC, forwarding many passenger trains to units wore this scheme: 1001, 1007, 1008 by George Melvin and from southern destinations for ACL and 1013-1015. The B units were traded to and SAL. While they owned a trio of FP7s, EMD in 1965 but units 1052 and lOSS were

54 T MODEL RAI LROADING NOVEMBER 1995 RF&P's first ES, the 1001, is at Wash­ ington, DC, on November 1, 1964. Note passenger pilot and single headlight. The stirrup and grabiron roof access (engineer's side only) and dome-shaped spark arrestors appear to be standard RF&P fea­ tures. Decals: None. Ken Arranger photo, George Melvin collection

RF&P 1004 shares Ivy City Engine Te r­ minal in Washington, DC, with ACL and Southern E units in March 1966. This unit has nose MU, a freight pilot and a single headlight. The jumper receptacle was at the right of the headlight on some units. Ta nk skirting was removed from all units by the mid 1960s. Decals: None. Neil Shankweiler photo, George Melvin collection

RF&P's last ES, the 1015, has a freight pilot and dual headlight. The 1014 also had a dual headlight, a feature which may have been limited to just these two units. Note automatic train stop pickup shoe on rear axle of the lead truck. Hialeah, FL; October 3, 1964. Decals: None. Ken Ardinger photo, George Melvin collection

RI ES 644 is teamed with E7 633 on a "combination" train, a passenger run hauling TOFC at Joliet, IL, in August 1966. Note headlight in lower posi­ tion, high-mounted nose lift rings and unusual horizontal grabiron above nose door. This was RI's plainest paint scheme applied to ESs. Decals: Microscale S7-361 . Bob Baker, Jr., photo, George Melvin collection

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 55 I E8/9s: THE SERIES

Rock Island 644 models the "wings" scheme introduced in 1968, at Chicago, IL, in 1971. It has lost its tank skirting and sand-filler covers but still has its portholes. Note five-chime horn cluster and breather pipes beside stacks, visible from this angle. Decals: Microscale 87-18. Photographer unknown, George Melvin collection

RI 650 is in a combination of two paint schemes: the "wings" and the large speed lettering of the bright­ red-and-yellow scheme. Note low placement of nose lift rings which were added to several RI E8s after delivery. Also freight pilot and dual headlights, standard for their bought­ new E8s. This unit has lost its port­ holes in this view at Chicago, IL, in 1971. Decals: Microscale 87-18. Photographer unknown, George Melvin collection

Its identity as former UP 930, a 1950- built unit, is very evident in this June 8, 1970, view at Blue Island, IL, ten months after becoming RI 658. Its UP features are abundant; heavily modi­ fied nose MU, stirrup and grabiron access to the roof, cab window shade and rear-view mirror. Snow shields are removed but not the brackets. Note circular plate below third porthole, the location of modi­ fied fuel filler used by UP. Decals: Microscale 87-18. Lee Hastman photo, George Melvin collection

resold to ACL; see the ACL section for 657-66 1 and B units 613-620. Also adorned with a Bicentennial scheme in more information. Eleven of the A units received at the same time were RI's only 1976 featuring "The Rock": blue and white went to Amtrak: 1001, 1005-100S and E9s, also from UP, numbered 662-665; with a red side panel area with "Indepen­ 10 I 0- 1015. these four units were modified with Cum­ dence" in white on the side - a red, white The Rock Island, officially the nuns auxiliary engines for HEP power and and blue scheme. The ex-UP ESs ran sev­ Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, was no were used in commuter service. Original eral years in Armour Yellow but with RI stranger to E units when the ES was intro­ ESs came in the classic Th e Rocket paint heralds and numbers. Two of this group duced, having acquired 27 E units from scheme of maroon and silver with gold received HEP equipment, the 660 and 661, 1939 to 1945. They owned a total of 19 striping. This was simplified in the early and worked in commuter service with the ESAs and eight ESBs. Their first ES, the 1960s by dropping the fu ll-length striping E9s. The 65S, 660 and E9 663 also received 643, was originally EMD demonstrator and then was replaced with a solid maroon built-out F-style numberboards. The 647 952, built in 1949 and sold to RI in early with white nose striping in the mid 1960s. was scrapped in 1966, the 65 1 and 656 1950. Units 644-655, bought new, followed This drab scheme was short-lived (thank­ wrecked in 1964 and subsequently in 1951-'52 and unit 656, rebuilt from fully), and the late 1960s saw a maroon­ scrapped. Of the balance, about half had wrecked E6 627 came in 1953; this made a and-yellow "wings" scheme introduced. been traded in and half stored when the total of 14 ESAs bought during ES produc­ Better still was the bright-red-with-yellow­ Rock Island folded in 19S0. The E9s had tion, but they weren't done yet! In 1969, 13 nose scheme and billboard "Rock Island" been replaced by RTA commuter power and more ESs came from Union Pacific; A units in white, used in the 1970s. Unit 652 was were also stored when the RI quit.

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Rock Island 661 and UP 938B have recently arrived on the RI in this Octo­ ber 5, 1969, view at Blue Island, IL, but are already pulling the varnish, with the booster unit still in full UP paint! Both still have their tank shirt­ ing and UP snow shields. The 661 is ex-UP 941 and has had its nose, ca b area and lower side panels repainted in fresh Armour Yellow. Some of these units could be seen in UP yel­ low for at least four years. Decals: Microscale 87-18. Jim Wozniczka photo, George Melvin collection

Retired and awaiting disposition, Santa Fe E8Am 81 is a bit tattered at Chicago, IL, on June 25, 1970. Note freight pilot, lack of nose MU and F-style numberboards. Tw o single horns face forward, flanking a "plat­ form" on the roof - any AT SF expert know what this is? Visible also are the dual steam generators. Decals: Microscale 87-101. Lee Hastman photo, George Melvin collection

With matching passenger service F3B 338, E8Am 84 pulls an NRHS special at Pueblo, CO; September 6, 1969. Less than a year from retirement, it still has its fuel-tank skirting, not a com­ mon condition for aging E8/9 units! Decals: Microscale 87-101. Ed Fulcomer photo, George Melvin collection

Famous for its fleet of Warbonnet F eastern end of the system, the 82L was Endowed with a combined fleet of 30 units, the Santa Fe nonetheless had been a wrecked and retired in 1959 but the rest ran E8s and one E9 when formed by merger in pioneer in E-unit purchases; owning all II until 1969-'70, giving the railroad a great 1967, the Seaboard Coast Line went shop­ Els built in 1938 as well as E3s (two) and combination of the E8's style and Santa ping for two more E8As, FW&D 9981A and E6s (seven) also built before World War II. Fe's splendid Warbonnet scheme. 9981 B became SCL 524 and 532 in 1968. Along with two pre-E-unit boxcab passen­ Seaboard Air line pulled its passenger The former ACL units were renumbered ger units, the group of EIs were sent for trains almost exclusively with E units; own­ 574-587 (the 547 was wrecked in 1967 and rebuilding at EMD in 1952. They ing a fleet of 55 earlier units when the E8 not included), and the SAL units became "returned" as a group of 2,000 hp E8Ms. came along. They bought I I E8s, numbered 588-598, with the E9 becoming the 599. The The trade-in and rebuilding business in 3049-3054 in 1950 and 3055-3059 in 1952 fonner RF&P B units became 670B, 671B. tbose years was certainly more bookkeeping and a single E9, the 3060, in 1963; this last Carrying the standard SCL black with gold tban rebuilding; if you've seen a photo of unit to replace E6 3016. The E8s came in the striping and silver name for only a few one of the boxcabs, it's clear very little was classic "citrus" colors of orange, yellow and years, all the A units went to Amtrak; the B used in building a nearly off-the-shelf E8! dark green, but by the early 1960s they car­ units were traded to EMD in 1971. The first few kept their original numbers but ried the very pale green with orange/red Next month we conclude our examina­ by 1953, they were A units 80L-87L and B stripe that the 3060 was delivered in. All 11 tion of the E8/9s with a look at some of the units 80A-84A; the "L" standing for units made it to the SCL merger in 1967 and units of the Southern, Southern Pacific, "Lead." Common on secondary trains on the are detailed in the SCL section. Union Pacific and Wabash.

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAI LROADING T 57 E8/9s: THE SERIES

Seaboard 3050, at Raleigh, NC, on May 17, 1965, has some interesting modifi­ cations - its standard passenger pilot is modified with cutouts for the MU hoses and has an uncoupling lever protruding through it. It has jumper receptacle doors on both sides of the headlight and a reflectorized number­ plate (more common on freight cabs) under the headlight. Ta nk skirting is gone, and the fuel tank is enlarged. The box above the tank extension is marked "fire equipment." Decals: Microscale 87-439 or MC-4013. Wa rren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection

SAL's only E9 differed from the E8 fleet in only a couple details; it has a freight pilot. lacks the front number­ plate and has a walkway/grabiron access to the roof on the engineer's side. Its modified tank skirting accom­ modated the extended fuel tank. Te n months old in this shot at Raleigh, NC, on October 24, 1964, it became SCL 599 when only three years old. Decals: Microscale 87-439 and MC-4013. Wa rren Ca lloway photo, George Melvin collection

SCL 581, a former ACL unit built in 1951 appears to have the E9-style headlight gasket. Note wraparound grabirons at top edge of the pilot and strap for holding MU cables and small clips for holding the safety chains when MU'd in a trailing position (at upper corners of the nose door). The fuel tank has been enlarged on the forward end, displacing the air tank to a position inside the carbody. Loca­ tion unknown; August 7, 1970. Decals: Microscale 87-6 (freight car set. no stripes). Wa rren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection

SCL 598, ex-SAL 3059, shows several SAL features while in SCL livery. Some dings and dents rather crudely repaired above the forward sand filler seem to state that this unit is "noth­ ing special" anymore. Hamlet, NC; February 27, 1972. Decals: Microscale 87-6 (freight car set, no stripes). � Wa rren Calloway, George Melvin collection

NOTE ON DECALS: Many of the units depicted could be detailed further by using Microscale set 87-793, "Data and Numberboard:'

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last looked at Atlas's Right Track adding loops! There are some advanced has been around about 40 years, selling track-planning software in the May options for flex-track control that I don't brass locomotives, books and other model­ W1995 issue, and promised at that time to have have space to go into but make sure you railroad-related materials from their depart­ a follow-up once Version 3.0 was released. check them out under the OPTIONS menu. ment store in Wilmington, Delaware. Now This new version has a lot of new features, I was most impressed with the ability to they've added an InterNet home page to among them the support for 256 layers, the create helices. This SPECIAL menu option make it easier for out-of-town hobbyists to ability to add wires and track insulators to box allows you to enter the desired radius, take advantage of their great service and the layout, better handling of flex track, the angle between entry and exit, total height extensive brass-locomotive inventory. The ability to create helices, support for transi­ and the height between levels and the pro­ home page also supports Mitchell's doll­ tion curves, automatic generation of parallel gram then calculates the gradient, number house section and offe rs a collection of rail­ tracks, automatic gradient computation of stories and total length of track in the fan photographs that can be viewed on-line. based on user-assigned track heights and helix! Transition curves can be specified The neat aspect of the model-railroading pasting of objects from the Windows clip­ according to the degree of curvature which section is that it allows you to search either board directly onto the workspace. Naturally, controls the overall shape. for a specific locomotive model or book files from the earlier versions of Right Atlas also gives you the option of copying title. You can even download their inventory Track can be loaded. Two of my biggest your layout into the Windows Paintbrush pro­ to browse at your leisure. In the kit section complaints about the earlier version were gram where you can add colors, trees, lakes, you can view photographs of their selection also addressed - there are now a couple of etc. After making these additions, you can of FSM kits including some that are out of HO and N layouts included along with the bring Right Track up again and retrieve the production. Mitchell's can be found at current prices for the track and wiring ele­ modified layout into the program - neat! hltp:llwww.magpage.com:80Imitchellslindex ments. This latter addition is very useful There are still a couple quirks. All ele­ .html. Drop in and browse their on-line since after creating a layout using Atlas sec­ ments are placed on the workspace parallel shelves - they've already had over 4,000 tional and flex track you can print out a ma­ to the edge, even if you copy an element that accesses since August. terials list of everything you need (the wire is is at an angle. It's easy enough to rotate the That 's all for this session. Until next even totaled by color) and the approximate element but it does get annoying if there are time, stay on the right track and don't run price for it all. Naturally prices will differ de­ a lot of them. Benchwork is still entered out of steam. Send your comments, ques­ pending on your source, but at least you'll with a system of x and y coordinates. Over­ tions and programs to: Larry Puckett, 96 18 have a ballpark estimate. all though I think Atlas has done a good job Dublin Dr., Manassas, VA 221 10. For those The new flex-track support is good news with this new version, and I expect that it of you on CompuServe my userid is and bad news. You still have to add flex­ will be a brisk seller for the Christmas sea­ 71064,22 - feel free to leave me a message. track sections between two existing pieces son. It's not CADRail yet, but it really is a If you submit a public domain or shareware of track, but this really isn't all that limiting. step up from Design Yo ur Own Railroad. If program for review in this column please For example, just place a switch in one place your local Atlas dealer doesn't have the pro­ indicate whether or not you are willing to where you need it and a crossover or another gram you can order it from Atlas for $24.95 provide copies for interested readers and the switch at another location and then fi ll in plus $3.50 S&H, at 378 Florence Ave., Hill­ conditions for that exchange. between them with flex track. This is essen­ side, NJ 07205. � tially the way we design layouts anyway. Now for the rating (J-5, 5 is best): SOFTWARE PRODUCERS: If you Eventually I hope Atlas will make it possible Documentation 4.5 would like Model Railroading to review to place a 3' section of flex track just like User Friendly 4.5 your software in this column please send you can with a piece of sectional track (are Technical 4.5 the software and any promotional mater­ you listening Joy?). Manipulating flex track Application 5.0 ial to the above address. Please note that is now accomplished with a slider tool that Va lue 5.0 only fu lly functional and documented changes the smoothness of the bend in it. Level 1-5 software will be covered; demo versions The radius and angle can be controlled using are not acceptable. Any materials an option box in the SPECIAL menu. The Home Page of the Month received will be considered as gratis, angle option allows you to specify a segment This month's home page should be famil­ unless otherwise speci.fied. Thank you. of an arc up to a full 3600 circle - great for iar to brass nuts and Easterners. Mitchell's

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAI LROADING T 59 D SCENES

Lighting the West End

1 - Shown here is an overall view of Oro Grande's West End at night, looking down the tracks past the coaling tower. The stopped tote train gives a glimpse by Margaret Mansfield of night in Oro Grande; the real show starts when the train slacks off. Almost feels like a rat the size of a cat could run across your boots and make you shud­ Photos and artwork by Jim Mansfield der from head to toe...

ver the past few months, the west end of Oro Grande Yard on the Jersey WesternO Railroad has been transformed from a hidden staging area to a fully opera­ tional nighttime yard, complete with an en­ gine-fueling facility and after-dark city scenery. Preparing the yard for nighttime operations has involved constructing a series of scenic elements, from a slide-in night sky to a narrow city backdrop to trackside struc­ tures and overpasses. Each of these elements helps to create an atmosphere of danger and 2 - In order to provide three circuits for the 18 1.SV bulbs used thus far in Oro gloom, while focusing the observer's mind Grande, Jim designed and constructed the diode board depicted here. The top and eye westward down the tracks and into (component side) of the board is shown to the left. The four pins on the right the utter darkness at the very end of the end of the board are the outputs for the three circuits. yard, where an engine headlight first ap­ pears as a train approaches. (Please see the To accomplish our test, Jim and I fixture installation, is easy to use and September and October "Behind the hooked up several of Circuitron's Mitey allows simple bulb replacement in the event Scenes" for details on constructing these el­ Lites l.SV, 1.4 mm Lens End Lamps and of a burnout. ements.) With these scenic details complete, Radio Shack's 12V Micro Lamps (Cat. No. Jim then designed and built a circuit it is now time to add the man-made lighting 272- 1 092) to a power source, turned offthe board (double-sided peg board) allowing the that strives to penetrate the gloom and keep overhead lights in the railroad room and distribution of power to three networks of the shadows at bay. viewed the scene. We gauged the intensity lights. The board is shown in Photo 2. It of several of these small bulbs as they uses six SOY, 3 amp Rix Diode Matrix Adventures In Lighting appeared at various locations in the dark­ Diodes (Stock No. 628-S3), and is hooked The illumination of a nighttime city ness of Oro Grande Yard. Based on this up in series to an Athearn motor, additional scene involves more than just one type of test, we selected the I.SV bulbs to use in diode and Railmaster Tech II transformer. light. In addition to the subtle glow of moon most of the structures, saving the l2V bulbs The motor provides enough resistance and stars, there may be outdoor security for the fuel facility (which will be (load) in the circuit to allow a steady current lighting, window lighting, ambient light described in an upcoming "On Track") and flow to 18 light bulbs. Eventually, this from a variety of street lights and reflected one "off-the-layout" light source that will motor will drive an electro-mechanical light. A large city adds its own overall "light shine across the yard tracks from the north. device (a set of spinning disks with a bunch pollution" to the scene. And, in a railroad This light source will serve to enhance the of electrical contacts) that will allow the yard, locomotives and yard facilities con­ painted building shadow described last lights of future buildings and other installa­ tribute their unique types of illumination. It month. We also decided to use two of the tions to turn on and off as required, e.g., to stands to reason then that several diffe rent small bulbs for each source of illumination simulate the cycle of variations in traffic­ types of lighting techniques and intensities inside structure windows, and one for secu­ light signaling systems. should be used to simulate a nighttime rity lighting along the outside of various Photo 3 shows the circuit board in place scene. Our first step in designing the lighting buildings. (After experimenting with the on the benchwork with all of the dollhouse for Oro Grande therefore was the selection I.SV bulbs, we realized that these smaller plugs for the three wiring circuits in place. and testing of a variety of light bulbs. We lights, rather than the 12V bulbs originally The circuit board was attached to the bench­ wished to model a wide range of light inten­ used, would give us the more subtle effect work using small brass wood screws. The sities, from the subtle twinkling of reflected we wanted for interior illumination.) Along plug receptacles are stuck to the wall using light to the glow of interior lamps and the with this selection of bulbs, we chose to use Hobsco Goo®; all the wires leading to the glare of overhead illumination in the pro­ the wire and small plugs from a dollhouse diode board were cut to suit from the plug posed Oro Grande fuel facility. lighting kit. This wiring aid simplifies light receptacle set shown in Photo 4.

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3 - The diode board is shown here in place on the layout 4 - Depicted here is the fixture designed and built to sup­ benchwork after all networks are wired and operational. Alli­ port a series of 1.5V light bulbs underneath the elevated gator clips provide the power connections to the board. The roadway directly in front of and above the Oro Grande pas­ set of four output pins to the left of the board leads to the senger station. A doll house lighting kit provided the fine three separate light-bulb circuits. The reference designations wire and the extension cords with plugs/receptacles. Modi­ (ref. des.) of the pins are (top to bottom) P1 through P4. fied cords can be seen in Photo 3.

The electrical schematic depicted in the circuit board underneath the layout is hidden tions of the wires were then strung along and figure shows the three separate parallel light behind the far left-hand pillar. glued to 4" balsa strips, forming pigtails at circuits coming from the diode board. The Placing these low-intensity light bulbs in the end of each strip to which additional board contains three diode pairs connected front of and above the Oro Grande passenger wire leading to the second network on the in series. Each of these diode pairs directs station adds a soft overall glow to its finely circuit board will be attached. The balsa 1.4 volts to one of the three separate series detailed facade, without flooding the entire strips were then attached to the circuits that contain the lighting on the area with light. In addition, the bulbs them­ layout/benchwork at the marked locations. schematic. Our tests showed that six bulbs is selves give off small, glimmering rays of With this method of supporting light bulbs, the maximum number that can be used in light that appear as reflections on the rails in all of the wires are accessible, and a light each circuit. The effect of the circuit is to front of the station. These reflections appear bulb may be replaced by simply cutting off supply each of the 18 l.SV bulbs with 1.4 almost liquid; they focus attention on the the burned out bulb, adding a new bulb with volts at a current that allows good bulb tracks, and twinkle on and off during the its wire attached and twisting the wire into intensity for the type of lighting desired in passage of a train or trains at night. the pigtail at the end of the balsa strip. the complete scene. Using two I.SV light bulbs per window Window Lighting results in an interior glow that shines Reflected Light A somewhat stronger lighting effect was brighter than the reflected light, yet does not Once the electrical circuitry was built desired for interior window illumination. overwhelm the scene with brightness. The and operating, the next step was to design The initial provisions for lighting backdrop four bulbs in the passenger station, along fixtures to hold each set of light bulbs in and trackside structures were designed and with the two in the backdrop structure position and allow for their replacement incorporated during the construction of these located down the tracks, were connected to when required. The first of these fixtures features. The two windows flanking the Oro the second network on the diode board. was built to support a row of low-intensity Grande passenger station entrance, as well light bulbs underneaththe overhead roadway as one window in a building farther down Security Lighting and opposite the Oro Grande passenger sta­ the tracks and another in the modern build­ The third network on the diode board tion. The fixture is shown in Photo 4. This ing northwest of the fuel facility, were was used to power the three I.SV bulbs in strip of basswood, to which doll house wire designed and built as "light boxes" to allow the signal room of the modern building at is glued with CA and soldered to form an the placement of bulb(s) inside the struc­ the northwest end of the fuel facility, one "extension cord," holds six I.SV bulbs, tures. Now, fixtures were designed to sup­ security light on the brick curtain building wired in parallel. Following the step shown port these bulbs in place behind their located to the west of Track 7 and two addi­ in the photograph, this assembly was painted respective window openings. For each win­ tional security lights at the far end of the a weathered black, and the six light bulbs dow, two l.SV bulbs were used (three bulbs scene - one simply placed on the backdrop were attached at regular intervals by insert­ in the modern building). The four (or six) near some trees, and one situated at track ing them through holes drilled in the bass­ wires leading to these bulbs were twisted level as a yard light of some sort. Styrene wood. Their respective wires were attached together below the bulbs to fo rm one strong sheet .20 thick was used to create a light box to the extension cord lining the wood. Hard­ supporting wire, capable of standing upright for the signal room; magazine pictures were wood supports were then formed to hold the without additional support. We then took cut out and laminated to the interior sides of basswood strip in place underneath the road­ these bulb assemblies to the layout and held this box with contact cement to provide con­ way; in this way the strip may easily be them behind their respective window open­ vincing indoor detail. The finished box (with removed when required for bulb replace­ ings in order to determine the con'ect height a small hole in the ceiling for the light ment. The supports were glued in place on for each one. With the bulbs in position, the bulbs) was then glued to the back of the win­ the underside of the roadway such that the locations of wire supports below each win­ dow opening, allowing the three light bulbs bulbs appear at regular intervals between the dow were marked on the layout wall (or to glow inside this one window and reveal roadway pillars. The small wires on the benchwork, in the case of the modern build­ an interior scene. A block-detector relay basswood strip disappear in the blackness of ing located at the northwest end of the fuel placed on the circuit between the bulbs and paint and shadow, while the main extension facility). The wires were bent to a right the power source allows these bulbs to sig­ cord leading to one of the networks on the angle at those marks. The horizontal por- nal when a train is approaching from behind

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 61 ing lot security lighting located in an area offthe layout. A 12V bulb was used for this light source, with the idea of projecting light all the way across the yard tracks, almost to the backdrop, while not reflecting it in the glass building. Both the close-up in Photo 5 and the longer range view in Photo 1 show the results we hoped to capture. The fixture for this bright light was con­ structed using a piece of '/,6' O.D. brass tub­ ing. The tubing was attached to the layout benchwork at a location detennined by mov­ ing the lit bulb around until the actual shadow from the Honeywell building coin­ cided with the shadow painted across the

5 - The "shadow light" extends across the tracks from the parking lot of the tracks, which is also cast by the building. Honeywell building, allowing the roadway pillars to cast shadows and illuminat­ The height of the bulb was fixedby gauging ing the sides of cars and engines as they pass. The continual emergence of the intensity of the resulting light under the rolling stock from the shadow is a feature we had not had on a layout before - elevated auto roadway near the backdrop. it was well worth the effort. With the tubing attached to the layout using a hole drilled in the bench work to fit the tube, one lead of the Radio Shack 12V Micro Lamp (Cat. No. 272-1092) was bent slightly in a zigzag fashion and inserted into the tube. A piece of nylon tubing was slipped on about half of the remaining lead to touch the base of the bulb. An alligator clip was then attached to the lead so as to hold the tubing in place and make contact with the wire. The second lead wire was soldered to the tube, and the free ends of both leads were attached to a variable 12V source. The effectof this bright, overall light may actually be seen more by the shadows it cre­ ates and enhances than by the light it pro­ vides. It softly illuminates the roadway pillars and allows them to cast shadows across the backdrop buildings, and it shines on the dark unseen side of the coaling tower, resulting in long shadows that extend east across the yard tracks from this imposing structure. An important function of this light is also to

6 - Tw o additional pieces of Masonite were cut and painted to close in the sky highlight the painted shadow of the Honey­ over Oro Grande with a dark canopy. Here is the complete Oro Grande area, with well building. Yet, its primary purpose is to structures in place, that will be covered by the sky. Additional "overhead" scenery provide illumination so that railroad cars and placed on screen wire will extend past the lower right-hand corner of this photo. engines can be seen as they come into the light emanating from the parking lot. Beyond this building - thus functioning as an aid to the ominous-looking coal tower. The other this area, extending westward, all is darkness operations in the dark. two security lights do not add a great deal of save for the glimmer of an approaching head­ The remainder of the security lights did light to the area, but rather, by their very light and the soft glow of moonlight. not require fixtures; the wire for the brick presence, make the presence of civilization curtain building light bulb, which extends known. To a railroader making his way down Moonlighting through a hole near the comer of the building the tracks, they contribute a slight feeling of Illuminating the moon and clouds that outward toward the coaling tower, is hidden safety in these dark surroundings. Photo 1 were painted on the far west mask last month behind the building facade and is not visible shows the combination of lighting effects required the addition of yet another lamp and from the operating area, while the wires lead­ obtained with the addition of these lights. fixture. Here, a small commercial penlight ing to the faraway backdrop structures sim­ flashlight provided the fixture (actually the ply disappear into the nighttime shadows. Shadow Lighting battery compartment). Jim replaced the 2.2Y The security light for the brick curtain A special type of security lighting, result­ bulb that came with the penlight with a building functions as low-key illumination, ing in a totally different overall effect, was Radio Shack 2.33V bulb (Cat. No. 272- but since it is not hidden behind windows or installed near the "glass" Honeywell build­ 1124). He then wired the bulb in series with installed high underneath a roadway, it adds ing located west of the abandoned coaling a 50Y, 1 amp diode directly to a 3V adapter a localized brightness to the scene that tower. This illumination, depicted in Photo from Radio Shack (Cat. No. 273-1435B), reveals and highlights the shape and color of 5, was envisioned as coming from auto park- which may be plugged directly into an outlet.

62 T MODEL RAILROADING NOVEMBER 1995 ROADWAY Figure - Electrical schematic for P1 lighting network in Oro Grande Ya rd. 1.4 V The resulting balanced circuit equation theo­ The three parallel retically supplies 2.30 volts to the bulb. circuits coming 2222�¢ from the diode- Next, Jim designed a support for the fix­ P2 ture such that light from the bulb would shine board output pins only on the moon, not on the tracks below. shown in Photos 2 STATION BUILDING and 3 each have a This required placing the flashlight fi xture P2 nearly parallel to the backdrop and directly voltage of 1 .4 on top of a wood brace extending from the volts. The signal 1.4 V upper Chupadera Loop level trackboard over circuit passes to the backdrop, with the light pointing in the through an IRDOT ¢:¢ ¢:¢�:� direction of the painted moon. With the fix­ Tw o infrared train- ture on top of the brace, it fit snugly below detection circuit. P3 the screen wire that was already in place for the scenery between the loop trackage and the backdrop; to replace the bulb, a small P3 replaceable flap of scenery will be included in the permanent scenery to provide access 1.4 V from above, rather than below. Eliminating any glare or light leakage from this fixture to the tracks below was an P4 important consideration in locating and IRDOT securing this particular light source. In TWO order to accomplish this, we needed to con­ RELAY struct a shield, or channel, for the light. An 8" x 14" piece of sheet metal proved to fi t the bill; with a cardboard mock-up function­ 8 = 1.5 Volt Light Bulb ing as a model, the metal was scored so as to bend at an angle downwards from the fix­ ture towards the bottom of the moon. The One portion of this sky is already complete until we made the decision to "go-night" in far end of this piece of sheet metal termi­ and was shown in dle August 1995 "Behind Oro Grande. At the time of our decision, nates just above an observer's line of sight the Scenes." Now, two additional Masonite lighting was strictly "out of the box" or from the Oro Grande aisle, and the sides of pieces were cut and painted to extend first non-existent. We are now finding that the sheet metal curve upward to deflect any over the abandoned coaling tower to the lights which look okay under normal day­ light rays away from the yard u'acks and the existing backdrop and then westward to the light layout conditions can appear too remaining portion of backdrop not includ­ fi rst overpass "aperture." These Masonite bright and out of place in a night scene. ing the moonlit clouds. The piece of sheet pieces were painted with artists' oils in the Jim is developing a series on locomotive metal extends from a point 4" away from nighttime sky color, mixed in a 3: I proportion lighting as part of his "proto-lancing" the moon, over the wood brace, and then of Phthalo Blue and Burnt Umber and dotted method of developing a fleet of engines for approximately 8" on the other side of the with a few stars. They were checked for fit the Jersey Western. brace in a cantilever fashion. It is grooved over risers that had been cut at the correct so as to hold the flashlight fixture firmly in angle to provide support for them, then tem­ The Plunge Into Darkness its place just below the scenery and painted porarily removed while the additional scenery With the scenery above Oro Grande near­ flat black to capture any ambient light rays. westward was completed - hence the scene ing completion, the yard is entering twilight The lip of the metal that touches the main shown in Photo 6. The additional scenery will and is on its way to perpetual darkness, save backdrop is held in place with Goo; the be constructed using an innovative "no fuss, for the addition of man-made illumination. It plaster that will be applied to the adjacent no muss" technique that will be described in may just be coincidence that, as we take our scenery will also help to anchor both sides next month's "Behind the Scenes." plunge into darkness, the news arrives that of the metal firmly in place. the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad The result is a glowing moon, just visible Loco Lighting has entered the shadows of history; August from the Oro Grande aisle, with no ambient Locomotives provide an additional, and 22, 1995, marks the official date of the BN­ light playing havoc on the darkened yard crucial, source of light in Oro Grande. As an SF merger. Based on this item of informa­ below. This last point was most important so eastbound rounds the turn and begins its tion, the actual date of the Jersey Western as not to destroy the building shadow shown approach through the yard, its headlight Railroad is now set. In our time frame, the in Photo 5. shines on the tracks and illuminates back­ Santa Fe is alive and well, but we also see a drop details in the west end. Two basic types bit of the new executive green-and-cream The Sky Closes In of locomotive lighting are now being Warbonnet. To pay tribute to the Santa Fe Photo 6 shows the near west end of Oro employed to enhance layout lighting. The and welcome the BN-SF, the date and time Grande Yard with all structures in place first of these is what Jim calls operational on the layout for operating purposes is II awaiting the final closing in of the sky. Now lighting; it contains head and tail lights, cab AM to 4 PM, August 21, 1995. The cream that the light fixtures are positioned and oper­ lights and track lights. The application of rises because 11 AM in Tortilla Flats is II able, in preparation for illuminating the night­ warning lights (mars and strobe lights) com­ PM in Oro Grande. High noon - we have time shadows, all that remains to complete pletes the scene. all seen the movie - in Tortilla Flats is mid­ the darkened environment of Oro Grande is Engine lighting on the Jersey Western night in Oro Grande. Hello BN-SF; good­ the addition of this overhead canopy of sky. layout was not considered a high priority bye ATSF. �

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 63 MODEL RAILROADING'S DEALER DIRECTORY

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DAYTONA BEACH CHAMBLEE ElGIN LA MESA SAN MATEO GREElEY DUNN TOYS AND HOBBIES, INC. GANDY DANCERS REEDS HOBBY TA LBOT'S HOBBIES DON'S HOB81ES B & G TRAIN WORLD 166 S. BEACH ST. PEACHTREE SHOPPING CTR. 8039 LA MESA BLVD. 445 SOUTH B ST. 815 10TH STREET 829 WALNUT AVE. 9-6 MON-SAT CLOSED SUN 5438 PEACHTREE IND. BLVD. ARKANSAS 91941 619-464-1672 94401 415-342-0267 80631 303-353-31 15 60120 708-888-2646 32014 904-253-3644 30341 404-451-7425

DElAND FRANKLIN PARK CONWAY LAKEWOOD SANTA CLARA WESTMINSTER THE DOLL & HOBBY SHOPPE COLUMBUS MICKEY'S MODEL WORKS HOBBY WAREHOUSE TRAIN SHOP HOBBY TOWN TOYS FOR BIG BOYS END OF TRACK H08BIES 203 N. WOODLAND BLVD. 2305 WASHINGTON AVE. 4118 E. SOUTH ST. 1829 PRUNERIDGE AVE. 6975 W. 88TH AVE. 3443 HAMILTON ROAD 9706 FRANKLIN AVE. 32720 904-734-3200 72032 501-450-9423 90712 213-531-1413 95050 408-296-1050 80021 303-431-0482 31904 706-327-4546 60131 708-455-2510 M-S l0-6 FAX 940-734-1356

SUNNYVALE LAKELAND MACON KANKAKEE FORT SMITH LOS ANGELES RICHARD'S MODEL HOBBIES WESTMINSTER PERKINS HOBBIESI GOLDEN SPIKE ALLIED MODEL TRAINS MIZELL TRAINS INC. HOBBYTOWN USA DANNY'S TRAINS AND PLANES 1324 S. MARY AVE. COLLECTIBLES 505 S. 17TH 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 3051 WEST 74TH AVE. 225-B TOM Hill SR. BLVD. 678 WEST HENRY ST. REMONT & MARY-lUCKY'S) 1117 S. FLORIDA AVE. 72901 501-785-2557 90230 213-31 3-9353 80030 303-429-4811 31210 912-474-0061 60901 815-932-2000 t4087 408-992-0246 33803 813-683-3251

LOS ANGELES (CULVER CITY) NORTH LlTILE ROCK ALLIED MODEL TRAINS TORRANCE LANTANA MARlEnA LA GRANGE MADIJO HOBBY HOUSE ALL ABOARD MODEL RR ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS THE DEPOT HOBBY SHOP LA GRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. 4411 S. SEPULVEDA BLVD. 5302 MACARTHUR OR. 3766 PACIFIC COAST HWY. IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 603 RIDGE RD. 353 PAT MELL RD. 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. 90230 FAX 310-313-9365 FOR 72118 501-753-0495 90505 213-791-2637 ONLY $6.00 PER MONTH 33462 407-585-1982 30060 404-333-0190 60525 708-354-1220 310-313-9353

RIVERDALE MORTON GROVE MILPITAS TURLOCK MIAMI RIVERDALE STATION TRAINS & CARS OF HOBBYTOWN USA SQUARE ROUNDHOUSE ORANGE BLOSSOM HOBBIES 6632 HWY. 85 YESTERDAY 1465 LANDESS AVE. 1468 LANDER AVE. 1975 NW 36TH ST. RIVERDALE PlAZA 7923 GOLF RD. CALIFORNIA 95035 408-945-6524 95380 209-668-4454 CONNECTICUT 33142 305-633-2521 W. 30274 404-991-6085 60053 708-470-9500

MONTROSE 8RANFDRO BERKELEY VENTURA CRESCENTA VALLEY HOBBY & 8RANFORD HOB81ES MIAMI SAVANNAH MUNDELEIN BERKElEY HARDWARE VENTURA HOBBIES TEXNRAILS BULL STREET STATION RON'S MUNDElEIN HOBBIES CRAFT 609 BOSTON POST RD. 2145 UNIVERSITY AVE. 2950 JOHNSON OR. #/28 16115 SW 17TH AVE. A-9 151 BULL ST. 431 N. LAKE ST. 2230 HONOLULU AVE. WEST MAIN 94704 415-845-0410 93003 805-658-8138 33177 305-255-1434 31402 912-236-4344 60060 708-949-8680 91020 818-957-1779 06405 203-488-9865

ORLANDO BREA MORENO VALLEY WEST COVINA MANCHESTER BIG KIDS WORLD OF TRAINS NORMAL IRON HORSE LONG'S DRUG STORE #224 TRAIN CROSSING NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY JEFFREY ALANS 1039 NORTH MILLS AVE. 116 S. BREA BLVD. 25070 ALESSANDRO BLVD. 1613 W. GARVEY AVE. NORTH 71 HILLIARD ST. 701 TOWANDA 32803 407-894-4884 92621 714-529-1795 92388-4313 909-242-5060 91790 818-225-1442 06040 203-646-0610 IDAHO 61761 309-454-7456 FAX 407-894-4833

BURBANK MOUNTAIN VIEW WESTMINSTER OLD LYME ORLANDO IDAHO FALLS PALATINE BURBANK'S HOUSE OF HOBBIES SAN ANTONIO HOBBY SHOP ARNIES TRAINS HOBBY CENTER COLONIAL PHOTO & HOBBY INC. HATCH'S HOBBIES PALATINE HOBBY, LTD. 923 W. OLIVE AVE. 2550 W. EL CAMINO REAL W. 6450 WESTMINSTER AVE. 151-3A BOSTON POST ROAD 634 N. MILLS ST. 2235 E. 17TH ST. 772 W. EUCLID AVE. 91506 818-848-3674 94040 415-941-1278 92683 714-893-1015 06731 860-434-5309 32803-4675 407-841-1485 83401 208-523-5144 60067 708-359-7888

SHELTON ORLANOD/WINTER PARK PARK RIDGE BURBANK NORTH HOLLYWOOO YUBA CITY SHELTON RAILROAD SYSTEMS THE TRAIN DEPOT HIL�S HOBBY & COLLECTORS THE TRAIN SHACK THE ROUNDHOUSE WESTERN DEPOT 15 ElM ST. STEW MARSHALL SHOP 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY 12804 VICTORY BLVD. 1650 SIERRA AVE., STE. 203 PO BOX 2272 900 S. ORLANDO AVE. (17-92) 10 PRAIRIE 91505 818-842-3330 91606 818-769-0403 95992 916-673-6776 ILLINOIS 06484 203-924-8761 32789 407-629-1365 60068 708-823-4464

BURLINGAME ORMOND BEACH SIMSBURY BERWYN PEORIA TRACKSIDE TRAINS ORANGE HDBBYTOWN FRANK'S HOBBY SHOP VALLEY HOBBIES, INC. HOBBY CITY JEFFREY ALANS N SCALE EXCLUSIVELY 1747 W. GRANADA BLVD. 666 N. TUSTIN AVE. 777 HDPMEADDW ST. 6910 CERMAK RD. 4601 N. SHERIDAN ROAD 1675 ROLLINS ROAD B-1 32174 904-672-5441 92667 71 4-639-9901 COLORADO 06070 203-651-3234 60402 708-795-0280 61614 309-693-7773 94010 415-692-9724 1-95; EXIT 88

COLDRAOO SPRINGS PENSACOLA BLOOMINGTON PEORIA CAMPBELL PASADENA CUSTOM RAILWAY SUPPLY VERNON 0&J HOBBY THE ORIGINAL WHISTLE STOP J&E TRAIN DEPOT BOBE'S HOBBY HOUSE HOBBYLAND INC. MIKE'S MAINLINE HOB81ES 432 W. FILLMORE 96 N. SAN TOMAS AQUINO RD. 2490 E. COLORADO BLVD. 911 HARTFORD TPK., (RT. 30) 5719 NORTH W ST. 616 N. MAIN ST. 1227 D. WESTGLEN AVE. 80907 719-634-4616 95008 408-379-1696 91107 818-796-7791 06006 860-870-7311 32514 904-433-2187 61701 309-828-1442 61614 309-692-1909 1 BLOCK EA ST OF 1-25

CONCORD PETALUMA COLORADO SPRINGS WOLCOTT PLANTATION BURBANK QUINCY RARA AVIS TRAINS MODELS AND MORE DIAMOND FUN SHOPPE THE HOB8Y GALLERY UNIVERSAL HOBBIES INC. GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP TOP HAT HOBBIES, INC. 5650-H IMHOFF 218 PETALUMA BLVD. N. 125 E. BOULDER 1810 MERIDEN RD. 141 S. STATE RD., #7 6357 W. 79TH ST. 126 NORTH 5TH 94520 510-685-6566 94952 707-762-2378 80903 719-520-0126 06716 203-879-2316 33317 305-581 -9390 60459 708-598-31 14 62301 217-222-0040

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SKOKIE JACKSON NORTH YARMOUTH OMAHA NORTH SHORE HOBBY ANO JACKSON HOBBY SHOP TRAIN & TROOPER HOBBYTOWN USA COLLECTORS GALLERY RT. 526 BENNmS MILLS 13 MEMORIAL HWY. (ROUTE 9) 14655 CENTER RD. 4901 OAKTON ST. KANSAS W. PLAZA 04021 207-829-3211 MICHIGAN MINNESOTA 68144 402·697-9514 60077 708-673-4849 08527 908-364-3334

MERCERVILLE SPRINGFIELD MANHATIAN ANN ARBOR LITTlE CANADA OMAHA ADVERTISE YOUR 8USINESS Z & Z HOBBIES JEFFREY ALANS DaN'S RAILROAD HOBBY SHOP RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP HUB HOBBY CENTER HOUSE OF TRAINS IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 116 FLOCK RD. 1602 WABASH 1223 PIERRE ST. 115 W. LIBERTY 82 MINNESOTA AVE. 8106 MAPLE ST. FOR ONLY S6.00 PER MONTH 08619 609-586-2282 62704 217-787-7771 66502 913-537-7624 48104 313-668·8950 55117 612-490-1675 68134 402-391-2311 FAX 609-586-7765

SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD HAMMERS MISSION CANTON RICHFIELD PENNSAUKEN J'S HOBBY HAVEN HOBBIES RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP HUB HOBBY CENTER TED'S ENGINE HOUSE 5303 JOHNSON DR. 2448 S. 10TH ST. 42007 FORD RD. 6416 PENN AVE. S 6307 WESTFIELO AVE. 66205 913-432-8820 MARYLAND NEVADA 62703 217-523-0265 48187 313·981-8700 55423 612-866-9575 08110 609-662·0222

NEWTON SPRINGFIELD HOBBY SHOP/D& T TOYS ARNOLD DEARBORN SPRING LAKE PARK LAS VEGAS PISCATAWAY WHISTLE POST STAR HOBBY 1021 WASHINGTON RD., STE. 200 JOE'S HOBBY CENTER UNIVERSITY HOBBIES B&R RAILWAYS MODEL RAILROAO SHOP 2347 MONROE PLAZA RITCHIE HWY, S E W. 67114 316-284-2030 1244 T . 15 7845 WYOMING AVE. 8185 UNIVERSITY AVE. NE 3450E SOUTH PROCYON VAIL AVE. & NEW MARKET RO. 62704 217-744-6675 21012 410-544-7547 48126 313-933-6567 55432 612-780-4189 89102 HOiTV& COLLECTABLES, NE'tVAJSEO 702-251-5787 08854 908-968·5696

BALTIMORE LAS VEGAS OLATHE FARMINGTON M B KLEIN, INC. HOBBYTOWN USA PLEASANTVillE PEACEVILLE TRAIN SHOP JOE'S HOBBY CENTER BEACHCOM8ER COLLECTIBLES 162 N. GAY ST. 4719 FAIRCENTER PKWY. 432 E. SANTA FE 35203 GRAND RIVER SHORE BLACK HORSE PIKE INDIANA NCLUDES MAIL ORDER) 89102 PHONE 702-259-5295 MALL 66061 913-782-6965 48024 313·477-6266 MISSISSIPPI 08234 609-645-1031 �12-2 301-539-6207 FAX 702-259-0166

BERLIN FLINT BREMEN TOPEKA DENNISON'S TRACKSIOE RIDER'S JACKSON LAS VEGAS POMPTON LAKES BREMEN HOBBIES FUN FOR ALL HOBBIES HOBBYTOWN USA PRC TRAINS BEN FRANKLIN STORE HOBBIES THE BmER HOBBY PEOPLE 308 N. BOWEN AVE. 2023 SW GAGE BLVD. 6880 D. RIDGEWOOD COURT 3920 J W. CHARLESTON BLVD. 10 WANAQUE AVE. 14 S. MAIN ST. 3012 CORUNNA RO. 46506 219-546-3807 66604 913-272-5772 39211 601 -957-9900 89102 702-258-7768 07442 201 -835-8008 21811 410-641-2438 48503 81 0-234-4051

BROWN'S COUNTY NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. WICHITA CATONSVILLE FRASER LAUREL NORTH LAS VEGAS RED BANK ENGINE HOUSE HOB81ES PRO CUSTOM HOBBIES, INC. P & 0 H08BY SHOP HOBBY CORNER PETERSON HOBBIESICRAFTS HOBBYMASTERS INC. ANTIQUE ALLEY 2718 BOULEVARD PLAZA 721 FREDERICK RD. 31902 GROESSBECK HWY. N. FIRST AVE. 3262B CIVIC CENTER DR. WHITE ST. NASHVILLE 1534 62 67211 316·685-6608 21228 410-788-8770 48026 313-296-6116 39440 601-649-4501 89030 702-649-3311 07701 908-842-6020 47448 812-988-1558

EVANSVillE VERONA COLLEGE PARK GRAND RAPIDS CONOUCTORS CHOICE MOOEL RENO RUTHERFORD A A HOB8Y SHOP BURRm HOBBIES HOBBY WORLD HIGH SIERRA MOOELS CHOO CHOO EDDIES TRAINS 2023 W. FRANKLIN ST. 9920 RHOOE ISLAND AVE. 2851 CLYDE PARK SW 3677 KINGS ROW 38 AMES AVE. 189 E. MAIN 47712 812-423-8888 KENTUCKY 20740 301 -982-5032 49509 616-538-6130 89503 702-747-7444 07073 201 ·438-4588 38879 601-842-5465

INDIANAPOLIS CASEY'S TRAINS, TOYS & ASHLAND FINKSBURG GRAND RAPIDS RENO SOMERVillE H08BYTOWN USA TRAIN WORKS RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP HOBBIES OF RENO THE BIG LlTILE RAILROAD SHOP COLLECTIBLES 500 WINCHESTER AVE. #232 2934 CEDARHURST RD. 2055 28TH ST. SE 535 E. MOANA LANE 5 NORTH DOUGHTY AVE. 4151 NORTH FRANKLIN RD. 41101 606-329-1299 21048 410-526-0018 49508 61 6·247-9933 MISSOURI 89502 702-826-6006 08876 908·429-0220 46226 317-546·8135

LEXINGTON BAllWIN WAYNE INDIANAPOLIS HOBBYTOWN USA GAITHERSBURG KALAMAZOO CHECKERED FLAG TOTOWA HOBBY SHOP N GAUGE TRAIN SHOP PASTIMES STAN'S ROUNDHOUSE 2329 B NICHOLASVILLE RD. HOBBY COUNTRY 131 MT. VIEW BLVD. 4759 N. POST RD. 531 QUINCE ORCHARD RO. 8344 PORTAGE RO. NEW 40503 PHONE 606-277-5664 14755 MANCHESTER RO. US HWY. 202 46226 317-898-48B3 20878 301-977-7902 49002 616-324-0300 FAX 606-277-5816 6301 1 314·394-7600 HAMPSHIRE 07470 201-696-5170

KOKOMO KENSINGTON L El BLUE HAMPTON WESTMONT TOLIN K&K PARIS MAYBERRY & SONS OW l SPRINGS CABOOSE CORNER EARL'S TRAIN WORLD MAINLINE TRAINS NEAL'S N-GAUGING TRAINS SATILER'S HOBBY SHOP 403-405 ARNOLD CT. TRAIN & HOBBIES 2015 MAIN ST. 10560 CASCADE RO. SE 807 MAIN ST. 86 TIDE MILL RD. 14 HAODON AVE. 46902 317-453-9793 10527 SUMMIT AVE. 40361 606-9B7-1257 49331 616-868-7495 64015 816-224-6962 03842 603-926-9031 08108 609·854-7136 QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE 20895 301-564-9360

INTERVALE MICHIGAN CITY PORT HURON KANSAS CITY HARTMANN MODEL RR LTD. B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS BLUE WATER HOBBIES SPOTLIGHT MODEL RAILROAD BRASS CABOOSE 408 FRANKLIN 4018 LAPEER ROAD 7427 S. TROOST AVE. TOWN HALL RD .. RTE. 302 116 46360 219-874-2382 LOUISIANA MASSACHUSETTS 48060 81 0·984-8764 64131 816-444-7331 NEW MEXICO 03845 603-356-9933

TERRE HAUTE BROUSSARD ROCHESTER ALBUQUERQUE PARKVILLE NEW IPSWICH TRAINS·N-RAILS RON'S MODEL RAILROAD BEDFORD JOE'S HOBBY CENTER TRAINS WEST INC. BEDFORD TRAIN SHOP J&L HOBBIES F.C.DUMAINE ENTERPRISES 1701 S. 7TH SHOP CAMPUS CORNERS SHPG. CTR. 6001 SAN MATEO BLVD. NE 32 SHAWSHEEN AVE. 1362J NW HWY. 9 15 SHALON ROAD 47802 812-232-4493 106 E. MAIN STREET 105 S. LIVERNOIS SUITE B-3 01730 617-275-7525 64152 816-746-1282 03021 603·878-2163 STORE HOURS 3 TO 8 PM 70518 318-837-3799 48063 313-651-8842 87109 505·881-2322

HAMMOND NORTH HAMPTON FARMINGTON THE TRAIN STATION FALMOUTH ROYAL OAK FITTS PHOTO & HOBBY SHOP HOBBY TOWN USA FALMOUTH HOBBIES TRAIN CENTER HOBBIES 1415 S. MORRISON BLVD. VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER SAN JUAN PLAZA 847 MAIN ST. 4508 N. WOODWARD 1-55 71-12 US RT. 1 3030 EAST MAIN IOWA 02540 508-540-4551 48073 810·549-6500 MONTANA 70403-5705 504-345-7601 03862 603-964-9292 87401 505-325-5156

CEDAR FALLS KENNER HANSEN ST. CLAIR SHORES HELENA LAS CRUCES CABOOSE STOP HOBBIES KENNER TRAIN SHOP THE BRASS CABOOSE SHOP WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS VEK CAMERA REPAIR THE HOBBY HUT 301 MAIN ST. 2000 20TH ST. 669 W. WASHINGTON, RT. 14 21714 HARPER AVE. 1228 BOZEMAN AVENUE 126 WYATT DR. 50613 800-642-7012 70062 504-466-5876 02341 617-447-01 00 48080 313-771-6770 59601 406·449-3393 NEW JERSEY 88005 505·524-0991

CEDAR RAPIDS NEW ORLEANS LEOMINSTER TAYLOR ABSECON BOX KAR HOBBIES HUB HOBBY SUPPLY THE SHEPAUG RAILROAD CO. RIOER'S HOBBY SHOP THE ROUNDHOUSE INC. 109 THIRD AVE. SE 2618 S. BROAD ST. 24 COLUMBIA ST. 22661 NORTHLINE RD. 400 NEW JERSEY AVE. 52401 319-362-1291 70125 504-822-3914 01453 508-537-2277 48180 313·287-7405 NEBRASKA 08201 609-641-8474 NEW YORK

GRAND ISLAND BLAUVElT DES MOINES SHREVEPORT CHESTER METHUEN WESTLAND HOBBYTOWN USA HUDSON SHORES HOBBY HAVEN COOK'S COLLECTORS CORNER MODELER'S JUNCTION DAVE'S HOBBY & THE HOBBY & GAME ANNEX TV 3537 W. 13TH ST. MODEL TRAIN 7672 HICKMAN RO. 4402 YOUREE DR. 88 LOWELL ST.. ROUTE 113 29026 WARREN RD. ROUTE 24 IN STATE ONLY 1-800-286-3451 547 0 WESTERN HIGHWAY 50322 515-276-8785 71 105 318-865-7632 01844 508-683-0885 48185 313-422·4464 07930 908-879-4263 68803 308-382-3451 10913 914-398-2407

DENVILLE BROCKPORT MASON CITY LINCOLN SUDBURY WESTLAND HOBBYTOWN F&M HOBBIES MIKE'S ANTIQUE TOYS 'N' TRAINS EAST SlOE TRAINS KEN'S TRAINS NANKIN HAROWARE & HOBBY EAST PARK MALL 3118 ROUTE 10 BROCKPORT 932 B E. STATE ST. MILL VILLAGE. RTE. 20 35101 FORD RD. 5605 220 NORTH 66TH ST. 07834 FAX 201 -361-3855 SPENCERPORT RD. 50401 515-423-1748 MAINE 01776 508-443-6883 48185 313-722-5700 68505 402·464-2858 201-361-0042 14468 716-637-9980

LINCOLN MT. PLEASANT AUBURN WARREN HIGHTSTOWN 8UFFALO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS ROLLIES MODEL RAILROAD COUNTRY DEPOT FREIGHT STATION TUCKERS HOBBIES OK & B RAILWAY SUPPLIES K VAL HOBBIES IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY CROSSING 127 S. JEFFERSON TAYLOR BROOK MALL (RT. 11) BOX 1090 - 8 BACON ST. 116 MAIN ST. 277 HINMAN AVE. FOR ONLY $6.00 PER MONTH 5606 S. 48TH ST 52641 319-385-4145 04210 207-784·6556 01083 413-436-5318 08520 609-448-5070 14216 716·875-2837 68516 402-423-9337

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BUFFALO OAK HARBOR DALLAS IMESQUITE) WEllSVILLE BETHLEHEM COLLECTOR SHOP & HOBBY CHARLOTTESVILLE NIAGARA HOBBY & CRAFT MART DOUBLE "0" HOBBY SUPPLIES TRAINS UNLIMITED EAST DYKE DEPOT CHRISTMAS CITY HOBBIES 1220 N. TOWN EAST BLVD., #220 OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAY 7727 B W. CAMP PERRY SOUTH 2116-B BERKMAR DR_ 332 EAST DYKE ST R1 417 E. 312-316 S. NEW SI 214-613-2051 3366 UNION RD. AT WALDEN I ) WESTERN RD. 75150 14895 716-593-0005 18015 61 0-974-9590 22901 804-974-9499 14225 716-681-1666 43449 419-898-2110 CAROLINA MODEL RR, RIC, PlASTICS

TOLEDO GREENVILLE DALLAS FALLS CHURCH BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT EAST ROCHESTER STEVE'S FALLEN FLAGGS GREAT ESCAPE PHI�S HOBBIES ARLINGTON HOBBY CRAFTERS MAINLINE HOBBY SUPPLY DESPATCH JUNCTION HOBBIES PLEASANTBURG SHOPPING CTR. 2740 VALWDOD PARKWAY WILLSTON CENTER 100 STATION RD. 1 NORTH 15066 BUCHANAN TRAIL E 5414 MONROE SI 1426 LAURENS RD. #105 6176 ARLINGTON BLVD. 4445 716-385-5570 17214 717-794-2860 CAROLINA 43623 419-843-3334 29607 803-235-8320 75234 214-243-3603 22044 703-532-2224

WEST COLUMBIA FERNDALE CHARLOTTE CONNELLSVIllE FORT WORTH GRAFTON CHARLOTTE ELECTRIC TRAIN NEW BROOKLAND RAILROAD SUSIE-Q HOBBY SHOP HOBBYS N' STUff OLD TIME HOBBIES GRAFTON HOBBY CENTER RD BOX 220 CTR_ & HOBBY 116 W. APPLE SI 5030 TRAIL LAKE DR_ 110-C DARE RD. 114-0 fREELAND LANE 405 STATE SI BUSHVILLE-SWAN LAKE RD_ OKLAHOMA 15425 412-628-0228 76133 817-927-5208 23692 804-898-4184 12734 914-292-0921 28217 704-527-0392 29169 803-791-3958

OKLAHOMA CITY EAST STROUDSBURG HOUSTON LYNCHBURG FT_ EDWARD CHARLOTTE WOODWARDS O-J MODEL TRAINS THE MODElER'S HOBBY SHOP BOB'S TRAINS LARRY'S HOBBIES TRAINS UNLIMITED 4401 WEST MEMORIAL ROAD 397 REYNOLDS RD_ 4808 C CENTRAL AVE. 15 CRYSTAL SI SOUTH 156-f 1960 EAST 2016 LAKESIDE DR_ QUAILBROOK CENTER 12828 518-793-2167 28205 704-537-9963 18301 717-421-6505 77073 713-443-7373 24501 804-385-5036 73134 405-751 -4994 DAKOTA

SIOUX fALLS HOUSTON MANASSAS GLENS FALLS HENDERSON TULSA EffORT DONOVANS HOBBY CENTER TRAIN SOURCE: TEXAS TRAIN DEPOT, INC. CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD DEPOT ACTION HOBBIES fiSHER'S EffORT STATION TRAINS PLUS INDEPENDENCE PlAZA 3264 SOUTH LOOP WEST 7214 NEW MARKET C1 12 WARREN SI ROUTE 4, BOX 140J 4955C SOUTH MEMORIAL P.O. BOX 137, RI llS 3813 S. WESTERN AVE. 77025 713-662-0809 22110 703-335-2216 12801 518-761-0173 27536 919- 430-7717 74145 918-663-8998 18330 215-681-4654 57105 605-338-6945 YOUR SOURCE fOR MOOEL RAILROAOING 703-257-5503

EVANS CITY SPENCER KILLEEN MARTINSVILLE HICKSVILLE LITTlE CHOO CHDD SHOP, INC. TULSA CRANBERRY HOBBY DEPOT HOBBY IMAGES DISCOUNT TRAIN & MODEL HOBBY CENTER J&J TRAINS 500 S. SALISBURY AVE. 20327 PERRY HIGHWAY 89 JERUSALEM AVE. 8988-X S. SHERIDAN RD. 414 N. 8TH SI, PO BOX 849 111 E. MAIN SI 28159 800-334-CHOO CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP 11801 516-822-8259 74133 918-495-1525 TENNESSEE 76541 817-634-0488 24115 540-638-3439 704-637-8717 16033 412-776-3640

GETTYSBURG BRENTWOOD LEWISVillE MIDLOTHIAN HORSEHEADS TULSA TOMMY GILBERT MODEL NASHVILLE DEPOT HOBBY ALTOONA SHOPS WINGS-N-THINGS, INC. IRON HORSE HOBBIES CHESTERfiELD HOBBIES INC. RAILROAD SUPPLY SHOP 2898 WESTINGHOUSE RD. #584 NORTH 5241 S. PEORIA 540 SURf§118 13154 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE 346 E. WATER Sl 4924 THOROUGHBRED LANE 14845-1828 607-739-8916 74105 918-745-0034 75067 214-221-5891 23113 804-379-9091 DAKOTA 17325 717-337-1992 37027 615-371-5350

JEANNETTE CHATIANOOGA RID GRANDE VALLEY RICHMOND HUNTINGTON BISMARK NIEDZALKOSKI'S TRAIN SHOP CHATIANOOGA DEPOT STAR HOBBIES CABOOSE INC. DAVE'S HOBBIES HOBBY CENTER 214 S. fOURTH SI HOBBY SHOP PORT ISABEl 208 WALL Sl 200 W. MAIN 8903 PAnERSON AVE. 15644 412-523-8035 3701 RINGGOLD RD. 78578 210-943-7546 11743 516-427-8288 58502 701-255-6353 OREGON 23229 804-750-1973 fAX 412-527-3899 37412 615-622-0630 "SEE THE PI.&E.R.R."

SPRING ROANOKE INTERLAKEN GRAND FORKS GRANT'S PASS LANCASTER KNOXVILLE SPRING CROSSING ROANOKE RAILS ROCK RIVER MODEL HOBBIES MCGlffIN'S P&M HOBBIES SMITTY'S HOBBY & CRAFT DAN'S TRAINS 121 LOU LANE, STE. 102 WAREHOUSE AND GALLERY 7762 ROCK RIVER ROAD 1200 S. WASHINGTON 7059 ROGUE RIVER HWY. 1226 MILLERSVILLE PIKE EMORY ROAD AT 1-75 NORTH 77388 71 3-353-9484 113 NORfOLK AVE. S.w. 14847 607-532-9489 58201 701-772-5311 97527 503-582-2970 17603 717-393-2521 37849 615-938-7212 EXCLUSIVELYMOOEL RAILROAOING 24011 703-342-5930

ISLIP LA GRANDE LANSDALE KNOXVILLE ROANOKE GOLD SPIKE HOBBIES HOBBY HABIT PENN VALLEY HOBBY CENTER TENNESSEE MODEl HOBBIES THE RAIL YARD 189 ISlIE AVE., R1 lll OHIO 411 fiR 837 W. MAIN Sl 8903 OAK RIDGE HWY. UTAH 6711 A WILLIAMSON ROAD 11751 516-277-3700 97850 1-800-963-9602 19446 215-855-1268 37931 1423) 927-2900 24019 703-362-1714

MILTON-FREEWATER MEMPHIS SALT LAKE CITY JOHNSON CITY BOARDMAN MANHEIM JDDY'S CLOCKSI CHURCH HARDWARE DOUGLAS MODELS WILLIAMSBURG THE TRAIN SHOP AMER'S HOBBY SHOP RULES MODEl TRAINS NORGE STATION WHISTLE STOP TRAINS HOBBY DEPI ....55TH YEAR "" 210 GRAND AVE. 6010 MARKET STREET 43 MARKET SQUARE 7405 RICHMOND RD. 6 N.E. 5TH AVE. 690 E. RAINES RD. 2065 E. 33RD SOUTH SI 13790 607-797-9035 44512-2918 216-758-2810 17544 717-664-5155 23188 804-564-7623 97862 503-938-5785 38116 901-332-1144 84109 801 -487-7752

WOODBRIDGE KINGSTON CINCINNATI PORTlAND MONTOURSVILLE MEMPHIS SALT LAKE CITY THE "RIP TRACK" J&J'S HOBBIES, INC. GOLF MANOR HOBBIES HOBBIES UNLIMITED ENGLISH MODEL RR SUPPLY MODEL RR HOBBY SHOP GREAT ESCAPE HOBBIES 2885 PS BUSINESS CENTER 37 N. fRONT 914-338-7174 2235 LOSANTIVILLE AVE. 4503 N. INTERSTATE AVE. 21 HOWARD SI 3436 PARK AVE. 1773 WEST 4160 SOUTH 22192 800-790-6901 12401 FAX 914-338-7381 45237 513-351-3849 97217 503-287-4090 17754 717-368-2516 38111 901-324-7245 841 19 801-966-7785 NO. VIRGINIA HO & N EXCL USIVELY

PITISBURGH MINEOLA CLEVElAND PORTLAND OGDEN A B CHARLES SON WILLIS HOBBIES WING'S HOBBY SHOP, INC. VIC'S HOBBY SUPPLY WONDERfUL WORLD Of TRAINS HOBBY SHOP 285 WILLIS AVE. 17112 DETROIT AVE. 606 NE BROADWAY 3061 WASHINGTON BLVD. 3213 W. lIBERTY AVE. 11501 516-746-3944 44107 216-221-5383 97222 503-281-1032 TEXAS 84402 801-392-0391 WASHINGTON 15216 412-561-3068

NEW YORK COLUMBUS PORTLAND READING AMARILLO AU8URN RED CABOOSE STRETE HOBBIES WHISTLE STOP TRAINS IRON HORSE HOBBY HOUSE THE ROUNDHOUSE WAGNER'S HOBBY HOUSE 16 W. 45TH Sl, 4TH fLOOR 3655 SULLIVANT AVE. 14037 SE STARK 60 S. 6TH Sl 800 S. GEORGIA 131 E. MAIN SI 10036 212-575-0155 43228 614-279-6959 97233 503-252-7118 19602 21 5-373-6927 79106 806-372-3453 VERMONT 98002 206-939-2515

PAINTED POST AUSTIN CHEHALIS COLUMBUS SALEM READING LACKAWANNA TRAIN SHOP HOBBY TOWN U.S.A. 51 JOHNS8URY HOBBYTOWN USA THE TRAIN STATION SKYSPORT G & K HOBBY CENTRE ELLIS PAINT WALLPAPER GLS. 86 VICTORY HIGHWAY BRODIE OAKS SHOPPING CTR. LEWIS COUNTY MALL 4430 INDIANOLA AVE. 4564 COMMERCIAL SI SE 720 GORDON SI 85 EASTERN AVE. R1 17 EXIT 43 4107 CAPITAL Of TEXAS HWY. 177 N.E. HAMPE WAY ) 43214 614-262-9056 97302 503-363-4345 19601 215-374-8598 05819 802-748-3806 \4870 607-962-5164 78704 98532 360-740-1818

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8EOfORD OLYMPIA SMITHTOWN LORAIN ALLENTOWN H08BY MAKER PACifiC SCALE MODELS THREE GUYS HOBBIES THE CORNER STORE ALLENTOWN TOY TRAIN SERVo 1424-f AIRPORT fREEWAY 503 CHERRY 99 E. MAIN ST. 1249 COLORADO AVE. 125 112 N. 11TH ST. RHODE 76022 817-267-0991 NEXT TO fOREIGN AUTO PARTS 11787 516-265-8303 44052 216-288-2351 18102 215-821-0740 VIRGINIA ISLAND BETWEENDALLAS & FI WORTH ON 183 98501 206-352-9261

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SPOKANE APPLETON KILCH8ERG WINNIPEG PETERBOROUGH TORONTO MARKHAM TRAINMASTER BY WERNER MEER SUNSET JUNCTION BESTS' HOBBIES GOOCH'S HOBBIES COSBURN'S HOBBY DEPOT LT D. RAILVIEW TRAINS 135 SEESTRASSE E 213 SPRAGUE AVE. 2700 W. COLLEGE AVE., #8 185 SHERBROOK Sl 242 CHARLOm ST. 501 ALDEN RD , UNIT 4 CH·8B02 INT. 411·715·3666 99202 509·838·2379 54914 ALBERTA MB R3C 2R7 204·775·2743 ON K9J 2Vl 705·743·0244 ON L3R 3L4 416·470·6200 INT. FAX: 411·715·3660

WINNIPEG TACOMA EAU CLAIRE CALGARY PORT DOVER ZURICH THE GOLDEN SPIKE SLN HOBBIES FEATHER'S US·TRAINSTORE PACIFIC RAILWAY HOBBIES BOB'S HOBBY JUNCTION HOBBY WEST MODEL SHOP SILVER LAKE NORTHSHORE HERMETSCHLOOSTR. 75 5115 100TH SW NO. 7 3621 E. HAMILTON AVE. 5011 MACLEOD TR. SW 185 STADACONA ST. 90 PROSPECT Sl, RR #1 CH·8010 98499 206·581 ·4453 54701 715·832·4445 AB T2G OA9 403·244·9990 QUEBEC MB R3T 3L2 204·667·2080 ON NOA lNl 519·583·3204 INT. FAX: 411·433·1464

KENOSHA CALGARY STRATFORD MONTREAL ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS IRON RAILS OF KENOSHA TRAINS & SUCH CHIPPEWA CREEK RAILROAD HOBBY WORLD LTD. WEST 2031 22ND AVE. 4125·4 ST. NW 110 MCKONE ROAD 5450 SHERBROOKE W IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY NOVA SCOTIA FOR ONLY PER MONTH VIRGINIA 53140 414·552·8075 AB T2K 1 A3 403·2B2·2442 ON N5A 6S5 519·271·7361 PO H4A 1V9 514·481·5434 S6,00

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NITRO MILWAUKEE TRURO NITRO HOBBY & CRAFT ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS TERMINAL HOB8Y SHOP UNEEDA HOBBY DEALER CENTER IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 5619 W. flORIST AVE. 43 INGLIS PLACE 104 21ST ST. 304·755·4304 FOR ONLY PER MONTH 53218 414·461-1050 S6.00 NS B2N 4B5 902·895·0308 25143 800·586·9572 DIRECTORY OSHKOSH PARKERSBURG HOBBYTOWN USA JIMBO'S WHISTLE STOP 2601 S. KOELLER 3301 DUDLEY AVE. BRITISH Is ONLY $6 Per Month ! AVIATION PLAZA 26104 304·485·2559 ONTARIO 54901 414·426·1840 COLUMBIA

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ily. Info: John Kasey, 252 Nichlos Ave., Stratford, CT A LA SA MA.=-:.-...__ 06497 (203) 378-0373 6 PM - 10 PM. PRO COLOR SHEFFIELD Shoals Model RRers Inc. HO Scale Meet­ � DELA WARE Quality ing. I st Thursday of each month, 6 PM. Info: Bob Brooks, ___ 234 Robinhood Dr., Florence, AL 35630 (20S) 766-9889. DELMAR � Delmarva Model RR Club's 10th Annual Water-Based Paints ARIZONA Holiday Open House. Dec. 2-3 & Jan. 13-14, Sat. II AM - 5 PM, Sun. I PM - 5 PM. 103 E. State St., 2nd Floor, Del­ CASA GRANDE � Casa Grande Valley Historical Society'S mar, DE. Free. Info: (410) 546-2312. Casa Grande Railroad Days. Nov. 18. Info: (520) 836-2223. Ask Yo ur Retailer FL ORIDA TUCSON � NMRA Arizona Division Fall Meet. ov. BIRKHOLZ MEISENER IL 12, 9 AM - 4 PM. Pima College, West Campus, 2202 W. BOCA RATON � 1996 East Coast Hobby Show. March P.o. Box 33 • Rochelle, 61068 Anklam, Tuscan. 55, 52.50 under 21 and NMRA members, 30-April I. Sat., Sun., public, media & trade, Mon., trade free if joining 'MRAlPSR at meet. Info: Man Furze, & Media only. Info: Scan Pressman. The East Coast (815) 562-5587 17237 N. 16th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85023, (602) 375-8229. Hobby Show, 4400 N. Federal Hwy., Ste. 210, Boca Raton, CA LIFORNIA Fla. 3343 1, (407) 338-3177, (407) 338-5066 FAX. FORT LAUDERDALE S. Fla. Rway Museum Swap ANTIOCH Antioch Model RR Club's Fall 1995 H.O. � Meet. Nov. 4, 9:30 AM - 4 PM. Morton Activity Ctr., 2890 Model RR show. Nov. 4-S, 10 AM - 5 PM. 425 Fulton IN SW 8 Ave ., Fort Lauderdale (E of 1-95 & S of 84). 53, S5 NOW Shipyard Rd. Uust S. of the 600 blk. of Wilbur Ave.), Anti­ "N" SCALE for meet and auction, $13 (advance) tables, $20 (door) OUT WEST och. Donations: 51.50 adults, 51 seniors and kids to 12, tables. Info: Richard Azwell, SI31 SW 87 Ave., Fort Laud­ under 6 free. Info: Tom Lutrel, P.O. Box 502, Antioch, CA LUMBER LOADS erdale, FL 33328 (305) 434-6538. HO/N CRAFTSMAN KIT 94509 (5 10) 779-1964 (club) or (5 10) 432-43 19 (h) 2005 Oak Drive • Newberg, OR 97132 FORT LAU DERDALE Auction by S. Fla. Rway CROCKETI Bay Area NTRAK Model RR Club's N Museum. Nov. 4, 6 PM - 10 PM. Morton Activity Center, [J CENTER BEAM scale modular layout group in operation in retired So. [J 50' FLAT CAR 50' 2890 SW 8 Ave ., Ft. Lauderdale (e of 1-95 & S. of 84). 53 Pacific depot has openings for new members. Wed. lO AM #101 #103 Info: - 3 PM and 7 PM to 9 PM, Sat. 10 AM - 4 PM. Depot on adults, under 12 free. Richard Azwell, 5131 SW 87 $12.95 $9.95 Ave ., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33328 (305) 434-6538. Rolph St. next to the S.P. main line, 900 Loring Ave., [J 50' BULKHEAD FLAT [J N SCALE 4-PACK Info: Crockett, CA. Free. John Marshall, 2472 Hill View PLANT CITY H.B. Plant RR Hist. Soc.'s Plant City #102 #104 Lane, Pinole, CA 94564 (510) 758-93 10. Model RR Train Show & Swap Meet. ov. 4, lO AM - 3 $12.95 $14.95 LOS ANGELES East Valley Lines N-Scale Model RR PM. 1914 PCHS Community Ctr., 605 N. Collins St. S4 Info: Open House. Every Sat. & Sun. II AM - 3 PM. Travel­ adults, under 17 free IV/parent. Art Chappell, 645 town, Griffith Park. Free. Info: Lowell Majors, P.O. Box Carey PI., Lakeland, FL 33803, (8 13) 682-3439. 5732, Glendale, CA 9130 I (213) 662-8339. GEORGIA OAKDALE Oakdale Model RRers 12th Annual Train MARIETIA Monthly Meeting of the Georgia Society of ADD SHIPPING HANDLING PER KIT Show & Sale. Nov. 4, lOAM - 4 PM. Community Center, $3.00 8. DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Third and D streets. 54, 52 seniors, 12 and under free. Ferroequinologists and field trips. 2nd Fri. of each month, Info: 7:30 PM. Nations Bank of Waddell St. Free. Info: Dave Steve Geisenheimer, 520 Sherri Way, Turlock, CA ' 95382 (209) 669-68 16. Muller (404) 974-4608 or Larry Smith (404) 926-0739.

PA SADENA Club Open House, Slim Gauge Guild. ILLINOIS Nov. 12, 10 AM - 7 PM. China Factory Mall Basement, AURORA Little "Q" Model RR Club's 37th Annual 300 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA. Free. Info: Brian Open House. Nov. 17, 6 PM - 10 PM, Nov. 18, Noon - 10 RAIL CLEANERS Brooks (818) 796-7791. PM, 'ov. 19, Noon - 5 PM. 517 N. Union St., Copley � n RICHMOND Coast Division, Pacific Coast Region, Rec Ctr. Free. Info: Mike Griesmann (708) 897-65 13. FROM ' NMRA Quarterly Meet. Dec. 3, 9:30 AM - 6 PM. Salesian BLOOMINGTON Central Ill. RR Club's Central III. High School, 285 1 Salesian Ave., Richmond, CA. Info: Rod Smith, 40330 Monte Ct., Fremont, CA 94538, (5 10) 657-3362. Great Show. Nov. 12, 9 AM - 3 PM. atl. Guard Armory, ENTERLINE S. Main St. & Ve teran's Pkwy. 53 donation, under 12 free ROSEVILLE 19th Annual International Railfair Inc. w/adult. Info: Mike Helphinstine, P.O. Box 4441, Bloom­ Nov. 11-12. Placer County Fairgrounds, Roseville. $5 ington, IL 61702-4441 (309) 452-3663 after 5 PM. PRODUCTS adults, 52 5-12. Info: IRF (916) 991-4343. CHICAGO Lake Shore Model RR Assoc.'s Fall Open PATENTED LIMITED-SLIP ROLLER SAN DIEGO San Diego Model RR Museum Operating House. Nov. 12, II AM - 4 PM. Calumet Park Field House SOLID BRASS CASTING Exhibit/Show. Nov. I-S, 7-12, 14-19, 21-26, 28-30; Dec. 1-3, (downstairs), 9801 S. Ave. G, Chicago, IL 60617. Free, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24, 26-3 1; Jan. 1-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28, 30- donations accepted. Info: Greg Kelley, (219) 845-3 114, NON ABRASIVE / NON DERAILING 31. Tues.-Fri, II AM - 4 PM, We ekends, II AM - S PM John Galich, (708) 481-7005. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, closed at 4 PM Christmas CLEANS RAILS AND WHEELS ELGIN Fox Valley Scalers Open House. ov. 18-19, Eve, Dec. 26-3 1, IIAM - 4 PM, Sat. & Sun. II AM - S PM). 0 WILL NOT DAMAGE SWITCHES Casa de Balboa, Balboa Park, 1649 EI Prado. 53 adults, dis­ I PM - 5 PM. 126 Will Scarlet Lane (on Elgin's east side, counts for seniors, students and military with I.D., under 15 follow Chicago St., hwy 19, t Sherwood. Donations wel­ Loco's RUN SMOOTHER Info: Info: free, Nov. 7, Dec. 5, Jan.2 free. (619) 696-0199 come. Ted Schnepf, (708) 697-5353. SOUND SYSTEMS GET REAL SAN PEDRO Belmont Shore RR Club Fall Open FREEPORT Stephenson Soc. of Model Trainmen Open COMMAND CONTROLS WORK House. Nov. 18-19, 10 AM - 4 PM. Angel's Gate Park, 3601 House. Nov. 4-5, 10 AM - 4 PM. Society Bldg., 600 Fever Gaffey St., Bldg. 824. Info: Dick Billings (3 10) 373-6658. River PI., off Island Ave. $1. Info: Jim Kantor, 848 W. IMMEDIATE RESULTS Stephenson St., Freeport, 61032 (815) 232-643 1. ( ASK TURLOCK San Joaquin Valley Div., TTOS 17th Annual It Open House and Swap Meet. Dec. 2-3, lOAM - 3 PM. Bldg. MODELS SOMEONEIN WHO HASS, ONE ) G O'FALLON Annual Sierra Central Model RR Open HO, #1, Stanislaus County Fairgrds., 900 N. Broadway, Turlock. House. First Sunday after Thanksgiving & Sundays in N, 0 & Info: 52, 51 seniors & under 12, 55 family. Jack Fisher, 642 Dec., I PM - 6 PM. 115 Elm St. (Park in st. and walk to Park St., Turlock, CA 95380-4734 (209) 632-2187. garage. Layout located on 2nd floor of garage). 52 adults, Info: COLORADO 51 kids, 55 family. Pete Sanbom, 115 Elm St., O'Fal­ lon, IL 62269, (618) 624-9027. BOULDER Boulder Model RR Club Show. Nov. 25- PALATINE 4th Annual Palatine RRiana Show & Sale. 16, 10 AM - 6 PM. Boulder Jaycee's Depot, 30th & Pearl SEE THEM AT YOUR HOBBY DEALER Info: t ov. 19, 10 AM - 4 PM. Ramada Hotel Woodfield, 920 E. sts. S2 adults, 51 kids, S5 families. Rich Virgin, 1075 SEND SASE FOR lNFORlIIAnON Sassafras Lane, Broomfield, CO 80020, (303) 469-6552. l\'W Hwy., one block west of III. 53, Palatine, III. 53, under 12 free. Info: Russell B. Fierce (708) 358- 1 185. CONNECTICUT CENTERLINE PRODUCTS, INC. PEORIA Ill.Va lley & River City RRclubs' Peoria Train Fair. NORTH HAVEN � New Haven RR Hist. & Tech. Soc. Nov. 19, IIAM-3PM. m. Centrai College, Rte. 116&Rt. 24. 18409 Info: HARMONYIL ROADU.S.A. Train Show. Nov. 10-11; Fri. 7 PM - ?; Sat. 9 AM - 3:30 52, under 13 free, tables 57 in advance. Bob Lehman, 21 60152 PM. Holiday Inn, Rte. 5, Exit 12 off1-9 1. 53 adult, 5S fam- W.Rutledge, Bartonville, IL616 07 (309) 697-3012. MARENGO,

NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 73 � WinLok 2.0 WA UCONDA '" Lake County Model RR Fall Open House. Nov. 4-5, II AM - 6 PM. 107 S. Main St. (Rear The Model Railroad DRY TRANSFERS!!! entrance), Wauconda, IL 60084. Free-donations accepted. Digital Command Control WE HAVE TH EM! Info: Jim Kirwan (708) 576-4633 days (708) 634-6788 Software for Windows FOR eves., Bob Heroux (708) 487-0411 eves. GRAIN CARS WinLokI!�I inc!. LacoNe! Driver now only $ 119.95 2.0 IOWA 2.0 Upgrade for registered users S 29.95 WinLok & Digitrax Big Boy set 2.0 Nor HO BOONE '" Kale Shelley Div. Mid Continent Region, Natl. save big S 123.00 off retail price now only S 411.95 4th 4, 9 3 WinLok 2.0 & Digitrax LocoNet'" Dispatcher·set Model RR Assoc.'s Annual Meet. 01'. AM - PM. (Big Boy plus 1 BT2, 1 MS100 Interface and 6 Decoders) Uniled Community School, btwn. Ames & Boone, Iowa on save big $ 208.00 off retail price US-30. $4 pre-registration, $4.50 NMRA, $5 regular. Info: our speciaUy prices set only $ 799.95 °u Carl Chumos, 1315 Douglas, Ames, IA 500 I 0 (5 15) 233-8256. Digilrax Big Boy only $312.00 BURLINGTON '" Great River Rway Model RR Club OT200 $145.00 BT2 $ 85.00 AVAILABLE IN N, HO, S, and DH84 Decoders only S 4695 0 Open House Operating HO Scale layout. Nov. 24·25 10 in 6 pack only $44.95 each AM - 4 PM, Nov. 26, noon - 4 PM. Hobbycrafl shop, 801 S&H min. $5.00 max.S12.00 Send SASE for information and pr ices. Visa/Me accepted c·o·s Jeffe rson. Donations. Info: Rich Hood, 80 I Jefferson, P. D.Boxlet 78003tering CITVVIEW Ltd. Digi RR Enterprises Yo ur DCC Source NEPEAN ONTARIO 1(2G 5W2 Burlington, IA 52601 (319) 754-4979. 10395 Seminole Blvd. Suite H Tel' (81 3)397-51 10 Seminole, FL, 34648 Fax. (813)581-4730 CEDAR RAPIDS '" Cedar Rapids Model RR Soc.'s Open House. Nov. 19, I PM - 5 PM. 1044 Mt. Ve rnon Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free-donations accepted. Info: Dian Karr, 109 Third Ave., SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 (3 19) 362- 1291.

DUBUQUE '" IOlh Annual Dubuque Rails Model RR Show. THAT'S RIGHT- LtIR IS ALL YO U Nov. 5, lO AM - 4 PM. Tri-Slate Independent Blind Soc. Bldg., 3333 Ashbury Rd., Dubuque. Donation - $250 aduhs, $.50 kids w/adult. Info: Gordon Block(3 19) 556·7227 days. S�le��O�O��:�'�O:�t�b�:'�:'���:�I: KA NSA S ,\((l-¢ areA all you need. There's NO wiring, NO soldering, NO electricity! DODGE CITY ... Bootl1ill Model RRers Train Show. Nov. � Easy to install with proven reliability. Guaranteed for life! 18-19, Sat. 10 AM - 6 PM, Sun. I PM - 4 PM. Village Square Mall. $2 aduhs, under 12 free w/aduh. Info: Steve We idner, Air Toggl e HCR I, Box 62, Sublene, KS 67877 (316) 668-5680. WRITE, PHONE OR FAX TODAY FOR INFO De1·Aire Products MA INE \ work with any Air �\ ' AUBURN '" Great Falls Model RR Club's 22nd Annual �el-AiriEProducts gauge turnouts! Model RR Show. Nov. 4, 10 AM - 4 PM. Auburn Middle 321 N. 40th St., Dept. MRG, Allentown, PA 18104 School. $2 adults, $1 kids, $5 family. Info: Terrence P. King. Phone/Fax (610) 391-0412, 24 hours/7 days P.O. Box 188, E. Lviennore, ME 04228-0 188, (207) 933-2477. �===::::::::::::::::::::===� DEALER INQUIIUES INVITED c£:======::::? ARBUTUS '" Mt. Clare Div. 14th Annual Train Flea Markel & Auction. 01'. 4, 10 AM - 3 PM. Arbutus Town Hall. $2. Info: Mike Trubow, 402 Tee Court, Arnold, MD 21012 (4 10) 757-8343.

HAGERSTOWN '" Hagerstown Model RR Museum Inc. Semi-Annual Trainshow. Nov. 18, 9 AM - 3 PM. Mason Dixon Auto Auction, Greencaslle, PA (Exit 2 off of 1-8 1). $3 �ICROSCALE DECALS� adults, under 12 free. Info: Mike Stephens (301) 824·2464. When you want the Best ... Th e Latest from MICROSCALE! MA SSA CHU EITS MICROSCALE is the Only way! Now at you Hobby Dealer BROCKTON '" BrOlherhood of Te mple Beth Emunah's HO SCALE 4th Annual Brockton Train Show. Nov. 5, 9 AM - 3 PM. 87-827 Willamene & Pacific Locomotives, 1993+ Temple Beth Emunah, Torrey & Pearl Sts., Brockton, MA 87-828 42' Tank Cars, SCM Chemicals, Engelhard, Thiele, 1975+ 87-829 Canadian National 5-Uni! Drawbar Connected Double Stack 0240 I. $2.50 adults, $1 seniors, $5 family, under 10 free Cars, Blue or Orange Cars. 1990+ w/adult. Info: alan Castaline, 51 Bassen Rd., Brockton. 87-830 Burlinglion Roule (CB&Q) Covered Hoppers, Gray Cars, MA 02401 (508) 587-4506. 1958-1 970 87-831 Santa Fe DL-l09 & Erie Built Locomotives, 1941-1963 87-832 Sanla Fe Two Tone Gray Sleeping Cars, 1940-1 965 MICHIGA N SCALE 6 60-827 Willamete & Pacific Locomotives, 1993+ LIVONIA '" NMRA Div. 16th Annual Fall Model RR 60-828 42' Tank Cars, SCM Chemicals, Engelhard, Thiele, 1975+ Show. Nov. 26, noon - 4 PM. Livonia Senior Or., 5 Mile 60-829 Canadian National S-Unit Drawbar Connected Double Stack Rd. & FarminglOn Rd., Livonia. $2.50 adults, $1 11-16, Cars, Blue or Orange Cars. 1990+ 60-830 Burlingtion Route (CB&Q) Covered Hoppers, Gray Cars, kids free . Info: Jack Walson, 855 Sherbourne, Inkster, MI 1958-1970 48 141, (313) 278-8 129. 60-831 Santa Fe DL-l09 & Erie Built Locomotives, 1941-1963 60-832 Santa Fe Two Tone Gray Sleeping Cars, 1940-1 965 MOUNT CLEMENS '" Gratiot Valley RR Club Swap n 60-4103 Holly Sugar Rapid Discharge Beet Hoppers, 1990+ Shop. Nov. 5, 10 AM - 3 PM. Clintondale High School, 15 60-4104 Rock Island Golden State Sleeping Cars, 194 7-1 960 60-521 Castrol, Quaker Slate, 40' & 45' Trailers Mile al Little Mack. $2.50 adults, under 12 free. Info: Greg 60-4043 Dole 40' Refrigerated Containers Rich, Box 214, Mt. Clemens, M1 48043·02 14, (810) 468-4877. MINICALS MC-4103 Holly Sugar Rapid Discharge Beet Hoppers, 1990+ MINNESOTA MC-4104 Rock Island Golden Stale Sleeping Cars, 1947-1 960 Since 1933 'The finest Decals made." o SCALE ST. CLOUD '" St. Cloud Train and Toy Show Flea Mar· New Catalogs for all scales!!!! 48-374 SCM Chemicals 42' Tank Cars 1991+ ket. Nov. 11,9AM - 2:30 PM. Holiday Inn., Hwys. 15 & 48-375 Engelhard 42' Tank Car 1975+ 48-376 Thiele 42' Tank Car 1979+ 23, St. Cloud, MN. $2 adults, under 12 free. Info: Rodney 48-377 Burlingtion Route (CB&Q) ACF Center Flow Hoppers, 2 & 3 Bunting, P. O. Box 1759, St. Cloud, M 1 56302 (612) 25 1- MICROSCALE.. Bay Cars, 1963-1 970 3554 (612) 558-6320. 48-378 Sanla Fe Two Tone Gray Sleeping Cars, 1940-1 965, Silver Lettering 2 sheets ST. PAUL '"The Hennepin Overland Rway Hisl. Soc.Annual 48-379 Santa Fe Gray Sleeping Cars, 1955-1960, White Lettering 48-380 Rock Island Golden State Sleeping Cars, 1947-1960 Open House. Dec. 2-3, Sal. lOAM - 5 PM, Sun. I PM - 5 PM. 48-381 Southern Pacilic Golden State Sleeping Cars, 1950-60 458 N. Lexington Pkwy., 55401. Info: (6 12) 646-5438. 2 Sheets �ICROSCALE INDUSTRIES, INC� ",. ... BEDFORD '" Bedford Boomer's 13th Annual Model RR GATEWAY\!:p:;:!+. , WEml1l ..:-:::. Send IOf lIIustrstlid C.t.longl NOWI Exhibition. Nov. 5, lO AM - 4 PM. McKelvie School, HO " N Scale Cstatlog -$5.00 P.O. Box 11950 O,G " S Scale C.talog -$3.00 Costa Mesa, CA Meetinghouse Rd. Donations only. Info : Norman Jones, 38 !is Pl.... .1I0w 30 d.ys IOf catalog dtlllvery 92627 6 -r·'( ·�· or purcha .. hom your (714) 434-8995 FAX 434-9607 Spring Valley Rd., Methuen, MA 01844, (508) 687-0780. LOCAL HOBBY DEALER.

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GLOUCESTER CITY T Gateway Model RR Club's 20th Rocky Ra.lls Annual Open House. Nov. 18- 19, Dec. 2-3, lOAM - 4 PM. $2 donation, under 12 free IV/adult. Info: Ron Baile, 24 Hampton Rd., Westmont, NJ 08 108, (609) 858-6644, Nick Caccayo, 216 Felton Ave., Collingdale, PA 19023, (610) 532-227 1. MERCHANTVILLE T Cherry Valley Model RR Club's 33rd Model RR Open House. Nov. 4-5, 11-12, Dec. 2-3, Sat. I PM - 9 PM, Sun. I PM - 5 PM. Grace Church, Maple Ave. & Center St., Merchantville, NJ. Info: Charles Jacobs Jr., 100 Grant Ave., Moorestown, NJ 08057.

NORTH HALEDON T Model Engineers RR Club of North Jersey's Annual Open House. Nov. 24-26, Dec. 1-3 & 8- 10, Fri. 7 PM - 10 PM, Sat. & Sun. 2 PM - 5 PM. 569 High Mountain Rd., N. Haledon, NJ 07508. $3, kids free w/adult. Info: Paul Harbord (201) 427-4905.

NORTH HALEDON T Garden State Northern Model RR 38th Anniversary Open House. Nov. 24-26, Dec. 1-3, 8- 10, Fri. 7 PM - 9 PM, Sat. & Sun. I PM - 5 PM. 575 High Mountain Rd., North Haledon, NJ 07508. $3 adults, kids free IV/ adult. Info: Doug Earls, 575 High Mountain Rd., North Haledon, NJ 07508, (201) 387-8716.

ROCKY HILL T Pacilic Southern Rway's 32ncl Annual Model RR Exhibition. Dec. 2-3, 9- 10, 10 AM - 4 PM. Parking at Princeton Gamma Tech on Rte. 518, e. of Rte. 206. $5, benefits Rocky Hill Fire Co. & Rescue Squad. Info: Pacific Southern RIVal', P.O. Box 488, Rocky Hill, NJ MV 08553, (609) 92 1 -9276. �R� UNION Union, N.J. Model RR Club's Holiday Sound ' T � & Light SholV. Nov. 24-26 & Dec. 1-3 & 8- 10, Fri. 7 PM - � 10 P�1, Sat. noon - 9 PM, Sun. noon - 6 PM. Club building __ at end of Jefferson Ave., off Rte 22 east, Union. $4, $1.50 __ under 12, $3 seniors. Info: Ira Deutsch, The Model RR Club Inc., P.O. Box 1146, Union, N.J. 07083-1 146 (908) � 964-9724 or (908) 964-8808. spent waiting for you!" NE W YORK "I $3

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NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 75 LIMA � Ada Model RR Club's IIth Annual Train Show. TEXA S Nov. 12, 10 AM - 4 PM. Veteran's Memorial Civic & Conv. Ctr., Public Square. $2, under 12 free. Info: Clarence Shu­ CORPUS CHRISTI Downtown Lions Club's Coastal law, 1419 We ndell, Lima, OH 45805 (419) 228-8825. Bend Train Show. Nov. 4, lO AM - 5 PM. Corpus Christi Convention Center. $4 adults, 51 18 and under, under 6 MARION Marion Model Club Open House. Dec. 2- Computerized Art � RR free. Info: Andy Crocker, P.O. Box 1856, Corpus Christi, •.. �ru�." 3, 2 PM - 6 PM. 532 Center St. Free. Info: Jack Roberts, and Text Services W. TX 78403, (5 12) 368-2425. 1847 Nesbitt Rd., Caledonia, OH 43314, (419) 845-2500. "---- Decals From Your Artwork FORT WORTH N. Texas Council of RR Clubs' Holiday MILAN � 1995 Norwalk & We stern RR Train Show & Each Set Letters TWO Cars Train Show. Nov. 11-12, lOAM - 5 PM. Will Rogers Memo­ Swap Meet. Nov. 12, 10 AM - 4 PM. EHOVE Career Clr., Dimensional Data for ALL ERAS rial Ctr., #1 Amon Carter Square, Fort Worth, TX 76107. 316 W. Mason Rd., Milan, OH, $3, $6 family, under 12 $5/person, under 12 free. Info: Russ Cavitt, 5560 Rice Dr., •••••••• free, Info: Tony Catalano, 33 N, Old State Rd" Norwalk, HAVE A QUESTION ON CUSTOM DECALS ?? OH 44857 (419) 668-9661. The Colony, TX 75056 (214) 625-4012 (6 - 10 PM CST). UTAH CA LL OR FA X US, ..AN YTIME!! SEBRING Sebring Model RRClub's Open House. Nov. 11- Sizes available for ALL scales 12, 18-19, lOAM - 6 PM. SMRCClubhouse, 216 E. Pennsylva­ SALT LAKE CITY Wasatch Div. RMR MRA niaAve., Sebring, OH 44672. $1 adults, under 12 free. Info: Dan c1tail Wasatch Rails 95 Model RR show. Nov. 3-5, Fri. 6 PM - 9 ���k>�rgl�r�,:� ��g� 1'*l���sed Vingle, 693 Fair Ave., Salem, OH 44460(216) 332-0436. SrapRicl ® 1183 N. Lancaster Circle Pm, Sat. 9 AM - 9 PM, Sun. 9 AM - 4 PM. Grand Bldg. CUSTOM DECALS South Elgin, IL 60177 SIDNEY � West Central Ohio Model RR Club Open Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 w., Salt Lake City, Utah. Tel: 708/742-5404 Fax: -5407 House. Nov. 18-19, Sat. I I AM - 5 PM, Sun. I PM - 5 PM. $3 adults, under 12 free. Info: Frederick E. Baney 5151 S. 900 Chestnut, Sidney, OH 45365. $1. 4420 w., Keams, UT 841 18, (801) 966-6878. OKLAHOMA VIRG INIA

DIESEL ENGINE SHELLS BIXBY Green Country Model Rrers Assoc. Open FREDERICKSBURG Rappahannock Chapter NHRS New! HO Scale House. Nov. II, 2 PM - 10 PM. 9 W. Dawes St., downtown "Trains At Christmas." Dec. 2-3, Sat. 10 AM - 6 PM, Sun. Bixby, OK. Free. Info: Terry Jenner, 120 S. Louisville lO AM - 5 PM. Walker-Grant Middle School, Hwy. I, Ave ., Tulsa, OK 74112, (918) 838-364 1. Fredericksburg, VA. $3 adults, 51 6-12, under 6 free. Info: OREGON Lawrence R. Duffee, P.O. Box 42045, Fredericksburg, VA 9-44[W 22404, (540) 374-5596. MCMINNVILLE We stern Oregon Model Rrers Swap RICHMOND Richmond Freelance & Prototype Model *One of GE's Newest f} Biggest Meet. Dec. 2, 10 AM - 3:30 PM. St. James Catholic church, 1145 E. First St. $2, under 12 free w/adult. Info: RR Club's 18th Annual Model RR Show. Nov. 4-5 & II- *AlSO, new GE HiAd sideframes Steve McNamara, 1050 S.w. Pioneer St., Willamina, OR 12, Sat. 9:30 AM - 5 PM, Sun. noon - 5 PM. Science 97396, (503) 876-3222. Museum of Va., 2500 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23220- 2054. Show free w/museum admission, $4.50 adults, $4 MEDFORD Rogue Valley Model RR Club's Southern C32-8, C3B-7, S06B, B23-7, 8-4BB seniors and youths. Info: Clyde K. Lewis, 3400 Ghent Dr., Oregon Liver Steamers, Southern Oregon Chapter, NRHS. CF-7, S04S, GP3S, 8-4BCW, S06BM Chesterfield, VA 23832-8400 (804) 745-2814. Nov. 25-26, Sat. lOAM - 5 PM, Sun. I I AM - 4 PM. Med­ SOg, S04S-2, GP6B, M, B., 9-44CW. ford Armory, 1701 S. Pacific Hwy. $2.50 adults, SI.50 VIENNA Northern Virginia Model RRers Inc. Open seniors, $1 5-I 2, under 5 free, $7 family, disabled free. House. Nov. 18, IPM - 5 PM. Washington & Old Dominion Info: Stretch Manley, P.O. Box 1362, Medford, OR 9750 1. RR Station, 231 Dominion Rd. (at Ayr Hill Road) Donations *Asl

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NOVEMBER 1995 MODEL RAILROADING T 77 )J![odeL Railroading is proud to announce the 1996 Fahul otU FiniJheJ ConteJt co-sponsored by Microclcale In d/Utriecl In c. e3Pro Color

Just submit color slides or prints and a brief description of any model you have painted and lettered. 'Winners receive a copy of the magazine page, a certificate suitable for framing, special decals from Microscale and paint from Pro Color. One winner every month.

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