" There is an overall fineness of detail here I and everything is carefully rendered in scale. The mechanism is similar to the BL2 and runs even better." Railroad Model Craftsman, October 1991

" I ife-Like has done an excellent job. The L models are loaded with details and are a perfect match for the prototype measure­ ments. Our sample ran smoothly straight from the box. Its low speed is excellent." Model Railroader, August 1991

or the first time we have an ALCO FA with proper contours " Foover the windshield and through the nose. Life-Like is certainly to be commended for the accurately reproduced scale locomotives." Mainline Modeler, May 1991

omething truly remarkable - functional diaphragms with " sprung doors! What's even more remarkable is that the FA2 and FB2S close couple at scale with the already installed dummy 3' knuckle couplers. Atta boy, Life-Like!" Model Railroading, May 1991

his one runs better than the BL2 with some incredible details " like see-through step treads, working side louvers and accurate lrear wall details." Rail ModelJourna� july 1991

The next generation: PROTO 2000 FA2. Onlyfrom Life-Like. With powered A units available in two numbersper road name and We Couldn't unpowered B units. Available in PRR, MoPac, SP&S, B&O. For details, visit your favorite hobby store.

In Ganada, Products, Ltd life·Like 140 Ontario L4K4E2. Have Said Applewood Crescent, Co1lcor:d, It Better Ourselves. A New Standardof Excellencein HO Scale December 1991 VOLUME 21 NUMBER 12

Photo Martin Lofton by

FEATURES 13 ON TRACK: THE LAP SIDING by Jim Mansfield

14 ADVENTURES WITH LA YOUTS: EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN by Larry Smith

16 HOn30 SA W FILER's CAR by Dr. Allan Kaufman

18 BEHIND THE SCENES: OF CLIFFS AND TUNNEL PORTALS by Margaret Mansfield

20 MODELING A CSX SAND STORAGE TOWER by Tom Smiley

22 COTTON BELT CABOOSE ' BASHING by Martin Lofton

26 TRACK PLANNING FOR OPERATION - PART TWO: WHERE ARE WE GOING? by Jim Mansfield

30 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: DESIGN YOUR OWN RAILROAD by Larry Puckett

32 MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES #12: BOOKS OTHER HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS by Bruce Nail & 34 A RETURN VISIT TO CHRIS KOMLOSKI'S CRYSTAL VALLEY CENTRAL RAILROAD by Chuck Stevens & 42 NORFOLK AND WESTERN PASSENGER SERVCIE - PART IV by Vern French

48 MODELING A MODERN CIRCUS TRAIN: FINISHING UP THE TRAIN by Bill Hill

50 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: TIDEWATER SOUTHERN ALCO RS by Rich Picariello I 52 BLAKE: A PROJECT MODULE by Randy Lee

54 A DEPOT FOR BLAKE: LIKE-LIKE'S SYKESVILLE STATION by Randy Lee

DEPARTMENTS 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 9 PRODUCT REVIEWS 56 DEALER DIRECTORY

5 EDITORIAL YOUR TREK PLAN II 60 SHOPPING GUIDE 6 NEW PRODUCTS 12 VIDEO REVIEW 70 ADVERTISER INDEX

ABOUT THE COVER Santa visits with some children on Chris Komloski's Crystal Valley Central Railroad. For more un Chris's bi-Ievel layout see & Chuck Stevens' article beginning on page 34. INSET: project module of Blake starts to take form. Phoro by Bruce Nail. Model Railroading's Starting on page editor Randy Lee discusses the concept behind Blake and examines Life-like's new station. 52, Photo by Randy Lee. TO THE ED ITO R Vermont Railway CB&StL

Dear Mr. Lee: Dear Mr. Lee: The article in the September issue on the Vermont Railway's found Joe Atkinson's article "The Council Bluffs and St. Louis I rolling stock was quite interesting to me. - From Branchline to Layout" in the October issue extremely I would like to add to Mr. Melvin's suggestions for modeling interesting. My fa ther was track supervisor of the Wabash for the these cars, based on his pictures and N scale models 1've picked up section from Stanberry, MO, to Council Bluffs, lA, from August in the past few years. Some people may find discrepancies I 1940 to July 1945. I attended junior and senior high school in haven't noticed; hopefully most will be happy to know what's Shenandoah during this period and spent many hours in the station available (in N scale). shown in Figure I. I. VTR 62, a covered hopper, looks just like the Atlas series My father's office was a partitioned-off area in the rear corner 37xx covered hopper. The only problem might be if the VTR's of the waiting room to the left of the operator's bay. The entrance roof hatches are square, not round. to the right of the operator's bay led into another waiting room 2. VTR 524, a 40' boxcar, looks a lot like the MicroTrains which also provided access to the room occupied by the operators 20xxx series. The car end on the model appears to be wrong, but and the agent as well as access to the freight room on the right or the rest of it looks good. west end of the building. During the time period most familiar to 3. VTR 1200, a 52'6" gondola, looks like the MicroTrains me, there was a house track along the south side of the track. Dur­ 46xxx series. The ends are separate pieces in this kit, so it could ing major shipping periods the nurseries, I believe there were fi ve easily be modeled with the ends down, as in the picture. of them at that time, used this team track to load nursery stock into 4. VTR 293, another 40' boxcar, looks like the MicroTrains boxcars. A military camp was located on the west side of Shenan­ 20xxx series. The car end looks correct; the door is wrong. doah. Before the war this was a CCC camp. However during the 5. VTR 6007, an ACF Center Flow three-bay covered hopper, war it was converted into a POW camp and was occupied at differ­ can be simulated with Atlas' four-bay car. Someone, possibly ent times by Italian and German POWs. I remember on several Brooklyn Locomotive Works, did a special run of these cars in the occasions seeing the German soldiers at the station loading box­ VTR scheme a year or two ago. I saw VTR 6007 yesterday in cars with nursery stock. Albany, NY. It looks more yellow than the orange shown in the The Wabash operated one passenger train in each direction dur­ picture. The color seems more like that of CLP 3035 or VTR ing the time I lived in Shenandoah and to the best of my knowl­ 13037, although I didn't have the magazine with me. edge until the end of passenger service. The westbound train, No. A comment on some of the modern boxcars. The captions state departed from St. Louis at 7:50 p.m. with both the Omaha and II, that CLP 3035, VTR 4029, and VTR 3505 can all be modeled Des Moines sections. It arrived in Moberly at 10 p.m. where it II: using the same model. To me, the side panel nearest the end seems was split. The Omaha section departed at p.m. and the Des II: IS to be shorter than the other side panels on CLP 3035 and VTR Moines section at :20. The Omaha section continued west on I I 3505, while all the panels are the same length on VTR 4029. the Kansas City mainline to Brunswick (Kelly in the article), 6. CLP 3035, a 50' boxcar, can indeed be modeled using an MDC where the Omaha branch joined the main, arriving in Shenandoah product. #8262 (LEF&C) is already yellow, or #8250 is undeco­ at 5:56 a.m. and in Omaha at 8:20 a.m. The equipment was turned rated. The picture is scaled so that the ribs on the left end of the car in Omaha during the day and departed Omaha at 8:20 p.m. as line up quite well with the model; the lib spacing looks very good. Train No. 14 for St. Louis. It arrived in Shenandoah at 10:07 p.m. 7. VTR 4029, a 50' boxcar, looks like a MicroTrains 25xxx The eastbound Omaha and Des Moines sections were joined at series product. Moberly leaving Moberly at 4:40 a.m. with arrival in St. Louis at 8. VTR 60, a 70-ton covered hopper, looks like an excellent 7:55 a.m. Due to wartime restrictions on the availability of film, match for V-Line's model of the same. Arnold also makes a good the arrival of the eastbound train at night and the arrival of the replica (#53xx). The picture doesn't show the hatches on the pro­ westbound train early in the morning, my photo opportunities totype; this might be a discrepancy. were somewhat limited. Based upon my recollections of 45 to 50 9. VTR 3505, another 50' boxcar, can be modeled using MDC years, I believe that the passenger trains were powered by class 12 #8262 or #8250, like CLP 3035 described above. Pacifics. 10. VTR 317 may also be modeled with MicroTrains #20xxx. Freight service on this branch consisted of one through freight The car end doesn't look exactly right, and the door is wrong. which operated, I think, at night and a local operating between 11. The trailer pictured in the lower right on page 53 looks simi­ Stanberry and East Switch (Council Bluffs) each way daily except Sunday. The locos were powered by Class G Prairies. Since I lar to the one advertised by MicroTrains on page 66 (of the I September issue). The herald on the side seems too small and too didn't see much of the through freights, I can't say for sure what far back on the model, but it's a start. power was used on these trains but, I suspect that they utilized the I hope the above adds to the value of an interesting article by same Class GIs. I do not remember seeing any of the Wabash Mr. Melvin. Mikes operating on this line at any time. Speaking of Vermont, the Central Vermont has a very neat yard The station at Shenandoah was probably the only station in Burlington. It seems to have several easily modelable industries which was operated on a three-trick (24 hours) basis between and other features - a bulk oil facility, a grain/feed unloader, a Omaha and Stanberry. I fondly remember spending many hours team-track ramp, minor engine facilities, and possibly other things with the second-trick operator learning Morse code and trying to of interest. It's all located near the Lake Champlain waterfront, copy train orders from the Moberly dispatcher. I was a dismal and the north end of the yard is very accessible. CN, CV, GT, and fai lure. GTI power have all been there. If you have anyone in northern Thanks for a fine article which helped me recall some fond Vermont who's looking to write an article, this would be a good memories. I believe Joe Atkinson has captured the spirit of this subject. Perhaps Mr. Melvin is interested? section of railroad quite well.

Geoff Dunn Ed Dabler E. Greenbush, NY Bay St. Louis, MS �

4 • Model Railroading December � 99� Publishers S. S Danielsen, Nick Siegel

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Executive Editor Randall B. Lee EDITORIAL Production Manager LaDonna T. Vaughan

Contributing Editors ScottAnderson, Vern French, A Box Unopened Patrick Lawson, Jim Mansfield, Tast night, on my way home from the office, I stopped at one of my regular George Melvin, Rich Picariello, haunts... a hobby shop. This isn't a particularly unusual event since I frequent Larry J. Puckett, Jim Six, L several of Denver's model train stores more than a few times each week. But last Larry Smith, Terry Stuart E. W night's visit taught me a lesson. Circulation As Christmas approaches, our thoughts turn to the joy of sharing the holidays with S. Haskins loved ones and to the delight of giving... and receiving... presents. An important part of

Typography the delight of a present is its opening. It doesn't matter whether we are the recipient or TypeTronics, Inc. the giver; the opening of each present is looked forward to with great anticipation. As each present is unwrapped, countless thoughts race through our minds. If we are Typesetter the givers we wonder. .. ls it what she (or he) wanted? Will she love it? Is it the right Kristin Doughty size? The right color? In similar fashion we hope that our presents are just what we wanted (whether we needed them or not). Now take a minute and think of what Christmas would be like if we exchanged is published 12 times a year Model Railroading by Rocky Mountain Publishing, Inc., 2929 Blake presents, admired the wrapping, thanked the giver and then put them back under the St., Denver, CO 80205, (303) 292-0124. Price per tree without ever opening thern! Sounds kind of dull, doesn't it? In fact, it sounds single copy is $2.95 in U. S.A. Subscriptions are downright stupid. 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Dad didn't need to open the package to know what was The information contained in the various articles inside, but he always did anyway. in this magazine is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, no results guaranteed, nor is This anticipation of a given expectation can lead many of us into a trap. If we think any freedom from any patent or copyright to be we know what is inside a box, we may decide not to open it. This point was brought inferred. Since we have no control over the physi­ home to me last night at the hobby shop. Those of us who have been in the hobby for cal conditions surrounding the application of infor­ more than a few years have accumulated a wealth of information and opinions. mation in this magazine, Rocky Mountain Included in that collected body of "knowledge" is information about the manufac­ Publishing, Inc. and the various authors and edi­ turers and the products they make. For many of us, this means we no longer "need" tors disclaim any liability for untoward results and/or for any physical injury incurred by using to open a box to know what is inside. the information herein. If this scenario describes you - as it does me, then it's time for you to join me in re-evaluating some long-standing opinions and to re-examine some products that may Copyright 1991 by Rocky Mountain Publishing, Inc. © not be what we expect. As editor of Model Railroading I may have more opportunities than most modelers to "know"about the changes, new products and manufacturers in our hobby. But last night I learned that opening a box (with the shop's permission) Advertising For advertising information contact Pam could open my mind as well. Greenberg at 800-736-0427 or 303-292-0124. The particular box that caught my attention was from a shipment of Athearn rolling stock that had been recently received by the shop. Included in that shipment were their new IMPACKTM cars and a new rerun of their Hustler locomotive, but what interested Subscriptions and Book Orders For subscriptions and/or book orders, please send me was some of their "regular" rolling stock included in the shipment. Even though inquiries to Rocky Mountain Publishing, attention S. this and several other boxes carried labels for items I have been familiar with for Haskins, 2929 Blake Street, Denver, Colorado years, an examination of their contents revealed equipment with new paint, crisper let­ 80205 or call 1-800-736-0427 outside metro Denver area. In metro Denver call (303) 292-0124. tering and even lettering on the car ends. Visa or Mastercard accepted. FAX (303) 295-6477. Athearn isn't the only firm making changes for the good. The past few years have brought about a rash of changes for the better among several manufacturers. 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December 1991 Model Railroading • 5 THE SANDHOUSE A Product NeV\ls Column

EdilOr's Note: Please tall; 10 your dealerjirst regarding allY new produc/s. {(you Ivould like additiollal in/onllationfrom the mal1lt/'a cturer. please dOll 'tforget lO include a number tell, self-addressed, .\'/{{II/ped envelope. Th is will help all concerned. Th anks.

HO Scaie

Wm. Walthers, Inc., 560 W. Florist Ave., P.O. Box 18676, K. I Milwaukee, WI 53218, has added the following new products to Micro Engineering Co., 1 120 Eagle Road, Fenton, MO 63026, their HO scale line: has released two HO through-girder bridge kits. Kit #75-520 • Brach's Candy Factory (#439-556, $44.98) is a three-story, brick ($8.95) is a 50' single-track bridge, while kit #75-521 ($13.95) is a industrial building. 50' double-track version. These injection-molded plastic kits fea­ • Brach's single-bay Airslide"'lim ited-run three-pack (#932-9068, ture detailed moldings of all structural parts including plate girders, $29.98). lateral bracing, crossbeams, stringers, rivet plates, etc. HO code 83 • GMC Step Van (#439-93 1, two for $7.98) is a one-piece urethane bridge Flex-Trak™ and a "concrete" trough(s) which allow the body with metal wheels. Kit includes decals for various businesses, bridge to be built with either an open or ballasted deck are also including Brach's. included.

Campbell Road, Inc., P.O. Box 146, Winchester, KY 40392- Railway Design Associates, 24 1 Silver St., Monson, MA 01057, 0146, has introduced a new series of dry-transfer lettered Athearn has announced their new model of the East Brookfield (MA) Station 34' twin hoppers with a different road number on each car. on the B&A (NYC) line. The model replicates the cut-stone con­ • 610 Clinchfield - black. Number series 47000-49999. struction and unique rounded end of the prototype in polyurethane. • 630 L&N - oxide red. Number series 65200-67000. It comes complete with accessories and detailed assembly, painting Other 50-ton Athearn hoppers include: C&O 1937 scheme and weathering instructions. Retail $49.95. (#600), C&O 1954 scheme (#605), Nickel Plate Road (#640), N&W ribbed side(#650), Wabash ribbed side (#660) and IC (#670). The underframes, weights and trucks are painted to match the car. Fully assembled, they retail for $1 1.99 plus $4.00 shipping for up to four cars.

SUllshine Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MO 65808-4997, is offering the Erie Buckeye-end (Kit # 18.1) and the C&O Deco-end (Kit # 1 8.2) versions of the 1937 AAR 40' steel boxcar. Both feature the Viking roof; the C&O version includes a Creco door. Half the Erie cars rode on National Type B trucks. Both series were built in 1936-37 by ACF and General American and lasted on the roads into Timber Products, Inc., 2029 E. Howe Ave., Tempe, AZ 85281, the '70s. Retail $25.00 plus $3.00 shipping for up to five kits. MO has a number of deck and through truss bridge kits in the works (including S and scale versions). The first BridgeMaster kit. residents add 5.975% sales tax. 0

G • Model Railroading December '199'1 •

# 1 16-1, is a five-panel deck truss bridge with an approximate span of 121'. It has been designed so that it can be used for either single­ or double-track applications. The kits feature one-piece truss frames that are laser-scored, embossed styrene. Bridge track is not includ­ ed, but Central Valley's or Micro Engineering's bridge track can be used. Estimated release date is Dec. IS and the estimated retail is $39.95.

Precision Scale Co., 3961 Highway 93 North, Stevensville, MT 59870, is offering plastic kits of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Cape Line Models, Box 493, Wilbraham, MA 0 I 095, has added 30' wood reefer with either plastic or brass trucks. The cars are two new General Steel Casting passenger trucks to their line. Based equipped with machined metal wheels and decals designed by Thin­ on the 41-E truck, both a friction-bearing (#T-53) and a Fafnir roller fi lm and produced by Rail Graphics. They are designed to use bearing-version (#T-54) are offered. Cast in white metal (pewter) Kadee HOn3 couplers. PK-607 (plastic trucks) retails for $22.95; with correct right and left brake cylinders, each retails for $9.95. PK-608 (brass trucks) retails For $24.75.

N Scale

Micro-Trains', 720 S. Grape St., Medford, OR 9750 1, has added the fo llowing new N scale freight cars to their line: • Alaska Railroad SO' double-plugdoor boxcar without roofwalk (Road No. 10817) is dark blue with yellow and white letlering. Build date October 1965. RTR #750 I 0 ... $9.85.Kit #75019... $9. 15.

Design Preservation Models, P.O. Box 280, Crestone, CO 81131, has added the following kits to its N scale lineup: • 507 Corner Apothecary is a three-story brick corner building . • 508 Crestone Credit Union is a two-story stone-front structure

with brick back and sides. • PuriTan Malt 40' double-sheathed wood reefer (Road No. 40636) These kits are injection-molded styrene and are typical of Ameri­ with plugdoor is dark boxcar red with black lettering on yellow can Victorian structures still found throughout the U.S. Each retails sides and white lettering on red. For the first time, the door detail for $6.98. work has been printed on this Union Refrigerator Transit Co. car. Build date March 1927. RTR #49350 ...$1 1 .85. Kit #49359 ...$1 0.50. • Mobil ACF 39' single-dome tanker (Road No. 11129) is white with black lettering and red and blue herald. Build date March 1926. RTR #65 120 ... $14.75. Kit #65 129 ... $12.95. • Nevada Northern Railway SO' single-door ribside boxcar (Road No. MISS 235) is antique white with aluminum roof, black letter­ ing and black and white herald. Build date June 1980. RTR #255 10... $9.85. Kit #255 19... $9.05. Micro-Trains is also offering a new coupler conversion kit for Life-Like's new BL2. Their 1163-series kits are offered in four colors so the modeler can match the pilot to the locomotive cat­ Precision Masters, Inc., P.O. Box 28094, Lakewood, CO 80228- walk. The following colors are offered: black (#1 163), aluminum 00 0, has added the following cars to their line: (#1 163- 1), blue (#1 163-2) and yellow (#1 163-3). Retail $10.95. I • C&S/Burlington Route 16-rib, 4740 cu. ft. covered hopper cars (Road Nos. 459005 and 459019) are gray with the Burlington and Microscale Industries, P.O. Box 1 1950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, reporting marks in red and the Burlington herald in black, red and has the following decals now available in N scale: white. .60- 174 Old Time Billboard Reefers - Jersey Gold, "W" Kit #1529... $9.25. Brand, Midwest Hennery • Burlington Northern five-bay, rapid-discharge hopper car (Road .60-614 Conrail Diesel Locos GE Factory Paint 1970-9 1 No. 520677) is black with white lettering. • 60-63 1 BN 20th Anniversary GP38 Kit #13 10-1 ... $7.25. .60-634 Containers - hel, BN-Itel, Interdom, 48' - Rail­ • D&RGW five -bay, rapid-discharge hopper (Road No. 16544) is Bridge 4S' black with white letttering. • 60-635 UP Lightweight Passenger & Special Cars 1947-9 1 Kit#1311-1... $7 .25. • 60-636 UP Heavyweight Passenger & Special Cars 1947-9 1

December 1991 Model Railroading • 7 NE PRODUCTS. NEW PROD

• 60-637 Santa Fe Super Fleet GE Dash 8-40BW Locos • MC-405 1 J. B. Hunt 45' & 48' Trailers & Tractor .60-639 L&N Alco FA2 & RS3 Locos These N scale decals are available for $3.00 each.

Scale (& Gauge) o

Cal Scale, (a division of Bowser Mfg.), P.O. Box 322, Mon­ toursville, PA 17754, has scale lost-wax brass castings of the 0 PRR antenna support system for E units (# 1 90-3049). Retail $16.95.

Bowser Manufacturing Co., Inc., P.O. Box 322, Montoursville, PA 17754, is offering gauge restoration wheels for the following 0 Precision Scale Co., 3961 Highway 93 North, Stevensville, MT Lionel and Ives steam locomotives: 59870, is offering scale Harriman passenger car trucks (#9 139). 0 • Lionel #257, 258, 259, 261, 262 and 262E and Ives 257 and 258 They are Pullman-style, four-wheel Commonwealth trucks with a - Red Set (#49044); Black Set (#49045) cast frame. They come assembled and feature a separate pedestal, 8' • Lionel #255, 260 and 263 - Red Set (#49042); Black Set wheelbase, 36" wheels. The bottom is equalized and fully sprung. (#49043) Retail $37.50 per pair. All sets have two geared and two plain wheels. Retail $23.00. P&D Hobby Shop, 31902 Groesbeck, Fraser, MI 48026, has Microscale II/dustries, P.O. Box 1 1950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, announced the availability of their scale F3B, F7B and F9B diesel 0 has the following decals now available in scale: locomotives. The units are compatible in appearance with the for­ 0 • 48- 127 UP City of San Francisco E2 Diesels mer Atlas and the Atlas/P&D "A" units. Operationally, they are • 48- 128 UP City of Los Angeles E2 Diesels compatible with the Atlas/P&D F9s, P&D GPs and RSDs and • 48- 129 J. B. Hunt 45' & 48' Trailers & Tractor Weaver RS3 and FA and FB units. Undecorated, they are offered as • 48- 130 CSX 48' Insulated Intermodal Container shells ($57.50), dummy units with tanks ($ 165 .00), single-tower These scale decals are available for $4.00 each. powered units ($275.00) and twin-tower powered units ($295.00). 0

Scale Z

Micro-TraillS', 720 S. Grape St., Medford, OR 9750 I, has added the following new Z scale freight car to their line: • Dow Chemical Co. single-dome tanker (Road No. GATX 62536) is black with white lettering. Build date August 1956. RTR #14409 (with Marklin' -compatible couplers) ... $1 1 .55. RTR #14409-2 (with Magne-Matic' couplers) ...$1 3.20.

Multi Scale

Craftworks, (c/o John Rendall), Box 2689, Niagara Falls, NY 14302-2689 or Box 90, Baysville, Ontario, Canada POB lAO, has released two limited-edition craftsman kits in both HO and N scales. The Austin Bros. lumberyard includes a lumber store with warehouse, covered siding, two-tier lumbershed, machine shop and Timberline Designs, 7178 W. Roxbury Ave., CO wood fencing. Retail $39.95 (HO); $19.95 (N). Littleton, The Dalton branchline yard, which is suitable for branchline and 80 123, is offering a line of handmade "generic" pine trees in a backwoods use, includes enginehouse with machine shop, small variety of colors and sizes. Although made by a "bottlebrush" tech­ depot, branchline water tower, pump house, storage and supply nique, these trees don't look like bottlebrush trees because of the sheds, tool shed, small sand shed with storage bins, derrick and ash­ variations of branch lengths and density and the application of pit. Retail $49.95 (HO); $24.95 (N). "foliage." Northwoods green, lodge pole green and deadwood Both kits feature board-on-board construction with templates, brown are the colors offered. Six 1/2"-2", three 2"-4" and two 4"-6" instructions, color photos and metal castings. Brochure is available trees are $5.49 per package. One 9"- 12" tree is $8.98. Add $3.00 for for $1.00 (refundable with purchase). shipping. CO residents add 3.8% sales tax. .1

December 1991 S • Model Railroading + PRODUCT REVIEWS +

HO SCALE REVIEW

Standard Boxcar by IMWX by Mike Nesbitt

Photo the author by

dorfs from Clover House were screwed to the bolsters. The last major piece to be glued into place, using Hebco's excellent Tenax-7R plastic welder (which was being tried for the first time), is the roof. Before doing that, however, the car needed to be weighed. With that in mind, this almost completed boxcar was rushed to the post office where accurate scales told me it weighed only two ounces. Back at the workbench, another two ounces of A­ Line's tape weights were added to the floor of the car to bring the total weight up to fo ur ounces. Then the roof was firmly glued into place. While no difficulties were encountered during the assembly, this is not a quick-to­ build car kit. It could be put together in one IMWX's "standard" boxcar is shown with Kadee couplers and sprung sitting, certainly, but the car featured here trucks, which are not included. was leisurely built over the course of three evenings. This is a car that deserves to be hat is a "Standard" boxcar? Accord­ should be onhand before assembling this put together well, and this one was com­ ing to IMWX (Innovative Model kit. Another section lists the parts included pleted when it received a clear protective Works),W it's an AAR 1937 40' single-door in the kit and a short list of those which are dull coating to take the sheen from the paint. boxcar. .. the first standardized American not included-couplers and weights. The The paint job on the IMWX cars is one freight car design to be widelyproduced by actual assembly instructions are then of the very special attractions of their kits. a variety of builders and sold to a wide explained in several steps. The only thing The car, painted for the Northern Pacific in range of customers. IMWX recently intro­ the assembly instructions lack, something this case, comes painted a Mineral Red duced their HO scale version of the 1937 that is dearly missed, is a drawing or with the exception of the underframe, AAR boxcar, and it willset a new standard exploded view of the car and its parts. including the bolsters and crossbearers. No for freight car kits. The car itself is very nicely done. The additional painting was done and no touch­ The plastic kits by IMWX are definitely floor, ends and sides are cast as one piece. up painting was needed. not of the "shake-the-box" type. The only Doors are not operable, but they must be In addition to that, the lettering on the details that are cast on are the integral installed. Two kinds of doors, Youngstown IMWX cars is done very well. Even the things such as rivet heads, the rivets and and Superior, are included. The below-the­ smallest data printing is clearly legible and ribs on the doors and the ribs on the roof floor detail is quite complete and is installed end numbers are included. Four different and Dreadnaught ends. Other details, such rather easily. Side and end details, ladders, car numbers are avai lable for the Northern as ladders and grabs, brake gear and rig­ grabs and brake gear on the "B" end of the Pacific. Several other road names plus an ging, and placard boards, are separate car, fit well without the need to enlarge the undecorated version are also made. The car pieces which require installation. The holes made to receive them. One part that number is listed right on the label on the end result, after careful assembly, is a realistic truly needed fitting on the car built for this of the box, which makes shopping easier boxcar with more detail than manymodel­ review was the brake wheel; it was just too when a builder wants another number. ers generally see. tight for the hole in the housing. The detail and lettering on the IMWX Having such a high degree of detail, Kadee #5 couplers were added, utilizing kits is more than very good. These fe atures many parts are very small. IMWX has the Kadee coupler pockets that come in put their cars in a deluxe category. These made a real attempt to keep all theplastic each envelope. Coupler pockets come decorated kits are priced at $13.98; the details in scale. Notes regarding these with the kit, but they required modifica­ undecorated kit is priced at $10.98. They small parts are included in the instructions tion to be fitted with Kadees. The IMWX are available at model railroading hobby with precautions about removing them kit includes Walthers' rigid plastic shops. from the sprues. They must be cut from the trucks but they were not used on this As I mentioned earlier, this model of the sprues; never try to twist them off. particular car. This detailed car needs a "Standard" boxcar will set a new standard . A section within the four pages of set of sprung trucks, in my opinion, and for plastic HO rolling stock ...a "deluxe instructions lists recommended tools which a set of metal-wheeled sprung Betten- standard." �

December ., 99., Model Railroading • 9 + PRODUCT REVIEWS +

MULTI SCALE REVIEW

Black Diamond Miniature Coal and Coke by Larry Smith

ne problem with operating a coal­ cast loads. I painted the cast load with white with various other materials. Again this is country railroad is finding enough glue and sprinkled Black Diamond's Mine very useful information. goOod-looking miniature coal to fill all of Run coal on top of the cast load. I was very The other useful product they have is those hoppers and spill on the ground. A pleasantly surprised. The individual pieces their coke. This is the first time I know of new company has entered the market to fi ll picked up the light and reflected it back giv­ that coke has been offered in a scenery this gap in our scenery requirements - ing the load a more vibrant look. I made product. It has a nice gray color and comes Black Diamond Miniature Coal and Coke. coal piles around the layout and got much in an assortment of sizes. You could screen Black Diamond has produced four sizes the same results. The nice thing about these the bag of material and get several sizes of of coal for their line with the possibility of packages is the price for the quantity you coke to use in different locations. It is receive. Other products are priced at $4.95 offered for both HO and scale. After see­ a fifth being released in the near future. 0 They are Stoker, Egg 1"-2", Lump 4"-6" for 14 oz. Black Diamond's price is $1.75 ing Dean Freytag's article in Model Rail­ and Mine Run. If this coal looks good it's for 16 oz., a considerable savings. roader on building the coke works, I got to because as one of our famous soft-drink One item Black Diamond provides with thinking you could even paint the coke with companies used to say, "It's the real thing." their coal (and coke) is a breakdown of the International Orange to get the hot-coke Although they have labeled their coal with cost to load a hopper with each of the prod­ look, fresh from the oven. The coke comes HO scale sizes, they could obviously be ucts on the market. I ha ve never seen a in the 16 oz. bags and sells for $2.50. used for other scales. hobby manufacturer do this type of com­ Currently these products are only avail­ I used the coal to upgrade a coal load I parison listing. They also provide a listing able direct from Black Diamond. Contact had from White Ground. One of the prob­ of the weights of various cars light and them at: Black Diamond Hobbies, 963 N lems with cast loads is that they look like loaded with a fu ll load of their coal and Main, Sullivan, IN 47882.

MULTI SCALE REVIEW

Circuit Works Conductive Pen by Erwin Chaim

Photo by Randy Lee

wheat bulbs on/in buildings. I applied the Circuit Works silver paint in two strips down the side of a plastic brick building. Using a hot soldering iron, a little flux and solder, I very quickly touched the soldering iron tip to the silver strip and wire. It melted right into the plastic and held in place. I then resilvered the solder joints (two on the bulb wires and two on the base that connected to the transformer). I waited five minutes and applied electric power. And again, SUC­ CESS. The light bulb glowed brightly! After 24 hours of drying, one can spray or hand paint over the silver strips to make them nearly invisible. This product may now make it possible to ow here is a very useful product! My and, by golly it worked! After 15 minutes I "wire" plastic first thought was, I wonder if it lightly polished the surface with a track­ streetlights, signals and billboards where Nwould make a turnoutwit h a plastic frog cleaner eraser and ran my first diesel real wires cannot be concealed. Check it conductive, so that at slow speed, short­ through the turnout. It worked beautifully. out. The Circuit Works Conductive Pen is wheelbased steam and diesel locomotives I tried it on an N gauge layout, but I see no available from F&H Enterprises, 7501 will not stall. problems using it on an HO layout as well. McFadden Ave., Huntington Beach, CA I cleaned the plastic frog thoroughly and As far as durability due to wear, only 92647. Retail is under $15. then applied the silver. After five minutes it time will tell, but it's very easy to reapply. A special insulating overcoat pen is also was dry, and I tested it with my ohm meter My second experiment turnedto grain-of- available but was not evaluated. �

10 • Model Railroading December 1991 Yo ur trek plan fo r the weekend... ALABAMA INDIANA OREGON • • • Birmingham, AL Indianapolis, IN Corvallis, OR Event: NMRA-SER Steel City Div., Model RRers Meet Event: Model RR and Toy Train Swap Meet and Sale Event: Corvallis Society of Model Engineers 1991 Date: Nov. 29-Dec. I, 1991, I PM 10 6 PM (Fri.), Date: Dec. 7, 1991, 10 AM 10 3 PM Annual Open House 9 AM to 6 PM (Sal.), PM to 6 PM (Sun.) Location: Celebration Hall (former K of C Hall), 220 Date: Nov. 30, Dec. I. 7, 8, 1991, 10 AM to 5 PM I Location: National Guard ArnlOry, 5601 Opono-Madrid N. Country Club Rd. Location: Adair Village, 5 miles nonh of Corvallis on Blvd. S. Admission: Adults $2, family $3 Hwy. 99W Information: Mike Broadway, 3209 Inverness Ln., Information: Rudy Stanko, 8601 SlOnewali Dr., Admission: Donations - adults $2. children 7-12 $1, Birmingham, AL 35242, (205) 99 1 -0626 Indianapolis, IN 4623 1, (3 17) 243-7249 under 7 free Information: Nornlan Yates, 4365 W Queens Ave .. CALIFORNIA MICHIGAN 97330, (503) 757-2525 • • Corvallis, OR San Mateo, CA Dearbom, MI Event: PortIalld, OR Event: Scale West Meet Allen Park Model RR Club's 18th Annual Flea 0 Event: Columbia Gorge Model RR Club 44th Annual Date: Feb. 7-9, 1992 Market and Show Date: 12, 1992, 10 4 Show Location: Dunfey Hotel Jan. II AM PM Location: Date: Nov. 30, Dec. I, 10 AM to 6 PM Admission: Family $10; Tables-first $15, additional Dearborn Civic Center, Michigan Ave. at Location: 2505 N. Vancouver Ave. $10 each Greenfield Admission: Adults $2.50, under 12 $1.25 Information: Admission: Adults 52, under 12 free with adult Send LSSAE to: Rod Miller, Scale Info rmation: 2925 0 Information: 12973 Phil Maggs, SE I 64th Ave., West, P.O. Box 50261, Palo Alto, CA 94303 A. Zombor, Wesley, Southgate, MI 48195, (313) 283-5060 Ponland, OR 97236, (503) 761-9527 Tllrlock, CA PENNSYLVANIA Dearbom Heights, MI • Event: 13th Annual Open House and Swap Meet, San Ambridge, PA Event: Div. 6, North Central Region, NMRA - 12th Joaquin Valley Division, T.T.O.S. Event: Ohio Valley Lines Model RR Open House Annual Fall Train Show Date: Dec. I, 199I, IO AMt03PM Date: Nov. 30, 1991, 10 Jan. 26, 1992, Weekends only. Date: Dec. 1, 1991, oon lO 4 PM Location: Am Building, Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, Noon to 6 PM Location: Canfield Community Center, 1801 Beech 900 N. Broadway Location: 287 4th SI. (2nd noor rear) Daly Rd., South of Ford Rd. Admission: $2 per person donation, family 55 Admission: Adults $2, children $.50, under six free Admission: Adults 52, children 5.50 Information: Jack Fisher, 642 Park SI., Turlock, CA Information: Lee Ryglinski, 4028 Forest Dr., Information: John Gavasso, 29049 Kendallwood, 95380-4734, (209) 632-3287 Aliquippa, PA 1500 1, (4 12) 266-4787 FamlinglOn Hills, MI 48334, (313) 553-4783 DELAWARE Pittsburgh (Gibsollia), PA Saginaw (Bridgeport), MI • Event: Pittsburgh Model RR Historical Society's Delmar, DE Event: NCR Div. 7 - Mid 10 Upper Michigan Area Event: Holiday Train Display Delmarva Model RR Club 6th Annual Holiday Meeting Date: ov. 29, 30, Dec 1,6-8, 13-15. 20-22, 26-29, Jan. Open House Date: J n. 12, 1992. 2 PM ; 3-5, 10-12; 6 PM 10 10 PM (Fri.), II AM 10 5 PM (Sal. Date: 7, 8, 14, 15, 1991, 10 5 l Dec. II AM PM (Sa .). Location: 1st of America Bank, 5540 Dixie Hwy., Sun.); extended hours of II AM to 10 PM on Nov. 29 I PM to 5 PM (Sun.) Bridgepon & 27 1 5 26 Location: 103 Dec. and II AM 0 PM on Dec. Delmarva Model RR Club. E. State SI. Admission: Free & Location: 5507 Lakeside Dr., Gibsonia Admission: Free Information: 2065 Carl Goodman, Sunset Ln., Admission: $3, 12 $1 Information: (301) 749-7974 Adults and under Charles A. Russell, Saginaw, MI 48604 (517) 753-7940 Information: William Humphrey, 5507 Lakeside Dr., (home) or (301) 548-55 15 (work) NEW JERSEY Gibsonia, PA 15044. (4 12) 444-6944 • Delmar, DE North Haledon, NJ York, PA Event: Delmarva Model RR Club Open House Event: Garden State Model RR Club 34th Anniversary Event: Miniature RR Club of York 48th Annual Open Date: Jan. I 5 12, 1992, PM to PM Open House House Show Location: 103 & Delmarva Model RR Club, E. State SI. Date: Nov. 29, 30, Dec. I. 6-8, 13-15, 7 PM to 9 PM Date: Dec. 1,8, 15. 22, 29. 1991, I PM 10 5 PM Admission: Free (Fri.), I PM to 5 PM (Sal., Sun.) Location: 381 Wheatfield SI. Information: (30 I) 749-7974 Charles A. Russell, Location: 575 High Mountain Rd. Admission: Adults $2, children 6- 12 $.50 (301) 548-5515 (home) or (work) Information: Doug Earls, (201) 696-0336 after 5 PM Info rmation: Alan J. Frame, 2430 Opal Rd., York. PA 17404, (717) 767-4998 FLORIDA North Haledon, NJ • Event: Model Engineers RR Club of Nonh Jersey VIRGINIA Bradenton, FL 0 • Event: Sarasota Model RR Club Swap Meet Scale Annual Open House Vielllla, VA Date: 29. 30, 1,6-8. 13-15, 7 9 Event: Date: Dec. 8, 1991. lO AM 10 2:30 PM, Close-out Nov. Dec. PM 10 PM Northern Virginia Model RRers Open House I 5 Date: 14, 15, 1992. Auction 3 PM (Fri.), PM to PM (Sal., Sun.) Dec. 1991,Jan. 18, Feb. I PM to Location: 569 5PM Location: BradenlOn Municipal Auditorium, 100 10th High Mountain Rd. Admission: $3, 12 Location: 23 1 SI. West Adults children under free with Dominion Rd. (Washington Old $1 & Admission: Adults $3, teens $1, kids 25¢ adult, otherwise Dominion RR Station at Ayr Hill Rd.) Information: 1135 Admission: Information: Don Freeman, 4821 Palm Aire Dr., Mike Yackovetsky, Green Pond Rd., Donations accepted 07435, (201) 697- 1056 7-9 Information: (703) 938-5 157 Sarasota, FL 34243, (8 13) 355-8948 Newfoundland, NJ PM Call Tuesday evenings or on day of open house Union, NJ Hollywood, FL Event: Model RR Club Annual Sound and Light Show CANADA Event: Lauderdale Shoreline Model RR Club Module • Date: Nov. 29-Dec. I, Dec. 6-8, 13-15, 1991,7 PM to 10 Mississauga, Olltario Show PM (Fri.), Noon to 9 PM (Sal.), Noon to 6 PM (Sun.) Event: Erin Mills Model RR Assn. 10th Annual Date: Nov. 23-Dec 24, 1991, Mall hours on Sal. and Sun. Location: Jefferson Ave. Beginners Clinic Location: Hollywood Fashion Center Mall, 101 S. SI. Admission: Adults $4, under 12 $1.50, seniors $3, Date: Jan. 25, Feb. I. 1992, 12:30 PM to 5 PM Rd. 7 group rates avai lable Location: Jan. 25-51. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Admission: Free Information: Ken Stiene (evenings) (201) 373-2762 or 293 Queen SI. (South Streetsville); Feb. I-Sheridan Information: Richard Azwell, 5131 SW 87 Ave., FI. (908) 964-8808 United Church, 258 1 Truscott Dr. (Clarkson) Lauderdale, FL (305) 434-6538 Admission: Adults $6, 12 and under $3 NEW YORK • Information: Pat Konkle, 2233 Blue Beech Cres., ILLINOIS Flliton, NY • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L I C2, (416) 820-61 14 Chicago, Event: IL Oswego Valley RR Assn.'s 10th Annual Event: NEW ZEALAND Lake Shore Model RR Assoc. HO Open House Christmas Town Express-Model RR Exhibit • Date: Dec. 8, 1991, II AM to 4 PM Date: Dec. 1 4, 15, 9 AM to 9 PM (Sal.), 9 AM to 5 PM Mastertoll, New Zealalld Location: Calumet Park Field House (downstairs), 98th (Sun.) Event: Wonderful Wairarapa 1992 Convention and Lake Michigan Location: Fulton War Memorial, W. Broadway (RI. 3) Date: April 17-20, 1992 Admission: Free admission (donations accepted) Admission: Free, donations accepted Location: Wairarapa College, Pownall SI. Information: Dan Bissonnette (708) 33 1-1913 or Information: William J. Nickolas, RD#I, Box 371, Information: The Secretary, Wonderful Wairarapa Dan McHugh (708) 857-8484 Oswego, NY 13126, (315) 342-0028 1992 Convention, PO Box 627, Mastenon, New Zealand

December 1991 Model Railroading • 11 by Richard D. Forest, Esq.

Pennsylvania Glory III - Herron Rail Services

he Pennsylvania Railroad was a leg­ and Rockville Bridge, it shows such of a train going up the Hill really capture end throughout its life, and it truly obscure places as "Kendel" Tower in the flavor of the most famous stretch of deservedT its title "Standard Railroad of the South Elmira, NY, on the now-abandoned Pennsy track. World." The Pennsy always did things in a Sodus Point branch. There is nice footage As is usual with Herron tapes, the film big way, with multiple track mainlines. at Elizabeth. NJ, where the four-track Cen­ material is excellent quality 16mm, some huge traffic volumes, by far the biggest tral of New Jersey mainline passes under black and white but mostly color, and electrification in the Western Hemisphere, the four-track PRR mainline; a nice scene fi lm-to-tape transfer is excellent, being and big and heavy power. catches a class CNJ camelback ten-wheeler done by the Disney studios. Sound dub­ The "Standard Railroad of the World" on a suburban run. bing is advertised as being partly from also did things its own way, with its own The tape shows virtually all types of actual recordings of PRR trains, and it is design of very distinctive locomotives, Ily­ Pennsy steam, with some real delights, good but quality is not equal to that of the ing junctions, and various types of home­ such as the rarely photographed T duplex fi lm. Musical scoring is tasteful and con­ I designed cars, especially the famous P70 steam locomotives, and, rarest of the rare, sistent with the dignity of the subject mat­ coaches that became a hallmark of the PRR. the Q2 duplex. We see legions of ter. Narration is generally informative but I I The Pennsy, as one would assume, spawned Decapods, M I Mountains, K4 Pacifics, LI not excessive. An innovation is a map of legions of eager fans and modelers (as a for­ Mikados, and everything else; some first­ the Pennsylvania system on the inside of mer PRR tower operator and train dispatcher generation diesel power is shown at the the cover jacket, so there is a handy map I count myself fortunate to be part of that end of the tape. reference; some mapwork in the tape itself large fraternity). Virtually any new model A highlight is a view of the famous would have been belter, but any maps are that comes out is available with PRR deco­ "race'· of the eastbound Broadway Lillfiled welcome. There are a few parts where the ration, and Bowser markets a complete line of the PRR and the 20liI Cel1lllry Lill1iled editing is non-existent, such as a quick of models of PRR steam power; can any of the NYC from Englewood, IL, on shot of a DDI in Flushing, NY, where all other road make such a claim? Chicago's south side; the photographer the rest of the scenes near that short shot Herron Rail Services, in the latest of its was stationed in a vestibule of the east­ are several hundred miles from Flushing. "Glory" series of videotapes, continues its bound Broadway. The two trains pull east However, taken as a whole, this is a real coverage of the Pennsylvania Railroad that together, with the 20liI Cel/Illry powered gem for fans of the Pennsyl vania . and was started in "Pennsylvania Glory I" and by a Niagara 4-8-4: this one scene justifies modelers will find the varied consists ·'Pennsylvania Glory II." The footage is the tape. There are other views at Engle­ especially interesting; the modeler can do from mainly color 16mm movies shot dur­ wood, with both steam and diesels; the best just about anything and be consistent with ing the late ·30s, '40s. and early '50s by of both the PRR and the NYC are caplUred. the prototype. To the army of Pennsy fans. noted cinematographers John Prophet, Bob There are views of steam engines taking this is a tape in the "must have·· catcgory. Flack. David Williams III, Ben T. Young, water from track pans, which were a fix­ Pennsylvania Glory III, Herron Rail Jr., and Dr. Howard Blackburn. ture on the busy Pennsy. The material on Services, 20 16 N. Vi lIage Ave., Tampa. The tape covers wide areas of the vast Horseshoe Curve is especially good, with FL 33612, (800) 783-3886. 57 minutes. PRR system, and, in addition to the many excellent and varied views of all $49.95 plus $3.50 ($5.00 for Canada) ship­ expected locations of Horseshoe Curve kinds of· great SlUff. Movies from the rear ping. FL residents add sales lax. 6% �

12 • Model Railroading December 1991 On TRACK The Lap Siding by Jim Mansfield

Illustrations by the author n page 26 of the issue is the second both short and long trains is the lap passing on the mainline. As soon as the mainline part of a series on track planning. A siding. Figure shows the basic setup for a train's caboose clears the siding turnouton I lapO crossover is mentioned in that article. lap siding. The name of this track configu­ the left end, the turnout can be aligned for This type of crossover is the subject of this ration is derived from the single crossover the siding so that the train in the siding can month's column. in the middle of the siding. This crossover proceed out on the mainline without ever On a heavily traveled single-track line, "laps" two shorter sidings together. It is a stopping. This eliminates the lost time of some of the advantages of double track are favorite in the prototype because of its starting a train and is especially useful for gained by the use of passing tracks that are flexibility and because a single operator making passes and meets on grades. at least twice as long as the length of an stationed at the crossover can keep things In some congested areas, the idea of the average train. In this way, two trains can be moving in both timetable and train-order lap can be increased to three average siding in the siding awaiting meets while leaving operations. The single operator can hand lengths with two lap crossovers. If high­ the mainline open for other trains to pass. up orders and throw the two turnouts. speed turnouts are used on the ends of the If the two trains in the siding are of the For the model railroad layout, all the resulting long siding, almost full-speed same class (priority) and are running in the advantages of the prototype can be used. running can be accomplished. If turnouts same direction, this solution is okay For the above example concerning the two on the ends of the siding are the equilateral because the first train in can be the first out third-class and the first-class trains, each of type (commonly called the wye turnout in when it is time to move the trains. the third-class trains can pull into the siding model railroading), full-speed running can If, on the other hand, the trains are of and sit nose-to-nose with the crossover be accomplished using turnouts with nUIll­ different class or are going in opposite between them. Once the first-class train ber-eight frogs. This long siding, with or directions, problems can exist that cause passes, the train in the right end of the siding without the lap crossovers, is commonly delays because of extra moves required to can take the crossover and proceed down called a relief track. The presence of the get the trains underway. The following is the mainline. As soon as this train is in the two lap crossovers allows this relief track an example of a typical problem that could clear, the other train can pull out of the left to pass four average trains at a time. be faced: two third-class trains going in end of the siding, proceed through the right Another arrangement for the lap siding opposite directions must pull into the sid­ end and then pull out on the mainline. This is given in Figure 2. It is functionally iden­ ing to allow a first-class train to pass. Each eliminates the need for the backing move. tical but is more attractive for modeling train has to pull into the end of the siding Another advantage of the lap siding is the purposes. It has the "feel" of two separate and proceed toward the other, thereby fac­ use of it as a long passing track for trains stations, thus giving the impression that the ing nose-to-nose in the siding. Once the longer than average or for making "running mainline is longer. It is also fun watching first-class train passes, one of the third­ meets" with average-length trains. In the the trains zig-zag through the lap, particu­ class trains would need to back out of the first case, a long train can pull into and stop larly when two trains are moving. siding, then proceed ahead on the mainline. in the siding. After the mainline train passes, In next month's portion of the track­ Once the train is clear of the siding turnout, the train in the siding can pull out on the planning series, there is a discussion of the remaining train could pull forward and main track and advance up the line. working the lap siding into the Jersey leave the passing siding. The extra backing On the other hand, if one or both of the Western track plan. The siding is designed move by the train in the siding delays both trains are shorter, the short train can pull to fit into a cornerof the layout and the of the third-class trains. into the siding from, say the right end, and actual lap sits in the middle of an S-curve. A track arrangement that allows much instead of stopping, it can run slowly while This configuration aids in the view and greater flexibility for the quick handling of the other train coming from the left passes scenery design of the passing siding. �

Figure 1 - The basic setup for a lap siding is simply a long (at least two train lengths) passing siding with a crossover in the middle. The siding's name is derived from the crossover "lapping" short sidings together.

___7 Figure 2 - This variation on the basic lap siding gives the feel of two separate stations being located along the passing siding. It is also fun to see trains passing=<= each other as they zig-zag in the middle of the siding.

December '199'1 Model Railroading • '13 Everything Old is New Again by Larry Smith

he freight car kit of the '90s is a far price of freight cars. Plastic kits now rou­ issue the of 5000 kits about every six to I cry from its ancestor of 30 years tinely sell for $7.95 and up. Resin kits start nine months until March of 1962 when the ago.T The detailing parts and the specific at $20.00 and go higher. I can understand twelfth car was issued. Kits included a Von prototypes available boggle the mind. The the latter as these kits have a small produc­ Allmen pickle tank, NC&StL caboose, pioneers of our hobby never imagined the tion run and are very labor intensive to pro­ vinegar tank, Pennsylvania outside-braced refinements added to the hobby as they duce. The only way to avoid spending a lot reefer, Western Union material car, Math­ struggled with the development of operating of money is to scratchbuild or find some of ieson dry-ice car, a double kit for a wood standards. They did not worry about what the older craftsman kits at the hobby shop N&W hopper and a Milwaukee gondola, equipment operated on specific railroads. or flea market. Recently I started building ACL phosphate hopper, combination The "decade of the freight car" had its some of the older kits and have had a lot of reefer and poultry car, StLlM&S stock car, origins in the early '50s, when some of the fun. I will share my experience with you and a NYC container car. kit manufacturers decided to bring out kits about how I obtained my kits and some of Evidently, this concept was successful for specific prototype cars. Pioneers such the pitfalls of building them. because Ambroid announced a second as U lrich, Ambroid, Northeastern, Main series of of 5000 kits the following I Line, Silver Streak and LaBelle were the A Kit History December. The second series included ten Westerfield, Accurail, Sunshine and Four major names come to mind as top cars that were produced unti l 1967 when McKean of today. Those first kits were wooden kit producers from days gone by, production ceased. either metal and/or wood. Plastic cars were Main Line, Tru-Scale, Northeastern and Beginning in December 1967, Ambroid first introduced in the '50s but were looked Ambroid. announced a new limited-run series: the down on by the "craftsman" segment of the Three of the companies are still in busi­ Heritage Series. It was obvious from the hobby and the term "shake the box" origi­ ness but do not manufacture car kits today. advertisements that Ambroid had contracted nated. It was the introduction of the plastic Tru-Scale sold off the "Silver Streak" line with Quality Craft to produce the new kits. car and locomotives that led to making the to Walthers, who in turn sold the line to Ye Ambroid produced 18 of these kits until model railroad available to everyone, not Olde Huff-N-Puff, who had also purchased 1974, when the series name was changed just the craftsman. Main Line. Both of these lines are still pro­ to the Prestige Series and only one kit per Car kits have evolved over the years to duced today by them. Tru-Scale is still year was produced. This continued until reflect our requirements for rolling stock. manufacturing their famous roadbed and the early 1980s when Ambroid ceased dis­ Wood and metal kits have all but vanished other supplies but is no longer in the car tribution of the kits. from the 1992 Walthers catalog and have business. Ambroid still manufactures adhe­ Something unusual began to occur in the been replaced by new kits of plastic and sives and Northeastern produces wood but early 1970s. The first production run of the resin. Many of us have become so "sophis­ they no longer produce car kits. of 5000 kits began to show up in unex­ I ticated " that generic freight cars will no In June 1957 Ambroid contracted with pected places. I had purchased some of the longer suffice. I find myself in the same Northeastern to produce a limited run of first-run kits and a couple of second-run situation, even modeling in narrow gauge. freight cars called " of 5000." The first kits and was looking for more to add to my I I only want East Broad Top prototype was a 50', single-sheathed, door-and-a-half collection. l like to build kits and wanted to equipment. boxcar based on a Southern Pacific proto­ add them to my fleet or display them. I was One result of our quest for prototype type. This was the beginning of today's not interested in them as an investment, fidelity has been a major increase in the limited-run market. Ambroid continued to and I'm glad wasn't as later events would r

., 4 • Model Railroading December " 99 ... prove how risky this would have been. I The first thing I do is see what can The wire can rust and in the case of my I was rummaging through some kits at a replace with better castings. I usually New York Central container car, it can Mid-Central Region convention and found replace the brake system with Grandt cast­ break. a Northeastern kit lettered Hockomock ings and the grabirons with Detail Associ­ The next step is to identify the wood Railroad Caboose. opened the box and ates. It's amazing how few freight car used with the kit. Early Ambroid kits did T found kit No. 3, the NC&StL caboose kit. I detailing parts were available until the not have a color code for the wood and it immediately purchased the kit and added it mid- 1 980s. In the past, the only thing was "by guess and by golly" as to the cor­ to my collection. Later that year, Division available were Northeasterngrabirons. rect size to use. Another problem that may 9 of the Mid-Central Region sponsored a The next item I replace is the wood parts be encountered is the wood being very brit­ model railroad show in Huntington, West used to represent steel. Those of you who tle or out of square. Purchase an additional Virginia. The division was looking for have worked extensively with wood can supply of sizes used in the kit just to be methods of teaching people how to build get a very smooth surface that gi ves the safe. The older kits were notorious for not craftsman-type kits at the show. The appearance of metal. I'm one of those who supplying enough wood to finish the job. Model Railroad Industry Association ad­ can't. I learned about this trick at the 1984 vertised that kits to use for demonstrating Kansas City NMRA national convention Finish and Lettering kit construction were available to groups from Doug Taylor. Doug models the East Over the years, the quality of the letter­ sponsoring events. The division sent for the Broad Top, which requires a large fleet of ing of our equipment has improved. Just as package and received several types of car hoppers. The only cars available at the in our expectations of the quality of our kits. One of the kits included in the package time were the Quality Craft two- and three­ cars, we have come to expect the same of was half of the No. 8 kit, the N&W wooden bay hoppers. They took a long time to our lettering. The quality decals we take hopper car and again it was in a Northeastern build with the sealing and sanding required for granted today were not available in the box. I immediately volunteered to build this to get the look of steel. Doug replaced with past. Very little research was done on car car and after finishing the car added it to my wood with .040 styrene and attached the numbers and how specific cars were let­ collection. metal parts from the kit to the new sides tered. The first decals were manufactured These two situations began to raise and ends. This made a very nice-looking in the 1940s (Champ just celebrated their questions about the availability of the I of hopper. I have since done the same thing to 50th anniversary); however, most manu­ 5000 cars. I had been unable to purchase the horizontal-braced hopper kit for the facturers did not include them in their kits the first kits from the original series Erie car produced by Ambroid. until the early 1960s. because I didn't know of their existence One of the most unusual kits I have The first kits manufactured were simple and even if I had, I didn't have the skills to worked with is the Ambroid Atlantic Coast blocks of wood using paper sides with all build them at that time. So now ten years Line phosphate hopper. These cars were of the lettering and data already printed. after the first kits were issued I had found built with side-loading doors of wood con­ This did not allow much flexibility in your two at less than market price. Most of the struction. The bottom of the car was sheet choice of number for the car. The next original kits were being sold in flea mar­ steel with steel bracing. I substituted the development in car lettering came in the kets at three to fo ur times their original wooden angles and channels with Plastruct form of preprinted car sides on the wood or cost, thus driving them out of my reach. angles and channels of the same size. I metal car sides rather than on paper. This When the new Walthers catalog was laminated .0 0 styrene to the wood sides again limited the flexibility for more than I issued that year Northeastern had a listing where the steel would show and glued the one car number. for all of the kits. With that, the bottom fell angles and channels to the plastic. This not When plastic cars entered the market, out of the collectible market. The collec­ only saves time but makes for a better-look­ the tradition of prepainting the cars with tors were livid, but there was nothing they ing car. If I have situations where appear­ just one number continued. This created could do about the situation as Northeast­ ances are not important I use the wood problems for model railroaders that ern owned the rights to the kits. Ambroid supplied with the kit. Usually, this applies required a large fleet of cars as all kits for a continued to distribute the new line of cars to the underframe and the related parts. specific road name had the same road num­ unti they eventually dropped out of the If you locate an older kit and decide to ber. This has been somewhat rectified I market. When this occurred Quality Craft build it, be careful of the metal parts. today because kit manufacturers change added some of the more popular kits to These kits contained metal parts made the number on the cars with each produc­ their regular line. Quality Craft decided to with the metal zamac. Zamac was an tion run. The next evolution in the kit let­ concentrate on the scale market and sold alloy that became brittle and disintegrated tering process was the use of decals. This 0 the line of cars to Gloor Craft where some with age. I once had a Varney SW-7 allowed the modeler the lUXury of being of the cars are still produced today. During made from this metal. I was using it to able to letter the car for a specific proto­ this time period I continued to purchase pull a ten-car train. The stress from just type with the least amount of work. Ambroid, Northeastern, Gloor and Quality this small number of cars caused the Several construction approaches can be Craft kits, putting them on the shelf look­ metal to fracture where the cab met the used when you find one of the older kits ing for a day to start building them. hood. The entire cab section of the loco­ that have preprinted car sides. You can Recently I decided to start building these motive came apart and fell to the tracks, assemble the car using extra care and leave kits as a break from my current projects. shorting out the layout. This same metal the wood for painting after assembly. I was used for early castings and could have used this method with some moderate Kit Overview crumble when handled. If you are suspi­ success; however, I recommend prepaint­ When you first open one of the wooden cious of the castings used with the kit, ing the parts first and then attaching them craftsman kits, new or old, you may be make a quick mold of them and cast to the car sides. Most kits provide the proper overwhelmed by the number of pieces. them using the various materials avail­ paint match for the car sides, thus taking Very few, if any, parts are cut to fit, and able for this purpose. Another problem the guesswork out of the paint process. the only things recognizable are the metal area encountered is with material for If you can find one of the older kits and castings for the brake cylinders. There is truss rods. Today, most of us use have never tried them, highly recommend I usually a very good scale drawing of the monofi lament and Grandt turnbuckles you do so because you will find a very nice car - something not usually found in the where previously we used wire and experience waiting for you. plastic and resin cars on the market today. oversized stamped-metal turnbuckles. Next time, learning from others. �

December 1991 Model Railroading • 15 HOn30 Saw Filer's Car by Dr. Allan Kaufman

Photos by the author

1 - Porter No. 1 delivers the author's HOn30 saw filer's car to his Hadlyville sawmill. ..it's about time those saw blades were sharpened!

ne of the pleasures of modeling a nar­ edge of a steel modeler's rule as a bending row-gauge logging railroad is jig I bent the flaps of the frame to 90° desOigning and building interesting rolling angles. The shim brass sheet is thin and stock. I decided that my HOn30 railroad was very easy to fold. The folded flaps needed a "saw filer's" car to serve my (ends and sides) of the frame should mea­ small backwoods sawmill. This mainte­ sure however, their size is not critical 3/32"; nance-of-way car is an enjoyable scratch­ since W'-wide basswood strips are glued building project since it is based upon an onto the sides of the ends. easy-to-construct frame and shed design. The next phase of construction involved Depending on the type of castings you covering the brass frame with strips of select for your model, a variety of mainte­ basswood (Photo 2). I used x wood W' 1/32" 1 1 5/ 6" nance cars could be created for your partic­ to trim the ends and sides, and x 1 5/32" 1/32" ular railroad - welder's car, fire fighter's basswood for the wood deck of the frame. car, water car, etc.! The basswood was stained befo re gluing I began the saw car by drafting a full­ the pieces to the frame. A small amount of scale template for the frame (Figure I) Floquil Grimy Black dissolved in Floquil onto a piece of thin brass sheet (K&S Dio Sol provided a realistic "grayish" Engineering Products - Shim assortment). weathered tone to the wood. Once the wood The frame was designed as a simple rect­ was dry I trimmed the pieces for the sides, Scale: Full angular shape with two end and two side ends, and top deck planking, then glued I flaps. Once the drawing was completed them to the frame using epoxy cement. I 3/4" (you may use my drawing as your tem­ After the trim and decking had dried to r- -j plate), I carefully cut out the simple shape the frame, constructed simple truck bol­ I - Frame Layout using a pair of sharp scissors. Using the sters and coupler pads and added them to Figure 1

16 • Model Railroading December 1991 into each bolster, then pushed the truck's mounting pin through the truck and into the hole. The drawings in Figure 2 may be used as an accurate template for compo­ I I nents' sizes and positioning. I I Micro-Trains" N gauge couplers were then added to the frame by mounting them onto the previously made coupler pads. Pilot holes were drilled into each pad, then the couplers were secured with small wood Back Side Front screws. The model was now ready for detailing (Photo 6). I used Campbell Scale Model Corrugated Aluminum for the shed's roof. Cutting out a small section of the roof gave a weathered look to the model. Next, I painted both sides of the roof flat black and Scale: Full dusted it with white chalk dust to give an Bottom interesting color to the car. The roof was carefully epoxy bonded onto the bracing. - Template Figure 2 The final phase of detailing included the addition of a brake wheel, stirrup steps the underside of the car (Photo 3). Each Figure 2). This allowed me to accurately (Grandt Line), an anvil, stove, wood pile, bolster was made from two pieces of cut the parts and bracing. The four posts and of course a little saw blade. I also wood; a base piece x and a were made from x wood, and all of placed a little water tank made from an oil 3/1 6" 3,4" X 3/32", 1;'1 6" 1/1 6" mounting piece x Figure 2 the braces were constructed from drum set on a "freelanced" frame. Each of 3/16" 1/4" X 3/32". 1/1 6"X 1/32" includes a bottom view of the car with the wood. Although the placement of the shed the castings was carefully painted then correct locations of the bolsters. Coupler onto the frame is not critical, the use of the added to the model. pads were made from x front, side and back views of the car will Since I didn't want the "saw filer" to get 3/1 6" 3/8 " X 3/32" basswood and epoxy bonded into position. aid you in your construction of the model. wet when it rained, I rolled up a little The next phase of construction required After the model was thoroughly dry, I swatch of leather, and glued it to the shed's the development of an "open shed" on one added Micro-Trains N gauge trucks and side - a nice little rain flap. I hope you end of my car (Photo 4). First, I drew an couplers to the car (Photo 5). The trucks will have an enjoyable time building this accurate side view template of the shed (see were easy to mount; I simply drilled holes diminutive model. .1

2 - Pieces of basswood are fitted to the frame's top. 3 - Underside. 4 - Open-braced shed is added.

5 - Micro-Trains" N gauge trucks are easy to mount - just push their pins into the wood bolsters. Micro-Trains" N gauge couplers were added using their small wood screws.

6 The author's completed model. - >-

December 1991 Model Railroading • 17 BEHIND THE SCENES

Of Cliffs andby Margar Tunnelet Mansfield Portals

Photos by Jim Mansfield ew scenes in railroading - prototype yet-to-be-modeled mountains. The SP stapled to the I x2s with a heavy-duty sta­ or model - evoke the level of track nearest the backdrop was installed ple gun. Further molding of the screen dramaF attained by the nose of a locomotive with sufficient clearance between the wire took place once it was installed; it suddenly entering daylight from the dark­ backdrop and any locomotive running on was folded and bent around each side of ness of a rocky tunnel. Perhaps it's the sur­ the track to allow of plywood and pIas­ the tunnel openings to the rough dimen­ 3/4" prise of discovery when hidden cars ter rockwor k between the backdrop and the sions of the tunnel itself, and the bottom emerge into view, culminating in the sud­ track. Such track design criteria must be edge of the wire was allowed to rest lightly den finality of the last one. Or perhaps it's followed when designing a trackplan; other­ on the finished scenery. the contrast between the darkness inside wise, effective scenery blending between It had been previously decided that a and the lightness outside. At any rate, when the backdrop and three-dimensional land­ purchased tunnel portal would be used for skillfully modeled on the model railroad scaping becomes impossible. the JWRR single-track mainline, while the layout, a rocky cliff pierced by the portal of The screen wire, paper towel and plaster­ SP double-track main tunnel would consist a tunnel creates a focal point of interest. of-paris method was chosen for modeling simply of bored rock. The screen-wire Such a scene was modeled on the Jersey this rock cliff, primarily because of the flexi­ structure, along with the plaster portal in Western layout just west of Corn Junction. bility and creativity possible when using its unfinished state, can be seen in Photo I. Here, two railroads bore through one side these materials, along with their availability Following the installation of the screen of the Chupadera mountain range - the and affordability. To begin, a general shape wire, it was time for paper towels and plaster SP with its double-track mainline, and the and support for the mountain cliff was - a messy job! Here a very important step JWRR with its single-track line from Car­ formed using aluminum screen wire fas­ must be taken - cover EVERYTHING rizozo to Mountainair. tened to I x2s that had been screwed and (particularly trackwork) with plastic and/or The rock cliff and portals were formed glued to the existing benchwork. masking tape. We used a 3-mil plastic drop after the backdrop, trackwork and adjacent The lx2s projected vertically as high as cloth, cut to size and affixed lightly to the scenery h ad already been completed. the anticipated elevation of the cliff face, scenery with masking tape. We also used Although extra care was required to pro­ and extended horizontally from near the jars to hold the plastic up and away from tect the finished surroundings from plaster aisleway to within 6" of the backdrop. An scenic details (see Photo 2). debris, this sequence of steps led to a more old pair of household scissors was used to Preparation for plastering involved cut­ realistic blending of backdrop, scenery and cut the aluminum screen wire, which was ting standard-size paper towels (the thickest brand available) into three pieces length­ wise. These pieces were placed beside the screen-wire foundation. Then, plaster of paris and dry powdered tempera in a brown color were mixed together using a 10: I ratio. The tempera color was added for ease of scenic coloration; often, when only white plaster of paris is used, blight white specks will show through no matter how thoroughly the plaster is painted or covered with other scenery materials. In addition, the color provided by the addition of tempera helps to hide imperfec­ tions if the plaster should become chipped. The tempera powder also tends to thicken the plaster/water mixture. Once the dry ingredients were thoroughly blended, water was added to form a viscous liquid mixture. The mixture was stirred to smooth out any lumps. In general, we have found that approximately three cups of the plaster and powder blend, mixed with about cup of water, will yield an amount 1 The first step in modeling a cliff face and tunnel portal(s) with plaster ¥3 - of mixture that can be used before it begins involves creating a screen-wire structure, as seen here west of Corn Junction to harden (about 20 minutes). on the JWRR.

1 S • Model Railroading December ., 991 2 - Prior to the messy job of plastering, EVERYTHING 3 - The plaster-soaked paper towels can be seen here , must be covered with plastic and/or newspaper - espe­ draped over the screen wire prior to final finishing with a cially trackwork and completed scenery. thicker coat of plaster/tempera/water mixture.

The paper towel strips were then block directly above and beside the tunnel dipped, one at a time, into the plaster mix­ opening, and the other a rough-cut stone, ture, coated thoroughly on both sides, and two different colors of oil wash were used draped over the screen wire. The area to color the portal. A grey wash made of SCREEN WIREI nearest the backdrop was covered first, equal parts of Ultramarine Blue and Burnt PLASTER then work progressed towards the front Umber, with just a dash of Titanium MASKING TAPEI (aisleway) of the layout. The paper towels White, was used for the cut stone, while a PLASTER were allowed to overlap slightly or abut mixture of equal parts of Ultramarine INITIAL PLASTER each other. When all was done, the protec­ Blue, Burnt Umber, and Yellow Ochre CLIFF tive plastic was pulled gently away from was used for the rough-cut material. In the bottom of the paper towels. See Photo addition, further mottling of color was TUNNEL PORTAL 3 for the structure at this point. achieved on the rough-cut stone after the MOCKUP The completed paper-towel structure initial wash by coloring individual stones was then allowed to dry for 24 hours. Dur­ in a brown or gray tint. ing this time, an oil color/turpentine wash This style of pOI1al(Random Stone, #112) was used to color the plaster AIM tunnel is going to be the standard portal for the portal that was earmarked for the JWRR JWRR trackage on the layout. To help com­ tunnel. AIM provides adequate instruc­ plete the standardization, the cut stone will tions for coloration on the back of their be the same color on each portal, while the package; their color guidelines are very random stone will be colored to match rock useful and their proportions appear to be excavated in the general area of the pOltal. accurate. However, a few words of caution Once the portal was completely painted, Figure 1 - Blending of the are in order. The plaster molding itself is it was time to complete the rock face itself. portal into the cliff face required very soft and porous, and as painting pro­ For the sake of continuity and realism, it is the use of masking tape and gressed it became apparent that areas of best to complete the entire cliff face during screen wire. slightly harder plaster were present where (Continued on page 29.) the oil wash would not soak into the plas­ ter. Also, tube oil colors must be mixed in a jar of turpentine and applied with a soft watercolor brush for the best effect. Since the portal consisted of two vari­ eties of stone - one a fine, regularly-cut

4 - In order to insert the purchased tunnel portal smoothly into its allot­ ted space, a wood-block mock-up was made. Now, the cliff face can be 5 - The finished cliff face and tunnel portal can be seen here. Next time, we'll built up around the mock-up. finish the double-track tunnel using a different technique. Stay tuned!

December 1991 Model Railroadin g • 19 Modeling a CSX Sand Storage Tower by Tom Smiley

Photos and illustrations by the author

ontgomery, AL, was quite the rail­ The internal bulkheads were removed to Detailing the MDe Hopper road town when railroads were at open the car for the flow of sand. Sections Figure shows the modifications made theirM peak. Rail lines radiated from of the underframe and all of the brake rig­ I to the MOC hopper. The first and simplest Montgomery 's hub to all eight compass ging were removed to make clearance for modification is to cut away all the frame­ points. Four railroads term inated in mounting atop the piers. The entire end work at the end of the car. You may Montgomery - Atlantic Coast Line; structure of the end was removed as "8" "8" want to remove the stirrups, grabs, and lad­ Central of Georgia; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; well. A gravity feed from the hopper to the ders at the other end as well, for replace­ and Seaboard Air Line. Two others, compressed air distribution system sends it ment with more correctly scaled brass wire Louisville & Nashville and Western to several stations in the engine shops ' or commercial parts. I chose to skip this Railway of Alabama, ran through the city. building and along the platform. This same step. My sand hopper is intended solely for With all of the components of the Family compressed-air system has returnpiping ' the layout, not a contest. Lines going into Montgomery, it's no which enables it to recycle excess sand A close look at Figure will show that wonder that CSX is now the prime railroad back into the bulk-storage tower. Also, a I there are three major construction details to serving Montgomery. (Though Norfolk loading pipe leads from the roof down to a be made to the MOC hopper. One detail is Southern has abandoned the Central of nozzle at one end of the tower, where sand to extend the slope sheets to the roof can be loaded into the hopper. The Georgia line coming in from the southeast, (MOC has them squared off). A second is it has taken over the ICG line from the Montgomery Terminal uses a truckload of to cut away the center sections of the car's sand each week. northwest. Montgomery is still served by sides and replace the sidesills and add cen­ two railroads, if only one day a week.) This is an interesting structure, and an ter ribs. The most involved of the three is The big mergers have made viable the easy project. I used a Model Die Casting to construct a centersill and bolsters from consolidation of the yards and service two-bay hopper for the main structure with styrene. facilities that were once spread across the details being either commercial parts, Extending the ends is much simpler than north Montgomery. In 1979, the Family or cut from styrene or brass. it appears. I found that triangles of .01 0 Lines began consolidating operations into one location at the L&N yard. This included the construction of a car shop and an engine-service facility. One of the first structures completed at this new engine terminal was a bulk sand storage tower made from an old two-bay covered hopper. Concrete piers were erected by a local contractor, then the railroad used its wrecking crane to hoist the hopper body into place. An air-compression system (and piping to distribute the sand to service areas) was installed. The crews at the ter­ minal believe that this hopper was from the Seaboard Air Line and was retired from "dry-concrete" service. They aren't certain about the hopper's heritage, though they do know of the modifications made to tum it into a sand-service bunker. (The Mont­ gomery shops have prepared several o�her hoppers in a similar fashion for other englOe­ service facilities on the system.) The CSX sand storage tower in Montgomery, AL. October 1987. CSX

20 • Model Railroading DecelTlber 1991 styrene laid atop the end sections of the sides will extend the sides without making those two sections appear thicker than the rest of the sides. Then it is a simple matter to cut a new slope sheet for each end from .0 I 0 styrene to extend the slope sheets to the roof. This overlaying of styrene applies to the roof sill as well. Sections of styrene strip were cut to fit between each of the ribs (including the center one we're about to add). I used .0 lO x .040 atop each of the new triangles and between each rib. As the prototype photos show, the center of the car side is cut away flush with the slope sheets. EasternCar Works makes an ACF 70-ton hopper with the center open (and the slope sheets already extended to the roof). I chose not to use this kit as it has a shell made from five pieces and I pre­ fe rred the MOC kit with its one-piece body (not including roofs). Also, MOC's kit is a The author's completed model. couple of bucks cheaper; however, if you prefer to "build up" rather an "cut away," overhang. These pieces, with the center thickness looks to be not much more than then the Eastern Car Works kit is a good frame, were then glued into the MDC shell. 12" to 15". Certainly, you are free to adjust alternative. The extension of the frame from the bolster these proportions to that which is more If you use the MOC kit, cut away the to the "A" end is a hollow box of .020 x suitable for your service facility. center of the car sides flush with the slope .080 styrene making a coupler pocket. I In building the piers, I did what was sheets. Next, file away the remnants of the don't know why the prototype's coupler simplest for me; I built them from styrene. lower sill, back to the molded-on vertical was retained when the car was converted, I used two pieces of .040 sheet styrene for ribs. Now you must cut a -wide but it's a nice touch to include. A Precision each pier and buttress. The pieces for the 3/3 2" replacement for the lower sill from .010 Scale dummy coupler with the shank piers are spaced with .080 styrene blocks. sheet styrene. This matches the width of trimmed a bit to fit the pocket was secured The buttress pieces are spaced by .100- the frame that is molded on the MOC shell. in place with a drop of ACe. sized blocks. My choice is styrene as it There should be enough surface to secure Rising from each bolster is a pair of glues better and is easier to fi le, sand or the new styrene sill to the shell between the angle-iron slope-sheet supports. I took an carve. These piers could be made from wood ribs. I added a second strip of styrene with almost full length of .O lOx .0 I 0 square and or cardstock if such is your preference. its ends mitered to match the slope sheets .010 x .020 strip styrene and glued them There is no reason the piers couldn't be inboard of the first sill piece. together to form the angle iron. I cut what I cast in plaster, fiberglass resin, Castolite®, needed from the "angle-iron stock." The Alumilite®, epoxy or any other casting For the vertical center rib, cut .0 I 0 angle iron stands vertically, perpendicular material. All that would be required is to styrene to a width of to match the size 3/,2" to the bolsters. Where the angle iron meets make forms. One could cast two rectangu­ of the base of the molded-on ribs. Use .030 lar piers and four triangular buttresses, then x .030 square stock to form the rounded the slope sheets, I simply bent the styrene, then touched on some cement with a brush. glue these parts together. Or, one could rib. You can shape the ends of the piece The end is easy to do, though the "A" make a master and a model, cast four with hobby files before mounting; the top "8" halves with the buttress already in place, end is rounded, the bottom is pointed. end can be frustrating, necessitating work then glue the halves back to back. Those However, cement the center rib to the side around all of the end structure. with experience would find this a snap; before trying to round the long edges. One last detail I added was the metal Once the styrene is secure, scrape a hobby placard mounted on the car's side. This is a those new to casting might find this project x I" piece of styrene. I've never seen a good one on which to cut their teeth. knife sideways along the square stock; this 3/8 " will round the rib much more easily. this placard used as a sign for the I toyed with casting these parts in pias­ Montgomery Terminal. It may have been ter. (The styrene doesn't adequately cap­ I decided not to use the metal center appl ied to the car whi Ie in service. It's ture the texture of concrete.) However, my frame that comes with the MDC kit. another nice detail though. Don't forget to Instead, I saved it for use on some future add those stirrups, grabs and ladders if you (Continued on page 39.) kitbash and made a new one from styrene. went to the extra effort. If you wish to The construction of the center frame is a replace the roof walk with a metal one case of modeling where you use a little bit from Detail Associates, it would look of this and a little bit· of that. For example, great. (I couldn't bring myself to spend the center frame between the bolsters is money for a roof walk when my rolling made from two pieces of .080 x .156 stock stock doesn't have them.) cemented back to back. However, each bolster is two pieces of .040 sheet stock cut Constructing the Piers to rough shape (with the bolster angles and The dimensions of the piers are shown indentations for the piers cut in), cemented in Figure 2. As can be seen in the pho­ together then filed to closely fit the piers. tographs, the height of the piers is roughly These pieces are then capped with strips of equivalent to the height of the hopper. The .015 sheet stock, cut a little wider than the width is somewhat larger than the span of Pipe and tank detail - originally .080 combined width to allow for a little the bolsters which rest on the piers. The gray, it is now silver. March 1991.

December "1 SS"1 Model Railroading • 2"1 icture, if you will, a day-long ride in a the past, some of the branchlines were cabooses to carry the crew tending the cat­ branchline caboose on an August served by passenger trains and ill-starred tle. When the cattle movements subsided, Pday in the lower Mississippi River Delta. gas-electrics, but most territory - espe­ the drover cabooses made ideal - at least The only breeze is that created by the casual cially after the Depression - was served in management's mind - branchline pace of the local. Much of your time is by providing accommodations in the equipment for passengers, merchandise spent stranded in the baking sun while the caboose. and the train crew. crew switches the short train. The only The Cotton Belt in its early period had The branchline combines were the relief is frequent trips to a galvanized water considerable traffic from the south Texas familiar wood design of their period, that jug with a rapidly diminishing chunk of ice. cattle movements. That necessitated drover is, double-sheathed exterior, metal-covered Such were the conditions for a passenger on the Cotton Belt's numerous branchlines in southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas. The St. Louis Southwestern, the Cotton Belt, during nearly all of its existence, was a freight road - and still is. Laid down to compete with the Gould empire of Missouri Pacific and Texas & Pacific from St. Louis to Texas, it had a romance all its own. It never owned a Mikado, leaping from Consolidations to home-built Northerns. Single tracked most of its dis­ tance, its Blue Streak Fast Freights never­ theless ran on a schedule comparable to the MoP redballs. Its small Northerns - and early acquisition of FTs - assured that schedules were maintained. On the branchline, things were different. The fertile lowlands of the Mississippi River flood plain provided the Cotton Belt substantial on-line traffic from cotton, rice, soybeans, timber and occasional berry A bit of Cotton Belt history is preserved on one of the Delta plantations at crops. Branchlines were necessary to gather Victoria, AK. On the head end is a Frisco (former Jonesboro, Lake City and this agricultural wealth. With the freight Eastern) Mogul. The com bination makes a microcosm of Bootheel railroading came the obligation to carry passengers. In in its heyday.

22 • Model Railroading December 1991 Cotton Belt 2000-series mainline caboose that is the subject of the construction project. Newly repainted in the Pine Bluff Shops in 1945. Harold Vollrath photo, Martin Lofton collection wood roofs and combined truss rod and underframe comprised of a 12" centersi II fi nd space behind the branch locals. steel centersill underframes. They came in and a pair of crossbearers supported the The Cotton Belt cabooses, especially the two dimensions, one 41' over the end sills 36' body. There were four windows on the branchline combines, have the eye appeal and another of 51 '. The Cotton Belt num­ left side (when viewed from the cupola that modelers seek. The excessive length is bered the short drover cabooses in their end) and three on the other. The cupola a show stopper. For the private line 2325 series and the larger in the 2300 was perched two-thirds of the way back on modeler, they make an ideal way to fi nish a series. In all likelihood these cabooses had the car. branchline local. They have not escaped bunks for the drovers, but in their branch­ All the Cotton Belt cabooses bore a fam­ attention in the modeling press. In a May line service such accommodations were ily resemblance one to another. The main­ 1960 article in Model Railroader, Ralph long past. line cabooses of these two series were Brown outlined the scratchbuilding of the The cars bore the St. Louis-South­ similar to the drover cabins, albeit shorter 2325 series of cars - then lettered it for western's famous symbol that resembles in length. There is a close similarity in the the Canadian National. That article and the shape of a 19th-century cotton-ginning use of double-sheathed wood sides, com­ another in the July 1948 MR contain draw­ machine. "Cotton Belt Route" within the parable window sizes, nearly identical car ings of the 41' car by J. Harold Geisel, symbol completed the herald. In a smaller ends, doors and railings and cupolas with taken from company blueprints. Jim format and with a blue lighting bolt, the the same appearance. Boyd's review ofCotton Belt power in the same symbol advertised the Blue Streak The 2200 and 2000 series differed only June 1972 Railroad Model Craftsman Fast Freights. slightly in construction detail. The carbody could not pass up the opportunity to dis­ appearances were nearly identical - only play the road's cabooses either. One is not likely to confuse the Cotton the underframes varied. They shared a steel The tendency of Cotton Belt cabooses to Belt symbol with any other road. It centersill design. The 2200 series had large share a common design is a fortunate cir­ replaced a bale of cotton as their symbol in I beams as crossbearers, while the 2000 cumstance for the HO modeler. With some the 1880s, since the road did not want series had a more conventional tapered brassbashing he can create the remainder of immigrants to think the land it traversed crossbearer. the Colton Belt cabooses from the steam era. was solely a cotton-growing region. As passenger traffic faded on the The 2300-series 5 I ' car and the 2000 and branchlines with the widespread use of 2200 mainline cabooses are within reach. A StartingPoint automobiles in the '40s and '50s and the The creation of the remaining Colton purchase of steel cabooses, the mainline Belt cabooses is made easier by bashing a Hallmark Models imported the shorter cabooses made an appearance on the Hallmark "2300"-series caboose. The 41' version of the Cotton Belt drover branches. They would not accommodate shortest route to the mainline caboose and caboose in HO a number of years ago. the same number of passengers, nor mer­ 51' combine is building around the (The brass car is labeled the 2300 series chandise, but a few hardy souls still could Hallmark cupola, end platform including but is actually the 2325 series.) It was an accurate model and of good quality for that era. The brass cabooses are available peri­ odically at swap meets in the $50-$75 range. Properly painted and lettered they can be assigned to the branchlines with little change. The Cotton Belt had a standard mainline caboose of wood construction with steel underframing in the 2000 and 2200 series. They were of wood-framed, double­ sheathed exterior construction. A steel

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Underframe and Floor FullJ size for HO scale. steps, ladder and railing and various hard­ The accompanying diagrams and photos right side had a 2/1 pattern. The missing ware such as stove pipes and braces. of the model will greatly assist in comple­ window is the location of the caboose These, after all, are the most difficult-to­ tion of the cars. They are not based on stove and is indicated by the stovepipe. construct parts of a caboose. By re­ drawings of the cars, but measurements. Cut the openings for the windows to a employing them on new styrene sides, roof They should be used for guidance. Final space something less than the 2' x 3' and underframe, one can produce a small adjustments will be required to piece the required. Once the initial opening is made, fleet of Cotton Belt branchline - or main­ car together, and the modeler may wish to it can be enlarged to the size to accept the line - hacks. make modifications to achieve even Grandt Line window parts. A tool called a The brassbash can be done largely out of greater realism. nibbler, available at Radio Shack and used a typical kit builder's assortment of materi­ in circuit board construction, is helpful in als, and the following cars were done in Mainline Caboose Construction enlarging the opening to suit. A small file this relatively inexpensive manner. There An SL-SW mainline caboose from the does the same job, but is slower and less are a few parts which, if not necessities, 2000 or 2200 series is easier to build and a precise. ease the construction process. Grandt Line good starting place for the pair of projects. Cut the height of the Grandt Line win­ windows, #5069, are a good shortcut. They Since the two are nearly identical, either dows to match the 3' height of the opening. will have to be cut down, but replicate the may be produced using the following Insert the windows into the car sides. Use appearance of the car well. Clover House instructions. .0 lO x .040 styrene create the new lower [0 nylon mesh - their 80 mesh, #886, or 100 The fi rst step is to dismantle the sill of the window. mesh, #885 - simulates the Cotton Belt's Hallmark brass car, retaining the desired Create a floor piece of Evergreen .040 use of window screens on their cabooses. A parts. Remove the floor from the car. A styrene scribed at .060. The boards run per­ 6" queen post is needed on the combine and propane torch or large soldering iron will pendicular to the car. The piece should mea­ is available from Grandt Line, their #5050. do the job of disassembly. Care must be sure 34' 10" x 8' 8". Using available body The remainder of the construction is built on used to keep the cupola and ends intact. bolsters, such as those from Walthers, place Evergreen styrene sheathing and strips. Using Evergreen .020 thick 31;4" car sid­ them 20' apart. Create a 12" deep center sill Lettering is available from Champ's St. ing, cut two sides to 30' 4" by 7' 4". Note 12" wide, using 2x 12. Lay down stringers of Louis-Southwesternboxcar set, HB-16. This that the two sides diffe r in the number of 2x2 the length of the underbody and 2' set is available in some hobby stores, and is windows. The leftside (as viewed from the inboard from the edges. Add 2x2 along the back in print as a Super Set, SHS-2 16. cupola end) had a 311 pattern while the outside edge of the floor.

24 • Model Railroading December 1991 SL-SW 2200 series mainline caboose. Here it is on loan to the Missouri Pacific in 1940 to be used as a drover car. Arkansas City, KS. Charles Winters photo, Martin Lofton collection At the corners of the underbody, cut roof slope of the brass ends. If you wish Paint the car a boxcar red. If you added slots for the platform steps. These measure interior detail or weight, add now. Dry-fit an interior, mask the windows, of course. 2' 4" x 2". Add triangular-shaped cross- and attach the roof, testing for the same Create a gloss finish for a decal base. bearers from centersill to edge of under- slope the entire length of the roof. Add When dry, paint the curved grab, body, 12' high at the centersill, tapered to fascia of I x 2 styrene around the sides and handrail on the carbody end and the out- 2" at the edge. If building the 2200 series across the bottom edge of the roof ends. side portion of the end railing yellow in cabooses, substitute paired I beams of 8" Add the curved grabs on the car side from conformity to SL-SW practice. height for the tapered crossbearers. the brass car. Fashion lamp brackets for the Add decals. Finish the model by glazing upper ends of the sides. the windows with glass, plastic or Kristal- Cut a roof piece from .020 styrene sheet Insert the brass cupola. Add the Kleer from Krasel. One of the nicer details - 35' x 9' 4". Score down the middle. Add stovepipe above the blank window on the is to add the obligatory window screens. simulations of the Hutchins roof ribs. A right side of the car. Create running boards While a delicate job, it adds significantly piece of .0 lO x .040 - better yet .005 x of styrene or wood. Refer to the photos for to the model. Very lightly spray the nylon .040, if you are willing to cut it - forms a placement. As was typical of many mesh from Clover House with dilute dark base. Bend the excess strip over the edges cabooses, there are lateral walks surround- gray. Cut to window size and tack into the of the roof and trim flush. On top, place a I ing the cupola. Add the surviving cupola window with a spot of ACe. A nice touch x 3 strip. Use excess solvent to blend the braces to the new car and create an addi - is to add a couple of screens that have been two together. Refer to the diagram to get rib tional set from styrene and brass wire. torn or pushed loose. placement. A hole for the Hallmark cupola Next month in Part II, we will create the is required, so cut out this portion now. The 2000- and 2200-series cars used AB brake systems, at least in their late steam- 51' combine caboose in the 2300 series. Construction follows the format of a era incarnation. Refer to the accompanying The steps are similar, but there is greater typical freight-car kit. Add a piece of photo for the layout. Note that there are time involved. However, the branchline styrene to the edges of the surviving brass brake staffs to set the brakes by hand on hack offers you the opportunity to model ends from the brass car. These form a post both ends of the car. This requires an addi- the interior of the merchandise section and for attachment of the sides. Leave room at tional rod compared to freight car rigging. replicate the cargo that might be assembled the bottom of the post to fit the floor. Add trucks with leaf springs. in the doorway for the next stop. � When satisfied you have a smooth post, attach the new sides with solvent. Solvent allows you time to make adjustments. Having created a rectangle of sides and ends, fit the floor in place. Some sanding and trimming may be needed. The under­ body should support the sides and add strength to the body by tying the brass end­ pieces with the styrene sides. Add couplers at this point. Then cap the centersill and couplers with a 14"-wide centersill plate. Drill for your trucks. To provide a support for the roof and assure straight sides at the top of the car, add trusses across the body and a ridgepole down the center. Match the trusses to the Underbody of the 2000-series caboose.

December '199'1 Model Railroading • 25 Track Planning for Operation Part Two: Where Are We Going? by Jim Mansfield

Illustrations by the author

T ast time we discussed the design of the criteria were the elevations of the two The JWRR trackage is actually the old first three stages of the Jersey West­ towns; Margaret and wanted to go from Socorro & Gulf that today connects with a L I ernlayout . First, we established one of the high desert to a mountain region for both branch of the Missouri Paci fic (Texas & main themes for the layout - train watch­ the operational and scenic possibilities. Pacific) from Monahans, TX. This connec­ ing at a major junc t ion, and then we Other ideas we bounced around were the tion is made at Lovington, NM. The SP designed Corn Junction to support this way the names sounded, the variety of rail­ also has a line that crosses itself at Corn. premise. The junction has three routes cars that could run on the layout due to the This is the old Arabela Eastern(AE) that through it and is the center that governs transcontinental nature of the major rail­ starts at its namesake and runs to a connec­ train-direction changes at one end of the roads to be represented, natural resources tion with the Santa Fe at Doud, TX. JWRR mainline between Carrizozo, NM, for boxcargo (or, as they say in Gay Paree The final rail line at Corn is the JWRR 's and Mountainair, NM. - es!Joxcargo), etc. With the terminals line to Mountainair. The southern terminus This time we are going to look at another found. I started thinking about the path that of this line is located at Tortilla Flats Yard. theme of the layout, a heavily traveled sin­ the mainline was to fo llow. This yard, now co-owned by SP and JWRR, gle-track mountain mainline with minimal once belonged to the Carrizozo & Clayton, on-line switching. There will be helper loco­ Corn Junction a line connecting the Southern Paci fic at motives and lots of curving, twisting track. However, before we look at the mai n­ Carrizozo and the Burlington Northern (Ft. line, let's go back to the junction at Carri­ Worth & Denver) at Clayton, NM. Research zozo and apply the junction's design to a This takes care of all the lines through To start planning, I used the 1987 edition map of the state and the area's existing Corn Junction. Two route/destinations of the Ralld McNallv Road Atlas. I also col­ railroad routes. The map that I chose was a remain - those for the nested loop. lected railroad time tables (available from copy of the New Mexico Division map Although they are not part of CornJu nc­ dealers), information from the Chamber of from Timetable No. I of the Western tion, the routes are controlled by the Corn Commerce, and photos from books and Region of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Interlocking. It was decided early on during magazines showing both the area and the Fe Railroad, dated May 15, 1988. Using planning that these routes would be consid­ railroads. I also read all the encyclopedias I information from this source, I drew a map ered only branches off the AE. One of them could find on the subject. Some encyclope­ for the Northern Division of the Jersey goes to North Roswell to switch industries dias have simple topographical maps which WesternRai lroad (see Figure I). and the other one to Malj ama, NM, in the contain enough general information to start I also utilized a November 24, 1946, southeast cornerof the state, for access to planning. I also researched back issues of Missouri Pacific Lines timetable to develop potash and other area mining products. Trains and Rail/a n & Railroad magazines additional rail lines for the routes through The final design of CornJun ction yields for detailed information. I even used the Corn. In Figure I, the existing rail lines are the possibility of interchange of the over­ playing board from the game Boxcars as a shown in black and the lines that were head traffic from BN, SP, MP and ATSF reference. When you do your own research, developed for the layout are shown in for operation on the JWRR. Overhead traf­ use any information you can tind. green. A short and simple history was fic on the JWRR can include grain, miner­ Carrizozo and Mountainair were chosen developed for each new line. Please see the als, TOFC/COFC, double stacks, autos and as terminals for the layout primarily sidebar for the highlights. parts, chemicals and general freight. EI because they are both on big systems, Corn Junction is on the northern town Paso also adds freight and rolling stock thereby making a bridge route between limits of Carrizozo where the JWRR crosses from the Mexican railroads. The "twin them justifiable and easy to model. Other the SouthernPa cific's Tucumcari route. plant" (Maquilador) operations in EI Paso

26 • Model Railroading December 1991 and Ciudad Juarez place a lot of shipments on the local railroads. It has been concluded that the Jersey Westernwill benefit from this for a long time to come.

Corn Interlocking The actual controls that sense the loca­ tion of trains and allow turnouts to be aligned for moving trains through a junc­ tion function as the interlocking. The inter­ locking "plant" can be mechanical and/or electrical, and is operated from a control panel which has a track diagram, signal indications and electrical switches for throwing the turnouts. Figure 2 shows the track diagram for Corn Interlocking. All the destinations and railroad names have been defined so that you can relate the diagram to the text. The information on the control panel is what the tower operator needs to direct traffi c during operation. Note that the Southern Pacific staging tracks (Oscura Camp on the diagram) are included on one end of the interlocking. The tower operator controls this remote location as two passing sidings on the SP and con­ siders trains waiting to run simply as lower­ class trains to be held for other trains. When it is time for such a train to become actively engaged in operation, the train receives its train number, and the track-occupancy light - This stylized corporate map of the Jersey Western Rail­ on the tower control panel then becomes a Fi9 u re 1 road System will give you some idea of the operation scheme of the new variable in the game. The other limits for the interlocking are JWRR layout. All lines on the map send interchange traffic through Corn the SP Arabela cutoff ([S]witch- I 00), West Junction in Carrizozo. The JWRR line from Carrizozo to Mountainair is Topham (S- I 05), Cactu s ford (S- I 04), the object of the layout. All the lines through Corn , with the exception of South Corn on the Socorro & Gulf and the the JWRR (C&C) line, are represented by the staging area of construc­ SouthernPacific (AE) Wye (S-I I 0). tion stages one, two and three. The ATSF and BN lines in Mountainair Even though the visible portion of the junction takes up a space of only about nine are represented by the Mountainair Reverse of stage five. square feet on the layout, the interlocking controls nearly half of the track on the lay­ marshaling of cars by the JWRR can get in Deserr Flower from EI Paso to Santa Fe. out. Having all 14 switches of this part of the way of running trains through the yard; The trains (Nos. 610-6 1 1) run on Mon­ the trackplan on the operator's panel leaves however, the service it provides to both the days, Wednesdays and Fridays and are the mainline dispatcher with only the SP and ATSF helps everyone live with the scheduled to meet each other at Moun­ JWRR main from the north yard limits of delays. tainair in late afternoon. Tortilla Flats to Shining Time Station just Yard activity rates a yardmaster the first north of Mountainair. The Cornoperator and second tricks, seven days a week. Jersey Western Mainline handles all the staging on the boltom level Between the action at both Corn Junction The JWRR mainline being modeled is (construction stages I, 2 and 3). That is the and this yard, there is always good train the portion 0f the C&C that runs from Car­ prime function of this interlocking. watching in the area. rizozo to Mountainair, known as the North­ The yard is double-ended with a 23' ern Division. The rest of the route is owned Tortilla Flats Yard passing track. All turnouts are manually by the state of New Mexico. Burlington This small yard was designed as an thrown; the only one that is part of a con­ Northern also uses the track as part of a interchange yard for setouts and pickups trol system is the one on the north end of direct route to EI Paso, thus transporting the associated with interchange between the the yard's passing track. This turnout, Maquilador trade to the northwest. This is Southern Pacific and the other rail lines in while electrically controlled, can be manu­ good for the trade and good for the JWRR the vicinity. Neither the SouthernPa cific ally thrown, and is electrically connected and the SP. It also permits watching BN nor the Carrizozo & Clayton ever planned to the Northern Division's dispatcher cir­ trains a couple of times a day. to sort cars here. To help their cause as a cuit. The dispatcher can also throw the A schematic of the division's system is bridge route between the SP and ATSF, turnout,and has control of an electronic shown in Figure 3. The point-to-Ioop plan however, the JWRR does perform car sort­ lock that he can open at the request of a has three passing tracks with two of them ing and blocking here. train or yard crewman. The lock can be left at Marceau. The short one is a helper pocket The yard also contains an old house­ off during switching operations and can be to keep the other siding open; a short train track spur that is being used as a pocket for placed on by the dispatcher at any time. can also fit into this siding. The longer sid­ helper engines waiting until they are needed There is also an Amtrak station (small ing measures 31', allowing a little more to lift trains to Mountainair. Sometimes the portable building) to serve the tri-weekly leeway when making meets between

December 1991 Model Railroading • 27 upgrade and downgrade trains, and permit­ ting a train longer than the standard length of 20' to run on the mainline. At Humphreys Tank there is a lap WEST TOPHAM crossover and a short spur track that is not considered a switching location. The 105 length of the passing track from Barren to Humphreys Tank is 18'. In this month's 102 "On TRACK" column I will go into some ARABELA detail on the design and uses of a lap 100 113 crossover. There are two switching locations on the 103 line. To make things interesting, though, 114 they are located some distance away from CACTUSFORD a passing track and often take awhile to switch, so as not to interfere with the main­ line action. This segment of mainline is much simpler than most, but it does fu lfill the theme of a heavily traveled single-track mountain mainline. The dispatcher tries to keep the up trains moving all the way up the 2.1 % - The Corn Interlocking is the physical plant that controls ruling (steepest) grade. This means Figure 2 that a down train ca n take about 10 to Corn Junction. From the start of the design, the plant was developed 12 actual minutes to make the 120' not only for the visible portion of the junction, but also to include all the run from Mountainair to Tortilla track of the interchange area. In this way, one operator could track train Flats while jumping in and out of sid­ movements, would have an interesting job to play and would allow the ings. Up trains tend to bunch together Northern Division dispatcher to have only the division (Tortilla Flats to and this will add to the waiting and siding hopping. Sounds just like the Shining Time Station) mainline under his control. Turnouts are num­ prototype' bered on the interlocking control panel. The division's dispatcher controls the mainline trackage from the north switch of There are also permanent phone boxes To interchange from the Arabela Eastern, the Tortilla Flats passing siding to Shining around the layout (e.g., the north switch at the SP crews use the interchange track in Time Station and to the Tilford Yard limit Tortilla Flats) so that road and yard crews frolll of the tower. They usually leave the at Mouillainair. The control console being can talk with the dispatcher. For those rest of their train on their mainline track at constructed will be operable from a remote times that a dispatcher isn't available when West Topham. location outside the layout room during running trains, the console can be An interesting switching move results operating sessions. unplugged and moved into the railroad when a northbound JWRR train on the nex pensi ve headphone sets purchased room. The console is on rollers and plugs S&G makes a setout into Tortilla Flats I from Radio Shack are used for communi­ into sockets at both the remote location and Yard (like interchanging with yourself). cation between the train crews and the dis­ at the layout. The locomot i ves wi II lea ve most of the patcher. Each hand-held mainline throttle train on the S&G mainline, uncoupling just has a communication line incorporated into Interchange before the SP mainline (see Figure 2). The the wiring. In this way, an engineer can Interchange between the SouthernPacific engines will then take the cars to be deliv­ plug a headset into his throttle and have Tucumcari route and the JWRR is accom­ ered up to the sidings at West Topham, contact with the dispatcher while running. plished directly via the Tortilla Flats Yard. back down the AE past the interchange

MOUNTAINAIR

GRAN QUIVIRA TORTILLA FLATS JERSEY WESTERN RAILROAD NORTHERN DIVISION NORTH -

TOOLONG MARCEAU BARREN HUMPHREYS SHINING TANK CACTUS FORD TIME STATION

Figure 3 - The Jersey Western Railroad System Schematic for the Northern Division includes the mainline from Tortilla Flats to Shining Time Station, the Corn Sub-division from CJ Tower to Tortilla Flats and the Moun­ tainair Extension. The heavy lines on the figure represent single track while the double line represents two or more tracks. The northbound direction is considered "Up" the division as a train is climbing the escarpment and south range of the Chupadera Mountains until Barren. The line is down grade from Barren to Gran Quivira.

28 • Model Railroading December 1991 track and then into the yard, pulling the cars. This move is called the "zig-zag" by JWRR's BEHIND THE SCENES (Conlinued./i"oll1page the JWRR crews. Hypothetical Hystery /9.) one scenery session - coming back to Why It Works touch up an area may lead to cracking later This is explained in two ways. The first The new rail lines developed for the Jersey Western layout are "what could of on or a mismatch of rock-work styles. is the actual design of the staging section. been" lines that fit the map. The destina­ First, a wood-block mock-up of the pIas­ The various route possibilities make the tions are realistic and do add to the oper­ ter portal was built to dimensions job of Corn operator interesting (truly a I/! 6" ating scheme of the layout. greater than the actual portal. This mock­ game of its own). By defining the level of up was covered in plastic wrap and placed Arabela Eastern diffi culty, as in a video game, the skill of in the JWRR tunnel opening so that the This line was chartered in 1903 and the operator can be improved by increasing rock face could be modeled around it the number of trains through the junction. completed in the fall of 1909. The 319- mile mainline ran directly east from Carri­ before the actual portal was installed (see A design trick I used during track plan­ zozo, across the Pecos River Valley to tap Photo 4). Then, the SP tunnel nearest the ning was not including the second. oppo­ the fertile range and fanning lands either backdrop was tackled. A method of model­ site-hand crossover (please see Figure 2, side of the river. Two branchlines diverge ino the interior of the bored rock tunnel crossover S-I 03) on the Southern Paci fic from the main track about 15 miles north w ile blending in the backdrop and rock continuous loop (normally, crossovers of Roswell, NM. One of the branches faceh was used and will be discussed in next come in pairs ). If the second crossover goes into North Roswell while the second month's "Behind the Scenes." were there, a southbound train, once on the runs southward down the river valley for To complete the rock face surrounding northbound track, would not need to use the 30 miles before heading due east to the portals, the paper towel structure was Arabela cutoff to get back up to Moun­ Maljama, NM. This branch tapped the first sprayed with a Fi ne mist of water. tainair. It could simply use the nested mineral fields in southeast New Mexico. Then, a thick mixture of plaster, tempera reverse loop. Without the second crossover, Carrizozo Clayton powder and water (10: 1:3 ratio) was the route associated with the Arabela cutoff & Chartered in 1894, this rail line forged dabbed on with a plastic spoon, allowed to becomes the major route through the junc­ a path from a connection with the South­ harden for a couple of minutes, and scored tion. This strengthens the concept that the ern Pacific Railway at Carrizozo, NM, with a plastic comb (from a McDonald's SP does not dominate the layout space. through the Chupadera Range north­ Happy Meal) to simulate rock strata on the Corn Junction does set the pace for the northwest of Carrizozo; crossed the upper surface of the cliff. Larger rocks rest of the layout. A simple timetable can Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad were modeled below the strata, using the be chosen for a party or training a new dis­ at Mountainair, NM; and then turned straight edge of a plastic hand spatula. The patcher (cub), or a heavy schedule can be northeast towards Clayton, NM, where it top of the cliff face was built up in places chosen fo r a fu ll operating session. connected with the Ft. Worth & Denver with the plaster mixture so that it did not Railroad. The second part of the explanation is the appear to be an artificially level surface. The founding fa thers had a vision of a fact that the track the layout represents Masking tape was placed above the top trunk line between the SP, ATSF and could have been plausible without stretch­ edge of the portal mock-up to fi ll the crack ing things too much. Most of the new lines FW&D. Their dream was not realized between the tunnel opening and the portal run east-west while the major players in until World War II when the Army Corps top, and a small (6" x 2") piece of screen the area are north-south. If the twin-plant of Engineers rebuilt the line (due to the White Sands Missile Range) as a public wire was folded at a right angle and placed system between the United States and above the portal mock-up top in order to Mexico had started earlier, then traffic works project. They reconstructed the line to their top standards for use through­ build up the cliff face above the tunnel could perhaps have supported more rail out WWII and the Korean confl ict for opening. On top of this screen wire spoon­ lines (hey, this is play-like!) in the area. shipping military goods. fuls of the thick plaster mixture were I could go on, but you get the general In 1980, the line was divided at Moun­ deposited and molded to a natural rock idea. As long as it even remotely makes tainair. The Carrizozo to Mountainair shape (see Figure I). sense, an idea wi II work for your layout portion was sold to the Jersey Eastern Once the entire structure had hardened, concept. If you can make a junction this Railroad in 1981. The remaining seg­ the mock-up was removed and painting busy in the middle of the high desert, you ment, which is owned by the state of with oil washes began. The same tints used can make one busy anywhere. New Mexico, was leased to the Burling­ for painting the rough-cut stone in the AIM ton Northern Railroad Company in 1983. Climbing the Hill portal were used, with the addition of a bit Socorro Gulf more of the Burnt Umber for a natural and The engineering genius of William & This line was a latecomer to the area, slightly varied look. Very thin washes of Hood's design for getting the Southern receiving its charter in 1935. Delays due oil paints thinned with turpentine work Pacific tracks over the Tehachapi Moun­ to the war slowed construction. Starting very well on plaster, as they soak into the tains in Southern Californiais the starting at Socorro, NM, the line went east to Car­ cracks and crevices and make for natural point for the Chupadera Loop that crosses rizozo, NM and then turned southeast, shadows. over itself at Toolong. Next time, I will reaching the Rhoman Terminus at Lov­ When the paints were dry, it was time to show you how I started with the design of ington, NM, for a connection with the slide the AIM portal into place - carefully. the Tehachapi Loop and attained the same Missouri Pacific Railroad in early 1944. The bottoms of the portal sides were goal of gaining elevation by modeling the The tracks never reached the Gulf of affixed to the layout scenery with Elmer's smaller Chupadera Loop at Toolong. The Mexico, and since the line did not capital­ Glue-All" and allowed to harden overnight. basic shape of the original was kept while ize on traffic exchange between the major The result can be seen in Photo 5. compressing it to fit into an area of 10' by lines it touched, on-line business never There's still more to do on this scene ­ 12'. As a guide for scaling purposes, on the amounted to much. The line failed in another tunnel portal, vegetation around real loop a train of about 80 cars will pass 1957 and then, in 1977, began operations the cliff face and some more tips on tunnel over itself. On the model loop, a train of as an SP branch for a short time. In 1981, interiors are upcoming in next month's about 36 cars will cross over itself. the S&G was leased (for 99 years) to the "Behind the Scenes." (Larry, are you lis­ Next time: we'll be making the grade ... Jersey Western Railroad. 1. tening?) Stay tuned for two dark secrets. 1.

December 1991 Model Railroading • 29 Computer Applications in Model Railroading

by Larry Puckett Design Your Own Railroad

magine fo r a moment, a program that menus and select options with the click of of another piece of track a little connecting combines the technical sophistication the button. point appears and the drag line will start at ofI CADRAIL, the color and animation of The heart of the CAD part of Design that point. This makes connecting track RRSWITCH CHALLENGE, the artistic Your Own Railroad is the Track and sections almost automatic. This was the tools of PC PAINT, all bundled into a Scale Options menu. Here you select the hardest part when it came to using "Windows-like" system with mouse con­ scale, gauge, minimum radius, minimum CADRAIL and ModeICAD. trol, pull-down menus, popup help boxes switch angle, layout dimensions, tie length After you've designed the basic track­ and a manual that covers all the angles. and spacing, and car length and width. plan you can use the scenery tools to add Now you can stop imagining . Design When you change the scale from HO to buildings, rivers, trees· and other scenic .. 0 Your Own Railroad is here' all the internal dimensions stay the same features to the layout. Then go ahead and Design Your Own Rail road is the whereas the overall layout dimensions are select locomotives and cars from the train newest release (September, 1991) from doubled. Gauge controls the distance tools menu and you're ready to operate. Abracadata, the devel opers of Design between tracks shown on the screen. Yes, When you're ready to operate, you con­ Your Own Train and Run Your Own the track looks just like the real thing, with trol the speed and direction of the train, Train. However, it's a very different pro­ little ties and two rails, but for serious using the Operation Controls. Your train gram compared to these earlier releases. track planning this can be set to a single chugs along the track and it's up to you to First, it's a sophisticated CAD program that line without ties. The minimum radius is throw switches and prevent collisions. allows you to develop layout diagrams in the smallest radius that the program will When you pull into a siding, cars can be much the same manner as CADRAIL, only draw, unless you override it, and the mini­ uncoupled and unloaded at the industry, it's a lot more user friendly. Second, it's a mum angle controls the angle of the and then you're off and running again. game that allows you to run trains on the switches in degrees. Three sample layouts are provided with layouts you create much like RRSWITCH When it comes to designing a layout, the program so you can begin operating CHALLENGE. You can couple and you can do just about everything with right away. uncouple cars, examine waybills, make up Design Your Own Railroad that you can There are so many options available in consists and throw switches just as if you with ModelCAD and CADRAIL. Sure, the design and operation menus that I were running a real model railroad. you won't be able to automatically calcu­ couldn't even begin to describe them all. This is one of the most user-friendly late grade and elevations or use spiral Suffice it to say, you'll find this a very programs I've tried this year. The easements like CADRAIL, and all the complete program' To make it easy for advanced graphic users interface (GUI) is advanced CAD features of ModelCAD you to learn how this all works a useful very similar to Microsoft Windows, and aren't there, but for the average modeler, tutorial is provided, that leads you through has the same look and feel. Although do you really need them? The program the steps for designing a basic layout. The keyboard input is possible, a mouse is gi ves you a zoom box so that you can add manual is equally user friendly; computer probably the only way to get maximum small details to any area of the layout you jargon is avoided and there is a lot of utility and enjoyment from the program. want to isolate. And when it comes time to information provided on how to design Using the mouse you can pull down estimate the amount of track you'll need, model railroads, prototype operations and you can run a car over the layout and the different types of rolling stock. This makes

!Ie,i-,,, �"'" 0..., >1.\,:r\),!oJ program will tally up the distance in table­ the program equally useful for beginners Di'tW'II_HifW''1lG!WLiJ top or scale units, depending on which you as well as experienced model railroaders. set the track counter for' Nearly half of the ISS-page manual con­ " Track is laid by choosing straight or sists of photos and old engravings of rail­ curved track tools, clicking on a start point road structures, rolling stock, locomotives, , ) with the mouse, and then dragging a line trolleys, etc. to the endpoint. When you click the mouse The program is easy to install; all you at the endpoint, the track position is final­ have to do is run the install program and ized and the two rai Is and ties appear. answer the questions. And if you run into Adding curves and more track is easy; any problems there is a section on trouble­ ='M T·-- ... A •• ,, �! when the mouse cursor gets near the end shooting in the manual. A minimum of

30 • Model Railroading Decenlber 1991 only rate a here, whereas ModelCAD ORDERMAK.BAS to the same directory 512K of system RAM is required along I with about 576K of disk space. Seven would get a 5. as the early version of SWITCHER along graphics drivers are provided (including 4) Application - does the program do with GWBASIC.EXE. Then list Hercules) and another nine untested what it is supposed to do and does it do it SWITCHER while in GWBASIC and note drivers are available. The fo ur basic printer effectively? Is it a useful application for the line numbers that contain the car model railroaders? A is of lillie use or orders. Save SWITCHER as an ASCII file drivers provided support about 200 differ­ I ent printers from nine-pin Epsons to application and a 5 is very useful. using the SAVE "", A LaserJets. And Microsoft, Logitech, PS/2 5) Value - do you get what youpay command. Next load and run ORDER­ and Microsoft-compatible mouse drivers for? A very sophisticated program that MAK.BAS and enter the data requested; it are included. sells for a very reasonable price might will create the ORDER. OAT file automati­ It's bottom-line time again; Design receive the same rating here as a technically cally. Russ has offered to make the pro­ Your Own Railroad is available in Apple unsophisticated program that is downright gram available to anyone; just send $4 to lI!Laser (128K, 64 K) versions for $49.95 cheap! A I is low value and a 5 is high cover his costs to: Russ Kress, I 122 and in IBM/PC version for $59.95. Add $7 value. Inwood Place, Plainfield, NJ 07062. Don't shipping and handling. Payment can be by 6) User level - what level of computer fo rget to tell him the type of tl oppy drive MasterCard, check or money order to: experience is needed to use the program or you have. Because the program arrived Abracadata, P.O. Box 2440, Eugene, OR what audience is the program designed for? before I sent out copies of SWITCHER 97402, (503) 342-3030. Games are usually easy even for a novice version 5.0, I have been able to include it and rate a I, but a CAD program may chal­ on the distribution disk. Thanks, Russ, fo r Rating System lenge an advanced user and get a 5. going to the trouble to write the program Much of what I say in my software Using the new rating system, this is how and make it available to all of us. I also reviews is pretty subjective and reflects Design Your Own Railroad stacks up: want to remind everyone that beginning in my opinion of how good, or useful, or Documentation 5 January I'll be turning over the distribu­ easy to use theprogram is. To make things User friendly 4 tion of SWITCHER to a software distribu­ a little more objective I've come up with a Technical 5 tor in Texas. More on them next month. If rating system that hopefully will give you Application 4 you plan to request a copy of SWITCHER a better feel for a program. But remember, Value 5 from me this is your last chance' Remem­ it's still my opinion only. The rating sys­ User level 1-4 ber, send $5 and tell me the type of disk tem has six components: drive your computer has. One final note: I) Documentation - is the manual SWITCHER Brian Kachadurian, please contact me. clearly written and useful? Does it help One thing is certain - as soon as you That's all for this session. Until next you understand how the program works make a statement in a magazine somebody time, stay on the right track and don't run and how to run it? Does it provide trouble­ will pop up with a way to prove you out of steam. Send your comments, ques­ shooting information? A rating of I indi­ wrong' In September I said there is no tions and programs to: Larry Puckett, 9618 cates poor documentation and 5 is excep­ way to read the DATA statements that Dublin Dr., Manassas, V A 22 I 10. you If tionally good. contain the car orders in early versions of submit a public domain or shareware pro­ 2) User friendly - how easy is the pro­ SWITCHER. Russ Kress immediately sat gram for review in this column please gram to use? Is there a tutorial that leads down and wrote an ingenious little pro­ indicate whether or not you are willing to you through complex procedures? If a pro­ gram that will do just that. So now any of provide copies for interested readers and the conditions for that exchange. gram can be used without refelTing to the you who have an early version of � manual I consider it very friendly and SWITCHER with a few hundred car would rate it a 5. If I have to keep the man­ orders can easily create the ORDER. OAT Software Producers: If you would like ual open all the time just to figure out how file without having to reenter them using Model Railroading to review your soft­ the program works I would give it a I. the SETUP utility. Also, it should be pos­ ware in this column please send the 3) Technical sophistication - by this I sible to modify Russ' program and have it software and any promotional material mean support of more than one printer create the SIDING.DAT file from the to Larry Puckett, 9618 Dublin Dr., type, effective use of color, pull-down or capacity and siding OAT A statements. I'll Manassas, V A 22 10. Any materials J pop-up windows, on-line help, and imple­ try to have that modification ready for the received will be considered as gratis, mentation of mouse input and/or control. January session. unless otherwise specified. Thank you. A simple program like SWITCHER would To make the conversion, simply copy

100 REM PROGRAM TO READ DATA STATEMENTS FROM SWITCHER version 1 AND ]60 REM THE CURRENT LINE SHOULD BE THE FIRST ORDER DATA STATEMENT 110 REM CREATE ORDER. OAT FILE FOR SWITCHER VERSION 5 ]70 GOSUB 1000 • EXTRACT TilE ORDERS IN THIS LINE 120 REM BY RUSS KRESS 9/91 380 WHILE CURR o LIUE%" DATA " THEN BEEP: PRINT"STATEMENT ";CURR .LIIlE\ ;" IS NOT A DATA ST 226 INPUT OPATH$ ATEMENT" : STOP 2]0 CLS : LOCATE 12,15:PRINT" READING ";PROG. NAME$ ;" FROM";ST.DATA;" TO" ; EllO. DATA 1050 O=S+6 ' POINT TO THE BEGWNING OF DATA 2]5 LOCATE 13, 15: PRINT"WRITING TO FILE ";OPATH$; "ORDERS . OAT" 1060 WHILE D<""END.OF. LINE 240 LOCATE 16,20: INPUT"IS THIS OK['i/N )";K$ 1070 CHAR$=HID$ (STMT$, D, 1) ' LOOK FOR BLANKS OR COMMAS 250 IF K$""Y" OR K$-"y" THEN GOTO 260 ELSE GOTO 180 1080 IF CHAR$=SP$ OR CHAR$""" ," THEN D:=D+1: GOTO 1120 260 OPEN "I", '1, PROG .NAME$ ' THIS IS THE SWITCIIER PROGRAM 1090 LSET ORDER$o:MID$(ST MT$ ,D,10) 'MOVE THE ORDER INTO THE FILE ' ' 270 OPEN "R",'2,OPAT H$+"OROERS. OAT" , 10 THIS IS THE Version 5 ORDER FILE 1100 PUT '2 AND WRITE TO ORDERS . OAT 280 FIELD '2, 10 AS ORDER$ 1105 LOCATE ,20:PRINT MID$ (STMT$ ,D,10) 290 REM NOW SKIP TO THE START OF THE ORDERS 1110 0=0+10 ' POINT TO THE CHARACTER AFTER THE ORDER 300 WHILE CURRo LINE%INSTR(STMT$, SP$) LOOK FOR THE FIRST SPACE 1140 RETURN 3]0 IF S"'O THEN BEEP: PRINT"INVALID STATEM.EIIT In FILE": STOP 9999 SYSTEM ]40 CURR .LINE\-VAL( LEFT$ (STHT$ ,S-I» I EXTRACT THE STATEMENT LINE NUMBER ]5,0, WEND

December '1SS'1 Model Railroading • 3'1 Model Photography Series #12 Books & Other Holiday GiftId eas By Bruce Nail

Photos by the author

his month we will make a change Malcolm describes the production of a describe their approach to a number of their from the usual technical discussion. number of photographs of his Denver and favorite model photographs. Diagrams AT new book on model railroad photogra­ Rio Chama Western Railroad and several showing the types of lighting and light loca­ phy is in the hobby shops. Another book dioramas. Many of the photographs have tions in relation to the camera and model are with a section on model photography is appeared in model railroad magazines. shown for a number of the photographs. still available. Both books would make Malcolm discusses, in general terms, his The book describes the equipment used good additions to the model railroad pho­ method of model railroad photography. by each photographer to produce a number tographer's gift list. Equipment, lighting and fi lm choices are of model railroad photographs. It is inter­ There are also several inexpensive cam­ briefly covered. The techniques behind esting to note that two of the photographers era accessories which will help anyone many of the special effects which became use fairly expensive equipment. The other with a SLR camera improve their model Malcolm's trademark are described. two photographers use a limited amount of photography. The accessories would also Adding exhaust smoke to a locomotive relatively inexpensive equipment which in be good gi fts. in a scene is discussed. The photography of some cases was modi fi ed to produce the scenes with locomotive headlights and desired results. Close-Up Photography miniature lights in buildings and cars is cov­ The chapter written by Dave Frary is The first book is from the Kodak work­ ered. Malcolm also describes the use of dry titled "A land ofmake-believe." A number shop series. The book title is Close-Up ice to create mist and fog for photographs. of photographs of the Carrabasset and Photographv. This 96-page book was pub­ The section on photographing mi nia­ Dead River Railway are presented in this lished in 1984 by the Eastman Kodak tures is a nice addition to the book. The chapter. There is also a number of scenes Company. The book should be available in real reason to add this book to your refer­ from other layouts and dioramas. camera shops. ence library is the presentation of the Dave uses a range of fi lm formats from The book covers many types of close-up basics of close-up photography. Close-Up 35mm to 4" x 5". The discussion of the tech­ photography situations with examples and Ph% graphv is a good single-reference niques used for the photographs is useful descriptions. The book starts with the book which will answer many close-up even if a 4x5 view camera is not available. basics of close-up photography. photography questions. A number of snowy winter night scenes A section on theory and formulae covers are presented in Dave's chapter. The tech­ the technical side of close-up photography. A Treasury of Model Railroad Photos niques used will provide ideas for any pho­ Magnification, depth-of-field and expo­ This I04-page model railroad photogra­ tographer wanting to produce model rail­ sure-compensation formulae and diagrams phy book from Kalmbach Publishing Com­ road night photos. are presented for photographers who want pany was published this year. The book Malcolm Furlow's chapter is titled "Per­ know the origins of close-up photogra­ presents "four creative approaches to forming the art of illusion." The chapter to phy "rules." model railroad photography." The book contains a collection of photographs from a There are sections discussing the use of fe atures the work of photographers Dave number of layouts including Malcolm's equipment and accessories specifically for Frary, Malcol m Furlow, John Olson and Denver & Rio Chama Western. close-up photography. Of greatest interest Paul Scoles. Each photographer is featured Malcolm uses larger format fi lm and to model railroad photographers is the sec­ in a chapter in the book. cameras. The diagrams in Malcolm's tion of the book on photographing minia­ The book is not intended to be a technical chapter are for fairly involved and compli­ tures written by Malcolm Furlow. guide to photography. The photographers cated photographs. The setups for several

32 • Model Railroading Decenlber 1991 Books on model railroad or close-up photography make A typical extension tube (left) and a set of supplementary good gifts. close-up lenses (right) surrounded by a mechanical cable release.

of the photographs show the difficulty lighting diagrams show that a lot of equip­ Extension tubes are usually a little more encountered when combining special ment and complicated setups are not nec­ expensive than supplementary close-up effects to make the photograph. The essary to produce good model railroad lenses, but usually produce a higher quality descriptions provide a greater appreciation photography. photograph. of steps required to produce the fi nished A Treasury ol Model Railroad Photos An extension tube increases the distance photograph. would be a good addition any model from the lens to the fi lm plane. Extension to John Olson's chapter is titled "The reali­ railroad photographer's library. The pho­ tubes are installed between the back of the ties of fantasy." Many of the photographs tographic techniques range from simple to lens and the front of an SLR camera. The of dioramas and layouts have appeared in very complicated. Ideas useful for simple use of extension tubes was discussed in the magazine articles. There are photographs setups can even come from the compli­ March 1991 MRG article and in the Kodak from the Mescal Lines Railroad, Cielo cated techniques and lighting examples. book. Lumber Company and the Jerome and Like supplementary close-up lenses, Southwestern Rai Iroad. Supplementary Close-up Lenses extension tubes will allow the model rail­ John uses 35mm and medium-format One of the best camera accessories for road photographer to focus closer to the fi lm and cameras. The equipment is not the photographer who wants to try model subject than a standard lens will allow. fancy and some has been modified for bet­ photography without spending a lot of ter model photographs. John describes the money for equipment would probably be a Cable Release method he used to create photographs. set of supplementary close-up lenses. Sup­ A cable release is a good, inexpensive Rather than a lot of setup diagrams, John plementary close-up lenses are normally accessory. A cable release allows the shut­ explains the effect he was looking for and threaded onto the filter ring threads on the ter to be operated remotely without the how it was accomplished. front of the SLR lens. photographer directly touching the camera. One of the photos shows a diorama Close-up lenses are frequently sold in Many model railroad scenes require supported by scrap lumber, a roll of sets of three. The lenses may be marked long exposures. During long exposures, masking tape and chunks of foam. The with Numbers I, 2 and 4. The number 4 is camera movement wi cause the photo­ II method of creati ng the photograph was the strongest lens and will allow the closest graph to be blurred. When the shutler­ certainly not evident from looking at the focusing. release button on a camera is pushed, the finished photograph. Many of John's My article on lens selection in the March camera may be moved slightly. A cable photographs were created without com­ 1991 issue of MRG described the use of release minimizes this movement. plicated setups. supplementary close-up lenses. The Kodak There are many different types or cable This chapter shows how beautiful Close-Up Photography book also describes releases. Some of the new electronic, auto­ scenery combined with realistic-looking the use of the supplementary lenses. matic cameras require a special electrical models can tell stories. A subtitle for this The supplementary lenses will allow the cable release. Check the owner's manual chapter could be "a picture is worth a thou­ model railroad photographer to focus closer for your camera to determine the type of sand words." John has the ability to tell a to the subject than a standard lens will release required. story with a photograph. allow. Many times a photograph can be A mechanical cable release has a button The last chapter was written by Paul improved by simply getting closer to the on one end which pushes a pin at the other Scoles and is titled "The viewfinder of subject. end. The pin releases the shutter. Cable imagination." Many of the photographs The supplementary lenses will not pro­ releases are made in different lengths and h.ave been published in the Narrow Gauge duce photographs as sharp as a specialized with different outer coverings. I prefer a and Short Line Gazette. lens designed for close-up photography, 12" to 24" long cable release with a cloth Paul uses medium-format fi lm in addi­ but it will produce acceptable photographs. outer covering. tion to 35mm. His medium-format camera They are much less expensive than a spe­ This article marks the end of the fi rst was modified with a pinhole aperture. The cialized lens. year in this series. I hope that many readers fabrication and installation of the pinhole have been encouraged to try model photog­ aperture is described in Paul's chapter. Extension Tubes raphy. I f there are any topics you would Many of the photographs in this chapter Extension tubes are another accessory like to see discussed in this series, please are accompanied by setup diagrams. The which should improve model photography. write me in care of MRG. .1.

December '199'1 Model Railroading • 33 A Return Visit to Chris Komloski's Crystal Valley & Central Railroad by Chuck Stevens

Photos by Bruce Nail Trackplan by Scott Anderson

hen Model Railroading first visited strive to recreate a specific place, time and actual buildings which existed in Colorado Chris Komloski's HO and HOn3 railroad in miniature, Chris's layout at one time or another, and most are Wlayout for the September 1988 cover story, reminds us of the very important fact that a scratchbuilt. the layout was only a 9' x 20' partially fin­ model railroad should be what the modeler The background for the railroad was ished layout in one end of Chris and wants it to be ... not what someone else painted a light blue. Then, using only the Marcia's living room. At that time, Chris thinks it should be. top portion of paper cloud stencils, the was just preparing to relocate the layout to His CV &C bi-Ievel railroad is patterned clouds were painted using a can of spray its new home in a building in his backyard after several Colorado rai Iroads. You wi II paint. built especially for the layout. find locomotives and rolling stock from The magazine promised readers it would such Colorado railroads as the C&S, UP, Operations be back for a followup visit after the lay­ D&RGW, and CB&Q. You'll also find Operations of the layout are centered out's relocation to its new home. So, three diesels and steam running side by side. around the standard-gauge yard in the ficti­ years later, we have returned for a more Chris's bench work is made of I" x 4" tious foothills town of Crystal. Here, trains complete look at Chris Komloski's model pine on the lower level and x 2" on the from the Rio Grande; Chicago, Burlington I" railroad. Today the layout measures 24' x upper level. Construction is typical open & Quincy; and the Union Pacific inter­ 14' and is housed in the building Chris grid. change with standard-gauge equipment of built just for the railroad. The main portion of the layout is 81/2' x the CV&C Railroad. Trains are then routed 24', not including the staging yard. If you into the Rocky Mountains above Crystal. A Nitpicker's Delight include the staging yard, the layout mea­ After a steady 31/2 % climb into the According to Chris, the CV &CRR is a sures 14' wide. mountains, the standard gauge meets the nitpicker's delight. Here, much like the Chris, with several friends, Cliff narrow gauge in the mythical town of Twilig/lI Zone, time ceases to exist in nor­ Korlaske, Bob Uhr, Tony Pankaskie and Central. In Central's dual-gauge yard pas­ mal terms. His railroad encompasses a Steve Spear, hand laid most of the 11/2 scale sengers and freight are transferred from broad span of Colorado railroad miles of narrow-gauge track and switches. one to the other. history ...wit h equipment and structures Some of the hand laid switches are dual The little narrow-gauge line then climbs dating from 1 900 to about 1978. After sev­ gauge. a 4% grade through Phantom Canyon, eral attempts on previous layouts to con­ Chris's standard-gauge mainline is 21/2 across Grande Valley and into the rough, fine himself to a specific time period or scale miles long, and he has another 11/2 mountain mining district of Red Mountain. specific railroad, Chris came to the conclu­ scale miles of track in his yards. There is a Chris and his friends can operate two sion that he enjoyed too many different lot of track packed into a small space. standard-gauge trains on the mainline, one facets of Colorado railroading. switcher in the yard, and one narrow-gauge To solve this he has built a railroad Equipment and Scenery local train, for a total of four trains at a time. made up of many small scenes, each pos­ Chris's roster includes ten HO locomo­ To accomplish this they use five power sessing its own place in time. He calls it tives and ten HOn3 locos on the CV &C packs (one with PFM sound) and block the "Disneyland effect." Although many of Railroad plus dozens of freight cars from control. Trains are operated from from any today's modelers have gotten completely many eras. of the four walk-around cabs. wrapped up in prototype modeling and Many of the structures are modeled after The original Crystal Valley layout was

34 • Model Railroading December 1991 1 - NO. 7 with its beartrap stack crosses over Avalanche Creek after leaving Central on the CV&C's narrow-gauge line. built in 1972. It made its home at several different sites until it was dismantled in 1985.Chris began this version of the CY&C Railroad in January of 1986 and moved it into its present home in its own building in May of 1988. The track on Chris's bi-Ievel layout rises 29" in height. According to Chris, the lay­ out is now approximately 80% finished.

Meet CV&C's President When Chris was a child, his grandfather took him to Estes Park, Colorado, where a friend of his grandfather owned a ride­ along diesel engine. They also visited the last of the C&S and CB&Q steam engines in the Longmont, Colorado, area. With this on-going support from his grandfather, it didn't take much to get Chris hooked on trains.

4 - The Carbondale Coal Mill is a major shipper on the CV&C Railroad.

2 - A double header passes the Red Mountain Mine on the upper part of the bi-Ievel on the CV&C Railroad.

3 - In the big city of Crystal. Bob Uhr's trolley cars transport folks around the city.

December 1991 I

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UPPER LEVEL Ava/anetH! Creek � 1

Standard Gauge --­ Narrow Gauge DualGouge ...... 2' MineTram

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5 - A freight train of mixed cars with its bobber caboose 6 - Tourists debark from a 1940 bus toward their vacation waits at the Central depot, while Rio Grande No. 484 pulls hotel as the bright red 4-6-2 Royal Scot ...naw, it couldn't a local passenger train over the narrow-gauge high line. be ...passes over the bridge and a mixed freight that is heading for Carbondale.

36 • Model Railroading December 1991 7 - C&S No. 7 leaves Central where the streets are lined with quaint buildings of the 19th century.

8 - In the Crystal yard one sees modern (1968) equipment 9 - Diamond stack CV&C mining locomotive (HOn21f2) as well as early 20th-century rolling stock. Because Chris's passes the Carbondale Mill on its way to the mine head. interests span several eras of Colorado railroading. his lay­ out has what he refers to as a "Disneyland effect."

December 1991 Model Railroading • 37 10 - Rio Grande No. 462 brakes on the downhill run past 11 - The local passenger train headed up by Rio Grande the Leadville Mill with a load of empty boxcars and a cou­ No. 484, a 2-8-2 K36, crosses the scratchbuilt 80'-high tres­ ple of ore cars. tle in the Red Mountain mining district.

As a youngster, Chris started with HO. helping straighten track or putting in a new If this still wasn't enough, Chris decided When it came time for him to attend col­ switch on the 3' narrow-gauge George­ to make a business out of his hobby. lege, he chose Fort Lewis College because town Loop Railroad in the Colorado Today, Chris custom builds small N, HO it was in Durango ...and everyone knows Rockies. and HOn3 train layouts. He designs them what railroad is in Durango. Although his He is a member of the very active to the owner's specifications, completes trains were pa,cked away, he was definitely Boulder Model Railroad Club and has his them down to detail and makes them hooked. layout open for club and NMRA functions ready-to-run fo r their owners. His layouts To this day if he isn' t working on his regularly. He also gives clinics at the club have gone to customers all over the west­ model railroad or someone else's, he is and helps with the mall shows. ernUn ited States. �

12 - The President of the CV&C sits in his 1940 Ford waiting for the Crystal Valley No. 109 local freight to clear the crossing. --- Modeling a CSX Sand Storage Tower --- (Collfillued /ioll/ page 2/.)

�::;:::;;:"""'- STYRENE ROOF SILL ADDED STYRENE ADDED TO EXTEND OPTIONAL TO REPLACE PLASTIC SLOPE SHEET TO CAR ROOF ROOFWALK WITH ETCHED (BOTH ENDS) METAL ROOFWALK ..._ -B- END FRAME STRUCTURE REMOVED \

BOLSTER ADDED

SIDE OF CAR CUT AWAY FLUSH WITH LINE OF EACH BAY'S SLOPE SHEET

STYRENE BOTTOM SILL REPLACED AND CENTER RIB ADDED

L E L P E � - �:66��� ������? ������� ���� ��r? BRASS WIRE FOR AND BOLSTER ADDED DRAWING NOT TO SCALE SAND LOADING PIPING------\BRASS DUMMY COUPLER

Figure 1 - Modifications to MDC 2-8ay Covered Hopper sand-storage bunker was to be one of the on doing it the way I knew how. For now, snug down atop the piers in the middle or first structures at my own engine terminal, my piers are durable and look just fine. I the notch. and my foresight warned me that with can always redo them in the future. If I get Piping future construction, I might easily damage to working with casting materials, I'll Dr destroy the piers if cast in plaster. (As a already have a practice project. The last area of construction is to manu­ matter of fact, I have knocked this model Whether you cast or construct, Figure 2 facture the piping for loading and distribut­ to the Ooor - more (han once. I doubt that should provide the information that you ing the sand. The piping on the prototype plaster piers would have survived the need. Note the projections at either end of appears to be 4"-diameter tubing. Detail impact.) I wasn't familiar with other cast­ the piers. If you build them right, the lower Associates .046 brass wire would be cor­ ing products and wasn't inclined to experi­ sills of the car's sides will rest on these pro­ rect for this. The prototype used flanged ment with them at that time. So, I settled jections. The center of the bolsters should connectors, T's and other fillings, as shown in Figure 3; however, I simplified these fit­ tings fo r my model. I made the piping from one piece of wire and made no attempt to model in the Oanges. NOle - Wi lliams (Ed. Bros. now makes pLaslic pipe and fil­ 4" 513i' - 13/16" 5 lings in HO scale. ParI re Tails fo r -- 132" #620 -I $5. 25. ) L I On the prototype, a pipe leaves each of the four outlets on the hopper to feed sand " into the compressor. The prototype's outlet '�T doors and mechanisms have been removed lPia " and the outlets sealed over. For the model, 1'/4' toss these pieces into your spare parts box, and seal over each outlet with a piece of 1 styrene. The pipe from the outlets meet at a four­ - _1 way valve. This is the most involved part '------'--'-----' � �- � 3/,--'---6" .... of rigging the piping. In trying to solder the 0-- 17/1 6" ) '14' 1 \1-'.. ------� four feeder pipes leading to the single feed FULL SIZE FOR HO SCALE into the compressor, I would either mis­ align the pipes or break the joint when fil­ ing it to shape. Frustrated, I took a second-best approach; soldering the feeder 2 - Dimensions of Concrete Piers Figure pipes in pairs, each pair with its own pipe

December 1991 Model Railroading • 39 into the compressor. Though the prototype built this way, I'm satisfied. (The isn 't photo shows these final creations.) The prototype has a control valve on its piping, and I scrounged a couple of DMK Enterprises valve fittings from my spare parts box, and glued these to each set of LOADING PIPE feeder pipes. The air compressor is half buried in the concrete platform beneath the tower. The - RETURN PIPE compressor is about 30" in diameter, with about 30" of the tank protruding from the SAND ­ platform. I used a very unusual found � DISTRIBUTION PIPE object for the visible portion of the com­ pressor. It is a closed, rounded-end piece of , plastic snipped from a magazine for a nail setter. (The kind which uses .22-caliber FEED PIPES blanks to shoot nails into concrete.) It was Jli� the right size and shape. However, as it's unlikely that you will easily find such an '\.�r�� object, I suggest using a small section of ./' ,n 4-WAY .. Plastruct or Evergreen Scale Models plas­ "J.r/ ' FITTING Q tic tubing, or K & B brass tubing. Seal the COMPRESSED AIR end with body putty and round to shape. DRAWING NOT TO SCALE DISTRIBUTOR Drill holes in the hopper's outlet bays NOTE THAT SOME PIPE JOINTS and the top of the compressor to accept the ARE FLANGED AND OTHERS ARENT feeder pipes. Connect the feeder pipes and this part of the model will be done. I made all the ends of these feeder pipes a little long, so that I could adjust the fit at the hopper and the compressor. I made my tower so that the compressor sits nush on - Piping Schematic Figure 3 the platform. You might consider making the tank of the compressor a little long, drilling out a hole in your platform, and seating the compressor into this holewhen placing your model on your layout. A distribution pipe carries sand from the compressor into the shops. As shown in Figure 3, this pipe rises off an angle con­ nector, through the hopper, to about the height of the tower. From there it turnsand heads into the shops. This pipe serves sev­ eral sanding stations inside the building and along the platfornl on theopposite side of the shops. At the end of the system, a return pipe running parallel to the distribu­ tion pipe will recycle excess sand back into the hopper. Again, I've used .046 brass wire for this piping. I've located my sand Pipe detail. tower beside the shop building, rather than at one end, so I've allowed the piping to rise between the tower and the shops, and go in the side of the building. There is a separate pipe used to refill the hopper. This pipe has two inlets on the roof and hangs down at the "A" end. Here, trucks attach to a nozzle and load sand into the hopper. Note that the pipe is offset from the car's centerline, with an inlet into each of the car's bays. The same .046 brass wire is used for this pipe.

Painting and lettering The prototype is a dusty gray color, and I used Floquil Primer straight out of a Modified hopper shell. spray can as the finish coat. A few touches

40 • Model Railroading December 1991 The CSX sand storage tower. of instant weathering gave a little more model, the prototype's piping was painted face. lay down a bead of Solvaset - full [ texture and variety to the color. These col­ in the same color as the hopper. On a strength - let it soak in and dry a bit, then ors closely resemble the prototype. The recent visit, I noted that it had been lay on the decal. No, you can't touch it piers should be a different color, so were repainted to a silver or aluminum color. once it has been placed, but there will be 110 painted with Floquil Concrete. (I believe My model's color is the gray, but Floquil decal shine when dry. in using color straight out of the bottle Bright Silver may be your choice. This structure is just a bit ul1usual, and when can. Any future repairs or touch­ The decals are Microscale's Block that's its appeal. Perhaps there is some I ups will be much easier to match.) Gothic alphabet set. I have good success room at your engine terminal for a similar At the time I built and painted my putting Microscale decals onto a matte sur- tower for your railroad. �

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Assembled sand storage tower, ready for painting.

December 1991 Model Railroading • 41 Norfoll( and Western Passenger Service Part IV by Ve rn French

n 1943, the N&W built six engines, eling passenger agent at Memphis after nation, and the time schedule for the move­ Nos. 605 through 610, originally which he came to Camp Pickett in May ment was complete. ClaI ss without the streamlined cowling 1942 as Trunk Line representative. Mr. Kitchen cars were the first to arri ve on 1 I, and with lightweight rods to save vital war West, who was formerly manager of the Camp Pickett's 15 miles of track. Except materials. After developing running-gear Southern States Cooperative at Pulaski, when troop kitchens were furnished, they problems the 1 I s were shopped in 1944 VA, and Beckley, WV, joined the railway were nothing more than baggage cars, and and refitted with streamlined cowl and family in November 1943. Assistant the troops were given several days in lightweight rods. Equally efficient in the Freight Agent Reginald C. G. Witt, another which to install the kitchen equipment. mountains or flat terrain, the reclassified 1s N&W man assigned to Camp Pickett, lent Then, 24 hours before the movement was were rated as one of the best passenger a hand with the freight calculations. to begin came the flatcars and boxcars, locomotives ever manufactured in the If the movement was to be a long one, which were loaded with trucks, tanks, guns United S·tates. Pullman cars had to be provided. Each car­ and all the equipment of the WWIl army. Norfolk, VA, being a major U. S. stag­ ried 39 men, one in an upper berth, and two The loading was done by specially trained ing base, p resented the Norfolk and in a lower. On shorter runs, day coaches soldiers who worked under the eyes of rail­ Western Railway with a formidable task in could carry an average of 60 men to a car, road and army inspectors. Every piece had respect to the war effort. Camp Pickett, fi lled to 75 percent of seating capacity. to be blocked and lashed according to strict V A, was one of the largest installations on With information on rolling stock in standards of safety and checked to see that the N&W line. Perhaps the clearest picture hand, Capt. B rowder notified the Army it would clear tunnels and bridges along of the railway's role at Camp Pickett can Transportation Corps headquarters, a the route. be obtained by following a hypothetical branch of the Army Service Forces, and From Ticket Agent W. W. Carson at troop movement. this agency, coordinating the projected Blackstone, Mr. HellI"etta secured the block Division A received its orders to move movement with others the country over, ticket for the entire movement and turned it to another post or port, and promptly com­ assigned a Main Number for each train. over to the Army. municated them to the post transportation This Main Number was used to designate Finally, the passenger equipment rolled officer, Capt. F. G. Browder, Right the trains in all communications, both to in, just an hour before it was scheduled to Jr. away, the railway men were called in. simplify identificationand to ensure security. move out again. Kitchen cars were Division A reported the number of men Back from the Transportation Corps head­ switched into trains, and the train com­ and the weight of impedimenta to be quarters came the route the trains were to mander and transpoI1ation officers inspected moved, and the army and railway men sat follow and the date of the movement. the train for proper equipment. down together to calculate the number of Then Mr. Henretta went into action The waiting troops marched aboard in passenger, box and flat cars that were again. He called upon the N&W for the an amazingly short time, and the trains needed. They then planned the makeup and rolling stock required for the movement, began to roll. Along the route, each rail­ number of trains. and notified the railway the exact hour the road was notified by the last just when and The railway men involved at this point freight and passenger cars were to be on where it was to pick up the trains and in the proceedings were Frank B. Henretta, sidings in Camp Pickett for the loading. deliver them to the next line so that none Trunk Line representative, and his assis­ This was a matter of no small importance, but the final railroad knew the destination tant, Franci s T. West. Mr. Henretta was a for the nation's entire rail transportation of the movement. veteran with 22 years of N&W service as was geared to save every possible minute Outgoing troop movements were, natu­ baggage cl erk, ticket seller, city ticket of car time. The railway calculated the run­ rally, a major portion of the railway's agent, dining car steward and finally trav- ning time from Camp Pickett to the desti- work. The N&W also gave continual aid in

42 • Model Railroading December 1991 transporting " casual"' individuals or groups the rail transportation office of the Army, stream of men going to and from Camp of 39 or less moving under Army orders. made arrangements for the meals and sup­ Pickett on pass or furlough. as well as the The trunk line representatives laid out the plied the block tickets. greatly increased civilian travel that came routes in collaboration with personnel of The handling of these casuals and the to Blackstone with establishment of thc camp, caused substantial enlargement of the passenger station including addition of new baggage and express facilities. The railroad's personnel in Blackstone skyrocketed. Instead of three telegraph operators and a freight and baggage helper who handled everything before the war. the terminal was manned by a ticket agent, a cashier, three operators, four ticket sellers and employees to handle mail, baggage II and freight. Automobile owners resisted attempts to ration gasoline. but the Japanese capture of Malaya and the East Indies caused a --rub­ ber famine" when 90 percent of the natural rubber exported to the U. S. was cut oil. By rationing gasoline. civilian demand for tires could be cut. General MOLOrs and B. F. Goodrich were later to put this gasoline­ rubber alliance to their own purposes. Bet ween December 1941 and August 1945, the U. S. and its Allies consumed almost seven billion barrels of oil of which six billion came from the United States.

Powhatan Arrow On March 1946. thc &W 22, announced plans for a name streamliner to run between Norfolk and Cincinnati. A "Casual" individuals or groups of 39 or less moving under military orders dur­ contcst was sponsored LO namc the train ing World War in a class PM coach. Norfolk Western Ry. Archival Collection, and was won by Leonard A. Scott of Dry II & Branch, VA. with the name Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Libraries P(JlI'/lil/({1I Chief Powhatan was the father of Arml!".

Norfolk & Western's 1947 calendar depicted the all­ Powhatan Arrow coach streamliner between Norfolk and Cincinnati.

Cars 1720, 1721 were convertedto tavern cars for the 1946 Powhatan Arrow. June 19, 1946 (Car 1722 was converted later). Norfolk Western Ry. Archival & Collection, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Libraries

DecelTlber 1991 Model Railroading • 43 Class D1 dining cars Nos. 491-494 weighed 143,400 Ibs. and cost $144,279 each. Although ordered as replacement cars for the Powhatan Arrow in 1947, delivery didn't occur until late 1949. Norfolk We stern Ry.Archival Collection, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Libraries &

Pocl.'-hontas. Extensive changes of Norfolk reconditioning and painting in keeping with The walls of the tavern cars and of some and Western passenger schedules accom­ the handsome outfitted cars they would of the coaches were finished in a deep panied the i nauguration of the railway's pull. Later class PM coach car no. 1722 was Delft Blue from the floor to the windowsill new, all-coach streamlined luxury trains also converted to a tavern-lounge car. cap, then in a lighter Williamsburg Blue Nos. 25 and 26, which made the run in just The tavern-l ounge cars - an outstand­ from the windowsill to ceiling. Ceilings under 16 hours. Westbound, the new train ing innovation of the new train - included were a very light azure blue to provide left Norfolk at 7:00 a.m. and arrived in a shining stainless- steel serving counter maximum light reflection. Other coaches Cincinnati at 10:50 p.m. Eastbound, it left where sandwiches, soft drinks, coffee and were finished in a color scheme of green, Cincinnati at 8:10 a.m. and arrived in ice cream were served. The tavern-lounge varying from dark to light green and with Norfolk at :55 p.m. section was furnishedwith 20 comfortable, harmonizing window shades and portieres I I Other changes included the reduction of mahogany lounge chairs, built at Roanoke to the men's lounges. the running time of the Pocahontas (Trains Shops and upholstered in attractive blue With the exception of the table lamps in 3 and 4) between Norfolk and Cincinnati and rust mohair by employees of the the tavern-lounge and the ceiling lights in by an hour and 40 minutes, and additional Upholstering Department, and nine straight the diners, lighting throughout the train passenger-train service over the Atlantic chairs - four at each of two tables and one was of the fluorescent type with individual Coast line between Petersburg, V A, and at a modern, mahogany desk. Eight small lights and switches over each pair of seats Richmond, resulting in better connections tables, made of mahogany and stainless in the coaches. All windows were the for through passengers between N & W steel by workers at the Cabinet Shop and extremely wide, full-vision type, glazed points and Richmond. The sleeping-car finished at the Paint Shop, were placed with dual panes of plate glass to prevent line between Bluefield, WV, and New between the lounge chairs for the conve­ fogging. Interiors of the cars were further York had its southern terminal at Roanoke, nience of the passengers. Lamps and ash­ decorated with large, full-color photo­ V A, and new sleeping-car service was pro­ trays - cast at the Roanoke Shops murals, which were produced in the rai1- vided between Williamson and New York. Foundry, finished at the Machine Shop, way's photographic laboratory. The entire After considerable preliminary study, a and plated with an antique-bronze finish at train was air-conditioned and equipped program was launched at Roanoke Shops the Electro-plating Shop - completed the with the latest type of thermostatic control on March 14 and completed on April 25, furnishings of the tavern-lounge section of to provide a healthful, pleasant, even tem­ 1946. It included the reconditioning of 13 the two ta vern cars, Nos. 1720 and 1721. perature in summer and winter. Class PM passenger coaches - complete Separating the tavern-lounge end of the The reclining and revolving coach seats from rail to roof, inside and out; the recon­ car from the regular seat section were two in the passenger cars were of the most struction and refitting of two PM cars, Nos. stainless-steel grilles, made in the shops modern design with satin chrome bases 1720 and 1721, into unique coach-tavern­ from 1114 " square bars. Flooring throughout and frames, upholstered in luxurious lounge cars, and shortly after to tavern­ the train was of heavy-duty rubber tile with sponge rubber and covered (in the N&W lounge cars, and the complete remodeling a red Paisley pattern and an ivory-colored Upholstering Department) with handsome, and refinishing of two dining cars, Nos. aisle strip and design. Window shades henna-colored, needlepoint mohair. The 1023 and 1024. These diners were gold­ made in the Upholstering Department were men's lounges were fitted with trim, stain­ striped to match the PM cars. faced with Delft Blue silk brightened with less-steel chairs covered with deep red­ ' Class J locomotives also underwent horizontal designs. dish-brown leather. On the wall over each

44 • Model Railroading December 1991 the N&W would go to insure the safety of its passengers. Roller bearings, pins and the like were carefully inspected for closeness of fit to insure smooth, quiet riding qualities in every car. Meanwhile. necessary recon­ struction in the cars, as in the tavern­ lounge cars, was done at the Passenger Car Shop. Following replacement of the trucks, the car went to the Paint Shop be re­ to painted, inside and out, striped and lettered. Near the end of the assembly-line pro­ cess, the car went to the test and fi nishing track where all of the equipment, converg­ ing from each department, was installed. The car was thoroughly cleaned and given a rigid service test. When the car rolled out on the line, the N&W knew it was "right.·'

Scheduling Scheduling the new train so that it would make prompt. convenient connections with other rai lroads at principal terminals, as well as with N&W trains to and from Durham, Hagerstown, Winston-Salem, Bristol and Norton was a major task for the Passenger Traffic and Transportation Departments, involving a multiplicity of arrangements with other railroads in order to provide the best possible service. The train sped over the N&W rai ls, affording passengers colorful, daylight views of the scenic wonders along the rail­ way from the great seaport of Norfolk, through the fe rtile fa rmland of the Old Dominion, over the Majestic Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, past the vast coal fields of West Virginia and along the winding Ohio River to the teeming indus­ trial centers of Ohio.

Powhatan Arrow's Inaugural Run Class 01 dining cars had seat coverings with a special red needlepoint material April 28. 1946, may have been just and deep two-tone red hookset-type carpets. The ce ilings were light yellow Sunday in most parts of the United States, and the walls were gray with wainscoting. The bulkhead walls featured flesh­ but it was "Norfolk and Western Day" tinted mirrors with etched gold designs on the back to compliment the gray along the ra ilway's 676 miles of line quilted Flexwood on the upper portions. Norfolk Western Ry. Archival & between Norfolk and Cincinnati. That Collection, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Libraries history-making day marked the maiden trips of the Powhatan Arrow. The journey pair of coach seats, a small numberplate just about everything removable - seats, of a train had not caused such widespread was placed, identifying each seat by num­ trim, radiator covers, electrical equipment. interest. excitement and pride for quite a ber and position, whetheran aisle or win­ window shades and the like - were taken long time. From Norfolk to Cincinnati and dow seat. These nu mberplates were etched out and sent to the appropriate departments back again, crowds swarmed deep along by Signal Department workers at Huff Mill for overhauling, reconditioning and refin­ the tracks in cities, towns and villages. and finished at Roanoke Shops. ishing. Then the car went to a scrub room Even at tiny crossroad hamlets, the number Receptacles were placed on the outside where it was thoroughly washed, inside of spectators waving the new train bon of each car to hold removable letter plates and out. voyage and whistling their admiration obvi­ for the purpose of identifying each car in Next, at the Passenger Car Shop, the ously far exceeded the total population of order as it stood in the train, starting from trucks were removed, torndown, inspected the communities - indicating that fo lks the locomoti ve tender. Thus, a passenger and parts renewed wherever necessary. had traveled in from distant fa rms and buying a ticket for Seat II in Car "B" Wheels which needed turningwere sent to mountain hollows just to see the new trains would know that he was entitled to a seat the Wheel Shop. Air-brake equipment go by. in the second car behind the locomotive. went to the Air Brake Repair Shop. Air­ Engineer J. P. Fisher and Fireman W. J. Workers at the Paint Shop refinished the conditioning units and other electrical Cumby, Jr., son of a veteran N&W section exteriors of the cars in a gleaming Tuscan equipment went to the Electrical foreman, made sure Engine No. 604 main­ red, accented with gold stripes and Department. Use of a magnafl ux inspec­ tained split-second timing on the west­ sparkling stainless-steel window frames. tion device to reveal possible hidden tlaws bound voyage. General Passenger Agent The car went first to a strippi ng track, in axles, equalizers and other load-bearing C. B. Perkins welcomed the very first pas­ where it was completely "untrimmed," and parts was evidence of the length to which senger aboard at Norfolk, Miss Georgia

December � 99� Model Railroading • 4S A rail pierces the nose of Class J No. 607 after it left the rails at nearly 80 mph. The spoked wheel to the left is one of the engine's pony-truck wheels which normally guided a steam engine into curves. Photo is believed to be of the February 20, 1948, wreck at Franklin Furnace. To m Dressler collection

Riley. Conductor C. L. Harper proudly seconds later, an identical engine No. 605 linen was removed; clean laundry was shouted "All aboard '" Steward M. N. coupled easily to the train. Four men placed on the train. The car inspectors Weidner, Chef Floyd Williams and the rest washed 120 windows. The Norfolk completed their check-up of journals, of the dining-car crew served excellent Division crew - engineer, fireman, con­ wheels and underframes. Then the brake meals. ductor and trainmen - were relieved. test was made and the conductor high­ As the train neared Roanoke, crowds of Three men stocked the five coaches with balled Number 25 on her run to Cincinnati. people and lines of cars thronged the edge 150 gallons o f fresh water per car. Six The Powhatan Arrow stopped in of the railway's right-of-way the entire dis­ workers swarmed over the diner, loaded it Roanoke for ten minutes, but these numer­ tance from Vinton to the Roanoke Station. with 300 gallons of water, 1,200 pounds of ous jobs were usually completed in eight. There were thousands of people - some ice, 400 pounds of coal and four bushels of It took daily planning and cooperation. The guessers said 3,000; others said 10,000. kindling. Two men from the Dining Car yard brakeman, the window washers, the Gliding into Roanoke right on the dot Depm1ment loaded the car with enough food new crew - everybody who had doings the train was promptly taken over by Relief to last to Cincinnati - chicken, steaks, ice with the Arrow knew his exact place and Stationmaster H. O. Akers and Coach Yard cream, fresh vegetables and all the other edi­ knew exactly what to do. Foreman R. R. Keesee and their helpers bles needed for two meals. The tavern car They lined both sides of the track as No. who gave it the necessary servicing and was stocked with sandwich materials and 25 quietly moved in. A gloved man on the inspection. During the ten minute stop, a beverages. diner's roof deflected 20-lb. chunks of ice number of passengers boarded the train A completely new staff climbed on the that were being tossed to him from the while thousands of other folks just looked diner - steward, four chefs, five waiters ground, sending them neatly down a chute. it over. - the men were in uni form, ready to go Squeegee mops slid across coach windows. During that scant ten-minute interval, and the luncheon was not interrupted. The The red-bandannaed yard brakeman passengers and hand baggage were tavern's crew of two was changed, also uncoupled the locomotive. So it went, an unloaded and embarked. J Class No. 604 without interruption to service. Air condi­ assembly line of efficiency. locomotive was uncoupled and moved tioning, lights and other electrical equip­ The Powhatan Arrow breezed out on the quickly towards the engine terminal. A few ment was inspected on every car. Soiled open rails once more, speeding by throngs

46 • Model Railroading December 1991 of people, while Leonard A. Scott, the Then on February 20, 1948, the east­ die track to allow the Arro\V to run around N&W retired section foreman who won the bound Arrow missed yellow block signal the stalled freight ...but not at nearly 80 $500 first prize for his name for the new 5940 at Franklin Furnace, OH, and hit an mph' The fi reman, Robert Maiden of train, stood on the rear platform waving open switch east of block signal 5920 Portsmouth, OH, was killed. He had merrily to his many friends on the Radford which displayed a stop and stay order. The jumped from the cab and the 378,000- division, particularly when he passed his train was traveling 77 mph when it pound tender turned over on him. Also own station, Dry Branch. derai led. The engine overturnedand the injured were engineer George Raines, also Another large crowd was on hand at drawbar and safety bar between the engine of Portsmouth; the brakeman; fi ve dining Bluefield, seven hours and forty minutes and the tender were twisted about 200 to car employees and one tavern-lounge and 353 miles away form Norfolk. The the left on the engine end. The tender was attendant. Arrow had crossed the entire State of dragged from the track by the engine. In December of 1948 the N&W took Virginia, climbed more than 2,500 feet and Luckily the train uncoupled between the delivery of the three class S2 Pullman was standing at the threshold of the great tender and the first car. Five of the six cars sleepers named: Buchanan County (not to state of West Virginia. Now began "the derailed but remained upright. This saved be confused with the Pullman heavyweight Roller Coaster." many lives, but 36 people were injured, Buchanan), McDo\Vell County, and Sussex five of whom were hospitalized. County. The N&W Archives Collection at Lofty mountains and twisting valleys The engineer said he missed the yellow Virginia Tech had only one picture of these made this part of the trip no race track, but signal about a mile west of the switch. It cars. No information on the interiors has the skill of the engine crew and the power was too late when he applied the brakes in been found, though Rev. Jim Nichols states of the Class J kept the Powhatan Arrmr emergency after he saw the red light. Extra they were almost identical to the Pennsy speeding towards its mark while passen­ 2028 East had stopped to release a stuck air "rapids" cars. He assumes the interiors gers waited on the rear platform for that brake and the switch was lined for the mid- were the same. momentous event - the passing of the two � POlVhatan Arro lvs. The eastbound and westbound trains were expected to pass near Bluestone. and sure enough, at Cooper between Bluestone and Ruth, around the bend raced the other Arrow. The Arrow rolled through the rich coal fields of West Virginia, up and down mountains, along the Tug Fork of the big Sandy River to the town of Powhatan which seemed to have a double turnout. Williamson also had huge throngs of well­ wishers. Folks lined both sides of the tracks and looked down from windows of buildings. On highways between William­ son and Bluefield, there were long cara­ vans of cars.

Replacement Equipment Ordered The Norfolk and Western management realized that the rebuilt equipment would not last for many years and immediately ordered new equipment from Pullman­ Standard . The original order included: three ten-roomette/six double-bed cars; ten coaches seating 58; two coach-locker cars, seating 50; two coach-compartment cars, seating 68; two dining, seating 48, and two tavern-lounge-observation cars, seating 54. The original two-dining-car order was increased to four cars. All equipment was to be delivered by the second quarter of 1947. Because of the huge amount of orders, Pullman-Standard was not able to deliver the cars until late 1949 and ironi­ cally the first two cars delivered were the two additional diners. The cost of the order was over two million dollars.

Powhatan Arrow Derailments On June 12, 1946, the train derailed in its namesake town of Powhatan, WV. The engine, traveling at excessive speed, left the track and turnedover on its side. killing Pullman Standard delivered three class S2 sleepers in December 1948. Each Engineer G. C. RobeI1S and Fireman Beecher had a ten-roomette/six-bedroom arrangement and rode on T-96 trucks, Cost Lawson, both of Bluefield, WV. Two of the was $119,290 each, Norfolk Western Ry.Archival Collection, & seven cars were severely damaged. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Libraries

December 1991 Model Railroading • 47 Modeling a Modern Circus Train

Part Tw elve - Finishing Up the Train by Bill Hill, eMB 4425

Photos by the author

met many of you that have been fol­ of the wagons, I used the 6" stripes over­ of registered trademarks without permis­ lowing this series at the 1991 NMRA lapping the corner with 3" on either side. sion. You will have to use the photos for NationalI Convention that was held here in This system is a lot easier than trying to reference when making your own decals. Denver in July. I want to thank you for paint them on by hand. The distinctive lettering used on the ban­ your kind comments. For the red stripes on the sides of the ners is not an ordinary type style which can This article will give you some of the wagons, I used Microscale I" red. For the be duplicated from any known source tricks I used to finish the wagons, the red lettering, I used a combination of both (including Letraset, Chartpak and Formatt) decals I used and how I made them, and Champ and Walthers decals. Check the of dry-transfer lettering. The white letters what I have donesince. Bill of Materials for the numbers. are outlined in black and have a unique In previous articles I told you how I built angled leg that makes the C, G, E and L the wagons and did the primary finish on Bannerlines and Globes difficult to accurately reproduce. them. What I didn't cover was how I did The most diffi cult decals to come up For my banners I am grateful to a friend the trim on the wagons. After several with will be the onesfor the red banner­ of mine in Texas who is in graphic arts. [ attempts to try painting thesilv er on the lines and the globes which go on the sides was talking to him about the problem was [ edges, I came up with the idea of using sil­ of the passenger and animal cars . We having with the bannerlines. I had first tried ver decal stripes from Microscale and Her­ attempted to get permission from Ringling to paint them by masking off and airbrush­ ald King. Both companies make 4" and 6" to produce artwork of these items for this ing, but the results were far from satisfactory stripes in their series that are very useful. I article which you could thenreproduce to especially when I tried to apply individual used the 4" at the top and bottom of the make your own decals. Unfortunately, they decals of "Barnum"-like letters to do the let­ sides and ends and the 4"for the door out­ would not gi ve their permission. Due to tering. This friend of mine took my photos lines on the sides and back. For the corners copyright laws, we cannot provide artwork and information and in about a week, he had prepared a master of a banner for me. All I had to do then was to make photocopies. You can replicate what my friend did, but it will still only give you an approxima­ tion of the Ringling Bros. banner. Original artwork for the banner can be made using Letraset® City Bold type. You will need a sheet of 60-point (234-60-CN) and 30- point (234-30-CLN) type for the lettering. These should be available at, or can be ordered from, an art-supply store. Since these are only available in black, you will have to make your original artwork a "neg­ ative" image and have it reduced down to size and made into a positive image by a local quick printer. Refer to the drawings in the March 1991 issue of M RG for scal­ ing the banner. Some years ago, Walthers had a decal of the globe as used on the sides of the cars. Again, I made a photocopy and reduced it down to the size I needed. You might try the same with a photo of the globe. After RBX33 was just added to the Red Unit this year. Denver, CO, October 1991. this was all said and done, I then made up a

48 • Model Railroading December 1991 BILL OF MATERIALS

Champ Decals No number Blank decal stock sheet 6 x 9V4" 1/2" K-7 RBBB Red lettering for wagons

Letraset Dry Transfers 234-60-CN City Bold letters for banner master 234-30-CLN City Bold letters for banner master

Microscale Decals 460-87 1 246 I" and 2" Red stripes for wagons 460-872 144 4" and 6" Silver stripes for wagons

Walthers Decals 934-70 1640 RBBB Red lettering for wagons 934-706760 RBBB Red lettering for wagons 934-701630 RBBB White lettering for motive power

Virnex Decals 762-9002 White solid color decals for bannerline backgrounds

Close-up view of RBBB's globe trademark.

master paste-up using the globes and ban­ ing the train now in N scale. Even with five been accomplished. also wish to thank I nerlines so that I could get the maximum cars not built yet, the train is over 25' long, those of you that have written, and I thank on a piece of plain decal paper. Once the but it will take an II" radius curve, and I you for your compliments. I hope that I master was made, it was simple to make can pull it with two engines. have been of assistance in the modeling of the decals. (Refe r ro Rick 's arricle At this time, I wish to thank my editor, this complex but very interesting bit of SUIfOI/ on making decals in rhe Ocrober Randy Lee; without his help and guidance railroading that is a part of today's rai l­ 1991

MRG - Ediror) this series could not have been as detailed roads. I picked the circus train as it is "neu­ Another friend of mine here in Denver as it was. He and his staff were of valuable tral" and can run on any railroad with that had access to a copy machine that Ca!l assistance in the preparation of the draw­ road's power or caboose (or "FRED"). make red copies. He made several sets on ings of the specialty cars. I also with to Again thank you and may all your days blank decal paper. I now had my decals, thank my good friend, Rhett Coats (he is be circus days. but the lettering was clear while the real listed in the programs as Everett Coats), Ediror's Nore: The January issue 1992 bannerlines have white letters. I overcame whose information and guidance enabled of MRG will conrain some pharos of rhe this problem by using Virnex white decal me to do my modeling of the train with new equipmenr nor covered in Bill 's arri­ paper. I cut the paper into strips that were accuracy that could not have otherwise des. Color pharos will also be included. � the width of the bannerlines and just short of the points on each end. The white strip was then applied to the side of the car LOADING ORDER below the red stripe and centered. Decal October 15, 1989 Denver, Colorado setting solution was applied and the strip NORTH CUT was allowed to dry thoroughly. The red Car # Type Load bannerline was then applied over the white strip and presto, I had a neat red bannerline 27 Bi-Level 4 Adm. vehicles - Upper, 24 Cat cages - Lower with white lettering. 17 Flat Bus - 26 - 21 -18 A word of caution on preparing the 19 Flat Jeep - 46 - 22 - 17 - 15 blank decal paper. Prior to running it 15 Flat Jeep - Pie Jr. - 135 (Shop Truck) - 49 - Bull stands through the copy machine, overcoat it with 22 Flat 134 (Meat Truck) - 45 - 136 (Gen. Truck) - 27 Testors Dullcote or Lusterl ess spray. 21 Flat 35 - 39 - Jeep - 24 - 32 Allow this to dry, preferably overnight or 20 Flat (Runs) Loadall - 25 - Jeep - II- 36 several days. This gives the powder used in the printing process something to adhere SOUTH CUT to. If this step is not used, the powder will 23 Flat (Runs) 47 - 50 - 48 - 38 smear. A second coating of Dullcote seals 18 Flat Ford Bronco - 52 -53 - 54 the powder to the paper so that it can be 26 Flat 57 - 28 - 58 - 30 - 10 applied like any other decal. (I have also 16 Flat 56 - 14- 23 - 20 - GMC Jimmy used this spray overcoat method to save 24 Flat 137 (Water Truck) - 51 - 42 - 55 older decals that have dried out on me.) 25 Flat 16 - Flat W /Compressor - 43 - 44 So there you have it on the modeling of the modern circus train. Since I started this NOTE: Equipment is not loaded the same at all times. Wagon length and space avail­ series of articles, must admit that I have I able is what is important. changed scales from HO to N. I am build-

December 1991 Model Railroading • 49 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: American Locomotive Co. (ALCO) RSI As Tidewater SOLlthern (TS) #747 HO and N Scale Models by Atlas

'� Photos from the author's collection by Rich Picariello

The Prototype RS l: Alco introduced the RS I in 1943 as a road switcher version of Tidewater Southern RSI #747 their S I/S4 yard switcher units. The RS I featured a short hood and type B road Details (For scale): HO trucks and had 1,000 hp. Production ended I-DWI86 Air horn 2.50/ea. ALI A-Line/Proto Power West in 1960 with over 350 units built. Tidewa­ 2-DWlS7 Antenna 1.50/5 PPW: 3432 Lucero Avenue ter Southern, a subsidiary of the Western CFI 13 Antenna 3.09/2 La Verne, CA 91750 3-DA2303 Pacific, had two RS Is which were origi­ Armrest 1.00/4 CS: Cal-Scale 4-DW128 Bell, air ringer nally owned by the Spokane International. 1.2512 21 Howard Street 5 - PSC48348 Chain 2.75/10" They were numbered 746 and 747. Montoursville, PA 17754 6-MV22 Classification lights 1.15/4 7 - DA220S Coupler lift bar (modify) 2.75/ 10 CF: Custom Finishing 8-DW166 Fuel tiller 1.00/4 379 Tully Road 9-DA2202 Grabirons 2.50/48 Orange, MA 01364 The Scale Model RS l: Atlas makes an 10 - SV44 Handrail set (optional) l3.95/set DA: Detail Associates RS I in both HO scale and N scale. The 11 - DA I012 Headlight, inselt 1.0012 Box 5357 HO model is available with either ro ller 12 - MV2S Headlight lenses 1.30/4 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 bearing or friction-bearing trucks. For this 13 - DA6206 Hose, air 1.25/12 project, the friction-bearing truck version 14 - DA lS08 Hoses, MU 2.00/16 DW: Details West 15 - DA1107 will be needed. The strange MU hose col­ Lift rings, ALCO 1 .25/1 2 P.O. Box 5132 16 - DAIS07 M U receptacle lection on the front (long nose) end of the 1.00/12 Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 17 - DA1301 Sunshade, cab 1.25/6 unit will have to be fabricated from the MV: MV Products 18 - CS382 Sunshade, cab 2.45/2 P.O. Box 6622 listed related parts. 19 - DA2304 Wind deflector 2.50/set Orange, CA 92667 20 - AL29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) /.75/8 CS190-419 Windshield wipers (brass) 3.50/4 PSC: Precision Scale CompallY PSC3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 396 1 Hwy. 93 North UP94 Windshield wipers (brass) 2.00/2 Stevensville, MT 59870

SV: Smokey Valley Railroad The following parts must be fabricated by the modeler: Machine Co. & A - Cab roof light and mounting bracket Painting and Decaling Notes: The photos 6120 NE 203rd Street scratchbuild Seattle, W A 98 155 show number 747 in two different paint B - Stack extension schemes. The Union Pacific acquired the UP: Utah Pacific make from brass tubing Div. of Tomar Industries Spokane International in 1958 and when C - Double grabiron 9520 E. Napier Ave. the Tidewater Southern bought RS I 747, it make fro m .0 15 wire" was painted in UP yellow and gray and Benton Harbor, MI 49022 was relettered for TS. The unit was later Note: These detail parts may be available from your local hobby dealer, so try him first. If you painted in Western Pacific Perlman Green must order direct from a manufacturer, include at least $1.50 for postage and handling. You with orange lettering and trim. No decals must purchase the fu ll quantities as shown in the detail parts list. are known to exist for the early UP-paint­ ed unit but all decal companies have N Scale: Floquil: alphabet sets in red that could be used for Microscale 60- 187 66 UP Armour Yellow the road name. For the green scheme, (green and orange scheme) 67 UP Harbor Mist Gray Southern Green is close; fuel tanks and 174 SR Green (add Black) trucks are black. Scalecoat C&NW Green Paints: can be used as is. Accupaint: Yellow/Gray Scheme Decals: 67 UP/Milw Armour Yellow Scalecoat: HO Scale: 69 UP/Milw Harbor Mist Gray 32 UP Harbor Mist Gray Microscale 87-187 Green Scheme 22 UP Armour Yellow (green and orange scheme) 75 Southern Green (add Black) 36 G&NW Green (add Black) �

50 • Model Railroading December '199'1 December 1991 Model Railroading • 51 B ake: A Project Mod e Is your space really limited but your desire to model high? If so, building a module may be a satisfyingsolution to your dilemma. From concept to completion, join us as we watch Blake grow. by Randy Lee

Photos the author by Module Construction and Illustra tion Scott Anderson by

any model railroaders fi nd them­ scales. Today, because of the modular selves in the very frustrating concept, model rai lroaders are able to poMsition of wanting to model, but not take their layouts to the public, rather being able to do so because of one sin­ than having to bring the public to their gle, seemingly insurmountable limita­ layout. tion ...space. Some overcome this But for many, the most important ben­ limitation by joining a club and fulfilling efit of a module is that it is the personal their desire to build by helping to build a possession of its builder. Unlike commu­ communally-owned layout. While this nally-owned layouts whose overall may provide a complete or partial design is frequently governed by group answer for many, it still doesn't offer the consensus, each module is, or at least can pride of ownership that many modelers be, the personal creation of its owner. desire. You can build a module anyway you The advent of NTrak in the '70s want if it is going to be a stand-alone brought the concept of modular railroad­ module or will only interconnect with ing to the attention of modelers in all other modules you build. If you want

52 • Model Railroading December 1991 Key to Construction Layers 1/2- Plywood ® Homasote ® Slyroloam,(Bcadboard) © Papertower 'painted' with 'POLYTERRAIN· @ Groundcover, Dirt and Woodland ScenIcs Ground Foam ® -ENVIROTEX· Water ® 'SCALECRETE" Roads @ Frame Is 1"X4" except where noted

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The concept. yours to be able to join with a group's layout, 2) create a scene that might not fit memories from my childhood days during modules, you will have to build it to the into the scope of your layout, 3) have a the ' 50s in the suburbs west of Chicago standards of that group. transportable display for shows, or 4) make along the CB&Q. Building a module can be a simple solu­ a diorama that can be taken outdoors for As we follow the development of Blake, tion for many situations. In addition to the daylight photography. I hope you will find ideas on how to develop space limitation problems already men­ The Blake module was created for all of a concept and discover some useful tips tioned, a module might be the answer if these reasons plus a few more. It provides on fleshing out those ideas with products you want to: I) practice various modeling a setting for testing and photographing new that are currently available on the market. techniques before beginning on the real products and permits me to recreate some In the months ahead (as time and space permit), we will look at specific products (some new, some old) and techniques that have been or will be included on the module.

Step 1 The fi rst step in the construction of Blake (named after the street our offices are on) was to develop a mental image of what I wanted it to be. Since I was thinking of a module which would loosely recreate

December 1991 Model Railroading • 53 the area where I grew up, I initially envi­ modules to make Blake 4' x 8' are already Special Thanks sioned a module with a three-track main­ being visualized.) line, depot, town area, forest preserve, An important part of this second step is We wish to thank the following manu­ creek and a few homes. to determine the actual structures and facrurers and distributors for their contri­ butions for the Blake module: scenery components that will be included. Step CS Designs (ScaleCrete) 2 Without an idea of the actual items to be Design Preservation Models The next step was to sit down with Scott used, it is virtually impossible to accurately (structures) Anderson (who did the actual construction determine necessary space or budgetary Life-Like (depot) of the module) and sketch on paper, roughly requirements. Poly terrain (scenery products) to scale, the actual layout of what would Scott's illustration, based on "Step 2" Railroad Avenue (structures) be included. This step immediately planning, shows a far more realistic repre­ Small town, USA (structures) changed much of the "mental-image" lay­ sentation of what Blake would end up Timberline Designs (pine trees) out of Step I because of that age-old looking like than my original mental Tomar Industries restriction ...space. To have included all I image. (grade crossing signals) had envisioned in the 2' x 4" size of the Although the module is now in a "pre­ Walthers (structures, vehicles, module, I would have had to build it in N sentable" form, much of the detailing that figures) Woodland Scenics (trees, ground scale rather than HO. This is why it is so really brings a scene like Blake to life still foam, gazebo) important to make scale drawings of any needs to be done. Over the next year Scott Other manufacturers will be recognized layout (or module in this case) you plan. and I will share some of the techniques and when their products are incorporated in Everything always requires more space products used to create Blake. the module. than you think. (Three additional adjoining Join with us as we watch Blake grow . .1.

A Depot for Blake Life-Like's Sykesville Station by Randy Lee Photos by the author

ne of the key elements of the concept behind the Blake module was to recreateO a childhood memory of suburban Chicago. This meant a town with brick structures, a forest preserve, and most important. ..a medium-sized brick depot. My search for a:n appropriate depot in the hobby shop and Walthers catalog proved fruitless. Because I couldn't find a suitable model, it appeared that I would either have to scratchbuild a brick depot or start with a model of a wooden depot and replace (or cover) the sides with brick. When the mod­ ule "premiered" at the Denver NMRA con­ vention in July, a stand-in wooden depot built by Scott Anderson was used to fill the

DeceRlber 5 4 • Model Railroadin g 1991 void. A beautiful model, but not anything behind it and helps to conceal the thickness like I had envisioned for the Blake module. of the castings. Although applying the About the Prototype Kristal Kleer to the front of the castings life-Like to the Rescue would have foreshortened the thickness SYKESVILLE STATION While touring the exhibits, I discovered even more, it leaves a glossy fi lm over any Jim Rogers by what appeared to be the perfect answer in surfaces it touche in the application pro­ Life-Like's booth ...a pre-production sam­ cess. I found this to be more distracting In the "good old days" every small ple of their new Sykesville, MD, station. than the benefit gained. town along the line had a station. While The sample was borrowed for a few min­ most were of wood construction, the Detailing the Base utes to see how it would work in the mod­ larger, more prosperous towns often ule. It proved to be a near-perfect fit and A #1 1 blade and a HO scale rule was rated a brick building. This practice closely replicated the type of depot I had in used to scribe seams into the concrete base. was especially prevalent in the East mind. Now all I had to do was wait until The #1 1 blade was also used to scribe and Midwest. Until now modelers have the model became available. cracks and separation lines between the had very few alternatives to scratch­ As you can see, the depot is now avail­ pavement, steps and building fo undation. building a brick station. Life-Like able. With a retail price of only $20.00, this A yellow stripe to keep passengers back Products has finally filled this void for model is a welcome addition. The kit from the tracks was made with Woodland HO scale modelers with the introduc­ comes with clear written instructions and Scenics dry transfers. This was given a pro­ tion of a new plastic kit of the exploded views to assist the modeler. It is tective coating of Rust-All's Flat Finish. Sykesville, MD, station. Whether you molded in colored styrene. My only two Weeds growing in the cracks and seams build it straight out of the box, or add complaints about the model are the size of was modeled by applying a small amount your own details and modifications, the mortar detail and the thickness of the of diluted white glue to some of them with this Victorian-era beauty will be a great window frame castings. Both of these a #10/0 brush and sprinkling on Woodland addition to many model railroads. "problems" were easily resolved with a Scenics Blended Turf (Green). Sykesville is in central Maryland few modeling tricks. along the CSX (Baltimore & Ohio) Before re moving any pieces from the Assembly and Detailing "Old Main Line," 26 miles west of sprues, everything was spraypainted. All Before starting the fi nal assembly, the Baltimore. When the station was con­ structed in the Old Main brickwork was painted Floquil Boxcar roof pieces were removed from their sprues 1883-1 884, Line was a busy double-track railroad. Red, the windows, doors and woodwork and the eves and outer edges were brush Despite the substantial facility erected were painted Floquil Depot Buff, the painted with Floquil Depot Buff to match here, passenger service consisted only roof was painted Floquil Grimy Black, the trim. The depot was assembled per the of a few locals. All of the B&O inter­ and the base was painted with Floquil kit instructions. Testors liquid plastic city trains were routed via Washington Concrete. cement was used for most of the construc­ after 1875. In addition to the passenger tion after the paint was removed from sur­ business, the Sykesville agent also took Brick Preparation faces being glued. ACC was used to attach care of the LCL and limited car load The next step for the brick was applica­ the roof eave supports. The palts fit together freight business. tion of diluted Floquil Concrete with a beautifully. As the years went on, and local busi­ brush, allowing the capillary action to The Blake signs were created on our ness continued to decline, the carry it through the mortar lines. This step computer and printed on a laser printer. Sykesville station adapted and sur­ emphasized the larger-than-scale appear­ The paper signs were applied to .020 strip vived. The last local passenger train, ance of the mortar lines and necessitated a styrene by first applying liquid solvent to operated with a gas-electric car, was third remedial step. Stretching a rag (actu­ the styrene. The REA signs are Woodland discontinued in 1953. In 1959, installa­ ally an old handkerchief) over my finger­ Scenics dry transfers applied to .005 sheet tion of Centralized Traffic Control tip, I gently dipped it in some Floquil Rust. styrene. allowed single tracking the Old Main After blotting out any excessive amounts Weathering of the chimneys, roof, attic Line. The track nearest the station was of the Rust on the edge of the bottle, I light­ vents, doors and gables was done with retained as a spur, normally utilized by ly rubbed the rag over the brickwork. It chalks applied with a brush. Gray, black the track maintenance department was occasionally necessary to rub the and rust were the primary colors used. which occupied the builcling. brick with a dry rag to remove excess The chalk that fe ll to the base was rubbed The greatest threat to the station's Rust. into the concrete, emphasizing the cracks survival occurred in 1972. Hurricane This third step did two things: I) it gave and seams and giving it a well-used Agnes had veered inland, inundating the brick a lighter, orangier color, and 2) it appearance. Maryland and Pennsylvania. The nar­ tended to "wrap around" the bricks, mak­ The addition of figures, a couple of trash row, shallow Patapsco River over­ ing the mortar lines appear less pro­ cans and a Grandt baggage wagon "fin­ flowed its banks and washed out the nounced. Testors Dullcote was then ished" the depot...at least for now. roadbed at many places, closing the applied to the brick to eliminate some of Life-Like's Sykesville station is a rea­ Old Main Line. After a long period of the sheen that developed from the rubbing sonably priced kit that makes a beautiful indecision, the Chessie System rebuilt process of step three. The final step was depot with a little work by the modeler. the line, which reopened in 1974. The painting the window and door sills with Don't let the photo of the out-of-the-box track maintenance forces continued to Floquil Concrete. model on the box mislead you. Although occupy the building for a few more that photo nicely portrays the box's con­ years. When Chessie System consoli­ Windows tents, it doesn't do justice to what the depot dated their track crews, Sykesville was Kristal Kleer was app'l i ed to the back can be made to look like. declared surplus and slated for demoli­ side of all the window frame castings. An The castings are virtually free of flash tion. Local preservation efforts, after a X-Acto" #1 I blade was reversed in its han­ and fit precisely together. With its varied long struggle, finally succeeded. dle and used as an applicator; it was just roof lines, it adds real charm to a model Today the Skyesville station survives, the right width. This step puts the window scene. It was a pleasure to build and is a beautifully restored, as Baldwin's material in the window frame rather than Restaurant. perfect addition for Blake. �

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LOMPOC SAN MARCOS LEWES OAROENElLE GREElEY TAMPA BURBANK MIKE'S TRAINS HOBBIES AMERICAN HOBBY SUPPLY FIRST STATE HOBBIES RIVER VALLEY HOBBIES & DON'S HOBBIES HAPPY HOBO GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP 104 W. OCEAN AVE. 829 SAN MARCOS BLVD. 1604 SAVANNAH RO. PO BOX 425 815 10TH STREET 5403 N. CHURCH ST. 6357 W. 79TH ST. 93436 805-736-6747 92069 61 9-744-4221 LEWES PLAZA 72834 501-229-1 270 80631 303-353-3115 33614 813-886-5072 60459 708-598-31 1 4 1-800-772-4407 19958 302-645-7700

LOS ANGELES SANTA ROSA FORT SMITH LAKEWOOO WILMINGTON CHAMPAIGN ALLIED MODEL TRAINS SANTA ROSA MODEL TRAINS GOLDEN SPIKE COLPAR HOBBIES HOBBI ART INC. PRAIRIE GARDENS 441 1 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 1780 PINER ROAD GEORGIA 505 S. 17TH 3333 S. WADSWORTH BLVD. 4709 KIRKWOOD HWY. 3000 W. SPRINGfiELD 90230 213-313-9353 95403 707-544-8276 72901 501 -785-2557 80227 303-989-7008 19808 302-999-0144 61821 217-356-5558

LOS ANGELES WILMINGTON ALBANY NORTH lITILE ROCK SANTA CLARA LOVELANO CHICAGO NATICK STORE MITCHELL'S, INC. HOBBY TOWN MAOIJO HOBBY HOUSE TRAIN SHOP THOMPSON'S HOB81ES CHICAGOLAND HOBBY 505 S. fLOWER ST., C LEVEL 2119 CONCORD PIKE 2601 DAWSON RD. 5302 MacARTHUR DR. 1829 PRUNERIDGE AVE. 1730 W. EISENHOWER BLVD. 6017 N. NORTHWEST HWY. 90071 21 3-626-3339 fAIRfAX SHOPPING CENTER 31707 912-436-3393 721 18 501 -753-0495 95050 408-296-1050 80537 303-669-2326 60631 312-775-4848 19803 302-652-3258

ATHENS (WATKINSVILLE) LOS ANGELES CHICAGO SANTA CRUZ STERLING MEMORY STATION TROXEL BROS. MODELS TROST HOBBY SHOP ROUNDHOUSE TRAINS COLORADO MODEL RR MUSEUM PO BOX 56 4319 W. 2ND ST. FLORIDA 3105-31 11 W. 63RD ST. CALIFORNIA 740 WATER ST. 109 S. THIRD ST. HIGHWAY 441 SOUTH 90004 213-382-6626 60629 312-925-1000 95060 408-423-9239 80751 303-522-7456 30677 404-769-8986

ALBANY STOCKTON DAYTONA BEACH ATLANTA MONTEREY WESTMINSTER CREST HILL KIT CABOODLE DELTA DEPOT DUNN TOYS AND HOBBIES SOUTHEASTERN HOBBY DEPOT & TRAINS & TRIVIA HOBBYTOWN WALT'S HOBBY SHOP 1404 SOLANO AVE. 5939 PACifiC AVE. 1545 BEACH ST. 4246 PEACHTREE RD. 700 EE CANNERY ROW 6975 E. 88TH AVE. 1701 N. LARKIN AVE. 94706 415-524-9942 93490 408-372-8277 95207 209-473-3410 9-6 MON-SA T CLOSED SUN 30319 404-262-7508 60435 815-741-0043 80020 303-431-0482 32014 904-253-7691

STOCKTON FORT LAUDERDALE BERKELEY MORENO VALLEY ATLANTA CHAMBLEE) DES PLAINES WESTMINSTER WARRICK CUSTOM HOBBIES BERKELEY HARDWARE LONG'S DRUG STORE #224 STANDARD HOBBIES ATLANTA� RAIN WAREHOUSE MIZELL TRAINS DAVIE SHOPPING CENTER DES PLAINES HOBBIES 2145 UNIVERSITY AVE. 25070 ALESSANDRO BLVD. 7542 PACifiC AVE. 5726C NEW PEACHTREE RD. 3051 W. 74TH AVE. 4693 S. UNIVERSITY DR. 1464 LEE ST. 94704 415-845-0410 92388-4313 714-242-5060 95207 209-477-0477 30341 404-458-1010 80030 303-429-4811 33328 305-434-9777 60018 708-297-2118

BREA NORTH HOLLYWOOD TORRANCE FORT PIERCE CHAMBLEE DOWNERS GROVE IRON HORSE THE ROUNDHOUSE ALL ABOARD MODEL RR THE TRAIN SHOP GANDY DANCERS DOWNERS GROVE HOBBIES 116 S. BREA BLVD. 12804 VICTORY BLVD. 3766 PACifiC COAST HWY. CONNECTICUT 4984 S. 25TH ST. 5460 PEACHTREE RD. 6234 S. MAIN ST. 92621 714-529-1795 91606 81 8-769-0403 90505 213-791 -2637 34982 407-464-8411 30341 404-451-7425 60516 708-960-5900

BURBANK NORTHRIDGE TURLOCK BRANFORD LAKELAND COLUMBUS EDWARDSVILLE PERKINS THE TRAIN SHACK SMITH BROS. HOBBY CENTER SQUARE ROUNDHOUSE BRANfORD H08BIES TOYS fOR BIG BOYS TRACK II TRAINS HOB B I ESICO LLECTI BLES 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY 8941 RESEDA BLVD. 1468 LANDER AVE. 609 BOSTON POST RD. 4710 HAMILTON RD. 108 N. MAIN ST, 1117 S. FLORIDA AVE. 91505 818-842-3330 91324 818-B85-8636 95380 209-668-4454 WEST MAIN 31904 404-327-4546 HOME OF PROTO-BED 06405 203-488-9865 33803 813-6B3-3251 62025 618-656-6109

CAMPBELL ORANGE VENTURA DANBURY LANTANA LAWRENCEVILLE ELGIN FRIENDS RIGHT TRACK HOBBIES DANBURY HOBBY CENTER THE DEPOT B G TRAIN WORLO 0& J HOBBY fRANK'S HOBBY SHOP TRAIN WORKS & 96 N. SAN TOMAS AQUINO RD. 666 N. TUSTIN AVE. 1818 E. MAIN ST. 366 MAIN ST. 603 RIDGE RD. 251 f HURRICANE SHOALS RD. 829 WALNUT AVE. 95008 408-379-1696 92667 714-639-9901 93003 805-643-5338 06810 203-743-9052 33462 407-585-1982 30245 404-339-7780 60120 708-888-2646

HAMPTON CONCORO PALM DESERT WESTMINSTER MIAMI LILBURN FRANKLIN PARK FLOCK STOCK BARREL IRON HORSE TRAINS SUITE P HOBBIES ARNIES TRAINS & ORANGE BLOSSOM HOBBIES SUNRISE HOBBIES END OF TRACK HOBBIES US ROUTE 6 3494 CLAYTON RD. 73140 HIGHWAY 111, UNIT#1 6540 WESTMINSTER AVE. 1975 NW 36TH ST. 656 INDIAN TRAIL RD. 9706 fRANKLIN AVE. 06247 203-455-0272 94519 51 0-682-5775 92260 619-568-9822 92683 714-893-1 015 33142 305-633-2521 30247 404-925-7430 60131 708-455-2510 FAX 203-455-0060

ORLANDO CONCORD PALM SPRINGS MANCHESTER RIVERDALE LA GRANGE COLONIAL PHOTO HOBBY INC. RARA AVIS TRAINS REALISTIC MINIATURE TRAINS NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY & RIVERDALE STATION LA GRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. RAY BYERS 5650-H IMHOfF 2233 N. PALM CANYON DR. 71 HILLIARD ST. 6504 CHURCH ST., SUITE B 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. 634 N. MILLS ST. 94520 415-685-6566 92262 619-325-3662 06040 203-646-0610 30274 404-991-6085 60525 708-354-1220 32803-4675 407-841-1485

56 • Model Railroading December 1991 WEST BOYLSTON LAPEER ST. PAUL/MAPLEWOOO EVANSVILLE HOBBYTOWN KANSAS CITY HENRY'S HOBBY HOUSE J & 0 HOBBIES ILLINOIS A A HOBBY SHOP J'S HOBBY HAVEN MARYLAND 67 W. BOYLSTON ST. UNIT 1 288 S. MAIN 3035 WHITE BEAR AVE. 2023 W. fRANKLIN ST. 4601 STATE AVE. 01583 508-835-6165 4B446 313·664-1414 55109 61 2-770-6530 47712 812-423-8888 66102 913-287-3030

FORT WAYNE 8ALTIMORE WESTfORO PETOSKEY OLATHE HOBBY LAND fAMILY HOBBIES HOBBY USA �OUG'S PHOTO AND HOBBY 416 COLISEUM BLVD. PEACEVILLE TRAIN SHOP 1348 STEVENS AVE. 174 L1TIlETON ROAD 303 E. MITCHELL 189 S. ROGERS RD., SUITE 1604 46805 219-483-8186 Off 695 SW BLVD. 01886 508-392-9522 49770 61 6-347-4233 66062 913·782-6965 21227 301-247·3239

MOUNT PRDSPECT INDIANAPOLIS BALTIMORE PORT HURON HIS & HERS HOBBIES BIG BOY HOBBIES OVERLAND PARK M B KLEIN, INC. BLUE WATER HOBBIES MISSISSIPPI 15 W. BUSSE AVE. 8893 PENDLETON PIKE OVERLAND RAILS 162 N. GAY ST. 1414 PINE GROVE AVE. 60056 708-392-2668 46226 317-898-6284 7327A W. 97TH ST. 66212 913-341-1144 (INCLUDES MAIL ORDER) 48060 313-984-8764 212-2 301 -539-6207

CATONSVILLE MT. MORRIS INDIANAPOLIS ROGERS CITY LAUREL TOPEKA PRO CUSTOM HOBBIES, INC. STAUFFER'S HOBBIES BILL'S MODEL RAILROAD THE TRAIN DOCTOR HOBBY CORNER fUN fOR ALL HOBBIES 721 fREDERICK RD. 9 N. McKENDRIE AVE. 7995 W. 21 S1. UNIT 5 156 S. 3RD ST. 1534 N. fiRST AVE. 2023 SW GAGE BLVD. 21228 301 -788·8770 46214 317-271-0819 49779 517-734-3372 39440 601 -649·4501 61 054 815-734-�627 66604 91 3-272-5772

COllEGE PARK ROCHESTER INDIANAPOLIS MUNDELEIN BURRETT HOBBIES JOE'S HOBBY CENTER MASTER HDBBIES RON'S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES 4917 NIAGARA RD. MICHIGAN CAMPUS CORNERS SHPG. CTR. 8501 BASH 431 N. LAKE ST. 20740 301-982-5032 105 S. LIVERNOIS 46250 317-576-1961 60060 708-949-8680 48063 313-651-8842

GAITHERSBURG ANN ARBOR INDIANAPOLIS NORMAL PASTIMES RIDER'S HOBBY SHP SOUTHFiElD N GAUGETRAIN SHOP JEFfREY ALANS 531 QUINCE ORCHARD RD. 115 W. LIBERTY DEL'S TRAIN CENTER 8863 PENDLETON PIKE MISSOURI 701 TOWANDA KENTUCKY 20878 301 ·977-7902 48104 313-668-8646 23123 LAHSER RD. 61761 309-454-7456 46226 317-898-4883 48034 313-357-5770

MDUNT AIRY BAY CITY LAfAYETTE ST. CLAIR SHORES BALLWIN OAK LAWN PARIS DENNISON'S TRACKSIDE CUM CRAFT INC. MAIN HOBBY WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS CHECKEREO fLAG HOBBY CNTRY. PAT'S HOBBIES & CRAFTS CABOOSE CORNER HOBBIES 1008 ADAMS 625 COLUMBIA ST. 21714 HARPER AVE. 14755 MANCHESTER RD. 5730 W. 95TH ST. 2015 MAIN ST. 2·4 S. MAIN ST. 4B706 517-892-6177 47901 317-742-6634 48080 313-771-6770 63011 314-394-7600 60453 708-424-6131 40361 606-987-1257 21771 301-831-7211

CANTON BLUE SPRINGS PALATINE MICHIGAN CITY RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP UTICA MAINLINE TRAINS PALATINE HOBBY, LTO. B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS 42007 fORO RD. ENGINE HOUSE HOBBIES 807 MAIN ST. 43 E. NORTHWEST HWY. 408 fRANKLIN 48187 313-981-8700 46727 VAN DYKE 60067 708-359-7888 46360 219-874-2382 48317 313-739-6680 64015 816-224-6962

CLARE fARMINGTON PALDS HEIGHTS SOUTH 8END WESTLAND THE AARDVARK A&I HOBBY CENTRAL THE RIGHT TRACK HOBBY LAND DAVE'S HOBBY & TV 4855 BROWNS RD. 310 B POTOSI ST. 6521 W. 127TH ST. 343 LINCOLN WAY MASSACHUSETTS 29026 WARREN RD. w. 48617 517-386-3288 63640 314-756-7909 60463 708-388-3008 46601 219-287·0180 48185 313-422-4464

PARK RIDGE BEDFORD COLDMA WESTLAND KANSAS CITY HILL'S HOBBY & COLLECTORS BEDfORD TRAIN SHOP J & W MODEL TRAINS, INC. NANKIN HARDWARE & HOBBY SPOTLIGHT MODEL RAILROAD SHOP 32 SHAWSHEEN AVE. 6450 BECHT RD. 35101 fORO RD. 7427 TROOST AVE. 10 PRAIRIE LOUISIANA 01730 617·275-7525 49038 616-468-5586 48185 313-722-5700 64131 816-444-7331 60068 708-823-4464

PEORIA BDLTON DEARBORN NORTH KANSAS CITY BATON ROUGE JEfFREY ALANS SCALE MODEL PRODUCTS JOE'S HOBBY CENTER PRESTON'S TRAINS IOWA LOUISIANA CENTRAL HOBBIES 4601 N. SHERIDAN ROAD 63 HUDSON RD. 7845 WYOMING AVE. 1903 SWIFT 10230 fLORIDA BLVD. 61614 309-693-7773 PO BOX 72 48126 313-933-6567 64116 816-842-4884 70815 504-273·0095 01740 508·779·5056

QUINCY BURLlNGTDN ROGERS CITY BRDCKTON EAST OETROIT TOP HAT HOBBIES, INC. HOBBYCRAFT SHOP LAFAYETTE THE TRAIN DOCTOR CUSTOM TRAIN WORKS JOE'S HOBBY CENTER 126 NORTH 5TH 801 -803 JEffERSON RON'S MODEL RAILROAD SHOP 156 S. 3RO ST. 24 TINA AVE 17900 E. TEN MILE 62301 217-222-0040 52601 319-754-4979 1416 S. COLLEGE RD. 02402 508·580-5644 49779 517-734-3372 70503 318-232-5536 48021 313-773-8294

SKOKIE CENTERVILLE fARMINGTON SPRINGflELO NORTH SHORE HOBBY AND CEOAR RAPIDS NEW ORLEANS THE ENGINE HOUSE HOBBYDASHERY INC. BOX KAR HOBBIES JOE'S HOBBY CENTER COLLECTORS GALLERY HUB HOBBY SUPPLY 1682 fALMOUTH RD. ROUTE 28 1312 E. BATIlEflELD 109 THIRD AVESE 35203 GRAND RIVER 4848 OAKTON ST. 2618 S. BROAD ST. CENTERVILLE SHOPPING CTR. 65804 417-883-4609 52401 48024 313-477-6266 60077 708-673-4849 319·362-1291 70125 504-822-3914 02632 508·771-5311

SOUTH ELGIN DANVERS fliNT ST. LDUIS DES MDINES G & J HOBBIES SHREVEPORT NEW ENGLAND MODEL SUPPLY RIDER'S NORTH CENTRAL HOBBIES HOBBY HAVEN 395 EAST STATE ST. COOKS COLLECTORS CORNER 467 MAPLE ST. 9120 LACKLAND RD. 7672 HICKMAN RD. THE BETTER HOBBY PEOPLE 60177 708-695-5524 4402 YOUREE DR. TUES-fRI 12-8 SAT 9-5 3012 CORUNNA RD. MINNESOTA 63114 314-426-0031 50322 515-276-8785 71105 318-865·7632 01937 508-777-1387 48503 313-234-4051

SOUTH HDLLAND EAST LONGMEADDW FRASER fORT DODGE SCALE MODELS LTO. THE fAMILY HOBBY SHOP P & D HOBBY SHOP BEMIDJI BOB BAKER HOBBY SHOP HOBBY HUTCH 1048 E 162NO ST. 1424 5TH AVE. S 48 SHAKER RD. 31902 GROESSBECK HWY. 60473 708-339-3911 01028 413-525-7345 48026 313-296-6116 PAUL BUNYAN MALL 50501 515·955-9894 56601 218-751 -9734

SPRINGFIELD EAST WEYMOUTH MASDN CITY GRAND RAPIDS SO. SHORE HOBBY CENTER lITIlE CANADA JEffREY ALANS EAST SIDE TRAINS EARL'S TRAIN WORLD 777 BROAD ST. HUB HOBBY CENTER MONTANA 1602 WABASH 932 B E. STATE ST. 10560 CASCADE ROAD SE 62704 02189 617-331-1234 6 MILES fROM END Of 28TH ST. 82 MINNESOTA AVE 217-787-7771 50401 515-423-1748 49331 616-868-7495 551 17 61 2-490-1675

SPRINGflELO METHUEN GRANO RAPIDS RICHflElO GREAT FALLS WHISTLE POST MODELER'S JUNCTION HOBBY WORLD HUB HOBBY CENTER HOBBYLAND 88 LOWELL ST.. ROUTE 113 2851 CLYDE PARK SW 2347 W. MONROE PLAZA MAINE 6416 PENN AVE. S 820 CENTRAL 62704 01844 508-683-0885 49509 616-538-6130 217-744-6675 55423 612-866-9575 59401 406-453·3131

AUBURN NORTHAMPTON GRAND RAPIDS ROBBINSDALE fREIGHT STATION H. L CHILDS & SON RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP HUB HOBBY CENTER KANSAS TAYLOR BROOK MALL 25 STATE ST. 2055 28TH ST. SE MINOT AVE , ROUTE 11 01061 49508 616-247-9933 4114 LAKELAND AVE. N 55422 04210 207·784·6556 612-535-5628

BRUNSWICK KALAMAZOO SAINT PAUL GREAT BENO RAYNHAM ASK YOUR MOTHER RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP SCALE MODEL SUPPLIES INDIANA TAYLOR'S TOYS EO'S BOXCAR 49 PLEASANT ST. 3417 S. WESTNEOGE AVE. 458 N. LEXINGTON PARKWAY NEBRASKA 3120 10TH ST. 611 CENTER ST 04011 207-729-1542 49008 616-349-2666 55104 61 2-646-7781 67350 316-793-9698 02767 508-822-6563

BROWN'S COUNTY NORTH YARMOUTH NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. JUNCTION CITY WARREN SPRING LAKE PARK LINCOLN TRAIN & TROOPER KALAMAZOO ANTIQUE ALLEY R C HOBBIES TUCKERS HOBBIES STAN'S ROUNDHOUSE UNIVERSITY HOBBIES JERRY'S HOBBY CENTER 13 MEMORIAL HWY. (ROUTE 9) NASHVILLE 115 W. 7TH BOX 1090 - 8 BACON Sl 5228 S. WESTNEOGE 8185 UNIVERSITY AVE. NE 3231 S. 13TH 04021 207-829-3211 47448 812-988-1558 66441 913-238-1877 01083 413-436-5318 49008 616-345-0004 55432 61 2-780-4189 68502 402-421-7699

December " 99., Model Railroading • 57 RED BANK CLIFTON PARK STATEN ISLAND CINCINNATI NEBRASKA NEW HAMPSHIRE HOBBYMASTERS INC. HOBBY TOWN USA HABILD'S GEORGE'S HOBBIES 62 WHITE ST. 629 PLANK RD. 60 WINHAM AVE. THE CROSSING Of BLUE ASH OREGON 07701 908-842-6020 12065 518-383-1215 10306 718-987-4335 9525 KENWOOD RD. #29 45242 513-793-51 12

LINCOLN RUTHERfORD BEDfORD EAST ROCHESTER WAPPINGERS fALLS HOBBY TOWN USA CHOO CHOO EDDIES CLEVELAND VILLAGE DEPOT DESPATCH JUNCTION VALLEY MODEL TRAINS BEAVERTON SUnER PLACE MALL 38 AMES AVE. HOBBY HOUSE INC. TAMMIE'S HOBBIES 101 PLAZA, ROUTE 101 WEST 100 STATION RD. 1 3 fULTON ST. 5221 S. 4BTH ST. 07073 201-438-4588 800 HURON RD. 3545 SW HALL BLVD. 03102 603-472-8487 4445 716-385-5570 12590 914-297-7511 68516 402-483-7427 44115 216-781-3210 97005 503-644-4535

LINCOLN BOSCAWEN SUSSEX FERNDALE WHITE PLAINS CLEVELAND HOBBYTOWN CONCORD CAR SHOPS SUSSEX COUNTY HOBBIES SUSIE-Q HOBBY SHOP WESTCHESTER HOBBIES COTIAGE GROVE WING'S HOBBY SHOP, INC. EAST PARK MALL RT. 3 & 4, 115 KING ST. 69 MAIN ST. RD BOX 220 102 E. POST RD. VILLAGE DEPOT 17112 DETROIT AVE. 220 NORTH 66TH ST. 03303 603-796-2320 07641 201 -875-8580 BUSHVILLE-SWAN LAKE RD. 10601 914-949-7943 725 ROW RIVER RD 44107 216-221-5383 68505 402-464-2858 12734 914-292-0921 97424 503-942-5117

LINCOLN MANCHESTER WESTMONT FLORAL PARK MCMINNVILLE ROLLIES MODEL RAILROAD PAUL E. BOURQUE CO. INC. SAmER'S HOBBY SHOP COLUMBUS CROSSING 608 WILLOW ST. JERICHO HD8BY & TRAIN CTR. STRETE HOBBIES RED CABOOSE 14 HADDON AVE. 158 JERICHO TPKE. 5606 S. 48TH ST. 03103 603-625-8919 3655 SULLIVANT AVE. 2147 THREE MILE LANE 08108 609-854-7136 11001 68516 402-423-9337 516-352-5067 43228 614-279-6959 97128 503-472-8720

OMAHA NASHUA OREGON CITY GENEVA COLUMBUS BEL AIR HOBBYCRAFT CTR. HOBBY EMPORIUM QUALITY fARM TOYS & H08BIES LAKE CITY HOBBIES THE TRAIN STATION 12100 W. CENTER RD. ROYAL RIDGE MALL 30 CHERRY ST. NORTH CAROLINA 712 MAIN ST. 4430 INDIANOLA AVE. 97045 68144 402-333-4846 03060 603-888-3366 14456 315-781 -0807 503-650-8023 43214 614-262-9056 LGB, AF, HO, N TRA INS

OMAtIA NORTH CONWAY GLENMONT HOBBY TOWN USA ASHEVILLE CUYAHOGA fALLS PORTLANO BRASS CABOOSE H 0 CUSTOM TRAINS ROCK BROOK VILLAGE UNDER CAROLL REED ANTIQUE TRAIN & TOY CO. RAIL CROSSING HOBBIES UNLIMITED 4 BRIGHTON WOOO RD. 523 MERRIMON AVE. 11011 ELM ST. NORCROSS( CIRCLE ) 119 W. PORTAGE TRAIL 4503 N. INTERSTATE AVE. 12077 518-462-6209 28804 704-253-7648 68144 402-391-5669 03860 603-356-9922 44221-3221 216-945-5552 97217 503-287-4090

NORTH HAMPTON OMAHA HICKSVILLE Fins PHOTO & HOBBY SHOP ASHEVILLE LORAIN PORTLAND HOUSE OF TRAINS HOBBY IMAGES CAROLINA ART, CRAFT & HOBBY VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER NEW MEXICO THE CORNER STORE HOBBY WAREHOUSE 8106 MAPLE ST. 89 JERUSALEM AVE. 128 SWANNANOA RIVER RD. US RT. 1 1249 COLORADO AVE. 8532 SW APPLE WAY 68134 402-391 -2311 11801 516-822-8259 28805 704-258-2227 97225 503-292-3790 03862 603-964-9292 44052 21 6-288-2351

ALBUQUERQUE HORSEHEAOS ASHEVILLE OMAHA PORTLANO NORTH SWANZEY ABAJO DEPOT ALTOONA SHOPS SINK'S MODEL WHOP MAUMEE SCALE RAIL SWITCH STAND HOBBIES THE LOOSE CABOOSE 3301 MENAUL NE. SUITE 16 584 WESTINGHOUSE RD. 175 M WEAVERVILLE HIGHWAY J & M HOBBIES 4205 S. 87TH ST., BOX 27242 2514 SE 122ND AVE. ROUTE 12, PETE'S AUTO CENTER 87107 505-881-2322 VILLAGE PLAZA 28804 704-658-9476 1238 CONANT ST. 68127 402-339-3380 03446 603-357 -8821 43537 419-893-2621 97236 503-760-5804 14845 607-739-8916 11-8 WED-SA T, 1-5 SUN

LAS CRUCES CHAR LOnE PORTLAND OMAHA HUNTINGTON MIDDLETOWN THE HOBBY HUT A READY TO RUN HOBBY STORE TC TRAINS TRAINMAN TRADING POST CABOOSE INC. SOUTH PARK HOBBIES 126 WYATI DR. P.O. BOX 560021 1625 SE HOLGATE 5215S.21STST. 208 WALL ST. 1815 TYTUS AVE. 88005 505-524-0991 2240 ROUTE 49 HOLGATE PLAZA 68107 402-734-7233 11743 516-427-8288 45042 513-424-5124 28256-0021 704-455-2220 97202 503-238-0797

SCOTIS8LUFF JOHNSON CITY CHARLOnE NORTH CANTON PORTLAND HOBBY TOWN THE TRAIN SHOP CHARLOnE ELECTRIC TRAIN CTR. NICK'S SALES & SERVICE WHISTLE STOP TRAINS MONUMENT MALL NEW JERSEY 210 GRAND AVE. 114-0 FREELAND LANE 7251 MIDDLEBRANCH NE 14037 SE STARK 2302 FRONTAGE RD. 13790 607-797-9035 28217 704-527-0392 44721 216-494-0125 97233 503-252-71 18 69361 308-635-7001

ABERDEEN LAKE LUZERNE CHARLOnE NORWALK HOBBY SHOP LAKE LUZERNE TRAIN & HOBBY THE MODELER'S HOBBY SHOP PAUL'S HOBBIES RT. 34 NEW YORK 1933 LAKE AVE. 4808 C CENTRAL AVE. 46 E. MAIN STRATMORE SHOPPING CENTER BOX 465, ROUTE 9N 28205 704-537-9963 44857 419-668-3019 07747 908-583-0505 12846 518-696-4905

AMITYVILLE HENDERSON ABSECON MINEOLA ORRVILLE K & P HOBBIES CORNISH & SONS HOBBY THE ROUNDHOUSE INC. WILLIS HOBBIES 0&J HOBBIES 55 MERRICK RD. 430 S. GARNET 400 NEW JERSEY AVE. 285 WILLIS AVE. 801 W. MARKET ST. PENNSYLVANIA 11701 516-598-2405 27536 919-438-4470 08201 609-641-8474 11501 516-746-3944 44667 216-682-4266

BALLSTON SPA SPENCER BLOOMfiELD POLANO ALLENTOWN THE DEPOT NEW YORK LImE CHOO CHOO SHOP, INC. DANA'S HOBBY SHOP BUCKEYE RAIL & HOBBY ALLENTOWN TOY TRAIN SERVo lOB MILTON AVE. THE TRAIN SHOP 500 S. SALISBURY AVE. 392 BROAD ST. 31 W. McKINLEY WAY 125 112 N. 11TH ST. NEVADA 12020 51B-B85-87B9 23W. 45 ST. 28159 800-932-2466 07003 201 -743-3951 44514 216-757-60BO 18102 215-821-0740 10036 212-730-0409 704-637-8717

BILLINGS WENDELL CHESTER PATCHOGUE YOUNGSTOWN 8ETHLEHEM LAS VEGAS BILLINGS MODEL TRAIN TODD'S TRAIN DEPOT THE HOBBY & GAME ANNEX HARRY'S DEPOT BOARDMAN HOBBY CENTER MAC'S HOBBY HALL PRC TRAINS & HOBBY 404 W. WILSON AVE. ROUTE 24 128 MEDFORD AVE., RT. 112 6820 MARKET ST. 721 LINDEN ST. 300W. UTAH BILLINGS PLAZA, ROUTE 82 27591 919-365-5006 07930 908-879-4263 11772 516-475-9056 44512 216-758-1522 1 8018 215-866-8465 89102 702-383-3325 12510 914-223-7570

LAS VEGAS COLTS NECK BINGHAMPTON PITISfORD BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT TRAIN EXCHANGE JUSTTRAINS GEORGE'S CABOOSE HOBBY PEDDLER MAINLINE HOBBY SUPPLY 6008 BOULDER HWY. 41 HWY. 34 85 ROBINSON ST. 7 SCHOEN PL. 15015 BUCHANAN TRAIL E 89122 702-456-8766 07722 908-409-2772 13904 607-771 -8358 14534 716-381-4532 17214 717-794-2860

ERIE FLORENCE BROOKLYN ROCHESTER NORTH LAS VEGAS CARS & TRAINS HOBBY SHOP SPORTS AMERICA & HOBBY KING ANDY'S TRAINS PETERSON HOBBIES/CRAFTS NORTH DAKOTA OKLAHOMA 4500 E. LAKE RD. HOBBY CENTER 2720 AVENUE U 208 SCOTISVILLE RD. 3262B CIVIC CENTER DR. HARBOR CREEK MALL ROUTE 1305, POBOX 255 11229 718-648-5399 14611 716-235-1587 89030 702-649-3311 16511 814-899-1347 08518 609-499-2992

ROCHESTER FARGO OKLAHOMA CITY EVANS CITY RENO BROOKLYN MERCERVILLE OMNI HOBBY & GAMES WHISTLESTOP TRAINS CRANBERRY HOBBY DEPOT HIGH SIERRA MODELS WALT'S HOBBY SHOP THE WHISTLE STOP IRON HORSE HOBBIES 4340 13TH AVE. SW 1313 BRITION RO. 20327 PERRY HIGHWAY 3677 KINGS ROW 7909 5TH AVE. 1967 RIDGE RD. E 116FLOCK RO. 11209 718-745-4991 14622 716-467-7590 TJ MAXX PLAZA 73114 405-842-4846 CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP 89503 702-747-7444 08629 609-586-2282 58103 701-282-5675 16033 412-776-3640

BUFFALO ROCKY POINT OKLAHOMA CITY GETTYSBURG RENO MONMOUTH K VAL HOBBIES EASTERN HOBBIES INC. WOODWARDS TOMMY GILBERT MODEL HOBBIES EMPORIUM HOBBY & GAME #3 OHIO 277 HINMAN AVE. 259 ROUTE 25A 2941 W. HEFNER RO. RAILROAD SUPPLY 5380 MEAOOWOOO MALL CR. 4095 US HWY. 1, SUITE 19 14216 716-875-2837 11778 516-821-3175 73120 405-751-4994 346 E. WATER Sl 89502 702-825-9670 08852 908-329-0030 17325 717-337-1992

AVON RENO BUFFALO SCHENECTAOY JENKINTOWN PENNSAUKEN APPLEWOOD MINIATURE TULSA HOBBIES OF RENO NIAGARA HOBBY & CRAFT MART ADIRONOACK HOBBIES JENKINTOWN HOBBY CENTER TED'S ENGINE HOUSE 36555 DETROIT RD. ACTION HOBBIES 535 E. MOANA LANE OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAY 2331 ALTON ST. GREENWOOD AVE. & LEEDOM ST. 6307 WESTFIELD AVE. 44011 216-934-6366 4955C SOUTH MEMORIAL 89502 702-826-6006 3366 UNION RD. AT WALDEN 12309 518-393-8836 19046 215-884-7555 08110 609-662-0222 14225 716-681-1666 1-800-359-6366 74145 918-663-8998

SMITHTOWN JOHNSTOWN CLAY CINCINNATI TULSA PISCATAWAY THREE GUYS HOBBIES AL'S TRAINS SYRACUSE TRAIN & HOBBY GOLF MANOR HOBBIES WINGS-N-THINGS, INC. MODEL RAILROAD SHOP 99 E. MAIN Sl 161 VILLAGE STREET 8135 RT. 11 2235 LOSANTIVILLE AVE. 5241 S. PEORIA VAIL AVE. & NEW MARKET RO. 11787 516-265-8303 15902 814-535-2597 08854 908-968-5696 13041 315-422-3328 45237 513-351-3849 74105 918-745-0034

58 • Model Railroading December '" 99.., CALGARY SANDY CASHMERE MILWAUKEE TRAINS & SUCH PENNSYLVANIA RHOOE ISLAND TEXAS MRS HOBBY SHOP SIDE-TRACKED HOBBIES TERMINAL HOBBY SHOP 4125-4 Sl NW 9425 UNION SOUARE 101 COTIAGE, SUITE F 5619 W_ FLORIST AVE_ AB T2K lA3 403-282-2442 84070 801 -572-6082 98815 509-782-4919 53218 414-461-1050 AUSTIN KUTZTOWN CRANSTON CHEHALIS NEENAH EDMONTON HOBBY TOWN U_S.A. ROUNDHOUSE SALES PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH HOBBIES AA HOBBIES NORTHWEST TRAIN DEPOT BESTS' HOBBIES BRODIE OAKS SHOPPING CTR_ VERMONT 6519 104 ST. 208 W_ MAIN ST. 106 ROLFE Sl 1671 N. NATIONAL AVE. 1011 S_ LAKE Sl 4107 CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY. AB T6H 2L3 403-430-9072 19530 215-683-9060 02910 401-941-6781 98532 206-736-5600 54956 414-722-8532 78704

FOSTER 8URlINGTDN FERNDALE WAUSAU HALIFAX LANCASTER DALLAS & SHIPPEETOWN MODEL SHOP THE HOBBY SHOP M & M DEPOT POPES HOBBYLAND MARITIME H08BIES & CRAFTS SMlffi'S HOBBY CRAFT BOB BYE HALL'S HOBBY HOUSE 184 DANIELSON PIKE 109 BANK Sl 2032 MAl N ST.. PO BOX 1828 640 S. 3RD AVE_ SCOTIA SOUARE 1226 MILLERSVILLE PIKE 4822 BRYAN ST. 02825 401 -647-2640 05401 802-860-2822 98248 206-384-2552 54401 71 5-842-4371 NS B3J lN9 902-423-8870 17603 71 7-393-2521 75204 214-821-2550

OLYMPIA LEMOYNE PAWTUCKET DALLAS ST. JOHNSBURY WEST ALLIS KANATA PACIFIC SCALE MODELS KEYSTONE H08BY CENTER PARENT HOBBIES COllBRI'S ELLIS PAINT WALLPAPER GLS. GARMAN HOBBY SHOP KANATA HOBBY CTR. OnAWA 503 CHERRY 239 S. 3RD ST. 272 WEST AVE. 5600 W. LOVER'S LANE, STE. 139 85 EASTERN AVE_ 8021 W. NATIONAL AVE_ 471 HAlELDEAN RD., (UNIT 14 ) NEXT TO FOREIGN AUTO PARTS 17043 71 7-763-7534 02860 401-722-2398 2 BLOCKS WEST OF TOLLWAY 05819 802-748-3806 3 BLKS. S STATE FA IR MAIN GATE ON K2L 4B8 613-836-6040 206-352-9261 75209 21 4-352-3394 98501 53214 414-476-1412

LITITZ WAKEFIELD DALLAS SEATIlE WEST BEND KINGSTON RULES MODEL TRAINS THE TRAINSHED COLLECTIBLE TRAINS & TOYS AMERICAN EAGLES INC_ WEST BEND HOBBIES INC_ LLOYD SHALES HOBBY SUPPLY 101 N. BROAD ST. i9 OLD TOWER HILL RD_ 109 MEDALLION CENTER VIRGINIA 2220 NW MARKET Sf. 144 N. MAIN ST. 208 DIVISION Sf. 17543 71 7-626-1 273 02879 401-789-1420 LOOP 12 AT ABRAMS RO_ 981 17 206-782-8448 53095 414-334-0487 ON K7K 3Z1 613-548-8427 75214 21 4-373-9469

MONTOURSVillE DALLAS ALEXANDRIA SEATIlE MONTREAL ENGLISH MODEL RR SUPPLY PHIL'S HOBBIES CORNISH & SONS HOBBY DON'S HOBBIES HOBBY WORLD LTD. 21 HOWARD Sf. SOUTH CAROLINA 2740 VALWOOD PARKWAY 8105 6239 LlTILE RIVER TPKE. 4746 UNIVERSITY VILLAGE PL. 5450 SHERBROOKE W 17754 717-368-2516 75234 21 4-243-3603 22312 703-941-2634 NE PO H4A lV9 514-481 -5434 98105 206-525-7700

PERKASIE GREENVILLE FALLS CHURCH SEATIlE NORTH WESTMINSTER FORT WORTH LESHER'S VARIETY-HOBBIES GREAT ESCAPE ARLINGTON HOBBY CRAFTERS FREDERICK & NELSON CREATIVE HOBBYCRAFT STORES OLD TIME HOBBIES 21 N_ 7TH PLEASANT BURG SHOPPING CTR. WILLSTON CENTER 5TH & PINE STS , 4TH FLOOR WYOMING 42 6TH Sf. 3501 A BLUE BONNEn CIR. 18944 21 5-257-4055 1426 LAURENS RD. 6176 ARLINGTON BLVD. 981 11 206-682-5500 BC V3L 2Z1 604-525-6644 76109 817-927-5208 IN PA 1-BOO-A TRAIN 0 29607 803-235-8320 22044 703-532-2224 EXT. 2000

WEST COLUM81A GRAFTON SPOKANE CASPER OTIAWA PHILADELPHIA HOUSTON NEW BROOKLAND RAILROAD & GRAFTON HOBBY CENTER SUNSET JUNCTION CENTRAL TRAIN STATION HOBBY CENTRE S & H HARDWARE & SUPPLY LARRY'S HOBBIES HOBBY 110-C DARE RD. E 213 SPRAGUE AVE. 1579 BANK STREET 6700 CASTOR AVE. 156-F 1960 EAST 138 S_ KIMBALL 405 STATE Sf. 23692 804-898-4184 99202 509-838-2379 COMMISSARY MALL ON K1H 7Z3 19149 215-745-9375 77073 71 3-443-7373 29169 803-791-3958 82601 307-266-5915

LYNCH8URG TACOMA PETERBOROUGH PITIS8URGH KILLEEN RIVERTON HOBBY CENTER TRAINS UNLIMITED PACIFIC RAILWAY HOBBIES JAY'S TRAIN CENTER DE BYS HOBBY EMPORIUM A 8 CHARLES SON HOBBY SHOP SOUTH DAKOTA 2016 LAKESIDE OR. 5115 100TH SW NO. 7 183 SIMCOE STREET 3213 W. LIBERTY AVE_ 414 N. 8TH ST.. PO BOX 849 313 N. 6TH EAST 24501 804-385-5036 98499 206-581-4453 PO BOX 1552 15216 412-561-3068 76541 817-634-0488 82501 307-856-0068 ON K9J 7H7 705-742-7238

PITISBURGH SIOUX FALLS LEWISVILLE MANASSAS TORONTO MARKHAM BILL & WALT'S HOBBY SHOP DONOVANS HOBBY CENTER SOUTHWEST TRAINS TRAIN DEPOT RAILVIEW TRAINS 116 SMITHFIELD Sf. INDEPENDENCE PLAZA 540 SURF. SUITE 118 7214 NEW MARKET C1 501 ALDEN RD . UNIT 4 15222 412-281 -9040 3813 S. WESTERN AVE. 75067 21 4-221-5891 221 10 703-335-2216 ON L3R 3L4 416-470-6200 57105 605-338-6945

PITISBURGH LONGVIEW MIDLOTHIAN TRURO IRON HORSE HOBBY SHOP J'S CUSTOM TRAINS CHESTERFIELD HOBBIES INC. WEST VIRGINIA CANADA UNEEDA HOBBY 1950 PAINTERS RUN RD. PO BOX 2543 13154 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE 25 INGLIS PLACE 15241 412-221-2250 75606 903-236-7360 231 13 804-379-9091 NS B2N 4B5 902-895-0308

READING BURLINGTON MESQUITE RICHMOND NITRO VANCOUVER IRON HORSE HOBBY HOUSE COLLECTOR SHOP AND CANADIAN FINE SCALE HOBBY CENTER NITRO HOBBY-N-CRAFT CENTER CENTRAL HOBBIES 60 S. 6TH Sf. TENNESSEE HDBBY1220 N. TWN. EAST BLVD. N SCALE SPECIALTIES 4925 W. BROAD Sf. 1402 104 21ST ST.. PO BOX 695 2835 GRANDVIEW HWY. 19602 215-373-6927 535 LOCUST ST. 75150 214-613-2051 23230 804-359-4720 25143 304-755-4304 BC V5M 2El 604-874-5716 ON L7S lV4 416-333-6560

READING BRENTWOOD PLANO RICHMOND MORGANTOWN BURLINGTON WINNIPEG NASHVILLE DEPOT HOBBY SHOP & G & K HOBBY CENTRE RAILROAD CROSSING TOY CENTER, INC. HERITAGE TRAINS HOBBIES HUTCH'S TRAINS THE GOLDEN SPIKE 4924 THOROUGHBRED LANE 720 GORDON ST. 1520 G AVE. 10441 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE. 46 HIGH ST. 490 BRANT Sf. MODEL SHOP 37027 615-371 -5350 23235 19601 21 5-374-8598 75074 214-423-9054 804-288-4475 26505 304-296-RAIL ON L7R 2G4 416-637-3721 185 STADACONA ST. R3T 3L2 204-667-2080 CHATIANOOGA SCRANTON SAN ANTONIO ROANOKE CALGARY CHAnANOOGA DEPOT WINNIPEG SCRANTON HOBBY CENTER HOBBY STOP KEN'S TRAINS HOBBY WEST 3701 RINGGOLD RD. GOOCH'S HOBBIES 420 LACKAWANNA AVE. 19 BREESE BLVD. 3414 ORANGE AVE. NE WISCONSIN 5011 MACLEOD TR. SW 37412 615-622-0630 MARKET SOUARE EAST 185 SHERBROOK ST. 18503 71 7-342-1963 78209 51 2-828-91 17 AB T20 OA9 403-244-9990 24012 703-343-1057 MB R3C 2R7 204-775-2743

STRASBURG CLARKSVILLE ROANOKE APPLETON STRASBURG TRAIN SHOP THE HOBBY SHOP ROANOKE RAILS BESTS' HOBBIES ROUTE 741E, BOX 130 1616 CUNNINGHAM PL. 11 S. JEFFERSON ST. 2700 W_ COLLEGE AVE., 18 17579 71 7-687-0464 37042 61 5-553-0350 2401 1 703-342-5930 54914 LIST YOUR SHOP WAYNE KNOXVillE ROANOKE BROOKFIELD SMALL WORLD HOBBIES DAN'S TRAINS UTAH THE RAIL YARD HOBBY HORSE IN OUR 163 E. LANCASTER AVE. EMORY ROAD AT 1-75 NORTH 6711 A WILLIAMSON ROAD 16750 W. BLUEMDUND 19087 215-687-6875 37849 615-938-7212 24019 703-362-1 714 53005 414-782-2170 DEALER DIRECTORY

PROVO WESTCHESTER MEMPHIS SUFFOLK EAU CLAIRE WELL TRAINED BRANDYWINE HOBBIES MODEL RR HOBBY SHOP MIKE'S TRAINLAND HOBBY MASTER 118 W. CENTER Sf. 1502 WESTCHESTER PIKE 3436 PARK AVE. 5661 SHOULDERS HILL RD. 3944 ANDERSON DRIVE 19382 215-696-9049 381 11 901 -324-7245 84601 801 -374-0307 54703 715-835-5004 $6 23435 804-484-4224 COMPLETE MODEL RR SUPPLIES

PIGEON FORGE SALT LAKE CITY KENOSHA PIGEON FORGE TOY & HOBBY DOUGLAS MODELS IRON RAILS OF KENOSHA PER MONTH

2919 MIDDLE CREEK RD. • •••55TH yEAR ···· 2031 22ND AVE. P.O. BOX 1271 2065 E 33RD SOUTH Sf. 53140 414-552-8075 37868 615-428-0918 84109 801 -487-7752 CALL PA M GREENBERG MEMPHIS SALT LAKE CITY LA CROSSE WORLD OF GAMES AND GREAT ESCAPE HOBBIES TRAIN HOUSE 800-736-0427 HOBBIES 1773 WEST 4160 SOUTH WASHINGTON 65 COPELAND AVE. 2796 S_ PERKINS 84119 801 -966-7785 54603 608-874-1161 38118 901 -365-2080 or

SALT LAKE CITY AUBURN MADISON 303-292-0124 HAMMOND HOBBIES WAGNER'S HOBBY HOUSE HOBBY CRAFT OF MADISON 50 S. MAIN, SUITE 211 131 E. MAIN Sl 6632 ODANA ROAD 84144 801-531-6074 98002 206-939-2515 53719 608-833-4944 FAX 303-295-6477

December 1991 Model Railroading • S9 YOUR BES T SOURCE FOR ... _e HIGH QUALITY TRACKAGE trains in realistic AND ACCESSORIES INVIS-A- MOUNT is a quick, easy, invisible under-table mounting system for PECO switch machines, and fits both HO and gauges. N The Complete Train Display Case Each Moot is a complete TRAINSHOW stand-alone scale display or may HO/N be placed end to end with more cases to display even longer passenger & freight trains. very creative system. A e:� Optically clear acrylic long case. ca,e"hown wall mounted. o 6' 1" Hand made in by skilled craftsmen. Two clear mounting brackets included. o U.SA 0 Build trains 18 feet or longer. Ideal way to store trains near your layout. BUILDINGS o 6, 12, 0 For home, office, store, show, or museum. o Clear removable three piece sliding top. Reta-'I prlc a- ed t on '$y 159 . 00 ea.chi. o Please add 1 0.00 each for shipping. . and handling. Desi ned for track cork roadbeds. S o 9 36" & . _ _ UPS Shippable. fA residents add 4% sales tax. For HO or scale. IModels, track o N 0 scale size inquire. and roadbed not included. I Wall mount or place on desk or coun er. o ToPlease Order, allow Send 3-4 Check weeks or delive Moneyry . Order to: Completely assembled, o & f'Taylor Associates 8601 Optional: Urbandale Avenue Key style locksfor added security. i8 50322 Des Moines, Iowa Custom sizes built to order. AND ASS 0 C I ATES Dealer Inquiries Invited 8601 Urbandale Ave.- Des Moines, Iowa 50322 - 515-276-0992 TRAJNSHOW FAX: 515-276-2587 MODEL RAILWAY ACCESSORIES -

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SEE YOUR HOBBY DEALER FIRST If he doesn't have them he can order direct from F&H ENTERPRISES 7501 McFadden Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Te l: (7 14) 897-3313 FAX: (714) 894-4954 Tremendous stock on hand Dealer inquiries invited

Design Precision, To �scale , (HO, N, Z, 0, S, G) Layouts and Run Realistic Railroad Simulations ,

...... IBM, 640K . . .. $59.95 Apple II/Laser 128, 64K . . . . . $49.95 To order or receive a freecolor catalog call: or 800-451-4871 FAX : 503-683-1925 shipping first program l s c/o John Reichel, Order by mail: Add $7 p $2 ea. additional. or 1800 E. 38th St., Oakland, 94602 SendVisa/MC# (with expo date) check. CA u

• Model Railroading December ., 99., Manufacturers of Craftsman Style injection Eastern Car Works � molded styrene HO railroad kits. The following P.O. Box "L" 624 Lcmghorne, PA 19047 kit is available undecorated without couplers. Send SSAE for list of available kits. Dealer inquiries invited.

KIT 1141 • P-70 FAR COACH • $24.95

The P-70FAR coach was one of the Pennsylvania Railroad's modifications of existing equipment to operate with streamlined equipment and to provide uniformity of appearance.

NOT JUST A BUILDING.

Our newest HO scale building is a precise rep lica of the Railroad BUTA Life-Like excl usive! PIECE OF HISTO8&0 RY. Station in SykesvAille, MD. Designed in the Queen Anne style, the original was completed in and is now a nationally registered historic landmark. Like all our kits, the Mainline 1884 Station is easy to assemble and fe atures prototypically authentic detailing.

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December 1991 Model Railroading • 0[}sW

Timberline Designs FOR THE CRAFTSMAN Here in the highcountr y of Colorado we proudly AND MODELER produce Timberline Pine Trees. Created by hand, HOBBYTEK ILLUMINATI ON - MAGNIFICATI ON - INSTRUMENTS - CABINETRY - SUNDRIES each one is different fromthe next. Timberline Pine Trees are a must for any layout. scalpel w/plastic handle Iris scissors - 95¢ - $6.60 scalpel blades hemostats - 40¢ - $ 7 .1 0 oz. poly mixing cups 1 - $3.00PK1 0 ADD $4.00 SHIPPING latex gloves MAIL TO - $1.50 PK10 & HA NDLING &

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J 28"METAL WHEELSETS Size Pac P ice Qty./ k r COLORS: 6 $5.49 Northwoods Green � FOR ATHEARN & McKEAN CARS 3 $5.49 Lodge Pole Green 'Z>-i 28" metal wheelset replacements for the Athearn IMPACK cars and 2 $5.49 Deadwood Brown 1 $8.98 �the McKean FRONT RUNNER are now available. These are brass Please specify size and color. Include shipping and wheelsets of RP25 contour with black nickel plating. The brass axles are handling. residents add sales$3 tax. Discount for bulk packaging.CO 3.8% pointed . #1 07 contains (8) wheelsets and-lists for $7.20/pack. DEALER INQUIRIES WELCOME. Send check or money order to: 40" solid nickel silver 1/2 wheels for Athearn TIMBERLINE DESIGNS W. diesels, #1 02 contains (8) 1/2 axles and lists 7178 Roxbury Ave .•Littleton, CO 80123 • for $7,45/pack. 303-979-2011 1-800-326-0321 � \: n"\ PROUDLY MADE IN THE USA \\.. .'\��� Other wheel sizes and axle configurations are �� :\)�"\ Y>�% �� 0 .�o� "f.�� �� also avai lable. For a complete list write to: � . �

HO Scal e

Bal timore & Oh io M-50 and M- 15 Frei ght cars

Boxcar Insul ated Boxcar Automobi le car Grai n car M-50 Pul�l iclty Pai nt Bud St ri nghAm col lect ion

M-15 W/corrugated si de #15734 M- 15k w/round roof #15738 M- 15ba insul ated boxcar Same - pa i nted #15734-1 Same - pai nted w/smal l #15738-1 Same - pai nted w/smal l #15746-1 8&0 8&0 Pai nted 3 pack #15736 I M- 15l automobi le car #15748 M- 15bc grain servi ce car #15746-1 Pai nted gray Publ icity pai nt #15736-1 Same - pa i nted w/smal l #15748-1 Same - pai nted w/smal l #15746-3 8&0 8&0

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• Model Railroading December 1991 Micro-Trains® Fits Under N Scale Portable Layout Take this beautiful scale scenicked layout N Everyone's anywhere! is a compact, Travel-N-Train portable layout in a heavy-duty folding case. When open it displays a x layout. 2' 4' Christmas Tree ! includes feet of gauge track Travel-N-Train 15 N fully installed with three remote controlled switch tracks and plug-in terminals. It's fully wired and ready to use with any standard power pack. This great looking Mobil 39' Sin gle Dome Tanker M08X 11129 features blue and red �, ':: ':: .... 'Pegasus' herald and black lettering on a pristine white body. R-T-R #651 20 ...$1 4.75 KIT Also avai lable, this new #65129 ...$1 2.95 40' Double-Sheathed Wood Reefer with yellow sides and black lettering . White Ap;�rr;ih�rd lettering on ends of dark boxcar red body. - ltal'Omf wtth. �an ftf)S PLUS is ideal for apartments, :�" Travel-N-Train J1 FOR THE VER Y FI RST Outsells Them All : ...... -- the door detail work traveling, gifts - whatever! TIME Write or call today for more information. is also printed ! ! l:J I R-T-R #49350 ... $1 1 .85 KIT TRAVEL-N-TRAIN #49359 ...$1 0.50 • 3850 N. Commerce Drive Suite 109 Railfans: Tucson, AZ 85705 • For a list o Micro-Trains® Dealers in your 800-TRAIN-02 602-887-6100 f FAX 602-293-1482 area, send a S.A.S.E. to Micro-Trains®. Dealer Inquiries Welcome 720 South Grape Street, Medford, Oregon 97501-3698 U.s.A.

tJv1icro-8cale Models In c. s LASER CUT LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS SERIES CRAFTSMAN KITS

HO structure kits are easy to build for the novice to the advanced modeler. Kits are all wood and feature clear, easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams, quick assembly time and parts that fit well.

All major wood components are fully laser cut. Kit features Grandt Line windows and doors and Campbell shingles. All signs are silk screened on self-adhesive vinyl.

SEE OUR PRODUCTS AT YOUR FA VORITE HOBBY SHOPOR ORDER DIRECT. SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER OR VISA, MASTERCARD TO: MICRO-SCALE MODELS INC. Markley Road MR #1 • Pennsburg, PA 18073 21 5-679-3838

Price includes shipping within Continental U.S. wide by 6" deep 14" PA residents add 6% sales tax o scale version will be available later this year. Dealer inquiries welcome - For a list of additional kits send SASE.

December 1991 Model Railroading • /":.- ' COLORFUL CARS OF R 50'sFREI GHTS \.J\\\�Arr 1f Available FREE for Meetings,

Capture the color of early 1950's Conventions, GREAT NORTHERN EXPRESS BOX CARS freights with this new set of Great Three·pack wlDifferent Numbers Exhibits 932-9074 Individual $29.98 Northern 40' Express Box Cars! This 932-9075 Car $ 9.98 Swap Meets, Shows, ... limited-run set features three Wa lthers Yo ur DeaJer can get it fr om Wa lthers. HO Scale PS-1 box cars, custom painted a Write to: For FREE list of Dealers near you, send in the striking Great Northern Glacier a #10 SASE to the address shown. Green and Omaha Orange scheme. And, each car has its own car number. (An MODEL RAILROAD INDUSTR Y ASSOCIA TION, INC P.O. BOX 28129 DENVER, CO 80228 individual car - sorry no choice of number - is also available.)

SUNCOAST MODELS

HO & 0 SCALE CRAFTSMAN KITS

SEND LSSAE FOR LIST PLEASE SPECIFY SCALE

Ask your dealer or order direct from: SUNCOAST MODELS "Qual i tl,J fo r the Craftsman "

P.O. Box 725M • Black Mountain, NC 2871 1

• Model Railroading December '199'1 DISCOVERAIL '92 MODERN CI

Expand operations on your HO Scale layout 40' FUNNEL-FLOWGeneral AmericanTANK CARS GATX with six new roadnames for the 40' Funnel­ '932-5157 Flow® Ta nk Car. For a limited time, they're American Clays '932-5158 Huber available with three different numbers! '!Wo '932-5159 J.M.Corn Products are featured in the special display at your '932-5160 Nord Kaolin Dealer, while the third will be released shortly. '932-5163 •Part number shown for third car only. Be sure to look for Walthers Funnel­ 30' "Funnel Flo w" is a regis tered trademark of Union Ta nk Flow® Ta nk Cars, 10,000 Gallon Steam-To ­ Car Company. Diesel Era Ta nk Cars and accessories at your Dealer too. For a FREE list of Dealers near you, send a # I a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the address shown. COLUMBUS, OHIO AUGUST 1-8, 1992

AFFORDA�LE GIFTS for a raIl fan or I U n for yourself! RAILROAD CROSSING LIGHT MUSICAL RAILROAD TIE fRa-This metal, inch tall, scale1 replicaF This colorful, inch polyester tie 13 54 has 2 flashing bulbs on volts 110 AC. tells everyone your favorite hobby. Perfect for setting the scene by your Squeeze the tip and it plays "I've layout, in your workshops, or? Been Working on the Railroad." $14,95 $19_95 To order send a check,money order,or full credit card info for the cost of the item plus $4.00 ($5.00 foreign) for immediate shipment. Include address for Or call U.P.S., 708 740-8726. Division of 229 E. Rollins Rd, Round Lake Beach, CRailFun 'Ram, IL 60073 Order BOTH for $29.95 plus shipping. SAVE $5.001!

INTERMOUNTAIN RAILWAY COMPANY $29.95 undecorated $27.95

1937 40' AAR Standard 1224 Boston Avenue Box Car Longmont, CO 80501

December .... 99 .... Model Railroading • THIS IS CLINCHFIELD! CSX HOTSHOTS - ERWIN TO SPARTANBURG Join us as we tour the southern half of the old CLINCHFIELD RAILROAD - Loops, gorges, mountains, trestles, tunnels, and more. The modern CSX rides the same 140-mile stretch of track (now the Blue Ridge Subdivision) in the same high-speed, high-powered style that made the Clinchfield famous. See time freights, massive coal trains, even two passenger specials and the derrick cars. It's all here in tape of 2 AMERICAN ALTAVISTA's 8-tape series - THIS IS CLINCHFIELD!

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Abracadata ...... 60 American AltaVista ...... 66

Bennett Enterprises ...... 62

Campbell Road ...... After an absence ofmany years, KADEE is re-releasing their HOn3 trucks 67 Cape Line Models ...... 68 in kit form . The No.715 Truck Assembly Fixture is also available to assist CDS Lettering Limited ...... 69 in assembling the trucks. Ask your dealer for our HOn3 Truck Challenge Products ...... No.71S 68 Assembly Fixture, and our No.716 (3'-7') or No.717 (4'-6") truck kits. Dealer Directory ...... 56 Des Plaines Hobbies ...... 68

Eastern Car Works ...... 61

F & H Enterprises ...... 60. 67. 69

Gandy Dancer Video Productions ...... 68 G & J Hobbies ...... 67 GML Enterprises ...... 67 • 1" 'I �t!<>P.o. Box 17. 26 Heimburger House ...... til- 67 ·Medford. OR 97501 HobbyTek ...... 62 �. Intermountain Railway ...... 65

Jesse Jones Industries ...... 69

Kadee Quality Products ...... 70 K & S Engineering a ...... 66 IT's SECRET! Those old KMT brass diesels are supposed to run! Life-Like inside front cover...... 61 . They just need minor corrective surgery to replace the cracked axle gears in inside back cover most instances - with the NWSL #100-6 (4 axles, $14.95) or #101-6 (6 axle, $19.95) kits available at hobby shops. These kits also provide more efficiency, Microscale Industries ...... 69 lower speed, smoother performance fo r operating KMT diesels and some Micro-Scale Models. Inc...... 63 electrics (such Models Little Joe with diesel type gearboxes). Micro-Trains ...... ALCO 63 as MRIA ...... 64 AwwSh ucks .... The Secrets out! Now,anybody tbat can read knows tbey can buy tbose old, non-running brassdiesels NorthWest Short Line KMT ...... 70 imported under various brands sucb as RedBatl, TRAINS, Hallmark., etc. and ALCO, make tbem run better tban new. Overland Models ...... Back cover

Permacraft Products ...... tbe motor bas given 66 Ii Precision Scale Co. Inc ...... 62 up, an NWSl)Sagami #18363-9 or for wide Rail Road Progress ...... 67 body units #22401-9 RailFun ...... 65 will provide tbe quiet, Railway Design Associates ...... 68 smootb power you'll love! Sheepscot Scale Products ...... 69 SNC Industries ...... And replace tbose stili, inefficient or fa iled old couplings with easy-to-use NWSL 68 Suncoast Models ...... 64 precision universal couplings - #490-6 ($295 ea) or #481-6 ($1.95 ea)

Taylor & Associates ...... 60 Teen Association of Model RR ...... 60 Timberline Designs ...... 62 Travel-N-Train ...... 63 Complete product list ·$1 .00. Full line 80 pg. iIIus. catalog -$7 including st class postage Utah Pacific 1 ...... 67 Quality economy [romyour bohbysbop =C�& & € �� Box 423 Walthers ...... 64. 65 NorthWest Short Line SeattleWA 981 11 USA

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