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FEATURES 36 ▼ LAYOUT FEATURE Bridge Line Operations on 21 ▼ GP40: The First 645 Geep — Jerry Shepardson’s Virginia Southern Part 16: Seaboard (SAL, ACL, SCL) by Larry Puckett by George Melvin 40 ▼ “Painted On” Signs — Revisited 26 ▼ ON TRACK by James A. Powell Work Instructions by Jim Mansfield 42 ▼ Vertical Access Hatch by Doug Geiger, MMR 28 ▼ Add a Radio Control Car and Helpers To Your SOUTHERN Consist 44 ▼ DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP by Larry Puckett Southern Pacific Alco PA and PB Series by Rich Picariello 32 ▼ CONTAINERS A-Z KSCU to MATS 48 ▼ The Passenger Train Oriented Layout — Part 1 by David G. Casdorph by Robert A. Clark

DEPARTMENTS 5 ▼ Editorial 17 ▼ Product Reviews 63 ▼ Boys in the Basement 9 ▼ Letters 47 ▼ Book Beat 65 ▼ Your Trek Plan 12 ▼ New Products 54 ▼ Society Page 70 ▼ Advertiser Index 55 ▼ Dealer Directory

36 Photo by Larry Puckett ABOUT THE COVER Providing access to remote areas on a model train layout can pose many difficulties. Can you spot the access hatch on this portion of Doug Geiger’s Granite Mountain Railway layout? Turn to page 42 to see how Doug built the vertical access hatch hidden in this scenic portion of the narrow gauge area of his layout. Photo by Doug Geiger, MMR. INSET: Larry Puckett provides us with a look at the Southern’s prototype radio control car and shows us how he modeled his unit starting on page 28. Photo by Larry Puckett. ~ RIVAROSSI New Oil Burners Are Here!

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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS David A. Bontrager David G. Casdorph Art Fahie New Year’s Goals Doug Geiger, MMR appy New Year! For most of us, 2001 was a year Patrick Lawson, MMR H that we are more than happy to put behind us. Jim Mansfield Its impact on our lives will continue to be felt for some George Melvin time, but now with the start of a New Year, we look for- Rich Picariello ward to another new beginning. Each new year usually Larry J. Puckett prompts similar responses in almost all of us. While it is Larry E. Smith, MMR a time for reflection, it is also a time for resolving to try Gary Walton harder in the days ahead and for setting new goals for CIRCULATION / OFFICE MANAGER ourselves. Those projects that didn’t get done are reex- Donald R. Strait amined and reprioritized...and new projects are contem- [email protected] plated and orchestrated. If you were fortunate enough to get your Christmas wish list for railroad-related NATIONAL SALES MANAGER items filled, many of your model railroad goals may fall into place automatically, but Chris Lane actually accomplishing those goals will take resolve during the months ahead. Hope- 1-888-338-1700 fully, each issue of Model Railroading will help inspire you each month to fulfill the [email protected] goals you have set for yourself. ASSISTANT MANAGER/GRAPHIC ARTIST Setting goals for your modeling projects shouldn’t be confused with making New Year’s resolutions. After all, how many resolutions that are made each year are actu- Rhett B. Lee [email protected] ally kept? And therein lies the problem as I see it...resolutions imply a static response in the fact that they are “kept.” On the other hand, goals imply action...you strive for Volume 32, Issue 1. MODEL RAILROADING is published them, achieve them and then move on to new ones. 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Margaret Mansfield own viewpoint and has prompted this letter. Dear Randy: Since my kids were small, I’ve taken them trackside with me, and It was very saddening to read of Margret’s death. also introduced them to my friends at the various railroad clubs to Ever since I first picked up a copy of the magazine and then sub- which I’ve belonged over the years. My oldest son, now 35, was able scribed I noticed and looked forward to her special style and view- to differentiate between an SD45 and other contemporary diesels of points on our hobby. the 1970s. He photographed trains with me, and ran Athearn products With the background and perspective I have, it seemed she was with me. He also watched and took pride in the various “kitbash” picking out points that would help my understanding and enjoyment. products that I produced in my continued drive to achieve realism. He I imagine her talent was such that it touched many people from many is not a model railroader today nor is his son. viewpoints just as well. My youngest son, age 19, watched some of the extremes of mod- I will certainly miss her articles and my sympathies go out to her eling I went to as well. He had his own Athearn locomotives and cars husband and family and friends. using a mix of Kadee® and horn/hook couplings. He also accompa- Wes Flieri, Architect nied me to club meets, both “runs” and work sessions. He worked Wolfeboro, NH alongside me and ran trains at the clubs with people ranging in age from teens to early 70s. He took photos with me and saw how I used Mexican GP40s them to build models, much as his brother had done 16 years earlier. Dear sirs, He is not a model railroader either. Thank you for the article on the Mexican railroad GP40s in the My point is that like other living organisms, kids will choose hob- November 2001 issue. I am a fan and HO scale modeler of the Natio- bies and professions, i.e., do as they bloody well please. We parents nales de Mexico railways, and always appreciate anything on this can expose them to what’s available in life, give advice, and offer subject. The article was well done, and the color photos are great! them opportunities to safely experiment; but as it was with us, it I am part of a Yahoo e-group called MEXLIST, which has over becomes their choice. While I agree that a poor running train set is a 300 members, and posted a message to the group alerting them to definite turn off, production of quality products is not a panacea for your magazine and the article. I am sure it will be of interest, as there the hobby’s continuation either. is growing attention to the Mexican railroads, past and present in 1:1 I dropped my very first SD40 from a workbench onto the floor and model form and on the Web. In fact, Athearn has just come out in 1978. The three-year-old unit was kitbashed from an Athearn with a line of rolling stock painted for NdeM and TFM. SDP40 and had a modified frame to accommodate the body’s length. Keep up the good work, and I hope to see more on Mexican rail- It landed smack on its plow, and like the prototype in a similar head- roads in prototype and model in your magazine. on collision, stove in its front steps and bent its plow. Minor repairs Tom Sciara resulted and 21 years later it still remains one of my better running Central California units. Those old Athearn units were pretty rugged even when modified extensively! GP40 Corrections For myself, the fun that I once had in taking a razor saw to a sty- Randy, rene shell to build something not available on the market, has become Two corrections in the GP40 series. pretty much dissipated by the availability of good running, very First, in the October 2001 issue, Part 13, covering the Conrail accurate models now available from the manufacturers. With each GP40s, the Erie-Lackawanna C425s didn’t go to the Belt Railway of release, I’ve examined the new product against my earlier creation of Chicago (BRC), but instead went to the British Columbia Railway the same model. Although I’ve continued to buy the new products, I (BCR). have also retained those units I’d previously kitbashed. At present, Second, in the November 2001 issue, Part 14, regarding the units I’m incrementally upgrading the older units with additional details. for the Sonora Baja California (SBC). The author implies that these I have kept 20+ year old Model Power E-units because of the work units are GP40s instead of GP40-2s (“Some sources list these units as I did on them to make them look good and run reasonably well. No, GP40-2s.”). Looking at the photo on page 23 of SBC 2104 and 2109, they don’t run nearly as quietly as the Proto 2000 units I’ve subse- there are five definite Dash 2 spotting features visible: quently bought, but I’ve still kept them. My slant-nosed Model Power 1) The bolt-on battery box cover (rather than hinged), which kitbashed E6A twins are always impressive looking pulling an 11-car extends partially under the cab of 2104; LA Limited (approximately 5.5 pounds of weight), and except for one 2) the elongated dynamic brake blister on 2104; stripped gear a year ago, they run decently too. To me, RPP products 3) the oval water sight glass on 2109; have been a boon allowing me the fun of detailing and painting a die- 4) the extra classlight knockouts above the numberboards on sel unit at a reasonable cost to produce something on a reasonable par 2109; with newer imported products. That’s the route I’ve taken in the past 5) the Dash 2 style ratchet handbrake on 2104. decade while continuing to buy Proto 2000, Genesis, Bachmann, and I not trying to be nit-picky, but the caliber and quality of Model Atlas products as I perceive the need (or, more to the truth, the desire Railroading deserves accuracy. for one). Stuart Aaron I don’t advocate buying junk, and surely don’t want a manufac- North Woodmere, NY turer or distributor to put it on a store shelf. From my experience, very few junk train sets are displayed in a hobby shop devoted to Modeling and Train Sets model railroading. Like other “bargains,” they are typically found in Dear Randy, the discount or toy stores. Take a look at other discount or toy store I’ve enjoyed your magazine for many years. I think that the maga- products however, and discover that quality ranges from garbage to zine’s appeal for me is its combination of prototype information with the well constructed. The old Roman adage of “caveat emptor” still modeling based on the prototype. I also like the emphasis on model- prevails. Sometimes there are bargains to be had, but you’d better be ing the past few decades. This may seem an anomaly since I’ve been aware of what you’re buying and how best to use it. a modeler and a railfan since the mid-’50s. 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Editor’s Note: Please talk to your dealer first regarding any new products. If you would like additional information from the manufacturer, please don’t forget to include a number ten, self-addressed, stamped envelope. This will help all concerned.

12 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 * Haslam is a sewage hauling company in Maine that, following 9/11, added ▼ Lake Superior & Ishpeming w/8' door (Road No. LS&I 2422), American flags to their trucks and the slogan “We take a lot of s**t from a #5006...$28.95 lot of people, but we don’t take any s**t from bin Laden.” This decal set, ▼ Undec red oxide w/6' door (1950-1952), #4299...$24.65 like the prototype trucks, does not have the asterisks. ▼ Undec boxcar red w/6' door (1950-1952), #4300...$24.65 Model Tech Studios, 70 High St., Hampton, NH 03842, www. ▼ Undec red oxide w/6' door (1954-1957), #4499...$24.65 modeltechstudios.com, has the Bowens Hardwoods Mill kit which ▼ Undec boxcar red w/6' door (1954-1957), #4500...$24.65 includes varnishing tanks, log shed, drying room, log piles, finished New RTR PS-1 50' boxcars: hardwood piles and dust collectors. Price is $140.00. New in the 3-D ▼ L&N, blue w/yellow lettering and 9' door (Road No. L&N 97296), Background series is Skyscraper #1, inspired by the Chrysler Build- #6010...$31.95 ing. This background is pre-assembled and sells for $38.00. ▼ Southern w/15' double door (Road No. 262888), Bill Mosteller, 2813 Hogan Ct., Falls Church, VA 22043, reports #6712...$30.95 that in July 2001, the Slab Fork River overflowed doing serious dam- New detail parts: “Mod- age to the Virginian caboose preserved in downtown Mullens, WV. ern” post-1958 stamped-metal brake wheel comes in red oxide The Friends of the Caboose Museum are offering an HO RTR rep- (#2035), boxcar red (#2025) and black (#2045); price is $2.40/8. The lica of this Virginian Class C-10 #307 caboose for $45.00 (shipping #441 brake pad is designed to fit on narrow-bolster Kadee trucks; the included) in order to raise funds for the museum. The Roundhouse #442 will fit on wide-bolster Kadee trucks. Price for either type is caboose comes w/glazed windows, Kadee® couplers and is fully $1.75 for 4 sets. painted and decaled. Order online at www.avirginiasampler.com/ virginian-railway-mullens.htm. Daniel Kohlberg, 7507 N. State Route 159, Moro, IL 62067, www.home.mindspring.com/~paducah, has Illinois Central and Illi- Northstar RR Models, 8401 Blaisdell Ave S., Bloomington, MN nois Central Gulf decals in HO scale. This decal line includes items 55420, offers an assembled Eastern Car Works streamlined passenger that no one else has done and fills many voids for IC/ICG modelers: car core kit w/clear acrylic sides and your choice of a smooth roof, ▼ ICG-1 ICG sand cars (2 cars)...$5.00 Pullman/ACF roof or Budd roof. The sides are masked to protect the ▼ ICG-2 ICG cabooses (2-4 cars)...$10.00 acrylic. Painted car sides of your choice can be glued to the acrylic, ▼ ICG-3 ICG flatcars (2-3 cars)...$6.00 which will automatically provide clear windows. The undetailed car ▼ ICG-4 ICG Bicentennial GP38AC #1776...$6.00 floor is attached to the body shell w/6 screws allowing easy access ▼ ICG-5 ICG Paducah lettering (2 locos)...$4.00 to the interior for the installation of a weight and interior details. ▼ ICG-6 ICG Gray & orange loco white numbers...$4.00 Included are assembled ECW trucks w/either Kadee® or InterMoun- ▼ ICG-7 ICG General freight set 1972-87, black (5-6 cars)...$10.00 tain metal wheelsets. Kadee® couplers can be added to the car for an ▼ ICG-8 ICG General emblem set, black/white...$10.00 additional fee. The core can be used with Athasbasca, NKP, Northstar, ▼ ICG-9 IC 40' hi-cube boxcar...$6.00 Union Station or Des Plaines Hobbies car sides. Prices N/A. ▼ ICG-10 IC General freight set 1967-72, black (3 cars)...$10.00 Include $1.00 for S&H in the US; add $2.00 for all foreign orders. Sunshine Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MO Life-Like, 1600 Union Ave., Baltimore, MD 21211-1998, 65808-4997, has a cast- announces a second run of the Proto 2000 Alco S1 decorated (in resin kit for a Caterpillar two or three road numbers each) for B&M, C&NW, Erie-Lacka- Crawler load designed to wanna, New Haven, PRR, Reading, Santa Fe, WP and undec. Price is fit on 40' to 46' flatcars. Kit includes two crated crawlers and an $110.00. The Alco FA2/FB2 (sold only in powered A and unpowered implement crate along w/AAR specified chocking and decals. Price B sets) will return as a newly re-tooled Proto 2000 model. Road- is $15.00. Add $4.00 S&H for up to 5 kits in the US or $15.88 S&H names with two road numbers each are GN, L&N, PRR and B&O. for up to six kits to Canada. Appropriate 40' to 46' flatcar kits for Price N/A. Santa Fe, C&NW, SL-SF (Frisco), PRR and B&O range in price from $20.00 to $23.00 each. Microscale, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, has the following new decals for HO scale: Walthers, 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039, ▼ 87-1122 Boxcar Door Markings — Black offers a fully assembled Cornerstone® Series Fire Company #4 ▼ 87-1123 Boxcar Door Markings — Yellow Firehouse (#933-2809, $39.98). As a special limited-time offer, if ▼ 87-1141 PRR Heavyweight Passenger Cars (1912-1945) you order the firehouse, you can get a Busch American LaFrance ▼ 87-1142 PRR Heavyweight Passenger Car Stripes (1912-1945) Pumper and an exclusive Walthers Busch Ford E-350 Paramedic ▼ 87-1143 PRR Heavyweight Passenger Car Names (1912-1945) Ambulance (both w/working flashing lights), a $94.95 value for only ▼ MC-4361 Central RR of New Jersey Cabooses (1965-1976) $75.96 (order the #5-2809 Firehouse Special). Also new are Corner- ▼ MC-4367 Central RR of New Jersey Cabooses (1942-1965) stone® kits for Arnold’s Drive-In Deluxe Kit (#933-3708, $49.98) ▼ MC-4369 Haslam Septic Co. Tank Truck w/US flags and bin and Parkview Terrace Apartments, a four-story background building Laden slogan (2001)* (#933-3176 — brown w/light gray trim; #933-3177 — Tuscan w/dark These decals retail for $5.00; Minicals (MC) are $2.50. green trim, $29.98 ea.).

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Atlas, 603 Sweetland Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, will release Ford pers come in two new road numbers for ACL, N&W, C&O, D&H, F-150 pickup trucks in two-tone paint schemes ($12.95/2). GP7 Reading, WM, B&O, CNJ, LV, NS and WM. Undec models for the Phase I “torpedo tube” steam-generator-equipped passenger locos are peaked-end and flat-end hoppers are also available. available in Santa Fe, C&NW, L&N and undec; GP7 Phase II “torpedo tube” models come in Erie-Lackawanna, MP, NP, Rock Island InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is releasing and undec. All the GP7s have three road numbers per roadname and the following new kits: are priced at $84.95. The 40' PS-1 boxcar will come in new road- ▼ BN ACF 4650 cu.ft. 3-bay covered hopper, #62001...$14.95 names (Central of Georgia, Rock Island and Rock Island “DF”) and ▼ SP ACF 4650 cu.ft. 3-bay covered hopper, #62003...$14.95 in new road numbers for the previously issued roadnames. All PS-1 ▼ WP ACF 4650 cu.ft. 3-bay covered hopper, #62007...$14.95 boxcars now come w/Accumate® couplers. The 55-ton fishbelly hop- ▼ UP ACF 4650 cu.ft. 3-bay covered hopper, #62008...$14.95

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N Thru 0 • Easy to Install· Very Accurate $349. Complete Package Includes: Programmable Turntable Indexing Controller· Rotary, Pushbutton, or New Optional Keypad Track Selector· Geared Stepper Motor· Shaft Coupler· Power Supply· Variable Speed· Momentum· Optional Track Power Reversing Check out the reviews: Because of the ease of operation, the prototype ACF 4650 Cu. Ft. Hopper is Doug Geiger, MMR writes: • ... very elegant in design and provides excellent and accurate turntable indexing ... a considered the "Cadillac" of hopper cars. The new InterMountain HO and N very good solution." Model Railroading , August 2000. Editor Bob Brown writes: "A very well made and thought Scale replica of the ACF 4650 Cu. Ft. 3-Bay Hopper is nothing less than the -out system." N.G. & S.L. Gazette July/Aug 1996. "Cadillac" of models. Ask your InterMountain dealer or visit our web site at Paul Scoles, widely read Gazette & MR author, writes us: "Your system was easy to install and has operated www.intermountain-railway.com for the availability of N or HO Scale flawlessly. I highly recommend il! " roadnames, kits or assembled models and prices. For complete information packet contact: New York Railway Supply Inc. 9158 Rothbury InterMountain Rallway eo.pany Drive, #183, Gaithersburg, MD, 20886 P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502 Email: [email protected] For photos and product list visit our Web Site: www.intermountain-railway.com Ph : (301) 947-8075 Fax: (301) 947-8076 E-Mail: [email protected] www.nyrs.com For information call: 1-800-472-2530 or Fax: 303-772-8534 SoundTraxx Makes Sound WWW.MODELTECHSTUDIOS.COM Great in N-y Scale!

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JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING T 15 ▼ Undec ACF 4650 cu.ft. 3-bay covered hopper, trough hatch, ▼ 60-4369 Haslam Septic Co. Tank Truck w/US flags and bin Laden #62009...$11.50 slogan (2001) ▼ Undec ACF 4650 cu.ft. 3-bay covered hopper, round hatch, These decals retail for $4.00. #62098...$11.50 ▼ C&NW 3-bay covered hopper (12 nos.), #62009...$14.95 Micro-Trains®, 351 Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, Fully assembled models are: OR 97540-1200, has released the following items: ▼ Honeymead cylindrical covered hopper (12 nos.), #65113...$18.95 ▼ BN Intermodal 45' trailer “Seattle” (Road ▼ GATX 3-bay covered hopper (12 nos.), #65327...$18.95 No. BNZ 237801), RTR #67200...$22.50 ▼ Western Fruit Express R-40-23 reefer (12 new nos.), #65505 ▼ N&W 50' steel gondola (Road No. N&W ...$17.95 98863), RTR #105080...$14.65 ▼ Hormel R-40-23 reefer (12 nos.), #65511...$17.95 ▼ MacIntyre Fuels ACF 56' tank car (Road ▼ SP 50' AAR double-door boxcar (12 nos.), #65603...$17.95 No. SHPX 204027), RTR #110030...$24.50 ▼ GN 1937 AAR 40' boxcar, Big Sky Blue (12 nos.), #65723 ▼ D&RGW ACF 89' flatcar (Road No. D&RGW 105019), RTR ...$17.95 #71530...$21.45 ▼ SP&S 12-panel 40' boxcar (12 nos.), #66006...$18.95 ▼ Rock Island 40' boxcar (Road No. R.I. ▼ Kingtaste Products ACF Type 27 8,000-gal. tank car (12 nos.), 20039), RTR #20566...$12.80 #66319...$18.95 ▼ SP 50' plugdoor boxcar (Road No. SP ▼ C&O USRA composite gondola (12 nos.), #66606...$18.95 670225), RTR #32380...$13.65 ▼ Lehigh Valley 50' gondola (Road No. LV 37048), RTR #46380 Daniel Kohlberg, 7507 N. State Route 159, Moro, IL 62067, ...$13.70 www.home.mindspring.com/~paducah, has Illinois Central and Illi- ▼ ACL 61' bulkhead flatcar (Road No. ACL 78595), RTR #54120 nois Central Gulf decals in N scale. This line includes decals that no ...$15.70 one else has done and fills many voids for IC/ICG modelers: ▼ Undec Thrall® 60' Centerbeam flatcar, RTR #53700...$13.75 ▼ ICG-1N ICG sand cars (2 cars)...$5.00 ▼ ICG-2N ICG cabooses (2-4 cars)...$10.00 Red Caboose, P.O. Box 250, Mead, CO 80542, has the following ▼ ICG-3N ICG flatcars (2-3 cars)...$6.00 new RTR cars in six road numbers each w/Micro-Trains® couplers ▼ ICG-4N ICG Bicentennial GP38AC #1776...$6.00 and trucks: ▼ ICG-5N ICG Paducah lettering (2 locos)...$4.00 ▼ RN-17401 Weyerhauser Thrall all-door boxcar...&17.95 (re-run) ▼ ICG-6N ICG Gray & orange loco white numbers...$4.00 ▼ RN-17415 British Columbia Rwy. Thrall all-door boxcar ...$17.95 ▼ ICG-7N ICG General freight set 1972-87, black (5-6 cars) (re-run) ...$10.00 ▼ RN-16026 CN 42' fishbelly flatcar...$16.95 ▼ ICG-8N ICG General emblem set, black/white...$10.00 ▼ RN-16022 Santa Fe 42' fishbelly flatcar...$16.95 ▼ ICG-9N IC 40' hi-cube boxcar...$6.00 ▼ RN-17227 Manufacturers Rwy. 62' ▼ ICG-10N IC General freight set 1967-72, black (3 cars)...$10.00 beer car...$18.95 Include $1.00 for S&H in the US; add $2.00 for all foreign orders. ▼ RN-17295 Santa Fe 62' beer car ...$18.95 Microscale Industries, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley, CA ▼ RN-17404 Armstrong Thrall all- 92708, has the following new decals for N scale: door boxcar...$18.95 ▼ 60-1100 KCS AC4400CW Diesels (1999+) ▼ RN-17410 Masonite Corp. Thrall all-door boxcar...$18.95 ▼ 60-1111 Pullman “Palace” Passenger Cars (1880-1910) ▼ RN-17424 Canfor Thrall all-door boxcar...$18.95 ▼ 60-1141 PRR Heavyweight Passenger Cars (1912-1945) ▼ RN-17425 McMillan Bloedel Building Materials Thrall all-door ▼ 60-1142 PRR Heavyweight Passenger Car Stripes (1912-1945) boxcar...$18.95 ▼ 60-1143 PRR Heavyweight Passenger Car Names (1912-1945) ▼ RN-17525 Green Bay & Western Thrall car...$18.95 ▼ 60-4367 Central RR of New Jersey Cabooses (1942-1965) All cars are also available in 3-packs.

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Machines of Iron, P.O. Box 2288, Glendora, CA 91740-2288, ▼ 667 86' autorack; rack is boxcar red, flat is TT yellow (3-82) announces a video tour of UP’s mainline between Laramie and Chey- ▼ 668 Station names, all eras, black, 9" lettering enne. The video tape, titled Union Pacific’s Sherman Hill, includes ▼ 669 Station names, all eras, black, 9" lettering vintage photographs and maps that shows the history of the route. ▼ 670 Station names, all eras, black, 9" lettering Scenes were shot in the 1990s and include early wide-nose EMD and ▼ 671 Station names, all eras, black, 9" lettering GE diesels, #3985 4-6-6-4, #844 4-8-4, freight trains, Heritage Fleet ▼ 672 Station names, all eras, black, 9" lettering passenger cars, Amtrak and E9s. There are some winter views as well ▼ 673 ADMX 50' tank car (8-91, repainted 9-01) as a thunderstorm sequence. Many of the areas shown are no longer Use prefix 60- for N; 87- for HO; 64- for S; 48- for O. HO and N railfan accessible. Price $24.95 plus $6.00 S&H. decals are $3.25; S and O \decals are $6.50. Add $1.75 for S&H.

Moffett Models, GPO Box 20216, St. Catha- Scale Products Co., 7054 C.R. 521, Bay- rines, ON, Canada, L2M 7W7, www.moffett- field, CO 81122, www.trainsignals.com, offers models.com, announces a new kit, the D&RGW working signals. They are made of cast and hose shed located at Chama, NM. The model hi-tensile aluminum w/stainless-steel fasteners. is cast urethane. Kits are $5.95 for N, $7.95 for Signals run on 12VDC and can be used indoors HO, $8.95 for S, $10.95 for O and $21.95 for or outdoors, Send $1.00 & SASE for more info. 1:20.3 scale. Pre-assembled and painted models are $13.95 for N, $19.95 for HO, $21.95 for S, $27.95 for O and Westerfield, 63 River Ln., Crossville, TN 38555, is now offering $54.95 for 1:20.3 scale. the January 1965 ORER on a CD. Any computer with a 486 or better processor, a picture file program and a CD-ROM drive can access Oddball Decals, 26550 227th St., McLouth, KS 66054, offers the the disk. ORER65 is priced at $20.00. Add $2.30 S&H for one disk, following decals in HO, N, S & O scales: $3.80 for two or $5.00 for three or more.

16 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 HO SCALE REVIEW Life-Like Proto 2000 Alco S1 by Rich Picariello

Photo by Chris Lane

LCO’s 660-hp S1 A switcher was first built in 1940. By the end of production in 1950, 535 units were delivered to US railroads and five were delivered to Mexico. An Alco subsidiary, Montreal Loco- motive Works (MLW), supplied Alco switchers to the Canadian railroads. Early-production S1s (Phase I) had the radiator shutters indented into the sides of the hood with a circular radiator fan housing on top resents the Phase II version. The paint is and has a drawbar pull of about 2.25 ounces. of the hood. Late-production S1s (Phase II) smoothly applied and the red stripes are It should be able to pull around 41 freight have shutters that protrude from the hood opaque. The white stripe separation lines cars on straight and level track. The model sides and a square fan housing. Blunt trucks are straight. Safety stripes on the pilot ends will operate on 18" radius curves. It may were standard on the S1 and the later 1,000- are also very well done. Detail on the shell also operate on a smaller radius but we did hp S2. Alco went on to produce S3 to S6 and the Blunt trucks is exceptional. The not test this. Low-end throttle response is switchers. MLW produced S4, S11, S12 and control stand has gauges printed on it. All more than adequate to represent the slow S13 switchers exclusively for the Canadian cab “glass” is clear and flush fitting. Hand- speeds of a switcher. The mid-range to high- market. rails are very thin and the rivets appear to be end throttle speeds are also exceptionally The Proto 2000 S1 comes almost ready- scale size. prototypical. A small decoder should fit to-run. The body shell must be placed onto Features of the S1 are: inside the hood. Per the instruction sheet, the the cast-metal chassis. Two screws are ▼ 5-pole skew-wound motor w/dual brass headlight should be replaced by a 12-volt supplied to securely fasten the shell to the flywheels bulb if using a decoder. underframe. Factory-installed detail parts ▼ All-wheel electrical pick-up and drive This is a fine addition to the Proto 2000 include grabirons, fan (etched metal), lift ▼ Proto 2000 magnetic couplers line that accurately captures the distinctive rings, stack, sand hatches, bell and air horn. ▼ Cast-metal chassis shape of the Alco S1 switcher. Roadnames A separate parts bag contains etched-metal ▼ Directional headlights offered are Baltimore & Ohio; Boston & fan walkway parts, all-weather windows, ▼ DCC ready w/8-pin socket Maine; Chicago & NorthWestern; Erie; Erie- cab side window armrests, sunshades and ▼ Cab interior w/control stand and painted Lackawanna; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; Louis- side louver levers. These parts must be figures ville & Nashville; Maine Central; Missouri installed by the modeler. Check prototype ▼ Separate factory-applied detail parts Pacific; Hew Haven; New York Central; photos to determine if these parts are used ▼ Operating cab windows Pennsylvania; Reading; Santa Fe; South- for your roadname. The S1 is available in ▼ See-thru steps ern Pacific; Southern; and Western Pacific. either Phase I or Phase II versions to match ▼ Brake cylinder chains each side of the All roadnames come in two road numbers the prototype paint schemes. rear truck except NYC, which comes in three numbers. Our Maine Central sample model rep- As tested, the model weighs 8.8 ounces The list price is $110.00.

HO SCALE REVIEW Walthers Operating Dynamometer Car

by Rich Picariello I in the 1920s, these cars measured the effi- have told me that the N&W car is very close ciency of steam locomotives and were later to a “Q” dynamometer car. Since Walthers Photo by Chris Lane modified to measure diesel performance. moved production of their freight and pas- They were fitted with a kitchen, testing senger cars to China, we have seen a vast rotoype dynamometer cars were used to equipment and sleeping quarters. improvement in the paint and lettering quali- Ptest a variety of mechanical forces such The Walthers fully assembled model is ties of their recent offerings over their ear- as drawbar pull, train drag, buffing force and based on a Norfolk & Western all-steel pro- lier efforts that were made in Europe. This braking power under a wide variety of track totype. Similar cars were used by other rail- model follows suit with smoothly applied conditions. First used following World War roads. Some of my CB&Q modeling friends paint and sharp lettering.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 17 Our sample model is decorated for the ▼ RP25 metal wheelsets represents about one ounce. The car can CB&Q in the late 1950s Chinese Red and ▼ E-Z Mate® magnetic couplers measure up to eight ounces and will operate light gray scheme. I could not find any ▼ Operating dynamometer scale on conventional or DCC layouts. data to verify if this is an authentic CB&Q ▼ Fully assembled and painted This is a very fine model of a typi- scheme for this car. The body and under- ▼ Operating side doors cal dynamometer car. Walthers continues frame are plastic castings. A metal weight ▼ Separately applied ladders and roof and to add to its series of maintenance-of-way is screwed to the underframe. The body and underbody details equipment with a unique model. The only underframe are secured together by four The trucks are free rolling and the wheel- other dynamometer car model I can recall screws. The model measures 56' over the sets are in gauge as checked with an NMRA is the metal kit made by Devore, offered end sills and weighs about four ounces. standards gauge. When coupled behind a at least 40+ years ago. It too was an oper- According to the NMRA, a 55' car should locomotive ahead of the rest of the train, ating model. As a footnote, the promised weigh 4.8 ounces. Additional weight can it will measure the approximate drawbar electronic readout add-on accessory has not easily be added on top of the existing weight pull. The coupler housing on the cupola been produced due to high costs and a pos- to bring it up to NMRA standards. Starter end is sprung and will extend when under sible lack of consumer interest. Roadnames point dimples for drilling in order to install a load. This motion is transferred to a pivot offered are Burlington (CB&Q), Nickel wire grabirons (not supplied) are located in connected to twin pointers. The pointers Plate (NKP), C&O, NYC, PRR, Milwaukee the appropriate locations on the car sides move down to measure the drawbar pull on Road, Kansas City Southern, UP, SP, N&W, and ends. a gauge. Each mark on the gauge, visible Southern, SP and undecorated. The price is Features of the dynamometer car are: from either side through the open doors, $32.98.

N SCALE REVIEW Blair Line Dari-King by Kelly Cruise

Photos by the author

merica was once resplendent with small A diners across the country. These were usually located near the highway, so folks could pull off the road and grab a bite to eat before continuing down the road. Many of these diners still exist to this day. 1950’s-era design and decor can be found all over the modern landscape now — Fill- more, CA, has an original Mobil station with signs, everything needed to create an eating for the larger signs, and a decal sheet for the Pegasus flying above on the signs, while establishment that would be seen from the smaller signs. A clear plastic sheet is pro- Post Falls, ID, has its Hot Rod Café with ‘50s to the present is included. The kit is vided with printing on it for the windows. a ‘32 Ford Deuce on a pedestal and other available in both N (Kit #082) and HO (Kit Another piece of sticky backed paper is pro- 1950’s vintage signs, cars and decor. And #182). vided for the roof. Instructions round out the then there is the neon sign over the entrance The kit comes in Blair Line’s bright blue contents. to Santa Monica’s Pier. box. Opening it we find three sheets of laser- Laser-cut kits have helped make build- Blair Line’s Dari-King Diner captures cut wood, several small piece of wood and ing a wood kit easier, but there are still that spirit quite well. From the design to the plastic rod, a sheet of sticky backed paper some “tricks to the trade” with these. Work-

18 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 thing. I also installed the counter. These pieces have a sticky surface on them, so you can install the doorjambs and counter with glue. You’ll need a little glue for the window frames to hold them in place. Install the window glass after the doors and windows have dried. I used Microscale’s Krystal Kleer to hold the pieces in. Make sure you don’t smudge the printing, like I did. It does come off easily! Give the adhesive time to dry, then attach the roof. Also install the roof paper, which is adhesive backed. The directions called for a gray roof and black tar lines, but I painted mine one color. You could also use scale gravel for a roof. Make sure you line up the holes on the roof with the paper! Build, seal and paint the signs for the Dari-King. The signs are what really set this model off. I didn’t use the smaller signs when I took the photos for the finished model, but I’ll put them to good use later. Install per the instructions. I placed my model on a scale 80' x 80' ing with wood is a lot different than work- walls Reefer White and the roof edge base. I then used .020 x .020 strip for the ing with plastic. Different glues are used, Amtrak Blue. The “wings” on the sides are planters and a piece of .030 x .040 strip and the wood needs preparing. Caboose Red. The roof is Tarnished Black. rounded for a base of the sign. Paint the Wood will soak up paint, so use a sand- The doors, window frames and roof fans are parking lot Grimy Black and the concrete ing sealer first before painting the wood Flat Aluminum. I painted the model Under- planter Camouflage Gray. Use white glue parts to this kit. Sanding sealer will soak coat Gray before I painted the main colors. and ground foam to place the plants in the into the wood, and keep the wood from Assembly is fairly straightforward. planter. The diner and sign were attached warping when you paint it. I used Dubro Use a gap-filling CA or Elmer’s Glue®. to the base with Walthers Goo®. The layout sanding sealer purchased at my local hobby Quick-setting glues would not be much of the base is for a corner of my railroad in shop. Use a cheap brush, and brush it on help, since you’ll need to be able to adjust the future. I still need to install the parking both sides of the pieces. When the sealer the parts while waiting for the glue to dry. stripes, bumpers and dumpster. This kind of is dry, use sandpaper (200 grit) to sand There’s very little fitting that needs to be kit means you’ll be detailing for awhile! down the rough surface and make the wood done to have the parts line up, but the extra All in all, Dari-King is a great kit to smooth. Now you are ready to paint! time does help. build. Someone with a kit or two under their I painted the model with a regular brush After the walls were installed I installed belt will have no problems, and have a real and Polly Scale and MODELflex paints. the doors and window frames. Care must attention grabber on their layout. A perfect The foundation is Camouflage Gray, the be taken to ensure you don’t break any- place for the local’s crew to “go to beans.”

N SCALE REVIEW Atlas EMD GP38 as the better known turbocharged GP40 (3,000 horsepower). EMD did standardize the frame and many of the carbody parts on the GP38 and GP40. A major spotting difference between the GP38 and GP40 are the radiator exhaust fans; the GP38 has two 48" cooling fans and the GP40 has three. The lack of a turbocharger on the GP38 reduced the initial purchase cost, complexity, and cost of maintenance; it also increased operational flexibility. Operational flexibility here means that the GP38 could be easily mixed by Kent Charles eral Motors Corporation (EMD) following with the many GP7s and GP9s in service the development of the 645-series diesel and be a good yard and industrial switcher. Photos by the author engine. GP38 production lasted from 1966 The GP38 could also be used for low-speed through 1971, when it was superseded by the freight service. The GP38’s lack of sophis- tlas’s recent production of the GP38 in N GP38-2. Sources vary about the total produc- tication has resulted in long lives. Despite A scale should help fill the mid-horse- tion number of GP38s, but one publication being more than 30 years old, most of these power engine needs on many N scale layouts places total GP38 production, including AC veterans continue in daily service, usually with a time frame between the mid-’60s and versions, at 967. through a succession of owners and rebuilds. today. The prototype GP38 was introduced in The non-turbocharged GP38 utilized the A variation of the GP38, the GP38AC, 1966 by the Electro-Motive Division of Gen- same 645 engine block (2,000 horsepower) was produced in 1970 and 1971; it used

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 19 variations are low hood with and without dynamic brakes and high hood with dynamic brakes. Interestingly, the parts list for the low hood model does not show the part number for the high hood shell. Factory-installed Accumate® magnetic knuckle couplers are standard. A small parts bag taped inside the blister pack that holds the engine in the box includes two Rapido-style couplers with retainers and springs. A separate footboard is included in the parts bag that can replace the front plow to match prototype practice. an AR10 alternator instead of the original in this model is a new design and carries a Atlas has announced factory-equipped DCC D32 DC generator. There are no significant different part number from other recent N engines with Lenz decoders that should be external spotting differences between the scale engines produced by Atlas. This new available when you read this. The Digitrax GP38 and the GP38AC models. Spotting motor provides excellent slow speed perfor- DN146A appears to be an easy replacement features of the GP38 vary between the early mance, but does not operate as fast as other for the factory-installed circuit board in non- production units that used oil-bath air filters Atlas engines. I have a mixed response DCC equipped engines. Painting and print- and later models that use paper air filters. to this change. I don’t like it because it ing on my B&O sample were excellent, with Paper air filters are mounted in a distinctive means that other Atlas engines I own do numbers in the numberboards and small box that is located above the top of the long not run well together with this engine, but warning logos on engine access doors. You hood and is directly behind the air intake I like the slow speed switching that the must provide your own decals for the units grille with the dust evacuator dome. Units motor allows. I know two other N-scal- offered without numbers. with oil-bath filters lack this box. Many ers that relish this new motor. One has Atlas has produced the following varia- of the GP38s with the oil-bath air filters already retrofitted three Atlas SD50s with tions and paint schemes: undecorated low were later modified to use the paper air fil- the GP38 motors and demonstrated that hood (w/ and w/o dynamic brakes); Alaska ters. Fuel-tank capacity (and tank appear- these retrofitted engines now run perfectly (Blue/Yellow), Road Nos. 2003 & 2005; ance) varied from the standard 1,700 gallons with Kato SD40-2s and SD90s. The source Santa Fe (Warbonnet), Road Nos. 3501 up to 3,600 gallons. GP38s were produced for the retrofitted GP38 motors was another & 3520; B&O (Blue/Yellow), Road Nos. with standard range, extended range and no N-scaler that is dissatisfied with the GP38 4811 & 4819; BNSF (Green/Orange), dynamic brakes. motor performance. My personal solution Road Nos. 2158 & 2177; CSX (Bright Atlas’s model of the GP38 is another to engines that operate at different speeds Future), Road Nos. 2112 & 2121; GM&O fine example of the high quality that we is to install dummy couplers now offered (Red/White), Road Nos. 709 & 713; New have come to expect from them. It uti- by Red Caboose as Part #RNP-51060 on all England (Blue/Gold), Road Nos. 9528 & lizes the standard split-frame mechanism road engines. These couplers lock together 9537; undecorated high hood; Southern with separate circuit board that includes and force different units to work together. (Black/Aluminum), Road Nos. 2815 & directional lighting and a dual-flywheel- External features modeled include paper 2822. Atlas plans to release the same road- equipped 5-pole skewed armature motor air filters, walkway safety tread, painted name/number engines with decoders under with a low friction mechanism. The motor handrails and blackened metal wheels. Shell separate part numbers.

MULTI SCALE REVIEW

ACT-6006 Track Cleaner from in service with no problems; electrical contact is good through track, switches, point contacts and rail joiners. Aero Locomotive Aero Locomotive Works Works ACT-6006 also seems to act as a lubricant for track and wheels. We habitually by John Swanson ily reach and work on since I have had some run 30-car trains (40 or more if Art Danz can “interesting” experiences with the long-term get away with it as the Ebner Yardmaster) have used Centerline's superb track effects of some other cleaners.) with no problems. Icleaning car for years. Goo Gone® does When that section was still working just Just as I never use just one type of tool an excellent job of cleaning wheels and fine after 6 months, with no electrical, cor- or one glue for all applications, I use track/ track, has a pleasant orange scent but it does rosion or any other problems, I cleaned the wheel cleaners in their areas of strength. not leave a protective film on the rails. I have entire layout with Goo Gone (this stuff really Goo Gone's strength is its cleaning power, been using STP Fuel Injector and Carborator cleans) and then ran a Centerline car wetted and while ACT-6006 also cleans very well, cleaner as a followup to the Goo Gone as with ACT-6006 over the entire layout, leav- why waste its excellent electrical properi- the STP leaves an electrically conductive ing a heavy coat of ACT-6006 over all track ties cleaning when it can be used to an even coating on the rails. It also leaves the house and switches. greater advantage? smelling of the petroleum-based cleaner. My I used to have to clean the track before I feel that ACT-6006 is as radical a break- wife was not too fond of my track cleaning each session to maintain good electrical con- through improvement as Centerline’s track before each session. tact. I have not cleaned my track now for the cleaning car was in cleaning track. If I have Over three years ago I received a bottle last four operating sessions. The layout is at a contact problem 99.9% of the time it is of Aero Locomotive Works ACT-6006 track the end of a three-month summer shutdown now in the loco rather than the track. I can- cleaning fluid. It has NO odor and leaves an and the track is still amazingly clean. The not recommend ACT-6006 highly enough. electrically conductive coating on the rails. ACT-6006 seems to repel dirt. ACT-6006 comes in a clear plastic bottle The first thing I did was to saturate, and Three years is a pretty good indicator for ($6.99/8 oz. plus S&H) and is available from I mean soak, a section of mainline with the determining the long-term effects of a track Aero Locomotive Works, P.O. Box 336, cleaner. (This was a section that I could eas- cleaning fluid. The “soaked” section is still Western Springs, IL 60558.

20 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 A trio of SCL GP40s led by the 1541 and 1544 power a piggyback train through the station at Raleigh, NC, in October 1983. The GP40s along with the high- horsepower four-axle GE units dominated the expedited freight service from the southeast to Richmond and onto the RF&P during the 1970s and 1980s. All three units have the “Pulling for You” slogan on the flanks, and the leader, although quite clean, is showing some of its original SAL lime green paint through the SCL GP40: black. It was originally SAL 626 built in August 1966. Decals: Microscale 87-896 (includes Pulling for You!). Warren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection

ince the Seaboard Air Line (SAL) had from Richmond and Norfolk, VA, through the S the larger number (51) of our subject Carolinas and Georgia with lines westward locomotive, the GP40, when it merged with to Birmingham and Montgomery, AL, and the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) with 15, this southward “all over Florida.” installment will start with some background Both roads were aggressive and progres- The on the SAL. Of the three major southeastern sive participants in the streamliner era, seek- roads (ACL, SAL and Southern), the SAL ing their share (and their competitors’!) of had its origins a few years later than the other the tourist trade to Florida. They invested in two. It found its beginnings in a line chartered early passenger diesels and adorned them in 1832 to build westward from Portsmouth, with flashy paint schemes, the ACL with pur- VA. At the turn of the 20th century, it became ple-and-silver E units leading its East Coast the Seaboard Air Line Railway and had a Champion, West Coast Champion, Havana First route, which would become its main artery, Special and other trains. It billed itself as from Portsmouth, VA, through Raleigh, NC, having the only double track between the to Hamlet, NC, and on to Atlanta, GA. In the East and Florida. The SAL, billing itself as next three decades, it expanded south into “The Route of Courteous Service,” operated Florida and developed a major network in that The Silver Meteor, The Silver Star and other state. Weaker than the other two big roads, the streamliners behind E units wearing their cit- SAL went into bankruptcy in 1930, and only rus colors of green, orange and yellow. with the help of World War II, returned to sol- The ACL started retiring steam power 645 vency in 1945. At this juncture, the road began and replacing them with passenger die- modernizing and became an example of early sels just before its first freight diesel. They dieselization. bought their first passenger diesel, a single The Atlantic Coast Line was organized E3 in 1939. This was followed by 20 E6s two year earlier than the SAL (in 1830) as the in 1939 through 1941. The first non-pas- Petersburg Railroad, which opened in 1833 senger diesels were a single Alco HH1000 in from Petersburg, VA, south to Weldon, NC. 1940 and several NW2s in 1940-’42. These Geep In 1898, it became the Atlantic Coast Line were followed by 18 Alco S2s in 1942 and of Virginia and in 1900 became the ACL and 1944. In the midst of the War, a group of had a line from Richmond, VA, to Charleston, 24 A-B sets of FTs formed the springboard SC. Two years later, the road acquired the for EMD domination for the next 20 years. — Part 16 Plant System, a group of railroad and steam- These were followed by EMD cabs in each ship operations and began its expansion into concurrent model offered: F2, F3 and F7 and Florida. More importantly, it gained con- a large group of 44 FP7s. The road switcher trol over the Louisville & Nashville (L&N) phase came simply and quickly with the pur- at that time, and later both roads leased the chase of 275 GP7s in 1950-’52. Ten years Clinchfield (CRR). Decades later, these passed and the second generation got started events would continue to define the railroad in 1963 with much more variety than the scene in the region. Even after World War II, first generation. Four-motor power in the the ACL kept on expanding, taking over the form of nine GP30s and six GP35s arrived in Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast in 1945 and 1963, along with the road’s first C-C power, by George Melvin the Charleston & Western Carolina in 1959. four Alco C628s and four GE U25Cs. The By this time, the ACL had a system that ran following year saw only six-axle power, almost everywhere the SAL did. It stretched acquired from all three builders, with 11

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 21 SAL GP40 624 is one year old in this view a month after the SCL merger. Taken on August 5, 1967, at Raleigh, NC, it is in the lime green scheme, the last variation of the SAL freight scheme initiated in 1947. While lime green has replaced the Pullman Green, little else has changed. The herald on the cab side was dropped after the GP30 delivery in 1962-’63, and the nose stripe does not come to as much of a point as on the GP30 and earlier units. Decals: Microscale 87-565 and 87-566 (Stripes). Bill Raia photo, George Melvin collection

SD35s arriving from EMD, while Alco and very similar manner, with the purchase of 19 arrangement of 2-D+D-2, or a four-wheel GE got follow-up orders for seven each of E4 passenger cabs in 1938-’39 and a single leading truck followed by two sets of eight- C628s and U25Cs. In 1965, six-axle power SW1 in 1939. The replacement of steam wheel drivers and then another four-wheel was again favored with ten U25Cs and three ended in a similar manner also (all the steam- trailing truck. These 3,000-hp locomtives C630s added to the roster. ers were scrapped!), but the replacement weighed 70 tons more than the combined The final year for four-axle EMD diesel process in between was far more involved weight of an FT A-B set and were distinc- purchases before the merger into Seaboard than on the ACL. In 1941, Alco and Baldwin tive, impressive and capable. Also coming Coast Line was in 1966, with 15 GP40s built switchers were sampled and in the following on board in 1947 were four Alco RSC2s, the in November and December 1966. Four U28Cs year, more Alco and EMD yard units arrived, road’s first road switchers. Alco also sold and ten SD45s were also added in 1966. The in the form of three S2s and seven NW2s. the SAL three A-B sets of FA1s in 1948. final arrival before the merger was four U30Bs More importantly that year, the first six A-B These, along with 11 F3 A units bought the built in February 1967. The GP40s were num- sets of FTs arrived. This model would total same year ended the acquisition of freight bered 915-929, above the GP30s and GP35s. 44 units and become the foundation for the cab units, with none bought during the first They were equipped with dynamic brakes and road freight roster much like the ACL except few years of the 1950s when the F7 was so the small 2,600-gallon fuel tank and painted SAL had other ideas. popular. The road switcher concept was in in the standard solid black with yellow strip- After acquiring a single Baldwin Cen- force by that time with more RSC2s and ing and silver lettering. This scheme would be tipede cab unit in 1945, they returned for RS2s arriving in 1949 and then GP7s start- adopted by the new SCL. another 12. These unusual cab units rode on ing to arrive in 1950. More Alco and EMD On the Seaboard, dieselization started in a an electric-style underframe with a wheel road switchers arrived in 1951 and 1952

SCL GP40 1514 was originally ACL 929, the last unit in the 15-unit group of GP40s built for the ACL in November and December 1966. It is wearing a fresh coat of the SCL black with the “Pulling for You!” slogan first used on new GP38-2s delivered in the spring of 1973. It has white numberboards with black numbers and warning lights on the cab front with the regular headlights in the nose. It has a three-chime horn with one bell facing the rear and has footboards. Note the cover bolted on upside down on the hood, resulting in the striping not lining up! Raleigh, NC; May 19, 1973. Decals: Micro- scale 87-896. Warren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection

22 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 along with small groups of Baldwin RS12 1,200-hp road switchers. Like the Boston & Maine and other roads with early purchases of FTs, the SAL was ready to retire the FTs as the GP9 came into the builder’s catalog. In 1955-’57, GP9s replaced some FTs and the first Centipedes that were retired. The SAL’s buying pattern of splitting its locomotive purchasing dollars between EMD and Alco resumed in 1960 with GP18s and RS11s coming onto the roster. These were the first units on the road to be equipped with dynamic brakes. In 1962- ’63, the first second-generation power came, with 34 GP30s. The 1963 group of 14 units replaced the final eight FTs left on the roster. A single final GP30, former EMD demon- strator 5634 and a group of 20 distinctive SDP35 dual-service units came in 1964. The SDP35s were the first units delivered without the herald on the cab side. This practice continued on all future deliveries. They also did not have the tapered stripes on the rear of the unit, but the yellow band continued straight around the long hood of the unit. Two new models were added in 1965, 26 C420s from Alco and ten GP35s, all in the dark green scheme. These would have SCL GP40 1524 represents a transition unit after the SCL merger. Originally been the last Alcos built for the Seaboard but SAL 609, it is still in the lime green scheme, but now carries an SCL herald on one unit was wrecked when nearly new and the nose and SCL lettering on the long hood above the stripe, in place of the replaced by a single C420 order the follow- “Seaboard” in its distinctive style. The SAL units came with plow pilots and sun- ing year. This single C420 came in the old shades. Note the rerailer hanging from the sidesill. This was hung more forward, Pullman Green despite being delivered at the right under the “F” on some units. Greenwood, SC; April 28, 1968. Decals: Micro- same time as the GP40s. This brings us to scale 87-566 (SAL stripes) and 87-896 (SCL lettering). 1966, the year that the paint was changed to Photographer unknown, George Melvin collection lime green and the first of the GP40s arrived on the SAL. In May, 15 GP40s arrived. tric power also came at this time: four U30Bs last for an independent SAL, saw 15 GP40s They were numbered 600-614, had dynamic numbered 800-803 and delivered in the lime numbered 630-644 delivered in January and brakes, plow pilots and the small fuel tank. green paint. The new paint was also applied a final six numbered 645-650 in following Another 15 units, numbered 615-629 came to nine older units: six GP7s, GP9 1912 and month. An order for 11 more U30Bs, num- through the summer. The first General Elec- RS11s 100 and 101. The following year, the bered 804-814, arrived as well.

SCL GP40 1544 was built as SAL 629 in August 1966 and would become Seaboard 6699 in 1983; it was retired in 1986 before it could become a CSX locomotive. It still has its SAL plow pilot but its sunshade is missing. The lower yellow stripe on the nose contacts the herald. The upper stripe is solid around the nose since this group does not have a headlight in the nose. Note the ratchet handbrake set into the short hood. Raleigh, NC; April 1973. Decals: Microscale 87-896. Warren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 23 SCL GP40 1570 rides the turntable at Raleigh, NC, on August 20, 1970, three years after the merger. It is from the first group of GP40s bought by SCL, units 1566-1595 built in December 1969 and January 1970. It has the additional warning lights but no plow pilot or sunshade. The striping on the nose does not contact the herald. Decals: Microscale 87-896. Warren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection

The GP40s represented the most numer- This was for 30 units numbered 1566-1595. earned the nickname “Pig Boats.” That year, ous of the six second-generation models Another group of 37 units came in the mid- new transcontinental freight service was bought in the last five years the railroad was dle of the year and was numbered 1596- established between SCL, Frisco and Santa in business. The Seaboard Coast Line was 1632. The last five of these units had shock Fe between Richmond, VA, and Los Ange- formed on July 1, 1967. The ACL black-and- absorbers on the trucks, a feature that con- les, CA. This used the SCL from Richmond, yellow scheme became the standard colors tinued on subsequent GP40 orders. VA, through Hamlet, NC, and Memphis, for the new road and almost all the locomo- An unusual trio of units from Alco also TN, and then over the Frisco to a Santa Fe tives were renumbered into a new system. arrived in 1969, three C430s numbered connection at Floydada, TX. The GP40s became 1500-1656, with the 15 1275-1277. They were former demonstra- In late 1970, another order of GE units former ACL units being the first units in the tors 430-1, 430-2 and 430-3 and the only came on the road; this time the model was series. The 35 U30Bs were numbered into a Alcos bought by the SCL. The GP40 order the U36B and 66 units came through January new series also, becoming 1700-1734. was matched with a group of 66 U33Bs. At 1971. The GP40 fleet was now behind the The buying practices of both roads at the this time the EMD four-axle high-horse- fleet of “Pig Boats” in numbers and would stay end were continued with 14 more SD45s power stable of GP40s totaled 133 units and there. In late 1971, three smaller orders were and high-horsepower four-axle units from the General Electric units totaled 114, both received, for 21 SD45s and 21 U36Bs, and in General Electric being bought in 1968. The U30B and U33B models. These units domi- September of that year a small group of three current GE model was the U33B and 16 nated the piggyback and high-speed freight GP40s numbered 1633-1635 arrived. In 1972, examples came in December 1967 and Janu- service between the south and Richmond, the GP40 type made its final entry to the roster, ary 1968. Another GE order for 13 U33Bs VA, with the EMDs assigned to Hamlet, with 21 GP40-2s numbered 1636-1656 built in came in early 1969, and the first SCL order NC, for maintenance and the GEs assigned April. This order was matched with 21 U36Bs. for GP40s started arriving in December. to Waycross, GA. The General Electric units The GP40-2s were assigned to Hamlet for

SCL GP40 1592 is also from the first half of the first order for 67 GP40s by SCL, units 1566-1632. It has been repainted in the 1973 paint version with the “Pulling for You!” slogan. The side lettering is slightly forward compared with units in this group in their factory paint. Note the straight plate steel pilot and the bell in the standard position under the frame. Raleigh, NC; August 1974. Decals: Microscale 87-896. Warren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection

24 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 SCL GP40 1611 is brand new in this August 2, 1970, shot at Raleigh, NC. It is from the second half of the 67-unit order received in 1969-’70. These units replaced the last of the F7s on a one-for-one basis, which actually doubled the horsepower per unit on the roster. Note this unit has the handbrake indented into the short hood. It also has boxes on the pilot for the MU hoses and pilot striping. Decals: Microscale 87-896. Warren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection maintenance and used north to Richmond in that year also, an order for 15 SD45-2s. In SCL merged and the road was now called the mainline priority freight duty. After that year’s 1974, the SCL along with the Clinchfield Seaboard System. In 1986, the Seaboard and receipt of high-horsepower four-axle units, and L&N, roads both controlled by SCL, Chessie systems were reorganized to become the road turned to smaller units to replace the became known as the Family Lines. The CSX Transportation with a new blue-and- aging GP7s and GP9s being used in yard and Georgia Group roads were also included gray image to replace the previous multitude local service. In 1973 two orders of 25 units in this image change. Although no corpo- of schemes and arrangements. Under the Sea- each were placed for GE U18Bs and GP38- rate changes were made, a new gray paint board System, the GP40 fleet was renum- 2s. The U18B might have been designed with scheme and logo were used, but the indi- bered to 6657-6789 with three units (1522, input from SCL as it was internally “half a vidual railroad’s reporting marks were still 1542 and 1602) missing because of retire- U36B” and shared many components with its used to identify the diesel units. ment. The GP40-2s were not renumbered at bigger cousin. The GP38-2s arrived with the On November 1, 1980, SCL and Chessie that time. The GP40s then went into the CSX “Pulling for You!” slogan. merged to form the CSX Corp. This company system with the same numbers. In 1974 another order for 31 GP38- acted as a holding company, and the look of Next month, we will look at the varied 2s came along with 43 more U18Bs. The the equipment did not reflect any change at roster of GP40s on Guilford Rail’s Spring- last high-horsepower units received came that time. On January 1, 1983, the L&N and field Terminal.

SCL GP40-2 1641 is one of 21 units in the only GP40-2 order placed by SCL and built in April 1972. This unit features a four- chime horn and a firecracker-type radio antenna. Note the shock absorber on the forward axle of each truck. Beginning with GP40s 1628-1632, shocks were added to the opposite corners of the trucks to help stabilize them at high speed. These units were assigned to high-speed service over the north end of the system between Hamlet, NC, and Richmond and the RF&P connection. Decals: Microscale 87-896. Warren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 25 ON ▼ TRACK

Work Instructions by Jim Mansfield

Photos and illustration by the author

n the March/April 2001 On Track, I de- I scribed a Jersey Western Process Card I use when building turnouts. Two of the process steps on this P-Card read “Con- struct point hinge assembly and switch throw bar” and “Install points.” To fill in the details on what needs to be accom- plished during process steps like these, I use a JWRR Work Instruction. Here is the text and a figure taken from the work instruction for these two steps on the P-Card. In addition, I included some photos to keep things interesting.

Process Step 6 — Construct point hinge assembly and switch throw bar 1) To make a Tie Bar, cut a piece of .060 perf-board so that it just slides into the space between the ties at the ends of the closure rails — the width allows a slight press-fit. Its length allows the ends to be under the base of the stock rails — see figure. 2) Take a short piece of rail and align it 1 — With the ballast, scenery and detailing in place, it is hard to see the major with one of the closure rails. Use the bits of the point hinge assembly. The spikes used for the point hinges are about tip of a #11 hobby blade to mark the all that is noticeable on the layout. centers where the two future spikes will be placed. Move the short rail to the other closure and repeat the mark- ing process. 3) Remove the Tie Bar and drill the 4 holes using a drill bit 3 or 4 thousands larger than the spikes. To drill the holes, place the small bit in a mini- chuck with about .075 of the bit showing and then place the small chuck in a variable-speed power hand drill. 4) Slip the Tie Bar back between the ties of the turnout and place temporary shims between the Tie Bar and trackboard — see figure. Ensure the shims are not under the holes in the Tie Bar. Align the holes with the end of the closure rails. 5) To make the switch point Throw Bar, cut a strip of .030 copper-clad circuit board material 1.050 long. Its width about .015 less than the spacing between the turnout’s head ties (.120 minimum). Round and bevel both ends 2 — Here is a set of points ready for final detailing. Notice the top of the Tie Bar using a file. Drill a 3/64" hole centered is lower than the tops of the ties. This allows a small amount of ballast to be set on one of the rounded ends. Cut the in place to hide the hinge Tie Bar.

26 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 copper laminate beside the hole and in the middle of the remaining strip of copper. Tin the two strips next to the second cut. 6) Position the Throw Bar as if it were midway through a throw. Use balsa wood wedges under the ends of the Throw Bar to hold it lightly against the bottom of the stock rails. Ensure that the Throw Bar is placed against the head tie that is closest to the frog.

Process Step 7 — Install points 1) Set the points into position with the heels touching the ends of the closure rails. Insert spikes into the four holes in the Tie Bar. Press the spikes into position so that the heads of the spikes just touch the base of the point rails — do not force the tip of the points up above the ties by making the spikes too tight. 3 — All that this type of point hinge requires is a drilled Tie Bar, four spikes and 2) Using .030 spacers between the stock a few simple hand tools. It takes about five minutes to make and install the rails and the points, solder the points hinge Tie Bar for the JWRR point hinges. to the Throw Bar. This yields a .060 (scale 5.3 inches) throw distance. Remove all shims and wedges. Push the Tie Bar flat against the trackboard.

CAUTION: When inserting the four spikes, ensure they DO NOT touch any spikes used for the closure or stock rails. If required, do not use spikes for the closure and stock rails on the two ties adjacent to the TIE BAR. NOTE: When ballasting, apply a layer of ballast on top of the Tie Bar at the heel of the points and it will effectively disappear. All you will see is four extra spikes between the two ties.

I have always found that having the construction information and instructions at the ready when it comes time to build something makes a job go much easier. Not only does it allow projects to start faster, it also takes a lot of guesswork 4 — Here is a typical set of prototype hinged switch points. While there are a lot out of the process. Whether you use the of little details, the overall look of the simple hinge assembly is hardly notice- drawings and instructions out of a maga- able when seen in the rail yard. zine, off the internet or write your own Work Instructions, having needed information is one of the best “time-reducers” for any project on the layout. Using Process Cards, Work Instructions, drawings and sketches and to-do lists is a key to layout construction time management. By the way, I have used this type of point hinge for 25 years and have yet to have a failure. The closeness of the open point to the stock rails forms a guardrail of sorts and this adds to the reliability of the switch point assembly. Notice that the points are electrically neutral — thereby eliminating electrical shorts. Stalling at the points has never been a problem. For a great picture of a real turnout, check out page 74 of the December 2001 Trains magazine. The turnout breaks nearly Figure — Here is the relationship of the Tie Bar, the spikes, point rails and stock every rule in the book, yet is so typical of rails. This drawing is located at the rail gaps between the heel of the points and modern prototype railroading. the ends of the turnout’s closure rails.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 27 Add a Radio Control Car and Helpers to Your SOUTHERN Consist The Prototype

by Larry Puckett Model photos by the author Prototype photos by Chris Howard The finished model shows off the clean, simple lines of the model with the bold white Southern lettering and numerals.

he Southern Railway was also known as early 1963 with the radio receiver and the Northern Pacific for evaluation of the T the road of innovations and among control equipment mounted in an old FTB radio controlled helper service. The remain- those innovations was the development unit. With the tests a success, a total of two ing BFF cars remained in service for almost of radio-controlled helper service. Helper FTBs were gutted, ballasted with cement to 20 years after the formation of the Norfolk service had been used for many decades 185,200 and 188,300 pounds total weight, Southern and are now reportedly stored in to shove heavy trains up steep grades, but and radio equipment was installed in them Chattanooga, Tennessee. those operations had always required mul- — these were renumbered as 5952 and Internally, these cars were just big boxes tiple crews, and for normal operations it was 5953. At least one unit (5951) was built in with racks and cabinets for the radio equip- safer to simply run the train in multiple sec- August 1965 on an Alco frame and trucks, ment, relays, breakers, tools, direction and tions. In the early 1960s Southern began to and also that year several units were built address controls, air reservoirs, and a brake experiment with ways to pull longer trains. on Fairbanks-Morse H16-44 frames and stand. Externally, they were about as plain One option was to simply add more loco- trucks, weighing in at about 165,000 ponds as they could be with their welded steel motives up front as the tonnage increased, each. References indicate that these were sides and only a couple of vents on each however that option often resulted in broken numbered as high as 5960, suggesting that side. Most of the details were on the ends of couplers and delays. At some point it be- seven (5954-5960) of the FM units may the cars. In addition to the usual coupler, air came obvious that by placing some of that have been constructed. Finally, in 1966 50 hoses and train air line, there was a door for motive power half to two-thirds of the way totally new cars, numbered 5900-5949, were access to the inside, a brake wheel on one back in the train the locomotives could push built by Berwick Forge and Fabricating end, an MU receptacle, an electric power and pull at the same time without the added (BFF). These cars had a light weight of from connector, a narrow walkway, and ladders. stress on couplers. However, this option 166,000 to 169,400 pounds. Trucks also var- As originally built, the MU receptacle and would still require multiple crews and there ied during their service lives. As built, they power connector were located next to one was also the problem of matching speeds had Commonwealth high-speed trucks like another on the upper left side of the door. and controlling the train through brake ap- those used on express cars. Later photos This position was necessary because F-units plications, not to mention responding to show them with 70-ton roller bearing trucks, were commonly used in helper service, and signals and emergencies. The final piece and finally, many if not all received 100-ton their MU receptacles were located up high to the puzzle came together when someone trucks. Once the BFF cars were delivered, on the nose next to the headlight. How- decided to use radio signals to relay com- the equipment was removed from the FTBs ever, after the last F7s were removed from mands from the lead locomotive back to the and some of the FM units, and around 1971 helper service in the late 1960s, the MU mid-train helpers. they were converted to scale test cars (but and electric power receptacles were moved The early experiments with this new that’s a subject for another article). At least down below the level of the door, requiring technology reportedly were tried out in two of the FM cars reportedly were sold to a vertical conduit for the wiring, for con-

28 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 venience in connecting to hood units with pilot-mounted MU connectors. The paint scheme was similar to that of a Southern boxcar of the era. The body was painted freight car red up to a few inches below the roofline and from there up, including the roof, was white. Large white “SOUTHERN” lettering and numerals were applied to the sides along with the standard dimensions, weight, build date, and in later SOUTHERN years, lube stencils and ACI labels. On the ends of the cars was a small “SOUTHERN” roadname and number in the upper right hand corner. There was some other small lettering scattered about the car but I have not been able to find detailed enough photos or a stencil diagram that shows what these were. At least one unit (5925) was given the SOUTHERN green light lettering scheme Southern radio car 905903 was working for Norfolk Southern by the time this although we have not been able to determine photograph was taken. the time period of this version or whether other cars received it as well. In the late 1960s all the units were renumbered with the addition of the “90” prefix making them 905900-905949. After the 1982 formation of the NS, the radio control cars retained their Southern lettering for some years. Some were subsequently given smaller “SOUTH- ERN” roadnames and in the 1990s they began to receive the winged NS logo. The Model Until recently there were only a couple of options for Southern modelers who needed a few of these cars to implement mid-train helpers as part of their operations: 1) buy one of the brass cars from Overland, or 2) This view of 905941 provides a good perspective of the placement of the road- scratchbuild one. This changed in the spring name and numerals. of 2001 with the release of a cast-resin kit from Wright Track Models. I know, I said cast resin, but it’s not like the resin kits of a few years ago. The resin being used now is closer to a soft plastic than those old hard, brittle kits. The material is easily worked, and forgiving of minor mishaps. To make it an even easier project, the body is cast as a single unit with a separate underbody and frame. Also included are various styrene and brass strips, lift rings, firecracker antennas, custom decals, and brake rigging from Tichy. Couplers and trucks are not supplied, which is reasonable given the variety described above. I decided to model the car as it appeared in the late 1960s, before the renumbering and This broadside view of 905922 also shows you exactly where the decals go. relocation of the MU connectors. Because I received my kit before the instructions were the roof required for the firecracker anten- ing the various details on the ends of the available my construction methods may dif- nas. It’s a good idea to install these later to cars. First, I added the MU and power recep- fer from them. I began the project by remov- prevent breaking them off while working tacles to the mounting plate provided on ing the small amounts of flash with a sharp on the model. Next I turned to the ladders. each end of the car. The MU receptacle is knife followed with some filing and sanding. Although Tichy styrene ladders are provided one of the round, angled ones from a Detail I like to drill all the holes for hand grabs and in the kit I thought they were a bit heavy Associates 1507 set. To keep it from getting firecracker antenna’s first to prevent han- looking and the spacing on the rungs did broken off easily, I drilled a #77 hole in the dling damage to other details later. In this not seem to match those on the prototype. MU receptacle and on the mounting plate, case I used a #77 bit to drill holes next to So I started digging through my scrap parts glued a piece of .010 brass wire in the hole, each NBW casting at the dimples provided drawer and found several ladders left over and installed the MU receptacle on it. Unfor- on the model. I fashioned the grabs from the from InterMountain and Life-Like kits. I cut tunately, no one makes a power receptacle, .010 diameter brass wire provided and glued these down to the correct length and attached however the angle cock trimmed from a them in place with cyanoacrylate (CA). I them with CA. Kadee® 438 air hose set makes a convincing then used a #68 bit for the three holes on With the grabs on I then turned to install- stand-in. I mounted this by drilling a #65

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 29 Now we’re really getting serious! This area of the car is where the real details are, and this close-up is full of infor- Note the location of the dimensional data, lube stencil (the mation necessary to model them. black box) and the multicolored ACI label.

There’s a wealth of detail on the B end of a car, and this photo really has it all. That bare steel plate to the top left of the door is where the MU connector and electrical receptacle The A end of the car is nearly identical to the B end with used to be. You can also see the stenciled appearance of the the exception of having a three-rung ladder in place of the small roadname and car number to the top right of the door. brake wheel. hole at a 45° angle just above the edge of the Before adding the walkway below the placing a small scrap of foam in the bottom mounting plate, next to the MU receptacle, door I think it’s a good idea to install the of the glass for the car to rest on. Finally, I and then glued the angle cock in it. coupler cut lever. Using the prototype pho- used the flat brass strip provided with the Next I moved to the brake mechanism on tos as a guide, I made a cut lever from .010 kit to make the support brackets. Again I the B end — it’s important to install this before brass wire and installed it using a couple DA just eyeballed the dimensions based on the adding the walkway. For the brake I used the 2206 eyebolts. Once these were installed I prototype photos. While I was working with Ajax brake casting supplied with the Tichy cut walkway platforms from the styrene strip the brass strip I also used it to make the door parts and a Kadee 2022 Miner brake wheel. material provided with the kit and glued it latch handles and the stirrup steps. Once these were glued together I added a sec- in place under the bottom doorframe using The only other small details left to add at tion of cast plastic chain long enough to reach CA glue — note that the walkway on the A this point are the MU air hoses and brake air the bottom of the brake recess and glued them end is shorter than the B end. While the glue line. The brake air line is a Details West 267 in place using the prototype photos as a guide. dried I placed the unit in a tall glass and used which requires a #68 hole to the right of the I added the lever mechanism seen at the bot- scrap foam rubber to stabilize it — if you’re coupler. Recently I’ve switched to DW 265 tom of the chain, also from the Tichy casting. real careful you can do this for both ends by for the MU air hoses. These are white-metal

30 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 The B end of the model comes out very close to the actual The A end is also a nicely detailed representation of the prototype. real thing. castings that are easier to mount and bend partially correct for the model even though numerals are available in the Microscale 87- into specific shapes than the Detail Associ- they were based on original stencil diagrams. 14 Southern Freight Car set. Consequently ates plastic air hoses. For this installation I The most glaring problem is the numerals, or I ended up using only the roadname and trimmed and filed the top of the casting so more precisely the 3, 6 and 9 numerals. For various car data decals from the kit decal that it would fit flush against the top of the some reason those actually used on the pro- set. I applied these decals directly over the opening in the end of the car. I then gave totype were rounded on the ends instead of MODELflex paint and after they dried gave it a slight bend over the lower part of the being squared off as shown on the original the whole model a protective coat of Testors frame — this also allows the metal hoses to diagrams. Another problem is the roadname Dullcote. sit flat against the frame. Finally, I placed a and numerals used on the ends of the cars With the decals on and protected I glued small amount of CA on the top of the cast- — on the prototype the characters were split the frame in place using CA. Next I installed ing and on the back of the hoses at the point as a result of the stencil used for apply- a pair of the new Kadee 58 scale-sized cou- were I had bent them to sit against the frame ing them. Fortunately, the large 3, 6 and 9 plers and glued the stirrup steps in place, but — gluing them in two places like this will numerals and the stenciled roadname and that wasn’t the end of the job. I thinned a reduce the chance of getting them broken bottle of MODELflex weathered black and off. Turning to the underframe, I installed sprayed a VERY light coat over the roof and the brake components supplied with the kit, Bill of Materials then applied an equally thin coat beginning and drilled a couple of holes in the bolsters several feet up the sides and working my for screws to hold the trucks on. I also added Manufacturer down, increasing the thickness of the paint some lead weights to the floor and set this Part No. Description as I progressed. I also gave the sides a few and the trucks aside for painting. Detail Associates thin vertical stripes with the heaviest on the 1507 MU receptacles ends, over the ladders, and finally around Paint and Decals 2206 Eyebolts the vents and over the trucks. The final prod- After looking at handfuls of slides and Details West uct is a highly detailed model that will look 265 MU hose photos it became apparent that the basic right at home with a couple Tuxedo-clad 267 Air hose color of these cars varied from a deep choc- Kadee® diesels buried two-thirds the way back in a olate brown to a faded reddish brown. After 58 Coupler long Southern train. comparing various colors right out of the 438 Air hose set For more prototype photos visit my bottle to photos, I settled on a 50:50 mixture 2022 Miner brake wheel Southern Railway web site at http://south- of MODELflex Light Tuscan Oxide Red and Microscale ern-railway.railfan.net/sry. Look under the Milwaukee Brown. I first applied a coat of 87-14 Southern Freight Cars Photo Gallery/Freight Equipment and under white to the roof and let it dry, then masked MODELflex Modeling/Southern Radio Control Cars. it off using the top of the six vents over the 1614 Light Tuscan Oxide Red For current pricing and ordering informa- end doors as a reference. After that I sprayed 1645 Milwaukee Brown tion contact Gary Wright at Wright Track the car, underframe and the trucks with the Testors Model Trains, 886 Rocky Branch Road, brown mixture. 1160 Dullcote Clarkesville, GA 30523, or email him at The decals supplied with the kit are only [email protected].

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 31 CONTAINERS ▼ A to Z KSCU to MATS by David G. Casdorph

Photos courtesy Freight Cars Journal

KSCU 412504 in its original KSC livery. Note the beveled corrugations with logo panels and only one corrugation between the ISO post and logo panel. City of Industry, CA; June 22, 1986.

KSCU 413170 is a 40’ standard-height that’s been repainted by Hanjin. This container also has beveled corrugations and logo panels, but with two corrugations between the ISO post and logo panel. November 1997.

KXTU is a reporting mark of K-Line. KXTU 202883 is owned by XTRA and operated by K-Line. This 20-footer has the older square corrugations with logo panels. February 1990.

32 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 KSCU to MATS

LYKU is a mark of another U.S. carrier, Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc. LYKU 207094 is a 40’ standard-height container with beveled corrugations and two beveled logo panels (that at first glance can be mistaken as corrugations). Note the uncommon presence (on a 40-footer) of forklift pockets. October 1998.

MAEU is for A.P. Moller-Maersk Line based in Denmark. MAEU 101305 is an early 40’ high-cube external-post non-

MAEU 253449 a later 40’ standard-height vented external-post container used in the Nagoya/Kobe trade route. There are 19 side posts (no the A-Line model will not work — it has 20 posts). December 1997.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 33 MAEU 269504 is a 20’ non-vented external-post container in an early paint scheme. There are nine posts on this container. December 23, 1985.

MAEU 292901 is a 20’ steel corrugated vented container (you can use the A-Line model for this one). August 1993.

MAEU 452060 is a 45’ high-cube vented external-post container in the newer large star-logo paint scheme. November 1989.

34 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 MAEU 503550 is a 40’ standard-height refrigerated container built by Graaf. It features the sandwich-style side design and Carrier Thinline reefer unit. The attached (MAEG 128066) generator clips on to the reefer unit to provide power. February 1994.

Before reporting marks, Matson just numbered their containers — in this case number 1875 in the upper left hand

MATS is a reporting mark of Matson Navigation Company. Before the standard reporting mark ending “U” for containers Matson used the MATS mark. This container was built in September 1969 by Trailmobile model K40A100D. Serial number F21626. Photographed in April 1981.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 35 Bridge Line Operations on the Virginia Southern by Larry Puckett Photos by the author

The triple tunnels between Moccasin Gap and Clinchport are a favorite location for train watchers.

2 Moccasin Gap is the site of a small industrial area served by locals from the large yard there.

36 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 ow many times have you heard the H story — boy gets American Flyer train set for Christmas and falls in love with trains; teenager discovers girls, cars or sports and falls in love with one or more of them; finally man rediscovers his trains and gets his priorities straight? Well now you can add Jerry Shepardson to the list as well. In addition to his drift in focus over the years Jerry also went through a shift in scale, first from American Flyer equipment to N scale during the late 1960s, then about five years ago when he moved into HO scale. Although Jerry attributes a general lack of acceptable N-scale steam locos to this last shift in scale, the move from a house with the layout in the dining room to one where he had access to a 3 33' x 29' basement probably didn’t hurt. Why the focus on steam? Well, Jerry A Southern streamliner pulled by an E7 in the post-war passenger paint scheme lived in Ohio prior to moving to North rolls past the yard and into Moccasin Gap. Carolina, and an uncle in Columbus shared his interest in the N&W steam era. Once he moved south of the Mason-Dixon Line, Jerry developed an interest in the Southern Railway as well, especially the passenger diesels in their fancy post-war livery. Although pushing the boundaries of the time period during which those fancy paint schemes were used (pre-1950) Jerry chose to model the 1950-’53 era, though now he may shift this back a couple years to be prototypically correct. This time period justifies the mixture of Southern diesels along with N&W steam. Although Jerry attempts to maintain accuracy with his locos, rolling stock and buildings, he hasn’t carried that over to modeling a prototypical geographic area. 4 Concept In looking for a location where the Chilhowee station at Teese Junction is owned by the N&W but also serves South- Southern and the N&W could operate ern passenger trains and is an interchange point with the Clinchfield. together, Jerry decided on a generic, free- lanced line, the Virginia Southern, in the Bristol-Norton Virginia area. The Virginia Southern, is jointly owned by the Southern and the N&W and functions as a bridge route between the coal fields in southwestern Virginia and Southern’s mainline connection at Bristol. This type of arrangement was not uncommon in the Southeast during that time period. His current thinking is to have Southern passenger (including The Tennessean) and through freights alongside N&W passenger, coal and local freight operations. To increase operating and modeling potential Jerry also has included an interchange with the Clinchfield and is developing trackage rights for the L&N and the Interstate. To fill out the operations there will be a logging branch as well — after all, what model railroader can resist that Bachmann Shay? The Layout Overall, the layout room appears fairly large at 33' x 29'. However, that also 5 includes a workshop, staircase, computer work area, bathroom and a crew lounge. Another Southern 0-8-0, number 1844, works the interchange tracks behind Chil- Presently, all of the benchwork for the lay- howee station at Teese Junction.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 37 7

The N&W owned a large fleet of these 4-8-0 Mastodons, City Coal and Ice receives a string of loaded hoppers as an which served up until the end of steam operations on sev- N&W Y3 drifts by in the background. eral branchlines. 9

8 Southern’s passenger F3s were dual-service units that occa- sionally saw use in freight service. Southern AS11 class 0-8-0 switcher 1885 muscles a string of loaded hoppers up the coal trestle at Moccasin Gap. 10

The large twin span bridge over the Clinch River is a great place to watch N&W streamlined K2 4-8-2 locos pulling Up on the mainline a Southern caboose pulls up the end of matched sets of Tuscan passenger cars. Water under the the train as the local crew drifts downgrade with a boxcar bridge consists of Envirotex® resin while the bridge itself is of electrical components for Bailey Electric. from Central Valley. out has been built and consists of substantial throws used to activate turnouts. Basically Norton to provide products for all those open-frame around-the-wall construction. the layout follows the tried-and-true water- N&W coal drags Jerry dreams of. Scenery By substantial I mean that it looks like you wings design with dual mainlines running consists of plaster over chicken wire sup- could have a party up there without any the length of the layout with reverse loops ported by cardboard strip frames. Woodland danger of collapse. Basically, most of the at each end. This design provides a fast and Scenics foam products are used for the final framing is attached to wall joists, and the convenient way to turn trains at each end scenic details. With the emphasis on smooth, horizontal framing provides a bench top of a run and allows continuous running for reliable operations for the passenger trains, about 30" wide everywhere except by the open houses and train watching. Jerry has selected Atlas code 83 flextrack Clinch River Crossing, where it pinches The area from the yard at Moccasin Gap and turnouts, relying on no. 6 turnouts on down to about 18" wide. This 30" depth was to Big Stone Gap has been scenicked and the mainline and no. 4s for industries and chosen to allow operators to reach the manu- industries developed. Currently, work is pro- yards. Jerry does just about all the construc- ally operated Caboose Industries ground gressing on completing a coal mine near tion himself, including the buildings, plus

38 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 he does all his own locomotive paint jobs when necessary. Although the benchwork and most of the track is complete, regular operating sessions are still being developed as more industries are added. The Personal Side There always seems to be a personal side to every model railroader’s story, and Jerry’s is no exception. I’ve already told you how his uncle infected him with a love of the N&W, but there’s more to it than that. In the Charlotte area Jerry got involved with a group of model railroaders participating in a round-robin group. It was through this group that he met MRG Contributing Editor Jim Teese. Jim had a major influence on Jerry’s concept of operations, even convincing him to use manual turnout controls. Jim also built 12 the AMB laser-kit station at Chilhowee, and Jerry named Teese Junction in honor Bailey Electric receives enough large components such as transformers and the of that contribution. Over at Big Stone like to justify a siding. Gap there’s a small industry named Bailey Electric in honor of Jerry’s late father- monly known by its initials as SMuRF analyze these personal connections built in-law who wired the basement. One of (http://smrf.railfan.net/SMRF). In Septem- around the hobby as a need for humans Jerry’s more recent involvements has been ber 2001, Jerry and fellow modeler John to gather in small groups and engage in with the internet email list of the South- Ryan hosted the annual SMuRF conven- social interchange, but to me, and I’d eastern Model Railroaders Forum, com- tion in Charlotte. My wife would psycho- guess to Jerry, it’s just plain fun.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 39 Painted On Signs — Revisited by James A. Powell

Photos by the author know the following technique is really I starting to be old hat for many of us, but I seem to keep finding different methods to improve it, such as the following two de- scriptions. So, what’s the secret to my signs? Onion- skin — yeah, onionskin. For those of you who do not know, onionskin is a very thin paper that at one time was used quite often during the days of the original “carbon copies.” To illustrate how thin onionskin is, think about a regular piece of computer printer paper. It is usually 20#, while onionskin is usually 8# or 9#. The weight refers to how much a thousand basis sheets weigh for a particular type of paper — the lighter the weight, the thinner the paper. This means onionskin is much thinner...less than half the thickness of ordinary paper. My signs actually come from all over, antique sign books, Internet sites and my imagination. Most of the “painted on” signs on my layout are my own design, or at least signs I have rendered personally from older These signs were actually applied to the buildings as they sat on the layout! designs. I use Macromedia Freehand (a pro- fessional, vector-based illustration program) lus Color 980. It is a fairly new and very Even on a low quality print setting, to layout my signs. high-resolution ink jet. It uses the new 2880 the onionskin gets fairly saturated with If I get my signs online, or I design them dpi process, which produces near-to-photo- ink during the printing process, therefore myself, they are already in my computer. quality prints on regular paper. I don’t need it is pretty wet when it comes out of the However, if I get them from a book, I scan anywhere near that resolution for my signs, printer. I let the ink dry for about 20 min- them in and resize them. I do not use George so I use the lowest print quality available. utes. After the ink has dried, I cut out my Sellios’s method of using the signs directly Using the lowest print quality uses less ink signs with a new, sharp X-Acto® knife. If from the book anymore. I feel the book and prints much faster. the blade is the slightest bit dull, the paper paper is too thick to work with and make I load one sheet of onionskin in at a time. rips instead of cuts. I like to make the cuts look good, plus I don’t really like cutting Obviously, onionskin isn’t made for running slightly smaller than the image to avoid up expensive full-color books. I’d rather put through ink jet printers, but if you place it on any “white” edges. Here are two differ- them on the coffee table. top of paper that is already loaded into the ent routes you can use to approach this I print my images using an Epson Sty- input tray, it feeds into the printer just fine. technique. If you find your ink smears too

I use a fresh blade and a straight edge to cut out my signs. Even a slightly The difference between regular 20# dull blade will tear the paper instead bond and onionskin is amazing! Here Since onionskin is so thin, even if you of slicing it. I also try to cut “in” you can see that onionskin is nearly use a low-quality print, the paper will on the sign a little bit to avoid any transparent. still absorb a lot of ink. unnecessary white edges.

40 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 Use a damp cloth or sponge to pat the sign down into the mortar lines.

paper and sand away! Since the paper sign is so thin, after about ten strokes or so, the Before gluing the sign to the wall, I make sure it is painted and weathered. sign is worn away leaving only brick. If you would like to weather the sign even more, you can lightly moisten your fingertip with water and gently “rub” bits of paper off of the sign. When doing this, take great care, as large chunks of sign can sometimes come right off! Sanding causes very fine dust to build up on the sign and surrounding wall. To get rid of this dust, I brush a very light black wash mixture all over the entire wall, including the sign. My black wash is made with Delta’s CeramCote acrylic black paint and water. I use paint rather than India ink because it’s a lot easier to vary the shades of the wash My alternate method involves putting white glue right on the sign. I then lightly mixture. I make sure not to get the sign wet, smear it on with a finger. Rough handling could cause the sign to rip at this just damp, as getting the now very thin sign point. wet will cause it to raise from the wall and possibly peel off. much with the first technique, try my alter- over the printed side of the sign. I then place When the wash dries, apply any dry- nate method. the sign glue-side-down onto the pre-painted brushing as needed. First Method: Now we come to the brick wall. The following sites have all kinds of secret! We’ve all been told that using full- Both Methods Continued: I tend to be information on signs. They are EXCEL- strength white glue and covering either the very impatient when building, so I speed LENT resources for anyone wanting to back of the sign or the wall, then affixing up my drying process with a heat gun. I model painted on signs: the sign to the wall is the way to go, right? wouldn’t recommend this unless you’ve http://www.forgotten-ny.com — Wrong! Take a shallow plate or dish and fill played with your heat gun before and under- click on the “ADS” link it up with a small amount of water, enough stand what the slightest amount of heat can http://www.trainweb.org/tylick/signintro. to cover the sign. Then put about half as do to a plastic brick wall! htmhttp://www.frankjump.com much white glue as water in the plate. Mix When the sign is thoroughly dry, and I http://www.trevinocircle.com — the two together thoroughly. Place the sign mean completely dry, take 400-grit sand- click on the “Free Ad Signs” link face up in the water/glue mixture. Some ink will run off of the sign, but the signs lettering will stay intact. The ink shouldn’t run or bleed all over the sign; some will just lift off. So, if your glue/water mixture turns red right after you put a red sign in it, don’t worry! Let the sign soak in the mixture for about five minutes. If you are putting the sign on a plastic wall, all you need to do is set it on the wall, tap it lightly with a slightly damp sponge or cloth and let it dry. If on the other hand, your wall is plaster or Hydrocal, you should lightly coat the area of the wall with some full-strength white glue, then put the sign in place. This is done because the plaster/ Hydrocal soaks up a lot of the water from the paper, and causes it not to stick. Alternate Method: Before I print the sign, I flip it vertically, so it is backwards! I then print it out and let it dry completely. Then I smear full-strength white glue all The sign after a little bit of rubbing and sanding.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 41 Vertical Access Hatch

There’s a hatch in this scene; can you find it? by Doug Geiger, MMR the tallest visitor to your layout to ensure the (from below) above the surrounding scenery hole is hidden. If, however, tall trees won’t and is held in place with pins, seemingly to Photos by the author block the view or the scenery is too low so float above the layout. This hatch moves in that the open access hole cannot be hidden a fixed traverse, so scenery damage is mini- ccess for model railroad layouts has al- well, then a hatch is probably required. mal. The only requirement for the vertical A ways been a difficult problem. A good Hatches come in several flavors: lift-out, hatch is that there is sufficient room above trackplan allows for all the track, especially slide-out, drop-out and vertical. The lift-out the hatch so the moveable scenery section turnouts, to be within easy grasp. Main- is simple: a section of the layout is pushed has clearance. Clearance is also required for tenance chores like cleaning structures or up, taken out and set on the floor (or some an operator to fit under the hatch and still be scenery in hard-to-reach areas will be diffi- other convenient location) to open up a hole able to provide assistance to whatever the cult, if not impossible without some kind of in the layout. Usually, lift-outs require two problem is (rerailing equipment or cleaning access. Maintaining an easy reach of no more people for operation, one under the layout scenery). Watch out for the ceiling! than three feet or so can be hard, especially if and one in the aisle. Lift-out hatches need All four hatch solutions can be difficult your trackplan calls for wide scenery vistas. to be as small as possible to keep the weight when disguising the hatch edges. But again, Also, as the layout gets higher, access be- to a minimum to avoid dropping the hatch. creative placing of bushes and buildings comes more difficult and the reach distance A common way to disguise a lift-out hatch can hide an edge. Regular maintenance on diminishes. Access needs to be considered is with a lake surface. Lift-out hatches can the hatch edges will keep the hatch hidden. during the trackplanning stage of a layout potentially damage the removable section of Paint or stain any raw or rubbed edges that since the scenery and trackwork should be scenery because of its transport above and occur while moving the hatch. After all, the dictated by your reach limit. across existing scenery. idea is to hide the hatch as much as possible Access has traditionally been done using The slide-out hatch usually requires some to the viewer. four methods: ladders, grab tools, open holes fancy benchwork to allow the section of the In many situations, the vertical method and hatches. All have pros and cons. Step layout to be shoved in or out to make a hole. hatch can be the best choice. Begin con- stools can be effective if the user is always And it will consume a considerable amount struction of a vertical hatch by identifying aware of the safety liability of a ladder. Try- of floor or aisle space. This hatch is not very the limits of the opening. Try to make the ing to reach the desired scenery can place common. hatch be as small as possible, but still allow you in a very unstable position, i.e., stretch- The drop-out hatch is usually a hinged for an operator to work within the opening. ing across finished scenery. One slip on the piece of the layout that swings downward The hole does not need to be rectangular; it ladder and your reaction will land you right (or upward) to provide access. Weight is not can be any shape. Now box in the sides of on the layout. Grab tools will enable you to as critical since the hatch remains attached the hole with scrap plywood. These pieces reach into a scene and pluck out a derailed to the layout. The scenery on the drop-out form the limits of the hatch and provide piece of rolling stock, but the tool can also hatch will have to clear any existing fixed a stable edge for the scenery at the hatch. damage fragile equipment or can drop the scenery, so the swing arc must be allowed Connect these hatch sides to the permanent piece onto the scenery. for. The hinge will need to be very strong, benchwork so they become stable. If the scenery is such that a hill, trees or especially if the hatch scenery is traditional Then, make two slide pockets from large building can provide a view block of plaster hardshell. The drop-out, like the lift- scraps of ½" plywood and some 1x2s. These the access opening, then that’s the best solu- out and slide-out, can damage scenery on the pockets are illustrated in both Photos 1 and tion of the four methods mentioned since hatch since it is slightly portable. 2. During construction, add one sheet of no moving scenery is required. Nor does it For some layouts, the best hatch seems paper as a shim to the pocket sandwiches to have any unsafe practices. Try to anticipate to be the vertical solution. It is pushed up allow a 1x4 vertical support to easily slide

42 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 Going up! Note the plywood hatch sides used to protect The fully raised vertical access hatch gives just enough the fixed scenery. clearance for the operator to rerail that pesky locomotive. in the pocket. Attach each pocket to the support platform for the hatch. Attach this scenery base. If you are using conventional hatch sides with yellow wood glue and let board to one of the verticals. Use a 1x1 cleat plaster, build up the necessary scenery con- dry. Note that the two pockets do not have at the butt joint to help strengthen that joint. tours on the fixed sides around the hatch to be parallel to each other. However, they Attach the horizontal plywood plate to the opening and add the plaster coat right across must be vertical in both dimensions so use vertical member with yellow wood glue and the seams and onto the foam hatch. When a level and some shims (like cardstock) to several screws. Let this assembly dry com- the plaster is dry, use a new hacksaw blade ensure they are straight. Photo 1 also shows pletely overnight. Now place this assembly and cut out the hatch from below. It’s messy, how these pockets can be attached to either into a pocket. Slip the other vertical in its but it works. Patch any cracks or pulled off existing benchwork or the plywood sides of pocket and attach it also to the horizontal plaster with some Sculptamold® compound the hatch. plate and use another 1x1 cleat for strength or more plaster. Add the necessary ground The vertical supports for the hatch are at this joint. texture and trees. Use bushes or clumps of made from straight 1x4 stock, as free from Add a drawer pull to the bottom of the foliage to help hide the hatch seam. knots as possible. Rub a candle on all four support plate for a handle. After both ver- Access hatches can be difficult to con- sides of the verticals to allow these to slip ticals have been attached to the horizontal struct or use, but in many cases, the hatch is easily in their pockets. Cut a piece of ½" support plate and are in the slide pockets, a necessary solution to allow certain scenes. plywood slightly shorter than the longest push the assembly upward to position it Hatches come in a variety of shapes and dimension of the hatch. It should be no slightly below the lowest point of the fixed sizes and implementations. The vertical wider than 6" to minimize weight of the scenery surrounding the hatch. Temporar- access hatch is easy to build. So don’t be hatch. This piece becomes the horizontal ily clamp the verticals to the slide pockets. afraid of that deep scene: just add a hatch. Drill a 5/32" hole in each vertical, located in the center of the pocket. The hole should penetrate both the vertical and the pocket. Then release the hatch slowly and allow it to rest back on the pocket(s). Drill another 5/32" hole through each vertical, this time using the previously drilled hole in the pocket. Two 16-penny nails provide the anchors for the hatch and should fit snugly into all these holes. Open and close the hatch several times to allow the wax to transfer to the pockets. Use the nails as pins to hold up the hatch when open. Open up the hatch and insert the pins so the hatch stays up. Mark a large arrow on the vertical just at the top of the slider pocket (see Photo 1). This marks the furthest extension of the hatch. Now using some extruded Styrofoam (not white bead-board), fashion the hatch scenery base. The foam is layered and carved to whatever thickness and contour is required for the hatch. Glue the foam to the plywood plate when you are satisfied with 1 the fit. If the hatch is in rugged terrain, you This view shows the access hatch fully may need to laminate several layers of foam raised. Note the arrow drawn on the together to match the existing scenery sur- 2 vertical 1x4 to provide a reference for rounding the hatch. Use Styrofoam-compat- The vertical 1x4s are sandwiched the operator when pushing the hatch ible cement when gluing the layers together between slabs of ½” plywood. The open. The plywood sides of the open- and to the horizontal support plate. handle mounted on the underside of ing protect fixed scenery from being Close the hatch and perform whatever the hatch substructure helps control damaged during hatch movement. scenery construction you like to the foam movements of the hatch.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 43 DIESEL DETAIL ▼ CLOSE-UP Southern Pacific (SP) Alco PA and PB Series HO Scale Models by Athearn, Hobbytown of Boston & Life-Like Proto 2000 N Scale Models by Kato and Life-Like

by Rich Picariello

Photos from the author’s collection

he Prototype PA/PB: Alco introduced Southwestern (more commonly known Phase IIs were numbered 6023-6045, and T the 2,000-hp PA1/PB1 in 1946. By the as Cotton Belt), had two PA1 units num- the five PB2 Phase II units were num- end of production in 1949, 167 A units and bered 300 and 301. SP PA1s were renumbered 5920-5924. 41 B units had been built. The 2,250-hp PA2/ bered in 1949 to 6005-6016; PB1s were The Scale Model PA/PB: In HO scale, PB2, built from 1950 to 1953, totaled 81 A renumbered 5910-5915. At the same time, Athearn has had the PA1/PB1 in their line units and eight B units in both Phase I and T&NO units became 200-211 (became for many years. Hobbytown of Boston (now Phase II versions. PA3/PB3 models were SP 6055-6066 in 1960) and Cotton Belt’s under new ownership) still has the cast- proposed but never built. two PA units became SP 6067 and 6068 metal PA1/PB1 model kits that have been SP had the largest fleet of PAs. Their when they were transferred to the SP. In almost continuously available for over 40 PA1s were originally numbered 6005A,C- 1956, the original PA1s and PB1s were years. Life-Like has offered the PA-1/PB-1 6010A,C and the PB1s, 6005B-6010B. extensively rebuilt into units closely in their Proto 2000 series as a limited-pro- SP subsidiary Texas & New Orleans had resembling the PA2/PB2. SP’s PA2s were duction item. Con-Cor once had an HO PA1 six PA1 pairs numbered 200A,C-205A,C numbered 6019-6022 and their PB2s were in their line but never offered the PB1. and their other subsidiary, St. Louis numbered 5918 and 5919. Their 23 PA2 N scale modelers can use the Life-Like or Kato PA1/PB1. Life-Like and Kato PAs are limited-production models that are not 9 24 25 19 currently available. Con-Cor also imported PA1 and PB1 models (made originally by Kato, later made in China) but they are not listed in their current catalog. All the listed models portray the PA1/PB1. Modifications would be required, mainly in the grille areas, to accurately portray the rebuilt PA1/PB1 and the Phase I or II PA2/ PB2. The curved trim piece behind the cab door windows would have to be removed. Plow pilots, icicle breakers or wagon-wheel antennas were not applied to all SP PAs. Paint and Decal Notes: SP PAs were delivered in the classic red-and-orange Day- light scheme. Trucks were painted black. Beginning in 1958, the simplified “bloody nose” scarlet and dark gray scheme was adopted. Trucks are gray on these repainted units. Athearn (HO), Kato (N) and Life- Like (HO and N) offer the PA1/PB1 in the Day-light scheme. Life-Like has offered the 15 bloody nose scheme in both HO Proto 2000 and N scale.

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Detail Parts for HO Scale: 25 - DA 2312 Wind deflector, straight (clear plastic) 1.25/4 1 - CS 429 Air horn (brass) 7.20 ea. OM 9327 Wind deflector, straight (brass) 3.35/4 DA 1602 Air horn (delrin) 1.75/2 UP 77 Wind deflector/mirror (brass) 2.00/2 DW 187 Air horn (brass) 3.25 ea. 26 - AMB 300 Window glass, Proto 2000 4.95/set 2 - CF 113 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 4.95/2 27 - AL 29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) 2.95/8 DA 1805 Antenna, firecracker (plastic) 1.25/6 CF 314 Windshield wipers (etched brass) 3.95/2 pr. OM 9050 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 3.35/2 CS 419 Windshield wipers (brass) 3.50/4 DW 157 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 1.95/5 ME W5 Windshield wipers (brass) 2.98/set 3 - DA 1804 Antenna, wagon-wheel (etched metal) 3.25/3 PSC 3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 OM 9057 Antenna, wagon-wheel (brass) 2.25 ea. UP 94 Windshield wipers (beryllium copper) 2.00/4 4 - MV 300 Classification lenses, clear 2.00/4 UP 97 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 5 - DA 2205 Coupler lift bar 2.75/10 OM 9150 Coupler lift bar 1.70/2 Detail Parts for N Scale: 6 - DA 2226 Coupler lift bar, cab units TBA 1 - JNJ 0115 Air horn 3.50/2 Note: Use DA 2226 if available or modify other listed lift bars. SE 15704 Air horn 2.00 ea. 7 - ALM 9900 Diaphragm, operating (not shown) 4.49/2 2 - JNJ 0178 Antenna, firecracker (metal) 3.00/2 8 - OM 9171 Door handle (brass) 1.85/2 ME NA4 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 1.70 ea. PSC 3998 Door handle (plastic) 1.50/6 SE 15453 Antenna, firecracker (metal) 1.65/4 9 - DA 2221 Grab bar, cab roof 1.25/6 3 - JNJ 0027 Antenna, wagon wheel 3.00 ea. 10 - AL 29100 Grabirons (formed wire) 3.25/50 7 - ALM 8900 Diaphragms, PA/PB, black (not shown) 4.95/4 DA 2202 Grabirons (formed wire) 2.50/24 10 - JNJ 0395 Grabirons, 15", w/drill template 3.00/18 OM 9261 Grabirons (formed wire) 4.85/8 13 - JNJ 0262 Grille 3.00/2 UP 54 Grabirons (cast brass) 5.95/12 PL 282 Grille 3.25/2 11 - DA 2216 Grabiron, curved, anti-climber 2.00/12 Note: Cut from strip to PA/PB grille panel size. 12 - DA 2215 Grabiron, ladder notched 2.00/12 15 - PSC 6704 Hose, air line (brass) 1.50/6 13 - DA 2705 Grille 6.00/2 PSC 705 Hose, air line (plastic) 2.50/24 Note: Cut from strip to PA/PB grille panel size. 16 - JNJ 0026 Icicle breaker, SP 3.00/set 14 - MV 11 Headlight lenses* 1.85/2 17 - ASM 0101 Lift lugs/eyebolts/u-bolts (etched brass) 8.29/set 15 - CS 227 Hose, air line (brass) 2.35/4 18 - JNJ 0014 MU hoses 3.00/12 DA 6206 Hose, air line (delrin) 1.25/6 SE 15550 MU hoses 3.95/4 16 - CF 249 Icicle breakers 12.95/set 19 - JNJ 0168 MU hoses 3.00/4 17 - DA 1106 Lift rings, ALCO FA/PA 1.25/12 20 - SE 15208 Plow 2.25 ea. 18 - CF 257 MU hoses, 3/bracket (brass) 7.95/4 21 - SE 15499 Speed recorder 1.65/2 DA 1508 MU hoses, individual (delrin) 2.00/16 22 - JNJ 0135 Steam generator set* 3.00/2 DW 294 MU hoses, 3/bracket (metal) 3.50/4 23 - SE 15311 Sunshade, cab interior 2.00/4 OM 9350 MU hoses, 3/bracket, (brass) 7.35/4 24 - JNJ 0092 Sunshade, Alco FA/PA 3.00/4 19 - DA 1507 MU receptables 1.25/2 25 - JNJ 0025 Wind deflector 3.00/16 20 - DW 264 Plow pilot, SP type (metal) 2.50 ea. 27 - JNJ 0033 Windshield wipers, ALCO 3.00/14 21 - CF 196 Speed recorder (brass) 4.39/4 The following part must be fabricated by the modeler: DA 2807 Speed recorder (delrin) 1.50/4 A — Brake-cylinder air line — use .015 wire. 22 - AMB 209 Steam-generator set* 2.85/set B — Grab rails — make from .010 wire. DW 118 Steam-generator set* 1.50/set 23 - AMB 222 Sunshade, cab interior 1.85/4 * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included with the listed 24 - AL 29211 Sunshade (photo-etched brass) 2.35/6 HO or N scale models; replacement of any or all original parts is left to the DA 1302 Sunshade (plastic) 1.25/8 discretion of the modeler.

Decals Paints HO Scale: Floquil: MODELflex: Polly Scale: Champion BRH-22 Daylight scheme 110010 Engine Black 1601 Engine Black 414110 Steam Power Black Microscale 87-50 Daylight scheme 110132 SP Lark Dark Gray 1636 SP Daylight Red 414182 SP Lark Dark Gray 87-11 Gray scheme 110134 SP Daylight Orange 1637 SP Scarlet Red 414183 SP Scarlet N Scale: 110135 SP Daylight Red 1638 SP Daylight Orange 414185 SP Daylight Orange Microscale 60-50 Daylight scheme 110136 SP Scarlet 1640 SP Lark Dark Gray 414186 SP Daylight Red 60-11 Gray scheme

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ALM: American Ltd. Models CF: Custom Finishing ME: Miniatures by Eric PSC: Precision Scale Company Note: These detail parts may be Box 7803 379 Tully Road RR #1 3961 Hwy. 93 North available at your local hobby Fremont, CA 94537-7803 Orange, MA 01364 Busby, Alberta T0G 0H0 Stevensville, MT 59870 dealer(s), so try there first. If you Canada must order directly from a manu- AMB: American Model Builders DA: Detail Associates SE: Sunrise Enterprises facturer, include at least $4.00 for 1420 Hanley Industrial Ct. Box 5357 MV: MV Products P.O. Box 172 postage and handling. You must St. Louis, MO 63144 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 P.O. Box 6622 Doyle, CA 96109 purchase the full quantities as Orange, CA 92667 shown in the detail parts list. ASM: Athabasca Scale Models DW: Details West TSP: Train Station Products 771 Wilkinson Way 13781 Roswell Ave. OM: Overland Models Inc. P.O. Box 360 Saskatoon, SK S7N 3L8 Unit B P.O. Box 248 Granville, OH 43023 Canada Chino, CA 91710 Yorktown, IN 47396-0248

46 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 ▼ BOOK BEAT by Doug Geiger, MMR

The Digitrax Big Book of DCC by John Palmer and Zana Ireland Conquering the Appalachians Digitrax, Inc. by Mary Hattan Bogart 450 Cemetery St., #206 Railroad Research Publications One Track Mind Norcross, GA 30071 3400 Ridge Road West, Suite 5 by Ted Benson $24.95, softcover Rochester, NY 14626 Boston Mills Press $52.95, hardcover 132 Main Street hen command control first began in Erin, Ontario, Canada N0B 1T0 W model railroading, a revolutionary ew books illustrate the construction of a $45.00 (US), hardcover method of train control started. Gone were F prototype railroad since many were not the days of separate electrical blocks, where well documented with photographs. This ubtitled Photographic Essays on Western prototypical operation of completely inde- book chronicles some of the construction S Railroads, this latest book from one of pendent locomotives was difficult. With the of both the Clinchfield (CRR) and Western the master rail photographers continues the development, standardization and accep- Maryland (WM) railroads in the Appala- author’s tradition of excellence. It contains tance of DCC, or digital command control, chian Mountains. The author’s father was a many images of the human side of real rail- this electronic revolution has matured signif- civil engineer on both railroads beginning in roading, plus many stunning scenery pic- icantly. DCC is probably the hottest product 1905 and continuing into the 1920s. She has tures. This is the first book in a projected in model railroading currently. used his journals and photographs to write series chronicling the best of rail photog- Although the book uses Digitrax hard- this book. raphy. Only western rail lines are covered ware for many of the examples, the basic Eighteen chapters cover a variety of top- in this volume. Railroads included in its 13 concepts of DCC are well presented. Ter- ics, with nine being brief railroad history, chapters are: Central California Traction minology and vocabulary unique to DCC five are construction journal notes and four (CCT), the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, are explained. Many illustrations show how are current information. The history sections Santa Fe and Western Pacific, numerous DCC is installed and wired into a typical deal with a variety of subjects including: her western shortlines, the Yakima Valley Trac- layout. Several decoder installations (includ- father’s biography, the WM Cumberland and tion (YVT), and the Sierra Railroad. There ing locomotive lighting) are shown using Connellsville Extensions, and a brief history are also photo essays on the California color photographs and diagrams. Track wir- and description of the CRR. Current infor- Zephyr, railroading in the desert, the Amer- ing, including turnouts and reversing sec- mation includes the merger of the CRR into ican Freedom Train, which ran in 1976-’77, tions are discussed. A section on operating the CSX, the end of the WM, and the fate of and the Milwaukee Lines West electric op- with DCC provides information concerning three depots (including an unrelated MKT erations. engine speeds and locomotive consists. The depot in Texas!). Also included is a brief dis- The many photos, all of which are black- text and illustrations discuss how configura- cussion of rail-to-trail efforts proposed for and-white, are reproduced superbly on tion variables (CVs) in a decoder are used some of the abandoned Western Maryland heavy, slick paper. All are dated to help the to accomplish realistic control. Information in Appalachia. An index and bibliography modeler or historian who relies on this infor- is also given on transponders, detectors and complete the book. mation for paint schemes or other informa- signals for DCC layouts. There is even a dis- Two well-drawn maps compliment the tion. The majority were taken between 1970 cussion on how a real rapid-transit railroad text (history and construction) of the famous and 1985, but there are some older, vintage uses DCC to train their operators! CRR Blue Ridge Loops. Although the con- pictures, too. And there are a few taken as The last chapter discusses the technical struction photos are priceless, the maps do late as 1998. The images of railroad workers side of DCC. The track signal is explained not indicate any of the names referenced doing their daily tasks is a nice break from and is well illustrated. Several examples in the numerous photos. Most of the place the traditional roster shots found in many are given to show how DCC signals pro- names in the text are also not on either of of today’s books. Each chapter has several vide digital information to a decoder. Some the two mainline-style maps. The majority pages of well-written text that help explain generic explanations of decoders are given, of the black-and-white photos show vari- the background behind many of the pho- but most emphasis is directed toward Digi- ous construction projects (bridges predomi- tos. The prose is written in a very person- trax’s line of decoders (both stationary and nately, but there are some tunnels). There able manner, with many anecdotes relating on-board the locomotive). The section on are also some family-type pictures of work- to the people and events he photographed. speed-stabilization using back-emf decoders ers and their rough living conditions. Most Although there is some factual information is quite informative. The text on boosters photos are well reproduced and are clear, presented, it is interwoven into the narrative and command stations are heavily Digitrax but few are dated. The book is very scattered in a pleasant way. Unfortunately, there is no oriented. LocoNet, the Digitrax command with regards to content, but has adequate location index to the photos. But, if you like network protocol is also discussed. A DCC- text. The construction journal chapters are a fine art books with railroads as the subject, oriented glossary and index complete this wonderful look into a seldom-discussed but then this one will fit in nicely. very informative book. vital part of America’s railroads.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 47 The Passenger Train Oriented Layout — Part 1

by Robert A. Clark

This is usually what we think of when we think of a big city passenger terminal. We focus on the station building and the related loading platforms. We forget the backstage facilities needed to make the cars ready. Here is the railroad office tower over the passenger station with its ticket offices, waiting rooms, etc. The passengers board under “butterfly” sheds. The train shown is New York Central’s #46, the Interstate Express, arriving from Chicago on September 7, 1953, at Detroit’s Michigan Central Station. The electric engines will pull the trains under the river to Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Elmer Treloar photo

assenger trains have been discounted as and facilities associated with passenger have found yourself riding in a car switched P the basis for a personal size layout trains and terminals, because the subject into as many as five trains in a through ser- largely because scale 85' passenger equip- appears to have been neglected. Much of the vice between Dallas and Los Angeles oper- ment does not look good on the small ra- situation may be due to a lack of information ated by the Santa Fe, which necessitated dius curves used by many modelers. Most as the era is past. This article deals mostly much switching en route. track plans minimize passenger train service with the time periods preceding Amtrak. The However, other than the widespread trackage. This is common to virtually all focus is on modeling a major passenger ter- practice of neglecting passenger trains in writings on layout design and leads to the minal complex in a large city. Walthers has model railroading, there appears to be no usual layout with its two- or three-track pas- recognized the need for these types of struc- reason a layout should not feature passenger station with the tracks being used for tures and has announced a line of passenger- senger train terminals and operation as an car storage as well as arrivals, departures and related structures that will make modeling alternative to freight. Freight traffic and servicing. This is selective compression with passenger operations much easier. yards could be included in a subordinate a vengeance. Freight trains appear to offer a lot of status just as easily as passenger service is Although there have been a few arti- switching possibilities compared to passen- now. Traction modelers have been doing cles on passenger train operation on model ger trains because most model rails think just this all along. railroads and some published track plans of passenger service as it is today. Fixed emphasizing passenger terminals, model consists that are run from originating city to Passenger Terminal Facilities railroading (much as the prototype) has con- destination city undisturbed by switching en Terminal switching, track design, and centrated on the freight train. This article route are now normal, although they were building construction opportunities on a pas- concentrates on the specialized tracks, yards once quite rare. As late as 1967 you might senger-oriented layout should be excellent

48 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 if the coach yards and related service facili- for passenger cars? Most of the techniques terminal facilities such as icing platforms, ties are modeled more fully than usual, in for terminal operation were developed dur- freight house, stock pens, team tracks, pig- keeping with prototype rather than model ing the era of heavyweight cars, between gyback tracks, etc., associated with various railroad practices. What are the specialized 1910 and 1950, although much the same freight car types. No matter what sort of service facilities that would be appropriate? patterns of trackage and facilities were used layout is designed, engine facilities will be The following list is suggestive only. Func- in the lightweight-car era between 1935 and needed. Nothing is lost in handling and dis- tions of these facilities will be explained in a Amtrak. Modeling the period of overlap play of the all-important motive power by following section: between heavyweight and streamlined cars reason of modeling a passenger pike. ▼ Passenger station trackage and structures would be most interesting because of the ▼ Related baggage facilities contrast and diversity of equipment used, Passenger Train Consists ▼ Express company facilities often mixed in the same train. Heavy- To understand passenger terminals, we ▼ Mail (post office) facilities weight equipment was used right up until need to understand passenger train consists. ▼ Private or business car tracks Amtrak took over most of the services; a Each type of car had to have a facility to ▼ Coach yard heavyweight diner was a regular car on the service it. The consists of trains varied by ▼ Commissary GM&O’s otherwise streamlined (but much function. Car types were picked with an ▼ Pullman Company facilities rebuilt) Abraham Lincoln. eye to the services to be provided. The Pull- ▼ Extra and pool car storage yard If one has a large collection of passenger man Company designed certain cars for ▼ Repair tracks cars and wants to design a passenger-train- particular classes of service, such as short ▼ Car wash oriented layout, the proliferation of pas- overnight trips as distinguished from long ▼ Inspection pits senger service tracks for each type of car at transcontinental runs of more than one night. ▼ Commuter coach yard (if appropriate) terminals would become a virtue. The vari- In the streamlined era, sleepers were often Why is there a perhaps unexpected diver- ety of service facilities to match each pas- hand tailored to expected demand for sleeper sity of single-purpose trackage and facilities senger car type is analogous to the freight space: this lead to such peculiar configura-

Here is another big city terminal — Illinois Central’s Central Station in Chicago. But we are looking down from a spire on the terminal building at the backstage components that enable the railroad to put together passenger trains. We see a mail and express facility in the right foreground, coach yard in the left background, and the passenger sheds on the left. The tracks in left center (string of baggage/mail storage cars with a diesel switcher on one string) may be for baggage loading. Under the smoke stacks in the center will probably be found a commissary — kitchens and storerooms — for stocking diners, and a laundry for washing linens. Judging from the autos, the photo dates about 1949. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad photo

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 49 Amtrak 2400 Snohomish River is a seven duplex roomette, six double bedroom, one compartment sleeper. It is the ex-GN 1262 Snohomish River, which was rebuilt in 1963 from a seven duplex roomette, three double bedroom, one compartment, four section sleeper built by Pullman-Standard in 1950 for the Empire Builder. Photo by the author

Union Pacific 6002 is a baggage-dormitory car build by ACF in 1949. Photo by the author

Amtrak 4941 is an ex-Southern Pacific coach from the Shasta Daylight. Photo by the author

CB&Q Silver Cinch, #4740, is a 50-seat coach built by Budd in 1956; it became Amtrak 5017. Photo by the author

UP 5473 is a 44-seat coach built by ACF in 1954. Photo by the author

50 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 Amtrak 4890 is ex-Northern Pacific 48-seat coach #487; it was rebuilt in 1963 from a parlor-buffet-lounge car built by Pull- man-Standard in 1956. Photo by the author

Burlington Northern 5082 is a 50-seat coach built by Budd in 1953. It is the former CB&Q 4733 Silver Spear. It became Amtrak 5012. Photo by the author

Southern Pacific 2982 is a lounge car built for the San Francisco Overland by Pullman-Standard in 1949. Photo by the author

CB&Q 198, the Silver Cuisine, is a diner built by Budd in 1952. Walthers new Budd diner (932-6327) and Con-Cor’s Budd diner (223-72102) are similar to this car, but neither is an exact match; the most notable differences are the kitchen crew door, roof vents and skirting. Photo by the author

UP 48-seat diner 4816 was built by ACF in 1949. This is the prototype for the diner that Rivarossi offers (635-2814). Photo by the author

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 51 Reversing the elevated view of Illinois Central’s Central Station in Chicago to look at the complex from ground level, the powerhouse appears in left foreground (don’t forget to model the tank cars bringing in the fuel), with mail and express facilities behind the powerhouse, out of sight in this photo but seen in the preceding one. Passenger sheds appear in center. Passengers descended from a waiting room above track level for boarding the cars. John Szwajkart photo tions as four section, seven duplex roomette, and separate lounge or diner-lounge), Eastern milk train with milk cars (some three bedroom, one compartment cars on Pullmans for short-haul use (more sin- refrigerated), baggage and express cars, a GN’s streamlined Empire Builder. gle accommodations such as sections for few older coaches, and possibly a diner- businessmen instead of compartments lounge? Heavyweight Era Consists for families and perhaps an observation In the heavyweight era, car styles What types of passenger trains consists with sleeping and lounge space. For a changed about 1930 as higher train speeds might be seen and what car types might be short, model railroad length train, try a forced open platform customers into the involved? The following are quite typical of baggage-RPO combine, two coaches, and newly developed sunrooms (solariums) and the heavyweight era: Pullman sleeper-buffet-sunroom combi- the Depression caused the dropping or con- ▼ Commuter — coaches, with possibly a nation — the Depression-era Erie Lim- version of full diners in favor of combination combine to offer limited baggage service ited. cars for the lighter loads. In the ’30s, many off-peak, and maybe a club car for the ▼ Transcontinental service or prestige heavyweights were air conditioned, adding tired, thirsty businessman on his way overnight train — this could be an all- a roof bubble that changed car appearance. home in the evening. Pullman train, with head-end cars includ- Some cars were rebuilt with a semi-stream- ▼ Day express — through coaches, with a ing express refrigerators (although many lined roof and underfloor skirts to imitate baggage car and possibly a railway post prestige named trains would not carry the appearance of streamliners that were office car (RPO) on the head end, and head-end cars), club baggage with bar- beginning to be bought. some form of food service (diner-lounge, ber chair, several Pullmans of varying buffet-observation); possibly a parlor car configurations to cover all pocket books, Baggage Cars or sleeper with space sold as parlor seats. a full diner, and an observation-sleeper- One rather fine point in selecting head- ▼ Mail and express — an RPO to work lounge. end equipment that some modelers may wish mail and several baggage-style cars used ▼ Secondary long-haul service — most to note is that a baggage-type car was not for mail storage (those next to the RPO transcontinental and prestige trains had a necessarily used to carry baggage. Accord- open (end doors unlocked) so pouches companion run — slower, making more ing to the 1928 Car Builders Cyclopedia, and sacks can be worked en route), stops, with less elegant facilities and per- baggage-type cars were classified as 2% express (again in baggage-style cars), haps using equipment that previously had mail storage, 15% express, 53% baggage and baggage cars, and perhaps express refrig- been used on the top train, with coaches 30% various combinations. The mail storage erators or horse cars, with a rider coach added, possibly separate food and lounge car was loaded with mail sacks at the point to carry the crew and any hardy traveler space for the coach passengers who were of origin, and then either sealed and set out who didn’t mind a fast, rough ride. barred from Pullman country which was at a destination point, or coupled next to a ▼ Overnight service — a coach and sleeper marked by the diner for the first-class railway post office car and kept open so that train, with head-end cars (baggage and trade. sacks of mail could be sorted en route, mov- RPO), coaches, food service (full diner ▼ Day accommodation — how about an ing back and forth between the mail storage

52 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 car and the RPO, until all mail for the mail more diverse and colorful train could be put car types introduced in the streamline era storage car’s destination had been “worked.” together. A much wider variety of equipment could be substituted. The Santa Fe was Similarly, express cars, indistinguishable in evolved than before, such as dome cars, unique in developing a coach streamliner appearance from baggage cars (except for slumbercoaches, etc.. Streamlined trains (the El Capitan) with all high-level cars lettering), could be either loaded and locked were more colorful because of the break including the diner and the lounge. Most at origin and run through between end points away from Pullman Green to varying paint Western lines had one or more domes of (e.g., a load of magazines printed in the schemes for each streamliner (even on the varying types in their name trains, aimed East and shipped to the West for distribution same railroad, e.g., Southern Pacific’s City, at the tourist trade. there) or kept open to handle local traffic Sunset, Daylight and Cascade schemes), over the train’s route. and greater interchange of cars with other Researching Consists All three functions were handled in cars railroads with different colors (e.g., through It is difficult to determine what the con- of similar construction and appearance, and B&O, NYC and PRR cars to the West). This sists of many passenger trains actually were. probably generally interchangeable in use. mixture of colors was especially notable on The Official Guides give timetable-style However, your favorite railroad may have the head-end. And don’t forget the rainbow equipment lists that give a general idea of car lettered some such cars as “mail storage” effect in Amtrak’s first years of operation types and sleeper accommodations included and others as “express” or “baggage.” Pho- when equipment was dispersed across the in a train, but often fail to define the exact tos of these cars commonly show “baggage” country. configuration of Pullman cars used. Head- lettering on one end of a double-door car Some possible lightweight consists are end cars are not listed. Unless one can find and “Railway Express Agency” (or one of (the prior heavyweight consists are also car-by-car pictures of a train, or has a pow- its predecessors) on the other end. Cars used appropriate): erful reading glass to look at prints or slides, for these three purposes were railway-owned ▼ All-coach streamliner — start with a it is generally impossible to determine car and supplied to the user (Post Office or Rail- baggage or baggage-dormitory (a new names, numbers and type from train photos. way Express Agency) for a charge. Note car type), add coaches before and after a The latter approach requires a good knowl- that Railway Express also had its own wood two-car diner-kitchen set, a recreation or edge of how to determine car type from or steel express refrigerator cars, and that lounge car, and an observation-lounge on window patterns (or a vivid imagination!) many railroads had express refrigerator cars the rear. Dome cars can be placed any- A few fans have managed to obtain consist and express boxcars, painted in colors to where in the consist. books that railroads issued to their passen- match passenger equipment and lettered for ▼ Coach-sleeper streamliner — take the ger service and yard employees to tell them the railroad to handle express. If you want California Zephyr with baggage, home- what kinds of cars went in each train on to refine your passenger train operations, road coach for short-haul passengers, what days. These can be bought from rail- letter your baggage cars for one of these dome coaches for through passengers, roadiana dealers (rarely), and a few consist three uses, and place in the train or switch dome-snack bar (lounge)-dormitory car, books have been published. There is consid- in your terminal appropriately: mail storage diner, sleepers (three types: bedrooms and erable research material available, but, in the cars to the mail dock or post office build- compartments, bedrooms and roomettes, end, the modeler may still feel that he hasn’t ing; express cars to the REA building; and sections and a dome-sleeper-lounge- really answered the question as to what cars baggage cars to the station track near the observation bringing up the markers. On might typically appear in a particular train at station’s baggage room. other lines, full-dome lounges, baggage- various points in time. If you freelance, your dormitories, dome-diners, dormitory- life is much easier. Lightweight Consists lounges, lunch-counter-diner (for coach Next month we’ll continue with how to In the lightweight, streamlined era, a passengers), dome sleepers, and other design your passenger train facilities.

The coach yard at Detroit’s Michigan Central Station in June 1948 is full of both older heavyweight and modern lightweight (streamlined) coaches and Pullmans. This is a classic coach yard with wide rail-height platforms between the tracks for use by crews and their equipment to service and clean the cars between runs. Elmer Treloar photo

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ALLIED MODEL TRAINS TALBOT'S HOBBIES 2303 CONCORD PIKE 2023 W. fRANKLIN ST. 417 ROUTE 1 35172 205 -647-2331 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVO. 445 SOUTH B ST. fAIRfAX SHOPPING CENTER 47712 812-423-8888 04105 207-781 -8300 CAll FOR HOURS & DIRECTIONS 90230 310-313-9353 94401 415-342-0267 19B03 302-652-3258 ILLINOIS WE KNOW TRA INS INOIANAPOLIS EL CERRITO SANTA CLAR A NORTH AURORA NGAUGE TRAIN SHOP DECATUR KIT & CABOOOLE TRAIN SHOP WEST SUBURBAN MODEL 4759 N. POST RD. MARYLAND CRUMP CAMERNHOBBY SHOP 550 El CERRITO PlAZA 1829 PRUNERIDGE AVE . FLORIDA RAILROAD CENTER 46226 317-89B-4883 806 BANK NE 94530 510-524-9942 95050 408-296-1050 105 S. RIVER ROAD (RT 25) 35601 256-353-3443 CLEARWATER 60542 630-897-2867 MERRILLVillE BALTIMORE 800-353-3446 ESCONOIDO TORRANCE TRAINS AND TREASURES, INC. HOBBYTOWN - MERRILLVILLE M BKLEIN , INC. BRANCHLINE HOBBIES ALL ABOARD MODEL RR 1710 N. HERCULES AVE. BLOOMINGTON 1B58 E80TH AVE 162 N. GAY ST. HARTSElLE 250 f CREST ST. 3867 PACifiC COAST HWY. SUITE 104N105A HOBBYLAND INC . 46410-5734 219-736-0255 (INCLUDES MAIL ORDER) CRUMP CAMERNHOBBY SHOP 92025 619-489-5020 90505 213-791-2637 33765 727-298-0350 616 N. MAIN ST. 21202 410-539-6207 138WEST MAIN ST. DA ILY la-6, TH. 12-9, CLOSED SUN 61701 309-828-1442 MICHIGAN CITY 35640 256-773-801 B VENTURA LA NTANA B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS BERLIN FRESNO VENTURA HOBBIES THE DEPOT BOURBONNAIS 408 FRANKLIN DENNISON 'STRACKSIDE MO NTGO MERY FRESNO MOOEL RAILROAD 2950 JOHNSON DR. #128 603 RIDGE RD. WIMPY'S HOBBY WORLD 46360 219-874-2382 HOBBIES UNCLE AI:S HOBBIES 744 P STREET 93003 805-65B-8138 33462 561-585-1982 263 N. CONVENT, SU ITE 8 14 S. MAIN ST. > 6017 E. SHIRLEY LANE 93721 559-266-2805 60914 815-932-6100 NASHVILLE/B ROWN COUNTY 21811 410-641-2438 36117 334-277-1715 WESTMINSTER MILTON NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY II: SANTA ROSA (FULTON) ARNIES TRAINS WEST fLORIDA RR MUSEUM BURBANK PO BOX 1273 COLLEGE PARK PELHAM FULTON STATION 6452 INDUSTRY WAY #B 206 HENRY ST. 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Training Center, Swap Meet F ~~ , Ow o ~ " ~ i ' a ll 567 Mar * Emp Bider II. 5259, Radio 5414 PSfour · PowerShleld Four * "Big" EB.","" 5284, """ 5444 OCCOm.ilh:br. lwo~~H9 .9l 2430 S. 22nd Ave. $5, under 21 & NMRA member $2.50, qu ett e Dr. $3 ~ hiJ\N ~ I~!J~ ;I ~' ) '390-89 11, ~-~~ * Super Chief 5384, Radio 5544 DC( Auto P,MmffBJto~er. One mp;!ilm~ free if joining NMRA/PSR at Meet. Info: Ken Rhoads, bob @innoc pts.com. outpU'..I Sl 9.9S * NCE Pwrhouse Pro DCC 5369 Co mpare These Feature. 5208 W. Americana, Glendale, AZ 85306, (602) 866-9 129. * len, Set 01 Ad, wide, 5354 • 8A.mp. oll~ca lu, autQ/m a nualre !el CONNECTICUT • EO.l)'pr09rammjn gjumpe~ EZ DCC Wireless Set 5574 " QrVOIfIIOtuJ hghu, hI,l)' OIlfOrm()lt. * • Ecsymoun l ctpol'o'eldi$trict. CALIFORNIA FAIRFIELD T "Stati on Stop '02" Housatonic Model Ry. * SoondtraxxDS[)'I00lCS79,95 CMX (HO or HI Cleon Machine Thtwtllod-dfOni l'l9S)'Slem. Sg9 ANAHEIM T Orange County Model RRers meeting. Club Train Show. Mar. 10, IOAM-4PM . Ludlowe Midd le School, 785 Unquowa Rd . Info : Housatonic Model Ry. Pinewood Ploza Dee Second Wedn esday of each month . 7:30PM-9PM. Ana 57 River Rd, 80x1023 PROFESSIONALS Club, PO Box 234, Fairfield, CT 06430, (203) 255 -3795 heim Public Library, comer of Harbor & Broadway in Ana Essex Jet, VT 05452 ~ }'ears af se rvice heim. Info: Steve Tibbetts, e-mail: stibb @primenet. com. (Fri eves), www. hou satonicmr.org. info@tix·dcc.com WESU PPORT MORE COMMAND (7 14) 843-1 820. WALLINGFORD T Classic Shows Train show, Feb. 17, fax 802·878·5550 CONTROL SYSlEMS THAN ANYONE ! CROCKETT T Bay Area NTRAK Model RR Club 's N 9AM-2PM. Zand ri's Sti ll wood Inn. 1074 S. Colony Rd. , scale modul ar layo ut group in operati on in re tired So. US Rt. 5, ex it 13 on 1-9 1. $4, 12 & under free w/adul t. Pac ific depot has openings fo r new members. Wed. 10AM- Info : Classic Show s, LLC, PO Box 24 15, Shelto n, CT 3PM & 7PM-9PM, Sat. IOAM-4PM . Depot on Rolph St. 06484, (203) 926-1 327. next to the SP main line, 900 Loring Ave., Crockett, CA. Rivarossi & tHC DELAWARE Free. Info : John Marshall, 2472 Hill View Lane, Pinole, Passenger Car Owners. CA 94564, (5 I0) 758-93 10. DELMAR T Delmarva Model RR Club Open House. LOS ANGELES T East Valley Lines N-Scale Model RR Jan. 12-1 3, 19-20, II AM-5PM (Sat), Noo n-5PM (S un ). McHenry Metal Coil Open House. Every Sat. & Sun. II AM-3PM. Traveltown, Camelot Hall , 2nd Floor, 103 E. State St. Free. Info : Bi ll Gri ffit h Park . Free. Info: Lowe ll Majors, P.O. Box 5732, Deeter (302) 856-9250. Knuckle Spring Glendale, CA 9130 1 (2 13) 662-8339. WILMINGTON T No rthern Delaware Model RR Club MONROVIA (LA AREA) T Sunshi ne Models Proto Nor Del Spring Train Show. Mar. 17, IO AM- 3PM. type Modelers Mee t. Mar. 3, 9AM . Holiday Inn. Info: Cranston Heights Fire Co. , Rt. 2, Kirkwood Hwy., Prices Send SSAE to Sunshine Models, Box 4997 , Springfi eld, Corner. $4, famil y $6, 10 & under free w/adu lt. Info: Keith MO 65808. Heck, 213 S. Di lwy n R. , Neward , DE 197 11, (3 02) 454- 8972, KAheck @aol. com. PLEASANTON (BAY AREA) T Sun shine Models Prototype Modelers Meet. Mar. 10, 9AM. Crowne Plaza FLORIDA Hotel. Info: Send SSAE to Sunshine Models, Box 4997, Springfi eld, MO 65808. KISSIMMEE T Ki ssimmee/St. Cloud Model RR Engi neers Swap Meet. Feb. 2, 9AM -2PM. Ki ssimmee Va ll ey ROSEVILLE T Rosevill e Roundhouse Model RR Club Agri cul tural Center, US Hwy 192 east between Kissimmee 11th Annual Model RR Show. Feb. 2-3, IOAM-5PM (Sat), & Fl orida Turnpi ke. 53, under 12 free. Info: Gregory IOAM-4PM (Sun). Jones Hall , Placer County Fairgrounds. Smith, 2002 Aladdin Ct. , St. Cloud, FL 34771 , (407) 892- Replacement Couplers 53, und er 12 & se ni or s 51. Info: (916) 784 -23 03, 0436, TRAINMN52@aol. com. http://rrmrc.railfan.net. NOW AVAILABLE PALMETTO T Sarasota Model RR Club Model RR SAN DIEGO T San Diego Model RR Muse um Toy #52 Most 4 whl trucks Trai n & Model RR Show/Operati on Ex hibit. Jan. -Feb., Show. Feb. 23-24, 9AM-4PM (Sat), IO AM- 3PM (S un ). Tues-Fri II AM-4PM, Weekends, II AM-5PM. Jan. I, Feb. Manatee Ci vic Center, I Haben Blvd. $5, kids w/parents #53 Most 6 whl trucks free. Info: Dan Cioffi , (941) 723-342 1. 5 are free days. Casa De Balboa Building in Balboa Park, #546 whl RPO , 8ag. trucks 1649 EI Prado. $4, discounts for students/seni ors/mi litary PLANT CITY T H.B . Plant RR Hist. Soc. Train Show & #56 Riv. Loco & Frt. Cars lD, ur.der 15 free. Special Events: Model RR Swap Meet Swap Meet. Mar. 16, 9AM-3PM. 1914 PCHS Community (Jan. 5, 7-II AM), Presidents Day Famil y Day (Feb. 17, 1- Center, 605 Collins St. 54, under 15 free w/adu lt. Info: patent #5823371 4PM). Info: Beth Ca in, San Diego Model RR Museum, Gil bert Thomas, Jr. , 2241 Ginger Way, Lakeland, FL 380 I, 1649 EI Prado, San Diego, CA 92 101, (6 19) 696-0199. (863) 666-3002, ThomaU2399@msn. com. McHen-:yTM Couplers SANTA CLARA T 0 Scale We st. Feb. 14-1 7. Westin GEORGIA Hotel Santa Clara (408-986-0700), 5101 Great America 1207 Pebble Point, Goshen, KY 40026

Pkw y. 525 (by 12/3 1), 530 (aft er 12/3 1). In fo: Send ATLANTA T Metro Atlant a N-Scalers Meetings. 1st ,~T1V1lI I I ! I I7 , I -lI '-,"'1 I ~,I'\ 1 I '\"/ l, l"11'1," I : I ~,I ~"I , l,'''-1 I I I I LSSAE to: 0 Scale West, 876 Boyce Ave. , Palo Alto, CA Tues. of each month, 7:30PM. Church of th e Atonement,

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING T 65 945 High Point Rd., Atlanta. Info: Charles Leake, (404) Wichita Model RR Club, Wichita Garden Ry. Soc., Great 262-2969. Pl ai ns Transportation Museum & Chi sholm Trai l ATLANTA ... Piedmont Division Monthly Meeting. 2nd Div/NMRA). Mar. 16-17, 9AM-5PM (Sat), IIAM-4PM Tuesday each month, 7PM . Bldg. K, Habersham Office (Sun). Century 11 Exhibition HaLl, 225 W. Douglas. $5, 12 Park, Northlake Pkwy., Tucker. Free. Info: Ed Palmer, & under free w/adult. Info: Tim Duncan, PO Box 3245, 7058 Stephens Ct., Morrow, GA 30260, (770) 968-1921. Wichit a, KS 6720 1, (3 16) 733-4625, tim @d un can.net, www.aircaptrainshow.com. MARIETTA ... The Model Train Show (by Piedmont DivINMRA). Ma r. 9- 10, IOAM-5PM (Sat), IOAM-4PM MARYLAND (Sun). Cobb County Civic Center, 548 S. Mariett a Pkwy. PO . Box "L" 624, Langhorne, PA 19047 DELMAR ... Delmarva Model RR Club Open House. www.easterncarworks.com. $6, 12 & under free. Info: John Munro, 6105 Milam Dr., Mableton, GA 30126, (770) 739-5406, cwrr@bellso uth.net. Jan . 12-1 3, 19-20, II AM-SPM (Sat), Noon-5PM (S un ). FREIGHT & PASSENGER CAR Camelot Hall , 2nd Floor, 103 E. State St. Free. Info: Bi ll MARIETTA ... Monthl y Meeting of the Georgia Society Shehan (4 10) 742-9325. TRUCKS of Ferroequinol ogists & field trips. 2nd Fri. of each month, Truck kits do not include wheel sets 7:30PM. Nations Bank of WaddeLl St. Free. Info: Robert HUNT VALLEY ... Brass Expo & Fine Art of Model Hunt (770) 428-3864 or Larry Smith (404) 926-0739. RRing. Mar. 1-2, 6:30PM-I 0:30PM (Fri), IO AM-5PM PASSENGER TRUCKS (Sat). Marri ott Hunt Valley Inn, 245 Shawan Rd. $IO/day. FOUR WHEEL SAVANNAH ... Coastal Rail Buffs 13th Annu al Model Info: Ho ward Zane, 5236 Thunder Hill Rd ., Columbia, 9000 6-36 inch axle sets 52 .00 RR & Train Show. Jan. 19-20, 9:30AM -4:30PM . 14025 9001 Pennsylvania R.R. 2D-P5 55 .00 MD 21045, (4 10) 730-1036, www.gsmts.com . 9002 Commonwealth 2D- E5 General Steel Castings 55.00 Abercorn St. (i n Savannah Mall ). $4, senior/student $3 , 9003 Pullman-Standard lightweight 55.00 under 12 w/parents free. Info: Ken Huffman, 414 In gle TIMONIUM ... Great Scale Model Train Show & AII 9004 Commonwealth swing motion 55.00 wood Dr., Sava nnah, GA 31406, (9 12) 927 -4976, rail American Hi-Rail & Collectors Train Show. Jan. 26-27, 9005 Pull man-Standard 55.00 [email protected]. 9AM-4PM (Sa t), IOAM-4PM (Sun ). MD State Fair 9006 Taylor 55.00 grounds, 2 miles north of Baltimore Beltway, Exit 17E 9007 Pullman-Standard 41-BNO 55.00 TUCKER ... Piedmont Di v. SE Region Regular Monthl y 9008 Pullman-Standard Low Profile 55.00 (Padonia Rd. ) from 1-83. $6 (return Sun free), 12 & under 9009 4 Wheel General Sleel Casting Double Equalized 55.00 Meeting. 2nd Tuesday of every month. 7:30PM . Building free, family $12. Info: Howard Zane, 5236 Thunder Hill K Habersham Office Park, Northlake Parkway. Free. Info: Rd ., Columbia , MD 21045 , (4 10 ) 730- 1036 , SIX WHEEL Ed Palmer, 7058 Stephens Ct., Morrow, GA 30260, (770) OLD# NEW# IVww.gsm ts.com. 9011 9021 Pennsylvania R.R. 3D-PI , 3D-P7 55.00 968-192 1. 9022 Pullman-Standard Straight Equalized 55.00 TIMONIUM ... Great Scale Model Train Show. Mar. 9013 9023 Pullman-Standard 61-NO 55.00 ILLINOIS 23-24, 9AM-4PM (Sat), IOAM-4PM (S un ). Maryland State Fairgrounds , 2 miles north of Baltimore Beltway, EXPRESS TRUCKS BLOOMINTON ... Central [L RR Clu b Great Train Exit 17E (Pado ni a Rd.) from 1-83 . $6 (return Sun free), 12 9040 Commonwealth Express Reefer - 8 Foot Wheel Base 55.00 Show. Mar. 17, 9AM-3PM. Interstate Center, 2301 W. Mar & under free, family $12. Info: Howard Za ne, 5236 Thun 9041 A.C.F. Mechanical Ventilation Fans - 6 Foot Wheel Base 55.00 $4, 9042 Commonwealth BX 55.00 ket St. under 12 free w/adult. Info: Alan Mowrer, 404 E. Poplar St., Normal, lL 6176 1, amowrer@da vesworld.net. der Hill Rd. , Columbia, MD 21045 , (4 10) 730- 1036, 9043 Allied Full Cushion S5.00 www.gsmts.com. FREIGHT TRUCKS KANKAKEE ... Kankakee Model RR Club Spring Train FOUR WHEEL Show & Swap Meet. Mar. 3, 9:30AM-3PM . Civic Aud ito MASSACHUSETTS 9050 4-33 inch axle sets Sl .50 ri um, 895 S. 8th Ave. $3, 6-12 $1, under 6 free w/adult. AUBURN ... Worcester Model RRers Annual Show & 9051 Barber- Bettendorf Caboose 53.00 Info: Glenn Johnson, 218 S. Clinton Ave., Bradley, IL 9052 Taylor 70 ton caboose/freight 53.00 Sale. Feb. 24, IOAM-4PM. Auburn Elks Club, 754 South 60915, (8 15 ) 932-4 148. 9053 Bettendorf friclion bearing 53 .00 bridge St. $4, under 12 free, fami ly $12. Info: Ralph Kim 9054 Barber 5-2 53 .00 9055 Birdsboro/Andrews cabooselfreight 53 .00 ROCKFORD ... Rock River Di vlNMRA Monthly Meets. ball, (508) 755-1873, ralphkimball 9056 Bettendorf roller bearing conversion 53.00 Jan. 6, Feb. 3, Mar. 3, Apr. 7, I2:30 PM. Midway Vi llage & 9057 National B-1 53.00 Museum Center, 6799 Guilford Rd, west of Perryville & MICHIGAN 9058 Buckeye 125 ton (38" Wheels) 53.00 State St. $2. Info: Joe Whinnery, 804 Starview Ct., Rock 9059 National C-l Friction Bearing 53.00 LIVONIA (DETROIT) ... Redford Model RR Clu b ford, lL 61 108. 9060 National C-l Roller Bearing 53 .00 Trainorama Extra 2002 Model RR & Rail Memorabilia 9061 Dalman Two Level 53.00 9062 National Super C-l (100 Ton) S3.00 ROCKFORD ... Rock Ri ver DivlNMRA Train Show & Flea Market. Mar. 17, 10AM-4PM. Livoni a Commun ity 9063 Commonwealth High Capacity 53.00 Sale. Mar. 23-24. Jefferson High School, 4145 Samuelson Center, 5 Mile Rd . at Hubbard (between Merriman & 9064 70 ton Bettendorf 5' wheel base (70 Ion ore car) 53.00 off S. Alp ine. Info: Joe Whinnery, 804 Starview Ct., Rock Farmington Rd s.) $4, under 12 free w/ad ult. Info: Steve 9065 100 Ton Dalm an Roller Bearing 5' Whee l Base S3.00 9066 50 Ton Andrews 53.00 ford, lL 61 108. Johnson, c/o RMRC, PO Box 40225 , Redford , MI 48240, 9067 55 Ton Andrews 53.00 (313) 565- 1027. 9068 Vulcan 53.00 INDIANA WARREN ... Sem i- Annual Grali ot Vall ey RR Club SIX WHEEL FT. WAYNE ... Maumee Valley RR Club Model RR Show & Sale. Mar. 3, IOAM-4PM. Macomb Communiry OLD# NEW# Swap Meet. Feb. 16, IOAM-3PM . Linco ln Elementary College Sports & Expo Center, 12 Mile & Hayes (I mile 9070 9080 6-33 inch axle sets 52.00 School, 1000 E. Cook Rd. $3, under 12 free. Info: Kathy 9071 9081 Commonwealth intergral pedestal 54 .00 from 1-696). $S, 12 & under free. Info: Doug Kass, CVRR, 9072 9082 Buckeye friction bearing 54.00 White, 64 18 Midchannel Way, Fort Wayne, IN 46845 , 28 1 North Ave., Mt. Clemens, MI 48043, (586) 468-4877 9073 9083 Buckeye roller bearing S4.00 (2 19) 482-7930 (Mon 7- 11 PM), www. michvhf.coml-gvrr. NOBLESVILLE ... NMRA Midwest Region, Central IN Div. Train Show & Meet. Feb. 3, IOAM-4PM. Hamilton MISSOURI METAL FOR ADDED County 4H Expo Center, 2003 Pl easant St. $3, 12 & under BUCKNER ... Buckner 2002 Model Train Swap Meet. STRENGTH AND RIGIDITY. free w/adult. Info: Larry Gilbert , 6675 S 200 E, Mar. 30, IOAM-5PM. Buckner Historic Tow n Hall , 32 Sib Marklevi ll e, IN 46056, (765) 779-4039. ley St. $3, 12 & under free. Info: John Richard, (8 16) 6S0- RICHMOND ... All Train Flea Market. Feb. 17, 10AM- 353 1, jltrain @attglobal.net. 3PM. National Guard ArnlOry, 1200 W. Main. $2, under 12 JOPLIN ... Museum Complex Train Show & Swap Meet. free. Info: Larry Zell er, 4646 W. US Rt. 36, Piqua, OH Mar. 30, 9AM-3PM . Schifferdecker Park, 7th St. & Schif 45356, (937) 773-7186. ferdecker between golf course & pool. $3, under 12 free. IOWA Info: Ri ck Gardner, 11486 Cty. Ln. 214, Oronogo, MO #58 64855, (4 17) 673-4888, ri [email protected]. DES MOINES ... 6th Annu al Great Midwestern Di vi " Scale" sion Model RR Meet. Mar. 2, 9A M- 3PM . North Hi gh NEBRASKA Coupler School, 2SOO block of 2nd Ave.; 2 mi les so uth of 1-80 or I LINCOLN ... Lincoln Area Model RR Club Show & mile north of 1-235. $6 ($5 advance). Info: Larry Lamb, NMRA Di vision Meet. Feb. 16-1 7, 9A M- 5PM (Sat), 6410 NE 12th Ave., Altoona, IA S0009. IOAM-4PM (S un). Nebraska State Fair Park, Agricultural Kadee® Quality Products Co. KANSAS Hall. $5, seniors/NMRA members $4, 12 & under free. 673 Avenue C, • While City, OR 97503-1078 U.S.A. Info: Charles Bu swe ll , 2749 California Ct., Linco ln, NE Tel: (541) 826-3883' Fax: (541) 82&4013' http://www.kadee.com WICHITA ... Wi chita Air Cap it al Train Show (by 68510, (402) 475-0600.

66 T MODEL RAILROADING JANUARY 2002 NORTH PLAnE .. Trains on the Pl ai ns, combined Regional Convention of RMR & MCR , sponsored by Nebraska West-Central Di v. May 24 -26. Quality Inn (Sandhi li s Convention Center), 1-80 & N. Hwy. 83. Train Show open to public, May 25 -26 , II AM-5 PM (Sat), IOAM-4PM (Sun). Train Show: $3, chil dren $1, under 5 free . Co nt act registrar for conve nt ion costs. Info: Don Strait, Registrar, 1938 Payne Ct., Aurora, CO 800 II , don cms @aol.com. NEVADA LAS VEGAS .. Sil ver State Di vnTOS Meets. Jan. 26, Apr. 13- 14, June 15, Oct. 26-27, 2002, IIAM-4PM (pub lic), lOAM- II AM (members) . Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #525 Uni on Hall, 760 N. Lamb Blvd. $4, members $2, active mi litary $1 off. Info: Bill Ness, 6044 Rocky Mountain Ave., Las Vegas, NY 89 156, (702) 644-5003. NEW MEXICO BELEN .. Belen Model RR Club Open House. Tues-Sat, I2:30PM-3:30 PM . Belen Harvey House Museum, 1st & Becker Sts. Donations accepted. Info: Jon S. Sem, 1845 As h Dr. SW, Los Lun as, NM 8703 1, (505) 565 -1639 (before 9 PM ). LAS CRUCES .. Dona Ana Modular RR Club HO Meets. Third Thu rs. each month, 7PM . Thomas Brannigan Memorial Li brary, Spruce Ave. & N. Main St. Info: Mike Hall ock, 1941 Poplar Ave., Las Cruces, NM 8800 I. NEW YORK FARMINGTON .. Long Island Model RR Eng ineers Holiday Open House. Feb. 16-1 7, IOAM-4PM . 1055 Por tion Rd. ('I,) mi le east of Nicolls Rd [CR 97]). $1.50, fam il y $4. Info: (63 1) 736-5308, www.limrre.com . KINGSTON .. King ston Mod el RR Club Annu al Kingston Train & Hobby Expo. Mar. 24, IOAM-4PM. Tech ~ Layout Autornatl on City (former IBM Complex), Enterpri se Dr. off Rt. 209 at Exit 19, NYS Thruway. $4, under 12 $1. Info: KMRC, PO Includes KAM's Box 1885, Kingston, NY 12402-1885 , (845) 334-8233. Engine Comrnander" AND lrain Server" software for only $169! NORTH CAROLINA Find Layout Commander" suite at your local reta iler or order direct. NEW BERN .. Carolina Coastal RRers Train Show 2002. Mar. 16-17, IOAM-5PM. New Bern Hi gh Schoo l. 54, under 12 free. Info: Joe Hoffm an n, 601 Tynda ll Ln ., IIWhy play with toys New Bern , NC 28562 , (252) 638- 8872 , hofmannjoe @ Sm cconnect.net. when you can use the prototype ?II WILMINGTON .. Cape Fear Model RR Club 6t h Annu al Model RR Show. Jan. 19-20, IOAM -5PM (Sat), KAM Industries IOAM-4 PM (Sun ). American Legion Post 10 bldg. , 720 2373 NW 185 th Ave #416 Emai l: [email protected] Pine Grove Dr. $3, chi ldren 51.50, 5 & under free. Info: Hillsboro, OR 97 124 Web: http://www.kamind.com Ben Jackson, (9 10) 270-2696. (503)29 1-122 1 Download: http://www.traintools.com

OHIO CIo.oIcP....t.~~tct>oo< · T ... ~ ~ ~_~"""'~'d.l ...... ec..w...n.s.. ~ I'_CcntroIo! ' ..-~T'_-:T'_ T _· _""'-s.....t ... ,_ .. ~.~ _ us""..... S,OM.4loe_ ...'_""""""" O(N.O ,""" •..- ... _"'OVIUIND Aa..,...... ' .... ~ ' IMI2.:IOO ,"""' ...... _ ,._ DAYTON .. All Trains Swap Meet. Jan . 13, II AM- 4PM. Montgomery Co. Fairgrounds, 1043 S. Main (St. Rt. 48). $3, under 12 free. Info: Larry Zell er, 4646 W. US Rt. 36, Piqua, OH 45356, (937) 773-7186. FINDLAY .. Putnam Assn. of Railfans Model RR & NWSl makes the perfect Farm Toy Show & Swap Meet. Mar. 17, IO AM-4 PM. Fin dlay Hi gh School, 1200 Broad Ave . & US 224 . $3, under 12 free w/adu lt. Info: Terry Oliver, 225 Mohawk motor for vou. Dr., Ottawa, OH 45875, (4 19) 523-4996. Looking for motors to upgrade your WOOSTER .. CJ Trains Spring Wooster Train & Toy Show. Mar. 10, IOAM-4PM. Greenbriar (former Black Tie motive power? Affair) Conference & Party Centre, 50 Riffel Rd. (from A ra nge of precision 12-volt motors means NWSL has the right motor State Rt. 83 turn east onto Riffel). $3, 12 & under free . for you. Speed and power suited to model railroad appli cations Info: Jon Ulbright, 941 Buchholz Dr., Wooster, OH 44691 , (perfect for DCC). See your favorite hobby reta iler today. 84 page (330) 262-7488 (after 6PM), [email protected]. catalog / how-to reference guide ava ilable, $9.00 posta ge paid, U. S. funds. OREGON [ ] NorthWest Short Line ROSEBURG .. All Aboard RR Club for All Scales. 1st NWSL P. o. Box 423, Seattle, Wash.ington 98111 -0423 & 3rd Saturdays at 3PM, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 7PM. 427 www.nwsl.com SE Main St. lofo: Debi or Kim Wing (503) 672-0280.

JANUARY 2002 MODEL RAILROADING T 67 Blvd., Salem. $4, family $7. Info: Rick Anderson, PO Box ESCAPE TO S SCALE PENNSYLVANIA Enjoy the great advantages of S scale, the mid-size scale more 19533 , Roanoke, VA 240 19, (540) 362-7033. ALLENTOWN T ATMA Spring Thaw Train Meet. Feb. model raifroaders are turning to . Learn all about ihis main line VIENNA T Northern VA Model RRers Open Hou se. scale, discover the bi-mo nthly S Gaugian magazine. Articles, 23-24, 9AM-3PM. Agricultural Hall, Fairgrounds, 171h & Dec 15, Noon-5PM. Washington & Old Dominion RR Sta photos, plans, ads , $32.00 a year; $39.00 oulside USA. Sample Chew Sts. Info: Bob House, 11 20 S. Jefferson St. , Allen tion , 231 Dominion Rd . (al Ayr Hill Rd. ). Donations copy $7.00. Sn3 Modefer magazine, semi-annual; great narrow town, PA 18103, (610) 821-7886. gauge plans, photos, lealures. $13.00 a year; $21.00 outside USA. accepted. Club meets on Tuesday evenings. Info: (703) Sample copy $7.00. CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP T Cranberry Township Books for your railroad library 938-5157 during open houses, www.nvmr.o rg. Ame rican Streamfiner Postwar Years by Donald J. Pittsburgh Rail Jamboree (by Div 2/MCRINMRA. Jan. 19, Heimburger & Carl Byron brings 10 lile Ihis exciting time in 8AM-9PM. Hope Lutheran Church, 8070 Rowan Rd. $10, WASHINGTON America's railroad history when lashion-conscious rail lines criss banquet $17, complete package $27 . Info: Eric Hansmann, crossed the country with co lorlul cars and exquisite service. This PULLMAN T Palouse Empire RR Show & Swap Meet. 200-page color book leatu res 335 photographs on heavy enam 80 I Louise Ave., Morgantown, WV 26505 , (304) 284- Mar. 17, 10AM-4PM. Beasley Performing Ans Coli seum, eled paper in a 1Ox1O " hardbound volume. Covers numerous name 9567, ehansmann@ad elphi a. net. Washington State University Campus. $2. Info: Noel Ran trains. $46.95 plus $4.00 postage. The Mitwaukee Road 1928-1985 by Jim Sc ri bbins. This huge ELKINS PARK T Chelton Hills Model RR Clu b Annual daLl , 805 Panorama, Moscow, ill 83843, (208) 882-3773. deluxe 312-page, 8 1/2x1 1" hardbo und book tells the story 01 Open Hou se, Jan. 12-1 3, 19-20, Noo n-4PM. 8000 Old SPOKANE T Ri ver City Modelers Model RR Train The Mil waukee Road in 10 chapters 01 authoritative text, a system York Rd. (former Ogontz Station of Reading RR). Dona map and 435 qua lity black and white and color pholographs l Spe Show. Feb. 17 , 9:30AM-3:30PM. Spokane Community tions accepted. Info: (215) 635-9747. cial Locomotive and Passenger Train chapters are inc luded l An College, Lair Bldg., NE corner Mission & Greene. $3, 12- inlormative Appendix and complete index are also incl uded for FORT WASHINGTON T GATSME Model RR Club 16 $1, II & under free. Info: Bob & Shirley Sample, PO conven ient reference. $58 .95 plus $5 .00 postage. A.C. Gilbert's Famous American Flyer Trains by Paul Open House. Jan. 5-6, 19-20, Noon-4PM . Basement of Box 314, Elk, WA 99009 , (509) 292-8332 , Nelson chronic les the life and times of American Fl yer trains. This New Horizons Montessori School , Prospect & Madison [email protected] . 200-page, hardbou nd cove rs diesel, steam locomotives, fr eight Aves. Admission by donation. Info: (2 15) 646-2033 (Thur and passenger cars and accessories. $41.95 and $4 postage. WISCONSIN West Side Pictorial by Mallory Hope Ferrell oilers histo ry and eves), www.gatsme.org. nearly 700 blac k and white color illustrations in 312 pages and GREEN BAY T 1st Annual Titletown Train Show. Apr. 10 chapters on the West Side Lumber Co .'s 3-11. operations in PITTSBURGH T Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Tuolumne County, Cal. Color dust jacket, maps plans, loco and Gardens 3rd Ann ual Garden RR Di splay. Thru Feb. 24 , 27-28, 9AM-5PM (Sat), 9AM-4PM (Sun). Brown County car rosters included . $52.95 and $5 shipping USA:$12 elsewhere. 2002 (Tues-Sun), 9AM-5PM. South Conservatory, Schen Veterans Memorial Arena, 1901 S. Oneida St. Info: Todd Desert Railroading by Steve Schmo ll inger features a la rg e va ley Park. $6, seni ors 60+ $5, students $4, 2- 12 $3, under 2 M. Bushmaker, 1242 Smith St. , Green Bay, WI 54302- riety of spectacular modern-day images of railroading in the desert. This deluxe 172-page colleetable volume also includes detailed free. Info: (412) 622-6914, www.phipps.conservatory.org. 1433 , (920) 433-9864, info @tt sgbllc.com. histo rical commentary to help understand present-day railroad LA CROSSE T Great Tri-Stale Rail SalelRR Flea Mar ing in the West. $46.95 plus $4.00 postage. ZULLINGER T Wa yneboro Model RR Club Open North Shore/South Shore by Russ Porter chronicles his 50- House. Jan . 5-6, 12- 13, IPM-5PM . Waynecastle Rd. & PA ket & Swap Meet. Jan. 26, 9AM-3PM. La Crosse Celller, year-old coverage of these two interu rban stalwarts with more than RI. 16. Don ations acc epted. Info: Patrcik Goodrich, 300 Harborview Plaza. $3, under 12 free. Info: The 4000 220 color photographs in a 140-page hardbound book. $41.95 (17534 Virgin ia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740, (30 1) 582- Foundation, PO Box 34 11 , La Crosse, WI 54602-34 11 , and $4.00 postage. Rio Grande Steam locomotives: Standard Gauge by Don 0911. (608) 582-4761. Heimburger traces the D& RG W's sta ndard gauge steam locomo MADISON T South Central Di v/Mid wes t tives from early days to the last of steam. This 200-page hardbound TENNESSEE book features maps , timetables and equipment rosters from 1891 RegionlNMRA Monthly Meeting. Jan. 6, Feb. 3, Mar. 3, to 1956. $41.95 and $4.00 postage. NASHVILLE T Cumberland Div/SER/N MRA Spring Apr. 7, IPM-4PM . Fitchburg Community Celller, 5510 E. The American Streamliner, Prewar Years The history of nu 2002 Di vision Meet/Model Tra in Show. Mar. 16, 9AM- Lacy Rd. Free. Info: Radleigh Becker, 444 Hilltop Dr. , merous famous passenger Irains such as the Bur li ngton's Zephyrs and Ihe Santa Fe's Super Chief and EI Capilan are just a few pre 3PM. Cumberland Di vlTC Ry Museum Bldg., 220 Willow Madi son, WI 53711 , (608) 231-1 817. St. $4, under 12 $1, fam il y $10, Boy/Girl Scouts in uni sented in this 176-page, hardbound book. $44.95 and $4.00 postage. MADISON T Mad City Model RR Show & Sale (by Train Country by Donald MacKay and lorne Perry illustrates form free. Info: Bob Hultman, 220 Will ow SI., Nashville, South Central Div/Midwest Region/NMRA ). Feb. 16-1 7, the history of the Canadian National Railway. Soft bound, 192 pages TN 372 10-2159, (6 15) 24-9001 x6, (615) 833-5 158 with nearly 160 great blac k and whi te photos. $24.95 and $4.00 9AM-5PM. Exhibition Hall , All iant Energy Center of Dane postage. (home), hultman @nashvill e.com. County. $5, 5-11 $1, under 5 free. Info: Art Dawson, 720 I America 's Rail Pictoriat by artist/pholographer Russ Porter featu res hundreds of all-co lor photographs of steam, diesel, freight TEXAS Century Ave. , Middletown , WI 53562, (608) 828-3217, and passenger trains from the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s. This [email protected]. deluxe large for mat hardbo un dcove rs 37 different rail lines across DALLAS T Da ll as Area Train Show. Jan. 19-20, 10AM- the coun try. $44.95 plus $4.00 postage. 5PM. Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy. $6, under CANADA John Norwood 's Railroads , the fourth vo lume in a series. Norwood recoun ts his experiences and the historical background 12 free. Info: Nancy Herring, (2 14) 537- 1278 or Bob Bray, of numerous standard and narrow gauge lines in the U.S. Hun c/o LMRA, 3400 Bryant Irvin Rd. , Ft. Wonh, TX 76109. ALBERTA dreds of photos and vivid text. $44 .95 and $4.00 postage Catafog of S/Sn3 modef train products , 260 pgs. , $10.95 , LONGVIEW ... Longview Model Train Show. Mar. 2-3, CALGARY T CMRS Supenrain 2002 Train Show. Feb. $14.95 outside USA . IOAM-6PM (Sat), IOAM-4PM (S un). Fairgrounds Exhibit 16-17, 9AM-5PM. Big FOll r Bldg., Stampede Grounds. $5 , Bldg. (off Hwy. 31 on Jaycee Dr.). $5, under 12 free. Info: children $3, fam il y $10 ($1 off w/food bank donation). Dealer Inquiries Invited Homer Flei sc her, PO Box 6704 , Longview, TX 75608, Info: Barry Conn, (403) 251-9334, barry.conn @shaw.ca. (903) 753-9512. Heimburger House Publishing Co. BRITISH COLUMBIA 7236 W. Madison SI. • Forest Park, fl 60130 SAN ANTONIO T San Anto nio Model RR Ass n 26th (708) 366-1973 www.heimburgerhouse .com Annu al Jamboree & Train Show. Feb. 2, 8:30AM-4PM . ONTARIO Li ve Oak Ci vic Center, 810 1 Pat Booker Rd. , Un iversal City (1 -35 at Pat Booker Rd.). $5, famil y $8. Info: That COBOURG T Cobourg Model Train Show. Mar. 2, Tauben, (2 10) 522-9325. lOAM-4:30PM . Lions Community Centre, Elgin St. E. $3, seniors $2, children $1. Info: Ted Rafu se, 181 Armour CI., WACO T Waco's Rai lroad Winterland. Jan. 12, 10AM- Cobourg, ON K9A 4S6, (905) 372-8375 . 4PM. Fine Arts Bldg. , H.O.T. Fairgrounds, 460 1 Bosque Blvd. $3, under 12 $1. Info: Va li ant Enterprises, 7334 N. COPETOWN T Canadian Ry. Modelling Show. Feb. May Ave., Okla . City, OK 73 11 6, (405) 495-2200 , 24, IOAM-4PM. Copetown Lions Centre, 1950 Governor's Toys@ ionet.net. Rd. , just east of Hwy 52. $5. Info: John Spring, (905) 729- 3148. UTAH PARIS T Paris Junction 2002 Model Train Show. Jan. OGDEN T Hostlers 2002 Model RR Festival. Mar. 1-3, 20, IOAM-4PM. Paris Fairgrounds, Si lver St. $3, WOD 5-9PM (Fri), IOAM-6PM (Sat), IOAM-4PM (S un). Ogden member $2. Info: Gord King, 90 Prospect St., Pt. Dover, Laser-Cut Kits Union Station, 25th St. & Wall Ave. $4, 12 & under free. ON NOA INI, (5 19) 583-0975 , kingglVodsln @kwic.com. Info: Mike Murphy, 752 W 4375 S, Riverdale, UT 84405, Detail Parts NOVA SCOTIA Loco & Car Kits (80 I) 394-4952 80 - S - o Scales DARTMOUTH T George's Model Trains 8th Annual LSASE for List - Specify Scale VIRGINIA 2002 Model Train Show & Sale. Mar. 30-31, 9AM-4PM POBox 561 (Sat), IOAM-4PM (S un). Cole Harbour Place, Forest Hills Seffner, FL 33583 ROANOKE (SALEM) T Roanoke Vall ey Model Engi Phone: 813-643-1105 neers Model Train Show & Sale. Mar. 23, IOAM-4PM. Pkwy. $4, 12-17 (3, under 12 free, famil y $6. Info: (902) www.btsrr.com Salem Ci vic Cen ter Community Room, 1001 Roanoke 434-0268. ~

JANUARY 2002 68 T MODEL RAILROADING Even though it's winter, new Budd's are in bloom!

The PROTO 1000 Budd RDC3 is an exact replica of the prototype, perfect for layouts modeling the years 1950-1962. Renowned for its ability to transport passengers, baggage and US mail, the RDC3 boasted a top speed of 83 mph, accelerating from 0-60 in two minutes. The PROTO 1000 Budd RDC3 features:

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Visit us on the worldwide web at l ii'Y1~ 1 KATO U.S.A., INC. ·100 Remington Road· Schaumburg, Il60173 www.katousa.com T The SpBclrum@KO 2-10-0 Russian Decapod Originally built by US manufacturers for Russian railways during World War I, more than two hundred 2-10-0 Decapod steam locomotives were left unshipped following the Bolshevik Revolution. The United States Railroad Administration distributed the orphaned locomotives to various US railroads, where they were used for virtually all types of service.

Bachmann is pleased to introduce this unique and powerful locomotive to railroads as part of their award-winning Spectrum®line . The HO 2-10-0 Russian Decapod is Dee ready and has detailing and features specific to each roadname. With prototypically accu rate wheels, trucks, cabs, lighting and more, you'll be rushin' to get your Decapod today. Features of the 2-10-0 include: • Dee ready • metal curved deck plate • hidden cog vee belt drive exclusive • "bald faced" and American to Bachmann standard smokeboxes Painted Unlettered Item No. 81701 • 5 pole, skew wound motor • front and top mounted brass bells Includes extra accessories and detail parts • accurate crosshead and guide-detail • fine scale backhead detail • die cast chassis • painted engineer and fireman figures • separately applied metal detail parts • factory-mounted E-Z Mate® including smoke stack, domes, Mark II couplers running boards, hand rails, • Andrews and arch bar tender trucks Western Maryland ''Fireball'' Item No. 81702 and piping per prototype • see-through boiler • hand tooled coal load • operating headlight • detailed tender underframa marker light detail :per prototype • RP25 wheels

Atlantic Coastline Item No. 81703