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Publisher Kevin McKinney Vol. VIII, No.1 F13 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 Edi\ol Jim Six

Ed itorial Coordinator Harold A. Edmonson features Senior Editor Mike Schafer Ar t Director Prototype portfOlio: The Sandusky local ...... 14 Allen Ambrosini/GRAVITY GRAPHICS PM Staff Technical Illustrator Rick Johnson Modeling early Conrail: Part 1 ...... 17 Research & Ass istance John H. Kuehl Jim Six and W Terry Stuart John B. Hilbron Ci rculation/Office Manager The covered wagon trail: SAL E7's ...... 25 Chrys Repking Warren Calloway

ME MBER Modeling Union Pacific's dashing S040-2's ...... 33 RI!I Jim Six 1H$"TlJrf"""",,, I The Prototype Modeler's Notebook:

Advertising inquiries: Contact Terry Stuart at Kitbashing AAR 70-ton flatcars ...... 40 W. Terry Stuart & Associates. 601 Rockwell Ave ., Suite 415, Cleveland, OH 44114, (216) Richard H, Hendrickson 861-8646 or contact PTJ Publishing, P.O. Box 860, Homewood, IL 60430, (312) 957-RAIL.

P'OTOTYPE MOD'lEO (ISS N 0734·1482) is published bi· monlhly by PTJ Publishing. Inc .. 2024 Hickory Road. P.O Box 860. Homewood. Illinois 60430. (312) 957-RAIL . Sec ­ departments ond closs postage paid at HomeWOOd, III ., and 01 addi­ lionol office. (USPS 710·590). SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In the U S and its possessions $14 for 6 issues. 524 for 12 issues Canada and Mexico S17(U .S.) for 6 issues. A message to our readers ...... 4 S28(U.S.) for 12 issues. Oulside Norlh America S20(U.S) for 6 issues. S34(U.s.) for 12 issues. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: PM junction ...... 6 Please send change-of-address notice 01 least 4-6 weeks prior to moving. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 Modeler's newsbox ...... 8 fo PTJ Publishing. P.O. Box 860. Homewood. IL 60430 Now arriving ...... 12 Correspondence regarding new subscriptions, renew­ SOCiety page ...... 44 als, circulation. changes of address, book. binder and bock issue orders. manuscript and photo submissions Reporting Marks ...... 46 and any o ther business re lated to PrK>IOTl'PE MODUW should be sent to' PROTOTYPE MODelER PTJ Publishing, Inc. P.O . Box 860 On the cover: The prototype photo features Union Pacific SD40-2 No. 3753 in the lead of seven units Homewood, Illinois 60430 hoisting an eastbound freight up Sherman Hill at the east end of Tie Sid ing, Wyo., just before plunging into Hermosa Tu nnel. Mike Danneman p hoto. Th e model photo (inset) depicts Seaboard Ai r Line Ra ilroad E7 No. 3040, as mode led by Warren Calloway and photographed by Bill Lemke.

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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 3 a message to our readers

Ed Woj ta s

ven though this is the first issue .of PROTOTYPE Illustrator, providing such delights as the Seaboard E MODELER in several months, there have been no E7 you'll find as this issue's centerspread, vacations around here. In fact, we've been working On layout and design, Art Director Allen Ambrosini harder than ever this past summer to make the fall brings his creative touch to PM, working closely with debut of PROTOTYPE MODELER a great success. Jim, Harold, Mike and Rick. Terry Stuart, whom Most importantly, we've obtained some of the best many of you have already met at the National Model talent in the business to help shape the editorial side Railroad Association annual convention in Kansas of PM. Jim Six has an instantly recognizable name in City or the Model Railroad Industry Association meet­ the model railroad field. He should: Jim's name has ing in Dayton, has come on board to help promote PM. appeared frequently in MODEL RAILROADER , R AILROAD With an impressive background in broadcast journal­ MODEL CRAFTSMAN , M AINLINE MODELER and, of course, ism and public relations-and being an avid modeler PROTOTYPE MODELER. A skilled model builder and a himself-Terry should boost circulation and advertis­ prolific author, Jim, as Editor, now turns his full ing, which in turn will help us bring you a larger and attention to providing you the best model railroad ever-im proving magazine. publication possible. Another well-known individual, It has been most gratifying for all of us to know that Harold Edmonson, formerly Books Editor at Kalm­ you wanted PM to return. The inquiries and com­ bach Publishing, has joined the PM team as Editorial ments we received over the past few months helped Coordinator here at Homewood, Ill. , headquarters. reassure us that all the days, evenings and weekends One of the best editors in the industry, Harold will necessary to relaunch PM in time for the autumn contribute his considerable knowledge of railroading season were well worth it. Your comments have been to PM and to PTJ's other publications. appreciated because they give us an idea of what you Other familiar names will also be helping make PM want to see in the pages of PM. We never forget that your favorite magazine. Mike Schafer, Editor of PAS­ your support is the most im portant element of the SENGER TRAIN JOURNAL , now is at Homewood (another PROTOTYPE MODELER operation and all of us thank you accomplishment of the past few months: merger of for that support. our Wisconsin office into our headquarters) and he'll be providing overall editorial and production guid­ ance for PM, as he does for all PTJ magazine and book ~~+----..' I productions in his capacity as Editorial Director. Kevin McKinney, And, Rick Johnson is still with us, now as Technical Publisher

This issue of PROTOTYPE MODE LER brings you the first in a Broadway , a new generation of modelers has risen from the series of feature articles dealing with Conrail. Not long ago, ashes of ruin. While dads chat of old times-high-stepping this Eastern road was viewed in much the same way as was Hudsons and brute-like J 's-the new generation is out chas­ Penn Central-as somewhat of a sick joke. Conrail has now ing Dash-2's , trying to capture on film the locomotives and been around long'er than was PC. Today "Big Blue" is a rolling stock of Conrail. . as well as that of such merger­ profitable railroad eagerly sought by several suitors as the involved railroads as Southern, N&W and Missouri Pacific government strives to return it to private control. before these too fade into memories. The staff of PROTOTYPE Railfans and modelers alike were followers of the strong MODELER will bring' together these two generations of fol­ predecessor railroads- the Pennsylvania and New York lowers with articles such as Conrail: Part 1 in this issue. We Central. When the two roads, weakened economically , com­ hope you'll be with us as we relive the past and investigate bined to stave off financial ruin, r esulting Penn Central the present. I faltered and soon went "bottoms up." For the faithful follow­ I . I ers of the old, this was too much to handle and soon railfan "I I : ' / and modeling interests turned to other roads . J v ' ~v'v ,-.._ .'-;/.-- Today, with the profit-making and artistic r evival taking V ,I place on the same tracks that once carried the Ce12tury and Editor, PROTOTYPE MODELER

4 PROTOTYPE MODELER The Santa Fe Branch olthe Denver & Rio Grande West ern

he operationol shortcomings of Modernize with Athearn diesels lie nat in the gearing Tbut in the moto r itself. A Calendar for 1985 NWSL now offers a re-powering ki t Walthers Decals A mo nth -by-mon th look at th e historic Santa Fe featuring precision Sagami motors w hich Modernize your engines with two branch of the D&RGW in watercolors by Ted reduce top speed and improve operatio n . new decal sets from Walthers! Rose. Twelve premium color reproductions on Three kits are offered ; all include motor. quality stock, each with clear margins, accom­ machined brass flywheel , and replace Our brand new Norfolk Southern pany large, useable, easy-to -read calend ar directly the original m o tor assembly. coup­ hood unit decals are available in HO months. 12 x 9 inch format inc lu des history, ling directly 10 the existing universals . Scale! This great new decal includes information , captions. Kits 161 -4 & 163-4 feature the 18x36 flat can motor & produce slightly more power. the Thoroughbred horse and stylized $12,95 postpaid (fi rst class or UPS) Fils all Athearn diesels except SW's, Norfolk Southern emblems in bright (New Mexico residents add $.63 sales lax each.) white, new numberboard decals and To order cal l tOil-free DD-40. or rubber band drives. a complete lettering diagram! 800-621-5199 161 -4 $22.95 ( 18x36 motor) (in Illin ois call 800-972-5858), and use Visa/ 162-4 $19.95 (20x32 motor) Mastercard. Or send check, mon ey order, or 163-4 $24.95 ( 18x36 - for Athearn SD-40) Visa/Me number and expo date with nam e and Replacement half-ax le w heelsets are al so available. See your NWSL dealer. (1625) [I I till address to: Hod Carriers Ink P.O. Box 266 Santa Fe, NM 87504 When ordering, consider what great gifts this calendar would make and order accordingly. Pl ease allow fWD weeks for delivery NorthWest Short Line (1625) [IPiDI from receipt of order. Box 423 Seattle. Washington 9811 1 The new numberboard decals, included in the Norfolk Southern HO decals are also available separately Please patronize our advertisers for modernizing other locomotives. This high quality set features four . . . and tell them you saw it in PM! styles of numbers used by most major railroads: b lack on white background and white on black background. Each pack will modernize several locomotives. YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO MISS 934·702090 DieselNumberboards HO 5 1.20 934-327900 Norfolk Southern Hood Units HO 5 1.20 A SINGLE ISSUE OF PROTOTYPE Your Dealer can get it from Walthers. MODELER WOULD YOU? (WE WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO EITHER!) TAKE A MOMENT TO 560 I W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 © J984 Wm. K. Walthers. inc. SUBSCRIBE . ..

Yes, sign me up for PROTOTYPE MODELER. This is il 0 new, 0 renewal subscription. Start w ith the 0 nex t issue or w ith t he Enclosed please find: ____ issue. 0 $14 for 6 issues ($17 in Canada, Mexico; $28 outside North America) Name ______0 $24 for 12 issues ($20 in Canada, Mexi­ co; $34 o utside North Ameri ca) Street ______If charge: O MasterCard O VISA City ______Card No. Exp. date ___ GOO904-299 (IU oz) $1.95 State ______Zip __ I I I I I I I I I I I I Prototype Modeler Signature (as it appears on card): P.O. Box 860 Homewood, IL 60430

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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 5 Santa Fe colors plus B&LE hopper

n my comments on Santa Fe diesels and Also, after my PM Notebook article on the I paint schemes (PM Junction, March­ Bessemer & Lake Erie hoppers was pub­ April 1984) there is an errbr, pointed out to lished, I located the enclosed prototype me in a recent letter from Gordon Bassett, photo. Car No. 95977 was still in revenue which I would like to correct. The Santa Fe's service when photographed by Howard W. first passeng'er-equipped FT set, No. 167 L­ Ameling in June 1969. Built in April 1940, A-B-C , was delivered by EMD with steam it was probably renumbered and reclassi­ boilers and passenger gearing but not with fied HT-33 when its rated capacity was in­ the red-and-silver warbonnet paint scheme. creased to 100 tons. Repainted and relet­ Photos and records in Stan Kistler's files tered in March 1969, its lettering show that No. 167 came from the builders arrangement had not changed since it was We welcome letters that provide interesting information . correc­ in blue-and-yellow freight livery and, new, except for the addition of the Kartrak tions . or your views on model railroading or PROTOTYPE M ODELER. though used mostly in passenger service panel and the "watch your step" legends Mark at top of letter "To PM Junction" if it is to be considered for Chief) above the sill steps. possible publicalion. Your full address will be given ONLY if you (often on the during 1945-46, it re­ so request. Because of our limited staff. we are not always able to mained in that form for more than a year Richard H. Hendrickson answer all mail (although a seU·addressed. slamped envelope before being repainted in passenger colors. Cotati, Calif. Wil l help!) . but we do guarantee to read all mail.

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really enjoyed the March-April PROTO­ I TYPE MODELER. It combined two of my favorite railroad interests-the Southeast and short lines. The Corinth & Counce fea­ ture was super. I also liked the article on Southern's Palatka branch. There was an error on the identification of Southern (NS) unit No. 195. This unit is aGP18, notaGP9 as noted. This engine was one of 17 low­ nose GP18's that Southern acquired with the merger of the Norfolk Southern Rail­ way (not to be confused with the recent Southern-Norfolk & Western merger that created Norfolk Southern Corporation). Southern rebuilt all 17 with high short hoods and relocated control stands for long­ hood-forward operation. The paper air fil­ Feather touch PM back in production ters were added at that time. The flat top 48- inch-diameter fans are stock GP18 fans. he caption for the photo of Western Pa­ am not sure if my subscription h as ex­ Unit No. 195 was originally NS No. 16. NS T cific boxcar No. 56037 (page 38, March­ I pired, or if I have not received the latest GP18's 1-17 became Southern GP18's 180- April) that accompanies my WP boxcar arti­ issues, or what! 196. cle contains incorrect speculation. The Please extend my subscription by one These units worked on former NS lines feathers used on this type of scheme were year. The last issue I received was the out of Raleigh, N.C., for several years after painted orange, never yellow. The car was March-April 1984 issue. I am confused as to being rebuilt. After Southern finished up­ right out of the shop when photographed the existence of the May-June issue because grading the NS lines, most were trans­ and the colors were very bright, which per­ on page 5 of the March-April issue the May­ ferred to the Georgia flatlands because they haps caused difficulties when working June issue is mentioned. However, on the did not have dynamic brakes. Several are from a black-and-white photo. masthead (page 3) it says that PM is pub­ currently assigned to Monroe, Va. , in yard John J. Ryczkowski lished bimonthly except May and July. service and one to Columbus, Ga. Others Sparks, Nev. Michael J. Christian have been stored in Atlanta since the spring Harvey, La. of 1981. All former NS units had small fuel Ontario stone train tanks because of the light rail on that short enjoyed the job you did in presenting line. hat has happened? I subscribed to Warren Calloway I my article on CN train No. 460/461 (Pro­ W your magazine and up to this date Garner, N.C. totype Portfolio, January-February) but a have received one issue, which was the few minor errors crept in during the edit­ March-April issue. Please inform your cus­ ing process. The captions on page 35 and 38 tomers as to what delays our paid subscrip­ suggest that the stone cars are loaded at tions. he caption under the photo of No. 195w Midland, Ont. As my text states, the quarry Ed Mesick T identifies the unit as a GP9. However, it is located at Uhthoff, and empty and loaded Stockton, Calif. isaGP18 which Southern acquired with the stone cars are exchanged there. The cars "old" Norfolk Southern in the early 1970's from Midland are flour and sand cars and (note the "NS" under the cabs ide number in are delivered to Uhthoff by train No. 544, the photo). the way freight between Orillia and Mid­ This locomotive has now been scrapped, land. Train No. 460/461 does not operate on W here's my PM? as has GP7 No. 8299a in the picture above Saturdays as is stated on page 35. Larry Sandberg it. The map you included has some addition ­ Midland, Texas As for the model, AHM (Riverossi) makes al lines which are either defunct or non­ a GP18 that can easily be modified to this existent and were not included in my origi­ prototype. The paper air filter mentioned is nal sketch map. However, the 've been waiting six months for an issue available from Detail Associates (part No. representation of the general area is cor­ I of PROTOTYPE MODELER . Has Cub fever 2708). rect. struck your typewriters dumb? Mark McAllister Gerhard Wetzel Ron Bowa Chattanooga, Tenn. Newmarket, Onto San Dieg'o, Calif.

6 PROTOTYPE MODELER (Followin g tran sl ated from Russian) hobby p ubl ishing in the months and years amp now pp OU will never know w hat a g r eat feeling ah ead. Suffice to say th at staff r eorganiza­ Yi t was to set an endurance r ecord of 192 ti on and th e m ovem en t of editorial offices Gould days on Vodstok XIV and retu r n to earth fi'om Wa ukesh a to H om ewood took its toll and discover th at I h ad n ot m i ssed a sing'l e on p ublication deadlines. B ecause confu­ WRECKING TR AI N i ssue of P ROTOTYPE M ODELER, Th ank y ou , si on in variably resul ts over the cover dates, Decals capitalistic imperialists I l et us state ller e that publication was s us­ T i to Karmazov pended this p ast spri n g and summer upon Cosmonaut m ailin g of the M ar ch-April issue. In o ur Len ingrad, USSR letters of explan ation sent to subscribers (an d we ap olog ize to an y s ubscribers WllO did not r eceive a l etter ; such an omissi on First, we thank all ti l e r eaders who wrote us would h ave been a defin ite computer over­ over the past few months inquiring about si ght) we stated th at publication woul d re­ the production sch edule of PROTOTYPE M OD ­ s ume with the September -October iss ue. ELER. Whether y our l etter was in the form of H owever , we were not abl e to m ee t that com­ • Blue Ribbon set contains a gen tle inquiry or a stern criticism, we mi tment and th e actual r esumption of pub­ appreci ate y our concern and the effort it lication tak es place wi tll this issue, cover SUPER DETAIL lettering took to wr ite us. Dur ing th e p ast summer da te November-D ecember. I f y ou h a ve a for many cars we m ailed letter s to o ur retailer s (h obby M arch -April issue and now a November-De­ stor es, magazin e dealers, etc.) and sub­ cember issue, you h ave missed no issues in • Both RR Roman and Gothic scribers that explained tlle reason s for our between! And of course, s ubscribers wi ll r e­ styles of lettering included publishing delay s. We don't wish to prolong cei ve th e actual number of issues (regard­ • Sets available in BLACK and di scussion of th ose her e, because we're ex­ l ess of cover dates) that they h ave p ai d for. ci ted about the future of PM and want to Thank you f or your pati en ce. We are confi­ WHITE lettering focus our energy-and your attention - on den t this i s th e l ast time we will h ave to Available at better dealers NOW along the plans we ha ve to m ak e PM a tr ue force in p r in t this type of exp lan atioll. - Staff. with many other Champ decals. If unavailable through your dealer, order direct complying with minimum shipping terms. When ordering use II BRH ·32 for white lettering ...... II.B.R.H • . 33 for bla c~k~liiii"'''_.. ~DIEsEL "'-'OS PARTS M.u.!

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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 7 modeler IS newsbox

Have you photographed any new paint schemes tat ely? Send your entries to PT J Publishing, PO. Box 860. Homewood. IL 60430. We might be able to use them in Modeler's Newsbox or in the News Photo section 01ou r sister magazine. PASSENGER T RAIN J OURNAL. Color slides are pre\erred. although high-quality sharp color prints will be considered. Slides will be returned whether used or not; please include a sel f-addressed. stamped envelope.

Hoppers, new diesel locomotives and intermodal rolling stock were the stars of the Rail Expo 84 outdoor display held in Chicago Sept. 23-26 on the site of the old Illinois Central station and sponsored by the Railway Supply Association.

Right. The ongoing search for better ways to haul trailers and containers on flatcars was readily in evidence, with new refinements of the RoadRailer principle (where the trailers themselves, equipped to ride on both highway tires and railroad wheels, are rolling stock), the latest in single-unit flats (including single-axle cars) and five-unit articulated TOFC/COFC cars were shown by several builders. The above photo shows Trailer Train 's Front Runner all-purpose car, which can carry 40- to 48-foot-long trailers as well as 40- to 45-foot-long containers.

Right and facing page. Thrall Car Company already has three trains (65 cars) of the Lo Pac 2000 "five-unit intermodal articulated well car" operating coast-to­ coast over UP-C&NW-Conrail rails for American President Lines. Versions that carry 40- and 45-foot trailers are being offered as well as versions carrying double­ stacked containers or 48- foot trailers. Length of a five­ unit car is 265 feet. Close-up photos show the low center- '---' ~ *'- of-gravity enclosed "well" ----, ---.. ~--.-,-----~~ J ~ construction, the articulated --, trucks and the optional diesel power plant that can provide electricity for refrigeration units.

All photos, P ROrOTYPE M ODELER: Harold A. Edmonson.

8 RoadRailer's Mark V is one of the latest refinements of the concept that takes the OFC out of TOFC by making trailers as directly suitable for rail travel as they are for highway travel. The latest wrinkle, also shown by Railmaster at Rail Expo 84, emphasizes detachable rail trucks that convert individual trailers into articulated freight trains,

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9 Greenville Car Co. has developed its own five-unit articulated TOFC/COFC car, called Twin-Stack, which features bulkheads and an "open" well construction.

"The lightest coal car being manufactured today" is the claim for the aluminum Algola, a Swiss­ designed, Portec-built 100-ton hopper that can in reality haul 111 tons of coal and stay within mandatory gross rail loads. Of special interest to modelers is the strutwork necessitated by the aluminum construction.

10 PROTOTYPE MODELER General Electric displayed its microprocessor-controlled B39-8 3900-h.p . 16-cylinder turbocharged locomotive, recalled from Santa Fe testing to exhibit at the show. Major external features are the redesigned low nose, enlarged filter box/dynamic-brake air intake and large radiator cowlings. GE also showed a Conrail C30-7A.

EMD 's SD60, employing the new 710-model diesel engine (710 cubic inch displacement per cylinder). was a major show attraction. The 16-cylinder SD60 is o rated at 3800 h.p .; 12-cylinder versions will be designated GP59 and SD59. Norfolk Southern has already taken delivery of the first four producion models.

Several suppliers have exercised efforts to reduce TOFC I trucks. The car, above left, was built by Pullman-Standard COFC tare weight by building short single-trailer flats with Manufacturing for Trailer Train , while Portec showed its skeletonized center-sill construction and single-axle Tracer (above right).

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 11 Manufacturers: We'lI be happy to spotlight your new products in Now Arriving. Sample products and/or a photo of the product. a description and price list should be sent to PT J Publishing PO. Box 860. Homewood. IL 60430. Items submitted are accepted as gratis in exchange for announcement and cannot be retu rned.

International Hobbies Corporation, 350 E. their Homes of Yesterday and Today series. The Tioga St. , Philadelphia, PA 19134, offers five kits use Victorian homes in Sa n Francisco as Victorian "Gingerbread Houses" in HO scale in the prototypes. Each kit retails for $7.98.

Westerfield Railroad Scale Reproductions, 1404 Evans Cour1, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, 1------" II announces the 70-ton hopper in HO scole thot was based on the U.S.RA design and ~ ordered by Chesapeake & Ohio and New J '. York Central to the tune of 21,183 cors I between 1923 and 1927 (with some lasting in service until 1963). All kits consist of unpainted polyester castings, detail parts (details Brass Car Sides, 715 South 7th Street. St. Peter, Pennsy Retail ResearCh, 16703 Groverdale, differentiating NYC from C&O cars are MN 56082, has introduced HO scale Covino, CA 91722, has brought out decals for included) and custom decals; trucks and photoetched brass sides for the 46-seat the 1938 PRR two-tone point scheme. Each set couplers are not included. Undecorated kit dome coaches built by Budd for Northern contains three sheets: one sheet contains pin No. 2100 is priced at $15.95, while rood names Pacific's North Coast Limited and Great stripes and Tuscan window panels to do one are priced at $16.95: No. 2101, C&O; No. 2102, Northern's Empire Builder. These sides are car; a second sheet contains numbers and Hocking Vol ley; No. 2103, NYC and No. 2104, designed to be applied as overlays to the the Pennsylvania lettering; a third sheet Pittsburgh & Lake Eri e/Pittsburgh, McKeesport Con-Cor Budd dome coach kits. contains a wide selection of car names. $4.75 & Youghiogheny. GN 1320/NP 550 are $18.50 per set. plus shipping for each set.

Central Valley, 13000 Saticoy SI., North Wm. K, Walthers, 5601 W. Florist Ave., Hollywood, CA 91605, has produced HO scale Milwaukee, WI, 53218, has introduced 36-foot Fencing, No. 1601, in styrene. Each $3.95 offset side two-boy hoppers (2950 seri es) and package conta ins four "shots" or "trees" of 36-foot ri bbed side two-boy hoppers (3000 fencing, like the "shot" pictured , Each series) in HO scale kits . The kits include sprung shot contains a row of five different fencing trucks with brass axles and are available in 13 styles: three-scale-foot-high pickets with gate; rood names (pre-painted styrene body, side four-scale-foot-high post and ra il with gate; lettering and end reporting marks). six-scale-foot-high vertical board with gate; Undecorated versions will also be available. three-scale-foot-high welded pipe and three­ sca le-foot-high welded pipe for L}fi-degree stair steps.

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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 13 prototype portfolio Trains we'd like to model

Jim Six II's a brisk April 1983 morning and iI's about 25 degrees with the wind chill factor as GP40 1341 is about to exit the south­ ern most extremity of the large Sandusky yard.

BY THE PM STAFF ky still feels the we 'g ht of almost a yard on a daily basis, with hoppers of hundred passing Conrail trains a day. various N&W ancestry, Southern hop­ The Great Lakes port at Sand usky Bay, pers and CSX unit train cars making ere's a local freight that's with its rail-water transfer operations, up most of the traffic. But it is the local known as much for its ca­ attracted the likes of Pennsy, Central, freight, with 86-foot hi-cube auto parts H boose as for its motive pow­ Nickel Plate and Baltimore & Ohio. cars, tank cars, and some general mer­ er-the Norfolk Southern local operat­ Bellevue achieved fame as a division chandise cars that serves the local in­ ed between Sandusky and Bellevue, point on the Nickel Plate, especially dustries and provides visual variety. Ohio, on an as-needed basis. And with when fast 2-8-4 Berkshires withstood The head-end power is usually a lone NS beginning to do away with caboose diesels in the late 1950's. Today it is N&W GP40 or one of the many GP30's operations, this aspect of the PM Proto­ the site of a major yard on the Norfolk that roam the area. These are the hi­ type could be in jeopardy by the time & Western side of the NS. hood units for which the N&W and you read these words. Thanks to mod­ It is the NS, in fact, by virtue of its Southern are known, and the draw­ eling license, we can side-step the 10-mile line between Sandusky and backs of modeling a black paint march of progress and continue to of­ Bellevue, that actually provides the scheme are offset by the modeling fer the Sandusky local, caboose and all, majority of the local service in Sandus­ challenge and operational variety in­ on our pikes. ky. There are the coal docks, a Ford volved in providing hi-nose power in a Sandusky and Bellevue are well Motor Co. parts plant, the New Depar­ low-nose world. known for their own merits as railroad ture Hyatt Bearing plant and several But it is the caboose that h as attract­ towns. Once the host of a four-track smaller businesses. Several NS coal ed us to the Sandusky local. Just about New York Central main line, Sandus- trains run in and out of a rather large every type of N & W caboose at one time

14 PROTOTYPE MODELER EQUIPMENT LIST NW ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~

Models given are HO scale. Norfolk and Western Locomotives: Bev-Bel GP30 (should receive high-hood modification), Atlas No. 7025 (undecorated) high­ hood GP38' (can be used as is, but is used mainly to supply high nose for GP40), Atlas GP40 (requires high­ hood modification).

Boxcars: Athearn No. 1974 (unde­ coroted) and No. 1980 (Norfolk & Western) 86-foot hi-cube boxcars and No. 1985 (undecorated) 86-foot hi -cube boxcars, Roundhouse No. 1785 (Norfolk & Western) 5-foot hi ­ cube boxcar.

Caboose: Athearn No. 1285 (unde­ corated) bay window caboose (re­ quires modification).

'Denotes equipment out of produc­ GP-40 No. 1331 with ex-Wabash caboose 542802 switches Jim Six tion, availability may be limited. the Sandusky yard, putting together its train prior to heading south to Bellevue. Eve n the local has coal hoppers in its consist on thi s July 1983 day.

or another has been part of the train, but No. 542802 has been the usual crummy. This old fellow h appens to be of Wabash ancestry and is not your typical cabin. Its main-car body is simi­ lar to the long-time Santa Fe caboose offered by Athearn while the cupola is streamlined and almost Pennsyish in appearance. This particular caboose has been "hanging around" Sandusky for the last four years and the last time we looked was still making the San­ Jim Six dusky to Bellevue (and back) train sev­ On another day in June 1983. N&W 522, a high-hood GP30, eral times a week. assembles the Sandusky local. The caboose is more typical A crew is called to the engine house to the N&W Class C-31P modern crummy. where they board the assigned locomo­ tive and switch a few tracks over to tie the quarry. Injust another 10 minutes a hi-nose GP30 (see the Sept.-Oct. '83 onto the caboose. It's usually early or so the local passes the Bellevue PM article on how to install a high nose morning and they then spend time as­ roundhouse that stabled those S-class on a GP30) or a hi-nose GP40 (which sembling the train before hea ding NKP Berkshires. Past the roundhouse can be modeled by adding the high south. All the switching is normally is the "west" end of the large, modern nose from the Atlas GP38 to the low­ done with the caboose coupled to th e Bellevue yard. The train is backed into nose Atlas GP40, although Canadian engine as the train is assembled from the yard where the usual shuffling of Prototype Replicas has announced an the rear. When all is in order, th e loco­ cars takes place. It may be a m a tter of u p-coming hi-nose kit for just such a motive backs off from the train, drops hours or an entire day before the coun­ conversion). the caboose beyond a switch and then terpart northbound local is ready for Rolling stock includes the standard moves forward and runs around th e the return trip. Ath earn (86-foot hi-cube) and Round­ assembled cars. It backs down on the house quick assembly cars. The ca­ cars and keeps pushing until the ca­ Modeling requirements boose, h owever, is a nother story. If boose is coupled. The train skirts the This is an easy train for the HO mod­ you are to model ex-Wa bash No. yard on an outside track and heads eler to put together in terms of expense 542802 , refer to the J a n . 1984 south down the single track line (for­ and required modeling skills. The mo­ R AILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN. Other­ mer Pennsylvania) to Bellevu e. tive power can be a low-nose Bev-Bel wise, an Athearn bay window caboose A few miles to the south is a now GP30 (there ar e times when one of the can be modified to represent its N&W deserted grain elevator and few miles N&W's ex-NKP low-nose GP30's is em­ counterpart, or an Athearn extended beyond it a large gravel quarry . Some­ ployed). However, if the tru e atmos­ vision cab can be utilized by narr owing times the local picks up or sets out at phere is to be captured, you should use the cupola.

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 15 MORE now arrIvIng• •

UT N. "'1970: WHi tE ~ lOX'''' (19'83) ChotCool En,," --- IChof.ooI. Orc",'O_ &wt.,.l.n·"''91 · ~~ ~ MaI1e MaI1e = i g~ G CenInII CenInII -=--' i ~ii ~ ==--::: =Lt= L~:::= r:-:;~ : :::-=;.:: .. ___ :: Maxon/Mascot Precision Tools, Division of Grobet Fi le Company of America. Carlstadt. Hobby Helpers, 1512 Ba lmoral Ave .. G_. ___ ._ ._ WEe 314 ea 123-45078i012a.567800 8M DlH :=:== '=:== lEe 314 &Q t2345678Q01234567890 au DlH NJ 07072. has added the H833 tool set to its Westchester. IL 60153. has formulated Plaster line of tools. The 22-tool set includes 9 tap Color. a latex-base paint with special glosses drills. 5 taps. 3 flat and 2 Ph il lips screwdriver and pigments specifically intended for use on Miller Advertising, 1627 lilac Dr .. Manitowoc. blades. double end pin vise. a flexible shaft model railroad plaster scenery. Eighteen WI 54220. has added the following sets to extender and a hard molded plastic case. colors (mainly earthtones plus blues and their Herald King li ne of HO scale decals : No. Retail p ri ce of the set is $27.95. greens for water and grasses) are being L-113. GTW diesel hood unit (blue and introduced in a lorge-mouth 4 oz. bottle that is orange); No. L-21 1. Norfolk Southern diesel said to accommodate the wide brushes hood unit (black); No. L-1420. P&LE hood unit NON MONON hobbyists might use when painting large (black and yellow); No. L-1640. Texas Mexican N~~" ...." • areas and to contain enough paint to allow /00 ~ diesel hood unit (green); No. L-1970. Guilford completion of such large oreas. Label diesel hood unit (charcoal grey); No. L-1980. information states that the paints are water Alaska diesel hood unit (blue and yellow); No. soluble. non-toxic and dry to a flat fini sh. Each B-1970. Guilford 50-foot boxcor (white); No. F- bottle wi ll retail for $3.49. 31. ATSF flatcar (white); No. PR-163. Burlington Electric wood chip hopper (black); No. C-1640. Texas Mexican caboose (orange and green); No. C-1970. Guilford caboose (orange) and Lube-3. three and four panel plates. All sets are p riced at $1.15 each. Model Railroad Supply, RR 1. Box 45M. Middletown. IN 47356, produces a seri es of HO scale Monon decals covering the period from 1956 to the L&N merger. and when used in Robert R. Longo combination with Champ decal sets allows the modeler to depict nearly any car back to 1927-1984 1946: No. 1W. Modern freight lettering/white It's not easy to start and sustain a mag'a­ ($2.50); No. 2B. Modern freight lettering/black zine, but Bob Longo managed the task. ($1.50); No. 10G. Modern and the end result is the PROTOTYPE MOD­ locomotive/passenger car lettering/gold ELER you are reading' today. Though his ($1.50); No. 11B. Modern locomotive/passenger involvement in PM ceased when he sold car lettering/black ($1.50); No. 12W. Modern R. & R. F., Inc., P.O. Box 4772. Evansville. IN 47711 . the publication to PTJ Publishing in ear­ locomotive/passenger car lettering/white announces a cork-filled compound which is ly 1982. he built the foundation upon ($ 1. 50); No. 21W and No. 22S contain Modern pretapered and colored (gray) to give a which PM has grown. caboose lettering. in white and scotchlite. realistic appearing roadbed in both HO (No. Despite cr edentials as a New Eng'­ respectively (each $2.]0). and No. 30W 101) and N (No. 201) scales. The gray color is lander, Bob's specific modeling interest Modern freight car routing data (in white. and intended to represent ballast. although a light was the San ta Fe. which led h im to estab­ No. 31B. in black) for.75 each. application of ballast can also be made. The lish the Santa Fe Modelers Association. p liable material is p laced onto a clean Volume 1. number 1. of the Santa Fe Good Medicine Books, Box 844. su rface and track is pressed into place. It is Modelers Association N ewslet tel'. a mod­ Skookumchuck. B.C.. VOB 2EO. has published said the material can be removed and est, two-page production. appeared in the 1985 Canadian Pacific Steam Calendor reused with no loss of its adhesive qualities. November 1969. By 1974 the newsletter featuring a color cover and 12 black-and­ No. 101 sells for $8.95 per 3D-foot roll; No. 201 h ad evolved into a magazine format with white monthly scenes (fold-out size: 11 x 17 retails for $7.95 per 40-foot roll. the n ame of SOUTHwEs'mRN PROTOTYPE inches). No price provided. MODELER. A WI,STERN PROTOTYPE MODELER appeared in 1975. With the Aug'ust 1977 issue, the two PM's were con solidated into PROTOTYPE MODELER and the "new" magazine set out to cover railroads throughout North America. For four photo call and a half years. Bob Longo g'uided PM prj Publishing solicils your black & while and/or color pholos (slides prelerred over color prinlsl before his heal th necessi tated sale of the to help illustrate upcoming features in both our magazines, PASSE NGE R TRAIN JOURNAL and PROtO TY PE publication. MODELER. and also books in preparation. Photos should be sent 10 PTJ Publishing. P.O . Box 860. Robert R. Long'o died on May 3. We Homewood. Il 60430. Specllic illustrations we are currently lookin g for : PM oUnion PacifiC C30-7 know the thousands of readers who - Missouri Pacific S040-2's in blue and in new Un ion Pacific scheme have enjoyed this mag'azine over the - Southern 5024 and radio control cars years will join us in offering condo­ olCG SD40A locomolives lences to the Longo family. We are all oSC l Orlando 10 Wi ldwood branch oAny pholos relaling 10 CB&Q's Zephyr fleel thankful for the legacy he left. To the for new hardcover book. THE ZEPHYR ST ORY . now in preparation. Photos can include those of founder of PROTOTYPE MODEL I' H. our ef­ railroads in ioinl Zephyr operalions such as Rock Island. FW&D/C&S. Chicogo & Allan. Rio forts are dedicated. Grande and Western Pacific.

16 PROTOTYPE MODELER It's li ke modeling six ra il roads at once- only better!

rofile of a contempora r y modeler: BY JIM SIX Locomotives: 4.507 diesel: 148 elec- P enamored of far mor e railroads AND W. TERRY STUART tric than he (or she) can ever afford to mod­ Freight cars: 151.6 14 sey. Erie Lackawanna. Lehig h Valley. el. in love with en ough diesel units to Cabooses: 2 .280 make every prototype builder bristle Reading and Lehig'h & Hudson River. Freight trains' Da ily average of with pride. desiring nearly ever y type Together those companies carried al­ of scenic effect imaginable and unde­ most h alf the rail freight of the heavily 1.500 cided about operation between a rural industrialized Northeast. That tr a n s­ T ranslated into modeling terms. branch and four-track hig h iron. lates into 168.5 billion ton-miles dur­ Conrail offers the opportunity to do Sound fa miliar? Let us· suggest a ing the nine months following Con­ just about anything' Its trackag'e in­ cure. Model Conrail. particularly in its rail's start-up date of Apr il 1. 1976. cludes such far-flung operations as the infant days, roug h ly 1976 to 1978. And that's on every conceivable type of former Pennsylvania and New York when variety was virtually un limited. trackage. Central h eavy main lines a nd back­ Let's review some prototype history. Or. if you need more convincing. th e woods bran ch es through virg in West Conrail (Consolidated Ra il Corpora­ following Conrail statistics reported in Virginia countryside. Modern hump tion) was created as an a lternative to March 1977 are revealing: I c lassification yard s rou te cars to liquidation or nationalization of the Route miles: 17.000 small-town facilities nearly buried in Penn Central Transportation Com­ Track miles: 34.000 weeds and rust. And . while finding a pany and five smaller bankrupt rail­ desert at trackside might prove overly roads. the Cen tral Railroad of New J er- I COllsoiicia LC d I{;!!I Corpo ratio n . 197 6 Annual He IX)!"l. p. Ii ch allen ging. s uch diversities as the

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 17 Bil/Rettberg Appalachia n Mounta ins and the Model Conrail and you will be able to model almost every aspect of diesel-age railroading. Horseshoe Curve near Altoona , Pa. , Above, Conrail hosts Amtrak trains, to be sure, but here we find Conrail FL9's (the lead unit in the farms and flatlands of Indiana a nd yellow and blue; the trailing unit stililelle red Penn Central) north out of Brewster, N.Y., part of the Illinois and the picturesque Hudson state-subsidized passenger services radiating from New York City. From a busy commuter oper­ River valley of the Water Level Route ation to the classic street operation, Conrail has it all. Below, a GP38 in PC black negotiates the provide every variation of scenic vista. middle of a city street in the fa shion of an interurban. GENERAL OPERATION A study of the Conrail s ystem m ap Photogropher unknown revea ls a variety of operation tha t's certa in to appeal to a m yriad of m odel­ ing inter ests. Certainly there's main­ line railroading of the highest order, s u ch as the former Pennsylvania Rail­ road Pittsburgh Division from the Steel City over Horseshoe Curve to Al­ toona , Pa. Although much of this route (including the Curve itself) is now re­ duced to double and triple track , only a well-stocked fiddle yard could provide the m a inline action that a typical d ay on "the Mountain" produces. Most of the numerous interlocking towers be­ tween Pittsburgh and J ohnstown h ave been closed, and the Pittsburg h dis­ patch er now controls a good bit of the line with the use of CTC, but the early years of Conrail still favored the tower operators, who even today are primar­ ily r esponsible for the difficult move­ ments over Gallitzin summit (Horse­ shoe Cu rve is not the top of the g r ade) and underneath the tiny neighboring town appropriately n am ed Tunnelhill.

18 PROTOTYPE MODELER Eastbound from Ch icago. Conrail traffic is routed larg'ely th rou gh a huge retarder yard in Elkhart. Indi­ ana, (train symbol "EI"). Anything des­ tined east of the Hu dson River goes to Selkir k Yard (Se) in Albany, New York. For pOints alon g the for mer Pennsyl­ vania Railroad main line. Conway (Pa) Yard . located 20 miles west of Pitts­ burgh alon g th e Ohio River , is the fun­ n el point. Further classification s ar e made at Enola Yard (En), alon g the Susquehanna River at Harrisbu rg. This pattern of movement h as result­ ed in a major sh ift of traffic off th e former "P-Company" m a in west of Crestline, Ohio. Most Pennsy trains now use the line from Cleveland to Alli­ ance, Ohio, as a br idge route con nect­ ing the two Penn Cen tral predecessors. Major upg radin g of the "C&P" (Penn­ sylvania Railroad componen t Cleve­ la nd & Pittsbu r g h ) sou theastward from Cleveland's La kefront and a track More facets of the diversity embodied in modeling Conrail are illustrated here. Above, helper realignment at Alliance bending the engin es assist a freight over form er Pennsylvania four-track ma in, now reduced to three tracks by ma ins northward toward Clevela nd Conrail. Passenger operations are possible, too. Below, Conra il E8's combined forces on the Chicago-Valparaiso (In d.) commuter train on July 14, 1977. Number 4014 still wears the colors of h a s sig nificantly improved a line predecessor Eri e Lacka wanna, while the lead unit, No. 40 22, another fo rm er EL (and before that, which , in Penn Cen tral days. was all Eri e) locomotive, is d ressed in Conrail b lue. Number 4022 went on to gain d istin ction as the E unit but clogged with cr awling ore trains exclusively assigned to inspection and busin ess trains, and today displays the Pullman green and stored "jennies ," the stubby gon­ colors that are the new standard for Conra il business cars. dola-like ex-Pennsy ore cars.

Joe McMillon·

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 19 Observers of post-merger Conrail found locomotive lash­ ups featuring all comb inations of colo r sc hemes. Even though the new Conrail blue li very was introduced quickly, it was common for ma ny ye ars to not onl y fi nd forme r Penn Centra l black units mixed with new a nd repainted CR power, but to fin d units of the min ority pred ecessor roads still on c all in their original sc hemes. with only the emblems p ainted over a nd makeshi ft "CR's" ap p lied (as well as new numbers in most cases). At left, General El ectri c power in the form of B2 3-7 No. 1908 le a ds ex-Readin g EMD GP40 -2 No. 3277, which sti ll wears g re e n a lthough the nose diamond has been a ltered to display CR.

Ex-R eading GP35 No. 3643 isn't the p rettiesl unit goin g, but it The kind of vision to make major d oes offer a c hallenge to the modeler who wants to at­ temp t a combination partial repa intin g a nd weathe ring ch anges in operating patterns and per­ projec t. sist in the down grading or abandon­ ment of m oney-losing rou tes is on e of th e m ajor contr ibuting factors to Con­ rail's presen t profitability. Althou gh modeler s h ave n ever been overly con­ cerned with efficiency (indeed . most of u s run trains as th ou g h diesel fuel were water and wages were play 1110n­ ey), we seriou s Conrail fan s tak e con ­ siderable pr ide in seeing black ink on a balan ce sh eet th at in Pen n Cen tr al days was m o r e remin i scen t of Pennsy's tuscan red. Not only th at. bu t we h ave the luxury of watching up­ wards of 70 or 8 0 trains each day a long CR's pr imary rou tes. Anoth er Con rail main line is the so­ called "Big Fou r ," the form er New York Central rou te from Cleveland to St. Louis. It trades traffic with the ex­ Pennsy m ain a t Crestline. Ohio. and hosts a m ajor yard at Avon (In). near India na polis . Collection at W Terry Stuart Those routes are fairly well k nown: Numbe r 1648 was the only F7A to receive Conrail blue paint, but oth ers exist as well. man y of them and even then the unit was denied the full treatment, lack­ lending themsel ves beau tifully to mod­ ing the "wheel on rail" logo. Other FTs op era ted on Conra il eling on a more humble scale. Numer­ in PC black or Eri e Lackawanna maroon and gray. ous coal branch es. for example . still seek out h u ndreds of h op per-load s of Mike Bradley black dia m onds in various areas of Pennsyl vania . Wes t Virginia and southeastern Ohio. The line north ­ ward along th e Susqueh anna Ri vel' from Har risburg'. Pa. . is as pictu r­ esque as on e could find anywh ere. Sev­ eral New En g land branches and areas of upstate New York offer scenic possi­ bilities a t a r elaxed pace. Steel mill traf­ fic is h andled on an Illinois line from Kanka kee to Hennepin. The Chicag'o Terminal Dis trict offers variation wor­ th y of its heritage as the "Railroad Capital of the World. " Detroit track age feeds au to pla n ts. Indiana rou tes gath ­ er the ou tpu t of grain elevators, and a hundred oth er categories of Am erican industry ar e fou nd along a thou sand Conrail sidings. No matter where on e Ii ves in Con rail country. a Sunday

20 PROTOTYPE MODELER Who said diamonds are forever? Th e creati on of Conrail knocked three diamonds from the railroad scene- or at least three diamond emblems. Alo ng with the diamond logo of Reading, as shown on the facing page, the diamonds of Lehigh Valley and Erie Lackawanna came under attack, or rather, under the brush. Number 7657 is an ex-Lehigh Valley GP38 that was pressed into service with minimu m of repainting.

drive is usually all th e research n eeded to locate interesting m odeling possi­ Number 6077 is one of the unu su al 5DP45's that Er ie La ckawanna ordered so that bilities. th e additional frame length (compared to a standard 5D45) could accommo­ date a larger fuel tank (and not a steam generator). By modeling a rail road that MOTIVE POWER in corporated diverse uni ts from predecessor roads, the prototype modeler can bring an almost e ndless variety of motive power (and perhaps otherwise incom­ Motive power is wh at tends to fina lly patible power) to his or her layo ut. con vey most of us to a specific ch oice of prototype interest. and few er as in American railroad history offer more in terms of variety and o pportunity than Conrail in transition from Penn Central. The latter a utomatically s u g­ gests the leftovers of both the New Yor k Central a nd th e Pennsy. a nd much of this power did indeed s urvive into early Conrail d ays. Paint-overs alone could captivate a r ailfan's inter­ est. The financial disaster t hat it was. Penn Ce ntral could barely afford to l'e­ pair most of its d iesels. let alone paint them. In its first nine month s of o per ­ ation. Conrail performed heavy r e­ pairs on 779 locomotives. That a lso meant th eir first trip th rou g h the paint spray booth in years. w reuy Stuart And therein lies the charm. The ear­ ly Conrail modeler inherits the oppor­ tu nity to put as diverse a collection of Tired of all that variety already? The mode rn Conrail. finally with most of its powe r diesels on his layou t as most h obby in matchin g blu e, presents an imposing image to th e train-watcher and finan ­ shops might h old in their display case. cial expert al ike. except that it's all prototy pical. Lash ­ Mike Bradley ups of Erie Lack awanna. Reading a n d Penn Central power which would have been extrem ely rare among those pre­ Conrail competitors became common­ place as of Apr il 1976. And with power in short supply . th e combinations a p­ proached th e com edic in their incon­ g ruity. Imagine lashups of F7 A·s. often ele­ phant-style . in mixtures of Penn Cen­ tral black a nd Erie Lackawanna ma­ roon a nd g-ray. Only F7 A 1648 (la ter renumbered ) was ever repainted into a simplified CR blue sch em e . Six-ax \.e Aleo Centuries of all thr ee varieties (628 ,630 a nd 636) were com ­ monly seen lash ed togeth er, lug'g'ing Mesabi ore off Whiskey Is la nd on Clevela nd's lakefront and grinding to­ ward Ming'o Junction a nd the mills at

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 ldti&h Valley ~ E

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Are you anxious to have a variety of locomo­ ti ve liveries on your layout but you don't li ke the hodgepodge mix that might invariably re ­ su lt from modeling a roster replete with EL, LV, PC, Reading, etc., power? You r answer can sti ll be Conrail, in particular if you add the Detroit Edison unit-train operation, left and below left, to your layout. Thi s dedicated (single purpose) train uses shipper owned locomotives (blue­ and-gray SD40's, normally operated on the pOint and mid train) and cars to haul coal from so uthwestern Pennsylva ni a min es to a Detroit Edison powerplant at Monroe, Mich., much of it over Conrail tracks. Such a train could make an impressive, even if only cameo, appear­ ance on a basement or garage Conrail. Two photos. W Terry Stua rt Bottom left, Conrail 2103 is a one-time New York Central GP20 converted by Penn Central into a deturbocharged unit with paper air fi l­ ters. Thirteen GP20's received this treatment in 1969-1970 and offer a kitbashing challenge to the Conrail modeler.

Pittsburgh, Steuben ville , Ohio, a nd Weirton, W, Va, A sing'le train with rear-end h elpers could easily contain black units lettered Penn Central and CR (with even a Pennsy k eystone or Dulux gold number possibly still showing throu gh an oily black fla nk), a fully repainted blue Conrail unit. plus a CR'ed (meaning' original paint with white road numbers and small CR lettering over painted-out logos) Read­ ing' (cream and green), a CR'ed Cornell red Lehigh Valley or LV Snowbird. And during th e winter months, when the Great Lakes were frozen over, Mike Bradley these same units roam ed system-wide, even a ppearing in h elper service over Horseshoe Curve, E ver y conceivable mixture of GE's and EMD's found themselves joined by m, u. cables dur ing CR's early years, Collections of GP3 5's and GE U-Boats in Erie Lack awann a , Reading, Penn ---"; Central and Conrail colors were com­ monplace, Even today, eig h t years into Conrail, CR'ed units are often seen in mainline service. Total repaintings are norma lly reserved for m ajor over­ hauls , but even then they're som etimes by passed , With h elper sets of SD45's , SDP45's and SD45-2's based at the small engine terminal at Cresson, Pa" for the as­ sault on Gallitzin summit a nd Horse­ shoe Curve and headend power of SD35's and SD40's (SD40-2's wouldn't appear until 1977), Conr ail threw pow­ er at th e Mountain with a vengeance , The early days were especially color-

22 PROTOTYPE MODELER ~ CONRAIL

If there is such a thing as the typical Conrail locomotive, GP38 No. 7818 might well be it, or at least until recently could have claimed such a distinction. Conrail owned more GP38's and GP38-2's than any other single model types (u nless you consider GP7' s and GP9 's si milar enough for a single count), but recently has begun d is­ posing of some GP38's along with such other sec­ ond-generation power as GP35 's, GP40's, 50 35's, 5045's and assorted U-boats (some on trade-in s; some on sale to other railroads).

Mike Bradley. cal/eclian at Jim Six ful. particularly with the presence of Penn Central, and later Conrail, sim­ birth, April 1, 1976. J ordan had be­ huge ex-EL's with 4_000-gallon fuel ply continued the practice and then ex­ com e president of the United States tanks originally purchased for long­ panded it. with colorful results. Imag­ Railway Association in 1974 , where he distance running' out of Marion, Ohio. ine a small fleet of RS3's , still lettered directed the development of the Final Many remained in maroon and gray Spokane. Portland & Seattle. leased System Plan that created Conrail. His for years, and two were painted in pa­ from the Burlington Northern (which background had actu ally been in con­ triotic hues for the Bicentennial. Both also contributed NW2's and SW12's) sumer products. computers and insur­ EL and Reading contributed straight The Chicago & North Western first got ance. No matter: wh en J ordan per­ SD45's, many of which remained in to know Conrail when it provided ceived the federal regulatory climate their original colors until retirement. leased GP30·s. SD40's and SD45's (per­ as preventing Conrail's chances for as did the Penn Central (ex-PRR) units. haps old friends have been reunited?). profitabili ty. he brashly told the poli ti­ Interestingly, a larg'e block of these Union Pacific GP9's and GP9B's actual­ cians to either back off or forever hand diesels now works for the Chicago & ly belonged at the time to Precision N a­ out taxpayer money. Many believe the North Western, as Conrail trades and tional Corporation. but PNC didn't regulatory reforms of the 1980's came sells off older units in its quest for keep them long enough for a repaint­ largely because of Jordan's forthright­ hig'h-horsepower fuel economy. ing'. Still other units came from Mis­ ness. Power. or lack of it, has been a major souri Pacific, Southern Pacific. Grand Another non-railroader. Stuart M. preoccupation with Conrail since its Trunk Western a nd the Pittsburgh & Reed, becam e Conrail's second presi­ beginning. Predecessor Penn Central Shawmut. Even the Canadians g'ot into dent in February of 1979. Reed suc­ was forced to hold trains in yards for the act in a big' way, with as many as a ceeded Richard D. Spence, who was im­ lack of sufficient road power on a daily hundred units including Canadian Na­ ported from Southern Pacific , but as basis, a fact that tu rned its- freight tional wide-nose GP40's and a variety Conrail's first president took the fire schedules into an industry joke at of Alcos involved in a massive lease ar­ for the system 's initial poor showing, which thousands of shippers failed to rangement. Those early Conrail years and left for what becam e a successful laug'h. Unable to acquire new power were a railfan's delight, albeit an oper­ reign as president of the Louisville & quickly enough, even when federal ating man's nightmare. Nashville. Reed was an American Mo­ money became available (and probably tors group vice president following an over-estimating the value of the PC initial stint at Ford. He became per­ fleet). Conrail in its early days simply plexed with what appeared to him as continued the Penn Central policy of IN THE BLACK excessive delays of freight cars in leasing diesel units wherever they yards. He asked Senior Vice President­ could be found. "I have no intention of presiding Operations Richard B. Hasselman (a The practice wasn't really new. over yet another railroad bankrupt­ Perlman-era NYC graduate) to do a When the job of hauling state of Maine cy. -- " Those a l'e the words of Conrail's study. That exploration has since be­ potatoes eased into the off-season. first chairman and chief executi ve offi­ come system-wide. and the resulting Bangor & Aroostook Geeps annually cer, Edward G. Jordan, on CR's day of minimization of delays is now a matter found their way to Cleveland to back of computerized record 24 hours each up Pennsy power pulled into the peak operating day. While the computer's ~ E dw;t rcl G . ,J o rda n quoted in 'l'1I i\ IN S, J a m ,l

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 23 in its infan cy. the Conrail ad vocate can already be assured of a print-out he can point to with pride. No coverag'e of contemporary Con­ rail would be complete without a para­ graph devoted to its present chairma n and chief executive officer, L. Stanley Crane. Crane came out of retirement as former president of the hig'hly suc­ cessful pre-N&W merger Southern Rail way System to lead Conrail in to ab­ solute profitability. Crane's philos­ ophy first came to public attention in ad copy which pictured him riding the rear platform of a Southern caboose in the fall of 1978. "The only thing we have to sell is safe. on-time delivery of the goods. . we're in this business to

Above, two SD40-2's and an SD45 pull tonnage over the former Pennsylvania's Pittsburgh Division, which still hosts six·axle powe r.

Left, Alco power, li ke these Century C628's, lasted only a lew vem s following the c reation of Conrail. but this was long enough to endear the burbling beasts to Conrail enthusiasts.

Below, Erie La ckawanna deSignated an SD45, No. 3632, and an SDP45, No. 3638, to be repainted red, white and b lu e to honor the U.S. Bi centennial. Conrail inherited the locomotives and continued to operate them in the patriotic color scheme, although they were renumbered 6097 and 6669, respectively, in early 1977 and late 1976. make money. And the only way to do that is to g ive better and better ser­ vice. "" That's what Conrail shipper s readily admit Cran e has provided. Now work­ ing under a renewal of his orig'inal two-year contract. Crane was the Wes­ tern Railway Club's " Man of the Year. " Some even call him "the Messiah of moder n railroading. ,. Whatever honor is selected. the plaudit is cer­ tainly deserved. Crane ha s taken the deregulatory climate which Conrail helped foster and is m aking the most of it. While airlines are stumbling' un­ der burdens not unlike those which killed the streamlined passeng'er train and truckers are reeling from the un­ reg'ulated inefficiency of one dr i vel' per vehicle. the physics of the flanged Jim Six wheel on the steel rail (so well depicted in Conrail's corporate log'o) are being aspects. Well over a century after the eration. "I The following April 1st, felt from Wall Street to the shipper's orig inal empire builders. L. Stanley Conrail was officially born, All too dock. Conrail is piling up profits to the Crane's determined vision is fulfilling many. particularly in the media. noted extent the government is seeking to re­ a prophecy. it was likewise April Fools Day. turn it to the private sector. If even a United Sta tes Railway Association It's taken a long time for those of us tiny element of satisfying model rail­ Ch airman Arthur D. Lewis remarked who love Conrail to have our last roading involves a form of hero wor­ on July 28. 1975, the day the USRA laugh. ship of the prototype's leaders. then submitted its Final System Plan to the [A l'thur D . Lewis. United States H,dl way Associa tion Conrail qualifies here as in all other CongTess. "The Association believes p t'css !'e leasc. Jul,v 2 8. 1975. Conrail can succeed as a viable private Next Issue: Modeling Conrail's varied II.. Stallley C ]'allC. SoUlilCI'I1 Hailwa,v Sy!S tc m advertise­ enterprise and is optimistic that the in­ ment. TH AINS. O<.: tobcl'. 1978. p. 47. dustry itself will remain in private op- and often colorful equipment.

24 PROTOTYPE MODELER J. W. McClellan Southbound Silver Meleor crosses the Trout River at Jacksonvill e, Fla ., in 1964. ~~~~~~~~~~~(~~~~ ~ The ol d Seaboard operated 32 of these di stin cti ve locomotives ~

BY WARREN CALLOWAY pered to a point on the nose door of the and a mars light inside the first. unit. The second red stripe was 4" TYPE III: Nos. 3031-3035 (5 units). n the early days of railroad dieseli­ hig'h , and it ran along the bottom edge built in August 1946. These dif­ zation, the Seaboard Air Line of the carbody just above the sill. The fered from Type II by having shut­ I powered its fleet of fast stream­ trucks and underframe were painted tered air-intake grills behind the liners with EMC E4's and E6's. These black. The SEABOARD road name was cab doors instead of the screened units were delivered in an attractive located just behind the lower part of intake of previous units. paint scheme of green, yellow and or­ the cab doors, painted in 10" red letters TYPE I V: Nos. 3036-3048 ( 13 ange, with silver pilot, trucks and fuel in standard SAL style. Road numbers units), delivered in three groups. tank. When the Seaboard's need for ad­ were near the rear of the unit in 7" red Nos. 3036-3040 arrived February ditional power brought E7's to the letters. All gTabirons, handrails and 1948, Nos. 3041-3044 in July 1948 property, th e new units were painted rear-end road numbers were painted and Nos. 3045-3048 were built in in this same scheme, except that all sil­ yellow. April 1949. These differed from ver areas were black. Seaboard's E7 fleet was composed of earlier units by having the larger This scheme was the SAL standard four basic types, outlined below: numberboards, at an angle to the until Decem ber of 1954 when the TYPE 1: Nos. 3017-3020 (4 units), cab. "modern" design was developed, a pat­ built in March 1945. All four units Other details varied from unit to unit. tern where the basic carbody color was were delivered with a single head­ or among groups of units, and these light green (a pale mint green), with light and had small side number­ are explained as follows: red trim and letterin g. The roof and boards. They also had screened air­ Seaboard diesel locomotive air horns ends were dark green. The trim con­ intake ports behind the cab doors. are one detail where variety was the sisted of two stripes, one of which was TYPE II: Nos. 3021-3030 ( 10 rule. Examination of dozens of photo­ a 12" red bar running the entire length units), built in August and Septem­ gTaphs reveals that several types of of the carbody, centered behind the ber 1945. These were identical to h orns were used, and some engines numberboards. In front of the number­ Ty pe I except for the addition of a had as many as four different types boards, this stripe curved down and ta- second headlight below the first, during their years on the SAL. As a

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 25 result, it's impossible to provide com­ plete coverage of all units and kinds of horns used. For the purpose of this ar­ ticle, the air horns in use as of the July 1, 1967, merger of the SAL and the Atlantic Coast Line will be covered. At that time, 15 of the SAL E7's were equipped with Hancock air whistles. They were Nos . 3017-3021, 3024- 3025, 3028 and 3031-3037. The merg­ er date saw Nos. 3029-3030, 3038- 3041, 3043 and 3045-3048 equipped with Nathan M5 horns. No. 3044 had Nathan P5 horns, and was the only SAL E7 so equipped. Nos. 3027 and 3042 were wrecked prior to the merger and had been scrapped. Both of those engines probably had Nathan M5's when they were wrecked. Another SAL E7 locomotive detail which deserves special attention is the headlight, and again, there's a fair

Louis A Marre collection

Number 3018, top, illustrates the type I E7 as al­ tered with the top mars light and dual sealed­ beam headlight. Type IV Number 3045, above, was apparently the only E7 to have the lower headlight covered with a steel plate as a base for a dual sealed-beam headlight. Number 3028, Ieft , lacked the roof-mounted reflective number plate most type I, II and III ET s carried into the ACL merger. Warren Calloway . 3. Note oversize grabirons on nose.

Wiley M. Bryan

, " amount of variety because Seaboard chose to modify the lights of several units. Seaboard's West Jacksonville shops replaced the standard headlight of the four Type I E7's with mars lights and, at the same time, added a dual, sealed-beam light just below. See the photo of No. 3()18. E7 No. 3028 appar­ ently was damaged and subsequently repaired with a new dual, sealed-beam headlight since later photos show the change, and earlier photos show it with typical Type II characteristics. The lower headlight of unit No. 3045 was covered with a steel plate and had a dual, sealed-beam light added-see the photo. Most SAL E7's of Types I, II and III (Nos. 3017-3035) had reflecting num­ berboards on the cab roof directly above the center of the windshield. Early photographs indicate t hese numberboards were a post-delivery , Seaboard addition done about 1947. When the ACL merger occurred, all units in this group except Nos. 3017, 3019-3021 and 3028 still had these boards. All Seaboard E7's had the rear side window in the carbody replaced by an air filter for the engine room. This Wiley M. Bryan was also done to the E4's and E6's. Three Seaboard E7's were the sub­ Above, SAL No.3, a Washington-Atlanta coach-only passenger, mail and express train speeds jects of a test by the railroad in an ef­ under highway U.S. 1 near Greystone, N.C., en route to Raleigh behind No. 3043 and a sister E7. fort to reduce painting costs. Engines Below, No. 3106 was one of only three E7 B units SAL owned. 3040 and 3041 had the standard sheet­ steel side panels replaced with un­ painted a luminum. The first unit modified was No. 3041 , and it received a shiny, polished finish. E7 No. 3040 r eceived a matte aluminum finish shortly thereafter. These tests were done in the early 1960's (probably 1962), and the side panels remained unpainted until Seaboard Coast Line black was applied after the merger. The third unit, No. 3043, was equipped with precolored fiberglass side panels. This treatment affected the appear­ ance of the engine very little. As the fiberglass panels aged, they developed a chalky look. This test paint scheme differed from the other two in that the 12" red stripe was put on the 3043 while it was left off the other units. No. 3043 also wasn't repainted until it re­ ceived the SCL black scheme after the merger. Many of the E7's were operated dur­ ing the early post-merger period still in full SAL colors, but with Seaboard Coast Line lettering and heralds re­ placing the former name. By 1970, all of them were painted in the SCL scheme of black with yellow trim. In addition to the 32 E7 A units, Sea­ board owned three E7B units, num­ bered 3105-3107. These engines, along with five E4B's (Nos. 3100- 3104), were the only passenger B units operated by the Seaboard. Louis A. Marre collection In this August 1967 post-merger view the SAL livery had been modified to accommodate the SCL Text continued on page 31 name, and former No. 3046 displayed No. 571.

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Nos. 3041 , left, and 3043, right, were part of a group of 5 SAL E7A's built in July 1948. The fleet of 32 E7's . assisted earlier E4's and E6's in pulling such name trains as the Orange Blossom Special, Silver Mete­ or, Silver Star, Silver Comet, Cotton Blossom and Palmland, and in later years even hauled piggy- < back trains. ~ Warren Calloway :;! 28 PROTOTYPE MODELER { " ' 11. ..

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Numberboards Grabirons Misc. (Detail Associates) Detail Associates .010 and .015 brass wire No. LR2202 (drop type) .010 and .040 styrene ~~ I Kadee M.U. hoses NO.5 couplers BILL OF MATERIALS Detail Associates Parts List SAL E7 3040 No. MU1508 Paint ~f) Q (j Floquil 111 Numberboards No. RR11 Reefer White Details West No . RR31 Reefer Yellow 8• No. NB-165 No. RR47 Jade Green Lift rings Pass cab No. RR10 Engine Black Detail Associates ~ I ~ I ~ Micro Scale No. RR65 Signal Red No. SY2206 (24 required) ! No. 4013 Mini Cal ·SAL Testors 11 '0 \11000 OJ .,ag E ,j, Q 0000001 M.u. hoses Air horn Champ Dullcoat (Details West) l ~ Detail Associates No. HC-608 piggyback trailer SAL Nathan M5-AH1602 (optional for heralds) , g::J T [l1 ,- I P q I Modeling the SAL E7 The Model Power E7 was the basis for my model. Its plastic shell permits easier drilling of the many holes need­ ed for handrails, grabirons and other details. The plastic also allows a simpler change of numberboards. The first step toward a finished SAL E7 is to remove cast-on lift rings, handrails and grabirons, as well as the cast m.u. hoses on the rear of the unit. The side-mounted numberboards were removed, and the resulting holes filled with body putty. Sheet styrene and body putty were used to modify the front coupler opening so it more close­ ly resembled the prototype. The engine Discard skirting exhaust stacks, steam generator stack Mode/ ph%s by Bill Lemke

and associated pipes were drilled out Discard tanks Cut tank in half next, and then all mold lines, seams Author Calloway chose the Model Power E7 as and putty applications were sanded th e basis for hi s model of SAL No. 3040. He used smooth. a mix of green and white to produce "Sea­ Details West angled numberboards board Mint Green" and painted the roof Flo­ were mounted to the cab, and gaps be­ quil Dark Green and the pilot, trucks and fuel tween the numberboard casting and tanks black. the body were filled and sanded. The class light holes were drilled out, and after painting, class light lenses were glued in place. A No. 78 drill was then used to make holes for the new lift rings on the roof. Model Power's mold­ ed wire screening in the unit's air-in­ take areas could be replaced with wire cloth, but I decided not to do this. I filled the frame-mounting hole on the roof with a styrene plug, and then filled the cracks with body putty sand­ ed flush. I glued a styrene block inside the nose to facilitate attaching the body to the frame at that pOint. A hole for the mounting screw was drilled at the corresponding location on the frame, and a self-tapping screw was used to attach the body . On all SAL E units, a narrow step for roof access was added by Seaboard shops to the left side of the cab, just under the sand fill hatch. I made this step from .010" styrene strips. Two De­ tails West grabirons were added to the is for fuel, and the other for boiler wa­ apparently how the "white" SAL units nose right above this step. The proto­ ter. Small pieces of .010" styrene were came about. The roof of the engine was type photos will show the exact loca­ drilled for fuel and water filler connec­ painted with Floquil Dark Green, and tion of these parts. Next, again using tions and glued to the sides of the the pilot, trucks, fuel tanks and side photos for location guides, nose door tanks. Photos were used as guides here sill were painted black. Decals or paint and roof grabirons were fabricated also. can be used for the red side stripes. I from .010" brass wire and installed. To paint the unit, I first sprayed the chose to paint them, using Floquil Sig­ Holes were drilled in the pilot and rear entire shell with Floquil primer to pro­ nal Red. The Seaboard road name and end for m.u. hoses, but I didn't add the vide a good base for the Seaboard numbers came from Microscale decal hoses until after the model was paint­ green. The mint green was applied set No. 4013, while the nose herald ed. next, a mixture of ten parts Floquil came from Champ's SAL piggyback One area of the Model Power E7 Reefer White a nd one part Floquil Jade trailer set No. HC-608. This herald is which needs more extensive revision to Green , along with a few drops of Flo­ very similar to the Scotchlite heralds reach a prototype resemblance is thg quil Reefer Yellow added to each one used by Seaboard back in the 1960's. fuel tank and skirts. I removed the ounce of mixed paint. Many references After everything h ad dried, the entire tank casting, the curved skirts and the h ave been made to alleged "white" Sea­ body was sprayed with Testor's Dull­ air tanks. The tank casting was then board E units although SAL paint cote. The body was attached to the cut in half at its center, and the skirt charts clearly specify the carbodies frame and Kadee couplers were added. area above the tank was r emoved along were painted "Seaboard Mint Green." Final details installed were a Nathan the molded edge of the skirt. The tanks The green paint used aged poorly and M5 air horn and m.u. hoses. were then glued to the frame with a became chalky upon weathering. It of­ space of .085" between them. One tank ten appeared very white, and this is SAL sidebar on next page

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Louis A. Marre colfectlon The First Seaboard Diesel Scheme

hen the Seaboard Air Line bought its first W diesel locomotives in 1939 , the units we re painted in the scheme shown here. An attractive "citrus motif" of green, yellow and orange, the scheme was appli ed to al l passenger units until 1954. The ea rl ier models, EMD E4's and E6's, wore silver pilots. trucks and fu el tanks-see the photo of E4 No. 3003 and mates. On later pur­ chases, including the ETs, bl ack was appl ied to these areas-see th e photo of E7 No. 3032. From top to bottom. the basic colors were ye ll ow, green and orange. The stripes ru nning back on each sid e from the nose herald were alternating green (narrow) and yellow (wide) bands. Th e tapered area on th e no se and cab sid es (d irectly above th e stripes) was ye llow. Originally, the entire roof was painted ye llow except for a small portion at the rear of th e unit where th e green came up from the sides. In 1950 , SAL changed the roofs to green because th e yellow proved too costly to maintain-see the photo of E7 No. 3034 for this variation. Eastbound freight meets 50 40-2 No. 3780 hold ing on Sherma n Hil l's "new" lin e a t Dale, Wyo. By Mike Danneman. Ic's Oashi fit QuID BY JIM S IX MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY BY 2's THE AUTHOR ototype modelers of the con­ sion found on either UP or MP. Of ing each its own number, then you best tern porary Union Pacific Rail­ course, the popular "snoot" requires a begin with the undecorated versions­ P road System can ill afford not to little extra effort, but with the 115- it's no fun removing paint from a loco­ own several EMD SD40-2 locomotives. inch nose kit from Canadian Prototype motive shell. Both the Union Pacific proper and now Replicas, even this modification be­ Before beginning' work, research the partner Missouri Pacific operate very comes a mere exercise. Both HO loco­ locomotive you've planned. Locate large numbers of Electro Motive'·s .all­ moti ves offer the modeler scale hood photos that clearly reveal the locations time most popular locomotive. widths and excellent operating charac­ of interesting detail and study color Until a few short years ago, model­ teristics, and at a reasonable price. photos to acquire a good feel for the ers wanting one ofthese growlers were Both the Athearn and GSB locomo­ color (shiny new, faded, etc.) and faced with a choice of performing a tives are available decorated in UP's weathering. Look for such thing's as real kitbashing chore or purchasing' a long lasting paint scheme. However, if fuel spills, grime thrown up from the brass replica. Thanks to Athearn and you're into individualizing your loco­ wh eels along the sides of the locomo­ GSB , we can now model most any ver- motives with super details and assig'n- tive, oil leaking from the bottom of the

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 33 D. B. Harrop A Junior Old Timer Special enters Utah's Echo Canyon behind four SD40- took over chore of hauling the railroad's many special passenger trains. 2's. With retirement of UP's E-unit fleet, SD40-2's plus 9000-series GP40X's hood doors, rust streaks below the bat­ quires little more than a touch of ce­ now being provided us, it's possible to tery boxes and even exhaust marks ment or the drilling of a few holes. Lit­ prepare one of these locomotives in a along the roof. If the locomotive is erally hundreds of parts are available few evenings of intensive work. Of decorated in one of UP's earlier at your local hobby store (or through course, the addition of a snoot will in­ schemes, then the colors are likely to Walthers). volve extra time and experience. Wor­ be faded from the years and months of Once it is decided what locomotive(s) thy of note is that the GSB locomotive, exposure to the sun. Such simple to model, collect all the parts you'll though slightly the more expensive of points of interest will, if applied prop­ need to complete each locomotive. the two offerings, comes with a variety erly, complement an accurately scaled When preparing a project of this type, of detail parts included, allowing for model locomotive. you're essentially creating your own options when assembly time arrives. Today we're fortunate in having an "kit." In this way you'll g'et a feeling There are prototypical differences extensive selection of commercially for how difficult the work ahead may between the Athearn and GSB locomo­ produced diesel detail parts from the become and you'll also better picture tives of which you should be aware. In likes of such veteran suppliers as De­ how the pieces will g'o together. Your general , the GSB is representative of tail Associates, Details West and Preci­ kit should include the locomotive, earlier dash-2's whereas the Athearn sion Scale among others. It's no longer paint, decals and all necessary detail portrays later production. The GSB necessary to fabricate these details; the parts. sports an 81-inch nose typical of loco­ addition of drop steps or grabirons re- With the two versions of the SD40-2 motives produced up through mid-

34 PROTOTYPE MODELER Above, a trio of 5D40's poses with a wheat train for the Union Pacific company photographer on the Plainville branch in Kansas. Union Pacific repeatedly placed orders for the dash 2 model in the 1970's. Right, even before the merger with Western Pacific was finalized, UP power frequently roamed through the Feather River Canyon in California. Here No. 3454 leads UP units on an eastbound piggyback train around Williams Loop in October 1982. No. 3454 is one of the 246 5D40-2's numbered 3243-3488 built with extended low noses for contemplated (but never executed) installation of extra radio gear.

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 An Athearn 5D40-2 was modified to represent UP's extended nose dash 2. The cut-lever detail was formed from .010 inch brass wire and Athearn stanchions.

No. 3710 , built in January 1980 and photographed here in July 1984 01 Laramie, Wyo., while switching out a piggyback flat, offers a good view of the nose and roof detail of a "normal" 5D40-2. Consult the cover photo for an example of the latest look in nose decoration, with the UP shield displayed on the front of the locomotive instead of under th e cab window.

Weathering plays an important role in giving models an authentic appearance. Even diese ls of such a maintenance-minded railroad as Union Pacific occasionally show their age. Our model No. 3300 (the prototype was built in 1975) sports the older livery with the slogan under the cab window and is weathered with several layers of "dirt" and "road grime," especially above the trucks and around the air intakes. A close-up look at the rear portion of the hood reveals such details as the "corrugated-type" radiator grilles, the cut-lever arrangement and the horn mounted between the radiator fans.

36 PROTOTYPE MODELER The so-called "snoot" nose of extended nose 5040-2 No. 3284 is clearly evident in this August 1979 view at North Platte, Neb. The unit was five years old at the time but displays a fresh coat of paint with the UP shield placed under the cab window.

Mike Danneman

Right, our model No. 3300 at first looks out of place on a single track with a Southern unit in tow, but UP's S040-2's are liable to show up just about anywhere on the UP and on foreign roads as run-through power.

REMOVING SHORT HOOD

S'econd cut down hood and along battery boxes

Not to scale

Here are the components for a model 5040-2 with the extended nose. The photo shows an Athearn body (GSB can also be used) and an assembled long nose from the Canadian Prototype Replicas kit. Snap out the cab to facilitate cutting the short nose with a razor saw, right.

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 37 The author's HO scale Athearn model of Union Pacific No. 3632 repre­ been subjected to less weathering. GSB offers a model that typifies sents a prototype of a more recent construction (the real 3632 was built even earlier SD40-2 production (such as No. 3188, facing page). in November 1979) than No. 3300 and hence has a later livery that has

Above, compare this photo with the one on page 36 for the essential difference between the two UP SD40-2's: the lengths of the low noses. On this unit the author "opened" the front door; on No. 3300 he left the rear walkway door open. At this stage a little pilot detail and numbers and glass for the numberboards are a\l that remain to complete the mode\. Right, detailing extends to the underside of the unit, with a drain pipe on the front foce of the fuel tank, the bell nestled up against the drain pipe and a speed recorder cable leading to an axle.

38 PROTOTYPE MODELER Both photos. Don Me Ginnis

Union Pacific started its love affair with EMD's six-axle 3000 h.p. July 1972, typifies early SD40-2 production that introduced such SD40-series of locomotives by buying a ll eight of the original spotting features as the water level sight glass, bolt-on battery demonstrators. No. 3014, above, was part of the first group of 40 box covers a nd alternate cla ss ifi cation-light positions at the new SD40's built for UP in April 1966. No. 3188, top, built for UP in rear of the unit.

1976, wh en EMD introduced several A nice touch enhancing the realism It's been modeled to represent a loco­ modifications which the Athearn mod­ of a model locomotive is to open a door motive that has five or more years of el displays , including an 88-inch or two. Precision Scale Company pro­ service without having paid a visit to snout. The Athearn also displays the duces both brass and plastic EMD cab the company paint shop. Number 3300 more recent corrugated radiator grille doors with a separate window g lass. is one of the few snoots displaying both covers. GSB has included the corru gat­ Becau se of added strength , it's advis­ an earlier version of the UP paint ed cover as an option. However, EMD able to use the brass. You may even scheme and the corrugated radiator apparently introduced the use of these want to open a hood door, but don't grille covers. The locomotive's appar­ covers in conjunction with the 88-inch open it too far or you'll have to worry ent age is reflected in several ways. On nose, precluding the use of both on the about exposing a very un-prototypical the engineer's side you can see oil and same locomotive! There may have been interior' Most enthusiasts and model­ grime accumulations below the hood "transitional" units produced with the ers appear to be under the illusion that doors. Also evident is a mixture of ex­ shorter nose and corrugated grille, but Union Pacific locomotives are always haust soot and streaks of oil and road the editors of PM have no evidence to clean and shiny. Reality dictates other­ dirt high on the hood sides about the support this (should any of you read­ wise; although the UP is one of the very turbo stack area. Below the cab, the ers have photos indicating the con­ best managed and operated railroads battery box doors show an accumula­ trary, please feel free to pass on the in the country, their locomotives do tion of typical road grime. The fuel information). get dirty just like those of the roads tank has a wealth of accumulated fuel Adding the snoot nose presents no back East, are periodically in the need oil spilled from the many refuelings real problems, especially if you have of fresh paint , and do occasionally op­ the locomotive is depicted to have re­ experience assembling plastic model erate with hood doors flapping open in ceived. Thou g h No. 3300 h as been airplane kits. (Construction steps for the breeze. modeled to represent a locomotive with the snoot are well documented by the A model example is UP No. 3300, some age, even many newer diesel 10- instructions included with the Canadi­ representative of an intermediate comotives display similar fuel spills. an Prototype Replicas kit.) SD40-2 equipped with the snoot nose.

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 39 the prototype modeler's notebook

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Top. The New York Central lO-ton flatcar of AAR design. The Richard Hendri ckson's completed lO-ton flatcar model are wood-floor car was built by NYC shop forces in 1944, one of 300 basswood on so lid wood cores, "held" by banding made of such cars produced in the same lot. Note the crated loads, draftsman's borde r tape. secured to the c ar with metal bands. Above. Th e crates on

BY RICHARD H. HENDRICKSON

October of 1942, prompted by wartime short­ Greenville Steel Car Co. These Erie cars, numbered ages of both freight cars and the steel needed to 8000-8099, were represented in the 1943 CAR BUILD­ I build them, the Association of American Rail- ERS CYCLOPEDIA by a set of drawings and a photo of No . . roads adopted a number of "war emergency" standard 8086. Both the drawings and the photo are reprinted car designs . These were developed from existing in Newton Gregg's TRAIN SHED CYCLOPEDIA No. 17. "state ofthe art" freightcars so they could be produced Drawings of the AAR standard design based on these quickly with a minimum investment oflabor and new Erie cars can be found in the same sources, and a tooling, but used wood in place of steel wherever pos­ careful examination shows that it is nearly identical sible. Among the designs selected by the AAR Commit­ to the Erie version, apart from the use of wood floor tee on Car Construction for wartime production was a stringers instead of steel. A notable feature of these 70-ton, 53'-6" flatcar of which a hundred had been flatcars was the extremely low deck height of 3 ' -5" delivered to the Erie Railroad in March of 1942 by the above the railS, enabling them to carry bulky loads

PROTOTYPE MODELER Frank ElJingLon collection This is the builder's photo of ATSF No. 91500 an AAR 70-ton flatcar of Santa Fe class Ft-V. The car was built by Pullman­ Standard in March of 1944. without exceeding clearance limits. loading and other types of assigned service. During -----jI j-----.J.v~ost-flatca~s-lmilt under- government-allocation the-1950~s-the Santa-Fe- clas Ft-V-ca~s wel'e-f1tted.----~ during World War II were 50-ton cars, but cars built to with pulpwood racks, and in this form most of them -----1II----the-AAR_7.lhtoIl-design_wer.. authmtzed for- several- continued- in- re:v:enue- seI'-vice-for- another- twentv-----­ railroads. The Greenville Co. delivered 350 70-ton years. The Erie's 8000-series cars kept their original -----1ff----.J. ~ats_t O-the_EeI'e_Marquette-early in- 1943, numbered-numbe~s.JQllow:i.ng-th8-Er-ie-Lackawanna mel'ge.~ Lat-~---- 16500-16849. A builder's photo showing one of these er, however, some cars in this group were renum- ---_III ___-L ~_car..s_appeaI'ed_in the l.9A3 CYCLOREDlA-and-is re-- - bered-when equipped-with- end-bulkheads,-I'acks-fo 1'---- printed in TRAIN SHED CYCLOPEDIA No. 75. At about the truck frames and boats and other modifications. Some ___--j J____ ,same _time,_Eullman builL 200_similar_ cars for th of the_New_York-Central's AAR_70~ton_flats als were--­ Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe which became class Ft- renumbered when assigned to such special service as ----H----3J , Nos. 91500-9Hi99. In-1944 the New York Central' al1.ll1linum-cable 10a<1ing, and-mos had their- nominal----- Despatch shops produced 300 AAR 70-ton flatcars as capacity increased to 154,000 lbs. ----II----.lot-7.21-F, numbered 499300~499599,and these we~e--The~e-a~e-no HO-scale flatcars-which resemble the----­ soon followed by an additional 200 cars in the AAR 70-ton cars in dimensions and appearance. Ath- ___--1 +___ ---' 4099600~499799 series. Several other railroads ac- earn's 50~flatcar comes closest,-but it's too shoI't, has quired flatcars during this period which were dimen- only thirteen stake pockets, rides too high on its ~_ ionally-identical,_and were.probably of AAR standard trucks, and lacks an-ove~hanging deck. By combining--- ==.e:!J design, but I have been unable to locate photos or and reworking parts from Athearn's kit, however, it's ____othe :c..documentation to confirm this.-These included- possible-to construct-a reasonably- accurate-model of--­ CRP Nos. 101-200, DT&I Nos. 900-949, NYNH&H Nos. the AAR standard prototype, an approach that's espe- __1,?,300-L7399, and Wabash Nos. 25500-25549. Per- cially appealing since..AtheaI'n-parts are solcLsepa- haps readers of PROTOTYPE MODELER can contribute rately and are inexpensive. The first step is to splice ___--j ll-__~ pho.tos-o::c..information on_these cars._ _ parts of two Athearn 50' flatcar-bodies togetheI', as ___ Owing to their capacity and sturdy construction, shown in the photos, producing a carbody with four- --II----many 70-ton..AAR flatcars_survived into the 1970's, teen stake pockets- that scales-just a few-inchesi__ _ and some are still in use. Shortly after World War II shorter than the AAR prototype flatcar. After the two __-\ t ____the _Chesapeake..and Ohio, which owned the Pere Mar- body sections are cut precisely-to length-with-a..razor'---____ quette, integrated the PM's freight cars into the C&O saw, they're cemented together with 2" x 12" styrene __11 ____roste:c..by _prefixing a "2" to_their..Pere Marquette num=- reinforcements behind the..jointsin the sides_<-but.not,___ _ bel'S. The PM's 70-ton flatcars thus became C&O series the floor), and acrylic filler applied to the external __-,," .,L6500-216849.-1n later years, many of these cars seams as necessary_ The floor- weight is then-short- -­ were specially equipped for tractor - and auto-frame ened with a hack saw to about 33 scale feet, checked to

In the mid-1950's, Santa Fe added pulp­ wood rackL aod bulkheads.Jo its Ft-V class of lO-ton AAR flatcars. Here is ATSF No. 91521 after the conversion, and in use haulin g pulpwood. ---

N - 'EMBER-DEeEMBER 1984 41-- Model and phot.o by Richard H . Hendrickson

ModeJ and phot.o by Richard H. Hendickson

Top. The carbody of the lO -ton flatcar under construction shows lO-ton flatcar is shown here, assembled and ready for installa­ the strip-styrene extensions added to the deck, along with the tion. Two Athearn 50-foot flatcar bodies are sp li ced to make the steel plates over the bolsters and coupler pockets. These plates car- note the one brace visible at the jOint. Also note the were imitated by filling in the floor deck scribing at the appro- shortened floor weight and the truck bolsters cemented to the __-,- p_riate pOints. Above. The underframe of author Hendrickson's underside of the car floor.

make sure it's precisely flat and straight, and secured the track anyway. I cemented two plastiC pads the to the center of the carbody with ACC. same thickness as the floor weight between the ends --To make the model ride low on its trucks like its of the weight and each truck bolster to support the prototype, the truck bolsters must be mounted direct­ ends of the center sill, and then attached the under ­ ly to the underside of the car floor. First, an amount frame assembly to the floor weight with ACC. equivalent to the thickness of the floor weight is re­ With the underside of the car complete, detailing moved from each truck mounting stud. Then the bol­ the sides and deck comes next. The prototype cars had sters and coupler pockets are cut from an Athearn pressed-steel stake pockets rather than the cast steel underframe, filed smooth where they fit against the type represented on Athearn's model, but this dis­ floor, and cemented in place. After the cement is dry, crepancy can be corrected. First, the lower edges of the openings in the end sills are filed so they line up the stake pockets are cut off at an angle. Then the cast with the inside surfaces of the coupler pockets. At this ribs on the front faces of the pockets are filed off, and point, it's advisable to mount the trucks temporarily, the vertical corners rounded. Finally, the openings in using No.2 X 3/,6" screws, and check for wheel clear­ the pockets are enlarged with a tapered knife blade ance and coupler height, making adjustments with and a square patternmaker's file. The stake pockets Kadee shim washers as necessary. then take on the appearance of pressed-steel pockets, The underframe is built up by removing the middle though they re still not a perfect match for those on body bolster from one Athearn center sill and splicing the AAR cars. in a section cut from another center sill, using the Turning to the deck, the steel plates over the truck center spines of the Athearn upper underframes to bolsters and draft gear pockets should be outlined strengthen and align the jOints. The new underframe with a knife blade or scriber and the deck seams in­ should have only two body bolsters and should fit just side these areas filled with putty, sanded smooth, and inside the truck bolsters, as shown in the photo. The primed. Sections of 4" x 8" styrene strip stock are then small underframe cross-members can be left in place, cemented to the edge of the deck between the stake but I simplified matters by cutting them off at the pockets to represent the deckOverhang ( note that center sill since they're invisible when the car is on there is no overhang at the extreme ends of the car ).

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The_se two photQuhow Richard Hendrickson'LcompletedJO-ton flatcar models, with their respective loads. The covered machinery is a Chooch p~duct .

~___-1 I____ -'"'-Th """'e'-"in~s""id,.,e"-"'-ed"'ige of each piece.should be rounded slight- .--Which the modeUs_~ea_dy t_o_be_p_ainted.______.. ly with a file or scraper to ensure a snug fit in the Sides and ends were painted black on the Erie and __ _ 1___ --" c"'o""r""n""e"'-r .2where the cast-on decking and the car sides . Per_e_Marquette cars, frejght_car recLon_theJlanta Fe come together. When the cement is dry, these exten- and New York Central versions; some NYC cars were ___-1 I____ ""Sl ,,· o<:n.o...Ilieces are filed and sandell-flush with the top ~probably jgLde gre_eD in lateLy:ear~Underfr_ames and the existing deck and the planking lines extended trucks were usually black when new and the same ___--I I-____a""cross them with a knife blade and triangular file. At _color atlhe sides_on repainlLe.cLc..ars .. De.cks_sh.oJJ1d.b. this time, the entire deck can be gouged and beaten up painted to resemble creosoted wood and weathered to with knife blades and fil~tp]epresent an apI2LOpri- suit. APP.l'oPrl<;!.te de.cals_ for rQ.Ci.d nam.e.s_,_re.p_orting______ate degree of wear and tear. Then the steel-plated ma~ks and numbers are available from both Walthers areas are masked and the deck ligptly sanded witb. and Champ for all the prototype cars described here very coarse (50 or 60 grit) finishing paper to impart Data from Microscale set No. 87-01 is recommended, ----III ----,a "wQ9JLgrain~fec t ._Ne_xt, four end-=-stake_ pocket ..as..Jt's . ..'le _ry clos.e_to_scale..siz.e holes are drilled through the deck with a 1/ 16 " drill bit At least a few of your flatcars should be modeled and made s uare with patternmaker's files,."These ·thoutJ.oads,.as mox.e.ments_of empJ;yJlats- t-o..,and--- holes are located just inside the end sills and about from loading sites are fairly common. Flatcar loads two and a half scale...feet on either side of the car's are a modeling...... challe.p.gUlL.themselves,_howev_e..r, ___ centerline. A semi-circular brake wheel recess is also since they are often more interesting than the cars ____III- ___-"' cu""-"-t -=in"'t"'o~th""e"_"'e-"dige of the deck at the "E" end of the car to themselves. TheAHM tank trailers on my: Santa Fue'--_____ clear the brake wheel when it's in the lowered posi- car are no longer available, but similar ones are cur- II ____-" t""io"-'n"'---"t""o .iJ.ccomodate overhanging loads~ rently- ol:Le.r.e_d-by- Ulri.ch- an.d-Eko. Cho_o.ch. mak,e.s.-t,he"--_____ Only a few details now remain to be added. A brake canvas-covered machinery loads on my Erie car, ____w~ h.... eel mounting can be fashioned from a piece of sty~whileJ;he wooden crate w.as_fashioned from scrap and'--_____ rene at the lower edge ofthe end sill. The same thing lettered with decals from Walthers No. 1331 industri- can be done for an eye bolt at the Ulmer edge. Th!LCal ...a.llQQom..,Qti'l,@ le.tJ&ringset. The pl~ood crates on my______Scale No. 289 brake wheel can also be attached to its New York Central flat were suggested by those in the .020" brass wire staff at this time but should not be prototypJLIlhoto.....tnough I didn't try: to mo"O''''''e<=-l --'t~h."e<=!m''-_____ installed until after the car is painted and lettered. exactly. The HO scale crates are basswood over solid -II___ --" Th~e same goes for the Grandt Line No. 5129 or 5130 wood cores, with a sharp_p_encil used to inscribe the _ ~ sill steps to reduce the risk of damage in handling. seam lines and nail heads. The lettering is from scrap ____II I-___=U no::c"'o"'uo=l"'in"'ig levers are shalled froITLO 15" brass wire decals, and the cribbing and blocking is made of scrall and mounted in Detail Associates No. 2206 eye bolts. basswood- I seldom throw anything away! The steel ___-1i- __~ Route_G...ard _boards,_t.o.wing_ey.es, _a_Q~ake_re.tainer _s_trapping.that holds the_c~ates in. plac.e-.is...simulate.d..... _____ valve, and similar small details are added as appropri- with Chartpak pressure-sensitive plastic border tape, ate for the partic..1llar prototype being modeled, after which is avajJ.able.-a.j; drafting.s.:uppJy: stores~. ______

--N - EMBEH"DECEMBER· 1984- 43 PERHAPS THE MAJOR ACTIV of m a ps, drawings and photos ITY of historical societies is pub­ s h owing the locomotives. tra ins lication of newsletters and mag­ and facilities of this But' li ng-lon azines. As might be predicted division point from the 1870's to w h en dealing with projects th at the BN merger. rely mainly on volunteer labor and volunteer con tributions, the s ize a nd quality of these publica­ tions vary. But a ll somehow seem to reflect the labor of love (a n d yes, love of labor) tha t is necessarily in vol ved. Following are some of the highli g' h ts from the various society publications th at have crossed our desks this year. We h ope th ey g ive you an a ppreciation of the depth an d Your historicallechnical society ad and and news belong in Society Page! PM will run your scope of the m aterial you'll en­ ad in exchange for your group's periodical. counter in th eir pages. Issue No. 35 (1984) of the Camera-ready art is recommended, prefer­ t ion of the New Haven Railroad GM&O H ISTORICJ\ L SOC II ~ T Y NI·:ws ablyof square formal 1 'Ii' 10 3" to a side. If you cannot supply camera-ready art, we can pre­ Historical & Technical Assn .. has two main articles: part three pare an ad for you for only 57.50 based on One of the most studious pre­ Inc. Entitled "Waterbury West of a current-day search for re m­ information provided by your organization sen tation s is "The Railroads of on the N.Y.&N.E .. " author Rob­ n ants of th e GM&O in the So uth (make check payable to PT J Publishing). If ert E. Adams deta ils efforts of by Dave Wag'ner and pa rt three you have general news you would like to share the City of Marquette-part on e" in the Society Page. such as the announce­ by Aurele A. Durocher that ap­ three railroads (th e Hartford . (as well) of a look at the endur­ ment of new organizations or address or dues peared in the July 1984 issue of Providence & Fishkill. th e Bos­ ing E unitsof the GM&O by John changes, please write to: Society Page, Proto­ TH E Soo, the quarterly publica ­ ton. Hartford & Erie a nd th e Szwajkart. with this installment Iype Modeler PO. Box 860, Homewood, IL 60430. t ion of the Soo Line Historica l New York & New England) to covering the service on the Chi­ a nd Technical Society. This first build a railroad f rom Provi­ cago-St. Louis corridor. installment con centrates on the dence. R.I. . west across Con­ The July-Au gust 1984 issue of constr u ction of the railroads at necticut, connecting s uch cities THI~ SI~NT I NEL. th e publication of Mar quette . Mich. , during the as Plainfield. Willimantic. Hart­ the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad I mid- a nd la te-1800's and is re­ ford. Wa terbury and Danbury. A Historica l Society. r e ported on plete with m a ps, period photo­ m odeling article in the same is­ "spruce-up" work to be done on graphs and locomotive rosters. s u e provides information on HO the Camden s tation (the main Best of a ll. th e text is detailed scale tr u cks for New Haven roll­ building dates to 1857) in Balti ­ ERIE LACKAWANNA and load ed with facts. ing·stock . m ore. Md .. as part of a d evelop­ Another excellent example ofa Issue No. 11 of the BURLINGTON m ent project and on the June 27 Historical SOciety, Inc. well-researched a rticle backed BULLET IN from the Burling'ton fire that destroyed the 88-year­ Membership $15 / year by period locom otive and station Route Historical Society spot­ o ld H end e r son's Wha rf w a re­ Send SSAE to : photographs a ppears in the first lights Creston. Iowa. with text house. once owned by the B&O. Membership Chairman 1984 issu e of SH O R I ~ L1 N t ~R . the by Bernard G. Corbin a nd F. H oi In issue No.5 of the N I': WSLl':T­ 22 Duques ne Ct. s lic k -pa per quarterly publica- Wag'ner J r. and literally dozens TER from th e An n Arbo t' Rai lroad Newcastle, Delaware 19720

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The Gould Company Verdugo City, CA 91046

Gould No. 4020 HO Scale USRA 10,000 Gal. Tank Car Kit

The standard freight cars developed during World War I by the United States Railway Administration are well known as notable designs that strongly influenced postwar car build­ ing' practice. Less well known, appar­ ently, is the fact that some of the USRA cars did not get beyond the design Frank Peacock collection stage before the war ended and were free-standing .020" grabirons and a never actually built in the form shown complete air-brake system, right down by the USRA drawings. Among these to the pipe tees and the Wabco trade­ were the USRA tank cars, which mark on the reservoir. The only details means that Gould's new HO scale tank not included in the kit are uncoupling car kit represents, with admirable fi­ levers and the rod and chain connect­ delity and detail, a non-existent proto­ ing the hand brake to the brake cy lin­ type. That's the bad news. The good der, and these are easily added. news is that a large number of 10,000- As the photo shows, there are a lot of gallon tank cars built by American Car parts in Gould's kit, and transforming' and Foundry in the early 1920's were all those pieces into a finished tank car based on the USRA design and closely model requires time, patience, manual R. H. Henrickson resemble it in appearance and dimen­ dexterity and a considerable inventory sions. Consequently it's easy to modify of modeling tools. This isn't to say, Gould's kit to represent one of these however, that a novice model rail­ AC&F cars and, in fact, the similarity roader couldn't build one, for the parts is close enough that many modelers all fit together precisely and are de­ will probably be content with the model signed so that incorrect assembly is all as is. It's unfortunate, however, that but impossible. In addition, two sheets Gould didn't follow the real AC&F pro­ of clear, explicit, and well-illustrated totype in the first place, rather than a assembly instructions leave very little tank car design that never got off the to chance, and the kit even includes drawing board. extra parts in case one of the smaller Apart from the choice of prototype, pieces is lost or damaged. By following large companies that specialized in Gould's tank car kit is a stunning suc­ the instructions even a relatively inex­ building and leasing railroad cars: cess. The complex construction of perienced modeler can produce a "mu­ General American Transportation Co. , tankers makes them among the most seum quality" tank car model. It Union Tank Car Co. , Shipper's Car difficult types of prototype freight cars should be noted, however, that the deli­ Line Co. (owned by American Car and to model, but Gould's innovative kit de­ cate detail which gives this car its real­ Foundry) and North American Car Co. sign and precise, delicate mold work istic appearance also renders it very Tank cars were also rented or leased, yield a replica so accurately scaled and fragile, so the finished model should be however, by many smaller firms which elaborately detailed that it makes other handled as carefully, and as seldom, as owned only a few, or at most a few hun­ HO scale tank cars look primitive by possible. dred, cars. In addition, some shippers comparison. Instead of the cast-on de­ Most of the tank cars in revenue ser­ found it advantageous to own their tails common to most plastic cars, vice between World War I and the own tank cars. Among these were ma­ Gould's kit offers such refinements as 1960's were owned and operated by jor oil and chemical companies with

46 PROTOTYPE MODELER large tank car fleets, but there were to pay for them. Thanks largely to new and were painted. The two car ends also many smaller companies which model railroad manufacturers like were molded on a separate sprue and owned just one or two cars. Shippers Gould and Westerfield, we're finally provided the most accurate fit in any who owned cars or leased them on a getting some HO scale freight cars passenger car kit I have assembled. long-term basis sometimes decorated that equal the best brass locomotive Absolutely no clean-up was needed to them with bright-colored paint jobs models in authenticity and realism.­ fit them in place. and "billboard" lettering, and many of Richard H. Hendrickson The window inserts are molded in a these colorful cars are represented in smoke colored transparent material the catalogs of model railroad decal which accurately resembled the tinted manufacturers. Such eye-catching windows in the Amtrak cars. There are paint schemes were very much the ex­ Walthers several more vents and grabirons to fit ception rather than the rule, though, P.O. Box 18676 the body. The plastic grabirons have a and the vast majority of tank cars were Milwaukee, WI 53218 very small cross section and may prove dirty black workhorses with utilitar­ to be too fragile for an operating mod­ ian lettering. I chose such a car to mod­ Walthers Amlleet I Cars el. In fact, the glue caused some distor­ el' a 1921 AC&F car owned by Char­ tion to the grabs while cementing them trand Traffic Service of Los Angeles, as These two cars are the first releases in place. It may be desirable to replace it would have appeared during the late of Walthers' new plastic passenger them with wire for more durable ser­ 1940's in crude oil service. As was typi­ cars. Walthers has chosen the first sig­ vice. cal of the cars owned by small leasing nificant new prototype since the ad­ The floor has all but a few small de­ companies, Chartrand's tankers g'ot vent of Amtrak. For contemporary tails molded in place. I did not have at minimum maintenance, so I modeled modelers, this model is of major impor­ hand an underbody diagram for the the car with its original Andrews tance. cars, but the details are excellently pre­ trucks and KC air brake, and with the The first noticeable feature is the box sented and appear correct. The truck lettering re-stenciled over patches of projecting the new Walthers corporate bolsters and suspension are also mold­ fresh paint to avoid the expense of re­ logo. The box is totally different from ed in place on the floor. This contrib­ painting the entire car. other boxes on the market. The "bot­ utes to increased operating flexibility Tank cars of the type Gould's kit re­ tom" is the usual open-face tray like because the trucks are more forgiving presents usually had Andrews trucks most boxes. The cover is a sli p-fi t of less than perfect trackwork. This when new (and some were still being sleeve into which the tray slides. The will probably prove to be good engi­ built as late as the early 1920's with box provides a tightly enclosed pack­ neering' in the long run. arch-bar trucks). Gould is said to be age which should prove to be very stur­ X2F couplers and mountings are working on molds for an HO scale dy and eliminate shipping damage to supplied with the kit. The coupler USRA Andrews truck, but since this is the contents. The box is about the stan­ boxes will accept Kadees with no modi­ not yet in production the kit comes dard size for HO products so should fications. Very careful engineering with Athearn "Bettendorf' trucks, an pose no special shelving problem for has been put into the coupler mount­ acceptable substitution because cars of dealers. The only disadvantage to the ings. Because of the extreme length of this kind often got trucks of more box is that there is no way to open the these cars, body mounting of the cou­ modern design when shopped in the box to display the contents other than plers would limit operation to curves of '30's and '40's (the original air brake by removing the cover. This should at least 24" radius. Since many model­ equipment was also replaced with the prove to be a small problem in return ers don't have large spaces, the cou­ AB type, though not necessarily at the for the increased protection to the plers have been Talgo-mounted on a same time). The Andrews trucks I used product. pivot arm. The mounting' is similar to on my model were originally made by The kit contains a one-piece body, the mounting used on Athearn RDC's. Lindberg and are now available from the floor and pieces to trim out the A long arm pivots from underneath Dan Kilgore Designs, 871 S.W. 49th body. Careful planning' and diework the tru ck mount. The coupler box is on Terrace, Plantation, FL 33317. has resulted in a kit featuring ease of the end of the arm. A long wire spring As a craftsman's kit in molded sty­ assembly resulting in an excellent attached to the floor keeps the arm cen­ rene, Gould's new tank car represents model. The bodies in my two kits tered. When mounting the spring not only a major state-of-the-art ad­ showed no distortion and no die marks vance in HO freight car kits but a new marketing approach as well. In the past, manufacturers of plastic rolling stock have recovered the high tOOling costs involved in producing such mod­ els by mass-marketing easily assem­ bled kits or ready-to-run cars at rela­ tively low prices. Designed primarily for buyers who are more interested in running trains than building them, their products have tended to empha­ size sturdy construction and ease of as­ sembly at the expense of prototype au­ thenticity and precise detailing. What results is a one-piece body with simpli­ fied , molded-on details and bulky, out­ of-scale steps, brake wheels and such. There is a growing number of serious scale modelers who want quality and realism and, within reason, are willing

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1984 47 , 0 , I I I I I ! I I I I ,,-,,:!:!! I : , : I . .. . o. o• ...... • " " " " " make sure to put the short end in the .:t«IIt .:.0 ... / / 0" ... floor and the long end into the coupler. ,,' ". / / This procedure is not mentioned in the I I instructions. '.:. - - --- ,,' I The trucks are a single molding of a \ \ .. ' U low-friction plastic. Wheel sets simply ... snap into place. The one-piece molding ... allows wheel alignment to be main­ tained within tolerances. The trucks ... u' are of average rOlling quality when ,,' brand new, but should prove to be a ". free rolling design when lubricated "'1 and broken-in. A very nice touch is the c 1.., """ addition of brass wheels and wipers to tc:_.. . i,i~'j't",~i:" " "" ti I I I ,"r, I I ,1 I I I ,'II I I I accommodate lighting the car. A light fixture and wiring are the only addi­ John H. Kuehl tional materials needed. A throwback Now that I have explained wha t the Pacific Rail Products to tinplate days, many operators light track planning template is, let m e give P.O. Box 516 passenger cars for a more pleasing ap­ some evaluation of it in actual use. I Lathrop, CA 95330 pearance. believe the template will have the most Tl'ack Planning Template No. 601 The Walthers instruction sheet for value to the beginning modeler and these cars is one of the very best. The The Track Planning' Template No. track planner. I have done layout plan­ sheet is printed on both sides, has a 601 marketed by Pacific Rail Products ning for over 20 years and am r eluc­ complete parts list, an exploded view is an interesting tool. The template is tant to change the methods I've devel­ and complete step-by-step instruc­ crisply milled from .030" translucent oped. tions. The reverse side of the sheet has plastic, and it measures 4.5" x 9.5" In g'eneral, I think a scale of '12" = 1 photos of the completed model, a letter ­ overall. It's designed to be used to draw foot is a poor choice for layout plan­ ing diagram, prototype information track plans to a scale of '12" = 1 foot. ning. I think many people would find and a car roster. The instruction sheet The template contains a variety of cut­ it easier to work in scales of either is excellent and reflects the research outs. There are quarter-circle arcs for % " = 1 foot or %" = 1 foot; in either of and planning put into the kit. drawing curves of track having radii these two scales, there's a simple r ela­ For the majority of assembly, liquid of 12", 18", 24", 30", etc., every 6" up to tionship between one scale inch and glue is best. To avoid marring the win­ 90". These curve radii are also marked some division on an ordinary ruler. I dows, some modelers use silicon sealer in centimeters. There are crossings realize this objection to the PFP tem­ for installation. The car weight needs having angles of 15 degrees, 30 de­ plate is offset by the fact that they h ave to be insta lled on the floor with an ad­ grees, 45 degrees, 60 degrees and 90 included a scale ruler along the edge of hesive which will bond metal to the degrees. Included are circle cutouts for the template. It is indeed a good idea to plastic floor. Finished car weight is 4'12 diameters of 3", 4", 6" , 9" , 12", 15" and put the zero of the scale inset from one ounces which is light by NMRA sta n­ 18". The 15" diameter circle is sur­ end of the edge, as PFP has done, but I dards but about average for most plas­ rounded by roundhouse cutouts; the think the inch divisions at the end of tic passenger cars. Since most passen­ roundhouse is 4" from the 15" diameter the scale are usually labeled in the op­ ger trains (even model ones) are turntable, and the roundhouse mea­ posite direction. mainline operations, this weight may sures 15" from its inner wall to its out­ The quarter-circle arcs for drawing be adequate for good operation. The er wall. curves of track include a tiny hole for model will traverse 18" radius curves, The turnout cutouts include No.4, marking the centers of the curves , but is not comfortable doing so. Also, it No. 5 , No.6, No. 8 , NO.4 wye and an which is quite necessary. I have found is nessary to have enough overhang unlabeled cutout that might be for a that I personally do not like to wor k on the locomotive or adjacent cars so as double-slip with a frog angle of 14 de­ with quarter-circle templates for not to cause a derailment. Best appear­ grees, which would make it a No.4 drawing circles. Many times I want to ances are on 24" or larger curves. frog. There are tunnel portal templates check whether a given circle will fit In summary, the kit is a very wel­ for both single and double track, plus a into some odd-shaped space, and I h a ve come addition to any contemporary long, wide, straight slot (approximate­ found I can check such a situation passenger fleet. The prototypes ar e ly 9'/2 scale feet long) which produced much more quickly using a compass found only in Amtrak service . two straight, parallel lines that are 2" rather than a circle template. Ag'ain, I Walthers offers the kit in Amtrak apart; this slot isn't labeled, but it ap­ admit this is just personal preference; paint and also undecorated for those pears to be intended for drawing paral­ some track planners prefer to draw cir­ wishing to paint their own equipment. lel straight tracks, at least for HO cles with templates rather than with a The only previous offering in the mod­ scale. compass. I think having circles with elline is the coach made by Bachmann. There are five cutouts of various radii every six inches is not the most The Bachmann car is not quite to scale square and rectangular shapes, mea­ useful dimensions. This pretty well but does not look too bad when mixed suring 5 '/2" x 5 '/2", 8" x 8", 2 '/2" X 8", forces the planner to adapt the layout with the Walthers cars. The Walthers 4" x 8'12" and 3" x 15". These cutouts to the template instead of designing a n car detailing is more accurate and to appear to be for adding appropriate optimum layout. I suppose you could scale. buildings to a layout plan. One of the freehand curves having radii between Walthers has carefully engineered a long edges of the template is marked those given in the template , but in great kit for their entry into plastic off in scale feet, and half of the other many cases that would not be very easy passenger cars. With simple assembly long edge is marked off in decimeters to do accurately. you will have an accurate scale model and meters. The template is accompa­ It appears the crossing cutouts and of Amtrak's contribution to passenger nied by a sheet of information giving the turntable cutouts of various diame- equipment.- John Soderquist suggestions for its use. MORE ON 54 __

48 PROTOTYPE MODELER PM BACK ISSUES Check what you've missed and order your back issues today- some supplies are limited! ORIGINAL PROTOTYPE MODELER Aug 1979 Monon RS2 PROTOTYPE MODELER MON RS2; Mexican boxcars; SP P-1 4-6-2; THE NEW Modeling the first generation ATSF 8aldwin switcher May/Jun 1982 KCS F units; SP S045's Oct 1979 EL l ake Cities; KCS F units; SP S0 45's-Part I; ELAlco C424 How to design and operate a model railroad EL Alco C424; NYO&W RPO; 8&M RPO; Santa based on the prototype- Part III Fe power; GN "atcar; Ann Arbor 40-foot sheathed boxcar; SP&RL 2-6-2 (Sn2) July/Aug 1982 C&NW Circus Train Dec 1979 Springfield Terminal RR; C&NW Circus Trai n; SP Frisco NW2 S045's-Part II; PRR roundtop boxcars; How SLSF NW2; Katy 40-loot OF boxcar; Southern to design and operate a model railroad 36-foot truss-rod boxcar; NE1 and NE4-class based on the prototype-Part IV waycars, CB&Q S2p/Oct 1982 Feb 1980 NP freight t raini MP t rain 22 SP Ten-wheel .. NP diese l paint schemes; BN Aurora·West SP T-28 4-6-0; The Sandy River today; RI Chicago branch; MP trains 21 and 22; Mill repowered Alco road switcher; 1887 freight gondolas-Part I; SAL cabooses station; RI center-flow hopper; Santa Fe markings; B&LE SD9 Nov/Dec 1982 MILW E9's April 1980 MILW E9 foldout SP&S GP9 Milwaukee Road E9 'Si Mill gondolas-Part II; SP&S GP9; NP standard motor car house; WM 8AR turkey train; CB&Q 40-foot boxcars; GN Class M-2 4-6-6-4; Santa Fe 8x-3 and 8x-6 0-6-0's; Frisco GP38-2 visits MoPac class boxcars-Part I Jan/Feb 1983 June 1980 Santa Fe GE U23C's; N&W's Wabash Cannon MEC GP38 8a/l MEC GP38; Make a rotating beacon in HO; Phoebe Snow coaches; MKT Austin ya rd; B&LE bay-window caboose; Santa Fe N&W Wabash Cannon Ball; Modeling Santa Fe boxcars-Part II U23C; WP 50-loot boxcars Aug 1980 Mar/Apr 1983 L&NE 0-4-0 C&NW Falconi L&N's Henderson Sub d ivision L&NE 0-4-0 tank engine; A TSF operations in GN 100·ton covered hoppersi National B·1 Santa Fe; EMD's export model GA8; UP's truck conversion; L&N Henderson Overland (cars and p ower); Brief history 01 Subdivision, C&NW Falcon; T&NO 4-6-2 MP diesels Sunbeam locomotives; Pennsylvania Class Gr gondola Oct 1980 Edaville gas locomotive May/J un 1983 Edaville gas locomotive; AC L steel boxcar; Rio Grande Zep hyr Boxcar as storage shed; Stevenson Creek Santa Fe diesel paint schemes; WP Class FM trestle; KeS update; New Haven wood 60·foot flatcars; L&N Henderson Subdivision, boxcar Part 2; O&RGW Rio Grande Zephyr; Western Maryland's twin hoppers; SR subsidiaries: Dec 1980 Boxcars Christmas on a model railroad Dioramas; Compact railroading; Santa Fe PROTOTYPE MODELER July/Aug 1983 GP20; UP 40-loot hi-cube box; Stevenson P.O. BOX 860 Erie Lackawanna F7'Si ICG 's Glenn-Markham Creek concrete deck bridge; WP 426-class transfer steel bay-window caboose HOMEWOOD, IL 60430 Erie lackawanna foldout 40-foot AAR steel auto cars; P&WV hoppers; I want to add the following issues to my PROTOTYPE MODELER collection: Feb 1981 SP B-50-32 boxcars; Streamlining C&NW's SP&S 2-8-2 North Westem Limited; ICG 's Glenn Transfer; GN 2-8-2-s to SP&S 2-8-2's; SP's SOTs; 0 Aug 79 0 Aug 80 0 Aug 81 o Nov/Dec 82 0 Sep/Oct 83 GN's Class 0-3 Mikados Clearwater, Fla. station; Atlas 0 scale F9A 0 Oct 79 0 Oct 80 0 Oct 81 o Jan/Feb 83 0 Nov/Dec 83 into F7 and 98 units; "New" Rock Island 0 Dec 79 0 Dec 80 o Dec 81 o Mar/Apr 83 0 Jan/Feb 84 Sep/Oct 1983 markings 0 Feb 80 0 Feb 81 o May/Jun 82 0 May/Jun 83 0 Mar/Apr 84 Chicago Great Western passenger traini 0 April 80 0 April 81 o July/Aug 82 0 July/Aug 83 Norfolk & Western high-hood GP30 April 1981 Union Pacific 0·50·6 tank carsi Misso uri Vermont GP38 Jun e 80 June 81 o Sep/Oct 82 0 0 Pacific 40·foot steel boxcars; CP Rail 's mobile Vermont Railway; RI 40-loot steel boxcars; classroom; CGW varnish; Santa Fe diesel paint Dunedin, Fla. station; Sn2 boxcar; Exterior On orders of 1·9 copies, pay $1.25 each. Buy 10 or more and pay just $1.00 each. sChemes-2; C&NW's Northern·series sleepers; station details Please list alternate choices: 1. ______N&W's high-hood GP30's Jun21981 2. ______3. ______Nov/Dec 1983 Amtrak In Largo, Fla, Sant a Fe A-triple B F-unit Monon FM SWitcher; UP storage buildings; SP Total:___ magazines $ _ _ Santa Fe foldout freight train symbols; SP B-50-20 boxcar; Milwaukee Road 45-loot Ilatcars; Prototypical Feed and garden supply store __protecti ve PM binders (holds 12) (u $6.50 each model lettering; Santa Fe passenger F's; Santa Aug 1981 Fe diesel paint schemes·3; Conrail's colorful postage Mt_ Washington Cog and handli ng per order ($2 ) 50· footers; Monon transfer freight $3.50 o utside U.S _, 8 or more $6.50 Mt. Washington Cog Ry.-Part I; Grand Trunk Jan/F2b 1984 Pacific station; GE 25·ton diesels Grand Total : $ __ CCR SW 1001 's, 1003 and 1004 New York Central USRA steel boxcars; Corinth Oct 1981 Name ______SP narrow gauge 4-6-0 & Counce Railroad Company; Modeling the SP whaleback tenders; RI transler caboose; Warbonnets; Canadian National 460/461; Mt. Washington Cog Ry.-Part II; WW&F Address ______Backdating McKean hopp ers flatcars; Modeling a drainage d itch ______Zip_ _ Mar/Apr 1984 Inc 1981 Southern Railway freight Bessemer & Lake Erie triple hoppers; CP Rail 1925-er. freight If Charge: Ca rd # ______How to design and operate a mo d el ra ilroad FM flatcars; Southern Ra ilway's Pa latka Turn; based on the prototype- Part I; PRR F25 well Modeling Corinth & Counce Railroad car; CP's class P2 steam locomo tives; Freight OVISA D Maste rCard Expires--'__ Company-track plans, motive power and car graffiti boxcars; Southern Pacific 70·(00t baggage Signature ______cars IOWA. Des Moines lo.'.a Selvlce Hobby 2705 Bealer A" preferred model retailers MASSACHUSETIS. Plymouth PM's IOWA. fort Dod ge The Hobby 8arn The Book Shell 365 Courl 51 ILLINOIS. Galesburg llO Central Ay MASSACHUS[nS. Warren Visit your nearest PM distributor tor all your hobby needs! Depot Hobby Shop IOWA. Iowa City Tucke,-s Hobbl~ 180 S. Semmary 51 fLORIDA . Sarasota lhe Hobby Shop 8 Bacon 51 H & H Hobby Sales ILLINOIS. Glenview 218 [ \'Iasilingion COlORADO . Colorado Springs MASSACHUSEns . Whit man Academy Hobby 4121 S. Tal1ll'Ulll Trail Klippel'S ALABAMA , Birmingham IOWA , Ottumwa Jacob B Pike 1 ralll~ CALIFORNIA. N. Hollywood ,1739 Flintridge Dr 131 1\ Waukegan Rd BB&K Model RaIlroads fLORIDA . Tallahassee Hobby Wolld 70 BUlton Av The Roundhouse 111112 Montgomery Hv/y. COlORADO , Colorado Springs Curley's News ServIce ILLINOIS . Gl enwood 533 Clun ch SI 12804 VICIOry Blvd , MASSAC HUSETIS . Worc ester Lemle 's Roundhouse 1961122 W. Tennessee HObby World ALABAMA. Birmingham (Pinsonl IOWA . Waterloo Henry' s Hobby Hou5(' CA LIFORNIA . Old Sacramenlo 24 10 N. Nevada 184117 S Halsted SI. Flag Stop Hobby Shop FLOR ID A, Tampa les' BicyCle & Hobby 34 Franklin SI Milepost I 313 Mam $1 COlORADO . Denve r Happy Hobo Tr ains ILLINOIS . Homewood 900 laPorte Rd . 1151 Slreel MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor Bonnre Brae Hobby Shop 51\03 N Church SI Soulhgate Pharmacy ALABAMA. Homewood KANSAS. Overland Park Rlder's Hobbv Shop CA LIFORNIA, Onlario 73 1 S. UniverSi ty Blvd. 18659 OI~le H','Jy HomewOOd Cycle Hobby fLORIOA . Tampa The Collectors ChOice 115 We st l lberly VIlla,e:e Model Shop 2834 S EI~hteenth COLORADO . Denver Chesler Hollev ILLI NOIS . Joliet 10530 Metcall 112W. B 51 MICH IGAN . Birmingham Caboose Hobbles Model Railroad Speclalrst Wall's Model &. Hobby KANSAS . Overland Park Tram Centel of Blln1ll'ghanl ALABAMA. Montgomery 500 5 BlOad"lay 3818 Himes Av 32 W Chnton $1 Trarnmaster 01 Montgomery CALIFORNIA. Palmdale Hobby Haven 1880 $. WOQd·,',ar d Big Boys Toys FLORIDA. We sl Pa lm Beach ILltNOIS . Kankakee 96,17 Melea" 3623 Debby Dr COlORADO, De nver MICHIGAN , De arborn 2127 E. Palmdale Blvd HI Country Brass lid Crall House Hobby The Owl's Roosl Model RR Shop KANSAS. Parsons Joe's Hobby Center~ ALASKA, Anchora ge 101 0 1 E Hampden 1079 N Mlilictry Tr 342 S. Washlnglon Ave . Hobbyerafl. Inc. CALIFORNIA . Pasadena Collms Hobbles 78115 Vlyomll1l! The Model \'larks FLORIDA. Win ter Park ILliNOIS . La Gran ge 512 S. 30lh Norlhway Ma ll COLORADO. Denver MICHIGAN, East Del ro il 3101 Penland Pkwy. 1655 E. Colorado Blvd T,a mmasler of Denver De.'llll·s Railroad & Models La Grange Hobb( KANSAS, Sh awne e Mission Joe's Hobb~ Cellter .. Sle K 38 3700 N Havana, 214 857 S Orlando Av 25 S la Grange Rei CAlifORNIA, Pasadena J's HObby Haven 17900 E 10 MI/eRd ARIZONA . Mesa Original Whlstlestop COLORADO, En glewood GEORGIA . Atla nla ILL INOIS, Mundele in 5340 Johnson Av 3745 E. Colorado Blvd Tram Conne(lIon Ron's Mundelein Hobbles MICHIGAN. East Lansing Roy's Tram World Mile Hll!h Hobbles Soulh Capitol Cities Hobbles, Inc 1033 Counlry Club Of. 621 7 Roswell Rd N( 431 N Lake 51 KANSAS . Wichita CALIFORNIA. Redlands 33311 S, Acoma Hobby Center Inc Rlder's Hobbv ShOp ARIZO NA, Phoenix Dayllghl Hobbles COLORADO . Golden GEORGIA. Oecalur ILLINOIS . Oak Park 1034 Ea st Hdrry 920 lro' .... brldge Rd An AffalF With Trams 304 E. Cllrus Av Hobby House Kr och's & Breilla no's Colorado Railroad Museum MICHIGA.N . f auninttoa 4415 N. 271h Av 130 [, Ponce de leon J028 Lake SI KANSAS . Wichita CALIFORNIA, Redondo Beach 17 155 W 44 th Modeler & lrall/lalld Joc's Hobbv Cen ters ARIZONA . Phoenix South Bay Model Ral1ro.1d CO LOR ADO. Lak ewood GEORGI A. Gainesyille ILLINOIS . Oakbrook 945 Parkland SC 35203 Grand Rive! Coronado Scale Model Supply Co. VIllage Hobby & Crafts Kroch's & Blelllano's Ra ilroad Hobbles KENTUCKY. Bowlmg Green MIC HIGAN. Flinl 1544 E. CYllress SI. 270 I ArteSIa Blvd . 235 We sl By Pa ss 80 Oakbrook Center 200 1 Quail 51. Asga rd Hobbles Capllol CI[les Hobbles ARIZONA. PhoeniI CAlifORN IA. Riverside GEORGIA. Smyrna ILLINOIS . Park Rid ge 1033 US 31 W By Pass Rlder's Hobby SflOIl 01 Flilll CONN ECTICUT. Canaan Scale Model Supplies Dayllghl Hobbles Hobby Junction Hobby Hlllillc 30 12 CO/U/Illa Rd BerksllllC Hills Model Rwy KENTUCKY. Hopkinsville 24 16 [ Thomas Rd 10220 Hole Ave 3260 Soulh Cobb Dr 32 . 34 Main St Chlllch St. RI I111 I hf' Hobby Shop MICHIGAN, Gland Rap ids ARllONA . Scottsdale CALIFORNIA. Sacramenlo HAWAII, Honolulu ILli NOIS. Peoria Pennvrrle Mdll ~teyers Hobbv House CONNECT ICUT . Manchesler BIll's Trams & Tool The Orlgmal Whi stle Stop Th e Right Track The Signal House Inc 2136 Plarnfleld N( New England Hobbv Supply 7337 E Indian Bend 2828 Marconi Av 630 laumaka 51 ,1733 N Sher ldan Rd KENTUCKY , Le.inet on 71 Hlillitrd St Bluegras!. Rctlhoad :iluseum MICHIGAN . Grand Rap ids ARIZONA. Tucson CALIfORN IA. Sacfamento IDAHO. Boise IlliNOIS. Qu incy 1760 alshop CI Slan's Roundhouse CON NECTICUT . Millord Crall(s Hobbles The Toy Shop lillie BII JunCl!on Qurney Hobb~ Cenler 3219 (aslem S( Hobby Parlor LOUISIANA . AleI and ria 6335 E Broadway 1631 Arden Way 103 78 Farrvle ,'.. Av 3632 Maille 1201 BOSlon POSI Rd Hare's PaUlt 8. Hobb'l MICHIGAN. Jackson ARIZONA. Tucson CALIFORNIA, San Bernadino IDAHO . Boise ILLINOIS. Quincy .1529 lee SI To~ House Inc CON NECTICUT. Ridgefield Tucson Hobby Shop Harper's Hobby Shop Th e Model Works 01 80lse Top Hat Hobbles -100 N Iilec.hallle SI 11352 ( Speedway 222 N. ··G·· 51 BranchVille Hobby 770 Vista Av 126 N 5th LOUISIANA . Gon za les Ancona Clr Tralll\, & Planes MICHIGAN . Kalama zoo ARKANSAS . Fort Smith CALIFOR NI A. San ~iego IDAHO. Po calello ILLINOIS, Rockford A Hobby Cenler Inc Rldel·s Hobh . Shop The Golden PIke JIm's Tram Depot CO NNECTICUT. Simsbury Ultunale Hobblesl Brass Wh Istle Trams 623 ( AscenSion SI 3·11 7 S \'/eslnedge A" Valley Hobbles. Inc 5055 171h 4:>06 30th SI 1023 Yellowstone Av 1665 Charle s SI 782 Hopmeado·.·.. SI. LOUI SIANA. La layette MICH IGAN . Kal amazoo ARKANSAS . Jacksonvi lle CALIfORN IA. San Oiego ILLINOIS . Aurora ILLINOI S. Rockfofd Ron'S Hobby Shop The lrall1 Belrn CONNEC TI CU T, Stamford Jack's Hobby ShOp Wh istle SlOp The Smaller Scale Justlr 1,,11/1 Shop Lyles Hobt>y & Cratt 7·12 r,edeflc~. Rd 207 W FOllllh SI 923 Wesl OlIVe Av. 32 ! Monroe FLORIDA, Coral Springs 6357 W 79 111 SI 38 N Cass SI Ulllversal Hobbles MASSACHUSEns. Amesbury MICHIGAN, SI . Cla ir Shal es CALIfORN IA. Campbell CALIFORNIA. San LOfenzo 980 I W S(lmple Rd ILLINOIS. Ch arleston INDIANA . B,emen Bob\ Model RdilrOClet INllIstle SIOIl Hollbl('s & TliHI1~ 0& J Hobby & Crall Hobbles Unlimited 0& 0 H obhle~ Breman Hobbles & Cra lls 5 W(l lkCI All 22 11 /\ Harper Ave 96 N San T AQulllo 17950 Hesperran Blvd fLORD IA. Oania 718 MOllloe 308 N Bo,'.en A'J(> Dalila News and Books MASSACHUSEnS, Bed fo rd MICHIGAN. Southfield CALIfORN IA. Canoga Park CALIFORNI A. San Mateo 3 10 [ Dallla Beach Blvd IlliNOIS . Ch icago INOIANA. Crown Point BI'dford Tralll Shop DE'I" .. Tram Centl'r 80011 Rack Peninsula Hobbles Ocvon HobiN ShOll Ctaussen's Hollbv 37 SIICl '.'l sheell Av 23 123 lah!.el Rd 72 J 9 Owensmoulh Av 14.18 Ca,y Av flORIDA. Fort Lauderdale 2358 W De von Av JO.1 \'I Cla rl., SI Wall l(\.. CustOIll Hobbles MASSACH USETIS . Bedford MIGHIGAN . Wy an dote CALIfORNIA, Carlsbad CALIFORN IA, Santa Barbafi! 3250 Odvle Blvd IlliNOIS. Chi cago INOIANA, Evansville Bo,',ell's CP Hobbles Carlsbad Tram ShOp The Hobby Depol Kr OCh'S t. Breu lilllO'S A 1\ Hobby Shou Gr{>(ll Rd 5hoVVIIlg Cenler 1612 1616 Ford Av flOR IOA, n . Myels 2945 Madison SI 30 16 Stale 51 29 Soulh WalJash 2023 W Fra!I~.I11l Carl Vll ISOI!"S Clear Trac!.. ltd MASSACHUSEnS. Bellingham MICH IGAN . Wy omi ng CALIFORNIA, Con cord CALIfORN IA, Santa C'Ol 3507 Palm Beach Bbd ILLINOIS , Chicago INDIANA. Indianapolis Tht~ ~. 'odel Railroad Hobb, World Iron Horsc Hobbles Manny's Trams & Hobblcs Kr och's & Brelllano's C(lse~ JOlles Trallls Sl!fCI Park SW FLORIDA. Kissimmee 3529 Claylon Rd 1355 CaOltola Rd 105 \'I Jackson Blvd 7061 C T,' ml Od~S 01 5 No. MaUl St The Hobby Center MINNESOTA, Duluth CALIFORNIA . Costa Mesa CALIFORNIA. Santa Maria 1328 ( Ville SI ILLINOI S. Ch icago INOIANA . lndianapolis MASSACHUSETIS, Boston Call's Hobby Tram Shop Fueslde Hobbles Ram Tlams & HOllb .. T ~.~ellier Hobb, Center [IlC Fueh's Hobby Shop 20 14 VI SUpefiOI flORIDA . Lakeland 805 W 191h SI 1547 S Bfcadl·.ilY 6603 W Hlgglll'-> 6838 Madtson A, 28 TrernOllt SI I( Perkms Hobbl!!s & MINNESOTA. Mankato CALIFORN IA. Fresno CALIFORNIA. San Jose Collec llbles IlliNOIS, Ch icago INOIANA, Lafayette MASSACHUSETI S, Brunswic k Don\ Hobb) l orn's Trams Rai lioad Depol 1117 So Flotlda Ave Stitnlon Hobby Shop Hawk ills Ra il Selvlce 1>'\II'r COI1S lr uCIIO" ,124 SI FrOll1 SI 22 45 E Hammond 4052 Kllk Rd ,173·1 N MIIl'lilllkee Av 301 Columbra 1,10 1 ~' ,trI1C 51 f LORIDA. Lanlana MINNESOTA, Minneapolis CALIFORNIA. Lakewood CALIfORNIA. Salona Beach The Depot Hobbv Shop ILLINOIS . Ch icago INDIANA. Lafayette MASSACH USETIS . Easl Wey mou th Woodcraft Hobby Hobbv War ehouse Hl,Country Brass 1·128W Lan lana llel1le"'\ Model Ilauls Larry's Hobb! Shop UacDOl1ald \l Hobby 901 Wesl Lake SI ,11 28 E. Soulh St 985 E. l omas San ta Fe Or 200 1 W 18tll SI ~22 M,llll SI 717 Broad SI FLORI DA. Miami MINNESOTA. Moorhead CA LI FOR NIA . La Mesa CALIFORN IA. Sonora Orange Blossom Hobby ILLINOIS . Dec atu r INOIANA. Michigan Cily MASSACH USETIS. Fall River Baders Bike & Hobby Reed's Sierra Rail Shop 19 75 NW 36 111 SI HammelS Hobtm!s [Iscle PholOgraphv Slatellne HObbt & TraUlS 121 81h 51 Sou lh 8039 la Mesa Blvd 19233 Rock Ridge Way 3804 E Wllha ms SI 1810 RrdgemoOl Dt .I Anlhonv 51 FLORIDA. Oran ge Park MINNESOTA, Richfield CALIFORN IA. Livefmofe CALIFORNIA . Thousand Oaks Orange P,llk HobbV World. IlliNOIS. Oecalu r INOIANA . Roanoke MASSACH USETI S. f itchburg Hub Hobby Cenlcl Hobby Haven Marly's Hobbles Inc Hobby Corller DISlll1clive DePOl Wcf'/anll~ Hobbles & No .el\les 16 West 661h St 1756 l si St 1738 Moorpark Rd 175 Blanchng Blvd 737 W Pershing Rd 100 1,'1 Secund SI 633 Mitrll SI MINNESOTA. SI. Cloud CALIFORNIA. Los Angeles CALI FORN IA, Van Nuys FLORID A, Orlando ILLIN OIS. De s Plaines INDIANA. Terra Haute MASSACHUSEns . Groveland Bake"s Crall & Hobby Allred Models The Hobby House. Inc Colol1lal Photo & Hobby Oes Plaines Hobbles Village Del>ot Bav Stale Models Miller 5hoppmg Cenler 10938 VI Pleo Blvd 75116 Bal boa Blvd 63,1 N Mrlls St 713 Center 5t 12,10 Maple 1\" 3 ROIIIIII! SI MINNESOTA. S1. Paul CAliFORNIA . l os Angeles CALI FORNI A. Venlura FLORIDA. Pensa cola ILlINOIS. OIIon IOWA. Bei1endor1 M.4SSACHUSEns . North Ea slon Scale Model Supply Tr Olel Brothers Hobby JunCIIon Babe· s Hobby House Daves ro~s & Hobblcs TrackTlll('t' LlndSl roms 523 N. Le..: rng ton Pkwy 216 S We Slern Av 57 S Vlctolla A". 5719 North " W" SI 2091,'1 FII~I St 111·1 State 51 50 [1m SI MISSISSIP PI . Greenville CAlifORNIA . Merced CALI FORNI A. Weslminsler f LORID A. Pinellas Park IlliNOI S. Ea sl Moline IOWA. Cedar Falls MASSACH USEns, Northampton The Book Store The Red Caboose Arnle's ham H&R Trams. Inc (a~t 'tolllle Hobbv Inc Cilboose Stop Hobbles H L Chrlds & Son 323 Washrnglon Au 3 144 " G" 5t I!' 135 6626 Westmrnstel Av 6996 U 5 19 Nonh 821 151h Av 320 Malll SI 25 Siale SI MISSOURI. Des Peres CALIFORNIA, Mounta in View CA LIFOR NIA, Yuba City flORIDA . Plantation ILLINOIS, Elmhurst IOWA. Cedar Rap ids MASSAC HUSETIS, Pitts field Oasho's Model Railroad San AntoniO Hobby The We stern Depol Ulllversal Hobbles Al"s Hobll~ Shop The lv"odelel K"I(~ Hobbt Cenler Supply 2550 Et Citlll1l10 SUlle C. 15,18 Poole Blvd 1·11 S StaleRd =7 121 MdlSOIl .11 0 Thlld Av S E 78,1 Tyler St 11758 Manchester Rd NEW MEXlCO. Alb uque rqu e TEXAS , Au stin MISSOURI. Florissant Vallev Hobbres Kl11g's HObb',' Etcetera Inc 11522 dth SI . NW PENNSYlVANIA, Allentown 8810 N lamal 70 Cross Keys Cnlr NORTH CAROLIN A, Rocky Mounl Allentown Tot Tram WASHINGTON , Seatlle CAN ADA ·B.C.. Va ncouver TEXAS . Au slin NEW MEXICO, Clovis C & C Hobbles, Inc 125 12 NOlth II 51 American (aele Inc Gril l S Tfa mCent/e MISSOURI. Kansas City The Village Hobby Shall lla Mode ls 1260 5 \'-Iesleyan BI 8556 ;8 Gleell ,'lood N 365A E Broacl wa~ Hobby Haven Trams & Thrngs PENNSYLVAN IA. Allentown 2700 V! An RlA Mrnlatules FOlest Hills R(I PENNSYlVANIA. AldmOle Spotlight Model Railroad Rd I. Box 361 Aldmore Hobbles. Inc 5316 8t>lIa:re 81vd WASHtNG TON . Spokane CANADA -Mamloba, Wrnnlpeg 7427 S. TrOOSI Av OHIO. Boardman 19 A WoodSIde Av SunSel JI1I1Ctlt'I' Moo.'IS Gold~l StJ,:"e Model ~h(", TEXAS , Oall as NEW YORK . Amityville Arnels Hobby ShOD. Inc W 206 S]Jld'Wl 661 Sl1llllSOll A~ Sobbve Hall ... Hobb, MISSOURI. Lee's Summit K & P Hobbles 60 I 0 Mafkel St PENNSYlVANIA. Be aver Th e Hobby Shop 180 Park Av Hlvel Je l Tra in & HolJby .18822 8fvan SI WASHING TON . Tacoma CANADA·Olltarro, Downsyiew 2 18 Douglas OHIO. Cincinnali 570 Thlld SI Paetf lc Rartwa 'l HohtJIl'S NOllh Yor~ Hobbles S. TEXAS , Oall as NEW YORK , Beacon Goll ManOI Hobbles 5115 100lh SI S VI 3993 CII{,~s "l ood Dr 5leam'N Wheels MISSOURI, SI. Louis Beacon· Norwalk Model RR 6420 Hamnll'l A'I PE NNSYlVA NIA. Bethlehem Astro Hobby House DePOt M,lC'S Hobby Hall 4705 MemphiS SI WASHtNGTON . Vancouve r CANADA ·OnlarI O, London 1245 S laclede Slat Ion Rd 1169 MaIO SI OH IO. Cincinnali 721l1l1den St Vancou~er Hobbv Celllel Dundas Hobbles TEXAS . Denison Silverton ["'Plf'SS 2203B FalllnOI'1 A~ 811 DlJl1dd~ SI The Tram ShOll MISSOURI. SI. louis NEW YORK . Bulfalo 11939 [1m Grove Cllele PENN SYLVANIA. Co nyng ham Henze's Hobby House K Val Hobbles hOI' Horse Hi'llla~e 2607 loo' lalo.t' WEST VIRGINIA. Blue lleld CANAOA·Ontano. On awa 2160 Chambels Rd 277 Hrnman OHIO. Cincinna\l Rear 309 Mall' St Fled s Hobb. & C/cll' H"bhf H·)ust' Ltd Weslern Hills Photo & Hobb~ TEXA S. Oellt on 160·1 Jellt.!I'>OI' .liHRICkJIJ 51 MISSOURi. St.louis NEW YORK . OeW it1 6319 Glellwilv Av PENNSYLVAN IA , Doylestown Ila111s.TrilII1Sf rd111" Schaefers Hobby Shop Hobby Hull. Inc Hefll's Hobb ... HOII~f' 2 11 C('(lilr WEST VIRG INIA, Charleston CANADA· Ont ariO. Ott awa 4206 VIIE!lnlil Av 4308 ! 2 E Genesse OHIO, Cleveland 2'18 W Slale SI Ihe FOtlll til11l HolJll~ Clr Hohb), HOllse Ltd The Hobbv HOllse lllc TEXAS . For1 Worth 200 W ViaslunCIOt1 51 89 M01\\feal Rd MISSOURI. Springfield New York. E. Northport 800 HUl on Rd PENNSYLVANIA. Erie Whls!leslOll Hobbydashery. Inc larklleld Hobby Center Hobb'l HOlse 3822 All.! f: e~il WEST VIRGINIA. Ha rpe rs Ferl'1 CAN AOA ·Onl allo, Dt1 awa 1312 E Butterfield 250 lark/reId Rd OHIO. Cleveland 261·1 \'lest 8th SI Johrl s Tlalf1~ f-Inbhiltll'd t III1Ited National Hobby Inc TEXAS , Garland Rt 3. Bo, 83 (Ro .·llt·'" 51 93 OCO"I' .'1 51 MONTANA. Billings NEW VORK . E. North pO r1 5238 RIdge Rd PE NN SYlVA NIA , Genysburg FO ' Clall\ Hobb .. Central Hobbles Larry's Hobby Supply Gilbert's Hobb . ShOp 51·1? N JUIl,frr Rd WtSCONSIN . Be aver Oam CANADA·OntarIO , TOTonio 140 J Cenlral Av 3021 Jericho Turnpike OHIO. Columbus 230 Stellll'lehl Av Reco IIIC UI'Pcl Yon1!(' JWlcIIOf1 Graeelancl Hobhyland TE XAS. Houston 713 Parh Av(' 25d2 YOllce SI MONTANA , Billings NEW YORK . Glenmont 140 Gfacelafld Blvd PEN NSYLVANIA, Jeanelle G & G Model Whlslle Stop HO Cus t01l1 Tlalns Nled7dlkoskl' s Tlam ShOll 2522 I llnes Blvd WISCONSIN , Green Bay CANAOA· Ou ebec, Montrea l 2508 Miles Av 1\ Br Ighton Wood Rd OHIO , Columbus 2 1,1 Soulh Fourlh SI River Cl ly Hobl)les HOllby II1If>I!1aII0I1i\1 Hal's Hobble .. TEXAS . Hou ston JOO [ Wdlnul 2081 SI Calhefl1te. '.'I MONTANA, Great Falls NEW YORK , Hicksville 3150 S HatnlUon Rd PENNSYLVANIA, Jenki ntown 111 ,'. 00<1 HOtlhl('\ Hobbyland Hobb'l Imaecs Jrlo.lnlO;'l11 Hobb .. C(>I'!(>r 5718 \'! Llltle YOIIo. WISCONSIN. Ke nosha CAN AOA·Quebec, Montreal 811 Central Av 89 Jerusalem A"e OHIO. Col umbus Green .', oed AI Leedom Iron Ralls Kel'osha Val' Horr'e Hohtn Lta Sllele Hobt)le'i TE XAS . liVing 2121 ~ lSI St 269 Que~t Her'lI B0urib~ NEBRASKA. Gerhing NEW YORK. Hicksville 3655 Sulilvaut Av PENNSYlVANIA, Johnstown ~/ i\ L Hobh ... 5hf}1 Oregon Trail Hobbles Right Track Hobbles Mllo.e·s Hohbles & Cralt .. 108 S Il'l' SI WISCONSIN. La Crosse ENGLAND, london, Islington 14 25 10th 51 1 13 Broadwav OHIO , Co lumbus Wesl' ... OQd Pla7a The Hobbv Hub VICtOI S The Tla m Sldtl(ln TEXAS , l ewiSVille .1330 llormal' COlthT 166 P('II\Ollvltre Rd to!EBRASKA. lincoln NEW YORK. Horseheads d430 Indlanota A~ PENNSYLVANIA. Lan caster Peros R,v"1 Bf,ISS Hobby Town Farmer's Model Tlam Shop S1111 t1V 'S HobIN & CRF 5-10 Surl 5111 1(' 118 WISCONSIN . MadIson ENGLAND , Shettleld 134 NOfth 13th SI 1530 Colonial Dr OHIO , Dayton 1226 Mltlersvltte PIo. MI(J\alt' Hobb, ShOll f/ G Shalp Models Knollwooll Hohb . Shop TEXAS , San Anlonlo ~OS 5 f/ld,tllt· 8!v(l '12 AII!!f' !tHe Rd NEBRASKA. Omaha NEW YORK, Huntington 3862 Daylon XePld Rd PENNSYLVANIA. Lansdale Dibble .. l\ll .. HOI)bv WISCONSIN , Marshlield NETHERLANDS. Oud·Bellerlan House 01 Train s The Caboose. Inc Perll1 Vallev Hobb" Centel 1029 Dol' althol1 A I 8 106 Maple 208 ...... all SI OHIO , East Canton 837'.'1 Mam SI WId l:hSCOllsn' Htlhb, C!I f,1 Vdll AI:"el M our:t~ [& R JUllel1011 TEXAS , San Ani onio Ce"!tal S(IUale O()!olvoorstldll 1·1 I~ NEBRASKA, Omaha NEW VORK , Johnson Cily 322 We ~1 Nd ~'>.' Shop 171 S Celltrill Kelser's Book SIOfe The Tra m Shop Rule\ UDdel f rarn .. fellet PIM" C("'\(:I SWEDEN . Stockholm 1516 CaPIIOI SI 200 Grand Av OHIO , Hamilton 101 N BroadSt 113 Pldld Gl)rdol' WISCONSIN. Mi ddleton /.11\ 01lllbbbv MC Hobbles PO 80 ' ~185 NEBRASKA, Omaha NEW YORK . Kingston 2162 Pleasanl A'I PENNSYLVANIA. leWiston TEXAS . Tex arkana 6J21 U,I'V('I.,II ... I',', SWEDEN . Sto ckhotm Scale Rail J&J Hobbles. Inc G,IIV l McNea! r ,', 0 Sldlt- HObhv Silo!> 42095 87th 51 785 Sroadwav OHIO , l akewood 2~ Wl'st Thlld SI 821 INt'SI 71h SI WISCONS IN, Milwaukee uS HtJbIJ ... AI) Wm~ s Hobby Shop Cd~I'Ova·s 51 [rrlo..,o!,}tdll NE VA OA . Las Vegas NEW YORK . liverpool 17112 Dellolt Av PENNSYlVANIA. Montour sv ille TE XAS. Wa co 1,1 23 5 Mu s~('go A.. PRC Trains HOJack Hobbles lllghsh's Model R,II IIOdd Bev('dv Hilt., Model Shop SWITZERLANO, Kilchberg 300 W Utah 101 First SI OHIO. Li ma 21 Ho.·ldld St 3·121 WelllOflal Of WISCONS IN. Milwaukee Tld!11I1M'>ter by 'NO' I'el r/,." Bud & Carol's Tram Shop HdIlP; Hobb~ 135 Sf'e,>lla~se NEVAOA, us Vegas NEW YORK . Mamaroneck 1566 N. Cool Road PENN SYlVANIA. Nor1h Wales TE XAS . Wic hita Fall s 7826 :. Burll;'lgh Tralnbchan!!e Johns Hobby Shop Dill' Stop Hobbles Th(- (11~11'f' Tpn{ler OHIO. lOlain 6008 Boulder H\\"( 122 Mamaroneck Av 16·1 ~:o'lII!Olllel' Mall 1912Glil1't SI WISCON SIN, Milwaukee The Corner SIOre Jel'", ~ BaNw,'. H!)bl"," NEVAOA. Re no NEW YORK , Mechanicville 1249 Colora; Av 2065 Ld ~ 1 33 rd SOldh WISCONS IN, Milw au kee Nick's Sales & SClvlce leisure TIIIl!' HotJh ~ NEVADA, Reno NEW YORK , Middletown 7251 Mlddlebfd!lch N [ PENNSYlVAN IA, Ronk~ UTAH . Salt l ake City Will R,)acl SllOPllltll! C"I'h-1 Hobble Emporium Area Model TraHlS Rt\dd U1£ Company l lalll ShOll P'OI1(:el Hobh1{'~ 0,126 N 76tr'SI OH IO. Norwalk 5275 Meado'HOOd Mall 15 West Mai n SI 2660 Lincoln H :ll [ 170 [asl ~th 51) Paul's Hobbles WISCONS IN. Milwaukee NEW HAMPSHIRE , Bedlord NEW YORK. Mineola 28 Beneoici A.. PENNSYl VANIA , Sayrl' VERMON T, Wtndsor f('lllural Hobb , ShOI Village Depot Wllhs Hobbv & Crall St A\ OHIO. SI. Marys 101 Plaza . Rr. 101 1511 Mineola Blvd 517 S Ke>;sto11e AVl' 63 M,}111 SI SI Mary's Hobbv CII WISCONSIN , Nee nah NEW HAMPSHIRE , Nashua NEW YORK , New York 118 W SPl l1lg SI PENNSYlVANI A, Scranton VIRGINIA. Alex andria Bpsl s Hobb, CCl1 h~f Hobby Emporium Th e Red Caboose Scranlon Hobby Shop Cmlllsl1 & SOilS Hubl)v 1011 S lalo.e SI OHIO , Sylvania Royal Ridge Mall 16 W ,15111 SI 1120 Lack awanna 6239 Llllir Rlvel 11111)h Semaphore Hobhv WISCONSIN. Oshkosh NEW HAMPSHIRE, Portsmouth NEW YORK , No , Tonawanda Starhght Plaia PENNSYl VA NIA. Strasburg VIRGINIA, Arltngton Iiall' TOMI The Whole WOlks Sleep Rock Railroad 5700 MonrO(' SI Stlasbwe Tram Shop Afll11~IOI1 Hollbv Cer'lf'r 216 Bo :.erl SI 800 Islln~lon 2855 NraJ!ra Falls Blvd Rt 7·11 East Bo. 130 625 N Glebf- OHIO. Youn gstown WISCONSIN. Stevens Po ml N(W JERSEY, Bloomliel d NEW YORK . Palenville Boardman Hobb'{ Ceiller PENNSYlVANIA. Wayne VIRGINIA, Hampton Ihl:' Tram House Ever Ready S rt & Hobby Catskill Hobbles 6820 Mdrkel SI Wavne Toy TO:.11 l (. l. CUS\{l1ll Hobbles 1605 Hlck01 .' 0, 392 Broad St Mountain Turnprke 163 E lancaSlel Av II Olctlal{l Av OH IO. Willou ghby WISCONSIN. Waukesha NEW JERSEY. Bricktown NEW YORK , Patchogue WIlloughby 11,111lS & Hobbles PENNSYlVANIA. Warren VIRGINIA, Lynchbur g Hla,.,alha H obblr~ The Train Depol Harrv's Depot 36212 [uchd Av Yocolu Hobb'l ShOll Iiams Unlul1ltcd 1,113 SII111f1l1 1 I\~ 20 19 Hwy88 169., 112 101 Rl1ssell SI 20)() L.alo. eslde 01 RETAILERS: OKLAHOMA. l awton WISCONSIN , Wau sau NEW JERSEV, Mercerville NEW YORK . Peekskill Hobby & Garnes PENNSYlVANIA . Wesl Che ster VIRGINIA, Norfolk POI)tO~ HotJb /lalld Iron Horse Hobby Pori man Hobby DISlr 1218 N. Sheridan Brandvwll1e Hobbles l o~ Clall Hobb'l ShOD 6·105 31d f,v Bring the 116 Flock Rd 851 WashHlJ!lon St 1115 Wes l OU'Sler Par~ 390·1 Grallbv 5t OKLAHOMA, Oklaho ma City WISCONSIN. We st Allis NEW JERSEY . Pennsauken NEW YORK , Pit1slord Hobby World RHO OE ISLA NO , Pawtucket VIRGINIA. Petersburg Gdl1llal1 Hobb~ SIlO!> serious Ted's Engme House Hobby Peddler. Ltd 2623 Villa Prom Pale111 Hobbles SI01ehol1st' (II Va 8021 V.' Nal lonal A. 6307 Wes lheld Av 7 Sehoen PI Shepherd Mall 272 'Nest Av 279 1 S Clillt:'l Rd WYOMING , laramie modeler into NEW JERSEY. Piscalaway NEW YORK . Rave na OKLAHOMA, Oklahoma City RHODE ISLAND. Warwick VIRGINIA, Richmond Tlall' Servlet' JUllctlOI The Model RR Shop Levl1S Slone's Railroad Shop WhlSlle StOll J & R Trall1s & Hobbles Th(: Hobb'; Cl'nlel 357/\ ,11h 290 Vall Av 126 Main SI 1313W 81111011Rd 830 Posl Road ! 709 'l/dlo ,', Ll ,'m 0, you store­ AUSTRALIA. Bankstown NEW JERSEY , Red Bank NEW YORK . Rochester OKLAHOMA, Oklahoma City RHOOE ISLANO , Westerly VIRGINIA , Woodbridge Punchbowl Hobb/ Ct'rllft Hobbyrnaslers RU BE Trains \'-Ioodward 's SIIorel111cI Hobbles Claf l C011'er 5:t 5 Challel Rcl sell PROTOTYPE 62 Wh ite 51. 208 SCoHsvllle Rd 294 I West Helll!!f Rd 100 M,l1n SI 29 18 Dille Blvd AUS TRALIA. Chester NEW JERSEY. Ridgefield NEW YORK , Seneca Falls OREGON. Beaverton SOU TH CAROliNA. Columbia VIRGINIA. Viriinia Beach JUflfllofl Hobbles MODELER! Rldge/leld Hobby G & W Tlam & Hobbv Tarnmles Hobbles Ihe DulCh Door's Hohh'. Shop landrn g SIf1p Hobbles PO So,86 595 Sroad St .1 State St 3.196 S W Cedal HIli I ~93 Broad R' .. l'f Rd 1043·45 Provlden ces Sq. AUS TRALIA. East Bfl ghton VIC\' NEW JERSEY. Somerset NEW YORK. Stony Point OREGON. CO f'la llis SOUTH CARO LINA, Conway WASHINGTON , Bellevue 11.1111 ','Iotld Hobbv D&S Hobbles Rockland County Hobbles TfUmp's Hobbles Creatlv(' Pasllll1l' '.'lolld at Tov'> 62·11-',,;'I\llor1l R{] 25 Dorsel CI. 51 Llberly Dr , 1875NW 9111S1 1011 Tlllrd Av 16,15 1,10Av(> N( AUSTRALIA. Parramatla N.S.W, NEW JERSEY, Warren NEW YORK. Utica ORE GON, Eugene SOUTH CARO liNA, Greenville WASH INGTON . Be tl ingham 131'1~" Hobb le~ TheGlogerb read Shop Arnellcan Hobby & SPOl t Eugene's Toy & Hobby Hobby Cenlel Hob!)\' ~I!ve 261 Chulch SI 17d MI Bethel Rd 2107 WhllesbofO SI 32 Easl 111h Av 505 laurens Rd II ! ( t(lJl~Il0tl,l SI AUSTRALIA . 51. James NEW JERSEY. Wayne NEW YORK. Wa ppingers Falls OREGON . GI an ts Pass SOU TH OAKOTA, Sioux Fall s WASHINGTON. h erett flRH S Sales Cell tl,' Totoua Hobby Shop Valley Model Trams The Tr am Galle/( 111land [mpue Svsl('rn (,('rett Hobb,' Cfalt PO 80,[129 131 Boonton Rd US202 3 Fulton St 1951 Rect .... ood Av 803 $ Dululh 5108 [...efk!fel'1I Wa. AUSTRALIA. Victorra NEW JERSEY, West Millord NEW YORK . White Plains OREGON, Milwaukie TENNESSEE. Chananoo ga WASHINGTON , Federal Way tv'cBf'es Hobb~ CI'I'II,· Model Raltway Post Office Westchesler Hobbles Ray's Hobby Cenler Chdllanooga Hobby Center Hobby H 0 I' 0 Bo . 1,1.) 26 tndustl1al 01 102 Eas t Post Rd 11008 S( Main SI 5,125 Hlghw(tv 153 19'125 Scalac Mat! CobU1~ 3058 N[WJERSEY , Westmont NORTH CARO LI NA. Charlotte OREGON, Portland TENNESSEE, Knolville WASHINGTON . Kent CANAOA.Alber1a . Calgary Saltler's Hobb~ Shop Whlslle SlOP Hobby SWItch Sland Hobbles ICIHlessec M l'1 [ ~ ples~ S\,lllOl1 T,a IIlS And Such 14 Haddon Ave 2819 South Blvd 17329 S E Stalk SI 8909 Oak. Rld~e H\·,\ 9813S 2391'1 ,I I:?I .\tll $1 N W NEW MEXICO. Albu querque NORTH CAROLINA. Ralei gh OREGON . Salem TENNESSEE. MemphiS WASHINGTON . Por1 Townsend CANAOA·Alberta. Edmonton Aba]o DePOI The Hobby Shop Eastwood HObbv tnc Model Railroad & Hobbv ShOtl TheCral! COl Ill" Th e lillie Ot!POt 3808 Carlisle N( 2020 Cameron SI 1577 Ha"llthome N [ 3·136 Par lo. AI 702 Walc! $1 9535 76 A.. Prj BOON STORE Rail Titles for 'lour Librar" ••• ' Indicates an item or group of items that appear for the first time.

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Swanson, Whether you are a veteran train travele r or pictorial revue of the different types of cars set against background are about to take your first ride, this informative guidebook is a must. scenes of Baltimore. Due Nov. '84. ($ofteover) ...... $10.95 (Softcover)...... $14 .95 Chicago Passenger Trains. Olmsted. Memories galore of pre-Amtrak Railway Passenger Car Annual, Vol. IV, 1978-1979. Randall and Chicagoland trom the 19505 to the earty 1970s. Also early Amtrak Hansen. Cars in service in 1978, with diagrams of Amtrak's then·new consists. Typical excellent Olmsted photography. A limited number Superliner cars. Includes disposition information. Good period refer· of books from the fi r ~t printing are sti ll available. There may be a slight ence work. (Softcover) ...... $6,75 delay before the second printing is available, so order now to avoid 'Railway Passenger Car Annual, Vol. VI, 1984. Randall and Simon. In waiting. (Hardcover) . . $23.95 this most recent volume the authors will begin to keep readers up to Chicago Surface lines, An Illustrated History. (3rd Edit.) Lind. The date on the status of every car listed as active when the Streamliner definitive volume on the world's largest street railway. Every aspect Cars series of books was published. {Soltcover} ...... $10.95 of the Surface Lines is explOfed in nearty 600 photographs and more Red Car Days: Pacific Electric Memories. Long. Revised and available than a dozen maps. This fine book is probably in its final printing. Buy once again, this is the story of the largest interurban electric railway. it while you can. {'Hardcover) . . $25.00 Includes system map. (Softcover) . .. $11.95 Coach, Cabbage and Caboose. McCall. Santa Fe once operated Remember When-Trolley Wires Spanned the Country. Carlson and numerous mixed trains throughout its widespread system and this Peterson. 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This first From Horsecars to Streamliners, An Illustrated History of the St. volume details the development and history of more than 30 classic louis Car Company. Lind. Covers the nine decades of th is famous interurbans from the era of wood, composite wood and steel, and carbuilder of transit, interurban, intercity ra il cars and other vehicles. heaV'('N'eight steel cars that characterized the industry's rolling stock More than 400 illustrations. (Hardcover). . $22.50 hom its beginnings into the 19205. (Hardcover) ...... , .. $40.95 Illustrated Rail Rapid Transit Systems and Cars of ~orth America. 'Traction Classics (Volume 2). Middleton, The story of the light· Kerr. 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HARRIMANS GALORE! ters would serve their purposes ade­ Here are just a few of the variations possible ••••• quately, although there are commer­ in our Harriman box car and reefer kits: I I I I I cial turntabl es available whose _THE_ diameters are not included in the tem· plate. Also, I don't think I would agree that the one shape of roundhouse HERALD would be the best shape to use with all of the different sizes of turntables. KINGT.M. The frog angles of the turnouts ap­ ------pear to be accurate, but I did not find - I.. W - HO SCALE the turnout cutouts to be useful a t all. :iiiH The turnout cutouts are much longer ~ ~~ ... _ ..... - .;;.-=,;. MODEL RAILROAD than the lengths of actual turnouts. I -~ .:.: ... ~ . .. must admit this does have the advan· 1701 SP and subsidiaries (LW. GH&SA. ML & T) S16 .95 tage of encou raging' the novice track ------=- DECALS planner to leave sufficient space for the turnouts. Having such long turnout - ~ - l TOOI!o AT YOUR HOBBY SHOP templates, however, doesn't permit ...:::..::... - -.~ .o:---==- or ORDER DIRECT. one to optimize a track plan for a given _" ~ . ·~ w ·.; space. Furthermore, the way the turn­

----=-~~=- out cutouts are made, it's very diffi­ We specialize in current cult, if not impossible , to tell exactly ~!!!.. - 11 3se pai nt schemes where the pOint of intersection of the __ - -.-=.-- "75i:F.= centerlines is located with respect to --. -.. ~. : :. the rest of the turnout, and that point - - - - ~-. --~ .. ~ . wh ere the centerlines meet is crucial -;... -~ ~ . ------Wis. residents add 5 % S.T. information in drawing' turnouts ac­ - tnno_ PA.CU'IC - Complete " Up·to·date" Catalog: curately. Another problem with the 'Rna . ~...:=.~ - -=-~:- including diagrams of all sets and turnout templates is the difficulty of --,;. alphabetical listing ...... $5.00 •• '~, " -~ . ' .. o> Jll Alphabetical listing only . .. $l.00 drawing extended trackage at the 1702 UP and subsidiaries (OSL, O&W, OA &N) $16.95 proper angles. For best accuracy, a MILLER ADVERTISING turnout template needs to have mark­ 1627 Lilac Dr. Manitowoc, WI 54220 ings of the track angles at several feet from the pOint of intersection of the centerlines, in order to get the angles drawn accurately on the track plan. NEW PRODUCTS FOR 1984-85 The angle is usually not critical if only 1703 Illinois Central S16.95 BRASS CAR SIDES regularly receives requests for prototype passenger car sides not already in our cata­ one turnout is being drawn, e.g. , for 7 log. We are pleased to announce that sufficient interest has been shown in certain prototypes for us to an industrial spur, but it can be very r AC I F'l e "l~ VI:NTll.ATE:D plan production of H O-scale photoetched brass sides • RHRIOERATOR "'iiiL. critical if we are drawing something r RU IT . --) ~ for the following over the next 18 months. Orders and reservations are now being accepted through dealers .. ... "' - '!E;.- or direct. like a whole yard ladder. If the unla­ GN/ NP Budd Dome Coach (designed to overlay Con­ beled turnout cutout on the template is Cor Budd Dome). Sepl. 1984. $18.50 1801 Pacific Fruit Express PRR / NYC/SP 13-Bedroom PS "County" Sleeper indeed for a double-slip switch, it S16.95 (Plan 4071). Noy. 1984. About $18.50 UP Dome Diner (designed to overlay AHM Dome seems strange to use a NO.4 frog an· Coach). Feb. 1985. About $18 .50 HO unpainted kits less TIC with custom GN 1181·88 " Glacier" PS Sleeper. 1985 gle. I doubt that a double-slip with No. decals; less decals, $15.95. See your dealer NP Budd Dome Sleeper for NCL. 1985 4 frogs would function very well. Per­ PRR / NYC 18-Roomette PS "City" Sleeper. 1985 now. Send $1.00 for catalog. UP Dome Lounge (to overlay AHM Dome). 1985 haps that cutout is for something else. Send a large SSAE for a copy of our catalog listing 19 other prototypes for 24 roads. Direct orders add The tunnel portal cutouts appear to $1.75 shipping, plus SO.50 for wood body kits . be adequate, and the variety of square BRASS CAR SIDES and rectangular cutouts for buildings 715 South 7th SI. SI. Peter, MN 56082 could easily be adapted to a variety of dimensions on any track plan. As for long , straight, parallel tracks, I have developed a personal dislike for such trackage in most track plans. I think gentle curves look much better than straight tracks. This full color print is from an original acrylic The information I received from Pa· painting by Mike Danneman. 1t is the second cific Rail Products along with the in the series of collector prints devoted to the track planning template indicated that "Streamliner, " and is limited to 1000 signed this product had been under develop­ and numbered copies. The size is 12"x16" overall (10"x14" image size) and is printed ment for over one and one-half years. on canvas·textured 80 lb. cover stock. The It is apparent that considerable price is $12.00 per print. Please add $.50 thought went into its design, but the for first-class postage and handling.(Wiscon· template will be most useful to novice sin residents also add 5% sales tax.) track planners dOing rough designs for layouts and less help to exper­ Send order to: Mike Danneman/Rail Art.14425 Woodland Place. Brookfield, WI 53005 ienced layout planners drawing de­ tailed, optimized track plans. - Ed Vondrak

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