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y 1963 when the GP35 entered production the transition from steam power to diesel locomotion on the nation’s railroads was a reality. The GP35 was EMD’s sec- ond offering in what now is considered the second generation of diesel power. Over 1300 units were produced in a little over two years. Lessons learned from past Bproduction and advancing technology provided for a quantum leap forward in performance and operation. In addition, EMD with the production of the GP35 began the use of standard modular construction in the design of bodies. This standard locomotive of the 1960’s can still be seen in operation nearly four decades after it was first introduced.

Athearn’s Ready-To-Run GP35 represents a phase 1a version that was produced from October 1963 to February 1964. This was arguably the most widely used variant of the GP35. Some of the spotting features of this phase captured on the model are: • Thick side sill • Triple louver sets on the battery box covers • Open top 36" radiator center fans • Flat bottom cab number board housing • Flat inertial air filter hatch • Low profile fuel tank • Multiple latches on the engine compartment doors

This attention to detail and the unsurpassed value built into every Ready-To-Run™ locomotive, as well as all the additional incorporated features, makes them the first choice with model railroad operators.

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Athearn Ready to Roll™ HO Scale GP35 features: Fully assembled and ready to operate Machined RP 25 Profile Metal Wheels Scale Width Hoods Magnetically operated knuckle couplers Equipped with DCC Quick Plug Technology See-through Fans DCC Directional Head Lights Prototype specific detail applied Quick-Plug Celcon Handrails � Photo etched sun-shades Equipped Athearn’s ‘Next Generation’ Ready-To-Roll™ Mechanism with � Foot-board or snow plow pilots Hex Drive-Lines � Cast metal air horns

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October 2004 VOLUME 34 NUMBER 8

FEATURES

20 � SD-24: The First Turbo SD — Part 2: Santa Fe 36

by George Melvin Photo by Jim Six 24 � Virginian Boxcars — 39 � PVC Spline Roadbed Modeling the Entire Fleet by Bama Harman, MMR by Larry E. Smith, MMR 42 � Corn Syrup Tank Cars — Part 4 31 � Town & City Street Paving Made Easy An Overview of Syrup Designs With Walthers Modular Panels From the 1970s to the Present by V. S. Roseman by Tim Frederick 34 � ON TRACK 48 � PROTOTYPES FOR MODELS FREIGHTCAROLOGY Bridging the New Heights Reached Walthers 40’ High-Cube Container — Part 3 — and slipping something in! by David G. Casdorph by Jim Mansfield 52 � DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP 36 � Modeling a Penn Central U23B Great Northern GE U25B by Jim Six by Rich Picariello

DEPARTMENTS

5 � Editorial 9 � Ready Track 10 � Sandhouse (New Products) 13 � The Society Page 16 � Product Reviews HO: Trix NYC USRA Light 2-8-2 HO: Roundhouse EMD Model 40 HO: Life-Life Proto 2000 EMD GP38-2 19 � Book Beat 63 � Boys in the Basement 65 � Your Trek Plan 31

Photo by V. S. Roseman Photo by V. 70 � Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER You don’t drive up Kedzie Street if you are in any kind of a hurry...the Rock Island has several diesels assigned to service all the industries here, and trains roll down the middle of the street day and night. Beginning on page 31, Vic Roseman shows how Walthers modular street panels can be used to easily model brick, cobblestone, concrete and asphalt street scenes...and even do scenes like this one with a track down the center of the street. Photo by V. S. Roseman. AD TEMPLATE 10/27/04 12:16 PM Page 4

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As we [email protected] approach the Holiday Season, now is as good a time as any for each of us to make a commitment to get involved in at least one new activity to ensure a continuing future ASSISTANT MANAGER/GRAPHIC ARTIST for our hobby. In mid October I had the opportunity to do something just “for the Rhett B. Lee kids,” but I discovered that it probably did a whole lot more for me. Every year, [email protected] through a program known as Day out with ThomasTM, Thomas the Tank Engine appears at many railroad museums and tourist railroads around the country to provide Volume 34, Issue 8. MODEL RAILROADING is published rides and other activities for kids of all ages...but his greatest fans are preschoolers. 10 times a year by Highlands Station, Inc., 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) 338-1700. This year I decided to volunteer a day to help the myriad of other volunteers (most of Price per single copy is $4.95 in U.S.A. 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�NEWPRODUCTS THE SANDHOUSE A Product News Column HOSCALE

Athearn, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, has new items � Canadian General Transit ACF Type 27 10,000-gal. tank car (6 in the Ready To Roll® Series: 60' flatcar w/2 tractors (2 nos.) in new nos.), #46211...$28.95 Trailer Train (brown), Trailer Train (yellow) and TTX ($20.98); John � Georgia Kaolin ACF 4,650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), Deere GP tractor, Model D and Series 60 ($3.98); F7A & B in GN #47025...$29.95 (Big Sky Blue), CP, Milwaukee Road and Soo Line (red & white) � N&W ACF 4,650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), #47029 ($69.98); Ford “C” Telesqurt fire truck in County Fire #18, Rescue ...$29.95 Co., Fire Protection Dist., Fire Rescue, Volunteer Fire and County � Dickens 4,750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), #45357 Fire #21 ($27.98); Kenworth tractor w/2 vans for ICX, Van Kam and ...$29.95 ANR ($19.98); Kenworth tractor w/40' trailer in Monfort, Graves � C&NW 4,750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, yellow (6 nos.) and Merchant’s ($19.98); 20' reefer container in CMA/CGM, Colum- #45359...$29.95 bus Line, K Line, OOCL, P&O, P&O Nedlloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, Mat- � Santa Fe RR-23 steel reefer, “Route of the Chief” — “Ship and son, Nedlloyd, Seaco, Triton, Waterfront and undec ($19.98/3-pack); Travel...” (8 new nos.), #46105...$29.95 SD60 (3 nos.) decorated for (one road number in Conrail “Q” Regal Line assembled and powered F3 (Phase II): scheme), CSX (blue/yellow/gray), NS, Oakway Leasing, undec and � SP F3A Phase II “Black Widow” scheme (4 nos.), #49102 undec Conrail version ($99.98); 60' flatcar (2 nos.) in Santa Fe, BN, ...$99.95 Frisco, GN, MP and Southern ($12.98). � SP F3B Phase II “Black Widow” scheme (4 nos.), #49602 ...$94.95 Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, offers the Hart bal- Pinnacle Series fully assembled: last car: new road numbers for NP, Santa Fe, Soo Line, UP and � CSX 50' P-S 5,277 cu. ft. boxcar (6 nos.), #47511...$31.95 undec; new roadnames for BN and GN. Price is $14.95 for deco- � BNSF 50' P-S 5,277 cu. ft. boxcar (12 nos.), #47510...$31.95 rated; $18.95 for undec. A-Line fully assembled: � BN twin-stack, yellow (4 new nos.), #47606...$119.95/5-car set Bowser, P.O. Box 322, Montoursville, PA 17754, has introduced � TTX Husky Stack container car (3 new nos.), #47201...$74.95/3- 70-ton 2-bay hoppers decorated for BN and Philadelphia Quartz; car set 100-ton 3-bay hoppers for BN and BN w/white end. Price is $12.00 � TTX Thrall container well car (4 new nos.), #47301...$99.95/5- ea. Coming soon are machined aluminum floors (accepts their can- car set motor drive) to fit IHC LRV, Kidder cars, Kawasaki PCC and dou- Bethlehem Car Works fully assembled: ble-end PCC. � Reading passenger coach (4 new nos.), #BCW5210...$59.95 Tichy Train Group fully assembled: Depots by John, P.O. Box 210674, Milwaukee, WI � Georgia RR USRA 40' single-sheathed boxcar, red (4 nos.), 53221, has released two more kits in #T452602...$32.95 the Windy City Series, residential � Georgia RR USRA 40' single-sheathed boxcar, silver (4 nos.), housing rear facades #307 2-flat #T452603...$32.95 ($21.95) and #308 3-flat ($24.95). Kits are 1" deep and feature resin-cast Kadee®, 673 Ave. C, White City, OR 97503-1078, offers the fol- walls, wooden posts and Grandt Line lowing new RTR PS-1 40' boxcar: railings. Add $3.00 per kit for S&H. � D&H w/8' door (Road No. D&H 20102), #5261...$28.95 New RTR PS-1 50' boxcar: Funaro & Camerlengo, RD #3, Box 2800, Honesdale, PA 18431, � Georgia & Florida w/9' door, green (Road No. G&F 442), #6115 is offering the following cast polycarbonate resin kits for the 70-ton ...$31.95 covered hopper: New PS-2 2-bay covered hopper: � 6890 Lehigh & New England series 12101-12565 � Rock Island (Road No. R.I. 7200), #8612...$39.95 � 6892 DL&W white decals for series 19625-19724 � 6893 DL&W black decals Kato, 100 Remington Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173, announces for for series 19625-19724 January 2005 delivery the EMD SD38-2 (2 nos.) decorated for � 6895 Nickel Plate series DM&IR, EJ&E, US Steel (1 no.), C&NW, UP, UP (lightning bolt) 99500-99509, 1-12 and undec. Price is $140.00; UP and C&NW are $145.00. � 6896 Wheeling & Lake Erie series 1-12 Pine Canyon Scale Models, 2780 W. Beechwood Av., Fresno, CA Price is $34.99 ea. Kits 93711-0305, www.pinecanyonscalemodels.com, has several new come with Tichy Trains brake and detail parts. No shipping charges if covered loads and crates available painted and weathered or ordering direct. unpainted. The Transfer Station is available as a kit or as a weathered built-up. InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering the following new fully assembled models: Stewart Hobbies, 140 New Britain Bl., Chalfont, PA 18914-1832: � Tenneco ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), Steve Stewart has announced that as of 10-19-04, the company has #47032...$29.95 been purchased by Bowser.

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Sylvan Scale Models, 32229 Sylvan Rd., RR #2, Parkhill, Ontario delivery); Bridge Crane (#933- N0M 2K0, Canada, has released polyurethane resin kit #V-031 1948- 2906, $59.98; Feb. 2005); Gas ’53 Railway Express Agency delivery truck. Kit has one-piece hol- Storage Tank (#933-2907, low body, black rubber tires, poseable front wheels, full interior, $49.98; March 2005); Gold driver, decals and window glazing; $13.75 US or $16.95 Canada. Line® series 55-ton 2-bay coal hoppers in Virginian, Santa Fe, Walthers, 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039, has WM, C&O, N&W, B&O, PRR, the following new items: Gold Ribbon Series® kit for Bauer Family IC and NKP ($74.98/6-car set); Cornerstone Series® kits for City Sta- Pharmacy, a 2-story brick building (#933-3618 $29.98); one-piece tion (#933-2904, $44.98) and Wood Station Shed and Platform Brick Smokestacks (#933-3728 $15.98/2); 50' GACX wood Express (#933-3188, $24.98/4 platform sec- Reefer decorated for REA, PFE, American refrigerator, Frisco, MP, tions); heavyweight 8-1-2 Sleeper Wabash, NKP and undec (not available in a 2-pack) ($24.98 single in Pullman, Santa Fe CB&Q, PRR, car; $46.98 limited-run 2-pack). The Empire Gas Works series of UP (gray), C&NW, NYC, UP (yel- structures and accessories will include the Gas Plant (#933-2925, low), SP, B&O, D&RGW, MILW, $59.98; due in Dec.); Coke Retort (#933-2910, $79.98; Jan. 2005 GN and undec ($41.98 ea.).

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Athearn, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, has new RTR � NYC 40' boxcar w/small logo #142801...$18.35 single car; items: 50' Berwick boxcar (2 nos.) for BAR, MEC, C&NW, Pickens, #142802...$36.70 2-pack Ma & Pa and WC ($12.98); 53' bulkhead flatcar (2 nos.) in BN, NP, � BNSF Gunderson Twinstack 5-unit double stack car (Set #1) CB&Q, Soo Line, GN (Big Sky Blue) and TTX ($13.98) and John #151401...$79.95 Deere fire trucks in two schemes ($18.98 ea.). � BNSF Gunderson Twinstack 5-unit double stack car (Set #2) #151411...$79.95 Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has the following � TTX Gunderson Twinstack 5-unit double stack car (Set #1) new products: SD35 low hood (2 nos. and unnumbered) for B&O, #151311...$79.95 SCL, Montana Rail Link, WM, undec w/headlight and undec w/o � TTX Gunderson Twinstack 5-unit double stack car (Set #2) headlight; SD35 high hood (2 nos. and unnumbered) in Central of #151211...$79.95 Georgia and undec (price is $92.95 or $127.95 w/decoder); “beer � SP Gunderson Twinstack 5-unit double stack car #151501 can” shorty tank car ($7.95 ea. unless otherwise noted) in BASF, ...$79.95 Dow Chemical ($7.75), Eastman Chemical, Hooker Chemical � BN Gunderson Twinstack 5-unit double stack car #151511 ($8.25), Hudson Bay, Firestone, Wyandotte, Atlas Chemical, DuPont, ...$79.95 Standard Chemical ($8.25), Brea Chemical ($8.25), Southern Star � Triple Crown RoadRailer trailer #180201...$14.75 single; Lard, CPC International, FMC Chemicals, Canadian General Trans- #180200...$154.75 10-pack (Set #1); #180210...$154.75 10-pack port, Tennessee Eastman, Geigy Chemical ($8.50) and undec ($7.25); (Set #2) articulated auto carrier (2 nos. — $39.95) in NS, TTX, UP and undec � Swift-WNC RoadRailer trailer #180701...$14.75 single; ($29.95); Evans 53' double-plugdoor boxcar (2 nos. — $10.95) for #180700...$154.75 10-pack (Set #1); #180710...$154.75 10-pack BC Rail, Northwest Hardwoods, WC, Fort Vancouver Plywood, (Set #2) Georgia-Pacific, Louisville New Albany & Corydon, Virginia Cen- � America’s Honor Collection 40' boxcars: #240111 Army 101st tral, Willamette Industries and undec ($8.95). New paint schemes or Airborne; #240121 Navy Seabees; #240131 Air Force 23rd Wing road numbers for the GE U25B: Phase 2A (2 nos.) decorated for Flying Tigers; #240141 Marines 1st Div. and #240151 Coast C&O, N&W, UP and undec; Phase 2B (2 nos.) for BN, Conrail, New Guard 1st Div. Price is $26.95 ea. Haven and undec (price is $94.95 or $139.95 w/decoder). InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering Aztec, 2701 Conestoga Dr., Carson City, NV 89706, is offering the following new fully assembled models: replacement frames for the Life-Like GP9 and GP18. The frame has � Chessie/B&O 4,750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, yellow (12 a machined pocket w/wire channels to accommodate a DCC decoder. nos.), #65351...$21.95 Price For #TM3029 (GP9) or #TM3030 (GP18) is $10.00 ea. Free � C&IM 1937 AAR 40' boxcar, green (6 nos.), #65751...$19.95 shipping on orders over $50.00 in the US; add $4.00 S&H for orders � NYC modified AAR 40' boxcar, Jade Green (6 nos.), #65806 under $50.00; $7.00 for Canada or $12.00 for all other countries. ...$19.95 � BAR “State of Maine” 50' single-door boxcar, red-white-blue (6 Bowser, P.O. Box 322, Montoursville, PA 17754, has introduced nos.), #65916...$19.95 PRR GLa 2-bay hoppers (3 nos.) decorated for PRR (circle Keystone � N&W 4,650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, gray (6 nos.), #67029 — 12 nos.); PRR (shadow Keystone — 12 nos.); Berwind; CN; Buf- ...$21.95 falo, Rochester & Pittsburgh; C&O and undec. Price is $13.95. � BN 4,650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, green (4 nos.), #67035 ...$21.95 Deluxe Innovations, P.O. Box 4213, Burbank, CA 91503-1667, is SD40T-2 fully assembled and powered: releasing the following new RTR items: � UP (6 nos.), #69404...$119.95 � BN 40' boxcar w/o roofwalk #130101...$15.95 single car; � NYS&W (2 nos.), #69410...$119.95 #130102 2-pack (price not specified); #130103...$47.85 3-pack � SP “Kodacrome” SPSF merger scheme (5 nos.), #69413...$119.95 � ICG 40' boxcar w/o roofwalk #130201...$17.45 single car; #130202...$34.90 2-pack Micro-Trains®, 351 Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, � “War of the Worlds” graffiti woodchip gondola 3-pack (one side OR 97540-1200, has released the following RTR items: w/graffiti; Santa Fe, WVCX and Golden West Service schemes on � GN FTA & B, #99200161 (Road No. 404) or #99200162 (Road other side) #170803...$80.95 No. 410)...$239.35 ea. (due in April 2005) � Wisconsin Electric Power (WEPX) coal gondola #122701 � PC 89' bi-level auto rack (Road No. TTBX 962577), #112520 ...$14.95 single car; #122702...$29.90 2-pack; #122703...$44.85 ...$28.95 3-pack; #122706...$89.70 6-pack � C&EI 40' express boxcar (Road No. CE&I 1), #20701...$18.90 � NYK 45' corrugated container #6070...$13.65 2-pack � Arkansas State Car 40' boxcar (Road No. AR 1836), #21383

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...$19.85 40' boxcar “A Partridge in a Pear Tree,” #21501...$19.15 � NP 40' steel reefer (Road No. N.P. 91039), #59590...$22.95 � Covered Machine Load, #44943301...$3.45 � D&RGW 50' double-door boxcar (Road No. D&RGW 63773), � Generator Load, #49943901 ...$3.95 #37070...$18.90 � Log Loads, #49943902...$11.95 � CP 39' tank car (Road No. CP 389593), #65590...$21.95 Walthers, 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039, � Undec 50' steel gondola announce the Cornerstone Series® kits for Union Station (#933-3257 w/fixed ends, #105500...$10.25 $49.98) and Butterfly-style Platform Shelter w/eight platform sec- � 12 Days of Christmas Series tions (#933-3258 $19.98).

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Athearn, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, has new fully Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern. Prices are $54.95 3-rail or assembled 1/50 scale vehicles: John Deere tractor in Series 50, $59.95 2-rail. Waterloo Boy, 6420 Tractor, GP Tractor and Model D ($9.98); Ford “C” Tractor decorated for CF, Advance, Delta and Disalvo ($24.98); Tony’s Train Exchange, 57 River Rd., Box 1023, Essex Junction, Ford Fire Truck for Riverside, Chicago, Washington DC and Boston VT 05452, offers track cleaning cars. CMX-O-SC has scale trucks & ($34.98); Ford “C” Van in SP, GN, Penn Yan and WP ($29.98). Kadee® couplers and CMX-O-HR has hi-rail trucks & couplers. Both have wet & dry pads, solid brass construction, machined parts, leak- Atlas O, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, now offers the proof valve, easy fill port, large reservoir, weigh 3 lbs., controllable new GP60M (2 nos.) for Santa Fe, BNSF (transitional scheme), dispense rate and come w/20 pads. Price is $199.00 ea. BNSF (Heritage) and undec and the GP60B (2 nos.) in the same road names plus undec. Prices are 3-rail TMCC $479.95; 2-rail DC Walthers, 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039, has $439.95; 2-rail TMCC $479.95 and 3-rail or 2-rail unpowered Cornerstone Series® Background Buildings that contains two fully $229.95. The 1937 AAR 40' boxcar ($54.95 3-rail; $57.95 2-rail) assembled typical factory buildings. The brick 3-story building is comes in C&O, GM&O, UP, WM and undec; limited-edition deco- decorated for Black Rock Beverage and the 2-story curtain-wall rated for GN ($59.95 3-rail; $62.95 2-rail). The 60' parts boxcar building is decorated for City Litho Co. Both are low relief and can comes in single door for CN; double door for UP; C&O; WM and be used along a layout edge. Price for #933-2717 is $39.98.

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Micro-Trains®, P.O. Box 1200, Talent, OR 97540-1200, has � CP 39' tank car (Road No. CP 389593) #14420 (w/Märklin® cou- released the following RTR items: plers)...$16.90; #14420-2 (w/ Magne-Matic® couplers)...$18.70 � C&O 40' boxcar (Road No. C&O 18499) #14151 (w/Märklin® � 12 Days of Christmas Series 40' boxcar “A Partridge in a Pear couplers)...$15.50; #14151-2 (w/ Magne-Matic ® cou- Tree,” #14931 (w/Märklin® couplers)...$21.95; #14931-2 (w/ plers)...$17.30 Magne-Matic® couplers)...$23.75

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Akron, Canton & Youngstown RR Historical Society Bookstore, start positions, outputs for front and rear headlight, cab light, P.O. Box 196, Sharon Center, OH 44274-0196, has custom decals by Mars/strobe light and can override sequence operation. Although the Rail Graphics for an AC&Y steel caboose in large yellow AC&Y let- unit was designed for the S-Helper S scale SW8 and SW9, it can be tering, circa 1960s thru 1980s. Also in the set is complete lettering fit into other locos as well. Price is $139.95. for the original yellow or white schemes, prototype photocopies and historical info. Prices for society members are: N $3.00, HO $4.00, S Model Tech Studios, P.O. Box $5.00 and O $6.00. Non-members add $1.00 to each price. Orders are 1497, N. Hampton, NH 03862, will postpaid. introduce the Locomotive Sand Facility, a laser-cut kit w/cast detail Blair Line, P.O. Box 1136, parts. Prices are O $135.00, N Carthage, MO 64836, offers $50.00 and HO (made by MTS) modern pylon-style billboard $89.00. Weatherbea’s Wharf Bait kits for HO #2434 ($9.95) and Co. kit is available in O $111.00, N N #1434 ($7.95). Kit can be $45.00 and HO $65.00. This kit built w/center or end-mount comes with a dock w/structure. The supporting pylon, has one dock details including shipping crate piles, worm buckets, life rings, laser-cut billboard frame, four window canopies, worm sign, roof vents and more. Add $7.50 S&H era appropriate signs, ladder and non-working per kit if ordering direct. lights. HO kit has plastic open-grate walkway and handrails, N kit has w/laser-cut walkway and Oddballs Decals, 26550 227th St., McLouth, KS 66054, offers handrails. the following decals in HO, N, S & O scales: � 847 UTLX 55' 25,980-gal. tank car (8-04) Dallee Electronics, 246 W. Main St., Leola, PA 17540, announces � 848 PROX 65' tank car (11-02) a new sound system for S or O scales, the LocoMatic® Sound & Con- � 849 KO&G caboose (1950+) trol system, a lighting control and E-unit system for small confined � 850 KCS 50' boxcar (9-04) spaces. Unit accepts AC or DC input power and operates DC motors, Use prefix 60- for N; 87- for HO; 64- for S; 48- for O. HO and N 3 drives up to 1 /4 amps of motor load, EMD prime mover sound (8 scale decals are $3.50; S and O scale decals are $6.75. If ordering notches), brake release, horn, bell, momentum starts w/selectable direct, add $1.75 for S&H.

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�THE SOCIETY PAGE Support your historical society — join today These are the active prototype historical societies of which we are aware. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RR Historical Society � Annual [email protected], http://narrowtracks.com/grhs/index.htm. $12.50 sub. O&W RY HS, Box 713, Middletown, NY 10940. Dues: $18, Quarterly publication A.C. & Y. H.S. News PO Box Grand Trunk Western Historical Society � Annual Dues: US PGE/BCR SIG Soc. � Annual Dues: $24 US/$30 Canadian. 196, Sharon Center, OH 44274-0196, www.acyhs.org. $12/Canadian $15/Overseas $20/Sustaining $20. Quarterly Quarterly magazine Cariboo. PGE/BCR SIG, c/o Ray Konrath, American Truck Historical Society � Annual Dues: $25, Bi- newsletter, Semaphore. GTWSH, PO Box 611, Keego Harbor, 2166 Lannon Way, Sidney, BC V8L 4K2 Canada. monthly magazine. PO Box 531168, Birmingham, AL 35253, MI 48320-1205. Penn Central RR HS � Annual dues $20.Contact for foreign & (205) 870-0566. Great Northern Railway Historical Society � Annual Dues: US sustaining. Qtrly pub The Post. PCRHS, c/o Mike Beverley, 74 Historical Society � Annual Dues: $15, Quarterly mag- $25/Canada $35 (US funds), others contact GNRHS, 1781 Baldwin Rd., Scotia, NY 12302-3814, www.pcrrhs.org azine. 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 350, Chicago, IL 60622. Griffith, Berkley, MI 48072-1222. Pennsylvania RR Technical & Historical Society � Annual Dues: http://trainweb.com/ahs. Gulf Mobile & Ohio � Annual Dues: $30/$22 senior/$50 sust.. $35, sust. $45, contrib. $50 or more, includes quarterly maga- Ann Arbor RR Tech. & Hist. Assoc. � (also covers Michigan GM&O Hist. Soc., Inc., PO Box 1085, Clinton, MS 39060. zine, The Keystone. PRR Tech. & Hist. Soc., Inc., PO Box 712, Northern and Tuscola & Saginaw Bay). Dues: Reg $15; Sust. H.J. Heinz Special Interest Group � c/o Bill Dippert, 2650 NW Altoona, PA 16603-0712. Visit at http://www.prrhs.com. $25+. PO Box 151084, Grand Rapids, MI 49515-1084. Robinia Ln., Dept. MRG, Portland, OR 97229-4037. Quarterly PRR � (Philadelphia Chapter, PRR T & HS), Box 663, Wayne, PA Anthracite Railroads Historical Society � (Central of New magazine, $15 per year ($6 to NMRA members). 19087-0663. Annual dues $25/$40 sust includes six newslet- Jersey, Lackawanna, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh & New Hagerstown & Frederick Ry HS � Annual Dues: $20/$30 ters plus slick periodic magazine, The High Line. England, Lehigh Valley, Reading). Annual Dues: $20, family/$50+ benefactor. P.O Box 194, Woodsboro, MD 21798. Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc. � Annual Dues: $20 newsletter, PO Box 519, Lansdale, PA 19446-0519. lllinois Central Historical Society � Annual Dues: Regular $25, (U.S.) $21 (Canadian) includes quarterly Pere Marquette Rails Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard AIr Line Hist. Soc. � Annual Sust $35. ICHS Mbrshp Dept., PO Box 288, Paxton, IL 60957. and bimonthly newsletters. PO Box 422, Grand Haven, MI Dues: $24 ($50 sust.), two years $45 ($90 sust.), $100+ Cen- Illinois Traction Society � c/o Dale Jenkins (Editor), PO Box 49417. tury Club, four issues of Lines South, PO Box 4141, Bay Pines, 6004, Decatur, IL 62524-6004, (217) 522-5452 (Springfield, IL); FL 33744-4141, http://www.aclsal.org. Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical Society or Mark Godwin (ITS membership), 121 West St. Louis, Apt. A, � Annual dues $10. 320 W. State St., Wellsville, NY 14895. Baltimore & Ohio � Annual Dues: Regular $30, Contributing Lebanon, IL 62254, (618) 537-2414. Quarterly newsletter, $15. Newsletter. $44, Foreign $44, quarterly magazine Sentinal. B&O RRHS, Kansas City Southern Historical Society � PO Box 5332, PO Box 24225, Baltimore, MD 21227-0725, www.borhs.org. Rail-Marine Information Group � Railroad carferries, carfloats, Shreveport, LA 71135-5332. Monthly newsletter, semi-annual tugs, freight terminals and marine freight operations. Quarterly Boston & Maine RR Historical Society � Annual Dues: $30 US/ magazine & free admission to convention & swap meets. $20. newsletter. Dues: $25 North America/ $31.50 overseas. Mem- $50 Canadian & Foreign. B&MRRHS, C/O Membership Secre- Katy Railroad Historical Society � (MKT). Annual Dues: $15 bership info: John Teichmoeller, 12107 Mt. Albert Rd., Ellicott tary, PO Box 9116, Lowell, MA 01852 regular, $13 under 18 or over 65, $50/supporting. Quarterly City, MD 21042., (410) 531-3207, http://trainweb.org/rmig. � B&M (Salisbury Point RR HS) (Salisbury Point/Amesbury/ magazine, the KATY FLYER and yearly historical calendar. PO Railroad Club of Chicago � PO Box 8292, Chicago, IL 60680. Newburyport). Contact Richard Nichols at (978) 388-0937 or Box 1784, Sedalia, MO 65302, http://web2.airmail.net/rvjack2. Monthly newsletter/magazine. Dues: Reg $25, Assoc. $12.50. visit website at http://salisburypoint.tnsing.com. Louisville & Nashville � Annual Dues: $20/$35 sust., foreign Railroad Prototype Modelers � Info: http://www.rpmrail.org. Bridge Line Historical Society � Annual Dues: $22 reg./ $20 $25. L&N Hist. Soc., PO Box 17122, Louisville, KY 40217. Railroad Station Historical Society � Annual Dues: $12/6 mag- D&H/SOO/CP employee & retiree/$37 Canadian/$36 overseas. Lake Michigan RR Carferry HS � No Dues. Online newsletter at Monthly newsletter. Box 13324, Albany, NY 12212. azines & occasional monographs. 26 Thackeray Rd., Oakland, http://yahoo.com/group/carferry. NJ 07436-3312, http://www.rrshs.org. Burlington Northern Railroad � (Friends of the ...), Annual Dues: Maryland & Pennsylvania Preserv. & Hist. Soc. � Annual Dues: $20 reg., $40 sust., $10 youth (16 and under). Includes one-year Railway & Locomotive Historical Society � Annual Dues: $15. $25/Cont. $35. c/o Roger Huber, 21 Princeton Ln., Bel Air, MD Railway & Locomotive c/o H. Arnold Wilder, Treas., 46 Lowell subscription to The BN Expediter. PO Box 271, West Bend, WI 21014, http://www.arrowweb.com/Ma&Pa. 53095-0271. Rd., Westford, MA 01886. Middletown and New Jersey Railway Historical Society � Annual Canadian National Lines � Annual Dues: $20 US to a U.S. ad- Reading � Annual Dues: $25. RCT & HS, c/o Robert L. Danner, Dues: $12, newsletter, c/o Douglas Barberio, 325 Collabar PO Box 5143, Reading, PA 19612. dress and $24 Can. to a Canadian address. Covers CNR, GT- Road, Montgomery, NY 12549. NE, CV, DW&P, GTW and subsidiaries. Nick Andrusiak, CN Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society � PO Box 25114, Lines SIG, 101 Elm Park Rd, Winnipeg, MB Canada R2M 0W3. Milwaukee Road Hist. Assn. � Annual Dues: $20/sust. $40. http://www.mrha.com PO Box 307, Antioch, IL 60002-0307. Colorado Springs, CO 80936. Annual Dues: $30, Can $35, Int’l http://www.cnlines.com $40. Qtrly The Prospector + newsletter. http://www.drgw.org. � Central of Georgia Ry Hist Society � Annual Dues: $20, 4403 Milwest (MILW-Lines West) Annual Dues: $10, newsletter. � Kevin McCray, Sec., 6 Park Place, Clancy, MT 59634-9759 Rock Island Technical Society Dues: $20 Reg., $35 Foreign, Sunnybrook Dr., Nashville, TN 37205. www.CofG.org add $10 for Sust. RITS, c/o Mark Huff, 4930 N. Flora Ave., Central Vermont Ry. Historical Society � Annual Dues: Missabe Railroad Historical Society � (Duluth, Missabe & Iron Kansas City, MO 64118-5913. http://www.simpson.edu/~RITS/. Range and predecessors). Annual Dues: $25/$40 sust./$100 $15/$20 sust. Quarterly newsletter. c/o Jerry Fox, PO Box � Annual Dues: $15. Quarterly Newsliner. Rut- 8672, Essex, VT 05451. LSSAE for further information. contributing. Foreign $40 (except Canada). 506 W. Michigan St., Duluth, MN 55802. Quarterly magazine. land RR Hist. Soc., PO Box 6262, Rutland, VT 05701. Chesapeake & Ohio � Annual Dues: $25/$38 sust. 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National Model Railroad Sierra Ry HS (includes Sugar Pine, Pickering & West Side) � $20/Sust. $40. Newsletter 4 times per year. Attn: Shane Mason, Association Inc., 4121 Cromwell Road, Chattanooga, TN Annual Dues: $25, quarterly magazine (free sample). PO Box Membership Chairman, PO Box 3882, Springfield, IL 62708-3882. 37421. (423) 892-2846. 1001, Jamestown, CA 95327. Chicago & North Western Historical Society � Annual Dues: National Railway Historical Society � Annual Dues: $21. Na- Soc of Freight Car Historians � c/o David Casdorph, PO Box $24/Cont. $48/$26.50 family+$2.50 each extra/$50 foreign. Quar- tional Railway Hist. Soc., PO Box 58547, Philadelphia, PA 2480, Monrovia, CA 91017. CD-ROM (Freight Cars Journal). terly North Western Lines. Membership Secretary, 24632 Anchor 19102-8547. www.nrhs.com. Ave., Bucklin, MO 64631, www.cnwhs.org. Soo Line Hist & Tech Soc � Annual Dues: $20/$30 contr. NC&StL Preservation Society � Annual Dues: $50. 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Soc. � (includes C&S New York Central System Historical Society � Annual Dues: Southern Ry Hist Assn � Dues: $22/$35 sust./$40 foreign. narrow gauge & all predecessor lines). Annual dues: $25. $30/$40 contr./$60 sust.; $35 Canada, Mexico/ $40 overseas SRHA, PO Box 33, Spencer, NC 28159, www.srha.net. Quarterly newsletter. c/o Pat Turner, 287 County Rd. 754, (quarterly mag). PO Box 81184, Cleveland, OH 44181-0184. Spokane, Portland & Seattle � Dues: $25, sust $35, foreign Riceville, TN 37370. New York Connecting Railroad Society � Newsletter $10, $50. SPSRHS, c/o Duane Cramer, 2618 N.W. 113th St., Van- East Broad Top � (Friends of the...), Quarterly magazine, $30 10268 Maria Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76108. couver, WA 98685, http://www.trainweb.org/railsnw/spshs. reg., other memberships available. c/o Peter A. Clark, 10428 NYO&W Modelers SIG � Internet exchange of info on O&W Terminal Railroad Assn of St. Louis Hist and Tech Society, Inc. Carlyn Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872. www.febt.org. and area shortlines and traction companies. http://mem- � Annual Dues: US $20/$35 sust./$100 contr./$250 life. c/o East Tennessee & Western North Carolina � Annual Dues: bers.aol.com/owinwcorp/index.html Larry Thomas, PO Box 1688, St. Louis, MO 63188. $10. ET&WNC Railroad Hist. Soc., c/o John R. Waite, 604 NYSWT&HS � The New York, Susquehanna & Western Tech- Tidewater Southern Historical Society � Annual Dues: $15 (in- North Eleventh Street, De Soto, MO 63020. Newsletter. nical And Historical Society. Annual Dues: $20 (includes quar- cludes biannual newsletter). Tidewater Southern Ry. Hist. Soc., Electric Ry. Assn. of So. Cal. (Pacific Electric/LARy/plus) � An- terly newsletter). PO Box 121, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662-0121 c/o Benjamin Cantu, Jr., PO Box 882, Manteca, CA 95336. nual Dues: $30. Qtrly Timepoints. 1 World Trade Center, PO B http://www.americaninternet.com/nyswths/index.htm Toledo Peoria & Western � Annual Dues: $12/$15 contr. 615 ox 32161, Long Beach, CA 90832-2161. www.erha.org � Annual Dues: $22, senior $20, contr.$40, Bullock St., Eureka, IL 61530, http://people.ce.mediaone.net/ Erie Lackawanna � Annual Dues: $30. ELHS, c/o Bob Rose, Int’l. surface $30, Int’l. air mail $40. NPRHTS, PO Box 381, New lagomark/index.html 279 Eyland Ave., Succasunna, NJ 07876. Haven, IN 46774-0381. Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Ry HS � Annual Dues: $20 Can, The Feather River Rail Society � Dues from $15 to $300. c/o Norfolk & Southern � Original Norfolk Southern Ry & related $15 US, $15 (US) overseas. Quarterly publicaton, TH&B Harry D. “Hap” Manit, PO Box 608, Portola, CA 96122. lines. Dues $15. Biannual newsletter/magazine. 4729 Bristol Focus. c/o Richard Dilley, 208 Chalmers St., Oakville, ONT L6L Florida East Coast Ry. Society � Dues: $18.95. FECRS, 2652 NE Cir., Williamsburg, VA 23185. 5R9, Canada. www.thbrailway.com 4th Ct., Boynton Beach, FL 33435, www.fecrailway.com. Norfolk & Western HS � (includes VGN) Annual Dues: Union Pacific � Annual Dues: US $25/$45 sust., Canada Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR � Annual Dues: $6, $20/US/Can/Mexico; $35/Sust; $35/Foreign, (US $). Bimonthly $30/$45 sust., Int’l. $45/$60 sust. Qtrly. The Streamliner. UPHS, newsletter. Walt Danylak, 115 Upland Rd., Syracuse, NY 13207. newsletter. PO Box 201, Forest, VA 24551. www.nwhs.org Membership Sec., PO Box 4006, Cheyenne, WY 82003-4006. Frisco Modelers’ Information Group � c/o Douglas Hughes, Northern Pacific Ry � Annual Dues: $20 regular, $15 NP vet- Wabash � Annual Dues: $20/$25 contr. Wabash RR Hist. Soc., 1212 Finneans Run, Arnold, MD 21012. SASE for info. eran. Quarterly Mainstreeter & calendar. Norm Snow, PO Box c/o James Holmes, Secretary, 813 Ayers St., Bolingbrook, IL http://www.frisco.org/fmig/fmig.html 2937, Kirkland, WA 98083-2937. 60440. http://www.users.aol.com/wabashrr/wabash.html Galloping Goose Hist. Soc. of Dolores � Annual Dues: $20, Ontario Northland Ry Hist & Tech Soc � Annual Dues: Western Maryland � Annual Dues: $25/$40 outside the US. $30/family, $100/business. PO Box 297, Dolores, CO 81323, $20Can/$15US. Quarterly The Northlander. CAN: c/o Sheila WMRHS Inc., PO Box 395, Union Bridge, MD 21791. [email protected], www.doloresgallopinggoose5.org. Godby, 1040 St. Paul’s St, Peterborough, ON K9H 6J8; US: c/o Historical Society � $22 for four is- Gilpin RR Historical Society � Dues: $20. Qrtrly publication. Robert Godby, 1711 Custer St., Laramie, WY 82070. sues of The Headlight. 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Trix NYC USRA Light 2-8-2 HO SCALE REVIEW by Rich Picariello

Photos by Rhett Lee

uring World War I, the United States Railway Administration � T&OC Toledo & Ohio Central (15) (NYC subsidiary) D was formed to design standard locomotives and freight) cars. � UP Union Pacific (20) Among their 12 locomotive designs was the light 2-8-2 Mikado. The � WAB Wabash (20) USRA light Mikado had 26" by 30" cylinders, 63" drivers and 200- � WofA Western Ry. of Alabama (4) lbs. boiler pressure. They weighed 298,000 lbs. and were rated at Roster compiled from Model Railroader Cyclopedia — Volume I: 54,600 lbs. of tractive effort. A total of 625 original light Mikados Steam Locomotives by Kalmbach Publishing, “Uncle Sam’s Locomo- were delivered. After the war, 641 copies were built. The list below tives” by Eugene Huddleston in the March 1991 Trains magazine and shows roads that had USRA light 2-8-2 (original or copies). If a rail- “The USRA Locomotives” in Railroad History #93 by William road had copies, the number is shown in italic. Locomotives assigned Edson. Be aware that there is disagreement on a few of the totals and to a railroad’s subsidiaries are also shown: assignments between these three sources. � AC&Y Akron, Canton & Youngstown (7) New York Central and its subsidiaries had 143 class H-6a USRA � A&WP Atlanta & West Point (3) light Mikados that were built by Alco, Baldwin and Lima. The 50 � B&O Baltimore & Ohio (100) that were assigned to parent NYC were numbered 1800-1894. NYC � C&A Chicago & Alton (10 plus 5) subsidiaries MC, IHB, T&OC, LE&W and CCC&StL also rostered � C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois (15) the USRA light Mikado. NYC later sold 11 to Pere Marquette and 15 � CGW Chicago Great Western (10) ex-LE&W engines went to Nickel Plate. � CRI&P Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (9) At a later date, roads that owned original USRA light 2-8-2 some- � CI&L Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (a.k.a. Monon) (5) times replaced or rebuilt the tenders, added a feedwater heater and/or � CCC&StL Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis (25) other appliances, changed the trailing trucks and made other moder- (NYC subsidiary) ate or significant modifications to the original design. In many cases, � D&TSL Detroit & Toledo Shore Line (9) USRA copies were delivered with railroad specified modifications. � FEC Florida East Coast (15) Trix (a division of Märklin®) produces two-rail versions of Märklin® � GA Georgia (7) locomotives and rolling stock. They have introduced their USRA Light � GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (37 ordered by Mobile & Ohio) 2-8-2 model in three roadnames decorated for New York Central (two � GR&I Grand Rapids & Indiana (5) (PRR subsidiary) road numbers), Pennsylvania and Union Pacific. Some of the applied � GT Grand Trunk (15) detail items are railroad specific. The model combines metal and plastic � GTW Grand Trunk Western (25 plus 18) (Canadian parts and all are excellently rendered. The UP locomotive has number- National US subsidiary) boards mounted beside the stack and has a silver smokebox and firebox. � IHB Indiana Harbor Belt (24) (NYC subsidiary) The PRR version has a high-mounted headlight and is finished in � LE&W Lake Erie & Western (15) (NYC subsidiary) Brunswick Green with a silver smokebox and firebox and an oxide red � L&HR Lehigh & Hudson River (4) cab roof. Although the coal bunker is a separate part, in the Trix catalog � L&N Louisville & Nashville (18 plus 75) (and on their website) pictures of the PRR and UP versions have NYC- � MEC Maine Central (6) style coal bunkers. Since this is a separate part, I am at a loss to explain � MC Michigan Central (20) (NYC subsidiary) why Trix did not choose to model coal bunkers for the UP and PRR that � MRY Monongahela (10 plus 6) are more accurate representations of the prototypes. � MP Missouri Pacific (15 from PRR) Features of the USRA light 2-8-2: � MV/KO&GMidland Valley/Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (7) � RTR out of the box � NYC New York Central (95) � ESU sound and decoder (made for Trix®) � NC&StL Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (10 plus 2) � High-efficiency motor with bell-shaped armature � NYC&StL New York, Chicago & St. Louis (a.k.a. Nickel Plate) � Spur-gear drive from motor to last driver (10 plus 61) � Metal boiler, chassis and tender � OSL Oregon Short Line (20) (UP subsidiary) � All drivers are powered � PRR Pennsylvania (3) (another 30 originally assigned to � Recommended minimum radius is 18" Pennsy were delivered instead to MP and SL-SF) � Second and third drivers are sprung � PM Pere Marquette (controlled by C&O) (10) � Automatic detection of DC or DCC power source � P&WV Pittsburgh & West Virginia (3) � DCC decoder and sound generator installed � RUT Rutland (6) � LED headlight � SAL Seaboard Air Line (10 plus 117) � RP25 wheel profile � SL-SF St. Louis-San Francisco (5 from PRR) � Kadee® compatible NEM magnetic coupler on tender � SOU Southern (25 plus 45) (includes Alabama Great � Trix automatic lengthening coupler box on tender Southern and Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas � Two-position drawbar on tender w/automatic lengthening feature Pacific) � Painted cab crew (packaged in a bag) � T&P Texas & Pacific (11) � Detailed backhead and seats in cab

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� Brass bell � Can be fitted with a smoke generator (Märklin 72270) Our sample is decorated for NYC and is numbered 1890. The other available road num- ber is 1883. A painted cab crew is included in a separate bag that must be user installed. The locomotive and tender are permanently cou- pled together. The wiring between the locomotive and tender is color somewhat muffled but that they were in the acceptable range. We also coded and is very visible. The wires would look better if black wire found that the chuffs were correctly synchronized with the drivers. The were used. Of course, the purchaser can paint the wires black. whistle sound is very good, automatically changing pitch when turned Except for the sand lines that are molded-on, all the piping is free on. Unfortunately, this is the only whistle sound that can be accessed. standing. The plastic NYC-style coal bunker with a built-in coal load Frankly, this sound system is not up to the standards and features set by is a press fit insert. Removing this insert reveals the decoder and cir- some of the other systems on the market. Acceleration and braking cuit board. This insert bunker design makes it easier to replace the delay can be controlled digitally. If the model is to be operated only on coal bunker with other styles appropriate to the prototype roadnames. DC, Trix recommends unplugging the decoder from the socket and The tender has a Kadee®-compatible magnetic coupler of the Euro- installing the supplied DC plug in its place. In operation, the model has pean NEM design that snaps into the coupler pocket. There is a a soft whine possibly due to the gearing. Some lubrication and a brake- dummy coupler mounted in an NEM box on the pilot that could be in period may reduce this noise. replaced by a Kadee NEM coupler or with a bit more work, by a The spacing between the locomotive and tender can be adjusted to Kadee #58 scale coupler mounted in its own coupler box. the close or more distant spacing by pulling (distant) or pushing (close) Our sample locomotive weighs 16 ounces. On our test track, the on the drawbar. The drawbar also features a device that automatically tractive effort was measured at 3 ounces. This is the equivalent of about increases the locomotive-to-tender distance when negotiating curves. 54 NMRA weighted 40' freight cars running on straight and level track. The locomotive and tender are finished in satin black. The dri- The high-efficiency motor is equipped with a bell-shaped armature. vers, rods and are blackened. All the lettering is crisp and Due to the drive design with spur gearing, a flywheel is not required to opaque. There is lettering on the air tanks and class data (H-6a) under produce a coasting action when the power is turned off. The model can the road number on the cab that are readable under magnification. be pushed at rest and the drivers will turn, unlike a model with a worm Trix has produced a first-rate model of the USRA light Mikado. gear where the drivers lock when not powered. The model is equipped A sheet with exploded views of the model showing part names (in with a DCC decoder/sound module that meets international standards. German) and part numbers, a warranty card and a 62-page instruction Sounds can only be accessed in the DCC mode. The sounds are speed booklet are included. The price is $599.95. Trix also offers a Euro- dependent and include whistle, bell and squealing brakes. There is a pean version decorated for NYC with NEM standard wheels and cou- delay during start up before the sounds come on. Some of the members plers and traction tires on the drivers. Märklin® offers AC (3-rail) in our informal railroad group felt that the steam chuff sounds were versions of this model in the same roadnames.

HO SCALE REVIEW Roundhouse by Rich Picariello EMD Model Photo by Rhett Lee 40 Industrial Switcher MD produced only 11 of their Model 40 E industrial switcher from 1940 to 1943. They were equipped with two Detroit Diesel Model 71 6-cylinder engines installed under each hood and had a total rating of 300 hp. A traction motor was mounted on each axle. Phase I units have a thinner side sill than the Phase II. EMD was not known for being a major pro- ducer of industrial-size switchers. Only the Model 40, five diesel-hydraulic industrial switchers and one experimental 340-hp indus- trial switcher were ever built. Since EMD had Cyclopedia — Volume II Diesel Locomotives. � DCC ready the majority of sales for larger yard and road The handrails are scale sized. A large circuit � 5-pole skew-wound motor w/dual fly- diesel locomotives, they were apparently con- board extends up into the cab and is clearly wheels tent to relinquish this market to other builders. visible through the windows. Mounted on the � All-wheel drive and electrical pickup This new diesel from Roundhouse is board is an 8-pin DCC socket. Installing a � Directional lighting called the “Critter.” Roundhouse has chosen decoder will fill up the remaining space inside � LED headlights to model the Phase I version with the thin the cab. Since the weight and motor fill up all � Magnetic couplers w/coil springs side rails. An easy conversion to a Phase II the space in the hoods, there is no other place Our sample is decorated for Electro-Motive. could be done by adding styrene strips to the to put it. A one-function decoder designated The paint is smoothly applied and all the letter- existing sills to make them heavier. for N scale would probably be the best choice. ing is crisp and opaque. The model weighs 4.8 All major dimensions are close to the Features of the Model 40: ounces. It registered 1 ounce of tractive force drawing in Kalmbach’s Model Railroader � Fully assembled and RTR out of the box on our test track and should be able to pull 18

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average NMRA weighted freight cars on power was turned off due to the tiny flywheels. switcher or at an industry. straight and level track. Out of the box, the No minimum radius is specified but the model Roadnames are #110 unlettered in black; model ran at a decent slow speed that is good should be capable of running on 15". Due to its #111 unlettered in orange with white stripes; for switching and had a low top speed that is short wheelbase, operation on an even tighter #112 EMD; #113 Old Ben Coal; #114 typical of an industrial locomotive. With a radius should be possible. Farmer’s Union Co-op and #115 US Army. break-in period, performance should get better. This is a smooth-running little locomotive The price that was originally announced was There was very little coasting action when the that is suitable for use in a yard, as a shop $82.50 but it has been reduced to $79.98.

HO SCALE REVIEW Life-Like Proto 2000 EMD GP38-2 by Rich Picariello

Photo by Rhett Lee

igh on the list of EMD’s all-time best The model is almost ready to run out of � Proto 2000 magnetic couplers and X2F H selling diesels is the GP38-2. The the box. The modeler must install either the couplers 2,000-hp GP38-2 was the successor to the Proto 2000 or X2F couplers. Extra detail � Separate package with 18 detail parts also popular GP38. Introduced in 1972, the parts are packaged in a separate bag. � See-thru steps GP38-2 went on to sell 1,801 units in the US, Included in the bag are sunshades, all- � Sideframes have sand lines, brake cylin- 254 in Canada and 133 in Mexico before the weather windows with glass inserts (2), win- ders and snubbers end of production in 1986. Options that could terization hatch, firecracker antenna, rotary � Minimum radius is 18" be ordered included dynamic brakes (regular beacon, wind deflectors (4), MU stands (4), Factory installed features appropriate to or extended range), high short hood, small or snowplow, pilot beams (2) and X2F cou- the prototype roadname: large fuel tank, oil bath air filters, winteriza- plers (2). Regrettably, there is no informa- � Blomberg B or M trucks tion hatch and Blomberg B or M trucks. tion included on the instruction sheet to � Three styles of radiator grilles Early units had a wider fan spacing (the same indicate what parts are needed for each pro- � Correct fan spacing to match each style spacing as the earlier GP38 series), a square totype paint scheme. Instruction sheets of grille paper air filter box (later changed to a sloped included in some earlier Proto 2000 models � Two types of dynamic brakes or w/o box) and “chicken wire” two-piece radiator once provided this information. dynamic brakes screens (later modified to a one-piece The road number 9561 that appears on � With or w/o drop steps screen). The fan spacing was changed early our model identifies it as a renumbered ex- � Large or small fuel tank in production to fans spaced closer together GM&O unit. It has a small fuel tank, no � Early or late filter box with a corresponding change in radiator dynamic brakes, 81" low hood, early fans, no The model weighs 18.4 ounces and the length. Late production units had a free-flow dynamic brakes, large chicken wire radiator drawbar pull was measured at 4 ounces on blower duct, corrugated radiator screens, “Q” grilles with wider fan spacing and Blomberg our test track. This translates to about 72 40' fans and an 88" nose with anticlimber. M trucks. The purchaser can install the sun- NMRA weighted cars. The model ran Southern ordered their units with the high shades, MU boxes, plow, rear pilot and wind smoothly trough all speed ranges. For those short hood and oil bath air filters. Norfolk & deflectors to make a more accurate ICG unit. desiring to install a DCC decoder, there is Western acquired their GP38-2s with the high In addition, additional parts can be purchased an 8-pin DCC socket mounted on the circuit short hood. Nacionales de Mexico (NdeM) and a few alterations can be made to further board. To avoid burnout, the 1.5V bulbs had steam generators for passenger service enhance this model. As determined from ICG must be replaced with 12V bulbs if operat- installed in their high short hood GP38-2s. GP38-2 photos viewed on the internet, these ing with a decoder on DCC. Illinois Central Gulf (formed by a merger of units had a bell and bracket mounted on the Our sample came decorated for ICG in Illinois Central and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio in left side of the (model has an the orange and white scheme. The paint is 1972) rostered ex-GM&O GP38-2s origi- underframe-mounted bell), speed recorder smoothly applied and all the lettering is crisp nally numbered 740-754 and IC GP38-2s mounted on the right side of the front truck and opaque. The demarcation line between numbered 9600-9639. The ex-GM&O units and a square air filter box with flat panels on the colors is straight and sharp. Major dimen- were renumbered 9560-9574 while the ex-IC both sides of the box (model has square box sions match those on published drawings. units retained their original road numbers. with a raised X-panel on the left side). Some On the prototype railroads, the GP38-2 This all-new Proto 2000 GP38-2 should had a 5-chime horn (model has a 3-chime found great favor as a medium-horsepower not be confused with Life-Like’s earlier horn) and a headlight mounted on the low unit that could be used in many assign- GP38-2 that is still included with some of hood. A plow is mounted on the front pilot on ments. The Proto 2000 model should be their train sets. To Life-Like’s credit, they most but not all units. equally well accepted by modelers. did not release the Proto 2000 model at their Features of the GP38-2: Roadnames in two road numbers each announced time due to a few dimensional � 5-pole skew-wound motor w/dual fly- are Boston & Maine; Burlington Northern; errors on their pre-production samples that wheels BNSF; Conrail; CSX; Delaware & Hudson; were caught before production began. They � All-wheel drive and electrical pick-up Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; Illinois Central Gulf; essentially retooled the shell to correct these � Body held to chassis w/screws Lehigh Valley; Louisville & Nashville; Mil- problems and only then released the model. � Proto 2000 magnetic couplers waukee Road; Missouri Pacific; Norfolk Strangely, there are two speed recorders on � Over 80 factory applied parts Southern; Rock Island (blue); Seaboard the front truck, one each mounted on the left � Constant directional lighting Coast Line; Union Pacific and undecorated. and right sideframes. Only one is required. � Lighted numberboards The price is $135.00.

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�BOOK BEAT by Doug Geiger, MMR

GE Locomotives — 110 Years of General Electric Chicago Union Station Motive Power by Edward DeRouin by Brian Solomon Pixels Publishing MBI Publishing Company P.O. Box 120 Road to Riches Galtier Plaza, Suite 200 Elmhurst, IL 60126-0120 by Cathy Clamp and C. T. Adams 380 Jackson Street $29.95, softcover Western Reflections Publishing Co. Saint Paul, MN 55101-3885 219 Main Street $34.95, hardcover here have been few famous depots in Montrose, CO 81401 T America to compare with Union Sta- (www.westernreflectionspub.com) n its 110 years, General Electric (GE) has tion in Chicago. With the mighty Pennsyl- $14.95, softcover I built thousands of railroad locomotives, vania Railroad and the Burlington, plus both electrics (like the famous GG1s) and the Milwaukee Road and several others, nly a few dozen novels have been diesels. They have also sold electrical compo- the depot truly was a Union station. O written that use railroads as their core nents to many of their competitors. Today, GE Today, Chicago’s Union Station is one of theme. Most were penned at the turn of the and EMD battle for supremacy as the pre- Amtrak’s busiest terminals. This book, century or shortly thereafter. Fewer still in- ferred locomotive builder for American rail- however, concentrates on the station’s his- volve historical fiction (using actual places roads. For many model railroaders, GE is best tory pre-Amtrak. and events to tie a book into a believable known for its line of U-boats, which included The book is divided into two main parts: story). This new book contains both by being locos such as the U25B and the U30C among history and operations. The history section a piece of railroad historical fiction. Set in many others. Then GE moved into the high- is concerned with the design and construc- the timeframe of the Rio Grande’s early con- horsepower market with locomotives such as tion of the mighty structure. The operations struction in Colorado, the book weaves a the C30-7 (building more than 1,100 units). half is particularly captivating since it is rare love story into the rough world of the gandy GE technology progressed with the introduc- to get such information about the inner dancer, i.e., the railroad construction gang. tion of wide-body cabs and other features. workings of a vast railroad depot. Included The hero of the story is a burly construction The book begins with a description of are such topics as the Information Clerks boss who battles corrupt bosses, bad GE’s attempts at electric locomotives. It who dealt daily with the traveling public in weather, booze and brawls, lack of supplies explains many electrification developments a day before computers and the internet to and sabotage by the rival Colorado Midland that spurred demand for electric locomotives. the internal security codes that alerted uni- to build General Palmer’s railroad to Aspen. The book then moves on to early diesels formed station police to various emergen- The story is concentrated around railroad (switchers mostly) and turbines. Chapter cies. The personal narratives by employees construction, not train operations. Four documents the U-boats and the next are especially interesting. The complexity of There are 19 black-and-white photos in chapters (5 to 7) continue with the Dash-7, -8 the daily operations is at times almost unbe- the center of the book that will help the and -9 models. A brief chapter discusses AC lievable, especially the handling of 200+ reader gain an appreciation of the wild technology found in the AC4400. The final railroad cars of mail each and every day, country that the Rio Grande penetrated in chapter illustrates the Amtrak Genesis loco- plus the thousands of passengers! central Colorado. There is also a map (much motive. A short index and bibliography con- The many historic photos (both color and too small in scale to be useful), some clude this horizontal format book. black-and-white) illustrate most of the tech- excerpts from an 1887 newspaper describing This is not a diesel spotter’s guide, since nical details explained in the well-written actual construction details and reproductions few specifics are shown to distinguish text. Their reproduction is crisp and clear, of actual construction-era telegrams. These between the various models. The ample text is although many are small. There are seven artifacts, articles and pictures all illustrate usually technical and statistic-laden. However, schematic maps in the book to illustrate the various locations and events mentioned in many of the color photos are stunning, and the complexity of trackage in and around Union the novel. A short bibliography is included locomotives are seen in some great scenery. A Station. These include approach tracks and for those wishing to learn more about the few historic black-and-white photos help illus- coach yards. The book concludes with some real history behind the novel. trate the early years. Sometimes the text refers typical daily train lineups for 1964. While not a true railroad book, this book is to a specific model, but unfortunately there is If you have ridden Amtrak during the last easy and fun to read. The major construction not always a corresponding photograph. 30 years, chances are good that you passed incidents mentioned are all based on history, If you have a modest interest in diesel through Chicago’s Union Station. This book albeit spiced up and made exciting. One won- locomotives, especially within the last 30 is a great look at the history and operations ders just how accurately the book portrays the years, then this book is a great resource to put that Amtrak inherited when it continued the physical and important life of early railroad- into perspective General Electric’s contribu- traditions of one of the great Union Stations ing and the men who built the iron roads. tions to the railroad industry. in America.

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The First Turbo SD byby GeorgeGeorge MelvinMelvin Part 2

ATSF SD24 4508 shows off a fresh application of the yellow Warbonnet paint in this well-lit view at Argentine Yard on June 3, 1973. The MU boxes on the pilot have been modified, and this view shows the bit of sheet-metal overhang to either side of the walkover step on the pilot. Units in the second delivery have an upturned piece in this area. Decals: Microscale 87-29.

he Santa Fe (ATSF) Railroad had experience with small “Santa Fe” on the long hood and the famous circle-and- T high-horsepower six-axle road switchers. A decade cross herald that dated to 1901 was located on the side of the before the SD24 came along they had bought seven short hood. They were numbered 900-944. As with the RSD- Baldwin centercab transfer units. In 1951-’53, they bought 15s, they had low noses and were equipped with the 3,000-gal- 63 1,600-hp Alco RSD-4 and RSD-5 units, owning over a lon fuel tank. Since the tank filled the space between the trucks, fourth of all those two models built. In 1954-’55, the ATSF the air reservoirs were moved to the roof just forward of the bought 12 of the total of 17 RSD-7s built. These units exhaust stack. This feature disguised the fact that the long hood packed 2,400 hp from the Alco 244 power plant and pre- was somewhat lower than the short hood (on high nose models) dated the introduction of the SD24 by five years. Despite and cab. This became a major spotting feature of the SD24 as the lack of interest in six-axle EMD road switchers, Santa only the single Kennecott Copper unit was fitted with a smaller D24 Fe tonnage was moved primarily with EMD power. tank and carried the air reservoir under the frame. Like three of the four roads that bought the SD24, the EMD had lagged behind a bit on the low-nose option and road owned a fleet of EMD FTs. In fact, at 320 units, they GP20s and SD24s were built in both styles in accordance with owned nearly one third of all FTs built. This group of the wishes of the individual railroad ordering the units. As units was between 15 and 20 years old as the EMD “1959 with all other SD24s, the ATSF units also had the dynamic- models” came on the scene, so the road was poised to add brake option. A second group was built between May and July new power in significant numbers. The decision was made 1960 and numbered 945-979. These units arrived in the new to invest in more heavy duty six-axles when the SD24 dark blue with yellow trim and the billboard “Santa Fe” on the came along, but the road’s purchasing dollar was divided long hood. This scheme was initiated on the Santa Fe GP20s with Alco as that firm was offering the 2,400-hp RSD-15 that started arriving in May 1960, concurrent with the second with the new model 251 power plant at the same time. order of SD24s. Adding the fleet of 75 GP20s with the 80 One month before the SD24 began arriving on the Santa SD24s, the Santa Fe owned 155 of the total production of 484 Fe, the first of 24 of 50 RSD-15s came in April 1959. This for the two turbocharged models offered in 1959! group was completed in July and a second group of 26 At least four of the original black group received a billboard came a year later, between April and June 1960. “Santa Fe” on the long hoods and within six years, they were S The first SD24s, an order of 45 units, were delivered in all repainted in the blue and yellow. In late 1969 and 1970, the May and June 1959. They were painted in the then-current group was renumbered from 900-979 to 4500-4579. In mid black livery with diagonal striping and lettering in silver, a 1972, the fleet began receiving the new yellow Warbonnet

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ATSF SD24 4546 is an early unit in the second delivery. The sun angle clearly shows the upturned sheet metal on the front edge of the walkway. Also note that the side lettering is slightly forward compared to the earlier units; the “S” falls ahead of a door seam compared to ending right at the door edge on the earlier units repainted from the black-and-silver scheme. Denver, CO; August 30, 1971. Decals: Microscale 87-12. John Tudek photo, George Melvin collection

ATSF SD26 4600 is the first production SD24, now 27 years old. It wears its third paint scheme and number. Rebuilt to an SD26 in October 1974, the original SD24 blower bulge has been replaced with the more modern style. This unit now has a two-piece windshield, and an air conditioner and rotating beacon on the cab roof. The assignment point of Barstow, CA, is stenciled on the sidesill. The unit was photographed at Barstow on March 2, 1986. It was retired that December and sold to Guilford Transportation Industries (GTI) where it became Springfield Terminal 615. It is one of five units still in existence from the 35 units sold to GTI. Decals: Microscale 87-29. John C. Benson photo, George Melvin collection

scheme. As the line between Chicago and In 1973, the road undertook a major introduced in 1965. This brought the horse- Kansas City was flatter, the GP20 fleet was rebuilding of the SD24 fleet. The SD26 power to 2,625, thus the SD26 model desig- assigned there and commonly seen in sets of upgrade program began at the road’s San nation. Several visible charges marked the four. West of Kansas City, the SD24 fleet Bernardino, CA, shop in January 1973 and rebuild, the most notable being the reloca- shared honors as the “new road power” with lasted for five years. Unit 4533 was the first tion of the four air tanks, placing one pair the RSD-15s and could be seen in trios and unit done and returned to service as 4633; astride the dynamic-brake fan and the other quartets working over the mountains to Cali- each unit received this number treatment, pair astride the cooling fans. This allowed fornia. After the purchase of the SD24s and adding 100 to the renumbering done in the forward roof area to be raised to house RSD-15s, the Santa Fe never bought another 1969-’70. The upgrade included new electri- the central air system. Unlike other rebuilt Alco road unit, and six years passed before cal equipment and a central air-filtration units on the Santa Fe, none of the SD26 more SDs were added to the roster. The road system, but the major component change received new-style cabs with angled roofs. acquired more four-axle EMD GP30s and was the replacement of the 16-cylinder 567 After the first year, units rebuilt received a GP35s during those years. with a then-current 16-cylinder 645 engine, rooftop air conditioner; 29 units did not

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ATSF SD26 4605 was rebuilt in September 1974. One of ten units equipped with hump control to work the Argentine and Barstow yards, it is shown with one of receive this feature. Later in the program, the three slugs rebuilt from Union Pacific SD24 booster units. This unit has a dif- the new air filtration system used eliminated ferent-style air conditioner than unit 4600. This high angle view shows the taper the original blower bulge. of the hood extension behind the cab and the round corner on the rear of the Though not part of the rebuild program, extension. Note that on unit 4600 and 4605, the striping from the wraparound the one-piece windshield was replaced with herald on the nose extends right to the end of the hood rather than stopping new sheet metal and a pair of windshields short as shown on unit 4508 also pictured. This unit became Springfield Terminal starting soon after the rebuilding was com- 619 and was one of three left in service in 2004. Barstow, CA; February 17, 1985. plete. The units were returned to the freight Decals: Microscale 87-29. John C. Benson photo, George Melvin collection pool after rebuilding but were not kept in sets as they had been some of the time in the early years of service. Other uses required additional equipment. Ten units were fitted with Locotrol equipment for use on trains with unmanned mid-train power on unit trains, and another ten received hump con- trol equipment for use in the hump yards in Kansas City and Barstow, CA. It is remarkable, considering the high mileage mainline years, that only one unit was retired after major wreck damage. Unit 4625 was retired after a wreck at Rustler Springs, TX, in August 1974, 15 months after its rebuilding. The entire remaining 79 units were disposed of in two groups. In the spring of 1985, 44 units were traded to EMD on an order for GP50s and were scrapped. Late in 1986, the remaining 35 units were retired and ATSF SD24 926 carries the original black-and-silver livery applied to the first 45 sold to Guilford Transportation Industries units delivered. While the SD24 replaced earlier diesels, making them second- where they were lettered for Springfield Ter- generation power, this paint scheme was clearly left from the first generation of minal. More about this group in a future issue. switchers and road switchers. Note the placement of the horn cluster on a tall Next month, we will continue with the shaft to bring it above the cab roof. No date or location. Decals: Microscale 87- smallest group of SD24s, the 16 units 248. Vincent J. Porreca, courtesy Diesel Era magazine owned by the Burlington.

ATSF SD24 908 wears its second paint job at Stockton, CA, on May 9, 1968. This angle shows the difference in height between the long hood and the cab, and the placement of the four air tanks toward the engineer’s side of the hood roof. Note the fire- cracker antenna on the cab roof. This unit has a different style of box on the pilot for the MU cables that was standard on the first delivery, units 900-944. Decals: Microscale 87-12. Lou Marre collection

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This front angle of ATSF SD24 973 shows the MU cable boxes on the pilot that were typical of the second delivery of units 945-979. The bell is located on top of the hood near the location of the horns on unit 908, and the horns are located further back beside the exhaust stack. The unit is two years old in this view at Argen- tine Yard, Kansas City, KS, on June 9, 1962. Decals: Microscale 87-12. Lou Marre photo

This view of the engineer’s side of ATSF SD24 976 shows the many dif- ferences between the opposite sides of the unit. The louvers in the sidesill, group of 12 louvers just behind the cab and the overhang of the off-cen- ter air tanks are major differences from the fireman’s side. The larger round object on the cab roof may be the antenna, as the firecracker style does not appear on this unit. Argen- tine Yard, Kansas City, KS; June 8, 1963. Decals: Microscale 87-12. Lou Marre photo

ATSF SD24 4500 is the first unit in the series, now wearing its second num- ber and paint job. A visor has been added over the headlights, and the firecracker antenna has been bent backward. The stencils under the “F” on the sidesill read “Argentine,” the locomotive’s maintenance point and “sanitary fill” for the toilet. Five months after this photo at Pueblo, CO, on May 5, 1974, the unit became SD26 4600. Decals: Microscale 87-12. Ed Fulcomer photo, George Melvin collection

ATSF SD24 4511 is at Pueblo, CO, on July 15, 1973. It has received the yel- low Warbonnet paint that came into use in mid 1972 but would not be rebuilt until November of 1976. This is a bit of a contradiction since the yel- low Warbonnet paint is more closely associated with the units after their rebuild. Decals: Microscale 87-29. Ed Fulcomer photo, George Melvin collection

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VIRGINIAN BOXCARS

MODELING THE ENTIRE FLEET by Larry E. Smith, MMR Model photos by Mark Beaty

AX-1 62023 after being removed from automobile service in 1956. Paul Dunn photo, Richard Burg collection

ou sense it before you can see it or hear AX-1/BX-1 When the ARA rejected the PRR designs, Y it. Maybe it’s the slight vibration of the The least likely type of freight car that the railroad resorted to another tactic, threat- earth below your feet, but you know some- you would expect to find on the Virginian ening an embargo of all railroads that didn’t thing is coming. Your ears pick up the was an automobile car, yet the Virginian had accept the cars in interchange service. The throaty sounds of the steamboat-like whistle a fleet of 25 cars. These were built to pri- other eastern railroads quickly capitulated of a steam locomotive blowing for a crossing marily serve the Elizabeth, VA, Ford plant. and began accepting the cars, thus making, off in the far distance. This is soon followed They were also built at a time when there albeit for a very short time, the X-32 as the by the sounds of exhaust bouncing off the was a great expansion of the automobile car de facto standard 50' automobile car in the surrounding hills amplifying it until it be- fleet on the railroads. East. Much to Pennsy’s consternation, the comes the noisy racket of more than one lo- Three events occurred almost simultane- car design wasn’t accepted by the other rail- comotive heavily working a grade. Then you ously that impacted the Virginian’s choice of roads, except for three: N&W, DT&I and see it, the massive front end of an articulated design and the decision to purchase automo- the VGN. This could be expected from the locomotive bearing down on you, its stack bile cars. The first of these was the introduc- first two as they were controlled by the sending a column of thick smoke high into tion of the PRR’s X-32 boxcars. The X-32 Pennsy, but not the Virginian. the air. The ground is indeed shaking as the was a 50' car with an inside height of 10' 6". The second event was the development giant locomotive with its two sets of drivers It and its sister car, the X-31, a 40' version, of the Evans auto loaders. The Pennsy, pounding the rails passes you. Then the were controversial, to say the least, as nei- working very closely with the auto compa- sound is replaced by the squealing of heavily ther fit into the clearance plates of the time. nies and Evans came up with the idea of loaded hopper cars on the rails. The valley The controversy arose from Pennsy’s how to load more automobiles into a rail- becomes quiet again as you watch the red attempt to force the designs on the ARA. road car. Until the development of the auto marker lights of the caboose pass off into the distance. This is the vision most of us have when you mention the Virginian — large locomo- tives pulling long trains of hopper cars. For the most part you would be right because the railroad was built for one purpose, haul- ing coal from the mines to Norfolk. While this was the main source of revenue for the railroad, there were others that didn’t require the use of hopper cars, such as the Ford plant in the Norfolk area. To this end, the Virginian had and maintained a small, but efficient, fleet of boxcars that over the life of the railroad never exceeded 16 classes and at the very end consisted of only four classes. While the era I model is the World War II time frame, I will also cover the last boxcars the Virginian received to expand the possibilities for the pre- and post-merger modelers. AX-1 62007 with original markings. Richard Hendrickson collection

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loaders, you could only get three automo- oval tubes (5" x 6")as well, but modeling lacking the brake levers and lines. These can biles in a 50' car. With the Evans loading them would be tough. be easily added by using the Kadee® under- system, you could carry five automobiles. The model is a stock Bowser kit that has body detailing for their 50' cars. This is Two automobiles were loaded into the been upgraded. The lettering on this car is available separately and makes a great addi- boxcar and were raised at an angle to allow very accurate as it was taken from Virginian tion to the car. two more autos to be placed beneath them. lettering diagrams available from the N&W The BX-1 wasn’t modeled as it is too The fifth auto was then jockeyed into place Historical Society. There are several recent for my modeling era, but it is very on the floor. When not in use, the racks were enhancements that can be done to the car to simple to do. Make all of the changes to the pushed up to the roof of the boxcar leaving make it look better and don’t take a lot of Bowser car just as you did with the AX-1 the floor free for other cargoes. While this time. only leave off the floor tubes and paint out system was much more efficient, it created The first enhancement is painting the the automobile stenciling on the side. This one major problem. The system wouldn’t fit ends and roof black. In order to keep the was the modification that the Virginian did into the standard height car of the time with cost of the model in line with other kits in to their cars when the cars were placed in its 10' inside height; it required an inside this series, Bowser opted for a single color general revenue service when they were no height of 10' 6", which just happened to be paint scheme. A photograph appearing in the longer needed in automobile service. The the same height of the Pennsy’s X-32. October 1987 MRG indicated the roofs and class was also changed to BX-1 at this time. The third event wasn’t railroad related, ends were painted black on these cars. This but economic. The economy began to seems to have been a common practice BX-10 recover in 1936-’37 and, with only a slight among Appalachian railroads. Using the The BX-10 class of cars has a sorted his- hiccup in 1938, continued to grow as the photograph as a guide, I painted the roof and tory. The class was originally two classes, clouds of war were seen on the . ends of the car using Polly Scale Steam BX-10 and BX-11. The BX-11s were actu- With extra money in their pockets, and worn Power Black. There is only one problem ally built before the BX-10 class, and both out cars and trucks from the late ‘20s and with painting the ends and roof, you cover classes used trucks from class H-1 hopper early ‘30s, the public went back to buying up the nice end lettering on the cars, which cars that were being scrapped at the time in cars and trucks. With their fleet of automo- leads to enhancement number two. favor of steel hoppers. The H-1 hoppers bile cars inadequate for the job, the railroads Painting over the ends covers the end let- were 29' 6" wooden cars that were built for began building cars in record numbers, tering, so you will need to obtain decals to the Deepwater Railroad in 1905. The H-1s especially 1937. replace it. Fortunately there is a supplier of were very short-lived as the BX-10s and 11s VGN 62007 — The Virginian cars were decals for this and other VGN cars, Great were built in 1916 making the H-1s only 11 built in 1937 by Greenville Steel Car. There Decals! (www.greatdecals.com). The decal years old when they were scrapped. Balti- were 25 cars, numbered in the 62000-62024 set for these cars includes end numbers and more Car and Foundry built both the BX-10 series. The cars were equipped with Evans the white bar that was painted on the door to and 11s. There were a total of 75 BX-11s truck loaders (as built). These were 1936 indicate the Evans loader, which were also built and 175 BX-10s. The differentiation Evans, type “B” or “C” with 18” pans. omitted on the Bowser car. I do recommend between the two classes was the brake cylin- Evans referred to this style as a truck rack; the bar decal be cut in half before applying, ders; the BX-10s had 8" x 12" cylinders and the AAR designated them with the “T.” The as it is too thick based on AAR standards. 1937 stenciling (8" x 24" rectangle below 3" See side bar explaining the meaning of these stripe) as in the builder photo, indicates markings. n 1939 the AAR standardized sten- loaders were equipped to handle 1937 The next step with the model is enhanced I ciling, and it would have been model automobiles as well as trucks. The details. I replaced the grabirons on the car changed on this car to a 3" wide white cars were equipped with the floor tubes, sides with Westerfield grabirons and added stripe with 2" black lettering on it that which housed the chain apparatus used to them to the ends of the car where they had read 10' 9" (indicating inside height at “tie” down the automobiles positioned on been omitted. I also added the brake wheel center of car). Beneath the stripe would the floor of the auto car. The storage tubes detail along with the floor tubes under the have been 12T. The “12” stood for were either mounted perpendicular to the car. The floor tubes are 18" long and made number of tubes and/or permanent floor or positioned at various angles to pass from Plastruct tubing. They are placed mounting brackets. The “T” signified various underframe and brake components. according to a photo I downloaded from the loaders capable of handling trucks. The dimensions of the tubes are standard: N&W archives at Virginia Tech. I also I have no diagram information, but they were 5" in diameter and ranged from replaced the couplers with Accumate® Proto these cars MAY have had only the four 18" to 28" in length. Actually there were couplers. The underbody detailing is sparse, tubes toward the center and U-bolt brack- ets for the other tie downs. Some car owners stenciled the number of U-bolt brackets on the main door in addition to the number of tubes. It is also possible that there were four tubes at each end (typically mounted at 2' 6" and 7' from the end (inside) and 13" out from car centerline. These end tubes would be hard to model on an operating car. I’m sure they were a real pain to mount on the real car as well. The location of the center tubes was anywhere from 13" to 26" from the centerline of car and placed to accommodate the variety of wheel- bases on autos. They varied greatly; short of specific diagrams, photo coverage would be best. There were many 50' cars VGN 62007 is a Class AX-1 automobile boxcar modeled from a Bowser 50’ equipped with 16 floor tubes laid out to round-roof boxcar kit. Photo shows model with added details before they were handle (up to) five autos. painted.

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BX-10 61541. World War Two photograph showing the “Buy War Bonds” logo. Car was originally a BX-11 and numbered 61015. Richard Hendrickson collection

the BX-11s had 10" x 12" cylinders. The car, as this is the most glaring difference cars. Since I had already decided to change BX-11s were numbered from 61000-61074 between the kit and the actual car. The kit the underframe, it was just a little more and the BX-10s were numbered from has a fishbelly center sill that is very deep. work to replace the brake system as well. I 61075-61249. The BX-10s had channel underframes that added the train line before I added the chan- The cars, as built, looked drastically dif- were only 15" deep and cross members that nels and then added a Red Caboose K brake ferent then they did at later stages in their were 10" channels. I omitted the kit center system after the channels were in place. All 1 lives. They came equipped with archbar sill and replaced it with a /8" channel. I of this detailing visible below the sidesill trucks, K brake systems and steel doors. carved off the cross members and replaced makes a big difference. They also had large lettering boards, about them with .080 channels. This gives the car The BX-10s had ladders, but I didn’t 1 2 /2' to 3' wide, on the left-hand side of the a completely different look. make the effort to remove and replace these door extending to the end of the car. Some The next enhancement was with the because of the time required and the chance of these cars retained the letterboards after brake system. The kit comes with simplistic of marring the wood detail of the sides. I did conversion to the single class or assignment AB brakes, which are incorrect for these carve off the grabirons and replace them to Maintenance of Way service. Beginning in March 1938, the 50 remaining cars suitable for interchange ser- vice were merged into a new class BX-10. The BX-11s became BX-10b and the old BX-10 cars became BX-10c. These cars were renumbered in the 61500-61549 series. The BX-11s had their brake cylinders changed to the BX-10 specifications at this time. Other modifications to the cars were the removal of the letterboards (not always as indicated), wooden doors, and the replacement of the archbar trucks with Andrews. The cars retained their K brake systems. The cars not suited for interchange Model of BX-10 61538 without letterboards from an Accurail kit. service were either scrapped or placed in MoW service. VGN 61538 — This car started life as an Accurail 4099 undecorated single-sheathed car. Accurail now offers this car already let- tered, but didn’t at the time I did this car. I lettered the car with a Champ HN-5 Virgin- ian roadname set, but discovered that the lettering was too large for this car. These have since been replaced with a Great Decals! set that was specifically designed for this car. The decals come with additional numbers so that you can change the Accurail car numbers. I enhanced the car with added details and modifications to make it a closer match to the BX-10s. I replaced the center sill of the Model of BX-10 61541 with letterboards from an Accurail kit.

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BX-11 61000 builder’s photograph taken at the Baltimore Car Foundry, October 1916. Note the steel three-panel door, which was later changed to wood. Car became BX-10 61540. D. K. Retterer collection

BX-10X still retaining its letterboard at Chilhowie, VA, in 1969 well after the VGN/N&W merger. Only lettering remaining is on the metal car parts indicating it was used in material service. Photographer unknown, John C. LaRue collection

with Westerfield preformed metal ones. I continue to shrink. However, nine of BX- other car photos, this seemed to be the stan- also added grabirons where they had been 10s would remain in service until after the dard Virginian paint scheme for this era. left off. As a final touch, I replaced the kit Virginian merger with the N&W and are You will note also the different style of Vir- roofwalk with a laser-cut wooden one from shown in the 1956 ORER as being on the ginian lettering on the letterboards than on Red Caboose and added the roof grabs to roster. The numbers of the cars are unknown the other boxcars, all being the same size this. I also replaced the stirrup steps with as the entire number series is listed. letters. Red Caboose steps to more closely represent VGN 61541 — This car represents one This car was also modeled using an the straight steps the cars were equipped of the cars that retained its letterboards, at Accurail 4099 boxcar. The underframe was with. least through the World War II time period. modified as per the previous car, and the By 1948, the number of BX-10s had You will note the simplistic paint scheme cast-on grabirons were removed and been reduced to 44, and their number would that was applied to these cars. Based on replaced with wire. I added the letterboards

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BX-10X illustrating lettering style for the cars after numberboards were removed and in material service. Photo taken at Marion, VA, May 1962. T. King photo, John C. LaRue collection

using scale 1x12 lumber. The car was painted with Floquil Oxide Red. To get the correct lettering for this car, I used Great Decals! Virginian stock car decals. The only thing that I couldn’t duplicate was the Buy War Bonds slogan on the door. BX-10X MofW In June 1937, one of the BX-11s and nine of the BX-10s were converted to Main- tenance of Way cars. BX-11 61030 was con- verted first and became 90165. The next nine cars were BX-10s and were renum- bered 90166-90174. The cars retained their original brake systems and archbar trucks. The large letterboards also remained in place. No more of these cars were converted until December 1946. Eventually 32 cars would end up in MoW service, three being converted as late as April 1953. Cars 90167 and 90175 — Based upon BX-10X 90171 converted into bunk car at Roanoke, VA, February 1966. Originally information from Virginian Railway Miscel- BX-10 61169 converted to maintenance of way, June 1937. Records do not reflect laneous Equipment, dated December 14, this type of conversion. John C. LaRue collection 1948, and photographs, I converted two Accurail cars into BX-10Xs. At first I and type of usage lettering was applied. the roof was painted using Polly Scale assumed that the lettering schemes on the Car 90175 was very easy to do; I just Steam Power Black. Model Railway Ser- cars were identical to other Virginian MofW duplicated my efforts on the regular BX-10. vices Virginian Maintenance of Way decals cars, but I quickly found out they weren’t The underframe was changed to represent a were used for the lettering. These are avail- when I received the first photograph. Fortu- channel underframe and a K brake system able from the Norfolk and Western Histori- nately, it was of a car with the letterboards, was added. The car was painted using cal Society at their e-store. To get the and I had just begun to decal one to repre- Testors Model Master Flat Gull Gray, and weathered look, the car was washed down sent the first conversion cars. It did prove that my assumptions about the first series of cars had been correct as it showed the letter- boards and archbar trucks. The other photo- graph also confirmed my other thought about the cars having the letterboards removed and the placement of their letter- ing, however it also showed a different let- tering style and that the car was equipped with archbar trucks contrary to what had been assumed. A third photograph illustrated a use for the cars that wasn’t indicated in the diagram book...that of a bunk car. The letter- ing on the car is identical to the material car with the large V. The photographs also pro- vided information as to where the car class Model of MoW BX-10 90175 from an Accurail kit.

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Car 63060 — The model is a Red Caboose late 1937 AAR car and is lettered for the Virginian from company lettering dia- grams. Currently, there are six numbers avail- able. If you wish to have different numbers, Great Decals! makes a set for the BX-12s with additional number choices. The car was assembled following the kit instructions with the following enhancements being made. Prior to installing the roof, I added an interior to the car. Red Caboose makes these to fit their cars, although I’m sure that they can be used to fit other cars with placeable or movable doors. When using the interiors there is one catch, you cannot use the sup- plied weights in the kits. As I normally sup- plement the weights anyway, I just added lead to the ends of the cars where it was out of sight and over the trucks. I left one door open so you could see inside the car. Model of MoW BX-10 90167 with letterboards from an Accurail kit. Red Caboose also makes a laser-cut

with several coats of india ink and alcohol. Car 90167 took a little longer to do, as I had to add the letterboards. These were done using 1x12 scale lumber. The car was again decaled using MRS MofW decals after applying Polly Scale gravel gray paint. This gave me two cars to put on a siding very quickly. BX-12 With the reduction of the fleet of BX-10s to 50 and the gearing up of the economy, the Virginian found themselves with a shortage of boxcars, so in 1941, they turned to Pressed Steel Car Co and purchased 100 cars. The BX-12 boxcars were a version of the later 1937 AAR design with the W cor- ner post. They were equipped with Youngstown doors and Murphy roofs. All of the cars were still on the roster when the Virginian merged with the N&W and were renumbered and relettered into the N&W Class B-32 and 163000-163099 series. Model of BX-12 63060 from a Red Caboose kit.

BX-12 63041 in 1955, location unknown. Paul Dunn photo, Richard Burg collection

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Pullman-Standard builder’s photo of Virginian BX-15 63249. Lloyd D. Lewis collection

wooden roofwalk. I added one of these to the trified district with the introduction of the VGN 63310 — The model is a stock car, replacing the plastic one that is in the kit. EL-2B, a massive two-unit electric locomo- ready-to-run Kadee® 5007 PS-1. This is the I left the roofwalk a natural color and then tive that could handle a 3,000-ton train on a second model of the BX-15 that Kadee has stained it with an india ink and alcohol mix. 1.3% grade at a steady 35 miles per hour. produced. The first car was produced in Jan- It was then weathered with chalk to represent By the mid-’50s the Virginian looked like uary 2002 with the number 63226. It is the sooty conditions that would come from an entirely different railroad than it did just stock number 5002 and is very hard to find. running behind steam. The last enhancement ten years before. Injected into this rush to The car has a reweigh date of March 9, to these cars was the installation of scale update the railroad was an order of 300 BX- 1954. The new release from Kadee is car couplers and coupler lift levers. Just few 15 PS-1 boxcars. 63310 and is in a factory fresh paint scheme. simple changes that add looks to any car you Much has been written in the model Based upon Virginian lettering diagrams, might want in your fleet. press about the PS-1 as it is one of those there is nothing that needs to be added to the landmark cars that was produced in the lettering. I have a photo in the Virginian BX-15 thousands, so there is no need to discuss Handbook of a BX-15 that looks like it has If you are modeling earlier then the the specifics of the prototype cars in this run under a limestone hopper and been 1950s you can stop reading here. Beginning article, other than to say they were built by dumped on. As much as I would like to in 1949, the Virginian began modernizing Pullman-Standard in Michigan City, Indi- weather this car to that extent, I haven’t got- their entire fleet of cars, phasing out more ana in 1952 as lot number 8048. They had ten up the guts to do it, so it remains in pris- of the BX-10s and upgrading their hopper 8' Youngstown doors and Ajax brake tine condition. fleet to higher capacity cars. The H-12 and wheels. With these cars being relatively H-13, 55-ton, cars and H-14, 70-ton cars, new, the cars lasted well into the N&W Other Classes began entering the fleet. Dieselization was merger and were relettered and renum- The Virginian had two other single-car right around the corner and so was the bered into the N&W Class B-35 163100- classes of boxcars, which have not been upgrading of the motive power in the elec- 163399 series. modeled at this time, but they do deserve mentioning. Car 61550 was a 40-ton wooden boxcar with steel ends and was class BX-13. The car was originally L&N 11613 and was destroyed by fire in 1941 while on Virginian property. It was rebuilt in April 1942 and was still listed in the ORER in 1956. The car would be very easy to scratchbuild and the decals for lettering are available from Great Decals!. Car 61551 was also a wooden car and came to the rail- road from the Milwaukee. It was built in 1913 and was numbered 502634. The car was purchased in August 1942 after being damaged in a wreck at Mullens, WV. It was also listed as still being on the roster in 1956. Again the car would be easy to scratchbuild and the decals are available from Great Decals!. Both of these eventu- ally ended up in MoW service and were Model BX-15 63310 is a stock ready-to-run Kadee® PS-1 boxcar. converted to buck cars.

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Photos by the author

Cobblestones set up with light gray mortar in a busy industrial area.

althers has recently introduced a line with a splice plate that is glued in from have. You will have a very realistic cobble- Wof styrene injection-molded street below. There are sidewalks and curbs that stone street. You can do the same kind of paving sets. This sectional approach to street come ready to be attached. The appearance weathering with brick streets too, which will building in HO scale provides a properly of the street panels can be improved by give the impression of aged or weathered crowned street in your choice of brick or adding mortar between the bricks after the brick. concrete. Each of these paving materials are brick panels have been painted (Roberts From low viewing angles the plastic has available as a set of all straight sections with Mortar or Scale Model Works Mortar). a strong specular (mirror like) reflection that sidewalks and curbs, or in an intersection set Apply it with a stick or your finger, then rub needs to be dampened for it to look like real that can form “T” or “+” city intersections. any excess material off with a damp cloth. street paving. Painting it with flat paints The latter also includes some straight panels Concrete gray or light gray will enhance the (and even sanding the material first) will and other useful panels such as elbow cor- brick, but in fact, brick streets that carry help to break up the super smooth surface ners, which can form a round street ending if motor traffic often have either no mortaring and prevent excess reflection. desired. All of these sets include proper or dark mortar due to dirt. So you might The sectional brick pavement are ideal curbing material as well as sidewalks, want to use a black mortar to make a dirtier for simulating brick streets found in older narrow and wide driveway aprons, drains, looking street. For the most realistic cobble- neighborhoods, industrial zones of the 19th sewer covers and fire hydrants. To fit the stone, take the time to paint some individual and first half of the 20th Centuries or in drains, the street panels need to be notched stones. The color photos will give you an rebuilt modern downtown areas being pre- by the modeler. To insert the sewer covers, a idea of what this looks like; you can tint a served. The more modern concrete paving hole must be drilled in the paving. For those whole street while watching TV as it does panels provide a simple modular method for preferring not to do this type of work, some not require a lot of brain work. When I do improving the realism of most model rail- aftermarket manufacturers make stick-on work like this, I start with either the darkest roads. sewer covers and drains. A third set from color and work lighter or the opposite. Start- Walthers provides concrete lining to run an ing with the darkest gray you want, mix a Cobblestone Streets HO scale railroad track in the center of the small amount in the bottom of a waxed cold While some towns use the same type of street. Finally, a fourth set builds a represen- drink cup or similar paint receptacle. Go paving for all of their streets, others use con- tation of a modern molded railroad crossing. over the panels, painting only a couple of crete on avenues and asphalt or other mate- If you don’t look too close, these sections stones in a square inch with the mixture. rials on side streets. Some also have don’t look too different from some older When the street is done, see how it looks. cobblestone or brick streets in historical or types of railroad crossings seen at major Next add some brown to the mix and repeat rebuilt neighborhoods. It is easy to modify streets. Although you could run tracks in or the procedure. Then add some white to the Walthers street panels to create cobble- across any of these street panels, even make the color visibly lighter than the color stone streets or do a fair approximation of through intersections, these last two sets of your paving stones. Repeat the painting asphalt paving. make the work easier. procedure, and finally, wipe out the cup, or Back in the 1950s, cobblestone paving dispose of it and mix a very pale gray or was found fairly commonly, and some still Walthers Street Construction Method gray-brown color. Add a few stones in color exists today, but most has been paved over The pavement sections set up in pairs to each square inch of street material you or ripped out. The photos showing asphalt

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Walthers solved the problem of what to do at intersections by keeping to Where cobblestone streets meet mod- plain 90º crossings, and stepping the Patching in the middle of a narrow ern pavements such as asphalt, there meeting of the two paving patterns street. This can be modeled with Tex- is often a terminator strip of stones at in a typical and neat arrangement. turelite or tar black colored mortar- the end of the cobbles. In some cases This is the corner at Gansevoort ing. there is no terminator, and in still oth- Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan ers, the paving material is just where five streets intersect, causing a slopped over the cobblestones in an somewhat more complicated arrange- irregular separation. ment.

Cobblestone street in an industrial area in Manhattan. Gray mortaring is similar to the tone of the cobble- stones.

The intersection pattern of the Light gray mortaring is found mostly Walthers street panel set showing the on more modern streets (but going finish of gray cobblestone set into back at least to the 1940s). It may be light mortar. necessary to lighten the mortaring a bit more as I did to get the stones to show up.

partly covering the stones are representative of how we usually see cobblestones today, where the top paving has worn off. Proto- type cobblestone streets shown here in the photos are side streets in Manhattan and do At the center of the street there is not have the usual center line made up of a either a straight separator such as on longitudinal row of cobblestones set 90º to the Walthers street panels, or a mon- the street, which is probably more common umented center line with one or more on avenues. On streets with trolley car rows of stones laid in a longitudinal tracks, there would often be four to six rows arrangement at the top of the crown of longitudinal stones on each side of the Street panel showing effect of black of the street. rails to show the loading gauge of the cars mortaring on gray cobblestones. (overhang of the carbody) while in some mortaring, but in recent times — since the towns only a single row of stones would be 1950s anyway — a gray mortaring was set to indicate trolley car clearances. Some used. The problem here is that there is so lit- cities even had cobblestone streets with con- tle contrast between the mortar and the crete in the center, and tracks laid in this stones that it is difficult to show in model center strip. Walthers has a set that includes form. One end of the street may come out individual panels to be glued between the looking different from the other due to the rails and to each side which are used with amount of mortar you use, as there is really the street panels to make a complete street no way to control this except by going back with a track. By trimming the paving sec- and re-doing unsatisfactory sections. In fact, tions it is possible to add a second track, this is the way real streets look, varying with turnouts or tracks at an angle to the street. Black mortar highlights Walthers brick the amount of traffic that traverses each part Real cobblestones often did not have any paving panels. of the street. A good example are the inter-

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The Rock Island runs down the center of cobblestone Walthers concrete street paving panels finished in dark Kedzie Street thanks to Walthers concrete track sections. gray to represent macadam or similar black paving.

1 sections near Gansevoort Street and 9th want a sewer cover, drill a /4" hole in any with two sets of roadways with a center Avenue just below 14th Street in Manhattan, street panel and insert a molded sewer cover median. I have found that it is useful to or any heavily used cobblestone streets that from below and glue in place after painting assemble individual modules of sidewalk might still be in use in your town. it dark gray or black. Sewer covers tend to and street, and then slip the sections be a dark iron color, but some get polished together and draw out their locations on the Concrete and Asphalt Paving to a silver gray by the wheels of cars. The layout with a pencil or marker. This helps to Light gray mortar or putty applied on the drains need to be installed by notching the determine how many sets will be needed. As Walthers concrete panels could be used to edge of a paving panel before installing the with most phases of construction, adding minimize the visual effect of the panel sidewalk. I use a Zona® saw for this work. street paving can be done in stages, a little at joints. The concrete panels will look much Walthers supplies some very nice fire a time. better if you begin by lightly sanding the hydrants or “Johnny plugs” as we used to tops to eliminate plastic shine and to obtain call them. Fire hydrants were different col- Curved Streets a realistic texture. You could even paint a ors in every city. Yellow or red are common Curved streets are possible with some light coat of your favorite concrete color hydrant colors, sometimes with a silver top. cutting beyond what was intended by the over the sanded surface to insure an Here in New York they have always been manufacturer. Continuous curves on real absolutely flat finish. Curbs and sidewalks painted black with a silver top for as long as streets with brick or cobblestone are usually for either the brick or concrete paving sets I can remember. These can be glued to any built with wedges formed between rows of can be painted in concrete color too for sidewalk panel you like. bricks on the outer edge. While the best way increased realism. Although many choose to make white or to simulate this would be to cut thousands of When painted black (or a dark gray), the yellow stripes by using thin pinstriping tape individual bricks or cobblestones to match concrete street sections look a lot like available from automotive stores, it is the asphalt. Lay out your streets and apply a least realistic method because of the thick- plastic-compatible putty, such as Squadron ness and sheen of the tape...and it tends to Green Putty to the separating cracks. Sand loose adhesion in time. A better method is to lightly to smooth these putty lines and paint use stripe decals (or cut decal film into the street black (for new asphalt) or dark strips). The decal stripes will settle down gray (for older asphalt) for a reasonable into bricks or other separations in the paving looking representation. Remember, except in a realistic way with the use of a decal set- for cracking that appears on poorly applied ting solution. On concrete or asphalt streets, streets there shouldn’t be joints. the stripes could be masked and painted, either with an airbrush or paintbrush, but Street Accessories this method really isn’t practical for brick Walthers supplies sewer covers, drain streets. Crosswalks, fire lanes, bus stops or By cutting rectangular street panels grates and fire hydrants in their street sets, other typical painted details found on streets into trapezoids, curved streets can be and these are easy to install. Anywhere you can also be done with decals. made. Puttying or filling the angles In addition to the included sidewalks and can smooth the transition between curbs, there is a little curb ending strip to panels somewhat, and while streets model a street with only dirt or grass beside are not usually built this way, it does the pavement. There are also wide and nar- provide additional flexibility in fitting row driveway entrances in the sidewalk this street system to a model train panel assortment; these could be spliced layout. together to make wider ones. In addition to their obvious use as driveways for garages, the Walthers sections, a much easier and alleys between building got these driveway nearly as good method would be to cut mod- pieces too. ules into trapezoidal forms as shown. A sin- The street panels assemble with tabs that gle piece can angle the street, while using help key the parts. When a pair of matching more trapezoidal sections can form almost The geometry of the panel system is parts are joined they form the complete any kind of curved street you like. shown here. At the top left is the crown (arch) of the roadway. When these These are some easy modifications that Walthers railroad crossing set, while are firmly together you can add the curb and can make these paving kits even more use- the rest of the street sections are sidewalk assemblies. The geometry of these ful. With additional work it should be possi- from the intersection set and the parts is such that you can make any type of ble to make many other configurations of straight street set. 90° corner, including double-wide avenues paved streets to suit your layout.

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ON Bridging the New Heights Reached �TRACK — and slipping something in!

by Jim Mansfield

Photos by the author http://www.zianet.com/awebsite4u/JWRR.html

1 — Here is the new bridge installed in the Haight-Ashbury Bridge. The weathering of the bridge structure goes a long way toward fitting it into the Big-City scene — of course, a long freight train creeping along the bridge will do its part of adding to the completed bridge scene.

ast time, the large piers supporting the new curved chord truss L bridge were installed. All that was left to do was install the bridge and lay some rail. With the planning completed as described last time, the placing of the bridge took a whole five minutes. Laying the rail took another few minutes. Photo 1 shows the new curved-truss bridge in place. A Colorful Past The final paint on the bridge itself consisted of a coat of Floquil Weathered Black, followed with a second coat of Floquil’s Grime, Weathered Black and Thinner (in a 6:1:30 proportion) — these coat- ings were applied over the coloring seen in the August installment. Next, final weathering was done using Floquil Rust straight from the bottle. First, a thin wash of 1 part Rust and 30 parts thinner was applied. This was followed quickly by a 1:15 Rust/thinner wash. A 2 — This bridge started as an Atlas Tool Company Curved third wash was then done using a method you will never find men- Chord Truss (kit #887) model. This model is meant to tioned in a hobby magazine. The leftover thinner from cleaning the replace two pieces of Atlas straight Snap-Track®. The first Rust from airbrush was sprayed onto the bridge. This heavy on the task in this kitbash project was to decrease the height of thinner wash fully melds all the rust coatings into a single layer of the trusses. The first step was to remove and retain the rust. This is an advantage of using Floquil lacquer paints — the curved chord portion of the truss. paints take a while to dry (the rusting process described) and such tainted-thinner washes can be applied to the models. Klean-Strip® thinner leaves no residue, is clear and doesn’t attack Two points need to be made. The first is that the two Weathered plastic. It still needs to be used in a well-ventilated area. Black coatings were allowed to cure for a week before applying the Rust washes. Secondly, I use Klean-Strip® Lacquer Thinner (Non- Slip Slip Slipping... Photochemically Reactive) instead of Floquil’s Diosol Solvent. This Next time I will introduce the construction of a double slip-switch

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4 — The two bridge deck pieces in the Atlas kit were cut-n- 3 — Next, the straight side member of the truss was fit to match a homemade paper track template represent- removed from the remainder of the truss. This straight ing the 37” radius curve that goes over the new curved portion was set aside and the remaining bits-n-pieces (the chord deck bridge. Clearance for the large equipment used drop) were saved for various detail parts including the on the JWRR layout was taken into account during the bridge shoe supports seen in Photo 1. Photos 6 & 7 also design of the deck. show some uses of the drop.

5 — Once the two deck pieces were trimmed and con- nected together, stringers were applied to the wells in the kit pieces. These stringers were then covered with strips of masking tape while painting the bridge. Once the deck was painted and dry, the tape was removed and the wood stringers were stained.

6 — Once the trusses and the deck were completed, they were connected. Here is the method used to set up the pieces during bridge assembly. As usual, my adhesive of choice (Plastruct Plastic Weld) was used. Notice that a knee (or kicker) is also in place. This item was made from the drop seen in Photo 3.

7 — Here is a detail of the end of the bridge. The small support pieces and the bridge shoe supports are con- structed from the drop seen in Photo 3. The long brace was originally part of a brace assembly that connected the tops of the curved chord trusses when the kit is assembled per the Atlas kit’s instructions. This “spare” part came in handy during this kitbashing project.

that will be added to the layout as the start to the Tilford Yard Com- plex (nee, visible north staging area) of the layout. In case you are not familiar with the concept, a slip switch is like a shallow crossing 8 — A connecting truss brace was made from another with the added benefit that one can not only cross the other track, but Atlas kit piece — the deck (floor system) from an Atlas can also “slip” onto the second track of the crossing. Quite clever, a Pony Truss deck piece. All the bridges included in the lot of fun to build and the “puzzle-switch” is an enjoyment to oper- lengthy (26 actual feet) Haight-Ashbury Bridge are made ate. As an introduction to the project, please go to the site from only three Atlas castings — the deck piece common http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Pictures/Photos/021- to the two Atlas kits used, a pony truss from kit #886 and 025/Photo022C.htm to see a typical 12-point double slip-switch. the large curved chord truss from kit #887.

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Modeling a ENN ENTRAL

by Jim Six

U23B Photos by the author s most readers that have followed my articles over the time studying it. I liked it so much that when I returned home follow- Ayears already know, I have long had a fascination with the Penn ing the meet I acquired a pair of the Atlas Penn Central U23Bs for Central. In fact, Terry Stuart and I myself. Unfortunately, I have not done anything with them — yet. co-authored “Modeling the At any rate Larry Lawler was at the Savannah (GA) Prototype Colorful Penn Central” Modeler’s Meet in March 2003 and had in Model Railroading his Penn Central U23B on display more than a dozen years along with many other ago. I built my first Penn Central model locomo- tive back in the early 1970s simply to irritate some friends that were big-time Pennsy modelers. They hated the Penn C e n t r a l because the PC had “destroyed” their beloved — never mind that the Pennsy did itself in and took down the New York Central with it! When the Penn Central came into existence it had on hand what for the most part was a large poorly maintained fleet of about 4,000 diesel locomotives. The newest power were high- horsepower (for the time) GP35s and GP40s from the New York PC Central along with SD35, SD40 and SD45 locomotives from the diesels and Pennsylvania. No doubt, there was also some newer power from Alco freight cars. While and GE, but both predecessor roads had made their primary pur- Larry and I discussed our chases from EMD. modeling it came up that Larry felt his By the late 1960s track conditions were so bad that slow orders U23B was showing its age and was in need of a re- ruled the railroad and high speed, high horsepower locomotives were work. Seeing an opportunity I offered to make a trade for the not practical. So when new locomotives were needed, orders were model and Larry accepted! So, now this fine little model is a member placed for EMD GP38 and GE U23B locomotives. These were the of my locomotive fleet. normally aspirated versions of the more powerful turbocharged GP40 When I got home I performed a few needed minor repairs and and U33B units preferred by many better-maintained railroads. added a few more details, then touched up paint and weathering Those of us modeling in HO scale are fortunate in that Atlas has before placing the model into service (in my storage box!). I still provided us with high-quality versions of both the GP38 and the have one of the two Atlas PC U23Bs that I had acquired earlier and U23B. Better yet, both models were offered in PENN CENTRAL plan to “doll it up” to match the model I got from Larry. My layout is paint. In this article we will look at the U23B model, specifically, the still under construction, and it is designed to feature local train ser- model pictured here. vice and switching. The two PC U23B locomotives are perfect for This particular model has a history of its own. I first saw it at the this operation. Prototype Rails meet in Cocoa Beach, Florida, back in January 2001. Okay now, what was done to the model to take it from “box-stock” Larry Lawler had detailed and weathered the model and had it on dis- to the very nice prototype model that it is? Not a whole lot! Detail play. It immediately caught my attention, and I spent a fair amount of Associates (DA) windshield wipers were drilled for and installed. DA

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Detail Installation sand-fill 1) Detail Associates (DA) windshield wipers were drilled for hatches replaced and installed. Six windshield wipers (DA #5085) are called for, one the shallow, molded-on ver- at each of the front and back windows of the cab. Size a drill bit for sions. MV Products (MV) LS22 head- the mounting tab of each of the DA windshield wipers. Drill a hole light lenses were installed and DA clear plastic centered above each window against the top edge of the cast-on win- class lights were drilled for and fit into place. Most of the added detail dow gaskets. Test fit the wipers to be sure they fit easily before was below the walkways. At the pilots. Details West (DW) MU hoses cementing them in place. I recommend using CA cement or were added, as were DW air hoses. Cyanopoxy® to secure each wiper in place. Place a dab of cement on Larry had replaced the a scrap of some sort — I use the clear packaging from an empty original couplers with Detail Associates parts package — and holding a wiper with tweez- ers, dab the mount tab into this cement, then place it into the mount- ing hole you drilled. Repeat the process until each wiper is secured into place. 2) DA sand-fill hatches replaced the shal- low, molded-on versions. The Atlas U23B comes with cast-on sand-filler hatches. I find them to be too shallow and decided to carefully carve them off and replace each with a DA #3001 EMD sand-filler hatch. This replacement hatch is too tall, so de-spruing nip- pers were used to clip off about half its height. Each was then cemented in place using liquid styrene cement. While perform- ing this replacement take care not to deface the surface of the model any more than necessary. 3) MV LS22 Headlight lenses were installed and DA clear plastic class lights were drilled for and fit into place. Not interested in “work- ing” lights, I fitted MV #LS22 head- lights to the model. A drill bit sized to Kadee ® match the LS22 #5s, and I was used to drill replace the #5s with a “countersink” Kadee #58 near-scale couplers. DW into each of the fuel-tank air filters were fitted along with asso- installed clear plastic ciated plumbing. The trucks were detailed with Custom headlights. This counter- Finishing (CF) brass wheel-slip modulators and cables. A DW sink creates a pocket to fit speed control was also added. DW fuel fillers were added to the top of the MV lenses. Place a dab of the fuel tank on both sides of the model. This pretty much sums up the CA or some other cement into each detail additions to the model. Next comes a step-by-step narration on countersink and using tweezers carefully place each MV lens into how to install these items on your model locomotive. position.

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into place. Bend and clip the brass rod to the appropriate shape and length. For mounting, drill and pin each in place; I recommend using the .019 brass rod for mounting pins. Secure with Cyanopoxy. The class 6) The trucks were detailed with Custom Finishing brass lights are simply cast-on wheel-slip modulators and cables. Custom Finishing offers several dimples. While some folks like reflective lens for nicely done cast-brass detail parts including wheel-slip modulator class lights I prefer clear plastic non-reflective lens. The more subtle units (CF 195) for GE locomotives. One package contains four. You appearance looks more realistic to me. I used DA clear class lights. will need all four for this locomotive. Cut the modulators from the Size a drill bit to the DA #1019 lenses and drill through the center of sprue leaving sufficient sprue to serve as a mount tab. Drill an appro- each cast-on class light. Drill for a snug fit then press fit each lens priately sized hole into the journals on the engineer’s side (long hood into place. Apply liquid styrene cement from inside the body to is forward on this locomotive). Fit the modulators into place and secure them. secure with Cyanopoxy. DW SR-284 speed recorder drive and cable 4) At the pilots. DW MU hoses were added, as were DW air are fitted in the same way. Drill into the axle journal and Cyanopoxy hoses. DW MU-265 MU hoses are white metal and nice looking to in place. Adjust the cables from the modulators and speed recorder my eyes. The individual hoses can be positioned to suit, and they will drive so they do not interfere with truck movement. Trim length if stay in place. There is a mounting tab in the middle of the back of needed. each. Select an appropriate drill bit and drill mounting holes into the When I got the model from Larry much of the yellow hand railing face of the pilots to the left and to the right of the couplers. Use paint had chipped off — typical of delrin railings. However, I have Cyanopoxy to secure each in place. Use photos of the prototype as discovered a great paint that absolutely does not chip or peal off. I your guide. DW also offers an appropriate air hose (AH-268) for this scraped off the remaining yellow paint that Larry had applied and locomotive. Drill mounting holes and secure in place with then brush painted a new coat of yellow using Pactra Racing Finish, Cyanopoxy. If you are after a good reliable coupler that is near scale #RC85 Bright Yellow. This paint dries, yet remains flexible and you should consider fitting Kadee #58 couplers at this time. The clings to delrin like there is no tomorrow! model pictured here has them installed. Modeling the Penn Central has come a long way. While years ago 5) Details West fuel tank fillers and air filters were fitted the PC was shunned by most hobbyists, today Penn Central models along with associated plumbing. DW FF-149 GE-type fuel fillers are among the better sellers in the hobby. If you are interested in Penn are fit to the top of the fuel tank. Use Cyanopoxy to secure each in Central modeling and have e-mail access, there is a great Internet dis- place. The DW AF-139 fuel tank air filters are a bit more difficult to cussion group dedicated to modeling the Penn Central. Send an e-mail install. Use the accompanying photos for positioning and piping message to [email protected] and you will arrangement. For piping use .019 brass rod to the larger filter and automatically become a member. Don’t be bashful. Ask questions and .015 rod to the smaller. Drill through the filters and cement the piping you will promptly receive detailed and friendly replies.

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PVC Spline Roadbed by Bama Harman, MMR

Photos by Miles Hale

ost sane model railroaders will look at a construction project but it became apparent that the multi-layered trackwork would need M and try to determine the easiest way to accomplish a satisfac- to be splined. MDO is a product used in the sign industry for outdoor tory end result. Cost is also a consideration that sneaks into the pro- applications where a sign needs to hold up to the elements. A smooth ject’s planning phase early on. In the end, ease of construction will paper-like laminate gives the plywood a grain-free work surface, and almost always increase actual construction costs. It is sad to say that its adhesives hold up to moisture quite well. Since the majority of the in a lot of projects, the targeted “satisfactory end result” gets compro- new layout was to be splined, my “climate-affected” concerns were mised instead. Sometimes the key to balancing the equation lies in the focused on that portion of the overall construction. Needless to say, vast selections of building materials that are available today. Mod- cost issues promptly came to bear, along with the aspects associated eling in the space age does have its benefits. Just take a look at how I with the ease of construction. fixed the little problem I was having with humidity and temperature The old standard for splining a roadbed has been around for a fluctuations showing up in my trackwork. long time. The idea is to laminate slats of material together into a I don’t have a jillion dollars or the desire to turn my basement shape that corresponds to the desired direction you want your track to into a perfect environmental wonderland...and my kids never seem to follow. Because the slats are thin and pliable, they can be easily remember to close doors anyway. The trackwork shrank, grew, shaped in all dimensions, making life easy for those of us who like twisted and did all sorts of spaghetti tricks throughout the year, as our railroads that have lots of overlapping track. The problem with notorious Midwest Ohio Valley climate unleashed its worst on my splines is in the choice of materials. Each material has its own draw- basement layout. Every time I wanted to run trains, I’d find myself backs. Wood works great, but needs to be tight grained and relatively adjusting track to compensate for the distortions. No amount of knot free. The ideal material should have a consistent density expansion joints would have made any significant improvement on throughout. Wood does not have this feature. One end of the slat can performance and reliability. I figured changing the weather is a tad be denser than the other, resulting in a non-concentric curve when bit beyond my capabilities, so dealing with the symptoms would be bent into its desired shape. You also wind up with as much wood on my best approach to having a reliable railroad in my current location. the floor, in the form of sawdust, as you do in the pile of slats you I finally got the chance to tackle the problem when I decided to just ripped on the table saw. I’ve seen slats made from Masonite, switch to HOn3. The new trackplan required removal of a major por- Homasote, Plexiglas and Lexan. All have their own little problems. I 1 tion of the existing layout. I decided to bite the bullet and rip out the had even read an article somewhere about some guy who used /2" rest, since I was already removing such a large portion anyway. plastic water pipe for splines! Remembering that article gave me my Once the room was completely empty of anything closely resem- own set of ideas. bling a model railroad, I made the final adjustments to my new track Polyvinyl chloride is the base ingredient in PVC water pipe. This design on paper. I am fortunate enough to have access to a large for- material is not only waterproof, but resists changes in temperature as mat printer through my place of employment, and printed out the long as they aren’t drastic. The material can be glued, screwed, trackplan life size. This gave me the ability to see how the layout nailed, tapped, threaded and stapled. It can be cut with common hand would actually fit within the room. Having full-sized plans also helps tools and doesn’t rust. The best part is its availability in sheet form. 1 1 1 3 1 3 tremendously when building the benchwork. I covered the plans with Standard sizes include 4' x 8' sheets in /16", /8", /4", /16", /2", /4", 1", a couple of layers of clear plastic drop-cloth material. This kept the and even thicker by special order. It even comes in colors! plans protected, not to mention the wall-to-wall indoor/outdoor carpet. While there is a cost increase over plywood, the ability to glue the After constructing the basic L-girder framework to fit the layout’s material together quickly with ordinary PVC pipe cement, makes it a shape, I placed my joists as needed. Medium density overlay ply- viable alternative to those materials already in use as splines. WARN- wood (MDO) was used for the main yard and logging camp areas, ING - follow the adhesive’s label and use proper ventilation. PVC glue 1 2

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has an extremely strong odor and is flammable. Don’t fill your base- ment with fumes and then wonder why you blew the house off the foundation with the furnace pilot light. I PVC-splined my whole layout in just two evenings...by myself. The first night I didn’t ventilate and wound up walking into the edge of an open door while the wife was screaming at me over how bad the whole house smelled. There’s no telling how many brain cells bit the dirt that night. The next evening I used a small portable window fan without any problems. I used a few simple tools to do the job (see Photo 2). I purchased 1 the /4" material from a local plastic supplier. I salvaged the thicker pieces from the sign shop dumpster and used them for spacers. Yes...I admit to being a dumpster diver. Any large sign shop can get material 1 for you as well. I ripped it into 1 /2" tall slats on a table saw. The length doesn’t matter, but I found the 4' lengths to be just right for my own application. Using a plumb bob (see Photo 3) I sized and placed my risers as needed. The photo depicts the trackplan drawn on the floor. My new layout is already scenicked and ripping it out a third time to do the article was not an option. Once the risers had been placed (see Photo 1 4), I added /2" thick spacer blocks directly over the centerline of the track; the blocks were attached to the top of the risers using drywall screws. I applied a generous coating of PVC cement and clamped the first of the two center splines onto the spacer blocks. Adjust the shape to match your trackplan by checking with the plumb bob. I added the other center spline next and made sure to add a few more 1 /2" spacer blocks between the two slats, to keep the pair spaced cor- rectly from riser to riser (see Photo 5). It is important to use a square to make sure your splines remain level from side to side, unless you are modeling a section of super-elevated rail. The outer slats were 1 added in the same way, except I used /4" spacer blocks to bring the overall width to 2" (see Photo 6). The 2" finish size is perfect for HO or HOn3 roadbed and track. Use whatever spacing you need to build larger gauge roadbed (see Photo 7). Notice how flexible the material is in Photo 1. Over time, the material will adopt the shape you form it to, lessening the tension in the overall assembly. This one key element is the major reason why the material holds its shape so well during changes in temperature. If you pull a material out of its usual shape, changes in climate will 3 result in changes in the amount of force required to hold it in the new shape. The PVC material has a consistent texture and internal geome- staggering the joints across the spline, as well. Try not to have all the try so it bends in concentric arcs when needed. PVC is pliable splines splice together at one point. If you do, it should be at a riser enough to be formed on both the horizontal and vertical planes, and where you can maintain the shape better. When the spline assembly will produce smooth natural changes in any direction (see Photo 7). is dry, you will be surprised at how strong and stable the whole struc- The transition from one direction to another is natural and does not ture can be. have the abrupt appearance that ramp-style construction produces Adding turnouts is handled by adding additional slats off the main (see Photo 8). run, until the diverging spline has enough slats to continue its own 1 By now you can appreciate the speed with which the material can way. The /2" gap provides ample room for using the slow motion be joined. I used only six clamps to build my railroad. By the time I switch motors that are available today. I use both Switchmaster and clamped six locations, the first joint was already dry, allowing me to Circuitron’s Tortoises with no problem. I have found it easier to glue leap frog the clamps as I went down the line. A dozen clamps would the motor directly to the splines than it is to use mounting screws, have been nicer, but the six worked just fine. Joining splines, end to however an additional platform can also be used where motor place- end, is done by “sharing” spacer blocks. I cut a few spacer blocks a ment proves problematic. Just glue a PVC platform directly to the bit longer to allow enough room for joining slats together. I suggest bottom of the splines and go for it. 4

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6 7 I decided to use Homasote for my roadbed. You can buy the stuff stapled wire mesh directly to the sides of the outer splines and already cut, shaped and ready to install through most hobby shops. formed it into the shape of the terrain I wanted. Standard hardshell I’m a tightwad and saved some money by making my own. construction techniques work very well with spline construction. In I do not recommend using cork for roadbed with splines, unless some areas I stapled the wire onto the sides of the Homasote, but you cookie cut an additional layer of PVC to support it. I hand spike only where the base layers of hardshell would insure a good bond my own rail so split cork just doesn’t work well for me. Adding the later on. I have had the new layout for almost two years now, and Homasote is as easy as it comes. A good quality construction adhe- have seen no appreciable climate-related track problems. Of course sive and those same six clamps are all that’s needed to make it come some of that may be contributed to my hollering at the kids to keep together (see Photo 9). Notice the slices in the Homasote strips. They the doors shut. It’s a learning curve thing. allow it to bend around the curves much like flextrack does. One The use of splined roadbed is certainly not a new idea. I just hint...keep the slices to the inside of the curves where they will close adapted new materials to an old idea to make it better suited for my tighter when bent or you’ll be spending a fortune on ballast. Give the own use. Like most ideas that manage to pass muster and serve the Homasote a good coat of sealer and gloss latex paint before adding hobby over time, they only get better with age. The advent of plastic your track. It’ll help prevent humidity/moisture problems later. If it technology has certainly made its mark on model railroading. Had I soaks up water, then coat it with paint, or replace it with something to do it over again, I would replace my wood framing with PVC plas- that will repel water. tic products as well. Okay, so you are ready to add scenery and there is this roller- Here’s what to look for when hunting the material locally. Ask for coaster looking bunch of track splines snaking all over the place. I the material by its trade name - Komatex®, Komacell® or Sintra®. It is an extruded PVC high-density foam sold in sheet form. Purchasing through a local user, such as a sign shop, can be cheaper than buying from the dealer since high-volume buyers often receive massive dis- counts. If you find a local user, raid their dumpsters for scraps. Sign shops often toss away scrap materials that are still adequate for our 8 use. A quick search on the internet will also produce a source close by, but you may not get as good a bargain that way. Prices vary with thickness and seller. I’ve seen it anywhere from $20 to $50 for a 4' x 1 8' sheet of /4" thick stock.

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CCOORRNN SSYYRRUUPP TTAANNKK CCAARRSS An overview of syrup designs from the 1970s to the present

TTRINITY 1199,,660000--GAL,, 111100--TON JJUMBO CCORN SSYRUP DDESIGN by Tim Frederick PPaarrtt 44 Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated 11 22

Ladder-well stamping does not overlap the center jacket seam. Typical of TRN-built jumbo syrup cars not built at OKC; one OKC production file (9749) is like this though. Ladder-well stamping overlaps the center jacket seam. This This is the most common style and is the one that is on style is unique to all OKC jumbo syrup car production, the InterMountain model. except for file 9749.

n Parts 2 and 3, we introduced the basic file in the master roster found in Table 1 and the Type D jacket, while cars built in Mex- I design of the TRN 19,600-gallon corn Table 2. ico have the Type M jacket. This is due to syrup tank car and showed some of the var- In Table 1, a Type D (domestic) jacket is the limitations on how wide they can roll ious paint schemes found on these proto- a six-section jacket that is constructed from steel in Mexico. The exception to this prac- 1 types. Now we will look at some of the 72” wide panels of 11-gauge steel ( /8” tice is some of the cars built under file 9889. physical variations found in the prototypes thick). The Type M (Mexican) jacket is an In this instance, domestic steel was shipped and show you ways of spotting and identi- eight-segment jacket that is constructed to Mexico for the car construction for a fying these features. The features discussed from 54” wide panels of 11-gauge steel. In period before the production line was here are summarized for every production general, cars built in the United States have changed to the Mexican-width steel. The

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TRN Type 35 (early) saddle design TRN Type 45 (late) saddle design with TRN Type 45 (late) saddle design with with wide saddle face, diagonal brac- thin saddle face, no diagonal bracing, thin saddle face, no diagonal bracing, ing on saddle webs, and with early triangular saddle web bracing, and triangular saddle web bracing, and flashing. with mid-era flashing. with late-era flashing. 66

Late reinforced saddle found on NATX cars with late-era flashing. This could be easily modeled with styrene strip added to the InterMountain late saddles. Mexican-style jacket can be seen in the 77 88 photo of GATX 73099 in Part 1, and can be compared to the other photos of the domes- Early ladder style with angular bot- Late ladder style that is fabricated tic built cars in Part 1. tom pieces and “T” side supports. more simply. The first orders of ADM and Staley cars have a ladder well that is welded together, the jacket seams, however, on the majority 263K GRL designs. The saddle face is taller while all other later-built cars have a one- of the Oklahoma City (OKC) built cars, the in height (28”) and is angled so the top piece stamped ladder-well section. This dis- ladder well overlaps the center jacket seam. sticks outward 3” compared to the base of tinction is hard to notice in the field, since Photo 1 shows a car with no overlap, and the saddle face. The early saddle designs are the weld beads are ground and sanded Photo 2 shows a car with this ladder well those with a wide saddle face as can be seen smooth, so it is not considered as a spotting overlap. The style without an overlap is the in Photo 3, and were found on the earlier- feature. A spotting feature that does concern most common and is what is represented on built cars (Apr 95 to Nov 96). The early sad- the ladder well is its location relative to the the InterMountain model. dle face is 8” wide at the top and 11.5” wide center jacket seam. On most of the produc- Saddles found on TRN-built 286K GRL at the base. The late saddle design can be tion, the ladder well does not overlap any of tank cars are larger than saddles found on seen in Photos 4 and 5 and has a thin saddle

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Welded air reservoir with bent end frame angle near reservoir typical of early jumbo syrup cars.

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Early brakewheel mount. 1100

Overall top configuration with a manway and safety valve. Note the anti-skid paint surface, and the outage data written on the handrail uprights. Tank cars often have lots of data written on the top of the car. 1133 Late brakewheel mount, welded air reservoir and straight end frame angle near the air reservoir.

face without the side diagonal brace. These The flashing can be found on the later-built cars (Oct 96 to design that covers the present). The late saddle face is 5” wide at opening around the the top and 6” wide at the base. These saddle saddle and the jacket designs are not unique to the jumbo syrup changed over time. cars and can be found on other TRN 286K This detail can be GRL tank cars, or on TRN tank cars with added or changed on large tank diameters. However, in the context existing models with of this article they are referred to as early and strip styrene if desired. Overall top configuration for the Tate and Lyle ordered late saddles, but in the broader context of Flashing is used on the cars. Note the extra horizontal handrail and the grip type Trinity tank car saddles I refer to them as prototype to keep the platforms. Type 35 and Type 45 saddles, respectively. In elements from getting this broader context, I have classified all into the insulation and under the jacket where have a stamped awning over the saddle and Trinity tank car saddles and given them phase corrosion could take place. There have been the flashing around the sides of the saddle nomenclature. I hope to publish this informa- three major variations in this flashing. The webs are simplified without the “tab”-like tion at a later date, but I will use it here to be early style can be seen in Photo 3, the middle pieces. The mid version is lacking the “tab”- consistent. The InterMountain model has style can be seen in Photo 4, and the late style like pieces, but still has the early type awning both late and early saddles available. can be seen in Photo 5. The later versions above the saddle.

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View of CCLX safety vent, Salco NATX top configuration. manway, and Salco manway lift 3 Air connection /4” provision for intro- assist (yellow part) with the ducing clean air into the tank during protective cover opened. unloading. Trinity Industries 2001 photo, Tim Frederick collection 2200 1188 Midland valve arrangement that I arbitrarily call Type A.

Jamesbury valve arrangement that I 1199 arbitrarily call Type C. clear the reservoir bolts. As welded air reser- voirs came into use, this bent end frame was eventually changed, but not immediately. In roughly early 1998, the end frame area was redesigned to be simpler, and the bend was taken away. In the context of TRN jumbo 1177 syrup cars, all of them had welded reservoirs, Midland valve arrangement that I but earlier cars had bent end frames and later arbitrarily call Type B. cars had straight end frames. See the detailed View of CCLX protective housing and roster in Table 2 for more details on which overall top platform and ladder are much simpler and do not have angle file had which style. Photo 10 shows a arrangement. The ladder is 28.5” pieces at the ladder bottom, and lack the “T” welded air reservoir and a straight end frame from the car centerline and would or flat-shaped supports. The early style ladder angle piece typical of later-built cars. Earlier take some kitbashing to accurately can be seen in Photo 7, and the late-style lad- cars typically had welded air reservoirs and represent it with the InterMountain der can be seen in Photo 8. The Staley file bent end frame angle pieces. Photo 11 shows model. 9889 is one exception since it has a late-style the cast reservoir and the bent end frame ladder but also has flat supports that brace the angle. Both of these styles will be repre- It is worth noting that sometimes TRN ladder to the car sides. The InterMountain sented on the InterMountain model. will reinforce their saddles with extra steel if model has both the late and early phase lad- As was mentioned in Part 1, the top con- specified. This basically creates a saddle vari- ders. figuration found on corn syrup cars is very ation subsequent to the major style of the Another TRN tank car phase item that simple. The TRN jumbo syrup tank car is no saddle. The NATX cars have just such a sad- affected the jumbo syrup cars is the style of different, and Photo 12 shows the overall lay- dle reinforcement on their late-phase saddles, brakewheel mounting supports at the ends. out of the top configuration. The layout as shown in Photo 6. Steel plate is welded to Early phase supports were solid pieces with includes a TRN/GATX style 6-bolt manway either side of the center saddle web to create U-shaped cutouts on each side. Later phase and a Midland exterior spring safety valve. 3 a box-like structure. Styrene sheet could be supports were made out of two separate thin Located on the manway cover is a /4” air- carefully cut to fit around the saddle pieces to pieces of steel, and had more open space inlet connection and this is shown in detail in model this NATX variation. behind the brakewheel operating mechanism. Photo 14. This provision allows the introduc- The side ladder design that was used on The early style is shown in Photo 9 and the tion of clean air into the tank during unload- TRN tank cars has gone through two major late style is shown in Photo 10. ing. Likewise, an exterior spring safety valve phases. This overall change also affected the Over time the way that tank car air reser- is employed here (instead of an internal TRN jumbo syrup tank cars too. The early voirs were constructed has changed. Air spring safety valve) to keep the food contents style ladders are fabricated with angular reservoirs have either been cast or welded, free of contaminants from the valve. All cars pieces at the lower ladder area (first four lad- and the resulting end frame shape on Trinity have this safety valve top configuration der rungs are attached to angle pieces), and cars has been redesigned to keep up with except for the CCLX and the NATX cars. have “T” or flat-shaped supports that support these changes. TRN tank cars with cast reser- The NATX cars have the safety valve bolted it against the tank body. The late-style ladders voirs have had bent end frame angle pieces to on top of the manway cover. This unique

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can be seen in Photo 22. The walkway grating that is found on the ends and on the top platform of the tank are most commonly the slotted type, and it has been this way for most of the TRN 19,600- gal syrup car production. Later-built cars are the exception, and to date the CCLX, the late DMIX and the late STSX cars have this grip- type walkway. TRN started offering this new walkway as an option in 2000. The TRN grip walkway platforms can be seen in Photo 13. 2211 You are probably wondering about the trucks found under one of these 110-ton GRL Salco quick-disconnect unload connection found on NATX and CCLX cars. tank cars. The heavier capacity GRL of these cars is accomplished by changing out the spring groups found in the trucks. Heavier capacity springs in the same trucks translate into a heavier car capacity. The outside visi- ble springs are not changed, so visibly the trucks are the same as the 100-ton versions since they use the same 100-ton truck frame castings. This is a much needed tank car model if you are modeling the 1995 to the present rail- roading scene. It will go nicely next to the other 286K GRL freight cars that we already have, namely the Walthers NSC 6,245 cu. ft. 2222 pellet hopper, the Walthers Gunderson 6,269 cu. ft. boxcar, the Athearn Genesis Gunder- Heater coil pipe arrangement found on TRN corn syrup cars. Note the arrow son 7,285 cu. ft. boxcar, the Athearn Genesis found on the inlet pipe, and the appropriate inlet/outlet lettering on the car. TRN 5,161 cu. ft. grain hopper, and all the other late-era equipment being produced like NATX configuration is shown in Photo 15. outlet on a valve bracket. This is the Type B various intermodal equipment. Thankfully, The CCLX cars are even more unique with a valve arrangement and is shown in Photo 19. InterMountain is stepping up to fill this void frangible-disk safety vent bolted on top of a The last option is a Jamesbury butterfly outlet and will be releasing scale versions of this Salco manway cover, a yellow Salco lift valve with its lateral valve handle mount. car in HO scale. Later, I hope they will offer assist and a protective clamshell cover This is the Type C valve arrangement and is it in N scale too. The HO model will have mounted over all the top fittings. The CCLX shown in Photo 20. etched parts for both saddle phases, ladder top configuration with the clamshell cover In Photos 18 through 20, the standard styles, end frames and brakewheel mounts. open is shown in Photo 16, and a view of the unload connection can be seen. This is the This will yield the maximum number of pro- closed protective clamshell cover is shown in aluminum-colored cylinder with the bottom totype cars that can be matched with the Photo 17. The recently built Tate and Lyle flange that sticks down beneath the butterfly model. I hope that InterMountain will offer STSX cars have their own unique top valve, and is the actual connection surface some of these parts separately like they do handrail configuration that can be seen in that an unload hose is mounted to when they with their other scale models. Photo 13. Another minor detail is whether or unload the car. All cars have this simple style, With this article, the reader has the knowl- not the manway has a spring assisted hinge or except for the CCLX and the NATX cars, edge needed to model any of the prototype not. The majority of the files built have this which have an optional Salco quick-discon- files exactly. For more in-depth coverage of option, some of the ADM, Cargill and GATX nect adapter added below it. A close-up of the various TRN jumbo syrup car individual cars do not have these manway cover springs. this CCLX and NATX variation is shown in files, look for future articles in the Freight The brake arrangement on these cars is Photo 21. These quick-disconnect adapters Cars Today (FCT) Journal. In this publica- the typical body-mounted brake cylinder con- are made by Salco Products. tion, there will be very detailed coverage of figuration. No variations in the brake TRN jumbo syrup tank cars have a heater these tank cars and other freight car designs. arrangement have been seen to date in the coil pipe arrangement that is typical of TRN For more info on FCT, you can email Dave TRN jumbo syrup cars. The bottom configu- corn syrup cars. This arrangement consists of Casdorph at [email protected], visit his ration is simple as well, with a butterfly-type a single inlet pipe that enters the jacket and website at http://www.dgcasdorph.com, or outlet valve and standard unload connections. connects to a serpentine exterior heater coil write him at P.O. Box 2480, Monrovia, CA It is worth noting that the actual valve itself is system. Inside the insulation and jacket there 91017. located behind the insulation and jacketing are rows of half-oval pipes welded to the I would like to specifically thank the and is hidden from view on these cars. All exterior of the commodity tank. Steam flows following individuals and companies for that is visible is the unload connection hous- through those pipes and heats the tank, which their assistance with Parts 2 thru 4 of this ing and its bolted-on cover and the valve then warms the corn syrup so that it flows out series: Trinity Industries, A. E. Staley, operating handle. There are three styles of of the car easily. Insulation is placed over the InterMountain Railway Company, Al John- valves and valve-handle arrangements used car and coils, and a jacket is welded around son of Cargill, John Shaunghessy of Carry on these cars. The first is a Midland butterfly the insulation to keep it in place. The two Transit, Ron Roman, Randy Wilson, Ken outlet valve with a valve-operating handle outlet pipes from the heater coil system exit Edmier, Doug Stark, Chad Hewitt, Chris that is mounted close to the outlet. For this down through the jacket back into view, and Butts, Eric Neubauer, Carl Shaver, and article, it is referred to as the Type A valve join together as one outlet pipe. So all that’s especially Dave Casdorph. Part 5 of this arrangement and is shown in Photo 18. The visible is a single pipe going into the car, and series will look at the predecessor design to second type is the same as the first, except two pipes exiting the car that join together to this car, the TRN 17,600-gal, Plate B, 100- the valve handle is mounted away from the form a single outlet pipe. This arrangement ton corn syrup tank car.

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Table 1 — TRN 19,600-gallon syrup car production roster as of January 2004. Ladder- Series File Qty Build dates Plant1 Paint Saddles Jacket Manway well Lift Saddle Seam Spring Flashing Overlap ADMX 19001-19250 9465 250 May to Jun 1995 LGV ADM logo Type 35 D No No Early ADMX 19251-19400 9558 150 Feb 1996 LGV ADM logo Type 35 D No No Early ADMX 19401-19600 9841 200 Nov 1998 LGV ADM logo Type 45 D No No Mid ASRX 3000-3024 9749 25 Nov 1997 OKC Domino Sugar logo Type 45 D No Yes Early CCLX 1600-1649 T01048 50 Feb to Mar 2002 LGV Corn Products logo Type 45 D No No Late CRGX 19001-19200 9586 200 Oct to Nov 1995 LGV Cargill logo Type 35 D No No Early CRGX 19351-19468 95126 118 Apr to May 1996 LGV Cargill logo Type 35 D No No Early CRGX 19469-19615 9645 147 Oct to Nov 1996 OKC Cargill logo Type 45 D Yes Yes Early CRGX 19616-19715 9780 100 Nov 97 to Feb 98 OKC Cargill logo w/spreadsheet Type 45 D Yes Yes Early DMIX 190000-190199 94112 200 Oct to Nov 1995 LGV MCP logo Type 35 D No Yes Early DMIX 190200-190399 9502 200 Jan to Apr 1996 OKC MCP logo Type 35 D Yes Yes Early DMIX 190400-190709 9502 310 Jan to Apr 1996 LGV MCP logo Type 35 D No Yes Early DMIX 191000-191299 97122 300 Mar to Jul 1998 LGV MCP logo w/spreadsheet Type 45 D No Yes Mid DMIX 192000-192019 T01049 20 Apr 2002 TAT MCP logo w/spreadsheet Type 45 M No Yes Late GATX 71455-71479 9971 25 Dec 1999 LGV Plain w/ spreadsheet Type 45 D No No Late GATX 71726-717504 99104 25 Mar 2000 LGV D GATX 73075-73099 9960 25 Sep to Nov 1999 TAT MCP logo w/spreadsheet Type 45 M No Yes Late GATX 73396-73420 98154 25 Apr 1999 DTN MCP logo Type 45 D No Yes Mid GATX 73421-73650 9845 230 Jul to Nov 1998 LGV MCP logo Type 45 D No Yes Mid NATX 190120-190194 9978 75 Nov 1999 LGV Cerestar logo w/spreadsheet Type 45 D No Yes Late PRGX 10100-10809 95132 710 Jun to Nov 1996 LGV, DTN Plain Type 35 D No Yes Early STSX 3000-3149 9467 150 Apr to Jun 1995 OKC Staley logo, stencil lettering Type 35 D Yes Yes Mid STSX 3150-3399 9579 250 Nov 95 to Mar 96 LGV, DTN Staley logo Type 35 D No Yes Early STSX 4000-4484 9889 485 Feb to Aug 1999 LGV Staley logo Type 45 D No Yes Mid STSX 4485-45083 9889 24 Aug 1999 TAT Staley logo Type 45 D No Yes Mid STSX 4509-4749 9889 241 Aug to Nov 1999 TAT Staley logo Type 45 M No Yes Late STSX 51000-51299 T02038 300 Oct 02 to Aug 03 2 LGV Tate & Lyle and Staley logo Type 45 D No Yes Late Total Built to Date 4835

1 LGV = Longview, TX, OKC = Oklahoma City, OK, DTN = Denton, TX, TAT = Huehuetoca, Mexico 2 As of this writing these build date limits still need to be established and confirmed. 3 The exact split may be off by a few cars, so use prototype photos as a guide 4 This series has not been seen by the author at the time of this publication, so the physical configuration is unknown.

Table 2 — TRN 19,600-gallon syrup car production roster, continued.

Series File Top handrail style ReservoirType End frame angle Ladder Style Brakewheel Mounting Walkway Style Bottom Valve ADMX 19001-19250 9465 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted A ADMX 19251-19400 9558 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted A ADMX 19401-19600 9841 1 Dent Welded Straight Early Early Slotted C ASRX 3000-3024 9749 Angled Welded Bent Early Early Slotted A CCLX 1600-1649 T01048 2 Dent Welded Straight Late Late Grip C CRGX 19001-19200 9586 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted C CRGX 19351-19468 95126 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted C CRGX 19469-19615 9645 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted C CRGX 19616-19715 9780 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted C DMIX 190000-190199 94112 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted B DMIX 190200-190399 9502 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted B DMIX 190400-190709 9502 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted B DMIX 191000-191299 97122 1 Dent Welded Straight Early Early Slotted B DMIX 192000-192019 T01049 1 Dent Welded Straight Late Late Grip B GATX 71455-71479 9971 1 Dent Welded Straight Late Late Slotted B GATX 71726-71750 99104 GATX 73075-73099 9960 1 Dent Welded Straight Late Late Slotted B GATX 73396-73420 98154 1 Dent Welded Straight Early Late Slotted B GATX 73421-73650 9845 1 Dent Welded Straight Early Early Slotted B NATX 190120-190194 9978 1 Dent Welded Straight Late Late Slotted C PRGX 10100-10809 95132 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted A STSX 3000-3149 9467 1 Dent Welded Bent Early Early Slotted A STSX 3150-3399 9579 Both5 Welded Bent Early Early Slotted A STSX 4000-4484 9889 Angled Welded Straight Late (see text) Late Slotted A STSX 4485-4508 9889 Angled Welded Straight Late (see text) Late Slotted A STSX 4509-4749 9889 Angled Welded Straight Late (see text) Late Slotted A STSX 51000-51299 T02038 Angled (see text) Welded Straight Late Late Grip A

5 Denton built cars have the 1 dent; Longview built cars have the angled style.

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Prototypes-for-Models �FREIGHTCAROLOGY Walthers HO Scale 40' High-Cube Container by David G. Casdorph

Part 3 Photos courtesy www.intermodaltransport.com

Mitsui OSK’s MOTU 030956. Mitsui’s early 00’s green scheme (the current is a darker shade of gray than the container below in this photo). This container has all of the features needed to match the Walthers model except for the handles (these are the LTR pattern or the left handles on each door are in the top position and face right). Most of the containers in Mitsui’s fleet have no vents. So, this vented container offers a nice variation for modelers. Note the large seal sticker on the detail door photo.

Crowley’s CMCU 492450. This con- tainer exhibits another interesting variation on the doors. Note the nar- rower looking top and bottom corru- gations. Also, the top edge and bottom edge of the top and bottom corrugations are not angled (they’re more or less horizontal). This style of corrugation can also be seen on a number of modern steel corrugated 48’ and 53’boxes (check the Athearn 53’ steel corrugated box)

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CMCU 491692. Also of note on the Crowley containers of this series are the vents. Each side has four vents — located in the third and fourth val- leys of each top side corner.

A Triton owned, K-Line operated KKFU 704268. This container wins as this issue’s closest match to the Walthers model. Note the K-Line reporting marks (KKFU) and number. This container has the full Triton livery plus the addition of small K-Line logos. FREIGHTCAROLOGY 11/1/04 4:04 PM Page 50

CP Ships’ CPSU 600378. This is a close one for the Walthers model. In fact it matches in all respects except on minor little difference. Note the location of the OUT-style handles — they are about midway between the bottom corru- gation and the lower mid corrugation.

Detail on doors — TRIU 930954. this is the closest Detail on doors — TCKU 907099. Another match for match for the Walthers model. Note how the handles the Walthers model with the “low” mounted han- are mounted “low.” TY builder. dles. CIMC builder.

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Detail on doors — TTNU 524413. This is a standard- height container (not a high cube like the Walthers model). Note the handles are mounted closer to the lower mid corrugation.

Detail on doors — TTNU 989441. Here is a high-cube container with the mid-height mounted handles for comparison purposes (see TRIU 930954).

OCTOBER 2004 MODEL RAILROADING � 51 OCT DD11/1/044:10PMPage52 T tained the later set of demonstrators built in built ob- demonstrators of set Pacific later the tained Union 753-756). (GE strators demon- U25B high-nose early the acquired partnership (Frisco) Francisco Louis-San St. longtime Alco. with their ended duction intro- its and market locomotive freight road GE’sthe was into U25B sold. The foray first the and first were U25B never demonstrators & 751 became subsequently numbers units two These (GE 752). 24-1 XP designated 52 � DETAIL DIESEL CLOSE-UP MODELflex: Paints Scale: N Scale: HO Decals he Prototype U25B: Prototype he � Electric (GE) Electric built two export test beds 1664 GN Orange GN White Reefer Black Engine 1664 1602 1601 irsae60-815 Microscale 87-815 Microscale MODEL RAILROADING MODEL Great Northern (GN) GE U25B In 1959, General General 1959, In 14 15 HO ScaleModelbyStewart N ScaleModelby Atlas 1 guishable U25B. from a Phase IV indistin-wasproduction thatcarbody a hadEarly units U28B hp. 2,750 at rated were U25Bs late few a experiment, an As hoods. (PhasesIItoIV)were allbuilt with lowunits short Production built. been had 476 1966, in production of end the By 1959. in duced only the had Frisco U25Bs. high-hood and UP hoods. short high had three other the and hood short low a had unit One 2501-2504). (GE 1961-1962 Scalecoat: Scale: Polly Theproduction 2,500-hp U25Bwas intro- 12 414227 GN Green GN Orange GN 414227 414224 414113 Reefer White Reefer Black Power Steam 414113 414110 Photos fromtheauthor’s collection 10001 Locomotive Black (spray can) (spray Black Locomotive 10001 10011 White (spray can) (spray White 10011 1665 GN Green GN 1665 16 Reefer Orange Reefer 16 11 1 by RichPicariello 4 6 White Black Locomotive 2 3 24 cab roof beacon, brake wheel on the short the on wheel brake beacon, roof cab a pilot, front the on plow a windshield, piece two- a with came 2509-2512 hood; short the on wheel brake the a and at tank, fuel the of mounted front filler fuel the units 24 windshield, the in one-piece a had 2500-2508 GN: by acquired differences were There RS3s. and trade-in RS2s from Alco salvaged were that trucks B TypeAAR on rode They 5409-5423). 5400- BN BN (to (to 2509-2523 and 5408) 2500-2508 orders: two in Scalecoat II (plastic compatible): (plastic II Scalecoat Great Northern had 24 U25Bs acquired U25Bs 24 had Northern Great 12025 GN Green (spray can) (spray Green GN can) (spray Orange Reefer 12025 12016 can) (spray Black Locomotive 12001 can) (spray Green GN can) (spray Orange Reefer 10025 10016 12011 White (spray can) (spray White 12011 11 2025 GN Green GN Orange Reefer 2025 2016 Black Locomotive 2001 01White 2011 25 GN Green GN 25 18 17 10 9 OCTOBER 2004 OCTOBER 19 13

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hood and relocated fuel fillers; 2513-2523 again in the future. delivered scheme. They are planning to had a slanted low nose (for improved forward For N scale, Atlas once offered a U25B offer the Phase II in two road numbers each visibility), pilot plow, two-piece windshield made by Kato and more recently, U25B mod- in the orange & green scheme and in Big and a ratchet-type brake handle on the short els made in China. Sky Blue. Atlas (N) has offered their U25B hood. Paint and Decal Notes: GN U25Bs decorated for GN (2500 and 2502) in the The Scale Model U25B: Stewart has were delivered in the simplified Omaha orange & green scheme. The following offered the HO scale U25B in Phase II, III Orange and Green scheme (without yellow U25Bs were repainted into the Big Sky and IV versions. They are not currently avail- color separation stripes). Stewart (HO) has Blue scheme: 2500, 2502-2504, 2506, 2508, able, but some of the phases will be offered offered the U25B Phase II in the GN as- 2511 and 2514.

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Great Northern U25B Detail Parts for HO Scale: 27 - DA 2312 Wind deflector, straight (clear plastic) 1.25/4 1 - DW 154 Air filter 1.00 ea. OM 9327 Wind deflector, straight (brass) 3.35/4 2 - CF 197 Air horn, shrouded (brass) 4.95 ea. PSC 39150 Wind deflector, straight (brass) 3.00/3 pr. 3 - CF 113 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 4.95/2 UP 77 Wind deflector/mirror (brass) 2.00/2 DA 1805 Antenna, firecracker (plastic) 1.25/6 28 - AL 29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) 2.95/8 OM 9050 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 3.35/2 CF 314 Windshield wipers (etched brass) 3.95/2 pr. DW 157 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 1.95/5 CS 419 Windshield wipers (brass) 3.50/4 4 - DA 2302 Armrest, cab, full (plastic) 1.25/8 ME W5 Windshield wipers (brass) 2.00/4 PSC 39123 Armrest, cab, 36" (plastic) 2.50/6 PSC 3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 5 - DW 306 Beacon, Pyle w/cap & base 2.25 ea. UP 94 Windshield wipers (beryllium copper) 2.00/4 6 - CS 430 Bell, underframe (brass) 3.10/2 UP 97 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 DA 1202 Bell, underframe (plastic) 1.00/2 DW 127 Bell, underframe (metal) 1.25/2 Detail Parts for N Scale: 7 - DW 132 Brake ratchet* 1.00 ea. 1 - ME NF5 Air filter 2.50/set PSC 39082 Brake ratchet* 1.50/2 2 - JNJ 202 Air horn, shrouded 3.50 ea. 8 - HT 5004 Cab, GE, 4-window, 2-piece windshield* 6.95 ea. 3 - JNJ 178 Antenna, firecracker (metal) 3.00/2 9 - AL 29220 Chain, 27 lpi 3.95/12" ME NA4 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 1.70 ea. ASM 0103 Chain, 28, 42 & 56 lpi (etched brass) 10.00/sheet SE 15453 Antenna, firecracker (metal) 2.00/4 DA 2210 Chain, blackened 2.25/12" 4 - DA 8215 Armrest, cab 1.25/4 LB 325-120 Chain 2.49/12" 5 - SE 15300 Beacon 2.00 ea. ME C6 Chain 2.00 6 - JNJ 117 Bell, underframe (metal) 3.00/4 PSC 48237 Chain 2.75/10" ME NB8 Bell, underframe (brass) 1.70 ea. 10 - MV 300 Classification lenses, clear 2.00/4 SE 15351 Bell, underframe (metal) 1.85/3 11 - CS 476 Coupler lift bar 3.95/2 9 - AL 29219 Chain, 40 lpi 3.95/12" DA 2205 Coupler lift bar 2.75/10 ASM 0103 Chain, 28, 42 & 56 lpi (etched brass) 10.00/sheet OM 9150 Coupler lift bar 1.70/2 DA 2210 Chain, 40 lpi 2.25/12" 12 - OM 9170 Door handle (brass) 3.85/6 LB 325-121 Chain, 40 lpi 2.49/12" PSC 3998 Door handle (plastic) 1.50/6 ME C5 Chain, 42 lpi 2.00 13 - DA 1403 Drop step, GE U-boats 1.50/2 13 - JNJ 13 Drop step, GE 3.00/4 14 - DA 3102 Fuel filler (plastic)# 1.00/set 14 - JNJ 227 Fuel filler & level gauge 3.00/4 DW 149 Fuel filler, GE 1.00/4 ME NF4 Fuel filler 3.35/set 15 - OM 9252 Fuel sight glass, GE (brass) 2.75 ea. 16 - JNJ 395 Grabirons, 15", w/drill template 3.00/18 16 - AL 29100 Grabirons (formed wire) 4.25/50 19 - PSC 6704 Hose, air line (brass) 2.75/6 DA 2202 Grabirons (formed wire) 2.50/24 PSC 6705 Hose, air line (plastic) 2.75/24 UP 54 Grabirons (cast brass) 5.95/12 20 - JNJ 17 Lift rings, GE 3.00/16 17 - DA 1024 Headlight, front w/visors* 1.00/2 21 - JNJ 14 MU hoses 3.00/12 18 - MV 22 Headlight lenses 1.15/4 SE 15550 MU hoses 3.95/4 19 - CS 227 Hose, air line (brass) 2.35/4 22 - DA 8211 Plow 1.25 ea. DA 6206 Hose, air line (delrin) 1.25/6 SE 15203 Plow 2.00 ea. DW 267 Hose, air line 1.25/2 SR 603 Plow 5.00/2 20 - DA 1108 Lift rings, GE (plastic) 1.50/12 KT 934020 Plow 1.00 ea. UP 62 Lift rings, GE (brass) 2.00/10 24 - SE 15499 Speed recorder 3.00/3 21 - CF 257 MU hoses, 3/bracket (brass) 7.95/4 27 - JNJ 25 Wind deflector 3.00/16 DA 1508 MU hoses, individual (delrin) 2.00/16 28 - JNJ 32 Windshield wipers, GE 3.00/9 DW 266 MU hoses, 3/bracket (metal) 3.50/4 ME NW1 Windshield wipers 3.33/4 OM 9350 MU hoses, 3/bracket (brass) 7.35/4 The following parts must be fabricated by the modeler: 22 - DW 155 Plow (metal) 1.95 ea. A— Brake-cylinder air line — use .015 wire. KT 965040 Plow (plastic) 1.00 ea. B — Underframe piping — make from various sizes of wire. OM 9551 Plow (brass) 10.85 ea. 23 - DW 203 Sand-fill hatch, GE 1.25/4 * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included with the listed HO 24 - CF 196 Speed recorder (brass) 4.95/4 or N scale models; replacement of any or all original parts is left to the dis- DA 2807 Speed recorder (delrin) 1.50/4 cretion of the modeler. DW 284 Speed recorder (metal) 1.95/2 25 - AL 29242 Steps, Stewart U25B (etched see-thru)* 3.50/set # DA3102 Fuel Tank Fittings (set) contains other parts that may or may not be 26 - CF 195 Wheel-slip modulator 4.95/4 needed for this detailing project.

AL/ A-Line/Proto Power West DA: Detail Associates KT: Kato OM: Overland Models UP: Utah Pacific PPW:P.O. Box 2701 Box 5357 100 Remington Rd. 3808 W. Kilgore Avenue 9520 E. Napier Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92018-2701 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 Schaumburg, IL 60173 Muncie, IN 47304-4896 Benton Harbor, MI 49022

ASM:Athabasca Scale Models DW: Details West LB: La Belle Woodworking PSC: Precision Scale Company Note: These detail parts may be 771 Wilkinson Way P.O. Box 4852 5101 Ridge Rd. 3961 Hwy. 93 North available at your local hobby Saskatoon, SK S7N 3L8 San Dimas, CA 91773 Cheyenne, WY 82000 Stevensville, MT 59870 dealer(s), so try there first. If you Canada must order directly from a manu- HT: Hi-Tech Details ME: Miniatures by Eric SR: Scale Replicas facturer, include at least $4.00 for CS: Cal-Scale P.O. Box 244 RR #1 Box 3052 postage and handling. You must 21 Howard Street Ukiah, CA 95482 Busby, Alberta T0G 0H0 Monterey, CA 93940 purchase the full quantities as Montoursville, PA 17754 Canada shown in the detail parts list. JNJ: JnJ Trains SE: Sunrise Enterprises CF: Custom Finishing P.O. Box 683 MV: MV Products P.O. Box 172 379 Tully Road Pleasantville, IA 50225 P.O. Box 6622 Doyle, CA 96109 Orange, MA 01364 Orange, CA 92667

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ONE FOR THE ROAD! LOS ANGELES (CULVER CITY) MILTON BURBANK NEW CARLISLE TAKE MRG WITH YOU ALABAMA ALLIED MODEL TRAINS WEST FLORIDA RR MUSEUM GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP CREST ENTERPRISES HOBBIES WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 4411 S. SEPULVEDA BLVD. COLORADO 206 HENRY ST. 6357 W. 79TH ST. 6672 E. POPPY LN. STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS 90230 FAX 310-313-9365 32570 904-623-3645 60459 708-598-3114 46552 219-654-8409 BIRMINGHAM (HOMEWOOD) 310-313-9353 COLORADO SPRINGS HOMEWOOD TOY & HOBBY CUSTOM RAILWAY SUPPLY CHICAGO 2830 S. 18TH ST. LAKEWOOD 1025 GARDEN OF THE GODS RD OCALA CHICAGOLAND HOBBY 53209 205-879-3986 HOBBY WAREHOUSE SUITE D TRAINS OF OCALA 6017 NORTHWEST HWY. IOWA MASSACHUSETTS 4105 E. SOUTH ST. 80907 719-634-4616 1729 NE 8TH RD 60631 773-775-4848 MONTGOMERY 90712 562-531-1413 34470 352-369-5152 CEDAR FALLS CHELMSFORD UNCLE AL’S HOBBIES COLORADO SPRINGS FAX 352-369-5153 CHICAGO CABOOSE STOP HOBBIES MAINE TRAINS 6017 E. SHIRLEY LANE LODI TRAIN SHOWCASE ORLANDO CHICAGO TRAIN COMPANY 301 MAIN ST. 210 BOSTON RD - SUITE 3 36117 334-277-1715 RODGER’S RAILROAD JUNCTION 38 S. SIERRA MADRE COLONIAL PHOTO & HOBBY INC. 1922 W. IRVING PARK ROAD 50613 800-642-7012 01824 978-250-1442 105 S. SACRAMENTO ST (IN OLD RIO CRANDE STATION) 634 N. MILLS ST. 60613 312-929-4152 M-TU 11-6:30,W-F 11-8 PELHAM 95240 209-334-5623 80903 719-471-1887 32803-4675 407-841-1485 CEDAR RAPIDS SAT 9-4:30, SUN 1-3 OAK MTN. HOBBIES & TOYS CHICAGO BOX KAR HOBBIES 2659 PELHAM PRKWY NAPA DENVER SARASOTA TROST HOBBY SHOP 3649 FIRST AVE. S.E. FALMOUTH 35124 205-685-8980 LOOSE CABOOSE CABOOSE HOBBIES GULF COAST MODEL RAILROAD 3105-3111 W. 63RD ST. 52402 319-362-1291 FALMOUTH HOBBIES FAX 205-685-8981 2233 BROWN ST. 500 S. BROADWAY 3222 CLARK ROAD 60629 773-925-1000 www.boxkarhobbies.com 847 MAIN ST 94558 707-258-1222 80209 303-777-6766 34231 941-923-9303 02540 508-540-4551 www.caboosehobbies.com TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS DES PLAINES URBANDALE NORTH HOLLYWOOD DES PLAINES HOBBIES HOBBY HAVEN EAST WEYMOUTH ALASKA THE ROUNDHOUSE ENGLEWOOD TALLAHASSEE 1468 LEE ST. 2575 86TH ST. SOUTH SHORE HOBBY CENTERS 12804 VICTORY BLVD. NISSEN TRAINS & HOBBIES THE HOBBY CABOOSE 60018 847-297-2118 50322-4332 515-276-8785 1245 COMMERCIAL STREET 91606 818-769-0403 1835 W. BAKER AVE. 1000-24 W. THARPE ST. www.hobbyhaven.com 02189 781-335-9009 80110 303-922-5765 32303 850-385-9728 ELGIN ORANGE [email protected] B & G TRAIN WORLD MASON CITY MALDEN ARIZONA FRANK’S HOBBY SHOP TAMPA 829 WALNUT AVE. EAST SIDE TRAINS CHARLES RO SUPPLY CO. 666 N. TUSTIN AVE. FORT COLLINS CHESTER HOLLEY MODEL 60120 847-888-2646 932 B E. STATE ST. 662 CROSS ST. MESA 92667 714-639-9901 HOBBY TOWN RAILROAD SPECIALIST FAX 847-888-2711 50401 641-423-1748 02148 617-321-0090 ROY’S TRAIN WORLD 4348 S. COLLEGE AVE. 3818 S. HIMES AVE. 1033 S. COUNTRY CLUB DR. PASADENA 80525 970-226-3900 33611 813-831-7202 LA GRANGE SUDBURY 85210 480-833-4353 THE ORIGINAL WHISTLE STOP LA GRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. KEN’S TRAINS 2490 E. COLORADO BLVD. GREELEY WEST PALM BEACH 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. KANSAS MILL VILLAGE, RTE. 20 PHOENIX 91107 626-796-7791 DON’S HOBBIES THE B.T. & L. RAILROAD, INC 60525 708-354-1220 01776 978-443-6883 AN AFFAIR WITH TRAINS 815 10TH STREET 6901 W. OKEECHOBEE BLVD C-15 2615 W. BETHANY HOME RD . REDDING 80631 970-353-3115 33411 561-684-2224 LIBERTYVILLE MISSION WARREN 85017-2105 602-249-3781 TRAIN DEPOT FAX 561-684-2251 DESTINATION HOBBY CENTER J’S HOBBY HAVEN TUCKERS HOBBIES OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 2354 RAILROAD AVE. WESTMINSTER www.btlrr.com 525 N MILWAUKEE AVE 5303 JOHNSON DR. 29 BACON ST.. CALL FOR HOURS 96001 916-243-1360 MIZELL TRAINS INC. 60048 847-247-8787 66205 913-432-8820 01083 413-436-5318 3051 WEST 74TH AVE. www.jhobbyhaven.com ROSEVILLE 80030 303-429-4811 MARION RAILROAD HOBBIES GEORGIA CHUCK’S DEPOT TOPEKA ARKANSAS 119 VERNON ST. 1913 W. RENDELMAN. FUN FOR ALL HOBBIES 95678 916-782-6067 ATLANTA (KENNESAW) 62959 618-993-9179 2023 SW GAGE BLVD. MICHIGAN JACKSONVILLE CONNECTICUT TRAINS & HOBBIES INC. FAX 618-993-9179 66604 913-272-5772 HOBBY SHACK SACRAMENTO 2844 S. MAIN ST. [email protected] COLOMA 1200 JOHN HARDEN DR BRUCE’S TRAIN SHOP BRANFORD 30144 770-528-0990 WICHITA J & W MODEL TRAINS 72076 501-982-6836 2752 MARCONI AVENUE BRANFORD HOBBIES 770-528-0910 MUNDELEIN ENGINE HOUSE HOBBIES 6450 BECHT RD E 95821 916-485-5288 609 W. MAIN ST. RON’S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES 2745 BOULEVARD PLAZA 49038-9546 616-468-5586 SACRAMENTO’S LARGEST TRAIN WEST MAIN KENNESAW 431 N. LAKE ST. 67211 316-685-6608 STORE 06405 203-488-9865 HOBBY TOWN USA 60060 708-949-8680 FLINT CALIFORNIA 840 W. BARRETT PKWY., RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP OF FLINT SAN DIEGO (LA MESA) CANAAN SUITE 650 PALOS HEIGHTS 2061 S. LINDEN ROAD ALBANY REEDS HOBBY BERKSHIRE HILLS HOBBY SUPPLY 30144 770-426-8800 THE RIGHT TRACK 48532 810-720-2500 KIT & CABOODLE 8039 LA MESA BLVD. 93 MAIN ST. 6421 W. 127TH STREEET KENTUCKY FAX 810-720-2505 425 SAN PABLO AVE 91941 619-464-1672 06018 860-824-0527 LAWENCEVILLE 60463 708-388-3008 94706 510-524-9942 DAILY 10-7 SAT 10-5 SUN 12-4 LEGACY STATION LOUISVILLE FRASER FAX 510-524-9042 COLLINSVILLE 251-F HURRICANE SHOALS RD PEORIA SCALE REPRODUCTIONS, INC. P & D HOBBY SHOP SAN DIEGO HOBBY SHOP OF COLLINSVILLE 30045 770-339-7780 MIKE’S SCALE RAIL 3073 BRECKINRIDGE LANE 31280 GROESSBECK HWY. BERKELEY THE WHISTLE STOP 105 MAIN ST. FAX 770-339-4417 3008 N STERLING AVE. 40220 502-459-5849 48026 586-296-6116 BERKELEY HARDWARE 3834 4TH AVE. 06022 860-693-9459 61604 309-689-0656 2145 UNIVERSITY AVE. 92103 619-295-7340 MACON GRAND RAPIDS 94704 510-845-0410 DANIELSON HOBBYTOWN USA SKOKIE HOBBY WORLD FAX 510-845-3617 SAN FRANCISCO TOY LOFT 34634 PRESIDENTIAL PWKY. NORTH SHORE HOBBY AND LOUISIANA 2851 CLYDE PARK SW FRANCISCAN HOBBIES 24 MAPLE SY. SUITE H COLLECTORS GALLERY 49509 616-538-6130 BURBANK 1920-A OCEAN AVE. 06239 860-779-0865 31206 912-474-0061 4901 OAKTON ST. BROUSSARD BURBANK’S HOUSE OF HOBBIES 94127 415-584-3919 60077 847-673-4849 RON’S MODEL RAILROAD GRAND RAPIDS 911 S. VICTORY BLVD. MANCHESTER RIVERDALE SHOP RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP 91502 818-848-3674 SAN LUIS OBISPO NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY RIVERDALE STATION SPRINGFIELD 106 E. MAIN STREET 2055 28TH ST. SE LAWS HOBBY CENTER - THE TRAIN EXCHANGE 6632 HWY. 85 SPRINGFIELD HAMMERS HOBBIES 70518 318-837-3799 49508 616-247-9933 BURBANK 855 MARSH 71 HILLIARD ST. RIVERDALE PLAZA 2448 S. 10TH ST. THE TRAIN SHACK 93401 805-544-5518 06040 860-646-0610 30274 770-991-6085 62703 217-523-0265 SHREVEPORT SAGINAW 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY www.nehobby.com COOK’S COLLECTORS CORNER ROGER'S HOBBY CENTER INC 91505 818-842-3330 SAN MATEO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS 4402 YOUREE DR. 5620 STATE RD TALBOT’S HOBBIES OLD LYME IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 71105 318-865-7632 48603-3680 517-790-0080 ONE FOR THE ROAD! 445 SOUTH B ST. HOBBY CENTER FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONTH 517-790-0358 TAKE MRG WITH YOU 94401 415-342-0126 151-3A BOSTON POST ROAD INDIANA WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 06731 860-434-5309 SAVANNAH SHELBY TOWNSHIP (DETROIT) STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS SAN RAFAEL BULL STREET STATION INDIANAPOLIS NTHMAINE GREAT LAKES HOBBY & TRAIN FEATHER RIVER TRAIN SHOP WOLCOTT 151 BULL ST. N GAUGE TRAIN SHOP 46660 VAN DYKE BURLINGAME 55 MITCHELL BLVD. SUITE 3 THE HOBBY GALLERY 31402 912-236-4344 4759 N. POST RD. “I NEVER MET A HOBBY 48317 810-323-1300 TRACKSIDE TRAINS 94903 415-499-0664 1810 MERIDEN RD. 1-800-611-8521 46226 317-898-4883 SHOP MODEL RRS & BOOKSEXCLUSIVELY 06716 203-879-2316 I DID NOT LIKE.” ST. CLAIR SHORES 1675 ROLLINS ROAD B-1 SANTA CLARA SUGAR HILL MERRILLVILLE WILL ROGERS WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS 94010 650-692-9724 TRAIN SHOP TRAIN MASTER MODELS HOBBYTOWN - MERRILLVILLE 21714 HARPER AVE. 1829 PRUNERIDGE BLVD. MEMORIES MALL 1858 E 80TH AVE 48080 313-771-6770 95050 408-296-1050 4450 NELSON BROGDON BLVD 46410-5734 219-736-0255 MARYLAND COSTA MESA DELAWARE 30518 770-878-8395 TAYLOR TRAIN CROSSING TORRANCE 770-878-0426 FAX MICHIGAN CITY RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP 1089C BAKER ST. ALL ABOARD MODEL RR WILMINGTON B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS BALTIMORE 22661 NORTHLINE RD. 92626 714-549-1596 3867 PACIFIC COAST HWY. MITCHELL’S, INC. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS 408 FRANKLIN M B KLEIN, INC. 48180 734-287-7405 90505 310-791-2637 2303 CONCORD PIKE IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 46360 219-874-2382 162 N. GAY ST. FAIRFAX SHOPPING CENTER FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONTH (INCLUDES MAIL ORDER) WESTLAND CULVER CITY VENTURA 19803 302-652-3258 NASHVILLE/BROWN COUNTY 21202 410-539-6207 DAVE’S HOBBY & TV MODEL RAILROADING’S DEALER DIRECTORY ALLIED MODEL TRAINS VENTURA HOBBIES NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY www.modeltrainstuff.com 29026 WARREN RD. 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 2950 JOHNSON DR. #128 PO BOX 1273 48185 313-422-4464 90230 310-313-9353 93003 805-658-8138 ILLINOIS 47448-1273 812-988-1558 COLLEGE PARK FLORIDA BURRETT HOBBIES WESTLAND WESTMINSTER ALTON 9920 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NANKIN HARDWARE & HOBBY ARNIES TRAINS CLEARWATER GREEN CABOOSE HOBBIES 20740 301-982-5032 35101 FORD RD. 6452 INDUSTRY WAY #B TRAINS AND TREASURES, INC. 3214C EAST BROADWAY 48185 313-722-5700 92683 714-893-1015 1710 N. HERCULES AVE. 62002 618-465-7937 KENSINGTON SUITE 104A/105A JUNEBERRY & SONS YPSILIANTI 33765 727-298-0350 BLOOMINGTON TRAIN & HOBBIES RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP HOBBYLAND INC. 10527 SUMMIT AVE. 4035 CARPENTER LANTANA 616 N. MAIN ST. 20895 301-564-9360 48197 734-971-6116 THE DEPOT 61701 309-828-1442 518 W. LANATA RD. LAUREL 33462 561-585-1982 BOURBONNAIS PEACH CREEK SHOPS WIMPY’S HOBBY WORLD 201 MAIN STREET 263 N. CONVENT, SUITE 8 20707 301-498-9071 60914 815-932-6100 FAX 301-498-9302 http://users.aol.com/peachcreek

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INTERLAKEN COLUMBUS MONTOURSVILLE ROANOKE ROCK RIVER MODEL HOBBIES THE TRAIN STATION ENGLISH MODEL RR SUPPLY ONE FOR THE ROAD! THE RAIL YARD MINNESOTA NEW 7762 ROCK RIVER ROAD 4430 INDIANOLA AVE. 21 HOWARD ST. TAKE MRG WITH YOU 7547 WILLIAMSON ROAD 14847 607-532-9489 43214 614-262-9056 17754 570-368-2516 WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 24019 540-362-1714 LITTLE CANADA HAMPSHIRE STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS FAX 540-362-8925 HUB HOBBY CENTER MALONE LORAIN PITTSBURGH 82 MINNESOTA AVE. HAMPTON HOBBY JUNCTION EXPRESS THE CORNER STORE A B CHARLES SON SPRINGFIELD 55117 612-490-1675 NEAL’S N-GAUGING TRAINS DEER RIVER CAMPSITE 1249 COLORADO AVE. HOBBY SHOP GRANDDAD’S HOBBY SHOP 86 TIDE MILL RD. HCR 01 BOX 101A 44052 440-288-2351 3213 W. LIBERTY AVE. TEXAS 5260-A PORT ROYAL RD. MOORHEAD 03842 603-926-9031 514-631-3504 15216 412-561-3068 22151-2113 703-242-8668 BADERS HOBBY CENTER 514-631-1376 FAX NORTH CANTON AMARILLO OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 788 2ND AVE S NORTH HAMPTON NICK’S RAILWAY SUPPLY NEW HOPE HOBBY TIME 56560 218-291-1654 FITTS PHOTO & HOBBY SHOP MINEOLA 7251 MIDDLEBRANCH NE NIXON ENTERPRISES 201-H WESTGATE PRKWY WOODBRIDGE 79 LAFAYETTE RD WILLIS HOBBIES 44721 330-494-0125 HOBBY SHOP 79121 806-352-9660 THE “RIP TRACK” RICHFIELD 03862-2406 603-964-9292 300 WILLIS AVE. FAX 330-494-7817 226 BOBWHITE RD 2885 PS BUSINESS CENTER HUB HOBBY CENTER 603-964-9417 11501 516-746-3944 18938 215-862-0265 AUSTIN 22192 800-790-6901 6410 PENN AVE. S TOLEDO www.nixonenterprises.com KING’S HOBBY NO. VIRGINIA HO & N EXCLUSIVELY 55423 612-866-9575 ONE FOR THE ROAD! NEW YORK CITY STEVE’S FALLEN FLAGGS 8810 N. LAMAR TAKE MRG WITH YOU MANHATTAN TRAINS HOBBIES READING 78753 512-836-7388 SPRING LAKE PARK WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 14 W 45TH ST 5414 MONROE ST. G & K HOBBY CENTRE UNIVERSITY HOBBIES STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS 10036 212-840-8700 43623 419-843-3334 720 GORDON ST. “I NEVER MET A HOBBY WASHINGTON 8185 UNIVERSITY AVE. NE 19601 610-374-8598 SHOP 55432 612-780-4189 TROY I DID NOT LIKE.” PAWLING THE ERIE RAILWAY DEPOT STRASBURG WILL ROGERS CENTRALIA ST. PAUL NEW JERSEY T & M HOBBBIES 2 WEST MAIN ST. CHOO CHOO BARN, INC. HOBBYTOWN USA SCALE MODEL SUPPLIES 32 FENWOOD DR 45373 937-440-9922 ROUTE 741E, BOX 130 DALLAS 1649 KRESKY AVE 458 N. LEXINGTON PKWY. DELRAN 12564 845-855-0026 17579 717-687-0464 PHIL’S HOBBIES 98531 360-330-2114 55104 651-646-7781 M & G HOBBIES [email protected] 2740 VALWOOD PARKWAY TENBY PLAZA EXCLUSIVELY MODEL RAILROADING WHEN HOBBY SHOPS #105 FERNDALE 2902 ROUTE 130 NORTH OKLAHOMA ARE OUTLAWED... 75234 972-243-3603 M & M DEPOT 08075 856-461-3553 SCHENECTADY ONLY OUTLAWS WILL 2032 MAIN ST., PO BOX 1828 MISSISSIPPI www.mandghobbies.com MOHAWK VALLEY RAILROAD TULSA GO TO HOBBY SHOPS! 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�YOUR TREK PLAN FOR THE WEEKEND… ALABAMA GEORGIA TUSCUMBIA � Shoals Model RRers Inc. All Scales ALBANY � Flint River Model RR Club Train Show. club. Tues. 6PM. SOU Ry. Depot, 5th & Water Sts. Info: Jan. 8-9, 2005. 9AM-5PM Sat. 11AM-4PM Sun.Knights of Neal Jeter, (256) 757-5687 or George Walker, (256) 766- Columbus Hall, 2009 Gillionsville Rd. $3, under 12 free. 5073, [email protected]. Info: Jimmie Swann, (229) 883-3517. CALIFORNIA ATLANTA � Metro Atlanta N-Scalers Meets. 1st Tues. of month, 7:30PM. Church of the Atonement, 945 High ANAHEIM � Orange County Model RRers meeting. Point Rd., Atlanta. Info: Charles Leake, (404) 262-2969. Second Wednesday of each month. 7:30PM-9PM. Ana- heim Public Library, corner of Harbor & Broadway. Info: ATLANTA (TUCKER) � Piedmont Division Monthly Steve Tibbetts, [email protected], (714) 843-1820. Meeting. 2nd Tuesday each month, 7PM. Elks Lodge, BAKERSFIELD � Golden Empire Hist. & Modeling 1775 Montreal Rd, Tucker. Map at www.piedmont-div.org. Society Annual Show & Swap Meet. Jan. 15-16, 2005. Free. Info: Ed Jahns, 1538 Rivermist Dr. Lilburn GA 10AM-5PM Sat. 10AM-4PM Sun. Kern County Fair, 1142 30047, [email protected]. South P St. $5, under 12 free, admission good for both MARIETTA � Monthly Meeting of the Georgia Society days. Info: Doug Wagner, 14008 Tierra Blanca Ave., Bak- of Ferroequinologists & field trips. 2nd Fri. of each month, ersfield, CA 93314, (661) 331-6695. 7:30PM. Nations Bank of Waddell St. Free. Info: Robert CROCKETT � Bay Area NTRAK Model RR Club’s N Hunt, (770) 428-3864 or Larry Smith, (404) 926-0739. scale modular layout group in operation in retired So. SAVANNAH � Coastal Rail Buffs 16th Annual Train Pacific depot has openings for new members. Wed. 10AM- Show. Jan. 15-16. 10AM-5PM Sat. 10AM-4PM Sun. $4, 3PM & 7PM-9PM, Sat. 10AM-4PM. Depot on Rolph St. $3 seniors, students and military. Under 12 free. Info: Ken next to the SP mainline, 900 Loring Ave., Crockett, CA. Huffman, (912) 927-4976. Free. Info: John Marshall, 2472 Hill View Lane, Pinole, CA 94564, (510) 758-9310. ILLINOIS LOS ANGELES � East Valley Lines N-Scale Model RR CHICAGO � Great Midwest Train Show. Dec. 12. Open House. Every Sat. & Sun. 11AM-3PM. Traveltown, 9:30AM-3PM. DuPage County Fairgrounds, County Farm Griffith Park. Free. Info: Lowell Majors, P.O. Box 5732, Glendale, CA 91301 (213) 662-8339. Rd. & Roosevelt Rd. $7, under 12 free. Info: CIA Inc., PO Box 1192, Lombard, IL 60148, (630) 290-1962, info@ � SAN DIEGO San Diego Model RR Museum Toy greatmidwesttrainshow.com Train & Model RR Show/Operation Exhibit. Tues-Fri 11AM-4PM, Weekends 11AM-5PM. Free Tuesday Dec. 7. INDIANA Casa De Balboa Bldg. in Balboa Park, 1649 El Prado. $4, INDIANAPOLIS � discounts for students/seniors/military ID, under 15 free. Naptown & White River Model RR Info: Beth Cain, San Diego Model RR Museum, 1649 El Club Show & Swap Meet. Dec. 4. 10AM-3PM. Central Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 696-0199. Catholic School, 1155 E. Cameron St. Info: Carl Tomamichel, (317) 786-1183, www.naptownrr.org TURLOCK � TTOS San Joaquin Valley Div. Model Train Show. Dec. 4-5. 10AM-5PM Sat. 10AM-3PM Sun. SOUTH BEND � St. Joe Valley Model RR Club of Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, 900 N. Broadway. $3, $5 South Bend is now accepting new members. 400 S. Main families. Info: Robert Silva, (209) 838-2703, rsilva61@ St., Mishawaka. Info: David Korkhouse, (574) 272-6436. aol.com. KENTUCKY VALLEJO � Vallejo Model RR Club Annual Holiday Open House. Dec. 11-12. 11AM-4PM. Civic Bldg. Solano LOUISVILLE � Greenberg’s Train, Toy, & Hobby Show. County Fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Dr. $2, under 12 Jan 29-30. 10AM-4PM. Kentucky International Conven- free. Info: [email protected] or [email protected]. tion Center, 221 Fourth Ave. $7, under 12 free. Info: CONNECTICUT www.greenbergshows.com. MARYLAND WALLINGFORD � Classic Shows Train Show. Jan. 9, 2005. 9AM-2PM. Zandri’s Stillwood Inn, 1074 S. Colony TIMONIUM � Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby Show. Rd., US 5, exit 13 on I-91. $4, under 12 free. Info: Classic Dec. 4-5. 10AM-4PM. MD State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Shows, PO Box 2415, Shelton CT 06484, (203) 926-1327. Rd. $7, under 12 free. Info: www.greenbergshows.com. DELAWARE MASSACHUSETTS WILMINGTON � Northern Delaware Model RR Club MARLBOROUGH � Hub Div. Fall Train Show. Dec. Christmas Show. Dec. 12. 10AM-3PM. Cranston Hgts. 11-12. 10AM-4PM. Royal Plaza Hotel, 181 Boston Post Fire Co. Rt. 2 Kirkwood Hwy. Prices Corner. $5, $7/fam- Rd. West. $5, $3 seniors, $4 NMRA members, $1 kids, ily, under 10 free. Info: Keith Heck, 213 S. Dilwyn Rd., scouts in uniform free. Info: Gerald Abegg, 261 Waltham Newark, DE 19711, (302) 454-8972. St., Lexington, MA 02241, [email protected]. FLORIDA WILMINGTON � Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby FT. MYERS � Scale Rails Holiday Train Show. Nov. 27- Show. Dec. 18-19. 10AM-4PM. Shriners Auditorium, 99 28. 10AM-4PM Sat. 10AM-3PM Sun. International Col- Fordham Rd. $7, under 12 free. Info: www.green- lege at The Renaissance Center, Winkler Rd. at College bergshows.com. Info: Pkwy. $5, $2 teens, under 12 free. Jim Edmier, 17807 MICHIGAN Dracena Cir., N. Ft. Myers, FL 33917, (239) 731-0520. PALMETTO � Sarasota Model RR Club Model Show. TRAVERSE CITY � Grand Traverse Festival of Trains. Dec. 11-12. 10AM-4PM Sat. 10AM-3PM Sun. Manatee Dec. 18, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005. 10AM-8PM. Grand Traverse Civic Center, 1 Haben Blvd. $5, kids free. Info: Dan Heritage Center, 322 Sixth, St. $4, $3 seniors, $2 ages 6- Cioffi, (941) 758-3602. 12. Info: (231) 995-0313.

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MISSOURI JOPLIN � Museum Complex Train Show & Swap MARC DESOBEAU Meet. Nov. 27. 8AM-3PM. Schifferdecker Park, 7th St. & Schifferdecker. $3, under 12 free. Info: Rick Gardner, 11486 Cty. Ln. 214, Oronogo, MO 64855, (417) 673- 4888, [email protected]. ST. LOUIS � World’s Greatest Hobby On Tour. Jan. 8- 9, 2005. 10AM-8PM. America’s Center, 701 Convention Plaza. $9, under 16 free. Info: www.wghshow.com. NEW JERSEY ® The "Artist of the Rails" EDISON � Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby Show. Nov. 27-28. 10AM-4PM. New Jersey Convention Center "Feather & Steel" P.O. Box 9524 www.artistoftherails.com & Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave. $7, under 12 free. Info: Limited Edition Print Odgen, UT 84409 phone & fax (801) 394-4962 www.greenbergshows.com. EDISON � World’s Greatest Hobby On Tour. Dec. 11- 12 10AM-8PM Sat. 10AM-5PM Sun. New Jersey Con- vention Center & Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave. $9, under 16 free. Info: www.wghshow.com. LAKEWOOD � Ocean County Society of Model RR’rs of Lakewood Open House. Dec. 4. 10AM-4PM. All Saints Episcopal Church, Rt. 9 North between 2nd and 3rd St. $3, $5 family. Info: www.thortrains.com/ocsmr/ UNION � Model RR Club 2004 Annual Light & Sound Show. Nov. 26-28, Dec. 3-5, 10-12. 7PM-10PM Fri. 12PM-9PM Sat. 295 Jefferson Ave. $6, under 13 & over 59 $3. Info: www.tmrci.com. WILLIAMSTOWN � Brooklawn Tri-Annual Scale Train Meet. Jan. 2, 2005. 10AM-3PM. Brooklawn Ameri- can Legion Post #72, Railroad Ave. $4, under 12 free. Info: Bill Powell, 306 Broad St., Williamstown, NJ 08094, (856) 728-1327. NEW MEXICO BELEN � Belen Model RR Club Open House. Tues-Sat, 12:30PM-3:30PM. Belen Harvey House Museum, 1st & Becker Sts. Donations accepted. Info: Jon S. Sem, 1845 Ash Dr. SW, Los Lunas, NM 87031, (505) 565-1639 (before 9 PM), [email protected]. LAS CRUCES � Dona Ana Modular RR Club HO Meets. Third Thurs. each month, 7PM. Thomas Brannigan Memorial Library, Spruce Ave. & N. Main St. Info: Mike Hallock, 1941 Poplar Ave., Las Cruces, NM 88001. NEW YORK INTERLAKEN � Rock River Model RR Club 11th Annual Train Show. Nov. 27-28. 9AM-4PM. South Seneca High School. $2, under 12 free. Info: Rock River Model Hobbies, 7762 Rock River Rd. Interlaken, NY 14847 (607) 532-9489, [email protected]. KINGSTON � Kingston Model RR Club’s Annual Open House. Nov. 20-21, 27-28. 12PM-5PM. Kingston Model RR Club, Susan St. off Pine Grove Ave. $5, $1 kids under 12. Info: Kingston Model RR Club, (845) 334- 8233, [email protected]. Z, Nn3, N, HOn3, HO, Sn3, S, On30, O & G NORTH CAROLINA Track Cleaning Cars SOUTHERN PINES � Sandhill Central RR Show. Nov. 20-21. 12PM-4PM. Campbell House basement, 482 1 E. Connecticut Ave. $2, under 4' 8 /2" free. Info: Will Gar- ner, Jr. 325 Country Club Dr., Southern Pines, NC 28387. (910) 692-8891. OHIO COLUMBUS � A free-rolling Cratex®, canvas or Handi-Wipes® roller Div. 6 Mid Central Region Annual set at an angle to the track scrubs the rails clean. Train Show. Nov. 21. 11AM-4PM. Franklin County Veter- Simple but effective. Aztec Manufacturing ans Memorial, 300 W. Broad St. $5, under 12 free. Info: 2701 Conestoga Dr., #113 John Retterer, (740) 494-2533. Carson City, NV 89706 DAYTON � * * (775) 883-3327 phone All Trains Swap Meet. Jan. 16, 2005. Mfg. Company (775) 883-3357 fax 11AM-4PM. Montgomery Co. Fairgrounds, 1043 S. Main. [email protected] $3, under 12 free. Info: Larry Zeller, 4646 W. US Rt. 36, www.aztectrains.com Piqua, OH 45356. (937) 773-7186.

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LIMA � Putnam Assn. Of Railfans Model RR Show. Dec. 19. 10AM-3PM. Allen County Fairgrounds. $3, under 12 free. Info: Joe Ginther, 5995 US Rte. 224, Ottowa, OH 45875, (419) 523-4996. WILLARD � 9th Annual Willard Train Show. Dec. 5. 10AM-4PM. Willard Jr. High School, 955 S. Main St. $3, under 12 free. Info: David Moore, 1010 Bucyrus Rd., Galion, OH 44833, (419) 462-5035. WILMINGTON � Cape Fear Model RR Club 8th Annual Show. Jan. 29-30, 2005. 10AM-5PM Sat. 10AM- 4PM Sun. American Legion Post 10 Bldg., 720 Pine Grove Dr. $4, $2 children. Info: Ben Jackson, (910) 270- 2696. OREGON RICKREALL � Willamette Valley Model RR Club & Western Oregon Model RR’rs Swap Meet. Dec. 4. 10AM- 3PM. Polk County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 22 & 99W. $5, $1 children 6-12, $20 tables. Info: (503) 581-6071, macin- [email protected]. ROSEBURG � All Aboard RR Club for All Scales. 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 3PM, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 7PM. 427 SE Main St. Info: Debi or Kim Wing, (503) 672-0280. PENNSYLVANIA AMBRIDGE � Ohio Valley Lines Model RR, Library & Museum Open House. Nov. 27-28, Dec. 4-5, 11-12,18- 19, Jan. 7-8. 12PM-5PM. 1225 Merchant St. $3, children 6-12 $1.00. Info: John Gallagher, 101 Ambridge Ave., Fair Oaks, PA 15003, (724) 266-4787. CLARION � Clarion Model RR Club Train Exhibit. Nov. 26-27, Dec. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18. 515C Main St. Rear Y OU A SKED F OR I T ! Entrance. $1.50, $.50 kids under 12. Info: Robert Hartle, 851 Reed Rd., Clarion, PA 16214, (814)226-0699. N OW G O G ET I T ELKINS PARK � Cheltenhills Model RR Club Open House. Nov. 27-28. 12PM-4PM. 8000 Old York Rd. adja- cent to Elkins Park Square. Free. Info: (215) 635-9747. �ONLY TOP SELLERS FT. WASHINGTON � Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby Show. Dec. 11-12. 10AM-4PM. Ft. Washington �NEW PACKAGING Expo & Conference Center, 1100 Virginia Dr. $7, under UCH OWER RICING 12 free. Info: www.greenbergshows.com. �M L P GIBSONIA � Western Pennsylvania Model RR �AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE !!!! Museum 17th Annual Holiday Train Display. Nov. 13-Jan. 16. 6PM-9PM Fri. 11AM-5PM Sat. & Sun. 5507 Lakeside For more information Dr. $5, $3 under 12. Info: [email protected] Call Your Distributor Today!! MANHEIM � Stiegel Valley Model RR Open House. Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26, Jan 2. 1PM-4PM. 230 S. Charlotte St. Donations accepted. Info: METAL IS AUTHENTIC [email protected]. Stock # 5500 MONROEVILLE � Greenberg’s Train, Toy, & Hobby Show. Jan 22-23. 10AM-4PM. The Pittsburgh ExpoMart, 105 Mall Blvd. $7, under 12 free. Info: www.green- bergshows.com. ENGINEERING 6917 W. 59th Street • Chicago, Illinois 60638 • (773) 586-8503 • Fax: (773) 586-8556 • www.ksmetals.com ROYERSFORD � Royersford Modular Model RR’rs Open House. Nov. 20, Dec. 8, 15, Jan. 4, 11. 10AM-4PM. 350 Main St. Free, donations accepted. Info: Frederick Monsimer, (610) 917-9366. [email protected]. � SHAMOKIN Lower Anthracite Model RR Club -4 Ball Bearing Equipped Rollers Open House. Dec 19-20, 26. 6:30PM-9PM. 210 E. Inde- -Great for Locomotive Demonstration pendence St. Free. Info: Tim Gilbert, (570)339-1550, -Perfect for DCC ProgrammingARISTO-CRAFT TRAINS/POLK’S HOBBIES [email protected]. -Excellent for LocomotiveROLLERS Testing FOR STATIONARY OPERATION OF LOCOMOTIVES YORK � Miniature RR Club of York 60th Annual Open -Ideal for Locomotive Break-in House. Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19. 1PM-5PM. 381 Wheat- field St. $2, $.50 kids. Info: Ivan Frantz, (717) 225-5470. SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY DEALER!!! YORK � Greenberg’s Train, Toy, & Hobby Show. Jan 15-16. 10AM-4PM. York Expo Center, 334 Carlisle Ave. ARISTO-CRAFT TRAINS 698 S. 21st Street, ART11905 $7, under 12 free. Info: www.greenbergshows.com. Irvington, NJ 07111-4109 G GAUGE ROLLERS Phone: 973-351-9800 $62.00 TEXAS Fax: 973-351-9700 PLK50101 http://www.aristocraft.com PLK50102 PLANO � 20th Annual Dallas Area Train Show. Jan. http://www.polkshobbylmpinc.us/ O GAUGE ROLLERS HO GAUGE ROLLERS 15-16, 2005. 10AM-5PM Sat. 10AM-4PM Sun. Plano [email protected] $60.00 HO GAUGE ROLLERS $60.00

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Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy. $7, under 12 free. Info: www.dfwtrainshows.com. WACO � Wintertime Train Show. Jan. 8-9. 10AM- 4PM Sat. 11AM-4PM Sun. Fine Arts Bldg. H.O.T. Fair- grounds, 4601 Bosque Ave. $4, $2 under 12. Info: Valiant Enterprises, PO Box 42233, Oklahoma City, OK 73123, (405) 810-1010. VIRGINIA CHANTILLY � Greenberg’s Train, Toy, & Hobby Show. Nov. 20-21. 10AM-4PM. Dulles Expo & Conven- tion Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center. $7, under 12 free. Info: www.greenbergshows.com. VIRGINIA BEACH � Greenberg’s Train, Toy, & Hobby Show. Jan. 8-9. 10AM-4PM. Virginia Beach Pavil- ion Convention Center. $7, under 12 free. Info: www.greenbergshows.com. WISCONSIN KENOSHA � Tri-County Model RR Club Open House. Nov. 19-20. 6PM-9PM Fri. 10AM-6PM Sat. Villa Capri Shopping Center, 2031 22nd Ave. downstairs, below Family Dollar. Free. Info: Jenny Schwartz, (262) 539-2459, [email protected]. LACROSSE � The Great Tri-State Rail Sale, Flea Mar- ket & Swap Meet. Jan. 29, 2005. 9AM-3PM. La Crosse Center, 300 Harborview Plaza. $3, under 12 free. Info: 4000 Foundation, PO Box 3411, La Crosse, WI 54602, (608) 582-4761. MADISON � NMRA Midwest Region South Central Wisconsin Div. Monthly Meeting. Dec. 5, Jan. 9, 2005. 1PM. Fitchburg Community Center, 5510 E. Lacy Rd. Free. Info: Radleigh Becker, 444 Hilltop Dr., Madison, WI 53711-1212, (608) 231-1817, [email protected]. ENGLAND WEST SUSSEX � Seaboard Southern Group North American Model RR Show. Nov. 27. 10AM-4:30PM. Ashurst Wood Village Hall, Maypole Rd., Ashurst Wood. £2.50, £1.50 concessions.

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N CaliforCaliforniania ZephyrZephyr 111-Car1-Car SetSet Item #106-055 Expected In October MSRP $250.00 PRECISION RAILROAD MODELS O c t o b e r HO Budd Corrugated Business Car

Arriving This Month Preproduction model pictured c New tooling for faithful recreation of original 1949 consist! c Each car with accurate CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR lettering and silver corrugated-side body, blackened low-profile metal wheels and KATO semi- automatic couplers! Observation car features lighted tail-light and red markers along with an illuminated tail sign! Item # Description MSRP c Install our optional Interior Lighting Kit with new white LED (single car kit 35-6003 CB&Q “Burlington” $48.00* #11-209 $10.00 MSRP, or six car kit #11-210 $50.00 MSRP) for added realism. 35-6011 AT&SF “Santa Fe #50” $48.00* Each comes with filter(s) included to modify white light to amber hue. 35-6012 UP* “Sunset” $50.00* c Display UNITRACK included. c Removable Truck Top Frame for operation on tighter curves *Union Pacific licensed product. N EMD F3 with Passenger Pilot HO EMD SD38-2 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Expected In October

Item # Description MSRP 106-0306 A+B Two-Unit Set $170.00 #9960A - #9960B 176-1301 Individual A-Unit $ 85.00 #9960C Prototype photo Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, collection of James W. Kerr Expected In January c KATO Magnetic Knuckle Couplers c DCC-Friendly Mechanism Roadname/Eng # Fuel Truck Brake* Item # Paint Scheme Tank Type Hatch* 37-6531 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 210 $140.00* Maroon/Gold 4000gal. 2 Cyl. w/DB* N ALCO PA--1/PB--1 37-6481 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 215 $140.00* Maroon/Gold 3200gal. 3 Cyl. w/DB* Expected In November 37-6482 Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 659 $140.00* Item # Description MSRP Orange 3200gal. 3 Cyl. w/DB* 37-6483 Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 665 $140.00* 106-0503 Denver & Rio Grande Western* $190.00* Orange 3200gal. 3 Cyl. w/DB* PA-1+PB-1 Two-Unit Set #6001+#6002 Prototype photo J. M. Gruber collection 37-6491 U.S. Steel 1 $140.00* Silver with Gold Nose Blue/Green 3200gal. 2 Cyl. w/DB* 106-0504 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe $184.00 37-6490 Undecorated 3200gal. 2 Cyl. $140.00* PA-1+PB-1 Two-Unit Set #52L+#52A w/both DB & Non-DB* Red and Silver Warbonnet 37-6521 Chicago & North Western 6652* $145.00* Operation Lifesaver 4000gal. 3 Cyl. Non-DB* 106-0505 Delaware & Hudson $184.00

37-6522 Chicago & North Western 6656* $145.00* PA-1+PA-1 Two-Unit Set #16+#19 Prototype photo by Alan Miller Yellow/Green 4000gal. 3 Cyl. Non-DB* Blue and Silver Warbonnet 37-6501 Union Pacific 2801* $145.00* 176-4101 Denver & Rio Grande Western* $ 95.00* Yellow/Gray 3200gal. 2 Cyl. Non-DB* Single PA-1 #6003 37-6502 Union Pacific 2804* $145.00* Silver with Gold Nose Yellow/Gray 3200gal. 2 Cyl. Non-DB* 37-6511 Union Pacific Y833* $145.00* 176-4102 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe $ 92.00 Lightning Bolt 4000gal. 3 Cyl. w/DB* Single PA-1 #54L Prototype photo by Brian Nicholson 37-6512 Union Pacific Y835* $145.00* Red and Silver Warbonnet Lightning Bolt 4000gal. 3 Cyl. w/DB* c KATO Magnetic Knuckle Couplers c DCC-Friendly Mechanism Expected MSRP shown. *Union Pacific licensed product. *Union Pacific licensed product.

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E-Z Command ® DCC System Item No. 44902 MSRP: $95.00 • SHIPPING NOW • E-Z Command ® control center • 1 amp AC wall pack power supply • connects to any track system • DVD format video instructions

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