The slanted radiator rills tell ou its an �g y SD45, �PRECISION RAILROADTO MODELS u its a KATO. The EMD SD45, with its bold design and looks, was a progressive step forward in diesel loco- motive evolution. Touted by the manufacturer N Scale EMO 5045 as the optimal mix of power, tractive effort and ".,....""""'."..","""'" weight, the SD45 was suitable for most any type of freight load. Nearly units were purchased 1300 by more than railroads during its 20 1966 -1971 production years. Several roads still use the SD45 today. At last, KATO Precision Railroad Models has masterfully recreated this cylinder, 20 3600 horsepower workhorse, with the outstanding detail and performance that KATO is known for. This model is available in seven popular road­ names with two engine numbers per road, as well as undecorated. FEATURING: - · Precision Injection Molded Body " • Authentic Color Matched Paint • ' . KATO's Powerful Five-Pole Motor ,: Dual Machined Brass Flywheels • Massive Die-Cast Metal Chassis • Contact your local hobby dealer for availability and pricing of the Low Friction Trucks • KATO N scale S045 TOOA Blackened Wheel Sets Yf • Body Mount Couplers Recreate the above scene on your layout at home. Ask your dealer • for the Automatic Crossing Gate (# 20-650). the Automatic Color Constant/Directional Lighting 3 • Signal (# 20-605). the Station Office and Signal Tower Kit (# 23-315) ... and More! and the Toyota Autos (# 23-500), puts it all together. UN/TRACK Dillon Drive, Wood Dale, Illinois ITTrr�1 KATO U. S. A., INC. 781 60191 All Scales: N Scale: Techniques: Freight Cars: 19 Your Top Tips. Readers' "beller ideas" for modeling 4 50-Foot PS-I Double-Door Box Cars, from Atlas or Micro-Trains Scenic Modeling: models. Part I 39 Create a Cornfield 20 PS-2 Two-Bay Covered Hoppers from Atlas models, Part II Track Planning: Techniques: 42 10-foot 4-inch X 9-foot 7-inch Shelf Layout 22 Upgrading Atlas FGE Insulated 50-Foot Box Cars Time Capsule: Track Planning: 51 Minneapolis. Minnesota, July 27. 1978 on the Sao 42 10-foot 4-inch X 9-foot 7-inch Shelf Layout Layout Tour: 44 NTRAK. The Atlanta Way Diesels,One-Detail-At-A-Time: 48 EMD GP60 as EMD Demo 5 Locomotive Performance: HO Scale: 65 Summary of all previous locomotive performance test reports Freight Cars: 4 50-Foot PS-I Double-Door Box Cars. from InterMountain kits. Part I 20 PS-2 Two-Bay Covered Hoppers from Atlas or MDC kits. Part II 26 Three-Bay AAR Nine-Panel Hoppers from MDC kits 35 50-Foot "Mountain Pine" Box Car from Details West kit o Scale: Fr'eight Cars: 38 TCAX Thrall-Door Car Life-Like's Model from 20 PS-2 Two-Bay Covered Hoppers rom Weaver kits. Part II Locomotive Per·formance: f Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: 13 Mantua 0-4-0 Shifter Test Re ort p 48 EMD GP60 as EMD Demo 5 16 Can Motors for Mantua Steam Locomotives Locomotive Performance: 65 Summary of All Previous Locomotive Performance Test Reports 65 Summary of all Previous Locomotive Performance Test Re s Techniques: port 22 Upgrading Walthers FGE Insulated 50-Foot Box Cars 36 Clear Windows for Rail Power Products Diesel Bodies Diesel Modeling: 34 Western Pacific EMD SW1500 from Athearn's Kit Diesels, One-Dctail-At-A-Time: 48 EMD GP60 as EMD Demo 5 Departments: 9 Editorial 10 Railroad Historical Society Address Directory 12 Experience - At Your Fingertips: more about whut's in Ihis issue. On the Cover: "Quick" cornfields, in HO scale. Learn how from articles in previous issues 39. 64 Calendar you can do it on page 80205. $2.95. $28.00 RAILMODEL JOURNAL is published 12 times a year by Golden Bell Press. 2403 Champa St.. Denver. CO Price per single copy is or per year in the $36.00 12 U.S.A. Individual copy prices higher in Canada and other countries. Foreign subscriptions for issues. payable in U.S. funds. RAILMODEL JOURNAL. ISSN 1Q.13-544I. copyright 1995 by Golden Bell Press. All rights reserved. 'Second Class Postage paid at Denver. CO. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Railmodel Journal, 2403 Champa SI.. Denver. CO 80205. RAILMODEL JOURNAL - JUNE 1995 PAGE 3 PAINT & DECALS InterMountain's HO scale model of the PS-1 assembled using the parts in the kit plus Kadee no. 5 couplers. The first production runs duplicate cars with welded side seams A Pullman Standard builders photo of the class DF-19 C&O cars built in 1955. The small print below the DF- 19 reads "THIS CAR EQUIPPED WITH FRICTION CONTROLLED SPRING GROUP." It appears to have one 7- foot and one 8-foot wide door. These cars were likely pai�ted box car red when built. - photo 8899 courtesy Smithsonian Institute, Haskell & Barker col­ lection PAINT & DECALS 50 FOOT PS-l DOUBLE-DOOR BOX CARS HO Scale by InterMountain N Scale by Atlas and Micro-Trains Circa 1948-1961, Part 1 By Ed Hawkins The new InterMountain HO either 6- or 8-foot door opening, and ings on several lots. Some of the cars scale 50-foot box cars provide continues to release new road names had 70-ton trucks during the early modelers with an 0 portunity and lettering schemes. Now, 1960s transition period. Capacity nor­ to recreate some 0r the most InterMountain has released its 50-foot mally ranged from 4,714 to 5,042 cubic common freight cars of the PS- I, the first version of which has a feet, the variations depending on inter­ era. Similar models are made IS-foot door opening. E&C Shops also nal configuration. in N scale by Atlas and Micro­ offers a 50-foot double-door PS-I The basic features of the 50-foot Trains. E & C Shops offers an model in HO scale. but it is based on a PS-I are virtually the same as the 40- HO scale version of the later more modern (posl- 1 966) prototype car foot version, including the familiar PS-I (post-1 966) cars with half­ with half-weight ladders and no end and roof design. Similar to the 40- heig ht ladder and no roofwalk. foot PS-I, a number of variations and roofwa lks. Micro-Trains also options were offered. During the early has N scale versions of this Brief History of the Prototype years, a substantial number of 50-foot more modern car. PS- [s came with riveted side panels, but A 50-foot companion PS- I was intro­ welded sides were most common. duced by Pullman-Standard in he Journal" Variations exist on the number of side 1/ has presented an December 1948, when 200 cars were panels as well. Single-door cars typical­ extensive series of articles. deli vered to the Grand Trunk Western ly have either 14 or 16 panels. Double­ beginning in the March 1993 with 8-foot door openings. This initial door cars have similar variations, but issue, on one of the most lot had the fa miliar PS- I end and early T fe wer panels on the left side due to common and historically sig- PS-I roof. It was the only group of 50- presence of the staggered door. nificant freight cars ever manufactured foot PS-I s made with the early roof, dis­ Several door sizes were available, - the Pullman-Standard 40-foot PS-I tinguished by nat end panels. For many including 8. 9, 10, 12. 15 and 16 feet. box car. Production runs from 1947 well years thereafter. subsequent cars had the The 8- and 9-foot single-door and 15- into the 1960s yielded over 76.000 cars. classic PS-I integral stiffe ners on alliS foot double-door versions predominat­ [nterMollntain Railway Company roof panels. The design remained essen­ ed. By looking carefully at photos of responded with a vastly improved HO tially unchanged until 1960. At that cars with IS-foot double doors, you will model of the 40 foot PS- I. offered with time, the Hydroframe-60 (H-60) cush­ notice that some clearly have different - ion underframe and other design size doors (i.e., 7-foot left and 8-foot changes were introduced. As production The 50-foot PS- 1 box cars, built in the right). Others have doors that appear to with the new design features phased in Fifties, lasted well into the Seventies. This be the same size. Common doors used during the early 1960s. the cars began to C&O car was built in 1959 and pho­ include Improved Youngstown, six­ togra hed in It has the Pullman have a noticeable difference in appear­ p 1975. panel Superior and Pullman-Standard. Standa rd doars; one apparently seven­ ance. including an extended Several configurations of side sills feet wide and the other eight-feet wide. coupler/draft gear and short ladders on were made, including fu ll fishbelly InterMountain plans on producing kits the left side of the car that replaced indi­ h (between bolsters), partial fishbelly and with this style door in HO scale. T e eight­ vidual grabirons. As such, the period foot doors could also be "borrowed" from one with tabs similar to AAR box cars. 1948-196 1 was selected for this initial older Front Range kits in HO scale or from There are even variations with the fish­ edition of 50-foot PS- I production. Atlas 40-foot box cars in N scale. - Ed belly side sill. Some cars have a rather The prototype typically had an inside Hawkins photo abrupt downward slope from the bolster height of 10 feet 5 inches or 10 feet 6 HO Scale Decals: CDS HO-47 plus HO- while others have a gentle taper to the inches and commonly rode on 50-ton 251 dry transfers.