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� CORN SYRUP TANK CARS � ATHEARN 40’ HIGH-CUBE CONTAINERS � DIESEL DETAIL: NP F7 & F9 �

July 2004 $4.95 Canada $6.95

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TM HO TM Scale GenesisGenesis ...When...When OnlyOnly thethe BestBest IsIs GoodGood EnoughEnough

Latest Releases of GenesisTMTM F Units from Athearn EMD’s F series has over time proved to be the quintessential north American diesel locomotive. Easily recognized by both the general public and railroad community the F unit represents the standard of locomotive design. The goal of the Genesis line is to fully capture with exacting fidelity the many subtle nuances of this railroad classic. Response from model railroaders and industry experts alike proves that we have achieved our stated goal of manufacturing the finest model yet made in general production.

‘This is an excellent model that has significantly raised the bar for detail ‘Each model is molded and assembled to duplicate its prototype with "accuracy" level on ready-to-run locomotives.’-Jeff Wilson, associate editor, being the key word’ Ken Goslett, Railroad Model Craftsman, May 2002** Model Railroader Magazine, April 2001* ‘The elusive nose contours are captured extremely well, and there is no seam line ‘The new Genesis locomotives are just plain elegant. They run very well and are to mar the smooth appearance the would be seen one the prototype…Such atten- ready to work hard…Attention to detail is wonderful and makes these units a tion to these and other details is what makes this an exceptional model.’ delight.’-John Sipple, editor, Model Railroad News** Rich Picariello, Model Railroading Magazine, Mar/Apr 2001**

Southern Pacific Santa Fe New York Central � G1014 - F7A-Black Widow - #6232 � G1016 - F7A - Cat Whisker - #205L � G1017 - F7A - #1649 � G1514 - F7A-F7B - Black Widow - #6244, #8144 � G1516 - F7A-F7B - Cat Whisker - #212L, #212A � G1517 - F7A/F7B - #1650, #2423 � G1614 - F7A-F7B - Black Widow - #6245, #8145 � G1616 - F7A-F7B - Cat Whisker - #212C, #212B � G1617 - F7A/F7B - #11859, #2445

EMD Demo Pennsylvania Soo Line

� G2522 - F3A-F3B - #291-A-1, #291-B-1 � G2023 - F3A - #9501A � G2024 - F3A - #2201A � G2622 - F3A-F3B - #291-A-2, #291-B-2 � G2523 - F3A-F3B - #9500A, #9500B � G2524 - F3A-F3B - #2201B, #2201C � G2623 - F3A-F3B - #9503A, #9503B � G2624 - F3A-F3B - #200A, #201A

New York, Ontario & Western Grand Trunk Western Northern Pacific

� G2025 - F3A - #503 � G2026 - F3A - #9027 � G3003 - F9A Freight - #7052A � G2525 - F3A-F3B - #821A, #821B � G2526 - F3A-F3B - #9013, #9022 � G3203 - F9A-F9B Freight - #7004A, #7004B � G2625 - F3A-F3B - #822A, #822B � G2626 - F3A-F3B - #9008, #9021 � G3253 - F9A-F9B Freight - #7004D, #7004C Also available in the following road names: ATSF, B&O, C&NW, CB&Q, Cotton Belt, D&RGW, Erie, Frisco, GM&O. GN, Lehigh Valley, MEC, MP, Seaboard, Southern, UP, & WP

Visit your favorite hobby retailer for the latest Genesis releases and for information on the availability of your favorite road names. Athearn Genesis F Unit features: Premium photo-milled, pre-installed parts matched to each prototype Painted metal handrails and grab irons. Completely assembled with body shell attached Razor sharp painting and printing from photographic research of the Unmatched performance provided by Athearn’s enhanced driven train, actual prototype *Copyright Kalmbach Publishing Co., April 2001. Used with permission of Model Railroader Magazine with a dynamically balanced, skew wound motor and matched flywheels **Copyright Model Railroad News, Railroad Model Craftsman, & Model Railroading Magazines. Used with the express permission of each magazines’ respective publisher. Athearn • 1550 Glenn Curtiss St. • Carson, CA 90746 (310) 763-7140 • FAX (310) 763-7449 • www.athearn.com © 2004 Athearn, Inc. TOFC 7/1/04 4:04 PM Page 3

July 2004 VOLUME 34 NUMBER 5

FEATURES

20 � Modeling a Union Pacific GP30B by Mark Sharp 26 � Corn Syrup Tank Cars — Part 1 by Tim Frederick 30 Photo by Larry Puckett � On30 Rolling Stock — 30 46 � ON TRACK Styrene and Resin Craftsman Kits Reaching New Lows by Larry Puckett by Jim Mansfield 36 � Atlanta Interlocking Model Railroaders (HO) by David Butts 48 � PROTOTYPES FOR MODELS FREIGHTCAROLOGY Athearn 40’ High-Cube Container — Part 3 40 � S-1: ALCO’s First Standard Switcher — by David G. Casdorph Part 20: Tennessee Central; Studebaker; Timken Roller Bearing Co.; Truax-Traer Coal 52 � DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP Co.; Toledo, Angola & Western; Terminal Northern Pacific (NP) EMD Railroad Assn. of St. Louis; Texas City Terminal F7 and F9 Passenger Diesels by George Melvin by Rich Picariello

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5 � Editorial 9 � Ready Track 10 � Sandhouse (New Products) 14 � Society Page 16 � Product Reviews HO: Atlas Master Series® Silver EMD SD24 HO: Kato GE AC4400CW N: Bachmann Spectrum® USRA 4-8-2 55 � Dealer Directory 63 � Boys in the Basement 65 � Your Trek Plan 36

Photo by David Butts 70 � Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER A New York Central Ten Wheeler crosses a bridge on the Michigan Central, one of the modules that make up the Atlanta Interlocking Modular Railroaders. Turn to page 36 to learn more about this group of modelers in Atlanta. Building a module and joining a modular group can offer a great alternative to building a layout at home, especially for those with many demands on their time or who have limited space. Photo by David Butts. INSET: Starting on page 20, Mark Sharp shows how he modeled this classic Union Pacific GP30B from a Life-Like Proto 2000 GP30. Photo by Jim Six. PG 04 JULY MRG 04 6/30/04 10:17 AM Page 4 ��

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Travel with us as we explore Let’s Go to “O” the railways of England and Wales in September, 2004 "A Guide To Modern O Scale" from the publishers of O Scale Trains Magazine

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DASH 8-40C — Atlas’s new Dash 8-40C features: die-cast underframe, coupler cut bars, MU & trainline hoses, 5-pole skewed- armature motor w/dual flywheels, separate windshield wipers, metal grabirons, fine-scale handrails, directional lighting, painted crew, snowplow, piping on trucks, 4-function Dual-Mode Decoder on digital units. Analog and digital units will have different road numbers for each road name. It is offered in the following schemes in two numbers and unnumbered: C&NW, Conrail, CSX, NS and UP. MSRP $109.95-$119.95 (w/o decoder) or $139.95-$149.95 (w/decoder). Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. 378 Florence Avenue Hillside, NJ 07205 Ph: (908) 687-0880 Fax: (908) 687-8857 www.atlasrr.com

The Critter — The Critter in is an EMD Model 40 Phase 1 Diesel. It is a ready-to-run DCC-ready loco. Its features HO include: cab windows; separately applied handrails, HO brake detail/cylinders, air horns, exhaust pipes; louvered compartment doors, Phase 1 style underframe, 4-wheel pick-up & power, blackened wheels, 5-pole skew-wound motor, dual flywheels, directional lighting, and working metal-spring knuckle couplers. It comes as: #110 Unlettered — black w/white stripes, #111 Unlettered — orange w/black stripes, #112 EMD — black w/white lettering, #113 Old Ben Coal — black w/white lettering, #114 Farmer's Union Co-op —yellow & red, #115 Army — Olive Drab. Retail $82.50. Model Die Casting, Inc. 5070 Sigstrom Drive, Carson City, NV 89706 Ph: (775) 884-4388 Fax: (775) 884-4391 www.mdcroundhouse.com NN

Atlas EMD SD24 — Atlas has released four versions of their new SD24 plus an SD26 in N scale. It is offered as: CB&Q style — high nose w/Gyralight & winterization hatch; ATSF style — low nose; Southern style — high nose w/bell; and UP style — low nose w/winterization hatch. Analog models are available in 2 nos. each plus decorated & unnumbered as well as undecorated. Decoder-equipped versions are available in 2 additional numbers per scheme. Standard MSRP: $99.95. Decoder- equipped MSRP: $134.95. Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. 378 Florence Avenue Hillside, NJ 07205 Ph: (908) 687-0880 Fax: (908) 687-8857 www.atlasrr.com

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�NEWPRODUCTS THE SANDHOUSE A Product News Column HOSCALE

Athearn, 19010 Laurel Park Rd., Compton, CA 90220, has the Bar Mills, P.O. Box 609, Bar Mills, ME 04004, has released following new items in their Ready To Roll® Series: 40' reefer 6-pack Earl’s Oil Co., a laser-cut wood kit w/tanks, fence, details and signs. ($79.98) for Santa Fe train name slogans and “Ship & Travel,” PFE Kit #0802 is $44.95. early (Overland), PFE late (UP & SP heralds), NYC/MDT, Swift (silver) and Santa Fe (large herald); six different slogan Coca-Cola® Bethlehem Car Works, P.O. Box 325, Telford, PA 18969, Delivery Sets w/3 tractors and trailers per set ($39.98): Trailer Dolly announces the NYC class G-74 (series 3033-3050) 60' heavyweight 4-pack ($15.98) in Consolidated Freightways, gray, orange and baggage car. Kit has plastic roof, ends and floor w/plastic and white- black; 2-pack COE Tractors ($18.98) decorated for COE Owner-Op metal detail parts. Price for #1230 is $59.95 plus $4.50 S&H. in 12 different schemes; Fire Rescue Truck ($24.98) in Rescue Co. #32, County Fire #6, County Fire #3, Volunteer Fire #2, Fire Protec- Bowser, P.O. Box 322, Montoursville, PA 17754, offers the 45' tion Dist. #213 and Fire Rescue #3; 3-dome tank car ($13.98) in 2 100-ton 3-bay hopper in Reading, UM&P, C&I, E-L, Southern (oxide nos. for Anderson Prichard Oil, New England Alcohol, Gustafson red), CSX/WM, D&H (large lettering), Conrail “Quality,” L&N, Bros. Oil, Navy Gas & Supply (Denver, CO), Panhandle Refining D&H (small lettering), LEF&C, BDMX, PLWX, MKT, NW (block and Sherwood Refining; 50' express reefer ($15.98) in 2 nos. for lettering), C&O, Southern (black), Shawmut, AEPX, CSX/C&O, Santa Fe, PFE, CN, D&RGW, URTX and REA; 6-pack 40' 4-bay CSX/B&O, NP, BN (stealth scheme), BN (new image), BNSF, Santa hopper ($79.98) in Santa Fe (2nd series), Peabody, EJ&E, SCL, Fe and in brown or black data only. Price is $12.00. C&O and B&O (2nd series). New in the Genesis Series: GN F3A passenger ($129.98), F3A & B passenger ($259.98), F3A & B freight Broadway Limited Imports, 601 Shenandoah Village Dr., STE 9E, set (2 sets in 2 nos.)($259.98/set); 12-pack PC&F 50' boxcar w/6' & Waynesboro, VA 22980, will introduce Paragon® Series models of 8' plugdoors ($359.76) w/Hydra-Cushion lettering for SP or Cotton Santa Fe’s 3800 class 2-10-2 (3 nos. and unnumbered) and 2-10-4 Belt (SSW). #3829 fitted with a 4-wheel trailing truck (1 no. and unnumbered). These locos are equipped with QSI® Quantum Sound® and decoder. Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, will offer the GE Price is $349.99 ea. Dash 8-40CW in their Master® Series Silver w/o decoder ($139.95, has 8-pin DCC plug) in 2 nos. and unnumbered decorated for B.T.S., P.O. Box 561, Seffner, FL 33583-0561, is offering new C&NW, Conrail Quality, CSX, NS, UP, undec CSX/UP style, undec laser-cut wood kits. Buildings include white-metal detail parts and SF style and undec Conrail style. The same roadnames and the three shingle or tarpaper roofing: undec versions will be offered in the Master® Series Gold w/Dual- � 27110 The Shanty w/outhouse...$49.95 Mode® decoder and QSI® Quantum Sound® ($249.95) in an additional � 27603 West Amity Station (3' Waynesburg & Washington RR in 2 nos. road numbers and unnumbered. The GP40 w/DCC decoder PA)...$34.95 ($129.95) in 2 nos. and unnumbered will be offered in Amtrak, BN, � 27435 Willet’s Supply Co...$36.95 Guilford/MEC, IC, KCS (gray), NYC, Rochester & Southern, Wis- � 27410 Cleator’s Gas Station (re-engineered re-release)...$24.95 consin Central and undec. The SD24 and SD26 are now available as � 27460 Red Eye Saloon (re-engineered re-release)...$21.95 Master® Series Gold models w/DCC decoder and sound (2 nos. and � 27465 Kee’s Chinese Laundry (re-engineered re-release)...$23.95 unnumbered); SD24 roadnames are BN, Santa Fe (black & silver as- � 28295 McCabe Power House (Limited Edition — available delivered scheme), Southern and UP as well as undec in CB&Q, direct only)...$119.95 Santa Fe or Southern styles; SD26 roadnames are Santa Fe (blue & yellow), Springfield Terminal and undec. Price is $229.95. The same Evergreen Hill Designs, P.O. Box 1349, Hamilton, MT 59840, has roadnames in the Master® Series Silver w/o decoder or sound are a new laser-cut wood kit for Dollar Bros. Motor Express delivery ser- priced at $109.95. Coalveyors in 12 new nos. ($18.95) for NPPX, vice. Kit has Grandt Line windows and doors, Kappler Mill & Lum- RTPX, UFIX, USNX and WEPX; new roadname for KCLX ber Co. wood and stripwood, over 40 pewter detail parts and cedar ($18.95); in 2 nos. ($19.95) for RNDX-ACF Demo (1 no.), AEX, shingles. Price for #EH207 is $59.95. DLWR and MRMX. The new NE-6 caboose comes in 2 nos. in the NH style for New Haven, Clinchfield, Penn Central and undec; in 2 Funaro & Camerlengo, RD #3, Box 2800, Honesdale, PA 18431, nos. in the NKP style for NKP, N&W and undec. Decorated cabooses is offering the following cast polycarbonate resin kits: are $26.95; undec models are $18.95. � 6860 Seaboard 58000-58199 P-9 phosphate covered hopper w/wood roofwalk built 1935-’36 Aztec, 2701 Conestoga Dr., Carson City, NV 89706, is offering � 6861 Seaboard 58200-58574 P-9 phosphate covered hopper the Trolley Track Cleaner Kit designed for use on trolley layouts w/steel roofwalk built 1947 (will negotiate curves as small as 6"). Kit comes equipped w/Kadee® � 6862 Seaboard 58675-58974 P-9 phosphate covered hopper trucks w/truck-mounted Magne-Matic® couplers, small bar magnet w/steel roofwalk & vibrators built 1950 and a Cratex® roller. Price for #TS1100TT is $59.95 w/free shipping Kits come with decals and Tichy Trains brake and detail parts. in the US, $7.00 for Canada or $12.00 for all other countries. Price is $34.99 ea. No shipping charges if ordering direct.

Bachmann, 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124, announces InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering weathered USRA 2-6-6-2 steam locos decorated for W&LE, NKP the following new fully assembled models: and C&O. Price is $399.00. � ALNX Alberta Heritage cylindrical covered hopper (6 new nos.),

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#45103...$29.95 Neal’s N-Gauging Trains, 86 Tide Mill Rd., Hampton, NH 03842, � ALPX Alberta Heritage cylindrical covered hopper (6 new nos.), has new window treatments designed for use w/Design Preservation #45104...$29.95 Models HO kits: � SKNX Saskatchewan cylindrical covered hopper (8 new no.), � NGT201 Boom-Boom Room, fits DPM #101 Kelly’s Saloon #45121...$32.95 � NGT202 Curtis’ Critters, fits DPM #202 Pam’s Pet Shop � SKPX Saskatchewan cylindrical covered hopper (8 new no.), � NGT203 David’s Drugstore, fits DPM #108 Goodfellows Hall #45122...$32.95 � NGT204 Dan’s Diner, fits DPM #116 Carr’s Parts � CN “Environmental Mode” cylindrical covered hopper (12 new The windows are done in four colors printed onto clear acetate. nos.), #45202...$29.95 Price is $10.98 ea. � UP 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (12 new nos.), #45326...$29.95 NMRA Mid-Eastern Region, Dept NG, 9 Roosevelt Ave., Wilm- � MKT 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, large MKT on green car ington, DE 19804-3044, is offering a custom-painted RF&P PS-1 40' (6 nos.), #45352...$29.95 boxcar (blue w/aluminum doors) by Accurail numbered 2836 or � N&W 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, large NW (6 nos.), 2874. Price is $14.95 ea. plus $2.00 S&H per car. #45358...$29.95 � WM 1937 AAR 40' boxcar, speed WM lettering (6 nos.), Norwest Kits & Castings, 1585 E. Pender St., Vancouver, BC #45750...$28.95 V5Y 1Z9, Canada, is offering a cast-resin kit for a Great Northern Regal Line assembled and powered F3 (Phase II): wood caboose that can be built to represent cabooses X-198, X-200- � Santa Fe “Warbonnet” F3A Phase II (4 nos.), #49105...$124.95 228 and X-230-249. Detail parts are etched brass. Other detail parts � Santa Fe “Warbonnet” F3B Phase II (not numbered), and trucks must be supplied by the purchaser. Price for #104 is #49605...$119.95 $48.00 Canada or $34.00 US. Add S&H of $7.00 Canada plus 7% Pinnacle Series fully assembled: GST or $5.00 US. � RF&P 5277 cu. ft. 50' P-S boxcar, blue (12 nos.), #47507...$31.95 Bethlehem Car Works fully assembled: OK Streamliners, P.O. Box 355, Mohawk, NY 13407, is celebrat- � PRR B60b baggage car (4 nos.), #BCW5001...$59.95 ing the 50th anniversary since Herkimer’s acquisition of the ex- Kasiner line of extruded-aluminum passenger car kits. They will be Kadee®, 673 Ave. C, White City, OR 97503-1078, offers the fol- giving away over 2,000 sets of their newly designed passenger car lowing new RTR PS-1 40' boxcars: decals and every customer will be entered into a drawing for a Proto � Columbus & Greenville w/8' door, green (Road No. C&G 3433), 2000 loco. In addition, prize money will be given for the best collec- #5258...$29.45 tion and most-detailed OK Streamliners built from kits. More info � SL-SF w/8' door, “Frisco Fast Freight” (Road No. SL-SF 17315), can be found at www.okengines.com. #5110...$29.45 � B&M w/8' door, blue w/large BM (Road No. BM 76280), Red Caboose, P.O. Box 250, Mead, CO 80542, is releasing the #5260...$31.95 following new products: New RTR PS-1 50' boxcar: � Reading Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32504 RTR...$34.95 � L&N w/9' single door, DF logo (Road No. L&N 97117), � Conrail Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32515 RTR...$34.95 #6017...$31.95 � N&W Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32509 RTR...$34.95 New PS-2 2-bay covered hoppers: � Rock Island Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32517 RTR...$34.95 � New Haven, gray car w/script herald (Road No. NH 117088), � IC Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32513 RTR...$34.95 #8611...$38.95 � IHB Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32514 RTR...$34.95 � NP, gray car (Road No. NP 75446), #8011...$38.95 � Undec Evans coil car, RR-32550 RTR...$30.95 � BN Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32511 RTR...$34.95 MDC/Roundhouse, 5070 Sigstrom Dr., Carson City, NV 89706, � DT&I Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32506 RTR...$34.95 has released the RTR “Critter” representing EMD’s Model 40 Phase I � SP “Hydra Cushion” Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32512 industrial 4-wheel switcher. Models are available in unlettered black RTR...$34.95 w/white stripes, unlettered orange w/black stripes, EMD, Old Ben � EJ&E Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32502 RTR...$34.95 Coal, Farmer’s Union Co-op and U.S. Army. Price is $82.50. � CSX Evans coil car (12 nos.), RR-32501 RTR...$34.95 � Seaboard 1937 AAR 40' boxcar, silver (9 nos.), RR-38090 Microscale, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, has RTR...$28.95; RC-8090 Kit...$17.95 the following new decals for HO scale: � P&LE 1937 AAR 40' boxcar (9 nos.), RR-38092 RTR...$28.95; � 87-1224 B&O 40' boxcar “Time-Saver Service,” blue car (1950) RC-8092 Kit...$17.95 � 87-1229 Rock Island Cabooses, Pt. I — Wood & Early Steel � Wabash 1937 AAR 40' boxcar (9 nos.), RR-38006 RTR...$28.95; Cars (1928-’60s) RC-8006 Kit...$17.95 � 87-1230 Rock Island Cabooses, Pt. II — Late Steel & Transfer � IHB 1937 AAR 40' boxcar (9 nos.), RR-38092 RTR...$28.95; RC- Cars (1958-’80) 8092 Kit...$17.95 � MC-4295 Arcata & Mad River 50' Double-Door Boxcars � ACL 1937 AAR 40' boxcar, as built (9 nos.), RR-38091 (1978+) RTR...$28.95; RC-8091 Kit...$17.95 � MC-4310 Evergreen Freight Car 50' Insulated Boxcars (1966-’79) � C&O 1937 AAR 40' boxcar, “For Progress” logo (9 nos.), RR- � MC-4312 Minnesota Soybean Processors Trinity 5461 cu. ft. 38052 RTR...$28.95; RC-8052 Kit...$17.95 Covered Hoppers (2004+) � UP 1937 AAR 40' double door boxcar (9 nos.), RR-38540 � MC-4345 SP&S 40' Boxcar (1960-’70) RTR...$28.95; RC-8540 Kit...$17.95 � MC-4349 WP 50' Boxcar w/Metric Data (1974+) � GN/WFEX 40' wood reefer (12 new nos.), RR-34448 � MC-4365 Chattahoochee Industrial RR 50' Boxcar (1978+) RTR...$28.95 or RC-4448 Kit...$18.95 These decals retail for $5.50; Minicals (MC) are $3.30. � NP 40' wood reefer (12 new nos.), RR-34429 RTR...$28.95; RC- 4429 Kit...$18.95 Mid Mon Valley Model RR Club, Susan Werner, Sec./Treas., 292 � SP F-70-7 40' flatcar (12 new nos.), RR-32102 RTR w/plastic Salem Church Rd., Belle Vernon, PA 15012, has a custom-decorated deck...$32.95; RR-32103 RTR w/wood deck...$37.95 kit by Accurail for a P&WV USRA 50-ton 2-bay hopper. The kit rep- � Undec F-70-7 40' flatcar, RC-2100 kit w/plastic deck, SP resents a one-of-a-kind paint scheme that was only used on car decals...$26.95 #3067. Price is $13.00 plus $2.00 S&H. � Undec F-70-7 40' flatcar, RC-2101 kit w/wood deck, SP

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decals...$29.95 Walthers, 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039, has � Undec F-70-7 40' flatcar, RC-2102 kit w/plastic deck, T&NO RTR SP commuter cars in SP two-tone gray (932-5971), SP gray decals...$26.95 (932-5972) and undec (932-5970). Price is $34.98. � Undec F-70-7 40' flatcar, RC-2103 kit w/plastic deck, T&NO decals...$29.95 Westerfield, 63 River Ln., Crossville, TN 38555, is offering new � NP steel GS gondola w/board extensions (6 nos.), RTR RR- cast urethane resin kits for Southern cabooses converted from class 35202...$32.95 SU boxcars from 1941 to 1942: � SP steel GS gondola w/board extensions (12 new nos.), RTR RR- � 4161 Southern war emergency caboose, Type 1 1941-’42 35183...$32.95; RC-5183...$27.95 � 4162 Southern war emergency caboose, Type 2 1942 � D&RGW steel GS gondola (12 new nos.), RTR RR- Price is $32.00 ea. 35007...$32.95; RC-5007 kit...$19.95 � UTLX Type 103-W 10,000-gal. tank car (9 new nos.), RTR RR- Woodland Scenics, P.O. Box 98, Linn Creek, MO 65052, has new 33001...$28.95; RC-3001 kit...$19.95 scale figure sets: Baseball Players I, Baseball Players II, Passengers, � SHPX Type 103-W 10,000-gal. tank car (9 new nos.), RTR RR- Shoe Shiners, Spectators, 2nd Shift Workers, Horseback Riders, Gen- 33002...$28.95; RC-3002 kit...$19.95 eral Public, Casual People, Gone Fishing, Surveyors, Dairy Farmers, � Sunoco Type 103-W 10,000-gal. tank car (9 new nos.), RTR RR- Children, Welders & Accessories, People & Pesky Raccoons, Park 33010...$28.95; RC-3010 kit...$19.95 Benches, Deer, Farm Animals, Uniformed Travelers, Commuters, All RTR cars come w/McHenry couplers and metal wheels. Bystanders, Lumberjacks, Game of Horseshoes, Black Bears, Fire- men to the Rescue, Painters, Travelers, Farm People, Track Workers, Sunshine Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MO 65808-4997, has Engineers, Train Mechanics and Factory Workers. Each set may con- cast gray urethane kits for the WP 40' steel boxcars on Bettendorf tain up to six figures and/or accessories pieces. underframes rebuilt from wood auto cars from 1937-’41. The rebuilt cars retained their original Hutchins or Murphy ends and had 10- Yesteryear Creations, P.O. Box 2504, Florence, OR 97439, will panel steel sides, Murphy roofs and Youngstown doors. Kits are introduce item #WM06, a photo-etched brass windmill kit available w/either Hutchins or Murphy ends for $32.00 ea. Detail with hand pump. Included with this kit is a bonus weath- parts and decals are included. Correct ARA cast-side trucks ($5.00) ervane kit. The windmill stands a scale 39' high and has a or “T” section trucks ($5.75) are offered separately. Add $4.00 S&H rotating fan. Price is $28.75. The weathervane features a for up to five kits in the US or $15.88 S&H for up to six kits to steam loco with a vane that turns; it can be purchased sep- Canada. arately as item #WV07 for $5.95. Add $4.00 S&H.

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Athearn, 19010 Laurel Park Rd., Compton, CA 90220, is now #68001...$19.95 offering a Ford “C” Tractor w/28' Trailer ($15.98) in Consolidated SD40T-2 fully assembled and powered: Freightways, Advance, CF-No Zone, Owner-Operator, Delta and � SP snoot nose w/Roman lettering (6 nos.), #69405...$119.95 Disalvo. � SP snoot nose w/speed lettering (6 nos.), #69407...$119.95 � UP (6 nos.) #69406...$119.95 Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has the B23-7 (low � SSW Cotton Belt snoot nose (6 nos.), #69408...$119.95 nose) in new schemes in 2 nos. and unnumbered for Santa Fe (red & yellow), BNSF, Conrail (1 no. — “Keep it Moving”), Conrail Qual- Microscale, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, has ity, Family Lines/SCL (1 no.), Family Lines/L&N (1 no.), Family the following new decals for N scale: Lines (unnumbered) and in five undec versions; B23-7 (high nose) in � 60-1224 B&O 40' boxcar “Time-Saver Service,” blue car (1950) NS and undec ($99.95 or $134.95 w/decoder). New 2-6-0 Moguls � 60-1229 Rock Island Cabooses, Pt. I — Wood & Early Steel ($129.95) are decorated for PRR, Porter, NYLE&W, Rio Grande, Cars (1928-’60s) Virginia & Truckee and undec. Coalveyors in 12 new nos. ($14.95) � 60-1230 Rock Island Cabooses, Pt. II — Late Steel & Transfer for NPPX, RTPX, UFIX, USNX and WEPX; new roadname for Cars (1958-’80) KCLX ($14.95); in 2 nos. ($15.95) for RNDX-ACF Demo (1 no.), � 60-4295 Arcata & Mad River 50' Double-Door Boxcars (1978+) AEX, DLWR and MRMX. New numbers for the 70-ton ore car � 60-4310 Evergreen Freight Car 50' Insulated Boxcars (1966-79) ($7.25) are CN, UP (silver), Minnesota Smelting, B&LE, Milwaukee � 60-4312 Minnesota Soybean Processors Trinity 5461 cu. ft. Cov- Road 76473 and 75214, Utah Copper, Duluth & Two Harbors, GN ered Hoppers (2004+) (blue), Erie Mining, C&NW, UP (BC red), NP Thunder Bay Mining, � 60-4345 SP&S 40' Boxcar (1960-’70) GN (green), SP, Missabe, PRR, Soo Line, GN (BC red), CP Rail and � 60-4349 WP 50' Boxcar w/Metric Data (1974+) undec ($6.50); new schemes ($8.50) in 2 nos. for CP and Omaha Lin- � 60-4365 Chattahoochee Industrial RR 50' Boxcar (1978+) coln & Beatrice. These decals retail for $4.40.

InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering Micro-Trains®, 351 Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, the following new fully assembled models: OR 97540-1200, has released the following RTR items: � SKNX Saskatchewan cylindrical covered hopper (8 new no.), � B&M FTA & B, #992000 (Road No. 4200) or #992000 (Road No. #65121...$24.95 4201)...$231.20 ea. � SKPX Saskatchewan cylindrical covered hopper (8 new no.), � PRR 89' tri-level autorack car (Road No. KTTX 901496), #65122...$24.95 #112030.1...$31.50 � CN “Environmental Mode” cylindrical covered hopper (12 new � PRR 89' tri-level autorack car (Road No. KTTX 901493), nos.), #65202...$21.95 #112030.2...$31.50 � Rock Island 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), � Wyoming State Car 40' plugoor boxcar (Road No. WY 1890), #65354...$21.95 #21379...$19.85 � PFE R-40-23 steel reefer, UP & SP heralds (6 new nos.), � WM 100-ton 3-bay hopper (Road No. WM 89862), #65501...$19.95 #108150...$18.90 � Swift wood reefer, silver (6 nos.), #67707...$19.95 � BN 48' Sloughton container w/Atlanta “Site of the 1996 � SP composite gondola w/extended sides for sugar beets (12 nos.), Olympics” mural (Road No. BNAU 686002), #81710...$26.65

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� CN 40' wood reefer (Road No. CN 10329), #49570...$16.30 17407...$18.95; RN-17507 RTR 3-pack...$56.85 � Undec 2-bay hopper, #90000...$11.35 � UP 62' insulated boxcar (9 new nos.), RN-17217 RTR ...$19.95; RN-17218 RTR 3-pack...$59.85 N Scale Architect, 3 Oxford Ln., Hackettstown, NJ 07840, will � WP 62' insulated boxcar (1 no.), RN-17219-6 RTR ...$19.95 release a laser-cut micro-plywood kit for the Lackawanna Coal Com- The following cars have either Magne-Matic® trucks and cou- pany. Included in the kit are corrugated aluminum roofing, full-color plers (designated RN) or Precision Masters trucks and couplers (des- roof paper and printed glazing. Model LCC504 is priced at $149.95. ignated RM): The M-Trak product line provides an easy way to create a rail link to � Santa Fe “Q” 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (12 new nos.), the mines with the new mine loco and 4-ton mine cars. M-Trak is a 2' RN-15622 RTR...$14.95; RN-15623 RTR 3-pack...$44.85; RM- 6" mine track system that includes turnouts, curved, straight and flex- 25622 RTR...$19.95; RM-25623 RTR 3-pack...$59.85 ible track w/laser-cut wood ties and metal rails. � UP Ortner 3-bay covered hopper (12 new nos.), RN-15818 RTR...$14.95; RN-15819 RTR 3-pack...$44.85; RM-25818 Red Caboose, P.O. Box 250, Mead, CO 80542, offers the follow- RTR...$19.95; RM-25819 RTR 3-pack...$59.85 ing new items: � NYC/Conrail Evans coil car (9 nos.), RN-17665 RTR...$19.95; Woodland Scenics, P.O. Box 98, Linn Creek, MO 65052, has new RN-17666 RTR 3-pack...$59.85; RN-17765 Kit...$18.95; RN- scale figure sets: Baseball Players I, Baseball Players II, General Pub- 17766 kit 3-pack...$56.85 lic, Commuters, Farm Animals, Bystanders, � NS Evans coil car (9 new nos.), RN-17619 RTR...$19.95; RN- Firemen to the Rescue, Travelers, Farm People, 17620 RTR 3-pack...$59.85; RN-17719 Kit...$18.95; RN-17720 Track Workers, Engineers, Train Mechanics kit 3-pack...$56.85 and Factory Workers. Each set may contain up � Boise Cascade Thrall All-Door boxcar (6 new nos.), RN- to six figures and/or accessories pieces.

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Atlas O, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, offers new 40' caboose comes in NS and undec ($64.95 3-rail; $69.95 2-rail). The rebuilt wood reefers decorated for Berkshire Hams, Hardy Salt, Mer- 55-ton hopper (4 nos.) comes in C&O, Lackawanna, NH, NYC, chants Despatch, Oak Grove Butter, PFE and undec. Prices are Pittsburgh & Shawmut and undec ($49.95 3-rail; $52.95 2-rail). $59.95 (3-rail) or $62.95 (2-rail). A 52-page Collector’s Guide to 40' Wood Refrigerator cars, Steam Era Classics® — First Edition w/over B.T.S., P.O. Box 561, Seffner, FL 33583-0561, is offering new 100 full-color photos will be included as a free gift with each reefer. laser-cut wood kits. Buildings include white-metal detail parts and This guide is also available separately; #0140 is $5.00. First Edition’s shingle or tarpaper roofing: net profit will be donated to the NY Society of Model Engineers. The � 17480 Anderson Pulpwood Yard w/office, storage shed, Dash 8-40B will be offered in new schemes (2 nos.) for BNSF “Patch etc...$89.95 Job,” UP and undec; Dash 8-39B in one number for BC Rail and � 17304 Tobacco Barn...$47.95 Providence & Worcester; Dash 8-39B in 2 nos. for SP ($449.95 2-rail � 17100 The Shanty w/outhouse...$89.95 or 3-rail TMCC; $419.95 2-rail DC). The Dash 8-40-B comes � 17105 Stock Pens (re-engineered re-release)...$69.95 unpowered in BNSF “Patch Job” and UP; unpowered Dash 8-39B in � 17103 Ballasted Deck Trestle (ACL prototype)...$39.95 P&W, SP and BC Rail ($209.95 2-rail or 3-rail). New extended- � 17420 Pritchard’s Barn (or shop)...$79.95 vision cabooses are offered in 2 nos. for Chessie Safety and in one � 19300 McCabe Camp Car — Bunk Car...$74.95 no. for D&RGW, Reading, Santa Fe and undec; standard cupola � 18260 McCabe Fire Hose Storage (6) & Water Tank...$79.95

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B.T.S., P.O. Box 561, Seffner, FL 33583-0561, is offering new Scenery Unlimited, 7236 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130, laser-cut wood kits. Buildings include white-metal detail parts and has a new fully illustrated 288-page S/Sn3 Catalog & Reference shingle or tarpaper roofing: book. Catalog has hundreds of photos and lists scale, hi-rail and Sn3 � 08106 Elliot & Sons Supply (re-engineered re-release)...$199.95 products. Included items are steam and diesel locos, brass freight and � 02610 Boxcar Interior (fits Pacific Rails 40' DD boxcar)...$15.95 passenger cars, structures, track, trucks, couplers, detail parts, � 07420 Pritchard’s Barn (or shop)...$59.95 scenery items, tools, vehicles, figures, power supplies, books, maga- � 07304 Tobacco Barn...$36.95 zines, Scenery Unlimited’s full line and many other items. Price is � 07100 The Shanty w/outhouse...$69.95 $11.95 US or $15.95 for foreign orders.

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Bar Mills, P.O. Box 609, Bar Mills, ME 04004, has released 54945-5009, presents Railway Photography by Brian Solomon and “Insta Fence” laser-cut wood fencing in HO #0041, N #0042, S John Gruber. The subjects include a history of railroad photography, #0043 and O #0044. Prices are HO or N for $7.95; S or O are $12.95. choosing a camera system, digital photography, technique, composi- tion, location, lighting and analyzing photos for publication. Example Brass Car Sides, 715 S. 7th St., St. Peter, MN 56082, has released photos run throughout the book. Price is $29.99 plus $4.00 S&H (add HO and N scale brass car sides for Milwaukee Road passenger cars: $2.25 for each additional book) in the US or $20.95 foreign. � 75' Bagg-Dorm 1309-14: HO #173-57 $31.75; N #183-557 $19.75 � Touralux Sleeper “Mountain Series” 5740-5751: HO #173-58 NCE, 899 Ridge Rd., Webster, NY 14580, offers the Pro Cab® $28.75; N #183-558 $18.75 wireless handheld controller. Price not specified. HO sides can be used w/TSP #807 PS/ACF or Brass Car sides core kits; N sides can be used w/American Ltd. Models core kits. NEWS FLASH! Horizon Hobby Distributors has purchased Model Die Casting (MDC), producers of the Roundhouse line of kits Krause Publications, Book Dept. PR04, P.O. Box 5009, Iola, WI and RTR models in HO, N and G scales.

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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 Amtrak 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 Rutland Railroad � 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. C&O Hist. Missouri & Arkansas Railroad Research Group � (also covers St. Louis – San Francisco � Frisco Modelers’ Info Group, c/o Soc., Membership Officer, PO Box 79, Clifton Forge, VA 24422, Douglas Hughes, 1212 Finneans Run, Arnold, MD 21012. 800-453-COHS. Missouri & North Arkansas, Arkansas & Ozarks, and others), Annual Dues: $15/calendar year includes 4 issues of Oak SASE for info. http://www.frisco.org/fmig/fmig.html. Chessie System Historical Society � Annual dues $30.do- Leaves. PO Box 1094, Harrison, AR 72602-1094. Santa Fe Ry Hist & Modeling Soc � Annual Dues: $30/$50 sust. mestic, $45 foreign. Quarterly newsletter. CSHS, 7158 Dim- Canada: $40/$60 sust. Other Nations: $55/$75 sust. Quarterly mick Rd., West Chester, OH 45069, www.chessiesystem.org. Missouri Pacific (Includes Texas & Pacific) � Annual Dues: $30/$40 sust./$35 foreign/$20 student. Missouri Pacific Hist. publication: The Warbonnet. PO Box 94, Derby, KS 67037 Chicago Burlington & Quincy � Annual Dues: $30/$60 sust.; Soc., PO Box 456, Ballwin, MO 63022-0456. Shore Line Interurban Hist. Soc. � Annual Dues: $20/$30 surcharge outside US, $6 surface, $20 air mail. Burlington contr./$50 sus. PO Box 346, Chicago, IL 60690. Route Hist. Soc., P. O. Box 456, LaGrange, IL 60525. Monon Railroad Hist-Tech Society, Inc. � Annual Dues: $20/$25 sust. Monon RR Hist-Tech Soc. Inc., c/o Membership Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society � Now forming – send Chicago & Eastern Illinois � Dues: $15/$25 sust. C&EI HS, c/o Dept., PO Box 6926, Bloomington, IN 47407-6926. LSSAE for information c/o Larsen Hobby, 2571 E. Lincoln Hwy., Membership Chairman, PO Box 606, Crestwood, IL 60445. National Model Railroad Association � Annual Dues: $45. Suite #5, New Lenox, IL 60451. Chicago & Illinois Midland Tech & Hist Society � Annual Dues: NMRA Bulletin is published monthly. 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. NCPS Trea- Michael Harrington, Treas., 3410 Kasten Ct., Middleton, WI 53562. Colorado Midland � Subscription: $18 a year. Colorado Mid- surer, 4211 Compton Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27017. � land Quarterly, 475 Ocelot Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919. www.ncps-576.org. Southern Pacific Annual Dues: $30/$45 contr./$45 foreign. Qtrly SP Trainline. SPH&TS, PO Box 93697, Pasadena, CA 91109. Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society � Annual Dues: $20/lifetime � New Haven Annual Dues: $30 reg./$40 sust. 4 Shoreliners, 8 � membership $200. Bill McCaskill, membership chairman, PO newsletters, annual meeting. Chris Adams, Membership SP Narrow Gauge HS c/o Cliff Mestel, 12874 Cty. Rd. 314B, Box 2044, Pine Bluff, AR 71613. (501) 541-1819. Chairman, NHRHTA Inc., 362 High St., Milford, CT 06460. Buena Vista, CO 81211. Annual Dues: $15 .Qtrly Journal. Denver, South Park & Pacific Hist. 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: $10. $30/$40 contr./$60 sust.; $35 Canada, Mexico/ $40 overseas SRHA, PO Box 33, Spencer, NC 28159, www.srha.net. Quarterly newsletter. c/o Clifford A. Mestel, 12874 County Rd. (quarterly mag). PO Box 81184, Cleveland, OH 44181-0184. Spokane, Portland & Seattle � Dues: $25, sust $35, foreign 314B, Buena Vista, CO 81211. 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 Nickel Plate Road � 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 Western Pacific Railroad 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. John Walker (916) 671-9584 (eves). c/o Dan Abbott, PO Box 747, Idaho Springs, CO 80452, dk- Ontario & Western � Annual Dues: $21.50 including NRHS PO Box 608 Portola, CA 96122, (916) 832-4131. � Indicates new information. 14 � MODEL RAILROADING JULY 2004 PG 15 JULY 04 MRG 7/1/04 3:20 PM Page 15

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HO SCALE REVIEW Atlas Master® Series Silver EMD SD24

by Rich Picariello

Photos by Rhett Lee

MD produced the 2,400-hp SD24 from cabless units all had high short hoods. Ken- Fe billboard lettering was later applied to E 1958 to 1963. At the end of production necott Copper’s lone SD24 was the only 919, 927, 929 and 934. In the mid-1960s, in 1963, 220 had been built. A single demon- unit built without MU connections, a 1,200- the blue and yellow scheme was applied. All strator unit was built in 1958 and was gal. fuel tank and frame-mounted air tanks. the SD24s were renumbered 4500-4579 painted in Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Southern’s SD24s were split between South- from 1969-1970. colors of maroon with wide yellow stripes. ern and its subsidiaries Cincinnati, New UP rebuilt and tested one SD24 (renum- This unit tested on the DM&IR and was Orleans & Texas Pacific and New Orleans bered 3100) with a constant-speed EMD numbered 5579 but carried no roadname. In- Northeastern. Through merger, Burlington 3,000-hp 16-645 prime mover. This experi- stead of purchasing SD24s, DM&IR opted Northern acquired the CB&Q SD24s. ment was less than successful and was not to buy more SD9s. EMD sold the demon- The SD24 was outfitted with the tur- repeated on UP’s other SD24s. Santa Fe strator to UP where it became their 446. bocharged 567D-3 prime mover and had the extensively rebuilt their SD24 fleet from 1969 Three more demonstrators (EMD 7200- same overall length and six-wheel Flexicoil to 1970 and reclassified them SD26. After 7202) were built to Southern Pacific specifi- trucks as the earlier SD7, SD9 and SD18. rebuilding, the SD26s were renumbered 4600- cations in 1960. These were later sold to UP Spotting features of the SD24 are the half- 4679. In later years, SD24s were sold to Fox in 1961 and renumbered 445-447. round turbocharger bulge on the left side of River Valley and Maryland Midland. Many Original owners of the SD24 were Santa the long hood, the large single exhaust stack units went to Precision National (a locomo- Fe (900-979); Chicago, Burlington & and the four air tanks (with their attendant tive rebuilder) and after rebuilding were Quincy (500-515); Kennecott Copper 904; piping) on the roof. The turbocharged 2,000- acquired by C&NW, ICG (later IC), Milwau- Southern (2502-2524, 6305-6325 and 6950- hp GP20 was the four-wheel counterpart of kee Road and BN. Illinois Central Gulf rebuilt 6953); and Union Pacific (445-558). CB&Q, the SD24; GP20 production began in 1959. ex-UP SD24Bs into cab-equipped SD20s. Ex- Southern and UP (one unit, ex-EMD Santa Fe SD24s were originally num- Southern SD24s were also rebuilt into ICG demonstrator 5579) had high-hood SD24s. bered 900-979. The first 45 units were deliv- SD20s. Other railroads and shortlines later Cabless SD24B units were built only for UP ered in the black and silver striped livery acquired many of these rebuilt SD24s. as their road numbers 400B-444B. These with small roadname lettering. Large Santa In the 1960s, Atlas imported Roco mod-

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els for the SD24 that were offered only in out of the box. The purchaser will have to the high-hood version. At around the same install the end ladders, air horn, sunshades time, they also imported Roco-built models and the pilot handrails. The level of detail, of the EMD FP7, GP38 (low- and high-hood both molded in and factory applied, on this versions), SD35 and GP40. When they were model is exceptional. introduced, they were considered state-of- Our sample exerted 2.5 ounces of trac- the-art and were exceptionally good running tive effort on our test track, and it weighs and detailed models. Atlas had recreated 14.5 ounces. It should be capable of pulling these models in updated versions that are 45 NMRA weighted 40' freight cars on now built in China. The SD24 is the last and straight and level track. The model operated completes the duplication of the original smoothly throughout all speed ranges. series. Atlas is producing SD24 models in a Atlas has produced a worthy updated digital version with a Dual-Mode® DCC model of their original SD24, one that eas- decoder or in an analog DC version without ily surpasses the previous model on all a decoder. Recently announced are decoder- levels. and sound-equipped models of the SD24. Master® Series Silver without decoder is Features common to all the SD24 scale $109.95. The low-hood version is decorated models: for Santa Fe 947 and 968 (blue & yellow), � 5-pole skew-wound motor w/dual fly- Santa Fe (black & silver) 919 and 927, wheels Union Pacific 400, 401, 416 and 420; the � NMRA 8-pin plug for installing DCC high hood version is decorated for BN 6240 decoder on DC models and 6244, CB&Q 502 and 506 and Southern � 4-function Dual-Mode® DCC decoder on 6306, 6308, 6314 and 6321. All decorated digital models models are also offered unnumbered. Undec- � Die-cast underframe orated models in the CB&Q, Santa Fe, UP � Directional lighting and Southern styles are also available. � Golden-white LEDs � Santa Fe — Low nose, 3-chime horn Master® Series Gold with decoder is � Accumate® magnetic couplers (left side of hood behind cab) $139.95. Roadnames with the low hood are � Separate air piping on roof � UP — Low nose, 3-chime horn mounted Santa Fe 955 and 967 (blue & yellow), � Operating drop steps near radiator fans, winterization hatch Union Pacific 405 and 409; the high-hood � Painted crew figures and handrails � Southern — High nose, 5-chime horn, version is decorated for Burlington 501 and � MU hoses, coupler cut bars and air line bell on short hood 514 and Southern 6312 and 6318. hoses on the pilots Our sample is a Master® Series Silver Master® Series Gold with sound and � Air line and sand line piping on trucks model without a decoder that will only oper- decoder is $229.95. They come decorated � Separate windshield wipers ate on DC (analog). It is decorated in the for BN 6242 and 6250 (high hood), Santa Fe � Metal grabirons Santa Fe blue and yellow scheme with large (black & silver) 923 and 934 (low hood), � See-thru steps and running boards yellow Santa Fe lettering on the long hood. Southern (high hood) 6309 and 6323 and � See-thru fans w/fan blades The paint is smoothly applied. All the letter- UP 403 and 424 (low hood). Unnumbered Features specific to each offered road- ing is crisp and opaque. The large Santa Fe decorated models in these same roadnames name: appears shiny and is slightly heavy but a are also offered. � CB&Q — High nose, single-chime horn coat of any clear dull paint should help to Atlas also offers a model of the SD26 on short hood, Gyralight and winteriza- blend in this lettering into the flat blue paint. decorated for Santa Fe, Springfield Terminal tion hatch The model comes almost ready to run (Guilford) and undecorated.

HO SCALE REVIEW Kato GE AC4400CW

by Rich Picariello unit that was in this location on the Dash 9- AC4400CW. The handrail ends for the step 44CW to be relocated under the cab on the areas are separate parts that are done in Photos by Rhett Lee engineer’s side. Variations that have occurred white. These parts fit into holes on the ends on the production units are the access panels of the gray main handrails that are located delivered the first 4,400-hp and the inverter cabinet design in addition to on the sides and pilots. The parts can be cut GE AC4400CW, the AC version of railroad-ordered options such as the head- from their sprues with sprue nippers (pre- the DC Dash 9-44CW, in 1994. The light and numberboard location and antenna ferred) or a sharp modeler’s knife. Take care AC4400CW has been acquired by BNSF, CP type. The units could be ordered with the when attaching the parts as they are molded Rail, CSX, CFEX Leasing, C&NW, Fer- standard bolsterless trucks or the optional ra- in a slippery plastic that can easily escape roMex, FerroSur, KCS, Quebec Cartier, SP, dial-steering trucks. from your tweezers. To avoid this, if a part TFM and UP. GE Leasing has ten units in Kato’s AC4400CW model comes almost does not fit into its hole, the hole should be their fleet. UP has procured additional ready to run. The purchaser will have to drilled out with a drill bit slightly larger than AC4400CW units through mergers with install the handrails, air horn, MU cables the hole. Expect to spend about an hour C&NW and SP. Over 2,600 units have been and hoses, windshield wipers, plow and gra- installing these parts. built. The AC4400CW has a carbody that re- birons. These parts are included on lettered The only shortcoming on the model is sembles the Dash 9-44CW. The main spot- sprues and each part is numbered to corre- the trucks. Kato has chosen to mold on the ting feature of the AC4400CW is the large spond to the part location drawings on the brake cylinders, brake air lines and shocks. AC inverter cabinet on the brakeman’s side instruction sheet. Not all the supplied parts The trucks would have had better detailing of the loco. This forced the air conditioning will be required for detailing the and greater depth in their appearance if

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these were separate parts. Kato has taken board. Installing a decoder is accomplished efforts to match many of the details on the by removing the jumper plug and inserting model to the prototype roadnames that they the decoder’s plug into the vacant socket. offer. These items include inverter cabinet The frame at the fuel tank is designed to design, locations of the headlight and num- accept a 1" speaker (not included) if the pur- berboard and the antenna variants. chased desires to install a sound module. Features of the AC4400CW: Our sample represents a Union Pacific � Kato 5-pole skew-wound motor w/dual AC4400CW with high-mounted number- flywheels boards and a nose-mounted headlight. It is � All-wheel drive and electrical pickup decorated in the “Building America” scheme � Golden-white LED headlights with giant waving American flags on both � Kato magnetic couplers sides of the long hood. The flags, wing her- � Constant directional lighting ald on the nose and the UP heralds on the � Lighted ditchlights long hood are in perfect registry. All the let- � DCC socket for a decoder tering is sharp and opaque. The small letter- � Cutout in the frame to mount a 1" ing is readable, but the lettering on the speaker multitude of placards is too small to be read. � Cab interior The prototype UP AC440OCWs that I have � Flush-fitting cab windows seen have UP’s website in small black letter- � Lighted printed numberboards ing under the cab numbers. Kato has not Running qualities are typically excellent. included this lettering on their model. The model is smooth and quiet throughout The high level of fine detailing on this the entire speed range. The legendary Kato model makes it a must-have addition for the drive is still one of the best around. The contemporary modeler’s roster. Roadnames model weighs 17.3 ounces and it exerted 3.5 for the AC4400CW with high numberboards ounces of tractive effort on our test track. It are CEFX Leasing (1006 and 1021), UP should be capable of pulling 63 NMRA “Building America” (5714 and 5799), UP weighted 40' freight cars on straight and “lightning bolt” (5727 and 5767) and undec- level track. Although the model will negoti- orated; with gullwing cab for BNSF “Her- dian Pacific “Golden Beaver scheme” (9516 ate 18" radius curves, it will look much bet- itage II scheme” (three numbers); with low and 9532). The price is $150.00; models ter on a larger radius. numberboards for Canadian Pacific “two decorated for UP are $155.00. Included is A DCC socket is mounted on the circuit flags scheme” (9524 and 9567) and Cana- the 4-page instruction sheet.

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N SCALE REVIEW

by Kent Charles

Photo by the author Bachmann Spectrum® USRA 4-8-2 Light Mountain ost production diesels have features According to one source, over 5,000 steam replaced with a Micro-Trains® 2004 coupler. M that mark the differences during pro- locomotives of all classes were built using All wheels of the tender pick up electric- duction runs, usually called models and phases USRA designs. About 2,000 4-8-2 Mountain ity for the motor. My tests indicated that only that are easily reproduced with a scale model. locomotives (both USRA and non-USRA the rear three drive axles pick up electricity Steam locomotive modeling is more compli- designs) were built. All this boils down to for the engine and one of these drive axles cated. The wheel arrangement is where most the fact that a model of a steam locomotive includes traction tires on both wheels. The people start in identifying steam engines. A can represent the major features of a class, two center drive axles are geared to the whole series of terms have been coined over but usually compromises on the details. motor with the other two linked by the rods. the years just to identify wheel arrangements. My sample of the Bachmann Mountain The motor is a five-pole skewed-armature “Eight-Wheelers” (4-4-0) and “Ten-Wheelers” was decorated as Missouri Pacific 5305. design. Disassembly of the locomotive is not (4-6-0) are self-descriptive; “Atlantic” (4-4-2) According to an article first published in the for the faint-hearted. The wealth of detail and “Pacific” (4-6-2) are more obscure. September 1990 Mainline Modeler and requires care and patience. An excellent web “Mountain” is the name given to loco- reprinted in Volume 1 of The Locomotive article by Jim Taylor provides detailed motives with a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement. Cyclopedia, seven USRA Light Mountains instructions on shell removal and decoder Wheel arrangements in turn indicated the numbered 5301-5307 were delivered to the installation. This article can be found at trade-off between speed and pulling power Missouri Pacific in 1919. In 1939 this group of http://www.trainweb.org/nrmrc/dccconv/ba4 of locomotive classes. A 4-4-2 Atlantic was engines was rebuilt into MT-75 class engines 82.html. Bachmann has thoughtfully pro- able to reach 90 mph in passenger service and renumbered into the 5321-5327 number vided a removable section of the frame that while a Union Pacific 4-12-2 could only series. Notable changes to their appearance can be replaced with a decoder. Any of the reach 50 miles per hour in heavy freight ser- were made with this rebuild. A photo of 5327 smaller decoders from Digitrax, Lenz or vice. The Mountain was between these taken on May 21, 1958, is included in The NCE should fit this engine. extremes, able to handle about ten passenger Locomotive Cyclopedia article and shows a Surprisingly, this locomotive made it cars or power a respectably sized fast reworked pilot, six-wheel tender and revised around my little test track that has 10" freight. The main difference between a pattern drivers to name a few of the modifica- radius curves. I don’t recommend this tight USRA light and heavy Mountain was that tions from the standard USRA design. What is radius for operations, but it demonstrates the the heavies had larger cylinders and their also apparent is that the basic lines of the pro- flexibility of the Bachmann design. Some boilers were mounted 5" higher. totype USRA locomotive design are easily dis- gear noise was present at first operation, but Even among engines that were of the cernable in spite of the passage of almost 40 it declined as the engine was broken in. same Mountain class, a variety of differ- years since construction. Slow speed control of the engine was excel- ences existed between safety appliances, The Bachmann model makes a great rep- lent. I was able to pull eight passenger cars piping practice and tender detail. These resentation of the as-delivered Missouri with ease on my flat layout. Included in the details varied by builder, railroad and era. It Pacific locomotive and, with some modifica- box are an exploded parts diagram with a was common for more than one builder to tion, can easily represent the modernized version of Bachmann’s Lifetime Limited construct locomotives of the same wheel MT-75. The model locomotive and four-axle Warranty, a second version of the Lifetime arrangement for a railroad. Railroads often tender closely match the dimensioned draw- Limited Warranty dated January 1, 2003, rebuilt steam locomotives over the years, ings in Steam Locomotives; Model Rail- that supersedes all previous warranties and a sometimes significantly changing the roader Cyclopedia, Volume 1, published by warranty registration card that must be appearance of a given class. An effort to Kalmbach. A large number of separately returned to Bachmann within ten days of standardize steam locomotive design was applied detail parts such as handrails, piping, purchase. Overall, this is a smooth running, initiated by the United States Railway air cylinders, pumps, whistle, pop valves, highly detailed model of a common steam Administration (USRA). builder’s plate, headlight, brass bell and locomotive design that should please any The USRA was created by the Federal detailed cab interior catch your eye when steam era modeler. Government to centralize control of rail- you take this model out of its box. All this Bachmann has produced the USRA Light roads during World War I. High traffic vol- detail increases the realism of the model. Mountain decorated as follows: Painted, umes created by the war effort led to a The pilot has a dummy coupler that Unlettered (#81651); Southern 1401 shortage of locomotives. A committee of the approximates the prototype and is not opera- (#81652); Union Pacific 7009 (#81653); most respected locomotive designers from ble. It can be replaced by an included Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 553 steam locomotive manufacturers and rail- Rapido-style coupler. The tender is semi- (#81654); New Haven 3301 (#81655); Mis- roads created a number of standard USRA permanently attached with a snap-together souri Pacific 5305 (#81656); Southern Pacific designs to maximize war production. These coupler that includes electrical pickup wires 4305 (#81657); New York, Ontario & West- USRA designs were successful and used for from the tender. The rear tender coupler is ern 402 (#81658); and Frisco 1512 (#81659). locomotive construction as late as 1953. an overscale Rapido design that can be List price for all versions is $175.00.

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Modeling A UNIONUNION PACIFICPACIFIC GP30BGP30B

by Mark Sharp

Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated

y the late 1950s, the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General length is the main spotting feature between the Phases, the Phase II B Motors found itself in a locomotive horsepower race with Gen- units also lack a handrail stanchion at the bend of the handrail to the eral Electric. EMD’s four-axle GP7 and GP9 General Purpose or rear of the cab on the fireman’s side. Phase I units have this “extra” “Geep” locomotives, introduced in the early 1950s, had been very stanchion. GP30s were bought by railroads around the country, successful. However, they lacked the power of Alco/General Electric although several New England roads (e.g., New Haven, D&H, Cana- units released later in the decade. Since four-axle power was predomi- dian National, Boston & Maine, Maine Central) opted for Alco nate at this time (six-axle units were generally used for low-speed power from close-by Schenectady, New York. drag service on lighter rail), EMD and GE considered it essential that Union Pacific obtained its 152 GP30s in several orders. Its first 75 they have powerful Geeps. units, numbered 800-874, were Phase I units delivered from July General Electric introduced its U25B, rated at 2,500 horsepower, through October 1962. The next group, numbered 700-735 came in in 1960. EMD had tried to upgrade its Geep product line in the late February and March 1963 as Phase IIs. The third group consisted of ‘50s and early ‘60s with its GP18 and GP20 models, but these were 40 boosters, numbered 700B-739B delivered between March and not great sellers. EMD knew it had to have a winner for its next July 1963. Of these, units 727B-739B came with steam generating Geep, and introduced the GP30 in March of 1962. Actually, EMD equipment. Only the Union Pacific ordered the GP30B. Of course, should have called it the GP22, following its practice of designating this should not be surprising, since the road had ordered GP9Bs ear- the last two digits as the horsepower rating (times 100, of course). lier. The GP30s served the Union Pacific faithfully, with the last cab However, EMD did not want to make a big deal of the fact that its unit leaving the road in 1989 and the last B unit leaving in 1986. GP30 was actually only rated at 2,250 horsepower, some 250 horses less than the U25B. Modelng Choices The GP30 is easily spotted by its distinctively curved cab and its Bachmann, Athearn (actually an old Lionel mold) and Front rooftop flaring. The raised “curve” in the center of the cab was to Range have all offered GP30 models in the last 30 years. All were of accommodate a new, taller electrical cabinet. Overall, however, the the low-hood Phase II variety although Front Range sold a separate locomotive has numerous curving lines, and gives the impression that high hood kit for their locomotive. While some of these models are Raymond Loewy might have designed it. In fact, most observers still around today, and Bachmann makes a GP30 for its Spectrum believe that it was designed, at least in part, by the folks at EMD’s line, they do not compare with Life-Like’s Proto 2000 GP30. Life- automotive styling group. Whatever the truth, I love the design and Like makes both Phase I and II versions and has covered just about have modeled a number of the units to run on my club’s layout. every road that had the locomotive. P2K has been pretty careful EMD produced its GP30 in two phases. Phase I units have a sym- about adding the correct details to each of its models. Variations metrical cab, with both the engineer’s and fireman’s sides being include with or without dynamic brakes, Blomberg or AAR trucks equal in length. EMD delivered a number of these cabs to one of its and nose-mounted headlights, to name a few. The tooling on the P2K largest consumers, the Union Pacific Railroad, between July 1962 models is without equal, and the paint jobs are almost always crisp and July 1963. However, the UP decided that it wanted space for a and accurate. Finally, the model runs extremely smoothly and, if you rear seat on the fireman’s side of the cab. It asked EMD to lengthen read the directions concerning DCC hookup, you should have no that side by about 10", and thereafter ordered its remaining units with trouble adding one to your roster. this feature. EMD produced all further GP30s, for all railroads, with If you are a Union Pacific modeler, you won’t find a P2K GP30B. this feature; these units are designated Phase II. Although the cab Obviously, the manufacturer could not be expected to make this unit

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Union Pacific GP30B 707B. Laramie, WY; July 13, 1975. Photographer unknown, the Houser collection

when only one road rostered it, and then only with 40 units. Never- you’ll have to cut some of the doors out individually. Again, examine theless, if you model the UP during the ‘60s through the ‘80s, your the photographs closely to see how everything sets up. Start by filing roster should include one of these boosters, as they were used off the subbases, which are part of the P2K walkway (see Photo 9). throughout the UP system. Fortunately, the P2K shell can be re- Then build up the C&C subbases with the appropriate doors. Once worked into a credible booster unit with a moderate amount of effort. these are done, sand the walkways smooth where you’ll attach the new The cab and nose come off easily and, as we’ll see, some styrene and subbases. Then glue them on and putty and sand smooth again. parts from another GP30 can be added to the front of the locomotive to finish up the job. When you’re done, you’ll have something common on the UP, but not common in the hobby community. Modifying the Shell You’ll need a Proto 2000 GP30 undecorated unit plus an additional P2K shell for this project. The overall concept is to remove the cab and low nose of the P2K GP30 and replace them with styrene and the fairing from the rear of another shell. I used an old Bach- mann shell for the fairing because it was on hand. Of course, a P2K shell will do just as well. Start by cutting off the fairing from your 1 spare shell (see Photo 1). You really only need the dynamic-brake section off the spare shell. Next, file the fairing down so that it Cut the roof fairing from the spare shell. I used a Bach- matches the front of the GP30B photos shown in this article. At this mann here, but the P2K will do also. point, the dynamic-brake section should look as shown in Photo 2. Now cut out the bottom of the fairing and add a piece of styrene across the front so that it looks like the one shown in Photo 3. I then cut a piece of .040 styrene to cover the top of the piece and puttied and sanded it until it was smooth. The front of the GP30B matches the rear exactly. Note that this is not the case with a GP30 high hood unit, and the LBF high-hood kit will not work for this project. Instead, cut the rear off your spare unit. Mine was a Soo Line GP30. I cut and filed it to fit as shown in Photo 4. I then stripped off the red paint and filled in the numberboards and 2 class lights. Obviously, the numberboard inserts that come with the P2K shell are a perfect fit. Don’t forget to sand off the numberboard File and sand the new roof piece to shape. gaskets. At this point, the front piece should look as shown in Photo 5. To build the sides of the front end of the locomotive, I used .040 1 /16" styrene tile. I covered this with .020 sheet styrene, with appropriate holes cut out for the Cannon & Co. doors. The front pieces should The new roof look as shown in Photo 6. When the glue has dried, insert the Cannon ready for the & Co. HD-1002 doors as appropriate. For the sides to fit flush with styrene top. the rest of the shell, you need to cut off the channel for the cab (see Note the strip of Photo 7). Once you’ve built the sides, attach them with the front and styrene across top (see Photo 8). Notice that you’ll need to insert a piece of styrene the front for on the roof for the correct spacing. When you putty the seams of the support. parts, use masking tape as shown in the photo to minimize the mess. I built the front walkways from Cannon & Co. subbase kit parts. All 3 of the required subbase doors are available in the C&C kits, although

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4 File and sand the rear from the spare shell to make sure it fits. Don’t forget to remove the numberboard gaskets so 6 that you have a smooth face for the front. The .040 tile styrene and .020 sheet styrene, ready for the Cannon & Co. parts. 5

Cut off the channel for the cab so the new front of the shell fits flush. 7 The front with the P2K numberboard inserts and the class lights puttied in. I also stripped off the red paint so that I could more easily paint the Bill of Materials piece gray and yellow. Manufacturer Part No. Description Qty. Cannon & Co. 1002 18" x 78" hood doors 1 pkg. You’ll need to remove the lower portion 1201 EMD sub base kit, 35 line 1 pkg. of the pilot on each end of the walkway, as Detail Associates 1503 MU stand, EMD, intermediate 2 pkg. the prototype never had footboards for this 2206 Eyebolts 1 pkg. lower area. Look closely at the prototype 2304 Wind deflector (A unit) 1 pkg. photos in this article to confirm this. Since 2505 .015 wire 1 pkg. you’ll also need to replace the MU recepta- 2506 .019 wire 1 pkg. cles, remove these at this time. Be careful Evergreen 4501 .040 tile styrene sheet, 1/16" squares 1 pkg. not to remove the handrail-stanchion mount- 9020 .020 Plain styrene sheet 1 pkg. ing tabs, which are part of the receptacles. Proto 2000 Extra GP30 shell You’ll have to cut off the receptacles and Smokey Valley 10 Handrail stanchions (other kits will do) 1 pkg. leave the tabs in place. Photo 10 shows how Floquil 110010 Engine Black the GP30B and GP30, which I also built at 110007 Rail Brown this time, should look. 818686 Slate Gray No HO model parts manufacturer makes MODELflex 16-46 Southern Sylvan Green (A Unit) the high MU receptacles found on the walk- Scalecoat II 2022 UP Armour Yellow ways. However, these are easily built by 2032 UP Harbor Mist Gray stacking two Detail Associates (DA) 1503 2047 Aluminum MU receptacles on top of each other (see 2073 Bright Caboose Red Photo 11). Glue them together with styrene Microscale 87-48 Data for Diesels, Black and White cement or cyanoacrylate (CA) then putty 87-169 Union Pacific Hood Diesels (1959-’80) and sand the seams smooth. Install them on 87-354 Union Pacific Hood Diesels (1980+) the walkways before painting. 87-527 GE & EMD Late 1980s Locomotive Builders Plates The handrails required some significant 87-793 Data and Numberboards for EMD E & F Units modification. The P2K handrails are beautiful, and I was able to use them, for the most part. However, I needed extra stanchions for Chassis and Truck some of the nose weight to accommodate the forward walkways over the new sub- Modifications the well for the hand brake on the shell. bases. I found some stanchions from Smokey The rebuilt GP30B shell will not fit on Once you have done this, re-mount the Valley in my old parts box and mounted them the P2K chassis without some minor modifi- weight on the chassis. The nose weight has where required. I fabricated the new handrail cations. You’ll need to remove the weight its own screw so you can mount it indepen- using DA 2505 .015 wire. I bent the wire to that sat under the GP30’s subbases. This is dently. The chassis, with its truck sideframes shape and then installed it with CA. This easily done with a Dremel tool (see Photo and tank removed for detailing and painting, requires a little patience, so take your time. 12) and a file. You’ll also need to remove should look as it does in Photo 13.

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10 9 The GP30B and GP30 walkways. Note the new Cannon & Co. subbases and The GP30B shell with the new front File off the P2K cab subbases. Sand the removed portion of the pilot on puttied. Note the use of masking tape them smooth to accept the Cannon & the B unit. around the putty to avoid excess Co. subbases. clean-up. I removed the sideframes with a simple pull from the trucks. P2K’s sideframes are essentially the same as Athearn’s, and are easy to disassemble and work with. Once I 11 had them off, I drilled holes in the brake cylinders and mounted .015 DA 2505 wire in them. I then drilled holes at one end of the sideframe for .019 DA 2506 wire to represent sand lines. I only installed sand lines on the sideframes toward the fuel-tank side. I’ve found that installing them on the pilot side can interfere with the truck’s ability to 12 swivel. If you really want to be creative, you could further modify the trucks by adding Remove the portion of the P2K DA 2805 box and DA 2806 sloped truck The tall MU unit was made from two weight under the subbases so the journals. I chose not to do that here. DA 1503 MU stands. new shell will fit. Paint, Decals and Weathering Painting the GP30B is a pretty straightforward exercise. I started by painting the locomotive shell Scalecoat II 2022 UP Armour Yellow. I let the paint dry overnight and then masked the walkways, fuel tank, P2K coupler boxes and shell and painted them Scalecoat II 2032 UP Harbor Mist Gray. Use the Scalecoat II line of paints when painting plastic. Next, I painted the truck sideframes Scalecoat II 2047 Alu- minum. Note that I painted the fuel tank and the sideframes separately, before remount- ing them to the chassis and trucks, respec- tively. I also painted the fan blades Aluminum at this time, but did not mount 13 them until I had finished weathering the shell. Next, I brush-painted the handrails The chassis with the weights re-mounted and the sideframes and fuel tank and stanchions Harbor Mist Gray and removed. mounted them to the shell. I then painted the MU receptacles and emergency fuel cutoff equipment Scalecoat II 2073 Bright Caboose Red, although most any red would 14 do here. I wanted the grilles on the GP30B to be The masking for blackened, as on the prototype. Thus, I blackening the masked off the rest of the carbody (see grilles. Photo 14). Note that although the front of the nose is not masked, I did not paint it black. Frankly, I was a little lazy and did not want to cover it. I felt that I would not be spraying near it so I did not mask. Gener- ally, this is not such a good idea, although I

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Union Pacific GP30B 713B. Council Bluffs, IA; October 10, 1971. Lou Schmidt photo, A. J. Wolff collection

did not have a problem here. I used Floquil 110010 Engine Black for this weathering as it leaves a flat finish. Although the “A” unit is not the focus of this article, I did paint the top of the nose MODELflex 16-46 Southern Sylvan Green. I could not find many photos of the nose in color and tried to match this as best I could. Southern Sylvan Green seemed to do the trick. Why didn’t I use Scalecoat’s Southern Green? I had the MODELflex on hand, and I wasn’t going to buy a whole jar of Scale- coat for one square inch of paint. Union Pacific GP30B 713B. Cheyenne, WY; March 30, 1978. I used Microscale Decal Sets 87-169 and Ed Fulcomer photo, A. J. Wolff collection 87-354. Curiously, 87-169 is labeled “Union Pacific Hood Diesels (1959-1980) yet it does not contain any red stripes. Those are found in 87-354 (Union Pacific Diesel (1980+). I used the slogan “We Can Handle It” instead of the “Dependable Transporta- tion” found in 87-169. Both slogans are appropriate but the “Dependable Transporta- tion” decal does not have a black outline around the lettering. Since I could not find a photo of a GP30 unit, A or B, without this black outline, I used the “We Can Handle It” decal which appears to be correct. The “UNION PACIFIC” letters, while correctly sized, are not appropriately spaced to fit on the GP30. Therefore, I simply cut each one Union Pacific GP30B 713B. Fort Collins, CO; July 31, 1980. and applied it individually. I’ve begun doing Ed Fulcomer photo, A. J. Wolff collection more of this lately, as it seems to cut down on the “silvering” under the decals. I used Microscale 87-48 for the builder’s plates. These are found in a number of Microscale sets; I just happened to have 87- 48 available. I used 87-527 for the “Emer- gency Fuel Cutoff” decal and for the black classification light gaskets I used on the GP30 unit I built at the same time as the GP30B. Speaking of the A unit, I found the numbers on the 87-169 and 87-354 sets did not match those on the numberboards. Instead, I used numbers I found in Microscale 87-793. If you don’t have this set in your decal box, I advise you to purchase several. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve needed something found in it. I weathered the models from bottom to top. I started with a 50/50 wash of Floquil Union Pacific GP30 705. Location unknown; June 1976. 110007 Rail Brown and Floquil 818686 Photographer unknown, the Houser collection Slate Gray on the trucks, fuel tank and

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Finishing Up Once all of my weathering was dry, I installed the window glass and wind deflectors on the “A” unit and installed the class lights. I brush-painted the couplers Floquil Rail Brown, so they would look rusted. I glued the fans to their housings and placed the shells on the chassis to complete the project. The P2K GP30 is “DCC ready,” but you’ll need to replace the light bulbs, or put in dropping resistors, or the DCC voltage will burn out the lights. Larry Puckett’s numerous DCC Update articles, especially the one in the September 2003 issue, give you information on how to do this. I have not yet installed DCC pilots. The Slate Gray was a Floquil “Marine” paint, but it was in these locomotives. around the workbench and worked fine. Remember to thin Floquil paints about four parts lacquer thinner to one part paint when Conclusion you’re weathering your rolling stock. After a day or so, I gave the Sometimes model manufacturers cannot produce a locomotive or entire model a wash of Floquil Slate Gray. Concentrate more of this other piece of rolling stock because of its limited appeal. However, on the walkways and roof, as these would accumulate more dust when you just have to have it, and you want to avoid brass, don’t be than the sides. Finally, a couple of days later, I sprayed Floquil afraid to try a little kitbashing. Usually, it’s pretty easy and you end Engine Black on the roof to replicate soot. It’s important to wait a up with something you created, and will not be found on “just any” couple of days between coats when you’re using lacquer-based layout. Here, for the cost of a P2K GP30, a spare shell, and a few paints such as Scalecoat or Floquil. You can avoid these delays by parts and styrene, you can have one of the UP’s real workhorses, and using acrylics, such as Polly Scale or MODELflex. I chose not to you can enjoy explaining to your friends what it is when they ask, use these here. “What’s that?” I hope you’ll give this project a try soon.

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

by Tim Frederick

Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated

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CRGX 4659 built 9-87 by Union Tank Car (UTC), 17,497 gallons, repainted 1998, photographed 4 Oct 03 in Los Angeles, CA. Note the UTC reinforced saddles with square channel over the saddle pipe. Insulated UTC built tank cars have a longitudinal jacket seam running along the top centerline of the tank. This car is no different.

orn syrups and corn sweeteners play a often present. In addition, the overall tank were likely due to the varying needs in the C vital role in the food and beverage in- capacity defines the corn syrup type and corn syrup industry. As a general trend, less dustries. Various grades and blends can be those capacities are talked about below. dense corn syrups eventually were replacing found in many of today’s food products, such The first specific tank cars designed for some of the heavier syrups, and you could as candy, ice cream, soft drinks, canned fruit corn syrup transport came about in the mid- therefore haul more syrup with the same and vegetables, condiments, lunch meats, hot to-late 1960s. The majority of the designs tank car gross rail loading (GRL) capacity. dogs, salad dressings, presweetened cereals, built in the 1970s were plate B cars at either Also of note were the “half-a-load” corn instant beverages, dry mix products, and is around 16,800 gallons or 17,600 gallons. syrup tank cars that some customers needed. used in brewing beer. Due to this widespread These two separate size families of cars Here the customer did not have the capacity use, the tank cars that carry these corn syrups and corn sweeteners can be found basically everywhere on the rail system. There are many different grades and blends in the industry; some are even specific to a particular company. This article will not address these different grades, and will just refer to them all generically as corn syrup. It is also worth noting that these syrup-type tank cars have been known to haul other commodities such as: liquid sugar, molasses and citric acid. Part 1 of this series provides an overview of the variety of various corn syrup tank cars. In future articles, we will concentrate on particular designs of corn syrup tank cars in multiple parts. Like any tank car type family, a corn syrup tank car is defined by a combination of physical spotting features. The primary spotting features are: a simple manway on top, a single external spring safety valve or ADMX 14944 built 5-81 by General American Transportation Company (GATC), single frangible disk safety vent on top, 17,551 gallons, repainted 2001, photographed 4 Oct 03 in Los Angeles, CA. Note insulated with 4" fiberglass, exterior heater the reinforced GATC type 40 saddles, and on top the separate top provision for coil pipes, interior tank lining, a simple bot- the air inlet. Air inlets are used to introduce a clean gas into the tank during tom outlet, and fancy colorful logos are unloading. This car is a former KOAX (Coca Cola) car.

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GATX 47787 built 4-73 by General American Transportation Company (GATC), 16,837 gallons, photographed 10 Sept 00 in Baltimore, MD. GATC 16,8XX-gal. syrup cars built in the mid-’70s, like this one, have a distinctive jacket pattern of eight jacket sections. This particular design is relatively common and should be considered for a future model, along with the UTC 17,600-gal. design.

for a full load of syrup, so smaller cars were specifically built for this purpose. These 50- ton (some were rebuilt later to 70-ton GRL) cars had capacities around 8,000 gallons. In the 1980s almost all of the corn syrup tank cars built were of the 263K GRL (a.k.a. 100-ton), plate B, 17,600-gallon capacity. In the 1990s to the present, the 17,600-gallon tank car was still being ordered and constructed. This corn syrup size is by far the most common type from the early 1980s until the present. However a significant change in all freight cars occurred in the early 1990s, and that is the approval of 286K GRL (110-ton) freight car designs. For non-hazardous tank-car designs, this new design limit was also approved. The first 286K GRL tank cars produced were the plate C, 19,600 gallon GATX 52051 built 3-72 by General American Transportation Company (GATC), corn syrup tank cars. These new syrup 8,257 gallons, leased to ADM, photographed 1 Oct 03 in Clinton, OK. This car is designs were first ordered in 1994, with the designed to transport a half-load of corn syrup. This would make an excellent first production cars being built in early-to- candidate for a resin kit. mid 1995. All three of the remaining major tank car builders, Trinity (TRN), Union Tank Car (UTC) and ACF, have built these 286K GRL corn syrup designs. In the corn milling industry these larger corn syrup cars are referred to as “jumbos.” To date ACF has built 150 cars, UTC has built 860 cars, but TRN has stolen the show with 4,835 being built (as of this writing). The TRN plate C, 19,600-gallon corn syrup tank car is the subject of the next three parts of this article. Parts 2 and 3 will focus on the production roster and some roster shots of these tank cars. Part 4 will focus on the production variations and various detail spotting features. Parts 5-7 will focus on the smaller predecessor design, the TRN plate B, 17,600-gallon corn syrup tank car. Likewise there will be a production roster, UTLX 65708 built 4-81 by Union Tank Car (UTC), 17,579 gallons, photographed 4 roster photos and spotting feature discus- Oct 03 in Los Angeles, CA. The UTC 17,600-gal. corn syrup cars are very common sion. Part 8 will briefly give some ideas for so this design should be considered for a future model, along with the GATC modeling some facilities that use corn 16,800-gal. design. The Walthers 40’ tank car matches a UTC 16,800-gal. syrup syrup tank cars. Additional parts might be tank car design, but this 16,800-gal. prototype is rarer than the longer UTC added at a later date. 17,600-gal. versions. Note the top seam on these cars.

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UTLX 66615 built 9-81 by Union Tank Car (UTC), 17,525 gallons, photographed 4 Oct 03 in Los Angeles, CA. Note the subdued weathering patterns on these corn syrup cars. This car has a centered ladder and centered top platform.

CCLX 1470 built 10-92 by Union Tank Car (UTC), photographed by Doug Stark in Sept 2000 in London, Ontario. Leased to Canadian Starch Company, a division of CPC International.

LSIX 101 built in 2-81 by Union Tank Car (UTC), photographed by Chad Hewitt on 24 Jun 00 in Galesburg, IL. This is North American design that was built by UTC. This car would also make a great resin kit. Note the diameter difference compared to the TRN jumbo syrup car next to it.

NATX 16241 built in 1970 by North American (NACC), 16,519 gallons, photographed 19 Apr 01 in Kansas City, MO. This car appears to have a painted-out Hubinger logo. Note the characteristic NACC longitudinal jacket sections. This is another good candidate for a detailed resin model.

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UELX 78124 built in 6-78 by American Car and Foundry (ACF), 16,932 gallons, photographed 18 Nov 01 in Las Cruces, NM. Note the characteristic ACF brake equipment layout found on ACF cars built during this period.

SHPX 205019 built in 4-02 by Ameri- can Railcar Industries (ARI), 17,604 gallons, leased to Roquette America, photographed 1 Oct 03 in Haslet, TX. Note the characteristic ARI spiral jacket pattern found on ARI insulated tank cars. This car would make a great resin kit too.

NATX 190047 built 5-98 by Union Tank Car (UTC), 19,963 CCLX 1222 built 6-92 by Trinity Industries (TRN), 17,598 gal- gallons, photographed 4 Oct 03 outside of Belen, NM. Note lons, photographed 19 Aug 00 in Sanford, FL. Note the the painted-out Cerestar logo. This car is a 286K Gross Rail name John Reynolds stenciled above the load limit data. Loading (110-ton) corn syrup design, and has a diameter This TRN 17,600-gal. corn syrup car is the subject of Parts 5- larger than most tank cars. ACF, UTC and Trinity have all 7 of this series. It is also the prototype for an upcoming built this larger size corn syrup car. injected-plastic HO scale model by Atlas.

DMIX 190694 built 1-96 by Trinity Industries (TRN), 19,634 gallons, photographed 1 Oct 03 in Haslet, TX. This TRN 19,600-gal. corn syrup car is the subject of parts 2 through 4 of this article. It is also the prototype for an upcoming injected plastic HO scale model by InterMountain Railway Company.

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On30On30 RollingRolling StockStock —— StyreneStyrene andand ResinResin

by Larry Puckett Photos by the author CraftsmanCraftsman KitsKits

n the May issue I provided a few ideas for modifying and weath- I was surprised to find that most of the On30 kits cost about the I ering Bachmann ready-to-run On30 rolling stock. This month I same as HO craftsman kits, in spite of the larger size. Another thing want to take a look at a variety of the styrene and resin kits available to keep in mind is that some manufacturers produce car kits that are from the rapidly growing selection of On30 products on the market. suitable for use as both On3 and On30 equipment — I’ve included

I took the baggage door from a Boulder Valley Models’ conversion kit and spliced it into the sidewall of the Chivers The Chivers caboose is a relatively simple kit that includes a Finelines caboose. number of nice details — even the steps are cast on.

The brakeman gives a pretty good idea of the size of this After installing the baggage door I didn’t have much choice little caboose. about where to put the roadname and number.

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The Argent Lumber log car is a pretty straightforward construction project. Painting and weathering brings out all the cast-on details three, the Smoky Mountain Model Works cars, among those in this and makes this simple car look more complex. article. If you decide to use one of these cars remember that they are typically made to be operated at the prototype coupler height instead of the HO height found on Bachmann equipment and most of the true On30 kits. I’ll talk about how to fix this when I get to these cars. Fortunately for me and others using the HO coupler height, most kits designed for use as On30 equipment have followed Bach- mann’s lead and it is rapidly becoming the standard for On30. As for the trucks supplied with these kits, a couple use Tichy HO styrene trucks and the others make their own. Basically they all are pretty much the same — two sideframes, a main frame, some type of con- nector to hold them together, and in some cases a cover plate to keep the sideframes from falling off. Most kits (with the exception of Smoky Mountain Model Works) include instructions, and it’s very easy to figure out how they go together anyway. Finally, most manufacturers are using a soft polyurethane resin. This material has many properties similar to styrene and is much easier to work with than the old epoxy resins. You can drill it, cut it, glue it and scribe it to create grain. It is extremely important that you wash these kits according to the instructions before attempting to put them This close-up shot of the log bunk shows off the metal tie- together since the mold-release agent used in manufacturing will down straps. interfere with the CA cement and your kit will fall apart. Once the mold-release agent is washed off the parts, they adhere well using Next I decided to just buy a couple windows from Grandt Line but CA cement. For detailed information on painting, decaling and work- ran across what I think is a more interesting solution. Boulder Val- ing with resin kits I highly recommend the online reference guide on ley Models makes a cast-resin baggage car door designed specifi- Foothill Model Works web page (http://home.inreach.com/jkitts/). cally for use with the Chivers caboose. Actually, they make two Most manufacturers say that acrylic paints don’t work with versions — one that turns the caboose into a shorty baggage car polyurethane resin unless a lacquer primer coat is applied first. I did- (CH-01) and another (CH-02) that turns it into a short combine n’t see this note until it was too late and used MODELflex acrylics (http://hometown.aol.com/on30resinkits/passenger.html). I decided without a primer and haven’t had any flaking or chipping yet — to use the baggage car door side and simply cut the door out of the however, I might change my tune after a few months of operation. casting, inserted it into a hole I cut in the existing caboose side, There are also a few styrene kits on the market, and I want to start and then glued it in placewith CA cement using some scrap styrene with one from one of the popular manufacturers. strips as backing support. The result is an easy-to-build, unique side-door caboose that looks like it was made that way. I think my Chivers Finelines/International Hobbies next project will be a second caboose with a pair of Grandt Line Chivers Finelines is an English company that manufactures both windows on each side. The roof is designed to be glued in place, HO- and O-scale narrow gauge equipment, which is imported to the but I decided to make it removable and glued a couple styrene Untied States by International Hobbies. This split identity can lead to strips to the underside of the roof — these keep it centered and confusion since the kits are often referred to by one name or the prevents it from falling off. As soon as I manage to make and/or other. Currently Chivers offers several On30 rolling stock kits, and to round up all the necessary parts I plan to install a full interior — my knowledge all are styrene. I decided to put together their caboose thus the reason for the removable roof. kit, which comes in two versions, with and without a cupola. This is Once it was completed, I painted the model Caboose Red, hand- a small caboose that is great for use on work trains, logging opera- painted the end beams and other details Engine Black, and the tions and branchlines. It is cast flat, which means the four walls, roof, handrails Reefer Yellow. Using masking tape I covered the roof as I floor and underbody are separate parts that must be glued together to described back in the May 2004 issue and hand-painted it black. I create the shell. I have been using Ambroid ProWeld lately to glue applied the decals and after these were dry I sprayed the model with styrene together and think that it is the best liquid styrene cement a weathering solution of heavily diluted dirty gray and then Dullcote. I’ve found. I typically apply it with a small paintbrush that I reserve This kit is designed for On30 and comes with correct trucks and for this purpose. The parts have alignment tabs that make this process accepts Kadee® #5 couplers, so it is completely compatible with easy enough for a novice modeler, and the instructions are very clear Bachmann and other kits that use HO coupler height. and fully illustrated. Although I like this caboose overall, I think that the cupola Smoky Mountain Model Works looks odd sticking up on such a small body, so I left it off. Also, The first resin kit I ever put together was a Smoky Mountain the asymmetry of having only one window per side looks odd to Model Works (SMMW) Southern Railway caboose back about 20 me so I decided to fix it. First, I spent way too much time looking years ago. Since then Jim King has released a lot of other kits, and he for a second window the same size, however that proved fruitless. has gotten into O scale, including some On30 kits. I built three

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SMMW kits, all of which were designed for On3, but they can be made compatible with On30. The On30 versions of these kits are shipped with correct-width trucks and wheelsets, but because they were designed for On3, the couplers sit too high for compatibility with Bachmann and most other On30 equipment. This is fine if you have chosen to use On3 couplers and height but I have decided to go with HO coupler heights. Fortunately I was able to modify these by using HO 36" diameter wheelsets in place of those provided as well as leaving the truck mounting pads off and in some cases using overshank couplers. I’ll begin with the Argent Lumber log car and gondola. The proto- Argent built a number of these gondolas using old log cars type for this car was made by Russel and purchased by Argent Lum- as the base. ber from the Surry, Sussex & Southampton. The gondola was constructed by the Argent shop by building a frame on top of the log car bunks and then installing a deck, sides and ends. These were pretty basic cars, and the kits reflect that simplicity — they go together in no time following the instructions. I do suggest staining the wood gondola sides before gluing them in place since the CA cement may interfere with that process if done in reverse order. Both cars required leaving off the bolster pads, HO 36" diameter wheelsets, and overshank couplers for On30 compatibility. Once they were constructed I gave them both a coat of Maroon Tuscan Oxide Red, followed by coats of light gray (SP Letter Gray) and dark gray (MOW Gray). I then added decals to the gondola (there is no place on the log car for them) followed with a weathering solution of heavily diluted dirty gray (MOW Gray with MILW Brown added) and then Dullcote. The Peach Bottom boxcar is a new release for SMMW and has The Mount Airy & Eastern followed Argents example in already proven quite popular. It is based on a prototype owned by the building a series of low-side gons. Peach Bottom Railway, which later became part of the Maryland & Pennsylvania. Because it has outside bracing, this boxcar provides a lot of interesting details and is a welcomed addition in a string of Bachmann of-the-shelf boxcars. Another nice feature is that the body comes in one piece instead of individual flat pieces that have to be glued together. This car went together pretty much like the instructions say. The only place where I deviated was on the doorstops and

This boxcar is based on a series owned by the Peach Bot- tom Railway.

The outside bracing adds a lot of interest — I added a couple boards to give me a place for the roadname and num- Extensive end details contribute to the overall appearance ber decals. of the Peach Bottom boxcar.

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Boulder Valley’s new 20’ reefers have a wealth of details, most of which are cast in. I used Reefer Yellow to create a distinctive car, set off by the black roof, lettering and hardware.

All those little black details have to be hand painted.

The reefer door hardware is all cast into the resin — note the distinctive grain in the wood siding.

underbody detail including the brake cylinder and piping. Getting the piping in place without having it interfere with the operation of the narrow On30 trucks and wheelsets is a challenge. Although it makes a nice looking model when viewed from the bottom, this extra detail is mostly unseen so I suspect many folks leave off a lot of the extra piping and only install the brake cylinder and truss rods. On this car I used the standard Kadee #5 couplers but did have to resort to 36" diameter HO-scale wheelsets. I painted this model the same Maroon Tuscan Oxide Red, followed by coats of light and dark gray as on the Argent cars. After applying the decals, I gave the car a coat of weathering solution of heavily diluted dirty gray and then Dullcote. Boulder Valley Models I painted the end beams red and the hardware black to Boulder Valley recently introduced a new line of 20' boxcars and show them off. reefers designed specifically for On30 modelers. Because they are designed for On30 they use standard Kadee #5 couplers and need no guides. The instructions call for using bent wire, and I used HO-scale other modifications for compatibility with other equipment using the rail spikes, which is what Jim King used for the model in the instruc- HO-scale coupler height. Also, because they are cast in white resin, tions. Another addition I made was to attach a couple boards to the any color will cover easily in one coat. These are generic designs that upper right-hand sides of each car to serve as name and number follow no particular prototype yet look right at home along with boards. other On30 equipment. I’m going to talk about constructing both The model I put together is the modernized version with complete these at the same time because there is little difference between them

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Boulder Valley makes a similar 20’ boxcar. I pulled out all the stops when I weathered the boxcar.

This close-up shows how crisp the Note the distinctive wood grain and even the nail holes in the boards. resin castings are.

other than the side and roof details, which make the car either a box- Weathered Black. I also hand-painted many individual boards the car or a reefer. same colors. Next I masked off the underside of the reefer and First, let me say that the details on these cars is exquisite — you sprayed the car Reefer Yellow (one coat was enough on the white can see every line in the grain, individual boards on the roof, and resin). Because yellow does not cover darker colors very well, the every nail hole and bolt head in crisp detail. Unlike the SMMW box- areas that I had oversprayed red appeared a few shades darker than car, these are cast flat like the Chivers caboose, meaning you have to the rest of the yellow body, giving the appearance of aged, weathered glue the four walls together to form the body. Also, you should fol- wood. I then hand-painted much of the metal hardware black, a prac- low the instructions and sand the roofline flat after putting the body tice I am told that was followed by many railroads in the early years together and before gluing on the roof. As with most of the cars in of the 20th century. Since I had planned on leaving the ice hatches this article the most time-consuming operation is in drilling all the open, I painted the inside of the reefer black — this also prevents the holes needed for installing the grabs and/or other details. Since I body from having that glowing effect under bright lights due to the planned to paint the roof of the reefer a different color form the body translucence of the white resin. At this time I installed the ice hatches I didn’t install it until after that step. Another nice feature of these and painted the roof black too and glued it in place. kits is that the instructions are broken up into logical sequences and Next came the decals — not an easy chore. Because of the heavy offer hints about what to do when to make the project go a lot easier. grain cast into these cars, it is very difficult to get decals to go on Once I had the cars glued together, I painted the entire boxcar and without silvering. I must have applied a couple dozen coats of full the underside of the reefer Maroon Tuscan Oxide Red. On the reefer, strength Solvaset and poked a million pinholes in the silvery sections I oversprayed the red paint onto the bottom edge of the siding and of the decals before I was satisfied. For some reason applying decals also painted the end beams red. On the boxcar I pulled out all the on the boxcar was more difficult than on the reefer. I don’t know stops and weathered it more than any other model I have ever done. I whether this was due to heavier grain or the red vs. yellow paint, but oversprayed light stripes of light and dark gray, Engine Black and I went though several decals trying to get the decal in place whereas

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on the reefer I did it in one try. Another possible reason is that the decal I used on the reefer is one piece whereas on the boxcar it was several. After the decals had dried I oversprayed everything with a weathering solution of heavily diluted dirty gray and then Dullcote. Foothill Model Works Jerry Kitts makes some of the most highly detailed On30 kits available and is widely known for the quality and crispness of his castings. I’m going to go over his On30 gondola in this article and in a follow- up article will introduce you to his tank-car kit. The 18' high-side gondola is another generic model that follows no specific prototype, yet looks like many used on narrow gauge railroads. It is cast in light tan resin and comes in several pieces: the frame, deck and gondola sides. The sides are cast as a single unit so they don’t have to be glued Foothill Model Works offers this highly detailed gondola kit. Note all the little together. However, the castings in this kit brown NBW castings added one by one — all 88 of them! are so crisp that it appears that the car sides were built up of individual boards. The only tricky part here is in gluing the deck and side casting onto the frame so that they line up properly for installation of the side stakes. I attached the four corner stakes to the side casting then lined them up with the notches cut into the deck casting when gluing them together. Again, the most time-consuming operation was in drilling the small holes for the NBW castings — all 88 of them! You can drill all the way through the casting and install one NBW on each side for a total of 176 or just apply them to the outside of the model and put a load in the gondola to dis- guise your haste to finish the model. In fair- ness to Jerry, he did not design this kit, instead acquiring it from another manufacturer — if he ever needs to redo the mold I would vote for cast-on NBWs. This kit I started by painting the gondola brown followed with various shades of gray comes with Kadee #26 couplers and On30 and ended up with a heavily weathered model. trucks that result in HO-coupler height compatibility. Like most of the other cars in this article I gave the completed gondola a coat of Maroon Tuscan Oxide Red, followed by coats of light and dark gray. I then added decals to the gondola, followed by weathering with a solution of heavily diluted dirty gray and then Dullcote. This results in an appearance that all the cars have been main- tained by the same shop and operated over the same territory under the same condi- tions-just like on the prototype. Well, that pretty much wraps up this article, but we still have a few more On30 projects coming. For example we’ll be doing a Boulder Valley narrow gauge diesel, a Back- woods Miniatures 2-6-2T, detailing the BLI C-16, and an overview of structures. So keep reading for more on this rapidly growing aspect of model railroading.

These crisp castings give the appearance of a car built with individual boards.

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ATLANTA INTERLOCKING

MODEL RAILROADERS

by David Butts

Photos by the author

odular model railroading is a great M way to get involved in the hobby of model railroading, as shown by the photographs in this article. A module is an interchangeable section of railroad built to certain standards — NMRA, FREMO and/or other. Building a module helps a modeler to develop skills and learn techniques. More- over, in a club environment, such as Atlanta Interlocking Model Railroaders, modular model railroading allows for fellowship and the ability to pool resources to accomplish more than one person could normally accomplish alone. Modules can become the nucleus of a home layout and, because they are portable, can be displayed individually or combined to make display layouts at train shows and other functions. If that is not CNW 4323 switches out loaded covered hopper at cement plant. R. Schaefer enough, building a module is not an over- module. whelming task. Modelers can have a sense of completion sooner, as each module is finished, than they could achieve if they were building a basement empire. The Club Randy Schaefer and Norm Wizner formed Atlanta Interlocking Model Rail- roaders (AIMR) in 2001. Randy and Norm felt that there was a need in the greater Atlanta area for a HO modular train club committed to excellence. The goals of the organization are to display a visually pleas- ing, viewer friendly, modular train layout at train shows such as the Greenberg Train Show and GATS (Great American Train Show); have nicely detailed, consistent scenery; facilitate prototype operations; and provide a forum to promote the hobby. For the past two years AIMR has also partici- pated in a local train show sponsored by Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Moun- CNW locomotive works the paper mill. R. Schaefer module.

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tain, Georgia. This event normally takes place in late July and is a combined effort with other modular railroad clubs in the region. A trademark of the club is that it displays new modules and layout configurations at each show. So there is never the same layout at two consecutive shows. Moreover the club is not limited to rectangular layouts but has the capability to set up reverse-loop-to- reverse-loop layouts thanks to the incorpora- tion of junction modules. The modular layouts can range in size depending on the space available but usually occupies a 40' by 40' space. The train show season runs from November through March and between train shows a modular layout is set up in Randy’s basement for operating sessions. Member Profile Currently the club has ten members, Charlie Crawford, David Butts, Gary Farino, Don Gabler, Pat Parker, Joe Schae- fer, Randy Schaefer, Barry Schumacher, Trey Washington and Norm Wizner. The club is informal and has limited rules with CNW locomotive sets out gondolas with loads at pipe manufacturing plant. R. the exception that all members must have a Schaefer module. minimum of 10' of modules and be partici- patory in train shows. Members are encour- aged to be scenically creative with their modules and most of the modules are designed with prototype operations in mind. As a result many of the modules are industry oriented and have sidings and crossovers to facilitate car forwarding and train meets. The membership has a wide range of prototype interests from the early 1900s to the present. Train models from Amtrak, Boston & Maine, CB&Q, Central of Geor- gia, Chicago & North Western, New York Central, Santa Fe, Burlington Northern, Southern and Union Pacific are represented. Normally during a train show the club tries to run equipment of the same era so there will be periods during the show where steam, transition era or modern-era equipment is run. Module Construction and Track Module design loosely follows NMRA standards. Tracks are laid 5", 7" and 9.5" from the outside edge of the module. Mem- bers have modules ranging from 2' x 2' to 2' x 10' though the average size is 2' x 6'. Nor- mally half inch plywood sheeting is used for the top of the module and dimensional lumber is used for the sides and framing. Mod- ules are glued and screwed together for rigidity. Leg pockets are made out of 2x4 lumber and the legs themselves are made from 2x2 lumber with eyebolts and T-nuts or rod couplings added to the bottom of the legs to facilitate adjustments. Layout height is 40" from the floor. Code 100 flextrack from Atlas with Peco code 100 turnouts is in use. However, some of the members are gravitat- ing toward code 83 track that requires the use of conversion tracks to make all of the Farm scene complete with irrigation system. On the road next to the field are US modules interchangeable. One of the mem- Army trucks returning to the post.

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bers, Don Gabler, has even built modules with handlaid track on stained wooden ties. The Modules AIMR has approximately 600 linear feet of modules at its disposal. This includes straight sections, curved sections and spe- cialty sections (return loops, junction modules, and FREMO interchange modules). Individual members own all of the modules. Most of the modules are either double-track or triple-track with quad track or more in the heavy industrial areas. Some of the members have become interested in single-track railroading and modules reflecting this have been built. Scenes on the modules encom- pass towns, heavy industrial areas, rural/farming, lumber mills, petroleum tank farm, grain facility, asphalt plant, and other types of industries. Electrical Digitrax DCC is used to power the modular layout. Members use both radio and traditional, non-radio Digitrax DCC throttles, DT400s, DT300s and UT1s. Digitrax UP3s or UP5s are installed on modules to provide throttle ports for walk-around capability for non-radio throttles. Normally the layout is divided into three power districts, each with its own booster. Reverse loops are con- trolled using auto reversers from MRC and Tony’s Train Xchange. Automotive-style plugs and sockets are used to provide electrical continuity between modules. The wire buses are made from 16- or 18-gauge wire. Most of the turnouts are thrown manually with ground throws by Caboose Hobbies though some of the members have employed stationary decoders from NCE and switch machines (Switch Master or Tor- toise) to automatically throw turnouts.

Northfield Flour Mill is worked by the company RS3 locomotive. N. Wizner module. Scenery and Structures In order to have consistency, all of the members model the spring or summer for their modules. Thus the coloration of the modules tends to be various green, yellow and brown blends. The ballast used is Woodland Scenics medium grit in the gray blend. Foam board is preferred for use in making terrain contours, rock cuts, hills and mountains as it is lightweight and flexible. Structures run the gamut from kits, kit- bashes, to scratchbuilt. Many of the members are keen on building scratchbuilt structures because it allows them to custom tailor a structure for the location. Plastic structures are most common, but some of the members are adept at using wood and foamcore board to built theirs. Motive Power and Rolling Stock Diesel locomotives are the dominant form of motive power in the club, though some members focus on steam. Most of the diesels are plastic products from Atlas, Athearn, Proto 2K, Kato and Spectrum. Some of the NYC 1219 switches boxcars at the building supply warehouse. D. Butts module. members custom paint and superdetail their

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locomotives. The steam locomotives range from brass to plastic products. Rolling stock is mostly plastic products. Further, several of the members custom paint, superdetail and even scratchbuild their rolling stock. In particular, Charlie Crawford and Randy Schaefer have scratchbuilt specific rolling stock based on the prototype from photographs and actual designs. Operations The operations goal at a train show is to have the maximum amount of trains moving for the audience or viewing public. DCC facilitates train volume and typically six to eight trains are moving at any given time. To stimulate member interest, car forwarding is factored into the session. To keep it simple and eliminate paperwork in a show environment, trains, primarily way freights, are staged in the yard and set out and pick up like cars from the industries on hand and return to the yard. For instance, one of the members, Charlie Crawford, has modules representing a complete lumber mill facility, and log cars are loaded at the log pond and the loaded cars are transported to the lumber mill. This has really proved to be a treat for the viewing audience as they get to watch trains operate as opposed to just running in circles. Freight trains are the current focus, but the members are moving toward including passenger-train operations in the scheme of things. Several members have modules with on-line passenger stations. Gary Farino has built an 18' long set of modules depicting an NYC Ten Wheeler crosses bridge on the Michigan Central with way freight. Amtrak station in Northern Virginia based on Walthers kits. Moreover, under construc- CTC is employed. Randy designed a work- Train Show or Great American Train Show tion by Pat Parker is a stub-end style passen- ing signal system using toggle switches to please stop by to see us. We enjoy providing ger terminal with a turntable. This scene will facilitate train movements under CTC with a viewer-friendly modular train layout with be in excess of 20' and be able to service searchlight and other signal types. Two-man lots of action and nice scenery. And we love complete train sets. crews are the norm, engineer and conduc- talking to fellow model railroaders and In the basement environment at Randy tor/brakeman. Train operators communicate model train enthusiasts. In conclusion, mod- Schaefer’s home operations are more com- with the dispatcher and each other using ular railroading is a great way to get started prehensive. The track layout using modules walkie-talkies or radio headsets. in the hobby of model railroading. They and permanent pieces is pure point to point, don’t consume a lot of space, can be built on with a transfer yard in the center of the lay- Closing a workbench, are portable and can provide out and two staging yards, one at each end If you are in Atlanta during the fall or the nucleus of a home layout. Special thanks of the layout. Car forwarding using a car- winter when the Atlanta Interlocking Model to Bill Ello and Peter Youngblood for their card system, waybills, track warrants and Railroaders are participating in a Greenberg help and technical support

Example of module wiring, power bus, drops, terminal strip, automotive socket, 2x4 leg pockets and Digitrax Module under construction, size 30” wide by 4’ long, track installed and painted, UP3 installed. wired, and foam board terrain started.

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PartPart 2020 S-1AS-1LCO’s First Standard Switcher

TC S-1 51 wears a weathered dark blue livery, probably its original paint. Note the lack of shutters or louvers over the radiator. This unusual condition persisted several years. The unit has the small straight exhaust stack, a rerailer hanging from the frame and marker lamps. Nashville, TN; June 2, 1965. Decals: None. Richard Wallin photo, Bill Linley collection

he Tennessee Central Railway (TC) its last years in Nashville. Six months after T was a 165-mile road stretching east and by the Tennessee Central sale to the L&N, the west from its headquarters in Nashville. In by venerable unit had become unit 8 on the 1969, 135 miles of the line were purchased Cadiz Railroad, a 10-mile shortline in Cadiz, by the Louisville & Nashville. The little road George Melvin KY. The shortline was abandoned in 1990, was dieselized with about 18 units, almost all George Melvin and the unit is on display in Cadiz. Alcos. The first was a single HH660 num- Studebaker, the auto manufacturer that bered 50 and built in 1939. The High Hood built the previous month; perhaps there was a ceased production at its South Bend, IN, was followed by the TC’s only other yard connection between the two roads even at plant in 1963 is the first of five industrial switcher, an S-1 numbered 51 that was built that early date. The High Hood was scrapped owners of S-1s that we will examine in this in November 1941. It was in the same shop in 1963, but the solitary S-1 lasted until the month’s installment. The company operated order as a pair of L&N S-1s, units 16 and 17 demise of the road itself, appearing to spend a pair of S-1s numbered 2 and 3 bought new

TC S-1 51 is 24 years old in this view at Nashville, TN, on June 1, 1965. It has a large metal box on the walkway just forward of the cab and an odd funnel-shaped device by the edge of the cooling-fan housing. Also note the single hanger above the third axle (counting from the front of the unit) and a toolbox mounted on the rear of the battery box. The engineer’s cab window has a sunshade, a wind deflector and a substantial cushion to add to the engineer’s comfort while facing the rear. Decals: None. John C. LaRue photo, George Melvin collection

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Cadiz RR S-1 8 is at Cadiz, KY, on September 22, 1969, six months after the end of the Tennessee Central. Aside from the yellow paint, it has changed little. The rerailer is now missing from the brackets on the frame. Note the narrow walkway grating over the cooling fan. Decals: None. Richard Wallin photo, Bill Linley collection

Studebaker S-1 number 2 is wearing a Belt Railway of Chicago style paint scheme but with red on the upper area in place of the BRC’s gray. The striping is white, and the lower area is black. It has a narrow walkway grating over the cooling fan, a medium-sized tapered stack and a sheet-metal sunshade. The unit was painted solid black with red by 1962. Ford Motor Company also operated a fleet of six S-1s. Decals: None. Lou Marre photo

in August 1945 to replace a trio of Alco 0-6- Timken Roller Bearing Co. owned two of Illinois, near Centralia. Youngstown Sheet 0s. After Studebaker closed its doors, both approximately 60 S-1s sold new to industrial & Tube (YS&T) Company in Youngstown, engines found work at other industrial loca- operators. Their pair was numbered 5911 OH, was one of about nine steel companies tions: unit 2 at Lederer Iron & Steel in and 5912 and built in May 1950. They buying S-1s new from Alco. Their fleet of Cleveland, OH, and unit 3 at Bendix Corp. worked at the company’s Canton, OH, plant five, numbered 661-665, were built in March in South Bend. In the 1970s, Texaco oper- along with GE centercabs and 70-tonners. and May 1947. Among the steel mills, only ated three locomotives at its Port Arthur, TX, The Truax-Traer Coal Company bought Republic Steel, with a fleet of seven, bought refinery. The oldest was S-1 number 19 fol- one S-1 and one S-2 new from Alco. The S-1 more new S-1s. One was even sold to the lowed by bought-new S-3 21 built in 1952 number 10 was built in November 1944 and Steel Company of Wales in the UK. I believe and the rarest of the three, an EMD SW600 was joined by S-2 101 built in March 1949 this unit is preserved. Efforts to trace the his- (only 15 built!) bought new in 1954. The to work at the company’s mine in southern tory of the YS&T five units turned up little

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Texaco S-1 19 is painted black with yellow trim. It was rebuilt by Precision National Corp. at Mount Vernon, IL, in 1973. It has full-size grating over the cooling fan, radiator shutters, a new-style tapered stack and a rotating beacon atop the cab roof. Port Arthur, TX; 1976. Decals: None. Lou Marre collection

Timken S-1 5911 is 31 years old in this view at Cleveland, OH, on October 26, 1981. It has received a new twin sealed-beam headlight and the footboards are removed. More importantly, it is sitting on a pair of shabby friction-bearing-equipped trucks! Decals: None. Jim Marcos photo, Pete Coulombe collection

evidence other than that unit 665 was still in use in 1972. The Toledo, Angola & Western Rail- way operated a single S-1 built in December 1949 and numbered 101. The road was owned by Medusa Portland Cement at Sil- ica, OH, and ran 10.5 miles from the cement plant in Silica to Toledo to interchange with Toledo Terminal and New York Central. The line was closed in February 1980. The Terminal Railroad Assn. of St. Louis (TRRA) was the major terminal service provider in St. Louis, connecting with 25 railroads in 1950 and operating 65 steam engines and 72 diesels! The conversion to Timken S-1 5912 is being shipped from Alco in this view at Schenectady, NY, on diesel power began in June 1940 with four May 27, 1950. It is understandably equipped with roller bearing journals, SW1s and a pair of S-1s. The S-1s were unusual on a switcher of that period. Note the stack and horn are wrapped for numbered 521 and 522 and were the fifth travel, and the unit has a rather large wind deflector. Decals: None. and sixth S-1s built, behind the trio for Des Lou Marre collection Moines Union and the first New York Cen-

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Truax-Traer Coal S-1 10 is solid black and appears virtually out of the box after two years of service. It still has the very short exhaust stack that does not show at the low angle of this photo. Fiatt, IL; November 14, 1946. Decals: None. Lou Marre collection

YS&T S-1 665 is outside the plant at Youngstown, OH, on July 1, 1968, affording a close look at one of the five S-1s working for this company. The pilot has an added bottom step that forms a wrap-around footboard. A hefty chain is attached to the drawbar and the air hose is secured well clear of the ground. Decals: None. Photographer unknown, Bill Linley collection

A rear view of YS&T S-1 665 completes our walk-around look at this colorful and well-kept industrial switcher. Note the hangers for a push-pole on the sidesill above the rear truck, the thick steel sheet stock with holes on either side of the drawbar for attaching a chain. Youngstown, OH; July 1, 1968. Decals: None. Photographer unknown, Bill Linley collection

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TA&W S-1 101 switches for its owner, the Medusa Portland Cement plant at Silica, OH, on July 6, 1967. The unit has a full- size grating over the cooling fan, the small tapered stack typical of late S-1 and S-3 production and a not-so-typical horn cluster on the cab roof above the single-chime factory unit. Note the reflective strips applied to the sidesill to boost visibil- ity of the unit from the side. Decals: None. Ray Sabo photo, Bill Linley collection

TRRA S-1 521 is the fifth example of the model built. At 18 years of age, it has received a few changes: it has a small tapered stack and new square windows in the cab front. On the cab, notice the roof vent, sunshade and the wind deflectors. It is looking good in a fresh coat of the road’s medium gray, with white lettering and the TRRA ship’s wheel herald. The frame, railings and even the headlight frame are painted black. Note the pair of rerailers and the safety striping along the frame. The pilot has some extra hoses including a hose draped over the straight handrail with a glad hand on one end and brake valve on the other. This could be used to control the brakes from the caboose during backup moves. St. Louis, MO; June 30, 1958. Decals: None. Lou Marre collection

TRRA S-1s 523 and 524 were the final pair built for the road in December 1941. This pair may have been equipped for MU operation. The 523 has square front windows in the cab like the 521 and the 524 has a box on the hood in front of the cab. East St. Louis, IL; June 30, 1964. Decals: None. Richard Wallin photo, Bill Linley collection

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TCT S-1 30 has a bold white stripe in this March 27, 1955, view at Texas City, TX. Notable are the walkway lights mounted on the nose, three-chime horn cluster and vent in the cab in front of the engineer’s position. Decals: None. Lou Marre collection

tral S-1. One month later, Baldwin was sam- pled with a pair of VO660s. Eighteen months later another pair of S-1s were received and numbered 523 and 524. In February 1942, another pair of VO660s arrived, making each 600-hp range model represented with four units. By this time, the bigger 1,000-hp units were arriving from Alco, Baldwin and EMD. Only one more acquisition of the smaller units was made, four SW1s arrived in 1947, bringing the ownership of 600-hp switchers to 16. The bigger units soon outnumbered the smaller ones with the S-2 becoming the most popu- TCT S-1 30 is shown 14 years later and has lost its white band. A full-size grating lar switcher on the road, with a total of 22 above the cooling fan and a rotating beacon on the cab roof have been added. built between 1941 and 1949. EMD’s NW2 Texas City, TX; July 22, 1969. Decals: None. Lou Marre collection totaled 17 units and Baldwin, with VO1000 and DS 4-4-1000 models, sold the TRRA 13 units. Fairbanks-Morse even made a show- ing with four H10-44 units delivered in 1947 and 1949. The original two S-1s were sold for scrap by 1969, but the fate of the other two is unclear. The Texas City Terminal Railway is a 30-mile operation in Texas City, TX, that is jointly owned by BNSF and UP. In business since 1921, the road bought a pair of S-1s in January 1947. These were followed by a single S-3 in 1950 and a single S-4 in 1953. A four-wheel 18-ton Plymouth model JDT was acquired in 1956. The disposition of all four of these units is unknown, but in the 1990s the road had a trio of MP15 heavy switchers. TCT S-1 31 is painted like sister unit 30 and has the road number on a white Next time, we will continue with the mil- panel on the nose. It also has walkways lights mounted on the nose. Drake, TX; itary-owned S-1s of the U. S. Army. November 6, 1971. Decals: None. Warren Calloway photo, George Melvin collection

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ON �TRACK Reaching New Lows

1 — While the southern pier of the new curved chord deck bridge started life as a scrap piece of 2x4 pine, the northern pier started with a core made from two pieces of the same scrap. To make the opening that will eventually span the turnout below it, measurements and cuttings needed to be made on the two pieces before they were glued together.

he added deck truss bridge required How To Do? T two new pier designs that were seen by Jim Mansfield I first considered many ways to build the “in process” last time. This removed the piers. I considered casting them in plaster or need for an already built pier. Losing this http://www.zianet.com/awebsite4u/JWRR.html a similar material (too messy); I considered pier was the only downside to this revised building them from solid pieces of balsa bridge design. There is still one of the piers (too expensive); and I considered building a on the layout, so all was not lost — this de- framework and covering them with sheath- sign is a modern stressed concrete design add an additional layer of depth to the scene. ing (too tedious). Not wanting to make a that looks quite chic when compared to the In addition, I wanted pier structures that mess, spend a lot of money or start a tedious older steel tower and concrete designs used said, “We are part of big-time, big-city, big- project, I was at a loss for a method. Then it on the rest of the bridge. The remaining con- deal railroading.” Required was something dawned on me! I could use a core of some temporary pier can be seen in last month’s on the monolithic scale. sort and cover that with a sheathing mater- article in Photos 1 and 2. The width of the piers (especially the ial. The size required something big and northern one), the height caused by the large thick. Roaming around the railroad room Lots of Bulk drop in the scenery profile and the thickness looking for an idea or two, I stubbed my toe The two new piers needed to perform yield dimensions that almost could be con- on something. After the typical oh-oh-uh- multiple roles in the scene. Not only did sidered as buildings. These dimensions did uh-ouch dance one does, I looked down to they need to support the new 18" long fit the monolithic scale I was after and see the culprit...a scrap of 2x4 pine. Eureka! curved chord deck bridge, they also needed would give the additional depth to the scene. An idea appeared that I thought would hold to add some dimensions other than height to These piers are big in and of themselves, but water. the scene. These piers are the height of not so big as to look out of place. The even- I could cut a core for the piers from this small buildings and as they are near the larger buildings in the background create the very nice and oh-so-handy piece of scrap I front of the scene in front of large buildings, largeness of the scene and tend to “size” the found here on the floor. Not messy, is cheap I wanted them to have some bulk in order to piers into the scene. and not at all tedious. I decided that the 2x4

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would work for both bridge piers. The south pier is a simple design and only required a single piece of 2x4 for the core. The north pier has a different design because it straddles the turnout seen in Photo 4 last month. This design required that the core be made from two pieces of 2x4. The two pieces needed to be measured 2 — Once the core pieces were sized and cut as shown in Photo 1 this month. The (based on the base locator you saw basic measurements were determined from last time in Photo 4), they were laid the base locator shown in Photo 4 last on a flat surface and glued together. month. When the two pieces were cut and Because one side of the 2x4 was not glued together, the resulting pier does strad- quite square, I placed these sides dle the track. Notice in the construction pho- together and used a tapered wedge tos that one of the legs of the pier was cut at to fill the gap. Elmer’s Glue-All® was a slight angle in order to provide clearance used to assemble the two parts of for the turnout. The autorack shown in the core. Here is the final result. Photo 3 last month just clears this leg. Photo 3 also shows the two bridge piers in place prior to their detailed finishing. The photos this month show the basic construction method for the north pier. Next month we will finish both of the bridge piers by first forming the final taper shape of piers.

3 — The tapered wedge was then trimmed to match the 1 surface of the core. Next, /4” balsa-wood sheathing was 4 — A box cutter was used to trim the excess balsa from attached to both faces using Walthers Goo®. The wood the sheathing on the faces of the pier. The sides of the core sheathing was allowed to overhang the edges a bit to were used as guides, and the blade of the cutter was held ensure that no large gaps would result when additional parallel to the sides. This resulted in a simple method to sheathing was applied to the sides and interior of the remove the excess balsa. The curls of wood remind me of opening of the core. whittling I use to do as a kid while learning to use a knife.

6 — Here is the pier ready for the final finishing. It already has the monolithic look that I was after. A bit of detailed shaping next time and the pier will be ready to finish as an example of a large concrete pier ready to support not only the bridge but the scene as well. Notice that 5 — Once the trimming was completed, sheathing was the interior side- added to the rest of the core surfaces. The first to be pieces are tapered. 1 applied was a /8” piece to the top of the opening, followed This was done 1 by /8” pieces to the sides of the opening. The final sheath- before they were ing was then applied the to outer surfaces of the pier core. attached to the 3 This outside sheathing is /8” thick balsa wood sheet. core.

JULY 2004 MODEL RAILROADING � 47 FREIGHTCAROLOGY 6/28/04 9:38 AM Page 48

Prototypes-for-Models �FREIGHTCAROLOGY Athearn HO Scale 40' High-Cube Container by David G. Casdorph Part 3 Photos courtesy www.intermodaltransport.com

APLU 903241. Note the sideways logo. Two vents per side. n 2003, Athearn released an HO scale I model of a 40’ high-cube container. The choice of features was a wise decision as there are many paint schemes available for this model. The quick identification features are a 1-1-1 corrugated door with “out” handles (handles all face outward from center) and all bevel corrugated sides with no logo panels. The model has no vents — so these will need to be added in the appropriate location per the specific prototype.

APLU 908686. A repair paint! Another paint scheme for those APL enthusiasts!

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MSCU 813009 is another CIMC-built 40’ high-cube for this Swiss-based carrier.

GLDU 050173 in traditional GOLD livery (French- based company). Built by SSCMC. One vent per side.

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HLXU 609685. Hapag-Lloyd (a German carrier) has a fleet that is almost exclusively composed of containers with the 1-1-1 door design and “out” handles.

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MSKU 832673. We usually see MSKU containers with Maersk-Sealand markings. However, this container has the full South African SAFMARINE livery. It was built by CIMC. Two vents per side. This container along with all Maersk containers has a slight variation in the door pattern...it’s actually a 1-(1-1) pattern meaning the two lower corrugations are a little closer together leaving a larger space between the top and second-from-top corrugation.

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Northern Pacific F7 & F9 Passenger Diesels Detail Parts for HO Scale: 38 - AMB 228 Window glass, Athearn F7A (scale) 5.95/set 1 - CS 425 Air horn (brass) 5.20 ea. AMB 229 Window glass, Athearn F7A (semi-scale) 4.95/set DA 1601 Air horn (delrin) 1.75/2 DA 3303 Window glass, Athearn F7A 1.75/set DW 186 Air horn (brass) 3.25 ea. 39 - AMB 2289 Window glass, Athearn F7B units (does 2 sets) 4.95 ea. 2 - CF 113 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 4.95/2 DA 3304 Window glass, Athearn F7B 1.75/set DA 1805 Antenna, firecracker (plastic) 1.25/6 40 - 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 3 - DW 322 Antenna, nail head 1.25/2 ME W6 Windshield wipers, F units (brass) 2.00/4 OM 9059 Antenna, nail head (brass) 2.10 ea. PSC 3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 4 - DA 2809 Brake cylinder air line, Blomberg 4-wheel 1.50/4 UP 94 Windshield wipers (beryllium copper) 2.00/4 5 - MV 300 Classification lenses, clear 2.00/4 UP 97 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 6 - OM 9146 Cooling coils, roof 6.25 ea. 41 - CF 240 Winterization hatch (brass) 5.59 ea. 7 - DW 316 Coupler lift bar, F/E cab units 2.75/4 DW 163 Winterization hatch (plastic) 1.00 ea. 8 - ALM 9900 Diaphragm, F/E units, operating 4.49/2 ME H17 Winterization hatch 2.75 ea. ALM 9800 Diaphragm, Athearn F7 (2) A or (1) B w/close-coupling 4.95/set The following detail kits contain many of the above DA parts in one package. ALM 9910 Diaphragm, Stewart F, one B or two A 4.49/set Included are formed metal grab rails for the doors. 9 - OM 9170 Door handle (brass) 3.85/6 — - DA 703 F details, A unit, Athearn/Highliners 8.00/kit PSC 3998 Door handle (plastic) 1.50/6 — - DA 704 F details, B unit, Athearn/Highliners 7.50/kit 10 - DA 2401 Exhaust stack, F-units* 1.25/2 — - DA 701 F-series A unit detail kit, Stewart 7.50 ea. 11 - DW 142 Fan, 36" (plastic)* 1.25/4 — - DA 702 F-series B unit detail kit, Stewart 7.00 ea. PSC 3990 Fan, 36" w/open ribs (plastic)* 2.25/4 12 - DW 143 Fan, 48" cap (plastic)* 1.00/2 Detail Parts for N Scale: PSC 3992 Fan, 48" cap w/open ribs (plastic)* 2.25/4 1 - DA 8204 Air horn, 3-chime 1.25/2 13 - DA 2221 Grab bar, cab roof, E/F units 1.25/6 KT 920011 Air horn, 3-chime 1.00/2 14 - AL 29100 Grabirons (formed wire) 4.25/50 SE 15700 Air horn, 3-chime 1.65 ea. DA 2202 Grabirons (formed wire) 2.50/24 SE 15701 Air horn, 3-chime w/bracket 1.65 ea. UP 54 Grabirons (cast brass) 5.95/12 2 - JNJ 178 Antenna, firecracker (metal) 3.00/2 15 - DA 2216 Grabiron, E/F unit anticlimber 2.00/12 ME NA4 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 1.70 ea. 16 - DA 2215 Grabiron, ladder notched, F/E units 2.00/12 SE 15453 Antenna, firecracker (metal) 2.00/4 17 - OM 9263 Grabiron, E/F nose 3.85/2 6 - SE 15365 Cooling coils, roof, F7/9 TBA 18 - DA 2704 Grille, F7A* 4.50/2 8 - ALM 8800 Diaphragms, Kato E/F units, black 4.95/4 IM 44086 Grille, F7A* 7.95/2 11 - JNJ 104 Fan, 36"* 3.00/2 19 - DA 2705 Grille, F7B* 4.50/2 14 - JNJ 395 Grabirons, 15", w/drill template 3.00/18 IM 44586 Grille, F7B* 7.95/2 18 - JNJ 361 Grille, F7A* 3.00/2 20 - DA 2701 Grille, F7/9 Farr-Air* 8.00/2 PL 280 Grille, F7A* 3.00/2 IM 44087 Grille, F7/9A Farr-Air* 7.95/2 19 - JNJ 362 Grille, F7B* 3.25/2 IM 44587 Grille, F7/9B Farr-Air* 7.95/2 PL 282 Grille, F7B* 3.25/2 21 - MV 11 Headlight lenses 1.95/2 20 - JNJ 363 Grille, F7/9A Farr-Air* 3.00/2 22 - CS 227 Hose, air line (brass) 2.35/4 PL 281 Grille, F7/9A Farr-Air* 3.00/2 DA 6206 Hose, air line (delrin) 1.25/6 JNJ 364 Grille, F7/9B Farr-Air* 3.25/2 DW 267 Hose, air line 1.25/2 PL 283 Grille, F7/9B Farr-Air* 3.25/2 23 - DA 2206 Lift rings 3.00/24 22 - PSC 6704 Hose, air line (brass) 2.75/6 24 - CS 415 Lift ring, F-unit nose (brass) 1.95/2 PSC 6705 Hose, air line (plastic) 2.75/24 DA 1102 Lift ring, F-unit nose (plastic) 1.00/6 23 - ASM 0101 Lift lugs/eyebolts/U-bolts (etched brass) 8.29/set OM 9290 Lift ring, F-unit nose (brass) 1.20/2 JNJ 16 Lift rings 3.00/16 25 - DA 1007 Mars light (plastic) 1.00/2 SE 153000 Lift rings (photo-etched) 3.25/36 26 - OM 9325 Mirror 1.85/2 24 - JNJ 15 Lift rings, E & F nose 3.00/6 27 - CF 258 MU hoses, 4/bracket (brass) 7.95/4 SE 15525 Lift rings, E/F A unit 2.00/4 DA 1508 MU hoses, individual (delrin) 2.00/16 25 - JNJ 206 Mars light 3.00/4 DW 265 MU hoses, 4/bracket (metal) 3.75/4 27 - JNJ 14 MU hoses 3.00/12 OM 9351 MU hoses, 4/bracket (brass) 7.35/4 SE 15550 MU hoses 3.95/4 28 - AMB 219 Nose door w/headlight 1.95/2 31 - SE 15499 Speed recorder 3.00/3 CS 417 Nose door w/headlight 2.10 ea. 32 - JNJ 135 Steam generator 3.00/2 29 - DW 165 Numberboards* 1.00/2 SE 15425 Steam generator 2.00/4 30 - CS 439 Spark arrestor (brass) 2.95/2 33 - JNJ 83 Stirrup step, EMD F/E 3.00/6 31 - CF 196 Speed recorder (brass) 4.95/4 34 - SE 15311 Sunshade, cab interior 2.00/4 DA 2807 Speed recorder (delrin) 1.50/4 35 - DA 8214 Sunshade, F/E units 1.25/4 DW 284 Speed recorder (metal) 1.95/2 JNJ 91 Sunshade, F/E units 3.00/4 32 - AMB 209 Steam generator 2.85/set 39 - KT 920100 Window glass, EMD F* 4.00/set DW 118 Steam generator 1.50/set 40 - JNJ 31 Windshield wipers 3.00/9 33 - CS 448 Stirrup steps* 3.50/6 ME NW1 Windshield wipers 3.33/4 34 - Note: Sunshade for cab interior has no HO part; AMB 41 - JNJ 106 Winterization hatch 3.00 ea. used to offer this item but it is no longer cataloged. 35 - AL 29211 Sunshade, F/E unit (photo-etched brass) 2.75/6 The following part must be fabricated by the modeler: DA 1302 Sunshade, F/E unit (plastic) 1.25/8 36 - DA 2806 Truck journal, sloped (plastic) 2.25/8 A— Ladder behind pilot — make from brass or styrene strips. DW 289 Truck journal, sloped (metal) 1.25/4 37 - DA 2805 Truck journal, square (plastic) 2.25/8 * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included with the listed HO or N scale DW 288 Truck journal, square (metal) 1.25/4 models; replacement of any or all original parts is left to the discretion of the model-

Decals Paints 11 White 10011 (spray can) HO Scale: MODELflex: 78 NP Light Green Champion BRH-170 1601 Engine Black 79 NP Dark Green Microscale 87-530 1602 Reefer White Scalecoat II (plastic compatible): N Scale: 1677 NP Light Green 2001 Locomotive Black 12001 (spray can) Microscale 60-530 Scalecoat: 2011 White 12011 (spray can) 1 Locomotive Black 10001 (spray can) 2078 NP Light Green 2079 NP Dark Green

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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 MISHAWAKA RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP 1089C BAKER ST. ALL ABOARD MODEL RR WILMINGTON BEN’S TRAIN PLACE BALTIMORE 22661 NORTHLINE RD. 92626 714-549-1596 3867 PACIFIC COAST HWY. MITCHELL’S, INC. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS 410 SPRING ST. M B KLEIN, INC. 48180 734-287-7405 90505 310-791-2637 2303 CONCORD PIKE IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 46544 574-252-RAIL 162 N. GAY ST. FAIRFAX SHOPPING CENTER FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONTH 574-252-(7245) (INCLUDES MAIL ORDER) WESTLAND CULVER CITY VENTURA 19803 302-652-3258 21202 410-539-6207 DAVE’S HOBBY & TV MODEL RAILROADING’S DEALER DIRECTORY ALLIED MODEL TRAINS VENTURA HOBBIES MICHIGAN CITY www.modeltrainstuff.com 29026 WARREN RD. 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 2950 JOHNSON DR. #128 B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS 48185 313-422-4464 90230 310-313-9353 93003 805-658-8138 ILLINOIS 408 FRANKLIN COLLEGE PARK FLORIDA 46360 219-874-2382 BURRETT HOBBIES WESTLAND WESTMINSTER ALTON 9920 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NANKIN HARDWARE & HOBBY ARNIES TRAINS CLEARWATER GREEN CABOOSE HOBBIES NASHVILLE/BROWN COUNTY 20740 301-982-5032 35101 FORD RD. 6452 INDUSTRY WAY #B TRAINS AND TREASURES, INC. 3214C EAST BROADWAY NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY 48185 313-722-5700 92683 714-893-1015 1710 N. HERCULES AVE. 62002 618-465-7937 PO BOX 1273 KENSINGTON SUITE 104A/105A 47448-1273 812-988-1558 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! HALTON CITY 98248 206-384-2552 COMPANY ACTION HOBBIES ANGELO HOBBIES JACKSON EDISON 2037 HAMBURG ST 4955C SOUTH MEMORIAL 5515 BONNER SUITE B KENNEWICK(TRI-CITIES) HOBBYTOWN, INC MEYER’S DOLLS, TOY & HOBBIES 12304-4793 518-372-9124 74145 918-663-8998 76148 817-428-0190 PARKADE HOBBIES 6380-D RIDGEWOOD CT 561 ROUTE 1 SOUTH www.angelohobbies.com 216 WEST KENNEWICK AVE 39211 601-957-9900 08817 732-985-2220 SMITHTOWN RHODE 99336 509-585-2510 THREE GUYS HOBBIES HOUSTON FAX 509-585-5419 JACKSON 99 E. MAIN ST. OREGON ISLAND BEN’S TRAIN PLACE MON.-SAT 10AM TO 5:30PM JACKSON HOBBY SHOP 11787 516-265-8303 2506 SOUTH BLVD. MISSOURI 2275 W. COUNTY LINE RD. FOREST GROVE WARWICK 77098 713-523-5600 OLYMPIA 08527 732-364-3334 SYRACUSE EAST MAINLINE TRAINS A.A. HOBBIES PACIFIC SCALE MODELS GRANDVIEW FAX 732-364-9191 CENTRAL HOBBY SUPPLY 2707 PACIFIC AVE. 655 JEFFERSON BLVD. HOUSTON 503 CHERRY SHOW ME MODEL RR CO 102 WALTER DR. 97116 503-992-8181 02886-1318 401-737-7111 LARRY’S HOBBIES 98501 206-352-9261 810 MAIN ST MERCERVILLE 13206 315-427-6630 156-F 1960 EAST 64030-0053 800-826-6961 Z&Z HOBBIES FAX: 315-437-3281 LA GRANDE MIDDLETON 77073 713-443-7373 SEATTLE 101 SLOAN AVE. www.centralhobby.com HOBBY HABIT BELLEVUE CAMERA & HOBBY THE TRAIN CENTER BUCKNER 08619 800-586-2281 411 FIR AQUIDNECK CENTRE HURST 1463 ELLIOT AVE WEST J&L HOBBIES FAX 609-586-7765 WAPPINGERS FALLS 97850 1-800-963-9602 99 E. MAIN RD. MODEL TRAIN CROSSING 98199 206-283-7886 309 S. HUDSON VALLEY MODEL TRAINS 02842 401-847-5426 1113 W. PIPELINE RD. 64156 816-650-3531 PISCATAWAY 17 OLD TOUTE 9 PORTLAND 76053 817-595-0800 SPOKANE FAX 816-249-6675 MODEL RAILROAD SHOP 12590 845-297-7511 WHISTLE STOP TRAINS [email protected] SUNSET JUNCTION http://pws.prserv.net/jltrain VAIL AVE. & NEW MARKET RD. FAX 845-297-3514 11724 S.E. DIVISION ST. 419 E SPRAGUE AVE. 08854 732-968-5696 14 YEARS IN BUSINESS 97266 503-761-1822 SOUTH SPRING 99202 509-838-2379 FAX 503-761-1861 SPRING CROSSING SEA GIRT CAROLINA 1420 SPRING CYPRESS RD. TACOMA MONTANA JERSEY SHORE HOBBY CENTER SALEM 77373 281-353-9484 PACIFIC RAILWAY HOBBIES 2175 HWY. 35 NORTH SKYSPORT GREENVILLE EXCLUSIVELY MODEL RAILROADING 9525 GRAVELLY LAKE DR. BILLINGS 08750 732-449-2383 4564 COMMERCIAL ST. SE GREAT ESCAPE 98499 253-581-4453 JIM’S JUNCTION CAROLINA 97302 503-363-4345 PLEASANTBURG SHOPPING CTR. 811 B 16TH ST W SOMERVILLE 1426 LAURENS RD. 59102 406-259-5354 THE BIG LITTLE RAILROAD SHOP ONE FOR THE ROAD! 29607 803-235-8320 UTAH [email protected] 206 W. MAIN STREET MOUNT AIRY TAKE MRG WITH YOU WEST 08876 908-429-0220 DRY BRIDGE STATION WHEN YOU TRAVEL & SALT LAKE CITY MISSOULA 236 N. MAIN ST. STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS WEST COLUMBIA THE TRAIN SHOPPE VIRGINIA THE TREASURE CHEST WESTMONT 27030 336-786-9811 NEW BROOKLAND RAILROAD 470 S. 900 E. 1612 BENTON AVE SATTLER’S HOBBY SHOP & HOBBY 84102 801-322-2729 59801 406-549-7992 14 HADDON AVE. SPENCER 405 STATE ST. NEW & ANTIQUE MODEL TRAINS BRIDGEPORT FAX 406-549-6833 08108 609-854-7136 LITTLE CHOO CHOO SHOP, INC. PENNSYLVANIA 29169 803-791-3958 D.W. REED’S HOBBY STOP, INC. 500 S. SALISBURY AVE. SALT LAKE CITY 142 WEST MAIN STREET WHEN HOBBY SHOPS 28159800-334-CHOO BETHLEHEM ONE FOR THE ROAD! HOBBY EMPORIUM 26330 304-842-2742 ARE OUTLAWED... 800-334-2466 CHRISTMAS CITY HOBBIES TAKE MRG WITH YOU 1773 WEST 4160 SOUTH AUTHORIZED LIONEL SALES & NEBRASKA ONLY OUTLAWS WILL 704-639-9232 705 LINDEN ST. WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 84119 801-966-0694 SERVICE GO TO HOBBY SHOPS! 180185 610-974-9590 STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS GRAND ISLAND ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS SANDY NITRO HOBBYTOWN USA IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT MRS HOBBY SHOP NITRO HOBBY & CRAFT 3537 W. 13TH ST. FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONTH MAINLINE HOBBY SUPPLY 9445 S. UNION SQUARE CENTER IN STATE ONLY 1-800-286-3451 NEW MEXICO 15066 BUCHANAN TRAIL E SOUTH 84070-3402 801-572-6082 104 21ST ST. 68803 308-382-3451 17214 717-794-2860 DAKOTA 25143 304-755-4304 ALBUQUERQUE LINCOLN TRAINS WEST INC. NORTH CONNELLSVILLE HOBBYTOWN 3351 CANDELARIA. NE HOBBYS N’ STUFF SIOUX FALLS VIRGINIA EAST PARK MALL SUITE A DAKOTA 116 W. APPLE ST. DONOVANS HOBBY CENTER WISCONSIN 220 NORTH 66TH ST. 87109 505-881-2322 15425 412-628-0228 INDEPENDENCE PLAZA LYNCHBURG 68505 402-464-2858 BISMARK 3813 S. WESTERN AVE. TRAINS UNLIMITED GREEN BAY ONE FOR THE ROAD! DAVE’S HOBBIES GETTYSBURG 57105 605-338-6945 6012 FORT AVENUE ENGINE HOUSE SERVICES OMAHA TAKE MRG WITH YOU 200 W. MAIN TOMMY GILBERT MODEL 24502 804-239-8377 2737 N. PACKERLAND DR. 2H HOUSE OF TRAINS WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 58502 701-255-6353 RAILROAD SUPPLY 800-728-3850 54303 920-490-4839 8106 MAPLE ST. STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS 346 E. WATER ST. 68134 402-391-2311 17325 717-337-1992 TENNESSEE MANASSAS HARTFORD KMA JUNCTION HOBBY DEPOT LANSDALE JOHNSON CITY 9786 CENTER STREET 1524 EAST SUMNER ST. NEW YORK OHIO LIN’S JUNCTION HOBBYTOWN 22110 703-257-9860 53027 262-670-6242 MODEL RAILROADING’S DEALER DIRECTORY NEVADA 128 S. LINE ST. 2244 N. ROAN ST. SUITE 101 FAX 262-670-6252 BLAUVELT ALLIANCE 19446 215-412-7711 37601 423-610-1010 MANASSAS LAS VEGAS HUDSON SHORES ROB’S TRAINS www.linsjunction.com TRAIN DEPOT, INC. MILWAUKEE HOBBYTOWN USA MODEL TRAIN DEPOT 333 E. MAIN JOHNSON CITY 7214 NEW MARKET CT. TERMINAL HOBBY SHOP 5085 W. SAHARA #134 547 D WESTERN HIGHWAY 44601 330-823-7222 LATROBE SOUTHERN STAR HOBBIES 22110 703-335-2216 5619 W. FLORIST AVE. 89102 702-889-9554 10913 914-398-2407 ADAM & EVE’S PET & HOBBY 314 E MAIN ST 703-257-5503 53218 414-461-1050 CINCINNATI 313 LATROBE THIRTY PLAZA 37601 423-929-7955 RENO “I NEVER MET A HOBBY GOLF MANOR HOBBIES 15650 724-539-7130 MEMPHIS MIDLOTHIAN OSHKOSH HIGH SIERRA MODELS SHOP 2235 LOSANTIVILLE AVE. TRAINS AND THINGS, INC. CHESTERFIELD HOBBIES INC. HOBBYTOWN USA 4020 KIETZKE LANE I DID NOT LIKE.” 45237 513-351-3849 MANHEIM 661 N. MENDENHALL SUITE 105 13154 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE 807 OREGON ST 89502 702-825-5557 WILL ROGERS RULES MODEL TRAINS 38122 901-682-9402 23113 804-379-9091 54902 414-426-1840 CLEVELAND 202 S. CHARLOTTE ST. 2ND FL 1-888-4AHOBBY www.chesterfieldhobbies.com BUFFALO WING’S HOBBY SHOP, INC. 17545 717-664-5155 WEST BEND NIAGARA HOBBY & CRAFT MART 17112 DETROIT AVE. WEST BEND HOBBIES INC. OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAY 44107 216-221-5383 144 N. MAIN ST. 3366 UNION RD. AT WALDEN 53095 414-334-0487 14225 716-681-1666 COLUMBUS STRETE HOBBIES EAST ROCHESTER 3655 SULLIVANT AVE. DESPATCH JUNCTION 43228 614-279-6959 100 STATION RD. 1 4445 716-385-5570

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Complete your Reference Library with KEY TO CODES SF DCC Update (Pt.12) SF Early SDs: (Pt.12: PRR, PC/CR) LO Bear River Lumber Co. (HO) SF Model Bullnose Kenworth SF GP 40: (Pt.4: GO, NJT, Amtrak) DD Diesel Detail Close-Up SF Early SDs: (Pt.4: California SF PRR/MILW Composite Gons (N) SF Modeling C&NW SD9s BTS “Back to the Future” BTS Finale for Chupadera Loop(Pt.4) FC Freightcarology Northern, CofG & CB&Q) SF Kitbash SAL Phase-1 GP9 SF Alco PAs: (Pt.7: NH) OT Ballasting the Turnout Switch OT Fine Scale Ops: JWRR Style LO Layout Feature SF Model Erie Lackawanna’s SDP45 SF Early Intermodal: Interurbans SF Modeling Prototype Scenes APR/MAY 00 DEC 00/JAN 01 MMI Modeling Modern Intermodal BTS The Borrow Pit BTS Gran Quivera Revisited SF DCC (Pt.21): Getting Into N DD Santa Fe SD40-2 “Snoot Nose” DD BNSF SW15 PA Prototype Adventures OT Install DCC on Home Layout (Pt.3) OT Bridging the Gap BTS A Closure for Chupadera FC Containers — ACLU to AVLU FC Containers — CSVU to EISU SA Shortline Adventures FEBRUARY 1998 OCTOBER 1998 OT Track & Wheel Mtce. (Pt.3) MMI ABF/Carolina 28’ Monon LO Roger Miller’s CB&Q (HO) SF Special Feature DD Springfield Terminal GP35 DD Illinois Central GP9 SEP/OCT 1999 Freight Pup #86878 SF PLANS: CP Banff Station BTS Behind the Scenes FC Evolution of Steel ISO Cont. FC Enclosed Autorack Evolution DD CB&Q F3A Ph.II & F3B LO Utah Northern (HO) SF Model UP SD40-2 Snoot #3406 OT On Track MMI Model UPS 45’ Intermodal MMI Spine Cars (Pt.3): All-Purpose FC IC/ICG/IC Boxcars SF SOU (S&A/CG) GP35s (Pt.2) SF St. Paul Coal Mine Diorama (Pt.1) Trailers (Pt.2) LO Old Colony Railroad (HO) MMI Spine Cars (Pt.5a):Trinity 53’ SF SOU SD40TH-2 Tunnel Motor SF DCC (Pt.26): Atlas Master Issues listed in Yellow are LO Brandywine & Benedictine (HO) SF Early SDs: (Pt.13: P&W/W&P, All-Purpose SF Crossing Signals for DCC DCC/Soundtraxx Decoders almost sold out (<10 copies) SF PLANS: CP’s Vernon, BC, Station RMCo, Soo) LO Trip on the KS&N (HO) SF Anatomy of a Grade Crossing SF GP 40: (Pt.5: Rock Island) so ORDER TODAY! 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(HO) OT Well, It’s About Time DEC 1995 – SOLD OUT SF Model UP SD9043MAC (Pt.2) FC UP’s Gondola Fleet (Pt.1) MMI ABF Pines 28’ Freight Pup 66975 SF DCC (Pt.25): Post-Conv News + JULY 01 JANUARY 1996 SF Model Clinchfield ACF & P-S 2- LO Bitter Creek (N) LO Rumford & Kennebago Lake Choose/Install Access Decoders DD Electro-Motive Leasing SD40-2 FEBRUARY 1996 Bay Covered Hoppers SF 30 Mile Point (Pt.1) (N) (HO/HOn3) SF Model RR Ops/Granite Mtn (Pt.2) FC Containers — INBU to ITLU MARCH 1996 BTS Transitions SF Alco PAs: (Pt.3: D&RGW) SF Model ACL Century C628 SF NS GP40/RP-E4D Slug Set (Pt.2) LO Zane’s Piermont Division (HO) APRIL 1996 OT Install DCC on Home Layout (Pt.8) SF Model ACL Low-Side Gondola SF GP 20: (Pt.2: BN) SF GP 40: (Pt.1: Alaska & B&O) MMI Transamerica Dist. Serv (Pt.4) MAY 1996 JULY 1998 SF Model SOU GP15-1H SF Portable N-Scale Workbench BTS A Finale for Chupadera Loop SF Freelancing! 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Info: Robert OMAHA � Greater Omaha Society of Model Engineers Hunt, (770) 428-3864 or Larry Smith, (404) 926-0739. Fall Show. Oct. 16-17. 9AM-5PM Sat. 10AM-4PM Sun. ILLINOIS South Omaha Sokol Hall, 2021 U St. $6, under 12 free. Info: Kenneth Bean, 1507 Thayer St., Plattsmouth, NE CHICAGO � Great Midwest Train Show. Aug. 8. 68048-2345, [email protected]

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NEVADA LAS VEGAS � Silver State Div. of Toy Train Operat- ing Society. Oct. 2. 11AM-4PM. Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #525 Union Hall, 760 N. Lamb Blvd. $4, $2 6-12, $15/family. Info: Bill Ness, 6044 Rocky Mountain Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89156, (702) 644-5003. NEW JERSEY EDISON � Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby Show. Aug. 14-15. 10AM-4PM. New Jersey Convention & Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave. $7, under 12 free. Info: (630) 355-5029, www.greenbergshows.com. 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 HEMPSTEAD � Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby Show. Oct. 23-24. 10AM-4PM. Hofstra University, 240 Hofstra University. $7, under 12 free. Info:(630) 355- 5029, www.greenbergshows.com. NORTH CAROLINA BREVARD � Narrow Trak 2004. Oct. 15-16. Silver- mont Mansion, E. Main St. Info: Narrow Trak 04, 216 S. Broad St., PMB 4MG, Brevard, NC 28712-3702. OHIO GREENVILLE � All Trains Flea Market. Sep. 19. 10AM-3PM. Darke County Fairgrounds Coliseum, 800 South St. Rt. 49. $3, under 12 free. Info: Larry Zeller, 4646 W. US Rt. 36, Piqua, OH 45356. (937) 773-7186. LIMA � Putnam Assn. Of Railfans Model RR Show. Oct. 17. 10AM-3PM. Allen County Fairgrounds. $3, under 12 free. Info: Terry Oliver, 225 Mohawk Dr., Ottowa, OH 45875, (419) 523-4996. OREGON 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 CLARION � Clarion Model RR Club Train Exhibit. Sep. 26, 28-30, Oct. 1-3. Sep. 26 11AM-5PM, Sep. 28-30 6PM-9PM, Oct. 1-2 11PM-9PM, Oct. 3 1PM-5PM. 515C Main St. Rear Entrance. $1.50, $.50 kids under 12. Info: Robert Hartle, 851 Reed Rd., Clarion, PA 16214, (814) 226-0699. Come join us at the 24th National Narrow Gauge Convention MONROEVILLE � Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby September 1-4, 2004 in Santa Clara, California Show. Jul. 24-25. 10AM-4PM. The Pittsburgh ExpoMart, 105 Mall Blvd. $7, under 12 free. Info:(630) 355-5029, Westin Santa Clara Hotel • 5101 Great America Parkway • Santa Clara, CA 95054 www.greenbergshows.com. Hotel Reservations: 1-888-627-8405 SHAMOKIN � Lower Anthracite Model RR Club Hotel Convention Rate: $129.00 w/Free Parking (mention NNGC) Open House. Dec 19-20, 26. 6:30PM-9PM. 210 E. Inde- Registration: $75 (until 7/31/04), $85 (after 7/31/04). Checks (U.S. funds) or credit card info to: pendence St. Free. Info: Tim Gilbert, (570) 339-1550, Registrar 24th NNGC • 530 Fig Tree Lane • Martinez, CA 94553 [email protected]. Contest • Layouts • Garden Railways • Clinics TEXAS Manufacturers Exhibits • Ardenwood Park BRYAN � Brazos Valley Model RR Society Open Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad House. Oct. 30. 9AM-5PM. Bonham Park, 2315 Russell Narrow Gauge and Short Line GAZETTE Office Dr. Free. Info: David Martin, (979) 229-0344. FT. WORTH � Lockheed Martin Recreation Assn. Visit us at: www.narrowgauge2004.com 22nd Annual RR Show. Oct. 9-10. 10AM-5PM Sat.

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11AM-5PM Sun. Lockheed Martin Recreation Assn., 3400 Bryant Irvin Rd. $6, under 10 free. Info: Robert Bray, 1820 Spruce Lane, Benbrook, TX 76126, (817) 249- 4965, [email protected]. LIVE OAK � Alamo Model RR Engineer’s 16th Annual Train Show. Oct. 2-3. 9AM-4PM Sat. 11AM-4PM Sun. Live Oak Civic Center, 8101 Pat Booker Rd. $6, $9 family. Info: Harold Fleischer, 11731 Wetmore Rd., San Antonio, TX 78247, (210) 497-2532. amreshow@ swbell.net. NEW BRAUNFELS � New Braunfels Summer Model Train Show. Aug. 21. 9AM-4PM. New Braunfels Civic Center, 380 S. Seguin. $5, $1 under 17, $8 family. Info: Lone Star Railways & Hobbies C/O Bryan Weidner, PO Box 134, Fischer, TX 78623, (830) 935-2517, lonestarrail- [email protected]. UTAH OGDEN � Union Pacific Hist. Society Annual Conven- tion. Jul.28-31. Info: Ryan Ballard, [email protected], www.uphs.org. VIRGINIA CHANTILLY � NVNTRAK N Scale Collectors & Greenberg’s Great Train, Toy & Hobby Show. Aug. 5-8. 8AM-10PM Thurs.-Sat. 8AM-4PM Sun. Dulles Expo Center. $75. Info: John Drye, (703) 922-8131, www.big- trainlayout.org. CHARLOTTESVILLE � James River Div. NMRA Meet. Oct. 2. 10AM. National Radio Observatory Audito- rium on University of Virginia Campus. $5, JRD members Y OU A SKED F OR I T ! free. Info: Bill McMillan, (804) 379-7904. FOREST � Blue Ridge Chapter of the NRHS 26th Annual Rail Day. Aug. 14. 9AM-4PM. Forest Recreation OW O ET T Center, 5 miles west of Lynchburg off US 221. $5, under N G G I 12 free. Info: (434) 239-8377, www.mindspring.com/ ~brc.nrhs VIRGINIA BEACH � Tidewater Div. NMRA Annual �ONLY TOP SELLERS Show & Sale. Sep. 18-19. 10AM-4PM. Virginia Beach �NEW PACKAGING Pavilion, 1000 19th St. $5, under 12 free. Info: Steve Prescott, (757) 426-2811, [email protected]. �MUCH LOWER PRICING WASHINGTON �AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE !!!! SEATTLE � 15th Annual National Train Show. Jul. 9- 11. 2PM-8PM Fri. 10AM-6PM Sat. 10AM-5PM Sun. Sea- For more information hawks Exhibition Center. $10, $9 seniors, $5 6-12, under 6 free. Info: Haber & Quinn Public Relations, (954) 764- Call Your Distributor Today!! 7642, [email protected]. TACOMA � Puget Sound 2004, Natl. Assn. Of S METAL IS AUTHENTIC Gaugers Regional Convention. Jul. 10-14. La Quinta Inn, Stock # 5500 1425 E. 27th St. $199 & up for overall convention. Public show on Jul. 13, 6PM-9PM. $3. Info: Gil Hulin, 3895 Colony Oaks Dr., Eugene, OR 97405 (541) 344-6858, [email protected]. ENGINEERING WEST VIRGINIA 6917 W. 59th Street • Chicago, Illinois 60638 • (773) 586-8503 • Fax: (773) 586-8556 • www.ksmetals.com DANVILLE � Coal River RR Club 2nd Annual Model Show. Sep. 11. 10AM-5PM. Danville Community Center, Old Danville Grade School, E. End of Hopkins Ave. Free. Info: Edward Wayne Jeffery, (304) 369-1078, crmrrc@ yahoo.com. WISCONSIN LA CROSSE � Rail Fair RR Show & Swap Meet. Jul. 17. 10AM-5PM. Copeland Park. $3, under 12 free. Info: 4000 Foundation, PO Box 3411, La Crosse, WI 54602, (608) 582-4761. MILWAUKEE � Wisconsin Train Expo. Sep. 18. 9AM- 2PM. Serb Hall, 5101 W. Oklahoma Ave. $5, $1 6-12. Info: www.uniqueeventsshows.com. WYOMING EVANSTON � Roundhouse Restoration Inc. Annual

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Roundhouse Festival. Aug. 14-15. 10AM-5PM Sat. 11AM-4PM Sun. 1440 Main St. Info: Jane Law, (307) 783-6320, [email protected]. CANADA NOVA SCOTIA TRURO � Truro Model RR’rs Assn. Annual Fall Show. Oct. 16. 9AM-4PM. Nova Scotia Community College Truro Campus, Arthur St. $4, $2 12-18. Info: BR Wile (902) 860-1221, [email protected]. ONTARIO GANANOQUE � Thousand Islands Model RR’rs Show. Aug. 14-15. 10AM-4PM. Gananoque Recreation Center, 600 King St. E. Free. Info: Bill Bowman, 215 South St., Gananoque, ON K7G 1A4, (613) 382-7575. OTTOWA � Railfair 27. Oct. 16-17. 11AM-5:30PM Sat. 10AM-4:30PM Sun. Algonquin College, Woodroffe Campus. $7, $4 teens & seniors, $1 kids 5-12. Info: Tom Patterson, 159 McCurdy Dr., Kanata, ON K2L 2Z7, (613) 831-1133. WOODSTOCK � Woodstock Model Train Show. Oct. 24, 10AM-3PM. Oxford Auditorium, Woodstock Fair- grounds, 875 Nellis St. $4, under 12 free. Info: Ian Ward, 26 Kennedy Rd., Simcoe, ON N3Y 5A6, (519) 426-8875.

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N Scale 0-6-6-0 Steam Locomotive Japan's only mallet locomotive. Original version features feed water pump on side, modified has cross- compound air pump & piping (shown). Model has 5-pole motor in the cab, operating headlight, all drivers powered, rear traction tires, beautiful decoration, and fine detailing from pilot to tender. This little gem can take sharp curves, making it ideal to modify for your logging railroad or for additional detailing.

MicroAce A0651 #9812 (original) $148.00 MicroAce A0652 #9801 (modified) $148.00 NN ScaleScale Available from your dealer

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BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE GP38-2GP38-2 LLOCOMOTIVEOCOMOTIVE Item #30756, Rd. #2094 Item #30757, Rd. #2099 Fully Assembled One of the most popular locomotives of the seventies, the GP38-2 was purchased by nearly every railroad in CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC Item #30758, Rd. #4300 the United States and Canada. The “-2” was EMD’s Item #30759, Rd. #4310 notation of many upgrades to the locomotives including a modularized electrical control cabinet and high adhesion trucks. “GP” stood for General Purpose and ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF this was certainly true of this locomotive, which can Item #30760, Rd. #9561 Item #30761, Rd. #9569 still be found in both switching and road duties t h roughout North America today.

PROTO 2000's Fully Assembled Model includes: MILWAUKEE ROAD • Body Assembles to Chassis with Screws Item #30762, Rd. #350 Item #30763, Rd. #352 •Finely Crafted Handrails, Lift Rings and Windshield Wipers •Over 10 Consumer-Applied Detail Parts •Over 80 Factory-Applied Detail Parts NORFOLK SOUTHERN • All-Wheel Drive and All-Wheel Electrical Pick-up Item #30764, Rd. #5280 Item #30765, Rd. #5324 •Precisely Meshed Worm Gear and Spur Teeth for Silent Running • As Appropriate to the Prototype Road: • 2 Types of Dynamic Brakes and Without Dynamic Brakes SEABOARD COAST LINE Item #30766, Rd. #500 • Standard or High Adhesion Trucks Item #30767, Rd. #509 • 3 Types of Radiator Grilles • With or Without Drop Steps • Large or Small Fuel Tank • Early or Late Filter Box CSX TRANSPORTATION Item #30770, Rd. #2738 Item #30771, Rd. #2749 © 2004 Life-Like Products, LLC • 1600 Union Avenue • Baltimore, MD 21211 UNDECORATED Item #30772 www.lifelikeproducts.com In Canada: 140 Applewood Crescent • Concord, Ontario L4K 4E2 PG 70 JULY 04 MRG 7/2/04 12:28 PM Page 70

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Features Include: • Ready-to run • Factory-installed AccuMate® • Prototypically detailed body couplers with 70-ton roller- • Realistic ladders, brake wheel bearing trucks and see-through end • Accurate painting and crossover walkway printing • Detailed die-cast metal (Item #45281) underframe

ITEM # DESCRIPTION/ROAD NUMBER N ACF® PRECISION DESIGN RIBSIDE BOX CARS NEW ROAD NAMES! 45200 Undecorated (Item #45261) 45261-45262 Burlington Northern (Green/White/Silver) 214595, 214472 45271-45272 Canadian Pacific (Box Car Red/White/Silver) 207122, 207129 For a list of more features and photos, please visit www.atlasrr.com 45281-45282 Conrail (Red/Yellow/White/Silver) 166313, 166721 45291-45292 Montana Rail Link (Blue/White/Red/Silver) 20004, 20020 NEW 45301-45302 Southern (Red/White/Green/Silver) 527721, 527725 ROAD NAMES!

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PRECISION RAILROAD MODELS July 2004

Pre-production sample of model GGEE AAC4400CWC4400CW eNjoy these features! Prototype photo by Paul Rome Prototype photo Doug Johnson Rail Graphics c Accurate cab and location of numberboards for roadname c Powerful KATO five-pole motor with dual brass flywheels and all- wheel electrical pickup c DCC-friendly mechanism

c KATO magnetic knuckle couplers Prototype photo by Charles Biel Prototype photo by John Leeming Prototype photo Doug Johnson Rail Graphics

1st Release 2nd Release Expected in July Expected in August With High Numberboards With Gullwing Cab Item # Description Item # Description 176-7111 BNSF #5608, “Heritage II” 176-7000 Undecorated 176-7112 BNSF #5615, “Heritage II” 176-7001 CEFX Leasing #1006, Blue with White Stripes 176-7113 BNSF #5624, “Heritage II” 176-7002 CEFX Leasing #1021, Blue with White Stripes With Low Numberboards 176-7003 Union Pacific* #5714, “Building America” 176-7211 Canadian Pacific #9524, “Two Flags” 176-7004 Union Pacific* #5799, “Building America” 176-7212 Canadian Pacific #9567, “Two Flags” 176-7005 Union Pacific* #5727, “Lightning Bolt” 176-7213 Canadian Pacific #9516, “Golden Beaver” 176-7006 Union Pacific* #5767, “Lightning Bolt” 176-7214 Canadian Pacific #9532, “Golden Beaver” *Union Pacific licensed product. MSRP: $105.00, $110.00 for Union Pacific

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UnionUnion PacificPacific Prototype photos by Paul Rome StreamlinerStreamliner 4-Car4-Car SetsSets Item # Set Contents (All Cars Yellow and Gray) 106-5011 Set A UP Baggage #5671, UP Baggage #5744, City of San Francisco Sleeper American Beauty, UP Sleeper American Eagle 106-5012 Set B Wabash Coach #1431, UP Coach #5421, UP Coach #5447, C&NW Diner #6956 106-5013 Set C C&NW RPO #8225, UP Dome #7000, Expected in August UP Dome #7007, UP Observation #1575 Climb aboard the Route of the Streamliners! Combine all three of these new sets with our recently released UP F-units to replicate a complete Streamliner EMD SD70MAC passenger train. While all of these cars are painted in the traditional yellow EMD SD70MAC and gray of the UP, some are lettered for “pooled” service from other Diesel Locomotive with Cab Headlight Item # Roadname/Color Scheme railroads, a very common practice in the heyday of transcontinental passenger 37-6381 Burlington Northern #9580 trains. Executive Colors (Creme and Green) c All of these cars are equipped with the KATO fully automatic, magnetic 37-6382 Burlington Northern #9615 knuckle coupler. Executive Colors (Creme and Green) c The interior can be lighted with optional installation of #11-204/ 37-6383 BNSF #9647 11-206 Interior Light Kit. Merger Scheme (Creme and Green Warbonnet) Expected MSRP $105.00/Set Union Pacific licensed product. Expected MSRP $150.00

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