Volume 10, Number 1 Spring 2002 In This Issue Superintendent’s Desk ...... 2 Gateway 2001 Funds ...... 3 The “New” RPO ...... 4 Spring 2002: Volume 10, Number 1 Model Railroader Project Railroad ... 4 The RPO is the official publication Mark Twain Zephyr ...... 5 of the Gateway Division DCC Tips: Power Bus Wiring ...... 15 of the National Model Railroad Association Calendar of Events ...... 16 Editor: Richard Schumacher On the Cover Cover Images: The Mark Twain Zephyr as delivered in CB&Q photo and brochure October of 1936 and the cover of the from the BRHS Archives CB&Q promotional brochure. CB&Q This Issue’s Contributors: Photo – BRHS Archives. Dave Lotz Robert Amsler Your name could be here! Superintendent’s Desk by Robert Amsler Articles, photos and any other materials for I am thankful for everyone who voted publication are to be sent to the Editor. No for me as your Division Super- payment can be made for publication of any intendent. Your vote of confidence is materials. Regular issues are published quarterly: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. very much appreciated. I intend to Subscription to the RPO is one of the services keep the great projects and activities of provided by membership in the Gateway the past going strong and perhaps Division. Send membership applications and introduce one or two new items for renewals to the Division Treasurer. consideration. Any item may be reproduced by other NMRA publications, unless specifically restricted, as Your fellow officers and I met in early long as author and source credit is included. February to map out the year for the Advertising of interest to our membership is Gateway Division. We are committed accepted for publication in the RPO. Contact the Editor or Treasurer for current rates and artwork to a number of goals for the year. One size information. Please send submissions, of my goals is to see that membership suggestions, letters, and address corrections to: increases in the future. One item that Editor, The RPO may help is the single dues structure. I Gateway Division NMRA am looking forward to some sort of PO Box 510305 comment on this from the NMRA. St. Louis MO 63151-0305 Clark Kooning, a trustee of the NMRA Articles may be submitted as handwritten, typed, from Canada noted recently that there plain unformatted text on disk, or plain text via email to [email protected]; photo was an increase both in retention and submissions may be made as 35mm slides, in new members for both his region 35mm negatives or as photographic prints. and division based on statistics going All content is Copyright © 2002 Gateway Division back a few years. This is an NMRA unless otherwise noted. encouraging sign. Visit our website at www.gatewaynmra.org As we all know the national NMRA dues went up. This causes an Official Newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA  www.gatewaynmra.org 2 Newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA Spring 2002 The RPO

increased financial burden on the You might learn more about computers We also gave $1,000 to the Big Bend members. The benefits are still worth when you make a sign for a building or Club for repair of their roof on the The “New” RPO this increased cost. We all receive the learn more about photography in Frisco depot they use. $1,000 was by Richard Schumacher Bulletin and its modeling articles, and critiquing a model. also donated to the National Railway Much like our Division project railroads, we all are the beneficiaries of the Historical Society for the preservation These are just a few of the benefits of some things seem to travel in circles, Standards and Practices Committee of of their remaining passenger car. membership in the NMRA. The returning to their starting point. After a the NMRA. The explosion in DCC is a benefits of belonging to the Division Finally, we set up a matching grant few years “off duty,” I am resuming as direct result of the activities of this are even more tangible in my opinion. fund for the NMRA to be called the editor of the newsletter I started for the committee in the NMRA. Without this You get to enjoy the fellowship of our Gateway Division Development Project Gateway Division many years ago. ground-breaking work, we as modelers fellow modelers at the meetings, make Fund for use in funding projects such As you can see, I’ve also returned it to would still have a small number of new friends to call upon for advice and as the ORER, and other books that are our original small booklet format, made companies with proprietary standards help, and you may see and learn new then sold to raise additional funds for sure it contains lots of interesting making command control for their own subjects at the monthly clinics. the operation of the NMRA. Donations photos, and plan on having at least customers. As it stands now, anyone of $2.00 to the fund will trigger $1.00 Belonging to the NMRA and the one major article in each issue (thank with a DCC decoder equipped from the Gateway Division to a total Gateway Division are truly the best you Dave for this issue’s article and locomotive can run that locomotive on liability of $15,000.00. We will have part of membership in our organization. images). Upcoming issues will include a block control layout, his own DCC the right to audit the account, funds Think about all of the enjoyment you articles and track plans on our project layout with Digitrax, or perhaps a cannot be taken from the account for have had. Now, go and participate in railroads, winners from last year’s and friend’s DCC layout with a North Coast any purpose other than future the Achievement Program and other this year’s model and photo contests, a Engineering system. This is quite a development, and if the NMRA ever benefits. See if you can recruit a new series on Digital Command Control step forward. abolishes or misuses the fund, the member or two. We will all profit by (DCC), operations basics, benchwork In addition, the Kalmbach Library is money returns to the Gateway your success. construction tips, electronics and wiring truly a national resource for both Division. recommendations, and many more prototype information and modeling Overall, we have done well to carry on model and prototype photos. information. Recent projects have Gateway 2001 Funds with promoting the hobby and Please help by sending in suggestions, included the 1953 Official Railway educating the public with these by Robert Amsler articles and photos. Email me at Equipment Register (ORER), the projects. I hope you are as proud of As you all may know by now, the [email protected] Porter Engine Book, and the new 1943 our accomplishments as I am. ORER. The modeling and prototype membership decided to distribute the information in these books is a approximately $19,000 left in funds valuable resource for modelers. In from the Gateway 2001NMRA National addition, any member can request a Convention we hosted. research project through the library We have appropriated $2,000 for use and, from my personal experience; the in building another layout similar to the help will be courteous and timely. 2001 National Train Show Layout. The Achievement Program is another This layout will go to the Missouri important program in the NMRA. It will Historical Society for display. At this recognize modelers both on a project time I am looking for someone to head basis through a merit award and, finally up this project. I have a member who after plenty of challenging work, with has donated his walk-out basement for the coveted title of Master Model this purpose but I still need someone else to step forward and take Railroader. Everyone should participate in this program. It will command of the project. Please contact me as soon as possible as we The St. Louis Central 2001 Model Railroader magazine project railroad was built during the three days of cause you to challenge yourself in the St. Louis NMRA National Convention. Photos of the entire construction process are available on the acquiring new modeling skills and are in desperate need to get this going. Gateway Division website, www.gatewaynmra.org This St. Louis themed model railroad, designed by developing new talents and interests. Richard Schumacher and Venita Lake, will be the basis for a similar layout under construction by the Division for display by the Missouri Historical Society.

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competitive, revenue-challenged route between Chicago and the Twin Cities. Mark Twain Zephyr The Mark Twain Zephyr too, was by Dave Lotz specifically designed in hopes that it Reminisce with me for a while about would be successful on a third route – the Burlington Railroad. Not the 442 miles round trip – St. Louis to Burlington Northern Santa Fe with Burlington, Iowa. locomotives disguised as Great Northern “wanna-be’s,” nor the Burlington Northern with its forest inspired Cascade Green, but the Burlington Route of more than 30 years ago. Conjure up vivid images in your mind of Chinese Red GP and SD freight units of the 1960’s, images of Twain Zephyr.” Appropriately, the cars spark plugs or ignition system, quartets of whitish-gray F units, but of the train would bear the name of his combustion being accomplished solely most importantly the Burlington’s best-known characters, becoming the through high compression. The engine gleaming symphony in 18-8 stainless first Zephyr to have names applied to directly powered a General Electric steel, the legendary Zephyrs! each unit. GT-534 main generator, which provided current to two, GE model 716 Perspectives Design & Equipment traction motors mounted on the first The largest fleet of named streamliners Built at the Edward G. Budd truck. The lead truck had 36-inch in the United States were the manufacturing plant in Philadelphia, in wheels for traction, while all the others Burlington’s Zephyrs. Competing in partnership with the Electro Motive only had 30-inch wheels. The gear markets against the famed Eagles, Corporation, the newest Zephyr’s four Chiefs, 400’s, Cities and Hiawathas on units would be mounted on only five almost every route, the polished trucks. By articulating the 280’ foot Zephyrs covered almost every route on long train, three trucks and 34 wheels the mainline of the Burlington and for were eliminated from what a years held the speed/distance title in conventional train with a steam the record books. It’s hard to believe locomotive and three cars would have, that something as revolutionary as the affecting a considerable savings in

Zephyrs started almost seventy years weight. Articulation also eliminated The Mark Twain Zephyr’s route would ago with the tiny, three-car Pioneer slack action by having the front part of take it through Hannibal, Missouri, the Zephyr. However today, we’re not one car and the rear of the preceding historic and romantic old-time river ratio of the power truck was 52:25 for a going to remember oft-told history of one rest upon the same truck, held town which was the home of the great rated maximum speed of 117 miles per the little 9900, we are going to learn together by a sleeve joint, allowing it to American author, Samuel Langhorne hour. The Mark Twain also had a belt- about the first Zephyr to serve round curves efficiently, yet unifying Clemens – the immortal “Mark Twain.” driven GT1177A-1 auxiliary generator, St. Louis, the Mark Twain Zephyr. the whole train. Roller bearings were The tracks over which the ultra-modern three CP-127B-11 motor-driven air Let’s begin in March of 1935, shortly applied to all axles reducing friction, compressors and two radiator cooling streamliner would run literally followed and maintenance. before the delivery of the Twin the levee where his career as a fans that were belt-driven from the Zephyrs. The original Burlington Mississippi River riverboat pilot was The train was propelled by a 660- engine. On board the lead unit, the Zephyr had successfully raised started. The Burlington’s advertising horsepower, 8-cylinder, 2-cycle Winton MTZ could carry 600 gallons of diesel patronage to overflow levels on the department took full advantage of the 201A Diesel engine designed by fuel, 80 gallons of lubricating oil, 140 Kansas City to Lincoln route; centennial celebration of Clemens’ General Motors, and built by the gallons of engine cooling water and 12 expectations were high that the Twins birth, and named the new train “Mark Electro Motive Corporation. It ran on cubic feet of sand. Loaded, with 92 would do the same for the highly ordinary fuel oil and operated with no passengers, the whole train weighed in

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at 287,245 pounds, which is The design and interior finish of the a tensile strength three times that of The celebration, in conjunction with the considerably less than two ordinary passenger compartments were ordinary steel. The fluted outer skin great Republican Valley Jubilee, was heavyweight coaches! characterized by color harmony without was not only decorative, but due to its to recognize the reconstruction of the The lead unit, containing the power elaborate ornamentation. Pastel tints shape and the electric shotwelding Burlington’s mainline throughout 200 plant, a 30’ Railway Post Office and a of blue and green for the side walls, process developed by the Budd miles of the Republican River Valley, 15’ mail storage area, used a cleverly and ceilings finished in ivory formed a Company, it became an integral part of and the revival of trade and commerce selected homonym for the word engine light and pleasing background for the the train’s structural support. Even the of the region. A large portion of this and was named “Injun Joe.” Almost flash of the stainless steel window underbodies of each car were encased trackage had been washed away in the identical to the power unit of the 9900, frames, sills and trim. Coach seats in the stainless steel to eliminate wind Republican River flood earlier in May. it varied only by inches in it dimensions were upholstered in green mohair; resistance. There were two half-hour, coast-to- window drapes also of green and coast broadcasts over the Columbia and incorporated the cosmetic Delivery & Inauguration changes and operating improvements carpet of taupe; parlor-lounge chairs Broadcast System at 9:30 am and at already in place on the Twins. The upholstered in Fenway blue fabric, After a brief, but triumphant tour of the 4:00 pm. Speed trials of the Zephyr second unit (No. 506) was a 64’ window drapes in lemon gold, and East, the Mark Twain made its were conducted on two-hour intervals baggage and express car named platinum grey carpet made the Zephyr appearance on Burlington rails in throughout the day between McCook “Becky Thatcher.” The third unit (No. both pleasing and modern. Lighting Chicago on Columbus Day in 1935. and Oxford. During the day, the 551) named “Huckleberry Finn,” held a was from diffused overhead tubular The Burlington advertising department following speed record was set over kitchen an pantry in the fore section ducts providing scientific designed had already planned a series of the newly reconstructed right-of-way, with a service counter separating it levels of intensity at eye level. The exhibition and speed-trial runs for the built to the highest of standards: passenger compartments were four-car train before it entered revenue Time Miles from Average from a dinette comprised of 16 seats th equipped with radio and were climate service. On October 14 the 9903 was Central Previous Speed, Standard Station miles per controlled with thermostatically shortened by crews at West Burlington hour controlled steam heat and air- by removing the baggage car to Left 1:07:30 conditioning. prepare it for the speed trials planned McCook, p.m. in conjunction with the Republican NE Passed 1:13:05 6.39 68.7 Valley Jubilee at McCook, Nebraska. Red Willow p.m. A Western tour of Burlington Railroad Passed 1:16:34 4.34 76.9 directors and officers (see note 1), Indianola p.m. Passed 1:21:14 5.92 76.1 other guests, (see note 2) as well as a Bartley p.m. bevy of press representatives would Passed 1:27:07 7.81 79.7 leave Chicago via a special steam train Cambridge p.m. at 8:00 am on October 22nd. Reaching Passed 1:34:07 8.31 71.3 Holbrook p.m. Creston in mid-afternoon, the entire Passed 1:38:22 5.68 80.2 group transferred to the Mark Twain Arapahoe p.m. Zephyr. Heading west, the train was Passed 1:42:24 6.78 100.1 scheduled to arrive in Omaha at 6:00 Edison p.m. pm, where the railroad officials Arrived 1:46:30 7.80 114.0* grouped in “foursomes” facing tables Oxford p.m. detrained for a dinner at the Fontanelle * Maximum speed attained for a distance of three miles that were set up at meal time and Hotel with perhaps 300 civic and between Edison & Oxford, 122 m.p.h. removed afterward. Twenty additional business leaders of Omaha. The That afternoon, the Burlington chairs put the capacity of this car at 36 Like the three preceding Zephyrs, the press representatives would continue executive directors and guests passengers. The final unit (No. 572) MTZ was streamlined from front to west on the 9903 and would pick up departed on a steam special for was named “Tom Sawyer,” had coach rear, with satin-smooth longitudinal additional newspapermen along the Denver to be dinner guests of Mr. W. seats for 40 passengers in the fore surfaces gleaming like burnished way to McCook, while the officials L. Petrikin, Chairman of the Board of section, while the aft contained a silver. The 18-8 stainless steel, a non- dining in Omaha would arrive the next the Great Western Sugar Company. solarium parlor-lounge with detached corrosive alloy consisting of 18 percent morning. The steam special would then depart chairs for another 16 passengers. chromium and eight percent nickel, has

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Denver at midnight to spend the day of famed Detroit Symphony Orchestra, FARES FROM ST. LOUIS the 24th attending affairs regarding the his wife Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch, American Royal Live Stock Exposition daughter of Samuel Clemens and their SCHEDULE at Kansas City. Departure for the daughter, Miss Nina Gabrilowitsch. NORTH of the SOUTH special again was at midnight for th Read MARK TWAIN Read At 2:00 p.m., October 25 , the coast to Down ZEPHYR Up day Limit

arrival in St. Louis at 8:00 a.m. October - th coast broadcast over CBS began and NO. 43 NO. 44 25 , to be joined by a group of One Way in Coaches *One way in Lounge Parlor in Round Trip Coaches 10 Trip *Round 10- Lounge Parlor day Limit Seat in Parlor Lounge so did the dedication ceremonies. The 8:35 AM Lv. St. Louis Ar. 9:25 PM St. Louis businessmen (See note 3) honors of christening the new Mark f9:08 AM West Alton 8:47 PM .42 .62 .76 .85 .50 and depart for Hannibal at 8:30. In the Twain Zephyr fell to Clemens’ f9:26 AM Orchard Farm f8:29 PM .68 1.01 1.23 1.35 .50 mean time, the Mark Twain had been granddaughter, Nina, also the great- f9:38 AM Peruque f8:17 PM .87 1.29 1.57 1.75 .50 taken back to West Burlington to be 9:51 AM Old Monroe 8:06 PM 1.04 1.55 1.88 2.10 .50 granddaughter of John M. Clemens, a 9:56 AM Winfield 7:58 PM 1.13 1.69 2.04 2.30 .50 reconnected to its fourth car and be key player in the creation of the f10:06 AM Apex f7:47 PM 1.29 1.93 2.33 2.60 .50 prepared for the christening and Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad in 10:12 AM Elsberry 7:41 PM 1.37 2.05 2.47 2.75 .50 dedication in Hannibal. 1846. The famed “Hannibal & St. Joe,” f10:22 AM Annada f7:31 PM 1.52 2.27 2.74 3.05 .50 10:33 AM Clarksville 7:20 PM 1.69 2.53 3.05 3.40 .50 The Chamber of Commerce of started in Hannibal in 1851 and was 10:45 AM Louisiana 7:07 PM 1.89 2.83 3.41 3.80 .50 Hannibal hosted a luncheon for the completed to St. Joe in 1859, the first 10:58 AM Ashburn 6:53 PM 2.09 3.13 3.77 4.20 .50 railroad officials and guests at the Mark railroad to reach the Missouri River, f11:09 AM Saverton f6:42 PM 2.28 3.41 4.11 4.55 .50 Twain Hotel. A thematic menu and the first and only railroad to carry 11:20 AM Ar. Hannibal Lv. 6:30 PM 2.40 3.60 4.32 4.80 .50 11:30 AM Lv. Hannibal Ar. 6:18 PM …… .….. …... …... …... provided such items as Life on the the U.S. Mail for transfer to the Pony f11:45 AM Mark f6:02 PM 2.69 4.02 4.85 5.40 .60 Mississippi Cat Fish and Aunt Polly’s Express at St. Joseph. This same 11:55 AM Ar. Quincy Lv. 5:51 PM 2.89 4.33 5.21 5.80 .60 New Apple Pie with Cheese – music railroad was one of the earliest 12:01 PM Lv. Quincy Ar. 5:43 PM …. …. …. …. …. was provided by the Bates Ensemble. predecessors of the railroad that was 12:17 PM LaGrange 5:27 PM 3.00 4.50 5.40 6.00 .70 12:26 PM Canton 5:17 PM 3.13 4.69 5.64 6.30 .70 Special guests were Ossip dedicating its new Zephyr in Hannibal f12:38 PM Gregory f5:02 PM 3.34 5.00 6.02 6.70 .80 Gabrilowitsch, then conductor of the that day, the Burlington. f12:46 PM Alexandria f4:54 PM 3.46 5.18 6.23 6.95 .80 12:57 PM Ar. Keokuk Lv. 4:45 PM 3.57 5.34 6.43 7.15 .80 1:03 PM Lv. Keokuk Ar. 4:36 PM …. …. …. …. …. 1:18 PM Montrose 4:18 PM 3.79 5.68 6.83 7.60 .95 1:36 PM Ft. Madison 4:00 PM 4.05 6.06 7.29 8.10 .95 2.20 PM Ar. Burlington Lv. 3:30 PM 4.43 6.63 7.98 8.85 .95 * See last column for parlor seat fares. There was an eleven-city competition schedule for the first day and begin in which three children dressed to service at Hannibal. The normal represent Mark Twain’s three most- schedule began Monday morning, famous characters Tom Sawyer, October 28th at St. Louis. Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher. Trios from Burlington, Ft. Madison, Operational Challenges Keokuk, Hannibal, Canton, LaGrange, Operating the MTZ was not without its Quincy, Louisiana, Clarksville, Elsberry challenges. Turning a train at and St. Louis were escorts to Miss Burlington was never a problem, until Gabrilowitsch throughout the day. the Operating Department began The first regular service trip of the Mark preparing for the fixed-consist, 280-foot Twain was made from Hannibal to long train. The solution would be to St. Louis on Sunday, October 27th. construct a wye at Burlington. Those The scheduled trip for the Mark Twain familiar with Burlington’s yard know was a round-trip journey from St. Louis that it hugs the Mississippi River to the to Burlington, however the railroad East and has businesses directly to the thought it appropriate to split the west. So the question was, where do

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you build a new wye? A ravine was pull the train out using the coupler on the Chicago to Denver route. Two ten- provided a 5:30 pm departure from discovered about a mile south of the K the rear of the observation car. car trainsets were placed on order that Chicago with arrival in Denver at 8:30 Line’s junction with the Chicago-to- Servicing the Zephyr also created a would be pulled by two detached am the next morning, 1,034 miles at an Denver mainline that, with minor effort, unique procedure in St. Louis. The shovel nose diesels. Shortly average speed of 64.63 miles per hour. a wye could be constructed westward normal operation was to separate the thereafter, two new six-car train sets Departure from Denver as at 4:00 pm from the mainline into the limestone power and take it to Fourteenth Street were ordered for the Twin Zephyrs, with a 9:00 am arrival in Chicago. faced ravine at Cascade. Upon arrival for servicing and the remainder of the also with detached power units. So Business on the Advanced Denver from St. Louis, the MTZ would wye at train to one of the other yards for what does this have to do with the Zephyrs was 100% of capacity with Cascade and back into the station at servicing and cleaning. However, with Mark Twain? between 70 and 75% through traffic. Burlington on Track 1. After it made the fixed consist of the MTZ, this was The trains operated consistently on connections at Burlington, Iowa with not possible. For the 9903 and her time and attracted not only the CB&Q’s Chicago-Denver Aristocrat sisters, they were taken complete to passengers, but trackside viewers as from both directions, the MTZ was the T.R.R.A.’s North Rankin Yard well. It is recorded that as many as facing the right way for a direct where the locomotive unit was 200 people per day came to see the departure. refueled, lubbed, sanded and watered Zephyrs each day at stations like by means of a diesel tank truck Galesburg and Burlington. stationed at the yard just for the For a short time between November 8, Zephyrs, while at the same time the 1936 and December 18, 1936, the rest of the train was being cleaned. MTZ provided Chicago to Twin Cities After being refueled and washed, the service. entire train was taken back to the train shed by a T.R.R.A. switcher, observation car going first. Career Highlights The Mark Twain Zephyr was well On the other terminus of the MTZ, received by patrons and passenger common operating practice was to be traffic increased remarkably. However, backed into the St. Louis trainshed by less than a year into its new service, a T.R.R.A. crew and switcher. Since the management of the CB&Q had the Zephyr was built for streamline other plans for the MTZ and its sister, operation, the front coupler was the original Zephyr. The increases in designed to be retractable, however, passenger levels on the three Zephyr its design was flawed and it would not routes made an impression on To publicize the new Denver Zephyrs, always work correctly. Sometimes it management, for example, in July and and to start building a larger passenger would collapse while it was engaged, August of 1935, over 5000 passengers base, the Burlington reassigned the The MTZ returned to its intended route or fail to remain in its proper working could not be accommodated on the MTZ and the 9900 to be the Advanced out of St. Louis to Burlington that position at all times. Such problems Zephyrs. To meet the demand, the Denver Zephyrs, one running each December, but would be reassigned with the cantankerous coupler while a Chicago–Twin Cities service was direction between Chicago and Denver again in September of 1938 to the T.R.R.A. switcher was standing by to doubled, each train set making two on a 16-hour schedule daily. This St. Louis to Kansas City route of the pull the train could easily throw a complete round trips per day, but that service, to capitalize on summer Ozark State Zephyr. While in this wrench into the tightly scheduled proved to be insufficient. The solution business and to protect the US Mail service, the familiar Burlington Route routine at the tower. The solution was was to increase the size of the trains, contract, began on May 31, 1936 and herald on the nose of the 9903 was to have the train pull into the station but the 600 hp Winton engines would operated until the permanent Denver altered to read “Alton Burlington” head-first, and then after it had been not handle the number of cars that was Zephyr equipment was placed in reflecting the joint route with the Alton emptied, the T.R.R.A. switcher would projected to handle the demand. The service. Although there were no between St. Louis and KC. However, Burlington decided to try a Zephyr on sleepers on either train, the timetable other markings on the MTZ remained

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A. H. Swayne Vice President General Motors Corp., New York F. C. Horner Ass't. to V.P. General Motors Corp., New York E. R. Breech Ass't to V.P. General Motors Corp., New York G. W. Codrington President Winton Engine Co., Cleveland A. N. Williams President Belt Railway Co., Chicago H. H. Brown Vice President Great Northern Ry., St. Paul Sheldon Clark Vice President Sinclair Refining Co., Chicago Note 3: Guests on Trip from St. Louis to Hannibal John G. Lonsdale Chairman of Board Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co. W. L. Hemingway President and the passenger timetables still train was acquired by Ernie Hays for Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co. Duncan I. Meier Secy-Treas. show this train as the Mark Twain $6,500 and placed on exhibit at the Ludlow Saylor Wire Co. Zephyr even though it was not running Midwest Old Thresher Association Harry B. Wallace President to Burlington. grounds in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. In Article Notes Cupples Company Note 1: Burlington Directors on Trip to Sidney Maestre President In January of 1953, after three and a 1972, after many years of neglect, the Mississippi Valley Trust Co. half years, the MTZ was assigned to train was sold to Alex Barkett of the Omaha/Denver/St. Louis/Hannibal Thomas R. Dysart President Building Leasing Corporation, and Grenville Kane New-York St. Louis Chamber of Commerce service with the 9900 between R. Douglas Stuart Chicago L. W. Childress President Galesburg, Illinois and St. Joseph, moved to Kansas City. The other Charles F. Glore Chicago Columbia Terminals Co. Missouri, via Quincy. The Mark Twain articulated Zephyr equipment also Frank B. Kellogg St. Paul Howard I. Young President bought by BLC was later sold to Saudi Wallace C. Winter Chicago American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Co. Zephyr’s last assignment starting in Charles 0. Jenks St. Paul Henry Miller President May of 1957, would bring it back home Arabia, but the Mark Twain remained Laird Bell Chicago Terminal Railroad Association to serve the St. Louis to Burlington stored in KC and continued to Charles Donnelly St. Paul Bernard F. Dickman Mayor Gen. Robert E. Wood Chicago City of St. Louis market until its retirement in May of deteriorate. After Mr. Barkett died, title Burlington Officers on Trip to Scott Wilson Chairman 1963. An interesting side note is while transferred to the Civic Plaza National Missouri State Highway Dept, Omaha/Denver/St. Louis/Hannibal the Zephyrs were designed for speed, Bank and in September of 1987 the Walter W. Head President train was moved to the Mid America Ralph Budd, President General American Insurance Co. the Mark Twain Zephyr, with its 60 Edward Flynn, Executive Vice President stops on its original 442-mile round Car Corporation. In 1984, Dave Bruce Scott, Vice President & General Counsel Article Photos Stimson, a player for the Kansas City H. H. Holcomb, Vice President, Traffic trip, averaged only 40 miles per hour, Map from the CB&Q promotional brochure. Chiefs, purchased the equipment. C. I. Sturgis, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer even though top speed on the run was W. F. Thiehoff, General Manager With the diesel era so new, fueling facilities were 80 miles per hour. Compare this to the After declaring bankruptcy late in 1987, B. H. Taylors, Assistant Vice President F. G. Gurley, Assistant to Executive Vice President not often available off-line. Here, the Mark 66.3 mile per hour average of the Twin the train was sold to John C. Lowe. He A. W. Newton, Chief Engineer Twain on its exhibition tour of the east, stops for Zephyrs with only six stops. and two other individuals have formed T. J. Thomas, Assistant to President fuel on a siding near Erie, PA on November 12, the Mark Twain Corporation, which is Dr. D. B. Moss, Chief Medical Officer 1935. CB&Q Photo – BRHS Archives A. Cotsworth, Jr., Passenger Traffic Manager The 660-HP, 8-cylinder, 2-cycle Diesel engine A Survivor? headed by Mr. Ronald Lorenzini. This W. J. Lahr, General Freight Agent group has started the monumental task J. H. Finn, Publicity Representative designed especially for the Zephyrs by general After retirement, the Mark Twain H. F. McLaury, Advertising Agent Motors. CB&Q Photo – BRHS Archives Zephyr was stored at the West of trying to restore the train, but have Note 2: Other Guests on Trip to Interior view of the coach section of car No. 572, Burlington shops until Mr. Frank run into challenges along the way. The Omaha/Denver/St. Louis/Hannibal “Tom Sawyer.” Dashner of Glenwood, Iowa in June of train is currently stored in the Joliet The clean lines of 18-8 stainless steel, fluted for area awaiting additional investors to General Charles G. Dawes Chairman 1960, purchased it. His untimely death City National Bank, Chicago both beauty and strength. CB&Q Photo – BRHS th halted plans to make the trainset into a help fund its completion. Edward G. Budd, Sr. President Photo of the 10 Anniversary of the Mark Twain restaurant, so the train remained at Edw. G. Budd Mfg. Co., Philadelphia Zephyr at Hannibal, Missouri on October 25, West Burlington. In June of 1962, the 1945. CB&Q Photo – BRHS Archives

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Departing St. Louis on its daily round trip journey THWN.” Stranded wire bends, and Connect the 12AWG stranded power If you need to connect two 12AWG bus to Burlington, Iowa, the MTZ rounds the east leg pulls through holes, easier than solid. It bus (run) to the rail feeder drops (tap) wires together, use the 3M Scotchlok of the wye. Ray Tobey Photograph – Courtesy BRHS Archives is also harder to damage than solid using the 3M Scotchlock 567 562 (p/n 054007-11032). It is designed Front of a postcard advertising the Advance wire. For those concerned about the connector (p/n 054007-14887). This to connect two power runs, either Denver Zephyr whose equipment was the 9900 “AC surface effect,” stranded wire has connector is specifically designed to 12AWG solid or stranded or 10AWG and the 9903. more surface area (because it is made connect a bus run (12 or 10AWG solid stranded only. Note that significantly A heavily airbrushed image of the Mark Twain up of multiple individual wires) than the or stranded) to a feeder tap (18-14 more pressure is required to crimp this Zephyr as altered for service over the Ozark same size solid wire. If you have an AWG solid or stranded). I, and a connector correctly. State Zephyr route between St. Louis and Kansas City via the joint CB&Q/Alton trackage. extra-large layout, you may want to number of my modeling friends, have CB&Q Photo – BRHS Archives use 10AWG stranded wire. You may had very good success connecting a The Mark Twain Zephyr always used track 1 at want to loosely twist the power bus 12AWG stranded bus to the Wire Renew Your Gateway Burlington. Shown here, late in its career, Injun wires together (a twist every 1-2 feet). Works 22AWG solid pre-tinned feeder Joe sports the oscillating Mars light in a casing 4. Make feeder drops from the track with these connectors (your success Division Membership! added above the original headlight. Jim Ewinger may vary by the brand of 20-22AWG Photo – David Lotz Collection as short as possible, 6-10 inches is a Is this the last issue of the RPO you wire you use). No stripping is The tail car carried a large bronze medallion with good standard. Use 22AWG or will receive? Write and mail your the bust of Mark Twain positioned above his 20AWG solid pre-tinned wire. Solid necessary, the connector clips over the check for only $3 per year for Gateway signature. wire, and especially pre-tinned solid power bus wire, and the feeder slides Division membership to: into a hole. Crimping with a pair of wire, is easiest to solder to rail. As long Gateway NMRA Membership as the length is kept this short, it will heavy pliers makes the connection. Closing the connector cover insulates PO Box 510305 DCC Tips: not cause a significant voltage drop. St. Louis, MO 63151-0305 Use rosin-core solder to make the the connection. Power Bus Wiring joints. 22AWG solid pre-tinned hookup wire is available in 100 foot spools, in a by Richard Schumacher Gateway Division July 15 Meeting Notice variety of insulation colors, from Wire For those who have a medium to large Works, Box 443, Guilford CT 06437. The July 15, 2002 Gateway Division size layout, and wish to use a tested Local electronics or hobby shops may recommendation for new wiring, I offer meeting will be a model railroad Calendar of Events carry it (Gateway Electronics in operating session at the St. Charles the following: July 15 St. Louis does). Model Railroad Club, in O'Fallon, Gateway Division Operating 1. The power bus and control bus 5. Connect a feeder to every piece of Missouri, beginning at 7:00 pm. need to be physically separate under rail. If that seems like too much work, Session, 7pm the layout (recommend 12-18 inches or To reach the club: take I-70 west to St. Charles Model Railroad Club connect a feeder at least every 5-6 feet exit 217 (Routes K and M). Turn right more if possible). When they need to with code 83 or 100 rail, or every 3-4 O’Fallon, MO cross, try to do so at right angles. Keep (north) on Route M, (O'Fallon Main feet with code 55 or 70 rail. Street) and proceed ½ mile to the August 3 & 4 both away from any household AC Transportation Celebration (110VAC) wiring as well. 6. The most reliable connection Norfolk-Southern grade crossing. between the power bus and feeder Immediately over the crossing, turn left 9am to 5pm both days 2. Use “Ethernet” network cable drops would be to solder them (west) onto Civic Park Drive. Proceed Museum of Transportation (termed “CAT3” or “CAT5” - Category 3 together. I have done a number of ¼ mile to a parking lot on the right. West St. Louis County, MO or Category 5) for the control bus runs railroads this way, and recommend The club is in the yellow Civic Hall Gateway Central 2002 Project instead of the flat “modular” phone against it as there is a much (much) building. There will be no formal Railroad on display. cable. This has built-in twists that faster, safer (no more burned fingers or business meeting. shields from interference. August 19 legs), and almost as reliable method Gateway Division Meeting, 7pm 3. Make power bus runs with 12AWG available. This is by using “3M VFW Hall, O’Fallon, IL stranded wire. This is available from Scotchlok self-stripping electrical tap Clinic: Three layouts, three views: Home Depot, in a variety of insulation connectors.” These are available from Amsler, Schumacher, Hardy colors, as 500 foot spools that they electrical supply stores for $.19-$.24 Maps and directions to the above locations are on the label as “12AWG 19/W Type THHN or each in boxes of 100. Gateway Division website, www.gatewaynmra.org

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