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12 ...... 12 ...... 11 Performance Test Reports ...... Performance Test Reports . for modeling Techniques: Diesel Modeling: City Signs, lellering posters and signs 13 directly on brick walls ...... 42 Upgrading Con-Cor's Tank Cars...... Spoiling the GE Dash 8 and 9 16 Diesel Modeling: Diesels ...... Spoiling the GE Dash 8 and 9 Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: Layout Design: ...... 16 21 Diese/s GE AC4400CW as UP 9998 ...... Modeling an Industrial Switching Layout 29 Index of All Previous Articles on Modeling Frei ht Cars of the Fifties: with Mainline Staging ...... 54 g Modeling Diesels ...... Santa Fe Steel Reefer Upgrades from

Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: InterMountain/Longs kits ...... 26 Diesel Modeling: 21 GE AC4400CW as UP 9998 ...... Modified 1937 AAR 40-foot box cars, Index of All Previous Articles on ...... 46 54 Modeling Freight Cars of the Fifties: from old Pullman's kits, Part III . . Modeling Diesels ...... Modified 1937 AAR 40-foot box cars, from Deluxe Innovations kits, Part III.... 46

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Two FEC 50-foot box cars ...... 4 Cars-in-Context: BN's SentinelYard, circa 1965 ...... 7 DEPARTMENTS: S SCALE: Locomotive Performance: Experience - At Your Fingertips, Locomotive Performance: Summary of All Previous Locomotive more about what's in this issue, Summary of All Previous Locomotive

...... 12 l 0 Performance Test Report From articles in previous issues ...... Performance Test Reports ...... 12 Athearn GE AC4400CW Modelin Freight Cars of the Fifties: Calendar ...... 56 g Performance Test Report ...... 24 Modified 1937 AAR 40-foot box cars, Diesel Modeling: What's New ...... 58-6 1 from Pacific Rail Shops', Part III ...... 46 Spoiling the GE Dash 8 and 9 16 Diesels ...... Index of All Previous Articles on

54 - Modeling Diesels ...... ON THE COVER: The Lafayette Branch of The Central Railroad of New Jersey is Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: recreated, as a series of HO scale models, by Vic Roseman. Here, circa 1945 CNJ loco­ 21 GE AC4400CW as UP ...... motives perform their switching tasks before the real-life scenes. A tour of his proposed 9998 29. Modeling Freight Cars of the Fifties: layout begins on page - Vic Roseman photo Santa Fe Steel Reefer Upgrades from 26 InterMountain/Longs kits ...... Modified 1937 AAR 4o-foot box cars, from Athearn, InterMountain, or RAllMODEL JOURNAL is published 12 times a year by Golden Bell Press, 2403 Champa St., Denver, CO 80205. Price per single copy is $3.95, or $28.00 per year in the U.S.A. Individual copy prices higher in Canada Sunshine kits, part III ...... 46 . and other countries. Foreign subscriptions $36.00 for 12 issues, payable in U.S. funds. RAllMODEL JOURNAL, Layout To urs: ISSN 1043·5441, copyright 1996 by Golden Bell Press. All rights reserved. Periodicals Postage paid at Denver,

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RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 3 ------[PAINT & DECALS]------�prA' �AO I'Aiotioa & IIIJII-f)N 1.. I�rrrl'I�IIINfJ By Mike Budde

Build these two Florida East Coast cars from MOC kits (or any other freight cars) with these super-simple painting and lettering techniques.

I had been wanting to build models of Recently, while working on another lion, set MG 72 1 provided lhe rest of the these two FEe box cars for years, project, I realized I had what I needed in lettering. but the lack of a proper decal set prevent­ my scrap box of decals. Woodland To build the red FEC box car, begin ed me from completing the projects. The Scenics/Model Graphics dry transfer set with a series 3620 FMC plug door box herald and data were easy, but the large MG 727 had numbers that I felt were car from MDC. I couldn't find an undec­ reporting marks were the problem. close enough, and with a little modi fica- orated kit when I wanted to start, so I RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 4 • used a kit decorated for MD&W that new door stops on the left to the original Draw an imaginary line from left to already had the white doors I needed. To ones on the right. Do not glue on the tack­ right through the second ladder rung from more closely match the prototype, sever­ boards until the lettering is done! the top across the lower latch bars on the al modifications need to be done to the Now you're ready to paint. If you have door to the same ladder rung on the right. car's body. The main job is the removal a decorated kit, you can strip the paint This will be the lower line of the report­ of the top rib along each car side where it fil's\. But I wanted to keep the white ing marks. The largest set of numbers, meets the roof. Carefully chisel the top doors, so, being the impatient guy I am, I 5/l6-inch, is the size you'll use. The first rib from between the vel1ical ribs, but be just masked off the doors and sprayed number to apply is the "2." Place the careful to leave the top door track in them with a single coat of red automobile number on the car side with the bottom place. When this is finished and primer to cover the MD& W lettering, fol­ edge of the "2" even with that second lad­ smoothed off, bevel the top of each verti­ lowed by two coats of Testors 1250 Flat der rung. Hold it in position firmly with cal rib to about 45 degrees. Red model car paint for the top coat. tweezers or a hemostat and rub the number The other two changes are much easier: Because of the ribs, it would be diffi­ on. This is a little tricky but it's not that first, the notch in the side sill above the cult if not impossible to position the dry bad. trucks is more abrupt on the model than transfer lettering sheet rIat on the car side, The next number to put on is the "I." on the FEC prototype. This is easily fixed between the ribs. So it is necessary to cut (This is why you want to wait to put the by filing the drop in the side sill to a more the individual numbers from the carrier tack boards on.) First apply the character shallow angle. Next, fabricate new door sheet, just as if they were decals. When on the left, then do the right. Apply the stops and tack boards from rectangles of cutting them out, leave enough of the center "0" third. You can keep checking .020-inch styrene sheet and glue the door backing sheet 10 hold down while rubbing to make sure it's level using a ruler laid stops into place on the left side of the on the numbers, but trim it narrow across the ribs through those second ladder doors. Be sure to match the height of the enough to fit flat between the ribs. rungs. If you start applying the numbers

RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 5 1'A10t109 top waffle-side box car. Like FEC 24001, lower arm. Apply this lower arm to the & IIIJII-()N this model is not exactly like this proto­ top waffle in the third panel (refer to the type. It has the same dimensions and the model photos for lettering placement). 1�lrl"I'I� IIIN (. right number of ribs, but -the side sill is a Now add the rest of the "E," lining it lip from left to right you may end up going little deep and the tie-down pockets (or above its lower arm. Cut the same amount uphill or downhill by the time you get to waffles) are not in the correct positions. off the bottom of the "F' and apply these the end. So apply the "2," the " 1," then You can decide for yourself if it's close two pieces the same way. For the "C," use the center "0," and the "4" and other zero enough. I thought it was. a zero again, cutting out the right side, last in that order. The only change on this model is the and cut and apply it to the fourth panel. Now for the FEC. The lettering in the door. The plug door will be covered with The first number to put on is the "5." Woodland Scenic s set is a little too an Athearn number 12028 Yo ungstown Cut off the top arm of the "5" and apply extended to look right. So trim about .020 sliding door from their 40-foot outside­ it to the waffle under the "F." Cut enough inch off the right side of the "F' and the braced hi-cube box car. Begin by grinding of the center of the "5" so it fits down "E." This can be done by scraping a tiny down some of the high details on the plug between the two waffles. Add the small bit of the letter away while it is still door until the new doorfits nice and flat. remaining bottom portion of the "5" to attached to the carrier sheet. The goal is You'll notice the door is not quite tall the third waffle down, making sure all to give the letters the same basic shape as enough to fit between the tracks. You three pieces line up. Add the other three the numbers. Be sure to make the center could reduce the height of the side sill numbers the same way. This work is a little arms of the "F" and "E" a bit shorter than and raise the lower door track, but I didn't. tedious but it does have one advantage, the top and bottom arms. I trimmed most of the lower door "claws" slicing the letters and lining them up

Bill of Materials Bill of Materials RED CAR BLUE CAR Evergreen: Athearn: .020 x .020-inch styrene strips 12028 sliding door (from 40-foot outside-braced high-cube box car) Kadee: Kadee: 5 couplers 5 couplers MDC/Roundhouse: MDC/Roundhouse: 3620 50-foot FMC plug-door box car kits 1800 50-foot fl at-roof waffle-side box car PAINT & DECALS: PAINT & DECALS: Testors Spray Pia enamel Illinois Bronze " Accent Craft Spray" 1168 Flat White 152 Larkspur Blue 1250 Flat Red Testors Spray PIa Enamel: 1260 DullCote Clear 1260 DullCote Clear Woodland Scenics (Model Graphics): Woodland Scenics (Model Graphics): 721 RR gothic letters 721 RR gothic letters 727 RR gothic letters 727 RR gothic letters Herald King: Herald King: B 1210 FEC box car decals B 1210 FEC box car decals

The "c" in the lettering set is way too away and centered the door between the along the waffles practically guarantees wide, so you can use a zero from the two tracks, with the intention of fi xing it the lettering will come out straight. Add number set and cut out part of the right someday. When you're done fi ling and the rest of the lettering, again using side to make a "c." This can be scraped are satisfied with the fit of the doors, Herald King set B-121O . You may have to off from behind like the other letters. spray them flat white and set aside to dry. touch up any impelfections in the dry Apply the "F," "E" and HC" by cutting Paint the car a medium blue color. I used transfers or decals with some flat white them out as before, placing them on a line Accent Craft Spray's 152 Larkspur Blue, paint. This is a tough surface for us mod­ just below the first horizontal door rib. bought at a craft store, but anything similar elers to letter and I'll bet it's just as tough Now add therest of the lettering using could be used. After the car is dry you're on the prototype. After the lettering is the herald and data from Herald King's ready to start the lettering. This car will complete, glue on the new doors. decal set B-1210 and finish the model off be done the same way as FEe 2400 1, These cars are pretty heavily weath­ with some light weathering if desired, with one extra step. As with the red car, ered, except for the repainted area sur­ followed by several coats of Testors the dry transfer lettering must be cut out rounding the reporting marks. I masked DullCote to protect the lettering. While and trimmed to fit between the ribs so it off this area on the model with a piece of this is not an exact model of the proto­ can be rubbed down. But since the letter­ aluminum foil before weathering with type, I feel it's close enough for a nice ing goes over the wafiles, it needs to be artist's oil paint. (After all that work 1 stand-in. The result is a unique model not cui horizontally in three places. didn't want to get masking tape anywhere found on many layouts. The first letter to apply is the HE," near that rub-on lettering!) Spray on a To build the blue FEC 5046 car, we'll after trimming it from the carrier sheet, few coats of DullCote, and add another use another MDC kit, the series 1800 flat- make a horizontal cut just above the unique car to your rails' RMJ

RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 6 • ------[CARS IN CONTEXT]------SENTINEL YARD Circa 1965 By Tim Dickinson photos by Robert Schleicher

Wa nt to know the mixture of box cars, reefers, gondolas, tanks, flats and other cars you need to match your lay­ Track 1: FWD 3005 covered hopper, 4,500 cubic 1001 General American, by Overland, out to your favorite prototype? Ta ke a decals Champ, Microscale 87-830 TF-1 3, 60-69-1 for initial and number. look at an active yard from the period you are model ing. Tim Dickinson has left to Right, Track 2: GN 171055 covered hopper, 4,500 cubic fool General American, studied the Burlington Northern's oper­ by Overland, decals Champ, Microscale, others. GN 71846 2,600 cubic foot Airslide, ations in the mid-sixties and matched by Eastern Car Works, decals Microscale 87-417. each car on his layout to specific proto­ types. Here's what his Sentinel Yard left to Right, Track 3: SSW 35793 40-1001 PS-1 box car with 8-foot Superior door, by looked like one day in mid-1965. The InterMountain, decals Champ 21 6 (modified), Microscale decals (several sets modified). cars are listed by model maker, proto­ CBQ 95252 53-foot 6-inch GSC bulkhead flat (modified), Walthers decals, Champ HB· type car number and, (where applica­ 336 plus data, several sets modified. ble) the decals used are listed. There's a complete tour of Tim's layout in the July Track 4: TLDX 7871 covered hopper, 4,427-cubic-fool PS2CD, by Overland, decals 1996 issue of "The Journal." There's an Microscale 87-24, several sels modilied. index of previous articles in this "Cars in Context" series on pages 10-11 of Track 5: Walthers DRGW 56275 52-foot 6-inch Thrall gondola, (ribs are modif ied), this issue. decals Herald King G40.

RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 7 Left to Right, Track 1: InterMountain UP 126179 40-foot PS- 1 box car with 8-foot Yo ungstown door modified, decals are Microscale. InterMountain GN 39409 40-foot PS- 1 with 8-foot Superior Door box car modified with Details We st cushion underframe, decals are Champ 212.

Left to Right, Track 2: NP 76591 Pecos River Brass 1,958-cubic-f oot ACF covered hopper, decals Microscale 41 7 (and others modi­ fied). GN 71846, 2,600-cubic-foot Airslide covered hopper by Eastern Car Wo rks, decals are Microscale 417.

Track 3: Leftto Right, GN 13294 40-foot box car with combination plug/sliding door by Front Range. Decals Champ HB-355A (plus others). GN 39664 50-foot box car by Front Range (modified), decals Wa lthers 52 131. Track 4: Left to Right, NP 1 19542, NP 1 19657 wood chip gondolas, .6,000 cubic foot. Overland brass, decals Walthers, 75321. CBQ 95252 53-foot 6-inch GSC bulkhead fiat, Overland (modified) decals Champ HB-336 (and several other sets, modified). RAIL MODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 8 • Track 5: BN (C&S) 19062, 1,958-cubic-f oot ACF covered hopper by PRB, decals Microscale 252 and Herald King H-41 2 (both mod­ ified). leftto Right, Track 6: InterMountain Rock Island 27570 40-foot PS-l box car with 8-foot door, decals Microscale 19 and Herald King D-2-W. CNW 23418 40-foot PS-l box car with 6-foot door, by InterMountain, decals Champ HB-370 and Microscale 462. WP 35260 50-foot PS-l box car with 8-foot and 7-foot double sliding doors (doors from old Robins Rails 50-foot PS-l s, decals Detail Associates 9002 and Microscale 87-1 and 70-1 . leftto Right, Track 7: NP 119620, 6,OOO-cubic-foot wood chip gondolas, by Overland, decals Walthers 75321. CBQ 85401 ACF cov­ ered hopper, 3,510 cubic foot, by Overland, decals Microscale 830. CNW 7681 40-foot PS-l box car with 6-foot door, by InterMountain, decals Champ HB-320 and Microscale 87-1 .

RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 9 ------[EXPERIENCE]------

Previous articles that provide additional information for articles in this issue {on the pages indicated}.

• Adding roof hatch detail to Atlas, Delaware Valley or • Modeling specilic real railroad scenes on the L&N, as UPGRADING N SCAlE MODELS Bachmann covered hoppers, May 1996. recreated by Michael George in HO scale, Febnlary (Article appears on pages 27-29 of this issue) • Converting the Kato SD40 and Bachmann or Con-Cor 1996. SD40-2 into Canadian wide-cab diesels, by Michael • Frank Ellison's town, Donaldson, and its oil depot, November 1990 and April 1991. Part I of this series, on upgrading the Atlas or Livingston; May 1996. • • Frank Ellison's town, Raymondale, with plans and Bachmann PS-2 three-bay covered hoppers with Plano Upgrading Walthers N scale Thrall interrnodal well cars background planning "A Town Is More Than A roofwalks and tnlck-mounted couplers, June 1992. with Gold Medal Models etched metal walkways, steps and grabirons, June 1996. Station," May 1992 and April 1993. • Part II, on upgrading Atlas (and most other brands) • • Dash 8- Modeling Minnewaukan, North Dakota, prototype plans open-top hoppers with N Scale of Nevada body-mount G.E. Dash 9-44CW from Bachmann Spectrum circa 1902 and 1970, December 1994. coupler adapters, November 1992. 40CW and Prototype N body, by Michael Livingston, July 1996. • Two 10x ll-foot rooms, HO scale Cedar Falls & Maple Part Ill, on upgrading Atlas box cars with Plano Valley, by Ed Vondrak, March 1996_ • Upgrading N scale freight cars with new scale-size roofwalks, Micro-Train steps, brake wheels, wheelscts • Turnouts versus Sector Plates, a pair of 2x8-foot brake wheels, September 1996. and body-mount couplers, plus brush-on pastel chalk switching layouts with the space-saving advantages of • Upgrading Atlas 52-foot Evans reefers with new steps, weathering, February 1993. the sector plate, by Ed Vondrak, May 1996. brake wheels, couplers and wheel sets, October 1996. • Part IV, on upgrading the Precision Masters 54-foot • Building racks to transport and store modular layout covered hoppers with shaded-in roofwalk details, LAYOUT DESIGN sections, by the Midwest Valley Modelers, May 1996. Micro-Trains brake wheels, wheelsets and couplers, • Gifford & Tiosa RR, a bedroom-size layout for HO or (Article appears on pages 36-45 of this issue.) with the Precision Master body-mount coupler adapters, N scale, by Ed Vondrak, August 1996.

May 1993. Most of the articles on layouts already completed in • Modeling the Norfolk & Western Railroad's Shenandoah • Part V, on upgrading any of the MDC (Ronndhouse) our monthly series "Your Layolll, On Tour" include a track Division in HO scale in a 52x94-foOl basement, by Jim 50-foot cars or reefers with Micro-Trains body-moultt diagram that indicates approximately where the track is Brewer, October 1996. couplers, brake wheels and wheelsets, July 1993. routed. These plans are intended to give you a general Part VI, on upgrading the Atlas or Bachmann 55-foot impression of the layout and where the photographs were MODELING TANK CARS & Center Flow covered hoppers with Micro-Trains body­ taken. Few modelers would have identical spaces where INDUSTRIES SERVED BY TANK mount couplers, low-profile wheelsets and brake wheels they might want to duplicate these layouts exactly. Most of and Plano etched-metal roofwalks, August 1993. the track plans listed below, however, include the precise CARS

• Part VII, on upgrading Micro-Trains box cars or reefers locations of curve centers, the locations of turnout points (Article appears on pages 46-51 of this issue.) with body-mounted couplers and (where applicable) and frogs and the locations of track elevations. All of these • The nine most common tank cars of the eighties by Plano etched-metal roofwalks, September 1993. locations are necessary to recreate and/or modify a plan in Kun Stroer, July 1989. • Part Vlll, on installing Micro-Trains couplers on diesel full-size to build that model railroad. Some of the articles • Athearn chemical car kit-conversion by Frank Hodina. locomotives, Octobcr 1993. arc discussions of track planning principles that apply to July 1989. • Part IX, on upgrading Con-Cor's extended-vision cupo­ any layout. • Prototypes (7) for Athearn's 1549 chemical tank cars, la caboose with Micro-Trains couplers and finer ladders • Ollawa Silica S and protorype plant photos with both September 1989.

and railings, November 1993. (A conversion with a model and prototype track plans, August and September • Prototypes for the Tichy HO scale small-dome tank car, complete chassis appeared in the July 1994 issue,) 1989. October 1990 & April 1991.

Part X, on upgrading MDC/Roundhouse N scale tank • B&O on two decks in N scale (4 x 16 feet) or HO scale • 62-foot Athearn 1520 tank car painted and weathered to cars with Plano (or Gold Medal Models) etched-metal (5.5 x 29 feet), March and June 1991. match Alberta Gas AGCX 10198, by Bob Rivard, platforms,ladders and walkways with Micro-Trains • AT SF/BN/D&RGW "Joint Line" on two decks, in HO August 1992. steps and low-profile wheelsets, February 1994. scale, in 12.75 x 20.5 fcet, July and August 1991). • Prototypes for the 40-foot Walthers Funnel Flow tank

• Part XI. on upgrading Micro-Trains flat cars or gondolas • Thurmond, West Virginia, Febnlal)' 1990 and April 1992. cars by Bill Onorato, October 1991 and October 1992. with body-mounted couplers, low-profile wheelsets and • Modeling the City, a Compact Track Plan (2.5 x 6.5 feet • Kit-Conversion: A-Line ends on MDC tank to match simulated wood grain decks, May 1994. in HO scale, I x 3.5 feet in N scale or 4.5 x 12 feet in 0 CALX 1020, by Bob Rivard, January 1993. • Athearn 1549 chemical tank car repainted and weathered • Part XII, on upgrading Con-Cor extended-vision scale, June 1992. as CGTX 58904, by Richard Gher, November 1993. cabooses with Micro-Trains chassis, couplers and lad­ • Jim Providenza's double-deck Santa Cruz Northern, ders, July 1994. (A similar conversion, with only new based on the Western Pacilic Railroad, appeared in the • Upgrading MDClRoundhouse HO or N scale 50-foot tank cars with etched walkways and ladders, February ladders, wheelsers and couplers, appeared in the December 1991 issue, and articles on the operations on 1994. February 1993 issue.) that model railroad appeared in the May and July 1992, • Walthers or Atlas 40-foot Kaolin tank car prototypes, • Part XIll, on upgrading Bachmann's extended-vision May, June and September 1993 and July 1994 issues. by D. Scoll Chatfield, May 1994. caboose with Micro-Trains caboose chassis tnlcks, cou­ • 8x9-foot double deck HO scale layout, the Coquille & Walthers 5150 40-foot Funnel Flow tank repainted and plers and ladders, September 1994. Crescent City, by Ed Vondrak, Febnlary 1995. weathered as UTLX 60702, by Bob Rivard. December Part XIV, on upgrading the Bachmann four-wheel • IOx20-foot track plan for Ed Spiller's HO scale 1994. caboose with Micro-Trains couplers and (an optional) Vermont-based Danby, Ludlow & Springfield Railroad, • "Shorty" or "Beer Can" tank cars from MDC HO scale April 1995. new body, October 1994. and Atlas N scale kits, by Thornton Waite, July 1995. • Part XV, on upgrading the Con-Cor auto rack cars with • IO-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch N scale (adaptable. in the • Walthers 5250 65-foot tank car modified to side walk­ etched-metal side panels and Micro-Trains trucks and same space to HO scale) shelf layout plan, The way as GATX 92613, by Bob Rivard, November 1995. Westmont Central, by Ed Vondrak, June 1995. couplers. November 1994. • Athearn 1570 40-foot single-dome tank car prototypes • Part XVI: Upgrading Atlas or Micro-Trains two-bay • lO-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch HO scale shelf layout and kit-conversions for two cars, by Richard Center FlolV CF2980 covered hopper cars with body­ plan, the Auburn & Winchester, by Ed Vondrak, August Hendrickson, August 1996. mounted couplers, etched roofwalks and new wheelsets, 1995. January 1995. • 27x47-foot HO scale DM&IR (Missabe Northern) dou­ MODELING INDUSTRIES SERVED BY TANK CARS • Upgrading N scale freight cars with inked-on shadows ble-deck layout as built and as projected improved ver­ to make molded-on grabirons and ladders appear to be sion, by Jeff Ono, December 1995. • Tank car team track operations (unloading bulk com­ modities) at Beacon Park Yard (Boston), October 1989. separate wire parts, April 1995. • NTRAK module planning using transition modules and • Modeling the bulk oil dealer at Donaldson, by Frank • Pm1 XVlI: Upgrading Atlas 50-foot FGE Box Cars with multi-module sets for more realistic scenes, by Kelley Ellison, April 1991. etched-metal steps, platforms, brake wheels and Micro­ Newton, December 1995. Tank car operations (with molasses loads) at sugar beet Trains couplers, June 1995. • IOx20-foot track plan for Ed Spiller's HO scale plants in Colorado, February, April and June 1991. • Part XVlll: Upgrading Atlas PS-2 two-bay covered Vermont-based Danby, Ludlow & Springlicld Railroad, • Tank car (with chemical loads) operations at the Saint hoppers with Gold Medal Models roofwalks, Micro­ April 1995. Paul waterworks, by Bob Rivard, January 1993. Trains couplers and weathering, August 1995. • 10-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch N scale (adaptable,in the • Tank car operations (with inbound fuel oil loads) at the Note: Parts I through IX of this series also appeared in the same space to HO scale) shelf layout plan. The Portland Cement Co., Glens Falls, New York, May new book, Westmont Central, by Ed Vondrak, June 1995. The JOllmal of N Scale Modeling. 1992 and May 1993. • Adding shadow details to simulate wire grab irons and • IO-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch HO scale shelf layout • Modeling the Texaco bulk oil dealer (with prototype plan. the Auburn & Winchester, by Ed Vondrak, August ladders on 40-foot box cars, August 1995. plans and models) at Devils Lake, North Dakota. Derail-proofing Con-Cor's 'Fuel Foiler' intermodal 1995. December 1994. articulated spine cars, September 1995. 17-foot x 7-foot 6-inch HO scale Modoc Mine Division Modeling the Standard Oil Co. bulk oil dealer (with • Upgrading Atlas. Delaware Valley or Bachmann cov­ of the Santa Fe Southwestern, by Ed Vondrak, October prototype plans and models) at Waterford. California, ered hoppers with wire handrails and end supportS, 1995. April 1996. November 1995. • Using removable and interchangeable structures or dio­ • Modeling the Oil Dealer Depot at Cranbrook. British

• Correct-scale handrails and stanchions, the easy way, ramas to model different eras on the same layout or Columbia. Prototype photo and plans_ August 1996. for any N scale diesel locomotive, by Bill Pearce, module as parts of the "A Change of Scene" series, • Plans and prototype photos for Christie Oil Company. February 1996. January 1996. Phoenix. Arizona, October 1996.

10 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 ------[TIPS]------YOUR TOP TIPS

J To reach inside tight corners to sand g lue smears or Common Saran Wrap or other plastic wrap makes a remove burrs, make sanding jigs from scraps of good airtight seal on model paint jars. Simpl" styrene plastic strip. Here, I glued a piece of .040 drape a sheet of the plastic wrap over the mouth of x .750-inch material to a scrap of .080 x .125- the paint jar when you are going to seal it u p after inch styrene to make a tee handle. Any sizes of painting. Then tighten the cap down on the jar styrene even close to these will work just as well. I over the wrap and you will have an airtight seal, then cemented 400-grit wet-or-dry sandpaper to the even if you have not wiped the mouth of the jar off top off the tee with Goodyear Pliobond. -Gary A. Ta ylor first. This saves the paint for future use of up to several years, depending on the shelf life of your brand of paint. -Kameron A. Miller

Silicone sealer has a variety of uses for model railroaders. I use only the best 150-year" grade clear silicone, with uniformly excellent results. Most of the fo llowing have appeared in previous "To p Tips": 1. Freight car weights. Noth ing seems to do a better job of gluing metal weights to plastic cars with no ill effects. Clamp overnight with clothespins and the weights stay on. 2. Walthers Autorack panels. They warn about using too much Goo, and believe me, when you do, the panels deform, wrap, and twist before falling off. Five small dabs of silicone sealer and the panels are on, with no apparent bad effects on the plastic. 3. I had to make several deck girder bridges for crossing aisles on my layout. I used 1-inch square aluminum tubing and glued girders from Atlas bridges to the sides, again using silicone sealer. There was no warping or other trouble with the plastic like one would have with Goo or Pliobond solvent-based adhesives. 4. I need to apply Woodland Scenics Clump Foliage (as shown in the photo) on some near-vertical surfaces around rock outcrop­ I pings. found that a blob of silicone sealer did a great job of holding the relatively light foam pieces in place until the silicone had set. I occasionally had to prop the piece of foam with a scrap of wood for half an hour, but it seems to be holding up fine, even on the remov­ able hatch in the mountain. I also used it to fasterltree trunks in place. The other uses of silicone sealer, like making waterfall and wave effects, and sealing certain stream bed seams before pouring casting resin, are well known. So, lay in a supply and get attaching! -Mike Rose.

RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1 996 11 [ PERFORMANCE ]

The more significant fig ures from Bob Higgins' Evaluations of model locomotives in past issues of this magazine. The issues with asterisks are out of print, but photocopies of these rep orts are available for $2.00 each (a I/ow 30 days for shipment). Explanations of how Bob Higgins tests these locomotives appeared in the March 1990 and September 1992 sues. HO, N, 0 AND G SCALE LOCOMOTIVES Manufacturer/1mporter Prototype Min. Max. Max. Pulling Throllie Magazine Manufacturer/Importer Prototype Min. Max. Max. Pulling Throllie Magazine Speed (over Speed Power Response Date Speed (over Speed Power Response Date #6 switch), (Tractive at Midload #6 switch), (Tractive at Midload Scale Miles Force (Volts) Scale Miles Force (Vo lts) per Hour In Oz.) per Hour In Oz.) HO Scale Diesels Alheam (as·is) EMD GP38·2 .24 126.4 2.76 3.4 Jan. 1990' Alhearn (w/Helix Humper EMD GP38·2 .89 112.1 2.76 2.8 Sepl. 1995 can molor conversion) N Scale Diesels Arnold Alco S2 1.90 151.4 .44 2.0 Mar. 1991 Prolo Power Wesl EMD F7A (& F7B) .35 98.2 4.46 2.4 May 1990 Alias EMD GP7 .48 237.0 .57 2.0 Ocl. 1995 (Alhearn w/can motor) (.26) (95.0) (8.92) (2.6) May 1990 Athearn/PPW. weighted EMD GP9 .20 94.2 4.01 3.0 May 1990 Atlas/Kato GE U25B (two) .29 222.4 .64 2.0 June 1989 Athearn w/NWSL motor EMD GP38·2 .21 60.9 2.30 1.8 August 1990 (.31) (189.6) (1 .37) (2.0) June 1989 Athearn w/NWSL motor, EMD GP38·2 Atlas/Kato EMD SD7 1.29 231.9 .60 1.7 April 1990 weighled .24 61.2 3.88 2.2 August 1990 Atlas/Kato EMD GP35 1.07 213.7 .6t 2.2 Nov. 1992 Athearn/Proto Power West w/replacement Bachmann EMD SD40·2 .74 148.3 1.03 2.4 Sepl. 1989 Wheelsets: Bachmann wiN Scale 01 EMD SD40·2 .82 155.7 1 .25 2 .6 Sept. 1989 NorthWest Short Line EMD GP38·2 .23 97.4 2.56 1.6 Ocl. 1990 Nevada Chassis Jay·Bee EMD GP38·2 .27 97.4 2.40 1.5 Ocl. 1990 Bachmann/Speclrum GE Dash 8·40C .44 113.0 1 .15 5.2 April 1993 Athearn GE C44·9W 1.85 100.7 3.18 3.6 March 1996 Can Cor EMD E7A .57 99.8 Athearn GEAC4400W .10 95.8 5.06 4.1 Dec. 1996 4.19 3.4 Ocl. 1992 Atlas Alco S2 .65 82.5 3.52 4.4 Feb. 1991 Kato EMD E8A .26 222.4 .96 2.0 Aug. 1993 AtlaS/Roco EMD FP7A .35 97.4 4.23 6.0 Dec. 1990 EMD E8A & (E8B) (.26) (220.4) (1.92) (2.3) Aug. 1993 Atlas GE U33C 1.18 89.3 3.81 1.8 May 1995 Kala GE U30C .48 242.2 .88 2.4 Feb. 1990' Bachmann·Plus GE B23·7 1.75 84.9 3. 17 2.9 July 1992 Key/Endo EMD F7A (& F7B) .39 145.3 .57 Bachmann·Plus EMD F7 A (& F7B) .93 8B.7 3.38 2.5 Jan. 1996 3.8 Mar. 1 992 (.93) (84.9) (5.82) (2.4) Jan. 1996 (.50) (150.3) (1.27) (3.0) Mar. 1992 Con·Cor/Roco EMD GP40 .97 112.1 2.93 9.5 March 1991 Lile·Like EMD F9A (& F9B) 2.04 177.2 1.41 5.0 Aug. 1989 Con,Cor/Roce EMD GP40 .29 99.0 2.91 3.2 April 199t (1.84) (166.4) (2.78) (4.7) Aug. 1989 (with Mashima can molar) Lile·Like Alco FA2 (& FB2) 1.19 158.0 .91 4.0 May 1993 Can· Cor EMD MP15DC .51 69.7 1.46 1.1 Sepl. 1996 E·R Models (Frateschi) Alco FA 1 1.95 114.2 2.39 5.4 Ocl. 1993 (.66) (149.3) (1.81) (3.4) May 1993 E·R Models (Frateschi) Alco FA 1 .64 89.3 3.70 3.0 Dec. 1995 Lile·Like EMD GP18 1.20 167.0 .84 3.0 April 1994 HC I EMD E8A (& E8B) 1.96 144.9 2.51 5.0 Lile·Like EMD E8A 1.63 149.3 1.27 4.0 April 1995 (1.50) (136.6) (5.03) (4.8) Jan. 1994 Lile·Like EMD SD7 .29 121.11 .48 2.45 June 1996 (with 25 ounces added weight) 2.97 146.7 4.38 7.4 (1 .88) (136.6) (8.75) (6.4) Jan. 1994 Model Power/ IHC EMD SD35 4.38 123.75 2.48 2.0 July 1996 Mehanotenika EMD F40PH 3. 14 184.7 .83 3.8 Sepl. 1990 Kalo EMD SD40 1.18 81.9 3.29 3.0 June 1991 SamhongsalHalimark EMD F3A (& F3B) .29 150.3 1 .03 3.2 July 1989 Kala/Stewart EMD F3A (& F3B) .38 83.1 4.28 2.9 Sepl. 1989 (.35) (151.4) (2.04) (3.2) July 1989 (similar GP7 models by Atlas) (.31 ) (81.9) (9.00) (2.8) Sepl. 1989 Kalo EMD GP35 .29 82.5 2.87 2.2 Nov. 1992' Kala EMD NW2 .76 67.9 2.44 3.0 Feb. 1994 o Scale Diesels Kala G.E. Dash 9·44CW 1.52 78.7 4.35 2.0 Ocl. 1996 Cenlral Loco. Works EMD F7A (& F7B) .25 72.0 20.68 4.4 Sepl. 1989 Keystone/NWSL GE 44·Ton .17 36.9 1 .52 2.0 March 1990' (.20) (65.5) (39.10) (4.0) Sepl. 1989 Hobbytown EMD E8A .60 81.4 5.92 3.3 Jan. 1991 Key/Samhongsa Alco PAl .41 76.2 21.85 5.6 April 1992 MDC Roundhouse Alco RS3 .61 94.3 3.98 2.8 April 1994 P&D Hobby EMD F9A (& F9B) .25 77.1 5.79 1.2 June 1990 Model Power EMD GP9 .26 104.2 2.71 1.7 Nov. 1990 Ajin/Overland Models EMD SW1500 .36 74.3 2.53 1.2 August 1990 (.24) (74.1) (12.80) (1.9) June 1990 Aiin/Overland Models EMD SD60 .37 80.3 4.49 2.0 April 1991 P&D Hobby EMD F3B .25 77.1 5.81 1.6 Jan. 1993 Aiin/Overland Models EMD GP38·2 .42 79.2 1.95 2.0 Nov. 1991 Red Caboose EMD GP9 .27 81.9 12.78 2.2 June 1992 Mantua EMD GP20 .30 78.2 3.07 1.6 Dec. 1991 Weaver (0 scale) Alco FA2 .22 72.8 15.31 1.9 July 1989 Model Power PRR 2·8·0 4.77 73.8 0.85 1.5 August 1996 Proto 2000 (Lile·Like) Aleo FA2 .20 90.7 3.14 4.2 July 1991 Weaver (Hi· Rail) Alco FA2 .21 100.8 12.53 2.2 August 1995 Prolo 2000 (Lile·Like) EMD BL2 .3t 90.7 3.53 5.4 Nov. 1989' Alco FA2 (& FB2) .25 (94.9) (19.25) (2.0) Augusl 1995 Proto 2000 (Lile·Like) EMD GP18 .58 99.8 3.40 2.6 Feb. 1993 Weaver EMD E8 .30 105.6 14.45 2.1 July 1993 PrOia 2000 (Lile·Like) EMD E8A .51 95.8 5.94 5.6 March 1994 Prolo 2000 (Lile·Like) EMD SD7 .52 73.3 3.58 5.0 July 1995 Proto 2000 (Lile·Like) EMD SW9/SW1200 .57 55.5 1.36 3.7 May 1996 Speclrum (Bachmann) EMD F40PH Phase 111.39 80.3 3.79 3.8 Feb. 1992 S Scale Diesels Speclrum (Bachmann) GE Dash 8·40C 1.96 87.4 3.69 3.4 May 1990 American Models EMD GP35 .54 78.0 7.85 2.0 June 1993 Speclrum (Bachmann) GE Dash 8·40CW 3.3 109.0 4.54 6.4 Feb. 1996 Spectrum (Bachmann) F·M H16·44 .41 82.5 2.34 3.0 Aug. 1994 Stewart Hobbies EMD FTA (& FTB) .18 70.3 3.94 2.6 Nov. 1996 (.13) (72.0) (7.67) (2.6) o Scale Steam Locomotives SamhongsalHalimark On3·EBT 2·8·2 .22 33.8 9.09 2.4 Aug. 1989 Walthers/Race EMD SWI .21 53.3 2.47 1.4 March 1993 WalthersfTrainline EMD GP9M 1.18 73.8 2.64 4.0 March 1995 HO Scale Steam Locomotives Bachmann·Plus SP 4·8·4 .18 112.1 2.31 1.9 Sepl. 1993 G Gauge Diesels LGB Alco DL535E 2.67 4B.0 27.01 N/A April 1 990 Bowser (English's Lionel EMD GP7 .38 55.6 14.74 5.9 May 1991 Model RR Supply) B&0 0-4-0T .90 102.4 1.46 1.8 Dec. 1992 Bowser PRR H·9 2·8·0 .64 89.3 3.70 2.8 Nov. 1995 Railway Express Agency Alco FAI 3.79 68.2 15.25 N/A July 1990 IHC 4-4-0 1 .17 56.0 1.14 3.5 Dec. 1994 IHC/Mehano B&O 0·4·0T 1.42 132.0 .92 2.0 Dec. 1992 IHClMehano SP 2·6·0 .81 77.6 1.90 4.2 Jan. 1994 IHC/Mehano C&0 4·8·2 .36 89.3 2.71 3.0 Sepl. 1994 G Gauge Steam Locomotives Aristo·Crall (ART) B&O 4·6·2 1.15 51.9 28.08 2.0 Ocl. 1991 Key Imports UP 4·8·8-4 .44 62.2 6.47 4.6 August 1991 Aristo·Crall (ART) PRR O-4-0 .94 72.7 Jan. 1992 Life·Like B&O 0·4·0T 1.37 104.2 1.01 .9 Dec. 1992 12.13 1 .6 Mantua 2·6·6·2 3.00 70.2 5.27 7.0 June 1991 and 0-4-0T Mantua 0·6·0T NA 126.4 2.09 3.2 June 1991 Lehmann (LGE) 0·4·0T 2.40 28.7 7.24 N/A May 1992 Mantua 2·8·2 .65 76.2 3.36 3.5 June 1994 Bachmann 0-4-0T .31 25.6 6.38 2.6 Aug. 1992 Mantua w/Mashima 2·6·6·0 .24 50.6 2.17 4.2 June 1991 Bachmann Radio- Mantua 0-4-0 .90 107.0 3.55 4.0 June 1995 Mantua with 812 Can Motor 0-4·0 1.86 84.9 3.39 1.8 June 1995 Controlled Baldwin 4·6·0 .55 25.2 28.81 N/A June 1989 Aj in/Overland Models NYC 2·8·2 .50 74.3 3.79 1.6 Sepl. 1991 Bachmann Track· SamhongsaiPowerhouse USRA 2·6·6·2 .28 57.1 8.78 3.0 July 1989 Powered Baldwin 4·6·0 5.50 38.4 11.23 1.0 Oct. 1990 Speclrum (Bachmann) Reading 2·8·0 .22 104.2 2.38 2.1 Dec. 1993 Dellon Loco. Works D&RG 2·8·0 .12 40.9 17.00 2.0 Dec. 1989 Speclrum (Bachmann) PRR 4·6·2 1.21 91.4 2.32 2.2 Ocl. 1994 LGB 2-6·0 2.65 54.8 22.45 N/A Nov. 1991 Weslside 'Classic' SP 4·6·0 .49 49. t 3.24 1.7 August 1992 LGB Forney 0-4-4T 2.74 36.1 26.39 N/A July 1994 N Scale Steam Locomotives Lionel Baldwin 0-4-0T .12 54.5 9.60 1.8 Ocl. 1989' Kato USRA 2·8·2 NlA N/A N/A N/A April 1996 Kalamazoo Toy Trains 0-4-0T .48 50.1 13.47 1.1 Jan.1991 Pecos River ATSF 4·6·2 .44 87.2 .88 4.4 Jan. 1995 Kalamazoo Toy Trains 4-4-0 .82 67.1 13.18 1.3 Jan.1991 Rivarossi USRA 2·8·2 3.00 177.2 1.14 9.0 Ocl. 1991 Rivarossi (wIN Scale of USRA 2·8·2 .49 160.3 .66 4.5 Ocl. 1991 Nevada Irame & NWSL Sagami 1420 can motor) Note: Figures in parentheses are lor two locomotives operated together.

12 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 ------[TECHNIQUES]------UPGRADING CON- COR'S N SCALE 40-FOOT TANK CARS

By Robert Schleicher

BEFORE.. .

... AND AFTER. The Gold Medal Models etched-brass walkways, steps and grabirons add a look of lightness to the model that more closely matches the appearance of the prototype tank cars.

The molded-on details on the N scale tank cars are extremely thick to with­ stand handling. You can maintain that strength-but with scale-thickness steps, grabirons and walkways-by installing the etched-brass parts from Gold Medal Models, Route 2, Box 3104, Lopez, WA 98261 . An index of previous articles on upgrading N scale models and an index of previous articles on tank cars appears on pages 10- 11 of this issue.

RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 13 40-FOOT TANK CARS

Carefully slice the walkways and ladders from the Con-Cor tank car body. Leave the mounting pins in the body and touch each of them with a drop of Te stors liquid cement for plastics to fill the holes. Pry the end platforms, trucks and bolsters from the body.

Carefully slice the molded-on end handrails and the end platforms from the end bolsters with a hobby knife. Slice the molded-on stirrup steps from the end platforms.

Gold Model Models 160-45 "Detailing Set for Con-Cor Funnel Flow Ta nk Cars" includes en()ugh material for two cars. Read the instructions on the package before cutting any part to be sure you are not removing a mounting lug. Slice the arts from the fret with a hobby knife or cut them out with a pair ar fi(1gernail clippers.

Use needle-nose pliers to bend the stirrups down from the end platforms.

Use thickened hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement to attach the end platforms to the Con-Cor bolsters.

14 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 Slice the brake wheel from the end of the car and cement its mount­ Use tweezers to bend the small mounting tabs and to shape the ing lug into the body with a drop of liquid cement for plastics. ladder and walkways.

J Hold the ladder in place on the side of the car and mark the posi­ tion where the mounting lug touches the body. Use a number 72 Drill four number 72 holes along the bottom of the tank car body drill bit in a pin vise to drill holes at those marks. Drill all the instal­ for the air line mounting supports. Assemble the ladders, the air lation holes in the body before installing the parts so you don't acci­ lines, and the end railings as indicated on Gold Medal Models dentally break a part while drilling a mounting hole for another instructions. Add a brake wheel from the set in the position of the part. original brake wheel. Thickened hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement can be used to install all of these etched-brass parts.

When the work is completed, install the trucks or replace them (or just the couplers) with Micro-Trains parts.

Paint the etched-brass parts after the model is completely assem­ bled. If you work carefully, you need not damage any of the exist­ ing lettering.

The fine etched railings and walkways add the delicate look that is common to prototype tank cars. For a final touch of realism, weather the car with either powdered pastel chalks or with an air brush and thinned black, grey and beige paints. RAILMODEL JOURNAL · DECEMBER 1996 15 ------[ DIESEL MODELING] ------SPOTTING THE GE DASH 8 AND 9 DIESELS

Part II HO Scale AC4400CW: Athearn HO Scale Dash 9-44CW: Athearn, Kato and Rail Power Products N Scale Dash 9-44CW: Prototype N models HO Scale Dash 8-40CW and Dash 8-40C: Bachmann and Rail Power Products N Scale Dash 8-40CW and Dash 8-40C: Bachmann By Louis A. Marre Photos from the collection of Louis A. Marre

The large electrical cabinet on the right running board that differentiates the AC4400CW From the DC version, the Dash 9-44CW, is visible in this view of Southern PaciFic 351 taken at Erie, Pennsylvania on September 2, 1995. - photo from the collection of Louis A. Marre

The AC4400CW is the AC version of the EMD Dash 9-44CW. The major spoHing difference that identifies the AC4400CW is the large cabinet on the left running board. A "Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time" article on the GE AC4400CW as CSXT 9100 appeared in the February 1996 issue of liThe Journal," and a similar article on the Union Pacific 9998 version of the AC4400CW appears in this issue. Part I of thisseries, also by Louis A. Marre, in the March 1996 issue of liThe Journal" illustrated the conventional and wide-cab variations of the Dash-8 and Dash-9 series. The magazines and the model manufacturers refer to these modern General Electric diesels in two ways: Dash 9-44CW and C44-9W (or Dash 8-4OCW and C40-8W). That article used the C44-9W nomenclature. The "C" refers to the number of axles (three) on each truckand the "W" refers to the optional wider (actually longer) cab style. The articles-on spoHing the Dash-7 and Dash-8 diesels (the immediate predecessors to the wide cab diesels), in the September 1989 and May and September 1990 issues of liThe Journal," describe and illustrate the prev'lous pro\o­ types (and the makhing models).

16 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 Athearn's HO scale AC4400CW. There's a test report on the model in this issue.

I n the March 1996 issue of "The Journal," we discussed the General Electric Dash-8 and Dash-9 six-axle mod­ els which use direct-current traction motors. In this article, we will conclude After a hundred and one C44s, Southern Pacific continued right on with 279 AC4400CWs. that study by illustrating the first alternat­ We show here both sides of the same unit, SP 215, almost brand new. SP's preferences in ing current traction motored unit-the the matter of light position are evident, as is the smaller-capacity dynamic brake (with only AC4400CW. As with the original article, two vents), this presumably to keep continuity with the ratings on the C44s. our coverage stops at the end of 1995. Subsequent developments will be treated in a later article. AC4400CW UNITS IN SERVICE AT THE END OF 1995

CPR 9500-9582 CNW 8801-8835 (to be renumbered UP 6803-6837) CSX 1-115 SP 100-378 UP 9997-9999 (to be renumbered 6800-6802) 6838-6887 (ordered by CNW) RMJ RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 17 - ---�---.--- --.------

A series of six sectional views of the leFt side of CSX AC4400CW number 28 and the right side of number 44, coupled together in that order, gives a closer look at the details of early AC4400CW production.

��OTTING THf Gf DA�H � AND � Dlf�H�

18 RAIL MODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 The change to alternating current traction motors that had been long in development finally occurred in the middle of C44-9 production. The first such unit, seen here in its original 9100 number, is a CSX property. After deliveries started, CSX decided to start their ACs at number 1, so 9100 did not wear this number for long. From the right side, there is little change in an AC unit from its DC predecessor: just a pair of ventilating grilles beneath the number on the cab, necessitated by a radical change on the left side.

Happy C44 buyers were willing to go right along with the change to AC traction. Chicago & North Western had Operation Lifesaver slogans applied to the entire order, as represented here by 8833. RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 19 The CNW ordered 50 AC4400CW diesels, but the road merged with the Union Pacific before the locomotives were delivered in 1995. The UP painted them in their colors and used number series 6838-6887.

In this left side view, CSX AC4400CW number 4 shows the reason for moving the air conditioner to beneath the cab from its previous running board location: the equipment box for the AC rectifiers occu­ pies that space, and then some. There are now three dynamic brake 0 enings in the long hood, and the centra r air intake is much reduced in area. The rear half of the unit is not much different from the Dash 9- 44CW arrangement.

The right side of CSX 60 shows a similar reduction in the central air intake area, but a corresponding expansion of the dynamic brake grilles. The frame is also 1 foot 4 inches longer, but that is not enough to make a conspicuous difference. Other minor changes, includ­ ing higher-mounted ditch lights, may be noted with careful study. Many are the result of appliance vendor s�ihs rolneT Inon design changes, e.g. digital fuel gauges in addition to the sight glass, compressed air dryers, rear view mirrors and cab window awnings.

20 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 ------[OETAIL]------G.E. AC4400CW As UP 999 8 photos from the collection of Louis A. Marre

T he General Electric AC4400CW AC4400CW diesels except for a huge cab­ SCALE MODEL AC4400CWs is the AC (alternating current) inet to house the AC unit's electronic HO Scale: Athearn version of the current (1995-96) Dash equipment on the left running board behind N Scale: None available, but Bachmann's 9-44CW. The AC4400CW can be consid­ the cab. There are other detail differences Dash 8-40CW could be converted to a ered the immediate predecessor of that appeared during the production runs of "stand-in" General Electric's locomotives for the the diesels, so the later Dash 9-44CWs are second millennium because alternating o Scale: None available more likely to have more details in com­ current seems to offer performance and mon with the AC4400CW than earlier PAINT efficiency advantages over conventional Dash 9-44CW diesels. direct current locomotives. AC is expected UP Armor Ye llow: Te stors' Accu-F1ex 24, The Union Pacific purchased 9997, to be the power for the 6,000-horsepower Polly Scale 414170, Floquil 110 166, SMP 9998 and 9999 in 1994 as part of a pre­ locomotives currently under test by both Accupaint 67, Pro Color 107, Badger production run of AC4400CW diesels. General Electric and EMD. There's an Modelflex 1624, or Scalecoat 22 article in this issue that illustrates the var­ The Union Pacific also took delivery of UP Harbor Mist Grey: Testors' Accu­ ious railroads' AC4400CW diesels. the AC4400CW diesels ordered by the Flex 25, Polly Scale 414176, Floquil Externally, there's little difference CNW and numbered them in the 6838- 110167, SMP Accupaint 68, Pro Color 106, between the Dash 9-44CW and the 6887 series. Badger Modelflex 1625, or Scalecoat 32 RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 21 Gl AC4400CW DECALS

HO Scale: Microscale MC-4039 or Champ BRH-23 N Scale: Microscale 60-52 ONE-DETAIL-AT-A-TIME (HO SCALE)

Step-by-step instructions on how to install many of these detail parts appeared in the June 1989 issue of "The Journal." That article is also reprinted in the book Tu ning & Up grading Athearn Locomotives. An article on how to apply similar superdetails to the GE Dash 8-40CW by David Hussey, appeared in the August 1993 issue.

Cal-Scale (division of Bowser Mfg. Co., Inc.), 21 Howard St., Montoursville, PA 17754-0322: 1-314 Drain cocks (right side) $4.25/13 2-320 Air hoses 1.85/2 sets 3--419 Windshield wipers 3.50/2 pro 4--420 Air horn 4.95 ea. 5--43 1 Fuel fillers 2.50/set 6--430 Bell 2.95 ea. 7--437 Cab sunshades 3.95/pr.

Custom Finishing, 379 Tu lley Rd., Orange, MA 01364: 4-22 1 Air horn $3.69 ea.

Detail Associates, Box 5357, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 : 2-Air hoses $1.25/6 4-:-1601 Air horns 1.75/2 5-3 102 Fuel tank fittings (fillers) 1.00/2 Details West, P. O. Box 5132, Hacienda Overland Models, Inc., 3808 W. 6-1202 Bells 1.25/2 Heights, CA 91745: Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN 47304: 7-1301 Cab sunshades 1.50/6 4- 190 Air horn $2.50 ea. 4-90 10 Air horn $3.20 ea. 8-1 003 Headlights 1.00/2 5-166 Fuel fi llers 1.00/4 6-9 130 Bell 2.25 ea. 9- 1 925 Ditch lights 1.00/2 6-238 Bells 1.25/2 8-9277 Headlight 1.90 ea. 10-1 108 Lift rings & hinges 1.50112 7-188 Cab sunshades 1.80/4 11-935 1 MU hoses 6.75/4 sets 11-1508 MU hoses 2.00/] 6 8-117 Headlights .70/2 14-9151 Coupler lift bars 1.95/2 12-2202 Grabirons 2.50/48 9-229 Ditch lights 2.25/2 15-9327 Mirrors 2.50/4 13-22 10 Chain 2.25/12 in. 19-234 Snowplow 1.50 ea. (wind deflectors) 14-2211 Coupler lift bars 2.25/2 20-220 MU hoses 1.95/2 19-9550 Snowplow (modified) 8.85 ea. 15-2304 Wind deflectors 2.50/3 pro 21-248 Salem dryer 20-MU hoses 6.75/4 16-27 17 Etched grilles 5.00/set R.H. side 2.25/set 21-9042 Salem dryer (small) 2.00 ea. (modified) 22-245 Brake-vent regulator 1.25 ea. R.H. side 17-35 17 GE C44-9W truck 8.95/4 valve-R.H. side 23-9 145 Cab interior 1l.70/set sideframes 25-24 1 Sand filler housing I.75/set 24-9200 Exhaust stack S.3G ea. 18-6238 Brake wheels 1.25/2 (front and rear) 25-9403 Sand filler 2.00 ea. RAIL MODEL -JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 22 • -

Precision Scale, 3961 Highway 93 A-Line, Box 7916, LaVerne, CA 91750: Windows For The Rail Power North, Stevensville, MT 59870: 3-29200 Windshield wipers $1.85/8 Dash 9-44CW Body Shell: 2-39 1 18 Air hoses $1.50/10 7-292 10 Cab sunshades 1.95/3 pr. American Model Builders, Inc., 1420 3-3968 Windshield wipers 1.25/4 Handley Industrial Ct., St. Louis, MO 4-39084 Air horn 2.75 ea. 63144: 5-39080 Fuel fillers 1.00/4 9-44CW Windows for Rail Power $3.95 7-39087 Cab sunshades 2.25/4 Rail Detail Products, Rt. 1, Box 777C, Run 8 Productions, P.O. Box 25224, 11-39059 MU hoses 1.75/4 Angleton, TX 77515: Rochester, NY 14625: 13-48237 Chain 2.50/10 in. 26- 100 Handrail and stanchion $9.95/set 1865 Dash 9-44CW Windows $2.95 15-39150 Wind deflectors 2.25/4 pI'. 19-39062 Snowplow (mod.) 3.00 ea. Ordering Information: All of these parts are available to any hobby dealer, so your Rail Power Products, 7283 No. Smokey Va lley Railroad Products, dealer can order for you. If you must Stagecoach Dr., Park City, UT 84060: P. O. Box 339, Plantersville, MS 38862: order direct, order the full package quan­ 17-143 GE Dash 9-44CW $7.00/4 26-86 Preformed handrail & $15.95 tities shown and include $5.00 per order truck sideframes stanchion kit (modi fied) for shipping and handling. RMJ

RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 23 ------[PERFORMANCE]------

AT HEARN HOGE Scale AC 4400W By Robert Schleicher Test Report by Guy Thrams

Athearn has produced an all-new chassis for the Dash 9-44CW that was tested in the March 1996 issue. The same chassis is used beneath the AC4400W. That a test report on the Dash 9-44CW was the last performed by Robert Higgins before his death. Guy Thrams has picked up Bob's test procedures and, in fad, his test equipment but some revisions have been made in the test proce­ dures. If seemed worthwhile to retest the Athearn locomotive, after nearly a year of production with the new chassis as an expanded test procedure.

A thearn has produced a new body to create the AC version of General Electric's Dash-9 series, the AC4400W. The chassis is virtually identi­ cal to that supplied with the Athearn GE Dash 9-44CW. Like all Athearn diesels, the model is sold ready-to-run but with most of the detail parts as separate pieces. The kit includes sun visors and an antenna that must be attached to flat surfaces with cyanoacrylate cement. The sand filler hatches, horn, ditch lights, truck brake cylinders, truck shock struts, exhaust stack and base, cab door lens, front and rear headlights, clear number boards and cab windows are additional loose parts that fit into holes but should also be cemented in place. Use white glue or a model, like other modern-era Athearn The chassis is a heavy zinc die casting. tiny dab of clear silicone caulking com­ diesels, has no grabirons but the locations The motor is mounted by flexible plastic pound to attach the clear plastic parts so of the grabirons are dimpled to make it clips to isolate noise and vibration. A fly­ they don't frost or etch. Installation of the easier to drill holes to install Detail wheel on each end of the motor shaft also parts is much easier if you first remove the Associates, Tichy or We sterfield wire helps to smooth any shudders that may be cab and the radiator grill cover plate. This grabirons. caused by dirty track and poor electrical RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 24 • contact. Plastic sleeves joints and univer­ sal joints connect the motor to the swivel­ RAILMODEL JOURNAL LOCOMOTIVE ing trucks. Brass worm gears, supported

------PERFORMANCE REPORT NO.104 by sintered bronze bearings, drive a series GE AC4400CW of spur gears to provide power to each of AT HEARN HO SCALE the six axles. Electrical pickup is supplied by the trucks contacting the frame at their Action Analysis: Observed Performance: pivot points and copper wire to the lower As received Minimum Speed, level (no load scale miles per hour) Improved motor brush. A second metal clip con­ (w/3 ozs. wt.) nects the top motor brush to a metal clip With full-wave �o wer: 0.10 2.27 on the top of each truck. Metal brackets Wltn �uls e �o wer: rum 0.14 on the outside of each truck support sin­ Ov er no. 6 sWltcn, �uls e �o wer: O.Hi 0.10 tered bronze bearings for each axle end Maximums (at 12 volts max. where applicable) and also provide electrical contact. A NO loao top s�eeo, lUll wave, sm�: 98.2 95.tl O�nlll grade maximum, �e rcent: 25.5% 25.0% headlight bulb is mounted to one of the Tractive fo rce, le vel, ounces: 4.03 5.06 contact strips to power the front headlight. l\Ium6e r of cars �ullea, level: 94 ml There is no provision for constant or l\Iu m6e r 01 cars �ullea, 4%graae : 15.9 20.7 reverse lighting and no constant intensity Modifications -Regauged one wheelset to NMRA Mark II standards ga uge . lighting and no plug for DCC-style com­ mand control receivers. Accessory firms Mechanical Measurements lIi'Iotor to ar lvers ge ar reauclio n ralio: j2to 1 j2to j like Accurate Lighting, Circuitron, GRS Driver Di ameter, scale Incnes: 41.76 41.76 and others provide kits for directional Fla nge Def:!tn, actual Incnes: 0.027 0.027 lighting and constant intensity lighting lIi'Ioael welgnt , ounces: 15.83 20.25 Tr ucK Wneel6as e, scale Incne s: j59.65 159.65 for all Athearn diesels. The makers of the Di stance 6etween trucK centers, scale It. &: In.: 46-0 46-0 various command control systems also

SUb eCtive Judgm ents have receivers that are easily fitted to �olse at la st speea: Gooa Ex celle nt Athearn diesels. Ba sIc snaf:!e ana ro�o rtlons: Excellent Excelle nt Athearn has a new coupler pocket on Pa lntln ana mar�inq 9u alit�{ Ex cellent Excelle nt Downni �l run smootnness: Fi ne Fi ne the AC4400W (and on the Dash 9-44CW) with a screw-on plastic cover in place of Electronic Reseonses the older-style metal clip. Kadee number Inrott le resf:!onse at no loaa, volls: 17 2.j Tnrottle resf:!onse at mla loaa, volts: 3.7 4.j 23 insulated short shank couplers and flat Tnrottle resf:!onse at lull loaa, volts: 4.6 5.8 springs will fit right into the Athearn l\i'Iotor current at lull loaa, amf:!eres: 0.380 0.470 coupler pocket using the cover supplied l\i'Iotor stall current at j2vol ts, am�eres: 1.15 1.TS by Athearn. Performance Ratings (1 to 5) Athearn ' is producing two different Tr active lo rce: 5.0 5.0 Efllclenc�: 3.0 4.0 bodies and two different cabs for the l\Iolse: 4.0 4.0 AC4400CW so that each painted model sf :!eeas : 3.0 4.0 will match the details of its specific pro­ As sem6 worKmanSnlf:'!: 5.0 5.0 OVERALLJt- AT ING : 4.0 4.4 totype. The painted versions include GE PROTOTYPE GEAR RATIO(S): 87:16 Demo, CPR, CSX, CNW, SP and UP TOP SPEED, MPH: 75 MPH with the undecorated available with two RAILROADS: UP & CNW different bodies. RMJ RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 25 ------[TECHNIQUES]------

UPGRADE: SAInNTA HO Scale FE REEFERS From InterMountain/Longs Kits By Richard Hendrickson

The model of SFRD 32760 was lettered with Champion decals. Note the absence of periods in the reporting marks, which were dropped in 1944. The small black rectangle next to the weight data stenciling is a defect card holder (not another placard board); these were mounted on the right side only. Side and end grabirons are wire, as RR-23s didn't have bracket grabs. The model is lightly weathered so that its paint job appears to be about a year old.

T he Santa Fe rebuilt USRA well. Making all the parts in a freight car their durability. In addition, a couple of refrigerator car kits made by kit of plastic keeps the price of the kit minor details are omitted from the InterMountain and marketed by Longs from going into orbit, but styrene grab­ Longs/hiterMountain kits which are easy Drug Store · are among the most accurate irons, steps and such are inevitably either to add. These improvements render the and finely detailed plastic kits ever pro­ somewhat oversized or very fragile (or models even more accurate and better duced in HO scale. So you may be won­ both). detailed than they are in stock form. The dering whats to upgrade? The answer is Replacing these plastic parts with photo captions explain what needs to be that in even the best injection-molded grabirons and steps formed from brass changed. plastic kits, some details don't turn out wire improves both their appearance and RMJ RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 26 • 1;- �",: ' . " >�.

RR-32-class 3571 9 was modeled as it would have appeared in its original paint and lettering after seven years in revenue service, The bracket grabirons are from an InterMountain PS-1 box car kit, while the other grabs were formed from ,015-inch brass wire; door grabs, just to the left of the latch bars, were also added, The steps, formed from flat metal wire, are by A-Line, Other improvements include a ,010-inch wire retainer valve pipe on the B end and ,015-inch brass wire uncoupling levers mounted with Detail Associates eye bolts,

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This view of SFRD 3571 9 shows the model's factory painting and lettering to advantage, As the kit's route card boards are too small, new ones were made from strip styrene, and route cards made from decal or dry transfer scraps were mounted on them after the model was completely weathered, Note also the repainted and restenciled light weight data and the chalk markings.

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When newly rebuilt, RR-32-class reefer SFRD 35894 was rolled out of the West Wichita shops in December 1940 to be photographed, it looked like this. Sides were yellow-orange, hatch plugs were grey, and the rest of the car was painted black. The RR-32s were the first SFRD rebuilds to have bracket-type grabirons on the sides and ends. Note also the transverse mounting of the air reservoir, with brake servicing stenciling on the mounting plate. -Santa Fe Railway, authors collection

SFRD 32670, an RR-23-class car rebuilt in 1937, was repainted at West Wichita in September 1946 with a Scout slogan on the left side and system map on the right. Shortly afterward the streamlined EI Capitan began running daily, the Scout wm, downgraded '0 on accommodation train, and the Scout slogan was discontinued. -Santa Fe Railway, Keith Jordan collection RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 28 • DESIGN]------[ LAYOUT VIC ROSEMAN�S HO SCALE LAFAYETTE BRANCH By Vic Roseman Layout adapted by Ed Vo ndrak Artwork by Craig DuMez

W h;to p,rt, of Jo",oy City The Lafayette Branch date back to the days of the Dutch settlers, the name of the In the case of the Lafayette Railroad, Lafayette section of that city certainly was completed at about the turnof the twentieth to honor the Marquis de Lafayette for his century, a major portion of land around help in the American Revolution. It is in the tracks was owned by the Central this part of the city that we can find the Railroad of New Jersey and was alotted Lafayette branch of the Central Railroad for team tracks. Te ams of horses with of New Jersey, a line you can model in a wagons were brought up to trackside over small space. paved driveways for loading and unload­ Back before the mid-nineteenth century, ing of less than car load (leI) shipments. the best way to move people or things was Cobblestone driveways were used for · by boat. Land transpOJ1ation was mostly by they gave long lasting service, but more horse or ox-drawn wagon or coach travers­ recently these were replaced or were ing paths worn in the fo rests or over the paved over with macadam. My recollec­ plains. Of course the railroads changed all tion of the ruins of part of this branch that and soon the best way to travel was by include some random cobblestone areas the mechanized means of the train. As the still visible with the rest in more modern industrial revolution got into full swing, paving. On the south side of the branch, factories were built along the railroads for adjacent to the railroad connection, some they could bring in their raw materials by tracks were right in the pavement while train and ship out finished products by the others appear to have had the driveways same means, reaching almost anywhere in adjacent to ballast. the world. This branch was served by the Newark As a result, land along the railroads, and New York Railroad which was oper­ especially in urban areas, became very ated as a mainline of the Central Railroad expensive. An efficient methof of utilizing of New Jersey. The map shows the loca­ this land was found by building private or tion of this branch and its proximity to semi-private (railroad sponsored or rail­ both Jersey City and Newark industrial road operated under private names) areas. The N&NY offered passengers branchlines off the mainline of the rail­ hourly or better service with shuttle trains road: spurs extended from these branches running over the 7-mile rail line connect­ that could run along the industrial loading ing Broad Street in Newark (a block or docks of warehouses or factories. Tracks two south of Newark's center of com­ might extend into buildings themselves, merce, Broad and Market) with the Jersey permitting all-weather loading or unload­ City Te rminal of the CRR of New Iersey ing of trains as needed. In fact, the group­ and the fe rry connections to Manhattan. ings of buildings formed the basis for Workers at any of the factories on the modern industrial parks or industrial Lafayette Branch could easily use the estates. Pacific Avenue station of the line, although RAIL MODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 29 VIC ROSEMAN'S LAFAYFrrE HO SCALE BRANCH

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they probably would have preferred the lar teakettle 0-6-0 Camelback switchers work to simulate this, although some fe l­ cheaper fares of the horsecar lines in the would have been seen here, up until the lows like to build their own out of real area or later on, the Public Service early 1950s when EMD or other makes of wood. The bridge over the avenue is a Company trolley cars on one of the sev­ CNJ diesel switchers would have worked steel plate girder bridge leading to wood eral routes that converged in this neigh­ this line. As the article shows, there was a trestles going back down to ground level borhood. reverse-loop line that appears to have to service the Whitlock Cordage Freight leaving or entering the area been removed by 1930 (although some Company (makers of rope and cord) and came by rail but, as time passed, increas­ maps indicate that it could have been put the industries on the north end of the line. ing amounts of traffic went by truck. By back later on-the quality of the copies I the end of World War I, a lot of local saw were somewhat lacking). Operations on the freight was being lost by the railroad to Lafayette Branch short haul trucking outfits and to the Modeling Lafayette small trucks owned by the industries Some of the kinds of freight cars serv­ themselves for interplant movements. It As a model railroad it would really be ing this line would have included coal was discovered that it was faster and up to the builder of the layout if the hoppers for the McConnell Company cheaper to transfer assemblies or parts of reverse-loop connection were desired. As heating and fuel depot as well as for the the finished products between plants off the sketches for the layout show, I like the larger structure along Woodward Street the railroad line than to try to obtain line having the loop. It would save the and box cars of steel sheet (in) and cans expensive property that had railroad conductor a lot of embarrasment if the (out) from American Can Company. With access, and hence, the beginning of the Lafayette job could just sort of sneak the proximity of a number of printing end for railroads as the most powerful around the loop to pick up cars that were plants shown on the 1930 City Atlas, this businesses in the country. The fine roads left in the wrong locations. The coal might actually be a label printing plant; in around the Lafayette branch permitted depot shown in the prototype and some which case box cars might bring in paper many of the companies shown to operate model photos was about where I indicat­ and ship printed labels out to the other with additional satellite facilities any­ ed it on the map in dotted lines- American Can plants in Jersey City and where around the local Jersey City area. again position is up to the builder of the Newark. Likewise, American Musical Probably from day one on the line. Supply Company, Jersey City Printing Lafayette Branch, the smallest CRR of On the way over Communipaw Avenue and Lebanon Paper Box probably all used New Jersey switcher engines were used on the bridge are a group of coal pockets paper products both tn and aut. so more to haul freight trains. Class B-2 and simi- in a wood trestle: I used old AHM trestle- (con tin lied 011 page 38)

32 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 photo 1. All of the photographs with circled numbers were taken Photo 2. The lower (south) part of the Lafayette Branch looking in 1980. The photographs with circled letters are supposed to date north from just beyond the junction. from 1945. The towers of the McConnell Coal Company are seen at the junction of the Lafayette Branch with the Newark and New York mainline in this view looking west, just across the tracks from photo A.

Photo 3. A slightly different view of the same scene as Photo 2.

Photo 5. This 1980 view nearly matches photos E and G from 1945. photo 4. The coal tower with the storage tanks for the local oil The coal dealer's trestle and coal pockets at Communi paw Avenue dealer depot, looking northeast. show definite signs of disuse. RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 33 �I( �mtMAm HO �(AH LAfATITIt�RAN(H

photo 6. One of the buildings that make up the Whitlock Cordage Company (makers of string and rope), looking north.

Photo 7. This view was taken from the wood railroad trestle leading to the north end of the Lafayette Branch. The large structure is the Whitlock Cordage Company. This view is very similar to that in photo F.

photo 8. The Whitlock Cordage Company seen from the ground level looking northeast.

photo 9. The Lebanon Box Company (left), Manning Moore and c.J. Smith industries looking southeast.

RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 34 • Photo 11. The power plant that serves Whitlock Cordage Company, looking north.

photo 10. The siding into the Manning Moore Company, looking south.

photo 12. Looking north from the top of the Communipaw Avenue bridge with the Baldwin Lumber Company visible. The space between the track and the building was once occupied by the Morris Canal.

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photo B. Engine 23, an ex-CNJ Camelback, works the team tracks, setting out some box cars with less than carload lot loads.

36 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 Photo A. A view eastward, circa 1945, along the Newark and New Yo rk mainline with a local freight plodding slowly into the Lafayette Branch as the brakeman throws the switch.

Hollander, the fireman, adds a little oil to number 23's running gear. At lunchtime, the Ragman would bring sand­ wiches and lemonade from Brummer's Luncheonette at 5 Corners.

RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 37 VIC RO�EMAN!� HO �CALE LAFAYETIEBRANCH box cars would be used. It is not certain that the two lumber yards (Baldwin Lumber, which recently was a Max­ Lumber yard and Junction House Wrecking & Lumber) actually were served by this line, but it appeared that there were the structures for entering their property as of the time I visited the area back in the 1980s. It seemed that these industries had bought the former canal land and were then adjacent to this branchline. Coal for power plant use would have gone all the way down to the structure at the north end of the Whitlock Cordage Company. Hoppers also serviced the coal pockets on the south side of Communipaw Avenue for the Hopatcong Ice and Coal Company. Printing plants often used carloads of chemicals such as ink and many solvents, and it might have been possible to see tank cars on occa­ sion. For modelers of the early twentieth century, ice cars from Lake Hopatcong were almost certainly seen here. (Lake Hopatcong is a lake far up in the northern New Jersey mountains from which ice was cut for use in ice houses in cities and large towns as the only reliable means of refrigeration before modern mechanical refrigeration was accepted in the 1930s).

Photo G. The Communipaw Avenue trestle with number 23 resting on the siding while number 76 backs down with some outbound loads. RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 38 • photo C. Engineer Becker shows us the "backup pose" that the engineers of these camelback locomotives had to use to do a day's work. The large coal loader is on the right. The Studebaker truck has the 1945 version of air conditioning, with its front windshield tilted open.

Layout Design get a lot of the flavor of this line in even senger shuttles from Newark to Jersey less space. City: these could run automatically or While it would be possible to model a Southern Pacific, B&O and Southern could be operated as desired. The branch­ line like this one foot-for-foot in N scale, Railway fans-don't be turned off by the line trains would dispatch or receive cars in any larger scale I would recommend n�me Jersey Central in this article, for I from some of the local freights plying the some shortening of the line to fit in a rea­ have seen many similar short branches on mainline, and would have to get out of sonable space. The radius of the sharpest your favorite railroads and on a whole lot the way of scheduled trains. When non­ running track curve in the prototype's of others as well-substitute some stucco­ railroad friends want to see the trains run, loop line is about 250 feet or about 34 covered factories and some palm trees you won't have to bore them with a two­ inches in HO. This line could easily be and it could simulate a lot of Los Angeles­ hour switching move: they can watch the reduced to 18 or 20 inches, but even 24 area industrial lines. Light rail snaking trains moving on your mainline! inches would yield a great saving in down alleys of Baltimore and Atlanta are Although I am impressed when I see space. Some of the team tracks could be probably not a far cry from what you see fantastic mountain ranges on a model shortened, and the line over the bridge right here. train layout, I can relate more to urban could be shortened. Condense the storage And for those who must have some scenes that use a lot of buildings to sepa­ warehouse at the end of the line, and the mainline running, how about building a rate vignetted scenes on a model railroad. adjacent printing plant and this whole dogbone to simulate the Newark and Rather than trying to show the Santa line could probably be reduced to 20 feet New York line adjacent to the Lafayette Fe from Chicago to Kansas City, a little or less. Of course by condensing further Branch. The dogbone would have through line like this one permits us to actually or leaving out any industrial trackage not fre ights for Philadelphia, Allentown and see a lot of operation on a finished rail­ important to you, it might be possible to points in Southern New Jersey and pas- road, and within our lifetime. RMJ RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 39 photo E. The steep grade up the trestle over Communipaw Avenue is a challenge for number 23. VIC ROSEMAN?S HO SCALE LAFAYETTE BRANCH

photo F. Engine 76 is a smaller cousin to number 23. Engineer Slim Wycoff is just waiting for the last couple of sacks to be loaded into the Pennsy round-roofbox cor at the Whitlock Cordage Company's dock. RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 40 • Down -�

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By Mike Palmiter

Clippings and lettering applied to the carefully sand the back side until the image "masonry" of models however takes a bit begins to appear evenly. more effort. I have fo und that the bigger the model's I used three diffe rent methods for this: masonry detail is, the easier the application 1. Dry transfer alphabets. of paper becomes. Many HO buildings are 2. Overspraying vinyl alphabet letters made with very tiny brick detail, so for used as masks. some blank walls I substitued a larger brick 3. Paste-ons of printed papers. pattern. Holgate & Reynolds produce Decals can be a fo urth method but I pre­ styrene sheets with various sized masonry fer the "one-off' signs that can only be patterns which are good for this. obtained with these methods. After the lettering andlor ads are Dry transfers work well on masonry­ applied to the building model , the final step type model structures if applied carefully. is to weather it. Ve rtical strokes with steel It is important, however, to fix them with wool or fine sandpaper will suggest aging. DullCote so they will resist flaking later A stain wash of India ink in alcohol can during the weathering process. then be brushed over everything to further Painting words directly onto structures weather and tone down colors that are too is another method of decorating and can bright. The India ink stain is simply a mix­ best be accomplished with the use of vinyl ture of a few drops of India ink in a few self-adhesive alphabets for masks. Vinyl ounces of alcohol. More or less of either alphabets are available at art and office will darken or lighten the stain. It is always supply stores in numerous sizes. I've fo und best to see what the result will look like on o ecmatiog stmet""s foc - model that the most prototypical color combina­ scraps before fi nal application to the railroads is nothing new in our tion for wording on buildings is white on a model. A little extra weathering can be hobby, but recently this form of detailing black background. To accomplish this added by very lightly rubbing flat black or has been greatly expanded in ways not seen effect, modelers first need to spray the area grimy black paint in mottled fashion onto a few years ago. There is a world of differ­ to be lettered with flat white paint. When the walls. Be careful not to add too much. ence between plain structures and ones dry, the vinyl letters can be added. One One other detailing step that can be which have names, signs, and advertising advantage of vinyl letters for masks is that applied to brick buildings is highlighting pictorals emblazoned across them. Such they can easily be moved after application the mortar pattern rather than leaving it the decorating is not only prototypical but if they aren't positioned quite right. Once same color as the brick. A simple way of allows modelers to project their own cre­ the lettering is on, mask the vertical and doing this is to brush on a rinse of diluted ativity while establishing an era and identi­ horizontal edges of the sign, then spray the medium grey latex paint. Latex is water fy ing specific locations on a layout. area with flat black. When the paint has soluble and when diluted will run naturally Although the layout in these photos is S dried fo r an hour, lift off the vinyl letter into the mortar indentations. Any excess on scale, I used HO building kits and compo­ masks. Trimming the sign borders with the brick fa ce can be wiped away. nents which have larger than average pro­ thin tape before a final spraying with Besides buildings themselves, consider porti.on",.1'he ",etting for my model railroad DullCote will improve the sign's appear­ other structures for lettering and detailing. . depicts a segment of a large city, so there ance. Rooftop water tanks are a good place for are plenty of places to apply names, logos The third method of lettering uses product logos. Vertically lettering smoke and ads. The era for my layout is .the early printed papers. For specialized lettering or stacks is another way to identify a com­ \950s, so 1've used published material only artwork, I apply dry transfers or vinyl letters pany. So, too, are storage tanks and railroad from that time period. These were clipped to black paper. When the anangement right-of-way retaining walls. from Life and other magazines purchased at looks right, I photocopy the original and Name applications, such as described flea markets and used book stores. Old clip the copy for application to the build­ here, are also ways of identifying "dis­ magazines, such as Life and National ing. The paper is best attached with diluted tricts" on a layout. For example, a printing Geographic, are loaded with all s0l1s of white glue and pressed tightly so that the type commercial building placed next to a colorful material as well as vintage railroad mortar pattern will be evident. This tech­ river could be named "Hudson River promotional matelial. Clippings such as nique is also useful for applying clippings Printing Company," which subtly names these can be applied directly onto model from magazines. Most magazine material the river. If a p0l1ion of a layout was named buildings as well as rooftop billboards. is printed on very thin paper that fo rms Englewood, then a structure there could be Making billboards is simply a matter of well to masonry details. Some, however, is prominately lettered "Englewood Bank" or pasting clippings onto card stock and on heavy paper which would not fo ml as "Englewood Hote!." adding a frame. well. To make the heavy paper thinner, RMJ RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 42 • dust cover. These New Yo rk Central System logos were clipped from a railroad book's build­ They measure four inches across and are sized well for use on a large model f ing. The paper they were printed on is a heavy bond with glossy sur ace. The paper h was "thinned" by sanding the back side until the image began to show throug . The glossy surface was "flattened" with steelwool. This view shows before and after.

Here we see the NYCRR emblem applied to a model freighthouse.

The Blatz beer ad shown here is an arrangement of various clippings pasted onto brick-embossed styrene. The man's appearance was later changed from a service station attendant to a 1 9405.- era businessman by painting on a fedora hat bnm over the cap-style hat, and white paint for a dress shirt collar.

The Blatz ad on the finished model.

RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 43 Th is scene shows another vintage ad applied to a large building model. The Singer name was made from dry transfers.

The RKO Palace sign was applied to the blank brick wall by masking with vinyl alphabet letters then spraying over the wall. Any type of word ad is possible using this technique.

Dry transfer alphabets are another method of let­ tering buildings with a specific ad or name. The Hotel Manhattan was applied to tbe back of a six­ story building made from Design Preservation Models window panels. !

44 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 Virtually any size ad clipping can be used on model structures. They create not only a colorfully realistic scene but also establish an era and · building or location.

The Hudson Freight Company name was fashioned by lettering a sheet of black paper with vinyl letters.

The Hudson Freight Company sign was photocopied, then cut and applied to the model.

RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 45 ------[PAINT & DECALS] ------___ MODIFIED 1937 AAR 40·FOOT CARS Part III: HO Scale: Athearn, InterMounta in and Sunshine kits N Scale: Deluxe Innovations kits S Scale: Pacific Rail Shops kits o Scale: Old Pullman kits With New Prototype Paint Data for Modelers

By Ed Hawkins Builders photos courtest ACF, from the Hawkins/Wider/Long collection

IC 28340. One of the 1,000 cars built �y Pullman Standard for the - Photo circa 1961 from the Joe Collias collection Illinois Central in 1941, this car shows oft the standard scheme used HO Scale Decals: Champ HB- 150 throughout the 1950s. The car is different than car number 18629 N Scale Decals: None known (in the August issue) in that the W-section corner post was used. o Scale Decals: Champ OB- 150

These were some of the more common 40-foot box cars produced in America. Part I, in the August 1996 issue of liThe Journal," includes a full history of the prototype with a complete roster. Color photographs of ATSF 147119, CBa 32566 and FW&D 8200, and black and white photos of ATSF 146936 and Illinois Central 18629 prototypes also appeared in that issue. Part II, in the October 1996 issue, included prototype photos, decal data and, for some cars, paint information with black and white photos of Alton, ATSF, CB&a, C&S, CMO, CNW, EJ&E and FW&D cars and a color photo of an EJ&E car. Part IV will include photographs of other avail­ able prototypes with listings of appropriate decals. An introductory article, that focused on the then-new Pacific Rail Shops S scale and Sunshine Models HO scale kits, appeared in the February 1995 issue.

RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 46 • NYC 161775 (161000-161999). Built by Despatch Shops in HO Scale Decals: Champ HB-3 or CDS HO-46 dry transfers January 1945, this lot 735B car is shown in relatively new paint N Scale Decals: CDS N-46 dry transfers circa 1955. The herald has been simplified without the black back­ o Scale Decals: Champ OB-3 or CDS 0-46 dry transfers ground. - Slide from the AI Chione collection

NYC 159530 (159000- 159999) photographed at Lafayette, Indiana November 27, 1956. -Tom Martorano photo HO Scale Decals: Champ HB-3 or CDS HO-46 dry transfers N Scale Decals: CDS N-46 dry transfers o Scale Decals: Champ OB-3 or CDS 0-46 dry transfers

RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 47 MP 33292 (32500-33299). Built by ACF in June 1942, this Modified 1937 AAR box car was photographed by Frank Peacock in July 1966. Although the open door covers much of the lettering, the scheme displays "The Route of the Eagles" used on repainted cars from 1949 to 1960. By 1966, this "rolling commercial" for the once proud Missouri Pacific Eagle passenger trains was still applied on this car, but Mopac's passenger train service had been severly curtailed. Aher all, Amtrak was only five years off. HO Scale Decals: Champ HN-62 plus HD-2 e ���II: !�:c���p��� �2 plus OD'2 MODIFIED 1937 AAR 40·FOOT CARS

NYC 161505 (161000-161999). Originally built in January 1945 as part of Lot 735B, this car displays a mid-1 950s repaint with modernized reporting marks. Sides are freight car red and ends appear to be painted black. - Bob Lorenz photo HO Scale Decals: Champ HB-321 or CDS HO-165 dry transfers N Scale Decals: CDS N- 165 dry transfers o Scale Decals: Champ OB-321 or CDS 0-165 dry transfers

NYC 161659 (161000- 161999). Another car from Lot 735B built in January 1945, this bright eye-catching scheme caused photog­ rapher Paul Dunn to snap this 1960 photo. It shows off the brand new Aashy New York Central paint scheme having jade green sides with black roof and ends. The tack­ boards remain in the high position, while oth­ ers during this period had been lowered. Some excellent color photos of these cars appear in David Sweetland's NYC Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment. - photo courtesy Richard Burg HO Scale Decals: Champ HB-346 N Scale Decals: None known o Scale Decals: Champ OB-346 RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 48 • InterMountain's HO scale model.

NYC 161 730 (161000-161999). Yet one more car from the Lot 735B series, this photo was taken circa 1964 and displays a variation of the other jade green schemes. The "Cigar Band" herald has dwindled in size, no doubt a cost-cutting measure. Note the black letter "A" inside a colored circle above the reporting marks. Ta ckboards have been lowered, and the car is looking practically new after 19 years of service. - Bob Lorenz photo HO Scale Decals: None known N Scale Decals: None known o Scale Decals: None known RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 49 Missouri-Illinois 4270 (4250-4299), 50 cars, built by ACF November 1945. Sides, ends, roof-Pittsburgh Carhide Brown (paint chip matches 50!50 mix of Floquil Box Car Red 074 and Oxide Red 186). Underframe, trucks-black. Lettering-white. Ajax hand brake, Apex Trilok running board and brake step. HO Scale Decals: Champ HN-62 or Oddballs Decals 1 A plus Champ HD-2 N Scale Decals: Oddballs 1 A (for herald) plus CDS N-98 dry transfers o Scale Decals: Champ ON-62 or Oddballs 1 A plus Champ OD-2 MODIFIED 1937 AAR 40·FOOT CARS

IC 17902 (17000- 17999), 1,000 cars, built by ACF January 1939. Note square corner post used. Sides and ends-11 Maroon (paint chip matches 50/50 mix of Floquil Box Car Red 074 and Oxide Red 186). Roof, underframe, trucks-black. Lettering-white. Universal hand brake, wood running board. Note: This paint scheme is also correct for 18000-1 8999 and 19000-1 9499 series. This car is equipped with National Type B-1 trucks (Eastern Car and Cape Line make them in HO scale). HO Scale Decals:Champ B-150 N Scale Decals: None known o Scale Decals: Champ B-150

E�ie 80000 (80000-801 99), 200 cars, built by ACF March 1941 . NP 271 84 (26000-27349), 1,350 cars, built by ACF December No paint data available. During the late 1930s/early 1940s, Erie 1941 . Sides, ends-Dupont Dulux, Pittsburgh Carhide or Milar 2- typically used a freight car brown color that is closely matched by A-Day (paint chip matches 50/50 mix of Floquil Box Car Red 074 Accuflex Dark Tuscan Oxide Red 16-13. Ajax hand brake, Apex and Oxide Red 186). Underframe, trucks-black. Lettering-white. Trilok running board and brake step. Note National Type B trucks. Herald-red/black/white. Universal hand brake, wood running HO Scale Decals: Champ HN-63 plus HD-2 or CDS HO-376 dry board, T- Z brake step. transfers HO Scale Decals: Champ OB-151 N Scale Decals: CDS N-376 dry transfers N Scale Decals: None known Scale Decals: o Champ ON-63 plus OD-2 or CDS 0-376 dry o Scale Decals: Champ OB- 151 transfers

50 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 MP 34 1 13 (341 1 3-34262), 150 cars, built by ACF May 1942. IGN 17766 (17751 -17825), 75 cars, built by ACF April 1942. STLBM 17600 (17501-1 7600), 100 cars, built by ACF May 1942. Data also applies to MP 34263-34287, 25 cars, built by ACF April 1942. Note straight side sill between bolsters on all series. Sides, end, roof­ Sherwin Williams Brown (paint chip matches 50/50 mix of Floquil Box Car Red 074 and Southern Freight Car Brown 175). Underframe, trucks, tackboards-black. Lettering-white. Ajax hand brake, Apex Trilok running board and brake step. HO Scale Decals: Champ HN-62 or Oddballs Decals 1 A plus Champ HD-2 N Scale Decals: Oddballs 1 A (for herald) plus CDS N-98 dry transfers o Scale Decals:Champ ON-62 or Oddballs 1 A plus Champ OD-2

Prototype Paint Data For Modelers Paint data specified for cars built by ACF was compiled from original ACF bill of materials, many of wh ich con­ tained paint chip samples. This desig­ nates the color as built, and does not necessarily reflect the color when repainted during the late 1940s, 1950s, etc. As a rule, multiple lots of cars from other builders during the same time peri­ od would likely have been painted to the same paint specifications. As the model paints continue to change due to environmental restrictions and user safely concerns, the paint for­ mulas shown fo r Floquil and others will probably become null and void. Accuflex is introducing accurate new freight car colors to assist in this endeav­ or. For example, the commonly used color designated by the 50/50 mix of Floquil Box Car Red and Oxide Red will be available straight from the bottle from Accuflex. -All builders photographs courtesy ACF Industries, from the Hawkins/Wider/Long collection.

ITC 6314 (6300-6499). This rather small road that ran from St. Louis to a number of cities and towns in Illinois. The Illinois Terminal car made it to California when photographed by Will Whittaker circa 1955. The car was originally built November 1944 by ACF. The original lTC oval herald has been discontinued and the tackboards lowered. The lettering in the small box to the left of the door indicates the car is equipped with a nailable steel floor, along with instructions to use 16 or 20 penny nails for securing loads. HO Scale Decals: Champ LW -60 plus HD-2 plus Herald King B-72 for herald N Scale Decals: None known o Scale Decals: None known RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 51 MODIFIED 1937 AAR 40·fOOT CAR�

KOG 30007 (30006-30008). The KO&G had a total of three cars built to the Modified 1937 MR design. The photo of this car can be dated, to a point, with the reweigh stencil from Muskogee, Oklahoma, "MK. 5-52" next to the capacity data. The build data shown is April 1943. - photo from the Charles Winters collection HO Scale Decals: Champ LW-60 plus HD-2 N Scale Decals: Champ LW-70 plus CDS N-98 dry transfers o Scale Decals: Champ LW-30 plus OD-2

IHB 10926 (10600- 10999). Another Indiana Harbor Belt repaint, this car was stenciled with a star to signify on-line ser­ vice. The lettering under the star reads "For Bag Loading, Only To Be Used In IHB Service," when photographed in 1962. Notice this car has continuous double lines around the oval herald. - photo courtesy Richard Burg HO Scale Decals: Champ HN-40 plus HD-2 N Scale Decals: None known o Scale Decals: Champ ON-40 plus OD-2

IHB 10748 (10600-10999). Built by the New Yo rk Central with the exception that the tackboard is higher than normally Despatch Shops as lot 730B in April 1944, this car displays the found on the Yo ungstown door. mid-1 950s lettering scheme. Note the broken lines around the oval HO Scale Decals: Champ HN-40 plus HD-2 herald caused by the stencil mask being used. Photographed by N Scale Decals: None known Paul Dunn in 1955, the car otherwise retains its original features, o Scale Decals: Champ ON-40 plus OD-2

52 RAIL MODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 --- ITC UlS

ITC 6415 (6300-6499), 200 cars, built by ACF December 1944. Builder's photo painted light grey to display details. Sides, ends­ Pittsburgh Corhide Brown (paint chip matches 50/50 mix of Floquil Box Car Red 074 and Oxide Red 186). Roof, underframe, trucks­ black. Lettering-white. Ajax hand brake, Apex Trilok running board and brake step. HO Scale Decals: Champ LW -60 plus HD-2 plus Herald King B-72 for herald N Scale Decals: None known o Scale Decals: None known

Erie 81 120 (81000-81799). Built by Pullman Standard in October 1941, this 10 foot 4 inch inside height Erie car has been repainted and relettered with the post-1947 large diamond herald. This Bob Lorenz photo dates to 1960, according to repack data that can be read on the right bolster tab. This photo displays a great example for applying weathering tech­ niques shown in past issues of "The Journal." HO Scale Decals: Champ HN-258 plus HD-2 or CDS HO-98 dry transfers N Scale Decals: CDS N-98 dry transfers o Scale Decals: Champ ON-258 plus OD-2 or CDS 0-98 dry transfers

NYC 159802 (159000- 159999). As it appeared in 1961, this jade green repaint with the "Cigar Band" shows a car from Lot 734B built in November 1944. Notice the position of the herald and reporting marks have been reversed to prevent an open door from hiding the herald. The tack­ boards have been lowered but remaining parts appear to be original. - Bob Lorenz photo HO Scale Decals: Champ HB-346 N Scale Oecals: None known o Scale Decals: Champ OB-346

RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 53 ] ------[DIESEL MODELlNG ------DIESEL MODELING

Articles from past issues of liTheJo urnal"

Yo u can do it. Use these indexes of articles on how are listed, the first brand indicates the body and the sec­ individual modelers used prototype photos as guides to ond listing is the chassis (in some cases, Rail Power pro­ installin� detail parts to recreate specific real railroad vides the frame as well as the body, while Athearn pro­ locomotives. The indexes include two types of articles: vides only the motors, drive shafts and trucks). Each article the first series includes articles that show only the proto­ includes a complete Bill of Materials of all parts, paints typ e locomotive aS drt of "The Journal's" monthly series and decals usea. of "One-Detail-At-l-Time" articles illustrating prototyRe locomotives with part-by-part listings of all the available The articles in bold type include step-by-step instruc­ �eta!1 parts needed to duplicate that full-size locomotive tions on how the project is done so you can do it your­ In miniature. self. With the knowledge you can gain from the how-to The index of the second series includes articles on HO articles, you can use the "One-Detail-At-A-Time" articles or N scale model locomotives that have been detailed (with the dozens of arrows and circled numbers) to apply and painted to match the prototype locomotive in an detail parts to almost any locomotive model so It accompanying photograph. When two brands of models matches that specific prototype in every detail.

E8A as UP 936 May 93 GP38-2 as MKT 314 (w/HO decals) June 89 Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: FT spotting guide Nov. 96 GP38-2 as Conrail 8077 April 93 FTA and FTB as Santa Fe 189 Nov. 96 GP40 as Penn Central 3252 Jan. 90 AleoFA I as L&NE 701 Oct. 93 F3 diesels in color B&M, GM&O July 89 GP40 as RI 4705 Nov. 92 FA2 as NYC 1110 Aug. 91 GP40 as CN 4007 Jan. 93 FA2 & FB2 spotting guide Sept. 91 F3 diesels in color Erie, OL&W and E-L Sept. 89 F3 diesels color TP& W, SN(WP). Nov. 89 GP40-2 as Chessie (B&O) 4302 March 92 PA I as ATSF 58 Sept. 89 in CNJ. SAL GP50 as SOU 7065 May 92 PA l as GN 310A July 90 June 95 RS3 as D&H 4085 May 94 F7 A as Penn Central (PRR) 1903 Oct. 90 GP60 as EMO Demo 5 FP7A as C&O 803 1 Dec. 90 GP60 as SSW 9704 March 93 S2 as NYC 8541 Aug. 93 FP7 A as PRR 9835 Nov. 91 MPI50C as CNW 1304 and 1307 Sept. 96 S4 as NYC 9736 March 91 F40PH as Amtrak 206 Sept. 90 NW2 spotting guide Nov. 93 Baldwin GP7 Phase I as WM 21 Feb. 90 NW2 as AT SF 2405 Feb. 94 RS-12 as SAL 1466 Dec. 92 GP7 Phase II as PRR 8557 Aug. 89 S07 as SP 1431 Sept. 95 EMD GP7 Phase II as MEC 574 Jan. 92 S09 as Southern (ex-CG) 207 April 90 BL2 as C&O 83 Nov. 89 GP9 Phase " as Chessie (B&O) 6607 June 92 S09 as C&S (CB&Q) 823 Oct. 95 CF7spotting guide Aug. & Oct. 90 GP9 Phase II as SP 5788 June 90 S09 as Chessie (B&O) 1836 Sept. 93 CF7 in color AT SF, NS, Me. PY, Aug. 90 GP15-1 as Conrail 1633 Oct. 89 S09 as SP 44 18 Aug. 91 AMTRAK, BRW GPI8 as B&M 1752 Sept. 92 S035 as Conrail 6022 July 96 CF7 in color FN, PY, JR, FM. CC&G Oct. 90 GP18 as RJ 1352 March 95 S038 as B&LE 862 June 96 CF7 as SEK 1000 (ex-ATSF 2542) Aug. 90 GP35 spotting guide April 92 S040 as CR 6249 Sept. 91 D035A (DD40A) as UP83 June 93 GP35 as B&O (Chessie) 35 10 July 95 S040 as C&O 7450 April 96 E7A as PRR 5865 Oct. 92 GP35 as C&NW 826 April 94 S040-2 as Family Lines 8100 June 91 E8A as AT SF 81 and 85 Jan. 91 GP35 as CR 2276 April 92 S040T-2 as SP 8304 May 91 E8A as C&O 4005 Feb. 95 GP35 as SP 6333 Sept. 94 S045 as C&NW 917 Feb. 93 E8A as IC 4025 March 94 GP35 as UP 757 Aug. 92 S045 as CNW 8582 Jan. 95 E8A as PRR 5793 July 93 GP38 as B&O 3816 Nov. 93 S045 as CSX 8903 Oct. 91 RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 54 • Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: GP35 Rail Power body/Athearn Aug. 92 GE as Soo 730 by Bob Ri vard Superdetailing the Dash-8s Nov. 92 SD45 as SP 7558 Aug. 95 GP35 Rail Power body/Athearn May 93 (a step-by-step how-to) by David Hussey SD45 as E-L 802 Dec. 95 as AT SF 2858 by Dana Stark SD45-2 as E-L 3679 Dec. 94 B23-7 Rail Power body/Athearn as July 91 SD50 as CSXT (B&O) 858 1 July 94 GP35 Kato as SSW 6502 by Bob Rivard Jan. 95 UP 124 by Warren Johnson SD60 as EMD/Oakway 9038 Dec. 89 GP35 as EMO Leasing 182, by Mike Rose Oct. 96 B23-7 Rail Power body/Athearn July & Oct. 93 SD60 as NS 659 1 April 91 GP38-2 Athearn as GTW 6223 Dec. 94 as AT SF 743 1 by Dana Stark SD60 as NS 6634 Jan. 96 by Tony Horvatin B30-7, as CSX5672, from Athearn and Aug. 96 SD60M as UP 6259 Oct. 94 GP38-2 Athearn (how-to add June 89 Rail Power Products parts. by Alex King SD75M as ATSF 205 Nov. 95 "One-Detail-At-A-Time") as MKT 304 C30-7 Rail Power body/Athearn Oct. 90 SWI spotting guide Jan. 93 GP40 Cannon cab/Athearn as WM 3798 Sept. 92 as NW 8024 by Gordon Cardell SWI as BN 88 Jan. 93 by Ed Sanicky C30-7 Rail Power body/Athearn Feb. 91 SW9 as B&O (Chessie) 9620 May 96 GP40 Con-Cor as RI 47 12 by Bob Rivard Oct. 92 as AT SF 8077 by Great Escape Hobby SWI000 spotting guide Feb. 91 GP40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as Feb. 92 C30-7 Rail Power cab/Athearn as June 94 SW 1200 as Baltimore and Ohio May 96 O&RGW 3099 by Mike Elkin UP 244B by Mike Daniels (Chessie) 9620 GP40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as July 92 B30-7B Smokey Valley cab/Athearn Feb. 91 Feb. 91 SW1500 spotting guide Reading 3673 by Ed Sanicky as BN 40 18 by Gordon Cardell SW 1500 as SLSF 329 Feb. 91 GP40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as Sept. 92 C36-7 Rail Power body/Athearn as May 93 FAIRBANKS-MORSE WP 3548 by Clyde Queen, Jr. UP 9029 by Warren Johnson HIO-44 as PRR 9080 Feb. 92 GP40-2LW as Canadian National 9607, an Dash 8-40B Rail Power body/ July & Oct. 93 H16-44 as N&W 114 June 94 illustrated kit-conversion from an Athearn Athearn as ATSF 800 by Dana Stark HO scale GP40-2, by Tony Horvatin April 96 Dash 8-40CW Rail Power body/ Nov. 92 GE Athearn as ATSF 800 by Dana Stark AC4400CW as CSXT 9100 Feb. 96 GP60M Cannon cab/Athearn as May 91 Dash 8-40CW Rail Power body/ Nov. 92 AC4400CW as UP 9998 Dec. 96 ATSF 100 by Ernest Rizzuto Athearn as ATSF 814 by David Hussey B30- 7 as CSX 5562 Aug. 96 GP60M Cannnn cab/Athearn as April 92 Dash 9-44CW Rail Power body/ Feb. 95 Dash 7 spotting guide Sept. 89 Maersk 146 by Ed McCaslin Athearn (kit-conversion, how-to) as Dash 8 spotting guide May 90 NW2 Kato as SOO 300 by Bob Rivard July 95 Dash 8 spotting guide Sept. 90 SD7 Proto 2000 as CB&Q (C&S) Oct. 95 CNW 8503 by Ray Meyer Dash 9 spotting guide March 96 810 (kit-upgrade how-to) by Robert Schleichel' Dash 9-44CW as British Columbia July 96 Dash 8 and Dash 9 spotting guide Dec. 96 SD40 Kato as SOO 738 by Bob Rivard May 92 Rail 4645, an N scale kit-conversion (the AC4400CW units) S040-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as July 90 using Prototype N's body on a Spectrum Dash 8-40C as UP 9162 May 90 UP 3453 & 35 17 by Tim Fornstrom Dash 8-40CW chassis, by Michael Livingston Dash 8-40CW as CSXT 7777 April 95 S040-2 Athearn as UP 3593 Oct. 91 U28B Stewart as Rl 253 by Mike Daniels Aug. 93 Dash 8-40CW as CR 6055 July 92 "Desert Storm" by Warren Johnson N SCALE MODELING PROJECTS: Dash 9-44CW as CNW 860 I Oct. 96 SO 40-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as July 92 EMD 44-Ton as AT SF 460 March 90 MKT 629 by Rick Groom Scale-size wire handrails fo r N scale Feb. 96 U25B as C&O 81 14 Dec. 93 S040-2 Athearn as Montana Rail Link Feb. 93 diesels (step-by-step how-to) by Bill Pearce U25B as Milwaukee 5000 Nov. 93 256 by Ta mi McClung E8A and E8B Upgrading the Kato Nov. 96 U25B as SP 6750 July 89 S040-2 GSB body/Athearn as Sept. 93 Models, by Bill Pearce U28C as L&N 1526 Nov. 90 R[ 4792 by Mike Daniels GP20 Proto 2000 (kit-conversion Mar. 96 U30C as CR 6838 Dec. 91 S040-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as April 94 how-to) as ATSF 1122 by Bill Pearce U33C as AT SF 85 11 May 95 KCS 675 by Mike Daniels GP35 Atlas/N Scale of Nevada as Aug. 92 HO SCALE MODELING PROJECTS: S040-2 Athearn as MKT 63 I May 95 UP 740 by J. Fred Coots. Jr. Alco by Scott Bimson GP38-2 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as Nov. 91 RS18 (MLW) Atlas (kit-conversion Jan. 91 S040-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as Feb. 96 SP 4843 by J. Fred COOlS. Jr. how-to) as CN3618 by Jay Rotsch BN 7277 by Mike Daniels GP50 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as Jan. 92 EMD S040-2 as Norfolk Southern 613 I, July 96 SSW 9620 by J. Fred Coots. Jr. Mar. 92 CF7 Rail Power body/Athearn as Aug. 90 from Athearn's HO scale kit. by Alex King GP60 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as ATS F 2543 by Gordon Cardell S040-2B Cannon cab/Athearn as Jan. 92 SP 9704 by J. Fred Coots. Jr. CF7 Rail Power body/Athearn as Oct. 90 BN 7500 by Richard Barnes S09 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as July 91 AT SF 2634 by Gordon Cardell S040T-2 Athearn as SP 8352 May 91 SP 44 18 (Kodachrome) by J. Fred Coots. Jr. E8A [HC (Rivarossi)/Hobbytown Jan. 91 by Kermit Gaines S040 Kato/N Scale of Nevada as Sept. 91 as ATSF 87 by Albert Hetzel S040T-2 Cannon cab/Athearn as March 94 SP 7360 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. E8A IRC (Rivarossi)/Athearn Jan. 91 SP 8338 by Mike Daniels S040 Kato as SP7347 by Bill Pearce Jan. 93 (Proto Power West-kit conversion how-to) S045 Cannon cab/Athearn as UP 25 May 94 S040-2 Bachmann/N Scale of Nevada Aug. 91 as ATSF 87 by Albert Hetzel by Mike Daniels as SP 5022 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. F3A and B Stewart as KCS 30 April 92 S050 Rail Power body/Athearn as Nov. 91 S040-2 BachmannlN Scale of Nevada May 92 by Tom Bartzen O&RGW 5507 by Gordon Cardell as UP 3526 by J. Fred COOlS. Jr. F3A and B Stewart as CB&Q Nov. 92 S060 Rail Power body/Athearn as Dec. 90 SD40-2W as Canadian National 5241 May 96 125A & 125B EMD Demo I by Bill Schultz and 5248, N-scale kit-conversion from Kato F7 A as Haysi Railroad I, Oct. 96 S060 Rail Power body/Athcarn as April 91 and Prototype N parts, by Michael Livingston by David Johnston NS 6672 by Warren Johnson GE F7B Highliner body/Stewart Nov. 95 S060 Rail Power body/Athcarn as Jan. 96 Scale-size wire handrails for N scale Feb. 96 as Soo 2204C by Bob Rivard NS 6632 by Alex King diesels (step-by-step how-to) by Bill Pearce F40PH Life-Like/proto Power West Sept. 90 S060M Rail Power body/Athearn as Nov. 90 Dash 9-44CW as British Columbia July 1996 (Athearn kit-conversion how-to) as Amtrak 229 BN 922 1 by Gordon Cardell Rail 4645, an N scale kit-conversion GP7 Tyco body/Atlas as SOO 24 11 June 93 using SD60M Rail Powel' body/Athearn Oct. 94 Prototype N's body 011 a Spectrum Dash by Bob Rivard (kit-conversion how-to) as UP 6292 8-40CW chassis, by Michael Livingston GP9 Front Range as SP 5603 & 5604 June 90 by Robert Schleicher Aug. 94 by Joe Swain Dash 8-40B Kato/N Scale of Nevada SD60M Phase II as Bu.-lington June 96 GP9 Cary body/Athearn as UP 211 Apri I 91 (kit-conversion how-to) ATSF 7432 Northern 9289, an HO scale kit- by Tim Fornstrom by Bill Pearce GP I5-1 Smokey Valley body/Athearn, Jan. 92 conversion f!'O m Athearn drive U30C Kato as UP 286 by J. Fred Coots, Jr. Mar. 92 MP 1680 by Richard Barnes train components and Rail Power U30C Kato body/Minitri.x as Oct. 92 GP 15-1 as Missiori Pacific 1562, from Sept. 96 Products body and chassis, by Mike Daniels We stern Pacific 7924 by Kent Charles Athearn and Smokey Valley parts by SW I 200 Cannon cab/Athearn as April 92 U33C Kato body/Minitrix as Oct. 92 Lee Freeman SOO 433 & 437 by Bob Rivard ATSF 873 1 by Kent Charles GPI8 Proto 2000 as RI 1351 March 95 SW1200RS Athearn (SW7 kit-conversion) Oct. 93 U33C Kato as BN 5704 OCI. 9 I by Bob Rivard as CN 1396 by To ny Horvatin by J. Fred Coots. Jr. GP35 Rail Power body/Kato Motor/ June 92 SWI500 Athearn as WP 1501 June 95 UJJC Kato as CR 6569 Dec. 91 Athearn as RI 32 1 by Bob Rivard by Clyde Queen. J,-, oy J. Fred Coots. Jr.

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Sunshine Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MO 65808-4997, is now shipping cast­ resin kits to duplicate the 40-foot double­ door box cars in the AT SF Fe-26 class, Cotton Belt 46300 series, MKT 45000 series, IC 3600 series and CB&Q XA-16 class-nearly 3,000 cars in all. The kits include decals and details to match the specific Flrototype are $32 for the ATSF car, $3 1 for the MKTexpress cars and $30 forthe other roads, less trucks and couplers, plus $4 shipping and handling.

City Classics, P.o. Box 16502, Pittsburgh, PA 14242, is now ship­ Centralia Car Shops, P. o. Box 2686, Des Plaines, IL 60018-2686 ping injection-molded plastic kits to build the "Route 22" diner. The is now shipping assembled plastic replicas of the Illinois Central kit is $17.98. Ask your dealer or order direct. side door cabooses. The model was designed and produced in America and assembled in China. The modeler must install and paint the metal grabirons and glue-on the end ladders. The model is $25 with trucks but less couplers. The orange-painted versions will be available in January.

Westerfield, Route 21, Box 374, River Road, Crossville, TN 38555, is now ship­ ping cast-resin kits to duplicate the Pennsy class XL ventilated box cars. The cars were also operated by their subsidiary NYP&N. The car is available in the 1906, 1916, or 1925 versions with decals for either Pennsy or NYP&N, less trucks and couplers for $27.00.

Funaro and Camerlengo, RD #3, Box 2800, Honesdale, PA 18431, is now ship­ ping cast-resin kits to build some of the earliest covered hoppers, the cars operated by National plate Glass Company to haul silica sand. The kit is $24.99 with decals, less trucks and couplers.

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Walthers is now shipping injection-molded plastic kits to build the "Clarksville Depot." The model is very similar to the Harriman standard design as well as designs used by several other roads. The kit is $24.98.

The second annual issue of the Union Pacific Modeler is now available from Metcalfe Publications, P. O. Box 48 1 1, Englewood, CO 801 55-481 1, for $19.95. The 100-page publication includes about 20 pages of color and articles designed for modelers. This issue has 11 articles that include a review of the details of the Rivarossi 4-8-8-4 in HO scale, the prototypes for the New Centralia Car Shops HO scale injection-molded plastic replicas of the UP class CA-3 cabooses, and an article on the Harriman standard stations that are the flrototypes for the "Change of Scene" article on using alternate buildings to change eras from 1906 to 1946, 1956, or 1966 using, in this case, the American Model Builders HO or N scale kits.

InterMountain is now shipping injection-molded plastic kits to duplicate the ACF Ty pe 27 riveted 10,000-galion tank cars. The painted and lettered cars are $15.95 with trucks and are avail­ able in 12 road numbers with SHPX lettering or $1 1 .50 undeco­ rated. Additional paint and lettering schemes will be offered dur­ ing the coming year. The model has the fine riveted details molded around the tank and wood grain molded into the running boards.

Walthers is now importing ready-to-run FA- 1 and FB-1 Aleo diesels painted and lettered for GN, UP, PRR, AT SF, Southern, New York Central or undecorated for $29.98 each ready-to-run in the "Trainline" series. The models should run about as well as the GP9m tested in the March 1995 issue of "The Journal".

RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 59 H S ------[NEW/ O CALE]------

Overland Models is importing this Ajin replica of the New Haven Railroad's class EF-4 electric locomotive, factory-painted in orange, black and white. See your dealer.

Sylvan Scale Models, 32229 Sylvan Road, Number 2, Parkhill, Ontario NOM 2KO, Canada, is producing an extensive line of Canadian prototype freight cars and structures in cast resin. This is their kit number 133, an HO replica of the Canadian National six­ hatch hopper with open end sills. They offer four other variations of Great West Models, Inc., P. O. Box 224, Franktown, CO 801 16, CN covered hoppers as well as TH&B, CPR and PGE cars. The kits is now producing injection-molded plastic replicas of the common are $24.95 with decals, less trucks and couplers. prestressed concrete tilt-up buildings. They offer a range of ten kits priced from $16.95 to $29.95, including this two-story structure for $24.95.

Key Imports, P.O. Box 1848, Rogue River, OR 97537, is importing a limited number of the Pennsylvania Railroad class Q-1 4-6-4- 4 Duplex streamlined steam locomotives in brass, fully painted and lettered.

Westerfield, Route 21, Box 374, River Road, Crossville, TN The Chicago & North Western Historical Society, c/o Norm 38555, is now producing cast-resin kits to duplicate the PFE/ Cattell, P. O. Box 5721, To ledo, OH 43613, is offering pre-paint­ Western Pacific R-30-12 and R-30-13 wood reefers with your ed MDC 50-foot plug-door box cars in the bright red M&StL paint choice of wood or Hutchins roof. Each kit is $26.00 with decals, scheme. The kits are $10.95 each or $28.00 fo r three plus $3.00 less trucks and couplers. shipping and handling per order. RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 60 • [N EW/OSCALE]------

Weaver, P.O. Box 231, Northumberland, PA 17857, is now shipping assembled, injection-molded plastic models of the "Northeastern" steel caboose. The model is available in PRR, RDG, CR, CHESSIE (WM or B&O), N&W, CNJ, LV (green or white, or tuscan red), Erie, D&H, C&O, or undecorated with a choice of hi-rail or scale trucks and wheelsets. See your dealer.

Des Plaines Hobbies, 1468 Lee St., Des Plaines, IL 60018, is now shipping injection-molded plastic kits to build this 10,000 gallon welded tank car. The undecorated kit is $30.00 less trucks and couplers.

Sunset Models, 37 South Fourth St., Campbell, CA 95008, is now importing brass ready-to-run models of the fa mous B&O "Dockside" 0-4-T locomotive featured in the December 1992 issue of liThe JournaL" The ready-to-run model is $299.95.

Wa lthers is now shipping injection-molded plastic kits to build this Downtown Deco, 149 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, is "Brook Hill Dairy Farm" warehouse for $39.98. The structure can producing this "Monarch Distributing" industrial warehouse in be adapted to serve a variety of industries including manufactur­ Hydrocal with Grandt Line windows. Th e kit is available in 0 scale ing, warehousing and milling as well as milk production. See your for $46.95 and HO scale for $32.95 plus $4.00 shipping and dealer. handling. RAILtvlODELJOURNAL DECEtvlBER 1996 • 61 [ ] ------N EW/N SCALE------

Key Imports, P. O. Box 1848, Rogue River, OR 97537, is importing brass replicas of the Chesapeake and Ohio's class H-8 "Allegheny" 2-6-6-6 steam locomotives painted and lettered in orig inal, modified, or late versions. See your dealer.

Bachmann is now shipping the Dash 8- 40CW diesels ready-to-run in a wide choice of road names. The model should perform as well as the Dash 8-40C tested in the April 1993 issue of "The JournaL"

Aztec Manufacturing Co., 1305 So. Railroad Ave., San Mateo, CA 94402, is now offering original equipment frames to fit most popular N scale locomotives machined to fit the Digitrax command con­ trol receivers. Each frame is $10.00 post­ paid. This is the frame for the Atlas GP7, but more are available. Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope for more informa­ tion.

Design Preservation Models is now producing a new series of modular wall panel kits that include cast-metal super details as Rix Products, 3747 Hogue River Rd., Evamville, IN 4771 2, is now well as the modular panel design that allows you to easily modify shipping injection-molded plastic kits to build the common corru­ the structure to fit the space available. This is the "Woods Furniture gated-steel grain bins. The 30 scale-foot tall model is $7.95 and Co." and it sells for $34.98 including over 90 detailed metal cast­ th e 40-foot model is $10.95. An extension kit to add 11 scale-feet ings as well as the injection-molded wall panels. See your dealer. to the height of the bins is $2.99. See your dealer. RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 62 • ------[N E WIN seAL E]------

Pecos River Brass, 560 East Church St., Lewisville, TX 75057, is now shipping imported brass replicas of Santa Fe heavy­ weight passenger cars assembled, painted and lettered. This is the Bedroom/Lounge/ Dormitory car (ATSF 1360). The cars are $155.00 each.

Showcase Miniatures, P.O. Box 753, Cherry Va lley, CA 92223, is now producing cast-resin replicas of the Palm Springs Depot. The kit has a molded tile roof and etched-brass windows and doors and sells for $1 9.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling. Period Miniatures, division of Jaks Industries, is producing this new cast-resin industry called "Tickners Watch Works." The kit is $28.95 from your dealer.

Micro-Trains is now producing an accurate replica of the Missouri Pacific (ex-Texas & Pacific) steel caboose. The model accurately duplicates the MoPac steel caboose. Fortunately, the style was sim­ ilar to other steel cabooses including the Southern Pacific's, so you can expect other paint schemes to be available in the future. The ready-to-run model is $15.35.

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]A KS Industries, Inc. is recalling all Resin Casted Products fr om Scale �faoyon Structures Ltd., Period Miniatures, FinestKind _ .Cine & Models. Th ese castings are brown or white in color and are considered to be defective and of • • Hr-2S Hr-27 Hr-28 substandard quality. All S Slogans - 2 Numbers per Slogan current castings are off­ IN STOCK NOW!!! white to lite yellow in SSAE for complete list of other steam color and are made of a or modern era projects in 0 Scale Brass. high quality tooling resin. For more information PECOS RIVER BRASS regarding th ese products 560 E. CHURCH • LEWISVILLE, TX 15051 • (912) 219-0202 fo r exchange, please contact us directly by MOTORS? calling us at 1-800-352-1554, fo r premium quality operation of your fine models or experiments. Monday-Friday, Precision miniature 12V DC motors suitable for N, HO, S, 0, #1 scale locomotives or other powered unit. Eliminate fast, poor power, high amp draw, noisy, unreliable 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm MS T operation with the aid of NWSL precision quality motors, gearboxes, gearing, u-joints and other mechanism components, tools. We trust that our products will assist See the full line NWSL catalog listings available at better hobby shops everywhere (too many special choices for most shops to stock). or inquire directly for further you ill developing a deserved pride I information and complete product listing ($ 1 .00 handling fo r product list; $8 fo r full ill your hobbies. line catalog). Jon Clinton Stetz, President NORTHWEST SHORT LINE BOX 423 (206) 932-1087 fax 935-7108 SEATTLE , WA 98 111-0423 INEW Hoi Ne w McHenry Passenger Car Couplers Wheelsets With Built In Resistors • NO ADAPTER KITS NEEDED! 33" and 36" brass wheelsets with pointed axles and built in resistors will be available • Operating Magnetic Knuckle Couplers. in mid-December 1996 from Jay Bee. • Direct Replacement for: These wheelsets will have resistor values of 20KQ or 39KQ per wheel, the value will be .I.H.C plus or minus 5% .

• Rivarossi 20Kn #10620 36" wheels (12) I pk $18.50 39Kn #10639 36" wheels (12) I pk $1 8.50 20Kn #10820 33" wheels (12) I pk $17.50 • Just Clip The Coupler in Place! t 39Kn #1 0839 33" wheels (12) I pk $17.50 MCH #2 For 4-Wheel Streamline Trucks MCH #3 For 6-Whl Heavyweight Trucks At Your Dealer about Dec. 1, 1996. JAY-BEE� PRODUC TS Distributed By: R.C. Henry Co. P. o. Box 7031 • Villa Park, I l60181 $3. 69/2pr. 3GOO Chamberlain Ln., #342, Louisville, KY 40241 (630) 832-3615 RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 66 • NYC 4·8·4'5 S· la, b NIAGARA - now in stock S-1a #6000 Factory Painted/Lettered with lights - $1 ,750 (3 left) � S-1a #6000 unpainted $1500; S-1b #6001 -6024 Twin Headlight or Single Bulb Headlight $1,500:n�

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RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1 996 • 67 We're computerized SignsGalore to help you get what WAR EMERGENCY GONDOLAS Model Railroad you want. Over 135 sheets available. Gra.phics Most al S3. IN 0 SCALE BRASS & WOOD AAR COMPOSITE/STEEL & CORRUGATED SIDED UseAre our your Interiors buildings behind yours or emp�?? our windows and storefronts. Sized for OPM, City Classics. Smalltown, Korber, Walthers and scratchbuiU structures. Do you want something special?? Use our Custom services or change the names or phrases on ready-made sheels

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"_.. !t:"" -- == -� - -;:: " ..- - SignsGalore " 9 Carlson Lane, Palm Coasl, FL 32t 37·8150 Photo Richard Hendrickson Collection These composite gondolas will come in several versions with ASF, 70-Ton or National Type B Trucks, Dreadnaught or 3 rib drop ends, and real wood �" � 1 , ..J _ >," , sides floor. PRB will also do the steel rebuild and the most unusual Rock & GD&R • '. -.- :;: (fo rl/lerly I Island corrugated side rebuild version. These gondolas ran on the SF, PRR, Lindsay Inslmmenls) NYC, N&W, CNJ, LV and Rock Island. ETA is October 1996. MODEL RAILROAD SSAE FOR PRODUCTION SCHEDULE OR ELECTRONICS $2 FOR PHOTO BULLETIN (STATE YOUR SCALE) HO & N SCALE Thrallies . Power Packs, Power Supplies · De tectors Computer Programs NTRAK Supplies PBCOS RIVER BRASS AMX Cards We lcome Call for FREE Catalo3 560 E. CHURCH * LEWISVILLE, TX 75057 USA * (214) 219-0202 Dealer Inquiries Welcome 800 359-6701 GD &R 378 Taylor Ford Road Columbia, Kentllcky 42725 A Complete line of Scenic Details for N and HO scales California Freight and Detail Company

From boxes to crates, tree stumps to roof tops, and everything in between ...... Our products are preferred by Leave the DETAILS to US! !! architects, hobbyists, and model makers. See your dealer, or send a LSASE Full line customer catalog containing (and specity yom scale) to: scratch building metals, tools, mini-hardware, etc. Cal Freight Sp ecial Shapes CO. 12652 Pleasant PI P. O. Box 7487 Garden Grove, CA 92841 ROl1leOl'ille, IL 60446 N Scale Photo (708) 759 -1970 ...... {

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NS/Modern Wo odchip Ca r Kits - Available November 7996 - Price TBA • (LSSAE fo r new catalog)

RAIL MODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 68 • � GROUND RAIL DETAIL PRODUCTS �«; THROW WITH SELECTABLE PRE-FORMED BRASS RAILS - METAL STANCHIONS END FITTINGS 15% Smaller than our 202S TO REPLACE YOUR PLASTIC RAILS .165" Travel - Shim plate for elevation Four different ends: Kit #1 30 - For Kato U.P., C&NW and S,P. 1. Hook for ATLAS 2. Blade for ROCO Kit #1 34 - For Kato S,F.,CSX, and BNSF 3. Hole for PECO 4. Rd Pin for others Mini Detail Kits #130- 1 and #134-1 Include: Front & Rear Rails Inside Nose To p Nose Over Window Grabs These Kits correct the front and rear Handrails on the Athearn C44-9W and add extra details.

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1 1 7R Rigid $2.29 Rail Detail Products, Rt, 1 Box 77C, Angleton, Te xas 77515 HO & N Scale 218S Sprung $2.65 Handrail Kits $9.95 - Mini Detail Kits $8,00 Add $2.00 handling per order plus $3,50 Shipping & Handling IL residents add 6.25% sales tax

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J) llY '1' lll'\NSI"I�llS MOUNTING PADS for PASSENGER CARS THE ABSOLUTE FINEST RAILROAD LETTERING Improve operations and looks of your HO-Scale passenger

HO = $3.50 I 0 = $6.50 :: MSL .. 272 trains with direct body mounting pads for Kadee® type couplers, • Properly Spaced Cars • Proper Coupler Height • Complete easy-to-install instruction for the follo wing: • "" SIL PS·2 70·TON COVERED HOPPER 1 pack converts 3 cars HO = $3.50 I 0 = $6.50 � MSL .. 271 #110-Rivarossi Bag/BPO $2.90 Inquire at your dealer for all Jay #111-Rivarossi Except BPO $2.90 Bee Products or send SSAE to: #112-Rivarossi 1930's cars $2.90 #113-Athearn Streamline $2.90 M&SIL TWIN-BAY OFFSET HOPPER #114-Athearn Standard $2.90 � #115-Con-Cor Budd 72' & 85' $2.90 #116-Con-Cor Superliner $2.90 JAY BEE PRODUCTS (refundable), for Catalog, sample � $3 greg #117-Rivarossi 1940's cars $2.90 7031 (I) & custom ordering Inlormatlon to: dry TRANSFERSKOMAR P.o. Box 14811 daisy lane, dept J, tampa, florida 33613 #118-Bachmann Spectrum PRR Cars $3.25 Villa Park, IL 601 81

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Introducing How to Build Styrofoam Benchwork for Model Over 50 correct variations of Ihis caboose can be built using parts supplied with this kit. Minor additions allow even more versions, Build correct cabooses for: Railroads

Reading, Central of New Jersey, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh & New England, Lehigh Valley Step-by-Step Instructions Western Maryland, Conrail & many short lines. New and Innovative Changing steps will build Pittsburg & West Virginia, Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk Western, Chessie System and Norfolk & Southern versions. Construction Methods

400 North East Standard Caboose kit...... $20.00 #10 All kits are undecorated. SA SEforfree information Manufacturers of Smith River Publishing, Eastern Car Works� Craftsman Style P.O. Box 5 J 3, P.O. Box "L" 624 . Langhorne, PA 19047 Injection Molded Styrene Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896-05 I 3 Send SSAE for cOlllplete kit list HO Railroad Kits and Parts

RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 69 Radio Controlled Throttle Not Command Control No Locomotive Conversion

• lockout against accidental reverse When you want whatYOU WANT �ICROSCALELook® whatDE MicrCALSoscale � • automatic overload/short circuit MICROSCALE is the only way to go! has for YOU now! protections your Hobby Dealer! =--- • filtered DC output - safe for �- At LG BTM HO SCALE DECALS 1�.I111 eoch • • adjustable acceleration & braking . �- !� 87·773 AHanHc Coosl Une E 4: F Un�s, Purple&. Silver ' 1939·51 I I • I 8]-714 Allantic Coosl line Swilchers ' GP-7, PUlp!e Silver · \940-S7 &: • multiple ­ 87-775 lehigh Vol'ey locomoli,es Comell Red & Block Shipe Scheme 1940·60 SIMULTANEOUS � � system capabilities � .�-=4 ::0;:��, � :J J 87-77� lehigh VaRey locos. Cornell Red a Block Stripes 1940-60 �ti ;,a""� 87-717 Northern Pacific Freight Cors, Goo. tonk, Hopper. Flot 8: Bulkhead flot �� • 6 frequencies 81·778 Maersk Gunderson MoxH Double Siock COIS 1989+ , HO MltlteALS $2.00 each multi channel per frequency � MC-4089 Melrolink locomotives a Passenger Cafs 1992+ 2, 4 & 6 amp cap. ta· MC-4090 Midsoulh locomotives, GP·1,9 a 18 1nctudes Operation We Sover 1988+ - � . -. momentum ,....,. _ If. - N SCALE DECALS 1m eoch " =-_ _ =;J . 100+ ft. range 60-711 Auto Rocks · Burlington Northem 8: frisco 60-720 Canadian Notional Autoracks • SSAE for details 60-773 Allantic Coast line E 8: f Units, Purple 8: Silver - 1939-57 60-774 Allantic Coast Une Swilehers & GP-7, Purple a Sliver - 1940-51 60-775 lehigh Voley locomotives Cornell Red a Block Stripe Scheme 1940-60 60-776 lehigh Valley locos. Cornell Red & Black Stripes 1940·60 60-777 Nonhern Paeillc Freight Cors, Gon. Tonk, Hopper, flat a Bulkhead flat 60-778 MaefSk Gl.ndefsan Maxi-I Doubte Stock Cors 1989'" 60·4089 Metrolink locomotives 8:Passenger Cars 1992+ 60·4090 Midsoulh locomotives. GP-7.9 8: 18 Includes Operation Ule Savel 19a8 ... 'if?emote eontrol Systems o/'Jllinois 1861 J Ridge Dr.• Freeport. IL 61032 o SCALI DECALS ooe Sheet $4.25 two Sheet Sets $7.50 NOW 48·303 Allantic Coosl Une Switchers 8: GP·7. Purple 8:Silver - 1940·57 2 Sheets THE 48·304 lehigh Valey Cob Diesels Cornell Red & Black Stripes 1940·60 2 Sheets 48-305 lehigh Valey HoodDiesels Cornell Red & Block Stripe 1940·60 2 Sheels LARGEST 48-306 lehigh Valey Switchers Cornell Red " Bolek Stripe Scheme 1940-60 48·307 Norlhern Pacific Tank Cars 1940-70 See your Dealer for SELECTION 48·3Da Burlington Route (CB&Q) 40'Wood Outside Braced Auto Box Car 1915·70 48-309 Conrail Diesels 'Quality Slogan GE Point 1910·92 . 2 :�eets Railmodel Journal ANYWHERE! 48-302 Atlantic Cooll Une � & F Units, Purple a Silver - 1939·57 2 Sheets Books ,ICROSCALEINDUSTRIES, INcf) P.o. BOX 1 1950 • Tuning & Upgrading COSTA MESA, CA 92627 (714) 650-0762 Athearn Locomotives • Freight Car Models, Vo l. I, Te chniques

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O OUT WEST Te lls Yo u In An Insta nt ":,, S�i�E The Coupler Height and LUMBER LOADS Wh ich Co upler HO/N CRAFTSMAN KIT Depth Requirements 2005 Oak Drive · Newberg, OR 97132 Will Fit??? Works With All Kadee Coupler Styles o 50' FLAT CAR o 60' CENTER BEAM #101 #103 All Locos and Cars $12.95 $12.95 3.50 e;&h $11.98 plue;$ Including Ta lgo and Body Mount o 50' BULKHEAD FLAT o N SCALE 4-PACK Visa. MC. AX. Di6C. Check no cash #102 #104 ( ) Easy to Use Give Acctand ""P date $12.95 $14.95 Comes With Selector Chart

Dealer Inquiries Invited. Hilliard St., Manchester, Ct. NEW ENGLAND 71 860-646-0610 Fa. 860-645-0504 email [email protected] ADD $3.00 SHIPPING & HANDLING PER KIT DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED OBY SUPPLY� Homepage www.nehobby.com RAILMODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 70 • SPRINGHAVEN SHOPS INTRODUCES THE PNP-2!

Springhaven Shops Introduces the PNP-2© "completer" for the DigitraxT" PR·l computer decoder programmer. No assembly required -take it home, plug it into your computer (atong with the PR-l) and start programming your Digitrax decoders in minutes! The PNp·2 consists of a power supply RAILWAY and harness to enable "plug and program" connections between your computer and your programming track. Produced by Springhaven Shops in cooperation with Digitrax to work with the Digitrax PR·l. Available direct lor $20.00 plus $5 sih. PROTOTYPE Also available from Springhaven Shops: The PT-6© Power Transformer Kit, a 16V AC, 6.25 Amp. power supply you assemble to provide ample power lor the CYCLOPEDIA Digitrax DB 100a booster (or other appropriate high·power needs). Available direct lor $30.00, plus $6 slh. • Focus on the 30's, 40's & 50's

We accept checks, money orders, or Visa/MasterCard. • Continuing Series, Pages Dealers may calVwrite lor terms. 96 Send orderslinquiries to: • Photos, Plans, Modeling Articles SPRINGHAVEN SHOPS • Candid Product Reviews Dept. J, 1 34 1 6 Springhaven Drive ' Fairlax, VA 22033-1228 • THE Freight Car Refere nce and More Phone/Fax: (703) 742-6073 E-mail: SprShops@aoi. com www:hllpJmembers.aol.com/sprshopsihomepage.html RP CYC Publishing Co. WRITE: P. O. Box 451 Dept. J1 I Chesterfield, MO 63006-0451

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SCALECOA T & SCALECOAT II MODEL RAILROAD PA INT A Because of the high gloss of Scalecoat paint, it will accept decals 'fI nicely without the normal dry or blush look with a flat base paint. When applying decals to Scalecoat paint, NO other preparations are necessary. �WCT-31 INTERMEDIATE CAB­ Feamres knob fo r Speed If the decals are old or have a very thin film, it may be advisable A Control, plus buttons for to spray a thin coat of Scalecoat gloss glaze to help hold them Direcrional Control. Emergency vf!I' together in water. Stop. Locomorive SeiccriOI1, Horn, Preprogrammed Macros and Keypad. . When decals are completely dry apply a thin coat of Scalecoat Flat 4 N SCALE DECODER UPDATE - We have experlence6 some v$;f or Gloss Glaze to hide the decal film. The Flat and Gloss may be quality control problems, and rather than bring you a less­ mixed to achieve a "matte" type finish. A good rule of thumb is a than·perfect product we have slightly delayed their release. mixture of 2/3 Gloss to 1/3 Flat. This may be varied nor,onrllnn on the sheen preferred. Remember to cut this mixture Scalecoat thinner before spraying with the airbrush. �J Put a Scalecoat finish on your next model and see the difference. Th e Co mplete Sy stem For more information send a large self-addressed envelope to: FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL OR WRITE: It's how you Scalecoat Model Railroad Paint' WANGROW ELECTRONICS, INC. PO Box 231 In novations in Mo del Railmad Electmnics fi n ish that counts! Northumberland, PA 17857 P. O. Box 98-D . Park Ridge, IL 60068-0098 . U.S.A. • A dNisionof QUALITY CRAFT MODELS Phone Fax Internet: htlp:/lwww.tmnet.comlsystemone © \QQ6Weaver Modeb (717)473-9434 (717)473-3293 Email: syste [email protected] RAIL MODEL JOURNAL DECEMBER 1996 • 71 Great Items from ALCO PRODUCTS The ONLY drop in Athearn motor replacement kits Greatly improved performance for all Athearn diesels all Proto 2000 diesels Stewart RS3 AS I6 & 616 See your Dealer first or

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RAILMODEL JOURNAL · DECEMBER 1996 74 What more can we say. This series has The AT&SF 'El Capitan' Hi-Level Coach been wished for by modelers for years. Now its here, developed in association with Train Station Products and in variations for all eras. The one piece body kit is available decorated or undecorated. The undecorated Super Kit also includes Wire Grabs, HEr Receptacles, Coupler Lift Bars and End Yoke for bodymount ed couplers. This Detail Kit can be purchased separately to detail the prepainted kits. Check it out at yourm"':PI= Hobby Shop.� Includes everything

Kit #601 Budd Hi-Level Coach, Super Kit Undecorated - Shown assembled with � Box 5357 details included in kit. Custom painted, and decaled. Step-up Coach #611 also available. � San Luis Obispo CA 93403

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Our PROTO 2000 50' autolTlobJe hoxcar is now avaJable factory assem1led. The ready-to­ roll freigb.t cars inclucle every feature of the original, {T om the 15' double Yo ungstown side doors, Murphy rectangLJar panel roo-l: and AAR standard underframe with. AB hral�es to the prototypical foundlY lettering on the steel wl1.eels. In fact, all you'll miss is the tim.e-consuminga ssem1ly. 'n'li-J'i Features: ® • Limited edition • Laser-qualily paint schemes • Needle-point axles • Blackened metal wlleels • l3cx:!y-mounted coul?)er pockets (Kadee" compatible) • Sold in 6-pacl

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RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 75 LIGHT UP YOUR LAYOUT

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78 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 1996 ADD NEW TRAINLINE ®pOWER TO YOUR LAYOUT WITH THESE NEW LOCOMOTIVES FROM WALTHERS

$29.98 Each

931 -203 ALCO FA1 Union Pacific 1500A 1931 -262 ALCO FB1 Union Pacific 1524B

In 1945 the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) launched its new breed of heavy road freight locomotives. These workhorses could be found toting tonnage along the Hudson, along the Columbia and just about everywhere in between. Features include a powerful motor with flywheel, a heavy die-cast frame, eight-wheel drive, eight-wheel electrical pickup, working headlight and body-mounted couplers. All these features make Trainline® locomotives so popular. (931 -200 Undecorated, 931 -207 Santa Fe #202A, 931 -209 Santa Fe #205A and 931 -260 Undecorated not shown)

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$32.98 Each $59.98 Each

931 ·110 Chicago North Western 93 1-166 Amtrak Wide Cab

The Trainline® GP9M is the workhorse locomotive that every model The Dash 8-408 was designed for life on the fast track. Whether railroad needs. With body-mounted couplers, all wheel drive and you're hauling passengers at speed or time sensitive freight the electrical pickup, a powerful motor with flywheel and a heavy die­ Dash 8-408 is for you. The Trainline® Dash 8-408 features a pow­ cast metal frame, this burly, ready-to-run engine can haul over 20 erful, five-pole can motor with skew-wound armature, reversing cars on our test track. (931 -1 00 Undecorated not shown) headlights, exquisitely detailed trucks with separate brake gear and struts, and an optional snowplow. BRASS SCALE ModEL TRAiNS FOR YO UR ModEL RAilROAd!

The holidays are just around the corner! These brass models trains would be a great gift for the person that has one of everything! Our brass scale models are accurately detailed and most are offered in painted versions as well as unpainted. Each of these models is handcrafted by Aj in Precision of Korea and available in very limited quantities. Visit your friendly Overland dealer to place your order in time for holiday delivery!

GREAT NORTHERN Steel Caboose Nos. X274-294, circa 1945, unpainted - OMI #1236 liiiiijiiii

MISSOURI PACIFIC "Shorty" Bay-Window Caboose without side window, factory painted red/lettered - aMI #1 183.1

NEW YORK CENTRAL/MICHIGAN CENTRAL 32-Ft. Plywood Caboose, custom painted brown/lettered - aMI #391 9.1

HOGX 60-Ft. Stock Car Nos. 1-90, factory painted green/lettered - OMI #3320.1