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21 T FREIGHTCAROLOGY General American's Other Freight Cars - Part 2: Plastics, Kaolin & Grain Cars and Miscella neous Covered Hoppers, Reefers & Hoppers by David G. Casdorph 50 T Modeling Appalachian Streamliners Capturing the Character of Clinchfield F Units 24 T Modeling an Atlantic Coast Line EMD FP7 by John Welther by Jim Six 55 T DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP 30 T MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O) Alco FA1/FB1 Vans and Cans - Boxcars of the '90s by Rich Picariello REAZ Green Braes, Shades of the BN Modeling with the Accurail 45' Van & 58 T Early Intermodal - The Circus Connection A-Line Universal Floor by Larry E. Smith, MMR by Gary Walton 62 T BEHIND THE SCENES 36 T Keith Mader's Wentworth Valley System A Matter of Proportion by Bob Boudreau by Margaret Mansfield
44 T The Early SD Units - Part 11: 64 T ON TRACK MRL, NKP, N&W and NWP The Other Helix by George Melvin by Jim Mansfield
DEPARTMENTS
5 T Editorial
9 T Letters to the Editor
12 T New Products
17 T Product Reviews
20 T Society Page
65 T Dealer Directory
73 T Your Trek Plan
78 T Advertiser Index
ABOUT THE COVER John Wei tiler's impressive Clinchfield F7 A number 809 displays its distinctive Clinchfield characteristics. Turn to page 50 for a look at how John modeled this and two other Clinchfield F units. Photo by John Hi tzeman . INSET: A VC&L BL2 eases over an unloading trestle at the pal let plant in Beaver River on Keith Mader's Wentworth Valley System. Starting on page 36, Bob Boudreau takes us for a tour of this "island empire" layout with its myriad of scratchbuilt structures. Photo by Bo b Bo udreau. Real blueprints? You bet. Because priate to prototype. Laser quality paint
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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS David A. Bontrager David G. Casdorph Doug Geiger, MMR A Penny Patrick Lawson, MMR Jim and Margaret Mansfield on the Track George Melvin Rich Picariello y love for trains began when I was a child. Growing up just a few blocks from Larry J. Puckett M the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's three-track mainline just west of Jim Six Chicago, I frequently managed to sneak down to the tracks to watch the trains. And Larry E. Smith, MMR there were always plenty of trains to watch. Freights, commuter trains, as well as the Zephyrs and other name trains that used CB&Q trackage for their trek into or out of ART DIREC TORS Chicago's Union Station, made train watching a very entertaining, yet relaxing, pas Donna Pacheco time ...esp ecially during the long, hot, humid days of a Midwestern summer. My fa Michelle Ruffner vorite spot was at a small park on the north side of the tracks near the West Hinsdale station. I could play on a swing or slide until I heard the telltale clang of the bell at the grade crossing, and then head over to the tracks to get a better view and to wave at the CIRCULATION I OFFICE MANAGER engineer. Ahh ...summers were great for train watching in the '50s. Donald R. Strait But being a fairly typical boy, just watching wasn't always enough. I don't remem ber if it was my, or my best friend Jimmy's, idea to see what a train would do to a NATIONAL SALES MANAGER penny, but one day we decided we needed to find out. After making sure that no trains Chris Lane were approaching, we dashed out to the closest rail and placed a penny on it, then 1-888-338-1700 dashed back to the safety of the bushes that paralleled the right-of-way... and waited. Before long, our patience paid off. Whether it was a through freight or a commuter Volume 28, Issue 8. 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Trespassin g on railroa d property is a crime, an d placing ANY objecl on th e loss or damage of such material. No part of this publication rails is illegal as well as dan gero us !) may be reprinted without written permission from the That hot summer day we learned just how powerful a speeding locomotive really publisher. Printed in U.S.A. The information contained in the various articles in this was. (And to think that Superman was even MORE powerfuLWOW!) I think it was magazine is presented in good faith, but no warranty is that tremendous power... and the fact that all those trains were going to places I'd never given, no results guaranteed, nor is any freedom from any been ...that started my love affair with trains. patent or copyright to be inferred. Since we have no con Now, more than 40 years later, I still long to go down to the tracks to watch the trol over the physical conditions surrounding the applica trains go by. But no longer do I see long strings of F units pulling outside-braced box tion of information in this magazine, Highlands Station, cars, nor sleek silver E units zipping by with a gleaming string of corrugated stainless Inc., and the various authors and editors disclaim any lia steel passenger cars, replete with dome cars. Now it's massive Dash 9s and bility for untoward results and/or for any physical injury in curred by using the information herein. SD90MACs with double stacks or a string of coal hoppers ...or AMD-l 03s with hi Copyright © 1998 by Highlands Station, Inc. level cars. The trains have changed, but the magic hasn't. 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Clinchfield Atlas PS-2 stencil job. This is great! This model shows that time has passed Dear Mr. Six, since it was new and now the original owners have sold the car to I have greatly enjoyed your freight car articles. Even though [ another party. I think Kadee has done a very neat thing. You really model Santa Fe (I hope you will not hold this against me), the arti need to take a close look at the model because they've done their cles have been a great help. homework on how a car's paint would fade over time, and show that I have a question for you regarding your ACF and PS-2 hopper it was shopped and reweighed during its lifetime. car article in the June 1998 issue. The Atlas PS-2 shown in the arti This is a great addition to the rolling stock market. Maybe in cle has a channel rib above the bolsters while the Atlas cars I have every run of "normal" paint schemes, one could show that it was have a hat section rib. I could not fi nd in your article where you altered in some way. replaced this rib. My question to you is did the Atlas cars you have Tim Morris come this way or did you modify the kit? Sandy, UT If you modified it, what is the best way to do so? Thanks for your assistance. Ken Edmier Appleton, WI ACL Two-Bay Hoppers Dear Randy, (Ple ase fo rgive my oversight! I completely fo rgot th at I has carved [ continue to enjoy Jim Six's articles on southeastern railroading, off the hat-section ribs above the bolsters an d cemented Evergreen. particularly those that feature the ACL or Seaboard, such as his .JOO styrene ch annel in their place. I don't kn ow how close to scale "Two-Bay P-S Covered Hopper Cars" in the May issue. Questions this is, but it lo oks good to me ! I then. carefidly touched up the paint from Jim and others about both the prototype cars and the recent by brush paintin g the affected areas , then 'featherin g" it in with HO models prompted me to do some research and prepare my own so me light we atherin g. - Ji m Six) article on the ACL and SAL two-bay fleet fo r a forthcoming issue of Lines South, the ACL & SAL Historical Society magazine. I turned up the following additional information and corrections regarding ACL's two-bay cars. ACL had an additional 300 cars of ACL E7s this same basic design, class L-9 in the 88100-88399 series, built in Dear Randy: 1963 by ACF, although they had a slightly larger cubic capacity of I read with interest and enjoyment Jim Six's article on the ACL 2,016. Also, the cars in series 861 00-86699 were built by Pullman E7. The 12" lettering on the A unit is especially striking. However, Standard, not ACF, making the P-S total 1,2 I 5 and ACF total 2,760. modelers who do not wish to go through the effort of removing the The class L-4 cars (85 100-85699) had open sides, while the L-3 lettering and then decaling their locomotives have an alternative. class (85015-85074) had closed sides, the only ACL series with Springhaven Shops offers, in a very limited run, custom-decorated closed sides. purple Life-Like ACL E7s in two road numbers with 12 " lettering. Regarding lettering color, this got rather complex over the years. These units are printed, not decaled, and we are the exclusive dis While there were some minor exceptions, ACL used dark gray as its tributor for these models. We can be reached at (703) 327-6769 or standard body color, and used black lettering from 1941 to about by e-mail at [email protected] for purchases or further 1952 (as shown in the photo of 85014 on page 27). From 1952 to information. the SCL merger in 1967, however, standard lettering was white. George Hughes White was in use when ACL switched to the larger Gothic style in Springhaven Shops 1956, the same style as on Jim's models on pages 28-29. ACL did South Riding, VA go back to black lettering for one group of its two-bay hoppers, some cars from the L-4 class that were rebuilt in 1966-'67; how ever, the rebuilds were painted beige, the same beige shade ACL had introduced in 1965 on its PS-3 triple covered hoppers, although Kadee LSBC Boxcar the railroad used a shade of red on its fleet of small phosphate cov Randy, ered hoppers assigned to Florida's Bone Valley. I don't know if too many people ...have noticed what Kadee has Also, I wanted to point out that several photos from my collec been doing to the paint schemes on their HO PS- I boxcar, but I tion in other recent articles have credited the photographer as have! Pictured in their ad on page 79 of the July issue is a rather Lloyd Beebe. The correct name is Lloyd Moore. I was fortunate to plain looking car with only "LSBC" (LaSalle and Bureau County), obtain Mr. Moore's rolling stock photo collection shortly after his �! �"I\\'Ii 'lind car number fi nishing off the major markings. There are death 25 years ago, and have been pleased to continue making square patches of paint on the model that are a different shade of available his photos. He was one of the few out shooting freight brown than the original. What's going on here?1 Well, there might cars in an era when most photographers restricted themselves to have been others, but I can't think of a model that represented a car motive power. that was once owned by one railroad, and without a complete Larry Goolsby repaint, was put into service by the new owners with just a quick Kensington, MD �
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Train, TTX, Terminal Alabama State Docks, WP (black) and WP T AC-2 105 50 Series, late Dash 2 & GP15-1 ...$2.95
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T AAR 1934 50-ton hoppers in CNJ, C&NW/CMO, Erie, IC, MP, T AC-2 I07 SD70 (front & rear) & late GP60 (front) ...$2.9 5 NKP, T&P and GM&O T AC-2l08 SD80, SD90 (front & rear) w/ditch lights ...$3.5 0 T 86' 4-door high-cube boxcars in Santa Fe and CP Rail and 8-door in CN and CSX Champion Decal, P.O. Box I 178, Minot, ND 58702, has the fol T Sedan and station wagon automobile kits (last offered in the '50s lowing new, re-issued or upgraded decal sets: as loads for the 50' Autoloader) are offered in undec. or painted T EH-37 UP Steam Locos, yellow lettering ...$2.50 (assorted colors) 6-packs T EH-J 66N GN Y J Electric ...$2.50 NEWS FLASH! Athearn has purchased the molds for the Hi gh T EH-219 KCS Hood Diesel...$2.50
liners EMD F-series A & B units from Paul Lubliner. Athearn will T HC-47N PRR 50-ton Tw in Open Hopper... $2.2 0 be producing decorated F2, F3, F7 and F9 A&B diesel locomotives T L-235 Express 'hi" Alphabet & Numeral, Dulux Gold ...$1 .65 in their "Genesis Line." Genesis locos feature Millennium II drive T BRH-224 ATSF "Super Chief' Reefer... $4.40 systems, nickel-silver wheels, cab interior, micro-sharp paint fin T HC-22 IN PRR Caboose, old style, white ...$2.20 ishes and prototype lettering. Highliners has exclusive rights to market undecorated F-series body kits, which will be manufactured Division 8 MCR by Athearn. First release of the F-series should be around the 1998 NMR A, c/o Jerry Holiday Season with at least one roadname each for the F3, F7 and Ashley, 235 Franck F9 planned; the F7 A&B will be in the Santa Fe "Warbonnet" Ave., Louisville, scheme. Other road names, prices and item numbers will be KY 40206, is offer announced later. ing an Accurail USRA 55-ton 2-bay Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has an updated lay hopper ki t custom out book, Th e Beginner's Guide to HO Scale Model Railroadin g, now painted by Branchline Trains in the L&N "Old Reliable" scheme. including Code 83 track item numbers for the 12 featured layouts. Single car is $15.95; 5-car set is $65.00. Make checks payable LO Price is $3.95. Division 8 MCR-NMRA.
Bowser, P. O. Box 322, Montoursville, PA 17754, is releasing the Division Po int, 34 15 Heidelberg Dr., Boulder, CO 80303, fo llowing new roadnames: 70-ton 2-bay open-side covered hopper announces their first project, brass (Korea) 1940-'50s N&W CF in N&W, C&O, Monon, UP, DM&IR, ACL and D&RGW; closed (early & late) wood cabooses and CG (early & late), CH, C-2, C30 side 70-ton covered hopper in BN, NYC, SP, SSW (Cotton Belt) and C-30A steel cabooses. Also, Virginian C- I 0 and C- lOA steel and GE Lamps; and the 100-ton 3-bay 45' hopper in Shawmut. All cabooses are available. Models are factory painted and include car kits are $9.95 ea. or $1 1 9.401l 2-pack. New products coming in "glass," appropriate trucks and installed magnetic couplers. All are in August are the PRR F-30a 50' flatcar (decorated in PRR, Penn Cen short supply with as few as 15 of some styles to be offered. Suggested tral and Conrail) and the PRR GS 40' gondola, both offered as sin retail is $225.00 each w/S&H via Fed Ex included. Call 303-595- gle cars or 12-packs. 8444 or FAX 303-499-2 1 13 for more info or if ordering.
Editor's No te: Please talk to your dealer first regardin g any new products . If you would like additional info rmation fro m Ihe manufacturel; please don 't fo rget to include a number ten , se lf-addressed, siamped envelope. This will help all concerned. Thanks.
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NKP Car, 8123 Ashgrove Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45244, announces the Pullman-Standard 1950 5-bedroornlhigh-window buffet-lounge Funaro & Camerlengo, RD#3, Box 2800, Honesdale, PA 18431, observation car kit as built for the Southern Crescent and Royal Palm has cast polycarbonate resin kits for Rutland (#6230) and Boston & trains (cars were owned by Southern, L&N, Western Rwy. of Albany (#6240) 36' double-sheathed wood boxcars. Kits have Tichy Alabama, NYC and FEC). Kit has nickel-plated brass sides, pre Train brake parts and detail pat1S with accurate thin-film decals. Price formed observation end, complete body kit, correct roof and truck is $24.99 ea. No S&H charge if ordering direct. sideframes. Vent sets are available.
InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502-0839, is Oddball Decals, 26550 227th St., McLouth, KS 66054, offers the releasing the following new kits: fo llowing new decals: T Trailer Train 60' flatcar, Boxcar Red, #4 1 405 (12 nos.) ... $17.95 T 187-356 Rock Island PS 4427 covered hopper
T GN 12-paneI 40' boxcar, Glacier Green, #4 101 1 (12 nos.) ... $14.95 T 187-359 BN PS 4427 covered hopper, large BN logo
T SP ACF Type 27 riveted 10,000-gal. tank car, #4 1212 (12 T 187-360 BN PS 4427 covered hopper, small BN logo nos.)... $1 5.95 T 187-361 SP 26' ore cars (will letter 2 cars) New fully assembled models w/couplers are: T 187-362 MKT PS 4400 covered hopper (will letter 2 Cat·s)
T Santa Fe RR-23 reefer "The Chief' w/Ship & Travel slogan, Sets are priced at $3.00 each plus $1.75 S&H if ordering direct. #46 105 (12 nos.) ... $24.95
T Santa Fe RR-23 reefer "Super Chief' w/straight line map, #46 1 13 Roundhouse Restoration, Inc. , 1220 Main St., Evanston, WY (12 nos.) ...$24.95 82930, is offering a limited-edition Becker's Brewing & Malting Co. T General Chemical 4750 rib-side 3-bay covered hopper, #453 12 beer car for their August 1998 Roundhouse Festival. Car is white (12 nos.) ...$24.95 wired roof and has Becker's Brewery beer labels printed on the car T UP 4750 rib-side 3-bay covered hopper, #45326 (6 nos.)... $24.95 sides. Price is $20.00 plus $4.00 S&H. From LoneStar models: Make checks payable to RRINC. T Barrett triple-deck hog & sheep trailer, early (#LS4305) or current (#LS4405) ...$24.95 Sheepscot Scale Products, 2 Country
T US Army Trailmobile 40' flatbed trailer, #LS50 14... $1 5.95 Chann Rd., Cumberland, ME 0402 1, has a
T Viking Freight Trailmobile 40' flatbed trailer, #LS5015... $1 5.95 photo-etched brass kit for a pile driving
T GN Trailmobile 40' flatbed trailer, #LS5016... $1 5.95 attachment to be installed on the Walthers
T Strick Lease TraiLmobile 40' flatbed trailer, #LS5017... $1 5.95 25-ton Brownhoist Crane. Model can be
T 8 trailer wheels w/16 tires, 4 axles, silver 5-spoke, displayed in the working mode or in the #LS I2003 ...$4.50 folded transp0l1 configuration. Kitincludes
T 16 trailer wheels w/o tires, 8 axles, silver 5-spoke, steam pile hammer, decals, cast-metal #LS I 2006 ...$4.50 sheaves and ligging; #75005 is $25.00.
Microscale, 1570 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, has the Signs Galore, 9 Carlson Ln., Palm following new decals in HO scale: Coast, FL 32137-8150, has new full-color
T 87-1044 BNSF "Premium Heritage" SD70MAC (1997+) sign sheets for Bethlehem Steel; Davies Steel; C&O #1 & #2 Standard
T 87-1045 C&O Open Hoppers (1935-'56) Signs; B&O #1 Standat'd Signs; Coors Beer; Liquor Signs; Signs of Vic T MC-4262 Redon 45 ' Trailer (1994+) tor, CO; PA Coal Processors & Dealers; Misc, Business Signs; Mines of
T MC-4263 EMP 48' Container (1995+) the Cripple Creek DistIict; Awnings; Hess Products; Tool Shop (interior) T MC-4264 Richmond Tank Car Co. 65' LPG Tank Car and a do-it-yourself sheet with sign frames (use any color rub-on letter
T MC-4265 BurlingtonlC&S 3-Bay Open Hopper (1960-'70) ing to complete). These decals retail for $4.00; Minicals (MC) are $2.00. Wa lthers, P.O. Box 3039, Wi lliam Mosteller, 2813 Hogan Cir. , Falls Church, VA 22043 Milwaukee, WI 53201, has (703-264-8335), has destination sign decals printed for him by Rail announced the August Graphics to fit the Walthers Washington DC Metro transit cars. release of their Waterfront Decals include destinations for the side signs and line colors for the Warehouse (3-story, red end signs; includes all terminals, special and short-turn destinations brick building); #933-3069, and will do two cars. Price is $3.99 postpaid. $49.98.
N SCALE
Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, is releasing an N scale ver sion of their HO passenger station and platform kits. Station is #2841 and plat form (2/pkg.) is #2842. ACF 5250M 4-bay covered hoppers will be offered 4 I I , in BN, UP, ARCO/Polymers, Citco and Chessie System. All prices TBA.
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 13 2061 I Delaware Va lley, P.O. Box 279, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, has lures line with the following new metal the fo llowing new freight cars: kits: ... E-L ACF cylindrical covered hopper; single #3 10I, 3-pack #3 103 ... 20 13 Fairmont delTick crane ... $4.95 and 6-pack #3 106 ... 2043 Dragline bucket/wrecking ... Agway ACF cylindrical covered hopper; single #3 1 11 and 3-pack ball/grapple ...$5.95 #3 113 ... 206 1 Bantam excavator truck... $10.95 ... BN 50' Airslide covered hopper; single #243 1 and 3-pack #2433 ... 207 1 American high-cab dragline crane ...$1 7.95 Single cars are $8.98, 3-packs are $26.98 and 6-packs are $53.98. ... 208 1 MOW gondola crane ... $11.95 ... 209 1 Bantam dragline crane ...$1 5.95
_I.II " • , ,:- II i' . �. .\� .� !"S : /I I :.. :' Microscale, 1570 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, has the ._II!I>... . ' .. ,�� - _ -. fo llowing new decals in N scale: Deluxe Innovations, P.O. Box 4213, Burbank, CA 91503-42 13, ... 60- 1044 BNSF "Premium Heritage" SD70MAC (1997+) offers the following new items: ... 60- \ 045 C&O Open Hoppers (1935-' 56) ... Systems Fuel Inc. (SFIX) twin-tub coal gondola; #12160 (single ... 60-4262 Redon 45' Trailer (1994+) car), $11.25; #12160-3 (3-pack), $33.75; # 12160-6 (6-pack), ... 60-4263 EMP 48' Container (1995+) $67.50; #12l60- IOK (lO-pack w/knuckle couplers), $109.95; ... 60-4264 Richmond Tank Car Co. 65' LPG Tank Car #12160- lOM (IO-pack wlMicro-Trains® couplers), $154.95 ... 60-4265 Burlington/C&S 3-Bay Open Hopper (1960-'70) ... Maersk 40' refrigerated container (2nd scheme). #C4 19, $8.25/2 The decals retail for $3.25 . ... B&M 2-bay covered hopper; #7060 (single car), $9.95; #7060-3 (3-pack), $29.85 ... GE Lamps 2-bay covered hopper; #7 120 (single car), $9.95 ... GE Lamps/Mazda Lamps 2-bay covered hopper; #7 1 20-3 (3- pack), $29.85 Micro-Tr ains®, P. O. Box 1200, Talent, OR 97540- 1200, has the InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502-0839, is fo llowing new items: releasing the following new kits: ... US Army 40' boxcar (Road No. USAX 24578), RTR ... CSX cylindrical covered hopper, #60209 (12 nos.) ... $13.95 #20456 ...$9.25 ... Spencer Kellogg riveted 8,OOO-gal. tank car, #6 1 303 (12 ... US Air Force 40' boxcar (Road No. DAFX 26477), RTR nos.) ...$1 3.95 #20446 ... $9.25 ... American Beef Packers reefer (Road No. U.R.TX. 75524), RTR JL Innovative Design, #59540 ...$1 7.20 P. O. Box 322, Sauk Rapids, ... N&W 60' boxcar (Road No. NW 605000), RTR #102040 ...$1 6.00 MN 56379, is expanding ... CP 40' plugdoor boxcar (Road No. CP 285606), RTR their Railway Exp ress Minia- #74040 ...$11. 70
o SCALE
Champion Decal, P.O. Box 1178, Minot, ND 58702, has the fo l following new decals in 0 scale: lowing new, re-issued or upgraded decal sets: ... 48-626 BNSF "Premium Heritage" SD70MAC (1997+) ... E-37 UP Steam Locos, Yellow ... $6.50 ... 48-627 Richmond Tank Car Co. 65' LPG Tank Car ... E-1 66N GNYI Electric ...$6.50 These decals retail for $4.25 (single sheet). ... BRO-224 ATSF "Super Chief' Reefer... $1 1.00 .. . :-. ... CN-221N Tw in Whistle Sign Kit Co., PRR Caboose, Old-Style, White ...$5.50 & 60 Silk , . Ave., Arlington, MA 02474, announces "�,, InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502-0839, is the Firehouse kit in two sizes. Kit has cast .. . ;. :;." releasing the following new kit: IC USRA 55-ton 2-bay hopper, resin walls, styrene and basswood compo :,_ .: .... #204 16 (12 nos.) ...$29 .95. nents, Grandt Line windows and doors, a g�"C��.' � selection of letters and numbers and a I['�;&, ! �::...... :�.. �! '1jj � Microscale, 1570 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, has the pewter call box. Price N/A. Catalog is $2.00.
Z SCALE
Micro-Trains®, P. O. Box 1200, Talent, OR 97540- 1200, has the ... us Air Force 40' boxcar (Road No. DAFX 26477), #14137 wlMarklin fo llowing new items: couplers ...$1 3.20; #14137-2 w/Micro-Trains® couplers ... $14.85 ... US Army 40' boxcar (Road No. USAX 24578), RTR, #14138 ... #958 Micro-Track® Rail Joiners ... $3.49/24 w/Marklin couplers ...$1 3.20; #14138-2 w/Micro-Trains® cou ... #599 Micro-Track® Code 55 Flex Track ...$39.95/ 10 sections & 24 plers ... $14.85 joiners
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Blair Line, PO. Box 1136, Carthage, MO 64836- 1 136, has released Soundtraxx, 463 Turner Dr., Suite 104A, Durango, CO 81301, has Business and Porcelain Signs; #140 for HO scale or #040 for N scale. added sounds for a D&RGW C-16 2-8-0 to its SIERRA Sound Sys Price is $5.00 for either scale. The announcement for the Roadside tem line. Powered by a 6V rechargeable battery, system provides dig To urist Trap kits (HO & N scale) listed in the June 1998 Sandhouse ital onboard sound effects for the bell, whistle, blower, dynamo, air was incorrect; these kits contain both signs and a laser-cut wood build pump and fireman sounds. System is compatible with radio control, ing kit. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. DCC or conventional power pack. Price is $189.00. �
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T Separate metal grabirons and nose Atlas GE grabrails Alco PAs T Front and rear plows
T Factory-mounted Accumate® magnetic U23B couplers from Kato T Blackened wheels by Rich Picariello T Extra-thin handrails and Life-Like The U23B is offered with AAR Type B, EMD Blo mberg Type B or GE FB-2 (floating bolster) trucks to match the pro by Kelly Cruise totypes. Models with AAR Type B trucks are decorated for Santa Fe, Conrail, D&H, Lehigh Valley and M-K-T; with Blomberg B trucks for C&O and WP; and with GE FB-2 trucks for L&N, Milwaukee Road Kato NYC PA 1/PB1 . and UP. All decorated models are available in two road numbers plus unnumbered. Photo by the author The road numbers chosen by Atlas agree with their prototypes as listed in the book eneral Electric, needing an interme U-Boals by Greg McDonnell, published Life-Like SP PA 1/PB1. G diate horsepower locomotive to com by Boston Mills Press. There are two pete with EMD's 2,000-hp GP38, intro undecorated versions, one with AAR Photos by Rich Picariello duced the 2,2S0-hp U23B in September trucks and the other with both FB-2 and 1968. The U23B has a 12-cylinder prime Blomberg trucks. oth Kato's and Life-Like's new Alco mover and utilizes a shortened U30B car These are outstanding models, fully B PAs should be on dealer's shelves body on a fu ll-length U30B underframe. capturing all the features of the prototype. when you read this. Both models are avail During the U23B's production run from Detailing is excellent with simulated air able as PA and PB units. Both manufac 1968 to 1977, 48 1 were built. For compar lines on the air tanks and brake cylinders. turers' models offer the sharp paint and fine ison, the total number built of EMD's GP38 Fuel fi llers and fuel sight glass detai Is are details we've associated with these compa was 493 and the GP38AC was 240. With the molded into the fuel tank. They exhibit nies, as well as smooth running mecha introduction of GE's Dash 7 line, the U23B smooth running qualities in all speed nisms. Both the Kato PA and PB units are was replaced by the B23-7. Diffe rences be ranges. One of our sample models is deco powered, while the Life-Like PA is the only tween the U23B and the U30B are the rated for the D&H in light gray and blue one powered. Kato units, with all wheels U23B has six power-assembly doors on the with yellow separation stripes between the powered, are sold as a single A unit ($9 1 .98) long hood versus eight (for access to the 16- colors. All lettering is sharp and readable and as a packaged A+A set (E-L & Wabash, cylinder prime mover) on the U30B, and the and the heralds are especially well done. $183.96) or an A+B set (ATSF, PRR, SP, UP carbody on the U23B is 2' shorter. Overall Our Santa Fe sample model is decorated in & undecorated, $183.96). The Life-Like A length for the U23B, U30B, U33B and the original blue-and-yellow scheme with units, with four powered axles, retail for U36B underframe is 60' 2" with truck cen the large "Santa Fe" roadname on the long $65.00 and the dummy Bs retail for $25. Ini ters of 36' 2". hood. Color separation is crisp with no tial Life-Like roadnames include AT SF, Original U23B owners were Conrail bleeding between the colors. My only Erie, NH, NKP, PRR, SP and undec. (10), Chesapeake & Ohio (30), Delaware & complaint on the Santa Fe unit, is that the While both companies chose to release Hudson (16), Ferrocarrill del Pacifico (10), lettering appears somewhat thick and PAs, each is different. We 'll look at the Kato Lehigh Valley (12), Louisville & Nashville shiny. An overspray using any of the clear unit f-irst. (90), Milwaukee Road (5), Missouri flat finishes should help. The models come Kansas-Texas (3), Missouri Pacific (39), almost ready-to-run. Detail parts, handrails Kato PA /PB Units Monon (8), Nacionales de Mexico (30), and X2F couplers (for those who want to Kato's release isn't their first for this Penn Central (77), Santa Fe (49), Southern use them) come packaged separately. The model. They made the original Con-Cor PA (70 - all built with high short hoods), purchaser will have to cut the handrails, as well. At the time, the Con-Cor model was Southern Peru Copper (16), Texas Utilities coupler lift bars and pilot grab rails off considered state-of-the-art for N scale loco (I) and We stern Pacific (15). Many U23Bs their sprues and install these parts along motives, with smooth running and good were acquired by other railroads (such as with the air horn, plows andgrabirons. Be details that made it a good seller. Norfolk Southern, CSX, Maine Central, careful when cutting the handrails from Kato's technology has come a long way, Seaboard System, etc.) through mergers their sprues because although they are and the new PA is a good example. The units with the original owners. Others were later molded in a slippery, flexible engineering are smooth runners out of the box, and the sold or traded-in for more modern power plastic, they are easily broken due to the detail is very crisp. The New Yo rk Central and some were re-built by Morrison-Knud their near-scale diameter. paint on my samples is very well done. The sen for GE's Super 7 program. Atlas has provided the HO modeler with radiator fans drew the most comments. Atlas is now offering a limited-run U23B another high quality model, a locomotive not Under the shell you'll be a little surprised. with the fo llowing features: offered by anyone else. More road names The PA uses a bathtub design frame, instead T S-pole motor with skewed armature and could be offered if Atlas does another run. of the split frame design. All of the drive dual flywheels The U23B chassis could be used by Atlas in components drop into the frame from the T DCC-ready circuit board with directional the future to produce a U30B, U33B or top, and are held in with plastic clips. There lighting U36B. Retail price is $99.95. are no screws used to hold in the drive line.
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 17 Side-by-side front view comparison of Note differences between the Life-Like (L) and Kato (R) PAs. Life-Like (L) and Kato (R) PAs.
To remove the circuit board for DCC boards and single headlight. The PA ran conversion, remove the small tab on the top very smoothly, and didn't mind 11" radius of the board before you remove the board! If curves at all. you leave it in, it will cause two small con Under the shell, you'll find the dual-fly tacts to come off the motor. These can be a wheel-equipped drive line typical of N scale challenge to re-install once removed. Also, if models today. The motor is mounted to a you remove the motor and flywheels, you'll plastic frame, with weight being provided by need to remove the entire drive train to rein three weights, the fuel tank and two inside stall the motor. The worms are held in place the shell. These add quite a bit of weight to under the plastic clips over the trucks. Make the unit, making it come out over 5 oz. with sure to align the worm bushings in the out the shell. End view of Life-Like (L) and Kato (R). frame, or your engine will sound like a DCC conversion should be fairly easy, gravel truck. probably with removal of material from grilles to be added. With the bathtub design, Kato has really the weights for the decoder. The weights The Life-Like and Kato nose contours crammed a lot of weight into the engines. are held down by plastic clips that attach are different from most viewing angles (see With both the PAs and PBs powered, they to the worm-gear/truck-mount box on the photos). On the Life-Like units, the step should pull very good. The units also have frame. This is a big change from the detail on the corners are correct for most no problem running on 11" radius curves. loose weights found in previous models PAs. The Kato model is correct for the Santa The unit, without the shell, weighed in at from Life-Like, and is something they Fe, but offfor others. The ATSF used a dif 4.5 ounces, which should provide good should think seriously about for any ferent uncoupling lever design on their PAs pulling power. A units come with either future models they release. than was used by other roads. single or dual headlights and small or Comparisons between the two are diffi The details on the side also vary. Kato angled numberboards, depending on paint cult at first, but things show up after look includes brake shoes on all axles, while the scheme. ing at the models and comparing them to Life-Like unit doesn't have them for the plans of the prototype. When compared to middle axles. Life-Like modeled the sup Life-Li ke PA/PB Units the Con-Cor model, both are leaps and ports behind the grilles, while the Kato unit Next, we come to the Life-Like unit. bounds beyond the detail of the older tool has just the grilles. This is the N scale version of their popular ing. Both matched the drawings in the Prototypically, these units are correct for HO Proto 2000 series, although Life-Like Model Railroad Diesel Locomotive Cyclo PA l and PA2s. PA3s lack the trim pieces doesn't use the Proto 2000 designation for pedia very closely. behind the cab on the grille, and the port their N versions. The detail of the shell is Other details differ between the two. The hole, behind the radiator grilles. One other very good, and the Southern Pacific Day aforementioned radiator fan on the Kato for spotting feature is the exhaust stacks. The light paint is very well done, down to the one. One discovery was that the fan housing cross-wise exhaust stack (Kato) is correct SP herald on the nose. Also, the Life-Like is removable on the Life-Like unit. This for a water-cooled turbo-charged engine. unit has finished numberboards. Life-Like calls for an add-on fan to go inside. This The lengthwise stack is for the air-cooled offers their PA only with small number- would also allow aftermarket fans with finer turbos (Life-Like). Other details will vary depending on the owning road. The Kato units come with Kato's knuckle couplers installed, and they couple up to Micro-Trains® couplers without problems. Life-Like's come with Rapido couplers on the rear truck frame, and a knuckle on the front. Both would look good with the addi tion of American Limited diaphragms. Modelers of the early diesel era will enjoy these units pulling crack passenger trains, or hauling a drag freight. Both mod els have their high and low points, but they both have their place on anyone's railroad. Owners of the older PAs will be thrilled to Kato (top) and Life-Like (bottom). have updated versions to run.
18 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 HO SCALE REVIEW
Bachmann NW 142295 is seen here during June 1987 in Ohio. This prototype best fits the Bach mann model. This particular car was built in January 1979 at the N&W Roanoke Silver Shops. J. R. Quinn photo Series™ Triple Hopper Coal Car by David G. Casdorph
Model photos by Chris Lane Prototype photos courtesy Freight Cars Journal
f you model modern-era eastern coal I roads in HO - you ought to be in heaven WPSX 50075, ex-BN 523016, is similar to the Bachmann model. The prototype is about now! Why? Because modelers now have a little taller. However, it does have many features in common with the model two common 100-ton triple hoppers available. including end sheet height and slope-sheet angle. David G. Casdorph photo A few years ago, Bowser introduced their 100- ton triple hopper in HO that works for Chessie, Pennsy and Conrail cars. The Bowser model featured 13 riveted side posts (or stakes). Now, Bachmann has released another 100-ton triple hopper that works for the Norfolk & Western cars. The new Bachmann model also features 13 riveted side posts, but it is an entirely dif ferent design from the Bowser model. Bachmann's new model differs primarily load insert. For empty running the model's in the tall end sheets (the vertical sheets that weights are cleverly hidden by the false inte extend from the top downward when viewing rior slope sheets. Internal braces are the car directly at an end). From the side this the BN 523000-523399 series. It has the same included as separate pieces (4) and there is changes the slope-sheet angle and thus kind of end and slope sheets. The BN cars rivet detail on the interior bottom. increases the hopper's capacity and side pro have top tapered side posts (the N&W cars The initial Bachmann roadnames include file. So, if you compare the Bowser and Bach have square cut to the underside of the top BN, Conrail, D&RGW, N&W, PRR, Read mann model side-by-side you'll see they are sill). The BN cars are actually 6" taller. ing, SP and WM. The only roads the model about the same length and height - the basic Bachmann's model is detailed down to the comes close to are BN, Conrail, D&RGW diffe rence being the end and slope sheets. The rivets. The standard side post (side posts other and N&W. I've only seen the road numbers closest prototype I could fi nd was the N&W than end and interior brace side posts) on the on the D&RGW cars, which are incorrect H-12 class. These were built beginning in model and prototype is the 617 alternating for the model, as cars from the DRGW 1974. The Norfolk & Western shops in pattern. Interior brace side posts are fifth from 7001-7150 series are C&O Raceland-built Roanoke, VA , built 2,832 class H-12 cars for each end. These have additional rivets for hoppers. Tn addition to the N&W cars the the N&W between 1974 and 1979 as follows: attaching the internal braces. One will also following should be correct series for the N&W 138001-14UXXl 2,(XX) cars 1974-'76 notice the COlTect lower sidesill rivet pattern applicable model to prototype: N&W 14ffi)1-141525 525 cars 1976-'78 (5-4-5-4-4-5-5-4-4-5-4-5, not including side BN 523000-523399 N&W 142001-142307 307 cars 1976-'79 post flange rivets). This also gives the model DRGW 7201 -7233 (ex-UMP 6000s) The shops also built a small number of H- the COITect spacing on the side posts. CR 490876-49 1039 (Hl Ds) 12 type cars for Conrail and the Upper Merion The brake wheel is remarkably sharp for UMP 6000-6599 & Plymouth. The prototype H-12 hoppers (the a plastic model. Details of the other brake WPSX 50075, etc. (ex BN 523000s) Bachmann model) are slightly longer than gear are included under the "B" end slope Lastly, a special commendation for pack- their Pennsy/Chessie counterpart (the Bowser sheet. Two external end slope-sheet braces aging. Securing the model in transit is impor model). The H-12s have an outside length of are included on each end. The stirrups and tant to all concerned (modeler, hobby shop, SO' I" compared to the 48' 9" frame on the ladder rungs are better than usual but still manufacturer). Bachmann has done a nice job Pennsy/Chessie cars. While the prototypes appear wide when viewed from a dorsal or of designing the package so as to minimize may 11ave differed slightly in length, I can ventral angle. Viewed from the side, the stir any damage - even to that fragile brake seen no distinguishable difference in the mod rups and rungs are closer to scale. Lettering wheel. The model fits very snugly into its els. The H-12s have an extreme height of 12' is sharp, even when wrapped over the side plastic pack. All separate parts (coal load, 4" and a capacity of 3,570 cubic feet. A simi posts. The ends have the car reporting mark weights, internal braces, false slope sheets) lar prototype for the new Bachmann model is and number only. The model includes a coal are secured to prevent movement. �
AUG UST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 19 TJlESO CIETY PAGE
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T (also NW Robinia ln" Depl. MRG, Portland, OR 97229·4037. Quar· M1 49417, covers Michigan Northern and Tuscola & Saginaw Bay), P.O. terly magazine, $15 per year ($6 to NMRA members), Pittsbllrgh, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical Box 51, Chesaning, MI 48616. Newsletter, $10. Illinois Central Historical Society T Annual Dues: Reg· Soctely T RD 1, Box 36 1, Allred Station, NY 14803, T 01 Anthracite Railroads Historical Society (Central ular $15, Sustaining $20, ICHS Membership Dept., c/o James Newsletter. New Jersey, lackawanna, lehigh & Hudson River, lehigh & Kubajak, 14818 Clifton Park, Midlothian, Il 60445, Rail-Marine Information Group T Covers all railroad carler· Dues $20, newsletter, Illinois Traction Society T c/o Dale Jenkins (Editor), P.O. ries, carlloats, tugs, freight terminals and marine freight opera· L a e 4:� 35�k ��vJ;P ���� ����� :��� Box 6004, Decatur, Il 62524·6004, (217) 522·5452 (Spring' tions. Quarterly newsletter. Annual dues: $20. 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20 T MODEL RAI LROADING AUGUST 1998 FREI HT CAROLOGY
ast month we began our look at General American's other Grain Cars L freight cars with a look at their Airslides® and Power Flo® cov One of the most common covered hopper types in North America, ered hoppers. This month we conclude by looking at their remaining General American boasts a modest fleet. The two most common types car types. are the PSfTrinity 4750 (Intermountain - HO) and the Trinity 5161. The curve-sided 5161s have apparently now supplanted the 4750 on Plastics & Kaolin Cars Trinity's production lines. Generally, both of these are relatively new types, becoming more familiar during the '70s and especially the '80s. Both use pneumatic Miscellaneous Covered Hoppers outlet systems for unloading product. For this service General Ameri This group includes 369 Tri nity 2980 cement cars (Walthers - can has used ACF Center Flow® designs, primarily 5250 and 5700 HO), 35 National Steel Car (NSC) 2900 sodium chlorate cars, and types. Later, the Tri nity straight-sided 5850 and then curve-sided 126 secondhand acquired Thrall 5750 carbon black cars. 585 1 became available and began supplementing the earlier ACF fleet. As the 286,000 GRL revolution took hold, General American Reefers & Hoppers introduced Trinity's 6221 to its fleet (currently only 125 cars strong, Lastly, General American employs a small number of refrigerator however). Thus the following are the major types: cars and hopper cars. Presently there are only 81 refrigerator cars on ACF 5250 the roster. All of these are 67' 4" IL cryogenic high-cubes (AAR:RC) ACF 5700 (Walthers - HO & N). Hoppers come in two major groups, the stan Trinity 5850 dard "plain" AAR car type code "H" and the specialized AAR car Trinity 585 1 type code "K" or quick-dump hoppers. Less than 300 hoppers of both "lTln1't"y u'22 1 types exist on the roster. �
by David G. Casdorph
Ph otos courtesy Freight Cars Journal
AUG UST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 21 GACX 60285. ACF's 5250 being used in plastics service in southern California. General American only operated several hundred of this type.
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GACX 74339. Trinity 5851 shown at Macon, GA, for lease to Dry Branch Kaolin.
22 ... MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 @@OD@[JCID�mOUD @[JO©CIDODD� oo@ [p)IT'li ® 0 OD lID [J@[J[k� CID Up until the '90s when a need was perceived for covered hopper
reporting mark diversity, "GACX" was the standard mark for all
types of covered hoppers (GACX = General American Covered
hopper versus GATX = General American Ta nk car). Eventually
GPFX (for General American Power Flo) and GPLX (for General
American PoLy Flo) supplanted new-production PDs and plastics GACX 60242 is a Thrall 5750 used for carbon black service. cars, respectively. GARX is used for its refrigerator fleet. This car was acquired secondhand.
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 23 AT LANTIC COAST LINE FP7
HAVE BEEN PREPARING AT LANTIC COAST LINE ATLAS AND STEWART I Electro-Motive F-units for nearly three years now, but with the exception of an ACL MODELS ARE JOINED Stewart Hobbies FT AlB set, the FP7 model featured here may well be my last EMD F-unit TO PRODUCE AN project before release of the pending just-an nounced AthearnlHighliners and InterMoun EMD DUAL-SER VICE FP 7 tain HO scale A-units. Will these two new models relegate all other F-unit models to ob solescence? We'll just have to wait and see. Like arch-rival Seaboard Air Line the by Jim Six As for modeEng an FP7, there has been ACL operated a popular fleet of named pas but one HO scale model of this prototype senger trains between the Northeast Corri Model photography by the author available, and that has been the Roco FP7 dor, starting at Washington, DC, and the first produced by Atlas back in the early Sunshine State of Florida. Winter "snow 1970s. At the time the Atlas FP7 was revolu birds" on their way to Florida kept the Coast this, and I have yet to see an HO scale FP7 tionary in both performance and appearance. Line passenger trains in black ink long after that I like as well...and I have had more than But like many things in life, revolutions other railroads had thrown in the towel. But ample opportunity to see good models. So come and go. The introduction of Stewart therein lies the key to why the Coast Line for me, the bottom line is that my ACL FP7 Hobbies' Kato-produced series of F units in had so many FP7 locomotives (ACL 850- will be a front-line model until some enter the early years of this decade relegated the 893). With so much seasonal traffic the need prising manufacturer comes along and offers old Atlas veteran to the back seat in both of for passenger locomotives fluctuated drasti up a better one. these fundamental areas. I find it disappoint cally as the seasons changed. Keep in mind that for me, a model is ing that Stewart never got around to offering To accommodate this cyclical traffic pat good enough when the cost of time and an FP7 model to compliment their excellent tern during the winter months the ACL resources is at the crucial point where addi line of HO scale covered wagons. placed its E units in long-distance through tional investment wi II not yield a return wor Throughout the late 1940s and early passenger service between Washington and thy of any added investment. This 1950s the ACL built its diesel locomotive Florida and between Chicago and Florida. philosophy is self adjusting for each and roster around Electro-Motive's carbody During this period of peak passenger traffic every model builder. The more experienced diesels for both freight and passenger ser the fleet of 44 steam-generator-equipped you are, the less time and frustration will be vice. The Coast Line operated virtually FP7s would handle the secondary passenger expended. The more money you have, the every model of EMD F unit produced trains between Southern cities, and when lower the impact any given model will have including the dual-service FP7. Aside from traffic became too much to bear there were on your personal finances. Right now I feel an as yet to be completed ACL FT A/B set I several steam-generator-equipped GP7 road that my ACL FP7 model is there fo r me. now have at least one of each model of ACL switchers to "pick up the slack" on an as 1 am not being defensive. On the con F units. It has been a while coming, but the needed basis. Once through passenger traffic trary, I am merely attempting to get readers completion of this goal is within my grasp! fe ll off after the snowbirds had returned to to think about what it is that they are doing. Getting right to the point, I want all of the North, the Geeps went back to their In this case, I am suggesting that as your my ACL F units to appear to be of the same mundane secondary freight chores, and for skills improve and/or financial situation family. Since Stewart has no FP7 I turned to the most part, the FP7s were reassigned to changes you need to reconsider your model an old Atlas model I had on hand. My inten through freights along with the rest of the ing standards. Just a thought. tion was to graft on the nose/cab section cut freight Fs. Simply put, on the Coast Line the So then, why didn't I wait for the pend from a Stewart Hobbies F-unit shell in place FP7s were used as the dual-purpose locomo ing Athearn/Highliners and InterMountain of the one on the Atlas body. So yes, the tives EMD had designed them to be. A-units to arrive? Two reasons. When I model featured here is a composite of the As passenger service declined in the began this project the Highliners A-unit was Atlas FP7 and Stewart F unit. The accompa 1960s, many older E units were reassigned nothing more than nearly ten-year-old nying photo illustrates where the splice was to remaining secondary and local passenger vaporware, and the InterMountain model made. The model looks right at home, and in trains, thus lessening the need for using the had not yet been announced. The second fact blends in real well with the other Stew FP7s in passenger service. As a result, many and overriding reason is that already having art F units of my ACL model roster. were stripped of their steam generators and a dozen Stewart ACL F-unit models I The ACL's love affair with Electro reassigned to freight service. FP7 locomo wanted my FP7 to blend in with these other Motive is well documented. With the excep tives that were converted to freight-only ser diesels, and what better way is there than to tion of a few odd Ako and Baldwin switch vice were renumbered into the 400 series. incorporate the cab and nose section of a engines the Coast Line completely Locomotives 875-893 became 430-448, Stewart F-unit?! dieselized with locomotives from Electro respectively. All of these locomotives were But should you use the old Atlas/Roco Motive Corporation and successor Electro in black paint by this time. FP7? This is up to you; please don't let me Motive Division of General Motors. The or anybody else make up your mind for yOll. railroad at one time had every model of Kitbashing a Stewart FP7 But please permit me to offer my personal EMD carbody-type freight diesel in its cata Before readers make too many assump overview of the old Atlas FP7. This will give log, that is, FT, F2, F3, F7 and F9. Lucky tions, permit me to point out that my model you some perspective as to what runs me! In addition to the "pure" freight and is far from perfect. In fact, it is ripe with through this somewhat "warped" mind of "pure" passenger covered wagons the ACL compromise. I've found it interesting that mine. First off, the Atlas FP7 was originally also added 44 dual-purpose FP7 A-units. few of my nitpicking buddies have criticized manufactured in Austria by Roco for the
24 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 Atlas Tool Company - the "Atlas" we all Stewart trucks, motor and drive compo fuel tank and battelY boxes would have to go. know! The model has been available since nents to the Atlas cast-metal frame. This is not easily accomplished on the Atlas the mid-'70s and was upgraded mechani Another consideration was that I wanted to FP7. I had the cast-metal frame milled to cally, electronically and cosmetically several prepare this model "de-skirted," e.g., the cos match the area covered by the fuel tank of a years ago. When first released, it most cer metic skins that cover the opening above the Stewart F unit and fit a Stewart fuel tank just tainly was state-of-the-art, but no longer. The newer models have rendered it obsolete in many respects. The pending Athearn! Highliners and InterMountain F units will certainly drive the proverbial last nail into its coffi n. What good will it be - even if it is the only commercially-available plastic FP7 available - if its appearance is so notice ably inferior to these newer models? I already feel this way when one is parked alongside my Stewart Fs. Before starting work on my FP7 I care fully considered what I wanted to incorpo rate from the Stewart F units into my ACL FP7. I had already decided that the cab and nose were a must. Since this model would have to run with other Stewart F units, I also decided that the Stewart trucks, motor and drive components would be needed as well. Thinking ahead that I would splice the cab and nose section from a Stewart F A Stewart nose and cab were combined with the rest of an Atlas FP7 body shell. unit body onto the Atlas carbody, I also A Highliners blank dynamic-brake panel was added, but this will be replaced wanted to see what it would take to fit the because the panel is wider than the Atlas panel it replaced.
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 25 ACL 891 on Train 101 near Ben Hill, GA, in 1957. David Salter photo
decided against it as out, so off went an email message to Mr. this was beginning Salter and back came the nice color pictures to get into the realm of the prototype included within this article. of splitting hairs ! Thanks David! Still, if ! had to do it As is often the case, I have been over again, I would embroiled in a debate about when the ACL include the Proto began painting its diesels black. Mr. Cham 2000 assembly. pion Davis, ACL's CEO until 1957, had been I rarely have dif partial to the purple scheme and most Coast ficulty making a Line faithfuls believe that black did not decision how to go appear until after his retirement in Septem about preparing a ber 1957. Mr. Tom Rice, who became CEO as I had with my other Stewart F units. Yo u particular model. However, deciding at that time is known to have ordered "his" might say that I was out to convelt the Atlas whether to detail and paint this model for locomotives painted "racehorse" black. The FP7 to a Stewart FP7! Here are the basic com the "purple" or "black" ACL era was a glitch in all this is that it is believed that the ponents that make up the model featured here: tough decision. As was the case with other two ACL F9s delivered in May 1957 arrived ... Stewart F-unit cab and nose the Coast Line F units, the FP7s were deliv in black paint! This being some four months ... Stewart F-unit motor, trucks and drive ered in ACL Royal Purple and Aluminum before Champ Davis retired; conjecture has linkage colors, but in the very late 1950s new CEO it that these last two F units were painted in ... Stewart F-unit fuel tank Tom Rice ushered in "racehorse" black with the yellow-trimmed black scheme as an ... Life-Like Proto 2000 E7 side railings yellow trim and aluminum lettering. I love "experiment." My suggestion is that you not ... Life-Like Proto 2000 E7 nose grabs & both schemes and several things were use black for an ACL FP7 in any setting pre anti-climber grabs affecting my difficulty in making the deci dating the Fall season of 1957 - that is, if ... Life-Like Proto 2000 E7 pilot-mounted sion, not the least of which was the simple such matters even concern you! coupler cut levers fact that there would be only one FP7 in the Color slides taken by David Salter as late ... American Model Builders laser-cut foreseeable future for me. as March 1960 show the purple scheme still Athearn F7 window set Digging deeper into the history of these in active use on FP7s. Another consideration ... Other assorted detail parts locomotives I determined that the purple is that the Coast Line had its locomotives on All of these items increase the realism of scheme was good from the time the locomo a 24-month cycle for repainting ! Since the an out-of-the-box Atlas FP7. tives were delivered new in 1951 and J 952 Coast Line's FP7s were delivered in ]951 An excellent item not used because I until at least 1961, the last year that I could they would have been repainted in 1953, didn't have one available is the rear photographically confirm that an ACL FP7 1955, 1957, 1959, etc. Champ Davis did not door/diaphragm assembly used on Life remained in purple paint. Finding publish retire until September 1957, so the earliest Like's E7. This Proto 2000 detail is so nice able color photography of Royal Purple ACL any would have been painted black was late that I thought about removing the Details FP7s proved to be another story altogether. 1957. By September, most would already West back door and American Limited Diesel Era Editor Warren Calloway tipped have received a fresh coat of purple paint and diaphragm and fitting the Life-Like part, but me offthat David Salter may be able to help not come due again until 1959. Units 890-
26 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 ACL 886 with five other units heads a southbound freight east of Cordele, GA; July 1959. David Salter photo
ACL FP7 850 on the northbound Champion crosses the Palm River south of Ta mpa, FL; June 1962. David Salter photo
893 were delivered in 1952 and would have cat'body using a razor saw along the rear the Atlas roof panels are too narrow, or the most like received a coat of black paint in edge of the batten strip that runs upward Highliners panel is too wide, or maybe it's a 1958. Hmmm ...how does this explain units from the bottom edge of the body to the roof combination of both. I initially decided to still in purple paint after 1959? My feeling is line at the rear edge of the cab side doors. accept this as just another compromise, but that following Champ Davis' retirement, the Next, a similar cut was made on the Atlas have since decided I can't. In the near future 24-month repainting cycle may have been FP7 body shell, except through the batten I will file the panel off and smooth the roof, relaxed. It is unlikely that the locomotive was strip. There was the two-piece body kit - or then cut out a .005 styrene panel that repainted purple again in 1959, although this so I thought. Before addressing the drive matches the Atlas roof panels and cement it is not out of the question since former unit 1 decided to fit the body parts together in place. A series of holes can be drilled C&WC F-units were repainted in the purple to assure compatibility before getting too where the bolt heads (or rivets?) go, and scheme with ATLANTIC COAST LINE let involved in this project. Why waste precious short pieces of .012 brass rod can be tering in 1959 and 1960. Go figure! resources on the drive unit if the body wasn't cemented in sticking up above the panel just With this research carried out as far as I going to work? enough to simulate bolt heads. felt it was going to go, I had to make the deci The "fit" of the Stewart cab to the Atlas At this point I was satisfied with progress sion as to which scheme J would model. carbody left me disappointed. The roofs on the new FP7 body - it would work. When I fr rst began modeling the Coast Line T matched up, but the sidesills (bottom edges) Attention was then directed to the drive unit. swore that I would never have a purple diesel. did not. The Atlas carbody had about 2" less I wanted to "de-skirt" the locomotive above Never! You gotta be kidding! Then my wife height. Everything else looked real good. the fuel tanks, but the Atlas cast-metal frame Joanne suggested that she preferred purple Rather than give up I made the fmt big com precluded this without having to do some over black. She had talked me into preparing promise by adding a strip of 2x4 styrene major surgery to its fuel-tank area. 1 was in a purple ACL F3 a couple of years ago and along the bottom edge of the Atlas carbody luck as modeling partner Earl Murphy's wanted to know why I hadn't done more. Oh to establish a uniform straight bottom sill. It brother has access to a milling machine. Two well ...so much for logical deduction! helps, but its biggest drawback is that the Atlas frames (along with a Stewart frame for Okay, the decision was made. However, r lower batten strips don't line up. However, comparison) were packed off to Earl's searched high and low until I was able to the aluminum band and yellow pinstripe brother for alteration. A week later they confirm that at least one FP7 had remained help to conceal this compromise by distract were returned with both Atlas FP7 fuel-tank in purple paint but had been de-skirted. As ing the eye of the viewer. I had uneasy feel areas matching those of the Stewart F-unit luck would have it, it was ACL 890, the very ings about this "trick," but when the model frame. Great! This way the plastic fuel tank locomotive that I had figured on painting was finished I fe lt that the trickery had from the already-pirated Stewart ullit could black! Looks like I was able to have my worked effectively. Judge for yourself. be cemented in place, further adding to the cake and eat it too! The next obstacle was removal of the 48" "Stewart family" look that J was after with With the exact locomotive picked out, I dynamic-brake fan from the Atlas roof. I cut my FP7. I was amazed at how well things set out to create a "kit" to assemble. Yes, you out the panel and fit a blank dynamic-brake were coming together at that time. read that right. J created my own kit, then hatch panel from a Highliners B-unit, only Next came fitting theki tbashed FP7 body assembled it. First, the cab and nose section to discover that the Highliners panel is wider to the modified Atlas FP7 drive unit. In from a spare Stewart F unit was cut from the that those on the Atlas body. Hmmm ... either order to get the body to sit at the "right"
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 27 that has been needed for years, but no parts manufacturer has ever offered it. You can order this part from Life-Like. But be warned, it comes in a package with other parts. I also added Life-Like E7 side rail ings, nose grabs flanking the nose door, and pilot grabs on the anti-climber just above the pilot corner steps. ACl 863 with a southbound passenger train in Gainesville, Fl; August 10, 1952. At this point you may wish to split a few William J. Husa, Jr.,photo hairs so to speak. Depending upon how accu rate you want your ACL FP7 model to be, you should consider picking a specific year to get the detail "right." As with most other rail roads, over a period of time the Coast Line modifiedand/or added various appliances/fix tures to their locomotives. Between 1958 and 1963 the skirts were removed. Grabs were added above the windshields between 1959 and 1963. The original blat horns were replaced with small five-trumpet, forward facing horns during the middle 1950s. Rear door diaphragms were removed ... my guess is right around 1960 or maybe a bit later. The original nose grabs that flank the nose door ACl 877 has been de-skirted, but still wears its purple paint in this undated were replaced with taller grabs during the photo. Felix Brunot photo, Larry Goolsby collection mid- j 960s. Wider anti-climber grabs replaced the original factory grabs about this time as well. The Coast Line did a lot of switching on local trains with its F units; so the brakeman could more safely ride the pilot cornersteps, wider anti-climber grabs were used. Why did I chose to model 890 and not 891, 892 or 893? Do you want the truth? Simply because the ACL decal sheet has 890 as consecutive numberboard decals, and I would not have to piece together the num bers! No lie. My model of ACL 890 is detailed and painted to match its prototype ACl 890 in Rocky Mount, NC; March 20, 1966. Wa rren Calloway photo as it appeared during the years 1957 through about 1960. This meant that the skirting height, strips of .050 (or greater) styrene draft-gear boxes. above the fuel tank realistically could be were cemented to the inside of the body. The Next, the fuel-tank/battery-box piece removed. The small nose and anti-climber top of the drive unit's metal frame rests on from the Stewart F unit was cut down to the grabs could be retained, and the large 12" these strips stopping the body from fitting appropriate height by trimming approxi lettering adopted in 1956 would be applied too far down onto the drive unit. The posi mately '/,'_3/32 " off the top edge. It was then to Royal Purple and Aluminum paint. Other tions were approximated and the strips cemented to the bottom of the metal drive detail would include cab roof vent and five cemented in place a bit low. Before the glue unit frame using a mix of Hobsco Goo® and trumpet horn. The railings that were found had set, the body was placed onto the drive. Super Jet® CA cement. Detail Associates in later years above the windshields and at By pressing the body down onto the drive 3102 fuel-tank fittings were then cemented the nose "cheeks" would not have been until it is at the correct height the styrene to the top edge of the fuel tank on both installed yet, so they were left off. strips will be forced up to the proper posi sides. Use the accompanying prototype pho One pet peeve that I have with HO scale tion, thus providing a custom fit. tos as a guide fo r positioning. F units is the exhaust stacks. With the excep Before adding detail I decided to tit cou The next detail considered was the air tion of the Highliners B-unit, they are all plers and test run the model so as not do reservoir. I used an air-tank from an Athearn poor representations of those found on the damage detail and paint later. Mounting U-boat. To attach the tank to the bottom of prototype. Detail Associates offers nice pads for couplers were cut from .050 sheet the drive unit I drilled two holes into the bot replacement stacks. Those that come with styrene and cemented in place, then braced tom of the metal frame so that it could be the Highliners B-unit kit are even better. As with triangular styrene sections cemented to installed just as on the Athearn U-boat. the Highliners stacks are not readily avail the top of these coupler "pads" and up Plumbing was attached using pieces cut able I settled for the DA items. I use PBL against the inside of the locomotive body. I from Atlas GP7 handrail stanchions pressed cutters to nip them off as close to their base used InterMountain knuckle couplers fit to into holes drilled into the air reservoir. as possible, then dress up the blemished sur Kadee® No. 5 draft-gear boxes. The boxes Again, study the prototype photos for shape face. They are molded in plastic and can be were cut short at the rear to accommodate and placement. cemented in place with liquid styrene truck swing. Coupler height can be adjusted A Proto 2000 E7 front-pilot coupler cut cement. Be careful when removing the by shimming between the coupler pads and lever was fit to the front pilot. This is a part molded-on stacks so not to damage the fans
28 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 and other detail. I use Rail Nippers® to cut them close to the base, then file the rest away. Liquid styrene cement will secure the new exhaust stacks in place. In the name of safety and creature com fort, beginning during the late 1950s, the Coast Line initiated a program that added several appliances to their covered wagons. ACL 882 in Rocky Mount, NC; September 19, 1965. Wa rren Calloway photo One such item was a cab roof vent that was situated above the fireman's side windshield close to the center of the centerline of the locomotive and about a foot back from the curvature down to the windshield. No accu rate representation of this detail is available, so you have to "wing it." However Detail Associates produces a vent (#1 903) of approximately the same size, but of a little different shape. Since nothing else is avail able (that I know of),I added this vent to my Coast Line covered wagons when appropri ate. Should anyone point out a more accu rate part, then I will pop them off and make the replacement. In the meanwhile the Detail Associates vent will have to do. If you are modeling a Coast Line FP7 ACL FP7 445 has had its steam-generator equipment removed, thus it has been numbered in the 800-series then it will need renumbered into the 400 series. Atlanta, GA; April 29, 1967. to have steam-generator details on the rear Oscar Kimsey photo, Wa rren Calloway collection roof panel. I used Details West (#118). Each was fit to the roof panel and secured in place shields (#228) intended for the Athearn F7. '/" _3!J" . [ used Rail Nippers to get close, using CA cement. With only some minor carving on the bottom then filed/sanded the edge until it was level The Atlas FP7 carbody has molded-on edge of the windshield openings I was able to all the way around. To model the fuel-tank Farr-type grilles and vertical lou vel's get them to fit very nicely. Judge for yourself, fittings you can use the Detail Associates (between the portholes). Though the louvers but for me, the result is very pleasing. (#3 102) fuel-tank fittings set. They are plas are fine, the molded-on Farr grille detracts A-Line #29200 short windshield wipers tic parts and can be cemented right to the from the model. I chose to cut and fit Detail were installed by drilling a .072 hole above plastic Stewart fuel tank. Associates (#270 I) stainless-steel Farr each windshield and cementing the wipers Since the sun attacked the Royal Purple grilles. Each was cut to length matching the in place. Classification lights were paint with a vengeance, I wanted my model molded-on grilles, then Hobsco Goo® was improved by fitting Detail Associates to display a somewhat faded shade of the used to secure each in place. Goo was spar (#17 08) clear plastic class light lenses. Drill famous purple. This was accomplished by ingly applied to the molded-on grilles and a .046 hole in the center of each molded-on adding several drops of primer gray to the allowed about 15 minutes to firm up. The class light and press the DA replacements purple paint. After the painting and decaling, Detail Associates stainless-steel grilles were in place. I applied some liquid styrene the model was oversprayed with a clear coat then positioned and pressed firmly into cement from the inside to secure each in of Floquil Flat Finish and Floquil Dust place. After several months I have had no place. MY LS22 headlight lenses were fit. mixed 4: I, respectively, then thinned to difficulty with these grilles coming loose. The headlight openings have to be opened about two-thirds lacquer thinner. This light Before adding windshields and some up a bit, especially the lower unit. Carefully ened the purple and aluminum (decals), other detail parts I decided to paint the carve the perimeter of the headlight open along with the black roof. The running gear model. I used Atlantic Coast Line Royal ings with a sharp X-Acto® blade. Using a and fuel tank along with roof were then Purple that is available from the ACL/SAL toothpick or other small tool, spread some weathered with a mix of Floquil Earth, Con Historical Society. The aluminum paint is CA cement around the inner perimeter of crete and Grimy Black. I maintain two not paint at all, but instead a Microscale the openings and place the MY lenses, tak shades of weathering color made from these decal (#87-908)! Honestly. Pop out the num ing care to get proper alignment before the three Floquil paints. One shade is much berboards by pressing from the inside of the cement hardens. lighter whereas the other is darker. Both body and make note as to where each came The trucks can be enhanced with a paints are thinned to about 80 to 90 percent from (they are different!). This will allow speed-recorder cable located on the fire lacquer thinner for airbrush application. the decal to lay right over the numberboard man's side, leading axle of the front truck. I plan to use this FP7 in dual service just as openings, making decal application much Although I haven't yet applied the ATS it was utilized by the real railroad, as the simpler. Lettering can be either the early 6" (Automatic Train Stop) hot shoe (I will in model will be right at home shoulder to shoul lettering (Microscale 87-773) or the 12" let the near future), this appliance can be mod der with other F units and even Geeps, or tering (Microscale 87-768) first applied in eled using a Details West (#184) ATS shoe. heading local and secondary passenger trains 1956. I settled upon the taller 12" lettering If you de-skirt your FP7 as I have mine, when the E units are tied up with heavy winter since the model was de-skirted, reflecting a you should add fuel-tank fillers and gauges season traffic. I would like a couple more very late 1950s vintage. to the top edge of the fuel tank. But before ACL FP7 models, however, I will wait to see The Stewart windshield glass was replaced doing so, remember that the top edge of the what Athearn/Highliners and InterMountain with American Model Builders "scale" wind- plastic Stewart fuel tank has to be lowered do with their pending F-unit models. �
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 29 REI'z Green Braes, Shades of the BN Modeling with the Accurail 45' Va n & A-Lin e Universal Floor
by GaryWa lton
Model photos by the author BN & REAZ prototype photos and research assistance by John L. Becker
Certain construction techniques used in this mInI eventually come to an end, or they just merge. The good news is that the series were described in the July issue and will not be great "love it or leave it" Cascade Green paint lives on in many ways! repeated. They will, however, reference that issue. Seeing this paint on BNSF rolling stock and locomotives is not that rare and will probably exist beyond 2000. Cascade Green also lives on in HE FORMER BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD other, less obvious applications. Yes folks, it just will not die. T has always been a personal favorite of mine. Always innovative First a short history lesson is in order. Back in the early/mid '80s, and ahead of the pack, the BN in its heyday was an efficient freight BN painted a multitude of pig vans, what else but, Cascade Green. moving machine. It would seem that all railroads, no matter how good, For example, manufacturers like Brae (930000-930229 in 1983 and
30 T MODEL RAI LROADING AUGUST 1998 1 - Landing gear installation and detail. 2 - Finished A-Line floor and details.
93 1 000-93 1499 in 1984), Strick (930500-930999, 1983) and Theurer (930230-930459, 1983) all contributed to the "green" fleet (possibly other builders as well). Whatever happened to these highly visible and unique pig vans? I think most of us have seen the green Strick KBS fleet still hard at work. I'm not sure about the disposition of the Theurer vans. Transamerica (REAZ) on the other hand, has been inconspicuously running former BN/Brae vans in various "shades" of Cascade Green for quite some time (931000 series became 63 1000). Intermodal yard spotters and ground men have occasionally mistaken the REAZ greens for KBS vans. Some of the REAZ greens retain the BN graphics, some have been patched and some are one shade of green sans the stripes or grapillcs. As the '90s count up to 2000, spot ting REAZ greens has become increasingly difficult. This unique looking and rare van has motivated me to model three prototypes from the REAZ 63 1000 series. 3 - Air hoses, take-up springs, slack adjuster, bogie and The modeling points of tills project focus on replacing the Accu lots of other neat stuff. A whole lot of detail! rillI floor with the new A-Line floor and sliding tandem, a prototypi cal Brae dock/DOT bumper and that sometimes "funky" and always Figure 1 - Airhose slack adjuster assembly (not to scale). A = Main section unique secondhand paint job. Refer to July's TransamericaiAccurail (2x2, 3' long). B = Stiffener (2x3. 3" long). C = Hose hanger (2x3. 6" long) article for information on: landing gear, lower sidesill reinforcement A Side View I ridge, drip lip and lower/rear DOT light plate. Keep in mind that it's I _Thread noses Front of C with holes t:::::::::=::r-rC-===;;:::,===Il I through holes (enlarged) very easy to build the REAZ greens as a stock out-of-the-box model Point s/ utilizing construction tips from the July article. I do highly recom � mend trying the A-Line floor kit. It saves time and looks great. The 1 Front View (enlarged) three prototype subjects were chosen based on uniquely different Gluing _ Side of C 0: : 0 -c (enlarged) characteristics and extremes. One side of each trailer was painted and , ' Surface 0 weathered to closely match John's corresponding prototype photo �' while the opposite side had to be based on an educated guess.
Th e Fl oor length of the A-Line rails). The cut must be made at the front of each Measurements are in scale feet and inches unless noted otherwise. rail to align the two remaining mounting pins. Cement the rails to the Using the A-Line floor eliminates several hours of construction time, floor. Fill the two notches on the floor ahead of each rail with .020 x with only a modest increase in cost. It's easy to assemble and fits .030 styrene strip trimmed to fit. Prototype slide rails have a flange exactly as the instructions suggest (nice job!). Using the A-Line floor running along the length of each outer side. (This is how the bogie requires the addition of landing gear, mud flaps, axles, tires and "clips" to the rails on prototype vans) Create the flange by cementing wheels. For the REAZ Brae models the Walthers Stoughton landing a piece of .010 x .020 styrene strip to the outer side. Trim to actual gear will be used. See July MRG for backdating the Stoughton gear length. Assemble the bogie. When dry, insert the bogie assembly into for the Brae. Use the floor of a Walthers 45' or 48' van as a landing the slide rail grooves. The angled spring hanger should face front. gear jig while the cement sets. Install a .025 rod to serve as a stabilizer bar, cut to fit between the To install the landing gear on the A-Line floor, two grooves need angled hangers (insert in pre-cast holes). to be notched out of the cross ribs from the rear (longest) section. An air-hose hanger/slack adjuster needs to be attached to the front From the front of the floor, mark the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th ribs. Mea of the suspension bogie. Cut a 2x2 piece of strip, 3' long for the main sure from each side edge an actual 'h, " and mark with a razor cut section of the slack adjuster. At one end cement a 2x3 styrene "stiff through each rib. From the previous mark, measure "in" another '/,," ener" lengthwise, cut to a length of 3 ". This will serve to increase the and mark with a razor cut. Using a chisel blade, remove the plastic gluing surface and strengthen the overall assembly. Cut a 2x3, 6" in between the two marks from the ribs specified. The groove that was length for the hose hanger. Drill two #76 holes near each outer edge, cut must be smooth and flush with the rest of the floor. Repeat for holding the piece length-wise. Cement this perpendicular and cen opposite side. Test fit the gear assembly. Trim and smooth if neces tered on the thinner end of the slack adjuster. The holes in the hanger sary. Cement gear in place making sure the front of each wing plate is should face outward in relation to the width of the slack adjuster. See 4' 3" from the front edge of the floor. Install a gearbox and crank on Figure I and Photo 2 for assembly claritication. the curbside of the gear (see Photo I and July MRG for fabricating Cement the slack adjuster at "point I" (see Figure I) centered the gear box and crank). perpendicular to the front bogie cross-member. Refer to Photo 2 Assemble the slide rails/suspension bogie per instructions except for placement. Create the air hose from grain-of-wheat wire or use for these simple modifications. The slide rails are too long for a 45' A-Line's air hose. Drill three #76 holes centered just ahead of the van. You could leave as is or cut them down to 14.5' (176 ", standard slider rails. Cut two equal lengths of hose about 10' long. Cement a sljde-rail length for a 45' van; 216" is standard for a 53' van, about the 3" piece of .020 styrene rod to "harness" the hoses about hal fway
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ... 31 Bogie locked in Figure 2 - Air hoses extreme forward position and bogie position.
/ Hoses Bogie \ I
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Bogie 6 & 7 - Reconstruction of dock bumper and DOT bumper Bogie locked in I rear most position / Hoses uprights and center plate. Hose is taut
- Spring
Slide Rail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
From left to right, sequence of Athearn wheel modification.
4 - Finished Athearn wheels with prototypical round oiler cap.
8 - The finished product, prototy pical Brae dock and DOT bumper.
to the harness, and trim off the excess. Refer to figure 2 and Photos 2 & 3 for clarification. The front floor can be left as is or moditied to have a more "scale like" kingpin. Nip off the existing pin and sand smooth. Center punch and drill a #69 hole. Insert a piece of .025 styrene rod into the hole so that a little less then 6" is protruding from the bottom of the floor. Cement from the topside of the floor. Paint each floor section BAR Gray. Weather with oversprays of Grimy Black and Dirt. Brush paint the hoses Grimy Black. Dry brush the slide-rail outer face Oily Black. The landing-gear legs were hand-painted using a base of Metallic Graphite, with washes of burnt umber and Oily Black
5 - Detail of drip lip, door frame extension and gusset plate. applied to the base coat. Paint the kingpin area Oily Black. Set the Also note upper rub-rails and lower sidesill stiffener ridge. floor sections aside for later installation. from each end. This can also be made of brass wire by looping Th e Wheels each end to encircle the hoses. Either way works, the styrene rod is The prototype wheels have a round oiler cap. J chose to use less effort. Thread the ends through the hanger holes until they wheels/tires from an Athearn 45 ' van kit because they have the round reach the end of the slack adj uster, then attach with CA at this spot. cap. The major problem with these wheels is that the large oversized Thread the other end of the hoses into the floor holes, keeping the axle will not fit through the holes in the A-Line suspension. This is middle hole open. Now is where the fun part begins. Many proto easily remedied by cementing the single tire to the tire/wheel/axle type trailers have at least one spring attached to the hoses that keep half. The tire spacer should face the opposite tire. Using flush-cut them off the ground and from chinking when the bogie is locked in nippers cut the axle fl ush with the back of the wheel revealing a per the more forward position. (The Braes have only one spring, newer fe ctly centered hole. No guess work; drill it out with a #50 bit so an vans have two in case one breaks.) Create a spring from '/," brass A-Line axle will securely fit in the hole. CA the axle into the hole. wire. Cut to a workable length, about I"ac tual. Insert between the Make a pair with axles and a pair without (see Photo 4 inset). hoses and into the middle hole of the floor. CA from the other side. Hand-paint the wheel centers CP Rail Gray using a lO/O detailer Bend the spring into position so that it meets the hose harness. CA brush. Only paint the raised spokes, oiler cap and the rims. Try not to
32 ... MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 REAZ 63 1130, the clean,· green stealth maChine. �:::::;;;::::.::::::;:::::::;:::::;:::�:;;:::;;.-- � Cement each rub-rail in the areas where the rivet detail was removed. The top edge of the rails needs to be flush with the roof. Tn addition, I switched to a .0 10 styrene rod for the lower sidesill ridge. It's a little less forgiving than the .020 rod used in the July Accurail article, but it looks more prototypical. Just take your time and cement a section at a time. Remember to position it between the upper and lower rivet pat terns. Third, the sides of the door frame were extended by using a .0 lO x .030 strip cut to fit between the upper and lower sidesill. Butt it against the existing rear door frame lip (see Photo 5). The fourth modification is creation of a more prototypical "Brae like" dock/DOT bumper. This is optional, but if done correctly will get paint between the spokes or on the wheel spacer (I'll explain this produce a model that looks very believable. Throughout this process later). Don't worry too much about getting paint on the black molded refer to Photos 6-8. Start by sawing off the DOT bumper, columns plastic tire. Lightly scrape off any excess with a hobby knife. So you and back plate. Sand smooth. Then chisel off theraised dock bumper ask, "Why did we only paint a portion of the wheel?" Answer - because spoke wheels tend to collect a heavier concentration of grime between the spokes. Finish by spraying with a Clear Flat/Grimy Black solution, until the desired effect is achieved. If you want the spokes to "stand-out" more, re-apply a coat of CP Rail Gray, then apply another light layer of Clear Flat/Grimy Black. For a dirtier look add a few drops of Dirt or Mud to Clear Flat and overspray the tire/wheel. Get 'em dirty! See Photo 4. Insert the wheel/tire/axle half into the suspension bogie. The back of the wheel should almost touch the suspension side. CA the non-axle wheel to the axle. If you prefer wheels that roll, try not to get any CA on the leaf-spring hole.
Th e Shell Four additional things were done to the shell that weren't covered in the July Accurail article. First, the rear drip lip had a small angular gusset plate added to each side. Make it from a 6" piece of lx6 strip cut at a 45° angle. See Photo 5 for shape and placement of this piece. Second, the upper sidesill has two rub-rails per side. These are made from .010 x.030 styrene strips cut in lengths of 10'. Shave off a sec tion of the top set of raised rivet detail starting 6" from the front of the trailer. Shave off a 10' section. Measure 29.5' from the front of the trailer and repeat the removal of the rivet detail for 10' moving to rear.
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 33 and pastin' is over! Let the games begin. Oh, remove the rubber bands from the shell. Reposition the floor and tack weld to keep it in place for protection of the delicate bumper assembly during further work.
Painting and Finishing
REAZ 631130, "the plain green wrapper" - This van is some what of a mystery to me. It looks like it was rebuilt or never received the BN graphics. Begin by painting it Reading Green. Why? Because the prototype paint appears darker then standard Cascade Green. Mask to paint the roof and sidesills with the 111, White/Aluminum solution. Before removing the mask, apply some weathering to simu late the diesel exhaust stain. This trailer was pretty clean except for the wheels and tires. Hand-paint any scratches or damage with White and Light Gray using a 15/0 liner. A pin or pointed knife blade was also used to create scratches in the paint. Tiny white decal stripes can also be used to simulate patches. An area in the middle of the trailer appears as a lighter shade of green. There are subtle, lighter shades of green in other areas as well. Dry-brush these areas with a dilute wash of Cascade Green and Clear Satin. Seal with Clear Gloss. The REAZ badge and numbers were applied using white gothic letter and num ber decals. The front warninglabel and dimensional data are from the between the taillight housings. (I use Micro-Mark's chiseling tool for KBS decal sheet. I tried a couple of things to represent the gray rivets this.) Make a razor cut against each taillight housing before chiseling. on the green paint. The trick is to lightly airbrush a dilute solution of A piece of masking tape covering the doors and lower gaskets will Clear Satin with a few drops of Light Gray. It worked! I'm not sure if help prevent accidental nicks. Sand smooth, then install a new dock the reproduced photo will show it, but the rivets look like they should, bumper made from a .020 x .030 strip cut to a length of 5' 3 ". Cut it highlighted in light Gray. Fortunately the skin is only slightly light "fat" so it can be trimmed to an exact fit. Test fit then cement in place ened by this technique. Seal with Clear Satin because this trailer centered between the lights. Lightly sand to take the edge off of it. appears rather clean. Before proceeding, pressure fit the rear section of a spare A-Line REAZ 631193, BN Innovative Intermodal, not quite the original, floor with only the slide rails installed (wrap two rubber bands but close - Start by painting the doors white. Many of these vans around the shell so the floor doesn't accidentally fall out). This will had white replacement doors installed. Mask the doors only, then serve as an alignment jig. Put the shelllfloor in a hobby vice so the apply BN Cascade Green. Mask and paint the roof and sidesills with roof is down and the floor is up. Cut two 12" pieces of 030 x .060 the White/Aluminum solution. Apply moderate weathering to the strip for the DOT bumper upright columns. Make sure they are of upper sills, following the prototype photo as a guide. Weather rivets exact, equal lengths. (I recommend using NorthWest Short Line's with chalk and dry-brushed Grimy Black. Seal with Clear Gloss. Chopper to accurately miter styrene strip) Using tube cement and a Apply decals from the BN Green van sheet per instructions toothpick, attach each upright to the underside of the door frame, (Microscale 87-458). Apply the BN number eliminating the leading aligning with the slide rails. The uprights should cover the end of the digit of 9. The 9 on the prototype was overlaid with a white band and rails. (Don't get any cement on the slide rails.) Cut two .060 x .080 replaced with a 6. The white band was made by cutting a 6'1," wide strips 9" in length for the back angled half of the uprights. Cut on the strip from a wider stripe (Microscale PS 1-1/4 white). Use this strip edge so a point is formed on one end and the other end is the original to trim white pieces of different lengths for badge/number back .080 dimension. Tube cement to the back of each upright. The wider grounds. The number "6" decal is from a gothic lettering sheet. A part of the angled piece should just touch the top edge of each rail. white band also needs to be trimmed for the REAZ badge. The REAZ Carefully slide the floor about '/,' away from the uprights. Apply liq graphic is from Microscale 87-703. Some of the BN graphics on this uid cement to all the joints of the uprights. Allow it to set, but before trailer are heavily weathered and pealed off. The "45" was partially it hardens, slowly slide the floor back into the rearmost position for painted out with burnt umber using a 15/0 brush. The same was done alignment purposes. Wait about a half hour before proceeding further. to the front bulkhead BN graphic. The brown color is dirt adhering to A bumper upright/center plate is made from a 3' 3" long piece of the sticky surface left behind after partial removal. Patches were Ix12 styrene. This piece needs to be fitin place, slightly recessed from either painted on or a white or green decal was used. (The large green the front surface of each upright. Use tube cement to tack-weld it. BN logo on Microscale 87-458 is good for making green patches.) Slide the floorback again and apply liquid cement to the joints of this The small silver strips are for simulating duct tape patches Gust to the piece. Cap each angled upright back with a piece of Ix8 strip, cut to a rear of the REAZ badge). Some of the patches are outlined in Grimy workable length. Cement centered, to the back of each angled upright. Black or burnt umber. The REAZ badge and number on the doors are Trim flush. A new DOT bumper is made from a 5' 6" long piece of from Microscale 87-703. Use paint and a knife to simulate scratches. 2x3 strip. Attach to the bottom of the uprights, slightly forward. Use REAZ 631178. Pa tches, patches, patches - I saved the best for last. the taillight housings to center the new bumper. Hallelujah, the cuttin' This fellow redefines the true meaning of "second hand." An initial coat
34 .... MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 of Cascade Green was applied. Mask the curbside and front, leaving a 3' section exposed on the front side. Spray this with a Clear GlosslWhite solution to "bleach" the green similar to the prototype. Remove mask. Mask for a white patch, 3' x 4' on the curbside, 3' x 51/,' on the driver's side. (A clear decal sheet painted white could also be used for this.) Position this using the BN decal sheet instructions as a guide. The idea is to create a patch that looks like it would cover the BN logo. Seal with Clear Gloss. Mask and paint roof and sidesills. Heavily weather the sidesills, especially the curbside upper sidesill. Remove mask. Weather the sides, rivets, etc. Pay careful attention to the exhaust streaking on the lighter green area and all the scratcheslblemishes. Seal with Clear Gloss. Apply decals. Start by cut ting out the "Innovative Intermodal Service" from the white stripes on the BN sheet. Only apply the stripes to the trailer side. Spray Reading Green on a clear decal sheet. Use this sheet to make patches to cover the areas between the stripes and the lower, smaller BN logo. The stripe patch is 191/,' x 11/4, positioned 131/,' from the front. A green patch was A Piggy Packer loads a Brae trailer in Harrisburg, PA, in also made to cover the area where the BN logo would be on the front July 1991. Football fans might mistakenly assume that wall. Use the front BN decal as a template for cutting this patch. Apply this photo was taken in Wisconsin. Why? Because it weathering according to the photos. The REAZ badges were applied shows a Green Brae Packer! John Becker photo similarly to those on 63 1 193. Seal the shell with Clear Flat. Rail Gray. The roof "waves" were done by air brushing on Light lines Completion & General Finishing of Clear Flat/Grimy Black perpendicular to the roof edges. Install the rear floor section first followed by the front. Install mud Microscale Trailer Data was used for marker lights, taillights and flaps on underside of door frame using a 1 x6 shim to clear the DOT front builder's plates and notices. bumper. Paint the flaps and shims Grimy Black. Rear door-latch bars are Grimy Black and hinges are Metallic Graphite. Gaskets are 1"sil Summary ver decal stripes. Heavily weather the bumper area with burnt umber, This was a fun, but time-consuming, project. Thankfully these chalks and Clear Flat/Grimy Black overspray. Door frames and front trailers are becoming increasingly rare so our modern intermodal corners are scratchedand rusted in areas, especially near the bottom. trailer fleets will not require more than one or two models. I do The upper rub-rails are painted a rusty Grimy Black. The equipment believe they were definitely worth the effort. See you next month and record box recesses/frames are BAR Gray. The record box is CP with another installment of the Accurail series. �
Bill of Material Manufacturer Evergreen 414233 BAR Gray Part No. Description 100 .0 lO x .020 styrene strip 41425 1 CP Rail Gray Accurail 101 .0 lOx .030 styrene strip 414137 Grimy Black 1100 Undecorated 45 ' van 102 .0 lOx .060 styrene strip 414299 Flat Aluminum A-Line 103 .020 x .030 styrene strip 414308 Dirt 116-50118 Black mud flaps, plastic 104 .030 x .060 styrene strip 414275 Roof Brown 116-50142 Sliding tandem air hoses 105 .060 x .080 styrene strip 414326 Oily Black 116-50 159 45 ' & 48 ' universal trailer floor 219 .025 styrene rod 414290 Engine Black & suspension 8102 I x2 styrene stri p 50 1 999 Metallic Graphite 116-50 103 Van dress-up kit (for axles) 8104 I x4 styrene strip 414209 BN Green Athearn 8106 I x6 styrene strip 4141 13 Reefer White 140-75043 45 ' trailer parts (for wheels) 8108 Ix8 styrene strip 404 106 Clear Flat Microscale 81 12 I x 12 styrene strip 404 100 Clear Gloss PS 1-1/4 White 1//' stripe 8202 2x2 styrene stri p 404 103 Clear Satin 87-458 BN green vans 8203 2x3 styrene strip 556008 16 oz. airbrush thinner 87-703 Transamerica vans 8204 2x4 styrene strip MODELflex 87-665 KBS, MD&W, CC&P vans Detail Associates 165- 1 602 Reefer White 87-852 Trailer data 2503 1/," brass wire (air-hose spring) 165-1685 Reading Green 87-70-1 White gothic lettering 2508 1 '//' brass wire (landing-gear 165- 1626 BN Green 87-124-4 1" & 2" silver stripes crank arm) We ber Costello 02-0 Clear decal sheet Grandt Line 145003 Hi-fiGrays (chalks) 460- 104 Micro Set 300-390 1 .0 I 0 styrene rod M. Graham & Co. 460- 105 Micro Sol Polly Scale 22-30 Burnt umber acrylic artists paint
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 35 magine this scenario: a large island and other associated industries, The lsland is Keith reports his introduction into the I in the Atlantic Ocean, 125 miles long and an ideal place for a visit. hobby of model railroading was like many 35 miles at its widest. The warm Gulf Stream As can be seen by the above scenario, others, by way of a train set given to him current flows past the eastern side of the is model railroader and empire builder Keith when he was four years old, but he does not land, keeping the climate mild along the Mader has a vivid imagination. While many remember that far back. Around the age of coast. On the western side of "The Island" model railroaders are content to situate ten, Christmas brought him a Marx HO scale (we'll call it that), mountains rise up from their empires "somewhere" or in a scaled train set that fascinated him with its smaller sea level to over 5,000 feet. Due to the steep down version of the real world, Keith has size and level of detail. He says he was then a slopes and ruggedness of the terrain, this side taken his talents to create his HO scale lay "hooked-for-life" model railroader, as a lay is mostly uninhabited. A few miles inland on out in a self-contained world where any out was started with this introductory set. A the eastern side, foothills give way to moun thing and everything is possible. Now that side trip into N scale only lasted a few years, tains which rise to over 2,500 feet. Approxi does not mean it is a world of fantasy, but as he returned to HO scale in 1974. A 3' by mately 2,000 feet up in the mountains is the rather a compilation of a modeler's efforts 11' switching layout grew to fill most of the Wentworth Valley, home of a very busy and to make a realistic world with a viable basement. At that time Keith started lettering prosperous Wentworth Valley System. With transportation system. And that is what and decorating his rolling stock for the Went railroads, coal mines, logging, lumbering model railroading can be. worth Valley Railroad, named after an actual location in his home of Nova Scotia. This lay out lasted until 1979 when it was dismantled. 2 As with many modelers who progress from one layout to another, all of the past layouts, experiences and knowledge gained were put to good use by Keith in the con struction of the present Wentworth Valley System, started in 1980. By his count, this one is his seventeenth layout. He says it is still under construction and hopes to have it
basically completed by May 2002 - after 22 years of construction. Not many model ers have that much solid ambition!
The Current Layout The Wentworth Valley System (WVS) occupies an L-shaped space about 17' by 20' in the unfi nished basement of the
AUGUST 1998 Trackwork and Controls The trackplan shows the layout's point-to-point design, and all of the industrial sidings. Approximately 600' of Atlas and Peco code 100 flextrack is used on the WVS, while Peco suppljed the 95 turnouts.Two of the turnouts are electrically operated; the others are manually turned by train operators as required - Keith wanted to keep things as simple as possible. Most trackwork has been painted and weath ered as well as being ballasted. There are several power packs and three cab controls for operating sessions. Many incandescent light bulbs provide illumi 3 nation for the layout, and they are con trolled by dimmer switches for Mader home and is mostly two levels. The To say the WVS "occupies" the layout nighttime operations. At present, struc lower-level benchwork is 40 " above the room does not tell the whole story, as a good tures and scenes are not lighted. floor, and is of the "cabinet" type, with part of the railroad has expanded beyond the built-in storage shelves behind doors. The four walls. Some of the expansion is upper level extends up to 5' above the floor. straightforward shelves with scenes along an From the outside of the room, they are Access to the layout is through a short 58" outer wall, on two levels. Other scenes greet painted plywood boxes protruding from the high door, requiring a minimal duck-under. you overhead as you descend the stairs to wall. These plywood sides are hinged so the One back aisle must be accessed through a the basement. Keith has also solved his lack scenes can be accessed from outside the lower duck-under which Keith says does of expansion space and desire to model room for maintenance. They also allowed pose problems, but nothing that cannot be more scenes in a unique way. Two large me to place some lighting when photograph overcome. The sides of the layout, the scenes that have been incorporated into the ing this area of the layout, an unintended upper benchwork and the lighting valences actual layout are situated in enclosed boxes benefitthat came in handy. are covered with tasteful wood paneling, sticking out of an outer wall of the room. adding to the completeness of the room and From the inside, they appear just to be Layout Concept the layout. extensions of the scenes they are set in. "The Wentworth Valley System has five different railroads, all owned by the same company," says builder Keith. All railroads Wentworth Va lley F7 crosses "The Narrows" waterway on its way out of and firms are fictitious, and supposedly 1 Bayport. Bridge is a Campbell kit, while the diesels are by Athearn. owned by the well-known Island industri A close-up view of Keith's scratch built ISCO ore dock with over 6,000 pieces. alist, "J. D. Ervine." Mr. Ervine's compa 2 The scratchbuilt ore vessel J.D. Ervine is named after the Wentworth Va lley nies also control much of the Island System's industrialist owner. This view was taken from outside the layout room, economy through ownership of newspa by opening the hinged back and top of the enclosing plywood box. pers, radio and television stations, trucking The Industrial Park area as seen from the stairway. Note how Keith has built firms, etc. Keith admits he based this con 3the large Northwestern Furniture factory in the background around some of cept on a real fa mily that owns many such the framing members of the house. Structure in the foreground is the National industries in eastern Canada, having a sim Lumber Company. ilar sounding name. That is as close as the The Wentworth Valley Railroad maintenance headquarters are located in the WVS gets to reality! 4 Bayport Ya rd. Structure was scratchbuilt by Keith to fit the wedge-shaped area The parent Wentworth Va lley Railroad is available, something a prototype railroad would be likely do as well. Offices are a general carrier specializing in hauling coal: on the upper floors, with enclosed space on the first level for MOW equipment. it also has a passenger division. Formed by The upper roof sections are removable. All vehicles and rolling stock are lettered the merging of Valley Lumber Company and for the railroads they work for. Clyde's Coal Company, the Valley Coal and Lumber Company (VC&L) operates a rail road, and has coal mjnes, lumber mills and four operating divisions. The Island Steel 4 Corporation (ISCO) has a steel-mill com plex with specialized rolling stock used in their industry. These railJ"Oads all have their own identities, color schemes and logos. The other two railroads are small terminal enti ties with minimal equipment. All railroads feature diesel motive power from the 1950s. The VC&L does have a few working steam engines that are maintained by the WVR. The parent WVR has a few steam engines for excursions - making those railfans pay! The VC&L also has some passenger rolling stock for company use, but are also glad to see the occasional paying customer. They will also handle freight for
MODEL RAILROADING .... 37 All railroads on the layout (except ISCO) have been involved in mergers and acquisitions by industrialist Ervine and therefore there are a great variety of color schemes and lettering. Keith has over 300 pieces of rolling stock on the layout, including 35 engines and 60 pieces of maintenance-of-way equip ment. All but a few are 1950s vintage or earlier, and all have been airbrush painted and decorated by Keith. Indi vidual dry transfers were used to letter the various railroads until the mid- An aerial view of "The Narrows" area and the rugged countryside as served 1980s, when the switch was made to 5 5 by the Wentworth Valley System. The shiny new metal buildings on the custom-made water-soluble decals. right are part of the Island Steel Corporation's new iron ore upgrading plant under construction. Once in use, they will lose their shine quickly. MajOr work is being done on the Island Power Corporation building at Bay building, and probably need to get some 6 port. Concrete is being pumped from the mid-level to the roof of the struc help from George Sellios of Fine Scale ture, using a Kibri kit. The upper line through the Wentworth Valley can be seen Miniatures! And the thought of detailing the in the background, with a truss bridge and a trestle. interior of an 18-story building is over whelmjng ...even for Keith. other customers. ISCO has no freight cars city on the Island. This city is the home of The upper level of the layout represents for hire nor passenger equipment. the WVS headquarters, located in the Ervine the Valley, and features fall foliage, while The WVR runs from the southern Island Building, the Island's tallest structure at 18 the lower level is the town of Bayport, an city of Bayport, up through the Wentworth stories. Northport and the northern part of area with late summer weather and plenty of Valley where May Junction and the VC&L's the Island are not modeled, due to a lack of greenery. Heavy snowfalls are common up company town of Beaver River are located. space. Keith says he would have to cut a in the Valley and mountain passes, so there It then travels down to Northport, the largest hole in the ceiling to model the headquarters are many different kinds of snow-fighting railroad equipment on hand. Most of this specialized equipment is stored and serviced 6 in Bayport to prevent it being stranded by a sudden snowfall at the higher elevations.
Structures Structures are a big palt of Keith's model ing, and they are literally everywhere on the layout, with around 200 on site at present. The term "contest quality" modeling is accu rate on his layout, as many of ills structures and dioramas have been entered in contests in Eastern Canada. Entering a model in a contest does not automatically qualify all models as being the best in many instances. This does not apply to models built by Keith; he has regularly won class honors and "Best
AUGUST 1998 some of the Wentworth Va lley's 10 7 multiple bridges are seen here above the railroad yard in Bayport. Keith built and kitbashed the bridges from Lionel and Atlas kits. A WVR freight led by F7s travels along the mainline with its con sist of hopper cars. All railroad equip ment is deco rated for the WVR, including the maintenance equipment. Rockwork on the sides of the mountains was made from industrial plaster, using Woodland Scenics rock molds. Mountain Gap can be seen through 8the pass in the mountains at Bel in Show" many times, attesting to his skills. could have been built before the 1960s," says lows Falls. The VC&L's Doodlebug is As a person who has competed against Keith, Keith. Many of the recent scratchbuilt diora crossing the WVR mainline to the lower I know it is difficult to beat him when he mas on the layout are based on commercially level town of Bayport. The waterfront brings one of his dioramas to a contest! available kits, especially those of Fine Scale boat yard structures are Campbell kits, About 35 of the earLier structures on the Miniatures. Examining them, it is difficult to and the waterfront is serviced by its layout were made from Campbell kits, which tell they are not built from kits. They have own railroad siding offto the left. Keith credits with teaching him how wood often been built from kit plans; some were The massive grain elevator bins in structures could be scratchbuilt. There are made using only photos in magazine ads. gthe Bayport Industrial Park extend about 85 scratchbuilt structures on the layout, Many structures have removable roofs, and well out of sight in this scene. Dis while many others were kitbashed. "All some have interior detailing. Keith does say torted by the camera's wide angle lens, those elevators nearest to the camera are really vertical! The individ 9 ual cylindrical storage bins from Hel jan come in two pieces; these halves were placed side-by-side to extend the structure. The enclosed upper por tion of the structure was scratch built using cardboard covered with Camp bell corrugated aluminum. Lumber is big business on the 1 0 Wentworth Valley System; here it is seen being unloaded from rail road cars onto waiting barges. The timber gantry, based on a Scale Struc tures Ltd. kit, was scratchbuilt by Keith and extended to fit this scene. The structure contains over 1,000 nut bolt-washer (NBW) castings.
MODEL RAILROADING T 39 The WVS is a layout on several levels, with finished fascia all around. This fit the available space, and it is complete with view shows the lawlor's Island area on the lower level, with May Junction first-floor storage space for the railroad"s in11 the upper rear portion. like most structures, the two-story warehouse under speeders and MOW equipment. There must construction in the center of the photo was scratchbuilt by Keith. It has a brick be VIP's working in the building, as many of chimney and fireplace being worked on by HO scale men using scaffolding. the windows have air conditioners installed. The scratch built VC&l-owned Beaver River Company is located above the When entering the layout room, a visitor 12entrance door to the layout room. encounters the Bayport Industrial Park along the entire lower-level of an 8' long wall on it is somewhat difficultfor him to findall of to the effect of being a part of a larger orga the left. It features a continuous grain eleva the specialized detail castings he needs to nization. Since the WYS has recently taken tor structure, with literally dozens of vertical make his versions of kits, but he is industri over the VC&L, many of their structures cylindrical silos. A large structure such as ous and has done a great job, as can be seen remain in the original colors. The large rail this is rarely modeled on layouts. The silos in the photos. Many of these details were road service area in Bayport is home to a ten were made by Keith from several Heljan kits, actually scratchbuilt by Keith. stall engine house and a turntable, and a with scratchbuilt center and upper portions. Most of the "company" structures - the unique wedge-shaped maintenance head In front of the grain elevator is a detailed railroad ones - are painted similarly to add quarters structure. Keith built the SU'ucture to scrapyard with several railroad cranes doing the unloading work from rail cars. One of the newest "Best in Show" struc tures (as of this writing - they appear regu larly!) on the WVS is the ISCO iron ore dock. It was scratchbuilt using photos of a model built by Irv Shultz that appeared in the 1995 edition of Great Model Railroads (Kahn bach). It is about 4" wide, 8" high and 30" long. Keith states there were over 6,000 pieces used in its construction. With all of the time taken to build such a diorama, he still found time to count all of the pieces! The small office part of the structure has a remov able roof and interior detailing, including a console with 12 levers to control the ore chutes leading to the waiting ship below. New stairs leading down to the base were added by
AUGUST 1998 Vehicles Many modelers treat hjghway vehi cles on their layouts as minor inciden tals or scenic items that are not taken too seriously - they add a few "Hot Wheels®" type trucks here and there, with their out-of-scale details, paint and huge wheels, and then drop in a few plastic cars with no interiors at all. Per sonally, I think nothing destroys the illusion of modeling a real world than populating it with these toy vehicles. As can be seen by the photos, Keid1 takes a diffe rent path on his layout. One cannot ignore the effect of several huge Kibri model cranes and other heavy equip ment workjng on the large Island Power Corporation building behind d1e service area of the rail yard. Most of the 250+ vehicles on the WVS have been custom painted and decorated by Keith, and carry the logos of the rai lroads or firms they are supposed to be workjng for. They are from the 1930s up to the 1980s, with some of the newer ones being removed recently so the era being modeled can be narrowed. Keith even has a few customized "hot rods," com plete with painted-on flames, that go along with the period being modeled. The waterways are not forgotten either, as Keith has populated them with over 50 vessels, ranging from the smallest row boats to large ships. The effect is total.
The Lawlor's Island area of the 13lower level of the WVS features this small scratchbuilt foundry struc 1 ture in the foreground which was based on plans from a Fine Scale Keith, as access to the ship for the crew and The ISCO ore dock, complete with ore Miniatures kit. The wood gantry and shore workers. The accompanying 21 " long ship, was constructed offthe layout as a sep other related structures were also ore ship J. D. Ervine was also scratchbuilt, arate structure. Keith has built many of his made by Keith. A WVR Athearn F7 using two I x4 pine boards as a core, with a larger scenes in this manner, allowing easier painted in company colors is on its plastic wrapper. The ship's cabin roof is construction and detailing on the work way to the upper levels of the system. removable, to allow viewing of the interior bench. Building these scenes in this manner The WVR mainline curves detailing. The Island Steel Company is allows them to be displayed at local model 14through the scene on its way to presently being enlarged, as a 3' long iron ore railroad shows, entered in contests, and also the Wentworth Valley on the upper benification (upgrading) plant is presently allows access to layout wiring and hard-to level. This line actually passes under construction on the upper level. reach areas of the layout. As stated above, through the coal wharf structure, while loaded coal cars pass under neath to be unloaded on the dock in the background. The Island Steel Cor poration's ore dock, with a string of ore cars, can be seen in the back ground. The scenes along this wall are actually set outside the wall, in enclosed plywood boxes. In the fore ground is Keith's kitbashed tracked snowplow which started out as a mili tary tank model. The walls of the layout room 15are not continuous, thus allow ing scenes such as this one on the "outside" to be seen from the inside. Clyde's Coal frames the Industrial Park area that is at the bottom of the base ment stairway to the left.
MODEL RAILROADING T 41 These two levels of railroad are on the left side of the entrance duck Fisheries facility, complete with multi-level 16 16under. The lumber town of Beaver River is on the upper level, about 5' canning plant, wharves, fishing vessels and a above the floor. The Bayport Industrial Park is on the lower level, with its mas rail siding. Keith does not have room to sive grain elevators all along the wall. In addition to covering the fascia with incorporate this diorama into the layout yet, paneling, layout builder Keith Mader has also painted cloud backdrops, even on so it remains on display under the stairway the house support beams and furnace ductwork on the upper level. in a box with a clear plastic front. Above the Industrial Park area are still more scenes; this one is Keith's ver Of course, being a railroad system travel 17sion of the Fine Scale Miniatures "G. Wilikers Machine Shop." Most of the ing through mountainous scenelY, there has to small pieces of machinery were scratchbuilt, as was the structure. be numerous bridges on the lines. Some come from Campbell kits, while others were kit this diorama won "Best in Show" in the uration, 10' long down a side wall, and run bashed or scratchbuilt by Keith ... they certainly model contest at the 1997 convention of the about 14' along the back wall. This will be add to the flavor of mountain railroading. Maritime Federation of Model Railroaders, the site of Walthers' steel-mill series struc held in Truro, Nova Scotia. tures. A general cargo pier will be added at Scenery The Island Steel Company is expanding. the end, to accommodate a 50" long Ameri Almost all of the layout is scenicked,
This will mean - guess what - another can Seoul ship by Stirling which has been with trees and appropriate foliage every outside-of-the-room expansion to accommo stored since Keith's previous layout. where. Woodland Scenics supplied the date this industry. It will be in the area Another award-winning diorama con foliage clusters and other materials. Keith beyond the ore dock, in an L-shaped config- structed by Keith is the large Silver Seas has added around 650 scratchbuilt trees around the layout. The upper level is mod eled as being above a sheer rock-faced cliff in most of the scenes. Keith made all of the rockwork, using industrial plaster, a material similar to plaster of Paris, and rock molds. It has all been brush-painted to achieve the realistic look. Some of the more inaccessible rockwork in the area behind the roundhouse did not satisfy Keith, so he recently removed it and re-did it. Of course, working on such scenery when the lower detailing is com pleted is compl icated. And "hard on the knees," says Keith, as he had to kneel on top of the existing tracks while doing the work. Covering the tracks with blankets helped somewhat, but it still was a chore that he is glad to have completed.
AUGUST 1998 The Future What do you do for an encore, after you have "done it all?" Keith has ongo Rockwork is extensive all over the rest of Forty five industries and locations are ing plans to change scenes, add new the layout, even covering house supporting serviced during an operating session, which ones, and generally keep on working up posts and beams. Some of the areas look usually lasts about 1'/, hours. This is to the raiLroads' anticipated basic com impossible to reach, let alone add rock work, roughly the same time it takes Keith to set pletion date of May 2002. I seriously but Keith prevailed to complete them. Where up the railroad for a session with car cards, don't think this date will mean the there are some plain spaces left over in the waybills, blocking orders and removable "end" of his modeling, but will be just background, Keith painted backgrounds and car loads. another milestone in the evolution of added some hand-painted clouds. So it can be seen the Wentworth Valley the Wentworth Valley System of Keith Some of the waterways on the WVS are System is not just a showcase for the model Mader, model railroader. I look forward painted black, with multiple coats of gloss ing talents of Keith Mader; it is also an oper to keeping readers up-to-date on the medium to give them the realistic sheen of ating model of a functioning self-contained progress of this model railroad. � water. Some still require some "water," an transportation system. item in Keith's "to do" list.
Operations Organized operating sessions have been occurring on the Wentworth Valley System more or less since January of 1983. Over 250 sessions have been held, with a usual crew of fouf. A spare position has been added recently, with Keith setting things up and conducting operations, making six crew members per session. Nowadays Keith says he rarely operates the railroad himself, say ing he has too much to do (that more or less goes without saying, as evidenced by the work accomplished i). He has operated 145 times with the rest of the crew over the past years, and even taken the time to keep track.
WentWorth Va lley System
1. Pallet Plant 9. No. 2 Mine 2. Rough Mill 10. Island Equipment 3. Planing Mill 11. Cattle Pens 4. Chip Loader 12. Grain Elevator 5. Company Houses 13. Beaver River Co. 6. Supply Shed 14. Steam Engine Facilities 7. Company Store 15. G. Whikers Factory 8. Engine Shed 16. Shanty To wn
Lower 1. Junk Yard 14. Gantry 2. Grain Elevator 15. Foundry Level 3. Clyde's Coal 16. Car Repair Bayport 4. Meat Plant 17. Coal Dock 5. Valley Lumber 18. Brambell Module 6. Boat Yard 19. are Dock 7. Coaling Tower 20. N.W. Furniture 8. Island Power Corp. 21 . Cold Storage 9. Roundhouse 22. Stevens Coal 10. WV Maintenance 23. National Lumber 11. OSCO Plant 24. Grandt Machinery 12. Oil Depot 13. Under Construction Drawing by Bob Boudreau
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 43 MRL SD7 607 is seen switching at Laurel, MT, on June 18, 1992. It is former SP 1541 . Built in September 1953, it has a dynamic brake and the small fuel tank. The raised section behind the cab came from the electrical upgrading on the SP. Note the three-chime horn and overall as-built appearance of this unit, then in its 39th year of service. Decals: Microscale 87-544. Wa yne Allen photo, George Melvin collection
In this 1997 photo, the 607 leads a freight at East Livingston, MT. It now boasts a chopped nose, rotating beacon on the cab roof and the horns have been relocated further from the cab near the stacks. Decals: Microscale 87-544. Wa yne Allen photo
HE 900-PLUS MILE Montana Rail Link over its entire length and a cast of support was formed in j 987 but could be consid ing locals where local traffi c and branchline Tered a long-awaited result of the BN merger operations exist, but its primary function is of 1970 which created two roughly parallel forwarding trains over the link fo rmed lines of the BN across Montana. The former between the former NP lines of the BN east Great Northern crossed the northern tier of and south of Billings, MT, across the state to the state while the former Northern Pacific Sandpoint, ID, and into Spokane, WA, crossed the southern and central portions. In where they are handed back to the BN. Sandpoint, 10, a junction brought both lines Despite the fact that BN supplies power onto a common mainline for the rest of the for the through trains, MRL has assembled way into Spokane, WA . While neither line an interesting roster of over 100 EMD units boasted a great deal of on-line business, the of at least a dozen models, including a group former GN offereda much easier crossing of of early SDs. According to the December the northern Rockies, with Marias Pass its 1989 issue of eTC Board, two years after only stretch of tough mountain railroading, their start up, the MRL rostered I I early while the old NP line could boast (or more SDs - two SD7s and nine SD9s. The two aptly, lament) its Bozeman Pass and Mullan SD7s, numbered 605 and 607 were former Pass as well as miles of twisting river run SP units. The SD9s, numbered 600-604, 606 ning. The trouble for the BN was that they and 608-610, were mostly of U. S. Steel were just too busy to carve up the old NP into background, from the DM&IR and EJ&E. a few shortlines, thus ending its use as a Units 603 and 606 were the exceptions, through route. The GN line was running near coming from the SP. This group of engines capacity and was predicted to get even busier. is a "work in progress" with rebuildings and Plans were laid to sell the connecting acquisitions continuing, so I will not attempt branches and lease the old NP mainline to to give a cun'ent status report. the Washington Corporation to be operated MRL SDs are painted in the striking dark as Montana Rail Link. The MRL is what the blue, white and black MRL livery and used name implies. It runs a single through train in local and through-freight service. Some
AUGUST 1998 IMRL 601 is paired with sister 609 on a transfer run at Kansas City, MO, on October 29, 1997. This is originally DM&IR 127, EJ&E 606 then MRL 601. An SD9 built in March 1957, it fea tures a very neat chopped nose. Note the small rotating beacon atop the cab and a five-chime horn and bell in bracket on the long hood. The num berboard and class light have been blanked out on the rear of the 609. The herald has the fancier speed let ters and underlining. Decals: None. Lou Marre photo, George Melvin collection
IMRL 609 was originally EJ&E 601, built in March 1957 and differs in a few points from the 601. It has a paper air-filter box across the long hood, an offset white strobe flasher and firecracker antenna. The paint scheme has the smaller Raillink letter ing and the stripes on the long hood have the extra piece to form a "W" (for Washington Corp.) which has recently appeared on MRL and IMRL locomotives. Decals: None. Lou Marre photo, George Melvin collection
Former NKP SD9s 2342 and 2359 switch at Norfolk, VA, on February 26, 1982. Wearing the blandest of N&W paint scheme, some of these units had worn the blue and yellow in the decade following the 1964 merger. A quarter century old in this view, this unit still had a lot of years left when in yard duty at Norfol k. Notice the firecracker antenna, single-chime horn and all-weather cab-window insert, the few details on these quite standard units. The N&W removed the extra warning light from the nose and moved the regular headlights to the standard position. Decals: Herald King L-50, Microscale 87-22. Peter Coulombe photo have been modernized and received chopped some more recent entries. These units are awanna with which it connected in Buffa lo, noses. The MRL stands as a good example still in the same number series, 600-6 12, and the NKP successfully and profitably moved for a modeler who wants both a favorite pro carry the same color scheme but with fre ight tonnage in the shadow of the much totype road and would like to be a bit cre "1&M" where they had said "Montana." larger New York Central and Pennsylvania. ative, rostering some home road lettered Durable soldiers, most of this group now This was due mostly to its fine physical units and work both groups together. How carry their fourth or fifth identity and are in plant, a route that avoided many of the larger about, say, building a "Michigan Rail Link," excess of 40 years old. Midwesterncities and the efficiency of those running Grand Trunk Western power along The Nickel Plate Road (NKP), officially legendary Berkshires. side your choosing of power lettered in your the New York, Chicago & St. Louis, billed Dieselization came slowly to the ickel own paint scheme? itself as the "High Speed Service" road, and Plate, with small numbers of Alco S2s and In April 1997, the MRL concept was it stated such on its cabooses, boxcars and EMD NW2s being assigned to the larger extended to the Midwest when the 1,100- piggyback trailers. The reference was to its urban terminals such as Buffalo and Cleve mile I&M Rail Link was formed from for freight service, not the passenger varnish. land in the early I 940s. But the fa st freights mer Canadian Pacific/Soo Line trackage The locomotive which made this claim a remained entrusted to the Berks unti I after the including the Kansas City-Chicago main and reality more than anything else was the freight cab units which were sought by most secondary lines in Iowa and Minnesota. The Nickel Plate Berkshire, the 2-8-4 high-speed roads in the late '40s had begun to pass from CP holds a one-third interest in IMRL and freight machine. Fifteen Berkshires were the scene. A group of I I Alco PA Is bought supplied 24 locomotives fo r their startup, but built in 1934 with another 55 built during fo r passenger service in 1947-'48 were the about 75 units were sent east from the MRL, World War II. While often controlled by only cab units ever owned by the Nickel including a group of 13 SD7s and SD9s, larger roads such as the C&O, which owned Plate. Its firstmainline freight diesels were 13 including the engines profi led above and a controlling interest until 1947, or the Lack- GP7s bought in 1951, and these were fo l-
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 45 N&W 2352, the former NKP 352, was serving the export coal trade at Norfolk, the mineral traffic on the line. As the last VA, when photographed May 1, 1982. Some units, such as 2351, got the N&W GP9s were arriving in 1956 to finish off name spelled out on the long hood with the NW initials on the nose. At least six steam on the east-west mainlines, attention of the 20 SD9s carried this simplest of paint schemes initiated in 1971 and used was turned to the Wheeling and its different until 1981 when the Norfolk & Western name was again spelled out on the long operating characteristics. By this time, the hood. Note the removal of footboards and new-style coupler cut levers, also the EMD SD9 was available and, along with the wire loop under the walkover plate to hold the long jumper cable. Decals: Her comparable Alco RSDI2, orders were ald King L-50, Microscale 87-22. John Benson photo, George Melvin collection placed to remove steam from this last hold out on the NKP. No record is found of an SO N&W SD9 2956 is wearing its third road number, renumbered from 2356 in demonstrator visiting the Nickel Plate, but advance of the NS merger to avoid a conflict with engines on the Southern. The the Alco RSD12 demonstrator did visit the extra warning light unit is removed, but the nose-mounted bell is still in place road and proved beyond a doubt that a six from its beginning on the Nickel Plate; at least five units are known to have had axle road switcher could handle the demands the nose-mounted bells - 2340, 2343, 2345, 2356 and 2358. Bellevue, OH; Janu of the Wheeling. ary 3, 1980. Decals: Herald King I-50, Microscale 87-22. Nine RSD12s arrived at Brewster from John Benson photo, George Melvin collection March through July 1957, joining 20 SD9s, numbered 340-359, delivered in April and lowed by many mainstream four-axle road as it was called was hilly (despite the associ May of that year, creating a fleet a bit larger switchers which were aimed at usurping the ation of Ohio with "flat") and primarily han than that on the C&NW (with 14) and high iron fromthe mighty Berkshires. dled mineral traffic - coal as its main smaller than the GN (with 27), but when An important event two years prior to the northbound traffic base to Lake Erie, and compared to the dominant fleet of I 10 GP7s arrival of the first Geeps was the leasing of iron ore southward for the steel mills around and GP9s which had just been amassed, the the Wheeling & Lake Erie in 1949. This Steubenville, OH. SD9 provided a welcome break from stan road stretched from the southeastern Ohio In contrast to the NKP with its fleet dardization. Built without dynamic brakes coal fields to Lake Erie, and its motive footed 700-series Berkshires, the Wheeling (as were the RSD1 2s), they came in the dis power needs bring the NKP into the story of was known for operating a fleet of articu tinctive black with yellow stripes across the early SO units. Unlike the fast and relatively lated 2-6-6-2s. Ten GP7s were assigned to nose and three stripes trailing the length of flat merchandise freight thoroughfare of the the Brewster, OH, headquarters of the the unit. All were assigned to Brewster. Nickel Plate main from Buffalo west to Wheeling District in 1953 for general freight Although they could be seen elsewhere on Chicago and St. Louis, the Wheeling District service but did not prove especially suited to the NKP system, they called the Wheeling
46 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 SOU SD9 202 wears a clean coat of black at Atlanta in November 1981. Originally Central of Georgia 202, this and unit 207 survived to the SD9 rebuild program along with eight NKP SD9s. It still displays its unique CofG nose-mounted bell bracket. It also has a firecracker antenna and five-chime horn cluster. Decals: Herald King L-90, Microscale 87-32. Bill Folsom photo, Peter Coulombe collection
Three months after its rebuilding to SD9M 50, the former NKP 342 is switching at Bellevue, OH, on October 11, 1989. Its sidesill doors have been closed and its classification lights removed. The pilot is straight with the MU hoses and footboards gone. With all of its bright white safety striping and Thoroughbred paint scheme, it is an impressive black engine. It has a sunshade and wind deflectors. Decals: Herald King L-211, Microscale 87-435. John Benson photo, Peter Coulombe collection
NS SD9M 51, rebuilt in September 1990, was originally NKP 343; it still carries its nose-mounted bell. The sidesill doors have not been elimi nated on this unit, but the class lights have been removed. The white strip ing on the pilot is limited to the main steel plate; the "break away" lower panels (which can be easily replaced District home, along with an NKP District at Cincinnati and Columbus, OH. Their after a collision or derailment) are local called the Narlo Turn which operated claim to fame and profits were derived from black. The side lettering on this unit is between Bellevue and a quarry to the west the prodigious amounts of coal wielded from positioned further back than on the near Fostoria. For the remainder of the the coal country eastward to tidewater and 50, extending over only one set of lou Nickel Plate's existence, the SD fleet did its marine furtherance and westward to the vers at its left edge; this keeps the intended job. The Nickel Plate was merged industrial heartland. But, in fact, the N&W "Norfolk Southern" name all on into the N&W in 1964, with the SD9s never bought an early SD or any other first smooth panels. The nose herald is also becoming N&W 2340-2359. Much informa generation six-axle road switcher. higher than on the other two units tion used here has been gleaned from Nickel Dieselizing late, they standardized on illustrated here. Bellevue, OH; June 4, Plate Road Historical & Technical Society four-axle road switchers, primarily GP9s 1992. Decals: Herald King L-211, publications. and RSlls. Prior to 1964, the first-genera Microscale 87-435. George Melvin photo The Norfo lk & Western, it could be tion road-power stable was dominated by a argued, should have been a major owner of comparatively small group of 120 Aleo four Youngstown and Pittsburgh & West Virginia early SD units when their terrain and traffic axles and over 400 GP9s, GP 18s and GP30s. in 1964 tossed a multitude of new hues onto base was considered. The pre- 1964 N&W The takeover of the Virginian in 1959 the rather bland N& W palate. The mergers operated just over 2,100 miles of track from brought FM six-axles in the form of Train added more colorful paint schemes and Norfolk, VA, and Hagerstown, MD, west masters to the straightforward N&W roster, many new diesel models, including the 20 ward through Roanoke and the depths of the but the merger with the Nickel Plate, SD9s coming from the Wheeling District of Appalachian coal country to western outlets Wabash and smaller Akron, Canton & the Nickel Plate.
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 47 NS SD9M 56, the former NKP 356, retains its nose-mounted bell. The MU and footboards have also been removed from this unit and the pilot has no striping at all. As the other units, it carries small NW initials under the road number. Its nose her ald is positioned like that on the 51 and the side lettering like that on the 50; all three SD9Ms shown here are lettered a little different. This unit has its sidesill doors closed up. Bellevue, OH; October 11, 1989. Decals: Herald King L-211, Microscale 87-435. John Benson photo, George Melvin collection
NWP SD9s 4327 and 4423, former SP units of the same numbers, show off their new Black Widow colors, com plete with Northwestern Pacific spelled out on the long hood. Almost too freshly painted to photograph, they are seen in transit from the Omni-Trax shop, on the BNSF in Den ver on June 27, 1996. The SP array of lights on the nose has been removed, along with the class lights, but ditch lights have been added to the pilot. Note the Omni-Trax builders label just to the rear of the cab. Decals: None. Ed Fulcomer photo
NWP SD9 5305 is former Rio Grande 5305, the Grande's only unit to receive a chopped nose. It wears the Black Widow colors very well! Note some of Initially, all of the NKP diesels were they could be seen roaming the N& W sys the sidesill doors have been closed renumbered by adding 2000 to the original tem on occasion, they were frequently used off. It has a sunshade, roof-top beacon number. The Wabash power had 3000 added in yard service at the big classitication yard and large screened spark arrestors, to its current number. This was a simple sys at Bellevue, OH. Some also moved east to the latter left from its Rio Grande tem which allowed the observer to easily tell the coal-sorting yards in Norfolk, VA . days. At the Omni-Trax shop at Love a unit's heritage. The SD9s thus became Because of the Norfolk & Western/Southern land, CO; June 23, 1996. Decals: None. N&W 2340-2359. They managed to stay merger, the remaining 15 units in the group Ed Fulcomer photo around their old haunts for a time. While were renumbered about 1980 to 2940-2959.
48 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 Five units had been retired by this time, the 2340, 2345, 2347, 2356 and 2359. The first to leave the roster was the 2357, wrecked and retired in 1966. Their number slots were left open in the new number block so the last two digits remained the same as they had been from NKP days. The 1982 merger forming the "new" Norfolk Southern brought three more early SOs under the same banner. The single original Central of Georgia S07, numbered 20 1, had been SOU 20 I before being renumbered 197. It was retired in 1989. Two of the six original CofG S09s were still around also; units 202 and 207 became SOU 198 and 199. A rebuild program to convert a group of these S09s at the Roanoke shops to modern ized heavy yard units labeled S09Ms began NKP SD9 340 is in the simplified black and yellow paint initiated on road units in in 1989. This program was kind to the 1960. At least four other SD9s received this paint beside the 340 and 351 illus remaining S09s; a total of nine units were trated here: the 343, 347, 350 and 356. The first of 20 SD9s, it was built in March done. Eight former NKP units, the 2342, 1957 and lacks a passenger boiler and dynamic brakes (no NKP diesel had that 2343, 2349, 2350, 2355, 2356 and 2358 feature) but has the large 2,400 gallon fuel tank. Note the initials of the formal became NS 50-53 and 55-57, respectively, name of the road on the short hood. The auxiliary warning light unit, positioned with the 55 and 56 even keeping the same below the nose-mounted bell pushes the standard headlight to a very low posi last two digits from the original 1957 Nickel tion! It has a single nose ladder on the right side, a pair of single-chime horns Plate numbers, in spite of this being their and ample window dressing; a sunshade, all-weather window insert and wind fourth number series! The pair of original deflectors. It is still carrying a push pole mounted on brackets on the trailing CofG units became NS 58 and 59. Unit 2952 truck. The practice of poling cars was nearly obsolete by the time of this Febru was slated to become S09M 54 but as of a ary 1965 photo, at Bellevue, OH. Decals: Herald King L-400. 1994 summary of S power, this rebuild had Th e Garys photo, George Melvin collection not been done. They are utilized at Bellevue, Atlanta and Sheffield, AL. The seven NKP A fireman's side view of NKP SD9 351 shows a rerailer mounted on each forward units are the largest group of NKP units still truck. This unit does not have the nose-mounted bell but does have the stan surviving, and the pair of former CofG units, dard extra warning light unit, present on the front of nearly all NKP road built two years earlier than the NKP group, switchers. Bellevue, OH; June 1960. Decals: Herald King L-400. could be the oldest units on the NS roster. Th e Garys photo, George Melvin collection Sometimes the real world will create what a railfan might only hope would hap old NWP north of Willits which had recently company had acquired the rights to the pen, and the modeler might be tempted to been the Eureka Southern. This shortline Northwestern Pacific name from Southern create using his "modeler's license." Such is started in 1983 but was plagued with Pacific, they have lettered their units for the case of the Northwestern Pacific Rail weather-related problems such as major NWP and painted them in the classic SP road (NWP). This "new" NWP is not to be washouts and went out of business. The 140- Black Widow paint scheme! They have for confused with the original legendary sub odd lniles south of Willits was taken over by mer SP GP9s 3825, 3840, 3844 and 3850, sidiary of the Southern Pacific, which billed the California Northern in 1993, but this former S09s 4324, 4327 and 4423 - all itself as the "Redwood Empire Route" and company also experienced serious problems keeping their last SP numbers. As if these whose nearly 300-mile line hugged the west from weather conditions and this portion has aren't enough, they also have the only S09 ern base of the Coast Range north of San become part of the NCRA. chop-nosed by the Rio Grande, unit 5305, Francisco and was assigned some of SP's Now for the "fantasy come true" part; the which retains that number. NOW, in real life , early SO units when they were brand new. NCRA went to Omni-Trax for eight locomo we can see NWP-Iettered units and even one The "new" Northwestern Pacific is the oper tives and came back with seven former SP with a chop-nose. ating name of the North Coast Rail Author road switchers, all of which may have even Our coverage of the early SOs will con- ity (NCRA), which runs the 145 miles of the tread the rails of the original NWP. Since the tinue next month with Pennsylvania. �
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 49 Modeling Appalachian Streamliners Capturing the Character of
CLINCHFIELD F UNITS by John Welther / Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated
John Welther's CRR F7A 809 takes the point on a through-freight to High Point, NC, on Jim Six's Car olina & Western Railroad. Jim Six photo
On CRR F3A 800, the forward porthole/louver posi y INTEREST IN TH E CLINCHFIELD RAI LROAD BEGAN tions were reversed by replacing them with panels M while I was on a business trip for G.E. Transportation Systems that were removed from a second shell and placed on back in October 1994. The purpose of my trip was to photograph the opposite sides of the model. John Hitzeman photo first three CSX AC4400CW locomotives which G.E. had recently de livered for testing on CSX's Crystal River Coal Train. Today this train travels over CSX's Blue Ridge Division, a good portion of which is the former Clinchfield Railroad which ran from Elkhorn City, KY, to Spartanburg, Sc. When traveling in this area of the country one can easily get the feeling that they've been miniatur ized and placed in a beautifully scenicked model railroad. The moun tainous terrain gives evidence as to why the Clinchfield was sometimes referred to as the Rio Grande Railroad of the East. The scenery can be as spectacular as the Rockies at times, especially in the fall. Even at present little has changed in appearance from the days when this area was called "Clinchfield Country." It is most likely that this is the primary reason I decided to model my home road based on the Cbnchfield. I could justifiably run first-generation diesel power in the form of the Clinchfield Railroad or when I'm of a whim to run modern trains, I could run the latest motive power of CSX. For me, the best of both worlds.
Prototype Background EMD's F-series locomotive is an all-time classic and one of my favorites. Close inspection of Clinchfield's fleet of F units reveals several unique features. It is because of some of these unique fea tures, I found the Clinchfield Fs a bi t more of a challenge to model. Most of the Clinchfield's F units were in service 20 or more years, resulting in several major overhauls over time. In 1952 the first of the major overhauls occurred on their Fs, and due to this, their appear ances began to transform. All units had their side skirting removed.
50 ..... MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 first Clinchfield F unit I built. I chose this model primarily for two reasons. First, the F7s were more numerous than any other F-series model on the Clinchfield, establishing them as the "back bone" of their F-unit fleet. Second, a small num ber of CRR F units appear to have never had their cal'body louvers modified or changed from their as-delivered configuration. In theory, they would be easiest of the F-series cab units to model but still have some Clinchfield features which distin guish them from other roads' F units. Through research, I've been able to narrow down this "unmodified" group to four locomotives - 807, 809, 810 and 812.
Whenever these shoppings were done, Clinchfield seemed to upgrade units with the latest innovations in EMD's F-series line. For example, F3s were upgraded to F7 specifications, and later their F7s were upgraded to F9 specs. Interestingly, F3 805 was eventually upgraded to F9 specifications with metal F9 ID plates to verify this fact. CRR 805 also had Farr air grilles and slotted F9-style carbody louvers while still retaining its F3 screened dynamic-brake vents. Other Clinchfield F-unit trademarks included removal of sand-fill doors and the reversal of the first porthole window and louver on the carbody, behind the cab doors. Some F units had a mixture of carbody louver styles. One can eas ily see how these F units began to develop individual characters of their own on the Clinchfield. Several models of F units were rostered on the Clinchfield and most were purchased new from EMD. In December 1948 the Clinchfield received its fi rst order of F units. The order consisted of four A-units (road numbers 800-803) and two B-units (850 & 851); all were F3s. The modelerlrajlfan com munity commonly refers to these as F3 Phase IV units. With the CRR F9B 868 is a detailed Highliners B-unit kit exception of their screened-slot dynamic brake, they closely resemble installed on a Stewart chassis. John Hitzeman photo early F7s. Although EMD's Engineering Department referred to them as F5s, this designation was never officially adopted by EMD. February and March of the following year brought two more F3As Next, I had to have a B-unit. I chose an F9B to model as they were (804 & 805) and two F3Bs (852 & 853). The F7s began arriving on rare on any railroad, and they were the only factory-built F9s on the the Clinchfield in October 1951 when six A-units (806-8 11) and Clinchfield. seven B-units (854-860) were delivered. These two groups of F7s I chose CRR F3A 800 as it is probably my most favorite Clinch represent what is commonly referred to as Phase I-Late. They were field F unit of all. The reasons are many, a few of which I need to visually similar to Clinchfield's F3s with the main exception being that they had 36" dynamic-brake fans. By the end of 1952, Clinchfield had added ten more Fs to the ros Modifications made to CRR F7A 809 include removal of ter. These included six F7As (81 5-820), three F7Bs (861 -863) and skirts, modification of fuel tank, and addition of numer Clinchfield's only passenger diesel locomotive FP7 ous details, many of which are Clinchfield-specific. 200. The F7 As and Bs represent what is called Phase II John Hitzeman photo with the main spotting features being 48" dynamic brake fans and vertical slit-style carbody louvers. The last few F units purchased by the Clinchfield came in the form of five F9Bs (864-868) delivered in April 1955. No new A-units were purchased at that time. During the mid 1960s the Clinchfield found itself in the midst of a motive-power shortage. As a result, the railroad purchased some used F units from one of Clinchfield's parent roads, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. From the L&N, the Clinchfield received three F7 As (821 -823), two of which were former NC&StL locomotives, and two F7Bs (250 & 869), also former NC&StL engines. The two B-units were painted dark green and typically used as back-up for CRR 4-6-0 No. 1 in excursion service.
The Models I chose to build the three models featured in this article for specific reasons. F7A 809 was the
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 51 This R.J. Corman Railroad Construction display locomotive is Above and below: Two close-up views of Clinchfield's the former Clinchfield F3A 805 that was upgraded to an F9. distinctive box for the air hoses. mention. First, and most obviously, it is the class unit. Next, 800 and younger sister unit No. 250, an FP7, are still in service to this day and currently are owned by CSX Transportation. Because of their longevity, these two veterans have worn no less than six different paint schemes for four different railroads, CRR (two versions), Family Lines, Seaboard System and CSX (two ver sions). This means that modelers of other roads may have an interest in building these locomotives as well. To further that point I would also add that due to the fact that the Clinchfieldwas jointly owned by L&N and ACL and also had interchanges with the Southern Railway and Interstate Railroad, these locomotives were prone to show up in consists on those roads as well. In fact, my own model of CRR 809 has provided run-through service to High Point, NC, on Jim Six's Carolina & Western Railroad (see lead photo here and in Jim's article in the November 1996 MRG). Without a doubt, the best HO scale F-unit locomotives currently available are made by Stewart Hobbies. Their finely crafted bodies with Kato drives make for exceptional models. CRR 809 is based on Open up the four sand-filler locations on each model. Start by a Stewart F7 A Phase I Late. CRR 800 is based on a Stewart F3 Phase drilling a hole in the center, then square up the openings with a IV.F9B 868 uses a Stewart F-unit dIive with Highliners' F B-unit body jeweler's file. File to the inside edge of the frame. kit. Stewart Hobbies has made F9B models and those could be used The coupler opening on the front pilot of the A-units needs to be as well. I simply admire the level of detail of the Highliners' kit. In enlarged and modified. The same technique used on the L&N F units fact, I still hold onto the hope that Highliners' will actually make from my "Frog Eyes" article in the July '95 MRG is appropriate good on their promise to make their A units available this year. And here. A useful tip is to draw the coupler-opening configuration on with InterMountain's announcement that they too will be offering the the face of the front pilot to aid as a guideline and help to visualize F-series locomotives by year's end, modelers may soon have several the opening. additional viable choices. From what I understand of Highliner ' pro Temporarily place the bodies back on their chassis. With all of the posed A-Ullit design, it would have made things easier when it came side skirting removed except for around the emergency fuel cut-off to modifying the porthole windows/louvers panels on F3 800 and switch (the small circle inside a square), scribe a small mark on the numerous other Clinchfield F units. At any rate, at present a second fuel-tank casting that is even with the top of the small circle. Remove shell is needed to build F3A 800. the body shells and set them aside for now. Next disengage the clips on the fuel tanks and remove the tanks from the chassis. Using the Preparations and Modifications marks just scribed on the fuel tanks as a guide, saw away the top of Begin by removing the bodies from their chassis. Next, carefully the fuel tanks. Nan·ow strips of styrene are cemented to the tops of remove all clear plastic "glass" inserts and set them aside for safe the fuel tanks at their sides and rear. Attach these strips to the inside, keeping until final assembly of the models. top edge of the fuel-tank casting. Once the styrene strips are perma If the Highliners kit is used for the B unit, follow their instructions nently secured, radius the top, side and edges of the fuel tank with and build the kit accordingly for F9Bs. files and/or a sanding stick. On the A units, notice the seams on the roof behind the wind Make doors for the equipment box, in front of the fuel tank, by shield. Wet-sand this area smooth. The seams on either side of the using the appropriate sections from the previously removed side skirt nose need to be fi lled with putty and wet-sanded to smoothness. ing. Using a sanding stick or tile, fashion a "peak" on the top section Finally, notice the two seams on the front pilot on either side of the of the doors, refer to photos to help render these doors. Once the coupler opening. These can be gently scraped away with the back modification of these doors is complete they can be cemented to the edge of an X-Acto® knife blade and wet-sanded. Make note of any forward section of the fuel-tank casting. Finish detailing the fuel other small imperfections in the bodies and putty and wet-sand them tanks by adding the fuel fillers and sight gauges. accordingly. Fill the holes for mounting the horns on the roof and After the truck sideframes have been detai led, the underframe sand them smooth. chassis can be considered complete. Using a small screwdriver, With the B-unit kit built, and these preliminary preparations com gently pry each of the sideframes off of the power trucks. Next, plete, the models are ready for the next step of modification. Begin by apply the swing hangers and brake cylinders to each of the side removing the skirting from the bodies of all the models. Remove all frames. Drill a #79 hole in the end of each brake cylinder, then of the skirting except for the small area around the emergency fuel install wire brake-cylinder piping to all four sideframes. Truck cut-off button (see photos). Save the pieces of skirting which have sanding lines are made from .019 brass wire bent to a shape that doors for the equipment box in front of the fuel tank. These will be roughly resembles a "question mark." Attach the sand lines at the used in a moment. inboard end of each sideframe, i.e., the end closest to the fuel
52 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 Coupler opening and cut-lever detail view. Close-up view of fuel-tank end.
Close-up of fuel-tank area. Note that the skirting has been removed, revealing the rounded top edge of fuel tank and tapered area above access door. Rear truck detail view. tank/equipment box. Finish off the sideframe detailing by apply ial between the horizontal batten strips back to the first vertical batten ing a speed-recorder drive to the left front axle. strip. Cut the same panels from the second body shell and apply them in their opposite positions on the model so that the louvers are behind Body Detailing the cab doors and then the porthole windows. As pointed out earlier, all Clinchfield F-units, As and Bs, had their Finish detailing the roofs of the units by applying lift rings, grabs sand-filler doors removed early in their career. A way I've developed and cooling coils. Cab units get five-chime horns, cab vent and whip to model this is to first make mounting plates of .0 I 0 styrene and antenna base details. The nose MU door on the cab units was made install them in the opening previously made for the sand fi llers. from sand-tiller doors from a Highliners kit parts sprue. The door is Install these plates at a slight angle with the top of this plate angling sanded ultra thin, and the bottom edge and cornersare rounded off. back toward the inside of the shell. The sand fillers are installed next. F7 809 and all Clinchfield F units wearing the original yellow I've experimented with several ways of adding them. The method I and-gray scheme had reflectorized numberboards mounted near the think looks best is to use detail parts from Cannon & Co.'s high-hood top of the door on the cab nose. This board is made from .0 I 0 conversion kits. But since this isn't cost effective (as four kits are styrene. The dimensions are 12" high by 26" long. needed per engine!), I then tried using Detail Associates sand fillers Referring to the photos, measure, mark and drill #80 holes for which, in my opinion, looked a bit too large when compared to the 18"-wide grabirons mounted to the rear wall and roof of the cab units. prototype's. I settled on using the round fuel gauges from a DA fuel The B-unit gets this detail on both ends. Drill #78 holes outside of the tank detail set. grabirons and apply NBW detail. Install grabs and trim off excess The radiator and dynamic-brake fans were treated differently on material from inside the body shells. Note: all grabs are spaced 2" each model, with the most straightforward method being the F9B away from model's surface. Coupler buffers below end doors are unit, as it was built per Highliners' instructions. The F3 has its made from modified white metal castings from a Details West F-unit dynamic-brake inlets modified so the photo-etched screens from a detail set. Install MU receptacles above the end doors. All end walls Highliners kit could be added. Note that the Highliners screens are get a back-up light applied. Install coupler cut bars, trainline hoses shorter than the Stewart shell's molded screens. Place the photo and M U hoses to the ends of the units. etched screens alongside the molded-on screens of the body and cen The front pilots of the cab units are the next area to get detailing. ter them to split the difference in lengths. Mark the ends of the etched The coupler cut levers are made from .0 12 brass wire and mounted screens on the body. Open up the area for the slotted dynamic-brake in brackets. At some early stage, all Clinchfield F cab units received vents on the Stewart shell's roof. Start by using small holes made what appears to be a homemade box with hinged lid. This box was with a drill bit, then finish by squaring up the openings with a jew mounted on the right side of the front pilot. This box was evidently eler's fi le. The F3 uses the stock Stewart radiator fans with exhaust some kind of housing for the MU hoses. The box is modeled using stacks replaced with Highliners' parts. F7 809 had all of its fans 'h, " Evergreen styrene channel stock, and the box lid is made from replaced with Highliners' fans. Installation of these parts can be .010 styrene. Attach the box to the front pilot's right side. Drill reviewed in my L&N "Frog Eyes" article. holes in the front pilot and mount the MU and trainline hoses. The F3 800 had the first porthole and louver arrangement reversed on MU hose retainer on the front pilot is made from .012 brass wire. both sides. To model this feature, two body shells will be needed. On Drill #76 holes over each windshield and install the windshield the shell being used as the basis for a finished model, remove the wipers. Drill #80 holes for grabs and center supports over the wind front panels with the porthole windowllouver combination. Start a shield. The center supports for the grabs are made by clipping DA vertical cut just ahead of the porthole window. Remove all the mater- wire eyelets.
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING ..... 53 These five construction shots highlight modifications and details added to model of Clinchfield F7 A 805 before painting.
On the right side of the nose of the cab unjts, measure, mark and sprayed with Clear Satin finish to seal them. At this point, the models drill #80 holes for the grabirons and #78 holes fo r the NBWs. Make are ready to have the grabs, fan guards, rooftop screens, carbody grilles the long railing in front of the right-side cab door from .012 wire. Drill and any other remaining detru Is, applied. The models were weathered #80 holes for remaining railings and grabirons as well as #78 holes for with a "wash" of trunned Floquil weathering colors (Dust, Grime, Rail NEWs as needed. Do not permanently attach any details which may Brown and Grimy Black) applied with an rurbrush. This was fo llowed interfere with pajnting and maskjng until those steps are complete. with a thorough dusting of earth-toned pastels ground to a find powder. Install the "toe walk" to the right, front side of cab units. I wanted F3 800 to look like it had recently been painted but still have the appearance of being in service. Before this model was Paint and Decals weathered, I had the good fortune of visiting my friend, Jim Six. The body shells were primered using Gunze Sangyo's Mr. Surfacer After showing offthe model to Jim and explaining to him the "look" 1000, thinned 30% and applied with an airbrush. Accu+paint Erie I was trying to achieve, he offered to weather the model for me. Jim Lackawanna Yellow was used on all three models and then masked. F7 was able to precisely capture the effect I wanted by lightly airbrush 809 and F9B were prunted with Polly Scale Reefer Gray and Steam ing the roof and top of the nose with a mix of Floquil Dust, Grime Power Black. F3 800 was prunted with Accu+paint Stencil Black, and and Testors Dullcote. The trucks and fuel tank were sprayed with the roof area, truck sideframes, and fuel tank were airbrushed with Jim's "brew" a little more heavily. Polly Scale Steam Power Black. Once the paint has dried, the models After installing couplers and window "glass" inserts, the models can be decaled. After the decals have dried and set, the models are are ready for revenue service. �
54 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O) FA 1/FB1 HO Scale Models by E-R Model Importers and Wa lthers N Scale Model by Roco Photos from the author's collection
he Prototype FAIIFBl: American Lo black. Grab rails were once whjte, but most Testors Red and Dark Red pai nted over a T comotive Company (Alco) introduced of the paint has worn off on the units in the black undercoat. The GM&O Historical the 1,500-hp FA l /FB I in 1946. In early photos. Unfortunately, no model paint com Society or GM&O modelers may want to 1950, unit horsepower was increased to pany makes actual GM&O colors (except supply correct paint color information via 1,600 hp. At the end of production in late GM&O Red from MODELflex). The listed our Letters to the Editor section. It is possi 1950, 433 A-units and 249 B-units had been paints may or may not be close without spe ble that the GM&O Society may have had built. Early production A-units had a low cial mixing. Paint color guides say to use paint custom-mixed for their members. mounted headlight and the curved-grille trim piece as used on the PA lIPB l. Subsequent units came with the high-mounted headlight that became the standard headlight location on all further FA and PAproduction. All the FA I A-units with the low mounted headlight were owned by the GM&O as their road numbers 700-735 (see photos of 702, 717, 728 and 733). GM&O also had FA I s with the later high-mounted headlight, road numbers 736-754 (see photo of 750). The FB units were numbered B I to B33. No GM&O FA or FB was equipped with dynamic brakes. Note the roof-mounted numberboard and nose-mounted MU recep tacle that were applied to all GM&O FAs. The Scale Model FA IIFBl: E-R Model Importers has an FA I imported from Brazil (no FB I is available). Walthers has FA I and FB I models in their Trainline'" Series. The Walthers units are improved versions of the former Train-Miniature models. A-Line had undecorated Train-Miniature FA lIFB 1 shells, but they are not currently listed in their products catalog. Proto Power West has a complete FA/FB chassis with a can motor (#54413, $74.00). N scale modelers can use the Roco FA I. AHM once made an FA I which may be fo und at railroad flea markets or swap meets. No FBI models were made by either company, so modelers desiring FBs will have to cut and splice two FA shells. Since GM&O FA/FBs did not have dynamic brakes, thjs feature will have to be removed from all of the HO and N scale models. Paint and Decal Notes: GM&O units were prunted in the attractive light red and maroon (dark red) scheme with yellow stripes separating the colors. The under frame, trucks and fuel tank are painted
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Gulf, Mobile & Ohio FA1IFB1 Detail Parts for HO Scale: 0M9327 Wind deflector, straight (brass) ...... 2.50 /4 UP77 Wind deflector/mirror (brass) ...... 2.0 0/2 l -CS422 Air horn (brass)* ...... 2.50 /2 Windshield wipers (delrin) ...... 2.9 5/8 DW173 Air horn (brass)* ...... 2.9 5/2 20 -AL29200 (brass) ...... 3.50 /4 2 -DA1802 Antenna, whip (plastic) ...... 1.00/6 CS419 Windshield wipers Windshield wipers (brass) ...... 2. 98/set OM9055 Antenna, whip (brass) ...... 1.60/ea. ME WS Windshield wipers (plastic) ... : ...... 1.50/4 3 -AMB222 Cab sunshades, interior ...... 1.85/4 PSC3968 4 -ASM 0103 Chain, 28, 42 & 56 Ipi (etched brass) ...... UP94 Windshield wipers (beryllium copper) ....2. 00/4 lO.OO/sheet UP97 Windshield wipers (plastic) ...... 1.50/4 DA2210 Chain, blackened ...... 2.2 5/12" Detail Parts for N Scale: PSC48237 Chain ...... 2.75/ 10" 5 -MV300 Classification lenses ...... 2. 00/4 I-JNJlll Air horn, single* ...... 3. 50/2 6 -ALM9900 Diaphragm, FIE units, operating (not shown)4.4912 SE N702 Air horn, single* ...... 1.65/2 7 -OM9171 Door handle (brass)* ...... 1.70/2 4 -ASM 0103 Chain, 28, 42 & 56 1pi (etched brass) ...... PSC3998 Door handle (plastic)* ...... 1.50/6 10.00/sheet 8 -AL29100 Grabirons (formed wire) ...... 3.25 /50 DA2210 Chain, 40 Ipi ...... 2.2 5/12" DA2202 Grabirons (formed wire) ...... 2.50 /24 6 -ALM8900 Diaphragms, PAlPB (not shown) ...... 4. 95/4 UP54 Grabirons (cast brass) ...... 5. 95/12 ll -PSC6704 Hose, air line (brass) ...... 1.50/6 9 -DA2216 Grabiron, curved, Elf-unit anti-climber ...2. 001 12 PSC6705 Hose, air line (plastic) ...... 2.50 /24 10 -MVll Headlight lens* ...... 1.85/2 12 -ASMOI01 Lift lugs/eyebolts/u-bolts (etched brass) ...8.29 /set ll -CS227 Hose, air line (brass) ...... 2. 15/4 13 -SE N550 MU hoses ...... 3.95 /4 DA6206 Hose, air line (delrin) ...... 1.25/6 17 -SE N499 Speed recorder...... 1.65/2 12 -DAll06 Lift rings, ALCO* ...... 1.25/12 20 -ME NWI Windshield wipers ...... 3.33 /4 13 -CF257 MU hoses, 3-per bracket (brass) ...... 7.9 5/4 DA1508 MU hoses, individual (delrin) ...... 2.0 0/16 The following parts must be fabricated by the modeler: DW266 MU hoses, 3-per bracket (metal) ...... 3. 50/4 A - Brake cylinder air line - use .010 wire. OM9349 MU hoses, 3-per bracket, long (brass) ....7. 45/4 B - Canvas sunshade - make thin styrene and wire.
OM9350 MU hoses, 3-per bracket, short (brass) ....7. 45/4 C - Misc. grabirons and grab rails - form from .015 wire.
14 -DA1507 MU receptacles & covers ...... I .25/30 D - Underframe piping - make from various sizes of wire. 15 -AT33235 Numberboard, roof mounted ...... 1.50/set E - Toe walkway - make from styrene strips or angle stock. 16 -AMB207 Pilot steps ...... 1.75/4 F - Nose-mounted MU box - use styrene with a DA1507 17 -CF196 Speed recorder (brass) ...... 4.39 /4 receptacle cover. DA2807 Speed recorder (delrin) ...... 1.50/4 18 -CF1l2 Underframe/step light (brass) ...... 2.9 5/2 * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included with the DWI72 Underframe/step light ...... 1.25/8 listed HO or N scale models; replacement of any or all original 19 -DA2312 Wind deflector, straight (clear plastic) .... 1.25/4 parts is left to the discretion of the modeler.
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AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 57 road operation and returned to traveling by wagon. There was a reluctance by circuses to ::: ITIoved part of a change from road shows to so-called railroad � �!!!!!!!!!!!!��:::::::::::::::::::: circus from Forsyth, GA, to shows. This was because the technology to Macon, GA, over the newly completed rail efficiently move a show of any size simply road between the two towns. Glenroy also did not exjst. A typical rrulroad circus of the notes similar movements in l839, l845 and I 860s consisted of boxcars, stock cars and BY LM2_r:2..Y E. SMirW, HHQ l850. It is possible that these movements did coaches that were converted into sleepers not involve the loading of wagons on cars, with the addition of boards across the seats but nothing is mentioned in the memoirs to and on the tops of them. Ve ry few flatcars -r;:;QE is A COMMON MiSCONCEPTiON either confirm or deny the possibility. were used except to carry specialized wag l " that intermodal is a somewhat new idea, The first real attempt at transporting a ons. Equipment was loaded and unloaded when really it isn't. It is just used on a much circus by railroad came in the mjddle 1850s, through the side doors of the boxcars and larger scale today than it has been in the past. when a group of showmen headed by then transported to the lot by rented wagons. Intermodal, in some form or fashion has Gilbert R. Spauding and Charles 1. Rogers, It was very labor intensive. This type of oper been with us almost from the very begin operated a railroad show. The most unusual ation is known today as a gilley show. nings of railroading. In this series of articles, part of this show was the equipment they Another problem preventing the circuses I will cover the beginnings of intermodal used. Nine cars were constructed by James from going to the rails was the lack of a uni until the late 1950s when the modern era E. Goold of Albany, NY, for use by the cir form track gauge in the United States. Cir began with development of TTX Corpora cus. The cars were pulled to the various cuses, and other freight and passengers, tion, and show how to model the early years. engagements on the rails, then they were often had to change cars whenever they Those of you who don't model the modern removed from the rails and pulled to the cir transferred from one rail road to another, scene don't need to be left out when it comes cus lot, where they were unloaded. Specula sometimes in the middle of the night. To to intermodal mode]jng. tion is that they were a hybrid four-wheel prevent lengthy delays and to avoid paying car incorporating fe atures of both freight local teamsters, the railroad circus would TW E Cir2.CUS CONNECnON wagons and railroad cars. They might have leave baggage wagons and other heavy No one really knows when the idea of been low-side gondolas with spoked wheels, equipment behind at storage lots. can'ying wagons on railroad cars occurred, wide tires and flanges allowing them to The Civil War interrupted the develop but there is a notation in the memoirs of operate on either rails or the dirt roads of the ment of railroad shows, but by the late I 860s John H. Glenroy that the first movement day. This almost sounds like a very early many shows were using the railroads for happened as early as 1838, just eight years version of the RoadRaile in use today. By short and sometimes long movements. A typ after the Baltimore and Ohio was chartered, l857 the show was operating 24 cars, but for ical show after the Civil War, represented by when Charles Bacon and Edward Derious some reason, in 1858, abandoned the rail- the L.B. Lent Circus, consisted of a flatcar,
58 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 Built in 1949, these Thrall flatcars were used until 1956 by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows.
two boxcars - Photo co and a coach. There still wasn't any devel urtesy of Cir . cus W-orl d M-us ' , - eum Bara -b opment of specialized equipment, and the to compI ete I y 00, W' isconsin- cars were leased from the railroads, over convert to a railroad show, and it was the whose lines the circus would travel. This cre first to purchase its own conventional rail oped. They were ated some unusual situations and occasional road cars built specifically for a circus. The also equipped with fixed aprons that were disasters. Examples were the hauling of the Spaulding and Rogers' cars previously men supported by iron braces projecting from the James Robinson bandchariot in a stock car in tioned were considered unconventional cars. ends of the cars next to the drawbar face. 1872 and the John Robinson elephants in a These innovations were the result of one Stake pockets were also included on the cars fenced flatcar in 1879. The disasters included man, W. C. Coup. for the addition of low sideboards that pro the death of an elephant from the W. W. Cole Until this time, it was common for cir vided a curb to keep the wagons on the cars. ' Circus on an unprotected flatcar on a Col cuses to lease their cars from the various While the photograph doesn't show them, in orado narrow gauge line ...the cause of death railroads along whose route the show would 1872 the circus eventually added longitudi was exposure. In another situation, the 1864 be playing. The decision to order the cars nal boards the length of the car near the Robinson & Howes' show was transporting came after a major problem occurred with outer edges to relieve the damage caused to its centerpole on the roof of a car when it cars from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The the floor of the car from the continuous nail- came loose and went over the edge. The pole circus ordered flatcars of uniform height for ing and removing of the chocks. These became lodged in the wall of the tunnel the easy loading. What they got were cars of boards were called gunnels after the naval train was passing through and snapped after various heights that were in such bad repair term gunwales. This practice is still in use severely jolting the train. It would take the that the heavy circus wagons would crash today on flatcars that carry heavy equip development of the extended flatcar to elimi through the rotten wooden decks. Thirteen ment. In 1873, the Barnum Circus received nate this latter potential problem. days after receiving the train, the circus 22 more flats from the William Cummings No one is sure when the idea of piggy ordered a second train to make a trip to Bal & Son Co. of West Bergan, NJ. back loading occurred, but there is a rare timore fo r a May I play date. It was obvious Circuses always seemed to push the tech photograph in the New Hampshire Historical that the Pennsy didn't want the circus's busi nology envelope trying to get better equip Society collection that shows a shipment of ness so the cars were furnished by the Balti ment and such was the case when, in 1876, Abbott, Downing & Company stagecoaches more and Ohio. This prompted Coup to Barnum again placed a contract for 22 more loaded on 15 flatcars just outside Concord, order 30 flatcars, or platform cars as they new cars. The contract was placed wi th NH, on April 15, 1868. Whether this type of were called, from the 1. M. Gill Car Com National Tube Works of Boston, MA, who loading started during the Civil War remains pany of Columbus, Ohio. used the LaMothe design for the cars. The to be confirmed, but it is known that by Based on a photograph by Morris H. LaMothe design has the distinction of being 1872, the Barnum Show was using it to load Porter, it appears the cars were, at a maxi the first all-metal component cars that was cars. While the Barnum show wasn't the mum, 38' long and equipped with removable built by several car companies for railroads frrstto use the piggyback method of loading brakewheels and stems. This was necessary besides the Barnum Circus. cars, it did have two accomplishments that fo r the loading of the cars since side The LaMothe design made use of longitu were noteworthy. It was the first large circus mounted brake stands had yet to be devel- dinal round or tubular components fastened
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 59 The Clyde Beatty Circus used these Warren flatcars from 1946-1956.
nsin 0 0 , Wisco e m, Sara b World Mus u y of Cir. CUS Photo cou rtes soon increased to 70' and the weight to 50-ton capacity. with little expense. The car manufacturers eventually were From the late 1880s until 1911 there was reduced to two major builders, Mt. Ve rnon with metal straps and very little change in the design of the circus and Warren, with Keith and Thrall as minor cast-iron intersection blocks, creating a strong flatcar. The capacity of the cars also builders. Interestingly two of the companies framework to which the wooden deck was remained at 30 tons even after the first steel are still building cars today. Mt. Ve rnon was attached. The bolsters were also cast-iron cars were produced, but there were some 40- established in 1888 and began producing tubular shapes allowing them to be drilled so ton cars ordered by Ben Wallace, for an steel cars as early as 1916. The company the tubes could pass through them without additional premium, in 1901. All were 60' in was purchased by Pressed Steel Car Co. in weakening them. This was a great improve length. The first steel flatcars were built in 1946 and operated as the Mt. Vernon divi ment over the traditional wooden bolsters that 191 I by the Standard Steel Car Company sion. In November 1954 the company were often notched, in effect weakening the for the Buffa lo Bill-Pawnee Bill Wild West changed its name to U.S. Industries and whole car. The metal car also had the advan Show. They were 61 '-62 ' long and had a began building cars using the name United tage of lowering the height of the car, making capacity of 30 tons. States Railway Equipment. The Mt. Vernon taller loads possible. The cars remained in For a time after the introduction of steel and Pressed Steel names disappearing. service with the Barnum circus until 1880 cars, circuses continued to order wooden Warren Tank Car Company of Warren, when they were sold to the John Robinson flats; they used them until they were out PA, produced the most circus cars - stock, Circus. The reason for the sale isn't clear, lawed by the ICC on January I, 1932. While elephant and flatcars. Most of their flats were given the Ijfespan of a metal car, but specula there isn't any photographic verification, 70' cars, but there were some 72' cars. Their tion is that they were replaced with 60' flats some wooden cars were built with steel first steel flatcar was produced in 1912 for that were coming into use. The Robinson Cir underframes, because an article in the April the Johnny J. Jones carnival.The Jones carni cus reverted to an overland show in 1877, and 23, 1932, issue of Th e Billboard (a circus val was the first to have a mostly all-steel the entire train, along with the LaMothe cars, trade journal), reported that they were to be train that was predominantly Warren cars. was sold in 1882. They disappeared and no outlawed after January 1, 1934. Whether The last cars produced for the circus were further record of them has been found. some of those cars were flats is also built in 1938. The company continued to pro It is also interesting that, in 1885, the unknown. The last major all-wooden circus duce cars, and in 1948 changed its name to Long Island Railroad adopted the circus train was the 1927 Ringling/Barnum Show Warren Car Company. It is unknown if the method of loading and would run special that used 60' 40-ton cars. company is still in business today. trains made up of flatcars with four wagons While there were a multitude of Keith Railway Equipment Company per car into New York City. From this wooden car builders, the number rapidly was better known as a tank-car leasing description, the assumption is that the cars dwindled to 11 with the onset of the steel company than a car builder, but they did were at least 50' long and could have been as car era. This reflected the general trend produce 21 steel cars for the Sells-Floto much as 60'. The horses would be carried in that occurred with other railroad car con- Circus in 1922. These cars were sold to the boxcars and the farmers would ride in a struction. The general trend was also to Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus and finally coach. This enabled the farmers to bring their longer and heavier cars, given the extra ended up with carnivals, including Strates; goods to market and return on the same day strength of the all-steel cars. Car sizes they were scrapped in the 1960s. Keith is
60 ... MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 These Mt. Vernon flats were used in 1937 and 1938 by the AI G. Barnes and Sells-Floto Circus.
Photo courtesy of Circus World Museum, Baraboo, Wisconsin
Built by Standard Steel Car Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, in 191 1, this 60' long flatcar was the first steel circus flat ever built.
no longer in the car business. Ph oto CO Urtesy of C Thrall started out as the Unity Equip ment Company, becoming the Haffner Thrall Car Company in 1917. The company the circus designs. He also Slates that Venice threat of competi- produced wooden flatcars for the Walter L. Transportation Company had a fleet of 143 tion from trucks or wagons. It would take a Main circus in 1921 and for four carnivals 60' flats that were used for long timbers, set of special circumstances to start the in 1922 and 1924. There is no other record streetcars and wagons, and that a number of intermodal revolution that we know today. of them producing circus cars until they them were leased to circuses, among them produced ten flatcars for Ringling Broth Gollmar Bros., Sells-Floto, and Coop & r2£F6r2.6I\1C6S ers/Barnum & Bailey in 1949. They pro Lent. The only way for a modeler to have "The Development of the Railroad Circus, duced two more cars in 1955, just one year any of these flatcars is to scratchbuild them, Parts 1-4," Fred Dahlinger, Jr.; Balld before the circus left the railroad. The com especially given the multiple truss-rod sys wagon , Nov-Dec 1983, Jan-Feb 1984, pany is still in business today and produces tem under the cars. Mar-Apr 1984 and May-lL1I1 1984 intermodal equipment. The steel cars are much simpler to get. Railroad Hisrory 138, The Railway & Loco Walthers made the Warren and Mt. Ve rnon motive Historical Society, Inc., Boston, HOD6Lil\1G rW 6 cars as part of their great circus train series MA, 1978 Cir2.CUS-TYl/6 CAr2.S in plastic. Circus Craft makes the same two Circus Railroad Car Construction, Fred While it is not known if any of the cars cars in wood. As for the other car builders, Dahlinger, Jr. 1998 designed specifically for the circuses were you will have to build them from scratch. The American Railroad Freight Car, John ever used on the railroads, there were Although the circuses proved that vehi White. John Hopkins University Press. instances in the early years where the cles could be transported efficiently and October 1993. designs were used - case in point, the without modification to equipment, the rail The Circlls Moves by Rail, Parkinson and LaMothe cars. John White also cites the use roads weren't interested in pursuing the Fox, Pruett Publishing Company, Boul of 60' wooden flatcars for general service as application because there wasn't a perceived der, CO, 1978. �
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 61 BEHIND THE SCENES
A Matter of Proportion by Margaret Mansfield
Photos by Jim Mansfield
he ground shakes as yet another train T composed of sixty-some 100-ton grain hoppers, filled to capacity and pulled 1 - Proportion played a key role in modeling the scene at Gran Quivera Junc by five mighty BNSF units, rumbles by. No tion. The factors of relative size, density and color were weighed in creating matter how often these grand machines each element. then placing them together in this defined space. block the western sky, we remain in awe of their size and power. They dwarf the cars ing the relative size of objects. Instant com waiting at the nearby grade crossing and parisons are made, three-dimensional depth tower over the small houses that line the is calculated, and the quality of the ambient tracks into town. For nearly all of the 40- light is factored in as well, producing accu mile run south of Las Cruces, NM, into EI rate measurements that can be used in real Paso, TX, these freight trains rule the valley life situations. So, in creating a scene, the as they skirt the Rio Grande and roll past eye is an excellent judge of proportion and fields of cotton and chili. Yet, should we turn may be trusted with crucial decisions. This our eyes eastward, toward the rugged peaks was the case with the water tower at Gran of the Organ Mountains, and should we Quivera (see Photo 2). Jim and I originally measure the power of the freight train planned to use one of the water tanks sup against the forces that produced these plied with the Korber Models' Campbell 2 - Shown here are each of the dis granite spires, we would find the mightiness Soup Building (#2002), but even when tinct elements of the Gran Quivera of man's machinery dwindling in compar placed atop a very squat support structure, scene: the junction build ing, water ison with the expanse of rock and sky. Such its bulk overwhelmed the scene. Our search tank, microwave tower, bridge parts is railroading in the west - and such too for a replacement tank finally yielded an and automobiles. At this point the rel can be miniature railroading. We can acceptable alternative - a Wardley tropical ative size and color of each element recreate the grandeur of both scene and ma fish food container turned upside down and may be adjusted if required. chine in microcosm. One of the keys to airbrushed with a I:I mixture of Floquil's doing so is the skillful use of proportion. Reefer White and ATSF Blue. When placed brass '/'6" OD tubing with a collar of '/,, " OD Proportion often refers to the relative size next to the completed junction building, this tubing in the center. A length of 'h," brass or importance of disparate elements in a structure appears to be just the right size; wire was then inserted in the upper portion scene, particularly when they combine to and when viewed from the downtown Vil of the tubing to create the remainder of the create a harmonious whole. In modeling the sousterrs side of the scene, where it func mast. The large drum dish was made from scene at Gran Quivera Junction on the Jersey tions as the water tower for an eight-story an old plastic banel found in the scrap box; Western Railroad, Jim and I paid close atten city building, it complements rather than it was cut in half and attached to the tower tion to proportion in three different aspects overwhelms the mechanical shed (read: using a piece of styrene strip stock with a of the scene: size, density and color. As we back wall of the junction building) that hole drilled in one end. modeled each separate element involved in encloses the elevator shaft on top of the The two smaller dishes were carefully the junction area, we examined it in relation building and helps to make the city building punched from .010 styrene sheet with the to the other elements to ensure that the scene look larger. aid of a former - the rubber safety cap as a whole would harmonize with our over Choice of size also mattered when we commonly found on the ends of the bolts all vision of this "double-view" area (see constructed the microwave tower seen in the that accompany children's swing sets (see June and July 1998 "Behind the Scenes"). photos. Here, too, we wanted to create a dis Photo 3). The former was placed, open side tinctive scenic element that would stand on facing up, underneath the styrene sheet. The Relative Size of Things its own, yet fi nd a place in the scene without The cap end of a Sanford Sharpie® Fine The human eyelbrain combination works overpowering it; so, rather than purchase a Point pen was then placed over the sheet, better than a camera when it comes to judg- tower, we scratchbuilt one using a length of on top of the former, and slowly pushed
62 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 down, while turning, so as to force the attached to one another and spackled at styrene into the open end of the former. each corner, then airbrushed with an older This action bends the styrene into shape. (circa 1950) concrete color mixed from six Finally, the pen was firmly punched down parts of Floquil's Primer and one part of on the styrene and into the former, break Depot Buff. When placed in location on the ing the styrene sheet into a circular shape base used for the junction area, as seen in that has the curvature typical of a satellite Photo 2, these walls effectively contain the dish. (On average, one in five attempts elements of the high-density scene within a actually results in an acceptable disk, due limited area. to the random nature of the breaking action against the rubber former.) The disk was Color and Proportion then fu lly separated from the styrene sheet The colors used in the Gran Quivera with an X-Acto" blade and filed to shape. scene were chosen to create realism within Each disk was attached to the mast tower two separate scenes: the high mountain junc by supports made from heavier styrene tion and the busy city area. The concrete stock that was drilled, filed and cut to color mentioned above was a necessity for length. All three antenna mounts were the dividing wall, since it functions as the attached to the mast using LOCTITE cornice on top of an older concrete structure "Quick Tite" liquid super glue. (See Photo in the city scene. The junction building was 4 for a close-up of the completed antenna painted a plain gray due to its double-sided support mounts.) character; it is both a utilitarian railroad When completed, the entire tower assem structure and the mechanical shed on top of bly was airbrushed with Floquil's Reefer a large city building. The shade of gray visi White, then placed in the scene toward the ble on the Gran Quivera side of the scene is front of the layout so as to create depth in slightly lighter in hue, however, since it is the area without casting a shadow on the located under the blue skies of themountain nearby backdrop. Again, the principle of range rather than the looming clouds of the 3 - A rubber former was used with proportion came into play when the height city side. In addition, this variation in color styrene sheet and a fine-point marker of the tower was determined; it needed to be allows the bu ilding to appear slightly larger in order to create the small satellite tall enough to extend well above both the in its character as a junction house, and cor dishes seen on the microwave tower. junction building and the water tower, yet respondingly smaller as the mechanical Shown here are several "reject" dishes not so tall that it would dominate the scene. shed. The building's flat black roof functions as well as one that has the correct From the Vilsousterrs side, too, the tower effectively in both scenes. degree of curvature and round shape. needed to be visible and plausible as a struc The microwave tower was painted white ture on top of a city roof, rather than an to accentuate its presence within the scene, unrealistic eyesore on the skyline. and the water tank was colored a dull blue to minimize its size relative to the junction Proportionate Density building. The blue also complements the Mountain railroading - and desert rail color of the sky visible behind the Gran roading too, for that matter - is character Quivera scene. We will return to this blue ized by long, lonely stretches of scenery tank and the way its color and position plays punctuated by small areas of high activity: in a sky trick we are planning. in other words, locations of greater propor tionate density in terms of structures and Putting It All To gether the evidence of people at work. Gran Quiv With all the elements of the Gran Quiv era represents just such an area of high era scene complete, we placed them in loca density. It is a relatively small space that tion on the Upson board base and checked appears to be full of human endeavor: for proportion. We then drew a pencil line buildings, cars, a roadway and grade cross around the perimeter of each structure and ing. This high-density area is contained covered the area within this boundary line within a triangular space bounded by a con with masking tape. (Note: do not use ink to crete wall. The wall serves two functions: it mark structure boundaries; it will bleed acts as a scenic divider between the low through the ground cover.) To mark the area density mountain scenery and the high covered by the round tank, we placed strips density junction scene; and, at the same of masking tape on a piece of glass, cut a time, it represents the cornice on the top round disk the diameter of the bottom of the of the city building that is visible from tank, and placed the glass in location on the the Vilsousterrs operating area. These base. A scrap piece of tubing was placed in two parameters determined the height the mast hole. Then, a thin coating of and shape of the wall, and therefore its Elmer's Glue-All'" was applied to the base proportionate role in the scene. The wall in an even layer, and Arizona Rock & Min itself was cut from three lengths of eraI's N-Scale Norfolk & Western White model airplane trailing edge. Pactra's Marble ballast was sprinkled over it. Just Aero Gloss sanding sealer was then before the glue set up, the masking tape and applied to each length of wall a total of piece of tubing wrer removed. Finally, the
14 times; the lengths were sanded between structure elements were attached to the base 4 - The Gran Quivera microwave each layer of sealer using 400- and 600- using Hobsco Goo'". tower was made from lengths of grade emery papers. The result was a very Next month, we will locate and attach the nested brass tubing and wire, topped smooth surface - an order smoother even bridge parts to the base and affi x the junc with antennae dishes constructed from than styrene sheet. These lengths we re tion model on the layout. � scrap-box leftovers and styrene sheet.
AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 63 o �2--��----'------� - I ------��-----,--, � 1 The other Helm
by jim Mansfield Figure 1 - The horizontal helix uses a multi-track closed loop as a starting point. Artwork by Te d Mansfield The tracks do not need to stay together for the complete loop, but should be he commonly known helix used during can only move out from the inside loop one loop together where the crossover(s) is T track planning is the vertical helix. The at a time. This final term gets its fuLl meaning located. The Jersey Western's two-lap prime use of this helix is to go from one layout from the description shown in Figures 2 and 3. helix uses a 65' long closed double-track level to another. These multi-level track spi In Figure 2, note the relationship of the loop. The two entrances to the helix are rals can have one, two or more tracks and can three crossovers. A train can enter the helix "I" and "0" (meaning inside and outside be used almost like any other section of single from inside the loop and go around the first the helix, respectively), and they repre or multi-track mainline. lap of the helix using track 1. Then, at the sent To rtilla Flats Yard and Arabela Junc The only drawback to the helix is that to be crossover between tracks I and 2, the train tion on the layout. realistic, it must be hidden from the view of vis can go directly to the outer track (track 4) by itors and operators. Some of these hidden tracks negotiating the three crossovers. This is not to 0 can be more than two scale miles long. If a train say we cannot move out only one track on is. is moving 30 mph on a six level, 36" radius each loop, but it does not "force" the train to b -3 helix, it can take nearly four minutes to go make three complete laps before reaching the -2 / through the helix. The train is continually hid outer track. � ' ] - I }i {-' ; "51 den from view for the entire trip. Figure 3 shows the crossover arrangement � ; for an example of a pure horizontal helix. Note The Horizontal Helix that a train cannot skip a lap on its run unless it Figure 2 - This crossover arrangement While the common vertical helix spirals makes a reverse move in the process. allows a train to skip one or more of upward (or downward) to reach additional visi the helix laps. ble trackage, the horizontal helix works a bit The Disadvantages differently. Instead of spiraling upward, the hor These are obvious. o izontal helix spirals outward (or inward) to The horizontal helix requires multiple trips reach additional trackage in the layout. through the same visible scene. The pure While the six-level vertical helix is hidden helix crossover arrangement is not the normal fs l---/- --L�-r---- lj from view due to its unprototypical design, prototypical arrangement for this parallel � the horizontal helix can be mostly in view track situation. The trackplan design is not £�-I------�-� ----r--- � and have the appearance of a realistic track linear. The horizontal helix requires more 1/, design. The one major trade-off against the track work (turnouts) than the linear track Figure 3 - This turnout arrangement horizontal helix is the fact that it relies heav arrangement on the vert ical heli x. And, requires a train to use the complete ily on the "more than once through the finally, it depends on using the unpopular and helix during its run scene" technique of track design. While the unprototypical closed loop during the course vertical helix is primarily suited to the linear of operating the layout. period of time. It takes longer to do the reverse track planning scheme, the horizontal helix is move than to make a lap of the helix. It also well suited to the spaghetti-bowl track plan The Advantages affects the movements of the other trains on ning scheme. These are not so obvious. the layout. The physical description of the helix is During the transition from the trackage While the closed loop is not a linear track demonstrated in the Figures. Figure I shows inside the loop to the trackage outside of the design, we use the horizontal helix for a linear the two-level (er, lap) helix on the Jersey loop, you can see and operate your trains more operating scheme. We use the reverse position Western layout. This form of the horizontal of the time. There is no long wait until you can of the crossover (named Gateway) as the helix is described as a "single, two-lap, clock once again enjoy the train you are running. If actual mainline and, in fact, we will signal the wise, pure" horizontal helix. we use a loop with four tracks (a portion of the trackage just this way. This allows us to con The helix is single because there is only area close to the Pennsy's Horseshoe Curve?) sider the short sections of track between the one crossover, thereby allowing a train mov or more (their "Broadway" during the '30s and entrance to each loop and the crossover as ing clockwise to go only from the inside track '40s?), there can be a lot going on in front of short sidings or pockets, as they are called. to the outside track - to go from outside to you on the layout. With our two-lap helix, Referring to Figure I , the mainline runs out of inside, the train would need to make a reverse there can be three trains hanging around that Tortilla Flats Yard and enters the helix at "1," move. If a right-hand crossover were added one crossover. then proceeds clockwise around the inner lap (or a double crossover were used), the helix While the track arrangement in Figure 3 is and through the crossover to the outside lap, would be considered a "double" helix. A dou not the common prototypical approach to and then out of the helix at "0." The two short ble helix also requires that the entrances at using crossovers, there are examples of the sit sections of track not used for the mainline are "0" and "I" allow trains to enter and exit the uation in the real world, so it is not really very handy - they can become two more helix in both directions. un prototypical. But, the added ways to run yard tracks for Torti lla Flats and be used as It is two-lap because of the double-track trains helps us to rationalize the incorporation passing sidings. closed loop. It is clockwise because, by conven of such an arrangement on the layout. The Of course, the real benefit of the horizontal tion, a train entering from the inside of the need for reverse moves to cross over more helix is that we "sketti bowlers" now have as closed loop moves t1u'ough the loop in a clock than one track adds interest and keeps the technical a description of one of our track wise direction. And, it is pure because a train trains on the "visible" layout for a longer planning elements as the linear guys have! �
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El CERRITO SAN JUAN BAUTISTA PENSACOLA CHICAGO MICHIGAN CITY KIT & CABOOOLE DOODLEBUG HOBBIES BOBE'S HOBBY HOUSE CHICAGOLAND HOBBY B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS ALABAMA 550 EL CERRITO PLAZA 106 3RD STREET, STE L CONNECTICUT 5719 NORTH W S1 6017 NORTHWEST HWY. 408 FRANKLIN 94530 510-524-9942 95045 408-623-1088 32514 904-433-2187 60631 733-775-4848 46360 219-874-2382
ESCONDIDO BRANfORD SARASOTA NASHVlllE/BROWN COUNTY 81RMINGHAM HOMEWOOD) SAN LUIS OBISPO CHICAGO BRANCHLINE HOBBIES BRANFORD HOBBIES GULF COAST MODEL RAILROAD NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY HOMEWOOD T b Y AND HOBBY LAWS HOBBY CENTER CHICAGO TRAIN COMPANY 250 F CREST ST. 609 BOSTON POST RD. 3222 CLARK ROAD PO BOX 1273 2830 S. 18TH ST. 855 MARSH 1922 W. IRVING PARK ROAD 92025 619-489-5020 WEST MAIN 34231 941-923-9303 47448-1273 812-988-1558 53209 205-879-3986 93401 805-544-5518 60613 312-929-4152 DAILY 10-6, TH. 12-9, CLDSED SUN 06405 203-488-9865 TRAINS TRAINS TRA INS
DECATUR MANCHESTER FRESNO SAN MATEO TALLAHASSEE CHICAGO CRUMP CAMERAlHOBBYSHOP NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY FRESNO MODEL RAILROAO TA LBOT'S HOBBIES THE HOBBY CABOOSE TROST HOBBY SHOP 806 BANK NE - THE TRAIN EXCHANGE 744 P STREET 445 SOUTH B ST. 1000-24 THARPE ST. 3105-31 11 63RD ST. IOWA 35601 205-353-3443 71 HILLIARD ST. 06040 W. W. 93721 209-266-2805 94401 415-342-0267 32303 850-385-9728 60629 733-925-1000 800-353-3446 �6-0610 WMVNEHOBB YCOM
lOS ANGELES (CULVER CITY) TAMPA HARTSELLE SANTA CLARA OLD lYME DES PLAINES CEDAR FAllS ALLIED MODEL TRAINS CHESTER HOllEY MODEL CRUMP CAMERAlHOBBY SHOP TRAIN SHOP HOBBY CENTER DES PLAINES HOBBIES CABOOSE STOP HOBBIES 4411 S. SEPULVEDA BLVD. RAILROAD SPECIALIST 138 WEST MAIN ST. 1829 PRUNERIDGE AVE. 151-3A 80STON POST ROAD 1468 LEE ST. 301 MAIN ST. 90230 FAX 310-313-9365 3818 S. HIMES AVE. 35640 205-773-8018 95050 408-296-1050 06731 860-434-5309 60018 847-297-2118 50613 800-642-7012 310-313-9353 33611 813-831-7202
MONTGOMERY LAKEWOOD TORRANCE RIDGEfiElD DOWNERS GROVE CEDAR RAPIDS UNCLE ALS HOBBIES HOBBY WAREHOUSE ALL ABOARD MODEL RR HOBBY JUNCTION DOWNERS GROVE HOBBIES BOX KAR HOBBIES 6017 E. SHIRLEY LANE 4118 ESOUTH ST. 3867 PACIFIC COAST HWY. 56 DANBURY ROAD GEORGIA 6234 S. MAIN S1 109 THIRD AVE. SE 36117 334-277-1715 90712 213-531-1413 90505 213-791 -2637 06877 203-438-4452 60516 708-960-5900 52401 319-362-1291
SHELTON ATLANTA (KENNESAW) MilPITAS VENTURA ELGIN DES MOINES SHELTON RAilROAD SYSTEMS TRAINS & HOBBIES INC. HOBBYTOWN USA VENTURA HOBBIES B & G TRAIN WORLD HOBBY HAVEN 15 ELM ST. 2844 S. MAIN ST. ALASKA 1465 LANDESS AVE. 2950 JOHNSON DR. #128 829 WALNUT AVE. 7672 HICKMAN RD. PO BOX 2272 30144 770-52B-0990 95035 40B-945-6524 93003 805-658-8138 60120 847-888-2646 50322 515-276-8785 06484 203-924-8761 770-528-0910
CHAMBLEE SOLDOTNA MORENO VAllEY WESTMINSTER SIMSBURY fRANKLIN PARK MASON CITY GANDY DANCERS CRAFTSMAN HOBBIES LONG'S DRUG STORE 1224 ARNIES TRAINS VALLEY HOBBIES, INC. END OF TRACK HOBBIES EAST SIDE TRAINS PEACHTREE SHOPPING CTR. 35060 KENAI SPUR HWY. 25070 ALESSANDRO BLVD. 6450 WESTMINSTER AVE. 777 HOPMEADOW ST. 9706 FRANKLIN AVE. 932 B E. STATE ST. 5438 PEACHTREE IND. BLVD. 99669 907-262-2839 92388-4313 909-242-5060 92683 714-893-1015 06070 203-651-3234 60131 708-455-2510 50401 515-423-1748 30341 404-451-7425
KENNESAW MOUNTAIN VIEW VERNON lA GRANGE HOBBY TOWN USA SAN ANTONIO HOBBY SHOP J&E TRAIN DEPOT LA GRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. 800 E. BARREn PKWAY., ARIZONA 2550 W. El CAMINO REAL W. COLORADO 911 HARTFORD TPK., (RT. 30) 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. KANSAS SUITE 20 94040 415-941-1278 06006 860-870-7311 60525 708-354-1220 30144 770-426-8800
COLORADO SPRINGS LENEXA MESA NAPA WOLCOn MACON MUNDELEIN CUSTOM RAILWAY SUPPLY DESTINATION TRAIN CENTER ROY'S TRAIN WORLD LOOSE CABOOSE THE HOBBY GALLERY HDBBYTOWN USA RON'S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES 432 W. FILLMORE 13444 SANTA fE TRAIL DR. 1033 S. COUNTRY CLUB DR. 4225 SOLAND AVE 1810 MERIDEN RD. 225-B TOM HILL SR. BLVD. 431 N. LAKE ST. 80907 71 9-634-4616 6621 5-3655 913-541-8800 85202 602-833-4353 94558 707-258-1222 06716 203-879-2316 31210 91 2-474-0061 60060 708-949-8680 1 BLOCK EAST OF 1-25 913-541-8860
NORTH HOLLYWOOD COLORADO SPRINGS MARlEnA PALATINE MISSION THE ROUNDHOUSE KRIS KRINGLE LTO. NATIONAL HOBBY SUPPLY PALATINE HOBBY, LTD. J'S HOBBY HAVEN ARKANSAS 12804 VICTORY BLVD. 2403 W. COLORADO AVE. DELAWARE 353 PAT MELL RD. 772 W. EUCLID AVE. 5303 JOHNSON DR. 91606 818-769-0403 80904 719-633-1 210 30060 404-333-0190 60067 B47-359-7888 66205 913-432-8820
COLORADO SPRINGS WILMINGTON RIVERDALE NORTH LlTILE ROCK ORANGE PEORIA TOPEKA PLUM LOCO Of COLORADO MITCHELLS, INC. RIVERDALE STATION MADIJO HOBBY HOUSE fRANK'S HOBBY SHOP MIKE'S MAINLINE HOBBIES fUN fOR ALL HOBBIES 6543 N. ACADEMY BLVD. 2303 CONCORD PIKE 6632 HWY. 85 5302 MACARTHUR DR. 666 N. TUSTIN AVE. 1227 D. WESTGlEN AVE. 2023 SW GAGE BLVD. 80918 719-594-4123 fAIRfAX SHOPPING CENTER RIVERDALE PLAZA 721 18 501 -753-0495 92667 714-639-9901 61614 309-692-1909 66604 913-272-5772 WWWPLUM·LDCO.COM 19803 302-652-3258 30274 770-991-6085
COLORADO SPRINGS SAVANNAH SKOKIE PASADENA WICHITA TRAIN SHOWCASE BULL STREET STATION NORTH SHORE HOBBY AND THE ORIGINAL WHISTLE STOP ENGINE HOUSE HOBBIES 38 S. SIERRA MADRE 151 BULL ST. COLLECTORS GALLERY CALIFORNIA 2490 E. COLORADO BLVD. FLORIDA 2718 BOULEVARD PLAZA (IN OLD RIO CRANOE STATIONI 31402 912-236-4344 4901 OAKTON ST. 91107 818-796-7791 67211 316-685-6608 80903 719-471-1887 1 -800-611-8521 60077 847-673-4849
BERKELEY DENVER CLEARWATER SPRINGfiElD PETALUMA WICHITA BERKELEY HARDWARE CABOOSE HOBBIES TRAINS AND TREASURES, INC. SPRINGfiELD HAMMERS MODElS AND MORE HOBBY CENTER INC. 2145 UNIVERSITYAVE. 500 S. BROADWAY 1710 N. HERCULES AVE. HOBBIES 218 PETALUMA BLVD. N. IDAHO 1034 HARRY 94704 510-845-0410 80209 303-777-6766 SUITE 104A1105A 2448 S. 10TH S1 E. 94952 707-762-2378 67211 316-269-3063 FAX 510-845-3617 WWWCABOOSEHOBBIESCOM 33765 813-298-0350 62703 217-523-0265
BURBANK REDDING ENGLEWOOD LAKELAND IDAHO fALLS BURBANK'S HOUSE Of HOBBIES TRAIN DEPOT NISSEN TRAINS & HOBBIES PERKINS HOBBIESI HATCH'S HOBBIES & MORE 911 S. VICTORY BLVD. 2334 RAILROAD AVE. 1835 W. 8AKER AVE. COLLECTIBLES 2159 E.17TH S1 80110 303-922-5765 INDIANA KENTUCKY 91502 818-848-3674 96001 916-243-1360 1117 S. flORIDA AVE. 83406 208-523-5144 [email protected] 33803 813-683-3251 WWWNRRC.COM
BURBANK ROSEVILLE fORT COLLINS LANTANA BREMEN LOUISVILLE THE TRAIN SHACK RAILROAD HOBBIES HOBBY TOWN THE DEPOT BREMEN HOBBIES SCALE REPRODUCTIONS, INC. 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY 119VERNON ST. 2531 0 S. COLLEGE AVE. 603 RIDGE RD. ILLINOIS 308 N. BOWEN AVE. 3073 BRECKINRIDGE LANE 91505 818-842-3330 95678 916-782-6067 80525 303-244-5445 33462 561-585-1982 46506 219-546-3807 40220 502-459-5849
BURLINGAME SACRAMENTO GRAND JUNCTION TRACKSIDE TRAINS BRUCE'S TRAIN SHOP MIAMI BLOOMINGTON EVANSVILLE DEPOT TRAINS N SCALE EXCLUSIVELY 2752 MARCONI AVENUE ORANGE BLOSSOM HOBBIES HOBBYLAND INC. A A HOBBY SHOP 201 SOUTH AVE. 1975 NW 36TH ST. 1675 ROLLINS ROAD B-1 95821 916-485-5288 616 N. MAIN S1 2023 W. fRANKLIN ST. LOUISIANA 81501 970-245-5504 33142 305-633-1517 61701 309-828-1442 47712 812-423-8888 94010 415-692-9724 SACRAMENTO'S LARGESTTRAIN STORE
SAN DIEGO (lA MESA) CAMPBELL GREELEY BOURBONNAIS BROUSSARO REEDS HOBBY MilTON INDIANAPOLIS 0&J HOBBY DON'S HOBBIES THE OWL'S ROOST RON'S MODEl RAILROAD 8039 LA MESA BLVD. WEST flORIDA RR MUSEUM N GAUGE TRAIN SHOP 96 N. SAN TOMAS AOUINO RD. 815 10TH STREET MODEL RR SHOP SHOP 91941 619-464-1672 206 HENRY ST. 4759 N. POST RD. 95008 408-379-1696 263 N. CONVENT, SUITE 8 106 E. MAIN STREET 80631 303-353-3115 32570 904-623-3645 46226 317-89B-4883 DAILY10-7 SAT 1(}-5SUN 12-4 60914 815-932-6100 70518 318-837-3799
COSTA MESA KOKOMO SAN DIEGO WESTMINSTER ORLANDO BOURBONNAIS HAMMOND TRAIN CROSSING TOLIN K&K THE WHISTLE STOP MIZEll TRAINS INC. COLONIAL PHOTO & HOBBY INC. DANNY'S TRAINS AND PLANES THE TRAIN STATION 1089C BAKER ST. 403-405 ARNOLD CT. 3834 4TH AVE. 3051 WEST 74TH AVE. 634 N. MILLS ST. 636 SOUTH MAIN ST. 1415 S. MORRISON BLVD. 92626 714-549-1596 92103 46902 317-453-9793 619-295-7340 80030 303-429-4811 32803-4675 407-841-1485 90914 815-932-2000 1-55 71-12 DUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE 70403-5705 504-345-7601
CULVER CITY SAN FRANCISCO MERRillVilLE ORlANDO/WINTER PARK 8URBANK NEW ORLEANS ALLIED MODEL TRAINS fRANCISCAN HOBBIES ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HOBBYTOWN - MERRILLVILLE THE TRAIN DEPOT GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP HUB HOBBY SUPPLY 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 1920-A OCEAN AVE. IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 1858 E 80TH AVE fOR ONLY PER MONTH 900 S. ORLANDO AVE. (17-92) 6357 W. 79TH ST. 2618 S. BROAD ST. 90230 310-313-9353 94127 415-584-3919 S9.00 4641 0-5734 219-736-0255 32789 407-629-1365 60459 708-598-3114 70125 504-822-3914
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SHREVEPORT MALO EN ST. CLAIR SHORES JACKSON GLENS FALLS SELMA COOK'S COLLECTORS CORNER CHARLES RO SUPPLY CO. WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS JACKSON HOBBY SHOP TRAINS PLUS THE FREIGHT YARO 4402 YOUREE DR. 662 CROSS ST. 21714 HARPER AVE. NEBRASKA 2275 W COUNTY LINE RD. 12WARREN ST. 1 108 S. POLLOCK ST. 71105 318-865-7632 0214B 617-321-0090 48080 313-771-6770 08527 908-364-3334 12801 518-761-0173 27576 919-965-6101
NORTON DOWNTOWN GRAND ISLAND MERCERVILLE SPENCER TAYLOR HICKSVILLE NORTON HOBBIES HOBBYTOWN USA Z & Z HOBBIES LlTILE CHOO CHOO SHOP, INC. RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP HICKSVILLE HOBBYS 46 W MAIN ST. 3537 W. 13TH ST. 116 FLOCK RD. 500 S. SALISBURY AVE. MAINE 22661 NORTHLINE RD. 230 WEST OLD COUNTRY RD 02766 508-285-2805 IN STATE ONLY 1-800-286-3451 08619 800-586-2281 28159 800-334-CHOO 48180 313-287-7405 11801 516-822-8259 OPEN MON. - SUN. 68803 308-382-3451 fAX 609-586-7765 704-637-8717
LINCOLN PARK RIDGE FALMOUTH SUDBURY WESTLAND INTERLAKEN HOBBYTOWN RAILROAD SWITCH fALMOUTH HOBBIES KEN'S TRAINS DAVE'S HOBBY & ROCK RIVER MODEL HOBBIES NORTH TV EAST PARK MALL 126 PARK AVE. 847 MAIN ST MILL VILLAGE, RTE. 20 29026 WARREN RD. 7762 ROCK RIVER ROAD 220 NORTH 66TH ST. 07656-1324 206 440-8448 02540 508-540-4551 01776 978-443-6883 48185 313-422-4464 14847 607-532-9489 DAKOTA 68505 402-464-2858 206 363-6569
NORTH YARMOUTH WARREN WESTLANO OMAHA PENNSAUKEN ISLIP BISMARK TRAIN & TROOPER TUCKERS HOBBIES NANKIN HARDWARE & HOBBY HOBBYTOWN USA TEO'S ENGINE HOUSE GOLD SPIKE HOBBIES DAVE'S HOBBIES 68 MEMORIAL HWY. (ROUTE 9 BOX 1090 - 8 BACON ST. 35101 fORO RD. 14655 W CENTER RD. 6307 WESTfiELD AVE. 189 1SUE AVE., RT. 111 200 W MAIN 04021 207-829-321 ) 01083 413-436-5318 48185 313-722-5700 68144 402-697-9514 08110 609-662-0222 11751 516-277-3700 58502 701 -255-6353
WARWICK OMAHA PISCATAWAY JOHNSON CITY GRANO FORKS AA HOBBIES HOUSE Of TRAINS MODEL RAILROAD SHOP THE TRAIN SHOP MCGlfflN'S MARYLAND 655 JEffERSON BLVD. MINNESOTA 8106 MAPLE ST. VAIL AVE. & NEW MARKET RD. 210 GRANO AVE. 1200 S. WASHINGTON 02886 401-737-71 11 68134 402-391-2311 08854 732-968-5696 13790 607-797-9035 58201 701-772-5311
ARNOLD LlTILE CANADA RUTHERFORD KINGSTON STAR HOBBY HUB HOBBY CENTER CHOO CHOO EDDIES J&J'S HOBBIES, INC. 1244 RITCHIE HWY., STE. 15 MICHIGAN 82 MINNESOTA AVE. NEVADA 38 AMES AVE. 37 N. fRONT 914-338-7174 OHIO 21012 410-544-7547 55117 612-490-1675 07073 201-438-4588 12401 fAX 914-338-7381
MALONE BALTIMORE AOA (GRANO RAPIDS) SPRING LAKE RICHFIELO LAS VEGAS HOBBY JUNCTION EXPRESS ALLIANCE M B KLEIN, INC. J&J BASIC HO LAYOUTS, LLC JERSEY SHORE HOBBY CENTER HUB HOBBY CENTER HOBBYTOWN USA DEER RIVER CAMPSITE ROB'S TRAINS 162 N. GAY ST. 6670 CONSERVATION, N.E. 304 MORRIS AVE 6416 PENN AVE. S 5085 W SAHARA #134 HCR 01 BOX lOlA 333 E. MAIN INCLUDES MAIL ORDER 49301 61 6-676-5983 07762-1339 732-449-2383 ( ) 55423 612-866-9575 89102 702-889-9554 12953 514-631 -3504 44601 330-823-7222 21202 410-539-6207 VISAlMC AWN-SAT B TO B WWWWEBALLIANCENETIWAlJSHC 514-631-1376
BERLIN ANN ARBOR SPRING LAKE PARK LAS VEGAS SOMERVILLE MINEOLA CINCINNATI DENNISON'S TRACKS IDE RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP UNIVERSITY HOBBIES PRC TRAINS THE BIG LlTILE RAILROAD SHOP WILLIS HOBBIES GOLf MANOR HOBBIES HOBBIES 115 LIBERTY 8185 UNIVERSITY AVE. NE 3920 W CHARLESTON BLVD. 5 NORTH DOUGHTY AVE. 285 WILLIS AVE. 2235 LOSANTIVILLE AVE. 14 S. MAIN ST. W J 48104 313-668-8950 55432 612-780-4189 89102 702-258-7768 08876 908-429-0220 11501 516-746-3944 45237 513-351-3849 21Bll 410-641-243B
WAYNE PAINTED POST ST, PAUL NORTH LAS VEGAS CLEVELAND COLLEGE PARK CANTON TOTOWA HOBBY SHOP LACKAWANNA TRAIN SHOP SCALE MODEL SUPPLIES IMAGINATION UNLIMITED WING'S HOBBY SHOP, INC. BURRm HOBBIES RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP 131 MT. VIEW BLVD. 86 VICTORY HIGHWAY 458 N. LEXINGTON PKWY. 4934 EAST TROPICANA 17112 OETROIT AVE. 9920 RHODE ISLAND AVE. 42007 fORD RD. US HWY. 202 RT. 17 EXIT 43 313-981 -8700 55104 89030 702-434-5696 ) 44107 216-221 -5383 20740 301 -982-5032 48187 07470 973-696-5170 \4870 607-962-5164
SCHENECTADY THIEF RIVER FALLS WESTMONT COLUMBUS fiNKSBURG COLOMA RENO MOHAWK VALLEY RAILROAD A& E RAILROAD HIGH SIERRA MODELS SATILER'S HOBBY SHDP STRETE HOBBIES TRAIN WORKS J & W MODEL TRAINS COMPANY HIGHWAY 325 14 HADDON AVE. 3655 SULLIVANT AVE. 2934 CEOARHURST RD. 6450 BECHT RD E 4020 KIETZKE LANE 2037 HAMBURG ST 56701 218-681-4251 702-825-5557 08108 609-854-7136 43228 614-279-6959 21048 410-526-0018 4903B-9546 616-468-5586 89502 12304-4793 51 8-372-9124
GAITHERSBURG FARMINGTON REND SMITHTOWN COLUMBUS PASTIMES JOE'S HOBBY CENTER HOBBIES Of RENO THREE GUYS HOBBIES THE TRAIN STATION 531 QUINCE QRCHARD RD. 35203 GRAND RIVER MISSISSIPPI 535 E. MOANA LANE NEW MEXICO 99 E. MAIN ST. 4430 INDIANOLA AVE. 614-262-9056 20878 301-977-7902 48335 248-477-6266 89502 702-826-6006 11787 516-265-8303 43214
LINT ALBUQUERQUE SYRACUSE EAST KENSINGTON f JACKSON LORAIN RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP Of fLINT TRAINS WEST INC. CENTRAL HOBBY SUPPLY MAYBERRY & SONS HOBBYTOWN USA NEW THE CORNER STORE 2061 S. LINDEN ROAD 6001 SAN MATEO BLVD. NE 716 WEST MANLIUS ST. TRAIN & HOBBIES 68BO D. RIDGEWOOD COURT 1249 COLORADO AVE. 48532 810-720-2500 SUITE B-3 13057 315-437-6630 10527 SUMMIT AVE. 39211 601 -957-9900 HAMPSHIRE 44052 216-288-2351 20895 301-564-9360 fAX 810-720-2505 B7109 505-881-2322 WWWCENTRALHOBBYCOM
MAUMEE LAUREL FRASER LAUREL HAMPTON LAS CRUCES UTICA J & M HOBBIES PEACH CREEK SHOPS P & D HOBBY SHOP HOBBY CORNER NEAL'S N-GAUGING TRAINS THE H08BY HUT VILLAGE HOBBIES 1238 CONANT ST. 201 MAIN STREET 31902 GROESSBECK HWY. 1534 N. fiRST AV E. 86 TIDE MILL RD. 126 WYATI OR. 2011 GENESEE ST. 315-733-0611 43537 419-893-2621 20707 301-498-9071 48026 313-296-61 16 39440 601-649-4501 03842 603-926-9031 88005 505-524-0991 13501
WAPPINGERS FALLS NORTH HAMPTON NORTH CANTON GRAND RAPIDS VALLEY MODEL TRAINS flITS PHOTO & HOBBY SHOP NICK'S SALES & SERVICE HOBBY WORLD 91 MARKET ST., STE.32, BLDG. 79 LAfAymE RD NEW YORK 10 7251 MIDDLEBRANCH NE 2851 CLYDE PARK SW MISSOURI 12590 914-297-7511 03862-2406 603-964-9292 44721 216-494-0125 MASSACHUSETTS 49509 616-538-6130 603-964-9417 14 YEARS IN BUSINESS
8LAUVELT TOLEDO BEDFORD GRAND RAPIDS BLUE SPRINGS HUDSON SHORES NORTH STEVE'S FALLEN fLAGGS BEDfORD TRAIN SHOP RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP MAINLINE TRAINS NEW JERSEY MODEL TRAIN HOBBIES 32 SHAWSHEEN AVE. 2055 28TH ST. SE 807 MAIN ST. 547 0 WESTERN HIGHWAY CAROLINA 5414 MONROE ST. 01730 617-275-7525 49508 61 6-247-9933 64015 816-224-6962 10913 914-398-2407 43623 419-843-3334
FLORISSANT DENVILLE BUfFALO CHARLom DEDHAM PORT HURON HENZES HOBBY HOUSE INC f&M HOBBIES K-VAL HOBBIES TRAINS LTD. LLC. B.G'S MODEL TRAIN SHOP BLUE WATER HOBBIES 715 S NEW fLORISSANT 3118 ROUTE 10 277 HINMAN AVE. 5600 ALBEMARLD RD SUITE 300 OKLAHOMA 4018 LAPEER ROAD 16 fOX MEADOW LANE 63031-7748 314-839-0600 07834 fAX 201-361-3855 14216 716-875-2837 28212 704-566-9070 02026 781 -407-0067 48060 810-984-8764 201-361-0042 WWWKVAlH08BIES.COM fAX 704-566-9007
BUFFALO CHARLom OKLAHOMA CITY EAST WEYMOUTH ROYAL OAK PARKVILLE EAST BRUNSWICK NIAGARA HOBBY & CRAfT MART CHAR LOnE ELECTRIC TRAIN WOODWARDS SOUTH SHORE HOBBY CENTERS TRAIN CENTER HOBBIES J&L HOBBIES MEYER'S DISCOUNT STORE OPEN EVENINGS & SUNOAY CENTER 4401 WEST MEMORIAL ROAO 1245 COMMERCIAL STREET 33722 WOODWARD 1362J NW HWY. 9 595 ROUTE 18 3366 UNION RD. AT WALDEN 114-D fREELAND LANE QUAILBROOK CENTER 908-257-8800 02189 617-331-7275 48073 248-549-6500 64152 816-746-1282 08816 14225 716-681-1666 28217 704-527-0392 73134 405-751 -4994
ST. LOUIS HARRISBURG SAGINAW EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP TULSA DOUBLE TRACK HOBBIES EAST ROCHESTER A READY TO RUN HOBBY SHOP HANSON ROGER'S HOBBY CENTER INC BEACHCOMBER COLLECTIBLES ACTIDN HOBBIES 7726 WISE AVE. DESPATCH JUNCTION 3600 HIGHWAY 40 THE BRASS CABOOSE SHOP 5620 STATE RD SHORE 4955C SOUTH MEMORIAL 63117 314-644-5545 MAL� 100 STATION RD. 1 704-455-2220 669 W WASHINGTON, RT. 14 51 7-790-0080 6725 BLACK HORSE PIKE 28075 74145 918-663-8998 4B603-3680 1-888-DBL-TRACK 4445 716-385-5570 02341 781-447-0100 517-790-0358 08234 609-645-1031 3 MILES FROM CHARWTIf SPEfOWAY
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KEY TO CODES Drawbar-Connected Car • Modeling B&O's Wagon-Top Boxcars • E8/9s (Part 4: MILW, MP, NYC, PRR, PC) MAY 1996 00 Diesel Detail Close-Up " Virginian Railway (Part 4: Modeling RR) • Privatizing a Railbox Boxcar • Modeling ACL Fs (Part 2: F7 & F9) 00 Loco. Mgmt. Servo (LMS) GE C40-8W K Freightcarology • NW2 (Part 4: SAL, SCL, SOU, Sp'SLSF , • WorkiWreckTrains (Part 4: Ballast Work • WorkiWreckTra ins (Part 7: Ditching & " Thrall's S2' Gondola Cars Since 1963 " Layout Feature SP&S, TH&B, UP, Wabash, WP) Trains and Surfacing & Lining) Vegetation Control) I. Onion Valley Lumber & Mining Co. us Modeling Modern Intermodal • Modeling Dixie ...ACL & SAL NW2s 81' Changing Horses in Mid-Stream Oro Grande at Night (Part 2) "'.u UPS 26' 6"f28' Drop-Frame Tr ailers (Part 2) Prototype Adventures • Plans: Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway " Bridges & the Miniature Railroad " Fuel Foolery (Part 2) " Great Smoky Mtns. Ry. (Part 3) Shortline Adventures Victoria Turntable MAY 1995 NOVEMBER 1995 • Handlaying N-Scale Track (Part 2: Turnouts) us Special Feature Beyond Scorpion Canyon 00 Conrail GE U33C and U36C 00 D&RGW EMD SD50 • SAL E8 for the Silver Meteor .1 Behind the Scenes Out of Benchwork "Bag-o'-Tricks" K Flatcars " Ballast Cars • Enhancing a Predecorated SP C44-9W us On Track NOVEMBER 1994 10 HO Grand Valley RR 10 Return to Hooch Junction Tunnel Masquerade .1 '-______..J 00 M-K (Ex-ATSF SD45CAn Rebuild as Utah "'" JB Hunt (Part 6: SummaryUpdate) ." Intermodal Equipment Numbering In Control For back issues before June 1994, Ry. SD45CAT #9012 " N&W's 12 Pole Line (Part 2: Modeling) " The Biltmore Railroad JUNE 1996 - SOLD OUT contact: Leroy Slater 1-800-859-5977 " Researching Freight Cars with Photos • Modeling ATSF GP60 & GP60M (Part 1) • Modeling Nickel Plate Road ALCO RSD12 00 Colorado & Southern (C&S) EMD SD40 132 Tres Dr., Huntsville, AL 35811 I. Eagle Rock Canyon - N-Scale American • Modeling ACL F2s: As & Bs (324-33S) • DCC Update (Part 3: Motors & Decoders) " Thrall's 52' Gondola Cars Since 1963 RR in England • Rutland PS-l 40' Steel Box in N Scale • E8/9s (Part 5: NJT, RF&P, RI, Santa Fe, (Part 2) " JUNE 1994 ' " JB Hunt (Part 3: Prototype Containers & • WorkiWreckTra ins (Part 5: Ballast Mainte- SAL, SCL) "''' Building CP Rail 20' & 40' Power Packs 00 Conrail EMD SD60M Chassis - Standards & Variations) nance -Cleaning/UndercuttinglSledding) • WorkiWreckTra ins (Part 8: Maintenance) • Handlaying N-Scale Track (Part 3: K Freight Cars of Golden West Service "� Kitbashing a TTWX All-Purpose Flat In Layout Access: The Basics + One m Lighting the West End Turnouts) 10 On3 Willamette Valley & Western RR " Ty bee Island Railroad (Part 1) " Inspection Trains (Part1) " Fuel Foolery (Part 3) • U33C1U34CH/U36C (Part 1: BN, CR, .� BN America (Part 1: Examining the • Gulf Summit Pushers - Modeling E-L F3s JUNE 1995 DECEMBER 1995 Clinchfield, D&H, E-L) 10 Prototype) • Kitbashing StoryHides (& Western Leather) 00 D&RGW EMD SD7 00 Amtrak P32-8WH & ATSF B40-8W Rob Spangler's Northern Nevada Railway "'" JB Hunt's Intermodal Service • N&W Class E-3 Pacifies: The Prototype " Autoracks " Refuse by Rail • Modeling PRR ALCO RS3 (AS16ms) 10 " Columbus & Greenville RR (Part 4: (Part 1) Modular Big Thompson & Northern (N) I. Model Railroading in Utah • Modeling L&N ALCO FA2IFB2 us us Today's Railroad) Reversing Scorpion Canyon .-� Kitbashed Athearn 40' High-Cube .-� Maxi-Stack IIls® (Part 1: Prototype) A Tale of Two Towers • Plans: Esquimalt & Nanaimo Ry. Victoria " What-Where-When-Why-Who Containers • Modeling Bessemer & Lake Erie SD7 " Constructing Curved Fascias (Part 1) Car Shop (& Service Facilities) DECEMBER 1994 " Rockton, Rion & Western (Part 1) • DCC Update (Part 4: Planning a System) JULY 1996 • A Few Freelanced Flats: Simple Projects 00 C&NW GE C40-8 • End of the Line • Kitbashing a "Shorty" Rotary Snowplow 00 Union Pacific (UP) GE C30-7 That Add Variety " Converted Hopper Cars • FoamRail - A New Modular Concept • E8/9s (Part 6: SOU, SP, Up. Wabash) " Used Cars (and 1996 1ntermodal EXPO) 10 10 • N Rock Primer D&RGW Pueblo Division • Modeling ATSF GP60 & GP60M (Part 2) • WorkiWreck Trains (Part 9: Snow/Ice Gary Petersen's Salt Lake Southern • Virginian Train Masters: A Family Tradition "'" BN America (Part 4: Container Chassis) • InterMountain & IMWX 40' Removal) "'M N-Scale 89' Trailer Flats us • Modeling the Virginian Train Master " Tybee Island Railroad (Part 2: Modeling RR) Boxcars/Reefers Layer Upon Layer • BN's "Denver" SW12s: Prototype & Model us Layout Fascia & Front Drops • CofG SD7/9s in Classic Blue and Gray • WorkiWreckTra ins (Part 6: Wood Tie " Fuel Foolery (Part 4) • DCC Update (Part 6: S 19 Kit Decoder & " Lowering Athearn Trailer Flats • Modeling an Autorack Ramp Work Trains & Tie Renewal Operations) JANUARY 1996 On-Board Sound System) JULY 1994 • Modeling Dixie ...SAL ALCO S2 m "Spacious Realism" (Part 1) 00 Union Pacific GE C41-8W • Making Waves .1 00 CN GP40-2L • N&W E-3 Pacifies (Part 2) Inspection Trains (Part 2) " Revolutions • West Clarksfield: A Modelable Prototype " Modern Boxcar Door Configurations • Plans: CP's Glacier Station JULY 1995 10 Mercur & To paz Railroad • U33C1U34CH/U36C (Part 2: FCP, GN, IC, 10 B1S DO Holy Cross & Crystal River RR LOS (Line of Sight) C&NW GE C44-9W ,,� Maxi-Stack Ills' (Part 2: The Model) MILW, NdeM, NJDOn .� Generic Fixed-Length Chassis " Handlaid Track Made Easy (Part 1) K AEI Tags • Southern Railway NW2 Switchers '" Packaging of a Many-Scene .'" JB Hunt Transport, Inc. (Part 1: Examin- JANUARY 1995 10 Granite Mountain Railway (Part 1) • Modeling WW2 C&O Boxcars (Part 3) " Curved Fascias (Part 2:Control Panels) ing the Prototype Trailers - Standards 00 UP Rebuilt SD40-2R as United Spirit #3300 MM' Gunderson Husky-Stack 3-Well BN • Modeling FPPX Rotary Dump Gons AUGUST 1996 and Variations) K Recent Trends in Intermodal Equipment Drawbar-Connected Car • Modeling SP P-8 Pacific #2470 00 Reading FP7 " Virginian Railway (Part 1) I. Shenandoah and Western " Rockton, Rion & Western (Part 2) • Plans: CN Todd Creek Wood Trestle Fe Blue Island Reefer Pictorial (Part 1) • NW2 (Part 1: ACL, ATSF, B&O, BAR, B&M, MM' JB Hunt (Part 4: Modeling • E8/9s (Part 1: Alaska, Amtrak, ACL, B&O) • WorkiWreckTrains (Part 10: Photos) 10 Warren Johnson's UP Layout BN, CN, CNJ, C&O, CB&Q, C&EI) Containers/Chassis) • Modeling L&N "Frog Eyes" B1S Building a Backdrop ",. Modeling UPS 28' Drop-Frame Trailers & • Modeling an SCL SD45-2 • Diesel Doings on the Carolina & Western • Con-Cor's PS-2 Hay Covered Hopper " Fuel Foolery (Part 5) Converter Dollies " A Switch in History • Modeling ATSF Phase I & II GP50s (Part 1) ' WorkiWreck Trains (Rail Renewal: Part 1) FEBRUARY 1996 • Plans: CP Railway Salmon Arm Station '" Through the Doorway • N&W E-3 Pacific Kitbash: Engine (Part 1) B1S "Spacious Realism" (Part 2) '" CB&Q EMD FT A&B • Modeling ACL SW9 Switchers AUGUST 1994 • Simple Detail Enhancements for Con-Cor " Operation Shorthand K 48' Exterior-Post Domestic Containers • U33C1U34CHlU36C (Part 3: NP, PC, Santa '" C&S EMD SD9 PS-2 Covered Hoppers AUGUST 1995 " Union Pacific Wahsatch Division Fe, SCL, SOU, Squaw Creek, SP) Fe Dates (Built, New and In Service) and • WorkiWreck Trains & Camp Cars (Part 1) 00 SP EMD GP60 "" UPS Eqpt. (Introduction: Part 1) • Poist Gas - Small Propane Distributor YSD Sliding Doors m Inside/Outside Fe Modern Refrigerator Cars (Part 1) • Athearn GE C44-9W: In-Depth Review • Kato C44-9W: An In-Depth Review " David Trussell's Modular Layout " Handlaid Track Made East (Part 2) "'" Granite Mountain Ry. (Part 2: Inter- • Building a Helix " Modeling Unseen Propane Industry B1S MM' SOU 48' Piggyback Trailer FEBRUARY 1995 modal Hub Construction - Building the • Kitbashing Great Northern SDP40 Perspective, Per Se "Ml BN America (Part 2: Examining the '" NYC EMD GP30 Bremer Hub) • Modeling NYC ALCO RS3 Road Switcher 01 In Control - Upgrading Cable Harnesses Prototype) K Ta nk Cars " St. Maries River RR (Part 1) • Scratchbuilding Ortner Hay Rapid SEPTEMBER 1996 " Virginian Railway (Part 2) " HOn3 Colorado & Western RR (Part 1) • Casting a CP Rail Gondola Discharge' Hoppers (Part 1) 00 Santa Fe (ATSF) ALCO PA1/PBl us F • NW2 (Part 2: CGW, C&NW, CRI&P, CR, '"" BN America (Part 5: 2B' ContaineriChassis) ' E8/9s (Part 2: B&M, CB&Q, BN, CP, C&O, Into the Fourth Dimension e Blue Island Reefer Pictorial (Part 2) D&RGW, Erie, Georgia, GTW, Ie. KCS, LV) " SP Nogales Branch (Part 1) C&EI, C&NW) " New Bridge - A Tale of Time " Doug Jolley's Former Timber Creek Ry. M� • Modeling an SAL ALCO RS3 Phase 2 • Modeling ATSF Phase I & II GP50s (Part 2) ' Modeling Bowser's 40' Round-Roof Boxcar MARCH 1996 Upgrading Walthers' 40' Reefer Container Sf l 00 • Realistic Billboard Lettering in N Scale • Modeling Freelanced Wreck Train Modeling Athearn Southern SD40-2 Conrail EMD SW1200 MM Conspicuity Striping Sf K • • Welcome to Plasticville Equipment WorkiWreckTrains (Rail Renewal: Part 2) The Bethgon® Revisited E7 (Part 1: ACL, BAR, B&O, B&M) us Is Beauty Really Skin Deep? • Modeling ACL GP7s from Series 100-279 In C-Shift " Beaver & Timber Springs (BATS) • Modeling WP GP20s " Photo Spot! • N&W E-3 Pacific Kitbash: Engine (Part 2) " The Railway Junction MV' UPS Eqpt. (Introduction: Part 2) • Kitbashing a CP Rail Scale Test Car SEPTEMBER 1994 • WorkiWreck Trains (Part 2: Work Trains) SEPTEMBER 1995 " Great Smoky Mtns. Ry. (Part 1) • Right-of-Way Detail in N Scale us '" UP SW10 Setting It All in Place 00 Florida East Coast EMD GP38-2 • DCC Update (Part 5: New Developments) · Kitbashing SCL GE U18B "Baby Boat" K • • K Modern Yo ungstown Doors " EZ Turnout Modern Refrigerator Cars (Part 2) Modeling an ACL M3 Caboose Foam Rocks and Trees " Modular Railroading with Pocahontas MARCH 1995 " The New England Rail Story • Plans: CP Rail Nelson Station m Fitting the Pieces Together Chapter/NRHS Fe Freight Car Builders "'" A Look at Hoosier Lift • Scratchbuilding Ortner Hay Rapid " Control Panels - The Artistic Side Discharge® Hoppers (Part 2) OCTOBER 1996 • JB Hunt (Part 2: Modeling Trailers -" HOn3 Colorado & Western (Part 2) " St. Maries River RR (Part 2) Specific & Generic) ." JB Hunt (Part 5: HazmatJPlacards) • Modeling WW2 C&O Boxcars (Part 1) • GE Dash 9-44CW (Prototype: Part 1) 00 SP&S ALCO RS3 II " Virginian Railway (Part 3) '"" Scratch built Vertical Chassis Rack DCC Update (Part 1: Digital Command m An Exercise in Reverse Engineering Fe NS Freight Cars (Part 1: Intro) ",. The Martrac Story • BC Rail Caboose You Can Model " SP Nogales Branch - Modeling the Line Control) " New Bridge - A Second Time • • APRIL 1996 " Tim Mears' Sorry Valley Railway • NW2 (Part 3: L&N, MILW, MP.Monon, Modeling a CP Rail GP35 E8/9s (Part 3: CR, DL&W, E-L, FEC, " Propane Industry (Part 2: Modeling a NYC, NKP, N&W, NP, PC, PRR, Reading)) • N&W E-3 Pacific Kitbash: Class15 -A Tender GM&O, IC, L&N) '" NYC ALCO FA lIFBI • Fe Coal Cars Small WW2-Era Distribution Plant) • Making a Rock-Lined Tunnel • Train Fillers Modeling ACL Fs (Part 1: The F3) D&RGW's • • • Scale Empire E7 (Part 2: CB&Q, CofG, C&O, C&EI, • Modeling Dixie ...SCL GP40 WorkiWreckTrains (Part 3: Camp Cars) WorkiWreckTrains (Rail Renewal: Part 3) " Bob Mazzi's 0 m m "'" UPS 26' 6"/2B' Drop-Frame Trailers C&NW, FEC) B1S Bridging Scorpion Canyon Modeling a Glass Building Oro Grande at Night (Part 1) " Rail Wayside Automatic Equipment " The Multi-Operational Concept .1 Fuel Foolery (Part 1) (Part 1) • Modeling Union Pacific C44-9W #9717 Identification APRIL 1995 OCTOBER 1995 " Great Smoky Mtns. Ry. (Part 2) • Modeling Central of Georgia's EBs • 00 D&H ALCO RSll & RS36 '" Boston & Maine EMD GP9 • Detail the Weather Way A City Classics Car Barn OCTOBER 1994 us F • Treatments (Part 1) '" Rock Island GE U25B & U2BB (Phase I) Fe Gondola Cars e Double-Stacking in N Scale GE Dash 9-44CW (Prototype: Part 2) Fascia 10 • Handlaying N-Scale Track (Part 1) " DCC & Jersey Western RR Fe Researching Freight Cars and a Look at I. Modular Locust Grove & Western RR A Day in the Life of Lomax Lumber Modern Coal Cars ....BN America (Part 6: Summary) "'" Gunderson's Husky-Stack®: Prototype & • Modeling an ACL EB NOVEMBER 1996 " Flatwheel Creek & Western RR " N&W's Twelve Pole Line (Part 1) Detailing A-Line's HO Model • Kitbashed Southern BL3 '" Southern Pacific EMD GP35 K • • • Golden West 57' Mech. Reefer NS Freight Cars (Part 2: N&W Coal Cars) "w BN America (Part 3: Modeling 4B' Carolina & Western ... Changing History Carolina & Western Update Modeling • B1S "'. Modeling the Martrac Fleet Containers) • CNO&TP 6306 - A High-Hood SD30 Modeling WW2 C&O Boxcars (Part 2) Bridges, Bridges, Bridges • " Carolina & Western Update ." Thrall Double-Stacks - 3-Well DTTX • Proto 2000 Monon BL2 DCC Update: A Closer Look (Part 2) " New Bridge Time Again ack Issues of Model Railroading • Kitbashing CN/CP "Shorty" Snowplows • E7 (Part7: PRR & PC) • E7 (Part 11: UP, Wabash) " Container MGW & Container Car Load " GATX Tank Cars (PI.l) M'. • DCC Update (Part7: What's New for • Freelancing! 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Prado, (619) 696-0 199. $3. discounts for 10087 COLONIAL IND. DR. MARlEnA studentslseniorslmilital)' 10. under 15 free. Aug. 4. Sept. I. T MOl1lhly Meeling of Ihe Georgia Society of SOUTH LYON, MI 48178 Oct. 6 are free days. Info: Barbara Hultenius. San Diego Ferroequinologists and lield Irips. 2nd Fri. of each 1I101llh. 248-437-6800 Fx 417-9454 Model Railroad Museum. 1649 EI Prado, San Diego, CA 7:30 PM. Nalions Bank of Waddell SI. Free. [nl'o: Dave in fo @alllericanillociel s.coill 92 101. (619) 696-0 199. Muller (404) 974-4608 or Larry Smilh (404) 926-0739. AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 73 Inspired by section towns along Marshall SAVANNAH ... Coastal Heritage Sociely, Coastal Rail Pass, Colorado, on the Buffs Historic RR Shops Model RR Show. Oel. 3. 9:30 AM Gunnison Extension, - 4:30 PM. $3, $2 srs.lstudents, under 12 free w/parents. these structures were Info: Cyndi Sommers (912) 65 1 -6823 or (912) 352-8 104. built by the railroad to TUCKER ...Piedmont Div. SE Region Regular Monthly Meet provide living quarters ing. 2nd Tuesday of eve!)' month. 7:30 PM. Building K, Haber for laborers and the sham Office Park, Northlake Parkway. Free. Info: Ed Palmer, Section Foreman. 7058 Stephens CI., Morrow, GA 30260, (770) 968-192 1. HO Section Town Kit 116-11 Includes Bunk House, Section House, Coal Shed, 2 Water Closets, Single Car & Tool Shed (can be built left or right, SG or NG) $99.00 (Limited Time OtTer) COEUR D'ALENE '" S-West regional S gauge cOIll'en tion. Sepl. 17-19. Public show Sepl. 19, 6:30 - 9:00 PM . • Patterned and dimensioned after existing structures and RR documents . Kootenai County Fairgrounds. $2. Info: Gil Hulin, 3895 • Stainable Real Wood Shingles . Precision laser cut wood with self locating tabs. Colony Oaks Dr., Eugene, OR 97405 . • Trim and windows sashes feature permanent self adhesive backing . • Assembly Jigs included . �III LllJ/I !I r � ill �' HO Section House Kit I J J - J I $45.00 HO Bunk House Kit 1 J 0- 11 $30.00 ELMHURST ... Rock Island Technical Society 1998 HO Coal Shed Kit 112- J I $20.00 HO Car Shed Kit 115-11 $20.00 annual Meeting and Convention. Sepl. II - 13. Holiday Inn Call for prices on Semi-kit and Fully assembled. Elmhurst/Chicago, 624 N . York Rd. (1-290 & York Rd.). S and 0 scale kits arriving September . $5.00 Shipping and handling USA Elmhursl. Info: Steven Suhs, 28 W. 692 Forest Ave., West Crystal River Products, Inc. Chicago, IL 60 185-36 1 4, e-mail: [email protected]. Include a LSSAE for a reply. p.o. Box 598 • Conifer, CO 80433 GLENVIEW ... NS&W Division Midwest Region NMRA �PRODUCTS (303) 697- 1472 · fax (303) 697- 1179 Division Meel. Sept 27, 1- 4:30 PM. Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Rd. Info: Mary Goettsche, 1814 Henley SI., Glenview. IL 60025, (847) 724-0427. PRINCETON ... Midwest Region Meet Gandy Dancers HO SCALE Fair. Sepl. 18, 4 PM - 8 PM; Sepl. 19, 8 AM - 6 PM; Sepl. 20, 8 AM - 4 PM. Bureau County Fairgrounds, We st Hwy #6. BRASS FROM Full fare (advanced registration) $47 for NMRA members. Other fares available.lnfo: Barb Smith, P.O. Box 35 1, DePue. RAILWORKS!! IL 61322-035 1, (815) 447-23 1 1 , www.theramp.netlrail IN STOCK!!! D.L.& W. #1-599 4 wheel roadlGDFevenl.html. wood cabooses & #600-849 8 wheel wood cabooses w/passenger style trucks and #600-849 8 wheel wood GREENFIELD cabooses w/cast trucks, fa ctory ...Central Indiana Division/MWRlNMRA painted and unpainted. Be sure to see Meet, Clinics, Model Contest & Show. Sepl. 27. I IAM - 3 your favorite RAIL WDRKS Dealer!!! PM. Hancock County 4H Fairgrounds. $3, under 12 free wi adull. Info: Rodger Hensley, 602 E. 31 st SI., Anderson, IN DUE NEX T IN OCTOBER !!! Rutland 460 16, (765) 649-2367, e-mail: [email protected]. wood combines, coac/Jes and milk cars! D. L. & w. 42' wood milk cars! Order from vo ur fa vorite RA IL WORKS BOONE Dealer now!!! ... Pufferbilly Days RR Fesl. Tables SIS. Info: Scott Magee, P.O. Box 872, Mason City, IA 5040 1, (515) COMING SOON!!! and Rutland N. Y. C. 424-4 187, (515) 424-8721. wood milk cars. P.R.R. & L.l.R.R. DD-1 Electrics. Pennsylvania Railroad Clearance Car #497125. RESERVE ATCHISON NOW! ...North East Kansas Railroaders 6th Annual Train Show. Oct 3, 10 AM - 5 PM; OCI. 4, 10 AM - 4 PM. See your dealer for the complete RAIL WORKS line up of finely crafted models in HO Scale Brass! Memorial Hall, 819 Commercial. $3, under lO w/ adult Watch for new releases to be announced. free. Info: Karen Groce (816) 238-7834. e-mail: SEND SSAE FOR LATEST BROCHURE groce 1 1 [email protected]. PO BOX 148 WOODBURY, NY 11797 TEL: 516-692-8805 TIMONIUM ... The Greal Scale Train Show. OCI. 3. 9 AM - 4 PM; OCI. 4, 10 AM - 4 PM. Maryland State Fair ol! grounds - 2 miles north of the Baltimore Beltway, Exit 17E Get that yard under contr (Padonia Rd) from RI. 1-83. $5, kids &- 12 $1, fa mily $10, (Command control, that is. Sunday free. Free parking. Info: Howard Zane. (410) 730- Add DCC to your Atlas "S" class HO 1036; 5236 Thunder Hill Road, Columbia. MD 21045: with the new System One _ another in our series of -������fl��it web: www.gsmts.com; e-mail: [email protected]. decoders custom rlp,d,c'nP cl-.-- for EZ installation in WAKEFIELD ...North Shore Model Railroad Club Show specific and Open House Show. Club show, Sepl. 19, 9:30 AM - 4 PM. American Civic Center, 467 Main SI. Club Open House, Sept. 19- 20, 9:30 AM - 4 PM. 404 Main SI., rear. $3, kids/seniors $1, under 5 free, fa mily $7 max. Info: Ron locomotive models. Replaces the Nadeau, Box 183, Wakefield. MA 01880, (781) 245-4742 original factory PC board. All the Tues., Thurs. eve. SystemOne features you would expect: 1-amp capacity, 4-digit addresses, 128/28/14 speed steps, and of WEBSTER course, compatible with all NMRA command control systems. ...P&W Railfan Club 8th Annual Model Rail EZ-2-lns'all, EZ-2-Use. M"" i""W""""'fi"" road Show. Sept. 20, 10 AM - 4 PM. Webster Elk's Club � Wangrow Electronics, Inc. Hall, Cudworth Rd., Webster. $3, under 12 free. Info: . . Edward J. DeLuca, 25 Gaumond Rd., North � P. O. Box 98-C Park Ridge, IL 60068-0098 U.S.A. Internet: http://www.wangrow.com • Email: [email protected] Grosvenordale, CT 06255. ��JD I GITRL COMM AND C ONTROL 74 T MODEL RAILROADING AUGUST 1998 WORCESTER '" Worcester Model RRers meetings. Tu esdays, 7:30 PM. 70 James St., Room 200. Info: Ralph -LINE Kimball, (508) 755-1873. .A ''Come Alive with Detail" DETROIT '" Tarrie Nation Festival" Open House Show. Sept. 12 - 13, 12 - 5 PM. Detroit Model Railroad Club, 104 North Saginaw St., Holly 48442, (248) 634-58 11. $2.5, seniors $2, kids 5 - 18 $1.50, under 5 free. Info: Edward MacDowell (248) 634-5811. FLINT '" 17th Annual Huckleberry Railroad Railfans Weekend. August 15-16, 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Crossroads Village. $9 Daily (village and train), seniors and children's rates available. Info: Genesee County Parks and Recre ation Commission, 1-800-648-PARK or Barb Spaulding Westcott - Don We stcott, (810) 234- 1427. BILLINGS '"Ye llowstone Valley Model Train Show & Swap Meet. Sunday, Oct. II, 9 AM - 4 PM. 1125 Broadwater Ave., Upstairs of Albedoo Shrine Te mple (handicap accesable). $2, under 12 free wi adult. Info: Dale Mattaes, 1833 Clark Ave., Billings, MT 59102, (406) 656- 1 042 after 5 PM. N RAS HASTINGS ", South Central Nebraska Model Railroad Expo. Sat., Sept. 12, I 0 AM - 5 PM; Sun., Sept. 13, 12 PM - 5 PM. Imperial Mall, 300 1 West 12th Street, Hastings, NOW STRONGER THAN EVER! Nebraska. Free; Table, $10. Info: Imperial Mall - Attn: HO Marketing Director, 300 1 West 12th St. Suite 36, Hastings, NE 6890 1, (402) 462-667 1. SCALE NEW!!! BELLMAWR ", Fall Train & Toy Show & Sale. Oct. II, 10 AM - 3 PM. Bellmawr Fire & Rescue Hall, 29 Lewis Ave., Bellmawr, New Jersey. $3, family $5 under 12 free wi adult. Info: Chick Viffiano (609) 423-0773, Notice Veri fication Hank Worre ll (609) 662-8266. #44 Short Underset #47 Medium Underset #41 Long Underset MERCHANTVILLE ", Cherry Valley Model Railraod Short Centerset Medium Overset Long Centerset Club annual Fall O-scale only Train Meet. Oct 3, 9:30 AM #43 #42 #46 Short Overset Long Overset - 3 PM. Grace Church, Maple Ave & Center St. $3, Dealer #45 #49 tables $10. Info: Charles Jacobs, 100 Grant Ave., Moorestown, NJ 08057, (609) 234- 1898. ONLY WINDSLOW '" 95 The Great Winslow Junction Scale TWO$2 PA. IR Train and Railroadiana. Sept. 6, lO AM - 3 PM. Winslow '41 LONG UNDERSET '46 LONG CENTERSET '49 LONG OVERSET Fire Hall, Hall and Hay St. $3, under 12 free wi adult. Info:Bili Powell, 306 Broad St, Williamstown, NJ 08094, All metal couplers packaged with (609) 728-1327 until 9. #5 Draft Gear Box and Centering Springs. Package contains: 4 couplers, 4 centering springs, 4 of the '5 gearbox, 2 extra knuckle springs and instructions. LAS CRUCES '" Dona Ana Modular RR Club HO • WILL NOT CRAZE PlASTIC BUFFALO (GRAND ISLAND) '" International Divi • APPLICATOR BRUSH INCLUDED sion, NFR, NMRA Division Meeting. Oct. 3, Dec. 5, Feb.6, 1999; Registration 9:30 AM; Meet starts 10 AM. AVAI LABLE FROM MOST LEADING Grand Island Recreation Centre, 3278 Whitehaven Rd., HOBBY SHOPS & DISTRIBUTORS Grand Island. $3, $2 members, free if you enter a model. Info: Ed Norman 40- 18 Carson Dr., Hamilton, Ontario AMBROID co. . PO. BOX 38. SPRINGFIELD. vr 05 1 56-0038 • 802-885-9244 Canada L8T4Y3; (905) 318-03 13. AUGUST 1998 MODEL RAILROADING T 75 seniors/kids, 5 - 12 $1; under 5 free. Info: Smith-Thomp son, P.O. Box 828, White River Junction, VT 0500 I; (802) HILLARD l' Central Ohio S Gaugers 8th Annual All 296-300 I; fa x: 802-296-300 I; e-mail: [email protected]. Gauge Model Railroad Show & Sale. Oct. 4, II AM - 4 PM. 1 Edwards & Ganyard buildings, Franklin County Fairgrounds. • DiKitrax $3, fa mily$6, under 10 free. Info: Art Lofton, 6825 Cedar Nortficoast • DANVILLE l' "Old 97" Train Show and Swap Meet. Sept Brook Glen, New Albany, OH 43054, (614) 855-0988. 12, lOAM - 5 PM. Southern Freight Warehouse, Craghead PARMA l' Cleveland's All Gauge Train Show. Sept. 20, St. $2, family $3. Info: George & Edwina SCOll, 4900 Wit 10 AM - 3 PM. UAW Hall, 5615 Chevrolet Blvd. $3, fam mell School Rd. #53, Dry Fork, VA 24549, (804) 724-3149. INFO, QUESTIONS, CATALOGUE ily $6. Info: Kim Koschki, 14483 Mayfield Rd., Husts VIENNA l' Northern Virginia Model Railroaders Inc. E www.ttx-dcc.com = burg, OH 44046, (440) 635-0222. Products: Open House. Sept. 12, Oct. 17, Nov. 14 & Dec. 12; I PM - �;� * Discount Prices * All Scales D ee 5 PM. Washington & Old Dominion RR Station, 23 1 &:����i�!���::rA��eO C * all sound @ S84.95 f:d���n�:i ��O C ,.. . fu,ction mapi'9. DC "mpotibl. * MRC Cmd. "2000" 5101.9515138.95 Dominion Rd. (at Ayr Hill Rd.). Donations. Info: (703) [email protected] 51"", OKLAHOMA CITY Southeast Oklahoma City Area MX61RN w/NMRA p1U9' S44.95, 4@$42.95 * Soundtraxx DSDi!!SiI 5139.95 l' 938-5 157 or www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/6 120. Model Railroad Meet. Sept. 19, 9 AM - 4 PM. Rose State ���°.d:!!d��d''I'k>y_'''OObwnh* Soundtraxx Sierra 5147.95 ���b !t:����:�f �;�:�di:i�� l)ie * SystemOne Sir Set w/dec $699.00 College Student Union, 6420 SE 15th St., Midwest City, * Lenz Set 01 w/4 dec 5499.00 OK $3, fa mily $6. Info: Henery Reed, 52 1 E. Rickenbacker 't'�.:: LY NNWOOD l' The 20th Annual Sooper Swap Meet MlRPS'M:�1Sg.00. nx�S154�����.00 * Lenz 103 decoder 519.95 Dr., Midwest City, OK 73 110-5636, (405) 737-5 122. = and Train Show. Sept. 20, II AM - 4 PM. Schribner Lake School Gym, 19400 56th Avenue West, Lynnwood. $4, under 12 $1. Info: SC&W RR Club, 21 1 Railroad Ave., ROSEBURG l'All Aboard Railroad Club for All Scales. 1st Edmonds, WA 98020. and 3rd Saturdays at 3 PM, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7 PM. TA COMA N-Scalers Model Railroad Show & Swap 427 SE Main St. Info: Debi or Kim Wing (503) 672-0280. l' Meet. Oct. 10, 10 AM - 5 PM; Oct. II, 10 AM - 4 PM. Firecrest Recreation Center, 555 Contra Costa Blvd. $1 or canned food donation. Info: Walt Huston, (253) 535-8787, ALLENTOWN l'The Train Show & Sale at Lehigh Valley e-mail: [email protected]. Limited. Oct. 10-1 1, II AM - 4 PM. Days inn & Conference Center, intersection of routes 22 & 309, 1/4 mile east of PA WISCONSIN Turnpike Exit 33. $3, under 12 free, $10 family max., free MADISON l' NMRA, South Central Wisconsin Division enterence wi convention registration, pay Saturday, enter Sun Meet. Sept. 13, Oct. 4, I PM. Fitchburg Community Cen day free. Info: John A. Nawn, PDTS, P.O. Box 378, Devon, ter, 55 10 E. Lacy Rd, Madison, WI 53711. Free. Info: PA 19333, (610)461-8644, www.woodsite.comitrainshow. Radleigh Becker, 444 Hilltop Dr., Madison, WI 53711, COMMAND CONTROL 24 Corduroy Road (608) 23 1-1817. PROFESSIONALS Essex Jet, VT 05452 PLYMOUTH NMRA Winnebagoland Division Fall � )lears of service JOHNSON CITY·KINGSPORT· BRISTOL l' Train l' Fall: 802·878-7684 WE SUPPORT MORE COMMAND Toy Show. Sept. 5, 9 AM - 5 PM: Sept. 6, 10 AM - 4 PM. Meet sponsored by Plymouth Model Railroad Club. Oct. 3 info@ttll·dee.eom - 4, 9 AM - PM. Horizion Elementary School, 41 1 S. CONTROLSYSTEMS THAN ANYONE ! Kingsport Meadow View Conv. Ctr. $5, under 12 free. 4 Highland Ave. Meet $8, trade show $3, public welcome. Info: Skip, Tri-city Shows, P.O. Box 825, Johnson City, Info: "Wait 'til '98", c/o Jerry Thompson, 414 E. Mill St., TN 37605, (423) 474-39 10. Dept. B, Plymouth, WI 53073, (920) 892-692 1, e-mail: KNOXVILE l' Train & Hobby Show. Oct. 10, 9 AM - 5 mrsrwy @bytehead.com. And 'e PM; Oct. II, 10 AM - 4 PM. Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 1- we go t m � 40 exit 388-A. Tables $40 ea. Info: Skip, Tri-city shows, Rail power�for S D��9��0 M� YOMING thenew .,..,;;;;;; A...;;.C P. O. Box 825, Johnson City, TN 37605 (423) 474-39 10, or EVANSTON l' Roundhouse Festival. Aug. 15, 8 AM - 6 www.usil.netltoytrain. ....AND NOW BILLBOARDS! PM. Evanston Railroad Complex, 1500 Main St. Free. FeaturlllQ 'lIIoderl'l era' billboards Info: Margaret Lester, 1200 Main St., Evanston, WY for your layout .... l'lo old tlllle stuff \ u\ TEXA S here .... we'li evel'l custolllize thelll � 82930, (307) 789-9756 or Dan Heiny (307) 789-0229. ALVARADO l' Missouri Pacific Historical Society ( with your !'lallie, address, etc, � Includes texas & Pacific). Annual Dues $20/$30 sust.l $30 Printed on photo-quality paper with easy to use peel'n'stick backing. fo reign/ $10 student. Quarterly The Eagle, calendar. Info : Fits all Wa lther's Roadside Billboards, P.O. Box 1876, Alvarado, TX 76009- 1876, www.geoci Still Available ties.com/-mopac. Windows for Rail VICTORIA l' 8th Annual Victoria Model Railroad Show. Power. Afheam. FORT WORTH Lockheed Martin Recreation Associa Sept. 13, 10 AM - 4 PM. Victoria Curling Rink, 1952 M.D.C" Stewart l' and Bowser. tion 16th Annual RR Show. Oct. 10, 10 AM - 5 PM; Oct. Quadra St., Victoria. $4, NMRA/PNR members $3, fa mily Box Send LSASE lor Info P.O. 25224 Dealer Inquires Welcome II, II AM - 5 PM. Lockheed Martin Recreation Associa $7, seniors $3, under 10 free.Info: David Tomljenovich, Rochester. NY 14625 'Satislation Guaranteed' tion, 3400 Bryant Irvin Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76 109. $5, 7175 Hagan Rd., Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, e-mail [email protected] under 12 free. Info: Robert Bray, 1820 Spruce Lane, Ben Canada V8M I C2, (250)652-1 894. brook, TX 76126. (817) 249-4965 (6-10 PM CST). aNT. RIO LIVE OAK l' Alamo Model Railroad Engineers 10th We are computerized Annual Fall Train Show. Oct. 3, 9 AM - 4 PM. Live Oak BRAMPTON l' Brampton Model Railroad Show. Oct. 3, 10 help you gel whal SignsGalore Civic Center, 8101 Pat Booker Road, Live Oak, Texas (on II AM - 6 PM; Oct. 4, 10 AM - 5 PM. Brampton Fair Model Railroad you need. Over 190 sheets available. the northeast side of San Antonio). $5; families $8 (chil grounds, 12942 Hearflake Rd .. 5 km north of Brampton. Gra.phics Mosl al $3 dren 16 and under). Info : Fred Ellis, A.M.R.E., 1 1731 Wet $4; seniors/students $3. Info: John Dinoff, 21 Marchmount more Road, San Antonio, TX 78247. Cres., L6S 2T2, (905) 792-9223. ST, THOMAS Old NEW BRAUNFELS l' New Braunfels Summer Model l' Western Ontario D ivision - NFR - Train Show. Aug. 22, 9 AM - 5 PM. New Braunfels Civic NMRA Meet. Sept. 12, 9:30 AM. Central United Church, Center. 380 S. Sequin. $5, under 17 $1, Family $8 (iimit 2 Moore & Wellington St. $6, $2 members and I st timers. adults per fa mily). Info: Bryan Weidner, P.O. Box 134, Fis Info: Ron Bareham, 19 Oak St., St. Thomas, Ontario, VICTOR cher, TX 78623, (830) 935-25 17. Canada N5R I R5, (5 19) 63 1 -4873. Signs ERM.ONT S WITZERL"AfVD Write or Call for Details WHITE RIVER JUNCTION l' 6th Annual Glory Days ADLISWIL (ZURICH) l' American Rail Please send 51 for Brochure, Catalog and Order Form of the Railroad Festival and 3rd Annual Smith-Thompson fa ns in Switzerland 10th Jubilee Convention. Oct. 10, 10 SignsGalore Model Railroad & Railroadiana Show. Sept. 12, 9 AM- 5 AM - 6 PM; Oct. II, 10 AM- 4 PM. Schoolhouse 'Kronen 9 Carlson Lane, Palm Coasl, FL 32137-8150 PM. Downtown depot area and American Legion Post, wiese'. sFr. 6.00. Info: We rner Meer, 135 Seestrasse, CH- [email protected] www.tttrains.comlsignsgalore South Main St. Festival free.; Model RR show $3; 8802 Kilchberg, Switzerland, intI. Fax: 01 1-41 1-715-3660. 76 ..... 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FOR SALE Eslablished Hobby Shop, Weslern Colorado, Mild Climale. Conlacl CLASSIFIEDS Charles (970) 245·5504 LOCOMOTIVE NOT RUNNING? Custom replacement gears. Les Grenz, 6263 Depew St., Arvada, index of articles are still available at $4.00 each. Complete set CO 80003. (303) 422·7849. [email protected] includes 117 issues (Fall 1979 10 May 1994) and index is $250 + shipping. Call 1·800·859·5977. PLEASE leave message wilh name MAKE YOUR OWN CUSTOM CARS and phone number (I still must work), or write to Leroy Slater, 132 HO DRY TRANSFER LETTERING AA • ACL • AT &SF • B&O . Tres Dr.. Huntsville, AL 3581 1. Checks or money orders accepted. B&LE • BN • CN • CP . CRR . C&O . CofG . CNJ • C&CNW • D&M Legal size SASE brings list of available issues. . DT&I . FEC . D&RGW • Erie · GA . GM&O • GN . NH . N&W • NYC · NKP . NC&STL . NP . PM . PRR . P&WV • RI • RDG • RF&P . SP&S . SOU · S&A • TC . UP . VIR · WAB • WM Passenger Cars in Gold Alphabets in While, Btack, Gold Campbell Road Inc. P.O. Box 146 Winchesler, KY 40392·0 146 POLYTERRAIN INC WATER SOLU BLE SCENERY designed for use on styrofoam of lor lightweight scenery. instruction booklel, send $1 and LSASE 10: Polylerrain, Inc., 2105 W. 181h SI., Fayetteville, AR 72701. Dealer Inquires, (501) 521·2091. POLYTERRAIN INC WATER SOLUBLE SCENERY designed for use on styrofoam. Retail sales, (501) 521 ·8080. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING WORKS Model Railroading classified ads are only S3111ne (3 line min.) or 7 lines/S1B. Call Chris Lane al (303) 338·1700. 78 T MODEL RAILROADING RSC-2 and RS-2 . . . as only KATO can do th em! PRECISION RAILROAD MODELS HO Scale • Prototypically Accurate • Factory-Installed DCC Socket • Powerful Five-Pole Motor with Dual Flywheels • Precision Craftsmanship • Frame-Mounted Couplers • Directional Headlights • Cab Interior • Add-On Details Parts Pre-production sample pictured. For Realism Pre-production sample pictured. Item # Roadname/Number Paint Scheme Item # Roadname/Number Paint Scheme Stack/Truck Bearing/Rail Style 37 -2601 Milwaukee Road 977 Orange/Gray 37-2001 Canadian Pacific 8401 Script Lettering Water-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step 37-2602 Milwaukee Road 989 Orange/Gray 37-2002 Canadian Pacific 8403 Script Lettering Water-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step 37-2603 Milwaukee Road un# Orange/Gray 37-2003 Canadian Pacific un# Script Lettering Water-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step 37 -2604 Seaboard Air Line 1500 GreenlYeliow 37-2101 Chicago Great Western 53 Maroon/Red Air-Cooled/Friction/No Drop-Step 37-2605 Seaboard Air Line 1527 GreenlYeliow 37-2102 Chicago Great Western 55 Maroon/Red Air-Cooled/Friction/No Drop-Step 37-2606 Seaboard Air Line un# GreenlYeliow 37-2103 Chicago Great Western un# Maroon/Red Air-Cooled/Friction/No Drop-Step 37-2607 Union Pacific 1281 Ye llow/Gray 37-2201 Delaware & Hudson 401 3 Blue/Gray Air-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step 37-2608 Union Pacific 1288 Ye llow/Gray 37-2202 Delaware & Hudson 4025 Blue/Gray Air-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step 37 -2609 Union Pacific un# Yellow/Gray 37-2203 Delaware & Hudson un# Blue/Gray Air-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step 37-2600 Undecorated 37-2301 Great Northern 213 Orange/Green Water-Cooled/Roller/Drop-Step Ex haust Stack/Truck Bearing/Hand Rail Style of all 37-2302 Great Northern 21 7 Orange/Green Water-Cooled/Roller/Drop-Step RSC-2 models is Air- Cooled/Fric tion/No Orop-Step 37-2303 Great Northern un# Orange/Green Water-Cooled/Roller/Drop-Step 37-2401 New Yo rk Central 8213 Lightning Stripe Air-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step 37-2402 New Yo rk Central 8219 Lightning Stripe Air-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step 37-2403 New Yo rk Central un# Lightning Stripe Air-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step 37-2501 Santa Fe 2099 Zebra Stripe Water-Cooled/Friction/No Drop-Step 37-2502 Santa Fe 21 10 Zebra Stripe Water-Cooled/Friction/No Drop-Step Expected Delivery to Hobby Shops Wo rldwide 37-2503 Union Pacific 1291 Ye llow/Gray Water-Cooled/Friction/No Drop-Step Drop-Step RSC-2 in August RS-2 in September 37-2504 Union Pacific 1293 Ye llow/Gray Water-Cooled/Friction/No 37-2505 Union Pacific un# Ye llow/Gray Water-Cooled/Friction/No Drop-Step 37-21 00 Undecorated Air-Cooled/Friction/No Drop-Step 37-2000 Undecorated Water-Cooled/Roller/No Drop-Step . . 100 Remington Road · Schaumburg, IL 601 73 · www .katousa.com rK:tt1.ATO11I KAT O U.S.A., INC The CLASSICU25B -features a s-pole skewed armature motor powered low-friction drive, blackened metal wheels, dual brass flywheels, �ctional lighting, full pilots, and body mounted Rapido �.. .� r:;wbiclLc;pl be changed croTrairul #1015/101 . couplers. .If''IIA lirLe U25B units include DCC technology. Some unit, come with Phase 2A U258's Include: Undecorated 44500 a PC board designed to be replaced by Chessie System 44501, 44502 (44591 , 44592 wi decoder) a DCC decoder-equipped board, while others Santa Fe 44503, 44504 (44593, 44594 wi decoder) come with a factory installed Digitr� decoder. ibis new decoder allows for Digitr� Real � Phase 28 U258's Include: cBong�th otherDCC functions. Undecorated 44700 Erie Lackawanna 44701 , 44702 (44791 ,44792 wi decoder) iff aytrila})le Rock Island 44703, 44704 (44793, 44794 w/decoder) !pad n1Qll.bers.