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No. 93 Summer 2015 Inside: • PRR Baldwin Sharks • BLI Baldwin Shark Review • Model the Dennison Oil House • Annual Meeting Models – 1 NUMBER 93 CONTENTS SUMMER 2015 FROM THE CAB Jim Hunter, Editor ................................ .................................................................. 3 TKM NEWSWIRE By Steve Hoxie ................................ ........................................................................ 3 Published Quarterly by PRR BALDWIN FREIGHT SHARKS The PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD By Tim Garner ................................ ........................................................................ 6 TECHNICAL and HISTORICAL SOCIETY A non-profit organization PRODUCT REVIEW – BLI PRR BF-16’S IN HO SCALE OFFICERS By Jack Consoli ................................ ...................................................................... 18 President Steven D. Staffieri MODELING THE DENNISON , OHIO OIL HOUSE IN HO SCALE Vice President Bruce F. Smith Corporate Secretary Ralph M. Weischedel By Ed Swain ................................ MEMBERSHIP................................ INFORMATION................................ .......... 31 Treasurer Richard McCarty PRRT&HS, P.O. Box 54, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-0054 NNUAL EETING ODELS AR T General Counsel James G. Trope 2015 PRRT&HS A M M – P 1 Publisher Frederick V. Shaefer By the TKM Staff ................................................................................................. 33 Editor Chuck Blardone Membership Coordinator Andrew J. Hart Membership Expediter Brady McGuire FRONT COVER, CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Public Relations Manager Edward Swain The long-awaited Broadway Limited Imports PRR BF-16 freight shark. (Jack Consoli) Station & Arch ives Chairman Rich Ader Director of Wholesale Distribution Fred Freitas Inventory Coordinator Donald E. Harper Jr. HO-scale scratchbuilt Dennison, Ohio oil house. (Ed Swaini) Donations Administrator James E. Trunzo Historian Christopher T. Baer A PRR N5B model by Jim Hunter – one of many exceptional cabin cars on display at Webmaster (Interim) Bruce F. Smith the 2015 PRRT&HS Annual Meeting in State College, Pennsylvania. (Tim Garner) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Term Expires 2016 Term Expires 2017 Bruce F. Smith Frank Napoleon The Keystone Modeler Ralph M. Weischedel Dave Scott This publication of the PRRT&HS is for the purpose of disseminating PRR modeling infor- Term Expires 2018 Marino (Joe) Acri mation. The copyright is owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society – Rich Ader all rights reserved. It may be reproduced for personal use only. Not for sale other than by the Dave Evans PRRT&HS. Steven Staffieri Manuscripts and photographs submitted for publication are welcome. Materials submitted are considered to be gratis and no reimbursement will be made to the author(s) or the photographer(s) THE KEYSTONE MODELER STAFF or his/her representative(s). The Society reserves the right to reject, for any reason, any material EDITOR submitted for publication. Jim Hunter Please contact the editor for information and guidelines for submission. Ph oto files 800x600 pix- [email protected] els or larger in JPG format are preferred. Statements and opinions made are those of the authors ASSOCIATE EDITOR and do not necessarily represent those of the Society. 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Send a check or money order in US dollars payable to PRRT&HS to: MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION PRRT&HS, PO Box 54, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-0054 Jim Hunter 4306 North Victoria Way PRRT&HS MONTHLY E-NEWS Harrisburg, PA 17112-8641 [email protected] pubs.org?Subject=subscribe To subscribe to The Keystone Modeler, click on the link below and send: mailto:the-keystone-modeler [email protected]?Subject-subscribe To unsubscribe , click on the link below and send: mailto:the-keystone-modeler [email protected]?Subject-unsubscribe The Keystone Modeler 2 No. 93 Summer 2015 Th e Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historic al Society The purpose of the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society is to bring together persons interested in the history and mod- eling of the Pennsylvania Railroad, its subsidiaries and its acquired companies. Our goals are to promote the preservation and recording of all information regarding the organization, operation, facilities, and equipment of the PRR. The Society’s quarterly illustrated journal, The Keystone, has been published continuously since 1968. Each issue of 64 or more pages contains illustrated original authoritative articles about locomotives, cars, other equipment, facilities, and operating practices of the PRR. The Society also publishes its own thoroughly researched books and other materials concerning PRR history. The Keystone Modeler is also a quarterly special 30-plus page online publication of the Society. The Society meets annually, usually during a weekend in early May, providing an opportunity for its members to get together and This past spring’s Annual Meeting was a good one. It learn more about the PRR. Local chapters around the country also provide members and guests with regular meetings that feature PRR was held at the Penn State Conference Center in State Col- related programs. lege, PA. I thought it was a great facility. Even the ban- Information about our Society may be found on our website – www.prrths.com. To join the Society, send $35.00 to: quet food was superior to what we have sometimes been PRRT&HS served in the past (thanks to the students in the School of PO Box 54 Hospitality Management at Penn State). I was disap- Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-0054 All memberships are for a calendar year, back issues of The Key- pointed to learn that attendance was down from the last stone for the current year are sent upon joining. Overseas member- couple of years. Perhaps that was because it was an un- ship has added postage fees. familiar location, or because it is not near ex-Pennsy trackage. Altoona is not that far from State College, how- PRRT&HS Interchange ever, and there were several interesting layouts not far Selected Society Merchandise of Interest to Modelers from the Conference Center. PRR EQUIPMENT DRAWINGS ON MICROFILM Nevertheless, there were some fine models displayed Copies of PRR equipment drawings are available from the Society’s in the model room this year, and photos of some of those microfilm collection. To order drawings, you must know the drawing number and title. Ordering information and lists of arrangement draw- models appear in this issue of TKM. ings are available on the Society’s website. Go to www.prrths.com, se- lect National Society, and then The Interchange. If you require a printed There was a beautiful O-scale PRR-themed layout in copy of this information, please send your address and a check for $2.00 the July issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. Despite the made out to PRRT&HS to: groans I can hear from the HO boys who don’t under- Richard C. Price stand how someone can live with three-rail track, the 779 Irvin Hill Road scenery and operation on the Pennsylvania and Western McVeytown, PA 17051 rival much of what I’ve seen in HO. THE KEYSTONE CD 5 In addition to the model room photos, our summer The Keystone CD No. 5, The Glory Days, cover- ing 1998 to 2002, is now for sale at the price of TKM includes an article by Ed Swain on modeling the oil $75 for members. New Jersey residents add house at Dennison, Ohio. We also have much space de- $5.25 sales tax. Order CDs from: voted to coverage of Baldwin sharks. Tim Garner shares Al Buchan an article originally written for The East Wind covering 785 Cornwallis Drive some of the history of freight sharks on the PRR. Then Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-3209 Jack Consoli reviews the Broadway Limited model of the THE KEYSTONE DVD 1 BF-16. Many of us have been waiting at least four years The Keystone DVD No. 1 covering 35 years of for that locomotive to be released! The Keystone from 1968 to 2002 is available. The navigation of this product is being up- graded as are some of the administrative Jim Hunter, Editor notes and text. The improved edition will be ready for ordering soon. Those few who have already purchased the DVD will be able to trade it in for a new one when it’s availa- ble. The price of this DVD is $375. T h i s D V D requires a computer with a DVD drive. It is NOT a video disk that can be played on a DVD player for viewing on your TV. The Keystone Modeler 3 No. 93 Summer 2015 With Steve Hoxie PRR Product News EASTERN SE A B O A R D MODELS http://www.esmc.com BOWSER MANUFACTURING PRR G38 Ore Jennies – N Scale http://www.bowser-trains.com/ Cal-Scale Leslie RS3L Horn – HO-scale PRR G38 (ESM ESM in their Sovereign Modeler Series has available brass models of G38, G38A, and G38B ore jennies. RAPIDO TRAINS (Bowser) http://www.rapidotrains.com/ PRR AF16 (FA-2) Diesel Engine – HO Scale Bowser continues to add to their Cal-Scale line detail parts of Rapido has announced development of the Alco FA-2 in a va- interest to the Pennsy modeler.