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RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 3 ------[PAINTING & DECALING ]------GRIAT NORTillRN40 fOOT BOX OW By Dua ne Buck

Express box car 2543 is shown in Portland, Oregon in September 1973. Note that the originalTimken roller bearing trucks have been replaced with reg­ ular ASF-A3 freight trucks, indicating that the car has been removed from express service .

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he Great Northern Car Shops in St. Cloud, Minnesota produced 6,489 of these 12- panel box cars during the 1948- I 959 period. The cars were produced in ten dif­ ferent numerical series. The primary rea­ son for the construction of these cars, starting in the late 1940s, was to replace the aging GN wood-sided box car fleet that was badly worn by years of heavy w3ltime usage. The new 12-panel steel cars were mainly used to haul grain. While these than the modern cars had a \esser capacity An InterMountain model modified to duplicate the Great Northern express box cars in the orange and hoppers, they had the advantage for use green paint scheme. on spurs and branchlines where light­ weight rail was commonplace. Often the over and over and often contained a card­ were overhauled every seven years, while upgrading of these tracks (to support board seal which could be broken to facil­ the national average was 11 years. heavier cars) was not practical from a itate the grain off-loading. Less common­ Throughout the lifetime of these cars, financial standpoint. Because of this use ly used was the cardboard grain door they received a wide variety of painting as grain haulers, wooden "grain doors" which was discarded after use. Prototype and lettering schemes. The schemes made of wooden planking were nailed to information and techniques for modeling included mineral red, vermillion red, the interior walls inside the steel doors. grain doors appeared in the November Glacier Green, and Big Sky Blue with a The grain doors would allow the regular 1990 and September 1992 issues of "The variety of Gothic, Slanted-Serif and steel doors to be opened without the grain Journal." Empire Builder-style lettering formats. flowing from the opening. The grain door Many of these cars lasted well into the Twenty-five of these cars were dedi­ was generally built to 3/4 of the door BN merger. This longevity was largely cated to express box car service. They opening height. These doors were used due to the GN overhaul policy. The cars were numbered in the 2525-2549 series 4 RAILMODEL)OURNAL' OCTOBER 1998 and were built in 1948, along with the 10900- 1 1 374 series. These cars were equipped with Timken tapered-roller bearing trucks fo r high speed safety on passenger and mail trains. The cars received the passenger, signal, air and steam lines. The early versions (1948- 1950) were painted in the mineral red scheme with black and white heralds and white lettering. The cars were then repainted (1950-1955) with dark Pull­ man Green sides, ends and roof and black trucks and underframes. The green cars had yellow, red and white heralds, yellow lettering and 3-inch circular silver Scotchlite reflectors. Starting in 1955, the cars were repainted in the orange and green scheme with black and white her­ alds, green and white lettering and 5x 10- inch rectangular silver Scotchlite reflec­ tors. Tw enty-two of the express box cars Car 18149 was photographed at Portland, Oregon in 1973 still displaying its original paint scheme survived into the BN. Numbers 2525 and from 1949. 2526 were rebuilt into heater cars 8 and 9 in March and April 1952. Number 2545 was retired from the GN roster in 1965. Of the 12-panel box cars shown in the table below, only those built in the 1948- 1952 time frame will be addressed in the remainder of this article. This is due to the availability of models for, or of mod­ els that can be easily modified to repre­ sent the 1948- 1 952 cars and because of significant external differences in the later cars (sills, dimensions, etc.). Whi Ie the InterMountain car most accurately represents the 18000- 1 8499 series, its external configuration is virtu­ ally identical to all of the series built in 1948, 1949 and 1951. One exception worthy of note is the small top rib on each car end which are missing on the 10900-l l374 series cars and the 2525- Car 20702 was photographed in Portland in December 1973 with its original mineral red paint and 2549 series express box cars. The 20500- gothic-style lettering. This car is 4 inches taller than the other cars addressed in this article. 21449 series cars built in 1952 were increased in external height by 4 inches over the previously built cars. A model for this latter series was built by C&BT Shops in 1991 as a special run for the Great Northern Railway Historical Society. With all of these things behind us, let's get to the fun part. That is, building these great cars. The HO Scale Models At th e time of this writing, InterMountain had released the l2-panel box cars in fi ve paint and lettering schemes. They include the original min­ eral red, vermillion red with two differ­ ent lettering styles-the Slanted-Serif and the Empire Builder formats, the Glacier Green with Slanted-Serif white An InterMountain car painted and lettered in the dark Pullman Green scheme to match the 2525- lettering, and Big Sky Blue colors. 2549 series of express box cars. RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 5 Car 20059 in Glacier Green with the modern­ style lettering and herald. Few cars received this paint and lettering scheme.

Car 11596 was repainted in the Big Sky Blue colors. It was photographed at Portland, Oregon in 1973.

The kit comes with the appropriate ing device. A check of catalogs and InterMountain's earlier AAR and PS-J Camel or the Superior 7-panel doors, sheets did not turn up the accurate 4-6-6 box cars, the 12-panel cars have operat­ depending on the series represented. The door. Having said that, it must be noted ing doors. proper doors for each series have been that during the car repair cycles, door Both tall and short ladders are provid­ indicated in the accompanying table. types were often substituted, making fo r ed to assist the period modeler. The tall One minor discrepancy was noted in the a mix within a series. Having modeled ladders are used for the configuration Camel doors that were provided in the the GN for 49 years, I have determined with the roofwalk and the short ladders kit. They are the 4-6-4 type, while GN that the only constant in their equipment for the non-roofwalk version. Tn 1966, used a 4-6-6 type with a different latch- configuration ,w as inconsistency. Unlike Federal Safety Regulations were adopted

The InterMountain factory-lettered car in Glacier Green with the slanted-serif-style lettering.

Car 20271 has the Glacier Green color with "Empire Builder" slogan and the slanted-serif lettering. Note the grain doors that were com­ monly used on these 12-panel box cars. The photo was taken at Portland, Oregon in September 1973.

6 RAILMODELJOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 The InterMountain factory-lettered car in vermil­ lion red with slanted-serif lettering.

which eliminated the roofwalks, and these changes were then incorporated into the AAR Rules. If you model an era after 1966, it is recommended that you use the short ladders and omit the roofwalk. While this car is beautifu l in its own right and the assembly instructions are excellent, there are several steps that can be easily accomplished to improve the car's overall appearance and perfor­ mance. Start by using instruction step lea) fo r mounting the roofwalk and, before mounting, remove the mounting pins and glue the roofwalk directly to the roof. Before attaching the roofwalk, use a hobby knife with a number 11 blade and lightly scrape the top of the roofwalk Car 18229 has the vermillion paint scheme the GN began using in 1955. The photo was taken on a supports on the roof and the underside of dreary day in Vancouver, Washington in 1973. the roofwalk where it will be attached to the roof. This will improve glue adhesion when affixing the roofwalk to the roof. When gluing the roofwalk in place, those sophisticated mechanical marvels, clothespins, were used as clamps. After adding the corner grabs, put the roofwalk aside. After completing step 2, I didn't like the appearance of the shiny black plastic underframe and brake detail. The under­ frame color should be mineral red for the mineral red and vermillion red cars, and black fo r the Glacier Green and Big Sky

The InterMountain factory-lettered car in vermil­ lion red with "Empire Builder" slogan.

Car 18682 has the vermillion paint scheme with "Empire Builder" slogan. It was photographed in 1973 at Portland, Oregon.

RAILMODELJOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 7 Great Northern 40-Foot Box Cars Blue cars. To correct this situation, and 10900- 11374 475 cars built 1948, 6-foot Superior (7-paneJ), Came] doors before adding the delicate side and end 2525-2549 25 cars built 1948, as a part of the above series, Superior details (the ends were added-step 4-at (7-panel) doors th is time), the box car sides and ends 11375-11874 500 cars built 1948, 6-foot Superior (5 panel), were masked with Scotch 230 drafting Camel-Youngstown doors tape, and the bottom of the car was 18000- 1 8499 500 cars built 1949, 6-foot Superior (7 Panel) doors sprayed the appropriate color. The cou­ 18500-19499 1000 carS built 1949, 6-foot Camel doors pler pockets were added prior to paint­ 19500-20499 1000 cars built ]95 1, 6-'foot Camel doors ing. 20500-21449 1000 cars built 1952, 6-foot Superior (5-panel) doors Don't worry if your mineral red does 21450-2 1939 490 cars built 1953, 6-foot Camel doors not perfectly match the mineral red fac­ 5000-5499 500 cars built 1955, 6-foot Camel doors tory paint. A very light overspray of 5500-5999 500 cars built 1957, 6-foot Camel doors Floquil Rust, followed by Floquil Grimy 6000-6499 500 cars built 1959, 6-foot Camel doors Black during the weathering process will blend in your colors. The weathering col­ ors are mixed with one part of color to pier movement (if the InterMountain metal-sprung trucks with Kadee wheeJ­ six parts of Dio-Sol. plastic air hoses are broken, replace the sets over the rigid-frame plastic trucks, Kadee number 5 couplers were used broken air hose with one from Detail and these were used on the completed on these cars, and it was found that some Associates). models. Complete steps 8, 9 and 10. minor cutting and sanding on the coupler The interior floor (where it can be Add a Detail Associates cut-bar (cou­ pockets was needed to get the desired seen through the open door) was brush pler lift bar) to each end. A wire "eye­ coupler operation. The provided coupler painted with Floquil earth color to simu­ bolt" is installed into the portion of the pockets are mounted to the floor with late a wood appearance. Half-ounce end sill that sticks down to support the pins. I prefer to mount the coupler pock­ weights were glued to the interior floor at stirrup steps. The lift bar is installed in ets with screws so that they may be easi­ each end of the car just above the truck the "eyebolt" and glued in place with ly removed to correct any future prob­ mounting points. Complete steps 5, 6 and hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement lems. On subsequent cars I used Kadee 7 of the InterMountain instructions. (ACC). The lift bar was then hand­ coupler pockets (with the "ears" The trucks were painted with Mineral brushed with a color to match the end. removed), attached with self-tapping Red for the mineral red and vermillion Again, if the paint doesn't match exactly, screws. cars and Black for the Glacier Green and don't worry. Trust me (doesn't that sound No matter which pocket or coupler Big Sky Blue cars. They were then like a politician?), a little weathering will you use, the air hoses may have to be weathered with the same Rust and Grimy make it blend in. gently bent to al low the freedom of cou- Black colors as described above. I prefer If there is any evidence of "glue shine" on the car surface, touch up these areas with a brush and some DullCote. Washes of Floquil Rust, Grimy Black and Bill of Materials Foundation colors were used in sequence Accurail: 31 Brunswick green-3 parts to weather the cars. Using darker weath­ 113 6-foot Superior 7-panel doors 33 Reading green-2 parts ering colors on l ighter-colored cars and (for express box cars) 39**Alkyd brown-2 parts lighter colors on the darker-colored cars ON Omaha Orange Mix: will produce a good effect. A-Line: AP 15 NH warm orange-1/2 Modeling the GN Express Box 29000 Stirrup steps bottle Cars AP 21 MEC harvest yellow- InterMountain released the Pullman Detail Associates: 1/2 bottle + 2 eye droppers Green express box car after my model 6206 Air hoses (just in case) *Also used for black underframes was completed from an undecorated kit. 6215 bars) **Also used for mineral red It is not known at this time what they Coupler cut-bars (lift have planned for future 12- panel car underlrames/trucks releases. It is highly probable, however, Old Pullman: that they will not produce the express Floquil: 4002] (Black label) Timken roller box cars. 110013 Grimy black bearing trucks, 33-inch metal The express box cars are interesting 1]0073 Rust wheels (express box cars) and colorful. Building these units from 110084 Foundation undecorated InterMountain kits is well worth the effort. Two undecorated kits PAINT & DECALS Testors: were used to produce the dark Pullman Accupaint: 1160 DullCote Green and the orange and green versions. One car was completely assembled while 98 Gray Primer 1161 OlossCote GN Green mix: the other was built, leaving off the roof end pieces, side ladders and grabirons to 2* Stencil black-3 parts Microscale: facilitate painting. The small top rib on 87-57 OM express box car decals 30 CN green-2 parts the ends of each car was removed and

8 RAILMODELjOURNAL· OCTOBER 1998 Note the difference in height between the l8000-series (an InterMountain model) and 20500-series (a C&BT Shops model) cars.

sanded smooth. A-Line stirrup-style steps were added below each door, even with the door edge, by drilling number 73 holes j ust inside the sills. Passenger steam, air and signal lines were added to each end of the cars and were glued in place using liquid plastic cement. The undecorated kits come with Camel doors instead of the proper Superior doors; this required a search fo r the appropriate doors. Superior doors were taken from two InterMountain AAR box car kits which have sets of both the Superior and Camel doors. In the absence of the AAR box car kits, use the Accurail Superior 7-panel cloors listed in the Bill of Materials. Both cars were primed with Accu­ paint Gray Primer. The completely assem­ bled car was painted entirely with the A C&BT Shops car that is a replica of the Great Northern 20s00-series. C&BT produced 500 of these special-run l2-panel car kits for the Great Northern Railway Historical Society in 1991.

The InterMountain factory-lettered car in mineral red.

RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 9 The cars with black underframes are unpainted to show the contrast between the painted and finished underframes and the box-stock underframes.

The locations of the weights and the painted simulated-wood floor are visible before the floor is assembled to the carbody.

The location of the coupler lift bar and its eye bolts is apparent in this photo of an dark Pullman Green. Color separation lines were drawn unpainted end. on each side of the partially assembled car with a sharp number 4 pencil after the doors had been installed. The upper line should be just below the line of rivets at the top of the car. The lower line should be 21/32-inch up from the sill bottom. After masking along the pencil lines, the orange color was appbed. After the paint had dried, mask­ ing tape was applied over the orange. The car sides and underframe were then painted with the green. The roof, ends, side ladders and grabs were painted separately with the green. The orange and green car assembly was then completed. Both cars were lettered with the appropriate Microscale decals. The cars were then completely over­ sprayed with a one-to-one mixture of Testors DullCote and GlossCote, thinned by 50 percent with lacquer thin­ ner. Before adding the Timken roller bearing trucks, the trucks were painted black and lightly weathered with the same colors mentioned above. The 20500-21449 series, represented by the C&BT Shops car, was assembled using the manufacturer's instruction sheet and the same painting and detailing tech­ The InterMountain model modifed with new air, signal and steam lines and new niques as with the InterMountain cars. Note that these steps to duplicate the cars in express service. cars are 4 scale inches higher than the InterMountain cars. RMJ 10 RAILMODELjOURNAL· OCTOBER 1998 ------[PAINT & DECALS ]------

FROM EEL RIVER MODELS HO SCALE KIT

By Mike Rose

RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 11 ------[LAyOUTTOUR] ------AltliBGIIAlfYJ.VlRGllflI.OX TIlEe.0 I. KO SCAI,. BY 0, BRYAXIDDD

By Bernard Kempillski

A coal drag rests on the siding in front of A cabin. The A cabin was scratchbuilt by C. Bryan Kidd to match COlOprototype plans.

C. Bryan Kidd has recreated one of the action spots on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway on a set of four HO scale modules. He has used the actual track arrangements, structures and scenery to make a simple set of modules into a recreation of a portion of real railroad. If you want to design your next layout with more prototypical scenes and operations, join the Layout Design Special Interest Group. Membership is $15 a year, including the quarterly (more or less) Layout Design News and the bi-annual Layout DesignJournal illustrated maga­ zine from Richard Steinmann, 2412 Myrtle Lane, Reston, VA 22091. An index of all previous articles on layout design appears on pages 24-25 of this issue.

12 RAILMODELJOURNAL· OCTOBER 1998

Alleghany Tunnel

A Cabin

Speeder Shed

Alleghany station looking west. The caboose was painted and lettered by Dave George.

Former Turntable

ocated on the Virgini a­ The physical plant at Alleghany West Virginia border, evolved to support the various opera­ Alleghany, Virginia is the fascinating tional schemes, but two things remained Station summit on the C&O mainline. All C&O constant throughout the 125 years, tun­ trains destined for the east coast climb nels at each end and a double-track main­ the 40-mile grade to crest at this bucolic line. In the steam era, a turntable was location. In the steam era, helper engines required to send the helpers back with made this the scene of amazing activity. the proper end fac ing downhill. Helper The action is less varied in the diesel era, operations also required operators at sev­ but the struggle of getting tonnage trains eral locations including A Cabin. All over the mountain is drama enough. these operators are now gone, the cabins Alleghany has a rich railroad history. are abandoned or torn down, and one of Starting in 1873 when the difficult Lewis the bores of Lewis Tunnel is out of ser­ Tunnel was completed, C&O mainline vice. Water trains have passed this modest location e. Bryan Kidd captured the heavy Tank for over l25 years. Through its long his­ mainline action of Alleghany on a set of tory, rai lroad activity ebbed and flowed. HO modules. He initially built the In the early I 890s, Alleghany hosted Alleghany Tunnel module in 1989, along extensive passenger traff'ic to the nearby with the station and Maintenance of Way hot springs resorts with six mainline sheds. In 1990 he completed the frame­ name trains making scheduled stops each work for the next three modules, creating day. By World War I this traffic was near­ a 16-foot-long rendition of Alleghany. ly gone, to be replaced by heavy coal and He scratchbuilt A Cabin and basic freight trains requiring helper service. scenery work progressed over the next Helpers worked the Alleghany grade two years. In the last 5 years, he has unti I the demise of steam in 1956. In the added details and improved the foliage. diesel era, helpers are no longer required. Bryan chose to model the diesel era Modern diesels, whose dynamic brakes fo r the same reason the real C&O con­ Lewis obviate the need fo r stopping to set verted to diesel power: it's more eco­ Tunnel retainers, power right on through with nomical. Selecting this era conveyed sev­ almost no visible consideration of the eral other advantages. First, the turntable considerable grade they just climbed. was out of service at this time and the pit Passenger service sti II survives with fi lled in. There was not sufficient room one Amtrak train in each direction three for the I 15-scale-foot turntable in a 2- times weekly. foot-wide module. Includi ng the

14 RAILMODELjOURNAL' OCTOBER 1998 · The signal gantry tliat stands Alleghany Tunnel is an Oregon Atlas model p'alnted ancf , .. H,Dr""''''''' RAILMODEL JOUR l· RF 16 RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 Many of the classic steam power photographs were taken at Alleghany station as the massive locomotives struggled to pull the coal drags uphill. Number 1105 was captured in full power on May 9, 1951. -Photo by Robert Collins from the John Krause collection

Alleghany was located on a broad curve on the prototype. Here, a pair of handcar houses fill the foreground, with the turntable and cattle pens in the middle left and the water column, station and water tower in the distance. Here's a scene that may be worth recreating to the last piece of sig­ nal rodding (lower right), wheelbarrow and bar­ rel. -Photo from the Jay Williams collection RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 17 An F7 brings a manifest freight out of Alleghany Tu nnel as a class H-8 (at the head of the string of hoppers behind the bush) pushes at the back of a coal drag to the top of the summit in 1952. The tunnel to the left is the old bore put through when the C&O was built west of Covington in 1869-1873. It was double-tracked about 1900, accounting for its wide portal. A second bore was drilled in 1930-1933 allowing a single track in each direction. -Photo by B. F. Cutler, courtesy C&O Historical Society collection

18 RAILMODELJOURNAL· OCTOBER 1998 Two of the C&O "Alleghany" articulateds, number 1601 with a manifest freight on the left and another heading a coal drag in the distance, in December 1948. The roof of the interlocking tower the C&O called "A Cabin" is visible just above the locomotive. The station is hidden behind the two trains on the curve in the distance. -Photo courtesy C&O Historical Society collection turntabl e in the design would have In addition to the tunnel portals, required an extension at the back of the Bryan scratchbuilt the cabin, station, and module. Secondly, in the diesel era, the Maintenance of Way shed from plans in westbound siding was removed, so there John Patonis' book, ALLEGHANY WITH were (and still are) two mainline tracks AN A. The signal bridges are plastic kits and the eastbound siding. Th is track lay­ manufactured by Oregon Rail Supply. A out was easier to model than the steam­ simplified po larity switch provides con­ era four-track layout with crossovers fo r trol for the lighting. Bryan has plans to helpers. convert to the steam-to-diesel transition The module design really captures era, but he might have to wait until he the feel of Alleghany in the diesel era builds a permanent layout. He probably despite the compromises required to fit a will not incorporate the Alleghany mod­ lA-mile stretch of railroad into a scale ules in his home layout. He would like to quarter mile. The most noticeable con­ provide a generic C&O setting. As an cession is the twin-bore Alleghany alternative to that, he would like to build Tunnel. While the prototype tunnel is a layout based on Waynesboro, Virginia, actually two separate single-track bores, where he grew up, or Charlottesville, Bryan just didn't have room to model the Virginia. RMJ widely spaced portals. Bryan's scratch­ built tunnel portal looks right because of the accurately carved letters in the con­ crete and the faithful rendition of the peculiar strata in the rocks above the por­ tal. He was able to incorporate both Lewis tunnels while, again, capturing the unique rock strata at that location.

RAILMODELjOURNAL' OCTOBER 1998 19 Alleghany station as it appeared in 1947. -Photo from the Jay Williams collection

The roof of A Cabin is visible above number 1636 as the locomotive hauls an eastbound coal drag through Alleghany, Virginia in September 1950. It will pull on down to East Alleghany where water columns are available, while the locomotive that is pushing the rear of the train is cut-off and run around the caboose, and the trainmen set up the retainers. -Photo by B. F. Cutler, courtesy COlOHis torical Society collection

20 RAfLMODELjOURNAL' OCTOBER 1998 ------[ ONE-OETAIL-AT-A-TIME ]------

AS BURLINGTON NORTHERN 6435 AND 6495 Photos from the collection of Louis A. Marre

he ElectToMotive Division tured in the December 1995 issue of Models and Hobbytown also make chas­ (EMD) SD45 was once the "The Journal." sis for the Rail Power Products body. most powerful locomotive produced by Burli ngton Northern 6435 was part of N Scale: Kato and Con Cor EMD. The 12-wheeled (C-C trucked) number series 6400-6437 that were ex­ o Scale: MTH and brass impOlts have EMD diesels developed 4500 horsepower Great Northern locomotives delivered in been offered by Overland Models. (hence, the "45") and were easy to spot May J 966. BN6495 was part of number thanks to the most massive body in the series 6457-6497 built for the Chicago, PAINT line and the slanting radiators along the Burl ington and Quincy and delivered in top corners of the long hood. The SD45 January 1969. Note the extra GE-sty]e BN Green: Floguil 110035, Polly Scale and the SDP45 (with a conventionaJ­ windows in the sides of the cab on 6495 414209, SMP Accupaint 70, Badger shaped extension on the rear of the long and the rear-mounted horn on the roof of Model-Flex J 6-26, Scalecoat 38, or hood to accommodate a steam generator 6435. ProColor 009 for passenger service) were the only 12- Black: Flogllil 110010, Polly Scale wheeled EMD diesels with this feature. SCALE MODEL SD45s 4141JO, SMP Accupaint 2, Badger EMD produced 1260 SD45s from Model-Flex 16-01, Scal ecoat 0', or January 1965 until December 197 1, when HO Scale: Athearn, Spectrum, by ProColor 400 it was superseded by the SD45-2. This is Bachmann and Kato. Rail Power the sixth SD45 we have featured in this Products (7283 No. Stagecoach Dr., Park DECALS "Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time" series: City, UT 84060) makes an SD45 body CSX number 8903 was in the October with a hood the correct scale width (the HO Scale: Microscale 87-25, Champ 1991 issue, Chicago & North Western hood on the Athearn model was made EH-209, Herald King L-41O or Walthers number 917 was in the February 1993 about a scale foot too wide to clear an 936-2 1 9750 issue, CNW number 6582 was in the earl ier motor). The body is designed to fit N Scale: Microscale 60-25, Wa lthers January 1995 issue, Southern Pacific a slightly-modified Athearn SD45 chas­ 938-2 1 9750, or Northeast BN-02 SD45 number 7558 (from series 7556- sis, trucks and drivetrain parts. The body o Scale: Microscale 48- 16, Walthers 7566) was featured in the August 1995 is designed to accept Athearn's SD45 934-21 9750 issue and Erie-Lackawanna 802 was fea- handrails. Proto Power West, Overland RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 21 One-Detail-At-A-Time (HO Scale)

Step-by-step instructions on how to install many of these detail parts appeared in the June 1989 issue of "The Journal." That article is also reprinted in the book TUNING & UPGRADING AT HEARN LOCOMOTIVES. An article on how to disassemble an Athearn chas­ sis to install a Rail Power Products frame and body and how to install the handrails and details on the body appeared in the October 1994 issue.

A-Line, Box 7916, La Verne, CA 91750: J-29200 Windshield wipers $1.85/8 2-292 10 Cab sunshades 1.95/3 pr. 3-29230 Etched-brass steps 3. 1 5/set for RPP SD45 3-29238 Etched-brass steps 3. J 5/set for Kato SD45 3-29256 Etched-brass steps 3. I S/set for Athearn S045

Cal-Scale (division of Bowser Mfg. Co., Inc.), 21 Howard St., Montoursville, PA 17754-0322: 4-320 Air hoses $1.85/2 sets J-419 Windshield wipers 3.50/2 pro 5-420 Air horn 4.95 ea. 6-43 1 FueJ fillers 2.50/set 7-432 Fuel filter set (right side) 2.50/set 2-437 Cab sunshades 3.95/pr.

Cannon & Company, 3947 Freedom Blvd., Aptos, CA 95003: 8- 1 104 Low hood with $6.95 ea. brake wheel 9- 1 502 Cab with separate 5.95 ea. 5-J60 1 Air horns 1.75/2 6- 166 Fuel fil lers 1.00/4 doors 19-1703 Marker light lenses 1.10112 11-172 Ditch lights 1.25/8 10-1505 Cab windows 2.95/set 12-1805 Antennae 1.25/6 2-J 88 Cab sunshades 1.80/4 for 1502 20-2202 Grabirons 2.50148 5- 190 Air horn 2.50 ea. 21-2205 Coupler lift bars 2.75/10 28-20 I Sand fi Iler hatches 1.25/4 Custom Finishing, 379 Thlley Rd., 22-2206 Lift rings (eye bolts) 3.00/36 29-206 Snowplow (modified) 1.50 ea. Orange, MA 01364: 23-22 10 Chain 2.25/l2 in. 18-22 1 MU hoses 1.95/2 I 1 - 11.'2 Ground (running) $3.09/2 24-2217 Curved grabirons 1.50/3 lights 25-2304 Wind deflectors 2.50/3 pro Hi-Tech Details, P.O. Box 244, Ukiah, 12-113 Antennae 4. 95/2 26-2504 .0 1 2-inch-d.iameter 2.50/ 10 CA 95482: 13-l37 Be ll 4.95 ea. wire (handrai Is) 30-5004 4-window G.E. cab $6.95 ea. 5-22 1 Air horns 3.69 ea. 27-2902 Beacons 1.50/2 (modified-for 6495) 14-226 Fuel sight glasses 2.09/2 28-3001 Sand fil ler batches 1.00/4 6-3 I 02 Fuel tank fittings 1.00/9 Keystone I�oeomotive Wo rks, P. O. Box Detail Associates, Box 5357, San Luis (fillers) J, Pulltney, NY 14874: Obispo, CA 93403: 4-6206 Air hoses 1.25/6 31-3305 Cab interior $9.98/set 15-1023 Headlights $1.00/2 13-1202 Bells 1.25/2 Details West, P. O. Box 61, Corona, CA Overland Models, Inc. 3808 W. 2- 1301 Cab sunshades 1.50/6 91718: Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN 47304: 16-1404 Drop steps 1.50/2 27-106 Beacon $1.00 ea. 5-90 I 0 Air horn $3.20 ea. 1 7-1506 MU stands 1.25/2 13-127 Bells 1.25/2 12-9050 Antennae 2.90/2 l8-1508 MU hoses 2.00/16 7- 139 Fuel fi lter set J .OO/set 27-9 1 01 Beacon 2.95 ea.

22 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 13-9 130 Bell 2.25 ea. 26-4968 .0 12-inch-diameter \ .75/6 Windows fo r the Rail Power SD45 21-9 150 Coupler lift bars 1.75/2 wire Body Shell: 14-9250 Fuel sight glass 2.95 ea. 18-39059 MU hoses (4) 1.75/4 American Model Builders, Inc., 1420 15-9275 Headlight 2.05 ea. 29-39062 Snowplow 3.00 ea. Handley Industrial Ct., St. Louis, MO 25-9327 Mirrors (wind 2.50/4 (modified ) 63144: deflectors) 1 ]-39072 Step (ditch) lights 1.50/6 140 Windows for Rail Power $3.95 18-9 35 1 MU hoses 6.75/4 sets 32-39073 Extended-height 3.25120 SD45 (set of 4) handrail stanchions 28-9400 Sand filler hatches 3.50/2 6-39080 Fuel fillers 1.00/4 29-9550 Snow plow 8 .85 ea. 5-39084 Air horn 2.75 ea. Run 8 Productions, P.O. Box 25224, (modified) 2-39087 Cab sunshades 2.25/4 Rochester, NY 14625: 1 \ -9708 Ditch lights 6.55/6 4-391 18 Air hoses 1.50110 25 SD45 Windows $2.95 23-48237 Chain 2.50110 in. 22-48277- 1 lift rings 2.25/12 Precision Scaie, 3961 Highway 93 (eye bolts) Ordering Information: North, Stevensville, MT 59870: All of these parts are available to any 15-3933 Headlights $2.50/2 hobby dealer, so your dealer can order 32-3935 Short handrail 3 .25120 for you. If you must order direct, order stanchions Smokey Va Hey Railroad Products, the full package quantities shown and 32-3937 End handrail 2.00/8 P. O. Box 339, Plantersville, MS 38862: include $5.00 per order fo r postage or stanch.ions 26 & 32-42 Preformed $1.5.95 UPS and hancll ing. RMJ \-3968 Windshield wipers 1.25/4 handrail & stanchion kit

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

UPGRADING Part XVIIl. upgrading Atlas PS-2 two-bay covered hoppers Frank Ellison's town, Raymondale, with plans and back­ with Gold Medal Models roofwalks, Micro-Trai ns cou­ N SCALE MODELS ground planning "A Town Is More Than A Station," plers and weathering, August 1995. MOlY 1992 and April 1993. (Article appears on pages 28-31 of this issue.) Note: Pans I through IX of this series also appeared in the Modeling the city, a compact track plan (2.5 x 6.5 feel in book, THE JOURNAL N SCALE MODELING. Part I of this series, on upgrading the Atlas or Bachmann OF HO scale, I x 3.5 feet in N scale or 4.5 x 12 feet in 0 Adding shadow details to simulate wire grabirons and lad­ PS-2 three-bay covered hoppers with Plano roofwalks scale, June 1992. ders on 40-foot box cars, August 1995. and truck-mounted couplers, June 1 992. Layout design improvements for existing layouts, a critique Derail-prooling Con-Cor's 'Fuel Foiler' intermodal articu­ Part II. on upgrading Atlas (and most other brands) open­ of the N scOlle Cumberland Valley Railroad of Bill and lated spine cars, September 1995. Wayne Reid, by the Reids and Doug Gurin. July 1994. top hoppers with N Scale of Nevada body-mount cou­ Upgrading Atlas, Delaware Valley or Bachmann covered Jim Providenza's double-deck Santa Cruz Northern, based pler adapters, November 1992. hoppers with wire handrails and end supports, on the Western Pacilic Railroad. appeared in the Pan III, on upgrading Atlas box cars with Plano roofwalks. I\ovember 1995. December 1991 issue, and anicles on the operations on Micro-Trains steps. brake wheels, wheelsets and body­ Correct-scale handrails and stanchions, the easy way, for that model railroad appeared in the May and July 1992, mount couplers. plus brush-on pastel chalk weathering, any N scale diesel locomotive, by Bill Pearce, February May, June and September 1993 and July 1994 issues. February 1993. 1996. Modeling Minnewaukan, North Dakota, prototype plans Part IV, on upgrading the Precision Masters 54-foot cov­ Adding roof hatch detail to Atlas, Delaware Valley or circa 1902 and 1970, December 1994. ered hoppers with shaded-in roofwalk details, Micro­ Bachmann covered hoppers, May 1996. 8 x 9-root double-deck HO scale layout, the Coquille & Trains brake wheels, wheelsets and couplers, with the Converting the Kato SD40 and Bachmann or Con-Cor Crescent City, by Ed Vo ndrak, February 1995. SD40-2 into Canadian wide-cab diesels, by Michael Precision Master body-mount coupler adapters, May 10 x 20-foot track plan Ed Spiller's HO scale Vermont­ Livingston, May 1996. for 1993. Upgrading Walthers N scale Thrall intennodal well cars based Danby. Ludlow & Springfield Railroad, April Part V, on upgrading any of the MDC (Roundhouse) 50- with Gold Medal Models etched-mctal walkways, steps 1995. fOOl cars or reefe rs with Micro-Trains body-mount cou­ and grabirons. June 1996. I O-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch N scOlle (adaptable, in the plers. brake wheels and wheel sets, July 1 993. Upgrading MDC/Roundhousc three-bay rib-side and offset­ same space to HO scale) shelf layolll plan. TheWe stmont Part VI. on upgrading the Atlas or Bachmann 55-foot side hoppers with lowered bodies and Micro-Trains Central, by Ed Vo ndrak, June 1995. Center Flow covered hoppers with Micro-Trains body­ couplers, August 1997. 10-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch HO scale shelf layout plan, mount couplers, low-profile wheel sets and brake wheels Upgrading Kato USRA Heavy 2-8-2 locomotives to match the Auburn & Winchester, by Ed Vondrak, August 1995. and Plano etched-metal roofwalks, August 1993. Southern and Burlington prototypes, October and 27x47-foot HO scale DM&IR (Missabe Northern) double­ Part VII, on upgrading Micro-Trains box cars or reefers November 1997. deck Inyout as built and as projected improved version, with body-mounted couplers and (where applicable) Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad L-I 2-8-2 with GHQ's by Jelf 0110, December 1995. Plano etched-metal roofwalks, September 1993. cast-metal conversion kit forKato's Mikado, .I une 1998. NTRAK module planning using transition modules and Pan VIII, on installing Micro-Trains couplers on diesel Upgrading Kato's factory-painted GE C44-9W diesel with multi-module sets for more realistic scenes, by Kelley locomotives, OClOber 1993. details and new decals, by Bill Pearce, July 1998. Newton, December 1995. Part IX, on upgrading Con-Cor's extended-vision cupola Upgrading Model Power 40-foot box cars to duplicate lO x 20-foot track plan for Ed Spiller's HO scale Vermont­ 1920- 1923 AAR 40-foot single-door box cars, by Keith caboose with Micro-Trains couplers and finer ladders based Danby, Ludlow & Springlield Railroad, April Kohlmann, August 1998. and railings, November 1993. (A conversion with a 1995. Upgrade Kato's GE Dash 9-44CW 10 match BNSF proto­ complete chassis appeared in the July 1994 issue.) 10-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch N scale (adaptable, in the types, by Buzz Lenander, September 1998. Part X, on upgrading MDC/Roundhouse N scale tank cars same space to HO scale) shelf layout plan of The Upgrade InterMountain's PFE R-40-23 reefers, by Keith with Plano (or Gold Medal Models) etched-metal plat­ Westmont Central, by Ed Vondrak, June 1995. Kohlmann, September 1998. 10-foot 4-inch x 9-foot 7-inch HO scale shelf layout plan, forms. ladders and walkways with Micro-Trains steps Upgrade Life-Like (or Kato) SD7 to duplicate Union the Auburn & Winchester, by Ed Vondrak, August 1995. and low-prolile wheelsets, February 1994. Pacitic SD7s, by Bill Pearce, October 1998. 17 foot x 7-foot 6-inch HO scale Modoc Mine Division of Part XI, on upgrading Micro-Trains fiat cars or gondolas the Santa Fe Southwestern,by Ed Vondrak, October 1995. with body-mounted couplers, low-prolile wheelsets and LAYOUT DESIGN Using removable and interchangeable stTuclllres or diora­ simulated wood-grain decks, May 1994. (Article appears on pages 12-20 of this issue.) mas to model different eras on the same layout or mod­ Part XII, on upgrading Con-Cor extended-vision cabooses Most of the U11icles on layouts already completed in our ule as parts of the "A Change of Scene" series, January with Micro-Trains chassis, couplers and ladders, July monthly series "Your Layout, On To ur" include a track dia­ 1996. 1994. (A simi lar conversion, with only new ladders, gram that indicates approximately where the track is rout­ Modeling specific real railroad scenes on the L&N, as wheelsets and couplers, appeared in the February 1993 ed. These plans are intended to give you a general impres­ recreated by Michael George in HO scale, February 1996. issue.) sion of the layout and where the photographs were taken. Two la x I I-foot rooms, HO scale Cedar Falls & Maple Part XIII, on upgrading Bachmann's extended-vision Few modelers would have identical spaces where they Valley, by Ed Vo ndrak, March 1996. caboose with Micro-Trains caboose chassis trucks. might want to duplicate these layouts exactly. Most of the Turnouts versus sectorplates, a pair of 2 x 8-foot switching couplers and ladders, September 1994. track plans listed below, however, include the precise loca­ layouts with the space-saving advantages of the sector XLV, 011 fo r- e l caboose PatL upg,rading,the Bachmann u wh e tions of curve centers, the locations of turnout points and plate, by Ed Vo ndrak, May 1 996. with Micro-Train couplers and optional) new body, ' (an fro gs and the locations of track elevations. All of these Building racks to transport and store modu lar layout sec­ October 1994. locations are necessary to recreate and/or modify a plan in tions, by the Midwest VOllley Modelers, May 1 996. Part XV, on upgrading the Con-Cor auto rack cars with full size to build that model railroad. Some of the articles Gifford & Tiosa RR, a bedroom-sized layout for HO or N etched-metal side panels and Micro-Trains trucks and are discussions of track planning principles that apply to scale, by Ed Vo ndrak, August 1996. couplers, November 1994. any layout. Modeling the Norfolk & Western Railroad's Shenandoah Part XVI, upgrading Atlas or Micro-Trains two-bay Center Ottawa Silica S and prototype plant photos with both Division in HO scale in a 52 x 94-foot basement, by Jim Flow CF2980 covered hopper cars with body-mounted model and prototype trOlck plans, August and September Brewer, October 1996. couplers, etched-metal roofwalks and new wheelsets. 1989. A point-to-point layout with a loop and easy staging for January 1995. Frank Ellison's town, Donaldson, and its oil depot, two towns, by Don Coppola, November 1996. Upgrading N scale fre ight cars with inked-on shadows to November 1990 and April 1991. Adapting a prototype oil refi nery track plan to an NTRAK make molded-on grabirons and ladders appear to be sep­ 13&0on two decks in N scale (4 x 16 fee t) or HO scale module, by Buzz Lenander, November 1996. arate wire pans, April 1995. (5.5 x 29 fe et), March and June 1991. "A Change of Scene," using oil depots to recreate industl;al Part XVII, upgrading Atlas SO-fOOl FGE box cars with ATSF/BN/D&RGW "Joint Line" on two decks, in HO scenes circa 1931, 1946, 1956 and 1966, January 1997. etched-metal steps, platforms, brake wheels and Micro­ scale, in 12.75 x 20.5 fe et, July and August 1991. Modeling the Southern Railway's "Rathole" division in HO Trains couplers, June 1995. Thurmond, West Virginia, February 1990 und April 1992. scale, by J.D. Smith, February 1997. 24 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 Knightstown and/or Princeton. a single or doubk-lkck Modeling tlte Oil Dealer Depot at Cranbrook, British �Iodeling Chicago in HO scalc. A layout tour of Mike shelf" layout f"or 10 x 10 feet in HO or N scale. with sec­ Columbia, prototype photo and plans, August 1996. Palmiter's 12 x 27-foot 1l1odel railroad. January 1996. tor plate staging yards. by Ed Vo ndmk. February 1997. Plans and prolotype photos for Christie Oil Company. Multi-story office buildings from HO scale City Classics Steel mills. concrete dealers and Glherheary induSlI)'on Phoenix. Arizona. October 1996. kit pans. by �Iikc Palmiter. May 1996. portable. modular layouts. The Calypso Yard Railroad, NCRA Refinery in N scale, by Buzz Lenander, NOlember Nashua. Nell' H"mpshire and the Boston and Maine by Phil Baggley, March 1 997. 1996. Railroad on a 2 x 24-1()ot shelf by Charles I-Iarmamis. Two shortlines. a dogbone-style walk-in layout f"or Modeling oil refineries with rlow charts and maps, August 1997. 10 x 14 feet in HO scale, by Ed Vo ndrak. April 1997. November 1996. Roben Mohr's N scale cilY on NTRA K modules, Adapting N scale modular layouts to NTRAK interfaces on Modeling oil depots using modified Walthers kits in 1-10, N December 1997. the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's New River or 0 scales, January 1997. Superdetailing city scenes with tire escapes and other Subdivision. by Bernard Kempinski. August 1996 and Operations at prototype oil dealer depOls. by Arthur details in HO or N scales. by Vic Smith. October 1 998. May 1997. Mitchell, March 1997. "A Change of Scene:' Part IV: Changing locomotives and Chain link fences for HO scale oil dealer depots and other PASSENGER CAR MODELING rolling stock to recreate Hinton. West Virginia as it was industries. by Roben Schleicher. April 1997 (Article appears 011 pages 46-53 of this issue.) on June 15. 1956 and November 15. 1973. May 1997. Scratchbuild an oil standpipe with step-by-step techniques. Staging tracks on a giant turntable as part of around-the­ prototype photos and plans. by Roben Schleicher. May Upgrading heavyweight passenger car underframes in 1-10 wali layoUl designed for 10 x 12 feet in HO scale. the 1997. scale by Noel Wilson and Bill Darnahy. May 1991. Waldport East Ridge. by Ed Vondrak, July 1997. & Oil tank trucks for oil depots. June 1997. Boston and Vlaine combines and milk cars in HO scale Two decks. no helix. a double-deck layout in scale f"or 1-10 Oil dealer/service station, a prototype for a service station from Funaro and Camerlengo kits, by John Nehrich, a 9-foot 7-inch x I I-foOl space, October 1997. wilh its own ra il-servcd tanks. September 1998. Decem ber 1991. x N scale shelf layout based on the BN and 12 18-1'001 Modeling tank car loading platfonns and standpipes at Pennsylvania Railroad baggage cars in 1-10 scale frollt Union Pacific ope tions in the Coeur d' Alene moun­ ra crucie oil loading fa cilities, by Richard Hcndrickson, Bethlehem Car Works kits by Ralph Gotowski, Ocrober tains. December 1997. October 1998. 1991 of "A Change Scene," changing eras from July 1945 to July Modeling Reading Railroad baggage cars in HO scale from 1974. wi th locomotives, rolling stock and vehicles on MODELING THE CITY Bethlehem Car Works kits. by John R. Green, Rick McClellan's HO scale Frisco Railroad. February December 1992. (Article appears pages Ihis issue.) 1998. on 32-35 of Private-owner milk cars from Funaro and Camerlengo kils Modeling real world scenes from the Frisco on Rick Midwest Mod-U-Trak's Chicago industrial modules, April and brass imports. by John Nehrich, Januaty 1993. McClellan's 1-10 scale layout. Februaty 1998. 1990. 1-10 scale 1909 Wells Fargo express reefer from t'\l1I)Ckit Railroad on a wall; five I x 6-foot shelf layouts with City Classics Models 1-10 scale cunain wall-style industrial parts by Darrel Taylor, April 1993. cart-loat interchange between shelves, by Ed Vondrak. buildings and their prototypes, May 1990. Caboose/combine kit-conversion for mixed train operations April 1998. Pittsburgh's produce and freight terminals (photos and in 1-10 scale from MDC's 1900-era wood passenger cars Layout design using specific prototype track amlllgcments. description of the prototypes). August 1990. by John Swanson, July 1993, "ructurcs and scenery on Doug Ta ylor's I-IOn3 East Steve Kayan's HO scale muhi-story city backdrop scenes. Duplicating Northern Pacific passenger cars and consists Broad Top layout, May 1998. September 1990. wilh kil conversions "nd painting in N scale by Stephen Modeling from the prototype: recreating scenes along tlte A Railroader's Story (operating techniques for reduced-size Krauss. January 1995. Burlington Northern in Iowa on Steve Rosnick's HO cilY terminals like Washington, D.c.. and Philadelphia). Modeling modernstrea mlined passenger cars in HO scale scale layout, June 1998. Deccmber 1990. May. December 1991,Aprii. Augusl Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad's Sunnyside passenger 1993. with American Model Builders sides on Eastern Car yard and the Long Island Railroad's Freight Yard in HO Jim Sacco's 2 x 4-foot HO scale city module " I_ayoul Works bodies by Ken Patlerson and John Hitzeman. scale, by Nicholas Kalis, July 1998. To ur." June 1991. March 1997. Modeling the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, with nOles on Modeling the City. A Compact Track Plan (2'/2 x 6'12 feet Boston and Maine and Weslern Maryland coaches from yard operations. in HO scale by Ted Wilks. August in HO, I x 3'12 in N or 4'h x 12 feet in 0 scale). June Bethlehem Car Works with etched-metal sides and plas­ 1998. 1992. tic carbodies. .Iune 1997. "A Change of Scene," Part VI: Te mporary changes of sea­ Pour Your Highways and City Streets ( wilh Scale Crete Modeling MU (multiple unit) passenger cars in HO and S son or era, by Gary Hoover. September 1998. Modeling Compound)-a step-by-step. "easy-way" scales on the Pennsylvania. Lackawanna. Reading and A revisil to modeling the Louisville and Nashville how-to, August 1992. Illinois Central by Vic Roseman. July and August 1997. Railroad's Knoxvi lle and Atlanta Division in HO scale, Baltimore's Fells Point city street operations, car float, Passenger car "Want List," readers' chance to VOle on the by Michael George, September 1998. locomOlives and overview, November 1992. cars you wam produced as easy-to-build injection-mold­ Modeling Alleghany summit. on the Chesapeake and Ohio New York's Wesl Side meat packing plants on the New ed plastic kits. December 1997. Railway, in 1-10 scale on four modules in 2xl6 feet, by York Central, as modeled in 1-10scale by Ron Parisi, Modeling air conditioning underbody details , Pans f & II, December 1992. C. Bryan Kidd, October 1998. by V.S. Roseman. October 1997 and February 1998. The Saint Paui. Minnesota, Water Works in HO scale hy Modeling air conditioning underbody details. Part III. Boh Rivard. January 1993. MODELING INDUSTRIES update by Don Valentinc. March 1998. SllIan Leuthner's West End City, built from Design SERVED BY TA NK CARS Modeling roof-mounted air conditioning ducts for heavy­ Preservation Models 1-10scale kits and modular wall (Artides appeal' on pages 44-45 of this issue.) weight passenger cars. Part IV, by V.S. Roseman, March panels. February 1993. Ta nk car team track operations (unloading bulk commodi­ 1998. Painting Design Preservation Models kils and modular wall Modeling the Hi-Level "EI Capitan" cars on the S;tnta Fe lies) at Beacon Park Yard (Boston), October 1989. panels, June 1991 and on Amtrak from Train Station's HO scale kils. April Modeling the bulk oil dealer al Donaldson. by Frank Fells Point recreated lor HO scale as a 7 x I I - foot track 1998. Ellison. April 1991. plan. October 1993. Modeling H i-Lcvel passenger trains on the Santa Fe and Ta nk car operations (with molasses loads) at sugar beet Fells Point and San Francisco's wharf tracks combined in a Amtrak in all eras. by Robert Wright. May 199X. plants in Colorado. February. April and June 1991. city scene track plan to fit a 4 x 7-1'001 area in 1-10 scale. Building heavYlI'eight Pullmans from MDC\ 1I'0od-era kits Ta nk car operations (with chemical loads) at tlte Saint Paul Octoher 1991 and II-iC/Rivarossi by waterworks. by Bob Rivard, January 1993- Modular city buildings with clear Plexiglass cores. using 12-1 Pullmans. V.S. Roseman. Tank car operations (with inbound fuel oil loads) at the Design Preservation 1-10. N or 0 scale wall panels, .Iune 1998. Portland Cement Co .. Glens Falls, New York. May 1992 December 199.1 . Results of the passenger car kit "Want L.i,t" from the sur­ and May 1993. Build a tether-control throttle for switching in complcx city vey in the December 1997 issue. September 1998. Modelinllthe Texaco bulk oil dealer (with prototype plans scene trackwork, April 1994. Modeling heavyweight duplex cars and lightweight corru­ and models) at Devils Lake, North Dakota. December Supercietails to bring any city scene to life. September gatcd and smooth-side cars in HO scale from Ril'arossi 1 994. 199�. and Con-cor kits and brass car sides pans. by V. S. Modeling the Standard Oil Co. bulk oil dealer (witlt proto­ Pittsburgh's ice storage warehouse, November 199-1. Roseman. October 1998. type plans and models) at Waterford. California.April Modeling a small city scene with Design Preservation Update to Modeling Passenger Cars, by Par Wider. and by 1996. Models kits. November 1995. V. S. Roseman. October 1998.

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By Guy Th rallls

he Electro-Motive Division Inside the Powered Model nents are soldered to a terminal that is of General Motors Corpor­ A large can motor with two flywheels held in place on top of the wipers with a ation began production of the SW series is connected to both trucks' worm shafts screw. of switch engines in the 1940s. Pro­ with a short drive shaft equipped with duction began with the 600-horsepower universal joints. The trucks contain the Other Observations SW l. The present-day 1500-horsepower worm and helical gear train to the geared The model comes with a 14-page V- 12 SW1500 road-switcher with flexi­ wheel sets, for a fi nal motor-to-drive­ operating manual with drawings and ble trucks is in use for road service today. wheel ratio of li to I. complete maintenance instructions. The Showcase Line S scale model ver­ There is room inside to add addition­ sion of the SW91 1200 from S Helper Electrical Hardware al weight. Service, Inc. is ready to run, and comes Metal alloy pick-up wire wipers are RMJ with a spare set of tinplate deep- flange retained in the injection-molded plastic drive wheels and pilots with a wide open­ inboard truck frame assembly and con­ ing to clear the couplers for sharp tinplate tact the back side of the eight drive curves. wheels. Wires from the electrical compo-

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RAILMODEL JOURNAL LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE REPORT NO. 126 ------S Helper Service SW91l200 S Scale

Action Analysis: Observed Performance:

As Received: BN 162

Minimum Speed, level (no load scale miles per hour) With full wave power: 0.79 With pulse power: 0.25 Over NO. 6 switch. pulse power: 0.29

Maximums (at 12 volts max. where applicable) No load top speed. level. full wave. smph: 55.6 Uphill grade maximum. percent: 22.0% Tractive force. ounces: 4.32 Number of cars pulled, level: 43 Number of cars pulled. 4% grade: 9.5

Modifications - Reattached wire to rear truck drive wheel wipers on right side.

Mechanical Measurements Motor-to-drivers gear reduction ratio: 11 to 1 Driver diameter. scale inches: Flange depth. actual inches: Model weight, ounces: 19.62 Truck wheelbase. scale inches: Distance between truck centers. sf&i:

Subjective Judgments Noise at fast speed: Excellent Basic shape and proportions: Excellent Painting and marking quality: Excellent Downhill run smoothness: Excellent

Electronic Responses Throttle response at no load. volts: 1.3 Throttle response at mid load. volts: 1.7 Throttle response at full load. volts: 2.2 Motor current at full load. amperes: 0.300 Motor stall current at 12 volts. amperes: 1.20

Performance Ratings (1 to 5) Tractive force: 4.0 Efficiency: 4.0 Noise: 5.0 Speeds: 5.0 Assembly workmanship: 5.0

OVERALL RATI NG: 4.6

Prototype Gear Ratios: 65:12 62 :15 Top Speed: 50 mph 65 mph

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IN N SCALE fROM LIFE-LIKE OR KATO MODELS

By Bill Pearce Model photos by Robert Schleicher on Bill and Wayne Reid's Cumberland Va lley layout

ost of my modeling is be the first six-axle switchers from EMD, keep fl uids fluid. The exhaust stacks were tightly focused toward joining 400 other EMD products on the extended to keep exhaust out of the the need of my Cajon Pass layout, set in road. The first seven units were used dynamics and radiators, and the horn was the last week of October 1966. between Iron Mountain and Milford, moved over a fan to prevent its freezing. Occasionally, I depart from that tight Utah and switching the Geneva Steel When I started this project, r didn't focus and take on a personal modeling plant. Unit 782 was assigned to Laramie, plan on it being a magazine article, so j challenge. My skills as a modeler are Wy oming for use on the Coalmont didn't take photos through the construc­ enhanced by these efforts, and the chal­ branch, and the re maining two were tion process. Then, when "The lenge is rewarding. Frequently, these steam generator-equipped for standby Journal's" editor Bob Schleicher saw the challenges take the fo rm of Southern passenger service and MOW trains. model at the 1997 Prototype Modeler's Pacific diesels, because of their distinc­ The locos were delivered with a Gyra­ Meet in Chicago, he twisted my arm with tive appearance. Recently though, I gave lite headlight package and twin sealed flattery. This is a well-traveled model, myself two challenges: one from the beams, bearing a re semblance to SP from Chicago to Long Beach, and Fort Santa Fe, and this from the Union Pacific. units. The units were renumbered in Worth to Kansas City. Please forgive the In the Vo lume 10, Number 3 issue of The 1962- 1 963, when the "Dependable Trans­ somewhat ragged appearance, due to the Streamliner, the publication of the Union pOltation" logo replaced the original model's life as carry-on l uggage. Pacific Historical Society, P. O. Box 4006, "Road of the Streamliners" scheme. The Although I knew that this model Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003, there is an units were ultimately scrapped or modi­ would remain in a display cabinet once article by Jim Booth, Jr. describing his fied to sl ugs in 1979- 1 980. Ji m Booth, ] r. complete, I chose to begin with the HO scale model of UP 457, accompanied selected unit 457 for its unique appear­ superb-running Kato version of the S D7. by Steve Simmons' superbly dramatic ance. The Life-Like model runs well, and the color photos. One look at the back cover The Coalmont branch was noted for die work is nearly as good as the Kato, so photo, and 1 knew that this would be my its tight 12-degree curves, so 457 was it too would make a good starting place. next modeling challenge. Some detail soon equipped with a Nathan DV-7 lubri­ Generally, T followed the article in The parts are available, but a substantial cator off a 2- 10-2 locomotive. It was Streamliner. Some detai Is would be amount of the details would need to be placed on the front right side truck frame. scratchbuilt, where no equivalent to the scratchbuilt. The Wyoming snow req uired the distinc­ HO detail parts exist, and the extent of tive snowplows. Note the exhaust pipe on certain modifications (the door where the The Switcher's History the front right (the unit ran long hood fo r­ watchman heater exhaust is located, for In 1953, UP president Arthur ward). The freezi ng temperatures example) would be reduced due to the Stoddard ordered 10 SD7s. These wou ld required the use of a watchman heater to smaller scale. Anyone contemplating this

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Modeling early diesels has always truck detail was a Sunrise speed recorder presented a distinct challenge: modeling in the correct location. canvas sunshades. J was pleased to see project would do well to obtain the back that Mr. Booth faced the same problem. I Painting and Decaling issue. As well as black and white photos used his technique of rolling brass shim The model was painted using Accu­ of the prototype and extensive color pho­ stock into a prototypical shape, then paint UP grey and yellow, and decaled tos of the fi nished product, there are adding wire supports. It's the best solu­ with Microscale decals. Following a drawings of several of the details, and tion yet, but this cries out for injection­ thorough drying, it was overcoated with locations for others. molded plastic parts. Testor's Dull Cote. Then, the antenna was Now the fun begins. Remove the attached with ACC and left in its metal New Details for Old walkway and side sill parts and remove color. Gold Medal Models windshield After stripping the factory paint, I the Delrin handrails from the walkway. wipers were also added. MY lenses were began by removing the molded-on grab­ Drill holes in the side sill and ends to used in the headlight housings, with clear irons and ladders and the "lift ring" nub­ accept Gold Medal Models etched stan­ over red in the upper housing. The lower bins. The hole for the factory horn was chions. Follow the instructions supplied housing was not made functional, as this filled and sanded. The factory lights were with the stanchions, and refer to my arti­ is a display model. If you plan to operate, removed, and the pi lots were fi led cle in the February 19 96 issue of "The drill the holes through the casting and smooth. Next, number-80-size holes JournaL" Scale handrai Is are a big shell, and use fiber optics instead of the were dri lled for Gold Medal Models improvement in the appearance of our lenses. (Route 2, Box 3104, Lopez, WA 9826 1) smal l-scale locos. It's not hard, just Now a word about couplers. There is lift rings and grabirons. These were tedious. The key to good-looking hand­ no currently available N scale coupler attached with hobby-type cyanoacrylate rails is to take your time and be patient. that is truly scale. Although this is lam­ cement (ACC). The molded-on ladders The chain over the drop step is a brass entable, there is a very good reason. were replaced with etched-metal ladders, etching from Athabasca Scale Models. There is a growing movement among also from GMM. Small bits of brass stri p Refer to the photos, and note the ver­ more protoypically-oriented N scale were used to stand the ladders away from tical piping on each side of the sills. modelers to use Micro-Trains Z scale the shell. Whatever these may be, fo rm them from couplers on N scale rolling stock and The factory exhaust stacks were bits of brass wire and tUbing. Form the locos. The appearance is greatly removed by drilling so the mounting bottom ends of each leg into a U shape improved, but there are operational prob­ plates would remain. New stacks were that will wrap around the sill. Apply lems. It is a common myth that the cou­ fo rmed from bits of styrene strip, and thick ACC on the back side where it plers lack sufficient tensile strength. In glued to the shell using Tenax 7R. Light won't be seen. A Sunrise battery box was trains of normal length, the tensile castings and a firecracker antenna from attached behind the cab on the engineer's strength is sufficient. The most common Sunrise Enterprises (P.O. Box 172, side to simulate the ATC box. It's a little cause of trains breaking apart is track­ Doyle, CA 96 109) and a winterization small. Looking back, I think I would use work. To use Z scale couplers exclusive­ hatch from Miniatures by Eric (RR #1, a bit of styrene and forego the rivet ly, your trackwork must be "perfect." Busby, Alberta TOG OHO, Canada) were detail. There can be no vertical movement of the attached with ACe. Detail Associates Up To Your Plow pulling faces in relation to each other, or styrene armrests were attached below the Again, using photos for a guide, form the couplers will pop apart. Since I didn't cab windows. A hole was drilled atop the the snowplows from thin brass sheet. The care about operations for my display short hood for the fi recracker antenna, plow is almost flat, without any complex model, I used the Z scale couplers, but it will be affixed later. curves, so the only challenge is the com­ removing the fake air hose. I think you'll plicated top edge profi le and the holes agree the appearance is great. Adventures in for the footboards and coupler. I used Scratch building fine fi les to aJTive at the final result. Wyoming Weather The stack for the watchman heater Details on the plow are grabirons, the My fi nal work was to give the model was fabricated next. First, the exhaust coupler cut levers, and air hose. The a slight dose of chalk weathering. For my pipe was fabricated from a bit of small grabs and cut lever are .006-inch brass UP locos, I prefer to weather the sides brass tubing from my junk box, using the wire, and the hose is .120-inch-diameter very lightly, but to add more on the top. I drawing in Th e Streamliner as a guide. wIre. think this simulates the look of locos on Next, a short length of larger tubing was Jim Booth added a wealth of detail to the prototype, where the sides are care­ split and wrapped around the exhaust the fuel tanks. In N scale, I have found fu lly washed, but the top doesn' t get as pipe, simulating the heat shield. A small that such details interfere with the truck much attention. I also add the evidence hole is then drilled in the appropriate swing. Also, I've found most of these of fuel dribbles on the tank sides. door, and the stack is installed with ACe. details to be unnoticeable. One exception For me, a modeling challenge gives The horn is next. I've found that the is hanging filter housings, but this loco­ me a break from the more mundane stock Kato delrin horn is still the best motive did not have them located there. aspects of layout building, and helps me looking, but the attachment pins detract The flange lubricator was quite a improve my skills. This model, and the from its appearance. I trim off the pins challenge. I couldn't fi nd an available ATSF GP50 (which will appear in a and drill a hole in the center to receive a commercial casting, so I just glued future issue of "The Journal") were short piece of piano wire. I've found that together bits of styrene to get the general both modeling challenges, but not all are the appearance is improved if the horn is form. To simulate the actuator crank and locos. Some of my other challenges have stood-off the hood a bit more than the rod, I used a Sunrise speed recorder cast­ been freight cars, cabooses, and struc­ prototype. The air line is simulated with ing, and the piping is .006 -inch-diameter tures. Give it a try ! RMJ .006-inch-diameter brass wire. brass wire. The only other additional

30 RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 RAILMODELJOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 31 ------[TIME CAPSULE] ------GLENWOOD., MINNESOTA

ON THE sao LINE, June 24, 1954, 7: 15 a.m. By Ray Grosser

32 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 33 ------CITY AS SCENERY [ ]------

IN HO OR N SCALE WITH DESIGN PRESERVATION BUILDINGS & GOLD MEDAL MODELS FIRE ESCAPES

By Vic Smith Photos by Allen Biggs A Norfolk and Western E8A and a business car hustle down the elevated passenger line above the downtown filling station. The fire escapes are Gold Medal Models brass etchings. The street and curbs are Walthers Cornerstone series. The street lamps are Miniatronics components. The telephone equip­ ment crew working in the manhole is the street is Preiser's 10374. The vehicles are Busch, Praline, Magnuson and Trident models. The N & W E units were detailed by Jim Napoli and the MoPac E units on the cover were detailed by Andrew Weusthoff.

The city on these pages and on the cover of this issue is HO scale. Most of the building kits and many of the details are, however, also available in N scale. There's an index of previous articles on modeling the city on pages 24-25 of this issue

The elevated passenger line into the downtown terminal looms between the automobile dealer's show­ room and the multi-story structures of the heart of the city. The vertical faces of city buildings allow you to have "scenery" soaring above eye level in far less space than it would take for cliffs and canyons, and with more realism. The tall buildings are kit-converted Magnuson, DPM, Lytler and Lytler, Funero and Camerlengo and City Classics kits, and the gas station is a Magnuson kit. RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 35 ne of the wonderful aspects of this hobby is that no matter what skill level of model­ ing ability that one may possess, you can always find a certain area that you can master. There will always be someone who can do something better, but as long as you enjoy it, it doesn't matter. Even though I've never acquired the fi ne scale model­ ing ability of many of the local modelers, they've all taught me to pay attention to details! Just the sound of the word details scared me. Some of the det ails are actually very simple to add and they can alter the look of the model considerably. I used the etched-brass [] J'e escapes made by Gold Medal Models, Route 2, Box 3104, Lopez, WA 98261 offers an 87- Gold Medal Models. They are available in either HO or N 01 Standard Fire Escape in HO scale with two platforms for a three-story scale. If you are modeling a city, one of the most com­ building for $18.00. The 87-02 Standard Fire Escape Add-On Set provides mon-but seldom modeled-details are the fire escapes. two more platforms and stairs for an additional two stories. The N scale 160-01 Standard Fire Escape is $9.00, and the 160-02 Standard Fire Gold Medal Models also offers etched-metal shopping Escape Add-On Set is $9.00. Add $1.00 for postage and handling. The kits carts, bicycles, venetian blinds, phone booths, and other are simple flat brass etchings with specific fold lines and cut points. Follow detai ls. I've built the entire line of these products, and if I the instructions to the letter, and the kits are easy to build. Cut the parts can do it, anybody can do it! Some are more difficultthan from the fret or sprue using a sharp pair of manicure scissors, small diag­ others, but all are relatively simple. Most can be built with onal cutters or a sharp hobby knife. hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement (ACC), but if you prefer they can be soldered. I've done it both ways. And now that I can handle a resistance soldering tool, I prefer it. RMJ

Fold the parts as indicated in Gold Medal Models instructions. Cut and fold the stairs and ladders and test-fit them to determine if they must be short­ ened to fit the model. Steps are easiest to remove from the bottom before painting the stairs or ladders. You can use five-minute epoxy, thickened hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement or solder to secure the joints for the fire escape platforms.

Use the Gold Medal Models drilling jig to locate the holes for the attaching pins that are part of the fire escape platforms. Use five-minute epoxy or Fold the fire escape ladder and steps as shown using flat, pointed pliers. You thickened hobby-type cyanoacrylate cement to attach the painted fire can assemble the steps and the platforms with either thickened hobby-type escape platforms to the building. This is the Gold Medal Models 87-03 cyanoacrylate cement, five-minute epoxy or solder. Fa ncy Fire Escape with the 87-04 Fa ncy Add-On Fire Escape.

36 RAILMODELjOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 The Gold Medal Models fire escapes add an incred­ ible touch of super detail to any city scene. ------INTERMODAL MODELING [ J------

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OOLU 597863 represents the latest, Ty pe 6 paint scheme with the small all-red ooel placed In the upper left quadrant on each side. 1997 Hyundal-bullt hl-cube reefer.

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38 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 OOLU 252046. A nine-interior-post (sheet and post design) container with the Type 2 paint scheme. This non-vented container dates from the late 1970s.

OOLU 400462. Double logo panel/beveled cor­ rugation. Not only is it a variation of the Type 2 paint scheme, it is also a "Garmentainer." Several Asian companies operated special fleets of con­ tainers with hangers for the garment industry.

ie-hard container enthu­ siasts called this compa­ ny "OO-Kul" (long "00" as in poodle). However, its real name is Orient Overseas Container Line Limited, based in Hong Kong (which was turned over to the People's Republic of China in 1997). OOCL has always been one of my favorite container lines since I started photographing intermodal in the late sev­ enties. Over the years the company has built up to some 70,000 containers (larg­ er than most U.S. freight car fleets) and OOLU 411860. Has been repainted/refurbished into the Type 5 paint scheme. Note the double logo over 30 full container ships. Their con­ panels, large rectangular vents and ten front corrugations. The Walthers container can be used as a tainers can be seen throughout the world "stand-in" for this prototype. and have played an important part of COFC (container-on-flat-car) traffic in the United States. For transport historians, enthusiasts and modelers (a.k.a. T. H.E.M.), OOeL offers a wide variety of paint schemes. OOeL has over the years acquired most of the containers from the former Seatrain lines, operated an association with Seapac Container Services, and pro­ vides the latest service with 45-foot con­ tainers. The Walthers HO and N scale containers and the DeLuxe Innovations N scale containers are the only pre-deco­ rated models with OOeL markings at the present. A-Line is, however, now produc­ ing compete sets of decals in HO scale to OOLU 416518. The Seapac Service scheme (Type 3 in text). Note only one corrugation on the outside duplicate virtually all of the various of each logo panel (most others shown in this pictorial have two corrugations on the outside of each OOCL logos and container markings. logo panel). RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 39 . "" .' . :�.: . ..". � ",

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OOLU 419340. The Type 2 paint scheme on a recently delivered container photographed in September 1985. Notice that SNCF (the French Railways) has authorized a maximum gross weight of 32,000 kilograms (standard for 40-foot container is 30,480 kilograms).

OOLU 445928. Athearn makes an HO model similar to this (2025, undecorated). A sheet-and-post dry box design built during the mid 80s with the Type 4 paint scheme. Ten panels; each panel is about 4 feet wide (a standard). Sheet-and-post dry boxes are getting scarce in today's predominantly all-steel fleet.

OOLU 467541. Another variation showing the closer arrangement of the OOCL. Again a 19 post'er. 1970s built. 40 RAILMODELjOURNAL · OCTOBER 1998 OOLU 475325. An external-post (I count 28) standard-height non-vented dry box dating from the late 70s. Note the variation of the Type 1 or 2 paint scheme with only the rectangular logo.

OOLU 468110. A smoothside (sheet and post) design with the Ty pe 1 paint scheme. Again, the old Athearn HO scale kit is relatively close. Te n paneled sides. 1970s built.

Paint Scheme Evolution 2. Ye llow-backed boldface red OOeL red flower fill. At least two distinguish­ OOCL has had numerous changes to with squared "Os" and "c" plus vertical able sizes on the side logo. Mid- 1 980s. their paint schemes over the past 30 yellow rectangle with red flower (white years. A broad overview of those fi ll) and red lettering. A few containers 5. Large all-red OOCL. Similar to num­ changes is presented below (A-Line will did not have the large OOeL on the sides ber 4 above but without the yellow. Early be coming out with decal sets in HO and only had the rectangle/flower/letter­ 1990s. scale): ing in the logo panel. Late 1970s. 6. Small all-red OOeL. Similar to num­ 1. Yellow-backed (separate and solid 3. Seapac scheme. Four logos of Seapac ber 5 above but smaller and placed in the backing) red OOeL with rounded "Os" Container Services arranged vertically upper left side quadrant. Introduced in and "c ." Standard face. Plus vertical yel­ (from top to bottom): OOCL, Shaw 1�7. R� low rectangle with red flower (white fill) Savill, Dart, and Manchester Lines. Mid- and red lettering. A few containers did 1980s. not have the large OOCL on the sides and only had the rectangle/flower/letter­ 4. Large red OOCL with rounded "Os" ing in the logo panel. 1970s. and "C." Second "0" has a yellow-and- RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 41 OOLU 540369. A sheet-and-post design 45- I ' . footer with the Ty pe 5 paint scheme. This one was "!j'''�, built by lindo in Korea. p -

OOlU 544431 represents the current standard; steel all-corrugated 45-foot design. Type 5 paint scheme. An N scale model is coming from Deluxe Innovations.

OOlU 570827. An all-corrugated steel contain­ er with the Ty pe 5 paint scheme. Most of the 40- foot containers seen today are all-corrugated (meaning no logo panels), and yet no model exists.

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-.-- .--- MlLU 877486. Another Seapac group container. This one from Manchester lines. At first, it kind of looks like it could be close to the Con-Cor­ but this prototype has a 1-42-1 corrugation arrangement-the Con-Cor has a 1-46-1 arrangement.

42 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 DARU 403276. Dart is one of the Seapac Container Services group. Small OOCl stickers can be seen in the corners on this Fruehauf­ France-built smoothside standard-height 40- foot dry box. The old Athearn 40-foot container (number 2025) is dose to this prototype.

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Wa lthers offers this Type 4 paint scheme on their 40-foot high-cube non-vented dry box. Crisp lettering shows the correct weight data and identification numbers. The ISO type code on the model indicates a vented container (4510)-the model does not have vents. This can be accomplished by adding pieces of rectangular plastic to the top of the logo panels (see photo OOlU 411860-although not the same paint scheme). RAILMODELJOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 43 ---[MODELING INDUSTRV]--- CR. UDE Oll lO INC; FACILITI ��" -� By Richard Hendrickson

44 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 45 ------PASSENGER CAR [ S]------

INTERIORS & OTHER UPGRADES FOR HO SCALE HEAVYWEIGHT DUPLEX CARS, LIGHTWEIGHT DUPLEX AND ROOMETTE CARS FROM IHC/RIVAROSSI, CON-COR AND EASTERN CAR WORKS By V.S. Roseman

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An IHc/Rivarossi HO scale 10 roomette-6 double bedroom smooth-sided car modified with Brass Car Sides. The prototype cars had the larger rooms near the center of the car for a better ride for the sleeping passengers in those rooms. It is a model of the Pullman "Opequon" to plan 4167, diagram 297.

An Eastern Car Works HO scale model of the Santa Fe "Antelope Valley" 6 section-6 roomette-4 double bedroom "Antelope Valley," to plan 4099, diagram 282.

Duplex Sleeping Car Pittsburgh to Chicago for a "SGLlDUPLX," Models but you know you are riding a train, and In an attempt to create all-room cars not renting a small house. Instead of the with the capacity of a 12-1 car (for 26 usual compact stateroom, built in a rather passengers), Pullman built a pair of square layout, the car porter brings you experimental cars known as "Eventide" up a few steps to a long room with a fu ll­ and "Nocturne" for service on the Wash­ width sofa-there's enough room so you ington-Boston run. These cars were built could bring a few friends in to ride with with 16 duplex rooms to plan 4029, dia­ you if you wanted to! And this was an gram 89. Painted in Pennsylvania Tuscan, economy accommodation, laid out in these cars had upper and lower rooms in upper and lower rooms to fillthe loading which the space below the bed (converted gauge of the car. to a sofa by day) in an upper room It was during the lightweight era became headroom in a lower room. One (around the time of World Wa r II) that would step up or down from the corridor large numbers of these Duplex cars were level of the car. IHCIRivarossi has these first constructed. With long beds running cars in their HO scale line as their "1920s across the entire accommodation area, Duplex car." these all-room cars were said by many Travel via Pullman experts to be among the most comfort­ Yo ur note from the travel agent shows able Pullman cars. that you have a confirmed reservation:

46 RAILMODELjOURNAL · OCTOBER 1998 A Con-Cor 12-5 Duplex sleeper painted and de­ tailed to match a Southern Pacific car. The model ROOMETIES IN 12-SA DUPLEX PULLMAN has an added belt rail, rivets embossed with a clock wheel, diagrams, window shades and MDClRoundhouse "Challenger" trucks. The Pullman Streamliners To attract the attention of the riding public, railroads introduced several "streamlined" trains. Streamliners were built in aerodynamic fo rms with bright­ colored paint jobs or sheathed in stain­ less steel. With the coming of the stream­ lined era, Pullman cooperated with vari­ ous railroads to build entire lightweight trains. But the first streamlined trains were articulated units and the railroads were not able to add cars or remove them Single Duplex rooms in night (sleeping) config­ from trai ns as required. Single Duplex rooms (upper left and lower right) in daytime configuration. uration. The next round of train construction changed streamlined trains into modular units with individual cars that could be 12 Single Duplex room-5 Bedroom car 9251 on the combined with existing equipment. Southern Pacific in the 50s. Streamlined cars had lower roofl ines than older riveted "heavyweight" cars; they had wide windows and were built with a simpler straight-beam frame rather than the older fi shbel ly girders of the heavyweight cars. This could be done

A 12 Duplex room-5 Bedroom car made from an IHClRivarossi model painted and lettered to rep­ resent the Pennsylvania Railroad "Brook" series cars. It has window shades added to disguise a lack of interior detail.

Bedrooms A, B, C Lower Rooms E, F Lower Rooms I, J Lower Rooms M, N Bedrooms p, Q Ramp Down Ramp Down

PLAN FOR 12 DUPLEX-5 DOUBLE BEDROOM LIGHTWEIGHT PULLMAN Note that the double bedrooms (A, B, C, P and Q) are at the extreme ends of the car. Also, the lower level roomettes (E, F, I, J, M and N) are indicated with the bottom third of the seat-the upper level roomettes (D, G, H, K, L and 0) have seats indicated by the two-third seat. RAILMODELJOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 47 The IHClRivarossi HO scale "Duplex" sleeper is a replica of the Pullman "Eventide" and "Nocturne" cars that were operated on the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Upper Room D Upper Rooms G, H Upper Rooms K, L Upper Room 0 t 1\ 1\ t

Bedrooms A, B, C t Lower Rooms E, F Lower Rooms I, J Lower Rooms M, N t Bedrooms P, Q Ramp Down Ramp Down

PLAN FOR THE 12 DUPLEX-5 DOUBLE BEDROOM LIGHTWEIGHT PULLMAN

DUPLEX ROOMETIES WITH BEDS RUNNING ACROSS THE CAR safely, for much of the structure of the cars was now supported by members in the sides of the carbody. By using al uminum to replace steel in some instances even more weight was saved,

upper room and some cars used thin, strong stainless steel for part or all of their structure. This led to the introduction of the term "light­ weight" for these new cars which were so much lighter than the older type of construction. Lightweight cars were of two basic types: smooth-side cars with even the windows virtually fl ush with the sides of the cars-(which were usual ly either welded or fl ush riveted.) The other type of cars were corrugated, using pol ished stainless steel panels.

Night (sleeping) Streamlined Pullman Cars configuration of Pullman responded to requests by the railroads for stream­ lower room lined cars with both smooth-sided cars in bright colors and with cars clad in bright corrugated stainless-steel sheathing. Most of the cars were of the more popu lar all-room accommodations, DUPLEX ROOMETTES WITH BEDS RUNNING THE LENGTH OF CAR although section cars would be built as late as the '50s. The se

Night (sleeping) configuration of cars 110 longer had the heavy riveted fi shbelly-style underfra me, roometle but rather had several straight girders of less strength. This was countered, however, by use of the steel members within the body for some of the cars' structural strength. The Santa Fe Super Chiefs and Burlington's Zephyrs were among the earliest of these prewar streamliners. But only after the Second World War would lightweight trains really be popularized on most of the nation's railroads.

Daytime \COnfiguration Lightweight Duplex Sleeping Car Models Pu llman built only one series of heavyweight duplex cars, however a few years later they did construct a fleet of 12 duplex Dotted line shows underfloor compartment where lower compartment bed is stored room-4 double bedroom (plan 4130, diagram 240) cars of light­ weight construction to match Pennsylvania's new streamliners.

48 RAILMODELjOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 The 10 roomette-6 double bedroom "City of Kokomo," built by Pullman to diagram 297. The car was used on the Nickel Plate and the connecting Lackawanna Railroad between Chicago Hoboken Station in New York.

The plan for the 10-6 the "City of Kokomo."

A few years later still, 12 duplex room-5 bedroom cars of plan 4066-C, diagram "Chester County" was a 10-6 stainless-steel corrugated car built by Pullman in 1949 for the Pennsylvania Railroad's service from the north- 268, with a capacity of 22, were intro­ east to Florida. It was built to diagram 215. -Photo from the collection duced on the Pennsylvania's top trains of J. M. Gruber and also on the Southern Pacific's City of San Francisco. The SP cars were similar in detail to those on the Pennsy, but were riveted instead of welded, and the SP cars ran on diffe rent trucks. Each duplex room had a large sofa by day that converted to a very comfortable bed at night, individual sink and com­ mode, just like the Hotel Ritz. Duplex rooms were designed into many new car configurations during the lightweight era, for they provided the privacy demanded by passengers and fit nearly as many gated streamliners. Herkimer/OK also Pennsylvania's cars with a childrens' people in a car as the 12-1. In fact, it was has an aluminum Duplex sleeper in HO. playroom and even a tiny movie theater the duplex room concept that made the I have seen duplex cars of various types section. Budd "Slumbercoach" idea practical, in other scales as well. These cars are and it was the Slumbercoach that was often created in model form by manufac­ Modeling Lightweight state-of-the-art in the period of pre­ turers because they provide a strong Corrugated Observation Cars Amtrak sleeping car designs. visual difference from coaches. The Beginning around 1940, stylists creat­ The lHC/R ivarossi HO scale "1930s" Brass Car Sides Company produces a ed the boat-tail observation car that "fin­ series Duplex car is a model of the number of duplex Pullman car styles avail­ i shed off' the tail of the new \1ghtw e'!ght Pennsylvania Railroad 12 duplex-5 bed­ able for conversion of IHC/Rivarossi or streamliners. A handsome car with a boat room car. I used the Southern Pacific car Eastern Car Works car kits. tail is available from Con Cor that resem­ and saved the nice Overland paint job bles some Santa Fe and Southern Pacific with the silver striping by removing the Modeling the Postwar coach or parlor cars. Athearn has a short Overland name with alcohol and decal­ Pullman l>aytime Cars version measuring about ten feet shorter ing the car Southern Pacific as it With so many heavyweight parlor than the prototype. For years, the appeared in the 1950s. I then used a fine cars still in service, very few were built Athearn car was the only one having rivet wheel to simulate the rivet pattern after the end of the Second World War. flush-mounted windows. To day there is on the car. Lounge cars had to be built for all of the also the IHClRivarossi coach-observa­ The Slumbercoach-style duplex car is new high-class fast trains, and in the tion with flush-fitting windows. This car available in HO scale from Con-Cor in post-World War II period, some trains represents the Budd observations that ran their series of scale-length 85-foot corru- even had elaborate new lounges such as on the Reading and Canadian National, RAILMODELJOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 49 The first steel-sheathed Pullman-built "lightweight" sleeping car was the 8 section-2 double bedroom- 2 compartment car "Forward" with small windows in the upper letterboards for berths and bedrooms. It served on Santa Fe trains.

although they are similar to cars on New Yo rk Central, Santa Fe and some other POSTWAR ROOMETIES roads. Eastern Car Wo rks round-ended car is modeled after the 1938 New Yo rk Central cars intended for the 20th Century Limited. These cars have 4 double bed­ rooms, 1 compartment, 1 drawing room and an observation-lounge room. When built, the prototype for this car had a bed­ room and a special "Master Room" with private shower, but was rebuilt, apparent­ ly around 1948, when it was replaced with newer equipment. Modeling Lightweight Smooth-Sided Observation Cars Square-ended lightweight cars, such as those on the 1948 Broadway Limited, Night (sleeping) configuration are offered by IHC/Rivarossi and have a slightly later end design for observation­ lounge cars. Before long, most of these cars would sport a big ugly diaphragm on the "observation" end, permitting these observation cars to run as a mjd-train lounge. The days of first-class sleeping car innovation on the railroads and at Pull man were coming to a close. accommodation and removing the unnec­ are very welcome for modelers needing Modeling the Roomette 10-6 essary communal bathroom to provide other types of roomette cars. Sleeping Cars the new 10 roomette-6 double bedroom I use the Brass Car Sides as a tem­ While the Roomette was first intro­ sleeping cars. There were about six dif­ plate to make thicker sides for the duced in 1937, it was only in the postwar ferent floor plan layouts of the 10-6 car. I HC/Rivarossi or Eastern Car Works period that 1t evolved into a car with real The IJ-lC/Rivarossi 10-6 smooth-sided cars. I trace the windows of the new brass private rooms, each with a door (at first sleeper matches the 1948 Broadway side on a sheet of .020-inch-thick these had only a curtain, and one would Limited cars bought by the Pennsylvania Evergreen sheet styrene. I then use a have to stand partly in the hallway Railroad. This plastic model is available sharp X-Acto knife to cut a much larger behind the curtain to dress). There was with an optional one-piece interior that opening for each group of window , space to stand completely within the really dresses up the model. The addition leaving only a few posts to keep the sides room even with the sliding door closed. of blinds or window shades and metal together. The new brass car sides are The little room had a fold-down sink and handrails would improve this fine model glued in place with water-based or a commode disguised as a cushioned seat even more. The thick walls of this car acrylic contact cement. I complete, detail (fold up the top and you have the com­ with recessed windows are not offensive and paint the car without any clear win­ mode) plus a daytime seat in the room from typical viewing distances. Brass dows. When the paint and lettering are that unfolded into the bed in nighttime Car Sides offers a Baltimore and Ohio dry and protected with a coat of semi­ configuration. The prewar 10 roomette-5 10-6, an earlier type 10-5 and some other gloss clear paint, I install the windows. I double bedroom cars were improved by interesting roomette cars, such as a 14 trace the size of each window on a sheet taking space away from the porter's roomette-4 double bedroom car, which of .030-inch-thick clear acrylic plastic

50 PAILMODELJOURNAL · OCTOBER 1998 A 10 roomette-S double bedroom smooth-sided lightweight car made from Brass Car Sides and an Eastern Car Works body. The car is a replica of the Pullman "Cascade" series to diagram 278. before I assemble the sides. I then cut it will make up for the removal of the The photograph of The Santa Fe and test-fit all the windows. I use a tooth­ stiffening bars. The IHC/Rivarossi "Antelope Valley" HO scale model is an pick to apply contact cement around one model does have fl ush windows, and example of one of these Eastern Car window opening at a time and install that those are of the new crystal styrene Works 6-6-4 cars. clear acrylic window. I repeat the process which is much more clear and ofters less I usually build these with slightly until all of the windows are installed. interior distortion than the older clear recessed acrylic windows as I prefer to Th is provides flush-fitting windows. styrene. have the clear look instead of the some­ The i nterior partitions are made up of Con-Cor also offers a Budd stainless what waxy distorted look of the flush-fit­ .0I5-inch-thick Evergreen styrene plastic 10-6, and it is of a very similar type to the ting windows supplied with the kit. I sheet or from modified segments of the Rivarossi car. The Con-Cor model repre­ even tried sanding the window moldings IHC/Rivarossi 10-6 interior moldings. sents the cars that ran on the Burl ington's flat and polishing the heck out of the lit­ Seats are cuf from the Pikestuff sprues or Ca/(fornia Zephyr. It has six corridor tle plastic parts to try to improve them, I simulate beds in styrene sheet built up windows as opposed to the IHC/Rivarossi but for these cars I simply prefer to and painted. version that has three windows in the accept the recessed window look. corridor opposite the bedrooms. This Fortunately, these cars have thin sides Modeling the 10-6 Con-Cor car has very large windows and with a recess in the window area so the Corrugated Pullman Cars really needs an interior and window recess is not too deep. The Rivarossi/IHC sleeping car is a shades. An IHC/Rivarossi interior will fit I like to cut oft the underbody equip­ model of the prototype Santa Fe 10 this car if you cut it up to rearrange the ment, patch the floor and add individual roomette-6 double-bedroom corrugated­ rooms and corridors. castings or moldings when these show. side cars and also closely matches simi­ Eastern Car Works now offers a smooth lar cars on Union Pacific and several The Eastern Car Works HO underframe kit that can be purchased as other roads as well. Some survived into Scale Pullman Kits an additional part if you'd rather not hack Amtrak repaints as shown on the photo­ Two more Pullman cars are also away at the underframe. The skirting on graph of the HO scale model. available in HO scale from Eastern Car these cars can be removed. When I am It is a bit more difficult to add an inte­ Works. These are flat-molded styrene simulating later time periods, I remove rior to this car, for there is no snap-in unit plastic kits. The 4 double bedroom-4 the skirts to match the later prototype available. Other Rivarossi models have a compartment-2 drawing room car model, cars. All that stuff under the car starts to one-piece body and separate roof, while diagram 265, is a replica of cars that show and the moldings supplied are pret­ the 10-6 has a one-piece body and roof operated on the Union Pacific, C&NW, ty basic forms, not real underbody equip­ with a separate floor. The reinforcements Southern Pacific, NYC, PRR, IC, RI and ment. Again, any model passenger car on the floor need to be fi led down or AT &SF. Eastern Car Works also offers a looks better with interior and shades. removed completely. Then the available 6 section-6 roomette-4 double bedroom An interesting feature of the Eastern interior for the Pennsylvania Railroad car, to diagram 282, representing cars Car Works styrene cars is the small version of the 10-6 can be cut up and re­ that ran on the IC, MoPac, AT &SF, RI, upper-berth windows that give these cars assembled. When this is glued to the UP, CB&Q, C&NW, Erie and SP, as well a distinctive appearance. Most roads floor, it will reinforce it sufficiently that as in Pullman Company pool service. filled these during the '50s, and if you

5 Double bedrooms, A to E Roomettes 1 through 10 / � � �

Bathroom

PLAN OF THE 10 ROOMETTE-S DOUBLE BEDROOM "CASCADE" SERIES CARS This 1937 lightweight car series was the first fleet installation of roomettes.

RAILMODELJOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 51 The Budd 10-6 sleeping car to plan 9522, diagram 214. This is the aisle side of the prototype car repainted in Amtrak colors.

Porter's room Roomettes 1 through 10 Double bedrooms A through F / � / �

BUDD 10-6 SLEEPER PLAN This is the "Silver Pass," and similar cars were built for the CB&Q, D&RGW and WP for Zephyr service. refer to photos of your favorite time peri- In 1938, Pullmans in Pool Service Yo rk Central's 1948 20th Century 0d, you may want to add at least one of were painted in light grey with a dark Limited. At first a pair of aluminum grey these cars to your passenger car roster. grey window band, aluminum grey stripes were used in the middle of the (nearly white) edging on top and bottom window band of light grey, but this was Painting Pullman Car Models of the window band and matching alu­ dropped almost immediately. In the all-steel Heavyweight era, minum grey lettering edged in black. Pullmans were like early model ''T'' The aluminum grey window band stripes Lettering Pullman Cars Fords, one color fits all-the Pullman were also edged in black with a lot of After Pullman was forced by the cars were painted a deep olive green variation about the black edging around courts to create a separate car-building color we now call "Pullman Green." Two the letters. Southern Pacific, Union company and car-operating company, the notable exceptions included the Mil­ Pacific Overland trains, Santa Fe and name "Pullman" was usually removed waukee Road who had striking orange New York Central all used variations of from the center of the letterboards on the cars with deep maroon letterboards and this color scheme, mostly with different cars. Most railroads lettered their own doors and gold lettering. The other major edging colors, and there was also a pair name in the center of the letterboard in exception was the light Tuscan red color of blue border stripes in New York large letters, and many had the name of Pullmans in service on the Central's version. Pullman in smaller letters at the door end Pennsylvania Railroad's trains. In the postwar period, after the or at both ends of the cars on equipment As railroads began having light­ Pullman cars had been sold to the rail­ operated by Pullman. The Union Pacific, weight streamliners built, Pullman had roads, they were painted to railroad stan­ and some other roads, however, lettered its heavyweight sleeping cars painted to match the rest of the more modern train. dards. The remaining pool service cars Pullman in the middle of the letterboard Some examples include the Gulf Mobile were now painted in dark grey with light in large letters with the road name in and Ohio "Rebels" and Baltimore and grey window band and aluminum grey smaller letters near the car ends. Ohio "Capitol Limited." edge stripes, virtually the same as New RMJ 52 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 The Union Pacific "Pacific Sunset" was a stainless-steel car painted yellow and grey. It's a Budd 10 roomette-6 bedroom car to plan 9522, diagram 214. -Photo from the collection of J. M Gruber

An IHc/Rivarossi 10-6 corrugated car to diagram 9521, plan 214, with the side skirts removed to represent the later cars in Amtrak service.

The "Silver Bay," a 10-6 Budd car to diagram 214. These cars were built for the CB&Q, D&RGW and WP. Note the as-built full skirting. RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 53 U�DATE TO MODELING ��ENGER CA

By Pat Wider

The "Mcinnis" 12-1 Pullman car. -Gerrit Bruins photo. NEBW Collection, courtesy Bob's Photo

he color photograph of the so-called December 1948. The car was released fro m the 24 10 12-1 Pullman sleeping car variants had paired Pullman car "Morris" on page 16 of Pullman fleet 10 years later in December 1958. The windows adj acent to the corridors alongside the the June 1998 issue is actually a photograph of the Pullman 12-1 models on pages 20 and 21 were men's and women's lavatories. While this is certain­ Pullman Plan 34 10 12 section- I drawing room car described as having the Pullman mechanical system ly true for the Plan 24 10 and 241 O-A through 2410- "Mcinnis.T" "Mcinnis" was built in 1925 as part of despite the fact that they are obviously equipped C sleeping cars, the Plan 2410-0 through 24 1 O-H the Pullman Lot 4844 and was purchased by the M­ with underbody ice bunkers. cars had single windows in these locations much K-T Railroad and leased back to Pullman in On page 20, his article implies that all Plan like the later Plan 34 10 series cars. RMJ

Sections 1-12 Men's Lounge

Women's Lounge Drawing Room

INTERIOR DIAGRAM FORTHE IHc/RIVAROSSI 12-1 PULLMANS

Corrections and Additions to the There was some question on my com­ Page 23 in the July issue sholVs my sketch­ Passenger Car Series by V. S. Roseman ments about becorn.ing difficult to get prime es of car ends in the left side top. Although I Th e photos on pages 20 and 21 of the July lumber in long enough lengths to build the colored in the top of both ends to show rheir different shapes, caption should have read framework fo r 80-fo ot Pullman cars. M my issue of "The Jo urnal" showing HO 12-1 y basis was the two-volume set by John Wh ite, thaI the roof should be painted ill a contrast­ sleepers are models of ice-air-condilioned ing color to the end, usually black. Th e ends THE AMERICAN RAILROAD PA SSENGER should not be black, bur green or whatever cars. The car Ya le appeared in my article on CA R, pages 43 and 48. Furtherl'l1.ore, during color you are using jar the car body. I suggest this subject to illustrate ice air conditioning. the 1880s, the marine industry was havin.g the the use of color to emphasize rhe new end While the floor plan on page J 6 is correct sam.e problem getting lumber jar tall masts, fo rm., fo r there really is no good way I can fo r a ]2-1, J was surprised that, among the which were also becoming expensive and think of to correct the Rivarossi end. various comments about this, 1 IVas the only hard to get. I only indicate that this was one 1t has been pointed out that only some one to notice that J had used the plan fo r of the very first ripples that .finally caused the parlor and observation cars had lVider 3410D13410E. According to these plans, changeover to steel cars. Skilled cabinet mak­ clerestory sections than the Rivarossi model there are only two windows in the men 's lava­ ers and carpenters were needed to assemble a represents. On the Baltimore and Ohio and various other railroads, the coaches, dining tOly (including the toilet window, total of wooden cal; while steel car parts could be cars and even baggage cars also had the wide three), while in the models directly above stamped out by the hundreds or thousands on clerestory section. It is the Rivarossi cars that machines. These parIs usually needed no there are three men 's lavatory windows (four 1V0uld be likely to be modified inlo several of including the toilet window). Th e new floor hand filling and could be riveted or bolted these diffe rent types of cars, and these roofs plan (above) is fo r the 3410B that the models together much more economically than build­ represent a compromise that cannot easily be

ing a wood Cat: - represent. modified. V S. Rosem.an I�MJ 54 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' OCTOBER 1998 ------[PERFORMANCE]------�

The more significant fig ures fro m Guy Th rams' and Bob Higgins' evaluations of model locomotives in past is sues of this magazine. The iss ues with asterisks are out of print, but photocopies of these reports are available fo r $2. 00 each (a llow 30 days for shipment). Explanations of how Bob Higgins and Guy Th rams test these locomotives appeared in the March 1990 and September 1992 issues.

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Dash 9-44CW 1.52 78.7 4.35 2.0 Oct. 1996 life-Like EMD GP18 1.20 167.0 .84 3.0 April 1994 Ke slone/NWSL GE 44-Ton .17 36.9 1.52 2.0 March 1990' Life·Like EMD E8A 1.63 149.3 1.27 4.0 April 1995 Hob bylown EMD E8A .60 81.4 5.92 3.3 Jan. 1991 Life·Like EMD SD7 .29 121.11 .48 2.45 June 1996 MDC Roundhouse Aleo RS3 .61 94.3 3.98 2.8 Life·Like EMD E7A 3.14 140.6 1.33 4.3 Model Power EMD GP9 .26 104.2 2.71 1.7 Feb. 1998 AjiniOverland Models EMD SW1 500 .36 74.3 2.53 1.2 August�;�1 19901��� Life- Like EMD SW9 .45 106.9 .40 2.0 April 1998 AjiniOverland Models EMD SD60 .37 80.3 4.49 2.0 ri1 1991 Model Power/ AliniOverland Models EMD GP38-2 .42 79.2 1.95 2.0 �ov. 1991 Mehanolenika EMD F40PH 3.14 184.7 .83 3.8 Sept. 1990 Manlua EMDGP20 .30 78.2 3.07 1.6 Dec. 1991 SamhongsaJHalimark EMD F3A (& F3B) .29 150.3 1.03 3.2 July 1989 Model Power PRR 2-8-0 4.77 73.8 0.85 1.5 August 1996 (.35) (151.4) (2.04) (3.2) July 1989 Proto 2000 �Life-Like Alco FA2 .20 90.7 3.14 4.2 July 1991 Proto 2000 Life·Like l EMD BL2 .31 90.7 3.53 5.4 Nov. 1989' o Scale Diesels Proto 2000 Life-Like EMD GP9 .06 79.2 3.29 4.8 March 1998 Cenlral Loco. Works EMD F7A (& F7B) .25 72.0 20.68 4.4 Sepl. 1989 Proto 2000 !Life-Like EMD GP18 .58 99.8 3.40 2.6 Feb. 1993 (.20) (65.5) (39.10) (4.0) Sept. 1989 Proto 2000 fe.Like EMD E8A .51 95.8 5.94 5.6 March 1994 l Key/Samhongsa Alce PAl .41 76.2 21.85 5.6 April 1992 Proto 2000 Life-Like EMD SD7 .52 73.3 3.58 5.0 July 1995 Proto 2000 tLife-Like) EMD SW9/SW1 200 .57 55.5 1 .36 3.7 May 1996 P&D Hobby EMD F9A (& F9B) .25 77. 1 5.79 1.2 June 1990 Speclrum BaChmann EMD F40PH Phase 111.39 80.3 3.79 3.8 Feb. 1992 (.24) (74. 1) (12.80) (1.9) June 1990 Spectrum Bachmann j GE Dash 8-40C 1.96 87.4 3.69 3.4 May 1990 P&D Hobby EMD F3B .25 77.1 5.81 1.6 Jan. 1993 Spectrum Bachmann GE Dash 8-40CW 3.3 109.0 4.54 6.4 Feb. 1996 Red Caboose EMD GP9 .27 81.9 12.78 2.2 June 1992 Spectrum Bachmann F·M H16-44 2.32 49.5 1.27 2.4 July 1997 Weaver (0 scale) Alco FA2 .22 72.8 15.31 1.9 Spectrum Bachmann EMC Gas Elec. .41 82.5 2.34 3.0 Aug. 1994 July 1989 l Weaver (Hi-Rail) Alco FA2 .21 100.8 12.53 2.2 Augusl 1995 Spectrum Bachmann EMD DDA40X .68 133.5 6.68 3.2 Aug. 1997 Siewarl Hobbies EMD FTA (& FTB) .18 70.3 3.94 2.6 Nov. 1996 Aleo FA2 (& FB2) .25 (94.9) (19.25) (2.0) August 1995 (.13) (72.0) (7.67) (2.6) Weaver EMD E8 .30 105.6 14.45 2.1 July 1993 Walthers/Roco EMD SWI .21 53.3 2.47 1.4 March 1993 WaltherslTrainline Alco FAI (& FBI) .31 68.7 4.47 4.2 April 1997 o Scale Steam Locomotives (.16) (65.3) (8.22) (3.8) SamhongsalHalimark On3-EBT 2·8-2 .22 33.8 9.09 2.4 Aug. 1989 Walfhersrrrainline EMDGP9M 1.18 73.8 2.64 4.0 March 1995 WalfherslTrainline wilh Alco FAI .98 92.1 3.9 nla Sepl. 1998 S Scale Diesels MRC DCC 0 Coder American Models EMD GP35 .54 78.0 7.85 2.0 June 1993 HO Scale Steam Locomotives S Helper Service EMD SW9 .29 55.6 4.32 1.7 Oct. 1998 MIas GE C30·7 .71 78.2 3.92 2.2 Feb. 1997 Bachmann-Plus SP 4·8-4 .18 112.1 2.3t 1.9 Sept. 1993 G Gauge Diesels LGB Aleo DL535E 2.67 48.0 27.01 N/A April 1990 Bowser (English's Lionel Model RR Supply) B&0 0·4-0T .90 102.4 1.46 1.8 Dec. 1992 EMD GP7 .38 55.6 14.74 5.9 May 1991 Bowser PRR H-9 2-8-0 .64 89.3 3.70 2.8 Nov. 1995 Railway Express Agency Alco FAI 3.79 68.2 15.25 N/A July 1990 IHC 4-4-0 1.17 56.0 1.14 3.5 Dec. 1994 fHC/Mehano B&0 0-4-0T 1.42 1 32.0 .92 2.0 Dec. 1992 G Gau�e Steam Locomotives IHC/Mehano SP 2-6-0 .81 77.6 1.90 4.2 Jan. 1994 Aristo-Craft ART) B&O 4-6-2 1.15 51.9 28.08 2.0 Oct. 1991 IHC/Mehano C&0 4-8·2 .36 89.3 2.71 3.0 Sepl. 1994 Aristo-Crafi IART) & PRR 0·4·0 .94 72.7 12.13 1.6 Jan. 1992 IHC 2·8·0 .42 74.7 2.53 2.5 March 1997 Lehmann (LGE) 0-4-0T 2.40 28.7 7.24 N/A May 1992 Key Imporls UP 4-8-8-4 .44 62.2 6.47 4.6 August 1991 Bachmann 0·4-0T .31 25.6 6.38 2.6 Aug. 1992 Life·Like B&O 0-4-0T 1.37 104.2 1.01 .9 Dec. 1992 Bachmann Radio· Manlua 2-6-6·2 3.00 70.2 5.27 7.0 June 1991 Conlrolled Baldwin 4·6·0 .55 25.2 28.81 N/A June 1989 Manlua 0·6·0T NA 126.4 2.09 3.2 June 1991 Bachmann Track· Manlua 2-8-2 .65 76.2 3.36 3.5 June 1994 Powered Baldwin 4-6-0 5.50 38.4 11.23 1.0 Oct. 1990 Manlua w/Mashima 2·6-6·0 .24 50.6 2.17 4.2 June 1991 Delton Loco. 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RAILMODELJOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 55 ------[ WHAT'S NEW... IN HO] ------

Athearn is expecting to ship the new Genesis series of SD70, SD70M and SD75M diesels by Thanksgiving. The models are completely new with a new can­ style motor, plug-in-ready DCC circuit, new drivetrain (geared to match the speeds of the standard Athearn units, but with improved throttle control capa­ bilities) and a highly detailed body with separate grabirons and detail parts. Athearn displayed this SD75M body and chassis at the Kansas City NMRA National Convention.

Athearn is already at work with the follow-up to the first Genesis upmarket diesels. The F3A and F3B (here, in 'Q' paint) and F7A and F7B (in Santa Fe paint) diesels will be available in A and B units with details precisely matched to specif­ ic prototypes. The chassis will have the new motor, gearing and circuit boards used in the SD75M. The body shells were tooled by Highliners who will continue to offer undecorat­ ed body shell kits for both the A and B unit to build most variations of the F series, from the F2 through the F9. Expect them by Christmas.

Hi-Tech Details, P.O. Box 244, Ukiah, CA 95482 is producing injection­ Kato will ship both this RS2 and the 6-axle RSC2 Ako diesels by Christmas. molded plastic kits to recreate the Union Pacific class S40-16 stock cars. The models have a chassis similar to Kato's successful RS3, but with a This is a pre-production model, but the complete kits should be at your printed circuit board that has plug-in DCC decoder capability. dealer in November. 56 RAILMODELjOURNAL · OCTOBER 1998 r------, jaeF\AL SUBSCRIBE NOW AND SAVE! 2403 Champa 5t. Denver, CO 80205 o New Subscriber YES! 0 Enter my subscription to "The Journal" Now! o Renewal

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By Robert Schleicher

The grey Manufacturers Railway 60-foot cars are some of the most distinctive prototype freight cars. It's a surprise that none of them found their way onto the Modern Freight Car "Want List" in the August 1998 issue. Ed Ryan started with an Eel River Models "Beer" car, and replaced the ends, then added the details to match this specific prototype.

Andy Harman did a major kit-conversion on the Kato 5040 to duplicate the Norfolk and Western's number 1609. The cab, sub base, radi­ ator grilles, blower housing and dust bin are all Cannon parts. He also used Detail Associates fans and a host of other small detail parts.

David Hussey did an extensive rework of the new InterMountain 60-foot equipment flat cars to kit-convert them into the lTCXconta iner flats with open decks. He also modeled the open-top intermodal containers and their loads. The tires (opposite page) are I/2S-scale automobile tires, but the treads are rough enough to effectively simulate I/87-scale earthmover tire treads.

58 RAILMODELJOURNAL · OCTOBER 1998 Paul Fe dericoni displayed his recreation of the Amtrak number 44 Genesis locomotive. He used all the parts, plus some wire, from the new Detail Associates number 271 detail parts kit. The kit includes most of the prototype's underbody fixtures, piping, and the pilot and end details.

Mont Switzer displayed this Athearn 86-foot intermodal flat with added brake rigging details. The 35-foot trailers are resin kits from the Sparrows Point Div. of Bethlehem Car Works, 263 Parkview Dr., Suderton, PA 18964. The orange trailer is a stock kit, but he added exterior ribs to match the blue trail­ er to a photograph of a common prototype. We'll have an article on the trailers in a later issue of "The Journal."

Steve Solombrino kit-converted an Athearn bay window caboose to match the wide-platform Union Pacific CA-ll class cars. He scratch built new side sills and railings to match the prototype like that in the September 1997 issue of "The Journal." This is the kind of kit-conversion we suggested was possible in the series of articles on these bay window cabooses in the September, October and November 1997 issues.

RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 59 Rick Bacon created this replica of the number 1112 Union Pacific EMD SWI500 from an Athearn kit. He added a scratchbuilt pilot, screens in the radiator openings, etched steps, and virtually all the details of the prototype.

1112

Bill Welsh built this Sunshine Models resin kit and added a full wood interior. Similar interiors in laser-cut wood, are now available from Red Caboose. Bill found an Athearn stamped-metal door at a flea market and cut it down to match the prototype's height to provide the interior door detail.

60 RAILMODELjOURNAL · OCTOBER 1998 Reg Neale started with a life-Like Proto 2000 SW1200 and detailed, painted, decaled and weathered it to match the prototype eN SW1200RS. He scratch­ built a new fuel tank and gauges and used modified Athearn Flexicoil truck sideframes.

RAILMODELjOURNAL . OCTOBER 1998 61 ------[ CALENDAR] ------

1998 Prototype Rail road Connecticut. Contact: Tom Rankin , 313 Wildwood Dr., Round Lake Beach, IL 60073- Modeler Conferences 2042, (847) 546-2728. October 9-11. Mid-Eastern Region (MER) of the NMRA Convention, Days Inn NMRA National Conventions and Conference Center, Routes 22 and 309, Allentown, Pennsy lvania. Contact: P. J. July 17-24, 1999. Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Mattson, Registrar LV L, P. O. Box 205, MN. Swedesboro, NJ 08085. July 30-August 6, 2000. San Jose, CA. Octobel' 11. Western Prototype Modelers Summer 2001 . Saint Louis, MO. Meet, LaHabra COlllmunity Services Center, 10 1 W. La Habra Blvd., La Habra, Cal ifornia Summer 2002. Fort Lauderdale, FL. 9063 1. Contact: Pete Sol yom (562) 69 1- 4139. Historical Society News October 30-Novembel' 1. Fifth Annual Prototype Modelers Seminar, Naperville Urban Modelers Special Interest Group Holiday Inn, Naper Blvd., Exit off 1-88, is now forming for those interested in model­ Naperville, Illinois. (On the same weekend as ing the city in any scale. Send a stamped self­ the National Hobby Show at. Rosemont, addressed envelope and $1.00 for their Urban Illinois-also a Chicago suburb.) Modelers' News newsletter to Mike Palmiter, Registration is $30.00 from Sunshine Route I, Box 205, Wi lliams, LN 47470 Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MO 65808- Akron, Canton & Yo ungstown RR 4997. Historical Society is offering decal sets for the AC&Y's 70-ton ACF covered hoppers in HO scale for $5.00, N scale for $4.00, 0 scale 1998 National Conventions for $7.00 or S scale for $6.00 from AC&Y Historical Society Bookstore, PO. Box 196, October 18-19. Northeast Regional Sharon Center, OH 44274-0196. NMRA Fall Convention, Ramada Inn, 225 Alaska Railroad 1999 calendar, in full Lordship Blvd., Stratford, CT 06497. Send a color, is available for $9.95 from Randy stamped, self-addressed envelope to Dan Thompson, PO. Box 184, Healy, AK 99743- Gallo, 14 Fairview PI., New Rochelle, NY 0184. J 0805-3502. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Historical April 18, 1999. C&EI Historical Society Society is offering HO scale Red Caboose M - ConventiOn, Community College Conference 26A box car kits in sets of four for $53.00 Center, Danville, Illinois. (plus $4.00 shipping and handling), sets of eight for $103.00 (plus $5.00 shipping and Historical Society Conventions handling), or sets of twelve for $153.00 (plus $6.00 shipping and handling) from B & 0 October 1-4. Southern Pacific Historical Railroad Historical Society, M-26A Box car & Te chnical Society Annual Convention, Inn Order, P.O. Box 13578, Baltimore. MD Suites Hotel, Tucson, Arizona. Contact: 21203-3578. SPH&TS Tucson Meet, 4709 No. Camino Monon Railroad Historical Society has Escuela, Tucson, AZ 857 18. a new address: P. O. Box 5303, Lafayette, IN November 13-14. New Haven Railroad 47903-5303. Historical and Te chnical Associ ation annual Norfolk & Westem Historical Society Reunion, Holiday [nn, North Haven, has a new website: www.nwhs.org

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• WECX 203 Schnabel Car with Transformer Load , Factory Painted Light Gray and Completely Lettered With Red ABB - OMI #1 394.3 � WECX 203 Schnabel Car with Transformer Load , Factory Painted Blue and Completely Lettered - OMI #1 394.1 [Not Pictured] WECX 203 Schnabel Car with Transformer Load , Factory Painted Battleship Gray and Completely Lettered - OMI #1 394.2