IDGIlliGHTS OF TIDSISSUE:

• Freelancing!Part 1- DevelopingGuidelines • ConrailsD40s and How toModel Them • VermontRailway Diesels •

• Wood-Sided 19J7 AAR • OUtdoorModel Photography • On :Vertical Curves • PrototypeModeling in G Gauge •

• TwentyYears and Countingon the DT&R • Norfolk andWestern's Pond Creek Colliery • DieselDetaiJ: Railway Utah RSD4J5 • COMING SOON tWO NEW BOOKS FROM ROCKY MOUNtAIN PUBLISHING, INC.

MODEL RAILROADING'S GUIDE TO THE RAILWAY EXPRESS, by V. S. Roseman

Available Late Spring 1992 • Approximately 100 Pages • $12.95 retail A comprehensive study of the Railway Express Agency... its history, equipment, practices and operations. During the days when "Travel by Train" was the norm, REA was "the" way to ship it. Author V. S. Roseman follows REA up through its final days. Also includes specific information for modeling REA.

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MODEL RAILROADING'S GUIDE TO THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY: WILLIAMSON TERMINAL -1953, by Vern french

Available Late Spring 1992 • 100+ Pages • $12.95 retail

A must-have book for N&W historians and modelers alike. Author Vern French chronicles the story of Williamson and his modeling of it. Includes comprehensive information on N&W motive power; freight, passenger and MoW ; and closely examines the facilities and operations at Williamson, WV, circa 1953. June 199�

VOLUME 22 NUMBER 6

Photo by David A. Bontrager

FEATURES

14 MODELING FROM THE PROTOTYPE WITH BACHMANN'S G GAUGE KITS by Chris Lane

17 ON TRACK: VERTICAL CURVES by Jim Mansfield

18 ADVENTURES WITH LAYOUTS: REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST - PART II by Larry Smith

22 TWENTY YEARS AND COUNTING ON THE DT&R by Larry Puckett

26 BEHlND THE SCENES: AT CORN JUNCTION - PART 3 by Margaret Mansfield

28 OPERATIONS PLANNING FOR OPERATION - PART THREE: TRAIN SCHEDULING by Jim Mansfield

32 FREELANCING! PART I - DEVELOPING GUIDELINES by David A. Bontrager

37 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: FOR THE MAC AND A SIG FOR ATARI OWNERS by Larry Puckett

38 WISCONSIN CENTRAL'S MAROON PSI by Ed Sanicky

49 CONRAfL'S CRESSON HELPER POOL - PART 3: CONRAIL SD40s AND HOW TO MODEL THEM by Jim Six

48 THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN'S POND CREEK COLLIERY by Vern French

52 MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES #18: OUTDOOR MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY by Bruce Nail

54 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: UTAH RAILWA Y ALCO RSD4/5 by Rich Picariello

56 VERMONT RAIL WA Y DIESELS by George Melvin

58 WOOD-SIDED 1937 AAR BOXCARS by Martin Lofton

DEPARTMENTS

4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR II YOUR TREK PLAN 68 VIDEO REVIEW

5 EDITORIAL 12 SOCIETY PAGE 69 DEALER DIRECTORY

6 NEW PRODUCTS 13 RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH 73 SHOPPING GUIDE

9 PRODUCT REVIEWS 78 ADVERTISER INDEX

ABOUT THE COVER The crew of train #722 ('N.Pueblo-Durdy Dawg local) is on the ground watching as a Pueblo-W. Pueblo transfer crosses over to main #2, which connects to the yard leads. Ten miles west, the hot #407 (BN LA-DEN mixed interrnodal) is coming in hard for a crew change. Tum to page 32 for the first part of Dave Bontrager's series on freelancing. PhOIO by David A. Bontrager. INSET: See page 38 for more on Ed Sanicky's Wisconsin Central PS I . Pholo by W. Teny SllIarl. TO THE EDITOR

Bigger Is Better UP Dash 8-40CWs

Dear Randy: Dear Randy, I'll live without a green stripe or two for eight extra pages any Regarding Rich Picariello's Diesel Detail article on the UP time! Dash Ss inthe May 1992 MRG, I just wanted to mention that the The last issue (April) was outstanding! You've brought MRG up numbers on the Dash S-40CW wide units only go through to the level of RMC and Mainline Modeler. Great job. 94S0 rather than 9505 as he indicated. No more Dash S units are Here's my subscription order. on order for 1992. It should also be noted that on the last order of wide cabs Jim Senese received from GE (9456-94S0) the anti-glare gray was applied Walnut Creek, CA only to the horizontal surface of the rather than extend­ ed over the tapered panels as shown in the photos. Although 94S0 is externally identical to the other units in this order, it is a one-of­ a-kind unit equipped with state-of-the-art IFC (Integrated Func­ tional Computer) and second-generation electronic air brakes. How Aboutsteom? George R. Cockle, Research Consultant Dear Randy, I received the latest issue (April) of Model Railroading today, Omaha, NE and I'm glad to see that you've added more pages. That's great. I wouldn't care if you used recycled paper (I'd actually feel better if IMWX Boxcars you did) to keep your costs down to bring us more useful material. Thanks. Dear Sir: Now for the negative part of my letter: every issue I read about I read, with great interest, an article by Mike Nesbitt on the detailing or weathering some diesel engines. I'm a steam nut and IMWX Model Boxcar featured in the December '91 issue of quite frankly I'm bored reading about diesel. And now you have Model Railroading. the audacity to come out with a book on Modeling and Derailing I have been searching for this model since then and am unable Diesels! to find it. How about some articles on the proper detailing and weathering I would most appreciate learning the manufacturer's (IMWX) of steam locos? And while you're at it, when is Volume 2 (I hope address so that I may order this model. Apparently it is exceptional, it's all steam !) due out? the kind of model I like to build. Seriously, I'd like know where and how to apply the stains that Thank you for your help. sand, water, mud, grease, etc., leave on a steam engine.

Alan Jones AI Gurka Redlands, CA Highland, CA

(lMWX (Innovative Model WorksJ continues to expand Iheir dealer (Your wish is my command. Several steam articles are in the works nelwork, but their boxcars may be difficult lo find in some areas. If and will be appearing before year's end. As a transition-era mod­ . YOll are having trouble .finding them, you can write .ferry Porter of eler myself� I wish more modelers would submit articles aboul IMWX ar Box 2513, Longmonl, CO 80502, or call (303J modeling Sleam. It appears to me, however. Ihat most serious p.o. 776- 0105. They are bringing out new paint schemes for their 1937 sleam modelers are heavily inro brass and many, if not most, of AAR-design boxcars almosl every month. A SASE will get you a Ihese individuals don'l do anYlhing more to their models than list of cIIITenrly available schemes. - Randy) painl Ihem (or have Ihem painred). How abollt some of you sleam modelers proving me wrong? Voilime 2 of Modeling and Detailing

Diesels probably won'l be OUI IIntil mid- 10 lale-'93, bUI as the Tender First to Pittsburgh name indicales, il will just be diesels. - Randy) Back in the good 'ole days, when Pittsburgh still had local trains, hefty PRR 4-6-0s, class G5, called "shooters" by the employees, made daily round trips to the big city. It is known that some of their destinations had no way to turn , so many Yard Usage came back to Pittsburgh ... TENDER FIRST' Several Pennsy fans who are researching these local operations need to know which G5 Dear Mr. Lee: tenders were equipped for this "back-up service" by having tender Jim Mansfield's succinct description of how a yard is used in pilots. Photos showing PRR locals traveling "tender first" are also the March "On TRACK" was much appreciated. Bill Henderson's needed. Anything provided will be shared with others that are inter­ article on scenery was interesting, especially for the way he used ested in Pittsburgh local operations. aquarium filter floss. Please tell Rich Picariello that Life-Like makes a pretty good/pretty inexpensive N scale GP3S-2. Hugh Debberthine 16703 Groverdale Geoff Dunn Covina, CA 91722 Albany, NY (SIS) 966-3007 �

..June 1992 4 • Model Railroading Publishers S. S. Danielsen, Nick Siegel

Executive Editor Randall B. Lee

Production Manager LaDonna T. Vaughan EDITORIAL

Contributing Editors Scott Anderson, David A. Bontrager, Vern French, Patrick Lawson, Jirn Mansfield, George Melvin, Rich Picariello, Larry J. Puckett, Jim Six, Time for a Change Larry E. Smith, W. Terry Stuart s soon as I had them built up, I suspected I was going to have some trouble. Circulation A Unfortunately I was right. The "them" to which I refer were the new Walthers' Susan Haskins double-stack container cars. Oh, don't get me wrong; the problem isn't with the model, it's with the prototype ...sort of. Advertising Susan Goggin The availability of modem freight equipment like the double-stack container cars from A-Line and Walthers and the multi-level from Walthers, Custom Rail Typography and Schaefer Rail (plus the brass ones offered by importers like Overland) have TypeTronics, Inc. opened a new world of opportunities for modem modelers. But they have also forced

Typesetter modelers to face the same problem the real railroads have had to confront with these Kristin Doughty types of cars ...CLEARANCE. For the prototype ro ads, the primary problem with both the double-stacks and autoracks has been the height. Between the two types of cars, however, the modeler Model Railroading is published 12 times a year has to deal with three basic problems - height, length AND depth. Although most of by Rocky Mountain Publishing, Inc., 2929 Blake us probably aren't surprised by the first two items, many of us, myself included, have St., Denver, CO 80205, (303) 292-0124. Price per been caught off guard by the third one. But I'm getting ahead of myself. single copy is $2.95 in U. S. A. Subscriptions are After building the double-stacks, I packed them up to try them out at the club $30.00 in the U.S.A. or $38.50 in Canada (or for­ eign) - payable in U.S. funds. Unsolicited (Denver HO Club) during our regular monthly operating night. Because I suspected manuscripts or photographs should be accompa­ that there might be a problem with the height, I arrived early to check them out on the nied by return postage and Rocky Mountain layout before the rest of the members and the viewing public arrived. It was a good Publishing, Inc. assumes no responsibility for the thing I did. loss or damage of such material. No part of this It became immediately obvious that we were going to have the same problem that publication may be reprinted without written per­ railroads like the D&RGW and many eastern roads have with over-height equip­ mission from the publishers. Printed in U.S.A. The information contained in the various articles ment...they won't clear the tunnels and (in some cases) underpasses. At this point it is in this magazine is presented in good faith, but no important to interject that our club uses the NMRA standards gauge for minimum warranty is given, no results guaranteed, nor is clearances. any freedom from any patent or copyright to be In many instances, the prototype roads have had to make some expensive decisions inferred. Since we have no control over the physi­ in order to keep up with modem shipping technology. Because new tunnels are costly, cal conditions surrounding the application of infor­ many roads have made compromises to accommodate the new equipment. Double­ mation in this magazine, Rocky Mountain Publishing, Inc. and the various authors and edi­ track tunnels have been made into single-track ones to take advantage of the increased tors disclaim any liability for untoward results center height, or a gauntlet, or overlapping, track has been used. When this is not a and/or for any physical injury incurred by using possibility, re-routings have been necessary. the information herein. Modelers are now faced with some similar decisions. If their layouts were built to current NMRA standards, these new models may not clear tunnels, underpasses and Copyright 1992 by Rocky Mountain Publishing, Inc. © trackside details. This could result in some expensive, or at least time-consuming, rebuilding efforts. If your layout is currently under construction or still in the planning Advertising stages, now is the time to re-evaluate your requirements. For advertising information contact Susan Goggin Until the NMRA offers a new standards gauge, modelers are pretty much on their at 800-736-0427 or 303-292-0124. own. To provide some assistance, Jim Mansfield will be offering some recommended guidelines in his "On TRACK" column next month. Until then, here are some of the Subscriptions and Book Orders problems that have been encountered. For subscriptions and/or book orders, please send inquiries to Rocky Mountain Publishing, attention S. With the double-stacks, you have to worry about height and depth. Because these Haskins, 2929 Blake Street, Denver, Colorado cars are very low slung, track details and ground throws on the inside of curves may 80205 or call 1-800-736-0427 outside metro foul these cars. This tends to be more of a problem with the longer Walthers cars, but Denver area. In metro Denver call (303) 292-0124. the potential fo r trouble increases as your radii decrease. Visa or Mastercard accepted. FAX (303) 295-6477. With the autoracks, in addition to height considerations, pay special attention to clearances on curves, especially with tunnel portals and parallel tracks. You may end Model Railroading (ISSN 0199-1914) is published up side-swiping equipment. 12 times a year at $30.00 per year in U.S.A., What this all boils down to is that it is time for the NMRA to develop a new set of $38.50 in Canada, by Rocky Mountain Publishing, standards to accommodate modem equipment. How about it NMRA? Inc. at 2929 Blake Street, Denver, Colorado 80205. 2nd Class postage paid at Denver, Colorado. Canadian Second Class Permit #9591.

Postmaster send address changes to Rocky Randyt-t7 Lee Mountain Publishing, Inc., 2929 Blake Street, Executive Editor Denver, Colorado 80205 .

.Iune '1992 Model Railroading • 5 NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS THE SANDHOUSE A Product NelNs Column

Editor's Note: Please talk to your dealerjirst regarding any new products. If you would like additional information from the manufacturer, please don't forget to include a number ten, self-addressed, stamped envelope. This will help all concerned. Thanks.

HO Scale

'new units fe ature new laser-cut tooling that results in finer detailing which is especially apparent on the side intake louvers. Models will feature a five-pole skew-wound motor, brass flywheels, helical-cut gears and RP25 contours. Units will be offered for the follow­ ing roadnames: PRR (single stripe), NYC (lightning stripes), B&O, UP and Great Northern. Following in the fall will be a release of their Spectrum six-car heavyweight passenger car sets in the same roadnames available fo r the new F7s. Changes made to these cars from the first PRR cars are the replacement of PRR-style porthole-window doors with square­ window doors on the combine, installation of prototypically correct diecast Pullman Standard trucks in either four- or six-wheel configu­ Tations and the removal of roof ventilators where appropriate. American Model Builders, Inc., 1408 Hanley Industrial Ct., St. Louis, MO 63 144, has released a horizontal multi-tube boiler kit Sunshine Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MO 65808, has begun a (# 106) that is typical of ones built in the late 1800s. Kit includes a series of AAR 1932 steel boxcar kits. The first is the standard design one-piece cast, high-density urethane brick-sheathed boiler with 1932 car with 4/4 dreadnaught ends and steel-paneled roof. Other numerous white-metal detail castings. Retail $28.95. Companion variations with Viking, radial and lap-seam roofs; X-29, Buckeye parts will be available in the near future. and 4/5 dread naught ends; various doors and Duryea underframes will follow. Biggest buyers of these cars were MP, Maine Central, Cape Cod Model Railroad Club, P. O. Box 543, West Barnstable, B&A, Clinchfield, Nickel Plate, C&O, WM, Erie, Seaboard, MA 02668, is offering a limited edition 40' Athearn boxcar that is Louisiana & Arkansas, Soo, Norfolk Southern, CP, NdeM, D&H, custom decorated by C. M. Shops for Cape Cod Central (the club Central of Georgia, Linde Air Products and CGW. UP and NYC road name). Two numbers are available. Retail $8.50 each, postage owned single copies. CB&Q and GM&O had composite-sided ver­ paid. sions. Kits feature masters by Frank Hodina, the most advanced casting resins, specific decals for each road, a prototype data sheet Microscale Industries, P.O. Box 11950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, and extensive instructions. has the following decals now available in HO scale: .87-672 VIA Rail Canada Passenger Cars Ea te Railway Equipment, 5718 County Rt. 1 19, Cameron .87-673 VIA Rail Canada Passenger Cars Stripes s rn Mills, NY 14820, has released the following HO decals: .87-674 BN 48' Trailers America Special B-2 Wellsville, Addison & Galeton freight cars, black lettering .87-675 Amtrak Dash 8-32 BWH Locos, Phase IV Paint 1991+ • C- I Lehigh Valley "Make Safety A Habit" Northeastern 87-676 Santa Fe GP60B Super Fleet Locos 1991+ • • , tuscan paint .87-677 PRR 5-Stripe Gold Leaf Paint Scheme 1939-52 0- 1 Arcade & Attica GE 44-ton diesel, orange & black scheme MC-4060 GN RDC-3 1956-70 • • .0-2 Dansville & Mt. Morris GE 44-ton diesel, final scheme MC-406 1 D&H Alco PA Locos 1960-80 • Each set will do two models. Send SASE for more information. These HO scale decals are available for $3.75 each.

Fire Peaks Industries, P.O. Box 2558, Eugene, OR 97402, is offering a freelance logging caboose kit that can be used for either HO or HOn3. It is similar to the West Side Lumber Co.'s small caboose. Kit includes wire grabirons, smokestack and Tichy brake wheel and bracket. $1 1.95 less tT ucks and couplers.

City Classics, P. O. Box 16502, Pittsburgh, PA 15242, has added two new five-story building kits to their line: 105 Baum Blvd. is an art deco structure like those popularized during the late '20s and ·30s; 106 E. Ohio St. is a retail store typical of those found in most American cities. Both kits feature a modular design so that multiple Central HobbySupply, 716 W. Manlius St., E. Syracuse, NY kits can easily be combined to make even larger structures. Each 13057, ha released five new HO cars in their West Shore Line of retails for $13.98. styro-urethane resin kits. The PRR X-3 1 b and X-3 1 c round-roof boxcars are the first re leases in a year-long project that will cover all BachmanllIlldl/slries, 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124, known variants of these fre ight cars. These classes fe atured a ful l­ has announced that they will be ad ding powered F7 A and B units to width roof rather than one that was recessed at the eaves like the earlier their Bachmann Plus line this summer. According to Bachmann, the prod uction cars. The following are currently available: PRR X-3 1 b/c

June 1992 G • Model Railroading NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS

double-door (WSL9250), N&W single-door (WSL925I ), N&W #3042), double offset (bottom mount, #3043), stepped offset (bot­ double-door (WSL9252), DT&I double-door (WSL9253) and NP tom mount), #3044), straight double step (side mount, #3045) lumber-service car (WSL9254). Retail $26.95 each plus $4.50 ship­ angled side (bottom mount, #3046) and angled offset (side mount, ping per U.S. order under $50; $8.50 for Canadian orders under #3047). These come in packages of ten for $1.50. $\00. NY residents add local tax. Alamosa Car Shops, Goldline Products, P.O. Box 1722, Bellaire, Tichy Train Group, 55 Kennedy Dr., Hauppauge, NY 11788, has TX 77402, has re-issued its HOn3 D&RGW 6000-series with released two new structure/yard details. They are a water column wood body, predrilled holes, formed-wire grabs, wire truss rods, (#8006 , $4 .95) and a jib (#8007, $5.95). They have also Grandt trucks and detail castings, Kadee #7 14 couplers and released the following freight-car stirrup steps: straight (side mount, Microscale custom decals. Kit #A-I contains enough parts to build #3038; bottom mount, #3039), short straight (bottom mount, two cars and retails for $32.95 plus $2.00 shipping. TX residents add #3040), slant (side mount, #3041), angled offset (bottom mount, 8.25% sales tax.

N Scale

• Southern 57' 6" TOFC (Road No. 151300) is dark boxcar red with black and white markings; it carries a white Conrail 45 ' Trailvan (Road No. CRZ25365 I ) with blue markings. RTR #64034 ... $20.65.

• Northwestern Pacific 40' single-door, double-sheathed boxcar (Road No. 1946) is green with yellow markings. RTR #39 140 ...$1 0.90.

Microscale Industries, P.O. Box 1 1950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, has the following decals now available in N scale:

Design Preservation Models, Box 280, Crestone, CO 81131, is • 60-278 MKT Red Diesels - Logos & White Stripes offering two new injection molded styrene structure kits. Hilltowne • 60-653 UP Overland Route - Early E Units

Hotel (#509) is a five-story hotel that measures 51f4" L x 2lJz" W x • 60-672 VIA Rail Canada Passenger Cars 45/8" H. Trackside Transfer (#5 10) is a warehouse-type structure .60-673 VIA Rail Canada Passenger Cars Stripes with loading dock. It measures 11lJz" L x 41f4" W x 21f4" H. Each .60-674 BN 48' Trailers America Special retails for $9.98. .60-675 Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH Locos, Phase IV Paint 199 1+

• 60-678 VIA Rail Canada Passenger Car Names Micro-Trains"', 720 S. Grape St., Medford, OR 97501, has added .60-4058 GATX Capital Corp. Ex-UP SD40-2 Locos the following new N scale equipment to their line: These N scale decals are available for $3.00 each.

o Scale

the '80s. Users included: LV, CNJ, WM, L&NE, L& HR, PC, Conrail, , Monon, D&H, RI, N&W, C&O plus many smaller roads. Retail $58.50 (less trucks and couplers). Free shipping in U.S. Add $8.50 shipping for Canadian orders. NY residents add local tax. =-

Microscale Industries, P.O. Box 11950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, •• has the following decals now available in 0 scale: .48-169 VIA Rail Canada Locos - 1971-92 (2 sheets) .48- 174 CP Rail Intermodal Systems 48' Container .48- 175 VIA Rail Canada Stainless Steel Passenger Cars

• 48- 176 VIA Rail Canada Painted Passenger Cars .48- 177 BN America Specialist Anniversary 48' Container .48-178 GN RDC-3 1956-1970 Central Hobby Supply, 716 W. Manlius St., E. Syracuse, NY .48- 179 PRR 5-Stripe GG I Gold Leaf Letters & Stripes (2 sheets)

13057, has added a blind-end Northeastern steel caboose to their • 48- 180 PRR 5-Stripe E Units or PAs Gold Leaf Scheme (2 sheets)

West Shore Line. The roof and cupola are a single piece in this third­ • 48-181 NYC GP9 Lightning Stripes 1950-60 generation styro-urethane resin kit. This style of caboose, first used These 0 scale decals are available for $4.00 (single sheet) or by the Reading in the '30s, was seen on over 50 railroads up through $7.00 (two-sheet set).

S Scale

Central Hobby Supply, 716 W. Manlius St., E. Syracuse, NY 13057, has added a PRR class Fm standard flatcar (WSL9 1 08) and an NYC Lot 529G (WSL9 109) to their line of West Shore Line styro-urethane resin kits in S scale. Both come less trucks and couplers but with appropriate decals. The flatcar is $24.95, the gon-

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dola $28.95. Add $4.50 shipping per U.S. orders under $50; $8.50 .64- 170 BN Husky Stack - Single Unit for Canadian orders under $100. NY residents add local tax. .64- 171 BN 3-Unit Husky Stack Container Car .64- 172 Trailer Train Husky Stack Container Car Microscale Industries, P.O. Box 11950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, .64- 173 TTX Husky Stack Container Car has the following decals now available in S scale: These S scale decals are available for $3.50 each.

Z Scale

Micro-Trains , 720 S. Grape St., Medford, OR 97501, has released a CB&Q single-door stockcar with horizontal brake wheel. It is dark boxcar red with white and black markings. Built April 1938. RTR #13809 (with Marklin-compatible couplers) ... $14.50. RTR #13809-2 (with Magne-Matic® couplers) ... $16.15.

GGauge

LGB, P.O. Box 187, Harrisburg, PA 17108, has released the first of four new sound cars. Currently available is the cattle sound car (#4268S ) which is an American-prototype cattle car with an advanced electronic sound that produces the sound of cattle. It requires no special installation and fe atures a volume control. A diesel sound car (#4267S ), Christmas sound car (#4335S), and circus sound car (#4136S) will follow later this year.

Multi Scale

Central Hobby Supply, 716 W. Manlius St., East Syracuse, NY Clover House, PO Box 62, Sebastopol, CA 95472, has published 13057, is offering four versions of the Erie Dunmore covered hop­ their Catalog #7 of model supplies and dry transfer lettering. Clover pers in HO, S and 0 scales. The Erie built 500 of these cars in their House produces a wide range of dry transfers for both rolling stock Dunmore Shops in 1951; one was still in revenue service in the ' 90s. and structures. The four versions available in each scale are: Erie "as-built" (black with white lettering), E-L "early" (gray with black lettering), E-L Superior Hobby Products, 248 12 Reims Ct., Hemet, CA 92544, "later" (boxcar red with white lettering) and Conrail (gray with (714) 927-0368, (new address and phone) offers your choice of black lettering). HO $24.00, S $37.00 and 0 $58.00 (0 scale price either Hydrocal or dental plaster in 3 lb. and 8 lb. packages. Each estimated). Add $4.50 shipping per order on orders under $50. NY retails for $5.97 for 3 lb. and $11.97 for 8 lb., shipping included. residents add your local sales tax. Link & Pin Models, 7868 S. Magnolia Way, Englewood, CO F&H Enterprises, 7501 McFadden Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 80012, has announced Underbrush, an all-scale scenery material 92647, has announced that Peco, a line they distribute, is offering sev­ from their Scenery Line of the West division. It consists of a finely eral new track items, including HO single- and double-slip switches, branched natural material that can either be used as is, planted in HO curved switches, code 75 to code 100 rail joiners, N scale scissors clumps or used in conjunction with ground foam to create flower­ crossings and curved switches. New releases are being offered in ing shrubs. When crushed it can be used to simulate debris fo und on both their Universal Standard and Fine Standard lines. forest floor. Retail $1.98 per package.

Miscellaneous

GRS Microlighring, P.O. Box 16063, Shawnee Mission, KS Kalmbach Publishing Co., P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53 187, 66203, will send a copy of their 1992 catalog for free to customers has recently published two new books. The first, by Don Mitchell, is who send a long (LSASE). The catalog contains listings for their full Walkaround Model Railroad Track Plans which offers 16 plans, 56 line of lamps, electronics and action kits. illustrations and 29 black-and-white photos in its 72 pages. Retail $12.95. The second, by Dave Frary, is How to Build Realisric Model Bachmann Industries, 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124, Railroad Scenery which is a revised and updated edition of his origi­ is offering a caboose lamp which utilizes a G gauge ATSF caboose nal. This second edition contains 32 additional pages and many new for its base. color photos. Retail $15.98. �

a • Model Railroading June 1992 + PRODUCT REVIEWS

HO SCALE REVIEW 50,OOO-Gallon Water Tower by Sheepscot Scale Products by Bob Beaty

Photo by the author

uality craftsman kits are rapidly two choices for a roof and construction g being priced out of reach for many instructions for each. mo el railroaders, especially beginners I first stained a number of strips of 2x6 wishing to take the big step to advanced kit stripwood with a black leather dye and alco­ assembly. Today's craftsman kit is often an hol solution, getting some darker than oth­ intimidating box of wood, detail castings ers. I cut lengths slightly longer than the and a 50-page book of complicated instruc­ tank height and placed these on a strip of tions. Well, I am happy to report to you 11/2" masking tape, close together. I then that this kit is none of that. It is indeed a dabbed rubber cement onto this assembly in craftsman kit and assembles into a beauti­ random, rough fashion. Next, I painted the ful model of a generic 50,000-gallon water boards with the railroad's colors (yellow) tank, typical of those found on the Boston and allowed the entire 121 boards to dry. I and Maine Railroad as well as other medi­ removed the rubber cement with a piece of um-sized railroads of the 1930s and 1940s. masking tape, leaving a peeling-paint effect It is not a complex structure kit but can on the boards. The 2x6 boards were challenge the experienced modeler and the removed fr om the tape and placed in the kit beginner alike. You will need only the box top and thoroughly mixed up. [ then basics: a flat surface, modeler 's square, began assembly of the tank, randomly single-edge razor blade(s) or #1 1 X-Acto®, selecting boards fr om the box top. This pre­ tweezers and a sanding block. Helpful but sented a reaLly effective random-board look, not mandatory are a NWSL Chopper and with no two boards with the same weather­ Accu-sander. Kit construction will require ing. This took a little more time than nor­ wood glue, ACC and contact cement. off in the long (lengthwise on the paper) mal, but the final appearance was worth it. I The kit contains scale Northeastern dimensions by three scale inches. This is applied additional weathering to the roof strip wood, a tank former, castings of the not noticeable until you are well into con­ and to the tank itself to indicate an "in-use­ footings, the delivery spout and two sets struction. It becomes especially noticeable but-neglected" appearance with leaks high­ of detailed instructions. The latter is a neat in the octagonal base of the tank and the lighted with gloss medium. The kit plans feature of this kit and (I presume from my stringers it sits on, with the cumulative call for only seven tension bands (hoops) talk with the designer) similar to other kits error resulting in a 6" distortion. The sec­ while the Bulletin plans show 14. There are fr om Sheepscot Scale Products. The larger ond problem with the drawings is they are sufficient monofilament line and hoop fas­ of the two sets of instructions is generic to printed back to back. If you use a template tener castings to put all 14 on the tank. I plan any kit construction and will prove useful style of construction (recommended), you to install the additional hoops later. with other modeling projects. This set of will need to copy the drawings. Additional Accurate construction of the supporting "General Kit Building Instructions" con­ photocopying can introduce further dimen­ fr amework is important in order to insure tains some thoughtful modeling tips, sug­ sional error into these templates. I recom­ that the tank sits vertically. The plans are gestions for weathering and painting the mend that you double-check the dimen­ very clear and most modelers should have model and general construction tech­ sions before you begin construction. The no problems. The B&M tank used shiplap niques . George Barrett also includes a instructions are clear and well written but and mortise and tenon joints but butt joints construction-term glossary which will you will want to refer to the excellent will look fine. One word of caution is in help the novice (or the uninitiated) in photo of the completed model to clarify the order, however. Make all cuts accurately understanding the difference between a written directions. and sand each for a good close fit. A poorly fr ieze board and a fascia board. This little The kit is well designed and amazingly fitted joint may cause the structure to warp booklet will make a nice addition to your simple once you get into it. The tank mea­ and will leave unsightly gaps at the joint. construction files. It was coincidence that sures a scale 25' in diameter by 15' high, The kit instructions call for the frost box to the March 1992 NMRA Bulletin arrived and according to my son's high-school be constructed from I x8s but the kit did not the same day as the kit and contained a set algebra this works out to a little over contain any. There are enough 2x6s to do of plans for a B&M 50,000-gallon tank. I 55,000 gallons if filled all the way to the the job, however. The entry door to the followed both the kit drawings and the set top. The tank former is not what [ would fr ost box provided in the kit is a Grandt fr om the Bulletin during construction. have expected, and I can guarantee it will Line fr eight door with a glass panel and The second set of instructions is specific not warp (what it is, I will leave for you to transom. r replaced it with a solid door just to the tank construction. This is where I find out). The sheathing is made fr om indi­ for looks. Stain the interior supports darker encountered my first minor problem with vidual 2x6 stripwood glued to the former, as they are somewhat more protected fr om the kit. The master drawings were pro­ using a template to keep them vertical. The the weather. r installed nut, bolt and washer duced on a computer and were probably support fr ame is constructed fr om 12x 12 castings to the bracing and at the major originally correct but the reproductions are and 6xI 0 scale lumber . The kit provides joints; this is not called for in the kit, but

.June .,992 Model Railroading • 9 + PRODUCT REVIEWS +

adds to the overall appearance of the model. vided. The octagonal one is harder to build Grove and Western Railroad (our club lay­ The roof provided the most challenge. but is the better-looking one in my view. out). The problems I encountered were You must take the measurements from two Make your measurements carefully. I took minor and do not detract from the overall separate drawings (one of which is 2x HO mine from the plan view drawings but when ease of construction. With only a little modi­ scale). Construction requires a little prior I used the provided roof section template, it ficationof the support structure, it could eas­ planning, not only for assembly, but how to turned out to be under-sized. Cut your roof­ ily service a narrow-gauge line. This tank kit attach it to the tank top. I built an interior ing template to match your own roof dimen­ is priced reasonably at $35.00 and is avail­ support structurefor the roof to rest on. You sions. I made the roof covering from char­ able from major hobby stores or direct from may find a different solution. George pro­ coal gray pastel paper because I did not have Sheepscot Scale Products, 2 Country Charm vides two alternatives: a round roof or an any scale roofingmaterial available. After it Rd., Cumberland, ME 0402 1. I hope other octagonal one that matches the floor assem­ was distressed and weathered, it looked fine. craftsman kit manufacturers take George bly. The round roof is constructed from a This kit was enjoyable to assemble and Barrett's lead and begin to offer more quali­ cone made from a printed shingle sheet pro- provides a pleasing appearance to the Locust ty kits at affordable prices. �

HO SCALE REVIEW Brook Hill Farm Dairy by Larry Smith

Photo by the author

he street in front of my childhood home This building has windows, lots of alcohol. This dairy used steam for pro­ T in Huntington, WV, was paved with windows. I placed them in the walls and cessing the milk and fired the boilers with brick, and every morning I could hear the flowed liquid plastic cement around coal, leaving a thin film of coal dust all soft clop, clop, clop of the horses' hooves them. I didn't use the glass supplied with over the building. This is simulated in as the milk wagon made its rounds. This the kit but replaced it with .010 clear several ways on the building with several routinely took place until the mid-1950s styrene. This removes some of the different methods, one of which provided when the horse-drawn wagon was replaced opaque qualities of the heavier material. some interesting side effects. The smoke­ with a truck. Huntington had four dairies I painted the base of the building with stack has coal dust on the top and around that had home delivery - Springhill, Bor­ Polly S Mud to give an earth tone, mak­ the upper portion of the stack. This was dens, Guyan and Sealtest. Guyan was my ing it easier to blend the building into achieved by using chalk applied with a favorite because they had an ice cream the scenery when placed on the layout. I stiff brush and sealing with Dullcote. I store located at the dairy within walking then assembled the four walls and roof then washed the entire building with a distance of my home. They were also the and attached the smokestack to the mixture of india ink and alcohol from the last to stop the horse-and-wagon delivery. top to bottom simulating the coal dust Guyan bought S pringhill and after that from the air. This had an interesting side both Bordens and Seal test stopped home effect of the alcohol releasing the white delivery. Finally, Guyan was bought out by pigment in the paint and washing it down Valley Bell Dairies of Charleston and all over the brick, giving the building a well­ home delivery ceased. worn look. You can now recreate that nostalgic time You do not have to add any more in history with the new Walthers Brook detail to the kit, but I would recommend Hill Farm Dairy kit. The kit is based on a adding a low-level platform as a loading real structure that once stood in Genesee dock for local-delivery milk trucks and Depot, WI. The building is a nice departure some SS Ltd. roller conveyors to move from the ordinary brick structures that we the cases of milk to the truck. The roof have on our layouts because it features stuc­ line of this building is rather plain, co walls on the third floor. except for the elevator shaft. To add I began construction by painting the building. After placing the bracing for interest to the building I placed one of third floor with Testors Model Master the loading platform I came to the most the new Walthers Food Billboards for Primer. I allowed this to dry for several difficult part of the kit construction. The Brook Hill Farm Dairy on the roof. You days and then painted the Stucco with loading platform must wrap around the can add the Walthers milk cars lettered Testors Model Master White Header Flat. entire end of the building plus fit around for the same dairy as the kit and Jordan This took two coats and did not completely the smoke stack. My first attempt was a makes a milk tank truck that can be let­ hide the gray primer. This did not detract disaster as I stressed the plastic and it tered for the dairy. Don 't forget to add a from the building, as stucco has a tendency began to fracture. The easiest way to put pile of coal outside the building or use to leach allowing the under-color to show the platform on the structure is to slide it one of Walthers' new coal delivery trucks through. I then applied the decals to the down from the top of the building, let­ to fuel your plant. With these additions, third floor and allowed them to dry. The ting it rest on the supports. The roof sup­ the building can become a focal point on painting process takes the most time with ports were glued in place and the roof your layout. I recommend this kit for all this model and deserves the most attention. attached to them. Decal were added skill levels of model rai lroading. After the decals had dried I sprayed them where appropriate. Walthers Brook Hill Farm Dairy retails with a flat finish to protect them from I then began to weather the build ing for $24.98. Walthers Roadside Bill­ damage during construction. with chalk and a mixture of india ink and boards #2 , Food Sign, retails for $8.98. �

10 • Model Railroading .June 1992 Yo ur trek plan fo r the weekend... CALIFORNIA • • FLORIDA Orrville, OH Cambria, CA Bradenton, FL Event: Orrville RR Heritage Comm. Train Show & Swap Event: San Luis Obispo Model RR Club Open House & Event: Sarasota Model RR Club 5th Annual Great Date: June 6, 1992, 10 AM to 5 PM Operating Session Southern Model Train Show and Swap Meet Location: Orrville Depot, West Market& Depot St. Date: June 6, 7, 1992, 10 AMto 5 PM Date: June 19-2 1, 1992, 3 PM to 9 PM (Fri.), 10 AM to Admission: Free Location:Veterans Bldg., 1000 Main St. 5 PM (Sat.), lOAM to 4 PM (Sun.) InFormation: Bob Cuning, 6036 Criswell Rd., Apple Admission: Free, donations accepted Location: Bradenton Municipal Auditorium, 100 10th Creek, OH 44606, (216) 698-2367 InFormation: George Gibson, Box 15310, San Luis St., West Obispo, CA 93406, (805) 541-4869 (eves) Admission: Adults $3, teens $1, kids $.25 • PENNSYLVANIA InFormation: Chuck Place, (813) 756-7584 Strasburg, PA Richmond, CA Event: Philadelphia Chapter, PRR Technical & Historical Event: Golden State Model RR Museum Open House Society'S Strasburg Pennsy Weekend Date: ILLINOIS Sundays through October, 1992, I PM to 5 PM • Date: June 13, 14, 1992 Location: Chatsworth, IL 900 Doman Dr. in the Miller-Knox Regional Location: RR Museum of PA and Strasburg RR Event: Chatswonh Heritage Days - Sponsored by Shoreline Park Information: Phila. Chp., PRRT&HS, PO Box L-1 142, TP&WRR Historical Society in conjunction with InFormation: Paul Soito, (510) 758-6288 or Ed Slintak Langhorne, PA 190047, (215) 757-8029 (415) 364-1035, East Bay Model Engineers Society, Box Chatswonh Historical Society Date: 1243, EI Cerrito, CA 94530 ( ote: Memberships open in July 25, 26, 1992, 10 AM to 6 PM (Sat.), 10 AM • TEXAS HO, N, narrow gauge and trolley) to 4 PM (Sun.) 0, San Antonio, TX Location: American Legion Hall Event: 2nd Annual San Antonio Summer Train Show Admission: Free San Diego, CA Date: InFormation: June 6, 1992, 9 AM to 4 PM Event: San Diego Model RR Museum Operating Wm. or Judith Faehse, 70 16 Keeney Ct., Location: Seven Oaks Convention Ctr., 1400 Austin Hwy. Exhibit/Show Niles, IL 60648, (708) 967-7352 Admission: Adults $3, children $1 Date: June, July, August 1992, daily except Mondays & InFormation: Frolin Marek, 1427 Loma Alto #4,San Tuesdays, AM to 4 PM (weekdays), AM to 5 PM II II IOWA Antonio, TX 78232, (512) 490-3501 (weekends) • Harlan, IA Location: San Diego Model RR Museum, 1649 EI Event: Nishna Valley Model RR Society Open House VERMONT Prado in Balboa Park • (during Shelby County Fair) Lyndonville, VT Admission: Adults $2.00, children free Date: July 15-20, 1992, 10 AM to 6 PM (15th), 2 PM to Event: Tri-Co Model RRing Society's 2nd Annual RR InFormation: Charles A. Pratt, (619) 696-0199 10 PM (J6th-20th) Show Location: Train Bldg. on Shelby County Fairgrounds Date: June 13, 1992, 10 AM to 4 PM San Luis Obispo, CA Admission: Free, donations accepted Location: Chester Fenton Ice Arena (Exit 23 off 1-91) Event: San Luis Obispo Model RR Club Open House & InFormation: John D. Plott, 1303 8th St., Harlan, IA Admission: Adults $1.50, under 12 free with adult, PCR Daylight Div. Quanerly Meeting 51537, (712) 755-3252 family max S5 Date: Aug. 15, 16, 1992, 10 AM to 5 PM InFormation: Bill or Joan Johnson, HCR 30, Box 40, Location: Veterans Bldg., 801 Grand Ave. Barnet, VT 0582 1, (802) 592-3362 Admission: Free, donations requested • LOUISIANA Information: George Gibson, Box 15310, San Luis Monroe, LA VIRGINIA Obispo, CA 93406, (805) 54 1-4869 (eves) Event: 3rd Annual Twin Cities Model Train Expo • Vienna, VA Date: Sep. 5, 6, 1992, lO AM to 7 PM (Sat.), lO AM to Event: Nonhern Virginia Model RRers Open House • COLORADO 4 PM (Sun.) Date: July 18, Sep. 12, Oct. 17, 1992, I PM to 5 PM Colorado Springs, CO Location: Monroe Civic Center Conference Hall Location: 23 1 Dominion Rd. (Washington & Old Event: Santa Fe Modelers Organization Convention '92 InFormation: Claudine Canwright, PO Box 1504, W. Dominion RR Station at Ayr Hill Rd.) Date: June 25-28, 1992 Monroe, LA 71294-1 504, (318) 387-2372 Admission: Donations accepted Location: Colo. Sprgs. Red Lion Hotel InFormation: Call (703) 938-5 157 Tuesday evenings or Admission: Contact for registration info MASSACHUSETTS on day of open house InFormation: Mel McFarland, Chmn., 1731 N. Cooper, • Colo. Sprgs., CO 80907, (719) 633-1311 Hyannis, MA Event: Cape & Islands Model RR Club Open House • WISCONSIN Date: Colorado Springs, CO Aug. 1,2, 1992, 10 AM to 5 PM Waupaca, WI Location: Event: 12th National Narrow Gauge Convention Above Centerline Hobbies, 167 Corporation Event: Waupaca Area Model RRers' 3rd Annual Date: Sep. 16-19, 1992 Rd. (behind Cape Cod Mall) Strawberry Festival Model RR Show Admission: Date: Location: Red Lion Inn Adults $1.50, under 12 $.75. June 20, 21, 1992, 10 AM to 5 PM InFormation: Location: Admission: Contact registrar Kent Killam (508) 775-9405 or Nelson George Hendrickson Center Admission: InFormation: Francis M. Cosgrove, 1155 Valkenbery Gaura (508) 77 1-1244, 167 Corporation Rd., Hyannis, Do;ations accepted InFormation: Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80907 MA 02601 1. L. Trierweiler, 7329 Parkview Dr., Waupaca, WI 54891 Grand Junction, CO NEW JERSEY Event: NMRA-Rocky Mountain Region Fall Regional • CANADA Mercizantville, NJ • Convention Vemoll, BC Event: Cherry Valley Model RR Club's Annual Spring Date: Sep. 11-13, 1992 Event: 1992 PNR ( MRA) Convention - Okanagan Scale Only Train Meet Location: Howard Johnson Hotel, 1-70 & Horizon Dr. o Rails '92 Date: June 6, 1992, 10 AM t0 4 PM Admission: Regular registration: (includes tours) $25 Date: July 1-4, 1992 Location: Grace Episcopal Church, Maple Ave. & ($27 after 8/1); (includes tours and banquet) $37 ($39 Location: Vernon Lodge Hotel, (800) 528-1234 Center St. after 8/1); banquet only SIS ($17 after 8/1). Spouse and InFormation: Jack Routledge, RR #4, S15. C9, Vernon, Admission: $3. tables $10 under 14 (includes tours and banquet): $30 (S32 after 8/1) BC V1T 6L7, (604) 545-5678 InFormation: Charles Jacobs, 100 Grant Ave., InFormation: Lloyd Harms, Convention Treasurer, 585 Moorestown, NJ 08057, (609) 234- 1898 Placer St., Grand Junction, CO 81504 TTl/ro, Nova Scotia Event: Scotia Rail '92 - Annual Show of Maritime Lakewood, CO • OHIO Federation of Model RRers; Hoted by Truro Model Event: Foothills Society of Model RRers' Model RR & Columbus, OH RRers Assn. Toy Train Swap Meet Event: Discoverail '92 - 1992 NMRA National Date: June 5-7, 1992; Public Show on Sat., 9:30 AM to Date: July 18, 1992, 9 AM to oon Convention 4:30 PM Location: Christ on the Mountain Church, 13922 W. Date: Aug. 1-8, 1992 Location: Nova Scotia Teachers College Gymnasium Utah Ave. Admission: Contact registrar for information Admission: Public Show: Adults $2.50, under 12 free Admission: Adults $2, under 12 SI; tables S7 (8'), $5 (6') Information: Registrar, Discoverail '92, PO Box 21283, with adult InFormation: Maynard Rorman (303) 985-4362 or Steve Columbus, OH 4322 1, (614) 366-2906 for recorded InFormation: Ron Day, RR #5, Truro, Nova Scotia B2N Shoe (303) 988-0391 message and answering service 5B3, (902) 897-6268

June 1992 Model Railroading • 11 ·.m tt a ••.� .• e�- la:¢ THE SOCIETY PAGE • \IS WHO, WHAT, AND WHERE THEY ARE. •(€ill) 81 ..II SUPPORT YOUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY -JOIN TODAY �If!.:\. These are the active prototype-historical societies of which we are aware. � �

American Truck Historical Society Illinois Terminal Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern Railroad P.O. Box 59200. Dept. MRG. Birmingham. AL 35259. Annual Dues: $10/$15 susl. lT RR Hisl. Soc., c/o A. Gill Historical Society Bimonthly magazine. $15. Siepert, III, Cent. College, East Peoria, IL 61835. RD 1, Box 361, Alfred Sialion, NY 14803. Newsletter. Illinois Traction Society Ann Arbor Railroad Technical & His!. Assoc. Railroad Club of Chicago (also covers Michigan Northern and Tuscola & Saginaw Bay), c/o Dale Jenkins (Editor), Dept. MRG, 20209 E. 141h St. P.O. Box 8292, Chicago, IL 60680. Monlhly newsletter/ P.O. Box 51, Chesaning, MI 48616. Newsletter, $10. Norlh, Independence, MO 64056; or Mark Barnett magazine, $20 (wilhin 150 mi. of Chicago), $10 elsewhere. Anthracite Railiroads Historical Society (ITS membership), 1124 Barker St., Bloomington, IL 61701, (Central of New Jersey, Lackawanna, Lehigh & Hudson River, (309) 829·2728. Quarlerly newsletter, $15. Railroad Prototype Modelers Lehigh & New England. Lehigh Valley, Reading). Annual Kansas City Southern Historical SOCiety Annual Dues: Regular $15, Suslaining $30 or more. Oulside P.O. Box 5332, Shreveport, 71135·5332. Monlhly US: Regular $25, Suslaining $50 or more. Bimonlhly Dues: S20. newsletter, P.O. Box 519, Lansdale, IA 19446· LA 0519. newsletter, semi-annual magazine and free admission newsletter, 1:87 Scale. RPM, P.O. Box 7916, LaVerne, CA 91750. Baltimore & Ohio 10 convention and swap meets. $15. Katy Railroad Historical Society Annual Dues: $18, foreign $30, magazine. B&O RRHS, Railway & Historical Society P.O. Box 13578, Baltimore, MD 21203. (also covers Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad). Annual Annual Dues: 515. Railway & Locomolive c/o H. Arnold Boston Maine Dues: $15/regular, $13/under 18 or over 65, S50/supporting. Wilder, Treas .. 46 Lowell Rd., Westford, MA 01886. & Quarlerly magazine, Ihe KATY FLYER and yearly hislorical Annual Dues: $25 US/$30 Canadian. B&MRRHS, Inc. calendar. c/o Roy V. Jackson II, 732 Via Miramonle, Reading c/o Membership Secretary, P.O. Box 2936, Middlesex Mesquile, TX 75150·3054. Annual Dues: $20. RCT & HS, c/o Roberl L. Danner, Essex, GMF Woburn, MA 01888-9998. Locomotives in Parks SIG P.O. Box 5143, Reading, PA 19612. Canadian National Lines c/o Dick Nedrow, P.O. Box 501, Dept. MRG, Rio Grande Southern His!. Tech. Society Annual Dues: $25 sust. (US or Canadian). Covers CNR, & Manchesler, WA 98353. Send SSAE for informalion. P.O. Box 3358, Dept. MRG, La Mesa, CA 92044. GT, CV, DWP, GTW and subsidiaries. Send #10 SSAE Louisville Nashville for info-pack. In Canada, send 10: CN Lines SIG, 112 & Quarlerly magazine, $6. Annual Dues: $15/$30 susl., L&N Hist. Soc., P.O. Box 17122, Maplelon Dr.. Winnipeg, MB R2P lC9. In U.S.. send Rock Island 10: Louisville, KY 40217. CN Lines SIG, RD 1, Box 295, Alum Bank, PA 15521-9658. Maryland Pennsylvania Preserv. His!. Soc. Annual Dues: $10. Rock Island Tech. Soc., David J. Central Vermont Historical Society & & Engle, 8746 North Troosl, Kansas Cily, MO 64155. Annual Dues: $15/$25 conlr. c/o Fred H. Voelcker, Jr., Annual Dues: $15/$20 sust. Ouarterly newsletter. c/o P.O. Box 224, Spring Grove, PA 17362, (301) 628·0735. Rutland Railroad John Haropulos, Secretary, 1070 Belmonl Street, SSAE lor more informalion. Annual Dues: $15. Quarterly Newsliner. Rutland RR Hist. Manchester, NH 03104. LSSAE for further informalion. Milwaukee Road Soc .. P.O. Box 6262, Rulland, 05701. Chesapeake Ohio VT & Annual Dues: $12/$24 sust. Milwaukee Road Railfans Santa Fe Modeler Annual Dues: $16/$32 sust. C&O Hist. Soc .. Membership Assoc.. c/o Wendell Murphy, 7504 W. Ruby Ave.. Officer, P.O. Box 79, Clifton Forge, VA 24422. Annual Dues: 518/$28 sust. Canada: $23/$33 sust. Olher Milwaukee, WI 53218. Nalions: $28/$38 sust. Sanla Fe Modelers Organizalion, Chicago Burlington Quincy Milwest & 1704 Valley Ridge Rd., Norman, OK 73072. Annual Dues: $17.50/$35 sust. Burlington Route Hist. (Milwaukee Road·Lines Wesl) Annual Dues: $lO,newsletter. Soc., P. O. Box 456, LaGrange, IL 60525. Ron Hamillon, Milwesl, 2506 S. W. Fissure Loop, Redmond, Santa Fe Railway Historical SOCiety, Inc. Chicago & Eastern Illinois OR 97756-9486. P.O. Box 92887, Dept. MRG, Long Beach, Annual Dues: 515/$25 sust. C&EI Hist. Soc .. c/o Missabe Railroad Historical Society CA 90809-2887. Quarlerly magazine, $12. Membership Chairman, P.O. Box 606, Crestwood, IL 60445. (Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range and predecessors). Shore Line Chica!;lo & Illinois Midland Technical and Annual Dues: 512.50/$20 susl. Foreign - send lor currenl Annual Dues: $12/518 contr. Shore Line Inlerurban HistOrical Society rale 719 Norlhland Avenue, Stillwaler, MN 55082. Quarlerly Hist. Soc., P.O. Box 346, Chicago, IL 60690. Annual Dues: $20/Sust. $40. Newsleller 4 limes per year. magazine. Society of Freight Car Historians Attn: Shane Mason, Membership Chairman, P.O. Box 3882, Missouri Arkansas Railroad Museum & c/o David G. Casdorph, P.O. Box 1458, Monrovia, Springfield, IL 62708·3882 (also covers Missouri & North Arkansas, Arkansas & Ozarks, CA 91017. Magazine (Freighl Cars Journal), $15. Chicago & North Western and olhers), P.O. Box 44, Beaver, AR 72613. Magazine, $10. Annual Dues: $15.50. C&NW Hist. Soc., Lou Hamilton, Missouri Pacific (Includes Texas & Pacific) Southeastern Railroad Technical Society P.O. Box 1436, Elmhursl, IL 60126-9998. Annual Dues: $15/$20 susl./$23 loreign. Missouri (covers Allanlic Coasl Line, Seaboard Air Line, and Colorado Midland Pacific Hist. Soc .. P.O. Box 187, Addis, LA 70710. Seaboard Coasl Line), 4007 Paddlewheel Dr.. Monon Subscription: $10 a year. Colorado Midland Quarterly, Brandon, FL 3351 1. Quarlerly magazine, $12. 1731 N. Cooper, Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Annual Dues: $10/$16 sust. Monon HH Hist. & Tech. Southern Pacific Soc. Inc., c/o James Sirolher, Membership Chairman, The Conrail Historical Society Annual Dues: $12.50/$18.75 susl./foreign. SP Hist. 3876 Kensington Dr .. Lafayette, IN 47905. Annual Dues: $15, $20 · Canada/Mexico, $30 ·Overseas. & Tech. Soc., P.O. Box 11118, Sanla Ana, CA 92711. National Model Railroad Association P.O. Box 1019, St. Johns, AZ 85936. Historical Association Inc. Early American Railroading Group Annual Dues: $24. NMRA Bulletin is published monthly. National Model Railroad Associalion Inc., 4121 Cromwell Annual Dues: $15/$25 susl./$30 foreign. Mail SRHA Inc .. P.O. Box 101-Z, Allegan, M1 49010. Newsletter: $7.50. 10 Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421. (615) 892·2846. P.O. Box 33, Spencer, NC 28159. East Broad Top National Railway Historical Society (Friends of the ...), P.O. Box 55 1, Dept. MRG, Southern Railway Historical Society Annual Dues: $10/$9 chap dues. Nalional Railway Annual Dues: $15. Southern RY Hisl. Soc .. c/o B. F. Riverside, NJ 08075. Ouarterly magazine, $20. + Hist. Soc., c/o David A. Ackerman, P.O. Box 58153, Roberls, P.O. Box 4094, Martinez, GA 30907. East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Philadelphia, PA 19102. Annual Dues: $10. ET&WNC Railroad Hist. Soc .. c/o New Haven The Soo Line Annual Dues: $16/$30 conlr. The Sao Line Hist. & John A. Wa ite, 604 Norlh Elevenlh Sireet, De Soto, Annual Dues: $25 reg./$35 susl. 4 shoreliners, 8 newsletters" Tech. Soc., c/o Michael Harringlon, Treas., 3410 MD 63020. Newsletter. annual meeling. Membership Chairman, NHRHTA Inc .. P.O. Kaslen Ct., Middlelon, WI 53562. Erie Lackawanna Box 122, Wallingford, CT 06492 Annual Dues: 518. Erie Lackawanna Hist. Soc .. c/o Dave New York Central System Historical Society Tidewater Southern Historical Society Olesen, 116 Ketcham Road, Hackettslown, NJ 07840. P.O. Box 745, Menlor, OH 44060. Qrtly. magazine, $15. Annual Dues: $15 (includes biannual neWSletter). Tidewaler The Feather River Rail Society Nickel Plate Road Soulhern Ry. Hisl. Soc .. c/o Benjamin Cantu, Jr .. P.O. Box 1283, Manleca, CA 95336 Membership levels ranging from $15 10 S300. For informalion Annual Dues: 515. NPRHTS, P.O. Box 54027, contact Harry D. "Hap" Manit, c/o The Fealher River Rail Cincinnali, Ohio 45254. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Society, P.O. Box 608, Portola, CA 96122. Norfolk & Western Historical Society Annual Dues: $15, foreign $20, sust. 'SPSRHS, Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR Annual Dues: $14/$16 Can .. Mex. Norfolk & Weslern 8002 N.E. Highway 99 #40, Vancouver, WA 98665 Hist. Soc .. 638 Jefferson SI .. Ashland, OH 44805. Annual Dues: 56, newslel1er. Walt Danylak, I 15 Upland Teen Association of Model Railroaders Road, Syracuse, NY 13207·1119. c/o John Reichel, 88 Whilmore St., #201, Oakland, Annual Dues: S15/$30 sust. Duane D. Durr, Number 10 Great Northern Railway CA 8461 1. Bimonlhly newslel1er, $10. 32nd Ave. NE, Fargo, ND 58102. Annual Dues: 17.50 sust./S35. Canada: $22/$25 1 sl S Northwestern Pacific Toledo Peoria Western class. Other nalions $23/$32 air mail. GNRHS, 1781 & Annual Dues: $12.50, Northweslern Pacific RR Hisl. Soc., Annual Dues: 512/515 conlr. TP&W Hist. Soc .. 615 Griffilh, Berkley, MI 48072. P.O. Box 72 1, Larkspur, CA 94939. Bullock St., Eureka, IL 61530. Gulf Mobile Ohio & Ontario Western Annual Dues: $18.50. GM&O His!. Soc.. Inc .. P.O. & Union Pacific Annual Dues: 521 .50 including NRHS $12.50 Box 463, Fairfield, IL 62837-0463. Annual Dues: $15/$30 sust. UPHS, c/o Membership subscription. Ont. & Weslern RY Hist. Soc. Inc .. Secrelary, P.O. Box 5663, Arvada, CO 80005·0653. H.J. Heinz Special Interest Group Box 713, Middlelown, NY 10940. Wabash c/o Bill Dippert, 2650 NW Robinia Ln .. Dept. MRG, Portland, Technical Historical & Annual Dues: 59/5 12.50 contr. Wabash RR Hist. Soc .. OR 97229·4037. 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12 • Model Railroading June 1992 RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH by Karen and Earl Stephens

The goal of Rail Project Research is to point you to magazine reference materials. You can then spend hours modeling, not looking for information on how to! Each entrycontains a description or title followed by the magazine title, year, month or quarter, and page. This month's modeling category is FLANGERS AND BLADE SNOWPLOWS. We invite your suggestions or requests for topics to research. Please send your correspondence to: Earl Stephens, RD #1 , Box 101, Chenango Forks, NY 13746.

MR = Model Railroader MRG = Model Railroading RMC = Railroad Model Craftsman

FL = Finelines RR = Railroad T = Trains FlANGERS AND BLADE SNOWPLOWS DESCRIPTION MAG YR MO PG DESCRIPTION MAG YR MO PG FLANGER CAR CONSTRUCTION CP #400487 1968 MR 73 10 65 SNOWPLOWS RR 83 03 34 FLANGER CONSTRUCTION SNOWPLOW COMPANION MR 57 02 52 SNOWPLOWS RMC 70 01 19 FOUR WHEEL FLANGER CONST CP #400401 MR 70 05 55 SNOWPLOWS·BEYOND THE 100' ISOLINE CP&CN T 80 02 46 GONDOLA MOUNTED SNOW PLOW CONSTRUCTION MR 62 11 50 WEDGE PLOWS ON THE GREAT NORTHERN #X1535 RMC 86 12 60 GONDOLA MOUNTED SNOWPLOW CONST MILW MR 57 01 36 PROTOTYPE PHOTOGRAPHS GONDOLA PLOW CONSTRUCTION FL 74 01 10 AEROPLANE JET ENGINE SNOW THAWING MACHIN RR 48 02 77 MODERNIZING A STEAM ROTARY SNOWPLOW MR 81 01 122 FIRST SNOWPLOW USED BY CP (NOW SP) RR 31 03 532 MOM CP 1905 FLANGER CASTO MR 74 12 69 FLANGER B&H #40 PHOTO NGN #1 V2 18 MOM D&RGW FLANGER KRUEGER MR 78 03 89 FLANGER PHOTO SP #7319 T 57 12 34 SNOW PLOW WSL MODEL PHOTO MRR 72 10 10 FLANGER Q&TL PHOTOS FL 74 11 18 WEDGE PLOW CONSTRUCTION FL 74 01 07 FR SWISS ALPS SNOWPLOW BERNINA RY PHOTO RR 38 02 79 WEDGE SNOWPLOW CONSTRUCTION RR 35 04 139 HAND-OPERATED PLOW AND SNOW-SWEEPER PHOT RR 47 04 20 WEDGE TYPE SNOW PLOW CONSTRUCTION MR 43 11 476 ICE BREAKER CAR CL #2001 PHOTO RR 61 06 34 WEDGE TYPE SNOW PLOW CONSTRUCTION MR 79 09 51 ICING MACHINE SP (SELF-PROPELLED) PHOTO RR 58 12 41 PLOW AND FLANGER RGS #02 PHOTO NGN #3 V1 17 PLANS OR DRAWINGS BROS SNO-MELTER PLN GN#X1620 MODEL RR360 RMC 53 02 29 RUSSEL SNOW PLOW AT NOTRE DAME IN PHOTO RQ V1 #1 78 DOUBLE ENDED SNOWPLOW PLANS HT&W MR 61 06 34 RUSSEL SNOWPLOW DETAIL PHOTOS Q&TL FL 74 01 16 DOUBLE ENDED SNOWPLOW PLANS JORDAN RMC 55 10 30 SEXTUPLET-HEADER SNOWPLOW TRAIN CP 1918 RR 78 04 07 DOUBLE WING SNOWPLOW PLANS RUTLAND #X102 RMC 35 06 26 SNOW BLOWER CAR NYC #X2707 BRONX NY 1967 RR 69 04 14 FLANGER #2 PLANS FJ&G MR 79 08 74 SNOW DOZER GN #95261 PHOTO GN 85 #42 R96 FLANGER CAR PLANS CP #400487 MR 73 10 66 SNOW MEL TER CP #22027 PHOTO RR 75 05 10 FLANGER CENTRAL VERMONT #4240 DRAWING RMC 48 09 25 SNOW MEL TER ON B&M PHOTO T 45 11 43 FLANGER PLANS SNOWPLOW COMPANION MR 57 02 53 SNOW PLOW #1767 PHOTO MCCLOUD RIVER RR FL 74 01 12 FLANGER PLANS 30' V&T RMC 61 08 32 SNOW PLOW A&A PHOTO RQ V2 #2 24 FLANGER PLANS FJ&G #10 1890 MR 55 01 46 SNOW PLOW PHOTO HOOSIC TUNNEL & WILMINGT FL 74 01 01 FLANGER PLANS V&T #52 RMC 50 12 22 SNOW PLOW PHOTO OF HOBART SOUTHERN FL 74 01 12 FLANGER SR&RL #503 FOUR WHEEL 1904 PLANS FL 69 03 18 SNOW SWEEPER SI #X600 PHOTO RR 52 10 129 FOUR WHEEL FLANGER PLANS CP #400401 MR 70 05 55 SNOW-CATERPILLAR SP RADIO-CONTROLLED PHO RR 56 10 47 FOUR WHEEL FLANGER SR&RL #505 PLANS FL 72 03 14 SNOW-EATER CP (SNOW MELTER/BLOWER) PHOTO RR 54 01 62 GONDOLA MOUNTED SNOWPLOW PLANS MR 57 01 37 SNOW-SWEEPERS NYCS PULLMAN 1888 PHOTO RR 57 06 65 GONDOLA MOUNTED SNOWPLOW PLANS MR 62 11 51 SNOWLOADER AND MELTER CN PHOTO RR 49 05 56 ICE BREAKER CAR BREAKER BEAM PLANS RMC 73 12 57 SNOWPLOW (UNUSUAL) NYC 1871 PHOTO RR 74 03 21 MONSON PLOW ANO FLANGER PLANS FL 74 01 23 SNOWPLOW AVI PHOTO RR 49 07 90 PLOW AND FLANGER RGS #02 PLANS NGN #3 V1 18 SNOWPLOW BUILT ON A FLAT CAR 1895 PHOTO RR 38 01 06 PLOW CAR BALLAST SPREADER PLANS RMC 39 08 08 SNOWPLOW CB&Q #203000 DIESEL-ELECTRIC RR 54 02 64 RUSSEL SNOWPLOW PLANS FL 74 01 17 SNOWPLOW CP #1 PHOTO RR 40 02 26 RUSSEL SNOWPLOW Q&TL #558 PLANS FL 74 01 14 SNOWPLOW FROM TENDER CNW #X262667 PHOTO T 67 05 47 SNOW CRAB DRAWINGS RMC 77 10 42 SNOWPLOW LI #145 PHOTO RR 49 08 13 SNOW DOZER PLOW PLANS SP&S #X26 RMC 60 12 34 SNOWPLOW NSC&T #30 TROLLEY PHOTO RR 59 08 50 SNOWPLOW OB&PA #400639 OGDENSBURG PH RF 75 F 31R SNOW FLANGER PLANS SOO #W214 RMC 61 02 28 VT SNOWPLOW OWR&N DALLES OR 4-75 PHOTO RR 76 01 41 SNOW PLOW 24' GAUGE W&Q 1894 PLANS FL 69 07 09 10 SNOWPLOW SR&RL #513 PLANS FL 70 11 14 SNOWPLOW SOO #X180 PLUMOUTH MN 1975 PHOTO RR 75 04 14 STEEPLECAB SNOWPLOW PLANS AV MR 74 01 43 SNOWPLOW TROLLEY PST #10 PHOTO RR 60 12 44 WEDGE PLOW PLANS MICH-CAL LUMBER FL 74 01 09 SNOWPLOW WIWING CP ROGERS PASS BC PHOTO RR 74 12 15 WEDGE SNOW PLOW PLANS GN #X1535 RMC 86 12 60 SNOWPLOW WEDGE OR&N #62 PHOTO RR 40 02 29 WEDGE SNOWPLOW PLANS MP #X5808 MR 72 12 60 SNOWPLOW WIN #601 (X FRT MOTOR #607) PHOTO RR 52 12 93 WEDGE TYPE SNOW PLOW PLANS MR 4 3 11 476 SNOWPLOW WITH TEETH LI #W83 PHOTO RR 80 03 63 WEDGE TYPE SNOWPLOW DRAWINGS MR 69 09 52 SNOWPLOW-FLANGER MONSON PHOTO RR 40 02 124 WEDGE TYPE SNOWPLOW WSL PLANS FL 74 01 21 SWEEPER/SNOWPLOW CNS&M #70 BRILL 1909 PHOTO RR 53 10 80 TYPHOON SNOW BLOWER RAILWAY MAINT CORP PHOTO RR 73 03 21 PROTOTYPE INFORMATION ASSIGNMENT ROSTER BY DIV GN SNOWPLOWS 64 GN 76 #1 2 R27 WEDGE PLOW ON HART GONDOLA GN # 90304 PHOTO GN 85 #42 R96 CENTRAL VERMONT FLANGERS RMC 48 09 25 WEDGE PLOW SP #2200PHOTO RR 31 03 532 FLANGER #2 FJ&G MR 79 08 73 WEDGE PLOW SP (X ROCK TENDER) PHOTO RQ V4 #4 80 FLANGER-DEFINITION RR 37 08 55 WEDGE SNOW PLOW FOR LOCOMOTIVES ED PHOTO MRR 72 09 24 FOUR WHEEL FLANGER OF CP MR 70 05 54 WEDGE SNOWPLOW CPA #1 TOANNA NV 1874 PH RR 65 12 16 PLOW ANO FLANGER RGS #02 NGN #3 V1 17 WEDGE SNOWPLOW L&HR #1 04 WARWICK NY PHOTO RR 74 12 35 RUSSEL SNOWPLOW BUILOERS PHOTO & SPECS FL 74 01 19 WEDGE TYPE SNOWPLOW WSL PHOTO FL 74 01 21 RUSSEL SNOWPLOW BUILDERS PHOTOS & SPECS FL 74 01 20 WINGED SNOWPLOW PC #X604 PITISFIELD MASS RR 71 05 14 RUSSELL STEEL SNOWPLOWS CR #64568 MR 84 12 88 MODEL REVIEWS SLEET CUTIERS MR 78 02 139 FLANGER D&RGW REVIEW 'HO' P 1805 D&RGW MR 74 05 21 SNO GRA: FIRST SNOWPLOW USE IN THE US RR 72 02 61 FLANGER KIT REVIEW 'HON3' D&RGW PMO FL 73 09 03 SNO RAILROAD SNOW-BLOWER (JET) RR 75 02 49 FLANGER RGS REVIEW 'ON3' DURANGO PRESS MR 78 11 46 SNO SNOW REMOVAL EXPENCES RR 69 03 23 RUSSELL SNOWPLOW REVIEW 'HO' OM MR 84 07 36 SNO-MELTER DISCUSSION RMC 65 08 12 SNOW PLOW KIT REVIEW 'HO' ST MR 50 05 43 SNOW FLANGER DISCUSSION L&HR RMC 76 08 32 SNOW PLOW WSL REVIEW 'ON3' DP MR 78 04 50 SNOWPLOW RUSSELL SINGLE-TRACK ALL-STEEL RR 54 11 34 SNOWPLOW KIT REVIEW 'HO' AMB MR 50 02 71 SNOWPLOW SP #706 BROOKS 1929 RR 36 04 89 WEDGE SNOW PLOW REVIEW 'HO' RIV MR 59 03 16 SNOWPLOW SVRR ORIGINS INFORMATION RR 78 03 28 WING SNOW PLOW KIT REVIEW B&M 'S' AMB MR 55 04 10 SNOWPLOW/MELTER CP COMBINATION HOW IT RR 55 12 35 WING SNOWPLOW REVIEW 'HO' KEM MR 59 06 15

..Iune �992 Model Railroading • � 3 Modeling from the Prototype With Bachmann's G Gauge Kits by Chris Lane

Model photo by the author

have a confession to make. Ever since I extensively reworking the kits. I built the Since there is almost nothing available I packed away my Lionel I have been a boxcar and the , making a few in the way of decals or dry transfers for this serious, hardcore, dyed-in-the-wool narrow minor modifications. They come unpainted car r went with the silver tank colors. This gauger - On3 to be exact. [ quote the and are priced at $19.95 each. The boxcar fit in nicely with the C&S "block"-scheme gospel according to Ferrel, Richardson, scales out at 30' 6" long and 7' 9" wide in lettering I had decided to use on the boxcar. Huack and Beebe. My structures and I/z" scale. The tank car sits on a flatcar that The block style was used by the C&S on rolling stock use the time-honored, board­ is also 30' 6". their narrow-gauge cars from about 1905 by-board construction techniques, and I until the early '20s. Some cars carried this own bound volumes of every Narrow Tank Car style up until abandonment. Rick Steele Gauge and Shortline Gazette (including After referencing an article by Robert provides considerable information on this Vol. 1, No. I ) ... handlaid track, everything Sloan in the Nov/Dec 1980 issue of NG & scheme in his article in the Jan./Feb. 1984 weathered, etc., etc ....okay, you get the SL Gazette on the Conoco tank cars, I con­ Gazette. CDS makes nice dry transfers for idea. So what's the confession? cluded that a reasonable model of CONX 5 the later C&S lettering but for this version r Well the truth is, I like G gauge. Oh, I could be produced. According to Prof. was on my own. know that they aren't built as scale models. Sloan the tank of #5 was a Conoco stan­ , Heck, it's even hard to keep straight what dard-gauge tanker that was built sometime Boxcar scale each manufacturer uses. But they before 1895. The tank was placed on a flat­ The boxcar can be made into a reason­ have a very strong appeal. Like the toy car that was built at a later date, presum­ able model of the 8065-8102 series boxcars trains of the past they have a heft and pro­ ably by the Colorado & Southern. This of the Colorado & Southern. These cars portion that just looks right, more so even particular car spent the majority of its time were built by the C&S car shops using than some of our "scale" trains. They 're on the C&S. American Car and Foundry hardware in just plain fun, and judging by the stagger­ About the time the C&S narrow gauge 1907. They were distinguished by their ing array of G gauge products on the mar­ gave up the ghost (late '30s), Conoco arch-bar trucks and wood underframes. ket I would conclude that a lot of modelers rounded up its cars, including the ones that Later versions (the 8103-8292 series) feel the same way about them that I do. had been on the D&RGW and the RG S and were a home-built car which featured wood So no arm-twisting was required when I sent them to Mexico. The tanks were paint­ frames and Bettendorf trucks. The ultimate was asked to assemble and review ed the familiar black with large white letters development occurred in 1910 when the Bachmann's new G gauge kits. The catch sometime in the early '30s. Before that they C&S built a group of cars (8293-8417 was that your intrepid editor asked me to had been silver with black lettering and a series) that had steel underframes and make the cars as scale as possible. So [ set dark green Conoco logo on the sides. The Bettendorf trucks. out to see what I could cobble up without flatcar was a red oxide in both schemes. Three different roof styles were used on

14 • Model Railroading .June 1992 The author's built-up and weathered Bachmann kits look right at home in a natural Colorado setting.

the C&S boxcars: a planked wood roof, a Finally I realized that the doors were set up uses and it isn't always good to be locked nine-rib Murphy metal roof and a 12-rib to slide to the left. This is backwards from into one method of doing things. Murphy metal roof. The rub is that the those on any narrow-gauge car that I am Using a I" brush I painted the boxcar C&S applied the metal roof starting in the aware of and certainly for the C&S car. I and flatcar with Floquil Caboose Red. The early '20s without any apparent regard to debated whether I should go to the trouble tank car body is Old Silver. As I mentioned the age of the car. Therefore it is entirely to change it. In the end I went ahead, and earlier, commercial decals or dry transfers possible that one of the steel-framed cars boy am I glad I did. I merely snapped the are just not available for these cars. That could have had a wood roof while its arch­ door guides into the rightmost of the three leaves us three options. bar-trucked counterpart might sport the holes and drilled a new hole on the extreme First, we could draw the artwork for the 12-rib Murphy roof. Therefore it's prudent right. The remaining holes were filled with lettering and have custom decals made. to check photos before diving into the Squadron Green plastic putty. Suddenly the Since I was on a very tight deadline I project. NalTow Gauge PiClorial Vol. VIII car started to look like it should. couldn't do this, but if you plan to letter a is an excellent source for info on these cars. Turning my attention to the tank car, I few cars this may be the way to go. Custom The above short history was gleaned from determined that the steps by the dome decal makers can be found advertising in that publication and cross-referenced with wouIdn' t be needed for the #S so I fili ed the various model railroad magazines. I Harry Brunk's excellent book, Up Clear the slots with putty and sanded smooth. personally have used two different firms

Creek 011 (he Narrow Gauge. Normally at this point I would have headed and received high-quality work at a reason­ The kits assemble by snapping and out to the garage and airbrushed the cars, able price. screwing together and for the most part but at the moment my airbrush is not fee l­ It is also possible to make your own dry they fit quite nicely. Anyone who can ing well. Instead I went ahead and brush­ transfers. Several years ago I scratchbuilt a knock together an Athearn kit can build painted both cars. This added some D&RGW short caboose as a present for my one of these with no difficulty. The die additional texture and character to the kits. father. At the time there was nothing avail­ work was nicely executed, and there is a Over the past few years I have found able in the way of lettering so I purchased minimum of flash. more and more often that I would rather the materials to make transfers. By trade I The trucks come already assembled, and brush-paint than airbrush. Many years ago am a commercial printer and while I have they roll nicely. The arch-bar-style trucks I felt that the purchase of an airbrush would access to all the equipment necessary to scale out to be 4' 3" with 28" and mark the point I could start modeling like make the transfers, I still found them tick­ while a bit generic in appearance they have the big boys, and it is true that if you plan lish to work with. It is also somewhat good detail. on painting small scale models or brass expensive, but if you need only one or two The first modification I made to both locomotives you have to have one. After sets or you are anti-decal for some reason, cars was that I threw the stock brake buying one I proceeded to airbrush every­ you may want to look into this option. The wheels in the garbage. While all the other thing in sight. But as time went on I found product needed is called INT (which stands parts of the car are well proportioned, the that sometimes some of my efforts had a for Image and Transfer), and it is made by brake wheels are strictly toy-like. I sterile and lifeless look to them. And let's the Letraset Company. You can find it at replaced them with Trackside Details brass face it - keeping an airbrush clean and graphics or artists' supply stores. Some of castings soldered to brass wire . This working smoothly takes a lot of work. So I these stores can even make the transfers for change alone improved the appearance of purchased some high-quality brushes and you from your artwork. the cars a great deal. started brush-painting select projects. Lo Finally, you can cut a stencil and spray As I prepared to paint the boxcar I had a and behold, they had more life and texture the lettering on just like the prototype. This nagging feeling that something was amiss. to my eye. The point is that both have their re ally isn't fe asible in the smaller scal es,

June .,992 Model Railroading • ., 5 Taken in 1926 by Otto Perry, this view shows a mixed train near Garos between Como and Fairplay, CO. Note the block lettering on the two boxcars behind the combine. This is one of the few photos that show #70 with the beartrap stack. A few years later #70 was converted to burn oil and lost its beartrap. It spent the remainder of its C&S career on the Clear Creek Lines. Courtesy of Otto Perry collection, Western History Department, Denver Public Library

but in G this was just the ticket to getting Then, using an airbrush or a spray-paint Black acrylic paint and chalk. Both cars the cars finished. Using a scale rule (0 can, shoot the color on, keeping the spray were weathered with acrylics and chalk gauge side times two), a compass, a #2 at a 90° angle to the car side so as not to and the detail areas were drybrushed with pencil and the above-mentioned Gazelle spray under the stencil. Make several light Floquil. The cars were then sealed with articles, r made my scale lettering drawings passes with the paint. When the letters are Pactra Clear Flat to protect the transfers for the "Conoco" and the "C&S." properly fi lled in let dry for a few minutes and chalk. Finally r added Kadee #I-gauge Use a good grade of bond paper. When then carefully remove the stencil. Let dry couplers. When body mounted, these cou­ you are happy with your artwork, make overnight then rub the entire car side to plers give great appearance and perform­ some copies in case you should happen to remove any remaining rubber cement. If all ance, but since these cars are going into slip on the next step, which is cutting out went well you should have just a little serv ice on my son's tight-radius LGB the letters. Working carefully and using a touch-up on the edges and where the tabs track, I had to truck-mount them. Either new #1 1 blade in your hobby knife, cut out masked out. way they are a big improvement over the the letters, remembering to leave a tab on The rest of the lettering is from the Bachmann knuckle which, while well-pro­ the "O"s and the "&" to prevent the centers Woodland Scenics' line of dry transfers. I portioned and smooth operating, is grossly from detaching. used five different sets to get all the type oversized. When you are done turn the paper over styles that I needed; and the "CONX 5" In conclusion, three cheers to Bachmann and coat the back with rubber cement. Let lettering is somewhat undersize, but the fo r making these kits available to us closet dry briefly, then position the stencil on the sets are of high quality and allowed me to G-men. With a few evenings of pleasant car. Don't worry if excess cement oozes out, get the cars finished. You may want to cut research and work these kits provide the just make sure that all parts of the stencil are the sheets down as you use them. I didn't modeler with a distinctive car that operates fastened securely. Let this dry about ten and my lettering wanders up and down a well. They were a nice change of pace from minutes then lightly rub on the inside of the bit. my regular modeling, and I look forward to letters to remove any excess rubber cement. The oil spill on the tank car is Mars building several more. �

16 • Model Railroading June 1992 On TRACK Vertical Curves by Jim Mansfield

Illustra tion by the author

hen two grade lines (the surface distance for inserting complete curves as occur (use a yardstick to extend the gradi­ W along which the ties are laid) meet, given in Table I between the constant gra­ ents and use the bollom of the track sub­ the angle formed should be rounded off dient (straight) grade lines. board) and mark this spot using the top of a either by substituting several small The best vertical curves are those based riser temporarily attached to the bench work changes for the one large one, or, prefer­ on the parabola. This conic section is espe­ with a clamp. Remember, the gradients are ably, by inserting a regular curve connect­ cially well adapted because it enables us to the bOllom of the track sub-board (the wood ing the two grade lines. The length of this readily find the curve's position from the strips that attach to the benchwork risers). "vertical curve" varies directly with the vertex, or meeting point, of the grade lines. This is the point C in Figure I. difference in the angles between the two In Figure I, let lines AC and CB be the Now tape a stiff wire to the side of a grade lines and directly with the length of given intersecting grade lines and let AGB yardstick that is perpendicular to the yard­ equipment operated. be the parabolic curve substituted for them. stick's edge and located at the yardstick's Such permanent items as bridges will The line AB has a perpendicular going midpoint. Measure one half the length AB sometimes dictate the length of the curve. through the point C. Producing line AC to on each side of the wire. Now, position the When designing the trackplan for your lay­ the point E forms an angle d which is called edge of the yardstick on both gradients out, grades approaching bridges and/or the algebraic difference of gradients. such that the stiff wire is located at the other vertical curves should allow enough By a property of the curve, we can say riser. FG = CG. You have now located the endpoints of the curve on the gradients. Mark the posi­ Table 1-Vertical Curve Lengths The line BE is parallel to line CF and is twice as long. tion of the riser on the bench work. If the Curve By using the equation for the parabola, two gradients are approaching one another Equipment Size Length values for the distance CG can be found. while going down, add a spacer of thick­ HO Scale Inches Table I shows the length in inches of the ness CG to the top of the riser; if both gra­ 50' cars, small steam locomotives line AB for different types of equipment dients are rising, drop the riser an amount d range 0.5 to J.5 degrees 24" you might operate on your layout. Table 2 equal to CG. This finds the point G on the d range 1.5 to 2.5 degrees 28" gives some basic distances for CG in terms curve. You can now attach the track sub­ d range 2.5 to 3.0 degrees 30" of the length of the curves and the algebraic board for the vertical curve to the ends of 75' cars, medium steam locomotives difference of gradients. the gradients and to the riser. d range 0.5 to 1.5 degrees 34" To use the tables to connect two gradi­ If one of the gradients is level, then the d range J.5 to 2.5 degrees 36" ents, first fi nd the algebraic difference of distance BE tells you how high the track d range 2.5 to 3.0 degrees 40" gradients (d) and determine the curve will be when it starts a constant climb. Last 90' cars, large steam locomotives length (AB) in tenl1S of the equipment size month, I discussed the helix. If the tracks d range 0.5 to 1.5 degrees 38" from Table I. Then, from Table 2, find the going into and out of the helix are level, d range 1.5 to 2.5 degrees 42" distance CG in telms of d and AB. the total height for the helix is 28" plus dis­ d range 2.5 to 3.0 degrees 48" Next, determine on the layout where the tance BE at both the top and bottom of the intersection of the two gradients would helix. �

Table 2 - Values of Vertical Figure E Curve Corrections at the Vertex Algebraic Differences Vertical Curve of Gradients Length - Inches Degrees 36" A 28" 42" 1.0 .069 .120 .200 2.0 .100 .193 .300 3.0 .160 .250 .400

June 1992 Model Railroading • 17 Remembrance of Things Past Part II by Larry Smith

chool had been out for several weeks overnight the cars vanished. The circus opened the throttle and the B 18 began to S and for some reason I was awakened never returned to Huntington. move, emitting a gentle chuffing sound that early by the sounds of birds singing. I was became louder as the engine gained speed. Operations eating breakfast when I heard the familiar Waiting at the station was train 77, the sound of a horn blowing for the B&O Living close to a railroad makes you overnightpassenger from Pittsburgh that had crossing at Buffi ngton Street. This was immune to the day-to-day operations of arrived at 6:35 a.m. as scheduled. After No. unusual as there was no train scheduled the line and it's the exception that calls 82 had headed east, No. 77 departed for Ken­ until that afternoon and that was the one your attention back to the railroad, just as ova pulled by a P5 Pacific. In the consist of heading toward Parkersburg. Another dif­ the circus train did for me that memorable 77 was a through Pullman from Pittsburgh to ference was that it was a diesel-powered spring day. However, model railroaders Hinton, WV. The only logical reason for this train and not the usual steam engine. I got try to simulate the day-to-day operations car to be in service was that several large up from the table and went to the front of the railroad rather than these excep­ coal companies had headquarters in Pitts­ porch to see what this was about and to tions, and thus we must study these opera­ burgh and this was a convenient way to travel my surprise I saw the second section of tions and then implement them on our to and from the coal fields. The car was the Ringling B rothers circus train just model railroads. dropped at the 15th Street West interchange, starting over the grade crossing, powered A typical day in July 1952 on the B&O where a C&O Alco switcher was waiting, by a Baldwin Shark. I immediately flew in the Huntington, WV, area began around and moved to the C&O station where it was down to the tracks and eagerly waited to 4:00 a.m. when the local mixed train 82 coupled to the Fast Flying Virginian to com­ see the other sections of the train enter was assembled in the yard at Kenova by a plete the journey to Hinton. Train 77 arrived Huntington. The wait was short - in 30 030 0-6-0 No. 1 183. The engine assigned at 7:00 a.m., and the crew retired. The train minutes the third section arrived, fol­ to the train was a Class B 18 ten wheeler was serviced and turned for the return trip to lowed in another 30 minutes by the fourth 2000-2034, followed by a dingy blue 80- Pi ttsburgh as train 72 later that afternoon. and last section. The trains were pulled seat coach, blue and gray baggage-express The consist of the train was a baggage-mail into downtown Huntington and waited to with a 15' Railway Post Office fre ight car car, baggage car and coach. be spotted on the team tracks at 23rd and an 1-5 wooden caboose. The train was At 8:00 a.m. the calm at the Huntington Street for unloading. When the cars were called to depart the Kenova yard at 6:00 station was shattered as No. 93 arrived. The cleared they were taken to vacant sidings a.m. and had 35 minutes to get to Hunting­ train was pulled by a Q3 Mike and had a all over the Huntington area for storage ton, a distance of nine miles. string of 35 freight cars in tow followed by while the circus took over the town. One Arriving at Huntington, No. 82 pulled into an 116 bay-window caboose. After drop­ such track located around the hill behind the station on the tracks in the middle of 2nd ping off cars at the 6th Street yard, No. 93 my home was the old C&O connection, Avenue and paused long enough to pick up proceeded west to Kenova were the train and they must have placed 20 orders and any passengers. Train 93 was late was broken up and the engine serv iced. there for the duration. The circus played as usual and No. 82 would take the siding at There was a lull in the action at Huntington Huntington for two days and then Cox Landing and wait. The engineer gently until later in the afternoon. This allowed

... S • Model Railroading June 1992 B&O #2022, a class B18d ten wheeler, is seen here in Pittsburgh, PA, in February 1938. H. B. Miller photo. Copyright © NMRA, courtesy ofKalmbach Memorial Library the switcher from Kenova to work as the night. Train 81 finally arrived at 7:30 p.m. With two short bursts from the whistle, No. yard turn, collecting and distributing cars in Huntington. 78 pulled out of the depot and into the to the various manufacturing spurs and to The trip this day had taken 11 hours night. Another day had finished on the Bal­ the C&O and N&W interchanges. instead of the normal ten. There had even timore and Ohio in Huntington. This day, the switcher was sitting in the been days when the crew had gone dead Equipment 6th Street yard when No. 72 pulled past on and had to be relieved at a remote siding. the way to the station for a 1 :40 p.m. depar­ This is a rule we model railroaders have a Motive Power ture. No. 72 received orders that it was to tendency to forget. If a crew has been in meet No. 81, the westbound local, at Baden, service 16 hours they go dead. They can no The year 1952 was unique on the Ohio just north of Point Pleasant. No. 81 was run­ longer work and must stop the train on the River branch of the Baltimore and Ohio. ning two hours late and would now arrive at spot. The dispatcher must send out a relief The bridge at Point Pleasant had been 5: 15 p.m. in Huntington if nothing further crew to bring the train into the terminal. replaced five years before, allowing heav­ happened. The dispatcher was beginning to This situation usually happened on locals, ier motive power to operate into Hunting­ check for locations to schedule another meet not on scheduled through trains. Eventually ton. This created a variety of motive power because Train 92, the eastbound freight, was Train 81 arrived at Kenova and was broken on the line as Mikes and Pacifics took over scheduled to depart at 4:40 p.m. The dis­ up, and the crew watched a little television the freight and passenger runs with the patcher issued orders for Train 81 to meet before retiring for the night: they all hoped locals being operated by the last of the ten Nos. 92 and 73 at Apple Grove, further No. 82's schedule would run smoother the wheelers on the B&O roster. delaying No. 81 for another hour. Between next day. 818 Ten Wheeler Huntington and Baden, a distance of 46 Everything was quiet in Kenova. The miles, there were only six passing sidings, only sounds came from the switcher in the The B 18 ten wheelers were small and only four of these had capacities of over N&W yard as it moved cars around. Occa­ engines measuring a mere 63' 59/1 6" long 20 cars. The longest siding had a capacity of sionally, a coal drag on the C&O pulled by including tender and were built in 1901 by 64 cars and was located at Apple Grove, 27 a K4 Kanawha would pass, heading for the the Rhode Island works of International ' miles from Huntington. big yard at Russell, KY. Around 9:00 p.m. Power, an Alco predecessor. Equipped Train 92, pulled by Q3 4501, had 38 cars the silence was shattered by the sound of a with 68" drivers, Stephenson and an 1- 16 caboose in tow as it left Hunt­ pair of E8s pulling the yellow, silver and and 200 lb. of boiler pressure, the engines ington on time. The engineer had to hustle blue consist of The as it headed were originally designed as passenger to meet No. 73, the westbound passenger west toward . The crew of No. motive power, but that assignment was : train from Pittsburgh, at Cox Landing nine 78 headed toward their train at the Kenova sholt-lived as the B&O purchased their miles from Huntington. No. 92 had been station and picked up their orders, then first Pacific in 1906 and began to replace gone for about an hour and half when No. proceeded to Huntington, stopping only the B 18s in mainline service. By 1952 73 arrived at the station. After a short sta­ long enough to pick up the Pullman at 15th there were six of the original engines left tion stop, No. 72 proceeded to Kenova Street West. Arriving at the station the out of an initial order of 70. They stood 14' where it would be turned and serviced and train paused long enough to pick up pas­ 93/4 " above the rail. Their right cylinders sent back to Pittsburgh as Train 78 that sengers and mail for the run to Pittsburgh. measured 231f2" x 28", and their left cylin-

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c.. C :l CD � CD CD N ders measured 35314" x 28". The reason for 5220-21, 5223-24 and 5227-29; they were and could be found roaming all over the sys­ this unusual arrangement was that the loco­ reclassified as P5a. Age eventually caught tem. Another type of caboose often found in motives were built as cross-compounds and up with the P5s - they were retired from Huntington was the 1-16 bay-window carried a standard high-pressure cylinder on service by 1956 and were replaced on the caboose. This was a wooden car with a steel the right and a large low-pressure cylinder line by the P6a. bay window and was used until the railroad on the left that resulted in an asymmetrical The P6a was built by Baldwin in 1922. adopted the all-steel bay-window caboose view from the front. The total weight was It was almost identical to the P5 with 25" x as their standard. The B&O painted their 175,000 lb. and tractive force was 30,3 18 28" cylinders. They had 74" drivers and red with white lettering and they lb. The locomotives were modified to 70" weighed 288,600 lb. They were originally were numbered using the letter " C" fo l­ drivers and given piston-valve cylinders, equipped with hand-screw reverse and coal lowed by the number. This was their stan­ superheaters and Walschaert valve gear. pushers and were hand fired. The Baker dard practice until the color was changed to The tender held I I tons of coal and 6,000 valve gear was changed to Walschaert in blue just prior to the C&O/ B&O merger. gallons of water. No. 2022 is representative 1932 and the steam pressure increased. of this class. Ironically, the last engine in the series Passenger Equipment (5244) pulled the last run of No. 72 on Jan­ Passenger equipment assigned to the Q3 Mikado uary 31, 1957. Within 18 months steam line consisted of two sets of Displacing the B 18s on the Ohio River would vanish on the Baltimore and Ohio. equipment, each comprised of a coach, Subdivision was the Q3 Mikado. The B&O baggage and baggage-mai I. Trains 81-82 received a total 100 of the famous USRA 030 0-6-0 used a combination baggage-coach and a light Mikes built in 1919 by Baldwin. The Ohio River line seemed to attract 10-6 heavyweight Pullman was assigned to Equipped with 63" drivers, 26" x 30" cylinders the antiques of the B&O until the very end No. 77-78. B&O painted their passenger and a tractive force of 53,800lb., the locomo­ of steam. Each of the USRA designs for equipment green until 1937 when the tives became a workhorse for the railroad. As Mikes and Pacifics was operated on the "Royal Blue" was placed in service. From heavier motive power became available, the line until it was retired. The same held true that point, the equipment was royal blue Q3 was relegated to the lines west and south for the 030 USRA 0-6-0 design. Engine with a gray window strip. This scheme was of Parkersburg, WV. The locomotive was No. 1183 was stationed at Kenova until it simplified in the early 1950s to solid blue equipped with Walschael1 valve gear and had was retired in 1956. The 030 was built by with gold striping and lettering. a boiler pressure of 200 lb. The locomotive Baldwin (1150-69) and Alco (1170-89) in and tender was 78' 10" from drawbarto draw­ 1919. They had 2 1 " x 28" cylinders and 52" Models bar. Originally, the locomotives were drivers. They weighed 163,500 lb. and had If you are a B&O fan you probably have equipped with a standard type of tender that 38,400 lb. of tractive effort. They were models of the steam engines used on the had a capacity of 10,000 gallons of water and equipped with the square tenders similar to Ohio River Subdivision because all of 16 tons of coal. These were later changed to those used on the USRA Mikes and them have been made available in brass at larger, Vanderbilt tenders. The locomotives Pacifics. Some of the tenders used on the one time or another. If you do not have any were modified as new technology became Pacifics were actually transferred to the of the locomotives, here are some alterna­ available with piping and fittings changed to 0-6-0s as the engine was scrapped. tives to purchasing brass. Model Power suit contemporary standards. When these makes a model of the USRA Pacific that locomotives were first received by the B&O E27ca Consolidation can be used to represent the P5 and P6 they were equipped with a center headlight The class E27 was the last of the Consoli­ locomotives. Bachmann makes a USRA and a strap-iron pilot. These were replaced dations built specifiqllly for the Baltimore 0-6-0 but you should replace the sloped­ with footboards and a high headlight. Other and Ohio. All other classes above this num­ back tender to get a better B&O design. interesting modifications included the exten­ ber were acquired secondhand from rail­ The closest locomotive design to the sion of the cab on the left side to include a seat roads the B&O absorbed. This class of E2 7 ca is the Bachmann Consolidation. and window for the head brakeman. The bot­ locomotive was designed and built begin­ This is a Reading prototype that with a lit­ tom photo on page 49 of the May 1992 issue ning in 1905, and production continued tle work can look like a B&O. shows a Mike with this feature. (Caption of with each new order that was refined from Another alternative is the Bowser Penn­ that photo mistakenly identifies photo as a the previous one. Beginning in 1923 the sylvania Consolidation. This was the Pacific.) All of the Q3s remained in service locomotives were shopped and the fi nal design that B&O used for the E24 class until 1959 except one (4575) that was modifications began to make the engines when they were controlled by the Pennsy. destroyed in a wreck in 1938. into the Class E-27ca. In all, 165 locomo­ IHC makes a USRA Mike, and this can be tives were modified to this design. The used for the main freight engine. The P5, P6 Pacific engines had 24" x 30" cylinders and 62" biggest problem is locating a suitable The P5 Pacific was built for the B&O in drivers. They had a tractive effort of 50,900 model for the ten wheeler. The only one I 1919 and was a USRA-designed engine. lb. and weighed 244,900 lb. With these could find that looked anything like the Twenty engines (5200-52 19) were built by specifications the locomotives were almost B&O engines was the Roundhouse engine Baldwin and ten engines (5220-5229) were as big as the USRA Mikes. The Consolida­ with the Harriman boiler. built by Alco. They were equipped with tions were usually assigned to district runs The easiest models to locate are the pas­ 25" x 28" cylinders, 74" drivers and Baker and branches where the track was too light senger cars and cabooses. Gloor Craft valve gear. They weighed 288,000 lb. and to support heavier engines. All of these makes not one, but three, models of B&O exerted a tractive force of 40,200 lb. They engines were scrapped by 1956. cabooses. Bachmann will be releasing the had a boiler pressure of 200 lb. that was coach, baggage-mail and combine later this standard for most of the light USRA Rolling Stock year in the correct B&O color scheme. The designs. The locomotives were equipped Pullman is available in the B&O scheme with power reverses and coal pushers. Cabooses by Rivarossi. Freight cars can be by any Beginning in 1940 the locomotives were The cabooses used for the most part on manufacturer, as you see fit. modernized with Walschaert valve gear the Ohio River line were the wooden center­ Next month, the horn of the diesel loco­ being applied to locomotives 5201 -04, cupola 1-5s and an occasional I- \. The 1-5 motive blows frequently, ushering in the 5206, 5208, 52 10-1 1, 52 13-16, 5218, was the most common caboose on the B&O diesel era as steam vanishes overnight. �

June 1992 Model Railroading • 21 Twenty Ye ars and Counting on the DT&R by Larry Puckett

Photos by the author

scale is still often thought of as hardshell scenery techniques when he five-track staging yard with a reversing N being a newcomer to our hobby, yet began building the DT&R in 1971. The loop above Delirious. some modelers, including David Olson, towering mountains are hand carved with have been operating in it for over 20 years. few cast from molds. Track is f1extrac Operation David's N scale railroad, the Delirious, with Peco turnouts.The layout was built in From four to eight operators can be kept Treeman & Retribution, dates from the a 91/2' -x-20' room in the basement of a busy running the DT&R during an operat­ early 1970s and shows the strong influence home David built himself; the layout itself ing session. All types of trains are run, but of two of the most famous modelers up to is about 6' x 16'. local switching is David's favorite. Over that time - John Allen and Linn Westcott. An N scale layout this big can lead to 450 waybills are required to keep all those The whimsical names along with the scenic some pretty impressive statistics. The cars moving prototypically from one indus­ setting were all Allen trademarks. And, the DT&R mainline is 220' long and has five try to another. basic design for the layout is based on a interchanges along its route. There are 101 Originally the turnouts were electroni­ 1970 Westcott trackplan. industries, 350 freight cars, a telephone cally controlled but this seemed toylike to Many early N scale modelers gravitated system, a fast clock with five displays and David so he switched to ground throws. to the scale because it allowed construction a dispatcher in a separate room. Only the mine above Crenny has electroni­ of relatively large layouts in small rooms, Mountains down the center of the layout cally controlled turnoutsbecause of its or because very long trains could be oper­ divide it into four scenic sections: the large remote location. This area is also the only ated, but for David these were secondary to yard at Delirious; the towns of Rum Bay, part of the layout where Kadees are used, his desire to be able to run at scale speeds Treeman and Retribution; the mining town again because of the remote location. and operate local . According to Crenny; and the highest town on the layout, In addition to the DT&R five other roads David, Westcott's trackplan, transistorized Ah!. From any one of these scenic areas interchange or have trackage rights: Bill throttles and Peco turnoutscombin ed to none of the others is visible, making the Poland's Sunday Valley Railroad; Bob convince him that N scale was "a viable, layout seem larger. The centrally located Gerald's Milwaukee, Minneapolis & buildable, useable, operable scale and it mountain serves an even more important Western Railroad; Gary Freezeman 's certainly has proven that." function, hiding the multiple layers of track Arcwood & Rice Creek Railroad; the Hart necessary to gain elevation as trains climb River & Northern; and the Great Northern Concept from Delirious (38") to Ahl (52"). - David's favorite. The DT &R rai lroad is a former Class In essence, the trackplan is a large helix, road which operates through huge moun­ with some parts visible and others hidden What's In a Name tains but now fights for its very existence. in the central mountain. After leaving David's sense of humor can be seen in The original Westcott plan was enlarged to Delirious the track turns 180° and passes the layout through the names of many of provide a lot of operation while keeping down the center of the layout under the the towns and industries. When David track from doubling back on itself. The mountain. It then reappears at the other end started planning the DT&R he became plan is basically a point-to-point design of the layout in front of the mine. delirious over how large a double-ended with reversing loops at each end. Trains At Rum Bay the track disappears into a yard he could build. Treeman is a refer­ leaving Delirious head westbound and con­ tunnel, turns 180° and runs the entire ence to the antics of the mountain men, tinue to do so until they reach Ah!. length of the layout, becoming visible who when they come to town, get drunk Return loops also serve as interchange again at the tunnel portal above the mine. and climb trees. After causing such a dis­ tracks. For example, the return loop at After passing along the front of the layout turbance these miscreants generally end up Delirious is actually a three-track layover the track disappears again above Rum Bay, in Retribution at the local roadhouse. loop under Crenny, referred to as the Black turns 180°, and reappears at O·enny. Crenny is named after David's sons Craig Hole, where the DT&R interchanges with The run through Crenny is short, fo l­ and Kenny, and Ahl after a friend named the Milwaukee, Minneapolis & Western; lowed by another short run through a tun­ Ahlstrom. cars often disappear there to reappear only nel to the portal above Retribution. Once Many of the industries have a story asso­ after four or five months. again the track is visible above Treeman ciated with them too. Bill Craig, one of the before disappearing into a tunnel for the operators who was also a local city manag­ Construction short run to Ah!. After running through er, kept gelling into trouble with environ­ David used Westcott's L-girder and Ah!. the track passes through a tunnel to a mental ists over his other hobby of fa lconry.

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TREEMAN Drawing cott T. Anderson by S c e � � 4 b�;;;l_!!!O!;;;;;;;S:;;:a;;;l �,!!!,,!!!!!!,,!!!_! 4 5 7 o l' 2' �cenic Divider As a cover and to disguise his falcon trap­ making operation, Bill built his Collossol (sic) Coal Converter. Whenever he needs to move his falcons or traps around they're moved by the DT&R local switcher. David Nonnan once built a fast clock for the DT&R but it required some modifica­ tion to drive the five displays on the layout. Norman took so long on the modification that David named an industry Norman's Non-Clocks. Norman got the idea and the clocks were running in no time. Another Norman enterprise was his fressing presses. Fresses are the tassels worn by Shriners on their fezzes. Norman thought that these fresses would look bet­ ter if they could be pressed and made to stand upright. Norman was finally able to perfect his design, and he now has a ware­ house full of his Osage Fressing Presses, just waiting for orders from the Shriners.

Probably the most innovative industry 1 _ local switching is an important part of operation on the DT&R. Here a on the layout is Bob's Floating Sinkers, DT&R switcher picks up an empty hopper at Wm. Craig's Collossol Coal attributed to Bob Gerald. Bob invented a Converter. sinker that floats until a fish swims under it. Then it drops on the fish, knocking it out so that the fisherman can grab it when it floats to the surface. The deluxe model 2 - A Great Northern PA 1 breaks light through the tunnel portal above Rum is even more deadly. It floats on the sur­ Bay on its approach to Treeman with a westbound passenger run. face until a whole school of large fish swims under, then it drops into them set­ ting off a dynamite charge killing the whole school. tpilogue The DT&R was at its height during the mid- 1 970s; however, a divorce put an end to the big operating sessions. David moved to California, but returned to Minneapolis about five years ago to be with his son during his son's battle with cancer. To insure that his father could use the layout again, David's son built a door into the basement through a window well that he dug out. Since returning, David has been running

June '1992 4 - David Norman is well known in the Minneapolis area for his love of trol­ leys, however he is known in Treeman for his Osage Fressing Presses.

3 - High above Treeman and Rum Bay a Milwaukee Road Mikado hauls a through-freight across this spindly wooden trestle. trains a few times a week, but more recently he has been gathering a group of operators and hopes to be back in fu ll operation soon. Good luck David, keep those trains rolling. �

6 - A Great Northern passenger train pulls up to the station at Treeman.

5 - Another well-known landmark in Treeman is Bob's Floating Sinkers, a rev­ olutionary development for fishermen.

7 - This old coal mine still manages to produce two or three hopper-loads a day in spite of its dilapidated condition.

24 • Model Railroading ...... !!'!! 8 - Crenny is a small mountain town that exists primarily to service the Crenny Mining Company mine, reached through a series of switchbacks and tunnels in the towering mountains above.

9 - Looking over the Treeman pas­ senger station we can see the indus­ trial section of town that accounts for a sizeable portion of the local traffic revenues on the DT&R.

12 - In the days before on board refrigeration, icing stations were a necessity to prevent spoilage. Here a lone reefer is being serviced at Gary Freezeman's Nicely Diced Ice.

10 - Ahl is another small town located at the summit on the DT&R. Here a Milwaukee Road switcher handles the local operations at Dhols Bore, Zupes Stoops, and Rubes Tubes.

11 - DT&R brass hat David Olson throws a turnout for the Milwaukee Road switcher in Ahl.

Model Railoading • 25 The Jersey Western extra 3829 train has been given permission to advance on the SP northbound as a Conrail SD40-2 leading the turn from Socorro holds before pulling high of the interchange track (the track curving into the mainline) and shoving Tortilla Flats Yard. The Santa Fe GP50 is on lease from Baron Dyer Industries.

om Junction sits on a low mesa at the In any scene, on any layout, two kinds of include small piles of construction materi­ C end of a valley nestled in behind a details may be found. The first of these may als, spare track components and power housing suburb of Carrizozo, NM. Both the be called the "standing details." These are poles, along with trash dumps, etc. Also junction and the neighborhood overlook the items that crop up in snapshots of busy included among these details are the myriad US Highway 54 going across a strip of junctions - power poles, electronic relay of items surrounding the buildings. Chairs, desert on the outskirts of town. In the past cases, utility sheds and outbuildings, auto­ tables, trash cans and buckets comprise two "Behind the Scenes" the tower build­ mobiles and the like. These details tend to some of these smaller, more transient ing itself has been constructed and posi­ be large, noticeable, and static - visible details. tioned on the layout; this time we'll attend from a standing position. to the total scene by adding the multitude of On the other hand, there are the "walking The Big Scene details that find their way to large junctions details" - the items that are noticed up To capture the full charm of a well-used such as CJ Tower. close while on a walk about the area. These railroad facility in the New Mexico high desert, Jim and [ chose, and colored, final details that give a "dry, dusty, open area" feel to the place. First, we considered choices for the standing details. After rev iewing photos, memories and parts catalogs, we chose three main items. Our fi rst selection was an electronic relay cabinet. The four-door cabinet offered by Details West (#EC904) fit our needs. In order to place it in the scene, Jim drilled two .03 1 holes in the bottom of the cabinet and inserted wires to represent wiring con­ duits going to the buried cable of the inter­ locking plant. The cabinet was painted Floquil Old Silver to represent the faded, dull color that results when silver paint is exposed to the harsh sun and blowing dust of the area. No rust or grime was applied to the box, since these effects occur very seldom on this type Some of the walking details seen around the junction. This type of detail adds of painted railroad appliance in dry climates. a feeling that there is much more to railroading than just running trains. To simulate dust, a wash and drybrush

26 • Model Railroading June .,992 These are what I consider the The types of details seen while "walking around" Corn Junction are shown in "standing details" for Corn Junction; this sample. The commercial details on the left are from an assortment of they can be seen while standing companies; the kitbashed and scratch built items come from the scrap box. The back and taking in the total view. track components are built to layout standards.

application of the latex color we use for area belongs to a heavy industry. Spare The Tower Building ground coloring was applied to the cabinet. items for track and signal maintenance, As lim was preparing the above items Not much of this was used, however, as discarded broken and scrap materials not dust occurs in generally thin layers on pro­ yet moved to a junk yard, and the signs of for placement on the layout, I returned to totype equipment. Testors DullCote was humanity complete the impression of a the tower building to complete the exterior then sprayed on the cabinet, and allowed to work place. lust as important in making details. Yet to be installed were the cooler, fu rnace exhaust pipe, electrical circuit dry. the scene realistic are the items that are not Power poles were supplied by Magnu­ present - there are no spare railcar or breaker (yes, they are located outside in this part of the country), power meter and soil son Models Inc. We mixed-and-matched locomotive parts, no big trucks or con­ pipe. These details were scratchbuilt using their four-arm telephone poles (#M609) struction equipment and no automobiles brass tube and wire, styrene and, in the case and telegraph poles (#M6 1 0) for our other than those of the tower operator and of the power meter, a piece of a clear lens requirements. The poles were colored to the signal maintainer. from an Athearn locomotive headlight. appear bleached by the sun. The major To start collecting these details, lim The evaporative cooler is a model of the poles along the track are a bit darker, but went to the scrap box. Here is a IS-year Aireze fiberglass round unit manufactured not blacker, than the other poles. In the collection of commercial detail parts, extra by Bacchus Industries, Inc., in Sunland harsh sun, these poles soon lose any parts from kits, samples of small industrial Park, NM. The model is constructed from a creosote tones and eventually fade to col­ gears and castings, and just plain junk. wood dowel. The cooler was mounted on a ors ranging from brown to light tan. The Upon returning from his inspection lOur, portion of the kit's casting. This galvanized metal parts show no sign of he stated that the walking details would part gave us the proper mounting angle for rust. The color used for these parts was a consist of commercial items, along with the pitch of the roof. mixture of Floquil SP Lark Gray and Old kitbashed and scratchbuilt items. The col­ Holes were drilled in the roof for the Silver. The poles and crossarms were lection he came up with is quite nice. pipes, and they were glued in place. Then stained/painted using Testors Brown, The set of' details he chose is shown in the electrical box and meter assembly were Wood and Gray enamel paint. Most insu­ the righthand photo above. The detail parts mounted to the building end wall along lators were painted green; the rest are on the left came from Campbell Scale with the wiring conduit. "painted" clear. Models, Sequoia Scale Models, Grandt After considering many possibilities, Line, Finishing Touches, Century Foundry The Total Scene we settled on a small metal building as the Metal Works, Pikestuff, Walthers' Central third standing detail for completing the Gas and Supply kit and Alloy Forms, Inc. The way these details combine to create Corn Junction scene. For this outbuilding, The kitbashed skid-mounted diesel gen­ the many scenes at Corn J unction can be we chose the Pikestuff small utility build­ erator started as the refrigerator unit from seen in the bottom photo on page 26. This ing kit. This kit is a good representation of an Athearn 40' truck trailer. Its air filter is photo shows two scenes that are distinct the metal structures found nearly every­ cut from an Athearn caboose smokejack, and separated from one another by the strip where in the railroad business. At Corn and its exhaust is built from .060 styrene of desert greenery and the placement of lunction, this building functions as a tool rod with a hinged rain cover made from a power poles. The fee ling of open space is storage shed used by the signal maintain­ blank cover in the Details West MU re inforced by the distinctness of both the ers who work out of their Corn Tower Receptacle set (# I 507). These covers are tower and the work/storage area scenes. first- floor office. Our model was assem­ also great for diesel truck smokestacks. Each of these scenes is compact and very bled with a door and one window. The The skid is constructed from Kappler Mill focused, with an amount of detail sufficient four walls, floor and roof were glued & Lumber Company scale lumber. to hold the viewer's attention from any together and painted Floquil Old Silver to The scratchbuilt table and benches direction during a lull in operating or other represent the look of many buildings (more scale lumber and bits of wire), the activity. This imparts a fe eling much like today. The gray plastic door and window "dipsy-dumpster," the stacks of ties and walking around the area - the detai Is are castings were not painted. Once these cast­ the links of rail, points and frog put the not seen until the viewer walks up close to ings were installed, the building was finishing touches on the small details. Let them. sprayed with a light coat of DullCote, me note that the track components are all The lead photo shows a view of the dusted and placed in position. made to the same standards that lim uses junction area with a train meet in progress. when he builds his handlaid track. In this Now that you have been taken on a quick The Many Scenes way, the spare details actually look as if tour of the place, you may have more of an The many small details that can be they could be replacements for the track appreciation of Corn Tower and the activ­ noticed on a walk around a fac ility like on the layout. This reinforces the complete ities associ ated with it in day-to-day Corn Junction give the impression that the scene of the junction. operations. .1.

..June 1992 Model Railroading • 27 Operations Planning for Operation Part Three: Train Scheduling by Jim Mansfield

Photo and illustrations by the author

T ast time we looked at some of the diffe r­ other at 40 mph for a meet at a train-length mph (a mile a minute since 60.6 feet equals L ent types of trains that roll on the siding, the schedule must include time for a mile). Here are some other values: Jersey Western Northern Division. We dis­ the train taking the siding to slow and stop, 50 smph 10" per second cussed a couple in detail and listed the oth­ sit during the pass and start once again. 40 smph 8" per second ers. The listing was comprised of JW trains The train in the siding will not average 40 30 smph 6" per second originating and terminating in Tilford per during the meet. 20 smph 4" per second Yard, transfers to/from the Santa Fe and In addition, the short running distances 10 smph 2" per second setouts/pickups from the Burlington between stations on a model layout do not 5 smph I" per second Northernand Southern Pacific. allow much leeway for a train to recover This time, I will develop a schedule for time lost during a meet. It is therefore I - THE BASICS the timetable including two northbound important that extra time be allotted when and three southbound JW trains. The BN scheduling inferior trains (those trains The Moves and SP trains that ply the JW mainline are that go into the siding). We must also The first step in developing a schedule operated as extras by train order and are allow time for the trains making setouts for a group of trains is to actually deter­ not included on the schedule or timetable. and pickups at stations along the way. It mine the times required for perfaiming the takes several minutes for a train to stop, various standard moves discussed above. Background uncouple, back up, couple/uncouple, pull One way to determine these times is to For a train schedule to be usable on a out, couple to the train and start once actually do each of the moves on the layout. model layout, the order of the trains, the again. Not allowing enough time will not When doing them, it is best to run through times of departures and arrivals, meets, only throw the entire schedule out of each move a number of times to come up etc., must be complementary to the switch­ whack, but will also rush the participants with an average time. This is especially true ing and other activities associated with the in the operation session. Most operators for yard switching. Build a few trains, clas­ yard(s) on the layout. The schedule needs come to our layouts to relax and have fun, sify a few and determine how long it takes to allow time for making the moves (called not to be rushed and worked. for a train to start and actually get out of the "move time" in this article) that are a part When planning a train schedule, many yard. Do the same for inbound trains. of model railroading. people use so-called "fast time" which Remember, you should include handling Such operation details as building out­ gives a fe eling of a larger trackplan because road engines for the trains. bound trains, rece ivi ng and classifying more time goes by for a given distance trav­ You can also get a good approximation inbound trains, and making runs between eled. Many fo lks use a ratio of I :6. I have for the required times by using a scale the stations should have ample times allot­ fo und that three hours of running trains is trackplan of your yard. Simply measure the ted for them. We need to keep in mind that three hours of running trains. It really time it takes an engine to move a distance, the more inbound trains are bunched makes no difference if the session runs say 3', and then determine how far the together, the longer they sit in the receiv­ from 6 a.m. until midnight or 9 a.m. till engine must travel while making a particu­ ing yard prior to classifying. Likewise, noon. Of course, you don't need to operate lar move. Keep in mind full distances trav­ grouped departures from a yard can place in the dark in the latter case. Also, I like to eled when the engine has a cut of cars strain on the yard unless plenty of time is switch in real time; if it takes the prototype coupled to it. allowed for building the trains during the five minutes to do a switch, I want to take Start ing and stopping trains for operating session. five minutes, not 30 "minutes." meets/passes on the mainline can be done Another detail that must be included is It is also helpful to remember that an HO on a loop of track ir an actual siding has move time for meets and passes along the model train going one actual foot in one not been constructed. Simply mark the line. When two trains are approaching each second is going approximately a scale 60 locations of turnouts and then approach.

28 • Model Railroading June --'992 The Tortilla Flats switcher job has taken the cab from the south end of the 528 train and is pulling the tote empties from Track 1 and out onto the SP main in order to clear the main-lead switch. The switcher will then shove the cars for a cou­ pling on the train (the Southern hopper) on the main track. The switcher will then assist the train's start as far as North Tortilla Flats.

stop at and leave the "siding" as though a should be changed only as a last resort dur­ meet was being made. ing the schedule process. I have tried it, and it Table 2 - Jersey Western Another point to ponder is the use of helper causes more headaches than it is worth. Railroad Northern Division engines. Helpers are used on some trains on Trains with different top speeds are affected Maximum Train Speed the JW Northern Division's route from differently. On the JW, a tote train has a top Train No. Speed Limit Tortilla Flats to Humphreys Tank. Heavy speed of SO mph (see Table 2), while a drag 100 20 mph fre ights in the 300 class and tote (piggyback) freight has a top speed of 30 mph. Raising a 200 30 mph trains (800 class) use helpers as needed to get speed limit from 40 to 45 mph affects the 500 30 mph the freights up the mountain and to keep the pig train but has no effect on the drag. 600 40 mph tote trains moving at top speeds. If a change is made, something that 800 SO mph Freight helpers are cut in at mid-train works elsewhere on the schedule may not while tote trains have helpers coupled to work after the change. Changing departure the rear. The time-consuming moves to cut times, holding in sidings and slowing unti I the train is almost to the signal located in and remove the helpers from the freights trains on a portion of the trip are much bet­ at the yard limit. The engineer may have must be considered when planning the ter ways to solve bugs in the schedule. the train down to 2 or 3 mph on the schedule. If a change is made in the departure time approach. This is also included in the Very little time is associated with for a train, be sure to ret urnto the yard departure move time. See page 29 of the helpers for the tote trains. Their power is from which the train is depart ing and March 1992 issue; Tilford Yard limit is the enough to stop and start rather quickly and review how this will affect the moves in yard connection at "A" on the plan. the move does not take nearly as much the yard. Calling a train earlier can cause As discussed last time, some trains are time as for a freight. problems in the departure yard since the built in the expedite yard and are cleared As a guide for developing a schedule, same amount of switching must be done in out of the yard ;'toot-sweet." Therefore. the Table I lists the Standard Move Times I use a shorter time. Calling a train later can also move time for these trains to clear the yard for the items we have been discussing. cause problems; later switching can includes no provision for throwing switches These times are actual times, not scale times. become tangled in the yards and arriving or for switching jobs to clear the leads. You can look at the trackplan of the Jersey trains are affe cted. These trains usually already have a board Western layout to see how the distances to get on the main as they start to pull; traveled compare on your plan or layout. The Yard therefore they can approach the signal at The times given in Table I for arriving fu ll yard speed. This allows the yardmaster The Mainline and departing trains apply to trains using some enjoyable urgency to get the high· The posted speed limits of the mainline both the receiving/departure yard and the priority trains out of the yard. expedite yard. The receiving move Inbound trains going to the receiving Table 1-Jersey Western Railroad time starts when the engine crosses yard must also contend with leads, switch­ Standard Move Times the yard limit and continues until it ing jobs and the like. The Quality Quick stops on the north end of the yard and other priority trains using Expedite and Standard Move Time (actual) and the road power is taken off. It is Zia Lift do not have any extra time fo r such Moving One Cut From Class 4 Minutes at this time that the train is consid­ stuff. The yardmaster must have his yard Yard to Departure Yard ered "yarded." ready to receive these priority trains. Engine Hostler to D-yard 7 Minutes The departure move time starts While the BN and SP trains are not on when the engineer is told to start the schedule, their appearance affects the Classifying a Train 34 Minutes pulling and ends when the last car yard operations and in turn affects the Departing Train of the train is clear of the yard lim­ mainline train movements. No time is NOl1llal (RID Yard) 5 Minutes its. Both of these move times included in the move times for the disrup­ Expedite 3 Minutes include time for dragging the train tions caused by these overhead trains. Arriving Train through the yard at I 0 mph, throw­ They are good for business, but can mix Normal (RID Yard) 7 Minutes ing switches along leads, and a the yard. These trains most often do not Expedite 3 Minutes small bit for unforeseen activity arrive at a scheduled time, but must not be Meet/Pass at Siding 3 Minutes like waiting for a misplaced switch­ delayed. More fun for the yardmaster' Setout/Pickup 7 Minutes ing job to clear. Many times, the lower-class The Stations Helper (Cut in) 3 Minutes trains do not "get a board" (signal With standard move times determined, Helper (Cut out) 3 Minutes indication) to enter the mainline we are ready to apply the times to the sta-

June 1992 Model Railroading • 29 one-and-one-half train block signals, a turnout-linkage problem or Table - Jersey Western Railroad 3 lengths. This means that a a "cub" engineer learning to use a throttle Northern Division Siding Information train taking the siding will are but a few of the chance occurrences travel farther at the siding that can happen. We cannot plan these Move Time speed of 15 mph. This adds sorts of delays into the schedule, but we Station Length Meet/Pass Setout/Pickup time to the meet fo r the should have plans for them when they Tortilla Flats 23' 3 minutes 7 minutes inferior train and must be occur. Sometimes they can even be to our Tooiong 31 ' 4 minutes N/A considered. advantage. A break in a train on the main­ Marceaul 8' 3 minutes 7 minutes Table 3 shows planning line can take the heat off of a yardmaster 2 Barren 23' 3 minutes 7 minutes information used for the sta­ who has a receiving yard fu ll of trains. On Notes tion sidings on the JW the other hand, it doesn't help if the depar­ (I) Northern Division. The dif­ ture yard is fu ll. Short siding at Marceau still uses 3 minutes for meet. (2) Higher speed l imits allow meet/pass to be completed fe rent times for the meets The point is that no matter how well we more quickly, resulting in less time per foot of siding. and passes take into account plan, the chance is always there for a delay. longer sidings. If these types of delays do not occur very often, but cause a lot of problems when tions along the line. Stations have slightly The Chance they do, the schedule should be reviewed. different arrangements which affect the As we all know, many things happen Perhaps there are too many trains. If these times in Table I. For example, the siding during an operating session that are delays occur a lot while operating, the track between Toolong and Marceau is about unplanned. Coupling failures, overrun and equipment need maintenance. Neither the layout nor the schedule need to be per­ fect; they simply need to fit well together. Fig u re 1 - The Jersey Western's Northern Division Operating Schematic, including Tilford Yard, has all the physical information con­ II - THE DEVELOPMENT cerning the division's track, sidings and stations. The Operating Schematic The first recommendation I have when developing a schedule is to know the seg­ ment of track upon which the trains will be operating. The track's physical information ""0 ,?-'J :v0 v

The Operating Train Chart

- The Operational Train Chart is a simple and easily under­ Figure 2 A useful and simple tool for visualizing stood aid for developing and explaining train schedules, especially to a train schedule, both during development newcomers, for your layout. and while in use, is the Operating Trai n Chart. This chart (see Figure 2) combines the time of the clock and the distance along the line into a graph of sorts that clearly shows all trains operating on the schedule. The various line segments representing the TILFORD BOWL 241 661 trains show where a train starts and stops, when it arri ves and departs stations along YARD LIMIT G RAN QU I ��r ---- �� -r-r ��------+--- -��--�� �------r- the line and its various speeds. Before studying the completed chart in Figure 2, BARREN let's discuss some of the details by using a fe w examples. MARC�E�A�U+_----_�-\� -�\----_4-----f_----4r--�---_;-- In the background discussion above, TOOL I ..:::O.:.;N..=G+_--- cited an example of two trains approaching a meet, each with a speed of 40 mph.

TORTILLA FLA=-,,-T S __ Suppose they are both 30 cars (20') long -=--t- -f and are approaching a siding 23' long. The 824 siding speed limit is 20 mph. The move A.M. 9:00 A.M. 10:00 time for the inferior train (southbound) ranges from 3 min., 5 sec. if the train is passing NOTES: completely in the siding before the 1) All stations having sidings are located on south end of siding. train arrives, to 2 min., 20 sec. if the trains 2) Trains 824/571 and 51 2/661 meet in Tilford Yard. are cutting it close. The method used to 3) Train 512 has 10 min. in Tortilla Flats because of setout (7 min. and meet with train 51 2 (3 min.). determine these times is shown in the side­ 4) Read up for northbound and down for southbound. bar. I prefer to use a longer move time. As

June 1992 30 • Model Railroading shown in Table 1, I use a value of three minutes as a standard for all meets at a Figure 3 - The slowing, going through a siding, stopping and start­ train-length siding. ing of an inferior train during a meet is shown in A, while a useful The method used to show the three­ approximation is shown in B. minute move time for a meet on the Operating Train Chart is shown in Figure 3. In Part A of the figure, the meet is 40 shown as described in the sidebar. mph 3:05 To be practical, however, I approximate the discussion in the sidebar by planning 2:05 on the inferior train starting to slow and enter the siding two minutes prior to the J- scheduled meet time. The train then has W w one minute to start and get back on the LL mainline at speed. A This approximation is shown graphically 0 L.() in Part B of Figure 3. In both cases, the actual point of the meet is where the engines of the trains pass one another. 40 This location is the south end of the siding mph and is located on the chart where the two lines cross. In the case of longer sidings, the extra time is included to the left of the meeting point. The superior train is not shown in the figure for clarity. To determ ine the departure time of a train having four classifications coming from the class yard, we simply multiply 2:00 four times the move time for a single cut B from the class yard to the departure yard, 3:00 plus an engine hostler move. By looking at Table 1, we find this time equation I equals 4 x 4 min. + 7 min., which equals 23 minutes. Therefore, if a train is sched­ 1 MINUTE uled to leave at 10:00, the yardmaster LOCATION OF must pull the first cut from the class yard at 9:37. MEET AT SOUTH Often, two trains are being built at the END OF SIDING same time with both scheduled to leave within a few minutes of one another. This means the start time for building the two trains must be about 50 minutes prior to the departure of the trains. Figure 4 - The Operational Train Chart in Figure 2 is the basis for If cars for a departing train are arriving this Timetable. on a train, this train must be yarded in JERSEY WESTERN RAILROAD CO. FORM 301 time for classifying. Referring to Table 1 REV 1 AUG 89 again, we see that it takes 34 minutes to TIMETABLE classify a standard 30-car train. The EFFECTIVE 1 JAN. 1992 arriving train must be yarded by 9:03 Northbound Southbound (10:00 minus the sum of 23 minutes plus Read Up Read Down 34 minutes) if only one train is being TRAIN NO. 824 512 661 511 241 built. As more trains are involved, the V time increases. Using more yard jobs can STATION FEET A D A D D A D A D A decrease the time. Since the departure and arrival times TILFORD YARD 144 9:15 - 9:38 - 9:49 - 9:19 - 9:09 - are when the train starts to pull and when LIMITS the train is yarded, respectively, the times 35 shown in Table I are displayed on the Chart as the lines which slope the least BARREN 109 9:13 - 9:37 - - 9:50 - 9:20 9:13 9:10 when trains are leaving or entering 31 Tilford Yard. This slight slope is because MARCEAU 78 9:12 - 9:36 - - 9:51 - 9:21 - 9:14 of the 10 mph or less speed used in the 29 yard. The more vertical the line, the faster the train. In fact, the slopes (distance trav­ LONG 49 9:1 1 - 9:35 - - 9:52 - 9:23 - 9:16 eled divided by the time) of the lines rep­ Too 49 resent the speeds given in Table 2 and Figure I. TORTILLA FLATS 0 9:08 - 9:32 - - 9:54 9:35 9:25 9:38 9:1 8 (Conlinued on page 35.)

.June .,992 Model Railroading • The 722 holds on the local outbound track as Train #500 (Rio Grande mixed intermodal run-through) departs on Main #2 with a fresh C&W crew. With 70 mph allowed for intermodals, there's no chance of #500 getting in the way of 722. Locals are restricted to 50 mph. by David A. Bontrager Photos by the author

rototype ! What do you mean proto­ wide variety of paint schemes using quite a area, or scene, at a time. I have applied P type? This is an article on freelanc­ mixture of colors can be found. selective compression; giving the illusion ing, isn't it? Well, yes it is. But the many For the model railroader, there are of a big railroad operation in a small space. shortline and regional railroads across the enough shortlines in existence that one can Therefore, as I rebuild the Colorado & nation are, in a sense, freelance railroads, actually do prototype freelancing. Now Western,only two entire scenes will be only on a large scale. there's a twist on both prototype modeling represented in depth. If you are interested in reading more and freelance modeling! This article is not to be misconstrued as about the shortline and regional railroad being a definitive answer to the topic; I'm industry, its size, purpose and operations, I Theory only sharing how I have tried to adapt pro­ refer you to the November 1991 issue of Freelancing has long been very popular totype practices and illusion to my model­ Railway Age magazine. among model railroaders, and for good rea­ ing endeavors. In a nutshell, small railroads are one of son - it's fun. There are probably as many The integrity of freelancing is main­ three growth areas in today's railroading varied themes on free lancing as there are tained if prototype practices are followed, scene; they account for over 30,000 miles model railroaders. In fact, freelancing, in or at least used as guidelines. When work­ of in-use track. That's quite a feeder sys­ one fOlm or another, probably accounts for ing out specifications for your own motive tem for the Class Ones! The shortlines and the majority of model railroad hobbyists. power, treat it as though you are equipping regionals are approaching 10% of the There are many, some famous, freelance actual locomotives that must meet your industry's total revenues. model railroads in existence, many of railroad's operating conditions. Just as with Those are some impressive figures, but which have been featured in the hobby prototype modeling, freelancing should like any other business, it's not all roses for press, including MRG. My favorite is Eric have specific guidelines set forth to give the shortline industry. A black-ink bottom Brooman's Utah Belt, probably because his direction and purpose to the concept of line on a financial statement is not easy to theory, fo r the most part, parallels mine. design and application of operation. achieve, but as large railroads continue to Due to space restrictions, I have taken Hopefully my approach to this fascinating shave off marginal lines from their opera­ the design of my railroad in the opposite aspect of model railroading will encourage tions, the future does look promising for direction from that of most model rail­ others to give it a try. the shortline industry. roads. The scope of operations is quite Applied One other point. The shortline/regional large, but in actual application, the physical Theory railroads certainly offer a colorful alterna­ size is quite smaiL It is designed as a railfan My Colorado & Western Railroad Co. tive to the American railroading scene. A would perceive it; only viewing one small has experienced an evolution process -

.June 1992 32 • Model Railroading concept, design and operations - just as most prototype railroads have. Beginning MASTER BILL OF MATERIALS as an industrial-switching operation (steam SW SW SW CF7 CF7 CF7 CF7 GP35 GP35 era), it has evolved through the expansion 1500 1500 1000 ACAB ACAB RCAB RCAB HIGH LOW #826 #827 #828 #803 #835 #836 of operations to serve small outlying com- #172' #158 #160 munities and finally to the inclusion of a A-LINE modern mainline operation which is used 20006 Flywheels X X as a regional bridge route for several Class 20010 Flywheel cement X X X Wipers X X X X X One railroads. The basic shortline/switch- 29200 Repower kit X X ing concept is still in place, but the C&W is 70321 90321 Repower kit X now also involved in priority intermodals, ATHEARN through freights and Amtrak. Using this fic- 3900 SW 1500 undec/pwd X titious corporate scenario, I have expended 3920 SW 1500 undec/dum X much effort in creating realistic motive 3930 SW I 000 undec/pwd X power and rolling stock for the C& W. Handrail stanchions/ends X X X X X X X Handrail stanchions/sides X X X X X X X X Some hobbyists may consider this to be Headlght lenses X X X an unrealistic mutation. I'd rather term it a Hom X caricature of the prototype. John Allen and CANNON & COMPANY Malcolm Furlow are two of the most 1004 Hood access door X famous, and most extreme, caricature-style 1008 Compt. door & plate X model railroaders, but much can be learned 1101 High short hood X by studying their basic concepts. My goal 1103 81" nose X EMD kit X is to combine prototype integrity with cari- 1151 1302 Inertial grilles X cature-style modeling. 1402 Radiator grilles X I don't like to attach the term "creative" 1502 Thin-wall cab X X exclusively to freelance modeling. Accurate CANNON & COMPANY (SPARE PARTS) prototype modeling is also creative; the only Class light blanks X diffe rentiating factor is the use of a different Brake wheel X X Sander clean-out cover X set of guidelines to reach a speci fi c final DETAIL ASSOCIATES goal. 1003 Headlight - front X X X X My freelance equipment is built accord- 1003 Headlight - rear X X X X X ing to specification standards which I have 1007 Headlight - front & rear X developed. These standards not only apply 1008 Headlight - rear X to the fictional operations of the ra ilroad, but 1201 Bell/roof mount X X X X X X also to the hands-on building of the models. 1301 Sunshades X X X X X X X X X Drop step X X X X X The motive power represented in this 1402 M U stand recept. X X series will be limited to the yard switchers, 1505 & 1507 MU recept. X X X X X X X X local power and shortline motive power. 1708 Class light lenses X X X Keep in mind that a shortline run on the 1803 Sinclair antenna X C&W can be as long as 161 miles through 1901 Round vent X X mountainous terrain. Therefore, this power 1902 Cab vent X X X X is closely equipped the same as the road 2101 Spark arrester X Grabirons X X X X X X X X X power. I always apply my basic standard of 2202 2205 Lift bar/early X model building to these projects: neatness 2206 Eyelets/lift rings X X X X X X X throughout the construction process. 2206 Eyelets/lift-bar brackets X X X X X X X X X 2208 End beam/hose keeper X Implementing Standards 22 12 Lift bar/l ate X X X X X X X X 2501 .006" wirelbell iine X X X X X X When building replicas of prototype 2503 .0 I 0" wire/wipers X X X X motive power, rolling stock, etc., critics 2504 .0 12" wire/long grabs X X X have the prototype by which to judge the 2506 .019" wire/MU hos./-fr. X X model(s). Not so with freelancing. A free- 2506 .0 19" wire/MU hos./-re. X X X X lance creation is solely a three-dimensional 2507 .022" wire/air line X Sand-filler hatch X product of a mental image. So how does 3001 X Air tanks - roof X one judge freelance efforts? I would say by 3202 3202 Air tank - ends only X originality and neatness of workmanship. 6503 Curved grab - roof X X In conjunction with established specifi- 7103 Re-rail frog X X X X X cations and the corporate intent of reducing 101 101 Lift rings - brass X X X costs, added detai ling on C& W mot i ve DETAILS WEST power is kept to a minimum. This is for 106 Beacon X X X X X Headlight - front both reasons of maintenance and handling. 114 X Spark arrester X C&W power units are the everyday 123 135 Bell X workhorses of the railroad, so these two 155 Plow X factors are always present. Also, invariably 166 Fuel filler X X X X there will be some visitor that has to handle 167 Fuel filler X X X the model in order to "see" it. As a rule, 196 Spare knuck les X X X X only the model builder knows how to han- 206 Plow X MU cable w/plugs die a highly detailed model! I simply try to 218 X MU cable/plugs/stand X eliminate frustration before it happens. 220

June 1992 Model Railroading • 33 In addition to detailing, no-mask and MASTER BILL OF MATERIALS (continued) simple paint schemes have been developed, SW SW SW CF7 CF7 CF7 CF7 GP35 GP35 on both the original and the new high-visi- 1500 1500 1000 ACAB ACAB RCAB RCAB HIGH LOW bility versions. Anything I can do to save #172' #158 #160 #826 #827 #828 #803 #835 #836 construction time would certainly save JAY·BEE money for the corporation. 102 40" N. S. wheels X Once in a while I'll deviate from the K&S ENGINEERING specification standards and build something 498 .015" stl. wire/handrai Is X X X X X X KADEE COUPLERS really funky. Admittedly, this is a good No. 5 Front X X X X X X option to exercise, but not a good practice No.5 Rear X X X X X X X to implement on all projects if the integrity No. 26 Front X of standardization on the railroad is to be NO. 27 Front & rear X X apparent, which is needed if one is going to MV PRODUCTS freelance by prototypical guidelines. 22 Lenses - ditch lights X X Even with the use of specification stan- 26 Lenses - headlights X X X X X X NORTHWEST SHORT LINE dards, I have the flexibility of exercising 100·4 .005" thrust washer X X X X X X options. This is a good place to use a new

103-4 .0 I 0" thrust washer X X X X X X or different product, or a different tech- 165-4 SW repower kit X X nique, to see what the end result will look 7141-4 40" N.S. wheels X like. EXAMPLE: Firecracker antennas are 7142-4 42" N.S. wheels X X X X the standard on the C&W. There are now 1000 1-9 Hook-up wire X numerous antennas of this type on the mar- 16203-9 Motor X OVERLAND MODELS ket. To test the various antennas for both 9000 Hom X cosmetic purposes and durability, I have 9009 Hom X probably used all of them at one time or 9050 Firecracker antenna X X X X another. 9171 Door handle w/lock X More examples could be given, but the Fan blades 9230 X object of my theory has been demonstrated; 9325 Small mirrors X X X X X X that is, specification standards have been 5355 Powered chassis X 5365 Powered chassis X X maintained, but with the use of a variety of PRECISION INVESTMENT ASC. parts. 155 Hom X X X PRECISION SCALE COMPANY Preview of Series 3150 Air supply hose - br. X X X X X X X X X The locomotive construction projects that MU hose - br. front X 3152 will be covered in this series are as follows: 3152 MU hose - br. rear X X X SWIOOO Athearn/NWSL 3833 Broom - brass X X 393 1 Dynamic fan - brass X SW I500 Athearn/NWSL 3936 Short side stanchions X SWI500 Athearn/aMI 3936 Short end stanchions X X CF7 Angle Cab Rail Power/NWSL/ 3938 Deck stanchions X X A-Line 3963 Radiator fans - brass X CF7 Angle Cab Rail Power/aMI 3989 Small fan X X CF7 Round Cab Rail Power/aMI 3901 1 Fuel sight glass X CF7 Round Cab Rail Power/A-Line 39036 Dial fuel gauge X X X 39074 Long side stanchions X GP35 High Hood Rail Power/ 39 133 Firecracker antenna X X X A-Line/Cannon

39 137 Ditch lights X X GP35 Low Hood Rail Power/ 39 139 Large beacon X X X A-Line/Cannon 39140 Leslie hom - brass X X X To simplify matters, I am providing a 39 141 Leslie hom - plastic X master parts matrix at this time for the RAIL POWER PRODUCTS enti re series. CF7 body shell X X X X � G P35 body shell X X RUN 8 PRODUCTIONS 1858 Windows - angle cab X X 1859 Windows - round cab X X RAIL GRAPHICS Custom decals X X X X X X X

Colorado & Western Railroad Co. - Brief History of the Company from 1850 to 1980

1850 - Early on in the formative years of 1876 - Enormous 100-year land lease option for the company to purchase lease Colorado, the Southern Colorado Land signed with the federal government. Land within 30 days of expiration date (January I, Navigation & Transportation Company included in lease covers large area of south- 1976). This agreement specifically states that (SCLN&TC) was founded by Abraham ern Colorado and northern New Mexico. In the price of the option to purchase will not .George Bontrager. Wagon freight and stage exchange for a commitment from SCLN&TC exceed an appreciation in value of I % per line serv ices were estab lished between to be instrumental in the development of year for the duration of the lease. Based on Pueblo and the remote settlements that were transportation services of the leased area, the assessed value of the land at the time lease to become the towns of Cuchara and Durdy government agrees to grant all mineral and was signed. Since the area was considered a Oawg. energy rights to SCLN&TC and gives an wasteland at that time, the assessed value

..June 1992 34 • Model Railroading was extremely low, actually next to nothing. Oliver Henry enjoyed being in the spot­ renewed need for rail transportation, pur­ Believing in the future of rail transporta­ light as a businessman and was quite a chases the abandoned narrow-gauge line tion, A. G. immediately began construction showman of sorts, actually flamboyant in from Pueblo to Cuchara. In conjunction with of a rail line from Durdy Dawg south into the his style of running the company. He devel­ this, he establishes the Colorado & Western wilds of New Mexico. oped an aggressive manner in expanding the Railroad Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Many people thought A. G. Bontrager had operations; consequently, his name became Southern Colorado Land Navigation & suffered a massive attack of senility, and the widely known, although not always spoken Transportation Co. The SCLN&TC is main­ agreement quickly became known as "Abe's of favorably. tained as the parent company for reasons of Folly!" His first major project was to upgrade the the 1876 lease agreement. The C& W is oper­ A. G. himself didn't even realize at that line between Durdy Dawg, Colorado, and ated as an industrial switching line in and time what this agreement would eventually the outpost at Prewitt, New Mexico, to stan­ around Pueblo, with a back shop located at mean for his company and future generations dard-gauge track. O. Henry is now more of West Pueblo. People are really laughing now; of Bontragers. a laughing stock than Abe was fi fty years the newspaper headlines exclaim, "Oh 1900 - The Denver & Rio Grande Western earlier. Henry, not again!" Railroad opens narrow-gauge line to serve the The laughing stopped, however; O. H. 1965 - With further agricultural develop­ lumber, mining and agricultural needs of the Bontrager built a chain of facilities for trav­ ment in the Conejos Valley region, standard area. A. G. Bontrager is now retired and his elers along the right of way, which included gauge is installed between Pueblo and son, Tobias Abraham Bontrager, is running lodging, food and entertainment. For the Cuchara. Cuchara Transfer Co. (CTC) is the SCLN&TC. T. A. begins building rail most part, these facilities were simple and established as a trucking company to offer line from Cuchara to Durdy Dawg. The basic in design, but served the needs of trav­ door-to-door service to the entire area. SCLN&TC rail lines, in conjunction with the elers well. However, his establishment at Geological surveys indicate vast natural D&RGW, open a direct route connecting Durdy Dawg was quite elaborate and became gas and oil deposits in the land-lease area. these desolate areas with Pueblo and Denver. widely known as a place to "have a good O. H. Bontrager always had a special love T. A. states his firm commitment to the time!" These facilities, including the one at for the town of Durdy Dawg and establishes continuation of operations of the line into the Durdy Dawg, were simply named "0. residence there for his retirement years. This northern wilds of New Mexico. Henry's." But many of the women working is soon followed by the formation of the Observers view all this as totally ridicu­ at his establishment in Durdy Dawg simply Durdy Dawg Historical & Restoration lous and nickname T. A.'s endeavors "Tobe's stated "Oh Henry!" Society, a group dedicated to the preservation Desolate Disaster!" 1960 - The mining industry in southern and restoration of the town to return it to its T. A. begins a promotional campaign to Colorado and northern New Mexico has original splendor. In order to devote his time open the area for tourists and vacationers, and played out; consequently, the demand for rail to this project, the operation of the C&W is upgrades passenger service. Plans are under­ service falls off substantially. The D&RGW turned over to his son, David A. Bontrager. way to develop facilities for travelers. narrow-gauge line to Cuchara has already D. A. has learned well, he also has far-sighted 1925 - T. A.'s young son, Oliver Henry been abandoned for about ten years. O. visions of building a rail transportation net­ Bontrager, is already active in helping to Henry, confident that the west will experi­ work and starts laying the foundation to operate the SCLN&TC. ence a strong econom ic recovery, and thus a establish the C&W as a bridge route for the

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The stage is set; the props are all in place; so it's time to ra ise the curtain and let the play begin. The headline actors in this play are the trains. The ca!!t of supporting actors are the people. Standing in front of the general offices of theColorado & Western Railroad Co. (a renovated Victorian structure). these characters are, from left to right: D. A. Bontrager, owner/superintendent of opera­ tions; O. H. Bontrager, D. A.'s mentor; F. A. Jackson (Fat Next month we will tour the body shop where it will be Jack), superintendent of maintenance; and R. C. Rettig, demonstrated how the C&W Rebuild Shops build yard shop foreman of the C&W rebuild shops. switchers.

June 1992 Model Railoading • 35 Class One railroads. D. A. envisions the Operations Planning for Operation C&W becoming an essential shortcut to California for priority rail shipments. 1970 - Compulsively driven by desire, a Part Three: Train Scheduling dream and encouraging negotiations with (Continued from page 3 j.) Santa Fe and Burlington Northern, D. A. pushes fo rward the massive building proj­ ect to establish a heavy mainline between On the Chart, local train 241 has 20 min­ arranged in a typical timetable format as Pueblo and Prewitt. The fa r- sighted utes allotted fo r switching at Tortilla Flats. shown in Figure 4. To be truthful, I have vision of a rail bridge route is starting to This time is shown as a horizontal line with found the Chart to be more useful for look like a reality. D. A.'s projects are quickly named a length of 20 minutes. Trains making a understanding and explaining the opera­ "DAB's Dilly;" once again the setout, such as the 51 1 at Tortilla Flats, tion of trains. But, of course, the Bontragers are in the spotlight of being at also have a horizontal line; in this case timetable is available as backup. The the butt-end of jokes. However, in typical seven minutes, which includes time for Jersey Western Timetable book actually Bontrager tradition, D. A. applies positive stopping, making the setout and starting up contains both figures. The choice is up to action to negative criticism, and promotes again. Notice that in the case of the 24 1 and the operator. the C&W as a "Dilly of a Railroad." 51 I trains, they are both in Tortilla Flats at Next time, we will look at traffic densi- - All land included in lease is pur­ 1976 the same time. As long as there is room, we ties. Until then... chased and land not needed for present � can have as many trains in one place as we and future operations is sold off at tremen­ want. dous profits. A portion of these profits is To determine the move time for the used to pay off the debts of modernizing With the above information, the southbound infe rior train of two 40-mph the entire C&W system. Operating Train Chart will now be easy to trains approaching a meet, take each ele­ All mineral rights are preserved, understand and is easy to describe to a new ment of the move time separately. First is which provides the C&W wi th substan­ operator. The cub can see the big picture the train slowing from the 40-mph main­ tial royalty payments. and can get all the information needed to line speed to 20-mph siding speed. A The Colorado & Westem Railroad Co. operate a train on the line. The Chart con­ model HO train traveling a scale 40 mph absorbs the Southern Colorado Land tains train number and direction, speeds, is traveling an actual distance on the lay­ Navigation & Transportation Co. Only station stops and times of the scheduled out of 8" per second; at 20 smph, it travels the C& W name is preserved. meets. Distances between stations are also a distance of 4". To find the slow-down Cuchara Transfer Co. (CTC) becomes time, I added the two speeds and divided shown. an independent entity. by two (finding the average) which The distances on the vertical axis of the West Pueblo is formally established as yielded an average speed of 30 smph. Chart are proportioned to the distances headquarters of the Colorado & Western To slow 20 smph takes one-hal f train Railroad Co. along the track schematic. This is the rea­ length (10'). At an average of 30 smph, All motive power is domiciled at West son the slope of the line segment is the the train is traveling 6" per second; there­ Pueblo, and plans are already being speed of the train, and this is what makes fore 10' divided by 6" per second gives a drawn up for the modernization and con­ the Chart so valuable. If a train can go 40 slow-down time of 20 seconds. struction of an efficient yard and service mph between two stations, a segment Once the engine is in the 23' siding, the complex. As D. A. told O. H .: "We're drawn at a slope of 40 mph will determine train slows from 20 smph to zero: the fi rst going to put the C&W on every rail map 16' traveling at 20 smph (48 seconds) plus when the train reaches the next station. in the West!" the average of 10 smph for 7' (42 seconds) Once you have determined when a train 1980 - Cuchara Transfer Co. ( CTC) for a sum of 90 seconds. can leave a terminal (Tilford Yard), it is a enters negotiations with United Parcel As stated in the Rule Book, the train Serv ice (UPS) and the Colorado & simple matter to determ ine all station must be in the siding 15 seconds prior to Western Railroad Co. (C&W) to become arrival and departure times by drawing the meet. The superior northbound train an independent contractor for UPS ser­ sloped lines at the proper speeds for the will take 30 seconds to pass the south vice in the entire Conejos Valley region. train from station to station, while includ­ switch of the siding at 40 smph. The train All UPS shipments for that region will be ing the horizontal segments for meets, only needs to travel its own length of 20'. shipped and received at Durdy Dawg, uti­ setouts, etc. Finally, starting the train in the siding lizing the C&W. will take one-half train length (a Rule To develop a chart, there are three sim­ Phenomenal industrial and agricultural Book operating rule for acceleration) ple steps: I) Start on the left end and do the growth have created a substantial com­ with an average speed of 20 smph which first inferior and superior trains, 2) Do any mercial and population expansion of is equivalent to 30 seconds. Cuchara and Durdy Dawg. Due to scenic, trains that make meets (cross) these two The Grand Total of the move time fo r recreational and historical appeal, Durdy trains and 3) Add more trains as you work this meet is 185 seconds (3 min., 5 sec.) Dawg has become a very active inner­ your way to the right of the chart. as shown in Figure 3A. The time would mountain community. Most of the histori­ If a train making a setout is approached be slightly shorter if the inferior train cal structures, commercial and residential, by a train, ensure there is enough time for were not completely in the siding as the have been renovated, or are in the process the setout, meet and any resulting extra mainline train first reaches the siding. of renovation, and are again productive This saves the 15 seconds per the Rule switching. All lines must cross at stations and useful. The town has actually become Book plus a maximum of another 30 sec­ with passing sidings. Remember, sidings a cultural center, and numerous art and onds (the time it takes for the train on the photographic galleries are opened. shorter than trains cause extra switching. If mainline). For this 45-second savings, the The Santa Fe interchange at Prewitt, a line becomes too steep (fast-train speed) engine of the mainline train will just miss NM, is put into service. O. Henry's dream when advancing to the next siding to make the caboose of the inferior train. Nice for has finally come true - the C& W is now a meet, move the meet towards the right. movies. a connecting route for every railroad serv­ This will affect the other train by slowing In practice, l make the approximation ing Colorado from the east to all points in the approach and/or moving the entire train shown in Figure 3B by taking five sec­ southern California, and return. to the right. onds from the approach time while keep­ ing the 15 seconds required for the D. A. Bontrager The Timetable inferior train to be in the siding and the Owner/Superintendent of Operations one-minute start-up time. The information on the Chart can be re-

June �992 36 • Model Railroading Computer Applications in Model Railroading

SWITCHER for the Mac and by Larry Puckett A SIG for Atari Owners

uring the past year-and-a-half several Gate, Carrollton, TX 75007. Write them ment with computer-controlled interfaces D readers have asked when a Mac ver­ for their list of shareware and software. By for signaling or other computer-control sion of Switcher would be available: well the way, my next project is to develop a methods. If this sounds interesting to you now I can finally answer you - right now ! Microsoft Windows version of SWITCHER. try contacting ATESIG in care of Decker Gary Paine of Pasadena, CA, took the code It will use a mouse to select car types and McAllister, 145 Surf PI., Seal Beach, CA that I sent him on a floppy and converted it to link industries for making up car orders, 90740. to Microsoft QuickBasic for the Mac. etc. I have a long way to go on this one so I'll also try to get more information Along the way Gary made a few changes take your time getting used to the new from ATESIG if enough of you are inter­ to fit his needs. First he added an update Windows version 3. I. ested; drop me a postcard or leave me a option so that several sets of waybills and CompuServe message. I'd also like to get a car-location reports can be generated in ATESIG (Atori SIG) few cards and letters from those of you one session. This feature would allow you For several years, Atari computers using DOS machines to give me a better to generate enough paperwork to supply accounted fo r a large share of the home­ idea of any topics you'd like to see cov­ your operating sessions for months. He computer market, and there certainly must ered in this column that I haven't gotten to also added an option to print a form feed to be a lot of them stashed in closets all over yet. For example, would you like infonna­ use with printers that use sheet paper, like the country, including many model ra il­ tion on using spreadsheets like Lotus 1 -2-3 Hewlert-Packard DeskJets. Finally, Gary roaders'. ATESIG is a special interest for inventories,) Next month we'll look at a converted the data fi les to 100% ASCII group formed in 1989 to develop and new car-forwarding program from Interlok text file, making it possible to use any text archive information on the application and Software, and we'll get Back to Basics. editor to print, read or modify them. By the use of Atari computers for model ra ilroad­ That 's all for this session. Until next way, the version Gary converted was my ing. Toward that end a bibliography of lit­ time, stay on the right track and don't run newest version 5.0. He also mentioned that erature on the computers and a software out of steam. Send your comments, ques­ he was able to run the DOS version using a index have been compiled. Also, an inex­ tions and programs to: Larry Puckett, 96 18 utility called "Access PC" and got the pensive game port interface and transistor­ Dublin Dr., Manassas, VA 22 1 10. For same results. ized throttle have been developed. those of you on CompuServe my user ID is Gary has agreed to distribute copies of One area that the group could use some 71064.22; feel free to leave me a message. the program: all he asks is that you send help with is converting DOS programs to If you subm it a public domain or share­ him $5 to cover his costs for the disk, ATARI BASIC. And if you have an ailing ware program for review in this column mailer and postage. Gary 's address is 274 Atari system, ATESIG has three sources please indicate whether or not you are S. Marengo Ave., Pasadena, CA 91 101- fo r service. repair and spare parts. There is willing to provide copies for interested 2720. For those of you who have given even a source for Atari equipment that was readers and the conditions for that CompuServe a try, Gary informed me that produced but never sold to the public. exchange. � he will load the program into TrainNet These Atari and other inexpensive comput­ where it can be downloaded by anyone. ers can usually be picked up for a rather Software Producers: If you would like You can leave Gary a message on Compu­ small cost at garage sales and swap meets Model Railroadil/g to review your software in Serve; his user ID is 75655,232. and are an excellent way to experiment this column please send the software and any promotional material to Larry Pucken. Just a reminder to you DOS jockeys, with computerizing some of your model 96 1 R Dublin Dr.. Manassas. VA 22 110. Any mate· SWITCHER is still available in compiled ra ilroad's operat ions. These are cheap rials received will be considered as gratis. code (you don't need GWBASIC to run it) enough that you won't have to worry about unless otherwise specified. Thank you. from DataTrain of Texas, 1415 Golden blowing your CPU if you want to experi-

June 1992 Model Railroading • 37 Wisconsin Centrals Maroon PSI by Ed Sanicky

Model photography by w. Terry Stuart

t's simple and easy to build. And it's lettering. I find Floquil Polly S Elo assembly by cutting off the draft-gear I certainly colorful. It first caught my Remover (the larger 16 oz. size is by far the boxes and replacing them with Kadee #5 eye when I was visiting a model train show beller buy) to be very effective and safe if draft-gear boxes. A .030 styrene sheet in Detroit back in December. I was looking used according to directions. shim between the Kadee draft-gear box through a display by Charly's Slides (P.O. The kit offers two choices of doors; the and the floor compensates for the di ffer­ Box 207, Lake City, PA 16423), and found prototype utilizes the Youngstown variety ence in height. Check coupler height with a shot of Wisconsin Central's 1775 14, a 50' (note the prototype photograph). You can a Kadee gauge to be certain. You'll proba­ PS I boxcar. The color alone, a very red also add the tack boards to the doors and car bly want to add more weight to the car at maroon, makes it stand out i n any train. ends at this time. this time. Besides, I knew it would provide an easy The kit's ladders are fu ll length; they'll I replaced the brake-system parts with addition to my freight-car roster. need to be cut down to only four rungs to the McKean #10 modern brake set which is The basis for the project is a Robins Rails match the prototype. That will leave some made fo r the Con-Cor 100-ton moderncoal PS I kit. Admittedly rare in some areas of extra holes in the carbody which can be hopper. the country, these classic kits are still plugged with .025 styrene rod (ESM #2 19). Install the kit's stirrup steps and add the obtainable through a number of sources. In As you face the car side, the ladders are on frame assembly to the carbody. Now we'll our area (the Midwest), model railroad flea the right. As you face the ends, they're on get to the paint and fi nishing. markets are quite common. Moreover, thou­ the left. See the photographs accompanying sands of these kits were purchased by Bev­ this article for further c1aritication. Painting and Decal Work Bel and marketed under various roadnames. On the ends of the car are the FRA­ I like Testor's #1 104 Dark Red to mimic And probably there's a hobby shop or two required horizontal handrails. These are the Wisconsin Central color, but first it's a with some of the original Robins Rails formed from .0 15 brass wire cemented into good idea to spray the carbody with a coat boxes still on the shelves. The search is holes drilled at the ends and secured with a of gray primer. Following my car's com­ wOl1h the effort; with the exception of some DA 2206 eyebolt in the center. The kit's pletion, Floquil introduced Wisconsin oversize detail parts, the kit offers an excel­ brake housing and Con-Cor brake wheel Central Maroon (# I 10282) as a new color lent plastic rendition of a classic prototype. can also be mounted at this time. in their line of quality paint. Modelers Undecorated versions are extremely rare, might want to consider this alternative. so the first step in construction will most Underbody Details Microscale's #87-546 provides the cor­ likely be removal of the factory paint and I modified the Robins Rails underframe rect lettering. Not only that, but all one has to do is change the decal set's BILL OF MA TERIALS "17754 1" to "1775 14" and the reporting marks are done! I airbrushed the body Mfr. Part No. Description with Testor's Glosscote immediately after Robin's Rails (or Bev-Bel) PSI boxcar the decals dried in order to seal the fi nish. (any available kit) Then I applied a 50/50 mixture of Detail Associates 2206 Eyebolts Dullcote and Glosscote to tone down the 2505 .0 15 brass wire surface shine. Evergreen Scale Models 219 .025 rod When this dried I added the lift bars, 9030 .030 styrene sheet which I fashioned from DA #2505 .0 15 brass wire. You'll find a bracket already a Cal-Scale 276 Air hoses and angle cocks part of the Robins Rails casting upon which Kadee 5 Couplers you can mount the DA #2206 eyebolt for Con-Cor ex-McKean #10 Brake set for 100-ton modernhopper the lift-bar handle. A Cal-Scale #276 air Microscale 87-546 Wisconsin Central boxcars hose completes the necessary installations on the car ends. Testors 1104 Dark Red 1106 Dullcote The Robin's Rails kit comes complete with a pair of Athearn trucks. Install them, 1161 Glosscote and your Wisconsin Central boxcar is ready Floquil 110282 Wisconsin Central Maroon to provide a splash of color for your con­ (alternative) temporary fre ight trains. 1.

June �992 38 .. Model Railroading With its fresh paint glistening in the spring sunshine, Wisconsin Central #177514 is seen in Fond du Lac, WI, in March 1988. Ed Sanicky's model is an easy-to-construct version of this eye-catching freight car. Photo courtesy Charly's Slides

Here's Ed San icky's Wisconsin Central boxcar being loaded on an HO scale siding. Ed also built the factory building from a Design Preservation Models #103 Cutting's Scissor Co. kit. Experienced hobbyists will recognize the Swift Meat Packing Plant originally introduced by Suydam and now marketed by California Model Company. The DPM kit is plastic; the Swift kit is matboard. The ballast is by Smith & Son, 13630 GAR Highway, Chardon, OH 44024. W. Terry Stuart photo CR 6280 and CR 6335 lay over awaiting the next call to duty. This view of Jim's two S040s shows the differences in the front areas of the locomotives. The 6335 has a hand brake in the side of the nose, whereas the 6280 does not. The 6335 is the elder as indicated by the old oval EMO builder's plate (on the sidesill). Blue 6280 is newer and displays the rectan­ gular builder's plate. The different truck types are also evident. Both noses are Cannon & Company kits.

by Jim Six fact, they have outlasted the likes of small group came to Conrail via B&O/ Pennsy Fs and Geeps, Alco Centuries and CNJ. Sometime during the late 1960s the Photos by the auth or even the brawny SD45 . They promise to Baltimore & Ohio sold eight of its SD40s his is the third and l a st "regular" remain there a while longer, but for how to power- (and cash-) short Central of New T installment in our series about long is anyone's guess. Jersey. It's not clear why the B&O parted Conrail's Cresson helpers. In Part I we The first SD40s to work the Cresson with the then-almost-new locomotives, or addressed operations between Altoona and helper pool were assigned there by the where the financially strapped CN] came Cresson. Part 2 looked a t the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad in 1967. They were up with the funds to buy them, but the SD45s and how to model them in HO sent to assist the numerous but out-manned transfer did take place. Some of these units scale. In this installment we will examine SD35s, the big Alco Centuries and GE C­ were repainted into CNJ's bright red-and­ the SD45.'s less muscular si ster locomo­ boats. Penn Central systematically sent the white livery. Others remained in B&O yel­ tive, Electro-Motive's long-lived SD40, GEs and Alcos packing as they began low-trimmed blue, but with CNJ reporting and of course, how to detail the fabulous incre asing the number of SD40s and marks. Both versions worked early Kato model to match two particular SD45s on the "mountain." Conrail. Conrail diesels. In more recent times, Conrail has made With the inauguration of Conrail, com­ Along with the 13 ex-Erie Lackawanna the Cresson helper pool a bastion of SD40s pany painters, eager to rid the railroad of SD45-2s, Conrail's SD40s have been the and other middle-aged six- EMDs. the hated "worms," quickly began painting most common of all diesel locomotives Other than track conditions and the color black over the white markings of Penn assigned to the Cresson helper pool. In of the locomotives, Conrail has changed Central. A smallish white "CR" was little in the way helpers work the applied to the nose, long-hood end and Allegheny Mountains - save for the fact hood sides. My model of Conrail 6335 is that the four-track main around Horseshoe representative of these locomotives. It Curve is now but three. wasn't long before the new Conrail blue A note for the historians among us - scheme appeared, and by fa ll 1976 loco­ not all Conrail SD40s were inherited from motives were showing UD painted in the Penn Central (see accompanying roster). A "wheels-on-rails" blue scheme. However. This photo was taken not only to show the hand-brake location at the end of the long hood, but also to show off some of the more subtle weathering Jim applied to his Conrail S040. The coupler is fairly rusty as are the bearing jour­ nal ends. Rust streaks run down from the four holes in the truck sideframes. Oil (Accupaint Stencil Black) has accumulated on the bearing journals. The roof is painted a lighter shade of blue than the sides of the body. And the walkways have a buildup of grime with a hint of rust.

.June 1992 Compare this photo of CR 6i80 with Jim's model. Coupled to SD40-2 6394, she is working the Cresson helper pool and rests between "shoves" in the Altoona helper pock­ et. The Conrail Blue paint is less than five years old and is seriously faded. From this angle, it appears that the roof is heavily weathered with oily exhaust soot and peeling paint. August 1981; Altoona, PA. it wasn't until after 1980 that the majority of Conrail's locomotives were decorated in CR Blue. The last "CR'd" black S040 I saw was in 1984 heading an auto-parts train west through Vermilion, OH, on the busy Chicago line. However, there remain to this day many CR black locomotives in Altoona - stored serviceable.

Aside from the detail added to this Kato SD40, several small touches of paint add to its realism. Note the shiny metal pistons of the brake cylinders and the fuel spill. It is obvi­ ous that the original journal guides on the trucks have been replaced, the giveaway is the green paint. Some of the journals are oil covered.

Conrail 6335 is posed on a siding just waiting for local railfans. Actually, the photo was taken outdoors on a section of Jim Six's layout still under construction. Note the light (code 55) rail of the sidings and years of coal and cinders built up over the ties. Ta ke a look into the cab. Control stand and gauges are visible as is the rear wall and its electrical equip­ ment. The old ACI board still shows as do much of the "PENN CENTRAL" graphics.

Though CR 6313 isn't the locomotive Jim Six modeled, it was the inspiration for HO scale 6335. Though it may have been black at one time, mother nature has done a job on her. The rusted hood side below the dynamic brake blister is an interesting touch. Note the "color" of the trucks and running gear. If your models are to look real, such weathering detail has to be considered. August 1983; Conway Engine Terminal, Conway, PA. The body of the locomotive is relatively clean, but the same can't be said of the fuel tank and running gear. This is typi­ cal of older locomotives that have been repainted. The diamond tread on the wa lkways is evident in this view. This is a detail that only brass imports have had until now. Actually, I find the effect to be even more effective on the Kato plas­ tic SD40.

Jim Six has prepared dozens of "black" locomotives during his years in the hobby but this is the first one he is really sat­ isfied with. Interestingly, Jim says that black is more difficult to weather effectively than colors. Note how convinci ng the picture is when locomotive, rolling stock and scenery are all weathered. Everything "fits" together.

CR 6348 is of the same builder's lot as Jim's model of CR 6335. Details are essentially the same, except for paint and the plow which Conrail added at the time she was first painted blue. Grabirons were not painted white until the mid-1980s. March 1988; Shire Oaks Yard along the Monongahela River southeast of Pittsburgh, PA. engine fa ilure' Maintainers have long diag­ It's bloc/.:. It's dim'. The paint is faded, and Conrail SD40 Roster nosed that there was too little support for the white "PENN CENTRAL" graphics Conrail Former No. of the longer crankshaft of the 20-cylinder show through the cheap paint used to cover Numbers Owner(s) Units engine. So the almost identical S045 was its former owner's identity. And except for 6240-6284 PC 45 retired for fa iling to have the attributes that four small CRs identifying her owner as 6285-6292 B&O/CNJ 8 have made the S040 so long-lived. Conrail, one might assume she is a Penn 6293-6357 PRR/PC 65 Though Conrail S040s roll by my house Central locomotive. daily, I have taken more photos of them in The 6335 is my first non-blue locomo­ and about Altoona and Cresson - some tive to have Conrail report ing marks. It For nearly 25 years Electro-Motive's five hours' drive from home. The Chicago won't be the last. The model has an inter­ venerable S040 has been a first-line mover line is great for watching trains and pho­ esting history. Since the Kato S040 has the and on Conrail and it re mains so today. An tographing railroad "action," but it offers early f1exicoil trucks and most all Conrail enviable record by any standard. Doesn't it little in the way of providing an opportunity S040s have newer versions, the trucks make you wonder what these old for roster photography. It's kinda like would have to be modified - as was done workhorses of the 1960s are doing locking "water, water everywhere but not a drop to for 6280. Having modi fied the trucks for couplers and lugging it out with modern drink." Trains on the Chicago line are S045 6166 and S040 6280. I didn't fe el up high-tech S060s and C40-8Ws? Darn plentiful, they just don't hold still. to yet a third conversion in so short a time. I good question and one deserving an In spite of the S040's popularity among searched high and low through my slide answer. In order to find out why Conrail's railroads, having one in model form hasn't collection for pictures showing a Conrail S040s are so long-lived, I went to always been a simple matter. To this day S040 with the original older-style f1exi­ Cleveland to talk with employees of no Athearn-quality S040 is available. coils but to no avail. I fi nally settled on Conrail's Collinwood Locomotive Shop. There have been imported brass versions modeling the 63 13. which was a black ex-PC Here's what I found out. from time to time - all nice models, but unit with most of the "PENN CENTRAL" There are three fundamental reasons that more expensive than the average model showing through the black paint-overs. Conrail's S040s have been so long-lived rai lroader could afford. In the late 1970s One evening while lying on the fam ily­ as a first-line locomotive: ease of mainte­ Model Power offe red a reasonably priced room floor watching a movie and read ing nance, reliability and versatility - the plastic S040. but its toy-like drive and through back issues of Railpacl' NeH's­ attributes any ra ilroad wants from its loco­ appearance precluded serious use by scale I?laga�ille. came across a color photo­ motives. Using these three factors as a I modelers. graph of CR 6335 working a train on the basis of performance. at 3.000 hp, the Now we have the Kato S040 - albeit old Pennsy mairiline east of Enola S040 outperforms many of the latest gen­ yet another expensive import from the (Railpacl', October 1989, page 14). Yep. eration of high-technology locomotives of Orient. This time however, the model is She still had the original early f1exicoil considerably more muscle. Certainly none plastic, not brass, and if not affordable by trucks with low-mounted brake cylinders' can match the S040 in its simplicity. It all, it certainly is within reach of a majority Not only that, the locomotive was an ex­ will be years. maybe decades, before we of model railroaders. The new Kato diesel PC unit in black with white "CRs" just like know if any can match the S040's proven is an excellent model - in some ways I wanted. Talk about luck. record for re liability. superior to brass. For most of us, it certainly My model of Conrail6280 was no prob­ The biggest competition for the S040 represents a better buy. No brass S040 has lem at all. The only constraints were that was not built by General Electric or Alco. ever had grilles as convincing as those of the locomotive should have a hand brake­ It was the S040 's sister S045 that fought the S040 (or other Kato-produced diesels wheel at the end of the long hood, a snow­ her for purchase orders. However, compar­ for that matter). Only the latest Overland plow, be in blue paint, and have served in ing the S045 with the S040 reveals one six-axle Centuries have re ally first-rate the Cresson helper pool. A quick browse sharp contrast. The S045 has been retired grilles. through my slide collection turned up sev­ for several years, but on many railroads the At a suggested retail price of $109.95, eral good views of the 6280, and the die S040 continues work unabated. Both loco­ the Kato S040's price tag has sent shock was cast. motives were developed and marketed waves through the model railroad commu­ Some of the differences between the simultaneously. Both are essentially the nity. The Kato S040 was the first plastic locomotives are as follows: same locomotive save for one detail - the HO-scale diesel to break the $100 barrier. CR 6280 S040 has four fewer cylinders. Other than It wasn't but a few years ago that we were Blue paint its longer hood and flared radiators, the crying about Atlas/Kato's new Alcos High brake cylinders S045 is outwardly a twin to the S040. The exceeding the $50 mark. Fortunately, some Dynamic brake vent on roof real difference is under the hood. The mail-order and hobby stores have discounted Hand brake at end of long hood S040 is fitted with a 16-cylinder 645 the model, sometimes under $75. Plow front pilot only prime mover, whereas the S045 has a Following the tremendous sales success of CR 6335 longer 20-cylinder version, and therein lies the Kato S040, don't look for it to be the Black paint the reason the S045 is no longer with us. last over-a-$ I 00 plastic diesel. The new Low brake cylinders Operators of S045s paid a stiff price Kato GP35 is also priced at $109.95. No dynamic brake vent on roof for the extra 600 hp. Its longer 20-cylin­ Contemporary Conrail has evolved into a Hand brake in left side of nose der, 2-cycle diesel engine was a "gas hog" near pristine blue giant of a railroad. But No plows and failed to achieve the smaller 16-cylin­ modeling early Conrail would be difficult to A study of the prototype will usually der engine's enviable maintenance record. depict without having some "mongrels" on turn up differences between locomotives of In fact, it was a relative maintenance the roster. A good blend for an early Conrail the same class as is the case with CR 6280 headache - broken connecting rods, operating session would find a few "virgin" and 6335. Such differences make modeling crankshafts and spun (failed) main bear­ Erie Lackawanna, Lehigh Valley, Reading interesting. ings were all too common. I have wit­ and Penn Central units, a few mongrels with The first step in any project in which nessed an S045 roll by with hood doors CRs, and several blue locomotives. you are attempting to represent real rail­ tom open, dirty oil all over everything and road equipment should be to acquire suffi­ Conrail 6335 and 6280 a piston and part of a connecting rod on the cient photography of your subject to detail walkway . You could call that catastrophic My model of CR 6335 is a "mongrel." the model to a degree of your choosing.

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Some modelers will find the Kato S040 model. I might have been able to accept Cannon kit offers all the parts needed to and its included detail to be more than ade­ that if the filter box wasn't positioned sev­ represent either version - hand brake in quate. For others it will be just right. In eral scale inches above the walkway. nose, or hand brake at the end of the long fact, I would venture to speculate that most Again referring to the prototype, the fi lter hood. No saw is needed to remove the low model railroaders fit into one of these two boxes rested on shallow supports directly nose from the Kato S040. Simply snap off categories. Others will want more refined on the walkway. So I carefully sawed the the cab and battery boxes and use a pair of detail. My primary concern was replacing fi lter box from the back of each cab. I did cutters to cut the sections of plastic that the molded stanchion/railing sets. not bother to fi ll the resulting opening connect the short hood to the long hood. As with most imported plastic diesels, the because the Details West replacement filter The cut will be concealed beneath the cab railings on the Kato S040 are too thick. boxes concealed the openings. and inside of the battery boxes. No sawing, Though other detail on the S040 is good, The other modification was to remove fi ling or sanding is called for. the stanchions are a bit hefty and the railings the cast-on and painted windshield wipers. There is one minor obstacle in replacing far too thick. I substituted Smokey Valley Nice touch, but not good enough. They the Kato short hood with a Cannon nose. EMO stanchions and formed railings of really don't portray the 3-D effe ct of the The assembled Cannon nose kit is narrower .015 brass rod. Th is is a standard among real thing and don't extend above the win­ than the Kato nose it replaces, leaving a -most members of the prototype modelers dows as on the prototype . They were narrow gap between the battery boxes and group I belong to. Detail Associates carved off with an X-Acto® chisel blade, the nose sides. The gap is easily filled with formed-wire grabirons (grabs) were easily then the roughed surfaces were sanded strips of styrene. installed into the S040's factory-drilled with 600-, 1000- and 1200 - grit emery Why is there a gap when the Kato short holes! paper in succession. Each was then pol­ hood is replaced with the Cannon kit? Glad One of the nicest features of the Kato ished with toothpaste to bring the shine you asked. Partly because there is a thin S040 is the "diamond tread" on the walk­ back out. Keystone windshield wipers ridge on the nose sides that the battery ways. Though I'm not certain, this may be were drilled and installed when the models boxes fit up against. The Cannon nose natu­ a first for an HO scale model - at least it's were near completion. rally does not have this. There is more rea­ the bestexe cution I have ever seen. Another nice feature of the Kato S040 is son. The Cannon nose is .S I6" wide, the The Kato S040 is endowed with many its representation of a cab interior. I left the Kato S040 nose is .S24" wide - a .OOS" excellent features fo und on no other HO window open on the engineer's side of the diffe rence which amounts to about 1/2 scale scale models. Of them, the cab should be 6335 so that the interior could be seen. inch. Either the Kato nose is a bit too wide considered to be a breakthrough. It is accu­ Some creative use of decal bits and pieces or the Cannon nose narr ow. Gordon rately scaled and detailed, but above all makes for a somewhat convincing interior Cannon assures me that "his" nose is accu­ else, the window "glass" fits very near the view. rate. This would mean that the Kato S040 outer surface of the cab walls. Not only Other than the crude horn, the nose of short hood is about 1/2 scale inch wider than that, but the giass fits snugly into the win­ the Kato S040 displays the model's great­ the prototype. dow openings so it does not show a notice­ est detail weakness. The notch in the fire­ I would not have known had I not made able seam around the window. The two man's side of the nose for the hand brake is the short-hood conversions on my two model Conrail S040s featured here are the far too shallow and the representation of a models - which I wouldn't have done had first EMOs I have built without a Cannon hand-brake ratchet isn't very good. One the hand-brake notch on the side of the cab in more than fi ve years! They retain also should consider that about half of the nose been better! This means that the long their Kato cabs, albeit somewhat modified. S040s produced did not have this fe ature. hood is also 1/2 scale inch wider than the What did I modify on the Kato cab? On these, the hand-brake wheel was located prototype. For all practical purposes the Two things. First I removed the electrical­ on a stand at the apex of the end of the long Kato S040 should be considered dead on. compartment filter box from the back wall hood, i.e., on the back porch. If we are going to start criticizing such of the fireman's side of the cab. On the My recommendation is to remove the minute discrepancies, then I'm going to prototype, they were not installed fl ush Kato low hood and replace it with a find a new hobby! with the cab as they appear on the Kato Cannon & Company Sl"-nose kit. The Pilot detail on the Kato S040 is excel-

,June '1992 46 • Model Railroading This look-down view of CR 6291 shows the "back porch"-type hand brake. Many effects of so called "weathering" are visible including fuel tank spills, rust on the roof, oil streaking from the bottom of hood doors, etc. Roof detail is also seen. The curved "caboose"-type grabiron is visible behind the rear fan. April 1987; Cresson, PA. lent. ..except for the funky footboards. The lizes the same method employed by the have noted is that fidelity to the prototype FRA banned footboards in the early 1970s, Atlas Alcos. A tab extends down from the is being adhered to even more than before. so for a Conrail model, they have to be cut body at the four corners of the hood and Several new sets have been re l eased off anyway. The 62�0 has a plow front snaps onto the metal frame of the drive including Conrail GE and EMO sets. pilot. The pilot beam was cut off to permit unit. When the short hood is removed and Additional graphics are included along a Details West plow to be fit in place. replaced with a Cannon nose, two of these with improved quality of the number and The pilot beam has properly shaped tabs are lost. lettering fonts. The "wheels-on-rails" logo openings to hold MU hoses, a nice touch I removed the two remaining mounting is more accurate than that of Microscale's other manufacturers have yet to include. A tabs from the long hood. The hood and bat­ original Conrail set. separate coupler cut lever is included. It tery boxes were then cemented to the walk­ Painting the Black CR 6335 may be a bit thick, but looks darned good way to form a one-piece body like an when installed. Both of my Conrail SD40s Athearn diesel. To secure the body to the Painting this model was more challeng­ retain the included Kato cut levers. Detail drive unit, CIMS was employed. What the ing than the blue one. For too many model Associates MU boxes and drop steps were heck is CIMS? It is an acronym for railroaders, black is black. But for those installed as were several MU hoses. Coupler Integrated Mounting System. that know what the prototype looks like, What turned out to be the most difficult Kadee No. 8 couplers were assembled black isn't black at all. The base paint is a task in preparing these two models was the and readied for installation. The Kato chas­ mix of about 20% Floquil Engine Black truck modification to the 6280. To update sis has mounting pads for couplers. There and 80% Accupaint Weathered Black the truck sideframes, all brake rigging was is a hole in each pad. The holes are in the thinned to 50% with lacquer thinner as removed from between the except for wrong place, though. I drilled new holes with the blue paint. All top surfaces were the brake clasps. The more modern rigging halfway between the existing holes and the then painted with Accupaint Weathered was then cut from an Athearnfl exicoil back of the coupler mounting pad and Black thinned with about 30-35% lacquer truck and transplanted onto the Kato side­ tapped them to accept machine screws. The thinner. frames. This took sometime, but in the end body is placed on the drive unit and, one at Applying decals to this model locomo­ was well worth it. a time, a coupler assembly was slid tive called for learningsome new tech­ Fuel tanks on HO diesels have too often through the opening in the pilot and niques. First off, I wanted the original taken a back seat in the minds of manufac­ secured in place with the screw. Since the "PENN CENTRAL" lettering to show, but turers. Typically they are poorly shaped coupler assembly extends into the snug to appear thoroughly worn out. To repre­ and of the wrong size. Fortunately, Kato opening in the pilot face, the body is sent this effect, Microscale Penn Central hasn't fo llowed that precedent. The fuel securely locked to the drive as long as the decals were applied to the sides of the long tank on the S040 is dead on. Other than couplers are in place. Unscrewing the cou­ hood and allowed to set up. A paint brush the fuel tanks on most brass imports, noth­ plers allows removal of the body. And so dipped in lacquer thinner was used to scrub ing I have seen is as good. The only the Coupler Integrated Mounting System away much of the Penn Central graphics. changes made to the fuel tank on mymod­ - CIMS - was born. To smooth the roughed surface, 1000-grit els were to replace the fuel-filler pipe with emery paper was used to wet sand the sur­ Precision Scale brass replacements and to Painting the Blue CR 6280 face, then the entire body was painted with replace the circular sight glass in each side As a base color I used a mix of 25% Floquil Flat Finish thinned with somewhat of the tank with Detail Associates items. Floquil Conrail Blue with 75% Accupaint more than half lacquer thinner. The cast-in sight gauges are okay, but too Conrail Blue. These are approximate ratios The next step was to mask rectangles on small in diameter. I did add a vertical pipe since there is no need for accuracy here. the hood sides beneath the radiators where to the front of the tank on the fireman 's The mix was then thinned to about 50% the white Conrail "CRs" were to go. The side, securing it in position with twoshort­ with lacquer thinner and applied to the masked rectangles were then painted ened Athearn handrail stanchions and model with a Binks Wren airbrush at 40 Floquil Engine Black and the masks some ACC cement. psi. Microscale decals were then applied , removed. Microscale white CR logos were One of the more difficult challenges to using photos as a guide for placement. then applied along with the road number both manufacturer and modeler is do In recent years Microscale has made a 6335 which were from the Microscale devise a way to attach the plastic diesel concerted effort to improve their already Penn Central set. The font used for Penn body to the drive unit. The Kato SD40 uti- fine line of decals. One improvement I Central and Conrail locomotive numbers is

,June 1992 Model Railroading • 47 different; the PC numbers were used to I use various mixes of FloCjuilpaints out that Dio-Sol was used, not lacquer match the prototype that my model is such as Concrete, Earth, Grime, Rail thinner as I recommend. If you do this, all based upon. CRs were applied to the nose Brown, Rust, Engine Black and Weathered bets are off. The best thinner is high-grade and hood end along with several small B lack to arrive at several shades of weath­ automotive quality lacquer thinner avail­ safety stickers around the locomotive. ering colors. All include a liberal dose of able at auto paint supply houses. Floquil Dust, and are thinned with more At this point, both models were painted The second mistake is that seems to be than 90% lacquer thinner. Such "thin" with several coats of the thinned Floquil of universal proportions is that weathering paint allows you to build up weathering Flat Finish used on the black locomotive colors are not thinned enough. Thinned effects without overdoing it. and allowed a few days to dry before with 90% or more lacquer thinner means WARNING! Two warningsin fact. weathering. It is import ant that paint some darned thin paint! It takes patience to Always apply spray paints in a well-venti­ beneath the decals is the same as that over build up desired effects. If you don't fo l­ lated area regardless of what type of thin­ them. This is one of the better ways to hide low these recommendations, don't com­ ner is used. A good paint booth such as the the decal film. plain when the results are less than one produced by North Coast Prototype Weathering has proven to be an individ­ desirable. Models is your best bet. ual "thing" with many different techniques Secondly, I recommend that you do not The last thing to be taken care of is the popular today. My comments about weath­ use Floquil Dio-Sol thinner in any of your installation of window glass, class lights ering in the GP40-2 modeling article in the paints - including Floquil paint. I have and headlight lenses. Most Conrail loco­ March 1992 M RG got me into a heap of explained this in a number of modeling motives, especially those work ing the trouble with many readers. But I'll say it articles yet frequently somebody com­ Cresson helper pool, have red class lights. again: unweathered models do not appear plains that they don't get the results that I Use MY LS30 I lenses for red. Headlights real. They do not convey the same feeling do. Upon questioning the person, it turns should be MY LS22. � you get from looking at the prototype. I do offer some suggestions. Use several Bill of Materials fo r CR 6280 and 6335 light shades on the trucks and fuel tank ends and also make the roof lighter than the Locomotive sides. For the blue locomotive I mixed a Model "wash" of Floquil Earth, Grime and a little 6280 6335 Mfr. Part No. Description Conrail Blue. Floquil Dust and Flat Finish X X Kato Undecorated SD40 were added, then the "brew" was thinned X X CC 1103 81" low short-hood kit with about 80%-90% lacquer thinner and X ATH Flexicoil truck sideframes spray painted onto the roof. The result is X X DA 2206 Fonned wire eyebolts (lift rings) amazingly convincing. X X DA 1003 Pyle National headlights The fuel tanks on these models, along X X DA 2203 Bolt heads with the SD45 featured last month, all X X DA 2202 Fonned-wire grabirons exhibit a new weathering technique for me. X X DA 6503 Curved grab (on roof, behind last fan) The same "crud" painted onto the trucks X X DA 1402 Drop steps was sprayed on the fuel tank and allowed to X DA 1505 MU boxes, intermediate late dry. A block of gray foam used to pad X DA 1503 MU boxes, intermediate early Athearn locomotives in their box was X X DA 1508 MU hoses dipped in lacquer thinner Uust a little) and X DA 2504 .0 12 brass rod (plumbing to brake cylinders) was used to scrub off the weathering in X X DA 2505 .0 15 brass rod (railings & brake plumbing) vertical downward strokes. The streaking X X DA 2508 .028 brass rod (sand hoses) effect is pretty realistic. A light coating of X X DA 3101 Fuel-tank circular sight glass weathering was sprayed over the tank X X DA 2306 2-strap cab signal box onceagain. For the fuel spill effect, X X DA 1803 Sinclair radio antenna Accupaint Stencil Black is applied with a X OW 1902 Cab vent (or OW 122) paintbrush. X X OW 190 Leslie 3-trumpet hom Inertial intakes and radiator screens are X X OW 139 Fuel filter set almost always overlooked by modelers, X X OW 172 Service lights (sidesill beneath cab) including those presented in "here's how X X OW 107 Electrical compartment filter box your model should look" articles in many X X OW 166 Fuel-filler pipes magazines. Once again, if you know what X X Raza WI95 Speed-recorder drive unit the prototype l ooks I ike, you know that X X SY 9 EMD handrail stanchion set these screens and grilles need to be painted X X Kadee No. 8 Couplers differently than the surrounding body. On X X MY LS22 Headlight lenses light-colored locomotives such as my blue X X MY 300/30 1 LS300 clear or LS301 red class-light lenses Conrail 6280, these items need to be darker X MS 87-84 Penn Central decal set than surrounding areas. On dark models X X MS 87- 157 Conrail decal set such as PC/CR 6335, they should be lighter. X X MS 87-627 Conrail decal set Mask around inertial intake and radiator X X MS 87-48 Diesel data (builder and trust co. plates) grilles, then spray on the weathering color. X X MS 87-628 Diesel data (various warning stickers) Remove all masking. For the blue Conrail locomotive, use a fine-tip paintbrush and Abbreviations paint the outer edges of the grilles with A TH - A theam MS - Microscale Decals Conrail Blue paint. The grilles themselves CC - Cannon & Company Raza - Custom Finishes by Raza are blue; it is what is behind the grilles that DA - Detail Associates SY - Smokey Yalley is dark. I think that you will find the results OW - Details West rewarding.

.June 48 • Model Railroading 1992 The head house of the upper mine was connected to the lower mine's head house by a covered rubber conveyor. Trucks would back into the open space under the building to be loaded with "bone." When the coal in the upper mine was depleted the mine was used for disposal of bone from the lower mine. The conveyor was reversed to take it up to the mine. The building on the left is the doctor's office. Norfolk & Western Ry. Archival Collection, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Libraries

The Norfolk and We stern's Pond Creek Colliery by Ve rn French

n 1912, the important Pond Creek purchase of fo ur going mines in the ing station in Williamson Yard. Operation I branch of the Norfolk and Western Thacker-Kenova field and commenced the of these mines assured the company of a was opened, running down into Kentucky. production of coal for its own use. steady supply of a substantial part of its fuel This meant additional coal tonnage from By 1925 the N&W owned and operated requirements. Equally important was the the field. One of the most important aspects a total of five mines: the Howard Collieries fact that these mines saved the company a of steam-railway operation was the mainte­ (three mines) at Chattaroy, WV, on the large amount in the total cost of fue\. nance of a re liable and steady supply of Scioto Division; the Pond Creek Colliery at Over 700 men were employed at the fuel coal. The cost of fuel in 1917 repre­ Williamson; and the Vulcan Colliery at mines and the total mine payroll was about sented from 10 to 15 percent of the total Vulcan, WV, on the Pocahontas Division. one million dollars a year. The work force operating expenditures. The railway was using over three million consisted of mining engineers, inspectors, The management of the Norfolk and tons of coal annual ly and the mines were superintendents, office men, storemen, Western decided that the company should taking care of about 30 percent of its fuel foremen, assistant foremen, electricians, own and operate coal mines whose output needs. mechanics, stone masons, carpenters, would be used exclusively for fuel purposes. A large coaling station on the mainline painters, coal loaders. machine runners, This assured the N&W a substantial part of at Vulcan was supplied with coal direct motormen, brakemen, track men and other its fuel requirements unaffected by the up­ from the mines, and a greater part of the mine workmen. and-down market conditions of the com­ output of the Pond Creek Colliery was To get the coal from inside the mine to mercial coal business. April 1917 saw the delivered by an aerial tramway to the coal- the head house, tracks were laid to move

.June 1992 Model Railroading • 49 or grade. The chief grades from smallest to largest were: slack, pea, nut, stove, egg and lump. Slack was the smallest, finest size and was used mainly by large industrial plants and in by-product coke ovens. The pea size was especially adapted for small domestic stokers. Pea coal was about the size of the end of one's finger. Nut coal was slightly larger, about the size of a large chestnut, and was used chiefly for hand firing and in domestic stoker-fired furnaces. Stove coal came in l umps the size of an orange, while egg had a top size of about 7". Lump coal was anything larger than egg size. R.O.M., "run of mine" or "mine-run" coal was that which was unsorted and unsized. The lower headhouse received the mine­ run coal from the upper mine, and when that supply was exhausted, from the lower mine. Once in this building, the coal moved onto a series of large shaking screens which separated it into the various sizes. These screens were slightly tilted and mechani­ cally agitated. This motion, plus the force of gravity, kept the coal moving steadily forward over the perforated screens. Cleaning the larger grades of coal at the picking table. Foreign matter was The first screen had hundreds of tiny referred to as "bone." This picture shows interior of the building to the left of holes through which the slack coal passed. the "Safety First" sign. Norfolk & Western Ry. Archival Collection, The next screen contained larger holes Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Libraries through which the pea coal passed. Similarly, the remaining coal moved over mine cars, mine locomotives and mining the N&W Ry. Co. in August 1920. There perforated sizing screens that separated the machines. Trolley and power lines were were two mines on the mountain to the west nut, stove and egg sizes, leaving only the hung to furnish power to the mine locomo­ of Pond Creek about 800' upstream from large lump coal at the end of the screens. tives and mining machines. Fans were where the creek flowed into the Tug Fork of The larger grades of coal were cleaned at installed to furnish a supply of fresh air in the Big Sandy River. The upper mine was the "picking table" where hawk-eyed the mines through the air courses. Pipelines worked first, and the coal was lowered by workers spotted foreign matter and picked and ditches were built to remove water means of rubber conveyor belts to the head­ it away from the coal as it moved along. seepage; the water was pumped out by house of the lower mine. This tipple sat Th is material was referred to as bone. electric pumps located inside the mines. astride U. S. highway 119. These mines Initially, it was carried away in trucks, but yielded bituminous coal that ranged from 25 when the coal supply was exhausted in the Pond Creek Colliery to 40 percent volatile matter. upper mine, the conveyor belt was reversed The Pond Creek Colliery was acquired by The coal was separated according to size in direction, and the bone from the lower mine was disposed of in the upper mine. The separated coal then moved on to the next house by means of a 400 ' covered rubber-belt conveyor. I call this house "the three-way house," for the coal was sent three different ways. Some coal went east via a covered rubber-belt conveyor sup­ ported by a trestle to a tipple that spanned two tracks. The coal was stored in various hoppers according to graded size and then loaded into hopper cars. Coal that went to the south was sent to two large storage piles. These piles reached their maximum size just before a United Mine Workers ' Contract was due for re­ negotiation. These piles were located between the Pond Creek yard tracks and Pond Creek across the creek from U. S. 1 1 9 to discourage stealing. The Pocahontas high-volatility bituminous coal could be stored in large piles without fear of catching The aerial tramway was built by the Rope & Wire Company. The buckets were fire from spontaneous combustion. The started every 17 seconds so the weight could be evenly distributed on their piles were kept in shape by two small bull­ way to the coal wharf across the river. Norfolk & Western Ry. Archival dozers. The trestle-supported, covered rub­ Collection, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Libraries ber-belt conveyor ended in midair, leading

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At the left edge of the picture is a small tower that supported the stationary cable from which the one-ton capacity buckets were suspended. Between the tower and the little shed is an empty bucket and to the right of the shed is a full one. The platform between the covered conveyor and the electrical transmission tower contains wheels for the con­ vered conveyor. The photograher was standing on U. S. Highway 119. Norfolk & Western Ry. Archival Collection, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sta te University Libraries

me to speculate that this was storage for proper spacing of the buckets along the completed in December of that same year. slack coal since it would not matter if it cable so that the weight was equally dis­ The work was done by the Robert Schaefer were broken smaller when dropped. There tributed. The aerial tramway therefore held Company of Chicago at a cost of about was a pit with a bucket lift at the base of the a capacity of 212 tons per hour. The buck­ $200,000. It was constructed from two end trestle tower. The bulldozer would push ets carried their loads to the I ,500-ton coal­ remodeled 750-ton steel stations which the the coal into this pit where the coal would be ing station at the west end of the Norfolk and Western had at the time and lifted to the reversed conveyor and moved Williamson Terminal. had a capacity 1,500 tons. back to the three-way house to be sent to the There was also an arrangement which Provision was also made in the wharf for hopper loading building or to the north to provided for the dumping of coal from drying and handling engine sand. The sand the Williamson Temlinal Coal wharf. hopper cars into a pit. The coal was then was dumped into the same pit that the coal The coal that was sent across the Tug elevated to the top of the coal wharf and hopper cars used, and the sand was elevated Fork of the Big Sandy River went in buck­ dumped into coal bins. This was an emer­ from there to the bins at the top of the ets by means of a cable line. The weight of gency feature that was used when the mine wharf, the same as was done in handling these one-ton capacity buckets was carried was not in operation. It also permitted cars coal dumped from cars. The elevator for by a stationary cable, and they were moved with coal that had been confiscated to be handling the sand and coal was very com­ by means of a traveling cable to which they unloaded so it could be used in that man­ plete; it only was necessary to adjust a were clamped. When empty, the buckets ner. The mechanical arrangements were switch at the top of the wharf to dump the went back across the river to the tipple (the such that fine or stoker coal went into cer­ contents of the elevator buckets into the three-way house) on the Kentucky side, tain bins while the lump coal went into desired bin. where they were automatically switched to others. There were fo ur standard tracks a siding cable and placed under the chute to under the coaling station where the Modeling Pond Creek Colliery be fi lled. They returned to the coal wharf engines' tenders received coal and sand. Modeling of the Pond Creek Colliery is where the buckets dumped their contents The wharf was constructed of steel and covered in my new book, Model Railroad­ automatically. concrete throughout; all concrete parts il/g's Cuide to the NO/folk and Westem A gong sounded every 17 seconds. This were re inforced with steel so that it was a Railll'ay: Williamso/1 Terminal - 1953, was the signal for a loaded bucket to be very substantial structure. Work on the coal which is due to be re leased later this started out. Th is arrangement permitted the wharf was started early in 1922 and was month. �

June 1992 Model Railroading • 51 Model Photography Series #18 Outdoor Model Photography By Bruce Nail

Photos by the author

utdoor model photography has a num­ obscures interior details under the left side card which is used as a reflector. Any piece O ber of advantages. As a light source, of the roof. of white paper or cardboard will work as a the sun is available to everyone. The sun is Figure I shows how the sun causes a fi ll card. Cardboard covered with alu­ bright, so long exposures are not necessary. dark shadow under the roof. The amount of minum foil will also work. The aluminum Outdoor (daylight) film is also readily light from the atmosphere is much less fo il may be left smooth for maximum fi ll available. than the light directly from the sun. There light. For less fill light, the aluminum foil Successful outdoor model photography are three easy ways to lighten dark shad­ may be crumpled and then smoothed out. requires a few special techniques. This arti­ ows: fi ll cards, diffusion panels and over­ A white card reflects the least amount of cle will discuss the special techniques cast days. light and will lighten the shadows some­ which will make outdoor model pho­ what. The bright silver card reflects a great tographs better. Fill Cards amount of light and will lighten the shad­ A fi ll card is used to reflect light from ows until they are barely noticeable. Refer Color of Sunlight the sun into the shadows under the roof. to this column in the June 1991 MRG for a The color temperature of the sun is The card is used to lighten the shadows or discussion of lighting ratios. changed by the atm�here. The more of add "fill- in" light. The cards serve the I use white or silver mat boards as fill the earth's atmosphere the I ight passes same function as an additional fi ll light. cards. The table lists the stock numbers of through, the lower the color temperature of Fill lights were discussed in this column in the mat boards I use. The mat boards are the light. Light with a low color tempera­ the May 1991 MRG. available at artists' supply stores or framing ture is warmer or more red. Photo 2 shows how light from a fi ll card shops. The silver mat boards have a white In early morning and late afternoon the lightens the shadows in the same diorama. back which may be used as a white card. sun is low in the sky. The light passes In this example, the fill card was posi­ When positioning the fi ll card, make through more atmosphere and is warmer or tioned to the left of the diorama. The card sure the edge of the card is not in the pho­ redder. Early morning or late afternoon was tilted so that the sunlight is reflected tograph. Many camera viewfinders do not light is sometimes called "low light." into the shadows. As the card is angled and show the entire scene as it will appear on Low light is effective for dramatic spe­ moved it is easy for the photographer to the fi lm. The card may not be visible in the cial effects. When photographing models in see when the shadows lighten. viewfinder, but may be recorded on the low light, one easy technique is to face the A fi ll card is usually placed on the oppo­ fi lm. The cards may be cut to a size which model into the setting or rising sun. Make site side of the model from the sun. If the will fit into the available space. sure a shadow from the camera is not on the sun is to the right of the model, the fi ll card When cutting a fi ll card make sure that model scene and take the photograph. would be to the left. If the sun is overhead the reflection from the card covers the Sunlight in midday can create harsh dark at midday, the card is usually positioned in entire scene. I usually try to cut the card shadows in the model scene. Photo I front of the diorama below the camera larger than the shadow needing the fi II shows a diorama photographed in full sun. lens. Figure 2 illustrates how a fi ll card light. I keep several different sizes ofcards The sun was shining from the front right works with the midday sun. handy and use the one which works best. side of the sawmill. The dark shadow A fi ll card is simply a white or silver As a general rule of thumb, the white and dull-silver cards work best with black­ Table - Mat Board Stock Numbers For Crescent Brand Mat Boards and-white or color negative fi lm. I use the Color Crescent Color Name Crescent No. bright-silver card mostly with color slide fi lm. The single most useful card is the White Very White 918 bright-silver board with the white back. Dull Silver Silver 969 Just use whatever side reflects the amount Bright Silver Thin Silver Foil 1020 of light needed.

52 • Model Railroading .June 1992 Diffusion Panels Photo 3 shows the same sawmill dio­ Figure 1 - Direct Sunlight rama photographed with direct sunlight through a diffusion panel. The sunlight shines "through" the panel to illuminate the scene. The diffusion panel becomes a large :) light source and a large light source close to a diorama does not create dark shadows. Figure 3 illustrates the operation of a diffu­ sion panel. The diffusion panel is positioned to create a shadow over the entire diorama. For Photo 3, the panel was simply held in position by two people. (It was a windy day.) Stands �owK could also be used to position the panel. : � - Make sure that direct sunlight does not � 1 A sawmill diorama photographed "spill" around the sides of the panel. Direct � outside under full sun. light which spills or is not blocked by the SLR panel will produce a very bright area in the scene. The diffusion panel reduces the ill u­ DIORAMA mination on the scene compared to the illu­ mination directly from the sun. The bright area will be very visible in the finished photograph. A diffusion panel is simply a piece of Figure 2 - Sunlight with Fill white, translucent material on a frame. My Card favorite material is white rip-stop nylon fabric. Rip-stop nylon fabric is available at fabric stores. Many different diffusion materials are also available from camera stores under the Rosco brand name. Rasco diffusion materi­ als are used extensively in movie and video

productions. Refer to this column in the 2 - The sawmill diorama pho­ September 1991 MRG for a discussion of tographed under full sun with addi­ diffusion panels including ideas for home­ tional reflected light from a fill card made panels. to the left of the photo. One disadvantage to the use of a diffu­ sion panel is that the panel will reduce the illumination on the model but not on the background . If fu ll-size background scenery is the backdrop for the diorama, the background may be overly bright.

Overcast Days The cloud cover on a cloudy, overcast day is a giant natural diffusion panel. The light level on the diorama and on the background 3 - Sunlight with will be very even and natural. A fi ll card may Figure Diffuser be helpful but usually is not necessary. Photography of dioramas on overcast days is very easy. Very little special equipment is necessary. Just take the model outside, set the camera on a tripod and shoot' In my area, 3 - The sawmill diorama pho­ there are a couple of problems with outdoor tographed under full sun illuminat­ photography on overcast days. Overcast ing a diffusion panel. days are fe w and far between and are often windy. Another hazard is rain and snow. Kansas prairies with a background of the Backgrounds ocean would look out of place. Choosing an appropriate background can The easiest background to use is the sky. be a problem. If the diorama scenery depicts The clouds usually will look prototypical fa ll colors and fo liage, a bright green sum­ and no one can say you used the wrong mer background will not look right. The color of blue for your sky. photography should be done during the sea­ Share your successful photos with us son depicted by the diorama scenery. here at MRG. If you have any model pho­ tography questions or comments please The background terrain should also DIORAMA match the model terrain. A diorama of write Bruce Nail in care of MRG. �

June 1992 Model Railroading • 53 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP : 300 to 305, and two RSD5s numbered 306 & 307. All are now off the roster and the American Locomotive Company (Alco) Utah Railway now uses EMD motive RSD4/5 power exclusively. The Scale Model RSD4/S : Atlas has HO and N scale Models by Atlas made an RSD4/5 model in both HO and N by Rich Picariello scales with the models being re-introduced in new paint schemes on an irregular pro­ Photos from the Todd Rollheiser collection duction basis for either scale. Both models are noted for their fine detail and proto­ The Prototype RSD4/S: Alco introduced 1952 and fo r the RSD5 in 1956 with 203 typical accuracy and also for their excel­ the RSD4 in 1951 and the RSD5 in 1952. units (both models) built. Utah Railway lent running qualities. The HO model, Both models have 1,600 hp and are exter­ has 95 miles of track on its own line and with the addition of the detailing parts, nally indistinguishable; the RSD5's larger shares trackage rights on the Rio Grande will· result in a fine replica of the proto­ main generator is the only internal diffe r­ from Utah Railway Junction over Soldier type. The forward, rectangular fuel tank ence. These units ride on the six-wheel Summit to Provo, UT. 1n the past, the Utah will have to be cut off on both sides and Alco tri-mount truck with all axles pow­ Railway was an all-Alco locomotive user. the resulting hole filled with styrene (see ered. Production ended for the RSD4 in The roster included six RSD4s numbered note C). Except for this modification, the detailing and decaling of this locomotive Utah Railway RSD4/S should be within the reach of most model­ ers in HO. N scalers, mainly due to the lack of decals, will have a more difficult Details (For HO scale): job. I-DW174 Air hom 2.00/2 AL/ A-Line/Proto Power West OM9008 Air hom (brass) 2.30/2 PPW: 3432 Lucero Avenue PSC39015 Air horn (brass) 2.00/2 La Verne, CA 91750 Paint and Decal Notes: Utah Railway Note: Air hom on long hood only. locomotives were all painted in light gray CS: Cal-Scale 2-PSC48348 Chain 2.75/10" with a wide body stripe circling the middle 21 Howard Street 3 - DA2205 Coupler lift bar '" 2.75/10 of the unit and a narrow red stripe at the Montoursville, PA 17754 4 - DA1408 Drop step, ALCO RSD type 3.00/ea. top of the unit. The underframe, fuel tank (need two) CF: Custom Finishing and trucks are black. Handrails are light 5-DW166 379 Tully Road Fuel filler 1.00/4 gray. Microscale's HO decal sheet· has the 6-CF205 Grabirons " 2.69/10 Orange, MA 01364 wide red stripe with black pinstripes as a 7-CF147 519/6 Hand brake chain guide DA: Detail Associates 8-SV31 one-piece decal making masking unneces­ Handrail set (optional) 13.95/ea. Box 5357 9-MV22 sary on the body shell part. The narrow red Headlight lenses (optional) 1.15/4 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 lO - DA6206 Hose, air line 1.25/6 stripe (as on 30 I and 302) is not included. U-DAl107 Lift rings 1.25/12 OW: Details West Separate red stripes are available from all P.O. Box 5132 12-CS280 Marker lamps, # 30 I and 302 2. 15/2 decal manufacturers. The underframe is Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 (need 4) made up of separate assemblies on all the PSC31333 Marker lamps, # 30 I and 302 3.00/2 MV: MV Products Atlas RS units (in either scale) so paint ( need 4) P.O. Box 6622 masking is not needed on these parts. No 13 - CS433 Marker lamps, on 307 3.95/4 # Orange, CA 92667 decals are avai lable for N scale; the N (close) OM: Overland Models, scale modeler must mask and paint the Note: Make bracket marker holder from styrene IIIC, 5908 W. Kilgore Ave. for a more accurate part. stripe and use alphabet decals to do an Muncie, IN 47304 14 - DA1508 MU hoses 2.00/16 RSD4/5 locomotive in this scale. All the OM9350 Mu hoses, 3 per bracket 4.75/4 PSC: Precision Scale CompallY gray paints listed may have to be lightened (brass) 396 1 Hwy. 93 North with white to match the gray used on the 15 -CF196 Speed recorder (brass) 4.39/4 Stevensville, MT 59870 Utah Railway units. DA2807 Speed recorder (delrin) 1.50/4 UP: Utah Pacific 16 - DA 1301 Sunshade, cab 1.25/6 Div. of Tomar Industries Decals: DW188 Sunshade, cab .80/4 9520 Napier Ave. HO Scale: 17-DA2304 Wind deflector 2.50/set E. Benton Harbor, MJ 49022 Microscale 87-182 UP77 Wind deflector/m irror 2.00/2 18 -AL29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) 1.75/8 CS419 Windshield wipers (brass) 3.50/4 N Scale: PSC3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 None currently available UP94 Windshield wipers (brass) 2.00/4 UP97 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 Paints: Accupaint: Note: The following pans must be fabricated by the modeler: 2 Stencil Black A - Roof vent pipe - make from wire. 47 Delaware & Hudson Gray B - Inside cab window sunvisors - make from thin styrene sheet stock. C - Cut off fuel tank side extension on each side. fi ll holes with styrene. Floquil: '" Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are includ�d on the Atlas model; replacement of any 10 Engine Black or all parts is left to the discretion of the modeler. 9 Primer (Gray)

These detail parts may be available from your local hobby dealer, so try him first. If you must order Scalecoat: direct from a manufacturer, include at least $1.50 fo r postage and handling. You must purchase the full quantities as shown in the detail parts list. 10 Black 63 D & H Gray �

June 1992 54 • Model Railroading June 1992 Model Railroading • 55 VTR GP38-2 #202 at Rutland, VT, May 12, 1988. Note the extra window panels on the cab.

s a follow-up to my September 1991 loan from the Middletown & New Jersey sign of the VTR's success - a brand new A article tracing the Vermont Railway (also owned by VTR President Jay SW 1 500! It was notable as New England's freight car fleet, here is a brief summary of Wolfson) during 1963-64. It was lettered first SW 1500, and it made the VTR stand the VTR's diesel fleet over its 27-year life. for the VTR but kept its M&NJ No. I. Two out among other northeastern shortlines, Much like its rolling-stock fleet, start-up more RS I s soon arrived; ex-Soo Line 102 which were making do with secondhand was effected mostly with leftover power (which became VTR 404) and ex-NYS&W power from bigger railroads. This unit, No. from the defunct Rutland, over which the 250, which was not renumbered or repainted 50 I, replaced RS I No. 40 I. Vermont Railway operates. The Rutland's by the VTR; the latter saw only brief ser­ The '70s would be the road's most active RS3 fleet had already been sold to the vice. In 1965, the first EMD arrived in the decade for motive-power changes as eight L&N, but half of thei r six RS I s were still form of an ex-E-L SW I, numbered 5. This engines - two new and six used - were available. They became Vermont 401 -403, unit replaced the 44-tonner, which returned acquired. The SW I was disposed of in the mainstay of the fledgling shortline's to New Jersey. 1971, leaving the line with no smaller roster. These joined a GE 44-tonner, on One engine purchase of the 1960s was a engines. The following June saw the VTR

ClP GP38 #203 (still in MEC colors) at Middlebury, VT, July 9, 1991. Pete Coulombe photo begin operating a connecting shortline, the Clarendon & Pittsford, for owner Vermont Marble Corp. The mainstay of the CLP operation for the preceding decade had been the ex-Rutland 70-tonner No. 500, which was relettered "C&P" but never repainted from its Rutland green and yel­ low. The line's ancient pair of Whitcomb centercab 44-tonners, Nos. 10 and I I, had been standby power to the 500. The 70-ton­ ner was sold to the Kelleys Creek & Northwestern in April 1972. In 1973, the VTR bought the CLP and merged its opera­ tion with its own, but it was forced to go .A. CLP SW1 500 #502 at Rutland, VT, October 1985.

VTR RS3 #606 at Burlington, VT, October 1979.

shopping for a light engine to operate the CLP trackage, because at that time it was too light for the VTR's road switchers or (Continued on page 63 .)

CLP GP9 #752 at Rutland, VT, August 21, 1987.

VTR GP18 #801 arriving at the D&H interchange at Whitehall, NY, July 16, 1987. Pete Coulombe photo T

.June 1992 Model Railroading • 57 The Great Northern was the largest buyer of AAR 1937 standard-design boxcars with vertical wood sheathing, GN 48892 being an example. The GN modification featured a notch at the junction of the sides and ends and four diagonals revealed only at the bottom edge of the car. The Athearn model series #1520-1 536 seems to replicate this car. 1970. Howard Ameling photo

hen the AAR Car Construction a cubic capacity of 3,715 cu. ft. The '37 half, spanning the 10' opening. The most W Committee accepted the 1937 design modified was the same car with a radical changes, however, came from those standard boxcar design, they probably did 10' 6" IH and 5/5 dreadnaught ends. The roads which chose to replace the steel sides not anticipate the unusual variations that 1944 design substituted the improved of the car with wood. individual builders would dreadnaught end. There were various motivations fo r derive from the design. Of these variations, The introduction of the fine IMWX using wood on the sides of a car designed the greatest deviation came from those rail­ 1937-design boxcar kit in HO scale last to employ steel. These included relative roads that would replace the steel sides year has heightened the awarenes of this cost advantages, the need to appease sub­ with wood. For a variety of reasons, several prototype. This kit follows the car submitted stantial shippers and the advent of wartime roads - especially in the West and South by the AAR designers with great fidelity. It restriction on the use of steel. - decided that wood siding was equal or also enables a modeler to consider the In the late 1930s, it was hardly more superior to the designers' steel sides and "bashing" of numerous alternative designs expensive to sheathe a car in steel than to they went about buying or building large closely related to the basic car. sheathe it in wood. For many years steel numbers of them. Despite the nearly universal acceptance had decreased in cost when compared to The 1937-design, standard 40-ton and of the AAR boxcar designs, some railroads wood. This revolution began in the last half 50-ton boxcars were steel-sheathed and took a particular delight in making changes of the 19th century as new steel-making wood-lined. Along with its cousins, the to the design that stated their individual processes advanced. Also in the later half modified '37 design and '44 design, it preferences. These design variations estab­ of the 19th century the price of I um.ber became the first broadly accepted and uni­ lished signatures of each railroad's car increased due to the cutting of the final versally seen boxcar of the pre- and post­ builders. first-growth hardwoods conveniently World War II era. It was rare that a railroad The Viking roof was substituted by located in the East and Midwest. While did not have some cars of one of the numerous roads, such as the Erie, C&O, second- and third-growth forests were designs by 1950. C&NW, C&EI and NKP. The C&O and available to timber enterprises, it was not The '37 car is characterized by ten-panel Erie took the modifications a step further sufficient to stall the increase in the price steel sides, straight-paneled Murphy roof, and substituted their famous Deco and of wood re lative to steel. When viewed 4/5 dreadnaught ends and a straight center Buckeye ends. The EJ &E was an early over the life of a car, steel was cheaper than sill. The interior height was 10' and the innovator with 8' door openings. The wood accord ing to research done by the interior length 40' 6". This generally created Central of Georgia employed a door and a Union Pacific management. Yet the initial

58 • Model Railroading .June 1992 The Birmingham Southern, a shortline in Alabama, received 100 War Emergency boxcars built to a 10' IH during 1944. Most Emergency boxcars were of the new 10' 6/1 IH. These cars were built by the Pullman Co., whose Bessemer, AL, plant was served by Birmingham Southern. 1958. Paul Dunn photo, Richard Burg collection

investment in wood siding, ignoring the diagonal integrity for sides. Wood sheath­ corners. Youngstown steel doors were the shorter life, was less than steel. Thus a car ing provided none. Therefore, diagonal rule, but seven-panel Superior doors found builder could slightly decrease the building braces in the superstructure were required. their way onto at least some cars. costs when using wood in place of steel. The lise of diagonal bracing required that Of the two roads, the Great Northern Nevertheless, the use of wood instead of the car have a straight sidesill to which the was the largest owner of these hybrid cars. steel might seem to be swimming against braces could be attached, unlike the '37 The GN built 8,000 boxcars which met the the tide. This preference for wood can be standard car. The Z bracing was revealed essential dimensions and characteristics of explained in the majority of cases as an by the superstructure members protruding the I 937-clesign boxcars: 40' q; IL, 10' IH effort to mollify the railroad's major ship­ very sl ightly from beneath the wood siding and cubic capacity in the range of 3,7 13 pers. Several roads serving the Northwest where they attached to the sidesill. cubic feet. These cars began with car series had a substantial business from timber In addition to wood sheathing, the steel 45000-46999, ended with the 51000-52999 companies in the region. The roads were ends of the GN cars were slightly recessed series and comprised all the series in willing to modify the design of freight cars from the sides, which created a notch at the between. to employ more wood if it would please these shippers. A final motivation for the use of wood in otherwise steel-car designs was the advent of wartime restrictions on the use of steel. The War Production Board of World War II tightly controlled the use of critical com­ modities. If wood could be substituted for steel, the Board would look more favorably on the use of steel in the parts of the car req uiring steel. Thus, the AAR created from their existing car designs "emergency" designs that replaced steel, particularly steel plate, with wood wherever possible. The most noteworthy advocates of the use of wood in car siding were the roads which had the greatest pressure from on­ line shippers. These were the Great Northern and Northern Pac i fic. They responded by modi fying 1937-design cars with vertical wood sheathing. These cars had visual identifiers which relate them to the 1937 design: the steel paneled roof, 4/5 dread naught ends and straight AAR center sill and steel doors. Vertical tongue-in-groove side sheathing replaced the ten-panel steel sides. To accommodate the use of wood siding instead of steel, the superstructure of the car was changed. Instead of concealed ver­ The Central of Georgia received 350 War Emergency boxcars in 1944 from ACF. tical posts to which the steel sheathing was These cars were of the 1937 AAR standard design, but with wood horizontal attached, the GN cars had vertical and sheathing and outside bracing substituted for the steel sides. The AAR created diagonal Z bracing behind the sheathing. several War Emergency designs which conserved steel for the war effort. On steel-sheathed cars, steel provided the ACF photo, courtesy of Ed Hawkins

June 1992 Model Rai lroading • 59 The Gulf Mobile & Northern, which was shortly to become the GM&O, received 1937-design boxcars with horizontal wood sheathing and outside bracing in 1937. The 35000 series of 25 cars had 13' door openings and Evans Auto loaders when new. The GM&O had 250 similar cars with 6' doors in the 20000 series. c. 1954. Paul Dunn photo , Richard Burg collection

The Railway Age annual reports on car Pressed Steel, Pullman, ACF and General number 50762 was built during 1937. Car orders revealed the history of car buildings. American. Two thousand more were number 48743 was built in 1941 and 465 15 To the original order of 1,000 cars from ordered for delivery in 1942. These were in 1942. Pullman and ACF in 1937, 1,000 more built by Pressed Steel, Pullman, General It seems certain that the Athearn 40' wood-side cars for the GN were added in American and company shops. wood-side boxcar (kits # I 520-1 536) was 1939, all from Pullman. Another 2,000 cars The GN cars did not fi ll their roster of patterned after the GN car. Given an accep­ were ordered for del i very in 1940 and tongue-in-groove sheathed boxcars in the tance of 30-year-old technology and such 2,000 in 1941. These 4,000 cars came from order of the car numbers. For example, car discrepancies as a SIS dreadnaught end, the

The Burlington was fond of outside-braced boxcars, so it was no surprise that the road would alter the AAR 1937 design

in a similar fashion. The Burlington created 600 such cars in their Havelock, NE, shops. The "Q" applied the same treat­ ment to 1 ,500 cars that followed the 1932 design, their 25500-26999 series. 1964. Howard Ameling photo

�une 1992 GO • Model Railroading The Northern Pacific, bowing to the pressure of on-line shippers, had Pacific Car and Foundry recreate the AAR 1937 stan­ dard boxcar with vertical wood sheathing in 1937. A total of 520 cars were built in the 9480 series. They differed from the Great Northern cars in superstructure and details. 1964. W. C. Wh ittaker photo

HO modeler has a credible alternative to The Canadian Pacific was also a user of arrangement with four diagonals per side scratchbuilding the GN car. wood-modified-1 937-design cars. The was used. A single layer of horizontal The Great Northern was not finished 1946 Car Builders Cyclopedia pictures a wood sheathing was appl ied behind the with its predilection for the 1937 boxcar CP car with plywood sides, number Howe truss. Like the double-sheathed with wood sides. The road also had boxcars 249171. The cars were of the series wood modifications, this required a straight with plywood sides which otherwise fo l­ 249000-249999. They featured a 5/5 dread­ sidesill. lowed the '37 design. These cars differed naught end, but fo llowed the dimensions of These cars were dimensionally the same from the tongue-in-groove- sided cars in the '37 car: 10' IH and 3,715 cu. ft. capacity. as the standard design: 10' IH and 40' 6" that they had "W" section cornerposts with The appearance of the cars was distinctive IL. This created a car with a 3,710 cu. ft . both the 4/5 dreadnaught and improved because of the vertical plates which covered capacity, only a fe w feet off the steel car. dreadnaught ends. the seams of the ten plywood panels on each The Burlington was familiar with substi­ These dreadnaught-end cars were spotted side. The cars were built in late 1941. tuting outside bracing and wood for steel in the 44025-44999 series. The remaining Similar cars were on the roster in the series sides. It had followed a similar design 25 cars were given passenger appliances 248350-248999 and 249500- 252249 modification in adapting the 1932-design and placed in the 2500-2524 series. Those within a few years. car. Their 25500-25999 and 26000-26999 cars with improved dreadnaught ends were By substituting wood sheathing for the series cars followed the earlier AAR steel­ in the 10000-1 0499 and 10500-10899 standard of ten-panel steel sides, the three car design, but substituted outside-braced series. Beginning with the 10900 series, railroads made significant changes to the wood sides. however, the GN accepted the inevitability 1937 design. The addition of wood sheath­ The Gulf, Mobile & Northern - later of steel-sided 40' boxcars. ing required changes to the car superstruc­ the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio - was to use the The Northern Pacific was to indulge in ture. These changes, combined with the same modifications as the Burlington in the same practice of using wood sides on tongue-in-groove sheathing, created a adapting the '37-design cars. Their 250 the 1937-design boxcar, albeit in a much unique alternat ive to the standard '37 cars in the 20000-20249 series used a simi­ smaller way. The road bought their cars design. lar Howe-truss outside bracing to achieve a from Pacific Car and Foundry in 1937. Other roads were to create more severe '37 car with wood siding. There was one They too were under pressure not to offend deviations from the visual appearance of other slight modification to the '37 design. shippers. the standard design. The Burlington took The inside width of the car was 9', not the The NP's 520 cars in the 9480-9999 an entirely different tack to recreating the standard 9' 2", probably due to heavier series were similar in outside appearance to 1937-design car with wood sides. The "Q" sheathing. This created a cubic capacity of the GN cars but varied in construction from was fond of outside-braced boxcars and 3,645 cu. ft., compared to the 3,715 of the them. The NP cars, like the GN cars, had a they extended that preference to recon­ standard design. bit of the steel superstructure showing struction of the '37 car. The famous The GM&O's modified '37 cars were below the sheathing. The NP cars reveal Havelock shops, just east of Lincoln, NE, not built in their car shops but constructed the use of six diagonal braces per side, produced 600 cars to the '37 dimensions for them by ACF in 1937. Like the compared to the four on the GN cars. Both and many of the characteristics, but with Burlington, the GM&N had experience cars used a Pratt truss arrangement, however. outside bracing. These they placed in the with outside-braced modifications to the Furthermore, the NP cars do not have the 28000 series. AAR standard designs. The ACF had sup­ notable notch at the junction of sides and The cars followed most of the visual plied the road 150 outside-braced cars ends like the GN cars. identifiers of the '37 cars. The major based entirely on the 1932 steel-car design By 1942, the Northern Pacific had over­ exception was 5/5 dreadnaught ends, the in 1934. These became the GM&O 6400- come their reluctance to confront the tim­ extra rib being crammed into the same 6549 series. ber interests and bought all-steel cars of the space as the 4/5 ends of the standard design. The GM&O also acquired 25 cars of 1937 design. The 1937 design, modified to Steel-paneled roof and Youngstown steel 1937 standard dimensions but with 13' 10' 6" IH, were being received in their doors were applied, just like the standard door openings. These were their 35000- 27000 series from Pullman . car. In place of the steel sides, a Howe truss 35024 series. The cars were classified XAR

June 1992 Model Railroading • 61 GN 44772 is a 1937-design car with plywood sides. Unlike the 8,000 tongue-in-groove-sided boxcars in the numbers 45000 to 52999, the plywood cars used the more modern "W" section cornerpost. It was not until well after World War II that the Great Northern began to buy steel-sided 40' boxcars. Rail Data Service photo in 1941 and were equipped with Evans side and the horizontal sheathing found on By changing the steel sides of the 1937 Auto Loading Devices. By 1948 they had the 10' 6" cars. Typical of the '37 design, standard steel boxcar design to wood, a been reclassified as XM. 4/5 dreaclnaught ends and paneled steel number of the North American railroads roof were employed. created versions with radically different War Emergency Cars The Birmingham Southern got 100 10' appearances. The wood-side 1937 boxcars The final modification of the 1937 IH emergency cars in 1944. These they were never a large percentage of the AAR design to achieve wood side walls was the placed in their 6500 series. There were 99 of standard boxcars, but the over 10,000 cars construction of War Emergency cars dur­ these cars still around in 1956. Pullman, built were sufficient to make an impact on ing World War II. While there were numer­ whose Bessemer, AL, plant the Billllingham the railroad scene. With two basic substitu­ ous 10' 6" IH War Emergency cars, which Southern served, built their cars. tion methods - tongue-in-groove vertical were popularized by the WestRail kits in The Central of Georgia got 350 emer­ sheathing and outside-braced horizontal HO, there were only a few cars which fol­ gency boxcars with 10 IH in 1944, also. sheathing - they created some interesting lowed the original '37 design. The 10' IH These were their 41 000 series. Both the BS variation on the redundancy of the standard emergency car copied the modification of and C of Ga. cars had 3,684 cu. ft . of 1937 design. These unique cars formed an its taller brother by use of a Pratt truss out­ capacity due to the loss of I" in interior interesting part of the railroad scene into side bracing. There were six diagonals per width. ACF built the C of Ga. cars. the 1970s.

GN 51920 is still going strong in its original design in 1964. When the Great Northern identified 1,000 cars needing new exterior sheathing in 1959, the road replaced the sides with welded steel sheets and renumbered them into the 34000 series. This extended their life well into the 1970s and only slightly changed their appearance. Howard Ameling photo

62 • Model Railroading ..June 1992 Ve rmont Railway Diesels (Continuedji'Ol11page 57,)

the SW 1500. Help came in August 1973 as an ex-C&O S4, numbered 6, was assigned to the "C&P Switcher" running out of Rutland. After storage at Burlington, the old orange Whitcombs were scrapped. In the meantime, the original road power was gradually being made obsolete. By the end of 1972 a new GP38-2 had arrived and four RS3s had been bought; two each from the D&H and the L&HR. This resulted in the sale of the remaining three RS I s (402- 404) to the Sabine River & Northern in Texas. A decade after start-up all the origi­ nal power, or "first-phase," had been dis­ posed of. A third new-engine purchase, another GP38-2, arrived in the fall of 1974, and the first RS3 exited the property; the 604 returned to the D&H and was returnedto its VTR 5W1 #5 at Burlington, VT, August 8, 1964. Jack Armstrong photo original number, 4088, and went to work still in VTR red! A year later a fifth and final RS3, the 605, arrived from another Vermont shortline, the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County, where it had worked in its original L&HR black and No. 10. At this time, both the 60 I and 602 were in storage; the former with serious mechanical prob­ lems and the latter with heavy wreck dam­ age. This left the road with six units in operation - four road units (two RS3s and two GP38-2s) and two yard engines (the SW I 500 and the S4). This was too few to cover the five regular assignments. The Vermont's biggest engine project was the result with the 60 1 and 602 being rebuilt into a single "new" RS3, the 606; this proj­ ect was completed in 1978. The early 1980s brought several changes in the roster as the Ako era was drawing to a close. The S4 was disposed of in January VTR 54 #6 at Rutland, VT, May 23, 1974. 1980, since an SW 1500 could now be used C&P Whitcomb 44-ton #10 at Proctor, VT, May 28, 1965. on the CLP trackage. The first used-EMD Photographer unknown, George Melvin collection unit arrived in 1981, an ex-Conrail G P9 numbered 75 1. The winter of \983-84 Iei" brought an end to Alcos on the VTR; the 605 was sold to the Battenkill in New York and the 603 and 606 went to the Spencerv ille & Elgin in Indiana. This brought the fleet's second phase to an end. The replacements for the last RS3s were far from mundane. As always, new models were added to replace those eliminated. It is remarkable that a shortline requiring less than ten engines would always have no less than three types on its roster. The VTR entered its all-EMD phase by purchasing an ex-BN GP9, a GPI8 and an SW 1500 from the TP&W. Adding further to the variety, the GP9 and SWI500 were lettered for the Clarendon & Pittsford in a scheme modeled after that of the VTR. This was occasioned

June 1992 VTR GP38-2 #201 at Burlington, VT, May 23, 1974.

C&P GE 70-ton #500 on KC&NW in Ward, WV, June 17, 1972. Dave Hamley photo, George Melvin collection �

VTR SW1500 #501 at Rutland, VT, May 28, 1973 T

64 • Model Rai.... oading June 1992 Don't always believe your eyes. This view of VTR RS1 #401 appears to show a single-panel window on the engineer's side of the cab. As is evident from the other photo of #401, which was taken the same day and at the same location but from a different angle, there are two panels. The exact cause of this optical illusion is unknown. Rutland, VT, August 1964.

VTR RS 1 #403 at Burlington, VT, August 8, 1968. Jack Armstrong photo

VTR GP38-2 #202 and SW1500 #501 at Rutland, VT, October 1976. Note addition of plow on #501.

June 1992 Model Railroading • 65 VTR RS3 #601 at Rutland, VT, October 28, 1973.

VTR RS3 #602 at Rutland, VT, May 28, 1974.

VTR RS3 #603 at Rutland, VT, January 31, 1975. �

VTR RS3 #605 at Rutland, VT, February 1980. T Vermont Railway All-time Locomotive Roster: 1963-1991 Date Date Date Number Model Built Acquired Former Owner(s) Disposed To New Owner

I 44-ton 1946 1963 M&NJ I 1964 Ret. to M&NJ 5 SWI 1940 1965 E-L 355, DL&W 433 1971 Stelco 5 6 S4 1953 1973 C&O 5107 1980 Gulf Oil Chemical 20 1 GP38-2 1972 Bought New 202 GP38-2 1974 Bought New CLP 203 GP38 1966 1991 MEC 255 250 RSI 1947 ? NYS&W 250 ? ? (not renumbered by VTR) 40 1 RS I 1951 1964 Rutland 40 1 1967 Consumers Power Bay City, MI 402 RSI 1951 1964 Ruland 402 1972 Sabine River & No. 102 403 RS I 1951 1964 Rutland 403 1972 Sabine River & No. 103 404 RS I 1946 1968 SOO 102, DSS&A 102 1972 Sabine River & No. 104 50 1 SW 1 500 1966 Bought New CLP 502 SW1500 1968 1983 TP&W 304 60 1 RS3 1951 1970 L&HR I2 1978 See VTR 606 602 RS3 1950 1970 L&HR 3 1978 See VTR 606 603 RS3 1952 1972 D&H 4091 1984 Spencerville & Elgin 603 604 RS3 1952 1972 D&H 4088 1975 D&H 4088 605 RS3 1951 1976 StJ&LC 10, L&HR 10 1983 Battenkill 605 606 RS3 1978 1984 Spencerville & Elgin 606 (Rebuilt from VTR 60 1 and VTR 602) 75 1 GP9 1954 1981 CR 730 1, PC 7301, CUT 5901 CLP 752 GP9 1956 1983 BN 1879, NP 256 801 GPI8 1961 1983 TP&W 600

Sources: EXTRA 2200 SOUTH, Jack Armstrong and Vermont Railway by the VTR expanding, through its C&P Model availability: Of the ten models and February 1992 Mainline Modeler). subsidiary, into New York by taking over owned, seven are currently available in The 44-tonner is available from the D&H Rutland Branch to Whitehall, inexpensive plastic in HO, and several in N Bachmann, the Alcos (S4, RS I and RS3) NY. Operating this line required one to scale. Of the other three, the GP9 produced from Atlas, the SW 1500 and GP38-2 from three units each weekday. This seven­ by Front Range (now out of business) still Athearn and the GP38 from Con-Cor. engine complement (two GP38-2s, two shows up in some hobby shops and at train Decals from Herald King, both for the VTR GP9s, two SWI500s and one GPI8) contin­ shows. Since Life-Like is about to add a (L-550 and L-55 \ switcher) and ued without change through the rest of the GP18 to their Proto 2000 line, only the SW I the CLP (L-920) make lettering the simple 1980s - the VTR's longest stretch without will require heavy kitbashing (or outlay of but attractive scheme possible. a roster change. money for a brass model). The SW I from Detailing for a specific engine is beyond In 1991, a former Maine Central GP38 IHC can be modified to be more prototypi­ the scope of the article but detail parts for became CLP 203, bringing the stable up to cal and smooth running. (See the articles in these models are being produced by several eight units, an indication of the heavy traf­ the April 1991 Railroad Model Craftsman of the parts companies. .1 fic being handled by the Vermont Railway as it entered its second quarter century of Vermont Raih�ay Diesel Ownership Chart operation. o � 0 � 0 Modeling Notes I I � I I I I � I I I I � I I I I � I I I I � I I I I g: I Modeling the VTR roster or designing a 44-10n - 5SWI free lanced shortline roster fo llowing their 6S4 practices will have several advantages. 201 GP3K -1 Fleet size: Study the ownership chart; 202 GP38·2 203 GP38 - after its first couple of years, the road 250 RS I owned from six to eight units in any partic­ 401 RS I ular year. This is a practical number of 402 RS I 403 RS I engines for a modeler to acquire, detail and 404 RSI - maintain as a fleet. 501 SWI500 Fleet variety: In contrast with many 502 SWI500 shortlines of its size which might standard­ 601RS3 602 RS3 ize on one model (such as many roads with 603 RS3 fleets of ex-ATSF CF7s), the VTR, from 604 RS3 - 1966 (its third year) to the present has oper­ 605 RS3 606 RS3 ated with no less than three models (from 75 1 GP9 two builders) to five models (all EMD) at 752 GP9 the present time. 80 1 GPI8

June 1992 Model Railroading • 67 Southern Pacific's Shasta Division - Pentrex

ne of the most interesting and level is very low because of drought con­ equipment and with the high-quality O scenic portions of the Southern ditions and much that is usually under reproduction usually associated with Pen­ Pacific, itself one of the most interesting water can be seen. trex productions. As the tape starts, there and scenic railroads in North America, is We see various types of units (including is a map that shows the area to be cov­ the Shasta Division. The scenic highlight first-generation SD9s), in both traditional ered, and later another map shows us how is, naturally, Mount Shasta, one of the SP gray and maroon and a few in the the line climbs out of the Sacramento largest and most beautiful mountains in short-lived SF-SP scheme. An interesting River Canyon; the maps would be more California. Also, the line includes the great rock formation near Dunsmuir that looks useful if they showed generally where the steel trestle at Redding, the Sacramento like a castle overlooks a freight and makes mountains and the ridges are, but any River Canyon, the town of Dunsmuir an impressive shot. Dunsmuir remains a mapwork is a gift to be appreciated (they (which still breathes railroading), the classic California railroad town, despite are listening). Narration and script are horseshoe curve at Cantara Loop, heavy regression over the years. The tape takes unusually informative. The locations are grades, Black Butte and numerous other us on a brief but extremely interesting tour chosen with background scenery in mind, locations of great natural beauty. For of present-day Dunsmuir and shows us and do well in capturing the beautiful many, many years the Shasta Division has some rail activity in this always fascinat­ scenery of the line. However, what we been the subject of great railfan interest, ing location. have is a series of run-bys, and all scenes and now Pentrex has given us a feature The heaviest grades are north from Duns­ are from lineside. There are no views tape providing a contemporary look at this muir, and at Cantara Loop the railroad from the cab. If the SP would not permit a fantastic piece of railroad. horseshoes from the west side of the cab ride, then such should have been stat­ In actuality, the tape is somewhat mis­ Sacramento River and then climbs the ed in the tape, as I now find myself won­ named, as it only gives us the present ridge on the east side. A useful map on the dering if the lack of any cab-ride footage mainline from Redding north to Grass tape shows us the immediate area; this is is the fault of the SP or just laziness on Lake, which is the summit of the north­ one of the most famous points on the line, the part of the producer. (The absence of bound grade. The actual "Shasta Division" and it is well-covered. The upper loop, at any such information leads me to instinc­ covers the SP from Redding to Eugene, Mott, where the line turnson another horse­ tively blame, perhaps unfairly, the pro­ OR, and covers both the new line (the shoe curve to continue north to Mt. Shasta ducer.) The 4449 passes through this area Natron Cutoff through Klamath Falls) after climbing the ridge is also shown of the SP enough that a couple of views of which was completed in the '20s, and the with some nice views with Mt. Shasta the 4449 and its train would have been original Siskiyou line (through Ashland majestically standing in the background. appropriate, and such would do much to and Grants Pass). There are impressive Black Butte, where the Siskiyou line spice up the run-bys. However, editing views of southbound and northbound joins the mainline, is the scene of trains has never been a strong part of Pentrex freights traversing the curved Redding working both the mainline and the Siskiyou tapes, but the photography remains first­ trestle, which is part of a 31-mile line line and is well covered; Black Butte is rate. I am glad to have this tape, and it change necessitated by the depression-era especially noteworthy in that it has one of does a good job in showing an extremely construction of the Shasta Dam. The con­ the last working waterspouts on the South­ scenic and interesting portion of the struction of Shasta Dam created a huge ern Pacific, and it is like seeing an old Southern Pacific. Let's hope Pentrex now lake on the Sacramento River and its tribu­ fr iend that we once took for granted. gives us the rest of the Shasta Division. taries, and we see more views of the vari­ Finally, there are shots at various points as Southern Pacific 's Shasta Division, ous large bridges that were part of the line the line skirts the northwest base of Mt. Pentrex, P. O. Box 9491 1, Pasadena, CA change caused by the dam; these views are Shasta upgrade to Grass Lake. 91109; 800-950-9333. Price $29.95. particularly interesting since the water This tape is shot with state-of-the-art Color. One hour. �

68 • Model Railroading June �992 MODEL RAILROADING'S DEALER DIRECTORY

ESCONDIDO SAN DIEGO DENVER TAMPA CHAMPAIGN SHORT LINES JUNCTION THE WHISTLE STOP CABOOSE HOBBIES DELAWARE HAPPY HOBO TRAINS PRAIRIE GARDENS ARIZONA 740 METCALF 126 3834 4TH AVE. 500 S. BROADWAY 4040 W. WATERS AVE., 11100 3000 W. SPRINGFIELD 92025 800-554-0781 92103 61 9-295-7340 80209 303-777-6766 33614 813-886-5072 61821 217-356-5558

LEWES MESA FRESNO SAN FRANCISCO DENVER FIRST STATE HOBBIES CHICAGO ROY'S TRAIN WORLD FRESNO MODEL RAILROAD MAILWAYS-TRAINS ARE US TRAINMASTER OF DENVER 1604 SAVANNAH RD. CHICAGOLAND HOBBY 1033 S. COUNTRY CLUB DR. 744 P. STREET 200 FOLSOM AT MAIN 3700 HAVANA 1214 LEWES PLAZA 6017 N. NORTHWEST HWY . 85202 602-833-4353 93721 209-266-2805 94105 415-982-2523 80239 303-371 -8444 19958 302-645-7700 60631 312-775-4848

IRVINE TUCSON SAN LUIS OBISPO FORT COLLINS WILMINGTON CHICAGO HOBBYTOWN USA CLASSIC HOBBIES LAWS HOBBY CENTER HOBBY TOWN HOBBI ART INC. THE CROSSROADS GEORGIA TROST HOBBY SHOP 485 EAST WETMORE 855 MARSH 2531 S. COLLEGE AVE. 4709 KIRKWOOD HWY. 3105-31 11 W. 63RD ST. 3850 BARRANCA PKWY. 0 85705 602-293-2022 93401 805-544-5518 B0525 303-244-5445 19808 302-999-0144 60629 312-925-1000 92714 714-733-1126

LA MESA WILMINGTON ATHENS (WATKINSVILLE) SAN MARCOS GRANO JUNCTION CREST HILL REEOS HOBBY MITCHELL'S, INC. MEMORY STATION AMERICAN HOBBY SUPPlY THE HOBBY HUT WALT'S HOBBY SHOP 8039 LAMESA BLVD. 21 19 CONCORD PIKE PO BOX 56 829 SAN MARCOS BLVD . 811 N. 12TH ST. 1701 N. LARKINAVE . ... 91941 619-464-1672 FAIRFAX SHOPPING CENTER HIGHWAY 441 SOUTH 92069 619-744-4221 81501 303-242-8761 60435 815-741-0043 19803 302-652-3258 30677 404-769-8986

LAKEWOOD CHAMBLEE DES PLAINES SANTA ROSA GREELEY HOBBY WAREHOUSE GANDY DANCERS DES PLAINES HOBBIES SANTA ROSA MODEL TRAINS DON'S HOBBIES 4118 ESOUTH ST. 5460 PEACHTREE RD. 1464 LEE ST. ARKANSAS 1780 PINER ROAD 815 10TH STREET 90712 213-531 -1413 30341 404-451-7425 60018 708-297-21 18 95403 707-544-8276 80631 303-353-3115

DOWNERS GROVE LOMPOC SANTA CLARA COLUMBUS CONWAY LAKEWOOD DOWNERS GROVE HOBBIES MIKE'S TRAINS & HOBBIES TRAIN SHOP TOYS FOR BIG BOYS MICKEY'S MODEL WORKS COLPAR HOBBIES 6234 S. MAl N ST. 104 W. OCEAN AVE. 1829 PRUNERIDGE AVE. FLORIDA 3443 HAMILTON ROAD 2305 WASHINGTON AVE. 3333 S. WADSWORTH BLVD. 60516 708-960-5900 72032 501 -450-9423 93436 805-736-6747 95050 408-296-1050 80227 303-989-7008 31904 404-327-4546 1-800-772-4407

DAYTONA BEACH EDWARDSVILLE DARDENELLE STOCKTON WESTMINSTER LAWRENCEVILLE LOS ANGELES DUNN TOYS AND HOBBIES TRACK II TRAINS RIVER VALLEY HOBBIES DELTA DEPOT HOBBY TOWN TRAIN WORKS ALLIED MODEL TRAINS 1545 BEACH ST. 108 N. MAIN ST. PO BOX 425 5939 PACIFIC AVE. 6975 E. 88TH AVE. 251 F HURRICANE SHOALS RD. 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 9-6 MON-sAT CLOSED SUN HOME OF PROTO-BEO 72834 501-229-1270 95207 209-473-3410 80020 303-431-0482 30245 404-339-7780 90230 213-313-9353 32014 904-253-7691 62025 618-656-6109

FORT LAUDERDALE FORT SMITH LOS ANGElES RIVERDALE ELGIN TORRANCE WARRICK CUSTOM HOBBIES GOLDEN SPIKE TROXEL BROS. MOOELS RIVERDALE STATION B & G TRAIN WORLD ALL ABOARO MODEL RR DAVIE SHOPPING CENTER 505 S. 1TTH 4319 W. 2ND ST. 6504 CHURCH ST., SUITE 8 829 WALNUT AVE. 3766 PACIFIC COAST HWY. 4693 S. UNIVERSITY OR. 72901 501 -785-2557 90004 213-382-6626 30274 404-991 -6085 60120 708-888-2646 90505 213-791-2637 33328 305-434-9777

LAKELAND NORTH LITTlE ROCK MORENO VALLEY SAVANNAH FRANKLIN PARK TURLOCK PERKINS MADIJO HOBBY HOUSE LONG'S DRUG STORE #224 BULL STREET STATION END OF TRACK HOBBIES SQUARE ROUNOHOUSE HOBBIES/COLLECTI BLES 5302 MacARTHUR DR. 25070 ALESSANDRO BLVD. 151 BULL ST. 9706 FRANKLIN AVE. 1468 LANDER AVE. 1117 S. FLORIDA AVE. 72118 501 -753-0495 92388-4313 714-242-5060 31402 912-236-4344 60131 708-455-2510 95380 209-668-4454 33803 813-683-3251

NORTH HOLLYWOOD VENTURA LANTANA LA GRANGE THE ROUNDHOUSE FRIENDS RIGHT TRACK HOBBIES THE DEPOT LA GRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. 12804 VICTORY BLVD. 1818 E. MAIN ST. CONNECTICUT 603 RIDGE RD. 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. 60525 708-354-1220 91606 818-769-0403 93003 805-643-5338 33462 407-585-1982

ORANGE WESTMINSTER BRANFORD MIAMII MUNDElEIN FRANK'S HOBBY SHOP ARNIES TRAINS BRANFORO HOBBIES ORANGE BLOSSOM HOBBIES IDAHO RON'S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES CALIFORNIA 666 N. TUSTIN AVE. 6540 WESTMINSTER AVE. 609 BOSTON POST RD. 1975 NW 36TH ST. 431 N. LAKE ST. 92667 714-639-9901 92683 714-893-1015 WEST MAIN 33142 305-633-2521 60060 708-949-8680 06405 203-488-9865

ALBANY PALM DESERT YUBA CITY DANBURY ORLANDO BOISE NORMAL KIT & CABOODLE SUITE P HOBBIES WESTERN DEPOT DANBURY HOBBY CENTER PHOTO & HOBBY INC. END OF THE LINE MODEL TRAIN JEFFREY ALANS 1404 SOLANO AVE. 73140 HIGHWAY ",, UNIT #1 1650 SIERRA AVENUE, STE. 203 366 MAIN ST. RAY BYERS SUPPLY 701 TOWANDA 94706 415-524-9942 92260 619-568-9822 95992 916-673-6776 06810 203-743-9052 634 N. MILLS Sf. 1717 S. EAGLESON RD. 61761 309-454-7456 32803-4675 407-841-1485 83705 208-377-4320

BERKELEY PALM SPRINGS MANCHESTER ORLANDO PALATINE BERKELEY HARDWARE REALISTIC MINIATURE TRAINS NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY THE TRAIN DEPOT PALATINE HOBBY, LTO. 2145 UNIVERSITYAVE. 2233 N. PALM CANYON OR. 71 HILLIARD Sf. STEW MARSHALL 43 E. NORTHWEST HWY. 94704 415-845-0410 92262 619-325-3662 06040 203-646-0610 900 S. ORLANDO AVE. (17-92) 60067 708-359-7888 32789 407-629-1365

PARK RIDGE BREA PETALUMA NEW LONDON PENSACOLA HILL'S HOBBY & COLLECTORS IRON HORSE MODELS AND MORE HOBBY CENTER BOBE'S HOBBY HOUSE ILLINOIS SHOP 116 S. BREA BLVD. 218 PETALUMA BLVD. N. 426 WILLIAMS ST. 5719 NW Sf. 10 PRAIRIE 92621 714-529-1795 94952 707-762-2378 06320 203-444-2944 32505 904-433-2187 60068 708-823-4464

BURBANK REDDING SHELTON BEllEVILLE PLANTATION PEORIA THE TRAIN SHACK TRAIN DEPOT SHELTON RAILROAD SYSTEMS THE TRAIN DOCTOR UNIVERSAL HOBBIES INC. JEFFREY ALANS 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY 2334 RAILROAD AVE. COLORADO 15 ELM Sf. 715 EAST MAIN 141 S. STATE RD., #7 4601 N. SHERIDAN ROAD 91505 818-842-3330 96001 91 6-243-1360 PO BOX 2272 62220 618-233-2824 33317 305-581-9390 61614 309-693-7773 06484 203-924-8761

AURORA SARASOTA CAMP8Ell REDONDO BEACH 8ERWYN QUINCY RAIL FAIR SIMS8URY GULF COAST MODEL RAILROAD 0&J HOBBY SOUTH BAY MODEL HOBBY CITY TOP HAT HOBBIES, INC. SUMMER VALLEY SHOP. CTR. VALLEY HOBBIES, INC. 6564 GATEWAY 96 N. SAN TOMAS AQUINO RO. RAILROAD SUPPLY CO. 6910 CERMAK RD. 126 NORTH 5TH UNIT 4-A, 16911 E. QUINCY AVE. 777 HOPMEADOW Sf. 34321 813-923-9303 95008 408-379-1696 2503 ARTESIA BLVD. 60402 708-795-0280 62301 217-222-0040 80013 303-699-5660 06070 203-651-3234 90278 310-542-3688 TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS

UNCASVILLE ST, AUGUSTINE SKOKIE CONCORD ROSEVILLE COLORADO SPRINGS BLOOMINGTON TRACKSIDE HOBO'S HOBBIES NORTH SHORE HOBBY AND IRON HORSE TRAINS RAILROAD HOBBIES DIAMOND FUN SHOPPE HOBBYLAND INC. 63 MOXLEY RD. 320 S. PONCE DE LEON BLVD. COLLECTORS GALLERY 3494 CLAYTON RD. 199 CIRBY WAY i12 125 E. BOULDER 616 N. MAIN ST. 06382 203-848-0480 4848 OAKTON ST. 94519 510-682-5775 80903 719-520-0126 32084 904-826-0222 61701 309-828-1442 95678 916-782-6067 60077 708-673-4849

COLORADO SPRINGS WOLCOn TALLAHASSEE SPRINGFIELO CONCORD SAN BERNARDINO BURBANK KRIS KRINGLE TO. THE HOBBY GALLERY HOBBY CABOOSE JEFFREY ALANS RARA AVIS TRAINS BUSY BEE HOBBY SHOP L GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP 2619 W. COLORADO AVE. 1810 MERIDEN RD. 220-B W. THARPE 1602 WABASH 5650-H IMHOFF 461 W. HIGHLANDAVE. 6357 W. 79TH Sf. 80904 719-633-1 210 06716 203-879-2316 32303 904-385-9728 62704 217-787-7771 94520 415-685-6566 92405 714-886-2669 60459 708-598-3114

COLORADO SPRINGS TAMPA CENTRALIA SPRINGFielD COSTA MESA SAN DIEGO TRAIN SHOWCASE CHESTER HOLLEY MODEL CENTRALIA GOLD AND HOBBY WHISTLE POST TRAIN CROSSING WEST COAST HOBBIES 38 S. SIERRA MADRE RAILROAD SPECIALIST 119 E. BROADWAY 2347 W. MONROE PLAZA 1089C BAKER Sf. 7750 CONVOY COURT IN OLD RIO GRANDE STATION 3818 S. HIMES AVE. ( ) 62801 618-533-7296 62704 217-744-6675 92626 714-549-1596 921 11 619-560-9636 80903 719-471-1887 3361 1 81 3-831-7202

June 1992 Model Railroading • 69 BROCKTON EAST OETROIT NASHUA INDIANA KENTUCKY CUSTOM TRAIN WORKS JOE'S HOBBY CENTER MINNESOTA NEBRASKA HOBBY EMPORIUM 24 TINA AVE 17900 E. TEN MilE ROYAL RIDGE MAll 02402 508-580-5644 48021 313-773-8294 03060 603-888-3366

BROWN'S COUNTY PARIS CHElMSFORD (WEST) LINCOLN NORTH CONWAY FARMINGTON lmLE CANADA NASHVillE RAilROAD CO. CABOOSE CORNER STAN'S MODEL TRAIN SHOP HOBBYTOWN BRASS CABOOSE JOE'S HOBBY CENTER HUB HOBBY CENTER ANTIQUE AllEY 2015 MAIN Sl 16 SCHOOL STREET EAST PARK MAll UNDER CAROll REED 35203 GRAND RIVER 82 MINNESOTA AVE. � NASHVillE 40361 606-987-1257 01863 508-251-8628 220 NORTH 66TH Sl ORCROSS CIRCLE ) 48024 313-477-6266 55117 61 2-490-1675 47448 812-988-1558 68505 402-464-2858 03860 603-356-9922

DANVERS LINCOLN NORTH HAMPTON EVANSVILLE FLINT RICHFIElO NEW ENGLAND MODEL SUPPLY ROlLiES MODEL RAilROAD FITTS PHOTO & HOBBY SHOP A A HOBBY SHOP RIDER'S HUB HOBBY CENTER 467 MAPLE Sl CROSSING VilLAGE SHOPPING CENTER 2023 W. FRANKLIN ST. 6416 PENN AVE. S TUEs-FRI 12-8 SAT 9-5 THE BmER HOBBY PEOPLE 5606 S. 48TH Sl US R1 l 47712 812-423-8888 3012 CORUNNA RD. 55423 612-866-9575 01937 508-m-1387 48503 313-234-4051 68516 402-423-9337 03862 603-964-9292

FORT WAYNE DEDHAMIBOSTON FRASER ROBBINSDALE OMAHA NORTH SWANZEY HOBBY LAND P & HOBBY SHOP HUB HOBBY CENTER HOBBYTOWN USA THE lOOSE CABOOSE BG'S MOOEl TRAINS & HOBBIES 0 416 COLISEUM BlVO. LOUISIANA 16 FOX MEADOW LANE 31902 GROESSBECK HWY. 4114 LAKELAND AVE. N 14655 W. CENTER RD. ROUTE 12, PETE'S AUTO CENTER 46805 219-483-8186 02026 617-326-3663 48026 313-296-61 16 55422 612-535-5628 68144 402-697-9514 03446 603-357-8821

INDIANAPOLIS BATON ROUGE EAST LONGMEADOW GRAND RAPIDS SAINT PAUL OMAHA SALEM Bill'S MOOEl RAilROAD lOUISIANA CENTRAL HOBBIES THE FAMilY HOBBY SHOP EARL'S TRAIN WORLD SCALE MODEL SUPPLIES HOUSE OF TRAINS HOBBY EMPORIUM OF SALE, INC. 7995 W. 21 ST, UNIT 5 10230 FLORIDA BLVD. 48 SHAKER RD. 10560 CASCADE ROAD SE 458 N. lEXINGTON PARKWAY 8106 MAPLE Sl R1 28 ROCKINGHAM MAll 46214 317-271-0819 70815 504-273-0095 01028 413-525-7345 6 MilES FROM END OF 28TH Sl 55104 61 2-646-7781 68134 402-391-2311 03079 603-890-6662 49331 616-868-7495

OMAHA LAFAymE EAST WEYMOUTH GRANO RAPIDS SPRING LAKE PARK N GAUGE TRAIN SHOP RON'S MODEL RAilROAD SHOP SCALE RAil SO. SHORE HOBBY CENTER HOBBY WORlO UNIVERSITY HOBBIES 8863 PENDLETON PIKE 1416 S. COllEGE RD. 4205 S. 87TH ST., BOX 27242 m BROAD Sl 2851 CLYDE PARK SW 8185 UNIVERSITY AVE. NE 46226 317-898-4883 70503 31 8-232-5536 68127 402-339-3380 02189 61 7-331-1234 49509 616-538-6130 55432 612-780-41 B9

METHUEN MICHIGAN CITY NEW ORLEANS GRAND RAPIDS S1. PAUl/MAPLEWOOD OMAHA HUB HOBBY SUPPLY MODELER'S JUNCTION B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP HOBBYTOWN TRAINMAN TRADING POST 408 2618 88 lOWEll Sl, ROUTE 113 NEW JERSEY FRANKLIN S. BROAD Sl 2055 28TH Sl SE 3035 WHITE BEAR AVE. 5215 S. 21ST Sl 01844 508-683-0885 46360 219-874-2382 70125 504-822-3914 49508 616-247-9933 55109 612-770-6530 68107 402-734-7233

MISHAWAKA NORTHAMPTON ABERDEEN SHREVEPORT KALAMAZOO SCOTTSBLUFF HOBBY LAND H. L. CHilDS & SON HOBBY SHOP COOK'S COllECTORS CORNER RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP HOBBY TOWN Sl ANDREW'S PLAZA 25 STATE Sl R1 34 4402 YOUREE DR. 3417 S. WESTNEOGE AVE. MONUMENT MAll 620 W. EDISON ROAD 01061 STRATMORE SHOPPING CENTER 71105 318-865-7632 49008 616-349-2666 2302 FRONTAGE RD. 46545 219-255-1722 69361 308-635-7001 07747 908-583-0505

RAYNHAM KALAMAZOO ABSECON EO'S BOXCAR STAN'S ROUNDHOUSE THE ROUNDHOUSE INC. 611 CENTER STREET MISSISSIPPI MAINE 5228 S. WESTNEDGE 400 NEW JERSEY AVE. 02767 508-822-6563 49008 61 6-345-0004 08201 609-641-8474

WARREN NORTH YARMOUTH PETOSKEY LAUREL CHESTER TUCKERS HOBBIES TRAIN & TROOPER DOUG'S PHOTO AND HOBBY HOBBY CORNER THE HOBBY & GAME ANNEX BOX 1090 - 8 BACON ST. NEVADA IOWA 13 MEMORIAL HWY. ROUTE 9 303 E. MITCHEll 1534 N. FIRST AVE. ROUTE 24 ( ) 01083 41 3-436-531B 04021 207 -B29-32 1 49770 61 6-347-4233 39440 601-649-4501 07930 908-B79-4263

CEOAR RAPIDS WEST BOYLSTON PORT HURON LAS VEGAS COLTS NECK BOX KAR HOBBIES HENRY'S HOBBY HOUSE BLUE WATER HOBBIES PRC TRAINS JUSTTRAINS 109 THIRD AVE. SE MARYLAND 67 W. BOYLSTON Sl UNIT 1 1414 PINE GROVE AVE. 300 W. UTAH 41 HWY. 34 52401 319-362-1291 015B3 508-835-6165 4B060 31 3-984-8764 89102 702-3B3-3325 07722 908-409-2772

WESTFORD ROCHESTER FLORENCE DES MOINES BALTIMORE LAS VEGAS HOBBY USA JOE'S HOBBY CENTER SPORTS AMERICA & HOBBY HAVEN M B KLEIN, INC. TRAIN EXCHANGE 174 LITTLETON ROAD CAMPUS CORNERS SHPG. CTA. HOBBY CENTER 7672 HICKMAN RD. 162 N. GAY Sl MISSOURI 6008 BOULDER HWY. 018B6 508-392-9522 105 S. LIVERNOIS ROUTE 1305, PO BOX 255 50322 515-276-8785 �NClUDES MAil ORDER 89122 702-456-8766 12-2 301-539-6207) 48063 313-651-8842 08518 609-499-2992

MASON CITY BALLWIN NORTH LAS VEGAS HIGHTSTOWN EAST SIDE TRAINS CATONSVILLE SOUTHFIElO CHECKERED FLAG HOBBY CNTRY. PETERSON HOBBIES/CRAFTS OK & B RAilWAY SUPPLIES 932 B E. STATE Sl PRO CUSTOM HOBBIES, INC. DEL'S TRAIN CENTER 14755 MANCHESTER RD. 3262B CIVIC CENTER OR. 13B SOUTH MAIN ST. 50401 515-423-1748 721 FREDERICK RD. 23123 LAHSER RD. 63011 314-394-7600 B9030 702-649-3311 08520 609-448-5070 2122B 410-788-8770 48034 313-357-5770

ST. CLAIR SHORES BLUE SPRINGS RENO MERCERVillE COLLEGE PARK WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS MAINLINE TRAINS HIGH SIERRA MODELS IRON HORSE HOBBIES BURRm HOBBIES 21714 HARPER AVE. 807 MAIN Sl 3677 KINGS ROW 116 FLOCK RD. 4917 NIAGARA RO. 480BO 31 3-771-6770 64015 81 6-224-6962 89503 702-747-7444 08629 609-586-2282 20740 301-982-5032

UTICA GAITHERSBURG FARMINGTON RENO PENNSAUKEN ENGINE HOUSE HOBBIES PASTIMES A&I HOBBY CENTRAL HOBBIES EMPORIUM TEO'S ENGINE HOUSE KANSAS MICHIGAN 46727 VAN DYKE 531 QUINCE ORCHARD RD_ 310 B POTOSI ST_ 5001 S_ McCARRAN BLVD_ 6307 WESTFIELD AVE_ 48317 31 3-739-6680 20878 301-977-7902 63640 314-756-7909 89502 702-B25-9670 081 10 609-662-0222

MOUNT AIRY ANN ARBOR WESTLANO KANSAS CITY RENO PISCATAWAY GREAT BEND DENNISON'S TRACKSIDE RIDER'S HOBBY SHP DAVE'S HOBBY & SPOTLIGHT MODEL RAilROAD HOBBIES OF RENO MODEL RAilROAD SHOP TAYLOR'S TOYS TV HOBBIES 115 W. LIBERTY 29026 WARREN RD. 7427 TROOST AVE_ 535 E_ MOANA LANE VAil AVE_ & NEW MARKET RD_ 3120 10TH Sl 2-4 S_ MAIN ST_ 48104 31 3-668-8646 4B185 31 3-422-4464 64131 81 6-444-7331 89502 702-826-6006 OB854 908-968-5696 67350 316-793-9698 21771 301-831-7211

KANSAS CITY BAY CITY WESTLAND PARKVILLE RED BANK J'S HOBBY HAVEN CUM CRAFT INC. NANKIN HARDWARE & HOBBY J&l HOBBIES HOBBYMASTERS INC. 4601 STATE AVE_ 1008 ADAMS 35101 FORO RD. 1362J NW HWY_ 9 62 WHITE Sl 66102 913-287-3030 48706 517-892-6177 48185 31 3-722-5700 64152 816-746-1282 07701 908-842-6020

OVERLAND PARK CANTON S1. LOUIS RUTHERFORD OVERLAND RAilS RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP NORTH CENTRAL HOBBIES CHOD CHOO EDDIES 7327A W. 97TH Sl MASSACHUSETTS 42007 FORO RD_ 9120 LACKLAND RD. 38 AMES AVE. 66212 913-341-1144 48187 31 3-981-B700 63114 314-426-0031 07073 201-438-4588

COLOMA TOPEKA BEOFORO WESTMONT J & W MOOEl TRAINS, INC_ FUN FOR All HOBBIES BEDFORD TRAIN SHOP SATTLER'S HOBBY SHOP 6450 BECHT RD. 2023 SW GAGE BLVD_ 32 SHAWSHEEN AVE. NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 HADOON AVE. 49038 616-468-5586 66604 913-272-5772 01730 617-275-7525 OB10B 609-854-7136

BOLTON OEARBORN MANCHESTER SCALE MODEL PRODUCTS JOE'S HOBBY CENTER PAUL E. BOURQUE CO- INC. 63 HUDSON RD 7845 WYOMING AVE. 608 WillOW Sl PO BOX 72 48126 313-933-6567 03103 603-625-8919 01740 508-779-5056

70 • Model Railroading June 1992 PIGEON FORGE JOHNSON CITY CHARLOnE YOUNGSTOWN PIGEON FORGE TOY & HOBBY NEW MEXICO THE TRAIN SHOP CHARLOTTE ELECTRIC TRAIN CTR. BOARDMAN HOBBY CENTER PENNSYlVANIA 2919 MIDDLE CREEK RD. 210 GRANO AVE. 114-D fREELAND LANE 6820 MARKET ST. P.O. BOX 1271 13790 607-797-9035 28217 704-527-0392 44512 216-758-1522 37868 615-428-0918

LAS CRUCES WE LUZERNE ALLENTOWN MEMPHIS THE HOBBY HUT LAKE LUZERNE TRAIN & HOBBY CHARLOnE ALLENTOWN TOY TRAIN SERVo WORLD Of GAMES AND 126 WYATI DR. 1933 LAKEAVE. THE MODELER'S HOBBY SHOP 125 1/2 N. 11TH ST. RHODE ISLAND HOBBIES 88005 505-524-0991 BOX 465, ROUTE 9N 4808 C CENTRAL AVE. 18102 215-821-0740 2796 S. PERKINS 12846 518-696-4905 28205 704-537-9963 38118 901-365·2080

MINEOLA HENDERSON BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT CRANSTON WILLIS HOBBIES CORNISH & SONS HOBBY MAINLINE HOBBY SUPPLY A.A. HOBBIES 285 WILLIS AVE. 430 S. GARNET 15015 BUCHANAN TRAIL E 106 ROLfE ST. 11501 516-746-3944 OKLAHOMA 27536 91 9-438-4470 17214 717-794-2860 02910 401-941-6781

ERIE NEW YORK MARION OKLAHOMACITY CARS & TRAINS HOBBY SHOP FOSTER THE TRAIN SHOP SOUTHEASTERN HOBBY SUPPLY WOOOWAROS 4500 E. LAKE RD. SHIPPEETOWN MODEL SHOP NEW YORK 23 W. 45 ST. 415 VIRGINIA AVE. TEXAS 2941 W. HEfNER RD. HARBOR CREEK MALL 184 DANIELSON PIKE 10036 212-730-0409 28752 704-652-3704 73120 405-751-4994 16511 814-899-1347 02825 401-647-2640

AMITYVILLE PATCHOGUE SPENCER EVANS CITY AUSTIN CRANBERRY HOBBY DEPOT WAKEfiELD K & P HOB81ES HARRY'S DEPOT LlTILECHOO CHOO SHOP, INC. TULSA HOBBY TOWN U.S.A. 55 MERRICK RD. 128 MEDfORD AVE., RT. 112 500 S. SALISBURY AVE. ACTION HOBBIES 20327 PERRY HIGHWAY THE TRAINSHEO BRODIE OAKS SHOPPING CTR. 11701 516-59B-2405 11772 516-475-9056 28159 800-932-2466 4955C SOUTH MEMORIAL CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP 79 OLD TOWER HILL RD. 4107 CAPITAL Of TEXAS HWY. 401-789-1420 704-637-8717 74145 918-663-8998 16033 412-776-3640 02879 78704

BALLSTON SPA ROCHESTER WENDELL GETTYSBURG THE DEPOT ANDY'S TRAINS TO��'S TRAIN DEPOT TULSA TOMMY GILBERT MODEL DALLAS 108 MILTON AVE. 208 SCOTTSVILLE RD. 404 W. WILSON AVE. WINGS-N-THINGS, INC. RAI LROAD SUPPLY BOB BYE HALL'S HOBBY HOUSE 12020 518-885-8789 1461 1 716-235-1587 27591 91 9-365-5006 5241 S. PEORIA 346 E. WATER ST. 4822 BRYAN ST. 74105 918-745-0034 17325 717-337-1992 75204 214-821-2550

BINGHAMPTON ROCHESTER JENKINTOWN DALLAS GEORGE'S CABOOSE THE WHISTLE STOP JENKINTOWN HOBBY CENTER COLlBRI'S 85 ROBINSON ST. 1967 RIDGE RD. E GREENWOOD AVE. & LEEDOM ST. SOUTH CAROLINA 5600 W. LOVER'S LANE, STE. 139 13904 607-771-8358 14622 716-467-7590 19046 215-884-7555 2 BLOCKS WEST Of TOLLWAY 75209 214-352-3394

BROOKLYN ROCKY PDlNT JOHNSTOWN GREENVILLE DALLAS H08BY KING EASTERN HOBBIES INC. OHIO AL'S TRAINS GREAT ESCAPE COLLECTIBLE TRAINS & TOYS 2720 AVENUE U 718 ROUTE 25A 161 VILLAGE STREET PLEASANTBURG SHOPPING CTR. 109 MEDALLION CENTER 11229 718-648-5399 11778 516-821-3175 15902 814-535-2597 1426 LAURENS RD. LOOP 12 AT ABRAMS RD. 29607 803-235-8320 75214 214-373-9469

BROOKLYN SCHENECTADY CINCINNATI LANCASTER WEST COLUMBIA DALLAS WALT'S HOBBY SHOP ADIRONDACK HOBBIES GOLf MANOR HOBBIES SMITTY'SHOBBY & CRAfT NEW BROOKLAND RAILROAD & PHIL'S HOBBIES 7909 5TH AVE. 2331 ALTON ST. 2235 LOSANTIVILLE AVE. OREGON 1226 MILLERSVILLE PIKE HOBBY 2740 VALWOOO PARKWAY 1105 11209 718-745-4991 12309 518-393-8836 45237 513-351·3849 17603 717-393-2521 405 STATE ST. 75234 214-243-3603 29169 803-791 -3958

CINCINNATI BUffALO SMITHTOWN BEAVERTON LEMOYNE GEDRGE'S HOBBIES VAL HOBBIES THREE GUYS HOBBIES TAMMIE'S HOBBIES KEYSTONE HOBBY CENTER fORT WORTH K THE CROSSING Of BLUE ASH 277 HINMAN AVE. 99 E. MAIN ST. 3545 SW HALL BLVD. 239 S. 3RO ST. OLD TIME HOBBIES 9525 KENWOOD RD. #29 14216 716-875-2837 11787 516-265-8303 97005 503-644-4535 17043 717-763-7534 3501 A BLUE BONNm CIR. 45242 513-793·5112 76109 817-927-5208

BUffALO STATEN ISLAND CLEVELANO COTTAGE GROVE MONTOURSVILLE HOUSTON NIAGARA HOBBY & CRAfT MART HABILD'S HOBBY HOUSE INC. VILLAGE DEPOT ENGLISH MODEL RR SUPPLY LARRY'S HOBBIES OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAY 60 WIN HAM AVE. 800 HURON RD. 725 ROW RIVER RD. 21 HOWARD ST. SOUTH DAKOTA 156-f 1960 EAST 3366 UNION RD. AT WALDEN 10306 718-987-4335 441 15 216-781·3210 97424 503-942-5117 17754 717-368-2516 77073 713-443-7373 14225 716-681-1666

CLEVELAND OREGON CITY PERKASIE SIOUX fALLS CLAY UPPER NYACK KILLEEN WING'S HOBBY SHOP, INC. OUALITY fARM TOYS & HOBBIES LESHER'S VARIETY-HOBBIES DONOVANS HOBBY CENTER SYRACUSE TRAIN & HOBBY HUDSON SHORES MODEL TRAIN HOBBY CENTER 17112 DETROIT AVE. 712 MAIN ST. 21 N. 7TH INDEPENDENCE PLAZA 8135 RT. 11 DEPOT 414 N. 8TH ST., PO BOX 849 44107 216-221-5383 97045 503-650-8023 18944 215-257-4055 3813 S. WESTERN AVE. 13041 1 VAN HOUTEN ST. 76541 81 7-634·0488 315-422-3328 IN PA l-BOO-A TRAIN 0 10960 914-353-4770 LGB, AF, HO, N TRA INS 57105 605-338-6945

CLIfTON PARK COLUMBUS WHITE PLAINS PORTLAND PHILADELPHIA LEWISVILLE HOBBY TOWN USA STRm HOBBIES WESTCHESTER HOBBIES HOBBIES UNLIMITED S & H HARDWARE & SUPPLY SOUTHWEST TRAINS 629 PLANK RD. 3655 SULLIVANT AVE. 102 E. POST RD. 4503 N. INTERSTATE AVE. 6700 CASTOR AVE. 540 SURf, SUITE 1 18 12065 518-383-1215 43228 61 4-279-6959 10601 914-949-7943 97217 503-287-4090 19149 215-745-9375 75067 214-221·5891

EAST ROCHESTER COLUMBUS PORTLAND SAN ANTONIO DESPATCH JUNCTION THE TRAIN STATION PITTSBURGH HOBBY WAREHOUSE A B CHARLES SON HOBBY SHOP HOBBY STOP 100 STATION RD. 1 4430 INDIANOLA AVE. 8532 SW APPLE WAY 3213 W. LIBERTY AVE. TENNESSEE 19 BREESE BLVD. 4445 716-385-5570 43214 614-262-9056 97225 503-292-3790 15216 412-561 -3068 78209 512·828-91 17 fERNDALE CUYAHOGA fALLS PORTLAND BRENTWOOD SUSIE-O HOBBY SHOP PITTSBURGH RAIL CROSSING SWITCH STAND HOBBIES BILL & WALT'S HOBBY SHOP NASHVILLE DEPOT HOBBY SHOP RD BOX 220 119 W. PORTAGE TRAIL 2514 SE 122NO AVE. 116 SMITHfiELD ST. 4924 THOROUGHBRED LANE BUSHVILLE-SWAN LAKE RD. 44221-3221 216-945-5552 97236 503-760·5804 15222 412-281-9040 37027 615-371-5350 12734 914-292-0921

LORAIN PORTLAND GENEVA READ NG CHATTANOOGA THE CORNER STORE WHISTLE STOP TRAINS I LAKE CITY HOBBIES IRON HORSE HOBBY HOUSE CHATTANOOGA DEPOT 1249 COLORADO AVE. 14037 SE STARK 30 CHERRY ST. NORTH CAROLINA 60 S. 6TH ST. 3701 RINGGOLD RD. UTAH 44052 216-288-2351 97233 503-252·7118 14456 315-781-0807 19602 215-373-6927 37412 615-622-0630

GLENMONT EE ASHEVILLE MAUM READING C ARKSVILLE PROVO H 0 CUSTOM TRAINS L ANTIOUE TRAIN TOY CO. J & M HOBBIES G & K HOBBY CENTRE THE HOBBY SHOP WELL TRAINED 4 8RIGHTON WOOD RD. & 523 MERRIMON AVE. 1238 CONANT ST. 720 GORDON ST. 1616 CAMPBELL BLVD. 118 W. CENTER ST. 12077 518-462·6209 fT. 28804 704-253-7648 43537 419-893-2621 19601 215-374·8598 37042 615-553-0350 84601 801-374-0307 COMPLETE MODEL RR SUPPL IES

I I ASHEVILLE KNOXVILLE SV LLE MIDDLETOWN STRAS8URG SALT LAKE CITY H CK CAROLINA ART, CRAfT & HOBBY HUTTON'S HOBBIES H08BY IMAGES SOUTH PARK HOBBIES STRASBURG TRAIN SHOP DOUGLAS MOOElS 128 SWANNANOA RIVER RD. 7525 MAYNAROVILLE HWY. 89 JERUSALEM AVE. 1815 AVE. ROUTE 741E, BOX 130 ""55TH YEAR '''' 11801 28805 704-258-2227 mus 37918 615-922-981 1 516-822-8259 45042 513-424-5124 17579 717-687-0464 2065 E. 33RO SOUTH ST. 84109 801-487-7752

HORSEHEADS ASHEVILLE NORTH CANTON WAYNE KNOXVILLE ALTOONA SHOPS SINK'S MODEL WHOP SALT LAKE CITY NICK'S SALES & SERVICE SMALL WORLD HOBBIES DAN'S TRAINS 584 WESTINGHOUSE RD. 175 M WEAVERVILLE HIGHWAY GREAT ESCAPE HOBBIES 7251 MIDDLEBRANCH NE 163 E. LANCASTER AVE. EMORY ROAD AT 1-75 NORTH 1773 WEST 4160 SOUTH VILLAGE PLAZA 28804 704-658-9476 44721 216-494·0125 19087 215·687-6875 37849 615-938-7212 14845 607-739·8916 WEO-SAT, SUN 84119 801-966-7785 11-8 '-5 HUNTINGTON CHARLOTTE NORWALK WESTCHESTER MEMPHIS SANDY CABOOSE INC. A READY TO RUN HOBBY STORE PAUL'S HOBBIES BRANDYWINE HOBBIES MODEL RR HOBBY SHOP MRS HOBBY SHOP 208WALL ST. P.O. BOX 560021 46 E. MAIN 1502 WESTCHESTER PIKE 3436 PARK AVE. 9425 UNION SOUARE 11743 516·427-8288 2240 ROUTE 49 44857 419-668-3019 19382 215-696·9049 381 11 901-324-7245 84070 801-572-6082 28256-0021 704·455-2220

,June '1992 Model Railroading • 7'1 WAUSAU CALGARY TORONTO MARKHAM CASHMERE MIDLOTHIAN POPES HOBBYLANO TRAINS & SUCH RAILVIEWTRAINS SIOE-TRACKEO HOBBIES CHESTERFIELO HOBBIES INC. WEST VIRGINIA 640 S. 3RO AVE. 4125-4 ST. NW 501 ALOEN RO., UNIT 4 VERMONT 101 COTTAGE, SUITE F 13154 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE 54401 715-842-4371 AB T2K lA3 403-282-2442 ON L3R 3L4 416-470-6200 23113 804-379-9091 98815 509-782-4919

N1TI10 WEST ALLIS EDMONTON TRURO ST. JOHNSBURY CHEHALIS NITRO HOBBY-N-CRAFT CENTER GARMAN HOBBY SHOP RICHMOND ROUNOHOUSE SALES UNEEOA HOBBY ELLIS PAINT WALLPAPER GLS. NORTHWEST TRAIN DEPOT 104 21 ST ST., PO BOX 695 8021 W. NATIONAL AVE. HOBBY CENTER 6519 104 ST. 25 INGLIS PLACE 85 EASTERN AVE. 1671 N. NATIONAL AVE. 25143 304-755-4304 BLKS. S STATE FAIR MAIN GATE 4925 W. BROAO ST. 1402 3 AB T6H 2L3 403-430-9072 NS B2N 4B5 902-895-0308 05819 802-748-3806 23230 804-359-4720 98532 206-736-5600 53214 414-476-1412

WEST BEND HALIFAX VANCOUVER RICHMOND FERNDALE WEST BENO HOBBIES INC. MARITIME HOBBIES & CRAFTS CENTRAL HOBBIES TOY CENTER, INC. M & M OEPOT WISCONSIN 144 N. MAIN ST. SCOTIA SQUARE 2835 GRANDVIEW HWY. 10441 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE. 2032 MAIN ST., PO BOX 1828 53095 414-334-0487 NS B3J lN9 902-423-8870 BC V5M 2El 604-874-5716 23235 804-288-4475 98248 206-384-2552

ROANOKE OLYMPIA APPLETON KANATA WINNIPEG BESTS' HOBBIES THE GOLDEN SPIKE KEN'S TRAINS PACIFIC SCALE MODELS KANATA HOBBY CTR. TTAWA) VIRGINIA 3414 ORANGE AVE. NE 503 CHERRY 2700 W. COLLEGE AVE., #8 WYOMING 471 HAZELOEAN RO., NIT 14 MOOEL SHOP MARKET SOUARE EAST NEXT TO FOREIGN AUTO PARTS 54914 ON K2L 4B8 613-836-6040W 185 STADACONA ST. 24012 703-343-1057 98501 206-352-9261 R3T 312 204-667-2080

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BURKEJFAIRFAX ROANOKE SEATTlE EAU CLAIRE RIVERTON MONTREAl ACTION HOBBIES Of BURKE THE RAIL YARD OON'S HOBBIES BOB'S HOBBY JUNCTION JAY'S TRAIN CENTER HOBBY WORLO LTO. 5765G BURKE CTR. PARKWAY 6711 A WILLIAMSON ROAO 4746 UNIVERSITYVILLAGE PL 3621 E. HAMILTON AVE. 313 N. 6TH EAST 5450 SHERBROOKE W 22015 703-978-9770 24019 703-362-1714 NE 54701 715-832-4445 82501 307-856-0068 PO H4A lV9 514-481-5434 98105 206-525-7700 fALLS CHURCH SEATTlE EAU CLAIRE NORTH WESTMINSTER SUffOLK ARLINGTON HOBBY CRAFTERS fREDERICK & NELSON HOBBY MASTER CREATIVE HOBBYCRAFT STORES MIKE'S TRAINLAND WILLSTON CENTER 5TH & PINE STS., 4TH flOOR 3944 ANDERSON DRIVE CANADA 42 6TH ST. 5661 SHOULOERS HILL RD. SWITZERLAND 6176 ARLINGTON BLVD. 981 11 206·682-5500 54703 715-835-5004 BC V3L 2Z1 604-525-6644 23435 804-484-4224 22044 703-532-2224 2000 EXT. BURLINGTON PETERBOROUGH GRAfTON SPOKANE KENOSHA ZURICH CANADIAN fiNE SCALE OE BYS HOBBY EMPORIUM GRAFTON HOBBY CENTER SUNSET JUNCTION IRON RAILS OF KENOSHA FEATHER'S US-TRAINSTORE N SCALE SPECIALTIES 183 SIMCOE STRm 110-C DARE RD. E 213 SPRAGUE AVE. 2031 22ND AVE. HERMETSCHLOOSTR. 75 535 LOCUST ST. PO BOX 1552 23692 804-898-4184 99202 509-838-2379 53140 414-552-8075 CH-8010 ON L7S 1V4 416-333-6560 ON K9J 7H7 705-742-7238 INT. fAX: 411 433 1464 MADISON LYNCHBURG TACOMA HOBBY CRAFT Of MADISON BURLINGTON LIST YOUR SHOP IN OUR TRAINS UNLIMITED PACifiC RAILWAY HOBBIES 6632 ODANA ROAD HUTCH'S TRAINS 2016 LAKESIOE DR WASHINGTON 51 15 00TH SW ND. 7 53719 608-833-4944 . l 490 BRANT ST. DEALER DIRECTORY 24501 804-385-5036 98499 206-581-4453 ON L7R 2G4 416-637-3721 $6 PER MONTH MILWAUKEE CALGARY MANASSAS AU8URN TERMINAL HOBBY SHOP HOBBY WEST CALL THE CIRCULATION DEPT. TRAIN DEPOT WAGNER'S HOBBY HOUSE 5619 W. fLORIST AVE. 5011 MACLEOD SW 7214 NEW MARKET CT. 131 E. MAIN ST. TA. 53218 414-461-1 050 AB A9 403-244-9990 800-736-0427 or 303-292-0124 22110 703-335-2216 98002 206·939-2515 T20 O FAX 303-295-6477

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June 1992 Model Railroading • 73 ICROSCALE OECA �- ,� ,�1

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74 • Model Railroading .lune �992 The Little Train Whistle Ka S META L with , Aluminum/Brass/CopperTu bing& Shapes , MusicW're The Big Engine Sound! 'Tools , SolderingIrons The old steam engines are rolling again! , Silk,Silk Span , FinishingMaterials SEND $1 .00 FOROUR MADE IN THE U.S.A. NEW CATALOG! K'$ Engin.... ing 6917 W. 59th Slr"1 IL 60638

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.June 1992 Model Railroading • 75 ESCAPE TO S SCALE! JIB CRANE #8007 Enjoy the great advantages of S scale, the mid-size scale more model railroaders are turn­ ing to. Learn all about this main line scale, discover the bi-monthly S Gaugian magazine. Articles, photos, plans, ads, $26.00 a year; $32.00 outside USA. Sample copy, $5.95. Sn3 Modeler magazine, semi-annual; great plans, $5.95 photos, features. $11.00 a year; $17.00 outside USA. Sample copy, $5.95. HO Scale Other books for your rai/road library:

LOGGING RAILROADS OF SOUTH CAROLINA by Thomas Fetters details this state's numerous logging lines with maps, text, photos and drawings. Plenty of Shays, Heislers and odd-ball equipment! Great modeling ideas! $42.95 and $2.75 postage; $6 foreign.

TRAINS OF AMERICA by Don Heimburger is 204 pages, 10" by 11" hardbound featuring nearly 400 superb, large color photos of 85 U.S. railroads! $41.95 and $2.75 postage; $6 foreign.

Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Recollections by John Norwood, 272-page hardbound, 250 illustrations, 28 chapters giving John's personal account of the Rio For Catalog Send LSASE ($.52) Grande. A sequel to John's first Rio Grande book! $39.95 and $2.75 postage; add $6 foreign. 55 Kennedy Dr., Hauppauge, NY 11788 Along the East Broad To p, 248 pages hardbound, 350 illustrations, $39.95 and $2.75 postage; $6 foreign. Wabash, 320-page hardbound with 550 photos of this Detail Kits for 'Stewart' F Units proud Midwest railroad. $39.95 and $2.75 postage; Our Detail Kit includes $6 foreign. all the basic 'to scale'

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7 & • Model Railroading June 1992 DISCOVER THE LU�"'''' ''' FUN OF MODEL i,W\\lED NEW RA ILROADING AT RUM DISCOVERAIL 192

Model modern steel service with this new for Walthers Steel Coil Loads (933-1499, three-pack of Canadian Pacific Coil Cars. The $4.00), available separately. limited-run set includes three Wa lthers HO CANADIAN PACIFIC CUSHION COIL CARS Scale 55' Cushion Coil Cars, custom-painted 932-9086 Three-Pack ...... $29.98 932-9087 Individual Car ...... $ 9.98 in CP Action Red with black hoods and white lettering. And, each car features its own Yo ur Dealer can get it from Wa lthers. Fo r a FREE number. (An individual car - sorry, no list of Dealers near you, send a #10 self-addressed, choice of number - is also available). stamped envelope to the address shown. To detail your new coil cars, ask your Dealer COLUMBUS, OHIO WA LTHERS 'M AUGUST 1-8, 1992 ��------THE 1992 NMRA NATIONAL CONVENTION P. O. Box 21283 Columbus, OH 43221 Phone (61 4) 366-2906 for recorded message

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June 1992 Model Railroading • 77 ADVERTISING INDEX JUNE 1992

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Our new HO Scale Bachmann Plus introductions include three beautiful HO scale 4-8-4s. Each locomotive features: Southern Pacific GS-4

- 5 pole skew-wound can motor for improved low current draw -new idler gear box -brass worm /flywheel drive to facilitate prototypically-correct slow speed performance -chemically blackened, full diecast chassis. -no traction tires and -weigh over a pound. Heading our list of new 4-8-4s is the famous Southern Pacific GS-4, #4449, dressed in her famous "Freedom Tr ain" colors. It is the first time a correctly colored Freedom Train locomotive has been offered in the hobby industry. We're also offering #4449 in her I equally famous Daylight colors, and the third new Chemically blackened, No traction tires 5 pole skew·wound can motor 4-8-4 is a New Yo rk Central Niagara. full dlecast chusls Please note that, as an exceptionto what willbe the rule for Bachmann Plus, the Freedom Train locomotive is' being produced in a limited edition run of 5000 pieces, so get your order in early. (The two other 4-8-4s are not limited edition runs and will be available on a continuing basis, as will all other Bachmann Plus introductions!) We're sure you will enj oy our new ltachmann Plus locomotives, and ask you to remember that quality doesn't have to be expensive. Add a Bachmann Plus to your railroad today!

INTRODUCTORY PRICE $99.95 -- AVAIlABLE IA1E SUMMER 1992 -- 31301 Southern Pacific GS4 Daylight #4449 Ust: $129.95 31305 New York Central Niagara #6005 Ust: $129.95 BACHMANN 31310 American Freedom Train Locomotive Ust: $129.95 1400 E. ERIE AVENUE ("UMITED EDITION" - 5000 PIECES) PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124