The Keystone Modeler, No. 106, Autumn 2018
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No. 106 Autumn 2018 Inside: • Enhancing USRA Gondolas • 33’ Flatbed TrucTrain Trailer • Chicago RPM PRR Models • Annual Meeting Models – 2 NUMBER 106 CONTENTS AUTUMN 2018 FROM THE CAB – Jim Hunter, Editor .................................................................... 3 TKM NEWSWIRE – By Steve Hoxie ....................................................................... 4 MAKING WALTHERS BETTER: PRR G25 USRA 70-TON GONDOLA IN HO Published Quarterly by By Bruce F. Smith .................................................................................................. 6 The PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD TECHNICAL and HISTORICAL SOCIETY 33’ PRR TRUCTRAIN FLATBED TRAILER IN HO A non-profit organization By Curt LaRue ...................................................................................................... 9 OFFICERS PENNSY ON DISPLAY AT CHICAGOLAND RPM President Steven D. Staffieri Vice President Richard Ader By Bob Chapman ..................................................................................................14 Corporate Secretary Ralph M. Weischedel Treasurer William Doering MODELS FROM THE 50TH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING INFORMATION – PART 2 General Counsel James G. Trope, Esq. PRRT&HS, P.O. Box 54, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-0054 Publisher Frederick V. Shaefer By the TKM Staff .................................................................................................17 Editor, The Keystone Chuck Blardone Editor, The Keystone Modeler James R. Hunter Membership Coordinator Andrew J. Hart For best viewing, use Adobe Acrobat Reader available for free download Membership Expediter Brady J. McGuire at https://get.adobe.com/reader/. Public Relations Mgr. / Ad Coordinator Frank Napoleon Lewistown Station & Archives Chairman Richard Ader Marketing Director Open Director of Wholesale Distribution David R. Scott FRONT COVER Inventory Coordinator Donald E. Harper Jr. Donations Administrator James E. Trunzo (From top) Walthers HO-scale PRR USRA G25 70-ton gondola with enhanced Historian Christopher T. Baer details and weathering. (Bruce F. Smith) • A 33’ TrucTrain flatbed trailer kitbashed Webmaster (Interim) Bruce F. Smith from a Mini Metals trailer in HO. (Curt LaRue) • Mike Schleigh’s G30 war emergency BOARD OF DIRECTORS gondola in HO from a Sunshine kit. (Bob Chapman) • Buzz Burnley’s O-scale K4s Term Expires 2019 Term Expires 2020 #5495 from a Max Gray “Perfections” Line model. (Tim Garner and Jim Hunter) Bruce F. Smith Frank Napoleon Ralph M. Weischedel David R. Scott Term Expires 2021 The Keystone Modeler Marino (Joe) Acri Rich Ader This publication of the PRRT&HS is for the purpose of disseminating PRR modeling infor- Dave Evans mation. The copyright is owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Soci- Steven D. Staffieri ety – all rights reserved. It may be reproduced for personal use only. Not for sale other than by the PRRT&HS. THE KEYSTONE MODELER STAFF Manuscripts and photographs submitted for publication are welcome. Materials submit- EDITOR Jim Hunter ted are considered to be gratis and no reimbursement will be made to the author(s) or the [email protected] photographer(s) or his/her representative(s). The Society reserves the right to reject, for any ASSOCIATE EDITOR reason, any material submitted for publication. Jack Consoli Please contact the editor for information and guidelines for submission. Photo files [email protected] 800x600 pixels or larger in JPG format are preferred. Statements and opinions made are NEWSWIRE EDITOR those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Society. 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Send a check or money order in US dollars payable to PRRT&HS to: PRRT&HS, PO Box 54, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-0054 Jim Hunter PRRT&HS MONTHLY E-NEWS 4306 North Victoria Way [email protected]?Sub- Harrisburg, PA 17112-8641 ject=subscribe To subscribe to The Keystone Modeler, click on the link below and send: mailto:the-keystone-modeler [email protected]?Subject-subscribe To , click on the link below and send: unsubscribe mailto:[email protected]?Subject-unsubscribe The Keystone Modeler 2 No. 106 Autumn 2018 Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society The purpose of the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society is to bring together persons interested in the history and modeling of the Pennsylvania Railroad, its subsidiaries and its acquired companies. Our goals are to promote the preservation and recording of all information regarding the organization, operation, facilities, and equip- ment of the PRR. The Society’s quarterly illustrated journal, The Keystone, It’s that time of year again when folks who don’t has been published continuously since 1968. Each issue of 64 or more pages contains illustrated original authoritative know much at all about trains start to visit Christmas articles about locomotives, cars, other equipment, facilities, displays or decide to get out that old train set to put and operating practices of the PRR. The Society also pub- under the tree. But it’s also an opportunity for us to lishes its own thoroughly researched books and other ma- talk to young people about the trains, to teach them terials concerning PRR history. The Keystone Modeler is also about how they operate. a quarterly special 30-plus page online publication of the Society. We can talk to them about how the models work and about how the real ones work. The Society meets annually, usually during a weekend in early May, providing an opportunity for its members to You never know where such conversations might get together and learn more about the PRR. Local chapters lead. You might get someone interested in a new around the country also provide members and guests with hobby. You might even get them to look away from regular meetings that feature PRR related programs. their video games (maybe)! Whenever I attend a Information about our Society may be found on our PRRT&HS meeting or an RPM meet, I see mostly grey website – www.prrths.com. To join the Society, send $40.00 hair – old guys like me. Who is going to continue this to: hobby when we are gone? PRRT&HS In our autumn issue we have included many pho- PO Box 54 tos. We have lots of pictures from the annual meeting Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-0054 as well as some sent in to us by Bob Chapman from the All memberships are for a calendar year, back issues of Chicagoland RPM. Curt LaRue returns with some ad- The Keystone for the current year are sent upon joining. ditional PRR TOFC, and Bruce Smith sent us a USRA Overseas membership has added postage fees. gondola article. Jim Hunter, Editor PRRT&HS Interchange Selected Society Merchandise of Interest to Modelers PRR EQUIPMENT DRAWINGS ON MICROFILM Copies of PRR equipment drawings are available from the Soci- ety’s microfilm collection. To order drawings, you must know the drawing number and title. Ordering information and lists of arrange- ment drawings are available on the Society’s website. Go to www.prrths.com, select National Society, and then The Interchange. If you require a printed copy of this information, please send your ad- dress and a check for $2.00 made out to PRRT&HS to: Richard C. Price 779 Irvin Hill Road McVeytown, PA 17051 The Keystone Modeler 3 No. 106 Autumn 2018 With Steve Hoxie Atlas has in stores now the VO-1000 Baldwin switcher. Two PRR Product News road numbers are available. The model has an NCE DCC non- sound decoder. ATHEARN http://www.athearn.com/ PRR GP7 (ES-15m) – HO Scale BETHLEHEM CAR WORKS http://bethlehemcarworks.com/ PRR 10 Section 2 Drawing Room Sleeper — HO Scale Athearn (Bethlehem Car Works) Athearn now is taking orders for GP7's in the 8547-8550 se- Bethlehem Car Works has announced this 10-section, 2-draw- ries. These four engines were the no frills version with no dy- ing room Plan 3584 heavyweight sleeper kit. Versions with ei- namic brakes or Trainphone. They initially were assigned in ther ice air conditioning or electro-mechanical air conditioning October 1953 to Wilkes Barre, replacing H9s Consolidations are available. The kits include correct decals and trucks, less for local switching and transfers to Northumberland. The wheel sets and couplers. model will be part of the Genesis line with DCC/Tsunami2 Bethlehem Car Works also has announced a 10-section, 1- sound or standard DC. From the photo, it appears that these drawing room, 1-compartment 3973 heavyweight sleeper kit. will be accurate models with accurately located appliances. The kit models “LA REINE” and includes correct decals and Expected to be available in October 2019. trucks, less wheel sets and couplers. PRR EMD GP9B (EFS-17m) – HO Scale BOWSER MFG. CO. http://www.bowser-trains.com/ PRR Alco RS3 Phase III (AS-16m) Road Switcher—HO Scale A friend who attended the recent Timonium Great Scale Model Train Show relayed that discussions with Bowser reps indicated that the Bowser RS-3 would not be available until Athearn late 2019. They attributed the delay to ongoing China manu- facturing issues. Athearn now is taking orders for the Phase III GP9B.