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ModelingTransamericaTransamerica Modern Intermodal DistributionDistribution ServicesServices Page 25

JOE SCHENKEL’S MooseMoose RiverRiver Southern RS3s DivisionDivisionPAGE 38

03 > EMDEMD GP40sGP40s Page 47 Page 32 0 7447 0 91672 7 ExceedingAll ExpectatiDns: the BACHMANN HD SHAY

Steadfast and powerful, the 80-Ton, Three Truck Shay was a standard addition to early 20th Century mining and logging companies. Bachmann is pleased to bring this unique stearn to HO railroads as part of our Spectrum® line.

Constructed with finescale detail and precision engineering, the Three Truck Shay includes detail and workmanship unprecedented in a ready-to-run model. With a fully operational drivetrain and piston rods, the Shay smoothly travels at scale speeds of 10 mph. Each locomotive has prototypical features, including a die cast frame with dozens of separately applied metal parts. The Three Truck Shay is DCC ready, and is available as both wood cab and steel cab models. Visit your hobby retailer and get the locomotive that breaks new ground in HO modeling.

Item No. Description 81901 Painted Unlettered Wood Cab 81902 Painted Unlettered Steel Cab 81903 Greenbrier & Elk River Wood Cab 81904 Ely-Thomas Lumber Co. Wood Cab 81905 Weyerhaeuser Timber Steel Cab 81906 Cass Scenic Railroad Steel Cab

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Bachmann Industries, Inc. Philadelphia, PA www.bachmanntrains.com March/April 2001 VOLUME 31 NUMBER 2

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20 ▼ “One Spot” — The Modern RIP Track by Roger D. Kujawa 25 ▼ MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL Transamerica Distribution Services Part 2: A Factory Fresh 102 by Gary Walton 32 ▼ Add a Little Variety to Your Roster With a Pair of Southern RS3s by Larry Puckett 38 Photo by Art Fahie 38 ▼ Modeling the Moose River Division 56 ▼ DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP Of the (HO) Spokane, Portland & Seattle (SP&S) Alco FA1/ by Art Fahie FB1 by Rich Picariello 47 ▼ GP40: The First 645 Geep — Part 7: DeQueen & Eastern; Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern; 59 ▼ ON TRACK Detroit, Toledo & Ironton & Florida East Coast It’s All About Time by George Melvin by Jim Mansfield 52 ▼ CONTAINERS A-Z 60 ▼ BEHIND THE SCENES FRTU to GVDU Square Corner Backdrops: The Why’s & How’s by David G. Casdorph by Margaret Mansfield DEPARTMENTS 25 5 ▼ Editorial 9 ▼ Letters 12 ▼ New Products 17 ▼ Product Reviews 44 ▼ Product Reviews (cont’d) 62 ▼ Society Page 63 ▼ Dealer Directory 71 ▼ Boys in the Basement 73 ▼ Your Trek Plan

Photo by Gary Walton 78 ▼ Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER Turn to page 38 for a tour of Joe Schenkel’s Moose River Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. This HO gauge layout belongs to a Long Island modeler who, although a confirmed “cellar dweller,” manages to escape to the Pennsylvania countryside via his miniature railroad. Photo by Art Fahie. INSET: Larry Puckett reminds us that his interests are not exclusively related to DCC by turning his attentions to modeling a pair of Southern RS3s in HO. His article begins on page 32. Photo by Larry Puckett. ONE Buy I COMMAND 2000 DCC

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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS David A. Bontrager David G. Casdorph Doug Geiger, MMR Patrick Lawson, MMR Jim and Margaret Mansfield George Melvin Rich Picariello Larry J. Puckett Larry E. Smith, MMR Priorities CIRCULATION / OFFICE MANAGER Donald R. Strait he events of the past several months have forced me...and my staff...to [email protected] T re-examine our priorities. Too often, we take for granted the blessings we NATIONAL SALES MANAGER experience. Blessings like good health, family, friends, food, shelter, love, loy- Chris Lane alty, employment...and luxuries like model railroading...seem ordinary rather 1-888-338-1700 than anything special. That is, of course, until something threatens to disrupt [email protected] the normalcy of our lives by depriving us of one or more of these “ordinary” ASSISTANT MANAGER/GRAPHIC ARTIST blessings. And when that happens, we find out how truly important these Rhett B. Lee everyday factors are in keeping our own lives in balance. [email protected] Over the past few months, all of us here at Model Railroading have been Volume 31, Issue 2. MODEL RAILROADING is published facing circumstances regarding the failing health of our parents (or grandpar- 10 times a year by Highlands Station, Inc., 2600 S. Parker ents) that have diverted our attentions and made us...me especially...realize that Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) 338-1700. it will be impossible for us to make up the time we have lost in our publishing Price per single copy is $4.50 in U.S.A. Subscriptions are $36.95 in the U.S.A. or $45.00 in Canada (or foreign) for schedule. As a result, I made the decision to remedy the situation by skipping 12 issues payable in U.S. funds. Unsolicited manuscripts or the February and April issues this year only. Consequently, the January issue photographs should be accompanied by return postage, (Vol. 31, No. 1) will be treated as the January/February issue (as was shown of and Highlands Station, Inc., assumes no responsibility for the loss or damage of such material. No part of this pub- the cover), and this issue (Vol. 31, No. 2) will be the March/April issue. With lication may be reprinted without written permission from the May issue we will resume our normal monthly schedule where magazines the publisher. Printed in U.S.A. should arrive around the first of the month of cover date. The information contained in the various articles in this magazine is presented in good faith, but no warranty This change will have no effect on the number of issues that subscrib- is given, no results guaranteed, nor is any freedom from ers receive. You will receive the number of issues for which you paid. For any patent or copyright to be inferred. Since we have no example, if your subscription expired with the March issue, it will now expire control over the physical conditions surrounding the appli- cation of information in this magazine, Highlands Station, with the May issue. While I regret the need to make this decision, I believe Inc., and the various authors and editors disclaim any li- it is best for all concerned. Because all of us here are operating with enough ability for untoward results and/or for any physical injury added stress due these these family health issues, I chose not to add any more incurred by using the information herein. Copyright © 2001 by Highlands Station, Inc. stress by trying to get the magazine back on schedule by attempting to shorten our production cycle. In doing so I am counting on other blessings that I do ADVERTISING not take for granted — your loyalty, support and friendship. Many, if not For advertising information contact Chris Lane at 1-888-338-1700 most of you, have lost loved ones over the years and know what we are going [email protected] through because you’ve already been there. All of us here deeply appreciate VISIT OUR WEB SITE the outpouring of support you have already provided, and we are thankful to www.modelrailroadingmag.com know that we will be able to continue to count on that support in the troubling SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BOOK ORDERS days that still lie ahead. For subscriptions, please send inquiries to Highlands Station, So how about your priorities? Make sure that you don’t overlook those Inc., 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014 or important things in life that we all seem to take too much for granted until it call (303) 338-1700. FAX (303) 338-1949. Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express accepted. Email: is too late. Circulation@ modelrailroadingmag.com

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MARCH/APRIL 2001 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 5 The HO Big Boy is available in Marklin

3-rail AC and comes in both a Delta and a

Digital version, and is only available to

Marklin Club members. (For information on becoming a Club member and reserv­ ing a Big Boy locomotive, go to www. marklin.c om/bigboy.

The order deadline for the Marklin version is May 30,2001.) Each locomotive features a meta l frame, boiler, engineer's cab and tender, and weighs 2 Ibs. 10 oz. A high-efficiency can motor with bell shaped armature and flywheel powers 8 driving axles. Headlights and number boards are equipped with LEDs for lighting.

Also available are ten different UP boxcars, As a symbol of American rail roading, the Big Boy locomotive is the first hopper cars and caboose. Check offering in an on-going series of unique American prototypes. These www.marklin.comibigboy for details. powerful are being produced in a very limited edition.

For more information on becoming a Marklin Club member and reserving a Marklin HO Big Boy locomotive go to www.marklin.com/bigboy. Or call (800) 825-0888 for the name of your closest dealer. MRR 3-01 FEATURING THE LIFETIME COLLECTION OF THOMAS HILL, OTTAWA, IL ALL TO BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER WITH NO RESERVE OVER 700 QUALITY PIECES

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Union Pacific SD40-2 When company is invited over, they are also encouraged to bring Dear Randy, their children. The children can then run trains for hours of enjoy- David Bontrager has done the locomotive modeler a major service ment, leaving us adults to talk and enjoy the evening. Many friends with his excellent article on the replication of UP #3406 (Dec 00/Jan have bought train starter sets for their children, after seeing the enjoy- 01 MRG). His stated purpose, in the INTRODUCTION, of creating ment they had running a train layout. a “pure” SD40-2 was achieved very well. His reference, also in the To the rivet counters I say this: Work with our youth, you were not INTRODUCTION, to George Cockle’s comment regarding model- an expert when you first started either. ing the numerous variations in the UP stable of SD40-2s is also well David M Swanson taken. It is the only way to create an outstanding model such as the Roscoe, IL 3406. Jerry T. Moyers Huntsville, AL Model Railroad Operations Want to congratulate Randy Lee and Doug Geiger for the superb Fellow Hinsdale Train Buff three-part series re: model railroad operations (July-Sept 2000 MRG). Randy: The well-written and informative methodology relating to simulating I just read your editor’s note in the most recent issue (Jan/Feb prototypical operations was and is a most helpful resource tool for 2001) of your magazine. It seems we have a lot in common. I also those of us who are organizing the management of model train move- grew up in Hinsdale and spent some of my formative RR years ments for the first time. Thank you for publishing this most valuable watching trains on the Racetrack. I’m only 32, so my earliest memo- series. I am certain many others share a similar view. ries were of “Rainbow” trains with rolling stock from GN, Bill Gaver NP, UP, CB&Q, etc., zipping through Hinsdale...not to mention hang- Brookfield, NH ing out at Congress Park and Cicero watching freight operations. Anyway, I moved to Boulder about 10 years ago and am also a Rock Island GP40s magazine editor (Editor of Trail Runner magazine and contributing Randy, editor to Skiing magazine) and a model railroader. I’m also editing a Just thought that I’d bother you with a few comments on the book my dad (who has recently moved here from Hinsdale) is writing new (Dec 00/Jan 01) MRG. Bontrager’s article on SD40-2 “snoot” on the CB&Q (which explains this e-mail address...) is GREAT, as are all his diesel articles. I enjoyed the CB&Q layout Just thought I’d drop a line to tell you how much I appreciated also. Nice article on the Rock Island’s GP40s. By the way, he didn’t your editor’s note and what a great job I think you do with your mag- make it clear that some RI GP40s did get yellow cab fronts during azine. I’ve become a huge fan of the C&S in recent years, so I found repainting. I photo’d RI 349 and 363 still in maroon with yellow the article on the narrow gauge just fantastic. My office in Boulder noses and cab fronts at Council Bluffs after being turned over to UP. looks out onto the C&S (now BNSF) mainline so I get to see about I was a little surprised that he didn’t mention the unusual colors of RI 2-4 trains per day. (Fresh out of college, I worked for a year at the 4710. This GP40 suffered wreck damage and was repaired, but due Hinsdale Doings and my office looked out on the Racetrack...which to the Rock’s limited finances it came out with the cab and nose car- enabled me to see 20-30 trains per day...) rying the then-current blue and white, but the long hood remained in Brian Metzler the bright red with yellow end and large speed lettering. A very odd Boulder, CO looking unit. [email protected] Keep up the good work. I found the recent series on UP boxcars by Mr. Casdorph to very helpful. Like you I model mainly 1956, but Kids & Hobbies some “modern” projects keep coming across my workbench. Poor Randy, discipline on my part, but it’s a hobby! Gary Binder After reading your editorial in the October/November issue of [email protected] Model Railroading, on “Kids & Hobbies,” you are 100% correct. The youth of today need to be encouraged to do something constructive November Issue versus watching TV and playing video games. Model railroading can Hey Guy, be informative, constructive, and educational. As a latecomer to the So many times I and the great unwashed only write when we have hobby, I have learned much about model railroading, and although a b...h about what you have done or not done. How about I offer a my modeling skills leave something to be desired, they are getting complement to whomever did it on the November Issue. better as each new project is undertaken. This is in part to practice, I will start with I’m not the world’s biggest fan of the GP30. I and also the many fine articles on projects that Model Railroading hated them in real life and don’t care much for them as models. None has in reference to improving one’s skills. the less I really like the pictures and the way they were presented on I am very fortunate to have a nephew who likes to help with build- pages 56 and 57. I also read both the history and the modeling story ing my train layout (N Scale). As a ten year old he is now learning that went with the pictures. The pictures got me interested in reading patience to assemble rolling stock, help paint buildings, lay track, and about something I don’t basically care much about. work on scenery. Instead of getting mad if he does something not up I would further admit I enjoyed your report on the P2K Geep 9, to my expectations, he is shown different methods on how to improve not that I waited for your report to buy one. The only real fault I find his modeling techniques. If he gets frustrated, we go and do some- with the P2K machines is undecorated still means I have to remove thing else for awhile, and then return to the project. When he does the gray paint. If there is a proper moment to pass along to Life-Like complete a project, it is placed on the layout in a prominent place, to make undecorated undecorated I’d be pleased. and not hidden. This not only builds his self confidence, but I believe Jerry Kitts that this is the only way to keep our youth involved in model railroad- Foothill Model Works ing, and the future of model railroading alive and well. [email protected]

MARCH/APRIL 2001 MODEL RAILROADING ▼ 9 Q. ITEM # DESCRIPTION A. Pennsylvania The PRR class EF-15 symbolized a Where do G 1 001 A F7A (#9676) you start your modeling?I G1501A F7A&B Pennsylvania (#9675) change for the Pennsy in 1949. They Realistic Modeling begins with solid G150 1 B F7A&B Pennsylvania (#9674) were willing to test what EMD's research of the subject afhand. begin en.9ineeringdepartment labeled the with a file folderI and gather info on lhe ARRIVING SOON F-S and soon realized the value of the subject narrowing the 1ield downI to a G1000A F7A ATSF (#304L) new traction motors and the20 new single unit(s). make notations of changes G1500A F7 A&B ATSF (#37L/#37 A) generators. 20They stepped up- to the the unit under went until the era wish to G1 500B F7 A&B ATSF (#37C/#37B) p.lateand <;1uickly ordered new model.We do this for I?osterityand many A-units and new B-units for an Ap'ril of the answers we seek are lost with the G1 002A F7 A D&RGW (#5591) 1949 delivery. The Pennsy rewrote the men thatGreg made Martin those decisions. So it's up G1502A F7A&B D&RGW paint and letteringspecifications in to us. - (#5594/5592) mid-1951 as per the Genesis units. Q. I F7A&B D&RGW You can see more photos of the A. How Can See Greg's PRR F Units? (#5641/5642) Genesis PRR F Units as well as the pro­ Athearn is donating Greg Martin's totyp'eand a list of the materials Greg Pennsy F Units to the Railroad Memorial used to super detail at our website. Museum in Altoona, Pa. www.athearn.com I Here is y,ourcha�ce to join with Athearn as we roll , our HObby illto e 21st Century, Startinq in 2001 we intend to bui the IQCo,motive� and rOIlingstock ypu want most, But tc;:>tind c;:>utwhat you want, we Te;:>have tq g�t, to �n.owyou and the thin� that �x<;iteyou the mqst, begin thiS �al99uewe are comp� Iy red�lgn,lng our i�b domain to m elt a comm n groun or ode radroa ers oth young, and o?c t ]eet, exc�a ge i ees! reQrnhom ea� ot I er's expenepces ana�l alld t�erner2 to nep th� obby,mow - o tar, r ug the A0 earn News we hav eMail r l tion��ip.swi� �9l,1�ands mITIrailroaders �I a�oun�f\ge '/forl'd, Now we d love IfY9to wr om you, To organize the�e di�cussions into a mpna}:leable On �f\l we are� organizing the 1 Athearn �uyers C�' �ld like tQ .,·oinyvltl-i pur Cir�T�, cI�. u wo we romlse to. a.e It well wo yo�r whl. sp lal ��ucts, s�lgj. Iscour:\ �ould ts an�� ' Iq\ actlYlties that ��te arid enn� us all 1 asWWW m .q e ral roaders. T-1f lrst �tep is upcan to youstart. Ju�t l<;>gOil to r:J�rIl1cOIJl an . together we to buila The Future ot Model Railroa mg. ▼ NEW PRODUCTS THE SANDHOUSE A Product News Column HO SCALE

Athearn, 19010 Laurel Park Rd., Compton, CA 90220, offers 7 kit (#7070). The crane kit has 60+ parts and includes cable. Add the following new names or roadnames on some of their existing $6.50 S&H if ordering direct. products: Pullman Standard covered hoppers in Santa Fe (Qual- ity), D&RGW (orange), GM&O, KCS, L&N - Family Lines, Penn InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering Central, RF&P, SCL - Family Lines, Soo (Colormark) and TP&W the following new kits: ($7.75); 20' corrugated containers in Capital, China Shipping, CMA/ ▼ CB&Q EMD F7A (4 nos.), #44007...$79.95 CGM, Evergreen/Uniglory, Gold, Hyundai, Maersk, MSC, P&O/ ▼ CB&Q EMD F7B (4 nos.), #44507...$69.95 Nedlloyd, Seaco and Yang Ming ($6.00/2); 20' corrugated contain- Premium Line kit: ers P&O (flag)($7.00/2); 40' corrugated containers in Capital, China ▼ PFE R-40-10 reefer (12 nos.), #41704P...$21.95 Shipping, CMA/CGM, P&O/Nedlloyd, Hamburg Sud, K-Line, NOL, Fully assembled models are: Trans Ocean and Yang Ming ($4.50); 40' corrugated container P&O ▼ CB&Q EMD F7A shell (4 nos.), #49007...$89.95 (flag)($5.00); heavy-duty 4-truck flatcar in , D&H, Nickel ▼ CB&Q EMD F7B shell (4 nos.), #49507...$79.95 Plate, NS and NYC ($11.00); 5-pack single-dome tank car in SP, ▼ Swift “Premium” R-40-23 reefer, #45527...$26.95 GATX and UTLX ($29.50); 5-pack composite open hopper in C&O, ▼ WP 1937 AAR 40' boxcar, #45707...$26.95 CB&Q, Clinchfield, GM&O, L&N, Virginian and Wabash ($27.50); ▼ Woburn Degreasing Co. ACF Type 27 8,000-gal. tank car, 12-pack mechanical reefers in Santa Fe and PFE ($84.00); and BNSF #46317...$26.95 AC4400 (Heritage II scheme) in a new third road number (powered ▼ UP ACF 2-bay covered hopper, #46507...$26.95 $69.50; dummy $45.75). Powered, decorated and assembled models are: Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hill- ▼ CB&Q EMD F7A (4 #s), side, NJ 07205, will offer the ACF #49007WD...$134.95 4650 3-bay CenterFlow® hopper ▼ CB&Q EMD F7B (4 #s), produced in the 1960s and again in #49507WD...$124.95 the 1970s. These cars are used to Lonestar assembled model: haul grain, kaolin clay, salt, sugar ▼ Wilson Grain Trailer w/white panels and black tarp, and other commodities. Features include etched-metal roofwalks, #LS6008...$29.95 detailed brake gear, blackened metal wheels, 100-ton roller-bearing ▼ Wilson Grain Trailer w/black panels and lt. blue tarp, trucks and Accumate® couplers. Roadnames w/two road numbers #LS6009...$29.95 each for the pre-1971 cars are Erie-Lackawanna, GN, NYC, Thiele Kaolin and undec pre-1971. Roadnames w/two road numbers each Kadee®, 673 Ave. C, White City, OR 97503-1078, offers the fol- for the post-1971 cars are Soo Line, SP, WP and undec post-1971. lowing new RTR PS-1 40' boxcars: Undec models will include three hatch arrangements and two differ- ▼ Delaware & Hudson w/6' door (Road No. D&H 18652), ent outlets. Price TBA. #4051...$29.45 ▼ Boston & Maine w/8' door Bowser, P.O. Box 322, Montoursville, PA 17754, offers new (Road No. BM 76380), roadnames for the 70-ton covered hopper kits. Open-side version #5233...$31.95 roadnames are Rock Island (blue car w/large “R”), L&N, Kosmos, ▼ Seaboard Air Line w/8' Shippers Car Line, DT&I, Southern, Clinchfield, BN, Rock Island door (Road No. Seaboard (gray car w/small lettering), GNWR, ICG, GN (Big Sky Blue), 25253), #5108...$28.45 Aluminum Ore (in two different car colors), GM&O, Monsanto, ▼ SL-SF (Frisco) w/8' door Kimberly Clark, Cedar Height Clay, D&H (in silver or gray) and (Road No. SL-SF 18194), Grand Trunk. Closed-side version roadname is Union Pacific. The #5235...$29.95 100-ton 3-bay open hopper is New RTR PS-1 50' cars are: available in LEF&C and BN ▼ Western Pacific w/15' double-door (Road No. W.P. 3838), (stealth scheme). All cars are #6505...$28.95 $11.50 each. ▼ Cotton Belt w/15' double-door (Road Custom Finishing, 379 No. SSW 47601), Tully Rd, Orange, MA #6707...$28.95 31364, has a cast-pewter kit for a Side-Boom Pipelayer/ Märklin®, P.O. Box 510559, New Berlin, WI 53151, www.mark- Wrecking Crane Attachment lin.com/bigboy, will offer the Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 steam (#7274, $27.95) designed to loco in 3-rail AC in either delta or Digital versions. It is available fit their Crawler (Dozer) D- until May 30, 2001, only to Mörklin Club members. Matching UP 40'

Editor’s Note: Please talk to your dealer first 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.

12 ▼ MODEL RAILROADING MARCH/APRIL 2001 steel boxcars, hoppers and a caboose are also available. TCS Models, 32320 Redwood Blvd., Avon Microscale, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley CA 92708, has Lake, OH 44012, the following new decals for HO scale: announces a cast-poly- ▼ 87-1091 Pullman Heavyweight Sleeping Cars Assigned to UP ester kit for the B&O (pre-1938) Station located at Min- ▼ 90141 Art Deco Letters & Numbers (formerly 87-338-1) eral City, Ohio. Kit ▼ MC-4285 UP 40' and 50' Trailers (1980+) #30205 is $34.95 plus ▼ MC-4306 Steam Loco Data and Numberboards - Railroad Roman $2.00 S&H. - White ▼ MC-4338 WP GP40 #3532 (in UP Colors)(1983-1984) Walthers, 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039, ▼ MC-4355 Steam Loco Data and Numberboards - Gothic - White will offer the following new products: Budd corrugated 48-seat ▼ MC-4359 GM&O Caboose (1950-1972) coaches in Amtrak (in Phases I, II, III and IV), Santa Fe, PRR, These decals retail for $4.50; Minicals (MC) are $2.25. CB&Q, NYC, CP, ACL, Southern, Rock Norwest Kits & Castings, c/o Pro Modelbuilders, 1585 E. Pender Island, SP and undec. St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5L 1V9, www.promodelbuilders.com, ($31.98); Amtrak Auto announces the first two kits in their “Premium Series” that will pri- Train 2- marily focus on Canadian prototypes: pack diner and sleeper ▼ 105P CP 336260 series flatcar ($49.98); Amtrak ▼ 106P CP 338100 series 1700-series baggage Prototype shown stone car cars in Phase IV, Phase These resin kits feature IV w/US Postal Ser- decals, trucks, brake gear vice markings and undec 933-3705 parts and other materials. ($31.98); deluxe kit for the Either kit is $20.00 (US); United Petroleum Refining add $6.00 S&H (US) for up (#933-3705, $59.98); wide to three kits. Pay by money (#933-3167) or tall (#933- order, check or Visa through 3168) oil storage tanks Pro Modelbuilders. ($29.98 ea.); 33,000-gal. liquefied petroleum tank Precision Scale, P.O. Box 288, Stevensville, MT 59870, offers sets car in UTLX Union Tank of passenger car furniture w/settees (2), chairs (4) and square tables Car, AGFX Anchor Gas, (2) in blue (#33319-2), brown (#33319) or gray (#33319-1) plastic. CONX Conoco, CITX Cit- Price is $5.75 per set. New castings are Pulley and Cam for Pull- ies Service, AMOX Amoco, man passenger hand brake in brass (#33232) or plastic (#33232-1) at TXPX Texas Petrochemical $2.75 ea. and Single-Door Battery Box for heavyweight Pullman cars and undec ($17.98) and a in brass (#33158) or plastic (#33159) for $3.00 ea. If ordering direct, limited-run 2-pack 33,000-gal. liquefied petroleum tank car in the minimum order is $20.00. Add $5.00 S&H. same roadnames ($34.98).

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Atlas, 603 Sweetland Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has new road- ▼ PFE (double herald) R-40-23 reefer, #65501...$17.95 names for their “Classic Locomotive Line” GP30 and GP35. The ▼ Dubuque R-40-23 reefer, #65525...$17.95 GP30 comes in Chessie System (#3022 and #3030) and Milwaukee ▼ Patrick Cudahy R-40-23 reefer, #65526...$17.95 Road (#340 and #344). The GP35 is decorated for Canadian Pacific Phase 1b (#5022 and 5025) and Santa Fe Phase 1a (#3305 and Microscale, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, has #3307). All locos come w/Accumate® magnetic couplers and are the following new decals for N scale: priced at $89.95 each. New paint schemes for the SD60 are: Kansas ▼ 60-1091 Pullman Heavyweight Sleeping Cars Assigned to UP City Southern SD60 w/standard cab; BN SD60M w/3-window cab; (1928-1947) SD60M w/2-window cab decorated for BNSF (Heritage II), BNSF ▼ 60-4072 BN/EMD Demo SD60MAC Diesel (1991-1996) (Premium Heritage), CSX, NS and UP. All SD60s come w/Accu- ▼ 60-4285 UP 40' and 50' Trailers (1980+) mate® magnetic couplers in two road numbers and unnumbered ▼ 60-4306 Steam Loco Data and Numberboards - Railroad Roman except the two BNSF schemes that come in one road number each. - White Prices are $94.95 w/o decoder and $132.95 w/decoder. ▼ 60-4319 Frisco 40' Trailers (1978-1980) ▼ 60-4355 Steam Loco Data and Numberboards - Gothic - White Aztec, 2701 Conestoga Ave., Carson City, NV 89706, announces ▼ 60-4359 GM&O Caboose (1950-1972) their 27th Micro Brewery Car, Copper Canyon Brewery of South- These decals retail for $3.50. field, Michigan. The MDC 50' hi-cube insulated boxcar features a five-color logo printed on the yellow car sides. Car has a silver roof Micro-Trains®, 351 Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, and is equipped with silver Micro-Trains® trucks and couplers. Part OR 97540-1200, has released the following items: #MB 2047-27 is $27.95. Shipping is free on orders over $50.00 in ▼ PRR depressed cen- the US; add $3.50 S&H for orders under $50.00. Canada orders add ter flatcar (Road No. $7.00 S&H; for all other countries add $12.00 S&H. 470011), RTR #109010 ...$13.95 InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering ▼ Special Edition Fantasy Cars — the following new kit: Pepsi-Cola® 2-pack wood reefer ▼ MKT ACF 2-bay covered hopper (12 nos.), #61502...$13.95 set (Road Nos. P.C.E.X. 58012 & Fully assembled models are: 58013), RTR #58572...$43.90

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