2005 Model Railroading CD

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FEATURES 20 � SD24: The First Turbo SD — Part 5: ICG & SD20 Rebuilds by George Melvin 24 � Modeling Union Pacific TOFC Cars From a Simple Athearn Kit by Ted York 28 28 � Uses for the HO Styrene Tudor-Style 28 Building Kit — 770 Eastern Parkway by Heljan S. Roseman Photo by V. by V. S. Roseman 46 � Corn Syrup Tank Cars — Part 8 An Overview of Syrup Designs 34 � Grain Drying — An Industry You Can Model Corn Syrup Facilities: Ideas for Modeling by Michael J. Paltzer by Tim Frederick 40 � ON TRACK 50 � PROTOTYPES FOR MODELS Point Theory FREIGHT&PASSENGERCAROLOGY by Jim Mansfield Athearn Metrolink Bombardier Coach & 42 � DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP Control Car and BNSF Gunderson Triple-Unit Santa Fe GE U33C 57’ Well Cars (a “must have” future model in HO/N) by Rich Picariello by David G. Casdorph

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5 � Editorial 9 � Ready Track 10 � Sandhouse (New Products) 14 � The Society Page 16 � Product Reviews HO: BLI Paragon® Series USRA Light 2-8-2 HO: Blair Line Fred & Red’s Cafe Kit N: Atlas Two-Truck Shay HO: Eel River Models Lube House & Roundhouse Superintendant’s Office 63 � Boys in the Basement 65 � Your Trek Plan 34

Photo by Jeff Eggert Photo by Jeff 70 � Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER A motorist waits patiently for the caboose of an eastbound Union Pacific freight to clear the grade crossing on Ted York’s 1950s-era Cajon Pass layout. The train is passing the now-closed Devore depot on its climb up Cajon Pass. The last four cars in the train are some of the UP’s latest TOFC cars that have begun hauling freight across the nation in truck trailers. It is but a glimpse of things to come. Turn to page 24 to see how Ted economically modeled these cars. Photo by Ted York. INSET: Starting on page 34, Michael Paltzer shows how he modeled a prototypical grain drying operation. Photo by Jeff Eggert. AD TEMPLATE 4/15/05 11:50 AM Page 4

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EDITORIAL� EDITOR / PUBLISHER Randall B. Lee [email protected] Promoting CONTRIBUTING EDITORS David G. Casdorph Doug Geiger, MMR The Hobby Patrick Lawson, MMR Jim Mansfield his past February marked the end of the George Melvin Tfirst round of public shows conducted as Rich Picariello part of the World’s Greatest Hobby program. Larry J. Puckett Called the World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour, Jim Six these shows were designed to introduce new Larry E. Smith, MMR people to this great hobby of ours. By almost all indicators, the shows were very successful Gary Walton in achieving their goal. Over 105,000 people attended the four shows that were held in Edison, NJ; St. Louis, MO; Long Beach, CA; and Denver, CO. Attendance ranged from a CIRCULATION / OFFICE MANAGER low of 19,000 in Edison to a high of 33,000 in St. Louis. Denver brought in 29,000 and Long Donald R. Strait Beach about 28,000. Due to excellent promotion by the show organizers, headed up by [email protected] Dave Swanson, not only were these shows some of the largest model train shows ever produced, but according to the WGH staff, over half of the attendees had never before attended NATIONAL SALES MANAGER a model train show. This is quite exciting as it shows what can be accomplished with ade- Chris Lane quate promotion and support from the hobby...and the hobby industry. 1-888-338-1700 It was my privilege and pleasure to be able to participate in the Denver show and repre- [email protected] sent Model Railroading magazine, since it was right in our backyard, so to speak. We at MRG did our part by giving away over a thousand free sample copies of the magazine to ART DIRECTOR / ASSISTANT MANAGER Rhett B. Lee [email protected] World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour — Denver Volume 35, Issue 2. MODEL RAILROADING is published 10 times a year by Highlands Station, Inc., 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) 338-1700. Price per single copy is $5.50 in U.S.A. Subscriptions are $44.95 in the U.S.A. or $53.00 in Canada (or foreign) for 12 issues payable in U.S. funds. Unsolicited manuscripts or photographs should be accompanied by return postage, and Highlands Station, Inc., assumes no responsibility for the loss or damage of such material. No part of this publication may be reprinted without written permission from the publisher. Printed in U.S.A. The information contained in the various articles in this magazine is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, no results guaranteed, nor is any freedom from any patent or copyright to be inferred. Since we have no control over the physical conditions surrounding the application of information in this magazine, Highlands Station, Randy Bachmann photo Inc., and the various authors and editors disclaim any lia- bility for untoward results and/or for any physical injury in- curred by using the information herein. show attendees and used the opportunity to try to provide information to attendees inter- Copyright © 2005 by Highlands Station, Inc. ested in learning more about the hobby of model railrailroading. ADVERTISING To be fair, it should be pointed out that not everyone thought these shows were great. For advertising information contact Modelers who have grown accustomed to “flea market” type shows with great bargains Chris Lane at 1-888-338-1700 were usually disappointed because these shows weren’t intended for this purpose. Instead, [email protected] they provided more of a trade show atmosphere with manufacturers displaying what is VISITOURWEBSITE available to modelers today. In addition to seeing operating modular and sectional layouts, www.modelrailroadingmag.com the public had opportunities to try DCC for themselves and for their kids to actually play SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BOOK ORDERS with trains in specially designated areas. For subscriptions, please send inquiries to Highlands Station, With the success of this year’s WGH on Tour program, I look forward to seeing it con- Inc., 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014 or tinue in the years ahead. Next year’s schedule of shows will be announced in May on the call (303) 338-1700. FAX (303) 338-1949. Visa, Mastercard, WGH on Tour website. Visit their website at http://www.wghshow.com in May to learn Discover or American Express accepted. Email: where and when their 2004-’05 shows will be held. If one is going to be in your area, I Circulation@ modelrailroadingmag.com encourage you to get involved as a volunteer. It will help the hobby...and it’s great fun! MODEL RAILROADING (ISSN 0199-1914) is published monthly (except January & February) by Highlands Station, Inc., at 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014. Subscription rate is $44.95 for 12 issues in U.S.A., $53.00 in Canada, Periodical Class postage paid at Au- rora, Colorado, and additional mailing offices. Canadian Randy Lee Second Class Permit #9591. Editor/Publisher POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Model Railroad- ing, 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014.

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Our vastly improved model EC87 coupler is the one you have been waiting for. It’s Sergent Engineering’s latest exercise in accuracy and functionality. No longer must an otherwise gorgeous model be compromised with a realistically challenged coupler just to be operational. These are fully functional metal couplers - not dummy couplers as you might expect from their appearance. The EC87 couplers are die cast for unsurpassed detail and high strength. They are finished in a chemically applied rust color for the ultimate in realism. All Sergent Engineering couplers are magnetically operated from the top, so no ugly trip pin is required. Uncoupling is performed from above with a simple magnetic wand. The EC87 is provided with a shank that is drop-in compatible with most HO scale rolling stock for super easy upgrades. Sergent Engineering has provided demanding modelers with realistic couplers for over five years, and will continue to do so for many years to come. Couplers are available through the P87 Stores and direct to the customer only. The Model EC87 easy-to-assemble kits are priced at $6 per package of five couplers. The Model EC87A pre-assembled couplers are priced at $9 per package of five couplers. The Model MS magnetic uncoupling wand is priced at $6. Domestic shipping and handling fee is $3. Due to the accurately scaled knuckle profile used by Sergent Engineering, these couplers are not guaranteed to be compatible with other brands. For more information send SASE or visit our online store at www.SergentEngineering.com. Sergent Engineering, 7620 Crestland Rd, Knoxville, TN 37938, ph (865) 938-4764

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Back Issues $6 each. Please add $4 S/H PER ORDER in U.S. Foreign add $9 (1-12 issues) $22 (13-36 issues) Vol. 4 # 2-March 2000 Vol. 4 # 6-November 2000 Vol. 6, # I-January 2002 OUTDOOR RAILROADER Enhance Bachmann’s ore cars From Bachmann Shay to Mich-Cal #2 Richard Schmitt’s 1:20.3 1930s diorama Vol. 2, # 5-Oct./Nov. 1992 An airbrush primer 2 Build a small sandhouse Build a SR&RL caboose, 1 Vol. 3, # 2-Apr./May 1993 The Deer Park Railway Convert Bachmann’s Porter to 1:20.3 The Davenport Catalog, 6 Vol. 3, # 3-June/July 1993 Sold Out Mich-Cal # 2, Part 2 Mac McCalla’s On3O diorama Build a freelance ore car Vol. 3, # 6-Dec. 1993/Jan. 1994 Vol. 5, # 2-Apr./May 1995 Vol. 4, # 3-May 2000 Sold Out Vol. 5, # 3-May 2001 Vol. 6, # 2-March 2002 Vol. 6, # 3-June/July 1996 Classic Baldwin 4-4-Os Baldwin’s 19th Century Moguls Brass modeling tips and a diorama Vol. 6, # 4-Aug./Sept. 1996 An airbrush primer, 3 Caboose contest results Build a SR&RL caboose, 2 Vol. 6, # 5-Oct./Nov. 1996 Diorama contest results The Davenport Catalog, 3 The Davenport Catalog, 7 Mich-Cal # 2, Part 3 Tony Ferraro’s Deer Park Railway Build a logging crew car FINESCALE RAILROADER Vol. 3, # 5-September 1999 Vol. 4 # 4-July 2000 Vol. 5, # 4-July 2001 Vol. 6, # 3-May 2002 The art of the diorama The D&RGW K-27 Plymouth gas mechanical locomotives Small outside frame Consolidations Build a two foot gauge tank car Build a target signal Build a steel flatcar Build a SR&RL caboose, 3 Industrial railroading, 19 Build an SP NG gondola The Davenport Catalog, 4 The Davenport Catalog, Conclusion Climax locomotive album, Conclusion Mich-Cal # 2, Conclusion The Cass Scenic Railroad The FR Water Tank Challenge

Vol. 4, # I-January 2000 Vol. 4, # 5-September 2000 Vol. 5, # 6-November 2001 Vol. 6, # 5—December 2002 The Alcalde & Coalfield enginehouse RGS # 20 and Goose # 6 D&RGW standard gauge cabooses Detail your largo scale diesels An airbrush primer Build the RGS Rico depot D&RGW Class 23 flatcars Build a SR&RL caboose, Conclusion The USRA Mountain Hawaii Railway Company # 5 The Davenport Catalog, 5 The NYC Hudson Mich-Cal # 2, Part I A history of the H.K. Porter Company Auxiliary Porter tenders and rolling stock Convert an HO 0-6-0 to On3O Highlands Station, Inc. • 2600 S. Parker Rd. suite 1-211 • aurora, co. 80014 Toll-free in Us & canada 1-888-338-1700 • fax 303-338-1949 • www.modelrailroadingmag.com

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Transform an empty spot in any HO city into a unique location with this superb model from Heljan. Based on the 770 Eastern Parkway building in Brooklyn, New York, used as a synagogue, offices and community center, its detailed plastic parts capture the look of the original Tudor style construction. With appropriate details, figures, signs and accessories (sold separately), Simulated lead glass windows Authentic Tudor-style trim Fine brick details it’s easily modified to fit your metropolitan scene. Can’t find a hobby shop near you? 322-1000 Synagogue $19.98 Call 1-800-4TRAINS (1-800-487-2467) or visit walthers.com Production model shown assembled and painted; paint not included. Figures and other details shown sold separately. ©2005 Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. PG 6-7 APR 05 MRG 4/18/05 4:57 PM Page 8

“The Right Clamp”TM by Coffman Graphic Solutions Co. “Mini” AC-2-2 1” Jaw x 5/16” max open $20.50 ea “Original” AC-1-1 1.5” Jaw x 5/16” max open $21.50 ea “Long” AC-3-2 2.75” Jaw x 5/16” max open $23.00 ea “Large” AC-4-2 2.75” Jaw x 5/8” max open $24.50 ea New “4 Inch” AC-5-1 4” Jaw x 5/8” max open $27.50 ea New “7 Inch” AC-6-1 7” Jaw x 5/8” max open $37.50 ea

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NewNew ProductProduct ShowcaseShowcase

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U28B — Life-Life’s new Proto 2000 U28B is offered with or without factory installed QSI® Quantum System® sound with dual speakers and DCC. Sounds include: diesel engine sounds, horn, bell, squealing brakes, Doppler effect, air let off (in neutral). Sound can be operated with a standard DC power pack as well as DCC controllers. Model features diecast chassis and DC motor with 5-pole skew-wound armature. It is offered in 2 nos. each (different for DC & DCC) for BN, Milwaukee Road, PC and Seaboard and in 1 no. each (DC & DCC different) for Conrail and CSX plus undecorated. MSRP $240.00 w/DCC & Sound; $140.00 w/o. Life-Like Products, Inc. 1600 Union Ave. Baltimore, MD 21211 Ph: (800) 676-8540 Fax: (410) 235-6887 www.lifelikeproducts.com HHOO & NN

60’ Pullman Standard Exterior-Post Auto Parts Boxcar (Early) — Athearn has released this model in HO in their Genesis® line as well as in N. Both HO and N models feature etched-metal roofwalks. HO model features many separately applied details, including brake platform, ladders, grabs, door rods and cut lever. The early version is offered in HO & N (2 nos. ea.) decorated for: CB&Q, Frisco, L&N, Milwaukee Road & undec (MSRP HO $24.98, N $15.98); and Cotton Belt, SP, WP and UP (MSRP HO $25.98, N $16.98). A late version (w/o roofwalk and w/short ladders) will follow. Athearn 19010 Laurel Park Road Compton, CA 90220 Ph: (310) 631-3400 Fax: (310) 885-5296 www.athearn.com

GP20 — Like-Like’s new Proto N GP20 N features a five-pole skew-wound armature N motor with all-wheel drive and electrical pickup. It is offered in 2 nos each for: Santa Fe, BN, CB&Q, NYC, PC, SP and SPSF (Koda-chrome scheme) plus undec. MSRP $97.00. Life-Like Products, Inc. 1600 Union Ave. Baltimore, MD 21211 Ph: (800) 676-8540 Fax: (410) 235-6887 www.lifelikeproducts.com

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�NEWPRODUCTS THE SANDHOUSE A Product News Column HOSCALE

Athearn, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, has new items � Steel bridge w/code 100 rail in Erie, NYC, Rio Grande and Santa in the Ready To Roll® Series: Fe ($9.95) � 50' flatcar w/two 25' trailers (2 nos.) for PRR, UP, Rock Island, � 2-bay offset hopper w/flat end (2 nos., $12.95) in NP, B&M, D&RGW, Soo Line and GN (Big Sky Blue) ($21.98; UP and C&O, CP, C&EI, D&H, CNJ, L&N, NYC, Pittsburg & Shawmut, D&RGW are $22.98) and undec ($11.95) � 50' NACC boxcar (2 nos., $24.98) for CNJ, Hamm’s, C&NW � 2-bay hopper in 3-pack for Chessie System/B&O, Monon, Read- ($25.98), Mountain Pine, Dresser and Triangle Pacific; 85' flatcar ing and Santa Fe ($41.95). w/2 40' trailers (2 nos.) for NAFX, GN, Rock Island, STTX, Soo The Ford Taurus returns ($8.95) in Moonlight Blue, Medium Wil- Line and TLCX ($29.98); GP35 (2 nos.) in DT&I, NYC, GM&O low Green, Charcoal Gray, Rose Mist, Toreador Red, Vibrant White, (w/Alco trucks), Rock Island (maroon & yellow), T&P and WP Ebony, Iris Frost, Light Saddle, Midnight Red, Pacific Green, Silver ($84.98; WP, T&P and GM&O $87.98) Frost and undec ($5.95). � P-S covered hopper (2 nos., $14.98) in Far-Mar Coop, Landmark, Illinois Terminal, J.W. Flammer and Rock Island (“The Rock” — Arrow Hobby Service & Supply, P.O. Box 43, Roseburg, OR blue) 97470, www.arrowhobbyss.com, has announced plastic loco shell � 40' steel reefer 6-pack ($79.98) in PFE (UP & SP heralds), Santa kits (former Rail Power Products) for the GE 8-40B, GE 8-40CW, Fe w/straight line map & five slogans (two w/“Scout”) and MDT SD38, SD45-2, SD60, SD60M (3-window), GP35 and others. Shells (two ea. w/logos for Lackawanna, NYC and IC) come w/handrails and stanchions, laser-cut windows and etched- � GP40-2 (2 nos., $69.98) in B&M, Guilford/B&M, CN (NA map), brass steps and sunshades. A full line of powered chassis, drive com- Reading, FEC and SP ($74.98); SD45T-2 w/anticlimbers (3 nos. ponents and detail parts is also available. & unnumbered) in SP and Cotton Belt ($104.98) � Scrap or coil steel load for 52' gondola ($8.98 ea.); coil steel load Bollinger Edgerly Scale Trains, 45 for 50' gondola ($8.98); steel coil ($8.98/4); flatcar pipe load Gilmore St., Quincy, MA 02170, ($12.98); lumber load for 60' flatcar in Hampton, Simpson, Tree www.besttrains.com, presents the 1875 Source or undec ($12.98 ea.) Thomas Point Lighthouse at Annapolis, � 40' modern boxcar w/o roofwalk (2 nos.) for Santa Fe, NP MD, kit. B.E.S.T. kit has laser-cut wood, (green), D&H, Reading, MEC and Rock Island (blue) ($13.98) etched brass, jig for constructing the sup- � 60' flatcar w/two Ford “C” stake beds (2 nos.) for Trailer Train in ports, peel-and-stick windows and doors, brown or yellow and TTX ($27.98); C44-9W (2 nos.) for BC Rail cast-metal parts and instructions. Price is and Santa Fe ($94.98 ea.) or UP and C&NW ($99.98 ea.) $134.95 plus $4.50 S&H.

Funaro & Camerlengo, RD #3, Box 2800, Hones- dale, PA 18431, is offering the following cast polycar- bonate resin kits: � 6897 B&LE ACF 1,790 cu. ft. 10-hatch covered hopper...$34.99 � 6350 B&LE PS-0 1938 40' welded boxcar...$29.99 Kits come with Tichy Trains brake and detail parts. No shipping � Kenworth tractors in red/white, blue/white, red/white/black, charges if ordering direct. white/red, black/red, lt. blue/white, yellow/white and green/white ($10.98). InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering New in the Genesis Series: the following new fully assembled models: � MKT F3A Phase II #204C ($134.98); MKT F3A & B ($269.98); � Alcan Chemical 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper (6 new nos.), MKT F3A-B-A ($389.98) #45342...$29.95 � 60' P-S auto parts boxcar (2 nos., $24.98) for UP ($25.98), Mil- � Central Soya 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper (6 nos.), #45367 waukee Road, CB&Q, Frisco and L&N ...$29.95 � Jersey Central (CNJ) F3A ($129.98), F3A & B ($259.98) and � Cotton Belt ACF 4,650 cu. ft. covered hopper (6 new nos.), F3A-B-A ($379.98). #47004...$29.95 � Scoular cylindrical covered hopper, yellow (6 new nos.), Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, is releasing the fol- #45106...$29.95 lowing items: � CSX cylindrical covered hopper, light beige (6 new nos.), � Dash 8-40C (2 nos. & unnumbered) C&NW (two standard #45209...$29.95 schemes plus “Safety & Reliability” #8577), C&NW (Wyoming � Milwakee Road 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, yellow w/“Amer- Centennial #8542), Conrail Quality, CSX, NS (one in “horse- ica’s Resourceful Railroad” slogan (6 new nos.), #45350...$29.95 head” scheme #8753), UP, undec in Phases I and II (Master Silver � Family Lines System/L&N 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, beige Series w/o decoder $134.95; Master Gold Series w/QSI® Quan- w/small LN (3 nos.), #45362...$29.95 tum® Sound & decoder $244.95) � Family Lines System/SCL 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, beige

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w/small SCL (3 nos.), #45363...$29.95 Centralia Car Shops fully assembled: � Family Lines System/L&N 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, beige � PRR P85 passenger coach (12 new nos.), #CCS4530...$59.95 w/large LN (3 nos.), #45364...$29.95 � PRR P85 passenger coach (12 new nos.), #CCS4531...$59.95 � Family Lines System/SCL 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, beige Tichy Train Group fully assembled: w/large SCL (3 nos.), #45365...$29.95 � CP USRA 40' single-sheathed boxcar (4 nos.), #T452604...$32.95 � MP 60' wood-deck flatcar (6 new nos.), #46406...$28.95 � IC 60' wood-deck flatcar (6 new nos.), #46410...$28.95 Kadee®, 673 Ave. C, White City, � BN ACF 2-bay covered hopper, gray (6 nos.), #46526...$28.95 OR 97503-1078, offers the following � Chessie System/B&O 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, yellow (6 new RTR PS-1 40' boxcars: nos.), #47038...$29.95 � TP&W w7' door, green w/“Links � Chessie System/C&O 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, yellow (6 East & West” slogan (Road No. nos.), #47039...$29.95 TP&W 601), #4813...$31.95 � Chessie System/WM 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, yellow (3 � D&H w/8' door (Road No. D&H 20016), #5263...$29.95 nos.), #47006...$29.95 New PS-2 2-bay covered hopper: � CSXT 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, yellow car in Chessie System � Illinois Central (Road No. IC 55050), #8015...$39.95 w/CSXT “patch” (12 nos.), #47040...$29.95 � BN ACF 4,650 cu. ft. covered hopper, green (6 nos.), Norscot Scale Models, 100 Port Washington Rd., Mequon, WI #47001...$29.95 53092, will � BNSF ACF 4,650 cu. ft. covered hopper, brown (6 nos.), 966G offer fully 730 #47046...$29.95 assembled � Rock Island (3) or CNW (3) ACF 4,650 cu. ft. covered hopper, d i e - c a s t w/“Route Rock” or “The Rock” slogans, blue car (6 new nos.), metal scale #47011...$29.95 models of � Rock Island (3) or CNW (3) ACF 4,650 cu. ft. covered hopper, the Caterpillar® 966G Series Forest Machine and 730 Articulated w/“Route Rock” or “The Rock” slogans, blue car (6 nos.), Truck w/Klein Water Tank. #47049...$29.95 � Golden West (CRLE) ACF 4,650 cu. ft. covered hopper, blue (6 Roundhouse, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, is offer- nos.), #47050...$29.95 ing the 36' old-time reefer (2 nos.) for Santa Fe; ETV&G; California � GTA cylindrical covered hopper (6 nos.), #45110...$29.95 Fruit Express; MDT; Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth and Decker � CNWX Canadian Wheat Board cylindrical covered hopper (6 ($13.98); 36' old-time boxcar (2 nos. — $13.98) for AB&A, M&StL, new nos.), #45119...$29.95 DL&W, Mississippi Central, D&RG ($14.98) and PMcK&Y. � CPWX Canadian Wheat Board cylindrical covered hopper (6 new nos.), #45120...$29.95 Sunshine Models, Box � HP Hood & Sons milk car (4 nos.), #48201...$31.95 4997, Springfield, MO � Baker’s Chocolate milk car (1 no.), #48202...$31.95 65808-4997, has cast-ure- � Consumers milk car (4 nos.), #48203...$31.95 thane kits for Santa Fe verti- � Sheffield Farms milk car (1 no.), #48204...$31.95 cal-sheathed wood 40' � Borden’s milk car (4 nos.), #48205...$31.95 boxcars versions: Fe-P/T � Whiting milk car (4 nos.), #48206...$31.95 1930s-1960 era double door (w/two plate and two Youngstown doors � Milky Way milk car (1 no.), #48207...$31.95 — $35.00), Bx-56 1949-1970s era double door (w/eight doors to � Undec FMC 5283 double-door boxcar, #48300...$31.95 cover all variations — $36.00), Bx-56 1949-1970s era single-door � SP FMC 5283 double-door boxcar, Hydra-Cushion (12 nos.), boxcar (w/four doors to cover all variations — $35.00) and Bx-58 #48301...$31.95 1950-1970s era single door w/plate on top of door ($33.00). Add � SSW (Cotton Belt) FMC 5283 double-door boxcar, Hydra-Cush- $4.00 S&H for up to 5 kits in the US or $15.88 S&H for up to six ion (6 nos.), #48302...$31.95 kits to Canada. � Ontario Northland FMC 5283 double-door boxcar (5 nos.), #48304...$31.95 Walthers, 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, � Golden West FMC 5283 double-door boxcar (6 nos.), #48305 WI 53201-3039, has new Cornerstone Series® ...$31.95 kits: Modulars® 3-in-1 Build- � BAR FMC 5283 double-door boxcar (6 nos.), #48306...$31.95 ing sets in peaked roof & � J.B. Hunt 53' Duraplate container, #30501...$26.95/3-pack base, flat roof & base, small � Undec 53' Duraplate container, #30500...$21.95/3-pack walls, windows & doors, New kits: large walls & windows, � Undec (ATSF SK-Q) stock car w/AB brakes, #42998...$18.95 foundation & loading docks � Undec (ATSF SK-Q) stock car w/K brakes, #42999...$18.95 and wall columns & caps ($9.98 ea.); Clayton � Undec milk car, #43299...$19.95 County Lumber corrugated metal w/three ware- Regal Line assembled and powered: houses & office ($34.98). New in the Gold � NYO&W F3A Phase II (5 nos.), #49116...$99.95 Line® are assembled 1970s-era 4,000 cu. ft. 3-bay coal hoppers (6- � F3B Phase II (2 nos.), #49616...$94.95 pack $79.98) decorated for BN, WP, Soo Line, MILW, CNW, AEPX Train Station Products fully assembled: and MRL; an undec single car is $14.98. Assembled Pullman heavy- � Santa Fe hi-level step-up coach (4 nos.), #TSP4810...$64.95 weight paired-window coaches come in Santa Fe, CB&Q, PRR, UP Laser Works Line laser-cut wood kits: (gray), C&NW, NYC, UP (yellow), SP, B&O, D&RGW, MILW, GN, � PRR lineside set (#84007 tool house & #84008 two watch boxes), unlettered in Pullman Green and undec ($41.98). #84504...$29.95 � PRR interlocking cabin, #84009...$39.95 Westerfield, 53 River Ln., Crossville, TN 38555, is offering new A-Line fully assembled: cast-resin kits priced at $34.00 ea.: � NYSW Twin Stack container car (4 new nos.), #47603...$119.95/ � 10603 Rock Island inside stake 36' coal gondola 5-unit set � 10604 Frisco inside stake 36' coal gondola � CSXT Twin Stack container car, former NYSW w/CSXT over The latest Version 4 video catalog is available in DVD-R and paint reporting marks (4 new nos.), #47604...$119.95/5-unit set DVD+R formats at $10.00 ea., postpaid.

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Athearn, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, has the fol- � DM&IR (6 nos.), #69505...$119.95 lowing new items: 36' old-time reefer (2 nos.) for Santa Fe; ETV&G; � SP, “Kodacrome” SPSF scheme (6 nos.), #69507...$119.95 California Fruit Express; MDT; Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth; and Centralia Car Shops fully assembled: Decker ($13.98); lumber load for 53' flatcar in Hampton, Simpson, � UP P-S 4-4-2 sleeper (4 nos.), #CCS6801...$39.95 Tree Source and undec ($9.98); John Deere 7820 tractors (2) on a � SP Lark P-S 4-4-2 sleeper, 2-tone gray (4 nos.), #CCS6802 BNSF, Trailer Train or P&LE 53' flatcar ($17.98); NACC 50' boxcar ...$39.95 (2 nos.) for CNJ, Hamm’s, C&NW, Mountain Pine, Dresser and Tri- � UP CA-3/CA-4 waycar, late (6 nos. w/different safety slogans), angle Pacific ($15.98); 50' Berwick boxcar (2 nos.) for BN, Nevada #CCS6065...$29.95 Northern, CSX, Railbox (early scheme), DT&I and St. Lawrence � UP CA-3/CA-4 waycar, early (6 nos.), #CCS6066...$29.95 ($12.98); 60' P-S auto parts boxcar (2 nos., $15.98) for UP ($16.98), � UP CA-3/CA-4 waycar, late (6 nos.), #CCS6067...$29.95 Milwaukee Road, CB&Q, Frisco and L&N; 57' mechanical reefer (2 nos.) for ARMN/UP, REMX, Lamb Weston, Soo Line, MEC and Kato, 100 Remington Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173, has the GE PFE ($13.98). AC4400CW w/low numberboards (2 nos.) decorated for C&NW, UP (standard scheme & Operation Lifesaver), CSX “Bright Future” and Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has new items: undec. C&NW and UP are $110.00; CSX and undec are $105.00. GP38 early version for Maine Central (2 nos. & unnumbered) and undec — GP38 (1 no.) for Buffalo & Pittsburgh and Genesee & Micro-Trains®, 351 Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, Wyoming — GP38 (2 nos. & unnumbered) for C&O, BNSF and OR 97540-1200, has released the following RTR items: undec w or w/o dynamic brakes — GP40 (2 nos. & unnumbered) for � Alaska State Car 40' plugdoor boxcar (Road No. AK 1959), CB&Q, ICG, NYC, UP, WP and undec w/ or w/o dynamic brakes — #02100388...$19.85 GP40-2 (2 nos. & unnumbered) for NS, CSX and undec w/ or w/o dynamic brakes (w/o decoder $99.95; w/decoder $129.95). The Ford Taurus returns ($11.95/2-pack) in Moonlight Blue, Medium Willow Green, Charcoal Gray, Rose Mist, Toreador Red, Vibrant White, Ebony, Iris Frost, Light Saddle, Midnight Red, Pacific Green, Silver Frost and undec ($7.95/2-pack). New numbers or paint schemes for � UP 50' plugdoor boxcar (Road No. UP 499055), #03200390 the 33,000-gal tank car (2 nos., $16.95) are ACFX (black/white), ...$18.35 ACFX (white/black), Pyrofax, Suburban Propane, Shell, Cal Gas, � British Columbia Ry. 40' boxcar (Road No. BCOL 99018), CNTX, Delta Gas, GLNX and undec ($13.95). #07300060...$22.50

InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering the following new fully assembled models: � N&W ACF 4,650 cu. ft. covered hopper (6 nos.), #67030...$21.95 � Sclair ACF 4,650 cu. ft. covered hopper (6 new nos.), #67020 ...$21.95 � Chattahoochee Industrial RR 50' boxcar (Road No. CIRR 2030), � Sterling Salt ACF 4,650 cu. ft. covered hopper (6 new nos.), #07700100...$16.45 #67020...$21.95 � GN 52' express boxcar, Empire Builder scheme (Road No. GN � ALNX Alberta Heritage cylindrical covered hopper (3 new nos.), 2203), #05200060...$21.85 #65103...$21.95 � Tabletop Train Set w/Seaboard Air Line FTA, three freight cars, � ALPX Alberta Heritage cylindrical covered hopper (3 new nos.), SAL caboose & Kato oval of track, #99303160...$205.95 #65104...$21.95 � Tabletop Train Set w/WP FTA, three freight cars, WP caboose & � Canadian Wheat Board cylindrical covered hopper (6 new nos.), Kato oval of track, #99303060...$205.95 #65116...$21.95 � Tabletop Train Set w/EMC FTA, three freight cars, caboose & � Rock Island 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, “The Rock” slogan, Kato oval of track, #99303100...$204.95 blue (6 new nos.), #65308...$21.95 � Tabletop Train Set w/NP FTA, three freight cars, NP caboose & � BNSF 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, mineral red (6 nos.), #65332 Kato oval of track, #99303110...$205.95 ...$21.95 � Tabletop Train Set w/B&M FTA, three freight cars, B&M � Chessie System/B&O 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, yellow (6 caboose & Kato oval of track, #99303120...$199.95 nos.), #67038...$19.95 � Stone Load (fits 50' gondola), #49943904...$12.95/3-pack � Chessie System/C&O 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, yellow (6 � Tabletop Train Set w/Atlas C&O U25B, three freight cars, MoW nos.), #67039...$19.95 caboose & Kato oval of track, #99303130...$207.60 � Chessie System/WM 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, yellow (3 � Tabletop Train Set w/Atlas BN U25B, three freight cars, MoW nos.), #67006...$19.95 caboose & Kato oval of track, #99303140...$220.40 � CSXT 4,750 cu. ft. covered hopper, yellow car in Chessie System � Tabletop Train Set w/Atlas New Haven U25B, three freight cars, w/CSXT “patch” (12 nos.), #67040...$19.95 MoW caboose & Kato oval of track, #99303150...$213.50 � L&N 1937 AAR 40' boxcar (12 nos.), #65720...$19.95 � BN ACF 2-bay covered hopper, green (6 nos.), #66526...$19.95 Monroe Models, P.O. Box 1120, Cokato, MN 55321, www.mon- � Detroit & Toledo Shore Line (D&TSL) ACF 2-bay covered hop- roemodels.us, has new kits: per (6 nos.), #66527...$19.95 � 9005 Concrete & girder bridge, gypsum castings...$23.99 � SP&S woodchip composite gondola (6 new nos.), #68002 � 9202 Transfer shed w/dock, laser-cut wood...$25.99 ...$19.95 � 9201 Trackside transfer shed, laser-cut wood...$29.99 � D&RGW composite gondola (6 new nos.), #68101...$19.95 � 9105 Railroad loading ramps, plastic resin...$10.79/2 SD45T-2 fully assembled and powered: � Cotton Belt, as delivered (6 nos.), #69501...$119.95 Tiger Scale Modeling, 4550 Birch Bay Lynden � SP, as delivered (6 nos.), #69502...$119.95 Rd., Suite 5, Blaine, WA 98230, www.tigerscale- � SP, speed lettering (6 nos.), #69503...$119.95 models.com, is releasing plastic models of Bell heli- � UP, repaint (6 nos.), #69504...$119.95 copters w/photo-etched parts and clear vacuum

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formed canopies. Latest releases are: USAF H-13B w/solid tail, 47D car load and USCG 47D w/floats. Kits range from $13.00 to $20.00; Executive w/solid tail & skids, Army OH-13C w/open tail, US Army fully decorated assembled models are $29.00 to $38.00. Fixed-wing M.A.S.H. OH-13D w/open tail & two litters, M.A.S.H. OH-13D flat- aircraft will be available soon.

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Athearn, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, offers 1/50 land Power Coop, Wisconsin Electric Power and undec (3-rail scale fully assembled die-cast truck models: John Deere Series Ford $59.95; 2-rail $64.95); PS-1 50' single-door boxcar for GM&O, MP, “C” Van in Deere Model B, Deere Anderson Bros. and Deere Quality GN, and undec — 50' double door for C&O, Erie, L&N and undec ($30.98); Ford “C” Stake Bed in BN, NYC and NP ($29.98); Ford (3-rail $59.95; 2-rail $62.95); GP35 (powered 2 nos., unpowered 1 “C” Fire Truck in Detroit and San Francisco ($34.98); Ford “C” no.) for B&O, C&NW, Guilford, RF&P, Rio Grande and undec Tractor in Fredrickson & Branch ($24.98); Ford “C” Van in w/high or low nose — GP35 limited-edition powered or unpowered D&RGW and Rock Island ($29.98); John Deere Ford “C” stake bed (1 no. ea.) for Housatonic (2- or 3-rail TMCC $449.95; 2-rail DC in yellow or green ($30.98). $419.95; 2- or 3-rail unpowered $209.95). *TMCC — Lionel® Trainmaster® Command Equipped w/RailSounds®. Atlas O, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has new items: GP60 for NS “Operation Lifesaver,” CSX, SP (2 nos.), UP (2 nos.), Norscot Scale Models, 100 Port Washington Rd., Mequon, WI NS and undec — unpowered GP60 in UP, CSX, SP and undec (2- or 53092, will offer a fully assembled die-cast metal 1:50 scale models 3-rail TMCC* $459.95; 2-rail DC $429.95; 2- or 3-rail unpowered of the Caterpillar® D10T Track-Type Tractor, special commemorative $219.95); GP60M (2 nos.) for Santa Fe, BNSF (transitional scheme) antique silver finish D11R Track-Type Tractor w/metal tracks, P5000 and BNSF (Heritage) — GP60B (2 nos.) for Santa Fe and BNSF Lift Truck (forklift), 777D Off (transitional scheme) — GP60B or GP60M unpowered (1 no.) for Highway Truck w/Klein water R1700G Santa Fe, BNSF (transitional scheme) and BNSF (Heritage) (2- or 3- tank, R1700G LHD Underground rail TMCC $479.95; 2-rail DC $439.95; 2- or 3-rail unpowered Mining Loader and 793D Off $229.95); Coalveyer in Nebraska Public Power, Utility Fuels, Dairy- Highway Truck.

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Micro-Trains®, P.O. Box 1200, Talent, OR 97540-1200, has � UP 40' bulkhead flatcar (Road No. UP 15066), #52600080 released the following RTR items: (Magne-Matic® couplers)...$14.50; #52600081 (Märklin® cou- � Rio Grande 50' gondola, orange (Road No. D&RGW 56379), plers)...$12.70 #52200100 (Magne-Matic® couplers)...$16.20; #52200101 � Atlantic Coast Line F7A, black scheme #98001150 (Magne- (Märklin® couplers)...$14.40 Matic ® couplers)...$100.95; #98001151 (Märklin ® cou- � Alaska 50' boxcar (Road No. ARR 10701), #50500200 (Magne- plers)...$99.15 Matic ® couplers)...$20.45; #50500201 (Märklin ® cou- � Undec 40' single-door boxcar #50000000 (Magne-Matic® couplers)...$18.65 plers)...$15.65; #50000001 (Märklin® couplers)...$13.85

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NorthWest Short Line, P.O. Box 423, Seattle, WA 98111-0423, Woodland Scenics, P.O. Box 98, Linn Creek, MO 65052, has new offers new #1 gauge products: USA diesel axle gear for GP9, F units G scale figures: Fireman Bill & Betsy; Earl & Eddie Engineer; Gus and GP38 (#2165-6 $14.95); Super Magic Carpet II powered traction & Gertie Gardner; Spike, Neil & Ty (RR workers); Buck & Family motor unit (#865x-4 $84.95); Puller VI (axle gear puller). (deer) and Welder Bros. (welders w/equipment).

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K.I.S.S. Method, 9199 S. Mountain Laurel Rd., W. Jordan, UT � 902 ERCX 3-bay covered hopper (3-05) 84088, www.kissmethodinc.com, is offering their new Track Plan- � 903 UP bi-level autorack (1-05) 1 ning Tools, an 8 /2 minute demo video on VHS or DVD. The video � 904 BNSF 3-bay covered hopper (3-05) shows uses for the tools and examples. Price is $6.00 postpaid. � 905 CP bi-level autorack (7-00) � 906 CP bi-level autorack (11-98) NJ International, P.O. Box 1029, Higley, AZ 85236, announces � 907 ATSF 60' boxcar Bx-210 (3-76) that their website (njinternational.com) has been updated to include � 908 ATSF 60' boxcar Bx-179 (3-86) their complete price list. � 909 TRLX 3-bay covered hopper (11-73) � 910 ATSF 60' boxcar Bx-185 (3-87) Oddballs Decals, 26550 227th St., McLouth, KS 66054, offers � 911 ATSF 60' boxcar Bx-210 (5-86) the following decals in HO, N, S & O scales: � 912 ATSF 50' tank car TK-R (8-74) � 893 TRLX 3-bay covered hopper (11-73) Use prefix 60- for N; 87- for HO; 64- for S; 48- for O. HO and N � 894 Rock Island motor transit 32' trailer (12-60) scale decals are $3.50; S and O scale decals are $6.75. If ordering � 895 CMO 3-bay covered hopper (11-04) direct, add $1.75 for S&H. � 896 CMO 3-bay covered hopper (11-04) � 897 CMO 3-bay covered hopper (3-05) Signs Galore, 109 Saligugi Way, Loudon, TN 37774, is up for � 898 CMO 2-bay covered hopper (2-05) sale. Included in the sale are all stock, show materials and supplies. � 899 MEC 50' boxcar (3-05) Printers are also available. For a list of items and terms, contact them � 900 FBOX 50' hi-cube boxcar (8-04) via email ([email protected]), website (www.tttrains.com/signs- � 901 WSOR 3-bay covered hopper (1990s) galore) or by phone at 1-865-408-0703.

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�THE SOCIETY PAGE Support your historical society — join today These are the active prototype historical societies of which we are aware. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RR Historical Society � Annual [email protected], http://narrowtracks.com/grhs/index.htm. $12.50 sub. O&W RY HS, Box 713, Middletown, NY 10940. Dues: $18, Quarterly publication A.C. & Y. H.S. News PO Box Grand Trunk Western Historical Society � Annual Dues: US PGE/BCR SIG Soc. � Annual Dues: $24 US/$30 Canadian. 196, Sharon Center, OH 44274-0196, www.acyhs.org. $12/Canadian $15/Overseas $20/Sustaining $20. Quarterly Quarterly magazine Cariboo. PGE/BCR SIG, c/o Ray Konrath, American Truck Historical Society � Annual Dues: $25, Bi- newsletter, Semaphore. GTWSH, PO Box 611, Keego Harbor, 2166 Lannon Way, Sidney, BC V8L 4K2 Canada. monthly magazine. PO Box 531168, Birmingham, AL 35253, MI 48320-1205. Penn Central RR HS � Annual dues $20.Contact for foreign & (205) 870-0566. Great Northern Railway Historical Society � Annual Dues: US sustaining. Qtrly pub The Post. PCRHS, c/o Mike Beverley, 74 Amtrak Historical Society � Annual Dues: $15, Quarterly mag- $25/Canada $35 (US funds), others contact GNRHS, PO Box Baldwin Rd., Scotia, NY 12302-3814, www.pcrrhs.org azine. 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 350, Chicago, IL 60622. 3016, Burnsville, MN 55337-8016. � http://trainweb.com/ahs. Pennsylvania RR Technical & Historical Society Annual Dues: Gulf Mobile & Ohio � Annual Dues: $30/$22 senior/$50 sust.. $35, sust. $50, contrib. $65 or more, includes quarterly maga- Ann Arbor RR Tech. & Hist. Assoc. � (also covers Michigan GM&O Hist. Soc., Inc., PO Box 1085, Clinton, MS 39060. zine, The Keystone. PRR Tech. & Hist. Soc., Inc., PO Box 54, Northern and Tuscola & Saginaw Bay). Dues: Reg $20; Sust. H.J. Heinz Special Interest Group � c/o Bill Dippert, 2650 NW Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-0054. Visit at http://www.prrhs.com. $30. PO Box 472, Laingburg, MI 48848-0472. Robinia Ln., Dept. MRG, Portland, OR 97229-4037. Quarterly PRR � (Philadelphia Chapter, PRR T & HS), Box 663, Wayne, PA � magazine, $15 per year ($6 to NMRA members). Anthracite Railroads Historical Society (Central of New 19087-0663. Annual dues $25/$40 sust includes six newslet- Jersey, Lackawanna, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh & New Hagerstown & Frederick Ry HS � Annual Dues: $20/$30 ters plus slick periodic magazine, The High Line. England, Lehigh Valley, Reading). Annual Dues: $25, family/$50+ benefactor. P.O Box 194, Woodsboro, MD 21798. newsletter, PO Box 519, Lansdale, PA 19446-0519. Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc. � Annual Dues: $20 lllinois Central Historical Society � Annual Dues: Regular $25, (U.S.) $21 (Canadian) includes quarterly Pere Marquette Rails Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard AIr Line Hist. Soc. � Annual Sust $35. ICHS Mbrshp Dept., PO Box 288, Paxton, IL 60957. Dues: $24 ($50 sust.), two years $45 ($90 sust.), $100+ Cen- and bimonthly newsletters. PO Box 422, Grand Haven, MI Illinois Traction Society � c/o Dale Jenkins (Editor), PO Box 49417. tury Club, four issues of Lines South, PO Box 4141, Bay Pines, 6004, Decatur, IL 62524-6004, (217) 522-5452 (Springfield, IL); FL 33744-4141, http://www.aclsal.org. Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical Society or Mark Godwin (ITS membership), 121 West St. Louis, Apt. A, � Baltimore & Ohio � Annual Dues: Regular $30, Contributing Lebanon, IL 62254, (618) 537-2414. Quarterly newsletter, $15. Annual dues $10. 320 W. State St., Wellsville, NY 14895. Newsletter. $44, Foreign $44, quarterly magazine Sentinal. B&O RRHS, Kansas City Southern Historical Society � PO Box 5332, PO Box 24225, Baltimore, MD 21227-0725, www.borhs.org. Shreveport, LA 71135-5332. Monthly newsletter, semi-annual Rail-Marine Information Group � RR carferries, carfloats, tugs, Boston & Maine RR Historical Society � Annual Dues: $30 US/ magazine & free admission to convention & swap meets. $20. freight terminals & marine freight operations. RMIG, 12107 Mt. Albert Rd., Ellicott City, MD 21042., http://trainweb.org/rmig. $50 Canadian & Foreign. B&MRRHS, C/O Membership Secre- Katy Railroad Historical Society � (MKT). Annual Dues: $15 tary, PO Box 9116, Lowell, MA 01852 regular, $13 under 18 or over 65, $50/supporting. Quarterly Railroad Club of Chicago � PO Box 8292, Chicago, IL 60680. B&M (Salisbury Point RR HS) � (Salisbury Point/Amesbury/ magazine, the KATY FLYER and yearly historical calendar. PO Monthly newsletter/magazine. Dues: Reg $25, Assoc. $12.50. Newburyport). Contact Richard Nichols at (978) 388-0937 or Box 1784, Sedalia, MO 65302, http://web2.airmail.net/rvjack2. Railroad Prototype Modelers � Info: http://www.rpmrail.org. visit website at http://salisburypoint.tnsing.com. Louisville & Nashville � Annual Dues: $20/$35 sust., foreign Railroad Station Historical Society � Annual Dues: $12/6 mag- Bridge Line Historical Society � Annual Dues: $22 reg./ $20 $25. L&N Hist. Soc., PO Box 17122, Louisville, KY 40217. azines & occasional monographs. 26 Thackeray Rd., Oakland, D&H/SOO/CP employee & retiree/$37 Canadian/$36 overseas. Lake Michigan RR Carferry HS � No Dues. Online newsletter at NJ 07436-3312, http://www.rrshs.org. Monthly newsletter. Box 13324, Albany, NY 12212. http://yahoo.com/group/carferry. Railway & Locomotive Historical Society � Annual Dues: $15. � Burlington Northern Railroad (Friends of the ...), Annual Dues: Maryland & Pennsylvania Preserv. & Hist. Soc. � Annual Dues: Railway & Locomotive c/o H. Arnold Wilder, Treas., 46 Lowell $20 reg., $40 sust., $10 youth (16 and under). Includes one-year $25/Cont. $35. c/o Roger Huber, 21 Princeton Ln., Bel Air, MD Rd., Westford, MA 01886. subscription to The BN Expediter. PO Box 271, West Bend, WI 21014, http://www.arrowweb.com/Ma&Pa. 53095-0271. Reading � Annual Dues: $25. RCT & HS, c/o Robert L. Danner, Middletown and New Jersey Railway Historical Society � Annual Canadian National Lines � Annual Dues: $20 US to a U.S. ad- PO Box 5143, Reading, PA 19612. Dues: $12, newsletter, c/o Douglas Barberio, 325 Collabar Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society � PO Box 25114, dress and $24 Can. to a Canadian address. Covers CNR, GT- Road, Montgomery, NY 12549. NE, CV, DW&P, GTW and subsidiaries. Nick Andrusiak, CN Colorado Springs, CO 80936. Annual Dues: $30, Can $35, Int’l Lines SIG, 101 Elm Park Rd, Winnipeg, MB Canada R2M 0W3. Milwaukee Road Hist. Assn. � Annual Dues: $20/sust. $40. $40. Qtrly The Prospector + newsletter. http://www.drgw.org. http://www.mrha.com PO Box 307, Antioch, IL 60002-0307. http://www.cnlines.com Rock Island Technical Society � Dues: $20 Reg., $35 Foreign, Central of Georgia Ry Hist Society � Annual Dues: $20, 8604 Milwest � (MILW-Lines West) Annual Dues: $10, newsletter. add $10 for Sust. RITS, c/o Lee Bertholf, RITS, 810 Adrian St., Rosecliff Ct., Raleigh, NC 27617. www.CofG.org Kevin McCray, Sec., 6 Park Place, Clancy, MT 59634-9759 Waterloo, IA 50703-5402. http://www.simpson.edu/~RITS/. � Central Vermont Ry. Historical Society � Annual Dues: Missabe Railroad Historical Society (Duluth, Missabe & Iron Rutland Railroad � Annual Dues: $15. Quarterly Newsliner. Rut- Range and predecessors). Annual Dues: $25/$40 sust./$100 $15/$20 sust. Quarterly newsletter. c/o Jerry Fox, PO Box land RR Hist. Soc., PO Box 6262, Rutland, VT 05701. 8672, Essex, VT 05451. LSSAE for further information. contributing. Foreign $40 (except Canada). 506 W. Michigan St., Duluth, MN 55802. Quarterly magazine. St. Louis – San Francisco � Frisco Modelers’ Info Group, c/o Chesapeake & Ohio � Annual Dues: $25/$38 sust. C&O Hist. Missouri & Arkansas Railroad Research Group � (also covers Douglas Hughes, 1212 Finneans Run, Arnold, MD 21012. Soc., Membership Officer, PO Box 79, Clifton Forge, VA 24422, SASE for info. http://www.frisco.org/fmig/fmig.html. 800-453-COHS. Missouri & North Arkansas, Arkansas & Ozarks, and others), Annual Dues: $15/calendar year includes 4 issues of Oak Santa Fe Ry Hist & Modeling Soc � Dues: $30/$50 sust. Can: Chessie System Historical Society � Annual dues $30.do- Leaves. PO Box 1094, Harrison, AR 72602-1094. $40/$60 sust. Other Nations: $55/$75 sust. Qtrly pub: The War- mestic, $45 foreign. Quarterly newsletter. CSHS, 7158 Dim- bonnet. 1205 S Air Depot #101, Midwest City, OK 73110-4807. mick Rd., West Chester, OH 45069, www.chessiesystem.org. Missouri Pacific (Includes Texas & Pacific) � Annual Dues: $30/$40 sust./$35 foreign/$20 student. Missouri Pacific Hist. Shore Line Interurban Hist. Soc. � Annual Dues: $20/$30 Chicago Burlington & Quincy � Annual Dues: $30/$60 sust.; Soc., PO Box 456, Ballwin, MO 63022-0456. contr./$50 sus. PO Box 346, Chicago, IL 60690. surcharge outside US, $6 surface, $20 air mail. Burlington Route Hist. Soc., P. O. Box 456, LaGrange, IL 60525. Monon Railroad Hist-Tech Society, Inc. � Annual Dues: Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society � Now forming – send $20/$25 sust. Monon RR Hist-Tech Soc. Inc., c/o Membership LSSAE for information c/o Larsen Hobby, 2571 E. Lincoln Hwy., Chicago & Eastern Illinois � Dues: $15/$25 sust. C&EI HS, c/o Dept., PO Box 6926, Bloomington, IN 47407-6926. Suite #5, New Lenox, IL 60451. Membership Chairman, PO Box 606, Crestwood, IL 60445. � National Model Railroad Association Annual Dues: $45. Sierra Ry HS (includes Sugar Pine, Pickering & West Side) � Chicago & Illinois Midland Tech & Hist Society � Annual Dues: NMRA Bulletin is published monthly. National Model Railroad $20/Sust. $40. Newsletter 4 times per year. Attn: Shane Mason, Annual Dues: $25, quarterly magazine (free sample). PO Box Association Inc., 4121 Cromwell Road, Chattanooga, TN 1001, Jamestown, CA 95327. Membership Chairman, PO Box 3882, Springfield, IL 62708-3882. 37421. (423) 892-2846. Soc of Freight Car Historians � c/o David Casdorph, PO Box Chicago & North Western Historical Society � Annual Dues: � National Railway Historical Society Annual Dues: $21. Na- 2480, Monrovia, CA 91017. CD-ROM (Freight Cars Journal). $24/Cont. $48/$26.50 family+$2.50 each extra/$50 foreign. Quar- tional Railway Hist. Soc., PO Box 58547, Philadelphia, PA terly North Western Lines. Membership Secretary, 24632 Anchor 19102-8547. www.nrhs.com. Soo Line Hist & Tech Soc � Annual Dues: $20/$30 contr. Ave., Bucklin, MO 64631, www.cnwhs.org. NC&StL Preservation Society � Annual Dues: $50. NCPS Trea- Michael Harrington, Treas., 3410 Kasten Ct., Middleton, WI 53562. Colorado Midland � Subscription: $18 a year. Colorado Mid- surer, 4211 Compton Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27017. Southern Pacific � Annual Dues: $30/$45 contr./$45 foreign. Qtrly land Quarterly, 475 Ocelot Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919. www.ncps-576.org. SP Trainline. SPH&TS, PO Box 93697, Pasadena, CA 91109. Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society � Annual Dues: $20/lifetime New Haven � Annual Dues: $30 reg./$40 sust. 4 Shoreliners, 8 SP Narrow Gauge HS � c/o Cliff Mestel, 12874 Cty. Rd. 314B, membership $200. Bill McCaskill, membership chairman, PO newsletters, annual meeting. Chris Adams, Membership Buena Vista, CO 81211. Annual Dues: $15 .Qtrly Journal. Box 2044, Pine Bluff, AR 71613. (501) 541-1819. Chairman, NHRHTA Inc., 362 High St., Milford, CT 06460. Southern Ry Hist Assn � Dues: $22/$35 sust./$40 foreign. Denver, South Park & Pacific Hist. Soc. � (includes C&S New York Central System Historical Society � Annual Dues: SRHA, PO Box 33, Spencer, NC 28159, www.srha.net. narrow gauge & all predecessor lines). Annual dues: $25. $30/$40 contr./$60 sust.; $35 Canada, Mexico/ $40 overseas Spokane, Portland & Seattle � Dues: $25, sust $35, foreign Quarterly newsletter. c/o Pat Turner, 287 County Rd. 754, (quarterly mag). PO Box 81184, Cleveland, OH 44181-0184. Riceville, TN 37370. $50. SPSRHS, c/o Duane Cramer, 2618 N.W. 113th St., Van- New York Connecting Railroad Society � Newsletter $10, couver, WA 98685, http://www.trainweb.org/railsnw/spshs. East Broad Top � (Friends of the...), Quarterly magazine, $30 10268 Maria Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76108. Terminal Railroad Assn of St. Louis Hist and Tech Society, Inc. reg., other memberships available. c/o Peter A. Clark, 10428 NYO&W Modelers SIG � Internet exchange of info on O&W Carlyn Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872. www.febt.org. � Annual Dues: US $20/$35 sust./$100 contr./$250 life. c/o and area shortlines and traction companies. http://mem- Larry Thomas, PO Box 1688, St. Louis, MO 63188. East Tennessee & Western North Carolina � Annual Dues: bers.aol.com/owinwcorp/index.html Tidewater Southern Historical Society � Annual Dues: $15 (in- $10. ET&WNC Railroad Hist. Soc., c/o John R. Waite, 604 NYSWT&HS � The New York, Susquehanna & Western Tech- North Eleventh Street, De Soto, MO 63020. Newsletter. cludes biannual newsletter). Tidewater Southern Ry. Hist. Soc., nical And Historical Society. Annual Dues: $20 (includes quar- c/o Benjamin Cantu, Jr., PO Box 882, Manteca, CA 95336. Electric Ry. Assn. of So. Cal. (Pacific Electric/LARy/plus) � An- terly newsletter). PO Box 121, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662-0121 nual Dues: $30. Qtrly Timepoints. 1 World Trade Center, PO B http://www.americaninternet.com/nyswths/index.htm Toledo Peoria & Western � Annual Dues: $12/$15 contr. 615 Bullock St., Eureka, IL 61530, http://people.ce.mediaone.net/ ox 32161, Long Beach, CA 90832-2161. www.erha.org Nickel Plate Road � Annual Dues: $22, senior $20, contr.$40, Erie Lackawanna � Dues: $30. Qtrly The Diamond. ELHS, c/o Int’l. surface $30, Int’l. air mail $40. NPRHTS, PO Box 381, New lagomark/index.html Bruce Field, 30 Longecorse Ln., Paoli, PA 19301-1527. Haven, IN 46774-0381. Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Ry HS � Annual Dues: $20 Can, The Feather River Rail Society � Dues from $15 to $300. c/o Norfolk & Southern � Original Norfolk Southern Ry & related $15 US, $15 (US) overseas. Quarterly publicaton, TH&B Harry D. “Hap” Manit, PO Box 608, Portola, CA 96122. lines. Dues $15. Biannual newsletter/magazine. 4729 Bristol Focus. c/o Richard Dilley, 208 Chalmers St., Oakville, ONT L6L Florida East Coast Ry. Society � Dues: $18.95. FECRS, 2652 NE Cir., Williamsburg, VA 23185. 5R9, Canada. www.thbrailway.com 4th Ct., Boynton Beach, FL 33435, www.fecrailway.com. � Norfolk & Western HS � (includes VGN) Dues: $30/US/Can/ Union Pacific � Annual Dues: US $25/$45 sust., Canada Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR � Annual Dues: $6, Mexico; $45/Sust; $45/Foreign, (US $). Bimonthly newsletter. $30/$45 sust., Int’l. $45/$60 sust. Qtrly. The Streamliner. UPHS, newsletter. Walt Danylak, 115 Upland Rd., Syracuse, NY 13207. PO Box 13908, Roanoke, VA 24038. www.nwhs.org Membership Sec., PO Box 4006, Cheyenne, WY 82003-4006. Frisco Modelers’ Information Group � c/o Douglas Hughes, Northern Pacific Ry � Annual Dues: $20 regular, $15 NP vet- Wabash � Annual Dues: $20/$25 contr. Wabash RR Hist. Soc., 1212 Finneans Run, Arnold, MD 21012. SASE for info. eran. Quarterly Mainstreeter & calendar. Norm Snow, PO Box c/o James Holmes, Secretary, 813 Ayers St., Bolingbrook, IL http://www.frisco.org/fmig/fmig.html 2937, Kirkland, WA 98083-2937. 60440. http://www.users.aol.com/wabashrr/wabash.html Galloping Goose Hist. Soc. of Dolores � Annual Dues: $20, Ontario Northland Ry Hist & Tech Soc � Annual Dues: Western Maryland � Annual Dues: $25/$40 outside the US. $30/family, $100/business. PO Box 297, Dolores, CO 81323, $20Can/$15US. Quarterly The Northlander. CAN: c/o Sheila WMRHS Inc., PO Box 395, Union Bridge, MD 21791. [email protected], www.doloresgallopinggoose5.org. Godby, 1040 St. Paul’s St, Peterborough, ON K9H 6J8; US: c/o Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society � $22 for four is- Gilpin RR Historical Society � Dues: $20. Qrtrly publication. Robert Godby, 1711 Custer St., Laramie, WY 82070. sues of The Headlight. John Walker (916) 671-9584 (eves). c/o Dan Abbott, PO Box 747, Idaho Springs, CO 80452, dk- Ontario & Western � Annual Dues: $21.50 including NRHS PO Box 608 Portola, CA 96122, (916) 832-4131. � Indicates new information. 14 � MODEL RAILROADING APRIL 2005 PG 15 APR 05 MRG 4/19/05 11:33 AM Page 15

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HO SCALE REVIEW Broadway Limited Paragon® Series USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2

by Rich Picariello Grand Trunk Western; Louisville & freestanding and is formed from wire while Nashville; Monongahela; Nashville, Chat- all of the piping above the running boards is Photos by Rhett Lee tanooga & St. Louis; Nickel Plate; Pere molded-on. Unfortunately, there is no win- Marquette; Seaboard Air Line; Southern dow glass installed in any of the cab win- he United States Railway Administra- (includes subsidiaries Alabama Great South- dows. The tender has a detailed underframe, T tion (USRA) was created to design ern and Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas brake gear, a shiny coal load and separate standard locomotives (and freight cars) Pacific) and Western Railway of Alabama. grab rails. The Andrews trucks have bronze during the World War I time period. The Roads that owned USRA light 2-8-2s some- pickups that ride on the axles. USRA Light Mikado had 26" x 30" cylin- times replaced or rebuilt the tenders, added Our sample is decorated for Union ders, 63" drivers and 200-lb. boiler pressure. a feedwater heater and/or other appliances, Pacific. The satin black paint is smoothly They weighed 298,000 lbs. and were rated at changed the trailing trucks and made other applied. This locomotive has red cab win- 54,600 lbs. of tractive effort. A total of 625 moderate or significant modifications to the dows, graphite smoke and firebox. All the original light Mikados were delivered. After original design. In most cases, the USRA lettering is crisp and opaque. the war, 641 copies were built. Roads that copies were delivered with railroad-speci- Running qualities are similar to previ- had original USRA light 2-8-2 were Balti- fied appliances and modifications. ously reviewed BLI steam locomotives as more & Ohio (100); Chicago & Alton (10); BLI has introduced the USRA light are the sounds and the DC/DCC operating Chicago & Eastern Illinois (15); Chicago Mikado in their Paragon® Series. Two extra descriptions. Our sample weighs 13.1 Great Western (10); Chicago, Rock Island & traction tires, a driver set without traction ounces (engine weight without tender). Pacific (9); Chicago, Indianapolis & tires, a hex driver and a sound volume tool Drawbar pull was measured at 3.75 ounces. Louisville — a.k.a. Monon (5); Cleveland, are included in a separate bag. The model It should be capable of pulling about 60 Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis (25) (NYC comes with traction tires on the last set of NMRA weighted 40' freight cars on straight subsidiary); Detroit & Toledo Shore Line drivers. If desired, the purchaser could and level track. (9); Grand Rapids & Indiana (5) (PRR sub- replace the traction-tired driver set using the BLI has created a fine rendition of this sidiary); Grand Trunk (15); Grand Trunk included hex driver. classic locomotive. This medium-sized Western (25) (Canadian National US sub- Features of the USRA Light 2-8-2: steam locomotive would be a perfect addi- sidiary); Indiana Harbor Belt (24) (NYC � RTR out of the box tion to almost any layout. subsidiary); Lake Erie & Western (15) (NYC � 5-pole can motor w/flywheel subsidiary); Lehigh & Hudson River (4); � QSI® Quantum Sound® and decoder Louisville & Nashville (18); Maine Central � Automatically detects if operating on DC (6); Michigan Central (20) (NYC sub- or DCC sidiary); Monongahela (10); Missouri Pa- � Dual speakers in tender cific (15 from PRR); Midland Valley/ � Magnetic coil-spring coupler on tender Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (7); New York & pilot Central (95); Nashville, Chattanooga & St. � Die-cast loco & tender chassis Louis (10); New York, Chicago & St. Louis � 18" minimum radius; will operate on (a.k.a. Nickel Plate) (10); Oregon Short Line Code 100, 83 & 70 (20) (UP subsidiary); Pennsylvania (3) (an- � Brass-plated pop valves, bell & whistle other 30 originally assigned to Pennsy were � RP25 wheels & drivers delivered instead to MP and SL-SF); Pitts- � Brakeshoes on loco burgh & West Virginia (3); Rutland (6); � Sliding vents on cab roof & operating Seaboard Air Line (10); St. Louis-San Fran- cab deck plate cisco (5 from PRR); Southern (25); Texas & � Backhead detail & seats in cab Pacific (11); Toledo & Ohio Central (15) � Spoked wheels in the trailing truck (NYC subsidiary); Union Pacific (20); and � Second and last set of drivers are sprung Wabash (20). � Traction tires mounted on last set of dri- Copies were built at later times for vers Akron, Canton & Youngstown; Atlanta & � Instruction booklet for sound & West Point; Chicago & Alton; Florida East DC/DCC operation Coast; Georgia; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio; Most piping below the running boards is

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Roadnames in two road numbers each are Baltimore & Ohio, Frisco (SL-SF), Lehigh & Hudson River, Louisville & Nashville, Missouri Pacific, Monon, New York Central, Nickel Plate, Pennsylvania, Southern (black), Southern (green — road number 4501), Union Pacific, Wabash and painted unlettered. The price is $299.99.

HO SCALE REVIEW Blair Line Fred & Red’s Cafe by Rich Picariello with an airbrush or spray cans. I painted the exterior of the model following Blair Line’s Photo by Rhett Lee paint scheme as shown in their photos. Both sides of the walls and all the detail parts mall hamburger and short-order restau- were painted using spray cans. The interior S rants have been and still are found all of the walls and the partitions were painted over the United States. These buildings dark green (Blair Line recommends black) could be located in industrial areas, in busi- and after the interior paint had dried, white ness districts or at a roadside stop. was used for the exterior walls. The This kit represents a freestanding wood “OPEN” lettering was painted yellow. White building. The kit has laser-cut wood parts was also used on the “EAT” letters, the sign for the interior partitions and the exterior support and the sign trim. The stack, roof walls, the roof, the floor and the signs (after putting on the peel-n-stick tarpaper (“EAT” and “OPEN”). The floor part has an roofing material), burglar bars and the roof integral aged sidewalk with representations ventilator were painted black. I painted the of seams and cracks. All the outside walls four plastic windows, the trim and the wood are aged and have holes to represent nails. backings for the two signs red; the roofing, Also, I did not glue in the roof but left it Full-color paper signs include the two large smoke jack and roof ventilator were painted removable in order to put in interior detail- “Fred & Red” side wall signs plus smaller black; the floor is dark green with the floor ing and lights. product advertising signs. There are laser- edges and the sidewalk painted with aged Tools required are a hobby knife with a cut peel-n-stick parts for the simulated concrete. #11 blade, yellow wood glue (or gap-filling tarpaper roofing, the two doors, the signs After painting the parts, the instructions CA); scissors and square are optional. I also and the wood trim. Plastic windows (three call for completely assembling each of the used Walthers Goo® to install the glazing single and one double), plastic burglar bars four walls by installing the windows, doors, and stack. Three pages of instructions have to fit the back door and sides windows, two glazing, signs and burglar bars before join- an illustrated and numbered parts sheet, plastic lamps, a ventilator (wood turning), ing the walls to the base and to each other. assembly instructions and color photos of laser-cut window glazing and a cast-metal At this point, the assembly sequence goes the completed building. smoke jack are also included. quickly, much like the assembly of a plastic This kit builds into a fine little structure 1 To avoid damaging the wood parts, do kit. All the parts fit perfectly, but I had to cut that will fit into a 3" x 4 /2" space making it 1 not press them out of the sheets. Cut the about /8" off the two wall edge trim pieces an ideal building to fit into one of those connection points on the edges of the parts at the rear of the roof in order to get a good small lots on your layout. with a sharp blade and then remove the parts fit with the back wall trim piece. I did not The Fred & Red’s Cafe HO scale kit from their sheets. In order to alleviate warp- install the two supplied plastic lamps as I #190 is $31.95. The same kit is also avail- ing, all the wood parts should be painted intend to add operating lamps at a later date. able in N scale (#090 for $27.95).

N SCALE REVIEW Atlas Two-Truck Shay mooth running and well detailed geared Slocomotives have become available in by Chris Lane HO, O and large scales in the last few years and now the N scale crowd gets to join the Photos by Rhett Lee party with Atlas’s new two-truck Shay. This new die-cast locomotive exhibits good detailing and fine operating characteristics that are sure to make it a hit with N-scalers. The Prototype This model represents a modern, 50- to 80-ton Shay built by the Lima Locomotive Works sometime after 1920. It is very diffi- cult to determine the exact weight of Shays of this era, since they visually look the

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model scales out to be 40' 9" long, 9' 4" wide with a 4' 7" truck journal to journal and a 28' 5" wheelbase. The boiler diameter is 58". All these dimensions are right in the range of prototype Shays of this size. Other model features include: � Drive shaft detail � Operating drive-shaft � All-wheel drive and electrical pick-up � Separately applied grab railings � DCC-capable motor isolated from frame 3 � Minimum radius: 9 /4" same. The key spotting features are the cast point on featured the cast sideframes and The model uses what is basically a tried- steel trucks, girder frame construction and girder frames. The final revision was the and-true N scale diesel drive. Operation is 11" air pump mounted just ahead of the Pacific Coast Shay with piston valves smooth and quiet with surprisingly good cylinders. Shays had been built since 1881, instead of the slide valves used on all other low speed operation. Top speed is on par and while they were continually improved, Shays from 1881 on. with your average N scale diesel, but would by the 1910-1915 era, increased competition be way too fast for a prototype Shay, unless from Climax and Heisler along with The Model it was a runaway! Keep the speed down and demands from customers for more power Atlas’s model exhibits all the characteris- enjoy the action of the working drivelines. forced Lima to make a number of improve- tics of a 1920s and later Shay. Looking at Decoder installation would be a challenge. ments to the Shay’s design. Chief among the builder’s photos on www.shayloco- Atlas has done their part by isolating the improvements was the use of superheaters motive.com the model is a virtual dead motor, but the install would demand the in the boilers. While this change did not ringer for SN #3301, #3307, #3308 or smallest decoder available and would place change the outward appearance of the loco- #3311. While these are all slide valve Shays, a premium on neat wiring due to the very motive, it greatly increased the power and the cylinders on the model are cast in such a limited clearances inside the boiler. efficiency over what the old-timers called way that the model could easily pass as a In all, a fine offering from Atlas in all “slobber stack” or saturated steam locomo- Pacific Coast Shay also. The model is die- regards. Let’s hope we see more steam from tives. Lima also decided that they had cast metal with a number of separately them in the future. It is offered as: unlettered reached the practical limit of how large they applied details. Details that are cast in, such (black), Aloha Lumber Co. (WA) #2, Crown could build a Shay using their I-beam and as the air pump, steam jamb brake and valve Williamette Paper Co. (CA) #1, Pennsylva- truss-rod frame and fabricated archbar gear, have sufficient depth to be realistic. nia Power & Light Co. (PA) #B, Southwe- trucks, so in 1921 they applied for and The model has directional lighting and sern Portland Cement Co. (OH) #12, Sugar received a patent on a new girder frame and comes equipped with Micro-Trains® Magne- Pine Lumber Co. (CA) #10, Merrill & Ring cast truck sideframes. While Lima continued Matic® couplers. Paint is smoothly applied, Lumber Co. (Canada) #4. (Item nos. 41620- to build older-style Shays at customer’s and the lettering is sharp and opaque and is 41626, respectively). request, most of the larger Shays from this derived from prototype paint schemes. The MSRP w/o decoder is $199.95.

HO SCALE REVIEW Eel River Models Lube House and Roundhouse Superintendent’s Office

rying to match the prototype can be Tquite a challenge, for a hobbyist or a by Doug Geiger, MMR manufacturer. Faithfully copying a real structure can be even more daunting. For Photos by the author their first release in the scale structure market, PBL (the importer of those magnifi- cent Sn3 locomotives) is offering a kit (in both HO and S scales) of one of the buildings located at Chama, New Mexico. For those folks not walking the narrow gauge path, Chama is one end of the current Cum- bres and Toltec Scenic (CATS) tourist railway. The CATS was formed when the Rio Grande elected to abandon a large piece of their narrow gauge empire in Colorado. The current tourist railroad grew from that action. Of course, buildings are usually inde- The superintendent’s office end of the completed kit shows off the fine brick pendent of scale or gauge (unless they have details. some openings for track), so this building can be used on almost any layout. (and now in a ready-to-run version) of the Lube House and Roundhouse Superinten- Eel River Models (ERM), a subsidiary modern beer refrigerator car. This kit, how- dent’s Office building. Both these functions company of Peter Built Locomotives (PBL) ever, is their first structure attempt. They were co-located within the same structure. had previously released a very nice car kit have elected to reproduce the combination The Lube House half of the building con-

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dows and doors in the office half, MF NYC Dark Gray (#1627) for the roof and MF Weathered Black (#1605)for the Lube House portion’s steel window shutters and steel doors. Use Floquil Engine Black (brush painted) to color the shutter/door hinges. A tiny bit of steel color brush painted on the reinforcement washers com- pletes the painting. Mask the walls around each “blast” door before airbrushing on the steel color. The foundation was painted Testors Flat Gull Gray (#1730) (a great The heavy steel doors on the lube house portion are simulated with masking color to simulate concrete). and paint. Glue in the window castings next. Note that liquid styrene cement will remove the tained (and may still) fuel oil and other 1) There is no locator dimple in the chimney grout lines (the drywall mud), so be careful flammable products. The other half of the top (easy to misalign this); during this gluing process. Next, add the building housed the office of the Round- 2) The window mullions are very fragile; laser-cut window glazing to the applicable house boss. The prototype building is still 3) Note that window N (which goes into the window. Plate #9 mislabels the individual standing in Chama, but I do not know its long wall) is slightly different in size than glazing pieces. Glazing 1 applies to window current purpose. ERM has elected to repro- windows L and M (which seem to be L, glazing 2 goes into window M, glazing 3 duce this building in exacting detail, includ- identical in size, but not in appearance); is for window N, glazing 4 applies to the ing the almost identical (but not quite) 4) Some of the windows and the office door four K windows, and glazing 5 and 6 install window styles and the numerous patches, have flash in their openings that will need in the office door J. Window N seems to be bricked-in door and reinforcements that to be trimmed off; molded upside down, i.e., the bottom win- have been done to the building over the 5) Drill or ream out the hole in Part R (the dow frame in a double-hung window is usu- decades. chimney roof boot) so that Part S (the ally inset from the top frame. This is The kit consists of several well-executed chimney upright) will fit; and reversed in window N. sprues of styrene (three for the walls, two for 6) The molding gates on the two roof sec- Finish construction by joining the wall the roof sections, a single casting for the tions are very large and thick, so consider assembly to both the roof and the founda- foundation, one of doors and windows), a using a cutoff disk to remove these parts tion. I had to remove part of the foundation piece of .005 clear styrene (laser cut for the from their sprues. below the office door to get the walls to sit window glazing), and two pairs of printed After scrubbing and washing the com- firmly into the concrete foundation. After signs. A bag of white liquid (called Mortar pleted structure thoroughly with dishwashing everything was glued and dry, my structure Mix by the manufacturer) is also included. In soap, I airbrushed the walls with MOD- had a slight bow to it in the longitudinal my kit, this liquid had dried out and was use- ELflex Light Tuscan Oxide Red (#1614). direction. Not sure why, because the roof less. I mailed a quick note to ERM and sev- Although the instructions suggest that no cemented on flat, but the walls bulged down eral packets of the stuff arrived shortly painting is required except for the chimney, along the foundation line. I also had to add thereafter. Turns out this mix is actually fine- the walls and roof sections showed stress .020 x .100 styrene strips along the roof grained drywall mud, so if the bag in your patterns from the injection process. Painting edges (glued from the inside) to keep the kit has dried up, then a visit to your neigh- everything is easy (assuming you left the walls straight with regards to the roof. The borhood home improvement store should roof and foundation off the walls) and elimi- molded-in locating ridges do not align the produce enough grout to finish off a thou- nates the typical styrene shine. Use an air- long walls correctly. sand kits! Avoid mud that has an internal brush to get an even coat of paint. Once the There are no directions in the instruc- adhesive or has fiberglass (for flexibility). walls are dry, apply the “grout” as illustrated tions that indicate where the signs go. These The very extensive 12-page instruction in the instructions. This technique is an easy signs are well printed on thin paper. Just cut manual is a bit of an overkill for a structure method to add the brick mortar. It will, how- out the appropriate sign and glue directly to this simple, however, the text is easy to read ever, lighten the red color of the brick. the wall using white glue. They are paper, so and does give some rather sage advice You can follow the colors shown on the you might consider leaving off the signs where appropriate. Those voluminous box (red brick walls, green roof, red doors until the building gets weathered. Paper and instructions may frustrate the expert kit on the Lube House half and green doors and most weathering techniques usually don’t builder. ERM has even produced a movie windows on the office half) to match the work together (the paper distorts and will (available on a CD for $6, or download it current CATS building. I elected to use a come apart). The Rio Grande “button” her- for free from their website) illustrating the different paint scheme: red bricks, MOD- ald (shown in the prototype photos and the construction! As usual, I changed the build- ELflex (MF) Navy White (#410)for the win- box lid) was not included. ing sequence for ease in painting the various The HO version of the kit took about components before final assembly. 10 hours of easy construction, spread over Start by joining all four walls together Pros several evenings. It is available either (unlike what the instructions describe). � Very accurate representation of the direct from Eel River Models, P.O. Box Patience and a lot of dry fitting is required prototype 659, Ukiah, CA 95482 or in some well- before gluing the four walls together to � Well-done styrene injection-mold- stocked hobby shops. The HO scale build- ensure that the bricks match around each ed parts ing is $29.95. The S scale version is corner. Consider adding four interior .250 x � Innovative technique to simulate $59.95. Add $5 for shipping and handling .250 pieces of styrene to reinforce each cor- mortar if ordering direct from PBL/ERM. For ner. After the four wall joints are dry, con- more information, their website at www.p- struct the roof from the two roof sections Cons b-l.com lists this product, plus other kits, and the two roof alignment parts. Don’t glue � Some minor fit problems mostly in S scale. For a first-time entry the roof to the walls yet. � Instructions are unnecessarily into the plastic-injected structure kits, this Other points to watch for during con- complicated building is easy to build and faithfully fol- struction include: lows the prototype.

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The First Turbo SD byby GeorgeGeorge MelvinMelvin Part 5

ICG SD20 2015 is fresh from the shop in the striking gray-and-orange ICG livery of the era. In fact, the stacks are capped with black plastic. It was rebuilt from SOU SD24 6342 and was the fourth ex-SOU unit finished in the SD20 program. It has a look quite unlike an SD24 aside from keeping the proportions of the original unit. Decals: Microscale 87-409. Paducah, KY; September 1980. Lon Coone photo

(Editor’s Note: Oops. Due to my error, Part 6 was run last At this time, three of the four fleets of SD24s were finish- month, ahead of Part 5, which appears here. I don’t think I ing their careers with their original owners. Since Santa Fe can pass this mistake off as an April Fool’s joke though, so I had invested in a major rebuilding of their SD24 fleet, their apologize for any confusion my mistake may have caused our units still had a number of years left to serve their original readers. — Randy). owner, but the other three roads were disposing of their SD24s. As we detailed in the installment covering the he SD24 was produced in a Tperiod of transition in diesel development. They were some of the first second-generation units since they replaced earlier diesels rather than steam engines and as such were some of the first models, along with D24 the GP20, designed for this purpose. They were also some of the first SD units built for long- haul mainline duty as the earlier SD7/9 lived up to their “Special Duty” moniker and were usually bought for certain service. These earlier SDs were often delivered concurrently with four-axle units bought for more general assignments. The SD was now graduating to mainline through- freight assignments and as the ICG SD20 2025 is shown four years after its rebuild from SOU SD24 6323 in April decade of the 1980s began, sales 1982. The upper headlight assembly has been removed with a sheet of metal of the SD40 and comparable bolted over it. The nice “F” sticker on the front corner is almost obscured by S models from General Electric grime. Note the open vents for the toilet area in the short hood. St. Louis, MO; were outnumbering those of November 8, 1986. Decals: Microscale 87-409. four-axle road switchers. Photographer unknown, George Melvin collection

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C&IM SD20 81 was originally SOU 6316 then ICG SD20 2022 before going to the C&IM in January 1996, 16 years after its rebuilding by ICG. It is one of five units, all ex-SOU units rebuilt in 1980 acquired by this coal-hauling shortline operating just 200 miles north of the home of the SD20s. This unit has ditchlights but no evidence of marker lights in the short hood. Note the location of the road’s herald on the rear of unit 82. Springfield, IL; July 27, 2002. Decals: Microscale 87-595 and 87- 596 (stripes). James Mischke photo, George Melvin collection

Burlington, 12 of their 16 units retired in 1982 were traded to GE for C30-7s, with the remaining four moving on to the Maryland Midland. The Union Pacific started retiring SD24s in 1977, but the Southern retired their entire fleet and sold them to Precision National (PNC) in January 1978. Of their 48 units, all but four went on to new operators. The Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) bought 18 units from PNC in 1979 and put them through their SD20 rebuild program right behind a group of 11 bought earlier from the Union Pacific. The ex-SOU units were rebuilt to SD20s 2012 through 2025 and units 2027, 2029, 2031 and 2033. Three more units were renumbered by PNC but were not rebuilt and were later sold to ICG and became SD20s 2035-2037. Prior to the acquisition of the former Southern units, ICG had begun acquiring SD24s from the Union Pacific. They started the SD20 program in 1979, and the first 12 units, num- This view shows the details of the engineer’s side of C&IM SD20 82. Note the bered 2000-2011, were completed in late difference in horn sets from unit 81 and the disks of sheet metal covering the 1979 and early 1980. A year later, UP 448, location of the class lights. Springfield, IL; May 14, 2002. The C&IM was taken the former demonstrator unit went to ICG over by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in February 1996 and renamed the Illinois & and became SD20 number 2026. Midland; these units continue to serve the I&M. Decals: Microscale 87-595 and The first of what would become known 87-596 (stripes). James Mischke photo, George Melvin collection as a “Paducah Rebuild” was done in 1967, the 50th year for the famous Illinois Central shop at Paducah, KY. This unit was an SW1 switcher, but the program was primarily to modernize the road’s roster of first-generation Geeps. Between 1967 and 1982 over 1,000 units were rebuilt and most were given new model designations. The program expanded from rebuilding units from the IC roster to acquiring similar models from other sources and finally to the SD20 program which utilized several SD models never owned by the road prior to the rebuilding. To avoid confusion over the “IC or ICG” question, it should be noted that the original Illinois Central merged with the Gulf, Wisconsin & Southern (WSOR) SD20 1848 is original UP SD24B 416B and rebuilt Mobile & Ohio on August 10, 1972, to cre- to SD20 ICG 2004 in December 1979. It was one of six sold by National Railway ate the Illinois Central Gulf. Then, in 1988, Equipment to WSOR. It may have been WSOR 2004 before receiving this num- the road once again became the Illinois Cen- ber. This unit only has the standard headlights on the cab and the ICG-issue tral and was merged with the Canadian three-chime horn on the right front edge of the cab roof. Janesville, WI; Febru- National in 1999. ary 15, 1999. Decals: Microscale 87-762 and 87-763 (stripes). The SD20 rebuilding was a thorough Tom Farrell photo, George Melvin collection

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ICG SD20 2000, the first of 35 SD24s rebuilt at Paducah, KY, is shown on August 18, 1983, four years after its rebuilding from Union Pacific SD24B 400B. The distinctive SD20 look is accomplished with a new sealed carbody with four-stack exhaust, new cab and low hood, built-out pilot and air tanks built into the fuel tank. It is equipped with warning lights in the usual headlight position. The maintenance point of Woodcrest Shop is visible right under the cab window. Note the rectangular Paducah Shop builder’s plate near the front step well. The “solid rail” logo initiated with the IC-GM&O merger is on the nose. No location. Decals: Microscale 87-409. George Cockle photo, Lou Marre collection

Seven years later, we see IC SD20 2000 in the new solid black IC livery. The warning lights in the numberboard assembly have been removed but most details remain the same. This unit became Missouri & North Arkansas 1000 in 1994. Wood- crest, IL; July 1, 1990. Decals: Microscale 87-529. Greg Sommers photo, Lou Marre collection

IC SD20 2010 was rebuilt from UP SD24 411 in February 1980 and is wearing the solid black image at Memphis, TN, on October 14, 1989. This angle shows the spacing of the distinctive exhaust stacks and the gap between assemblies on the roof forward of the exhaust. The upper warning lights have been removed, but ditchlights have not yet been installed. Decals: Microscale 87-529. Lou Marre photo

upgrading: the unit was stripped to the added and, in the case of former UP booster unit. After rebuilding 38 units, 35 SD24s frame, the 567 engine was upgraded to a units, the unit received its first cab! Above and three SD7s from the UP, the ICG went 645E rated at 2,000-hp, and the turbocharger the frame, the most visible evidence that the shopping for newer power and the last four was removed. A new sealed hood was added unit had been an early SD was the radiator of the total of 38 SD20s were rebuilt from with a central air intake. A new cab was and fan section retained from the “donor” ex Baltimore & Ohio SD35s, the model that

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IC SD20 2011, rebuilt from UP unit 415, differs from unit 2010, having the front anticlimber painted white, a five-chime horn centered on the cab roof and flat-top fan covers on the rear. The louvers have also been removed in the second door in the sidesill. Woodcrest, IL; June 25, 1990. Decals: Microscale 87-529. Greg Sommers photo, Lou Marre collection

This three-quarter rear view of IC SD20 2011 shows the painting details around the rear and the lack of any railroad identi- fication on the long hood. Woodcrest, IL; June 25, 1990. Decals: Microscale 87-529. Greg Sommers photo, Lou Marre collection

replaced the SD24 in the EMD catalog. In the mid 1990s, the SD20 fleet started to break up, and several small to medium sized roads acquired these units. The Chicago & Illinois Midland, Indiana Harbor Belt, Iowa Interstate, Missouri & North Arkansas, and Wisconsin Southern have operated third-hand SD20s. A number of them were bought through dealer and lessor National Rail Equipment, which bought at least 16 of the fleet.

ICG SD20 2037 is the last SD20 rebuilt from an SD24, from SOU 6330 in Sep- tember 1982. This angle offers a good look at the pilot and cab details. This unit has two toilet vents in the short hood (some units had only one), two grabirons on the left face of the short hood and six stanchions supporting the front railings. Council Bluffs, IA; March 28, 1983. Decals: Microscale 87-409. George Cockle photo, Lou Marre collection

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Modeling UNION PACIFIC TOFC CARS from a Simple Athearn Kit

by Ted York

Photos by the author

With a little work, an inexpensive model flatcar can be turned into a detailed and realistic TOFC car worthy of any model railroad.

have never wanted to tell my Santa Fe year-old UP truck decals and a couple of match the ledge in the rest of the car I friends that I also model the Union Pa- bottles of paint, and went to work. When I between the deck and the stake pockets. I cific. Being a Cajon Pass modeler, I pro- was done, the Mini Metal’s trailers looked did that with an X-Acto® #17 chisel blade, tected my reputation with the excuse that UP so nice in their new UP paint scheme that then cleaned it up with a small file. trains were just accessories I had to have for they became the catalyst for finishing my Although I did not do it on the original the layout. Truth be known, the UP is one of long dormant TOFC project. I pulled out the model, on the follow-on cars I decided to the many reasons I chose to model Cajon old Athearn flatcars and went to work. add separate grabirons. If you decide to do Pass. The Union Pacific had trackage rights Now there are other, more detailed, pos- this, carefully trim off the molded-on grab- over the ATSF line through Cajon, pre- sibly more accurate flatcars on the market, irons with an X-Acto chisel blade, being senting me with a prototype location I could but I was very happy with the results of the careful not to carve off the bolt detail. Next use to model two of my favorite railroads. first car and decided to save a few bucks by use a pin to center punch holes for the new About 12 years ago, long before I started using the Athearn cars I had stashed away to grabs. A #79 drill bit chucked into a Dremel modeling Cajon, I decided to build some build three more TOFCs. These models motor tool (stepped down with a trans- Union Pacific TOFC (trailer on flatcar) cars stand as an example to beginning modelers former to let it run at a slow speed) made based on their F-50-10 flatcar. Many of that with a bit of effort an inexpensive quick work of drilling the new holes. If you those UP flats were converted for trailer ser- model can be turned into a nice piece wor- don’t have a motor tool, a pin vice and some vice. At the time that I began the project the thy of display on any model railroad. The finger power will work just fine. I bent gra- only option for a car was the Athearn 50' car is not a 100 percent accurate model of birons out of .015 brass wire and glued them flat, so that is what I chose as a starting the prototype, but it has enough detail and in place with thin cyanoacrylate (CA). Use point. I completed most of one rail car, but accuracy to suggest that the entire model is the same procedure with a #76 bit to drill never found a good trailer. That, along with correct. In any case the project turned out to holes for the A-Line wire stirrup steps. a move to my current home, brought my be a lot of fun and equally rewarding. After gluing the stirrups to the car, insert TOFC modeling to a halt. But several The first thing you have to do is to cut your favorite couplers. I prefer Kadee® #58s months ago Classic Metal Works introduced the oversized stirrup steps off the car with a so I installed the Kadee springs and #58 an HO scale Aerovan trailer in their Mini pair of plastic nippers. You must also cut the couplers in the pockets molded on the Metals vehicle series. I snatched up four of brakestand off the side of the car. This step underbody structure. I like to uncouple cars their undecorated trailers, pulled out the 12- requires you to cut a ledge in the plastic to on my layout by inserting a bamboo skewer

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between the knuckles, so I cut off the trip pins. Normally I screw my coupler boxes to the cars for reliability, but doing that is diffi- cult on this car because of the metal weight underneath the box. I decided to use the metal coupler box cover included with the Athearn kit. The cover can be quite reliable by using a pair of needle-nosed pliers to crimp the metal cover over the nubs on the side of the molded coupler box. Assemble the Athearn underbody parts. Insert the weight into the underside of the car, place the frame over the weight, and screw in the trucks. I used a Reboxx Exxact Socket to clean out the truck frames and then replaced the plastic wheelsets with InterMountain metal wheels. I found I This photo shows the items that must be trimmed from the original car in the needed a Kadee washer between the trucks beginning of this project. The large brakestand, oversized stirrups and molded- and the bolster to bring the couplers to the on grabirons have been removed. correct height. Cut two pieces of .100 channel to the length of the car’s molded wood deck and cement them on the ledge just above the stake pockets, with the back of the channel against the end of the deck boards. Next, cut two lengths of .010 x .060 strip styrene to fit between the channel you just installed and cement them in the groove, two deck boards from each end. To complete this part of the project I used Plastruct .064 T-shape to simulate rail laid on the decking. Cut two pieces to fit between the .010 x .060 pieces that were just installed. Glue those about three scale feet from the channel. You are essentially dividing the deck into three equal sections length-wise. Just be sure there is enough room between the two rails for the Details West trailer hitch. Also, be careful that the rails are not so far apart that This overall view of the car under they will not fit between the trailer’s tires. I construction shows the placement of used Plastruct ABS channel and T-shapes the channel, railing and cross pieces. on this model because that was all that was available at the time I purchased the materi- wire eyelets to hold the uncoupling levers. I als for this project. Evergreen and Plastruct bent the levers out of .015 brass wire, both have since come out with the needed inserted them through the eyelets and glued shapes in styrene, thus allowing that as an them in place with CA. To mount the option. Using styrene would enable the use brakestaff, cut some small pieces of .040 x of styrene cements to fasten the parts to the .060 styrene and glue them onto the brake car. end of the car, one at the top and one at the To build the ramps, first start by cutting a bottom of the end sill. When the glue dries scale 2' 6" wide piece from a sheet of .020 drill a #79 hole through the blocks for the sheet of styrene using the scribe and break This close-up of the car gives you a brakestaff. I had some brass brake wheels in method. (Scribe a line in the plastic with better look at the new grabirons and my details box. (I can’t recall the source, but two or three passes of a scribing tool or the stirrups, as well as the channel, rail- check either Precision Scale or Cal-Scale for back of a #11 X-Acto knife blade. The plas- ings, and cross piece. the parts.) I soldered them to a piece of .015 tic will break along the scribed line.) I used brass wire, cut the wire to length, and a NorthWest Short Line chopper to cut the I washed the car in preparation for paint- inserted it thought the holes in the blocks. strip into scale 4' long pieces. Cut strips of ing before adding the ramp detail because I This is a good time to paint the car so .020 x .060 to the same length. The strips wanted to give it a good scrubbing, and I that the deck can be painted before placing are cemented flat onto the larger pieces was afraid I’d break off the fragile ramp the hitch and chocks on. This would also be about .060 from each edge. Finally I cut detail. After the cars dry, glue the ramps to a good time to build the hitch as per the .010 x .060 strip into scale 4' lengths and the angle iron on the deck. Cut two scale 3' Details West instructions so that it can be trimmed the ends to 45 degrees. These long pieces out of the angle to be supports painted at the same time. I also built chocks pieces are glued on their sides to the outside for the ramps. Glue the angle to the inside of out of .010 x .125 styrene cut into scale 2' edge of the small strips that were cemented the channel on the side of the car. Connect 6" lengths. Two pieces were cemented at a on the ramp. the support and the ramp with a piece of 90 degree angle to form the chock. As with Cut two pieces of .064 angle and cement .010 x .040 styrene. Finally, cut a triangular the hitch, I decided to paint these and mount it to the right side of each end of the car. gusset and glue it against the angle support them after the floor of the railcar was Place it about .030 in from the end with the at the top of the channel. painted and the trailer installed. flat side facing the end of the car. Drill a #79 hole in each end of the car for I recommend painting the entire car light

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This close-up shows the angle in place at the end of the car Here are the parts and assembly procedure used to build where the ramps will be fastened. the ramps for the ends of the cars.

A close-up of the brake-end of the car, taken from the left. A close-up of the brake-end of the car, taken from the It shows the new brakestaff detail, ramp and cut lever. right. It shows the ramp support.

Here are two of the completed cars. You can see the differences in the opposite ends of the cars.

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Left side of the finished car.

Right side of the finished car.

gray. This will unify the different colors of the materials used to build fect reproductions of the prototype, they do capture the flavor of the the model. It will also help the final coat cover the black plastic. prototype in a realistic way. Put behind a nice looking set of Union When the gray dries, follow with two coats of Polly Scale Oxide Red Pacific F-units, they look really good rolling over my model railroad and set the cars aside to dry. The drying process can be sped up with version of Cajon Pass! a hairdryer. The next step in the process is to paint the deck. I used Floquil Foundation applied with a brush. I applied one to two thin coats, which gave me a nice mottled effect. Bill of Materials When the paint is dry use CA to fasten the hitch to the deck with Manufacturer Part No. Description the slot facing the front of the car. Temporarily place the trailer on A-Line 29000 Straight stirrup steps the car to position the chocks then glue the chocks to the deck. Athearn 1399 Undecorated 50' flatcar Remove the trailer and apply the decals. To hide the decals once they 29224 Chain, black, 15 lpi are on the car, overspray them with a gloss coat; I used Floquil Crys- Cal-Scale 289 Brake wheels (or Precision Scale) tal Cote. To complete the process, spray the car again, this time with Details West 2502 .015 brass wire a dull coat, such as Floquil’s Flat Finish. I painted the wheels Grimy TH-1007 Pullman Standard rigid trailer hitch Black and lightly weathered the car using a highly diluted light tan Evergreen 102 .010 x .040 strip styrene color. I installed two Kadee air hoses, painting the hose Testors Rub- 103 .010 x .060 strip styrene ber and the valve and glad hand Silver. To get the correct height on 106 .010 x .125 strip styrene the air hoses I had to notch the end sills to a depth equal to the Kadee 123 .020 x .060 strip styrene air hose support (about .028). Drybrush a small mount of Rust to the 143 .040 x .060 strip styrene couplers and metal portions of the air hoses. Glue the trailer to the 9020 .020 sheet styrene hitch with the wheels against the chocks. The trailer comes with two InterMountain 40050 33" metal wheelsets sizes of landing gear, one long enough to support the trailer when it Kadee® #58 Couplers is off the tractor and the other shortened to represent its cranked up Plastruct ABS (or Styrene) 3 position when traveling. I used the short version. Finally, attach 90042 /32" channel 90532 1 chains between the truck and the car with CA. The car is now ready 90082 /16" Tee 90562 to be pressed into service. Champ Decals HC-98 UP flatcar — yellow lettering This project is a good example of how an inexpensive kit can be Polly Scale 414179 Any light gray, e.g., SP Letter Gray transformed into a credible piece of rolling stock. I once told a group 404079 Oxide Red of modelers that while I did not consider myself a rivet counter, if I Floquil 110004 Crystal Cote could make them think I was a rivet counter I had succeeded. You 110084 Foundation don’t always have to spend a great deal of money to have nicely 110015 Flat Finish detailed rolling stock. While these economical models are not per-

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Uses for the HO Styrene Tudor-Style Building Kit — 770 Eastern Parkway by Heljan

by V. S. Roseman

Photos by the author

This handsome structure is shown here fitted out as a school, with gar- deners sprucing up the grounds and children on their way to the first day of classes.

The back of this building is ideal for some playground equipment or could lead to playing fields if you have the space. Even with just this little area some of the feeling of a Public School grounds is created.

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If used as an office building, the side works well for either executive parking or to accommodate a small addition with additional office space. The train tracks on the upper level could be left over from the days when the railroad headquar- tered in this building ran their own passenger trains.

rooklyn, NY, is still one of the largest dowsills, and heavy wood doors with iron whole complex of buildings adjacent to it B cities in the United States — in fact, our decorative trim. The handsome front build- with classrooms and other necessary facili- Borough Fathers tell us on road signs that we ing of this kit has these features. ties. are the 4th largest. When grand plans were The prototype building was bought by While most of us do not have a specific made for the original City of Brooklyn many the Chassidim Lebavitch Religious organi- use for this structure as the world home for years ago, a number of great parkways were zation, which encompasses worldliness and the Lubavitch Movement, this building planned to radiate out from Grand Army friendship. Founded by Rabbi Lubbavich, could be used either as it comes from the Plaza at the entrance to downtown Brooklyn. the structure has become the world home for box, or slightly modified to build a number One of the grandest of our great boule- this group, and also houses a synagogue and of different and useful structures for a model vards is the Eastern Parkway, extending offices. The prototype structure is part of a railroad layout. across the whole of Brooklyn’s Eastern Dis- trict, and upon which are located the Brook- lyn Museum, the huge Main Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library and the main entrance to Prospect Park. Eastern Parkway is lined with mansions and luxury apartment houses throughout most of its length and is considered by many to be one of the most handsome boulevards in the United States, even comparing favorably to the grand boulevards of Paris. At 770 Eastern Parkway stands a Tudor- style brick building that appears to have been a mansion when it was built in 1934. Large Tudor-style structures have turrets and crenellations to suggest an English Cas- tle, and stained glass windows. Some of the best examples also have rusticated brick (with occasional bricks inserted into the pattern sideways to produce a heroic texture), stone ramparts, stone lentils and win-

In this picture, a Kibri church is seen behind this parish house, although it could be used as a rectory or parochial school.

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If you are planning a large city or have a great deal of space to fill, you could use the whole structure as it is built right from the box. On most home layouts, however, where space is at a premium, you could cut out the middle section of the building and just use the front and back sections to reduce the size of its “footprint.” Alternatively, you could use only the formal Tudor-style front structure and either patch parts to fill the back, or just use a sheet of illustration board to represent a concrete wall that would face the backs of other buildings. In this case, the modern office block structure from the rear of the kit could be used elsewhere or could provide you with a lot of windows and brick material for your spare parts box. The model features modern simulated black anodized aluminum side-to-side sliding window frames used in many educa- tional and commercial structures since about 1980. Older-style silver-colored aluminum windows can be simulated by painting these window frames dull silver; this would date their installation as far back as the 1950s. Building your own double-hung windows (up-and-down sliding windows) or using commercially available ones could backdate this structure further. The unusual pattern of windows is found in industrial and educa- tional buildings. School, College or Academy New York City and many other munici- palities used Tudor-style architecture for many schools, and this building could represent a public school, or with all of its elaborate detailing, a private school, college or academy. The modern back of the structure is typical of many colleges and other institu- tions of learning. Playgrounds, gardens and teachers’ parking could surround the build- Although Eastern Parkway is about three times as wide as I have modeled it ing, and it could be placed either in the mid- here, the original 770 stands on a fairly swanky section of this beautiful park- dle of a block or on a corner. A flagpole and way among handsome townhouses. flag would usually be on the very top of the building, but some schools have a mast in the front that hangs outwards. As a private school or academy, this building could even be located in a tree- lined area out in the country with parade grounds and athletic fields surrounding the main building, and possibly a dormitory or other structures around it. Office Building, Municipal Building or City Hall This building could represent the main offices of a fairly large corporation such as a railroad or other industrial entity. Service trucks or fleet cars in the color of the company would be lined up near the motor pool, and you could cut an entrance for underground parking or for servicing vehicles. I have shown this building as the offices for a railroad, with the tracks of a mainline running right outside the building, but many office blocks such as this one were built in The roof level of this structure can be outfitted for patients when it is used as a towns and cities. The detailing of the build- hospital. The door I added is shown near the center and might have an awning ing would indicate that this was a very or overhang, especially if it houses an elevator. wealthy company (as the railroads once

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An easy way to add entrances is to build a small vestibule. Use plain styrene painted gray for concrete, or use brick material. Cut two trapezoids or rectangles for the side walls and glue against the building wall.

Cut a rectangular roof and glue it in place. This can be made of roofing tiles if angled as the sketch shows, or can Add the front panel that will have the doors installed on it. be recessed into the three walls of the vestibule and Paint the doors the same color as your windows. painted black

were), but this company could sell grain in equipped with the flag of the local munici- mental bureaus. In any case, you may wish the form of flour and cereal, cement, fabrics pality, this could be a city hall or municipal to add a proper sign for the company or or almost anything else you can imagine. building for a town or county. It could also municipal name of the structure either above If located right downtown, on a main be located across the street from a State the doorway or on a free standing sign near street or even on a town square, and Capital as office space for various govern- the foot of the large steps.

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Back of the cutoff main section of the structure showing The model with the back buildings removed. This becomes the Bristol board back wall. Wherever using paper products almost a profile model that can be used against the wall in structures I like to paint both sides to minimize the where space is at a premium. effects of moisture, which can cause warping.

Parish House, Rectory or Parochial School Some Necessary Kit Upgrades The Tudor style of architecture harmonizes nicely with many The building as you see it in the photos was painted brick red and church buildings, and this building is a good size for any of these then Modelers Mortar in light gray was rubbed into the texture of the applications. As a parish house or rectory it would serve a large con- brickwork (other brands are also available, or you could use pale gregation, while as a parochial (religious) school it would be one of gray acrylic paint rubbed into the mortar lines). The corners of the the smaller examples. You could paint the brickwork the same color front are not engraved with brick, so I compensated for this by brush- as the church you have. Kibri and Vollmer make several handsome painting variegated brick colors, just slightly darker or lighter than church buildings in HO scale, and the photo shows one from Kibri. the plastic color, and then I oversprayed with one color to soften this effect even more. If you want the absolute in realism, you should Hospital or Medical Center cover these blank corner pieces with thin brick material such as the Hospitals were built in this style, and a nice touch would be to vinyl sheets from Holgate & Reynolds. Use contact cement to fit make good use of the terrace and roof by adding a doorway to each. I these to the surface for best results, as styrene cements will not glue added just a small panel of styrene painted black. On the roof I added the vinylite brick sheets. You could photograph a brick wall, digitize some Plastruct lawn furniture painted white. As I had no doctor fig- the photo and print out sheets of photographic brick to decorate these ures I substituted some nurses in habits with some recovering corners. I resorted to the painting technique as an expedient because patients getting some fresh air. Doctor figures, as well as patients and my kit was built against a deadline. I felt that leaving the corners figures in wheelchairs are all available to enhance this interesting plain gray ruined the effect of the well-proportioned Tudor-style application for the 770 structure. structure. (The real corners are brick, and I have no idea why they With or without the rooftop treatment, this building could func- were modeled in undetailed gray in this kit.) tion as a medical building made up entirely of doctors’ offices and The front staircase really needs twice as many steps as it comes laboratories, in which case there would be a neat sign over the door with — each step riser being about 15" as they come in the kit. (Step with the name of the structure, or the name of the medical group risers are usually around 8" high.) You could install another staircase, occupying it. You need only to imagine the common waiting rooms or just take some .080 x .080 styrene strip and fit a piece onto the and this building could house an HMO, with the emblem of the back of each step. This will reduce the height of each riser much group either over the door or possibly above the windows on both closer to scale. The whole assembly can then be painted a uniform wings of the front of this structure. Some hospitals and medical struc- gray color, unless you prefer to make it red to match the building. tures have flown both American and Red Cross flags, if you wish to Brick, as well as stone, steps have been used on some Tudor struc- put in a flagpole. tures. So with very little modification, this structure, could be useful on The front entrance could be made into a balcony by enclosing the model railroads of many sizes. top plaza with a fence and putting flower boxes on top of each riser

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or step. The side door would then become the main entrance. I would suggest adding some fire doors in the back. Those could be made by fitting plain styrene into openings you cut in the brickwork. Those doors would be painted to match your window color. In contrast to the oversized staircase, both entrances to the building have undersized doorways. With their elaborate molding to simulate Tudor-style doors, the best thing to do, in my opinion, is to add awnings over these so you can’t tell that they are so undersized. If you keep figures away from these doors you may not notice them too much. If you like building structures, you could make one or more little vestibules of sheet styrene glued to the outside of the building wherever you like to provide some additional fire doors. (And if you prefer to leave the kit as it comes, nobody will complain to the Fire Marshal.) I have shown an example of how a vestibule could be done up as an ambulance entrance. Figure 1 — Improve the staircase, which has huge stair ris- No curtains come in this kit, but you could make some with small ers, by adding .080 x .080 styrene strips on each step. bits of colored paper. Even simpler window shades can be made by using plain tan masking tape applied to the inside of some of the windows, and this obviates the need for any interior detailing. If you like lighted models, there is a theatrical method of increas- ing the realism of this structure. Build small open-face rectangular boxes of styrene or Bristol board. Fit these inside of a few windows, gluing them to the inner face of the building side. Paint the insides of these boxes in a “room” color such as tan or pale blue. The outside should be painted silver or black to block any light from the electric light bulbs from entering those “rooms,” and then when your building is lighted, it will appear to have a few rooms with their lights out. With a little imagination this building can find its place on many model railroads. This kit is manufactured by Heljan and is available from Walthers.

Figure 2 — The front and side doorway are too low and cannot be corrected easily. Adding an awning above these doors can hide this. Awnings can simulate either metal or fabric. Cut the sides, top and front from .010 or .015 styrene and assemble. Dark green or maroon are typical awning colors.

Figure 3 — Most structures will need at least one more door set. The easiest way to add these is to make one or more vestibules of .015 or .020 styrene. Make the two side walls as shown and glue to the building side. Make the front by scribing in the doors or making cutouts to hold Figure 4 — A brick vestibule can be made by covering the aftermarket doors. Add the front and cover with a rectan- vestibule parts with brick material. In Tudor style, there gular vestibule roof. might be a recessed roof as shown in the drawing.

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Grain Drying An Industry You Can Model by Michael J. Paltzer

Photos by Jeff Eggert Diagram by Dennis Eggert

Trucks and gravity wagons make their way across the scale and into the dump shed. From there, the grain travels up the wet leg to begin the drying process. Nearly the entire process can be seen here. The wet leg is to the right of the scale house, and the wet storage bin is behind the scale house. The surge bin is directly above the dryer with the dry leg behind them. The large bin to the left is for dry grain storage.

he frost is just beginning to melt in the came to own, it was designed to handle father’s facility in the ’70s and ’80s. Since Tmorning sunshine as the crew of the wheat, as that was what most local farmers he has been out of the business, soybeans local stops to switch out covered hoppers grew. The soils and climate dictated a have picked up tremendously, and now con- spotted at the grain elevator. Normally their change as the wheat market moved west to stitute nearly a third of locally grown and locomotives are the loudest things in town, the Great Plains. Farmers then turned to bar- dried crops. but today they are drowned out by the roar of ley for the breweries in Milwaukee. Eventu- Researching your layout’s era could be the elevators’ grain dryers. Every fall the ally, corn became the major crop, and it done by visiting your local library, county crew makes daily stops to swap out full hop- constituted the majority of grain dried at my agricultural extension agent or your local pers for empty ones as grain keeps coming in from local farmers. I grew up with the sights, sounds and smells of corn drying as my father owned and operated a feed mill and grain drying business. Therefore, I wanted to capture this activity on my layout. Most modelers are familiar with how crops are grown and harvested, however, the next step of the process is not as well known and quite often misrepresented on model railroads. This article will discuss the grain drying industry as well my efforts to model it correctly. The first step in modeling the grain industry is to match your layout’s era with the proper type of grain grown. When I started researching my model, I assumed that since my father mainly dried corn, that was all that had ever been grown in our area. I was surprised to learn that the type of grain grown locally has changed many Spilled corn litters the area, and chaff (called bees wings) sticks to the equip- times. In 1903, when the elevator was built ment and support structures from the steam coming off the dryer. The large bins that my grandfather, and later my father, are for dry storage; the smaller bin behind the scalehouse is the wet storage bin.

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feed mill if you model the area where you incoming grain and a surge bin to feed the dryer at the bottom. From there it is trans- live. If you model another area, local histori- dryer. ported to a dry storage bin. The grain is cal societies would be a good place to start The wet grain is fed into the top of the stored here until it is shipped, either by truck and may be found on the internet or through dryer where it is dried and sent out of the or by rail. the Chamber of Commerce for the area in which you are interested. My model focused on what I experienced growing up, and therefore is modeled after a typical corn drying facility in the Midwest. It would easily fit from the ’70s to the present. Grain is typically harvested when it is too wet to store without spoiling, about 20 to 30 percent moisture. It is dried to bring that percentage down to between 13 and 15 percent. Grain comes into the drying facility from local farms in trucks and gravity wagons. The trucks range from reasonably new to 30 or more years old. During the height of the harvest season, it is not uncommon to have several trucks and gravity wagons parked in the yard waiting to unload. The grain is then weighed and graded. This dic- tates how much grain the farmer will get back after the drying and cleaning process. The grain then is unloaded, usually to a bin that is set aside for wet grain only. Grain from this bin eventually travels to the dryer. Sometimes this bin is directly connected to the dryer, usually above it to feed the dryer The steam created by the dryer causes the chaff to stick to it and the surge bin via gravity, and is called a surge bin. Some support columns. Also note the newer bin sections on the wet storage bin. facilities, such as the one I have modeled, When a bin is enlarged, it is jacked up and the new sections are put in at the use both a wet bin to hold a large volume of bottom.

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The end of one journey, and the beginning of another. Here an elevator employee closes the hatch on a loaded covered A grain train passes the elevator and drying facility. Note hopper. Note the spilled corn on the tracks, a few pigeons the U-trough auger directly behind the bins that feeds the or some sprouting grain would be a good detail here. dry leg from the dry storage bins.

This is the prototype that inspired my model. Located in This dryer in Byron, WI, closely resembles the Walthers Greenville, WI, it originally had a much smaller dryer model. Note the chaff (bees wings) sticking to the dryer directly underneath the surge bin (the elevated bin with and piled up on the ground. This light chaff actually drifts the white top) and only one of the larger bins. The new much like snow! dryer is fed from the surge bin by an auger. The most common way of getting grain from one of the previously mentioned places to another is via a piece of equipment called an elevator leg. Don’t confuse this with a grain elevator building. An The new, much elevator leg is a piece of equipment that lifts the grain from a pit to larger dryer in the dryer or some type of storage bin. The building referred to as an Greenville, WI, elevator is really a building that contains bins and legs, therefore you could be kitbashed don’t see the elevator legs as they are inside the structure. An eleva- fairly easily from tor leg is essentially two square tubes connected at the top and bot- three Walthers tom to form a loop. A belt with rectangular cups every 8" to 12" runs kits or it could be through these tubes and picks up and carries the grain to the top, scratchbuilt. Note where the cups dump the grain into a system of pipes or chutes to the auger feeding direct it to the proper place. At the bottom of the elevator is a “pit” the dryer from the where grain is dumped and fed to the base of the elevator leg. Eleva- surge bin to the tors have a distinct “up” side and a distinct “down” side, and must be left and the outlet placed accordingly (see Figure). to the U-trough The most common mistake I see in modeling grain drying facili- auger on the ties is the combination of a dryer with only one elevator. The most lower left side of common grain dryer available to modelers is a model of a continuous the unit. This flow dryer. As its name implies, grain is entering and leaving the auger runs to the dryer at all times during operation. Most people use only one elevator dry leg dump pit. leg, when two are really needed — one for grain being fed into the dryer (the wet leg) and one for grain coming out of the dryer (the dry leg).

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Finally, the grain is stored in bins after brown color and is commonly called “bees being dried. It is kept here until it is picked wings,” for its delicate appearance that up by the farmer or sold. Grain stored in the resembles its nickname. Bees wings stick to bins must be kept very close to the outside the dryer and collect on the ground, often temperature to prevent condensation and drifting like snow as more builds up around spoilage. Large fans blow air through the the dryer. The vents on top of the bins grain in the bin to keep the temperature as should be drybrushed with an off-white constant as possible. paint to represent the very fine dust that col- Let’s take a look at my model grain dry- lects there. Drybrush the areas just below ing facility as I show you how I put all of the bin roofs as well, as dust sneaks out this information into practice. We’ll follow around there when the bins’ blowers are run- the grain from the farm truck to the rail car, ning. Be sure to place plenty of “no smok- showing every step in between. My drying ing” signs around your elevator, as grain facility is adjacent to a grain elevator/feed dust is very explosive. I have weathered my mill complex, a very common situation as wet storage bin (Rix) to represent a bin that these industries go hand in hand. has been enlarged from its original size. The farmer begins by having his grain This is prototypically done by jacking up the weighed on the scale and dumped into the existing bin and adding to it from the bot- elevator pit. These were modeled with the tom. I used a Rix add-on kit for the grain bin Walthers grain elevator building. The grain and painted it aluminum, but omitted the then travels up the “wet” leg to either the black overspray used on the rest of the bin. wet storage bin (Rix) or to the surge bin This adds a unique look and helps represent above the dryer. I built my surge bin from the passage of time on my layout. parts of an old IHC kit, but have since found Other details that you might include that the Model Power gravel unloader has a would be LP gas tanks to feed the dryer’s bin that would work nicely with very little voracious appetite, several gravity wagons modification. or trucks to deliver grain from local farms, Once the grain has traveled through the and larger semi trucks to haul away grain dryer (Walthers), it travels up the dry leg that is not shipped by rail. The siding on my A scaffolding tower supports the ele- (Rix) to the dry storage bins (Walthers). The layout is a double-ended affair with a capac- vator legs at Greenville. Also note the grain can also be fed from the dry leg into ity of four cars. Realistically, this siding guy wires supporting the elevator the grain elevator building for processing, or would be much longer, but selective com- legs. These wires are found on most to the rail trans-load pipe for loading into pression to fit your space is usually neces- elevators and would be an awesome rail cars. The pipes that connect the legs to sary. I would suggest a siding at least three detail, but I chose to omit them due the various components may need to be cars long, with the loading spout in the mid- to their potential for snagging on modified slightly from kit directions to fit dle. With this arrangement you can spot two hands and arms during operating ses- each individual situation. Prototypically, empties, one under the spout and the other sions. The small bin in the foreground pipe angles should be at least 60° for wet to one side of the spout. When the first car is is for collecting fines from the grain. grain and 45° for dry grain, though some loaded, the two cars can be moved down the modeler’s license may be needed to fit your siding so that the second empty can be situation. Try to make them as steep as pos- loaded. sible for the most realistic look. When The grain drying industry would be a putting all of these components together on great addition to any Midwestern model your layout, about the only thing you need railroad, especially one set in the Fall. From to do is to make sure that grain can travel the operational possibilities that it adds to from one place to another without being the maze of pipes that attract attention, it is “stuck” with no way out. sure to be a crowd pleaser. So go out there The only thing I needed to scratchbuild and harvest that cornfield and get that grain was a ground auger, known as a “U-trough” to market! Just be sure that it is dry enough auger, to get the grain from the dry storage so it won’t spoil before it gets there. bins back to the dry leg elevator pit. This was done using U-shaped styrene covered Every Prototype Is Unique with strip styrene. An electric motor left When I first began to plan the corn dry- over from the Rix elevator and a few pieces ing operation on my layout three years ago, of round styrene cut to fit against the bins so I looked to the two best sources in the area. grain could enter the auger rounded out this The first was my local grain elevator for the process. Since my U-trough auger is located basic components, the second was my behind my structures, I made little attempt father, who owned and operated a drying to make them very detailed. I painted the facility in the ’70s and ’80s. Dad gave me auger gray to represent galvanized metal, the reason why things looked the way they painted the motor red and drybrushed the did at the co-op and what each piece of whole assembly to give it a rusty look. Weathering is the key to making the This drying facility in Byron, WI, is a scene come alive. Drying grain is a dirty good example of the varying proto- process, and the dryer generates a lot of types. The wet leg is to the right, dry steam to let the dirt stick to everything. The leg in the center of the photo behind ground and dryer should be littered with the dryer and dry storage to the left. spilled corn, grain dust and chaff. I repre- The wet storage bin feeds via the wet sented spilled corn with sawdust dyed with leg to the dryer rather than using a yellow fabric dye. The chaff from corn is a surge bin or auger.

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An overall view of the drying complex. Working from left to right: two dry storage bins (Walthers), the dry leg (Rix), the dryer (Walthers) and surge bin above it (a scrapbox project), the wet storage bin (Rix, with add-on kit), and the wet leg (Walthers). Also visible are the scale house and grain elevator facility from Walthers.

A close-up of the dryer, surge bin, wet storage bin and elevator legs. Note the “bees wings” chaff on the surge bin and dryer. I represented this using fine sawdust dyed with Rit brand dye.

A close-up of the leg and pipe assemblies. These were made with parts from the Walthers and Rix kits. I added the cable supports trusses from the Rix kits to the longer pipes, which really adds a delicate appearance to the scene.

A close-up of the new surge bin. This is a part from the Model Power Silo and Transporter kit. About the only modification needed is to move the brace (painted yellow) up to the bin support so that it will clear the dryer. You also need to add a small piece of styrene I-beam under the bin supports on the right and left sides of the assembly. I will be painting and adding this kit to the scene on my new layout.

that the co-op had been hard at work as well. They had added another large bin and replaced their dryer (a perfect match for the Walthers model I might add!) with a much larger one. In the process, they changed several of the things I had modeled. “No problem,” I thought, “there are several grain drying facilities around here, I’ll just go out and find another one to photograph.” I A shot of the unfinished grain elevator and feed mill kits spent a few days last summer driving around and looking for facili- by Walthers. ties that would fit the model I had created. What I learned is that there are as many different ways to set up a grain drying facility as equipment did. Much of the information in this article should really there are facilities! Some of the facilities I saw did not use surge bins, be credited to him. When this whole project started, the thought of instead they used an auger (essentially a metal tube with a screw writing an article about it was just a passing thought, so I took only inside that turns and moves the grain upward) or another small eleva- print photos from which to work. As the model progressed, so did the tor that was fed from a wet storage bin. Others did not use legs at all, co-op. When I returned last year to get slides for the article I found but relied strictly on large augers. There were also standalone struc-

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A view of the facility without the surge bin, scale house A comparison of the unfinished Walthers kits to the kits and dry storage bins. Note the U-trough auger that runs used in the scene. Painting, weathering and signs really behind the larger bins to move grain back to the dry leg. make a difference.

tures nowhere near another elevator or feed mill. Some were serviced by rail; many were not. At first this had me concerned, how was I to get prototype photos for the article? Then it dawned on me, what could be more perfect than a prototype that could be modeled almost any way and still be correct. A modeler’s dream come true! When modeling a grain drying operation, the important thing is that the grain gets to where it needs to go in a continuous fashion. How it gets there is up to the modeler. So as long as you can follow the grain through the basic route I have described, you should be okay. You can design the model to fit your space and the materials you have available.

Bill of Materials Manufacturer Here are all of the structures needed for the grain drying facility. In the fore- Part No. Description ground are two of the pipes that attach the elevator legs to the various compo- Walthers nents. In the middle, from left to right: Dry storage bin (Walthers), dryer 933-3036 Farmers Cooperative (Walthers), wet storage bin (Rix, with add-on kit), dry leg (Rix), wet leg Grain Elevator (Walthers), and the two examples of surge bins (Model Power and scratchbuilt). 933-3123 Grain Bin In the background is the scratchbuilt U-trough auger. 933-3124 Grain Conveyor 933-3128 Grain Dryer 933-4008 Grain Truck 933-3061 Sunrise Feed Mill IHC (Original surge bin kitbash) 3503 Factory w/Loading Silo Model Power (New surge bin kitbash) 302 Silo and Transporter Rix Products 304 Grain Bin, 33' tall 354 Grain Bin Extension 407 Grain Elevator Evergreen Styrene (for U-trough auger) 153 .060 x .060 styrene strip 1 228 /4" tube 5 268 /16" channel A close-up of the U-trough auger and materials used to build it. The tube Polly Scale styrene was used for the outlets from the bins, the channel and U-channel were 414113 Reefer White mated to make the auger assembly itself, and the square strip styrene was used 414128 Caboose Red to make the feet of the auger. At the left of the auger is an electric motor (red) 414131 Aged White from the Rix elevator leg kit. At the right end is a scratchbuilt top for the dry leg 414299 Flat Aluminum dump pit. The small pipe coming from that connects to the back of the dryer. 414320 Aged Concrete Since the whole assembly was located behind the bins in the scene, I made little 414323 Rust attempt to make it very detailed.

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ON �TRACK Point Theory

by Jim Mansfield

Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Pictures/Photos/021-025/Photo022C.htm

ith the paper pattern for the slip- Wswitch completed, it is time to start considering the points of the turnout...but first the ties. Layout the Ties The design of the tie layout is a two-step process. First, a line is drawn along the outside of the curved stock rails of the turnout on the paper pattern. The spacing of this line from the stock rail is the distance that the ends of the ties are from the rail on your normal trackage. Remember, the lines on the pattern represent the gauge lines of the rails — where the flange meets the rail. For the JWRR, this distance is .220. This distance is up to you and based on the standards of your own trackwork. This “end-of-tie” distance is measured using a scale, and the line is drawn using a pencil. This line then represents the shortest that any tie can be on the final turnout. It should be noted that many turnout builders used this “standard” distance for all of the ties on a turnout. On the JWRR however, I chose to have the ends of the ties form “steps” along the length of the turnout. This step-function of the tie ends has been used for all turnouts on the layout. By using the same style on this slip-switch, the standard is kept, and the turnout’s appearance is as if the same track crew made it. The point is that it is best to use the standard that you have used throughout the construction of you trackage. The next step for making the staggered look of the JWRR trackage is to draw a series of straight lines that are parallel to the centerline of the turnout. (This centerline connects the frog points of the two outer frogs. The lines are drawn at an equal spacing on both sides of the turnout pattern. The spacing that I chose is .125, which is the change in length of the ties on a normal JWRR turnout. This spacing is for the JWRR, and the spacing that you use should 1 — Here is a photo of a slip-switch on the lead to Union Station in Chicago. be the same standard as for the rest of you While this is an example of an eight-point turnout, most of the details can be turnouts. As I said — the point is to make used for building a 12-point turnout. Thanks to Bob Shimer for this photo. your new puzzle switch look like it is just Bob Shimer photo

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2 — The paper pattern drawn last time was also used to determine the length and number of ties needed for the slip- switch turnout. The method used for drawing the staggered tie pattern is described in the text.

photo that motors move these points. This allows the head ties to be shorter. The JWRR turnout is going to a manual-throw affair, and therefore, I plan to make all the head ties a bit longer to allow the JWRR ground crew a safe working distance from the rails. While manual slips are not seen much anymore, I chose to make this JWRR 3 — I cut my pattern as shown in this photo. It has information about the ties version an old-time manual turnout. If you on one side, and the other side can be used to as a pattern for cutting out the wish to make your slip-switch a “powered” turnout’s track board for the ties and rail. version, then you can follow the lead of the web-photo. another piece of trackwork on the layout. be located. To do this, the length of the These parallel lines are started on the points must be determined. Thinking Point(s) outer ends of the turnout outside the frog I chose to use a standard 22'-long point locations. The actual starting point is where This Little Froggy design for the eight outer points of this slip- the distance between the two frog wing rails The key to determining the length (hence switch. This length of point (3.034" for HO is twice the distance of the spacing of the the location) of the switch points is the loca- scale) will allow enough clearance between ends of the ties from the rails. This double tion of the frogs. The slip-switch that is the hinge (heel) of the point and the other distance (.440 in the case of the JWRR) is being construction has four frogs. The two rails of the turnout. As mentioned in the the standard that is used for the tie place- outer fixed frogs locate the position of the March issue, getting proper clearances is ment of all turnouts that are constructed. eight outer points. The two internal point important when designing/building slip- Once this location is determined, the parallel frogs located the position of the four inner switches. Using a 22' point for the frog sizes lines are lightly drawn with a pencil — points. discussed last time will allow ample clear- these lines end on the “end-of-tie” line. The location of the outer points is based ance for your hinges. The points are cut and As seen in Photo 2, the result is a set of on the length used for the distance AB (or shaped as for any turnout. You will need to lines with decreasing lengths. At the start of CD) in the construction calculation figure in make four pairs. I will demonstrate my each line, a short connect line is drawn to last month’s article. The points B and C are method next time. the outer line next to it. These short connect- the ends of the outer switch points. The head Determining the length of the inner ing lines are the locations where the ties ties will the positioned as you usually do points is a bit different. As can be seen in change lengths. The lengths and the number when construction a turnout switch. There the web-photo, the length of the inner points of ties (determined by using the standard are four pairs of head ties for the four pairs is quite a bit shorter than the outer points. spacing of ties you use for your turnouts) for of outer switch points. Refer to the web link As seen in the Figure, I allowed .125 each group can then be determined. This above and to Photo 1 to see the relationship between the ends of the points at the frog. I total count can then be used to cut the of the head ties to the remainder of the then measured where the spacing between required number of ties for the turnout. turnout. the gauge lines of the inner curved closure While figuring the tie count/lengths, we While looking at the outer head ties, also rail and the heel of the point allow a clear- also need to consider the number and look at the inner head ties on the web-photo ance between the bases of the point heel and lengths of the head ties (where the switch example. These ties are located to attach the the curved closure rail. A distance of one point ground throws are located). First, we ground throws to the inner points. As to the width of the base of the rail used would need to determine where the head ties will lengths of the head ties, notice in the web- allow the rails to touch. There needs to be a small space between the bases to allow for the hinge mechanism. I use a rail spike to make the hinge, and I allowed an additional .050 between the bases. As I am using code 70 rail (base width of .070), the total distance between the gauge rails on the template is .120. I found where this distance was between the gauge lines and marked the position on the drawing. Once marked, we can measure between the end of the point Figure — The method used to determine the length of the inner points for and the hinge location and determine the the 12-point turnout is shown here. The details of the method are dis- point length. cussed in the text. Next time, cutting the track board, ties and making points and the outer frogs.

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DIESEL DETAIL �CLOSE-UP

Santa Fe GE U33C HO Scale Models by Athearn and Atlas N Scale U30C Model by Kato (see text)

by Rich Picariello

Photos from the author’s collection

35 34 19 Denver, CO; January 1974. Denver,

he Prototype U33C: General Electric accommodate the older wide motor. This Paint and Decal Notes: Santa Fe as- T introduced the 3,300-hp U33C in 1968. model (along with many other locos in the delivered U33Cs were painted in Santa Fe By the end of production in 1975, 375 had Athearn line) was upgraded with a new nar- Blue with yellow striping. In later years, the been built. U33Cs had larger radiators with a row motor, plastic truck sideframes and a units were repainted into the blue and yel- greater roof overhang than the radiators on redesigned truck mechanism. The Atlas low “Warbonnet” scheme. The fuel tank and the earlier U30C. The tapered radiator U33C has scale width hoods. underframe were black while the trucks fairing on early U33Cs was eliminated on all For N scale, use the Kato U30C. In order were silver although heavy weathering in the 286 units built after April 1969. to create an accurate U33C, the enlarged radi- photos makes the trucks appear to be black. Santa Fe had 25 U33Cs built in 1969 and ator housing would have to be scratchbuilt. Handrails were yellow and the stanchions numbered 8500 to 8524. Although the listed HO or N scale mod- were blue. The Athearn and Atlas HO mod- The Scale Model U33C: Athearn’s els may not be currently available from the els and the Atlas U30C were possibly U33C kit has been on the market for many manufacturers, some still might be found in offered in one or both of the Santa Fe years and has wider-than-scale hoods to some hobby shops or at swap meets. schemes.

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Santa Fe GE U33C Detail Parts for HO Scale: DA 1301 Sunshade (plastic) 1.50/6 1 - DW 139 Air filter, 2nd generation 1.00/set DW 188 Sunshade (plastic) 1.00/4 2 - CS 428 Air horn (brass) 6.20 ea. PSC 39047 Sunshade (brass) 2.25/4 DA 1601 Air horn (delrin) 1.75/2 SE 133001 Sunshade 4.75/4 DW 186 Air horn (brass) 3.25 ea. 33 - CF 195 Wheel-slip modulator 4.95/4 KT 950012 Air horn 1.25 ea. 34 - GD WG-4 Window gasket decals, Athearn GE U series 3.25/set 3 - DA 1801 Antenna, can type (plastic) 1.00/6 35 - AMB 237 Window glass, Athearn GE cab* 4.95/set DW 276 Antenna, can type (metal) 1.00/2 36 - AL 29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) 2.95/8 4 - DA 2902 Beacon (plastic) 1.50/2 CF 314 Windshield wipers (etched brass) 3.95/2 pr. DW 106 Beacon (metal) 1.00 ea. CS 419 Windshield wipers (brass) 3.50/4 4A - OM 9100 Beacon (brass) 3.70 ea. ME W5 Windshield wipers (brass) 2.00/4 5 - CS 430 Bell, underframe (brass) 3.10/2 PSC 3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 DA 1202 Bell, underframe (plastic) 1.00/2 UP 94 Windshield wipers (beryllium copper) 2.00/4 DW 127 Bell, underframe (metal) 1.25/2 UP 97 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 6 - CC 1108 Brake wheel (plastic)* 3.95/6 — - DW 708 GE U33C detail kit, Atlas 8.50/kit CF 278 Brake wheel (brass)* 3.95 ea. DW 179 Brake wheel (metal)* 1.00/2 Detail Parts for N Scale: ME B6 Brake wheel (brass)* 1.65/2 7 - DW 195 Buffer plate, pilot (optional for Athearn) 1.50/2 1 - ME NF5 Air filter 2.50/set 8 - HT 500 Cab, GE, 4-window* 6.95 ea. 2 - DA 8204 Air horn, 3-chime 1.25/2 9 - AL 29220 Chain, 27 lpi 3.95/12" KT 920014 Air horn, 3-chime, blue 1.00/2 ASM 0103 Chain, 28, 42 & 56 lpi (etched brass) 10.00/sheet SE 15700 Air horn, 3-chime 1.65 ea. DA 2210 Chain, blackened 2.25/12" 3 - SE 15454 Antenna, can 1.65/3 LB 325-120 Chain 2.49/12" 4 - JNJ 186 Beacon 3.00/4 ME C6 Chain 2.00 SE 15300 Beacon 2.00 ea. PSC 48237 Chain 2.75/10" 5 - JNJ 117 Bell, underframe (metal) 3.00/4 10 - MV 300 Classification lenses, clear 2.00/4 ME NB8 Bell, underframe (brass) 1.70 ea. 11 - CS 476 Coupler lift bar 3.95/2 SE 15351 Bell, underframe (metal) 1.85/3 DA 2205 Coupler lift bar 2.75/10 6 - KT 933014 Brake wheel, blue* 1.00/2 OM 9150 Coupler lift bar 1.70/2 KT 933016 Brake wheel, yellow* 1.00/2 12 - OM 9170 Door handle (brass) 3.85/6 ME NB5 Brake wheel (brass)* 2.00 ea. PSC 3998 Door handle (plastic) 1.50/6 SE 15698 Brake wheel (metal)* 2.00/3 13 - DA 1403 Drop steps, GE 1.50/2 9 - AL 29219 Chain, 40 lpi 3.95/12" 14 - DW 149 Fuel filler, GE 1.00/4 ASM 0103 Chain, 28, 42 & 56 lpi (etched brass) 10.00/sheet 15 - DA 3101 Fuel gauge, round, side tank mount (plastic) 1.00/6 DA 2210 Chain, 40 lpi 2.25/12" OM 9251 Fuel gauge, round, side tank mount (brass) 1.75 ea. LB 325-121 Chain, 40 lpi 2.49/12" 16 - OM 9252 Fuel sight glass, GE (brass) 2.75 ea. ME C5 Chain, 42 lpi 2.00 17 - AL 29100 Grabirons (formed wire) 4.25/50 13 - JNJ 13 Drop step, GE 3.00/4 DA 2202 Grabirons (formed wire) 2.50/24 UP 54 Grabirons (cast brass) 5.95/12 14 - JNJ 227 Fuel filler & level gauge 3.00/4 18 - UP 55 Grabiron, 90° corner 1.95/2 ME NF4 Fuel filler 3.35/set 19 - SV 15 Handrail set, Athearn GE U-C units* 15.95/set 17 - JNJ 395 Grabirons, 15", w/drill template 3.00/18 20 - DA 1024 Headlight, front w/visors* 1.00/2 22 - PSC 6704 Hose, air line (brass) 2.75/6 21 - MV 22 Headlight lenses 1.15/4 PSC 6705 Hose, air line (plastic) 2.75/24 22 - CS 227 Hose, air line (brass) 2.35/4 23 - JNJ 17 Lift rings, GE 3.00/16 DA 6206 Hose, air line (delrin) 1.25/6 25 - SE 15850 MU cables 2.00/3 DW 267 Hose, air line 1.25/2 26 - JNJ 14 MU hoses 3.00/12 23 - DA 1108 Lift rings, GE (plastic) 1.50/12 SE 15550 MU hoses 3.95/4 UP 62 Lift rings, GE (brass) 2.00/10 28 - DA 8211 Plow 1.25 ea. 24 - OM 9325 Mirror, ATSF cab mount 1.85/2 SE 15101 Plow 2.00 ea. 25 - DW 236 MU cable 2.15/2 SR 602 Plow 5.00/2 26 - CF 257 MU hoses, 3/bracket (brass) 7.95/4 KT 934020 Plow 1.00 ea. DA 1508 MU hoses, individual (delrin) 2.00/16 30 - SE 15499 Speed recorder 3.00/3 DW 266 MU hoses, 3/bracket (metal) 3.50/4 Note: Part could also be used to represent the wheel-slip modulators. OM 9350 MU hoses, 3/bracket (brass) 7.35/4 32 - DA 8201 Sunshade (plastic) 1.25/4 27 - DA 2220 Pilot grab bar 2.00/2 JNJ 93 Sunshade 3.00/4 28 - DW 235 Plow (metal) 1.95 ea. ME NS6 Sunshade (brass) 2.00/2 KT 965040 Plow 1.00 ea. SE 153001 Sunshade (etched brass) 4.75/6 OM 9550 Plow (brass) 10.85 ea. 36 - JNJ 32 Windshield wipers, GE 3.00/9 29 - DW 203 Sand-fill hatch, GE U-C series* 1.25/4 30 - CF 196 Speed recorder (brass) 4.95/4 DA 2808 Speed recorder, GE 1.75/4 The following parts must be fabricated by the modeler: DW 284 Speed recorder (metal) 1.95/2 A— Underframe piping — make from various sizes of wire. 31 - AL 29252 Steps, Athearn GE U-C (etched see-thru)* 3.50/set 32 - AL 29210 Sunshade (photo-etched brass) 2.75/6 * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included with the listed HO or N scale CC 1551 Sunshade (plastic) 2.95/8 models; replacement of any or all original parts is left to the discretion of the modeler.

AL/ A-Line/Proto Power West CF: Custom Finishing HT: Hi-Tech Details ME: Miniatures by Eric SR: Scale Replicas PPW: P.O. Box 2701 379 Tully Road P.O. Box 244 RR #1 Box 3052 Carlsbad, CA 92018-2701 Orange, MA 01364 Ukiah, CA 95482 Busby, Alberta T0G 0H0 Monterey, CA 93940 Canada AMB:American Model Builders DA: Detail Associates JNJ:JnJ Trains SE: Sunrise Enterprises 1420 Hanley Industrial Ct. Box 5357 P.O. Box 683 MV: MV Products P.O. Box 172 St. Louis, MO 63144 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 Pleasantville, IA 50225 P.O. Box 6622 Doyle, CA 96109 Orange, CA 92667 ASM: Athabasca Scale Models DW: Details West KT: Kato SV: Smokey Valley Railroad 771 Wilkinson Way P.O. Box 4852 100 Remington Rd. OM: Overland Models Products Saskatoon, SK S7N 3L8 San Dimas, CA 91773 Schaumburg, IL 60173 3808 W. Kilgore Avenue P.O. Box 339 Canada Muncie, IN 47304-4896 Plantersville, MS 38862 GD: Graphic Details LB: La Belle Woodworking CS: Cal-Scale 2524 Pheasant Run Dr. 5101 Ridge Rd. PSC: Precision Scale Company UP: Utah Pacific 21 Howard Street Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Cheyenne, WY 82000 3961 Hwy. 93 North 9520 E. Napier Avenue Montoursville, PA 17754 Stevensville, MT 59870 Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Note: These detail parts may be available at your local hobby dealer(s), so try there first. If you must order directly from a manufacturer, include at least $4.00 for postage and handling. You must purchase the full quantities as shown in the detail parts list.

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Paints Polly Scale: Decals Accu+paint: 414110 Steam Power Black HO Scale: 1 Stencil White 414113 Reefer White Champion 2 Stencil Black 414125 Reefer Yellow EH-107 As-delivered blue scheme 40 Aluminum 414150 ATSF Blue EH-236 Later “Warbonnet” scheme 63 ATSF Warbonnet Blue 414299 Flat Aluminum Microscale 64 ATSF Warbonnet Yellow Scalecoat: 87-12 As-delivered blue scheme Floquil: 1 Locomotive Black 10001 (spray can) 87-29 Later “Warbonnet” scheme 110010 Engine Black 130010 (spray can) 11 White 10011 (spray can) 87-475 Curve template decals (Warbonnet scheme) 110011 Reefer White 130011 (spray can) 15 Reefer Yellow 10015 (spray can) 110101 Silver 130101 (spray can) 24 ATSF Blue 10024 (spray can) N Scale: 110177 ATSF Blue 47 Aluminum 10047 (spray can) Microscale 110178 ATSF Yellow Scalecoat II (plastic compatible): 60-12 As-delivered blue scheme MODELflex: 2001 Locomotive Black 12001 (spray can) 60-29 Later “Warbonnet” scheme 1601 Engine Black 2011 White 12011 (spray can) 60-475 Curve template decals (Warbonnet scheme) 1602 Reefer White 2015 Reefer Yellow 12015 (spray can) 1632 ATSF Silver 2024 ATSF Blue 12024 (spray can) 1633 ATSF Yellow 2047 Aluminum 12047 (spray can) 1634 ATSF Blue

APRIL 2005 MODEL RAILROADING � 45 Corn Syrup 4/15/05 12:22 PM Page 46

CCOORRNN SSYYRRUUPP TTAANNKK CCAARRSS An overview of syrup designs from the 1970s to the present

CCORN SSYRUP FFACILITIES:: IIDEAS FOR MMODELING by Tim Frederick PPaarrtt 88 Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated 3377

Portion of a corn wet-milling plant that produces different grades of corn syrup. Corn is shipped to the plant in covered hoppers and grain trailers with outgoing products of corn syrup, corn starch, corn flour and corn meal.

orn syrup facilities of various types can car traffic generated from it. facilities can be very simple with only steam C be found throughout North America. Transload facilities that handle corn and product hoses routed out through the A small sampling of the different facilities syrup are very common all over North building to a spur track, while others are will be shown in this article. Basically America, and most are of a size that can eas- more elaborate with a dedicated unloading speaking, corn syrup facilities that use corn ily be adapted to any layout. Some of these infrastructure. Photos 47 and 48 show a syrup tank cars can be divided into three facilities store corn syrup on site and can facility that has a dedicated unloading shed, broad categories: production, transload and even do special blending to meet customer two unloading spurs, multiple storage tanks direct consumption. The hope is to inspire needs. Other facilities just simply off-load for syrup and plastic pellet storage, and modeling of corn syrup facilities on your corn syrup tank cars into food-grade tank associated piping to get the products into the layout or diorama, since most are relatively trailers. A few rare facilities even can accept plant for use. Such a facility could be easily simple facilities. Lastly, a sampling of corn corn syrup shipments by barge in addition to added to an existing building, warehouse or syrup type trailers will be shown as railcars. Transload facilities typically have a industry on your layout. transload facilities commonly off-load into small to medium size building that is used to Food-grade tank trailers are common on food-grade tank trailers. house steam generation equipment and to today’s roadways and a large fraction of Facilities that produce corn syrup are wash out tank trailers. Photos 38 thru 44 those are hauling corn syrup. Photos 49-53 typically very large and complex corn show different dedicated transload facilities. show some different tank trailers that are milling facilities. A portion of a corn wet- Photos 45 and 46 show a much larger hauling either corn syrup or molasses. The milling facility is shown in Photo 37. This transload facility that is not exclusively ded- detail differences among tank trailers are as particular facility is larger than what could icated to corn syrup, but has dedicated corn numerous as railroad tank cars, but certain be framed in this view, and other facilities syrup unloading areas. Modeling one of designs are more common than others. An are even much larger. Corn syrup is just one these larger transload facilities would be accurate food-grade tank trailer would be a of the outgoing commodities from such a simple, and would yield many different rail- nice addition to the trailer models we cur- facility, along with corn starch, corn flour cars in a small space. rently have. and corn meal. Therefore modeling one of Some users of corn syrup unload corn In summary, corn syrup facilities are rela- these facilities would be challenging but syrup railcars directly, not through tively simple so modeling them should be easy. would also be rewarding due to all the rail- transloading via tank trailers. Some of these Give it a try, I know I will!

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3388

3399 Another view of the same Staley transload facility. Unload hoses and steam hoses go from the syrup tank Overall view of a Staley transload and storage facility. The building provides a cars to the side of the building. A place for loading and cleaning tank trailers, generating steam, storing corn facility of this size can nominally han- syrup, and office space. dle around 15 syrup tank cars. 4400 4411

Overall view of another transload facility. This facility is similar to the Staley facility except they do not store corn syrup here. The building is mainly used for steam genera- Another view of the same facility in Photo 40. Capacity at tion, trailer cleaning and office space. this facility is nominally for around 20 syrup tank cars. 4422

4433 Overall view of another facility. This facility is very small, and the building is constructed from concrete blocks. Note Top view of the same facility in Photo 42. This facility the scale in the foreground for the tank trailers. would be very simple to build. 4444

Overall view of another transload facility. Note the similar pre-fab steel construction of the building.

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4455 Overall view of a large transload facility that is not dedi- 4466 cated to one particular commodity. In this view we see corn syrup tank cars in the dedicated area that is used to A different view of the same facility shown in Photo 45. In service tank cars with heater coils. Dedicated areas are this view the dedicated steam infrastructure can be seen needed due to the steam infrastructure that is required for between the tracks (silver, insulated piping) along with the heater coils. Tank trailers can pull alongside the tank the mobile pump equipment. Such a facility would be a cars and unload using the mobile pump equipment. simple addition to a layout. 4477

Overall view of a customer who receives corn syrup directly by tank car. Two spurs run under the unloading area, with an unloading rack between the tracks. Corn syrup and plastic pellets are both unloaded and stored at this facility. Note the piping that delivers the product into the plant. 4488

Alternate view of the same facility shown in Photo 47. A similar type facility could be added to an existing building or warehouse on your layout or diorama.

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4499 Transport Service Company trailer in corn syrup transload service.

Tank trailer in corn syrup service with a local soda bottling company.

5500

Quest Logistics trailer built by Polar. It is in molasses service with West- way Trading.

5511

Metzler Brothers Transport food- grade trailer built by Nova.

5522

APRIL 2005 MODEL RAILROADING � 49 FREIGHTCAROLOGY 4/15/05 12:25 PM Page 50

Prototypes-for-Models �FREIGHTCAROLOGY & Passenger Athearn Metrolink Bombardier Coach & Control Car and BNSF Gunderson Triple-Unit 57’ Well Car (a “must have” future model in HO/N) by David G. Casdorph

Photos by the author

little Passengercarology this time around. Presently there are A two major variations in Metrolink livery two-level commuter cars. The original cars have numerous external rivets on the body. The newer cars are welded and have very few rivets. Athearn’s model is based on the earlier design with rivets.

Detail of window area on control car #633.

Passenger door detail.

Control end of control car #633 complete with headlights, windows, MU connectors, horns, bells, etc.

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Side detail on control end on control car #633. Note the two long windows and one short. There are two horizontal side rungs under the window.

Detail of the riveted panels and windows on #633.

Connection detail between #633 and #135.

Side detail of coach car #135. Note the short window, long window, short window arrangement. There are no horizontal side rungs.

Roster view of coach car #180. FREIGHTCAROLOGY 4/15/05 12:28 PM Page 52

Details of the newer version car with welded construction. The quick ID feature being the long horizontal strip just above the window line.

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Roster view of BNSF 253557 “B” well.

Right detail third of side. Note the long walks, extensive warning and container location markings.

Center section detail of the “B” well. Note conspicuity markings, clearance plate notice and unit ID (large and small).

Left detail third of side. Large 53 notice.

BNSF operates over 1,100 three-unit 53’ well cars built by Gunderson beginning in 1999. This car design now has at least six operators with production now approaching 7,200 cars.

Articulation between the “B” (to right on photo) and the “C” (to left on photo).

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Detail showing physical structure of sides. Note the joint between the bottom floor and sidesill. There is a very distinctive bend on the sidesills along with small plates.

“A” well of BNSF 253764.

“B” well of BNSF 253764.

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MARION NAPA GREELEY CHUCK’S DEPOT FRASER LOOSE CABOOSE DON’S HOBBIES 1913 W. RENDELMAN. P & D HOBBY SHOP ALABAMA 2233 BROWN ST. 815 10TH STREET GEORGIA 62959 618-993-9179 KENTUCKY 31280 GROESSBECK HWY. 94558 707-258-1222 80631 970-353-3115 FAX 618-993-9179 48026 586-296-6116 BIRMINGHAM (HOMEWOOD) ATLANTA (KENNESAW) [email protected] LOUISVILLE HOMEWOOD TOY & HOBBY NORTH HOLLYWOOD WESTMINSTER TRAINS & HOBBIES INC. SCALE REPRODUCTIONS, INC. GRAND RAPIDS 2830 S. 18TH ST. THE ROUNDHOUSE MIZELL TRAINS INC. 2844 S. MAIN ST. MUNDELEIN 3073 BRECKINRIDGE LANE HOBBY WORLD 53209 205-879-3986 12804 VICTORY BLVD. 3051 WEST 74TH AVE. 30144 770-528-0990 RON’S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES 40220 502-459-5849 2851 CLYDE PARK SW 91606 818-769-0403 80030 303-429-4811 770-528-0910 431 N. LAKE ST. 49509 616-538-6130 MONTGOMERY 60060 708-949-8680 UNCLE AL’S HOBBIES ORANGE DULUTH GRAND RAPIDS 6017 E. SHIRLEY LANE FRANK’S HOBBY SHOP TRAIN MASTER MODELS PEORIA LOUISIANA RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP 36117 334-277-1715 666 N. TUSTIN AVE. CONNECTICUT 3570 BUFORD HIGHWAY MIKE’S SCALE RAIL 2055 28TH ST. SE 92667 714-639-9901 30096 770-622-1611 3008 N STERLING AVE. BROUSSARD 49508 616-247-9933 PELHAM BRANFORD Open Tues. - Sun. 11:00AM to 7:00PM 61604 309-689-0656 RON’S MODEL RAILROAD OAK MTN. HOBBIES & TOYS PASADENA BRANFORD HOBBIES SHOP SAGINAW 2659 PELHAM PRKWY THE ORIGINAL WHISTLE STOP 609 W. MAIN ST. KENNESAW SKOKIE 106 E. MAIN STREET ROGER'S HOBBY CENTER INC 35124 205-685-8980 2490 E. COLORADO BLVD. WEST MAIN HOBBY TOWN USA NORTH SHORE HOBBY AND 70518 318-837-3799 5620 STATE RD FAX 205-685-8981 91107 626-796-7791 06405 203-488-9865 840 W. BARRETT PKWY., COLLECTORS GALLERY 48603-3680 517-790-0080 SUITE 650 4901 OAKTON ST. 517-790-0358 REDDING CANAAN 30144 770-426-8800 60077 847-673-4849 TRAIN DEPOT BERKSHIRE HILLS HOBBY SUPPLY NTHMAINE SHELBY TOWNSHIP (DETROIT) ALASKA 2354 RAILROAD AVE. 93 MAIN ST. LAWENCEVILLE SPRINGFIELD GREAT LAKES HOBBY & TRAIN 96001 916-243-1360 06018 860-824-0527 LEGACY STATION SPRINGFIELD HAMMERS HOBBIES “I NEVER MET A HOBBY 46660 VAN DYKE 251-F HURRICANE SHOALS RD 2448 S. 10TH ST. SHOP 48317 810-323-1300 ROSEVILLE COLLINSVILLE 30045 770-339-7780 62703 217-523-0265 I DID NOT LIKE.” RAILROAD HOBBIES HOBBY SHOP OF COLLINSVILLE FAX 770-339-4417 WILL ROGERS ST. CLAIR SHORES ARIZONA 119 VERNON ST. 105 MAIN ST. WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS 95678 916-782-6067 06022 860-693-9459 MACON 21714 HARPER AVE. MESA HOBBYTOWN USA MARYLAND 48080 313-771-6770 ROY’S TRAIN WORLD SACRAMENTO MANCHESTER 34634 PRESIDENTIAL PWKY. INDIANA 1033 S. COUNTRY CLUB DR. BRUCE’S TRAIN SHOP NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY SUITE H TAYLOR 85210 480-833-4353 2752 MARCONI AVENUE - THE TRAIN EXCHANGE 31206 912-474-0061 INDIANAPOLIS BALTIMORE RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP 95821 916-485-5288 71 HILLIARD ST. N GAUGE TRAIN SHOP M B KLEIN, INC. 22661 NORTHLINE RD. PHOENIX SACRAMENTO’S LARGEST TRAIN 06040 860-646-0610 RIVERDALE 4759 N. POST RD. 162 N. GAY ST. 48180 734-287-7405 AN AFFAIR WITH TRAINS STORE www.nehobby.com RIVERDALE STATION 46226 317-898-4883 (INCLUDES MAIL ORDER) 2615 W. BETHANY HOME RD . 6632 HWY. 85 21202 410-539-6207 WESTLAND 85017-2105 602-249-3781 SAN DIEGO (LA MESA) OLD LYME RIVERDALE PLAZA MERRILLVILLE www.modeltrainstuff.com DAVE’S HOBBY & TV OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, REEDS HOBBY HOBBY CENTER 30274 770-991-6085 HOBBYTOWN - MERRILLVILLE 29026 WARREN RD. CALL FOR HOURS 8039 LA MESA BLVD. 151-3A BOSTON POST ROAD 1858 E 80TH AVE COLLEGE PARK 48185 313-422-4464 91941 619-464-1672 06731 860-434-5309 ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS 46410-5734 219-736-0255 BURRETT HOBBIES DAILY 10-7 SAT 10-5 SUN 12-4 IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 9920 RHODE ISLAND AVE. WESTLAND WOLCOTT FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONTH MICHIGAN CITY 20740 301-982-5032 NANKIN HARDWARE & HOBBY ARKANSAS SAN DIEGO THE HOBBY GALLERY B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS 35101 FORD RD. THE WHISTLE STOP 1810 MERIDEN RD. SAVANNAH 408 FRANKLIN KENSINGTON 48185 313-722-5700 JACKSONVILLE 3834 4TH AVE. 06716 203-879-2316 BULL STREET STATION 46360 219-874-2382 JUNEBERRY & SONS HOBBY SHACK 92103 619-295-7340 151 BULL ST. TRAIN & HOBBIES YPSILIANTI 1200 JOHN HARDEN DR 31402 912-236-4344 NASHVILLE/BROWN COUNTY 10527 SUMMIT AVE. RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP 72076 501-982-6836 SAN FRANCISCO 1-800-611-8521 NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY 20895 301-564-9360 4035 CARPENTER FRANCISCAN HOBBIES PO BOX 1273 48197 734-971-6116 1920-A OCEAN AVE. DELAWARE ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS 47448-1273 812-988-1558 LAUREL 94127 415-584-3919 IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY PEACH CREEK SHOPS CALIFORNIA WILMINGTON FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONTH NEW CARLISLE 201 MAIN STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO MITCHELL’S, INC. CREST ENTERPRISES HOBBIES 20707 301-498-9071 MINNESOTA ALBANY LAWS HOBBY CENTER 2303 CONCORD PIKE 6672 E. POPPY LN. FAX 301-498-9302 KIT & CABOODLE 855 MARSH FAIRFAX SHOPPING CENTER 46552 219-654-8409 http://users.aol.com/peachcreek LITTLE CANADA 425 SAN PABLO AVE 93401 805-544-5518 19803 302-652-3258 ILLINOIS HUB HOBBY CENTER 94706 510-524-9942 82 MINNESOTA AVE. FAX 510-524-9042 SAN MATEO ALTON ONE FOR THE ROAD! 55117 612-490-1675 TALBOT’S HOBBIES GREEN CABOOSE HOBBIES IOWA TAKE MRG WITH YOU BERKELEY 445 SOUTH B ST. FLORIDA 3214C EAST BROADWAY WHEN YOU TRAVEL & MOORHEAD BERKELEY HARDWARE 94401 415-342-0126 62002 618-465-7937 CEDAR FALLS STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS BADERS HOBBY CENTER 2145 UNIVERSITY AVE. CLEARWATER CABOOSE STOP HOBBIES 788 2ND AVE S 94704 510-845-0410 SAN RAFAEL TRAINS AND TREASURES, INC. BLOOMINGTON 301 MAIN ST. 56560 218-291-1654 FAX 510-845-3617 FEATHER RIVER TRAIN SHOP 1710 N. HERCULES AVE. HOBBYLAND INC. 50613 800-642-7012 55 MITCHELL BLVD. SUITE 3 SUITE 104A/105A 616 N. MAIN ST. MASSACHUSETTS RICHFIELD BURBANK 94903 415-499-0664 33765 727-298-0350 61701 309-828-1442 CEDAR RAPIDS HUB HOBBY CENTER BURBANK’S HOUSE OF HOBBIES BOX KAR HOBBIES CHELMSFORD 6410 PENN AVE. S 911 S. VICTORY BLVD. SANTA CLARA LANTANA BOURBONNAIS 3649 FIRST AVE. S.E. MAINE TRAINS 55423 612-866-9575 91502 818-848-3674 TRAIN SHOP THE DEPOT WIMPY’S HOBBY WORLD 52402 319-362-1291 210 BOSTON RD - SUITE 3 1829 PRUNERIDGE BLVD. 518 W. LANATA RD. 263 N. CONVENT, SUITE 8 www.boxkarhobbies.com 01824 978-250-1442 SPRING LAKE PARK BURBANK 95050 408-296-1050 33462 561-585-1982 60914 815-932-6100 M-TU 11-6:30,W-F 11-8 UNIVERSITY HOBBIES THE TRAIN SHACK URBANDALE SAT 9-4:30, SUN 1-3 8185 UNIVERSITY AVE. NE 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY VENTURA MILTON BURBANK HOBBY HAVEN 55432 612-780-4189 91505 818-842-3330 VENTURA HOBBIES WEST FLORIDA RR MUSEUM GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP 2575 86TH ST. FALMOUTH 2950 JOHNSON DR. #128 206 HENRY ST. 6357 W. 79TH ST. 50322-4332 515-276-8785 FALMOUTH HOBBIES ST. PAUL ONE FOR THE ROAD! 93003 805-658-8138 32570 904-623-3645 60459 708-598-3114 www.hobbyhaven.com 847 MAIN ST SCALE MODEL SUPPLIES TAKE MRG WITH YOU 02540 508-540-4551 458 N. LEXINGTON PKWY. WHEN YOU TRAVEL & WESTMINSTER OCALA CHICAGO MASON CITY 55104 651-646-7781 STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS ARNIES TRAINS TRAINS OF OCALA CHICAGOLAND HOBBY EAST SIDE TRAINS EAST WEYMOUTH 6452 INDUSTRY WAY #B 1729 NE 8TH RD 6017 NORTHWEST HWY. 932 B E. STATE ST. SOUTH SHORE HOBBY CENTERS BURLINGAME 92683 714-893-1015 34470 352-369-5152 60631 773-775-4848 50401 641-423-1748 1245 COMMERCIAL STREET TRACKSIDE TRAINS FAX 352-369-5153 02189 781-335-9009 MISSISSIPPI MODEL RRS & BOOKSEXCLUSIVELY ORLANDO CHICAGO 1675 ROLLINS ROAD B-1 COLONIAL PHOTO & HOBBY INC. CHICAGO TRAIN COMPANY MALDEN JACKSON 94010 650-692-9724 COLORADO 634 N. MILLS ST. 1922 W. IRVING PARK ROAD KANSAS CHARLES RO SUPPLY CO. HOBBYTOWN, INC 32803-4675 407-841-1485 60613 312-929-4152 662 CROSS ST. 6380-D RIDGEWOOD CT COLORADO SPRINGS MISSION 02148 617-321-0090 39211 601-957-9900 COSTA MESA CUSTOM RAILWAY SUPPLY SARASOTA CHICAGO J’S HOBBY HAVEN TRAIN CROSSING 1025 GARDEN OF THE GODS RD GULF COAST MODEL RAILROAD TROST HOBBY SHOP 5303 JOHNSON DR. SUDBURY 1089C BAKER ST. SUITE D 3222 CLARK ROAD 3105-3111 W. 63RD ST. 66205 913-432-8820 KEN’S TRAINS 92626 714-549-1596 80907 719-634-4616 34231 941-923-9303 60629 773-925-1000 www.jhobbyhaven.com MILL VILLAGE, RTE. 20 MISSOURI TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS 01776 978-443-6883 COLORADO SPRINGS DES PLAINES TOPEKA GRANDVIEW CULVER CITY TRAIN SHOWCASE TALLAHASSEE DES PLAINES HOBBIES FUN FOR ALL HOBBIES WARREN SHOW ME MODEL RR CO MODEL RAILROADING’S DEALER DIRECTORY ALLIED MODEL TRAINS 38 S. SIERRA MADRE THE HOBBY CABOOSE 1468 LEE ST. 2023 SW GAGE BLVD. TUCKERS HOBBIES 810 MAIN ST 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. (IN OLD RIO CRANDE STATION) 1000-24 W. THARPE ST. 60018 847-297-2118 66604 913-272-5772 29 BACON ST.. 64030-0053 800-826-6961 90230 310-313-9353 80903 719-471-1887 32303 850-385-9728 01083 413-436-5318 ELGIN WICHITA BUCKNER LOS ANGELES (CULVER CITY) DENVER TAMPA B & G TRAIN WORLD ENGINE HOUSE HOBBIES J&L HOBBIES ALLIED MODEL TRAINS CABOOSE HOBBIES CHESTER HOLLEY MODEL 829 WALNUT AVE. 2745 BOULEVARD PLAZA 309 S. HUDSON 4411 S. SEPULVEDA BLVD. 500 S. BROADWAY RAILROAD SPECIALIST 60120 847-888-2646 67211 316-685-6608 64016-0184 816-650-3531 90230 FAX 310-313-9365 80209 303-777-6766 3818 S. HIMES AVE. FAX 847-888-2711 MICHIGAN FAX 816-249-6675 310-313-9353 www.caboosehobbies.com 33611 813-831-7202 http://pws.prserv.net/jltrain LA GRANGE COLOMA LAKEWOOD ENGLEWOOD WEST PALM BEACH LA GRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. J & W MODEL TRAINS HOBBY WAREHOUSE NISSEN TRAINS & HOBBIES THE B.T. & L. RAILROAD, INC 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. 6450 BECHT RD E 4105 E. SOUTH ST. 1835 W. BAKER AVE. 6901 W. OKEECHOBEE BLVD C-15 60525 708-354-1220 49038-9546 616-468-5586 90712 562-531-1413 80110 303-922-5765 33411 561-684-2224 [email protected] FAX 561-684-2251 LIBERTYVILLE FLINT LODI www.btlrr.com DESTINATION HOBBY CENTER RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP OF FLINT RODGER’S RAILROAD JUNCTION FORT COLLINS 525 N MILWAUKEE AVE 2061 S. LINDEN ROAD 105 S. SACRAMENTO ST HOBBY TOWN 60048 847-247-8787 48532 810-720-2500 95240 209-334-5623 4348 S. COLLEGE AVE. FAX 810-720-2505 80525 970-226-3900

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WHEN HOBBY SHOPS SPENCER ONE FOR THE ROAD! SANDY ARE OUTLAWED... LITTLE CHOO CHOO SHOP, INC. TAKE MRG WITH YOU MRS HOBBY SHOP MONTANA ONLY OUTLAWS WILL 500 S. SALISBURY AVE. PENNSYLVANIA WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 9445 S. UNION SQUARE WISCONSIN GO TO HOBBY SHOPS! 28159800-334-CHOO STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS 84070-3402 801-572-6082 BILLINGS 800-334-2466 BETHLEHEM GREEN BAY JIM’S JUNCTION 704-639-9232 CHRISTMAS CITY HOBBIES ENGINE HOUSE SERVICES 811 B 16TH ST W 705 LINDEN ST. 2737 N. PACKERLAND DR. 2H 59102 406-259-5354 NEW MEXICO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS 180185 610-974-9590 VIRGINIA 54303 920-490-4839 [email protected] IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY SOUTH ALBUQUERQUE FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONTH BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT DAKOTA LYNCHBURG HARTFORD MISSOULA TRAINS WEST INC. MAINLINE HOBBY SUPPLY TRAINS UNLIMITED HOBBY DEPOT THE TREASURE CHEST 3351 CANDELARIA. NE 15066 BUCHANAN TRAIL E 6012 FORT AVENUE 1524 EAST SUMNER ST. 1612 BENTON AVE SUITE A 17214 717-794-2860 SIOUX FALLS 24502 804-239-8377 53027 262-670-6242 59801 406-549-7992 87109 505-881-2322 NORTH DONOVANS HOBBY CENTER 800-728-3850 FAX 262-670-6252 FAX 406-549-6833 CONNELLSVILLE INDEPENDENCE PLAZA ONE FOR THE ROAD! DAKOTA HOBBYS N’ STUFF 3813 S. WESTERN AVE. MANASSAS MILWAUKEE TAKE MRG WITH YOU 116 W. APPLE ST. 57105 605-338-6945 KMA JUNCTION TERMINAL HOBBY SHOP WHEN YOU TRAVEL & BISMARK 15425 412-628-0228 9786 CENTER STREET 5619 W. FLORIST AVE. NEBRASKA STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS DAVE’S HOBBIES 22110 703-257-9860 53218 414-461-1050 200 W. MAIN GETTYSBURG GRAND ISLAND 58502 701-255-6353 TOMMY GILBERT MODEL TENNESSEE MANASSAS OSHKOSH HOBBYTOWN USA RAILROAD SUPPLY TRAIN DEPOT, INC. HOBBYTOWN USA 3537 W. 13TH ST. NEW YORK 346 E. WATER ST. JOHNSON CITY 7214 NEW MARKET CT. 807 OREGON ST IN STATE ONLY 1-800-286-3451 17325 717-337-1992 HOBBYTOWN 22110 703-335-2216 54902 414-426-1840 68803 308-382-3451 BLAUVELT 2244 N. ROAN ST. SUITE 101 703-257-5503 HUDSON SHORES OHIO LANSDALE 37601 423-610-1010 WEST BEND OMAHA MODEL TRAIN DEPOT LIN’S JUNCTION MIDLOTHIAN WEST BEND HOBBIES INC. HOUSE OF TRAINS 547 D WESTERN HIGHWAY ALLIANCE 128 S. LINE ST. JOHNSON CITY CHESTERFIELD HOBBIES INC. 144 N. MAIN ST. 8106 MAPLE ST. 10913 914-398-2407 ROB’S TRAINS 19446 215-412-7711 SOUTHERN STAR HOBBIES 13154 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE 53095 414-334-0487 68134 402-391-2311 333 E. MAIN www.linsjunction.com 314 E MAIN ST 23113 804-379-9091 “I NEVER MET A HOBBY 44601 330-823-7222 37601 423-929-7955 www.chesterfieldhobbies.com SHOP LATROBE \ I DID NOT LIKE.” CINCINNATI ADAM & EVE’S PET & HOBBY MEMPHIS ROANOKE WYOMING NEVADA WILL ROGERS GOLF MANOR HOBBIES 313 LATROBE THIRTY PLAZA TRAINS AND THINGS, INC. THE RAIL YARD 2235 LOSANTIVILLE AVE. 15650 724-539-7130 661 N. MENDENHALL SUITE 105 7547 WILLIAMSON ROAD CASPER LAS VEGAS BUFFALO 45237 513-351-3849 38122 901-682-9402 24019 540-362-1714 TRAINS-N-THINGS HOBBYTOWN USA NIAGARA HOBBY & CRAFT MART MANHEIM 1-888-4AHOBBY FAX 540-362-8925 350 W. COLLINS 5085 W. SAHARA #134 OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAY CLEVELAND RULES MODEL TRAINS 82601 307-234-5318 89102 702-889-9554 3366 UNION RD. AT WALDEN WING’S HOBBY SHOP, INC. 202 S. CHARLOTTE ST. 2ND FL SPRINGFIELD 14225 716-681-1666 17112 DETROIT AVE. 17545 717-664-5155 ONE FOR THE ROAD! GRANDDAD’S HOBBY SHOP RENO 44107 216-221-5383 TAKE MRG WITH YOU 5260-A PORT ROYAL RD. HIGH SIERRA MODELS EAST ROCHESTER MONTOURSVILLE WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 22151-2113 703-242-8668 4020 KIETZKE LANE DESPATCH JUNCTION COLUMBUS ENGLISH MODEL RR SUPPLY STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 89502 702-825-5557 100 STATION RD. 1 STRETE HOBBIES 21 HOWARD ST. 4445 716-385-5570 3655 SULLIVANT AVE. 17754 570-368-2516 WOODBRIDGE 43228 614-279-6959 THE “RIP TRACK” INTERLAKEN PITTSBURGH TEXAS 2885 PS BUSINESS CENTER NEW ROCK RIVER MODEL HOBBIES COLUMBUS A B CHARLES SON 22192 800-790-6901 7762 ROCK RIVER ROAD THE TRAIN STATION HOBBY SHOP AMARILLO NO. VIRGINIA HO & N EXCLUSIVELY HAMPSHIRE 14847 607-532-9489 4430 INDIANOLA AVE. 3213 W. LIBERTY AVE. HOBBY TIME 43214 614-262-9056 15216 412-561-3068 201-H WESTGATE PRKWY HAMPTON MALONE 79121 806-352-9660 NEAL’S N-GAUGING TRAINS HOBBY JUNCTION EXPRESS LORAIN NEW HOPE WASHINGTON 86 TIDE MILL RD. DEER RIVER CAMPSITE THE CORNER STORE NIXON ENTERPRISES AUSTIN 03842 603-926-9031 HCR 01 BOX 101A 1249 COLORADO AVE. HOBBY SHOP KING’S HOBBY 514-631-3504 44052 440-288-2351 226 BOBWHITE RD 8810 N. LAMAR CENTRALIA NORTH HAMPTON 514-631-1376 FAX 18938 215-862-0265 78753 512-836-7388 HOBBYTOWN USA FITTS PHOTO & HOBBY SHOP NORTH CANTON www.nixonenterprises.com 1649 KRESKY AVE 79 LAFAYETTE RD MINEOLA NICK’S RAILWAY SUPPLY “I NEVER MET A HOBBY 98531 360-330-2114 03862-2406 603-964-9292 WILLIS HOBBIES 7251 MIDDLEBRANCH NE READING SHOP 603-964-9417 300 WILLIS AVE. 44721 330-494-0125 G & K HOBBY CENTRE I DID NOT LIKE.” FERNDALE 11501 516-746-3944 FAX 330-494-7817 720 GORDON ST. WILL ROGERS M & M DEPOT ONE FOR THE ROAD! 19601 610-374-8598 2032 MAIN ST., PO BOX 1828 TAKE MRG WITH YOU NEW YORK CITY TROY DALLAS 98248 206-384-2552 WHEN YOU TRAVEL & MANHATTAN TRAINS THE ERIE RAILWAY DEPOT STRASBURG PHIL’S HOBBIES STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS 14 W 45TH ST 2 WEST MAIN ST. CHOO CHOO BARN, INC. 2740 VALWOOD PARKWAY KENNEWICK(TRI-CITIES) 10036 212-840-8700 45373 937-440-9922 ROUTE 741E, BOX 130 #105 PARKADE HOBBIES 17579 717-687-0464 75234 972-243-3603 216 WEST KENNEWICK AVE 99336 509-585-2510 NEW JERSEY PAWLING WHEN HOBBY SHOPS HALTON CITY FAX 509-585-5419 T & M HOBBBIES OKLAHOMA ARE OUTLAWED... ANGELO HOBBIES MON.-SAT 10AM TO 5:30PM DELRAN 32 FENWOOD DR ONLY OUTLAWS WILL 5515 BONNER SUITE B M & G HOBBIES 12564 845-855-0026 TULSA GO TO HOBBY SHOPS! 76148 817-428-0190 SEATTLE TENBY PLAZA [email protected] ACTION HOBBIES www.angelohobbies.com THE TRAIN CENTER 2902 ROUTE 130 NORTH EXCLUSIVELY MODEL RAILROADING 4955C SOUTH MEMORIAL 1463 ELLIOT AVE WEST 08075 856-461-3553 74145 918-663-8998 HOUSTON 98199 206-283-7886 www.mandghobbies.com SCHENECTADY BEN’S TRAIN PLACE MOHAWK VALLEY RAILROAD RHODE 2506 SOUTH BLVD. SPOKANE EDISON COMPANY 77098 713-523-5600 SUNSET JUNCTION MEYER’S DOLLS, TOY & HOBBIES 2037 HAMBURG ST OREGON ISLAND 419 E SPRAGUE AVE. 561 ROUTE 1 SOUTH 12304-4793 518-372-9124 HOUSTON 99202 509-838-2379 08817 732-985-2220 FOREST GROVE WARWICK LARRY’S HOBBIES SMITHTOWN MAINLINE TRAINS A.A. HOBBIES 156-F 1960 EAST TACOMA JACKSON THREE GUYS HOBBIES 2707 PACIFIC AVE. 655 JEFFERSON BLVD. 77073 713-443-7373 PACIFIC RAILWAY HOBBIES JACKSON HOBBY SHOP 99 E. MAIN ST. 97116 503-992-8181 02886-1318 401-737-7111 9525 GRAVELLY LAKE DR. 2275 W. COUNTY LINE RD. 11787 516-265-8303 HURST 98499 253-581-4453 08527 732-364-3334 LA GRANDE MIDDLETON MODEL TRAIN CROSSING FAX 732-364-9191 SYRACUSE EAST HOBBY HABIT BELLEVUE CAMERA & HOBBY 1113 W. PIPELINE RD. CENTRAL HOBBY SUPPLY 411 FIR AQUIDNECK CENTRE 76053 817-595-0800 MERCERVILLE 102 WALTER DR. 97850 1-800-963-9602 99 E. MAIN RD. [email protected] WEST Z&Z HOBBIES 13206 315-427-6630 02842 401-847-5426 101 SLOAN AVE. FAX: 315-437-3281 PORTLAND SPRING VIRGINIA 08619 800-586-2281 www.centralhobby.com WHISTLE STOP TRAINS SPRING CROSSING MODEL RAILROADING’S DEALER DIRECTORY FAX 609-586-7765 11724 S.E. DIVISION ST. 1420 SPRING CYPRESS RD. WAPPINGERS FALLS 97266 503-761-1822 SOUTH 77373 281-353-9484 BRIDGEPORT PISCATAWAY VALLEY MODEL TRAINS FAX 503-761-1861 EXCLUSIVELY MODEL RAILROADING D.W. REED’S HOBBY STOP, INC. MODEL RAILROAD SHOP 17 OLD TOUTE 9 CAROLINA 142 WEST MAIN STREET VAIL AVE. & NEW MARKET RD. 12590 845-297-7511 SALEM 26330 304-842-2742 08854 732-968-5696 FAX 845-297-3514 SKYSPORT GREENVILLE AUTHORIZED LIONEL SALES & 14 YEARS IN BUSINESS 4564 COMMERCIAL ST. SE GREAT ESCAPE UTAH SERVICE SEA GIRT 97302 503-363-4345 PLEASANTBURG SHOPPING CTR. JERSEY SHORE HOBBY CENTER 1426 LAURENS RD. SALT LAKE CITY NITRO 2175 HWY. 35 ONE FOR THE ROAD! 29607 803-235-8320 THE TRAIN SHOPPE NITRO HOBBY & CRAFT 08750 732-449-2383 NORTH TAKE MRG WITH YOU 470 S. 900 E. CENTER WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 84102 801-322-2729 104 21ST ST. SOMERVILLE CAROLINA STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS WEST COLUMBIA NEW & ANTIQUE MODEL TRAINS 25143 304-755-4304 THE BIG LITTLE RAILROAD SHOP NEW BROOKLAND RAILROAD 206 W. MAIN STREET MOUNT AIRY & HOBBY SALT LAKE CITY 08876 908-429-0220 DRY BRIDGE STATION 405 STATE ST. HOBBY EMPORIUM 236 N. MAIN ST. 29169 803-791-3958 1773 WEST 4160 SOUTH WESTMONT 27030 336-786-9811 84119 801-966-0694 SATTLER’S HOBBY SHOP 14 HADDON AVE. 08108 609-854-7136

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ALABAMA gmail.com or (860) 233-0303. TUSCUMBIA � Shoals Model RRers Inc. All Scales FLORIDA club. Tues. 6PM. SOU Ry. Depot, 5th & Water Sts. OCALA � Lions Semi-Annual Train Show. Jun. 11- Info: Neal Jeter, (256) 757-5687 or George Walker, 12. 9AM-4PM Sat. 10AM-3PM Sun. Ocala National (256) 766-5073, [email protected]. Guard Armory, 900 SW 20th St.$4, under 12 free. Info: ARIZONA Bill Haw, (352) 369-5152. PHOENIX � In The Heat RR Swap Meet. May. 21. GEORGIA 9AM-2PM. North Phoenix Baptist Church, 5757 N. ATLANTA � Metro Atlanta N-Scalers Meetings. 1st Central Ave. $5, under 12 free. Info:send SASE to Tues. of each month, 7:30PM. Church of the Atone- David Jerry, PO Box 56305, Phoenix, AZ 85079-6305, ment, 945 High Point Rd., Atlanta. Info: Charles (602) 336-0973. Leake, (404) 262-2969. SEDONA � NMRA Arizona Div. Summer Meet. Jun. ATLANTA (TUCKER) � Piedmont Division 11. 9AM-4PM. St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 180 Monthly Meeting. 2nd Tuesday each month, 7PM. Elks Soldier Pass Rd. $5, $2.50 under 21 & NMRA member, Lodge, 1775 Montreal Rd, Tucker. Map at www.pied- free if joining NMRA/PSR at meet. Info: Rick mont-div.org. Free. Info: Ed Jahns, 1538 Rivermist Dr., Wheeler, 62451 E. Amberwood, Tucson, AZ 85739, Lilburn, GA 30047, [email protected]. (520) 818-1547. MARIETTA � Monthly Meeting of the Georgia Soci- CALIFORNIA ety of Ferroequinologists & field trips. 2nd Fri. of each ANAHEIM � month, 7:30PM. Nations Bank of Waddell St. Free. Orange County Model RRers meeting. Info: Robert Hunt, (770) 428-3864 or Larry Smith, Second Wednesday of each month. 7:30PM-9PM. Ana- (404) 926-0739. heim Public Library, corner of Harbor & Broadway. Info: Steve Tibbetts, [email protected], (714) 843- ILLINOIS 1820. CHICAGO � Great Midwest Train Show. May 1. � CROCKETT Bay Area NTRAK Model RR Club’s 9:30AM-3PM. DuPage County Fairgrounds, County N scale modular layout group in operation in retired So. Farm & Manchester. $7, under 12 free. Info: Pacific depot has openings for new members. Wed. www.greatmidwesttrainshow.com 10AM-3PM & 7PM-9PM, Sat. 10AM-4PM. Depot on MENDOTA � Rolph St. next to the SP mainline, 900 Loring Ave., Union Depot RR Museum Crossing Crockett, CA. Free. Info: John Marshall, 2472 Hill Days & Swap Meet. Jun. 18-19. 10AM-5PM. Amtrak View Lane, Pinole, CA 94564, (510) 758-9310. Station/Museum Complex. Info: UDRR Museum (815) 538-3800 or Jim Carrow, (815) 223-2527. LOS ANGELES � East Valley Lines N-Scale Model UTICA � RR Open House. Every Sat. & Sun. 11AM-3PM. Trav- Illinois Valley Div. NMRA Meet. May 15. eltown, Griffith Park. Free. Info: Lowell Majors, P.O. 1PM. Knights of Columbus Hall, 500 Hitt St. $1, under Box 5732, Glendale, CA 91301, (213) 662-8339. 12 free. Info: Jim Carrow, (815) 223-2527. PASADENA � SFRH&MS 2005 Convention. Jun. INDIANA 21-26. Pasadena Hilton Hotel, 168 S. Los Robles Ave. SOUTH BEND � St. Joe Valley Model RR Club of Info: SFRH&MS 2005 Pasadena Convention, 6406 South Bend is now accepting new members. 400 S. Winona Ave., San Diego, CA 92190, www.atsfrr.net. Main St., Mishawaka. Info: David Korkhouse, (574) SAN DIEGO � San Diego Model RR Museum Toy 272-6436. Train & Model RR Show/Operation Exhibit. Tues-Fri 11AM-4PM, Weekends 11AM-5PM. Free Tuesday IOWA Casa De Balboa Bldg. in Balboa Park, 1649 El Prado. MASON CITY � Thousand Lakes Region/NMRA & $4, discounts for students/seniors/military ID, under 15 Chicago North Western Historical Society Convention. free. Special Events: Old West Day, Jun. 12. 11AM- May 19-22. Hanford Inn, 3041 4th SW. $115 full con- 3PM. Info: Beth Cain, San Diego Model RR Museum, vention package. Info: Gordon Miller, 10625 450th 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 696-0199. Ave., Blue Earth, MN 56013, (507) 526-2645, SANTA SUSANA � Santa Susana RR Historical [email protected]. Society Swap Meet. May 14. 7AM-11AM (swap meet) KANSAS 10AM-4PM (open house). 6503 Katherine Rd. $2 dona- tion for swap meet, donations accepted for open house. LENEXA � NMRA Turkey Creek Div. Meet. Aug. Info: Richard Parshall, [email protected], (805) 13. 8:30AM-2PM. Lenexa Community Center, 13420 526-0371. Oak St. $5, under 12 free, $4 in advance. Info: Gary COLORADO Hankins, (913) 782-3645. KENTUCKY DENVER � Rocky Mountain Div/TCA Summer Train Show. Aug. 13-14. 11AM-5PM Sat. 10AM-2PM Sun. LOUISVILLE � Greenberg’s Train, Toy, & Hobby Holiday Inn Trade Center, I-70 & Chambers. $5, Show. Jan 29-30. 10AM-4PM. Kentucky International $8/family. Info: Bob Oursler, (303) 695-6075, Convention Center, 221 Fourth Ave. $7, under 12 free. www.rmdtoytrains.org. Info: www.greenbergshows.com. CONNECTICUT MARYLAND COLLINSVILLE � 3rd New England/Northeast Pro- CUMBERLAND � Maryland-West Virginia Model totype Modelers Meet. Jun. 3-4. 9AM-10PM. Canton RR Association Show. May 14. 9AM-3PM. Allegany Community Center, 40 Dyer Ave. $20 in advance, $25 County Fairgrounds, Rt. 220 S. $3, under 12 free. Info: at the door. Info: David Owens, neprotomeet@ Chris Shank, MD-WV RR Association, PO Box 696,

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Ridgeley, WV 26753, (304) 788-3497, chris- [email protected]. TIMONIUM � The Great Scale Model Train Show & Hi-Rail Show. Jun. 25-26. 9AM-4PM Sat. 10AM- 4PM Sun. Maryland State Fairgrounds, exit 17e from Rt. I-83. $7, under 12 free. $14 family. Info: Howard Zane, 5236 Thunder Hill Rd., Columbia, MD 21045, www.gsmts.com, [email protected]. MICHIGAN DURAND � Durand Union Station Annual Flea Market. May 15. 11AM-4PM. Middle School, 1.2 miles E of Durand, Exit I-69. $2, $15 dealer table. Info: Donna Tobias, PO Box 106, Durand, MI 48429, (989) 288-4727. MINNESOTA HUTCHINSON � Luce Line RR Club 3rd Annual Railfest. Apr. 30-May 1. 10AM-6PM Sat. Noon-5PM Sun. Hutchinson Mall. Free. Info: Bruce Crosby, (320) 587-8073. MISSOURI ST. LOUIS � World’s Greatest Hobby On Tour. 10AM-8PM. America’s Center, 701 Convention Plaza. $9, under 16 free. Info: www.wghshow.com. NEW HAMPSHIRE NASHUA � NER/NMRA Spring Convention. May 13-15. Marriott Hotel, 2200 Southwood Dr. $30. Info: John J. Campbell, 63 Alexander Dr., E. Hartford, CT 06118, (860) 568-5075, [email protected]. NEW JERSEY BROOKLAWN � Great Brooklawn Scale Train Meet. May 1. 10AM-3PM. American Legion Post 72, Railroad Ave. $4, under 12 free. Info: Bill Powell, 306 Broad St., Williamstown, NJ 08094, (856) 728-1327. NEW MEXICO BELEN � Belen Model RR Club Open House. Tues- Let’s Go to “O” Sat, 12:30PM-3:30PM. Belen Harvey House Museum, 1st & Becker Sts. Donations accepted. Info: Jon S. "A Guide To Modern O Scale" Sem, 1845 Ash Dr. SW, Los Lunas, NM 87031, (505) from the publishers of O Scale Trains Magazine 565-1639 (before 9 PM), [email protected]. LAS CRUCES � Dona Ana Modular RR Club HO Ever since the 1960's, O Scale two-rail has been pronounced dead, over and over Meets. Third Thurs. each month, 7PM. Thomas Bran- and over again. Of course, the On30 fellas know different, and the same is true on nigan Memorial Library, Spruce Ave. & N. Main St. Info: Mike Hallock, 1941 Poplar Ave., Las Cruces, the standard gauge side. NM 88001. Not only is two-rail surviving in the twenty-first century, it's thriving. And, to let everyone else in the model railroad hobby know just how healthy O Scale is, O Scale OHIO Trains Magazine has published it's first book, "A Guide To Modern O Scale." GREENVILLE � All Trains Flea Market. Sep. 18. The OST Guide is not a primer but more a survey of O Scale products available from a variety of sources. The Guide is 10AM-3PM. Darke County Fairgrounds Coliseum, 800 written with the assumption that the modeler has arrived at O Scale from some other facet of the model railroading hobby, be South St. Rt. 49. $3, under 12 free. Info: Larry Zeller, it N scale, HO scale, or HiRail. Therefore, rather than giving beginner's advice, the Guide leads the new O Scale modeler to the 4646 W. US Rt. 36, Piqua, OH 45356 (937) 773-7186. rich sources of O Scale products. OREGON The topics covered include: history, operational concepts, locomotives, rolling stock and couplers, benchwork, track and track plans, structures and scenery, wiring and control systems, narrow gauge, traction, proto48, tools, and special sections on ROSEBURG � All Aboard RR Club for All Scales. tips and one on tools. At the end of each chapter is a gold mine list of resources with addresses, phone numbers and internet 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 3PM, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 7PM. 427 SE Main St. Info: Debi or Kim Wing, (503) contacts. The lists alone are worth the cover price. 672-0280. Written by modelers with a cumulative 150+ years in O Scale, the Guide is a reference that belongs on every O Scale modeler's bookshelf. Retail $14.95 + S/H PENNSYLVANIA ALTOONA � S Climbs the Alleghenies National Available from Convention. Jul. 26-30. Ramada Hotel. Info: Gregory Miller, RR #5, Box 1031, Altoona. PA 16601. (814) Highlands Station, Inc. 942-1848. 2600 S. Parker Rd. Suite 1-211 HAMBURG � Hamburg Dutch Train Meet. Jul. 31. Aurora, CO 80014 9AM-1PM. Hamburg Fire Co. Fieldhouse, Pine St. $4, 888-338-1700 under 12 free. Info: Heather Luiso, C/O Travis www.modelrailroadingmag.com Lenhart, 927 Jancey St. 2nd, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. MONROEVILLE � Greenberg’s Train, Toy, &

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Hobby Show. Jan 22-23. 10AM-4PM. The Pittsburgh ExpoMart, 105 Mall Blvd. $7, under 12 free. Info: www.greenbergshows.com. BRASSSHAPES&MORE SHAMOKIN � Lower Anthracite Model RR Club K IT B ASHING ? Open House. Dec 19-20, 26. 6:30PM-9PM. 210 E. Independence St. Free. Info: Tim Gilbert, (570) 339- Stock # Description Stock # Description 1550, [email protected]. 15025 1/32 x 3/32 Flat Bar 15001 1/32 Angle 15026 1/32 x 1/8 Flat Bar 15003 1/16 Angle � YORK Greenberg’s Train, Toy, & Hobby Show. Jan 15035 1/32 x .006 wall ube 15005 1/8 Angle 15-16. 10AM-4PM. York Expo Center, 334 Carlisle 15036 3/64 x .006 wall ube 15008 1/16 H Colum Ave. $7, under 12 free. Info: 15037 1/16 x .006 wall ube 15010 1/8 H Colum 15044 .010 Brass WIre www.greenbergshows.com. 15013 1/8 x 1/16 I-Beam 15045 .016 Brass Wire 15014 3/16 x 3/32 I-Beam TEXAS 15047 1/32 Square Bar 15015 1/16 x 1/32 C-Channel 15049 1/16 Square Bar FORT WORTH � 15017 1/8 x 1/16 C-Channel Cowtown Ltd. 2005 Convention 15052 1/8 Square Bar of the Lone Star Region of the NMRA. Jun. 1-5. Fort 15053 .006 Phos. Bronze Sheet 15019 1/64 x 1/32 Flat Bar Worth Holiday Inn North, 2540 Meacham Blvd. $60 15054 .016 Copper Sheet 15020 1/64 x 1/16 Flat Bar before Apr. 15, $70 after. Info: Stan Pirzchalski, 4832 15055 .016 Tin Sheet 15021 1/64 x 3/32 Flat Bar Lakeside Dr., Colleyville, TX 76034-4532, karstan- 15056 Copper Mesh 15022 1/64 x 1/8 Flat Bar [email protected]. 15057 Aluminum Mesh 15023 1/64 x 3/16 Flat Bar MESQUITE � Squadron Scalefest 2005. May 21. 15058 Foil Sheet Combo Pack 15024 1/32 x 1/16 Flat Bar Mesquite Rodeo Center Exhibit Hall. 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