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Constructed 01 metal, the HO 2-Hail DC Big Boy is the largest HO steam locomotive ever built by THIX. Built specifically for North American 2-Rail DC model railroaders, the limited edition TRIX Big Boy has a TRIX HO scale length of 18-5/16" and weighs over 2 Ibs. 10 oz. Representing a level of craftsmanship only found previously on brass models at a much higher price, the TRIX Big Boy has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of only $598.

The Big Boy features a metal frame, boiler, tender body and tender frame. A high-efficiency can motor with bell shaped armature and flywheel powers eight axles that drive all 16 wheels. Headlight and number boards are equipped with LEDs for lighting. In addition, the Big Boy has these features:

• RP 25 wheel flanges

• Kadee'" coupler #18 • DCC connector for locomotive decoder installation :;;j • Factory-ready for installation of two Seuthe smoke generators

• Tender factory-ready f?r digital sound effects system

Purchased by Marklin in ·1997, TRIX manufactures HO products with tile same quality workmanship and technical innovation that Marklin has been famous for since 1859.

For more information on the TRIX HO 2-Rail DC Big Boy #T22594, visit www.trixtrains.com/bigboy. or call (800)825-0888 for the name of your nearest dealer. Also available are ten different UP boxcars, hopper cars and caboose. Check www.trixtrains.comlbigboy for details. www.trixtrains.comlbigboy MSRP $598.00 RJ 6·02

TRIX is a company of the marklin·group. LL SCALES: Techniques: Weathering the Trix "Big Boy" Stearn odeling From the Prototype: Locomotive, by Steve Orth ...•.••.28 he Society Pages, the annual listing of Intermodal Modeling: railroad historical societies .....•..23 Matson 24-Foot Flat Rack and Container he Perfect Picture, the annual editorial, Chassis from Curtis Hobbies kits, by Robert Schleicher ...... 50 by Rob K.Barker ...... 41 :Techniques: Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: Weathering Steam locomotives, EMD F3A as CB&-Q 133A from Genesis, by Steve Orth ...... 28 InterMountain, MRC, Stewart, Athearn, Modeling Industry: life-like and Highliners, Modeling Team Tracks on the CNW, by Louis A. Marre ...... 45

by Keith Kohlmann ...... 52 N SCALE: HO SCALE: Layout Tour: Diesel Modeling: Robert Martin's 10 x 50-foot Norfolk ATSF F45U from Athearn and Kato parts, Southern ..... : ...... 1 0 by Eric Goodman ...... 27 Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: Modern Freight Cars: EMD F3A as CB&-Q 133A from Kato, ACF 70-Ton Two-Bay Covered Hopper as Bachmann and Model Power models, RI11571 from Bowser's kit, June 2002 Volume 14, No. 1 by Louis A. Marre ...... 45 by FrankJordan ...... 8 Locomotive Performance: PS-2CD Covered Hopper as Milwaukee Bachmann 2-8-0 Test Report, ON THE COVER: The steam locomotives on 97507 from the Proto 2000 kit, by Dean Windsor ...... 28 the real railroads spent their entire lives setting by Dennis Lippert ...... 9 Summary of All Previous locomotive under a cloud of soot and a spray of steam. All PS-2 Two-Bay Covered Hopper as Rock Performance Test Reports ...... 48 of the models of steam locomotives, however, 500700 from the Atlas model,

are presented in the condition that locomo­ by FrankJordan ...... 18 tives appeared in for the first few hours after IPD, Railbox, and other cars from the Box S SCALE: they left the shop. If you want your steam Car Boom of the Seventies, the CNCF Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: locomotives to look like working locomotives cars from Front Range/McKean kits, EMD F3A as CB&-Q 133Afrom S Helper

rather than static museum pieces, you'll want byJim Eager ...... 36 Services models, by Louis A Marre ....45 to use Steve Orth's techniques that begin on 86-Foot Auto Parts Box Car as ICG 680918 locomotive Performance: page l8. -Steve Orth photo from Athearn's kit, by Ed Sanicky ....51 Summary of All Previous locomotive

50-Foot Bulkhead Flat as DWC 608788, Performance Test Reports ...... 48

from Kaslo Shops kit, by Bob Rivard ...61 Freight Cars of the Fifties: o SCALE: USRA 40-Foot Single-Sheathed NYC Box Car from Tichy's kit, Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: EMD F3A as CB&-Q 133A from P&-D by Mont Switzer ...... 14 War Emergency Composite Mill Gondolas Hobbies kits, by Louis A. Marre ....45 from Tichy's kit, part II, Locomotive Performance: Summary of All Previous locomotive by Richard Hendrickson ...... 19 Departments: Locomotive Performance: Performance Test Reports ...... 48 What's New ...... 6-7, 62 Summary of All Previous locomotive

...... Calendar . . . 60 Performance Test Reports ...... 48

IN THIS ISSUE:

• WEATHERING STEAM, PAGE 28

• DETAILING "MODERN" F-UNITS, PAGE 45

• FIVE MODERN FREIGHT CAR PROJECTS, PAGES 8, 9, 18, 51 AND 58

• TEAM TRACKS YOU CAN MODEL, PAGE 52

• PLASTIC BOX CAR KIT-ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES, PAGE 14

• MATSON INTERMODAL FLAT RACKS FROM OZ, PAGE 41

• N SCALE: 10 X 50-FOOT NORFOLK SOUTHERN, PAGE 10

4 RAILMODELJOURNAL' JUNE 2002 Techniques: Weathering Steam Locomotives" page 28

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Atlas is now offering the EMD GP7 Phase II with the "Torpedo Tube" roof-mounted air tanks. The E-L model is just one of an array of road names. The models are DCC ready and include magnetic knuckle couplers. See your dealer.

Red Caboose has a series of 300 cubic foot capacity 2-bay covered hoppers, again ready-to­ roll with Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic cou­ plers. The covered hoppers are available in BN, DM&E, CNW, BNSF and CSX paint and markings.

Red Caboose is also offering a steady series of ready-to-roll N scale freight cars including their series of 1924 ARA 40-foot box cars. This CNJ car is the latest in the series that includes B&M, L&NE, and MC markings. The new cars include Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic couplers. The model is $14.95.

Kato is now shipping P42 Amtrak "Genesis" diesels in Phase III and Phase IV paint schemes as well as Northeast Corridor Phase IV paint and lettering. The models are available as sin­ gle locomotives or in two-locomotive sets. The models include constant intensity lighting and Digitrax has a decoder that snaps into the model for simple DCC conversion.

6 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 ALL SCALE SCALE

Woodland Scenics is now offering the Scandinavian weed forms that have been featured in the January 1994, November 1998 and November 1999 issues of "The Journal" with the weed already treated and coated with ground foam. Woodland calls them "Tree armatures" and they also offer a smaller pack of finer pieces with foam as "Fine-Leaf Fo liage." See your dealer.

Premium Concepts, P. O. Box 174, Presto, PA 15142 pro­ duces this "Tippi" Hot Wire Foam Cutter. The wire can be bent to produce a variety of shapes, including the shape of drainage ditch for cutting right-of-way for roadbed into blue styrofoam. The tool is $34.95 and extra wires are $5.98 for a pack of 5. Add $4.75 for shipping and han­ dling. Midwest Products has a new "Hobby and Craft Square" that is designed to function both as a ruler and a square. The tool is $4.00 from your Evergreen scale Models is now offering styrene in massive 24-inch lengths for hobby dealer. sizes between .0040 x .080 inches and .250 x .750 inch size. Evergreen is also offering telescoping tubing in 24-inch lengths and "Economy" packs of 8 x 21-inch styrene sheet in eight sizes from .0lD-inch to .I25-inch thick. See your dealer

Midwest Products new "Scale Lumber Gauge" has notches along one side to allow a go-no-go test to quickly deter­ mine the size of plastic or wood strips. This tool is $4.99 from your hobby dealer.

RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 7 [ PAINT &DEC ALS]

By Frank Jordan

The Bowser two-bay ACF covered hopper is a match for this particular prototype. I replaced the lad­ ders with Detail Associates parts and added a Plano etched-stainless-steel roofwalk. I replaced the trucks with Kato's ASF Ride Control trucks. I mixed some Floquil White in Floquil Reefer Grey until I matched the color of the prototype car. I used Microscale 87-19 and Tony Long HC-43 decals to finish the model. There's an index of all previous articles on modern freight car modeling on our website at www.railmodeljournal.com

8 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 [PAINT & DECALS]

AS MILWAUKEE 97507. FROM PROTO 2000 KIT By Ed Sanicky Photos by W. Terry Stuart

RAILMODELjOURNAL 'JUNE 2002 9 [ LAYOUT TOUR]

NMRA NATIONAL LAYOUT TOUR

All of the structures are plastic kits, but each one has been kit-converted in some way or combined with two or even a dozen additional kits to create truly unique structures.

;' , " , · "1111��_� i

magine a SO-foot-Iong run for a locomotives with Digitrax Digital screen with plaster of Paris for texture. modern freight, and in N scale, it Command Control. The freedom from The track is Micro Engineering flex track looks like that train is stretching the usual throttle tether wire and the and Shinohara turnouts with code 55 right out of sight. If you had a lO x freedom from fl ipping power toggles on rails. The turnouts are all actuated by I SO-foot space, would you choose N and off means the engi neers can Switchmaster switch machines. The scale? If you wanted to see those nearly concentrate on running their trains, roadbed is a combination of cork for the endless freights, you would probably rather than running a model railroad. mainline and Homosote for the yards, pick \/l 60 scale, just as Robert Martin The important NS freights, especially supported on II2-inch birch plywood and did. the long coal drags, are recreated on the an open-grid bench work assembled from Robert elected to recreate the layout with scheduled meets at passing screwed-together 1 x4s. atmosphere of one of the busiest sidings on the long single track mainline. One of the highlights of the National divisions on the NS system, the mainline There is plenty of opportunity for on-line Model Railroad conventions is the layout west out of Cleveland. There was enough switching and interchange, in addition to tours. It is essential to register as early as space, thanks to using N scale models, rolling those coal drags. All of the possible because many of the tours are for a good representation of the 55th equipment is fitted with Micro-Trains sold out. This superb Norfolk Southern Street Yard with 12 through tracks for couplers so the switching crew can use layollt is one of the layouts on the tours classification yard operations patterned hand-held picks to open the coupler at the 2002 NMRA National Convention after the prototype Norfolk Southern. knuckles to spot cars at sidings. in Ft. Lauderdale. See it for yourself. The operating crew on this Norfolk The dense Ohio woods are effectively RMJ Southern uses cordless radio-control simulated with foam-treated lichen. The hand-held throttles to operate the scenery is shaped from aluminum door

t 2 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' JUNE 2002 RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 13 [PAINT & DECALS]

FROM TICHY·S HO SCALE KIT By Mont Switzer

With some minor detail changes, the Tichy USRA single-sheathed 40-foot box car can be made into a replica of these common New York Central box cars. There's an index of all previous articles on modeling freight cars of the fifties on our website at www.railmodeljournal.com

The model is matched to prototype photograph of NYC 277361.

A-Line 1/4-ounce self-adhesive weights fit snugly into the spots intended for the threaded nuts furnished with the kit. With the weights over the trucks, the car can be assembled with the doors open exposing the flooring if so desired.

Here the floor is test-assembled to the carbody. Th e stirrup steps, screw-mounted coupler pocket cover, and handrail-stanchion air hose brackets are very evident. Tichy very thoughtfully includes mounting stands with the kit to assist the modeler in protecting underbody details while the top side details are being completed.

14 RAILMODEL)OURNAL . JUNE 2002 Building the new end tackboards on a strip and then cutting them out Install Detail Associates corner platform grabirons in place of the plastic makes them easier to handle right up until the time they are cemented to casting furnished with the kit. There is a stud cast on the corner platform, the car ends. which helps determine the height of this grabiron.

Short strips of Evergreen 4 x IO-inch strip stock come in handy ensuring that the many grabirons are uniformly spaced four inches away from the car sides. Apply ACC to the grabirons from inside the car. Be careful here as excess glue can find its way to the exterior of the car and attach the spacers to the car side.

The basics of the AB brake system are shown here. Evergreen .080-inch styrene channel is used to provide additional support for these components. Placement of these components is to a great extent up to the modeler, as was the case with the car shops converting the brake system from K type to AB type.

SOLDERING VERTICALSHAFT BRAKE WHEELS files while it is still on the casting sprue. Remove down, remove the wire from wood, snip the In past years I have found soldering those tiny the brake wheel casting from its casting sprue excess wire off the top of the brake wheel, and brass brake wheels to their vertical shafts and file away any unwanted flash again with a file it smooth. You can make up I or 20 vertical tedious, time consuming, and at times small jeweler's file. If the center hole is not clean, brake shafts with wheels soldered on in just a frustrating, until I developed this simple drill it out with a number 7S drill. Then slide the few minutes using this method. method. First, cut a piece of .00S-inch brass brake wheel onto the .OIS-inch brass wire The center hole in the brake wheel must be wire to the length of your vertical brake shaft standing vertically in the piece of wood so that opened up with a number 7S drill to accept the plus a couple of scale feet extra. Use a pair of the bottom of the brake wheel faces up. .OIS-inch brass wire shaft. The razor blade is pliers to shove a scale foot or so of one end of Add a drop of flux to the center of the brake used to cut small pieces of solder used to the wire into a piece of soft wood such as wheel where the wire extends through it. Follow attach the brake wheel to the shaft. pine. It should stand vertically on its own. up with a quick solder joint using a small pencil­ Clean up the brake wheel casting with fine type soldering iron. When everything has cooled

RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 15 USRA 50·TON SINGLE·SHEATHED BOX CAR

he New Yo rk Central System The biggest change I made to the model look just as good as the plastic steps and was among the many recipients was to modernizethe air brake system. The stand a much better chance of survival in of the United States Railroad kit comes with the K brake system, which the operating environment. Administration design 50-ton was original equipment and served most of The coupler pockets readily accept all T40-foot single-sheathed box the cars well until retirement. But if your of the popular operating couplers, cars. The cars had steel underframes, ends, model is to run after September I, 1933, an including the new Kadee scale-size side bracing and roof sheathing, but the AS brake system could have been applied. couplers. Secure the covers on the coupler remainder of the car was of wood January I, 1949 ended the K-brake era on pockets with 2-56 self-tapping screws. The construction. These cars were a product of all freight cars except tank cars. truck-mounting screws furnished with the the World-War-I-era controls placed on the I modeled NYC 27736 1 from a photo kit work well in this application, but nation's railroads. According to the purchased from Jay Williams. Although the replacements will then be needed for Railway & Locomotive Historical Society photo has no information about when and attaching the trucks. publ ication number 128 of 1973, 25,000 of where the photo was taken, the car was last Air hoses are almost a necessity on these cars were built, with 1,000 going to reweighed in March 1942 and the journals today's well-detailed models, and these the New Yo rk Central. The builder was repacked in May 1943. The prototype car details are a surprising omission in the Haskels & Barker, and the cars were appears to be in excellent condition at this Tichy kit. The Detail Associates freight ,T numbered in the 160000- 1 60999 series. time, so application of an AS brake system air hoses made from flexible engineering A major renumbering of these cars to this car could have oCCUlTed. This change plastic are the air hose of choice fo r this occurred in 1937 as they became the requires quite a bit of work, but the results application. Unfortunately they do nol 277000-277999 series. About this time the are most rewarding. come with a mounting system, leaving the NYC gathered up subsidiary Michigan The Tichy Westinghouse AB brake set modeler to his or her own devices. Lacking Central's 1,000 cars of the same design and is highly recommended for this project. a better solution, make mounting loops for changed their reporting marks and numbers Thanks to the excellent instructions, you the air hoses from the tops of Athearn to NYC 282000-282999. The USRA don't have to know a lot about the various handrail stanchions, fine brass wire, or use double-sheathed cars labored on, but their components that make up the AB system. Detail Associates eye bolts. Any of these numbers dwindled significantly after World The components are cast next to items can be purchased at or through good War II with the onset of the all-steel box car. identification numbers molded in the hobby shops, but check your scrap box The Ofiicial Railway Equipment Register casting sprue. The instructions are very I-Irst. Secure the Detail Associates freighl lists only 10 New York Central cars still well done and relate the component names car air hoses with a drop of gap-filling active in January 1953. These were to the numbers thus making it possible to ACe. delinitely steam-era cars. recreate the whole thing. Secure the grabirons in their respective It should be noted that these cars were Assemble the underbody per the kit holes with ACC applied from inside the well constructed, and some cars continued instructions, but do not add the K brake carbody where possible. Use fo ur-inch­ to labor on beyond 1953 in other forms. system details. Using the model photos as thick dimensional plastic or wood strip Most notably some care were converted to a guide, add the two additional cross stock under the grabirons to ensure stock cars, others had their roofs removed members and one stringer made from .080- uniform spacing of the grabirons from the and were used as coke cars. And of course inch channel. Using the AB brake car sides and ends. house cars were always needed in instructions and model photos as a guide, Surprisingly, the Tichy kit ends do not company service. install the Tichy AB brake air reservoir, have the rivet head detail on the brake piston and triple valve. Then add as wraparound portion of the ends. I didn't Assembling the Tichy Kit much piping, levers and rods as suits your discover this until I was too far along with The model presented in this article is detailing needs. the model to attempt a fix. Next time I based on the Tichy Train Group USRA The 11001' weights must be installed on build one of these kits, ['11 attach a strip of single-sheathed composite box car. This is the inside of the model. A couple of .005-inch styrene with rivets embossed in il a well-thought-out state-of-the-art styrene threaded nuts are provided with the kit for to the corners. This can be feathered into freight car model. The kit is so well done use as weights. The floor is molded to the cornertran sition so that it appears to be that when I learned that the New York accept the threaded nuts, which are to be part of the steel end. Detail Associates nut­ Central was one of the many roads that glued in place. I don't trust gluing metal bolt-washer castings could also be added used these cars, I laid one in fo r a rainy things to plastic in an enclosed car body. above the various grabiron locations, day. You can add one A-Line 1/2-ounce self­ another surprising omjssion in the model. You can simply build the kit per the adhesive lead weight to each end of the cm' Cement a Precision Scale retainer valve manufacturer's instructions, add paint and Iloor where the former weights were to go. beside the top-end ladder rung and run lettering, and in a few evenings be enjoying The A-Line self-adhesive weights are easy .0 10-inch plastic rod slock as shown to your completed model. The only major to use and 1 have yet to have one come represent the air pipe. Cut the vertical brake deviation from the instructions loose_ With the weights in the ends of the shaft to a length of 12 feet and solder a recommended here is to save mounting the car and well out of sight, you can model the Precision Scale brake wheel to one end. Iloor in the carbody until after painting. As car with the doors open if you so choose. This arrangement is considerably more you will see, the cm'body and the 11001' are The cast-on stirrup steps, as nice as they durable and easier to work with than what different colors. are, didn't make it through all of the is furnished with the kit. Naturally a project of this nature handling required to assemble the kit. Trim It appears that the NYC replaced the requires bonding agents. Use good solvent them off leaving the corresponding bolt original end tackboards and their steel cement such as Testors plastic solvent head detail on the underside of the sidesills. brackets with replacements made of cement for plastic-to-plastic joints. There Drill number 75 holes in the floor to line up plywood. The new brackets stick out from are a fe w metal-to-plastic joints that require with the inside of the bolt heads and install the ends. You can model this detail by ACC for a solid bond. A-Line metal stirrup steps in them. These making new tackboards from .0 I O-inch

16 RAILMODELJOURNAL' JUNE 2002 This New Yo rk Central car appears to have been used to haul some commodity that required a door sealed with paper. The crabs or wood on the door and beside the door are a detail worth recreating on the model. -photo from the Jay Williams collection _�======!"I-a��

styrene. Add .020-inch stock to the backs lium shows a car in pretty good shape, so heavily weather this model, 1 did apply the of the tackboards to act as spacers. Cement weathering will be subtle. Once the decals are unique dunnage that remained attached to the new tackboards directly to the car ends set, apply a coat of the original paint color the right door and side of the prototype. in the locations shown in the model and thinned 90 percent. This color helps blend the This appears to be the remains of some sort prototype photos. lettering in with the car color. Then add a final of attempt at sealing the door. The wood The kit has styrene grabirons intended coat ofTestors DuliCote for a completely dull strips are cut from real basswood that I had for the roof corner platforms. Detai I '·inish that protects the decal lettering. in the scrap box. The dimensions are not Associates wire corner grabirons, placed in A nice fi nishing touch is chalk critical, but you should try to get as close to the locations intended for the plastic ones, markings. These markings were usually the I x 2 inch stock as you can. The scrap paper complement the roof detail. work of brakemen and conductors behind the wood strip to the right of the I've become hooked on InterMountain indicating in very basic written form where door is real paper torn with tweezers to the Andrews trucks. The detail is unmatched, a car was to be routed. This was done on the shape shown. These details are cemented in and the one-piece side frame/bolster side of the car in advance of the switching place with Elmer's white glue. construction is easy to work with and moves to save time in classification yards or The final finishing step is to weather the totally reliable. They also work great with out on the line. Although decal lettering for trucks. Having painted them grimy black, InterMountain's semi scale 33-inch chalk markings is available, you can make add an oily look around the journals with wheel sets, a standard I have adopted along your own unique markings with a fine pen gloss paint. Accent the brake shoes and with the scale-size couplers. and white India ink, or with an extra-fine springs with rust-colored paint applied by white marker. Vary the depth of the the drybrush method. The couplers and air Painting and Finishing markings to represent those recently hose glad hands should also be painted the The model is now ready for painting. applied versus older markings that have rust color. The grey plastic provides an evenly been affected by the elements. RMJ colored surface that lends itself well to Although no attempt has been made to the even application of paint. Airbrush the roof and the remainder of the car BILL OF MATERIALS body with a blend of three equal parts Floquil Oxide Red, Box Car Red, and A-Line: 3 1 79-Retainer valve thinner. Give it the sniff test and when it 29000-Stirrup steps Tichy Tr ain Group: does not smell like paint any longer, it is Detail Associates: 3013-AB brake system ready for handling and the next painting 2505-015-inch brass wire 4026-USRA single-sheathed step. 6205-Cornerplatf orm grabs box car This is where keeping the 6206-Air hoses iloor/underbody separate from the cmbody PAINT & DECALS: pays off. Simply airbrush the bottom of the Evergl'een Scale Models: Floqnil: iloor, underbody, trucks and wheel sets with 262-.080-inch channel 1 JOOl 3-Grimy Black Grimy Black, protecting the wheel treads HO scale 4 x lO-inch strip l 10074-Box Car Red with thin strips of masking tape. Apply the InterMountain: 110 1 86-Oxide Red Champion Decal sets in the usual manner, 40052-33-inch semi-scale wheelsets Champion Decal Co.: referring to the prototype photos for proper EN- 15-NYC road name set placement. The journal repack data Kadee: HD-I-Dimensional data showing the model was repacked at the 58-Scale couplers NYC shops at Beech Grove, Indiana are Precision Scale Company: Model Railroad Supply, P.O. Box available from Model Railroad Supply. 311 17-Brass-type stem-wind 369, Middletown, IN 47356: The prototype photo that I built my model brake wheel Journalre ack data

RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 17 [PAINT & DECALS]

By Frank Jordan

I started with an undecorated Atlas two-bay PS-2 covered hopper. I replaced the outside ribs with finer strip styrene, using two pieces to form a t-section. I replaced the grabirons with Detail Associates parts and added wire braces. The roofwalk is a Plano etched-metal part. I mix white with Floquil Conrail Blue until I get a shade that matches the specific prototype car I am recreating. I used Herald King H-543 decals and weathered the model. There's an index of all previous articles on modern freight car model­ ing on our website at www.railmodeljournal.com

18 RAILMODELjOURNAL· JUNE 2002 [FREIGHT CARS OF THE FIFTIES]

By Richard H. Hendrickson

Norfolk ff Western Class G-4

he Pressed Steel Car Co. built 100 "war emergency" gondolas for the Norfolk & Western in December 1943 Twhich were assigned to class G-4 and numbered 70600-70699. They had the same ends as the Santa Fe cars, Equipco lever-style hand brakes, and 70- ton AAR trucks with spring planks and six springs per side. In the early 1950s, 35 cars were converted to container service hauling bulk lime, and in the late 1950s another 20 cars were equipped for coil steel service. Apparently the N&W cars kept their wood sheathing until retired and were never steel sheathed. This builder's photo clearly shows the three-rib fixed ends applied to the GTW gondolas by the Modeling the ends and hand brakes of Pressed Steel Car Co., as well as the Miner geared hand brake. -National Archives of Canada, the N&W cars was covered in Part 1. As Neg. PA 194364 noted there, the only HO trucks that are similar in appearance to the 70-ton AAR Fe and N& W cars, they had two-rib 1943 numbered 900- 1299. They were six-spring trucks are the 70-ton unique in having PSC drop ends with "Bettendorf' trucks produced by Eastern ends. Hand brakes were Ajax, and trucks three large rectangular ribs. Hand brakes Car Works, which have shortcomings but were AAR 70-ton with spring planks. were Eqllipco lever style, and trucks may be fixable. Apparently these cars were never steel were Barber Stabilized S-2s. To model sheathed, lasting through the I 960s with the cars as built, the ends would have to Lehigh Valley wood side sheathing. be scratchbllilt. Branchline offers Barber Bethlehem Steel built 250 "war trucks, and a lever style hand brake can emergency" mill gondolas for the Lehigh Rock Island be fabricated. Valley in late 1943 and early 1944 The Rock Island received 400 cars Later in life some of these cars had numbered 32600-32849. Like the Santa from the Pressed Steel Car Co. in late their wood sheathing replaced with RAILMODELjOURNAL -JUNE 2002 19 TICHY HO GONS

This builder's photo of N&W 70699 shows the two-rib ends, lever hand brake, and AAR 70-ton trucks with which these cars were delivered. -National Archives of Canada, Neg. PA 194370.

Recently repainted, Lehigh Valley 32718 was at Hamlet, North Carolina when photographed in October 1951. Hand brakes on the LV cars were Ajax, ends were two-rib Dreadnaught, and trucks were AAR 70-ton with spring planks. -Col. Chet McCoid photo, Bob's Photo Service collection

Rock Island 1199 was one of 400 cars built by the Pressed Steel Car Co. in late 1943 . The 3-rib PSC drop ends on these cars were unique. Mechanical equipment included lever hand brakes, Barber Stabilized 5-2 trucks, and wrought steel wheels. -National Archives of Canada, Neg. PA 194369.

Hauling pipe at Conneaut, Ohio in 1968, Texas and Northern 1812 was one of 71 cars in the 1800-1870 series which had been re built with steel side sheathing and floors and new fixed ends. The T&N also had a similar number of steel sheathed "war emergency" mill gons with drop ends. -Col. (he! McCoid photo, Bob's Photo Service collection

20 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 Another resheathed and renumbered CNJ gondola, 80247 was loaded with cable reels when photographed in the early 19605. Note the sidesaddle Ajax hand brake. -Chuck Yungkurth photo sections of Dreadnaught pressed-steel the Grand Trunk Western in mid- 1944 Central RR of New Jersey gondola drop doors, a version which which were unique in having fi xed The CNJ's "war emergency" would present a major modeling instead of drop ends. As with the Rock composite gondolas differed the most challenge. The Rock Island also used Island cars, the ends were of PSC design from the AAR standard design, and they some of its "war emergency" mill with three rectangular ribs. Miner hand also had the most convoluted history. gondolas for pipe loading and as brakes were fitted, and the trucks were Five hundred were built by Bethlehem piggyback cars for highway trailers, and AAR self-aligning spring plankless. The Steel in late 1942 and early 1943, these cars had their wood side sheathing GTW began rebuilding these cars with numbered 86000-86499. Another 500 removed entirely, leaving only the steel steel sheathing in the mid- 1 950s, and by then immediately fo llowed from the side framing. the early 1960s only a handful remained same builder. Some cars had 3-rib with wood sides. As with the Rock Island Dreadnaught ends with the ribs facing Grand Trunk Western cars, the ends could be scratchbuilt; the outward, exactly the reverse of the ends The Pressed Steel Car Co. delivered corner posts and end si lis would also on the Pennsy and New York Central 300 "war emergency" mill gondolas to require modification. cars. Others had three-rib ends of car

RDG 36314 was one of the former CNJ gondolas that went to the Reading in the late 19605. With fresh green paint and yellow stenciling, it was photographed at Conneaut, Ohio in August 1969. -Col. Chet McCoid photo, Bob's Photo Service collection

Steel sheathed and renumbered CNJ 80044 in the late 19505, this CNJ "war emergency" mill gondola had Dreadnaught drop ends with the ribs facing outward, as well as a Duryea cushion underframe. -Jay Williams collection

RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 21 TICHY HO GONS builder's design with the ribs facing inward, unlike the ends on any other "war emergency" mill gondolas. Flat diagonal braces were added in the end bays of each side, and grabirons were attached directly to the side sheathing instead of being mounted on ladder stiles, as on other cars of this design. Most important, the CN] cars were the only "war emergency" gondolas to be equipped with Duryea cushion When the Rock Island replaced the wood side sheathing of RI 1297 in the mid-1950s, steel panels underframes. As these sliding-sill from Dreadnaught gondola drop-bottom doors were used, with results that were stiff, durable, and underframes were largely concealed distinctive in appearance. -George Sisk photo, Charles Winters collection under the car, they could be modeled simply by extending the draft gearboxes about 6 inches beyond the end sills. Shortly after they were delivered, most of the CNJ's "war emergency" mill gondolas were transferred to the ownership of the Central RR of Pennsylvania, a CN] subsidiary that was apparently created for tax purposes, where they kept their original numbers. This situation continued thro�lgh the mid-1 950s, when CRP freight cars were The GrandTrunk Western steel sheathed most of its fixed-end "war emergency" mill gondolas, as shown absorbed back into the CN] car fleet. By in this 1956 view of GTW 145617 at Stockton, California. Note the many steel loop lading anchors that time, some of the cars had been steel w�lded to the side sheathing. -Col. Chet McCoid photo, Bob's Photo Service collection sheathed and renumbered into the 87000 series. In the late 1950s as the CN] continued to replace the wood sheathing on these cars with steel, many cars were renumbered into the 80000 series, and eventually the 86000 series was vacated. In the late 1960s, some of the survIving CNJ "war emergency" gondolas were acquired second hand by the Reading, which painted them green with yellow lettering and numbered them in the 36000 series. A number of other owners also bought "war emergency" mill gons second hand. For example, the Maine Central got some in the late 1960s (probably from the New York Central) and the Texas & Northern bought a sizeable number of cars (probably from the Rock Island) which had steel side sheathing, and in most cases, fixed ends ATSF 176676 is surrounded by at least four similar cars. each with a load of automobile chassis replacing the original drop ends. frames. The cars are in Los Angeles on August 26, 1955 probably destined for the Ford plant in Van RMJ Nuys. -Col. Chet McCoid photo, Bob's Photo Service collection

McCoid photo, Bob's Photo Service collection

22 RAILMODELJOURNAL 'JUNE 2002 [RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETIES]

']/87 Scale Model Ve hicle & Equipment Club, P.O. Box 1247, Moreno Va lley, CA 92556. Send SSAE for more information. dgoins 187 @aoLcom

• Akron, Canton & Youngstown Historical Society, PO. Box 196, Sharon Cemer, OR 44274-0096. Quarterly slick-paper news magazine, the AC&Y News, $18. http://www.acyhs.org

• American Truck Historical Society, P.O. Box 90 161 1, Kansas City, MO 64 190-161 1. Bi-monthly slick paper magazine, Wh eels o.fTil7le, $25.

• Amtrak Historical Society, P.O. Box 736, Chicago, IL 60680-7436, quarterly magazine, $]5. hltp://trainweb.com/ahs

• Ann Arbor Railroad Technical & Hisrorical Association (also covers Michigan Northern ruld Tuscola & Saginaw Bay), P.O. Box 51, Chesaning, MI 486 1 6-005 1. Newsletter, $10.

• Anthracite Railroads Historical Society (Central of New Jersey, Lackawanna, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh & New England, Leb.igh Valley, Reading), P.O. Box 519. Lansdale, PA 19446-05 19. Magazine, newsletter, $20. htlp://arhs.railfan.net

• Atlantic Coast Line/Seaboard Air Line 'Railroads Historical Society, 10503 Meredith Ave., Kensignton, MD 20895. Quarterly magazine. $24. http://www.aclsal.org

• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Historical Society, P. O. Box 13578, Baltimore, MD 21203. Magazine, annual meeting, $20. email info [email protected]

• Bay Line Historical Society (Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway), c/o Jim Cooper, Jr., 517 E. Market St., Taylorville, IL 62568. Send SSAE for information.

• Boston & Maine Railroad Hisrorical Society, P.O. Box 469, Derry, NI-I 03038. Quarterly magazine, monthly newsletter, $25.

• Brit ish Columbia Railway Historical & Technical Society, 170 Jupiter Ct., Kelowna, British Columbia V 1 X 5W5, Canada. Send SSAE for more information. [email protected].

• Burlingt.on Route Historical Society, P.O. Box 456, LaGrange, IL 60525. Quarterly magazine, $30. Im p://www.burlingtonroute.colU

• Friends of the Burlington Northern, P.O. Box 27 J, West Bend, IN 53095-027 1. http://www.getner.com/iidickg/nmra/sigs/FOBNR/FOBNR.htlll.\.Quarterly magazi ne, $ J 6.

• CN Lines SIG, c/o Nick Andrusiak, CN Lines Treasurer, I () I Elm Park Rd., Winnipeg, Manitoba. R2M OW3, Canada, quarterly slick-paper magazine, $16 (US) and $20 (Canadian). http://I29.93.226. 138/rr/cnr/cnlines.htm

• Canadian Northern Society, P.O. Box 142, Bib Va lley, Alberta TO] OGO, Canada. Send stamped, self-addressed envelope for more information.

• Early Canadian & Northern Alberta Railway (Special Interest Group), c/o Wol f Kirchmeir, Box l l64, Blind River, Ontario POR LBO, Canada. Quarterly news magazine. $15.

• Canadian Pacific (Special Interest Group). c/o Roger Chrysler, 73 Forest Road. Brantford, Ontario N3S 6W5, Canada. Send SSAE for more information.

• Central of Georgia Historica.l Society, 4403 Fielding Lane, Norcross, GA 30092. Send SSAE for more information. http://www.cofg.org

• Central Railroad of New Jersey Historical Society, P.O. Box 519, Lansdale, PA 19446-05 19. Send SSAE for more infonnation. http://www.rrhistorica\.com/arhs

• Central Vermont Railway Historica.l Society, P.O. Box 8672. Essex, Vermom 0545 l-8672. Send SSAE for more information.

• Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, P. O. Box 79, Clifton Forge, VA 24422. Monthly slick.-papermagazine, $30.00. http://www.cohs.org and hnp://www.chessieshop.com

• Chessie System Historical Society, 163 Straith St.. Sraunton, VA 2440 I. Dues are $20 per year in\cuding the ill.ustrated magazine Chessie News. http://www2.netcom.com/npeake/mfhtm

• Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Historical Society, Box 606, Crestwood, IL 60445-0606. Quarterly magazine and calendru', $12.50. http://www2.justnet.com/dei/

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• Chi.cago& North Western Historical Society, P. O. Box 1270, Sheboygan, WI 53082- .1 270, slick-paper North We Slern Lines magazine, $24. http://www.cnwhs.org

• Chicago Aurora and Elgin (Shore Line Historical Society), P. O. Box 346, Chicago, IL 60690. Send SSAE for more information.

• Chicago Grear Western (see Chicago & North Western).

• Railroad Club of Chicago. c/o Richard C. Young, P.O. Box 4920, Chicago, IL 60680. Monthly newsletter/magazine, $20 (within 150 miles of Chicago), $10 else- where.

• Chicago (Short lines) Historical Society, P. O. Box 417092, Chicago, IL 6064l. Send a SSAE for more information. http://www.dhke.com/schs

• Colorado & Southern Narrow Gauge Historical Society, P.O. Box 3246, Littleton, CO 80 161-3246. Quarterly slick-paper magazine, $25.

• Colorado Midland Railway Co .. 475 Ocelot Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 809 .19. Quarterly newsletter, $15.

• Conrail H istorical Society, Box 38, Walnutport, PA 18088-0038. Monthly newsletter, $25. [email protected]

• Conrail Te chnical Society, c/o John P. Krattinger, P.O. Box 7140, Garden City. NY 1 1530-7 140. Send SSAE for more information. Monthly slick-paper magazine Conrail. $22. http://www.rrhistorical.com/crts

• Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society (StLSW), PO. Box 2044, Pine Bluff, AR 71613. Send SSAE for more information. http://www.seark.net/nwbeck/cb819.html

• Delaware & Hudson Railway, c/o Bridge Line Historical Society. P. O. Box 13324, Albany, NY 12212. Send SSAE for more information.

• Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society, P.O. Box 25 J 14, Col.ordo Springs. CO 80936-5 1 14. Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope for more information.

• Denver & Rio Grande Western Historical Society. P.O. Box 314, Parker, CO 80 134. Quarterly newsletter, $20.

• Denver & Salt Lake Historica.l Society, P. O. Box 3155. Estes Park, CO 805 17. Send a stamped, seJf-addressed envelope for more infonnation.

• Early Piggyback (pre- I 970) Special Interest Group, c/o Mark Vaughn. P.O. Box 24223, Chicago, lL 60690. Group just fo rming - send SSAE with your possible list of contributions and interests

• East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Historical Sociery, c/o John R. Wai.le, 8 Hickory Hills, DeSoto, MO 63020. Quarterly magazine, $10.

• Erie-Lackawanna Historical Society, ELHS, Inc., c/o Bob Rose, I La Malfa Rd., Randolph, NJ 07869. $20 per year. http://www.ddnaco.netlngelwood/

• Florida East Coast Railway & Te chnical Society, c/o Michael Hanen. 234 Holiday Acres Rd., No. 33, Orlando, FL 32833. Send SSAE for informati on.

• Friends of The East Broad To p, c/o Peter A. Clarke, 10428 Carlyn Ridge Rd., Damasclls, MD 20872. Dues are $30.00 including bimonthly magazine. http://www.usaor.netlusers/vagelk.lfeblhome.html

• Frisco Modelers Information Group, 1212 Finnean's Run. Arnold, MD 210 12-1876.

• Grand Trunk Wesrern Historical Society, P. O. Box 611, Keego Harbor, MI 48320-06 1 1. Send SSAE for more information.

• Great Northern Railway Historical Society, 1781 Griffith, Berkley, M[ 48072. Quarterly magazine, $20. http://www.gnrhs.org

• Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society, Inc., PO. Box 2457, Joliet, IL 60434-2457. Quarterly magazine and newsletters, $25.

• H..f. Heinz Special Interest Group, c/o Bill Dippert, 2650 NW Robinia Ln., Port land, OR 97229-4037. Quarterly magazine, $15 per year ($6 to NMRA members).

• Illinois Central Railroad Historical Society, 14818 Clifton Park Ave., Milothian. IL 62035. Newsletter. $15.

• Illinois Te rminal (Illinois Traction Society), 5903 Vo llmer Lane, Godfrey. IL 62035. Quarterly magazine and newsletter, $15.

• JIIinois Terminal Railroad Historical Society, c/o Gill Siepen. 5306 Salisbury Ave., Bartonville, IL 61 067. Newsletter, $10.

• lliinois Te rminal Railroad (Museum Society). P.O. Box 3882, Springfield, IL 62708-3882. Newsletter, $20.

• Kansas City Southern Historical Society, P.O. Box 5332, Shreveport, LA 7 1 135-5332. Quarterly newsletter, $15.

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• Katy Railroad Historical Society, P. O. Box 1784. Sedalia, MO 65302. Quarterly magazine, $15.

• Lake Michigan Railroad Carferry Historical Society is forrning. For now, only internet access is available at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carferry

• Lehigh Va lley Railroad Historical Society, P.O. Box RR, Manchester, NY 14504-0200. Send SSAE for more information.

• L&N Historical Society. p.o. Box 17122, Louisville, KY 402 17. Magazine/newsletter, $20.

• Maine Central Railroad, c/o The "470" Club, Inc.. P.O. Box 64 1, Portland, ME 04 1 04. Send SSAE for more information.

• Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation & Historical Society, c/o Roger Huber. 219 Princeton Lane. Bel Air, MD 210 .14. Quarterly magazine. $25.

• Milwaukee Road Hisrorical Association, P. O. Box 307, Antioch. lL 60002-0307. Quarterly newsletter. $20. http://www.mrha.com/

• Milwaukee Roads-Line West, MfLWEST. 6 Park Place. Clancey, MT 59364-9759. Quarterly newsletter, $10.

• Missabe Railroad Historical Society, 506 W. Michigan St., Duluth, MN 55802. Newsletter, $25.

• Mi. souri &Arkansas Railroad Museum (also covers Missouri & North Arkansas, Arkansas & Ozarks. and others), P. O. Box 1094, Harrison, AR 73601-1094. Magazine, $10.

• Missouri-Kansas-Te xas Railroad (see Katy Railroad Historical Society).

• Mis"ouri Pacific Railroad Historical Society, P. O. Box 6926. Bloomington, TN 47407-6926. Bi-monthly magazine. $20. [email protected]

• Modern Transport Tec hnical & Historical Society, c/o David G. Casdorph, P.O. Box 1458. Monrovia, CA 91016. Magazine Fre ight Car Journal,$15 .

• Monon Historical Technical Society, P.O. Box 6926, Bloomington, IN 47407-6926. Quarterly magazine. $20. http://monon.indiana.edu

• National Railway Historical Society. P. O. Box 58547. Philadelphia, PA 19102-58547. Quarterly magazine, $10.

• New Haven Railroad Historical & Te chnical Society. P.O. Box 122, Wal lingford, CT 06492. Quruterly magazine, newsletter $20. http://www.nhrhta.org

• New Jersey Midland Railroad Historical Association. P.O. Box 6125, Parsippany. NJ 07054. Send SSAE for more information.

• New York Central System Historical Society, P.O. Box 81 184. Cleveland, OH 44 181-0184. Quarterly magazine, The Headlight, $20.

• New York Connecting Railroad, clo Nick Kalis. P. O. Box 1412, Falls Church, VA 2:!041. Send SSAE for more information.

• (New York) Ontru'io & Western Railroad Tec hnical & Historical Society. P.O. Box 713. Middletown. NY 10940. Send SSAE for information.

• Nickel Plate Road Historical & Te chnical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 381. New Haven, IN 46774-038 1 . Quarterly magazine. $22. [email protected]

• Norfolk & Western Historical Society, P. O. Box 13908, Roanoke, VA 24038-3908. Bi-monthly newsletter, $20. hllp://ww.nwhs.org

• North American Railroad Maintenance of Way Association. c/o Ben Bendever, 8J6 Columbus St., MaryviJle. TN 37804-42 15. Quarterly newsletter Spikes, Ties & Rails. Send SSAE for membership information.

• Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. 1265 Ocean Shores Blvd. SW. Ocean Shores WA 98569-9636. Bi-annual slick-paper magazine, $20. http://www.TeII Ta [email protected]

• Northwestern Pacific Historical Society, P. O. Box 667, Sanl"a Rosa. CA 95402-9998. Send SSAE for more information.

• Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Sociery, P. O. Box 712. Altoona, PA \6603-07 12. Quarterly magazine, $35. http://www.pmhs.com

• PRR (Philadelphia Chapter PRRT & HS), P. O. Box 663. Wayne, PA 19087-0663. Six newsletters per year plus slick-paper magazine, $15.

• Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society, P.O. Box 1214. Bellmawr. N.l 08099. Send SSAE for more information.

• Pere Marquette Railroad Historical Society, P. O. Box 422, Grand Haven. MI 494 17. News magazine, $25. http://www.pmhistsoc.org

• Piedmont & Northern Railway Historical Association, c/o Craig A. Myers, P. O. Box 548 1, Greenville, SC 29606. Send SSAE for information.

• Pillsburgh, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical Society. 320 W. Stale St.. We llsville, NY 14803. Send SSAE for more information.

• Rail-Marine Information Group, 12107 Mt. Albert Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Quarterly magazine. Send SSAE for more information. http://trak.to/rm ig

• Railroad Industry SIG, 19808 Falling Spring Ct., Laytons vi Ie. MD 20882- 1226. $1 1.00 including quarterly Lilleside magazine. shttp://[email protected]

• Railroad Station Historical Society, 26 Thackeray Rd., Oakland, NJ 07436. Newsletter, $12.

• Reading Company Te chnical & Historical Society. PO. Box 15143. Reading, PA 19612. Quarterly magazine. $20.

• Richmond. Fredricksburg & Potomac Hislorical Society, c/o Dennis Blake, 938 Pennsylvania Ave., Columbus, OH 432 10-3335. Send SSAE for more information.

• Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society, P.O. Box 25 1 14, Colorado Springs, CO 80936-5 1 14has fO rlned and has issued their first bimonthly newsletter. Membership is $30.00 a year. http://www.drgw.org

• Rio Grande Southern Historical & Te chnical Society, P.O. Box 3358, La Mesa, CA 92044. Quarterly magazine. $8.

• Rock Island Tec hnical Society. 11519 N. Way ne Ave .. Kansas City, MO 64 1 55-29 14. Quarterly magazine, $15. http://storm.simpson.edu/-RlTS/

• Rutland Railroad Historical Society, P. O. Box 6262, Rutland, VT 0570 I. Quarterly magazine. $15.

• Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, SFRH&MS, P. O. Box. 94. Derby, KS 67037. Bi.-monthly slick-paper magazine, $25.00. Send SSAE for more information. hnp://www.atsfr.net [email protected]

• Seaboard Coast Line (see Atlantic Coast Line/Seabord Air Line Railroads Historical Society)

• Sierra Railway Historical Society, P.O. Box 1001, Jamestown. CA 953:!7. Quarterly magazine. Sierra Railway JOllrnal, $20.

• Shore Line Interurban Hi tori cal Society (Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee; Chicago. South Shore & South Bend; and Chicago, Aurora & Elgin), PO. Box 346, Chicago. IL 60690. Quarterly magazine. $20.

• Soo Line Historical & Technical Society, 1617 New Plank Road. DePere. WI 541 15. Magazine, $16.

• Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, P.O. Box 93697, Pasadena. CA 91109-3697. Slick-paper magazine, SP Trainline, $15. htlp://www.sphts.org

• Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Society, c/o Bob Cook, 310I Waldorf, Riverside. CA 92507. Newsletter, $15.

• SOllthern Railway Historical Association, P.O. Box 33, Spencer, NC 28159. Send SSAE for more information.

• SOllthern Railway Historical Society, P. O. Box 204094, Augusta. GA 309 1 7-4094. Quarterly magazine, $15.

• Spokane. Portland & Seattle Historical Society, c/o Gerald Howard, 6207 No. Concord, Portland, OR 972 17. Send SSAE for more information. hllp:/lwww.teleport.com/-amacha/sprhs.hlm

• Susquehanna (New York, Susquehanna and Western)Tec hnical & Historical Society. P. O. Box 121. Rochelle Park, NJ 07662-0 121. Quruterly slick-paper magazine, SlIsquehallna Reflector, $20.

• Teen Association of Model Railroaders, clo Newton Ve zina, 76 Ray Sf., Newton, MA 0 II04. http://wwwtamr.org

• Tel1ninal Railroad Association of SI. Louis Historical and Te chnical Society, Inc., PO. Box 1688, SI. Louis, MO 63 1 88- 1688. Magazine. $15. hltp:llrn·a-hts.railfan.net

• Three Rivers Narrow Gauge Historical Society, 218 19th St.. Findlay, OH 45840. Magazine, $15.

• Tidewater Southern Historical Society, P. O. Box 882, Manteca. CA 95336. Send SSAE for more information. Quarterly magazine, $15.

• Toledo. Peoria & Westelll Historical Society. 615 Bullock St., Eureka, lL 61530. Send SSAE for more informarion.

• To ronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Historical Society. 208 Chalmers St., Oakville, Ontario L6L 5R9. Canada. Send SSAE for more information.

• Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society, P.O. Box 404. Margaretville, NY 12455-0404. Send SSAE for more information.

• Union Pacific Historical Society, P. O. Box 4006, Cheyenne. WY 82003-4006. Quarterly magazine, $20. http://www.uphs.org

• Wab,lsh Railroad Historical Society, 813 Ayers St., Bolingbrook. IL 60440. Quarterly magazine and new. letter, $20. hnp://users.aol.com/wabashhrr/wabash.html

• Western Maryland Railway Historical Society, P. O. Box 395, Union Bridge, MD 2179 1. Quarterly newsletter. $25.

• Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society, P.O. Box 608. Portola, CA 96 1 22. Quarterly slick-paper magazine The J-/eadlight. $20.

24 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 [PERFORMANCE]------

BACHMANN N SCALi '2.. 8 .. 0 TEST REPORT

By Dean Windsor

he Baldwin 2-8-0 Con­ solidation is especially suitable for heavy freight service. A large percentage of the total weight of the locomotive is available for adhesion as this weight is distributed over four pairs of driving wheels. The front and rear pairs of driving wheels are flanged, while the intermediate pairs have either plain or flanged tires accord­ ing to service requirements. In this type a long firebox is placed over the rear dri­ ving axle, and is especially adapted for burningcoal .

RAILMODELjOURNAL -JUNE 2002 25 BACHMANN N SCALE 2-8-0 controllers should be able to handle it. This model comes unlettered and painted black with a silver smoke box. The only lettering is on the builders plate which you can actually read(with the aid of a good magnifying glass). After our mandatory break-in period (which Bachmann recommends) we checked to see that it was completely lubricated for optimum performance. Motor efficiency was average but all other areas were very good. Maximum safe speed was with only a few mph of the prototype. Overall an excellent score and a good pulling locomotive for gener­ al freight service. RMJ

Bachmann's Consolidation features a five pole skew-wound open frame motor that is mounted to a two piece metal frame. This metal frame encloses a steel shaft and brass worm gear. After feeding through two plastic idler gears power is Action Analysis: Observed Performance: transferred to gears on the second and As Received: third wheel sets. All wheels are black­ ened and the third set has neoprene trac­ 0.3'J tion tires, which according to our tests (1.20 give it an amazing maximum tractive 0.2 effort. It has stamped metal side rods that connect to three of the wheel sets. Although the second set is not connected to the side rods, it does run in sequence with the other wheels sets as it is one of the two geared shafts. The wheel sets sit in 8 bronze bushings within the frame and all driving wheels are electrically connected through the frame to the motor. A small circuit board at the front of the boiler contains an LED to power the headlight. The last bit of space in the boiler is taken up by a metal weight. There is additional weight in the tender as well. The balance of the locomotive and tender are plastic with the exception of some fi ne wire handrails. A few of the piping details required the removal of a small amount of flash, but overall the s 1 to 5} detail is excellent. The tender has ample 3:0 room fo r a decoder and the tender trucks .0 have their own electrical pickups. It does not have connections for easy decoder installation but a wiri ng diagram is OVERALL RATING: Prototype lop Spee : included of the motor and headlight con­ nections so most experienced command

26 RAILMODELJOURNAL 'JUNE 2002 [ PAINT & DECALS] A FF4 FROM KATO & ATHEARNIS HO SCALE PARTS By Eric Goodman Model photo by Robert Schleicher

Eric started with a Kato SD45 to obtain the chassis. He filed the chassis to fit an undecorated Athearn F45 body and installed strips of plastic to hold the body at the correct height. He also installed a Digitrax H-121 decoder and Kadee couplers. With a runni,.g model, he then applied the details and decals to match a photograph of the full-size Santa Fe diesel. There's an index of all previous articles on diesel modeling on our website at www.railmodeljournal.com

BILL OF MATERIALS

American Model Builders: Details West: Plano: 25 1 Flush-fit windows for Athearn 158 Vapor air conditioning unit 182 Rotary beacon mounting F45 190 Horn bracket 214 Small Sinclair antenna 184 ATSF small antenna stand Athearn: 36100 Undecorated F45 body Digitrax: PAINT & DECALS shell DH- 121 decoder Badger Model-Flex: 1631 AT SF Red Detail Associates: Kadee: 1632 AT SF SIlver 1508 MU Hoses Number 5 couplers 1634 AT SF Blue 2202 Grabirons 1654 Railbox Yellow 2206 Eye bolts Kato: 2226 Coupler lift baTs SD45 ready-to-run diesel Testors: 2505 .015-inch brass wire DullCote 101803 Large Sinclair antenna MV Products: lO22 ] 3 Coupler lift bar brackets LS-600 Headlight lenses Microscale: 87-29 decals

RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 27 [PAINTING & WEATHERING]

WEATHERING STEAM LOCOMOTIV rI rJ : 'J� ...... f r ...... �; :J...

l5JJ� By Steve Orth

The new generation of mass-produced HO scale steam locomotives can be even more realistic if you paint them so they look like they really are at work, rather than resting in a museum. These techniques can also be used to weather brass models. There's an index of all previous articles on weathering and airbrushing on our website at www.railmodeljournal.com

n the mid 1930's, as the battle of The Big Boys were designed to pull they were given 4,450 tons. The Big tonnage versus horsepower 3,600 tons unassisted over the 1.14- Boys operated primarily on the Wasatch continued, the Union Pacific percent grade through the Wasatch between Ogden and Green River until embarked on a plan to eliminate mountains. Tractive effort was 135,375 they were displaced by the gas turbines Ithe need for expensive helpers and pounds, and maximum continuous in the early 1950s. They never worked splitting of trains on the rugged grades of horsepower was produced at 30 mph. east of Cheyenne due to short turntables. the Wasatch Mountains. Out of this They were designed for continuous and on rare occasions dipped down into program the famous 4-6-6-4 Challengers speeds of 80 mph to preclude rod Denver. Their fi nal years were spent in from Alco were born. It was late 1940 breakage, although freight trains were the Cheyenne-Green River pool, tackling when the Union Pacific Mechanical not run at that speed. While arguably the Sherman Hill. Department concluded that even the 4-6- largest steam locomotives ever built, at 6-4 Challengers would not eliminate the 132 feet 9-3/8 inches long and ] ,208,750 Trix Big Boy need for helpers. It was decided that a pounds of weight, the Big Boys are Trix has recently released an new locomotive was needed, and under certainly big. excellent HO scale model of the Big Boy. the direction of the Union Pacific Following railroad tests, the Big Boy The model is built with a cast-metal Mechanical Department, Alco drew up tonnage ratings were adjusted, and they chassis, boiler, and tender. The engines plans for the world's largest locomotive, were regularly given 4,200 tons on the are both articulated or hinged, allowing the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy. Wasatch grade, and in their final years the model to negotiate sharp curves without excessive boiler overhang. The Green River would be in need of a bath. wi ndow openings were masked to die-cast metal construction has yielded a This was a factor in the heavi ness of the prevent weathering paints from getting heavy model wi th excellent tracti ve weathering that I applied. inside the cab. The val ves on the effort. The model has no traction tires. The Big Boys had some characteristic backhead were painted red. The one Electrical pickup is via all 16 drivers and weathering patterns that are important to remaining Big Boy that I have seen is UP all 14 tender wheels. The model will run depict. Studying photos, it was obvious 4005 in Denver. It has all the val ves without the tender. Provisions are made that the front engine leaked exhaust onto painted red, but I do not know if this was for DCC installation using an 8-pin the front of the smokebox, leaving a comJllon practice when the locomotives NMRA connector. semi-circle of black soot on the lower were in service or not. I also painted the Trix elected to build the model to smokebox door. The smokebox and gauge faces white and the water level depict a Big Boy late in its life. The Big firebox on all UP locomotives were sight glasses white. Boys were originally delivered with the coated in a graphite and oil mixture turbo-generator below the firebox on the which lost its gloss quite quickly, leaving Weathering Big Boy engineer's side, behind the rear-most them a dull grey. The smokebox top, With the model sti II disassembled, driver. Damage from debris fo rced the stacks, and stack shroud were typically began weathering it by drybrushing the UP to move the generators to near the top covered in soot, with some washed down entire model, including the tender, with of the boiler on the fireman's side, as the sides of the smokebox from rain or Floquil Weathered Black. Drybrushing is Trix has modeled it. As delivered, the condensed steam. The rods on the Big a highlighting method that is very lubricators were driven with a long Boy were made from low-carbon nickel effective. When you are outside, observe actuating rod from an eccentric crank on steel and were not painted, appearing as objects such as automobiles. Notice that the val ve gear. This proved to be a dull metallic grey. the corners and edges of objects appear troublesome, so the crank was replaced to be a lighter color than the flat surfaces with a chain drive. A cover was pl aced Detailing and Painting the around them due to reflections and glare. over the chain to reduce debris damage, Big Boy This effect also happens on our models, just as Trix has modeled it. On 4000- [ began by disassembling the model. but due to the reduced size of the edges, 4019, pipe/fin-type air compressor The boi ler can be removed from the the lighter color is not evident to our aftercooler coi Is were mounted on the chassis by removing the screws under the eyes. To get th is reflection, we can pilot platform handrails. This proved to steam dome and blowdown separator. highlight the model by drybrushing it be ineffective, and Wilson aftercoolers These are separate plastic parts which with a slightly lighter shade of the base were substituted, mounted below the can be pried out. Remove the boiler and color. I prefer to use Floquil paints for headlight in front of the platform, with then re move the cab 1"00f, which is drybrushing, but excellent results can be all units receiving them by 1952. 4020- snapped into place. The backhead, seats, achieved with any paint. 4024 were delivered with Wilson glazing and cab were all removed from Start by dabbing some paint on a piece aftercoolers. Trix has correctly modeled the boiler. Be sure to remove the lenses of paper. Using a long, soft, even-length this change. Final ly, a subtle but from the headlight and taillight housings bristled brush, touch the brush in the paint significant change was made to the or mask them. It would also be a good on the paper. Rub the brush on a clean sanding valve door in the boiler jacket idea to mask the numberboard faces. I spot on the paper to distribute the paint to around 1955. The Big Boys were did not, but cleaned them later with all of the bristles. Then rub the brush on a delivered with doors that were flush with rubbing alcohol. clean area on the paper until nearly all the the jackets. These were modified or At this point, I corrected the thick paint is rubbed off the brush. Lightly replaced with doors that are not flush and stack walls. Using a 9/32-inch drill in a move the brush over the model, in quick strokes, allowing the bristles to run on the have a pair of smaller doors that protrude drill press, I drilled out both stacks. The from them, as Trix depicted them. The 9/32-inch drill gets the inside diameter to surface. The brush will deposit paint only Trix tender is built with coal bin within a few thousandths of an inch of on the edges of detail items and the high extensions, as the Big Boys appeared being correct. The insides of the stacks points on the model. You will notice how later in life. were painted with a flat black. The front much more the rivet detail and jacket Trix should be commended for coupler supplied by Trix was mounted in band details show up when you are carefully researching these subtle date­ the pilot along with the steam and air fi nished. The drybrushing also tends to specific changes and building a model lines. I wanted to mount a Kadee number instantly remove that shiny new toy train that has the correct combinations. My 58 "scale" coupler, but the offset design look of the paint. When you are satisfied only criticism of the model is the small of the Trix coupler would make replacing with the drybrushing, DullCote the entire model to blend the drybrushing and inside diameter of the stacks, resulting in it very difficult. So J left it as is. A a massi vely too-thick stack wall. This topside detail that Trix missed is the remove the gloss. can be fi xed, and will be described later. conduits from the turbo-generator to Next is the stack weathering. 1 each of the handrails. These could be airbrushed the inside of the stacks, the Characteristic Big Boy added using brass wire. shroud, and the outside of the shroudwi th a light coating of Floquil Engine Black Weathering The ends of the driver axles on the paint. Although these items were coated in The Big Boys, like other UP power, Trix model are left a bare steel color. J graphite and oil, you will not fi nd many was regularly washed down at the painted them flat black. Cab interiors on photos of a Big Boy with the shroud any terminal ends of runs with a mixture of UP steam were pait1led green. I masked color except black. I also airbrushed a Oaki te and steam. Late in their careers, the outside of the cab and sprayed the semi-circle of nat b lack paint on the lower these terminals would have been cab interior, including the inside of the face of the smokebox door. Cheyenne, Laramie, and Green River. I cab roof with a light green paint. The To make the smokebox soot look mention this as my layout is from Rawlins floor was left black. The cab and roof realistic, it needs to have an uneven to Green River, so Big Boys arriving in were rei nstalled on the boi IeI', and the RAILMODELjOURNAL 'JUNE 2002 29 WEATHERING STEAM LOCOMOTIVES

The out-of-the-box Trix model with semi-gloss paint.

The smoke box and stack after the simulated soot is run down the side with thinner.

30 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 The first weathering steps are dry-brushing and a light application of Te stors DuliCote.

The effect you are trying to accomplish is to make it look as though soot is clinging to the boiler front. WEATHERING STEAM LOCOMOTIVES

The finished model, ready for service.

appearance and have the washed-down look of the prototype. Before the paint The rain-washed soot stains on the prototype are recreated on the model. has an opportunity to cure, lake a small paintbrush and place a drop of thinner (I use lacquer thinner) on the smokebox, near the shroud. Using your breath and blowing through a straw to concentrate the air flow, blow this thinner down the side. The thinner will dissolve the paint, running paint down with it. Do this in several locations until you are satisfied. Use an airbrush with black paint to fill in any thin spots that washed down to the original smokebox paint. My model was The materials for drybrushing the rods, weathered heavily in this area to depict it including a soft-bristle brush and as it would look after running from paper. Cheyenne or Laramie all the way to Green River. Make a whitewash with white paint and thinner, using 90% thinner and 10% paint. Apply this wash around the blowdown separator, the turret cover top, and near the blowoff valves on the boiler top. Blow the wash down the side of the boiler jacket if it will not run. 1 softened the color of the water stains by applying dirty thinner over the whitewash.

Final Weathering I temporarily reassembled the model for the final weathering. Mixing Floquil DullCote to the entire model, except the Remove the cab roof and install the Grimy Black and thinner in a 1:2 ratio, 1 coal load. seats and crew, along with the glazing. airbrushed a mist on the entire model. The headlight and taillight lenses were During this misting, 1 had power applied Final Assembly installed, and 1 cleaned the weathering to the model to allow the rods and wheels The locomotive was disassembled off the numberboard faces with rubbing to turn and collect the paint evenly. again, and the cab window masking was alcohol. The decoder was programmed to Adequate paint was applied to the rods to removed. 1 installed a Northcoast a long address of 40 13, headlight give them a realistic appearance. The Engineering P2K-SR decoder in the 8- functions set up as non-directional with tender also received this treatment. pin NMRA plug. I have been very dimming features, and the model was When this had dried, 1 thinned pleased with the new NCE SR series of placed on the layout turntable, obviously Floquil Grime and misted it on the decoders and use them regularly. To get in need of a good bath. locomotive and tender running gear, the decoder to fit, 1 was required to fi Ie RMJ once again with power on the out an area on the PC board to clear the locomotive. I noted in photos that the boiler-screw-mounting boss. The area trailing truck picked up more dust and removed on the decoder contained the grime than the running gear forward of it solder pads for fu nctions 3 and 4, which did, so I applied more grime in these I will not be using. This makes for a nice areas. When I was satisfied with the compact installation of the decoder but overal I effect, I appl ied a coat of doubtless voids the decoder warrantee.

32 RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 33 WEATHERING STEAM LOCOMOTIVES

Extra 4013, entering the yard at Green River, Wyoming.

34 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 Extra 4013, westbound near Green River, Wyoming.

RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 35 [PAINT & DECALS] IPD. RAILBOX & OTHER CARS FROM THE BOX CAR BOOM OF THE 19705

IN HO SCALE KIT·CONVERTED FROM FRONT RANGE/MC KEAN KITS

By Jim Eager

The vast majority of the box cars still rolling on the rails were built during the seventies. You can dupli­ cate most of these cars in HO, N, S or 0 scale. The cars built by FGE appeared in the May 2002 issue of "The Journal." Parts 1 and 2 of the series on th·e cars built by PCIiFappeared in the March and May 2002 issues. Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the series on the Evans-built cars appeared in the August, September and October 2001 issues. Parts1, 2, 3 and 4 of these articles on the Berwick-built cars appeared in the January, February, March and April 2001 issues. Part 1 of the FMC series, illustrating the early cars, appeared in the June 2000 issue, and Part 2, illustrating the Plate B cars that can be modeled in N scale with Micro-Trains models, appeared in the August 2000 issue. Parts 3, 4 and 5, illustrating more of the single-door and double-door Plate C cars appeared in the September, October and November 2000 issues. Previous articles in this series began with Part I, in the December 1999 issue, that included a history of the "Box Car Boom" of the seventies, and Part II, also in the December 1999 issue, and Parts III and IV in the January and February 2000 issues, illustrated and described the ACF-built cars and the matching HO, S, 0 and Z scale models. Part V, in the March 2000 issue, began the coverage of cars built by Pullman-Standard with the early cars, most of which can be duplicated with Walthers kits. Part VI, in the April 2000 issue, illustrated most of the Pullman-Standard cars that can be duplicated with the MDC HO and N scale kits. The Pullman-Standard cars in the May 2000 issue can be duplicated with Athearn's new 5344-series HO scale kits. The earliest of these Pullman-Standard cars with diagonal panel roofs can be kit-converted from MDC kits as described by Bob Rivard for his MNS model in the May 2000 issue. There's an index of all previous articles on modeling modern freight cars on our web­ site at www.railmodeljournal.com

AA 5022, series 5000-5099, built in March 1979 Brand-spanking-new Ann Arbor 5022 shows off the key spotting features of CNCF's IPD box car design: seven side panels to either side of the door, straight sides ills, unpainted non-overhanging diagonal-panel roof, three-piece R+ 1/3/3 Dreadnaught ends, and the "Hecho en Mexico" eagle's head logo. -Peter Arnold photo, May 1979 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-320

36 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 MSDR 193017, series ex-AA 5000-5099, built in March 1979 The Ann Arbor cars went to several other roads after the termination of the IPD rates, including this one restenciled for the Mississippi Delta Railroad. Others went to the Little Rock & Western and to CP's Quebec Central subsidiary, with some eventually being repainted for CP Rail itself. -Chris Butts photo, February 1994 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-320, plus reporting marks

EJ&E 65335, series 65300-65344, ex-NHIR 651-700, built in February 1979 Pennsylvania's New Hope & Ivyland was another one of the shortlines that got CNCF cars for IPD service. Some of them later made their way to the Eljin, Joliet & Eastern, like this roller-painted and restenciled car so typical of the 1980s and '90s. -Chris Butts photo, November 1993 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-I071, plus reporting marks

BS 300, series 300-304, ex-NHIR 651-700, built in February 1979 This ex-NHIR car got a complete new paint job when it went to work for the Birmingham Southern. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, October 1987 HO Scale Decals: none

CAGY 25001, from series 21500-21699, built in April 1979 Mississippi shortline Columbus & Greenville ros­ tered 200 CNCF cars on an IPD lease, but this one was still working for the CAGY in 1987 although it had been renumbered. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, January 1987 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-821

FCP 17766, series 17457-17854, built in May 1982 The Ferrocarril del Pacifico had the second­ largest fleet of CNCF 5,000s at around 1,900 cars. This one was caught going through Buffalo, NY on Conrail. -Jim Eager photo, June 1984 HO Scale Decals: none known RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 37 THE CHCF CARS

ROCK 301092, series 301000-301799, built in April 1979 The Rock Island was the only U.S. Class 1 rail­ road to order CNCF's 5,000-cubic-foot X-post box cars. The Rock's 800 cars carried an AAR classification of XF, which restricted them to hauling food products. -J im Eager photo, November 1979 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-542

HN 5012, series 5000-5099, built in July 1979 Kansas shortline Hutchinson Northern leased 100 CNCF 5,000s for IPD service, all of them restricted to XF food loading as the notice clear­ ly states. This group came with Stanray's two­ piece High Capacity Dreadnaught end with bifur­ cated ribs. -Peter Arnold photo, fall 1979 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-1600

GNRR 65090, ex-ATW 65000-65099, nee-HN 5000-5099, built in July 1979 This CNCF 5,000 was working third-hand for the Georgia Northeastern. It had previously been on the Atlantic & Western roster, but it started out on the Hutchinson Northern. -Chris Butts photo, January 1994 HO Scale Decals: white data and reporting marks

MCSA 7029, series 7000-7124, built in August 1979 Texas shortline Moscow, Camden & San Augustine leased two groups of CNCF 5,000s from Brae. MSCA 7029 was part of a group of 125 cars bearing an AAR classification of XP and assigned to the Milwaukee Road at Ontonagon, Michigan for paper loading. -Todd Sullivan photo, November 1979 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-1550

MISS 6058, ex-MCSA 6000-6124, built in August 1979 Mississippian Railway 6058 came from a group of MCSA XM general-purpose cars. -D. Scott Chatfield photo, July 1991 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-1550

38 AAILMODELJOURNAL ·JUNE 2002 GTW 598316, series 598200-598390, ex­ ROCK 301000-301799, built in April 1979 Some of the Rock Island cars went to the Grand Trunk Western after the Rock shut down in 1980. Since the cars were practically new and already painted blue, they went to work for the GTW with little more than a quick patch and res­ tencil job like this car, but some did eventually receive a full GTW paint job and lettering. -Jim Eager photo, November 1979 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-542, plus reporting marks

IATR 1846, ex-MCSA 6000-6074, built in 1979 Another MSCA repaint, still stenciled as assigned to the E&LS, but working for the Iowa Traction Railroad Company when photographed in 1992. -Chris Butts photo, June 1992 HO Scale Decals: white data and reporting marks

NdeM 105460, series 105000-106899, built in October 1981 In addition to the cars built for export to U.S. roads, CNCF constructed several thousand of its X-post box cars for domestic service in Mexico, with the lion's share-around 5,990 cars­ going to the Nacionales de Mexico. NdeM 105460 is typical of the early orders with Dreadnaught ends, but the later cars had bifur­ cated ends. These Mexican cars could occasional­ ly be found north of the border even prior to the negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, as this car caught on CP Rail in West To ronto, demonstrates. -Jim Eager photo, March 1984 HO Scale Decals: Microscale 87-319

WLO 503471, ex-CAGY 21500-21699, built in April 1979 Some of the CAGY cars found new homes on other roads, like this one stenciled for ICG's sub­ sidiary Waterloo Railroad, while others went to the NOKL. -Chris Butts photo, December 1997 HO Scale Decals: Herald King B-821, plus reporting marks

RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 39 THE CHCF CARS onstructora Nacional de Ferrocarril del Pacifico (FCP 16000- (The current Accurail kit will not be as Carros de F. errocarri I 18036), Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste suitable a starting point since it has an (CNCF) of Sahagun, (FUS 1344- 1393, unconfirmed), and overhanging roof that is molded as part Mexico developed thei r Nacionales de Mexico (NdeM 102000- of the carbody.) First, trim off the inset C own design for a 50-foot 103999, 105000- 108339 and 108343- portion of the eaves along the top of the exterior-post box car in 1979. Besides L08592). But CNCF also fo und a ready carside and remove about five scale inch­ supplying cars for the domestic Mexican market for their cars in the United States es from the top of the ends so that an market, CNCF also built a surprising at the height of the TPD boom. American LBF or Front Range/Accurail non-over­ number of exterior-post box cars for [PD customers included the Ann Arbor (AA hanging diagonal-panel roof will set service in the United States and even 5000-5099), Atlantic & Western (ATW down on the carbody properly. Second, supplied one order to a U.S. Class I rail­ 1000- 1 024), Columbus & Greenville use strip styrene to change the bottom road. (CAGY 21500-2 1699), Hutchinson edge of the carbody to a straight sidesilJ. CNCF's modern X-post box car Northern (HN 00 50 -5099), Moscow, That's about all that's required to capture design was a 5,000-cubic-foot Plate B Camden & San Augustine (MCSA 6000- the look of the CNCF cars, unless you car with seven panels to either side of the 6124 and 7000-7 124), New Hope & want to rework the ends into a true 3- door, and a deep straight sidesill notched Ivyland (NHIR 65 1 -700), New York, piece R+ 1/3/3 configuration, but this only at the corners to clear the sill steps. Susquehanna & Western (NYSW 100- change is not as critical visually. All of the cars had a non-overhanging 142), and the Rock Island (ROCK Herald King once produced two decal diagonal-panel roof, and the majority of 30 I 000-301799). Later these imported sets that were accurate for these CNCF them used a three-section R+ 1/3/3 cars operated second or even third-hand cars: Ann Arbor set B-320 (black letter­ Improved Dreadnaught end, although for numerous other roads, including the ing) and MC&SA set 8-1550 (white let­ some of the later orders used Stanray's B&LE, B&S, CP, EJ &E, GNRR, GTW, tering), which were complete with the two-piece High Capacity Dreadnaught HRT, IATR, MISS, MMID, MSDR, "Hecho en Mexico" eagle's head logo. end with bifurcated ribs. NOKL, QC, WLO. and undoubtedly a You should be able to combine these This design was in production few others. builder's logos and data with other sets between January 1979 and mid- 1 984. Of Fortunately, with a bit of effort the to model many of the CNCF cars operat­ course, CNCF produced these cars for LBF or old Front Range/McKean bt for ed by other roads. several Mexican railroads, including the ACF cars with R+3/4 Dreadnaught ends RMJ Chihuahua al Pacifico (CHP 8 I 48-8347), can be used to model these CNCF cars.

MeSA 6009, series 6000-6124, built in 1979 This MCSA car had been repainted into a spartan blue and white scheme, redas­ sified as an Xp,and assigned to the E&LS at Ontonagon, Michigan for paper load­ ing. -Chris Butts photo, June 1992 HO Scale Decals: white data and reporting marks

40 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 ------[INTERMODAL MODELING] ------

AND

IN HO SCALE FROM CURTIS HOBBIES KIT By Rob K. Barker

This cast-metal container chassis kit provides the parts to recreate a replica of one of the more common 24-foot flat racks and a 24-foot container chassis. There's an index of all previous articles on intermodal modeling on our website at www.railmodeljournal.com

The American Limited Models Container decals are not the correct numbers for the 24-foot chassis, but with the container in place the numbers are not easily read. Correct numbers could be done with home-made decals or by cutting up number sheets.

This is the Matson 24-foot-long flat rack prototype that the Curtis Hobbies kit is based on. -Gary Hannes photo of MATU 648341 fully loaded, taken in FuliertonrCalifornia, on Mareh -12, 1999

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to the chassis indude mud flaps, landing gear crank handle, and extra landing gear struts.

Here's a prototype Matson chassis for carrying 24- foot contaiqers. -Brian P. Kreimendahl photo taken at the Union Pacific's intermodal facility in LasVegas, Nevada, in May 1998

The bracket for the mud flaps is .060 styrene angle. This also provides a place to mount the license plate below the light bar.

42 RAILMODELjOURNAL 'JUNE 2002 single parts with separate axles. The kit was packaged in tissue paper and bubble wrap, but unfortunately, the landing gear broke on its journey from the u.K. The two bits fit back together nice and snug, but I did not trust CA alone on the repair. I drilled out either side of the break with a number 80 bit and put a short piece of .0 12-inch brass wire in the holes to help keep the joint solid. A drop of CA secured it. After gluing the bogie (without wheels) and the landing gear to the spine, I started adding details. Prototype photos show two major variations in mud flap mounting: high and low. I choose a low mounting. Evergreen .060-inch styrene angle was cut to match the length of the light bar and mounted to the bumper, providing a low crossbar to mount the flaps on. The flaps are .010 x .2S0-inch The bulk of the flash on the side castings clip off with flush-cutting nippers. The rest will require filing. strip styrene. The landing gear is cast without a crank-I did not model the crank housing, but I did add the more assembly but could not figure out how ntermodal N scale modelers will visible detail, the crank handle. This is they fit together. The instructions only be familiar with Alan Curtis simply a "Z"-shaped bend of Detail mention two sides. Once r figured out I Models' cast-metal flats and spine Associates .022-inch brass wire glued on had extras, [ was able to begin cars. Matthew Curtis, Alan's son, with CA. T also added additional construction. While test-fitting the sides, I offers ready-to-run versions of crossbars to the landing gear. Two short [ found that some sides fit the front of the these kits under the Curtis Hobbies pieces of .060-inch angle were mounted container base better while others fit the brand. You can order from their website to the frame with CA to represent the back better. [ selected the pieces that at www.curtishobbies.com. Matthew is brackets. Square .030-inch strip styrene were the closest fit to minimize the now entering the HO scale intermodal crossbars were cut to fit and secured with amount of fi ling required to get a snug market with his first cast-metal product CA. fit. Before gluing the sides in place, [ offering; an HO scale 24-foot flat rack Once detai led and partially checked prototype photos to ensure [ container and chassis based upon a assembled, I airbrushed the chassis with positioned the beveled side of the post Matson prototype .. Engine Black before installing the wheel correctly. It is not clear in the The Curtis Hobbies kit comes and axle assemblies. The wheel castings instructions, but the bevels face the packaged with one container and one are excellent, and I fo und the high relief inside. chassis, but the containers and chassis of the hubs made the task of brush­ Once satisfied with the fit, I glued the are available separately. The most painting the rims easier. I brush-painted sides together with gap-fi lling CA, complicated assemblies are cast as the tires with Weathered Black and the taki ng care to keep the ends single parts. The kit is undecorated, hubs with Primer Grey. The lower legs of perpendicular with a small machine does not include decals (American Ltd. the landing gear were painted Santa Fe square. I washed the completed flat rack Models container chassis decals are a Silver, and the taillights were painted with soap and water and airbrushed it close match) and requires only basic Soo Line Red. with Model-Flex Antique White. [ did tools to assemble. The instruction sheet The instructions include a great tip not apply any decals to the container is easy to fo llow and includes several for installing the wheel/axle assemblies: primarily because the prototype in the invaluable assembly tips. by placing the wheel/axle assemblies in photo I found had virtually no markings the bogies and setting the chassis upright on it, and secondly because [ do not Assembling the Flat Rack on a flat surface, I was able to ensure the know of any commercially available The kit matches the general appearance whole chassis was setting level before decals for the container. and construction of the prototype flat rack gluing the axles in place. I set the and chassis. Closer examination of container on the chassis to be sure prototype photographs revealed a few Assembling the Container everything fit together correctly. Once prototype details that could be added to the Chassis satisfied that it was level, I glued the chassis using strip styrene and brass wire. The chassis spine is the most axles to the bogies with CA. For some reason, my kit came with complex casting, with both the landing The decals on the chassis are from IlOt two container sides, but four. I gear and the bogie cast as separate American Limited (number 6230)-the thought each side was a two-piece parts. The tires and hub are cast as numbers are for a 40/48-foot extendable

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The completed container and chassis on a Walthers 89-foot KTTX flat. chassis, but I mounted the container and washes of Grimy Black. The first paper towel to remove the excess permanently to the chassis and it is really layers of Rust were done with a number thinned paint from the brush. I start hard to see the numbers. J grabbed a two round brush. [ do not use specific applying this highly thinned paint to the license plate all' the M icroscale 87-852 ratios of water to paint, instead I model in layers , following prototype Trailer & Container Data sheet; there are alternate the brush between paint and photos to get the rust spots in realistic several other sources of license plate water to adjust the concentration. locations. As the layers build, I switch decals. Starting with a damp brush, I touch just to a higher concentration of paint and a the tip of the brush to the Rust paint, smaller brush. A wash of Grimy Black Weathering pulling just a small amount of paint into on top helps tie the weathering together. weathered the container and the brush. Then [ clip the brush quickly I actually went back before the Grimy chassis with thinned Modelflex Rust in water and then touch the brush to a Black with the original Antique White to reduce the rust effect in a couple BILL OF MATERIALS areas that [ thought were too heavy. Since completing this model, [ have discovered photographs of both the flat American Ltd. Models: PA INT & DECALS: racks wi th corrugated front sides ancl 6230-Container Chassis Decals Microscale: the chassis wi th lowered I ight bars. I 87-852-Trailer & container data still have those extra container sides Curtis Hobbies: and have completed a small feasibility 24-foot Flat rack container & chassis Badger Model-Flex: 16-0 I-Engine Black study; I constructed the corrugated Detail Associates: 'I6-03-Grimy Black panel wi th stri p styrene, and J' m 2504-.0 12-inch brass wire (for 16-05-Weathered Black pleased with the results. As soon as my repair) 16-06-Antique White next kit arrives, I will start working on 2S07-.022-inch brass wire 16-12-Primer Grey the lowered-light-bar version of the 16-32-Santa Fe Silver Matson 24-foot chassis. Evergreen Scale Models: 16-57-Soo Line Red RMJ 109-.0 10 x .2SD-inch strip styrene 16-172-RllSt J 31-.030 x .030-incb strip styrene 29 J -.060-incb angle styrene

44 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 ------t[ON E-OETAIL-AT-A-TIME ]1------

A ··SECOND GENERATION·· F-UNIT Photos from the collection of Louis A. Marre

he Electromotive Corporation's The Burlington, like many other roads, PA INT F3 diesels are considered to be assigned a single number to A-B, and even SP Lettering Grey (to be mixed with some of the most handsome A-B-A and A-B-B-A sets of F-units. white): Floquil 110 130, Polly Scale locomotives ever made. Genesis offers CB&Q F3 and F7 models 414179, SMP Accupaint 57, or Badger T Celtainly, the F3 and its similar in A-B, A-B-A and A-B-B-A sets. Hence, Model-Flex 16-39 successor the F7 m'e the most popular number 1.33 was part of a set that included White: Floquil 1100 1 1, Polly Scale model railroad locomotives made. There two A-units and two B-units, with the A­ 4141 13, SMP Accupaint 1, or Badger are probably more F3 and F7 diesels run­ units each carrying the number 133. There Model-Flex 16-06 ning around on model railroads than all was a tiny (abollt I-real-inch tall) number other diesel types combined. In part 133A applied to center of the side of the locomotive just below the "I N" in ONE-DETA IL-AT-A-TIME because the F3 and F7 are the staple of HO Burlington, that has been painted over on (HO SCALE) toy train sets produced by Bachmann and tbe locomotive in the photo. Thus, the Life-Like in the hundreds of thousands and "lead" locomotive was 133A and tbe first A-Line, P.O. Box 2701, Carlsbad, CA similar quantities produced for the model B-unit 133B, the second B-unit 133C and 92018: railroad market by Athearnover the past 40 the last A-unit 133D. When delivered, the 1 -29 1 00 Grabirons $3.50/50 years. There m'e two major mticles in the units were coupled with drawbars. 2-29200 Windshield wipers 1.85/8 April 1999 issue of "The Journal" that Starting in about 1951, the Burlington describe tbe various pbases and details of broke up the fo ur-unit A-B-B-A sets into American Limited Models, Box 7803, the F3 and F7 diesels. two-unit A-B sets, still with drawbars Fremont, CA 94537: The model manufacturers offer the F3 between the A and B units. They also cre­ 3-9900 Diaphragms $4.95/pr. and F7 diesels in their as-delivered ated a fe w drawbar-coupled A-B-A sets by appearance. The units that survived into purchasing more A-units. In the sixties, American Model Builders, Inc., 1420 the sixties, however, were modified to the Burlington finally broke up the A-B Hanley Industrial Ct., St. Louis, MO ease maintenance, aJld in some cases, to and A-B-A sets and placed the numbers 63144: include more modern control equipment. fo r the A-units in the numberboards. 4-222 Cab interior sunshades $1.85/4 Hundreds of F-units continued to operate Number 133A was part of number series rigbt into the period when EMD intro­ 116ABBA-1 38ABBA built by EMD Cal-Scale (division of Bowser Mfg. Co., duced their "Second Generation" diesels between October 1946 and January 1949. Inc.), 21 Howard St., Montoursville, PA like the GP35 and GP40. Tbe Burlington's There's a full roster and description of the 17754-0322: l33A is typical of the survivor F-units in Burlington'5 F-units in issue number 4 5-320 Air hoses $1.85/2 sets that is bas grabirons running up the fire­ (April 1982) of the Burlington Bulletin, 2-419 Windshield wipers 3.50/2 Pl'. man's side of the body and onto the hood the Burlington Route HistOlical Society's 6-43 1 Fuel fil lers 2.50/set fo r access to the windshield and wipers. magazine. The Burlington's "greyback" This unit also bas a speed indicator, and at grey is an elusive color tbat can be mixed Custom Finishing, 379 Tu lley Rd., least one of the journal boxes has been by adding small quantities of white to Orange, MA 01364: changed. There's a radio antennae conduit Southern Pacific Lettering Grey. 8-195 Speed recorders $4.95/4 running up to the roof between the cab 7-215 Ail' horns 5.9512 windows to a now-removed antenna, and SCALE MODEL F3s tbe stacks are equipped with spark HO Scale: Genesis, InterMountain, MRC, Detail Associates, Box 5357, San Luis arrestors---all common "Q" practices by Stewart, Athearn and Life-Like; Obispo, CA 93403: the sixties. Number 133A has two unusual Highliners makes a body kit to fit other 9-701 F3/F7A Detail kit $7.50 ea. features: tbe coupler cover is still in place chassis 1-2202 Grabirons 2.50/48 as are tbe skirts immediately above the N Scale: Kato, Bachmann and Model 10-22 14 Pilot (modified) 5.95 ea. fuel tank fi llers. On most F-units on any Power 11-2503 .010-inch-diameter 2.50/10 road, the coupler covers were removed S Scale: S Helper Services wire (grabirons) decades earlier, and the skirts seldom last­ o Scale: P&D Hobbies and some brass 12-2504 .013-inch-diameter 2.50/10 ed until the sixties. models have been imported wire (handrails) END F3A AS CB&Q 133A

46 RAILMODEL)OURNAL 'jUNE 2002 13-2701 Air intake grilles 4.50/2 14-2806 Blomberg sloped 2.25/8 journals 8-2807 Speed recorders J .75/4 6-3 .102Fuel tank fi ttings I.OO/set 5-6206 Air hoses 1.25/6 15-62 15 Coupler lift bars 2.50110 16-101101 Lift rings 2.25/24

Details West, P.O. Box 61, Corona, CA 91718: 9-208 F3/F7 A Detail kit $7.50 8-284 Speed recorders 1.95/2

Overland Models, Inc., 3808 W. Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN 47304: 15-9 150 Coupler lift bars $1.7012 17-9170 Door handles 3.85/6 18-9567 Spark AlTestor 3.60 ea.

Precision Scale, 3961 Highway 93 North, Stevensville, MT 59870: 2-3968 Windshield wipers $1.25/4 12-4868 .0 1 2-inch-diameter 1.75/6 in. wire (handrails) 6-39080 Fuel fi llers 1.00/4 7-39093 Air horns 2.00/2 5-39118 Air hoses 1.50/10 16-48277- 1 Lift rings 2.25/12

Keystone Locomotive Works, P. O. Box J, Pulltney, NY 14874: 19-3301 Cab interior $9.98/set

Ordering Information: All of these pal1S al'e available to any hobby dealer, so your dealer can order for you. If you must order direct, order the full package quantities shown and include $5 .00 per order for shipping and handling.

RAILMODELJOURNAL 'JUNE 2002 47 [PERFORMANCE ] .------

The more significant fig ures from Guy Thrams' and Bob Higgin s' evaluations of model locomotives in past issues of this magazine. The issues with asterisks are out

of prin t, but photocopies of these reports are available for $2. 00 each (allow 30 days for shipment). Exp lana tions of how Bob Higgins and Guy Thrams test these locomotives appeared in the March 1990 and September 1992 issues.

HO, N, 0, S & G SCALE LOCOMOTIVES

Manufacturernmporter Prototype Min. Max. Max. Throttle Magazine Menufacturerllmporter Prototype Min. Max. Max. Throttle Magazine Speed No. 6 Speed Tractive Response Date Speed No. 6 Speed Tractive Response Dale Switch (smph) (smph) Force (oz.) Mldload (v.) Switch (smph) (smph) Force (oz.) Midload (v.) HO Scale Diesels Model Power EMD GP9 .26 104.2 2.71 1.7 Nov. 1990' AjiniOverland Models EMD SW1500 .36 74.3 2.53 12 Aug. 1990' Athearn (as·is) EMD GP38·2 .24 126.4 2.76 3.4 Jan. 1990' AjiniOverland Models EMD SD60 .37 80.3 4.49 2.0 April 1991' Alheam (w/Helix Humper EMD GP38-2 .89 112.1 2.76 2.8 Sept. 1995 (Chassis) can molar conversion) AjiniOverland Models EMD GP38-2 .42 79.2 1.95 2.0 Nov. 1991' Prolo Power Wesl EMD F7A (& F7B) .35 98.2 4.46 2.4 May 1990' (Chassis) (Alhearn w/can molar) (.26) (95.0) (8.92) (2.6) May 1990' AjiniOverland Models EMD GP15T 3.55 76.2 4.69 1.2 March 2000 Alhearn/PPW. weighled EMD GP9 .20 94.2 4.01 3.0 May 1990' Manlua EMD GP20 .30 78.2 3.07 1.6 Dec. 1991· Alhearn wlNWSL motor EMD GP38·2 .21 60.9 2.30 1.8 Aug.1990' MRC (Model Rectifier Corp.) EMD F7A .52 86.1 2.90 1.0 Aug. 2000 Alhearn w/NWSL molar. EMD GP38-2 Proto 1000 (Life-Like) EMD F3 .19 80.8 3.69 3.7 January 1999 weighled .24 61.2 3.88 2.2 Aug. 1990' Proto 1000 F-M C-Liner 0.61 90.0 4.97 3.2 April 2000 Alhearn/Prolo Power Proto 1000 (Life-Like) Budd RDC-2 3.71 65.3 1.87 4.9 Dec. 2000 Wesl w/replacemenl Proto 2000 (Life-Like) Alco FA2 .20 90.7 3.14 4.2 July 1991' Wheelsels: Proto 2000 (Life-Like) EMD BL2 .31 90.7 3.53 5.4 Nov. 1989' NorthWest Short Line EMD GP38-2 .23 97.4 2.56 1.6 Oc\. 199()O Proia 2000 (Lite-Like) EMD GP9 .06 79.2 3.29 4.8 March 1998 Jay-Bee EMD GP38-2 .27 97.4 2.40 1.5 Oc\. 199()O Proto 2000 (Life-Uke) EMD GP18 .58 99.8 3.40 2.6 Feb. 1993 Alheam GE C44-9W 1.85 100.7 3.18 3.6 March 1996 Proia 2000 (Life-Like) EMD GP30 .23 78.2 4.17 4.0 Jan. 2000 Athearn GE AC4400W .10 95.8 5.06 4.1 Dec. 1996 ProIa 2000 (Life-Like) EMD E8A .51 95.8 5.94 5.6 March 1994' Athearn EMD S040-2 1.94 103.3 3.01 3.3 Jan.2001 Proia 2000 (Life-Like) EMD SD7 .52 73.3 3.58 5.0 July 1995 Atlas Aleo S2 .65 82.5 3.52 4.4 Feb. 1991- Proia 2000 (Life-Uke) EMD SW9/SW1200 .57 55.5 1.36 3.7 May 1996 AllasiRoeo EMD FP7A .35 97.4 4.23 6.0 Dec. 199()O Speclrum (Bachmann)EMD F40PH Phase " 1.39 80.3 3.79 3.8 Feb. 1992' Atlas GE U33C 1.18 89.3 3.81 1.8 May 1995 Spectrum (Bachmann) GE Dash 8-40C 1.96 87.4 3.69 3.4 May 1990' Atlas GE C30-7 .71 78.2 3.92 2.2 Feb. 1997 Speclrum (Bachmann) GE Dash 8-40CW 3.3 109.0 4.54 6.4 Feb. 1996 Atlas EMD GP40 .33 81.9 3.41 1.7 Nov. 2000 spectrum (Bachmann) GE 44-Ton 1.28 55.0 0.81 1.3 April 2002 Bachmann-Plus GE B23-7 1.75 84.9 3.17 2.9 July 1992- Spectrum (Bachmann) F-M HI6-44 2.32 49.5 1.27 2.4 July 1997 Bachmann-Plus EMD F7A (& F7B) .93 88.7 3.38 2.5 Jan. 1996 Spectrum (Bachmann) EMC Gas Elec. .41 82.5 2.34 3.0 Aug. 1994 (.93) (84.9) (5.82) (2.4) Jan. 1996 Speclrum (Bachmann) EMD DDMOX .68 133.5 6.68 3.2 Aug. 1997 Con-Cor/Roco EMD GP40 .97 112.1 2.93 9.5 March 1991- Siewart Hobbies EMD FTA (& FTB) 18 70.3 3.94 2.6 Nov. 1996 Con-Cor/Roco EMD GP40 .29 99.0 2.91 3.2 April 1991- Siewart Hobbies Alco C628 1.20 69.5 2.92 2.2 Aug. 1999 (with Mashima can motor) Atewart Hobbies Baldwin VO 1000 1.05 77.1 1.65 0.7 Feb. 2000 Con-Cor EMD MP150C .51 69.7 1.46 1 .1 Sep\. 1996 Wallhers/Roco EMD SWI .21 53.3 2.47 1.4 March 1993 Con-Cor EMD SW1500 (SW 7) 1.99 265.9 .57 2.2 Dec. 1997 Wallhersffrainline Alco FAI (& FBI) .31 68.7 4.47 4.2 April 1997 E-R Models (Fratesehl) Alco FAI 1.95 114.2 2.39 5.4 Oc\. 1993 (.16) (65.3) (8.22) (3.8) E-R Models (Frateschi) Alco F.41 .64 89.3 3.70 3.0 Dec. 1995 Wallhersffrainline EMD GP9M 1.18 73.8 2.64 4.0 March 1995 E-R Models EMD FP7A 3.70 92.8 3.24 3.4 May 1999 Wallhersffrainline with Alco FA I .98 92.1 3.9 nla Sep\. 1998 Genesis, by Athearn SD751 2.12 110.0 4.01 3.5 July 1999 MRC DCC Decoder Genesis, by Alhearn EMD F7A .14 95.0 4.19 4.1 March 2001 IHC EMD E8A (& E8B) 1.96 144.9 2.51 5.0 Feb. 1995 HO Scale Electric Locomotives (1.50) (136.6) (5.03) (4.8) Alias EMD AEM-7 2.42 123.8 4.33 1.0 June 2000 (wi� 25 ooncesadded weighl) 2.97 146.7 4.38 7.4

(1.88) (136.6) (8.75) (6.4) Feb. 1995 HO Scale Steam Locomotives

tHC EMD S035 4.38 123.75 2.48 2.0 July 1996 Bachmann-Plus SP 4-8-4 .18 112.1 2.31 1.9 Sep\. 1993

InterMountain EMD F7A 0.78 77.6 3.79 1.7 June 2001 Bowser B&O 0-4-0T .90 102.4 1.46 1.8 Dec. 1992'

Kala EMD SD40 1.18 81.9 3.29 3.0 June 1991 Bowser PRR H-9 2-8-0 .64 89.3 3.70 2.8 Nov. 1995

KATO EMD SD40 2.86 74.3 3.48 2.2 Dec.2001 Bowser PRR Ml-. (slack) 4-8-2 1.30 78.2 5.97 2.8 July 2000

Kato/Stewart EMD F3A (& F3B) .38 83.1 4.28 2.9 Sep\. 1989- Bowser PRR Ml-a (w/Helix Humpercan) 1.81 '69.1 5.40 NA July 2000

(similar GP7 models by Atlas) (.31) (81 .9) (9.00) (2.8) Sep\. 1989' Bowser PRR Ml-a (sW/NWSL can & gears) 1.37 49.1 7.99 2.7 July 2000

Kato EMD GP35 .29 82.5 2.87 2.2 Nov. 1992' GeneSiS, by Alhearn USRA 2-8-2 Ughl .58 52.8 2.51 1.4 Dec. 1999

Kato EMD NW2 .76 67.9 2.44 3.0 Feb. 1994' Genesis, by Athearn USRA 4-6-2 Lighl 1.90 64.6 2.20 1.0 Sep\. 2001

Kato G.E. Dash 9-44CW 1.52 78.7 4.35 2.0 Oc\. 1996 Herilage, by Proia 2000 USRA 2-8-8-2 2.25 46.0 3.52 3.0 Feb. 2000

Kato Alco RS2 1.48 78.7 3.40 2.0 Feb. 1999 Heritage, by Proto 2000 USRA 0·8-0 2.80 51.0 2.09 3.5 Sep\. 2000

Kato Alco RSC2 2.58 75.2 4.19 2.1 Feb. 1999 IHC 4-4-0 1.17 56.0 1.14 3.5 Dec. 1994

Keystone/NWSL GE 44-Ton .17 36.9 1.52 2.0 March 1990' IHC/Mehano B&O 0-4·0T 1.42 132.0 .92 2.0 Dec. 1992'

Hobbytown EMD E8A .60 81.4 5.92 3.3 Jan. 1991' IHC/Mehano SP 2-6·0 .81 77.6 1.90 4.2 Jan. 1994

InlerMounlain EMD F7A .78 77.8 3.79 1.7 June 2001 IHC/Mehano C&O 4-8-2 .36 89.3 2.71 3.0 Sep\. 1994

MDC Roundhouse Alco RS3 .61 94.3 3.98 2.8 April 1994' IHC 2-8-0 .42 74.7 2.53 2.5 March 1997

48 RAILMODELJOURNAL 'JUNE 2002 Manufacturernmporter Prototype Min. Max. Max. Throttte Magazine Manufacturernmporter Prototype Min. Max. Max. Thro"le Magazine Speed No. 6 Speed Tractive Response Date Speed No, 6 Speed Tractive Response Date Switch (smph) (smph) Force (oz.) Midload (v.) Switch (smph) (smph) Force (oz.) Midload (v.)

Key Imports UP 4'8-8-4 .44 62.2 6.47 4.6 Aug. /991' Mehanotenika EMD F40PH 3.14 184.7 .83 3.8 Sept. 1990-

Ule·Like B&O 0·4-0T 1.37 104.2 1.01 .9 Dec. 1992' SamhongsaJHallmark EMD F3A (& F3B) .29 150.3 1.03 3.2 July 1989' Mantua 2·6·6-2 3.00 70.2 5.27 7.0 June 1991 (.35) (151.4) (2.04) (3.2) July 1989- Mantua 0·6-0T NA 126.4 2.09 3.2 June 1991 Mantua 2-8-2 .65 76.2 3.36 3.5 June 1994 N Scale Steam Locomotives 4.2 Mantua w/Mashima 2-6·6-0 .24 50.6 2. 17 June 1991 Kato USRA 2-8·2 3.10 111.8 .7 2.5 April 1996 Mantua 0-4-0 .90 107.0 3.55 4.0 June 1995 & Oct. 1997 Mantua with 812 Can Motor 0·4·0 1.86 84.9 3.39 1.8 June 1995 Kato USRA 2-8-2 4.80 122.5 1.04 2.9 June 1998 MDC (Roundhouse) Class B Shay 2.54 33.1 1.54 2.2 Oct. 2000 (GHQ PRR L-l) Model Power PRR 2·8·0 4.77 73.8 0.85 1.5 Aug. 1996 Key Imports C&O 2·6·6·6 .59 96.9 1.27 3.8 June 1997 Ajin/Overtand Models NYC 2·8·2 .50 74.3 3.79 1.6 Sept. 1991' MDC (Roundhose) Baldwin 2-8·0 .10 110.t .51 Jan. 2002 Precision Scale (Iron Horse) UP 4-10·2 7.02 53.0 3.08 2.9 Jan. 1998 1.6 Rivarossi 4·6·6-4 5.90 71.6 9.47 3.3 Jan. 1997 Pecos River ATSF 4·6-2 .44 87.2 .88 4.4 Jan. 1995 Rivarossi USRA 2-8·2 1.78 70.7 4.47 2.4 May 1997 Rivarossi USRA 2-8-2 3.00 177.2 1.14 9.0 Oct. 1991 SamhongsaJPowerhouse USRA 2-6-6-2 .28 57.1 8.78 3.0 July 1989' Rivarossi (w/N Scale of USRA 2-8-2 .49 160.3 .66 4.5 Oct. 1991 Spectrum (Bachmann) Reading 2-8·0 .22 104.2 2.38 2.1 Dec. 1993 Nevada frame & NWSL

Spectrum (Bachmann) PRR 4·6-2 1.21 91.4 2.32 2.2 Oct. 1994 Sagami 1420 can molar) Spectrum (Bachmann) PRR 4-6·2 .72 80.8 2.50 2.4 Oct. 1999 Spectrum (Bachmann) Baldwin 2·8·0 .30 83.7 2.83 2.4 July 1998 S Scale Diesels Spectrum (Bachmann) USRA 4·8·2 2.75 64.9 2.41 2.8 Nov. 1999 Spectrum (Bachmann) ClassB 3-Truck Shay .46 15.3 2.26 1.8 April 2001 American Models EMD GP35 .54 78.0 7.85 2.0 June 1993

Spectrum (Bachmann) Russian 2·10·0 .33 64.2 1.86 4.5 May 2002 S Helper Service EMD SW9 .29 55.6 4.32 1.7 Oct. 1998

Spectrum (Bachmann) N&W J2 4·8·4 .71 73.3 2.88 3.9 June 2002 Trix UP Big Boy 4-8·8·4 1.40 53.0 5.61 4.3 March 2002 o Scale Diesels Westside 'Classic' SP 4-6·0 .49 49.1 3.24 1.7 Aug. 1992' Central Loco. Works EMD F7A (& F7B) .25 72.0 20.68 4.4 Sept. 1989- N Scale Diesels (.20) (65.5) (39. 10) (4.0) Sept. 1989' Key/Samhongsa Alco PAl .41 76.2 21.85 5.6 April 1992' Arnold Alco 82 1.90 151.4 .44 2.0 Mar. 1991' P&D Hobby EMD F9A (& F9B) .25 77.1 5.79 1.2 June 1990' At/as EMD GP7 .48 237.0 .57 2.0 Oct. 1995 (.24) (74. 1) (12.80) (1 .9) June 1990- Atlas (with DCC decoder) EMD GP 40·2 .42 203.7 .73 3.6 May 1998 P&D Hobby EMD F3B .25 77.1 5.81 1.6 Jan. 1993 At/as EMD SD 60 1.63 222.4 0.90 1.6 March 1999 Red Caboose EMD GP9 .27 81.9 12.78 2.2 June 1992' Atlas/Kato GE U25B (two) .29 222.4 .64 2.0 June 1989' Weaver (0 scale) Alco FA2 .22 72.8 15.31 1.9 July 1989' (.31) (189.6) (1.37) (2.0) June 1989' Weaver (HI·Rail) Alco FA2 .21 100.8 12.53 2.2 Aug. 1995 AliaslKato EMD SD7 1 .29 231.9 .60 1.7 April 1990' Alco FA2 (& FB2) .25 (94.9) (19.25) (2.0) Aug. 1995 At/asiKato EMD GP35 1.07 213.7 .61 2.2 Nov. 1992' Weaver EMD E8 .30 105.6 14.45 2.1 July 1993 Bachmann EMD SD40-2 .74 148.3 1.03 2.4 Sept. 1989' Bachmann wiN Scale of EMD SD40·2 .82 155.7 1.25 2.6 Sept. 1989' o Scale Steam Locomotives Nevada Chassis SamhongsaJHallmark On3·EBT 2·8·2 .22 33.8 9.09 2.4 Aug. 1989' Bachmann/Spectrum EMC Gas Elec. 20.0 110.1 0.38 3.2 Aug. 1998 Lionel (Hi-Rail) UP 2·8-0 12.64 89.7 20.01 7.6 May 2001 Bachmann/Spectrum GE Dash 8·40C .44 /13.0 1.15 5.2 April 1993 Bachmann/Spectrum EMD DDA40X .35 163.9 1.13 3.8 Sept. 1997 G Gauge Diesels Can Cor EMD E7A .57 99.8 4.19 3.4 Oct. 1992' Atlas EMD SW8/9 .63 60.1 12.49 2.1 April 1999 E-R Models Baldwin Shamose A·B .38 75.2 .52 3.4 Feb. 2002 LGB Alco DL535E 2.67 48.0 27.01 NJA April 1990 Kato Alco PAl (& PB1) 1.43 167.7 1.25 1.7 Dec. 1998 Lionel EMD GP7 .38 55.6 14.74 5.9 May 1991 (1.07) (156.8) (2.328) (1.8) Dec. 1998 Railway Express Agency Alco FAI 3.79 68.2 15.25 N/A July 1990 Kato EMD E8A .26 222.4 .96 2.0 Aug. 1993

EMD E8A & (E8B) (.26) (220.4) (1.92) (2.3) Aug. 1993 G Gauge Steam Locomotives Kato GE U30C .48 242.2 .88 2.4 Feb. 1990' Aristo·Craft (ART) B&O 4-6·2 1.15 51.9 28.08 Oct. 1991 Kala GE Dash 9-94CW .11 198.2 .84 1.4 Nov. 1997 2.0 Arisfo-Crall (ART) & PRR 0-4-0 .94 72.7 12.13 1.6 Jan. 1992' Kato Alco RS2 .30 167.7 .52 1.4 Sept. 1999 Lehmann (LGE) 0·4-0T 2.40 28.7 7.24 N/A May 1992' Key/Endo EMD F7A (& F7B) .39 145.3 .57 3.8 Mar. 1992' Bachmann 0-4-0T ,31 25.6 6.38 (.50) (150.3) (1.27) (3.0) Mar. 1992' 2.6 Aug. 1992' Bachmann Radio· Life-Like EMD F9A (& F9B) 2.04 177.2 1.41 5.0 Aug. 1989' Controlled Baldwin 4·6·0 .55 25.2 28.81 (1.84) (166.4) (2.78) (4.7) Aug. 1989' NlA June 1989' Bachmann Track­ life·Like Alco FA2 (& FB2) 1.19 158.0 .91 4.0 May 1993 Powered Baldwin 4·6·0 5.50 38.4 11.23 1.0 Oct. 1990' (.66) (149.3) (1.81) (3.4) May 1993 Bachmann 2-Truck Shay .95 14.0 29.22 3.3 May 2000 Life·like Alco PAl 2.97 139.7 1.2f 3.4 Nov. 1998 Delton Loco. Works D&RG 2·8·0 .12 40.9 17.00 2.0 Dec. 1989' Life·Like EMD GP18 1.20 167.0 .84 3.0 April 1994' LGB 2·6·0 2.65 54.8 22.45 N/A Nov. 1991' Life·Like EMD E8A 1.63 149.3 1.27 4.0 April 1995 LGB Forney 0-4-4T 2.74 36.1 26.39 NIA July 1994 Life-Like EMD SD7 .29 121.11 .48 2.45 June 1996 Lionel Baldwin 0-4-0T .12 54.5 9.60 Oct. 1989' life·like EMD E7A 3.14 140.6 1.33 4.3 Feb. 1998 1.8 Kalamazoo Toy Trains 0-4·0T .48 50.1 13.47 1.1 Life·Like EMD SW9 .45 106.9 .40 2.0 April 1998 Jan.1991" Kalamazoo Toy Trains 4-4-0 .82 67.1 13.18 life·like EMD GP20 3.59 116.6 .57 1.6 June 1999 1.3 Jan.1991' Model Power/ Note: Figures in parentheses are for two locomotives operated together.

RAILMODELJOURNAL 'JUNE 2002 49 [ EDITORIAL] THE PERFECT PICTURE l jve in what some folks call If It's Not in the Orange and To day 's models are very much like a "Howard Fogg Country," the area Blue Box, Where Is It? painting in that they are a recreation of reality. These ready-to-run models also where the great railroad artist lived, Those Lionel cataJogs inspired me to have a quality paintings lack: they have painted and died. I believe that begin a life-long search for the machines three dimensions. And there's more, I industrial art, like industtial that were in the paintings. Like many toy there is a quality of art to a perfectly archaeology, is a subject yet to be train enthusiasts, tbe bright orange-and­ executed model tbat parallels the discovered by the general public, but a blue Lionel boxes hold a definite brushwork of a great artist; the model is subject as worthy of display in the nostalgia value for me, even if I was the medium-the concept of the mass of National Gallery as any other. I was disappointed with what was in the boxes. a real locomotive reduced to something shocked to discover that prints of art very In truth, I was far more interested ill the you could put in your coat pocket has a similar to Howard Fogg's, but depicting automatic log loader and coal special artistic qUality of its own. Any of sailing ships unloading in harbors, were loader-fascinating machines, these those HO locomotives are works of art. selling fo r $3,000.00 each when Fogg's -than the cars or locomotives. The log Okay, so they are mass-produced. originals would not demand that. Shocked, loader and coal loader actually did look Consider them to be plints of the Oliginal because it was paintings of rai lroads, more like what was in the catalog. masters, bnt that makes each of them no than the actual railroads, that started my For some of you, calendar art may less a work of art. personal love affair with the railroad. have had the same effect. If you're too young to remember either Uonel's Personal Pleasure The Joy of Christmas catalogs or famous calendar artists like What we're mi ssing is the attist's natTIe, My fondest memories of Christmas as a Griff Teller or Howard Fogg, you can see child are of seeing the Lionel catalogs a his or her signature. Who is responsible for, them in books and railfan magazines. few months before Christmas and then say, an Overland brass locomotive or an Some of you may have seen the Ath.earn seeing the actual trains in a store window Atlas locomotive? Unfortunately, unlike F7s on their box lids of the early sixties works of art, there is never a single person like Marshall Field's department store in and perceived them as the same dream that cml take the credit for a mass-produced Chicago. In the late forties and early fifties, images I did in those Lionel catalogs. product. The idea probably came from-one Lionel illustrated their catalogs with Now, I will only admit to being 3 years person, the drawings from another, the paintings of their trains. In the days before old in 1950, but I remember it like it was pilot model from a third, tbe production color photography, this was a common just a few years ago. I was smitten. And, model from a team of three or four at tbe practice and a practical explanation of why as I discovered a decade later, it was the factory, the paint and markings from automobile advertising and brochures were real railroads I was searching for, not another, and the ftnal "sign-off' from one also rendered as art rather than photo­ toys, not even early Athearn trains. of the previously mentioned. So, pretend graphic images. I say it is patt of the I realized th is deception when I that the model is signed by "The Overland reason, because the factories did not noticed the newer Athearn locomotive kit Te anl," or "The Atlas Crew," or "The hesitate to extend "attistic license" to the boxes with the SD90 in place of the F7. I Genesis Group" atld accept it for tile aIt it artists to "enhance" their automobiles and had grown so accustomed to the Athearn is. If you are blessed enough to be a their toy trains. F7 box lid that it became almost significant member of the creative group, invisible. But when Athearn introduced you know who you are (and, usually, so do Creating the Dream tbe new lid, it was a shock. I realized Lionel's catalogs were the reason I fell I-and I appreciate your gift-as do the those box lids are every bit as good as the in love with trains. Those images were modelers who fa ll in love with the model, Lionel illustrations. What's so cMferent, intended to be romantic representations of rather tIlan with its image). now, is that what's inside the box looks the toys, but they went far beyond that and There is a bottom line, for me. Those as good as what's on the box lid. became, to me, romantic images of real paintings made me long for real trains, not railroading. Lionel's catalogs succeeded toys. For decades I watched people in their corporate goal: they created a The Art of Model Railroading playing with trains and calling it model dream in my young mind, a dream I Today. most model railroad locomotive raw·oading. Finally, when John Armstrong wou1d search for decades to fulfill. boxes are fine examples of modern showed me that the White Pass and Yu kon Frankly, I was very disappointed with packaging, designed to be attractive and to Railroad could be recreated, r no longer the Lionel trains, but it took me decades to protect the product while allowing you to needed John Allen's model rai lroad, I had understand why: they onJy bore a passing see what's inside without actually opening a real railroad I could recreate. I went on, resemblance to those paintings. In truth, the box. The "magic" no longer occurs on of course, to "discover" other real even the real railroads only bore a passing the box lid. The magic happens when you railroads to love including the Colorado resemblance to the bright and joyful open the box and place that locomotive or Midland (tile standard gauge version of the atmosphere of the paintings. but for the car on the track, then hunker down so you WP&Y). Finally, I canle fu ll circle to few moments that the locomotives and can look at the model from rail level. A wanting to model the rai lroads I really did cars were that clean, the real equipment painted brass model, one of the grow up w. ith. As an adult I understood did look as wondetful as the paintings. I locomotives from Genesis or Proto 2000 what is was I fell in love with as a child: most certainly did not fa ll in love with toy or Spectrum or Trix or InterMountain or real rai lroads, in miniature, created-you trains. Even then I knew they were a poor Kato or Stewmt is at least as dream-like as know it-by modeling from tbe prototype. substitute for what was in those paintings. those Lionel or Athearn paintings. -Robelt Schleicher RMJ

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RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 51 [ MODELING RR INDUSTRY]

By Ke ith Kohlmann

There isn't always an actual industry . at t:h.., sidings where freight �;trs . ar� Joaded and .l.lnl()aded. When shippers were not located alongside the tracks, their shipments were (and are) consigned to a "team track" so the shipment can be loaded directly into or out of a waiting truck. Here are some of the wide range of team track facilities on the ChiCago and North Western Railway. There's an index of previous articles on freight houses and team tracks· on our website at www.railmodeljournal.com

The joint UP/CNW train City of Denver glides around the curves on the final approach to CNW's Chicago Passenger Term inal circa 1936. On the street below, groceries are unloaded from URTX reefers lettered for SOO Line.

�.. . 52 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' JUNE 2002 Pushhh!!! Freight agents struggle cart away from a box car spotted behind the depot at DeWitt, Illi

Lumber is unloaded from a Northern Pacific 40- foot box car on the team track in Pecatonica, Illinois in 1949.

RAILMODELjOURNAL . JUNE 2002 53 MODELING TEAM TRACKS

How many men does it take to unload a 121-ton press? Apparently only four when they have a power winch, lots of rollers, and cribbing. Th is National press arrived at the team track in Racine, Wisconsin aboard NYC heavy duty flat 499041 on July 24, 1947.The press is consigned to a local J.1. Case tractor plant.

A load of New Holland implements aboard an onx flat car have just arrived at the team track near a farmers' co-op in southern Wisconsin in 1979. The machinery will soon be unchained and rolled onto the back of a flatbed truck from the New Holland dealership.

A worker from the local lumber yard neatly stacks 16 footers that he carefully removes from a PRR X-29 box car in Fe bruary 1950. The J.1. Case steam tractor has been brought in to steam a tank car of molasses on an adjacent track.

54 RAILMODELjOURNAL -JUNE 2002 Contractors rebuilding a stone breakwater in Lake Michigan unloaded 200 gondolas of stone at the team tracks in the Racine, Wisconsin yard in May 1990. The stone was trucked to the harbor one mile away, then reloaded into barges for delivery to the construction site. -K. Kohlmann photo

The Consumer's Steel Co. received more cars of scrap at one time than they could fit beneath the traveling cranes in their scrap yard. These EJ&E and RDG 50 gons were spotted a block away on a team track at the CNW's Racine Junction, Wisconsin yard for unloading by a truck crane equipped with an electromagnet. The scrap was shuttled to the scrap yard in dump trucks. -K. Kohlmann photo

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56 RAILMODELJOURNAL ' JUNE 2002 Wood Street Terminal, Chicago, Illinois (commonly known as The Potato Yard) is the granddaddy of all team tracks on the CNW. This view from 1920 shows it had room for more than 100 reefers, wide driveways, a freight house, scale, and accommodations for the vegetable brokers who worked in the area. This photo was retouched to remove the trucks lined up next to the reefers. In the 1970s the yard was converted to a piggyback yard for the Fa lcon Service trains.

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The team track in South Oshkosh, Wisconsin includes a concrete roadway for trucks, a wooden transfer platform and a small crane. -photo circa 1950

eam tracks were a common agent (if there was no depot at the site), a Local law enforcement officers were fixture at almost every wagon scale, track scale, freight notified when a valuable or tempting railroad yard and station on platform, transfer crane and outhouses. load was to be left overnight on a team the Chicago & North Western Ty pical outbound loads on rural team track. Beer reefers in particular were T system. A specific track or tracks included grain (loaded in box cars by often spotted under a street lamp along a group of tracks were built alongside a small gas-powered conveyors), crated well-travelled road where the pol ice gravel or cinder roadway to allow fruits and vegetables, and specialty could keep an eye on the car. wagons and trucks to load and unload manufactured products. Inbound loads Freight cars were spotted on the team directly from freight cars. were usually farm machinery of all kinds, tracks, unloaded almost immediately, Spur tracks in rural agricultural areas building materials, fe ncing supplies, fuel, then the empties were pulled from the were often bui It parallel to the mainline seed, fertilizer, groceries, and merchandise. siding the next time the switch crew at a level location where the right of way Team tracks in larger cities were passed through. Shippers and receivers was wide enough to include a side track often built on the edge of a freight yard could not afford to leave cars sitting idle. and a roadway. The team tracks were or along a road near the freight houses. It The team tracks were a vi tal often more than 1,200 feet in length was common to see trucks from local transportation connection fo r businesses (about 30 car lengths). Locations that stores unloading crated furniture, fruit, and industries that did not have a direct handled higher volumes of traffic often beer, lumber and groceries. Off-line rail connection. had one or more additional facilities, industries trucked their products to RMJ including: a small office for the freight sidings for shipment by rail.

The ice bunkers of several NWX reefers are filled with large blocks of ice in preparation for loading as the cars set on a team track in Sioux City, Iowa, circa 1950.

58 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 EMO kit-converted several of the S040-2 diesels into cabless S040-2B units. See how you can do it and superdetail the model in the July issue of "The Journal." -Steve Orth photo

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60 RAILMODELJOURNAL . JUNE 2002 [PAINT & DECALS]

FROM KASLO SHOPS KIT

By Bob Rivard

I used a Kaslo Shops number HDL-2 cast-resin kit for this model. The decals are an older Herald King F-1 160 set, but they could be pieced together fromjust number and letter sheets. Kaslo sells a set for the British Columbia version of the car that can supply the proper data decals. I adapted a Walthers 1115 Potlatch Lumber load from their 72-foot bulkhead flat car series. The tie-down straps are pieces of Chartpak strip­ ing tape. I painted the model Scalecoat II Black. There's an index of all previous articles on modern freight car modeling on our website at www.railmodeljournal.com

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.PllIJropresents ;2(f(J(J USRA 0-6-0 STE AM LOCOMOTIVE

PROTO 2000

STEAM COLLECTION

PROTO 2000 fOt'casts a steamy summer! Shipping inJul y, the USRA0-6 -0 is the newest locomotive to join the Heritage Steam Collection. Its impressive features include:

• All Drivers Powered • Clear-Vision Tenders Appropriate to the Prototype Road • All Locomotive and Tender Wheels Pick up Electricity • Unlettered Locomotive & Tender Includes Parts for 5 • Blackened Nickel-Silver Plated Wheels with RP25 Contours Different Tenders • Detailed Cast Metal Alloy Rods & Valve Gear, Not Stamped • Authentic Painting and Laser-Sharp Printing • Will Operate Through 18" Radius Curves and #4 Turnouts • Constant and Directional Head and Tail Lights

• Weighted for Maximum Tractive Effort - Pulls 40 or • Equipped with PROTO 2000 Couplers More Cars • DCC Ready

• 5 Pole Skew-Wound Balanced Armature with • 12-Page Booklet Filled with Historical Facts Machined Brass Flywheel and Documentation • Machined Brass Worm Gear With PreCisely Meshed • Certificate of Quality Spur Gear

Preserving the Heritage As with allof our steam locomotives, PROTO 2000 will donate a portion of our sales to the historical societyof the road purchased to aid their efforts of preserving the history and beauty of the USRA 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive.

July is a hot monthfo r this steamy loco in limited SUPP01! HUr1:Y to your hobby retailer to reserve orPick up your 0-6-0 today!

DESCRIPTION ITEM# (ROAD#) DESCRIPTION ITEM# (ROAD#) ACL...... 30 211 (#1136) MEC ...... 30220 (#176) ACL...... 302 12 (#1 142) PRR...... 30 221 (#7300) CNW...... 30 214 (#2603) PRR...... 30222 (#7641) CNW ...... 302 15 (#2624) RI ...... 30 223 (#279) GM&O ...... 30 216 (#41) RI ...... 30224 (#280) GM&O ...... 302 17 (#45) Unletterecl ...... 30225 MEC ...... 30219 (#175)

©2002 Lire-Like Producls, LLC 1600 Union Ave., Baltimore. MD 21211 In Canada: 140 Applewood Crescenl. Concord, Onlario L4K 4E2www.lirelikeproducls.com In the course of sifting through stacks of prototype information, we came across a paint scheme that is just too good to pass up: The Santa Fe Christmas caboose. In November 1973 the Santa Fe painted one of their cabooses in a Christmas theme. It was tacked on to various trains in the California area and toured for the season, stopping to hand out candy to children and generally spread goodwill to all. The uniqueness of the paint scheme and the human touch it gave the railroad makes this model a must for our READY-TO-ROLLTM line. Also featured in this release are five other totally new cabooses for your mo4eling enjoyment.

#7400 ATSF Christmas #7402 CP Rail JLL-�J..o� #7403 DflRGW #7404 BNIC6-S #7405 Grand Tru nk New Celcon® End Rail Molding, Brake New paint schemes featuring Razor Wh eel & See-Thru Smokestack Sharp painting and printed graphics We ighted to meet NMRA specifications Metal RP 25 contour wheel sets

Completely assembled © 2002 Athearn, Inc.

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