2004 Model Railroading CD

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� CORN SYRUP TANK CARS � WALTERS 40’ HI-CUBE CONTAINERS � DIESEL DETAIL: WP GP40 & GP40-2 �

September 2004 $4.95 Canada $6.95

BuildBuildOn30On30 anan PorterPorter Page 24

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High Tech with a Future

HO Scale The New Genesis™ NACC 50' Box Car

o most observers in the 1960s, the railroad industry seemed to have run out of steam. Interestingly, this was a period of development that would set the course of railroading as we see it today. The North American Car Corporation designed and built a 50’ outside post, insulated, plug door box car which proved to be a Tvision of developments to come. Several railroads rostered this car with most of them either purchased by or leased to private shippers. Unlike most cars of this era that received plain paint schemes, the NACC cars were frequently decorated in complex, colorful paint schemes. When the NACC cars were built, general leasing, billboard paint schemes and modern freight handling techniques were still at least a decade in the future.

� G4432 - C&NW #1 � G4434 - D&RGW #1 � G4433 - C&NW #2 � G4435 - D&RGW #2

� G4436 - American Colloid #1 � G4438 - Alumax #1 � G4437 - American Colloid #2 � G4439 - Alumax #2

� G4440 - Dresser Magcobar #1 � G4442 - Trona Chemicals #1 � G4441 - Dresser Magcobar #2 � G4443 - Trona Chemicals #2

� G4430 - Pullman Door - Undecorated � G4431 - Superior Door - Undecorated

Athearn Genesis™ HO Scale NACC 50' Box Car features:

Either Pullman Standard or Superior plug doors Machined metal RP25 wheels mounted in prototypically accurate side where prototypically accurate frames with operating bearing caps Pullman Standard or Stanray roofs where prototypically accurate Weighted for optimum performance Conventional frame or truck mounted brake rigging Applied metal grab irons, photo etched cross-over end walks, and where prototypically accurate precision molded detail parts Spectacular prototype paint schemes and complex razor-sharp printing Magnetically operated knuckle couplers

Visit your favorite hobby retailer for the latest Genesis releases and for information on the availability of your favorite road names.

September 2004 VOLUME 34 NUMBER 7

FEATURES

20 � SD-24: The First Turbo SD — Part 1: Introduction by George Melvin 24 � Building an On30 Porter Locomotive by Larry Puckett 32 Photo by Ken Edmier 29 � A Rust Primer — Ideas for Modeling the Many Shades and Textures of Corrosion 44 � PROTOTYPES FOR MODELS FREIGHTCAROLOGY by Sam Swanson Walthers 40’ High-Cube Container — Part 2 by David G. Casdorph 32 � Modeling a Santa Fe Gray PS-4750 Covered Hopper 48 � ON TRACK by Ken Edmier New Heights Reached by Jim Mansfield 40 � Corn Syrup Tank Cars — Part 3 An Overview of Syrup Designs 50 � DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP From the 1970s to the Present Western Pacific (WP) EMD GP40 & GP40-2 by Tim Frederick by Rich Picariello

DEPARTMENTS

5 � Editorial 9 � Ready Track 10 � Sandhouse (New Products) 16 � Product Reviews HO: Lionel Union Pacific Veranda Turbine HO: Life-Like Proto 1000 Alco RS11 19 � Book Beat 54 � The Society Page 63 � Boys in the Basement 65 � Your Trek Plan 24

Photo by Larry Puckett 70 � Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER On30 has been catching the eye of many modelers who enjoy building, kitbashing and scratchbuilding their equipment. This month, Larry Puckett shows us how he built this 2-6-2 Porter from a Backwoods Miniature kit. Turn to page 24 to learn how he did it. Photo by Larry Puckett. INSET: Although most of the Santa Fe’s covered hoppers were Mineral Brown, in 1979 they leased 100 new PS-4750 from North American Car that were gray. Starting on page 32, Ken Edmier shows how he modified an InterMountain car to model one of these rare cars. Photo by Ken Edmier. AD TEMPLATE 9/17/04 3:50 PM Page 4

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�EDITORIAL EDITOR / PUBLISHER Randall B. Lee [email protected] “The Boys” Get CONTRIBUTING EDITORS David G. Casdorph Art Fahie their own Book Doug Geiger, MMR Patrick Lawson, MMR odel railroading just got a lot more fun with Jim Mansfield M the release of Burlington Route Tower George Melvin Cartoonist by Don Lomax. Don, who has been Rich Picariello drawing Merle, Earl and Lenny...The Boys in the Larry J. Puckett Basement...for Model Railroading since 1998, has Jim Six compiled 52 of his cartoons (in B&W) into a 64- Larry E. Smith, MMR page book for the enjoyment of all. You’ll also get Gary Walton to know a little about their creator...who just hap- pens to bear a striking resemblance to Merle. If CIRCULATION / OFFICE MANAGER you’ve enjoyed the exploits of “The Boys” each Donald R. Strait month, you’ll want to add this book to your collec- [email protected] tion...or give it to a friend. The Holiday Season is almost here, and this book would NATIONAL SALES MANAGER make a great gift. The book is only $14.95, but for a limited time, we are offering it for Chris Lane free with a three-year subscription. For more details 1-888-338-1700 refer to the ad on page 14 and the order form on [email protected] page 61. And while we’re talking about books, please ASSISTANT MANAGER/GRAPHIC ARTIST note that we continue to add new book titles to the Rhett B. Lee line of books we offer. The two newest titles are [email protected] Trackside on the Pennsylvania, Volume 2: Struc- tures of the Standard Railroad of the World (96 pp, Volume 34, Issue 7. MODEL RAILROADING is published softcover, $14.95) by Jeff Scherb and The Monoga- 10 times a year by Highlands Station, Inc., 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) 338-1700. hela Railway — It’s History and Operation 1903- Price per single copy is $4.95 in U.S.A. Subscriptions are 1993 (212 pp, hardcover, $39.95) by David E. $39.95 in the U.S.A. or $48.00 in Canada (or foreign) for Gratz and Terry E. Arbogast. 12 issues payable in U.S. funds. Unsolicited manuscripts or With National Model Railroad Month almost photographs should be accompanied by return postage, and Highlands Station, Inc., assumes no responsibility for upon us, now is the time to plan your activities to the loss or damage of such material. No part of this publi- help promote the hobby, either through your cation may be reprinted without written permission from involvement with a club or by opening your layout the publisher. Printed in U.S.A. to neighborhood kids or local church or civic groups. Sharing “The Boys” with them The information contained in the various articles in this would also be a great way to remind them that “model railroading IS fun!” magazine is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, no results guaranteed, nor is any freedom from any On a sadder note, I regret to inform you of the passing of Jim Teese of Charlotte, patent or copyright to be inferred. Since we have no con- NC, a frequent contributor to Model Railroading. He will be remembered for his won- trol over the physical conditions surrounding the applica- derful modeling...and many will remember Jim for his great “April Fool’s” locomo- tion of information in this magazine, Highlands Station, tive articles in the pages of MRG over the years. We’ll miss you Jim and your Inc., and the various authors and editors disclaim any lia- bility for untoward results and/or for any physical injury in- contribution to the hobby. Our sympathies go to his family and friends. curred by using the information herein. Turning now to something of a more personal nature, I’d like to offer my apolo- Copyright © 2004 by Highlands Station, Inc. gies for the lateness of this issue. The past few months have been difficult ones for me ADVERTISING personally, but things are once again looking up. Those closest to me know that I went For advertising information contact through a painful divorce this summer and had surgery to remove a tumor (benign) Chris Lane at 1-888-338-1700 from my parotid gland in August. Unfortunately, these events took their toll on [email protected] me...and my ability to focus on getting my work done. I offer this information as rea- VISITOURWEBSITE sons, not excuses, but hope you will understand that sometimes events in one’s life do www.modelrailroadingmag.com have a significant impact on one’s ability to perform normal activities. But now the divorce is final and the surgery, despite some post-operative complications, was suc- SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BOOK ORDERS For subscriptions, please send inquiries to Highlands Station, cessful. So now I can once again start focusing on fulfilling my obligations to you, Inc., 2600 S. Parker Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014 or our readers. 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Atlas Master™ Gold Series Train Master — Atlas's Train Master features separately applied detail parts, metal springs on trucks, die-cast underframe, five-pole skewed armature motor w/dual flywheels, directional lighting, AccuMate® couplers, painted crew figures, etched-metal radiator grilles and railroad specific details (lighted classification lights on some models), accurate painting and printing and an e-DMD (electronic Dual-Mode® decoder for DCC or DC operation). It is Atlas’s first model equipped with QSI® Quantum System™ sound. It is currently offered in two numbers and unnumbered as a Phase 1a for Lackawanna, Phase 1b for SP and VGN, and Phase 2 for CP, Jersey Central and PRR. More roadnames will follow. An undecorated model is also available for each Phase variation. MSRP $249.95. It is also offered in their Silver Series without decoder or sound for $139.95 with different road numbers. Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. 378 Florence Avenue Hillside, NJ 07205 Ph: (908) 687-0880 Fax: (908) 687-8857 www.atlasrr.com

Ford C Fire Rescue Truck & Telesqurt — Athearn has released two new fire HHOO vehicles w/their Ford C cab. The fire rescue truck (Items #91801 to #91812) is offered in several schemes. MSRP $24.98. The fire Telesqurt is currently offered in six schemes (Item #91851 to #91856). MSRP $27.98 each Athearn 19010 Laurel Park Road, Compton, CA 90220 Ph: (310) 631-3400 Fax: (310) 885-5296 www.athearn.com NN

TTX Gunderson Twin-Stacks w/Large Logo — deLuxe Innovations has released their ready-to-run five-unit Twin-Stack decorated for TTX w/large logo in road numbers (Item #151301 & #151211). It is also available decorated for BNSF in two numbers & two paint schemes (Item #151401 & #151411) and in one number each for SP (Item #151501) and BN (Item #151511). Retail $79.95 each. deLuxe Innovations PO Box 4213 Burbank, CA 91503 Ph: (818) 848-3589 Fax: (818) 848-1667 www.deluxeinnovations.com

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�NEWPRODUCTS THE SANDHOUSE A Product News Column HOSCALE

Athearn, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, has new items low, Santa Fe (zebra stripe), SP, Cotton Belt (SSW) and painted gray in the Ready To Roll® Series: Ford “C” tractor w/28' trailer in Con- unlettered; RSD15 high hood (2 nos.) for PRR, Penn Central, B&LE, solidated Freightways, CF-No Zone, Owner-Operator, Disalvo, Delta DM&IR and painted gray unlettered (RSD15 price range is $249.99 and Advance ($15.98); Ford Fire Truck in red, white, red w/white to $264.99); additional roadnames announced for the USRA light 2- roof, red w/white cab, red & white and safety green ($17.98); Ford 8-2 (2 nos.) are NKP, Wabash, Monon, MP and SL-SF ($299.99). Fire Rescue truck in Bethpage (NY), Chicago, Boston, Washington Announced in the new Paragon Series Platinum series, a high quality DC, Detroit and San Francisco ($24.98); bay-window caboose in NS, die-cast locomotive series, is the PRR K4s available in different pilot SP and Erie ($14.98); wide-vision caboose in Alaska RR, Santa Fe types, lettering, headlight location and generator location ($450.00). and GN ($14.98); cupola caboose in Santa Fe safety, CP Rail, D&RGW and BN ($14.98); 50' flatcar w/two trailers (2 nos.) in Details West, 411 W. Allen Ave., Suite 119, San Dimas, CA Monon, Santa Fe, Lackawanna, B&M, CN and T&P ($21.98); 50' 91773, is releasing the following new detail parts designed to com- wood express reefer (2 nos.) for Rock Island, IC, Milwaukee Road, pliment the Central Valley switch kits or hand-built turnouts: MKT, GN, NC&StL (in two schemes), ARE, NP, MP, SAL and WP � SF-926 Switch frog code 83 #8 manganese insert (white ($15.98); Bethgon® Coalporter® 5-car sets (3 sets/roadname) for BN, bronze) w/plastic rail bars & pewter guard BNSF and CSX ($99.98); Kenilworth tractor w/20' container (2 ea.) rails...$8.95/set for Capital, Evergreen, Gold, Hyundai, MSC and Uniglory ($19.98); � SF-927 Switch frog code 83 #9 manganese insert (white F59PHI (2 nos.) in Amtrak West and Amtrak California ($74.98); bronze) w/plastic rail bars & pewter guard CF7 w/round roof (2 nos.) in Santa Fe pinstripe, Santa Fe Warbonnet rails...$8.95/set and undec ($79.98); CF7 w/angle roof (2 nos.) in Santa Fe Warbon- � SF-930 Switch frog & points code 55 #8 (white bronze) net and undec ($79.98); John Deere Series — F7A&B (2 w/pewter rail bars & guard rails...$15.75/set schemes)($79.98); well car w/containers in two schemes ($24.98); � RB-931 Rail bars, ABS plastic, code 83, 6 & 4 bolt...$2.50/36 2004 Deere Holiday Train Set w/CF7, three cars, caboose, oval of � RB-932 Rail bars, brass, code 83, 6 & 4 bolt...$3.75/12 Bachmann E-Z Track® and Athearn Train-Pak power pack ($139.98); � RB-933 Rail bars, ABS plastic, code 70, 6 & 4 bolt...$2.50/36 Coca-Cola® Series — flatcar w/45' trailer in three schemes ($15.98); � RB-934 Rail bars, brass, code 70, 6 & 4 bolt...$3.75/12 Holiday Train Set w/F7A, three cars, caboose, oval of Bachmann E-Z � RB-935 Rail bars, pewter, code 55, 4 bolt...$3.75/24 Track® and Athearn Train-Pak power pack ($139.98); loads for � SF-936 Switch frog & points, code 55 #7 (white bronze) freight cars: scrap load for 50' gondola ($8.98), coal load for 34' hop- w/pewter rail bars & guard rails...$15.75/set per ($5.98/2), coal load for 40' hopper ($5.98/2), coal load for Coal- porter ($5.98/2), pulpwood load ($9.98). Funaro & Camerlengo, RD #3, Box 2800, Honesdale, PA 18431, New in the Genesis Series: NP passenger F3s in the original is offering the following cast polycarbonate resin kits: scheme as F3A ($129.98), F3A-A ($259.98) and F3A-B-B ($379.98); � 6880 S h i p p e r s Lackawanna freight Phase I F3s as F3A ($129.98) and F3A-A Car Line phos- ($259.98); Lackawanna passenger Phase I F3s as F3A ($129.98) and phate covered F3A-A ($259.98); SD70MAC 4th series in 3 nos. for Conrail w/CSX hopper (’48-’60s) patch, BN Exec w/BNSF patch and TFM ($139.98). � 6870 ACL phos- phate covered Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has new roadnames hopper (built ’38- for the FM H24-66 Trainmaster: Phase Ia for E-L (2 nos. & unnum- ’41) bered), F-M demo (2 nos.), Wabash (2 nos.) and undec; Phase Ib in Kits come with thinfilm decals and Tichy Trains brake and detail SP (2 nos. & unnumbered); Phase II in Reading (2 nos. & unnum- parts. Price is $34.99 ea. w/no shipping charges if ordering direct. bered) and undec. Atlas Master® Series Silver (w/o decoder; DCC ready) is $139.95; Atlas Master Series® Gold (w/decoder and QSI® Great Decals, P.O. Box 994, Herndon, VA 20172, has decal sets Quantum Sound®) is $249.95. Gold and Silver Series locos come in for NKP boxcars: different road numbers except for Wabash which has the same road � HSP-11 NKP 40' outside-braced wood boxcars, 8000-8199 series numbers. � HSP-12 NKP 40' steel boxcars, 25000-25999 series Sets are $9.99 ea. postpaid. Broadway Limited Imports, P.O. Box 396, Ivy, VA 22945, is offering a Paragon® Series model of the General American 53' wood Greenway Products, 139 Ramsey Rd., Ligonier, PA 15658, express reefer decorated in REX 1200, REX 1300, REX 1400, Rock www.greenwayproducts.com, has released pre-finished ore loads to Island, D&RGW, KCS, L&N, MKT, MP, Soo Line, NC&StL, SAL, fit the Stewart ore car. Price is $6.50/4-pack. Order direct only. T&P, WP, URTX and undec. Single cars are $26.99; a 2-pack w/the same roadnames but in two different road nos. is $49.99. New InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering Paragon® Series locomotives w/QSI® Quantum sound and DCC con- the following new fully assembled models: trol are the NYC S1b 4-8-4 Niagara in three nos. plus painted unlet- � Wisconsin Central ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (4 tered ($329.99); re-run of the Santa Fe 3751 class 4-8-4 (this time in nos.), #47031...$29.95 a glossy black finish w/even more accurate detail) in 4 nos. � Rock Island ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), ($329.99); Alco RSD15 low hood (2 nos.) for Santa Fe (blue & yel- #47011...$29.95

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� AGP ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, green (12 nos.), Märklin ®, P.O. Box #47023...$29.95 510559, New Berlin, WI � WP ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), 53151, has an American #47033...$29.95 prototype starter set � UP ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, “We Will Deliver” #25971 w/digital decoder slogan (12 nos.), #47034...$29.95 and sound-equipped NYC � PFE R-40-10 reefer, one side has a UP herald, SP herald on the Alco PA1, three NYC other side (6 new nos.), #46701P...$32.95 freight cars, NYC caboose, � MNS 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), #45353...$29.95 assorted track pieces, � NP 1937 AAR 40' boxcar (6 nos.), #45703...$27.95 curved turnouts and a � BAR 50'PS-1 boxcar, red/white/blue “State of Maine” scheme (12 Mobile Control digital con- new nos.), #45916...$31.95 troller. Price is $645.00. � D&H 50' boxcar, “I Love NY” blue & white scheme (6 nos.), #45922...$29.95 Microscale, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, has � Santa Fe 60' wood deck flatcar (6 new nos.), #46403...$28.95 the following new decals for HO scale: � Trailer Train 60' wood deck flatcar (6 new nos.), #46405...$28.95 � 87-1193 B&M Bicentennial Diesels - GP7/9/18 — 1976+ � Gov. of Canada cylindrical covered hopper (6 new nos.), � 87-1243 Santa Fe Passenger Cars - “Shadow Stripe” Scheme — #45125...$29.95 1947-’52 � Aurora Co-op 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), � MC-4286 Strick Lease 48' Trailers #45356...$29.95 These decals retail for $5.50; Minicals (MC) are $3.30. � Pepper Packing Co. R-40-23 reefer, colorful scheme (6 new nos.), #45538...$30.95 Miniatronics, 561-K Acorn St., Deer Park, NY 11729, is releasing � UP Fe 60' wood deck flatcar (6 new nos.), #46404...$28.95 HO scale emergency vehicle light bars for use on police cars, fire Regal Line assembled and powered F3: trucks, tow trucks and other emergency vehicles. These easy-to- � NYC F3A Phase II (4 nos.), #49101...$99.95 install units have seven LEDs in the following sequence of chase � NYC F3B Phase II (4 nos.), #49601...$94.95 light patterns: 7 blue; 7 red; 7 yellow; 3 red, 4 blue; 3 blue, 1 white & � B&O F3A Phase II (4 nos.), #49108...$99.95 3 red; 3 red, 1 white & 3 red; 3 blue, 1 white & 3 blue; 2 blue, 3 � B&O F3B Phase II (B units not numbered), #49608...$94.95 white & 2 blue; 2 blue, 1 white, 1 yellow, 1 white & 2 red; 2 blue, 1 Pinnacle Series fully assembled: yellow, 1 blue, 1 red, 1 yellow & 1 red. Each pattern comes in a � CN 50' P-S boxcar (6 nos.), #47503...$31.95 package of 3-units priced at $19.95. A-Line fully assembled: � NYSW Gunderson Twin Stack 5-unit container car (4 new nos.), Pre-Size Specialties, P.O. Box 1087, Lusk, WY 82225-1087, #47603...$119.95 www.pre-size.com, offers cast-urethane pre-finished ballast loads: � CSXT Gunderson Twin Stack 5-unit container car (4 new nos.), #456 for Roundhouse 40' hopper and #457 for Athearn 40' hopper. #47604...$119.95 Price is $5.60 ea. � SP Gunderson Twin Stack 5-unit container car (4 new nos.), #47605...$119.95 Roundhouse, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, has added Bethlehem Car Works fully assembled: new roadnames for their EMD Model 40 “Critter” 4-wheel industrial � PRR B60b baggage car, Tuscan Red (4 nos.), #BCW5002 diesel: EMD (white stripe scheme), Old Ben Coal, Farmer’s Union ...$59.95 Coop, US Army, black w/white stripes and orange w/black stripes. Centralia Car Shops fully assembled: Price is $79.98. New roadnames for freight car kits: 40' 3-bay ribbed � UP CA-3 & CA-4 cabooses, yellow sides w/large lettering (6 hopper in Alaska, Algoma Central, B&O, Conrail, M&StL, N&W nos.), #CCS1067...$49.95 (ex-Virginian), Reading, WM, CSX/C&O, CSX/C&O (revised � UP CA-3 & CA-4 cabooses, white sides w/safety slogan lettering scheme), CB&Q, NYC, NS, PRR, E-L, Seaboard System and South- (4 nos. w/4 different slogans), #CCS1068...$49.95 ern ($7.25); 40' outside-braced boxcar in CB&Q, B&M, CP, NKP, Santa Fe, Seaboard, Virginian and undec ($7.25); 50' hi-cube boxcar Kadee®, 673 Ave. C, White City, OR 97503-1078, offers the fol- w/single door in Chessie/C&O, GN, N&W, Frisco, SCL, BN, Santa lowing new RTR PS-1 40' boxcars: Fe and undec ($8.50); 50' hi-cube boxcar w/double door in N&W, � Western Ry. of Alabama w/6' door (Road No. W of A 18108), Santa Fe and undec ($8.50); 50' hi-cube waffle side boxcar in SCL, #4308...$27.95 BN, Frisco and undec ($8.50).

Sunshine Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MO 65808-4997, has cast gray urethane kits for 40' steel solid-bottom gondolas as used by ACL (regular and modified log versions), New RTR PS-1 50' boxcars: P&WV, W&LE, � NH w/15' double door (Road No. NH 40510), #6721...$31.95 NKP, Wabash, Rio New PS-2 2-bay covered hopper: Grande, Alaska, � Frisco (Road No. SL-SF 84084), #8012...$39.95 T&P, CofG, PM, GM&O, C&NW/ Life-Like, 1600 Union Ave., Baltimore, MD 21211-1998, offers CMO, GN, NP, SP&S, DSS&A, NYC (50') and MKT. Kits come Proto 2000 factory assembled w/sides and ends cast as one piece, decals and detail parts. Price is models of the Mather stock car $30.00; ACL modified log gondola is $32.00. Add $4.00 S&H for up in 2 nos. for Chicago & Alton, to 5 kits in the US or $15.88 S&H for up to six kits to Canada. Loads C&IM, CB&Q, GM&O and for these cars such as baled scrap, marble slabs, RR yard scrap, off- North American Car Corp. the-road ties, white sand, ingot iron, aluminum ingots and steel plate (NISX). Price is $30.00. will also be available.

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Walthers, 5601 W. Florist ter-beam flatcar (w/ Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201- opera or standard 3039, new in the Gold Rib- cutouts to match proto- bon Series® kits is the 3-story types) in BC Rail, Daily Examiner (#933-3616, NOKL, CBRY and $39.98), 3-story All Needs TSE (single car Insurance (#933-3617, $21.98; limited-run 2-pack $39.98); 16,000-gal tank car in Procor, $39.98) and Bauer Family UCLX, OMYA, GATX, Cargill and Georgia Marble (single car Pharmacy (#933-3618, $21.98; limited-run 2-pack $39.98); 23,000-gal tank car in Terra, US $29.98). These three build- Army, Darling, Shell, Celtran and NGO-Chemical (single car $21.98; ings can be combined to make a city block. New in the Cornerstone limited-run 2-pack $39.98); tri-level autorack in Frisco, CP Rail, Series® kit line is the Passenger Car Washer (#933-3186, $19.98). Santa Fe, BNSF, CNW, Chessie/C&O, KCS and UP w/SP or SSW The new Gold Line ® series RTR freight cars come w/metal reporting marks (single car $25.98; limited-run 2-pack $49.98). New wheelsets, McHenry® semi-scale magnetic couplers and add-on gra- heavyweight passenger car is the 12-1 Pullman Sleeper in Pullman, birons: ore car 12-pack in DM&IR and UP ($79.98); limited-run Santa Fe, CB&Q, PRR, UP (gray), C&NW, NYC, UP (yellow), SP, cushion-coil car 3-pack in EJ&E and CNW ($59.98); ballast hopper B&O, D&RGW, Milwaukee Road, GN and undec ($41.98). The new in UP, CSX, Santa Fe, Conrail, BNSF, CNW, Amtrak, Milwaukee 2005 HO Scale Model Railroad Reference Book (#913-205) is Road, CN, Soo Line and CP (single car $11.98; 3-pack $39.98); cen- $22.98.

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Athearn, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, is releasing scheme; AC4400CW Ford Fire Trucks decorated for the following fire companies: Los w/low numberboards Angeles, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Napa Bicentennial, Highsprite Bicen- (2 nos.) for CP (two tennial and Perryville Bicentennial ($18.98); Ford “C” tractor w/28' flags scheme) and CP trailer in Superior, Willig, Athearn, Spartan, DHE and IML ($15.98). “Golden Beaver” scheme. Price for UP is $110.00; price for all other roads is $105.00. Atlas, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has the U25B Phase 2a decorated for C&O, N&W, UP and undec; U25B Phase 2b in BN, Microscale, 18435 Bandilier Cir., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, has Conrail, NH and undec. Locos come in 2 nos.; prices are $94.95 w/o the following new decals for N scale: decoder or $139.95 w/decoder. Evans 53' double-plugdoor boxcar � 60-1193 B&M Bicentennial Diesels - GP7/9/18 — 1976+ ($10.95 — 2 nos.) for BC Rail; Northwest Hardwoods; Wisconsin � 60-1243 Santa Fe Passenger Cars - “Shadow Stripe” Scheme — Central; Ft. Vancouver Plywood; Georgia-Pacific; Louisville, New 1947-’52 Albany & Corydon; Virginia Central; Willamette Industries; and � 60-4286 Strick Lease 48' Trailers undec ($8.95). These decals retail for $4.40.

InterMountain, P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, is offering Micro-Trains®, 351 Rogue River Pkwy., P.O. Box 1200, Talent, the following new fully assembled models: OR 97540-1200, has released the following RTR items: � WM 1937 AAR 40' boxcar, speed lettering (6 nos.), #65750 � NP FT A & B, #99200131 (Road No. 6000) or #99200132 (Road ...$18.95 No. 6007)...$223.30 ea. � Rock Island ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 new nos.), � SAL FT A & B, #99200151 (Road No. 4007/4107) or #99200152 #67011...$21.95 (Road No. 4019/4119)...$229.90 ea. � AGP ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, green (12 nos.), � USA State Series FT B, powered, #98702501...$95.50 #67023...$18.95 � Smokey Bear 60th Anniversary 40' plugdoor boxcar (Road No. � ECC International ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, white SBX 1944), #21480...$22.75 (6 nos.), #67028...$21.95 � Arizona State Car 40' plugdoor boxcar (Road No. 1912), � CNWX Canada cylindrical covered hopper, red (6 new nos.), #21381...$19.85 #65101...$21.95 � New Jersey State Car 40' plugdoor boxcar (Road No. 1787), � CPWX Canada cylindrical covered hopper, red (6 new nos.), #21382...$19.85 #65102...$21.95 � Canadian/Canadien National 61' bulkhead flatcar w/lumber load � MKT 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, green (6 nos.), #65352 (Road No. CN 622278), #54140...$24.95 ...$21.95 � BN 48' Stoughton trailer “Omaha” (Road No. BNAU 686003), � Aurora Co-op 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper (6 nos.), #65356 #81720...$26.65 ...$21.95 � NS 50' rib-side boxcar (Road No. NS 2210), #25660...$16.20 � CNW 4750 cu. ft. 3-bay covered hopper, yellow (6 nos.), #65359 � Rock Island 40' boxcar, aluminum (Road No. R.I. 20060), ...$21.95 #20676...$14.40 � D&H 50' boxcar, “I Love NY” blue & white scheme (6 nos.), � Santa Fe 89' closed #65922...$18.95 autorack car (Road � BAR wood reefer (6 nos.), #67709...$19.95 No. ATSF 700276), FT A & B set fully assembled and powered: #111010...$32.65 � WP (4 nos.), #69018...$199.95 � 30' skeleton log car w/log load #113520...$15.95 � SAL in as-delivered “citrus” scheme (4 nos.), #69019...$164.95 � BN 100-ton 3-bay hopper w/coal load (Road No. BN 528932) � LV (4 nos.), #69020...$164.95 #108110...$27.00 � RI (4 nos.), #69021...$199.95 � NH 40' boxcar, black w/large NH (Road No. NH 21991) #20686...$14.40 Kato, 100 Remington Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173, offers the GE � 12 Days of Christmas Series 40' plugdoor boxcar, “A partridge in AC4400CW (2 nos.) w/high numberboards decorated for CEFX a Pear Tree,” #21501...$19.15 Leasing, UP “Building America” scheme, UP (lightning bolt) and � 12 Days of Christmas Series 40' plugdoor boxcar, “Two Turtle undec; AC4400CW w/gull-wing cab (3 nos.) for BNSF “Heritage II” Doves,” #21502...$19.15

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� 12 Days of Christmas Series 40' plugdoor boxcar, “Three French � Tabletop Train Set NYC FT A w/three boxcars, caboose and an Hens,” #21503...$19.15 oval of roadbed track, #99303090...$199.95 � Generator Load, #49943901...$3.95 � Tabletop Train Set EMD Demo FT A w/three freight cars, caboose � Log Loads, #49943902...$11.95/3-pack and an oval of roadbed track, #99303100...$204.95 � Dahlman 2-level trucks w/couplers, #00302161...$5.15/pr. � Special Edition Micro Brewery Train Set decorated for the ficti- � Tabletop Train Set WP FT A w/three freight cars, WP caboose and tious “Indian Valley Brewery” w/GP20, three reefers (decorated an oval of roadbed track, #99303060...$205.95 in Black Hole Stout, Pusher Porter and Bob Tail Ale) and � Tabletop Train Set D&RGW FT A w/three freight cars, caboose caboose, #99321010...$189.95 and an oval of roadbed track, #99303070...$204.95 � Tabletop Train Set Santa Fe “Warbonnet” FT A w/three freight NJ International, P.O. Box 99, E. Norwich, NY 11732, has cars, SF caboose and an oval of roadbed track, released exact-scale fully decorated crossbucks featuring all-brass #99303080...$209.95 construction and LEDs in both directions. Item #2095 is $29.99/pair.

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Athearn, 1550 Glenn Curtis St., Carson, CA 90746, now offers $199.95 ea. A Limited Edition Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha fully assembled freight-car trucks w/3 springs per side, detailed side- set is also available w/a powered A unit and an unpowered A unit; 2- frames & separate spring planks: #90821 Bettendorf; #90822 rail or 3-rail w/TMCC $649.95; 2-rail DC/DCC $619.95. The new Andrews; #90823 Archbar and #90824 Roller Bearing at $8.98/pair. GP9 in 2 nos. comes decorated for B&O, Erie, Milwaukee Road, Santa Fe, SP, WM and undec. Prices for 2-rail TMCC $439.95; 3-rail Atlas O, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, announces new TMCC $439.95; 3-rail conventional (in only one road number) schemes for the RTR FM Erie-built A & B units: NYC (two A units), $329.95; 2-rail $379.95. Steel 40' reefer in ART, BAR, Merchant’s PRR (two A units and a B unit), UP (two A units and a B unit), Mil- Despatch, PFE Express, Santa Fe and undec (3-rail $54.95; 2-rail waukee Road (B unit), undec B unit, undec A unit w/single headlight $57.95); 45' trailers w/refrigeration units in Bud of California, Ida- and undec A unit w/dual headlights. Powered prices per individual A Cal, Soo Line, PFE and unlettered ($36.95); 70-ton covered hopper or B unit: 2-rail or 3-rail w/TMCC $429.95; 2-rail DC/DCC $399.95. in CofG, Cotton Belt, NH, UP, NKP, undec w/open side and undec The same roadnames are available unpowered for 3-rail or 2-rail, w/closed side (3-rail $59.95; 2-rail $62.95).

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Pine Canyon Scale Models, 2780 W. Beechwood Av., Fresno, CA Pre-Size Specialties, P.O. Box 1087, Lusk, WY 82225-1087, 93711-0305, www.pinecanyonscalemodels.com, has released a series www.pre-size.com, has a cast urethane pre-finished #806 G Scale of modular brick walls & detail parts. Visit their website for info. Random Stone Wall priced at $62.50.

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Micro-Trains®, P.O. Box 1200, Talent, OR 97540-1200, has � CP 40' boxcar, aluminum (Road No. CP 4901), #14150 (w/ released the following RTR items: Märklin® couplers)...$15.50; #14150-2 (w/Magne-Matic® cou- � BN Gunderson Husky-Stack® well car w/containers (Road No. plers)...$17.30 BN 64094), #13002 (w/Märklin® couplers)...$32.80; #13002-2 � Smokey Bear 60th Anniversary 40' plugdoor boxcar (Road No. (w/ Magne-Matic® couplers)...$34.60 SBX 1944), #14922 (w/Märklin® couplers)...$25.15; #14922-2 � NYC 40' boxcar, red & gray “Pacemaker” (Road No. NYC (w/Magne-Matic® couplers)...$26.95 174728), #14149 (w/Märklin® couplers)...$23.50; #14149-2 (w/ � B&O F7A (powered), #14013 (w/Märklin® couplers)...$107.05; Magne-Matic® couplers)...$25.30 #14013-2 (w/Magne-Matic® couplers)...$108.85 � 12 Days of Christmas Series 40' plugdoor boxcars: “A Partridge in a Pear Tree,” “Two Turtle Doves,” “Three French Pre-Size Specialties, P.O. Box 1087, Lusk, WY 82225-1087, Hens,”#14931-14933 (w/Märklin® couplers)...$21.95 ea.; #14931- www.pre-size.com, offers cast urethane pre-finished #901 Cut Stone 2 to 19433-2 (w/ Magne-Matic® couplers)...$23.75 ea. Tunnel Portal and #902 Concrete Tunnel Portal. Price is $7.00 ea.

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Blair Line, P.O. Box 1136, Carthage, MO 64836, offer six new IL 60130, is offering the limited 2nd edition of Chasing Trains by laser-cut wood billboard kits for HO and N. Each kit has four era- Robert W. Richardson. The 22-chapter 432-page hardbound book appropriate signs and lampshades ($9.95 for HO and $7.95 for N): features 425 color and b&w photographs covering the author’s � Deco w/rounded corners & fins (’30s-’90s): #2429 HO; #1429 N favorite locos and his railfan travels in the US and foreign countries. � City Beautiful ornate billboard (’20s-’50s): #2430 HO; #1430 N Price is $62.95 plus $5.00 S&H. � Lattice (1900s-’60s): #2431 HO; #1431 N � Grill (1940s-Present): #2432 HO; #1432 N Oddballs Decals, 26550 227th St., McLouth, KS 66054, offers � Pole (1950s-Present): #2433 HO; #1433 N the following decals in HO, N, S & O scales: � Wall (1930s-Present): #2435 HO; #1435 N � 842 UP truck service (1947+) � 843 KCS MoW trucks (2003+) Great Decals, P.O. Box 994, Herndon, VA 20172, has decal sets � 844 PROX 50' tank car (7-04) for L&N lightweight coaches printed in Dulux gold for HO and N � 845 MP caboose (1949-’50) scales: set #91 for HO and set #94 for N are priced at $2.49 ea. � 846 AG Processing 50' tank car (6-99) Use prefix 60- for N; 87- for HO; 64- for S; 48- for O. HO & N Heimburger House Publishing, 7236 W. Madison St., Forest Park, decals are $3.50; S & O decals are $6.75 plus $1.75 for S&H.

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Lionel Union Pacific Veranda Turbine

eneral Electric and American Locomo- by Rich Picariello coupler lift bars and many other detail parts G tive Company (Alco) built their first are factory applied. The handrails are demonstrator gas turbine electric (GTEL) in Photos by Rhett Lee formed from flexible engineering plastic, 1 1948. This 4,500-hp double-ended cab loco- but have a scale thickness of over 2 /2". On motive was numbered 101. The unit rode on These units were nearly identical in appear- each span bolster, only the inner two trucks four four-wheel AAR type B trucks in two ance to #50 but had only one cab. In 1954, are powered, each by an individual motor. groups connected by a span bolster (B-B-B- UP purchased 16 additional turbines (61- Details cast into the shells include inspec- B arrangement). It was equipped with a 76). This series included considerable tion plates and hatches, louvers in some of steam generator to heat the thick Bunker C improvements over the original ten and had the doors, door outlines with door handles, fuel. A small 250-hp diesel was used to bring recessed walkways along the sides. Because roof vents, lift rings, grilles and many other the turbine up to a firing speed of 700 rpm of this feature, they quickly became known details. The inner trucks are rigidly attached and for hostling or yard movements under 25 as “Veranda” turbines. Both the first and to the ends of the span bolster while the two mph. The locomotive was painted in dark second series of turbines had been delivered outer trucks are attached by long screws to green with yellow stripes and was tested on without tenders. Fuel consumption of a gas the other end of the span bolster. A slot in the Nickel Plate and Pennsylvania railroads. turbine was almost the same while idling as the truck bolster allows side-to-side move- Although still owned by GE, it was then it was at speed on the road. The onboard ment. Springs surrounding the mounting painted in Union Pacific colors and renum- fuel tanks were unable to keep up with the screws apply downward pressure to help bered 50. After extensive testing on the UP, voracious demand for fuel. To increase the keep these trucks in contact with the rails. it was loaned to Southern Pacific for a short fuel supply, tenders were added to all the All the wheels are in gauge as checked with time. The unit was then sent back to GE’s single-unit turbines. These 24,000-gal. fuel an NMRA gauge. Erie plant for modifications, but it never re- tenders were constructed from tenders used Features of the veranda turbine: turned. previously on 4-12-2 steam locomotives. � RTR out of the box Gas turbines locomotives utilize what is Because of the loud whine produced by the � QSI® Quantum Sound® and DCC decoder essentially a jet engine with the exhaust turbine (hence the nickname “Big Blows”), � Will operate in analog (DC) or digital being used to turn a generator for electricity they were restricted to the relatively unin- (DCC) modes to power the traction motors mounted on the habited and wide-open spaces on the sys- � Dual 5-pole motors w/flywheels truck axles. Advantages in this power plant tem. In later years, the turbines were � Electrical pick-up from all 16 wheels over steam or diesel were fewer moving equipped with multiple-unit connectors and � Constant speed control parts and the ability to use the then rela- could be seen in multi-unit lash-ups with � Kadee®-compatible magnetic couplers tively cheap Bunker C fuel oil. The 4,500- various diesels. � Illuminated numberboards and marker hp turbines could generate 137,930 lbs. of As fuel prices rose for Bunker C fuel and lights starting tractive effort. They could pull the became as expensive as diesel fuel, the tur- � Illuminated cab interior w/painted crew same tonnage several miles per hour faster bine’s advantages became less apparent. figures than a diesel lash-up of equal horsepower. Maintenance costs that were initially low � Flashing Mars light UP’s final order for gas turbines were the 30 became much higher as turbine blades and � Directional headlights and back-up light three-unit turbines (numbered 1-30) nozzles wore out due to the corrosive effects on tender acquired from 1958 to 1961. of the exhaust gases. All of the single-unit � Dual speakers Union Pacific has always operated maxi- turbines were traded in to GE. Their running � Die-cast metal loco and tender bodies mum tonnage at high speeds through the gear was salvaged and used on GE U50 � Metal loco and tender frames vast expanses of its rail system. They diesel orders purchased by both UP and � Many separately applied details needed large and powerful steam locomo- Southern Pacific. By 1969, all the three-unit � Operates on code 100, 83 and 70 track tives (and after the turbine era, huge diesels) turbines had also been retired. � Will operate on 18" minimum radius such as the Challengers and Big Boys to Lionel has introduced their second HO Kadee®-compatible magnetic metal cou- accomplish this. UP management was so model, the UP Veranda Turbine with tender. plers are mounted on the front and rear of impressed with the #50 demonstrator that The locomotive shell and tender body are both the locomotive and tender. The tender they ordered ten turbines in 1952 (51-60). die-cast metal. Separate grabirons, piping, has two wires that plug into two matching

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sockets on the rear platform of the locomo- their model for transitioning sounds. DCC NMRA weighted 40' freight cars on straight tive. These wires are required to illuminate users must set up the transitioning to operate and level track. The model runs smoothly the back-up light. at speeds higher than the factory set 25 mph. throughout all speed ranges. The locomotive is operable automatically After the DCC setup procedures, the model This is an exceptionally fine and accu- in DC or DCC without having to modify the will transition from diesel to turbine and rate model of the Veranda Turbine. unit or moving a jumper plug. There is auto- operate through the entire speed range. The The only roadname offered is Union matic constant speed control regardless of sound volume can be adjusted manually by Pacific. Available road numbers are 61 and the load for steady speed on up or down removing an access panel on the dynamic- 73. Undecorated or unlettered models are grades. Sounds include the turbine, diesel brake assembly on the roof that is held on not offered. Included in the box are start-up sound, digitalized turbine bell and magnetically. Removing this cover exposes a brochures for Challenger and turbine loco- horn, squealing brakes, air let-off in neutral, potentiometer for controlling sound volume motives; a quick start guide sheet explaining coupler crash (DCC only), helper mode as well as a reset plug used to reset the DC and DCC settings for transitioning of mutes horn and bell when double-heading, model to the factory settings. In DC, config- the turbine; a listing of authorized Lionel Doppler Effect and steam generator. The uration variables (CV) can be adjusted using service centers and an owner’s manual model is factory set to operate in the diesel a voice-prompted system that is accessible describing set-up, programming, operation mode. A quick start guide sheet explains the from any HO power pack. and troubleshooting in DC or DCC modes. steps necessary to transition from diesel to Our sample is decorated in the original The price is $499.99. turbine (with the accompanying diesel or tur- turbine scheme. The paint is smoothly bine sounds). The turbine sound can be pro- applied. All the lettering is crisp and opaque. grammed in DC by toggling the reverse The large UP shields and nose wings are switch to sound four short blasts of the air excellent. horn. In DCC, the turbine sound can be The locomotive alone weighs 2.7 accessed by using function F7 or by sound- pounds; the tender weighs 8.2 ounces. On ing four short air horn blasts. Note that the our test track, drawbar pull was measured at unit will operate in the full speed range only about 4.75 ounces. With this weight, the unit in DC. DC operators will still have to set up should be capable of pulling about 76

Due to an overexposed photo, readers may have gotten the impression that the sidessill stripe on Atlas’ EMD SD24 is white or a light yellow. In reality, the sidesills on the locomotive we reviewed on page 16 of the July issue are painted with the same correct Santa Fe yellow as the nose and ends. We apologize to Atlas and our readers for any confusion.

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HO SCALE REVIEW Life-Like Proto 1000 Alco RS11

by Rich Picariello

Photos by Rhett Lee

ith the introduction of the RS11 do not have notches in the corners of the � Constant and directional lighting W(Alco specification number DL701), hoods. The RS18 was virtually identical to � Operating drop steps Alco departed from the previous rounded MLW’s earlier 1,600-hp RS10 (DL700) � Separately applied air horn, antenna, lift carbody as used on the RS2, RS3 and built from 1954 to 1957. rings, MU hose, air hoses, coupler lift RSD4/5 and went with a new style. The Life-Like has introduced the Alco RS11 in bars, grabirons and door handles hoods on the RS11 were almost as high as their Proto 1000 Series. The detailing on this � Die-cast chassis the cab roof, and they had notches in the cor- model approaches Proto 2000 level, but the Our sample is painted in the Burlington ners for the sand hatches. The 1,800-hp model lacks the crew figures and the see- Northern’s green and black scheme. This RS11 was produced from 1956 to 1961. Pro- through fans, footboards and steps that are model has a Sinclair antenna on the cab roof duction totals for the RS11 were 327 for US typically found on a Proto 2000 model. The and the small fuel tank. The paint is service and 99 for Mexico. Alco’s Canadian trucks have separately applied brake cylinders smoothly applied and the demarcation line subsidiary, Montreal Locomotive Works and air lines, front and rear cab windows with between the colors is straight and sharp. All (MLW), continued to build RS11s for Na- windshield wipers and scale-size handrails. the lettering is crisp and opaque. cionales de Mexico until 1964. RS11 options Cab sunshades are packaged in a separate The model weighs 11.5 ounces. As tested included high or low short hood, a steam polybag and will have to be installed by the on our test track, the RS11 had a drawbar generator and various sizes of fuel tanks. modeler. The shell is held to the chassis by pull of 2 ounces. It should be able to pull 36 The visually similar 1,800-hp RS36 (also two screws near the fuel tank and by the NMRA weighted 40' freight cars on straight Alco spec. number DL701) and the 2,000- screws that also hold on the coupler boxes. and level track. The model is not DCC hp RS32 (DL721) had two groups of three With some modifications to the shell, the ready. A decoder would have to be wired filters on the long hood while the RS11 had RS11 could be reworked into an RS32, into the circuit board, and the 1.5V bulbs five filters along the long hood. Forty RS36s RS36 or MLW RS18. Life-Like Canada would need to be replaced by 12V bulbs. were built from 1962 to 1963; 35 RS32s (distributed by Hobbycraft) offers a RTR With its fine Proto 2000-quality mecha- were built from 1961 to 1962. RS32s and Proto 1000 model of the MLW RS10. nism, the RS11 is a smooth running model. RS36s are indistinguishable. All RS32/36s Features of the RS11: Roadnames in two road numbers each are have low short hoods; only Nickel Plate’s � RTR out of the box Burlington Northern (ex-NP units), Delaware RS36s (874 and 875) have high short hoods � 5-pole skew-wound motor w/dual brass & Hudson, Louisville & Nashville, New to accommodate a steam generator. The flywheels Haven, Norfolk & Western, Northern Pacific, Canadian-built equivalent of the RS11 were � 8-wheel drive and electrical pick-up Pennsylvania, Seaboard Air Line and South- the 351 1,800-hp RS18s (DL718) manufac- � Proto 2000 magnetic couplers installed ern Pacific. An undecorated model is also tured by MLW from 1956 to 1968. RS18s � Will operate on 18" radius curves offered. The price is $95.00.

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�BOOK BEAT by Doug Geiger, MMR

Quick Pic Books: 1) UP AC4400/C44AC Locomo- tives (50 pages) 2) BNSF SD70MAC Locomotives Santa Fe Locomotive Facilities (34 pages) — Volume One — Gulf Lines In Quest of Colorado Narrow by Tim Mulina by Russell Crump and Gauge — 1950-1951 BHI/Rail Systems Stephen & Cinthia Priest by Robert MacDonald 510 SE Hamilton Court Paired Rail RR Publications M2FQ Publications Blue Springs, MO 64014 5729 North Delta Avenue P.O. Box 133 (www.railsystems.homestead.com) Kansas City, MO 64151 Washingtonville, OH 44490-0133 $15.99 each, softcover $59.95, hardcover $35.95, hardcover

familiar reference work available to the s more information on real railroads arrow gauge trains have always held a A model airplane enthusiast has been the A surfaces, prototype modelers can take N fascination for many railroad enthusi- all-color “walk-around” detail books. After a advantage of the historian’s efforts to im- asts. The author took two trips early in his life brief introduction and several overall photos, prove the accuracy of their models. An im- to see and document the Colorado slim gauge these books concentrate on as many of the de- portant institution for any railroad has been lines. This book is a chronicle of those two tails (large and small) of the aircraft that can the locomotive service facility. All locomo- journeys using both text and photos. It is basi- be located and photographed. For the mod- tives need fuel, sand and maintenance. The cally a travelogue, describing what the trips eler, these books are invaluable. But in model Santa Fe had an impressive suite of engine were like and what was seen. Some of the inci- railroading, the walk-around book is very un- facilities located everywhere along their vast dents, like travel in southwestern Colorado be- common. This series of books attempts to fill railroad. This book concentrates on the phys- fore paved and improved roads, sure remove that gap. Although most of the titles are con- ical plant and servicing structures that were some of the romance of early railfanning! cerned with narrow gauge railroading, there located on the Gulf Lines (which stretched The first trip encompassed a December are several that concentrate on modern diesel from Purcell, Oklahoma, to Galveston, 1950 auto trip from Denver to Durango to see locomotives. Two are reviewed here. Texas, with a brief branch into Louisiana). the D&RGW, then a round-trip ride (Durango These two books share some similar fea- After a brief introduction to what is to Alamosa and return) on the famous Rio tures: spiral-bound and all the photos are involved with loco services, the book is Grande San Juan narrow gauge passenger black-and-white. The UP version begins with arranged by location, beginning in the train. Admonitions from Bob Richardson a brief history of the AC4400, followed by a south at Galveston and moving northward. (Mr. Colorado Narrow Gauge) about tres- short roster description of UP’s units. The BN ATable of Contents helps the reader passing at the Alamosa yards reflect that not book launches directly into photographs quickly find a specific locomotive facility. everyone welcomed railfans! His second trip without any introduction or roster. Several There are six quality, color maps that help (1951) was a springtime journey to Durango shots of the entire locomotive lead into cab locate the various coal and fuel oil, diesel to ride both the Rio Grande train to Silverton interior pictures. Then some photos of trucks, fuel and shops along the ATSF’s Gulf and a famous Galloping Goose railbus on the side images and overhead shots and some of Lines. A large section is also devoted to the Rio Grande Southern. the larger, major details are provided. Brief massive Cleburne shops (including a fold- The book suffers from typos and captions help describe the images. out color map). improper terminology, e.g., double-gauge Reproduction quality of the photos is Well-written text accompanies the many instead of dual-gauge. The photos (the poor and grainy. Only the covers have a few excellent color and black-and-white photos. majority of which are black-and-white) are small color photos. Unfortunately, the author Site plans taken from actual Santa Fe plat usually fuzzy and dark. The three hand- has failed to capture the essence of the walk- maps help locate structures at each town. drawn maps are rough, but are useful in around book since very few large pictures of There are original and redrawn structure identifying locations mentioned in the text. the small details (like individual louvers, plans for many of the sites. These have been The Table of Contents lacks page numbers specific truck appliances, door assemblies, excellently drawn and reproduced with fine and lists a photo gallery appendix (which is roof hatches, headlights and fuel-tank equip- quality. This book well documents the Gulf absent from the book). The author has ment), which should make up the bulk of a Lines facilities in incredible detail. Although thoughtfully included reproductions of some detail guide book, are absent. The UP book specific for the ATSF, any modeler can use of the actual paperwork (like ticket stubs). does have more of these details, but lacks the this work to help identify and capture the The author’s easy-to-read narrative of his tight straight-on, no-telephoto shots that are look and feel of the small, medium and large travels is the main strength of the book. The usually found in a walk-around book. Subti- locomotive facility. If the intent is to eventu- “family photo album” pictures compliment tled “Quick-Pic Books,” these are best ally cover all the Santa Fe, this book sets a the text well and help explain just what it thought of in those terms. high standard for future volumes. took to be a railfan in those bygone days.

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The First Turbo SD byby GeorgeGeorge MelvinMelvin Part 1

Santa Fe SD24 900, built in May 1959, was the first production SD24 after the single demonstrator/test-bed unit 5579 built ten months earlier in July 1958. Seen here at Barstow, CA, on November 5, 1969, with just over a decade of service, it still carries its original number but is repainted in the then-standard solid blue with billboard “Santa Fe” on the long hood. Note the visor above the headlights, added by Santa Fe. Decals: Microscale 87-548. Joe McMillan photo, courtesy Diesel Era magazine

et’s go back 50 years, to 1954, and take a snapshot of duction of the new 251 power plant. In 1954, they cataloged L the diesel locomotive “stage” in the ever-changing the 1,600-hp FA-2 and RS-3 and also a bigger unit, the 2,250- drama of the development of new models and competition hp six-axle RSD-7 introduced in early 1954 and soon for diesel sales. The success of the diesel in replacing upgraded to 2,400-hp, using a 16-cylinder version of the 244 steam was undisputed, and there were only a few “pockets engine. This model introduced the “notched nose” road of resistance” left on Class I railroads where steam opera- switcher carbody more often associated with the 251-powered tions were not in a steep decline. Elsewhere, railroads were RS-11 and RSD-15 that hit the market two years later. pushing the steamers out of operation just as fast as they Although not diesel locomotives, a second group of 4,500- could acquire new diesels. In January that year, General hp General Electric gas turbines was acquired by the Union Motor’s Electro-Motive Division (EMD) started delivery Pacific. The turbines required different fuel considerations and of the “nine” series of road units, the F9, GP9 and SD9. would not to suited to operate anywhere on any railroad as a Sticking with its proven strategy of refining and improving diesel could be expected to, but they were a success on the D24 the venerable 567 power plant, now in its 15th year of pro- Union Pacific, prompting another order for yet larger 8,500-hp duction, EMD added 250-hp to the “seven” series of turbines built for UP in 1958-’61. Still looking for more effi- 1,500-hp models that had been in production for five ciency through larger and more powerful locomotives, the UP years. The replacement for the 567, the 645 was still a was not content with the horsepower offered in a GP9. In Sep- decade away. tember 1955, the UP’s Omaha shop began fitting GP9s with As for EMD’s competition, the near completion of the turbochargers as an experiment to determine what improve- replacement of the steam locomotive and slowing sales ment would be offered by increasing the horsepower of a GP9 were about to take its first casualty: Lima-Hamilton had by 250-hp with a turbocharger. merged with Baldwin in 1950 to form B-L-H, and the new Up to this point, EMD had not equipped any new locomo- consortium would build locomotives for five more years tives with turbochargers. Alco had commonly used the tur- before ending production in 1956. Fairbanks-Morse (F-M) bocharger since the 1930s on all but the smallest switchers was offering a 1,600-hp road switcher, a heavy transfer such as the S-1 and S-3. Baldwin began use of a turbocharger unit with 2,000-hp and its innovative Train-Master, a in 1945. Later dubbed “Omaha GP20s,” the UP initially 2,400-hp six-axle road switcher. While F-M stayed in the equipped 19 units with turbos from two suppliers, AiResearch game until 1963, its last domestic units were built in 1957. and Elliott. S Alco had split with General Electric in 1953 and was now Over the next few years, the testing of the Union Pacific known as Alco Products. They would run in second place units would continue and EMD would fill orders for its “nine” to EMD for the next few years in spite of the 1956 intro- series engines. The cab unit was about to become obsolete,

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EMD Demonstrator 5579 is shown painted in DM&IR livery and without lettering at the EMD plant in 1958 prior to its stint on the Missabe Road. It was unique among SD24s, with an overhanging air-intake section forward of the dynamic-brake blister, roof height just behind the cab was equal to that of the short hood (it was lower on the production units) and a longer raised walkway behind the cab. Decals: Microscale 87-131 (DM&IR set). EMD photo, courtesy Diesel Era magazine

After testing in Minnesota, the demo 5579 moved to the Union Pacific, the “birthplace of the turbo-equipped EMD road switcher,” where it is shown at Ogden, UT, in February 1959, five months before UP took delivery of their first SD24. In addition to the unique top-side arrangement, the engineer’s side louver pattern differed from the production units. Decals: Microscale 87-131 (DM&IR set). Emil Albrecht photo, courtesy Diesel Era magazine

with sales of F9s and FP9s totaling only 250 Canadian National in the form of the FPA- appear in this series. For more information, units, compared with over 4,200 for the F7 4/FPB-4, but otherwise the final Alco cab Withers Publishing has a book entitled The and FP7 predecessors. The last F9s were units were FA-2s built in mid 1956 with the GP20 and SD24: EMD’s Turbocharged built in April 1957 with construction of old 244 engine. The notched nose design Duo, published in 1998 and available for FP9s for Canada and Mexico continuing also gave the new Alco road switchers a $29.95 directly from Withers Publishing, two more years. In the road switcher realm, new look. These two models would be 528 Dunkel Hill Road, Halifax, PA 17032. the GP9 and SD9 both outsold their previ- offered into the early 1960s with a not very This is the definitive source for information ous comparable model with production end- successful 2,400-hp four-axle variant, the on the two models and background on the ing for both in 1959. RS-27 introduced in December 1959. To introduction of turbocharged locomotives by With dieselization winding down, F-M sum it up, not much happened at EMD in EMD. Back issues of Extra 2200 South found its list of loyal customers diminish- the five years from 1954 to 1959. It was magazine are always one of my standard ing, and the last Train-Master was built in business as usual which meant good sales of reference sources. 1956. They built a total of 127 units for the proven products and a first-place posi- After three years, EMD was ready to eight US roads and Canadian National and tion in locomotive orders ahead of Alco. apply a turbocharger to a new locomotive Canadian Pacific. The F-M opposed-piston Before we launch into 1959 and our sub- and do intensive field testing. A single pro- power plant was expensive to maintain, and ject locomotive, a few credits are in order. totype high-nose SD24 numbered 5579 was the company became another victim of the As with our previous series on the Alco S-1, completed in July 1958. The fact that EMD completion of the changeover to diesel oper- diesel expert Dr. Louis A. Marre has pro- may have lacked confidence in this new ations. Alco Products remained very much vided many great photographs and other product is demonstrated by its testing his- in the game as the new 251 power plant advice. Another fine source of background tory. It was painted in maroon and yellow to débuted in the four-axle RS-11 and six-axle material and photos has been the staff of match the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range RSD-15 in February 1956. The new power Diesel Era magazine. Publisher Paul With- (DM&IR) SD9 fleet and sent to that road’s plant was only installed in cab units for the ers has loaned several photos that will northern Minnesota operations. It bore no

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Three “Southern Pacific wanna-bes,” EMD demonstrators 7200-7202 were built in August 1960 after all but one production SD24. Painted in SP gray and red, they were equipped with low noses and SP-style extra lighting. EMD couldn’t know it, but the production run of the SD24 was finished save one unit. After a tryout on SP, they were sold to Union Pacific. After trying diesel-hydraulics from Krauss-Maffei of Germany and Alco, the Southern Pacific returned to EMD six motors, buying SD35s in 1964. Decals: Microscale 87-617 (red nose wings only). Alan Miller photo, courtesy Diesel Era magazine

markings beyond the numbers in the numberboards. Working with the DM&IR SD9s gave the EMD field engineers a good opportunity to make adjustments. Being tucked away in the bush in Minnesota would save the company the embarrassment of having it fail on a mountain pass on a busy Class I road. From the frame down and cab forward, the new unit was all SD9, but the long hood bore a lot more louvers and a trade- mark bulge in the fireman’s side that covered the traction motor and generator blowers. Topside, the rear of the roof contained three 48" cooling fans with the forward one under a winterization hatch, then a dynamic-brake blister patterned after that on the SD9, but in front of that was evidence of the new turbocharger lying within...a newly designed air intake and a single exhaust stack. By 1959, General Motors was ready with Introduced six years before the SD24, the F-M Train-Master (T-M), typified by a line-up of five new models. Two were Reading 802 shown at Hagerstown, MD, in 1958, offered the same horsepower upgrades of the “nine” series, the 1,800-hp and wheel arrangement. The T-M found buyers across the country but produc- GP18 and SD18 — no surprises here! An tion ceased in 1956 after 127 units were built. Decals: Microscale 87-691. odd (and unsuccessful) light road switcher Ken Ardinger photo, George Melvin collection patterned after the NW-5 produced a decade

The Alco RSD-15 offered competition for the SD24. Available over three years before the SD24, the model sold to Pennsyl- vania and Southern Pacific but both these roads shunned the SD24. The PRR had seven like the 6811 shown in Penn Central hump duty at Providence, RI, on April 24, 1971. With a high short hood and small fuel tank, they were acquired for Horse- shoe Curve pusher duty but ended their careers in heavy yard switching. Decals: Microscale 87-21. George Melvin photo

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ATSF RSD-15 9840 was one of 50 low-nosed “alligators” bought concurrently with the road’s SD24s. The road owned over half of the 87 RSD-15s built and initially used them in mainline cross-country service. Bellville, TX; January 1, 1971. Decals: Microscale 87-548. Jim Hickey photo, George Melvin collection

earlier, it offered 1,325-hp and was called an RS-1325. Only two were ever built. More interesting was the pair of turbocharged units being offered: the 2,000-hp four-axle GP20 and the 2,400-hp six-axle SD24. This was one of the few times that EMD’s model designation actually matched the horsepower of the locomotive! The opportunity to reduce the number of units on a train was emphasized by EMD in the marketing of the SD24 with a likely lash-up of three SD24s replacing a quartet of GP9s or new GP18s. In ten months, four railroads bought a total of 219 SD24s. This was an impressive but brief showing for the model as no other orders were appearing after the four roads (ATSF, CB&Q, SOU and UP) bought these initial locomotives. Hoping to sway the Southern Pacific, which had bought earlier SD7s and SD9s along with the F-M Trainmaster, EMD built a trio of low-nose SD24 demonstrators in August 1960, equipped them with SP DM&IR 185 is one of 54 SD18s built during the same production period as the optional equipment and sent them west. The SD24. After seeing the demonstrator on their own rails, the Missabe Road Southern Pacific was unimpressed, and the elected to add 19 SD18s to their fleet of 74 SD9s. Note that the long hood is trio was sold to the UP a year later along with lower than the cab and front hood, a detail masked on the SD24 by the air reser- the original high-nose demonstrator number voir and turbocharger stack. Shown in lease service on Canadian National at 5579. No other road expressed an interest in Oshawa, ON, in March 1965. Decals: Microscale 87-131. the SD24, and a final single unit was built in Neil Shankweiler photo, George Melvin collection early 1963 for Kennecott Copper. A number of roads chose to avoid the turbocharger option and ordered the SD18; a total of 54 were built for four railroads and one private ore hauler. Despite the demo appearance of the 5579 on the DM&IR, this and another US Steel road, the Bessemer & Lake Erie opted for SD18s, the latter with the low hood. The spotlight seemed to be on the GP20, and while it was sold to eight roads, the total number of 260 units was not that much more than the SD24. The industry was demanding more speed rather than more power, and the GP20 was replaced by the GP30 (the “30” represent- ing 30 improvements) in mid 1961. A total of Across the Great Lakes, US Steel’s Bessemer & Lake Erie also declined to enter 948 of this model was sold, but no “SD30” the EMD turbocharged era and bought seven SD18s with low noses in 1962. The was offered. The SD24 remained in the cata- US Steel’s road never did commit to turbocharged SDs but continued with non- log until the “35 series” became available, and turbocharged SD38s in the 1960s and 1970s. This unit shows the cleaner lines of the first SD35 was built in June 1964. the SD18 compared to the busy roofline of the SD24 and has the grids over the In May 1959, the Santa Fe and the Burling- radiator shutters rather than the earlier chicken wire. Had the SD24 sold beyond ton received the first units in their SD24 order. 1960, those later units would have been similarly equipped. One unit, Kennecott We will take an in-depth look at the Santa Fe Copper’s single SD24 has this feature. Albion, PA; June 10, 1965. Decals: fleet next month Microscale: None. The Garys photo, George Melvin collection

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Building an On30 Porter Locomotive by Larry Puckett

Photos by the author

he early proponents of On30 in the US, during the 1950s, turned Select-a-Kits are priced from £50-£60 (BM is based in England), T to this gauge to make it easier to build narrow gauge locomo- which at current conversion rates is about $92-$110. Figuring in the tives and rolling stock, not because they wanted to model a prototype Bachmann 0-6-0 at about $50-$60, you can have a fairly unique On30 railroad. At that time, HO equipment was readily available and On30 locomotive for around $170 or about what you’d pay for a since On30 track scaled out about the same as HO it provided a great Bachmann Shay! For this project I decided on the full Monty — a 2- opportunity to model O-scale narrow gauge on HO mechanisms. 6-2 with enclosed cab, side tank, long smokebox and straight stack. Even today it is not uncommon for On30 modelers to use HO loco- BM also offers an optional detail set that includes an air pump, air motives as the mechanism for a kitbash or scratchbuilding project — reservoir and bell detail kit — everything else is included. The cab this is especially true among a small group who model industrial and water tanks are heavy etched-brass components whereas the rest diesel locomotives (commonly known as critters or d-cells). There of the details are white-metal castings — and there is very little mold are several different On30 kits made to fit on Life-Like, Athearn and flash to deal with. Bachmann HO diesel switchers, and we’ll get around to one of those in a future article. There also are a couple different On30 steam loco- Chassis Modifications motive kits that are based on an HO mechanism, one of which is the As I said above, the mechanism is from a Bachmann HO 0-6-0 subject of this article, so let’s get to it. saddle-tank locomotive — order one or look for a deal at a local train show. Getting the shell off is fairly straightforward — remove the Backwoods Miniatures Porter screw from below the steam chest and lift up on the boiler — it may Porter steam locomotives were popular among both standard and require a little wiggling around the cab to get it past the floor, but it narrow gauge railroads, particularly in switching and industrial appli- will lift off. Finally, remove the three screws holding the cab floor in cations. Among narrow gauge railroads they were employed in yard place and remove it — I simply cut off the backup light wires. By the switching as well as backwoods lumber and mining operations. way, save all the screws, as you will need some of them later. Although Porter made locomotives with tenders, most folks are prob- Since I was building the 2-6-2 locomotive, I began by adding the ably more familiar with their saddle-tank designs. It was not unusual leading and trailing trucks to the mechanism, which requires a little to see these with four, six or eight drivers and in both open- and cutting and filing. The frame extension that supports the rear of the closed-cab configurations — Bachmann makes On30 models of 0-4- cab and the rear coupler will interfere with free movement of the 0 and 0-4-2 Porter locomotives. Last year (Fall 2003) Backwoods truck and does not allow installation of the step-down cab floor, so it Miniatures (BM, http://www.backwoods.dabsol.co.uk/) introduced has to be cut back. The instructions call for the cut to be made 20 mm their Select-a-Kit concept, designed to allow modelers to build sev- back from the 90° angle in the chassis. A razor saw made quick work eral different types of Porter locomotives by selecting from a number of this and left a nice square cut. Getting this cut exact is important of options. This kit is dependent on the readily available Bachmann since the step-down cab floor has to fit right against the cut face, so HO 0-6-0 saddle tank switcher for the mechanism. Options include measure twice and cut once. either a saddle tank or side tanks, open or closed cab, long or short The lead truck goes between the steam cylinders and the front smokebox, straight or balloon smokestack, and lead and trailing pilot; however there isn’t enough room there so you have to make trucks. The lead and trailing trucks option gives you the flexibility of some. This is accomplished by cutting through the frame extension building an 0-6-0, 0-6-2, 2-6-0, or 2-6-2 locomotive. These options allow at least 12 different standard configurations offered by BM and more if you decide to freelance a little.

The cab consists of nine separate parts (seven of which are shown here) that have to be joined together with either Here’s the extended pilot deck; note how the deck was solder or cement. Etched guidelines are provided on the notched to accept the cylinder drain cock operating levers. brass sheets for truly accurate bends.

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The step-down section of the cab fits over the cut face on The cab interior has spartan details, and you’re on your the chassis so accuracy is important. Note the single screw own when it comes to adding piping. that holds the cab in place.

Here’s the completed cab with the The firebox front has some nice The firebox is hollow to allow it to handrails applied and the roof in details, which now make me wish I cover part of the gear mechanism, place. Note how the cab inserts pro- had gone with the open-cab option which intrudes into the cab as well as vide a more detailed look by adding so I can see them. the hold-down screw. the window frames, doors and cab side panels.

This tank assembly started out as a flat etched-brass sheet and after a few bends and addition of the side overlays built into a tight fitting unit. I tried to keep most of the solder lines on the underside of the tank — note the large cutouts provided for working on about halfway between the steam cylinders and the pilot — the the inside of the tanks. By the way, these are just big instructions suggest using a razor saw, which slices through the soft- enough to accept an N-scale decoder. metal chassis quickly. I tested the fit of the lead truck at this time and found that the pieces of frame left behind the pilot interfered with the model. This also requires removing all the details cast onto the HO truck, so I cut them off leaving only a small ledge for attaching the pilot — I did this with a cutting disc in my Dremel tool. After gluing deck plate to. After cleaning up the pilot casting and drilling the the pilot deck-extender panel to the pilot, I glued this assembly to the holes for the pilot steps, I installed it over the existing one on the front of the frame, again using epoxy cement.

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Next I installed the cylinder drain cock operating lever assembly. information on installing the operating linkages for the levers, so I This required filing a recess into each side of the deck extender panel simply attached a piece of brass wire to each one and terminated it since it is wider than the drain cock operating lever assembly — I under the water tanks once they were installed. suggest you do the filing before you install the extender panel on the One problem I foresee with the trailing truck is that it is held on pilot. Constructing the cylinder drain cock operating lever assembly with the same screw that also holds the gearbox cover in place. Since requires riveting the levers to the bracket. Be careful with these rivets this screw cannot be tightened down without restricting the move- as they are easily lost and no extras are provided — I had to use a ment of the truck it is likely that it will work loose over time. As a piece of brass wire for a rivet on one lever. For those who have never workaround, I dug up a longer replacement screw and then cut it used these little rivets before, all you have to do is compress them back to the point that it bottomed out in the hole while leaving the using a pair of needle-nose pliers. The instructions fail to provide any screw head slightly above the level of the gearbox cover. I then added a small nut to the screw so that it would hold the gearbox cover in place while leaving the rest of the screw free to hold the truck. I used the same approach with the smokebox screw, which also holds the lead truck in place. Building the Cab BM suggests that the cab can be put together using solder or cement such as CA or epoxy. However, since most are butt joints I soldered it together, and even this was not easy (in my opinion, cement creates a pretty weak butt joint). It would have been a lot easier project had the folks at BM added solder or glue tabs at critical locations on the etchings. The good thing about soldering is that the joint hardens almost instantly whereas with epoxy it takes hours — CA cement would be fast too, but I just don’t trust it in applications like this. Basically though all you have to do is make the 90° bends along the etch lines provided and either glue or solder the sections together as shown in the photographs. For soldering I used a small Here’s a close-up of the boiler casting after all the domes butane torch I found at a local big-box hardware store. I began by and details have been applied. connecting the front cab etching to its floor, then built up the rear wall/coal bunker, and finally joined these subassemblies. To prevent adjacent solder joints from coming loose while soldering, I wrapped a wet piece of cloth around the brass between the section being heated and the rest of the model. If you take a close look at the photos you’ll see that there are also brass wall inserts that fit inside the cab. These provide depth to the windows and cutouts in the side of the cab. If you plan to insert these after building the cab then be careful not to build up thick cement fillets at the joints. These fillets may interfere with properly seating these inserts. One option might be to install the inserts first, using the holes provided for installing handrails for alignment. With the cab together, I attached the rear pilot after drilling holes for the steps. I also added the handrails on either side of the door. Be careful with the stanchions as they are easy to lose and there are only enough to complete the job — having a few extra would have saved me a lot of searching with a flashlight. To get the stanchions perfectly aligned, I first threaded them onto a piece of brass wire and then inserted them into the holes provided in the cab. I soldered each stan- From the rear of the tank assembly you can see how I chion in place from the inside and also added a touch of solder to the added the styrene spacer to the boiler casting. Also note head of each one to permanently attach the brass wire. Once the sol- the alignment screws. der joint cooled I snipped the brass wires flush. I then added the hatch to the roof and also glued on a couple pieces of styrene to the underside to keep it aligned — the roof should not be permanently attached, just in case it is necessary to remove the cab at some time in the future. The final job is to add the interior details including the injector and steam-brake castings, the etched reverse quadrant and the firebox. The etched reverse quadrant is built up from three separate pieces held together with rivets — again be careful with these, as there are no extras. I glued the injector, brake and reverse quadrant in the holes provided using CA cement. Another important cab detail is the firebox. This is built up from etched-brass firebox former and two cast-metal components. I glued these together with CA cement then added the various details — among them the throttle. The throttle also requires a rivet but by this time I was all out of them so I substituted a short piece of brass wire. The firebox is hollow in order to fit over part of the gear mechanism and also to cover the single screw that holds the cab onto the chassis — this means that it cannot be installed until after the cab itself. When I did finally install the At this point I’ve added the air pump and glued on the firebox, I only used a small amount of CA cement to make it easier to smokebox. get to the cab mounting screw should I need to remove the cab later.

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Water Tanks glued the door in place for easy removal of them. I’ll keep my eye out for a couple Construction of the water tanks is similar later. Next I glued a brass numberplate to smaller tanks to go under the cab or under to the cab — just bend along the etched the plain cast-metal one and then attached the water tanks. lines and you transform the flat etching into this to the smokebox door using CA cement. a 3D unit. As with the cab, I soldered the The final details on the smokebox were etched sides in place, applying solder from the support braces that run to the pilot deck. the inside to minimize solder lines on the I made these from the 1 mm brass rod sup- outer surfaces — BM provided strategically plied with the kit for this purpose. This placed cutouts on the inner sides of the really is a bend-and-fit operation that takes tanks for this purpose. Don’t forget to install several iterations to get a good fit. I started the two screws provided with the kit before with a 90° bend at the smokebox end and adding the tank side overlays — these serve adjusted the other end to fit in the holes in to align the tank assembly with the cab face the pilot deck. If you give the ends under the when it is installed. On the exterior I added deck a little recurve, it will actually provide the water filler hatches, hand grabs and a additional support for the pilot deck exten- step on the left front using CA cement. der panel — a fact that made me feel better, Finally, I drilled a hole in the right front since up to that point it was totally depen- tank face and glued on the air pump. dent on a little bit of epoxy cement. One detail I decided not to install was Boiler and Smokebox the air reservoir — there wasn’t enough Only the uppermost portion of the boiler space under the tanks on either side for it to is visible, the rest being “hidden” by the clear the drivers. Although the roof, top of I’ve added the smokebox door along tank assembly. This section actually consists the water tanks and back of the cab are pos- with its details as well as the support of a small white-metal casting that is glued sible locations, I didn’t like the looks of any braces. to the top of the tank etching. Because it is a bit too short to completely fill the space between the front of the tanks and the cab, I added a piece of styrene at the rear to fill the gap and sanded it to the shape of the casting. Holes in the casting are provided for mounting the two sand domes and the steam dome. I drilled another hole for the bell, which is a Grandt Line #105 — the bell provided with the accessories had more flash than I was willing to deal with. Using the dimples provided as guides, I drilled holes for the sand lines, whistle, sand control levers and pop valve. I then cemented them in place using CA cement. The smokebox is a heavy metal casting that needs to be glued to the front of the tank assembly — however before doing this there are a couple details to take care of. I began by drilling the holes in the side of the casting for the braces, then drilled holes for the handrail stanchions and glued them and the brass-wire handrails in place using CA cement. I also added the smokestack base Here’s the completed model from the engineer’s side, ready for the paint shop. and stack at this time. Once these were dry, I mixed up a batch of epoxy cement and attached the smokebox casting to the tank assembly. Twenty-four hours later I mounted the cab and tank assemblies on the mechanism and marked the location for the long screw that goes through the steam- chest saddle to the bottom of the smokebox. Next I drilled a pilot hole through the bottom of the smokebox and threaded it using a short screw with the same thread pattern. By working slowly and repeatedly backing the screw out of the hole to clean out the cut- tings, you can cut threads all the way through. However, be very careful to use a steel screw for this and don’t go too fast or you’ll break the head off. On the smokebox door I installed the headlight bracket and the headlight casting. I decided not to light it at this time since I may replace the headlight with a more modern one later. Consequently I only tack This three-quarter rear angle view shows off the fireman’s side of the loco.

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Paint and Decals After disassembling the model I gave it a thorough wash to remove my greasy finger- prints as well as any manufacturing oils. I went over the pilot area with a small brush making sure to not get anything in the motor. Once these were dry I gave the cab, firebox, roof, tanks, smokebox and pilot a coat of Engine Black (all paints used were MOD- ELflex). Next I applied a 50:50 mix of Engine Black and Santa Fe Silver to the smokebox and then touched up any over- sprays on the tank faces with a few sprays of Engine Black. To give the loco a family look, so it would fit in with my other Virginia & Mt. Airy engines, I painted the top of the roof Light Tuscan Oxide Red. I also hand-painted Virginia & Mount Airy all the steam controls Signal Red and the cab Porter #2 looks ready side window sashes Deep Red. for a day in the woods.

tion to the fleet. With over 20 years of expe- rience at model building, I found this kit fairly easy to build, however I wouldn’t recommend it to a beginner. The assembly process, especially if you try to solder the parts together, is moderately challenging. And, even though the instructions are volu- minous with numerous photos, they do assume you know how some parts of the model are supposed to fit together. So, someone new to steam locomotives might have trouble figuring out where everything goes. Consequently, I recommend you start with one of BM’s Bachmann Porter or Shay dress-up kits. If you have average mechanical abilities, a few kits under your belt, and a smattering of knowledge or are willing to do some research you should be able to The coal bunker on this loco seems complete this kit. fairly small for anything but short runs.

I then added my homemade Virginia & Mt. Airy decals to the sides of the tanks and a number to the cab. As soon as the decals were dry I gave it all a protective coat of Dullcote lacquer. For weathering I sprayed on coats of my special weathering mix (Engine Black, Milwaukee Brown, Primer Gray), and added some vertical sprays of primer gray as well as random hits on the drivers. Finally, I reassembled the model, installed the couplers, front and rear pilot steps, as well as brass-wire linkages for the sand levers, whistle and bell. Since the headlight did not come with a lens, I made one (along with windows) from clear styrene and glued them in place with some Testors Clear Parts Cement. I then tossed a little coal in the rear bunker for the final detail.

Wrap-up The extended pilot deck looks like a The completed model is certainly a great place to toss all kinds of extra unique engine and with the Bachmann tools and equipment. mechanism it is a strong and reliable addi-

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AA RustRust PrimerPrimer Ideas for modeling the many shades and textures of corrosion

by Sam Swanson

Photos by the author

The gondola and its load, along with the lineside buildings, display a variety of rust colors and textures, along with a variety of degree (from lightly corroded to very rusty).

etal corrodes in a variety of ways, building components is the rusty metal roof pastel sticks by rubbing them in a circular M and is prevalent when metal is ex- made of standing seam or corrugated panels, pattern over an emery board. Chalks can be posed to moisture and heat. Using paint and as shown in Photo 2. Avoid uniform corro- mixed like paints, and stored in small con- chalk, there are several ways you can vary sion hues by using different types of paints tainers. Mix orange and red hues with black color and texture to represent rust on to simulate rust, and using black and brown and brown pastels, and you’ll have a variety common modeling materials such as metal, washes to accentuate individual panels on of custom colors to simulate rust. styrene and paper. any given roof. Texture can be built up by coating the Additional rust detail can be added with surface to be corroded with a thin wash of Color Variations chalk and paint set acrylics (see Photo 3). diluted white glue and carefully brushing on The older rust is, the darker brown the There are a variety of rust, brown and chalks. Repeat if the first application doesn’t surface becomes. Metal corrosion that has orange paints that can be used to drybrush provide enough texture. recently formed is more of an orange color, over base coats. Paints can also be thinned such as the rust colors marketed by Floquil and used as a wash to tint the base roof Test Panels and Polly Scale (see Photo 1). So try to vary color. Before undertaking a project, practice on rust colors on structure and detail compo- Color variation, as well as texture, can some scrap material similar to the project nents based on the age and condition you also be built up with chalks. Use earth-tone you are working on. See Photo 2 for some want to simulate. pastel sets that have a variety of orange and examples of color and texture variations. One of the most prominent corroded red hues. Fine powder can be ground off the Practicing on scrap will allow you to get an

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A comparison of an old established rusty roof, which is dark, with that of the newly installed corrugated roof extension panels, which have been painted to appear as they have just started to corrode. 11 22

Dark rust colors, for an old roof, can be painted on metal roof panels using burnt sienna (left roof). Rust colors with a more orange tint can be painted by mixing Floquil Rust and Roof Brown (center roof) or Humbrol Chestnut Brown (right roof). Individ- ual roof panels have been tinted using a flat black acrylic wash.

Earthtone chalk pastel sets are good for rust applications, and craft store acrylic paint sets can provide a variety of rust, brown and orange colors that can be used as base and highlighting corrosion colors.

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Practice panels, such as these cast plastic doors and roofing panels, give a good idea of certain rust 1 2 3 4 5 4 appearances. Each panel was 4 primed gray and painted/dusted with the following paint/ chalk scheme: 1 — Floquil Roof Brown with black, brown and orange chalk mixture 2 — Floquil Rail Brown 3 — Floquil Rail Brown dusted with orange chalk 4 — Floquil Rust 5 — Floquil Rust darkened with brown chalk 6 — Red oxide primer spray paint 7 — Red oxide primer drybrushed with silver acrylic 8 — Floquil Rust drybrushed with orange acrylic 9 — Floquil Rail Rrown drybrushed 6 7 8 9 with tan acrylic 55

Even in a relatively compact scene, such as this coal yard, there are a variety of rusty items. Examine the variation between the conveyor, smoke jack, barrels and shovels, nut-bolt-washer castings, gusset plates and rails. Base coating, staining, dry- brushing and chalk dusting were all used with a variety of colors to corrode these items.

idea of the final corrosion coloring you’ll be Coal Yard Example are many other rusty items, from large applying to your structure or detail compo- When you start composing scenes for details (such as waste cans) to small nent, allowing predictable results for your your layout, there can be many opportuni- details (such as nut-bolt-washer castings modeling projects. And once you’re done ties to add rusty components to your mod- on the trestle). Notice the variation with the practice item, mark down the paint els. For example, many of the support between items, in color and texture, along and chalks you used on the back of the components in the coal yard shown in with degree of corrosion. Vary these scrap, so you can use it as a reference chip Photo 5 are corroded. The conveyor is the accordingly, and you’ll avoid any corro- for future projects. most predominant metal object, but there sion of conformity in your modeling.

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MODELINGMODELING AA SANTASANTA FEFE GRAYGRAY PS-4750PS-4750 COVEREDCOVERED HOPPERHOPPER

by Ken Edmier

Model photos by the author, prototype photos as indicated

n 1979, Santa Fe leased 100 new rin insulating screws. Using the hole in the can now be attached to the body. If you are I Pullman-Standard (PS) 4,750 cu. ft., 3- coupler post as a guide, drill a #50 hole planning to use Kadee’s self-centering bay covered hoppers from North American through the coupler box. After placing the trucks, remove the truck posts on the bol- Car Corporation. These cars were easily rec- coupler cover on each coupler box, drill a sters at this time. ognizable as they were not delivered in typ- #50 hole through the coupler covers. Since the brake linkage actually runs ical Santa Fe Mineral Brown paint, but Remove the coupler covers and drill out through the center sill, two access holes rather in North American’s standard gray each cover with a #43 clearance bit. Tap the are located on the left side (when facing scheme with black reporting marks and large coupler boxes with a #56 tap and assemble the brake end) in the side panels between blue Santa Fe lettering. Like her Mineral with the Kadee screws. Trim each screw the hoppers. Drill two #50 holes located Brown sisters though, these leased PS-4750s flush with the top of the coupler box and per Figure 1. A vertical strip is located in hauled grain, potash and other commodities then remove the screw. Make a saw cut the center of the side panels on each side across the Santa Fe system. They had ATSF through each coupler-box cover, about of the car. Form four 42" long strips of reporting marks, were numbered 315900- halfway between the truck bolster and the .010 x .040 strip styrene and mount the 315999, and were assigned to the GA-905 screw hole, and glue the non-coupler cover strips even with the top of the weld line on class. These cars roamed the rails until 1996 parts to each coupler box assembly. Trim the center sill. when they were returned to North American. about two threads off each screw, then rein- The train line air pipe is located on the InterMountain makes an excellent sert and tighten the coupler covers to the right side (when looking at the brake end) model of the PS-4750 covered hopper, but coupler boxes. Fill the hole above each and runs under the end sheet on the brake it is not an exact match for the Santa Fe screw with Squadron Green Putty along end while running through the end sheet on GA-905 cars. InterMountain’s model is with the two outside holes on the top of each the non-brake end. Drill five #78 holes based on a Soo Line prototype car with coupler box assembly (see Photo 1). where the right side meets the hopper bays, truck-mounted brakes. The GA-905 has the Drill a #78 hole in the end of each cou- making sure to drill diagonally toward the post-1978 body-mounted brake style with pler cover for the future placement of cou- center of the car and then install five eye- the brake levers mounted on the coupler pler lift bars. The coupler box assemblies bolts. Drill a #72 hole in the non-brake-end end sills, with the brake linkage running sheet. Form an 18" long bracket from .015 x through a tube mounted above the center .042 brass strip by bending one end 90°, 6" sill, and two round holes between the hop- 11 from the bottom. Drill a #78 hole in the per bays to access the brake linkage. In opposite end of the bracket and secure an addition, the GA-905 has short track dis- eyebolt vertically, less its mounting pin. charge gates, completely different then the Bend and install the train line air pipe using discharge gates supplied with the Inter- .015 brass wire and insert the wire through Mountain model. the eyebolt on the bracket. Mount the bracket 12" away from the end sheets, offset Getting Started to the right, on top of the non-brake coupler Starting with an undecorated model, assembly. Secure the train air line along the modify the coupler pockets to include Modification of the coupler pockets side of the coupler boxes and trim even with screw-on coupler covers using Kadee® del- to have screw-on coupler covers. the end of the coupler assemblies.

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Brake End Detail Starting with the brake air tank, remove the plastic air lines and drill two #78 holes where the plastic brake lines were attached to the tank. Remove the two tank brackets from the body and secure to the tank. Make a new stiffener on the left side of the brake linkage tube with .010 x .040 styrene strip to match the stiffener on the right side of the tube. Mount the tank assembly with the right tank bracket directly above the new left stiffener. Use a piece of .020 x .040 styrene strip, trimmed to fit, to represent the vertical piece of steel running along the left side the left tank bracket, extending from the bottom lip to the slopped end sheet. There is a small round tube located between this vertical piece and the brake cylinder, mounted below the tank, made from a 9" 33 long piece of .035 styrene rod. The brake cylinder, from a Detail Associ- 22 Brake-end detail. Note vertical strip to ates (DA) modern brake set, is mounted on a the left of the tank and the brake pad that is placed next to and even with the Brake-end detail. Note brake levers, linkage through the tube above the top of the coupler pocket and supported with linkage and the train air line. center sill. two triangular gussets from the coupler assembly. Make a 12" long pad from .020 x .156 styrene strip and mount on the left side of the coupler assembly. Form two gussets from .030 x .125 styrene strips using a NorthWest Short Line (NWSL) Chopper’s 45° angle, removing just a little bit of the angle tip with a razor blade before placing 13” 13” under the pad and securing in place. Drill a #72 hole in the back of the brake cylinder. Trim the brake cylinder chain from the rod and insert the rod into the front of the brake 19” 19” Brake 11” 11” 11” cylinder. Secure the brake cylinder to the End pad with the clevis on the rod vertical. The brake linkage rests inside two top Figure 1 brackets made from .010 x .030 brass strip. Cut two 39" long pieces and bend 90° 6" in brake lever (see Photos 2 & 3). Align the right side of the bracket with the on each end. Then, cut two pieces 27" long There is an L-shaped bracket with a win- right side of the truck bolster and mount the and place one in each bracket, centered in dow-type opening mounted on the left top bracket to the end sheet, with the angled leg the 6" leg and parallel with the top of the bracket. Form the bracket from two 12" long mounted to the sill lip. bracket. Install the two brackets on top of pieces of .010 x .060 styrene strip. Cut out a The InterMountain control valve has a the coupler assembly. Form a side bracket U-shaped opening in one piece before secur- different shape than the prototype, so with from .015 x .042 brass strip, 27" long, and ing the two pieces together to form the L- the side with the two pre-drilled holes facing bend 90° 6" in on each end and mount the shape. Secure the L-shaped bracket on top of you, remove the top extensions on both the side bracket on the right side of the coupler the left top bracket. Form a 39" long top brake left and right side. The side with the two pre- assembly. The DA brake set includes a small lever from .010 x .040 styrene strip. Round drilled holes then becomes the back side of brake lever (24" long). Make a copy from one end and keep the other end square before the control valve, facing the end sheet. Drill .010 x .040 styrene strip and drill a #78 hole bending the rounded end 12" in at a 45° angle four #78 holes on the new center panel in in one end. Mount the copy lever vertical on and make a second bend 6" back to horizontal two rows of two. Mount the control valve, the inside of the side bracket, with the end to make the offset. Place the square end of the with the four holes facing out toward the end with the hole pointed down and toward the top brake lever through the window in the L- of the coupler pocket. Using .015 brass wire, coupler. Run a piece of .015 brass wire from shaped bracket and the offset end on top of run one piece from the back of the brake this lever to the bolster. Fill the remaining the long brake lever end. The top lever is also cylinder to the lower left hole on the control space inside the side bracket with a short connected to the brake rod. Place a 15" long valve, two pieces from the air tank to the top piece of .030 x .030 styrene strip. piece of .010 x .030 styrene strip off-centered two holes of the control valve, and run one Make a copy of the DA long brake lever to the right on the top brake lever. Bend a 27" piece from the lower right hole on the con- from .010 x .060 styrene strip, except make piece of .015 brass wire into a U-shaped trol valve to the train air line. the copy 54" long. Mount the longer copy bracket and place around the .030 strip and The air release rods run from underneath lever inside the top bracket, with the clevis down to the brake rod. the control valve to brackets mounted on from the brake cylinder on one end, and just Make a 36" bracket for the control valve the inside of the jacking pads. Form two 9" behind the small brake lever on the side from .015 x .042 brass strip with one leg long brackets from .010 x .030 styrene bracket. Make a brake rod from the DA (the horizontal leg) approximately 18" long strip. Drill a #78 hole in the end of each slack adjuster, cut 30" long, and Precision and the second leg (the angled leg) approxi- bracket and mount in the middle of the Scale clevis secured to one end. Place the mately 18" long. Using needle-nose pliers, jacking pad. The release rods are made rod through the brake linkage tube and bend the bracket into a V-shape until the end from .008 wire, each with a small loop at secure the clevis to the center of the long of the legs are approximately 12" apart. one end, made by wrapping the wire around

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Form a 27" long side bracket from .015 x .042 brass strip and bend 90° 6" in on each 44 end and mount it on the right side of the coupler assembly. The top brake lever is anchored to a reinforced .010 x .060 styrene L-shaped bracket, 9" long on top and 12" long for the side piece, and secured together. Form two triangular gussets from .010 x .060 styrene strip, using a NWSL Chopper’s 45° angle, and secure inside the L-bracket before mounting to the left side of the couple assembly. Place the large DA brake lever through the top bracket with one end on the L- shaped bracket. Make a quarter circle from a 6" long piece of .010 x .030 brass strip and place on the end of the top brake lever on top of the L-shaped bracket. 55 Mount the small DA brake lever vertical Brake-end detail with completed pip- to the inside of the side bracket, with the ing. Note the air release rods. Brake-end detail with completed piping. end with the hole pointed down and toward the coupler. Run a short piece of .015 brass wire from the vertical lever to the bolster. Fill the space inside the side bracket with a short piece of .030 x .030 styrene strip and place two links of chain on top of the vertical lever to connect with the top brake lever. Make a 60" long brake rod from .035 styrene rod and a Precision Scale clevis secured to one end. Place the rod through the brake linkage tube and secure the clevis to the center of the top 6 brake lever (see Photos 6-8). 6 Installing Roof and Roofwalk Underside detail of the train air line and the added vertical strips added A-Line weights were added to the inside between the hopper bays. Note the brackets for the brake levers and the screw- of the hopper bays and secured with on coupler covers. Elmer’s® white glue, covering the weights liberally before installing the inside bay dividers. Plano produces a perfect round-hole (Morton) metal roofwalk set for the Inter- Mountain car. Start by filling the holes in the roof for the kit-supplied roofwalk with green putty, but do not fill the holes located next to the roof trough as these are for the hatch cover hinges. Follow the Plano instructions for mark- ing the pilot points using the Plano supplied templates and T-pin, except for the riser #3 locations. The risers under the roofwalk extension need to be installed in the same direction as the #1 and #2 risers. Also, make sure the simulated joints on the roofwalk panels align with the #1 riser locations. If your template is slightly out of scale, adjust the riser locations as needed. On the crossover frame drill template, I used only the four inner hole locations. 77 8 After removing the template, I marked the 8 four outer holes aligned with the inner Non-brake-end detail. Note the train Non-brake-end detail. Note the brake points right on the edge of the center raised air line going through the end sheets lever going to the bolster. center section. After all the pilot points had and over the coupler assembly. been marked, drill at each pilot point with a long top bracket made from .010 x .030 #78 drill bit. .025 styrene rod and trimming where the brass strip bent 90° 6" in on each end. Cut Install the roof, making sure it is wire meets (see Photos 4 & 5). a piece 18" long and place in the bracket, mounted with the locator holes for the hatch centered in the 6" leg and parallel with the hinges on the left when looking at the brake Non-Brake-End Detail top of the bracket. Install the bracket on the end. Fill any gaps where the roof meets the The brake linkage rests inside a 30" top right side of the coupler assembly. car ends with green putty. The InterMoun-

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1100 99 Miner discharge gates.

1111 Completed brake end before painting. Completed car before painting. Note the air release rods and the Miner dis- Note the brake chain running through charge gates. the coupler platform, Morton roofwalk and crossover platform, and tain kits come with two different sets of frame. Open the cutout in the Plano plat- the coupler lift bar. hatch covers, smooth and ribbed. Install the form as necessary for the triangular bracket smooth set of hatch covers and hinges. before installing the platform on the ladder Discharge Gates Install the risers per the Plano instruc- assembly. The GA-905 cars have Miner discharge tions, following the numbers on the template The ladder braces have a row of small gates, which are completely different than except for the risers under the walkway rivets on the angle part that faces outward. the Youngstown discharge gates supplied extension, as previously noted. Use two #3 Attach one left and one right ladder brace by with the InterMountain model. The Athearn risers under each walkway extension, placing the rectangular end of the brace in discharge gates are a better starting point to rebending one leg of the riser. Then, install each locator hole on the end of the body. model the Miner gates. Start by trimming the crossover frames, making sure to keep Make sure the long angle section of the the mounting pegs off the Athearn discharge the crossover platform centered. Secure the brace is installed on the inside with the gates along with the gate tracks right after roofwalk and crossover platform in place angle facing down before installing the the opening socket. The Athearn discharge with Cyanopoxy®. brake-end ladder assembly. gate is too wide for the InterMountain hop- Cut a piece of chain 51" long and, using per bays. Using a NWSL Chopper, split End Detail and Assembly .008 brass wire, form a U-shaped hook each gate in half and then remove 9" from The Plano roofwalk set includes the cou- through the last link and secure the hook on one side before securing each gate back pler platforms. Start by drilling two new #78 the brake cylinder’s brake lever. Then, run together. Two .060 channels are placed on holes for the Plano platforms, using the end the chain through the brake platform and each side of the discharge gate. The channel holes on the metal template, on the end lad- secure the end on the right side of the brake must first be notched to fit almost com- 3 der assemblies. Trim the bottom of each mechanism. Mount a 9" long /64" angle pletely around the opening socket. Cut the interior vertical support to clear the coupler above the triangular bracket on the inside of channel so that it is even with the front of platform. I replaced the kit’s bottom ladder the brake wheel vertical supports. Using the Athearn gate and extends 11" beyond the rungs and long end grabiron with .015 brass .002 brass sheet, cut a small piece 6" x 9" opening socket. Simulate the manually lock- wire. Drill a #78 hole in the coupler lift bar and slightly bend in the middle before ing mechanism for each gate with two 12" bracket and install an eyebolt vertically after installing on the center of the triangular long styrene brackets made from .010 x .040 bending the eyebolt just behind the eye. bracket, covering the chain just above the strip styrene. Drill a #78 hole near the top of Install the Plano platform on the non-brake- coupler platform. each bracket and secure to the inside of the end ladder assembly. Before installing the diagonal brace with channels, flush at the bottom with the hole On the brake-end ladder assembly, trim the retainer valve bracket, remove the tall on top, 3" from the end of the channels. away the molded plastic chain before bracket for the control valve. After installing Place a 48" long .015 brass wire through the installing the brake mechanism and brake both diagonal braces, mount the retaining holes in each bracket (see Photo 9). Attach wheel. The brake chain, running between valve with air line, rebending the air line as the discharge gates, making sure the center the brake wheel and the brake cylinder, runs required to run to the control valve. Then, discharge gate tracks face toward the non- through a triangular-shaped bracket. Make install the side ladders. brake end. two 9" long triangular brackets from .015 x The non-brake end is a lot simpler. .080 styrene strip. Cut the corners of each Install the ladder braces, end ladder assem- Final Details before Painting strip, leaving about a 3" straight area in the bly, diagonal braces and side ladders. Form Install the shaker brackets to each hopper center and on each end leg. Make a 4" long each coupler lift bar by bending the end bay and install the roof grabirons to the center pin with .035 styrene rod and mount straight, then rebend with a smaller protru- roofwalk. A tack board is placed at the bot- in the center of the bracket. Cut away the sion to place in the coupler pocket cover tom of the first panel on each side. The tack bottom frame between the two brake wheel hole and then rebend to create more of an board can be seen directly below the first vertical supports and mount the bracket offset. Install each coupler lift bar through two car numbers on each car side. The tack between the supports with the bottom the the eyebolt and in the end of the coupler boards are 9" long pieces of .015 x .080 bracket mounted 3" below the bottom pocket cover. styrene strip (see Photos 10-14).

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1133

1122 Completed car before painting. Note the train air line, air release rods, tack board and the Miner discharge gates. 1144

Completed brake end before painting. Note the brake chain running through the coupler platform and the coupler lift bar. Painting and Decaling These cars were delivered in North American’s gray paint. Since the car was going to be gray anyway, I skipped the primer coat and painted the car with South- ern Pacific Letter Gray, lightened with a couple drops of Reefer White.

Completed car before painting. Note brake end linkage to the bolster, the train air line, and the Miner discharge gates. Figure 2.

Note the train air line, but no access holes on the panels between the hoppers.

Note the access holes on the panels between the hoppers.

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Prototype of car modeled. Note the access holes in the center sill between the hopper bays and the serial number lettering on the center sill. Kiowa, KS; June 1980. Lee Berglund photo,Tom Chevoweth collection

After the paint has dried, spray with his computer and printed them on a clear remove more of the wash, but be careful Testors Glosscote before decaling. The decal sheet. This lettering is included in around the decals. The second weathering Microscale 87-444 set is made for these Figure 2 for copying onto a clear decal step is to airbrush the hopper bays, under- cars. Follow the lettering guide to place the sheet. (Since Tim printed a whole sheet, I body, and dust the rest of the car with Rail- decals in the proper location and use decal do have extra serial number lettering road Tie Brown, thinned about 30% with setting solution after placing each decal. available; email me for details at Kened- 70% isopropyl alcohol. Seal with two coats Note that for the hopper capacity lettering, [email protected].) When finished, spray the of Testors Dullcote. the center hopper is the “C” hopper with the car with Flat Clear Lacquer to seal and I next wanted to represent the start of the brake-end hopper being the “B” hopper. On protect the decals for weathering. gray fading to white. Using Mike Rose’s each of the ends, the “Caution, No Side fading method, I airbrushed on a very light Ladders” decal needs to be added between Weathering coat of 70% isopropyl alcohol. The alcohol the top two ladder rungs and the brake detail Start by applying a light grime wash, one reacts with the Dullcote to produce a whitish lettering needs wider spacing between the part Railroad Tie Brown and one part fading effect. Slowly build-up the fading lines, so apply each line separately with Weathered Black, to the side and ends of the effect until you achieve the desired result. wider spacing. car using the Q-tip® weathering technique. Since this car would only be four years old The Microscale set does not include Add two parts water to the grime paint and for my October 1983 modeling era, I kept the serial number lettering on the center apply with a small brush one panel at a time. the fading subtle. If you happen to fade the sill. This serial number is actually the Then, use a dry Q-tip® to remove the wash, car too much, just respray the car with Dull- North American assigned car number. My waiting only about ten seconds. A wet Q-tip cote and this will eliminate all the fading by good friend Tim Frederick made decals on with decal setting solution can be used to the alcohol so you can try it again.

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Bill of Materials Manufacturer Part No. Description AccuFlex 16-05 Weathered Black 16-39 Southern Pacific Letter Gray

A-Line 1 13002 /2 oz. weights

Athearn 53006 Discharge gates (outlet covers)

Detail Associates 2206 Eyebolts 2210 Safety chain 2502 .008 brass wire 2505 .015 brass wire 2524 .010 x .030 brass strip 2528 .015 x .042 brass strip 6215 Coupler lift bars w/eyebolts 6247 Modern brake set

Evergreen 101 .010 x .030 strip styrene 102 ,010 x .040 strip styrene Close-up of air tank and brake cylinder. Note the vertical 103 .010 x .060 strip styrene piece of steel along the left tank bracket, the round tube 114 .015 x .080 strip styrene located below the air tank, the air release bracket and air 122 .020 x .040 strip styrene release rod. Topeka, KS; July 2001. 127 .020 x .156 strip styrene 142 .030 x .030 strip styrene

InterMountain 40339-4750 4750 cu. ft. undecorated covered hopper

K&S .002 brass sheet

Kadee® 58 Couplers 1 256 Delrin insulating screws, #56 x /2" long 438 Air hoses & angle cocks 555 Self-centering roller bearing freight trucks

Microscale Prototype photo showing one of the two access holes 87-444 ATSF gray covered hoppers Plano (located on one side of car only) in the side panels 083 4750 cu. ft. covered hopper roofwalk, between the hoppers. Note the vertical stiffener located in Morton — round pattern the center of the panel. Ottawa, KS; July 2001.

Plastruct 3 90501 /64" angle 1 90531 /16" (.060) channel 90736 .030 x .125 syrene strip 90852 .025 HIPS rod 90854 .035 HIPS rod

Polly Scale 414113 Reefer White 414323 Rust 414329 Railroad Tie Brown

Precision Scale 48134 Clevis, .100 x .045

Testors FM02015 Model Master Flat Clear Lacquer Brake end detail. Albany, GA; May 2001.

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Brake end of car. Note the Morton (round hole) roofwalk Note the Morton (round hole) roofwalk with no supports with no supports on the extension, overhanging roof and on the extension, overhanging roof, and retail valve in the air release rods. Albany, GA; May 2001. lower right corner. Albany, GA; May 2001.

Non-brake-end detail. Note the brake Non-brake-end detail. Note the brake levers and the train air line coming levers and Morton coupler platform. through the hole in the end sheet and Albany, GA; May 2001. over the center sill through a bracket. Loveland, CO; February 2002. The wheelsets were painted with a dirty rust mix, one part Rust and one part Railroad Tie Final Details Brown, and the treads polished using a After removing the mounting peg on Dremel tool to simulate the shiny metal. The Brake end detail. Note the brake Kadee’s air hoses, drill a #78 hole where the wheelsets were then drybrushed with a little levers and brake linkage through the mounting pegs were and bend each air hose Rust to give each wheelset a different tube above the center sill. Albany, to slightly curve inward. Then, mount an air rust/weathering pattern. After removing the GA; May 2001. hose on each end of the train air line. trip pins from Kadee #58 couplers, airbrush Paint the end loops of the air release rods the couplers with the dirty rust mix. Install Summary white, paint the glad hands and angle cock the couplers, adjusting the coupler height as I would like to thank Tom Chenoweth on the air hoses silver, and drybrush a little necessary. Highlight the trucks by drybrush- for his prototype picture, Charles Slater for grime on the tack boards. Then, lightly dry- ing with the dirty rust mix and highlight the his prototype information, and Tim Freder- brush the chain below the brake wheel, the springs with Rust. Before installing the ick for making the serial number decals. glad hands, and angle cock with rust. wheelsets, paint the brake shoes on the Amidst all the Santa Fe Mineral Brown cov- Kadee’s self-centering trucks were sub- trucks with the dirty rust mix and install the ered hoppers, these leased gray hoppers stituted for the kit’s trucks and wheelsets. trucks per Kadee’s instructions. were a nice change of pace.

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

by Tim Frederick TTRINITY 1199,,660000--GAL,, 111100--TON Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated JJUMBO CCORN SSYRUP DDESIGN

PPaarrtt 33 DMIX 190008 built 10-95 at Longview under file 94112, photographed 10 Nov 01 outside of Denver, CO. Note the gray anti- skid top platform area and the unpainted aluminum manway cover.

n this month’s article, we will continue I looking at various roster shots of these TRN jumbo syrup tank cars. In Part 4, we will present a production roster and look at the different spotting features.

DMIX 190273 built 1-96 at OKC under file 9502, photographed 4 Oct 03 in Los Angeles, CA. Note how the saddle faces are not vertical, but angle outward. This car also has an unpainted aluminum manway cover. Lots of MCP cars do, but some also have painted manway covers.

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DMIX 191232 built 6-98 at Longview under file 97122, photographed 28 Jul 01 in Sanford, FL. Note the data spreadsheet decal on this MCP file and the painted manway cover.

DMIX 191261 built 6-98 at Longview under file 97122, photographed 4 Oct 03 in Los Angeles, CA. Note the manway lift- assist spring and the painted manway cover. The manway cover is relatively heavy, and some tank cars have devices that help the workers open the manways easier. These devices are typically either spring assisted or fulcrum lever assisted.

GATX 71472 built 12-99 at Longview under file 9971, photographed 17 Apr 01 in Altus, OK. This paint scheme along with the PRGX cars show that not all corn syrup tank cars have big fancy logos. These plain-scheme cars are mixed right in with the other various fancy scheme syrup cars in the prototype consists.

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GATX 73099 built 9-99 at Huehuetoca, Mexico, under file 9960, photographed 2 Dec 00 in Los Angeles, CA. Note the eight jacket sections, versus six sections on the domestic- built cars. Compare to the photo of GATX 73602 with six jacket sections.

GATX 73602 built 9-98 at Longview under file 9845, photographed 2 Dec 00 in Los Angeles, CA. Note the six jacket sections versus eight sections on the Mexican-built cars. Compare to the photo of GATX 73099 with eight jacket sections.

NATX 190175 built 11-99 at Longview under file 9978, photographed 15 Oct 00 in Lakeland, FL. This car is also actually a very light gray and is the same color as the Domino Sugar cars.

PRGX 10301 built 9-96 at Longview under file 95132, photographed 9 July 02 in Galesburg, IL. PRGX was origi- nally a Pro Gold leasing reporting mark but is now a Cargill reporting mark. These cars have always been in service with Cargill and can frequently be seen intermixed with other CRGX corn syrup tank cars. This particular car was repainted by UTC in 2000.

PRGX 10380 built 9-96 at Longview under file 95132, photographed 10 Mar 01 in Albany, GA. This production file is the second largest with 710 cars built, so these cars can commonly be seen throughout the country.

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PRGX 10732 built 10-96 at Denton under file 95132, photographed 9 July 02 in Galesburg, IL. This car is in original paint and has a nice subdued weathering pattern on it.

STSX 3300 built 2-96 at Longview under file 9579, photographed 4 Jul 01 in Rockledge, FL. The Staley cars have a slightly different top handrail shape that angles upward.

STSX 4434 built 8-99 at Longview under file 9889, photographed 4 Jul 00 in Rockledge, FL. This is the largest jumbo syrup production file with 750 cars built. The production was split between Longview and Mexico, so some cars have Mexican- type jackets. See the production roster for more details.

STSX 51014 built 11-02 at Longview under file T02038, photographed 25 Jan 03 in Rockledge, FL. As of this writing, these are the latest cars to be delivered and are currently in production. The top handrail configura- tion is a new design. Tate and Lyle is a UK company who has recently bought Staley.

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Prototypes-for-Models �FREIGHTCAROLOGY Walthers HO Scale 40' High-Cube Container by David G. Casdorph

Part 2 Photos courtesy www.intermodaltransport.com

Sea Land’s SEAU 855011. This has the door corrugation like the Walthers model, but has the OTI style handles (the outside handles are on top and face inward — and therefore the bottom handles are mounted on the inside bar below and facing outward). This container has only one vent on this side (second side valley at the top rear). I suspect that the front vent on this side was not reinstalled because of the repair in the upper front side. This container also exhibits unique weathering that would be great for modeling.

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Sea Land’s 854042 has the matching door corrugations, sides, vents and front for the Walthers model. The only mismatch is again the handle style (OTI). Note the variation in gray tones between the two Sea Land containers in this photo.

Nedlloyd’s KNLU 505066. Again the correct door corrugations, sides and front for the Walthers model. However, this one differs because of the door-handle style (OTI) and NO vents. Check out the repairs in the detail front side photo — the unit ID has been partially obliterated. Below that is an even newer repair section — remember modeling individuality!

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Nedlloyd’s 505314. Here is another container from the same series as KNLU 505066 but with fewer repairs. On this container we can see the eight corrugations forming the front wall.

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Nedlloyd’s 512562. Don’t assume that all of Nedl- loyd’s fleet has the correct door corrugations. This plain-Jane paint scheme is mighty tempting for the Walthers model but has four corrugations centered on the doors.

Nedlloyd’s Jindo-built KNLU 502714. An earlier numbered container (than the 505000s shown) with all of the features of the Walthers model except for the handles and again no vents. Note the difference in the high container warnings (the big black on yellow CAUTION). The warnings on this container are large and horizon- tally rectangular. The warnings on the 505000 shown are small and vertically rectangular.

P&O’s POCU 701995. And now for this issue’s nearest match to the Walthers model! Everything matches up — door corrugations (1-3-1), handles (OUT), vents (two on each side in second valleys), sides (all bevel corrugated — no logo panels) and front (eight).

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ON �TRACK New Heights Reached

1 — Here are the two monolith piers installed on the layout. The location markings previously made on the layout and the bridges were used to position the piers. Elmer’s Glue-All® was used to attach the piers. Prior to installation, the piers were lightly oversprayed to soften and blend the weathering colors. A 1:1:20 mixture of Floquil Old Concrete, Reefer White and Thinner was used.

ast time, you saw the new deck bridge by Jim Mansfield forward to, and a little extra fussing at this L resting in place on its soon-to-be- point is well worth the effort. “concrete” piers. This glimpse into the fu- Photos by the author All installation criteria was accounted ture showed how the largeness of the http://www.zianet.com/awebsite4u/JWRR.html for: levelness (both linearly and laterally) of bridge and the piers fit into the complete the new bridge and both approach bridges, scene. A concreting of the piers, a bit of the “squareness” of the piers, the centerline final weathering to the bridge and piers, Checking Account of the track and the steadiness of the free- and the installation of the rail was all that Last month, during the final check-fit of standing set-up. Once I was assured that the was left on the new bridge project. The the installation, an accounting was done on final installation would be a simple drop-in, JWRR web site shows a plan of the change the fit of the pieces. There comes a time in the pieces were removed from the layout made to the bridge in this portion of the every project that requires one to make a and transported to the workbench. layout. (Use the “Track Plans” link, then final commitment to the arrangement. This click on the “Update: H-A bridge Design final accounting of the position and level- Stucco de Concrete Change” link.) As mentioned at the begin- ness was made. This can be an anxious At this stage of completion, the piers ning of this project, this change in the con- moment: you want to get on with your looked like big chunks of wood — nice figuration of the H-A Bridge was to model-building life AND you want to assure enough, but not what was required for the facilitate the switching of the industrial yourself that the pieces are ready to be per- layout. The plan was to cover them with trackage that lies under this portion of the manently installed with no hassle. A final something that would result in a concrete Haight-Ashbury Bridge. installation is something that we all look look. Having used the sanding sealer

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2 — Once the supplemental piers 3 — An initial sanding was made to 4 — Once the final sanding is accom- were added to the two piers (see all surfaces of the piers. Then, a close plished (pier to left), the surfaces of Photo 6 last month), a coating of inspection was made to ensure that the piers are textured to provide a DAP® Vinyl Spackling was applied to any voids or small cracks were filled light strata-like look to the piers. This all visible surfaces. The material is an prior to a final sanding of the coated surfacing technique represents the excellent choice for modeling the surfaces. The top surfaces were stud- irregularities in the concrete surfaces look and texture of concrete on an ied very carefully. These surfaces that are caused by the forms that HO layout. The southern pier on the needed to end up with a concrete would have been used during con- left is ready for an application of the look and needed to be flat on top, struction. The texturing seen on the spackle, and the northern pier on the smooth and not change the dimen- pier to the right was done using right has a first heavy coating of the sions of the top of the piers. The pier sandpaper — course 100 and finer spackle applied and is awaiting sand- on the left is ready for a final sand- 220 papers. Masking tape was used ing. ing, and the pier to the right has to provide a “patchwork” to the sur- been sanded and readied for a final faces. A couple of places had addi- texturing of the large “concrete” sur- tional spackling added with the tape 1 faces. A 1 /2” putty knife was used still in place. Once dry, these patches during the application of the DAP® were then sanded before the tape spackle material. was removed and textured.

method to finish the shorter piers that march through the Vilsousterrs suburb of Shinning Time, I wanted to try something different. At first I was stuck for a concrete making process, then I remembered a filler previously used on the layout: DAP® Vinyl Spackling. The technique consisted of covering all the surfaces with a coating of the spackling and then sanding and coloring the surfaces. The first step in the process was to trowel on a layer of the material and allow it to dry completely. I then used the original sanding board (Photo 2 last month) and 5 — A final texturing was applied to ensured that the surfaces were sanded flat. some areas of the surfaces using Any blemishes that appeared were filled and some of the spackle dust from the re-sanded. Once I was happy with the sur- sanding process. A moderately heavy faces, I used finer grades of papers to form a coat of Testors Dullcote was first smooth surface. sprayed on the areas to be dusted, With the stuck-on concrete surfaces then the dust was sprinkled on the smooth, I textured and primed the surfaces, wet Dullcote using the fingers and 6 — After the primer coat, a final colored the “concrete” to an older color the coating allowed to dry. Then, lose coat of Floquil Old Concrete was and did highlights using weathering. As a dust was blown away from the areas, applied (pier to the left), followed by guide, I simply looked through issues of followed by some limited “stratifica- a brush application of brownish Trains magazine to find colors and finish- tion” using the course sandpaper. weathering using Superior Hobby ing cues and developed techniques for col- When applying the spackle dust, the Products’ “Scenery Stain” powders oring the piers. Photos 2-6 show the surface was held at a 45° angle. Once (applied and then affixed using Dull- processes being used. the texturing was completed, a light cote). Finally, a drybrush application Next time — installation of the primer coat (a 4:1 mixture of Floquil of Floquil (SP Lark Dark Gray, Reefer approach bridges and the new curved Concrete and Reefer White) was White, and Concrete) was applied for chord truss bridge and then a slip into applied to the piers. the detailed streaking. something different.

SEPTEMBER 2004 MODEL RAILROADING � 49 SEP DD9/22/043:57PMPage50 T PMI. An N scale GP40-2 is offered by Atlas.AHM,byAtlas,Life-Like, andPowerModel manufactured GP40 models that were imported China)madeinBachmann.and Mehanoonce Model Importers (made by Roco). GP40-2:scalecatalog).E-RHOAthearn and (Con-CorcurrentlynotisGP40 theirlisted in USA the in made GP40 Con-Cor improved Cor (the ex-Atlas model made by Roco) and an Atlasmodel (made in China), Bachmann, Con- nalAtlas GP40(madeRoco),byimproved an duction of duction the was GP40-2 1,131 units. pro- Total 1986. to 1972 from built GP40-2 built. 3,000-hp the was GP40 the to been successor The had 1,243 1971, in production GP40s 3501 and 3541 were painted into a patrioticinto red, whitepainted and bluewere scheme. 3541 and 3501 GP40s an and fans Q with exhaust silencer. fitted was order last The anticlimber. pilot front the a with had nose 88” GP40-2s of orders two The 3559. 3545- numbered GP40-2s 15 and 3501-3544 50 � DETAIL DIESEL 27 CLOSE-UP N scale GP40: Atlas (an all-new GP40 all-new (an Atlas GP40: scale N TheScale Models: Bicentennial, 1976 the of celebration In W 25 27 24 e Prototypes: he � estern Pacific had 44 GP40s numbered GP40s 44 had Pacific estern 3,000-hp GP40 in 1965. By the end of end the By 1965. in GP40 3,000-hp W 23 22 MODEL RAILROADING MODEL estern Pacific (WP) EMD GP40 & GP40-2 22 20 EMD introduced the the introduced EMD HOscale GP40: Origi- 2 HO andNScaleModels(seetext) Photos fromtheauthor’s collection;creditsasindicated ie rne tie n h cb ie that sides pilot orange cab and number road the the contained on stripe orange wide a nose, orange solid a with Green Perlman was scheme final The GP40). the on (used with faces pilot and Green nose the on Perlman striping orange was merger UP the before scheme paint last to second Pacific’s an ad ea Notes: Decal and Paint 41 47 36 28 30 by RichPicariello 37 31 32 33 8 14 W 13 estern 12 38 40 35 n pit auatrrs ht, caboose blue. white, dark and red manufacturer’s use paint scheme, any bicentennial the For orange. are with edges step the green areas; step are the at orange on Handrails black are schemes. trucks under- both and The tank black. fuel be frame, may 3528 on the but one orange, usually were Plows faces. 42 39 SEPTEMBER 2004 SEPTEMBER GP40 GP40 47 22 21

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Western Pacific GP40 & GP40-2 HO Scale Detail Parts common to GP40 & GP40-2: 30 - DA 3001 Sand-fill hatch (plastic)* 1.25/6 1 - DW 139 Air filter 1.00/set OM 9400 Sand-fill hatch (brass)* 3.75/2 2 - DA 1602 Air horn (delrin) 1.75 ea. 31 - CF 196 Speed recorder (brass) 4.95/4 DW 187 Air horn (brass) 3.25 ea. DA 2807 Speed recorder (delrin) 1.50/4 3 - CC 2155 Air tanks, 15" (plastic)* 3.95/2 DW 284 Speed recorder (metal) 1.95/2 DA 3201 Air tanks, 15" (plastic)* 2.25/2 32 - AL 29210 Sunshade (photo-etched brass) 2.75/6 DW 204 Air tanks, 15" (metal)* 2.05/2 CC 1551 Sunshade (plastic) 2.95/8 4 - CF 113 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 4.95/2 DA 1301 Sunshade (plastic) 1.50/6 DA 1805 Antenna, firecracker (plastic) 1.25/6 DW 188 Sunshade (plastic) 1.00/4 OM 9050 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 3.35/2 PSC 39047 Sunshade (brass) 2.25/4 DW 157 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 1.95/5 SE 133001 Sunshade 4.75/4 5 - DA 2302 Armrest, cab, full (plastic) 1.25/8 33 - CC 2052 Underframe/step light (plastic) 2.95/6 PSC 39123 Armrest, cab, 36" (brass) 2.50/6 CF 112 Underframe/step light (brass) 2.95/2 6 - CS 430 Bell, underframe (brass) 3.10/2 DW 172 Underframe/step light (metal) 1.25/8 DA 1202 Bell, underframe (plastic) 1.00/2 34 - DA 1901 Vent, round 1.00/12 DW 127 Bell, underframe (metal) 1.25/2 DW 121 Vent, round 1.00/12 7 - DA 2809 Brake-cylinder air line 1.50/4 35 - DA 2312 Wind deflector, straight (clear plastic) 1.25/4 8 - DW 132 Brake ratchet* 1.00 ea. OM 9327 Wind deflector, straight (brass) 3.35/4 PSC 39082 Brake ratchet* 1.50/2 PSC 39150 Wind deflector, straight (brass) 3.00/3 pr. 9 - AL 29220 Chain, 27 lpi 3.95/12" UP 77 Wind deflector/mirror (brass) 2.00/2 ASM 0103 Chain, 28, 42 & 56 lpi (etched brass) 10.00/sheet 36 - GD WG-1 Window gasket decals, Cannon EMD cabs 3.25/set DA 2210 Chain, blackened 2.25/12" 37 - AL 29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) 2.95/8 LB 325-120 Chain 2.49/12" CF 314 Windshield wipers (etched brass) 3.95/2 pr. ME C6 Chain 2.00 CS 419 Windshield wipers (brass) 3.50/4 PSC 48237 Chain 2.75/10" ME W5 Windshield wipers (brass) 2.00/4 10 - DA 1019 Classification lights* 1.25/8 PSC 3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 MV 300 Classification lenses, clear 2.00/4 UP 94 Windshield wipers (beryllium copper) 2.00/4 11 -DA 2212 Coupler lift bar, AAR 3.50/10 UP 97 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 OM 9151 Coupler lift bar, AAR 2.50/2 12 - OM 9170 Door handle (brass) 3.85/6 HO Scale Parts for GP40 only: PSC 3998 Door handle (plastic) 1.50/6 38 - CC 1602 Blower housing, smooth* 3.50/2 13 - DW 305 Drain & vent pipes 2.50/5 39 - CC 1502 Cab w/window glass, GP40* 7.95 ea. 14 - PSC 3980 Exhaust stack w/hatch* 2.00 ea. 40 - CC 1201 Cab sub-base kit, GP40* 6.95/2 15 - DA 2004 Fan, 48" flat (plastic)* 2.75/4 41 - DA 1402 Drop step 1.50/2 DW 144 Fan, 48" flat (plastic)* 1.25/3 42 - CC 1902 Electrical filter cabinet, early* 2.95/2 OM 9216 Fan, 48" flat w/blades (brass)* 5.25 ea. DW 107 Electrical filter cabinet, early* 1.00/set SV 140 Fan, 48" flat w/blades (plastic)* 7.95/3 43 - DA 3101 Fuel gauge, round, side tank mount (plastic) 1.00/6 16 - DA 3102 Fuel filler (plastic)† 1.00/set OM 9251 Fuel gauge, round, side tank mount (brass) 1.75 ea. DW 166 Fuel filler (metal) 1.00/4 44 - DA 2217 Grabiron, curved 1.50/3 PSC 39080 Fuel filler (plastic) 1.50/4 45 - SV 12 Handrail set, Bachmann GP40 15.95/set 17 - DA 3102 Fuel gauge, top tank mounted† 1.00/set SV 5 Handrail set, Con-Cor/Atlas (early) GP40 15.95/set PSC 39037 Fuel gauge (plastic) 1.50/6 46 - CC 1103 Short hood, 81"* 6.95 ea. 18 - DA 3102 Fuel sight glass (plastic)† 1.00/set 47 - AL 29241 Steps, Atlas/Con-Cor GP40 (etched see-thru)* 3.50/set CF 226 Fuel sight glass (brass) 4.59/2 OM 9250 Fuel sight glass (brass) 2.75 ea. HO Scale Parts for GP40-2 only: PSC 39011 Fuel sight glass (plastic) 1.50/2 48 - DA 2309 Air conditioner (plastic) 1.50 ea. 19 - AL 29100 Grabirons (formed wire) 4.25/50 DW 158 Air conditioner (metal) 1.00 ea. DA 2202 Grabirons (formed wire) 2.50/24 OM 9031 Air conditioner (brass) 7.90 ea. UP 54 Grabirons (cast brass) 5.95/12 PSC 3988 Air conditioner (brass) 1.50 ea. 20 - DA 1024 Headlight, front w/visors* 1.00/2 49 - DW 222 Antenna base (metal) 1.75/2 21 - DA 1003 Headlight, rear* 1.00/2 OM 9054 Antenna base, cab-mounted (brass) 3.20 ea. 22 - MV 22 Headlight lenses 1.15/4 50 - CC 2103 Anticlimber 2.95/2 23 - DA 137 Headlight, nose 1.00 ea. DW 189 Anticlimber 1.25 ea. SE 13107 Headlight, nose 2.00 ea. 51 - CC 1603 Blower housing, 2 rib 3.50/2 24 - MV 220 Nose light lens, red 2.00/4 52 - DW 195 Buffer plate, pilot (optional for Athearn) 1.50/2 25 - CS 227 Hose, air line (brass) 2.35/4 53 - CC 1501 Cab w/window glass, GP40-2* 7.95 ea. DA 6206 Hose, air line (delrin) 1.25/6 54 - CC 1202 Cab sub-base kit, GP40-2* 6.95/2 DW 267 Hose, air line 1.25/2 55 - DA 1404 Drop step, GP40-2 (rear pilot, not shown) 1.50/2 26 - DA 2206 Lift rings 3.00/24 56 - CC 1903 Electrical filter cabinet, Dash 2* 2.95/2 27 - CF 257 MU hoses, 3/bracket (brass) 7.95/4 DW 161 Electrical filter cabinet, Dash 2* 1.00/set DA 1508 MU hoses, individual (delrin) 2.00/16 57 - SV 30 Handrail set, Athearn GP40-2* 15.95/set DW 266 MU hoses, 3/bracket (metal) 3.50/4 58 - DA 2218 Grabiron, V-shaped 1.50/3 OM 9350 MU hoses, 3/bracket (brass) 7.35/4 59 - CC 1104 Short hood, 88" 6.95 ea. 28 - DA 1505 MU stand, single 1.25/2 60 - AL 29237 Steps, Athearn GP40-2 (etched see-thru)* 3.50/set 29 - DW 140 Plow (metal) 1.95 ea. 61 - AT 42009 Truck sideframes, Blomberg B 8.55/4 KT 965040 Plow 1.00 ea. Note: Replace the Athearn GP40-2 M sideframes with type B. OM 9550 Plow (brass) 10.85 ea. 62 - AMB 230 Window glass, Athearn GP/SD w/angled roof 4.95/set

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N Scale Detail Parts common to GP40 & GP40-2: 27 - JNJ 14 MU hoses 3.00/12 1 - ME NF5 Air filter 2.50/set SE 15550 MU hoses 3.95/4 2 - JNJ 115 Air horn 3.50 ea. 29 - DA 8211 Plow 1.25 ea. 3 - SE 15346 Air tanks* 1.85/2 KT 934020 Plow 1.00 ea. 4 - JNJ 178 Antenna, firecracker (metal) 3.00/2 SE 15207 Plow 2.00 ea. ME NA4 Antenna, firecracker (brass) 1.70 ea. SR 603 Plow 5.00/2 SE 15453 Antenna, firecracker (metal) 2.00/4 31 - SE 15499 Speed recorder 3.00/3 5 - DA 8215 Armrest, cab 1.25/4 32 - DA 8201 Sunshade (plastic) 1.25/4 6 - JNJ 117 Bell, underframe (metal) 3.00/4 JNJ 93 Sunshade 3.00/4 ME NB8 Bell, underframe (brass) 1.70 ea. ME NS6 Sunshade (brass) 2.00/2 SE 15351 Bell, underframe (metal) 1.85/3 SE 153001 Sunshade (etched brass) 4.75/6 40/53 - ASM 8103 Cab, EMD (etched brass)* 9.50 ea. 35 - JNJ 25 Wind deflector 3.00/16 13 - AL 29219 Chain, 40 lpi 3.95/12" 37 - JNJ 31 Windshield wipers 3.00/9 ASM 0103 Chain, 28, 42 & 56 lpi (etched brass) 10.00/sheet ME NW1 Windshield wipers 3.33/4 DA 2210 Chain, 40 lpi 2.25/12" LB 325-121 Chain, 40 lpi 2.49/12" N Scale Parts for GP40-2 only: ME C5 Chain, 42 lpi 2.00 1 - DA 8221 Air conditioner 1.25 ea. 13 - SE 15309 Drain pipe 2.00/4 JNJ 0132 Air conditioner 3.00/2 41/55 - DA 8206 Drop step 1.00/2 JNJ 188 Drop step 3.50/2 49 - SE 15452 Antenna base 2.00/3 42/56 - SE 15501 Electrical filter cabinet* 2.00/2 15 - JNJ 105 Fan, 48"* 3.00/2 The following parts must be fabricated by the modeler: 16 - JNJ 227 Fuel filler & level gauge 3.00/4 A— Underframe piping — make from various sizes of wire. ME NF4 Fuel filler 3.35/set B — Antenna conduit — use .015 brass wire. 19 - JNJ 395 Grabirons, 15", w/drill template 3.00/18 23 - JNJ 201 Headlight, nose 3.00/4 * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included with the 25 - PSC 6704 Hose, air line (brass) 2.75/6 listed HO or N scale models; replacement of any or all original parts PSC 6705 Hose, air line (plastic) 2.75/24 is left to the discretion of the modeler. 26 - ASM 0101 Lift lugs/eyebolts/u-bolts (etched brass) 8.29/set JNJ 16 Lift rings 3.00/16 † DA3102 Fuel Tank Fittings (set) contains other parts that may or SE 153000 Lift rings (photo-etched) 3.25/36 may not be needed for this detailing project.

Paints MODELflex: Scalecoat II (plastic compatible): Accu+paint: 1601 Engine Black 2001 Locomotive Black 2 Stencil Black 1689 Western Pacific Orange 12001 Locomotive Black (spray can) 15 Warm Orange 16192 Western Pacific Green 2040 DRGW New Orange 25 Hunters Green Polly Scale: 2086 NH Hunter Green Floquil: 414110 Steam Power Black 110010 Engine Black 414254 DRGW Orange Decals 130010 Engine Black (spray can) 414272 Dark Green HO Scale: 110030 Reefer Orange Scalecoat: Microscale 87-274 130030 Reefer Orange (spray can) 1 Locomotive Black MC-4274 Bicentennial scheme 110040 Dark Green 10001 Locomotive Black (spray can) N Scale: 130040 Dark Green (spray can) 40 DRGW New Orange Microscale 60-274 86 NH Hunter Green 60-4274 Bicentennial scheme

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PO Box 94, Derby, KS 67037 Chicago Burlington & Quincy � Annual Dues: $30/$60 sust.; Soc., PO Box 456, Ballwin, MO 63022-0456. Shore Line Interurban Hist. Soc. � Annual Dues: $20/$30 surcharge outside US, $6 surface, $20 air mail. Burlington contr./$50 sus. PO Box 346, Chicago, IL 60690. Route Hist. Soc., P. O. Box 456, LaGrange, IL 60525. Monon Railroad Hist-Tech Society, Inc. � Annual Dues: $20/$25 sust. Monon RR Hist-Tech Soc. Inc., c/o Membership Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society � Now forming – send Chicago & Eastern Illinois � Dues: $15/$25 sust. C&EI HS, c/o Dept., PO Box 6926, Bloomington, IN 47407-6926. LSSAE for information c/o Larsen Hobby, 2571 E. Lincoln Hwy., Membership Chairman, PO Box 606, Crestwood, IL 60445. National Model Railroad Association � Annual Dues: $45. Suite #5, New Lenox, IL 60451. Chicago & Illinois Midland Tech & Hist Society � Annual Dues: NMRA Bulletin is published monthly. National Model Railroad Sierra Ry HS (includes Sugar Pine, Pickering & West Side) � $20/Sust. $40. Newsletter 4 times per year. Attn: Shane Mason, Association Inc., 4121 Cromwell Road, Chattanooga, TN Annual Dues: $25, quarterly magazine (free sample). PO Box Membership Chairman, PO Box 3882, Springfield, IL 62708-3882. 37421. (423) 892-2846. 1001, Jamestown, CA 95327. Chicago & North Western Historical Society � Annual Dues: National Railway Historical Society � Annual Dues: $21. Na- Soc of Freight Car Historians � c/o David Casdorph, PO Box $24/Cont. $48/$26.50 family+$2.50 each extra/$50 foreign. Quar- tional Railway Hist. Soc., PO Box 58547, Philadelphia, PA 2480, Monrovia, CA 91017. CD-ROM (Freight Cars Journal). terly North Western Lines. Membership Secretary, 24632 Anchor 19102-8547. www.nrhs.com. Ave., Bucklin, MO 64631, www.cnwhs.org. Soo Line Hist & Tech Soc � Annual Dues: $20/$30 contr. NC&StL Preservation Society � Annual Dues: $50. NCPS Trea- Michael Harrington, Treas., 3410 Kasten Ct., Middleton, WI 53562. Colorado Midland � Subscription: $18 a year. Colorado Mid- surer, 4211 Compton Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27017. � land Quarterly, 475 Ocelot Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919. www.ncps-576.org. Southern Pacific Annual Dues: $30/$45 contr./$45 foreign. Qtrly SP Trainline. SPH&TS, PO Box 93697, Pasadena, CA 91109. Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society � Annual Dues: $20/lifetime � New Haven Annual Dues: $30 reg./$40 sust. 4 Shoreliners, 8 � membership $200. Bill McCaskill, membership chairman, PO newsletters, annual meeting. Chris Adams, Membership SP Narrow Gauge HS c/o Cliff Mestel, 12874 Cty. Rd. 314B, Box 2044, Pine Bluff, AR 71613. (501) 541-1819. Chairman, NHRHTA Inc., 362 High St., Milford, CT 06460. Buena Vista, CO 81211. Annual Dues: $15 .Qtrly Journal. Denver, South Park & Pacific Hist. Soc. � (includes C&S New York Central System Historical Society � Annual Dues: Southern Ry Hist Assn � Dues: $22/$35 sust./$40 foreign. narrow gauge & all predecessor lines). Annual dues: $25. $30/$40 contr./$60 sust.; $35 Canada, Mexico/ $40 overseas SRHA, PO Box 33, Spencer, NC 28159, www.srha.net. Quarterly newsletter. c/o Pat Turner, 287 County Rd. 754, (quarterly mag). PO Box 81184, Cleveland, OH 44181-0184. Spokane, Portland & Seattle � Dues: $25, sust $35, foreign Riceville, TN 37370. New York Connecting Railroad Society � Newsletter $10, $50. SPSRHS, c/o Duane Cramer, 2618 N.W. 113th St., Van- East Broad Top � (Friends of the...), Quarterly magazine, $30 10268 Maria Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76108. couver, WA 98685, http://www.trainweb.org/railsnw/spshs. reg., other memberships available. c/o Peter A. Clark, 10428 NYO&W Modelers SIG � Internet exchange of info on O&W Terminal Railroad Assn of St. Louis Hist and Tech Society, Inc. Carlyn Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872. www.febt.org. and area shortlines and traction companies. http://mem- � Annual Dues: US $20/$35 sust./$100 contr./$250 life. c/o East Tennessee & Western North Carolina � Annual Dues: bers.aol.com/owinwcorp/index.html Larry Thomas, PO Box 1688, St. Louis, MO 63188. $10. ET&WNC Railroad Hist. Soc., c/o John R. Waite, 604 NYSWT&HS � The New York, Susquehanna & Western Tech- Tidewater Southern Historical Society � Annual Dues: $15 (in- North Eleventh Street, De Soto, MO 63020. Newsletter. nical And Historical Society. Annual Dues: $20 (includes quar- cludes biannual newsletter). Tidewater Southern Ry. Hist. Soc., Electric Ry. Assn. of So. Cal. (Pacific Electric/LARy/plus) � An- terly newsletter). PO Box 121, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662-0121 c/o Benjamin Cantu, Jr., PO Box 882, Manteca, CA 95336. nual Dues: $30. Qtrly Timepoints. 1 World Trade Center, PO B http://www.americaninternet.com/nyswths/index.htm Toledo Peoria & Western � Annual Dues: $12/$15 contr. 615 ox 32161, Long Beach, CA 90832-2161. www.erha.org Nickel Plate Road � Annual Dues: $22, senior $20, contr.$40, Bullock St., Eureka, IL 61530, http://people.ce.mediaone.net/ Erie Lackawanna � Annual Dues: $30. ELHS, c/o Bob Rose, Int’l. surface $30, Int’l. air mail $40. NPRHTS, PO Box 381, New lagomark/index.html 279 Eyland Ave., Succasunna, NJ 07876. Haven, IN 46774-0381. Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Ry HS � Annual Dues: $20 Can, The Feather River Rail Society � Dues from $15 to $300. c/o Norfolk & Southern � Original Norfolk Southern Ry & related $15 US, $15 (US) overseas. Quarterly publicaton, TH&B Harry D. “Hap” Manit, PO Box 608, Portola, CA 96122. lines. Dues $15. Biannual newsletter/magazine. 4729 Bristol Focus. c/o Richard Dilley, 208 Chalmers St., Oakville, ONT L6L Florida East Coast Ry. Society � Dues: $18.95. FECRS, 2652 NE Cir., Williamsburg, VA 23185. 5R9, Canada. www.thbrailway.com 4th Ct., Boynton Beach, FL 33435, www.fecrailway.com. Norfolk & Western HS � (includes VGN) Annual Dues: Union Pacific � Annual Dues: US $25/$45 sust., Canada Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR � Annual Dues: $6, $20/US/Can/Mexico; $35/Sust; $35/Foreign, (US $). Bimonthly $30/$45 sust., Int’l. $45/$60 sust. Qtrly. The Streamliner. UPHS, newsletter. Walt Danylak, 115 Upland Rd., Syracuse, NY 13207. newsletter. PO Box 201, Forest, VA 24551. www.nwhs.org Membership Sec., PO Box 4006, Cheyenne, WY 82003-4006. Frisco Modelers’ Information Group � c/o Douglas Hughes, Northern Pacific Ry � Annual Dues: $20 regular, $15 NP vet- Wabash � Annual Dues: $20/$25 contr. Wabash RR Hist. Soc., 1212 Finneans Run, Arnold, MD 21012. SASE for info. eran. Quarterly Mainstreeter & calendar. Norm Snow, PO Box c/o James Holmes, Secretary, 813 Ayers St., Bolingbrook, IL http://www.frisco.org/fmig/fmig.html 2937, Kirkland, WA 98083-2937. 60440. http://www.users.aol.com/wabashrr/wabash.html Galloping Goose Hist. Soc. of Dolores � Annual Dues: $20, Ontario Northland Ry Hist & Tech Soc � Annual Dues: Western Maryland � Annual Dues: $25/$40 outside the US. $30/family, $100/business. PO Box 297, Dolores, CO 81323, $20Can/$15US. Quarterly The Northlander. CAN: c/o Sheila WMRHS Inc., PO Box 395, Union Bridge, MD 21791. [email protected], www.doloresgallopinggoose5.org. Godby, 1040 St. Paul’s St, Peterborough, ON K9H 6J8; US: c/o Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society � $22 for four is- Gilpin RR Historical Society � Dues: $20. Qrtrly publication. Robert Godby, 1711 Custer St., Laramie, WY 82070. sues of The Headlight. John Walker (916) 671-9584 (eves). c/o Dan Abbott, PO Box 747, Idaho Springs, CO 80452, dk- Ontario & Western � Annual Dues: $21.50 including NRHS PO Box 608 Portola, CA 96122, (916) 832-4131. � Indicates new information. 54 � MODEL RAILROADING SEPTEMBER 2004 PG 55 56 57 SEPT 04 MRG 9/17/04 3:05 PM Page 55

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ONE FOR THE ROAD! LOS ANGELES (CULVER CITY) MILTON BURBANK NEW CARLISLE TAKE MRG WITH YOU ALABAMA ALLIED MODEL TRAINS WEST FLORIDA RR MUSEUM GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP CREST ENTERPRISES HOBBIES WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 4411 S. SEPULVEDA BLVD. COLORADO 206 HENRY ST. 6357 W. 79TH ST. 6672 E. POPPY LN. STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS 90230 FAX 310-313-9365 32570 904-623-3645 60459 708-598-3114 46552 219-654-8409 BIRMINGHAM (HOMEWOOD) 310-313-9353 COLORADO SPRINGS HOMEWOOD TOY & HOBBY CUSTOM RAILWAY SUPPLY CHICAGO 2830 S. 18TH ST. LAKEWOOD 1025 GARDEN OF THE GODS RD OCALA CHICAGOLAND HOBBY 53209 205-879-3986 HOBBY WAREHOUSE SUITE D TRAINS OF OCALA 6017 NORTHWEST HWY. IOWA MASSACHUSETTS 4105 E. SOUTH ST. 80907 719-634-4616 1729 NE 8TH RD 60631 773-775-4848 MONTGOMERY 90712 562-531-1413 34470 352-369-5152 CEDAR FALLS CHELMSFORD UNCLE AL’S HOBBIES COLORADO SPRINGS FAX 352-369-5153 CHICAGO CABOOSE STOP HOBBIES MAINE TRAINS 6017 E. SHIRLEY LANE LODI TRAIN SHOWCASE ORLANDO CHICAGO TRAIN COMPANY 301 MAIN ST. 210 BOSTON RD - SUITE 3 36117 334-277-1715 RODGER’S RAILROAD JUNCTION 38 S. SIERRA MADRE COLONIAL PHOTO & HOBBY INC. 1922 W. IRVING PARK ROAD 50613 800-642-7012 01824 978-250-1442 105 S. SACRAMENTO ST (IN OLD RIO CRANDE STATION) 634 N. MILLS ST. 60613 312-929-4152 M-TU 11-6:30,W-F 11-8 PELHAM 95240 209-334-5623 80903 719-471-1887 32803-4675 407-841-1485 CEDAR RAPIDS SAT 9-4:30, SUN 1-3 OAK MTN. HOBBIES & TOYS CHICAGO BOX KAR HOBBIES 2659 PELHAM PRKWY NAPA DENVER SARASOTA TROST HOBBY SHOP 3649 FIRST AVE. S.E. FALMOUTH 35124 205-685-8980 LOOSE CABOOSE CABOOSE HOBBIES GULF COAST MODEL RAILROAD 3105-3111 W. 63RD ST. 52402 319-362-1291 FALMOUTH HOBBIES FAX 205-685-8981 2233 BROWN ST. 500 S. BROADWAY 3222 CLARK ROAD 60629 773-925-1000 www.boxkarhobbies.com 847 MAIN ST 94558 707-258-1222 80209 303-777-6766 34231 941-923-9303 02540 508-540-4551 www.caboosehobbies.com TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS DES PLAINES URBANDALE NORTH HOLLYWOOD DES PLAINES HOBBIES HOBBY HAVEN EAST WEYMOUTH ALASKA THE ROUNDHOUSE ENGLEWOOD TALLAHASSEE 1468 LEE ST. 2575 86TH ST. SOUTH SHORE HOBBY CENTERS 12804 VICTORY BLVD. NISSEN TRAINS & HOBBIES THE HOBBY CABOOSE 60018 847-297-2118 50322-4332 515-276-8785 1245 COMMERCIAL STREET 91606 818-769-0403 1835 W. BAKER AVE. 1000-24 W. THARPE ST. www.hobbyhaven.com 02189 781-335-9009 80110 303-922-5765 32303 850-385-9728 ELGIN ORANGE [email protected] B & G TRAIN WORLD MASON CITY MALDEN ARIZONA FRANK’S HOBBY SHOP TAMPA 829 WALNUT AVE. EAST SIDE TRAINS CHARLES RO SUPPLY CO. 666 N. TUSTIN AVE. FORT COLLINS CHESTER HOLLEY MODEL 60120 847-888-2646 932 B E. STATE ST. 662 CROSS ST. MESA 92667 714-639-9901 HOBBY TOWN RAILROAD SPECIALIST FAX 847-888-2711 50401 641-423-1748 02148 617-321-0090 ROY’S TRAIN WORLD 4348 S. COLLEGE AVE. 3818 S. HIMES AVE. 1033 S. COUNTRY CLUB DR. PASADENA 80525 970-226-3900 33611 813-831-7202 LA GRANGE SUDBURY 85210 480-833-4353 THE ORIGINAL WHISTLE STOP LA GRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. KEN’S TRAINS 2490 E. COLORADO BLVD. GREELEY WEST PALM BEACH 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. KANSAS MILL VILLAGE, RTE. 20 PHOENIX 91107 626-796-7791 DON’S HOBBIES THE B.T. & L. RAILROAD, INC 60525 708-354-1220 01776 978-443-6883 AN AFFAIR WITH TRAINS 815 10TH STREET 6901 W. OKEECHOBEE BLVD C-15 2615 W. BETHANY HOME RD . REDDING 80631 970-353-3115 33411 561-684-2224 LIBERTYVILLE MISSION WARREN 85017-2105 602-249-3781 TRAIN DEPOT FAX 561-684-2251 DESTINATION HOBBY CENTER J’S HOBBY HAVEN TUCKERS HOBBIES OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 2354 RAILROAD AVE. WESTMINSTER www.btlrr.com 525 N MILWAUKEE AVE 5303 JOHNSON DR. 29 BACON ST.. CALL FOR HOURS 96001 916-243-1360 MIZELL TRAINS INC. 60048 847-247-8787 66205 913-432-8820 01083 413-436-5318 3051 WEST 74TH AVE. www.jhobbyhaven.com ROSEVILLE 80030 303-429-4811 MARION RAILROAD HOBBIES GEORGIA CHUCK’S DEPOT TOPEKA ARKANSAS 119 VERNON ST. 1913 W. RENDELMAN. FUN FOR ALL HOBBIES 95678 916-782-6067 ATLANTA (KENNESAW) 62959 618-993-9179 2023 SW GAGE BLVD. MICHIGAN JACKSONVILLE CONNECTICUT TRAINS & HOBBIES INC. FAX 618-993-9179 66604 913-272-5772 HOBBY SHACK SACRAMENTO 2844 S. MAIN ST. [email protected] COLOMA 1200 JOHN HARDEN DR BRUCE’S TRAIN SHOP BRANFORD 30144 770-528-0990 WICHITA J & W MODEL TRAINS 72076 501-982-6836 2752 MARCONI AVENUE BRANFORD HOBBIES 770-528-0910 MUNDELEIN ENGINE HOUSE HOBBIES 6450 BECHT RD E 95821 916-485-5288 609 W. MAIN ST. RON’S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES 2745 BOULEVARD PLAZA 49038-9546 616-468-5586 SACRAMENTO’S LARGEST TRAIN WEST MAIN KENNESAW 431 N. LAKE ST. 67211 316-685-6608 STORE 06405 203-488-9865 HOBBY TOWN USA 60060 708-949-8680 FLINT CALIFORNIA 840 W. BARRETT PKWY., RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP OF FLINT SAN DIEGO (LA MESA) CANAAN SUITE 650 PALOS HEIGHTS 2061 S. LINDEN ROAD ALBANY REEDS HOBBY BERKSHIRE HILLS HOBBY SUPPLY 30144 770-426-8800 THE RIGHT TRACK 48532 810-720-2500 KIT & CABOODLE 8039 LA MESA BLVD. 93 MAIN ST. 6421 W. 127TH STREEET KENTUCKY FAX 810-720-2505 425 SAN PABLO AVE 91941 619-464-1672 06018 860-824-0527 LAWENCEVILLE 60463 708-388-3008 94706 510-524-9942 DAILY 10-7 SAT 10-5 SUN 12-4 LEGACY STATION LOUISVILLE FRASER FAX 510-524-9042 COLLINSVILLE 251-F HURRICANE SHOALS RD PEORIA SCALE REPRODUCTIONS, INC. P & D HOBBY SHOP SAN DIEGO HOBBY SHOP OF COLLINSVILLE 30045 770-339-7780 MIKE’S SCALE RAIL 3073 BRECKINRIDGE LANE 31280 GROESSBECK HWY. BERKELEY THE WHISTLE STOP 105 MAIN ST. FAX 770-339-4417 3008 N STERLING AVE. 40220 502-459-5849 48026 586-296-6116 BERKELEY HARDWARE 3834 4TH AVE. 06022 860-693-9459 61604 309-689-0656 2145 UNIVERSITY AVE. 92103 619-295-7340 MACON GRAND RAPIDS 94704 510-845-0410 DANIELSON HOBBYTOWN USA SKOKIE HOBBY WORLD FAX 510-845-3617 SAN FRANCISCO TOY LOFT 34634 PRESIDENTIAL PWKY. NORTH SHORE HOBBY AND LOUISIANA 2851 CLYDE PARK SW FRANCISCAN HOBBIES 24 MAPLE SY. SUITE H COLLECTORS GALLERY 49509 616-538-6130 BURBANK 1920-A OCEAN AVE. 06239 860-779-0865 31206 912-474-0061 4901 OAKTON ST. BROUSSARD BURBANK’S HOUSE OF HOBBIES 94127 415-584-3919 60077 847-673-4849 RON’S MODEL RAILROAD GRAND RAPIDS 911 S. VICTORY BLVD. MANCHESTER RIVERDALE SHOP RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP 91502 818-848-3674 SAN LUIS OBISPO NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY RIVERDALE STATION SPRINGFIELD 106 E. MAIN STREET 2055 28TH ST. SE LAWS HOBBY CENTER - THE TRAIN EXCHANGE 6632 HWY. 85 SPRINGFIELD HAMMERS HOBBIES 70518 318-837-3799 49508 616-247-9933 BURBANK 855 MARSH 71 HILLIARD ST. RIVERDALE PLAZA 2448 S. 10TH ST. THE TRAIN SHACK 93401 805-544-5518 06040 860-646-0610 30274 770-991-6085 62703 217-523-0265 SHREVEPORT SAGINAW 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY www.nehobby.com COOK’S COLLECTORS CORNER ROGER'S HOBBY CENTER INC 91505 818-842-3330 SAN MATEO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS 4402 YOUREE DR. 5620 STATE RD TALBOT’S HOBBIES OLD LYME IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 71105 318-865-7632 48603-3680 517-790-0080 ONE FOR THE ROAD! 445 SOUTH B ST. HOBBY CENTER FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONTH 517-790-0358 TAKE MRG WITH YOU 94401 415-342-0126 151-3A BOSTON POST ROAD INDIANA WHEN YOU TRAVEL & 06731 860-434-5309 SAVANNAH SHELBY TOWNSHIP (DETROIT) STOP IN OUR LISTED SHOPS SAN RAFAEL BULL STREET STATION INDIANAPOLIS NTHMAINE GREAT LAKES HOBBY & TRAIN FEATHER RIVER TRAIN SHOP WOLCOTT 151 BULL ST. N GAUGE TRAIN SHOP 46660 VAN DYKE BURLINGAME 55 MITCHELL BLVD. SUITE 3 THE HOBBY GALLERY 31402 912-236-4344 4759 N. POST RD. “I NEVER MET A HOBBY 48317 810-323-1300 TRACKSIDE TRAINS 94903 415-499-0664 1810 MERIDEN RD. 1-800-611-8521 46226 317-898-4883 SHOP MODEL RRS & BOOKSEXCLUSIVELY 06716 203-879-2316 I DID NOT LIKE.” ST. CLAIR SHORES 1675 ROLLINS ROAD B-1 SANTA CLARA SUGAR HILL MERRILLVILLE WILL ROGERS WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS 94010 650-692-9724 TRAIN SHOP TRAIN MASTER MODELS HOBBYTOWN - MERRILLVILLE 21714 HARPER AVE. 1829 PRUNERIDGE BLVD. MEMORIES MALL 1858 E 80TH AVE 48080 313-771-6770 95050 408-296-1050 4450 NELSON BROGDON BLVD 46410-5734 219-736-0255 MARYLAND COSTA MESA DELAWARE 30518 770-878-8395 TAYLOR TRAIN CROSSING TORRANCE 770-878-0426 FAX MICHIGAN CITY RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP 1089C BAKER ST. ALL ABOARD MODEL RR WILMINGTON B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS BALTIMORE 22661 NORTHLINE RD. 92626 714-549-1596 3867 PACIFIC COAST HWY. MITCHELL’S, INC. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS 408 FRANKLIN M B KLEIN, INC. 48180 734-287-7405 90505 310-791-2637 2303 CONCORD PIKE IN THE DEALER DIRECTORY 46360 219-874-2382 162 N. GAY ST. FAIRFAX SHOPPING CENTER FOR ONLY $9.00 PER MONTH (INCLUDES MAIL ORDER) WESTLAND CULVER CITY VENTURA 19803 302-652-3258 NASHVILLE/BROWN COUNTY 21202 410-539-6207 DAVE’S HOBBY & TV MODEL RAILROADING’S DEALER DIRECTORY ALLIED MODEL TRAINS VENTURA HOBBIES NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY www.modeltrainstuff.com 29026 WARREN RD. 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 2950 JOHNSON DR. #128 PO BOX 1273 48185 313-422-4464 90230 310-313-9353 93003 805-658-8138 ILLINOIS 47448-1273 812-988-1558 COLLEGE PARK FLORIDA BURRETT HOBBIES WESTLAND WESTMINSTER ALTON 9920 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NANKIN HARDWARE & HOBBY ARNIES TRAINS CLEARWATER GREEN CABOOSE HOBBIES 20740 301-982-5032 35101 FORD RD. 6452 INDUSTRY WAY #B TRAINS AND TREASURES, INC. 3214C EAST BROADWAY 48185 313-722-5700 92683 714-893-1015 1710 N. HERCULES AVE. 62002 618-465-7937 KENSINGTON SUITE 104A/105A JUNEBERRY & SONS YPSILIANTI 33765 727-298-0350 BLOOMINGTON TRAIN & HOBBIES RIDER’S HOBBY SHOP HOBBYLAND INC. 10527 SUMMIT AVE. 4035 CARPENTER LANTANA 616 N. MAIN ST. 20895 301-564-9360 48197 734-971-6116 THE DEPOT 61701 309-828-1442 518 W. LANATA RD. LAUREL 33462 561-585-1982 BOURBONNAIS PEACH CREEK SHOPS WIMPY’S HOBBY WORLD 201 MAIN STREET 263 N. CONVENT, SUITE 8 20707 301-498-9071 60914 815-932-6100 FAX 301-498-9302 http://users.aol.com/peachcreek

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ALABAMA children free. Info: John Campbell, 18510 Augusta Dr., Monument, CO 80132. BIRMINGHAM � Steel City Div. SER/NMRA & Wrecking Crew Model RR Club 16th Annual Model Train CONNECTICUT Show. Oct. 16-17. 11AM-4PM. Bessemer Civic Center, NORTH HAVEN � New Haven Historical & Technical 1130 9th Ave. SW. $6, under 12 free. Info: Whit Fancher Society Train Show. Nov. 13. 9AM-3PM. Holiday Inn, Rt. (205) 746-0007, [email protected]. 5 Exit 12 off I-91. $4, $6 family. Info: Stephen J. Bocuzzi, TUSCUMBIA � Shoals Model RRers Inc. All Scales (215) 794-7897, [email protected]. club. Tues. 6PM. SOU Ry. Depot, 5th & Water Sts. Info: WALLINGFORD � Classic Shows Train Show. Oct. 24. Neal Jeter, (256) 757-5687 or George Walker, (256) 766- 9AM-2PM. Zandri’s Stillwood Inn, 1074 S. Colony Rd. 5073, [email protected]. US Rte. 5, exit 13 on I-91. $4, under 12 free. Info: Classic ARIZONA Shows, PO Box 2415, Shelton, CT 06484, (203) 926-1327, www.classicshowsllc.com. TUCSON � NMRA Arizona Div. Fall Meet. 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CROCKETT � Bay Area NTRAK Model RR Club’s N SILVER SPRINGS � Lions Semi-Annual Train Show & scale modular layout group in operation in retired So. Swap Meet. Nov. 13-14. 9AM-4PM Sat. 10AM-3PM Sun. Pacific depot has openings for new members. Wed. 10AM- Ocala National Guard Armory, 900 SW 20th St. $4, under 3PM & 7PM-9PM, Sat. 10AM-4PM. Depot on Rolph St. 12 free. Info: Bill Haw, (352) 369-5152. next to the SP mainline, 900 Loring Ave., Crockett, CA. Free. Info: John Marshall, 2472 Hill View Lane, Pinole, GEORGIA CA 94564, (510) 758-9310. ATLANTA � Metro Atlanta N-Scalers Meets. 1st Tues. � LOS ANGELES East Valley Lines N-Scale Model RR of month, 7:30PM. Church of the Atonement, 945 High Open House. Every Sat. & Sun. 11AM-3PM. Traveltown, Point Rd., Atlanta. Info: Charles Leake, (404) 262-2969. Griffith Park. Free. Info: Lowell Majors, P.O. Box 5732, ATLANTA (TUCKER) � Glendale, CA 91301 (213) 662-8339. Piedmont Division Monthly Meeting. 2nd Tuesday each month, 7PM. 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40th Anniversary Open House. Nov. 6. 12PM-5PM. Dole 27th Annual Show & Sale. Oct. 31. 10AM-3:30PM. Hazel ENJOY THE ADVANTAGES OF S Learning Center, 255 Augusta Blvd. Free. Info: Henry Grey Bldg., Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds. $5, under 10 Enjoy the great advantages of S scale, the mid-size scale more Kranz, 221 Clinton Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302 (708) 848- free. Info: Jim Glenn, 2063 N. 36th St., Galesburg, MI model railroaders are turning to. Learn all about this main line scale, discover the bi-monthly S Gaugian magazine. Articles, 5716 [email protected] 49053, (269) 665-7870, [email protected]. photos, plans, ads, $34.00 a year; $41.00 outside USA. Sample LANSING � copy $7.00. Sn3 Modeler magazine, semi-annual; great narrow INDIANA Lansing Model RR Club Swap Meet & gauge plans, photos, features. $13.00 a year; $21.00 outside USA. Show. Nov. 14. 11:30AM-4:30PM. Michigan State Uni- Sample copy $7.00. FT. 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Info: www.tmrci.com. WORCESTER � Worcester Model RR’rs Open House. NEW MEXICO Nov. 7. 10AM-3PM. 70 James St. $2 donation, under 12 free. Info: Ralph Kimball, 55 Maple St., Paxton, MA BELEN � Belen Model RR Club Open House. Tues-Sat, 01612. (508) 755-1873. 12:30PM-3:30PM. Belen Harvey House Museum, 1st & Becker Sts. Donations accepted. Info: Jon S. Sem, 1845 MICHIGAN Ash Dr. SW, Los Lunas, NM 87031, (505) 565-1639 KALAMAZOO � Kalamazoo Model RR Hist. Scty. (before 9 PM), [email protected].

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LAS CRUCES � Dona Ana Modular RR Club HO Meets. Third Thurs. each month, 7PM. Thomas Brannigan Memorial Library, Spruce Ave. & N. Main St. Info: Mike Hallock, 1941 Poplar Ave., Las Cruces, NM 88001. NEW YORK HEMPSTEAD � Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby Show. Oct. 23-24. 10AM-4PM. Hofstra University, 240 Hofstra University. $7, under 12 free. Info: (630) 355- 5029, www.greenbergshows.com. INTERLAKEN � Rock River Model RR Club 11th Annual Train Show. Nov. 27-28. 9AM-4PM. South Seneca High School. $2, under 12 free. Info: Rock River Model Hobbies, 7762 Rock River Rd., Interlaken, NY 14847, (607) 532-9489, [email protected]. KINGSTON � Kingston Model RR Club’s Annual Open House. Nov. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28. 12PM-5PM. Kingston Model RR Club, Susan St. off Pine Grove Ave. $5, $1 kids under 12. Info: Kingston Model RR Club, (845) 334-8233, [email protected]. NORTH CAROLINA BREVARD � Narrow Trak 2004. Oct. 15-16. Silver- mont Mansion, E. Main St. Info: Narrow Trak 04, 216 S. Broad St., PMB 4MG, Brevard, NC 28712-3702. HENDERSONVILLE � 5th Annual Model RR Show & Swap Meet. Oct. 9. 10AM-3PM. Bonclarken Assembly Auditorium, Blue Ridge Rd. $4, under 13 free. Info: www.fbe-ntrak.com. RALEIGH � Neuse River Valley Model RR Club 20th Annual Railroadiana Show & Sale. Nov. 13-14. 9AM- BRASSSHAPES&MORE 5PM. Kerr Scott Bldg. NC State Fairgrounds. $5 for both days. Info: George Lasley, (919) 834-5531 or Peter S CRATCH B UILDERS D REAM Hansma, (919) 217-2407. SOUTHERN PINES � Sandhill Central RR Show. � PHOSPHOROUS BRONZE SHEETS Nov. 20-21. 12PM-4PM. Campbell House basement, 482 E. Connecticut Ave. $2, under 4’ 81/2” free. Info: Will � NEW MESH SHEETS IN COPPER & ALUMINUM Garner, Jr., 325 Country Club Dr., Southern Pines, NC 28387. (910) 692-8891. � BRASS ANGLE, I BEAM & H-COLUMN OHIO � BRASS FLAT BAR, SOLID BAR & C CHANNEL COLUMBUS � Div. 6 Mid Central Region Annual Train Show. Nov. 21. 11AM-4PM. Franklin County Veter- � HEAVIER GAGE TIN & COPPER SHEETS ans Memorial, 300 W. Broad St. $5, under 12 free. Info: John Retterer, (740) 494-2533. DAYTON � Div. 3, Mid Central Region/NMRA Show. Visit your Local Hobby Shop Nov. 6-7. 11AM-5PM. Hara East Hall, 1001 Shiloh Springs Rd. $5. Info: Ray Persing, (937) 440-0758. METAL IS AUTHENTIC FOSTORIA � Fostoria RR Festival. Oct. 9. 10AM- Stock # 5500 5PM. Fostoria Masonic Temple, 113 E. Tiffin St. $15/dealer table. Info: Mary Perkins, (419) 435-6641. www.visitfostoria.com. LIMA � ENGINEERING Putnam Assn. Of Railfans Model RR Show. 6917 W. 59th Street • Chicago, Illinois 60638 • (773) 586-8503 • Fax: (773) 586-8556 • www.ksmetals.com Oct. 30. 10AM-3PM. Allen County Fairgrounds. $3, under 12 free. Info: Joe Ginther, 5995 US Rte. 224, Ottowa OH 45875. (419) 523-4996. WILLARD � 9th Annual Willard Train Show. Dec. 5. 10AM-4PM. Willard Jr. High School, 955 S. Main St. $3, under 12 free. Info: David Moore, 1010 Bucyrus Rd., Galion, OH 44833 (419) 462-5035. OREGON BEND � Eastern Cascades Model RR Club & Central Oregon Area Live Steamers 9th Annual Open House. Oct. 9-10. 10AM-4PM. 21520 Modoc Lane. Free. Info: (541) 317-1545. RICKREALL � Willamette Valley Model RR Club & Western Oregon Model RR’rs Swap Meet. Dec. 4. 10AM- 3PM. Polk County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 22 & 99W. $5, $1 children 6-12, $20 tables. Info: (503) 581-6071, macin- [email protected]. ROSEBURG � All Aboard RR Club for All Scales. 1st

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& 3rd Saturdays at 3PM, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 7PM. 427 [email protected]. SE Main St. Info: Debi or Kim Wing, (503) 672-0280. FT. WORTH � 20th Annual Ft. Worth Train Show. Nov. PENNSYLVANIA 13-14. 10AM-5PM Sat. 10AM-4PM Sun. Amon G. Carter Exhibits Bldg. Will Rogers Memorial Center, #1 Amon ALLENTOWN � ATMA First Frost Train Meet. Nov. Carter Square. $7, under 12 free. Info: www.dfwtrain- 13-14. 9AM-3PM. Agricultural Hall, Fairgrounds, 17th & shows.com. Chew. $6, $3 under 12. Info: Bob House, 1120 S. Jeffer- son St., Allentown, PA 18103. (610) 821-7886. UTAH AMBRIDGE � Ohio Valley Lines Model RR, Library & SALT LAKE CITY � Wasatch Rails 2004. Nov. 5-7. Museum Open House. Nov. 27-28, Dec. 4-5, 11-12,18-19, 5PM-9PM Fri. 9AM-6PM Sat. 10AM-4PM Sun. Grand Jan. 7-8. 12PM-5PM. 1225 Merchant St. $3, children 6-12 Bldg. Utah State Fair Park, 155 N. 1000 W. $5, under 12 $1.00. Info: John Gallagher, 101 Ambridge Ave., Fair free. Info: [email protected]. Oaks, PA 15003, (724) 266-4787. VIRGINIA ELKINS PARK � Cheltenhills Model RR Club Open � House. Nov. 27-28. 12PM-4PM. 8000 Old York Rd. adja- CHANTILLY Greenberg’s Train, Toy, & Hobby Show. cent to Elkins Park Square. Free. Info: (215) 635-9747. Nov. 20-21. 10AM-4PM. Dulles Expo & Convention Cen- ter, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center. $7, under 12 free. � FT. WASHINGTON Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Info: www.greenbergshows.com. Hobby Show. Dec. 11-12. 10AM-4PM. Ft. Washington Expo & Conference Center, 1100 Virginia Dr. $7, under 12 WEST VIRGINIA free. Info: www.greenbergshows.com. BLUEFIELD � Pocahontas Chapter NRHS Annual Rail GIBSONIA � Western Pennsylvania Model RR Show & Sale. Nov. 12-13. 10AM-4PM Sat. 12PM-4PM Museum 17th Annual Holiday Train Display. Nov. 13-Jan. Sun. Bluefield Youth Center on Stadium Dr. Info: Charlie 16. 6PM-9PM Fri. 11AM-5PM Sat. & Sun. 5507 Lakeside Venable, (304) 327-0026. Dr. $5, $3 under 12. Info: [email protected] WISCONSIN GLENSIDE � Montgomery County Detachment of The Marine Corps League & VFW Post #676 1st Annual Train KENOSHA � Tri-County Model RR Club Open House. Show. Nov. 14. 9AM-3PM. VFW Post #676, 2519 Jenkin- Nov. 19-20. 6PM-9PM Fri. 10AM-6PM Sat. Villa Capri town Rd. $3, under 10 free. Info: Mark Carver, (215) 887- Shopping Center, 2031 22nd Ave. downstairs, below Fam- 7368. ily Dollar. Free. Info: Jenny Schwartz, (262) 539-2459, [email protected]. MANHEIM � Stiegel Valley Model RR Open House. Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26, Jan 2. 1PM-4PM. 230 S. Char- MADISON � NMRA Midwest Region South Central lotte St. Donations accepted. Info: [email protected]. Wisconsin Div. Monthly Meeting. Oct. 3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5. 1PM. Fitchburg Community Center, 5510 E. Lacy Rd. MONROEVILLE � Greenberg’s Train, Toy & Hobby Free. Info: Radleigh Becker, 444 Hilltop Dr., Madison, WI Show. Nov. 13-14. 10AM-4PM. Pittsburgh ExpoMart, 105 53711-1212. (608) 231-1817, [email protected]. Mall Blvd. $7, under 12 free. Info: www.greenbergshows.com Better DCC Performance ROYERSFORD � Royersford Modular Model RR’rs CANADA Open House. Nov. 20, Dec. 8, 15, Jan. 4, 11. 10AM-4PM. 350 Main St. Free, donations accepted. Info: Frederick BRITISH COLUMBIA Track Cleaner ACT-6006 Monsimer, (610) 917-9366, [email protected]. cleans your track and BURNABY � 22nd Annual Trains 2004 Show. Nov. 14. leaves a conductive YORK � Miniature RR Club of York 60th Annual Open 9AM-4PM. Cameron Rec. Center, 9523 Cameron St. Info: coating that will House. Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19. 1PM-5PM. 381 Wheat- Dick, (604) 467-4301. enhance current flow. field St. $2, $.50 kids. Info: Ivan Frantz, (717) 225-5470. NOVA SCOTIA • Recommended for use SHAMOKIN � Lower Anthracite Model RR Club with DCC and sound Open House. Dec 19-20, 26. 6:30PM-9PM. 210 E. Inde- TRURO � Truro Model RR’rs Assn. Annual Fall Show. systems. pendence St. Free. Info: Tim Gilbert, (570) 339-1550, Oct. 16. 9AM-4PM. Nova Scotia Community College • Inhibits oxidation [email protected]. Truro Campus, Arthur St. $4, $2 12-18. Info: BR Wile, (902) 860-1221, [email protected]. formation on tracks. SOUTH CAROLINA ONTARIO • Can be used with all NORTH CHARLESTON � popular track-cleaning Best Friend of Charleston ABERFOYLE � Aberfoyle Junction Model Railway cars. Train Show. Nov. 13-14. 9AM-5PM Sat. 10AM-4PM Sun. Danny Jones Armory, 5000 Lackawanna Blvd. $3, under Open House. Oct. 16-17, 23-24, 30-31. 10AM-4:30PM. 10 free. Info: Carl Blum, 865 Brownswood Rd., Johns #128 Brock Rd. $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 children. Recommended and Approved by: Island, SC 29455, (843) 760-7405. Info: Craig Webb, 257 Broadway Ave., Hamilton, ON L8S 2W7 (905) 527-5474. TENNESSEE • NCE • DIGITRAX OTTOWA � Railfair 27. Oct. 16-17. 11AM-5:30PM • ZIMO • LENZ OAK RIDGE � Knoxville Area Model RR’rs Atomic Sat. 10AM-4:30PM Sun. Algonquin College, Woodroffe City Train Show. Nov. 13. 9AM-4PM. Children’s Museum Campus. $7, $4 teens & seniors, $1 kids 5-12. Info: Tom • ATLAS of Oak Ridge, 461 W. Outer Dr. $3, $5 families, under 12 Patterson, 159 McCurdy Dr., Kanata, ON K2L 2Z7, (613) free. Info: Bill Buchans, (865) 482-8687, wbuchans@hot- 831-1133. For a sample of our track cleaner send $2.00 to mail.com address below. ONE per customer, please. Clubs: WOODSTOCK � Woodstock Model Train Show. Oct. Send request on club stationary for pricing. TEXAS 24. 10AM-3PM. Oxford Auditorium, Woodstock Fair- ALSO AVAILABLE: grounds, 875 Nellis St. $4, under 12 free. Info: Ian Ward, ACT-2002 MOTOR BEARING LUBE BRYAN � Brazos Valley Model RR Society Open 26 Kennedy Rd., Simcoe, ON N3Y 5A6, (519) 426-8875. ACT-3753 CONDUCTA LUBE & CLEANER 1oz. House. Oct. 30. 9AM-5PM. Bonham Park, 2315 Russell ACT-4004 TRAIN PAK Dr. Free. Info: David Martin, (979) 229-0344. call or write � ENGLAND AERO-LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, a division of FT. WORTH Lockheed Martin Recreation Assn. 22nd AERO-CAR TECHNOLOGY INC. Annual RR Show. Oct. 9-10. 10AM-5PM Sat. 11AM-5PM WEST SUSSEX � Seaboard Southern Group North P.O. BOX 336, WESTERN SPRINGS, IL 60558 Sun. Lockheed Martin Recreation Assn. 3400 Bryant Irvin American Model RR Show. Nov. 27. 10AM-4:30PM. phone: (708)-246-9027 fax: (708) 246-7648 Rd. $6, under 10 free. Info: Robert Bray, 1820 Spruce Ashurst Wood Village Hall, Maypole Rd. Ashurst Wood. www.tttrains.com/aerocar Lane, Benbrook, TX 76126, (817) 249-4965. £2.50, £1.50 concessions.

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DODO YOUYOU HEARHEAR WHATWHAT II HEAR? HEAR?

FEATURING QSI QUANTUM SYSTEM! HO SCALE E6 A/B LOCOMOTIVE • A-Unit Locomotive features FACTORY INSTALLED QSI QUANTUM SYSTEM WITH DUAL SPEAKERS! • Sound features in the A unit include: Dual Diesel Engine Sounds, Horn, Bell Squealing Brakes, Doppler Effect, Air Let Off (in neutral), Headlight, Slave (mutes whistle and bell for double heading. • Sound can be operated with a standard DC power pack as well as DCC controllers • Units equipped with sound also include a 20-Page Operations Manual • Powerful and Smooth Running Performance • Close Coupling with Working Diaphragms • Improved Truck Sideframes

Shipping in October the E6 A/B Locomotive is available in the following road names and numbers:

(S) = SOUND & DCC EQUIPPED

ATLANTIC COAST LINE ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE BALTIMORE & OHIO Item #31179, Rd. #508 & #750-B (S) Item #31183, Rd. #12 & #12A (S) Item #31187, Rd. #58 & #58X (S) Item #31180, Rd. #519 & #751-B (S) Item #31184, Rd. #15 & #15A (S) Item #31188, Rd. #60 & #60X (S) Item #31181, Rd. #515 & #752-B Item #31185, Rd. #12 & #12A Item #31189, Rd. #59 & #59X Item #31182, Rd. #523 & #753-B Item #31186, Rd. #15 & #15A Item #31190, Rd. #63 & #63X

CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE MILWAUKEE Item #31191, Rd. #5005-A (S) Item #31195, Rd. #754 (S) Item #31199, Rd. #15-A (S) Item #31192, Rd. #5005-B (S) Item #31196, Rd. #755 (S) Item #31200, Rd. #15-B (S) Item #31193, Rd. #5006-A Item #31197, Rd. #756 Item #31201, Rd. #15-A Item #31194, Rd. #5006-B Item #31198, Rd. #776 Item #31202, Rd. #15-B

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC SOUTHERN RAILWAY UNION PACIFIC Item #31203, Rd. #629 (S) Item #31207, Rd. #2902 & #2952 (S) Item #31211, Rd. #994 & #985B (S) Item #31204, Rd. #631 (S) Item #31208, Rd. #2900 & #2950 (S) Item #31212, Rd. #997 & #985C (S) Item #31205, Rd. #629 Item #31209, Rd. #2801 & #2951 Item #31213, Rd. #955A & #925B Item #31206, Rd. #631 Item #31210, Rd. #2901 & #2953 Item #31214, Rd. #957A & #926B UNDECORATED Item #31215 A/B UNIT (S) Item #31216 A UNIT ONLY (S) Item #31217 A/B UNIT Item #31218 A UNIT ONLY © 2004 Life-Like Products, LLC • 1600 Union Avenue • Baltimore, MD 21211 www.lifelikeproducts.com In Canada: 140 Applewood Crescent • Concord, Ontario L4K 4E2 PG 70 SEPT 04 MRG 10/5/04 12:07 PM Page 70

A VISION OF EXCELLENCE Atlas HO Cabooses – New Paint Schemes! Features Include: ITEM # DESCRIPTION/ROAD NUMBER • Thin endrails • Window glazing • Accurate painting and lettering HO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD CUPOLA CABOOSE • Separate brake cylinder • Open smoke stack • Triple valve and air reservoir 1300 Undecorated • Roller-bearing caboose trucks • Roofwalk where appropriate 1304-3, 1304-4 Norfolk & Western (Blue/Yellow) 518580, 518675 1305-3, 1305-4 Northern Pacific (Boxcar Red/White/Black) 1110, 1118 HO EXTENDED VISION CABOOSE 1900 Undecorated (w/o roofwalk) 1999 Undecorated (with roofwalk) 1994-4 Chessie Safety #4* (Yellow/White/Silver) 3163 1994-5 Chessie Safety #5* (Red/White/Silver) 903282 1996-3, 1996-4 Frisco (Brown/White) 1288, 1291 6200-1, 6200-2 Alaska (Blue/Yellow) 1085, 1087 6201-1, 6201-2 Burlington Route (Silver/Red/Black/White) 13651, 13653 Item #6200-2 6202-1 Conrail (Quality Scheme) (Blue/White) 22137 6203-1, 6203-2 MKT (Red/White) 100, 118 6204-1, 6204-2 Rio Grande (Orange/Black) 1504, 1507 6205-1, 6205-2 SOO (Maroon/White) 81, 119 *CSX licensed product Item #6202-1 For the NEW 2004 Atlas HO & N Scale Locomotive & Freight Car catalog, please send $5 ($7 outside the US) to the address shown below. VISIT YOUR LOCAL HOBBY STORE TODAY! Atlas Model Railroad Co. • 378 Florence Avenue • Hillside, NJ 07205 • www.atlasrr.com

ADVERTISING INDEX CLASSIFIEDS 7+ RAILROADER ...... 15 KAM INDUSTRIES ...... 65 BLACK BEAR CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.,

Trestle jigs and kits. $3 Catalog includes $2 coupon. AERO-LOMOTIVE WORKS ...... 68 KATO-USA ...... IBC www.blackbearcc.com • PO Box 26911, Austin, Texas 78755-0911. ARTIST OF THE RAILS ...... 14 LIFE-LIKE ...... 69 DETAILING PARTS FOR ALL KINDS OF DIESELS

ATHEARN ...... IFC LOYS TOYS ...... 15 OVER 50 MANUFACTURERS INCLUDING 3 CANADIAN FIRMS. “A-Line to Utah Pacific” no ATLAS ...... 70 MICROSCALE IND...... 15 minimums. Also detail packages for the detail projects in this magazine. One source for all HO AZTEC MANUFACTURING...... 15 MOKEI IMPORTS ...... 64 parts. Diesel Details, 23 Massachusetts Ave., Lakeport, NH 03246-2021 or call (603) 524-5109 BACHMANN ...... 6 & 7 MRG BACK ISSUES...... 59-60 (answering service). CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING WORKS BANTA MODELWORKS ...... 14 MRG BOUND VOL ...... 64 Model Railroading classified ads are only $3.50 BTS ...... 66 MRG SUBSCRIPTION ...... 58 per line(3 line min.) Call Chris Lane Toll-Free at (888) 338-1700. CLASSIFIEDS ...... 70 NG&SL GAZETTE ...... 14

DEALER DIRECTORY...... 63-65 NCE CORP...... 68

DIGITRAX ...... 67 & BC NWSL ...... 64

FINESCALE RAILROADER BACK ISSUES . . . . . 64 SCALECOAT PAINT ...... 15

HEIMBURGER HOUSE PUBLISHING ...... 66 TNC ENTERPRISES ...... 57

HIGHLANDS STATION BOOKS. . . . . , 8, 14, & 62

JAY-BEE ...... 14 TRIX (MA¨ RKLIN GROUP)...... 4

K&S METALS ...... 67 WOODLAND SCENICS...... 15

KADEE...... 67

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EMDSD70MAC HO with Cab Headlight HO

Budd Corrugated Business Car In Stores Now! Expected In September Item # Roadname/Color Scheme Item # Description 37-6381 Burlington Northern #9580 35-6003 CB&Q “Burlington” Silver with black lettering and Burlington herald on rear Executive Colors (Creme and Green) 35-6011 AT&SF “Santa Fe #50” Silver with black lettering and Santa Fe 37-6382 Burlington Northern #9615 herald on rear Executive Colors (Creme and Green) 35-6012 UP* “SunSet” Yellow/gray with red lettering outlined in black and UP herald on rear 37-6383 BNSF #9647 c Lighted tail and marker lights Merger Scheme (Creme and Green Warbonnet) c Removable Truck Top Frame for operation on tighter curves c With HTCR Phase I Trucks MSRP $150.00 MSRP $48.00 for CB&Q and SF · $50.00 for UP* *Union Pacific licensed product.

N “The Most Talked About Train In The Country” CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR -Car Set Item #106-055 Expected MSRP $250.00

Expected In October Prototype photo J. Michael Gruber collection he CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR. The name alone is instantly recognized as one of the most famous passenger trains in the Thistory of North American railroading. With newly tooled cars, this set recreates the first-year consist of the CZ with eight different car types. Each car will feature a silver corrugated-side body, accurate CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR lettering, blackened metal wheels and KATO semi-automatic knuckle couplers. The observation car will feature a lighted tail- light, illuminated red marker lights and tail sign. Additionally, straight UNITRACK will be included to begin the CZ’s trip.

N EMD F3 with Passenger Pilot Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Climb ClimbOnOn d!d! Expected In October Boar Item # Description Boar 106-0306 A+B Two-Unit Set #9960A + #9960B Expected MSRP $170.00 176-1301 Individual A-Unit #9960C Expected MSRP $85.00 c DCC-friendly mechanism PRECISION RAILROAD MODELS Prototype photo Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, collection of James W. Kerr S e p t e m b e r

KATO U.S.A., INC. www.katousa.com 100 Remington Road · Schaumburg, IL 60173 AD TEMPLATE 9/30/04 3:51 PM Page 72

GoGo fromfrom StillStill LifeLife toto RealReal Life!Life! Photo: C&S Publications

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