lay ay Toe a “eC/ ATCH THE*BIG ONE! ing Atlas’ new fine quality, ready-to-run HO “whole body” tank car, This freight car is a model of a much- requested prototype, the American Car and Foundry 33,156 gallon tank car designed for compressed gas service. This car was widely used for the transportation of propane, anhydrous ammonia and butadiene. The cars were manufactured by ACF at their Milton, Pennsylvania facility during the 1960's. Each Atlas HO scale model features free-rolling, 100-ton roller bearing trucks with blackened metal wheels. Couplers are body mounted with pockets that accept Kadee #5, Intermountain, or ‘McHenry couplers. The tank cars each weigh a massive 5.8 ounces, Each road name will be available in three different road numbers, each having a separate item number for eusy identification. Look for the units below ct your local hobby shop in March: ~~ TECHNICAL PROPELLANTS CHICAGO coca: Cs ete See sti 1 ~~ i Rory steer HO ACF 33,000 GALLON TANK CAR al Ly fl Roadname & Road# To view the pain Ld corated Shippers! Car Line ~ SPX 17054 schemes not show ACFX - ACFX 17431 Shippers’ Car Line - SHPX 17065 “ist AGEX - ACFX 17439 ‘ Shippers’ Car Line - SHPX 17070 above, come in ACEX - ACFX 17444 | Technical Propellonts - Tech. SHPX 18783] — Ur Web Site! Royster - SHPX 18669 Technical Propellants - Tech, SHPX 18784 — Royster - SHPX 18672 - Technical Propellants - Tach. SHPX 18787 Royster - SHPX 18676 2 United Petroleum - United SHPX 17202 Shell - SOEX 3011 United Petroleum ~ United SHPX 17204 Shell - SOEX 3017 United Petroleum - United SHPX 17205 Shell - SOEX 3024 [Wook AILOAD CO. INC: www.atlasrr.conFEW MINUTES TO BUILD, es ee eS Atlas’ premier structure kits are timeless additions to any layout. All parts are pe neg eee Ae eer een ta Re Leer et em ene ts) where required. These kits are fun and easy to assemble (most take less than 20 minutes) and can be painted if desired. Look for these and other Atlas fine quality model railroad products at your local hobby store. ts ee ‘ora copy of the 1997 Atlas Catalog and a Fantastic Layout Booklet send '2 and this coupon to: ATLAS CATALOG/LAYOUT BOOKLET, 378 e., Hillside, NI 07205. To order the Fantastic Layout Booklet shipping & handling. Coco | Lojut Boke ely Address. Dity/State/Zip.‘Model Raoading is Fun ‘APRIL 1997 Volume 64, number 4 TAC. 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Waulesh The Audit Bureau 4 APRIL 1997 ae) ‘our cover stony Trackside photos: 1997 Madison layout preview 66 Tour these home layouts during the NMRA national convention The O scale Bay Path Traction Co. 72 By Michael Tylick Mode! big trelleys in small spaces BASIC MODEL RAKROADING Cleaning track and wheels 8 By Andy Sperandec Secrets of trouble-iree operation ‘The Easy DCC command control system: 3 80 By Keith Gutierrez and Lee Rayburn DCC decoder installation tips ‘Scenery in an afternoon 86 By Bill Pearce Aplaster N scale desert blooms inunder three hours ” Se ae Neal Schrr shares lessons learned from his HO scale South Penn RR, page 112 PROTOTYFE DRawincs EMD SDBOMAC 38 By Jeff Capps 5,000 horses on Big Blue ‘The Lowell & Southern RR 4 By Robert Nicholson {An S seale becroom-sized layout MODEL OF THE MONTH ‘Tom Piccrillo'sfree-lanced interurban car in 0 scale 99 Directed detail on the HN&P 100 By Dennis E. Golden Solving challenges of shell layouts How to plant weeds 105 By Eaxt Smallshaw Use a simple clamp Hartford Workshop birthday gifts 107 By Fat Smallshaw Tonguein-cheek look at “the Big 54= = ss ~ Mike Tyic’s portable O scale action layout page 72 Kitbash an HO Great Northern 60-foot boxcar 108 ‘By Staffan Ehnbom Altering a Con-Cor Greenville car Lessons of the South Penn 112 By Neal Schorr ‘What building a fairy large HO Jayout taught one hobbyist, PROTOTYPE DRAWINGS Canadian Pacific's 80-ton triple hoppers us ‘By George Sebastian Coleman Workhorses from steam to today Pr shoo Modeling Grey Kat's boxcar nw sea By Sot Seokins Gra adds to welewor look 140 ‘Along the Line 178 ‘Trip to the interlocking DEPARTMENTS Product News ‘ Railway Post office 16 Workshop a Product Reviews 2 TnterMountain HO tank car Weaver O scale GP382 Rall Power HO 2.2 Husky Stack Miero-Trains N scale auto boxcar And more. Railkoader's Library 3 (lub News 3 Hobbyshop Window a tthe Throttle 6 On the road again ‘rains of Thought 120 Rallroading in the dark? Student Fare mm Bull Session 131 ‘Ask Paint Shop us, Schedules 130 of Advertisers a7 ‘On the cover: This HO diorama, besed on an actual crossing on Lake Monona in Madison, Wis, was built by Madison-area modelers to promote the NMRA's national convention this Summer. See the Madison layout preview beginning on page 6s. Photo by Bob Boer. ‘butions fom ot waders sng aris Peto ap Sree ceeoenmati Peer rien Slap eeee eee eae ‘al cree Car Schennern,Robe eget Meh ae Tce MODELRAILROADER 5aoe emia ‘oxcar in HO scale: InerMtountain Reitaay Co, P. 0. 80x 839, Longmont, CO 302-0858, is offering its 10:6 -tall modified AAR 40-foot steel boxcar lettered for New York Centra. Twelve oad numbers ate avilable. HO scale Alco Products, 312 Hunter Forge Rel, Macungie, PA 18062, offers a kit for a track-powered end-of-train device. It sells for $9.95 plus $3 shipping. Athearn Inc., 19010 Laurel Park Rd., Compton, CA $0222, offers these new models in its Special Edition line: two SD40-2s (one powered, one dummy) let tered for St. Lawrence & Hudson, and three U.S. Army singledlome tank cars In the 1940s scheme, Champion Decal Co,, P. 0. Box L178, Minot, ND 58702, has these new sets: BRH-152 Pennsylvania RR Congressional and Senator passenger cars with Dulux {gold lettering, BRH-219 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe map reefer with Scout letter- Ing, BRH-220 ASF map reefer with Super Chief lettering, and HC-180N PRR H39 bopper. The firm also re issued sets HC- 71 Monon covered hopper, red lettering, and HT-243 Richfield tank ear. Send $5 for the latest catalog. Fletchco Seale Products, 9 Smolkin St., Amprior, Ontario, Canada K7S 3R9, olfers urethane resin shell kits for Mon. treal Locomotive Works 4-420 or HR-AT2 diesel locomotives. InterMountain Railway Co., P. 0. Box ‘839, Longmont, CO 805020839, offers its 10,600-gallon riveted tank car lettered for Gull, and its Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR-32 reefer lettered in the straight- ‘map El Capitan and Super Chief schemes, IL Innovative Design, P. 0. Bo: Sauk Rapids, MIN 56379, makes wood Craftsman kit no. 321 Saw Pit Store Including detail parts and signs © APRIL 1997 Kato U.S. A. Inc., 100 Remington Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173, is offering two new paint schemes on its NW2 switcher: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe zebra stripes and Southern Pacific tiger stripes, Kibri Spielwarenfabrik Gmbh, Post- fach 1540, D-71005, Boblingen, Germany, has the no. 10738 lattice boom mobile crane and the 10754 telescoping crane- Greg Komar Dry Transfers, 14811 Daisy Lane, Tampa, FL 33613. makes set no. 219 Baltimore & Ohio wagon-top cabooses. Each set letters two cars and includes lettering for both the original and rebuilt schemes, Sets are $3.95; add $3 shipping and specify KO scale. Oddballs Decals, 26550 227th St. McLouth, KS 66054, has these new sets: nos. 187-29] Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific streamlined passenger ear names, 187-292 CRI&P heavyweight passenger cars (gold lettering), 187-293 and 187-294 South Point Fthanol covered hoppers (978), 187-295 Chicago & North West em covered hopper (1973), 187-296 Lin- ‘coln Grain Inc. covered hopper (1974), 187-297 Kansas City Southern boxcar with Southern Belle lettering, 187-298 Missourt-Kansas-Texas 50-f00t PS-1 box ‘car (1963), and 187-299 KCS 50-fo0t PSI boxcar (1961). Precision Seale Co., P.O, Box 278, Stevensville, MT 59870, has brass Chi ‘cago, Milwaukee, St, Paul & Pacific pas. ‘senger car trucks. The scale &{oot wheel base trucks are sprung and equalized and have 36"-diameter wheels Sunshine Models. P.O. Box 4997, Springfield, MO 65808-4997, offers ure” pea] thane kits for double sheathed Dela. ware, Lackawanna & Western, Lehigh Valley, and Southern Ry. boxcars. Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope for ‘more information ‘Timberline Scale Products, P.O. Box 7, Eastlake, CO 80614, has laser-cut wood craftsman kit no. 603, 575 Sycamore Street. It sells for 864 plus $3 shipping, Union Station Products, P.O, Box 753686, Memphis, TN 38175-3686, offers styrene side kits for passenger cars Including Union Pacific, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Alantic Coast Line, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Flori East Coast, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, llinois Central, Pennsylvania RR, Richmond, redericksbury & Potomac, Southern Pacific, and Southern Ry. prototypes. ‘The kits are designed for use with Ea em Car Works core kits, Send a large stamped, self addressed envelope for a ‘complete list Win, K. Walthers Ine., P.O. Box 3039, Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039, will be offer ing a variety of rolling stock andl acces- sories to go along with its current lum- ber industry series, 932.4055 wood chip c: including the no.Nscale GHQ, 28100 Woodside Rd., Shore- wood, MN $5331, offers an unpainted Brittania pewter kit for a road grader. InterMountain Ratlway Co., P. 0. Box '839, Longmont, CO 80502-0839, has its 40-foot AAR boxcar lettered for Union Pacific and its 50-foot double-door box- car lettered for Maine Central (in the ‘early boxcar red scheme). Kato U.S.A. Inc., 100 Remington Rd., ‘Schaumburg, IL 60173, has introduced a GE Dash 9-440W diesel locomotive let- tered for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, SX, Canadian National, Chicago & North Western, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and undecorated. Each road name Is available with two numbers as well as unnumbered, Micro-Trains Line, P.O. Box 1200, Ta- cent, OR 97540-1200, offers its 364 tank car lettered for Chicago Great West- ‘ern (silver) and its 40-oot boxcar deco- rated in Western Maryland's fireball ‘scheme (boxear red). Oscale Champion Decal Co., P.O. Box 1178, Minot, ND 58702, has these sets: BRO32 wrecking crane with white lettering, ‘SOS-144 Southern Pacific drop-bottom ‘gondola, and X33 1/4"4all gold numbers, Greg Komar Dry Transfers, 14811 Daisy Lane, Tampa, FL 33613, offers set no. 279 Baltimore & Ohio wagon-top ‘cabooses. Each set will letter two cars and includes lettering for the original and rebuilt schemes. Sets are $3.95; add ‘88 shipping and specifiy O scale. Microscale Industries Inc., P. 0. Box 11950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, has these decals: nos. 48.548 Seaboard Air Line boxcars, 48549 Chicago & North West fern eariy hood unit stripes, 48-550 Clinchfield boxcars, and 48-551 Atchi- ‘son, Topeka & Santa Fe generalservice streamnlined passenger cars. Triple Diamond Replicas, 2211 S. Mt. Prospect, Des Plaines, IL 60018-1810, coffers a bulkhead flatcar lettered for Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. S scale ‘American Models, 10087 Colonial Industrial Dr., South Lyon, MI 48178, offers a five-unit spine car lettered for ‘Traller Train with five assorted 40-foot trailers, The sets are avallable in hi-rail ink car in HO scale: Atlas Model Railroad Co. inc, 378 Horence Ave, Hillside, NI (07205, is offering an American Car & Foundry 33,000 gallon tank car lettered for [ACRX, Royster, Shel Shippers Car Line, Technical Propelarts, and United Petucleur ‘vee numbers foreach road name). Ron’s Books Harrison, (914 967-7548 ‘eto “Your One Stop Book & Video Shop” wong anon Ven pate pees Rea i sais Sear ee ate oe satiate Ue a ree eeecumen ase Oo oe Reamer. ie shag 8 Sevgrrtmrtia 8 beeen 38 eee ee easy. 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Masiereand «Vien Amenan Express For complet det rile cstalog call: North Coast Engineering 1900 Empire Bid, Suite 303, Webster, NY 14580. 716-671-0370 yeti conor ot 10 APRIL 1997 PRODUCT NEWS ‘enter-beam bulkhead flatcar in HO scale: vim. K Walthers Ine, P.O. Box 13038, Milwaukee, Wi 53201-3039, i offering the no. 952-4103 center beam fatar and scale versions; trallers are available separately as well. The firm also offers five-car sets of 72toot passenger cars, including baggage, coach, combine, observation, and Railway Post Oifice, decorated for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Chicago & North Western, Den ver & Rio Grande, New York Central, New York, New Haven & Hartford, Penn sylvania RR, and Union Pacific. Extra coaches are also available, Goldline Products, P.O. Box 947, Jamestown, CA 95227, olfers wood Craftsman kit no. GL-300 Hermosa Creek Bridge. The scale 47-foot-long bridge sells for $24 95 plus $2 shipping, Large scales. Doubleheacler Productions, 3 Pageant PL, Dallas, TX 75244, has full-and ‘open-cab versions of the Huddy indus: trial locomotive. The battery-powered engine is built in 16mmtotheoot scale and is available for elther No. 1 or O gauge track, The firma also has a Web page (http:/;web2.airmail.net/dbht)). Garden-Texture, P.O. Box. 10012, Charlotte, NC 28212, offers full-size drawings for a 1:24 trestle based on the Union Pacific's 1902 structure built across the Great Salt Lake. The trestle ‘drawings sell for $8; sen! $3 for a com plete catalog: H&R Trains, 6901 U. S.19 N, Pinellas Park, FL. 34668, offers a line of Gn3 and No. I scale (45mm gauge) stainless steel track made by TDV of France. For infor- ‘mation send a stamped, self-addressed envelope or see the firm's Web page (ottp, eww htrains.comytrains). Isabel Central Enterprises, P.O. Box 1407, Wichita, KS 67277-1407, has 30- and 90'degree fiber glass roadbed sec- ions for Gn3 and No. 1 scale (45mm gauge) track. 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FAK # TE-Z6U7459 peek aasae Bem saa5s MODEL RAILROADER 15,1986 Bulb Prices rks ice eof 19 Whew Hale GOW Hale HaMedst ‘deck, Wiser Mt a Tr IN STOCK ‘OVER 1700 MARKLIN PRODUCTS ‘Gero? cavatoa $14.30 tor Gauges #1, HO, ted 2) 1-800-327-3088 42 Yoors as Mf mieatn Spooialte 1516) 477.9208 oe wa STREET = tngron, mY vir42—_/ Ce Th iss ar MC Crs oo 800-978-3472 INFO - QUESTIONS « CATALOGUE ‘© Discount Prices + hw 4 ep Woe 15° 3 sah ae > ttn a wo Sea +l ist FA Me Scat 4 ht Sa t= 4 iad Soe 4 np ete $5" nmd 20 $195 Rao 8" + Pree ack sorts fom iE tl i : : j f Peed ear 14 APRIL 1997 PRODUCT News 2 ge scale Electro-Motive F7: Matklin Inc, P.O. Box 51319, New Berlin, W 53151-0319, has added an EMD FA, in pouvered and unpowered versions, tots ‘Maxi line of 1:32 locomotives and ling stock send 82 along with a large stamped, selt addressed envelope, Multiple scales ‘Accurate Dimensionals, 4185 5. Fox St. Englewood, CO 80110-4564, now offers trees in kit form as well as asser bled. The kits are suitable for N through Gseales. Send a stamped, seltaddressed envelope for information Blair Line Signs, P. 0. Box 2291, Lee's Summit, MO 64063-7291, offers HO and N scale feed and seed store signs. The signs are in color and are printed on thin styrene plastic. ShellSeale Decals, 2140 Houston Mines Ra., Troutville, VA 24175, has decal set no, 153 for Norfolk Southern switchers and slugs in HO, N, and Q scales, Send a large self-addressed envelope with 55 cents postage for a catalog Tomar Industries, 9520 E. Napier Rel, Benton Harbor, MI 49022, offers a ¢ head kit for the latest illinois Central herald in N, HO, S, and O scales Thomas A. Yorke, P. O. Box 677188, Orlando, Fl. 32867, offers east Hyerocal plers for the Ozumba Viaduet. They're designed for use with Atlas HO and N scale plate girders to create bridges in S and O scales, All scales Coffman Enterprises, P. 0. Box $45, New Gloucester, ME 04260, offers a kit for designing and etching printed-cireuit boards using computer-generated graph. {cs and special paper. Kits are priced at $17.95 including shipping. Dalle Electronies, 10 Witmer Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602, has upgraded its line of Alco ancl EMD diesel sound sys- tems to allow the bell and horn to sound it the same time. Several additional jorn sounds are also available, Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope for ‘more information, or 85,50 for a current fulHline catalog. Logie Rail Technologies, 21 ball Pkwy, Suite 287, Houston, T offers the SemaphoreMaster, a citcuil to control up to eight Tomar semaphore ‘motors with threesposition semaphores, {1 can also be used with Logic Rai nal Master. The unit sels for $89.95 plus 6 percent shipping and handling. For more Information send a large self addressed envelope with 64 cents Postage or see the firm's Internet site (http: fourworld.compuserve.com/ homepages/LogicRail ech). Ponderosa Modelworks, Marco Blvd, Rapid City, SD 87702, offers a line of fine ground foam in six colors: sage, spring grass green, medium green, fall grass green, coniler green, and weeds, Threeounce resealable bags are $3.95 each plus $1.50 per bag shipping, The Unclerground Railway Press, P.O. Box 11279MR, Burke, VA 22009-1279, has rele prototype general 809. San wrrangement and erection drawings, including both stan- dard and narrow gauge rolling stock, sta- tons, and locomotives. Send a stamped self-addressed envelope for a list of theJensen drawings or 82 for a catalog ofall available drawings Xuron Corp., 60 Industrial Park Rd., ‘Saco, ME 04072, offers a new line of sprung Crafter Plies with various heads and blades for bending, shaping, and cutting wire. In the news F&H Enterprises, importer of Peco and other lines, has a new address: 2562 Silver State Parkway, Building C, Suite 3, Minden, NV 89425. Floquil-Polly $ Color Corp. products will now be made by another RPMowned ‘company, Bondex International, 206 Mil. van Dr., Weston, Ontario, Canada MOL. 129, The move will be finalized in May. Lenz, a maker of Digital Command Control products, now has a U.S. agent: Lenz Agency of North America, P.O. Box 143, Chelmsford, MA 01824. The agency will be raanaged by Debbie Ames. ‘Marklin Inc., P. O. Box 51319, New Berlin, W153151-0319, took over the Trix model railroad line from the Mangold Group on January 1. Management of Trix thas moved to Marklin’s headquarters in Goppingen, Germany, but Trix products will Stil be designed and made in Nuren- burg, and the Trix name will still be an independent brand. Master Creations, 3970 N. U. S, Hwy. ‘90, Prescott, AZ, 86301, maker of erafts- ‘man structure kits, now has a Web page (http www lankaster.com/me). “The National Model Railroad Assoc! tion, 4121 Cromwell Rd., Chattanooga, ‘TN 37421-2119, announced it will be Dullding the Howell Day Model Railroad ‘Museurn at the group's headquarters. ‘The museum is to be developed using a grant from Howell Day, a pioneer in the hobby and founder of the Red Ball line of kits. The museum will trace the hls- tory of scale model railroading. North Coast Prototype Models, maker of the Paint Spray Booth and Micro- blaster benehtop sandblaster, has moved and changed its name to North Coast Models. The firm's new address is P.O. Box 31, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. ‘Ozark Miniatures, manufacturer of large scale detail parts, has a new ad- dress: P. O. Box 107, DeSoto, MO 63020. Republic Locomotive Works, maker of 1Nn3 conversion kits, has anew address: 16 Little Cape Horn, Cathlamet, WA, 98612. A catalog is now $5, New catalogs ‘Atlas Model Rallroad Co. Inc, 378 Flo- rence Ave, Hillside, NI 07205, has its 1997 catalog of HO and N scale prod- ucts. Send 82 for a copy. RF, Giardina Co, P. O, Box 562, Oys- ter Bay, NY 11771-0562, offers an up- dated catalog of replacement and restoration parts for Gilbert American Flyer equipment. It sells for $2 ‘Shiloh Signals, 145 East Blvd, Gloversville, NY 12078, has a new cata: log of its O and G scale signals. Send a seltaddressed envelope with two stamps for a copy. ‘The Underground Railway Press, P.O. Box 11279MR, Burke, VA 22009-1279, has its 1997 catalog of more than 2,000 py totype drawings, Including rolling stock, locomotives, structures, and other equipment from standard gauge, narrow ‘gauge, and electric railroads across the country. Send $2 for a copy. Westerfield, Rt, 21, Box 374, River Road, Crossville, TW 38555, is offering ts current catalog on disk for PCs for $5. ‘The program requires a 386 minimum with Windows 3.1. 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Tce Ups raw Data Sound Decoder (080) sate othe at mse proving he bevels today’s DC tecrogy wit th adn of high quality digital onboard sound, Each OSD instal your bcorote andreas all Tecured dite sound syst, sepiseatdighing oflecs anda DCC decoder ne a sire, ie secrenes module Nemere sufeng he expense ard rasan ol yg small pices of cequpmetroa space ied wcorove! Each [SDs compaie with the NFA DCC Standards ard ReconrnendedPractons Caller We for information today! THROTTLE PO Bow 04, Deer Coates cee Eeayacbans aC oe) ae 16 APRIL 1997 | WAY POST OFFICE Liked Bil's layout: Congratulations to Bill Denton for his superb N scale ver- sion of the Milwaukee Road's Kingsbury Branch, as described in the January issue. I was especially impressed by his trackwork and backdrops. Bill has not only captured the mood Of the area and the flow of the tracks, but he's also given attention to such often overlooked details as lowering the ballast around the ties under the switch points, This is some of the finest track- work Ive seen in any scale. - Lloyd H. Milter, Wanatah, Ind Liked N projects: Well done to MODEL RAILROADER for a great project series, the N scale Carolina Central. Then to top off the January issue with the Kingsbury Branch It’s great to see small N’scale layouts, Thanks for demonstrating again that a small layout doesn't have to sacri- fice operation or appearance. email ‘from Jelf Shearier, Richuille, Mich AAttaboy letters okay: Unlike Mr. Van Zant (lanuary RPO), [have no problem ‘with you printing dozens If not hune dreds of "self-serving" letters in RPO. | think half the joy of getting an article published would be receiving positive feedback from other readers who have used the article in thelr own modeling. While I've never written an article for MR, I can only imagine the amount of work that goes into each one Concerning the “moronic nitpicking type" of letters that Mr. Van Zant men- tioned, haven't seen a letter lke that in many years. Most eritical letters begin with complimenting the author and only then offer eritieal comment. Such letters are important when a modeler is striving for accuracy. !mysell am always open to suggestions from other more accom plished or more knowledgeable model fers and [think that most of your reader. ship nd authors) are the same. Tove reading MR. have been reading it since my dad would show me pictures from it, and expeet to read it for many, many years more. (Hey, print this sel- serving part). email fom Dave Kelly Lubbock, Tex. [MR good therapy: I eave the nitpicking to the gorillas, but Ireally don't sce any- thing wrong with a magazine printing various and sundry “atta boys‘ girls" letters trom the acioring public, seeing as writing is one of those artistic endeavors that goes largely unap- lauded. Besides which, this ain't Deep Thinking Quareriy. I's & model railroad magazine fer eryin’ out loud. And it's a damn fine one too, { might ada. My six-year-old son, Cam, is going through treatment for leukemia, and every so often, he undergoes bone mar- row tests and spinal taps, which are very painful. We always get him your magazine as a prize after the proce- ures, and this really helps hn deal with the whole ordeal. He literally wears the magazines to rags, looking at the lay- ‘out photos and the drawings. We read the articles together. — email fram Deanne Smith, San Bernardino, Calif ‘Horn-hook fan: Would everyone please stop bad-mouthing horn-hook couplers! love them and will never use anything else. If Bachmann discontinues hort hooks, I'l have to discontinue buying Bachmann products. [can only pray that the other companies continue to use hor-hooks. Drop the stupid anth-horn- hook editorials. You're a hobby maga- Zine; stop catering to the elites who think thelrs Is the only way! - Sherman Drake Jr, Sharon, Mass, Lots easier to get started: Looking through the January issue, Inoticed ads for a number of products which make it possible for a person just starting in this great hobby to do so in a way which will be fun and not frustrating. For example, a plastic base for an N scale version of John Allen’s original lay- ut Is available with Atlas track from Longs Drugstore. Add a Sievers 27 x 48 Inch benchwork module, the Woodland Scenies starter kit, and one of the fine Kato or Atlas train sets and you have a great first layout which will be both sat- isfying and expandable. - email from David Ramsey, Cypress, Calif Viewliner background: Thank you for running the plans for the Viewliner sleeping cars. When they first came out was a foreman at 14th Street Yard in Chieago. All of tus at Amtrak are very proud of these new cars. I would like to point out that the original prototype car bodies were made by the Budd Co. at their Red Lion, Pa., plant and then the Interiors were designed and installed at Amtrak's Beech Grove, Ind, shops, ‘These original two sleepers and a din- Ing car were extensively tested before the cars went into production, Morrison- Knudsen won the contract to produce the Viewliners. ~ email from Bob Pett, Merillville, nd. ‘Web index handy: Congratulations for indexing MODEL RAILROADER on the Web Chttpy/www.modelrailroader.comy). It's not difficult to page through 20-plus years of paper indexes, but it will be much easier to find things now with the aid of the computer. Thank you for this very helpful tool! - email from Burley J Packwood, Seattle, WashENS Ae rae ei Eee ee en cee BUMS eee) Cn eter EO sire See te Sines ny RSA A ONE a a feet Nei) Se ee EO ese ey once au Ras kool saquinu “jepow Aress9A 9 — poanisid suosion om ay pue vase y>xysayouls ayy “Asa/ pue pat dog DIG, P-B-8-P 24!1Vd NOINnRAILWAY POST OFFICE First mushroomer responds: Thank you for publishing Joe Fugate’s mushroom layout article Glanuary and February issues). He did a great job and it was nice to be credited for inventing the ‘mushroom design, tm now building my third layout using this idea. The late Gordy Odegard of your staff saw the one John Arm- strong viewed, and I'm sorry Inever got that one far enough along that Gordy could have come back for a story as he suggested. | miss Gordy's encourage. ‘ment but others out there can benelit from Joe's treatment of the subject, and hopefully I can contribute to future arti: les. ~ Richard Benjamin, Frederick, Ma. Eliminating those squeaks: | sce a seri ‘ous omission in the construction drav- ings of the raised floor for Joe Fugate's mushroom (February issue). The short walls that support the floor have no shear panels or sway bracing, and a sud- den lunge by someone standing on it could cause the short studs to go down like a row of dominoes. | would recom mend attaching thin plywood (V4 should do) to the sides and continuing it "up onto the edge of the box joist deck. ‘Joe mentions creaking. Creaks ina ‘wood structure are usually caused by parts rubbing against each other. I think if he adds the shear panels to his floor most of his creaking will go away. In addition, a bead of Liquid Nails between plywood and framing before nailing ‘would go. long way toward keeping the platform squeaketree. ‘Also, in my 25 years in the construc tion trades Ive found that particle board ‘can sag with time, For a carpeted floor like Joe's the least expensive V2" or 5° ecking plywood would be a better bet for about the same money. - Dennis Storzek, Big Rock, Ml Belonged elsewhere? You might want to use your relatively new annual maga: zine, Model Railroad Planning, as a plat- form for strategic tomes such as the treatise on mushrooms and save MODEL RAILROADER for tactical articles and clear instructional guides to the practi- ‘al, do-able, and done. Tknow that criticizing is easier than writing an article or editing a fine maga- zine. Articles in the same issue on the Kingsbury Branch, the Carolina Central, Benton station, and containers were ter- rifle. Wish you had added a few pages 10 the container article to inelude some track plan ideas. ~ Fredrick CG. Scheer, Chevy Chase, Md. Still too big: Ive noticed the recent pro- liferation of Kadee-compatible couplers by InterMountain, McHenry, Bachmann, and Accurail. Unfortunately these new ‘couplers also cloned Kadee’s one major flaw in that they're oversized and more suitable for § scale than HO. Oh sure, there's the Kade 711 “old. time” coupler that's scale size, funetions well, and mates with the larger Kadee HO couplers. However, in the “prototyp- {cal looks” department i’s lacking, and it seems to be treated as a stepchild by the manufacturer and doesn’t have the various shank and installation choles found in the regular Kadee HO line, ‘With just a little thought, research, and development these new coupler manufacturers could have given HO scale modelers the coupler of our dreams, one that looks prototypical, works well, i seale size, but would still mate with Kadees. ~ Jared V. Harper, Athens, Ga. Ditto: Why doesn’t some gutsy manu- facturer act really creatively by design- ing and marketing a Kadee-style coupler that is truly scale! When one looks at the chart pub- lished in the February 1996 Product Reviews and sees the strength of the stom Pacific (black with see olor uk Dreadnaught drop ends Uist lower to cary longer fre Tl WD Ue Av prototy corer for easy customization, And since i's oom Life-Like, itl give you years of trouble-free service. Now this authentic performers availble fctory-asombled i sx-packs wth all new numbers of each of the following wads: Chicago, Burlington and Quiney; Conrail; Eve; Nickel Plate Raa; New Yors Conta; Pee Mangueti Rock Iland and tering) We BUILD THEM THE Way THEY USED To. rerdy-to-nin plastic freight car with wept detail, chi, and wheel or ever hand Irmkes. It ako features removable coupler fe MD21211 In Cabs MO Awl Cant Ge Our PROTO 2000 52 6" Mill Gondola is the fist hating appropriate \v 18 APRIL 1997Kadees and their clones, one knows that areally scale working coupler 20:25 per- ‘cent smaller than the Kade could be made. I'l bet there would now be a mar- ket for such couplers, even if they were not compatible with the current Kadees. Tknow I'd switeh! = Joseph A. Braun, Parke Ridge, N. J ‘Traction modelers were first: The Feb- ruary 1997 MODEL RAILROADER has a very good article on modular railroad- ing. And you're right in emphasizing the role and importance of N scale and Ntrak. But while they may be the largest group now doing it, they were not the first to develop such standards. ‘Traction modelers have been building modules since 1970, following HO and O standards developed by Everitt F. Wood and published in Traction and Models ‘magazine. There are many (but not as many as Ntrak) HO and O scale trolley modules built to these standards, and they run quite well. ~ email from Bill Brandl, Woodstock, N. ¥. Crew in danger: The train crew mem- bers on your February cover are in for serious trouble if they always stand or sit behind a locomotive while waiting on the shipper to load a car. Deco Lave 10% Gas Station KIT Orca: $48.00 HO wale: $28.50 Send 52.0 fr onpte tae “Twin Whial Sign & Kit Commpary 60 sik set ‘Argon, MA cet74 617-646-1182 (oe)_67-646-3583 (ae) One of the first things you learn work- ing for the railroad is to expect a move ‘ment at any time and never stand on the track. This is the most dangerous place on the railroad. As the Operation Life Saver slogan says ~"Anytime is Train “Time.” -Don Sinith, Oklahoma City, Okla Loved that Pennsy line-up: This year's photo contest winners (March issue) are absolutely outstanding, as always, but I must comment on one photo in particular. That second-place shot, “Lineup of Pennsy Power,” made me feel as though | had departed this earth and gone straight to heaven. The locomo- tives pictured are nothing less than awe- Inspiring. I hope to be able to afford and run such magnificent models on my small division of the PRR some day. My hat Is off to the photographer. ~ emai from Kris Kollar, Hershey, Pa Step in the right direction: You are right, Andy (February editorial). Fasy- DCC is a positive step in model railroad: ing. It makes the hobby a lot easier and a lot more fun, No more hassle with block toggles. For modelers like me, the Kit approach is both simple and eco- nnomical, Ihave just finished building the ‘command station and a booster and am ‘Ph. 9176481887 anxiously awaiting the arrival of my walkaround throttle and the throttle expander kit. At first [was intimidated, but 1 learned that if you can bulld a rolling stock or structure kit, you should have no problem, Kelth Gutlerrez and Lee Rayburn have not only developed a full featured, quality command control sys- tem, but also have provided us with easy-to-follow instructions on assembly and operation. You only get caught up in the technical part if you choose to. EasyDCC is just what it says it is, easy. | am so happy this magazine fs moving forward in a direction that not only ‘embraces quality projects like this, but also meets the demands of all scales, Including N, and the demands of model railroading’s next generation. ~ Kenny Collins, Garland, Texas Comments, suggestions, and additional infor- ‘mation on MR articles and departments are ‘welcome inthis cluron. Every comment will be ‘ead, but not all can be printed or answered. 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[As a West Coast modeler of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, like to use some of the new Walthers HO Trainfine Alco FA and FB units on my layout. | don't believe Santa Fe owned any FAs, but fm wondering if the ‘demonstrators were ever tested out west. = ‘Mark Jarret, Son Diego, Calif. ve never seen anything about FA demonstrators testing on the Santa Fe, but they did on the Union Pacific, mak- ing at least one trip on the Santa Fe over Cajon Pass. “Summit, second trick,” a Sep- tember 1951 Trains Magazine article by Robert Hale, includes a photo showing ‘im trying to model the 1951-53 Atchison, ‘Topeka & Santa Fe Super Chief, but Im haw- ing trouble modeling some of the cars. ‘What's the best way to model the diner and observation cars? ~ Lucas Godman, San Pablo, Cali Con-Cor's plastic HO 85-foot corru- gated diner and the Vista Dome lounge Car are directly moceled from this train, “The Santa Fe Ry. Historical & Modeling Society is also selling limited-run Eastern Car Works plastic car kits with etched, nickekplated brass sides for an S-car set Cf the Super Chief cars as shown in the ‘August 1993 MODEL, RAILROADER article. For more information, send a stamped, seltaddressed envelope to Scott Krause, 11016 W. Sist Terrace, Shawnee, KS (66203. — Jim Hediger, senior eduwor Trailer layout: In the September 1996 Workshop, you mentioned a John Arm- strong trackplan for a model railroad built ina trailer. I thought your readers orders being handed up to a UP train at Summit with the Alco clemonstrator logo Clearly visible. ‘The Union Pacific bought a fleet of 44 FA-Is and 44 FB-Is specifically for Los Angeles-Salt Lake City service. They were operated in AB-B-A consists that appeared regularly on Cajon Pass at the west end of their runs. The Alco FA and FB demonstrators were painted dark green with yellow let- {ering and striping and ended up being sold to the Chicago & North Western, ~ Andy Sperandeo, editor might be interested In knowl built, has some seenery, and is still in existence. Untouched for 16 years, the railroad and its custom trailer were given to the Williamsport & North Branch Model Railroad Club Ine. last October by the Al Landesco estate, We're presently restoring the layout (0 ‘operation and will complete its scenery. It has survived reasonably well consider- ing the damage caused by roof leaks and mice, The track is handlaid and has automatic block signals that slow and stop an avertaking train until the way Is clear. The layout's first showing, at the Lycoming County Fair In Hughesville, Pa,, drew more than 2,500 visitors. Anyone interested in seeing this his torle model railroad may contact the Williamsport & North Branch Model RR Club, P. 0. 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April 12 & 13 Fort Washington Expo Center, Fort Washington, PA Directions: Exit 26 from PA turnpike N.E. extension ‘Turn right and follow large blue & white signs to Expo Center (2 miles from exit) 28 APRIL 1997 wWorksHoP Te access opening is easy to seein this photo ofa feshly painted ACF covered hop- per 2st rolls slowly through the paint dryer. like to know why the ACF Industries Cea- ter Flow covered hopper cars have the hole in the middle of each end? - Keith Mullin. Cicero, i ACF puts the hole in the ends of its covered hoppers to provide access dur ig final assembly of the catbody. Welders reach in through this opening. tofinish up the joints between the sides, slope sheets, ends, and bottom panels. This access opening Is also used during the final grit-lasting and painting stage. 1s left open on the finished cars so air can circulate to help keep this area dry “IDE {have two MRC Loco-Mation 2500 power packs. How can | add walkaround throttles {to them? ~ Dan Thomas, McMurray, Pa. Nearly any power pack can be used to power an add-on DC walkaround throt- tle since all of the basie speed and direc tlon control circuitry is bi throttle, In most cases, it's ter of connecting the new throttle con- trol between the proper terminals on the power pack (usually, but not always, Wl be the 16-volt AC terminals) and your track. Check the add-on throttle ‘manufacturer's instructions to deter- mine which terminals to use. “The walkaround feature is installed by mounting a number of receptacles in handy places around the layout and wiring them in parallel. A matching plug. is attached to the throttle so it can be unplugged! andl moved to another more convenient location, ‘Throttle systems with “memory” allow you to unplug and change locations while the train is running. -. DH.We have a 150-year-old house which has @ S-foot square basement. thas a die floor with inlaid brick, the walls are flagstone, and the ceiling is open with coal-dust- ‘covered Floor joists. How will this environ ‘ment affect construction of a model rail road? ~ Tyler George, Troy, Ohio ‘Model railroads are sensitive to dust, so eliminating its sources will require checking your local building codes and ‘some financial outlay. Cleaning up a cen- tury’s worth of dirt and coal dust will be ‘a monumental job. Start by eliminating the dirt floor. ‘You'll probably need a contractor's help {or this step, but hopefully the basement Is deep enough so a couple of inches of cconerete floor can be added without cre- ating headroom problems. A suspended celling will trap most of the accumulated coal dust In the rafters and keep it off the ratiroad. You should also think about room lighting at this stage as light fixtures are easy to install along with the ceiling, Finish the room off by insulating and sheathing the walls, There are a number Of possibilities here, so check with your local building materials center to find ‘out what works best in your area “This room preparation is a big job that'll take some time, but it pays off in the long run. The area will be nice to ‘work in and you'll wind up with an envi- ‘ronment that complements your mode! railroad. -J.D.H. ‘have a mid-1970s vintage HO road diesel painted in the Seaboard Coast Line's no. 11776 bicentennial color scheme. The shel is in pretty good shape, but the motor mounts ‘are broken. What's the best way to reattach the motor and what kinds of lubricants should 1 use? ~ Bill Blerman, Ridgewoy, Wis. Your engine sounds like one of the ‘Athearn General Electric US3Bs that was sold in bicentennial colors. While the paint scheme is no longer offered, its mechanism is the same one used in the current Athearn 4.axle GE diesels ‘The no. 84020 plastic motor mounting pads are available from many hobby dealers. They're easy to install. Slip a mounting pad onto each side of the ‘motor, set the assembly into the under- frame cavity, and make sure it’ oriented for proper clearance all the way around, Insert the rubbery fingers into the holes in the bottom of the underframe and press the motor straight down unti it's fully seated. Be careful to use plastic-compatible lubricants which are made for model railroad locomotives. Apply a drop or two of grease to the gears and a sinall drop of light oil on the motor bearings. Don’t overdo the lubrication as a little ‘goes along way. — J.D. H. cannosnAlioasss N SCALE SPECIALS Newl!! Atlas GP-40's $56.95 Burlington Northern Ghessie System B&O. 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Most triple hoppers are designed to carry a 70-or 1004t0n load of coal; how- ever they're also used to haul nearly am thing else that ean be dumped through their self-clearing doors. Rock and most mined ores are denser (heavier) than coal, so It takes less material to reach car's weight capacity or load limit. This load limit cannot be exceeded because It’s determined by the sizes of the freight car's axles and journal bearings. Most hopper cars can be loaded right to the top with coal and still be within the car's load limit. A similar capacity load of stone may only fill about two- thirds of the same car before it reaches the load limit, That's why many open hoppers have a horizontal mark painted fon the outside marked “stone” to show the approximate load height Bulk materials are generally shipped by repeat customers, so the amount of material per load is usually determined early on with a scale. Once the amount ‘of material is known, it's easy for the loading operator to equate this to 20 or 25 buckets of rock per carload. High-grade iron ore is one of the heav- lest of these bulk materials, and it's ust- ally loaded in small piles over each truck or evenly distributed across the hoppers as shown in the photo.~J.D. H. ‘casting? Where can | get detailed informa- tion on how to make the molds, resin cast- ing methods, and suppliers? ~ David Karle, Grass Lake, Mich. That's a big order for a Workshop item, so I suggest you take a look at two recent articles which provide more detailed information. The first is “Casting your own detail parts,” by Lee Vande Visse, in the September 1995 MODEL RAILROADER. “Mold making and casting at home,” by Tom Kielick, was Just pub- lished In the March 1997 issue of our sis. ter magazine, Fine Scale Modeler. Both of these articles explain mold-making pro- cedures, casting techniques, and where to obtain the materials, ~J. D-H. 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These high-cube (¥-6" tall, 8-6" wide) containers are widely used by Reviewed in this issue: Fail Power Products HO scale ‘Gunderson 242 container car... 32 InterMtountain HO tank caro... 38 Weaver 0 scale GP36-2 diesel... 34 Micro“Tains Line N scale S0-fct steel end.door boxcar... 38 ‘Weaver O scale c2bo0se .-.... 0.40 Kibri HO scale backhoe. a Downtown Deco 0 scale industial building... 22.2... 43 eco HO scale locomotive cradle... 49 32 APRIL 1997 United Parcel Service and Burlington Northern, and the UPS “boxes” were the main reason for the design of the proto- type 2+2 well car. ‘The parts are molded in light gray, with a onepiece body and separate detail parts including brake gear, steps, and walkways. Construction is simple, with a single sheet including instruc tions and a detail drawing. ‘The kits all come undecorated, with ‘decals for either the lone red Greenbriar ‘car or the TTX scheme. lalrbrushed our sample car with Polly Scale no. 404067 TTX Yellow, then brush-painted the walkways with Testor no. 1146 Silver. This was easier to do than I thought it would be and | recommend it over the alternative of painting the walkways before adding them. The containers were a snap to build ~ Just clean a bit of flash around the roofline and glue the roof in place. [air- brushed the containers with Polly Scale no. 414179 SP Lettering Gray, then applied the decals. Rall Power doesn’t include couplers ‘or trucks, s0 I used a pair of Kadee no. 5 couplers, which fit nleely in the molded In draft-gear box. InterMountain or ‘McHenry couplers would fit as well. For ‘trucks | added a pair of Accurall no. 102 HO Gunderson Husky Stack 242 ‘container car with two 28-foot Rall Power Products ‘TABS Stage Coach Dr. Park City, UTB4060 Description: Injection-molded styrene Kt, less ‘trucks and couplers, nos. 700 (7X ecals) and 701 (Greenbsir Leasing) roller-bearing types with Kadee 36” smooth-back wheetsets. ‘The car measures a scale 76°9" long, 10:0" wide, and 5:0" tall to the top of the well. It needs at least 22"-radius curves to operate, and it will look and operate ‘much better on broader curves. The finished car weighs just half an ‘ounce, 5.5 ounces short of the weight suggested by National Model Railroad Association Recommended Practice 20.1. As with most models of this type, there simply isn’t any place to add weight. The best solution, as Rail Power's instructions suggest, Is to add ‘weight to each container before gluing the roof in place. Rail Power has done a great job with this modern intermodal ear and contain- cers. —deff Wilson, associate editor