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  • Walthers HO & N Scale 76-Foot Cryogenic Reefers

    November 21, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 531 views - 1 comment - 2 likes
    MODELING WITH PAINT & DECALS by Scott Chatfield JRSX 6120, build September 1990. Simplot was the first buyer of Gunderson cryo-reefers, and has the second biggest fleet, 101 cars numbered 6000-6050 and 6100-6149. The lettering is brown, and the ...

  • Photo Study - August 1980

    November 19, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 376 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    by the Prototype Modeler Staff In the April, 1980, issue of Prototype Modeler, we featured an article by Wayne Sittner on the Deleware & Hudson Covered Hopper/Box Car. At the time, prototype photos were scarce, but since then, through the courtes...

  • Questions & Answers - August 1980

    November 18, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 313 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    by the Prototype Modeler Staff QUESTION    Recently I purchased three of Athearn's "Trainmasters" that had been painted in the "Black Widow" colors and they look super. Also, I obtained a fourth Trainmaster which had a s...

  • "SOUTHERN PACIFIC OVERLAND" Service Cars and Their Paint Scheme

    November 16, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 365 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by Jeff Cauthen    Southern Pacific first received lightweight streamlined cars in 1941 for Overland route service. These were the 4-4-2 and 6-6-4 sleepers received as a part of the Union Pacific order des...

  • The "Overland" Union Pacific Overland Service Cars and Their Paint Schemes

    November 14, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 1,124 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by David Schumacher "Greyhounds" steaming for Sherman Hill: the flagship of the FEF "Northern " class, No. 800, is on the point of double-headed "Greyhounds" as Union Pacific Train No. 1, the "Los Angeles Limited" accelerates westward out of Cheyenne...

  • AT&SF Operations in Santa Fe, New Mexico

    November 14, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 459 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    Looking northeast towards the Santa Fe depot from Hickox Street. - Photo is by the author. by Monte Perkins    In June of 1879 the Santa Fe began using the newly constructed Raton Tunnel. Beyond lay the important city of S...

  • A Brief History of Missouri Pacific Diesels

    November 14, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 425 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    Missouri Pacific EMD GP-7, Oass 48, No. 181, renumbered to 1611 in 1974. The following unit models are unknown. - Photo by Walter Brown. Missouri Pacific EMD SD-40, Class 70, No. 760. Notice the size and position of the "Buzz Saw" emb...

  • Kit, Part, Detail Reviews

    November 13, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 446 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by the Prototype Modeler Staff All kit, part, and detail reviews published by Prototype Modeler are prepared by Staff and Contributing Editors. Reviews reflect the opinion of the individual reviewer; any comment or suggestions should be...

  • EMDs Export Model GA8

    November 6, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 465 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    NdeM GA-8, No. 5416, switching cars in Mexico City's dual-gauge yard near the San Lazaro station on September 14, 1973. - Photo by the author. by Peter Arnold    The photo of the Coahuilay and Zacatecas GA8's in the June...

  • Peter Arnold Covers the Athearn 50' Single Door Box Car in HO

    November 6, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 403 views - 1 comment - 1 like
    SP 653751 photographed in June, 1979, at San Luis Obispo, California, is identical to the Athearn car. The tack boards on the door and ends will have to be removed from the model, and the tack board put back in a lower position on the door. The ribs o...