RAILROADING

MODEL

February 1996
VOLUME 26 NUMBER 2

FEATURES 18... 21
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Building a Helix
by Fred Wintsch FREIGHTCAROLOGY

44...

Modeling a New York Central ALCo RS3 Road Switcher
b y Jim Six

48' Exterior-Post Domestic Containers
by David G. Casdorph

48

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BEHIND THE SCENES

Into the Fourth Dimension
by Margaret Mansfield

24...

DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) FT A&B
by Rich Picariello

50 ...

ON TRACK

New Bridge - A Tale of Time
by Jim Mansfield

27 32

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Kitbashing a Great Northern SDP40
by Tim Morris

54

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MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL

Introduction to United Parcel Service Equipment - Part 1
by Carter Osborne

... Scratchbuilding Ortner Three-Bay Rapid Discharge Hoppers
by Doug Geigel; MMR

38

61

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AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW

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Ralph Gochnour's Union Pacific Wahsatch Division
by Randy Lee

Athearn - The Third Generation General Electric C44-9W
b y David A. Bontrager

DEPARTMENTS 5 ... 8 ... 14... 17 ... 51... 52 ...
Editorial Letters to the Editor New Products Society Page Video Review Computer Applications

6 1... Product Review 66... Dealer Directory

73 ... 77...
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The servicing facility at Wahsatch Junction makes up a significant part of Ralph Gochnour's layout of the mythical Wahsatch Division of the Union Pacific. For a tour of this late-steam, early-diesel layout turn to page 38. Photo by Randy Lee. INSET: T his month, Jim Six turns his attention northward to the New York Central and i ts RS3s. Turn to page 44 f or a look at the prototype NYC RS3s along with Jim's thoughts on modeling them. P hoto by Jim Six.