RAILROADING

MODEL

December 1996
VOLUME 26 NUMBER 12

FEATURES
17 T
DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

42 T

FREIGHTCAROLOGY

Great Northern EMD E7
by Rich Picariello

Norfolk Southern's Freight Car Fleet Part 3: Southern's Modern Coal-Car Evolution
by David G. Casdo/ph

20 T ship Santa Fe all the way
Modeling with Longs Hobbies/ InterMountain Santa Fe Reefers
by Jim Six

45 T

ON TRACK

Basic Ballast Techniques
by Jim Mansfield

22 T

MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL

Detailing an Athearn Husky-Stack
by Doug Geige/; MMR

4 7 T Chesapeake and Ohio Freight Cars
Modeling the World War II Fleet Hopper Cars: Part 4
by Larry E. Smith, MMR

30 T

BEHIND THE SCENES

Now You See It ... Now You Don't!
by Margaret Mansfield

50 T E7 - T he Standard Passenger
Diesel - Part 4
by George Melvin

32 T Don Mayo's Happy Valley
by Bob Boelter

36 T Kitbashing a CN Double-Track Snowplow
by Bob Boudreau

56 T Alton and Southern SW1500s
by G. 1. Michels, J/:

DEPARTMENTS
4 T Letters to the Editor 5 T Editorial 14 T New Products 28 T Computer Applications 62 T Product Reviews 63 T Dealer Directory 73 T Your Trek Plan 78 T Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER

A&S 1 507 on a caboose hop with ex-NYC N7 A numbered A&S 1 6 (an ALCo Models brass caboose) passes a MoPac transfer run in the hole j ust north of the Dupo, I l linois, yard in 1 975. Turn to page 56 to learn how G. J. Michels, J r., built this model. Photo by C. V. Michels, 11: INSET: Bob Boudreau kitbashed this Canadian National double-track snowplow from a Walthers Russel l pl ow. He describes how he did it start ing on page 36. Photo by Bob Boudreall.