RAILROADING

MODEL

April1997
VOLUME 27 NUMBER 2

FEATURES
20 ... Freelancing! Cabooses - Part 1: An Interface
MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL b y David A . Bontrager

of Prototype Inspi ration & Imagination

56 ...

28 ...

N orfolk Southern's Freight Ca r Fleet Part 5: S outhern's Boxcar Fleet
b y David G. Casdorph

FREIGHTCAROLOGY

M axi-Stack Wel l Ca r Part One: The Prototype

by Doug Geigel; MMR

60 ... E7 - The Sta ndard Passenger Diesel - Part 6 64
... by George Melvin

32 ... CP D iesels i n Black and Wh ite 37
... by Bob Boudreau. VEHICLE MODELER

S outhern Rai lway 2160 - the CL3 Another Engine that Never Was
BEHIND THE SCENES by J im Teese, MMR

A Look at Vehicle Model i ng Today
b y Bob Benson, Dan Goins and Chris Lane

70

...

W ide Open Spaces
ON TRACK by Margaret Man5jield

40 ... Lenses by the Dozen
b y Dave Donaldson

53 ...

DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

72

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D uluth, M issabe & Iron Range (DM&IR) EMD SD9

O rders of the Day: Track M a i ntenance
b y .Jim Mansfield

b y Rich Picariello

DEPARTMENTS
6 ... Letters to the Editor 10 ... New Prod ucts 7
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5 ... Editorial

S ociety Page

15 ... Prod u ct Reviews 18 ... Video Review
26 ... Computer Applications 73 ... Dea ler D irectory

18 ... Book Beat

4 8 ... Prod uct Review

8 6 ... Advertiser Index
No, you haven't lost your color vision. Duri ng the power shortage of 1 993-' 94, CP Rail acquired some S D40-2s from GATX that were former Norfolk Southern and Kansas City Southern units. A lthough eventually repainted, they i nitially carried the CP Rai l logo in their original colors. Turn to page 32 for more. Photo by Bob Boudreau. I NSET: V ehicles play an important part on every model rai lroader's layout. This month we take a closer look at this segment of the hobby and see how one modeler has upgraded his tractor/trailer fleet by making lenses by the dozen. Photo by Dave Donaldson..

81 ... Your Trek Plan

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