RAILROADING

MODEL

June 1999
VOLUME 29 NUMBER 6

FEATURES
20 T

BEHIND THE SCENES

Geology I Revisited
by Margaret Mansfield

22 T The Alco PA - The Burly Beauty Part 5: Lehigh Valley, MKT & MP
by George Melvin

26 T The NS GP38-2 - A Southern Staple:
Build a Model of the most Numerous Geep on Norfolk Southern's Roster
by Dan Bourque

46 T

Building 30-Mile Point "Thank You, Earl, George & Mike" - Part 3
STRUCTURE PLANS by Art Fahie

50 T

33 T Clinchfield 50' PS-1 Boxcars 36 T
FREIGHTCAROLOG Y by Stuart R. T hayer

Build a Model of Lehi Roller Mills: A Famous Landmark in Utah County

GERSCO's Boxcars: America's Largest, Most Interchanged Fleet of Boxcars: Part 3 - Other Builders

58 T

DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP

by Tim Morris

Missouri Pacific PAs

40 T

LAYOUT FEATURE

by David G. CasdO/ph

61 T

ON TRACK

by Rich Picariello

The New River Valley Railroad (HO)
by Tom Brennison with Barry Morris

Track and Wheel Maintenance Part 1: The Turnout Process
by Jim Mansfield

DEPARTMENTS
5 T Editorial 9 T Society Page 12 T New Products 16 T Product Reviews 63 T Dealer Directory 71 T B oys in the Basement 73 T Your Trek Plan 78 T ABOUllHE COVER
Advertiser Index

The fire has been put out in this Norfolk & Western A class loco on Tom Brennison's New River Rai lroad. The locomotive wil l be fueled and watered before going to the roundhouse for routine maintenance. After servicing, crews w i l l l ight the fires and get it back on the road. Turn to page 40 for a tour of Tom's coal-haul ing layout. Photo by Larry Puckett. INSET: Beginning on page 26, Dan Bourque deta i l s how he built this exquisite NS GP38-2 using an Athearn shell, Cannon & Co. components, a lot of added detail parts and a kitbashed dynam ic-brake housing.
Photo by Stuart Thaya