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Varney kit built to 2017 standards
p. 24
Review: Atlas
transit set
p. 60
July 2017
www.ModelRailroader.com
Track & turnouts
•
Ballast & weather track
p. 36
•
Build switch stands
p. 52
•
Repair old HO turnouts
p. 32
•
Scratchbuild new ones
p. 48
PLUS
TIPS
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Add DCC sound
to a Life-Like
E6 diesel
p. 58
HO scale urban
waterfront
layout
p. 42
BONUS
ONLINE
CONTENT
CODE PG. 4
Vol. 84
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Issue 7
Introducing the
For business or a relaxing get-away, there was no finer way to travel between Washington and Cincinnati than the Chesapeake & Ohio’s
George Washington.
Known
simply as the
George
to its many fans, the train’s unique personality was reflected in everything from hardworking heavyweights up front carrying mail and baggage,
to impeccable service inside the rebuilt Dormitory-Diner. Travel back to a time when getting there really was half the fun aboard our newest HO Scale name train,
featuring seven cars and matching E8A diesels.
Based on Class PE-225 units #4010 - 4030
delivered in 1953 and in service to late 1960s with:
•
NEW
- Dual lens lower headlight
in door
• Mars light in upper headlight
opening
• Whip-type radio antenna
w/conduit
• Farr air grilles
• Brass Nathan five-chime air horn
with all bells forward
• Wire ladder grabs and separate
MU connection on nose
• Automatic Train Stop pickup shoe
• Passenger pilot with exposed
coupler
• Spark arrestors
• April 2018 delivery
• Limited edition - one-time run
of these configurations
A-A Sets
ESU LokSound & DCC $598.98 each
920-42360 #4016, 4021
920-42361 #4018, 4027
Standard DC $399.98 each
920-49360 #4016, 4021
920-49361 #4018, 4027
Matching A Units
ESU LokSound & DCC $329.98 each
920-42362 #4012
920-42363 #4029
Standard DC $229.98 each
920-49362 #4012
920-49363 #4029
First car arrives in January 2018 - reserve today!
HO C&O
George Washington
passenger cars
• Seven cars for an authentic consist
• Based on cars & locos assigned to
George Washington
service from 1954 to 1971
• Real metal finish simulates stainless steel
as appropriate
• Correct post-1954 lettering & logos -
decal names & numbers included
• Prototypically accurate window tinting &
gaskets as appropriate
• Modeler-installed extended drawbars for
22" radius curves included
70' ACF Heavyweight Arched-Roof Baggage
920-9501 January 2018 $69.98
85' Pullman-Standard 10-6 Sleeper Plan 4167
Fluted with Skirts
920-9504 February 2018 $74.98
85' Pullman-Standard 52-Seat Coach
Fluted with Skirts
920-9502 January 2018 $74.98
85' Pullman-Standard 10-6 Sleeper Plan 4167
Fluted without Skirts
920-9505 March 2018 $74.98
Photographer unknown, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1950, Joe Collias collection.
70' ACF Heavyweight Railway Post Office-Baggage
920-9500 June 2018 $69.98
*All-new tooling!
85' Pullman-Standard 52-Seat Coach Fluted without
Skirts
920-9503 February 2018 $74.98
NEW
85' Pullman-Standard Dormitory-Diner
Rebuild Plan 4165 Fluted without Skirts
920-9506 April 2018 $79.98
Available
ONLY
while supplies last - reserve your complete
George Washington
today!
Support your local hobby shop • visit walthers.com • call 1-800-4-TRAINS
©2017 Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. Delivery dates, prices and specifications were accurate at press time, for updates visit walthers.com. Photos show early preproduction models
assembled and painted; sketches are for illustration purposes only - actual colors and details may vary. CSX proprietary marks used by permission of CSX Transportation Inc.
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Varney kit built to 2017 standards
p. 24
Review: Atlas
transit set
p. 60
July 2017
www.ModelRailroader.com
Track & turnouts
•
Ballast & weather track
p. 36
•
Build switch stands
p. 52
•
Repair old HO turnouts
p. 32
•
Scratchbuild new ones
p. 48
PLUS
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DVICE
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pagvery
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TIP
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From the Editor
Keeping your hobby hoard manageable
28
Track 101
Understanding the basics of sectional, flex,
and handlaid track
by Steven Otte
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
Add DCC sound
to a Life-Like
E6 diesel
p. 58
HO scale urban
waterfront
layout
p. 42
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News & Products
Hobby industry news
18
Ask MR
Where is Canadian spelled with an “e”?
32
Upgrading older turnouts
MRVP
Improve their performance
and appearance
by Tony Koester
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
22
N Scale Insight
Derailments of the curious kind
On the cover:
A track gang
works on the railroad in the
1960s. This month’s focus is
on track for your layout.
Bill Zuback photo
36
Ballasting main lines and sidings
Use these techniques to simulate the
different levels of maintenance railroads
applied to various types of track
by Lou Sassi
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
24
Step by Step
Upgrade a Varney gondola kit
39
Simple route selection
A rotary knob makes controlling switch
motors intuitive
by Pete LaGuardia
58
DCC Corner
Dual engines with a WOWSound decoder
Next issue
In August,
learn how to
model a large HO scale
structure using 3-D
printing, visit the
relocated Hoosac Valley
RR and a Z scale layout in
France, and more!
40
Model tracks in dirt and cinders
Combine terrarium sand and cactus
potting soil to get realistic-looking results
by Kim Nipkow
60
Product Reviews
MREXTRA
42
A rail-marine showcase
The 12 x 17-foot HO scale Claremont Docks
RR combines memories and waterfront
modeling interests
by Howard R. Lloyd
HO scale NJ Transit commuter train from
Atlas, N scale 50-foot boxcar from Fox Val-
ley Models, cylindrical hoppers in HO from
Walthers, and more
67
On Operation
Put Rule 93 to work on your layout
48
Build a single-point turnout
The prototype helped trolley lines save
money
by James F. Cordaro
MREXTRA
www.ModelRailroader.com
subscriber extra
68
Trackside Photos
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
MRVP
Video on
www.MRVideoPlus.com
52
How to build an operating
switch stand
A flick of the finger reliably moves switch
points and sets frog polarity
by Gary Butts
81
Index of Advertisers
and Cartoon
82
Trains of Thought
Modeling from memories
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