Model Railroader - December 2016.pdf

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GEVO Locomotive
SoundTraxx Sound & DCC $199.98 Each
First look! All new tooling!
April 2017 Delivery
• Based on GE Evolution Series diesels now in service
• Limited edition - one time run
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• The most popular prototype diesel
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• Thousands in service from 2003 to the present
• Companion power to WalthersMainline SD70ACe
• LED lighting includes:
* High or low headlight per prototype
* Working front ditch lights
• Three truck styles to match prototypes:
* Standard high-adhesion
* Steerable
* C4 A1A
• Available w/factory-installed SoundTraxx sound
for DCC & DC layouts
*16-Bit digital quality sound
* Horn and short horn toot
* Bell
* Prime mover
* Three lighting functions
BNSF Railway
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GE ES44C4
Low headlight
C4 A1A trucks
®
HO SCALE
Standard DC $129.98 Each
• Same powerful drive as WalthersProto
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locos featuring:
* Five-pole skew-wound motor
* 14:1 gear ratio
* Helical-cut gears for quiet operation &
easy multiple unit operation
* All-wheel drive & electrical pickup
* Dual machined brass flywheels
* Heavy die-cast metal chassis
* Constant & directional lights
• Molded drill starter points for
grab irons (sold separately)
• RP-25 metal wheels
• Proto MAX
™
metal knuckle couplers
*CAD drawings shown
Canadian Pacific GE ES44AC
Low headlight
Standard high-adhesion trucks
Norfolk Southern GE ES44AC
High headlight
Standard high-adhesion trucks
910-10151 #6677 Standard DC
910-10152 #8004 Standard DC
910-20151 #6753 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-20152 #7972 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-10155 #8908 Standard DC
910-10156 #9351 Standard DC
910-20155 #8960 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-20156 #9379 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-10159 #8024 Standard DC
910-10160 #8041 Standard DC
910-20159 #8035 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-20160 #8048 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
Canadian National GE ES44AC
Low headlight
Standard high-adhesion trucks
CSX
*
GE ES44AH
Low headlight
Steerable trucks
Union Pacific
†
GE ES44AH
Low headlight
Standard high-adhesion trucks
910-10153 #2804 Standard DC
910-10154 #2935 Standard DC
910-20153 #2822 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-20154 #2917 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-10157 #952 Standard DC
910-10158 #980 Standard DC
910-20157 #971 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-20158 #999 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-10161 #7470 Standard DC
910-10162 #7507 Standard DC
910-20161 #7484 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
910-20162 #7529 SoundTraxx Sound & DCC
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Delivery date and prices shown were accurate at press time, for updates visit walthers.com. Drawings shown for illustration purposes, some details may vary.
**The BNSF marks are licensed marks owned by the BNSF Railway Company. *CSX proprietary marks used by permission of CSX Transportation, Inc. †Union Pacific licensed product. ©2016 Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
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DECEMBER2016
Volume 83, Number 12
IN THIS ISSUE
28
62
Easier wiring with suitcase connectors
p. 62
66
New Walthers
diesel tested
p. 66
December 2016
www.ModelRailroader.com
32
Try a change
of scenery
Use ground foam and spray paint
to give your layout a new look
p. 32
Learn how to
change existing
green scenery to
bright autumn
colors on page 32.
38
32
Changing seasons on a finished layout
How to easily convert green summer scenery to autumn
color with paint and ground foam
by Brooks Stover
52
42
5 ways to
interchange
freight
cars
p. 38
HOW TO
38
5 ways to interchange freight cars
How to move traffic between connecting railroads
by Tony Koester
•
Put industries in small spaces
p. 52
•
Paint and decal an undecorated diesel
p. 28
•
Use Arduino boards for track signals
p. 42
micro-controllers
42
Build a signal system with Arduino
These compact computers are capable of many tasks
by Detlef Kurpanek
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On the cover:
Buffalo Creek & Gauley RR
2-8-0 no. 13 rolls through autumn colors that
have recently appeared on Brooks Stover’s
S scale layout.
Brooks Stover photo
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The latest features on our
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by Dana Kawala
46
Four eras over WP’s Feather River Route
52
Large industries in limited space
MREXTRA
62
DCC Corner
Making the DCC suitcase
connection
by Larry Puckett
Developing a realistic operating scheme for a great
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by Robert W. Scott
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Tips for modeling modern rail-served customers from the
HO scale Iowa Interstate Grimes Line
by James McNab
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From the Editor
Capacitors: game changer?
by Neil Besougloff
66
Product Reviews
MREXTRA
10
News & Products
Hobby industry news
by Cody Grivno
56
Mountain railroading, New York style
76
Trackside Photos
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Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
by Hal Miller
HO scale SD45 from
Walthers, N scale B36-7
from Atlas, and more
by Dana Kawala
20
Ask MR
How should I gap my N scale
rails?
by Steven Otte
74
On Operation
Time traveling via
model railroads
by Jerry Dziedzic
26
Heritage Fleet
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by Keith Wills
89
Index of Advertisers and
Cartoon
90
Trains of Thought
Here be dragons
by Tony Koester
28
Step by Step
Paint, decal, and weather a
locomotive
by Cody Grivno
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