How SperryCars KeepTrains OnTrackPreventive maintenance is thename of the game; Sperry RailService is a major player. This72 year-old company tests railunder contract for railroadsacross the continent.

Heavier Trains Gave RailA BeatingIn the mid 1920s, heavierequipment was taking its toll onrail. Deadly derailments attrib-uted to rail defects and failureswere on the rise and a solutionwas needed.

Dr. Elmer A. Sperry foundedhis company in 1928 after several years of refining railtesting methods for real worlduse. Since the 1930s SperryCars have been a fixture on thecontinent’s rails. According toSperry Rail Service, the companyoperates a fleet of 62 rail testingvehicles. Best known for itsself-propelled test cars, rebuiltfrom gas-electric “doodlebug”motor cars, the company alsooperates hi-rail equippedtrucks, outfitted with testingequipment.

Out On The High IronAs a yellow Sperry Car crawlsalong the mainline at a blistering6.5 to 13 m.p.h., the crewmonitors the car’s progress ona paper printout as it tests therail for defects undetectable to

the naked eye. Induction andultrasound fields are intro-duced into the rail by appara-tus on the car’s special reartruck. As many as twenty dif-ferent kinds of defects can bedetected including cracked railheads and fissures.

If the crew notices an irregular-ity on the tape, they stop the carand check the spot in questionwith a handheld tester. Badrails are marked and the dis-patcher issues a slow order ortakes the track out of serviceuntil repairs are made. Manyrailroads send out a track gangto follow Sperry Cars and makequick repairs.

Make Your OperatingSessions Seem RealWhen the train dispatcher

authorizes a Sperry RailDetector Car to occupy themainline, he or she knows thatit’ll probably be a whilebefore operations return tonormal. Wherever theSperry Car runs it

has absolute block authority;no other trains may operate onthe same track. Train dispatch-ers must keep trains runningby working around the Sperry

Car’s progress, whether byholding traffic in sidings or byrunning them on a secondmain track. Between tests,Sperry Cars can spend a lot oftime in sidings waiting fordelayed traffic to clear. Woe totrain crews following a SperryCar that finds a serious defecton a single-track line! If thedefect is bad enough, they’llhave to wait until the sectionof rail is replaced.

Just imagine the scenarios youcan create with a Sperry Caron your HO Railroad. Whenyou turn a Sperry Car loose onyour HO railroad, you’rethrowing a curve ball to youroperating crews. As the car

crawls along the mainline, youcan announce that it has founda defect and shut down the lineuntil the problem is “fixed.” As

your operatorsapproach

the area, traffic will start pilingup. It’s the train dispatcher’sjob to cope with the resultingcongestion, just like on the realrailroads. If you’re not into

operations, the car also makesa great addition to any scene.Place it on a siding and posi-tion a work crew checking thetesting apparatus or park it on asiding near your road’s termi-nal. You can also run it like anyother train. When Sperry Carsare moving between worksites,they operate at, or just below,regular train speeds.

The Sperry Rail DetectorCar Brings Realism ToYour RailroadWith its large front windows,bright yellow paint job and spe-cial truck with simulated testingapparatus, the new WalthersSperry Rail Detector Car looksgreat operating across your HOlayout. Because they all beganlife as different car styles, everyprototype Sperry Car is unique.Extensive rebuildings over theyears have produced a fleet ofsimilar cars with many detail-ing variations. The Walthers carcombines a variety of featuresfrom several different cars.

This new Walthers car featuresa detailed styrene body, interi-or detail and wire grab irons.With its flywheel-equippedpower truck wired for 8-wheelelectrical pickup, it’ll runsmoothly at any speed. Razor-sharp graphics and paintschemes covering the last 50years make the Sperry Carsuitable for your late steam- ordiesel-era layouts. �

Sperry Rail Detector Car $59.98932-6271 Sperry Rail Service (oldscheme), 932-6272 SRSAutomation Industries, 932-6273Sperry Rail Service (newscheme), 932-6270 Undecorated

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How Sperry Cars Keep TrainsOn Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Open Your Layout To WaterTraffic With A Double-TrackSwing Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Big Business In A Small Space . . . . . . . . 4-5

10,000 Cubic Feet OfShipping Space With 4 Or 8 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Keep Your Layout Safe . . . . 6

50' Box Cars For When YouDon’t Want Any Surprises . . 7

Wally’s Warehouse Is TheUltimate Vintage Multi-Purpose Building . . . . . . . . . 8

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Sperry 137 cools its wheelsbetween testing stints on theDuluth, Missabe & IronRange in January, 1998.Photo by Doug Buell

Sperry Cars also make greatscenic additions. Set up aservicing stop with water

hoses and external power as inthis scene at Denver in 1971.

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Walthers Sperry Rail Detector Car 933-6273

Open YourLayout ToWater TrafficWith ADouble-TrackSwing BridgeWherever railroads cross navi-gable waterways, water trafficmust have a way to pass thetracks. Bridges at these loca-tions must be either tallenough for water traffic to gounder, or movable. Highbridges and their approachesare very costly to construct, somovable bridges are usuallypreferred. Before 1910, theswing bridge was the mostcommon type of movable rail-road bridge.

One of the first major railroadswing bridges was the RockIsland’s structure across theMississippi River betweenDavenport, Iowa, and RockIsland, Illinois completed in1856. As more railroad lineswere built, wooden, iron andsteel swing bridges were beingconstructed at locations acrossthe continent.

Swing bridges are most oftensupported on a center pierwhich bears the weight of thespan as it rotates. When thebridge closes for rail traffic,mechanical wedges move intoplace and lock it into align-

ment; they also help supportthe bridge ends.

In operation, swing bridgesrotate up to 90 degrees toallow tall boats and ships topass through the channel oneither side of the center pier.The center pier is what alsomakes them less desirable tomarine traffic – it’s an obstacleto navigation. As mechanicaltechnology advanced and elec-tricity for motors became read-ily available, lift and bascule

bridges gained popularitybecause they offered largerclear boat channels in the cen-ter of the waterway. Whilethere are swing bridges ofmany sizes and types, throughtruss swing bridges can rangein length from just under 200'to over 500'.

A Movable CenterpieceFor Your Railroad’sWater CrossingsRealistic bridges are scenichighlights on any model rail-

road. With the new WalthersCornerstone Series® Double-Track Swing Bridge, you candress-up your steam- or diesel-era river crossing scenes withan operational structure. Fromits 27" span to its drop-sidedbridge tender’s shanty, theswing bridge is an impressiveaddition to your model railroad.

Use the Double-Track SwingBridge on any double trackmainline or branch line. Youcan also use it on single track

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Along the Snake River atLewiston, Idaho, the CamasPrairie Railnet runs over aswing bridge/lift bridge com-bination. The swing spanwas constructed first. In the1970s a new lift bridge wasbuilt to allow for a largerchannel; the swing span was left in place. Photo byBob Gallegos

Double-Track Swing Bridge 933-3088, Photography and diorama base by Ken Patterson.

lines by leaving one side with-out track to represent a struc-ture that was built for futureexpansion or for where thesecond track was removed.

Here’s How It Fits IntoYour LayoutThe Double-Track SwingBridge kit, 933-3088 $64.98,includes a scale 196' steelspan, concrete center pier,abutments and track-leveloperator’s cabin. While pat-terned after a typical early-1900s prototype, the swingbridge is also suitable fordiesel-era railroading as itsclearances can easily handlemodern double-stack inter-modal equipment and tall autocarriers.

Motorize The SwingBridge For RealisticMovementBy adding the Motorizing Kit,933-1050 $19.98, sold sepa-rately, you’ll have everythingyou need to make it move likethe prototype. The Double-Track Swing Bridge Kit

includes the final drive gear,track power wire and microswitches to stop the motorwhen it reaches open andclosed positions. Should youchoose not to motorize the kit,it works just fine as a manual-ly positionable scenic element.

Motorizing Kit 933-1050

Bridge Track Adds MoreRealismFor a final touch of authentici-ty, use Walthers Code 83 1/2-Meter Bridge Track. 1/2-MeterBridge Track, 948-886 $18.98,features detailed, closelyspaced bridge ties andstringers with simulated woodgrain and bolt detail. Real

guard rails run the entirelength of the track section.Two 60mm end sections with“V” guard rail ends and stan-dard ties are included witheach 1/2-meter section to tran-sition to ballasted track. Onthe Double-Track SwingBridge, you’ll need three sec-tions and some track cutting isnecessary.

Simulate RealisticOperations With ThisMovable BridgeThe Double-Track Swing Bridgeadds a realistic operational chal-lenge for your train crews. Onreal railroads, marine traffic hasthe right-of-way at any watercrossing. By motorizing thebridge with the Motorizing Kit933-1050, you can simulate the

interaction between railroad andboat traffic.

At many locations, swingbridges are left in the openposition until a train approach-es. Depending on the facility,approaching train crews radioeither the bridge operator ordispatcher. If there aren’t anyboats in the area, the operatorcloses the span. On your lay-out, you can have your crewscall the bridge operator or dis-patcher as they approach thebridge. Your dispatcher canthen open the bridge. �

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The Canadian Pacific’s for-mer Milwaukee Road swingbridge in Milwaukee. Thepivot is off-center and thespan is counter weighted.Photo by Bob Gallegos

Cape May Seashore Lines’Cape May swing bridgeopens for recreational boats.Photo by Steve Barry

The finished modelmeasures:

•27x 6-3/8 x 7-9/16"68.6x16.2x19.2cm

•27" span

•10" clear channel on either side ofcenter pier

•2-5/8" rail heightabove water

•7-9/16" overallheight above water

•2-1/16" Trackcenter spacing

•6-3/8" wideabutments

•8-1/4" wide center pier

Use Walthers Code 83 1/2-Meter Bridge Track to addrealism to your bridge deck.

In this view, the bridge deckhas been weathered with rustand grime.

The Walthers Double-TrackSwing Bridge opens like thereal thing. All model photog-raphy and dioramas by Ken Patterson.

The wooden bridge tender’sshanty on the model is typi-cal of such structures.

Realistic concrete abut-ments help you blend thebridge into the shoreline.As shown here, you can addwood pilings (not included)for extra detail.

The center pier is tapered sowater flows around it easier.This helps keep water currentsin the boat channels in checkand helps prevent debris fromsticking on the pier.

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Plastic PelletTransfer: BigBusiness In ASmall SpaceAt many modern industrialparks, huge tilt-up concretebuildings house plastic mold-ing plants. While the industrialpark may be along the tracks,railroads often serve thesemanufacturers without a directsiding. That’s where plasticpellet transfer facilities comein handy.

These trackside terminals areused to unload raw plasticfrom plastic pellet hoppersinto storage silos using apneumatic piping system.From the silos, pellets areeither piped directly to a near-by molding plant or into spe-cial tank trucks for the trip tothe facility. Since the moldingplant doesn’t have to be nearthe tracks, adding a plasticpellet transfer facility is agreat way to model a largeindustrial rail traffic sourcewithout having to model anentire molding facility.

Place The Plastic Pellet Transfer Anywhere You can put the new WalthersCornerstone Series® Plastic

Pellet Transfer just about any-where on your modern-era HOlayout: since the 1970s, proto-type installations have beenseen along mainlines andbranch lines in both rural andurban locations. On many rail-roads, they’re usually locatednear a yard or in an industrialpark; trucks haul the pellets toarea users. In some locations,the truck transfers are operatedby an outside company whichcaters to several molding plants.

At other locations, piping fromthe silos leads directly tomolding plants up to a quarter-mile away. This is great if youhave limited space; you canadd the transfer facility andrun piping off the edge of thelayout. If you want to includea molding plant on your pike,you can place the facility upagainst the plant walls along aprivate siding. In these situa-tions, the compressor shedmay be inside the larger facili-ty and the hopper car pipingmay be attached to the build-ing walls.

They’re Not Just For PlasticSimilar looking facilities arealso used by other industries,making this WalthersCornerstone Series® kit usable inmany locations. A few business-es and the commodities they’re

used for include: bakeries forbulk flour; candy companies forbulk sugar; tire companies forcarbon blacks; and chemicalcompanies for powdered or pel-letized materials. And don’t for-

get, the refineries which makeplastic pellets also use similarstorage silos with pipingarranged for loading the hoppersthough the roof hatches.

The Plastic PelletTransfer Fits Where YouNeed It

Whether you place this versatilestructure along a yard spur orright next to a larger industrialbuilding, you can shorten orlengthen the kit components tofit. The Walthers Plastic PelletTransfer kit, 933-3081 $34.98,includes four silos, unloadingpiping for two cars, walkways,railings, a corrugated metalcompressor shed and realisticdecals. The kit base has mold-ed-in cut lines on the undersideto aid cutting down the length.Larger facilities are easy tomake by using more kits.

You can even use one kit torepresent two small, one-carfacilities by splitting up the

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Catwalks allow employeesto walk across the silo topsfor inspections and mainte-nance.

Use the Plastic PelletTransfer alone or as part ofa larger industry.

Plastic Pellet Transfer, 933-3081

silos into two groups. Doingthis will require some modifi-cations to the piping arrange-ments and the addition ofanother scratchbuilt or kit-bashed compressor shed.

The finished kit built as shownin the accompanying photosmeasures: 20 x 4 x 8-1/4" 50 x 10 x 21cm.

Serve Your PlasticsIndustries With TheseNewHoppersConstructed by National Steel

Car Co. in Hamilton, Ontario,these big cars have become thestandard for hauling raw plasticpellets. Inside their modern,curved-sided bodies, these cov-ered hoppers hold 6245 cubicfeet of material. Cars areloaded through hatches on theroof. Unloading is accom-plished by connecting pneumat-ic hoses to the hopper outlets.

While these cars are owned orleased by a variety of compa-nies, most have little in the wayof markings. Reporting marks,car numbers and other informa-tion and warnings are usuallythe only lettering the carsreceive. The majority of them

are painted varying shades ofgray. Because loading andunloading the cars involvesclosed piping, there is virtuallyno spillage meaning that the carsweather very little.

Run Plastic PelletHoppers EverywhereIn everyday operation, pellethoppers often run large multi-car blocks. You’ll usually findthem at raw plastic producersor at plastic pellet transferfacilities. One other placeyou’ll normally find them is atin-transit storage yards. Often,plastic manufactur-ers will

load cars and route them tostorage locations. When thepellets leave the producer, theymay not yet be sold or con-signed; the sale actually occurswhile the car is enroute. If theshipment isn’t yet sold by thetime it reaches the storageyard, the car becomes a rollingstorage tank until the plastic isbrokered out.

On your layout, you can add asmall yard along a mainline orbranch dedicated to in-transitpellet car storage. Even thoughsome prototype storage yardscan hold over 500 cars, othersmay only hold 20 or so.Sometimes, these yards evenhave a plastic pellet transferfacility on one of the sidings.

Ready-To-Run Cars With Great DetailWalthers ready-to-run HONational Steel Car 6245Plastic Pellet Cars feature sep-arate roofwalks, pneumaticpiping, brake piping, controlvalves, brake cylinders, brakewheel, air reservoir, hatchesand wire grab irons. Razor-sharp graphics, free-rollingtrucks and working knucklecouplers ensure these carslook and run great. Thesemodern-era cars are availableindividually and in 2-packs fora total of three roadnumbersper roadname. �

Single Cars, $15.98 each932-7151 Huntsman (HPPX),932-7152 Union Tank Car(UTCX), 932-7153 Montell(MLLX), 932-7154 Chevron(CHVX), 932-7155 CGTX Co.(CGTX), 932-7156 National CarCo. (NCIX), 932-7157 Procor(UNPX), 932-7158 GE Railcar(NAHX), 932-7150 Undecorated

2-Packs, $31.98932-27151 Huntsman (HPPX),932-27152 Union Tank Car(UTCX), 932-27153 Montell(MLLX), 932-27154 Chevron(CHVX), 932-27155 CGTX Co.(CGTX), 932-27156 National CarCo. (NCIX), 932-27157 Procor(UNPX), 932-27158 GE Railcar (NAHX)

Here’s a view of the pipingsystem along the tracks.Walthers Archives

Heinemann’s Bakeries inChicago uses a similar facili-ty for unloading bulk flourfrom Airslide® hoppers.Photo by Bob Gallegos

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Walthers NationalSteel Car 6245Plastic Pellet Car,Montell (MLLX), 932-7153

Here’s a typical pellet transfer with a plastic pellet car ready for unloading. Walthers Archives

10,000 CubicFeet OfShippingSpace With 4 Or 8 Doors

Following World War II, theauto industry began produc-ing a greater variety of carmodels. Parts requirementsskyrocketed; in 1955, Ford’snew models required about15,000 parts, by the early1960s the number was over39,000 and still climbing.Automakers needed largerfreight cars. By 1962, rail-roads had enlarged clearancesto the point that a new breedof huge cars was feasible.

Auto manufacturers beganworking with the railroads todevelop specifications for newcars; the 60' auto parts box cardesign was approved and by1963 over 1000 were rackingup revenue miles. New 85' boxcars for bulky, relatively lightloadings like stamped bodypanels and seats were beingtested and by November,1963, the railroads had settledon an 86', 10,000 cubic footcar. Ford and Chrysler wanted4-door models, GM settled on8-door versions. ACF,Whitehead & Kales andPullman-Standard soon beganproducing the cars in largenumbers. Railroad PR depart-ments saw these cars as bigrolling billboards and the carsoften wore very colorful paintschemes.

In operation, you’ll usually see86' box cars in consists withauto racks, 60' auto parts box

cars and other auto industryequipment. If you’re standingtrackside, the Pullman-Standard cars are easy to spot.Just look for the unique ribbedside sill running the length ofthe car and the rolled car ends.Through mergers and acquisi-tions, these cars have worn avariety of paint schemes overthe years.

Bring These Big Ones HomeIf you have any auto partstraffic on your post 1960s-eraHO pike, these cars are foryou. You’ll find these cars atvarious auto parts suppliersincluding metal stampingplants, tire plants and plantswhich supply parts like seatsand plastic moldings. Ofcourse, they also run to autoassembly plants across thecontinent.

Even if you don’t have thesekinds of industries on yourlayout, you’ll see these cars onthrough trains. With modernefforts to improve car utiliza-tion, 86-footers which haven’tbeen assigned to specific poolsor which are not equippedwith special loading racks arealso used for other commodi-ties including paper, recy-clables, textiles, appliancesand furniture.

Walthers ready-to-run HOScale Pullman-Standard 86'Hi-Cube Box Cars featuredetailed plastic bodies in

either 4-door or 8-door ver-sions decorated in a variety ofrealistic paint schemes. Free-rolling trucks and workingknuckle couplers mounted onswinging drawbars will allowthem to negotiate 24" radiuscurves. Cars are available indi-vidually, $18.98 each, and in2-packs, $35.98, for a total ofthree roadnumbers per road-

name. Roadnumbers in the 2-packs are limited run.

Pullman-Standard 86' Hi-Cube4-Door Box Car932-3501 PRR (early), 932-3502Detroit, Toledo & Ironton (early),932-3503 NYC (early), 932-3504C&O (early), 932-3505 ATSF(early), 932-3507 CR (modern),932-3508 CNW (modern), 932-3510 NS (modern), 932-3511 CP(modern), 932-3512 CSX (mod-ern), 932-3513 MILW (1960sscheme), 932-3514 Grand TrunkWestern (1970s Scheme), 932-3515 NS (1990s Scheme), 932-3516 Detroit, Toledo & Ironton(green), 932-3500 Undecorated.New Roadnames: 932-3518BNSF, 932-3520 Penn Central(green), 932-3521 Frisco.

2-Packs 932-23502 Detroit, Toledo &Ironton (early), 932-23505 ATSF(early), 932-23506 WesternPacific (early), 932-23508 CNW(modern), 932-23509 GoldenWest (modern), 932-23513 MILW(1960s scheme), 932-23514Grand Trunk Western (1970sScheme), 932-23515 NS (1990sScheme). New Roadnames: 932-23518 BNSF, 932-23520 PennCentral (green), 932-23521Frisco

Pullman-Standard 86' Hi-Cube8-Door Box Car 932-3531 B&O (early), 932-3533NYC (early), 932-3535 GrandTrunk Western (modern), 932-3536 CR (modern), 932-3530Undecorated. New Roadname:932-3537 UP (yellow, AutomatedRailway)

2-Packs932-23532 MILW (early), 932-23534 MP/UP (modern), 932-23535 Grand Trunk Western(modern), 932-23536 CR (mod-ern). New Roadname: 932-3537UP (yellow, Automated Railway)

Keep YourLayout Safe Give your HO Scale policeofficers new patrol units withthese 1998 Ford CrownVictoria 4-Door Sedan PoliceCars. Ford’s Crown Victoria isone of the most widely used

police vehicles across the con-tinent. Its fast acceleration andspacious interior, perfect forpolice radio and computer gear,make it an ideal squad car.

Security Guards UseThem, TooOn your layout, use them topatrol your cities and highways.Unlettered cars make greatadditions to your big industrialparks and complexes wheresecurity guards are a must.

The Walthers police cars comeauthentically decorated forvarious law enforcement agen-cies using artwork developedright from prototype squadcars. Cars come fully assem-bled with detailed plastic bod-ies, window glazing, chromeparts, rubber tires and a lightbar. Undecorated plain whitecars are also available, readyfor your own custom paintand/or graphics. �

1998 Ford Crown Victoria 4-Door Sedan Police Cars sellfor $7.98 and come decorated forthe following law enforcementagencies: 933-1251 WisconsinState Patrol, 933-1252 IllinoisState Police, 933-1253 IowaState Patrol, 933-1254 City ofMilwaukee Police and 933-1255Amtrak Police. New colorschemes include: 933-1256 OhioState Patrol, 933-1257 MinnesotaState Patrol, 933-1258 IndianaState Patrol, 933-1259 MichiganState Patrol and 933-1260Missouri State Patrol.

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This UP 8-door car inCalifornia’s Cajon Pass isheading to a GM assemblyplant in the Los Angelesarea in July, 1990. Photo byJim Heard

Indiana State Patrol 933-1258

Amtrak Police 933-1255

Iowa State Police 933-1253

City Of Milwaukee Police 933-1254

86' 8-Door Hi-Cube Box Car, UP, 932-3537

86' 4-Door Hi-Cube Box Car, BNSF, 932-3518

Wisconsin State Patrol

Ohio State Patrol

When YouDon’t WantAny Surprises, Ship It In A 50'RBL Box CarIf you were receiving a carloadof produce or merchandise, youwould surely want to know thatyour shipment was protectedfrom freezing or extreme heat,right? You wouldn’t want toopen the doors at your loadingdock only to find freeze-shat-tered bottles or melted waxcandles, would you? WhenFruit Growers Express (FGE)constructed its fleet of 50' RBLinsulated plug-door box cars atits shop in Alexandria,Virginia, it was well aware ofthe need for cars which protect-ed their contents from tempera-ture extremes.

While FGE was best known forits reefer service, insulated boxcars were an important part ofits car fleet, too. The compa-ny’s fleet of 50' RBL insulatedplug-door box cars (RBL is anAmerican Association ofRailroads designation for“Reefer, [ice] Bunkerless”)kept cargo at a relatively con-stant temperature for the dura-tion of the journey. Since thecars are sealed while in transit,the interiors also remained rela-tively clean and dry.

These cars are perfect for pal-letized shipments of perish-ables. A plug door arrange-ment with a clear openingarrangement of 10' 6" provideseasy access for forklifts.Interior load restraints, whichhold freight pallets securelyand protect them against dam-age caused by slack action,have made these cars popularwith shippers in many indus-tries. Electronics, furniture,paper, oilfield supplies andmachinery, are just a few ofthe commodities shipped inthese cars. Most importantly,these shipments arrive at theirdestinations with no ill effectsfrom temperature changes.

Use ’Em AllAcross YourLayoutThe prototypes forthe Walthers HOmodel first hit therails in 1968. Bythe end of produc-tion, thousands ofthese cars weretraveling the conti-nent’s railroads. Through avariety of sales, leases andmergers, members of the fleethave worn several versions ofthe gold FGE paint scheme aswell as the full liveries ofmany owner roads, makingthem colorful additions toyour post-1960s HO railroad.

On your layout, these cars aregreat for running to packinghouses, food processors, brew-eries, oilfield equipment deal-ers, appliance warehouses,paper mills, chemical plantsand printing houses.

Walthers 50' Fruit GrowersExpress RBL Insulated Plug-Door Box Cars feature authen-tically decorated plastic bodieswhich capture a couple ofspotting features that makethese cars stand out in a train:car sides with a unique double-rivet pattern and an overhang-

ing diagonal panel roof. Theseeasy-to-build HO kits alsoinclude free-rolling trucks andknuckle couplers (horn-hookcouplers are also included).

The kits are available in thefollowing roadnames for$11.98 each: �

932-4753 UP, 932-4758 CP(green, Newsprint Service), 932-4764 CSX, 932-4765 CP (yellow),932-4766 CN, 932-4767 FruitGrowers Express (Block Herald),932-4768 CR, 932-4769 GoldenWest Service, 932-4770 GreenBay & Western, 932-4750Undecorated

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Golden West 50' RBL Box Car

50' FGE RBL Insulated Plug-Door Box Car, UP, 932-4753

CR 50' RBL Box Car

50' Fruit Growers Express RBLInsulated Plug-Door Box Car, GreenBay & Western 932-4770

50' Fruit Growers Express RBLInsulated Plug-Door Box Car, CSX,932-4764

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Wally’sWarehouse IsThe UltimateVintage Multi-PurposeBuildingOnce upon a time, you couldfind buildings like Wally’sWarehouse in every major cityand rural village. With their bigsliding doors and large firstfloor workspaces, they weretruly general-purpose businessbuildings. Over the years,office additions and outsidestorage bins have given struc-tures like this a unique look.

Based on typical late 1800swooden structures, buildingslike Wally’s are still in regularuse across the land, makingWally’s a great addition to yoursteam- or diesel-era layout.

Wally’s Has Plenty OfUses On Your ModelRailroadWalthers Cornerstone Series®

Gold Ribbon Series™ Wally’sWarehouse kit is a vintage,general-use building you canuse almost anywhere on yourlayout. Because similar build-ings are used for all sorts ofpurposes, this kit gives you thefreedom to assign it any useyou want.

In urban settings, Wally’smakes a great building for a

wagon or small engine repairshop; a furniture or cabinetmaker; a tack store; a bodyshop; or a small factory. In awaterfront setting, it makes agood ship’s chandler, a fishingnet storehouse, a woodworkshop, or shipyard office.

Rural uses include a blacksmithshop, an auto shop, a merchan-dise distributor or a feed, seedand farm implement dealer.

Early in the 1900s, similarstructures, depending on theiruse, sometimes had direct railservice. Farm supplies, feed,grain, wagons and carriageswere handled at adjacent load-ing ramps. Adding a ramp iseasy using the wood ramp inthe Cornerstone Series® TeamTrack Scene kit, 933-3166,sold separately.

Get This Easy-To-BuildWooden Warehouse OnYour HO Pike In MinutesWally’s Warehouse, 933-3605$29.98, is part of the WalthersCornerstone Series® Gold

Ribbon Series™ line of detailed,easy-to-build kits. Gold RibbonSeries™ kits feature snap-together main parts for quickconstruction. Parts are moldedin two colors for a finishedlook right out of the box withno painting necessary. Highlydetailed parts faithfully repro-duce features like realisticwood grain and fine scale window mullions.

Wally’s includes a two-storybuilding, office addition and

outdoor storage bins. Detail partsinclude a light pole (nonopera-tional), pallets, bricks, pipes, agas pump and realistic decals fora variety of businesses. �

When complete, Wally’sWarehouse measures: 3 x 8-1/8x 8-7/8" 7.6 x 20.6 x 22.5cm.

7-1/4"

5-3/4"

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As you can see, the kit makesa complete scene. (Figuresand vehicles sold separately)

Wally’s Warehouse 933-3605

Here’s a carpentry shop withmodified front doors. Photoby John Harbeck

This lumber company inDyersville, Iowa features anoffice in front of the lumberwarehouse. Photo courtesyof Railroad ModelCraftsman Magazine.

Early 1900s track arrangement