The CAR.IBOOPublished by the BC Rail Hístortcal & Technical socíety

ue

Compiled by Jim Moore

ordered from General Electric will be Dash8-40CMs. The units will be numbered4623-26, and are expected for deliveryFebruary 1993,

The BC Court of Appeals has rejected apetition by two unions supporting thecontinued use of cabooses on BCR trains.The issue came to light as a result of BCR'scontract setttlement of 1990.

Following the Court's rejection, the railwayhas applied to the provincial government tohave issues relating to caboose usage andcrew size adjudicated as soon as possible.

BCR remains one of the last raiways inNorth America operating cabooses on aregular basis. ("The Carrier")

C425 #803 was sold in August to Mohawk,Adirondack & Northern, where it joins twoother former BCR engines. This sale leavesonly two G425s on-line : 802 and 811.

BCR's M420Bs will not be retired when thenew GE Dash 8s arrive . lnstead, they willbe assigned to the Takla branch asneeded. (Paul J. Crozier Smith)

The month long pulp and paper strike(June 15-July 20) cost BCR about $Smillion in car loadings Domesticwoodchips, and both domestic and exportwoodpulp were hardest hit. On a positivenote, BCR was able to offset some of theloss by exporting hundreds of cars ofwoodchips that were originally destined fordomestic markets, {The Coupler")

With the intoduction of its new Train CrewScheduling Monitoring System, BCR wasable to replace a manual dispatch systemthat dated back more than 25 years.

Under the former system, departmentpersonnel used a wall long peg board(utilizing 3000 pegs and more than 1000name tags) to keep track of crew workassignments. (cont'd page 2)

***',-ast summer, BCR passenger servicesrnstalled a new automated reservation andticketing system (TOMAS: Tour OperatorManag^ement and Accounting System).("The Carrier")

***Grant Ferguson, WCRA veep, reports thatwork on stabilization of the PGE carshopbuilding is virtually complete. The plywoodsheathing is all in place , and work is nowunderway tuning up the trusses. BCR hasdonated a mile of BS pound rail and agondola load of rail hardware to the site.

Recent releases f rom the RS-18 CATre-engine program are #624 in July and#620 on October 9,

The cab of SD40-2 #t4g has beenupgraded to BCR standards and can nowserve as a lead unit.

Several SD40-2s have been f itted withLocotrol equipment, including 754 and63-67. Three more diesets will be so

equipped during 1993.

BCR has confirmed that the four new units

JIM MOOREANDY BARBERGREG M. KENNELLYMICHAEL BLUSSONPAUL CROZIER SMITHER¡C JOHNSONRON TUFF

CLOSING DATE FOR OUR NEXT ISSUE ISFRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1993.

THE TEAM

CONTRIBUTORS

PUBLI SHEREDITORS:

-r : itl

OCTOBER I gv¿

Along with the crew board, dispatchersused to maintain paper logs for each day.lnformation recorded on these logs wasused to inform payroll who worked onvarious train and yard assignments.Finally, a variety of management reportswere manually compiled from these crewlogs and distributed to the field. Now allthat work is done electronically.("The Coupler") ***The December 1992 issue of "RailroadModel Craftsman" contains an article byKeith MacOauley spotlighting CN 557000series boxcars. Keith's feature alsocontains data on BCOL 5100-5799 andBCOL 40000-41084 series cars. These arethe road's 50' foot combination door cars.Previously, Keith authored an informativearticle on DW&P/CN 52' bulkhead flats(RMC, Oct 90) ***Wll W.A,C. Bennett's dream of a railwayleading into the Yukon Territory andbeyond ever come true? Michael Blussonsends along this tidbit f rom a recent"Newsweek" issue:

Tundra Tunnel: lf you thought the Chunnelbetween England and France was a coolidea, get ready for the sequel. Anorganization called the lnterhemisphericBering Strait Tunnel and Railroad Groupwants to build a 56 mile tube linking Alaskaand Siberia. The plan--still in thepipe-dream stage--is designed to open uphuge tracts of eastern Russia to oil andmineral development. lt could also be thecritical step for a rail line that couldeventually link, say, Chicago and Paris-andreduce intercontinental f reight costsdramatically, Russian and Americanofficials plan to discuss the proposal at aconference in Wash¡ngton.("Newsweek" via M. Blusson)

Last summer, correspondent Eric L.Johnson spent a week locomotive chasing .

"Cariboo" readers were treated to Eric'sinformative discussion detailing BCR's twotone green diesel color schemes in ourJanuary 1992 issue. Now Eric f iles thisreport:

PAGE TWO

BC Rail action between North Vancouverand Prince George finds trains poweredmainly by Dash 8s and SD40-2s, with anoccasional RS-18 on work trains or as localswitchers. Yet north of Prince Georgemuch more varied engine combinationscan be found. On my return trip from aholiday into the Yukon, I followed BC Railactivity between Fort Nelson and PrinceGeorge. I did not have time to see actionon the Stuart or Takla Subdivisions, still I

hope the following information about theother subs will be of interest. While theschedules listed here were in use at thetime of my trip, BGR will readily changeany to provide better seruice to itscustomers.

Fort Nelson Subdivision: Three return tripsper week are made between Fort SaintJohn and Fort Nelson. Northbound, tripsleave Sun-Tues-Thurs at about 1200 toreach Fort Nelson before midnight.Southbound trips depart on Mon-Wed-Fri atabout 0700.

June 24--Ft Nelson: switching engine 630,at 0700 Extra 756 South wl 803, 759, andremotes 685 and 740. Engine 756 is nowin red/white/blue leaving only engine 753,of the SD40-2s, in green.

June 25--Ft St John: at 1300, Extra 759North wl 74O,685,*and 756. No remotes.

Fort St. John Sub: Work extras leave Ft.St. John and Chetwynd daily, exceptMondays, to meet at Septimus where trainsare exchanged . Return home by 1100. AtFt. St. John, another work train goes onduty at 1430 to switch the Taylor arca,

June 25--Ft St John: yard switchingengines 619 and 621; to Septimus at 0700southbound Work Extra 756 W 685, 74O.759,811, and 803. To Taylor at 1430,Work Extra 619 w/ 803 and 621 .

June 28--Chetwynd: switching by engine643; northbound for Septimus at 0700 wasWork Extra 6a6 w/682 and 642.

Dawson Creek Sub: Trains make three

ocToBER 1992

return trips per week, Mon-Wed-Frideparting Chetwynd for Dawson Creek at0700, to return by 1S00.

June 26--Dawson Creek: at 1000 Extra 645North wl 682,642, and 643. Engine 645 isnow the only M-420still in green paint.

Chetwynd Sub: Six return trips per week,Tuesday to Sunday, are made betweenPrince George and Chetwynd.

June 28--Chetwynd: arriving at 061S wasExtra 4613 North w/ 646 and 763. This isas far north as the Dash 8s presently travel.Departing Chetwynd at 1200 was Extra4613 South w/ 645 and 763.

Tumbler Sub: Traffic in late June wasdown to two return trips per day, oneleaving Quintette at about 0600, the otherleaving Teck at about 1400, both returningthe same day.

June 27--Quintette: at 0600 Extra 6004South wl 6006, with pushers 6005 and6001. The pushers returned "light" fromWhitford and coupled onto the head end of6003 and 6002, which had just finishedloading at Teck; to depart as Extra 6005South at 1450. At Murray, engine 6007 wason standby,

June 29--Wakely: idling on the siding wereCN engines 5519 and 5527 awaiting Extra6006 South w/6004, which arrived at 1000.The electrics took the siding and BC Railcrews immediately coupled the CN enginesto the string of coal cars and departed forPrince George and Ridley lsland (coaltrains use CN cabooses, and the CNengines are operated north from Basford,the CN/BCR junction at Prince George byBCR crews). At 1715, Extra CN 5519 Northwl 5544 with a string of empties met Extra6007 South w/ 6005, 6003, and 6002 atTable where trains were exchanged. AtWakely siding, engines 6006 and G004were still awaiting a northbound train ofempties.

**MacKenzie Sub: The "Mac Switcher"makes three return trips per week, leaving

PAGE THREE

Prince George for MacKenzie Mon-Wed-Friat about 1200, and returning to princeGeorge Tues-Thur-Sat,

June 29--approaching Wakely Junction:CN Extra 5544 South was told to wait forthe "Mac Switcher" to clear. passingthrought Anzac at 1830 was Extra 645North w/ 685, 684, and 683.

June 30--Prince George: at the bridge overthe Fraser River, the "Mac Switcher", Extra645 South w/ 683, 684, and 685 arrived ato9oo'

**Stuart Sub: As of early September, the"James Switcher" makes five return tripsper week, Mon-Fri, leaving Prince,Georgeabout 0700 for Ft. St. James, to return by1600.

**ïakla Sub: An RS-18 switches locally atFort Saint James, while trains make fiveround trips in sucession (ten days) from theend of the line to Fort St. James, followedby a four day break. The Takla coach wasseen on a storage track at Prince George,apparently no longer in service.

MODELING DATA sought for producingHO scale versions of PGE GE 65T and 707engines (using Spectrum models). WriteJim Moore, 25729 Floral Court, Valencia,cA 91355-2139 USA.

SWAP PGEiBCR slides and photos. Pleasesend list of available items. MarcelDevlieger, R.n. #2, Kettleby, Ontario LOG1 J0.

ASSISTANCE SOLICITED for project tocomplete artwork for decafdry transfer setfor the orange and green PGE MLWscheme. Needed are clear photos showingthe type style used for the following digits:O,2,3,4,7, and 8. Pix should be square-on,emphasizing the cab slde. Photo costs willbe reimbursed, Please write beforesending material. Greg M. Kennelly, 7739Gray Ave., Burnaby, BC VsJ 327.

ocToBER 1es2

PACTFIC GR.E.A'TF>T.YWOOf)

PAGE FOUR

EASTETII\Ü R,A:f I-virAfrC.?\'BOOSESby

Greg M. KennellyFor the first forty years

of its existence, the ÞaðificGreat Eastern Railway was knownas the railway that startednowhere and ended nowhere. fth¡as also considered to be arailfan,s delight because ofthe wide variety of second-handpassenger cars which itoperated. Its collection off reight equipment r¡/as equallyinteresting. with the purchasãof seventy-five steet box carsfrom Canadian Car & Foundry in1-947 'and twenty second-handforty-foot refrigerators in1948, a number of 36-foot boxcars and refrigerators becamesurplus. Although nost of thebox cars htere converted tostock cars, the railway alsoforesaw the need for some nev,cabooses. The pendingcompletion of the extensioñfrom Quesnel to prince Georgeand the proposed extension frõmSquamish to North Vancouvervrere sure to increase freighttraffic to the point that tneageing fleet of ten cabooseswould not be adequate.

In late l-951_, the pacif icGreat Eastern Railway embarkedon a program of rebuilding old4o-ton, 36 foot box, stock andrefrigerator cars into plywoodsheathed cabooses. The firsttwo cars hrere completed inApril 1-952 and by the end ofthe progran, in March L957, atotal of thirty such cabooses(/s 18L1- - t-840) had been buil_tat the railwayrs Squamishshops.

the railwayrs plywoodcaboose series actually úent upto #tA+5, but the last fivè

cars vrere of a dif ferentdesign, having been rebuilt inL960 from second-hand ex-SL&SFcabooses purchased in 1-gS7.This article is concerned onlywith series l-81-l- 1-840. Carsl-81-1--l-820 vrere rebuilt f romoriginal PGE rolling stockpurchased nehr in tgLA, whilecars L82L-l-84o were buítt fromsecond-hand ex-CPR 36 foot boxcars.

The underframes of theserebuilt cars hrere standard 40-ton frames of conventionalconstruction, using 3\" x 15rrchannels for the centre sillsand 2\" x 8rr channel for theside and end siIIs. The sidesills vrere tied to the centresi11 by double-diaphragmbolst,ers, single-diaphragncrossbearers, and transverse 3rtZ-bar. End beams were 3rr x LOrrchannel and the platforms andsteps were of open grid steelsafety tread material.

À sub-floor of 2x6s taidcrosswise hras supported on thetop surface of the side sillsas well as 4x4 stringers and2x4 filler strips on top of thecentre sills. The finish floornas LxA laid lengthwise andsupported on l-x4 furring stripsrunning across the car on l-6rrcentres. The space between thetwo f loors hras f illed with t rr

mineral wool insulation.The car bodies vrere framed

conventionally with L-3/4tt y5\" body posts with a s/þu tierod set into the inner surfaceof each post. The walls v/eresheathed both inside and outwith \" plywood. While the

ocToBER 1992

main car body v¡as of woodconstruction, the cupola u/aswelded up from steel þtate forextra strength. All thirtycars vrere f itted withconventional wooden roof walks.

From the nodellerrs pointof view, there hrere a numbêr ofdifferences in the cars of thisseries and, as usual, the onlway to ensure an accurate modeis to obtain photographs fromthe correct tine period for thecar you want to build. Thefirst two cars in the serieshrere equipped with K-typebrakes but, in 1955, both r¡rereconverted to the AB-style brakewhich hras used on aIl latercars. The cupola was at the B-end of cars 181-1- i-Bt-S and atthe A-end of all the latercars.

There \¡/ere differences inthe interior layout and windowarrangements of the cars aswell. The first five cars(l-811--l-81-5) are known to havebeen built as shown in thedrawings. Cars .1-81-7-1840 ( andpresumably l-81-6, since it. hrasbuilt at the same time as 181_2)had the positions of the stoveand sink reversed. The rightside of these later cars hadtwo pairs of short, highwindows instead of the oneshort pair shown on thedr¡wing. . The . s.mokejack onthese later carà 'waË -Ioöatedirnmediately in front of thecupola and ûas'moved toward'thêcenterline of the car so thatiÈ díd not block a trainnanrsview from the cupola.Photographs taken by the l-ateFred Nott in March L965 showcars l-81-3 and 1_8L5 with thesmokejack moved to .the . sameposition as the later group ofcars. One must surmise thatthe interior h¡as re-arranged aswell.

PAGE FIVE

red ends on both the car bodyand the cupola. Grab ironswere yellow, as hrere the stepsbelow the level of the 2nd stepand the end railings outboardof the ladder and verticalsupport. 181-1- & 18L2 are knownto have been lettered inyellow, while 1-81-6-1840 hadwhite lettering. The originallettering colour for t-81-3-181-5is unknown it, may have beenwhite or yeltow. The roofsvrere black. Interior coloursurere ivory on the upper wallsand ceiling, green on the lowerwalls, and brown on the floor.

Around 1961, the colourscheme was changed to an orangecar body with black roof,fascia board and lettering.Saf ety slogans v¡ere alsoapplied to cars at this tirne.Cabooses built in l-960 vrerestill painted box car red but,by March 1961-, car 1-833 vrorethe orange scheme. Dirringtheir lifetime, many of thesecabooses had the paired wood-sash windows replaced withsingle aluninum sash. Again,photographs are essential toestablish when this took placefor a particular car.

Sometime in the uriddlel-960s, the car bodies of thesecabooses !{ere strengthened byadding strap metal diagonalbraces .at all four corners..Àgain,' þhotographg areessenÈiat to determine whenthis took pÎace for a :

partícu1ar car. Àn April 1.963photograph by. the... late Bilf. ..

Hewlett shows #1833 without thebraces but the March l-965photos by the late Fred Nottshow the braces in place onmost of .the cars. These sanephotos show the cars paintedwith the large PGE initials inblack. The cupola roof showsas orange in these photos.

At least ten of these verydistinctíve plyw'ood' cabôoses

vI

griginally, the cars werepainted box car red wiÈh bright

OCTOBËR f'992

have been either preserved byvarious museums or historicalsocieties or converted forservice as British ColumbiaTrave1 Information Centres.

PAGE SIX

P -l \r'\^r'fl Od Ca rrr- a1-ì-¡ã Sr I S3¡r-i es 1Fl1 -r -l_a4() )

box

box

box

box

box

car

car

car

car

car

Numbers Date rebuilt t{eight Rebuilt fron18r-t_ 4/52 42700 36' steel frame

L8L2 4/s2 42700 36' steel frame

1-81_3 Lo/53 42700 36' steel frame

L8L4 LO/53 42700 36' steel frame

t-81_5 to/53 42700 36' steel frame

18L618r_71_8L8L81_9L820L82LL8221-823L824l_825]-826L8271.828L829L8301-831_L8321 833l-834l_835L836r.837r-8381_8391_840

/55/55/55/55/55

4/s64/564/564/564/566/s67 /567 /568/56e /56

LO/56L2/56L2/s6L2/56L/572/s72/573 /573/573/57

42700427004270042700427004230042300423004230042300423004230042300423004230042300423004230042300423004230042300423004230042300

stock car # SOZstock c,ar # 503refrigerator # eOtrefrigerator # AOZrefrigerator # 803ex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex CPR 36' box carexlcPR 36, box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36t box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36t box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box carex-CPR 36' box car

PGE plywood caboosel BOg.North Vancouver, April 1969.Photo by the late Wm H. Hewlett,

5t :3

ocTo BER 1 992 PAGE SEVEN

I ãrq¡

tI

I

1.ffrr

j,*'iii ¡.

-j'l:!çII

l¡il

i

I,

'¡ì

i\i¡

*

Left side of caboose 1811 underconstruction showing carbodyframing.February 1952.Photo courtesy of BC Rail library

r7' ¡*'? :l*. "

ì' .r

fjt

'eft side view of caboose 1811.,nowing K-type brake cylinder.Arch bar trucks were for shopuse only.March 1952.Photo courtesy of BC Rail library

ffI ä;

k'¡ I-.-¡l

Welded steel cupola for plywoodcaboose.,March 1952.Photo courtesy of BC Rail library.

îrî1'l;t, r-'rtte

OCTOBER 1992 PAGE EIGHT

PGE caboose 1815, circa 1957.Location unknown.Photo by the late Wm. L. HewlettGreg M. Kennelly collection.

Steel underframe from 36' boxcar following conversion for useon caboose 1811.January 1952,Photo courtesy of BC Rail library

\1

tI

i

{

I

tf

Il

I

ocToBER 1992 PAGE NINE

lnterior view of caboose 181 1.Looking toward B-end (cupola).April 1952.Photo courtesy of BC Rail library

:-"*;,h-

rt

j

¡II

I

i

iI

lnterior view of caboose 181 1.Showing A-end of car.April 1952.Photo courtesy of BC Rail library

HIÊÌTc,âTCAL E, ÌÊEL{Úê^L Ec,CÊrY

PACIFIC GRBAT EASTERN RAILWAYt

" ?9."i""" Pu?åt:', J*? t l,*"lu t t

Right Side Elevation

-lr"4" End Elevation

-lr"8" End Elevation(D¡d boam and Ìal¡l¡t!

omlttcd lor clarity)-

1 5 -0"

Left Side Elevation *l s'-6" 1--22'-11"38'-1"

Dravn by: GregAll rig

M.hts

Kenne llyreserved

r_rf_

III

uilu

Scale: I - 87.1 (Full size H0)

PACIFIC GREAT EASTERN RAILWAYt

" 19.""?å,tuiå t:

",å3 t 1,*. åu

t t

Floor Plan

longitudinal section

Cross section Carbody End Framing

Carbody Right Side Framing

Drawn by Greg M. KennellyAll rights reserved

Bunk

BunkBunk

\ I\ r

Scale: 1 = 87.1 (Full size HO)

ocToBER 1992

By M. Devlieger

Photos and drawings b-v the author

As a young trainman for the BritishColumbia Railway (ex Pacific Great BasternRailway) in the 70's working the hot sunrnernights, the wooden hacks woul.d become ourhomes for weeks on end of work trainservice. I remember Èhe days well.

BCR's version of the little red caboose wasactually a group of wooden hacks painted asalmon orange. Originally built by the PGBon the ,underframes of a variety of olderrolling stock, they saw måny years ofrevenue service through the 1950s and 60s.With the introduction of the wide visionsteel cabooses in the late 60s, these carswere relegaEed Eo way freight and worktrain service in the 70s and early 80s.Now that BC Rail will follow rhe suit ofother major railways by doing away withcebooses in regular service, steel caboosesare being used for work train service. Theold wooden hacks can still be seenthroughout British Columbia as museumpieces.

PAGE TWELVE

1}IE P. G. E. HACI( IN HO-SCALE

step l4i Eliminate tool boxstraight Èype grab irons Lf16"the roof vertically on the endeach side (see fieure 3).

and arlcidown fromsheets ()n

Step 2 ! Rêverse the errd sheets bo thar -the'grooves are inside or cuE new st.ock. Thisgives a smooth surface Èo represent theplywood sheathing of the prototype.

Step 6i File roof tobefore assembly.

e concave shape

S Èep 9 ! As wi th the ends , t,urn the s idesover so the smooth side is out. Scribevfg!igaf grooves every.4 feet starting. fr.omwindows ôut (to siun¡late'4 x B plyrn'oodsheathing).

Step L7: Before gluing on the roof , arl,lenough weight inside the car to bring themodel up to the NMRA reconunended finishedweight of 3.5 ounces. Use .020 stock woocisheeting to form the curvature of the roof,

run the wood grain of the sheeEing paralleiwith the roof and cement. fnstall sidecorner bracing using .010 inch x .060 inchstyrene strip (Evergreen 103) and press in3 upper and 3 lower rivets with a pin frornthe back side (see Figure 1). Nore rharthese side braces were installed some timeafter 1961 on most of these cabooses.Again, check photographs.

Step 20: Using .010 inch sheer sryreneframe the cupola windows, use a continuousstrip horizontally above and below thewindows first then fill in with remainingstyrene. Remove all the rm¡l1ions from thewindow panes (see Figures 1 & 2). .^\.ssembleand finish by using an automotive fill ancg.laf e puÈty., sand. r^¡lçh 400 gri t paper .

Pile bottom bf rhe cüpolâ ro fir rhecontour of . the . roof . Us.e .010 inch s t¡rrene.for cupola roof.. .'

Step 211' Omif . Place 'and mark finishedcupola on car according to drawing. Do notAlue, remove roof trim ("" in step 18)along cupola markings only (see Figure 1).

Step 22i lristall 400 grit sand paper for-roof surface, then install cupola wittrelastic bands only. Install cupola sidewindow guides above a¡rd below the windcr"horizontally the length of the cupola usìngthe ..Q20 x .020 inch stock supplied (seeFiàure 2).

Luckily we can model the PGB hack in HO-scale from an existing Juneco 1{oodenCaboose Kit number CN K-1. I chose the CNkit ,rathpr .rhan the CP one beqauqg 9f theclþorã winäow placemenr. 'pollo* lhe basicinstructions in the kit, .but modify..thefollbwing steps:. "-

ocToBER 1992

Step 23: Extend roof walk l/8". Installangle bracket under roof walk overhang oneach end of the car using .015 wire (seeFigure 3). Check phorographs for yourparticular caboose. In later years, mosEof Èhese cabooses had the roof watksremoved.

Step 241 Remove as per drawing and replacewith .015 wire as in Figure 3.

Step 25: Optional. To improve ladder asin figure 3 cut ladder at roof line leavinglast rung intact, cut this Èop rung in thecenter. In a vice or brake bend the sideof the ladder at, right angle to the rungswith the top rung now becoming the roofbracket. Drill two holes in the roof endsto acconrnodate. Cement the ladder inplace. For the roof ladder rails curl two- I inch lengths of .015 wire around a If4"diameter dowel. CuE according to Figure 3and drill 2 - number 78 holes at the rop ofthe roof Eo acconunodate this railing.Cement the other end of the railing to theinner top of the ladder.

Step 26i Cement 400 grit sand paper to topof cupola and mount continuous grab iron asin Pigure 2. (n¿itor's notet photographsfrom 1965 show the cupola roof paintedorange. Some cârs may have receivedtarpaper over the steel roof - checkphotos.) Paint caboose, cupola, windowsand doors all Salmon orange. Applylertering (CDS I24) and spray wirhdullcoaE. Inscall window glazing and cementwindows, doors and cupola in place.

SLep 27: Discard upper portion of smokejack and file to create a straight pipestack as in Figure l. porm .015 wirearound the stack and secure Eo upper frontof cupola. Using metal roof walk (I/g,, xl") install to side of cupola. porm thethree brackets using flat wire (see Figure2).

Step 29! Install leaf spring r,rucks (KD crreguivalent), air hoses

"nd fn coupIers.f nstal I rerai ler be I ow center oÊ wintlow anclpaint yellow. Install red jewels to rh,,rear of the caboose marker lamps ån(J grpe¡ìjewels to the side and fronts. Cement th,,markers in place according to Figure l.Paint under body, roof, trucks and ha¡rdrails black.

PAGE THIRTEEN

l{eathering! Since this is an old prototypeit would warrant heavy weathering, however,I would recorrnend chalks or water colourssince these are removable. If you must usÉa fixative Èry hair spray Èhis is alsowashable later on with a damp sponge. ffind that the value of the car remains mrchgreater with removable weathering since itcan be returned to new condition with ease.After a1l, there is nothing like seeingyour favourite car available at ÀFleamarket., only to be dismayed to see thatit was weathered using a number 5 painr.roller.

There you have it. Your caboose is nornready for some HO work service.

BILL OF I}IATERIAL:Àir hoses - Detail Assoc. 1508Eye bolts - Detail Assoc. 2206Rerailer - Juneco C-33Metal-style roof walk, 2".015 wireChain, HO - 30 link, l"400 grit wet/dry sand paper.010 sheet styrene.010 x .060 sEyrene - Evergreen 103Jewels - green(Juneco)Jewels - red(Juneco)Lettering - CDS 124Couplers - KD number 5

Leaf spring trucks - KD

tø

IEra

--

rlT lrlI

I

-E

----¡-r

--

-

t-II

ocToBER 1992

Full Hendre¡l

Shape to contour of roof

FIGUFE 2

010 Slyrene

.O20 wire formed andcenrenled lo inner ladder

Last run lo be split andused lor root mcunt

Bend side ol ladder righlangle lo runs

lnstall chain

O20 X .02O Trim

lnstall 3 Braces from

060 Flat wire underwalkway

I /1n.

PAGE FOURTEEN

Extend root walk 1 /8 in. and¡nstall wire brace und€r walk

Sheath aroundwindows in .O1O

Slyrene. Fill iointswith Pulty

Slyrene to exlendl/8 in. below cupola

tl

l/4 ¡n. grabiro n

lnslall pole

to rool

Remove sheet metal guardand replace Wilh Post

FIGUFE 3

¡

{_,--*

', ),1 !- -.

&"{É ,.it. N:,..,. .

//

f-

ÞfCupola sub-assemblyPhotos by author.

ocToBER 1e92 PAGE FIFTEEN

Carbody with woodsheathing installed.J

\

-..Ç''¡--D-

C npleted carbodyâr rr-l cupola assemblies

t-. - ..** - --. -

\'\ù'-t¡ln

r. wt - r.. *r...*.,.. *,ffi | !

Finished model on author'slayout.

.1i

1,

ocToBER 1992 PAGE SIXTEEN

A líst of the majorcommoditíes BC Raíl ships

What we're moving

taro

v2{a9-¿-Io¡rÈIu)(¡)¡-o

fÊ

Commodity ÌVhere it originates lVhere it goes IVhat it's used for

Lumber L¡Jmbor mills b€lws€n Squamishand Forl Nglson

Norlñ Amorban and ovors€asmarkots

Horno consfucliofl endrenovalioñ

l,ogs and Poles Maþrity trom Takla ând Nitoal Sâwmills in Princa Gêorge arid FortSl. Joån aroas

Lumber Foducts and pobs

Coal Min€d at Ouintoïe and Bullmoos€mines near Tumbler RiJge

Japan vie Princo Rup€rl Tominals Metallurgi€l coal ¡s ussd in thesloel makjng procoss

Chemicals Cânadianoxy in f,lorû Vancowor,FMC ¡n Princo George andMersulex in Princa George

Pulp m¡lb along our line end onVancot¡ver lsla¡rd

Hydrogsî poroxkt€ , causlicsoda and sulphur dio¡ldo arous€d in the puÞmak¡ng procôss

Concentrates Copper concÊnfale from GibrãltârMin€s in Wll¡ams Låko (we handleell üì€ copper ftom thâl min€l

(mainly Jâpan) vhìryharveg

Pacilic RimVancower

Us€d to make coppor and tor .,

industial aulomotive purposos

Otber Va¡ious tho pdnts, mainly ürctowe¡ Mainland

Norlh b mlfs ând dsüËutior¡conlers h Forl St Jotm, Fort Nolsonand Princo G€orû.

l,ilacù¡nory, cemont [m., loelob. us€d es bu¡ldng sr.pplios lorcorrcùl¡cübn arx, ¡rtrsflal r¡ites

U2II--15o¡rÈ,¡ÉI--Êa

(.¡

I

Beverages Lower Malnhnd sÐplief8 -Coca€lâ, Gray 8€vorag6, Låbatts,Molson and Lþuor Board

Pctnts b€lwooî Williarlls Lako endFol Nolson and wost ol PrinccGeorgo to Princo Rup.rt

Consuryüm

Chemlcals Road sell from Lilsr Mainlandsrpplior

Ouosn€l end Priricg G€orgc Used b rcads in winter ¡

Pulp and Paper Prirre Goorge and Qrresnol mlllg Norlñ Varicouvgr, mainly lor oporlmed@t¡

Ofishorc pep€r.mâk¡ng

Less thsn Truclf,oed (L.T.L)

Vårioty ot Lowor Mainlând supplior! Williams Lekc, Chrsnol end ohrpolntB rþrü ¡nd r€d

A vadety olgoods for locatconsumpdqt

o

t-I

lù