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THE CAR HOUSE Monthly Newsletter of
Division 8 North Central Region National Model Railroad Association
Website: http://div8.ncr-nmra.org
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T h e N e w s
Big Turnout Troy, MI: One more time, NCR-Division 8 members show their interest.
Over 40 folks participated in the April 15 meeting.
Did you know that Division 8 has one of the largest memberships in all of the NMRA?
Summertime Pursuit Oakland, MI: As the weather is improving and as more people will want to enjoy the great
outdoors, how about taking along your camera and snapping a few photos trackside?
I find the experience akin to being with nature, with the birds, the bees, the deer, and sounds of prime movers and air horns.
Why don’t YOU try it? Bill Gawthrop
Guinness Record Commerce, MI: Chi-town the record for the longest train. The winner included 1205 cars and 26 locomotives for the newest Guinness World Record. D. Lewis, among others was an official witness.
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7V6X_Chi_Town_Union_Station_West_Oakland_Railroad_Museum
Cedar Swamp Depot Sinks Troy, MI: Maybe some are saying that the Cedar Swamp Depot actually stinks! In any event, there were no entries for this quarter’s model of the quarter event. A poll of members present was taken, and it was decided to continue the Model of the Quarter contest another quarter.
Let’s build one for your AP Structures award.
See article below for the next model.
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A p r i l 1 5 , 2 0 1 0 Contest On Troy, MI: The fourth in our series of Model of the Quarter is on. This quarter’s model, the Small Transfer Warehouse is simple in construction yet challenging your ability to achieve square corners and straight roof lines and add simple details throughout.
The Small Transfer Warehouse as drawn by Pat Harriman appeared in Scale Rails in April, 2007.
Rules: 1. Model may be built in any scale 2. Any material may be used for walls, roof,
and base 3. Walls are brick with concrete foundation 4. Roofing is tar paper 5. Standard parts may be used 6. Base may not exceed 100 x 50 scale feet
A four-page set of plans and views are being mailed with this edition of the Car House.
Contestants must bring their models to the August [19th] Division 8 Meeting for judging.
Free-Mo @ NTS2010 Milwaukee, WI: The Free-Mo layout for the National Train Show 2010 will consist of 110 modules. This is one of THE largest Free-Mo layouts ever assembled.
North Central Express 2010 Troy, MI: Division 6’s Barry Hensel Chairman of this year’s North Central Region stopped by with a video promoting the Region’s Convention in Livonia, MI. The 20-minute video was very informative illustrating all a featured topics at the Convention. The video also showed clips of some of the featured layouts on the tours.
News from National Troy, MI: Dave Thornton put everyone on alert at tonight’s meeting by saying that the NMRA is going to make a special announcement at the National Convention. What could it be?????
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SHOW & TELL Meeting participants presented a wide array of items during show and tell. The topic was anything Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Of course, current projects were also fair game. Roger Terey offered an HO scale 86’ Hi-Cube auto boxcar (product of Athearn).
Rick Ware brought in 2 Athearn, HO scale Chessie / B&O bay window cabooses each with a safety slogan.
Saul Kalbfeld shared a current project, the HO scale WKLO Radio Station. He built the model from Foscale Kit #100. This is the modernized version with custom designed “45” sign on the side. Per Saul, the timeframe is 1962.
Jim Tilley, visitor from Division 6, brought in a brass HO scale B&O Class Q-4b 2-8-2 by Westside. This model comes with an auxiliary tender.
Dave Thornton shared plans for a new industrial and yard area for the Detroit Model Railroad Club. The new portion of the layout will be built over the old projection booth area at the club’s former Holly, Michigan theater building.
Mark Mincek brought a beautifully decorated HO scale brass B&O Class EM-1, 2-8-8-4. The B&O was allocated these articulated locomotives by the (WW-II) War Production Board instead of new EMD FT diesels.
Rad Jones shared photos and articles about the Presidents of the U.S. riding the railroads. Rad
pointed out that this information can be difficult to find as any photos of presidents belong to the respective presidents. Therefore, the available sources of information
including photographs are historical records and the various government archives.
Joel Goldberg has been scratch building street lights and lamp posts in HO scale. Here are a couple examples displayed outside of Joel’s hardware store.
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A p r i l 1 5 , 2 0 1 0 Ken Sherer brought in a beautifully done gravity wagon which he scratchbuilt in plastic in HO scale.
Jim Clements shared a 1954 System Timetable for the B&O as well as a 1950 Official Guide.
Al Huberty brought in an HO scale Baltimore & Ohio GP-9 (DCC installed) in the passenger paint scheme.
He also shared a wagon-top box car lettered for his Bloomfield & Oakland.
John Jackson brought in a tool holder for his work bench. The holder is made from closet organizers with Plexiglas back to hold pliers, tweezers, etc. The holes are made to order with graduated reamers.
Phil Doolittle showed two N scale Canadian National diesels, an RS-11 and a GP9 both in
the green and yellow 1950’s paint scheme.
Jim Zinser brought in a Beano, a.k.a. B & O HO scale box car.
Larry Wolohon shared two B&O classics in HO scale; a Class M-53 wagon-top box car, the other a class N-34 wagon-top covered hopper. Larry also brought a copy the Railway Prototype Cyclopedia which featured an article on the B&O’s wagon-top box cars.
Walt Connell brought in a box car decorated in B&O’s blue and orange Timesaver paint scheme. Walt explained that his car is a replacement for a like-type car he purchased in 1953.
Phil Kenyon shared a B&O 2-bay hopper car.
Fred Cosgrove brought in a B&O diesel and collector cards from Wonder Bread or Silvercup bread. Each loaf of bread had a few transportation cards (ships, airplanes, automobiles, or trains).
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A p r i l 1 5 , 2 0 1 0 Terry Bossick offered a 1950’s era Varney SW-7 and an Athearn GP-9 complete with 1950’s era rubber-band drive. Both models are in HO scale.
Vince Robinson shared three beautiful O scale models of distinctive B&O rolling stock.
Prize winning bulk-head flat car
Class M-53 wagon-top box car
Class M-27 small-cube box car
Thanks to all who participated in Show and Tell w.e.g
Please forward any and all erratta to Bill Gawthrop, Car House editor at [email protected]. Virtual tomatoes are also welcome….. it’s part of our quality improvement…..
This Month’s Clinic Bill Gawthrop and Dave Thornton presented the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Operations in the 1950’s.
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A p r i l 1 5 , 2 0 1 0 Dave and Bill briefly described
History of the B&O
Operations throughout the B&O system broken down by region
Movement of commodities
Unique equipment
Rolling stock re-use
Tips on modeling the B&O
Bill & Dave also brought in an array of models, photos, and books about various aspects of the B&O. They noted the ample resources available in print and on the Internet for modeling the B&O.
Upcoming Events May’s Clinic 1. April 29 – May 2: New York Central
Historical society Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Dearborn.
2. April 30 – May 1: NC Ohio – SE Mich S-Gaugers Spring “S” Spree 2010, Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn
3. May 1: National Train Day, AMTRAK Station, Toledo
4. May 8: Glancy Trains – National Train Day, Meadowbrook Hall, Rochester Hills
5. July 11 – 18: NMRA National convention, Milwaukee
George Koh will present “The Brass [model railroad] Business”
Division 8 Board of Directors Next Meeting’s Show and Tell
Superintendent: Jerry Shanek [email protected]
Secretary: Bill Gawthrop [email protected]
Treasurer: John Jackson [email protected]
Director: Saul Kalbfeld [email protected]
Director: Curt Danielewicz [email protected]
The topic for next (May 20th) meeting’s Show and Tell is:
1. Anything model railroad in brass
Of course, you may bring in your prized current project as well.