HO scale C&NW AAR boxcar kit
Between 1965 and 1967, the C&NW purchased nearly 1200 boxcars secondhand from the P&LE. The later series pur- chased (under AFE 85570) had been built by Pullman Stan- dard at their McKees Rocks PA facility during 1941 and were sold to the C&NW in March 1967. Most went through the C&NW’s Clinton IA shop, receiving the then standard outline “Railway” herald in the yellow “codit” style lettering. These re- mained on the roster until 1981. This HO Accurail kit is avail- able in 2 different numbers. Kit includes Accurail trucks and Accumate couplers. $19.00 ea. plus $7 per order shipping.
CNWHS-C, PO Box 1068, North Riverside, IL 60546 order online at
www.cnwhs.org Illinois Residents Please add 8.5% Tax.
ed a few other modifications to the body from EMD. On the west end of the system, around the Cleveland ore dock, there were some low clearance bridges which affected most motive power. By altering some of the rooftop apparatus, the locomotives could clear these restrictions. The standard horn for EMD Erie
Lackawanna GP and SD’s was the Leslie S3L. Leslie made a low profile manifold which lowered the height of the horn. By arranging the bells in a certain way and mounting the horn just ahead of the cab above the engi- neer, the horn fit within the low clear- ance parameters. Standard round cool- ing fans were too tall; so low profile fans were also mounted on the roof of the units. The exhaust stack’s height, as well as the bulge above the inertial air filter intakes were also lowered. These modifications made the Erie Lackawanna SDP45’s unique. The wonderful thing about Athearn
is that they have managed to produce models that are specific to each proto- type. Two other Genesis SDP45’s are offered: Great Northern and Southern Pacific. Those models feature different details and required different tooling. Athearn is the only major manufactur- er that is not afraid to tool models spe- cific to a prototype like this. That is very impressive. The first thing I noticed about this
model is the extensive detailing. On the pilot, all of the necessary air lines are present. The smaller m.u. hoses and the main brake pipe are neatly ap- plied and look just right. The McHenry coupler sits comfortably in its pocket and operates well. Above the coupler is a long horizontal grab iron that is painted yellow. Some manufacturers have forgotten this detail in the past on other models. The locomotive con- trol jumper is located above the pilot
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and is in the proper place as well. The grab irons on the nose as well as
the handrails are all beautifully done. They are thin and look correct to me. The handrails are also represented well. They are flexible for durability but also hold their shape perfectly. In addition, they are very fine looking which adds greatly to the models real- ism. Oversized handrails are always a big turnoff to me. The detail around the cab is some- thing that I really appreciate. The win- dows slide open just the way they do on the real thing. It might be annoying to see the individual panes sliding be- yond where they should be but that is how they work on the real engines. I will add a crew to the cab so movable windows will make this much easier for me. The detail continues inside the cab as the Erie Lackawanna SDP45’s were equipped with dual control stands for reverse running. The short hood was considered the front of the lo- comotive, but it was not uncommon for the engine to operate long hood for- ward. To do this, the engineer would have to operate the locomotive on the opposite side and backwards. Locomotive engineers, such as my-
self, know how irritating this can be es- pecially on long trips. The dual control stand insures that the engineer is al- ways operating on the proper side and in the proper position. Athearn has in- cluded this detail on their model. The trucks are also perfectly de-
tailed. The brake cylinders are mount- ed on the outside of the trucks and in the correct position. The air line be- tween the cylinders is present and very securely attached. Athearn has also in- cluded the sanding hoses at the end of each truck. These are securely at- tached to the frame and are an excel- lent detail. I am really impressed by this detail’s durability. The hoses aren’t
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