B&O X425 The prototype for John Schletzer’s HO-scale B&O oil recovery car was assigned to the shop at M&K Junction in West Virginia. It was built from a metal Varney flatcar with a modified MDC tank. The small tank is a piece of a Walthers container, and the piping is from Tichy.
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Like most “RPMs,” Greens- burg was more or less regional. The majority of those who at- tended were from the general area or a reasonable driving dis- tance away. This year, 165 mod- elers registered, filling the exhibit tables with more than double that number of models in HO, N, and O scales. The accompanying pho- tos are a sampling of what was on hand. While most of the models were of hometown favorites, there was quite a spread in the report- ing marks. Yes, the Pennsy was well represented, as expected,
but so was Baltimore & Ohio and others. Penn Central and Conrail models were more common than in recent years — this is a grow- ing trend at RPM East — and, no surprise given the location, there were a number of outstanding models from steel mill roads. Three dozen clinic slots filled a full day and a half and ran late into the evenings. All were well attend- ed, with a range of topics tradi- tional at an RPM meet. Both mod- el and prototype subjects were on the docket, the latter being both historical and contemporary in
nature. Two things that were com- mon among all the presentations: the quality of the material and the excellent deliveries. Except for a very few speakers, the talks were given by modelers who have never worked in the railroad industry. Clearly, the presenters spent a lot of time for the benefit of the rest of us, whether researching and photographing their subjects or at their workbenches. As a group, they are inquisitive, persistent, creative, and sharing. This is the key to Railroad Prototype Model- ers meets.
557134 Originally a New York Central car, this mill gon went to PC, and then to Conrail’s 557000–557298 series. Michael Johnston started with a National Car cast resin kit (two flat sides and the ends). Ever- green styrene, Cal Scale, Detail Associates, Rail Yard, and Accurail trucks with Code 88 wheels completed it.
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293194 Santa Fe’s 95800–95999 TOFC flats had a single hitch for 45-foot or lon- ger trailers and were rebuilt from class Fe-32 bulkhead flats. Michael Johnston modified an MDC bulkhead flat the same way, using Tichy, Plano, Details West, and Detail Associates parts.
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