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Articles are listed in (more or less) chronological order of first
appearance of prototype cars. “PROFILE” articles describe the
prototype and its matching model. Usually, articles on individual
cars that follow “PROFILE,” “Upgrade,” or “Kit-conversion” listings
are individual examples of the same car type with a photograph of
the model and of its prototype. When a car-by-car roster is
published it is indicated with the word “ROSTER.”

AUTO RACK CARS:
• PROFILE: Walthers and Schaefer HO scale auto rack cars and their
prototype, June 1992.
•Auto rack operations, November 1994.
•Kit-conversion, HO scale Rock Island auto rack car from Walthers
HO scale kit, November 1994.
•Micro-Trains N scale couplers for Con-Cor auto racks, November
1994.
•Upgrading Con-CorÕs N scale auto rack with N scale of Nevada
etched metal side panels, November 1994.
•Painting auto racks and automobiles, April 1995.
•Painting trucks and vans for auto racks and backdating Walthers
auto rack unloading platforms by Mike Budde, August 1997.
•Open-top bi-level and tri-level auto racks in HO scale from
Accurail, Custom Rail, Gloor Craft, Walthers and Athearn Kits and
parts with prototype and matching model photographs, by Mike Budde,
August 1998.
•Scratchbuilding open auto racks from wood or styrene on Walthers
or Gloor Craft flat cars, by Mike Budde, January 1999.
•PROFILE: 89-foot wide-body auto racks, from Walthers HO scale
models, by D. Scott Chatfield, October 1999, June 2001 and January 2002.
•Upgrading Accurail HO scale bi-level and tri-level auto racks, by
Mike Budde, April and May 2000.
•PROFILE: Thrall articulated auto racks from Walthers O scale models, by James Panza, October 2001.
•Screen-Side Open Auto Racks from Accurail & Walthers HO scale kits, by Mike Budde, March and December 2001, and August and December 2003.
•PROFILE: 86-Foot Auto Racks from Walthers models, by David Casdorph, February 2007
•86-Foot Auto Rack from Walthers model, by Ed Sanicky, March 2007

40-FOOT BOX CARS:
•Upgrade: modeling grain doors, by Dan Holbrook, September 1993.
•Upgrade: adding separate ladders to box cars, by Ed Hawkins, May
1995.
•Upgrade: simulating separate ladder and grabirons with "shadow
painting", by Robert Schleicher, May 1995.
•Soo 40-foot PS-1 box car from McKean Models HO scale kit, by Dan
Holbrook, December 1990.
•Kit-conversion: Linde 40-foot box/tank cars from McKean Models HO
scale or Con-Cor N scale kits, by John Ryczkowski, July 1993.
•Santa Fe extended-height Bx-85 40-foot "grain-door" box cars from
Athearn's HO scale kit, by Richard Hendrickson, March 1991 and May
1995.
•Kit-conversion: rebuilt GN 40-foot box car from Athearn and Tichy
kit parts, by Bob Rivard, October 1996.
•Soo Line 40-foot PS-1 from InterMountain’s HO scale kit, by Bob
Rivard, September 1998.
•CP Rail 40-foot single-door PS-1 box cars from InterMountain kits, by Bob Rivard, December 2000.
•ICG 40-foot box cars from InterMountain and Red Caboose kits, by Bob Rivard, April 2001.
•GBW 686 40-foot box car from InterMountain’s HO sclae kit, by Bob RivardMarch 2002.
•DWC 582512 double-door box car from Accurail.s kit, by Frank Jordan, July 2002
•CNW 1007 box car from Kadee’s model, by Bob Rivard, Aug, 2002
•ICG 480069 & IC 15456 hi-cube car from Hi-Tech Details kit, by Bob Rivard, Nov 02
•New Haven box car from Red Caboose kit, by Bob Rivard, Dec. 02
•NP 659999 hi-cube car from Hi-Tech Details kit, by Bob Rivard, Feb. 03
•UP917257 double-plug door “gain”box car from Athearn’s kit, by Bob Rivard, May 03
•CB&Q 658888 hi-cube box car from Hi-Tech Details kit, by Bob Rivard, July. 03
•Coupler Cut Levers and Interiors for Hi-Tech Details 40-Foot Box Cars, by Dave Davis, February 2007

50-FOOT BOX CARS:
•Upgrade: adding separate ladders to box cars, by Ed Hawkins, May
1995.
•Upgrade: simulating separate ladder and grabirons with "shadow
painting", by Robert Schleicher, May 1995.

•PROFILE: 50-foot 10-foot 6-inch interior height welded-side
single-door ACF-built box cars with Improved 4/3/1 Dreadnaught ends
from McKean Models HO scale kits, with Roster, by Ed Hawkins,
October 1992.
•PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS-1 double-door box cars from
InterMountain, Robins Rails, or E&C Shops HO scale and Atlas or
Micro-Trains N scale kits, with ROSTER, by Ed Hawkins, June and
August 1995.
•Southern 50-foot single-door box car from Robins Rails HO scale
kit, by Dan Holbrook, September 1991.
•MKT 50-foot sliding-door box car from McKean Models HO scale kit,
by W. Terry Stuart, December 1991.
•Soo 50-foot double-door box car from Robins Rails HO scale kit,
by Dan Holbrook, May 1991.
•ACF box car as CNW 718236 from LBF’s HO scal kit, by Mike Rose, June 2001.
•CP Rail and BCIT 50-foot plug-door box cars from Robins Rails
(now available from E&C Shops) HO scale kits, by Charles Derus, May
1992.
•CN and DW&P 50-foot plug-door box cars from Robins Rails (now
available from E&C Shops) HO scale kits, by Charles Derus, July
1992.
•N&W 50-foot double-door box car from McKean Models HO scale kit,
by Stuart Thayer, September 1993.
•SOO 50-foot welded-side single-door box car from McKean Models HO
scale kit, by Bob Rivard, August 1993.
•Canadian Pacific 50-foot plug-door box cars from Robins Rails
(now available from E&C Shops) kits in HO scale, by Charles Derus,
May and July 1992 and September 1995.
•GM&O 9900-series 50-foot box car, kit-conversion from C&BT Shops,
August 1997.
•MP 255048 box car from Branchline’s kit, by Lee Freeman, November 2002
•WLO 505185 Berwick cars from Branchline’s kit by Daniel Risdon, September 2003
•GB&W 4000-series cars from Accurail’s kit, by Marv Preussler

•PROFILE: 1951-1980 General American (GAEX) 50-foot "DF" single
plug-door and sliding-door box cars from Branchline Models HO
scale, or Pacific Rail Shops S scale kits (or from 40-foot
kit-conversions of C&BT Shops HO scale, Deluxe Innovations N scale,
or Atlas O scale models as illustrated, step-by-step, in the
**March and **April 1990 issues),**March 1990 (with ROSTER),
**April, **June**September 1990, **April 1991 and **February 1992.
•PROFILE: 50-foot flat-roof box cars from Life-Like's HO or N
scale models, "Car Spotters Guide No. 1," by Jim Eager, January
1990.
•Upgrade: Pennsylvania Railroad class X72 and X72A Life-Like
50-foot flat-roof box cars in HO scale (or N scale), by Todd
Sullivan, **January 1990.
•WP 50-foot riveted-side single-door box car from Life-Like's HO
scale model, by Clyde Queen, Jr., November 1993.
•Kit-conversion: BN 50-foot exterior-post double-plug door Plate F
flat-roof box car from two Bachmann N scale Hi-Cube box cars, by
Kent Charles, December 1989.
•ACF X-Post box cars (“Henry C” cars), from Atlas kits, by Edward S. Kaminski, September 2002

•PROFILE: 50-foot riveted-side, single plug-door (with riveted
surface)) box cars from Details West HO scale and Atlas N scale
kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 2," by Jim Eager, March 1990.
•Reading 50-foot single-door box car from Details West HO scale
kit, by Bob Rivard, April 1991.
•Rock Island 50-foot box cars from InterMountain and Athearn kits, by Bob Rivard, February 2001.
•E & N 50-foot PS-1 box car from InerMountain’s HO kit, by Bob Rivard, July 2001.
•Quaker Oats QOCX 193 box car from Walthers model, by Dennis Lippert, August 2001.
•ICG 50-foot single-door box cars from InterMountain and Atlas kits, by Bob Rivard, August 2001.
•Conrail plug-door box car from Branchline’s kit, by Bob Rivard, October 2001.
•ATSF plug-door box cars from Branchline’s kit, by Bob Rivard, November 2001
•PC plug-door box car from Branchline’s kit, by Bob RIvard, November 2001.
•Rock Island 35041 PS-1 box car from InterMountian’s kit, by Frank Jordan, July 2002
•PROFILE: ACF Precision Design box cars from Atlas models, by Edward S. Kaminski, August 2002

•USLX19033 50-foot double-plug door box car from Athearn’s model, by Frank Jordan, April 2003.

•PROFILE: 50-foot riveted-side, single plug-door (with exterior
posts) box cars from Details West HO scale and Atlas N scale kits,
"Car Spotters Guide No. 4," by Jim Eager, October 1990.
•PROFILE: 50-foot exerior post box cars in the IPD, Railbox and
other fleets, from the box car boom of the seventies, (with
issue-by-issue ROSTER) from Athearn, Accurail, Branchline, MDC and Walthers HO scale kits, Micro-Trains N scale models, Weaver O scale models and
Des Plaines Hobbies and American Models S scale kits, by Jim Eager,
December 1999, January, February, March, April, May, June, August , September, October and November 2000 and January, February, April, May, July, September and October 2001, March, May, June, August, Sept, October and November 2002.
•RI 50-foot exterior-post single-door box car from McKean Models
HO scale kit, by Steve Hile, July 1991.
•Upgrade: ATSF and NLG 50-foot FMC exterior-post HO scale box cars
from MDC, by Mike Daniels, August 1994.
•NL&G 50-foot exterior-post single-door box car from MDC's HO
scale kit, by Bob Rivard, September 1992.
•C&C 50-foot Hi-Cube exterior-post double-door box car from MDC's
HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, October 1992.
•CCR 50-foot exterior-post box car from MDC's HO scale kit, by
Mike Daniels, July 1994.
•CNW (ex-RI) 50-foot exterior-post box car from MDC's HO scale
kit, by Jeff Halloin, April 1995.
•CNW (ex-RI) 50-foot exterior-post box car from MDC's HO scale kit
by Jeff Halloin, August 1995.
•MD&W 50-foot box car from MDC's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard,
December 1995.
•TO&E 50-foot box car from MDC's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard
February 1996.
•Two Florida East Coast 50-foot exterior-post box cars from MDC's
HO scale kits, by Mike Budde, December 1996.
•Yreka Western (TSRD) 50-foot box car from MDC's HO scale kit, by
Mike Rose, June 1997.
•RF&P 50-foot box car in HO scale from MDC's HO scale kit by Mike
Rose, July 1997.
•MTW 50-foot box casr from MDC's kit byBob Rivard, March 2003.
•NP 50-foot exterior-post double-door box car from Athearn's HO
scale kit, by Bob Rivard, June 1994.
•PROFILE: 50-foot waffle-side exterior-post box cars from Walthers
HO scale kits, by Dan Holbrook, April 1992.
•CP 50-foot "waffle-side" box car from MDC's HO scale kit, by Doug
Fleming, September 1994.
•MNS 50-foot exterior-post box cars from Athearn’s 5800-series
kits and MDC roof kit-covnersions, by Bob Rivard, May 2000.
•Soo 50-foot exterior post box cars from SLHS/Accurail kits, June
2000.
•IT 7331 ACF 50-foot x-post box car from Accurail’s kit, by Dennis Lippert, March 2001.
•PROFILE: Gunderson 50-foot “Paper” box cars from Walthers HO models, by D. Scott Chatfield, August 2001.
•Rio Grande 50-foot box cars from Walthers and LBF HO scale kits, by Bob Rivard, September 2001.
•CNW 718236 x-post box car from LBF’s kit, by Mike Rose, October 2001
•RI38109 ACF box car from Acurail’s kit, by Frank Jordan, July 2002
•QGRY 85301 NSC newsprint box car from Life-Like’s Proto 1000 moodel, by Daniel Risdon, November 2002.
•Canadian Pacific NSC newsprint box car from Life-Like’s Proto 1000 model, by Bob Rivard, May 2003.
•Trenton Works 50-foot ‘paper’ box casr from Walther’ models, by Daniel Risdon, June 2003.
•DWP newsprint box car upgrade from the Proto 1000 model by Ken Edmier, September 2003
•Ply-Pack NP box car from Modeler’s Choice kit, by Bob Rivard, November 2003
•GBW (ex-P&W) 50-foot x-post cars from MDC kits, by Marav Preussler, May 2004
•CP Rail 50-foot x-post car from Sylvan Scale Models kit, by Bob Rivard, September 2004
•CP 209720 50-foot x-postbox car from Walthers kit, by W. Terry Stuart, October 2004
•Pennsylvania RR class X38 adn X58A box cars from Athearn kits, by Ed Bley, January 2005
•Pullman-Standard 50-foot single-door box car from Robin’s Rails kit, by John Miller, January 2005
•Pullman-Standard 50-foot box car as N & W 161248 from Front Range (or Branchline) kit, by John Miller, February 2005
•50-foot Sixties-Era CB&Q, Soo and Milwaukee box cars from Modeler's Choice kits, by Dan Holbrook, March 2005
•MILW, N&W, P&LE and BM 50-foot SIECO X-Post box cars from Athearn models, by Ken Edmier, June 2005
•Fondulac 50-foot X-Post box cars as Soo 17788 and 1820 from Modeler's Choice kits, by Bob Rivard, July 2005
•50-Foot X-Post Box car as Bangor and Aroostook 4512 from Athearn's kit, by Mike Barker, August 2005

•PROFILE: 50-foot (53-foot) riveted-side, double plug-door “Evans” box cars from
Details West HO scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 3," June 1990,
and, from Atlas HO and N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 3B,"
by Jim Eager, April 1996.
•USLX 50-foot double-plug door box car from Details West HO scale
kit, by Bob Rivard, March 1990.
•BCIT and MDW (Boise Cascade) 50-foot double-plug door box cars
from Details West kits, by Staffan Ehnbom, November 1990.
•USLX 50-foot double-plug door box car from Details West HO scale
kit, by Terry Stuart, August 1991.
•WC 50-foot double-plug door box car from Details West HO scale
kit, by D. Scott Chatfield, March 1992.
•Mountain Pine 50-foot double-plug door box car from Details West
HO scale kit, by Mike Daniels, June 1995.
•CNW 50-foot double-plug door box car from Details West HO scale
kit, by Bob Rivard, July 1995.
•HS 111331 (ex-BN) 52-foot double-plug door box car from Atlas HO
scale kit, by Mike Rose, July 1999.
•Upgrade: detailed Evans Hydra-Cushion underframe for Atlas HO scale
model, by Dave Davis, August 2000.
•CP newsprint box cars from Branchline HO scale kits, by Bob Rivard, April 2001.
•Railbox-to-Evans kit-conversion from Athearn kits, by Frank Jordan, February 2002.
•USLX 10177 53-foot box car from Atlas model, by Dennis Lippert, February 2002
•USLX 11167 53-foot box car from Atlas model, by Dennis LIppert, March 2002.
•HS (ex-USLX) 52-foot Evans box car from Atlas model, by Chris Butts, December 2002.
•Evans 53-foot double-door box as IC150028 from Atlas' model, by Bob Rivard, August 2006
•Modeler's Choice Kits: An NP 50-foot X-Post 390000-390149-series double-door box car, by Bob Rivard, April 2007
•Box cars and gondolas from Modeler's Choice kits, by Matt Kosic, June 2007
•Wisconsin Southern 50-foot X-Post Box Car from Athearn's model, by Marv Preussler, August 2007

•Upgrade: Thrall All-Door box cars from Life-Like's HO scale
models, by Richard Yarmenko, January 1992.
•TCAX Thrall All-Door box car from Life-Like's HO sale model, by
Patrick Lawson, June 1995.
•TCAX Thrall All-Door box car from Life-Like's HO scale model by
Patrick Lawson, July 1995.
•TCAX Thrall All-Door box car from Life-Like's HO scale model, by
Patrick Lawson, September 1996.
•Thrall All-Door box cars from Life-Like's HO scale kit, by Terry
Stuart and Ed Sanicky, July 1997.
•PROFILE: Thrall all-door box cars from Walthers or Life-Like HO
scale models or Red Caboose N scale kits, by Scott Chatfield, July
2000.

60-FOOT BOX CARS:
•PROFILE: 60-foot "Plate C" single-door Auto Parts Box Cars (with
B&O Roster), by David Casdorph, from Athearn HO scale
kit-conversion in February 1990 issue, *February 1990 (* Note:
articles with an asterisk are reprinted in the book FREIGHT CAR
MODELS, BOX CARS, BOOK 1).
•Kit-conversion: 60-foot "Plate C" single-door Auto Parts Box
Cars, from 86-foot Athearn box car kits, by Bill Deuroun,
**February 1990 (**Note: articles with two asterisks are reprinted
in the book FREIGHT CAR MODELS, Vol. 1 TECHNIQUES).
•Kit-conversion: 60-foot single-plug door box car from two
Bachmann N scale 40-foot "Hi-Cube"box cars , by Kent Charles,
October 1990.
•PROFILE: 60-foot single-door and double-door ACF-built Auto Parts
Box Cars, from Con-Cor's HO scale kits,**August 1989.
•60-foot "Plate C" single-door and double-door Auto Parts Box
Cars, from upgraded Con-Cor kits, by Mark Ala, August 1989.
•RI 60-foot Auto Parts box car from Con-Cor's HO scale kit, by
Mike Daniels, November 1993.
•62-foot plug-door "beer" cars from Eel River Models,
by Tim Dickinson, January 1997.
•WP 62-foot plug-door "beer" cars from Eel River Models, by Chris Butts, March 2003
•Berwick 60-foot waffle-side DRGW box car from MDC's HO scale kit,
by Mike Elkin, April 1997.
•60-foot Santa Fe box car kit-conversions from Con-Cor’s kit, by
Stephen Priest, May 1999.
•ATSF 60-foot box cars from Con-Cor HO or N scale kits, by Stephen
Priest, June 1999.
•PROFILE: Pullman-Stnadard single-door and double-door auto parts
box cars from Walthers HO scale models, by Scott Chatfield,
November 1999.
•N&W 600760 60-foot box car from Atlas HO scale model, by Dennis Lippert, March 2002.
•NP 1300-1305 single-door car from InterMountain kit, by Bob Rivard, December 2003
•60-foot flat-roof double-door box as Pennsy 110579 from Robins Rail's kit, by Ed Bley, November 2005

86-FOOT BOX CARS:
•E-L 86-foot eight-plug-door auto parts box car from Athearn's HO
scale kit, by Ed Sanicky, June 1991.
•PROFILE: 86-foot double plug-door "Hi-Cube" box cars from Athearn
HO scale and Arnold or Con-Cor N scale kits, with decal ROSTER, by
D. Scott Chatfield, January 1994.
•Upgrade: derail-proofing Athearn HO scale 86-foot box cars,
January 1994.
•RI 53 foot flat car from Con-Cor's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard,
February 1994.
•NP 50-foot riveted-side plug-door box car from MDC's HO scale
kit, by Bob Rivard, April 1994.
•Frisco, DTS, Rock Island, NW, Southern, MP, E-L, PC and C &
86-foot Hi-Cube box cars from Athearn's kits, by Mike Budde, March
1996.
•CN, C&EI (MP), Milwaukee, WP,MKT and DT&I 86-foot Hi-Cube box
cars from Athearn's kits, by Mike Budde, June 1996.
•PROFILE: Pullman-Standard double-door and quad-door auto parts
box cars from Walthers HO or N sclae models, by Scott Chatfield,
August 1999.
•CNW 86-foot auto parts box car from Walthers HO scale mdoels, by
Dave Davis, February 2000.
•Southern Papcific auto parts box car from Con-Cor’s model, by
Bernard Kempinski, February 2000.
•Southern Pacific (and Cotton Belt) four-door exterior-post box car kit-conversions, from Athearn kits, by Mike Budde, September 2000.
•ICG680918 box car from Athearn’s kit, by Ed Sanicky, June 2002.
•D&TS box car from Athearn’s kit, by Ed Sanicky, April 2003.

CABOOSES:
•WM, Chessie and Shawmut "eastern-style" steel cabooses from Proto
2000 HO scale kits, Life-Like N scale kits or Weaver O scale kits,
by Robert Schleicher, October 1991.
•Lehigh Valley "eastern-style" steel cabooses from Life-Like (or
Proto 2000) HO scale kits, by Steve Kley, October 1991.
•DRGW wide-vision caboose, from Overland's HO scale brass model,
by Mike Elkin, February 1992.
•International Car Company Wide-Vision caboose from Athearn or
Bachmann HO scale or Bachmann N scale models, by Jim Eager, October
1995.
•PROFILE: International Car Company Wide-Vision caboose from Atlas
HO or N scale models, with
ROSTER, "Car Spotters Guide No. 24," by Jim Eager, October 1995.
•Kit-conversion: CP caboose in HO scale from AHM, Atlas or Athearn
bodies, by Rick Johnson, February 1995.
•Rock Island caboose from Eastern Car Works kits, by Mike Daniels,
September 1996
•Union Pacific CA-5 caboose from Overland Models Imports brass
model or Centralia Car Shops plastic kit, by Mike Daniels, July
1997
•Canadian National caboose with tips on building resin kits from
Sylvan Scale Models kits, By Tony Horvatin, July 1998
•National extended-vision caboose (van) from Sylvan Scale Models
cast resin kits in HO (or N) scale, by Tony Horvatin, July 1998.
•EDT End of Train Devise from Circuiitron’s module, by Steven Cerka, April 2002.
•Soo Line 99115 caboose form Centrailia Car Shops kit, by Bob Rivard, May 2002
•Soo Line extended-vision cabooses from Athearn kits, by Mike Daniels, July 2002
•Upgrading Trix Union Pacific steel cabooses, by Steve Orth, November 2003.
•Soo Line extended-vision caboose from Overland Models brass import, by Bob Rivard, December 2003.
•Cabooses on the N&W and Soo Lines, by Matt Kosic. May 2005
•Bay Window Caboose from NJT 904 from Walthers model, by Matt Snell, December 2006
•CSXT (NYC) Bay Window Caboose form Walthers Model, by Matt Snell, May 2007
•Conrail “Shoving Platform” Caboose from Walthers model, by Matt Snell, October 2007
•Caboose Weathering and Superdetails, by Mont Switzer, November 2007

COIL CARS:
•Thrall CoilSHIELD Two-coil Cars from Walthers models, by Matt Snell, AUgust 2007

TWO-BAY COVERED HOPPERS:
•Upgrade: adding separate grab irons and steps to plastic hoppers
and covered hoppers by Bill Wright and Ed Hawkins, December 1991.
•Upgrade: scale-size covered hopper ends from brass angle, strip
and wire, step-by-step, by Ken Patterson, December 1995.
•PROFILE: General American single Airslide covered hoppers from
Walthers, Con-Cor and Eastern Car Works HO scale and Atlas N scale
kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 5" (private owner cars), December
1990 and October 1992.
•PROFILE: General American single Airslide covered hoppers from
Walthers, Con-Cor and Eastern Car Works HO scale and Atlas N scale
kits,"Car Spotters Guide No. 8"(railroad-owned cars), February 1991
and October 1992.
•D&RGW General American single Airslide covered hoppers from
Eastern Car Works HO scale kit, by Mike Elkin, October 1992.
•SP General American Airsldie covered hopers from Eastern Car Works kits, by Bob RIvard, September 2000.

•PROFILE: ACF two-bay covered hoppers from Bowser, Kato, or
Eastern Car Works HO scale, Loco-Motives (ex-V-line) N scale, or
Weaver O scale kits, July 1990 and (by Ed Hawkins, Pat Wider and
Ray LongÑwith ROSTERS) April, August, October and December 1991, by
Jim Eager, March and May 1994 and, by Richard Hendrickson,
September 1997.
•Upgrade: SHPX ACF two-bay covered hopper from Eastern Car Works
HO scale kit, by Todd Sullivan, January 1992.
•Upgrade: Eastern Car Works HO scale ACF two-bay covered hopper,
by Ed Hawkins, April 1991.
•Upgrade: Bowser, Kato or Eastern Car Works HO scale ACF two-bay
covered hoppers, by Alan Mende, March 1994.
•PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS-2 two-bay covered hoppers from Atlas
or MDC HO scale, Atlas N scale, S Helper Services S scale, or
Weaver O scale kits, July 1990 and, by Ed Hawkins, April, June,
September and November 1995.
•PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS-2 two-bay covered hoppers, as
Pennsylvania Railroad class H34, from Atlas or MDC HO scale, Atlas
N scale, S Helper Services S scale or Weaver O scale kits, with H34
ROSTER, by Rich Burg, December 1993 and January 1994.
•MILW PS-2 two-bay covered hopper form MDC's HO scale kit, by Bob
Rivard, April 1995.
•Conrail PS-2 covered hopper, by Mike Rose, September 2001.
•B&O 604112 PS-2 covered hoper from Atlas model, by Dennis Lippert, May 2002
•RI 500700 70-Ton covered hoper from Atlas model, by Frank Jordan, July 2002
•Pennsylvania RR Class H40 covered hoper from Con-Cor’s kit, by W. Terry Stuart, January 2004.
•GN 173970 ACF covered hopper from Detail Associates kit, by Bob Rivard, February 2004.

•PROFILE: CF2970 and 2980 ACF two-bay Centerflow covered hoppers
from Atlas, E&C Shops and Detail Associates HO scale, Atlas and
Micro-Trains N scale and Lionel O gauge models, "Car Spotter's
Guide No. 22," by Jim Eager, January and August 1995.
•MKT 2980 Centerflow covered hopper from McKean (now Accurail) HO
scale covered hopper kit, by Bob Rivard, May 1993.
•CNW ACF 2980 two-bay Centerflow covered hopper from McKean (now
Accurail) HO scale kit, by Jeff Halloin, January 1995.
•PROFILE: Greenville two-bay covered hoppers from Walthers HO
scale or Precision Masters N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No.
10," by D. Scott Chatfield, April 1992.
•PROFILE: Trinity two-bay covered hoppers from Walthers HO scale
kits, by D. Scott Chatfield, June 1993.
•WC84020 two-bay covered hopper from Walthers HO scale kit, by Ed
Sanicky, July 1999.
•CN "Slab Side" covered hopper from Atlas HO scale kits, by Doug
Fleming, October 1995.

THREE-BAY COVERED HOPPERS:
(*** Note: articles with three asterisks are reprinted in the book
FREIGHT CAR MODELS, Vol. III, COVERED HOPPERS)

•Upgrade: adding separate grab irons and steps to plastic hoppers
and covered hoppers by Bill Wright and Ed Hawkins, December 1991.
•Upgrade: scale-size covered hopper ends from brass angle, strip
and wire, step-by-step, by Ken Patterson, December 1995.

•PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS2 three-bay covered hoppers from
Atlas or Con-Cor HO scale or Atlas or Bachmann N scale kits, by Jim
Eager, ***June and ***September 1992.
•D&RGW PS-2 three-bay covered hopper from Con-Cor's HO scale kit,
by Mike Elkin, ***June 1992.
•Kit-conversion: PS2 three-bay hopper from two Weaver O scale
two-bay hoppers, by Robert Schleicher, ***September 1992
.•Conrail PS2 covered hopper from Con-Cor’s kit, by Mike Rose,
April 1999.
•Pullman-Standard PS2 three-bay covered hopper E & B or Con-Cor’s
kits, by Scott Pitzer, May 1999.
•ROCK 507990 70-ton covered hopper from Con-Cor’s kit, by Frank Jordan, May 2002
•NP75667 covered hoper from InterMountain’s kit, by Bob Rivard, July 2002
•SBGX 1251 covered hoper from Overlans Models brass import, by Bob Rivard, July 2002
•TLDX 7122 4427 covered hopper from Proto 2000 model, by Bob Rivard, December 2002.

•PROFILE: FMC 4700 three-bay covered hoppers from MDC HO scale
kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 11," by Jim Eager, ***August and
***December 1992.

•PROFILE: 4,740-cubic-foot-capacity (and similar 4750) three-bay
covered hoppers from Athearn HO scale and Precision Masters (now
Bowser) N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 7," by Jim Eager ***January 1991 and
July 1991.
•Soo (ex-Welch Grain) 54-foot PS 4750 covered hopper from
Athearn's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, April 1995.
•GN 54-foot PS 4750 covered hopper from Athearn's HO scale kit, by
Bob Rivard, May 1995.
•Union Equity 54-foot PS covered hopper from Athearn's HO scale
kit, by Bob Rivard, May 1996.
•Central Soya 54-foot covered hopper from Athearn's kit, by W.
Terry Stuart, July 1996.
•Landmark 4750 PS covered hopper from Athearn's HO scale kit, by
Mark Hills, September 1997.
•Soo Line 4750 PS covered hopper from Athearn’s HO sclae kit, by
Mike Rose, September 1999.
•CSXT 4750 PS covered hopper from Athearn’s HO scale kit, by Mike
Rose, November 1999.
•PROFILE: Pullman Standard PS-2CD '4750' three-bay covered hoppers
from InterMountain HO scale and Precision Masters N scale kits,
with decal ROSTER,by D. Scott Chatfield, ***July 1991 and ***July
and ***October 1993.
•NAHX and three PTLX Pullman Standard PS-2CD '4750' three-bay
covered hoppers from InterMountain HO scale and Precision Masters
(now Bowser) N scale kits, by Bob Rivard, ***October 1993.
•MILW, FGDA, CNW, NAHX, XTRX, RI, SOO, BN, CSXT, ATSF and
Continental Pullman Standard PS-2CD '4750' three-bay covered
hoppers from InterMountain HO scale and Precision Masters N scale
kits, by Bob Rivard, July 1994.
•RI, CRDX, ATSF, PTLX, SCL, CRDX and three FLIX 54-foot PS 4750
covered hoppers from InterMountain's HO scale kits, by Bob Rivard,
August 1996.
•Soo Line 70201 PS2CD covered hopper from InterMounatin’s kit, by Bob Rivard, May 2002
•MILW 98744 PS2CD kit-conversion from InterMountain’s kit, by Bob Rivard, May 2002.
•CNW 173752 PS2CD covered hopper from InterMounatin’s kit, byFrank Jordan, June 2003.
•Penn Central 889237 PS-2CD covered hopper from Rail Yard Models kit, by Bob Rivard, June 2006

•Kit-Conversion: CF4600 ACF three-bay Centerflow covered hopper
from Athearn's HO scale four-bay 5250 kit, by D. Scott Chatfield,
***August 1992.
•PROFILE: CF 4600 ACF three-bay Centerflow covered hoppers from
Accurail in HO scale, "Car Spotters Guide No. 19," by Jim Eager,
***May and ***August 1994 and September 1995.
•NP 76351 3-bay Centerflow kit-conversion from Athearn’s kit, by Frank Jordan, July 2003

•RREX (Klemme Coop Grain) covered hoppers from Walthers HO scale
kits, by Bob Rivard December 1992.
•PROFILE: Pullman Standard 4427 three-bay covered hoppers from
Walthers in HO and N scale, "Car Spotters Guide No. 18," by Jim
Eager, ***February and ***September 1994.
•MILW PS-2 4427 covered hopper from Walthers HO scale kit, by Bob
Rivard, ***August 1993.
•Santa Fe 4427 PS-2CD three-bay covered hopper from Walthers HO
scale kit, by Bob Rivard, September 1995.
•Soo 4427 PS-2CD three-bay covered hopper from Walthers HO scale
kit, by Mike Daniels, September 1995.
•TCLX PS 4427 covered hopper from Walthers HO scale kit, by Bob
Rivard, May 1997.
•Carborundum 5209 PS-2 covered hopper from Walthers HO kit , by Bob Rivard
•RI 13548 PS-2 covered hopper from Walthers HO kit , by Frank Jordan, March 2003.
•Pullman-Standard PS2 covered hoppers as Soo Line 69129 & 69136 from Atlas Models, by Bob Rivard, April 2005

•PROFILE: CF4650 three-bay ACF Center Flow covered hoppers in HO
scale from Accurail (improved McKean), N scale from Micro-Trains
and S Scale from Pacific Rail Shops, "Car Spotters Guide No.20," by
Jim Eager, ***October and ***December 1994 and October 1995.
•ATSF CF4650 ACF three-bay Centerflow covered hopper from McKean
Models (now Accurail) HO scale kits, by Bob Rivard, October 1994.
•NSC 5050 covered hopper kit-conversion from Walthers 5245 four-bay kit, by Steve Orth, September 2002
•SIRX ACF 4650 from Accurail’s kit, by Chris Butts, October 2002.
•Soo Line 4650 from Atlas model, by Bob Rivard, April 2003.
•Monon 2,893-cu.-ft. Three-Bay Covered Hoppers from Athearn's models, by Mont Switzer, AUgust 2007

•Conrail ACF cylindrical covered hopper from Atlas model, by Mike Barker, March 2004.
•CN 7047 cylindrical covered hopper from InterMountain’s kit, by Mike Barker, April 04.

•PROFILE: CF3510 ACF cylindrical three-bay Centerflow covered
hoppers from Atlas HO and Delaware Valley N scale kits, "Car
Spotters Guide No. 29," by Jim Eager, February and March 1997.
•Welch Grain paint and lettering from Intermountain’s HO scale
kit, by Bob Rivard, September 1998.
•Thrall 3-bay covered hopper kit-conversion from Athearn’s HO
scale kit, by Bob Rivard, October 1998.

?FOUR-BAY COVERED HOPPERS:
(*** Note: articles with three asterisks are reprinted in the book
FREIGHT CAR MODELS, Vol.III, COVERED HOPPERS).

•BN 50-foot double-Airslide covered hopper from sheet styrene (now
available as kit from Delaware Valley), by Kent Charles, August
1989.
•100-ton Airslide covered hopper from Walthers HO scale kit, May
1996.

•PROFILE: plans and prototype photos for National Steel Car Co.
3800-cubic--foot-capacity four-bay cylindrical covered hopper cars
(from modified Model Power or InterMountain HO scale or N scale
kits) by Ken Goslett, Mark Kindrachuk and Eric Neubauer,
***November 1991.
•ATSF and SBD prototypes from Bachmann's HO scale cylindrical
covered hoppers, by Cyril Durrenberger, ***November 1991.
•Kit-conversion: Marine Industries cylindrical covered hopper from
InterMountain's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, ***April 1994.
•PROFILE: 4550 cylindrical covered hoppers from modified
InterMountain HO scale and N scale kits by Tom Hood, ***November
1991 and May 1992.
•CP Rail National Steel Car 4550 cylindrical covered hopper from
Car Shop's HO scale etched-metal kit, by Bob Rivard, ***November
1991.
•Kit-conversion: Modeling round-hatch Canadian cylindrical covered
hoppers from InterMountain HO or N scale kits, by Bob Rivard,
February 1992 and ***February 1993.
•Canpotex cylindrical covered hopper from Inter-Mountain's HO
scale kit, by Patrick Lawson, May 1995.
•GTAX cylindrical covered hopper from InterMountain's kit, by
December 1997.
•UNPX (Procor) cylindrical covered hopper from InterMountain's HO
scale kit, by Patrick Lawson, March 1996.

•PROFILE: CF5250 ACF four-bay Centerflow covered hoppers from
Athearn or Bachmann HO scale, Atlas or Bachmann N scale or Weaver O
scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 21," by Jim Eager, ***November
1994 and September 1995.
•Honeymead CF5250 ACF four-bay Centerflow covered hopper form
Athearn's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, ***November 1992.
•SCPX CF5250 ACF Centerflow covered hopper from Athearn's kit, by
Bob Rivard, November 1996.
•GATX 50678 CF5250 ACF Centerflow covered hopper from Athearn’s kit, by Bob Rivard, December 2002.

•Arco Polymers CF5750 62-foot Centerflow four-bay covered hopper
from McKean Models HO scale kit, by Ed Sanicky, October 1995.
•SCGX 103 SIGO CF5750 "stand-in" Centerflow four-bay covered
hopper from Accurail's three-bay HO scale kit, by Mike Rose,
February 1998.
•PROFILE: NSC 6245 “pellet” covered hopers from Walthers models, by D. Scot Chatfield, Dec. 01

•Conrail Flexi-Flow covered hopper from AHM's HO scale model by
Mike Rose, November 1997.
•MDTX Flexi-Flow covered hopper from Overland’s HO model, by Mike Rose, June 2001.
•PC PD3000 covered hopper car from Overland's HO scale model, by
Ed Sanicky and Terry Stuart, May 1997.
•PROFILE: PD5000 four-bay covered hoppers from Walthers HO or N
scale kits, by D. Scott Chatfield, February 1995.
•CN382582 four-bay covered hopper from InterMountain’s kit by Frank Jordan, March 2002.

• Carbon Black Covered Hoppers from Railshop models, by Richard Hendrickson, January 2007

FLAT CARS:
•Kit-conversion: The "Copy-Kit" Method", N scale 60-foot
centerbeam car using HO scale parts as patterns for Evergreen
styrene plastic duplicates, by Kent Charles, October 1989.
•Bethlehem Steel 75-foot piggyback flat cars from Walthers HO
scale kits, with ROSTER, by Mark Vaughan, April 1990.
•Bulkhead, V-deck pulpwood cars in the upper Midwest, by Dan
Holbrook, October 1989, January and May 1990 and September 1991.
•PROFILE: Commonwealth (GSI) 53-foot flat cars and bulkhead cars
from Walthers HO and N scale and S Helper Services S scale kits,
with ROSTER, "Car Spotters Guide No. 12," by James Eager, December
1992.
•MILW 61-foot center-beam car from McKean (now E&C Shops) HO scale
kits, by Bob Rivard, April 1993.
•WP 61-foot center-beam car from McKean Models HO scale kit, by
Brent MacGregor and Pete Arnold, May 1993.
•Southern, ATSF, CSXT, C&G, A&WP,RF&P,GM&O, MP, W of A, GA and ACL
bulkhead pulpwood flat cars, by Rhett Coates, September 1993.
•Kit-conversion: SAL 40 and 50-foot bulkhead V-deck pulpwood cars
from Athearn HO scale kits, by Larry Denton, October 1993.
•Upgrade: simulated wood decks for plastic-decked flat cars, by
Robert Schleicher, April 1994.
•Kit-conversion: V-Deck Pulpwood car from Walthers HO or N scale
bulkhead flat car kits, by Robert Schleicher, April 1994.
•CP Rail 65-foot stake car from MRR General Store HO scale kit, by
Patrick Lawson, September 1993.
•Kit-conversion: 50-foot CP Rail bulkhead flat car from MDC's HO
scale kit, by Patrick Lawson, November 1993.
•CP Rail 301571 52-foot flat car from Proto 2000 model, by Frank Jordan, April 2002.
•RI 91827 Bulkhead flat car kit-conversion from Walthers HO scale model, by Frank Jordan, April 2002.
•Laser-cut wood decks for Proto 2000 AAR 53-foot flat cars on the Soo, by Bob Rivard. May 2005

•Kit-conversion: 66-foot CP Rail bulkhead flat car from two MDC HO
scale kits, by Patrick Lawson, December 1993.
•Upgrade: MDC/Roundhouse HO scale 60-foot flat car, with plans, by
Patrick Lawson, November 1994
•Soo 60-foot flat car from MDC's HO scale kit, by Mike Daniels,
October 1994.
•PROFILE: 60-foot TTX "Implement" flat cars and heavy loads from
InterMountain's HO scale kits, by Dan Goins, February 1998.

•CGW 53-foot bulkhead flat car from Walthers HO scale kit, by Bob
Rivard, May 1995.
•PROFILE: Center Beam Flat Cars, prototype and model, from E & C
Shops and Walthers HO scale kits and Micro-Trains N scale models,
by D. Scott Chatfield, January 1996.
•Northeastern pulpwood and wood chip cars, by J. Emmons Lancaster,
August 1997.
•60-foot BN heavy-equipment flat car kit-conversion from MDC’s HO
scale kit, by Mike Daniels, July 1998.
•InterMountain 60-foot flat car upgrade, by Dave Davis, February
1999.
•Tie-Downs for modern flat cars, by Dave Davis, March 1999.
•Athearn 50-foot flat car kit-conversion to welded rail-transport
car, by Ray Meyer, May 1999.
•Micro-Trains N scale (with techniques useful for HO scale) 8-unit welded rail car train, by Don Augustine, February 2002.
•PC766215 depressed center flat car from Eastern Car Works kit, by Ed Sanicky, July 2002
•WC 608788 50-foot bulkhead flat car from Kaslo Shops kit, by Bob Rivard, June 2002.
•Combine loads for InterMountain’s 62-foot flat cars, by Bob Rivard, March 2003.
• GSC 53-foot flat as GN 85714 from Aalther’s model, by Frank Jordan, September 2003
•68-foot all-purpose flat kit-covnersion from InterMouantin kits, with wrecked tank car load from MDC kit, by Steven E. Cerka, January 2004.
•Detailing Flat Car Decks on the Walthers 50-foot Bulkhead cars, by Bob Rivard, February 2008

GONDOLAS:
•CB&Q 50-foot Railgon from MDC's HO scale (or N scale) kit, by Ed
DeRouin, September 1989.
•Kit-conversion: Pennsylvania Railroad class G-41 and G-41a (built
in 1965) steel coil cars from sheet styrene on Athearn underframes,
by Ralph Gotowski, September 1991.
•CP cushion coil car from Walthers HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard,
March 1992.
•MILW cushion-coil car from Walthers HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard,
September 1993.
•PROFILE: Bethgon's "Coalporter"¨, prototype and model, from E&C
Shops and Walthers HO scale kits and Deluxe Innovations and E&C
Shops N scale kits, by D. Scott Chatfield, December 1995.
•PROFILE: Woodchip Gondolas from E & C Shops and Walthers HO scale
and Deluxe Innovations and E&C Shops N scale kits, by D. Scott
Chatfield, March 1995.
•PROFILE: 52-foot, 14-panel smooth-panel and corrugated panel
gondolas from E&C Shops HO and N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide
No.25," by Jim Eager, November 1995.
•PROFILE: Thrall 52-foot smooth-panel and corrugated panel
gondolas from Walthers HO kits, "Car Spotters Guide No.26," by Jim
Eager, January 1996.
•Frisco 50-foot gondola from MDC’s kit, by Lee Freeman, February 2002.
•D&RG 50-foot Greenville corrugated-side gondola from LBF’s kit, by Mark Hines, April 2002
• MP 641203 50-foot corrugated side gondola from LBF’s kit, by Doug Fleming, April 2002.
•ACF Coalveyer gondolas from Atals models, by Edward Kaminski S. Kaminski, October 2002.
•Green Bay & Western 53-foot mill gondola from Walthers model, by Marv Preussler, March 2004.
•Soo Line 50-foot gondolas from Modeler's Choice kits, by Bob Rivard, May 2005
•Pennsylvania RR Class G31E 50-foot Gondola from Con-Cor's kit, by Ed Bley, April 2006
•Fruehauf gondola as Penn Central 580268 class G-47 from Rail Yard Models kit, by Bob Rivard, June 2006
•Thrall 50-foot gondola as Burlington 78856 from Modelers Choice kit, by Bob Rivard, June 2006
• Hart 3-Bay Selective Ballast Cars on the Soo Line from Atlas models, by Bob Rivard, November 2006
•Box cars and gondolas from Modeler's Choice kits, by Matt Kosic, June 2007
•Painting, denting and weathering modern Proto 2000 gondolas, by Dave Schroedle, June 2007
•Scratchbuilding: Norfolk Southern “Top Gons,” by Mike Baker, November 2007
HOPPERS:
•Kit-conversion: lowering the Life-Like HO scale (or N scale)
40-foot triple hopper to match N&W prototypes, by Dean Freytag,
June 1990.
•PROFILE: Pennsylvania Railroad (and MILW, PC, CR, WM, DRG, E-L,
CN and P&LE) class H39 triple hoppers from Stewart's HO scale kits,
"Car Spotters Guide No. 16," by Jim Eager, April 1993.
•PROFILE: 40-foot, three-bay rib-side hoppers from Stewart HO
scale kits, with ROSTER, "Car Spotters Guide No. 6," by Jim Eager,
January 1991.
•GN 70-ton triple rib-side hopper from Stewart's HO scale kit by
Staffan Ehnbom, November 1995.
•PROFILE: 40-foot three-bay, rib-side ACF-built
hoppers, from MDC/Roundhouse HO and N scale kits, by Ed Hawkins,
December 1991 and February 1994, with roster, by Ed Hawkins,
•Upgrade: 40-foot three-bay, rib-side ACF-built hoppers, from
MDC/Roundhouse HO scale kits, by Ed Hawkins, December 1991 and
February 1994.
•PROFILE: AAR three-bay, nine-panel hopper cars from
MDC/Roundhouse HO scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 23," by Jim
Eager, June 1995.
•PROFILE: AAR 70-ton offset-side triple hoppers from Stewart HO
scale and Con-Cor or MDC N scale kits, by Richard Hendrickson,
April and August 1995.
•Upgrade: Stewart's HO scale AAR 70-ton triple hoppers, by Richard
Hendrickson, August 1995.
•PROFILE: 45-foot, 12-panel triple hoppers from Bowser or
Life-Like HO scale or Life-Like N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide
No. 28," by Jim Eager, July 1996.

•PROFILE: Bethlehem quad hoppers from Walthers HO or N scale kits,
"Car Spotters Guide No. 13," with
ROSTER, by Jim Eager, January 1993.
•PROFILE: Pennsylvania Railroad class H22A four-bay hoppers from
Bowser's HO scale kit, with ROSTER, by Rich Burg, May 1994.

INTERMODAL MODELING: RAILROAD CARS

50-foot piggyback flat cars and trailer prototype photos, with model and decal sources, in color, July and September 1989.
Athearn HO scale 50-foot piggyback flat car and 24-foot trailer upgrade to match B&O prototype, October 1989.
B&O 53-foot 6-inch flat cars and 24 and 33-foot trailer photos and equipment diagrams, October 1989.
Prototype photo of sixties-era Pennsylvania Railroad piggyback train of 75-foot Bethlehem Steel Corp. flat cars, in color, January 1990.
Thrall (A-Line HO and Walthers N and HO) and Gunderson double stacks (A-Line HO and DeLuxe Innovations N), April 1990.
Prototype photos and roster of 75-foot Bethlehem Steel Corp. flat cars to match Walthers HO scale kits, April 1990.
Athearn and A-Line containers and trailers and Athearn flat cars as modeled in HO scale by Robert Rogers, September 1991.
Roadrailer Mark IV rail/highway trailer kit conversion in HO scale from McKean kits, October 1991.
Kit-conversion: Baltimore and Ohio class P-35 40-foot intermodal flat cars (circa 1960), from Central Valley flat car kits and modified A-Line, by Greg La Rocca, November 1991.
Athearn HO scale 85-foot TOFC and COFC flat cars and Micro-Trains N scale 89-foot TOFC and COFC flat cars, prototypes and models, March 1992.
Commonwealth Cast Steel (GSI) 53-foot 6-inch flat cars from Walthers HO scale kits (Car Spotters Guide No. 11), December 1992.
Upgrading Walthers Thrall double-stack cars with Plano walkways and converting stand-alone cars into five-unit articulated sets, December 1992.
Athearn, Walthers and A-Line HO scale single-unit
double-stack well cars, prototypes, models, painting and upgrading information, January 1993..
Gunderson Maxi-3 (five-unit) intermodal well cars from Athearn or Con-Cor HO scale models, June 1994.
Derail-proofing Con-Cor’s ‘Fuel-Foiler’ intermodal articulated spine cars, September 1995.
Upgrading Walthers N or HO scale or A-Line HO scale Thrall intermodal well cars with Gold Medal Models (N scale) or Plano (HO scale) etched-metal walkways, steps and grabirons, June 1996.
Upgrading Con-Cor spine cars to match 10-Pack articulated sets, by Bill Pearace, Nov. 00
Trailer hitches, in HO scale, an introduction, by Jim Panza, May 2001.
Modeling ACF Model A and ACF/TTX A-1 Hitches in HO scale by Jim Panza, July 2001
Modeling ACF 5R and 5C Hitches in HO scale by Jim Panza, September 2001
42-foot NKP PIggyback flat cars from Red Caboose kits, by Mont Switzer, October 2001
Modeling Pullman-Standard LP3, LP4, PP3SA and LP4SA hitches, by Jim Panza, January 2002.
NSC Three-Unit well )stack) cars from Walthers models, by Jim Panza, February 2002.
Modeling Trinity Al-Purpose Spine Car Hitches from Walthers and Detaisl West, by James Panza, July 2002
Gunderson Husky-Stack 2+2 56-foot doublestck cars from Athearn models, by James Panza, July 2004
Pennsyvania RR class F30 piggyback flats from Walthers models, by Stan Rydarowicz, September 2004
Modeling ACF6-2 hitches from Details West mdoel, by James Panza, November 2004
ATTX 75-Foot Intermodal Flats from Walthers' models, by Mont Switzer, July 2007

INTERMODAL MODELING: TRAILERS (VANS)

Athearn HO scale 50-foot piggyback flat car and 24-foot trailer upgrade to match B&O prototype, October 1989.
B&O 53-foot 6-inch flat cars and 24 and 33-foot trailer photos and equipment diagrams, October 1989.
Prototype photo of sixties-era Pennsylvania Railroad piggyback train of 75-foot Bethlehem Steel Corp. flat cars, in color, January 1990.
40-foot exterior-post trailers (from Walthers 35-foot HO scale kits) and prototypes for the Walthers 75-foot Bethlehem Steel Corp. flat cars, June 1990.
Athearn and A-Line containers and trailers and Athearn flat cars as modeled in HO scale by Robert Rogers, September 1991.
Roadrailer Mark IV rail/highway trailer kit conversion in HO scale from McKean kits, October 1991.
and matching models in HO scale from A-Line kits, April 1992.
Trucks and trailers in HO scale, from A-Line, Model Power and Aurora kits, May 1992.
J.B. Hunt 53-foot plate wall trailer from A-Line’s HO scale kit, by Brian Kreimendahl, April 1998.
UPS 40-foot drop-frame van from Railpower’s HO scale kit, by Brian Kreimendahl, September 1998.
Modeling the Pines-built 45-foot intermodal trailers in HO or N scale from Atlas Models, by Brian Kreimendahl, November 1998.
Stainless steel 48 and 53-foot utility reefer trailers operated by Stevens Transport from A-Line kits, by Ed McCaslin, December 1998.
XTRA Corporation 45-foot trailers from Atlas HO or N scale models, by Brian Kreimendahl, January 1999.
Roadway Express “ETCS” 28-foot FRP trailers from Rail Power Products HO scale kits, by Ed McCaslin, February 1999.
Modeling the smooth-side and corrugated-side 32-foot trailers of the fifties from stock Sparrows Point Division resin kits and kit-conversions, by Mont Switzer, March 1999.
Great Northern 40-foot flatbed trailers form Lonestar Models HO scale kits, by Duane E. Buck, June 1999.
Maersk vans and containers in HO and N scale, by David Casdorph, August 1999.
Nations Way 28-foot pup trailers from Rail Power Products kits, by Brian Kreimendahl, October 1999.
Stoughton 45-foot intermodal vans from Walthers HO scale kits, prototype photos and decal listings, by Brian Kreimendahl, December 1999.
BNSF 48-foot Pines-built vans from Atlas an Walthers HO scale kits, by Brian Kreimendahl, January 2000.
Wabash National 53-foot DuraPlate trailers from A-Line HO scale kits, by Brian Kreimendahl, February and December 2000.
BN “City” trailers, in HO scale, from Walthers kit, and how to make your decals, by Ed McCaslin and Brian Kreimendahl, June 2000.
48-foot Stoughton contaienrs from Walthers HO scale kits by Brian Kreimendahl, August 2000.
Triple Crown Road Railer trailers in HO, N or O scale, by James Mathews, January 2001.
23-foot 6-inch container chassis, the prototypes for Athearn’s kit, by Brian Kreimendahl, November 2001
40-foot Soo Line van, kit-converted from Con-Cor kits, by Bob Rivard, December 2001
Soo Line 40-foot exterior-post Z vans from Athearn's models, by Bob Rivard, January 2008

INTERMODAL MODELING: CONTAINERS

Athearn and A-Line containers and trailers and Athearn flat cars as modeled in HO scale by Robert Rogers, September 1991.
20-foot HO scale containers from A-Line kits, with paint and decals for modeling and matching prototypes, April 1994.
MD&W 48-foot containers from Walthers kits, by Brian Kreimendahl, June 1998.
UPS 40-foot drop-frame van from Railpower’s HO scale kit, by Brian Kreimendahl, September 1998.
Maersk vans and containers in HO and N scale, by David Casdorph, August 1999.
48-foot Stoughton contaienrs from Walthers HO scale kits by Brian Kreimendahl, August 2000.
20-foot APL corrugated containers from A-Line HO sclae adn DeLuxe Innovations N sclae kits, by David Casdorph, April 2002.
40-foto APL General Service from A-Line, Athearn and Walthers kits, by Davaid Casdorph, May 2002
Matson 24-foto container and chassis from Curtis Models kit, by Rob K, Barker, June 2002 and June 2004
•Monon-built 48-foot sheet and post containers from A-Line, Athearn and InterMountain in HO and DeLuxe Innovations in N scale, by Brian Kreimendahl, September 2002.
•APL 45, 48 and 53-foot general service adn refrigerated containers from A-Line, Athearn, and Walthers in HO sclae and DeLuxe Innovations and Con-Cor in N sclae, by David Casddorph, October 2002
•APL container ROSTER, by David Casdroph, October 2002.
•Jindo 53-foot courrgated steel from Athearn’smodel, by Brian Kreimendahl, June 2003
•Weathering Jindo containers, by Gary Walton, July 2003

MAINTENANCE OF WAY EQUIPMENT:
•Jordan Spreader on the Wisconsin Central from Walthers model, by Marv Preussler, September 2003
•Russell winged snowplow on the Wisconsin Central from Walthers model, by Marv Preussler, September 2003
•Russell winged snowplow as Conrail 64522, by Ed Sanicky, December 2003.
•Modeling the MOW machines from Custom Finishing kits, by David W. Davis, May 2005
•Hi-Rail utility truck from Boley and Custom Finishing parts by Maat Snell, January 2006
•“Univan” Camp cars, flat and storage cars, a Simple Scratchbuilding project, by Matt Snell, November and December 2006
•Build a Grumman Hi-Railer from Johnny Lightning's toy, by Matt Snell, March 2008

ORE CARS:
•Pennsylvania RR class G39 and G39A ore cars from Stewart Hobbies kits, by Ed Bley, September 2004

REEFERS & INSULATED BOX CARS:
•Milwaukee Road 40-foot plug-door reefer from Walthers model, by Lloyd Keyser, January 2002
•PROFILE: 60-foot PACCAR "beer" cars from Eel River Models HO
scale kits, with ROSTER, by D. Scott Chatfield, January 1993.
•Swift 50-foot reefer fleet, by Martin Lofton, February 1993.
•PROFILE: RPL-class 57-foot refrigerator cars from Con-Cor HO or N
scale kits,"Car Spotters Guide No. 15," with ROSTER, by Jim Eager,
March and April 1993.
•PROFILE: FGE 50-foot plug-door insulated box cars from Walthers
HO or N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 14," with ROSTER, by
Jim Eager, February and April 1993.
•57-foot mechanical refrigeration cars from Athearn Ho or
MDC/Roundhouse N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 17," with
ROSTER, by Jim Eager, December 1993.
•PROFILE: 76-foot cryogenic reefers from Walthers HO and N scale
kits, by D. Scott Chatfield, March 1994.
•Swift 50-foot reefer fleet, by Martin Lofton, February 1993.
•PROFILE: RPL-class 57-foot refrigerator cars from Con-Cor HO or N
scale kits,"Car Spotters Guide No.15," with ROSTER, by Jim Eager,
March and April 1993.
•PROFILE: FGE 50-foot plug-door insulated box cars from Walthers
HO or N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 14," with ROSTER, by
Jim Eager, February and April 1993.
•57-foot mechanical refrigeration cars from Athearn Ho or
MDC/Roundhouse N scale kits, "Car Spotters Guide No. 17," with
ROSTER, by Jim Eager, December 1993
•57-foot Soo Line mechanical reefer from Con-Cor’s model, by Bob Rivard, January 2002.

•PROFILE: 60-foot PACCAR "beer" cars from Eel River Models HO
scale kits, with ROSTER, by D. Scott Chatfield, January 1993
•Americold cryogenic reefer from Eel River Models, kit, by Chris Butts, December 2002.

•PROFILE: 76-foot cryogenic reefers from Walthers HO and N scale
kits, by D. Scott Chatfield, March 1994.

TANK CARS:

• Nine most common tank cars of the eighties. including prototypes for MDC HO scale and Weaver O scale, Walthers Kaolin tank cars and Athearn's HO scale cars, by Kurt Stroer, July 1989.
• GATX 50-foot tank car prototypes for MDC's HO scale kit, by Bill Onorato, June 1991.
• UTLX (Casco, Staley and Amazio) and HO prototypes for 40-foot Funnel Flow HO scale tank cars, by Bill Onorato, October 1991.
• 62-foot Alberta Gas tank car from Athearn's HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, August 1992.
• PROFILE: 40-foot “Funnel Flow” tank cars from Walthers HO scale and N scale kits, October 1991 and October 1992, by Bill Onorato and D. Scott Chatfield.
• Kit-conversion: CALX 50-foot tank car from MDC's HO scale kit and A-Line ends, by Bob Rivard, January 1993.
• Kit-conversion: Linde 40-foot box/tank cars from McKean Models HO scale or Con-COT N scale kits, by John Ryczkowski, July 1993.
• CGTX 55-ton insulated chlorine tank car from Athearn's HO scale kit, by Richard Gher, November 1993.
• PROFILE: Kaolin clay tank cars from Atlas and Walthers HO and Atlas N scale kits, by D. Scott Chatfield, May 1994.
• NGO chemical tank car from Walthers HO scale kit, by Charles Derus, December 1994.
• “Shorty” or “Beer Can” tank cars from MDC HO scale and Atlas N scale models, by Thornton Waite, July 1995
• GATX 65-foot tank car from Walthers HO scale kit, by Bob Rivard, November 1995.
• UTLX 899940 Hudson's Bay tank car from Walthers HO scale kit, June 1996.
• CNTX “Whale Belly” tank car kit-conversion from Athearn's HO scale kit, by Mike Rose, September 1999.
• PROFILE: ACE 23,500 gallon tank cars with ROSTER, from Atlas HO, O or N scale models, by Edward Kaminski, November 1999.
•GATX three-dome tank car from AHM;s model, by Dennis Lippert, September 2001.
•FMLX 17014 62-foot tank car kit-converted from Athearn’s kit, by Dennis Lippert, October 2001.
•PROFILE: ACF 17,360 gallon chlorine tank cars from Atlas models, by Edward S. Kaminski, December 2001.
•Procor 73196 tank car from MDC kit with A-Line ends, by Bob Rivard, June 2004
•Procor 73038 tank car from MDC kit with Walthers ends, by Bob Rivard, June 2004
•Procor 180 tank car from Athearn’s kit, by Bob Rivard, July 2004
•Trinity 19,600-gallon tank cars from InterMountain’s model, by David Casdorph, October 2004

PAINTING & WEATHERING:
•Weathering Cars and Locomotives, “Patch” jobs, by Matt Snell, January 2007
•Weathering with Graffiti, by Scooter Hovanec,January 2007
•Weathering with Graffiti, Part 2, Matching the Style, by Matt Snell, February 2007
•Weathering with Graffiti, Part 3, 'Tagging' Specific Cars, by Matt Snell, March 2007
•Painting and Weathering Modern Freight Cars, by Bob Rivard, April 2007
•Weathering with Graffiti, Part 4, Lineside Structures and Bridges, by Matt Snell, May 2007
•Weathering with Graffiti, Part 5, modern freight cars, by Scooter Hovanec, June 2007
•Painting, denting and weathering modern Proto 2000 gondolas, by Dave Schroedle, June 2007
•Weathering with Graffiti, Part 6, modern freight cars, by Scooter Hovanec, July 2007
•Caboose Weathering and Superdetails, by Mont Switzer, November 2007
•Weathering Kadee's PS-2 covered hopper, by Mont Switzer, January 2008
•Detailing Flat Car Decks on the Walthers 50-foot Bulkhead cars, by Bob Rivard, February 2008
•Creating the artwork for custom-made decals, by Matt Snell, March 2008

COUPLERS:
• Scale HO couplers from the “scale sizeÓ Kadee or Accurail
magnetics or Precison Scale manual couplers, by Dave Davis, March
2000.
• Scale HO operating couplers from Sergent Engineering HO scale
kits, by Robert Schleicher, April 2000.
•Coupler Cut Levers and Interiors for Hi-Tech Details 40-Foot Box Cars, by Dave Davis, February 2007