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Also new is
“Pittsburgh Trolleys In Color, Volume 1”
by Ed
Ridolph. During the 1960s the Steel City was a virtual museum of
operating trolley cars of every type. A variety of photographers
have contributed their work that captures the essence of the era
when central Pittsburgh was still the heart of a bustling city.
“Steel Mills Railroads in Color, Volume 4”
presents a con-
tinuing look at the role of railroads in the steelmaking pro-
cess. Author Stephen M. Timko takes readers on a pictorial
journey from the iron ore mines, through iron and steel
production, transportation of finished products, and the
ultimate recycling processes. The three publications men-
tioned are available from the above web site at $59.95 each.
O SCALE PRODUCTS
Atlas O
has released a 62’
bulkhead flat car in
its Trainman® series.
The O scale ready- to-
run model features
individual side stake
pockets and simu-
lated tie-loops. Road
names include Canadian Pacific (black), TTX-Trailer Train (yellow),
Illinois Central (black), Union Pacific (tuscan), and BNSF (above).
Undecorated models are also available. Three-rail versions have
an MSRP of $46.95. Two-rail models list at $49.95.
Atlas is quoting a third quarter release date for O scale models of
both extended vision cupola and standard cupola cabooses.
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Extended
vision
models
will be
decorated
for Maine
Central,
Santa Fe,
and D&RGW (above). Cabooses with standard cupolas will be
available for Great Northern, Norfolk Southern, Northern Pacific,
and Norfolk Western. Both cupola types will also be available
undecorated. Three-rail versions have an MSRP of $79.95. Two-
rail models list at $89.95.
Also coming in the third quarter is a Trainman® series 52’ flat car
with a pipe load that includes deck tie-downs. Atlas based this
O scale model on a general service flat car built by the Canadian
Pacific in the early 1950s. Road names on this production run
will include CNW, Conrail, Rio Grande, Norfolk & Western, and
undecorated. Three-rail versions have an MSRP of $49.95. Two-
rail models list at $59.95.
Great Lakes Models
is selling O scale grain
panels for grain-hauling
boxcars. The panels were
temporarily secured to
the inside of open-door
boxcars to facilitate loading. The panels were often used
when boxcars were pressed into service hauling coal and
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