Number 1 August 2003

PRR MODELING IN THE PRESS

MODELING AND THE PRRT&HS
INTRODUCTION TO TKM
MODELING COMMITTEE
UPCOMING FEATURE ARTICLES
RESULTS OF PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF MODELERS

A newsletter of the PRRT&HS published for the purpose of disseminating PRR modeling information.
Copyright © PRRT&HS – 2003 – All Rights Reserved. May be reproduced for personal use only.
Not for sale other than by the PRRT&HS.

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 Editor - Al Buchan abbuchan1@comcast.net
Associate Editor - Jack Consoli jconsoli@paonline.com
New Products and Product Reviews – Greg Martin GREGMARTIN@aol.com
Chairman Modeling Committee - Elden Gatwood Elden.Gatwood@ttisg.com
Send comments and corrections to the Editor.

Cover Photo – Extra 1904 West, train EP-1 crossing the Shenango River at Wheatland, PA on
the E&P Branch ca. summer of 1967. In addition to the bridge needing its top chords installed,
and the river needing “water,” the motive power needs numbering, weathering and other details
added. Al Buchan - HO scale layout, Bill Strassner photo 1999.
If you would like to have one of your model photos on the cover submit digital photographs
preferably at 800x600, but not less than 640x480, preferably at 300 dpi in TIFF format.

PRR MODELING IN THE PRESS

Information recently appearing in the modeling press.

• MAINLINE MODELER 08/03

Nothing
• MODEL RAILROADER 08/03
PRR class FS16m, Product review - Atlas HO, F-M H-16-44 road switcher, pp 16-17.
• MODEL RAILROADER NEWS 07/03
PRR class EF15, Product review – S-Helper, EMD F7, pp 1, 22-24.
• MODEL RAILROADING 05/03
Nothing
• RAILMODEL JOURNAL 06/03
Nothing
• RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN 08/03
Block Station – “Kitbashing a PRR Tower” Atlas O, No. 6900 Signal Tower, pp 70-71.

HO Scale Diorama – “Servicing the Giant,” Best of Show 2003 Annual Meeting
Modeling by Mathew Hurst, Chris Chaney photo

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 MODELING AND THE PRRT&HS
The time has come to present more modeling
information and news to the Society’s
members. However, where to best publish this
information has been the subject of discussion
with the Board of Directors as well as
deliberations on several online discussion sites.
Technical and historical information about
the PRR is definitive or completed (as best we
know it), and is best documented in a
permanent printed publication such as The
Keystone. On the other hand, modeling
INTRODUCTION TO TKM
TKM, is the latest addition to the Society’s
family of publications, which also includes The
Keystone and The Keystone e-NEWS. There’s
not too much about modeling in this first issue,
more on the why, how and what’s ahead. This
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by visiting their local library and viewing it on
the Society’s website (http://www.prrths.com).
This is a new venture for all of us so please
bear in mind that we may experience some
problems. TKM is composed in Word using
GIF and JPEG images, which is copied and
pasted to an HTML format email and
distributed. Graphic and photographic
resolution should be relatively good
considering we need to minimize transmission
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information is generally short-lived, in that it is
constantly changing and in need of periodic
updates based on new and better products and
techniques. Therefore, modeling information is
better suited to an environment where additions
and changes can be made and updated to keep
up with state of the art modeling. As a result,
we are establishing this new online modeling
magazine, The Keystone Modeler (TKM), to
announce and review new PRR products and
present articles of interest about PRR modeling.
times, especially for our subscribers with dial-
up service.
If you experience trouble receiving TKM,
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cause of your problems. If you cannot
overcome viewing problems every issue is
available on the Society’s website
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Keystone Modeler.
If you have suggestions or ideas on how to
make TKM better, or have ideas for an article
you would like to contribute or specific
information you would like to see published
please let your editor know at:
abbuchan1@comcast.net. Please do not reply
directly to the magazine distribution network –
thanx.
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 MODELING COMMITTEE
A modeling committee has been formed to solicit and coordinate articles for TKM, set standards and
procedures for the annual model contest, engage in liaison with model manufacturers, announce and
review PRR models offered by manufacturers, and advise the BoD on how to better support the efforts
of PRR modelers. The following members have been appointed:

Chairman – Elden Gatwood Elden.Gatwood@ttisg.com

Steam Locomotives – Gary Mittner mittner@webtv.net
Diesel Engines – Jack Consoli jconsoli@paonline.com
Electric Engines – Bruce Smith smithbf@mail.auburn.edu
Freight Cars – Rick Tipton RickTipton@aol.com
PRR Passenger Cars – Scott Pagliughi PRR4850@aol.com
Pullman Passenger Cars – Garry Spear gspear@erols.com
Cabin Cars – James Hunter jhunter@iupui.edu
Work Equipment – Al Buchan abbuchan1@comcast.net
Signals – Bill Strassner railroadbills@yahoo.com
Structures and CAD services – Andy Hart ahartprr137@aol.com
New Products and Product Reviews – Greg Martin TGREGMRTN@AOL.COM
O Scale – Vacant
S Scale – Keith Thompson kbt@bit-net.com
N Scale – Claus Schlund schlund@cwnet.com

UPCOMING FEATURE ARTICLES

Modeling PRR Gondolas by Elden Gatwood

Based on Elden’s presentation on this subject during the 2003 Annual meeting, which was built upon
Ian Fischer’s presentation on the real PRR gondolas during the 2002 Annual Meeting. Look for this
17-part presentation to start in September with breaks in between, so we don’t get gondola over load.
The articles will include modeling the following classes – GR/GRA, GS/GSH, G22 series,
G24/G25/G25B, G26 series (with Kris Kollar), G27 series, G28 (by Jack Consoli), G29 series,
G30/G30A, G31 series/G35, G32 scratchbuild/G32A/discuss G32B/G32C brass car discussion, G33
scratchbuild/G33A/G33B/G37 discussion, G34 (by Jack Consoli), G36 series scratch builds,
G38/G39/G39A/etc ore cars, G40/G41/G41A, and G42/G43/G44 discussion.

Display of PRR gondolas in the 2003 Annual Meeting. Modeling by Elden Gatwood and Jack Consoli.
Bill Lane Photo

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 Modeling PRR EMD F Units by Jack Consoli

This article should run in December 2003, to correspond with the Winter Keystone featuring Jack’s
article on the same subject about the real EMD F Units. Jack also made a presentation on this subject
during the 2003 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

PRR class EF15A, A-B-A First Place HO diesels by Bob Malberti - 2003 Annual Meeting. Bill Lane Photo

Modeling PRR Covered Hoppers by John Teichmoeller

PRR hopper car author John Teichmoeller will be presenting an article on modeling PRR covered
hoppers. This will be a nice companion piece to Rick Tipton’s article on lettering PRR covered
hoppers (1931-1968) in the Summer 2002 Keystone, which followed his presentation on the same
subject during the 2000 Annual Meeting at Camp Hill.

PRR class H42. Photo by Al Buchan

Modeling the class H21D by Craig Bossler

Craig kit bashed and scratch built this one of a kind PRR covered hopper and won First Place HO
freight cars in the 2003 Annual Meeting Modeling contest.

PRR class H21D, 2003 Annual Meeting First Place HO Freight Cars by C.T. Bossler. Bill Lane Photo
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 Modeling a PRR Class T1 by Tom Hayden

Tom will tell us how he used a new Bowser boiler with a Penn Line 1960’s chassis and tender to create
this beautiful class T1 Duplex 4-4-4-4, No. 5523, in HO scale that took First Place steam locomotives
during the 2003 Annual meeting in Philadelphia.

PRR class T1, First Place HO steam locomotive by Tom Hayden - 2003 Annual Meeting. Bill Lane Photo

Modeling a 1:29 Scale Class B6SB by Gary Mittner

Many of us have been kept posted with Gary’s super modeling efforts through his periodic online
updates. Now he will share with us how he has mastered styrene and constructed this beautiful larger
scale PRR steam shifter. Hopefully we’ll all get to see it in the flesh at Cincinnati in 2004.

PRR class B6SB, 1:29 scale (unfinished) steam locomotive by Gary Mittner. Gary Mittner Photo

ADDITIONAL FUTURE ARTICLES

Class HH-1 2-8-8-2 compound mallet by John Wright (from England)
Class XL Four Car Unit for Living Quarters, including interior plans
Class XL Four Car Unit for Wreck Train, including interior plans
Class P70 Two Car Unit for Wreck Train, including interior plans
Track Work, Block and Block-Limit Stations

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 RESULTS OF PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF MODELERS
Modeling Committee Chair Elden Gatwood conducted a very brief survey during the past week
soliciting input from the PRR modelers who frequent the PRR-Modeling and PRR-Talk lists.

He got some interesting feedback, shown below, from several responders about what subjects they
would like to see covered in the pages of TKM. This certainly gives the modeling committee some idea
about where they should be concentrating their efforts. Elden will conduct the survey again next
month, right after Labor Day. If any subscribers find a particular subject that they would like to write
about please contact both your editor at: abbuchan1@comcast.net and the committee chair at:
Elden.Gatwood@ttisg.com

Steam Locomotives
Class H6 and H10, Remotoring/Regearing Steam; Brass and Bowser, converting Athearn Genesis
Mikado to L2 , N-scale K4 conversion, N-scale tenders, N-scale H10 from Bachman Consol, N-scale
4-8-2 to M1,and 3-aspect plans.

Diesel Engines
GP7, GP 9 and RS3, FM, Baldwin and Lima diesels

Equipment
Modeling the PRR's piggyback fleet, F30d conversion from F30, Walthers F39 upgrade and trailers,
scale test cars, well flats, pre-WWII work equipment (MW), N-scale X23, weathering PRR hoppers in
coal and iron ore service, and 3-aspect plans

Signals and Communications

Thorough, well-written article explaining: a) common signaling practices, b) interpretation and use
of various aspects, c) how to model/replicate working position light signals. Semaphore signals (plus
history), Dwarf signals, Pedestal signals, Train order signals. Signal Bridges, T-boxes (telephone
boxes), octagonal concrete phone booths

Structures
Structure commonalities, building materials, paint colors, towers (brick & frame), loop-top station
fences, station signs/tower signs, handrails on bridges and culverts and car scales.

General
The Buffalo & Allegheny Valley Division/Branch, Branchlines in general or specific, operations,
motive power, details (x2), and expansion of discussion/presentation on details that make layouts
Pennsy-specific.

THIRD ANNUAL LAKE REGION PROTOTYPE MODELERS MEETING

The PRRT&HS has been invited by its coordinator, Jim Six, to attend this meeting. Society member
Brian J. Carlson will be representing us selling selected issues of “The Keystone.” He will also have a
supply of membership brochures and some of his models on display. The meet will be held at the
Outdoor Y Lodge in Perry, Ohio on September 19th and 20th, between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. both days.
Pre-registration is $20 until September 1st, after that and at the door registration is $25. Contact Jim
Six for additional information at: jamessix@ameritech.net.

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Brian would like for a Society member who will be attending to assist him. You should contact him
directly at: brian@net.bluemoon.net. He would appreciate having someone available so he could
wander around a bit.

E-STORE SUMMER SALE

During the month of August all summer editions of The Keystone are on sale for $9.00, at the e-Store
ONLY, no write-in sales. This is a 25% discount. For direct access to the store use: http://club-e-
stores.com/prr/prrths_store.html

PRR’s lone class N5E cabin behind a small lake coal block on Extra 1904 West, train EP-1
crossing the Shenango River at Wheatland, PA on the E&P Branch ca. summer of 1967.
Al Buchan - HO scale layout, Terry Harrison photo 2002.

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