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Articles on Prototypes
of S Scale Rolling Stock
rev. 10/16/00


Title Author Magazine Issue Summary
2000
1999
1998
American Flyer 
cars in HO scale
 
Marty
McGuirk
 
Model
Railroader
 
January
pp. 156 - 158
 
"...when the A.C. Gilbert Co. of New Haven, Conn., based its toy passenger cars on the New Haven's cars, the prototypes earned the American Flyer nickname."
Modeling 70-ton former 
Railbox cars in S scale.
Randy 
Wilson
Model 
Railroader
March
p. 132
Photos of Railbox cars as repainted since 1982, featuring American Models' Railbox boxcars, 
and Des Plaines Hobbies detail parts.. 
Patching up X29 Boxcars Bill Darnaby Model 
Railroader
Nov.
p.117
"Rub-on metal foil easily represents side repair panels."  Prototype for AF boxcar. 
1990
East Broad Top Railroad 
standard gauge switcher No. 6
Deane 
Mellander
RMC Dec.
pp. 88 - 95
"In 1907 the EBT ordered a new 0-6-0 from Baldwin...."  This engine kit produced in yr 2000 by Bill's Train Shop.
1989
1937 & 1942 AAR Standard 
Box Car History, Part II
Richard 
Hendrickson
Model 
Railroading
April
P. 44 - 49
Prototype for Pacific Rail 40' - 10' height boxcar. 
American Models boxcar resembles these but has some features that are from later production.
1988
Pullman Standard PS-1 40-Foot Single-Door Box Cars, Part I Model
Railroading
Dec.
p. 4
Index of previous articles / photos of PS-1 
boxcars in Model Railroading. 
Prototype for Trainstuff PS-1 boxcar.
NWX: Cars of the North 
Western Refrigerator Line
 
Joseph
Follmar
 
RMC

 

Dec.
pp. 63 - 70
 
The SHS wooden reefer "...is modeled after the 40' wooden, 
end bunker, ice cooled refrigerator cars built for the NWX (Northwestern Refrigerator Line Company) 7000 -7999 series in 1928 by American Car & Foundry."
1987
Jersey Central cabooses 
in HO scale
Alan 
Mende
Model 
Railroader
May,
p. 86
Jersey Central Lines Northeastern caboose
 
1983
1982
The ubiquitous 
Northeastern caboose
Dick
Steinbrenner
RMC
 
July
p. 76
First of a three part look at the Reading designed Northeastern caboose.     See 1980 for more info.
1980
Reading Steel Cabooses Robert Berkley RCT&HS Winter 1980 Reading Company Tecnhical and Historical Society
Cabooses of the WM Dwight Jones Rails NE Dec. 1980 Rails Northeast
1979
Baltimore & Ohio 
M-26
Jeff 
Freeman
Prototype 
Modeler
Apr. 
p. 38 - 41
Similar to AF Pennsy X-29. 
X-29 is prototype for AF boxcar.
Pennsylvaia X-29
Sand Car
Jeff 
Freeman
Prototype 
Modeler
Apr.
p. 26 - 37
Excellent drawings for X-29 boxcar. 
 
1978
Pennsy X29 in O Gauge
 
Jeff
Freeman
Prototype
Modeler
Oct. 
p. 24-33
Construction of riveted end version.
 
Pennsylvania's X-29 and 
Other X's In The Family 
Jack Amerine,
Jeff Freeman
Prototype
Modeler
Oct. 
p. 6 -23
Includes photos of similar cars; SBC X-25, and similar ARA cars for NYC and LNE,



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