Adding More Rolling Stock Again!!!

 Greetings All,

Adding More Rolling Stock Again!!!

Hello, my name is John and I am a trainaholic... Hello John!!!

And here is more proof  just in case you doubted me... During a  recent trip to the Lindy's Booth at the Queen of Hearts Antique Mall in Buford, Georgia just to innocently browse and see what they had I found the booth was well stocked as you can see. Everything you see below was $5.00 each except for the ''super powered'' undecorated F7A.

A Cotton Belt 50' boxcar with Kadee couplers and metal wheels and a DODX HD flatcar kit. The DODX flat was a bust as it came with two parts bags containing the same parts and all sales are final. The car will need four trucks, eight wheels and couplers for completion.

A Walthers Penn Central steel coil coach kit was a really nice find.

The PC H54B covered hopper was the first thing I saw as I approached the booth. Right away I knew I'm going to need a bigger basket!!!

TOFC trailers and tractor trailer kits were also nice finds as was the bulkhead flatcar.

More TOFC and tractor trailer kits along with an Atlas covered MEC covered hopper that came with metal wheels and knuckle couplers.

A gold flywheel powered S12 complete with railings and parts bag.

The undecorated ''super powered' F7A.

The new rolling stock is readied for service

All the new rolling stock received a shot of Testor's Dullcote, had the appropriate parts like exposed weights, frames and wheel faces painted flat black. Metal wheels, Kadee couplers and additional weight was added as needed.

First out of the shop was the MEC 2483 as this was the easiest car to  work on since it was basically already a set up. 

Here is a photo of similar MEC covered hopper #2499 

The finished cars have been gathered on the Bedford Secondary track for their roster shots.

Prototype Photos. PC H54B #890418. SSW #67305. 

I really liked the Accurail CV boxcar that I plan to use in paper service with other CV and CN cars of this type.. 

CV #600178. BNSF Bulkhead Flatcar

The PC 762600 has been built and is now ready for service after adding additional weight, 36" metal wheels and Kadee #5 couplers.

PC #752356.

The Job Is Not Done Until The Paperwork Is Completed!

Since getting into model railroad operation freight cars on the layout get their own car card and waybill when ready for revenue service.

I used the Opsig Industry Database to assist in this endeavor.

More TOFC Traffic Please!!

The two 45' Triple Crown trailers were easy builds and each has an additional half ounce of weight added. Triple Crown trailers started running on flatcars in August 2024 when the road-railer service was terminated.

A pair of CSX 45' trailers were built like the above NS trailers and represent more recent TOFC traffic on the layout.

40' Pacific Intermountain Express and Sea-Land trailers enter service with additional weights.

New York & Atlantic and Conrail motive power handle the test train for the new freight cars. I'm really enjoying the running of this locomotive consist!

The test train makes its way around the layout.

The completed tractor trailer kits get placed around the layout after arriving at the Terminal Yard Ramp. The P.I.E. set is getting unloaded at Ralph's Grocery Warehouse.

The Sea-Land tractor and trailer are backed up to the Quaker Plant loading dock. 

When is a Baldwin S12 not an S12 But is an S12?

Here is the power chassis from the Blue Box S12. I've soldered the connections, painted the wheel faces, painted the coupler pockets and added Kadee #5 couplers. Beware the unpainted frame and metal couplers will conduct power to another unit that can cause a short circuit if the engines are not facing the same direction. 

The B&O 9278 shell is ready for primetime with new railings installed. When looking up the 9278 on the B&O roster I thought it was not an S12 but a Baldwin DS-4-4-1000 and relabeled the box. The B&O purchased forty nine of the turbocharged units that were renumbered 9225-9273. 

In another search I found the 9278 was actually one of five S12s purchased by the B&O numbered 9275-9278 and recorrected the label.

The BINO Baldwin is looking good and running well. Note the painted wheel faces.

The 9278 gets tested with a short REA transfer train that included a track cleaning boxcar.

A quick video of the BINO DS4-04-10 getting tested.

B&O DS4-4-1000 #9256. 

Additional Photos

Baldwin S12 1200

"Baldwin Locomotive Works # 1200 diesel locomotive (S-12) 2" by James St. John is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Triple Crown Road-Railer

"WALLIS_UP_71stStXing_2015_03_19_TripleCrownTrain_vidcapture_06_LookW_NoteConrailLogo" by MKE_railscenes is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Additional Reading and Links

Last Day of Triple Crown Roadrailer Service.

CSX Modern Intermodal Service.

Final Thoughts and Comments

The newly added rolling stock wasn't a big hit on my budget and provided more than a week of hobby time with the building of the kits and getting them ready for layout revenue service. This included completion of the car cards and waybills which is kind of a hobby within the hobby for me.

The gold flywheel undecorated S12 complete with railings was a welcome discovery as it "completed" the B&O 9278 with a better power chassis and the necessary railings.

The undecorated ''super power'' F7A remains just that for now. 

Thanks for reading & watching!!!

See you Soon!!