(Mike Pebesma)
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Updates and Announcements: Exactrail has released an HO FMC 5277 cubic foot combo door boxcar in CN (ex ABOX), in stores now http://www.exactrail.com/fmc-5277-combo-door-box-car-cn Walthers has announced a CN painted American crane in HO scale with delivery due in November 2011. http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-41960 Intermountain is offering their new HO scale FP9A painted for the (Expo ’67) Canada 1867-1967 Centennial train. CP and CN each contributed one F-unit (re-numbered 1867 and 1967) which ran as a pair in this special scheme hauling the Confederation Centennial display train that crossed the country in 1967. Also announced is Railink in two road numbers. http://www.intermountain-railway.com/newho.html Events: On March 19, the Railway Prototype Modellers meet for Southern Ontario was held at Humber College in north Toronto. Attendance was over 40 people and as in other years a wide variety of outstanding models was on display. Examples of different eras and railways were represented by models. Clinics were held on Promoting Prototype Modelling Through Our Railway Heritage to the Public, Modelling Accurate HO Scale CPR & CNR Passenger Cars, Canadian Pacific Piggyback in the 1950s and Contemporary Diesel Weathering.
Prototype:
Andy Cassidy provided our CP modeler’s these current (March 2011) views of CP snow plow 401002 at Coquitlam, BC. Walther’s released an HO model in CP paint in the 1990’s of a longer snow plow (based on a US prototype) which could be modified to represent the CP version.
Jim Parker submitted these examples of CPR wood outside-braced and CP RAIL steel 40-Foot Box Cars from the 1950’s and early 1970’s.
TRAIN SHOWS APRIL
A complete list of April train shows can be found at http://home.eol.ca/~ianmc/2011shows.htm
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