Intermodal
Modeler’s Guide, Volume 1
Table of Contents
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| 2 |
INTRODUCTION |
by Randall B. Lee |
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BN AMERICA “SERVICE BY DESIGN” |
by David A. Bontrager |
| 4 |
Examining the Prototype - Part I |
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| 10 |
Examining the Prototype - Part II |
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| 16 |
Part III - Modeling 48’ Containers |
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| 20 |
Part V - 28’ Container & 28’ Chassis |
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| 24 |
Part V - 28’ Container & 28’ Chassis |
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| 27 |
Summary |
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| 32 |
GUNDERSON HUSKY-STACK® THREE-WELL BN DRAWBAR-CONNECTED CAR |
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| 38 |
GUNDERSON HUSKY-STACK®: THE PROTOTYPE AND DETAILING A-LINEíS HO
MODEL |
by David G. Casdorph and Ed McCaslin |
| 44 |
GENERIC FIXED-LENGTH CHASSIS |
by Doug Geiger, MMR |
| 48 |
MODELING A SOUTHERN RAILWAY 48’ PIGGYBACK TRAILER |
by David G. Casdorph and Ed McCaslin |
| 50 |
THRALL DOUBLE-STACKS: THREE-WELL DTTX DRAWBAR-CONNECTED CAR |
by Doug Geiger, MMR |
| 56 |
A SCRATCHBUILT VERTICAL CHASSIS RACK |
by Doug Geiger, MMR |
| 59 |
A LOOK AT HOOSIER LIFT |
by Ewing H Row |
| 62 |
INTERMODAL HUB CONSTRUCTION: BUILDING THE BREMER HUB |
by Doug Geiger, MMR |
| 69 |
KITBASHING A TTWX ALL-PURPOSE FLAT |
by Jim Mansfield |
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J.B. HUNT TRANSPORTATION, INC. - UNLIMITED MODELING POSSIBILITIES |
by David A. Bontrager |
| 73 |
Part I: Examining the Prototype Trailers - Standards Variations |
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| 82 |
Part II: Modeling Trailers - Specific & Generic |
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| 90 |
Part III: Prototype Containers & Chassis - Standards
& Variations |
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| 97 |
Part IV: Modeling Containers & Chassis |
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| 103 |
Part V: Hazardous Materials and Placards, Summary and Action Photo
Essay for Modeling Ideas |
by Ed McCaslin |
| 110 |
Summary Update |
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FRONT COVER: Like a
brightly colored snake, a westbound Rio Grande mixed intermodal winds its way into the
east end of Eagle River Canyon near Redcliff, Colorado, on a clear fall day in September
1991. Photo by David A. Bontrager.
BACK COVER: Model photos by David A. Bontrager and Doug Geiger. |
