NKPHTS Winter 2008 Interchange Point

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ANNOUNCEMENT: The NKPHTS Digital Imaging Program provides for the scanning and electronically preserving of important historical documents relating to the Nickel Plate, its predecessors and affiliates. All material is received and handled in a secure manner and will generally be returned within two weeks of submission.. Please contact Information Director George Berghoff via email at nkphts0188@verizon.net or by mail at PO Box 381, New Haven, IN 46774 for details on how you may participate in this important Society preservation program.

WANTED: [Ad No. icpwinter08-1] Copy of the 1948(?) letter to Wheeling & Lake Erie stockholders describing the Nickel Plate Road's offer and plan to lease the entire W&LE. John Schon.

FOR SALE: [Ad No. icpwinter08-2] Walthers 130' Motorized Turntable. HO scale, used once, still has factory programs that can erased after setting two or three programs as per instructions. Also have one modern roundhouse still in box with base and inside walls assembled. Too big for my area, going back to a 90' turntable. $175.00 firm. Contact Ken Hackman.

FOR SALE:[Ad No. icpwinter08-3] Atlas O Turntable Item #6910 for 2 and 3-rail operation $125.00; US Hobbies NKP 2-8-4 Berkshire, O scale 2-rail, custom painted No. 763 $1450.00; Weaver NKP RS-11 road number 325, O scale 2-rail $275.00. Please contact Tom Pappas.

FOR SALE: [Ad No. icpwinter08-4] Stewart NKP AS 16 #322, NIB, $40.00, 1-Atlas NKP RSD 12 #326, slightly used, $40.00, 1- Proto2000 NKP PA-1 #187, used, $40.00, 2- Car Shop NKP 700's brass caboose kits-$20.00 ea., 1- Car Shop NKP 400 brass caboose kit-$20.00, Branchline 50' NKP Dbl Door cars, various numbers-$13.00 ea, Proto 2000 50' NKP Dbl Door cars, various numbers-$7.00 ea. Shipping is $7.00 ea or will quote on quantity shipping. Bud Brueggeman.

WANTED: [Ad No. icpwinter08-5] For future NKPHTS Magazine article; photos of the NKP in Blasdell, Hamburg and/or other western NY State areas. Can be of any vintage, any equipment, any structures.

WANTED: Pre-1920 photos or postcard views of NKP-Pennsy facilities in Brocton, New York, particularly Pennsy engine house and service facility; vintage photos or postcards of Western New York & Pennsylvania joint operations with the Nickel Plate between Brocton and Angola; vintage photos of NKP operations in Westfield, NY and North East, PA - especially at or near the Welch Grape Juice and Armour Grape Juice facilities or at the NKP's dedicated "grape sidings" between Silver Creek, NY and Harborcreek, PA. John T. Slater, PO Box 243, Niagara Falls, NY 14304. email: NKPHTS433L@aol.com.

FOR SALE: Last Call for custom decorated O-scale NKP 8500-series aluminum boxcars issued in conjunction with the NKPHTS Convention in Ft. Wayne; only three left. Available in late-January 2008: O-scale Huntley Mfg. Monitor Works single-sheathed boxcar with N.Y.C.&St.L. Silver Creek, NY return markings. Check the NKPHTS. org website for available O-scale Nickel Plate freight car offerings or contact Thos. Gascoigne at: Buffalo Creek Graphics, 1763 Baseline Rd. - Unit 450, Grand Island, NY 14072. For additional information on our O-scale offerings, email us at: BCKgraphics@aol.com or visit our website at: www.TrainResource.com.

FOR SALE: Intermountain W&LE USRA hoppers for sale. 6/pak $165.00 shipping included. Single cars $29.00 + $4.00 shipping. These are ready to run with KD couplers. Contact Dick Yager at: Oregon Rail Supply P.O.Box 490 Scappoose, OR 97056.

FOR SALE: Hundreds of steam and locomotive photos, plus freight and passenger cars, cabooses, stations, structures and yards. Many are by Burger, Rittase and McCaleb. Contact Jay Williams, Big Four Graphics, 650 East 58th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220, phone (317) 255-8749, or email at bigfourtrains@sbcglobal.net

WANTED: [Ad No. icpwinter08-6]August 1950 issue of Nickel Plate Road Employee Magazine. Only need this issue to complete my set! Thanks to everyone who responded to my Fall Ad, I picked up 4 of the 5 issues I was missing! Jim Semon.

FOR SALE: [Ad No. icpwinter08-7] All HO Scale-All NKP: BRASS: Hard to find Overland/Ajin #5058 GP-35 NKP #910, unpainted, test run only, all NKP details, original box and foam $325.00. Hallmark, FM H-10-44, Custom Painted #125, light weathering, reversing headlights (bright to dim), MV lens, road class marker lens, FM front builder plate, decal details, KD's, excellent slow speed w/some gear noise, original box & foam $195.00. NJCB 700 series steel caboose (ex W&LE), near mint, unpainted, original box & foam $150.00. Overland/Ajin #1188 "1366" caboose, mint, unpainted, original box & foam $180.00. Overland/Ajin #1277 0800 series caboose, mint, unpainted, original box & foam $180.00. Alco mill gondola Custom Painted #65011, very light weathering, KD's, original box & foam $135.00. PLASTIC: Stewart 70 Ton, 3-bay, 9 panel open hopper #78872, built up kit, KD's, light weathering, $15.00. Innovative Model Works Custom Run Kit, 40' 1937 AAR boxcar #18129, new old stock $20.00. NKP ACF 34' covered hopper, Pecos River Brass, custom painted #91175, light weathering, open sides, single handle operating hatches, great model of an NKP prototype, $140.00. Send personal check, bank teller check or postal money order to William C. Quick. When personal checks clear my bank I ship that day. Postal money order or bank check will ship the next day. Please include $15.00 for shipping and insurance for brass locos and cars, $8.00 for plastic cars. No charge for safe packing. Phone to check on availability of items, for questions or to request complete list of brass & plastic models for sale.

FOR SALE: Nickel Plate O Scale. In stock: NKP wood reefers (36', leased 1948), 4 numbers (custom run by Red Caboose). $56.00 each, plus $8.00 shipping and handling. Sets of 3 and 4 available. 2-rail only. Atlas NKP 25000 series boxcars (ex-WLE). Six 3-rail versions left: $57.00 each plus shipping. 32' Fruehauf piggyback trailer kits in resin, w/NKP decals. Only available in 2-pack: $179.00 per pack plus $6.00 shipping. Complete NKP diesel decal set, custom run by Microscale, $24.50 per set plus postage. NKP/WLE standard wood caboose laser-cut wood body kit with full interior, urethane underframe, all detail parts except trucks and couplers exclusive from Mullet River: $129.00. NKP Hobbs Station (now at Indiana Transportation Museum), laser cut, beautiful little station: $129.00. In stock: NKP War Emergency cabooses, in unpainted brass from Ajin. Also, NKP decals and parts, some HO. Nickel Plate Models, 13732 Lakeside Drive, Clarksville, MD 21029 (301) 854-3200. Inquiries, sign up for electronic newsletter: NKP48@AOL.com

FOR SALE: Cincinnati's Division 7, MCR, NMRA has announced their latest car project; a Wheeling & Lake Erie AAR 70 ton, offset-side, 3-bay hopper. This car project utilizes Accurail's 7500 series hoper car, painted black with white lettering. The kit includes Accurail's AAR cast steel trucks, and Equipco brake wheel, and Accurail couplers. It also features brake system components with piping and levers, slope sheet end braces, fine stirrup steps, interior details, and hidden weights. Four car numbers available: 78952, 79240, 79897, and 80829. Prices: $15.00 per car or $56.00 per set of four road numbers. Shipping via USPS Priority Mail is $5.00 for one car or $6.00 for two to four cars. Ohio residents must include 6.5% state sales tax on the total price, including shipping charge. Order from: Division 7, MCR, NMRA, PO Box 62501, Cincinnati, OH 45241.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Anyone with a change of address, a new email address or a recent change to their telephone number should contact the Society's Membership Director Nate Fries with updated information as soon as possible. Please send any changes to: Nate Fries - Membership Director, c/o NKPHTS, PO Box 381, New Haven, IN 46744, or you may email Nate at: membership@nkphts.org.

The Interchange Point is published as a service to all NKPHTS members of record. Ads are accepted and run based on available space. Requests for up to two consecutive insertions are accepted. Neither the Editor nor the NKPHTS are responsible for the content or accuracy of the ads published in the ICP. Ads run in two categories; For Sale and Wanted. Ads may be for models, railroadianna, ephemera, and/or historical data and information, but should be limited to items directly related to the Nickel Plate Road. All submissions must include name, address, telephone and email, if available. Questions about Interchange Point policy should be directed to the Past National Director at the Society PO Box.