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NEWS: Book on CD, Intermodal Transport History &Technology newslettersHighlands Station, LLC, 600 Dudley St., Lakewood, CO80215 www.HighlandsStationLLC.comHighlands Station has released its tenthdigital book. Produced in cooperation withthe Society of Freight Car Historians, itincludes Vols. 1-5 of their Intermodal TransportHistory & Technology newsletters. TheCD has 2,044 pages of data and historyfeaturing 610 high-resolution photos. It providesa wealth of information for intermodalmodelers and historians.Articles by David G. Casdorph, John Helberg and ChadHewitt cover a variety of topics and include many pictorials.Subjects include the first decade (1981-1990) of the intermodalera, detailed roster information for many reportingmarks, 53' well cars, 45' steel containers, chassis, K-Linecontainers, KCI Konecranes gantry cranes at BNSF's Hobartyard, plus much more. This digital book is presented in PDFformat (Adobe Reader 5.0 or later required), and all of thehigh-resolution photos can be zoomed in on for close examinationof every detail, something not possible with printedversions. Pages may be printed for personal use. Retail price:$14.95 plus $4.85 S&H per order (US). S&H via InternationalPriority Mail to Canada and Mexico is $10.95; $12.95 for allother countries.NEWS: Harriman 40' Baggage/Postal car, Kit #101.Southern Car & Foundry, 970 Sunshine Lane, Suite D,Altamonte Springs, Florida 32714407-389-3100 • www.southerncarandfoundry.comSouthern Car & Foundry, a Central Florida based manufacturingfirm, is pleased to announce its latest O <strong>Scale</strong> resinkit, the 40' Baggage/Postal Harriman Head End Car, Kit#101. The kit includes a one piece cast resin body, one piececast underframe, laser cut acrylic windows, complete brakedetail and cast brass steps. The kit retails at $125, with a $10shipping cost for each kit.SC&F is also pleased to announce the availability of aTwo Tank Detail Set, Kit #O-2001, in O <strong>Scale</strong>. The kit’sinstructions provide color images and tank assembly directions.Components of the kit includes cast resin parts of theround tank, square tank, filler hatches, timber and metalsupport pieces, and a tool box. This kit retails at $35, with ashipping cost of $6 for up to six kits.NEWS: Plans by Tom YorkeUnderground Railway Press, PO Box 814OS, Brevard NC28712-0814The Underground Railway Press has released a numberof plans drawn by Tom Yorke. They include: TY-01 CornerStore, TY-02 Gas Station, TY-3A Railroad Open Air RepairShed, TY-04 Wood Storefront, TY-05 Wood Church, TY-07Brick Storefront Texas, and TY-08 Brick Storefront St. Louis.Each plan set is $4 plus $2.50 p&h per order. A URP catalogis sent with every new order.REVIEW: Clever Models Two stall enginehouse; MSRP:$39.95www.clevermodels.com • generalinfo@clevermodels.comReviewed by Al AskerbergClever Models hasreleased a CD-based papermodel inspired by the legendaryengine house atGorre on John Allen’s Gorreand Daphetid. A water tankmodel is also included onthe disk as a bonus. Modelersunfamiliar with John’smasterpiece can find hisown photographs of thesetwo models on a websitecommemorating this great modeler and his works. [http://44 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - July/Aug ’09www.gdlines.com/].The CD contains a folder for the enginehouse drawingsand another folder for the water tank drawings. The drawingsare in PDF format and can be printed directly from theAdobe PDF toolbar. An Adobe PDF reader is included onthe disk for those who might not have it already loaded ontheir machine. The current version can also be downloadedfor free at Adobe.com. There is a Microsoft Word documentthat contains general instructions on constructing papermodels. This document should be read first before proceedingwith the model. A second Word document containsdetailed and illustrated instructions for building the enginehouse.There were no instructions on the disk for buildingthe water tank and, consequently, no illustrations to guidethe modeler. Fortunately, there is a photo of an assembledmodel on the Clever Models website. The water tank kitwould benefit from instructions comparable to those providedfor the enginehouse.Once you have printed out the parts, you have created