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  • "Diesel Detail: Locomotive Management Services (LMS) C40-8W," Rich Picariello. Model Railroading. May 96, 55-57.
    Usual brief proto info. Paint, decal, and detail list. The photos are amazingly good for such an article--large and mostly from overhead!
    • LMS 712, LMS 713, LMS 714, LMS 722.

  • "Spotting," Louis B. Marre. Railmodel Journal. March 96, 28-37.
    Overview of several Dash 8 and Dash 9 prototypes and models. Includes Conrail's C40-8 and C40-8W. Photos of Rail Power Products shells and Bachmann C40-8 model (NS).
    • CR 6218, CR 6199, LMS 727

  • "Building A Conrail Dash 8-40CW," David Bontrager. Railroad Model Craftsman. May 93, 61-65.
    Uses a Rail Power Products shell.
    • CR 6128 b&w, CR 6106 b&w

  • "Conrail Quality: Modeling Conrail's C40-8W Wide-Cab "Q-Boats"," Jim Six. Model Railroading. Nov 92, 24+.
    Typical Six qualitry article with scale drawings.

  • "Diesel Detail: GE Dash 8-40CW as Conrail 6055." Model Railroading. July 92, 14+.
    I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated.

  • "Wet Paint Prototypes: Conrail Dash 8-40CWs," Bob Gallegos. NMRA Bulletin. Feb 91, 40+.

  • "The GE Dash 8-40C(W): More Than Just A Wide Nose," Ken Goslett, Eric Neubauer. Railroad Model Craftsman. Jan 91, 80-85.
    Prototype overview of the C40-8W and owners. Heavy on the CR units. HO drawings of CR units. Great CR detail shots. A must have article.
    • CR 6080, 6055, 6065, 6060, 6080, 6090, 6099

  • "GE's Dash 8-40C Series," Diesel Era Staff. Diesel Era. Sept/Oct 94, 36-42.
    Detailed overview of the locomotive and its owners.
    • CR 6019, 6038, 6611

  • "GE's Dash 8-40C," Eric Neubauer, David Lusig. Railroad Model Craftsman. Aug 89, 61-66.
    Prototype overview of C40-8 and owners. HO drawing of UP loco.
    • CR 6044

  • "General Electric's Dash 8-40B," Ken Goslett, Eric Neubauer. Railroad Model Craftsman. Jan 94, 71-75.
    Prototypical overview of the B40-8. Best part is that the HO drawing is of a Conrail unit. Roster included.
    • CR 5076

  • "Conrail's B40-8 'Safety Boats'," Ed Sanicky. Model Railroading. April 93, 24-25, 62-64.
    Uses the Rail Power Products HO kit as the basis for the model. No proto info, just modeling. The photos are lousy and small. The CRCyc photos are much better, which amazes me!
    • CR 5080, 5063, 5080, 5081

  • "The General Electric Dash 8 40B," Gordon Odegard. Model Railroader. April 89, 84-88.
    Overview of the prototype, plus HO scale diagram.
    • CR 5068 b&w

  • "Conrail C39-8," Ed Sanicky. Mainline Modeler. Sept 92, 59-63.
    This is the only C39-8 modeling article I've found. Well done. Uses Rail Power Products shells. Some nice action and overhead shots. No real roster photos.

  • "Conrail C32-8," David R. Bourque. Mainline Modeler. April 99, 36-42.
    What makes this article different is that the author uses see-through grills on his model.
    • CR 6611

  • "Conrail's Orphan GEs - The C32-8s," Paul K. Withers. Diesel Era. Nov/Dec 97, 24-26, 64-65.
    Detailed article on the units in both blue and Ballast Express schemes. All photos b&w, plus detail shots.
    • Standard Scheme: CR 6611, 6612, 6614, 6617
    • Ballast Express: CR 6610, 6611, 6613, 6616

  • "Modeling A Conrail C32-8," Bill Baker. Railroad Model Craftsman. May 90, 54-57.
    Uses a Rail Power Products HO C32-8 shell.
    • CR 6611, CR 6618, CR 6614 b&w

  • "The GE's are Coming: Modeling CR C32-8: Part 2," Jim Six. Model Railroading. March 90, 58-61.
    Modeling the CR C32-8 in HO using an RPP shell. Typical Jim Six.

  • "The GE's are Coming: Modeling CR C32-8: Part 1," Jim Six. Model Railroading. April 90.
    Prototype background for these units. I don't own this issue.

  • "Paint Shop: Dash 8 In Conrail Blue." Model Railroader. Feb 90, 148-51.
    Painting and detailing a C32-8 using a Rail Power Products shell.
    • CR 6613

  • "Conrail C32-8." Mainline Modeler. Sept 89, 28-30.
    A brief article about creating and painting this model using the Rail Power Products shell.

  • "Diesel Detail: GE C32-8 as Conrail 6618 & 6619." Model Railroading. March 89, 32-33.
    Brief prototype information, paint and details list.

  • "General Electric C32-8 Locomotive," Jim Hediger. Railroad Model Craftsman. Feb 86, 88-91.
    Brief overview of the prototype, plus S scale drawings. Some detail photos as well.
    • CR 6610, 6611, 6612, 6613, 6615, 6619

  • "Build General Electric's C23-8," Jonathan Budzyna. Model Railroader. Jan 85, 88+.
    Takes an Athearn U33C and converts it into a C32-8. Part of MR's Young Author contest. The author/modeler was only 14.

  • "Conrail GE's Dash 7&8 Painting Guide." Mainline Modeler. Feb 89, 73-76.
    This is a great little article that gives the exact placement for lettering and what colors are painted where for all of Conrail's Dash 7 and Dash 8 locos from B23-7 to B40-8. Loco and painting diagrams included, plus a number of photos, most b&w.
    • CR 1980, CR 5025 b&w, CR 5066 b&w, CR 6002 b&w, CR 6013, CR 6018 b&w, CR 6608 b&w, CR 6618 b&w, CR 6636 b&w



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