For more background information, I wrote an article for the Oct 2016 issue on hot boxes in the free online Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine (http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/ )



Jack Burgess



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As some of you know, State Highway 99 in the California Central Valley still parallels the former Southern Pacific (now UP) mainline in many areas. Years ago while traveling that route I saw a hotbox on an SP beet train going in my same direction.



It was quite a sight with bright flames and sparks shooting from a damaged journal, trailing black and gray smoke for a hundred yards or more.



I've though about modeling a lot of things but never a hotbox...until now.



The First Quarter 2017 issue of the free on-line NYC Modeler has a detailed, richly illustrated article by Dean Apostal on just such a project, starting on Page 29. Here is the link:



<https://nycshs.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/nycentralmodeler_2016_4q2.pdf> https://nycshs.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/nycentralmodeler_2016_4q2.pdf



And to see a hotbox on a model freight train, check out this link:



<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z969DN_gjE> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z969DN_gjE



Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA










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