This is a question for Mike, I don't want to put you on the spot, but always wondered that since you're from Peoria Hts. if you were there long enough to have seen any Q or early BN action in Peoria.
Mike, Thanks for the reply. I just thought that maybe you went way back like me. I grew up with steam, but along the CNW near Milwaukee. David Jordan and I have been corresponding and sharing some ra
I have a U.S. & S. searchlight signal that was used as a dwarf ("vertically challenged" for you politically correct types) unit. It's complete except for what I understand is called a "mack unit." Th
Some of the Q's engines had Coffin feed water heaters that may be mistaken as "bulging smoke box extensions." Is this the case here? Ken Thompson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Thanks Gene, Now I've learned more about the Q's steam. I do recall seeing a pic of one of these extended smokebox engines and wondering why. Ken Thompson [Non-text portions of this message have been
Several of the O3 mikes had Coffin FWH's. Check out engine 5320 of Corbin's book on page 117. It says four of this class received this type of FWH but that they were later removed. The authors also m
Jeff, My model railroad follows the Peoria Subdivision from Galesburg to Peoria. I've learned quite a bit of what the operations were to and from Canton to Galesburg via Yates City etc. depending on
Bill, If that "was" train #47 it was from St. Louis via the Peoria Sub. at Yates City where it came off the Lewiston Sub. via Vermont off the Beardstown Main. Ken Thompson [Non-text portions of this
Glen, I thought the same as you when I first looked at that photo in Mainline Modeler, but yes, that's the same signal bridge that was there when the Pioneer Zephyr made it's first run, and it's stil
Duncan, This has nothing to do with the Stewart hoppers, but C&S cars must have made occaisional appearances to lines east. I don't know if I'd jump to the conclusion that lines west cars didn't trav
Darren and Dave, My wife picked one of these up for me at one of the last Railroad Days at Galesburg from the Galesburg Railroad Museum people in the tent. Perhaps they're still available from them a
Tom, As far as interchange goes between the Q and the ATSF in Galesburg goes, the Hansen Lumber Co. near the ATSF depot only on the north side of the tracks would get carloads of lumber off the Q. Th
Roger, I totally agree with your compressor philosophy. I do the same thing. To spend money on a hobby type compressor is a waste of money. Besides that the bigger oil lubed compressors don't make as