The special Classic Trains Steam Power magazine has a M4a pictured approaching Galesburg on the triple track north of town. Didn't realize the track on the far east side was somewhat set off to the s
Aeolus revisited... there's one up for bid on eBay right now. I don't know if this link will go thru or not but this should be fun to watch! eBay item 3164918456 (Ends Dec-21-03 19:08:39 PST) - HO Br
Photo appears to be a B&O "Big Six". I want to say Erie also had those interesting split sand domes as well. Who knows if the photo has anything to do with the model. Mike Martin / Peoria Heights, IL
Decent looking models with not so good drives. I can't answer the plating question since mine seems to be fine. Daeki made these models (also did the Oriental Limited TC and Nebraska Zephyr sets). Ol
Jan, You've compared the Broadway E7s to a Proto 2000 E8 so I'm to think that you don't own any Proto E7s? Now here's the question, would you have bought the Broadway E7s if you already owned the Pro
I thought the paint and level of detail on the Broadway Limited E7s was certainly better than the Proto 2000 models but not so substantially to cause me to purchase them. Thanks for your review of th
Rich, It would be very interesting to take some different E Unit models down to St. Louis to compare to the real E8/9 that is there. I'm just not knowledgable enough with E / F unit noses to know wha
I might add that one of those has been turning up on eBay recently. A HO scale model imported by Nickle Plate Products. This is one of the rarer brass pieces for CB&Q collectors / modelers to find. I
The seller listed it with a starting price of $100 with no reserve or buy it now price. I wouldn't want to pay much more than that for the tender. The problem is that it's sort of a rare piece and th
I think the concrete footings for the M&STL bridge may still be in place in Abingdon. As near as I can tell the line crossed Route 41 right where Hardees is... reminds me of the CGW in Dubuque which
I've never seen the "Greatest Show on Earth" but my understanding is it's apparently it's a very important to circus fans also as it shows the circus being set up. Burt Lancaster is in it I think as
Last Sunday I visited the hobby industry show up at Rosemont, IL and saw the following Burlington Route typs stuff coming out: Broadway Limited Imports had their E7s on display and one running. Very
I remember seeing ads. in back issues of Model Railroader for this company years later after they first appeared in MR. I was pretty stunned and wondered if they ever released any product. I want to
Yes, that's been rattling around for two years or more now. Micro-Trains now offers them in N scale. Precision Scale has HO scale express cars coming out in brass. Mike Martin / Peoria Heights, IL [N
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Just a warning for fellow eBayers... the brass Burlington Route 4-6-2 on there right now with the four Empire Builder cars is not the LMB S2 class 4-6-2. I think the model pictured is from LMB / KMT
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A while back there was a post about the Hudson in Burlington being looked at to find out what kind of condition it was in currently. If it still has its boiler sheathing there is probably asbestos in
This weekend in Galesburg you may notice the south side of the station grounds doesn't quite look "right". The cantilever signal bridge was taken down sometime this past year. The large white buildin
Santa Fe maintenence took over the entire station when Amtrak's SW Chief moved over to the BN side for its Chicago - Galesburg route. After the merger, I'm assuming, the maintenence base was probably