If reprinted, I would buy the following out-of-print BRHS BB's: BB 5: Denver Shops BB 6: Center Cab Diesels BB 14: Aeolus 4-6-4 BB 17: Office Cars I would also buy BRHS Zephyr Newsletters 1, 2, 3, 4,
I picked up a CB&Q brochure on the first vista dome car, Silver Dome, at a train show. The illustration indicates that the dome was offset toward the back of the car. However, most photos and diagram
CB&Q NE-13 waycar #13593 is on display in Princeton, IL. As many of you have seen, it is painted red with a silver stripe running down the sides (kind of like a "photo negative" of the CB&Q's silver
I saw on Morning Sun books website that they have 2 new titles that may have CB&Q photos: "Trackside Around Granger Country 1952-1955 with Rich Wilson" by Jim Boyd and "Trackside Around Illinois 1960
I just saw on Four Ways West's website that they have a new title available: "Windy City to the Twin Cities: A Burlington Route / BN / BNSF Color Pictorial" by John Leonard. Can anyone that has this
To CB&Q O-Scale and O-Gauge Fans: I just learned of this offering from the OGR Forum. Please note that I am not a dealer, vendor, or manufacturer. I am a BRHS member and 3-rail O-gauge Q fan. The 3rd
This is an informational message to CB&Q O scale fans. I am not a manufacturer, dealor, or vendor. I am a BRHS member that likes CB&Q in O-gauge. Atlas O has announced Burlington Route GP35 diesels i
Bill, Thanks for the update on the accuracy of 3rd Rail's CB&Q Hudsons and for writing to 3rd rail about them. In your previous post, you indicated that Precision Scale had previously produced the Q
FYI I just got a book from Barnes & Noble: "Bonds of Enterprise: John Murray Forbes and Western Development in America's Railway Age" by John Lauritz Larson. I did a search on the net on John Murry F
Does anyone know of any Chicago area stores that have this book in stock? Thanks in advance. Bill books -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.ya
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hour To mark the event, I brought my MTH O-gauge Pioneer Zephyr to work for display along with some color books with photos of the train. Many of my coworkers were interested, especially those who ha
In addition to the Andover Junction book on Zephyrs, John Kelly from Iconografix (sp?) was at the meet with a photocopy of a book called "Burlington Zephyrs: Photo Archive" which is to be available i
At about 7:30PM on Thursday 03/25/2004, I was driving my car on Allanson Road in Mundelein, IL on my way to drop the car off at the shop. My wife was following in the van behind. The crossing gate ca
Within the first 2 weeks of April 2003, I attended a RR show/swap meet at the College of DuPage (in Glen Ellen or Lombard, IL). The BRHS was there with Jim Singer and Rich Gortowski among the members
This is an FYI message to CB&Q 3-rail O-gauge fans. I am not a dealer, vendor, or associated with Lionel in any way. Just picked up Lionel's 2004 V1 catalog. the following CB&Q items are offered: 1.
This is an FYI message to CB&Q O-gauge fans. I am not a dealer, vendor, or associated with Weaver. The following BR/CB&Q items in both 2-rail & 3-rail are offered in Weavers Models 2004 Spring catalo
Thiis an FYI to 2-rail O-scale and 3-rail O-gauge BR/CB&Q fans. other than being a recent customer, I am not a dealor/vendor or associated with 3rd Rail in anyway. The pickens are certailnly slim in
excited. comes die that test light is photos, boiler pointed sand the makes roofs for Here is a link to a phot of the #5614 model: http://www.3rdrail.com/images/burlingtono5.jpg Enjoy. Bill Yahoo! Gr
I do not know anything about 2-rail O-scale CB&Q Hudson 4-6-4 models. As for 3-rail O-gauge, only 2 have been made that I am aware of. 1. Lionel made a ~$350 freight set in ~2000 with a semi-scale Jr