I knew the New Haven had a Besler Steam train, but I didn't know of any testing, etc. on the Burlington or any connection with the Budd Company or Stainless Steel construction. The units that could b
JonathanThank you for your thoughtful treatise...I really enjoyed reading it and it makes sense to me. The Burlington was (putting it politely) a Frugal line, and spending money even to save money is
I am not certain that the Q modified the VO1000s. Both styles were delivered...single and four stack. The four stacks were offset to the side, just like the Stewart models. Charlie
Side door cars were both 30' and 28' cars. The All-Nation Kit is best used for a 30' car as the windows are not the smaller style used on the 28' three window cars. I worked with Bob Colson and Hank
JohnIt isn't "a shame".... merely stripped for restoration. Hopefully, all the bits and pieces of the interior are still available for reinstallation. The trainset is actually quite restorable from w
I remember the term "Dinky" being attributed to the special 0-6-2 Tank engines built for commuter service. They were small engines (without tenders) and the name applied to them got generalized to al
Interestingly, the same was true for the Chicago & Northwestern. A 99 year old friend of mine grew up in Clinton, Iowa and for a while his dad worked for the Northwestern in Fulton across the river.
Just a quick guess after a look at the Wilson picture; looks like a B&O steel round roof baggage car. I think they were painted blue (or at least some of them were). They kinda look like half of a PR
Do some academic research, if universities are still practicing it in spite of the internet! Go to the Genealogy and Local history selection of your Library. They should have the histories of Cook, D
If you already exhausted the sources I suggested (and did not find the information that they contain) then your request for additional help is understandable. I know that these county histories (most
Dave and listThe trouble with this damn email is that everything is out front and subject to interpretation the way it hits you as you read it (both sending and receiving)......nothing except the hea
We might have talked.... it wasn't that there were great crowds of people there! Of course, while we did tend to seek out others beyond the normal because of 9-11, the mood was a little somber becaus
BB No. 40 arrived Arlington Heights on Thursday 2/15. As usual a very interesting read, cover to cover. Especially enjoyed the information on the irrigation lines....who would have thought?? I bet th
KenVery true. The designers had to figure, over the life of a house, that each stall end wall would be used as a door at least once in the life of the building. Charlie
Pete and listI have a couple of shots of a waycar and 01a (taken just east of Maple Avenue between Brookfield and Congress Park). The O1a is interesting in that it has a normal O1a tank, but on an ex
TerryMethinks the Bachmann Northern (and the ConCor S-2) are a tad large as a starting point for an O5. The prototypes both had 80" drivers. I haven't measured them but they are pretty big, even with
The sleepers were rebuilt heavyweight "Betterment" Pullmans....the Crest and Range series. There was one of each series on the two trains. The rest of the consist was Budd Stainless Steel, built for
I don't know about the other prototypes you mention, but the CB&Q D4a and D4b Consolidations were quite different than the Bachmann loco. I don't remember which had what at this point, but one of the