I model the 30's & 40's. Lived on the Lincoln Divisiion those yrs. Have a sizeable layout, mostly for running my CB&Q locos, mostly steam. Wish to discuss CB&Q railroading with anyone who can relate
Pete', Where were you on the Lincoln Division? I grew up on the RR. My dad was an agent-operator. Lived in Fairmont, Elyria (Aurora-Burwell branch), Harvard, Lincoln, Inland, Ravenna, Wolbach, & Palm
I've missed some of the messages on this subject, so I may be out of line; however I will chump off and raise some questions. It sounds like you may be talking about the latter days of branch line ra
As a proud old Nebraskan, I've often been disconcerted by the remarks typically made by non-Huskers describing their trips across the state. Usual comments are "couldn't wait to get across" or "dulls
I always had good impressions of the Burlington, but my respect for the Burlington RR has just taken a big leap upward. I just completed reading Overton's book "Burlington Route -- A History of the B
I've been running a pair of E5s on my RR for yrs., mindful that they didn't match too well. I assumed the B unit must be phase II, and that I was an out-of-phase railroader (which is a pretty accurat
Now that I know that there may have been differences, and that my E5 AB set may not be a miss-match, I'm more interested in showing them off. None of my decal sheets have E5 ID plates like you see in
Did anyone notice that Trains Magazine gave the E5 top billing in its feature article on diesels? They picked the top 10, and the E5 was first! (I wish they had found a better picture). DRale
I just met a RR enthusiast from New England who described the reconstruction of the Flying Yankee, which is being carried out in New Hampshire. This train is schediled for completion in '03 or '04, a
I got mine (upstate NY) a week ago. Arrived in beautiful shape, and what a prize this bulletin is!! I've been impressed with all of them, but I've never enjoyed anything more than this bulletin. Nice
I used to visit the Black Hills, and spent some time in Rapid City back in the 50's and 60's. I remember seeing interesting remains of the old ng on the mountainsides -- remains of old trestles, emba
The Buda article brought back memories of the numerous junction points on the Q in Nebraska, where I grew up in the 30's and 40's (Lincoln Div.). Nebr. was laced with CB&Q branch lines, and many main
My recollection of the slag that was on the main line on the Lincoln Division when I was on the Burlington in the 30's and 40's is that it was very dark. Therefore I have used coal for ballast on my
There was a lot of heavily varnished wood -- mostly old narrow tongue & groove strips (like car siding). Most finished space had wood wainscot. I'm recollectling small depots, which I lived in. Other