I have followed Hwy 34 through McCook a lot of times and it is nice secenery. The only book I know that covers it is "The High Plains Route" A history of the McCook Division. Richard Kistler 1986 Sou
Take it with you when you visit layouts with a more modern theme. It's your traveling office car. Carstens did it with a car lettered for them years ago. Ken Martin
Awhile back there was a picture on ebay of 9904 or 9905 with a heavyweight Baggage-coach and coach running under a signal bridge on three track. I don't know where it was running. But there is proof
I have been asked by a model kit manufacturer what the interest in a 34' CB&Q boxcar would be. So I am asking the list how many would be interested in one or more Q 34' boxcars. I will pass responses
I was a little rushed to head to work and should have added this would be a wood kit in HO. I don't know the exact dates but the 34' cars were built in the late 1800's and were gone by 1930. Ken Mart
spodwo CB&Q 204376 was built by Bucyrus-Erie in August 1944 and was assigned to Galesburg. 204376 was a 250 ton crane(derrick) The other 250 ton derrick was assigned to Lincoln. This information and
John the caboose number is 14379. It was in Sacramento for quite a while, then went to a museum in Folsom, CA when the museum decided it wasn't needed, it was sold and moved to Virginia City. Ken Mar
There are pin-connected bridges all over the system. Including the Mississippi bridge at Burlington which has already had the upper truss modified and they are planning on replacing the swing birdge
A full printing could be dry but a selective condensentation could be interesting if they illustrate some of the lesser known rules. I have several "Rules and Rates of Pay" books but not working for
Bulletin #10 has a copy of the folio sheet, not a scale drawing. There is a drawing of the E-5 in Corbin's "Burlington in Transition" that is reprinted from the Feb 64, RMC. There is also a drawing i
Doug I am not Dave but will comment with my opinion. I am not sure what caboose truck you are refering to. However I have measured a couple of Q waycar trucks and find the 5' truck under the short Ov
While I still have not received Bulletin 41, I understand there is an article on Black Hills Narrow gauge eng 537. For those further interested in the Black Hills there is a Black Hills RR discussion