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181. [CBQ] Merry Christmas from Rapido (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:05:52 +0000 (UTC); I see that Rapido just announced E7's for the CB&Q. Unfortunately, they are only doing the Red nose stripe version with stainless steel panels. They have never followed through with any Black nose E8; /archives/BRHSLIST/2025-12/msg00063.html (13,413 bytes)
182. Re: [CBQ] Merry Christmas from Rapido (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:05:49 +0000 (UTC); Dave V, Every year at the Naperville RPM, I talk to the Rapido rep about possibly doing the E8 in black stripes, and mention the units that never received the plated panels up to BN (what could be ea; /archives/BRHSLIST/2025-12/msg00068.html (16,436 bytes)
183. [CBQ] Black Nose Stripes for Nelson (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:10:19 +0000 (UTC); Nelson, Here's an A-A and A-B set of E5's (with black stripes) at the Rochelle diamonds. The second photo is my preferred consist of the EA A-unit and an E5B on one set of the Twins and an E5A and EA; /archives/BRHSLIST/2025-12/msg00071.html (14,721 bytes)
184. [CBQ] LokSound v5 Installation (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:32:55 +0000 (UTC); Bryan, I'm fortunate enough to have a friend who can almost do this blindfolded, but the installation is not that hard, except for soldering the tiny wires to the tiny pads. I've attached two install; /archives/BRHSLIST/2025-12/msg00086.html (20,500 bytes)
185. Re: [CBQ] Millington IL (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:00:05 +0000 (UTC); Ken, The BRHS SmugMug site has image 3271, showing the street side in 1952. I'll be posting the track side soon. Rich On Monday, January 12, 2026 at 10:32:31 AM CST, Ken Martin via groups.io <kmartin; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-01/msg00031.html (14,382 bytes)
186. [CBQ] GRS Switch Machines (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 03:22:55 +0000 (UTC); Century Detail parts used to sell a casting of an HO scale GRS switch machine for remote throwing of CTC controlled switches on the Q. Showcase Miniatures sells these now, but while searching, I came; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-02/msg00022.html (12,903 bytes)
187. Re: [CBQ] GRS Switch Machines (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 17:07:58 +0000 (UTC); Brandon, Thanks for the excellent answer. Looking at the site, he only offers either of the 5H single controlled - LH or RH versions. Here is the website link for the 5H motor. You can sort and fi; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-02/msg00024.html (17,884 bytes)
188. Re: [CBQ] GRS Switch Machines (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:54:05 +0000 (UTC); Thanks for all of the great responses and links to the articles on the switch machines. A few years ago, Brandon had provided me these articles as well as a straight line signaling diagram from Auro; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-02/msg00031.html (27,144 bytes)
189. Re: [CBQ] Painting wooden water tanks (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 03:14:20 +0000 (UTC); Richard, In the Members Only section of the website is Zephyr 47 (my favorite issue.) If you go to pages 8 and 9 they have the Standard color Schedule for Painting Structures. Under the Water Tanks,; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-02/msg00060.html (15,425 bytes)
190. Re: [CBQ] Express train question (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:42:18 -0500; No, Louis is referring to BB 70 with a short article on the Burlington HW 70 baggage-rider cars. Rich G On Mar 25, 2026, at 6:26PM, Leo Phillipp via groups.io <qutlx1=aol.com@groups.io> wrote: I beli; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-03/msg00046.html (17,072 bytes)
191. Re: [CBQ] 2026 Spring Meet (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 18:39:54 +0000 (UTC); A big thanks to the crew that put together the Ottawa meet. The train show was good, as were the clinics and evening program. The best part was getting the chance to catch up with other BRHS members; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-05/msg00011.html (16,246 bytes)
192. Re: [CBQ] Milepost Diagram (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 15:03:53 +0000 (UTC); Here is a photo with Mile Post marker 82 outside of Rochelle, IL. in the background. This photo is from the BRHS Archives collection on SmugMug. By scrolling through the photos, numerous types of sig; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-05/msg00033.html (17,200 bytes)
193. Re: [CBQ] AI Photo of the Pioneer Zephyr??? (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:47:09 +0000 (UTC); Bill, The point is, he originally didn't indicate that the photo was a cobbled up fake. If you read the original description, he made it sound like this was a photo of the Pioneer Zephyr and gave it'; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-06/msg00034.html (19,650 bytes)
194. Re: [CBQ] RBL Green (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:42:07 +0000 (UTC); Nelson, The color chips were in Zephyr 47. It's available on the website as a pdf in the Members Only section as pages 8 and 9. Rich G On Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 03:08:31 PM CDT, Nelson Moyer via; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-06/msg00044.html (15,452 bytes)
195. Re: [CBQ] Model paint colours (yet again) (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:33:22 +0000 (UTC); I believe he's asking specifically about acrylic paints. I am using Tru-Color exclusively since the demise of Scale Coat I (lacquer) and Polly Scale (acrylic,) but Tru-color is a solvent based paint.; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-06/msg00075.html (17,263 bytes)
196. [CBQ] E8 Silver Paint (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 16:55:06 +0000 (UTC); Brian, I prefer an Aluminum looking paint to silver. I've always used Scalecoat I solvent-based Aluminum for painting brass shells. Here are three fresh from the oven! With the demise of Scalecoat; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-07/msg00004.html (16,012 bytes)
197. Re: [CBQ] E8 Silver Paint (score: 1): Author: "Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>; Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 17:50:56 +0000 (UTC); Brian, Those three are older HO scale Oriental Limited E8's. I model 1950, so none of the first several orders of E8 had the stainless steel plymetal panels. They were done with the Scalecoat I Alu; /archives/BRHSLIST/2026-07/msg00007.html (18,800 bytes)

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