That is the GM Aerotrain models offered in HO by Varney now from Bowser. Attempt by GM to use bus body design as rail cars. Bill Uffelman [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Bob Campbell (Amtrak347@a...) may have some comments on this topic as in "aren't computer controlled passenger locos wonderful!" 8>)) You have the floor Bob. Bill Uffelman
Change it to digest mode and you will get one email containing no more than 25 messages at a time. Typically one digest per day. Bill Uffelman [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
I have the same problem--box is 3" x 16" x 24" and instead of laying mags in flat they fold everything over then stuff the lump in as the envelopes catch on the opening the corners get screwed up. PI
My bet is that Kosher meat did not travel by rail post slaughter. Remember the slaughtering facility/butcher was in virtually every town. Kosher meat and poultry is still slaughtered in Chicago for t
Curious-- would "box car" coal be loaded into retail coaling sheds like those used on the D&RGW that had a door on the back/track side? Coal was shoveled from gons into the bins for access from the f
Richard--did you put a volt and amp meter on the unit? I believe the loco has a constant lighting circuit so the steady bulb only tells you that the volts are in a given range. The amp meter will tel
<< And... some fool decided to mount the control box up on top of the left side of that idiot desk control stand on the wide cab motors, so far away from my seat that I can't reach the buttons withou
As a Teamster, I loaded auto racks at the Chrysler assembly plant in Newark DE from 1970 through 1972 while attending the U of D. (It helped that my father in law was the VP of DelRel the company tha
Rick you have to insulate the other rail too--you are feeding current back through the frog. The Atlas turnout has a live frog while the Shinohara is power routing. See directions for wiring in Kalmb
Russ post the track plan in the files of this group then all can access it. I used to ride the commuter Naperville to Chicago--train watching along the line was fun. Bill Uffelman
<< It is my understanding that the beautiful old "billboard reefers" which used to grace the freight trains of this country met their demise when the United States Supreme Court declared them illegal
Bill: This has also got fudged a little. I recall the GTW had some cars that had small, but still readable, cereal company logos on them. Russ Wonder if they were in captive service for the cereal co
<< Excuse the length of this post. I was thinking of throwing in my "two-cents" worth about Mars lights, but I'll pass for the night. Bob Campbell Bob it is always a pain when you talk about the real
<< We had a run of five days at 100% ontime and were working on number 6. >> Steve: What is Metra/BNSF's definition of the words "on-time"? SNIP Bob PS-I check my watch daily! Kind of like definition
Having just spent 10 days in Downtown St Louis--go to Union Staion and look at the collection of trains and memorabilia, watch the trains climb/descend the bridge to cross the river. Look at the old
NG in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Acquired C&S in 1908. Sent big outside frame 2-8-0 # 537 to the C & S in Colorado but was returned. Bill Uffelman