The Bachmann motor is 72' long - the Q had virtually no doodlebugs of that compromise length (that I know of) - but there were several baggage/passenger combines - although the passenger compartments
The plans in Corbin aren't that useful for most of us, since they are based on erection drawings as published in Railway Age. During the late 20s rebuilds, not only did almost all the O1As get short
permitted. It is certainly an interesting question concerning an arcane bit of railroad history. For a few days I've been perusing the net to no avail, so thought I would inquire of the most knowledg
Oh, tsk, Eric! There were two Aeoluses (or Aeoli?) The first class S4A, 4000, was rebuilt from S4 No. 3002, but S4A No. 4001 was built new at West Burlington. It was the only Q Hudson to use a Worthi
placed . . . and from *my* time in southeast Iowa (mid-'40s to mid '50s), a variation on the Butler Bin - using the roof and thesideposts, but sheathed in wire hogfence for the storing of unshelled c
"The 4960 joined [the school trip schedule] on April 27 [1963] with a Kansas City-East Leavenworth jaunt, then moved to St. Joseph, Council Bluffs and Aurora, Nebraska. Moving to the far western port
Steve - I would have to recommend the original edition. Although the reprint was done to the best of their ability, they did *not* have access to the original prints to make new halftone plates. Alth
"trued" near Fort Madison, Iowa in 1950. This was not being done in a shop but was accomplished "in situ" -- the locomotive being under full steam in the yard. The ground was littered with metal shav
about in Budd-built body structures were 100% stainless. The only portions which were painted were trucks, fuel/water tanks, steps, diaphragms and (on E-5's) screens. (The louver grills on 9908 were
The primary subject *I* think of with Fulton County, IL, is The Peavine (Fulton County narrow Gauge) - There arelots of resources for that cute little RR once you know the name to search from - Marsh
A car in a train is subject to two longitudinal forces, pulling (which is obvious) - but also the pushing or squeezing force found in brakijg or backing up. This is called "buffing force"- Marshall