Not to mention the Missouri Pacific E 6's and E 7's had porthole windows. And the Frisco E 7's had stainless steel fluting on the sides and later were rebuilt to appear as E 8's. **Get fantasy footba
Rupert, Please let me know when the discs are ready. I have to say this is an undertaking that is outstanding. Loren Johnson **Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florenc
Ken, You are right... but the truth is this is "close" enough! And as the Havelock baggage cars fly by at 90mph, the Rapido cars will look great! The good news is for the guys that model Amtrak. Sinc
Bill, Over the years I've enjoyed your posts on the list. Your information of the flooding in Burlington Iowa (opps forgot that pesky comma) I've read with great interest. I could care less about per
The Rapido Baggage car is a CN prototype, I talked to the guys at Rapido and asked if they were planning on leaving off the rain gutters on the roof. He told me no that the Burlington cars will have
Weren't the original CN 10-5 Pullmans bought by the CN from the NYC? **Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007
The Burlington Iowa station was badly damaged in the 1993 floods. This time the only choice maybe to destroy the building after the flood waters recede. I hope this isn't the case because isn't the B
Opps... I should have looked in my Canadian "Warner" book. I knew CN bought 10-5's from the NYC and thought those were the Pullmans that Rapido produced. I have seven of the Rapido cars, 2 Duplex Pul
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Dan, I didn't realize the BNSF was going to abandon the bridge, I thought they needed it for the switching lead for Dart. I haven't been up that way for a long time. I did find out that the route cha
Bob, So many people think train consists such as the Denver Zephyr were pretty fixed.... they weren't, consists of the Aksarben, American Royal, and Blackhawk are hard to come across. While the stand
Dan, I'll have to take a run up there tomorrow. I hadn't heard about the new run around track but that had to be put in if the bridge is going to be torn out. Other than the Aurora Shops which would
I've got the Warner Train Consists of the 1940's. I think some of those consists were taken from wrecks. They are truly priceless books along with Trains Numbers and Consists.... **Wondering what's f
Not to mention CZ cars showing up not only in the Morning/Afternoon Zephyrs, the Denver Zephyr, but also in the Empire Builder and other trains. In the EB derailment at Lee Illinois, there was a CZ d
If you're talking about one of the two 85' RPO/Baggage Cars owned by the Burlington, you're thinking of Silver Post (#1602) and Silver Page (#1603) built by Budd in 1948. They have only been offered
That was my fault, I was looking at the date and thinking it was probably a combined EB/NCL consist... **Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://f
Just a question here... until this list I'd never heard the GP's and SD's in the black called "Blackbird". I know why the paint job is called blackbird, just never heard it called that before. I alwa
There is one other variation on the Q freight F Units, the F-3 "Chicken Wire" the red body stripe did not go through the chicken wire. Loren Johnson **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Tr
Well yes, it is a variation, as on the early E7's with the small number boards. The chicken wire F3's were the ones I liked the best mainly due to the stripe. One thing is for sure though, I'd like t
Dan, During that time just north of the tollway, which may have been Illinois route 5 at that time remember 1972 the extension to I 80 almost into Iowa had yet to open and was probably under construc