Bill, What a great web site! I nearly died and went to heaven when I saw the opening picture. It's the way Galesburg looked when I met my bride to be. I assume someone took it from the water tower. W
To the list and Leo, When did tank cars with 3 compartments like the Athearn model car become a thing of the past. I assume these were used in the gasoline trade to haul different grades of gasoline
My experience with the K2 was about the same as Bob's. It's a little quick out of the blocks but once it gets rolling it runs pretty nice. One thing I definitely noticed was that out of the box it co
Rick, Some small towns at the end of branches served grain elevators. This would be quite common. A coal/lumber yard might also be common depending on the time frame. In some places you might have se
SD38-2's were 6 axle with 6 wheels per truck as opposed to GP38-2's which were 4 axle locomotives. The SD38-2 basically resides in a SD40-2 body with a different fan arrangement on top. I don't recal
I've talked to quite a few people whom had either began their railroad careers under the Q or the BN in the 70's. To back up what John said, the general consensus is that the ex Q lines were still ru
I'm forwarding this email in hopes that you turntable experts out there will have some answers for this gentleman. I told him that the TT's at Galesburg and Lincoln were the two largest on the system
OOOps, Thanks for the correction on the turntables. Maybe I was thinking of the two largest wreckers and their locations subconsciously. Thanks again Glen, Ken Thompson
Nick, We'd (I think I speak for the vast majority of Q fans) be offended if you did call them "cabooses." I think you're right on track as far as the right waycar classes go. Ken Thompson
Lenny, Thanks for the reply. I had heard that the Q and BN got quite a bit of traffic out of Pabst via the Rock Island. I'd love to know any details on the movement of beer out of Pabst or of any inb
Warren, In the era where I show train 104 taking meat to Peoria this traffic may have already started to peter out. I believe all the train numbers were changed in 1968, so before that this would hav
Duncan, As far as the KD couplers go #5's will work just fine. I can run 85' cars around a 24" radius with them body mounted. You might just want to do a test with these once you have the one diaphra
Duncan, Use brake fluid to strip the car. It won't wreck the car. Just remember you'll have to do a good cleaning afterward with detegent and water and let the thing dry good before painting. K.T.