You might pay a few dollars extra but you really can't go wrong with the chinese red Challenger waycar. These are excellent models. I seem to recall Dave Beck saying something was wrong with the wind
What your probably looking at is either the 1522 coming to Railroad Days in Galesburg. Or the Milwaukee 261 running trips in I believe Nebraska. Check either the 261's website (www.261.com) or the 15
I've been in contact with some of the people from the 261. If you go to "www.chaski.com" then go to the railfan site then to the railfan message board there should be a thread pertaining to the 261's
If everything goes as planned the trip is due to make a 9:00 stop at Naperville. I would figure to stake out your spot at Mendota no later than 10:00 to get the best spot.
I've got a chance to pick up some plated passenger cars (Shoreham and Oriental) for a good price the only problem is that the finish has gone south. There appears to be some type of a lacquer sprayed
Sunrise Ent. Part H-101 Light Cluster Assembly SD7/9 CB&Q. Also some guy name Dave who posts a lot on this board sells something called an overnight heater exhaust kit. Nice little detail to have.
If it was as you say part of series the one you are thinking is "Twilight of Steam Volume 3." One side is 5632 trips the other is SP GS 6 #4460. The front cover is black with a silhouette of a steam
Correct me if I'm wrong but Sunday Only has 6315 and 5632 not 4960. In fact I think they mentioned on the cover notes that they were doing an album of the 4960 later.
Can we get the name and phone number for the hotel for St. Louis, and the dates for Streator clarified? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
The way I do it is to get the oven to 150, then let the thermostat cycle through once (off then on again ) as soon as it turns on put the locomotive in the oven and shut it off, then remove it when i
Looked at it. Found something interesting though. On the 2nd picture (pic002) there appears to be something on top of the atlantic's boiler, between the domes. Any ideas?
Before everyone starts heading for Kentucky I'm trying to get information and pics of the gons that were used in the fantrips. What kind were they? Paint? Number, etc? I figured I'd hit the list befo