It is my understanding that C&S and FW&D were part of the Burlington Route, but not part of the CB&Q. This is a technicality, but what I always thought was true. Any other ideas? Regardless, we're st
I have many photos of C&S steam. Everything I've seen, except for some 2-8-0s and narrow gauge engines, have appeared to be the same engines that were on the Q. This includes at least two classes of
It's a long steady grade for westbound trains across Nebraska. The curves between Lincoln and Crete make it real tough for heavy freights to get going. In the days of steam, long westbound freights c
You ought t spend some time in NY if you think people in the middle of the country get confused. People here think of Buffalo as the mid-west and Ohio as the far west. They con't have a clue as conce
I think the great thing about the Burlington was that it was a whole lot more than a little suburban operation. That RR went places! Everywhere it went was great, as for as I'm concerned. Anybody on
Let's have a little respect! When LMB came out with the O1a back in the 60's, it was about the only CB&Q loco you could buy. When I saw it, I went nuts over it. It was a sure enough O1a! If there was
If you're going to seal it up and restore its appearance, why remove the asbestos. I would think this would qualify as incapsulation, which could probably be done without certified asbastos removal c
I've had K2 for yrs. nice model. Like most brass engines I've got, it had to be rebuilt. I haven't ever had a brass loco that didn't require some work. Several have had to be re-motored and/or re-gea
See also "Burlington In Transition". I used to see them on the branch. My dad, a station agent, used to refer to a gas-electric as "the motor". They resulted from the shrinking passenger business on
I lived in 2 depots in the 30's. They were red trimmed in black. If the trim was bronze green, it was very very black. The Burlington used this same paint scheme on everything I can remember. Can't p
I regeared one. Had a terrible time. Got good results. Used a NWSL 150-6 gearbox. Wouldn't risk doing it on someone else's locomotive. Great model! I love the plumbing detail on this model. drale99@a
I have 2 of these old engines. Both ok except terribly noisy. Had one apart recently to paint. Intended to gemotor and regear. Had 2 problems. 1)couldn't find either can motor or gearbox in NWSL cata
I wanted to install a can motor. Couldn't find a motor that I thought would fit. I wanted to use NWSL 18334-9 flat-can type, but it looked like it wouldn't fit based on the data sheets. My next choic