List, I remember someone on the list asking about the availability of this book by Holbrook and Lorenz. Well, I just spotted a copy up for bid on Ebay if anyone is still interested. The current bid i
List, Found another item of interest on Ebay today. Scale drawings of the Aurora Shop complex from High Street to Spring St. also covers Aurora Depot, Aurora Tower all the buildings in the shop compl
Eric, Here are the symbol explanations. You will find most of them in the General Code of Operating Rules. I'm fuzzy on a couple but here goes. Z - Scale (capacity to weigh cars) C - Continuous Offic
I'm glad I can still recall them. Since I didn't get any flame mail, I must have gotten them right. So, when you coming out this way again. I talked to JR. at the Prototype show and he told me he gav
Steve, This is so true. But maybe someone will invent a FRED that by the push of a button from the cab (like we don't already have enough to do) drop lighted fusees at the proper time to protect your
Leo, Same could be said about the return trip out of LaSalle or the drop at Zearing to get the motors back on the East end for the trip home to Mendota. Gary O.
Rich, I'm not sure about that concrete part in the coaches. I've worked them now for 24 yrs and don't recall any reference to concrete. Besides, about 7 yrs ago I hit a crossing gate that was torn of
Al, The one in North Aurora closed this summer and does most of his selling now at different shows. The only other one close to this area was just north of Naperville called Trains Plus. They are als
Leo, The crew had to get paid for performing WORK TRAIN Duty, getting paid a Minimum of 2 hours. Gary O. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Leo, I just picked to most obvious one. Nope! Never was a griever. Just the Pres. of the local. I already deleted the previous email on the subject, but figure with all the switching (out of station
Ken, Registration starts on Thursday the 24th at 4pm with seminars following. Then again on Friday morning at 8am with seminars and dealers opening around 9am. The location is the Naperville Holiday