Rick, No. He sent me a few pictures (too late) for the 2019 calendar. Recently he has been buying old 8mm film off eBay of the Kansas City railroad scene in the 1960s and early 1970s and is having th
Dallas, Thanks for the info! I have the paperwork from the last year the BN office in Leavenworth was open in 1982. Several complaint letters from Bay State Milling to the BN about the switch crew ru
Rick, I had forwarded Dallas' reply to Jim Will who is from Leavenworth. I received this back from Jim. He is a retired C&NW engineer and long time railroad historian for Leavenworth, Kansas. He said
Louis, Good picture. The depot was on the northeast corner of 5th and Choctaw. Jim Will said the CGW also had rights to use the depot. He needs to check his notes to be sure, but he believes it was t
I see Ted Culota just announced that the resin kit HO scale CB&Q/C&S/FW&D XM25/XM26 boxcar is now available again. I have several of these from his previous run and they are very nice cars. The cars
Louis, If you look closely at the sign, it is a mast sign with the herald hanging on it. It is on pole attached to the utility pole on the west side of the depot. Jim Will checked his notes and email
Fred, Thank you for the great story. I still find fascinating to find out about these kind of traffic moves. Bill Hirt On 2/10/2019 9:06 AM, Fred Crissey wrote: Boys and Girls: I've enjoyed reading a
Hol, May 1958 Model Railroader starting on page 22. The article has about 3-4 paragraphs of text, but a number of photos. Bill Hirt On 1/2/2019 2:54 PM, HOL WAGNER wrote: The primary article on Berni
The photos show a great amount of detail for the time which just illustrates what a good modeler he was. The short article was very complimentary towards Bernie and the photos show a wide range of Q
You want Walthers item #932-4199 for the undecorated version. Before Walthers re-did their web site 2-3 years ago, one of the advantages of being one of their Yardmaster members is that you could fin
Athearn ran their kits in batches. They kept no inventory. They would wait until they received enough orders and then run the kit. So if they ran their 40 foot steel boxcar, it might be 2-3 years at
Charlie, People also forget that Athearn also ran locomotives and cars for Cox (known for model airplanes) and Lionel (HO). The Cox line in the early 1970's was the forerunner to today's ready-to-run
Louis, I'll second your recommendation. The DVD is very well done and has a lot of great historical footage. I especially enjoyed watching a very young Pete in the cab of the RPL&N steam locomotive w
Here is what their flyer says will be on the CB&Q GP7s (Blackbird scheme): - Brass Dual Wabco "blat" air horns - Brass firecracker radio antenna - Operating Gyralight upper headlight & emergency red
Tooling is an expensive proposition. Rapido Trains has told us that they estimate it is up to $75,000 to currently tool one plastic freight car to current modeler and market expected standards. The c
This article yesterday in the Washington Post discusses these issues with all of the carriers. It will help everyone understand the current situation. <https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/usps-
Bryan, Thanks for reaching out to them. Hopefully that will get them to fix it (like they did for the SW1200s) before they produce them. The announcement is for E8/E9 locomotives. The only external d
Based on what I have read, a new yard office and engine house were constructed in West Quincy in 1955. Both structures appear to be very shy in being photographed. The only photo I have found is one
Bud, Thanks. For some reason, I did not even think to look at my copy before posting. The pictures are exactly what I need. Bill Hirt On 12/31/2020 10:04 AM, Bud Linroth wrote: Hi Bill. There are 3
The Athearn Genesis model for GP7 250 has a steam generator. I have all 3 numbers and there are small detail/paint differences between the 3 (just like the earlier Chinese Red versions they did). I w