ej&e

[ejeman]

Anyone currently modeling the EJ&E?

[Colorado Ray]

The lack of response would seem to indicate that no one is.

My grandparents lived in Joliet, and a number of relatives worked for the "J".  I spent many a hot summer's day at the Joliet Swim Club beach.  The j's mainline ran just on the other side of the lake.

i thought about modeling the EJ&E and went so far as designing a basement layout of the line from Joliet east to Porter, IN with all of the myriad interchanges.  Never got off the drawing board because I decided it would be more layout than I could build or maintain.

Ray

[ejeman]

Thanks for responding Ray. I model a small section of the "J" near the siding at Sun Steel in Chicago Heights. I saw a lot of orange locos near my old fishing hole near Sun Steel!

[m sharp]

ejeman

Thanks for responding Ray. I model a small section of the "J" near the siding at Sun Steel in Chicago Heights. I saw a lot of orange locos near my old fishing hole near Sun Steel!

 

I live in NW Indiana, and am modeling EJ&E among others.  Here is a photo of my work-in-progress layout.

 

Mike

[CGW121]

If you ever want to sell the center cab I will buy it! Lived near the  J till I moved out of my parents home. Dont model it but love the rr. Can still hear the sound of the center cabs hitting the crossing at JB tower.

[ejeman]

I like the center cab also. Who makes that model? I currently only have 3 EJE locos; my favorite of the 3 is a Bowser model of a VO1000.

[delray1967]

I think one of the guys I met at a Free Mo event in Van Wert, OH was interested in the EJ&E. You might want to ask your question on the Yahoo Group for Western Reserve Free Mo (and the other local groups...SE Michigan Free Mo and Michiana Free Mo).

[greendiamond]

Try the following link to a railroad in South East Michigan.

John has the entire J in his basement.

http://clinchfieldcountry.com/mr_layouts/elgin_joliet_eastern.htm

M. Tyl

[m sharp]

ejeman

Who makes that model?

A company called Division Point (from Canada, I think) produced this excellent brass model. 

Mike

[ejeman]

Do you know---is CN repainting/patching most of the EJE rolling stock?  I rarely seen any more J gondolas or coil cars go thru my town (Tolono, Il--central Ill )