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[quote user="tomikawaTT"] [quote user="Robt. Livingston"] WWII was an era of power shortage. Railroads tended to hang on to all their locomotives, and there were not many examples of engines moving from one railroad to another. Not only did they retain their in-service engines, but plenty of obsolete engines that had been idled during the Depression were re-built and reinstated into service. -- snip ---[/quote] How do you explain the Y-2 and Y-3 Mallets that N&W leased to
I spoke with Hal over the phone once about a cover on one of the RMC issues. He told me that every time he published a magazine with a picture of an ATSF engine with a War Bonnet paint scheme on it, they sold twice the volume than usual. A really nice, friendly guy. Dick Texas Chief
If it has two large doors on each side, and no windows, it's a baggage car. An RPO car looks a lot like a combine except it doesen't have seats behind the windows, it has mail sorting bins and it has mail hooks on the doors. Dick Texas Chief
I have one of the original issue. It has about 5 hours of running time on the club layout with absolutely no problems. The only complaint I have is the fact that they don't have traction tires and therefore can't pull anywhere near what an engine of its design should be able to pull. I will say though that it is undoubtably the most detailed steam engine that I own. And that covers 62 of them. Dick Texas Chief
Try pulling the rope ? (eh,eh) Sorry about that. Dick Texas Chief
[quote user="rs2mike"] Thans Pete. So they were all frame mounted then. [/quote] Not neccessarily, a lot would depend on the railroad you're modeling. In the first place not all railroads ran thier RS's long hood forward. Santa Fe for example ran thiers short hood forward. All that considered, they still had the bell in the same place. Dick Texas Chief
Also, contrary to Rivarossi and IHC, Santa Fe's pendulum car was the ONLY BLUE car that ATSF ever owned!! Dick Texas Chief
[quote user="espeefoamer"] 1. Santa Fe warbonnet.These,unfortunately are getteng badly weathered. 2.KCS Retro Belle. 3.Wisconsin & Northern. 4.Iowa Interstate 5.South Shore. 6. NS. [/quote] I can't believe it. The most famous, most remembered and most modeled engines in America because they're the most beautiful, the Santa Fe Warbonnet. And from what I could tell, only ESPEEFOAMER even mentioned it.
[quote user="gbrewer"] Model railroading? Yes, indeed. Denver is home to Caboose Hobbies, billed as "the world's largest all train hobby shop". It is indeed large -- you can get lost in the place. [/quote] There's also Mizell Trains in Westminster, (northern suberb of Denver) with thier famous "Wall of Trains". From there, go north another 20 mi. to Longmont and visit Intermountain Railway and Red Caboose. There is also the Rocky Mountain model railroad club
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