Hi everybody,
Does anybody know of a train that looks like this in the US or Canada?
Probably not in the US or Canada...but, evidently someplace...New Zealand, Argentina, Chili, China, Japan, eastern Europe. But it does look real....not a model, not a photo shop or cartoon, don't it.
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Lower right of the photo says "Tourism New Zealand".
Yes, that's corret. I need to find the closest looking train to this in the US or Canada.
NZ lines are 3'6" gage. There are no modern narrow gage lines in the US, just historic lines. In Canada, the 3'6" Newfoundland line has been gone almost 30 years.
I'm not looking for an exact replica, just something in the ballpark.
Mike...I'd check out either European stock or Asian stock....really dig through the Walther's catalog or hone in on NZ web sites...
Well, the Durango and Silverton have some homemade "dome" cars that look similar to the cars in the photo that are ahead of the caboose, or should I say "brake van"? Not exactly the same, but similar.
As far as an American twin to that "Kiwi" train I don't believe there is one.
It's a good looking train, though. I like the color.
US Gypsum has a modern 3ft-gauge freight railroad in Arizona, conncecting with a UP, former SP, branch. Was in TRAINS a few years ago.
daveklepper US Gypsum has a modern 3ft-gauge freight railroad in Arizona, conncecting with a UP, former SP, branch. Was in TRAINS a few years ago.
It's actually in California, but it's an industrial line and you are not likely to see a string of passenger cars as in the NZ photo.
thanks for the correction. didn't mean to imply it had passenger equipment
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