Has any one modeled a civil war train ? I can thank of many possibilites. Cannons on flat cars, cattle cars with horses, box cars with supplies. It would be a pretty neat subject for the anniversary.
yougottawanta Has any one modeled a civil war train ? I can thank of many possibilites. Cannons on flat cars, cattle cars with horses, box cars with supplies. It would be a pretty neat subject for the anniversary.
Yes, of course there are people who model the civil war era.
Bernard Kempinski, for example - http://usmrr.blogspot.com/
Thom Radice - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=1863+Western+%26+Atlantic&search_type=&aq=f
You can find more about Civil War layouts on the Yahoo Civil War RR group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Civil_War_RRs/
Stein
Check out this fellow northern Virginian's website. It is the O scale layout of Bernie Kempinski and is one of the finest blog sites on the internet. There is a wealth of info about the history and modeling of a actual line (R. F. & P.) running from Falmouth to Aquia Va. Even modelers of today's mammoth diesels will get scenery tips from Bernie's website.
He keeps it updated and there are pages and pages of info.
The website is www.usmrr.blogspot.com
Dale Latham, Piedmont Southern Railroad, GMR 2009
The biggest issue, at least for HO Scale, is link & pin couplers. No Janey couplers during the war of Northern Aggression.
Rich
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
richg1998 The biggest issue, at least for HO Scale, is link & pin couplers. No Janey couplers during the war of Northern Aggression. Rich
Northern Aggression ! I wasnt going to go there. Thought it would start a flame war. I really enjoyed the links posted earlier . Some really great stuff. Just wish someone would model the Southern rail system. With part of the system having a train load of Johnny Rebs coming into Bull Run/Manassas.
yougottawanta richg1998: The biggest issue, at least for HO Scale, is link & pin couplers. No Janey couplers during the war of Northern Aggression. Rich Northern Aggression ! I wasnt going to go there. Thought it would start a flame war. I really enjoyed the links posted earlier . Some really great stuff. Just wish someone would model the Southern rail system. With part of the system having a train load of Johnny Rebs coming into Bull Run/Manassas.
richg1998: The biggest issue, at least for HO Scale, is link & pin couplers. No Janey couplers during the war of Northern Aggression. Rich
H'mm. You posted this twice.
When I use to live in Pocomoke City, MD, I use to go to the B&O museum in Baltimore and there was a nice CW layout with the 0-8-0, Winans Camels.
I have since built my own HO scale Winans Camel I run with a Mantua General.
yougottawanta Just wish someone would model the Southern rail system.
Just wish someone would model the Southern rail system.
If you follow those links I posted, you will find that e.g. Thom Radice's layout is based in Confederate Atlanta before the Union troops got there.
Smile, Stein
steinjr yougottawanta: Just wish someone would model the Southern rail system. If you follow those links I posted, you will find that e.g. Thom Radice's layout is based in Confederate Atlanta before the Union troops got there. Smile, Stein
yougottawanta: Just wish someone would model the Southern rail system.
I have the links and looked at them. I saved them as an HTML into my PC in case his pages go away. That way I can open up the pages in my PC as if they still exists. Many here are not aware that you can save someones site into your PC. For future use. Every so often I see someone's site go away and many are looking for the info.
The South, stole, acquired, took quite a few Winans Camel's and other locos from th B&O but I have not found much of anything in photos for the Camel's they acquired, took, whatever. The B&O had about 150 to 200 Camel's. The last one taken apart in 1898 at the B&O yards in Baltimore.
Harp switchstands, stub turnouts, strap rail tracks, 5 foot gauge, wood beam trucks, round top boxcars, old boxcars for cabooses, lots of fun to model. Anyone remember E P Alexander's Civil War Railroads and models?
PBS is currently re-showing Ken Burns The Civil War, in the first 2 issues, on last Sunday and Monday (4-3 and 4-4-11), there were some photos of trains and rail mounted mortars. If you have Netflix, you can order the whole series, and maybe get some screen shots.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
JoAnne K Harp switchstands, stub turnouts, strap rail tracks, 5 foot gauge, wood beam trucks, round top boxcars, old boxcars for cabooses, lots of fun to model. Anyone remember E P Alexander's Civil War Railroads and models?
Yes, I have his books and those from Abdill also. I have been to the museums that have the General and Texas.
richg1998 JoAnne K: Harp switchstands, stub turnouts, strap rail tracks, 5 foot gauge, wood beam trucks, round top boxcars, old boxcars for cabooses, lots of fun to model. Anyone remember E P Alexander's Civil War Railroads and models? Yes, I have his books and those from Abdill also. I have been to the museums that have the General and Texas. Rich
JoAnne K: Harp switchstands, stub turnouts, strap rail tracks, 5 foot gauge, wood beam trucks, round top boxcars, old boxcars for cabooses, lots of fun to model. Anyone remember E P Alexander's Civil War Railroads and models?
I was not aware that the General and the Texas still existed . Are these the orginials or reproductions ? What museums are they housed in ?
Oh yes, the originals still exist! Here are a couple of references:
General : http://www.locomotivegeneral.com/page2.html
Texas : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Texas_(locomotive)
I got to see the General a couple of years ago. It is in a first class museum - The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History. The same museum also has a great display about Glover steam locomotives. If you are ever down to Atlanta, the museum is a must-see! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see the Texas, the day I was there the Cyclorama wasn't open. If I ever get down there again, I will make sure it is when both places are open.
- James
http://www.greatlocomotivechase.com/t_restore.html
When I went in the late 1990's it was difficult to get a good side photo of the loco. Space was real tight.
JamesP Oh yes, the originals still exist! Here are a couple of references: General : http://www.locomotivegeneral.com/page2.html Texas : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Texas_(locomotive) I got to see the General a couple of years ago. It is in a first class museum - The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History. The same museum also has a great display about Glover steam locomotives. If you are ever down to Atlanta, the museum is a must-see! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see the Texas, the day I was there the Cyclorama wasn't open. If I ever get down there again, I will make sure it is when both places are open. - James
Thanks James. I checked out both sites. Pretty good stuff.