Lack of interest in the Northern Pacific Railway

[E-L man tom]

I have a couple of friends and fellow modelers who take an interest in the NP. Although I know very little about the road, what I've seen of it seems quite interesting. And, like many other class 1 fallen flags, it has a certain appeal to modelers, both from a scenic and an operational standpoint. However, it is not surprising that, living here in the Pacific Northwest, that there would be at least some interest in the line. I can say that, from my earliest recollections as a child, I have loved that "ying and Yang" herald. I have often been intrigued as to how that herald was thought of and created; Do you know the history on that, NP2626?

[jrbernier]

  The NP has been well represented through the years.  PFM & NWSL imported lots of NP steam ove the years, and Walthers has done 'Lowey' paint scleme psassemger cars.  Just because there is nothing 'in stock' right now does not mean much - Walthers is always releaseing 're-runs' of their passemger cars.  There are even laser kits of NP depots available.

Jim

[Mr B & O]

Is that really true?  They seem to have a quite nice Historical Society, including many models:

http://research.nprha.org/Pages/Home.aspx

I have to admit, I don't know any NP modelers, but I live in Western PA, which isn't exactly NP territory!  With luck, your message will shake other NP modelers out of the wood work.

Good Luck,

Greg

 

 

NP2626

I find it puzzling that apparently so few model railroaders model the Northern Pacific.  This past Walthers flyer had no models from the N.P. that I found (I may have overlooked some).  The Northern Pacific was a very important road, it was the second trans-continental and the original purchaser of the Northern Wheel arrangement 4-8-4 (hence the moniker "NORTHERN").  It had one of the best paint schemes on it's passenger trains, the green Lowey color scheme.  I also believe that the Northern Pacific has some of the best looking steam engines that there ever where.  While I like other roads, like the Great Northern, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, B&O, Pennsy, etc.  I still wonder why the N.P. gets so little attention?

 

[NP2626]

I find it puzzling that apparently so few model railroaders model the Northern Pacific.  This past Walthers flyer had no models from the N.P. that I found (I may have overlooked some).  The Northern Pacific was a very important road, it was the second trans-continental and the original purchaser of the Northern Wheel arrangement 4-8-4 (hence the moniker "NORTHERN").  It had one of the best paint schemes on it's passenger trains, the green Lowey color scheme.  I also believe that the Northern Pacific has some of the best looking steam engines that there ever where.  While I like other roads, like the Great Northern, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, B&O, Pennsy, etc.  I still wonder why the N.P. gets so little attention?