For Illinois Central Fans.( Celebrating over 1000 posts )

[waltersrails]

is that better.

Well ran the layout today.

Saw a new logo NS SF911 and A NS SD40-2


thats about it for today.

[waltersrails]

ok

[icmr]

Been over 10 days guys, lets post.



Victor

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[icmr]

Thanks.



Victor

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[waltersrails]

bump

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[waltersrails]

that is good.

[Anonymous]

Good that we have 8 users. I should go bump up that topic advestising your forum and Western Rail.

[icmr]

Looks good. Im ready to dingoix we have 8 users. AC4400fan if you want you can join my forum at http://s3.phpbbforfree.com/forums/midwestrailroad.html



Victor

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[Anonymous]

ac4400fan, Can you list all the IC engines you have?
I have-
Atlas GP40 Death Star
B-B GP40-2 that I decaled for IC Death Star
B-B GP38-2 that I painted for IC and I just decaled it this morning as an IC Death Star
Atlas U33C that's painted in the orange & white w/ the split-rail logo.

[waltersrails]

Ac4400fan like the layout pic.

[ac4400fan]

Hey Hey Guys Been awhile sorry i had a great meeting with Canazar tonight and he held on threse for me awhile !



What a guy!

Carl...

[waltersrails]

ICMR like the site a signed up and ready for action.

[waltersrails]

Well what a day after seeing Herzog ballesting the tracks today. it was nice. well see yeah.

[Anonymous]

The first FREIGHT diesels were GP7s in the early 1950s (i'm pretty sure). I don't know when they got their E units for passenger service.

[icmr]

[#welcome] to the forum and the topic. Im not sure off the top of my head but I will try to find the info you need.



Victor

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[zeis96]

Hey everyone! Couple questions for you. About when did IC start using diesels and what were some of the first ones?

Also, what were some more common IC passenger trains I can easily model from the 40's and 50's?

[Anonymous]

I'm hoping next week my FP7 will be done.

[icmr]

Im glad the BLI runs well. Dingoix, sound like a good plan. Im happy you got your order.



Victor

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[waltersrails]

Sounds good.

[Anonymous]

I wish I had the BLI SD40-2. I was drooling over it in the April MR.

[cacole]

I received my Broadway Limited Illinois Central SD40-2 last week and it is one very sweet running engine. First Hobby in Decatur, Illinois, was the only shop I could find that had the ICs in stock. I checked off the first road number that was listed on their web site, but then received an e-mail informing me that the BLI listing was in error and the road number was different, and asking if I still wanted the locomotive with a different road number; otherwise, they would not send it.

I have dealt with First Hobby several times over the years and have always received top-notch service.

The loco can pull a 15-well car with double-stacked containers up a long 2-percent grade without wheel slipping or slowing down --

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: how many is to many engines?

Only when they excede the number of freight cars you have.

I could run IC GP40s in 1968, they couldn't be in the DEATH STAR paint but I'm going to use "modelers license" and run my GP40s since they DID exist in 68 but not in that paint.

I was thinking the other day and I think the GP40 is the only one to wear all 3 IC paint schemes- Green-Diamond, Split-Rail, DEATH STAR.

I need some B-B IC GP35s and P2K GP7s and / or 9s.

I found out Stewart used to / still does make a CGW F3. I've seen them on eBay. Wish I had the $$. I've heard Stewarts are about the best F units you can buy.

Got my track.

Got my decals. I'm going to order some paint, gloss and dulcote Monday.

I've been E-mailing a CGW *expert* (more so than me) and he thinks the Oelwein yard had 32 tracks[:O] My next layout WILL be an EXACT replica of the Oelwein yard (even if it is 32 tracks) so I'm hoping to find an Oelwein trackplan while I still can.

I now have DSL[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

[icmr]

[#welcome] to the topic and forum robertkane. It must have been a lot of fun firing steamers. Thanks for the links Soo Line fan. Sounds like a very good plan dingoix. As long as IC is involved it will be fine.



Victor

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[icmr]

As many as you think is too many.



Victor

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[waltersrails]

Dingoix Sounds like a great plan.

A Qustion for myself please awnser. how many is to many engines?

[Soo Line fan]

Here is a link to some IC photos:
http://www.cbu.edu/%7Emcondren/MRP/MemphisCentralStation/IC-Memphis-Pass-Pixs.htm

The same thing but a dialup friendly backdoor:
http://www.cbu.edu/~mcondren/MRP/MemphisCentralStation/images/

Jim

[Anonymous]

[#welcome] robertkane. You will find lots of IC info in this topic.

--LAYOUT UPDATE-- I might model CGW (C&NW if it's after '68) 1968-1975 w/ an IC interchange (it would be odd to see an IC SD70 drop off a train and a CGW F3 pick it up). The reason I'm so interested in CGW and C&NW is that was the RR of my hometown (but EVERYTHING has been abandoned) I will tell you more about that later.
I like IC better, but sometimes you need to model your hometown RR.

this elevator would be better for the 60's-70's http://www.firsthobby.com/store1/Product.asp?ProductID=WALS3096&SN=2006020118212946

I've got a 11"x36" pad of cork, 2 turnouts and some flextrack on the way so I willl start on my yard when I get it. CGW decals are on their way too.

Layout is operational again (it was down last night) I've got about 2 feet of double track. I had to tear up most of the yard to get enough flextrack to rebuild a curve.

Before I add on I'm going to raise my layout up to about 50".

[Anonymous]

this is a nice topic,i model only ic,use to fire on the ic out of markham yards in the early 50's 4-8-2's were my favorite. my layout has 450 ft. mainline with e6's, sw7's,gp7's and 9's also 4-8-2's.i'm in outstate minnesota and operate alone,don't have dcc but have fun with dc.it's nice to read all the comments on the site,good luck to all and go IC.
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[Anonymous]

I should note the only part of that plan I'm going to have is Oelwein.

No MR yet? That's too bad. It's a pretty good one. I was drooling over the BLI IC SD40-2.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, i know it's N scale. My yard might not be quite as long as the prototpe but it willl still be HUGE. It will be nice to have a layout that actually represents a real location.

I'm going to get an old Atlas FP7 at my LHS and paint and decal it for CGW sometime soon.