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I finally created a directory that the forum software won't reject as obscene...

Next time I get down to Emporia to see Larry I'll have to give you a shout out and finally put a face to the name! ~BS

Bellefontaine was a hell of a place fifty years ago! I know BS tower still stands at the other end of the yard, but I'm not sure the fate of BN. It's amazing how much different the city looks with CSX GEs rolling through instead of Central steamers. Where'd you find the shot, or are you older...

Go to Roanoke with a tape measure and notepad? Failing that, I've seen some original N&W locomotive plans pop up on eBay in the past, but it'd probably be cheaper to buy that plane ticket to Virginia... ~BS

If it's an online shop why does it have to be on the west coast? Shipping to Alaska will be a killer no matter where they are at.

They're for long cars, auto racks and flat cars.

Where's the option for plywood?

I was out there a few years ago for a passenger train chase and a tour of the property. A class act, indeed! What's even cooler than the passenger trains are their freight operations. Quite a show!

Anyone that's old enough to appreciate model trains is probably old enough to not lick it as well. If they are toy trains, then you have a valid concern, but if they are models then are are probably far more dangerous things around.

It was the Milwaukee Road before they built the Pacific Extension.

*boing*

Micro-Trains is the only company I can think of that's completely American. Isn't Bachmann even owned by a Chinese company?

It's where engines are stored dead. Some are stored serviceable and some not. Some are rebuilt and some are scrapped.

I can think of a couple they won't let me post here, and they're probably not the ones you guys know, either. By the way, acronyms is plural, not possessive. ~BS

You lift up it's skirt?