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Hello, Crew! This is supposed to be a Soo Line HO scale La Belle wood caboose kit. Well....I just thought that the car sides looked a little, oh, un-traction like. Right, Chris? :eek: Now that I have the direction settled, what am I going to do with the outside braced NC&St. L outside braced...

AND a parting shot of a Connecticut Co. car at the trolley museum in East Haven, CT.

This is an interior shot of the New Orleans Public Service Oak Street car barn taken in the early 80s when I lived around the corner.

And what would we think of ouorselves as traction fans if we didn't include the North Shore 'Lectro Liners?

Okay, Chris, here they are! Here's a Rochester, NY streetcar line-up.

This is an interesting 'dual-view' postcard from circa 1915 or so. It's postmarked, but there's no date. This must have been an interurban line that ran between Minneapolis and St. Paul. Nice rataan flip-over seats. New to my collection.

I wanted the caboose to go along with this Kato NW2. I picked it up on eBay undec and researched out the engine number and handrail configuration.

Thanks for the comments, crew! The Erie built a couple of series of these cabeese right after the war in the 40s, first in riveted side steel and then in welded side steel. I can't for the life of me remember Erie cabooses when growing up next to the mainline, but I'm sure I saw these at some...

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This is the Erie caboose kit that I've been wrapped up with lately. Because the riveted and welded steel side versions of this crummy were only available in brass, I jumped on the opportunity to get one as a styrene kit. I still have a couple of parts to hang on and some touch-up to do, but it's...

Sprinkler cars were used to wash streets down as a public service or through an agreement with a city. There were also snow sweepers that used big rotating brushes to remove snow from the tracks. Some work cars had small cranes mounted on them, too. Neat stuff! :thumb:

Occasionally I'll come across smething like a Ken Kidder or Ed Suydam model of a work motor or line car. I'm going to scratch bash a line car from a Cannonball Car Shops Pullman troop car as part of my MW group. That's the first time I've seen a line truck......great photos! Post some more!

Another Chicago Freight Tunnel Motor Hello, Crew! :wave: This is a new postcard into my collection. It's postmarked 1914 and gives a good view of the overhead contact wire in a protective trough. The system was operated off of 250v. Russ :sleeping:

Hey, Chris! :thumb: :wave: :thumb: :wave: :thumb: :wave: :thumb: Very sweet! There is NOTHING that can compare to MUs coming down the main under the wire! THAT'S the look I'm shooting for with my MUs! My best to you and your friends on a job well done...setting the pace! Russ :sleeping:

Hey, Jet! Good to hear from you. I like the larger GE steeple cab locos with the slant hoods, too. I also looked to the SN for ideas to help me out with this one. I put in my order with MRR Warehouse for a pair of the Baldwin Ds and need to get the power trucks, too. I really like the look...

Whatch mean, where did I find it? In my Kodak Instamatic camera, Sonnyboy! Sheeeeesh!! :rolleyes: Russ :wave: :sleeping:

This is one of my 'Old Phart' ensambles being modeled for you by yours truly. Note how the hat completely coordinates with the jacket, T-shirt, and white socks. Serious sidewalk supervising requires serious clothing...available in all sizes including 'A' (it stands for our special awning fit)...

Hey, you and me both! I'm just a few years away from the discount, but my wife signed us both up for AARP membership to help me get used to the idea. Being middle-aged is a real pain. I take pills that help with one thing, but knock me out and make me tired as a side effect. Now I have to go to...

Good Morning, Chris... I'll build the cat using Model Memories preformed overhead cat wire and scratchbuild my own I-beam poles. Take a look at their website..here's the link: http://www.info-4u.com/modelmemories/INDEX.HTM Some stuff, eh? The cat is just as important as the trackwork...

Okay, Okay. Sorry...didn't mean to get carried away! ;) :oops: The GG1 is THE most recognized locomotive in the world. Here's a postcard from my collection showing the morning line-up at Sunnyside Yard. Great shot! :thumb: