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Oh yeah? You big loco guys get all of the attention! Well, here Mr. GG1...try THIS on for (small) size! :D Not my picture, either. From the Sacremento Northern website. One of MY favorites! :thumb: Russ :) ;)

Hmmmm....that's a good one. GG1? Of course! EP-5? You bet! But, ya know, I just really like the little GE light steeple cab switchersand Baldwin Class D motors. Oh...and passenger MUs, too! :thumb: :wave: Russ :sleeping:

Hello, John! There were two railroads that passed through my hometown and, when I moved, the same two railroads went through that town, too! When I was just a wee'un the Erie mainline literally went right passed my backyard. I lived sis houses away from the Hawthorne, NJ Erie station. Just...

There's been some good discussion concerning PayPal, both plus and minus. Here's an excellent customer service story for you. I'm currently putting together an Erie RR welded steel caboose kit that has given me some real problems, notably the pee poor photos, drawings, instructions, etc. Well, I...

Hello, Ray... Now THAT'S more like it!! :thumb: I tried scratchbuilding my own pans at one time, but ended up with a jumble of wire rods that would always fall apart! :rolleyes: :curse: :( I look forward to trying to make one using your method. Here's another postcard from my collection...

Good Morning, Chris... The road that I'm modeling is my Hudson Electric, located in my home state of New Jersey. I did check out your trolley pole article. What I plan on doing is using steel I-beams for poles set in a concrete base, something along the lines of the DL&W catenary system as in...

Nice one, Chris! What's the scale height that you use between the rail and the wire? I'm using 22 feet..I think that was common. I'm still researching out the appropriate voltage for the equipment that I'm going to run. Small and medium steeple cabs could work off of 600 volts, but I'm also...

Note, too, the the tender is NOT included. It's an optional extra! Probably because they had other tenders available seperately so that you could get a Vanderbilt tender (Erie, etc.) long haul tender (PRR etc.) for it. Russ :sleeping: :sleeping: :sleeping:

With the announcements of Model Railroad Warehouse to produce more traction motors of various types, thet're taking a BIG step in putting traction out front again. Check out the website at: www.mrrwarehouse.com This brings aroound some of the same problems, though, that the narrow gaugers...

Drew... Same here. My wife and I buy and sell on eBay and use PayPal for making and receiving payments. The fees are nominal...you get the bucks in your account right away because the senders fund source is verified and then drafted. I wish more on-line hobby shops would use it...I could then...

Good Evening, Crew... Great views and discussion of these 'little locos'! From what I can piece together, Baldwin made some of the motors used in the Chicago tunnels as did a division of Dresser Industries. There were also compressed air locos used in mines as well. Worked in a glass bottle...

I was raised on the Erie main, so that's one. The NYS&W was a block away, so that's two, and the Lackawanna...three. Then there's the Sacremento Northern, the South Shore Line, the East Broad Top, the PRR, the NYC, the L&HR, the L&NE, the D&H...whew! Did I get 'em all in? :eek: Oh, yeah, the...

Same here. I'm just squeaking by, but I still manage to funnel funds to the hobby. Bills are getting paid late, the usual stuff. Any large expense puts us in the hole. There's light at the end of the tunnel, but it's looking a bit dim right now. Hey, could be worse...I could be unemployed or...

Half of my basement! I'm in the process of putting up a wall to divide the basement. Eventually, this space will have a model building bench, bookshelves, cabinet storage, my desk and credenza, computer, printer & scanner, and the real reason why I bought this ol' house...MY LAYOUT!! :thumb...

Good Morning, Crew! Here's a great link to the history and photos of the Chicago freight tunnels. http://www.ameritech.net/users/chicagotunnel/tunnel1.html Hope this answers your questions! Russ :sleeping:

Say Hey Now, Bill! From what I understand, Sushine Models has a good following and hosts modeling seminars. I know what you mean by intrusions. I must admit, however, that on the many NMRA regional convention layout tours that I've been on, the layout owners have been welcoming and gracious...

Sorry to say that they're not. The system shut down for good in the 1950s. I think about 10 years or so ago one of the tunnels that connected major buildings in the Loop began to leak. It wan't long before the Chicago River was rushing in and flooding the basements of these buildings. There are...

Hey Now, Crew! What you will find in many cases are manufacturers who really have nothing against model railroaders...hey, we're the guys that BUY their stuff! I know the project manager of a very well known kit manufacturer and they DO NOT give out the address of the facility, just the...

Hey, Graham... I've looked at trucks from a wide variety of manufacturers and use trucks from companies like Kadee, Tichy, Bethlehem Car Works, and Eastern Car Works. I can honestly say that I have never seen trucks with working leaf springs, only the little coil springs. The leaf springs are...

Here's another postcard view, circa 1907, from my collection.