Howdy, Does anyone have a photo of "CB&Q" 10513 or 10518 at Tillamook Bay, OR, that they can post? I think this is the caboose that is now in Carrizozo, NM. ...
Tom, Thanks for taking the time to share your research. This is great info. ... Do you have the boxcar rosters that Darrall Swift posted some months ago? He...
Thanks to Staffan Ehnbom for the following info: << Access to a BN List of Equipment would seem to save you some of the work. The January '81 issue lists BN...
Thanks to Jim Davis for the following info on early BN boxcars: << Do you have the boxcar rosters that Darrall Swift posted some months ago? He listed the...
1) How far ahead was the cab of the 5-man cab pushed forward? 2) Other than a shorter nose, were there any other nose modifications done? Thank you in advance!...
" the cab was lengthened to 8 feet overall by pushing the front wall foward into the nose area by 23 inches " source BN 1980-1991 annual R.C. Del Grosso...
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... According to The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide, page 49, the nose length was reduced from 88 to 65 inches on BN 3158-3162. Norm Metcalf, Boulder CO...
... Now that we have a good start, and thank you guys by the way, does anyone know of any articles about these units? (trains, RMC,...)\ Joel Ashcroft...
There was a Model Railroader article in the late 1980's? about building a BN 5-man cab GP50 (tiger stripe) using an undec Athearn. Does anyone know the exact...
In a message to the MFCL dated 3 January 2002, James Koretsky asked: << Did any of BN's leased PS 5344CF Offset Double Door Box Cars in Series 223200-223999...
Hello, Do any of you have information on BN 40-ft log flats? Perhaps there is some info in that new freight car book? I'm most interested in 3 classes of...
... Just as a reminder, the C&P web site is now www.cmpshops.com. Ray has posted his price list to the site, as well as the following update on availability: ...
OK, now that I have the article from MR, the orange that was used on the model seems too red than the prototype. Is it me, or could there be a more correct...
Joel I used Rio Grande Orange, with a few drops of white in it. But when I did this, I was painting a number of units so I required a lot of orange, including,...
I just finished reading the 2001 edition of Richard Kistler's excellent book "Burlington Route: The Wymore Story" and it raised a question for me. In the book,...
I'm hoping someone can tell me if 3-N style trucks, or a reasonable approximation, have been done in HO scale. These were used on the BA-19(A) baggage cars...
In reply to cwfaulk, CB&Q installed CTC between North Kansas City and Napier in steps, between 1932 and 1959. This line was double track ABS, and was...
Jim, I found 40 ft log flats in the NP books. There is interesting info on them there. The new BN book was kinda disapointing, but it is a must have for...
This week I saw the first photo of the master for Cascade and Pacific's long-anticipated Paducah frog-eye short hood, and also heard that Ray has a third short...
Hi All The picture of BN Box Car 321625 on page 32 of the BN Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, is this close to the Accurail Kit? The ends look ...
I apologize for the second post on this today, but C&P completed the frog-eye and recessed Pyle short hood versions and sent me links to photos of both today,...
... James, BN 321625 is an ACF car built in 1975. A car of the same serie was featured in the RMJ articles about ACF IPD box cars. You're right, the Accurail...
In a message dated Thu, 10 Jan 2002 13:11:32 -0500 James Koretsky asked: << BN 60' Wood Chip Cars, 585350-585499, shown on Page 80 of the BN Color Guide. Does...
... Since I just get the daily digest, I don't know if anyone else has answered this yet, but I'll just forge ahead anyway. First, I don't have the book, but...
Hello all, For those who aren't on the Yahoo Groups Ry-ops-industrialSIG list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ry-ops-industrialSIG/?yguid=72316334 , there's been...
I'm offering 3 BN HO diesels for sale to list members prior to sale on the market. They are all white face post 1990 models. 1 SD-40-2, 1 GP-38-2, 1 GP-39M....
