All, OK, you all probably already know the answer to this one but... I've now seen several images in which crewmen were riding atop the front end (so I presume...
Hi Eric; They were engineers and/or technicians from the motive power department observing locomotive performance - including coal usage. Nigel ... From: Eric...
Eric, The crew members are part of a test crew. They are measuring the amount of coal used by the turbine vs the hp produced. There is a book that explains ...
Hi All, I am sending this out as a public service announcement. I am NOT getting any remuneration whatsoever for this email. I have found a source of a bulk ...
Hi All, A very good friend of mine is building an O Scale layout in the South Jersey area. It is O 2 rail standard gauge (Not P48 and no narrow gauge). It is ...
Information found at: http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/Week-of-Mon-20070903/007025.html To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Dressler was a...
Hi, That is really sad news. I live on the other side of the world, but his name is associated clearly in my mind, with a man who contributed greatly to an...
All, I remember years ago, when there was not that much N&W Steam available to purchase, how I got mad thinking that Tom Dressler had take several Gem N&W J's...
The N&W Steam in Color by Morning Sun Books is out. I'd highly recommend it as a companion to Morning Sun's earlier N&W in Color 1945- 64. There's expanded...
Has anyone on the site modified any of the existing Alco models to make a T-6?? I was considering doing so but it appears that there is a lot of difference...
In HO scale; relatively inexpensive brass ones show up from time to time on eBay. Another possibility is Tiger Valley Models, he has been working on a T-6...
All, I have three of the ALCO Models Brass N&W T-6 switchers on is done in N&W the other is in Chesapeake and Western and the third will be done in the other...
I have a few questions. I've seen many photos and videos over the years showing N&W trains with low side gondolas loaded with very large chunks of logs....
I was watching several videos & DVD's on the N&W today and noticed several passenger trains that included what looks like freight boxcars in the consists. They...
What DVDs were you watching Roger? Ron =>I was watching several videos & DVD's on the N&W today and noticed =>several passenger trains that included what looks...
Roger: One possible use/end product is furniture quality veneering. These logs are now hauled by trucks. They are oak, maple and other hardwoods. I've seen...
A lumber yard (Schweickart????) in Ironton, Ohio, used to buy logs to send to the Mead Paper Company in Chillicothe, Ohio. These logs were five feet long and...
hey my dad was an engineer on the pokey i remeber seeing those gons come trought bluefield in the 80s.dad said they come down from columbus .but they would...
Any good books to recommned or where I can find good pictures that show engine terminals in good detail, like Shaeffers crossing (spelling?) --ken--...
Ken TLC has just published "Steam and Diesel Locomotive Terminals and Facilities" by Tom Dixon. This contains a lot of material on loco terminals in general,...
Ken wrote: =>Any good books to recommned or where I can find good pictures that show =>engine terminals in good detail, like Shaeffers crossing (spelling?) => ...
Hi All, This is a hand crank grinder, works well, well oiled and clean (relatively),, This one has N&W >>> CAST <<<, (not stamped) on it,,, take a look! I...
Hi All, This is a hand crank grinder, works well, well oiled and clean (relatively),, This one has N&W >>> CAST <<<, (not stamped) on it,,, take a look! I...
How many of us remember where we were and what we were doing Oct. 24, 1959? Aubrey Wiley You are invited to visit these links but they are still under...
Aubrey, I believe it may have been Oct. 1959 when my parents took me a Railroad Excursion, I road out of Union Station Washington, D.C. behind a pair of RF&P...
=> =>Hi All, => =>This is a hand crank grinder, works well, well oiled and clean =>(relatively),, => =>This one has N&W >>> CAST <<<, (not stamped) on it,,,...
It's probably not that interesting, but I was attending Ironton High School (Ironton, Ohio) my junior year. If you had asked about a year earlier, I could...
Okay..here's my question: When did the N&W change boxcar lettering from: NORFOLK & WESTERN to: NORFOLK AND WESTERN ?????? I haven't been able to find my answer...
