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...
Aubrey, thanks for the links to your layout, nice work! as for remembering Oct. '59 cannot do . . . but as I was told and if the weather was nice my Mother...
Hi All, Question, what dates would this have been used by the railroad?? This is a hand crank grinder, works well, well oiled and clean (relatively),, This one...
Ron, I'm sure that I saw a picture of a M of W guy was grinding the the joints where two rails come together. That was before welded rail. I have seen pictures...
Hello group, Could anyone tell me if the N&W of the 1950's used the traditional green/red marker lights on the cabooses or did they use the less common...
WOW!!! Morning Sun has done it again! Another great N&W book about our favorite steam locos. It's full of new and different pictures of steamers from the late...
Yes, the book is entitled "Norfolk and Western Steam in Color". I just got it here in Australia at my local hobby shop. The pictures are excellent, with many...
