I acquired this plastic 4-6-4  with a 12 axle tender at a train show in the bargain bin for two dollars.  I'm thinking that it would be a good place to practice weathering on a steam locomotive before making it into a flatcar load.  Does anyone know what model or railroad it may belong to?

If a narrow gauge line is still in commercial use in the 1940’s/50, and transfers cargo/passengers to standard gauge lines, would it be assigned standard AAR reporting marks like the Union Pacific (UP) or Norfolk Southern (NS)?

The freelanced two foot gauge North Central is fairly widespread, reaching from Wiscasset, Maine to the Canadian border.  There are a few cars, and a couple of switching critters, that are privately owned and mostly stay on industrial track—but can connect to the Maine line.

I just recieved the MTH SD70ACe in Mo-Pac paint. The very first brand new engine I have ever bought. A nice looking unit. I opted for the DCC ready version as I will supply my own decoder later down the road. I was reading the instruction leaflet and came across the section of needing to lube the motor prior to running. In my infinite wisedom I find it odd to have to lube a brand new engine. But it is what it is.

Now I'm all about following directions and I will take heed to their instructions. My question is this:

On 03 July 2014, the Ocean Limited will celebrate 110 years of service between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Montreal, Quebec.

To find out about this historic passenger train service click on...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_(train)

or do a Google search using these words: "the ocean limited train"

G. T.