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That time I saw a 4-8-8-4 as a DPU!
Somewhere in eastern Washington and couldn't believe my eyes! A 4-8-8-4 as a DPU! Not to mention perfect weather and beautiful scenery. If I hadn't seen it myself I would have thought it was a pair of kpack's models.
railroad-owned highway trailers of the 1950s
In the mid and late 1950s, many railroads purchased small fleets of highway trailers for Trailer of Flat Car (TOFC) service (also called piggyback.) Initially, many were 36 or 38' long. Later, 40-foot trailers became common. Photos of these are not common. Here's a place to share some photos and rosters.
Prototype Photographs 2020
Hi All,
Went to see some trains today with my camera. Found a couple scenes that you might enjoy looking at.
In the spirit of the holidays I'd like to share them with You.
Hope the ensuing year is Happy, Healthful and Prosperous for you.
I’m looking forward to see your prototype photos too again this year.
The Strasburg Railroad is expanding. They received a grant to build a freight transload facility next to the interchange.
The location is right next to route 30. This will mostly separate the freight service from the tourist operations. https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/12/strasburg-rail-road-company-awarded-17-million-grant-millions-of-dollars-awarded-to-26-rail-freight-projects.html
New Electric Steel Making
Just happened across this very well done animated video of modern day electric steel making,....following posting. I suspect there will be more?
December Update
Hello,
today I uploaded the December Update to Youtube. During the last few months not much happend to my modelrailroad projects. But last October some friends and I spend a weekend in Berlin to built about 20 curved modules to FREMO N-RE standards. After these I spend a few days in the Harz Mountain region and took a trip on the HSB (Harzer Schmalspurbahn) from Gernrode to Wernigerode and back.
Roof material ...
Is there a comprehensive overview somewhere of which box car types have roofs made of which material?
It would be very useful not to weather a model with rust while its prototype has a roof made of aluminum.
What color is this covered hopper?
I found this B&W picture on the internet. Does anyone know what color this car actually is? The body appears to be white or very light gray. The lettering may be red since there were other Evans 4780 cars in Nebraska that were red on white, but that is no guarantee.
IAIS's West End - Grade crossings to nowhere?
I shot this pic the month before I model, with the lava rock hopper being my primary focus.
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