I'll say it again: Perhaps all our favorite hobby manufacturers like BLI and LL Proto 2000 Heritage, Athearn, Bachmann,Walthers etc. need to donate a...
An interesting comment, and so far as main line steam is concerned, perhaps a true one. From the side of the "short line" steam operator, things are very much ...
... Hi All: Hey, let's leave the hobby manufacturers out of this. Or are you saying that its Union Pacific's extraction of logo fees from the pockets of the...
I agree with you Linc that steam is alive... however, just cuz the engines are alive doesn't mean they will actually be running. By this I mean that there are,...
Hi Steve: The "last hurrah" for the far end of the branch was probably the sand trains that were hauled to a car shaker and dumper belt. The fill was being...
every time the ... Ever bought a Proto 2000 Heritage loco? Life-Like donates a portion of the sale to preserve a loco of the same type that you bought the...
Hi all, A few questions. I've finished building my HO 4-4-2 and am going to number it #3235 since it was the last one scrapped. I noticed on my "Minuteman...
Alan: There is the lettering "TP" under the cab windows. These letters indicate the division that the loco is assigned to for operation and maintenance. There...
I just received the October 2003 ORER which I purchased on Ebay. The first thing I looked at was the B&M page. There, only 532 cars were owned (vs. 904 in the...
Interesting (as usual) Tim: When you say cars "owned" does that refer to cars carrying the "BM" reporting marks that are not leased? A silly delineation I...
... John Alan, Those cars with "BM" reporting marks. Small? I was surprised it was so many - particularly in today's environment where cars are no longer free ...
I suppose that is a large number in, as you say, today's environment. But I think back to, for instance, the line of boxcars stored on the siding at Buckland...
I worked for the B&M at Worcester in the early 1970s and have a photo of 4265A and 1573 (both in the Minuteman paint scheme) leading train WR-2 between...
I started with an MDC/Roundhouse Santa Fe 4-4-2 kit with the newer Can motor. I tried to recycle parts to cut down on costs. Total cost for this project for me...
That is essentially correct in that there was some sort of failure of the unit. While I don't know what that particular failure was, I CAN tell you that the...
If memory serves me correctly (which it seldom does these days), there is a photo of the newly-outshopped '65A running light to Boston in a 1972 or '73 issue...
I can tell you from first hand experience that most of those cars are still in service. The 5200 series hoppers are in regular service between PJ Keating in...
... Thank you for providing some of the routes on which the "BM" fleet is being used. According to an article a few months ago in TRAINS magazine, most of the...
Tim: It is the "leased" cars that I was referring to. I guess that's where the misunderstanding came in with respect to the seemingly meager number of "B&M"...
Has anyone bought one of MDC's new HO B&M cabooses? I'd like to know whether the ends are painted red or not. Can I assume the rest of the paint job matches...
... Edward, The only buggies the B&M had which resemble MDC's offering were the C90 through C92 series which were acquired from the L&NE during their ...
I reported him to Ebay and also contacted the two current bidders and told them they should retract their bids and get them for free on NERAIL. I told them...
Alan, I buy and sell regularly on Ebay (farm toys and HO scale model RR stuff) and have had similar problems in the past. Just so you know, your report to Ebay...
I contacted the seller: Dear racasey925, ... offered Ebay Item and I did not recieve any notification that you intended to profit from their use. Please remove...
Hi all On the scrounge! I am planning a visit to New England in late July/early August - will have to go to New Haven to visit a mate but hope to get up as far...
Hello All - I've got a question regarding the mileposts on the Lincoln branch. This weekend I had the task of trying to locate milepost 1. First, we...
My condensed profile of the branch locates MP-1 exactly at the first small bridge north of the Baker River bridge and Peg Mill crossing. It shows the station...
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