I have both HO LifeLike BL-2 versions as well as a Custom Brass and an ancient AHM model. The Custom Brass model is the only one that the AccuCal decals fit...
... Naturally at the age of 15 I wouldn't have known. What was the difference in interior configuration ? Are the floor plans on any web site, or can they be...
Has anyone made their own decals? Am thinking about doing so and was wondering what I should do to make sure the results are as good as the commercial product....
... noticeably, NO dedicated seating for food service. Presumably passengers were served at their (parlor) seat or in the drawing room. The fact that there was...
... August ... eventually converted to a >baggage car as its photo appears in that picture book on Northern New England rolling stock. Seeing all this talk...
... To amplify a bit on JSH's response: Plans 2417F (but not 2417D), 4019 and 4019J (but not 4019B) may be found in Kratville's Passenger Car Catalog. As my...
... but in general quite a bit of the equipment on through trains the B&M operated with the CNR/CV and CPR was Canadian. ... Boston/Montreal trains. ... on the...
James Van Bokkelen <jbvb@...> wrote: Plans 4019 and 4019J (but not 4019B) may be found in Kratville's Passenger Car Catalog. As my web site says, there was...
John Horvath is correct regarding B&M's ONWARD and PROGRESS compared to other parlor-restaurant-lounge cars on the PRR, among others. Primarily, the bathrooms...
"charmantas" <charmantas@...> wrote: On the B&M cars the 10 parlor car seat section was immediately next to the vestibule, with the bathrooms further inboard....
Hi all, Did any B&M engines have any flashing mars lights or special lighting effects? Did they follow rule 17? From what I remember seeing as a boy, I don't...
The only warning lights that ever seemed to have graced B&M units were strobes lights on the GP-18's, GP-38's and a few others. SJW ... From: "Alan Clark"...
Does anyone have any knowledge or opinion of how the name The Sacred Cow became applied to the two B&M Ingersol-Rand units #1140 and #1141? I suspect it may...
I think the name was reserved for only the 1140. Perhaps it was the pet of the master mechanic of the time? Though the two units were similar putside, inside...
Bruce, See vol 22 #1 of the B&M bulletin, George Drury comments that it may have got its nickname because of its hump above the engineroom. Joseph A ...
Those were cab roof mounted right? Alan jr. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
Hi folks, I'm thinning my collection, and I've got some HO scale B&M prototype stuff for sale. Figure I'll offer to this group before throwing it on ebay... -...
I have a strong interest in passenger trains and express cars. Since I model the B&M, NYC and NH in HO scale for the 1950-1960 period, the recent Walthers...
Yes, 1140 was The Sacred Cow. And, according to the scarce May-June 1957 B&M RR Magazine, the name began with some nameless shop employee and it stuck....
I have read two conjectures. One refers to the prime mover transplant the 1140 received. The other refers to the resemblance of the unit (the hump up front) to...
... Then it could have been adopted by folks willing to milk millions of needless dollars to rebuild it in an arrangement far from what it was when ...
Hmmm. Good point there Scotty! ... From: BM_RR@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BM_RR@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Scott J. Whitney Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 5:21...
A question on another Yahoo Group has me wondering (a) how long is the siding going to the pit from the main line at Ossipee (Matthews), (b) when did they...
... From Rt. 16 you can see maybe 1/2 mile of track, I don't know how far out of sight the main line is, though. ... I recall the grade crossing being...
The information I have was the pit as it now is started around 1969. In 1991 I when on a ride from Rochester to Ossippee pit in the brochure the maps from the...
Back in post #14596 I started a discussion of what the siding tracks about a mile north of the Bath Station were used for. I recently obtained a B&M Station...
Duane, I'm very interested in this info. Please contact me off list. Roger Robar ... From: BM_RR@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BM_RR@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ...
Just wondering if the shells for the BLI NW2/SW7 are interchangable with any proto 2000 B&M switchers shells? If not, how about a Kato NW2 shell on a BLI? ...
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