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18906
The B&M RR Magazine, Jan 52, pg 17, has a picture and article on the W-3586 scale test car. The following is paraphrased from the article. 'It is used to ...
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Feb 1, 2007
3:51 pm
18907
Kevin, There are two photos of W3586 and a brief article by Harry Frye in MN35. If you hsve the disk you can easily pull it up. Among other things Harry...
Bruce C Bowden
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Feb 1, 2007
4:05 pm
18908
And don't forget that scale test cars were hauled at the rear of the train - they had no brakes since having them and being actuated when brakes were applied...
Bob Warren
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Feb 1, 2007
4:43 pm
18909
In a message dated 2/1/2007 11:47:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, bmbobwarren@... writes: And don't forget that scale test cars were hauled at the rear of...
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Feb 1, 2007
6:39 pm
18910
The area shown is the junction of Barbers Crossing. The line north (going off to the left) is the B&M's Worceter-Perterboro branch. The buildings there at the...
Alan LePain
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Feb 2, 2007
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18911
In a message dated 1/29/2007 4:21:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, minute_man200@... writes: I'm going to put sound into my B&M HH660. I need to know what...
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Feb 2, 2007
2:46 am
18912
Well, Roy, I do have a few in saleable condition. Last sold one on eBay at $15.50 last March. A popular issue for many reasons. $8.50 POSTPAID FIRST CLASS mail...
Alden Dreyer
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Feb 2, 2007
2:01 pm
18913
... I purchased several and kept the best one ... Must be a Fairbanks :) Hmmm--What brands did the B&M use for various applications and locations? Dan ...
Dan Mahoney
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Feb 2, 2007
4:50 pm
18914
Note: forwarded message attached. Still think BLI/Precision Scale (irony huh?)isn't going the way of IHC by plastering roadnames all over their models without...
Alan Clark
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Feb 2, 2007
6:10 pm
18915
Alan, Neither forwarded message nor attached response got posted on group's list. Suggest that you copy and paste each so that its posted on Yahoo. Tim Gilbert...
Tim Gilbert
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Feb 2, 2007
6:27 pm
18916
_____----BLI/Precisioncraft will be bringing the Boston & Maine herald to it's line of highly detailed engines. Available in May 2007: B&M AC4/AC5 Cab Foward ...
Alan Clark
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Feb 2, 2007
6:37 pm
18917
... From: Matthew Williamson [mailto:mwilliamson@...] Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 4:33 PM To: 'minute_man2000@...' Cc:...
Alan Clark
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Feb 2, 2007
6:50 pm
18918
... Thanks Roy! Bet the engineer lost his hearing rather quickly! Alan ____________________________________________________________________________________ ...
Alan Clark
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Feb 2, 2007
6:57 pm
18919
I suppose using the same logic that BLI/Precision Craft would letter an F-16 fighter with a United Air Lines logo - at least the word "United" would be...
Tim Gilbert
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Feb 2, 2007
7:02 pm
18920
Hah! Maybe I could find a way to put my old Athearn pacific shell on their drive....wait...why am I even thinking like that?!? I have not replied to their...
Alan Clark
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Feb 2, 2007
7:25 pm
18921
Mr. Williamson, Do you remember what happened with the BLI Boston & Maine E7 shells that were painted incorrectly? How many were returned and how many...
Alan Clark
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Feb 2, 2007
8:23 pm
18922
... BB: how do I get a hold of MN35 (and what is MN35)? Sorry, I'm not a regular here, so I don't know all the lingo... Peteski...
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Feb 3, 2007
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18923
I spoke with Matthew Williamson several months ago and while Alan has made an eloquent plea for a B&M 3713 the simple fact of the matter is that they want to...
Bruce C Bowden
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Feb 3, 2007
3:22 pm
18924
Norton company had quite a network of track within their plant.They had through the 1970`s a large fleet of older retired boxcars from different New England...
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Feb 3, 2007
3:56 pm
18925
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the BM_RR group. File :...
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4:27 pm
18926
A transcription of the August 1951 B&M Employees Magazine Article about the Norton Company in the Group's files - bmem851norton.doc Tim Gilbert...
Tim Gilbert
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Feb 3, 2007
4:33 pm
18927
I am thinking of adding a paper mill to my freelance B&M layout and am wondering what prototype would be good to use as reference. Any suggestions? Joe...
Joe Prespare
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Feb 3, 2007
10:02 pm
18928
... Joe, Your first decision is whether you want one which is an integrated mill with pulp producing facilities, or one that buys its wood pulp. The former...
Tim Gilbert
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Feb 3, 2007
11:13 pm
18929
For my money, the mill at Lincoln, NH (no longer extant) would be the best. This would be Franconia Paper and later Profile paper (and perhaps a few other...
John Alan Roderick
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Feb 4, 2007
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18930
Ouch!!! One of the things I can do because it's just MY modeling of trains is to run and build trains that would never have seen each other. These all have...
ny1776
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Feb 4, 2007
2:14 am
18931
Hello and thanks for all the interesting info. But I'm still looking for photos. Can anybody tell me how to get a hold of the said issue of the B&M Magazine...
peteski7
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Feb 4, 2007
2:15 am
18932
... trains is to ... someone ... No problem with that. Everyone has a right to model the way they want to. ... Once again, no big deal. Many modelers mix...
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Feb 4, 2007
2:43 am
18933
... I recall that the Wolfeborough RR bought two or three of the outside braced Norton boxcars for storage and for their good wheelsets. One day, Brian Beeler...
brian
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Feb 4, 2007
11:46 am
18934
At Des Plaines Hobbies on Friday, I saw a Roundhouse (?) 4-4-0, big display box, in both large and small headlight that looks a lot like the the B&M's in...
Ted Anderson
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Feb 4, 2007
12:47 pm
18935
_____ From: BM_RR@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BM_RR@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of peteski7 Subject: [BM_RR] Re: B&M Scale Test Cars Hello and thanks for all the...
Roger Robar
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Feb 4, 2007
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