... LV ... MI Bill , The LV 's main helper district was on the Wyoming Division between Coxton,Pa. (near Pittston,Pa.) on the Mountain Cut-off MP186 (Pittston)...
I am looking for a detailed layout of the tracks and Rochester Junction with the names of tracks etc. I have the usual refrences and Picures but need mored...
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Hello. Presented here is a museum-quality find: original one of a kind what I believe to be the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania New Jersey Railroad railroad depot...
I agree.....we could probably get Schraders to reproduce a similar and smaller sign for the trainroom for less than $200. $5,000.00 buys a lot of trains ... ...
Thanks Jonathan, I've thought about it. Chris ... From: Jonathan Black To: LV-RR@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [LV] LV RR...
i'm getting ready to paint my cement gon (as seen in the files section) and wish to do it in the red scheme. what color red do you guys recommend?? does...
Bob, LV cement gons were painted oxide red. They were also heavily weathered with cement dust. Gale W. Smith [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Bob Sorry for the double post but I just look in a Walthers catalog and Scalecoat II has an oxide Red. Gale [Non-text portions of this message have been...
thanks Gale, i actually found i had a custom blended slightly darker, (more reddish) red oxide than what is off the rack by scalecoat. but i am using the red...
I saw you(original poster) wanted to use Scalecoat(?), I deleted the threads(?). I use Floquil Oxide Red with just a tad Engine Black, then weather with a ...
ive painted quite a number of these cars (pic in files section) but have always done them as NYC. well these 2 clients wanted them LV so i figured id paint...
Were LV station signs always lettered in gold leaf such as the Wilkes-Barre one featured here earlier or did they eventually start to replace them with regular...
The paint sounds good to me. Did the black gons that you saw have the cement canisters on board or were they empty gons? If they were the LV had green gons,...
They had "Cans" in them, and had cement dust on them too. They were in Lehighton, but not on the dead track. BCJCT [Non-text portions of this message have...
I know at point the Lehigh Valley steam locomotives had gold leaf on them but they changed to yellow paint do to cost and later to white. The signs may have...
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Good question Greg and I can't answer it as I'm not a historian of this degree. The "paint" does appear much more gold than yellow, as there is still a nice...
Thank you James for a clearer timeline and historical definition. Chris ... From: James E. Mack To: LV-RR@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 3:56 AM ...
All the ones I have seen have been in the Gold Leaf. Currently the club in Auburn NY has one in Gold leaf for the station in Throop, NY. Tim ... From: "chris...
It's nice to get opinions from you railroad afficianados! Chris ... From: Empire Northern Models To: LV-RR@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 9:53 AM...
Greetings! I am doing research for a layout of the LV from Manchester to Rochester Junction and up the branch to the yard in Rochester. I am looking for ANY...
J, Have you looked at the LVRR Modeler web site? No track plans yet, but mileposts and shippers are all listed for the years 1969-72. See the Traffic Track...
Hi, I have some old (Champ I believe) decals for LV steam locos and they are "silver" color. So as for steam lettering being eventually white, I wonder was is...
LV used stainless steel letters on the Otto streamlined Black Diamond and John Wilkes, I have a Walthers set and they are silver also. BCJCT [Non-text...
The lettering was listed as aluminum (1896) but as a little boy I seen Lehigh Valley steam locomotives (1947-1948) and the lettering looked white to me. Now it...
James E. Mack
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Have a set of ABBA Stewart Kato F3's, if interested please reply off the list. Tim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
This ia a public service announcement to all my lists. There is an e-mail virus making the rounds that is VERY nasty. It carries the Bugbear-B virus and can...
Call for more volunteers on Black River & Western RR - TRAIN & ENGINE CREWS The Legacy of the Black River & Western Railroad is a dedicated group of volunteers...
Guys, check out this new auction site that started up just this month. It's strictly for MR stuff and is much better for us than ebay. The part I like is...
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