The photo appears to be looking south from 10th & Main. My mom was raised at 12th & Center, three blocks away. If I have placed the photo correctly, the...
I think you're right and I am turned around. My great grandfather, Earl Derby, ran a confectionary store next to the clothing store in that block (after he...
Bob - It sort of looks like the old 1st National Bank building in the distance on the right, and that's what suggested the camera location and direction to me....
The clothing store had a copy of the well-known painting "The Rock Island Rocket" on the wall. It now occupies a place of honor in my den. Dick Gill ... ...
Greetings all, A couple years back I wanted to do a Golden State. I now seem to have most of the cars and decals. It will be in N scale and comprise Like...
"Old Town Martini to close its doors" After a decade in business, Old Town Martini is closing. But fans of the restaurant in the former Rock Island train...
It's a bit foggy, but I'm recalling blue upholstery, at least in the sections, and beige walls. On the Rocky Mtn Rocket, after the 5 dbr obs cars were...
PS - On the Rocket, the 6-6-4s were almost always car 72 westbound and car 82 eastbound. Golden Chariot and Golden Mesa seemed to fill the slot most often, and...
Last summer when I was in El Reno I found the old Rock Diesel House. I got to researching the Rock Island and I've come to realize that I like everything about...
I'm forwarding this on to Lee Berthoff, the Membership Secretary. If you can give him your mailing address, I know he will be happy to mail you a membership...
Must it be a PROTO2000 GP9 hood? Might an Athearn body work as well? At train / swap meets I have seen vendors offering Athearn body shells that would fill...
Assuming you are talking about HO scale, ask on the HOYardsale group. It's another Yahoo group. Shells turn up on eBay occasionally, too. I have a couple of...
You can TRY calling Walther's and see if they are still selling P2K parts. Used to be easy to get parts from Life Like. Now that Walther's has taken...
Does anyone have any diagrams, shop drawings, or extra photos of the Rock Island's depressed center flat car #92000 on page 81 of the freight equipment book? I...
I have one thing to say about that. FAT CHANCE!!!!!!!!! Walthers does not and will not sell you parts for the Proto engines unless it's under warranty.. the...
I am pretty sure you are correct about that, but I did send them a E-mail asking about it. I have to agree with another person who said LIFE-LIKE was easy to...
Fred, There are two places to look for additional information on this car. RITS Digest 11 (from 1993) had a good article on this car with photos and the...
The Sioux Falls branch was a relatively interesting bit of the old Bow
and Arrow lines. It served the communities of Midland, Rock Rapids,
Lester, Larchwood,...
The Sioux Falls branch was a relatively interesting bit of the old Bow
and Arrow lines. It served the communities of Midland, Rock Rapids,
Lester, Larchwood,...
This is my opinion only I noticed on the form for Nomination of officers that there was an add for Freight cars for sale What a poor place to put that If...
Leaving Chicago about 1940. http://www.railroadheritage.org/SPT--FullImage.php?ResourceId=1368&FieldName=Screenshot Bob Yarger Railway Preservation News (free...
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