Just an admin note, this is not on topic for this forum. Also, please put your name on your postings so we know who we're talking to. Curt Fortenberry ...
I took several photos of 2005 with the 75th anniversary logo on its right hand side - the photo in John's web site also shows the right side. Does any one know...
Several locomotives including 3007 & 3008 appear to have a large speaker or air intake mounted on the left side of the cab roof just behind the extra roof...
These are electronic bells. Many of the ARR locomotives have them. Use Details West part EB-337 to add this detail to your models in HO scale. Jason Kuehn...
I spotted the 3008 in Whittier this week. It has been repaired and back on the road. A few months ago the 3003 & 3008 were in a collision in Whittier and...
As far as I know, no one hurt. 3005 has been out on the road. The collision happened the day the 3005 came back on the barge, but was not in the collision. ...
One of the old ones where the dome occupies only the middle third of the car. It was inside the engine house having something (I've no idea what) done to it...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska â€" The state-owned Alaska Railroad plans to lay off 20 percent of its employees, or about 143 people, the Alaska Daily News has reported....
I noticed that Overland Models is showing a rerun of the HO Alaska International Car Company cabooses. Numbers 1085 and 1087 are announced. Due spring 2010. ...
ARR had at least one jet powered snow blower (the jet engine was used to blow snow, not power the wheels). It was used on the Eielson line a couple of years...
Do you have any pictures of the jet powered snow blower. I would like to see them if you have any. Jeff Tellechea ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hi there, I can't find it now, but the ARR had some used MOW equipment up for bid. 1 of the items was a Jet Snow Blower. Guess they pulled the bid or did not...
I am curious, since ARR has potentially sold the BR-21 and BR-22 jet snowblowers, what takes their place? They had to be expensive to run but I bet they were...
This is something I missed earlier. Broadway Limited is doing a set of California Zephyr cars in plastic, due in about now. The CB&Q dome coaches are the...
This from one of my sources, "Yes, they were effective but very very expensive. They pretty much melted everything in sight and tossed rocks everywhere....
Thanks to John Combs for the nice photos of the BR-21 and BR-23 snow blowers. Amazing, the varied uses of aircraft engines (piston as well as jets). Jeff...
ARR had two domes of the same kind, 7004 and 7008. 7004 was wrecked in the mid-1970's. The owner of 7008, St Louis Car Co, refers to their dome as 7004/7008...
If at any point you see a link from my email don't open it. I had my email hacked and have taken action for it not to happen again. I am sorry for the problems...
For those prototype modelers wanting a correct handbrake for the ARR mill gons, Tangent Scale Models will be offering such a new part from their line. The...
Hi folks, My wife and I visited Alaska in July/Aug of 2001 and I would like to purchase a copy of the Employee Timetable that was in effect at that time. Not...
Ron, Here is one from 2003: http://www.akrr.com/pdf/SAF_Timetable131.pdf Roundhouse Hobbies has them from time to time. You might want to contact owner Randy...
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