Searching for info,builders numbers ,built dates and dispositions on wreckers .What are unit numbers for Kamatsu sidebooms and where are they assigned ,also...
Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner: http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~2635684,00.html Locomotive derails near Talkeetna By DIANA CAMPBELL A single...
SD70MAC 4008 arrived Seattle Jan. 13 with a fair amount of nose damage. Gone was the plow, however no damage to the pilot or the steps was evident. The nose...
I was passing by the Anchorage yard today and notice that the rotary snowplow and Russell snowplows were not where they have been for the longest time, just...
ARR is out on the street looking to lease between 20-60 quad hoppers, and 20 65' gons. Interesting that the gons are to be delivered in Houston, TX (I assume...
... The passenger car procurement goes into detail as to why, mostly to replace their aging passenger car fleet (some being 50 years old). Curt Fortenberry...
Thanks for the heads up. According to the ARR's procurement page, they have put out an RFP for a pair of new or used single level dome cars similar to the...
... I would guess the hoppers have to do with Usibelli having a new coal export contract shipping to Chile in addition to Korea. The gons, I don't know. The...
In case anyone cares, we put the ARR 4008 on our Everett-Pasco yesterday, she's traveling waybilled to LRC. A shame to see such anice unit beat up like that....
Wonder if the truck driver that caused that damage is still driving for Carlile? Wonder if he meant to run the crossing or just couldn't stop in time? ... ...
I would guess to say that he got at least a 60 day suspension on his CDL. Marty Quaas Palmer, Alaska ... From: andikrol To: arrrailfans@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
4008 arrived in Pasco at about 8:30pm on thursday. I couldn't see to much of the damage due to the darkness, but maybe i'll run down to roundhouse so i can...
Atlas is showing preproduction samples of their MP15DC models. From the photos on the Atlas forum (http://forum.atlasrr.com/), all 4 of the ARR versions can...
... Curt, Looks like a nice engine(s). Since they did a GP-38 in ARR, I suppose there is chance of ARR MP-15's too. I just finished heavily modifying and...
Jason, Could you post some pics on the mp-15? I'd like to see how you did the radiators. Thanks, Bob Garner [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Greetings, Jody here from the Ultradome Experience website. ( http://www.trainweb.org/ ultradomes) I am trying to gauge the interest of Alaska RR modelers in ...
I think the princess cars, royal and the holland cars would get a good response (no one makes them right now). I think that the detail would be about right if...
As an n-scale modeler with an interest in the ARR, I would like to see some nery nicely produced cars that are mid lie production modes. Being an n-scaler I...
It would probably be a while until I can get pictures for you. I am working out of town for the next several months. I can describe what I did. I purchased...
... Yes, I would like to be able to field a prototypical HO passenger train as of 2000 as a bench mark. ... Depends on cost, If you say craftsman style and...
I have observed that there are few Model Builders in 1/87 scale who specialize in Alaska Railroad prototypes. Jeff DeBroeck and myself, share parts, techniques...
Jason, Thanks kindly for the description. It will help greatly when I and others get around to modeling these. Bob Garner [Non-text portions of this message...
Hey Pat, Mike here in Fairbanks, I suppose that I would consider myself an ARR prototype modeler. I had the fortune of hangin out with Jeff while he was here....
HO scale: A note from Model Railroad Warehouse indicate the WWII hospital car by Cannonball Car Shops is nearly ready to be shipped. I have seen several ...
Most of the passenger equipment is, of course, in storage for the winter right now. The Princess cars are buried in the middle of the Anchorage yard, and a...
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