... wrote: Also would like to find a speaker style bell?, if that is what it is called (i guess thats whats on the cab next to the rotary beacon) David, The...
Jason, You are correct about the brass car sides. However, they are recommended to be used on Con-Cor cars, which I would imagine need a looooot of work...
Jason, You may be right. You have to remember though that the Walthers cars are built around a core so the sides could be popped off, doors cut out, probably...
I received this email tonight from a gentleman in Australia and was wondering if anyone could help: I am trying to find out information about US pacifics in...
Does anyone have one of these units? ... Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi All, Just curious as to the length and builder of the spine cars now in Alaska. If I'm not mistaken, the early ones matched the Front Range models and close...
Does anyone have one of these units? What is the color scheme? Stanford Gradstaf ... Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and...
Bob, The ARR spine cars (series 19100-19144), the orange ones, were built by Paccar in 1985 (the ARR cars say 6-85). they are 160' 5" over the strikers. They...
I was at caboose hobby this afternoon looking for an Atlas Trainman undecorated 3650 3-bay covered hopper. They haven't arrived yet, but I saw the Atlas...
From another list, the Atlas Trainman 3 bay hopper is 42' 6" inside length, and the Alaska cars (they are ex C&O), are 40' 8". So the Atlas car is a tad long....
Thanks for all the help i have gotten, very well response from members of ARR group like being a member. Just got a Genesis sd70 from ATH. and very well...
The Athearn unit is better detailed at least for ARR. It has the winterization hatch and the extra box behind the cab on the conductors side. I can't comment...
David, The Kato SD-70 mac is a Burlington Northern prototype. Very early design. According to Athearn, there are 9 phases of the SD-70 mac. The Athearn is more...
Curt, Thanks for the info. I thought the earlier cars had been sent south and replaced with others. I found a site with good pictures of the cars in Burlington...
Hi With reference to using an Athearn GP50 for the GP49, if you visit Johns Alaska Railroad site, you will see the one I did a few years ago. It is not that...
... I've been bidding on these units on eBay for years, but they always seem to go for more than I want to pay. Although they are not prototypical, I still...
Bob, Okay, what you are referring to are the KWTX cars, not ARR's. They are nearly identical, the only differences being the KWTX cars were yellow, had...
MR ran an article a number of years back on doing a Katy Gp-39- 2...which extenally is identical to a Gp49,with minor detail variations...I think Mainline...
A couple of the GP49s went south for an overhaul / rebuilding. The ARR has been doing some overhauls, too, just no paint for them up here. I have pics. of a...
... I haven't looked into using the Lifelike GP60 as a starting point for the GP49. The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide lists both the GP60 and GP49 as...
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I am a little intrigued by the front "ladders" on the 2801. What happened to the original front steps to bring about this modification, and did it ever run ...
Jody, The GP49's received their snowplows after delivery to ARR. All recieved them within a year. The massive modification to the front pilot is why they all...
Has anyone heard about Bachmann making a GP30 Alaska Railroad engine? I was at a train show 2 weeks ago and I was scanning thru a bunch of engines and rolling...
Harold <hcemerick@...> wrote: Has anyone heard about Bachmann making a GP30 Alaska Railroad engine? I was at a train show 2 weeks ago and I was scanning...
Matt, All true. One of the options specified is the bridging plates (the attachments that go between the cars to allow circus style loading). It's hard to say...
Hi there, Went down to the Anchorage Depot today to see Lionel Trains. Where are they? The Baggage Annex was all locked up. The small trains were in the...
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