Locos - Rolling stock (general)
Early Rail Boxcar
To All: The Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern RR existed under that name from 1899 until 1908. In 1908 the successor road was the St. Paul & Des Moines RR. Eventually this line became part of the Rock Island System. I scratchbuilt, painted and lettered this Early Rail Boxcar. Photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.
Making drawbars to connect F units
I'm thinking of connecting an F3A and a B unit using a drawbar. These units always run together. I suspect others have done this, and am interested to see how. What material is used for the drawbar? Do you use the standard coupler pockets? Do you permanently attach to both locos, or just to the lead unit and use a pin on the trailing unit the way steam locos connect to their tenders?
Any info will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John C
Replacing open-frame motor brushes on an On3 Shay
This week I'm fixing an On3 Shay for my friend. We used to run it on his layout and then one day it stopped. Looking into it, it looks like the open-frame motor brushes are totally worn out, so now I'm trying to find replacement brushes. My googling attempts at locating replacement parts have failed so I'm turning to any insight I can find here :-)
Pacific Car Foundry HO Scale Log Bunks - Grandt Line 5104
Hi Guys,
Im after someone who has a pack on Grandt Line Pacific Car Foundry HO Scale Log Bunks Part 5104.
If anyone has a set handy in their collection im after the width of them scale. Im looking to use them in a scratch build. I would just buy a set and measure but most of the time it is $20 postage for a small parcel from the US to Aus
They are listed under "narrow gauge" but i am looking for some to use on a large amount of standard gauge HO logging flats based on PCF Red River Type Skeleton with Quadruple Bunks
Motorizing a Rotary Snow Plow
This past Saturday I went to the last train show of the season. I didn't think I'd find anything of interest. Fortunately or unfortunately it turned out good. Fortunate because I found something interesting and unfortunate because I just added another project to the list. But I think it will be a quick project for those rainy spring days.
Weekly Photo Fun 4/28-5/4
I'll start the thread this week
Show 'em if you got'em............works in progress to finished projects.
Birdsboro & Reading ex-PRR N8 cabooses.
Beat-up Blue-Box Rail Box Blues...
This is my first true boxcar weathering job (as I am a recovering 1/72nd - 1/35th scale Tread-Head (armor modeler for all you Rail folks) and I just had to beat on the Rail Box.
Waukegan, Rockford & Elgin Boxcar
To All: The Waukegan, Rockford & Elgin RR is the Proto?Freelance line of Patrick Martin of the Illini Chapter Professional Car Society. This interurban railroad went out of business in 1925, but Pat models the line as though it survived. He sent me these decals to letter a car for myself. Photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.
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