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For modeling purposes, does SW-1 007 have a horn and if so what type? I have not seen a clear enough photo but is looks like it might have a small horn on front of cab at/above top of middle windows. When it was SLR, it had a pretty good sized horn in about that location, big enough that I'd guess w...

Leverett and jbvb,

Thank you very much for the information. Lots of good stuff to work with.

Photos would be great, when you can get to it. I'm about 3 hours from Waterville so don't get up there often. Maybe not until August.

Jim

Thanks Cosmo and Pat I have reached out to NESCO and they are being helpful. Still wondering about the pipes on both sides of the smokebox that seem to run from behind the main steam steam pipes up around the smokebox and vent right behind the stack. Looks like some sort of valves or fittings near t...

Hi all, I'm interested in making an HO model of MEC 470. So far I have the decals (leftover from renumbering a Bachmann 2-8-0 to 501) and am getting a USRA light pacific model to decorate. Based on photos, one of the more obvious differences between the USRA Light Pacific and 470 is a bunch of myste...

Thanks. I had forgotten that link.

Driving by the South Acton station this morning before 0700, there was a large red and white crane and support vehicles parked along the right side of the entrance. As best I can tell from looking down from the Route 27 Bridge, they are working slowly on what will be the new outbound platform, and t...

Everything you want to know about the passenger special.


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Does anyone know the history of the caboose at "Lil' Caboose" Ice Cream) on Route 28 in Yarmouth MA? It appears to be a real, wooden offset cupola caboose. The main building bears a sign that proclaims it to be "Bass River Depot" but I find no evidence of rail lines in that locat...

What exactly do you call these structures on either side of the diaphragm on the ends of the Rotem cars? Referenced photo is of similar one on the end of car 911 [img=800x600]http://carter.gamerspage.net/Commuter_Rail/BET/large-63.html[/img] http://carter.gamerspage.net/Commuter_Rail/BET/large-63.ht...

What is the number of the cab car on the HSP-46 test set?

Many thanks!

I will have to look more closely at the handrails and cut levers.

Jim Connolly

I've been looking at online photos of GP40MCs. I have read that two of the units (1116 & 1119, I think) recieved "switcher mods". The only specific mod described is rear ditch lights. It appears from the photos that they may also have replaced the original GMDD-style four near vertical...

Thanks to all for your information. I can't find any photos of the rear of one of the M-K units to see this light, but I suspect that I would just build an EMD model anyway. I have found few clear photos of the roof over the HEP generators, so that areas a bit of guesswork anyway. I did see some goo...

Thanks for your correction MBTA3247.

I thought that might be the case from the photos I have seen. If anyone out there knows what the differences (if any) are, I would still be interested.

Jim Connolly

I have read that 1025-1036 were built by M-K and classed as F40PHM-2C. 1050-1075 were later built by EMD and classed as F40PH-2C. I have looked at available photos and cannot see any significant external difference that would distinguish one class from the other. Is there in fact no obvious external...