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Jumping in here late, but what has been posted already is true as far as I can remember. The track area east of SPUD was elevated on stone pillars. These may still be in use (haven't been there in years now). The area was planked over (south of the Gillette Razor building). There once was a roundhou...

A good project idea! Just bear in mind the strong points and the weak points in those things (I run them 5-6 days a week). The strong structural points: the frame, the collision posts inside each end hood. The weak structural points: everywhere else! There are some pretty heavy things attached to th...

I used to work on that line (at least the Orleans and west part) when it was operated by NKC RailNet. This was a secondary main line that paralled the Denver Main at Alma, Nebraska, two ex CB&Q branches extended into Kansas, one going to St. Francis and the other to Oberlin. The line in question...

Komachi, Preston. Yes, I've been there. If you were modelling the steam era, you might consider an R-1 4-6-0. These were the GP-7's of their day, and in fact were replaced by GP-7's and 9's. The last time I was in Houston, MN, the old depot was still standing. I think this station dates from about t...

Not to worry: it will not wind up as scrap iron (although that seems an attractive price to me). My buddy's name is Brian Miller. He will be attending the NRHS convention in Tacoma this summer. Anyone interested can find him there. If no one can use it, he'll take it to Wisconsin and use it on an Al...

The CBQ's pasenger F-3's also saw use on other trains. I have a picture of them (in Pat Dorin's book)
being used on the Kansas City Zephyr.

They would have made good power for the Denver-Billings Local, but I don't know if they were ever used as such (except on my model rr.).

Les

I am new to this forum, but hope to be able to contribute useful information now and then. I lived in Winona, MN for 18 years and began my railroad career there in 1973 on the Milwaukee Road. In answer to the previous posts, if I remember correctly Eyota was the town where the CGW's Winona branch cr...

Greetings! I am new to this forum, this is my first post. I am a locomotive engineer about to wrap up my career by retiring in 12 weeks. A friend of mine (also a long-time engineer) asked if I'd put this question to the forum. He has a complete coupler assembly for a Baldwin Diesel switcher, produce...