3780 northerns

[DirtyMac]

What a great messageboard!!! Awhile back I was given a derilict HO scale bachmann northern (4-8-4) and I would really like to detail it to better standards as a static display model (or possibly a runner later on). The reason being is that I know this particular model is a fairly faithful reproduction of the ATSF prototypes. I can't, however, find a good source of photos for this class of northerns(#'s 3768 - 3785). I found a few good pictures of the 2900 class (2925,2926) which seem fairly close at atsf.railfan.net . Does anyone have or know of any pictures online, or a good book, that might have pictures of the 3700 class. Or is maybe the 2900 class close enough? I might try modeling one of those #'s (2900's) since there are some preserved locos and there might be more info available. Thanx for any help!

[Alan]

Pleased you like the board, Dirtymac http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif Welcome aboard! Those locomotives are very impressive, in my HO days I had one, but the wheels kept falling off! It looked good, and ran well when the wheels were on http://www.trainboard.com/biggrin.gif I seem to remember that it had a sound system, of sorts.

I hope someone can help with your research, good luck!

------------------
Alan

The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale!

www.alancurtismodels.com (http://www.alancurtismodels.com)
Andersley Western Railroad (http://www.trainweb.org/andersleywestern/)
Alan's American Gallery (http://galleryusarail_tehcaj.homestead.com)

[drbooher]

DirtyMac,

Have you tried Rick's Train Server (http://www.trainpage.com/)? I found a picture there of 3776 (http://www.trainpage.com/tAn-Az/images/at&sf3776steambillweibel.jpg) (and the tender of 3777). There are probably others there, if you take the time to look.

Dwight

[DirtyMac]

Great! Thanx Dwight for the info, that pic of 3776 was perfect! I'm definitly gonna have my work cut out for me if I ever want to get this loco running as its one of the older 'pancake' motors. Can motor would take some serious grinding of the chassis to fit.

On a different note, is anyone aware of a site that has route maps (both modern and back-in-the-day). I remember my hometown (Livermore, CA 45 min east of San Fran.), had atsf logos on one of the depots and was curious if there was ever a connection there (It is primarily UP trackage I believe). Someday.. when I get the space I hope to model that area (SP-UP). Thanx again.

[watash]

DirtyMac, welcome to trainboard.com! Look at the photos on: dnaco.net, go down to AT&SF, then go down to 4-8-4 #3268 Photo in my home town, Wichita, Kansas, (1965) for good left side view of details. Then continue to #3751 and #3759 at Kingman, Arizona, showing detail of left, right, and front. I didn't go through the whole list of his photos (25,000+). This is the best site I have found for photos for detail data. I have the same Bachman 4-8-4 you have, but mine has only been out of the box once in my hand to look at it at Birthday. Its's still new! Never run, yet. http://www.trainboard.com/biggrin.gif

------------------
Watash http://www.trainboard.com/smiles/092.gif

[This message has been edited by watash (edited 20 November 2000).]