Hostler was a Jerk It wasn't your fault, so you dont need to feel at all guilty. The hostler should never have let you touch anything in the cab...
Amateur Firemen Black smoke is unburned carbon, and means amateurish, sloppy firing and wasted fuel. In the steam days, posters in the crew...
Boxcab,you are also right. Team tracks refer to the days of horse teams being able to pull alongside the railcars and load or unload. It is the...
I can imagine high horsepower, heavy units with their greater adhesion, might tend to climb over the rail on tight curves, so maybe that is...
A fine looking engine and a practical size for excursions, plenty of power
Staging tracks are for loading and unloading stuff, like lumber, containers, even automobiles, where a front end loader or mobile crane can...
Beauty Paint Job Thats a real beauty paint job. I cant wait to see it at 90 miles per. Oh sorry, I guess they dont do that anymore.
Whats a "Borg"? I m new at this railroad stuff. Whats a Borg?
Quick travel tip As soon as you get your room or seat located and your gear stowed away in Denver, head to the lounge car (with glass all the way...
Lionel Price Guides For the Lionel stuff, the Greenberg price guides give a good relative value among different pieces, and tells when it was...
Im going to take some pictures Thanks for the great shots. I trade pictures with some friends and I ll make it a point to post some to this site....
This is Sick! Just kidding! I was at Clay (next to the Big 10 curves) last Saturday. Got great videos AND golf ball size hail. We barely made it...
Cumbres and Toltec I am a huge fan of the C and T, which goes from Chama New Mexico to Antonito Colorado. Your schedule appears to be very...
Just make a list Just make a general list or describe it, or show a picture. You got us going now. Just describe what you have seen or know so...
Dracula's Private Train The Count was visiting and couldn't rely on Amtrak.
Sell it yourself? If you like trains and selling stuff, you can take your time and go to shows,flea markets and even those indoor flea...
How can anyone dislike authentic colors? I understand this unit never had the earlier paint job. Why not paint it the way it was historically?...
It's the Midland Terminal Railway (of Colorado) Im kind of a picky guy, also easily confused. The interesting motor car was of the Midland...
Rode Behind 36a I got some pix of 36a just before boarding the Hiawatha. I would like to see it running in ANY color. PS This my very first post.
