Thanks! It's nice to know there are "old dogs" like this still on the rails. It helps me to offset the draw of modeling older eras when I've already decided on a modern (year 2000+) era layout. Guess that's part of the beauty of how long a really well built machine will last (don't get me started on B-52s or C-130s!). I photographed an old RI hopper on the Altoona Horseshoe Curve last year--other than just thinking it was cool, it helped me validate having a similar hopper on my layout...
