My Detroit and Mackinac C-425M (an Atlas model) and a CN RS-3 owned by Tom Grambau Sr. taken on the Blue water modular layout. The RS-3 was a P2K model with DCC and sound. It was, as I recall, a very smooth running engine.
These beauties are my old yet new Proto 2000 Reading F7A and F7B. I purchased these units over 10 years ago just before I had to take the forced hiatus from the hobby. I actually forgot about them. When I got back into the hobby I found this box and opened it. It contained my last order. These locomotives, a couple more, and some rolling stock were in there. Tonight I finally took the wrapping off, unboxed them, and tested them. After a ten year delay here is their debut on my layout. BTW who ever designed the coupler pockets on the B-unit and the rear of the A-unit should be set to model railroad hell. They were perhaps the most needlessly difficult installation I have come across.
Car 420 is preserved at the Seashore trolley museum in Kennebunkport Maine. It was originally a parlor observation but during 1942 it was rebuilt into a high capacity coach. It is painted in the 1942-1950 paint. I am certainly giving the impression that my fleet is all interurbans !! Certainly not the case. Randy
