If I have done this correctly, this link shows the "backwards stripes" on BN 2121. (Scroll down to about the middle of the...
IIRC, the"backwards" nose stripes were unique; I believe it was GP38AC 2121. For whatever reason, it seems Athearn chose to paint the backward...
Just as SD70MACs are longer than standard SD70's, the 60MACs were longer than standard 60s. You can see the extra length behind the grills at the...
Occasionally these will turn up in OKC. SD9's are great locomotives! (from a railfan's viewpoint, anyway!) Just as unusual as an SD9 is, this SD9...
From Des Moines, NM, state highway 72 roughly follows the C&S into Folsom. From there you can take state highway 456 north/east to state highway...
I've heard a dispute about the accuracy of the list of phase differences Athearn put out. I don't know if there is any validity in that, and even...
Sequoia Scale products makes nice wheel stops. We have several dozen of them on our HO modular layout. They look nice and work well (if they're...
This is an excellent idea! So good in fact, we did that on our club's modular layout. As friscobob mentions, it makes it easier to tell at a...
That's MY kind of caboose!! Thanks for all the info. Any idea which caboose that was? Also, do you know when the other QAP cabooses would have...
"It'd look much nicer in green and black" I'll second that!! "I've also seen pics of some very wonky reporting marks, that if you modelled them,...
Does anybody have any information on cabooses used on the QA&P? I understand they only owned about five, and I have one picture of number 46 (I'm...
"Welcome bnBretski! It's good to have you here!" Thanks. I hope I can contribute as much as I hope to learn here. As for the "odd duck" in...
There is an interesting side note that bears mentioning: one of the GP60 orders for the "new" SP actually had 3 units tacked on to the end of the...
Just for everyone's info, if this is the locomotive I think it is, it is truly an SD40-2. The SD45 appearance is the result of replacing the long...
While "The Borg" is certainly appropriate (and my favorite), I also think UP could be "Ugly Paint"!
Bryan, as someone who has spent MANY years transporting a LARGE amount of rolling stock to trains shows, I believe I have some worthwhile ideas to...
