Hi. I suspect both models will represent a US prototype. i can't say offhand how they differed from Canadian locomotives, but I'm sure they did....
Hi spacif: The DOFASCO sideframes are a bit of a non-issue, because Miniatures By Eric has some decent brass castings, as does Tiger Valley....
Firstly, if you find a PMI Dofasco sideframe, and it looks good, go ahead and buy it. But buy it from a store! The guy behind PMI is infamous....
Don't be put off by the "split gears" comment. Proto engines are a solid third, behind Atlas and Kato. Stewart engines are also great runners. As...
Probably 40' 70-ton 3-bay offset-side hoppers, built by NSC, delivered 1956, series 357450-357999. Acceptable HO scale models are produced by...
Yes, but you're not going to get around replacing the lights and putting resistors in series. DC provides 17V, and when you max out the resistor...
By the book, the dimensions of a standard field are 350' from home plate to the foul poles, as much as 400' to the center field fence. The...
