Building the new Anderslej

We weren't building in short time periods. We were visiting for about a week and were in high gear get over 800 feet built. We did manage to get some sort of an assembly line going but 800 feet was a bit much for me.

 

Sometimes feel 800 feet is a bit much for Network Rail in the real world.

 

He was modeling the mountain division of the Milwaukee Road. He had a huge basement. There was also some additional catenary later added for yards. He's still up and running. I'll have to get a hold of him and have him send some pictures. This mountain division was also where my relatives worked for the Milwaukee Road, and it was almost all under wire, from Harlowtown, MT to Avery. ID. I spent countless hours riding in the cabs of these electric locomotives when I was a kid. Needless to say, this was a big influence for me getting into model railroading.

The first picture is the switcher in Harlowtown, MT. The second is a "Little Joe" that was restored and is now sitting in Deer Lodge, MT, which was a major division point along the railroad. The third was taken near Saint Regis, MT. The bridge is still standing today, even though the Milwaukee Road has been gone for decades. The last picture is some "joes" pulling into Avery Idaho, which was the end of the mountain electrified division. There is a lot of history here in Montana that has to do with the Milwaukee road.
The last picture was taken in the 30's, the Gallatin Gateway Inn, which is less than a mile from my house. Passengers would spend the night in this inn, and would then be driven south in motor coaches to visit Yellowstone Park.

 

I custom painted an O scale model of that locomotive years back for a local collector. I had to do some carving on it because it had a couple of additional windows and vents the differed from the rest of the box cabs. It is on display at the railroad museum at the old Northern Pacific station in Livingston, MT. Most of Milwaukee Roads equipment was pretty shabby looking. I weathered it pretty heavily, and when the owner saw it, his jaw dropped. Originally he did not want it weathered, but I told him that if he didn't like it, I would repaint it. A repaint was not necessary. Part of the Harlowtown is no on display in Harlowtown, MT . It is pictured below.




Here's another interesting photo. This little locomotive was used at the Deer Lodge roundhouse to move locomotives in and out of the roundhouse. There was no catenary on the turntable bridge or into the roundhouse. Believe it or not, it was powered by an extension cord. It too is on display today in Harlowtown.

 

They did make an O scale model. That's the one I custom painted. Great model.

 

It's always good to have a café near a station. I think I have that in every town on my layout. I probably have too many road vehicles right now, but when I get the expansion done on my layout, and spread them around, I'll probably be fine. I don't need vehicles horning in on the railroads' passenger service. The catenary looks great so you definitely don't want to be a bull in the china shop working on the background. Keep the photos coming.

 

Don't forget when you put the cars on your layout Slovenians do not park they abandon.

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I have seen them available through Noch I believe, a European supplier. I believe Walthers may carry them so maybe some online retailer may have them.

 

I like those colors on the hungarians. I can see why you wanted some on the layout.

 

Those are some really good looking locomotives.