...after all: it is a prototype model after a real photo. If standard or within MILW rules is unimportant to me....
Indeed. My MILW book collection surpassed my GN and BN book collection, and is catching up to my D&RGW collection... The photos I have seen of double 'Joes in Montana with a Geep 9 as a "booster" are classic. Lawrence Wylie came up with the MU-ing device that allowed the Little Joes to control thair diesel counterparts, and boost headend power on trains.
MILW 804 #804 at Bensenville, 1979 It would appear MILW had some passenger class GP's, running short lines? till the demise of passenger service?
When new, some of these were even used on the to the Olympian Hiawatha. They saw passenger service in various places, mostly on lines the Wisconsin- Minnesota areas. By their end they'd long been in freight use. Boxcab E50
Or the locals kept stealing them off of the side of the cab! Another small detail is the,(for the life of me, I can't remember the name of the sustem used!), is the color bar on the cab for scanning loco's and freightcars from the early to mid seventies. This engine must have been in interchange with other roads, 'cause almost all Milwaukee loco's don't have these that I've seen. Either way, an awesome,(and accurate!), model!:teeth:
ACI- Automatic Car Identification. It was an AAR requirement started late 1960's, supposed to be on all rolling stock, including engines. But from what I recall, was never totally completed. A system that worked just fine, as long as the labels were perfectly placed, and in perfect condition, clean, etc. If not placed right, we spent long hours trying to get them aligned properly. They could be a big PITA. :tb-wacky: It didn't work out and was eventually abandoned. Boxcab E50
Yes Dom, those snowplows are etched brass parts and done by myself. I have a small etching tank, sufficent for a couple of small things.
We should have our's availble in package form anytime now. I can check and see when that will happen. Joe MTL
Joe, those will be great to get for the gaping holes on the lead consist locos! That'll make them look just like Gerd's finely crafted etchings. We won't need packages though when we stop by at the end of the month for Train Mountain runs .
