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  1. azdiane

    Long Island RR "end of train" old practices

    Hi, I'm putting together a consist of early to mid-fifties era Long Island passenger cars. I'm hoping someone recalls what sort of lighting or end-of-train device might have been in use on the last coach by LIRR in that period. Would this have been before FREDs? So far this is the only...
  2. azdiane

    Con-cor vs Athern heavyweight pass cars

    I'm assembling a train of Pennsy and Long Island heavyweight passenger cars from my e-bay finds. When coupling Athern heavyweights together with the Con-cor version of the same car its obvious that the scales are slightly off. The Con-cor is a nice model with good detail, but it sits low...
  3. azdiane

    Long Island G-5 loco

    Hi all, I'm seeking to purchase a specific HO loco, the PRR G-5 4-6-0 that ran on the Long Island in the early post-war days (before my time!). So far I see offerings by Gem, Custom Brass, Bowser, Max Gray, and Westside. Are there other manufacturers I'm missing? I'm hopeing that some of...



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