This is what I was running earlier today. I think it's pretty topical for current events.
Why is it when you carry something on a ship. it's called cargo, but you put it in a truck, it's a shipment?Nothing like a good steam whistle in the morning. I hope nobody tries to run a ship into it.
TLOC: Nice looking CN power running in Wisconsin and a nice looking layout. Living in Wisconsin, the CN trains can be heard from my driveway three miles away to the south when they hit their horns and the CN, which is less than 2 miles away to the west, I can hear the motive power shift notches up and down a slight grade. Once the tree get their leaves, its harder to hear the locomotives.
Don't keep other photos of your layout a secret.
Greg
I have always thought the art deco look looked best on the Milwaukee's F7 class and the NYC J3a Hudsons with the 'crest' on the smokebox front.Stuck inside due to virus restrictions so decided to give my recently acquired Rivarossi Hudsons a run on the test track.
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NYC Empire State Express livery
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That is the one I was thinking of, the J3. I always thought it looked like a helmet.After the two previous Rivarossi streamliners I thought I would give my NYC Dreyfuss Hudson a run on the test track.
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I have read somewhere that the smokebox crest was possibly styled after the ancient Spartan helmet !
Usually the intermediate trucks on the prototype had 28" wheels, with 36" only on the coupler ends.Were you able to change the intermediate trucks to 36" wheels?
Some googling and found early double stack cars had 33" on the ends and 36" on the intermediates. Later they had 38" on the intermediates because of the weight. Spine cars usually had 33" throughout because an intermediate only carries half the weight as an intermediate on a double stack.Usually the intermediate trucks on the prototype had 28" wheels, with 36" only on the coupler ends.
Then I stand corrected.Some googling and found early double stack cars had 33" on the ends and 36" on the intermediates. Later they had 38" on the intermediates because of the weight. Spine cars usually had 33" throughout because an intermediate only carries half the weight as an intermediate on a double stack.
ATSF's Fuel Foiler, the 10 pack spine car for trailers had 28" wheels and some autoracks use 28s.