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    A look at the Modern CNW

    Took a trip Girand Il today along the former CNW Route that went into St Louis. This is some sort of product elevator, I didn't see any identifying factors. The line is now concrete ties due to it being on the UP Springfield Subdivision, with amtrak and high-speed intermoble. A special vistor...
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    A look at the Modern Norfolk and Western

    These pictures were taken A few days ago around the area of Sorento Il. I started my journey in just a mile outside of the town itself, this is looking east. Notice the out of service siding this line has been out of shape ever since the Hillsboro Il mine stopped most coal traffic. Same siding...
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    A look at the Modern Missouri Pacific

    Did a little digging and found photos from a book, Rails Around Southern Illinois, by Michael C Kelly, and if you look very closely at the recent pictures you can see a faint sign on the left side. It's actually the same graffiti from all those years ago. I also learned the line used to be...
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    A look at the Modern Missouri Pacific

    Took a small trip to Altamont Illinois, a former Missouri Pacific Line now used by Union Pacific. Caught some interesting things. These signals that I believe are MP, true colorlights (Correct me if Im wrong) guard this blind corner, as up they way a few miles, heading north, there is a siding...
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    Road To 250

    Yeah ICG only had a few with dynamic brakes, the class leader 9500 doesn't but then the rest till 9519 have them its very confusing as ICG purchased them and aren't hand-me downs
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    Random Photos from the Work Bench

    A humid July 4th morning as ICG 1776 prepares to make a local from Chicago to St Louis, the crew poses for a photo July 4th 1976.
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    Trains around southern Illinois

    Happy Birthday America
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    Road To 250

    Well one of my proudest moments a finished locomotive My first DCC, first finished custom build, and my first bicentennial. Happy Birthday, USA American 250
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    Walthers Crane help

    Yeah, I'll find some new ones the entire crane is a mess. It has NS MOW frame a BN cab Athearn bluebox gears on the axels and the cranes arm is broken, but it doesn't look like a bad project.
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    Walthers Crane help

    I believe I have figured it out, Ill post a picture of it so if anyone ever has this problem again they can refer back to it. Walthers motorized American Crane. Thanks for the help and support also.
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    Walthers Crane help

    No it looks like this
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    Walthers Crane help

    Tried it but doesn't have the motorized version I need the gear box diagram
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    Walthers Crane help

    I did, there is no instructions available, I believe its the original tooling and Walthers doesn't have a any information on the product.
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    Walthers Crane help

    I just purchased a used and broken Motorized Walthers Crane, I have no Instructions and can't find a diagram online does anybody have one?
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    Trains around southern Illinois

    Been awhile since a good post was made
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