Fantastic reading! Thank you Smudge!In that case you might find this of interest.
Mannerheim, Churchill, and the Quandary of Finland in Two World Wars
Fate made Mannerheim and Churchill, natural allies, into enemies. Was there ever such a polite declaration of war between two countries?winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu
Wonder how long ago that ad was placed? What would $8 be today? Even with the open-frame motors, Mantua steamers have always been great runners, although substituting a can or coreless motor and adding a gear box and DCC decoder makes them even better! Thanks for posting.
I'm looking forward to some pictures of electric operations through Baltimore. Not too long ago there was a freight bypass around the station platforms only for freight. Sadly it was torn up to make room for highway. I was working for Sperry Rail Service for a short time in 1998 and had an opportunity to walk inside the Pennsy tunnels as part of rail inspections. One of the tracks still had the gauntlet rails, but already disconected from normal running. Pictures of freight trains moving through that area are so rare and i have not come across one that depicts a freight on the bypass yet.I was born, raised and lived all my life within a few miles of here and I still do!
View attachment 170340Battle of North Point - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
View attachment 170339Battle of Baltimore - Wikipedia
historicengland.org.uk
