Hello Group, I was wondering if anyone makes a one piece Hanrahan Reefer side in HO, that could be used as a basis for any Harahan reefer model? As well as the...
Yes, I made a resin car side that would fit the old Model Die Cast 36 foot HO scale oldtime car to convert it to either CM or Santa Fe versions. I still have...
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Jan 1, 2005 11:18 pm
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Mel, I will take 3 sets (6 sides). When they are available, no big rush. (have approximately 20 years worth of kits to build on hand right now. Think I will...
A totally pie-in-the-sky question here. If you could design the ultimate railroad enthusiast's resort, what would it be like? What would it have, what kind of...
Ok, that is an interesting question and one that I have pondered in my idle moments. What I would like in a railroad resort would be the following: 1. A...
The Colorado Department of Transportation has begun the design phase for replacement of the Maroon Creek Bridge. It is a great piece of CMRY history and will...
Further investigation has revealed the project to be further along than first thought. The contract for a new bridge will be bid in February. Thus, it is ...
... We have that. ... We have that. ... We have that. ... We have that. ... Gosh, I think we have that <g>. ... Hey, Matt, you are pulling our chain! (Mr.) Jan...
Since the group is on the topic of the Maroon Viaduct, I thought I'd ask for some help regarding the Hagerman Trestle. I will be building a fairly sizable...
... There is a bent plan for Hagerman trestle in a CMQ, mike Yes, either Colorado Springs, glenwood springs, and maybe grand junction, would be an ideal CM, or...
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Jan 7, 2005 7:24 pm
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Thanks, Mel, I knew I had seen one somewhere, thought it was in your book. Now I have no good excuse not to get started, right? Mike...
... I'm sure Uncle Mel can weigh in on this, but a recent visitor to our museum commented that, while our 1/2" scale model of a Hagerman trestle bent was ...
I find the environmental rules of Colorado much different than of California. In California seems anything older than 50 years is an antique or if big a...
I know it wouldn't do much good, bu thow aabout a letter writing campaign to Tom Norton, Director of the Colorado Department of Transportation. I don't have...
Last time I was up in that area, there really wasn't much to see, just a wide valley with roadbed at each end. You can drive to about maybe a mile short of...
Jan, I am not trying to pull your chain -- I was just putting out my thoughts. I haven't visited Glenwood Springs in over 30 years. I live in the Southeast and...
... I have my Senior Moments, of course, but I distinctly remember the timbers remaining ((June 85) being square. Now would be a good time to get this settled,...
I have a 70+ inches long, curved trestle on free-lance HO (using the old Hungry Horse Timber Company plan by Linn Wescott) that is about 85% complete. Of the...
There was stuff laying around. Can't drive real close. Parked at the Busk Tunnel entrance, but I was driving a 21' moterhome. A Jeep could get farther up the...
I was thinking Edward McFarland to be a Saturday morning cartoon character. Or maybe one of the characters on the Simpsons show, like the occasional Scottish...
Gee Whiz, Jack, that was exactly the kind of help I was looking for. Thanks so much for the help. Was the Hungry Horse in the "101 Railroads You Can Build"?...
They are square, from the ones I saw on the grownd and in place during the summer. I did not see any round beams of any kind. Jim ... From: Mike Van Hove...
Thanks Mike. I drove up to the lower tunnel in 1961, from Basalt, in a 1958 Ford four door hardtop. We walked from there to the upper tunnel. Then we walked...
In a message dated 1/8/2005 11:52:35 AM Mountain Standard Time, Chipeta70@... writes: I drove up to the lower tunnel in 1961, from Basalt, in a 1958...
I drove over the top about 30 years ago in a 71 Ford Station wagon from the Leadville side. Had to cross a Canal on the West side and that was the most...