Christmas with the railroads CP #9773, a GE AC4400CW, is decorated for the holidays along with the Christmas train that follows. The Canadian Pacific decks out a Christmas train each holiday season. CP # 2246, an EMD GP20C-ECO, leads the annual Christmas train through Toronto. Hundreds of people lined the tracks near Runnymede and St. …
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Month:December 2021
Kevin’s Komments 12/15/2021
Railroad Bridges My second topic for the holiday season is bridges. I’ve wanted to do some RR bridge research for a while – the need seems to pop up in model railroading, and you can never find what you’re looking for quickly. At the same time, there’s a prototype bridge for about every MR span …
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Kevin’s Komments 12/10/2021
After being distracted from model railroading for a few weeks, my thoughts have drifted back. And I have about three research projects already lined up for the next few weeks! This next photo caught my attention. I’m not ready to do another exclusive roundhouse or turntable pic effort, but the location of this roundhouse put …
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Kevin’s Komments 12/07/21
Logistics…We’re going into the holiday season this year, and the news tells us products are short in inventory, and slow in arriving. Being busy the last few weeks, and being between model RR projects, I’ve had trouble coming up with good research topics – until…I tried to order some Christmas gifts online. Logistics…When it’s going …
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