I've found good articles and other reference information via all of these resources at some point in the recent past and continue to follow them myself, so I recommend that you check them out as well.
Saturday, October 26, 2019
O Scale Shoutout
Who knows if anyone reads this thing, but I'll do my part in this small corner of the internet to promote some additional 2 rail O scale resources.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Long time no...gee, anything
Whew! Nearly two years since a post on this blog. 2019 might see more opportunities to dabble in model trains again now that kids are more self-sufficient and home remodeling has quieted down.
Anyway, I return today with a product announcement of sorts and a (soon-to-be-) addition to the roster.
Smoky Mountain Model Works recently (April 2018) released their "return to O scale" kit for an AAR 53' 6" 70t flat car. I heard many good things about their kits in general and from those who built this kit since its release.
Alas, I wasn't fully sold on it until finally (!) completing enough research to prove that this car type would've been active in my target era of mid-1970s to early-1980s. Using a recently-re-discovered digital release of Vintage Freight Cars from Morning Sun Books, I found a 1973 picture of Penn Central 751355 as shown below:
I was then able to track the car series through my hardcopies of the Official Railway Equipment Registers like so:
So, armed with this new information and previous research on customers and commodities showing that U. S. Engineering could be a customer of coiled steel, I ordered one of the car kits. Stay tuned for future updates when (?) I get around to building either it or anywhere to operate it.
Anyway, I return today with a product announcement of sorts and a (soon-to-be-) addition to the roster.
Smoky Mountain Model Works recently (April 2018) released their "return to O scale" kit for an AAR 53' 6" 70t flat car. I heard many good things about their kits in general and from those who built this kit since its release.
Alas, I wasn't fully sold on it until finally (!) completing enough research to prove that this car type would've been active in my target era of mid-1970s to early-1980s. Using a recently-re-discovered digital release of Vintage Freight Cars from Morning Sun Books, I found a 1973 picture of Penn Central 751355 as shown below:
I was then able to track the car series through my hardcopies of the Official Railway Equipment Registers like so:
| Class | Series |
|---|---|
| FMS | 751300-751383 |
| When | Who | How Many |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | New York Central | Unknown |
| Apr 1973 | Penn Central | 1+ |
| Jul 1975 | Penn Central | 30 |
| Oct 1977 | Conrail (PC) | 9 |
| Jul 1978 | Conrail (CR) | 7 |
| Apr 1979 | Conrail (CR) | 6 |
| Oct 1982 | Conrail (CR) | 3 |
So, armed with this new information and previous research on customers and commodities showing that U. S. Engineering could be a customer of coiled steel, I ordered one of the car kits. Stay tuned for future updates when (?) I get around to building either it or anywhere to operate it.
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