Rapidos GE 44 ton locomotive
Has anyone received the SN 44 ton locomotive from Rapido?
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Scott Wiesemann
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#856
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Re: SN Bidwell observation platform colors
Hi Garth,
I've never (ever) forgotten anything I've written over the past 40 years. Yeah, right :-)
While we're on the subject, I wonder what happened to that exquisite model of the Sacramento that
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James Dolan
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#855
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Re: SN Bidwell observation platform colors
Friends,
I get a big "duh" for missing that one. That said, SN On-line has been the
property of the WPHS/FRRS for eight or so years, and I have forgotten a lot
of what I wrote.
Yours Aye,
Garth
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Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
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#854
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Re: SN Bidwell observation platform colors
James,
thanks for your post¡i will re-read the article after dinner (i too forgot to check the website).
Dan Lee
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rrmaven
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#853
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Re: SN Bidwell observation platform colors
Hi Dan and Garth,
Garth, did you forget your excellent article about Don Olsen's O scale model of the Sacramento? :-) In that article
https://www.wplives.org/sn/sacto.html
you explained that after
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James Dolan
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#852
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Re: SN Bidwell observation platform colors
Garth,
Thanks for the fast response and the pictures; you confirmed what I suspected.
I plan to complete Bidwell in Sept and will include
o
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rrmaven
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#851
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Re: SN Bidwell observation platform colors
Dan,
Good questions. I don't know about the awnings. I suspect a pale green on
white. You might check with the WRM.
The attached color photo of 1005 might be a good guide, but I would use
caution as
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Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
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#850
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SN Bidwell observation platform colors
I¡¯m detailing a model of Bidwell- how was the end observation platform painted ?
And please refresh my memory on the awning color scheme. ?Thank you.
Dan Lee, ?San Jose
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rrmaven
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#849
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Re: Yuba City Map
Garth,
Check out Fast Track Diamond Line Crossing Kit.
Scott
<mallardlodge1000@...> wrote:
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Scott Wiesemann
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#848
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Re: Yuba City Map
Scott,
Can you imagine trying to hand-lay those four crossings for a layout in HO
scale? Just the thought is enough to make me want to model Sutter or
something else simple. The accidental, but
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Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
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#847
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Re: Yuba City Map
Just purchased this W.C.Whitaker photo on eBay. ?It was taken in November of 1938. ?The trolly is coming off of the Feather River Bridge crossing over the SP Branch line to Knights Landing and
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Scott Wiesemann
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#846
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Re: Yuba City Map
I hope it does stir the pot. I have a ton of fantastic pictures and documents that I want to share with everyone in hopes they start digging up and sharing with everyone. One I just found is the tower
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Bill Shippen
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#845
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Re: Yuba City Map
Bill,
Thanks much. It may solve a mystery or two, but probably will provoke more.
Yours Aye,
Garth Groff ?
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Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
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#844
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Re: Yuba City Map
I bought the slide. When I get it I'll post it along with my others of this excursion.
Bill Shippen
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Bill Shippen
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#843
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Re: Yuba City Map
Scott,
I wish I had seen that photo, (Sigh!) but I rarely look at eBay these days.
The Diamond Match spur in Yuba City remains a mystery to me.
Did anybody on this board snag a copy of this photo
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Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
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#842
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Re: Yuba City Map
Garth ,
a photo taken around 1958 was just sold on ebay.? It shows SN 653 & WP 376, RDC, coming off of the Feather River Bridge into Yuba City.? They are? passing by the Diamond Match Companies
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Scott Wiesemann
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#841
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Re: Sources for Reefers
Thanks,
That is a huge help.? I have several pictorials but not that one.? Only one of mine has freight cars at all and seems to leave off the affiliated refrigerator cars.
Found one on Ebay and
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Ken Harstine
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#840
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Re: Sources for Reefers
Ken,
Ah, that is a different kettle of fish. The WP joined Fruit Growers Express
on 1 July 1967. WP operated FGE-painted cars with WP reporting marks, as
well as having FGEX and other affiliate cars
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Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
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#839
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Re: Sources for Reefers
When I hiired out in 1977, WP had FGEX reefer car service. FEGX or FGEX, I
can't remeber which, but thwen UP came along in 1983 FGEX was kicked out
and UPFE moved in to tracks
37 and 38, the reefer
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Philip Schmierer
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#838
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Re: Sources for Reefers
Hello All
Garth, SFRD mechanical reefers were common on the Chico Local in the early 1970s. They were used for outbound loads of high-end valued Almonds from Continental Nut Company which was at the
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Bill Shippen
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#837
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