Recent content by Greg Elems

Very nice looking bridge. Is that Peco On30 track under your steamer?

Quarryman, Great job on both of your engines. The family look you have is really good. Also your work in styrene is excellent. I too would like to read about your techniques and such. Fan of OZ in Reno NV, Greg

I dug out my book Mexican Narrow Gauge by Gerald M Best. The mallets were 2-6-6-2's and my not have run past the early 1950's. More detailed reading is in order. :) Greg

Without digging through my box of books I seem to remember large mallets in Mexico that had tenders and weren't tank engines. Whether they were 2-6-6-2's or 2-8-8-2's I don't recall. They were big looking, handsome in my opinion and ran into the early 60's. If I get a chance I'll look the...

The UPY 1377 is an ex-MP unit so it works for a fallen flag unit. :D Greg

EMD exported SD45's to Brazil for a meter gauge iron ore railroad. To get around the weight on the rail issue, they used D trucks like the ones used on the UP Centennials making the engine a DD45M. I've seen HO SD9 chassis used under EMD G12's for a cheap and reliable way to power narrow gauge...

Still running around without CSXT slapped on it. Headed for the local GM warehouse in Reno. Headed east for another load of Corrs I bet. :D

Several of these are still running around northern Nevada out of Elko.

It never hurts to mention things like that. I saw a picture of an 80 ton GE that slid off a low boy and took out some piers of an overpass. Oops. Greg

There were a couple of 0-6-0 tender engines in Mexico that were narrow gauge. Greg

I have been asked some questions about costs involved in saving the RS-1. Here is an estimated break down and explanation. The figure to load and move the engine over the road is $18,000 and $23,000. We are hoping for a donated crane service at the loading end. It will be moved over the...

Michael, Nice pictures, thanks for sharing. I really like the 0-6-0. Those trucks under the tender look almost like they are touching. I think that would be a neat switcher to model. 0-6-0's weren't real common in 3' gauge were they. Greg

Another link that should be of interest. Branch Lines and Other Railways in the Kootenays Greg

An opportunity has presented itself to save an Alco RS1 that once ran on the Spokane International, Tidewater Southern and Central California Traction Company. A group of TS and CCT fans are banding together to save the engine and move it to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola...

I stumbled across this. Looks like Sn2 would have been pretty close. YouTube - Sugarcane Train Nyleta YouTube - Cane Train YouTube - cane train YouTube - EM Baldwin cane train 'Oakwood' YouTube - Loco Jamiaca being pushed by loco Manoo Greg