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Ace/MMT trucks Ace/ Manheim Machine Tool archbar trucks are avaliable from; Scenery Unlimted 7236 W. Madison St. Forest Park, IL 60130 (708) 366-7763 They are cast metal, unsprung, equalized w/ scale or hi-rail flanges, nylon, steel, or 1 side pickup...

It is actually a Model A, a "29 or a "30, not enough left of it to tell which.

My train of thought was derailed and I left out the following. Common twin coil switch machines are solenoids (electromganets) and work best w/ DC. They are intended only for momentary use and will burn out if power is applied continuously. A CDU provides a brief burst of DC to activate the...

ezdays, You are right concerning capicators, they require DC to charge. In an AC circuit a capicator adds inductance, won't charge and therefore won't discharge. A commercial CDU may well require AC and rectify it to charge the capicators. About 30 years ago I put together a CDU for a...

UP contact There is one thing missing from this discussion (and comments in magazines) and that is the NAME and contact info for someone in the UP to whom we may send our protests. Perhaps an overwhelming negative reaction fom the model rr and railfan communites will cause them to rethink this...

"The General" staring buster Keaton and the original (yes, the original) General. Great railroad shots and also one of the funniest movies ever made. The Disney movie "The Great Locomotive Chase" staring Fess Parker is also based on the same incident in the Civil War, the Andrews raide.

Grat load for your gons. Those look like 8' sticks. There are probably cable slings under those loads so they can be picked (in one lift?) off at the mill. The era of the 4' stick probably ended in the early 80's, can't say for sure, I was long gone from Maine by then.

Pulp Paul, Pulpwood is an industry unto itself. Pulpwood cutters may do some logging if they buy stumpage that includes the correct size and type tree but only if. Trees for pulp are usually smaller as you can cut the same lot over many years sooner. Most pulpwood was hauled by truck...