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Model Railroading > Livin' Large in Kansas CityDate: 09/28/14 19:23 Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: WrongWayMurphy A really great guy from Mizzou invited a bunch of us Texans to his place this weekend :
A big Frisco mikado passes me as I wait on the siding. An even bigger Nickle Plate steamer forces me in the hole. This time I defer to a Wabash ten-wheeler    Date: 09/28/14 19:38 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: WrongWayMurphy TomSTP having big engine envy
An SWA pilot taxis down the main line This crazy GG1 has an independent motor on each axle - he was running a scale 130 mph    Date: 09/28/14 19:53 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: WrongWayMurphy A big KCS EMD job meets my RS3
A fellow East Texan on his Espee NW2 A Rutland ten-wheeler's hogger takes a break watching our host's gas-electric motorcar That is just a taste of trains this weekend just outside Kansas City.    Date: 09/28/14 21:08 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: DynamicBrake Pretty darn cool, thanks for sharing.
Kent in CArmel Valley Date: 09/28/14 21:28 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: np2526 I just spotted graffiti vandalism on a hopper car. Is somebody giving out spray-paints to the squirrels?
Date: 09/29/14 06:08 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: santafedan Looks great WWM. It wold be nice to have some steam at our place again. Currently we have a vertical boiler steamer and two under construction.
Date: 09/29/14 08:37 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: DKay Looks like you visitors from the great nation of Texas had a great time.The beverage transportation car is just neat.A Growler on wheels..... sweet. Regards,DK.
Date: 09/29/14 15:33 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: BruceStikkers I have heard of beer can tank cars, but it looks like a beer keg tank car in several of the pictures.
Bruce Stikkers Date: 09/29/14 15:44 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: LarryDoyle D***, that looks like fun!
Date: 09/29/14 15:53 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: LarryDoyle Argyle, ... er, excuse me ... Wrong, why did you choose to dieselize? Cost? Regulatory affairs? PIA factor? Insurance? Portability? Modernizing? Prototype preferences? Peer (also spelled s-p-o-u-s-a-l) pressure? Or.... ?
Date: 09/29/14 16:28 Re: Livin' Large in Kansas City Author: tomstp He's having some "steaming" problems right now (we're working on that) and couldn't stand not going to a meet. So-----he got a backup machine.
But, we are also concerned about the "munkie". Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/29/14 16:29 by tomstp. |