All good thoughts, IMHO. And I might add that for me the reason the transition era is so fascinating is because the engines and cars are of such pizzazz and variety. Those art deco streamliners, those Dreyfus Hudsons, that ATSF Blue Goose, open auto carriers, stock cars, wow! I personally never could quite warm up to all the SD's Geeps, etc.; never even had much liking for the RS's. But there is a reason the Santa Fe Warbonnet was arguably the most recognizable train in America: it looked terrific, was and is an American icon. Before everyone flames me about his/her favorite road name being prettier, please understand that I am only reciting what I have read in the train history books :) I vaguely recall seeing steam engines operate as a youth. But judging from the crowds we get at Union Station Kansas City whenever a steamer visits, other folks get the same kick out of seeing such a machine in operation. They line up, literally by the thousands, young and old alike, just to climb the temporary stairs and take a peak at the cab,. I compare the current crop of modern diesels to the current crop of automobiles: they pretty much all look alike, IMHO again. And for me at least, there is just not the buzz in seeing a long string of coal hoppers, virtually exactly the same, being pulled by a couple of Dash 9's. But since that is what we see on the rails today, those images are very striking for lots of folks. And more power to them :) Same goes for Amtrak. My grandson is quite fascinated with Amtrak because he can see the real thing arrive and depart at Union Station; the real thing inapersona, instead of old streamliners as models or old streamliners as museum pieces. Cheers :) Roy Inman
> From: meldridge2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:49:42 +0000 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [S-Scale Modeling] Re: Mech Reefers/Modern cars > > > Diesel locomotives have their own attraction, but why would someone my > age or younger be interested in RS1's, SW1's, PA's, E8's? I've never > seen any of these operating, but I have seen modern diesels. Why would > I rather purchase a model of an RS1 than an SD60? As long as there are > trains there will always be an attraction to the modern era. To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL; to reply to the sender, use REPLY. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list (remember to edit the SUBJECT of your message). Change message settings, use our CALENDAR or LINKS, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
