I had already started a return to S (from O) when AM introduced the plastic box car kits. However, an operating layout needs locomotives and the FP7 didn't do it for me. In terms of locomotives, it was when AM introduced the more common Diesels -- I think the GP9 was their next project (feel free to correct me) -- that I decided S Scale operation was in my future. Mind you, that future was delayed by several years. By the time I was actively building, the S12 and RS3s were out and those were my first locomotives.
I won't go into a tirade over the Trains list, apart from registering my strong disagreement and disappointment at all the duplication (how many road switchers do you need in such a list?). I WILL say that a proper title for the list, bad as it is, is "10 AMERICAN Locomotives That Changed Railroading". How can you ignore the Stephensons, deGlehn and Chapelon, for instance? If Albert Kalmbach, who really KNEW his steam locomotives, were alive today he would hang his head in shame over what his descendents have written. Oh heck, I DID go into a tirade.. As I said, the AM GP9 did it for me. regards ... pqr ----- Original Message ----- From: richgajnak To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 5:08 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Musings on a cold night... --- In [email protected], "Jim Kindraka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Musings ... The January issue of Trains magazine brought an article titled: "10 Locomotives That Changed Railroading". You can challenge any of their choices, but instead I thought I would see how S scale fared in offering model railroaders products for the "10 Locomotives That Changed Railroading". > We could probably endlessly debate the Trains Magazines prototype choices, but I would think the locomotive that changed S Scale was the AM FP-7. Rich G. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
