Thanks very much. Did the Nord end up as part of the locomotives produced later at maybe St. Louis? Don't remember the S Pikes locos. Did they have motor etc? Assume not many sold/produced? Stan
--- In [email protected], Rollain Mercier <raleigh15@...> wrote: > > and he notes - > > Nord produced only two locomotives - a 2-8-0 and a 2-8-2. The Mikado > was essentially the Consolidation with an extended frame, trailer > truck and longer boiler. The tenders were the same. > > S-Pikes Equipment Co. produced a 4-6-0 and an 0-6-0 switcher using a > wooden boiler ala CD. The only Pacific offered was the Midgage PRR > K-5. It would take a lot of finagling to swap the K-5 boiler for another AF. > > Raleigh in Cozeigh Maineigh... > > > > At 04:33 PM 10/10/2011, JGG KahnSr wrote: > > > >Pushing the limits of topic, I believe Stinson Aircraft also > >manufactured a trainer that was used extensively during WWII; the same model > >(perhaps as surplus) was often used for crop-dusting, probably > >because the same qualities that made it a good trainer also worked for > >low-altitude and rough landing operation. And many years ago there > >was a Stinson Records (I think in Ohio) who offered LP's of folk=music, > >including a very young Pete Seeger. No idea whether eithere family > >was closely connected to model railroading, however. > > > >Off the top of my head, I think Nord offered a 4-6-0? Perhaps a Pacific? > > > >Would the AM 4-6-2 work? > > > >Jace Kahn > > > >General Manager > >Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > > > > Just a speculative thought: With the availability of S-scale > > steam engines down to current inventory, what about the production > > of a 4-6-2 and possibly a 2-8-2 mechanism to fit inside old AF > > boilers for the C&NW and Milwaukee Road Pacifics? Of course, I > > don't know how many of those things are around. The AF boiler would > > have to be detailed out. Just a thought on a day off. > > > > > > Tom > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
