Ken: No angst? How dare you! Just when I was about to drive a ten-penny nail into my forehead, you come along to remind us this hobby is about having fun. Something I think gets lost in these tedious threads. Look forward to the photos
Re the hopper car design, If memory serves me correctly I believe the design grew out of a late 50's or early 60s aluminium prototype developed by Alcan (Aluminum Company of Canada) and the Canadian railroads. Perhaps freight car historians on the list can help further. Cheers Jim Martin ________________________________ From: mhrywest <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 1:21:23 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} On the other hand Sorry not to have any angst to offer but I wanted to mention that the Pines and Prairies Workshop got together and enjoyed looking at Steve's progress on his transfer yard. Steve is modeling one of hundred of small yards around Chicago where railroads interchanged cars for local industries. I will post a couple photos. Another shot I have is of the vast kit hoard Steve is hiding in small back rooms and under the layout. In example, did you know Pine Canyon put out a Back Alley 4, six stories of S Scale building..... Well they did, did anyone but Steve find out or did he buy out the whole lot and hide them in his basement? Final view is of the back of Steve's coach yard. tracks from hidden storage come in at a right angle and can also use the turntable to turn engines for a return trip on the Burlington. This has been a dry winter however since Wednesday, it has snowed every day. Not a big deal, my driveway faces south and is on a hill so the sun clears the snow by noon everyday. I saw the photo of the cylinderical hopper, someone mentioned it is a 60's design. I can't tell from the photo but I am interested in knowing more. TTFN, I am off to try to upload photos. Ken Zieska
