Did you ever come across any of the New Zealanders that went to WC? I worked for a WC Vice President, John Bradshaw, when WC took over NZ Rail for a time.
--- In [email protected], Michael Ostertag <wsmwrr@...> wrote: > > Guys, > > I have decided to change the railroad I am going to model in S. I was > going to do the Milwaukee Road, however, I have finally realized that > even though I am a huge fan of the Milwaukee, it's not really where my > heart is. I was only 15 when the Milwaukee Road passed, and although I > remember riding my bike own to the yard to watch my dad work (he was a > conductor for them for 14 years), I never one time took a camera or took > notes. Conversely, when I started to work for the Wisconsin Central in > 1990 and again in 1993 I took a lot of notes as well as kept almost > everything (except switch lists and work orders) that the railroad ever > gave us. I have kept a log from time to time detailing what engines I > ran. I have just found on dating from March of 1998. Also, my > railfanning days didn't really start until I started to work for the > WC. Well it's been over 10 years now since the WC has been gone, so I > figure it's time to model what I am most familiar with. I still run > some WC power (SW1500's) and still run on the same WC lines I have for > the past 19 1/2 years. So I am going to begin to design my layout based > on the Wisconsin Central in 1995 to 1998ish. I think I may just be the > 1% of the 1%ers on this one. My AM GP9 will now be getting transformed > into one of the Ex-Algoma Central GP7's with the Chopped nose (WC > 1501-WC 1508). I would love to hear what you think. I am going to be > going down to Des Plaines hobbies in a couple of weeks and plan on > picking up the shells and other parts I am going to need. > > Thanks > Michael Ostertag > Green Bay, WI > ------------------------------------ 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/
