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Post by billmock on Mar 30, 2022 14:18:42 GMT -5
Art imitates history. Just a little crash in Los Angeles. Bill Mock
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Post by billmock on Mar 9, 2022 1:55:09 GMT -5
Spring has arrived early here in California and the sun brightly illuminates the City of San Francisco as she crosses over Donner Pass. Bill Mock
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Post by billmock on Feb 15, 2022 0:46:31 GMT -5
utahrails.net notes the following:
Alco PA-1 -- 4 units 2000 horsepower; A1A-A1A trucks; 307,000 pounds operating weight
Road Number First Number Builder Date Builder Number Date Retired Notes D&RGW 6001 D&RGW 600A Jan 1947 74684 20 Jul 1967 Sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Illinois, 20 July 1967, scrapped. D&RGW 6003 D&RGW 600C Feb 1947 74685 20 Jul 1967 Sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Illinois, 20 July 1967, scrapped. D&RGW 6011 D&RGW 601A Apr 1947 74686 20 Dec 1967 Traded to EMD on SD45s 5315-5324. D&RGW 6013 D&RGW 601C Apr 1947 74687 20 Jul 1967 Sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Illinois, 20 July 1967, scrapped.
General Note: a. D&RGW Class DE A1A-A1A 48. b. Delivered as part of 6,000 horsepower A-B-A sets, numbered D&RGW 600 and 601; renumbered in March 1950, with the A-units receiving 1 and 3 as fourth digits, and the B-units receiving 2 as fourth digits. c. Fitted with steam generators. d. The Alco PA and PB units were replaced in California Zephyr service in 1953; after that time, they likely never operated west of Grand Junction, Colorado. Alco PB-1 -- 2 units 2000 horsepower; A1A-A1A trucks; 307,000 pounds operating weight
Road Number First Number Builder Date Builder Number Date Retired Notes D&RGW 6002 D&RGW 600B Feb 1947 74702 16 Aug 1965 Rebuilt to steam generator car 253 in October 1965. D&RGW 6012 D&RGW 601B Apr 1947 74703 10 May 1965 Rebuilt to steam generator car 252 in July 1965.
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Post by billmock on Dec 16, 2021 11:27:43 GMT -5
Ahh... I've been thinking of adding on a "Truckee" module for my layout... with the SP Depot, fire station, shops and restaurants, and houses. And... OH! The Archistories Country Church IS a good match for this church. Nice! Thanks for adding some more kindling to my fire Mark. Bill Mock (Building Truckee would be a lot easier than trying to construct downtown Los Angeles with it's iconic Union Station.)
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Post by billmock on Dec 16, 2021 1:04:48 GMT -5
I just finished the Archistories neo-Gothic Church and I love it. It was fun to assemble and went together so precisely, it's amazing. It's really a beautifully designed kit. And when fully assembled, it's durable! I feel pretty confident that I could drop it, whack it around, knock it over and I wouldn't damage it. OK, the spire might get damaged, but really; it's very durable. Regarding water... well, I wouldn't want to get it soaked. A quick splash that can be quickly wiped up, it'll be fine. But sitting in a puddle and you might not like the results. I have no idea what I'm going to do with this church building. I don't really have any place on my Truckee River Layout for it. So maybe I'll just have to start another layout. I have other kits that need assembling. Maybe that will be my inspiration. But for now, it certainly looks nice sitting in my little field. Bill Mock
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Post by billmock on Dec 13, 2021 20:27:33 GMT -5
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Post by billmock on Oct 9, 2021 16:51:06 GMT -5
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Post by billmock on Mar 17, 2021 20:29:25 GMT -5
Ahhh... I bit! Love these AZL Trinity 64' Reefers! Long strings on these reefers look great rolling through my layout. Thanks AZL! Bill Mock
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Post by billmock on Mar 17, 2021 20:20:05 GMT -5
I have to agree, these new 8,000 Gallon Tank Cars are beautiful and have again, set a new standard for Z scale rolling stock. For years we only dreamed of having prototypical tank cars that matched the accuracy of many of the other cars in our scale. Then AZL produced their 23,000 Gallon Tank Cars and they were a game changer. Soon after, AZL produced their 33,000 Gallon LPG Tank Cars and their 17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Cars. Our modern tank car rosters were looking good. Now, with these 8,000 Gallon Tank Cars, our transition era rosters can be proud. Thank you AZL!!! Bill Mock
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Post by billmock on Mar 15, 2021 21:57:48 GMT -5
Bill, can you post your layout plan? I'll be many have not seen it and realized just how compact it is (and where you store it ) Hi Jeff, I think that Rob used to have the track plan up on the Ztrack website, before they did maintenance on it. But let me see if I copied it and can post it here. And I'll get some photos of the "Layout in a Drawer" up too. Bill
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Post by billmock on Mar 13, 2021 1:12:57 GMT -5
With the warming weather, I have more and more long strings of reefers heading east with heavy loads of California produce. Bill Mock
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Post by billmock on Mar 11, 2021 17:50:54 GMT -5
Spring has just about arrived. And thanks to Rob, I have this SP F3 Black Widow pulling a nice long string of PFE Reefers over Donner Pass. Bill Mock
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Post by billmock on Mar 11, 2021 0:51:36 GMT -5
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Post by billmock on Feb 3, 2021 12:08:25 GMT -5
Quick! Anthony at ZSM may have found some in stock! (9:00PST) Bill Mock
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Post by billmock on Feb 2, 2021 0:35:32 GMT -5
Hi Jeff, The order is "A-E-D-C-B" from front (A end) to back (B end). Bill
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