@Don McErlean posted:Detroit - All I can say is that it's sure going to take a lot of pancakes to use up all that syrup
. Lee neat video - don't think you have showed your RSD 12 very much, neat engine and seems a smooth runner.
Well my contribution today concerns the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway. This was a granger that ran in the states of Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, and South Dakota. It lived on providing economical shipping rates to farmers for agricultural products. Its maximum track mileage was around 1700 miles and it lasted from 1870 until 1960 when it was finally eclipsed by competition. Sad to say, despite its name, it never reached St. Louis and its main terminal stop was in Peoria, Ill in fact the RR has the slogan..."The Peoria Gateway". That slogan is part of the livery of both cars and those words are contained in the circle you see on the sides.
First just the bay window caboose. This is a Lionel (MPC) #9271 from 1978
Now the caboose with my M&StL boxcar also a Lionel (MPC) # 9775 from 1976
Lee in your video I noted a M&StL boxcar but it appears to have a different livery. Both the car and the caboose came to me via e-bay relatively recently, the caboose in Feb and the boxcar last summer so they are new to me. Both, despite their age, arrived in LN condition and still in their original box...so I guess I might be the first guy running them...cool!!
Best wishes to everyone, have a great week.
Don
Don it’s always a pleasure to see you posting. I wish the M&STL came to St. Louis. My car is a Weaver and I have that cat you have. To be honest I like the O27 car better.
