Jim Waterman posted:It's going to be a VERY big book - Arno had about 1 TB just in photos of all the trains he researched. The McCoy chapter was somewhere north of 50 pages by itself, and he planned over 30 chapters (not all will be so big). Arno spent a lot of time photographing collections and stories from many of the original builders while they were still around. He told me he spent 3 solid days at Bob Thons (Roberts Lines, he also built the Harmon engines, made some Randall cars and Hudsons, and several other lines over 40 years). Because there were generally small quantities built by each builder, information was scarce and Arno collected a bunch of it. There are a few that troll this board that know LOTS too.
Jim
Jim,
When I headed up the SGMA group attending the WGHT show at Dulles, Arno came up from Atlanta and stayed at my house during the show. During his visit Arno spent several hours photographing some of the unique Standard Gauge trains I own. He was particularly interested in my collection of Richart trains and took numerous photos of the Milwaukee Road CHIPPEWA locomotive and passenger cars that Dick Mayer custom built for me. He also took the below photo of what I initially called my "orange wall" but which Arno referred to as my "shrine" to the Milwaukee Road. Look closely and you can see the CHIPPEWA locomotive and passenger cars on the second shelf from the top, just below the unique Richart McKeen locomotive and trailers, which Dick Mayer also custom built for me.
Bob Nelson
