fascinating story Erik. unfortunately the link is not working.
Unlike F units, the TA had the Mars light on the bottom and the headlight on top. Correct me if I'm wrong.
SANTIAGOP23 posted:Unlike F units, the TA had the Mars light on the bottom and the headlight on top. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Well, first the TA didn't have a nose door and the Mars light appears physically larger than the headlight. Being the TA was built one year after a Mars light was first used on a locomotive (a C&NW 4-8-4 if I recall correctly,) so I doubt the TA was designed with a Mars light in mind.
It was probably less involved to to mount the cumbersome Mars light mechanism (and perform the associated bodywork) at the bottom near the frame and leave the headlight where it was.
Amtrak did something similar on some of their E8's, except it was a pair of alternating flashing lights rather than a Mars light:
Rusty
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Wonder if Sunset 3rd Rail might be cajoled into doing a Rocket from an earlier period then the "Peoria Rocket" ? Might that represent name changes only on the cars ? Or would it ? Wouldn't the Peoria Rocket TA be in the solid maroon paint, as opposed to the maroon and crimson scheme of the earlier period.......which would be gigantically more appealing to me.
a different link about the crash....
A 601 as delivered would be more appealing to me as well.
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I suppose that is the main question: Will 3rd Rail make the original or the Mars light version (or maybe both)?
Maybe both? 
Original unless sufficient people reserve sets requesting the Mars light.
rdunniii posted:Original unless sufficient people reserve sets requesting the Mars light.
The engine.... Brass?
SANTIAGOP23 posted:rdunniii posted:Original unless sufficient people reserve sets requesting the Mars light.
The engine.... Brass?
Not plan A.
Mason City, IA school bus accident with music students visiting Meredith Wilson. 1937
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It's not a pretty story but part of our history
Better link that the gen disasters link:
My train preference would be the Rocky Mountain Rocket in "as delivered" scheme, ala Erik's Railway Classics photos.
Side bar note: it was a Rio Grande L105 Challenger hitting a school bus that caused the 'Grande to put the rising sun motif on the front sand box, and subsequent chevrons.
A little unclear on what Sunset 3rd is proposing ---- a 3 car articulated set and a 4 car non articulated set? Can anyone decode the announcement? And the locomotive......and cars? ......might be made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). If so, I must be careful not to eat the train.
Mark, the cars will be aluminum, but they are debating wether to make the engine brass or plastic.
So, what is being proposed is 3 articulated cars and one non-articulated/conventional 2 truck observation car?
Based on Erics photos of the HO models they show 2 articulated cars and a stand alone observation car, the fourth car is not pictured, perhaps Eric can answer the question as to the fourth car .
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