Milwaukee passenger

K-Line is all there is in 15" streamliners. Fortunately, they are excellent. They can be hard to find, but there have been a couple sets on eBay lately and there was one on the Buy/Sell board here a couple weeks ago - maybe it's still available. This is a K-Line item only; they were never reissued as K-Lionel. They were available in Hiawatha maroon and orange or in yellow (in a set with F-units).

K-Line also did 15" heavyweight cars, which were painted in the earlier orange scheme. Very nice cars also. There is also a set of Rail King 15" heavyweights, which MTH has issued twice with different product numbers. I don't know if there is any difference between the two versions. The Rail King sets come with solarium-observation cars; the K-Line with open platform observation cars.

thanks, i have a bunch of K-line 15 inch passenger cars and agree they are excellent.

will have to keep my eyes open.

I'm pretty happy with the MTH Railking 60' cars, both the smoothsided and the "madison" heavyweights. I picked up the complete set of the Milw Rd 60' madisons but haven't run them yet, partly since I'm still searching for the right motive power for them.

The Rail King Madisons are pretty nice. I have a combine that I picked up to run in mixed trains, and I like it well enough that I may pick up the 4-car set as well.

The Rail King streamliners are another matter. They are generic cars painted for Milwaukee Road, with a boattail observation car. They bear no resemblance whatsoever to real Milwaukee Road cars, except the color.

southwest, are the Railking 15" or 12"?

The early Railkings were 12 inch, the newer Railkings are 15 inch. I have a couple of sets of both the heavyweights and streamlined K-line passenger cars and really like them. My only complaint was the full dome car. It's just too fat looking in the 15 version. I bought a couple of 15 inch Railking domes on E-bay. They look much better though the color is a little off with the K-lines. I've never seen a passenger train with perfectly matched colors so it doesn't bother me at all. I picked these extra domes for a good price. Don

There just isn't anything better!!!!!!! Don

i'm getting sucked in. started with that bi-polar. now hiawatha calling.

save me!

No saving you now from the Milwaukee Posse.


Don

I have a set of the 12" Railking ones, six cars and I added the full dome.

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Originally posted by scale rail:
No saving you now from the Milwaukee Posse.

Don

We're a fun group

The Cedar Rapids is a beautiful car.

i may be safe. no legacy hiawatha steamers (trying to not count the S3). hard to find 15" hiawatha cars.


nice interior shots of that obs car, though. wow.

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Originally posted by Forrest Jerome:
i may be safe. no legacy hiawatha steamers (trying to not count the S3). hard to find 15" hiawatha cars.

Yes, but there is a Hiawatha 4-4-2 with TMCC and RS5. And an MTH Hiawatha 4-6-4 streamliner with PS/3. Very cool.

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Originally posted by scale rail:
No saving you now from the Milwaukee Posse.


Don

I have ridden in that car twice now, both times behind 261, both times i rode the car between Milwaukee to Sturtevant on The C&M Sub, Fun to ride the train in your home town.

You can not be saved from the Hiawatha!!! Soon you'll foaming at the mouth of the Olympian Hiawatha. Then you'll discover that you blood has changed to maroon and red!!

Before you know it you'll have a Milwaukee Road S3 by Lionel, Little Joe and Box Cab by MTH, Baltic by Weaver and various freight and passenger diesels by MTH and Lionel. THEN you'll wonder...what happened?

WHEN that happens...relax and enjoy it. If Pennsylvania fans go gaga over a GG1, and New York Central fans jaw drops at the sight of a Mohawk or J1 Hudson. THAN we as Milwaukee Road fans can drool with pride at the sight of a streamlined F7 Hiawatha tearing down the track or a Little Joe going through 16 Mile Canyon getting ready to pop out of Eagle's Nest Tunnel.

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Originally posted by Forrest Jerome:
i'm getting sucked in. started with that bi-polar. now hiawatha calling.

save me!

We also have a version of rabis...BUT we don't bite!!!!

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Originally posted by MichRR714:

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Originally posted by scale rail:
No saving you now from the Milwaukee Posse.

Don

We're a fun group

The Cedar Rapids is a beautiful car.

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Yes, but there is a Hiawatha 4-4-2 with TMCC and RS5

it IS beautiful, but i have become a legacy snob. i will buy no engine without it!

(comes in handy when trying to resist impulses)

Great shots guys,

Are you looking to recruit new rail fans? If so, where does one go in this great country of ours to sign on? I sure would like to tour one of these beautiful classics from the inside! I know that there are over 250 railroad museums in the US not all of them offer tours on running railroads.

Does anybody know where I can start?

Mike Maurice

Love the end car even at 15 inches!

I have the MTH 18" though the windows are not correct still looks like a nice set!

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Originally posted by Mike Maurice:
.....I know that there are over 250 railroad museums in the US not all of them offer tours on running railroads. Does anybody know where I can start?
Mike Maurice

Mike,

If Milwaukee Road is now in your blood, you might want to start by joining two organizations.

First, join the Milwaukee Road Historical Association (MRHA). The MRHA has access to a wealth of Milwaukee Road-related information, which I've found to be very useful when modeling Milwaukee Road equipment. The organization also publishes a really great and award winning quarterly magazine, The Milwaukee Railroader, and they annually sponsor several Milwaukee Road related events such as their annual convention and special MRHA excusions on Milwaukee Road passenger cars including some pulled by Milwaukee's famous 261. You can join the MRHA on their website at:
http://www.mrha.com/

If you want to ride behind Milwaukee's famous 261, you definitely need to join that loco's fan club, i.e., "Friends Of The 261". Unfortunately, right now you can't because the engine is in overhaul. No surprize, riding behind that engine was so popular that last year the hours on the 261's boiler reached their limit and the locomotive is now undergoing a complete overhaul. Fortunately, it shouldn't be too long before that overhaul is completed and in the interium, you can book an excursion on Milwaukee Road passenger cars pulled by a different locomotive, follow the 261's overhaul step-by-step, and become a member of the locomotive's "Friends Of The 261" fan club, all on their website at:
http://261.com/

Needless to say, if you have become a Milwaukee Road nut like me, joining these two organizations is a must!

Hope you find this helpful.
Bob

Bob and everyone else,

Right now, unfortunately, I do not have enough room on my 5x9 layout yet.I have another ping pong sized table on the other side of the fully finished basement (that was flooded in May of last year). That area is under consideration for my eventual expansion plans (my wife does not know this yet!).

After the flood was taken care of, I had precious little resources left, needless to say, it was very costly and wasn't covered under our homeowners policy. So I am in virtual awe of any of your suggestions pics and observations!

Those two associations are the first order of business in my plans for doing something extra special with my layout expansion. Thank you once again!

Mike
TCA# 11-66628

Mike,

Rest assured, there is light at the end of the tunnel! At some point you will be able to contemplate taking a rail fan trip on Milwaukee Road trains. In fact, I just received an email today from "Friends Of The 261" showcasing all their 2012 excursions on Milwaukee Road Hiawatha cars. Their one-way and round-trip excursions between the Twin Cities and Chicago look great!

Believe me! I know what you are going through. My wife and I went through similar hard times following a series of five different hurricanes, which ripped through the Pensacola, FL area where our retirement home "was" located. Seemingly after each storm we would just get the rebuilding process started when another hurricane would hit the region and drop more trees onto and blast more holes into our home. Finally, we'd had enough. Tore down what remained of the house and retired to Arkansas. Now all we have to worry about is tornadoes; five so far (and counting), during which we've had to seek shelter.

Good Luck!
Bob

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Originally posted by navy.seal:
My wife and I went through similar hard times following a series of five different hurricanes, which ripped through the Pensacola, FL area where our retirement home "was" located. Seemingly after each storm we would just get the rebuilding process started when another hurricane would hit the region and drop more trees onto and blast more holes into our home. Finally, we'd had enough. Tore down what remained of the house and retired to Arkansas. Now all we have to worry about is tornadoes; five so far (and counting), during which we've had to seek shelter. Bob

Time for you to head for Wyoming. Of course, if the Yellowstone caldera lets loose, you're a goner, but then, we all are.

Does anyone know where the two MR cars form Erie Pa went?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcsd4JwupI

Harleyhouse,

You maybe suprised, you may want to look away! checkout Avid fan of Hiawatha that I started, before you look, I warned you.

just saying! The final photo is grisly! But the news is even more grisly! SAD!

Mike Maurice