Skip to main content

I wonder what Rich is up to these days.  I have not seen anything coming from him.  I have always admired his products as to their fidelity to scale,colors, design and quality.  I really regret not purchasing his naval gun and flatcar combo that he had made a number of years ago.

Made of brass,it had an expensive price tag.  None the less,I wish that I had not missed out on it.

Norm

Last edited by Norm
Original Post

Replies sorted oldest to newest

Norm, you really missed a unique piece of freight equipment in Rich's naval gun and flatcar combo. The 16-in gun is for a Colorado Class Battleship. I talked with Rich at Strasburg several years ago, wondering if it would handle my min 72-in curves and not tear out my catenary poles. He showed me how the Navy designed it to handle tight clearances/tight curves on the real railroads. I was satisfied with his explanation/demonstration and bought it. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship. When I run 1930s era on CONUS Lines, it's always the piece that gets the most attention from visitors...along with the perennial question, "Why was that locomotive built backwards?" (SP Cab-forward)

Two images: First, the gun leaves Ellison Yard, westbound for Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Second, a cab-forward working hard, helps a consist, including the gun, through Cumberland. There is another cab-forward on point.16-in Colorado Class BB gun leaving Ellison Yard16-in Colorado Class BB gun, wb, Cumberland

Attachments

Images (2)
  • 16-in Colorado Class BB gun leaving Ellison Yard
  • 16-in Colorado Class BB gun, wb, Cumberland

That is an interesting detail.  When we moved the wrecking outfit, the Derrick boom was always to be facing rearward. I was told this was incase it broke loose it would do less damage at bridges and tunnel portals.  For the gun barrel to be mounted on two cars, one mount has to slide and swivel to accommodate curves, slack in the coupling and compression in the draft gear. 

Add Reply

Post

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

×
×
×
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×
×