Rio Grande's 1940 Scenic Limited visits Tim's Toy Trains

That second video is a hoot-- "good comparison running 2 rail scale speeds and 3 rail HSR speeds! ;-)

Very nice, as usual.  I just checked my PSC cars, since they are on theouter loop right now.  Kadees, stock mount = 1" betwen outer side where it curves around toward the diaphragm and same point on adjacent car, with all slack pulled out.  I think the owner of those passenger cars extended the couplers.

They should be EXACTLY the same Bob.

Standard mount kadee 805's. And--- with the runber diaphragms they are "too-tight" for his inner diameter that is 72".

Interesting Bob- why the obsession over the length of the jump between the cars for the passengers?  ;-)

Thanks by the way

You've seen many of these cars before.

The mods I made to these psc cars outside the obvious Wasatch roller bearing equipped trucks was some brass work in relation to battery boxes, AC, etc.

love how the engine just glides!

Nice looking engine. Nice videos.

Thanks Spence

Not an obsession - just curious.  Maybe it is an optical illusion.  looks about twice as wide as mine look.  I can post a photo on MTJ for comparison?

Great looking train.  That L-105 is amazing!

 

I once had a VHS video that focused on the train and the cities and scenery it went through.  Starting in Saint Louis on the Missouri Pacific, switching roads and road power, ending in San Francisco.  I wanted to transfer it to DVD and haven't been able to find it. Quite a trip.

 

I wasn't aware the L-105 was used on that train.  That would have been a railfan's delight!

It depends on the engine as to when they got painted green/ black, some engines kept their green boilers longer than others. Some never had a green boiler. A researcher would need to select a specific engine and do the research as to dates and if it had green paint or when it was returned to black vise versa. It was mainly pasenger assigned power however like all locomotives they can serve dual purposes.



       

Thanks Erik.

 

Regarding passenger service, that is the way Howard Fogg painted it.  I never thought much about the passenger cars until now.

I love Howard fogg's work. He has inspired me to paint trains. I need to get back at it again.

This is an oil painting I did of a K-28 in the shop. I titled it "Shop Time"

Erik- That is a great painting.  The way you lighted the shop and the engine is brilliant.  All of your work is excellent.

 

I met Howard Fogg when I lived in Boulder.  Leanin' Tree used to have some of his work displayed in their Museum back in the '70's.  I stopped by there from time to time.  I also enjoyed the Western Art.

Thanks Howard.

He passed away before I had a chance to meet him. Dave Etchells at caboose hobbies told me he was a very nice guy. He corresponded with him many times over the years. I did exhibit along side his last work in Canon City a few years back along with Danneman, Bennett, Coker, and a few others.

I do need to produce more work. It's too easy to do everything else.

Had it not been for the signature, I would have though it was a photograph!

 

Simon

 

PS: Nothing quite like those PSC Heavyweights!