SUPERTRAIN NBC AS SEEN ON TV

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

So who was the "Model Train Mfg. in Philadelphia... Bachmann perhapse?

It was the owner of AHM.  An importer of Rivarossi (mostly HO) models until around the mid 1980's.

Rusty

I worked on that train for Bernie Paul at the AHM building in Philadelphia .

So where was the "AHM Building" in Philadelphia?

I truly do not remember this at all!! I think I was watching Star Trek.

The double wide gauge track was supposed to stretch across the USA is an idea that would be hard to adopt because it would require a lot of new land for it.

They could add an exterior third rail to the existing outside rail lines. A mess when it come to switches and turn-outs but still possible.

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

So where was the "AHM Building" in Philadelphia?

621 East Cayuga Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120.

Rusty

When Newton Minow made his famous "Wasteland" speech, Supertrain was still years away from airing.   If he had seen it, he may have thought much differently about what he called a wasteland.....LOL

Wow, look at all those flashing lights, the size of the crew !   Not to mention the inevitable madman at the throttle !  And steam coming from all over the place.....LOL   Real high tech.....Ha ha.  

Even being a train enthusiast, I found I had no interest in the show.  Just too far fetched and an insult to my supposed intelligence.....LOL

Alas, Supertrain wasn't the first:

Rusty

I remember seeing this model in person as a kid at the AHM building during some sort of train show that my father took me to.  It was impressive at the time.  I have always wondered what happened to it.  I wish it was in better shape.  I hope someone picks it up and restores it, it doesn't matter that the show was turkey or not.

Thanks for sharing,

Glenn

I wonder why the people at NBC could not have simply recorded the entire week of events at Amtrak stations across the USA and made that into a 40 minute show each week. The first week in New York. Then next week in Boston, then Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and all the other places where Amtrak stopped.

Andrew

Coooool!

Rusty Traque posted:

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

So where was the "AHM Building" in Philadelphia?

621 East Cayuga Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120.

Rusty

No, they were at 401 East Tioga St. at that time. ( old Philco building at B & Tioga )

Don't be caught operating it out of uniform.

(As seen in an old eBay auction)

This train should be running on the Los Angeles Live Steamers! What a crowd that would draw.

Maybe Travel Town track for a wider gauge.