NMRA National Show Photo Resource

[tonycook1966]

For those looking for pictures of new products displayed at this weekend's NMRA National Show in Detroit, I've put together the following...

http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/id27.html

Boy the coming HO-scale RF-16 Sharks and 2-8-4 Berkshires look AWESOME!

[SteamGene]

That Kanawaha doesn't look like a Standard to me!  Wow!
Gene

[tonycook1966]

Have added many pictures today to my NMRA Show Photo Resource. 

Take another look.  Really like Con-Cor's coming AeroTrain and UP M-10000 sets!  Very Cool!

And still can't get over how awesome Bachmann's new Berkshire and Sharks look!!

[Matthew Ginkel]

Wow so much cool stuff. Did the bachmann berk in NKP have the correct headlight or the same as the C&O? 

[SteamGene]

The C&O headlight is in the correct spot, but the NKP Berkshire has it where the S series had theirs, according to the pictures, and the PM Berks have theirs where PM fixed theirs.   Now, the real question is, when the C&O absorbed the PM, did the PM Berks become Kanawahas?  I know that C&O left them with the same numbers and retired any Mikado with a conflicting number, so I could reletter PM 1225 into C&O 1225 if I wanted to.
Gene

[Jake]

Ode to the Berkshires, ehem.

BEST.
LOOKING.
STANDARD.
LINE.
ENGINES.
EVAR!

As soon as I can get my hands on one of those, I will... And I thought I  would only have spectrum steamers on my layout. And bachmann? Do the Kanawhas happen to have flywheels on them?

[the Bach-man]

Dear Jake,
I'll see what I can find out.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

[Jake]

Thanks B-mann

[the Bach-man]

Dear Jake,
The Berkshires do indeed hav flywheels.
Anticipate!
the Bach-man

[Jake]

Thanks!

[Joe Satnik]

Greetings, All.

The new Berkshires look gorgeous.  Congrats to HLR and crew.   

If you are a Berk fan, or just want to know how steam engines were designed, manufactured and tested, I highly recommend this book:



"Superpower, The Making of a Steam Locomotive", written and illustrated by David L. Weitzman, 1987, isbn 087923671X

Check your local library, or its inter-library loan system for a copy. 

Hope this helps.

"Free the 2" straights!"

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik