I think the best bet would be to get a Walthers 2007 N&Z reference book. I have one for HO and its wonderful on listing many different products from couplers even lists old horn hook in HO to Kadee and other types.

Last May I had to send in my 4-8-2 heavy mountain for repair and recieved a new one instead in about 3 weeks.

I got several LS locomotives that need repair including a 45 tonner and shay but I think I will wait until my health and eye sight improves before I try and repair them myself.

Stephen

Hi Guys,

I agree I saw no differance between the Wal-Mart 6.00 version of the dozer and LHS 21.00 Dozer only differance was the packaging and the description.

Stephen

  Thanks Orsonroy for correcting me on back of the photo it has 4-6-2. So I guess the photographer goofed when he labeled the photo. Its not the only one he had mislabled. Mainly getting small towns confused in some of his oldshots.

Stephen

  Hi JM I got about 8 of those HO scale John Deere tractors the other day for $1.50 each at my LHS they had them on clearance along with some RTR athearn fllats with diecast bulldozers on them got two for $8.00 bucks each last two in the store. I got to go to my foot doctor tomorrow morning so I will swing by the Wal-Mart and see if they have any more of the HO CATS in stock.

Stephen

  Thanks guys for the information. I might try and use that giant backhoe. I know the Norscot stuff is HO it is stamped on the package and also I have discoved the whole line at my LHS but in boxes and at $20.00 each    with Scale models listed on them and the ones at Wal-Mart have built to play on them for $6.00 bucks lol a big differance in whats on the outside of a package.

Stephen

  Very nice work indeed wish my eyes would let me chop into my heavy mountain and Consolidation as well but I got one half of a good eye and just building HO kits is a pain in the caboose! can I send you mine for conversion LOL.

Keep up the good work.

Stephen

Hi Lanny,

the loco is a very small drivered 4-6-2 the man in the boat is hiding the rear pony truck it was used mostly in the Mississippi Delta because it only weighed like 80 or so tons. I have been getting alot of ICRR steam photos off the web but I have alot of my own collection on line on my photos site underGlory days. I am far from being a ICRR steam expert and the Y&MV is even harder but I did find a locomotive that matches a Bachmann Spec model perfect #115 of the Mississippi Central.
http://steve.bill--porter.com/photo.htm



Stephen

Its a 4-6-2 the rear pony truck is kinda hard to see behind the boat but they did move the Locomotive to dry ground at a crawl.

Stephen

Correcto on the location and railroad but what class is the lcomotive type? the photographer commented to the crew should we go get the mud grips out  of the depot?

Stephen

Ok I will give that a shot and see what happens.

Thanks so much for the suggestion.

Stephen

Lookin great Tim, I think the smell was from Alex's socks and not us 

Stephen

  Ok guys try this one on for size is it a boat or is it a locomotive?


Stephen

Hi Lanny yes they are impressive, A good friend of mine before he passed on was conductor on the ICRR from the 1930s up to almost 1970. Here in the Mississippi Delta and the stories he could tell about the ICRR and Y&MV locomotive swaps. One instance in around 1935 a 2-8-2 had a hot box on its tender and as they crept into Greenwood MS they spied the yard goat a 2-6-0 mogul sitting cold so what does the Engineer do they steal the switcher's tender to continue on to Jackson with the train. To the horror of the shop crews. He rode behind everything from double headed 2-6-0's hauling cotton out of the MS delta to 2-10-2s hauling banana trains at 100 mph on the Panama Limited schedule. One of my favorite photos he gave me is posted below.

Stephen

  Dang! to easy lol yes it is at the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway and it is a 0-6-0 tank engine in which I was allowed to test out my driving skills.

Stephen

OK next!

Ok Alex said I could post the next one so here it is.


Stephen