thank you for that update woody

also lets not forget
british and euro trains are driven on the left side
ours on the right side
there autos are right side drive
ours on the left side

not to mention they lost the greatest parcel of land
on earth when they finally left brooklyn in 1776

all kidding aside  not to mention there great contributions
to literature and the movie industry

and the railways  has they call it

good luck  john t   brooklyn ny

p.s. going to read my 2008 bachmann catalog
and harry potter

keep in mind the british were pionerers
in railroading

carriages from horse and carriage
wagons from wagons that pulled frieight by horses

as far as the bathroom goes  loo     not sure

but sir thomas crapper invented the flushing overhead pull
pull chain toilet

thus we have the crapper or craphouse

now can we get back to railroading

good luck  john t  brooklyn ny

ahhhhhhhhh

yes terror train with jamie lee curtis
one of those slasher movies on a train with
high schools students   wasnt this early john carpenter film

now yards was a dissapointment
some scenes were shot in the sunnyside yard
but only a few seconds
james caan was in this movie

enjoy watching        john t  brooklyn ny 

looking for some very old silent movies
of n.y.c. transit shot arounf 1901 1906
seen listings on IMDB

  hi cody  if your new to the hobby   ok

but keep in mind if your are staying with H.O.
there are so many styles of engine and a whole
slew of manufactures to chose from.

if you get a chance visit your local hobby shop and
check out whats available for you layout and liking

  good luck  john t  brooklyn ny

now keeping with the topic

of course new york central and pennsylvania

good luck  john t   brooklyn ny

with out a doubt  my wife and i are planning a trip to boston
and we looked  at the acela fare rates and regional service
i do want to go first class to boston

now another amtrak trip to plan
i have to be at my daughters wedding in september
in anaheim ca.
we have been looking over amtrak fares to los angeles
and then to anaheim

if rates ae to high   its time for jet blue

  good luck   john t  brookyln ny

tim

thank you for the detailed report on the E60 series

perhaps someday bachmann will add this 'to the SPECTRUM line

   good luck   john t  brooklyn ny

hi simon
there was a company called AMERICAN something
i know i have 2 of there units in my collection
1 is an E60 in new haven and the other in E60CF
in penn central
there on athearn drive and had better pantographs
than the early bachmann units 
dont forget the last version of the E60   the E60m

the new bachmann E60 is an improvement over
the past units   

if i shrinks my picture file down i may be able
to share some good E60 pictures  in this forum

good luck  john t  brooklyn ny

well tom 
im sure you enjoyed youtrself
i hope amtrak makes this a yearly event
and that next year there more railroad
rather than a basketball show
what i mean is more to do with railroading and maybe
history about rairoading
im sure this sucess will help them plan nexts years

good luck   john t  brooklyn ny

it all started many many years ago
my brother and cousins had there  lionel trains
i as a little boy all i did was watch
of course i got my 1956 set of lionel and that got the ball
rolling with model trains   now iam all H.O trains
and as far as real trains
i worked in grand central termianl in a candy store for
3 years 1968 - 1970  it was fun every day looking at the last days of
new york central  then came penn central
from 1976-1986 i work in sunnyside queens  right in front of the
northeast corridor mainline  walked thru the sunnyside yard
many a lunch hour  and i did take pictures

now i just roam about with my camera shot whatever i can
between tne trains and the nyc subway

and most of all to all out there

you never get trains out of your blood

good luck  john t  brooklyn ny

i did not get a chance to get to PENN STATION yesterday
how ever from what i read online from amtrak
was there was going to be a show with the harlem globetrotters
and a model train display

prr thomas   lets hear how it was

               good luck  john t  brooklyn ny

great work tony

i just picked up a 1971 bachmann catalog back in novemer at a show
here in brooklyn

i love this nostalgia  keep it coming

            good luck  john brooklyn ny

this absolutly brings back memories of the late 50s & 60s
i remember these at polks on 5th avenue
and another old train store many have forgotten in
n.y.c.  savoys on 23rd street off 5th avenue they carried a.t.t

the a.t.t. budd cars i remember my friend had 2 of them


                        good luck  john t   brooklyn ny

ok guys  ill come clean

i used nodel railroading as a chick magnet

i told the ladies

iam a big boy ,  im articulated, and i love to highball
iam more powerful than a locomotive, i allways come on time

spent many evenings reading the bachmann catalog

     just joking guys                john t  brooklyn ny

long live the GG1

i believe the VOYAGES series
has about 10 shows about the railroads
trains in war , circus trains, fast trains , train wrecks
to mention a few
the VOYAGE series covers ships and automobiles
enjoy watching

                                john t  brooklyn ny