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Been some time since I visited here. I was testing my latest model, Milwaukee Road steeplecab E81, at Butte Montana, and thought I'd pull the old Oregon Electric #22 alongside it's bigger cousin for a snapshot. There is a family resemblance, but E81 towers over the little motor from Oregon. Both GE products. The Butte Switcher is 1917, 70 tons as built, 1000hp 3000v DC; The Oregon Freighter is 1912, 60 tons as built, 500hp 600-1200v DC. The Milwaukee ES2 is part of a two engine release due soon to work on the RMD2 route in the file library. They are the final part of a three-part group of locomotives I worked on ( with Chuck Zeiler) for the route. The EF-4 Little Joes were uploaded this evening as the second part, the EF-1,2,3 and 5 boxcabs in the library now were the first part. The E81 worked the Butte yards and industries, while E80 worked Deer Lodge Yards. Tim
Street and Interurban Electric Railway Models Sumpter Valley B&B Gang Willamette Valley Route (No timetable for release)
A pantograph with wheels A post in another section got me thinking about this whole electric railroading thingie. It's a lot like steam in that it gets into your blood. I like steam, and I've seen them and road behind them in museums, but I have never actually seen a "working" steamer. The same goes for diesel. I see diesels working all the time now, but it seems to be the childhood experiences that have the most influence in this hobby.Almost every real railroading experience I can remember has been around electrics. I never really thought about it before.I know all the modern engines are powerful and impressive, and I can appreciate that. For some reason, however, I prefer the stuff I experienced as a youth.I noticed that extends even to Model Railroader. I would rather read the older ones than the newer ones.I guess there's a point in there somewhere... Moving America into the 19th Century! www.kelticsylk.com
Maybe, when we were kids, Frank, the world was simpler and seemed to offer something more. I know I feel the same way. I yearn for those days, when there were more than just a few Class-ones, and cabooses, train-order boards, semaphores, Baldwins, ALCOs, Fairbanks-Morse's, so much more variety. Every region had it's own special flavor. Now it seems everything is being homogenized, and sameness rules the day. I really envy you for seeing those heavy electrics everyday. You probably thought nothing about them, they will be there forever. I felt the same about the UP E-9's, SP's Baldwins and SP&S big ALCOs (and SP&S, NP GN for that matter!)that were prevailant in my hometown. I wished I could have seen at least one MIlwaukee Road boxcab when they were still running up in Washington. They just were never around whenever we went up there as kids. Oh, well. That's life. That's what MSTS offers us. A chance to capture maybe a piece of those days again, eh?Good post, Frank!Tim
Street and Interurban Electric Railway Models Sumpter Valley B&B Gang Willamette Valley Route (No timetable for release)
TimYou probably thought nothing about them, they will be there forever. I felt the same about the UP E-9's, SP's Baldwins and SP&S big ALCOs (and SP&S, NP GN for that matter!)that were prevailant in my hometown.Sheesh,You hit it right on the head,though for us flatlanders here in the ol Land O Lincoln it was EJ&E Baldwin centercabs, the Rock Island,C&NW Crandall E units(butt ugly home built commuter locos rebuilt from surplused UP E9 B's,not really noticed til they're gone)and so much more that was "always going to be there"Gary S
42 year old future curmudgen(Hey you kids get offa my lawn!!)
Tim
