Thread: Alco 48 class loco pics

Originally Posted by 3-Gees

Even in HO scale (1-87th) a Bigboy,Challenger or Cabforward look big!,and cost well over a grand for a good one
cheers gregg

Hi Gregg, I have the a Riverossi Bog Boy, Challenger and Cab Forward.

The oldest of the three, the Big Boy cost me $98 in 1970.

Have no idea what they would be worth today but my next acquisition, when I can afford it is a G scale Big Boy around the $1500 mark, and not bad for a model of that size.

I believe there are at least two Big Boys being rebuilt and should be in steam service sometime over the next two years.

Here's the link to the Sacramento museum, California State Railroad Museum

There's also another museum at Jamestown further south Railtown 1897 State Historic Park - Welcome ,though I've not been there, just driven past.

In the same area the Kennedy Mine is well worth a look Kennedy Gold Mine - Historic Gold Mine Surface Tours - Home Page

Also further North the Empire mine http://www.empiremine.org/visitor.html is also very interesting, the owners bought all the buckled tramlines from the San Francisco earthquake and used them as pit props, something I had heard was a big no no in oz due to the tendancy of steel to fracture unexpectedly whereas wood will splinter and give warning of a collapse.

Bodie is also well worth a drive to have a look but It is a pretty solid day's drive from Sacramento over the eastern side of the sierras as it is at 8000 ft


Bodie, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you have a couple of days to kill in th SF/Sacramento area a trip along Highway 49 from Jamestown to Nevada City is most recommended. It is one of the most useful things I have done with a Company Rental Car

Regards,
Tote

Also, Knight Foundry [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Foundry"]Knight Foundry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:2009-0724-CA-KnightFoundry.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/2009-0724-CA-KnightFoundry.jpg/250px-2009-0724-CA-KnightFoundry.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/a/a3/2009-0724-CA-KnightFoundry.jpg/250px-2009-0724-CA-KnightFoundry.jpg[/ame] is the last water driven machine shop in the US, another reason to go for that drive up Highway 49.

Regards,
Tote

There is also the Orange Empire railway museum east of LA near Riverside/ March Airforce base and their Aviation museum Orange Empire Railway Museum

Worked on these in NSWGR--then---PTC, branch-line workhorses, look good? maybe used to freeze your but off mid-winter[Goulburn area] little bar style heater at your feet that maybe worked drafty and if staff changes required??? Looking back sometimes you gloss over the real issues and romanticise just a little

Originally Posted by Tote

Here's the link to the Sacramento museum, California State Railroad Museum

There's also another museum at Jamestown further south Railtown 1897 State Historic Park - Welcome ,though I've not been there, just driven past.

In the same area the Kennedy Mine is well worth a look Kennedy Gold Mine - Historic Gold Mine Surface Tours - Home Page

Also further North the Empire mine Empire Mine State Historic Park is also very interesting, the owners bought all the buckled tramlines from the San Francisco earthquake and used them as pit props, something I had heard was a big no no in oz due to the tendancy of steel to fracture unexpectedly whereas wood will splinter and give warning of a collapse.

Bodie is also well worth a drive to have a look but It is a pretty solid day's drive from Sacramento over the eastern side of the sierras as it is at 8000 ft


Bodie, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you have a couple of days to kill in th SF/Sacramento area a trip along Highway 49 from Jamestown to Nevada City is most recommended. It is one of the most useful things I have done with a Company Rental Car

Regards,
Tote

I want to go over the Sierra Nevada by train on the historic rail line. I will pick up a rental car in Reno and head east mostly on I 80 over the Great Salt Lake then a detour to the Little Big Horn and Badlands National Park before stopping with friends in Omaha and using Omaha for a base for a week before moving on to Milwaukee for the Miller-Offy event. I will be visiting a few of my suppliers along the way between Omaha and NYC. I also need to spend a day before departure with Stewart van Dyne in Los Angeles to negotiate some Offy parts if I haven't had success with a few others in the Midwest and North-east.

Thanks to all that have contributed posts of all the wonderful posts on trains what a great read. I am not and never have been into trains but I find anything mechanical interesting and I must admit that the sounds of some rail engines do attract my attention.
I do have an old army mate in Warwick hear in Qld that makes and sells Australian model trains all over the world I will find his webb page and post it some my be interested.
In the mean time keep the posts coming
thanks to all again

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