Model Train Journal

Hello all You might like to see a Commodore Vanderbilt in action ... Hand lettering matches George Stock so body may have been built by him. Chassis is a Lionel 700/763... unfortunately I do not have a correct tender . Added about a pound of weight to get some traction to pull 3 die-cast Scale Craft...

Glad you enjoyed the tour .
Yes Bernard Corbin was a master builder ...they look and run outstanding.
Cheers Carey Williams

Hello all ...The zoom meeting link was incorrect...video quality not good ....so I reshot the tour again last night ..
See link

Cheers Carey Williams


https://youtu.be/J_cj5-bq3DU

Hello all you might like to see a Mohawk in action circa 1936+- ...with working reverse action !


https://youtu.be/8riwjOk1MzQ


Cheers Carey Williams

With luck it will be recorded and I'll post it to the YouTube channel...
Cheers Carey

Hello all you may be interested in taking a virtual tour of the early O scale collection ...from the comfort of your screen. Wednesday September 23rd 7:30 ( Eastern time ) I'll be giving a tour of the collection ( with luck) ...history of O scale 1926-50's ...showing and describing as much of the co...

Sorry worry link ...try this one for the Super scale

https://youtu.be/XYmTskxRAm8

Bob thank you for pointing out the extra space between #1&#2 axles .. never saw that till you pointed it out Donely was able to get Scale -Craft in many hobby shops & department stores ... Donely lived near the Fields ...Marshall Fields that is and was able to get a "hobby" section...

Hello all you might enjoy seeing a working Dynamometer car... built in 1937 by Bondurant of Wisconsin ..friend of Kalmbach
Please see link

https://youtu.be/adr0bK3R6FU


Cheers Carey

I believe it might be Super Scale model with Pittman drive
See link


https://youtu.be/_hTY-PWvii4

Cheers Carey

Hello all you might enjoy seeing the SP Mountains of 1936 Scale craft introduced September Lobaugh December Donnelly's first engine after buying SC Lobaugh's first engine Both RTR sold for 195-200 Kit price SC a bit cheaper SC Mountains are out there ... Lobaugh ones not so much Both engines stopped...

Hello Bob thank you for posting the photos The big 060 Lobaugh is 17/64" scale ...prewar model ... introduced 1938.....no connection to the Pratt PRR switcher which is cast bronze introduced the same year ..also in17/64". The Pratt kit was the same price as the rtr Lionel model introduced ...

Hello all you may enjoy seeing a few of the Walthers MU cars in action .. first shown in 1937 catalog and carried till the 60's ... unknown if unsold stock ...or if folks were really buying them ...not too many survivors out there. early brass & bronze ...later tin & die-castings ... Walther...

Many of the imported HO steamers from Japan in the early mid 50's had coined drivers ...

see link for a Tetsudo NYC Niagara with the coined drivers warning it is HO for those of you with a weak heart

https://youtu.be/S-crlz5DYc4?si=dUhIimUQgSRN2rJQ


cheers Carey

Hello all You might enjoy seeing Bill Lenoir's De Witt Clinton set run .... Lenoir per his 201 engines book built 2 De Witt Clinton sets ... roughly in 1952 ...beautiful detailing all brass construction , powered by a tiny Lindsay HO motor . see link for video https://youtu.be/dUcg1IwWkMo?si=faD1h9w...