It is my understanding that the two terms are used interchangeably. Many railroads, upon merger/receivership/reorganization, would maintain their main name and simply change the "Railroad" part of their name to "Railway" or vice versa.

Mr. B-

I am the editor of the Southern Railway Historical Association's member newsletter. The SRHA has the SR archives and we can probably provide copies of exactly what you need. Please email me off-list with your needs and preferences (JPG, TIF, PDF) and I will make sure we get you the correct information.

Thanks,

Matt Bumgarner

Good topic Dusten. I would prefer the following:

a) ET&WNC ten-wheeler & set based on the G scale models
b) A modified Forney & a small 2-8-0 would fill out the Lawndale roster. Note that a "Lawndale" lettered ventilated boxcar is coming out this year. With the addition of some styrene, the existing On30 gon could be made into a killer Lawndale car.
c) A Baldwin 4-4-0 could be lettered Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge or Carolina & North-Western. Works for early era pikes, up to 1902 anyway. Remember that the C&N-W was the longest NG railroad in either one of the Carolinas.  Could also letter a couple 4-4-0's for the narrow gauge Danville & Western.
d) A Mason Bogie could work for some early eastern NG lines as well.

Not much. Tyco stuff is generally considered junk by even the most novice of model railroaders. You would get more money at a toy show than a hobby show for the items. The Tyco market is mostly for someone waxing nostaligic than modeling. A good gauge of prices online is ebay. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, as I have a soft spot for Tyco. My first diesel/set was a Tyco GP20 in 1970. Still have the loco, caboose, and "El Capitan" boxcar. I have numerous other Tyco memories- a Santa Fe switcher set bought with Green Stamps- the multitude of bicentinniel locos and Spirit of America old time set I got from my Mom one Xmas when I thought I was forgotten about- and so many more. Sadly, Tyco made better memories than models.

Flat acrylic will work fine. I poured the "EZ Water", following all directions to a "t", and the doggone stuff still melted a hole in my foam base and made a sink hole in the middle of my lake. I ended up having to install an island in/over the hole and on the edges of the island, the acrylic earth tones were fine on the layer of "water"

Yes, a Southern Ps-4, or even a P-1 would be magnificent.

However, I would like to see a "smaller" 2-8-0 version than the current Spectrum. It is much too large for many applications south of the Mason Dixon, including the K-class consolidations of the Southern.

Matt

Thanks Seasalt, but my inquiry was just to

a) see what size the Bachmann Spectrum 4-4-0 factory drivers were to see how close it matched the prototype I am trying to replicate, and

b) see if the spoked wheel sets on the pilot truck would interchange with a solid set I would like to buy from the service department.

Thanks for taking time to reply!!

Matt

Thanks Rikc!

Yes, I did mean the Spectrum 4-4-0.

Thanks very much for your help!

Matt

I'll ask again-

What are the scale driver heights on the new 4-4-0?

Thanks,

Matt

Mr. B-

I know that you have nothing to do and lots of spare time :>), but I do have a suggestion- Would it be possible to post the parts sheets/diagrams of your products online? While I am most grateful for your excellent recent offerings such as the HO 4-6-0, 4-4-0, and On30 Forney, the three locos that I am trying to model will require me to buy 2 locos of each and attempt to swap parts. If I could have access to an exploded diagram before purchasing, it would aid immensely in my preplanning and see if what I am trying to do is even feasible. A lot of manufacturers in other industries offer instruction manuals/spec sheets/etc. as downloadable PDF's. As the webmaster for even my company's rudimentary site, it is very easy to do, the biggest problem is just converting your existing literature to a PDF.

In the meantime, can I call the service department and have a diagram emailed or faxed to me?

Thanks again for all your hard work-

Matt Bumgarner

What are the scale driver heights on the 4-4-0?

Are the 4 wheel pilot trucks on the 4-6-0 and 4-4-0 interchangeable?

Will the service department sell separate pilot trucks? I need to get a set with the spoked wheels rather than the solid ones.

Thanks,

Matt Bumgarner

Dustin,

I have heard that Tweetsie will remain in place for the next several years at least. No, I do not like at all the idea of Tweetsie moving. It was built by my good friend Frank Coffey (I sure do miss him) and as North Carolina's first and oldest theme park, it needs to stay where it is!

Plus, it needs to be in place for the 2011 National Narrow Gauge Convention which will be held in Hickory, NC, just 45 minutes down the mountain!!!

Kenny-

For a beginner, ground chalks are the way to go so that you can experiment and get the "feel" for how you like to weather a car, anywhere on the scale from light to heavy.

For something more permanent, I use acrylic paints, usually black, earth, and rust (or terra cotta). Dilute the paint with water 10:1 and using a modelers brush, just slather on the colors, starting at the top and letting it run down. You can use a wet or dry paper towel to remove the acrylic paint if you wish. Oil based paints are more permanent, so beware!!!

Hey Bervernie-

Just down the mountain from you in Hickory, NC. Hope you are coming to our trainshow on March 31st this year!!

I model 1:1 (I have an SR caboose and ET&WNC Motorcar #2, as well as some other motorcars). Have some HO, a smattering of N, and waiting to jump into On30 when/if an ET&WNC tenwheeler comes out !!!

Matt

Mr. Bachmann-

Your On30 gon is pretty dang close to the Lawndale prototypes as well. Pop the pilot wheels off your Forney, shorten the smokebox just  a smidgen, and you could have a real cool train with your new boxcar and a string of the gons. Maybe add the Lawndale name to the Forney offering and let folks decide how much they want to modify it, if at all?

Thanks for this neat roadname.

Now where the heck is that ET&WNC ten wheeler??   :>)

Remember, the 2011 Narrow Gauge Convention is in North Carolina. Get this Lawndale line rolling, an ET&WNC line, and an On30 4-4-0 lettered for the Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge and you will have covered the 3 biggest (and most famous) of the southeastern narrow gauge lines. Oh, I can suggest several other names for your logging locos as well.

Matt