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Title: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: tonycook1966 on July 29, 2007, 09:22:44 PM
For those looking for pictures of new products displayed at this weekend's NMRA National Show in Detroit, I've put together the following...

http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/id27.html (http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/id27.html)

Boy the coming HO-scale RF-16 Sharks and 2-8-4 Berkshires look AWESOME!

;D
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: SteamGene on July 30, 2007, 08:56:40 AM
That Kanawaha doesn't look like a Standard to me!  Wow!
Gene
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: tonycook1966 on July 31, 2007, 06:34:42 PM
Have added many pictures today to my NMRA Show Photo Resource. 

Take another look.  Really like Con-Cor's coming AeroTrain and UP M-10000 sets!  Very Cool!

And still can't get over how awesome Bachmann's new Berkshire and Sharks look!!
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: Matthew Ginkel on August 02, 2007, 12:54:03 AM
Wow so much cool stuff. Did the bachmann berk in NKP have the correct headlight or the same as the C&O?  :)
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: SteamGene on August 02, 2007, 07:27:15 PM
The C&O headlight is in the correct spot, but the NKP Berkshire has it where the S series had theirs, according to the pictures, and the PM Berks have theirs where PM fixed theirs.   Now, the real question is, when the C&O absorbed the PM, did the PM Berks become Kanawahas?  I know that C&O left them with the same numbers and retired any Mikado with a conflicting number, so I could reletter PM 1225 into C&O 1225 if I wanted to.
Gene
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: Jake on August 02, 2007, 11:22:47 PM
Ode to the Berkshires, ehem.

BEST.
LOOKING.
STANDARD.
LINE.
ENGINES.
EVAR!

As soon as I can get my hands on one of those, I will... And I thought I  would only have spectrum steamers on my layout. And bachmann? Do the Kanawhas happen to have flywheels on them? ;)
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: the Bach-man on August 02, 2007, 11:34:26 PM
Dear Jake,
I'll see what I can find out.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: Jake on August 03, 2007, 02:05:07 AM
Thanks B-mann
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: the Bach-man on August 03, 2007, 10:59:50 PM
Dear Jake,
The Berkshires do indeed hav flywheels.
Anticipate!
the Bach-man
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: Jake on August 04, 2007, 02:29:05 PM
Thanks!
Title: Re: NMRA National Show Photo Resource
Post by: Joe Satnik on August 05, 2007, 06:35:59 AM
Greetings, All.

The new Berkshires look gorgeous.  Congrats to HLR and crew.   

If you are a Berk fan, or just want to know how steam engines were designed, manufactured and tested, I highly recommend this book:

(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AC24W1JPL._SS500_.jpg)

"Superpower, The Making of a Steam Locomotive", written and illustrated by David L. Weitzman, 1987, isbn 087923671X

Check your local library, or its inter-library loan system for a copy. 

Hope this helps.

"Free the 2" straights!"

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik
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