KevinM Wrote:
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> Stewart Rhine Wrote:
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> > P.S. Maybe I should have photo shopped the
> growler
> > outta the pic
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> We need to project a hologram onto the 52,
> whenever it is parked in the yard, to make it look
> like a box car or something else that's
> period-correct.
>
> If I recall correctly, the SR&RL folks have some
> kind of mechanical "Franken-steamer" that looks
> like a Forney, but is really a diesel or
> gas-mechanical locomotive. Park that in the yard
> and at a distance, it would just look like a cold,
> dead locomotive.
>
> /Kevin Madore
Right you are Kevin.
The SR&RL has a steam outline locomotive powered by a by a Ford V8 Mustang engine, built by Wes Spear in 1970. It does pretty well with 2 - 3 cars and looks good from 200+ feet.
Harry Percival used to say: "if you run it through town fast enough no one will notice".