tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48387362042353484582024-03-13T03:17:18.637-05:00Stockton and Copperopolis RailroadA journal of the design and construction of the HO scale Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad set in 1895.Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-69845726489417868262023-05-03T21:53:00.001-05:002023-05-03T21:53:19.134-05:00The Stockton & Copperopolis still runs but selling excess stock.<p> Don's Stockton & Copperopolis was operated during the recent ProRail here in Kansas City Metro. If it hadn't been for all the hard work of Keith, Mark, Ray and Jeff, it would not have been operational. It had not been run since October, and layouts need to be run often. Thanks for all your hard work.</p><p>Nothing is being sold from the layout, but if you are interested in a specific item, email me and I will put you on the list I'm compiling of requests.</p><p>I'm trying to put together like items and listing them for sale here and on some of Don's io.groups. I would like to sell this box as one lot.</p><p>HOn3 Items - Everything (except brass locomotives) that says HOn3.</p><p> I grouped like items and here are the pictures of what you would be purchasing.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hKwT_qxFyQdw9BUG7ThkHfKsI-K9AF17fXhhMY8ePHGvnXrmwf92L1P0yCAdUgmQTi7q0tWgXg-uGYqkAA7N7zmQVzufUumsb0UQBDOhr65XQl2oAMu2to-IFZDq_dzD46GNfHoIw4-3YJBefALO4Gc-jFA16M2PXxKtS-zP5QP4zU4riTojFdfRlw/s320/HOn3%20box%20left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hKwT_qxFyQdw9BUG7ThkHfKsI-K9AF17fXhhMY8ePHGvnXrmwf92L1P0yCAdUgmQTi7q0tWgXg-uGYqkAA7N7zmQVzufUumsb0UQBDOhr65XQl2oAMu2to-IFZDq_dzD46GNfHoIw4-3YJBefALO4Gc-jFA16M2PXxKtS-zP5QP4zU4riTojFdfRlw/s1600/HOn3%20box%20left.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPryvoPeytkkaucySy7j1TG7027kBAtcBYKRNGfEk2hzVj0VrZJsCanOPTh61NxiR06XIPLL8mqFbRM6JHV95zdrKKvylaHJ-EpcFMxsdf3LYzV0r-LjS4pgwZ4d2yRpjVaysCFZtJ0zVo2j48_-FrgxmjeLQlT6KL7ivMpBQLRZHVnk2GoawfSZVHiA/s320/HOn3%20box%20middle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPryvoPeytkkaucySy7j1TG7027kBAtcBYKRNGfEk2hzVj0VrZJsCanOPTh61NxiR06XIPLL8mqFbRM6JHV95zdrKKvylaHJ-EpcFMxsdf3LYzV0r-LjS4pgwZ4d2yRpjVaysCFZtJ0zVo2j48_-FrgxmjeLQlT6KL7ivMpBQLRZHVnk2GoawfSZVHiA/s1600/HOn3%20box%20middle.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZprOiP62DaRIFdMKyQO3DLlaMk-QUArmM5R1UliwSOB_cE6PTXfQ2UvIrI7OGz8bSwK5_KkqRnmo-X29y6xXLR2GSqtgNRMDQygY5uZLrtCQMKYKxMwE8QmvZp6Vco-DVYYcHM171bbnMREDgEfCoq3H9DOkbXii8AbLnCq4VV6C1B1iozhjFvmrM4A/s320/HOn3%20box%20right.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZprOiP62DaRIFdMKyQO3DLlaMk-QUArmM5R1UliwSOB_cE6PTXfQ2UvIrI7OGz8bSwK5_KkqRnmo-X29y6xXLR2GSqtgNRMDQygY5uZLrtCQMKYKxMwE8QmvZp6Vco-DVYYcHM171bbnMREDgEfCoq3H9DOkbXii8AbLnCq4VV6C1B1iozhjFvmrM4A/s1600/HOn3%20box%20right.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>If you are interested in them, you can leave a comment or go to groups.io/g/EarlyRailSale. I'm asking $170 for the entire lot. I will ship most economical. </li><li>I have an <a href="HOn3 box for early rail.xlsx" target="_blank">Lot HOn3</a> excel spreadsheet if you need more information.</li></ul>I hope this works - send Don's email a message if you are having problems. DLBall1899@gmail.com.<p></p><p>Thanks for looking, and yes, I still miss him every day and night.</p><p>Becky Ball, <br /><br /></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-21899700637220741902022-01-01T06:00:00.001-06:002022-01-01T06:00:00.179-06:00From the Stockton & Copperopolis Railroad<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWIUAlv87akQQAzPMdkxGcu3jBzkauhFnAv-SuZi5Z0BeVTvObfm5rF4Lfzl1SNDGwpfvRxtcY14zLhAWHQg3fs118lt047Wl1aUDSlbiFO9_9xWYKTDhAj5S6rvXtGZqkmKzKPtwCZYosXRF3Oqb2weBRNi3uTKp--GgRNrpTJyFMKJ8Hcp0JolIV8w=s1795" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWIUAlv87akQQAzPMdkxGcu3jBzkauhFnAv-SuZi5Z0BeVTvObfm5rF4Lfzl1SNDGwpfvRxtcY14zLhAWHQg3fs118lt047Wl1aUDSlbiFO9_9xWYKTDhAj5S6rvXtGZqkmKzKPtwCZYosXRF3Oqb2weBRNi3uTKp--GgRNrpTJyFMKJ8Hcp0JolIV8w=w430-h640" width="430" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-24734551092283430982021-12-25T19:54:00.004-06:002021-12-25T19:54:50.145-06:00Merry Christmas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhBaoAPVSpbKps04aOFqPAtY06NWXH48K0Arm79swmwrhK2Kaja1LXuVknvxaop-6DwiqnsKsDVCN-XCLgElkoCX6Rw4D1qkmEVNJM3sNcn45VNhZSmbGx8KQXzxhDDZgDDI2BsAGGI8MwO74JWyDQ5CQjq--dy4rfNhPp2fcE0uJstUBS3fa3HLQrgA=s792" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="792" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhBaoAPVSpbKps04aOFqPAtY06NWXH48K0Arm79swmwrhK2Kaja1LXuVknvxaop-6DwiqnsKsDVCN-XCLgElkoCX6Rw4D1qkmEVNJM3sNcn45VNhZSmbGx8KQXzxhDDZgDDI2BsAGGI8MwO74JWyDQ5CQjq--dy4rfNhPp2fcE0uJstUBS3fa3HLQrgA=w640-h494" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-74683923484599759342021-12-13T14:41:00.000-06:002021-12-13T14:41:10.609-06:00Another Saloon ???<div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKDy0sGDis0BkSpmv6JchgppQ_QcV5NsNqWWOkP6aLpzIqhBx57H0ibb1B73xWOSws3-dZ0UxzEEyRdJwJ5SSQzOulJJb3NROnALckiaMRdrjIppdXYfBnkNRL-aw1ef4TRKGQloMtUPsQLZdN-MD9slCKXZV6Tpf1rOfFgBXlGxgt-8jNttZIPAiUww=s3556" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="3556" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKDy0sGDis0BkSpmv6JchgppQ_QcV5NsNqWWOkP6aLpzIqhBx57H0ibb1B73xWOSws3-dZ0UxzEEyRdJwJ5SSQzOulJJb3NROnALckiaMRdrjIppdXYfBnkNRL-aw1ef4TRKGQloMtUPsQLZdN-MD9slCKXZV6Tpf1rOfFgBXlGxgt-8jNttZIPAiUww=w640-h490" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Oriental Palace in a temporary location in Farmington. Its final resting place is to be determined.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It seems that saloons are all that is being constructed on the S&C Railroad. Well, the nineteenth century was known for having a copious number of such establishments in every town. This particular one was built for a couple of reasons. The first was to try out my skills for designing and then assembling my own laser-cut "kit." The second was to try and duplicate a nice structure I saw while watching the movie <i>The War Wagon. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i>The building itself is interesting to me because of the adobe first story surmounted by a frame second story. Also, the suggestion that it is run by a Chinese person indicated by the red and black paint scheme and the faintly oriental style decorations. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> To design the building, I drew it up to scale in Adobe Illustrator, then included the tabs and notches which make laser kits go together so easily. The windows, frames and balcony decorations were all done in Illustrator as well. The basic wall structure is made from 1/16" thick basswood with the wood siding burnt in by the laser. The Adobe look was made by stippling on some Scale Stucco as supplied by Crescent Creek Models (https://thundermesa.studio/product/scale-stucco-all-scales/). This was then painted a fairly revolting color which proves the proprietor has no aesthetic taste. The windows were also cut on the laser with what I thought was a good result for the window muntins. These are made in three pieces (upper sash, lower sash and frame) so that they can be positioned in an opened or closed position.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> The balcony railing shows a little wear probably resulting from a scuffle on the second floor. I wanted a somewhat seedy establishment and I think I accomplished that.</div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-12200352797017811712021-11-24T22:40:00.001-06:002021-11-24T22:40:28.539-06:00Saturday Night at the California Grand Palace<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In my August 21 post (http://sandcrr.blogspot.com/2021/08/finally-done.html), I described the installation of the finished California Grand Palace and showed a few photographs. Since then, I have make a video which does a bit better in displaying the details of the structure. The sound track in the video is the same as the one used in the finished saloon. I hope you enjoy "Saturday Night at the Grand Palace."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="333" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lLH_xcXS580" width="500" youtube-src-id="lLH_xcXS580"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-72585624334990762612021-09-24T17:21:00.007-05:002021-09-24T17:43:54.395-05:00Yet Another Inspection Locomotive<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6VF51FO7ol4bq8QjOfJtrv_uVKK7LRXLcOf9sAVdlOsxvUph1p_mo32PAF_hNF6fjb7HcLXf42KRQOrM4rDB0w06rPJFWnwRkWIzQpNb-Gc5teoGnf74R438AcVTMeyHpvHyrqma1O0U/s2048/No+300.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6VF51FO7ol4bq8QjOfJtrv_uVKK7LRXLcOf9sAVdlOsxvUph1p_mo32PAF_hNF6fjb7HcLXf42KRQOrM4rDB0w06rPJFWnwRkWIzQpNb-Gc5teoGnf74R438AcVTMeyHpvHyrqma1O0U/w640-h480/No+300.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Inspection Locomotive Number 300 leaving the Stanislaus River bridge and carrying the superintendent to Oakdale.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Inspection locomotives are one of my weaknesses. My last such engine was reported on almost one year ago (http://sandcrr.blogspot.com/2020/12/another-inspection-engine.html). This engine is similar to the previous one in that it is a brass model of the Lehigh Valley's Dorothy. The main difference between this one and the previous loco is this engine represents an earlier version of the locomotive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qJ0am8QkARREo_pcODB7nHYgB7Q6jeTX393KW09FEqN5YIrrBBy1_WML4be7r5szEgSYV2RsQFsp9nLifeop7TLLfZAMNdAdWfTr2LHd8deIg9wh6adjQUNjemGjDu2qskaL4cFXV-Sd/s1084/Red+Ball+inspection+locos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qJ0am8QkARREo_pcODB7nHYgB7Q6jeTX393KW09FEqN5YIrrBBy1_WML4be7r5szEgSYV2RsQFsp9nLifeop7TLLfZAMNdAdWfTr2LHd8deIg9wh6adjQUNjemGjDu2qskaL4cFXV-Sd/s320/Red+Ball+inspection+locos.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /> Red Ball imported this piece in the 1960s-70s in both versions. Since this was the earlier version, I decided to add spoked wheels on the pilot and trailing trucks. A Minebea 15mm can motor with a new NWSL worm was installed along with a Tsunami2-Steam2 decoder. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> In my research, inspection locos never were used west of the Rockies so these would be hard to find on a California railroad but, it's my railroad and I like them. If you are interested in learning more about these fascinating engines, pick up a copy of <i>Railroad History</i> magazine, issue No. 206. It has a very detailed article by Ron Goldfeder which covers about every inspection engine built. </div><p></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-40559437548926109612021-09-03T12:05:00.003-05:002021-09-03T12:05:38.810-05:00Mail and Express Wagons<div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJi1Bew_plSYYUBG6mqHQy6nXj_skwBTIBxQqcVzn_59zydlryYSvh7-f4U2qDc58HipRmquHGJT7LM7SbG1StsjrsGjcOFhoYdvW6QetqETHqeT9WshbscjdJdgDymfK9WtzMO-DJ2Si/s2048/Wagon-WFCo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="2048" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJi1Bew_plSYYUBG6mqHQy6nXj_skwBTIBxQqcVzn_59zydlryYSvh7-f4U2qDc58HipRmquHGJT7LM7SbG1StsjrsGjcOFhoYdvW6QetqETHqeT9WshbscjdJdgDymfK9WtzMO-DJ2Si/w640-h476/Wagon-WFCo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Wells Fargo Express wagon at the Farmington depot. Noe that the name reads "Wells Fargo and Co's Express." The<br />plural of "Co." was used on WFCo signage until the company dropped the "'s" in 1898.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I had been wanting for some time to build a small express wagon, the kind with a top but just wire screened sides. I had seen several pictures of such a wagon but there was no kit of one. Jordan had produced such a body but mounted on a 1925 Model T Ford chassis, a bit too new for my needs. Having such a kit at hand gave me the idea of using just the body and making my own wagon underframe. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Several months ago, when Jordan ceased production, I had created 3D drawings of their wagon underframe and so I put those on the 3D printer and got some pieces for my project. Wheels were spares I had from another kit I had assembled. The parts went together easily and so I had the wagon desired. A few decals later and the project was done. Being pleased with the outcome encouraged me to make another wagon, this one for the mail as I had also seen photos of this kind of wagon used in that service.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatir0UhKHp7HrADV29Ney5KXGh0WQG0g-mJ6cGv0ps6MJWOrZKOw2NFOSqtj8wLWl7JctGHoNJSHOvVo5VxgZMx2Va_EljBmqBWKWSik2wOPaCk3-ob9Zbv0hx2M9IhtRYM9wbwWkRulg/s2048/wagon-mail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2048" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatir0UhKHp7HrADV29Ney5KXGh0WQG0g-mJ6cGv0ps6MJWOrZKOw2NFOSqtj8wLWl7JctGHoNJSHOvVo5VxgZMx2Va_EljBmqBWKWSik2wOPaCk3-ob9Zbv0hx2M9IhtRYM9wbwWkRulg/w640-h422/wagon-mail.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The U.S. Mail used a similar screened wagon but with a bit fancier lettering scheme.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> In general, I am happy with the outcome, however, the chassis parts are a bit too large having been designed for Jordan's heavier delivery wagons. I think the lighter units made for the light delivery wagon would be much better. To that end, I drew up some more 3D drawings and will have a chance to print those up in the near future.</div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-66154507882434222012021-08-21T17:34:00.000-05:002021-08-21T17:34:09.293-05:00Finally Done!<div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaRpP52fwExOFHLGk358V4TiBDQhI9jROvqEnk1mZf7D3qpDawARtZwPi_Q6altKJi9R6rf0NBNdSwmYyJnFKNUU0Fnx-m9Xos6MbyqlHf_bFOAZ1919xuf3MfiqpHh-Wt2PViQSOGnRs/s2048/Overalll+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaRpP52fwExOFHLGk358V4TiBDQhI9jROvqEnk1mZf7D3qpDawARtZwPi_Q6altKJi9R6rf0NBNdSwmYyJnFKNUU0Fnx-m9Xos6MbyqlHf_bFOAZ1919xuf3MfiqpHh-Wt2PViQSOGnRs/w640-h426/Overalll+view.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">An overall view of the saloon. The side nearest the camera and the roof will be clear acrylic so visitors can see into the structure.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Some projects seem to last forever. My California Grand Palace saloon was one of these (http://sandcrr.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-work-in-progress.html). There was a lot of different things to do and, after adding in the electronics, a lot MORE things to do. It is now, however, ready to be installed on the railroad.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnxLtq-_vu-pxRvkrtwuY3DAj9AxxoFXR-BCiSgQulFpqi9ezG_W0ts0QGXfwiENoWtm8s83FYcnNGvnJuCgm9-P2MOHatqdRWTv6DnH-p465rBebmBK8LIM2WZYNiOiNH1mrmGKlPMMJ/s2048/pool+players-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnxLtq-_vu-pxRvkrtwuY3DAj9AxxoFXR-BCiSgQulFpqi9ezG_W0ts0QGXfwiENoWtm8s83FYcnNGvnJuCgm9-P2MOHatqdRWTv6DnH-p465rBebmBK8LIM2WZYNiOiNH1mrmGKlPMMJ/s320/pool+players-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The pool table offers an interesting distraction to patrons. <br />Note the spittoon and it surrounding area of "misses." No <br />model spittoons were found so I had mine 3D printed.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtj2TBvBvLJtTY6nTbPPrsqRr_UELk_XHs8hABr62VP2mNS9Z4Mq4SfPQsObuepFCgEu_VjsnC18zWjs07xev82KtTvY9yUvz69nUpDh46WzF6Sw_kK3C5HwKnjMbq7sdjc_K14013JaUE/s2048/free+lunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtj2TBvBvLJtTY6nTbPPrsqRr_UELk_XHs8hABr62VP2mNS9Z4Mq4SfPQsObuepFCgEu_VjsnC18zWjs07xev82KtTvY9yUvz69nUpDh46WzF6Sw_kK3C5HwKnjMbq7sdjc_K14013JaUE/s320/free+lunch.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The bar includes a free lunch counter. Note the beer mugs on<br />the bar.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />As mentioned before, the building is constructed with clear acrylic plastic walls. Evergreen styrene siding is glued to the outside while wallpaper is applied on the inside. In both pieces, cutouts were made for window locations. Using my laser printer simplified this process immensely. The interior was built of styrene with Grandt Line (now San Juan Details) and Tichy trim pieces.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> One of the factors taking a great length of time was the interior detail. There's an awful lot of tables and chairs which had to be assembled and glued down, not to mention the figures. There are 98 of them, all of which had to be painted. Seated figures are a lot harder to come by, it seems, especially ones who are playing cards. I did find enough, though.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4a2dpz3Bv2-BfibaRbdukyK8arWyA_OdEtmJBlNCYYiZ-nwXltrKJZHDFy8sdQcCsaaZKbHlvf6Cx-YyQr-tc2jhJ9l69wV3O12TeHO35pRq5sMGz5rOevOS7vaIUmXDIVD-CUap8CoV/s2868/stage+curtain-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="2868" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4a2dpz3Bv2-BfibaRbdukyK8arWyA_OdEtmJBlNCYYiZ-nwXltrKJZHDFy8sdQcCsaaZKbHlvf6Cx-YyQr-tc2jhJ9l69wV3O12TeHO35pRq5sMGz5rOevOS7vaIUmXDIVD-CUap8CoV/w640-h244/stage+curtain-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A view from the audience's perspective with the ads of local business on the curtain as was the custom in the 1800s.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> Once mounted on the railroad, the saloon will have lights plus a sound track included a featured singing. The curtain will rise and fall when needed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-85275202875647214982021-08-07T11:21:00.003-05:002021-08-07T11:21:48.408-05:00A Visitor on the S&C<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Hqn9ImQlhBpxoHBSgFVAYhT0-csTW7WsXwt_jF5u_G298UJbR02SLLHroHJwbcNF2xTVlha9LGl39eCvRDBD1mW0MowDRf4s1R5juK0ZWYjLld-TAZ-5v1q4YyKffpU1UP_TuCMb-R8V/s2048/George%2527s+General.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="2048" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Hqn9ImQlhBpxoHBSgFVAYhT0-csTW7WsXwt_jF5u_G298UJbR02SLLHroHJwbcNF2xTVlha9LGl39eCvRDBD1mW0MowDRf4s1R5juK0ZWYjLld-TAZ-5v1q4YyKffpU1UP_TuCMb-R8V/w640-h382/George%2527s+General.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Western and Atlantic's General coasts through Farmington.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"> Last week, the Stockton & Copperopolis had a nifty new visitor running through town. It was George<span style="font-family: times;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043;">Bogatiuk's model of the Western & Atlantic's <i>General. </i>As most of you probably know, the <i>General</i> was one of the locomotives which took part in the Andrews Raid of 1862 otherwise known as "The Great Locomotive Chase." George was in town on business and stopped by to show me the locomotive. It ended up running over the railroad from Oakdale to Stockton and back and it is a very nice-running engine. George started with a Bachmann 4-4-0, added new domes, smokestack, headlamp and other modifications to recreate the locomotive's appearance in 1862. Of course, the engine has a Soundtraxx Tsunami2 TSU 1100 decoder in it with a current keeper and it sounds very nice. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043;"> For those of you who might not know, George works for Soundtraxx and frequently puts on clinics at various model railroad functions such as the Railroad Protoype Modelers' meet in St. Louis last weekend. He has just gotten interested in Civil War-era railroading and the <i>General</i> is a great first locomotive.</span></span></div><p></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-67337836010826673122021-07-28T16:26:00.001-05:002021-07-28T16:26:21.888-05:00New Power for the Stockton & Copperopolis (?)<p style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9s9j0KpeL0gMeiBjV10EBlk6EPLV4EkmP-vTeELI13oBg0qhRzqIIwZAGQTFhyphenhyphenvyAfgSeO5PdgU4YyCWukjMh6YfsTWTe9Y0mQeS_W1TzoK9Jk0IAF7bEohCr6T3eezpw74ZcfMASg_9s/s2048/GN+363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9s9j0KpeL0gMeiBjV10EBlk6EPLV4EkmP-vTeELI13oBg0qhRzqIIwZAGQTFhyphenhyphenvyAfgSeO5PdgU4YyCWukjMh6YfsTWTe9Y0mQeS_W1TzoK9Jk0IAF7bEohCr6T3eezpw74ZcfMASg_9s/w640-h426/GN+363.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Northern 363 ABC crosses the Stanislaus River bridge during a test run following decoder programming.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Stockton & Copperopolis is modernizing its motive power fleet with the acquisition of a used Great Northern ABA set? Is the S&C updating to the early 1950s? No, not really. A friend of mine who models the GN was over today and we were working on the programming of a new decoder in his locomotive. After the programming, we took the engine for a spin around the railroad to test it out. John Breau, the locomotive's owner, has a great GN-based railroad upon which I am privileged to operate now and then. The locomotive just looked so good, the company photographer had to record the event.</p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-44797475404323701812021-05-07T15:45:00.000-05:002021-05-07T15:45:13.568-05:00A Work in Progress <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWCYtRwzHYHIphv9SVESfy2xjPLnlAiiK0QDqNIkCs6zgECWi0QLqMxDUfPhNAGjjVHeRglY4zAmMB7XURYlod8pxyAUs953T7J7B-ESu7ibt3t0Voy4Hq7IigDRUzpDvHqJSWh3TtuAF/s2048/salooon+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWCYtRwzHYHIphv9SVESfy2xjPLnlAiiK0QDqNIkCs6zgECWi0QLqMxDUfPhNAGjjVHeRglY4zAmMB7XURYlod8pxyAUs953T7J7B-ESu7ibt3t0Voy4Hq7IigDRUzpDvHqJSWh3TtuAF/w640-h456/salooon+front.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The California Grand Palace's streetside view and main entrance.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The Oakdale trackside area has had a blank spot in it for far too long. Part of the reason it stayed vacant is because I had not yet decided what might go well in that spot. Several weeks ago, I finally reached a decision had began building a suitable structure. I wanted a large saloon with a detailed interior including a stage for entertainers. This saloon would also include a sound track. As of this point, I have completed the exterior structure of the building but the sound and detailing the interior still needs to be accomplished.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgCeaVWB-I0cpaZrFeYOnUNXAmXdr2A6fRoBu2hIh243gKNgoJjT94T18qVZedNDslY6QR1v9r53hGERuuU0aOzOWATUVAupXNzjoc49Ey0iBz1-YSax0_WsiddRM-QfwHusgEP2TGQ1d/s2048/Saloon+stage+interior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgCeaVWB-I0cpaZrFeYOnUNXAmXdr2A6fRoBu2hIh243gKNgoJjT94T18qVZedNDslY6QR1v9r53hGERuuU0aOzOWATUVAupXNzjoc49Ey0iBz1-YSax0_WsiddRM-QfwHusgEP2TGQ1d/w640-h358/Saloon+stage+interior.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Long Bar is ready for customers but standup ones only. Tables and chairs are still to be added. The stage curtain is typical of early theaters which put the advertising space to good use. The "kerosene" lamps were made from plastic beads and very small leds. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The saloon is totally freelanced and not based on any specific structure. To be honest, real saloons were generally built with a narrow front entrance but a long depth, just enough for the bar and a few tables. The Grand Palace has more in common with the huge edifices often seen in Hollywood western movies. It's not particularly prototypical but it is what I was looking for.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> Construction is with acrylic sides with styrene siding laminated to them. The window and door casings were cut using my laser cutter. Other parts were styrene shapes plus detail parts from Tichy and San Juan Details.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> The interior of the building has a stage with a working curtain and a number of LED lights. There's much more to do but the drinking class of Oakdale seem to be looking forward to completion. </p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-67525214483015291962021-04-03T16:57:00.001-05:002021-04-03T16:57:34.633-05:00The Cemetery at Milton<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VdrQb7ZOXpTmBFT9bcte6a4wjc14tyIGzGSzan_5boBQAaJo2TUTfRu139p06QKCtCbmpsyhUZcoxb2ubrx0lwvTvTt4bHX-_K90ev1o7_XZBjgIAM2K2nFr4Gzf9p0eOVp_gBahuMvG/s2048/cemetery-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VdrQb7ZOXpTmBFT9bcte6a4wjc14tyIGzGSzan_5boBQAaJo2TUTfRu139p06QKCtCbmpsyhUZcoxb2ubrx0lwvTvTt4bHX-_K90ev1o7_XZBjgIAM2K2nFr4Gzf9p0eOVp_gBahuMvG/w640-h480/cemetery-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Funerary services are being held for one of the citizens of Milton. All of the items used in the scene are commercial products readily available.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Wandering through the cemetery at Milton (the prototype, not the model) is an interesting look at the past. Some people died young while others lived into their 80s. It seemed appropriate to provide a cemetery for my model Milton. I was able to put together a small cemetery which was not kept up real well but was still serviceable. The mourners, casket and minister came from a Langley (British) figure set while the tombstones were from Woodland Scenics. The fancy fencing is made by Tichy. The sign over the entrance was cut out using my laser cutter. The hearse is a Jordan product.</div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-11692347936999432292021-03-31T09:53:00.000-05:002021-03-31T09:53:02.911-05:00Fifty Years and Counting<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVwky4xJ0fT1DbhPaNK9BmHcPi0vvn6V6qtXgGlvSxL2Fvza3Gz6QjP3HloOvRzVc-jRVe_hA_Y0bpEaau8U96M8oanjgmaFYTAurJ2PQjfVkCiCGDeMgsNx3tF_S8iP_FzL9L-bZ-Q01/s2048/50-year.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2048" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVwky4xJ0fT1DbhPaNK9BmHcPi0vvn6V6qtXgGlvSxL2Fvza3Gz6QjP3HloOvRzVc-jRVe_hA_Y0bpEaau8U96M8oanjgmaFYTAurJ2PQjfVkCiCGDeMgsNx3tF_S8iP_FzL9L-bZ-Q01/w640-h490/50-year.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />While I know I've been in the model railroading hobby for quite a while, it was a surprise to receive a certificate documenting that fact. That would be mean that I joined the NMRA in 1971 which seems about right. Even though I had been reading model railroad magazines throughout my teen years, it wasn't until 1969 when I finally purchased my first car kit and actually moved out of the armchair. After a few kits, I thought it was a good idea to join the NMRA. It's been a fun time and, for me, just the start of more fun with the hobby.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh4yQpGjYZcnSwpcoz9nfED0ASBto0Jk86t-M4M5vc_PPGSWHq69S33LDFNbPeOY-6uvX3L4uCYiyP96qiKv2k-MYAm3K2gJsappLrdI-0wVoQhlXI1Uwccu-khFDEWeOzQ8d_hnHHwVk/s2048/NMRA+Museum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh4yQpGjYZcnSwpcoz9nfED0ASBto0Jk86t-M4M5vc_PPGSWHq69S33LDFNbPeOY-6uvX3L4uCYiyP96qiKv2k-MYAm3K2gJsappLrdI-0wVoQhlXI1Uwccu-khFDEWeOzQ8d_hnHHwVk/w640-h480/NMRA+Museum.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I guess it is fitting that, after 50 years in the Association, it opened its Magic of Scale Model Railroading exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum (as though my tenure in the NMRA had anything to do with that). I found several photos on line showing some of the exhibits in the museum. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/192373853@N06/sets/72157718547893733/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/192373853@N06/sets/72157718547893733/</a>. It looks like it's well worth a visit if you find yourself in California. I'm not sure when the CSRM will reopen but, hopefully, it will be soon. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-82272430761076370422021-02-10T14:57:00.001-06:002021-03-26T12:17:15.189-05:00New Boxcar Added to Fleet<div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn-fgMHBVyHNijoIfp4uNDVw1unlYE8h4d131-8fzrE4GJ5Hjy6BJr-WiCb6abDYXNAkxztmTrKZ-puRXGaOvTK9cVKMh9XVBoVQNB-YAEqVtBKwzVwDRASaIcvchHaAmosYeShCJ8cPe/s2048/G%2526D+Boxcar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2048" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn-fgMHBVyHNijoIfp4uNDVw1unlYE8h4d131-8fzrE4GJ5Hjy6BJr-WiCb6abDYXNAkxztmTrKZ-puRXGaOvTK9cVKMh9XVBoVQNB-YAEqVtBKwzVwDRASaIcvchHaAmosYeShCJ8cPe/w640-h366/G%2526D+Boxcar.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My Gorre & Daphetid boxcar at Peters. The decals had dimensional lettering for a 36-foot car which is perfect for a Model Die Casting kit and fits right in with my era. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Every model railroader has a beginning. Mine started in the fifth grade when I discovered that the local library had Model Railroader in its collection. From then until the end of college, my activity in the hobby was limited to reading the magazines. In those days, one of the real treats was admiring the photos of the Gorre & Daphetid Railroad as modeled by John Allen. As most of you probably know, his railroad was then, and still today, a scenic delight. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> In 1970, I had the opportunity to attend a mini-meet of the Pacific Coast Region of the NMRA in Santa Barbara. Upon my arrival on Friday night, I ran into John in the hotel lobby. We spoke for a while and then, he invited me to join him on the layout tours. I spent the next few hours looking at the area's railroads. Later, he invited me to come up to his hotel room for a discussion of model railroad topics with Cliff Grandt and Charlie Trombley. I mainly listened.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVgypqHDMi7xC7mO7GakSlwgNmA11o-1qFwcHaKU43lGM0mgqbYZuzublbAJ68QwzpC_7ZgXIDz_x3WL4DzemID487ZFHjqr1yWRXORIl9EUhT00pcFXC0TbSWKYgytpwSfqn1614hrKI/s287/John+Allen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVgypqHDMi7xC7mO7GakSlwgNmA11o-1qFwcHaKU43lGM0mgqbYZuzublbAJ68QwzpC_7ZgXIDz_x3WL4DzemID487ZFHjqr1yWRXORIl9EUhT00pcFXC0TbSWKYgytpwSfqn1614hrKI/s0/John+Allen.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">John Allen as I knew him. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> John was a very nice person and answered my questions and listened to my opinions as though I had years of experience in the hobby. I saw John once again a few months later at another model railroad event. He invited me to come to Monterey to see his railroad. I put off the trip and then, in 1973, John passed away and the railroad was destroyed shortly thereafter.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Recently, I saw an offering for G&D decals on ebay. On impulse, I purchased a set and applied them to an old Model Die Casting kit. It's not prototypical but model railroading is supposed to be fun and I have a few unprototypical cars on the railroad which remind me of people or moments in my journey in this hobby.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Every model railroader has a beginning. Fortunately, mine started out with some enthusiasm generated by one of the best modelers in the hobby. </div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-63142583166915724692021-01-25T11:00:00.000-06:002021-01-25T11:00:21.885-06:00Railroads, Models and the Quilts They Inspire<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQSLslV7Ua3l-WUQmiK6xqEFEUSV13yB-MgaC6q_5Fg9nj2LjLbXXdS99dztebRR3f_DJ4A2a0nRb6bK8g5T0d42VebRVxnQ5TwEOwOiOsAK6tPUwh22KQbphbPFwQBDC8zycxKVI3NzP/s2048/Train+quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1497" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQSLslV7Ua3l-WUQmiK6xqEFEUSV13yB-MgaC6q_5Fg9nj2LjLbXXdS99dztebRR3f_DJ4A2a0nRb6bK8g5T0d42VebRVxnQ5TwEOwOiOsAK6tPUwh22KQbphbPFwQBDC8zycxKVI3NzP/w468-h640/Train+quilt.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> As I have mentioned occasionally on this blog, my wife, Becky, is an ardent quilter. She enjoys her hobby as much as I do mine and is very good at what she does. Over the fifteen years we've been married, I have been the recipient of several quilts she has made. Of those, the best were two railroad-related ones. The latest one, pictured above, is almost finished, lacking only the actual quilting. Becky had discovered this panel and, since it fit my era, bought it for this project. The various blocks surrounding the center image were all made using other images of locomotives of my era. Surrounding the entire project is a set of railroad tracks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRNKJQGa-V1zaMQob1ajkE0sfrxFf3ebI3BiDMZmF2kNnLrGk4AoQcGBtTMW0HFelSjZX8V96VhXm7gzT-awTl8j5LsS9R6cJ0v4VScF03NDO8y1Er0nOlpc-vSaluRO4GIat8nwnbyQG/s2048/Train+quilt-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1723" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRNKJQGa-V1zaMQob1ajkE0sfrxFf3ebI3BiDMZmF2kNnLrGk4AoQcGBtTMW0HFelSjZX8V96VhXm7gzT-awTl8j5LsS9R6cJ0v4VScF03NDO8y1Er0nOlpc-vSaluRO4GIat8nwnbyQG/w538-h640/Train+quilt-2.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The second quilt was made on the occasion of our first Christmas in 2001. The images were taken from a website I had about my last railroad, the Moraga Springs Northern. As you can see, the quilting follows the subject of the photo, outlining, locomotives, structures, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> What do these things have to do with the Stockton & Copperopolis or model railroading? Perhaps nothing but it does have a lot to do with keeping my interest in our hobby alive knowing that I am supported in my endeavors.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-89590031406096935752021-01-08T10:48:00.000-06:002021-01-08T10:48:14.964-06:00Two New Additions<div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEzKk9fBhr0o0IQ-G9UKru-4eewjx7VbSc6yT5L82_ilAaukjsm9z92xe_1qmfUjdoc0gLxW8tMv8QCrEUcGjjLtuLdvtQl3bpTO7a1C6CRAfeFgIDX9K_d7222EkpKRAm6x_0Kj7Y829/s2048/gray+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="2048" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEzKk9fBhr0o0IQ-G9UKru-4eewjx7VbSc6yT5L82_ilAaukjsm9z92xe_1qmfUjdoc0gLxW8tMv8QCrEUcGjjLtuLdvtQl3bpTO7a1C6CRAfeFgIDX9K_d7222EkpKRAm6x_0Kj7Y829/w640-h430/gray+house.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The "Gray house" in its temporary location at Farmington. It will eventually be moved to the residental area.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />A few weeks ago, a favor was done for my friend, Doug Taylor. In return, he volunteered to build up an old Classic Miniatures kit I had not gotten to. The Gold Hill House, as the kit is named, is now sitting at Farmington awaiting its final location, adjacent scenicking, etc. Doug substituted styrene for the kit's cardboard siding otherwise it is pretty stock. As usual, Doug did a great job and now it's up to me to follow through. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04cvDbZ7VLUD1a9O0BuRqWYDgSgUzAI8iqDBWTJkpbRSQy91qph86FiaBhqn8d_pgK8Cv-koi5anKlYqcyhHlUxXoFeq5VhOskZcpkuSq95RVMOB9XwS1wTxTdoC-F9MVL7_4mcl80J-m/s2048/Unimat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04cvDbZ7VLUD1a9O0BuRqWYDgSgUzAI8iqDBWTJkpbRSQy91qph86FiaBhqn8d_pgK8Cv-koi5anKlYqcyhHlUxXoFeq5VhOskZcpkuSq95RVMOB9XwS1wTxTdoC-F9MVL7_4mcl80J-m/w640-h428/Unimat.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The disassembled Unimat on the workbench. I am still awaiting a part and drive belts so it can be put back together again.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />On the workshop front, I bought a Unimat lathe through ebay with the thought that it might be better for some of the smaller parts that we tend to make in this hobby. The lathe had not been cleaned so it was disassembled, scrubbed and de-rusted. Now it's sitting on my workbench awaiting a part so I can reassemble it and get it working. The Unimat is a versatile machine but only for relatively lightweight projects. I have a 12-inch lather I can use for the bigger stuff. With the small machine, though, I can convert it to a drill press, mill or any number of other things if I find the right conversion kit. It's sort of a miniature Shopsmith. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> There are slightly larger but more expensive lathes available from Sherline or Micromark but the Unimat has a special appeal for me as I had one in the 1970s. Back then, my interests tended more to the manufacture of antique car fittings so the Unimat was deemed surplus to needs and sold. I wish I hadn't done that but now I can try again.</div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-20716859529236640652020-12-30T16:58:00.004-06:002020-12-30T18:05:02.138-06:00A Look Back<div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMjcaW1RaMhiumXedR6piTA6nsz7YwrHyW1cgXVmdKDdKA67ku3A_McOZjUn36uPU1q9xVXAlvrP0tziVHLUyGozD5bN9QhvE1Hdiy8DPvqh-ZWxISoirneRywM-C-m2mE4lOlCEeprwi/s2048/Holden+depot-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1675" data-original-width="2048" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMjcaW1RaMhiumXedR6piTA6nsz7YwrHyW1cgXVmdKDdKA67ku3A_McOZjUn36uPU1q9xVXAlvrP0tziVHLUyGozD5bN9QhvE1Hdiy8DPvqh-ZWxISoirneRywM-C-m2mE4lOlCEeprwi/w640-h524/Holden+depot-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The old Forbe's Crossing depot now doing service at Holden on a temporary basis. Maybe a little repair work on the roof would be in order.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> While rumaging around my railroad room the other day, I came across a depot I built back in the 1990s. It really wasn't lost as it was sitting at Holden as a place-holder for the real depot to be built sometime in the indefinite future. Originally, the depot served the community of Forbe's Crossing on my Moraga Springs Northern Railway when I lived in California. I built it from a Period Miniatures kit and then detailed the interior. On that MSN, the structure was right up front and it was easy for visitors to look at the interior. Now, it sits back about two feet away from the aisle waiting for a location.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgop1TvHg8KrLRgR-62v6y884q6fsVP1Lrxky9v_st0ty1LNXxxk6kW2GzqNtd_kLyNYVzPKEeFsTaROJ0Jo6vHg3dWTk0O-XqkBpTktorwztxX16HlkP5G5Q4nOcUsdFrknY5pxrK39jSf/s2048/Holden+depot-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgop1TvHg8KrLRgR-62v6y884q6fsVP1Lrxky9v_st0ty1LNXxxk6kW2GzqNtd_kLyNYVzPKEeFsTaROJ0Jo6vHg3dWTk0O-XqkBpTktorwztxX16HlkP5G5Q4nOcUsdFrknY5pxrK39jSf/w480-h640/Holden+depot-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Interior details are by SS Ltd. and others. I think it needs a couple of passengers, maybe an agent.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEt8g-Q9horaIrNfWTfJD3hf5WGtTGSLugwkKFxEglJTigDY8h95zSTzs_ka9wWG7yKsHb__zmDiAaw4ncBivVFBEZhAfOLeP9CIeJF1s1mkwOUbC2OjedwozNaig7ppwZU7QU4CMz7Hn5/s1408/Forbe%2527s+Crossing+depot-2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1408" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEt8g-Q9horaIrNfWTfJD3hf5WGtTGSLugwkKFxEglJTigDY8h95zSTzs_ka9wWG7yKsHb__zmDiAaw4ncBivVFBEZhAfOLeP9CIeJF1s1mkwOUbC2OjedwozNaig7ppwZU7QU4CMz7Hn5/w400-h283/Forbe%2527s+Crossing+depot-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The depot in its old location of Forbe's Crossing on the Moraga Springs </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;">Northern.</div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I took the time today to take another look at it and snapped these photos. It looks pretty much as I remember it from about 25 years ago. It needs a better home than it has now. The town of Ione on the narrow-gauge Stockton & Ione RR needs a depot. I think that it where it should go. I need to get that part of the railroad operating anyway.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-11467463160943404842020-12-18T16:54:00.003-06:002020-12-19T10:37:07.961-06:00Another Inspection Engine<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSj2TpM3S0XOFfqPTSE7DsSJsSWykAm1FWMvch9XNtiS9WYaL98qQnQtvbdmYeN-R4fKa14N5iTqufPiKnSa2X2LbGTNC9o1xXsOHTU6DyEsCEfz65qSsAvOatTYx5G8NprNWQSP9ADlV/s2048/S%2526C+301+inspection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="2048" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSj2TpM3S0XOFfqPTSE7DsSJsSWykAm1FWMvch9XNtiS9WYaL98qQnQtvbdmYeN-R4fKa14N5iTqufPiKnSa2X2LbGTNC9o1xXsOHTU6DyEsCEfz65qSsAvOatTYx5G8NprNWQSP9ADlV/w640-h502/S%2526C+301+inspection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">S&C Number 301 is ready to start serving the superintendent. All it needs now is an engineer and some white flags on the front of the engine.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I like inspection locomotives (http://sandcrr.blogspot.com/search/label/inspection%20loco). They are a very interesting part of nineteenth century railroading where a division superintendent would take his office out on the road to conduct business on site. They came in various shapes and sizes. Some were rebuilt older engines while others were purpose-built by the prominent manufacturers. Unfortunately, they faded away by the 1920s.<div> The particular engine in question is a model of the Lehigh Valley's <i>Dorothy. </i>The prototype was built in the Lehigh's shops in 1884 and appeared somewhat differently than the model. The original loco was involved in an accident and was rebuilt to the appearance modeled. I didn't do much modeling here, though. The basic engine was imported by Red Ball beginning in 1963. I added a rear headlight, whistle and some step details. It was also remotored by a Minebea motor as described in http://sandcrr.blogspot.com/2020/08/new-motors-and-new-buggy.html. A Tsunami2-Steam2 decoder was added with a small sugar cube speaker. It was all fairly straight-forward except that all the wiring had to be accomplished through a small opening in the bottom of the body. This makes two engines for this superintendent which was two more than the Stockton & Copperopolis ever had. As I said above, though, I like these kinds of engines and I will probably built up a couple more in the future.</div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-59103507512397926132020-12-07T11:58:00.006-06:002020-12-07T18:57:43.589-06:00The Hutchins Reefers Are Here<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsR_Juxr4MoqvhgvR5LIs6s2yRU1UYYb0vVVexiBLwVIyehU0qBC_0SgPB89r7Lc3wsom08fA_FFYtPbxzwwbw5Dprk43AY-oYGVoyxYtLpYJQqMYU_p4mUMKMA-D9EaZda5ZE1XfVUYj/s2563/Hutchins-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="2563" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsR_Juxr4MoqvhgvR5LIs6s2yRU1UYYb0vVVexiBLwVIyehU0qBC_0SgPB89r7Lc3wsom08fA_FFYtPbxzwwbw5Dprk43AY-oYGVoyxYtLpYJQqMYU_p4mUMKMA-D9EaZda5ZE1XfVUYj/w640-h306/Hutchins-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The CFT Hutchins can be readily identified by the humped roof and hatches in the center of the running board. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />One of the more interesting things in modeling the nineteenth century is the variety of cars which were produced. This was just the normal trial of different ideas and the better ones had just not risen to the top. One of the cars with a wide variety of ideas was the refrigerator car. The iced car invented by C. B. Hutchins became a moderately popular idea. It was popular enough that much of the fruit transported from California to the east were moved in Hutchins cars under the auspices of the California Fruit Transportation Company. While I have several stand-in CFT cars on the railroad, the opportunity to replace them with true Hutchins cars was much appreciated.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Several years ago, Art Griffin produced a few resin car kits to complement his decal business. One of these was the Hutchins. I purchased some of these cars and have finally assembled a few. The kit was basically a two-piece model with the car sides/ends/roof cast in one piece with the floor in another. Grabirons and brake gear had to be added. I used Thielson swing motion trucks available from Wiseman Model Services in kit form.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4bzhNstwIPAX1RPaYiwUh6XbPTsHAIOFFL-iZ21jxuYMSnQH1V65D4anVAtKcMpp3pZ4SEvVw7zYnlJuNll0ZZpvO-OWGKbjB8FL9Cd2-Wxx6cpdphh9l3iNnK0crH4YKbFsQOYLOLTK/s2048/Hutchins-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4bzhNstwIPAX1RPaYiwUh6XbPTsHAIOFFL-iZ21jxuYMSnQH1V65D4anVAtKcMpp3pZ4SEvVw7zYnlJuNll0ZZpvO-OWGKbjB8FL9Cd2-Wxx6cpdphh9l3iNnK0crH4YKbFsQOYLOLTK/w640-h370/Hutchins-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This GARL Hutchins car is interesting due to the advertising of their lard product.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> The identifying features of the prototype, and the model, is that the roof is flat from side to side but humped in the middle in the lengthwise direction. This was due to the Hutchins patent where ice was stored in the roof area similar to the old household "ice box." Some of the known users of these cars were the CFT, Jacob Dold meat packers and the German American Refrigerator Line. My models included CFT and German American Provision cars.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wAtxFfaAzQl0VMamccyo3WvgE5LkcPGYHqSDXJ83i4tJ78amC9lFSxJ7Q2VojrGwHYt-W0JFBYvJIWu0sNZ3uIt0WcyNRdArtdzJhe-0UBcUSM9EM6nJDXcLz2Rx1Aa6_rta_SymrypJ/s2508/Stanley+MC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wAtxFfaAzQl0VMamccyo3WvgE5LkcPGYHqSDXJ83i4tJ78amC9lFSxJ7Q2VojrGwHYt-W0JFBYvJIWu0sNZ3uIt0WcyNRdArtdzJhe-0UBcUSM9EM6nJDXcLz2Rx1Aa6_rta_SymrypJ/w640-h320/Stanley+MC.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The wood-sided Stanley car shows a 1902 build date and is easily reworked to become a truss rod car.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div> Another interesting car I put together this week was a private car for the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, makers of the famed Stanley Steamer automobile. I particularly liked this car since I have owned two steam cars, both designed and built by the Stanley brothers. This car was offered for sale as a money raiser by the Stanley Museum of Kingfield, Maine (stanleymuseum.org). It is a custom-printed Accurail kit which is very easy to assemble. The cars are available in a 36-foot version and a 40-foot later car with a 1920 build date. Both are availabe for $25 each. You can order one by emailing the museum (maine@stanleymuseum.org) or calling and leaving a phone message at 207-265-2729.</div><div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd7kFn2M0MaTfYReKRsI7GgWzyVrILGdyNkl5R6UNf7Lu_HUr23vU4fXsx45QZfiuCLPAT3aD-ShhhyphenhyphenYkiR84WZSaH_SHOM16C1DU07PgtXb0r8IA_f2hh4fkfSa4dpBl5CS2wNmENa3a/s320/stanley+cars.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, Baskerville, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></span> <br /> The 36-foot car is a fish-belly design but I added queenposts and reworked it to be a truss rod version more suitable to my 1895 era. Trucks are included but I substituted archbar trucks on my model.<br /> The Stanley automobiles were built into the late 1920s so these cars can be used on later era railroads as well. I should mention that neither of them are based on a prototype Stanley car. To my knowledge, The Stanleys never had their own railroads cars even though their cars were shipped all over the country by rail.</div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-4448083739784160852020-12-03T18:21:00.004-06:002020-12-03T22:22:43.753-06:00Atlantic & Pacific Fast Freight Lines<div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrVr4sbeUmQ3V9gl1IlPv3aub_vW5cmYjNNgCH58-typbd_zC6Aj16LElxse11REnuVaWPl5a8UnndE8E2Qh5rWcjIU_HD3P2MM_w9UV71BrFQYCcRzNDlC09i1C7BHtowm-Mp6JU3a1j/s2844/A%2526P+cars-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="2844" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrVr4sbeUmQ3V9gl1IlPv3aub_vW5cmYjNNgCH58-typbd_zC6Aj16LElxse11REnuVaWPl5a8UnndE8E2Qh5rWcjIU_HD3P2MM_w9UV71BrFQYCcRzNDlC09i1C7BHtowm-Mp6JU3a1j/w640-h248/A%2526P+cars-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">One of the A&P cars plus the ATSF car, both sporting the same herald and coloring scheme.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />During the 1800s when railroads were still figuring out how to do business, there evolved a number of fast freight lines. Most of them were run by the railroad and were intended to get your goods through with fewer delays, for a higher price, of course. A friend of mine, Art Hunhausen, has done a considerable amount of research on the various fast freight lines including the the California Fast Freight Lines of which I have several cars. He also found mention of a Santa Fe sponsored line. Both the ATSF and the Atlantic & Pacific Railroads contributed cars for the service. The Frisco also participated but did not contribute any cars. Not too much is known about the equipment. There are mentions of the boxcars in the Official Railway Equipment Register and a couple of mentions in the newspapers of the period. No good photographs have turned up. Basically, we know that the cars were 28 feet long and were painted yellow with green doors. There was an "X" on the door with red and white cross pieces. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6xZFftHQMyqtXz7b9-h4NLvIcjkTOTySTDFMZ1Gxegps0mCwp4Ny8h0OW-XBVt5U1rd3AFkOWKr5Igsn8i0T33pmpP1_-s6Y8VpikG4yA6h53bbAIcfilfdQAawuQ3apwy-hRgF0tIF0/s2862/A%2526P+Cars-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="2862" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6xZFftHQMyqtXz7b9-h4NLvIcjkTOTySTDFMZ1Gxegps0mCwp4Ny8h0OW-XBVt5U1rd3AFkOWKr5Igsn8i0T33pmpP1_-s6Y8VpikG4yA6h53bbAIcfilfdQAawuQ3apwy-hRgF0tIF0/w640-h246/A%2526P+Cars-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Pabst Brewing car plus one of the A&P boxcars.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> Based on this information plus a sign on an A&P ticket office which looked suspiciously like a herald, Art designed the letter for the set. The A&P had two usual configurations of its name, both of which are featured here along with the Santa Fe version.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj388wDNsvqD32KbhbpgmeFNtvTlk67plEMQ7DJ_4Gp_Qb6P_BnKAv6DXNrBHL3DHXL_xDSjRAoEY6EkYU1Rbrjw8-cOngPZ4cBZCn9iW8mqMH13TgnYduVjApThxECdw_R2oE7ZWhXowI/s1007/A%2526P+Ticket+Office.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1007" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj388wDNsvqD32KbhbpgmeFNtvTlk67plEMQ7DJ_4Gp_Qb6P_BnKAv6DXNrBHL3DHXL_xDSjRAoEY6EkYU1Rbrjw8-cOngPZ4cBZCn9iW8mqMH13TgnYduVjApThxECdw_R2oE7ZWhXowI/s320/A%2526P+Ticket+Office.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You can see the "herald" on the right side which inspired the<br /></span>cars' lettering scheme.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> In addition to these cars, I also found an old photo of a Pabst beer car. The herald looked interesting so I set about designing a lettering scheme. It matches the old photo so I guess it's not too bad. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> All of the cars were built from a resin Southern Pacific 28-foot boxcar kit which was an extremely limited run. I replaced the doors and, in the case of the refrigerator car, added the hinges, latch, etc.</div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-58772317761864580862020-10-19T22:05:00.004-05:002020-10-20T08:51:07.455-05:00Wagons and More Wagons<div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYVUpBnR_nq-mAK7Vb6tv959zPZL47cwRsJDHb0o8uF6CVoteoCJnJYjRiomxb4DsxYcGa5pz_cv7lSjMnUmV5xHR5zztlqXUbA-t7Fp77h-SpW9eOi5-ENVCbEq6vhZuQK__0M4rPKbI/s2048/Wagons-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="2048" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYVUpBnR_nq-mAK7Vb6tv959zPZL47cwRsJDHb0o8uF6CVoteoCJnJYjRiomxb4DsxYcGa5pz_cv7lSjMnUmV5xHR5zztlqXUbA-t7Fp77h-SpW9eOi5-ENVCbEq6vhZuQK__0M4rPKbI/w640-h386/Wagons-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two Buffalo Brewing Company wagons are loaded for delivery to the brewery in Sacramento. The lettering and buffalo logo was made from photos of the prototype wagons. The flat car is a 30-foot scratchbuilt flat with 3D printed trucks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;">A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me to print some decals for him for a structure he was building. He wanted a sign for the building plus a sign to fit a Jordan wagon. I did it for him but it got me thinking about some wagons I wanted to build. In the down times waiting for paint to dry on the </span><i style="text-align: left;">San Andreas</i><span style="text-align: left;"> (http://sandcrr.blogspot.com/2020/10/another-new-locomotive-for-s.html), I worked up the artwork for a few wagons for the Stockton area. Of the six wagons, four were lettered for the Buffalo Brewery, a Sacramento establishment popular in my era. In addition, I made up art for two Stockton-based companies.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL2v-08PCJ0XbFEjiXvZSJlXErx9BhOTsE35Jh7RU53pVdenCYR4PTqpmY-2B0dLcUiU8iffGuaT88M5XKRi-SseUQ4Og2nla0VSBUZ9-0UydCSMjESIuRyczl7HgNvISc77ltCiYVLyr/s2048/Wagons-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="2048" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL2v-08PCJ0XbFEjiXvZSJlXErx9BhOTsE35Jh7RU53pVdenCYR4PTqpmY-2B0dLcUiU8iffGuaT88M5XKRi-SseUQ4Og2nla0VSBUZ9-0UydCSMjESIuRyczl7HgNvISc77ltCiYVLyr/w640-h404/Wagons-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Stockton Home Bakery was a going concern at the turn of the century and will continue to be on my railroad.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />All of the wagons were built from Jordan Delivery Wagons, both the Light and Standard versions. Two of the finished wagons were destined as loads from the Henderson Wagon Factory in Stockton and went on a flat. The others will occupy the streets of Stockton when I get to the point where there are streets in Stockton.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkY5sB4RW0hy4T_57LgemMR3oCf_FMo8o8tKn1fQ20QVexIHmMSmKO68K45czZWA-9MGVYChoQjOZ6Ry05Kwpz0WPTSJDGcyR2p_CCVfigAptv2lo7tKbo5JEw6T9Q_BAzk4ByVgf2npy/s2866/Wagons-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="2866" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkY5sB4RW0hy4T_57LgemMR3oCf_FMo8o8tKn1fQ20QVexIHmMSmKO68K45czZWA-9MGVYChoQjOZ6Ry05Kwpz0WPTSJDGcyR2p_CCVfigAptv2lo7tKbo5JEw6T9Q_BAzk4ByVgf2npy/w640-h244/Wagons-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Another Buffalo wagon, this one delivers ice cut from the high Sierras and store in insulated warehouses for summer use. Crown flour was a common brand in the 1800s and its factory will fit into a small area in Stockton.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Like all projects, it expanded with more paint-drying time involved in two-tone paint schemes but I like the results and that is the best measure in my mind. Jordan kits are getting scarce and prices are high but, fortunately, there are other companies picking up the slack with laser-cut or 3D printed kits. Berkshire Valley Models have several horse-drawn vehicles in both HO and O scale including drivers and horses.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-14882121655441405822020-10-17T16:37:00.002-05:002020-10-17T22:24:22.490-05:00Another New Locomotive for the S&C<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NPN1IiemeXHQIT4o8-NYTJthIG-oCm9BLd-hzzxGb1IeGWSfL3FzThwNcPDEINjsrY-8bHwWYMhyphenhyphenAw-FZ-_zHvR0Nce0O551EqodyrViPY4v1Qkuv947Za-yInaR04AQjMlidygtIxZo/s2048/San+Andreas+no+20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NPN1IiemeXHQIT4o8-NYTJthIG-oCm9BLd-hzzxGb1IeGWSfL3FzThwNcPDEINjsrY-8bHwWYMhyphenhyphenAw-FZ-_zHvR0Nce0O551EqodyrViPY4v1Qkuv947Za-yInaR04AQjMlidygtIxZo/w640-h480/San+Andreas+no+20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The new locomotive <i>San Andreas</i> sits on the Duck Creek Trestle shortly after arrival.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">The past couple of months have been somewhat hectic around the house with little time to work on railroad projects. I have, however, (finally) completed a new locomotive. It is a brass import of unknown manufacture and represents the early class of moguls purchased by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. Manufactured by Baldwin between 1870 and 1873, the V&T received six identical engines each named for a county or city in the Comstock area. This engine specifically is a model of the first of the run of moguls, the <i>Virginia</i>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> I maintained the look of the prototype including the paint colors but lettered it for the Stockton & Copperopolis as its Number 20, the <i>San Andreas.</i> San Andreas is a small town in the Mother Lode country of California and its citizens would naturally take the S&C for their travels. I installed a Tsunami2-Steam 2 decoder and it makes the engine perform very nicely. What it will be doing I have not yet decided but it will undoubtedly be pulling freight of some sort.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> There may be some who question the shiny newness of my locos. In fact, in my period, when specific engineers were assigned to specific locos, they took a great deal of care of them. This not only applied to passenger engines but freight as well. The following clip from a period newspaper shows what I am talking about.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Copperplate Gothic Bold","sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>May 22, 1873 - Gold Hill News</b></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><i><span face=""Copperplate Gothic Bold","sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>A Handsome Locomotive</b>. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- The locomotive Esmeralda,
attached to a heavy freight train en route for Virginia, to-day halted for a
breathing spell at the railroad depot, Gold Hill. With her brasses well
burnished and her head lights decorated with wild flowers, she looked as
handsome as could be. We don't wonder that Engineer Johnny Elkins is proud of
her.</span></i><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The <i>Esmeralda</i> was one of the sister engines to my engine and was assigned to pull freight trains. My engines, however, don't have the wild flowers. Maybe there's room for more detail?</span></p><br /></div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-48547287093647939132020-08-26T17:39:00.000-05:002020-08-26T17:39:06.993-05:00New Motors and a New Buggy<div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgUSTpR6I2CDKr1V_nh6un5qY_TVd043OUj3MVxVvrzSn2MzRxA5i_qS6gJGdeiQ3d-mI7yeoBLJs5UTIs3uxRSQ2ZVhshDBlqlrMA0w5MANUyBGH1cccec5BaS2seXzauNVMLuyfn0YX/s2048/motors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgUSTpR6I2CDKr1V_nh6un5qY_TVd043OUj3MVxVvrzSn2MzRxA5i_qS6gJGdeiQ3d-mI7yeoBLJs5UTIs3uxRSQ2ZVhshDBlqlrMA0w5MANUyBGH1cccec5BaS2seXzauNVMLuyfn0YX/s640/motors.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">One of my 2-6-0s with the new Minebea motor fitted. The shaft size was even the same as the old Sagami (lower right) so everything pretty much slipped into place. The 15mm square x 18mm long Minebea is at the center. It has a 2.0mm shaft (one-sided only).</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The past couple of weeks or so have been a little frustrating for me. To start with, one of my locomotives lost most of its oomph. It could still pull cars but not at the same speed it had previously. After some thinking about the problem, I decided that the old Soundtraxx DSD 090 decoder which had been installed in 1998 had finally reached its lifespan and needed to be changed. It was duly replaced with a new Tsunami2 Steam-2 decoder which did absolutely nothing to cure the problem. More thought and some testing went on and I finally discovered that the motor was getting extraordinarily hot. I removed it and ran a test and it was drawing about .5 amps at 4 volts (normal is about .15 amps and 10 volts. Unfortunately, my stock of Sagami 16x20 motors was depleted. Fortunately, the Repower and Regear group have been talking about some Minebea motors which measured out to be about the same size with similar characteristics. Best of all, they were only about $3.50 each. I ordered a couple and installed it with great results. I haven't run it very much yet (no one to operate with) but I have high hopes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> I no sooner had gotten that engine done when another similar engine exhibited the same symptoms. I changed both motor and decoder and now have two locos back in service and will probably order a few more of these. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGXg93WyKZR8K3aUx2DRzKW-RsE_udJ_lt7JkFQMv8pWk_cV0Y85xvJld6cxdUIkgNsuKUfwE1DyU6CeMv2C29eYqi8HdGDpbtdjMGo9KUXNZSVzh1TR1ZNkyMei_fSBjFa4GoeS_V7JE/s2048/buggy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGXg93WyKZR8K3aUx2DRzKW-RsE_udJ_lt7JkFQMv8pWk_cV0Y85xvJld6cxdUIkgNsuKUfwE1DyU6CeMv2C29eYqi8HdGDpbtdjMGo9KUXNZSVzh1TR1ZNkyMei_fSBjFa4GoeS_V7JE/s640/buggy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The new buggy sits on a road in Farmington. Both the horse and driver are figures made by Berkshire Valley. The horse seems to be carrying more heavy-duty harness than would be needed for a small buggy, though.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Being somewhat tired of locomotive work, I noticed that Berkshire Valley Models (Berkshirevalleymodels.com) had a new kit for an HO scale buggy. Since the Jordan buggy has pretty much gone away, I thought I would check this one out. The kit is all laser cut and is easy to assemble. It took me less than two hours to get it all assembled and painted. While I was at it, I purchased one of Berkshire Valley's harnessed horses along with a driver. I was pleased with the results and recommend the kit to any who need a horse-drawn buggy.</div>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-11441076146338401282020-08-12T17:45:00.000-05:002020-08-12T17:45:09.046-05:00Union Copper Gets a Shay<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY36VLQPs2fTecgBhWkCV-Qda8pNzCLO8cgnvVRbMqMrxdoXvS0wMXelD4tlld6j2Xfx13b2HkpVjo3MMceZK80qBQL_m-vXDLOWE9-UdxV6DLrviCZVWUZwwOs8qbbyWMTvx9hz3msvmf/s2048/shay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY36VLQPs2fTecgBhWkCV-Qda8pNzCLO8cgnvVRbMqMrxdoXvS0wMXelD4tlld6j2Xfx13b2HkpVjo3MMceZK80qBQL_m-vXDLOWE9-UdxV6DLrviCZVWUZwwOs8qbbyWMTvx9hz3msvmf/s640/shay.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Keystone in its shiny paint a few days after delivery. Let's hope the mining company continues to maintain this finish. Note the construction number of the engine on the sand box.<br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A long, steep grade leads from the main line down to the Union Copper Company mine in Copperopolis. For some time now, normal locomotives have struggled hauling loaded ore cars up the grade and lowering supply cars down. Now, the mining company has purchased a Shay locomotive fresh from the factory. It will now take over all duties on the mining company spur. Ore destined for the smelter in Stockton will be hauled by the new engine and then Stockton & Copperopolis locomotives will take over and carry the cars down the main line. </p><p>In reality, the new Shay named <i>Keystone </i>for the nearby ravine of that name started out as the pieces to a Model Die Casting Shay kit purchased around 20 years ago. I finally decided to get the thing built. Using a Walker back-dating kit, I installed a new straight boiler with accompanying domes. Northwest Short Line gears were used to upgrade the ones which came with the kit. A Sagami motor completed the drive train. Assembling the Shay mechanism was not particularly difficult but care had to be taken so that the parts will all rotate smoothly. A Soundtraxx Tsunami2 decoder was installed along with a sugar cube speaker.</p><p>The painting and lettering scheme was based on builder's photos of various Shays of the 1800's. The number on the sand box is not the engine number but Lima's construction number. Looking at the prototype photos and checking the builder's lists seemed to confirm this supposition. Striping was also based on the prototype photos as was the lettering styles. It was an interesting project and, if you can locate an MDC kit, all the gears and the backdating kit are still available. You'll have to come up with your own motor as the Sagamis are no longer produced.</p>Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-41857396527159889522020-07-29T21:14:00.000-05:002020-07-30T08:49:44.531-05:00A Moving Picture Made on the S&C<div style="text-align: center;">
From the <i>Oakdale Ledger:</i></div>
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The moving picture crew noted in town last week was identified as being from the Edison Motion Picture Studios. They have produced a several-minute long film made entirely on the railroad in the form of a journey from Oakdale to Copperopolis. The <i>Ledger</i> was able to borrow a copy of the film and it is shown below.<br />
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