Is there a Mike in the house

[cn nutbar]

Steve---I found one of my older photos taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum that you might enjoy

[cn nutbar]

James St. is a great spot to railfan in Leetown as the street runs parallel to the main yard and locomotive service facilities offering lots of photo opportunities

[doctorwayne]

Here's the 3513, just out of the shops after some light repairs:




Wayne

[cn nutbar]

Hello---S-1-G Mike #3513 has just returned to Leetown from the Gern Plant at Port Maitland.The covered hopper in the background is part of her consist

[cn nutbar]

Hello Everyone --- two different classes of Canadian National Mikes are spotted in the Leetown yard

[cn nutbar]

Back again---some more shots from James St.,Leetown

[cn nutbar]

Hello Everyone---after a brief Christmas holiday,it's back to the grind.Three extras are required to move the backlog of tonnage that has accumulated in the Leetown yard.Luckily the roundhouse has a stable of Mikes on hand and we see a trio of these locomotives heading out to tackle the task at hand.

[cn nutbar]

Looks like things are back to normal---steady action in both directions

[cn nutbar]

Hello Everyone---a couple of different classes of Mikes are shown on the outbound lead from the Leetown roundhouse

[cn nutbar]

Hello again---CNR Mike 3254 rolls through Leetown with a solid consist of 40 foot outside braced boxcars on her drawbar

[sailormatlac]

These 40' OSB boxcars make my day!

Matt

[cn nutbar]

Hi Matt---here's one for you---these are Accurail cars---actually these cars are very similiar to the cars that the CNR originally used in woodchip service ( with the roofs removed )

[sailormatlac]

Hi Matt---here's one for you---these are Accurail cars---actually these cars are very similiar to the cars that the CNR originally used in woodchip service ( with the roofs removed )

Yes, it would be a nice and quick kitbash. BTW, it's good to see CNR freight car's trucks painted in boxcar red as they should! It would be great if Accurail made a Fowler OSB car, would make life easier to a lot of modellers!

Matt

[jwb]

Can any of you CN types point me to photos of the wood chip versions? I have a thing for wood chip cars -- and Maine Central actually also had the same sort of outside braced box car wood chip conversions.

[sailormatlac]

Can any of you CN types point me to photos of the wood chip versions? I have a thing for wood chip cars -- and Maine Central actually also had the same sort of outside braced box car wood chip conversions.

In my challenge thread, I gave indication about a RMC article (1976, May I think). There's a picture of an old Maine Central steel boxcar converted to wood chip service. I'll check it for you when I return home this afternoon.

It is clear CN and CP used 40' 3-Bay steel hoppers (without modifications) and roofless boxcar. CN Nutbar took a picture of a roster of them.

Matt