tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79665339842573354532024-03-13T21:57:08.124-05:00Modeling Insull's Empire in O ScaleEdward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-36253294679860408592020-04-18T16:54:00.000-05:002020-04-18T16:54:15.189-05:00WW II Nurse Recruitment Billboard Refrigerator Car<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is not what was to be the topic of the next Post. However, as you read the Post you'll understand the reason it is the next Post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many years ago someone was selling on EBay vintage refrigerator sides printed on card stock for the recruiting of Nurses for the Army during WW II. To use these printed sides either an existing vintage refrigerator kit or scratch-built body had to be used. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since my wife, Lois, is a Nurse; the sides were purchased. To build a vintage car, an old Walthers wooden refrigerator kit of the correct dimensions was obtained. My plan had been to build the model as one of the last models I built.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the advent of the COVID-19 virus and resultant problems, the building of the kit with the paper sides seemed very appropriate. There are many commercials on TV giving "Thanks" to Doctors and Nurses. But to me it should be the other way around. At most hospitals, there are more Nurses involved in patient care.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> At the same time don't forget to thank the countless number of other health care professionals, technologists, technicians, and more who are working at hospitals either directly or indirectly involved in patient care. Include in this are the nursing and medical students who have been drafted to help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Precision Scale Company brass parts were used to replace the parts either lost or not included with the kit. The assembled body was painted with red ends and a dark blue roof prior to attaching the white paper sides </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with white glue. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dark blue and red are Testors enamel paint brushed on in thinned coats. The underbody is painted black.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To make the paper sides more realistic, most of the black painted parts were "reapplied" using styrene, Grandt Line, and Berkshire Valley parts. added. Finally the entire car was sprayed with Dullcote. The Dullcote gave the car a weathered look. </span></div>
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Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-72224725087906867702020-04-03T13:35:00.001-05:002020-04-03T13:35:53.334-05:00Wagner Car Co. M-404 Drawbar<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may have thought after all the literature from Wagner Car Co. in this Blog, we were finished with Wagner. So did I until some thoughts about a long discontinued Wagner product came to mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Somewhere, long ago in a distant galaxy a Wagner Car Co. M-404, Drawbar was found in a hobby shop. This turned out to be a product Wagner had cataloged early in the history of Wagner. It was discontinued when Wagner's supply of parts ran out probably in the late 1950's or early 60's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The drawbar heads were Zamak castings. Back then Zamak was not always the best material to use. It is an alloy of zinc, aluminum, magnesium, and copper. If not prepared to ridged standards over time the alloy would start to disintegrate. As some of the drawbar heads castings were cleaned-up, the heads would fall apart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a photo of a pair of assembled drawbars. The heads are mounted on the drawbar with the heads held in pace with the pins in the kit. Instead of cutting and hammering the end of the pin like a rivet. instant glue was used to hold the pin in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More on drawbars in the next Post. Cheers,</span></div>
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Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-15654944460230809762020-03-18T14:32:00.000-05:002020-03-18T14:32:14.577-05:00Trolley Pole Length - Another Lesson Learned<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you've been following this Blog for any length of time and have read the old Posts, you know there were some Posts which covered the subject of trolley poles before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Something not covered before is the topic of this Post. For lack of a better way to describe it, let's call the topic "Trolley Pole Length". Most trolley modelers will take a new trolley pole out of the package, place it on the model, and run the model without any problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm working on a new model that came with 2-56 screws mounted in the roof where the trolley poles should be attached. If you obtain a completed body with the 2-56 screws mounted for the trolley poles, always verify the location of the screws are correct. I verified the locations on my model.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The power and trail trucks were mounted on the model at the truck centers as indicated in records of the prototype cars. I know the trucks are mounted in their correct positions. This is mentioned as the location of the truck centers will effect the performance of the model, for example, body overhang on curves, trolley pole(s) following the wire at trolley wire frogs, and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The model being worked on came with trolley poles so those are the poles which will be used. One of the poles was attached, the car placed on the track near a turnout, trolley pole placed on the wire, and the model pushed by hand through the turnout. As the model went through the turnout taking the diverging route, the trolley wheel came off the wire before reaching the trolley frog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The model was tried a few times more with the exact same result. Most of my models have no problem with the trolley pole going through the frog at this point. The 2-56 screw for the trolley base is in the correct location. Therefore, something has to be wrong with the trolley pole being used.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next to where the new model with trolley pole was tested was an older model whose trolley pole worked correctly through the turnout. This trolley pole was removed from the older model and tried on the new model. It worked every time the model was pushed through the divergent route of the turnout.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A side by side, trolley pole base to trolley pole base, comparison between the trolley pole that didn't work vs. the trolley pole that worked was made. The over all length of the new trolley pole that didn't work was 1/8" (6 scale inches) longer than the trolley polled that worked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Further inspection showed the body of the brass wheel casting wheel was longer. This meant the wheel casting had to be unsoldered, the wire used for the shaft of the pole cut short by 1/8", and the casting re-attached.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the words of the great Trolley Philosopher, "Not all trolley poles are created equally!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-40178313514922829632020-02-28T08:17:00.000-06:002020-02-28T08:17:26.073-06:00Wagner "Trolley Talk Publications" Booklet<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a catalogue of the publications written and produced by the Wagners. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the end of the information I have regarding the Wagner Car Company and Current Line Models. I'm sorry I do not have any more information regarding the parts and truck sideframes added to the Current Line Models' line. If more information becomes available it will be in a future Post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some comments about the Q-Car Company line of parts and truck sideframes. The catalogue is available on line with drawings or photos. A printed version is available for a minor charge. You should order a printed version for your files. Over the years some parts have been dropped and are no longer available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The next Post will return to modeling and some problems with solutions explained.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-84698313013585002452020-02-16T08:49:00.000-06:002020-02-16T08:49:08.046-06:002020 Chicago O Scale Meet<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's time to get ready for the annual March O Scale Meet officially named the Chicago O Scale Meet. The dates, time, and location are:</span><br />
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8:30 am Vendor set-up<br />9 - 2 pm Show open to the public</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A website for the Meet is:</span> <a href="http://marchmeet.net/index.shtml">http://marchmeet.net/index.shtml</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center is 2-3 miles from my home. The top of the hotel can be seen from my house. If you plan to attend the Meet and would like to see my layout, please contact me ahead to time. the space in which my layout is located is small with the layout consuming most of the floor footage.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of all the O Scale Meets held in the United States this Meet has routinely been the largest over the years. From time to time one or another O scale Meet has been larger, but year to year the Chicago Meet has been the biggest. More important to O scale trolley modelers is the increase in vendors selling O scale trolley models.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's hard to list all of the vendors selling trolley models since it will change slightly from year to year. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-90148466670836763742020-02-15T12:45:00.000-06:002020-02-15T21:40:39.012-06:00Wagner Car Co. O Gauge Trolley Parts Catalogue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Catalogues for Wagner Car parts were published less frequently than the trucks. The modeler had to rely on reading "Trolley Talk" for updates on parts. Rich Wagner worked closely with Ken Kidder to have underbody and other parts available as a new brass model was imported.</span><br />
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The following sheet is dated "Delivery as of May-1983 About 9 weeks".</div>
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</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-1971913761664275242020-02-07T20:09:00.000-06:002020-02-07T20:09:17.372-06:00Wagner Car Company Truck Book No. 6 - Part 2<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the balance of "Truck Book No. 6".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Upon the death of Rich Wagner his wife, Birdie, sold the truck and parts component of Wagner Car Company to Ed Miller who changed the name of the company to "Current Lines". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As Current Lines, Ed Miller not only made the same power and trail trucks with the sideframes Wagner had made, but Miller prepared additional patterns for sideframes and parts. Unfortunately, I do not have any of Curent Lines lists of sideframes or parts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I do know Miller had produced sideframes for the IMP imported CSS&SB #1001 series 80-ton Baldwin-Westinghouse steeple cab locomotives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another sideframe Miller made was a heavier Baldwin MCB for the CSS&SB passenger cars. What was special about this sideframe was the inclusion of the slack adjuster equipment for the brakes plus the external brake parts and end braces on the trucks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-3844374588182899422020-01-22T14:04:00.001-06:002020-01-22T14:04:57.283-06:00Wagner Car Company Truck Book No. 6 - Part 1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The "Wagner Company Truck Book No. 6" is the last of the truck booklets prepared by Wagner of which I am aware. It's up to the reader to discern the difference between "Truck Book No. 5" and "Truck Book No. 6".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-88343907743433401542020-01-11T11:30:00.000-06:002020-01-11T11:30:02.846-06:00Wagner Car Company Truck Book No. 5 - Part 2<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the balance of Wagner Car Company Truck Book No. 5 along with a few inserts at the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is something interesting about the following page for those who may not have been aware of the friendly relationship between Wagner Car and Q-Car. At the bottom of this page is a CA&E 419 truck power and trail trucks. Of interest are the sideframes and 3rd rail beams made by Q-Car Company. Wagner Car and Q-Car would not duplicate one another's products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You could get Q-Car sideframes with a Wagner power and trail trucks from Wagner and vice versa. If you were to check Q-Car sideframes verses Wagner's, for side frames which seemed the have the same description; the sideframes were slightly different! The same is true regarding the trolley related products and parts they produced and sold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up to this point nothing has been said about the production of the truck booklets. Both Birdie, Rich Wagner's wife, and Rich were aware that in order to have an income from a very selective small market, they had to continuously product products which the market would buy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Birdie prepared and published "Trolley Talk" and may have had a hand in preparing and publishing the "Trolley Truck" booklets and other publications of Wagner Car Company.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may not have noticed as the number of sideframes and parts grew, the publications stayed with the same number of pages. The "Trolley Truck" booklets grew to 24 pages. Expanding by 1 or 2 pages was impossible. The booklet had to add multiples of 4 or 8 pages depending upon how they were printed, assembled, and stapled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whoever set up the pages with photos and print had to be clever enough to make the layout of the pages work and look correct. Notice how the sideframes are grouped by their use. C</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">redit has to be given to Birdie and Rich for their abilities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With "Truck Book No. 4" the layout of the cover has changed to red across the top and bottom. To me this signaled a change. The booklet looks more polished than prior truck booklets. More on this later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The model of the North Shore Line (NSL) car 775 was made from the newly redesigned Walthers North Shore kit. The ends are epoxy castings. Walthers had 1st introduced kits for the later NSL coaches, the combination, diner, and observation. The original punched tinplate sides for these kits were not the best. However, with the newly designed NSL kit the coach model when properly painted and finished could rival any brass imported model. Also, this kit when built with the old, original NSL diner and observation sides could result in a beautiful model.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made a CA&E Cincinnati coach using the redesigned NSL kit plus old, original Walthers sides for the CA&E coach. Some modifications to the kit were required.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Happy New Year, 2020 to all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Happy New Year to all in 2020!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were getting ready to place a wreath on a large clear glass window in our living room. As a ladder was placed in location to install the wreath on the window, it was 1st placed on the floor. Almost immediately our cat Sweetie jumped into the center of the wreath to take a knap. So Merry Cat Christmas to all of you from Sweetie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Perhaps most interesting is this flyer which was not an official part of "Truck Book No. 4". If you recall in the inside cover of this catalogue was an "Editorial" which mentioned Rich's health problems. Rich had suffered a cardiac arrest (heart attack). This flyer was for a copy power truck to replace Wagner power trucks. HO parts were used. The motor is from an HO diesel locomotive. It used a plastic worm. The spring belt between the pullies was rubber. This power truck did not operate as good as a Wagner. I bought one. It worked but it wasn't the same as a Wagner. It's still in my parts bin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-62341740509858865002019-10-27T11:53:00.000-05:002019-10-27T11:53:11.836-05:00Update on My Health<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please excuse the delay in posting more of Wagner Truck Books. Since late May I've been plagued with various throat and lung infections. This includes Thrush, bacterial p</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">neumonia, and now a fung</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">al pneumonia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's difficult to get things done when you feel like a series of trucks have run over you. I'm starting to feel better. As soon as I take care of a few things the balance of the Wagner material will be posted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-83876972631660302482019-08-06T09:37:00.000-05:002019-08-06T09:37:13.317-05:00Wagner Car Company Truck Book No. 4 - Part 1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please excuse the interruption in posting the next Wagner Truck Book. Unfortunately I was sick. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With this Post there's a change in the format of presenting each page of the Book. It will be easier to explain each page as it is presented. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The cover still has the orange band at the left margin. For some unknown reason my scanner chose to make the orange a red.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Page 2 has an interesting "Editorial". Please read it. How many of the names do you recognize? Rich Wagner's illness during 1976 is mentioned. More about his illness will be covered later. There is a date at the end of the "Editorial". A separate price sheet to be presented later is dated April1, 1976. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A note in the margin of page 4 mentions about 37-1/2" prototype wheels. These are LARGE wheels!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are photos of the underbody of models on multiple pages of the catalogue. These are interesting to note. On the bottom of page 6 the underbody pieces were mounted on 3 separate pieces of brass sheet, The brass sheets were then "screwed" to the underbody of the model. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are many ways to mount the underbody pieces to the brass sheet. If the part is heavy it can be screwed to the sheet. Lighter parts can be soldered to the brass or glued using epoxy or ACC. Sometimes small pins are used.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you look at the underbody of a prototype streetcar or interurban close-up you'll notice not all items are mounted directly to the underfloor. Some are hung from metal straps connected to metal cross braces. Sometimes resistor banks are hung directly in the center of the car. When hung this way the resistors have to be hung low enough to clear the brake rigging of the car this includes the brake cylinder, air lines, and the piping from the brake cylinder to each truck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On page 10 the interior and underbody of the Illinois Terminal (IT 404) lightweight car are shown. The underbody parts are mounted directly to the wooden floor. In the interior besides the seats are the controls in each end. Wagner included his trolley rope retriever mechanism. </span><br />
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Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-12946378962762952192019-06-29T20:08:00.000-05:002019-06-29T20:08:50.354-05:00Wagner Car Company Truck Book No. 3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wagner made it easy to find the Truck Books by having the orange along the spine of the booklet. Almost all of my train, trolley and how-to-do-it books and booklets have always been stored on book shelves. The Wagner truck books always stood out and easy to find. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A printed date in the catalogue is 5/1/69. Some general comments about the photos and trucks. On the cover is a photo of a model on a layout. In back of the model is scenery on a wall. The scenery is a drawing or a photo. What is important is the back-drop scenery - a photo, drawing, or a photo wallpaper has to be installed prior to making the layout. In making the layout, this can be installed later but may be difficult to do. It may not hang correctly. If you read books on designing and building layout, the recommendation is the back-drop scenery is to be installed first in the area where the layout is to be built.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Page 3 - Someone I know when researching material for the Houghton County cars discovered the truck centers were not the same distance from both ends. I don't recall exactly what he discovered. You'll have to look it up yourself. Also, if you ever have a chance to visit Houghton, MI you'll be surprised by the grades these cars had to climb. Both Houghton and Hancock (across the river from Houghton) are very unusual. They are in the copper mining area of Michigan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pages 5 and 21 - Introduce the "Inch" truck. These trucks can be noisy. The axel without the gear is a split axel with each wheel powered by a spring belt. I prefer the "LL" truck even if a hole has to be made in the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Page 15 - The ITS300 and NS801 sideframes can be used to power The Car Works CA&E 450 series coaches. A Q-Car CA&E 3rd rail beam should be installed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Page 16 - The McGuire 78ST is about the only power truck I have with the "Inch" power drive. Jim Osborn built a large number of single truck snow sweeper bodies. No trolley line worth its salt would be without one or even two! If you are making a model of one be sure to use a photo of your trolley lines snow sweeper. There is a lot of detail to add before completing your model.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Additional Sheets - About 16 months after the Catalogue was published, prices had to be increased. As always there were additions to Wagner's trolley trucks! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-56629762817591921812019-06-25T16:01:00.000-05:002019-06-25T16:01:11.185-05:00Comments on Mounting Power & Trail Trucks<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During last week I was sick with an infection. This means no work was done on the Blog. These are some general comments on mainly power trucks.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're been reading the Truck Books you may have noticed the info on installation of the power trucks. The following comments come from my personal experiences. This is easier to notice with open frame motors but is true for can motors. Also this info is true for both Wagner and Q-Car or any power trucks. When the motor is run with the armature turning in one direction vs. the other direction the armature will move inward towards the motor or outward away from the motor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The reason for mentioning this is, over time some power trucks will make a noise when operated in one vs. the other direction. Normally power trucks are shown installed with the gear box facing forward. However, if the power truck is noisy when operated in this direction. Try turning the power truck with the motor facing forward.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next the question, "Should the power truck be mounted in the front or the rear of the model?" If mounted in the front, the model is being pulled. If mounted in the rear, the model is being pushed. Now lets see if this makes sense. I always tried to have the model balanced. That is, I tried to have the same amount of weight on the front truck as on the rear truck.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Q-Car sells dummy motors which can be mounted on the axels of the trail truck. This will help to bring the model into balance by placing weight in non-powered truck. Either seats, underbody equipment, or car weights have to be added to bring the model into balance.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Why the concern about having the model in balance? Some models weigh enough to go through trackwork without being in balance. However, if the model is very light in overall weight; the lighter non-powered end will not track properly through tight radius curves or spring turnouts.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The gear box seemed to take up less space than the motor's magnet end. The additional space may be needed for mounting a coupler. So this means the power truck has to be: </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. mounted with the gear box facing forward at the front of the model OR </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. mounted with the gear box mounted facing the rear at the rear of the model. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These conditons could help you to decide where to mount the power truck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When there has been little space for mounting a coupler, especially between cars of a train where there is no need to uncouple the cars, dummy couplers have been used. Also, when there is restricted space for the draft gear, look at what is available from a vendor like Precision Scale Company (PSC) in the way of both regular size and narrow gauge couplers. Some interurban companies used smaller than normal size couplers. For example, the North Shore Line (NSL) used smaller size couplers in its passenger equipment to prevent yardmen from using passenger cars to switch freight cars.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry about the white, the "Blog" has struck again!!!!</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-74713524844002669932019-06-14T18:54:00.000-05:002019-06-14T18:54:30.617-05:00Wagner Car Company Truck Book No. 2<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The full title of the next Wagner truck book is <i>O Gauge Trolley Trucks, Truck Book No. 2</i>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I guess the first 2 booklets with the yellow cover were <i>Truck Book No. 1</i> and <i>1a</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the first more professionally prepared booklet. From what I know, any model shown which was not available from Ken Kidder, Walthers, or other vendor were scratchbuilt by Rich Wagner. Rich was a professional model builder in his own right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The booklet itself was not dated. The date on one of the additional sheets included with the booklet is 10/1/59. Another additional sheets is dated 7/20/61.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Photos of many prototype cars and locomotives are included. As an aside Pittman open frame motors are used in all the power trucks. The balance of this paragraph is strictly my opinion. I prefer open frame motors over can motors. Open frame motors seem to have more torque than can motors. A single open frame powered power truck can pull 1 or 2 trailers depending upon how much each trailer weighs. Can motors are able to pull only the powered model.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When looking at the prices in the catalogue, think back in time to how much you or your parents were being paid to put the prices in perspective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The description of each sideframe along with it's use and examples of electric railways which used the sideframe is the format used in this and subsequent catalogues. This is the information the EPTC member who approached me regarding reprinting old Wagner truck catalogues wanted. The additional pages lists parts and additional info on trucks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 8-wheel drives described on page 14 is the same basic design as an All-Nation or Central Locomotive Works diesel drive but for a steeple cab! This is a substantial power drive to have in an electric locomotive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br /></span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-17453937896337925242019-06-08T09:58:00.003-05:002019-06-08T09:58:50.425-05:00Wagner Car Company Catalogue Revised for 1960<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During the 2019 EPTC Meet an EPTC member and friend mentioned about my reprinting the 1st Wagner Car Company Catalogue in the blog. See Post for Friday, April 18, 2014. His reason for mentioning this was the Current Lines web site was not longer available. Current Lines (CL) had purchased the Wagner Car Company from the widow of Rich Wagner upon his death. The EPTC member asked me if I could reprint in this blog other old Wagner Car Company catalogues. He stated with the web page no longer avaiable it was extremely difficult to find out what Wagner and CL sideframes and parts had been available along with their descriptions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I told him I have all of the Wagner catalogues. Many years ago before All-Nation Hobby Shop closed up, the display cases were being clean-up of old extraneous paperwork, etc. As one of the cases was being cleaned in a drawer below the display area were some old Wagner catalogues. I knew the empoyee and asked for the catalogues. They were given to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With the old catalogues given to me plus the ones purchased over the years, I now have all the catalogues up to and including #6. All the catalogues will be reprinted. The reason for replinting all the cataogues is so you'll be able to see the changes of the power trucks over time plus what was no longer available. What's important is both Rich Wagner and Ed Miller, after Rich, had a stock pile of old parts in order to be able built an old truck for a customer who may desire to double power and/or rebuild an old power truck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The catalogue reprinted below looks like the 1st catalogue reprinted in this blog 5 years ago. However, on the front cover to the right of the "1957-1958" date is "Revised for 1960". Some of the catalogue revision and additions were print on "mimo" sheets. Also included are info about newly available O scale brass models plus sales sheets from All-Nation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All the reprints will be presented in the Posts in a reduced size of approximately 695 x 900 pixels. Doing this will allow all the pages of a catalogue to be in a single Post. If this causes problems please let me know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each of the catalogues had a surprise, at least to me. In this catalogue was info regarding the Sydam Pacific Electric (PE) 1200 series cars. As far as I know the 1200 series combine and coach were the only O scale models imported by Sydam. If I were to have any PE cars, a pair of these would be the only PE cars to obtain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-67880964357781808372019-06-01T19:56:00.002-05:002019-06-01T19:56:55.278-05:002019 EPTC (East Penn Traction Club) Meet<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 2019 EPTC Meet is officially in the history books. I had a fantastic time talking with Quentin Carnicelli, the owner of Q-Car Company. We've been friends from before he started Q-Car Company. For part of the time Quentin and I talked, Tony Tieuli joined us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At each of the EPTC Meets my photos seen to have a unique topic(s). This year most of the photos were the models and portable layouts made up of modules.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 1st set of photos are an HO layout which had a single PCC car operating. If you have a small space this style of layout my be of interest to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to HO scale. This layout is composed of multiple modules. It gave me the feeling of Atlantic City. I always wanted a lighthouse on my layout! Multiple trolleys were being operated.<br />
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Another group which had an operating layout was the Northwest Traction Group. What is important about this group is that the membership is composed of both old, up in age and new, younger members. Moving the modules and setting-up a layout has been taken over by the younger members. The layout is HO scale. Unfortunately I did not take any good photos other than this.</div>
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The last photo is included to show a unique treatment of a loop. This module can be an end module or placed somewhere in a line of modules to turn back some trolleys. Note the dual through tracks are offset.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-58175006085490962382019-05-25T10:23:00.001-05:002019-05-25T10:23:38.206-05:00NWSL (Northwest Short Lines) to Close<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">NWSL a major supplier of wheel sets, gears, and power truck parts plus other supplies for model railroaders of all scales has announced its closure. The last day of operation will be in early August, 2019. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the years NWSL's array of products grew. It is a manufacturer and supplier of many items of which most model railroads use daily. For O scalers NWSL wheelsets are used to manufacturer power trucks for model trolleys. For the last 3 decades the NWSL wheelsets have been used to replace plastic wheelsets in freight cars. Metal wheels on metal rail make a distinctive sound like prototype freight cars make rolling by. Also, there is less chance of dirty rail!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">NWSL has saved many O scale diesel locomotive models from the junk pile. NWSL makes replacement wheelsets with gears on the axels for AHM (ROCO), Atlas, K-Line, MTH, Red Caboose, Weaver, perhaps other diesel models.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">NWSL has a wide variety of gears and gear boxes. Enough to power and/or repower any steam locomotive. My comments have been mainly for the O scaler. However NWSL also has products for N, HO, S, and larger scales.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, there are the tools, hardware, parts, and books every modeler needs. To see the full range of products available from NWSL, you need to look-up their on-line catalogue on the internet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope someone will acquire some or all of NWSL's product line and do well!</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are entering a drought of scratch building parts. Sometimes old manufacturers are being bought-up and the new owners do well. Other times the new owners find out they are in over their head for various reasons. When this happens the new
owners sell off the parts to regain their original investment. Nothing
is being upgraded or renewed.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One way to obtain old parts is to try contacting individuals who handle estate sales
of model trains. Always attend model train shows and meets to look for parts. </span></span><br />
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idea is to find a computer savvy individual who can prepare the material required for having a
3-D printing of the part. If the individual has a commercial company like Shapeways
produce the part, they can make money for their work. This is easier than
trying to making, a pattern, mold, and casting the part out of epoxy or metal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-38778049189400429842019-05-22T10:23:00.000-05:002019-05-22T10:23:19.648-05:00Donald A. Bruno 1942-2019<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Donald (Don) A. Bruno died on April 18, 2019. He modeled O scale trolleys as well as other O scale trains and scales. He had a college degree in photography and industrial design. He worked for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for most of his career.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don, will be best known for his deep interest in Italian automobiles. The brand of cars in which he was most interested was Alfa Romero's. He had an antique Giulietta TI which he rebuilt and an Alfa Spyder. He raced a British made Lola. I guess it was, "What Lola wants Lola gets!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most may not have heard of Don's model trolley and railroad and railroading interest, as he put most of his interest into his career at the CTA . Upon joining the CTA, Don worked his way up from flagman, conductor, and then motorman on the (3rd) Rail Division or "L". When a position opened up which was more suitable to his education and interest he applied and was promoted. He worked on signage for "L" stations, right-of-way, and "L" cars. When cost savings was instituted on the CTA, Don's job also included the Surface Division. His work included bus terminals, passenger stops, and bus interiors and exteriors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It wasn't his normal work that Don was known for at the CTA but instead his ability to solve engineering problems on the "L". He was able within minutes to solve why "L" cars would derail on newly installed trackwork when the engineering department was unable to resolve situations like this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Perhaps his most important problem-solving ability was to prove to the higher management of the CTA, the proposed design for the placement of escalators for a redesigned multi-million dollar main transfer point station effecting most "L" routes was not workable. He made a scale model to prove his point. He showed his scale model to most of the upper CTA management and the escalator design/placement was changed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To all of those who knew Don, he was irascible. When 1st meeting a couple of CTA employees who worked with Don I was met with, "So you know Don Bruno!" However, to Don's benefit, once he knew you, he was your friend forever! He was extremely generous in his friendship!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the years by dumpster-diving or grabbing obsolete items, Don was able to amass a number of vintage items from the CTA and the CA&E Ry. Many valuable items were saved all of which may have been destroyed. Most of Don's collection has been donated to the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don, the light has changed from red to green. It's safe to put the accelerator to the floor. Or, if you want move the controller to the post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you. It was great being your friend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-82457290312166114842018-11-04T09:24:00.002-06:002018-11-04T16:21:47.239-06:0060% of Modules for New Layout Almost Done<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Originally the name of this Post was not to include the word "Almost". But then, I realized there are still minor tasks left to be done to finish 6 of the 10 modules. making up the layout. On one of the modules more trees have been ordered to plant while other modules need more road signs, people, autos, and more. It's amazing the number of minor details which when added to a train layout take the viewer of the layout to the next level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">What has taken my time during the past summer is the building of the South Entrance to the Brookfield Zoo (The Chicago Zoological Society) located on the borders of Brookfield and Riverside, IL. You can look up the Zoo and the South Entrance on Google and Google Maps to see what the prototype looked like in the past and currently. There are numerous photos of the South Entrance and the interior of the Zoo. If you have a chance read about the history of the Zoo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">My model ca 1948 of the South Entrance takes up the entire side of the module, 48" long (or wide). These are some photos of my work.</span><br />
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Palm trees do not grow in the Chicago area. They were added as conversation pieces. More vehicles in the parking lot as well as people need to be added.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ticket sellers were added to the outside of the building. Normally tickets are sold inside the gates. The inside view of the Zoo was created with photos pasted to the back wall of the building. </span>Lights inside the opening to the Zoo give the interior a day time look.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A special THANK YOU has to be given to Eric Bronsky who gave me ideas about creating the center Zoo building plus the encouragement to build the entire set of buildings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The prototype Grange Line of the Chicago and West Towns Railway (CWT), had been in existence for about 40 years before the Zoo was built in the mid 1930's. The land on which the Zoo is located had been a farm owned by a member of The Chicago Zoological Society.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The South Entrance to the Zoo became an instant main passenger stop on the LaGrange Line of the CWT. This trolley line became the prime way for many families without autos to visit the Zoo during the 1930's and 40's. After the trolley line was abandoned, the CWT substituted buses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Zoo is open for visitors almost all the days of the year. The animals have to be feed and taken care daily. The LaGrange Line became the busiest passenger trolley route of the CWT.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">PS - There are some unfinished items left in this Blog to cover. As photos are found, the unfinished topics will be taken care of.</span></div>
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Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-68520823959171163742018-10-31T12:44:00.001-05:002018-11-02T08:34:36.134-05:00Grandt Line Sold to New Owners<br />
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<span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;">This sounds great. Modelers will be able to continue to have the Grandt Line products available.</span></span><br />
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Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-2215559870717219232018-10-30T10:39:00.000-05:002018-10-30T10:39:53.587-05:002019 East Penn Traction Club Meet<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The East Penn Traction Club (EPTC) has announced the times, dates, and location of their 2019 Traction Meet. The Meet is scheduled for May 17-19, 2019 in Allentown, PA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the URL for EPTC Meet: </span><a href="http://eastpenn.org/meet/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://eastpenn.org/meet/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Be sure to read both Page 1 and Page 2.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The EPTC Meet is held every other year in the odd years. It's the only Traction Meet of its kind. The last Meet held in 2017 started off slow but by Friday afternoon and all day Saturday was jumping!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There were multiple, operating, portable layouts in various scales. Over the years the number of dealers selling traction related items has seemed to have reduced. Some new dealers have popped up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The location of the EPTC Meet is interesting!! On the Fairgrounds is a fantastic place to eat lunch or snacks across the parking lot. Allentown is an small, old town with many interesting places to stay and eat. It was the north end of the Lehigh Valley Transit's "Liberty Bell Route" trolley line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The models you will see operating on the modules or entered into contest are outstanding. There is no telling what you will see. Each of the Meets have been unique. I usually bring an O scale Chicago area model to operate on the EPTC modular layout. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In closing there is another consideration for you to ponder. As I start to think about train shows and Meets, no matter what scale, type of show, and/or type of trains; the number of attendees has been going down. In my age bracket, 77, the inability to travel, finances, time, family conditions, etc. have reduced the number of friendly faces at the shows and Meets. My main reason for attending the EPTC is to connect with friends and talk with them face to face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966533984257335453.post-79930285081378801492018-05-25T09:18:00.002-05:002018-05-25T09:18:33.513-05:00New Owners for Precision Scale Company (PSC) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Precision Scale Company (PSC) has announced new owners. It's best for you to check out their web site <a href="https://www.precisionscaleco.com/">https://www.precisionscaleco.com/</a> for additional information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best to the past owners of PSC as they were great to deal with and worked to improve the product line. A toast to the new owners! PSC has a very broad product line which has be of use to modelers over the years. Here's to many future years of production and enjoyment for both the new owners and the modelers who will be using their products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What seems like eons ago, Kemtron and then PSC produced and sold the William J. Clouser line of traction products. I cannot begin to tell how many of these castings I have used on my models and those of others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides the traction products PSC has many other castings for use on models of all sorts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ed</span>Edward George Halsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378241022674661933noreply@blogger.com1