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Old Wives' Tale
or Fact ?


The Railroads invented
Time Zones

   Possible upcoming "Old Wives Tales"

  • A popular cocktail of the 40s, the "High Ball" was a railroad term.

  • Cold water boils faster than hot water.

  • Casey Jones while speeding to make up lost time crashed but stayed with his train so he could apply the brakes until the very end saving many lives.

  • Adding cold water to a hot boiler will make it explode.

  • The vortex from a passing train can suck a person onto the tracks.

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Here is our next survey... What 7.5" scale do you model in 1.5, 1.6 or beyond?

 


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Satisfaction Survey for battery and gasoline locomotives

If you purchased a locomotive (not steam) in the past 36 months, I want to hear from you.

If you're happy or even if you're not happy with your locomotive, I want to hear about it.  I'll ask you questions like:

  • Was the manufacturer easy to reach?

  • Did your locomotive arrive on time?

  • Did you have problems with it?

  • Was it worth the money?

Email me to request your "Satisfaction Survey" now (in the text of your email type the word "survey".   This survey covers completed, ready-to-run locos only.  No kits or "home built" units please.

 

 


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Issue 200

My Transfer Table


by Laurence Johnson

Needing more storage space I built another train shed. I had scrounged five overseas shipping pallets from a local industry ranging in size of 8’ x 24’ to 8’ x 12’ that used 3/4” planks for decking and 4” x 5” timbers for the framework. Two of the twenty-four footers I narrowed to six feet wide and cut them to twenty feet long; and used them for side walls by standing them on edge. The remaining piece I used as one side of the roof and the eight footers (end to end) for the other side of the roof.

 

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  • "A clapped out rust loco"

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PRAIRIE STATE RAILROAD CLUB'S

4th ANNUAL RAILROAD SHOW
& SWAP MEET

SATURDAY JUNE 29, 2013

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

PLOWMAN’S PARK in BIG ROCK ILLINOIS

New Address for the Little Engines Company

As of 4-15-13 I purchased the assets, trade name "Little Engines", Yahoo group and Little Engines Web site from Clarke Simm of Little Engines of CA, The assets consist only of the patterns, drawings and castings for the 1 1/2" scale products ONLY.

Over a period of time I will update and make changes to the Little Engines web site to give it a fresh look & list more products, but this will take a fair amount of time so be patient please. It will be business as usual for me and I will continue to provide the same levels of service and parts as in the past from me. At this time all the remaining patterns are here and I will continue to cast and remake (rebuild) patterns as I can. 100's of parts and castings are in-stock for the other engines as well.

I will be re-introducing the "Old Northern" as the ALCO Northern and Hudson, I have remade nearly 85% of the patterns for the engine and the castings are beautiful. I have also made several design changes to it making it a bit easier to build. 

Thanks for the years of support and I look forward to keeping this company and hobby on track! 

Any questions please feel free to email me. Mike Venezia highiron@aol.com, Little Engines, 1938 Oreville Rd., Lancaster, PA. 17601

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