Hello, I will be out of the office from September 6th until September 23rd. For BRHS matters, please contact Tom Whitt, otherwise, I will respond to you email when I return. Thanks for your

Nice web site. Dennis Storzek

Two of the Chief's engines were saved. One is in St; Ignace. http://chiefwawatam.com/ John Bopp Farmington Hills, MI

If I remember correctly, the Chief's engine was saved, and now resides in the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. The Chief was the last triple expansion reciprocating engines boat operating on

Yes, the “Chief” was scrapped, but first she was cut down to a barge and sailed about the lakes for several years before being cut up. And nobody has yet mentioned the various railroad river

Here’s a photo of the Chief Wawatam taken 12/29/1978 at the dock in St. Ignace, Michigan

Nobody has yet mentioned the Chief Wawatam. Unfortunately, I understand that she was scrapped 10 years ago. Tom

I noticed that too. I don't think it's a truck anymore, but rather a portable power unit. Note it has a drawbar style hitch attached to the front. Given the way it's positioned, at right angles to the

Am not sure if this was mentioned before but there is a GTW carferry "The City of Milwaukee" in Manistee, MI. Of which I have a near HO scale scratchbuilt model. Jim Jeffery

Albeit that it never really ever operated in service on the Great Lakes, there is I believe still one more intact existing railroad car ferry still afloat on Lake Michigan: the ex-CN Abegweit. This

Matt--Interesting photo. American ingenuity at work. These guys have done this before. The truck being loaded has a spreader mechanism on the back. Lime will fall through a gate onto the mechanism and

Back when Athearn acquired the line, I had a conversation with Craig Walker over these hoppers, and I said the same thing, correct the orientation of the hoppers. We were talking specifically about

Don, Richard Hendrickson said the Ertl gondola was good for ACL as well, though it needs a straight center sill. Ertl did the car in ACL (I have one), but in freight car red

Hi Scott - Not sure what those numbers are for. Could be that Clarence Menteer had them put there to indicate mold numbers. Clarence owned MDC when the hopper models were created. Clarence used to

Let's see if I can do this off the top of my head: 1. Pere Marquette/Chesapeake & Ohio Badger - still in service at Ludington (autos and trucks only) Spartan - laid up at Ludington / spare parts

Ben Hom wrote: Remember that express reefers were used for time-critical shipments, so items such as medicine, the first harvest of higher value produce such as berries, flowers, etc.. Don't forget

Most easily by going to a limestone quarry and choosing the proper size from those that are offered. I did that with an empty 2 lb. peanut butter jar and got a second one of smaller size for ballast.

Yes, during the late steam era there were entire trains of express reefers on railroads in the anthracite region going to New York City, frequently ending with a coach or even several passenger

I am looking to reach Jim Singer and don't believe he does much email. Could someone share, privately, his phone number? Use the Reply to Sender link or contact me directly as shile AT mindspring

Dennis Storzek wrote: Yes, that is what was recommended. Some shippers wanted salt in pre-icing as well, to get even colder air in the car, but the car standing for perhaps two hours with doors