Weekend Update 1/13/2008

[Ryan87]

I'm just guessin', but that engine's not from around here, is it?
Lee

Red sneekers at a black tie ball kind of thing .

The Key is it's Red ;D I think Corman approves!

[lashedup]

Started adding scenery to one of the modules. This is Wisconsin scenery along the Milwaukee Road. Lots more to go, but it is good to start getting some greenery down...

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Whoa, that is some DAMN FINE scenery there.

[3rdrail]

Lee and Matthew--correct.  I'm not a steam fan, so in the end I don't really care where the loco came from, but it would have been nice to see a big American steamer restored.  Several people have wondered if it has lead paint...


Norm

While it would have been nice to see an American steam locomotive restored, R. J. Corman Railroads did not exist in the steam era, so there would be no proper one. Besides, the Chinese QJ is at least 40 years newer than the newest American steam. The QJ's were remanufactured in China to conform to FRA requirements, too. Since I have never heard of children chewing on steam locomotives, what difference does the paint composition make? Besides, if it meets FRA requirements, I would assume that includes the paint applied.

[engineshop]

If a kid chews on a steam engine, lead is properly the least worry you have as a parent.

In the summer I was in Wales and talked to members of a steam railroad museum. They just purchased a Chinese steamer for 10,000 GB pounds. They have to spend the same amount to bring it to the UK but it is RTR. The just need to add some (BLMA) details to run it on British Rail system.
For that kind of money, they said, they could not even purchase a rusted, part missing display (BR) model.

[seusscaboose]

from what i know.. getting the live, working chinese steam engine shipped across the pacific and to long beach, CA is the easy part.... the hard part comes in getting it to your final destination...i think that is where the real cost comes into play.

[3rdrail]

from what i know.. getting the live, working chinese steam engine shipped across the pacific and to long beach, CA is the easy part.... the hard part comes in getting it to your final destination...i think that is where the real cost comes into play.

Corman's came to the Port of New Orleans by ship and moved over the NS from there on two TTX flat cars. Not hard for someone like Corman.

[Norm P]

While it would have been nice to see an American steam locomotive restored, R. J. Corman Railroads did not exist in the steam era, so there would be no proper one. Besides, the Chinese QJ is at least 40 years newer than the newest American steam. The QJ's were remanufactured in China to conform to FRA requirements, too. Since I have never heard of children chewing on steam locomotives, what difference does the paint composition make? Besides, if it meets FRA requirements, I would assume that includes the paint applied.

I'm well aware of RJ Corman's history and the background behind the purchase of the QJ.  Since RJ Corman didn't exist in the steam era, it would have not been any more "improper" to get an American one that it would be to get a Chinese one.  Like I said, I'm not interested in steam, so it was a simple observation.  In the end I'm more interested in whether he buys more tunnel motors.  And cost was not a worry for Ricky.

By the way, the lead paint comments were a joke, you all let it go right over your head.  You may not be aware, but there have been several stories in the past couple of months about Chinese quality control, at least one of which involved the use of lead paint. Obviously children aren't going to chew on a steam engine.  :

[amato1969]

I rode behind one of these this summer up in Ames, Iowa - very cool.  I'll post the pics in the Proto Photo folder.

[Puddington]

Did so little train related that I thought I'd forgotten what a Geep was.... managed to modify a neat 57' Con Cor B.N. reefer I scrounged at a LHS for $ 4.00... added the MT's and weighted it; weathered and added the end refrigerating vents.... A neat "oddball" for the reefer crowd !

[inkaneer]

from what i know.. getting the live, working chinese steam engine shipped across the pacific and to long beach, CA is the easy part.... the hard part comes in getting it to your final destination...i think that is where the real cost comes into play.

The Knox, Kane & Kinzua  bought one of the first Red Chinese steamers in 1989.  I think theirs is a 2-8-2

[wm3798]

Given the tense relationship over the eons between China and Japan, would it be proper to call it a Mikado?
Gilbert & Sullivan

[cv_acr]

The Knox, Kane & Kinzua  ...

That's not good initials...

 

[Norm P]

I wonder if it's also numbered 666.

[TrainCat2]

I wonder if it's also numbered 666.

Hey, that's my extension at work !!