MORRISTOWN & ERIE RAILROAD - WESTERN DIVISION

[Erieman]

OK Frank


What's the interurban hiding behind the tree? ? ?


see ya
Bob

Good Eye Bob,

I bought that trolley years ago at Des Plaines hobbies. The trolley will run between two stations, stop, wait and then return to the prior station. I have the electronics, but the trolly needs some TLC to run properly. I cannot remember the manufacturer. I bought because I liked it. It probably needs a new motor because it currently is an open frame motor. This will be a project in the future. I am not really savvy in re-motoring, so it will be a long time in the future, maybe. I saw some trolley poles last year at a swap meet, but neglected to buy them. My bad. I'll keep looking. If you want a better picture of the trolley, let me know and I'll post one. Thanks for stopping by.

Frank / Erieman

[bparrish]

Oh Yeah ....

I want to see this thing....... Much of my railroad is under wire and trolley freight is a major player in operations sessions.

Below is a shot of a steeple cab that I scratch built about two years ago.  It's now painted and operates regularly out of my trolley division. It is designed after a 1906 Pacific Electric locomotive.  It's so ugly that I and to build it.





Here is a shot of a Labelle Ohio electric at the Meridian freight house.

[Erieman]

Bob,

Here is my trolley. As I mentioned, offhand I can't recall  the manufacturer or model, but probably have it noted somewhere if I look hard enough. cute.
Frank / Erieman

[bparrish]

Frank...

I don't recognize the model but it is very cool.  Looks to be an older model.

The poles appear to have the pneumatic device that Pacific Electric patented for pulling down poles when they jump  off at high speeds.  They were trying to find a device that wouldn't get tangled up in the wiring and tear something down or break the pole. Over all they worked pretty well.

Let me know if you ever find out where it came from.  The flattened front and rounded corners are pretty cool.

Thanx
Bob

[Erieman]

Bob,

Found the information on the electric car. according to my records, it is a Pacific Electric #1360, classified as a wood interurban combine. Suydam was the importer and Orion was the builder. that's all I can tell you based on the information in my computer. Nice little trolley, just need to get it up and running.

Frank / Erieman

[bparrish]

So this is probably one of the spring- belt drive mechanisms.  Many of these are easily put over to the current production Bowser drives.  They have moved away from brass wheels to nickel silver.  Often the Athearn type U joint is too tight but a NWSL can be easily put it.

Great car.

Thanx
Bob

[GPdemayo]

Nice looking addition to the end of the peninusula Frank.

I like the interurban also, it will be a great addition and fun to watch make it's way around the layout between towns.

[Erieman]

So this is probably one of the spring- belt drive mechanisms.  Many of these are easily put over to the current production Bowser drives.  They have moved away from brass wheels to nickel silver.  Often the Athearn type U joint is too tight but a NWSL can be easily put it.

Great car.

Thanx
Bob

Good Morning Bob,

You are right about the spring belt drive. I will look into the bowser drives and the NWSL. At one of the recent divisional meets, a friend had installed a NWSL drive into and old Athearn hustler. Cute. The fact that it also has the dcc electronics incorporated is sweet. Thanks for the heads up. I'll put this on my to-do list. It would be nice to get this operational. I have all the electronics to run it back and forth between two stations.

Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

Nice looking addition to the end of the peninusula Frank.

I like the interurban also, it will be a great addition and fun to watch make it's way around the layout between towns.

Good Morning Greg,

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my progress. slow and steady, or almost. I needed to find a nice place for those two buildings and I think the end is perfect, especially since the roof is removeable on Duffy's Tires and the interior is fully detailed. Had to make sure that it is far enough back to prevent those wide bodied modelers, if you know what I mean.
How was your meeting at Tom's yesterday?

Frank / Erieman

[GPdemayo]

Nice looking addition to the end of the peninusula Frank.

I like the interurban also, it will be a great addition and fun to watch make it's way around the layout between towns.

Good Morning Greg,

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my progress. slow and steady, or almost. I needed to find a nice place for those two buildings and I think the end is perfect, especially since the roof is removeable on Duffy's Tires and the interior is fully detailed. Had to make sure that it is far enough back to prevent those wide bodied modelers, if you know what I mean.
How was your meeting at Tom's yesterday?

Frank / Erieman

Hi Frank:


Always enjoy following along on your posts, great work.


We had a great day with Tom and you know how he is, always chomping at the bit to get something done. 


He has kept me up to date with your thoughts on the layout and I am a little green with the artistry of your drawings. If I tried that, it would look like something stuck on a refrigerator by the proud parents of a 2 year old. I do well with a pencil and draftingboard or with CAD programs, but I can't draw worth a darn...


Keep up the good work!

[Erieman]

Nice looking addition to the end of the peninusula Frank.

I like the interurban also, it will be a great addition and fun to watch make it's way around the layout between towns.

Good Morning Greg,

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my progress. slow and steady, or almost. I needed to find a nice place for those two buildings and I think the end is perfect, especially since the roof is removeable on Duffy's Tires and the interior is fully detailed. Had to make sure that it is far enough back to prevent those wide bodied modelers, if you know what I mean.
How was your meeting at Tom's yesterday?

Frank / Erieman

Hi Frank:


Always enjoy following along on your posts, great work.


We had a great day with Tom and you know how he is, always chomping at the bit to get something done. 


He has kept me up to date with your thoughts on the layout and I am a little green with the artistry of your drawings. If I tried that, it would look like something stuck on a refrigerator by the proud parents of a 2 year old. I do well with a pencil and draftingboard or with CAD programs, but I can't draw worth a darn...


Keep up the good work!

Good Morning Greg,
Thank for your kind words about my sketches. Was blessed with this skill at an early age. Paid for a lot of trains! now I just fool around with it. I have started to get back to doing watercolors. Trains come first, the painting. Perhaps the correlation between the two is the sketching and understanding of color. Anyway, it's all fun.

Glad you guys are helping Tom discuss his ideas. He has a lot of bundled energy that needs to get focused on his new layout. He is READY. I look forward to his layout design and build, as I am sure we all are.

Well, I have to get back to cleaning up the yard. We had a very windy day yesterday and the yard looks like crap. Have a great day.

Frank / Erieman

[ACL1504]

Frank,

Your layuut is really looking fantastic. We had a great time yesterday as Greg said. We even got one of his sprinklers fixed while at my house. Yea, I know, don't ask.

Chomping at the bit Tom

[Erieman]

Frank,

Your layuut is really looking fantastic. We had a great time yesterday as Greg said. We even got one of his sprinklers fixed while at my house. Yea, I know, don't ask.

Chomping at the bit Tom

Good Afternoon "Chomping at the bit" Tom,
Glad you like the changes. so much to do, so little time. That wind storm yesterday made one hell of a mess, so i have been out cleaning it up since 6:30. Four hours and still not done. One way or another, I'm stopping soon. today is train day with my neighbor. We worked on his layout ast week ballasting, so we will probably be working on mine today. Need to add a couple more switches to a panel and hook them up.

i'm still waiting to see your layout ideas. Glad to hear that you found some cardboard. Will be interesting to see your results. Keep up the good work.

Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

I have been working on ideas for the steel mill complex in Wharton. The supply line from Essex Fells Junction comes from the left side of the mill complex, crosses a two track bridge and arrives on the elevated supply line. the main line to Wharton enters or exits via a switch on the opposite side of the main line in Essex Fells, enters Wharton under the supply bridge and out into the open yard complex. The second photo will show more detail in the mill area.

Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

Okay, here is a picture looking past the mill.You can see the supply line and the main line as it enters the mill area. also pictured in this photo is the slag dump area on the left side of the track into Wharton. That will be a large dump site. I remember seeing them when driving into Pittsburgh. slag combined with road salt made for great snow control. I also made for a quick way to rust out a car. Anyway, this is the beginning of the mill area. I will review the area for a while and make any changes as I see fit. Or not. There will be two blast furnaces, an open hearth, a rolling mill in this scene. lots of visual action. Thinking about lots of lighting as well.

Frank / Erieman