N&W A tanks was: The NW Class J 611

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Calvin and to all,
concensus of the Pocahontas chapter is that of the brass models  the
NWSL is the worst  with PSC, Key, Alco, PFM and NWSL being the order of
most liked when all were painted the same.
The Bachman spectrum beat all except the PSC.  I took pics of all of
them and made them available about two years ago.

Bob Riffe leconte at frontiernet.net  Quoting nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org:


> Hi Cal;

>

> The NWSL model of the N&W A tank is appropriate for the 1950's.

>

> If your question is how does it compare to the other models produced

> of the N&W A-tank; it is quite good, but they are all quite good,

> with the manufacturers each having different inaccuracies.

>

> Nigel F Misso

>

>   ----- Original Message -----

>   From: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

>   To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

>   Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:48 PM

>   Subject: Re: The NW Class J 611

>

>

>   Nigel how do the A tanks of NWSL compare? Cal Reynolds

>

>     ----- Original Message -----

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>     From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

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>     To: NW Mailing List

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>     Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 10:37 PM

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>     Subject: Re: The NW Class J 611

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>     Hi Neil;

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>

>

>     The J's got A tank connections when they were made available for

> freight service with the arrival of the leased E units in the late

> '50s.  The J also had an A tank during her excursion career.  The two

> A-tanks are very different.  The early Bachmann model (not Spectrum)

> matches the excursion A tank quite well.  The new Spectrum A-tank

> (and Pocahontas Models, NWSL, etc) are models of the A tanks used in

> the 1950's behind not only J's but also other N&W steam locomotives.

>

>

>

>     Nigel F Misso

>

>       ----- Original Message -----

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>       From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

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>       To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

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>       Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 4:20 AM

>

>       Subject: Re: The NW Class J 611

>

>

>       As 611 historian perhaps you can answer a question for me.

> Although I have been avidly interested in model railroading most of

> my 73 years,  I have only become interestred  in the N & W recently.

>

>

>

>       When did the 611s begin using auxilliary water tenders ?

> Models of the water tender are available and I wonder what time

> period they represent.  Thank you for your kind attention to this

> matter.

>

>

>

>       Have a happy day.

>

>

>

>       Neil K. Yerger

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>       7 Farm Road

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>       Wayne, PA 19087-3303

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>       audreyly at aol.com

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