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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 2 months ago #4437

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MarkF and MrBill. I am also modeling the W&N, basically the whole thing or at least Wilmington to Birdsboro, maybe Reading, in 1900-1905.

Google books has the annual reports of The W&N for the last decade as an independent road (up to 1895) in digitized form. Very interesting and detailed reading.
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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 2 months ago #4438

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The Wilmington & Northern seems to have a unique appeal. Maybe that’s because there isn’t too much reference material around today that explains the line in detail. There are a few shots of rambles on the line and of course the Joanne turn has been well documented in photos here and in other sources. There is a great high angle photo in James Holton’s book “The Reading Railroad: Vol.2” on page 128 that shows the W&N passing through Birdsboro taken probably around the early 1900s. It’s interesting that some of the tracks (and structures) in that photo still exist today.

This photo (that I grabbed off eBay) shows some of the complicated track work near Brooke Tower looking south along the W&N. I’m really not sure why this area had so much track given that there doesn’t seem to be too many rail serviced industry in the area (then or now).


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Ben Bernhart currently has some slides listed on eBay that show a Penn Central train near the W&N junction at Birdsboro. Those images are rare as I'm sure the PC didn't run too many trains along the old PRR line there.

Mark
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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 2 months ago #4439

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Maybe a year ago I bought a Kato Reading GP35 shell for five bucks at a show.

I finally made it into a complete engine, I found a similar vintage Kato GP35 NIB at a show for $50. Then I sold the extra shell and handrail set on eBay for $20.

Now, anyone know if I can just decal over the not quite correct numbers, or would they have to be removed to put correct looking ones on?
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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 2 months ago #4440

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Nice pic! I wonder if they moved the Pennsy freight house yet. Mark, I plan to model both the Montchanin and Granogue station scenes in either the late 40's or around 1956.
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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 2 months ago #4443

Mark-that's taken from the Pennsy, with the W&N crossing I'd guees a 50's or early 60's photo. There was a huge steel mill (Colorado Fuel & Iron)there that provided a lot of traffic to both lines, long gone now. Also there was a separate entity, Birdsboro Steel Foundry that amongst other things provided steel castings for the Rdg. Also long gone...
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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 1 month ago #4445

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Found a good shot of the birdsboro W&N station that would be off to the right around the corner in Marks pic.
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