I’m partial to the New York Central feeling they designed some of the most attractive locomotives where form followed function most consistently, especially among their passenger locomotives going all the way back to the Buchanan’s of the late 19th century. Tight curves and low overhead clearances necessitated locomotive to be built low and sleek Iater […]
One thing that differentiates United/ PFM late run brass from the rest is cab interior detail. Instead of relying on a one piece back-head with a few added separate castings, PFM/United were entirely fabricated with separate castings. More expensive to build for sure, but having a depth unseen in most models, even the finest of today […]
By the late 70s costs in Japan had risen markedly. Pacific Fast Mail United locomotives Americans had become used to paying 50 to 60 dollars for had risen to well over $225. In an effort to justify the price the level of detail was put over the top and running gear improved. So we entered what I […]