Friday, January 23, 2015

An old AHM H.O gauge model, of the 1875 Baldwin built J.W Bowker 2-4-0 steam locomotive, from the Virginia & Truckee Railroad.


I took this photograph this past Wednsday night, at the Oak
Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O Scale Model Railroad
Club in Oak Park Illinois.

This used model of the J.W Bowker steam locomotive, normally
is used on the club's little spare 4 x 8 foot guest layout. I took
it, and did a short test run on a small portion of the club layout.

Although it is an inexpensive locomotive that obviously could use
an extra set of electrical pick up contacts, perhaps a new motor 
and a DCC decoder, It could proboubly be upgraded. A new
and more realistic period paint job too would be nice as well.

I may eventually try an experiment like this myself in the future.
It's a nice locomotive, that could use a few improvements.

Thanks.
Eddie K.

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