"That thread's been quiet for almost 5 years. He was pretty active on a couple of model railroad forums, and disappeared. He did really good work, and at one point, I think he sold off those North Coast units."
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So I had the chance to walk around the Healdsburg yard and take movies for a shortfilm I'm doing for class, and I came across this on the side of the yard: It looked to me to be at first a ashpit for…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Don R Morgan May 8.
SMART Police?
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So in connection with our Vevuzala guy, has anyone heard anything about SMART having a railroad police force? I don't know if they warrent it down south, but up here in Windsor the tracks and old…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Davis Apr 15.
NWP Crossbucks NB of Windsor!!!
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Guys!Having major computer troubles but looks like I fixed em!anyone else notice the take down of gates, bells, and lights from Shiloe RD in Windsor north through Healdsburg? They have all been…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by David L ILLICH Apr 11.
MOW Equip scattered along NWP
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Hey all...So the other day I was home sick with the stomach bug and I spent two hours on Google Earth traversing the NWP from the Cloverdale Depot to Schellville, and I thought I would bring some…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Zachary M. Toler Feb 14.
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NWP Still in Ops in N
Hey guys,Found this after a Google Image search of NWP in Mendoceno:http://sptco.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=nwp&action=display&thread=80Pretty cool! I got some good ideas for a summer project!-ChadSee More
P&SRkid commented on e j christiansen's blog post Where's the freight?"Jordan,
I did think about that but from what I heard they will be hiring their own crew besides construction Herzog, mainly because they wanted to bring in local jobs..?
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P&SRkid commented on e j christiansen's blog post Where's the freight?"Also JB, SMART is their own operator, will be hiring their own employees, and will be running their own railroad. It is unlike the NWP, who leases the line from the NCRA.
Think of it as two divisions, the NWP handles all freight, and SMART handles…"
P&SRkid commented on e j christiansen's blog post Where's the freight?"The wine industry isn't the only one the NWP is looking at, there's also trash business that was being looked into, a couple small industries, and possibly some lumber up near Willits and in Santa Rosa. Will the NWP ever be the class 1…"
P&SRkid commented on e j christiansen's blog post Where's the freight?"JB,
I don't think there are any management issues with the NWP at this point, lots with SMART, and certaintly lots for the NWP in 1997, but not today. I'm interested in why you listed possible wine shipments as a management "red…"
P&SRkid commented on e j christiansen's blog post Where's the freight?"JB,
As a railroad man you should understand customers come and go with little warning. In fact the company my uncle works for tore out their branch and paved over the switch without notifying the railroad a few years ago, even though they were still…"
P&SRkid commented on e j christiansen's blog post Where's the freight?"I had heard it tossed around at the train show last year, that the Skunk Train believed they could make money in the canyon between Willits and Cloverdale for long, steam and deisle passenger trains. That seemed really stupid and really...far…"
P&SRkid commented on e j christiansen's blog post Where's the freight?"JB,
We have seen a steady increase in grain traffic, to the point where we are near breaking the lawsuit that Novato had against the NWP. If thats how we are making money, then so be it.
I'd like to hear your "red flags" and see if we…"
P&SRkid commented on e j christiansen's blog post Where's the freight?"JB,
The track north of Santa Rosa, through Windsor and up north to Cloverdale is in amazing condition for how it was treated in the last few years of operation. (97-01) In fact, I've seen tourist trains and shortlines with way worse looking…"
P&SRkid commented on e j christiansen's blog post Where's the freight?"EJ,
The NWP only had enough money to build up to Standard Structures/Windsor, who was totally avid into shipping by rail. Due to an unforseen buyout by a company up north, SS will no longer ship by rail until they can figure everything…"
P&SRkid commented on Steve Atnip's video
3 Bridges + MoW Flatcar
"So where did they take the flat? and iwonder when they will come get the caboose?"
P&SRkid commented on P&SRkid's photo
SP "Heritage Unit" 1993
"I know I love this scheme, but the scarlet grey/bloody nose is cheep. I would love to have seen a small fleet, like what the NWP is using now, painted like this. I like the NWP's new scheme and ideal to stay away from the "old" NWP."
Bob Burns commented on P&SRkid's photoSP "Heritage Unit" 1993
"Neat paint scheme! Too bad the NWP doesn't do up thier motive power like that. Won't happen though do to cost involved with that type of a design. Same reason the Blackwidow paint scheme disappeared. Wasn't it last year Walthers had…"
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SP "Heritage Unit" 1993
Just found this on the facebook page of a guy who builds models in HO scale of the SP as if it had survived and consequently took over the Union Pacific...this was among a few of his "ideas", and I thought it would make a fun kitbash for all of us…
P&SRkid commented on Ron Close's photo
1st Carload Concrete Ties
"Yeah this spur was almost completely buried last time I was out there, and I was surprised when I saw the car and some SMART MOW equop sitting on it yesterday. Most of the other spurs were buried up to the heads and over in some spots too."
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Hey guys,
Aparently NWPco will paint all of its motive power using 1922 as the template, which means recently purchesed Genset 2009, now 2011, will be in scarlet grey.
NWPCO says they will not be using the black widow scheme because they do not want to accossiate themselves with John Darling's NWPY of 1996-2001.
There is a slight chance that SD9 in Yreka is headed to the NWP for SMART construction service, but niether SMART or the construction company have any…
ContinuePosted on January 15, 2012 at 9:10pm — 9 Comments
BUGX GP40
Hey all!
Just found this post on TrainOrders:
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2501136
Why is the NWP getting so much motive power when theres only 3 trains a week? If we were up to northern healdsburg I could see 1922 and 2009 lashed up together to haul, but three?
Whats your thoughts and takes on this?
Would be cool to see this loco in scarlet…
ContinuePosted on July 28, 2011 at 11:59am — 7 Comments
NWP/SMART Radio Freqs.
For those who had their HAMs out in Petaluma last week, we thank you!
Hopefully this will shine some new light for us railfanners:
On Wikipedia and TrainWeb, the radio frequencies used by NWP crews are posted, these frequencies listed expired from the NWP in 2003, and will no longer work..
However, I pulled this of the NWP Yahoo! fan page about SMART:
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ContinuePosted on June 26, 2011 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments
SMART maybe leasing the line to NCRA?
Hi all!
In my history class today we started disscussing the SMART train/ freight line. (dont ask me how we started, although I was pretty happy).
My teacher made a real good point in saying because SMART isn't even going to start until 2014, if even then, why cant they let the NWP/NCRA run freight over the line until say 2013, when during that year the discuss operating agreements. A because SMART is 350 mil. short, they could charge the NCRA for operating over their…
ContinuePosted on November 5, 2010 at 8:37pm — 4 Comments
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- At 8:48pm on March 14, 2012,
d kosdrosky said… Chad. are you still having trouble connecting to this site? I did what leo isotalo mentioned on the connection problem discussion, and it worked. no more problems connecting. give it a try and see if it works for you. good luck
- At 3:44pm on February 26, 2012,
Eldon G. Whitehead said… Nice having you on board. Hopefully we will be able to share a lot of great pictures and news of the Railroad Systems here in California and elsewhere. I am going to upload a few pictures that I took a couple of weeks ago of some of the old NWP railroad crossings. They are a sad thing to look at.
Again, welcome and glad to be your friend.
- At 3:36pm on January 12, 2012,
Zachary M. Toler said… Well, after looking around Altamont Press for a few hours, I really didn't see anything bad about us, but many were totally SLAMMING "foamers." I wonder if they are referring to NWPFOAM, or what. That being said, there were plenty of NWP antis posing as railfans. A lot of political bashing, too, SO glad we don't have too much of that here! One post did say Altamont would be closing down soon, due to lack of time table sales or something like that. Now, I still need to check out FOAM...
Zachary M. Toler
- At 10:53am on January 12, 2012, Zachary M. Toler said…
Hey, Chad-Thanks for getting back to me. I just started to post on Altimont, and I will find out if they are indeed bashing us. As far as joining FOAM, a Yahoo account is required, correct?
Zachary M. Toler
- At 9:03pm on January 11, 2012,
Mike Davis said…
at least the locomotive I'm "driveing" has something to do with the NWP
- At 5:50pm on January 7, 2012, Zachary M. Toler said…
Hey, Chad, which other NWP "fan" sites are bashing us? Maybe a few of us need to go join these other sites in order to defend the Networks' (and our own) reputation. I'm in, but a few others to back me up couldn’t hurt. Maybe I need to start another group on here...
Zachary M. Toler
- At 8:50pm on November 7, 2011,
Isaac Kuster said… - Hey there P&SRkid, yeah, this is what's left of CWR #54 after the 1970 wreck. She wrecked along with the other Baldwins 52 and 51. Lucky #53 was sick that day and had to stay in the shop in Ft. Bragg, that's why she rests in Willits at ROOTS today instead of in the scrapyard. It took the old memory of a story I heard from a skunk engineer when I was a kid in Ft. Bragg, a good bit of research and some great knowledge from a member of this site. She's been out there all alone in the woods every night for 41 years. You can visit her if you know where to look. Message me if want more info.
- At 6:16pm on September 3, 2011,
Trevor McGinnis said…
Chad:
Do you have a link to a blog or a website for your P&SR Layout? I'd really like to see what you have done with your model railroad for some ideas and guidance on the one I am creating in my garage.
- At 6:11pm on September 3, 2011,
Chad:
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Thanks for the info on the Walthers GP 9 locomotives. Maybe I'll shop around on the internet for one or two.
Just FYI though, If you paid $70.00 and then dropped another $50.00 on aftermarket parts to detail it out, you could have used the money to purchase an undecorated Proto 2000 GP 9 on E-bay (unless you are including the cost of the decoder in the $50.00). I have purchased three GP 9's and one GP 7 Proto 2000 models over the past five or six months. I have paid between $50.00 to $70.00 for each one. As you are aware, the Proto 2000 models come with many separately applied detailed parts in the package.
I still have to purchse the decoders and the light bulbs or LEDs for the lights to work with the decoder. I have the engine black paint and the Microscale NWP decal sets for them though.
Actually, I am glad I have not had the time to actually work on painting and decaling them though. Becasue now that the current NWP is operating a freshly painted SP Gray and Scarlet "Bloody Nose" GP 9 without dynamic brakes (NWP #1922), I know I will make my own #1922 model with one of my undecorated Proto 2000 GP 9's.
- At 10:36pm on June 26, 2011, Zachary M. Toler said…
Awesome! Thanks for posting the photos!
Zachary M. Toler
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