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Modelling Pacific North-West in the 1940's
I have been an active model
railroader since my teens. After Finnish and European themed layouts I
decided to model the Pacific-Northwest in the 1940s. These pages will
describe why and how.
Hannu Peltola, Espoo, Finland
Picture below:
A Great Northern Mikado is pulling a local freight through Burlington,
Wa. in the late 1940’s. An old GN doodle-bug is today
utilized as Vancouver B.C. – Seattle local train and the
dispatcher has put it in the hole to wait the local freight. Do you
recognize the green truck in the right part of the picture? It is
actually not an US model but it isn’t totally obvious: this
truck was a Russian copy of a 1930’s US military truck.
Navigation links to come:
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Great Northern Railway in the Pacific Northwest
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PNW of the 1940's
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day and the shopping center was swarming with shoppers. Here is a view
of hundred happy faced visitors and 1/3 of the giant modular portable
layout visible. This show was arranged with the local Lions clubs,
Alpine Railway hobbyists and Living Tapiola together. Picture
by John McKey 2008.
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