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colorful western trains
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 12 Jul 2000 00:41:25 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Gary Istok writes:
> I have not yet built a Thatcher Perkins in other colors, but I was mulling it
> over. I have built a coal tender and old style passenger car in the 1860's
> style to the Thatcher Perkins scale (using small spoked wheels), but haven't
> yet built any other cars. I need to find a book with detailed pictures of
> historic western style train cars before I continue.
Photographs for trains in the 19th century are, naturally, all in black and
white. From these photographs you can never tell that these western trains
were actually so colorful. How/where can you find the colored pictures of
these western trains?
Cheers,
Hao-yang Wang
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: 2001 rumours / western train
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| (...) Hi Paul, I have not yet built a Thatcher Perkins in other colors, but I was mulling it over. I have built a coal tender and old style passenger car in the 1860's style to the Thatcher Perkins scale (using small spoked wheels), but haven't yet (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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