3rd Rail RI Rocket a first look

Thanks for the input, Frank!

I got a third one today!

SANTIAGOP23 posted:

I got a third one today!

Maybe for a ride at Kiddieland! 😆

 Awesome 

Fantastic. Only thing missing are the ashtrays!

Neat kit, I recall as a child visiting a neighbor in Charles City, Iowa must have been 1983 or so; anyway this older gentleman had one of these wood Strombecker kits on a shelf I was instantly mesmerized by it!

Neat to see you picked one up Santiago, back in those days money seemed harder to come by, electric trains were expense in comparison I suppose. 

Erik C Lindgren posted:

Neat kit, I recall as a child visiting a neighbor in Charles City, Iowa must have been 1983 or so; anyway this older gentleman had one of these wood Strombecker kits on a shelf I was instantly mesmerized by it!

Neat to see you picked one up Santiago, back in those days money seemed harder to come by, electric trains were expense in comparison I suppose. 

Erik,

I have this Stromberg Kit.  One of my TCA Division friends has a wall of nothing by Stromberg.  Very interesting trains and maybe I'll get around to building mine someday!

Frank McCabe posted:

SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Some people may be wondering about the “missing” builders plate and Front mark in the engineers side. This is absolutely CORRECT for as delivered engines! 

Yes, everyone should be aware that the TAs were built by “Electromotive Corporation” before it was bought by General Motors. 

Hi All,

 I misspoke with my comment above.  The TAs were built in 1937 in the new Electro Motive Division plant in La Grange, IL which was after General Motors had purchased the Electro-Motive Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio.  However, the TAs did use the Winton prime mover which was designed by EMC prior to the purchase by GM.  Sorry for the misinformation.

Frank McCabe

I wonder if that #1 Rocket was the engine that they had chrome plated in the early 1900s (1905¿?/1910?¿)  I guess that one had inspired this Lionel.

Either way, I never considered that "Rocket" name may have been an mid 19th century name.

I just never considered it would have been coined in the mid 1900s for flying fireworks type rockets 🎇🎆  vs 20th century metal rockets/bombs 🚀 which I assumed was the inspiration.

@Adriatic posted:

 

 

Either way, I never considered that "Rocket" name may have been an mid 19th century name.

Ask Robert Stevenson in 1829.

Rusty

......and "by the rockets red glare"        (the Star Spangled Banner, written 1814)      !

That Rock lsland livery would almost make a diesel convert...some really striking locomotives.

That’s sweet Santiago!

like 

Thanks, Erik! They are a dream come true 

Always learning!

@Rusty Traque 

@Rusty Traque posted:

Ask Robert Stevenson in 1829.

Rusty

Ouch! Quit poking me 😲

2+2 is...duh...

on my mind

Rocket-

It was a mustard plant family first.

Rocket, noun, 1611. Flying fireworks with stick for a tail, (Italian for cylinder)

As a transitive verb, "to rocket", move in a rocket like fashion; wasn't recognized by M-Webster's until 1837.  You have to wonder if it is coincidence or rail inspired 😯

.... and fyi, the example sentence was "A train rocketed thru the tunnel" 

Draw your own conclusions 🔮🤔

😜

@SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Always learning!

Looks like the bombing of Ft. McHenry in Baltimore during the War of 1812

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And...  Let us not forget :

Rusty

SANTIAGO

THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT SHOT YESTERDAY.

@jpc posted:

SANTIAGO

THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT SHOT YESTERDAY.

SURE WAS SANTIAGO! 

YOUR THE BEST 

It's mind blowing that Knickerbocker created both the warbonnet and the announcement schemes... What an artist!!!!

“The effect of the train in full flight in open country is suggestive of a bullet-shaped ball of fire leaving a silvery white-hot streak behind”

Thanks for these fabulous posts !

@SANTIAGOP23 posted: Santiago, did you put the lamps and vases in or did the car come with them installed? Looks fantastic !

I did that myself, not too difficult and it improves the look significantly. I’m actually opposed to human figures in production cars. They look terrible and raise prices.... so I also remove them from my cars. Thanks for the nice words! 

Today was special...

@SANTIAGOP23 posted:

Santiago, 

Looks great. Flower vase or a drop of "goop" there? 

So spoiled these days.. These sets, the best equipment on the market in any scale. I used to envious of HO for Rapido, Scale Trains, Exactrail, not anymore!