Wow, it's November 1st and things are still in chaos. There were power outages and fires all around Simi Valley in October and a few still are active but burning away from town. We all hope and pray that these winds and dry conditions will go away soon.
Throwing caution to the wind the AZSO just ordered a few cars from Moloco. I know, not our usual fare, but these cars are a specific SP car that is way beyond my ability (or desire) to build. Factoring the amount of work involved in making one of these, let alone a few, the cost seems almost reasonable and Moloco cars look like artwork. The car style in question is shown here:
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SP classed these cars as B-70-10 and they began to appear in the early to mid 1960's and are still in use on the Arizona Southern's time line here in the mid to late 1970's. Sure they look like any other plug door car until you see them beside a car with centered doors; and since I'm not getting any younger I feel that treating the roster to a few nice cars is not a problem. I can't recommend Moloco cars enough, basically they are ready to run for the rivet counter crowd yet have a sturdy nature compared to some other products on the market.
You can see what's available now and what's coming in 2020 here:
On The Modeling Front
The only other news is that we got to dust off and photograph some of our truck models in case we had to flee the fires. Thankfully that never happened here, but it pains us to think of those who lost so much. A few images of some of the truck fleet follow. All were taken behind a local motel while the drivers were keeping up with hours of service rules, or so we like to think.
That's all for now, thanks for dropping by. Leave a comment or just say hi if the mood strikes.
Enjoy Your Trains,
John Huey
Arizona Southern RR
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