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WELCOME TO MY WEB PAGE.

IT IS ALL ABOUT RAILROADING.

I grew up in Franklin Park IL. A block from the Milwaukee road tracks. I worked for the I.H.B. from 1976 to 1994. Both of my grandfathers, my father and my brother worked for the R.R. and I have a cousin who is a V.P. for the U.T.U.

As a Santa Fe fan I have painted a lot of the blue bonnets. I've done a lot of Milwaukee, including several of bicentennial units. For the past 3 years I have been chopping the noses of P2K geeps. Mostly CNWs. but also IC frogeyes, Santa FE Topeka cabs, and Milw GP10s. At last count I’ve Chopped 34 units.

I also have had about a dozen photos published. Mostly in Trains Magazine. But also in Modelrailroading. Including the cover shot for there 1st detailing book. The one with the Santa Fe GP60M 100. As it turned out the units were shot at my home terminal on the I.H.B, Norpaul.

I Plan on adding a few more pages.

TP&W

And The ROCK RIVER

WILL BE NEXT

I will be updating the web page monthly. Mostly by adding new pictures of current projects that I have just completed

Many THANKS to my LOYAL customers

I would also like to thank

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/

And everyone else that has made

Such great contributions on the web

FEEL FREE TO CALL 815-590-3751

OR EMAIL ME WITH INQUIRIES AT

cps3751@gmail.com

Thanks Jim

BNSF 6958 is a Kato SD40-2 with all the extra details

A pair of Delaware And Hudson 4-8-4s

PFM Santa Fe 2-10-2

TWO SD45-2 B units from KATO SD40-2

using Cannon Grills hood doors and ends

P2K GP30 B unit

BASIC PRICES

KATO, ATLAS, ATHEARN, PROTO,

$60 FIRST COLOR

$30 MASKING 2ND COLOR

$30 ASSEMBLY

Kitbashing starts at $50

Contact info is below

BRASS STEAM

ANY 8 DRIVERED LOCO

$189 FOR THE BASIC BLACK

$50 FOR ANY MASKING PER COLOR

I ask that any customers test run there Locos before sending them to me.

All Locos are test run and tuned before loco is painted. If any work is needed it is best to do the work before painting.

Quartering, Remotoring, REsoldering, and installing new gearboxes are all part of the services offered.

Please contact me with any questions. I have over 100 photos on this Photobucket site

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/rayldog/

Contact info below

Chuck Zieler PHOTO

Nick Noyes models

White Pines Railroad Club

In the mid 80s I built these TP&W models for a friend, Nick Noyes

We were both members at the White Pines moder railraod club. another member, Chuck Zieler took this photo. Model Railroader had this shot in Trackside photos.

B UNITS

I've built a lot of B units

Mostly Sants Fe SD45-2s

UP GP9bs and GP30 Bs. I built this GP9 B and a GP30 B unit for acustomer in Switzerland

check out the link above

I used to spend a lot of time Railfanning. Here is a shot of the first run of the GP60M 100.