glow to it and it has the look of incan- descent lighting. Both headlights come on when the model moves with the for- ward headlight always brightening while the rear headlight dims. I can tell you that from my own experience as being a locomotive engineer work- ing in the yard, we normally work with both headlights on. Whether Bach- mann did this intentionally or not, I can’t say but they nailed that little de- tail. Nice work.
The model ran extremely well on my test track. Bachmann advertises that the model requires 11.25″ or greater radius curves but my model ran on tighter curves. It tracked well through switches and didn’t stall out. The facto- ry-equipped E-Z-Mate Mark II cou- plers connect nicely with those from other manufacturers.
I am really happy to see that Bach- mann is continuing in the direction that they are. I was blown away by the 44- tonner and this Alco S-4 is even better. A much needed model was given to us N scalers by Bachmann and who knows what they will do next. If they continue down this road that could only mean great things for both Bachmann and modelers like myself. The Bachmann Alco S-4 sells for $129.00 and is current- ly available.—SCOTT LUPIA
Bartlett freight house: O scale Mfd. by Creative Laser Design, 514 Leroux Road, Lyndonville, VT 05852;
www.creativelaserdesign.com. One of many constructed with stan- dard plans, Maine Central’s freight house in Bartlett, New Hampshire, has had a long and charmed life. When con- structed in the early 1900’s, the building served to handle local freight and l.c.l. shipments for the town, which was lo- cated at the foot of the grade over Craw- ford’s Notch in the scenic White Moun- tains. Bartlett was a hub of railroad activity since Maine Central had facili- ties in place to service and maintain helpers used on the railroad’s mountain division.
By the mid-twentieth century both passenger traffic and l.c.l. business in Bartlett had been abandoned by the railroad. This led to the closing and demolition of the town’s ornate passen- ger station, however, the freight house found use as a yard office and continued in service. When Maine Central was ab- sorbed into the Guilford System in the late 1970’s and the mountain division abandoned,
Bartlett’s freight house
found use serving as the Conway Scenic Railway’s local station in which capacity it continues to this day. During its life time, the Bartlett
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