Terre Haute wooden combine drawing

There is no 3D project without a 2D diagram. Here it comes for the Terre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern combine.

To download as a pdf file here.

Cincinnati Car Combine resin print model

Resurrected: The old beauty from Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction.

When things get real

Today I got a shipping from Belgium. When you open the package, and the things that where before only on your computer screen are suddenly real, this is always like a shock. I.materialise did an impressive job - and I have made no major error in my drawings.

Only a short hour to put NWSL Stanton drives on the car, and he was ready for a photo session. Thanks to a moment of Indian summer in Paris the light was as good as the models. Flush and fuzz are not yet removed. All is nearly as it comes out of the box.

Detroit United Railway - the 25 Dollar brand

Detroit United Railway herald

The Detroit United Railway, according to the Street Railway Review, driven by "the desirability of having some distinctive emblem to mark the property, stationary and general literature of the company", once organized a public contest. This contest was won by a Mr. William J. Ryan who submitted the herald shown here and who has been awarded the $25 prize money. 

This happened in 1903, the golden years of Traction Lines, and the 25 Dollars were a considerable sum in this days. Translated to actual values, the worth could be situated in a range between  $659 (using the Consumer Price Index), or about $4360 (using Production Worker Compensation as indicator).

I don't know what use was made of this trade mark, and if it was displayed on their cars. But you can download the editable pdf file here,

(Source : Street Railway Review Vol. 13, No.4, April 1903)

Cincinnati Wooden Combine, last virtual rendering

This was sent out for printing (except the NWSL Stanon  Drives). Hope that I have made no big error.

The model is dived in two main parts, the car body with rear doorsteps, front pilot and truss rod support, and the frame with underbody parts like the compressor, tanks and the resistor bank.