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The Spring Creek Railroad
G Scale Model Railway

Conductor Jerry Barnes
Engineer Jerry Barnes

Jerry and his wife Sylvia work together on the Spring Creek Railway which is at their home
in Lexington, NE. USA
Jerry looks after the railway end of things and Sylvia is in charge
of the landscaping and gardening
It's easy to see that they
make a great team. ______________________________

The Rail Speeders

Speeders, or motor cars, were descendants of the classic hand cranked track car.
They were used to inspect track and take workers to problem areas.
Now, some are privately owned and clubs organize excursions to ride their motor cars
on branch lines and scenic railroads, some for up to 10 days!

You can read about them here: http://www.winkworth.us/motorcar/primer/primer_article.htm

   A buddy brought his speeder by yesterday. I was really impressed, the trailer even has grooves for the flanges on the wheels. He invited me to go on an excursion with him in Iowa this coming spring. Clubs have these all over the United States.
   You can find them at the speeder web site: http://www.railspeeders.com/default.asp There are restoration articles there and you can see the calender of events. Usually a person can catch a ride, just by showing up. They also have good articles on joining the hobby, finding a speeder, etc.
Buster Keaton made a real funny movie about going across Canada on a speeder, it was called 'the Railrodder' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059000/ A documentary was made about the filming of the move: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059000/   Well worth your time to check them out.


The front view, it now has a single headlight but Dick said it used to have two, you can see small plates over the old holes. He may put two back on. This was used by the Burlington/Northern line and still has a first aid box with their name on it.	A view of the back, note the two folding seats and the grooves in the trailer floor for the wheel flanges.

The left side of the speeder. Note the side curtains that are now drawn back for inclement weather. Dick said you have to wear earplugs,not for the engine noise but for the noise of the rails/wheels.	Right side

Inside view, shows the gear shift and throttle. It has a 20 HP gasoline engine.	Dash board view. Note the windshield wiper motors.

Right inside view, note the BN first aid box. Dick plans to repaint it this winter.

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Some of Jerry's Favorite Web Sites

	Jerry's Jukebox
	Jerry's Paintings that he did of things he saw while serving his tour of duty in Vietnam
	Pictures that Jerry took during his tour of duty in Vietnam
	Jerry's Model Ships
	My Large Scale dot Com This site is probably the best G scale site there is
	Steam in the Garden Magazine Lots of good steam info and people who know steam
	Aristo Craft Trains This is a a good web site with forums and is split into steam, electric and a few other categories
Aristo Craft Live Steam Mikado	A site that Don McKay started up devoted solely to the Aristo Craft Live Steam Mikado
	Large Scale Tech Tips This site was started by George Schreyer years ago. Lots of good info there
	Colorado Model Structures Very reasonable priced buildings a building parts for your railroad.
	Union Pacific Railroads This web site has information on their two live steamers they still run and where they are going to on excursions. You can follow them on line.
	Vietnam Transportation Association Good web site if you are interested in transportation in the Vietnam war
	A web site devoted solely to the Gun Trucks used in Vietnam and now in Iraq. Many good pictures.
	Modeling Vietnam Gun Trucks This site will show you how Jerry has donehis Gun Truck Models.
	Heartland Military Museum Museum at Lexington, NE on I-80. Devoted to vehicles used by the military.
	Always Jukin' Magazine Site devoted to jukeboxes, many ads and stories
	Fast Hits Music If you are looking for that certain 45 for your jukebox, this is the place to go to
	Kitabee Books Lexington, NE At Kitabee Books, we sell new and used books, book accessories & magnetic poetry kits.
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	John's Old Car and Truck Pictures
	The Covered Bridges of New Brunswick Canada
	The Covered Bridges of Nova Scotia Canada
	Visit Lonnie Hedgepeth's of Rocky Mount, North Carolina site. He has used the plans provided on my web page and is building a Covered Bridge for his Live Steam train.
	Julie and her father Gary built a model bridge using the plans on my Covered Bridge site for a school project
	A tribute to the Steam Locomotives of the CNR
	A tribute to the Steam Locomotives of the CPR
	Ed's Marble Etchings

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