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Topic starter
04/03/2026 7:30 pm
This next post in my Brooklin in Illinois series features the 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner 383 in Rallye Green with Mag 500 wheels produced for ELMo Models (BRK243 / ELMo No.5). This specific color and wheel combination is a Limited Edition, number 28 of 35. I took the background photo at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. It shows the first unit of a General Electric gas turbine electric locomotive built for the Union Pacific railroad. Unlike today's diesel-electric locomotives, the turbine, rather than a diesel engine, drove a generator to supply electricity to the electric motors mounted on the axles.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
04/03/2026 7:41 pm
Another winning model, setup, and photo, Ed!
04/03/2026 7:46 pm
That 10,000hp turbine engine is very cool! I had to look it up! https://www.irm.org/player/up18/
Topic starter
04/03/2026 7:59 pm
@karl I am not sure “cool” is the best description with all the hot exhaust it produces. There are some interesting YouTube videos about that locomotive.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
Topic starter
04/03/2026 11:46 pm
@karl Thanks for providing that link in your response. It provides a lot of interesting technical and historical information about the locomotive.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
05/03/2026 12:34 am
Very nice image of the Brooklin replica ! I am glad the powerful gas-turbine Union Pacfic locomotive has been preserved at the Union, IL museum.
05/03/2026 5:34 am
Cool photo amalgamation Mike. Love the Road Runner and love the Union Pacific Loco!
Christopher Moroni and Ed Davis reacted
05/03/2026 8:07 am
Very cool shot. I just took photos of my Road Runner, it's a nice model.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
05/03/2026 9:38 am
...that's what's known as a "good composition." Nicely done Ed, nicely done! 😎