Any castings bought from the Friends Models website in 2010 will be accompanied by a free "zip lock baggie" of GENUINE Mount Washington Cog Railway coal from New Hampshire, USA.
Steam at Mt. Washington is disappearing, and is being replaced by diesel locomotives. This bag of soft (bituminous) coal is "live steam sized" and can be used in your live steam engine or kept as a memento. Friends Models thanks you for your support. (Friends Models' owner was a Brakeman, Fireman, and Engineer on Mt. Washington from 1992-2001)
This is me and my friend Angela on top of Mt. Washington somewhere between 1993 and 1996. The days of the Cog employees being blackened with soot from head to toe are all but gone; the Cog Railway is now nearly all "diesel". When this photo was taken it was 100% coal-fired steam and I was running or firing three or four 3-hour trips, per day, often 6 or 7 days per week. That era is over. I share it with my customers by supplying them with a baggie of Mt. Washington coal with every purchase.
"Starter Package Specials" for New Builders (or for old builders!)
Buy wheels and cylinders together and spend $10 less than if bought separately.
Here are 2 packages from which to choose:
1.) Drive Wheel Castings with Bronze Cylinders, regular price $229 plus shipping. $10 off for "New Builder/Starter Package" Special = $219 plus shipping
2.) Drive Wheel Castings with Iron Cylinders, regular price $215 plus shipping. $10 off for "New Builder/Starter Package" Special = $205 plus shipping
All castings purchases include a free "zip lock baggie" of GENUINE "Mt. Washington Cog Railway" coal from New Hampshire, USA.
Please order below (remember to select either bronze or iron cylinders).
Bronze = same material called for in the original design. Easy to machine. Soft piston packing is used; fitted piston rings may be used if desired.
Iron = prototypical appearance. Easy to machine, but not as easy as bronze. Fitted piston rings must be used in lieu of soft packing.
