Not the brightest bulb in the bunch, or is he.
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why can't I stay logged in? I indicate to auto log me in at sign in, but I never am. Why?

Remember, the summer structure challenges start in less than ten days. So far we've got five people participating in the kitbash challenge, three in the scratchbuild one and still only one in the kitbuild. Take a look right here and see which one, or ones you want to enter.

This is just a reminder in case you meant to enter but forgot. Not a harassment, no intimidation just a plain ordinary attemt to get more people involved in these challenges. They're fun, they're productive and they're a source of pride for everyone that enters and gets something done as a result. These are challenges for every skill level and for different building techniques.

I just put up 4 photos taken in the aftermath of the 1913 Flood. Although this is the Union Traction Co bridge and equipment, I feel that these are good enough to be seen. The destruction from this flood was devastating to railroads in Indiana. The photos were taken at the site of the bridge between Anderson and Chesterfield. This is the site at the White River on SR 32 near the Anderson Airport.

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Thank you.

I expect many folks will have heard about this by now. Today, there was a major derailment in Oshawa on a CP freight line. I was just watching the news and they said that some 27 cars had derailed. I saw some pics and the train was in a zig-zag shape! Fortunately, no one was injured although they have evacuated residents from their home in a 1 km radius (it was in a residential area).

Here a couple links on this story:

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Rob

I have this area where I am thinking about putting this sawmill and out buildings.

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I am totally new to logging of any kind, so I was hoping somebody could advise me on how to arrange the buildings and how many tracks I might need. I am thinking two tracks, one for the loaded and empty log cars and one for box cars for the finished lumber and hoppers for chips.
ON the diagram, the area is the 2 by 4 ft area on the bottom. The track on the left will be approximately 4 to 6 inches above the area.
Thanks for any help.

Loren

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Heres a picture I found a few years back------ considering few business's even put decorations on their windows anymore , at least not in Las Vegas . Matter of fact it's been years since the city even put up garlands on the street lights, I thought this might be interesting as to how things USED to be. Pretty fancy !!

   

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Cra hits train at unmarked RR Crossing...

** Redetailing of a Athearn USRA Mikado into a Pennsy L2s**

**This is going to be a ongoing kitbashing project. It starts today.
Athearn a few years ago released a USRA Mikado 2-8-2. I have a undecorated version G9001. I purchased it with the idea to make it a Pennsylvania railroad L2. The Pennsylvannia had 5 of these. For Pennsy that is just enough for testing purposes. I don't think they were to inpressed with them, but they didn't get rid of them. In 1947 4 were still their
** The only change from the USRA prototype was a high front headlight and the PRR style marker lights. It seams Alco the builder had no trouble makeing them this way. All the photos I've seen show them with this Pennsy change. BLI release is stock USRA. Athearns PRR 2-8-2 has the correct high headlight but not the right marker lights. My undec version has the center mounted headlight.
** Now what do I do. Do I also make the basic USRA loco by just appling the hand rails stock marker lights, whistle, and bell making the Ahtearn, BWI version of this locomotive. Lets look at the loco as it comes out of the box.

   

** Photo 1: The locomotive. When compairing it to photos, the gererator needs to move up to foward of the somke stack. The bracket at the smoke box door top is for the bell. It doesn't go here. The bell mounts on top the boiler between the sand and steam domes. The headlight need to move from it's center on the smoke box door to the door top where the bell bracket is. Maybe this bracket can be used in some way to hold the relocated headlight. The front marker lights are stock USRA lights, they are in the wrong location and need to be replaced. New Pennsy style lights need to be aquired and relocated down to the top of the front pilot . A round number board need to be aquired and placed in the center of the smoke box door. That is basicly it for the locomotive changes. The hand rails and whistle still need to be installed as per Athearn.

   

** Phot 2 : The Tender rear detail. The two holes for the marker light on the tender rear are like the two holes on the smoke box front. They present a problum,and need to be filled somehow. The Athearn ladder can be installed. New Pennsy style marker lights need to be aquired with a Pyile tender headlight. These need to to installed on the tender's top floor along the rear edge. The marker lights in the corrners, and the reverseing headlight close to center I think. I have no real photo showing the exact location. So as long as a photo doesn't exist, center sounds good for now.
** I'll contact Athearn first to see if the other boiler front is aviable.
** Bowser made the marker lights, rear tender headlight and number board. in their catalog they are the same for all their tenders and loco pilots. If I am to redo this loco these must be purchased. Now it is time to check with a hobby shop or Bowser.
Bowser parts :
Marker Lights 1 pr # 7500 ( I need two pairs )
Headlight # 90042 ( same light used for the tender. I need two )
Headlight Bracket # 90041 ( Maybe I can get the light with the bracket )
Other parts possiably needed ;
Generator # 32119
Bell # 90030