I have the following list of Peco used code 55 turnouts . All have some cut ties and painted but ballast has been cleaned and I believe all to be servicable. They all have the over center spring intact. Some have very small amount of solder remaining after de-soldering.
List as follows:
1 small RH curved
2 large RH curved
12 large RH
5 large LH
3 medium RH
5 medium LH

8 small LH
5 Y's










$10.00 each + USPS actual shipping.
first email to reach mlfifer@comcast.net

Mike Fifer
575-526-8834

OK the wife has been itching to see me get the O&W layout started. Thanks to my dad who got 21 sheets of 3/4 inch plywood along with 2x2 boards to use as legs. This layout may take more time to do because of money reasons but i did get 2 sheets of foam and i have a ton of track. Tonight i started the Earlville section table and cut foam to length. Ill get pics up as soon as i make more progress.

For those that are interested, you can track 4449 along it's trip due to the GPS on one of the passenger cars. Also, if you are in the Toledo area Southern 6133 (FP7) is in town. This is also on it's way to Owosso, MI

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This was on one of the other boards I belong to, though I'd pass it on.... you always think about how heavy a train is until it goes up against the forces of nature.

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The May 2009 issue of Model Railroader has a creative article by Bruce Dombey about easily making steel coils by rolling colored paper around a dowel stick. His turned out very well, especially after weathering. These can be made to any scale simply by adjusting the paper strip's width and the amount of paper rolled around the dowel. I've been meaning to give it a try and finally did this weekend. He found some realistic dark gun metal colored paper and also some brownish red (to represent coils with a light patina of rust). I found a lighter gray that looked OK for a first try. The strapping that keeps the coils together was made of 1/8 chart tape cut in half lengthwise. I lightly weathered my coils with brown artist chalk. Here is how they turned out next to a trio of commercially available coils...



They fit nicely in my coil cars and are a light load.



I'm going to keep practicing with different papers and try to roll the coils tighter. At $1.03 for two sheets of craft paper I think I can afford to make some more!
Ralph

Link to a video showing close-up the force with which a train going full speed literally desintegrates a car. Guess this is why no one should ever try to beat the train at a crossing.....

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Not that any of US would...I've sat for a couple of minutes waiting for a train to cross just so's I can watch it....

We have listed all the entries in the scale contest. Please pick as many as you want to vote for. Choose one, choose them all, just be sure to choose before this poll closes. Remember, entries can have as many as five pictures, so consider them all before making your selections.

Here are links to the entry posts:

eightyeightfan1http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...329#p20495
shaygetz http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...329#p20501
cn nutbarhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...329#p20771
Ralphhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...329#p21213
Steamtrainshttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...329#p21324
ngaugerhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...329#p21442
Selectorhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...329#p22073

We have listed all the entries in the full-scale contest. Please pick as many as you want to vote for. Choose one, choose them all, just be sure to choose before this poll closes. Remember, entries can have as many as five pictures, so consider them all before making your selections.

Here are links to the entry posts:

TCWORLDhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...328#p20421
Ralphhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...328#p20440
MasonJarhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...328#p20622
ezdayshttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...328#p20638
selectorhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...328#p20652
Trains Winnipeghttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...328#p20653
cn nutbarhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...328#p21158
ngaugerhttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...328#p21443
jbaakkohttp://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic...328#p21452