I know these are lame, but for anyone new: :oops:

For those of you that enjoy modelling in a certain era in a certain area my two cent tip is that you should rather focus on having many of one type of engine than many different types.

Also make sure the solder you buy for your rails is RESIN CORE not ACID CORE as this eats your plastic sleepers (cross ties).

shoot it down bust it up then shovel it into the cars , see the rail on the right.also the lack of supports hock:
Jim

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found another pic that should appeal to the hand laying track gang. at least 3 if not 4 gauges and stub switches too boot.
Jim

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Looks good doesn't it?

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I've seen a few threads where some people have mentioned that they don't have a reply button on a given thread. Can anyone, or everyone that doesn't have a reply button on a thread please let me know. I can correct the problem once I know if it is a member-directed problem or a forum directed one. Just give me examples, such as the thread name and where it is, or just the topic section it is in, such as: "Upper berth" or "HO modeling". You should be able to reply in any thread that is not locked, or in certain areas such as "announcements" where we don't want you to respond.

Thanks, we'll get this fixed as soon as I have more information from you all. And, uh, sorry about that chief...

Since our brethren on the other side of the Mountains are planning a trip, how about we plan a trip?

Is there any interest in making a run up to Dayton this spring?

We'd visit Carillon Park which has a nice rail museum and 1.5" scale railroad. The museum has a fireless cooker, a 30" gauge porter, an 1835 B&O steam locomotive, a B&O caboose, an interurban car, a trolley, and a Barney & Smith passenger car. The 1.5" scale railroad is sometimes diesel powered...sometimes steam powered...<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cprss.org/index.shtml">http://www.cprss.org/index.shtml</a><!-- m -->

Sound like a fun trip to anyone?

Hi Guys, im looking for some plastic handrails to replace/add onto my Athearn CSX SD70MAC. It does not matter what color they are. If you have them on a shell and would like to sell me the whole shell, i would be willing to buy that as well. I just need a set for my CSX Dark Future SD70MAC

here is a photo sent to me by a friend that works for the USFS several years ago when it was a wet winter , the location in near Barstow Ca.

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Anyone know if i can use a SD70M Handrail set for a SD70MAC? I have 2 SD70M's that need new handrails and a SD70MAC that needs handrails installed, can i use SD70M's on a SD70MAC? Do you have to do any modifying?

thanks in advance

I've decided to scratch build a Pullman sleeper lounge car. The car is Pullman plan 4086...a 6 bedroom, buffet-lounge car. I'm building for my father owned it when I was a little kid...the Chittenango Falls. She was built in 1939 and served on the Commodore Vanderbilt. She was sold to Ted Church in 1964 and my father purchased her and 1941 NYC Pullman built coach 2600 sometime before I can remember (possibly before I was born).

Here's the sides so far...so much faster and easier than an On3 passenger car...