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What was your technique for the roof? (Did you soak the panels in something, or...?)

You say a buffalo was the suspected cause, eh? Clearly it was a smart buffalo; it ran away and is nowhere to be seen... sign1 (Either that, or it's somewhere underneath the pileup it caused) :rolleyes:

I'm in the "transitional" stage right now. Officially I'm strictly an N-scaler (which is all that I'm centering in on); however I still have a whole crapload of HO stuff, most of which I'm looking to get rid of.

I'd start with either a Kato or Con-Cor business car; but then, that's just me.

For Wisconsin, I can tell you Milwaukee Road/Soo Line/GB&W/FRV (FRV was all former CNW track by the way) or Wisconsin Central (depending on era), and WSOR (Wisconsin and Southern). Add to that the GBW agreement with BN (mostly intermodal) and you have a wider variety still. Then there's Soo...

This might be getting a little too political, but that brings up another good point in the sense of the "ultimate" people behind the terrorist attacks - by that I mean the hijackers themselves - were American citizens.

All politicalness aside, it'd theoretically be a lot easier (and more feasible) to secure the rail network than it is the airline system. First and foremost, trains are confined to running on rails; there's no risk of ramming into a building other than a derailment or a closed loading door...

My (only) experience with CN was also less than pleasant; I was teaching at a private school at the time, and we were in Green Bay for a feild trip so thought we would stop at the CN yard to see about a tour (the year prior we visited the yard while it was under Wisconsin Central still). While...

As to the reasoning behind using the various wood sizes and grades, it's a conspiracy set in place by the lumber companies. :thumb:

Your car needs are likely based on 2 criteria: location and distance. Namely, are you representing a large city (NY/DC/LA/Chicago) with a lot of long-haul and regional services, or are you in a locale with only regional or long-distance service? As to paint schemes, since you're doing this in...

And to think, I only have... well, approximately 7000 posts to catch upsign1 Hey look at that, UP SD40-2 is a fellow 'Skansinite - whereabouchoo's from?

Road (main decking) can be done many ways; just blend it in with the rest of your roadways. (Sounds obvious, but it's really the best thing to do.) My personal choice is "foamies" (available at any craft store). As to keeping the track clean, best advice is probably keeping everything...

I personally use foamies (found at nearly any craft store).

Really, as long as it's in the center of the room, he ought to be able to access everything without derailing much of anything.