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    Canadian online retailers

    Here's a few more... http://www.pwrs.ca/main.php http://www.udisco.com/hobbies/ both have "n scale" that should keep you happy.
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    Got any cool links?

    Google Maps Gives you a bird's eye view of whatever in America your'e interested in.. Here's link to the L.A waterfront container facility for example.. zoom in...zoom out as you like. Now...pick your own spot....and just go there...
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    Got any cool links?

    Google Maps Gives you a bird's eye view of whatever in America your'e interested in.. Here's link to the L.A waterfront container facility for example.. zoom in...zoom out as you like. Now...pick your own spot....and just go there...
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    Got any cool links?

    Appalachian Coal Fields This will keep you busy for weeks...especially CSX fans http://www.coalcampusa.com/
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    Got any cool links?

    Appalachian Coal Fields This will keep you busy for weeks...especially CSX fans http://www.coalcampusa.com/
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    Spindler's Ridge is born..

    What's your opinion? I've reached the stage where switch machines are about to go in. Layout has 23 turnouts. I have 16 Atlas (#65) switch machines the rest are goin' to be Caboose Hobby #206-S manuals. Here's my question....would any of you "dump" the #65's and only use them on the...
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    Sharing your empire..

    For those of you bereft of ideas on how to better utilize your prime real-estate here's something I've run across in my CSX in West Virginia research. Here's the link http://www.mountainrail.com/ ....take particular note of the "DURBIN ROCKET" at the bottom of their page! Thought I'd seen it...
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    Spindler's Ridge is born..

    Small is good! Papa Bear....I see that your going for the minamalist look too!
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    Spindler's Ridge is born..

    This is a story of the trials and tribulations of condo living and the final solution ... to build and run a "tiny empire" in a small room. My dilemma was to create a working layout in a 12' 6" X 8' -6” spare bedroom in our Condo. Due the square footage of the Condo and the dual purposes of this...
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    New "N" Plan for comments

    Addendum! ...forgot to mention....it's still a work in progress... I swapped the lines thru the cut so that the main is now by the river.... Also was able to squeeze another siding track into the yard ( now 3 wide) which still only over-runs the layout edge by 1 1/2" as their rears curve to...
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    New "N" Plan for comments

    Comments Taken! Your forty years of watching has paid off -- that's a really nice plan. Either you're an expert or you've been listening very carefully... Thanx for your very insightful and informative reply to my request. This was EXACTLY what I was looking for from this forum...
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    New "N" Plan for comments

    Better... Thanx ezdays....I see even posting is gonna be on a learning curve!!!
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    New "N" Plan for comments

    Try it again Thanx....think the size of the pic had something to do with it not posting.. so I zipped it...here goes..
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    New "N" Plan for comments

    After some forty years of “arm chair quarter-backing I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and join the rest of you operators out there. Much of this is due to wifey’s begging, cajoling, arm twisting etc. The bad part…..condo livin’ ain’t the most spacious thing to work with. Room allotted ...
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