Hi... sorry need to come out of lurk mode for a minute here. Where did I put that soap box? :) Amtrak would be profitable if it were allowed to stop operating unprofitable routes (everything save the NE corridor). The NE Direct/Acela trains are booked and if they didn't need to cover the costs...
Thanks for all the feedback everyone, I'll be trying my hand at some weathering real soon. I "inherited" a few broken (no trucks) box cars and a reefer, going to start on these. If they turn out good I'm going to slap some Microtrains trucks on them and get 'em on the layout...
Jeff
Hello everyone... first thanks for the great board, I've been lurking for about 2 months now and have really learned a lot. My wife wanted to setup some trains around the Christmas tree this year, so we went to LHS and were really put off by the price of the O scale! We still wanted trains...