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    MTH HO 2009 V2 catalog released

    Forgot to mention that these newly cataloged items are due to arrive July-Sept. of '09. That will be pretty impressive if they can pull that off. I've waited years for MTH O gauge stuff in the past. We'll see.
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    MTH HO 2009 V2 catalog released

    The MTH HO 2009 v2 catalog has just been released. This one is going to hurt... They have The NYC ESE and 20th Century passenger trains as well as a very nice B&O 2-8-2 with 13 matching hoppers. These new metal MTH HO steam engines have great detail and incredible sounds for their size. The fact...
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    B&O Caboose sighting!!!

    Lester? Are you talking about the CSX caboose that the guys out at the Lester depot repainted in B&O colors? You can usually see it sitting next to the deopt in Lester. There are two small bridges on the northern legs of the Wye if I remember right. I've got some good pics of it @ home...
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    Looking for 4x16 layout design

    I apreciate the idea, but trust me.... I need an island design for this particular scenario. This is plan"A". If I can figure out a way to get a dedicated room it will be 10x16 and I will definitely build around the walls. I've already got an 8x12 frestanding "around the walls" style layout...
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    Looking for 4x16 layout design

    I am reusing previously constructed benchwork. If I go with plan "A" then that is all the space I have in my rec room. If I go with plan "B" I will have a 10x16 dedicated room. Obviously I prefer plan "B", but we don't always get what we want now do we. Besides, I am following the advice of...
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    Looking for 4x16 layout design

    OK. Looking for layout design assistance. While I would love to have my own dedicated train room with an around the walls style layout it probably won't happen. One of my Druthers is that I will probably end up with an island style layout that sits in my soon to be built Rec room. With that in...
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    New RR web community

    Thanks Ralph. I sure will! I've been a following The Gauge for a while now. It's a great board. I hope to be able to be unique with what we are trying to do and that we aren't just another site with nothing new to offer. Jon
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    New RR web community

    Greetings everyone. We are the process of building a new RR community website. In some ways it is simillar to the gauge, but it is different in others. We're not trying to pull anyone away from this board because I think The Gauge is great! We just like doing some things a little different. We...
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    Remote controlled uncoupling

    What about these guys? http://dccuncoupling.com
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    Help... which DCC system?

    Looking for some assistance choosing a DCC system. I will begin building my first semi-perm layout next month in the basement of my house. It will be HO scale and will occupy the walls of a 10x16 room. Basically it's a modified Ian Rice design with a scenic side and a staging side. I would like...
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