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I was surfing the ebay trains and saw a 1954 western pacfic box car mint with the box, box was also about mint auction started at 9.99 nr finished today for 1625.00 :eek: all the bidders had high bidding numbers so i guess they know what it was worth, seems like alot of money for 1 boxcar that...

sorry gang cropping thing

ok this is the layout i want, the outside loop will be higher going up around the turns inside the large hills on the right and left, emerging out of the hills to a long straight with a long wooden bridge, inside area will have ore mine and related ind. and do a small mining town on the other...

thanks to all who are helping me, didnt think id learn how to use my computer by getting into trains but it works for me :D im building 2ft by 4ft tables to put the layout on, ben playing with the realtrack for couple of weeks trying to get the most out of the area takes time to figure out what...

how bout this?

like this?

all the switches are 054, will change the s curves like that idea, like going up hill on outside and wanted to make a bridge on the back side, should there be more space on the back side between inner and outer? jeff

ok heres the redue thanks for the advise, this is atlas 3rail out side loop is 063 and inside is 045, max with has to stay 7ft or less so i can walk around, anybody see a way to have a height differance between the to loops having trouble thinking in 3d. thanks jeff

hi billk good point am revising the outer loop for both directions, steve the back side is along a wall there will be a space of about 2ft should be enough room, aartwmich thats the first thing i tried to do but dont now maybe shamus can for me, what do you all think about the middle is there...

well the picture sure is big enough sorry guys first time ever posted a picture see if next time i can make smaller:D

ok hope this is right being watched like a hawk now dont worry dear only 800 people plus guests ;)

ok that was the wife not the the train track now the wifes mad and my daughters told what to do will try again:eek:

ok people heres my layout, i have 24 by 9 in witch to work with, the squares are 1ft, the track is o guage and i am using 6by20 on this layout, was thinking the mainline would be higher than the frieght except on the front where the main siding is, this is my first layout so run it through the...

thanks steve, eye dropper ill try that, merry xmas to you and your loved ones, jeff

thanks steve, i tried the floor dry at work the other day, used the glue water soap treatment worked good but leaves a white dust on my ties when i spread it, tried a kwick rinse but dust comes right back, size looks great, let me know if you have a fix for the dust, based on your guess looks...