Recent content by mummert

Who makes good steam engines in N scale. I am looking for 2-8-2 Mikado painted for PRR. I want one that will run good and look good. I found one made by model power. Are they good engines or should I look elsewhere. Also looking for PRR passenger cars from the steam era if someone could...

Thanks for the suggestions guys it really gives me something to think about. I am thinking of putting a power plant where I had the round house in the one drawing. It would give me an industry to deliver my coal too. Also I thought some high tension wires running up the mountain from the...

My yard is going to be used more for storing trains. I had a suggestion from another site that my yard was to big for the size of my layout. It was suggested that I actually down size the yard add to the size of my town and add another industry instead of the turn table. Here is what I come up...

I have been toying around with the idea of redesigning the yard on my layout. I was looking for some opinions on the redesign. The layout is N scale and the time period is more towards the modern era. I am not modeling anywhere specific but trying to keep more or less a pennsylvania theme...

That is a very impressive design. I for one will certainly be watching the progress on this layout.

I think it mostly depends how your layout is designed and personal preference. If you have a couple small towns close together I would say you would want a smaller train so that the train isnt entering one town while the back of the train is still leaving the other town. On the other hand if...

What the heck 2 more pictures just for the fun of it.

I was very happy with how my hillside turned on my previous pictures until I started working on my mountain. I tried something different with the mountain then I did on the first hill and first put down earth blend instead of just putting green grass down first. It blended so much better and...

It is longer and longer between updates on my layout. My dad has been hit with cancer and needs full time care so it lets me little time to work on my layout. But I have got a little bit of work done. I have a section on my layout that I dont need to do anymore work to so I thought I would...

Very nice work. I really like the trestles.

This is part of the problem. I am 32 years old and have a wife child and house payment. Now 32 is not that old but to change careers and to lose some pay during training does make you think a bit. Railohio I want to thank you for all the great info you provided. It will definately give me...

I have been thinking about applying at NS as a conductor in Harrisburg Pa. As best I can tell this is the path I would have to take to become an engineer. I was looking for any info somebody might have because their website is not to informative. Do you need any special schooling prior? How...

How about jump on the "band wagon"?

telltale: as in a telltale sign

What I was looking was the left side where you want to elevate your track. I am wondering if you will have the room to elevate your track if you want to. I assume your yard at the bottom you would want flat. If you start an incline at the end of the yard and only make a one inch rise at a 2%...