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    Locomotive suggestions for Pullman 12-1??

    If you're looking for a single answer, try a 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive. It was very commonly used to pull heavyweight passenger trains. Now, of course, someone else will probably suggest that a 4-8-4 Northern is your best bet. Just have fun!!
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    Authentic Logs!

    I always clip all the branches off my Christmas tree, and when they dry, they can be cut up into "logs" of any scale.
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    Adding interiors to Con-Cor 85' streamlined passenger cars

    Hi George, My email address is tom@greenleafmed.com. Tell me where to send the dome seating section, and I'll get it into the mail. Shipping should be very inexpensive; you can pay me when you get the part. Best wishes, Tom
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    Adding interiors to Con-Cor 85' streamlined passenger cars

    I checked and found that I DO have a dome section seating insert. It's yours if you want it for the cost of shipping. Tom
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    Adding interiors to Con-Cor 85' streamlined passenger cars

    I might have a spare dome section interior. The one I have is not for a full-length dome.
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    Water

    Hi, I tested some acrylic gloss medium on aluminum foil and it dried cloudy. Shouldn't it dry clear? Am I doing something wrong?
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    Curved grade crossings

    I'm putting some roads onto a layout that I bought, and it would make my life much easier if I could find some premade curved grade crossings in 18", 20". and 22" radius. Can anyone help? Thanks.
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    Drive-in movie

    I realize that this is an old message, so the following information may be irrelevant: There is a drive-in kit up for auction on ebay. It's not mine; I just saw it.
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    Electric Uncouplers with DCC

    A few years back, I designed a coupler spring made of shape-memory alloy that could be activated via DCC, but I never put it into practice. I did see that someone else had, but I can't find the site. You might look into that instead of using an electromagnet.
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    OK Aluminum Kits

    Yes, I believe that you could get $15 or so for unassembled OK Herkimer kits. Best of luck on selling them. I sell items on ebay and usually I get about what I think things are worth. I intend to list the Kasiner cars soon.
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    OK Aluminum Kits

    I have a small collection of Kasiner extruded aluminum cars and one Rail Chief Magnesuim (I think) car. The Kasiners are quite similar to the OK Herkimer Cars.
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    Min. radius Q. Switching from N to HO.

    The conversion from N to HO for 19" radius is 19X160/87 = 34.9"
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    TV/Railroad Accuracy

    I live in the San Francisco Bay area, quite close to the Cal Train line (the former SP Mainline), and there is no scheduled passenger service here that uses an F7. Cal Train used F40PH and F59PH to haul its trains. Amtrak doesn't run up the peninsula - you have to go to the East Bay to catch the...
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    TV/Railroad Accuracy

    F7 I live in the San Francisco Bay area, quite close to the Cal Train line (the former SP Mainline), and there is no scheduled passenger service here that uses an F7. Cal Train used F40PH and F59PH to haul its trains. Amtrak doesn't run up the peninsula - you have to go to the East Bay to...
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    flexible road material

    Thanks for the info, Jules. It's not quite what I'm looking for. Fortunately, I found some rolls of 2.5 inch wide, one-eighth inch thick rubber on ebay that might do the trick. I'll let you know.
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