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    Suydam Cars

    also try some of the yahoo groups i shop a lot on hoyardsale group
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    HO track Plan for a 5 x 10 area

    I am looking for a tack plan for 5x10 table area, that a 4x6 switch yard can be added to it down the road. anyone out there have any of the plan books witha 5 x 10 layout plan? I want to use nothing smaller then 22" curves and biggest around 24 " anyone able to help me out with ideas please...
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    Athearn Short out!

    put masking tape on the fuel tank see if it is rubbing on the track check the frame for anything hanging down i had a PK2 short out , it was a broken wire touching the frame see if all the wires are coated in plastic
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    HO in a spare bedroom

    i would look at makng a shelf around the room 12 to 24 inches around the room, in front of the window i would go even more narrow. at each end of the shelf in the area near the door i owuld go much wider to make a loop back and around . keep the floor area clear to walk around. the area near...
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    leasing company name

    thanks for the input. I like the CLSX too. But since some onealready uses the CLSX I guess i will have to resort to the backup plan CLLX it would be a mouthful or an entire locomotive side to spell it out, so I will must use the short forms on the cabs next time i am in the hobby shop i iwll...
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    leasing company name

    choices i have made so far Company Name Road Short Form Canadian Locomotive Leasers CLLX Canadian Locomotive Leasing Partners CLLPX Canadian Locomotive Services CLSX Locomotive Leasing Services...
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    New Layout pictures

    tourist heard about the biggest street light and they did come.
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    New Layout pictures

    costs would be determined by how you wish to lease, rates vary by horse power hours, model required, do you wish to rent by the day, hour of usage. extra costs that figure in cost plus, long term or short term maintenance agreements, insurance againist loss, liability insurance againist...
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    Need help with operations

    i did a switching layout becuase of a lack os space. I created it so when i have the space to expand, i pull one section of track up and remove the block from the end of the track and connect the main line and take it out the other side of the L shape. right now the one spot is dead line for...
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    New Layout pictures

    i have not really picked a season. the trees were a really good price at Railfair 2007 in Ottawa. I wish I hadpurchased more of them not sure where to get as nice smelling trees. they are not sold as model train trees but as model building supplies for artatechual ( spelling i know wrong way...
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    Algoma Central Railway - Agawa Camp Car

    i sure wish my gf was willing to do this for me oh well mybe I will have to trade her for a more willing model
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    HO paper models that I made :)

    what kind of paper did you print them on? i am curious because i am not creative enough or skilled enough to build my own...would you mind if i borrowed your steel building? I do not need a lot of buildings on my layout but one or two of those would fit in nicely in thespace near the largest...
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    New Layout pictures

    now that it hasa tourism attraction I guess next thing they will want is a steam train operation to bring the tourists to town to see the worlds biggest street light.all i have for this operation is NYC hudson and 4 NYC heavy weight cars and 4 Heavy Weight CN cars. It would be meaning a huge...
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    New Layout pictures

    it is budget saving device for the host community, one light does the entire town and rural area. they have a moto there at council meeetings, go big or go home . thanks
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    New Layout pictures

    here are some pictures of my layout. It is based on the idea of a leasing company that buys and leases out older equipment for rent a wreck operations on various lines. That way I can opearte any locomotive I like that fits my operation. fleets is mostly former CNR or CPR with some...
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