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:wave: There has been almost unbroken discussions of USRA locos and other steam related matters that are mundane to the initiated, and mysteries to the neophyte. Regardless of what category you think you fall into, there is a relatively painless way to get answers to all aspects of the...

:thumb: I have noted the astonishing expense of 'Z' scale structures. I am also aware that smaller structures may require more work than larger to do well. Regardless, most of that burden is on the final creator, in all of this matter- NOT the parts seller. Photoetched brass is a case...

In the discussion of 'OO'(76:1) scale relative to 'HO' (87:1)scale, 'TT'(120:1) was brought up. In order to focus on that scale, without confusing matters from the other discussion, I opened this thread to explain the what , and why of the goings on in 'TT' scale. It antedates 'N' (1:160)...

The material Rusty Spike is looking for is known as "Pink Lady" ballast. It is quarried in Wisconsin and sold to CNW. Analogous materials , are also produced and sold under that name as monumental,ashlar, and crushed rock quarried in the Dakotas and around "Big Stone" NWF on the...

This site is a fairly comprehensive listing of the gauges in use on the world's railroads, as well as where, when, and to a lesser extent- what amount of trackage is, or was, in a given place in that specific scale. In this list the term Feldbahn is applied to permanent industrial...

If the 43.5 million(US$) judgement in a US Federal Court in Michigan against LIONEL stands up, it is likely LIONEL LLC will become MIKE's TRAIN HOUSE. The civil judgement secondary to LIONEL's collusion with KOREA MODEL TRAINS, to steal and misuse MTH's tooling drawings, to produce the...