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    Stolen Air Horns from NJ

    air horns You can buy air horns at most auto parte store. I have them on my pick up aand they do get alot of looks and asking to hear them. I could have gotten train horns,but its against the law to put them on trucks in Missouri,They are alot on ffun and a attention getter, John
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    balasting

    I know this subject has been covered before,but I have a short retention span, BALASTING. Is the formula 1 part water,2 parts glue, with a drop or two of soap? John
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    layout progress

    I and my son layed track today.Got the turnouts right, and no derailments.I had one problem that was my own doing.We are useing flex track and I couldn't find any holes to drive naails into.Then I turned one over and lo and behold there were holes underneath the track. Things went much fasrer...
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    Happy Birthday toooo

    happy birtday too Thanks Shamus I recived a Kato dash 9 today.What a nice surprise. That is really good looking engine.It in the BNSF colors in HO.Now all I have to do is start laying track now. Thanks again John
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    rolling stock

    I have my track and engines,trunout,ect.My question is "Who makes the best rolling stock?"I would like to start out with RTR,then later go to kits.So whe does the best in both cases. John
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    angels on track

    About the only good thing is that it reduces the idiots of the worlds gene pool. John
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    Quest for fire

    That must be a old bum.I can still remember when all the men wore ties evry day.It didn't make any difference what they were doing or where they were going.Does that date me? John
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    The JGL takes delivery

    john sneed Gary Thats really good looking Hudson.And that bridge is tje best I've seen in a long time.It looks like you have made alot of progest since I saw the layout.Next time I come east,I would like to see what else you have done.Once again,nice work. John
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    john sneed

    I know that this has been answered before,but I can't find it. What are the diffent whistles mean? If some could give me a web site that would be helpfull. Many thanks in advance John
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    double swicthI plan on insalling

    john sneed Is it possible to use manuel ground throws instead of wireing it for remote control for a double crossover? That may be away to can around the wireing porblems. John
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    double swicthI plan on insalling

    I plan on insalling a double crossover on my layout and I was going to ask about the wireing for it.I am going to order the one in Walthers as that about the only one I've seen.Is there much of a problem with the wireing of one? Wireing is not one of my strong points.Of course I don't have to...
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    Can Dogs and Cats get along together???

    cats and dogs We gave 2 kittens to a friend that had 2 great danes.with in a week,the cats had the dogs whipped into shape that they would leave the room if the cats came into it.But outside,the cats were fair game.Dogs ruled the land. John
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    stupidity claims another victem

    john sneed No matter how dumb people are, there is always some idiot that will raise the bar to another level. John
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    How trains are better than women...

    How trains are better than woman Men,if we have two women on this BB, we are outnumbered.You all know that is a true statment. John
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    Merry Christmas Morning

    Good day to all and hope you all have had a MERRY CHRISTMAS.We had about 4 in. of snow yesterday,so we had a white Christmas.Had to take my wife to work last night.She is doing private duty nursing for rwo 6 year old twins. I put the truck in 4 wheel drive and never had any problems.Santa...
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    Its Wednesday Half Way There So Say Hello

    Its Wednesday Being that Casey hasn't given the weaher report for Missouri,I guess I will.Temp this Am was about 60 F with thunder stomes,some of them rather loud. As for Christmas shopping,I'am done.I work part time in Wal Mart and you would not belive the things people do when shopping.Its...
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    Shay Driver - Where is he?

    shay diiver It would be nice to have our own coffee shack,but only if that black and white ankle biter stay"s away.I,ve finely healed up from the last time we met.Us old folks don't recover so fast that we can take that kind of abuse very often...
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    UP Commercial

    Eighteight We get alot of NS adds here in the midwest. John
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    Creating realistic waterfall

    waterfall Tom This months MR has a waterfall that is partly deverted for a power plant. It tells you how he did it. That may help John
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    Rememberance

    Thanks for putting into words what we all feel.Thank you to all the service men and women past and present. John
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