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Atlanta's businesses are abuzz with a new legislation proposed by John Kerry (D-MA) that will put atlanta as one of several hubs for 11 high speed passenger rail lines that will cross-cross the country. The proposed $8 Billion project would establish new, no-grade crossing high-speed...

Hi all! I'm posting again for the first time in a while, because my financial clouds are finally clearing up! I have space for a new layout to be composed of 2 doors laid in an L shape (80x30" doors, for an L shape of 80x110, with a 30" depth.) in a spare bedroom that gets shared with...

this is a first draft of my two-door trackplan. It has a min radious of 11" (with some 19", 12-3/8 and 13-3/4 curves as well). It fits some of my planes: Its a double folded dogbone (with no less than 3 dogbone curves), has 2 levels, and the industrial switching area and the yard can be...

I've been looking at getting a Japanese Bullet train for N-scale, either KATO or TOMIX. What are the minimum and reccomended radii for these long trains?

Hi all. I'm trying to brainstorm my new plan but I'm drawing a blank. Here's what I have for room: Gauge: N scale track bed: 2 hollow core doors laid in an L-shape, for an 80" x 110" space, with a 30" depth. Height of the doors will be approximately 30" off the ground (most...

Hey folks. Some of you may remember me :mrgreen: I've generally been doing small layouts (N-scale on a Door, Switching layouts, and a 54"x30" peanut shaped oval with a switching game, which has been my layout for the last 3 years) I'm pretty good at designing small layouts (under 20...

Well, for the moment anyway, I'm hopping about between classes.

This is the plastic, Bachmann train setup my parents have run around their tree for a decade. the tracks are 1-1/8" gauge. Since its Bachmann, it must be a relatively standard scale.

The Raleigh-Durham 'Triangle Transit Authority' has announced the setup of their new DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) light rail cars, to go into service in 2007 or 2008. DMUs are basically Diesel powered EMUs. Here's a picture

Lots of pics of trains and stations from Okinawa to Hokkaido http://members.aol.com/hisakyu/index_eg.html a few samples: from Shikoku: Hokkaido: Bullet trains: One of the stations: And just for Interurban: The Kagashima City Tram: and one of many Kunamoto City...

Congrats to Matthyro, winner of the first ever trackplanning contest. It was a close vote, and Shamus and Will Annand come in second, each only one vote behind Matthyro. Congrats to all entrants! A new contest will be coming up soon!

Well, all the track arrived Thursday for the new, smaller railroad Here's the track itself, before it was unpacked The Loot!

All my track arrived today! And yesterday some buildings, cars, and engines from 'absnut' arrived as well. I'm all set to get the track running this weekend!

In case you missed it, the voting for the trackplanning contest is nearly over! click here to vote for the thread with the plans click here!

Happy Birthday to joephillippi (62), surya (31), BDC (30). May the train fairy be kind! :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:

A happy Birthday to NYC-Rocker :wave: :wave: :wave:

from the WRAL news website: Bonnie, Charley Affect Amtrak Schedules Thursday New York To Miami Routes Canceled POSTED: 6:59 pm EDT August 11, 2004 UPDATED: 7:09 pm EDT August 11, 2004 RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two hurricanes approaching the Florida coast have prompted Amtrak officials to cancel...

Time to Vote on the Trackplans! Each one has a short description of the layout so you can remember them

6 rail cars purchased in 1996 by the state of North Carolina are up for sale: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1498094p-7656541c.html the top catches are a 1924 Observation car, complete with the railing made famous by a dozen or more presidential candidates and a 1952 Vista Dome car.