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MilesWestern (or something like that) used to post here, and in another forum I frequent, rather often...and while I sometimes brushed his posts off as too immature, I'd be interested to know what happened to him...he occasionally had something interesting to say. I know he made it through...

Hey Guys, Does the N-scale Bachmann Centennial Set (#24007) run alright? It's their Standard line, not plus or spectrum, so i'm wondering if that means it's of a lesser quality? How easy is it to put a decoder in it? I'm not deadset on getting it, nor am i sure i can afford it, but if it...

Hey Guys, Windsor & Hantsport, the local shortline, has had MRM (Maritime Rail) Equipment on-hand for the past couple months, working on various segments of their subdivisions. Today, they were working at Mile 33.51, the grade crossing right near my house. I walked down to talk to the...

Hey Guys! That time has come once again, for me to update my website yet again. Alot has happened in the 2-weeks since my last update. Briefly, in the most recent update, over 100 pictures were added to several pages (102, actually, but who's counting?). Also, there is a whole lot of new...

Howdy, On another forum, we're trying to figure out what wide-cab-equipped locomotive is closest to an Austrailian-Prototype. And, the topic of the first widecab locomotive came into the dicussion. I knew Canada developed the Canadian Saftey Cab...but i was also under the impression, and...

Hey Guys, I've got a school project to do in African Canadian Studies, and i chose to do my project on the CNR sleeping car porters, specifically, the African Canadian CNR sleeping car porters. I'm in the process of searching the internet, but i figured i should ask here too. Does...

Hey guys, I'm getting really good as these self-explanatory titles...i wanna know...will a LL N-scale P2K E8 shell will fit on an LL E6 plastic frame? If so, it'll save me a bunch of money, as well as lots of time and wasted investment. :D So...someone deliever me some good news on a...

I think the title should be self explanatory...i wanna know if LifeLike did E8's or E9's? Did they do anything Canadian? Any help is good help guys...there is no stupid answer :p Thanks AR :wave:

Hey guys, While talking about upcomming projects to a couple friends, the topic of my Crandall Cab build came up, and someone ementioned that they remembered reading an article about the crandall cabs and how to build one in a magazine a long time ago. I was wondering if anyone here...

Hey guys... I got a couple unpowered LL E6 B-units...i'm thinking of hacking the "front" off of one of them, and scratchbuilding a crandall cab onto one...problem is, i never SAW a crandall cab in real life, nor have i ever seen measurements for one. I don't care if mine ain't perfect, all...

Okay, the following VERY long story is the trip i just recently took from Falmouth-Boston via Yarmouth and Portland. I left August 10th and returned on August 16th. I'll basically tell the story, with a picture thrown in for good measure every paragraph or so (be warned...about 100 pictures in...

As the subject should explain in enough detail for even the slowest of people to catch onto...me, siderod, is going to boston! My cousin (rich and buys me stuff...you know the one) who paied for Maple Leaf 2003 last year is paying for me to go to Boston for 5 days and do some railfanning and...

Hey guys, I have a small steel place on my layout...as in VERY VERY small...just 1 track into it for loading. Uhhh, basically, what i need is a name for it. I was thinking something interesting, unique yet not unrealistic or abnormal. It has "Oceanic" on the sign as it is, and in St John...

arggggg....riding 'comfort' class...comfort my butt...you get on a train at 11:30PM in Dorval, yur stuck in a hard seat surronded by loud kids, seniors who never shut up, crying toddlers, with yur knees stuck up yur nose becasue aforementioned seniors and kids have taken up the overhead bin with...

Recent Railfanning Fun (RRR) UPDATE Recently, i've been railfanning quite a bit...no girlfriend means nothing to "occupy" my time! I've got some good stories and some great pics to share! So, without further ado, let's get on with the show! Above, we have 4 pictures of some MOW...

1/8 CP Red Barn UPDATE Hey everyone…changed my mind on the 1/8 scale unit I wanted to build…now it’s going to be a CP RED BARN…commonly known as a SD40-2W, SD40-2F or SD40-2FW. It will be powered by 6 wheelchair motors, 3 or 4 12V batteries and the related controler and wiring. It will have...

Hello All, I am looking for the elevation drawings for F-units. Side view from both sides, nose, roof, truck detail. Prototype pictures, whatever I can find. I NEED this because I am building (hopefully) a 1:8 scale, 7.25” gauge (1.5” scale) RIDE-ON F-unit! Sound like fun?! It is...

Should the rotary coupler on a car like a bethgon be located next to the coupler of the locomotive? I suppose a different way to word this would be: What coupler should be placed coupled to the locomotive(s)? The rotary coupler, or the standard (fixed) coupler? I'm getting my 24-car...

VERY Off topic, please read Hey, as i said...VERY VERY off topic, but i want to let everyone here (Espically the AtlasRR people) know how i am. I lost the girl that meant everything to me, my girlfriend of 4 months...featured here: www.siderodscass.741.com and some more here...

This just recieved from a friend of a friend...George Canham and Debra Babb of Wig-Wag If you see anyone with these models, let the police know! :mad: :curse: :cry: :eek: :(