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    Odessa, MN 1967 Derailment and Subsequent Wreck (pictures)

    My grandparents live in Odessa, MN, and while visiting this past weekend I came across a few black and white snaps of a crash that happened there in the 67.. at least the pictures said 1967 on them. I thought someone here might be interested. Here ye go:
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    Small video of BLI loco pulling a freight, and a small to-do list

    OK, here's a short video of my new BLI loco.. no layout yet, just set up a small track on the carpet for a few minutes to test out all my old stuff. So far I need to: -Get metal wheels -Get a few new Kadee #5s -Make sure all couplers are at the correct height -Install DCC decoders in my old...
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    Is this locomotive a Bachmann Spectrum series?

    I don't remember because I bought it about 15 years ago and I was 13.. I don't remember how much it cost, but when I turn it over the only wording is Bachmann. So, based on these pictures, can anyone tell me if this is a spectrum loco or not? I do remember modifying the tender for a Kadee...
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    Back into the hobby after a few years, pics of what inspired me.

    Let me start by saying that I really like this forum so far. I have been clicking around and searching it for the past few days and it looks like a great resource. I used to mess with HO scale stuff when I was probably 5-13 years old, but I never built a layout. When I started getting more...