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    Nov/Dec 06, conjure up a winter scene

    Here's my entry to the contest, I guess the photo speaks for it self. Noticed the polar bear kid's? They're more attracted to the engine than to follow their mother. No "magic" used!
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    Engine Pics & Train Stuff...

    Another picture from the interview in front of Police Dept.s new truck. An amoured car, a command center vehc. and a bomb squad will follow soon. The figures look much more shiny on the photos than do in reality.:cry:
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    Engine Pics & Train Stuff...

    Hi Deano, had been off for a while. Cool pictures and can't wait to see your new diorama. Heard you had trouble with some punks on the Rock Valley Sub a while ago. May be there will be a situation Bruno can't clear. If you'll ever have trouble with criminal activity on the Rock Valley Sub...
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    peco 55 concrete ties.

    In Germany, concrete ties on turnouts are a common sight. Seems wooden ties don't work on highspeed rail lines.
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    Visiting the USA (GA and SC) in December!

    Hi all, thanks for letting me know. I will sure visit the museum in Savannah. Any recommendations where to stay in Charleston? Hey Slagpot is there any of interest (non railroad releated) in the Beaufort area, other than Parris Island?
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    Visiting the USA (GA and SC) in December!

    Hi Jeff, there are quite some americans around here, most of them because of the University of Goettingen. Most are from CA. What did you then? I'm living close to Goettingen and attend to the University to get a masters degree in political science and law, not that easy at an age above 30 and...
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    Visiting the USA (GA and SC) in December!

    Hi, My wife and I are going to visit Georgia and South Carolina in late December/early January:wave:. (Got a cheap flight from Germanysign1!) Thought it would be a good idea to ask the folks on The-Gauge for travel tips, must see's and more important railfaning locations etc..:D Any people from...
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    Need purchasing advice on Amfleet cars

    Hi Tom, I own a Walthers AMFLEET I food service car, an old Bachmann AMFLEET I coach and two new Bachmann silver AMFLEET I cars. I like the new Bachmann's, in my opinion they are the best detailled models. They have interior lighting and red marker lights, not very prototypical to have lit...
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    Tuesday the Third and Do You Read?

    Hi, I'm a subscriber to Trains and MR. Got an issue of a german modelrailroading magazine for FREE yesterday. Have a lot time to read a the new issues today, because it's national holiday today! October 3rd is day we celebrate the reunification of our country after beeing divided by the iron...
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    Storage?

    Hi Herc, I've showcase for my favourite engines. I keep the rest the same way you do. Yes, it's a pain, it would be more pain if the trains are damaged because of wrong storage. BTW AF, AF RES, ANG?
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    Cargo Tram

    Hi, DVB=Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe=Dresdner Municipal Transport Services (yes only 2 e's in Dresdner is correct). The official name is "CarGo Tram" and it's a joint venture between Volkswagen and the DVB. DVB runs the trains because legislative and insurance issues. Only two trains exist. Found...
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    Cargo Tram

    Is 1647 still alive? Yes I did, learned a lot in the time. German army had a training esthablishment there GATES (German Army Training EStablishment). I've been an mech. infantry officer cadet back then. Found two photos my parents took in Dublin:
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    Cargo Tram

    Yep, so you're an english man in Canada? I've been only once in Canada, for one month in Manitoba in '97, a canadian MP called it the a....hole of Canada:oops:, Shiloh CFBsign1. Hope to come back to Canada again, the best about Shiloh is the CN(?) main line straight through the base. Got my...
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    Cargo Tram

    Hi Chris, yes it's articulated. It's the only cargo tram I know. The ferris wheel is not permanent, the City of Dresden is celebrating it's 800#s anniversary this years. BTW the rebuilding of the main station is more than halfway finished, the rebuilding of the Frauenkirche was officialy...
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    Cargo Tram

    Hi traction modellers, I like trolleys (Muni's F line is my favourit) though not modelling them. Here are two photos I took in Dresden. There is a VW plant right in the middle of the city, they're manufacturing luxury cars there (the Phaeton and parts for Bentleys). To keep the trucks out, they...
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    German Narrow Gauge Steam

    A few more i allready posted elsewhere on the forum, need to figure out how to put same photos in two threads. http://www.the-gauge.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30354&d=1159649760 http://www.the-gauge.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=30350&d=1159645168...
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    Engine Pics & Train Stuff...

    Thanks, It was a great trip, even better it was a roundtrip. On the way back we got seats on the open coach and the weather was perfect!!!! I posted more photos here: http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?p=216606
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    German Narrow Gauge Steam

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    German Narrow Gauge Steam

    Hi, just photos from a German narrow gauge line. It's a 750mm line near Dresden in the south-east of Germany. Some information can be found here: http://cgi.bvo.de/werbeflyer/Werbeflyer-Loessnitzgrundbahn-englisch.pdf
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