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Actually, the original BlueskyRains portal site is running on a USFS/University of Washington server here in the Pacific Northwest... and without such a daunting EPA disclaimer which was meant to ward off hackers and illegal uses on their servers... (Bluesky was a joint USFS/EPA project) This...

I just retired last June 2005 after 34 yrs with the US EPA... One of my last projects was a joint USFS/EPA Wildfire mapping application for various areas of the U.S. This is the main page... with a Pacific Northwest focus... but also has a link to a new Western US map which includes Arizona...

jshack... Sure, here is the "latest" revised layout... With an Inglenook Puzzle switchyard added thanks to a comment from disisme at the Layout Party Board forum... I added the elevations at the approximate locations where I will start/end the Woodland Scenics riser kits... I bought an...

Oops... forgot to add... For ideas on using your track sets, there are a variety of plans on the Kato web site... http://www.katousa.com/track-plans/n-plans.html pasayten

The Kato 3-way does have a blue box with 3 connectors to recieve the connectors from Kato feeder tracks or kato terminal unijoiners... and on the other side a single plugin connector on a 3ft wire that does go to a power pack... but really to fit into "their" power pack... You would most likely...

Thinking of adding a Kato SD40-2 mid production to my new layout... A modified Scenic Ridge layout... 3 1/2 x 7. I use Unitrak and my minimum radius is 11 inch... Many of the other curves are 12 3/8 and 13 3/4. I also have a crossover switch and other turnouts, but they are all Kato #6. I also...

I just bought a Scenics Ridge kit, but will be using Unitrak, so I did not need all the foam track pieces that came with it... I did find that a piece makes a great cat toy... In fact, the cat will even fetch a piece and bring it to me to play with her when she is bored... :-) Thanks for...

It is at Home Depot up here in Washington... Owens Corning Formular 250 (pink) extruded polystyrene... Many different thicknesses in 2' x 8' boards... I just purchased a couple for my layout base... In the building/lumber section... Also some white, more granulated foam boards... it was not...

Back after 50 years.... Hello, I retired last June 2005 and among other hobbies, I have rekindled my interest in model railroading... I have not had one since around 16 years old... Also thinking it a good exposure for the grandkids... So I am embarking on a Scenic Ridge kit, modified to 3...

Hi all, I used XTrkCad to design my first n scale layout... a modified scenic ridge that I posted awhile back in the N/Z forum... Anyway, I ended up using some of the misc Unitrak package pieces (1 1/8 and 1 3/4) which where not actually in the XtrkCad Unitrak parameter file library. You...

Well, I have just recieved my Scenic Ridge kit, Kato Unitrak, and some Atlas diesel locos and frieght cars... I had previously modified the ridge layout to add an outside loop so I can easily run two trains... I had also expanded layout to 3 1/2 x 7ft and had 11in minimum radius turns... Now...

Hey nolatron! Like your blog and picture galleries... You had commented on my layout over at nsacale net and I see you did get in the outer loop! Great... I am just getting ready to start on my layout as scenic kit and track are now here... I revised track plan about 15 times! I am...