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    BLI Steam Engine short problem.

    I just bought a BLI SF 4-8-4 with sound and DCC off of ebay a while back and it shorts out and doesn't run.It only shorts out when the drivers are on the track,the tender is fine hooked up to the engine or not.I'm running on DC with the Quantum Engineer and I just can't get it to work.My other...
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    Finally!My DM&IR Yellowstone has arrived!

    Well,I finally got my hands on an DM&IR Yellowstone.It was made by Samhongsa of Korea and imported by Westside Models and is it a beauty.It has great detail,not quite as good as the one Samhongsa did for PSC,but pretty darn close.It also comes with a DM&IR "G" Class Caboose which is pretty...
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    My haul from a trip to the LHS today...

    Thought I'd share my haul from a trip to the LHS with my son today,lots of goodies! BLI DM&IR RSD-15 w/DCC&Sound... Hand painted DM&IR Boom and Gondola.... Accuready DM&IR 40' wood boxcar and DM&N(Duluth,Missabe&Northern)Hopper Atlas Trainman DM&IR Hopper,Accurail Wood Reefer and a...
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    Another reason I hate ebay...

    Awhile back I made a rant about getting my first negative via retaliatory feedback,well this takes the cake.Last week I sold a custom Athearn Genesis CN SD70I on ebay,well this week the guy messages me saying that arrived damaged,this is four days after it was delivered mind you.He says the rear...
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    I think my kato SD90 is DEAD(can it be fixed)?

    Hi, A while back I bought a Kato UP SD90MAC off of E-Bay.It came with a Digitrax decoder which I finally took out so I could test the engine on my DC track and it's completely dead,no lights,humming or anything.My son had tried to run it while the decoder was still installed so I'm wondering if...
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    Does anyone remember....

    Watching the Underdog show on Saturday mornings when they were a kid?I was just wondering because it was my favorite cartoon show when I was little and having very strong memories of the show.Anyways,I just found out they are putting out original episodes on DVD and three 2 hour DVD's are now...
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    Good place for custom train work?

    I went to my LHS today and picked up his last set of DM&IR SD40-3 #416/418 Gopher Scheme decals and was wondering if there's a good place to go for custom paint/decal and detail work.I'm going to pick up a undecorated Athearn Genesis SD45-2 to use for it and I want it to look like this...
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    New Kato BN midproduction SD40-2

    I posted this in the BNSF thread,but I thought more people would like to see it,so here's a couple pictures of one of my new Kato mid-production BN SD40-2.... Great looking engines with working/alternating ditch lights.Best of all?They're preassembled which is a godsend for me. Chris
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    My new BLI UP AC6000CW

    I just got my new BLI UP AC6000CW today and thought I'd post some pictures of it.:thumb: Very nice engine and very heavy!The ditchlights are in the wrong place apparently,but I can live with that as I'm not a rivet counter. Let me know what you think of it! Chris
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    Quick question about #4 TO and larger engines.

    Just wondering,will a larger engine..say a T55 ES44AC take a #4 turnout O.K.? Thanks, Chris
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    Our trip to the Lake Superior Trans. Museum

    Hi, Here are a few pictures of a trip my son and I took to the Lake Superior Transportation Museum last year,I hope you enjoy them. Chris Thomas came to town,it was a madhouse! A picture of my son in the cab of the DM&IR 4-6-6-4 Yellowstone The William A. Crooks,the founder of the...
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    Details for Athearn RTR C&NW 9-44C

    Hi, I was thinking about getting a Athearn RTR C&NW C44-9W and adding details from Details West to make it more realistic and I was wondering if anybody knew what details I would need. I figure I'd save alot of money doing this and buying my own decoder over buying one with sound/dcc already...
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    Cool pictures of Duluth/Superior harbor,good ideas/reference for layout maybe?

    These aren't directly related to railroads,but there's some photos of the ore docks and various grain elevators and figure it could give some of you guys ideas on doing a harbor for your layout and maybe make a good reference. http://duluthsuperior.railfan.net/twin_ports_shipping.htm Chris
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    Help replacing crappy trucks with better ones.

    Hi, I bought 4 Model power All Metal Cars off of E-bay and just got them today.They are really nice cars,but the trucks on them are really crappy,made out of plastic and flimsy.I only paid about $4.50 for each car,but still I want better trucks on them.Any suggestions on what and where to buy...
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    Need help identifying manufacturer of stack cars

    Hi, I just won these stack cars off of e-bay and was wondering if anyone had any info on them,they look like quality cars to me not sure though.I only paid $17 for the lot so I think I got my moneys worth either way.Thanks in advance for any help you give me.Sorry for the picture quality,I just...
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    Anybody have MS Train Simulator,thinking about getting this...

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone was running MS Train Simulator and what they thought about it because I might want to get it so I can get this add-on to it.. http://trainsimulatorworld.com/catalog/s467.htm Looks really cool and I'd like to try it out. Thanks, Chris
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    Layout help

    Hi, I was going to use E-Z Track for my layout,but have decided that Kato Unitrack might be better.I would like to get the deluxe starter set and expand that by adding a couple straights to make it longer.What I want to know is if I wanted to add an track on the outside of that what would I...
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    Suggestions on what DCC/Sound decoder to get

    Hi, I'm thinking about getting a Athearn SD45T-2(early) DM&IR Loco,they're DCC ready and I was wondering which sound decoder would be the best to put into it.I'm a beginner so the easier to install the better.Also,are these engines speaker ready or would I have to do something for that? One...
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