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    Catenary

    Could anyone be so kind as to point me to some good information, especially with some clear pictures or illustrations, of a basic catenary system. It would not have to actually pass current to the loco, just looking like it was real would be fine. Any suggestions or leads on info sources would...
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    PRR numbers

    I am in the process of adding some PRR (Athearn)passenger cars to my layout. I will have a combine, number 4902, a coach, number 4903, and a dome passenger car, number 4905. Does anyone know if there is an existing model of a number 4904, and what specific kind of car it would be? Thanks, Dave
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    PRR Passenger Cars

    I need some PRR expertise. I have a set of HO cars that are lettered and painted for PRR. They are not too long, have a curved roof with 8 small round ventilators in a row on each side. I believe that is typical of a Harriman style car. But, did the Pennsy own cars like that? I do not recall...
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    Athearn Short out!

    Maybe someone can help me with a frustrating problem. I have an old (10-15 years is my guess) Athearn Trainmaster that will run fine on straights, normal curves and grades. However, I have one spot that is a result of bad design on my part, where the track has a grade of about 6% and a curve...
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    Wash Rack Project

    Now that it would seem that I have learned how to post pictures (fingers crossed) I thought I would share two shots of a recent project. As I added more locos, it seemed that a wash rack would be a good idea. It is all scratch built from plastic tube, plastic I beams, sheet styrene, wire and ...
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    Layout at night

    I will try the Ragan solution. I took two shots from about the same spot, one with flash, one without ( at least I think that is why there is such a great change) In the one you can see the blur of the headlight from the one locomotive.http://s378.photobucket.com/albums/oo230/MOWDavid/ I am not...
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    Picture Problem

    I would like to post some pictures here, but whenever I get to the step of attaching the picture it gets rejected by the web site because it is too big. It is a JPEG format picture from my iPhoto library. I am probably making some dumb mistake or missing a simple step, but I really don't have a...
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    RPO pick-up

    We have 2 passenger trains on our layout. Both include RPO cars. Does anyone know where I can get a picture of the rack or frame that held the mail bag that the hook picked up. If I had a picture I could build one, with bag, and install it near the station. All help appreciated; thanks in...
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    M1a Fine tuning

    I just acquired a new BlueLine M1a for use on a very old fashioned DC system. Works great! But, I have a question. There is an analog control unit that you can buy, wire up, and then have a lot more control over specific sounds, volume, etc.. Is this unit a chore to program?I do not use DCC and...
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    Passenger Car interiors

    I need some help! Over the years I have put together a pretty good Broadway Limited consist for my PRR area, pulled by a K4s or an E-8. All the cars have interiors but one. It is a Rivarossi PRR Dining Car 1930, item number 2816. It is an old car, thus old numbers, I am sure. Model Railroader...
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    Broadway Limited

    I have a fairly complete consist for the PRR's Broadway limited. The cars are Rivarossi and most have interiors. They (interiors) are all the original cream colored plastic. Does anyone know where I could get some info on what would be the correct interior colors? Seats that look more like the...
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