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Tumblin' tumbleweed (what happens after your front tire slips on the frog and you hit the guardrail)

Rite-a-way. (We call this "Just - in - Time" now)

SwEEEEET TAy, the suth'rn ansah ta lemonade.

Hi Shepjr: Two good sources of parts and repair are Doug at Port Lines Hobby Supplies, www.portlines.com and Joe’s Train Repair, you can email Joe at joestrainrepair@yahoo.com. Both of these guys are great folks and very knowledgeable about American Flyer equipment. Joe and I are both members...

Hi All: My daughter is going to spend July in Urbino as an exchange student. Anyone familiar with the area? Thanks, Ted

Alison Krauss & Union Station "I hear the train a comin'......."

"The Rocky Horror Railroad Yard"

Mine run too Spitfire but what's that got to do about it?

Doubling

Hi Val: So, if you're keeping 3' clear in front of the panel, you can make the yard 4-5 feet wide cuz you'll be ble to get to it from both sides. Also, Check out the library, or the "Books list" here on the gauge, The book on model railroad operations has a lot about different types of yard...

Hi Jon: Glad to hear your wife is home on on the mend. I'm doing the 60-70 hour thing again and haven't been on line in a while. I'll keep y'all in my thoughts. So will my LPP. Regards, Ted

Hi; Nice visual Ralph. Thanks for showing us how you're doing it on your route. Ted

Hi: How's about, that's where the people sat so that helped you focus on them? Ted

Hi Brakie: When a train stops, isn't flagging what a man does when he walks back up/down the line to warn other trains? I thought that's what the different whistle signals were for when they talk about calling a crew back from the north, west, east, etc. Regards, Ted

Where will you keep the maintenance train? Crane etc.?

Well, this may not be what you had in mind but for me, and others that i've observed, it's getting a bunch of model reailroaders to play together civilly. Something about the "my empire" thing really can get in the way when we guys (for purposes of this post the term "guys" means gals too, as in...

Thanks Greg: So at an operating session, someone operating a switcher in a yard could be given a switch list to use in setting up consists? Is this sort of thing also used at interchange yards?

Hi All: Thank you all for the information. I really appreciate it. Helps me fill in the "operations" side of my hobby and understand a little more about my grandfather's job. As i understand it, "flagging" is now "radioing". Do the railroads use any "GPS" systems. I know civil engineering...

Hey TW: Try a Google Search on "chicago and eastern illinois railroad" I just did it and came up with a bunch of sites. Here's one on mikados: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/mikado/cei.html A lot to wade through but maybe there's a gem in there. Regards, Ted

Well: Let's start with the obvious, and my favorite: Not my picture, but my favorite paint scheme. Ted