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    How about a scale vehicle thread

    Pic of the only vehicles so far a couple semi's and trailers. No real layout yet, still in the beginning phase(I bought foam last weekend) I drove for Schneider National for 4 years so I HAD to get one of these as soon as I saw them!!! :thumb:
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    Atlas - Intermountian Compatable?

    What do you mean by "compatable"? If you mean can they run together "mu'd" the the answer is maybe... I have 4 ATlas engines and none of the 4 run the same..... My 2 GP38's are the closest and are mu'd and seems to work fine...
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    **PIC HEAVY** Bad day gone.... GOOD!!!!

    Yep, that's it!!! :thumb: Cool!
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    **PIC HEAVY** Bad day gone.... GOOD!!!!

    Had to go to my wifes work to help her pack up all her stuff. She is resigning from being a special education teacher since she is pregnant and she wanted to be in a less physical environment. She works in Anderson and it is a 1.5hr round trip and I usually spend my morning relaxing because I...
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    Have you seen this?

    Don't know how this turned out, but it couldn't be good!! Trains Collide Head On - Video - Pandachute
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    Chicago City El, Passenger rail **Tons of pix**

    This is even better!!! You can look at it from different angles(i.e. N, S, E, & W) They are aerial photos instead of satelite... Very cool... Wish it worked everywhere! http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qzcy3d7py8f7&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11386021&encType=1
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    Chicago City El, Passenger rail **Tons of pix**

    :thumb: Cool pics... Thanks for sharing!!!! :thumb:
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    BNSF modelers!

    Sweet!!!! announce1 BNSF ROCKS!!! :thumb: here's a cake my friends wife made me for my bday... IT's Santa Fe!!! :-D
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    CSX Modelers UNITE,don't

    I actually model BNSF but I do have a couple CSX boxcars..
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    Reason for MU'ed switchers

    I have a question with MU’ed loco’s that are used for local switching. Is there a reason for this? Here in the Indianapolis are CSX does a LOT of local switching and they tend to run two engines lashed together on a regular basis. IN fact they tend to keep there local switchers lashed together...
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    Good news

    Thank you all for your replies and comments!!! :mrgreen:
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    Good news

    My layout was creeping along with it's progress, but I found out that my wife is pregnant with our 1st baby!!!! :shock: :shock:jawdrop jawdrop :eek: :eek: bounce7 bounce7 I guess it's going to go even slower now..... Oh well.... There's no better reason!:thumb: It wasn't a suprise we've...
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    Finally!!!!

    Thanks everyone for your replies.... Yes it was very "fuss free" They didn't give me any troubles at all.
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    Indiana Railroad

    I can't remember exactly.... Thompson/Harding/Bluff area... few miles north of Southport and Bluff.. I can't remember what the east/west road I am on.....
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    OK, this person is INSANE!!!!!!!

    How the heck is this possible? Under a Train
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    time to do some switching

    Most here in Indy are MU'd. At all the local CSX yards(2-3) they just have groups of lashed up engines. Usually 2 gp38-2's or something like that. In this pic if you look in the background of 1st pic you can see ANOTHER set of mu'd CSX engines behind these two
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    Bummed

    Finally!!! Well an update. I ended up sending it back... And YESTERDAY I finally got the new one!! Works flawlessly!! :mrgreen: http://forum.zealot.com/t117878/ Thanks for all your help!!!!
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    Finally!!!!

    Well, I am TOTALLY psyched. I recieved an Atlas 8-40BW BNSF for my birthday back in April, but it didn't work.:cry: http://forum.zealot.com/t117373/ I ended up sending it back and I finally recieved the replacement and it runs FLAWLESSLY!!!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Just wanted to share some...
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    time to do some switching

    On the way home from work today I saw this one coming… I decided to stop and grab a shot. It’s headed north to Park 100 industrial park do some switching!
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    This time it'a not Amtrak's fault!!

    Agreed. That is horrible... For her family and those on the train....... :(