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Dave, Hi. This may be overkill for what you need - or a whole new Pennsy horizon. http://prr.railfan.net/ ...lots of PRR info (including passenger car diagrams), and links to much more. Hope this gets you what you need. Bob C. :wave:

S-Sam; Congrats on not letting the lack of a R-T-R model stand in your way...a beauty finish on a fine loco - the phone camera cannot disguise your careful craftsmanship ! Bob C.

MM, Here's a link to the attribution of the Gunderson "Automax" 2 unit articulated auto racks (with photo) to be used as your source intimated. http://commendatori.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/halliburton-confirms-concentration-camps-already-constructed/ I seriously doubt the attribution, and those...

Eric, sorry, I didn't find much either, but brasstrains.ca (I am not affiliated or compensated) has several items in their "Buildings" list by Paige Ent. (looks like logging stuff) - maybe they can give you a steer in the right direction ? Best of luck - sounds like a neat find. More info, maybe...

PT - Nice build ! It doesn't have to be 150 feet long with 5000 horsepower to impress me ! The structure, texture and paint all look spot on. You said 18" gauge, but what scale is it ? Thanks for the work, and letting us see. Bob C.

Kooklik, Greetings again. Pleased and amazed to see your continued progress on this massive work of art, and awed by your patience and craftsmanship. Thanks for continuing to share the process and results. All the Best ! Bob C.

Some exemplary trackwork here from the Children's Railway - St. Petersburg...definitely hand layed ! http://railways.id.ru/glossary/3line.html Bob C.

Mummert, Hi ! Best I can do for you - looking for specific prototype PRR engines in "N" scale is an exercise in frustration, unless you have some desire to modify/build the models. GHQ, for instance makes a 2-8-2 (PRR class L-1s) conversion boiler/cab/tender cast metal kit to modify a Kato...

JT, HI ! Just my thinking, the "impossible" judgement may have come from the drawing shown (not a SCALE representation) of what you've built. While your layout doesn't follow a "realistic" track arrangement - kind of a "spaghetti-bowl" - if that's what the CEO wants, OK ! While some of the...

TopTrain, Hi ! Lovin' the Pennsy Power countdown (Ooops - count-UP?). Had and lost Penn-Line/Bowser G-,H-,K-, and L- engines in a former life. Q: the last Penn-Line E- seems to have a loose or grafted boiler from another P-L engine - G-, maybe ? Thanks for this continuing thread. Bob C.

Frank, Hi ! Seeing your post, e-mailed Bowser and got the following from Lee English...also queried about possible N steam conversions... Lee English 2:51 PM (8 hours ago) yes we have discontinued HO steam loco kits. parts are...

Being totally UN-familiar with Phillipine railways, but still open to looking like a complete IDIOT...that appears to be a piece of track maintenance equipment, though I can't see anything - wheels/trucks, etc. below the frame, nor couplers/buffers/ID plates or numbers/head-, marker-, or warning...

Wow, been a while - Happy '09 ! Did CN use unusual relay/equipment boxes, or were they pretty much standard? Sounds like a relatively easy scratch project to do one or a dozen (cheaper, too!). But I'm a southerner - maybe one of better CN knowledge could chime in. Bob C.

S-T, guess it should be "Welcome Back" ! and congrats on your triumph and recovered health ! You've an impressive display there, and a most interesting "Old School" layout, from what you've shown. May we have some more, please ?,( PICs, that is !) Pleased you're here. Bob C.

Not to diminish the excellence of the ships, but the crafting of the stands is most impressive. Thanks for the exhibit of skill ! Bob C.

Thanks for the link to that neat interview and trip ! What an "AHA!!!" when one stumbles upon such an artifact. Bob

Lacquer thinner will work, but is sort of the "nuclear" option - mineral spirits will do, and it's lots less volatile (NOT totally SAFE to breathe/near flame). Bob C.

Hi Trainsteve - Hey, I don't know about their online info, but Walther's PAPER catalogs and fliers ALL show structure sizes (in inches and often in metric) with the listing - not precise as a footprint template, but helpful. Bob C.

TGR - found this shot on Flikr's Library of Congress section - from Chicago&NorthWestern Proviso Yd. (Chicago,Ill.) in 1942. A larger copy is available here...http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179185708/ Delano, Jack,, 1914-, photographer...

Gents, I believe the Strasburg RR has and (still) runs a dandy Russian in tourist service - will have a quick look for a photo. http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/pdf/Strasburg-at-50.pdf Best I could do on short notice...#90 in the Pdf is the loco- no exactly real passenger power, but a...