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WELCOME BACK !!!...from a long (and hopefully total) recuperation. Been some changes since you left, but look around and make yourself at home. All the Best. Bob C.

A Real Beauty, TT1! Bowser's kits atill give fine results as a reward for careful craftsmanship...congrats to you both on a great little project. Did your B-6 remain DC, or will you board it for DCC. Thanks. Bob C.

Hi, Mikebalcos ! The name, "team track" comes from the "team" of horses and wagon originally used to access cars spotted on this track to load or unload less-than-carload shipments. Structures nearby could include a ramp/platform for floor level access to flat & boxcars, and (where no station is...

Heath, SS Ltd. is now owned(?) by JAKS IND. ( ), and they don't yet have their catalog (pictures) online. Googled Scale Struct. Ltd. and found Caboose Hobbies site,offering mqailboxes with some visual in their catalog -...

Don't know if I got the right building at the link you give, but the structure atop the loading dock is more like a clerk or agent's freight office at a team track. The agent will need some kind of desk (sit-down or stand-up like a service counter), paperwork storage/organization...

:eek: WOW !!! Sorry to see the club evaporate !!! Spotted the CME in the thread and remembered those of the past...If I can ever get at them in my old computer, still have the track plans from the old permanent layout (that I so admired)- guess it is toast, also ? Hope your still working on the...

A labor intensive, but quite realistic method for HO or N was a 2 page item in the RMC for October '98. David Leider used cuttings from a fine "kitchen broom" to make the stalks, and standard scenery tech. for the field. Bob C.

Hope all my friends, acquaintances and mentors are blessed with Joy, Health, and prosperity in the New Year. May '09 be kinder to us all than this year past has been. All the Best to all of you. Bob C.

:confused: Seems to be fairly calm everywhere I'm looking, but especially here. Some folks have left completely, some are not as active due to the holidays, the economy, and splitting attention between more fora. I've an RSS feed for Z on my Google, so am dropping in, but miss the traffic here...

WOW - You HAVE been through the mill ! Hope stuff is coming around YOUR way this time. Hope all continues well, and glad to see you back. Have a look around and ask, if you have questions...I know there's help floating around here. Bob C. :wave:

TN-T, Welcome back!...How long has it been? (I think your link is broken)...Lotta changes in the last couple years. Glad to have you here. Later. Bob C

:eek:Sounds like a "Commercial" with a lot of "Sizzle" and little real information. Could you have some interest in the advancement of this tech - and how do you figure to leverage this outlet for your spiel , Mr. www.lincenergy.us ? :cry: If my suspicions are misplaced, you have my appology>...

Any "REAL RAILROADER" knows - park a train anywhere - apply hand brakes to make sure it won't run away ! The tooth-pick or similar appliance could not be much more prototypical !...You're operating the way the BIG trains do ! :thumb: Enjoy ! Bob C.

Larry, Thanks for the aid and guidance and your labors on "the Gauge." Wishing you All the Best, wherever your pursuits lead. Hope the old "Brakie" isn't leaving town completely. Bob C.

Bless you, NO - not TOO OLD - perhaps "Just old enough !" Bob C.

OOOPS,thought I did it that way :oops: Thanks for straightening it out - I may be old, but still got a lot of learnin' to do. Bob

Hello, All. Thought some Gaugers might enjoy this peek into the past ! A friend brought it to my attention - it sure changes your outlook on the duties and safety of railroading now and Back in the Day...:twisted: http://media2.syr.edu/OHA/DewittRailYardssm.wmv Think about this when you're...

David & All: From the National Postal Museum ...Talk about classic video !!! http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2c1_railwaymail_movie.html ...more info at this page...http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2c1_railwaymail.html Enjoy ! Bob C.

Hi, Herc. I'm not a tech/mech expert either, but the connection where the rods attatch to the driver are the "crank pins" and there SHOULD be a difference in location from one side to the other. Drivers' crank pin locations are 90 degrees offset - if the left side is at 7 o'clock, the right side...

Hi, Loren ! Not quite sure(my brain's getting tired) what direction/advice you're looking for. With your layout, I'd look to Jon Grant's work for inspiration. Closely spaced, crowded industrial layouts have their own style and parameters for scenery. Don't give it up yet - there appears to be...