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I do believe that nowadays they do make some 100 ton 2-bay cars. It is true that extremely dense commodities will usually be found in two bay cars such as sand and concrete. You will notice that Iron Ore is usually found in little 20 foot cars with one bay or in partially loaded hoppers...

Thanks Deano. The B&O wagon top caboose is by Pacific Mountain Scale Shops. Their website was down today, but Pro Custom Hobbies POSI-Store Web Site is where I bought them from. This shop has an astounding amount of really nice stuff. I drove up there and was very impressed, but he does plenty...

Improvements in metallurgy and bearings (as related to the max load of journal bearings). As technology improved, capacities increased. Open hoppers carry anything not weather sensitive. Coal, sand, rocks, ballast, etc. Closed hoppers carry weather sensitive commodities. Grain, concrete...

Time for a few more photos. These were taken on my puzzle layout I am building. First Pic, Potomac Line #1 sitting on the old house track... And next, a Jessie System 50' boxcar. Lettered for a fictional RR in honor of my sister... (um, yeah, her name is Jessie...) Not sure what this...

Well I was definitely no "old head". I only was on for 6 years, so I never became an old head either. I had my ways though, and it worked. I was working Jessup (maryland) yard about this time and Jessup was Known for early quits. Jessup had 4 locals, 2 placed and pulled auto racks, the other 2...

I understand the RR world from the point of view of T&E employee. I know about the operations, and paperwork involved as I used to execute it on a daily basis. My question is about what happens when the paperwork is entered in the computer... Scenario #1. XYZ distributor needs a boxcar. They...

You mentioned old head conductors keeping their train in order. I remember some crews used to bail out of the yard as fast as possible, spending little time getting their train in order. They were always looking for the "early quit". I used to spend more time in the yard putting my train...

I think its funny in the comments they are all arguing over which is better trains or maglev. Who cares! 357 MPH is fast!! Dave

Oh yeah, the waste is flushed into a holding tank which is later pumped out when the unit is serviced. From what I have heard from the "old heads" the older cabooses and passenger equipment used to flush right to the roadbed, don't know if early diesels did this. Imagine having to service the...

On modern units the toilet is in the "nose" portion of the crew compartment. On older standard cab units the toilet was down in the nose, accessed from a door inside the cab. On some units, particularly older GEs the toilet was in the long hood directly behind the cab, and on switchers the...

Nice looking tractor and family Lester. Unfortunately my tractors are not really picture worthy right now. A '39 and a '49 John Deere "A" and a '39 Oliver 70. And now back to our scheduled programming... I built a 1'x6' Inglenook Sidings layout and so far the only reaction I got from everyone...

A Disney Film, The Great Locomotive Chase. About the infamous Andrews raid. Dave

When that white pickup truck pulled directly in front of you I thought the RR police coming to question you... now THAT would have been realistic... sign1

One effect I want to model I saw in a photo of Horseshoe Curve. Typically trains climbed uphill on one track and braked downhill on the other with the 2 middle tracks reserved for higher speed trains... 4 tracks in 3 colors... inside track was brakeshoe dust brown from downhill freights, next 2...

Ya, most people think it is wierd that I have models of trains, I just explain that it is no different than someone having models of cars on a shelf, or dolls. Most of my friends know I used to work for the RR so they figure my obsession is because I used to drive 'em (in reality it happened...

FWIW i have never operated a steam locomotive, but I have operated 5 SD40-2s M.U.ed together with a loaded coal train and anyone who says diesels are not impressive has never heard the sound of 5 turbocharged 645s revving up together or been in the cab of one of these units under load. I am a...

Here are some updated pics. I have a bunch of cabin cars but not many freight cars so for now I am using what I have. The goal is to have each color be a different style of car, aka orange cabin, green passenger, grey covered hopper, brown open hopper, yellow boxcar, red TOFC car, black tank...

:thumb: Having fun is what it is all about anyway, right? Besides, I thought your trees were great! You know, I have a better idea, I think you SHOULD keep trying to make the perfect tree like a chinese artist trying to paint the perfect rooster. Perfection is VERY important. You can send all...

Thanks for the inspiration Jesso! I had always thought that a shelf layout with 3 tracks, which is all I have room for right now, would be B-O-R-I-N-G but the Inglenook game is neat because it gives you an objective to reach. You are not just driving back and forth for no reason. I am using a...

Try Kadee #23 couplers for converting "talgo" style trucks. This should do the trick. Dave