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This is a multi-part question with the first being the most important - what engine type is the CSX8064? This engine was spotted today in Fairfield/Suisun California as the train went by at track speed. Second, is there an official and/or reliable website source of engine types for both CSX...

Not sure in your area ior not, but try Altamontress. com. This guy owns the company that among several railroad/railfan related items, also publishes timetables for public use.

The rigidity of the hollow-core door will also add to the strength of the foam and thus should eliminate any of your concerns.

David and all, thanks for the replies it is appreciated. Interesting that Canada railroads use a very unique identification system.

No Potash mines in this area. The engine (whatever it was) was part of a 3 engine lash-up headed off the BNSF main in Stockton Mormon Yard and using trackage rights on the UP Fresno Sub then to the BNSF Highline to points unknown. Any idea on the engine type? I was too busy writing down...

I decided to hang around the Stockton (California) area today and do some railfanning and one of the engines spotted was the CN5654. We seldom see CN or CP engines in this area and this was a surpise. Question - this was marked as a GF643A engine. Neither I nor any of the others I was with...

Well the tedious aspect has paid-off big time as the realism is fantastic. The cold joint between each stone combined with the shadows makes the effect very believable.

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Of course I am still trying to figure out how to download an RTS file to The Gauge so I can receive comments on my layout plans. Other than that, RTS works for me and you cannot beat the price.

How did you create the stonework?

Another good reference source for discerning the difference between types is: The Contemporary Diesel Spotters Guide, by Louis Marre and Paul Withers. While that book details the latter part of the diesel generation it also goes hand-in-hand with, Diesel Locomotives The First 50 Years before...

The following is from the Sacramento (California) Bee newspaper. ****** By Walt Wiley -- Bee Staff Writer - (Published November 21, 2003) The 26.5-mile Yolo Shortline Railroad is no more. The little line has been merged into the Sierra Railroad Co., and nearly half of the remaining...

On Friday the 21st thru Sunday the 23rd of November, at the California State Railroad Museum located in, Sacramento California, there will be a myriad of model railroad exhibits to accompany the permanent excellent railroad museum exhibits. I say this as a member of the Sacramento Modular...

GP15-1 - baby tunnel motors ex- CNW now CFNR GP38-2 in SP GP40-2 in SP

This cannot possibly be inside the firebox of locomotive. Unless my depth perception is way off, this is the mother of all fireboxes thats for sure.

I have come to the conclusion that modeling the Hershey Chocolate factory would be a very challenging and rewarding experience. Based on the details that Matt has given me off-list, I recognize that the amount of real estate required in my garage to model this in HO will be significant, but...

This this picture is not the exact one, but nonetheless, an 0-4-0 is darned cool - or hot depending on your point of view. I was fortunate enough this year to be allowed learn a little on how to be a fireman and engineer on the 0-4-0 that Bob Kirtlan of Silver Bend Farms, Clarksburg...

The Port of Oakland is a fascinating operation to watch. A few years ago I worked for an insurance company that insured a portion of the Port ops and I was amazed at what happened and how all the cargo was handled. Yes, it would make for a fascinating model scene with all the ship, truck and...

I had forgotten about the selective compression technique. I have seen some great examples and some not so great examples, but if done properly this would work.

Matt, thanks for the reply. I just sent you an e-mail. However, for an on-list question - the covered hoppers are received loaded with cocoa beans? There must be a trans-loading facility somewhere that takes the beans from trucks or ships and then loads them into covered hoppers - right?