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Johnny Cash, huh? I'd like to hear that. I've found out the Boz Scaggs track is on his first, self titled album. Now I'll have to track it down.

Hey Chessie, pardon the diversion from model rr talk, but your caption broght back a memory I want to pursue. The line "I'm a 1000 miles from nowhere" reminds me of a song I know by Boz Scaggs, tho others may have done it as well. The line was "i'm a thousand miles away from home, just waiting...

I can't be of a lot of help but can offer some tidbits. I handlay but spike into wood ties. However, I do have to use pcb material for the throwbar. I don't remember the thickness of the pcb sheet I bought, I bought mine at Radio Shack, I brought a wood tie with me and bought pcb material jut...

Wow, neat place, thanks for the pics. Where is this?

I was trackside at a few spots that day, did you see me? Ha. On the return trip I was near Tuxedo, NY, just above the NJ state line. She was moving quick at that point. And light was fading, I didn't attempt a shot, didn't want to miss a moment od seeing her go by. What a rush as she sped...

I hadn't thought about the track with roadbeds, there are a couple different ones, at least. The ones I've seen don't look right to me, and I would never consider using track with fixed radius (just like regular sectional track). But, that's me, and I forgot that for a beginner, that type...

From a discussion I saw on the Atlas forum it seems the first run of some units did not sell well and the owner needs the cash from those sales to proceed. I'd be reluctant to put down money up front as well.

Very nice!

Either is fine. Code 100 scales to a rail size larger than all but a few heavy duty main lines. Code 83 is closer to a "correct" scale. There is also code 70, and 55, lets not worry about those now. Being that you are new to the hobby, I recommend Atlas flex track as it is the easiest to...

For anyone interested in handlaying turnouts, there is a new clinic on this topic at a Yahoo group called RPM clinics-Rick Bell. Looks like it will be interesting, the man writing it is modeling prototype switches. I get emails from the group so can't link to it, but a search for the Yahoo...

Thanks Fred!

Note that I built these to fit a curve, prototype switches are built with straight frogs, at least in the US, which is what I model. However, I take liberties like this to ensure good operation and, when needed, to lengthen a siding, or keep a turnout within reach of an aisle. Here is a...

Xiong, I do not have the fast rack jigs so can not make a fair statement of opinion of them, I believe they are most likely very good at enabling beginners to build a plethora of # 6 0r 8 turnouts, whichever jig they buy. For the life of me, I can't see why someone willing to handlay wants to...

I like seeing the pics of your pike with the new camera Ralph. I never could see just how nicely done it is. Nice work!

Nive pic Ralph, love the rock cut.

Xiong, Your comment about being a nitpicker is spot on in regard to your concern about easements. All the considerations you speak of are important for prototype railroads to consider when laying their rail. You certainly do not have to go to anywhere near that level of detail to get a...

A few thoughts: The siding which is track 4 is too short to be of much use, think about deleting the turnout leading into from the left, leaving it as a stub ended industrial spur reached from the right side turnout, a trailing point turnout assuming right hand running. Track 6 can be deleted...

Beautiful work! The Mohawks and Hudsons had nearly identicle boilers so using the Hudson shell was a smart choice.

Wow, I had no idea you could actually buy uranium! I'm stunned! I love that advise about combustion and not inhaling radioactive smoke. Yikes! I used to joke with fellow modelers about using uranium or plutonium for ballast as they are so heavy. Never thought it was remotely possible. But...