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Here are a few coal related industries I'm considering for my 9x6x3 layout: Tipples - 1 large (Walther's New River Mining Co.) - Flood loader (Walther's kit) Coal Dealer - I think Branchline Trains has a small wood dealer kit - Or a combo lumber yard/coal dealer Railroad - It seems that the...

I'm looking for 33' open hopper cars, undecorated...or more preferrable...data only. However, I can't find them anywhere. Does anyone have a source for these?

Steam is by far my favorite, but I do have a soft spot for early diesels.

I despise eBay. My account was banned because of some crap my ex-wife pulled. I had no transaction involved, or even knowledge what was going on, but because our addresses used to be linked, my eBay and PayPal accounts were suspended for several months. I've recently gotten a new account, and...

brakie for President! :thumb:

Thanks for the replies! I read a few reviews, and all agreed about the wheels being being narrow at times. I was hoping to pick one of these up on eBay for really cheap, but maybe I should wait and get one at the LHS.

That did the trick! I started a new image, and made the resolution 600. I also optimized my printer for the highest quality photo printing, and the sign came out great! Thanks for the suggestion, Josh. :thumb:

I forgot to post my printer specs: HP Photosmart 7550 - "Best" quality setting on normal paper = 1200x1200 dpi - "Photo" setting on photo paper = 4800x1200 dpi I'll have to try adjusting the settings in PhotoShop. It sure seems like I have the equipment to do this, but I'm not having much luck.

This ties into track planning discussions, but I think I've seen this topic discussed here before (though I couldn't find the thread). What are the pros/cons of operating a layout focused on a single industry? For example, coal is going to be a major player on my layout. The other day, I...

This is the part of doing a freelanced road that I'm enjoying the least. It's hard to find undecorated equipment in N scale. I also recently tried to print up a sign for my oil distributor, and it turned out horrible. Clearly my printer isn't up to the task of printing small signs. Here's a...

The Model Railroader's Guide to Coal Railroading The Model Railroader's Guide to Coal Railroading - Tony Koester - Kalmbach Books 1) "Tide 470" by David P. Morgan How coal got to market on the C&O in 1955 A reprint of the article describing two coal cars' journey from tipple to port 2)...

Anyone own one of these engines? How does it perform? What radius curves can it negotiate? I'm thinking of getting one and putting it to work around my coal tipples.

Also, I posted the upcoming Lima area train show (Dec. 30th) for my fellow Ohioans in the Upcoming MRR Events forum.

Well, I made it to the show, but I didn't see any other Gauge members there. :( This was only my 2nd trade show, and it was by far bigger than the last one I went to. There were 300+ tables there, and a couple large layouts set up...including an N scale one. It was pretty cool to see...

Probably 80% of my rolling stock fleet is Micro-Trains. Personally, I think they're the best bang for the buck as far as quality vs. price goes. The remaining 20% is Atlas. I may end up with some InterMountain cars, because with a freelanced road, I need some undecorated cars to put my own...

This is an easy one to answer. I just went through all of this.... Naming a railroad is hard. Generally, city names are involved. My first connected two cities, Wauseon and Norwalk, so it was called the Wauseon & Norwalk Railroad. You'll find that's the case in prototypical practice too...

My benchwork was done! LOL! I made the aluminum 4x6 frame, legs, and installed casters. Done. Now I'll have to cut the frame down to 3x6, and make another one just like it.

I'm liking the new direction my railroad has taken...a lot! Then again, being approved by "The Boss" for double the layout space is enough to make anyone happy! I especially want to thank brakie for helping me in the operations forum with my questions, which ultimately led to a new system map...

Nice job! :thumb: I'm celebrating too...I finally won an auction on eBay! I picked up a B&O hopper car for 99 cents!

My detail parts from BLMA arrived today! I'm super detailing an undecorated Atlas GP-7 w/ dynamic brakes, which will eventually be painted to look like this: The parts I got today are: - Lift rings (wow, these things are tiny) - Air hoses - Cut lever - 18# drop grab irons w/ drill template -...