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Salt trains from the Cargil Mines in New York are often unit trains of covered hoppers. How would the salt have been shipped in the early 1920's when the mine began operation? Bagged or shipped loose inside box cars? Also interested in finding period photos of structures. Won't be able to do a...

You've got two good suggestions above. Another suggestion is to keep all tracks within arm's reach of the edges and use the center strictly for scenery. (Still, provide an access panel as Jesper said. One of my expansion plans for the Muddy Creek is a 7 1/2' X 14' section with a removable...

I've been waiting for a long time for these in N Scale, since back to my previous Muddy Creek railroad layout of 15 years ago, which was based on the Ulster & Delaware, a shortline that simply adored ten wheelers. I think that's why the layout flopped; no ten wheelers. The current Muddy...

Hi Joe, Not sure what you mean by "loose corners." Could the problem be humps or dips in the track where the uncoupling occurs? I can't offer fixes, only suggest problems because causing them is what I'm good at. Wayne

I got some paint that approached the color of local dirt, painted it on the foam and while wet, sifted on the real dirt. On rocky cliffs, I used a gray paint and sifted on the dirt. In steep areas where the dirt prototypically wouldn't stick, the illusion of rocks was created. Those little...

I have several books on Japanese houses in my library, but little about commercial, institutional or industrial buildings. If you have access to a library with a good Architecture collection, look for anything by Heinrich Engel. The two books I have by Engel are: "Measure and Constuction...

Try NWL Magazine, April 1979. You may be able to order a copy of the article at: http://www.cnwhs.org/index.htm Wayne

That's great that you have your space designated and an interested helper Get your dad hooked and real estate will follow! Definitely plan for an extension while designing the initial layout. A simple siding running off to the edge can be a branch line in the future. You might even build a...

Silver, Thanks for checking. I saw an article about a Lancaster Oxford & Southern motor car in an index for that issue. I guess they were wrong or it was a different motor car. Anyway, Happy New Years. Hope to enjoy some more research into the Grasse River RR during the coming year. Wayne

Now, to see how it climbs a 5% grade with a string of empty log cars! Then to see where I put that extra 135 bucks. Hmmmm... Wayne

I'll use this thread to ask one of those "why don't I know this after all these years" questions: What's the origin and function of the curved grab bars commonly found on cabooses but seemingly on no other rail cars? Wayne

Lots of opportunities for switching, structures and scenery there. Looks like mainline running on the outer loop and local traffic on the inner. I would add a second set of cross-over track from the outer oval to the inner at the right end of the top straight tracks. Simply mirror the two...

Don't I wish. I'm afraid I can't take credit for it though. It's one of the layouts that I had bookmarked. It's a good example of a little track-side industry that generates traffic without taking up much room. Wayne

Not all northern mines had the luxury of a rail spur running up to the mine and I suspect the same is true in the southeast. There were lots of small coal operations with truck-dump loading operations at rail sidings. Trucks might back (carefully) onto a platform and dump directly into the...

The 13th picture down, sort of sunset view is breathtaking. It's on my desktop now for inspiration. Congratulations to the creator of this exceptional layout. Wayne

Sweet! Now if they could just get around to shrinking it to N Scale as promised, the Muddy Creek RR will have the rod engines it's been waiting for. Wayne

First to vote! I feel like one of those little towns in New Hampshire where the whole town votes at midnight. Ok, lets close the ballot and let me have my way. I voted the middle choice. It's going to take a month for me just to prepare. Wayne Added: First time party-goer!

Silver, I wasn't aware of two #12s. I've only seen a photo of a combine-style one, though the photo in my book looks a bit different than the one in your links. It's nice to see photos of the second #12 motor car and to know it's still running. I think it might be a nice scratch-build...

I think it was in 1916 that NY started to regulate the loco's fuel in the Adirondacks. They would issue an order sometime in the late Spring to stop burning wood or coal until the woods were out of danger later in the year. All the Emporium Shays were coal burners up 'till then so it made sense...

It was just released and is arriving in shops, though I haven't heard any reviews yet. I'm hoping it will pull a half-dozen empty 25' logging cars up a 6% grade. Early pre-production reports only showed it pulling cars on level grades with no traction tires which seems to defeat the purpose, in...