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Mike, That would be a nice piece for a ROCK line. One small problem though.... Have you gone absolutely nuts??!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :D :D :D $604!!! Ehhh, I don't EVER think so. Spending that kind of money on ONE item I would NEVER be able to live that one down with...

Guys, RR-Line Forums are back in operation....

Mike, No problem man. I can wait. I understand if you are busy, hell we all have lives to lead. Thanks for the update. George, LOL! The Rock Island Mafia...Hahahahaha! Ehhh Guido, yous gonna tell family bizness to the peoples! Uhhh, yous gonna have to get axed! Dan, Welcome...

Mike, I set them on my watch status, but not really sure if I want to add them to my ROCK roster. I mean, for nearly $20 you are getting only a couple good cars, and I know for $20 I could get at least 6 brand new cars, though that would not include shipping. The Bachmann hoppers hardly...

No problem Mike. I am busy too. LOL! Hey, if I cannot find anything in ROCK, I paint it and then it belongs to the ROCK. Though I do have to admit that my color schemes are easy-blue and white and all white. :) I will stop by a little later in the afternoon. Later guys.

Mike, Did you get that big LONG email I sent ya early this morning? God how I wish I was still home in bed! LOL! Yep, there are always two routes to industries, unless of course that industry happens to be a natural resource...then there are only outputs. Case in point: a mine-its...

Andy, Got a little TOO close with the digital didn't ya? LOL :D That is often the downside with digital cameras...you cannot get too close to an item with them. Best to get good shots with a digital camera, if you are standing at least 5 feet away from your item. If your camera has...

Mike, No problem man. I can wait till tomorrow. There are actually 8 roads, but MOW and Amtrak are easily taken care of. LOL! Thanks so much. I sent you an email. Hope you got it. George, Thanks for your valuable input. I will come to you when I start creating my waybills and...

Mike, Your system sounds pretty sound to me. However, if I was to do it that way, not ONLY would I have to include the 8 main roads, but I would also have to include all the staging roads, private shippers, any lease rolling stock, and other rolling stock that any of the 8 roads have...

Hmmmmmm.... Now I am MORE confused than ever. LOL! Okay, you guys have seen my track design, and you probably know that the actual size of it is 75' x 25'. With this information, you know I will have A LOT of real estate to cover. I have determined that the layout will be able to...

Here's a dilemma for you guys... First, how do you determine how many motive power to have to actually represent the ROCK in scale form? I mean are 20 engines enough, 30? Please keep in mind that I have no need for switchers here, since most of my facilities are handled by BN. Though, as...

Hey Scoob, Just curious. What type of yard is that, and how many tracks? Do you have a humpyard on this layout? Thanks.

Mike, I got 25 sheets of clear, and 25 sheets of white waterslide decal paper. It is for Inkjet printers, and I plan to make my decals with my HP photo-printer. However, I am still waiting on my Microscale stuff that I got for $3 a piece, instead of $5.... Later.

Mike, What I have done is basically listed all non-railroad freight and cargo in an Access database. Ummm, what I mean by 'non-railroad' doesn't necessarily mean as it sounds. I mean, I do not list carriers like Chessie, BN, RI, BNSF, Amtrak, etc. I list Industries like Willamette...

Hey guys, Here is my Intermodal scheme for my ROCK line. Lemme know what you think. The SD40-2 is just used for a prototype (experimental) photo. The actual number 3000 pertains to a GP40-2... Next, I am going to come up with a coal hopper scheme. Later.

Mike, Just a reminder, since this thread went to the 3rd page.... I left a huge post (ehh I type like 125 wpm so it doesnt surprise me) for you on the end of page 2. Please let me know. Thanx!

It's about time the darn forum came back up. I was thinking, oh no! Now I am gonna have to find another nother forum. Was thinking first RR-line now the-gauge. Whew! Ahh yes, memories. Heck I am only 33, and I remember the ROCK fondly, just like Andy does. Although, when they blew their...

Mike, Well that might explain it. LOL! I went back to my Walthers catalog, Mike, and noticed they list the decals separately for the machines, but NOT all of them. When I got my cranes for my Intermodal stuff from Walthers, they included several lines in the box-UP, BN, and others. It's...

Forgot to mention... if you look REALLY CLOSE at the lower left side of the photo...in the road you can STILL see the tracks. They paved over them after the line was shut down. The greenery in the background was done after the tracks were pulled up.

I've been working on the railroad, all the live-long...errr uhhh, hi guys! :D Those are some useful pics, George. Thanks so much! I was looking for a bit of more modern era though...but I can use the two burrow crane pics, and a couple of those truck pics. Well, I have pretty much...