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I have 8 LL GP-20's and they will run with the best Atlas of which I have several including the new GP-38's, and I only paid $14.99 to $17.99 each at Model Expo. The coupler is a snap to change to MT's, or you can make a transition car, A Rapido on one end and an MT on the other, I made 4 such...

That's some great modeling work Bill, hope to get to see photos of Bridgeport Harbor as you progress and when it's completed. Twenty six years ago we lived in the Port Jefferson area on Long Island, I had a 36' Chris Craft that I kept in the Mt, Sinai marina and I belonged to the Yacht Club...

Have a great trip DAVE, hope you have time to take a train ride some super places to see, ULURA, also known as AYERS ROCK, MT. Conner and Wave Rock among many others. Hope you have a digital camera, a couple of 128MB cards extra Ni-MH batteries and an multi volt charger. Would like to see some...

Nice photos and story ken, I will add it to my slide show.

Great photos Bill, that old #4 engine looks great love the stack. Amazing how the states can waste money on all kinds of things and can't spare a few taxpayer dollars to keep a museum open.

Glad to see that it arrived without any damage or pilferage and the load intact. Andrew

I have been using Bachmann HO EZ-Track for years without any problems, if you go with Bachmann buy the nickel-silver track with the gray roadbed not the steel alloy track with black roadbed a few dollars more but well worth it.

David, If you have a set of wood carving or wood turning chisels that should cut a nice radius for you, I tried the tubing method and I found that it did cut, but it also crushed the cardboard

Masonjar Go to the Real Thing, USA forumn and look at the threads, ultimate flat car loads, and photos of flat car loads, for some ideas. There's one with 2 tractors and a load of tractor tires in between them looks like it would be a good one to consider.

Don You know I was thinking after your last post and my answer to you , why not get the car now, I read many a book about the railroad construction in the US, and as they progressed cars brought the track laying equipment and all kinds of supplys food, spikes and many other items, so your...

Don Send 88 a PM or an Email, he's the keeper of the list and the dispatcher for the travels of the N scale Gauge boxcar and I am sure he will place you on the list. Andrew Florida

THANKS to all for those nice comments. The car is packed and ready to go to it's next destination, just waiting for 88 to answer my PM so I know where to send it. Thanks Again Andrew Florida

Switched to a new consist the Gauge Traveling Boxcar #101976 heads to it's next destination, Sir_Prize in Port Charlotte, Florida pulled by a CSX GE Dash8-40CW.

The next morning the feed is unloaded at Panda Farms and Gauge boxcar # 101976 is loaded with dry ice, Pink Gulf Shrimp and Grouper Fillets.

Old Jim and the train crew walk over to the park to listen to the accordian player squeeze out some old favorite songs.

The train crew then moves down the track to park for the night and have a few beers with old Jim Rail a retired engineer who they visit with on every trip.

While the crew is eating at McDonalds the Hobo's riding in the third boxcar search the empty Gauge boxcar and find a Jug of Graham County's Finest Moon-Shine, HAPPY DAYS

Since it's Saturday night the train crew stops at McDonalds for something to eat.

Pandy--CEO of the Panda Gulf Coast RR checks out the new Gauge Boxcars.

The train now passing the Pandyville Station on the way to the freight yard to unload furniture for the North Carolina furniture store in Palm Harbor Florida.