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Robin, you are in my prayers and the best to you for a speedy recovery.- Have faith!

Let's see: Not very much, this long weekend, too many other things popped up. I did get to run trains and picked up some more engines. So I ran 2 of them, worked on some problem cars from the layout, removed some more equipment from the layout in prep for expansion. Decided to probably put...

Let's see: I really haven't made a firm plans for modeling, just going to work on whatever at the time. Last night all I got done was working on some old BB U boat drives, pre gold motor but no matter what I did the amperage draw is too high so they will be destined for repower. There are a...

Let's see: Broke in a few of the newly acquired engines. Still having some problems with 2 BB F's of course I got the 2 lemons. Worked on removing freight cars from the layout area so maybe I can start an expansion this fall/winter. Finished the unwanted roof detail removal and sanding of an...

Let's see: Tonite - break-in some newly acquired engines, put some loads in a few hoppers, then run some trains, might start a kit don't know yet. Sat. - alot of yard (outside) work to do then hopefully get in some model building and running trains, the shorter days help towards doing some...

Thanks to this thread, I went out and bought one too! Not really into this kind of thing as I ran/run the real thing but at that price who could pass it up.

Let's see: Friday - built a couple of cars and ran trains. Saturday - After I posted Friday got a flyer in the mail for a big sale at a LHS so I went there, anywhere from 20 to 80 % off. Well I spent alot of money but came home with, 7 engines, 15 car kits, an American crane ( dummy ) and...

Let's see: Plans are to finish removing the unwanted roof details on a BB F Bunit, sand and add new details. Work on some cars and work on the layout. I have so many projects laying around I have to start clearing them up, starting to forget what I'm doing with each. ( or is that old age )...

Let's see: Nodda!! Just ran some trains and picked up some cheap trains at the Flea Market. A Mehano SD40 that I'm going to dummitize & IHC cars that aren't bad and fix-upable. Hope everyone had a great weekend!!-

Little late but had trouble logging in. No real plans for this weekend except to run trains, too hot don't feel like modeling, Hope everyone has a geat weekend!-:wave:

Let's see: I did manage to build a few ore cars and some others. That's about it. Ran trains some, rest of weekend was occupied. Hope everyone had a great weekend!-:wave:

Well let's see: Plans are - to build the Stewart ore cars I got at the show a few weeks ago and maybe some other cars. Sat. is taken up by other commitments. Run trains, run trains & maybe run trains!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!-

I can't help you with a LHS in that area but online there is Walthers and Discounttrainsonline, that's who I usually order mine from. Walthers you'll pay retail but get it pretty quick, Discounttrainsonline has better pricing but is on the west coast and it takes longer to get...

Well let's see: I broke in the three new engines Friday and ran them on the layout, worked on a few car kits as planned. Sat. went to a LHS and of course came out with two more engines and 5 cars. I got a BB NYC S-12 & dummy SW7 as I have a can motored chassis I did many years ago, they...

What type of locos, steam or diesel? Are you looking for a place near your college or online?

James, I can't speak for the Doodlebugs they were long gone when I ran trains but I did run RDC's and If I recall correctly top speed was 80 mph, but at the time track speed was 60 where I ran them. They were designed for lesser lines with alot of stops so they didn't need to run real fast...

Happy Belated Birthday -

Why 39' you might ask, because the longest gondola when rail length was established was 40' and it just stayed that way even though longer gons were built, nowadays, it is 80' lengths hauled on 85' flats but rarely installed as jointed rail, it goes to the rail mill to be welded into 1/4 mile...

Here is a simple way to determine scale track speed. Put a 12" ruler down next to the track and count the seconds it takes to run the distance. 1 sec = 60 mph 1.5 = 45 mph 2 = 30 mph 3 = 20 mph 4 = 15 mph 5 = 12 mph 6 = 10 mph although not extremely accurate it will give you an idea of...

Let's see: My goodie package just came, so I have some engines to break in. A NYC GP35 is on the break-in track right now, then the NYC C-Liners get their turn. Later I will run them on the layout. I also feel like building a car kit or two. I put the TM FA's on the back burner till I see the...