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Here's another one: ex-WM mainline from Big Pool Jct. Md. west. The once busy WM mainline was abandoned after the Chessie merger due to the parallel B&O main. The line was kept in 2 places; South Branch to CSX (1.5 miles); and Tonoloway to Big Pool. The Tonoloway part was kept due to...

Here's another example in this area. CSX Lurgan Sub in Chambersburg: The CSX Lurgan sub for about a mile was removed in Chambersburg, PA. The line went through 8 blocks of street running. In late 2000, there were 5 trains on the line; 2 locals (one to Brandon and one to Letterkenny/north of...

I decided to write about the former B&O Hagerstown branch that was once a busy line as an example. It is the only line out of Hagerstown that has no through traffic anymore of 7 lines. B&O Hagerstown Branch This line was one of the original B&O lines. It had many large bridges. The...

Are some of CSX's RDMT road slugs GP-30M that are rebuilt? Because here at the Hagerstown engine terminal, near the engine yard, you can see the east end of the large Hagerstown yard, and what I thought was a GP-30M but is a RDMT and a GP-40-2 do the east end switching. In the middle and west...

I believe IC ordered some Spartan cabs too. Too bad CN absorbed them. There were still several dozen (I believe) delivered.

Earlier today I went to an auction out side of town. There were 18 engines and about 170 cars in N-scale plus 2 layouts ,several buildings ,a KATO Amtrak set, and track. I payed about $350 for 64 cars (mainly ATLAS, some Con Cor Autoracks, and intermodal cars, but all with rapidos), 3...

Another idea is a 2 by 4 loop with some spurs and a mountain (or hill) in the middle. Then you can do some operations as well and practicing skills needed. After the layout is done you will have a sense of awareness for future layouts. Then you can build a big one (or what ever suits your...

BTW, I warn you that Kleins is closed on Sundays except around Christmas in December. I made the mistake on Sunday once.

Kleins is on the corner of Gay and Saratoga downtown near 83... They have a phone number and you can order by phone. Just use 411. They are now in the process of building a website. It is a very famous hobb shop. You may be familiar with former Boston Red Sox player Bob Montgomery. He owns...

Well, I agree that Bachman's aren't horrible, they require a lot of work to maintain. I started out with a Bachman F-7 and didn't clean it out. Now, a few years later, it sits in a junk yard. While Kato's aren't perfect, their best engines can be had for about $60 at MB Kleins in Baltimore...

Sets cost anywhere from 40 to 110 dollars. Your choices are Lifelike, Bachman, Model Power, and Kato. Kato is the best, the engines last for years without any work, the etrack looks good and snaps together, the cars are top quality and you get a good controller. The couplers are knuckle...

I have one.... It is very large..... If you want to make things look right, make the local elevator one of the massive ADM kits. If any other elevators are used, it doesn't look right, because the huge farm is almost as big as the elevator. I'd say the farm (including base) is about 6 or...

New L&N U-25B!!!! http://www.atlasrr.com/highlights/nu25b1.asp Although I do believe one of you has made some type of L&N GE loco...

I had a bad experience. I was railfanning near a coal power plant, and watching a coal drag come in, was taking pictures, and a car approached me. They told me to leave. I have Arab family, and have an Arab last name. Our phones were tabbed, and agents interviewed neighbors, and then came to...

What engines go through your home town? We have CSX GP-40-2, AC6000, AC4400, B-23-7, GP-38, and SD-50 and RDMT's. They pull locals, interchange, coals drags, and 4 daily mixed's to and from Baltimore. In January the Tropicana Juice train and 2 intermodal trains will be added to these lines...

Mine has no problems, but is very slow. In fact, it's so slow it's hard to hook up with. I usually team it up with a dash 8, but now I will team her with a SD60M.

Maybe I should try the new connection idea. It may cost me a trip to the nearest good hobby shop however (20 miles away)

Well, actually it's an Atlas switch. There is that one switch off a sub spur, that heads to a scrap yard, Cargill Supplies, and Supierior Paper Pulpwood loading area. I haven't tried a voltimeter. This problem occurs always with all my engines, from Bachman to Kato. However, it occurs with...

Please post your's Mine: 1940's Alco: FA1 EMD: F7A FM: Erie built Baldwin: Centipede 1950's Alco: RSD-15 EMD: GP-20 FM: Trainmaster GE: U-25B Baldwin: Shark RF-16 1960's Alco: C-636 GE: U-23B EMD: SD-40 1970's GE: B-30-7 EMD: GP-40-2 1980's GE: B-40-8...

Ooops.... I meant to post this in the "Real Thing USA forum." I poped up windows for both. MOVING TO REAL THING USA......