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Ok, I was having electrical trouble on my layout on a series of spurs, that branch of of my 12 track railyard. After spending a few afternoons trying to figure out why trains wouldn't work, reinstalling new track, and soldering connections, the trains still won't move there. After some...

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 EMD: SD-50 1990's...

Gruesome! Now I'll have nightmares for years! I'm glad the worse wreck I've seen (live) was a switcher push a car a few feet past the end of the line, and onto a street.

Last week, I took a train ride from Bruinswick Md. through Harpers Ferry to Martinsburg WV and back. Alond the way, I saw about 10 trains. One I was told was I believe a Chicago to Richmond mixed freight. It was powered by a Dash 9, then about 3 GP-40-2's and then a green leased unit saying...

The camera is at work. Basically the layout is simple and easy to describe. The layout is a 12 ft. by 4 ft oval with various spurs (I will describe each), with a 12 track yard. There will be a 12 by 1 with tunnel loop mountain sub, with a pulpwood facility, and a small mfg. company. The...

I'm not sure what to do with my layout. I have 3 trains that run (55 car coal drag, 40 car mixed, and 10 car local + MOW stuff) I really don't want a train over 60 cars (unrealistic because front can see back) and I have 25 engines waiting. I also don't want to spend over $150 on cars. Here...

By looking at mapquest, it appears there are 2 rivers not far from there. Is that true? And if so what kind of bridge?

Ok, thanks.... If and when you have a few extra minutes, send them to redsin5gd@hotmail.com Thanks!

That would be a good railroad to model.... All you need are about 10 cars (in a small yard) and an old ex-BN loco. Brian, do you know where the boxcars were headed? Because I am seriously considering to model that railroad. Maybe I need to pay a visit to good ol Ohio!

How many cars is in the train, and what kinds are they? I looks like there is 1 boxcar, but I can't see any more.

The life-like GP-38 was my first real loco. I started out with a CSX and got 4 more (ATSF, BN, WM, D&H) I eventually got a lifelike E-8, F-40PH, S-7, GP-20, and SW1200, and went on getting about a dozen Atlas and Kato engines. They run fine, but the trick is to take care of it. My Santa...

A nice detail, Bill would be a roadside cross. You could make one out of and old tie, paint it, and glue bits of multi-colored lichen on it. I put one on a tree near a railroad underpass. Anyways, nice work!

At about 9 o'clock on the CSX lines around Hagerstown, all the locals come out and serve all the companies. A few weeks ago I drove by the yard and the switchers were gone doing locals and so was the caboose I thought was abandoned! I freaked out and started driving. I thought it was...

Maybe that's the route it takes back! Now things are starting to make sense!

I don't know of that juice train. Is there one to Chicago or Detroit too? I know the classic one that goes to New Jersey from Fla. Remember when there was a derailment in the Camden Tunnel in Baltimore? The O's games had to be called off. Well... The juice train took the ex-B&O capital sub...

Today I saw a NS intermodual train go by at about 70 MPH. I chased her for about 25 miles. This time I shot it with a digital camera, but unfortnately I'm not sure if you can post digital 15 sec. clips. Anyways I caught it at an at grade crossing outside of Chambersburg Pa. It was powered by...

This evening after dinner I rolled by CSX's (ex-WM) Hagerstown Yard. I was expecting to see a GP-40 pull a few cars around or something like thatj avascript:smilie(':rolleyes:') , and I saw 2 GP-40's, but they were just sitting there. Then I looked over and saw an ex-Conrail B-23-7. That's a...

Ray, I like the cement plant. I'm glad you have some kilns. I have a cement plant on my layout, but it doesn't have a kiln yet. Someday I hope to make one that actually rotates. I hear Guts, Gravel, and Glory makes a kiln, but it is easily breakable because it's made out of plaster. Anyways...

I there is an airpark kit, with planes: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/125-6780 It is retired at walthers, but it has a list of dealers that likely still have it.

CSX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A partner for my conrail sd-60!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONRAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A partner for my sd-80's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW!!!!!!!!!