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Well, what I was thinking of was the fact that Southern ran then engines with the cab at the back, so there was more between any obstacles on the tracks and the crew. I just wonder if any other RR did that as well? Michael

Unlike Southern, NS prefers short hood forward! ;)

These next two were not there long, and the sun was too far south for a better picture, so please bear with them. The one on the left is a SOU GP38 high hood and the one on the left is a SOU GP38-2 high hood. Not too many high hoods left running on NS, at least in this neck of the woods! :)...

Next is an ex-Conrail PRR B40-8.

I've been seeing a few interesting engines around the Norfolk Southern Training Center in McDonough, GA this year. I often don't have my camera with me when I get off of work in the morning, so I havn't been able to photograph them since their presence on the siding is not frequent enough to...

We often see the coal train going through Stockbridge. We are on the eastern line of the two lines between Atlanta and Macon. All the cars have Georgia Power markings on them, and are full S/B and empty N/B. All I have ever seen is 2 engines up front and one in the rear. Here are some...

Great idea! This one deserves to go into the Academy! Michael

Don't forget, Val, that location will have an affect on the tides also. Some locations in Maine see 10' to 15' tides, while some locations see only a foot or two. The terrain is a major factor in tide heights. So short answer, go with whatever you think looks good. Hell, anything you can...

Beautiful work. It is good to see that I'm not the only one who takes the older engines and cars and works with them. Now, here is my address so you can ship the engine to me.... :) Michael

I had to use that when I had a presentation I had to give in a class project in college. They make one type for laser printers and one for inkjet. Like Fred said, make sure you use the right side up! :rolleyes: Michael

I would be careful with the 91% Isopropyl. I use that to strip paint from shells! I have to leave them in for a while, so I don't know what a short exposure would do. Just my $0.02 worth (tax and title extra) Michael

Have you checked with seanm? In the Thomas webpage thread, he was offering some free space for RR sites. Perhaps you could work something out with him? Michael

Good! I thought I was crazy for doing that on some of my son's locomotives that the drawbar kept breaking between the engine and the tender. Goes to show you, if a modeler does it, SOMEWHERE there is a prototype that did it too! Michael

No, thanks for posting all this info on the web. My son loves Thomas, and so do a few adult friends of his.... ;) And thanks to Sean for making the space available. Now I don't have to fight Yahoo over "Bandwith Exceeded" messages! Michael

Woodie, for that tip I'm putting you up for Patron Saint of Model Railroaders! :wave: :p :) What a wonderful idea. Can't wait to try it out. I've been putting off finishing the ballasting because of all those $(*#^@ grains refuse to stay put.... Michael

88, I can understand your loss and I wish to offer my condolences. My prayers are with all of you at this time.

You like trains and pipes. Pity you live on the left coast. If you were out here, I'd have somebody to hang out with who likes two of my joys. ;) The web space sounds good. Now I just have to figure out what I would put on it! :confused: :confused: :rolleyes: :D Michael

Sometime before the next century. Hard to nail it down any more than that! :) ;) Lately, I've had enough time to work on some of my son's engines. Just getting a few broken ones back up and running. I'll have to take a picture one of these days.... Michael

I found this through the How Stuff Works website. This guy figured out what real life engines Thomas and the other engines were based on. Check out his site at http://www.geocities.com/martinclutt/awdry/! :thumb: Michael

After 6 months, I finally got Erin to take a nap long enough for me to work on my layout again. Incredible how much time a baby can take up! :rolleyes: Of course, she didn't sleep long so I didn't get much done besides FINALLY putting in the industrial siding I have been wanting to do and...