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Brakie I am sure you will be able to ID this for me but if not anybody else wanna give it a try I bought it from a guy that said it was a RR telephone?? but trying to figure out what it is and how it works???? I am thinking from the OD green bag it came in it might be military issue but I have...

But here is somthing to think about also bo's are not homeless for the most part most had a home that they would returne to for a while then get the wanderlust and go traveling again some are but not all. Look at it this way have you ever gone on vacation what if you lost your wallet and didnt...

One more thing for us to think about !!! What is a Hobo and Why is He? A hobo is a man who builds palaces and lives in shacks. He builds Pullmans and rides the rods. He serves T-bone steaks and get the soup bone. He builds electric-light plants and burns oil. He builds opera house and goes to...

And yes I do model Hobos on my layout I am in the process of modeling the National Hobo cemetary that is in Britt if you like I will post photos of both just ask

Please dont think that all of Minnesota is like that I live here to and can say we are not all small minded like that.. And I sincerly hope this is not sacraligous?? but I consider the Jesus that I pray to as a God fearing Christian to be a hobo somwhat also, "he traveled to do his work, never...

You might not belive this but the three times that I have been to Britt to the National Convention I have seen only a handfull of people drinking in the jungel and of those handfull I only saw one that was totaly wasted I dont know about out on the rails but as far as Britt is concerned if you...

I started in HO relized I didnt have enuf room to do all the stuff I wanted to so I sold all that and turned to N with the help of the N scaler at the club. I am a RTR type but ocasionally bash some buildings together you can get a lot more stuff in a N scale layout but there is a lot more...

Or have our friends from the North been tipping so many back that they already ran the pond dry trying to keep up.:)

Actully the Otter Vally RR club house is at the fairgrounds in Sibly Iowa we have the Prairie Lakes Spring meet and swap coming up that we are hosting anybody wanting the Who What When on it let me know I will post the info if you might be in the area and wnat to stop in for a look see:thumb:

yea its amazing what you DONT see till you put the cam on the tracks to get a photo it has become my personal vigal to take the duster to the Giant mutant spiders we have down in Iowa yard but didt catch that one till after I got the pic:curse: And yes there is a stand of windmills up on...

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Hey wanted to try out the new cam so I took a ride down to Iowa to check out what was happining on the Otter Vally line. Lots of power to look at and things going on have a look and let me know what yall think!!

caught a photo Ok finally caught up with the Mum and got a pic of the caboose bell somwhat disapointed that she had repainted it but somone might recognize it so here it is

I should have just sent brakie a pm on this he's always my go to guy!!! :thumb: Still trying to catch up her to get photos!

Hey my mother was asking me about a bell that my grandpa had brought home when working the Omaha and into the CNW years he had said it was a caboose bell anybody heard of such a thing or what one was for?? I've never heard of such a thing and might stop in tomorow to take a look at it and see...

Thanks for the heads up I run mostly diesels and might get a steamer later so that will come in handy:thumb:

Thanks Shay. I am thinking that I might be adding that on to the end of the layout I am building now I really like the layout with the switching and whatnot

This looks like just as good a place to bring this up as any. I was reading the Jan. MRR mag and love the I think its the black river that they are building in HO scale but what I am wondering is how does the bench wortk table break down in N scale is it 50% smaller? Its built on a 4x8 so would...

I have a photo of one patch that runs through town every once in a while and if memory serves me correct the have left two yet that run with the heritage unit..