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I spotted this item in the announcements section of Model Railroader a couple issues back. I sometimes use the company's product, and plus I have a penchant for 40' wood box cars, so I picked one up. The car is offered by Philadelphia Division and is based on an Accurail kit. More info can...

The guys that work for the OC steam department have been in that niche for decades. The guy that oversaw much of the work on this engine was also one of this locomotive's original purchasers way back in the 60's, so has had plenty of time to accumulate this kind of stuff - first for the Hocking...

The last update I got was that it had passed it's boiler tests and completed some shakedown runs, but found one of the driver journals was running hot. They've since de-wheeled her again to correct a 3/32" (or something like that) out of quarter issue with her main driver. The OC's owner's...

Ha! That's the truth. Kanawha, pay attention to this man - he knows of what he talks! I'd personally stress the "judicious" in his bending comment. It's easy to over correct.

I guess I didn't mention that I've had that tool for at least 15 years, but it didn't get a lot of heavy usage during that time. Light grinding and cutting for the most part. Just by sheer chance I'd picked up the 10.2 volt cordless the very day this one broke, which allowed me to finish off...

I find these photos fascinating, and don't believe I've previously shared them. The attached images were taken during restoration of a heavy consolidation (2-8-0 steam locomotive) by the Ohio Central Railroad. While the subject matter is interesting in and of itself, I have a particular soft...