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Thanks... I'm appreciating the feedback a great deal. Since mine is a more modern-era layout, the presence of a turntable isn't necessary... I'll need a place to potentially turn locomotives, but it doesn't necessarily have to be here... I am getting closer to actually buying some sort of...

Mike... I had meant to ask this when I visited you in Calgary, what's your source for the extra/super detailing bitz for your locomotives? I'm going to see if I can manage a conversion of an SD70Mac into an SD75I, but it will depend on what sorts of bits and pieces are available. These...

Okay... so I post too much for someone who's just starting out. However, I finally managed to get my hands on a base-end DC power pack... I pulled out my track, my cars, my three locomotives, and gave them a whirl on my dining room table. I even managed to do a bit of switching with a single...

Given my space considerations, I'm leaning towards a stub yard that may have a mirror at one end. However, if a through yard is possible, I may try it out. Scenery wise, I am thinking that I may do a city setting with perhaps an interchange track, and a team track just off of the yard. Again, it...

I have both Tony Koester's Book (Operations), and John Armstrong's track planning book. I've found them VERY helpful in trying to develop ideas for my yet-to-be built layout. It's actually given me some critical analysis tools to look at existing layout plans that I may find in a Model RR mag...

I'm not sure if this new forum is exactly the place for this, but would it be helpful to post threads based around certain industries, and how traffic flows to and from them? Given where I live, I may be able to provide some photographic examples of how rail services the auto industry. Some...

I think for my end of things I'm looking for a complete redesign... I'm looking for a more functional yard in the same amount of space. If it means eliminating the cement plant and relocating the passenger station, that'd be fine by me... I kinda wish I had 3rd Planit or some sort of...

Okay... Now that I am back at my computer, here's an approximation of the Yard done in Atlas' RTS. It is not fully accurate, as the actual plan uses Peco turnouts and flextrack. However, I am hoping that this gives enough of an idea of what is present, and what I could change. The curves...

Well... my collection of equipment continues to grow, preceeding the inevitable building of my first layout. However, I find myself migrating back towards doing some track planning for it. I've been trying to keep things reasonably simple for a first time layout build, and yet still be able to...

I have appreciated his feedback to even us new N-Scalers... Please extend our best wishes and prayers...

Looking good! And me envious of someone else starting their layout! Tell me, I like the plan you started with, but can you share how you went from that to the L-Shape you're working with?

The more I watch this line, the more I end up seeing in terms of consists and such. As for the EMD, it was a blue and white scheme... so yes, most likely an SD60... It didn't have the wide cab, but the flank was similar to an SD70Mac... I also see Norfolk Southern and BNSF on this line as...

I'm not sure, but I think I saw the same CSX SD40-2 8064 in London, Ontario Canada yesterday. The reason I say I think is because the number I initally remembered was 8604. However, in looking at the Bull Sheet :rolleyes: I realized that 8604 is the number assigned to an SD50... This was clearly...

Hey All, Driving home today I swung by the local rail yard to see what sorts of activity the bustling metropolis of London, Ontario, Canada had in store. Much to my surprise I saw a rather interesting multi-road consist... In the lead was CN2667 a C44-9W... no big deal... Second was...

Well... in some respects I'm not surprised... I live 2 hours directly east of Detroit, and the fastest route between Detroit and Buffalo New York is north of Lake Erie... Just so happens to be on our side of the border :) So far I've seen BNSF & SF, NS, UP, GT (duh), Via, Amtrak, and of...

Looking good Hoss! I'd make use of both structures if you figure you have the space. The nice thing about modelling is that if you don't like how something looks, you can always paint it! :) For your interest as well, I dropped my brother off at the local train station this morning. Just...

Any word if Kato may be doing a re-release of the C44-9W?

Looks good... do you have a track plan to post, other than the schematic that you have available? I'm curious to see an overview of the whole thing, and where the yard fits into it... Looking good!

I priced out the 1015/1016s yesterday. Nice and inexpensive, even from the expensive LHS. I probably won't get around to doing the coupler replacement work until I acquire the second locomotive and have some track to run it on. That having been said... it's good that it's easily available...

Given the potential size of my layout MIGHT have 9 3/4" turns, if I can't work it any other way, I may have to do the 1016 route. That having been said, how thick does the shim have to be? I have some plasticard readily available to me... My CN SD40-2 has MT couplers on it already (yay...