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    For Sale: 2 Rock Island E Units 1:1 Scale- $100,000 Firm

    I wish - I got to the Quad Cities eleven years after the ROCK folded. ATLANTA was at the end of my world - by rights, I should model the Gainesville-Midland RR (and have a LOT less locos!). Would have been nice to see those E's come in with the QC Rocket !!! AMTRAK is thinking again...
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    For Sale: 2 Rock Island E Units 1:1 Scale- $100,000 Firm

    CRIP 652 would look nice sitting beside the Zephyr at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry!
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    Back from the hospital again.

    Sorry Gil - may God grant you His peace and love. I remember this great song from Chariots of Fire. My tastes run more to Vangelis than ELP these days !!! (They gave a great concert at the U of Ga once upon a time, however!)
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    Help!

    Precision Craft Models Of course, "soon" to Broadway may be over a year !!!
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    Any PC guys here? (off topic)

    Having TWO hard drives go down this year at work, I now back up all my important files on my USB drive/key.
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    HO operation on a car battery.

    Would this work ??? Orion Telescopes and Binoculars - Dynamo&#153 Pro 17 12-Volt DC Power Station
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    coupler..why dont they stay coupled

    You might look at the conversion list at the Kadee website for info: Kadee® Quality Products Co. - HO Coupler Conversions Looking around the site might help with other questions, also.
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    Proto SD60m

    Some quick googles: Proto 2000 HO SD60 EMD SD60M HO Modeling: Conrail Cyclopedia
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    We don’t get no respect do we Rodney?

    The RRs have to justify any such expenditures to their stockholders - maybe we are lucky that the UP keeps their steamers going for railfans !!!
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    Mixing Engines

    Mixing locos was the norm with the Rock Island - so much so that a photo of three MUed GP38-2s was labeled as "unusual" ! Examples: GP38-2 MUed with either a GP7, SD40-2, GP40, or a U25B !!!
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    Phoenix group is growing!

    Thanks, TrainNut! Will try to get to one or two of them while I'm in town!!
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    Phoenix group is growing!

    Speaking of Phoenix and Area ... I will be in the area in a few weeks - what are the local opinions of the best hobby shop in the area (I have seen the "An Affair with Trains" website), as well as the Gadsden-Pacific museum down in Tucson (I will be in Tucson on the one day it is open in May...
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    John Henry / The lengend?

    Thanks for posting the photos, Lester - very interesting, and some great shots!
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    Do Walthers Keep Anything In Stock!?!?!?

    A point: Always check the Walther's WEB SITE to see if the product is available - LHSs (and modelers) that rely on an old print copy (or the book) have hopelessly outdated data! My LHS doesn't have a clue about the 'net - so I look it up there FIRST before I place an order with the LHS...
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    Foam, Cork, & Track

    IF it has it - my blue foam did not. - George
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    General HO questions...

    Well, probably not - I would put a decoder in it and use it powered with the other locos. If I had to go with a kitbashed dummy, I would go with the Walthers I suppose.
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    General HO questions...

    The Kato is the superior F40PH by far !!! Superb running and fantastic detail.
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    Any digitrax guys here?

    What is the loco ??? If it is an Atlas, verify the plug is is the DCC position instead of the DC position! If not an Atlas (or an Atlas with the plug in the correct position), try using a program track.
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    Your Favorite HO Scale Manufacturer?

    Walthers did buy the "Life-Like" name along with the Proto (P1K, P2K) train line and other toy products made by the old LL. However, it seems that they have stopped using the "Life-Like" name with the high end P1K, P2K train line - the current flyer reads "New Products from Walthers"...
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    After 15yrs,whats new?

    Besides DCC, there is fantastic detail and sound!
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