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Val... We're going in a similar direction. After the holidays I have to finish my RR room and get ready for the benchwork in the Spring. Looking good! Keep us posted on the progress!! Russ

Jon, your father will always be with you. My father died when I was a boy and sometimes I feel him with me when I'm working on the house...something I remember him doing. Your father was blessed with a very accomplished life and a loving family...he certainly will always be with you. God bless...

Here's some views of the Erie mainline station in Hawthorne, NJ. I used to hang out here as a kid and play on these tracks with the other neighborhood kids. Drove our parents sick with fear and worry! When the street grade crossing with the Erie tracks was eliminated in the late 40s, the street...

Small Station Good Morning, Crew! These photos were taken by my father in the early 60s. The Hawthorne, NJ NYS&W station is still there and looks the same. I was in it once as a boy and it's been one of my favorite small stations. Note the location...right up against the street! The crossing...

Arlington, Ohio 1912...from my postcard collection. :p

Here's an interesting wreck that I staged on my friend's layout! :D

I take it that there are no rockslide detectors along that section of track? :confused: I know they're used by roads in other sections of the country, but if the boulder bounced out and away from the embankment and then onto the tracks, a slide detector wouldn't have been activated.

Jon... Family has to come first....we will not be judged by the money in our bank accounts but by the compassion in our hearts. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your folks.

Hey, Jet... Yeah, I have to get a couple of 70 tonners myself. I'm interested to see if John over at AMB LaserKit comes out with parts for it like he did for the 40 ton GE steeple cab. This will be my medium duty road switcher. I'm still trying to figure out what to get for my fast 'n heavy...

Gladly! :)

Good Afternoon, Crew! I've been trying to get at my RR room in the basement (counts towards modeling, right? ;) ). I Dry-Locked the stone and mortar walls about 3 years ago and it needed a couple of spot patches. I have had a dividing wall with basic wiring in since early spring and now I...

I'm with you on the early diesels. The NW2 switcher would be another great selection. I found an undec Kato model on eBay, painted, and lettered it for the Erie. BLI has a PRR NW2, but the price is up there at $179.00 MSRP. I have two of the P1K RS2s in Erie awaiting the addition of correct...

Same to you, UP, and all of our Gauge friends! I'm taking a break from the action to check out the postings...the kids are watching TV, there's a Scrabble game going on in the dining room, I'm taking a break from washing dishes (my wife said it's OK :p ), and there's 3 kinds of pie with ice...

Okay....I had to vote for everything! How about adding a category like 'Paying the credit card bill each month'? :D :eek: :D :curse: :D :( :D

Model Railroad Warehouse has just posted a shot of the pre-production Baldwin Class B brass body kit and it looks great! Just ready for your own details and stuff to hang off of it. It's designed to use the Bachmann 70T diesel motor trucks. Here's the link: http://www.mrrwarehouse.com There's...

Hey, SAL... I host two websites...usslawrence.com and railroadpostcards.com I'm in the process of updating both. The postcard site is my own hobby and I'm going to add more content this weekend complete with thumbnail links to higher resolution scans. The usslawrence.com is a site dedicated...

Just in for my collection....an unused North Shore Line blotter! :wave:

Jim's right, Loco. I've heard Floquil described as an enamel, but it works well with high-quality lacquer thnners. I've used Sherwin-Williams automotive lacquer thinner and I almost always use acetone now except for Scale Coat. The acetone dries out faster and makes cleaning up easy, too. :wave:

Good Morning, Crew! :wave: I started in on my 'forgotton project' project. I have a number of 90% (or less) completed projects that need to be finished up so that I can get them off of the bench and packed away. A tank car that needs one last decal and a coat of flat lacquer. A caboose that...

Wow! Another Russ!! Welcome to The Gauge!!! Russ :wave: