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    Multimeter testing

    Sounds like you're on the right track. :thumb: (my apologies to Atlas):wave:
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    I hate it when I get the dimensions wrong!

    planning... Squidbait: Nice plan!!! I really like it.
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    HO Scale pedestrian bridge

    Looks good, Jeffrey! I think I'll just take the elevater,(what!!?? no elevator??) :eek: Maybe I'll just try to run between the trains!! All those steps!! UGH!! sign1
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    This was sitting in my friend's engine track!

    I was recently reading on either GM (EMD)or GE, that they were introducing locos with the center pivot idea. They claimed there new design would allow passenger and freights to run an average speed of 100 mph+ Pretty cool looking, too.
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    Analogue power questions...

    Well, if you are running two trains on two different sets of tracks, may I suggest using two power packs/transformers and having one of them on a timer, such as is used by photographers in their darkrooms? Gra-lab makes a nice one with two power outlets. I don't have a photo of one, but you will...
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    A live derailment caught on tape! Thanks to greg pope in nc

    Reminds me of an old verse that I'm sure mmost of you already know: I'm not allowed to run the train, the whistle I can't blow I'm not allowed to say how far and when the train will go. I'm not allowed to let off steam, or even ring the bell, But let the darn thing jump the tracks, and see...
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    layout "contest"

    Thanks, Galen. :thumb:I really like your ideas. and you present them in a very logical way. (My wife says I'm too logical at times.) I guess it comes from some of the training I've had. (pun intended.) sign1
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    Dragon river steel's coming along well.

    What can I say?? What everyone else has said!!! Great work!!! :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
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    22 gauge wire

    I hate when I drop things. :curse:
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    Beware Non-Model RR Auction posters on Ebay

    Yes! I agree! watch out for the snakes! I ran across a guy, who after paying him, I complained he had not been honest in his listing. He basically, cussed me out and said he would give a very negative feedback. I told him I didn't really care, because I had a higher satisfaction rating than he...
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    HO Scale Philadelphia

    ac: absolutely and positutely fantabulous :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
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    Newkirk colliery 0-6-0

    Is that Gold I see lying around on that loco???
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    A live derailment caught on tape! Thanks to greg pope in nc

    Caution: (speed) bump ahead! It's a wonder that the loco didn't do a side flop!!
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    Pulaski Virginia Train Depot fire

    I'm sorry, that I don't have any photos to show, but last Sunday night, the railroad depot in Pulaski caught fire and was 70% destroyed. It had been serving Pulaski County and city as a museum. I don't know if it was still housing model railroads, or not. There has been no mention of that on...
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    History Channel - another Train Series!!!

    Gec... did de' debil make you do it?? :evil: (And I have yet to experience a TV "add.")sign1
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    Starting a layout

    Welcome to the greatest forum on the greatest hobby! (And amen to the not going full throttle all the time!)
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    Newkirk colliery 0-6-0

    Looks very nice! :thumb: :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
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    Klein ladle carrier {Steel mill related}

    Fantastic, work, Patrick!!! :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
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    Maine style garage in HO scale

    Fantabulous!
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    RPO pick-up

    baggy mail It used to take three to four days for mail to cross the country; now it takes a week to move it a couple of hundred miles! Go figure! :confused::confused::confused: