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One thing I know for a fact, the labels on model railroad boxes can be decieving. While Intermountains steam engines, cab forwards, are totally made in China, the cars are not. The car parts are made in Colorado, packed in large boxes, shipped to China where they are assembled and shipped back...

:thumb:I think it's a great shot!!! Of coarse, having spent 10 years in the Air Force, I'm a little biased. Dick Texas Chief

Trainnut, I've been reading both since the 50's and I lean more toward MR than RMC. But you might want to check into this because MR is consistantly stating that they don't recognize any MR sales or subscriptions except directly from them. Good luck! Dick Texas Chief

:cry:Same here, and I'm on cable also. Dick Texas Chief

:wave:I belong to a local model railroad club and to the Santa Fe Historical and Modeling Society. While these two organizations don't cost me very much money, they pretty much occupy all the free time that I have to spare. Dick Texas Chief:thumb:

If memory serves me right, the brake wheel is always on the "B" end of the car which is supposed to be the rear end. I also agree that it would be almost impossible to consistantly follow this procedure. Dick Texas Chief

:-D You nailed it Chris. Thank you. Dick Texas Chiefsign1

:confused: What's a BNSF??? Dick Texas Chief

I see that my avater is back. Thanks a lot Peter. Dick Texas Chief

Peter, I just managed to get my Avatar installed yesterday and then you go and change everything. Could you possibly re-install my avatar also? Thank you very much. Dick Texas Chief

:thumb: Deano, looking good!! Who's the manufacturer of the cab forward? Looks like an Intermountain unit. Dick Texas Chief

Deano, please let me know how it pulls. I've been thinking about getting one myself but I'm leery since it doesn't have traction tires and I have a 2 and a 3 percent grade on the club layout. Thanks a lot. Dick Texas Chief:wave:

:thumb: Beautiful engine Deano. I'm guessing it's an Intermountain. Am I right? Dick Texas Chief

2-10-0's Dick Texas Chief

:wave: Santa Fe owned 11 of them. Dick Texas Chief

You should enter those in Model Railroaders photo contest. I think you'd stand a good chance!:thumb: Dick Texas Chief

announce1 Train show at ICC in E. Peoria, Il. Sunday 2-18-07, 10:00 am till 3:00 pm. Come see us:wave: Dick Texas Chief

:wave: Can anyone tell me if Santa Fe retained the original whistles on the 2-8-8-2 Y3's that they bought from the N&W, or did they swap them out with thier own type of whistles? Thank you very much. Dick Texas Chief

:thumb: I purchased 2 Bachmann 4-8-4's with DCC on board and programmed them both on the clubs Digitraxx controlled layout with no resistor and no problems. Dick Texas Chief

:wave: Actually, Santa Fe started painting thier engines in the blue and yellow paint,( i.e. bookends), around 1958 and 1959. The cigar band scheme refers to the front logos on the E and F units. All of the passenger E and F units had the cigar band and later the freight F units after the cat...