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Must be the only shop in town to give bad service like that. They get a lump of coal for their Xmas. I hate it when shop clerks act like jerks. Hope you can swap for something you can use, then never go back.

The rail joiners may be just loose enough that you can swap them for some Atlas plastic (insulated) ones. AFAIK the turnouts are power routing. You may need to modify the tirnout to be sure both ends are lined correctly. There may finally be a book out about using EZtrak. Look in the Jan...

The January 09 issue of RMC has a great article about a "new" diesel shop at Marion on the Erie. The story of the facility should give you a lot of ideas for the future. Some great pictures of inside the shop.

Alco's RS1 is considered to be the first roadswitcher. 1,000HP on a carbody with an extended frame, road trucks, and a larger fuel tank. The high cab relative to the carbody improved visibility. Having plenty of steps gave a crewman a place to stand instead of doing so much walking. For a...

The FT's were produced from '39 till about '45 when the F2's & F3's replaced them. The passenger E6's had a short production from '39-41. The war demands prevented any more E's to be made. The E7 was a post-war product from 46 on. This left a gap for FT's to fill. There was a set of 2 FT's AB...

Now it sounds like you need a "hers" train?:thumb: May I suggest one of the Athearn/MDC 2-8-0 or 2-6-0 with a set of either the longer Overland or shorter Overton coaches? I recently saw a ATSF painted set that looked fery nice & colorful. Very high on the cute factor. Either steamer runs very...

In '89 when the FT's were 50 years old, EMD had a public show at the La Grange plant. An AB set of the FT 103's were restored to their original paint. In 91 they were on display at the California RR museum. Most of them were retired & traded in on GP30-35 power in the early 1960's. A FT set...

I'd test it before it goes back. It's possible that later runs are better than the first one. First test is to be sure the wheels are OK & in gague. A big clue is if the engine comes with the new Bachmann knuckle coupler, not the old Crapido. Your best bet for DCC maybe to get one of the new...

Since the camera is the automatic type, there isn't much that can be done with it. Flood it with light (outdoors) on a clear day. Watch for sales on cameras. You may enjoy an older Nikon or Canon thats getting down into the $400-$500 range. Either one could be a good one to learn about DSLR's...

Titans 47 Lions 10 The 11-1 Titans :mrgreen: :thumb:carved up the poor 0-12 Lions :cry: announce1:curse: Sorry Lions you need a bailout bad, before you go 0-16 Happy Thanksgiving despite a poor day for pro football

If you use igoogle to get to Google Earth, you can find collections of maps. For example, Gas Buddy.com may use Google Map to plot the locations of gas stations in your area with the price. Some Google Maps have been put into the public domain. there can also be links that put pgotos in the...

You may have enough industries in your layout. I'd look at some commercial type structures: a hardware store, a beanery,etc. You may want a truck stop & gas station. A Pilot near me has one facility with 2-3 bays for gas & another section for trucks. It seems a lot of industrial sites get a smog...

I'd be tempted to drop the Inglenook to make the whole layout a bit wider. That can be one way to reduce the 3% & 4% grades. As drawn, you would have to back out of the Inglenook to go forward with a train. Needs an outlet to the mainline and at least a pocket for the switch crew. I'd put the...

I have heard on another Forum there will be no PC train set this year. The series may have ended due to poor sales of the last one. I have seen some Lionel items at Target & Linens N Things. With the bankruptcy of L&T they has some 10% closeout sale on some items. Could be a way to get a...