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    Forum Turnoff

    Checking the forum today - I see two locked N scale topics - both resurrected from the past by new members to this forum ( less than 4 posts each ) who obviously found a topic from the past that interested them and wanted either more info or at least comment on them. The poster slammed them to...
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    Steel City N Scale Club - Hamilton

    Hey Everyone; It is my sad duty to confirm any rumours out there in the Southern Ontario Model Railroad community, fellow N Scalers, and with the various Model Railroad On-line forums. The Steel City Model Railroad Club which operated in Hamilton Ontario had lost its expansive layout...
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    Altoona Bound

    I apologize for the mass posting on all my fav forum sites but I am looking for a broad spectrum of advice. Driving from Canada to Altoona at the end of the month for a weekend – my first visit. Other than the ‘Curve, What other ‘must sees’ are there ? I want to make sure I get the most out of...
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    Stunning PrototypeTrackwork

    About a week ago, the crews were working after dark every night laying new track on the double main at the end of my backyard. This is a relatively high(er) speed mainline on the CN Toronto to Windsor Corridor. They redid both the North and South track and I thought I'd post a fine example of...
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    CTV's W-5 to report on CN Rail Safety

    For those Canuck Railfans.... I saw a commercial tonight for the next edition of the news program W-5. It appears they are doing a program on CN (?) Rail Safety. Next Weekend - Feb 10th or 11th on CTV It may be a good watch Set the VCR or pVR
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    GO Transit - green ?

    Any one tried or knows the closest match for GO Transit('s) Green for a paint project I'm considering?
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    VIA Colour Assistance Emergency

    Can anyone help my friend in the 'states with the correct paint for the VIA f40Ph passenger locomotives ? Need the brand paint match for the yellow - the blue - and the grey. Thanks in advance
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    Seeking N Scale Undecorated Kato f40ph's

    Anyone know where I can obtain one or two of these units - I've exhausted my usual haunts and am equally exhausted. Feel Free to PM me - Thanks in advance.
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    ? on Starting an N Scale Group

    Recently speaking to two LHS owners - I have established that there are numerous other 'N' Scalers in my town/county. Rather then immediately trying to form a 'club' per se - I wanted to form a network - that could share their interest, ideas and talents to help each other out and/or bounce...
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    Brass Locomotive Expert Needed

    I picked up a Hallmark N scale GP9 that requires an expert to make it run again....anyone here know of someone familiar with this kind of thing - who could diagnose and possibly bring it back to life ? Someone in Canada would gain extra points but it's not a necessity.
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    MRC Synchro Sound Box Question

    I picked up one of these units in my LHS today on a lark. He had one running with a steam diorama and it caught my 'ear. I bought the diesel unit - hooked it up as per instructions to my Control Master 20 and find it somewhat interesting enough. I am running DC analog. (My 8 year old winces...
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    Docu-Drama-The National Dream (Canadian)

    So while flipping through the satellite channels this past weekend - I noticed they were showing an episode of Pierre Berton's CBC epic 'The National Dream' (for those not familiar..it was a docu-drama about how the railroad was built west in the 1800's). I hadn't seen this since my grade 5...
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    ? DYI Centrebeam/Bulkhead Loads

    Okay....were a pretty smart bunch of people here aren't we ? Can anyone else see the unbelievable cost of pre-made loads for these cars especially in N Scale ? I'm assuming the store bought loads are just a printed paper wrapping a very light wood product. I'm sure someone out there more...
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    Anything RR themed in Bracebridge ON ?

    Just in case I have to escape the family and do a little solo wandering while on vacation - are there any RR points of interest in or close to Bracebridge; (And please don't mention the Santa's Village train ) - heading up the first week of August.
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    Missing Pages - N Scale Trackplans 1970's

    I pulled out my "really old" N Scale Track Plans by MR'er Russ Larson from 1970. In my 'no mind youth' I lost pages 37 through 40. If someone has a copy, could ya to scan the pages and send them to me. It would be greatly appreciated.
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    Atlas GP40-2 question

    I have just acquired a pair of these locomotives brand new (very - very good deal). I took them to my train club last night and was told by a couple of members that they have had non stop problems with them. ie; intermittant running, not running, etc. Is there or was there a problem with these ...
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    Remembrance Day

    Please do not forget to stop whatever you are doing and observe 2 minutes of silence on Remembrance Day; be that at work, at home or wherever. Think of the huge sacrifice so many have made in the past and still do for us now to ensure our well being. Those from the past (there are fewer and...
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    Chicken or the egg ?

    After you've waited twenty years and finally have the space, the equipment, the time, the money and you're down to the last 10 feet of mainline to lay - do you you ballast now (while it looks like "the plywood/foam central") or wait till you put you basic scenery in (ie mountains,hills etc)...
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    SD60 vs SD50

    Can someone tell me if the Atlas sd50 is shorter in length than an Atlas sd60 - with the shells removed ? I need to know if there is a difference in measurement from the end of the front truck to end of rear truck. I do not have an sd50 in my consist to make the comparison and I'm working on...
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    Ideal Power Pack Placement

    Here's a question for those electrically dominant. The specs : 8 feet wide /24 feet long "U" shaped layout. Where is the best place to locate my 2 control master 20's to acheive balanced power throughout the layout.? They obviously have hand held controls which will be positioned around the...
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