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looks like a old home made something or other.

these was taken in Ottumwa , Iowa. the red engine is a yard engine.

i think he did a great job! but i need work on taking pics....lol

my little town has been restoring the CB&Q depot here, i think they need a caboose or some other cool car to set by the depot. this is a small town will little money,,,,, is there any grants out there that would help pay for a rail car? i know some grants pay for some silly a** things...

when did they start showing up on the rails? and did the rock island really have any?

what is the reason for the different hopper sizes? 2,3 and 4 bay hoppers? is it just that the cars got bigger when the trains/power got bigger? why would they use a 2 bay hopper when a 4 bay can hold twice as much? and are there anything besides grain carried in them?

here is a 1:48 (o-scale) two car garage, its suppose to be a modal of a 24' X 30' but i had to cheat a little to make it fit on the layout where i want. it really comes out smaller then 24 x 30. in 1:48 scale. its not done, im going to put clear plastic in the windows when i get some, need to...

its an multi scale club,

are they going to the way side? i dont think i ever seen any on a major RR, or mainline , just old beat up ones on sidings or in little po dink yards or on little po dink RR. and only hulling junk scrap metal. are they used much at all any more? did they stop production?

we was coming home from the wifes grandma's and we was about to drive under a train going of us on an overpass. low and behold there was an blue "THE ROCK" car. looked like it had seen better days . and it was looked painted over YEARS ago. but the blue was kinda showing through and i could...

i think it would make a great train room tho.

YouTube - SP 4449 4-15-07 crossing at Roberts Oregon

YouTube - BNSF Derailment Locos

everything i had gone !!! layout, box's of new stuff i never got to opens yet. all rolling stock, all engines gone! fire started in a wall, bad wiring, the wall all the stuff was next to. im done, i have had it. i all ready started over 2 times in N scale. moved and what not. the good news...

how good is walthers or likelike, (witch is the same people now) about taking back and replacing or fixing engines that are defective? got my 2 rock island today, on one the front truck is messed up. when you give it power the rear set of wheels on the front truck rares up off the track. then...

i just ordered from walthers two life like proto N gp38-2. road number 4374 and 4379. they are in the blue and white colors. these will be my first proto N engines, i hope i will like them. got a good deal on them. retail is 99.98 each, they was on sale for 56.98 each. got 2 for the...

last night we had 8 puppy's born here, 6 girls, 2 boys. beagles

it is n scale 24" x 48" but i can put two 24" x 48" together if need be. all switch's will be remote, all atlas track. i have 3 main lines . i want all 3 lines to be able to run in and out of the yard. in ether direction. that way i can pull ant train or set of cars on to any line in both...

after 3 1/2 years of being cancer free i got a call today from the doctors office. got one of my blood tests that i do every 4 months was not normal. was too high. have not got the other one back yet. now i have to sit here and wait 30 days to retake it to see what it is then. and hope that...

the postings here have gotten slow here. i can see why tho, i was even MIA for 6 weeks or so, doing things outside.