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For years I have see and heard people talk about rare cars. Well B&O #62 and New Haven #60 are 2 very rare Locomotivrs. I know of no one else hsving them. I still haven't seen another one of either of these two. That rare word has been used speaking of a particular item at train hows and 2 or 3...

My present HO building project. require me to draw up a footprint to be first layed out, them scale drawings for all walls that need to be built. then that once assemnbles a roof to to built yo top the nodel off. All done for the little known Railroad Depot lost to time. Built jointly by The...

I went to the Franklin NJ, train show last Saturday May, 6, 2023. I think this is their first train show since the Covid shutdown. The shows use to be at the Armoery here in Franklin. This show was at the Fire departments hall a few blocks away.. I got their late after 12 noon but still found 2...

My current station I am working on is a Kibri one from the 1950- 60's. So far I have repaired on e of the three. Replaced the center one completly with a new supporting structure and repainted the three roof sections. I am looking to get a replacement for the missing L shaped balcony or scratch...

HObbyline HO collectors take note: Life and the acquisition of Vintage collectable HO trains hasn't stopped. But it has slowed down quite a bit just like me. The main problem with collecting vintage trains is those uncatalogued items that keep turning up you can't account for. They match...

* This roundhouse is one that was in service on or before 1838. Located in Jersey City NJ. It was built by the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company. This structure isn't just a roundhouse but also a machine shop and a Locomotive assembly and repair shop. Three different purposes shops...

** Here I'll post what is going on the this PGW facility. Presently 2 old 1830's coaches have been rebuilt and delivered to Bergen points freight station. They will be transferred to The first turntable section track behind the PGW offices. The PGW started a Rail Fan day 4 or 5 years back and...

* I'll start of with a photo of my layout at a very difficult time. "The Little People Revolution". Yes they are there! Sometimes everywhere! If not hiding in buildings and under trees, inside of tunnels and caves! These sneaky little buggers sole purpose is to get even with layout operators who...

** This is the first Railroad Terminal built in New Jersey on the Hudson River. It provided a terminal connection from the New Jersey Rail Road and transportation company, and the Powel's Hook ferry service to New York City. A uncompleted terminal opened in 1834, when the railroad was being...

* In the past I posted photos and info here on a pair of these kitbashed decapods. I back dated them to very close to as the USRA leased them to railroads during WW1. The main difference is I left the electric lighting systems on the engines for they were leased with oil headlights and marker...

Plain build of a CRRofNJ class D4 4-4-0c. * looking for information, photos and Elevation drawings of any of the 5, D4, 4-4-0c camelbacks. These locomotives were built as Class D2 rear cab 4-4-0's, with wagon top boilers in June of 1882. They all went into the Ashley shops and were I quote...

* This is my last completed Scratch N Bash Project. The locomotive body is scratch built and made to fit a AHM drive made by Pocher which was kitbashed to change its appearance. The Pocher tender is used and kit bashed to look appropriately. * This camelback was never available as a ready to...

I finished this a year ago. Again a Bachmann 2-8-0 drive and a scratch built body. toptrain

A scratch built body on a Bachmann 2-8-0 drive. I finished this over a year and a half ago. toptrain

The body is a bronz streamlined economy hudson loco body. I first tried a old brass mountain frame. I tried it as a mountain and it didn't work out. I removed a driver and tried it as a pacific or hudson. The brass frame just didn't work out. I went to the Mantua Pacific frame and drive and had...

Question : Why has my ability to edit my photos and text been taken from me. I have not been notified of this change. frank toptrain1

* This was their last show till September. It was OK. Nothin to get all excieted about. The only new thing I did buy was a Bachmann E-33 in PG. Everything else was old used stuff. A pair of Bachmann NYC 4-8-4s that need help. Also 10 or so cars. I sold Zip --- Nothing. The only thing I could...

* Bachmann steam locomotives have a split frame. By this I mean their are two cast metal frame parts. You can say a left and right. These are insulated from one another. The left, firemans side picks up power from the rail below it. Power then goes from this frame to one side of the motor. Thro...

I will be adding photos of my Pennsylvania Railroad steamers here by class. I'll start with A class and end with the T class. Articulates like the CC class, HC class, and HH class will follow them. frank

A place to post your photos of your railroad stations. On my last layout here is Upper Snake Gultch with a Union Pacific and B&O passenger train stopped their. Down bellow is Lower Snake Gultch. frank