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Great job, however I think I would have a word with the railroad mechanical department about maintaining your rolling stock. Of course...

I think we need to get real sanders on our steam locomotives! Otherwise, double-heading or doubling the hill appears to be the only...

That's model railroading! ;-D

I guess I don't see the problem here. We generally have unprototypically steep grades, sometimes (as do I) with sharp curves at both...

You are lucky to have planned for a large turntable. I had only a 90 footer (all that was available at the time), and it isn't long...

On the old Athearn blue box six axle Alco PA's, with the metal side frames, I would remove the wheels from the middle axles, leaving the...

Is that why my "hacksaw conversion" Mantua 2-10-4, even though the locomotive weighs just under two pounds, will just about handle six...

Sounds like your power pack doesn't have sufficient amperage rating to handle both engines at the same time. You might need a booster unit.

Welcome, MQ-Michael! Tyco may be a Japanese word for "junk", but Tyco was simply the name of the outfit that took over from Mantua...

Howdy, All, A few days ago a gent posted something about balsawood structures. I found a photo of my meat processing plant, but can't...

McLeod - Don't sell your balsa wood buildings short! I built a meat packing plant based on an article in a 1950's (???) Model Railroader...

As a Q lover, I really loved the twin E7's pulling the Empire Builder from Chicago to the Twin Cities. Never rode that one, but did ride...

Nice weathering job on those cars. Almost look real!

Repeal the law of gravity? No? Then I guess having a barrier along the facia works the best. Just need to be sure the overhang of the...

Engineer on Zephyr 9900 in the late 1940's...instead of riding in the passenger cars with my parents!