Selling the Mountain Division to Tacoma Rail (Tacoma Public Utilities) is exactly what ought to be done. It gets the line out of the political...
I am not an employee of TRAINS Magazine, but I did play one on TV... err... but I was a columnist for them for two years. I quit my regular work...
You may have answered your own question. Locals routinely make switching moves. Changing ends every time you back up and pull forward is a...
I browsed backwards through the thread about three times but couldn't figure that out. The Murray Switch is on the mainline in the woods, on a...
Erm... how about trackside? Seriously though, stay away from yards. Unless you are invited onto the property by an employee, or unless you *know*...
Hey Larry: Never been to K-Falls, not much reason to go there, it's not on the way to anywhere really. However it's still alive and kicking, with...
Only parts of Sky will be moved. The Hotel for example stays put. It's been scheduled for a long time. It'll either save Sky, or kill it....
GCOR is used by primarily western railroads. Eastern roads often use NORAC or other variants. That said, there are BNSF and UP specific rules....
TRESTLE Guys... The trestle is nowhere near the Murray Switch. The Murray Switch is on the Mount Rainier Scenic, about 50 miles away, and is the...
*shrugs* I'd prolly post requests for, say, Wishram in the SP&S forum (if there is one) not a BNSF one, but then I always associate routes with...
Sky now, or Sky then?
Drive a train??? This obviously was the rulebook used by the railroads that went under in the panic of 1893.
You should be able to use any transformer or power source in the correct voltage range. There should be a technical note on the unit case where...
Cool Greg! I always like the 70tonners. SP used to use Tiger Stripe version up here on the east side of the valley branches, because they were all...
My preferred material is dense cardbard like that used for the backs of drawing tablets. You can also buy mattboard, it's basically the same...
Steam?????? Then let me repeat myself: <font size=6>NP A3 Northerns!!!</font> :D :D :D (After all, SP&S E-1 Northerns were NP A3s...
Well you have a point there. Oregon couldn't pay additional operating costs for the Starlate for example. Well lets put it this way maybe we could...
Hey Bob! On state budgets, yes and no. Here in Oregon we have a massive fiasco regarding that issue, and they did propose killing the Oregon...
Ha! Matt! I was filling out the card today, and the model I put down was.... the C-636!!! :D SP&S diehard that I am, I love them, tho I have...
Jim: Thanks! An invaluable help! When I get them running I'll post a pic or two.
