I use some n-scale cork roadbed for some sidings and spurs. Yes it is narrower but it doesn't really matter since I use it only for the height....
Maybe the model manufacturers should align themselves with decal makers. Make the models with the correct paint scheme and supply decals from a...
I've read the Trains article and it's great!
Let me add my two cents in for Athearn. I have over 200 blue-box freight cars and 22 diesels. Adding KD's, metal wheels, grabs, and weathering...
Welcome JPB. Friscobob, I went to that show, but didn't catch this thread until today. Sorry I missed the opportunity to meet you. JPB, repeating...
Hey friscobob, Silver Spike Hobbies is a discounter in Denton TX, a lot closer than Ft Worth is to Sherman-Dennison. It's a small one-man shop...
Martyn is correct with his response, 5003 is an SD40. I own a pair of each and I have not had any problems with the SD40-2's. I will be more...
I have used all of the KD clones and the only one worth a darn is the Accumate. It doesn't always mate well with the other clones but does well...
I live near a small town named Era TX (pop. 350). That's about 50 miles due north of Watash in Ft. Worth. This place is so small that my mail...
All three that I own run well. The detailing is reasonably good with one exception. Mine are Santa Fe and the font size for the cab numbers is not...
I'm a materials and scheduling mamager for a 600 employee manufacturing company. I miss the days in the plant where I could watch trains running...
I understand your nightmare,on my layout I have 72 turnouts. I have used scrap computer cables to help organize the wiring. I route the cables...
slimjim, I appreciate both your reply and the link, and everyone else for their input. Since I don't need the SE for operational purposes, I'm now...
I'm just starting a new layout that I'm using 32" easements into 28" radius curves. I want too use superelevation on some of these curves but I...
Any Warbonnet scheme is exceptional
You know you're a railfan when you refer to the freeway exits as diverging routes
What's on my workbench? Eight more Proto 2000 covered hoppers in need of re-numbering, a half-dozen or so un-built building kits, and some flatcar...
