Harold, I sure hope we'll see increased traffic. That line runs about 1/2 mile from my house. Normally don't see but about 2-3 trains a day....
I'll be watching this thread with interest. Though I've lived in Wilson, NC since 1999, Albany, GA is "home". (That's about 35 miles SSW of...
I agree with Harold on that. I live in Wilson, but often go to rocky Mount to railfan. Do you have any guesses about where they'll park this...
Give him a chance. He's got thousands of pictures to look thru !
Its called the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway. Also known as a "funicular" railway. There are only 2 cars, counterbalanced by cable, both...
I don't think that you can go wrong if you use Atlas code 100 track and Peco turnouts. This combination admittedly isn't as eye appealling as...
While in Rocky Mount, NC this morning, I got to see the CSXT 9478 remote control car in operation. As luck would have it, the batteries in my...
Hey Flash, The Whopper Hopper is pretty cool. I stopped by to admire it again this morning in fact. You should have hung around! LOL...
FlamesFan, Good luck on your new layout. One thing to keep in mind is that most people's first layout is really just a learning experience....
I've considered ordering a couple of the Ring Engineering EOTs, but just haven't got around to it. Has anyone here tried them? Duane S Wilson, NC
Jai, I've bought a collection of the Norscott Cat equiptment, (about 20 so far) with the intention of doing exactly what 2slim has suggested....
Bob, Gee, I wish that I was younger and had a volunteer engineer job like you. I envy you. For several reasons. Really. But please...
Bob, I beg to differ in regard to your comment that, "Digitrax isn't particularly customer friendly. They charge you for every problem that...
Thanks Harold, I also go to Rocky Mount occassionally to watch CSX. It's not that I dislike them or anything, I enjoy railfanning them quite a...
My nostalgic roads are SAL, ACL, SCL, COG, and Southern. My modern road IS Norfolk Southern. I see lots more of CSX, but don't feel inclined to...
Well that's certainly thought provoking. We have a CSX / NS crossing and interchange connection here in Wilson, NC, where CSX is in control....