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First Passenger for Trip Up the N-Scale Spline Helix
I've been laying track in one of the 10-track staging yards that are fed by the two spline helices that were built. The picture below shows Staging Yard A on the right side of the peninsula.
heard a new word today
The word: Ferroequinologist And what does it mean? Ferro = iron, equin = equine = horse, ologist - study of, and putting it together "Studier of iron horse" or "studier of trains" or in simpler terms --> "railroad fan"
What do model railroaders mean by the term "soon"?
I notice there are numerous instances where model railroaders use the term "soon" to describe when an event is going to happen or a goal will be reached. Some manufacturers have items arriving or shipping "soon" that have been in that state for months (if not longer); I've got benchwork that's been approaching "completion" since 2010...
Armchair Modeling
In the April issue of MRH mag some writers panned my area of comfort and expertise, Armchair Modeling. I have been doing it for many years and blogging about it for the last 2 years or so. There is also another down under.
Humor>Model Railroad Terms as Others May See Them>02/03/14
Have you ever wondered what others see when they listen to a conversation between a group of Rounders? Maybe something like these:
I have updated and moved the pictures to the Freight Car Terms post to save room and time.
NOTE: You may be able to see the pictures better if you click on them.
Regards, John *************************
After God created the world, He made man and woman. Then, to keep the whole thing from collapsing, He invented humor. <> Guillermo Mordillo
Coming in June?
Do you think there might be a touch of irony in this? On the Derailments page of the June 2013 issue, the announcement for stuff coming in the next issue says "Coming in June."
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