Hi, Jack from Star, Idaho.  I need some help.  I have been putting together a Southern Pacific streamline Daylight passenger train.  Not being able to afford the MTH 8 car set, my next option is Athearn.  I have found that the Athearn RTR track really good, nice detail, and affordable.  I am looking for the ATH7963 Vista Dome.  I checked with Horizon Hobbies and they said that they are not sure when they will make another run.  Maybe there is someone out there that may have some for sale or have any ideas where to find some.  I would like

Work continues on the Henderson Building that will find a home in the Hoovertown downtown expansion.  This building will be viewed from approximately three feet - thus the "good enough" principal when it comes to finish.  The ground floor store front is occupied by Pelletier Travel.  The window printing is printed backwards on the rough side (required for printing) of 3M(tm) transparency film.  The travel posters in the windows are printed on card stock that is bowed (curved) to fill the windows and open at the top to allow light from the "light pole"

Tips and tricks 4 for Easy Model Railroad Inventory is going to focus on maintenance. This is not entering new data but editing what has already been entered. Starting with Easy Model Railroad Inventory How To #1 I demonstrated how I went about entering the cars I was able to aquire at the annual auction for the NMRA Tidewater Division.

Most of the cars I had purchased had the wrong coupler and the plastic wheels that came with the car. I use metal wheels and Kadee #5 couplers. When I entered each I made sure to select the W/C status.

One thought leads to another, certain things need to happen first, and then in the wee hours of the morning the Plan is born.

The "Plan" started out simple enough - I wanted to upgrade my control panel from the current Atlas based system to a layout diagram toggle switch style control panel.  To do that properly I decided I should really redo all the electrical - or at least make it less like plastic speghetti 

Just came across this:

http://www.cargolaw.com/2011nightmare_GE.Class70.html

Scroll down to the set of pics

Below is a photo of the most recent additions to the Ghost River Rwy.

Both structures are scratchbuilt, including the ladder,  with scale wood cut in my shop. The only commercial items are the pulleys, the spout (a straw), bolt detail and the counterwights (spru). More service detail and a small cabin still need to be added to the scene. A wood burning Climax is the loco assigned to Camp 1, hence the need for the wood shed.

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Hi Jack from Star, Idaho.  I received my MTH Cab Forward yesterday and I am really pleased with the loco.  I want to pull a Southern Pacific Daylight passenger just because I love the looks of that train especially pulled by the cab forward.  I am debating if I want to spend the money for the MTH eight car set or try to find something cheaper.  I do have a NP Rapido that is great, and an Athearn RTR heavy weight NP passenger.  The Athearn pulls really nice but lacks the lighting and interiors.  However, Athearn has discontinued production of the SP Dayl

Well the first stages of the layout have begun. As you can see in the images, the layout room is done. The lower return loop is done and the staging is complete. The All of the wiring for the lower level is done, and working very well. I have runtrains over the rail forward and backward with no derailments. The only spot I have been able to find is on the #8 double cross over. The giude wheels of the steam engine will jump. I have to fix this, but it is not a major problem. And that is good.

 Probably not the sexiest post about a model railroad but yesterday was a GREAT train day for me.  With the long weekend coming I had a slow workday and was able to get my fascia almost entirely installed!  The table saw made quick work of the masonite sheets (I got it for my birthday in October and I'm embarrassed to say this is the first time I got around to using it!) and it was attached with 18 ga. 5/8" brads so filling holes will be a breeze! 

Hi Guys. I promised I would post some pics of this build. This was the last RPP shell I had in my to-do closet. I've had it for years. Thought about selling it or junking it in lieu of getting a Proto SD9, but decided to let it rip. This will be a layout workhorse more than a static display model, so I decided to live with the some of the crude details of the shell, and fix what was easy and reasonable, plus add the appropriate details.