The Penn Lake uses several type of paperwork for operations.   Although set in the early 70s, most of the operating forms are based on the current forms I use everyday.

Instead of TT&TO, PL's dark territory uses track warrants, based on the NORAC Form D:

Apparently Atlas HO scale flextrack (specifically their code 83 Super Flex-83) has revisions. I happened to have two pieces side by side and noticed minor differences between what appears to be revisions "A" and "C".

Much has been happening on the WP's 8th Sub, so I thought I'd share the latest.  The Raft River branch was just completed, and I tested operating the first local turn to switch the lumber mill that is the branch's only customer.  Raft River is at the end of a long dead-end branch that sees one train a day.

The staging area on my layout will be the lowest of three decks at 30".  The next deck above it will be 40".   There will be eight tracks to "stage" trains.  Six of the tracks will be split into two segments to allow for piggybacking two short trains or one long train.  There will also be a reversing loop to allow for "turning" a train at its destination.

Background

With the layout in test and debug mode I have been focusing on enhancing the look of my freight car fleet. I have posted a few images in the general discussion section of MRH. http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/3659 but I thought I would post my latest freight car here:

 Be Wise Beware Be Safe

"Mountain Goat" Greg

Someone on another forum was asking about a small shelf layout he remembered from an old article.

It reminded me of one of my all time favorite small shelf layouts in Linn Westcott's classic "101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders"- the Port Ogden and Northern RR layout. When I bought Linn's book way back when it cost $2 bucks. Now it's about $16- shows you how old I am.

MRH has implemented a feature in the blogs to enable blog writers to keep their blog entries private - only the author and the MRH admins will be able to see them.

I can hear Horace Fithers asking "Why would I want to do something like that?"

In two words: Saving and Editing

Hello,

I need hoppers for my walthers adm grain elevator, my layout is based in the 1950's but im confused bettween cement hoppers and grain hoppers, dose anyone know the difference or have any photos of 1950's grain hoppers?

Today's mail brought a box of stuff that I ordered from an online retailer.  One of the items in the box was the "MRC City & Country Sound Station" that I got for the  discounted clear out price of $24.99.